Alexander ( summon ) Alexander ( or ) , also known as Alexandr , is a summoned creature in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is a gigantic robot , often appearing as a fortress - type entity . Its attack , Divine Judgment , deals Holy damage to all enemies . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . Alexander is an esper obtained by defeating the Wrexsoul in Doma Castle with Cyan in the World of Ruin , and checking the throne in the King ' s Room . Its summon is called Divine Judgment ( Justice in earlier translations ) . Its Spell Power is 114 , and it is unblockable . It costs 90 MP to summon . It teaches Holy ( x2 ) , Protect ( x10 ) , Shell ( x10 ) , Dispel ( x10 ) , and Esuna ( x15 ) . " Final Fantasy VII " . Alexander is a Summon Materia found in the Great Glacier by touching the hot springs and then defeating a snow woman who lurks in a nearby cave . Its summon is called Judgment , it costs 120 MP to use , and deals Holy damage to all enemies . Although there aren ' t many enemies weak to Holy in the game , Alexander is the only source of Holy magic for player characters to cast , due to the Holy spell being a plot device . Alexander ' s spell power is equal to 7 . 5x the base magic damage . The easiest way to find Alexander is to explore the glacier until Cloud either passes out from the cold , or finds Holzoff ' s hut . Heading south from the hut finds a snow field , and the player heads directly forward from their starting place , they find a cave with an All Materia inside . When emerging from the cave , the player can head directly to the right to find the cave where the snow woman resides . Due to the infinite pickups glitch , the player can actually get more than one Alexander Materia , but doing so takes planning as the player must pick it up on the last step before passing out , and then not dismiss the acquirement notice that pops up that records the item as having been claimed . After passing out the player can return to the cave to find another Alexander Materia . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Alexander is a Holy - elemental Guardian Force drawn from Edea in Galbadia Garden or , if missed , from Catoblepas in the final dungeon . Alexander ' s attack , Holy Judgment , deals Holy damage to all enemies . It has only one stat junction ability , but learns elemental attack and defense , including the useful Elemental Defense x4 . It learns support abilities that boost Spirit . It is the only GF to learn Revive naturally , which is a command ability that fully restores a target from KO or instantly kills undead targets , and Med Data , which doubles the potency of recovery items when used by the junctioner . Its unique abilities let one make third tier magic spells and improved versions of recovery items . The latter is needed to get the GF Doomtrain . Its compatibility item is Moonstone and its opposite GF is Doomtrain whose summoning deducts Alexander ' s compatibility the most . Its Triple Triad card is won from Piet and modified into Moon Curtains . The card becomes part of the Queen of Cards sidequest . " Final Fantasy IX " . Alexander cannot be summoned by the player , but plays a role in the storyline . The summon is the size of a large castle , among the largest incarnations of any common summon . Alexander is the eidolon used by the summoner tribe hundreds of years ago back when they inhabited the Mist Continent . During an experiment the eidolon went on a rampage . To stop Alexander from being summoned again , the summoners left the Mist Continent , and divided Alexander ' s gem into four fragments with one fragment , the Memory Earring , staying with the summoners and eventually coming to summoner girl Eiko ' s possession . In time , the people of Mist Continent would forget about the arts of summoning and eidolons fell into legend . Alexander ' s crystal fragments remained as treasured heirlooms by the kingdoms of the Mist Continent , their original significance forgotten . Kuja seeks Alexander ' s power so he can overthrow his master Garland and rule both Gaia and Terra , but Alexander can only be summoned when all four pieces of the gem are gathered at Alexandria Castle . Using Queen Brahne ' s greed , Kuja manipulates Alexandria to conquer most of the Mist Continent , obtaining Lindblum ' s Falcon Claw and Cleyra ' s Desert Star gems , while the Silver Pendant housing Alexandria ' s crystal fragment in Princess Garnet ' s possession eludes capture . After Brahne ' s death Kuja summons Bahamut to ravage Alexandria . Garnet had inherited the crystal fragments from her late mother and divided them with Eiko , as they are the last two summoners in the world . During Bahamut ' s attack Alexander uses " summoner ' s call " to call Garnet and Eiko to meet atop Alexandria Castle . The two summon Alexander that defeats Bahamut with a flurry of holy light . When Kuja summons the " Invincible " to steal Alexander and manipulate the eidolon for his own uses , Garland takes control of the airship and uses it to destroy Alexander , damaging most of Alexandria in the process . Kuja flees Alexandria bent on finding an eidolon even stronger than Alexander , but never succeeds . " Final Fantasy IX " is the first time Alexander ' s Holy element is drawn out by four seraphic wings and the eidolon ' s immobile qualities are explained by its guardianship to Alexandria Castle . " Final Fantasy XI " . Alexander is the name of a server , as well as one of the Celestial Avatars . Alexander wields the power of Light . Alexander makes his first appearance in the " " expansion . It is never explained who Alexander was before Altana drew him into her service , nor is his true appearance ever glimpsed . Instead , Alexander animates a large robotic body , much like his previous appearances . In " Final Fantasy XI : Treasures of Aht Urhgan " Alexander is both a plot device and a character , and serves as the final boss . Alexander , also named " The Iron Colossus " , was constructed eons ago by the now - dead Alzadaal civilization . Upon its completion , the spirit of the true Alexander Avatar sleeping in a protocrystal animated the colossal construct and fought the Dark Rider , Odin . Both gods were defeated and the Alzadaal Empire was obliterated . The Iron Colossus fell to earth in fragments , becoming the modern day Ruins of Alzadaal . In modern day Vana ' diel , the Empire of Aht Urhgan finds itself constantly besieged by the Troll Mercenaries , Mamool Ja Savages , and Undead Swarm . The Empire , as well as its enemies , the beastmen , resurrect Alexander ' s control core as a remedy to their woes . The core is smaller than the original Alexander , though it is immeasurably powerful . This version is operated by a pilot within the device , Razfahd ; however , when Empress Nashmeira attempts to intervene , the Avatar Alexander possesses the device , awakening its true power . When Odin appears , Alexander and Odin attempt to destroy each other once more . Realizing Alexander has no care for the Empire ' s inhabitants and would destroy them to defeat Odin , Razfahd refuses to cooperate , and , using the last of his strength , halts the Avatar from within . In the battle , Alexander uses his trademark Divine Judgment at 50 % health , and has a variety of other new attacks , such as Divine Spear , Radiant Sacrament , and Mega Holy . Summon . Alexander was released as a summonable Avatar in the March 2010 version update . He can be summoned by Level 75 + Summoners while under the effect of the Summoner ' s One - Hour ability , Astral Flow . When summoned , Alexander consumes all the Summoner ' s MP , ends Astral Flow , and grants an enhancement to party members within range known as Perfect Defense . This grants near invincibility to all damage and status ailments to all party members in range for up to 90 seconds . If Alexander is stunned or somehow prevented from using this ability , he will vanish and can be re - summoned a minute later . The duration is affected by the Summoner ' s remaining MP : if the Summoner summons Alexander with 100 % MP , Perfect Defense reaches its maximum duration of 90 seconds . " Final Fantasy XII " . Recurring summons of the series appear as airships from the fleet of the Archadia n Imperial Army . The " Alexander " is a massive airship , second in size to the Sky Fortress " Bahamut " , and is the flagship of the 12th Fleet of the Archadian Imperial Army , commanded by Judge Zargabaath . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Alexander is a playable summon as Hope Estheim ' s Eidolon . Alexander takes on a more humanoid appearance with hands and legs and uses his fists to strike enemies , but is also capable of long range attacks . Hope , Lightning , and Fang face him as a boss in Vallis Media , as a test to prove Hope ' s strength to him . Alexander utilizes non - elemental physical attacks and acts as a Sentinel , drawing in all enemy attacks . Alexander has the highest starting SP of all Eidolons . A drawback to Alexander is that he is slow moving around the battlefield and takes longer to act than the other Eidolons , in some cases being late in healing Hope . Hope ' s Gestalt Gauge increases by driving up enemy chain gauges , bestowing status enhancements , removing status ailments and restoring HP . In Gestalt Mode , Alexander becomes a fortress that arcs around the edge of the battlefield while Hope gives him orders . He fires beams of holy light from his cannons and retains his trademark move , Divine Judgment . According to Motomu Toriyama , Alexander is a " tactical commander " . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Hope ' s Eidolon Alexander does not appear , but concept art for it exists , and is included in the " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Ultimania Omega " book . The guide also includes a breakdown of a deleted scene where Alexander fights Caius Ballad . " " . Alexander appears briefly to aid Lightning in her final struggle . As the souls of humanity migrate to the new world the Eidolons are unable to follow , and fade away with Lightning bidding them goodbye . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Alexander is the focus of an end game raid in the " " expansion pack , where he is a primal summoned by the Illuminati goblins . The adventurer must enter his gargantuan body to defeat him . His design is heavily based on steampunk . Once the Adventurer reaches Alexander ' s main core , the Primal essence and consciousness materializes in the form of Alexander Prime , a being who closely resembles the summon ' s classic design with the angelic wings from it ' s IX incarnation . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Alexander is a powerful Verboten Eidolon whose power is so intense only a l ' Cie can hope to summon it with the sacrifice of hundreds of human lives . Upon completion , the summoner enters crystal stasis . Forced into using it as a measure against Milites Empire , the commanding officer Kurasame and many Akademeia Agito Cadet s sacrifice their life energies to give the Vermilion Bird Secundus l ' Cie Lady Caetuna the means to summon Alexander at the cost of her own life . Alexander ' s Divine Light vaporizes all Militesi forces but General Qator Bashtar and the new White Tiger Secndus l ' Cie Incognitus , as the latter empowers the magic barrier on the former ' s Magitek Armor to shield them from the Eidolon ' s attack . