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|monster1=[[Gemon]]<br>[[Grim gryphon]]<br>[[Gryphon]]<br>[[Jamirus]]<br>[[Nomeg]]<br>[[War gryphon]]}}
'''Dark gryphons''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.
'''Dark gryphons''' are bipedal {{Bird}}s with feathers as black a blots of ink. These monsters have a habit of only appearing when a world is being besieged by an an Archfiend during the final act of a game.
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*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.
*The Japanese name for the {{MFamilies}} references [[Jamirus]], one of the four Dread Fiends to the Archfiend [[Mortamor]]. Whether there is a direct relation between the dark gryphon species and [[Jamirus]] is up to the player's imagination.
::The name change for the overseas versions of {{VIII}} was likely made due to there being no international release for {{VI}} at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous [[Jamirus|griffin]].
::The name change for the overseas versions of {{VIII}} was likely made due to there being no international release for {{VI}} at the time, and thus the vast majority of players would not understand the reference to the series' most infamous [[Jamirus|griffin]].
==Similar species==
*[[Gemon]]
*[[Gelbatross]]
*[[Grim gryphon]]
*[[Gryphon]]
*[[War gryphon]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==