Shiva Shiva is a frequently recurring summoned monster who usually takes the shape of a blue - skinned woman with clothing of the same color . Her signature attack , Diamond Dust ( sometimes called Gem Dust , and Transcendantale in the French version ) , deals Ice - elemental damage . Along with Ifrit and Bahamut , she is one of the very few summons to appear in every main series game from " Final Fantasy III " through " Final Fantasy XIV " ( although in " Final Fantasy XII " she appears as an airship instead of a summon ) . She also appears in every main series side - story and sequel that features summons , with the only exception being " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Profile . Although enjoying regular appearances throughout the series , Shiva , like most of the popular summonable entities , has never been given a significant back story , being simply described as the " Ice Queen " . She is , however , shown to have a lover named Shivar and a daughter named Shivan in " " . In " Final Fantasy XIII " , Shiva is embodied in a pair of sisters called Nix and Stiria . Shiva has occasionally been shown as one of the more " friendly " summonable entities , only requiring being fought to gain her services in a few " Final Fantasy " games , and she usually does not display malicious intent when doing so . Shiva ' s basic physical characteristics are that of a willowy humanoid female with pale skin and long , blue hair so to invoke an image of ice and cold . This image is reinforced in later summon sequences by the addition of arctic winds , freezing temperatures and large ice crystal formations . Shiva invariably wears only enough clothing to retain her modesty , along with boots and other minor aesthetic pieces . She carries no weapon in most appearances , and implements her main Diamond Dust attack with arm gestures , a snap of the fingers , and / or force of will . Later games in the series allow Shiva to carry out physical attacks in the form of kicks and punches . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . Shiva and the ability to summon make their debut . She can be acquired by purchasing the Level 2 Summon Magic spell Icen . " Final Fantasy IV " . Shiva appears as Rydia ' s summon after she rejoins the group in the Underworld . She is also a boss in Rydia ' s trial in the Lunar Ruins in the " Advance " and " " releases . It has a casting time of 4 , costs 30 MP to summon , has a power of 120 , and attacks all enemies for ice - elemental damage . In the 3D releases , the charge time to summon her is six seconds . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 3 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Shiva returns as a Summon spell for the imposter Rydia and Rydia in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . Its signature attack , Diamond Dust deals moderate Ice - elemental damage to all enemies at the cost of 30 MP . Shiva is wielded by the Frostbeast , one of four Eidolon - holding bosses found within the Lower Section of the Tower of Babil B13 . Once it ' s defeated , it leaves behind an orb of blue light . The imposter Rydia claims the light and regains the ability to summon Shiva during battle . Shiva along with the other reclaimed Eidolons are later summoned by the imposter Rydia on B6 of the tower to battle against the party . Shiva returns as one of the Eidolons being controlled by the Mysterious Girl . She is first fought in Palom ' s chapter , then later can be faced in The Gathering . The first time is a scripted battle , but the second time the player fights Shiva until she stops attacking , and at this time the player must do the same if they want to recruit her , otherwise she will be killed . If the party stops fighting , Shiva will recognize Rydia and will be acquired as a summon . She costs 30 MP to summon . " Final Fantasy V " . The Summoner job class has the ability to call Shiva . She can be found at the top of the tower at Castle Walse . This was the first time in the series Shiva appeared as a boss . Along with her are three Ice Commanders who also must be defeated . Shiva is counted as a Level 2 summon and costs 10 MP to summon , dealing ice damage to all enemies . " Final Fantasy VI " . Shiva appears as an esper , and is acquired after a boss fight in the Magitek Research Facility . She costs 27 MP to summon , and casts an unblockable Diamond Dust ability with a Spell Power of 52 . As a Magicite , she teaches Blizzard ( x10 ) , Blizzara ( x5 ) , Osmose ( x4 ) , Rasp ( x4 ) and Cure ( x3 ) . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Shiva Summon Materia is obtained from Priscilla of lower Junon after Cloud and company defeat the boss , Bottomswell . Shiva can then be assigned to a weapon or armor and called upon in combat and her spell power is equal to 1 . 5x the base magic damage . If the player ' s Materia inventory is full during the scene Priscilla is supposed to give the Materia to Cloud and the party , she leaves the Shiva Materia in her room for the player to pick it up later . Shiva is one of the available summons in the " Battle Square " demo version of the PC port . