Shiva (Final Fantasy X)

Shiva is an Ice-elemental aeon in Final Fantasy X who can be summoned into battle. Her fayth is a Macalanian priestess. She also appears as a boss in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.
==Profile==
Shiva is a slim aeon with a feminine and humanoid appearance, and wears limited clothing. Her Final Fantasy X appearance is notable for her hair, which is tied up in very long, bright blue dreadlocks.
The symbol for Shiva and Macalania is annotated with the kanji for ice .
==Story==
In life, Shiva was a priestess of Macalania by the name of Silvia. She was turned into a fayth statue and kept in the Macalania Temple where it became part of the summoners' pilgrimage to defeat Sin. The temple is erected on top of a perpetually frozen lake.
During Summoner Yuna's pilgrimage, the maester of Macalania Temple is Seymour Guado. Yuna comes to the temple both to pray to Shiva's fayth, and to confront Seymour over his patricide of Jyscal Guado and Seymour's marriage proposal to Yuna. She heads to the temple ahead of her guardians, not having told them of her plan. Yuna prays at the Chamber of the Fayth and gains Shiva's allegiance, but when she confronts Seymour with her guardians, he turns hostile and they are forced to slay him and then flee the temple before she has the chance to send him. The Guado send fiends after them, and a particularly strong one breaks the ice of the lake, sending Yuna and her party falling to its frozen depths where they can still hear Shiva's fayth sing the "Hymn of the Fayth" as it emanates from the temple. It turns out that Sin had also come here to listen, and whisks Yuna and her guardians away.
If the party returns to the Macalania Temple, they find it guarded by Dark Shiva summoned by a Yevonite monk, as Yuna has been branded a traitor of Yevon. If Yuna and her guardians defeat the Dark Shiva and revisit the Chamber of the Fayth, Shiva's fayth appears to them and confirms that Tidus, one of Yuna's guardians, is a dream, and that the fayth will summon a new sea for him to swim after he will disappear when Sin is slain.
Yuna's party fells Yu Yevon at Sin's core, who possesses her aeons one by one, forcing the party to defeat them. With nowhere to go, Yu Yevon is destroyed, banishing Sin and freeing the fayth from their statues, who depart to the Farplane. With Shiva's fayth gone, Macalania Lake begins to thaw and the temple is abandoned as it sinks.
==Obtained==
Shiva is obtained by reaching the Macalania Temple. She is unique in that Yuna can summon her before the player has named her, during the first fight against Seymour, in which she is called "????".
==Battle==
320px|left|Summoning and Overdrive, Diamond Dust
Shiva has the highest initial Agility and Evasion of all the aeons. After Lulu receives and charges her Celestial Weapon, Onion Knight, Shiva will be able to break the damage limit of 9,999. Ice attacks will heal her.
Her special attack is called Heavenly Strike, which inflicts the Threaten status, and her Overdrive is Diamond Dust, inflicting Ice damage to all enemies. Though she starts out knowing only ice magic, she can be taught any ability provided the player has enough items.
Shiva's victory pose is to sweep back her hair.
===Stats===
;Base stats
Stat 	Base Value
HP 	820
MP 	26
Strength 	19
Defense 	17
Magic 	23
Magic Defense	24
Agility 	14
Luck 	17
Evasion 	32
Accuracy 	11
;Stat growth
Number of battles N	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Defense	Magic	Magic Defense	Agility	Evasion	Accuracy
0 to 59 	820 	26 	19 	17 	23 	24 	14 	32 	11
60 to 89 	880 	30 	20 	18 	27 	27 	15 	34 	11
90 to 119 	1020 	32 	21 	19 	30 	28 	18 	34 	12
120 to 149 	1130 	33 	22 	20 	30 	31 	18 	34 	12
150 to 179 	1178 	35 	23 	21 	33 	34 	19 	35 	12
180 to 209 	1342 	40 	25 	23 	34 	38 	22 	39 	13
210 to 239 	1384 	41 	25 	24 	37 	42 	22 	39 	13
240 to 269 	1444 	44 	27 	26 	42 	42 	27 	39 	14
270 to 299 	1596 	48 	28 	27 	46 	43 	27 	44 	15
300 to 329 	1760 	51 	30 	31 	46 	47 	32 	44 	15
330 to 359 	1820 	55 	31 	33 	51 	48 	32 	48 	16
360 to 389 	1868 	56 	32 	34 	51 	52 	37 	48 	16
390 to 419 	2020 	60 	34 	36 	56 	57 	37 	49 	17
420 to 449 	2160 	62 	35 	37 	56 	57 	42 	53 	17
450 to 479 	2220 	66 	36 	39 	60 	61 	42 	53 	18
480 to 509 	2292 	68 	38 	42 	61 	62 	47 	57 	18
510 to 539 	2420 	71 	39 	43 	65 	62 	47 	58 	19
540 to 569 	2468 	72 	40 	45 	65 	66 	47 	62 	19
570 to 599 	2632 	78 	41 	47 	70 	67 	52 	62 	20
600 and more 	2680 	80 	42 	48 	70 	71 	52 	66 	20
===Abilities===
Default abilities	Default abilities
Wht Magic 	NulBlaze, NulFrost
Blk Magic 	Blizzard, Blizzara
==Boss==
===Final Fantasy X===
Shiva appears as a boss when summoned by other summoners.
In the International, PAL, and HD Remaster versions, Dark Shiva will appear as an optional boss when the party attempts to reenter Macalania Temple after escaping from Bevelle.
====Final Fantasy X-2====
Shiva makes her return as a boss under Shuyin's control. She is fought in the Farplane, as the temple sank to the bottom of the lake shortly after Final Fantasy X.
==Other appearances==
=== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ===
Shiva's Final Fantasy X incarnation is summonable by Yuna in-battle to perform either Heavenly Strike or Diamond Dust.
Shiva also returns as a summonstone, with the same function as in Dissidia. Her auto version is now found in Chapter Six: Indiscernible Truth of Scenario 012. The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shops for 30 KP.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
Whilst not physically appearing Yuna can summon Shiva's Glyph to use Heavenly Strike.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
=== Mobius Final Fantasy ===
Shiva appears as ability cards. She also appears as an enemy summoned by Meia that can be fought during multiplayer mode.
Mobius - Summon Shiva R5 Ability Card.png|Mage card.
MFF War God Shiva - Monk.jpg|Monk card.
MFF War God Shiva - Ranger.jpg|Ranger card.
Mobius Shiva FF10.png|Warrior card.
==Voice==
Shiva's fayth sings the "Hymn of the Fayth" in an operatic soprano voice. It is heard when within the Chamber of the Fayth in the temple in Final Fantasy X, and when under the temple within the frozen lake.
==Gallery==
FFXINTPS2 Shiva Idle.png|Render in International version.
ff10-shiva.jpg|Artwork.
ShivaSeal-ffx-artwork.png|Shiva's seal.
Shiva ffx.jpg|Shiva summoned to battle.
Shiva Attack.PNG|Shiva attacking.
Shiva-FFX-HD.JPG|Shiva in the HD Remaster.
Shiva_Victory_Pose.png|Shiva's victory pose.
Shiva Victory Pose.gif
==Etymology==
==References==
Category:Aeons in Final Fantasy X