Behemoth



Behemoths (ベヒーモス Behīmosu) are enemies that appear in multiple Final Fantasy games. The Behemoth creature type has also made a single appearance as a summon. In the PAL versions, it is known as "Bégimo" (Spanish), the phonetic adaptation of its name.

Behemoths are usually depicted as large, purple, canine-esque creatures with two yellow bull-like horns and red manes. Depending on the game Behemoths may be quadrapedal or bipedal. They usually appear in the final areas of the game. Behemoths usually use physical attacks of massive strength, and will counter attacks with an attack of their own. If the player casts magic on them, the Behemoth will retaliate with a powerful spell of its own like Flare or Meteor. They are also known to use a similar spell before death. Because of their great strength and high HP, Behemoths are among the strongest enemies in most games. Some have even been fought as bosses.

A common variant is the King Behemoth, also known as the Behemoth King. These enemies, usually yellow in color, are stronger versions of the standard Behemoth type as suggested by their name. Catoblepas and Dark Behemoth have also appeared as variants, though not as common as the King Behemoth.

Final Fantasy
Yoshitaka Amano made concept art depicting a purple creature highly similar to the Behemoth, albeit winged, but the creature was ultimately not included in the game.

Final Fantasy II


The Behemoth is a deadly foe. In this game it does not use any status-effecting spells, but prefers heavy brute force, backed up by an impressive Attack stat. It also boasts high HP and Defense stats, which can lead to long, drawn-out battles. Defeating it is straightforward; the high HP has to be slowly reduced by strong melee characters, while magic users bombard the creature with high-level black magics and pause to heal injured comrades as necessary. The Emperor of Palamecia unleashes a Behemoth on Firion's party.
 * Behemoth
 * Dark Behemoth
 * King Behemoth
 * Ultima Weapon

Final Fantasy III


Behemoths and King Behemoths appear in the Temple of Time and Ancients' Maze, respectively. They are very strong creatures; the strongest in the temple area.

Final Fantasy IV


Three Behemoths appear as mini-bosses in the Lair of the Father on the Moon and can also be fought randomly in the Lunar Core. They even have the boss theme music play for them in battle. King Behemoths appear in the Advance version of Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The Behemoth returns as a very powerful enemy, fought only in the Subterrane. They counter all physical attacks with a powerful physical attack, and spells with the Maelstrom spell. King Behemoth is a boss that is fought in the Depths, on the same floor as all of the other bosses from Final Fantasy II.

Final Fantasy V


The Behemoth is a new creature in the Advance version. The King Behemoth also appears in the Void. If a Behemoth is low on HP, it will cast Meteor. Players can inflict Berserk on it to prevent this. This enemy will not attack the party without first being attacked.

Final Fantasy VI


Behemoths appears as an enemy on the Floating Continent. There is also a stronger version, known as the Great Behemoth in Kefka's Tower, and a boss called the Behemoth King in the Cave in the Veldt. A similar enemy, the Intangir, can appear on Triangle Island in the World of Balance, rewarding large amounts of experience to anyone able to beat them. Dark Behemoth appears only in the Advance version.

Final Fantasy VII


Behemoths appear during the Raid on Midgar late in the game. King Behemoths appear in the Northern Crater, which is a yellow palette swap of the basic monster. There is also a secret weapon for Red XIII called the Behemoth Horn, which can be found in the stairwell of the Shinra Headquarters during the second visit to the city.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-


Two types of Behemoth appear in Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-. The normal Behemoth, and the stronger variant, the King Behemoth.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-


Behemoth appears as a boss on Chapter 1, in Sector 8 Plaza. Experiment no. 88 is a virtual, stronger copy of Behemoth, and it is fought on Chapter 4 on the Training room of the Shinra Building Floor 49. Behemoth King also shows up, as a boss on the final dungeon, on Chapter 11.
 * Experiment No. 88
 * Sea Hulk
 * Experiment No. 110
 * Jabberwock
 * Humbaba

Final Fantasy VIII


Behemoths appear on the Great Plains of Esthar after the Lunar Cry. As with all other variants in the Final Fantasy series, the Behemoths in FFVIII are very strong. They also have the ability to use Meteor and Mighty Guard. A Behemoth-like boss called Catoblepas appears in Ultimecia Castle - it is one of several bosses which need to be defeated to unseal the party's abilities.

