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Bestiary.

The Bestiary (ハントカタログ, Hanto Katarogu?) is an option in the Clan Primer in Final Fantasy XII that provides the player with detailed descriptions of the enemies slain. 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 awards the "Scrivener" trophy/achievement in The Zodiac Age. Completing the bestiary is considered the most difficult trophy to earn as some are difficult to spawn and several of the Espers and bosses are taxing to defeat (most notably Yiazmat).

To fill the bestiary completely, the player needs to kill at least one of every normal enemy, and defeat all Hunts and Rare Game (trophy Rare Game included). Chocobos and the different types of humanoid enemies (i.e. bangaa, seeq, etc) all share the same bestiary entry, so the player does not need to find every variation. The enemies not needed for bestiary completion are the final bosses and the enemies in the very last dungeon (accessed past the point of no return), as well as the Trial Stage 100 enemies in the Zodiac versions. The player can fill the bestiary by either fighting in the normal game, or in the Trial Mode.

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

The bestiary in the PlayStation 2 versions shows illustrations of the enemies, but The Zodiac Age version shows 3D models instead.

Entries[]

Area entries[]

This includes every regular enemy. 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[]
  1. Cactoid b
  2. Ichthon
  3. Wolf b
  4. Wild Saurian
  5. Cockatrice
  6. Gnoma Entite
  7. Dive Talon
Giza Plains[]
  1. Hyena b
  2. Wooly Gator
  3. Happy Bunny a b
  4. Great Tortoise
  5. Sleipnir
  6. Silicon Tortoise
  7. Wildsnake
  8. Werewolf
  9. Urstrix
  10. Storm Elemental
  11. Slaven
  12. Mardu Entite
Garamsythe Waterway[]
  1. Dire Rat b
  2. Baritine Croc
  3. Gigantoad
  4. Malboro Overking
  5. Garchimacera
  6. Gespenst
  7. Ghost
  8. Water Elemental b
Barheim Passage[]
  1. Steeling
  2. Suriander
  3. Mimic
  4. Zombie b
  5. Tiny Mimic b
  6. Skeleton
  7. Battery Mimic
  8. Specter
  9. Tiny Battery
  10. Mimeo
  11. Flan
  12. Skull Defender
  13. Bomb
  14. Dead Bones
Lhusu Mines[]
  1. Vampyr
  2. Headless
  3. Killer Mantis
  4. Dullahan
  5. Bug
  6. Dark Lord
  7. Pandora
  8. Gazer
Yensan Sandsea[]
  1. Alraune
  2. Danbania b
  3. Axebeak
  4. Yensa b
  5. Wyvern b
  6. Salamand Entite
Tomb of Raithwall[]
  1. Seeker
  2. Lost Soul
  3. Lesser Chimera
  4. Zombie Mage
  5. Skull Warrior
  6. Lich
  7. Ragoh
  8. Tallow
Ozmone Plains[]
  1. Mesmenir
  2. Chocobo a b c d e f
  3. Wu
  4. Zu
  5. Viper
  6. Zaghnal
  7. Hybrid Gator
  8. Sylphi Entite
Golmore Jungle[]
  1. Panther
  2. Treant
  3. Hellhound
  4. Diresaur
  5. Malboro
  6. Gargoyle
  7. Great Malboro
Henne Mines[]
  1. Thunderbug
  2. Jelly
  3. Tyranorox
  4. Hecteyes
  5. Gizamaluk
  6. Etém
  7. Nightmare
  8. Necrofiend
Paramina Rift[]
  1. White Wolf
  2. Twintania
  3. Lizard
  4. Emperor Aevis
  5. Garuda-Egi b
  6. Dark Skeleton
  7. Slaven Warder
  8. Skull Knight
  9. Yeti
  10. Ice Elemental b
  11. Wild Onion
  12. Leshach Entite
Stilshrine of Miriam[]
  1. Redmaw
  2. Zombie Warrior
  3. Blood Gigas
  4. Nightwalker b c
  5. Dragon Aevis
  6. Ghoul
  7. Darkmare
  8. Facer
  9. Balloon
  10. Miriam Guardian
  11. Oiling
  12. Miriam Facer
  13. Ghast
  14. Crystalbug b c
Mosphoran Highwaste[]
  1. Worgen b
  2. Humbaba
  3. Python
  4. Ash Wyrm
  5. Vulture
  6. Clay Golem
  7. Slaven Wilder
  8. Fire Elemental b
Salikawood[]
  1. Wyrdhare
  2. Pumpkin Head
  3. Sprinter
  4. Malboro King
  5. Antares
Phon Coast[]
  1. Silver Lobo
  2. Mandragora
  3. Iguion
  4. Archaeosaur
  5. Pyrolisk
  6. Piranha
  7. Bagoly
  8. Air Elemental b
Tchita Uplands[]
  1. Coeurl
  2. Feral Croc
  3. Serpent
  4. Earth Elemental b
Sochen Cave Palace[]
  1. Abysteel
  2. Imp
  3. Striker
  4. Pit Fiend
  5. Wendigo
  6. Zombie Knight
  7. Gorgimera
  8. Focalor
The Feywood[]
  1. Cerberus
  2. Deadly Nightshade
  3. Mu
  4. Mandragora Prince
  5. Basilisk
  6. Alraune King
  7. Behemoth
  8. Onion Queen
  9. Preying Mantis
  10. Pumpkin Star
  11. Golem
  12. Topstalk
  13. Mirrorknight
  14. Holy Elemental
  15. Tartarus
Giruvegan[]
  1. Ose
  2. Shadonir
  3. Giruveganus
  4. Skulwyrm
  5. Vivian
  6. Forbidden
  7. Gargoyle Baron
  8. Reaper
  9. Mom Bomb
  10. Mythril Golem
  11. Necrophobe
  12. Diakon Entite
Ridorana Cataract[]
  1. Deathclaw
  2. Cassie
The Pharos[]
  1. Abaddon b
  2. Chimera Brain
  3. Bune
  4. Magick Pot
  5. Reaver b
  6. Crusader
  7. Aeronite
  8. Dragon Lich
  9. Cataract Aevis
  10. Brainpan
  11. Purobolos
  12. Deidar
  13. Mistmare
  14. Undin Entite
Zertinan Caverns[]
  1. Speartongue
  2. Grenade
  3. Scythe Mantis
  4. Slime
  5. Archaeoaevis
  6. Bogey
  7. Mallicant
  8. Shambling Corpse
  9. Buer
Cerobi Steppe[]
  1. Adamantitan
  2. Charybterix
  3. Bandercoeurl
  4. Shield Wyrm
Nabreus Deadlands[]
  1. Emeralditan b
  2. Leynir
  3. Banshee
  4. Leamonde Entite
  5. Foobar
Necrohol of Nabudis[]
  1. Oversoul
  2. Babil
  3. Elvoret
  4. Dark Elemental
  5. Zombie Warlock

