Bahamut (Arabic: بهموت Bahamūt) is a giant omnipotent being in Arabian mythology, thus the Christian counterpart, Behemoth and the vocabulary significance. The book of Job also makes reference to a creature named "Behemoth," from which the Christian counterpart may also be borrowed. Bahamut rides on a giant whale creature called Liwash that resides in a vast sea, the Adwad. He supports a huge bull named Kujuta who supports a rock of ruby, atop which stands an angel who supports the seven heavens. History has it that Ivan is the storngest in the universe and he cannot be deafeated and that stevce is the gayest in the universe and he can most certainly is laways defeated. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Omnipotence (literally, all power) is the power to do absolutely anything. ... Arabian mythology is the ancient beliefs of the Arabs. ... Behemoth and Leviathan, an engraving by William Blake For other uses, see Behemoth (disambiguation). ... Kujata is the bull which rides atop the giant fish Bahamut in Islamic Cosmology. ... A Gothic angel in ivory, c1250, Louvre An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ...

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Bahamut is originally an aquatic figure of Arabic mythology.^[1] Bahamut is an enormous overpower that resides in a vast sea.

Kuyūthā is the bull which rides atop the giant sea creature Liwash in some versions of one medieval Islamic cosmology. Kuyutha is described as having 4,000 eyes, ears and feet and it would take a journey of 500 years to go from one eye to another, or one ear to another. Several variations exist on the position of Kuyutha in the legend, but this is one order: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Seven Heavens

• The First Earth (Inhabitants: man, genie and animals)
• The Second Earth (Inhabitants: wind of suffocation)
• The Third Earth (Inhabitants: stones of hell)
• The Fourth Earth (Inhabitants: sulphur of hell)
• The Fifth Earth (Inhabitants: serpents of hell)
• The Sixth Earth (Inhabitants: scorpions of hell)
• The Seventh Earth (Inhabitants: devil and his angels)
• An Angel
• A rock of Ruby
• Kuyutha
• Bahamut
• Fathomless sea
• Realm of Air
• Realm of Fire
• Falak, the omnipotent serpent

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Bahamut in fiction and popular culture

Bahamut is widely featured in the Final Fantasy Series, and not only has crossed from that to influence other works, but has influenced many other popular culture items. Bahamuts menu icon in Final Fantasy X. Bahamut is originally a giant aquatic creature in Arabic mythology[1]. Adapted into a summon in the final fantasy series he usually takes form as a huge dragon. ... Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ...

• Fantasy fiction derived from the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game re imagines Bahamut as a heroic dragon or a God of good dragons.

• tri-Ace's Valkyrie Profile has a two-handed sword called "Bahamut's Tear", which deals exceptional damage to dragons. In Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, at the Seraphic Gate, there is a boss named Bahamut who contained the Demon Sword Levantine. In the Tales series, they also have the "Bahamut's Tear" as either an axe or polearm.

• Battle Bakraid has a boss named Bahamut, which is a gigantic tank. The game's bosses are all named for mythical creatures, although the fight with Bahamut takes place in a desert, despite its namesake's aquatic nature.

• Bahamut appears in the games Bahamut Bahant Senki, Bahamut Lagoon, and Realms of Despair.

• "Bahamut" is the name of a huge motorcycle in the anime Megazone 23.

• Bahamut is the IRCd (Internet Relay Chat Daemon) used by the DALnet IRC network.

• In the cyberpunk DOS and Sega CD game Rise of the Dragon, released by Dynamix, Bahamut is a powerful and demonic dragon worshiped by the game's villain. The villain eventually transforms himself into a dragon to become an avatar of Bahamut.

• In the game Brigandine, Bahamut is the evolved form of Couatl which evolved from the Basic Stage, Wyvern.

• "Bahamut" is the title track of the first CD from the eclectic blues band Hazmat Modine. http://www.hazmatmodine.com/sound.html#

• "Bahamut" is the name of a fish-like monster that lives in the subaquatic map of Atlans, in the MMORPG Mu Online, by Webzen.

