Shemhazai (Final Fantasy XII)

Shemhazai, the Whisperer is a level two Esper in Final Fantasy XII. She is fought during the main storyline in the lowest reaches of Giruvegan.
Shemhazai's license costs 50 LP, and she requires two Mist Charges to summon.
==Profile==
The Esper of Soul, Shemhazai represents the zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Shemhazai's hands resemble crossbows, she has equine qualities, and from her power of soul, her color sign is pink. She is also referred to as the Dhanus Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Shemhazai returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as a Rank III Lightning Melee summon, although she is referred to as being male. She returns again in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift as a Scion.
==Story==
Shemhazai is found in the lowest reaches of Giruvegan, just before the warp point leading to the Occuria, in the Gate of Fire. It can be assumed they sealed her here to protect them. Shemhazai is the third of the five Espers obtained during the main story.
==Obtained==
After being fought as a boss during the main storyline, her license can be purchased on the License Board for 50 LP.
===Unlocked abilities in Zodiac versions===
Esper licenses sometimes unlock licenses that could not otherwise be reached. Shemhazai's license will appear on all boards, but once chosen by a character, will disappear from all other boards. In The Zodiac Age version, the player can choose two license boards for each playable character, and activated licenses are activated on both boards if present.
Shemhazai allows access to the following licenses on these boards:
*Archer: Heavy Armor 10, 11, 12 (Dragon Helm, Dragon Mail, Magepower Shishak, Maximillian, Grand Helm, Grand Armor)
*Black Mage: Heavy Armor 7 (Steel Mask, Mirror Mail)
*Shikari: Guns 5, 6 (Spica, Antares, Arcturus, Fomalhaut)
*Knight: Potion Lore 2
*Machinist: Hand-bombs 3 (Caldera, Volcano)
*Monk: Potion Lore 3
*Red Battlemage: White Magick 7 (Esuna, Cleanse)
*Bushi: Shield Block
*White Mage: +230 HP
==Battle==
Shemhazai requires two Mist Charges to summon.
Unlike other Espers, Shemhazai uses a crossbow for her basic attacks, allowing her to attack from a distance but also giving her a chance to miss. She also has a small chance of inflicting Disease.
===Abilities===
320px|right|Soul Purge
;Devour Soul
A non-elemental attack. Its damage is calculated just like the item Knot of Rust:
:Shemhazai's Max HP / (Random number 1–10)
Damage is capped at 9999 in the original version. To improve damage, the player can cast the Bubble spell on her.
;Soul Purge
A non-elemental attack, and Shemhazai's ultimate attack. Shemhazai walks to the top of a cliff under the moonlight. She charges her guns, jumps off the cliff, shooting the enemies in range with pure soul energy. She lands near the enemies, and the soul energy that struck the enemies charges up into multiple explosions. Damage is calculated just like the item Dark Matter:
:(Sum of all Knot of Rust damage + Sum of all Devour Soul damage) / 3
Its damage cap is 60,000, only bested in potential power by Zeromus's Big Bang, and is one of the only attacks that breaks the damage limit at all in the original version. Once used, the damage is set back down to 0, and has to be built up again. Unlike most other Esper attacks, Soul Purge is unaffected by Reverse.
===Gambit information===
;Zodiac
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Soul Purge
2 	Foe: nearest visible 	Devour Soul
3 	Ally: HP < 100% 	Curaja
;Original
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Soul Purge
2 	Foe: character HP < 30% 	Soul Purge
3 	Foe: nearest visible 	Devour Soul
===Stats===
Stat 	FFXII	Zodiac
Attack 	73 	76
Defense 	47 	50
Magick Defense	31 	51
Shemhazai is weak against Fire and takes normal damage from every other element.
;Zodiac
In The Zodiac Age, the HP values are tripled.
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	3,645-3,646	234-238	36 	47 	26 	26
10 	3,847-3,882	288-328	41 	52 	28 	28
20 	4,215-4,314	368-468	47 	58 	31 	30
30 	4,687-4,872	450-612	53 	64 	34 	33
40 	5,134-5,400	550-792	59 	70 	36 	35
50 	5,848-6,247	636-944	65 	76 	39 	37
60 	6,478-6,994	716-999	71 	82 	42 	40
70 	6,835-7,414	776-999	77 	88 	45 	42
80 	7,248-7,900	836-999	82 	93 	47 	44
90 	7,810-8,566	876-999	88 	99 	50 	47
99 	8,445-9,319	894-999	94 	99 	53 	49
;Original
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	2,430-2,431	23-25 	51 	46 	26 	26
10 	2,565-2,588	50-70 	56 	51 	28 	28
20 	2,810-2,876	90-140 	62 	57 	30 	30
30 	3,125-3,248	131-212	68 	63 	33 	33
40 	3,423-3,600	181-302	74 	69 	35 	35
50 	3,899-4,165	224-378	80 	75 	37 	37
60 	4,319-4,663	264-448	86 	81 	40 	40
70 	4,557-4,943	294-498	92 	87 	42 	42
80 	4,832-5,267	324-548	97 	92 	44 	44
90 	5,207-5,711	344-578	99 	98 	47 	47
99 	5,603-6,213	353-587	99 	99 	49 	49
===Actions===
;Zodiac
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	10 	Single 	25	Physical	None 	73
Curaja 	10 	Circle 10	23	Magick 	None 	120
Shock 	10 	Single 	23	Magick 	None 	133
Devour Soul	12 	Single 	15	Magick 	None 	－
Soul Purge 	12 	Circle 10	0 	Magick 	None 	－
;Original
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Devour Soul	12 	Single 	16	Magick	None 	－
Soul Purge 	12 	Circle 8	35	Magick	None 	－
===Status effects===
*Libra
*Haste
===Augments===
*Ignore Vitality (Zodiac only)
*Ignore Reflect (Zodiac only)
*Ignore Weather & Landscape
==Boss==
Shemhazai is a boss fought in Giruvegan. She has random elemental weaknesses. Her attacks consist of magick and standard attacks, but her standard attacks have a high chance of inflicting Disease. She also likes to use Shock and Flare. When her health depletes, Shemhazai will ready Mana Spring and Chain-Magick, which cancels her magick cost and charge time.
==Gallery==
Shemhazai Glyph Art.jpg|Shemhazai's Glyph from Final Fantasy XII.
Shemhazai Glyph.jpg|Shemhazai's crystal from Final Fantasy XII.
FFXII Devour Soul.png|Devour Soul.
FFXII Soul Purge 1.png|Soul Purge.
FFXII Soul Purge 2.png|Soul Purge.
XII shemhazai render.png|Render from Final Fantasy XII.
==Etymology==
Shemhazai is derived from the name of the fallen angel, Samyaza. 
She is also referred to as the Dhanus Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Category:Espers in Final Fantasy XII