Final Fantasy IX


Behemoths in this game are very dangerous. They can counter with the ability Meteor Counter, which effectively works like a Meteor spell. Behemoths appear in Memoria. One can also be fought in the Treno Weapon Shop on Disc 4.

Final Fantasy X


Behemoths appear as fiends at Mt. Gagazet and in the ruins of Zanarkand. They strike with both Thundara and physical attacks. A stronger version, Behemoth King, appears inside Sin and casts the powerful Meteor spell upon its death. The Catoblepas is a modified and extremely powerful variant that can be fought at the Monster Arena.

Final Fantasy X-2
Regular Behemoths appear as a random encounter in the Zanarkand Ruins in Chapter One and are formidable foes throughout most of the game, until Chapter Five when they are generally eclipsed by most other random encounters. The Behemoth King creature type is replaced here by Humbaba, which looks exactly like a Behemoth King. It appears as a boss in the Thunder Plains during Chapter Five. Both versions also appear in Via Infinito.
 * Behemoth (Final Fantasy X-2)
 * Humbaba (Final Fantasy X-2)

Final Fantasy XI


Behemoths are a monster Family found within the Beast Type. Behemoths appear exclusively as Notorious Monsters, and are generally difficult to defeat alone.

Two Behemoths are also seen in the game's introductory FMV sequence, which depicts the beastman attack on Tavnazia. They were used by the orcs in a siege roll, using their great size and strength to break through the walls of the city

Final Fantasy XII


Behemoths appear as both an individually named enemy and an entire classification of similar enemies. These Behemoths differ very much from the ones in the other releases, since they are less like beasts, wielding weapons and wearing armor and clothing. An exception is the Behemoth King, which walks on all fours and is more bestial than the other Behemoth-type enemies in this game.
 * Werewolf
 * High Reaver
 * Humbaba
 * Reaver
 * Yeti
 * Zaghnal
 * Alteci (Rare)
 * Catoblepas (Mark)
 * Behemoth King (Elite Mark)
 * Humbaba Mistant (Boss)
 * Fenrir (Boss)

Final Fantasy XIII


The Behemoths of Gran Pulse are similar to the quadrupedal versions seen in the past, with some able to assume bipedal forms if damaged enough. In Cocoon, machine based Behemoths can be summoned through a magic gate by several PSICOM soldiers. Pulsian Behemoths are noticeably tougher and completely organic. A notable mechanic of many Behemoths is that upon losing so much of their health, they will stand on their hind legs, and pull from their head whatever decoration was there, revealing it to be a sword or chainsaw like weapon. This completely heals them and allows for more deadly attacks from the Behemoth, though they are more vulnerable to damage in this state.


 * Beta Behemoth
 * Alpha Behemoth
 * Feral Behemoth
 * Lodestar Behemoth
 * Greater Behemoth
 * Behemoth King
 * Kaiser Behemoth
 * Proto-behemoth
 * Humbaba

Final Fantasy Tactics


Behemoths appear as a family of monsters. They have high HP, physical strength and magic defense. Some behemoths are capable of instantly killing a unit. Friendly behemoths are able to use Ultima Demon spells when paired with a unit using Beastmaster. There are three different races:
 * Behemoth
 * Behemoth King
 * Dark Behemoth

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Behemoths are a species of monsters that have three variants: Behemoth, Reaver, and a red-colored Mutadragon. Their Hell Assault is a powerful move that boosts its next attack and damages enemies at the same time. There is also a dish called "behemoth steak" as Cid mentions that he will buy it after selling the "Alraune Drill" at mission You Say Tomato.

