Behemoth (Final Fantasy XV)

Behemoth is an enemy in Final Fantasy XV fought during The Pride of the King Hunt.

Creation and development
Tomohiro Hasegawa is in charge of art direction for enemies. He sculpted a model of the behemoth, which was aided by staff feedback before being scanned into the 3D workspace. The Behemoth sculpt was so impressive that some of the staff wanted to buy it, but after a 3D scan had been made, Hasegawa accidentally drove into the sculpt and broke it. Behemoth was the first enemy designed for Final Fantasy XV. Director Hajime Tabata set the goal as "National Geographic", a Behemoth fit for a nature documentary, involving more than just realistic muscles and cinematic camera angles, but prompting the developers to think how the Behemoth evolved into its current form and how it spends time in its natural habitat.

Thus, the artists began by drawing based on the premise. Behemoth is a good swimmer and active in water, mainly feeds on large animals at the shore or large fish, and uses its caudal fin for swimming. Its dorsal fin helps it steer in the water, but its main function is to dissipate heat, as it is a large animal. It spends most of the day in the water to stabilize its body temperature, but when its body heats up it turns red, as seen in males engaged in turf wars. To intimidate its opponent a Behemoth will spread its fins wide. It has a high tolerance to high body temperature and when its body temperature drops it becomes languid.

Trivia

 * During the Paris Games Week in 2015 Square Enix served food from a Final Fantasy XV-themed food truck, with a Behemoth Burger as an available dish.
 * This was perhaps a reference to "Behemoth Steak" a food that is mentioned throughout various Final Fantasy titles.

Related enemies

 * Deadeye
 * Rogue Behemoth
 * Behemoth King
 * Behemoth Tyrant