Lich The Lich , also called Rich , is a recurring enemy and boss in the " Final Fantasy " series . While he has no consistent appearance , he is always a magical - aligned undead . The Lich is sometimes teamed up with Marilith , the Kraken , and Tiamat to make the Four Fiends . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Lich makes his first appearance in the original " Final Fantasy " where he is one of the Four Fiends , the first one the Warriors of Light face in the Cavern of Earth . Defeating him opens the way to the depths of the Earthgift Shrine . The fiend from the original " Final Fantasy " appears in " " along with the rest of the original Four Fiends . Upon defeat , he relinquishes the . " Final Fantasy VI " . Lich is a normal monster the party can encounter in the Cave to the Sealed Gate . " Final Fantasy IX " . Lich is a stronger version of a Guardian of Terra , Earth Guardian , who battles Zidane and Quina in the Earth Shrine . The whole party fights him as Lich in Memoria . A crystal clone can also be found as a random encounter at the Crystal World . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Lich is a normal enemy encountered at the Djose Highroad , Mi ' ihen Highroad , Mushroom Rock , Macalania Woods , and Calm Lands . " Final Fantasy XI " . Liches are mid - level members of the Skeleton genus . They can be found in a variety of areas including Western Altepa Desert ( at night only ) , Attohwa Chasm ( at night only ) , the Sacrarium , Toraimarai Canal , the Eldieme Necropolis , and the past version of the Eldieme Necropolis . Liches are generally unexceptional members of their type , using their scythes and black magic determined by their level to attack . However , the liches found in the present time version of the Eldieme Necropolis are special because they randomly drop Ancient Papyrus , one of three items needed to advance beyond level 50 . " Final Fantasy XII " . Lich is a normal enemy encountered in the corridors of the Tomb of Raithwall . " Final Fantasy XV " . Lich is an enemy fought in Steyliff Grove in Cleigne and during the Softly Now , Mighty Foes Hunt . It employs Fire - elemental attacks and is capable of inflicting the Disenchanted status . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Lich , mistranslated as Rich in the original English release , is a summon spell . Lich is an undead mage that spits out a blast of black lightning as it flies overhead . This attack is especially effective against Lucavi demons as it can even do 999 damage to Ultima . This is because Lich ' s attack works by dealing half of a monster ' s maximum health in damage , and bosses such as Ultima have well over the 1998 health required to reach to the damage cap . It costs 40 MP to summon , has a speed of 12 , and needs 600 JP to learn . Lich has a 20 % chance of randomly being learned in battle by a Summoner who has not yet learned it and is not KO ' d by it , or absorbs at least 1 HP worth of damage . Nullifying the damage does not count . In the original PlayStation version , when summoned , the summoner will sometimes mutter , " Death song , death door , death river awaiting ! Rich ! " . This was removed from the " Final Fantasy Tactics : The War of the Lions " . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Although not an enemy of its own , Lich is a specific Zombie boss and one of the four Falgabirds . This is a reference to the original Lich from " Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Lich is a boss found within the Sealed Cave . It attacks by throwing skulls , and will drop the Nuke when defeated . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The Lich is not a fightable enemy , but is a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The Lich is an enemy and also a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . " Vagrant Story " . Lich is a boss in " Vagrant Story " . A strong version , Lich Lord exists as a palette swap enemy . They are both of the Evil Class . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Lich is a recurring antagonist and boss in the " Crystal Chronicles " subseries , appearing as what seems a ghostly Yuke . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Lich appears as one of the game ' s antagonists and as a summon . He is one of the Four Fiends , creatures seeking to destroy the Crystal . His design is based on his appearance from the original " Final Fantasy " . Lich first appears as a boss in the Mysidian Cathedral at the end of the game ' s second chapter . Under the servitude of the Deathlord , he fights Morrow and his party in an attempt to stop them from further interfering with his master ' s plan . Despite the Fiend ' s powerful magics , Morrow and his comrades are able to defeat Lich . Lich appears before the party in the Stream of Chaos in a final attempt to stop them , but he is again defeated . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . Lich appears as one of the summons in " Dissidia " , represented by a colored version of his " Final Fantasy " art . When summoned , it uses Earth Arcana which casts Doom on the opponent ' s Bravery points ; after twenty seconds , the opponent ' s Bravery points are reduced to zero . Lich can be obtained as a Stage Bonus on the Shade Impulse I storyline . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Lich returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . He can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 100 KP . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . Lich appears as an enemy during Battle Music Sequence s . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Lich appears in " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " as an enemy encountered inside the Interdimensional Rift . He uses Flare and drops the Radiant Lance . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Lich with artwork from " Final Fantasy I & II : Dawn of Souls " appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " with an Earth - elemental card . He also has an Ice - elemental card with his " Final Fantasy Tactics " artwork .