Ifrit Ifrit , also called Jinn and Iflyte , is a Fire - elemental summon that appears in several games in the series . His signature attack is Hellfire , sometimes called Inferno or Flames of Hell , that deals Fire - elemental damage to all opponents . He is one of the most frequently appearing summons and is often a rival to the ice summon Shiva . Like most recurring summons , Ifrit ' s appearance is different in each game , but remains somewhat similar . He has become increasingly beast - like and less demonic - looking as the series evolved ; the shift started in " Final Fantasy VIII " . In general , Ifrit has brown skin , has long horns and claws , and is covered by a simple kilt - like covering around his waist . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . Ifrit can be summoned by Evokers and Summoners . He is obtained by purchasing the Level 4 Summon Magic spell Heatra . " Final Fantasy IV " . Ifrit , called Jinn in the SNES release , is obtained when Rydia rejoins the party . It has a casting time of 4 , cost 30 MP , and deals Fire - elemental damage to all opponents . In the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduced to 3 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Ifrit returns as a summon spell for the impostor Rydia and Rydia . His signature attack , Hellfire , deals moderate Fire - elemental damage to all enemies at the cost of 30 MP . Ifrit is wielded by the Flamehound , one of four Eidolon - holding bosses found within the Lower Section of the Tower of Babil B11 . Once it ' s defeated , it leaves behind an orb of red light . The impostor Rydia claims the light and regains the ability to summon Ifrit during battle . Ifrit , along with the other reclaimed Eidolons , are later summoned by the impostor Rydia on B6 of the tower to battle the party . Ifrit is summoned by the Mysterious Girl during Edge ' s tale , and serves as an unbeatable boss . After the battle , he chases Edge through the Tower of Babil . In the Crystals tale , the player can obtain Ifrit by defeating him in Eblan during the Second Battle of Eblan . He can then be summoned by Rydia . Like the original game , he deals moderate fire - elemental damage and costs 30 MP . " Final Fantasy V " . Ifrit is a level 2 summon fought in the Library of the Ancients . There is dialogue between him and Ramuh if the player found the latter . According to an NPC on the roof of the library , Ifrit ' s purpose was to burn books possessed by monsters . Ifrit costs 11 MP to summon and deals Fire damage to all opponents . " Final Fantasy VI " . Ifrit is an esper whose magic power was drained . He is acquired in the Magitek Research Facility after being fought as a boss . His attack is called Hellfire ( Inferno in the SNES and PS translation ) , which costs 26 MP , has a Spell Power of 51 and cannot be blocked . He teaches Fire ( x10 ) , Fira ( x5 ) and Drain ( x1 ) . At Level Up he gives a + 1 boost to Strength . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Ifrit Summon Materia can be found on the Cargo Ship after defeating Jenova∙BIRTH . His Materia is Fire - elemental and thus works linked to Elemental Materia . His attack , Hellfire , deals Fire damage to all enemies . He costs 34 MP to summon . Ifrit ' s spell power is equal to 1 . 6875x the base magic damage . Ifrit is also one of the available summons in the 1997 PlayStation demo , and " Mt . Corel " PC version demo . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Ifrit can be summoned in battle using the Ifrit Materia . He uses the attack Hellfire , a fire - elemental attack that hits all opponents . His appearance is based on his original appearance in " Final Fantasy VII " . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Ifrit is fought as a boss after having been summoned by Genesis . After the battle , a mission will appear called " Rematch with Ifrit " . Once defeated , Zack will be given the Ifrit Materia which will add Ifrit to the Digital Mind Wave . His DMW attack is Hellfire , and its power depends on the level of the attack . " Final Fantasy VII G - Bike " . Ifrit appeared as an enemy . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Ifrit is the third available Guardian Force obtained by defeating him in the Fire Cavern before the time limit runs out . The time left on the clock after the battle counts toward the Judgment score of the player ' s SeeD exam . When summoned , Ifrit uses Hell Fire , a powerful Fire - elemental attack against all enemies . His compatibility items are Bomb Fragment and Red Fang and his opposing Guardian Force , whose summoning depletes his compatibility the most , is Shiva . He learns HP - J and Str - J and Strength boosting support abilities , as well as elemental attack and defense junctions . His unique abilities are Str Bonus , which gives a permanent stat boost upon leveling up ; Mad Rush , a command ability that puts the party in Berserk with Haste and Protect ; and refine abilities that let the player make Fire magic and ammo from items . His Triple Triad card is won from his boss encounter . " Final Fantasy IX " . Ifrit is obtained from Doctor Tot after the party returns from the Outer Continent , as it is learned through the Topaz for 20 AP by Dagger . His summon attack is Flames of Hell dealing fire damage to all opponents . Ifrit ' s spell power is equal to 42 plus the total number of Topazes in the party ' s inventory . Before Dagger has her eidolons extracted Ifrit costs 104 MP to summon , but later costs 26 MP . Dagger already has Ifrit in the beginning of the game , but for quadruple the MP cost , she is unlikely to gain enough MP to summon him . After relearning him the MP cost is reduced . Ifrit also appears on a Tetra Master card . " Final Fantasy X " . Ifrit is an aeon obtained in Kilika Temple , created from a former Crusader who allowed himself to become a fayth . His unique ability is Meteor Strike , in which Ifrit conjures a ball of fiery rock and punches it towards the enemy , penetrating an enemy ' s Protect status . Ifrit ' s Overdrive is Hellfire , where he bathes the enemy party in a ball of rising flame and then throws a chunk of earth at them , causing Fire damage . Wakka ' s upgraded World Champion weapon allows Ifrit to Break Damage Limit | break the damage limit of 9 , 999 hit points . He joins the party knowing Fire , NulBlaze , and NulFrost . He absorbs Fire - elemental damage , but is weak to Ice - elemental damage . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Ifrit returns as a boss under Shuyin ' s control . He is fought inside the Kilika Temple in Chapter 3 . " Final Fantasy XI " . Ifrit is one of the six sleeping gods , and an avatar available to Summoners representing the Fire element . Players can obtain him upon completion of the quest " Trial By Fire " . Alternatively , a brave low - level Summoner may go on the quest " Trial - Size Trial By Fire " and defeat Ifrit in a battle alone ( under a level 20 restriction ) rather than in a group . Ifrit is not used as often for s as many of the other avatars . Ifrit ' s strength lies in dealing large damage . Ifrit holds the honor of proving players to be capable of dealing over 9999 damage : Summoners can deal well over 10 , 000 damage with Ifrit ' s Flaming Crush against the Notorious Monster Qutrub known as Moshdahn , who has very low defense , takes double damage from all attacks , is weak against fire , and can have its defense further lowered by Dia II , after which Flaming Crush has been seen hitting for 10 , 000 to just over 14 , 000 damage ( although a resist or partial miss is still possible , dealing only a fraction of this damage ) . Although Flaming Crush was the first ability capable of dealing such tremendous damage , the item Primeval Brew introduced in the Abyssea expansion trio allows any high - level job to deal over 10 , 000 damage with a variety of abilities and spells . Legend of the Avatar was from a general named Frit . A ruthless , bloodthirsty man , he participated in many battles . He once discovered a baby in the ruins of a village his men had burned down who smiled at him despite his fearsome appearance , which moved his heart . He took the little girl , named Falbub , and entrusted her to the care of a couple of servants , watching over her as she grew up . Survivors of Frit ' s ravages banded together and attacked his home , killing both his servants and Falbub . Angered and saddened that innocent souls had to pay for his crimes , Frit decided to accept retribution . He ascended to the top of a volcano where the souls of the dead were said to gather during solar eclipses . When the next eclipse occurred , the ghosts of those he had slain attacked him , their curses transforming him into a demon . Falbub ' s spirit tried to interpose itself . Undaunted by his demonic appearance , she smiled at him without a word of reproach . Frit prayed to Altana to exchange his life for hers . His wish was granted , but Altana soon saw that Falbub was unhappy . She thus took both her and Frit to the heavens , rewarding the general ' s repentance and the girl ' s devotion . In the legends that were born of this story , Frit was renamed I ' Frit ( Frit of the Flames ) . Falbub is the name of the brightest red star of the Ifrit constellation . