Shinryu ( Dissidia ) Shinryu is a powerful entity and enemy exclusive summon in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Originally appearing as a superboss in " Final Fantasy V " , Shinryu is a summon used by Chaos and the only one that cannot be controlled by the player . It also plays a role in the story as the facilitator of the cycles of war . Story . Shinryu plays a critical but unseen role in " Dissidia " . When Cid of the Lufaine , Cosmos and Chaos first arrived in World B , the three came upon Shinryu and Cid made a deal with the being to return home . This resulted in the cycle of conflict where Chaos and Cosmos summon warriors to battle one another , and when all warriors of one side are killed , Shinryu revives the fallen warriors of both sides and consumes their memories , growing stronger as payment for reviving them . Shinryu imbues Chaos with some of its power and over time , Chaos will grow into the ultimate weapon , at which point Cid intended for the three to return home and Chaos to destroy the state that had used them for purposes of war . While Chaos and Cosmos became gods , Shinryu granted Cid immortality to observe the cycle , though at the cost of his physical form . In " Dissidia 012 " , after Cosmos sacrifices herself to destroy the manikin s , Shinryu revives her and all her champions save for those beyond its ability to resurrect as they have died outside the conditions of the conflict : Lightning , Laguna , Kain , Yuna , Vaan , and Tifa . During the thirteenth cycle , after Cosmos is seemingly destroyed by Chaos , Shinryu aids the God of Discord in his final battle with the Warriors of Light as revenge for Cid backing out of their pact and siding with Cosmos , when previously the two were neutral observers . Shinryu lends Chaos his power , and when he is killed by the Warriors of Cosmos in the thirteenth cycle , Shinryu absorbs his strength and returns to the Rift , his pact with Cid complete . Alternate incarnations . In Inward Chaos , an alternate universe where Chaos was never defeated , a mysterious voice speaks to the warrior that takes on this challenge , remarking that only the truly powerful will be allowed further . The voice is Shinryu , who has gathered the most powerful incarnations of all the heroes and villains to create the ultimate Chaos . Upon defeating Chaos , Shinryu realizes the warrior ' s power outstrips that of the gods , and that he / she has obtained a might that not even gods can inherit . Shinryu says he shall cleanse this world , for it is his duty , but wishes that his next incarnation will be through the eyes of those like the warrior , instead of his lofty position . After Chaos is defeated and the cycle of war is broken , allowing the Warriors of Cosmos to return home , Shinryu seals away Cid in an alternate , nightmarish dimension where Chaos survived as revenge for Cid ' s involvement in ending the cycle of war . In this alternate universe , Shinryu continues to absorb power and eventually becomes Shinryu Verus , an even stronger incarnation . Chaos , meanwhile , goes insane and becomes Feral Chaos . After killing all summoned warriors , including his own , Chaos attempts to destroy Shinryu after Cid seals the powerless Cosmos and himself away in the Cavern of Earth . After Feral Chaos ends up defeated , Chaos , in a brief moment of clarity , tells the party that Shinryu had departed for the Rift , thus ending the conflict for good . Gameplay . In battle , Shinryu is a powerful summon unique to Chaos that uses Chaotic Deluge to cause one of several random effects that act as enhanced versions of the effects of other summons : Unlike other summons , Shinryu can be used multiple times in battle , though its effect can usually be predicted by examining both fighters ' Bravery values . This means that if the player equips the " Opponent ' s summon unused " booster accessory when fighting Chaos , they will always retain the bonus , because Shinryu is never " used up " . Though Chaos can summon Shinryu as much as he wants , there is a cooldown to Shinryu ' s effect , noticeable by watching for the Summonstone icon to reappear above Chaos ' s HP bar once he summons Shinryu . Chaos can have one of Shinryu ' s effects active at a time and Shinryu ' s Summonstone cannot be destroyed by Asura . Shinryu can be obtained in the summon files after the player defeats Chaos for the first time , and is the only summon to have new artwork rather than using a sprite or artwork from a previous game . Shinryu Verus ' s color scheme appears to be partially based on Neo Shinryu from " Final Fantasy V Advance " , Neo Shinryu ' s colors being gold and blue , while Shinryu Verus is gold and red . In " Dissidia 012 " , Feral Chaos has access to an enhanced gold and red version of Shinryu when fought in Confessions of the Creator . This form , known as Shinryu Verus , uses a different summon command , Savage Roar . Compared to the original Shinryu , Shinryu Verus has only four timed effects that activate in 20 seconds compared to 50 , and Feral Chaos uses its effects freely while Chaos uses them at set times and only uses certain effects in each round . The summon abilities are based on the summon abilities of the Four Fiends when called as summons : Etymology . " Verus " is Latin for " True " .