123. The Four Archfiends all seem to have some form of a direct subordinate working for them that sometimes shares similarities with their respective fiend.
  • Scarmiglione doesn't have a named subordinate, but it's heavily implied the undead on Mt. Ordeals are all his underlings, and hints to his true form as an undead.
  • Cagnazzo has Baigan and both have a reptile theme along with each having the unique ability to heal themselves.
  • Barbariccia has the famous Magus Sisters and they all fight with a strategy that involves a defensive maneuver such as the Delta Attack and Barbariccia's ability to turn into a tornado.
  • Rubicante is the lone exception of the above. His "subordinate" would likely be Dr. Lugae but the two are completely contrasting forces with Rubicante being the most noble and honorable of the fiends who is a proud warrior not afraid to fight alone and able to hold his own. Dr. Lugae on the other hand is an amoral scientist who uses his brains over brawns and creates minions to fight for him such as Barnabas and the mutated King and Queen of Eblan. Dr. Lugae also uses more underhanded abilities like Poison and Sleep Gas to get an advantage in his battle whereas Rubicante counters with more direct attacks.


124. In the original game, it s implied the Four Archfiends are actually servants for Zemus, not Golbez, but serve Golbez as part of their mission to revive their lord. In The After Years, Scarmiglione reveals that the origin of the four Archfiends are actual incarnations of the four elements from the Blue Planet itself.

125. Zemus might be the most disrespected FF villain in the mainline series. While his big evil ultimate form of Zeromus has appeared in a lot of media outside of FFIV, Zemus himself usually doesn't. He has only appeared in two mobile card games but has not made a real physical appearance ever. Most people probably wouldn't care because Zeromus is there to pick up the slack, but even in games like TheaterRhythm and Dissidia, which often pays respects to a villains base form and their final boss form, Zemus is mysteriously absent. Even in Opera Omnia, he is largely downplayed for Golbez and is only mentioned in passing by Golbez himself. The only villain worse off than Zemus is Yu Yevon who has never appeared outside of his own game.

126. Golbez is the first antagonist in the FF series to get his own theme in the series.