Undead The Undead , also called the Living Dead or Zombies , are a recurring type of enemy from the " Final Fantasy " series . Undead enemies vary in appearance , abilities and strength , but share a few key characteristics : they are resistant to Dark and Poison spells , but are vulnerable to healing magic , Fire and Holy . They are immune to HP draining attacks , often employing such attacks themselves , and are often able to infect party members with debilitating status ailments . In most games , as they are vulnerable to healing spells and items , Undead can be killed simply by throwing a Phoenix Down at them , or by casting a Raise spell . Recurring classes of undead creatures include Ghosts , Skeletons , Mummies , Vampires and Liches , all of which change forms and have different variations throughout each game . Characters can become Undead in " Final Fantasy V " by equipping the Bone Mail and in " Final Fantasy VI " by equipping a Lich Ring . In fact , Undead is also known as the status effect Zombie in the series . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Undead enemies appear in many locations and areas in the world map . Easy damage is inflicted with Dia , a spell specifically for the White Mage job class . The Black Mage ' s Fire spells are also very useful . The enemies in the Shadow family are cloaked skeletons that often appear in large groups and are very fragile . The Shadow and Wraith are very weak enemies , and the Specter and Ghost are like glass cannons : they hit multiple times for large damage , but can be felled quite easily . Skeletons also appear in large hordes , but are similarly susceptible to weak Fire or Holy - based attacks . Other enemies in this group are the Skuldier , Bloodbones and the " " exclusive Bonesnatch , which is marginally more powerful . Enemies of the Zombie genus include the Ghoul , Ghast , Wight and Revenant . They share the common trait of being able to inflict Paralysis with their physical strikes . The Vampire is a boss in the Cavern of Earth , and its stronger counterpart , the Vampire Lord , inhabits the Flying Fortress and the Chaos Shrine . Both are far more durable than other undead enemies in " Final Fantasy " . Mummies are also present in this game , but do not have any special abilities or characteristics . The King Mummy is just as weak as its common counterpart , but the Pharaoh has a large sum of HP and can often be found guarding treasure chests . All of these can inflict Sleep with their melee attacks . " Final Fantasy II " . Undead enemies appear throughout the game . Almost all of them are weak against Fire , resistant to the Poison and Matter elements , and absorb Death ( converting it into a Cure effect of equivalent level ) . The Blood Sword , Drain , and Osmose have their effects reversed , deducting the attacker ' s HP or MP and giving it to the undead enemy . " Final Fantasy II " is the first game in the series where undead enemies can be harmed with Cure spells or instantly killed with Life . They are also the only enemies that suffer damage when the Garlic item is used . The Sun Blade inflicts extra damage to undead . " Final Fantasy III " . Undead monsters can be found in the Cave of the Seal , the Mythril Mines in Kazus , and Hein ' s Castle . " Final Fantasy IV " . The majority of the undead are found in Mount Ordeals , but many can be found throughout dungeons and caves across the world such as Mt . Hobs and Cave of Eblan . " Final Fantasy V " . Undead are common enemies in the Ship Graveyard , but they also inhabit the Great Sea Trench . Siren can turn undead at will . Additionally , Bone Mail or the Necromancer job ' s Undead passive will bestow undead status , with the following effects : The Requiem song deals massive damage to the undead , but ignores all other opponents . " Final Fantasy VI " . Undead are mainly found in the Phantom Forest and Darill ' s Tomb among other areas . Most Death attacks ( excluding things that cut the enemy apart , like the Zantetsuken , or effects that drag the enemy out of the battle , like Banish or Snare ) will allow the undead opponent to fully replenish the undead target ' s HP . Playable characters can be made Undead by equipping the Lich Ring . This will make Death effects and the Poison element heal the character , while Cure and Raise spells will harm them . The Healing Rod will heal undeads targets . It also makes the playable characters unable to be revived when they are knocked out . Undead status expires at the end of combat and has no effect outside of battle , so characters wearing Lich Rings can be healed and revived outside of combat without needing to unequip them first . Gau can also be made undead by performing the Rage of any of the enemies listed below . Unlike with the Lich Ring , Gau ' s Undead status wears off along with the Rage when he is KO ' d , so he can still be revived with the Raise or Arise spells afterwards . The temporary ghost party members from the Phantom Train also have permanent undead status due to their unremovable Lich Rings . " Final Fantasy VII " . There is no classification for undead in " Final Fantasy VII " , however those that are weak