Scarmiglione Scarmiglione , also known as Milon , is a recurring character in the " Final Fantasy " universe . First appearing as a minor antagonist , he is a fiend associated with the element of Earth and the undead . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Scarmiglione appears in the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable remakes as a boss in floor 5 of Hellfire Chasm , one of the bonus dungeon s for the remakes . As in his original appearance , he is fought twice : once under his cloaked appearance and sequentially , in his true form . When defeated , he drops a Lunar Curtain . " Final Fantasy IV " . Originally known as Milon , Scarmiglione is a boss and one of Golbez ' s Archfiends , titled the Blighted Despot . He speaks with a hiss , drawing out the letter " s " . Scarmiglione first appears in the Tower of Zot , where Golbez tells him that Cecil Harvey is climbing Mount Ordeals with the intention of becoming a Paladin . Golbez sends him to kill Cecil while he is still is a Dark Knight , because Cecil is powerless against the undead . When he arrives to Mount Ordeals , Scarmiglione makes hissing noises . Porom , a member of Cecil ' s party , blames them on her twin brother Palom , who denies making them . Tellah , another member of Cecil ' s party , senses something evil in the air . Scarmiglione attacks the party with the help of his four Revenants . After Cecil ' s party defeats Scarmiglione , he returns from the dead and attacks the party again , this time from behind and in his true form . Cecil ' s party defeats him a second time , and he falls off the ledge . The other three fiends , especially Cagnazzo , have a low opinion of Scarmiglione , with Cagnazzo stating Scarmiglione was " a weakling that never deserved to be one of the four fiends . " Scarmiglione makes an appearance with the other three Archfiends ( Cagnazzo , Barbariccia , and Rubicante ) in the Giant of Babil , after being revived by Zemus , but the four are again defeated . Scarmiglione mentions that " death brings about [ his ] true power , " which may imply he can only take his true form if he dies . Scarmiglione returns as a boss . During the battle he begs to be killed before his soul is crushed , and afterwards thanks the party as one of the spirits of the land . If Golbez is in the party , Scarmiglione will thank him for accepting him for what he was despite being hideous and unworthy . The is awarded after his defeat . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Scarmiglione appears as a earth - elemental summon . His special attack is Curse of the Earth , which deals earth - elemental damage to all enemies . Scarmiglione allows the wielder to use the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Scarmiglione appears as a summon as a counter to an opponent ' s summoning , where Scarmiglione resets the opponent ' s Bravery points back to 0 , as its " Final Fantasy IV " artwork appears . Scarmiglione can be obtained on the second stage of the Shade Impulse I storyline . Like the rest of the Archfiends , Scarmiglione seems to act as a " counter " version of one of the original " Final Fantasy " Four Fiends , specifically Lich . Lich ' s Earth Arcana and Scarmiglione ' s Curse both reduce the opponent to 0 Brave . Lich and Scarmiglione are each the first " fiend " to be fought in their respective games . Plus , they are both undead . There is also a weapon bearing his name : Scarmiglione ' s Fang . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Scarmiglione functions identically to his previous appearance . He can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 100 KP . The weapon referring to him also returns . Scarmiglione also appears as a tutor for the Labyrinth feature at the in - game manuals . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Scarmiglione appears as an enemy . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . The " Final Fantasy IV " incarnation of Scarmiglione appears as an enemy . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The " Final Fantasy IV " incarnation of Scarmiglione appears as an enemy . It is fought in Fabul Waterway . It uses Back Attack and drops the Poison Rod . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Scarmiglione appears as a boss , along with several Revenants . He appears in both forms and counterattacks fire in his second form . He was in several event dungeons and Ultimate battles . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Scarmiglione appears on a few cards . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Hanjuku Hero : Aa , Sekaiyo Hanjukunare . . . ! " . A parody of Scarmiglione from " Final Fantasy IV " makes an appearance in the 4th chapter of the game along with the other Archfiends . The chapter number they appear in alludes to the number 4 , their game ' s origin . The seasons have been stolen , and by defeating the Four Archfiends will return the seasons . They each have a castle , and are located on the four corners of the map . Sprimiglione , the Fiend of Spring is found in the northeast castle . " Lord of Vermilion " . Scarmiglione is a card in " Lord of Vermilion II " along with other characters from " Final Fantasy IV " , as a special cross promotion . Scarmiglione also appears as a card in " Lord of Vermilion Arena " . Scarmiglione , along with Cagnazzo , Rubicante , and Barbariccia , is a promotional card in " Guardian Cross " . They were special captures to celebrate the release of " Final Fantasy IV " for the iOS . All of them are Rank 5 ( the rarest ) , with Scarmiglione being a Wisp - type Guardian that would have been found in the Storm Reach region . Etymology . " Milon " was likely an attempt to compress the character ' s name coherently into fewer than eight characters , as the SNES version had an eight - character limit for enemy names . " Milon " was likely derived from the last three kana syllables of the character ' s name in Japanese , ミリョーネ , with the " e " being dropped .