Rubicante (Final Fantasy IV)
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- "I respect men like you. Men with...courage. But you are a slave to your emotions, and so will never know true strength. Such is the curse of men."
- —Rubicante
Rubicante (ルビカンテ Rubikante) is a boss in the game Final Fantasy IV. He is one of Golbez's Archfiends, and he is the Element Lord of Fire, titled the Autarch of Flame. He is considered to be the most powerful of the four, and is the leader. He is also an honorable fighter, and wishes to fight all of his opponents at full strength, despite his being evil. He wears a "Cloak of Flame," which, when donned, protects him from all elemental spells, even those of the ice element; ice elemental weapons go through, though.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Rubicante first appears in the Tower of Babil, where he is overseeing the destruction of Eblan, and it is assumed that he led this attack. He succeeded in destroying Eblan, and he forced its inhabitants to flee to Eblan Cave. He is first seen reporting to Dr. Lugae in the Underworld, and Lugae transports him to the Overworld. There, he is being chased by Edge, the prince of Eblan, who is chasing him out of revenge. Cecil Harvey, Kain Highwind, Rydia, and Rosa Farrell catch up to them as they are battling, and they witness Rubicante defeat Edge. Rubicante then escapes.
The party confronts Rubicante again in the upper half of the Tower of Babel, where Edge accuses him of not only destroying Eblan, but also turning his parents into monsters. Rubicante explains the parents becoming chimerae was Lugae's doing and that he respects Edge, though saw him too emotional to be a worthy opponent. However, Edge does not care as his rage increases his power as Cecil's party then attacks and defeats Rubicante.
Rubicante is revived by Zemus, and, along with Scarmiglione, Cagnazzo, and Barbariccia, fight Cecil's party one last time in the Giant of Babil together. However, they are all defeated again.
[edit] Battle
- Main article: Rubicante (Boss)
Rubicante is fought as a boss in the Tower of Babil and in the Giant of Babil.
[edit] Trivia
- Rubicante's name comes from the Inferno, part one of the Dante's Divine Comedy. He is one of the Malebranche ("Evil Claws") who guards the 5th Malebolge in the eight circle of Hell(Cantos XXI through XXIII). His name means "he who grows red".
- Rubicante appears in Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable ports of the original Final Fantasy as a boss in Hellfire Chasm, one of the bonus dungeons for the remake.
