Phoenix

The Phoenix , also known as the Phoinix or Hot Wings, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, debuting in Final Fantasy V. It often appears as a summoned monster, but other times is a boss or normal enemy. The Phoenix often plays a major story role, and is associated with fire and regeneration, often able to use fire-elemental and curative abilities. Its signature attack is Flames of Rebirth, which revives knocked out party members and deals fire-elemental damage to enemies, though the specifics of these effects vary between games. The Phoenix lends its name to the recurring Phoenix Down and similar items used to revive party members.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy III===
The Phoenix is an unused enemy that exists in the game data.
===Final Fantasy V===
The Phoenix appears as a level 5 summon. It is obtained at the top of the Phoenix Tower, where Lenna flashes back to when she had to decide whether to cut off the tongue of Hiryu to save her mother. Whether she refuses or not, the party obtains the summon.
Phoenix costs 99 MP to summon, and does fire damage to all enemies, also restoring a KO'd party member to full HP and MP.
===Final Fantasy VI===
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The Phoenix appears as a summonable esper obtained in the Phoenix Cave in the World of Ruin. Its attack, Flames of Rebirth (Life Giver in the original version), revives the entire party with 1/4 of their max HP. It costs 110 MP to summon. It teaches Raise (x10), Arise (x2), Reraise (x1), Curaga (x2), and Firaga (x3).
===Final Fantasy VII===
The Phoenix appears as a Summon Materia obtained at Fort Condor if Cid and the party protect the Huge Materia inside from Shinra in "Struggle for the Huge Materia". If they do so, the condor sitting atop the fort dies and its baby hatches. During the condor's death the fiery wings of a Phoenix appear, and afterwards a Phoenix Materia can be picked up on the floor near the nest. One can later be dug from Bone Village after "Mako Cannon Rampage" if the party has not obtained the one at Fort Condor.
The Phoenix costs 180 MP to summon, and its attack, Phoenix Flame, deals Fire-elemental damage to the enemy party and revives all KO'd party members with full HP. Phoenix's spell power is equal to 3.75x the base magic damage. It can be paired with Final Attack to revive all characters after being called.
====Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-====
The Phoenix appears as a Digital Mind Wave ability by obtaining its materia during the Seven Wonders of Nibelheim sidequest. The Phoenix's attack, Rebirth Flame, damages enemies and gives Zack the Raise status. The attack will also give Zack a Phoenix Down in the PlayStation Portable version.
====Final Fantasy VII G-Bike====
====Final Fantasy VII Rebirth====
The Phoenix appears as a summon materia obtainable from Chadley's VR simulator after reaching the Junon Region in "Dawn of a New Era". It is a firebird with the power of revival as per the local folklore. Analyzing the summoning crystals in the region allows the player to fight weaker versions of the boss in Chadley combat trials, and teaches Arise and Reraise to the Phoenix, usable when the firebird is summoned to battle.
===Final Fantasy VIII===
The Phoenix appears as a unique Guardian Force summoned by using a Phoenix Pinion during battle. After being summoned for the first time, the Phoenix can also randomly appear when all the party members have been knocked out or petrified. Its Rebirth Flame damages enemies with fire, and revives KO'd party members with 12.5% of their Max HP. Its Triple Triad card is won from an aide in Esthar City's Presidential Palace as part of the Queen of Cards sidequest.
===Final Fantasy IX===
The Phoenix is an eidolon Eiko can summon. It is learned for 40 AP by equipping a Phoenix Pinion.
Its Rebirth Flame deals Fire damage to all opponents, and revives fallen party members. Restored HP is doubled if Concentrate is equipped. Phoenix is randomly summoned automatically if Eiko is in the party and the party is annihilated. This rate is proportional to the amount of Phoenix Pinions the party has in the inventory. When Phoenix is summoned automatically to save the player from a Game Over, it has a different summon animation, deals no damage to enemies, and uses no MP.
===Final Fantasy XI===
The Phoenix appears as one of the five Terrestrial Avatars. Before the time of Final Fantasy XI, the Phoenix's physical body was destroyed, and its spirit now lingers in a flaming great katana wielded by the samurai Tenzen. The Phoenix will only be revived after the blade in which its spirit rests causes much bloodshed. The Phoenix plays an important role in both Chains of Promathia and Rhapsodies of Vana'diel thanks to its guidance of key characters such as Tenzen, Selh'teus, and Iroha.
Due to the Phoenix's unique circumstances, it remains unseen for most of the game and is the only Avatar that doesn't make an appearance as a boss or obtainable summon. It only makes a physical appearance during the final battle of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, assisting the party in their battle against the Cloud of Darkness.
===Final Fantasy XII===
The Phoenix appears as a boss fought in the Subterra beneath the Pharos at Ridorana. It is also fought during the battle with Shadowseer, who summons bosses to aid it based on the Four Symbols.
