Heir apparent to Shiva's chilling might.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings description
Mishiva (ベイビーシヴァ, Beibī Shiva? or ベビーシヴァ, Bebī Shiva?, lit. Baby Shiva), also known as Shivan, is a recurring summon in the Final Fantasy series.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
Shivan is a Rank I Water Ranged Esper that attacks using Blizzard. While being a Water Esper, she is actually an Ice-elemental Esper, and she has an astounding growth in Attack Speed.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Mishiva appears on a stamp for multiplayer mode.
World of Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy Portal App[]
Mishiva appears on a Triple Triad card in the version available via the Final Fantasy Portal App.
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Shiva (also spelled Śiva) is a Hindu god. The Hindu Shiva once saved the world by consuming poison, giving him blue skin around the area of the neck and throat. Shiva is a male god, but can merge with his consort Parvati to become Ardhanari, an androgynous Hindu god of duality. Shiva is the god of destruction along with Vishnu, who is the god of preservation, and Brahma, the god of creation. Together they are the three principle deities of the Trimurti (Hindu Triad). It is believed he periodically destroys the world, then recreates it.
Shiva has different human forms, males and females. When he was in his avatar form, he spent most of his times in the Himalayan snow mountain. Shiva in the Final Fantasy series is likely inspired by one of his female avatars.
The Japanese pronunciation "Shiba" could refer to the English word "shiver", which in Japanese would sound like "shi-ba" or "shi-va".