Diabolos (Final Fantasy XI)

Category:Avatars in Final Fantasy XI
Diabolos is one of the five terrestrial avatars in Final Fantasy XI, alongside Carbuncle, Fenrir, Phoenix, and Bahamut. He is the ruler and creator of the dreamworld known as Dynamis, and appears as a character and boss in the Chains of Promathia storyline. Players who have defeated Diabolos can optionally face a far more powerful version of him in the quest "Waking Dreams" to forge a pact with him, gaining the ability to summon him. As a summon associated with dreams and sleep, many of Diabolos's moves are magic-based and some gain bonuses from being used when it is nighttime or when the enemy is asleep.
Diabolos is also the name of a server.
==History==
During the events of Chains of Promathia, Diabolos learned about Bahamut's plan to destroy the enlightened races of Vana'diel to prevent the return of Promathia. Being convinced that the coming apocalypse was unavoidable, Diabolos created Dreamworld Dynamis with the intention of giving people a place to live safe from the dangers of Bahamut or Promathia. 
Prishe fell into a coma. Dr. Monberaux tried to treat her, but nothing would wake her. After the adventurer and Tenzen traveled to Pso'xja, they saw that Prishe's consciousness was stolen by Diabolos and held in Dynamis. Selh'teus saved Prishe and Diabolos confronted Tenzen and the adventurer, telling them that their plans to save Vana'diel were hopeless. Tenzen showed Diabolos that his blade contained the power of the long lost terrestrial avatar, Phoenix, and that this avatar guided his actions. Diabolos insisted that Phoenix was feeding them false hope and informed them of the true peril that Vana'diel was in.
When the adventurer, Tenzen, and Ulmia made their way to the mothercrystal Vahzl, Diabolos abducted Prishe again during her run in with Selh'teus. In the Promyvion surrounding the mothercrystal, he confronted the heroes, revealing that he had learned Selh'teus's plan through Prishe's dreams. He revealed that Selh'teus was trying to protect Al'taieu and that Al'taieu was never destroyed, instead laying beyond the fifth mothercrystal. He warned against opening the Gates of Paradise stating that it was Promathia's will that guided them towards those ends, and this was why Bahamut sought to destroy them. Tenzen asked how they can break free from following Promathia's will. Diabolos stated that the Promathian chains were neither a blessing nor a curse, but that they were necessary for the enlightened races. He revealed that the Kuluu had asked to be made free of their Promathian chains resulting in catastrophe. Being free from Promathia's will would be another type of destruction. He pointed out that the other terrestrial avatars were faced with the choice of protecting Vana'diel or the enlightened races, but one of the two were bound to be destroyed. Prishe insisted that he was wrong, claiming that Selh'teus was working towards saving both, Vana'diel and all of its life.
Upon the adventurer's first arrival into Dreamworld Dynamis, Diabolos appeared and informed them that fragments of himself had rebelled. He asked the adventurer to fight those fragments for the sake of Dynamis. After gaining access to Dynamis - Tavnazia, the adventurer found and fought these Diabolos fragments. 
During the events of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, the adventurer repelled the Cloud of Darkness from Vana'diel, and Iroha discovered that a fragment of its presence still resided in Selh'teus' mothercrystal. To combat this fragment, the power of the Phoenix was needed to consolidate the fragment into physical form within the mothercrystal. The Phoenix was a terrestrial avatar that had long since been dead, with only fragments of its power remaining. In preparation for the final battle with the Cloud of Darkness, Diabolos joined the other avatars in granting Phoenix a portion of their energy to revive the terrestrial avatar.
==Gameplay==
Diablos is both a boss and a summonable avatar.
===Notorious Monster===
Diablos can be fought on four different occasion. Once in the Chains of Promathia storyline, once in his acquisition quest, and finally in a High Tier Battlefield.
Name 	Content 	Requirements 	Rewards
Darkness Named 	Mission Battlefield 	Completed previous "Chains of Promathia" Missions	
*Pact with Odin
*Aesir Torque
*Aesir Mantle
*Aesir Ear Pendant
*10,000 gil
Dynamis - Tavnazia 	Dreamworld Dynamis 	Complete "Darkness Named" Mission 	
*Fiendish Tome II (Chapter 14)
*Portus Ring
*Portus Annulet
*Portus Collar
*Alucinor Mitts
Waking Dreams 	Battlefield 	Completed "Chains of Promathia" Missions 	One of the following:
*Pact with Diablos
*15,000 Gil
*Diabolos's Pole
*Diabolos's Earring
*Diabolos's Torque
*Diabolos's Ring
Waking Dreams High Tier Battlefield	High Tier Battlefield	Clear "Waking Dreams" Battlefield 	
*Maliyakaleya Coral
*Hepatizon Ore
*Beryllium Ore
*Exalted Log
*Sif's Lock
*Shuhansadamune
*Darkside Earring
*Pernicious Ring
*Chozoron Coselete
*Loagaeth Cuffs
===Summon===
Unlike many of the avatars added after the Rise of the Zilart Expansion, Diablos has a full set of abilities rather than just casting a one time effect. He is obtained by clearing the quest "Waking Dreams". Diabolos is highly resistant to all Dark-based damage and enfeebling effects such as Sleep and Blind but is weak against Light-based damage and enfeebling effects. Diabolos also has a defense modifier of thirty percent.
====Blood Pact: Rage====
Name 	Level	Pact Type	MP 	Effect
Ruinous Omen 	1 	Rage 	All	Deals damage equal to a random percentage of HP to enemies within area of effect. Only available during Astral Flow.
Camisado 	1 	Rage 	20 	Deals minor physical blunt damage and knocks back the target.
Nether Blast 	65 	Rage 	109	Delivers a ranged magical attack dealing moderate dark damage. Damage is fairly consistent, ignoring many defensive stats.
Night Terror 	80 	Rage 	177	Deals powerful dark magic damage to a target. Damage receives a significant bonus when used on a sleeping target.
Pavor Nocturnus	98 	Ward 	246	Inflicts Instant Death on the target. Target will be Dispelled if Death fails. Chance to inflict Death increases if target was already slept with Nightmare.
====Blood Pact: Ward====
Name 	Level	Pact Type 	MP 	Effect
Somnolence 	20 	Ward 	30 	Deals minor dark magic damage and weighs the target down.
Nightmare 	29 	Ward 	42 	Gradually deals dark damage, weakens attacks, and inflicts sleep on enemies within area of effect. This special sleep status prevents gradual damage from waking the afflicted targets.
Ultimate Terror 	37 	Ward 	27 	Decreases attributes of enemies within Area of Effect.
Noctoshield 	49 	Ward 	92 	Gives all Party members in area of effect the effect of Phalanx.
Diabolos's Favor	55 	Avatar's Favor	0 	Causes MP to Refresh for all party members near Diabolos, but weakens Diabolos's offensive power.
Dream Shroud 	56 	Ward 	121	Enhances magic attack and magic defense for party members within area of effect.
Pavor Nocturnus 	98 	Ward 	246	Inflicts Instant Death on the target. Target will be Dispelled if Death fails. Chance to inflict Death increases if target was already slept with Nightmare.
== Gallery ==
FF11-DiabolosConceptArt.JPG|Concept art.
Multiple Diabolos'.png|Diabolos, ruler of dreams, creates multiple copies of himself in the dreamworld.
Diabolos and prishe.png|Diabolos presides over a sleeping soul.
==Etymology==