Shemhazai in Final Fantasy XII.
Scion that is both horse and woman, wielding utter control over the souls that wander the underworld, in opposition to the Martyr Igeyorhm, scion of light. Though she once served the gods as a guardian, when Ultima announced her rebellion, Shemhazai went to her, whispering of the gods' hidden weaknesses. She then descended upon the land without leave of the gods, and taught men of destruction and evil. For this was she stricken down and bound.
Clan Primer Bio
Shemhazai, the Whisperer (密告者シュミハザ, Mikkokusha Shumihaza?, lit. Shemhazai, the Betrayer) is an Esper from the world of Ivalice. The Esper of Soul, she represents the zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Shemhazai's hands resemble crossbows, she has horse-like qualities and from her power of Soul, her color sign is pink. She is also referred to as the Dhanus Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Appearances
Final Fantasy XII
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Shemhazai is found in the lowest reaches of Giruvegan, just before the warp point leading to the Occuria, in the Gate of Fire. It can be assumed they sealed her here to protect them. Shemhazai is the third of the five Espers obtained during the main story.
Shemhazai's License costs 50 LP, and she requires two Mist Charges to summon.
Attacks
Devour Soul: A non-elemental attack. Its damage is calculated just like the item Knot of Rust:
- Shemhazai's Current HP / (Random number 1-10)
- Its damage cap is 9999.
Some sources will say it is Shemhazai's Max HP that determines its damage, but this is not the case: it is her current HP, and thus does more damage when she's at Max HP. To improve damage, the player can cast the spell Bubble on her.
Soul Purge: A non-elemental attack, and Shemhazai's ultimate attack. Shemhazai walks to the top of a cliff under the moonlight. She charges her guns, jumps off the cliff, shooting the enemies in range with pure soul energy. She lands near the enemies, and the soul energy that struck the enemies charges up into multiple explosions. Damage is calculated just like the item Dark Matter:
- (Sum of all Knot of Rust damage + Sum of all Devour Soul damage) / 3
Its damage cap is 60,000, making it the second most powerful single attack in Final Fantasy XII, only bested by Zeromus's Big Bang, and one of the only attacks that breaks the damage limit. Once used, the damage is set back down to 0, and has to be built up again. Unlike most other Esper attacks, Soul Purge is unaffected by Reverse.
In Final Fantasy XII International, Shemhazai can cast Shock and Curaja and has gained the Null Vitality and Piercing Magick augments. The damage of Devour Soul now depends on the maximum HP.
Gambit information
- FFXII
| Priority | Condition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remaining time < 10 seconds | Soul Purge*targets enemy with highest HP |
| 2 | Foe: character HP < 30% | Soul Purge*targets enemy with highest HP |
| 3 | Foe: nearest visible | Devour Soul |
- IZJS
| Priority | Condition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remaining time < 10 seconds | Soul Purge*targets enemy with highest HP |
| 2 | Foe: nearest visible | Devour Soul |
| 3 | Ally: HP < 100% | Curaja |
Stats
| Stat | FFXII | IZJS |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 73 | 76 |
| Defense | 47 | 50 |
| Magick Defense | 31 | 51 |
Shemhazai takes half damage from all elements.
IZJS: Shemhazai is weak against Fire and takes normal damage from every other element.
