FFDX Bestiary

written by Lord Steak

lord_steak@yahoo.com

I remember getting Final Fantasy years ago. It came with sheets, including maps and the bestiary. While I’m not providing maps, I will provide the bestiary. Seems reasonable. This gives you a screen capture of all 128 monsters and their stats. The 118 smaller monsters are separated from the ten larger monsters. The format is as follows:

picture	name	Exp.		Gold		hp
	no. of attacks	damage	crit %		status attack
	defense	evade	mag. def.		morale
	weaknesses		resistances
special attacks

commentary

While most of these creatures remain the same old thorns in your hindquarters, some have been completely redone. To wit, seven creatures (ASP, CREEP, CRAWL, IGUANA, SPHYNX, MANTICOR, and ANKYLO) are gone. They’ve been replaced, by stronger (and in the first four’s cases, much stronger) opponents. All seven of which you’ll quickly come to hate.

A fair number of monsters have been renamed. Some that’ll jump out at you are the old IMPs now being called Goblins, and the old WarMECH now just called Mech. I also de-capitalized the entire list of monsters. You’ll also note that in many places I changed the palette of existing monsters without doing much to them. Other times, palette and name were changed, but the monster was barely touched (i.e., WORM -> P.Worm).

Standard Monsters (alphabetized)

	Air E	2,017		807		358
	1	53-106	1%		none
	24	144	130		255
	Earth		all except Earth
none

Air Elementals aren’t much fun. They are the strongest of the elementals, and are notably more elusive than the other elementals. Like other Elementals, you cannot escape them, and they are totally fearless. Suck it up and hope you can spare some 4th Lvl Magic charges.

	Ankheg	2,000		750		222
	1	45-90	1%		poison
	35	48	116		200
	none		none
none

Ankheg. Formerly known as PEDE. Ankhegs are surprisingly more difficult than other monsters around where you first encounter them. Their stronger defense often proves effective against fighter-types. Hang tough, they give good rewards for where they’re first fought.

	Astos	8,000		10,000		365
	1	68-136	2%		none
	80	100	170		255
	none		Status, Poison, Death
Aerga, Mute, Doom, Break, Aquga, Bane, Weak, Wall

Astos returns, with avenge. Your encounter with Astos will come about when you expect it…which is a bit later than you’re used to. You’ll be stronger then…so is he. This fellow is not pleasant to deal with. Strategy here depends more than ever on party taken in. Squads of strictly fighter-types, you’d best level some before fighting this ass-clown. Harder to hit, and soaks the damage if you do.

	B.Widow	141		50		64
	1	5-10	1%		poison
	12	24	46		111
	none		none
none

Black Widow. Formerly known as ARACHNID. Same damn monster. Again, its sole purpose in a fight is to poison as many of your troops as possible before biting it itself. You can usually escape these damn things.

	Basilisk	1977		658		196
	1	30-60	1%		none
	20	24	91		200
	Air		Earth, Poison
Glance

Basilisk. Formerly known as SAURIA. These S.O.B.’s like to petrify members of your group swiftly and frequently. Dispatch or silence them quick.

	Beholder	3,225		3,225		200
	2	30-60	1%		paralysis
	45	12	255		200
	none		Status, Poison, Death
spells: Doom, Sloga, Mudle, Slpga, Hold, Mute, Slow, Sleep enemy attacks: Glance, Squint, Gaze, Stare

Beholder. Formerly known as EYE. Japanese graphics restored. Now they’re a bit more of a threat than they were before, and not worth the extra risk. Like actual beholders, magic is almost guaranteed to have a minimal effect on these things. Shortly before your final battle, you may encounter packs of these things

	BigEye	3,591		3,591		304
	2	30-60	1%		none
	30	84	156		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
Gaze, Flash

BigEye rarely makes an appearance. Consider yourself lucky when killing one. They aren’t much of a threat, or much of support. They appear with Grey S, and never with anything else, or alone. They almost never strike, and their enemy spells are effectively useless by that time.

	Black D	5,012		4,000		408
	1	100-200	1%		none
	38	160	200		255
	Lightning		all except Lightning
Acid

Enter a newcomer: Black Dragon. Replaces CRAWL. Black Dragons are the nastiest of the Dragons. Like other dragons, they never flee, and you cannot flee them. Black Dragons always come in squads of four. Their Acid breath strikes hard, as do their physical attacks. Hang tough when fighting them.

	Black K	1,263		1,800		260
	3	44-88	1%		none
	45	36	135		200
	none		none
none

Black Knight. Formerly known as BADMAN. Same old pains in the rear they were the first time. They appear in larger groups now.

	Blood S	378		378		144
	1	26-52	1%		none
	12	42	76		156
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Blood Skeletons are just another undead. They might strike surprisingly early in the game if your luck is bad. They aren’t much of a threat.

	Blue D	3,774		4,000		454
	1	114-228	1		none
	45	140	200		255
	Poison		all except Fire, Water and Poison
Thunder

Blue Dragons are big. While they do more damage and are harder to kill in a physical match, their weakness to Poison-elemental spells (Break, Bane, etc.) leaves them wide open for a quick kill.

	Bulette	2,250		1		256
	3	60-120	1%		none
	38	56	130		255
	Air		Earth
special attack

Bulettes aren’t scared of anything, nor should they be. These things can tear a hole in almost anything. They cause pain regardless when you fight them. Either escape quickly, or open up on them.

	Chimera	2,064		2,500		300
	4	30-60	1%		none
	20	72	130		200
	Water		Fire, Status, Poison, Death
Cremate

Chimeras, when you meet them, aren’t much of a threat. They’re more annoying than anything. By this point in the game, most, if not all, of your party should have magical defenses available, and somebody should have AFire. They shouldn’t be anything to worry about.

