Mateus (Final Fantasy XII boss)

Mateus is a boss in Final Fantasy XII. The Esper is found guarding the Sword of Kings, and once he is defeated the party obtains their second Esper.

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Esper Classification: The Corrupt

Page 1: Observations
''Scion of darkness ruling and protecting those who live in the underworld, in opposition to Lahabrea the Abyssal Celebrant and scion of light. In the course of his rule, he submitted to avarice, and the darkness took his heart, transforming him until he was both evil and corrupt. Then in his cowardice did he bind a Goddess of the Demesne of Ice, and using her as a living shield, he challenged the gods. Defeated before their might, he fell screaming into the depths of hell, there to be imprisoned for eternity.''

Battle
When you find Mateus at the heart of the Stilshrine of Miriam, numerous Ice Azers will spawn around him. Although they're a lot like Ice Elementals, they are weaker, and so should not prove to be too much of a problem. However, as they are troublesome, eliminating all of them before working on Mateus may be in order. Equipping the Dawn Shard here for the 20 bonus Magick Resist on one character comes in handy, as it will yield a wall of 0 damage hits from these Azers. Be wary of using area-of-effect magick to eliminate the Elementals, as Mateus himself is protected by Reflect and hitting him by accident could wipe out the caster.

Mateus himself is actually quite powerful. Blizzaja is very difficult to counter and can inflict the Sap status ailment; ice shields and good weaponry (thunder elemental) will be extremely useful. Using Magick against him will be a problem, as he is constantly protected by the Reflect status. If you're feeling lucky, you can try to take down Mateus with Quickenings.

Related Enemies

 * Adrammelech
 * Belias
 * Chaos
 * Cúchulainn
 * Exodus
 * Famfrit
 * Hashmal
 * Shemhazai
 * Ultima
 * Zalera
 * Zeromus
 * Zodiark