Bahamut
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External franchise
The story discussed here is based on Dungeons & Dragons and Final Fantasy. It has no bearing on Magic continuity.
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| Species | Dragon God |
| Crossover | Dungeons & Dragons |
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| Birthplace | Celestia |
| Lifetime | Unknown |
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Bahamut is the name of a powerful dragon in multiple fantasy settings, including two Universes Beyond products. In Dungeons & Dragons, Bahamut is a lawful good dragon god. This Bahamut appears on a white planeswalker card in Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, although he is not a planeswalker within Magic lore.[1]
Dungeons & Dragons
Bahamut's natural form is a massive platinum dragon, but he often is disguised as a human in peasant robes and accompanied by seven gold great wyrms polymorphed into canaries.[2] His name originates in Islamic cosmology, where it describes an immense sea creature that supports the physical world. Gary Gygax chose the names Bahamut and Tiamat from world mythology for an evil queen and good king of dragons, thereby introducing them into modern fantasy.[3]
In-game references
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Other characters named Bahamut
Another dragon named Bahamut exists as a summon in several entries of the Final Fantasy series. Akitoshi Kawazu, the battle designer for the first two Final Fantasy games, is a fan of Dungeons & Dragons, and took the name from Gygax's creation.[4] Two versions of this Bahamut appear in the set Final Fantasy, as Summon: Bahamut from Final Fantasy X, and Bahamut: Warden of Light from Final Fantasy XVI.
Further reading
References
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (May 20, 2021). "To get it out of the way: This doesn't mean that these characters have a Planeswalker Spark.". Twitter.
- ↑ James Wyatt (July 16, 2021). "The Legends of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ TSR - Q&A with Gary Gygax (en). EN World D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews (2025-05-11). Archived from the original on 2025-05-11.
- ↑ FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2023 in London - Day 2 (en). YouTube (2023-01-01).