	Cloud D	2,750		3,000		224
	1	59-118	1%		none
	25	190	200		255
	Earth		all except Earth
Gale

Enter a newcomer: Cloud Dragon. Replaces MANTICOR. Cloud Dragons aren’t the most common of the dragons. They resemble White Dragons. Don’t be fooled; these are much more dangerous. The key point is that they are nearly impossible to hit, and have excellent magic defense. They don’t strike as hard as some of the bigger dragons (Blue, Black, and Green Dragons), but their evade rate makes up for it. Be careful; like other dragons, you cannot escape them, and they are fearless.

	Cobra	165		50		80
	1	22-44	31%		poison
	10	36	56		120
	none		none
none

Cobras aren’t much of a threat, but more of a nuisance. In this version they can and will poison your troops. If facing large numbers of these and/or Scorpions (often found together), perhaps holding off on neutralizing the poison until after battle would be a better solution.

	Coctrice	186		200		50
	1	1-2	1%		petrification
	4	72	47		154
	Air		Earth
none

Cockatrices are not much fun at any time. Their beaks randomly petrify thing randomly. Shortly after seeing Soft potions in a shop, these fellows will show up. Be sure to carry those expensive potions afterward.

	CpGoblin	18		18		16
	1	8-16	1%		none
	6	9	23		120
	none		none
none

Captain Goblins. Formerly known as GrIMP. A blessing to find early in the game; a pathetic annoyance not too much later. Let ‘me have it however one wants.

	Cream	352		100		80
	1	32	1%		poison
	80	6	55		144
	Fire and Water		all except Fire and Water
none

Cream. Formerly known as OOZE. Poisonous this time, with notably heavier defense. Just like the original, they are nearly impossible to find.

	Croc	816		900		184
	2	42-84	1%		none
	16	48	103		148
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Crocodile. Formerly known as GATOR. Crocodiles are fun…ha ha. No, they tend to cause more pain than what they’re worth, particularly if your group is more heavily focused on spells.

	D.Bhldr	6,500		5,000		360
	1	120-240	40%		paralysis
	60	24	255		255
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
spells: Stop, Stone, Weak, Sloga, Mudle, Stone, Mute, Storm enemy attacks: Glare

Death Beholder. Formerly known as PHANTOM. You won’t encounter these things until nearly the end of the game. There’s two unpleasant ways of finding the second-strongest undead: the first is in pairs accompanied by six Ghosts, the other is a squad of Death Beholders, with 1 or 2 Beholders, if any, with them. You cannot escape either way. Brace yourself; this will hurt.

	Dead D	2,775		2,000		268
	1	56-112	1%		paralysis
	30	120	200		255
	Fire		all except Fire
Rot

Dead Dragon. Formerly known as ZombieD. They are the only monster in the game to have a status-aligned spell or enemy attack that does damage rather a status attack. They are much more of a threat this time, obviously.

	Death K	4,700		3,000		300
	3	55-110	10%		paralysis
	75	102	175		255
	none		all except Fire
Weak, Storm, Weak, Doom, Blind, Pyrga, Stop, Flare

Death Knight. Formerly known as EVILMAN. I’ve fiddled with him to behave like an actual Death Knight. Try not to hang in a fire fight with him for long; he’ll eventually bust out Flare, from which there is no protection. These are the third mightiest of the undead, and could give a Death Beholder a run for its money, or may actually win.

	Earth E	1,536		768		288
	1	66-132	1%		none
	20	18	130		255
	Air		all except Air
none

Earth Elementals are the weakest of the Elementals. They look thrice as vicious as they really are, though when you first meet one, it’s not a pleasant encounter. It only gets worse.

	Eye	42		10		10
	1	6-12	1%		none
	0	82	14		110
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
Gaze, Flash

Eye. Formerly known as OddEYE. The old annoyance is back, with the option of trying to blind the group this time. The thing might just attack this time. Its defenses rival that of a newborn, with notably higher dexterity.

	Fire E	1,620		800		276
	1	50-100	1%		none
	20	42	130		255
	Water		all except Water
none

Fire Elementals are possibly weaker than Earth Elementals, yet the original values, which have not been touched (save elemental defenses), are right before you. More than twice as likely to dodge, yet the evade rate still stinks. I don’t get it either; I’ll just leave it alone.

	Fire G	1,506		1,506		300
	1	73-146	1%		none
	20	48	135		200
	Water		Fire
none

Fire Giant. Formerly known as R.GIANT. Much more appropriate. Same old monster, just prettier with a more appropriate name. They appear more often now.

	Frost G	1,752		1,752		336
	1	70-140	2%		none
	20	48	150		200
	Fire		Water
none

Frost Giant. Formerly known as FrGIANT. More of the same, except this time I righted the anomaly of the weaker monster providing a greater reward. Frost Giants appear with Winter Wolves. Consequently, these are the rarest of the Giants.

	Garland	200		250		106
	1	15-30	1%		none
	25	25	64		255
	none		Status
Trance

Garland is stronger this time. The ample evidence of that are his frequent attempts to put your party into a Trance. He’s worth a bit more Exp., and has resistance to Status attacks. Have fun with your new first boss.

	Ghast	235		235		70
	3	16-32	1%		paralysis
	12	42	45		160
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Ghast. Formerly known as SPECTER. This are stronger than Ghouls, just enough to really notice. This time they strike more than just once.

	Ghost	1,340		1,340		220
	1	93-186	1%		paralysis
	40	110	100		255
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Ghosts stand among the most hated monsters, with good reason. They hit very hard, and escape from them is impossible. While they may stun part of your team, this isn’t very often. At the end, they come in large squads that will almost assuredly get the drop on your party.

