Lamia Lamia are snakelike foes that appear in many of the " Final Fantasy " games after their debut in Final Fantasy II . Lamia are known for inflicting nasty status ailments like Charm , Confuse , Sap , Silence , and Paralysis . The first Lamia in the series appeared in " Final Fantasy II " with a stronger variety , the Lamia Queen , as a boss halfway through the game . On rare occasions Lamia can also appear as a summon . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . Lamia appear in the Cyclone and Palamecia . A stronger variety , the Lamia Queen , is used by the Empire to take the place of Princess Hilda after she is kidnapped by the Emperor . After seeing through its disguise , Firion and the party must fight it . " Final Fantasy II Hihō no Dragon " . A Lamia appears . " Final Fantasy III " . The Lamia appears as a strong random - encounter enemy inside Hein ' s Castle . " Final Fantasy IV " . Lamia appear as regular enemies in Tower of Babil , Cave of Eblan , and the Lunar Ruins . Lilith , a pink palette - swap , can be fought upon Mount Ordeals . The blue Lamia Matriarch can be fought in the second section of the Tower of Babil . The Lamia Queen is an orange palette - swap for the " Advance " version of " Final Fantasy IV " , appearing in the Lunar Ruins . Hiromi Nakada , a pinker edition of the Lilith with blonde instead of green hair can be fought in the Developer ' s Room . Lamia can be fought in the True Moon . The pink palette - swap , Lilith can be fought in Baron Castle , the Devil ' s Road , the Ancient Waterway , and Mist Cave . " Final Fantasy V " . Lamiae appear in various locations , having different colored lower halves depending on where they are . They all share the move called " Entice " , which causes Confuse . " Final Fantasy IX " . Lamiae are large pink snake - women that carry a knife and a fan . They inhabit Gizamaluke ' s Grotto and often inflict Confuse on the party . " Final Fantasy XI " . Lamiae , the plural form and family name for Lamia , appear in the near east , a region that was added by the expansion " " . Lamiae are beastmen and by far one of the least populous of all beastmen races in the near east or in Vana ' diel altogether . It is rumored , though , that they are not actually beastmen , but instead a created race of chimera , a creature created by piecing other creatures together . Lamiae are related to Merrow ( Mermaids ) , though they have slightly different jobs and abilities . They are most common in the Arrapago Reef , a cavernous graveyard of many ships . It follows this place is infested with undead . The Lamia themselves seem to wield control over these minions . Lamiae often sneak into cities at night and steal away people to use their bones in their undead armies . That said , they also use massed armies of undead to assault Aht Urhgan as one of the three factions that do so in besieged . Lamiae are one of the only creature types that can use Charm outside of special events . " " . Lamia is the rank 2 Fire - Elemental Ranged summon . She costs 15 Affinity points to summon . Her basic attack is Fire and her special attack , Entice , can inflict Confuse on an enemy . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . There are two types of Lamia : " " . The Lamia family includes three variations : " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Lamias appear as regular enemies in the Lynari Desert . Also , a Lamia named Maggie appears as a boss along with Jack Moschet in Moschet Manor . Lamia appears as a healer summon . She heals other monsters summoned by Mira , but with a slow speed and a cost of two slots on a tower floor , she is not often used by players . Her cures have an added Haste affect . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . The Lamia is a enemy that can be found at the Falls Basin and in the Ice Pyramid . They generally specialize in inflicting Sleep on party members . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The Lamia is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . It can be found on the sixteenth floor of the Tower . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The Lamia is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Lamia is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party can transform into . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Lamia appear as an enemy family . There are two sprites of unknown origin for this family . One with green hair and a blue tail , one with orange - brown hair and a red tail . One of these is likely Metamorph , the other is likely dummied . " Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia " . Lamia is set to appear as an enemy . Lamia resembles Lamia from Final Fantasy IV . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Lamia appears as an enemy during Battle Music Sequence ( BMS ) . Its sprite resembles that of " Final Fantasy V " . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Lamia from " Final Fantasy III " appears as an enemy . " " . Lamia is a Fire - elemental card , with six cards under her name . She is also considered to be a superstar in the world .