| “ | Ha ha ha ha ha... The heavens are mine to do as I please whilst in battle! | „ |
| ~ Barbariccia's boasts to her foes |
Summary
Barbariccia is one of Golbez's Four Archfiends and is the Archfiend of Wind. Known as the Empress of Winds, she resides in the Tower of Zot in order to keep Rosa captive.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 4-A | At least 4-A, likely 2-C
Name: Barbariccia (Vavalis in the SNES version)
Origin: Final Fantasy IV
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Archfiend of Wind, Demon
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Shapeshifting (As a demon, she can shapeshift into other beings[1]), Extrasensory Perception (Demons can sense others[2]), 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,[3] and the past, present and future are merged as one in this realm[4]), Possession (as a Demon, she 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,[5] like the Devil's road, which the concept of time was lost,[3] and time and space were twisted to the point[6] the past, present and future[4] existed as one[7]), Magic, Subjective Reality (Magic,[8] in its basest form,[9] is projecting one's inner[10] mind onto reality[11], and is powered by intelligence and mental strength[8]), 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 flow of time itself[12], to Nonexistent beings like Exdeath and Cloud of Darkness), Law Manipulation (Magic is stated to rewrite[8] the natural order of things[5]), 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 ability[13]), Flight, Air Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Hair Manipulation, Petrification (Can turn people to stone with a touch or with her Ray spell), Durability Negation (Her maelstroms can bring opponents down to critical health)
Resistant to the Following: Subjective Reality, Magic, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Characters are capable of surviving and resisting magical abilities, Which is[8] shown to[9] project one's inner[10] mind onto reality[11], and as shown with the creation of the Devil's road[5], remove entire concepts[3] and warp space and time[6] to where the past, present, and future[4] exists as one[7]), Law Manipulation (Resists magic, which can rewrite[8] the natural order of things[5]), Information Analysis and Clairvoyance (Is unaffected by Libra, which is stated in lore to be a thing[14]), Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, and Madness Manipulation (Type 3; Resistant to the effects of the True Moon, which is capable of affecting the hearts and minds of all living beings on the planet[11]), Disease Manipulation (Is unfazed by anything from the Moon despite it's pieces being able to rot the land[15] and make it diseased[11]), Poison Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (Can resist the Poison status effect, which is also stated to corrode the target[16]), Darkness Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (Can resist the darkness status ailment via various equipment, which would render the target blind[17]), Power Nullification (Can resist the Silence status, which would render the target's ability to use magic null), Berserk Mode (resists the effects of the Berserk spell, which drives one to attack any enemy in a blinding rage), Petrification (Can resist the petrification status effect), Biological Manipulation (Can resist the Sleep and Hold spell, which these particular spells[16] are stated to[16] affect the brain's fundamental functions), Death Manipulation and Blood Manipulation (Can resist the Death spell, which is even stated to solidify the victim's blood,[16]), Soul Manipulation/Life Force Absorption (Can survive Ifrit's hellfire, which can burn the soul[18], and resist the death spell, which is capable of reaping the souls of its victims,[19] is also capable of crossing the Devil's Road without their life force being drained[20]), Status Effect Inducement (Is capable of resisting a wide variety of status ailments), Morality Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Type 2; Can resist the Confuse status ailment, which can drive the target insane to attack anyone, even their allies), Sleep Manipulation (Can resist the Sleep status effect), Paralysis Inducement (Can resist the Paralyze status effect), Absolute Zero (Can survive Shiva's ice attacks, including Diamond Dust), Transmutation (can resist the Toad and Pig spell), Size Manipulation (Is able to resist the Mini spell), Curse Manipulation (Is capable of resisting the Curse ailment)
All previous abilities, plus Blessed (Is blessed by The Crystal, which grants her the abilities of the Crystals)
Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level (Fought the entire party in the Giant of Babil along with the other Archfiends) | At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level (Battled the party in the penultimate dungeon shortly before they went on to fight Gilgamesh)
Speed: FTL (Can keep up with characters that far surpass the speed of light) | Massively FTL+ (Should be as fast as the After Years cast)
Lifting Strength: Class Y (Should be comparable to the main cast, who can take on Bahamut, who's able to move numerous planets through his summon[20]) | Multi-Stellar (Should be comparable to Golbez)
Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System level | At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level (Can consistently damage the party members with his physical attacks)
Durability: Multi-Solar System level (Fought the entire party once more in the Giant of Babil along with the other Archfiends) | At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Low Multiverse level (Survived attacks from the party in the penultimate dungeon shortly before they went on to fight Gilgamesh)
Stamina: Unknown(Fought Cecil and his party, comparable to Cagnazzo who had enough energy left over to bewitch an entire antechamber to crush the heroes even after being mortally wounded)
Range: Extended Melee 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: None notable | A Crystal
Intelligence: As a member of the Four Archfiends, Barbariccia is undoubtedly a skilled combatant skilled and powerful enough to occupy Kain, Cecil, Rosa, Cid, and Yang simultaneously, several of whom are the greatest fighters in their kingdoms. She's pragmatic enough to nullify her foes' attacks by wrapping herself in a tornado while razing the enemy ranks with lightning and wind.
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to holy-elemental attacks.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Tornado: Barbariccia summons a tornado that brings a single target down to critical health.
- Lightning: Barbariccia brings down lightning bolts on one or more opponents.
- Ray: Barbariccia inflicts petrify on the opponent, turning the victim to stone, either instantaneously or gradually.
- Maelstrom: Barbariccia's signature attack, she summons a maelstrom that lowers any and all opponents down to critical health.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 169
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 119
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 199
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 73
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 198
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 67
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 147
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 1, page 29
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 3, page 107
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 109
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
- ↑ Final Fantasy I
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2 page 114
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 83
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Final Fantasy IV Settings Guidebook
- ↑ Final Fantasy V GBA Manual
- ↑ Final Fantasy IV: After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 160
- ↑ Final Fantasy VI
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Final Fantasy IV