===Final Fantasy XIII===
The Phoenix appears as fal'Cie that acts as Cocoon's artificial sun, providing light and warmth to its citizens. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, the Brain Blast quiz in Academia 400 AF mentions that every few centuries the Phoenix's light will flicker, causing a moment of darkness; this phenomenon is called Flames of Rebirth.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Phoenix appears as a primal encountered as the boss of . During the Seventh Umbral Calamity, Louisoix Leveilleur was absorbed an enormous amount of aether is his attempts to stop the rampaging Bahamut, and through the wishes of Eorzea to be reborn after the Calamity became able to transform into the primal Phoenix. While he was able to defeat the dragon, Bahamut was nonetheless able to temper him, enslaving him and the Phoenix to act as his guardians while he recuperated. The Warrior of Light confronts him inside the Final Coil, and after being defeated in his Phoenix form, Louisoix is freed from Bahamut's influence, using his last moments to impart the secrets of Phoenix's summoning to the Warrior, Alphinaud, and Alisaie. Summoners can summon a weaker version of the Phoenix called the Demi-Phoenix via the action.
The Phoinix is a similar being that was possibly the first primal ever created. The ancients under Lahabrea used their creation magick to conceptualize an immortal bird with potent healing powers, but it was accidentally infused with a drifting soul in the process. The newborn Phoinix was deemed dangerous within its first moments of life, forcing Emet-Selch to subdue the creature before it was sent to the facility Pandæmonium for further study. The Phoinix appears as a boss in , and can be obtained as a mount from .
===Final Fantasy XVI===
The Phoenix appears as the Eikon of Fire. It is a firebird whose abilities also include healing bodily injuries and conjuring impenetrable magick barriers at the cost of expending a lot of the Dominant's aether. The Phoenix's Dominant is always born to the ducal line of Rosaria, with its Dominant at the time of Final Fantasy XVI being Joshua Rosfield. Phoenix's Dominant is uniquely able to share some of the Eikon's power with their First Shield, known as gifting the "Blessing of the Phoenix." Owing to the Blessing, the Phoenix is the first Eikon whose powers Clive Rosfield has access to.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
The Phoenix appears as one of the eight creatures the Summoner can summon. It will fully revive any fainted unit and instantly KO any undead in the area with 100% accuracy. Its area effect is two spaces outward and one space diagonally from the point of origin. It is learned from the Nirvana Staff. It takes 300 AP to learn, costs 24 MP to cast, is Holy-elemental, and is stealable through the ability Steal: Ability.
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
The Phoenix appears as a summon for the Summoner job class. It revives KO'd party members with full HP, and heals all units in a large area. Due to changes in the KO system from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Phoenix revives all KO'd allies instead of just any targeted bodies. It is learned from the Nirvana Staff, which teaches Arise, the White Magick spell with the similar effect (but single-target and without the healing effect). It has a range of 4, costs 450 AP to learn and 45 MP to summon.
===Final Fantasy Type-0===
The Phoenix, along with Typhon and Pandemona, was considered as a Eidolons, but the idea was discarded. It had gears as part of its design, a common theme in Orience.
===Crystal Defenders===
The Phoenix appears as a summon in Crystal Defenders W1 for the price of five crystals. When summoned, Phoenix increases the attack power and range of all the player's units for the current wave.
===Final Fantasy Mystic Quest===
The Hot Wings appears as an enemy in the Lava Dome and can use Dive, Flame Sweep, Stone Beak, and Cure.
===The Final Fantasy Legend===
The Phoenix appears a potential transformation for the party's monster units, able to revive allies and use fire attacks.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
The Phoenix appears as a mid-level summon. It can be obtained in the Anima Grove upon defeating the Conqueror. Bennu, now a spirit that will live on eternally thanks to the party's compassion, bestows upon them the power of the Phoenix. It is a level 4 Summon that costs 99 MP to summon to inflict Fire damage to all enemies and revive KO'd party members.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions II===
The Phoenix appears as a fire-elemental Eidolon for Wrieg. It teaches the Dragon Soul abilities, which allows Wrieg to revive the entire party. The Phoenix's special attack is Flames of Rebirth, which deals high fire-elemental damage to all enemies and revives all KO'd party members.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)===
The Phoenix appears as a summon whose Flames of Rebirth protects the summoner from Bravery Breaks for a short time—if the summoner would be inflicted with a Bravery Break while Phoenix is in effect, their Bravery Points are restored to full.