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Shiva can be summoned in battle using the Shiva Materia . She uses the attack Diamond Dust , an ice - elemental attack that hits all opponents . She uses the same appearance used in " Final Fantasy VII " . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Shiva is one of two initial Guardian Force s assigned to Squall at the start of the game , obtained by entering the tutorial section of his Study Panel . Shiva ' s attack , Diamond Dust , is an Ice - elemental attack that damages all enemies . Her compatibility items are Arctic Wind and North Wind , and her " opposite " Guardian Force is Ifrit whose summoning deducts compatibility with Shiva the most . Shiva learns Str - J , Vit - J and Spr - J , as well as support abilities that boost the equipper ' s Vitality and Spirit . Her unique abilities are Doom , which places a death sentence countdown on the target , and a refine ability that lets one make Ice and Water spells from items . Her Triple Triad card is obtained from Zone on the " White SeeD Ship " when the player gives him The Girl Next Door magazine for free . " Final Fantasy IX " . Shiva is an eidolon summoned by Dagger . Shiva is learned from equipping an Opal for 20 AP . According to notes left on the Eidolon Wall at Madain Sari , the summoners first discovered Shiva in the form of a small child . As years passed she grew into her more familiar adult appearance . When summoned she uses Diamond Dust , dealing ice damage to all opponents . Her spell power is equal to 36 plus the number of Opals in the party ' s inventory . Before Dagger has her eidolons extracted Shiva costs 96 MP to summon , but after being re - acquired she costs 24 MP instead . Dagger initially has Shiva but doesn ' t yet have enough MP to summon her without excessive level grinding . When she is relearned later , her MP cost is reduced . There exists an early concept art of Shiva in a more childlike appearance . " Final Fantasy X " . The aeon Shiva is obtained after Yuna visits the fayth in the Macalania Temple . Shiva ' s fayth appears as a Macalanian priestess . Her special ability is Heavenly Strike , while her Overdrive is Diamond Dust . When Lulu fully upgrades the Onion Knight , she breaks the limit and can deal up to 99 , 999 damage . Shiva is also fought as a boss , and Dark Shiva can be fought . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Shiva makes her return as a boss under Shuyin ' s control . She is fought in the Farplane , as the temple sank to the bottom of the lake shortly after " Final Fantasy X " . " Final Fantasy XI " . Shiva appears as one of the six celestial Avatars . She represents the ice element . The job class Summoner can unlock the " spell " Shiva upon completion of the quest " Trial By Ice " . Alternatively , a brave low - level summoner may go on the quest " Trial Size Trial By Ice " and defeat Shiva in a battle alone rather than in a group . She has the highest magic attack of the game ' s six celestial avatars thus far , making her merited blood pact " Heavenly Strike " a popular choice . Shiva is also the name of one of the game ' s servers . Formerly the young ruler of a small kingdom situated in the south of Vana ' diel . Despite her young age , Shiva was a wise and highly competent ruler , loved by all her people , except a small fraction of the nobility . Those were faithful to Shiva ' s uncle , who had been regent when she first came to the throne . Scheming with the neighboring countries , Shiva ' s uncle finally managed to organize a coup . He seized the throne and banished Shiva to the frozen Northlands , reluctant to further provoke the anger of the population by executing her outright . However , the rulers with whom he had forged an alliance soon decided to take over the country . In the chaos that followed , a regiment of soldiers , led by general Aeomatra , decided to go rescue their queen . They managed to find her , frozen solid in a block of ice . Unaccustomed to the harsh climate of the Northlands , they also died one by one , refusing to leave their unfortunate queen . Altana was moved by Shiva ' s plight and transformed her into the Celestial Avatar of Ice . Aeomatra is the name of the brightest , light blue - colored star of the Shiva constellation . " Final Fantasy XII " . Shiva does not appear as a summon but the airships in Archadian Imperial Fleets are named after traditional " Final Fantasy " summons , and includes an airship named " Shiva " . " " . Shiva is the rank 3 Water Ranged summon , and costs 20 affinity points to summon . Her normal attack , Triple Slap , deals water damage to one foe with three successive hits . Her special , Diamond Dust , deals heavy water damage to all enemies in range , and inflicts Stop . She is one of the unique water types in that she is really an ice - type . Therefore , she is weak to fire instead of thunder . There are two other , weaker Yarhi also named after Shiva , Shivan and Shivar , which are stated to be her child and lover respectively . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Snow Villiers ' Eidolon is the Shiva Sisters , also referred to as the Twin Sisters of Shiva . The sisters are composed of Stiria , the dark - skinned elder sister with a light patch around her right eye , and younger , lighter - skinned Nix , who has a dark patch around one eye . Snow first faces the sisters as bosses at Lake Bresha , as a test to prove his strength to them . While summoned , the sisters have separate ATB Gauges , but both will be dismissed if their shared SP Gauge falls to zero . This is compensated by Stiria not being able to be directly targeted . In normal mode , Stiria focuses on the Medic and Ravager roles , healing Snow and dealing ice - elemental damage to enemies . Nix focuses on a Commando role , although she does have Blizzara at her disposal . While Stiria cannot be targeted by enemies , she can still be damaged by Area of Effect attacks . Snow ' s Gestalt Gauge increases by driving up enemy chain gauges and by defending against enemy attacks as a Sentinel . In Gestalt Mode , the Shiva Sisters transform into a motorcycle Snow can ride . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The Shiva Sisters help Lightning fight Caius in Valhalla , but are of different color from the original game , suggesting they are an alternate form of Shiva , like Caius ' s Chaos Bahamut . In the paradox ending , " " , Snow is seen sitting on the same gestalt motorcycle he had in " Final Fantasy XIII " . It is therefore possible that Snow received the Shiva Sisters again upon becoming a l ' Cie . The Shiva Sisters appear during Lightning ' s final battle when Snow summons them to shield her . The Shiva Sisters bid farewell to the party and disappear into the void alongside the other Eidolons , as their kind cannot exist in the new world . There is a general store in Yusnaan called Nix and Styria General Store , named after the Shiva Sisters . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Shiva appears as the featured Primal and boss fight of patch 2 . 4 , " Dreams of Ice . " She was summoned by Ysayle in the image of an ancient saint who was beloved of Hraesvelgr , as part of her goal to end the millenium - long Dragonsong War . Unlike the Primals summoned by beast - tribes , Ysayle uses her own body as a vessel for Shiva ' s spirit . The Warrior of Light is tasked to defeat Iceheart as Shiva in the trial The Akh Afah Amphitheatre as part of the main scenario , but she manages to escape afterwards using the power of the Echo . Ysayle ' s later actions set the stage for the beginning of " Heavensward " , where she and Shiva return as a major character in the expansion storyline . " Final Fantasy XV " . Shiva the Glacian is an astral in the world of Eos . She is the goddess of ice . After the player acquires her as a summon , she is summoned randomly , and creates illusory copies of herself when using her signature ability , Diamond Dust . Like Ramuh , she can be summoned almost anywhere . Shiva is one of the Six , and is said to be the most compassionate toward humanity . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The job class Summoner can learn Shiva . Her Glacial Shards attack is a large ice - elemental attack that spreads over a portion of the battlefield . Shiva costs 24 MP , has a speed of 25 , and needs 200 JP to learn . In the PlayStation version , when summoned , the summoner will sometimes say , " " Wind , fade to silence and light , give us power ! Shiva ! " " " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Summoner job class learns the ability to summon Shiva through the Snake Staff for 200 AP and costs 18 MP to cast . Unlike in her other appearances where she appears with a revealing outfit , this incarnation of Shiva is shown in full armor with only the bottom of her face revealed . Although Shiva wields a sword and shield she does not use them to attack . Instead , she holds the sword vertically above her head , and casts an ice spell . Shiva has a Magic Power of 40 , is stealable through the ability Steal : Ability , and is also susceptible to Return Magic and Absorb MP . " " . Like in " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " , Shiva appears once more with her dark blue armor and sword , although she does not use her sword to fight , but instead raises it to send a flurry of ice shards at the selected foes . The Summoner job can learn the " spell " Shiva through the for 300 AP , and Shiva costs 16 MP to cast with a range of 4 . " Final Fantasy Tactics S " . Shiva appears as a boss . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Shiva appears as a set of summons or " Eidolons " called " Shiva Class " . Each Shiva under the class has different names , abilities and sizes . Shiva has a more human appearance than in other installments , with white / pink skin and long gray - blue hair with straight bangs . She wears a bikini top , a micro - skirt and a g - string , as well as high heels with floating gears . In - battle Shiva is a quick character , and skates through the battlefield while striking her foes with ice spells . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . She appears in the Glacial Cave near Rusalka in the Bard story in act 2 as a monster to defeat deep inside the cave . After defeating her , she is gained as a summon for the summoner job class . She attacks with Diamond Dust all enemies with ice . After her defeat , all ice covered sections of the cave become water and the player can walk freely in without fear of sliding . She is blue like all her other " Final Fantasy " incarnations and wears gold jewels . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Shiva appears as a summon . Three alternate variants , Shiva α , Dark Shiva and Shiva Kai also appear as summons . Shiva appears as a water - elemental summon . Her special ability is Diamond Dust when summoned into battle , which deals water - elemental damage to all enemies . Summoning Shiva costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . In addition , Morrow has a Rank 5 Shiva Phantom Stone equipped to him during the opening prologue . During the " Ice Princess Shiva " quest , Shiva is fought as a boss multiple times . For defeating Shiva during the quest , the player is rewarded with her weapon the Shiva Bow . Shiva ' s default artwork was provided by SQEX . Depending on the Shiva summon ' s type and rank , the user is able to learn the following abilities : Shiva α appears as a water - elemental summon . She can be obtained during the " Shiva ' s Ordeal " limited time event . Shiva α ' s stats are similar to that of the Blizzara - type Shiva Phantom Stones , however Shiva α provides a stronger magic attack stat bonus . Like Shiva , when summoned into battle , her special ability is Diamond Dust when summoned into battle , which deals water - elemental damage to all enemies . Summoning Shiva costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . Shiva α ' s artwork was provided by Brownies . Depending on which variant of Shiva α the player obtains , the summon will allow the user to possibly learn the following abilities : Dark Shiva appears as a water - elemental summon . Her special ability is Diamond Ice when summoned into battle , which deals water - elemental damage to all enemies three times . All versions of Dark Shiva are able to go up to rank 7 and using the summon in battle costs 2 points from the Consumption Gauge . Dark Shiva ' s artwork was provided by SQEX . Dark Shiva may teach the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Shiva appears as a summon . When summoned , Shiva uses Diamond Dust , " freezing " the opponent ' s Bravery Points , preventing them from increasing . Like many summons in " Dissidia " , Shiva can be summoned in two distinct ways : automatically , which summons her immediately when the user is attacked by an HP attack and her " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork appears , and manually , where her " Final Fantasy IV " artwork appears . Shiva ' s auto version can be obtained in the third stage of the Destiny Odyssey II storyline , and the manual version can be obtained in the same odyssey ' s second stage . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Shiva ' s " Final Fantasy X " incarnation is summonable by Yuna in - battle to perform either Heavenly Strike or Diamond Dust . Shiva also returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . Her auto version is now found in Chapter Six : Indiscernible Truth of Scenario 012 . The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 30 KP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Shiva appears as a summon for the Arcade system . " Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia " . Shiva is set to appear as a summon . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Shiva appears as a summon in her " Final Fantasy X " attire and appearance . She uses her signature attack , Diamond Dust , to assist the player during Battle Music Sequence s . Equipping the item Shiva ' s Magicite will ensure Shiva is summoned , should the player succeed in the Feature Drive section of the song . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Shiva is an Ice - elemental esper . From time to time , players may encounter Shiva in battle . Defeating Shiva will grant players the Shiva I summon stone , which allows Shiva to be summoned into battle . When summoned , Shiva uses the skill , Diamond Dust . Her summoned animation bears a strong resemblance to the summoned animation of Shiva in " Final Fantasy V " . