Bestiary (Final Fantasy XII)

The Bestiary is an option in the Clan Primer in Final Fantasy XII that provides the player with detailed descriptions of the enemies slain during the game. After the first enemy of a particular type is killed, it will appear in the bestiary.

Completing the bestiary by killing every foe once adds a sprite of Ba'Gamnan in the Sky Pirate's Den and grants the player the title Scrivener. Completing the bestiary is considered the most difficult trophy to earn as some of the rare game are difficult to spawn and several of the Espers and bosses are taxing to defeat (most notably Yiazmat).

Some enemies have extra entries that can be unlocked by killing a specific number of them. Enemies that potentially can only be encountered once (i.e. Marks, Espers, Rare Game and named members of the Archadian Empire) do not have such entries.

Area entries
This includes every regular enemy in the game. Once a certain number of an enemy has been defeated, an extra page will be unlocked in the enemy's entry giving more detailed information. 78 of these extra entries make up Sage Knowledge, background information on all of Ivalice. The remainder make the collections of Aletap Rumors, A Curious Treasure, Research Notes and The Town Crier.

The Dalmasca Sands
 Cactoid b Ichthon Wolf b Wild Saurian Cockatrice Gnoma Entite Dive Talon 

Giza Plains
 Hyena b Wooly Gator Happy Bunny a b Great Tortoise Sleipnir Silicon Tortoise <li>Wildsnake <li>Werewolf <li>Urstrix <li>Storm Elemental <li>Slaven <li>Mardu Entite </OL>

Garamsythe Waterway
 <li>Dire Rat b <li>Baritine Croc <li>Gigantoad <li>Malboro Overking <li>Garchimacera <li>Gespenst <li>Ghost <li>Water Elemental b </OL>

Barheim Passage
 <li>Steeling <li>Suriander <li>Mimic <li>Zombie b <li>Tiny Mimic b <li>Skeleton <li>Battery Mimic <li>Specter <li>Tiny Battery <li>Mimeo <li>Flan <li>Skull Defender <li>Bomb <li>Dead Bones </OL>

Lhusu Mines
 <li>Vampyr <li>Headless <li>Killer Mantis <li>Dullahan <li>Bug <li>Dark Lord <li>Pandora <li>Gazer </OL>

Yensan Sandsea
 <li>Alraune <li>Danbania b <li>Axebeak <li>Yensa b <li>Wyvern b <li>Salamand Entite </OL>

Tomb of Raithwall
 <li>Seeker <li>Lost Soul <li>Lesser Chimera <li>Zombie Mage <li>Skull Warrior <li>Lich <li>Ragoh <li>Tallow </OL>

Ozmone Plains
 <li>Mesmenir <li>Chocobo a b c d e f <li>Wu <li>Zu <li>Viper <li>Zaghnal <li>Hybrid Gator <li>Sylphi Entite </OL>

Golmore Jungle
 <li>Panther <li>Treant <li>Hellhound <li>Diresaur <li>Malboro <li>Gargoyle <li>Great Malboro </OL>

Henne Mines
 <li>Thunderbug <li>Jelly <li>Tyranorox <li>Hecteyes <li>Gizamaluk <li>Etém <li>Nightmare <li>Necrofiend </OL>

Paramina Rift
 <li>White Wolf <li>Twintania <li>Lizard <li>Emperor Aevis <li>Garuda b <li>Dark Skeleton <li>Slaven Warder <li>Skull Knight <li>Yeti <li>Ice Elemental b <li>Wild Onion <li>Leshach Entite </OL>

Stilshrine of Miriam
 <li>Redmaw <li>Zombie Warrior <li>Blood Gigas <li>Nightwalker b c <li>Dragon Aevis <li>Ghoul <li>Darkmare <li>Facer <li>Balloon <li>Miriam Guardian <li>Oiling <li>Miriam Facer <li>Ghast <li>Crystalbug b c </OL>

Mosphoran Highwaste
 <li>Worgen b <li>Humbaba <li>Python <li>Ash Wyrm <li>Vulture <li>Clay Golem <li>Slaven Wilder <li>Fire Elemental b </OL>