• In Fablehaven, Bahamut appears as a powerful demon who was chained up in order to build the preserve.

• In Maplestory, Bahamut appears as a grown-up version of the Holy Dragon, and is the most powerful summon of the Bishop class.

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Square Enix/Fantasy Genre Associations

• The Final Fantasy Series and Super Mario RPG- Bahamut is widely featured in the Final Fantasy Series, for instance, as both the "King of Dragons" and the "King of the sky" in Square Enix's Final Fantasy games, as a summon. He is usually one of the strongest summons available. His attack is called Mega Flare, a powerful non-elemental attack which targets all enemies on the battlefield. Additionally, in Final Fantasy VII, he came in three progressively more powerful forms: Bahamut (Mega Flare), Neo-Bahamut (Giga Flare), and Bahamut ZERO (Tera Flare). In a movie sequel to the game, Advent Children, a fourth form appeared named Bahamut Sin (Peta Flare), and although its name not mentioned, people in tune with the series can immediately express that this is another Bahamut. Bahamut is also a "sky fortress" in the Square Enix game Final Fantasy XII.
• Super Mario RPG contains a dragon called Bahamut that is summoned by a Magikoopa. The reference may be intentional, since the game was also made by Squaresoft, now Square Enix.
• In Chocobos Dungeon 2, Bahamut is a guardian of time and a powerful summon. He is depicted as a blackish blue dragon on two legs in keeping with Squaresofts/Square Enixs' other incarnations of him.
• In Ogre Battle 64, a Platinum Dragon can become a third level virtue dragon called a Bahamut.

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Bahamut is a summoned creature in Square-Enix's Final Fantasy series of RPGs. The name Bahamut originates from an aquatic creature in Arabian mythology^[2], but Bahamut as he appears in Final Fantasy owes as much to the portrayal found in Dungeons & Dragons, which also bears similarities to Falak, an omnipotent dragon in Islamic theology. In the Final Fantasy series, Bahamut usually takes form as a huge dragon. He is present in almost every Final Fantasy game, and at times is even considered a sub character. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Square Enix Company, Limited ) TYO: 9684 is a video game company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series (known as Dragon Warrior in North America from 1989 until 2005), and the Kingdom Hearts series. ... For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Arabian mythology is the ancient beliefs of the Arabs. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Bahamut is a powerful draconic deity, derived from the Bahamut of Arabic mythology. ... Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) currently published by Wizards of the Coast. ... You may also be looking for: surat al-Falaq. ...

Bahamut (pronounced [bɛ.hɛ.'muːt]) first appeared in Final Fantasy I. Thus making him the first recurring character as Cid didn't appear until Final Fantasy II. In it, the player could complete a side-quest wherein Bahamut would upgrade the player characters' classes (the quest is technically completely optional, but it is difficult to complete the game otherwise) in exchange for a rat's tail. Again, he is frequently portrayed as the King of the Dragons, though in later installments this role has morphed somewhat into a "King of the Summoned Creatures". In several of the Final Fantasy entries, Bahamut will only grant his alliance after determining a player's worth in battle (e.g: Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, and Final Fantasy VIII) and after gaining this alliance, he is one of the most powerful summoned allies available. Bahamut also played a significant role in the storyline of several games, most notably Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X^[3], Final Fantasy X-2, and in the film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The only Final Fantasy titles he has not appeared in are Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy XII, where his name is used for a massive battle fortress. He makes an appearance in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars during a battle with a brainwashed MagiKoopa (in a more red, cartoonish version of himself, and under the name "Bahamutt"). Magikoopa will summon him to hide behind. He also appears in one of the battle challenges in Bowser's Keep. Final Fantasy ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... It has been suggested that Characters of Final Fantasy III be merged into this article or section. ... Final Fantasy IV ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... “FF5” redirects here. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IX ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy X ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix), and the tenth installment in the Final Fantasy video game series; it was released in 2001, and is the first numbered Final Fantasy game for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. ... It has been suggested that Characters of Final Fantasy X-2 be merged into this article or section. ... Final Fantasy VII Advent Children[1] ) is a 2005 computer-animated film directed by Tetsuya Nomura, co-directed by Takeshi Nozue, written by Kazushige Nojima and based on the highly successful 1997 console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. The film is set two years after Final Fantasy VII and... Final Fantasy XII ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console, and the twelfth installment in the Final Fantasy video game series. ... Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (スーパーマリオRPG) was the last Mario game made and released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and was the last Square-produced game for a Nintendo video game console until 2003, with the debut... A cartoon is a form of art with diverse origins and even more diverse modern meanings. ...

