Final Fantasy Character Of The Week #7
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Yeah it has been awhile.
This time we have the summon Shiva, from several Final Fantasies.
Name: Shiva
Game: Final Fantasy III-XII, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Class: Summon
Other Classifications: Esper (FF6), Guardian Force (FF8), Eidolon (FF9), Aeon (FF10 and X-2), Avatar (FF11), Airship (FF12)
Attack: Diamond Dust (All games); Heavenly Strike (FF10)
Shiva made her first appearance in Final Fantasy III, which introduced the new system of Summoning Magic. Since she represents Ice, she is considered the Goddess or Maiden of Ice throughout the FF series, and is placed in opposition to that of Ifrit, the demonic Summon of Fire. Although it is never mentioned in the FF series, but only hinted in FF8, it can be said that Shiva and Ifrit have had their rivalry which probably led to many fights with each other.
Shiva can be learned in a variety of ways in the FF series. In FF3, she is learned through the Summon spell Icen. In FF4, she is automatically learned when Rydia (summoner) rejoins your party. In FF5, Shiva resides under Walz Castle and must be defeated in order for you to summon her. In FF6 she joins your team through the means of Magicite, at the same time with Ifrit. In FF7, you acquire her as a Materia from Priscilla in the town of Junon. FF8 she is in your Tutorial and can be drawn from there. In FF9, she can be learned from the gemstone Opal. In FF10, she is the Aeon in Macalania Temple. Although she can't be summoned in FFX-2, she can be fought as a boss in the Farplane.
Although Shiva was not a summon in FF12, she makes a reprisal as an Airship (as seen above). According to the Clan Primer in FF12, The Shiva: No. 1 Light Cruiser Class Airship belonging to the 8th Fleet of the Archadian Imperial Army. Ordered to return to Rabanastre after the nethicite fragment known as the "Dawn Shard" was recovered, but sank in an explosion thought to have been caused by the relic before she could make port. Shiva, as a summon, was replaced by the Esper Mateus in FF12.
-Omi
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