	Ghoul	117		117		56
	3	8-16	1%		paralysis
	10	46	40		160
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Ghouls are a step up from Wights. The difference between these two is slight, but it more notable in hit percentage and rewards.

	GlassGol	1,257		800		176
	1	64-128	1%		darkness
	25	28	93		255
	none		all except Fire
spells: Dark, Dark, Blind enemy attacks: Flash

Glass Golem. Formerly known as MudGOL. Glass Golems are more of bother than anything. They seem to continually try to blind the group. While their attack hits hard for when they are first met, that doesn’t last.

	Goblin	6		6		8
	1	4-8	1%		none
	4	6	16		106
	none		none
none

Goblin. Formerly known as IMP. Meet the original monster of the Final Fantasy series, dressed in red. So many fun ways to kill these things….

	Gorgon	3,117		2,650		280
	3	30-60	5%		paralysis
	80	45	170		200
	Air		all except Water and Air
S.Breath

Enter a newcomer: Gorgon. Replaces SPHYNX. Gorgons aren’t the kind of horse people shouldn’t take anywhere. While they’re supposed to be bulls, I didn’t like the Minotaur bitmap for the job. Anyway ya’ cut this up, Gorgons are not pleasant opponents. They don’t attack as hard as most other creatures for their time, but their defense more than makes up for it most of the time. They will occasionally belch up Stone Breath, which could petrify the entire group.

	GorMera	4,584		5,000		400
	4	40-80	1%		paralysis
	55	60	180		200
	none		all except Water and Air
S.Breath, Cremate

Gorgimera. Formerly known as JIMERA. These half-breeds of Chimeras and Gorgons seem to get the best of both worlds. They embrace their Gorgon half first when using breath weapons. Physical attacks, they too can stun your troops. This time they have no true weak points in their elemental defenses. If your party isn’t ready, the fire fight may last longer than what it should.

	Green D	4,068		5,000		352
	1	72-144	1%		poison
	30	140	200		255
	Lightning		all except Fire, Water, & Lightning
Poison

Green Dragon. Formerly known as Gas D. The most dangerous of the original Dragons, and still a royal pain. This time they are weak against lightning, which is more true to actual Green Dragons. Open all gun ports, and hope you’ve got Ribbons or enough people to cast Wall to save you a bunch of curative headaches after battle.

	Gremlin	800		600		94
	4	25-50	1%		paralysis
	32	72	130		170
	Water		all except Water and Lightning
Pyra, Hold, Pyro, Pyra, Stun, Slpga, Pyrga, Virus

Gremlin. Formerly known as R.GOYLE. The pain they caused went up, but this time it’s easier to get them back for it. Now they have an elemental weakness. Use it.

	Grey S	2,361		600		344
	1	50-100	1%		none
	8	72	170		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Grey Shark. Formerly spelled GrSHARK. Same old, same old, with elemental resistances adjusted to reflect the changes in the elemental system.

	Grey W	1,671		400		280
	1	50-100	1%		none
	31	4	141		200
	Water		Fire, Earth
none

Grey Worms are grey this time, not green. Aside that, these fellows are no different.

	GrMummy	984		1,000		188
	1	43-86	1%		sleep
	24	24	95		178
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Greater Mummy. Formerly known as WzMUMMY. I never figured out that name; they never cast anything. Name aside, these fellows should bring back the same old B.S. they did before.

	GrNaga	3,489		4,000		420
	1	7-14	1%		poison
	16	48	143		200
	Earth		all except Fire, Water and Earth
Blink, Mute, Slow, Dark, Aera, Slpga, Aera, Praya

Grey Nagas are easy pickin’s. They slither around with Air Elementals, and don’t put up enough of a fight. Dispatch them quickly and deal with the Elementals.

	GrOgre	282		300		132
	1	23-46	1%		none
	14	30	71		126
	none		none
none

Green Ogres look more like ogres now, without the purple toga. These fellows are just exactly what you should remember, just a bit uglier more realistic.

	Guard	1,224		400		200
	2	25-50	1%		paralysis
	40	72	110		200
	Lightning		Status, Poison, Death
none

Guard is also the same old, same old. The only difference is that lightning is a bit harder to access in FFDX than in the original.

	H.Hound	1,182		600		192
	1	30-60	1%		none
	8	48	103		148
	Water		Fire
Cremate

Hell Hound. Formerly known as CEREBUS. While the Hell Hound is worth no more than what they were before, they now have a much stronger fire coming from their mouths, and more frequently. I always thought SCORCH was a waste of time.

	Hill G	879		879		240
	1	42-84	1%		none
	12	48	120		150
	Air		Earth
none

Hill Giant. Formerly known as GIANT. These are the good ol’ boys you remember, with a minutely stronger attack, and a personal bias in favour of earth.

	Hydra	915		150		212
	3	30-60	1%		none
	14	36	116		138
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Hydras are in the same places they always were, and just as irritating at first as they were the first time. Elemental defenses were rotated to reflect the change; otherwise they’re just the same.

	Hyena	288		72		120
	1	22-44	1%		none
	4	48	76		122
	none		none
none

Hyenas are no different from what they were before. Just as hard to find, too.

	Illithid	276		300		84
	2	30-60	1%		none
	16	66	98		126
	none		all except Air, Earth & Lightning
none

Illithid. Formerly known as WIZARD. The only difference is the rotated elemental defense.

	Imp	160		100		80
	4	12-24	1%		none
	8	45	53		132
	Air		all except Water, Air & Lightning
none

Imp. Formerly known as GARGOYLE. These are the same irritations from the original, with a difference in elemental defenses. Reoccurring theme, I know.

