Giant of Babil



The Giant of Babil, also known as the Giant of Bab-Il or Babel, is a machine of tremendous power in Final Fantasy IV and is so large it actually serves as a dungeon.

Story
Created by Zemus and other radical Lunarians, its purpose is to destroy the human race on Earth so the Lunarians can colonize the planet. The other Lunarians rejected this design and sealed the Giant in the Lunar Subterrane.

Through Golbez, Zemus gathered the eight Crystals at the Tower of Babil to transport the Giant to Earth. It is brought to the planet and unleashes an attack, but a pincer attack from the forces of the Overworld and Underworld stalls it. Cecil Harvey, Fusoya and their allies penetrate into the Giant and destroy its CPU and the Giant is immobilized and self-destructs.

Locations
It is accessible from the exit back in the giant's inner passage, just after the save point. Midway, the four elemental archfiends have been resurrected and attempt to slay the party, only to be defeated again. To fight Geryon, the player may prompt the very same spot after this battle, which says that the four fiends' malice remains anchored to it. Geryon may then be fought multiple times.
 * Inner Stair

The control core is accessible from the exit back in the giant's Inner Stair. It is the heart of the giant, and is the final room of the dungeon. The party must take out the CPU and the Attack and Defense Nodes to shut down the giant. Afterwards, Golbez appears and Fusoya brings the enthralled Golbez back to his senses. Golbez then reveals his and Cecil's origins and why Zemus was able to control him. Fusoya and Golbez then leave the group, heading for the Lunar Subterrane to finish off Zemus. As the giant is collapsing, a now-free Kain shows them to the exit.
 * Giant's Control Core

Treasure

 * Hi-Potion
 * Ether
 * Phoenix Down x2
 * Cottage
 * Yoichi Arrow x10
 * Shuriken
 * Elixir (Monster-in-a-box: Fight Optic Blaster)

Shop
This shop only appears in the 3D versions, right at the save point inside the Giant of Babil. The merchant is an NPC that takes the appearance of Namingway.

Final Fantasy IV

 * Searcher
 * Armor Construct
 * Searcher, Clockwork Soldier x2
 * Searcher, Beam Cannon x2
 * Centaurion, Clockwork Soldier x2
 * Centaurion, Clockwork Soldier, Beam Cannon x2
 * Centaurion, Beam Cannon x2
 * Clockwork Soldier x2, Beam Cannon x2
 * Armor Construct, Centaurion, Beam Cannon
 * Armor Construct, Clockwork Soldier, Beam Cannon
 * Clockwork Dragon
 * Optic Blaster (Monster-in-a-box)
 * Elemental Archfiends (Boss)
 * CPU, Attack Node, Defense Node (Boss)
 * Geryon (DS only Boss)

In the 3D remake, after beating the game once, returning to the area where Cecil fought the four Elemental Archfiends allows for a new boss battle with one of the game's superbosses, Geryon. A prototype of the giant, Proto-Babil, appears as a superboss in the game as well. It is only fought on a second or third play-through with the player carrying Dark Matter, stolen from Zeromus, and using it on the stone face on the Red Moon. Proto-Babil is considered the most powerful boss in the game.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
In Final Fantasy IV The Complete Collection, a new post-game boss called Lost Babil is added to The After Years. The player must talk to Challengingway in the secret location on the True Moon.

To face this boss, the player must pay him a fee of 500,000 Gil and Challengingway will offer the player a reward consisting of three Silver Apples and two Soma Drops if they defeat Lost Babil. The player must create three parties to fight three boss battles; one against Lost Babil's torso, and another against his head; the last encounter is against the Lost Babil's CPU, which has six nodes accompanying it.

Musical Themes
The background theme that plays inside the Giant of Babil is "The Giant's Dungeon". It is available as a purchasable battle background music for Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy as part of a pack of three tracks from Final Fantasy IV.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Giant of Babil appears as one of several new summons. When summoned it uses Lunar Ray to subtract 30% of each character's Bravery and add it to the Bravery Pool. It can be purchased from certain Moogle Shops for 120 KP.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Called "Within the Giant", the song that plays inside the Giant of Babil appears as a Dark Note.

Trivia

 * Yoshitaka Amano's art of the Giant resembles the recurring summon Alexander, particularly seen in Final Fantasy VI. The connection is cemented by the battle with Proto-Babil, which uses Alexander's signature attack, Divine Judgment.
 * The Babil enemy in Final Fantasy XII is an allusion to the Giant of Babil, as "When they descend to the earth from their home in the heavens, they strike swiftly, and with malice apparent", where the Giant of Babil is a powerful weapon that is used for destruction.