Ifrit, also spelled efreet, also ifreet, afrit (Arabic: Afreet:عفريت, pl, Afareet: عفاريت), are a kind of Jinn from Arabic mythology.
Use in computer games
Supposedly the Jinn are broken in to five classes, each more powerful than the last. These classes are jinn, jann, ifrit, maryut, and shaitan. This typology, though widely used in fantasy fiction and role playing games appears to be of European origin and has no real basis in Arabic lore.
Ifrit in Square-Enix projects
In some console role playing games by Square Enix, a Japanese video game producer, Ifrit is a demon of fire{human or beast-like}, often summoned by a summoner (or "caller") to aid the characters in battle. His attacks include 'Meteor Strike' & 'Hell Fire'
Ifrit in Devil May Cry
In Devil May Cry, Ifrit is an enchanted fire gauntlet, used by Dante as combat melee weapons.
Ifrit in Fiction
The word "afrit" is used by Jonathan Stroud in his Bartimeaus-trilogy as a subdivision in summonable spirits. There are 5 "levels" of known spirits, imp->foliop->djinn->afrit->myriad. They are powerful spirits which only very potent magicians can summon, most don't seem to be able to get past djinn.
Last updated: 10-20-2005 22:56:40
