Demon ( Final Fantasy VI ) The Demon , also known as Poltrgeist or Poltrgst , is a boss in " Final Fantasy VI " . It is a member of the Warring Triad , and one of the three final bosses in Kefka ' s Tower before facing Kefka himself . According to the " Final Fantasy III Nintendo Player ' s Guide " , the final battle sequence against the Statue of the Gods is supposed to be a rematch of the Warring Triad ; the first tier being Demon . No official material support this , however ; the idea was created by Nintendo of America . Battle . Demon uses a variety of strong group - hitting attacks . It usually uses normal attacks , Metal Cutter , Stop and its special attack Tyrfing . If any party members are struck with Stop , Demon will use Blaster which inflicts Death and always hits a stopped character . When its HP falls below 32 , 640 , Demon changes his strategy and uses Meteor , Aero , Flare Star and Southern Cross . When Demon is damaged eight times , it uses Wave Cannon , doing Lightning - elemental damage to the entire party . When Demon is defeated , it drops the Radiant Lance , one of the most powerful weapons in the game . Strategy . Bio spells are most effective against Demon , as are spells that ignore defense like Flare and Ultima . The player should not use fire - elemental spells or attacks , since Demon absorbs Fire . Normal attacks are a bit weaker than usual since Demon has Auto - Protect . Hastega can be helpful , as can summoning Zona Seeker . Demon is vulnerable to Stop ; however , its Auto - Haste status ensures that it will not last as long as it would on normal enemies . AI script . Attack Turns : 1st Turn : Attack ( 33 % ) or Metal Cutter ( 33 % ) or Stop ( 33 % ) 2nd Turn : Attack ( 33 % ) or Metal Cutter ( 33 % ) or Tyrfing ( 33 % ) If HP < = 32640 : If attacked by anything : If Var3 > = 8 : If Character # 1 has Stop status : If Character # 2 has Stop status : If Character # 3 has Stop status : If Character # 4 has Stop status : Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Known as " Zurvan , the Demon " , he is one of the Warring Triad , three primals that were defeated by the Allagan Empire and imprisoned as statues for centuries within the floating continent of Azys Lla . Due to Archbishop Thordan VII attempting to absorb the sealed Warring Triad ' s powers , Zurvan ' s seal begins to weaken . As of Patch 3 . 4 , Demon remains in his statue form on the Allagan flagship in Azys Lla . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Demon appears as a fire - elemental summon in " Final Fantasy Legends II " . When summoned into battle , Demon ’ s special ability is Demonic Cleansing , which deals fire - elemental damage to all enemies and allies and inflicts poison for five turns on all enemies . The ability ' s effect is a callback to the Crusader esper from " Final Fantasy VI " , which attacked all enemy and allies when summoned . Summoning Demon costs 3 points from the Consumption Gauge . Demon allows the user to learn the following abilities : Etymology . In the original concept artwork by Tetsuya Nomura , the Warring Triad are given names beyond their basic titles . Demon was named Zurvan . The variation between various translations of this god ' s title - name is the result of the nature of the Japanese title , " kishin " ( きしん , or 鬼神 ) , having no direct equivalent in English . Most literally , it alternately means " oni / ogre god " or " fierce god " . It is a term applied to deific figures , such as the , who are based around violence and power but are not necessarily " evil " in nature . They are strong , often violent and causes of destruction , but not universally associated with evil as it is often understood in the European / Western framework of moral . As a result , there is no word or title in English which maps precisely to the Japanese term . " War God " might be closest , but " kishin " are not necessarily gods associated with war or organized conflict , despite the association with violent action . " Poltergeist " was likely Ted Woolsey ' s attempt at coming up with a term that matched " violent supernatural being that is not evil by definition " , though this lacks the deific connotations ; " Demon " conveys the violent aspect , but carries connotations of association with evil that are not present in " kishin " .