Rafflesia (Final Fantasy XII)

The Rafflesia is a boss in Final Fantasy XII fought in Feywood. To get there the player must have visited Balfonheim, and started the Giruvegan storyline, and the player will be able to enter through the heavy mist in the Antiquity's End area.

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Boss Classification: Aggressive Vegetable

Page 1: Observations
''Being a giant plant, transformed by the dense Mist of the Feywood. The long trunk-root extending from beneath its bloom is used to draw nourishment from the elder trees it prefers.''

Though it reproduces by releasing pollen from pods, the Mist interferes with germination, and actual sproutlings are rare.

Battle
To prepare, it is best to stock up on Remedies and Hi-Potions for this battle.

The Rafflesia will constantly suck away the party's MP at a monstrous rate. Any Quickenings one may want to use should be done as early as possible, or else the chance will disappear. Any Charge gambits should also be disabled, or else the characters will be doing little else than continually trying to charge. The Rafflesia can hit the characters with Sap. Its Cry for Help command calls Malboros into battle, but it cannot be used if Rafflesia is afflicted with Silence. The Malboros it summons constantly use Cloying Breath, so it is best to have one person at range who can use Remedies on affected party members.

Etymology
A is a parasitic flower found in Indonesia. This flower blossoms once in a year. Once it blossoms, it will have a disgusting smell.

Rewards
Montblanc will give 1800 gil for defeating the Rafflesia.

Related Enemies

 * Malboro