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==Monsters and other Enemies== As noted before, the first Final Fantasy's bestiary drew heavily from the classic D&D [[Monster Manual]]. Some creatures only shared a name for various reasons(which we'll get into in a minute), while others were so similar they actually had to be re-drawn for the NES version to avoid getting sued by TSR. Later games have borrowed from literature, mythology, folklore, and the artists' own imaginations. Also, hardware limitations. Video games have hard limits on time and memory space. So to preserve both, programmers often resorted to Palette Swapping -- Making a new monster by changing the color of a previous monster sprite and altering the stats. This can be done to, for example, paint a [[Cockatrice]] red and giving it fire attacks to make it a Pyrolisk, but it can also mean enlarging a chameleon, painting it green and calling it a [[Basilisk]], then coloring it blue and saying it's now a [[Catoblepas]]. Then another game turns around and makes a giant bull-monster and says that ''this'' is a Catoblepas. That all said, however, a number of monsters have become recurring elements, and they or their designs have become iconic to the series in their own right. '''Adamantoise''': A giant turtle with a shell as hard as, if not explicitly made of, [[Adamantine]]. First appeared in Final Fantasy II. '''Ahriman''': While the first game straight-up had [[Beholder]]s, Final Fantasy III decided to create a (slightly)more original eye monster. Guarding the Dark Earth Crystal was a round monster with wings, stubby legs, a single large eye and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Yeah, basically they turned a Beholder into a bat. Square promptly took the piss out of themselves in the very next game by having the hero blow ''three'' of them up with a bomb in what was basically a cutscene. They have since appeared as more normal enemies in later games, often with Palette Swaps named '''Evil Eye''', '''Floating Eye''', '''Bat Eye''' or '''Plague(Horror)'''. Like the Beholder, they still love their deadly gaze attacks, but usually only have one or two per type. '''Alexander''': [[Emperor Battle Titan|A robotic castle powered by holy rage.]] Is usually a Summon, but sometime you have to fight inside or even against it. '''Behemoth''': A monster of biblical proportions. Details vary, but they generally look like a cross between a Bull and a Dinosaur. They are generally Huge, Purple, and ''very'' bad news, often appearing as bosses, or just so tough they might as well have. They've even appeared in other games, such as ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Monster Hunter: World''. '''Bomb''': A floating creature that looks a lot like a living fireball, made up primarily of a face with large eyes and mouth and very stubby arms. Typically attack with charges or bites(and the occasional fire magic), but when they get mad enough, they inevitably explode, dealing heavy damage and usually killing themselves in the process. Variants include the '''Gray Bomb''', '''Grenade''', '''Ice Bomb''', and of all things, '''Balloon'''. Then there's their Boss forms, the giant '''King Bomb''' and the '''Mom Bomb'''. '''Cactuar''': A weird walking cactus with stiff joints. It is known for firing needles at threats. These needles are so weak that they only inflict a single point of damage. The problem is, the Cactuar tends to fire them a thousand at a time. So while the damage might be diddley, it's [[Imperial Guard|a whole lotta diddley]]. One particularly nasty Cactuar has an attack that deals ''10,000'' points of damage... [[Rape|when the most your party members and enemies can have is 9,999]]. '''Chocobo''': One of Final Fantasy's mascot creatures, other than Moogles. It's generally a cross between a chicken and an ostrich with yellow feathers that typically serves the inhabitants as mounts and beats of burden, summoned to attack like a Pokemon, can be party members and occasionally enemies. There have been a few notable variants, usually denoted by the color of their plumage. [[list]] * '''Green Chocobos''' are weaker physically, but can often traverse mountains easily or have supportive healing abilities. * '''Blue Chocobos''' can easily traverse shallower waters like rivers and lakes. * '''Black Chocobos''' typically have the ability to fly and in addition to those of Green and Blue * '''Gold Chocobos''' Has all abilities of the Chocobos above and can cross oceans. * '''White Chocobos''' are stronger healers, and may even be able to replenish the MP of your party. * '''Red Chocobos''' are powerful fighters and enemies, often capable of dropping large meteors on you from out of nowhere. * '''Fat Chocobos''' are obese Yellow chocobos that are often called to store excess items, even in the remakes. Despite larger inventories that are no longer restricted by the small memory capacity of the Nintendo Entertainment System (storing ''"list of things you are carrying"'' is not a trivial problem when you only have '''2kb of RAM to run the entire game in'''). Don't ask where, how you get them back or how their stored. Also appears as a summon monster in a few games. '''Coeurl''': The Coeurl first appeared as a black panther-like alien that devours Id and Phosphorus in the Sci-Fi novel ''Black Destroyer'' by A.E. van Vogt. Final Fantasy's version resembles a large Leopard or Panther with long tentacles alongside or instead of whiskers. They're best known for a paralyzing attack called "Blaster" '''Death Claw''': Typically a semi-humanoid insect-like monster with six claw-tipped arms that kind of make it look like a hand. See also the '''''Iron Claw'''. '''Flamehound''': A [[Hellhound]] with a little more Hell to it, this doggo is made entirely of flames. Final Fantasy being what it is, there's also the Ice-based '''Frostbeast'''. '''Flan''': A blob monster that comes in a rainbow of colors(and one assumes, flavors). With names like '''Red Marshmallow''', '''Mousse''', '''Flan Princess''', and '''Purple Bavarois'''. '''Malboro''': A giant plantlike mass of tentacles, eyes, and a humongous mouth. Their signature attack is called "Bad Breath", which usually inflicts several status effects on the victim all at once. If there was a less subtle way to say "Don't smoke, kids!", we haven't seen it. '''Ochu''': Originally an [[Otyugh]], the Ochu has since differentiated into a plant-based creature. [[File:064.gif|thumb|right|Sabin the day...]] '''Phantom Train''': Also known as the '''Doomtrain''', this ghostly locomotive ferries the souls of the dead to the Afterlife. For something with such an important duty, you certainly seem to be fighting it a lot. Due to an oversight, if you overlevel Sabin until he learns Suplex, he can suplex the entire damn Phantom Train, usually killing it in one hit by that point. '''Tonberry''': A cute [[Goblin]]-size monster with green skin, yellow eyes, a small snout, and a fish-like tail. They typically wear brown robes and carry a lantern and a little kitchen knife. They move slowly, but if you let them get close, they will murder the ''abso-fucking-'''SHIT''''' out of you with that little knife. Their special power is having the one sharp pointy thing in the whole franchise that does [[Dark Heresy|realistic "so you've been stabbed in the chest" damage]]. The lantern is also used for an attack usually called "Karma" or "Everyone's Grudge", that gets stronger the more enemies you've killed. Also has stronger variants such as the Master Tonberry who move faster with more HP, better stats and extra abilities. '''Warmech''': The first Final Fantasy had a nasty surprise for those who went to challenge Tiamat (not quite [[Tiamat|that one]] but very similar); a long bridge leading to the boss chamber had a small chance that any random encounters that came up on it would turn out to be the Warmech (also known as '''Death Machine'''), a robot walker that was not only the single toughest non-Boss enemy in the game, but dished out more damage than the bosses! '''Zu''': A large black bird with a long neck and heavy beak. Also called a '''Rukh''' or '''Tot Aevis'''.
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