Lich, Fiend of Earth (Final Fantasy I)

Overview

Lich is the skeletal sorcerer identified by the publisher as the Fiend of Earth. He consumes the soil’s life force while his vampire minion menaces Melmond, and waits for the Warriors of Light deep inside the Cavern of Earth. The title page places this regional threat within a world whose elemental Crystals have lost their former balance. This is a named antagonist in the first game, rather than a shared biography for every undead monster called a lich.

The publisher’s March 2020 community-preview article separately presents Lich [11-082C] as a five-CP Earth Forward with 9000 power and the Chaos job. Paying an additional generic and Earth CP when he enters the field retrieves a Forward from the Break Zone. When he himself enters that zone from the field, the player may find another Chaos-job card whose name is not Lich. Contributor Jared Scott Walters interprets this shared Fiend mechanic as recalling the succession of adversaries in Final Fantasy I; that reading is attributed player commentary, while the printed effects describe the card adaptation.

First appearances & development

Original-game Fiend; card portrayal distinguished.

Canon & continuity

Complete official title and preview articles read.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Final Fantasy

   Square

   Publisher’s character account.

2. 02

   FFTCG: Lich [11-082C]

   Square Enix · 2020

   Card-specific effects and attributed commentary.

Family & connections

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References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

1. Official primary accountFinal Fantasy: official title accountResearch access: 2026-10-23
2. Publisher-hosted rules and attributed player commentaryCommunity Spoilers 2Research access: 2026-10-23

Image credits

AI-generated original interpretation.