Concept artwork from Final Fantasy XI.
Lilith (リリス, Ririsu?) is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in Final Fantasy IV. Typically a serpentine demon, Lilith has on occasion appeared as an antagonist or even playable character.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Lilith appears as an enemy encountered at Mount Ordeals. It often attacks alone, using a regular attack that can inflict Sleep, in addition to the Slap ability to inflict Paralysis, Silence, or Curse at a 33% chance. The Lilith is an Undead enemy, thus making it weak to Fire-elemental attacks. In addition, the Lilith take x4 damage from the Ice Rod, Crystal weapons, and Paladin weapons. In the 3D versions, the Lilith can drop the Lilith Rod and Silver Apple as rare items.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
The Lilith returns as an enemy encountered in the Adamant Isle Grotto, Baron Castle, Underground Waterway, Sealed Cave, Mist Cave, Mount Ordeals, Adamant Isle Forest, Tower of Babil, and Challenge Dungeon, as well as the Underworld, Kaipo, and Baron regions.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
The Lilith returns as an enemy encountered in the Cave of Eblan and Tower of Babil.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Lady Lilith appears as the main antagonist of the Wings of the Goddess expansion. An alternate Lilisette from a timeline where the Shadow Lord was never defeated, Lilith made a deal with Odin to gain the power needed to defeat the Shadow Lord, becoming a demon herself in the process. When the goddess Altana, saddened by the fate of the timeline, seeks to erase it with the avatars Cait Sith and Atomos, Lady Lilith and her Spitewarden servants rally to defend it by having Atomos devour the main timeline instead.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Lilith appears as a powerful voidsent and antagonist in the Red Mage job quests. She had been summoned by Archmagus Calowise centuries ago to make a blood pact, before he sealed her in a Mhachi coffin and stole her rod. Since then, she plotted to fashion a better vessel by manipulating his descendants, including Lambard Calowise.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
The Statuette of Lilith appears as an artefact obtained during errands. According to myth, Lilith is a goddess heralded as both the first fiend and the mother of all life.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
The Lilith appears as the upgraded version of the Lamia enemy, having high HP and Attack and able to inflict multiple statuses with its Poison Frog and Kiss skills. In addition, it has the Blue Magic ability Twister, being the only enemy in the game that uses it. It can be fought during "Turf Defense Mission: Help Uladon!", "Mission #049: A Lost Ring", "Mission #058: Royal Ruins", "Mission #092: Cursed Bride", "Mission #077: Free Baguba!", and "Mission #022: To Ambervale", in addition to the clan encounter at Uladon Bog.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
The Lilith appears as the middle-tier of the lamia-family. It is capable of using the abilities Night, Kiss, Hand Slap, Twister and Eternal Oblivion.
Crystal Defenders[]
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Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Lilith appears as an enemy encountered in the Highwind Tower and Cave of Convulsion.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Lilith appears as an obtainable summon. It can be obtained through the summon drawing shop. An alternate variant, Lilith (God), also appears as a summon.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
The Lilith appears as an enemy encountered in the Urbeth region and the Tower to the Sky during Part II.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Lilith from Final Fantasy IV appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
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The Liliths from Final Fantasy IV and XI respectively appear as an enemy and a boss.
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The Lilith appears as a water-elemental Support ability card, granting the Bio ability.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
Lilith appears as a demonic vision alongside her brother Lucius. When a powerful demon known only as "the Count" sought to take control over all demonkind, the sibling refused to bend the knee, defeating the Count in battle and draining him of his power. Of the two, Lilith is more cunning compared to Lucius' savagery.
In addition to the playable vision, the Lilith from Final Fantasy IV appears as an enemy during the "Mount Ordeals" event, and Lady Lilith from Final Fantasy XI appears as a boss during the "Vanquish Lady Lilith" event.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
Lady Lilith from Final Fantasy XI appears as ice- and lightning-elemental Forward cards.
Etymology[]
Lilith is believed to have originated as a female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind. She was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness and death. The figure first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu in Sumer, circa 4000 BC. The phonetic name Lilith is thought to have originated in Ancient Israel and to have pre-dated at least 700 BC.
In Jewish folklore, Lilith is the name of Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time and from the same earth as him. She left Adam after refusing to become subservient to him and would not return to the Garden of Eden after she mated with archangel Samael. Her story was greatly developed during the Middle Ages—in the tradition of Aggadic midrashim, the Zohar and Jewish mysticism.
The semitic root L-Y-L layil in Hebrew, as layl in Arabic, means "night". Talmudic and Yiddish use of Lilith follows Hebrew. In Akkadian the terms lili and līlītu mean spirits.