	IronGol	6,717		3,000		304
	1	93-186	1%		paralysis
	100	44	200		255
	none		all except Lightning
Toxic

Iron Golems were almost never seen in the original. They’re much easier to find this time. They appear in pairs, no more, no less. You cannot escape them. They hit hard, they have incredible physical and elemental defenses, and then they belch Toxic gas. This could wipe out your whole party. Hang tough…the fight will last awhile, likely.

	Jelly	84		20		24
	1	4-8	1%		poison
	255	0	36		124
	Fire, Water, & Lightning		all except Fire, Water & Lightning
none

Jelly. Formerly known as SCUM. These have enormous physical defense, more so now than before. Magic or patience will be necessary.

	Lobster	639		300		148
	3	35-70	1%		none
	18	60	85		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Lobsters aren’t this colour until they’ve been cooked, but oh well. These should be the same opponents from the first game, minus the bull about them poisoning party members.

	M.Flayer	822		1,000		122
	3	1-2	1%		death
	12	48	187		200
	none		all except Air, Earth & Lightning
Trance

Mind Flayer. Formerly known as SORCEROR. These bastards are back, and in full swing. They are a bit more resilient to spells this time, and much braver. They can suddenly kill your troops with a single strike, and they frequently try to stun the entire group. The faster they die the better.

	Mage	1,095		1,095		105
	1	26-52	1%		none
	40	78	170		200
	none		none
Aerga, Terga, Aquga, Pyrga, Stun, Mudle, Bane, Storm

Mage is back, and with a new look and spell list. Instead of outright killing party members right off the bat, Mages now like to beat on them for awhile first. Even with elemental defenses in place, these fellows still cause much pain.

	Mate	40		50		10
	1	8-16	1%		none
	12	15	40		255
	none		Earth, Poison, Lightning, Death
none

Mate. Formerly known as PIRATE. These are the same old, same old with 10 more gold per head, and some elemental defenses, none of which could apply.

	Mech	32,000		32,000		1,000
	2	128-256	1%		paralysis
	80	120	200		255
	none		all
Nuclear

Mech. Formerly known as WarMECH. Mightiest of the non-boss creatures in the original, and arguably more of a threat than any monster short of CHAOS himself. Not so anymore…you’ll see further down the list. A quarter of the time he’ll pop loose a Nuclear weapon…those hurt. A bunch…80-320 non-aligned damage, all members. You cannot escape a Mech; prepare for a hellish scrap…you’ll probably hang in this fire fight for awhile.

	Medusa	700		700		68
	4	20-40	1%		poison
	10	36	55		150
	none		Poison
Glance

Medusa returns, minus one article of clothing. Perhaps your troops feel the petrification is a release from the torture of seeing these things topless. Often the snakes on the head will poison somebody. Hopefully luck goes with you and you won’t have to soften anyone.

	Mercury	1,101		900		156
	1	49-98	1%		poison
	255	24	85		200
	Fire and Lightning		all except Fire and Lightning
none

Mercury. Formerly known as SLIME. “Hydrargyrus” (Latin for “liquid silver;” hence the Hg) is a bit longer than what I have to work with. “Thou hast done well in defeating the Metal Slime.” Oh, wait, wrong game. It’s all good (in the hood). These things can withstand damn near anything you can throw at them in a physical scrap. Use the Mage Staff or spells. These things are rare though…don’t except to find them too often.

	Minotaur	489		489		164
	2	22-44	1%		none
	4	48	95		124
	none		none
none

Minotaur. Formerly known as BULL. I don’t like the minotaurs represented by most of AD&D; I prefer the ones on Krynn…or the “real one” on Crete in legend. I don’t think those you bump into here are the bastard children of Zeus though. These’re the same old nincompoops you fought in the original. Hardly seems worth the effort, eh?

	Mummy	300		300		80
	1	30-60	1%		sleep
	20	24	60		172
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Mummies are still the same…still not Egyptian. Egypt wasn’t the only place with mummies, just the best-known. Re-kill as done before.

	Mustang	63		15		64
	2	10-20	1%		none
	2	22	40		106
	none		none
none

Mustang. Formerly known as MADPONY. More stylistic a name. These are the same old hardass at the beginning who quickly proves to be a putz.

	N.Otyugh	3,189		500		344
	3	35-70	1%		poison
	32	24	170		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Neo-Otyugh. Formerly known as NAOCHO. You’re no longer eating a plate of nachos in battle. These are the same irritations you fought before, except they hold elemental defenses that are identical to all other water monsters.

	Naga	2,355		2,355		356
	1	9-18	1%		poison
	8	72	116		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
Aqua, Hold, Slow, Dark, Aquo, Confu, Sleep, Aquo

Nagas are slightly different, mostly with the spell list. They appear with Water Elementals. Like Grey Nagas, these things are definitely not a threat on their own, and really don’t provide much support for the Elementals.

	Nile C	3,090		2,000		288
	2	75-150	10%		paralysis
	55	48	183		255
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Nile Crocodile. Formerly known as FrGATOR. These aren’t very common, thankfully. Like a real Nile Crocodile, these things aren’t afraid of a damn thing. They can kill things, and quickly. You’re food in their eyes. They have decent defense, the shock of being attacked by a 40’ croc can stun your troops, and then there’s the raw damage something that size does with a minimal effort. Nile Crocodiles often have Piranhas nearby, as if the small fish pick up everything dropped by the large crocodilians. Both are water-based monsters; fire is your friend.

	Nitemare	1,272		700		200
	3	30-60	1%		darkness
	24	132	100		200
	Water		all except Water, Air & Lightning
none

Nightmares are the steeds of Hell. In the original they were an obnoxious white and lavender combo, and used SNORTING to attempt to darken your troop’s sight. This time, they’re dark, and their attacks can inflict the said darkness.

