The Unknown Lore of Shiva

Video showcasing the recurring summon "Shiva" in the Final Fantasy series. The Queen of Ice has worn many guises over the years, but there is always one constant - freezing solid anyone foolish enough to provoke her anger.
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Lore of Final Fantasy Playlist
• Lore of Final Fantasy
0:00 - Promotion for another Final Fantasy content creator
0:20 - Mythological connections
1:39 - Visual design
2:01 - Signature attacks
2:49 - Connection to Ifrit and Ramuh
3:05 - Final Fantasy III
3:28 - Final Fantasy IV
4:28 - Final Fantasy V
4:55 - Final Fantasy VI
5:28 - Final Fantasy VII
6:23 - Final Fantasy VIII
6:49 - Final Fantasy IX
7:50 - Final Fantasy X
8:54 - Final Fantasy XI
9:45 - Final Fantasy XII
10:10 - Final Fantasy XIII
11:22 - Final Fantasy XIV
13:22 - Final Fantasy XV
14:55 - Spin-offs

[@Akaithelulz]

These summon lore videos are rad as hell man! Keep it up!

[@DrakeyC]

Thank you, I plan to! :) In fact, there'll be a new one later this week.

[@ProLaytonxPhoenix]

Your Lore video's are excellent!

[@DrakeyC]

Thank you! :D

[@SkullLeaderwolfx]

Thank you for doing all this, please do all the rest of summons

[@DrakeyC]

That is indeed the plan. I'll be making a video about 2021 plans in the future, but I continue to intend to allow the community votes on which creature to cover next. I'm also limiting it to just creatures, either summons or monsters - no weapons, jobs, etc.

[@Xuazier]

Keep it up! It always starts out slow, but if you're persistent, you'll build up! Also consider content for when 16 comes out!

[@DrakeyC]

Thanks, I'm not giving up :)
I'm not sure what my access to FF16 will be when it comes out, but I do plan to do reaction vids when new trailers come out. I haven't been THAT hyped for the game yet, nothing I've seen has gotten me super-interested, but if I do have thoughts on it in the future I may do vids exploring them.

[@davidmartin5483]

I think Shiva bears more resemblence to the Yuki Onna a jokai of japanese mythologie also known as or maby translated (I am not shure about this) snow woman instead of Hindu Religion
I also think that Titan as earth is a good Addition to the elementar trio as Shiva reprrsents water/ice, Ifrit is Fire and Ramuh is Wind/Electricity.....alldough looking at all of the summons over the years it seems that it doas Not forllow the Western four elements but rather the elements depicted togheter with the Ying and Yang.
Allways remember Square Enix is a japanese Company so japanese aspects of mythologie are bound to be found within the inspirations.

[@DrakeyC]

I'd never heard of the Yuki Onna before, that is indeed a striking parallel!
Yeah, FF tends to go either tri-elemental Fire/Ice/Lightning, or quad-elemental Fire/Water/Earth/Wind. I like the games that go for six elements and add Ice and Lightning to those four, and maybe Darkness and Holy.

[@peterheinz7065]

Ifrit, please do Ifrit

[@DrakeyC]

That is indeed the plan for next year :)

[@Nosretep]

Do Alexander

[@DrakeyC]

He's going to be an option on the next poll when I debut the next video on the 30th. Swing back and cast your vote. :)

[@mojojojoguzman3332]

Ff8 and ff10 shivas are the best.