The Phoenix can be summoned by two distinct ways: automatically, where its Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- artwork appears whenever the summoner's Bravery value is lower than half of his/her base Bravery value, and manually, where an artwork of its Final Fantasy VIII appearance displays. The Phoenix's auto version can be obtained in the third stage of the Destiny Odyssey III, and its manual version in the second stage.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
The Phoenix returns as a summon with the same function as in the first Dissidia. Its auto version is now found in Chapter Nine: A Treasure Hunt of Scenario 013. The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shops for 30 KP.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
The Phoenix from Final Fantasy VIII appears as a recurring boss. Phoenix also refers to a type of enemy that includes itself, the Necroraven, and the Abyssal Anzû, though no character has any advantages against the family.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival===
The Phoenix from Final Fantasy VIII appears as a summon. Its signature attack, Rebirth Flame, deals minor damage to all enemies present in the music stage, while also restoring 12% of the HP gauges of all parties present, being the only summon to heal the party. It can be summoned by Minwu, Rosa, Lenna, Locke, Eiko, Auron, Ashe, Alphinaud, Cosmos, and Chocobo
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
The Phoenix from Final Fantasy V appears as a summon.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
The Phoenix from Final Fantasy IX appears as an ability for Eiko.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
FFRK Phoenix Icon.png|Final Fantasy V Phoenix
FRK Phoenix FFVI Manastone.png|Final Fantasy VI Phoenix
The Phoenix from Final Fantasy V appears as a summon, while the Final Fantasy VI Phoenix appears as a boss and magicite.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
====War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius====
=== Mobius Final Fantasy ===
Mobius Phoenix.png|Phoenix
Mobius - Phoenix FFVII R3 Ability Card.png|Final Fantasy VII Phoenix
MFF Phoenix FFVIII.jpg|Final Fantasy VIII Phoenix''
The Phoenix appears as a fire-elemental Mage card, granting the Firaja ability. Additionally, the Phoenix from Final Fantasy VII appears as light-elemental Mage card, granting the Shine ability, while the Phoenix from Final Fantasy VIII appears as a support card, granting the Flames of Rebirth ability.
===World of Final Fantasy===
The Phoenix appears as an enemy in Valley Seven and can be captured as a Mirage. It can be transfigured with the Iris.
===Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon===
The Phoenix can be summoned by the Phoenix Stone item that casts casts Reincarnation Flame, a Fire-type attack that has a reviving effect.
====Chocobo's Dungeon 2====
The Phoenix Feather summons the Phoenix to take the player out of the dungeon when they are about to get a Game Over. The Phoenix Feather is obtained the same way as any other feathers: by breaking their claw or saddle items. The Phoenix Feather is obtained from the higher level claws or saddles. The Phoenix Stone is a dummied item that works exactly the same as the Phoenix Feather.
===Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales===
PheoFireStrike.jpg|Fire Strike
PheoBlazingBarrier.jpg|Blazing Barrier
UndyingSpirit.JPG|Undying Spirit
PheoUndyingRebirth.jpg|Flames of Rebirth
The Phoenix appears as a series of fire-elemental card, granting the Fire Strike, Blazing Barrier, Undying Spirit, and Flames of Rebirth abilities.
====Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon====
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The Phoenix appears as the guardian of the Fire Crystal and is fought as a boss at the end of the Guardian Dungeon 1. After the battle, the player obtains the Phoenix Magicite. When summoned, Phoenix uses Flames of Rebirth and casts the Raise and Curaga spells on Chocobo.
===Final Fantasy: Unlimited===
The Phoenix appears as a creature summonable by the Magun using the Mother Black, Fire Red, and Burning Gold soils.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
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Phoenix 5-019L from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Mobius Phoenix
The Phoenixes from Crisis Core and Mobius appear as fire-elemental summon cards.
== Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances ==
===Dragon Quest Tact===
The Phoenix can be scouted to the player's party during a collaboration event with War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and appears as a boss during the Large Battle alongside Bahamut, Shiva, and Ifrit. It can cast both Cura and Flare, as well as having the ability to use Flames of Rebirth.
=== Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring ===
The Phoenix appears on the 21st floor of the Forsaken Dungeon, where it serves as the final boss of Quest Mode. It drops the Phoenix Down upon defeat.
===Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Mobile===
The Phoenix appears as a chance card that randomly selects a street and increases its stock value by 10%.
===Lord of Vermilion===
The Phoenix appears as a summonable character.
==Behind the scenes==
Artwork for a creature titled "Phoenix" is included in the art gallery of some ports of the original Final Fantasy, but no creature called Phoenix actually appears in the game. The artwork is similar to Phoenix's sprite in Final Fantasy VI.
Depictions of the Phoenix in the Final Fantasy series take inspiration from the Chinese phoenix, fenghuang, alongside the Greek mythological phoenix it is directly named after. Fenghuang is often described as a composite of many birds including the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot, and the wings of a swallow, its body containing the five fundamental colors: black, white, red, yellow, and green.
==Merchandise==
Phoenix from Final Fantasy IX has a figurine in the Final Fantasy Master Creatures series. The Final Fantasy VIII version of Phoenix has appeared in the Final Fantasy Creatures Vol 5 series and has three different versions: clear, metallic and full color.
Phoenix-Master-Creatures-Vol3.jpg|Phoenix in Final Fantasy Master Creatures Vol 3.
Phoenix-Final-Fantasy-Creatures-Vol5.png|Phoenix in Final Fantasy Creatures Vol 5.
==Etymology==
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