	Ogre	195		195		100
	1	18-36	1%		none
	10	18	65		116
	none		none
none

Ogres are big, stupid, and hit hard, in relation to normal humans. In FFDX they just look a little different. That’s all.

	Ogre L	723		723		165
	1	40-80	1%		none
	25	44	85		144
	none		none
none

Ogre Lord. Formerly known as WzOGRE. This time they aren’t casting waste-of-time spells, they’re just bashing whomever. Ogre Lords hit almost as hard as Hill Giants. Use care in battle.

	Otyugh	1,224		108		202
	3	20-40	1%		poison
	24	24	116		176
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Otyugh. Formerly known as OCHO. These fellows always seemed to service no purpose beyond poisoning party members. The name’s correct, the colouration’s a bit different, and the shit is still the same.

	P.Worm	5,344		1,500		448
	1	65-130	10%		paralysis
	50	36	200		200
	none		Earth, Status, Poison, Death
none

Purple Worm. Formerly known as WORM. A bit prettier, a bit deadlier. This time they can stun your troops; I too would be a little taken aback if a 200’ long worm that was bigger around than me was trying to bite my head off. Their physical defense soaks five times as much damage as it did in the original. Have fun; you sill cannot escape them.

	Piranha	546		46		172
	1	37-74	1%		none
	20	72	83		142
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth

Piranha. Formerly known as R.CARIBE. These fish dwell the warmer northern rivers. Essentially these are the same freaks that you dealt with on the first pass.

	Pirate	60		120		50
	1	14-28	1%		none
	12	24	37		106
	none		Earth
none

Pirate. Formerly known as KYZOKU. These are the exact same fellows you fought in the first game. They may have a sixth cohort this time.

	PrHydra	1,250		400		242
	3	30-60	1%		none
	14	36	123		152
	Water		Fire
Cremate

Pyro Hydra. Formerly known as R.HYDRA. These headaches haven’t changed. Aspirin comes in the form of Aqua and Aquga.

	Priest	3,420		3,420		200
	2	90-180	1%		paralysis
	45	90	200		200
	none		Status, Poison, Death
Wall, Weak, Praga, Safga, Invga, Curga, Mute, Holy

Priest. Formerly known as FIGHTER. These fellows are much more dangerous this time, and come in larger groups. Longer in the scrap you remain, the nastier their abilities become. Eighth spell in the list is Holy; kill them before that get that far along the line.

	Pudding	275		100		76
	1	30-60	1%		poison
	60	4	55		152
	Air & Lightning		all except Air & Lightning
none

Pudding. Formerly known as MUCK. Their defenses and elemental resistances have been tweaked, and this time, they poison as well.

	Pyrolisk	600		500		50
	1	25-50	1%		none
	6	79	50		154
	Water		Fire
Squint

Pyrolisk. Formerly known as PERILISK. Making eye-contact with one of these things is not a good idea; those who do often times burst into flames and die. They will try to make eye-contact incessantly. Be careful when fighting them.

	R.Sahgin	105		105		64
	1	15-30	1%		none
	8	78	46		142
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Red Sahaugins are the same as you remember, just with more vibrant colouration.

	R.Wyvern	1,218		502		260
	1	40-80	1%		poison
	22	60	131		150
	none		none
none

Red Wyvern. Formerly known as WYRM. Mostly, these are the same winged freaks from the first game, except this time, they too can poison your troops.

	Rakshasa	1,203		800		110
	3	20-40	1%		none
	30	60	120		170
	none		all except Earth and Lightning
Pyra, Hold, Pyro, Pyra, Stun, Slga, Pyrga, Virus

Rakshasa. Formerly known as MANCAT. These nasty fellows spew the same spell list as a Gremlin (go figure; I have a limited no. of AI sets to work with). Use Terra, Terga, Bolt and Storm quickly; they do too much damage if the battle lasts long, since they start using nastier and nastier attack spells.

	Red D	2,904		4,000		267
	1	75-150	1%		none
	30	140	200		255
	Water		all except Water
Blaze

Red Dragons continue to spit fire in the same ways they always have before. This time, though, there is no vulnerability to the Poison element, so Break and Bane have little use against these mighty foes. This time around Red Dragons are much more common. In the original, there was the one placed to guard the Flame Armour, plus they were the rare encounter on the bottom two floors of the volcano, and a pack of them was the rare encounter on the Fire Floor of the Temple of Fiends. Now…there are a few more of them. Dragon Isle is the first and most obvious pointer. Another is an interesting encounter on the bottom floor of the Temple of Fiends…two Red Dragons accompanied by six Vampire Lords…what spell do you use then…?

	Remorhaz	2,500		3,500		320
	1	73-146	20%		paralysis
	60	48	100		255
	Fire		all except Fire and Lightning
Lit

Remorhaz. Formerly known as GrPEDE. The lightning spitting worms of the north. Your first encounter with a Remorhaz will come before you’d think you were ready for one. These are the first monsters that you’ll encounter again in the ancient Temple of Fiends. Open all gun ports, so to speak. You’ll need to, before this thing starts slaying your party one by one.

	RockGol	2,685		1,250		200
	1	70-140	1%		none
	60	24	110		255
	none		all except Air
Slow

Rock Golems aren’t much different from what you remember. The elemental defenses were tweaked, and while the spell they use is the same, the spell’s parameters were modified. Those two factors aside, these fellows are the same-old, same-old.

	Saber T	843		500		200
	2	24-48	70%		none
	8	42	106		180
	none		none
none

Saber Tooth Tigers are the fun-fun creatures that occasionally have a “meh” hit instead of a “yeouch” hit. These are still the same.

