Lich (Final Fantasy IX)

Lich is a boss from Final Fantasy IX. It was created by Kuja from the crystal's memory of the Earth Guardian, whom Zidane and Quina fought at the Earth Shrine. The party fights it in Memoria. The Lich, along with the other guardians of Terra, are throwbacks to the Four Fiends from the original Final Fantasy.
==Stats==
== Battle ==
Lich knows plenty of deadly spells, such as LV5 Death, Death, and Stop. It can cast Earthquake, causing up to 1800 points of damage on the party. Though Lich may look undead, it is not one.
Lich is the only enemy from whom the player can acquire (steal) one of the two pairs of Genji Gloves. The other pair can be found with Choco by using Dead Pepper at foaming water at southern tip of Forgotten Continent.
Defeating Lich in the mobile/Steam version yields the Hitting Rock Bottom achievement.
=== Strategy ===
Lich's Earthquake attack can be halved by equipping the Desert Boots add-on, nullified by equipping Circlets, or the damage can be absorbed by equipping Feather Boots. The party can also use Float.
The support abilities Locomotion and Antibody are recommended, and it is wise to try and avoid having characters with a level divisible by five. Physical attacks, as well as Wind and Fire-based attacks, are helpful.
The boss is also only susceptible to Slow, which should help a bit.
=== Crystal World incarnation ===
The crystalline version is only marginally weaker than the true boss. This Lich is more susceptible to status ailments and also to Quina's LV4 Holy. The crystal version retains all of the original Lich's abilities, including several death-inducing attacks.
== AI script ==
=== Boss ===
=== Crystal World incarnation ===
==Other appearances==
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
== Gallery ==
Earth Guardian FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of the Earth Guardian.
Lich FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Lich.
Death Cutter.png|Death Cutter.
Lich uses LV5 Death from FFIX Remastered.png|LV5 Death.
Lich uses Doom from FFIX Remastered.png|Doom.
Lich uses Stop from FFIX Remastered.png|Stop.
FFIX Venom Powder.png|Venom Powder.
== Etymology ==
== Related enemies ==
* Earth Guardian
* Kraken
* Maliris
* Tiamat
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy IX
Category:Final Fantasy IX Edible Enemies