Barbariccia Barbariccia , also known as Valvalis or Valvalecia , is a recurring character in the " Final Fantasy " universe . First appearing as a minor antagonist , she is a fiend associated with the element of Wind . She has the signature ability of shielding herself by whipping her hair to form a protective whirlwind around her , and the recurring ability Maelstrom . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Barbariccia appears in the " " and subsequent remakes as a boss at the final floor of the Hellfire Chasm , one of the bonus dungeon s for the remakes . Upon being defeated , she drops a Braveheart and the player may exit the dungeon . " Final Fantasy IV " . Barbariccia is one of Golbez ' s four Archfiends , titled the Empress of the Winds . She makes her home in the Tower of Zot , and is protected by her three minions , the Magus Sisters . She does not make an appearance until Cecil and his friends attempt to rescue Rosa , who is kept in the top floor . Barbariccia then appears and blames Kain Highwind for being a traitor . Kain says he was being controlled by Golbez , and his true wish is to fight alongside Cecil . The party defeats Barbariccia and in her dying breath , she destroys the tower , hoping that Cecil ' s party would be trapped inside . Rosa casts Teleport , and warps the party out . Barbariccia is revived by Zemus , and makes an appearance in the Giant of Babil , along with Scarmiglione , Cagnazzo , and Rubicante . Cecil ' s party has to defeat all four Fiends together . In some versions , Barbariccia says she only spared Kain ' s life because she had " feelings for him " as a " fellow creature of the sky . " In the English version of the 3D remake , she is voiced by Karen Strassman , who also voiced Rosa . " " . Like the other Archfiends , Barbariccia is summoned by the within the True Moon . When she regains her senses she casts Tornado on herself , but is beaten by the party . She recognizes Kain if he is the party , as well as Golbez . She bears Kain no ill will as he admits he fought her to give her peace and is overjoyed to see Golbez again , though he asks her to forgive him for fighting her . The is received after beating her . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Barbariccia appears as a wind - elemental summon . Her special attack is Tornado , which deals wind - elemental damage to all enemies . Barbariccia allows the wielder to use the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Barbariccia is a summon . She is summoned as a counter to an opponent ' s summon and exchanges the summoner ' s and the opponent ' s Bravery by using her signature attack Maelstrom . Her original artwork from " Final Fantasy IV " is used in her summon animation . Barbariccia can be obtained on the third stage of the Shade Impulse III storyline . Like the other Archfiends , Barbariccia seems to act as a " counter " version of one of the original " Final Fantasy ' s " Four Fiends , who work on timers . Specifically , Barbariccia ' s Maelstrom works much like Kraken ' s Water Arcana ; both exchange the two combatants ' Bravery . This is because both Barbariccia and Kraken are the third of the " fiends " encountered in their respective games . There is also an armor bearing her name : Barbariccia ' s Wristlet . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Barbariccia has the same function from " Dissidia " . She can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 100 KP . The armor referring to her also returns . Barbariccia also appears as a tutor for the new Labyrinth feature , at the in - game manuals . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Barbariccia , along with the other elemental archfiends , appears as an enemy . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Barbariccia appears as a boss . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Barbariccia appears as an enemy . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Barbariccia appears with wind - elemental cards . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Hanjuku Hero : Aa , Sekaiyo Hanjukunare . . . ! " . A parody of Barbariccia 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 . Fallicia , the Fiend of Fall is found in the northwest castle . " Lord of Vermilion " . Barbariccia is a card in " Lord of Vermilion II " along with other characters from " Final Fantasy IV " , as a special cross promotion . Additionally , a Barbariccia card appears in " Lord of Vermilion Arena " . " Guardian Cross " . Barbariccia , along with Cagnazzo , Rubicante , and Scarmiglione , appears in promotional cards . They were all special captures to celebrate the release of " Final Fantasy IV " for the iOS . All of them are Rank 5 ( the rarest ) , with Barbariccia being a Ghost - type Guardian that would have been found in the Deadmoon Desert . Etymology . " Valvalis " was the result of the 8 - character limit for names in the SNES version of " Final Fantasy IV " . It is derived from the early kana of her name as a result of " b " and " v " being the same character in kana , as well as " l " and " r " ( i . e . Va - lu - va - li - shi ) . The " shi " is cut short as a further result of the memory limitations , and likely because " Valvalis " was at least pronounceable . The name is not " Barbaris " likely due to the translator missing the " Divine Comedy " reference ( as they did with Cagnazzo ) .