Sleipnir

Sleipnir makes his claim to fame in Final Fantasy III but this is where his solo act ends. Being Odin's horse Sleipnir only appears in later games accompanying Odin. What's odd is that Odin also makes his first appearence in III riding a horse; albeit a regular four legged horse, as is his horse in IV and VI. In V, VII, VIII, IX, and Tactics Odin can be seen riding a six legged horse that can only be Sleipnir less one pair of legs.

These two pictures come from Final Fantasy III and show the summon monster Odin and the random monster Sleipnir.

These images from Final Fantasy IV of the summon monster Odin first show him battling the player's party with two different poses. After he has been defeated he will work for the party by battling their enemies, which is shown in the third image. Click on the images to enlarge.

If you would like to know more about Sleipnir's mythological origins then please visit him at the Equine Stable.

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