	Sahgin	30		30		28
	1	10-20	1%		none
	4	72	28		110
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Sahaugins are still the same. Still hard to hit, still annoying, with the new elemental system.

	Sahgin L	882		882		204
	1	47-94	1%		none
	20	96	101		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Sahaugin Lord. Formerly known as WzOGRE. They look a bit different, and they’ve got a new name. Those aside, these fellows have the same-old, same-old, with the new elemental system.

	Salamndr	2,472		1,200		296
	2	31-62	1%		none
	18	36	143		200
	Water		Fire
Cremate

Salamander. Formerly known as AGAMA. This time they too come equipped with Cremate, so prepare to take more damage this time.

	Sand W	2,683		900		200
	1	46-92	1%		none
	14	62	103		124
	none		Earth, Death
Crack

Sand Worms are fun. They still come with the Earth-aligned death attack Crack, hoping to toss your troops into a fissure. They’re defended against death attacks this time.

	Scorpion	225		70		84
	2	22-44	1%		poison
	10	54	55		112
	none		none
none

Scorpions are the same foes you fought the first time. This time they’re grey.

	SeaSnake	957		600		224
	1	35-70	1%		poison
	12	48	116		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

SeaSnakes are the same as they used to be, just a bit different looking.

	SeaTroll	1,152		1,152		216
	3	40-80	1%		none
	20	48	110		200
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

SeaTrolls, again, are still the same. Not much to comment on.

	Sentry	4,000		2,000		400
	1	102-204	1%		paralysis
	48	96	160		200
	Lightning		all except Air, Earth & Lightning
none

Sentries strike hard compared to everything else, almost, compared to everything else you’ve fought up till that point. They are still the same bastards you fought the first time.

	Shadow	90		45		50
	1	10-20	1%		darkness
	0	36	37		124
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Shadows come in one set…one size of pack. In combat Shadows are right now no different from those in the original. This time, though, you cannot escape them.

	Shark	267		66		120
	1	22-44	1%		none
	0	72	70		121
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Sharks are no different this time that what they were last time. The elemental defenses were rotated to reflect the changes.

	Skeleton	10		10		10
	1	10-20	1%		none
	0	12	17		124
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Skeleton. Formerly known as BONE. Skeletons this time are worth the bother they cause, ‘cuz that they certainly weren’t the first time.

	Specter	432		432		114
	1	40-80	1%		paralysis
	12	108	67		160
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Specter. Formerly known as WRAITH. Again, the same-old, same-old. Woohoo.

	Spider	30		8		28
	1	10-20	1%		none
	0	30	23		109
	none		none
none

Spider. Have we seen these before? Yeah…exactly the same as last time.

	Stheno	1,418		1,418		96
	10	30-60	15%		paralysis
	12	72	70		200
	none		all except Fire and Air
Glance

Stheno. Formerly known as GrMEDUSA. Named for one of Medusa’s older sisters. If your levels aren’t very high, these things can and will do incredible damage to a Monk/Shaolin in a very short period of time. Seriously, one Stheno, a Lvl 35 Shaolin can easily take over 150 damage per round.

	Storm G	456		3,875		3,875
	1	110-220	10%		paralysis
	60	80	200		200
	none		Air, Status, Poison, Lightning, Death
Thunder

Enter a newcomer: Storm Giant. Replaces ASP. The mightiest of the giants by far. Storm Giants occasionally pitch lightning, but by that time you should have found three of the four Ribbons (at the earliest you can meet them). Their punch is something that high-level characters will still feel in the morning. You cannot escape them. They are by far the rarest of the giants, appearing, at the earliest, in the Sky Castle on rare occasions. It is more likely that you will not encounter these buggers until you are on the bottom floor of the Temple of Fiends.

	T Rex	7,200		600		600
	1	115-230	30%		paralysis
	50	60	200		255
	none		none
none

T Rex was such a rarity in the original. Now…you can find them a bit more often, sometimes accompanied by a Tyro. T Rex hits oh-so-very hard, and has a noteworthy critical rate. You can escape this thing…which is often advised. The fun thing, though, is the actual T Rex seemed to have been an oversized scavenger. To be bit by one, that’s got to be scary as hell, if one has enough time to feel scared.

	Tiger	438		108		132
	2	22-44	25%		none
	8	48	85		116
	none		none
none

Tigers also have a higher rate of critical hits. This they’ve always had…this monster, too, was not touched, save its graphic.

	Troll	621		621		184
	3	24-48	1%		none
	12	48	100		146
	Fire		none
none

Trolls, somehow, never struck me as the type of creature that would wear pink. These are still green, this time with brown stuff hanging off them. Otherwise, they’re the same.

	Trout	240		20		92
	1	22-44	1%		none
	0	72	68		138
	Fire, Lightning		Water, Earth
none

Trout. Formerly known as CARIBE. I never understand fish carrying gold coins, much the same as I never understood wolves carrying gold coins. But they do. And they haven’t changed.

	Tyro	3,387		502		480
	1	65-130	1%		none
	30	60	200		200
	none		none
none

Tyro is back, and the same blockhead he’s always been. This time you may fight multiple Tyros in a scrap, which could be fun for awhile.

	Vamp L	2,385		3,000		300
	1	90-180	1%		paralysis
	28	72	84		255
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
spells: Mute, AFire, Pyra, Terra, Aera, Aqua, Slpga, Dark enemy attacks: Gaze, Trance

Vampire Lord. Formerly known as WzVAMP. You get to deal with one of these at Melmond. The spell list and enemy attack lists are both different from the original. And, on the bottom floor of the Temple of Fiends, you could encounter six of these fellows accompanied by a pair of Red Dragons. Strange combination, eh?

