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'''Lair of the Father''' {{j|幻獣神の洞窟|Genjūshin no Dōkutsu|Cave of the Phantom Beast God}}, also known as '''Cave Bahamut''', '''Cave of Bahamut''' or '''Cave of the Phantom God''', is a [[dungeon]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''. It is the lair of [[Bahamut#Final Fantasy IV|Bahamut]], Hallowed Father of the [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy IV)|Eidolons]].
  
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* [[Final Fantasy IV armor#Genji Shield|Genji Shield]]
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*Obtaining Bahamut
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* [[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years weapons#Aura Staff|Aura Staff]]
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'''Lair of the Father''', also known as '''Cave Bahamut''', '''Cave of Bahamut''' or '''Cave of the Phantom God''', is a [[dungeon]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''. It is the lair of [[Bahamut#Final Fantasy IV|Bahamut]], Hallowed Father of the [[Eidolon (Final Fantasy IV)|Eidolons]].
   
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== Story ==
 
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=== ''Final Fantasy IV'' ===
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The party can visit the cave as soon as they acquire the ''[[Lunar Whale]]'' and fly to the [[Red Moon]]. At three points the path is blocked by a [[Behemoth (Final Fantasy IV)|Behemoth]] in an inescapable set encounter. Once Bahamut is beaten at the end of the dungeon, [[Rydia]] can [[Summon (command)|summon]] him in battle.
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The party can visit the cave as soon as they acquire the ''[[Lunar Whale]]'' and fly to the [[Red Moon]]. At three points the path is blocked by a [[Behemoth (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Behemoth]] in an inescapable set encounter. Once Bahamut is beaten at the end of the dungeon, [[Rydia]] can [[Summon (command)|summon]] him in battle.
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=== ''The After Years'' ===
   
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After [[Fusoya]] and [[Golbez]] investigate the [[Impact Crater]] and fight the [[Maenad|Mysterious Girl]] and [[Asura (The After Years boss)|Asura]], Fusoya grows concerned for Bahamut's fate with the girl's power to control Eidolons. The two enter the Lair of the Father to check on him, and find him petrified. Instead of Behemoths, [[Count Malboro]] block the path at points.
  
After [[Fusoya]] and [[Golbez]] investigate the [[Impact Crater]] and fight the [[Maenad|Mysterious Girl]] and [[Asura (The After Years boss)|Asura]], Fusoya grows concerned for Bahamut's fate with the girl's power to control Eidolons. The two enter the Lair of the Father to check on him, and find him petrified. Instead of Behemoths, [[Count Malboro]] block the path at points.
 
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===Eidolon Search Sidequest===
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=== Eidolon search sidequest ===
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{{Main|Eidolon search sidequest}}
 
In the mobile version of ''Final Fantasy IV'', the player can embark on a quest to find eidolons scattered around the world. The seventh eidolon is found near Bahamut's hall in Lair of the Father, on the right side before the stairs. He asks Rydia if she is paying her respects, then the eidolon returns.
  
In the mobile version of ''Final Fantasy IV'', the player can embark on a quest to find eidolons scattered around the world. The seventh eidolon is found near Bahamut's hall in Lair of the Father, on the right side before the stairs. He asks Rydia if she is paying her respects, then the eidolon returns.
   
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[[File:Cavebahamutmap.PNG|right|thumb|Lair of the Father on the World Map from the original.]]
  
[[File:Cavebahamutmap.PNG|right|thumb|Lair of the Father on the World Map from the original.]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IV armor#Genji Shield|Genji Shield]]
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=== ''The After Years'' ===
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years weapons#Aura Staff|Aura Staff]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years items#Ether|Ether]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years armor#Ice Shield|Ice Shield]]
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[[File:FFIV iOS Lair of the Father.png|right|thumb|Before the Hallowed Father.]]
  
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The Lair of the Father shares the background music of the [[Feymarch]], "Town of Illusions".
  
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|File:FFIV PSP Lair of the Father WM.png|Lair of the Father on the world map (PSP).
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Lair of the father ios.PNG|Lair of the Father (DS/iOS).
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|File:FFIV Battle Background Moon Interior SNES.png|Battle background (SNES).
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|File:Cavebahamut.PNG|Cave Bahamut (SNES).
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Cavebahamut.PNG|Cave Bahamut (SNES).
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|File:Bahamut NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of Bahamut (DS/iOS).
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|File:FFRK Lair of the Father JP FFIV.png|The japanese dungeon image for ''Lair of the Father'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''.
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Revision as of 18:44, 13 January 2020

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Lair of the Father, also known as Cave Bahamut, Cave of Bahamut or Cave of the Phantom God, is a dungeon in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. It is the lair of Bahamut, Hallowed Father of the Eidolons.

