There is no escaping this evil eye. Once you have met its fearsome gaze, you will never be alone again. Even now I feel the loathsome eye on me. Always it is on me. Where is it? Where is it? Oh, sweet gods...!
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Ahriman (アーリマン, Āriman?), also known as Veteran, Allemagne, or Evil Eye is a recurring enemy from the Final Fantasy series. They are often among the strongest enemies of the game, though lesser varieties of them exist that are much weaker. Ahrimans are usually depicted as round yellow creatures with green or purple wings, large fang-filled mouths, thin tails, and a single large eye. They attack with Death spells and similar Instant Death attacks like Petrify, Roulette and Doom. Other varieties of Ahriman are the Flying Eye and similarly named Floating Eye, and the Plague Horror.
Appearances
Final Fantasy
The Ahriman appears as a boss in the Dawn of Souls version of Final Fantasy. It appears to be a reference to Ahriman's original appearance in Final Fantasy III.
Final Fantasy III
The Ahriman's debut appearance, it is one of the final bosses of Final Fantasy III, appearing in the World of Darkness as the keeper of the Dark Earth Crystal.
Final Fantasy IV
The Ahriman, known as Allemagne in the J2e fan-translation, Fatal Eye in the official SNES translation, and Veteran in the PlayStation version, is an enemy from Final Fantasy IV. The first battle in game is featured by Cecil against three Floating Eyes. Cecil promptly dispatches them with a Blue Fang.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Both the original Ahriman from Final Fantasy IV and the one from Final Fantasy III appear in the game. After defeating the latter at the Depths of the True Moon, the party says it was not like any other Ahriman they fought before, indicating at a difference between the two in power. Additionally, Floating Eye appears as a different type of Ahriman.
Final Fantasy VI
Ahriman, also known as Veteran, is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI.
Final Fantasy VII
Allemagne is an enemy found in the Northern Cave in Final Fantasy VII. They use L4 Death and L3 Flare, among other attacks. Ironically, they are Level 48 and so can be Manipulated into killing themselves with L4 Death.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Different versions of Ahriman can be found in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, such as the regular Ahriman, Fly Eye, and Bat Eye.
Final Fantasy IX
The Ahriman, known as Veteran, is an enemy from Final Fantasy IX. It is found in Ipsen's Castle and on the World Map during disc 4.
Final Fantasy X
The Ahriman is an enemy in Final Fantasy X. Unlike its predecessors, it has different breeds and stats, ranging from low to high.
- Floating Eye
- Buer
- Ahriman
- Evil Eye
- Bat Eye
- Floating Death
- One-Eye (Species Creation)
Final Fantasy X-2
Four versions of the Ahriman appear in Final Fantasy X-2.
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Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission
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The Ahriman is a monster family in Final Fantasy XI, part of the Demon ecosystem. They primarily inhabit the frozen Northlands, and are numerous in Castle Zvahl. The Ahriman genus has several subspecies with unique coloring.
Final Fantasy XII
Ahriman appears in the Sochen Cave Palace as a storyline boss in Final Fantasy XII. In this game, Ahriman appears as a ghost, rather than a flying one-eyed demon, differing radically from past incarnations.
Final Fantasy XIII
The Ahriman is a member of the Spook species that can be summoned by Imps.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
No longer creatures found only through summoning, the Ahriman is located in the Yaschas Massif at -100 AF-. It has several negative status effects at its disposal, as part of its role as a Saboteur.
Final Fantasy XIV
One of more well-known voidsent, these other worldly creatures can sometimes be seen prowling Eorzea's landscape. Known members of the Ahriman genus include Ahriman and Smolenkos. They are known to be proficient in earth magic and possess a paralyzing gaze.
Players who have subscribed for at least three months will receive a grey Ahriman mount known as "Void Resonator" as part of Veterans Rewards. A diminutive yellow ahriman called "Beady Eye" is also gifted as a minion in addition to the mount.
Final Fantasy Tactics
"Ahriman" is not just an enemy but a class that is contains three species: Floating Eye, Ahriman, and Plague Horror. It is a common enemy from Final Fantasy Tactics.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
An Ahriman is a common enemy from Final Fantasy Tactics. A variant, the Floateye, can also be found.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Ahriman is both a monster class and a specific monster in Final Fantasy Tactics A2. They have gained a new coloration and several new attacks since their days in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The Floating Eye also appears as a separate monster class.
Crystal Defenders
Ahriman is an enemy in Crystal Defenders that appears in four different locations in the game.
Final Fantasy Type-0
Ahriman type enemies appear in Type-0.
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Ahriman appears in Crystal Chronicles as an enemy in all cycles of the Mushroom Forest.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Ahriman appears in My Life as a King as enemies in Denthe Bridge, Land of O'Kokuh, Simuth Hollows, and Shrine of Awakening.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
Ahriman appears in My Life as a Darklord as a monster that can be summoned by Mira. It is a ranged summon with Fast attack speed and a one slot cost to summon. Although its attack power is somewhat low, its ability to Guard artifacts, preventing the destruction of tower floors, and its Fast attack speed make Ahriman a very useful ranged monster to summon in packs.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Ahriman appears as a normal enemy in this game. They usually fly just out of reach, so casting Gravity on them is a good strategy. Their special attack is a laser shot from the eye, which causes the stun status effect.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Ahriman appears as an enemy in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy with its original appearance from Final Fantasy III.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
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Ahriman appears in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade as a boss inside Eureka. In battle, Ahriman uses Eyes On Me.
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Final Fantasy All the Bravest
The gaze of this beast's great eye is absolutely petrifying. Literally and figuratively.
In-game description.
The Ahriman appears in Final Fantasy All the Bravest as an enemy inside the South Figaro Forest. It uses Evil Eye and drops the Sun Blade.
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon
The Ahriman also appears in Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2 as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
An Ahriman can be found in the Technolith and gives access to the microgame "Red Eye Rampage". In a nod to the source of the creature's name, the Ahriman says "Thank Zoroaster!" when the player agrees to opening the microgame.
Dice de Chocobo
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Ahriman from the PSP version of Final Fantasy III appears in an earth-elemental card.
Non-Final Fantasy Appearances
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Etymology
Angra Mainyu in the Avestan language and Ahriman in Middle Persian is the Zoroastrian idea of the devil, meaning "destructive spirit".
Trivia
- A Ghost Card in Dissidia Final Fantasy is named Ahriman, and bears the Player Icon of the Ahriman from Final Fantasy III. The Ahriman card is a Level 52 Cloud of Darkness that has the Purple Gem and Gnomish Bread to be won through Battlegen. The quote on the card, "None shall be able to stop it! You will never leave this place alive" is paraphrasing of what the Ahriman in Final Fantasy III says to the party before attacking.
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