The Sand Worm, also known as the Sand W in the Nintendo Entertainment System, is an enemy in the original Final Fantasy. It is a rare enemy that appears in every northern desert as well as the Cardian Islands, also known as Bahamut Islands. It appears in groups of up to two enemies. It can also appear very rarely on the lowest floor of the Flying Fortress only in the Pixel Remaster version.
Sand Worm has overall low stats, but its attacks can cause Poison and they use Earthquake to try for an earth-element instant kill on the whole party. It is recommended to just use regular attacks.
The Sand Worm is possibly a reference to the giant sandworms from the sci-fi novel Dune, by Frank Herbert. It could also be a reference to the unconfirmed real-life cryptic creature called the "Mongolian Death Worm".
Stats[]
AI script[]
| Action | Probability |
|---|---|
| Attack | 60.00% |
| Earthquake | 35.00% |
| Flee | 5.00% |
Prior to Pixel Remaster:
| Action | Probability |
|---|---|
| Attack | 50.00% |
| Earthquake | 50.00% |
In older versions, Sand Worm has 124 morale, and only gains a chance to run away if the lead party member is Lv23 or higher.