Tiamat in Other Games and Media
Various monsters called Tiamat, patterned after the Dungeons & Dragons character, have appeared in other fantasy games, particularly role-playing video games. A five-headed dragon, intended by Takhisis herself to become her physical incarnation, appears near the end of Dark Queen of Krynn. Takhisis is also the final boss of the Nintendo version of Dragon Strike. In the Dungeons & Dragons TV series, Tiamat is the arch enemy of Venger.
Tiamat has appeared in many Final Fantasy games, usually taking the shape of a multi-headed dragon. In Final Fantasy Tactics, Tiamat is a powerful Monster class that can be tamed by the player. Every other Final Fantasy incarnation of Tiamat has been a major boss. Keeping with her relationship with Bahamut, Bahamut also appears frequently, usually as a benevolent potential ally that the player's characters can learn to Summon for aid. In The Final Fantasy Legend, Tiamat is the most powerful dragon available as a playable character; a monster in a party may transform into Tiamat by eating the meat from certain boss characters.
In Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen, and Ogre Battle 64, Tiamat is the evolved form of the Black Dragon. This Tiamat is non-unique and may appear as both a playable character and an enemy. In Arcana for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Tiamat appears as a recolored version of the game's hydra who distracts two of the main character's party members. Tiamat also appears as a summonable creature in Golden Sun for the Game Boy Advance.
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