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Esper Belias replaces Ifrit as the Fire - type summon ; however , " Ifrit " is the name of an airship in the Archadian fleet . Ifrit is the rank 3 Fire - type melee summon . His normal attack , Burning Strike , deals fire damage to one foe with two successive hits . Hellfire , his special attack , deals heavy Fire damage to all enemies in range and inflicts Slow . Ifrit costs 20 Affinity Points to summon . Ifrit appears as a boss while guarding the treasure of the Glabados Ruins at the beginning of the game . Even though he can use Hellfire , it will not inflict Slow . The party battles him again when they return to the Glabados Ruins later . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Ifrit appears during the Pompa Sancta show at Nautilus . He serves as the Eidolon for a Pulse l ' Cie who leads the invasion of Cocoon . During the show he battles with Ramuh . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Ifrit is the primal of the Amalj ' aa , which they plan to summon to fight the Garlean Empire . He is also a boss whose defeat provides the player with a fire - elemental weapon set . His signature attack is Hellfire , which he casts shortly after summoning a number of Nails to the battlefield . The strength of the spell is determined by how many of these Nails are left intact . Much like how wildfires consume everything in their path , Ifrit prefers to " temper " as many individuals as possible to serve his will . As a result , the Amalj ' aa kidnap people in Thanalan to be taken to the Bowl of Embers and anointed in Ifrit ' s flames . The victims gradually lose sense of reality and become fanatical worshipers of the Lord of the Inferno . " Final Fantasy XV " . Ifrit the Infernian is the astral god of fire . He appears as a horned humanoid on a flaming throne and is said to despise humans . Ifrit has a more human appearance than previously in the main series . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Ifrit is a demon who performs a Fire attack on all enemies in range when summoned . He costs 24 MP to summon , has a speed of 25 , and needs 200 JP to learn . His attack is called Infernal Blaze in the " War of the Lions " version . In the PS version , when summoned , the summoner will sometimes say , " King of flames , bear down upon the enemy ! Ifrit ! " " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Ifrit appears as a warrior clad in red armor with bull horns on his helm and large gauntlets . He conjures a pillar of fire when summoned . Ifrit can be learned by Summoners through the Guard Staff and requires 200 AP to master . It costs 18 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 40 , and deals fire damage in a large area . It is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability , and is susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP . Ifrit returns and can be learned by Summoners through the . The description of the also states that " The gigas Ifrit wrought this mace of living flame " . It costs 16 MP to summon , 300 AP to master and deals fire damage in a large area . " Crystal Defenders " . Ifrit appears as an Esper in Crystal Defenders W2 , and deals damage to all enemies in field . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Iflyte is a boss found within the Undersea Volcano . The flames surrounding his body can damage the player if they ' re too close , and it takes damage if the player hits the head . It will drop the Rusty when defeated . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . There is a set of Eidolons called " Ifrit Class " . Each Ifrit under the class has different name , abilities and size . Its design is similar to his appearance in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " with gear - like designs ( a common theme in Orience ) around his shoulders and left thigh . Ifrit was the first Eidolon made for the game . He was intended to be depicted as brutal , wild and berserk . At this time the team still played with the idea of making the Eidolons playable in real time , and looked at the summoning video they made first of an Ifrit NPC summoned that acted on its own . The team had the feeling it was not the beast they wanted him to be as he did not seem feral enough . When the team tried to make Ifrit playable for the first time , director Hajime Tabata , who was trying it out , clicked the button and Ifrit made a powerful attack . This impressed him so that he decided they should try to overcome the technical limitations to make the Eidolons playable . In the " Annals of Orience " , it is revealed Ifrit was the first Eidolon properly implemented to the dominion army , after the disaster of the first summoning of a Verboten Eidolon , and in 343 helped Rubrum repel an invasion on the Meroë Region by the Militesi Empire . When wearing the Mythic Beast Sallet and Mythic Beast Plate , a male Selkie resembles Ifrit . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Ifrit appears as a summon and has three alternate variants , Neo Ifrit , Dark Ifrit and Ifrit ( God ) . Ifrit appears as a fire - elemental summon . Ifrit ' s special attack is Hellfire , which deals fire - elemental damage to all enemies . Summoning Ifrit costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . His illustration was made by Tomatika . Ifrit ' s appearance in this is more humanoid than his recurring bestial appearance commonly featured in the series . Ifrit appears as a story boss inside inside of the Ifritia Mines during the present age . He also appears as a boss during specific events . Depending on the Ifrit summon ' s type and rank , the user is able to learn the following abilities : Neo Ifrit appears as a fire - elemental summon . Neo Ifrit can be drawn during the " Ifrit Showdown ! " limited time event . Like Ifrit , when summoned into battle , his special ability is Hellfire when summoned , which deals fire - elemental damage to all enemies . All versions of Neo Ifrit are able to go up to rank 7 and using the summon in battle costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . Neo Ifrit ' s artwork was provided by Akira Shiho . Neo Ifrit may teach the following abilities : Dark Ifrit appears as a fire - elemental summon . His special ability is Evil Hellfire when summoned into battle , which deals fire - elemental damage to all enemies three times . All versions of Dark Ifrit are able to go up to rank 7 and using the summon in battle costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . Dark Ifrit ' s artwork was provided by Tomatika . Dark Ifrit may teach the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . When summoned , Ifrit uses Hellfire , which multiplies the summoner ' s Bravery by 1 . 5 . Like some summons , Ifrit can be summoned by two ways : Automatically , which summons it when the user breaks the opponent ' s Bravery and shows its " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork , and manually , where its " Final Fantasy IV " artwork appears . Ifrit ' s auto version can be obtained in the third stage of the Destiny Odyssey I storyline , and its manual version on its second stage . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Ifrit returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . His auto version is now found in Chapter Two : Stern Eyes of Scenario 012 . The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 50 KP . Yuna and Bartz can summon the aeon Ifrit to perform either Meteor Strike or Hellfire . Yuna ' s attack on the World Map is Ifrit . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Ifrit appears as a summon for the Arcade system . " Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia " . Ifrit is set to appear as a summon . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Ifrit appears as a summon based on his " Final Fantasy VIII " appearance . He is the most common summon the player gets in battle stage . Alternatively , equipping the Ifrit Magicite item guarantees that Ifrit is always summoned . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Ifrit returns as one the summons the player can use in battle stages . Each character now has a summon assigned to them that they can use by default . The characters that can naturally summon Ifrit are Onion Knight , Edge , Bartz , Faris , Locke , Yuffie , Rinoa , Zidane , Auron , Jecht , Vaan , Balthier , Fran , Rikku , Zack and Machina . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All - Star Carnival " . Ifrit returns as a summon , and deals damage to several monsters present during the music stage . Onion Knight , Bartz , Zidane , Jecht , Vaan and Thancred have Ifrit as their exclusive summon . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Ifrit is a Fire - elemental esper . From time to time , players may encounter Ifrit in battle . Defeating Ifrit will grant players the Ifrit I summon stone , which allows Ifrit to be summoned into battle . When summoned , Ifrit uses the skill , Hellfire . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Ifrit appears as a boss in his " Final Fantasy V " , " Final Fantasy VI " , " Final Fantasy VIII " , and " Final Fantasy XIV " forms . Ifrit is a Rarity 3 Summon ability , requiring Fire Orbs and Summon Orbs to create or hone . " Final Fantasy Explorers " . Ifrit , known as the Fire Djinn , appears as a boss . He primarily resides in Loithus Isle . His signature move is Hellfire , which becomes available for the player should they encase him in Magicite and equip it . