Zalera (Final Fantasy XII)

Zalera the Death Seraph is an optional level one Esper in Final Fantasy XII. He is fought in the Barheim Passage.
Zalera's license costs 25 LP, and he requires one Mist Charge to summon.
==Profile==
Zalera is associated with the zodiac sign of Gemini, the Twins. His element is death, and his color sign is violet. He is a hellish angel with a shamaness grafted onto his arm. He summons undead to fight alongside him. He is also referred to as the Mithuna Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Zalera returns as a Non-Elemental Ranged Rank III summon in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings where his nature is Holy.
Zalera is based on a Lucavi from Final Fantasy Tactics where he is known as the Angel of Death.
==Obtained==
Zalera is fought as an optional boss in the Barheim Passage, his existence being foreshadowed by non-player characters mentioning hearing a woman's screams from deep inside the tunnel. He fights by summoning Dead Bones to attack and using status attacks that hit depending on the levels of the party members. If the player cannot defeat Zalera within five minutes they are teleported out of the room and must begin the battle over.
Once defeated, Zalera's license can be purchased on the License Board for 25 LP.
===Unlocked abilities in Zodiac versions===
Esper licenses sometimes unlock licenses that could not otherwise be reached. Zalera'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.
Zalera allows access to the following licenses on these boards:
*Black Mage: Steal, Poach
*Foebreaker: Traveler
*Shikari: +435 HP
*Monk: Traveler
*Bushi: Blood Sword, Karkata
*Time Battlemage: Ether Lore 3
==Battle==
Zalera costs one Mist Charge to summon. In the original version, Zalera is immune against all elements but Holy, which he absorbs. In the Zodiac versions, Zalera no longer absorbs Holy and now takes normal damage from Holy-elemental attacks.
===Abilities===
200px|right|Condemnation
;Kill
Inflicts instant death on any enemy that does not have the Safety passive ability. An enemy slain by Kill does not yield EXP, LP, or loot.
;Condemnation
Zalera's ultimate attack is Condemnation. Zalera warps the enemy to another world, and opens his right arm to reveal the shamaness who screams, calling a storm of dark clouds from which souls pour out and create twisters.
In the original version, Condemnation instantly kills all enemies with less than 9,999 max HP (6,999 HP for those with the Reduce Damage augment), and those with more are hit with non-elemental damage that can break the damage limit.
In the Zodiac versions, Condemnation deals random damage to all enemies in range.
===Gambit information===
;Zodiac
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Condemnation
2 	Foe: nearest visible 	Kill
3 	Ally: HP < 100% 	Cura
;Original
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Foe: HP < 30% 	Condemnation
2 	Foe: character HP > 80%	Kill
3 	Foe: nearest visible 	Shock
4 	Self: HP < 100% 	Holy
===Stats===
Stat 	FFXII	Zodiac
Attack 	62 	62
Defense 	39 	46
Magick Defense	25 	32
;Zodiac
In The Zodiac Age, the HP values are doubled.
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	1,830-1,831	206-210	36 	47 	26 	26
10 	2,032-2,067	260-300	41 	52 	28 	28
20 	2,400-2,499	340-440	47 	58 	31 	30
30 	2,872-3,057	422-584	53 	64 	34 	33
40 	3,319-3,585	522-764	59 	70 	36 	35
50 	4,033-4,432	608-916	65 	76 	39 	37
60 	4,663-5,179	688-999	71 	82 	42 	40
70 	5,020-5,599	748-999	77 	88 	45 	42
80 	5,433-6,085	808-999	82 	93 	47 	44
90 	5,995-6,751	848-999	88 	99 	50 	47
99 	6,630-7,504	866-999	94 	99 	56 	49
;Original
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	1,220-1,221	23-25 	50 	46 	34 	26
10 	1,355-1,378	50-70 	55 	51 	36 	28
20 	1,600-1,666	90-140 	61 	57 	38 	30
30 	1,915-2,038	131-212	67 	63 	41 	33
40 	2,213-2,390	181-302	73 	69 	43 	35
50 	2,689-2,955	224-378	79 	75 	45 	37
60 	3,109-3,453	264-448	85 	81 	48 	40
70 	3,347-3,733	294-498	91 	87 	50 	42
80 	3,622-4,057	324-548	96 	92 	52 	44
90 	3,997-4,501	344-578	99 	98 	55 	47
99 	4,420-5,003	353-587	99 	99 	57 	49
===Actions===
;Zodiac
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	2 	Single 	30	Physical	None 	62
Cura 	10 	Circle 10	12	Magick 	None 	46
Warp 	10 	Circle 8 	23	Magick 	None 	－
Death 	10 	Single 	23	Magick 	None 	－
Kill 	12 	Single 	15	Magick 	None 	－
Condemnation	12 	Circle 10	0 	Magick 	None 	－
;Original
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Holy 	10 	Single 	30	Magick	Holy 	157
Shock 	10 	Single 	30	Magick	None 	133
Kill 	12 	Single 	16	Magick	None 	－
Condemnation	12 	Circle 8	35	Magick	None 	－
===Status effects===
*Libra
===Augments===
*Ignore Vitality
*Half MP (original only)
*Ignore Reflect
*Ignore Weather & Landscape (Zodiac only)
==Boss==
Zalera is an optional boss fought in the Barheim Passage. Zalera must be defeated within 5 minutes or the party will be transported back to the Terminus 7 adjunct and will have to try again. Zalera will summon Dead Bones and resists all elemental attacks. Zalera has no abilities that do damage, relying instead on the Bones and status ailments. His Kill automatically KOs the target and Zalera will immediately use Kill to defeat any Espers the party summons. Since Zalera is undead, curative spells and items are effective, if the party can work around Zalera's Reflect status.
==Other media==
In Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Emet-Selch's glyph mask before the final encounter with him is almost identical to Zalera's glyph in Final Fantasy XII. In addition, the name "Emet-Selch" is referred to in Zalera's bio as the Angel of Truth.
==Gallery==
ZaleraUOmega.jpg|Concept art.
Zalera Glyph Art.jpg|Glyph.
Zalera Glyph.jpg|Seal.
Zalera summoned.jpg|Summoned in battle.
Condemnation.jpg|Condemnation.
FFXII Condemnation.png|Condemnation.
Zalera-FFXII-TZA.png|Boss.
==Etymology==
Zalera is also referred to as the Mithuna Ascendant, the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Zalera's name may be an anagram of Azrael. 
Category:Espers in Final Fantasy XII