Yiazmat

Yiazmat is a holy dragon of immense power that first appeared in Final Fantasy XII as a superboss.
Yiazmat bears many similarities to the recurring boss Shinryu. Like Shinryu, Yiazmat is a holy dragon spoken of like a deity, is said to be the guardian of a powerful sword, and accepting the hunt for Yiazmat in Final Fantasy XII allows the party to fight Omega Mark XII; Shinryu and Omega are often depicted together as hunting one another. As Shinryu does not appear in any games set in Ivalice, Yiazmat may serve as Shinryu's substitute among the enemy roster.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy XII===
Yiazmat is the ultimate Elite Mark fought on the Colosseum on the Ridorana Cataract. Montblanc petitions Vaan and the party with felling the beast after they have vanquished the Hell Wyrm and all Rank VII Marks except Shadowseer.
Yiazmat has well over 50 million hit points, the main reason it takes so long to kill, since regular attacks could not break the damage limit in the original version. In contrast, the correct strategies in Zodiac versions will easily break the damage limit, making the battle much shorter.
The Godslayer's Badge obtained from the hunt is required to make the Wyrmhero Blade at the bazaar. Defeating Yiazmat unlocks its sprite in the Sky Pirate's Den, earning the player the title of Hunter Extraordinaire.
===Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings===
Yiazmat is a superboss in the North American and PAL versions. Though the bestiary in Final Fantasy XII mentions Yiazmat is a deity among the wyrms, Feolthanos is said to have created Yiazmat as an Esper. Feolthanos could not control Yiazmat's power, and so it was sealed in Midlight's Deep. It uses the same attacks as it did in Final Fantasy XII.
Yiazmat's bestiary entry in Final Fantasy XII mentions it as a guardian to a sacred blade, and its loot reward was needed to make the legendary greatsword, the Wyrmhero Blade. In Revenant Wings, winning the battle augments Vaan's sword, the Anastasia, increasing its Attack, Mind, Stamina, Magick, and Strength by ten each. This can be done repeatedly by taking Midlight's Deep again and felling Yiazmat over and over.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Yiazmat appears as the final boss in the 24-man instance the Ridorana Lighthouse, part of the Return to Ivalice storyline. In this instance, Yiazmat is a mutated and transformed Ba'Gamnan.
As a reference to Yiazmat in Final Fantasy XII having high hit points, Yiazmat starts with over 10 million HP, which is abnormally high for the duty's level. During a phase change, Yiazmat's heart becomes targetable, and destroying it will deal tremendous damage to Yiazmat and greatly reduce its max HP.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call===
Yiazmat appears as an enemy in Battle Music Sequences.
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
Yiazmat appears as a boss.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
==Other media==
One of the random names for chocobo competitors in the races in Serendipity in Final Fantasy XIII-2 is "Grand Yiazmat".
== Etymology ==
Yiazmat's name alludes to Final Fantasy XII director Yasumi Matsuno's nickname (Yazumi Matsuno). The additional "i" in Yiazmat's name is not present in the Japanese version, likely being a localization decision to associate it closer to "Tiamat". The title of the hunt is "Farewell to a Legend", likely a reference to how Matsuno left Square Enix before the game was completed.
Category:Recurring bosses
Category:Dragons
Category:Superbosses