Rubicante Rubicante , also known as Rubicant , is a recurring character in the " Final Fantasy " universe . First appearing in " Final Fantasy IV " as a minor antagonist , he is one of the four archfiends associated with the elements ; in this case , fire . Despite his role as an antagonist , he has a strong sense of honor and fair play , unlike the other archfiends . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Rubicante appears in the " " and " 20th Anniversary " remakes as a boss at the last floor Hellfire Chasm , one of the bonus dungeons for the remakes . Defeating him will take the player off the dungeon , and he drops a Kikuichimonji . " Final Fantasy IV " . Rubicante appears as a boss . He is one of Golbez ' s Archfiends , and is the Element Lord of Fire , titled the Autarch of Flame . He is considered to be the most powerful of the four , and is their leader . In spite of his less than savory actions , he is an honorable fighter at heart , and restores the party ' s health before every fight against him . He wears a " Cloak of Flame " , which , when donned , absorbs all elemental magic , though ice elemental weapons can still damage him ( the 3D version is an exception to this ) . He is voiced by Lee Everest and Norio Wakamoto in the English and Japanese versions respectively . Rubicante first appears in the Tower of Babil , where he is overseeing the destruction of Eblan . It is assumed that he led this attack . The attack succeeds , and Eblan ' s inhabitants are forced to flee to Cave of Eblan . He is first seen speaking to Dr . Lugae in the Tower of Babil in the Underworld , when Lugae transports him to the Overworld . There , he is chased by Edge , the prince of Eblan , who seeks revenge for the destruction of Eblan and the assumed murder of his parents . Cecil Harvey , Kain Highwind , Rydia , and Rosa Joanna Farrell witness Edge ' s loss to Rubicante , and Rubicante ' s subsequent departure . The party confronts Rubicante again in the upper half of the Tower of Babil , where Edge accuses him of not only destroying Eblan , but also turning his parents into monsters . Rubicante explains that the transformation of the king and queen of Eblan into chimeras was Lugae ' s doing , and in an interesting show of his character , when he saw what had happened to Edge ' s parents he actually cursed Lugae for what he did . He commends Edge ' s strength but sees him as being too emotional to be a worthy opponent . Edge ignores Rubicante ' s remark , and joins the party in attacking , and then defeating Rubicante . Unlike the other fiends , Rubicante accepts his defeat and compliments the party on their victory . Rubicante is revived by Zemus , along with Scarmiglione , Cagnazzo , and Barbariccia . They fight Cecil ' s party one last time in the Giant of Babil together . However , they are all defeated again . " " . Rubicante appears at Eblan ' s Castle where he fights the party in a scripted battle . He gives Edge a clue on how to defeat Ifrit during the Second Battle of Eblan , who has taken control of the castle and Rydia and Edge learn Rubicante ' s Inferno as a Band ability . He reappears on the True Moon as a boss spawned by the Crystals . The player can have a one - on - one fight with him as Edge , and obtain Rubicante ' s cloak , the Fire Scarf . With it , Edge can absorb any fire - elemental attacks . After defeating him , Edge acknowledges Rubicante is still a worthy opponent and has possibly made peace with him . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Rubicante is one of the many versions of Ifrit . This model has only two attacks , and has the lowest HP maximum among the fire Eidolons . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Rubicante appears as a fire - elemental summon . His special attack is Scorch , which deals fire - elemental damage to a single enemy two times . Rubicante allows the wielder to use the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Rubicante is a summon and is a counter to an opponent ' s summon and triples the summoner ' s Bravery points . His original artwork from " Final Fantasy IV " is used . Rubicante can be obtained on the second stage of the Shade Impulse III storyline . When the player collects Rubicante ' s Summonstone , the dialogue mirrors what Rubicante says to Edge before his boss battle in " Final Fantasy IV " . Like the other Archfiends , Rubicante appears to act as a " counter " version of one of the original " Final Fantasy ' s " Four Fiends . Specifically , Rubicante ' s Inferno accomplishes the same result as Tiamat ' s Wind Arcana ; tripling the Summoner ' s Bravery . Both Rubicante and Tiamat are the fourth and final " fiend " the party encounters in their respective games . There is also an equipment bearing his name , called " Rubicante ' s Cowl " . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Rubicante has the same function from the previous " Dissidia " . He can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 100 KP . The headgear referencing him also returns . Rubicante , as like his fellow archfiends , also appears as a tutor for the Labyrinth feature at the in - game manuals . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Rubicante , along with the other elemental archfiends , makes an appearance as an enemy . " Pictlogica Final Fantasy " . Rubicante from " Final Fantasy IV " appears as an enemy . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Rubicante appears as an enemy during an event called " Showdown " . In battle , Rubicante uses Scorch . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Rubicante appears as a boss . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Rubicante appears twice as a boss . His attack pattern is virtually unchanged from " Final Fantasy IV " . In both battles , the target score is to exploit his window of weakness to ice and water . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Rubicante appears with three Fire - elemental cards : one depicting his Yoshitaka Amano artwork from " Final Fantasy IV " ; one depicting his artwork from " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " and one depicting his artwork from " Final Fantasy I & II : Dawn of Souls " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Hanjuku Hero : Aa , Sekaiyo Hanjukunare . . . ! " . A parody of Rubicante 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 . Samakante , the Fiend of Summer is found in the southwest castle . " Lord of Vermilion " . Rubicante is a card in " Lord of Vermilion II " , along with other characters from " Final Fantasy IV " , as a special cross promotion . Rubicante also appears in " Lord of Vermilion Arena " . Rubicante , along with Cagnazzo , Scarmiglione , and Barbariccia are all promotional cards , all of whom were special captures to celebrate the release of " Final Fantasy IV " for the Apple iPad . All of them are Rank 5 ( the rarest ) , with Rubicante being a Humanoid - type Guardian that would have been found in the Glaverow Volcanic Zone . " Heavenstrike Rivals " . Rubicante and Hellfire Rubicante are units and their ability is Inferno . Rubicante can be promoted to Hellfire Rubicante .