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Ifrit appears as an ability card . His " Final Fantasy X " incarnation appears as an ability card and as an enemy summoned by Meia that can be fought during multiplayer mode . " World of Final Fantasy " . Ifrit is one powerful Mirages in the world Grymoire that previously knew Lann and Reynn . Akin to games with a monster taming feature , Ifrit is a Mirage classification with Ifchi and Ifree as pre - evolved forms . Other noteworthy Mirages of the Ifrit - class include the feminine Ifreeta . " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " . Ifrit appears as a character . " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . Ifrit appears as a character . " Chocobo Racing " . Ifrit appears as a scenery element in the final track , Fantasia . " " . Ifrit appears as six cards and in the tale Shiva and Ifrit . In the first tale , Ifrit is trying to outdo Shiva to see who is more powerful . In the second tale , Ifrit is trying to show Shiva that her Ice is more useful than his Fire . Ifrit 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 Ifrit is : Followed by saying : " Burn it all ! Summoned Creature ! Ifrit ! " In the English audio version , the Soil Charge Triad was changed to : Followed by saying : " Scorch ! I summon you ! Ifrit ! " " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Ifrit is present , represented by eight different Fire - elemental summon cards : one with his " Final Fantasy Tactics " artwork ; one with his " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork ; one with his " Final Fantasy XI " appearance ; one with his " Theatrhythm " appearance ; one with his " Final Fantasy Explorers " CG artwork ; one with his " Final Fantasy XIV " CG artwork and a promotional card with his " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " art . " Triple Triad " . Ifrit from the series appears on Triple Triad cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Blood of Bahamut " . Ifrit , alongside other recurring " Final Fantasy " summons , appears as one of the giants that must be defeated . There is also a stronger version of Ifrit that can be fought , called Beelzebub . " Guardian Cross " . Lord of the Inferno is a rare card available , based on Ifrit ' s " Final Fantasy XIV " appearance . " Itadaki Street " . Ifrit is a chance card in " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " , with the ability : Gain gil equal to half of the amount for level up . Ifrit has appeared in " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special " . " Knights of the Crystals " . Ifreet is a demon summoned by the actress Requiria at the Opera House . Defeating them both will reward the player with the Quest Achievement " Pyro Master " . " Lord of Vermilion " . Ifrit appears as a card in both " Lord of Vermilion " and its sequels " Lord of Vermilion II " and " Lord of Vermilion Arena " . " The World Ends with You " . Ifrit appears as a pin called " Tin Pin Ifrit " in " The World Ends with You " . There is also another pin called " Tin Pin Hellfire " , named after Ifrit ' s signature attack . " Million Arthur " . A card designed after Ifrit of " Final Fantasy X " was released in the mobile card game . " Super Smash Bros . for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U " . Ifrit appears as a stage hazard in the Midgar stage . Unlike the other summons , whose designs are based on their appearance from " Final Fantasy VII " , Ifrit closely resembles his design in " Final Fantasy VIII " . When Ifrit ' s Summon Materia is used , he will appear in the background . Ifrit knocks the stage over 45 degrees and lights a massive fire on one side to cause damage to any players caught unaware . In popular culture . " Dead Fantasy " . Ifrit is summoned by Yuna to fight Kasumi ' s Clones in " Dead Fantasy IV " — but is ultimately defeated . Merchandise . Three collectible figurines of Ifrit have been released by Square Enix . The first is part of a series of Guardian Force figurines from " Final Fantasy VIII " . It also includes a figurine of Tonberry . The Japanese version includes a collectible part of " Ragnarok " , which can be used to build a model of the airship along with the other parts included with other Guardian Forces of the same collection . A " clear " version of the figurine also exists . Two more figurines of Ifrit are part of the Final Fantasy Master Creatures collection . The first figurine was released with the first series , and is the " Final Fantasy VII " Ifrit , while the second was released with the second volume of Final Fantasy Master Creatures Kai and is the " Final Fantasy X " Ifrit . Square Enix ' s cafe Artnia serves a drink named after Ifrit . It contains white rum , white curacao , orange juice , and creme de cassis . Etymology . Ifrit has also been called Jinn . The Hell Fire attack draws reference to the Jinn Shaitan ( Satan ) ' s role in Islamic thought , as the Qu - ran describes him as refusing to prostrate himself before mankind due to believing that he - as a creature of fire - was superior to humanity .