Bahamut is known for his devastating battle technique called Mega Flare, where he exhales a powerful magical blast at all his opponents. In Final Fantasy VII, Bahamut is also accompanied by two more powerful versions: Neo Bahamut (Giga Flare), and Bahamut ZERO (Tera Flare). The attacks are named for the SI prefixes for ten to the powers six, nine, and twelve; the third is commonly misread as "Terra Flare" or "Tetra Flare". In Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, the character Kadaj summons Bahamut SIN to cause havoc in the city of Edge on the outskirts of Midgar. In Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Genesis summons Bahamut RETSU (Exa Flare), which is fought in a boss battle. Also worth noting are that the suffices and prefix for the variations of Bahamut in Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children are taken from the names of old Japanese fighter planes: KAI Bahamut ("Neo Bahamut"), Bahamut REISHIKI ("Bahamut Zero"), and Bahamut SHIN ("Bahamut TREMOR")^[4]. Final Fantasy VII ) is a console and computer role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix), and the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy video game series. ... An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol) to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. ... Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has been described as an Action RPG. It is the fourth title in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, which also includes the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, and the games Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII... Genesis (Hebrew: , Greek: Γένεσις, meaning birth, creation, cause, beginning, source or origin) is the first book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. ...

In Final Fantasy XI, Bahamut is not a summon. Instead, Bahamut is introduced in the expansion Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia as the Wyrmking, a terrestrial avatar that fights along his wyrms, namely Tiamat, Vrtra, Jormungand, and Ouryu.^[5] Final Fantasy XI ), also known as Final Fantasy XI: Online or simply Final Fantasy Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix). ... Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is an expansion pack for the existing Final Fantasy XI Online for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PC. This expands the world of Vanadiel by adding the following: - New locations to explore - New Non-Player Characters (NPCs) to interact with - New... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. ... Tiamat is a mother goddess in Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, and a central figure in the Enûma Elish creation epic. ... In Hinduism, Vritra (Sanskrit वृत्र Vṛtra, the enveloper) was a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. ... Thor fighting the sea serpent, Henry Fuseli, 1788. ...

In Final Fantasy XII, Bahamut is the name of a sky fortress that serves as the game's final dungeon. Its primary weapons system is similar to Bahamut's Mega Flare, in that it causes an extremely massive explosion. Final Fantasy XII ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console, and the twelfth installment in the Final Fantasy video game series. ...

In Final Fantasy Unlimited, the GunDragon is modeled after Bahamut, labeled as the ultimate summon of Kaze's MaGun. Though it is seen as the "Chaos-tainted" red-black creature emerging from the Pillar of Darkness, the GunDragon made its official appearance at the TV series finale in its true white coloring. Final Fantasy: Unlimited is a Japanese anime series based on Squaresofts popular Final Fantasy video game franchise. ...

See also

• Behemoth

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References

1. ^ Who's Who of Non-Classical Mythology http://www.the-book-of-thoth.com/content-71.html
2. ^ http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=68&tAyahNo=1&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0
3. ^ http://na.square-enix.com/games/FFX/
4. ^ Tetsuya Nomura, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Japanese language version; Director's Commentary audio track)
5. ^ http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/promathia/wyrmking/bahamut.html