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Final Fantasy IV

The party can visit the cave as soon as they acquire the Lunar Whale and fly to the Red Moon. At three points the path is blocked by a Behemoth in an inescapable set encounter. Once Bahamut is beaten at the end of the dungeon, Rydia can summon him in battle.

The After Years

After Fusoya and Golbez investigate the Impact Crater and fight the Mysterious Girl and Asura, Fusoya grows concerned for Bahamut's fate with the girl's power to control Eidolons. The two enter the Lair of the Father to check on him, and find him petrified. Instead of Behemoths, Count Malboro block the path at points.

Spoilers end here.

Quests

Eidolon search sidequest

Main article: Eidolon search sidequest

In the mobile version of Final Fantasy IV, the player can embark on a quest to find eidolons scattered around the world. The seventh eidolon is found near Bahamut's hall in Lair of the Father, on the right side before the stairs. He asks Rydia if she is paying her respects, then the eidolon returns.

Items

Final Fantasy IV

Cavebahamutmap

Lair of the Father on the World Map from the original.

The After Years

Enemies

Final Fantasy IV

FFIV iOS Lair of the Father

Before the Hallowed Father.

3D formations

The After Years

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

FFAB Lair of the Father FFIV
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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

FFRK Lair of the Father FFIV
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Musical themes

The Lair of the Father shares the background music of the Feymarch, "Town of Illusions".