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Shiva appears as a boss and summon . She retains her appearance from " Final Fantasy V " as a summon , but when fought in the " Final Fantasy VI " realm as a boss , she and Ifrit use their sprites from " Final Fantasy VI " . The Shiva Sisters from " Final Fantasy XIII " , Nix and Stiria , also appear as bosses , with only Nix targetable . As a summon , Shiva is a rank 3 ability requiring Ice Orbs and Summon Orbs to create or hone . Rydia ' s Ice Whip ( IV ) also carries her as the Unique Soul Break Summon Eidolon II . " World of Final Fantasy " . Shiva , along with Ifrit and Ramuh , is a powerful mirage in the world Grymoire that previously knew Lann and Reynn . Her ability is Diamond Dust . In addition , a new type of Shiva based on the Shiva Sisters from " Final Fantasy XIII " , called Ixion , appears accompanying Snow . " Mobius Final Fantasy " . Shiva appears as ability cards and her artwork is illustrated by agnidevi . Her " Final Fantasy VII " incarnation appears as ability cards and her artwork is illustrated by Dopaprime . Her " Final Fantasy X " incarnation also appears as ability cards and as an enemy summoned by Meia that can be fought during multiplayer mode . Shiva ' s ability card requires x6 Water Element to be used and casts Blizzaga , which deals Water - elemental damage to all enemies . Her card ' s auto - ability is Magic Up . " Justice Monsters Five " . Shiva appears as an obtainable SR monster . She is a Water - elemental monster whose type is Pierce , class is Djinn and her specialty is Tech . Her hero tech is Diamond Dust which smites all foes with freezing winds . Her leader bonus is Icicle Twirl which increases Water damage dealt by 100 % . Her auto - effect is SOS Luck + 50 % which boosts Luck when below 30 % HP . " Chocobo " series . Shiva appears in " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " , " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " , " " , " " , and " Chocobo Racing " . She also appears as cards in " Final Fantasy Fables : Chocobo Tales " and " Final Fantasy Fables : Chocobo ' s Dungeon " . " " . Shiva makes two appearances as a summon . The Soil Charge Triad ( Soil is like the colored bullet of a Magun , used to summon creatures ) needed to summon Shiva is : Followed by saying : " Shine ! Summoned Creature ! Shiva ! " In the English audio version , the Soil Charge Triad was changed to : Followed by saying : " Shine ! I summon you ! Shiva ! " At the second summoning Shiva seems to be destroyed by the Makenshi ' s brother , Madoushi , with a swipe of his sword . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Shiva is represented by many Ice - elemental summon cards : depicting her in normal and in Gestalt Mode from " Final Fantasy XIII " ; one depicting her " Final Fantasy Tactics " art ; two depicting her " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " art ; one featuring her " Final Fantasy XI " appearance ; one depicting her Yoshitaka Amano art from " Final Fantasy III " ; and one of Shiva from " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . " Triple Triad " . Shiva from the series appears on appears on " Triple Triad " cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Blood of Bahamut " . Shiva , alongside other recurring " Final Fantasy " summons , appears as one of the giants that must be defeated in the Japan - only game " Blood of Bahamut " . " Itadaki Street " series . Shiva appears in " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special " . Shiva is a chance card in " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " , the card ' s ability : Random pick , increase / decrease stock value ( 10 % , 15 % , 20 % ) . " Kingdom Hearts " . While not making a physical appearance in the series , Shiva ' s trademark attack , Diamond Dust , makes several appearances in this series . In " " , an accessory called the appears . It reduces ice damage by 40 % and adds 2 to MP . An enemy as well as an obtainable blueprint called Shiva appears on various gummi ship routes . " Knights of the Crystals " . Shiva is a monster summoned by the summoner Stein at the Ice Fortress . Defeating them both will reward the player with the Quest Achievement " Blizzard Master " . " Lord of Vermilion " series . Shiva appears as a card in " Lord of Vermilion " , " Lord of Vermilion II " , and " Lord of Vermilion III " . Shiva also appears in " Lord of Vermilion Arena " . " The World Ends with You " . Shiva appears as a pin called " Tin Pin Shiva " in " " . Her psych calls up massive icicles from the ground , dealing considerable damage to the enemy . " Million Arthur " . Shiva cards exist in the mobile card game " Million Arthur " , designed after the summon ' s " Final Fantasy X " appearance . Appearances in popular culture . " Dead Fantasy " . Shiva is summoned by Yuna , along with all of the other aeons , in " Dead Fantasy IV " , but is ultimately defeated by Kasumi and her clones . Merchandise . Shiva is one of the more popular summons in the " Final Fantasy " series and as thus has appeared in numerous official merchandise . Etymology . There is a possibility the name was simply the Japanese way of pronouncing the word " shiver " , given her icy nature . Another possibility is the reference to the Slavic goddess , the goddess of love and fertility .