Concept artwork for Final Fantasy XIV.
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Appearances[]
Final Fantasy XI[]
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Suzaku appears as a notorious monster of the roc family. It is one of the Shijin encountered in Ru'Aun Gardens. Defeating it rewards the Seal of Suzaku, which when combined with the seals of the other Shijin allows players to summon Kirin in the Shrine of Ru'Avitau. Kirin will summon a weaker version of Suzaku during its encounter. The Zhu Que is a similar creature summoned by the Qilin during the Voidwatch quest "Skyward Ho, Voidwatcher!"
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Suzaku appears as one of the Four Lords, auspices of great power that serve as guardians of the Ruby Sea. The Warrior of Light must battle Suzaku in 
Hells' Kier in order to quell her aramitama that she and the rest of the Four Lords may renew the seal on the fallen auspice Koryu.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
The Vermilion Bird is the national symbol of the Dominion of Rubrum, keepers of the Vermilion Bird Crystal. A related, but largely unexplained, creature called the Nox Suzaku (朱雀の闇, Suzaku no Yami?, lit. Darkness of Suzaku) appears as a superboss.
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
Su-Zaku appears as a servant of Ashura that is fought as a boss on the 16th floor of the Tower. Su-Zaku can also attack the party in a random encounter on the 16th floor's overworld. The random encounter version has the highest possible Defense and HP equaling the final boss, and is intended to be run from as an unwinnable battle. While it can be defeated with the saw bug, it provides no rewards upon its defeat and will continue to appear until the main boss encounter is defeated.
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
Su-Zaku appears as a potential transformation for the party's monster units.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Suzaku appears as an Eidolon who chose to live in the human world in the land of Ajima to defend humanity. Together with Seiryu, Byakko, and Genbu, they make up the Four Holy Beast summons.
Etymology[]
The Vermilion Bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer, correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion Bird of the South.
It is known as Zhuque (Joo-choo-eh) in Chinese, Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean, and Chu Tước in Vietnamese. It is described as a red bird that resembles a pheasant (also dubbed as either a sparrow or a peafowl) with a five-colored plumage and is perpetually covered in flames, though it is not to be confused for a phoenix.