Behemoth K

The Behemoth K or Behemoth・K in Japan (ベヒーモス・K) or simply the Behemoth is a member of Hess' Eight Sages and an antagonist in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. He debuts on the Pharm chapter alongside Sol.

It is not known whether the "K" on its title stands for Kaiser or King.

Appearance
Like the members of its kin, the Behemoth is a large canine creature standing several feet tall and sporting a prodigious musculature and a long, bulky tail. The Behemoth has a handful of unusual traits such as a distinguishable grey fur, and a pair of black, demonic wings from his back, a characteristic not found on Behemoths in the series. Unlike the regular Behemoths faced on the game, the sage adopts a bipedal posture rather than a quadrupedal one. As to be expected he has a pair of elongated black horns, although his left horn is broken at the tip. Both Dark Fina and the Dark Elf state the Behemoth is comfortably fluffy.

Personality
The Behemoth is described as a monster who was able to develop reason and thus evolve into sagehood, becoming a significantly wise creature in the process. However as a result of being sealed in Crystal alongside Sol's influence, has reduced the Behemoth's rational ability to the minimum, rendering him nothing but a beast moving through animal instinct. It does however seem to have a small fraction of intelligence as he obeys Sol without question, although this could very well be analogous to a master taming its pet rather than a true demonstration of wisdom left.

Story
The Behemoth was a normal monster who was capable of developing rational thought, this helped him achieve great intelligence and in turn become eligible to be a part of the Eight Sages, becoming one of Hess' main lieutenants. He was however faced and defeated by the Sworn Eight of Paladia and sealed into Crystal as part of their plan to stop the war. When the Sworn Eight were betrayed and transported into Lapis along with the entire landmass of the battlefield, he was sent with them as a result, spending 700 years sealed until the Crystals broke. The sealing would have side effects that would deprive him of his gained rationale and due to Sol's influence, became little more than his obedient servant.

Pharm
The Behemoth appears following the final confrontation against Veritas of the Dark as Sol destroys the Dark Crystal. As the sage voices his disgust for human life, Sol blasts the party with a Holy spell. Veritas of the Light and Dark are separated from the party due to the attack and the Behemoth intercepts them. A weakened Darklord is then mauled by the Behemoth, killing him as Citra calls out his name.

Land of the Crystals
The Behemoth is seen alongside Sol several times as the party attempts to catch up to them to prevent them from opening the Gate as Sol uses the Crystals around him to summon Visions of monsters to delay them. The party catches up a second time with the sages which infuriates Sol, so he has monsters and the Behemoth to deal with the party as Sol escapes. The Behemoth proves to be a resilient opponent forcing Citra and Veritas of the Waters to use a teletransportation spell to take the Behemoth with them so that he won't be an obstacle. The party pursues Sol while the two members of the Sworn Six, draw the full power of their armors to fight the Behemoth.

Battle
The Behemoth can be a difficult opponent if not prepared, as he has significantly higher HP and stats and the Bosses fought before him. The Behemoth mostly retorts to physical attacks and buff himself on occasions. Upon being weakened somewhat, he will begin to repeatedly use Rampage to attack the whole party with physical damage. This damage can be quite devastating, and even a Tank with high HP and Damage Reduction can be killed quick if it covers the whole party. After a few rounds of Rampage the Behemoth will tire out which will buy the party a turn and the Behemoth will weaken.

The player should exploit Damage Reduction, Buffs and Breaks to render the threat of its attacks to a minimum. Pod 153 (if acquired or through companion) is an excellent help as it can reduce physical damage by 40% with one of its abilities. A Tank and 1-2 healers may be required to keep the damage on check. The player should use bring the strongest damage dealers possible as this battle will be race of inflicting as much damage as fast as possible before the Behemoth can endanger the player.

Trivia

 * The Behemoth is featured in a piece of artwork drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, in which he's faced by Rain and Lasswell. Curiously this is one of the earliest drawings done for the game.