Crystal Defenders
The Behemoth appears in Crystal Defenders as an enemy.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles


The Behemoth appears as a regular enemy in Conall Curach. It is generally considered to be one of the strongest and hardest enemies that the player has faced up to that point in the game

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
The Behemoth appears as a summon in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates


The Behemoth appears as a boss in Old Town in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. Its appearance is dramatically different from its counterpart in the original Crystal Chronicles.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time


The Behemoth makes its debut as a boss in Library Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. Its appearance is exactly the same as it was in Ring of Fates Behemoth.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Behemoth appear in the Snowfields outside of Rivelgauge Monestary. There is also the Boss creature, the Behemoth King, in this area.

Regular behemoths are relatively strong monsters with low defense. Their attacks consist solely of swipes and charges. The Behemoth King, however, is a large, bipedal creature with an enourmous club, which it can attack with. The Behemoth King can also use a fire breath attack and use the Meteor spell to launch 4 meteors at anything within range. It is rare as a boss in that it will attack anything in the area, including other monsters, especially if left alone. the player can break his horn and use it as a projectile against him.

A giant black behemoth, thought to be a Dark Behemoth, appears in the game as part of a chase sequence, during which the player must escape from both it and the Lilty army.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest


The behemoth is the first boss of the game. It attacks Benjamin at the Hill of Destiny. The Gorgon is a similar monster encountered elsewhere in the Forestia region.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Behemoth appears as a summon in Dissidia Final Fantasy. When used, it doubles the summoner's Brave Points, but then causes a reduction by 60 during a period of time. The artwork used for it is from Final Fantasy II. Behemoth can be obtained as a Stage Bonus on the Destiny Odyssey X storyline.

The Behemoth is also a Ghost Card, bearing the Final Fantasy II Behemoth Player Icon. The Behemoth is a Level 74 Emperor, and has the Cyan Gem and Wyvern Egg to be won through Battlegen. The quote on the card, "To the victor goes Hilda, Princess of Fynn" is what the Emperor said to the party before unleashing the Behemoth against them.

Chocobo series
Behemoth is a recurring character in the Chocobo series. At times, it appears as an obstacle to Chocobo's adventures, on other occasions an ally.

Kingdom Hearts
The behemoth makes a cameo in Kingdom Hearts as a Heartless boss in Hollow Bastion. A weaker version appears as a normal enemy in End of the World and in the Hades Cup at Olympus Coliseum. In Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, two other versions with different color schemes and patterns appear, named Destroyed Behemoth and Arch Behemoth.

In early Kingdom Hearts II trailers, two Behemoths can be seen before the battle of 1000 Heartless; however, the Behemoths were removed from the cutscene in the finalized version of the game and were never seen in the game, save through the use of cheat devices.

Live A Live
In the Japan-only game Live A Live, a creature that looks very similar to (and even shares the name with), a Behemoth appears within the "Sci-Fi" chapter. It is locked away in storage on board the spacecraft the chapter takes place in. As the story progresses, the Behemoth is released from its prison and begins to roam freely around the ship. If the player encounters it, he/she is met with instant death, without so much as even a battle.

Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey, a game produced by the creator of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobu Sakaguchi, also features an enemy called Behemoth. This was most likely a reference to the Final Fantasy behemoths, much like the character Sed being a nod to Cid. Like the Final Fantasy behemoths, it is a very large purple beast with fierce physical attacks, although it doesn't pose nearly the threat it usually does in the Final Fantasy games. A behemoth is also shown being fought by the king of Gohtza and Kaim in a flashback scene.

Trivia

 * In Final Fantasy VII, Vincent's first Limit Break, Galian Beast, looks similar to a bipedal Behemoth.

Etymology
Behemoth is the Hebrew primal beast of the land, with Leviathan being the primal beast of the water and Ziz being the primal beast of the sky. According to legend, Behemoth and Leviathan will battle at the end of the world, and eventually kill each other.