Salikawood
 <li>Wyrdhare <li>Pumpkin Head <li>Sprinter <li>Malboro King <li>Antares </OL>

Phon Coast
 <li>Silver Lobo <li>Mandragora <li>Iguion <li>Archaeosaur <li>Pyrolisk <li>Piranha <li>Bagoly <li>Air Elemental b </OL>

Tchita Uplands
 <li>Coeurl <li>Feral Croc <li>Serpent <li>Earth Elemental b </OL>

Sochen Cave Palace
 <li>Abysteel <li>Imp <li>Striker <li>Pit Fiend <li>Wendigo <li>Zombie Knight <li>Gorgimera <li>Focalor </OL>

The Feywood
 <li>Cerberus <li>Deadly Nightshade <li>Mu <li>Mandragora Prince <li>Basilisk <li>Alraune King <li>Behemoth <li>Onion Queen <li>Preying Mantis <li>Pumpkin Star <li>Golem <li>Topstalk <li>Mirrorknight <li>Holy Elemental <li>Tartarus </OL>

Giruvegan
<OL start="161"> <li>Ose <li>Shadonir <li>Giruveganus <li>Skulwyrm <li>Vivian <li>Forbidden <li>Gargoyle Baron <li>Reaper <li>Mom Bomb <li>Mythril Golem <li>Necrophobe <li>Diakon Entite </OL>

Ridorana Cataract
<OL start="173"> <li>Deathclaw <li>Cassie </OL>

The Pharos
<OL start="175"> <li>Abaddon b <li>Chimera Brain <li>Bune <li>Magick Pot <li>Reaver b <li>Crusader <li>Aeronite <li>Dragon Lich <li>Cataract Aevis <li>Brainpan <li>Purobolos <li>Deidar <li>Mistmare <li>Undin Entite </OL>

Zertinan Caverns
<OL start="189"> <li>Speartongue <li>Grenade <li>Scythe Mantis <li>Slime <li>Archaeoaevis <li>Bogey <li>Mallicant <li>Shambling Corpse <li>Buer </OL>

Cerobi Steppe
<OL start="198"> <li>Adamantitan <li>Charybterix <li>Bandercoeurl <li>Shield Wyrm </OL>

Nabreus Deadlands
<OL start="202"> <li>Emeralditan b <li>Leynir <li>Banshee <li>Leamonde Entite <li>Foobar </OL>

Necrohol of Nabudis
<OL start="207"> <li>Oversoul <li>Babil <li>Elvoret <li>Dark Elemental <li>Zombie Warlock </OL>

Mark entries
Entries on all the marks that the player has hunted, including their hunt rank.

<OL start="212"> <li>Rogue Tomato <li>Atomos <li>Thextera <li>Roblon <li>Flowering Cactoid <li>Braegh <li>Wraith <li>Darksteel <li>Nidhogg <li>Vyraal <li>White Mousse <li>Lindwyrm <li>Ring Wyrm <li>Overlord <li>Wyvern Lord <li>Goliath <li>Marilith <li>Deathscythe <li>Enkelados <li>Deathgaze <li>Croakadile <li>Diabolos <li>Ixtab <li>Piscodaemon <li>Feral Retriever <li>Wild Malboro <li>Vorpal Bunny <li>Catoblepas <li>Mindflayer <li>Fafnir <li>Bloodwing <li>Pylraster </OL>

Elite Mark entries
Entries on all the elite marks the player has hunted, including their hunt rank. Some of these entries are references to previous Final Fantasy games.

<OL start="244"> <li>Chickatrice <li>Cluckatrice <li>Rocktoise <li>Orthros <li>Gil Snapper <li>Trickster <li>Antlion <li>Carrot <li>Gilgamesh <li>Enkidu <li>Behemoth King <li>Ixion <li>Pandaemonium <li>Slyt <li>Fenrir <li>Phoenix <li>Shadowseer <li>Yiazmat </OL>

Esper entries
Entries on all 13 Espers, once they have been defeated. Each entry gives some backstory of the war between the gods and the Espers.

