Lich (Final Fantasy I)

==Summary==
Lich is the fiend of Earth and the first of the four fiends fought by the Warriors of Light. He rests at the bottom of Earthgift Shrine and appears to be a skeleton of the undead.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: Lich of Earth
Origin: Final Fantasy
Gender: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Classification: Earth Elemental of the Four Fiends, Manifestation of Garland's hatred
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Abilities=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Blessed (Is blessed by The Crystal, which grants him the abilities of the Crystal), Shapeshifting (As a demon, he can shapeshift into other beingsFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 169), Abstract Existence (Type 1; Absorbed the Essence of the Crystals to his being, being one with the Crystal's literal essence), Extrasensory Perception (Demons can sense othersFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 119), Acausality (Type 2 and 4; scales from the Demons; who can walk down the devil's path naturally, where the concept of time doesn't exist, and the past, present and future are merged as one in this realm), Possession (as a Demon, he can possess others), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Magic is shown in the novels to remove concepts and warp space and time itself, like the Devil's road, which the concept of time was lost,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 199 and time and space were twisted to the pointFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 67 the past, present and futureFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 73 existed as oneFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 147), Magic, Subjective Reality (Magic,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 1, page 29 in its basest form,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 3, page 107 is projecting one's innerFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 109 mind onto realityFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years, and is powered by intelligence and mental strength), Non-Physical Interaction (Magic as a whole is shown to affect a wide variety of different beings, from intangible/immaterial beings to non corporeal beings, to abstract concepts like Chronodia, who's the Final Fantasy I, to Nonexistent beings like Exdeath and Cloud of Darkness), Law Manipulation (Magic is stated to rewrite the natural order of thingsFinal Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 198), Limited Durability Negation, Forcefield Negation, and Intangibility (Magic negates conventional physical durability, barriers, and armor, requiring specific defense against magic which is powered by the Mind and Spirit), Power Modification (Including Duplication, Fusionism, Statistics Amplification, Size Manipulation, Homing Attack, Danmaku, Aura, Breath Attack, and Energy Manipulation; Magic users across the games have consistently shown the ability to manipulate the shape and properties of their own magical abilities, with even higher tiers of spells simply being considered stronger versions of the same basic abilityFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2 page 114), Immortality (Type 1, 7, and 8; The Fiends are reliant on the timeloop they caused, which will bring them back so long as the timeloop exists), Curse Manipulation and Transmutation (The Fiends are stated to being capable of cursing people and turning them into bats.), Space-Time Manipulation and Time Travel (Due to absorbing the power of the crystals, which are capable of warping space and time and is shown to time travel, was also capable of sending Garland to the past.), Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation and Matter Manipulation (Macro-Quantum; Can use different levels of Fire and Ice magic. Both Fire and Ice related abilities are stated to affect the target's electrons, being able to even negate durability in the process), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (via Thunder spells, which are capable of attacking the nervesFinal Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 7, page 54), Sleep Manipulation and Biological Manipulation (via Sleep, which can affect the target's cerebral cortex), Paralysis Inducement (via Hold), Time Manipulation, Life Manipulation and Death Manipulation, Earth Manipulation (Can make the earth rot thanks to absorbing the Crystal's power), Absorption (Is capable of absorbing the crystal's power)
|-|Resistance=Resistance to Subjective Reality, Magic, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Characters are capable of surviving and resisting magical abilities, Which is shown to project one's inner mind onto reality, and as shown with the creation of the Devil's road, remove entire concepts and warp space and time to where the past, present, and future exists as one), Law Manipulation (Resists magic, which can rewrite the natural order of things), Earth Manipulation (Unaffected by the Quake spell), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Is able to resist the Lightning spells, which are capable of attacking the nervesFinal Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 7, page 54), Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, and Matter Manipulation (Macro-Quantum; Is capable of resisting these elements, the Fire and Ice spell in particular being capable of affecting the target's electrons), Poison Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (Can resist the Poison status effect, which is also stated to corrode the target), Darkness Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (Can resist the darkness status ailment via various equipment, which would render the target blindFinal Fantasy V GBA Manual), Power Nullification (Can resist the Silence status, which would render the target's ability to use magic null), Petrification (Can resist the petrification status effect), Death Manipulation and Blood Manipulation (Can resist the Death spell, which is even stated to solidify the victim's blood,Final Fantasy IV Settings Guidebook), Paralysis Inducement (Can resist the Paralysis status effect), Time Manipulation (Unaffected by spells such as slow and stop), Holy Manipulation (Can resist the Holy spells), Paralysis Inducement (Unaffected by the Hold spell), Power Nullification (Cannot be silenced), Sleep Manipulation (Unaffected by Sleep), Madness Manipulation, Morality Manipulation (Unaffected by Confuse, which turns one over to the enemy's team), Death Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, and BFR (Unaffected by Instant Death spells, including Kill, which steals one's soul, and Warp, which banishes a foe to the void)
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Attack Potency: At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level (Is able to keep up with the After Years cast, and is stated to be superior to the ArchfiendsFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Able to keep up with the Warriors of Light in combat)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level
Durability: At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Multiversal+ with magic (Magic as a whole is shown to affect omnipresent beings such as Exdeath when he's become one with the Void itself, which spans across the entire Final Fantasy Multiverse)
Standard Equipment: Earth Crystal
Intelligence: Unknown. In the original version of the game, Lich was the only member of the Four Fiends who did not talk to the party before combat, implying he might not have been able to or may have been more mindless than the others. However, in the remakes, Lich speaks to the party just as the rest of the Fiends do.
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Fire and Light-based magics.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Blizzara: Attacks a group of enemies with a blizzard.
* Sleepra: Puts a group of enemies to sleep.
* Haste: Doubles the speed of the caster or an ally through time manipulation.
* Thundera: Attacks a group of enemies with lightning.
* Hold: Induces paralysis to an enemy.
* Fira: Attacks a group of enemies with fire.
* Slow: Cuts an enemy's speed in half by slowing down time.
* Sleep: Puts an enemy to sleep with a magic spell.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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