Illua Illua is the main antagonist of " " . She is high - ranking member of the crime syndicate Khamja armed with a beautifully adorned katana . Profile . Appearance . Illua is a young woman with mid - length blue hair and blue eyes . She has blue lipstick , eyeshadow , long blue fingernails , white pearl - like earrings , and a thick black choker . She wears a long sleeved white top with silver designs on the bottom , gold designs on the sleeves , a black undershirt and black arm warmers . She wears maroon shoulder pads with a black chain crossing her chest . She wears dark purple shorts with two brown belts , a thin red belt and long purple and red ribbons hanging from the back . She has knee - high heeled black boots with red ribbon - like designs and gold bottoms . Personality . Illua is a cold and merciless woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals . As the leader of Khamja , she is embroiled in a variety of criminal acts and never shows any remorse for them . She is also as manipulative as she is cruel , brainwashing Adelle by manipulating the latter ' s fears of abandonment and loneliness as one of the Gifted . She also appears to see herself as the hero of some sort , even deriding Clan Gully by calling them a mere chorus , showing a flair for the dramatic and some kind of attachment to theatre . Even in defeat she never laments about her actions , merely gloating that her organization is so embedded in Jylland ' s infrastructure that her influence will never truly fade . Story . Illua first appears in - game in a flashback at the Nazan Mines , where some of the memories of Luso , Cid , and Adelle are released after the defeat of the Oversoul . One of Cid ' s memories is that of Illua approaching him in a dark alley of Graszton , drawing a gun , and shooting the Rev gaji at close range . It is not known as to whether Luso or Adelle are aware of the exposure of the memory , as they do not question Cid about it when the stream of memories fade . Illua premieres in the flesh to Adelle at a Pub . Without any introduction at all , she invites Adelle to " work for her " . Slightly intimidated , Adelle declines Illua ' s offer , her excuse being that she is a member of Clan Gully . Illua politely brushes off this rejection and mysteriously comments on Adelle ' s talents before taking her leave . The next encounter with the Nightshade proves to be potentially deadly . Abandoning the pleasantries she showed to Adelle , Illua posts an anonymous request at the pub for Luso ' s clan to meet at the Ruins of Delgantua . When they arrives at the ancient fortress , Illua is waiting for them , next to Ewen , whom Clan Gully had previous run - ins with . Cid immediately recognizes her , and the conversation between the two hints at their enmity relating to Khamja . He attempts to probe Illua about her aspirations and plots , but she cuts the banter short , unsheathes her katana , and steers the meeting into violence . She even goes so far as to draw out dark magicks from her Grimoire , barring Clan Gully ' s Judge from the engagements , unless the party had previously protected Ezel Berbier from an attack following him charging a party 20 , 000 gil for a useless weapon , after which he gives Clan Gully a card which he labeled as being worth 80 , 000 gil , protecting their judge from her magic . When Illua is defeated , her Khamja allies flee and Luso , Cid , and Adelle surround her . They take note of Illua ' s Grimoire , and Luso withdraws his own magick journal . Immediately recognizing the journal as a holy Grimoire , Illua redraws her blade and attempts to slice the tome in two . The journal blocks the katana with an aura of light , and transports Clan Gully to Zellea , the Forbidden Land , where they must fight a hand of the the demon Neukhia before returning to Lezaford ' s cottage . Illua appears later to Adelle when the thief leaves Clan Gully . Illua brainwashes Adelle and sends her to take Luso ' s Grimoire , but Luso manages to break through the conditioning and the scheme fails . The Nightshade later sends out another invitation to Clan Gully , beckoning them to witness a ritual she plans to enact at the Hall of Blessings at the Ruins of Delgantua . Though she is defeated once more , she reveals that she has forged a pact with the God of Time , Zomala , and calls upon an ancient spell which transports Clan Gully and herself back to Zellea . Amongst the misty wasteland of To Touch the Heavens , she brings out her grimoire for the final time , intent on using it to open the Rift and receive its power . Though she fell once more to Clan Gully and died on the plains of Zellea , Illua succeeded in opening the Rift and summoning the Neukhia in full fury . Before dying , she asked Cid to pity her because " Power is all I am " . Once she was defeated , and her power broken , she was nothing . As she dies , she dissolves into a purple mist , and vanishes . Gameplay . The exclusive Nightshade job belongs to Illua , granting her dominion over archaic and dark spells , such as Dimensional Rift , that make her a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield . Illua equips katanas as her weapon of choice , though she usually opts to fight with her legion of crippling magick . She also holds the Impervious support ability , granting her immunity to all debuffs . Battle . Illua is faced three times on the game . She overall acts the same in all three battles , first employing Saber to increase her Attack and Accuracy , giving her a substantial increase in offensive power . While she does not rush at the battle like Ewen , she can come quick and usually uses Dimensional Rift when close to the party , reducing their HP quick enough , so the player is advised to keep their units spread . She also has high HP and defenses so she will resist a while , so it is advisable to deal with any support before attacking her . First in the Mission A Request where she comes accompanied by Ewen , and several Magickal jobs such as a Seer , Illusionist , Spellblade and Elementalist . Ewen comes with Dual Wield and is likely to be the first one to come in contact with the player ' s party , and he should be defeated first , for he can inflict massive damage with his ability to attack two times , coupled with the nullification of the Judge can cause several losses . The Elementalist can cripple the party with her attacks so she should be next . The other two are not as threatening although the Illusionist can deal some damage when charged up with enough MP . Overall some long - range attackers and healers should be brought to keep the damage taken to a minimum . In the second Mission A Ritual Illua is several levels stronger at Level 47 . However if the player beat the Missions I ' ve Been Had , Kupo ! they will earn a card from Ezel Berbier which will prevent Illua from nullifying the Judge and can thus enjoy the privileges . Illua comes with a Summoner , Red Mage , Time Mage and Arcanist . The law forbids from harming males and only the latter are males , and they are at the right side of the field , so it is recommended to go left where the Summoner and Red Mage are . They should be dealt with fast for the Summoner has Halve MP and the Red Mage has Dualcast and Elemental Magick , allowing her to maximize her offensive provided she has enough MP . Fortunately the Time Mage and Arcanist are both crippled by the terrain for they cannot enter water . By the time the player plays this Mission one should have a Parivir and Adelle developed on her Heritor job , which will prove helpful in defeating the two viera quick . In the third and final encounter The Two Grimoires Illua will be a couple of levels ahead from the party , however if overleveled , then she will be around the party ' s level , thus ensuring a challenge . Illua will attempt to nullify the Judge unless it was prevented from doing so in the last mission , she can also fail if one met Ezel before this battle . Illua comes equipped with Genji Equipment and a Zanmato , giving her a tremendous boost in stats . She will remain mostly static until approach . Illua ' s reinforcement are sporadic and consist mostly of Behemoth monsters equipped with different skill sets and Reaction Abilities . Some react to physical attacks while others at magickal attacks , so one should be careful . At first two Behemoths appear but as the player approaches the crystals , more monsters from different categories like a Plague , or Lamia family can come , all of them at high level . Illua comes equipped with more skills on her Nightshade Job such as Abyssal Slash that can inflict damage and Stop . Rebirth that can fully restore her HP and remove debuffs and Sheol that can inflict Slow and Immobilize on foes and Haste and Regen for her allies , although she does not commonly use the latter two , one should be prepared . Units with debuff protection such as Ribbons ( including with Ribbon - Wearer ) or Orb of Minwu can help . Some defensive equipment like Genji or Peytral can also help . Being the final battle the player should bring their best units , including healers and revivers with preferably high level spells and Halve MP to use them quick . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Illua appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " .