

He even has a game named after him, a precursor to Final Fantasy Tactics called Bahamut Lagoon. It's difficult to find any game with the words "Final Fantasy" in the title that doesn't have Bahamut in it, and even in completely tangential games like Bravely Default, the dragon makes a guest cameo as an optional side-boss.

Even as the series progressed on and a groan-worthy list of Bahamut species began to emerge like permutations of Godzilla (seriously, Neo Bahamut?), this grand dragon is more than iconic. Characterized as a dragon of incredible might, it's typically the most powerful summon you can have without grinding or working hard to max out others.

Even before summoners existed in the series, Bahamut was there in the original Final Fantasy, allowing players to upgrade classes to higher forms. Bahamut: While other summons on this list like Odin, Shiva and Leviathan make story-related appearances and sometimes act as side-cast, Bahamut is and always has been his own character in Final Fantasy.