	Vampire	1,200		2,000		156
	1	76-172	1%		paralysis
	24	72	75		200
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
Gaze, Trance

Vampires are fun…almost. You get to fight them after you deal with Ghosts, yet for some reason they simply aren’t as much of a threat, yet they’re worth more. I don’t know how they figured that in the first place, but they did. I even improved them by granting them Trance, but they never live long enough to use it. Nothing to complain about there.

	WarMech	64,000		0		2,500
	3	128-256	1%		paralysis
	100	160	200		255
	none		all
Nuclear

Enter a newcomer: WarMech. Replaces CREEP. Yes…this is the new and improved WarMech. I call it Big Blue. By the time you fight this thing money is no longer an issue. You cannot escape it. This is possibly the second-mightiest creature in the game…there is one other contender for that slot. This foe can give you pain, even at very high levels. Found only on the bottom floor of the Temple of Fiends; the odds of any given battle being one of these are 1/16.

	Water E	1,962		800		300
	1	69-138	1%		none
	20	72	130		255
	Fire		all except Fire
none

Water Elementals are back, and a bit prettier. There’s not much to be said; they’ve got good elemental defenses, and aside the weakness rotation, they’re the same as last time.

	White D	1,701		2,000		200
	1	53-106	1%		none
	20	150	200		255
	Fire		all except Fire
Blizzard

White Dragon. Formerly known as Frost D. This is the weakest of the dragons, but it is not to be underestimated. They are more elusive than most dragons, which is to be expected from a smaller foe. The breath weapon still hurts though; provide defense vs. water.

	Wight	93		50		48
	3	8-16	1%		paralysis
	6	12	36		124
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Wight. Formerly known as GHOUL. They look a bit different, but they’re the same.

	Winter W	402		200		92
	1	25-50	1%		none
	0	54	55		200
	Fire		Water
Frost

Winter Wolf. Formerly known as FrWOLF. Don’t they look better in white? No? Well, puh. Aside the sprite, these foes are exactly as you remember. Cannot escape them, either.

	Wolf	24		6		20
	1	8-16	1%		none
	0	36	28		105
	none		none
none

Wolves are red this time…and a little different looking. But that’s it.

	Worg	93		22		72
	1	14-28	1%		none
	0	54	46		108
	none		none
none

Worg. Formerly known as GrWOLF. Looks a little different, fights exactly the same.

	Wraith	231		231		86
	1	22-44	1%		paralysis
	4	90	52		160
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Wraith. Formerly known as IMAGE. I never did get that name at all. I mean, I’ve heard hordes of spiffy names of types of undead, but IMAGE...? Let’s keep it real, folks. They’re green, but they fight exactly as the IMAGE does, since they haven’t been tweaked.

	WrTiger	780		780		160
	2	30-60	1%		poison
	16	48	93		148
	none		none
none

Were-Tiger. Formerly known as CATMAN. I thought that name was stupid too. Half-expecting some lame-ass knock-off of Batman to show up, and start throwing weird things. No, no…these are just some lycanthropes showing up. The monster is just the same as it was the first time.

	WrWolf	135		67		68
	1	14-28	1%		poison
	6	42	45		120
	none		none
none

Were-Wolves are almost guaranteed to inflict poison with each strike. I can’t program lycanthropy into the game…if I could, well, that’d be interesting, eh? Aside the increased rate of poisoning, these pups are the same hassle they were before.

	Wyvern	1,173		50		212
	1	30-60	1%		poison
	12	96	115		150
	none		none
none

Wyverns are still a hassle and nothing more. By the time you encounter them they don’t do much damage. These fellows haven’t been touched aside the graphic.

	Yellow D	3,510		3,000		300
	1	98-196	1%		none
	35	130	200		255
	Air		all except Air
SndStorm

Enter a newcomer: Yellow Dragon. Replaces ANKYLO. Yellow Dragons are the dragons you’re mostly likely to bump into back-to-back before arriving at the ancient Temple of Fiends. Their breath weapon is earth-based, Sand Storm. Have fun in the desert. You cannot escape them.

	Zombie	24		12		20
	1	10-20	1%		paralysis
	0	6	25		120
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Zombies are smelly. These are the second-weakest of the undead. They haven’t changed.

	Zombie M	1,050		1,050		224
	1	40-80	1%		none
	14	36	116		186
	Fire		Water, Status, Poison, Death
none

Zombified Minotaur. Formerly known as ZomBULL. These fellows are things I went looking for frequently northeast of Provoka in the original. This time that peninsula doesn’t reach that far north. These freaks are the same as they were the first time.

Larger Monsters (in order encountered, most likely)

	Lich	2,200		3,500		400
	1	40-80	1%		paralysis
	40	24	120		255
	Air		all except Air
Slpga, Terra, Break, Mudle, Hold, Terga, Sloga, Doom

Lich is back and he’s pissed off. He should’ve brushed his teeth sometime during his life; he’s still got tartar after all these years. This is the Fiend of the Earth. Aera and Turna are your weapons for this match. If you’ve got a party of fighter-types…make haste. Spells six, seven and eight will cause incredible hell for brawling groups.

	Kary	2,475		4,000		600
	6	40-80	1%		none
	50	48	183		255
	Water		all except Water
Pyra, Dark, Slpga, Mudle, Pyra, Stun, Slpga, Stop

Kary has returned minus a bra. The Fiend of Fire is back with resistance to status attacks this time. I mean, that made her pathetic the first time. Keep churning out Mute and Stun until they both worked, and then, she was immobile, and whenever she could move again, she was without spell support. A lucky shot of Holy could kill her, but the chance of that happening approaches zero. Knocking her block off shouldn’t be a problem.

