Espers of Final Fantasy XII | Polymerize

"Beings of strange form and appearance made by the gods in ancient times. Favored with great strength and intellect, the Espers knew power far beyond that of men, but their power made them proud, and at length they sought to challenge the gods. Seeing this, the gods were angered and struck down their blessed children, and binding their souls and flesh with the Glyph of the Beast, they stole their freedom for all eternity. Now they are bound to live only when summoned by their Glyph, to serve whosoever called them forth."

Espers in Final Fantasy XII are powerful beings created by the gods themselves. However, the Espers that join the player's side are those spurned by their creators; twelve for having rebelled, and a thirteenth for being too powerful. 

The scions that would become the Espers were created by the Occuria for varied purposes. While the exact number is never revealed, there are at least 24 scions, with each zodiac sign having a light and dark representative.

Time passed, and eventually, being proud of her power, and status and believing herself to be more powerful than her creators, the highest ranking Esper, Ultima, rose up against the gods. Rallying all the scions of darkness, they attacked their very creators, but even with the combined force of 12 Espers they were defeated, and banished to the darkest reaches of Ivalice. Sealed in the Mist, they could only walk amongst mortals once more if called by a summoner via their glyphs.

A thirteenth scion, Zodiark, was also bound by the gods for fear of his power. Unlike his brethren, he is not known to have harbored rebellious desire. It is unknown just how long the Espers have been sealed away, but since Dynast-King Raithwall was known to possess the glyph of Belias it is thought that they have been sealed away at least since the era of the Dynast King.

List of Espers

In Final Fantasy XII, there are thirteen available Espers. However, only five of them are actually obtained in the main story; the other eight are found through sidequests. Espers require Mist Charges equal to their level to summon.


Level One Espers

@ Belias, the Gigas (Tomb of Raithwall).

@ Mateus, the Corrupt (Stilshrine of Miriam).

@ Adrammelech, the Wroth (Zertinan Caverns, in Athroza Quicksands, closest from Ozmone Plain).

@ Zalera, the Death Seraph (Barheim Passage, obtain the Barheim Key in the Dalmasca Estersand).

Level Two Espers

@ Shemhazai, the Whisperer (Giruvegan).

@ Hashmal, the Bringer of Order (Pharos at Ridorana).

@ Cúchulainn, the Impure (Garamsythe Waterway, complete "Lost in the Pudding" and use the key to reach Cúchulainn).

@ Zeromus, the Condemner (Stilshrine of Miriam, obtain the Stone of the Condemner from the Acolyte on Mt. Bur-Omisace after defeating Judge Magister Bergan).

@ Exodus, the Judge-Sal (Mosphoran Highwaste, after the Salika Gate is fixed, solve the floatweed puzzle).

Level Three Espers

@ Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud (Pharos at Ridorana, fought alongside Doctor Cid).

@ Chaos, the Walker of the Wheel (Necrohol of Nabudis, must defeat Fury and Humbaba Mistant).

@ Ultima, the High Seraph (Giruvegan, Great Crystal).

@ Zodiark, the Keeper of Precepts (Henne Mines, command at least ten other Espers, finish all Jahara based hunts and speak to Geomancer Yugelu in Jahara).

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