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- "The Fiend of Earth, who drains and decays the soil itself."
- —Description
The Lich (リッチ Ricchi) is the Fiend of Earth from the original Final Fantasy. He appears at the bottom of the Cavern of Earth. Unlike the other three Fiends, he is undead, with the appearance of a skeleton.
As the Earth-elemental Fiend, he drains the power of the Earth Crystal, making the Earth rot in Melmond. When the Warriors of Light arrive at Melmond, they find the Earth rotting and people dying. They learn that a vampire is blamed for this occurrence, so they travel into the nearby Cavern of Earth to defeat it. However, when they return to the town, they see that the Earth is still decaying. Using the Star Ruby found in the cavern to gain passage through the Giant's Cave, they travel to the Sage's Cave, where they are told by Sadda that the vampire was only working for a greater force: the Lich.
The Warriors travel again to the Cavern of Earth, where they find the Earth Crystal. After confronting the Lich, the party prevails. The Earth Crystal shines again, and the land stops rotting, growing again by the Crystal's power.
[edit] Battle
[edit] First Battle
| Final Fantasy Boss
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| Lich
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| #49
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| Japanese
| リッチ
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| Romaji
| Ricchi
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| NES Name
| Lich
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| PS Name
| Lich
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| GBA Name
| Lich
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| PSP Name
| Lich
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PS Stats
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|
| Statistics
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| HP
| Attack
|
| {{{PS HP}}}
| {{{PS Attack}}}
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| Defense
| Magic Defense
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| {{{PS Defense}}}
| {{{PS Magic Defense}}}
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| {{{PS Exp Awarded}}}
| {{{PS Gil Awarded}}}
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|
| Elemental Affinities
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| Fire
| Bolt
| Ice
| Dia
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| {{{PS Fire}}}
| {{{PS Bolt}}}
| {{{PS Ice}}}
| {{{PS Dia}}}
|
|
| Location
| {{{PS Location}}}
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| Abilities
| {{{PS Abilities}}}
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| Resistant to
| {{{PS Resistance}}}
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GBA Stats
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|
| Statistics
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| HP
| Attack
| Intelligence
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| 1,200
| 40
| 30
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| Defense
| Magic Defense
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| 40
| 120
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| Agility
| Accuracy
| Evasion
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| 12
| 49
| 24
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| EXP
| Gil
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| 2,200
| 3,000
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|
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| Location
| Cavern of Earth
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| Item Dropped
| Dry Ether
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| Abilities
| {{{GBA Abilities}}}
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| Resistant to
| Blizzard, Stun, Poison, Instant Death, Petrify, Sleep, Blind, Silence, Confusion, Mind
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PSP Stats
|
|
|
| Statistics
|
| HP
| Attack
| Intelligence
|
| 1,200
| 40
| 30
|
| Defense
| Magic Defense
|
| 40
| 120
|
| Agility
| Accuracy
| Evasion
|
| 12
| 49
| 24
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| 2,200
| 3,000
|
|
|
|
| Location
| Cavern of Earth
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| Item Dropped
| Dry Ether
|
| Abilities
| {{{GBA Abilities}}}
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| Resistant to
| Blizzard, Stun, Poison, Instant Death, Petrify, Sleep, Blind, Silence, Confusion, Mind
|
|
Lich is a difficult boss, the hardest faced to that point in play. As an undead enemy, he is weak to Dia and Fire, so if either of these spell series are available, their use would prove better than mere physical attacks, which are not too effective. He is a proficient user of elemental spells and can complement his physical prowess with Haste, as well as hinder the party with Sleep. The party should Heal whenever weakened while keeping on the attack. With this method, no party members should be KO'd.
[edit] Second Battle
| Final Fantasy Boss
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| Lich (Second Battle)
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|
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| #49
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| Japanese
| リッチ
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| Romaji
| Ricchi
|
| NES Name
| Lich
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| PS Name
| Lich
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| GBA Name
| Lich
|
| PSP Name
| Lich
|
NES Stats
|
| {{{NES image}}}
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| Statistics
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| HP
| Attack
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| {{{NES HP}}}
| {{{NES Attack}}}
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| Defense
| Magic Defense
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| {{{NES Defense}}}
| {{{NES Magic Defense}}}
|
| Agility
| Accuracy
|
| {{{NES Agility}}}
| {{{NES Accuracy}}}
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| {{{NES Exp Awarded}}}
| {{{NES Gil Awarded}}}
|
|
| Elemental Affinities
|
| Fire
| Bolt
| Ice
| Dia
|
| {{{NES Fire}}}
| {{{NES Bolt}}}
| {{{NES Ice}}}
| {{{NES Dia}}}
|
|
| Location
| {{{NES Location}}}
|
| Abilities
| {{{NES Abilities}}}
|
| Resistant to
| {{{NES Resistance}}}
|
PS Stats
|
| {{{PS image}}}
|
| Statistics
|
| HP
| Attack
|
| {{{PS HP}}}
| {{{PS Attack}}}
|
| Defense
| Magic Defense
|
| {{{PS Defense}}}
| {{{PS Magic Defense}}}
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| {{{PS Exp Awarded}}}
| {{{PS Gil Awarded}}}
|
|
| Elemental Affinities
|
| Fire
| Bolt
| Ice
| Dia
|
| {{{PS Fire}}}
| {{{PS Bolt}}}
| {{{PS Ice}}}
| {{{PS Dia}}}
|
|
| Location
| {{{PS Location}}}
|
| Abilities
| {{{PS Abilities}}}
|
| Resistant to
| {{{PS Resistance}}}
|
GBA Stats
|
|
|
| Statistics
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| HP
| Attack
| Intelligence
|
| 2,800
| 50
| 34
|
| Defense
| Magic Defense
|
| 80
| 140
|
| Agility
| Accuracy
| Evasion
|
| 24
| 64
| 48
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| 2,000
| 1
|
|
|
|
| Location
| Chaos Shrine (past)
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| Item Dropped
| None
|
| Abilities
| {{{GBA Abilities}}}
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| Resistant to
| Paralysis, Poison, Death, Stone, Sleep, Darkness, Silence, Confusion, Mind
|
PSP Stats
|
|
|
| Statistics
|
| HP
| Attack
| Intelligence
|
| 2,800
| 50
| 34
|
| Defense
| Magic Defense
|
| 80
| 140
|
| Agility
| Accuracy
| Evasion
|
| 24
| 64
| 48
|
| EXP
| Gil
|
| 2,000
| 1
|
|
|
|
| Location
| Chaos Shrine (past)
|
| Item Dropped
| None
|
| Abilities
| {{{GBA Abilities}}}
|
| Resistant to
| Paralysis, Poison, Death, Stone, Sleep, Darkness, Silence, Confusion, Mind
|
|
Even though the Lich was defeated, when the Warriors of Light travel through time, they must to fight the Lich of the past. Inside the Chaos Shrine, there is a floor known as the "Lich Room" which contains many of the monsters from the Cavern of Earth. The stairway to the next floor is guarded by this past Lich, an encounter which can be triggered many times by walking through the same spots. In this time, however, he is tougher, with 2,800 HP and an expanded spell list, including Death and Flare. The same tactics from the previous battle work here, with the Firaga and Diaga spells effective against the still undead Fiend.
[edit] Gallery
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In-game map sprite for the GBA version.
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[edit] Etymology
"Lich" is Old English for "corpse". It is also a common undead sorcerer from Dungeons and Dragons, which the original Final Fantasy draws a lot of its bestiary from.