	Kraken	4,245		5,000		800
	8	50-100	1%		none
	60	84	160		255
	Fire		all except Fire and Lightning
Ink

Kraken always gave me hell. It’s those eight attacks, and my history of taking groups more heavily concentrated on spells that always did it to me. Pyrga, Storm and Flare are the tools of the Wizards in this match. Fighting parties should be in excellent shape; it’s just a toe-to-toe bashing party. Open up, and you *should* survive.

	Tiamat	5,500		6,000		1,000
	4	65-130	1%		paralysis
	80	90	200		255
	Earth		all except Earth
Gale, Poison, SndStorm, Blaze

Tiamat, they say, is the dark queen of evil dragons. She comes equipped with four breath weapons, and strikes that stun. This time, there is no weakness to poison. You cannot petrify her, or sit there with the Bane Sword (which, BTW, is notably different this time) and keep activating it, waiting for the beast to just keel over. It’s not gonna happen. You will actually have to fight Tiamat. She’s not all that difficult, given the level.

	DemiLich	2,000		1		1,200
	1	50-100	1%		paralysis
	50	48	200		255
	none		all except Air
spells: Flare, Stone, Stop, Doom, Flare, Stone, Stop, Doom enemy attacks: Rockfall

Demi-Lich guards the exit of the Earth Floor. You should not have disturbed the skull. From time to time, he’ll have parts of the ceiling collapse on you. More often, though, he’ll belt out 8th Lvl Magic, starting with Flare. Open all gun-ports; if you wait he will cause enough damage that you will run low on Cure Potions before getting very deep into the Temple.

	Marilith	2,000		1		1,400
	6	60-120	1%		none
	60	60	200		266
	none		all except Water
spells: Virus, Pyrga, Bane, Mudle, Pyrga, Bane, Pyrga, Bane enemy attacks: Inferno

Marilith is more unpleasant. She doesn’t go hurling Flare as an opener, but she can do heavy damage to one character in a flash. Note the spell list. Get Wall on anyone unprotected immediately; the fourth Ribbon is on the next Floor. Just lay into her…she doesn’t deserve your mercy. She won’t give any to you either. The best weapons for a Dark Knight and a Mage Knight are both on this floor, the Belial Sword and the Magus Sword, respectively. Flames from her come in the forms of Pyrga (base damage 60) and Inferno (base damage 96). Protection vs. fire is a must; don’t hesitate to use that and other protections necessary.

	Cthulhu	2,000		1		1,600
	8	70-140	1%		none
	70	98	200		255
	none		all except Fire
spells: Aquga, Storm, Aqua, Aqua, Slpga, Aqua, Aqua, Aqua enemy attacks: Tsunami, Ink

Cthulhu is a super-bastard. If your luck sucks somebody will die very quickly. Like the other reprise Fiends, he’s not worth the effort, but he’s blocking the path, and you cannot run away. All members, exception being any Shaolins in the group, should now be equipped with full elemental defense. Kill this thing and fast…that’s what he’s trying to do to you.

	Takhisis	2,000		1		1,800
	4	75-150	1%		paralysis
	90	120	200		255
	none		all except Earth
spells: Aerga, Terga, Pyrga, Aquga, Stop, Storm, Stone, Virus enemy attacks: Tornado, Acid, Poison, Thunder

Takhisis is here...you must fight the Dark Queen of Krynn to access the bottom floor of the Temple of Fiends. This will not be a pleasant bout. Somewhere on the Air Floor is Durin’s Axe, the best weapon available to a Paladin. Just beyond the stairs down is a room with the Adamant, guarded by a Mech. Get that for Mjolnir, and suddenly watch your Abbess turn from a healer to a death engine. First…you must kill this thing. Wall any Shaolin in the group, and open all gun-ports. You’ll need to…stay long in this scrap and she’ll wear you down enough you might not get past Chaos’s final guard….

	Balor	2,000		1		2,000
	3	128-256	1%		paralysis
	120	90	200		255
	none		all
spells: Storm, Flare, Slpga, Virus, Stop, Bane, Blind, Stone enemy attacks: Inferno, Trance, Toxic, Crack

Enter the newcomer: Balor. Replaces IGUANA. If for some reason there is any break point in your defenses the Balor will find them. This is the final battle before fighting Chaos. By this point all characters should have their ultimate weapon, and best armour. Shaolins, obviously, will need to be Walled at the beginning if you do not want to likely have to revive them after this scrap. The most dangerous thing about the Balor is the use of Trance…the only non-aligned status attack the game has to offer. The fight will be miserable, and perhaps lengthy. Keep the attack going, he doesn’t heal himself. This should be some form of relief. Afterwards, time to fight…

	Chaos		Game Boss
	5,000 hit points			255% hit rate
	5	128-256		85%	petrification
	160	220		200	255
	none			all
spells: Weak, Sloga, Virus, Curga, Holy, Storm, Curga, Flare enemy attacks: Rockfall, Inferno, Tsunami, Tornado

Chaos strikes again. While his physical attacks aren’t very frequent, one of them can easily kill a Lvl 50 Paladin with 999 hp and maximum armour with Safga already cast. Even if the victim of his strike survives the hit, there are five chances at petrification. Have all of your party members at no less than Lvl 40 before fighting this thing. Regardless what party you take this fellow is hell; his evade rate makes him nearly impossible to hit, and his magic defense protects him for the most part against Holy and Flare. Curga is on his spell list twice. A Shaolin with Wall and Haste cast on him is one of your best chances of survival. Opening round…you’re looking at each of your troops taking a hit, likely losing one, or likely having one of their elemental defenses knocked out. The more often he uses the super enemy attacks the better for you…spells advance towards using Curga, and physical attacks will probably slay a party member, particularly a spellcaster. Good luck…you will need it.