Mindflayer

Mindflayer ( or ), also known as Mind Flayer, Mindflare, Mind Flare, Mind Mage, Mage, Sorcerer, or Davias, is a recurring enemy and summoned monster in the Final Fantasy series. Inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons universe, their signature attack is Mind Blast, which tends to cause various status effects and occasionally damage.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy===
Mindflayer appears as an enemy the Flying Fortress, the Cavern of Ice, the Citadel of Trials, and the Chaos Shrine. They are dangerous foes, as they have some potent special attacks. Its physical attack, while doing only one point of damage per hit, may cause instant death and is non-elemental. Protective equipment and NulDeath cannot add resistance, so the only way to lower the chance of the instant death triggers is to have high magic defense.
===Final Fantasy IV===
The Mindflayer is an enemy and a summon. It uses its signature move Mind Blast to inflict Paralysis and Sap to one target along with non-elemental damage. It can be found in the Lodestone Cavern, where the party is additionally hampered by the Cavern's magnetic field, which prevents the use of their stronger equipment.
Additionally, the Mindflayer rarely drops an eponymous item that teaches Rydia to summon the Mindflayer. The Mindflayer summon will uses Mind Blast, which is identical to the enemy's version.
====Final Fantasy IV: The After Years====
Mindflayer returns in this installment and is the same as in the original Final Fantasy IV. It is fought in Mist Cave in Ceodore's tale, the Agart Mine in Rydia's Tale, the Lodestone Cavern and the Challenge Dungeon in Palom's Tale, the Tower of Babil in Edge's Tale, and the Challenge Dungeons of Yang Fang Leiden and Edward.
===Final Fantasy V===
The Mindflayer only appears in the final section of the Interdimensional Rift. It has both high stats and can use two Blue Magic abilities: Flame Thrower, a Fire attack, and the signature Mind Blast, which inflicts Paralysis, Sap, and non-elemental damage. (Having Haste cast upon the party, or having the Hermes Sandals equipped, negates Paralysis)
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
Mindflayer is an optional boss fought in the Junon Region after completing all four Lifesprings in the region for Chadley's World Intel. Mindflayer can later be fought in Chadley's combat simulator in a challenge where the player needs to defeat it before the other enemies.
===Final Fantasy XII===
The Mindflayer is a Mark hunted in the Henne Mines. A garif from the village of Jahara orders this Hunt, since the garif are not able to fight proficiently against monsters that rely on magick. The Mindflayer uses many mid-level spells, such as Fira, Blizzara, Thundara and Bio. It also uses Invert to flip a character's HP and MP.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Mindflayer is an S-rank elite mark soulflayer encountered in the Central Shroud. It has a 50-hour respawn time, but can only spawn during a new moon. During a new moon players can spawn it by passing near its spawn location between 5pm-3am on during the phase, bearing in mind that phases change at midnight every 4 night.
===Final Fantasy XV===
Mindflayers are fought in caves of Duscae, Cleigne and Leide, during the Hunts Exorcism of the Nebulawood, Back Alley Spook and the Main Quests Sword in the Waterfall and The Trial of Ramuh.
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
The Mindflayer is the strongest member of its eponymous genus. The Mindflayer is the only member of the genus capable of innately using its signature Mind Blast, and with the assistance of a Beastmaster is also the only one capable of using Level Drain
===Final Fantasy Adventure===
The character Davias turns into a mindflayer for a boss battle at the top of Davias' Mansion. While the boss is identified as Mindflayer in the Japanese release, he is only ever referred to as Davias in English localizations. He's surrounded by four spinning balls of flames and throws multiple flaming orbs at the player for his main attack.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
Mindflayer is an enemy encountered in the Cave of Fulmination.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions II===
Mindflayer is a water-elemental summon available to Wrieg.
FFD2 Wrieg Mindflayer Alt1.png|Signet.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
The Mindflayers from Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy V appear as enemies.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
FFRK Mindflayer FFIV.png|Final Fantasy IV Mindflayer
FFRK Mindflayer FFV.png|Final Fantasy V Mindflayer
FFRK Mindflayer FFXV.png|Final Fantasy XV Mindflayer
The Mindflayers from Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy V appear as enemies, while the Final Fantasy XV Mindflayer appears as a boss.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
FFBE Mindflayer Sprite.png|Brave Exvius Mindflayer
FFBE Mindflayer FFXV Sprite.png|Final Fantasy XV Mindflayer
A Mindflayer original to Brave Exvius appears as an enemy in the Pirate Ship and the Zoldaad Castle Grounds, as well as appearing as a boss and enemy in the Final Fantasy XII "Henne Mines" event and the "Way of the Warrior" event. The Mindflayer from Final Fantasy XV also appeared as a boss in the event "The Frozen Caverns."
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
Mindflayer appears as a wind-elemental boss. It can also drop an eponymous Mage card that grants the Lesser Aeroja ability.
===World of Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Mindflayer appears as an ice-elemental card using its Final Fantasy IV DS version artwork.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
Mindflayer from World of Final Fantasy appears as Triple Triad cards with 7443 face values.
==Etymology==
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Category:Recurring bosses
Category:Recurring enemies
Category:Recurring summons