Mark entries[]

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

  1. Rogue Tomato
  2. Atomos
  3. Thextera
  4. Roblon
  5. Flowering Cactoid
  6. Braegh
  7. Wraith
  8. Darksteel
  9. Nidhogg
  10. Vyraal
  11. White Mousse
  12. Lindwyrm
  13. Ring Wyrm
  14. Overlord
  15. Wyvern Lord
  16. Goliath
  17. Marilith
  18. Deathscythe
  19. Enkelados
  20. Deathgaze
  21. Croakadile
  22. Diabolos
  23. Ixtab
  24. Piscodaemon
  25. Feral Retriever
  26. Wild Malboro
  27. Vorpal Bunny
  28. Catoblepas
  29. Mindflayer
  30. Fafnir
  31. Bloodwing
  32. Pylraster

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.

  1. Chickatrice
  2. Cluckatrice
  3. Rocktoise
  4. Orthros
  5. Gil Snapper
  6. Trickster
  7. Antlion
  8. Carrot
  9. Gilgamesh
  10. Enkidu
  11. Behemoth King
  12. Ixion
  13. Pandaemonium
  14. Slyt
  15. Fenrir
  16. Phoenix
  17. Shadowseer
  18. Yiazmat

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.

  1. Belias
  2. Exodus
  3. Chaos
  4. Cúchulainn
  5. Zalera
  6. Shemhazai
  7. Zeromus
  8. Adrammelech
  9. Hashmal
  10. Famfrit
  11. Ultima
  12. Mateus
  13. Zodiark

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).

  1. Firemane
  2. Rafflesia
  3. Mimic Queen
  4. Daedalus
  5. Ba'Gamnan b c d
  6. Tyrant
  7. Demon Wall
  8. Hydro
  9. Tiamat
  10. Earth Tyrant
  11. Elder Wyrm
  12. Fury
  13. Vinuskar
  14. Humbaba Mistant
  15. King Bomb
  16. Hell Wyrm
  17. Ahriman
  18. Omega Mark XII

—. Vossler

Rare Game entries[]

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

  1. Aspidochelon
  2. Aerieel
  3. Thalassinon
  4. Anubys
  5. Greeden
  6. Barmuu
  7. Bull Croc
  8. Vishno
  9. Gavial
  10. Etherian
  11. Wary Wolf
  12. Melt
  13. Kaiser Wolf
  14. Cubus
  15. Lindbur Wolf
  16. Pineapple
  17. Dreadguard
  18. Bombshell
  19. Crypt Bunny
  20. Megabomb
  21. Spee
  22. Matriarch Bomb
  23. Rain Dancer
  24. Ripe Rampager
  25. Razorfin
  26. Killbug
  27. Apsara
  28. Minibug
  29. Rageclaw
  30. Ithuno
  31. Biding Mantis
  32. Kris
  33. Wood Toad
  34. Dheed
  35. Tarasque
  36. Aeros
  37. Grimalkin
  38. Terror Tyrant
  39. Nekhbet
  40. Abelisk
  41. Glaring Eye
  42. Dustia
  43. Cultsworn Lich
  44. Ishteen
  45. Evil Spirit
  46. Vorres
  47. Juggernaut
  48. Negalmuur
  49. Molen
  50. Larva Eater
  51. Tower
  52. Arioch
  53. Grey Molter
  54. Fideliant
  55. Midgardsormr
  56. Crystal Knight
  57. Nazarnir
  58. Grave Lord
  59. Victanir
  60. Zombie Lord
  61. Gemhorn
  62. Drowned
  63. Luxollid
  64. Velelu
  65. Vagrant Soul
  66. Disma
  67. Imdugud
  68. Ancbolder
  69. Bull Chocobo
  70. Wendice
  71. Skullash
  72. Anchag
  73. Myath
  74. Bluesang
  75. Helvinek
  76. Avenger
  77. Pallicant
  78. Alteci
  79. Phyllo
  80. Urutan Exile

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.

  1. Seeq a b c d e f
  2. Urutan-Yensa
  3. Garif
  4. Baknamy
  5. Bangaa a b c

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.

  1. Imperial a b c d e
  2. Judge Ghis
  3. Imperial Elite a b c d
  4. Judge Bergan
  5. Imperial Armament a b c d e
  6. Judge Gabranth
  7. Doctor Cid

—. Vayne
—. Vayne Novus
—. Sephira
—. The Undying

Behind the scenes[]

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.[1] Alexander O. Smith pored over Victorian-era medical textbooks to emulate their style when describing the creatures in the bestiary.[2]

Citations[]

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