to Holy and absorb Restorative ( and thus take damage ) are considered to be undead enemies . A number of these undead enemies are also healed by the attacks that attempt to inflict instant death . Their aversion for Restorative means that Phoenix Down items will defeat them instantly . Undead enemies are encountered in the Cave of the Gi , including the boss Gi Nattak . They were created when the vengeful souls of the Gi could not pass into the Lifestream . The Ghost enemy ' s affinity with Holy is Death , which means that any attack of the Holy element will defeat it instantly . Despite this , by the time the player has means of inflicting the element they are no longer available to fight . Enemies who are damaged by Restorative , weak to Holy , and absorb Death : Enemies who are damaged by Restorative and weak to Holy : " Final Fantasy VIII " . Undead creatures in " Final Fantasy VIII " appear sparingly in dungeons , fields and as bosses . They are damaged by curative abilities , instantly killed by reviving abilities , take half damage from physical attacks , and are resistant to the Doom and instant death attacks including Death and Selphie ' s Limit Break , The End . " Final Fantasy IX " . " Final Fantasy IX " has a few undead monsters and one undead boss : " Final Fantasy X " . While there is only one undead creature , there is a skill that can give Zombie status and there is also an undead boss . It should be noted that undead is not a classification in and of itself in " Final Fantasy X " as such ; rather , the enemies considered " undead " simply have permanent Zombie status . " Final Fantasy XI " . Undead are a genus in opposition to Arcana . They are characterized by immunity to drain / aspir / absorb spells , tendency to menace travelers at night and a habit of attacking players when they ' re at low health . They encompass the following families : " Final Fantasy XII " . The genus Undead includes a large number of undead creatures . The classifications of Ghosts , Skeletons , Zombies , Reapers , Plate Wyrms , Sleipnirs , Steelings , Malboros , Flans and Headless include undead creatures . List of the Undead creatures : Skeleton and its variant , Skeleton Ω , appear in the game , but they do not exist as a undead enemy type . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Known as Ashkin , undead commonly appear near ruins or areas with high Voidsent activity . Varieties include skeletons , revenants , and ghosts . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Undead creatures have a chance of reviving 3 turns after they are KO ' d . The Monk ' s Chakra skill will restore HP and MP to the undead . In addition to these , there are several undead generic units that appear specifically in story related battles . They all have innate Beastmaster ability along with innate status of Undead and Float ( except for the Undead Knight ) . These units also all have status immunity to Traitor , Blind , Vampire , Reraise , Invisible , Poison , Regen , Charm , and Doom . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Undead creatures will revive three turns after they are KO ' d . However , " Tactics Advance " introduced several abilities that defeated the undead permanently , such as the Archer ' s " Burial " skill . Undead monsters in this game turn into tombstones when their HP reaches 0 , and will be raised when three full turns have passed . They can be permanently removed from the field by either skills such as " Burial " or " Exorcise " ( which have a low chance of working on an active undead , but 100 % hit rate when the undead is in a tombstone form or under some status ailments ) . Also by using a Phoenix Down or casting Raise ( or most other revival skills , such as Phoenix ) on the tombstone . Unlike previous games , in which the undead can be defeated by just throwing a Phoenix Down , it only defeats the enemy if it ' s a tombstone , as when the undead is still on the field , it deals slightly less damage than a Hi - Potion . " Vagrant Story " . Undead is an entire class of enemies . List if Undead enemies : " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Attacking with the Cure spell is highly effective against the undead , the spell deals zombie - elemental damage against them . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . Undead is one of four monster types , the Sun will inflict critical - hits against them . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There are three types of undead monsters , the ghost - type , skeleton - type , and zombie - type . Undead monsters reverse absorption just like many other games in the series . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Undead enemies are very typical in " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . They are vulnerable to healing spells . However , draining spells and abilities such as Drain , Osmose when cast on them will heal themselves and damage the casters instead . This also means that the Blood Lance , one of the best weapons in the game , is useless against Undead . Etymology . The term describes beings in mythology , legend or fiction that are deceased yet behave as if alive .