Gallery

Final Fantasy IV setting
Abilities - Allusions - Artwork - Characters - Dummied content - Story - Translations - Version differences - Wallpapers - Walkthroughs
LocationsOverworld Baron (Baron Castle - Town of Baron) - Chocobo Forest - Mist Cave - Mist - Kaipo - Underground Waterway - Damcyan - Antlion's Den - Mt. Hobs - Fabul - Mysidia - Mount Ordeals (Cave of Trials) - Devil's Road - Ancient Waterway - Troia (Troia Castle - Troia Town) - Lodestone Cavern - Tower of Zot - Agart - Eblan - Cave of Eblan - Tower of Babil - Giant of Babil - Mythril - Adamant Isle Grotto
Underworld Dwarven Castle - Developer's Office (3D) - Tower of Babil - Sealed Cave - Tomra - Kokkol's Forge - Passage of the Eidolons - Feymarch - Sylph Cave
The Red Moon Lunar Tunnel - Crystal Palace - Lunar Subterrane - Lair of the Father - Hummingway Home - Lunar Ruins
Other Debug Room - Great Behemoth - Red Planet
LoreRaces Dwarves - Eidolons - Hummingway - Lunarians - Summoner
Terms Archfiends - Augment Ability - Carnelian Signet - Crystal - Data install - Dragoon Corps - Eight Corps of Baron - Enterprise - Falcon - Giant of Babil - Hovercraft - Lunar Eidolons - Lunar Whale - Meteor - Mysidian Legend - Mythgraven Blade - Red Wings - Super Cannon - Tank - Thought Bubble - Wayfarer's Map - You spoony bard!
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years setting
Abilities - Artwork - Characters - Translations - Version differences - Walkthroughs - Wallpapers
LocationsOverworld Mythril - Adamant Isle Grotto - Mysidia - Devil's Road - Baron (Baron Castle - Town of Baron) - Chocobo Forest - Ancient Waterway - Mist Cave - Agart - Agart Mine - Fabul - Mt. Hobs - Impact Crater - Adamant Isles Forest - Troia (Troia Castle - Troia Town) - Tower of Trials - Troia Castle Waterway - Lodestone Cavern - Eblan - Mount Ordeals - Cave of Eblan - Tower of Babil - Damcyan - Underground Waterway - Kaipo - Antlion's Den - Mist - Mist Cliff
Underworld Feymarch - Passage of the Eidolons - Dwarven Castle - Tomra - Sealed Cave - Kokkol's Forge - Sylph Cave - Dwarven Mine Path - Tower of Babil
Red Moon Lunar Subterrane - Crystal Palace - Lunar Tunnel - Hummingway Home - Impact Crater - Lair of the Father
True Moon Subterrane - ??? - Developer's Office - Depths - Bottommost Depths
Terms Awaken - Battle of Baron - Carnelian Signet - Challenge Dungeon - Eblan Four - Eidolon - Enterprise - Falcon - Lunar Eidolons - Lunar Whale - Moon Phase - Red Wings - Crystal
Sidequests
Final Fantasy Citadel of Trials - Excalibur - Labyrinth of Time - Soul of Chaos
Final Fantasy II Arcane Labyrinth - Soul of Rebirth
Final Fantasy III Bahamut's Lair - Eureka - Lake Dohr - Mognet - Saronia Catacombs - Sunken Cave - Iron Giant's Cave
Final Fantasy IV: The Complete CollectionFinal Fantasy IV Adamant Isle Grotto - Eidolon search sidequest - Feymarch - Geryon - Lair of the Father - Lunar Ruins - Namingway - Proto-Babil - Sylph Cave - Whyt
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Kokkol Ore - Challenge Dungeon - Tail Collector - Lost Babil
Final Fantasy V Fork Tower - Gil Cave - Great Sea Trench - Istory Falls - Lix - Phoenix Tower - Sealed Temple - Sunken Walse Tower
Final Fantasy VI Ancient Castle - Auction House - Dragons' Den - Dragon's Neck Coliseum - Eight legendary dragons - Soul Shrine
Final Fantasy VII Ancient Forest - Battle Square - Bone Village - Chocobo breeding - Chocobo Square - Fort Condor - Gelnika - Gold Saucer - "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness" - "Homecoming of a Miserable Daughter" - Kalm traveler - Turtle's Paradise
Final Fantasy VIII Big Bad Rascal - Centra Ruins - Chocobo Forests - Chocobo World - Deep Sea Research Center - Dollet - Doomtrain - Library Girl with a Pigtail - Master Fisherman - Obel Lake - Shumi Village - Tomb of the Unknown King - Triple Triad - Winhill
Final Fantasy IX Chocobo's Air Garden - Chocobo Hot and Cold - Daguerreo - Friendly monsters - Frog catching - Jump rope - Mognet - Mognet Central - Racing Hippaul - Ragtime Mouse - Stellazzio - Tetra Master - Treasure Hunter Rank - Treno Auction House - Lost Family Sidequest
Spira seriesFinal Fantasy X Al Bhed Primers - Belgemine's aeons - Blitzball - Monster Arena - Celestial Weapon - Baaj Temple - Cavern of the Stolen Fayth - Remiem Temple - Omega Ruins - Dark Aeon
Final Fantasy X-2 Cavern of the Stolen Fayth - Crimson Spheres - Excavation minigame - Fiend Arena - Gunner's Gauntlet - Calm Lands Ruins - Mi'ihen Highroad Mystery - Publicity Campaign - Sphere Break - Sphere Break Tournament - Via Infinito
Final Fantasy XI Assault - Ballista - Battlefields - Besieged - Campaign - Chocobo Racing & Breeding - Conquest - Dynamis - Einherjar - Fishing - Limbus - Pankration - Salvage - Synthesis
Final Fantasy XII Balfonheim Footrace - Bhujerban Madhu - Chop Collecting - Clan Centurio - Great cockatrice escape - Hunt Club - Mark Hunting - Necrohol of Nabudis - Patient in the desert / cactite family - Three medallions sidequest
Lightning SagaFinal Fantasy XIII Bhakti - Cie'th Stone Missions
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Brain Blast - Captain Cryptic's Confounding Quiz - Fragments - Live Trigger - Serendipity - Temporal Rift
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Quests
Final Fantasy XIV Chocobo breeding - Chocobo Racing - Guildleves - Hunts - Gold Saucer - Triple Triad
Final Fantasy XV Caricaturist - Fishing - The Frogs of Legend - Hunts - Justice Monsters Five - Menace Beneath Lucis - Oric's Culinary Chronicles - Scraps of Mystery - Sidequests - Totomostro - Tours
Final Fantasy Tactics Midlight's Deep
Final Fantasy Type-0 Missions - Tasks
Final Fantasy Legend seriesFinal Fantasy Legend II Nasty Dungeon
Final Fantasy Legend III Shipwrecks - Mushrooms - West Tower - Caves - Shedding of Jorgandr
World of Final Fantasy The Coliseum - Enna Kros - EX Dungeon A - EX Dungeon B - EX Dungeon C - EX Dungeon Z - Hidden Dungeon - The Immortal Dark Dragon - Intervention quests - Miniventures - Old Journalist Notes - Old Personal Postings - WOFF Apocrypha
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