- FFXII
| Level | Max HP | Max MP | Strength | Magic | Vitality | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,430-2,431 | 23-25 | 51 | 46 | 26 | 26 |
| 10 | 2,565-2,588 | 50-70 | 56 | 51 | 28 | 28 |
| 20 | 2,810-2,876 | 90-140 | 62 | 57 | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | 3,125-3,248 | 131-212 | 68 | 63 | 33 | 33 |
| 40 | 3,423-3,600 | 181-302 | 74 | 69 | 35 | 35 |
| 50 | 3,899-4,165 | 224-378 | 80 | 75 | 37 | 37 |
| 60 | 4,319-4,663 | 264-448 | 86 | 81 | 40 | 40 |
| 70 | 4,557-4,943 | 294-498 | 92 | 87 | 42 | 42 |
| 80 | 4,832-5,267 | 324-548 | 97 | 92 | 44 | 44 |
| 90 | 5,207-5,711 | 344-578 | 99 | 98 | 47 | 47 |
| 99 | 5,603-6,213 | 353-587 | 99 | 99 | 49 | 49 |
- IZJS
| Level | Max HP | Max MP | Strength | Magic | Vitality | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,645-3,646 | 234-238 | 36 | 47 | 26 | 26 |
| 10 | 3,847-3,882 | 288-328 | 41 | 52 | 28 | 28 |
| 20 | 4,215-4,314 | 368-468 | 47 | 58 | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | 4,687-4,872 | 450-612 | 53 | 64 | 34 | 33 |
| 40 | 5,134-5,400 | 550-792 | 59 | 70 | 36 | 35 |
| 50 | 5,848-6,247 | 636-944 | 65 | 76 | 39 | 37 |
| 60 | 6,478-6,994 | 716-999 | 71 | 82 | 42 | 40 |
| 70 | 6,835-7,414 | 776-999 | 77 | 88 | 45 | 42 |
| 80 | 7,248-7,900 | 836-999 | 82 | 93 | 47 | 44 |
| 90 | 7,810-8,566 | 876-999 | 88 | 99 | 50 | 47 |
| 99 | 8,445-9,319 | 894-999 | 94 | 99 | 53 | 49 |
Actions
- FFXII
| Name | Range | Target | CT*Charge Time | Type | Element | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devour Soul | 12 | Single | 16 | Magick | None | － |
| Soul Purge | 12 | Circle 8 | 35 | Magick | None | － |
- IZJS
| Name | Range | Target | CT*Charge Time | Type | Element | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack*5% chance of inflicting Disease | 10 | Single | 25 | Physical | None | 73 |
| Curaja | 10 | Circle 10 | 23 | Magick | None | 120 |
| Shock | 10 | Single | 23 | Magick | None | 133 |
| Devour Soul | 12 | Single | 15 | Magick | None | － |
| Soul Purge | 12 | Circle 10 | 0 | Magick | None | － |
Status effects
Augments
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Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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His whispers echo between lightning's flash and thunder's crash.
In-game description
Shemhazai returns, along with many of the other Espers. She is the Rank III Lightning Melee summon. She appears in Mission 67: Echo of Thunder. Upon her defeat, Balthier gains the Quickening Element of Treachery, and Shemhazai becomes available on the Ring of Pacts. Interestingly, the in-game text describes her as male.
She uses Soul Purge, which deals Lightning damage in a line extending from her, and Thundaja, which deals area Lightning damage to a selected area, much like Kytes's Thundaga.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Template:Sideicon Shemhazai appears as a Scion. She can be called by anyone equipping the Armlet of Whispers when the Smash Gauge is orange. When summoned, she uses Soul Purge on one target of choice with 100% accuracy.
A randomly encountered party consisting of five Yellow Chocobos and one Level 99 Red Chocobo named Redhawk can be encountered, appearing in the Corpolk Field of the Goug region. Defeating them will grant the clan the accessory needed to summon Shemhazai, the Armlet of Whispers.
The summon deals damage equal to the total amount of damage a character has done over the course of the game, so Shemhazai is the easiest Scion to deal enough damage to guarantee a one-hit-kill.
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Etymology
Shemhazai is derived from the name of the fallen angel, Samyaza. Samyaza is a fallen angel of apocryphal Jewish and Christian tradition that ranked in the heavenly hierarchy as one of the Watchers.
She is also referred to as the Dhanus Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Trivia
- Despite not having a "traditional" elemental affinity in Final Fantasy XII, in Revenant Wings, Shemhazai is the level three Lightning Scion on the Ring of Pacts.
- In Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Shemhazai is the only Esper that returns with her Deathblow, Soul Purge, as her normal attack.
- Shemhazai is the only Esper not based upon a previous Final Fantasy villain or Final Fantasy Tactics Lucavi, though fans have drawn parallels between her and Ultimecia.
- In Revenant Wings Shemhazai is referred to as being male, despite specifically being referred to as female in Final Fantasy XII.
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