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Alexander is found during " Chapter 4 : The Light " after retrieving the Mysidian crystal , behind the crystal room , under is a castle where he resides , known as the " Castle of the Protector " . When approached , Alexander will engage the warriors in battle as a show of its strength . Defeating Alexander allows the Warriors of Light to summon him . The Warriors of Darkness also gain the ability to summon him when the two parties unite . Alexander costs 64 MP to summon . Alexander ' s attack is " Holy Judgement " , which deals Light - element damage to all enemies . Alexander and Dispel are the necessary components to unlock the Dispelga Fusion Ability , which performs Dispel on all enemies . Alexander also uses Dispelga during its boss fight , to remove the party ' s defenses before using Holy Judgement . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Alexander appears as a summon . In addition , an upgraded version known as Alexander α , can be obtained as a summon . Alexander is a high ranked light - elemental summon . Alexander ' s design is based on its appearance in " Final Fantasy IX " , with its final rank artwork spawning wings . Alexander ' s special attack is Holy Judgment , which deals Light - elemental damage to all enemies . Summoning Alexander costs 3 points from the Consumption Gauge . Depending on which update the player is on , Aemo may have a rank 7 Alexander Phantom Stone equipped to her during the game ' s prologue . Depending on the Alexander summon ' s type and rank , the user is able to learn the following abilities : Alexander α is a high ranked light - elemental summon and upgraded version of Alexander . The summon ' s core design is based on its appearance in " Final Fantasy VI " . Like Alexander , Alexander α ' s special attack is Holy Judgment , which deals Light - elemental damage to all enemies . All versions of Alexander α can reach rank 7 and using the summon in battle costs 3 point from the Consumption Gauge . Depending on Alexander α ' s rank , the summon allows the wielder to use the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Alexander is a summon that temporarily locks the user ' s Bravery preventing any change . Like some summons , Alexander has two appearances : an auto version triggered by performing a Bravery Break on the opponent that shows an artwork of its " Final Fantasy VII " appearance , and a manual version , which is a colored version of his " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork . Alexander ' s auto version is obtained in the Destiny Odyssey IX ' s third stage , and its manual version is in the second stage of the same storyline . The manual version requires the player to complete Destiny Odyssey IX first . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Alexander returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . His auto version is now found in Chapter Seven : Resolve for Seclusion of Scenario 013 . The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 50 KP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Alexander appears as a summon for the Arcade system . Its incarnation from " Final Fantasy IX " also makes an appearance in the Alexandria stage . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Alexander from " Final Fantasy XIII " appears summoned by Hope . " World of Final Fantasy " . The legendary Big Bridge which links two continents is revealed by Eiko to actually be the sleeping summon , Alexander , rather than a man - made construct . Summoners like Eiko help travelers cross by awakening Alexander so that his mechanisms can shorten the long trip . Later it ' s revealed that Enna Kros ' true name is Alexander . Alexander is a summon called by Kaze in the sequel to " " . It can be summoned by the Magun using the following Soil Charge Triad : Followed by saying : " Shine ! I summon you , ALEXANDER ! " " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Alexander is represented by Wind - elemental cards featuring his " Final Fantasy XIII " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " appearances . Alexander is the Guardian Beast of Light whoe lives in the Clock Tower in Lostime and protects Shirma the Oracle of Light . Chocobo fights him after defeating and , the Guardian Beasts of Fire and Water , respectively , and Croma . When summoned , Alexander unleashes Holy Judgment on all enemies within a three - grid radius . The damage dealt is proportional to the player ' s current HP . " Triple Triad " . Alexander from " Final Fantasy XIII " appears on a Triple Triad card in the version available via the " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Bahamut Lagoon " . Alexander is the King of the Holy Dragons and the final boss in the Japan - only " Bahamut Lagoon " . Like his " Final Fantasy " counterparts , his signature attack is Heaven ' s Judgement . Alexander as a summon can be acquired from Ex - Play , which is unlocked after finishing the game for the first time , and he ' s available right at the start . In the game he is one of the Holy Dragons and can be summoned for a powerful neutral - elemental attack . " Itadaki Street " . In " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " , Alexander is a card with the ability : Everyone get wild card . " Puzzle & Dragons " . Alexander appeared in " Puzzle & Dragons " as part of the " Crystal Defenders " collaboration . Merchandise . Alexander appears in the Final Fantasy Creatures Kai range of action figures with his " Final Fantasy XIII " ( Vol 3 ) and " Final Fantasy VIII " ( Vol 5 ) incarnations . The Alexander from " Final Fantasy IX " has also appeared in Final Fantasy Creatures Vol 2 series of figures , which predates the Creatures Kai range .