Belphegor (ベルフェゴール, Berufegooru?), also known as Hooligan, Gangargoyle, Belfegor, and Belfagel, is a recurring enemy in the series.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV
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Belphegor is an enemy fought at the Passage of the Eidolons, Cave of Trials, and Lunar Ruins. It fights using strong physical attacks and the dangerous Tornado spell.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
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Belphegor returns as an enemy fought at Mt. Hobs, fighting the same as before.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
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Belphegor returns as an enemy fought in Kain's and the Lunarian's Challenge Dungeons, on the Lunar overworld, and as a boss in Zangetsu's section of Edge's story. They are the same as before.
Final Fantasy V
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Belphegor is an enemy fought at the Interdimensional Rift on the final floors. They attack using strong physical attacks and can use the deadly Maelstrom, but are relatively weak enemies that can be defeated via a variety of methods such as Instant Death or Petrify. They can drop the Ice Shield and have Moonring Blade and Rising Sun to steal.
Final Fantasy XI
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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
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Final Fantasy Dimensions
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Bravely Default
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Bravely Second: End Layer
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Pictlogica Final Fantasy
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Etymology
In demonology, Belphegor is a demon and one of the seven princes of Hell who suggests ingenious inventions that will make people rich, although Bishop and witch-hunter Peter Binsfeld believed Belphegor to tempt by means of laziness. According to Peter Binsfeld's Binsfeld's Classification of Demons, Belphegor is the chief demon of the deadly sin Sloth.
Belphegor originated as the Assyrian Baal-Peor, the Moabitish god to whom the Israelites became attached in Shittim (Numbers 25:3), which was associated with licentiousness and orgies. As a demon, he is described in Kabbalistic writings as the "disputer," an enemy of the sixth Sephiroth "beauty." When summoned, he can grant riches, the power of discovery and ingenious invention. His role as a demon was to sow discord among men and seduce them to evil through the apportionment of wealth.
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