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Final Fantasy IV Enemy
Sand Worm
Japanese	サンドウォーム
Romaji	SandoWōmu
J2e Name	Sand Worm
SNES Name	SandWorm
PS Name	SandWorm
GBA Name	Sand Worm
DS Name	Sand Worm
SNES Stats Level HP MP 6 75 4 Strength Magic 16 10 Defense M. Defense Evasion 2 7 35% EXP Gil 90 25 Location Kaipo, Antlion's Den Type Nothing Steal N/A Item Dropped Cure1, Cure2, Heal, SilverApple Abilities Weak Against Nothing Resistant to Blind, Pig, Mini, Sleep Immune to - Absorbs Nothing Other Information PS Stats Level HP MP 6 75 4 Strength Magic 16 10 Defense M. Defense Evasion 2 7 35% EXP Gil 90 25 Location Antlion's Den, around Kaipo Type Nothing Steal Potion Item Dropped Potion, HiPotion, Remedy, Ag Apple Abilities Weak Against Nothing Resistant to Blind, Pig, Mini, Sleep Immune to - Absorbs Nothing Other Information GBA Stats #9 HP Strength Magic 75 16 10 Defense Magic Defense 2 7 EXP Gil 82 22 Location Around Kaipo Type Nothing Item Dropped Potion, Hi-Potion, Remedy, Silver Apple Abilities None Weak Against Nothing Resistant to Blind, Pig, Mini, Sleep Immune to - Absorbs Nothing Other Information DS Stats #7 Level HP 12 500 EXP Gil 1,750 54 Location Kaipo; Antlion's Den Steal Potion (60%) Common Drop Potion (20%) Uncommon Drop Hi-Potion (12%) Rare Drop Remedy (5%) Very Rare Drop Silver Apple (0.4%) Abilities Whirlwind Weak Against Ice Resistant to Fire Immune to Toad, Stop Absorbs Earth

The Sand Worm is an enemy that appears in Final Fantasy IV. In the Super NES, PS, GBA, and DS releases, it has high HP and can endure several attacks before dying, but is not worrisome otherwise.

In the DS release, it is the most dangerous enemy in the game encountered around Kaipo, and still has very high HP. Its Whirlwind attack can do massive damage to the party, enough to weaken Cecil and KO Rydia.

Physical Description

A large worm with a rounded, bulbous head, whose body tapers to a narrower rounded end at the tail. Its head and tail are thick with clustered filamentary hairs, which are light purple in color (in contrast to the yellow and green coloration of the main body). The creature sees through a pair of snail-like eyestalks that emerge from the head and have the same coloration as the filaments. A rasping, sphincteral mouth dominates the front of the creature's head, dominated by rows of sharp teeth. The creature is quite naturally a dull yellow in color, to help it camouflage against the sand dunes of its native environment in Kaipo region of the Damcyan Desert.

Related Enemies

• Flood Worm
• Abyss Worm
• Gigas Worm