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Bismarck (ビスマルク, Bisumaruku^?), is a recurring summoned monster from the series. It is an aquatic creature that resembles a whale.

AppearancesEdit

Final Fantasy VIEdit

Breach Blast

Bismarck is an esper and takes Leviathan's place as Final Fantasy VI's Water-elemental summon, but in the Advance version, Leviathan returns as the ultimate Water-elemental summon. Bismarck is obtained automatically in the Magitek Research Facility. Its summon, Breach Blast (also known as Sea Song), deals Water-elemental damage to all opponents. Its Spell Power is 58, and it is unblockable.

It costs 50 MP to summon, and it teaches the following spells:

Fire X20
Blizzard X20
Thunder X20
Life X2

At level up, it provides a +2 boost to Vigor. An esper resembling Bismarck also briefly appears when the espers attempt to arrive at Thamasa after Kefka Palazzo transformed the espers present there into magicite.

Final Fantasy XIEdit

Though Bismarck does not appear as a summon in Final Fantasy XI, it is the name of a server and a Pteraketos-type Notorious Monster.

Final Fantasy XIIIEdit

"An aquatic fal'Cie, Bismarck dwells within the watery refuge of Gran Pulse's Sulyya Springs. Wary and cunning, the whale-like creature vehemently defends its territory, employing various indirect means to eliminate trespassers.

Bismarck's duty appears to be the slow and painstaking reshaping of the land through water erosion. This is likely the reason for its aggressive defense of the waters it inhabits."

—Final Fantasy XIII datalog entry.

Bismarck is a fal'Cie that protects the waters and living creatures in the Sulyya Springs. It is seen as a bubbling discrepancy in the water. If it is examined, a cut scene displays and several platforms with enemies and treasure spheres rise out of the water.

Final Fantasy XIII-2Edit

Bismarck's model exists on the Final Fantasy XIII-2 disc as dummied content, but never appears in the actual game.

Final Fantasy Airborne BrigadeEdit

Bismarck is a Water-elemental esper in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade. From time to time, players may encounter Bismarck in battle. Defeating Bismarck will grant players the Bismarck I summon stone, which allows Bismarck to be summoned into battle. When summoned, Bismarck uses the skill, Breach Blast.

Bismarck I (R+) summon stone.

Breach Blast in battle.

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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo TalesEdit

Bismarck is a Water element card, and has six cards under his name.

Bismarck

#067	*	Blue
Defend	Defend	Defend	None
No Mercy
Deal 2 damage. CP Crush Destroy 2 of opponent's *.

Bismarck

#068	*	Blue
Defend	None	Attack	None
Engulf
Deal 3 damage. CP Drain Steal 3 of opponent's * and charge your CP gauge.

Bismarck

#069	***	Blue
None	None	Attack	None
Engulf+
Deal 3 damage. CP Crush Destroy all crystals of the most abundant color in opponent's CP gauge.

Bismarck

#070	*	Blue
Defend	None	Attack	None
Breach Blast
Crystal Ability (*) Zone Boost Deal 3 damage for each guard zone on opponent's card.

Bismarck

#071	***	Blue
None	None	Attack	None
Breach Blast+
Crystal Ability (***) Zone Boost Deal 5 damage for each guard zone on opponent's card.

Bismarck

#072	***	Blue
Defend	None	Attack	None
Maelstrom
Crystal Ability (*) Deal 2 damage for each in opponent's CP gauge.

Itadaki Street PortableEdit

Bismarck appears in Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable.

Final Fantasy: UnlimitedEdit

In the anime Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Bismarck makes an appearance as a summon. The Soil Charge Triad (Soil is like the colored bullet of a Magun, used to summon creatures) needed to summon Bismarck is:

The one who tears apart boulders with it's teeth, Shark Gray!
The one who envelopes all thirst, Water Blue!
The one who feeds on emptiness, Crusher White!

Followed by saying: "Cry! Summoned Creature! Bismarck!"

In the English audio version, the Soil Charge Triad was changed to:

Grinding and devouring rocks, Shark Gray!
The soil that drinks thirst, Water Blue!
That which can even feed on empty space, Crusher White!

Followed by saying: "Roar! I summon you! Bismarck!"

Final Fantasy Trading Card GameEdit

Bismarck in his Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade appearance has a card in this trading card game.

GalleryEdit

Concept art of Final Fantast VI's Bismarck by Tetsuya Nomura.

Bismark in Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy XIII render.

Final Fantasy XIII concept art.

EtymologyEdit

The summon is likely to have been named after the famous Second World War battleship, the Bismarck, which in turn was named after the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.