Concept artwork by Yoshitaka Amano for the original Final Fantasy.
The Chimera (キマイラ, Kimaira? or キメラ, Kimera?), also known as the Gidrah, Harpy, or Khimaira, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy games, debuting in the original Final Fantasy. It is usually depicted as a monster made up of a lion, dragon, goat and snake. Most varieties of Chimera attack with Fire-based attack, though in later entries they are prone to using a variety of different elements, each emanating from a different head.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Chimera, also known as CHIMERA, appears as an enemy encountered in the Chaos Shrine, Flying Fortress, and Mirage Tower. It can use Blaze, a powerful fire-elemental attack, to damage the entire party.
Final Fantasy II[]
The Chimera appears as a boss in Deist Cavern, guarding the spring where the player must deposit the Wyvern Egg. It later appears as a regular enemy in the Mysidian Tower, Fynn, and the Coliseum and its surrounding area.
Final Fantasy III[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the skies of the surface world near Doga's Manor.
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the Tower of Babil. Is is a powerful enemy when first encountered and absorbs all three primary elements.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
The Chimera returns as an enemy encountered Yang's and the Lunarian's Challenge Dungeons, as well as in the Lair of the Father and the lunar overworld.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
The Chimera returns as an enemy encountered in the lower section of the Tower of Babil and Sealed Cave.
Final Fantasy V[]
The Chimera is a dummied enemy, though other chimera variants be encountered.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the Thamasa region. It is a dangerous enemy when first encountered, with several powerful abilities such as Aqua Breath, Snowstorm, Fireball, and Cyclonic. It can much later appear in the Dragon's Den in the Advance and Matrix Software releases, though it is of little threat by this point.
Final Fantasy VII[]
The Harpy appears as an enemy in the desert surrounding the Gold Saucer in the Gold Saucer Area. The Harpy is notable for being the earliest enemy to use Aqualung, which can be acquired as an Enemy Skill.
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]
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The Chimera appears as an enemy in the southern portions of the Corel Region around the Gold Saucer.
Final Fantasy IX[]
The Chimera appears as a demon-type enemy encountered in Memoria. It is one of the strongest enemies and can attack with Virus Crunch, which inflicts a party member with Virus.
Final Fantasy X[]
The Chimera appears a type of fiend born from the conglomeration of several fiends into a single composite entity. It has the heads of a bull, an eagle, a wolf, and a snake. It first be encountered in Macalania Woods. A stronger version is later summoned by the Guado Guardians during the attack on Home.
Final Fantasy XI[]
The Khimaira appears as a family of powerful arcana-type enemies comprised entirely of notorious monsters. The common Khimaira is normally encountered in the Caedarva Mire, but can also be found in Nyzul Isle and the Arrapago Remnants.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy on the final day in Luxerion Cathedral, and based on its Final Fantasy XIV design. It is encountered as a mini-boss and later as a regular encounter.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Chimera refers to both a classification of artificially created creatures that combine aspects several different creatures, as well as a specific family of creatures within that classification. The chimera family are creations of the Allagan Empire, and while many can be found within Allagan installations they have for the most part become wild. Despite this, chimeras are still considered a dangerous invasive species wherever they may appear in the wild.
The common Chimera first appeared as a boss in Patch 1.21, serving as the final boss of Cutter's Cry. The Chimera came to Cutter's Pass thirty years prior and slaughtered any traveling merchants entering its feeding grounds. The merchants hired the Darklight Raiders to kill the Chimera, only for the monster to nearly decimate the mercenaries with everyone believing it was killed off before it eventually resurfaced. In Patch 1.23, another Chimera could be found in the skirmish zone of Turtleback Island, fought with several other enemies in a boss-rush fashion. The Chimera reprises its role as the final boss of 
Cutter's Cry in A Realm Reborn.
Justice Monsters Five[]
The Chimera appears as an obtainable SR monster. It is a Light-elemental monster whose type is Burst, class is Enchanted and its specialty is Tech. Its hero tech is Shining Blast which fires small seeker shots. Its leader bonus is Aurora which increases Light damage dealt by 50%. Its auto-effect is SOS Attack +30% which boosts Attack by 30% when below 30% HP.
Final Fantasy XVI[]
The Griffin appears as a mini-boss exclusive to the higher-difficulty Final Fantasy Mode, encountered in the Greatwood stage.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
The Chimera does not appear on-screen but is mentioned in the errand "Hilltop Estate". In a follow-up errand, "Pitiable Monster", it is discovered the chimera was the pet of a girl called Diara Luca.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
The Gidrah appears as a boss encountered in the Giant Tree in Alive Forest and rules over the monsters infecting the tree. After Benjamin and Kaeli defeat it, the tree carries them across the forest, allowing them to proceed to Windia.
Final Fantasy Adventure[]
The Chimera appears is a boss found within Glaive Castle, guarding the Fuji's room. It attacks by shooting fireballs.
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy found on the sixteenth floor of the Tower, and a potential transformation for monster units.
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in Nasty Dungeon and the Final Dungeon, and a potential transformation for monster units.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the Hunting Caves and Tower to the Sky in Part I, and in the Holy Tree Tower in Part II.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the Lynari Desert and at Mount Vellenge. Theses are aggressive creatures that cast Thunder to paralyze the player.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates[]
The Chimera is an enemy encountered in Sinners' Isle, the Crystal Temple, the River Belle Path, and the Lunite Temple.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]
The Chimera appears as an enemy encountered in the Aqueducts, Library, Mine, and Tower. It can inflict heavy damage with beams it shoots from its mouths which causes the player to become disoriented if hit.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
The Chimera is an unseen enemy fought off-screen during missions.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Chimera is appears as an enemy that can be encountered in the area around Deist.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
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The Chimera appears as a recurring boss and type of enemy, though no character has any particular advantage against the family.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
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The Chimeras from Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy VI appear as enemies.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Chimera appears as a boss in the Phantom Forest, and the Colosseum. The Chimeras from Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy X, and Final Fantasy Adventure also appear as enemies and bosses.
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The Chimera appears as a fire-elemental boss and Mage ability card. The ability card grants the Scarlet Luna ability.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
The Chimera from Final Fantasy XIV appears as an ice-elemental card.
Final Fantasy Portal App[]
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The Chimera from Final Fantasy VI appears as a 1-star card with 6/2/2/2 values, while the Final Fantasy XIV Chimera appears as a 2-star card with 7/7/2/2 values.
Non-Final Fantasy appearances[]
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable[]
The Chimera appears as a chance card, allowing the user to pay 100G to warp back to the bank.
Gallery[]
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Etymology[]
The chimera is a fire-breathing monster, one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It is commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail in Greek mythology. In modern usage, the term chimera is often taken to mean any sort of hybrid between two or more species.