<OL start="262"> <li>Belias <li>Exodus <li>Chaos <li>Cúchulainn <li>Zalera <li>Shemhazai <li>Zeromus <li>Adrammelech <li>Hashmal <li>Famfrit <li>Ultima <li>Mateus <li>Zodiark </OL>

Boss entries
These are entries on bosses the player has defeated. These entries only have one page, but whenever the player defeats a new boss, Montblanc gives the player a reward (except for Omega Mark XII).

<OL start="275"> <li>Firemane <li>Rafflesia <li>Mimic Queen <li>Daedalus <li>Ba'Gamnan b c d <li>Tyrant <li>Demon Wall <li>Hydro <li>Tiamat <li>Earth Tyrant <li>Elder Wyrm <li>Fury <li>Vinuskar <li>Humbaba Mistant <li>King Bomb <li>Hell Wyrm <li>Ahriman <li>Omega Mark XII </OL> —. Vossler

Rare Game entries
A list of all 80 rare monsters, including their number.

<OL start="293"> <li>Aspidochelon <li>Aerieel <li>Thalassinon <li>Anubys <li>Greeden <li>Barmuu <li>Bull Croc <li>Vishno <li>Gavial <li>Etherian <li>Wary Wolf <li>Melt <li>Kaiser Wolf <li>Cubus <li>Lindbur Wolf <li>Pineapple <li>Dreadguard <li>Bombshell <li>Crypt Bunny <li>Megabomb <li>Spee <li>Matriarch Bomb <li>Rain Dancer <li>Ripe Rampager <li>Razorfin <li>Killbug <li>Apsara <li>Minibug <li>Rageclaw <li>Ithuno <li>Biding Mantis <li>Kris <li>Wood Toad <li>Dheed <li>Tarasque <li>Aeros <li>Grimalkin <li>Terror Tyrant <li>Nekhbet <li>Abelisk <li>Glaring Eye <li>Dustia <li>Cultsworn Lich <li>Ishteen <li>Evil Spirit <li>Vorres <li>Juggernaut <li>Negalmuur <li>Molen <li>Larva Eater <li>Tower <li>Arioch <li>Grey Molter <li>Fideliant <li>Midgardsormr <li>Crystal Knight <li>Nazarnir <li>Grave Lord <li>Victanir <li>Zombie Lord <li>Gemhorn <li>Drowned <li>Luxollid <li>Velelu <li>Vagrant Soul <li>Disma <li>Imdugud <li>Ancbolder <li>Bull Chocobo <li>Wendice <li>Skullash <li>Anchag <li>Myath <li>Bluesang <li>Helvinek <li>Avenger <li>Pallicant <li>Alteci <li>Phyllo <li>Urutan Exile </OL>

Humanoid Entries
These are entries on humanoid enemies the player has defeated. Only enemies will count (red dots on minimap); killing one that is classed as an ally (green dot) will not. Of those classed as enemies, some are docile so the player must initiate combat. Each entry has a five-page story to unlock, similar to the one-page entries of regular area monsters. The number of required kills listed in game is that needed to unlock only the next page in the set.

<OL start="373"> <li>Seeq a b c d e f <li>Urutan-Yensa <li>Garif <li>Baknamy <li>Bangaa a b c </OL>

Archadian Empire Entries
These are entries on members of the Archadian Empire's military that the player has defeated. In practice, this entire section will be completed naturally by the time the player has completed the events at the Pharos.

<OL start="378"> <li>Imperial a b c d e <li>Judge Ghis <li>Imperial Elite a b c d <li>Judge Bergan <li>Imperial Armament a Spinner-Rook|b c d e <li>Judge Gabranth <li>Doctor Cid </OL> —. Vayne —. Vayne Novus —. Sephira —. The Undying

Trivia

 * The bestiary text was localized with Victorian-era characterization, but reads like "a dry high school Biology textbook" in Japanese, as described by the translators Joseph Reeder and Alexander O. Smith.