Chocobo Eater (Lightning Returns)

Chocobo Eater
(チョコボイーター, Chokobo Ītā?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Wildlands (Eremite Plains) Luxerion-Wildlands Major Route (Wildlands end) Wildlands-Dead Dunes Major Route (Wildlands end)
Type	Normal enemy and boss
Data	Stats
Other appearances
Recurring appearance	Chocobo Eater

The Chocobo Eater is an enemy and a boss in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It is encountered in the City of Ruins area of the Wildlands as a truncated boss for the main quest, "The Angel of Valhalla". It is also found randomly in the Eremite Plains and Ravine Path, as well as the Major Routes connecting the Wildlands to Luxerion and the Dead Dunes at any time of day (other than when only Anubys or Meonekton spawn). The Last One incarnation doesn't appear until the player completes the quest "To Live in Chaos"; Chocobo Eaters will simply stop appearing after 29 have been felled.

Its monster notes can be bought from Canopus Farms.

Stats

Stats
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 192,000 [Days 7-9] 307,200 [Days 10-12] 384,000 [Day 13] 576,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 240,000 [Days 7-9] 384,000 [Days 10-12] 480,000 [Day 13] 720,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 840,000 [Days 7-9] 1,344,000 [Days 10-12] 1,680,000 [Day 13] 2,520,000
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 192,000 [Days 7-9] 307,200 [Days 10-12] 384,000 [Day 13] 576,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 240,000 [Days 7-9] 384,000 [Days 10-12] 480,000 [Day 13] 720,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 840,000 [Days 7-9] 1,344,000 [Days 10-12] 1,680,000 [Day 13] 2,520,000
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 210 [Days 7-9] 273 [Days 10-12] 336 [Day 13] 420 Normal: [Days 1-6] 350 [Days 7-9] 455 [Days 10-12] 560 [Day 13] 700 Hard: [Days 1-6] 875 [Days 7-9] 1,137.5 [Days 10-12] 1,400 [Day 13] 1,750
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 210 [Days 7-9] 273 [Days 10-12] 336 [Day 13] 420 Normal: [Days 1-6] 350 [Days 7-9] 455 [Days 10-12] 560 [Day 13] 700 Hard: [Days 1-6] 875 [Days 7-9] 1,137.5 [Days 10-12] 1,400 [Day 13] 1,750
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 210 [Days 7-9] 273 [Days 10-12] 336 [Day 13] 420 Normal: [Days 1-6] 350 [Days 7-9] 455 [Days 10-12] 560 [Day 13] 700 Hard: [Days 1-6] 875 [Days 7-9] 1,137.5 [Days 10-12] 1,400 [Day 13] 1,750
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 210 [Days 7-9] 273 [Days 10-12] 336 [Day 13] 420 Normal: [Days 1-6] 350 [Days 7-9] 455 [Days 10-12] 560 [Day 13] 700 Hard: [Days 1-6] 875 [Days 7-9] 1,137.5 [Days 10-12] 1,400 [Day 13] 1,750
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Launch	Y
Launch	Y
Extinction	30
Extinction	30
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
Elemental affinities
Fire	50%
Fire	50%
Ice	50%
Ice	50%
Lightning	100%
Lightning	100%
Wind	100%
Wind	100%
Physical	100%
Physical	100%
Magical	100%
Magical	100%
Statuses and immunities(The lower the number, the more suspectible the enemy is to the status.)
Debrave	30%
Debrave	30%
Defaith	30%
Defaith	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deshell	30%
Deshell	30%
Imperil	30%
Imperil	30%
Slow	30%
Slow	30%
Poison	95%
Poison	95%
Curse	30%
Curse	30%
Daze	30%
Daze	30%
Dispel	—
Dispel	—
Quake	30%
Quake	30%
Magnet	—
Magnet	—
Bestiary
Habitat	Wildlands (Eremite Plains) Luxerion-Wildlands Major Route (Wildlands end) Wildlands-Dead Dunes Major Route (Wildlands end)
Species	Feral Creature/Large-Scale Enemy
Day	Days 1 - 13
Time	Anytime
Last One	Chocobo Eater Ω
Item drops
Accessories	None
Items	Green Monster Moss, Platinum Malistone (Days 10–13)
Abilities	Magnet, Blizzara, Blizzaga (Days 7–13)
Weapons	None
Abilities
Abilities	Getting Peckish, Should I Chomp Them?, Should I Cook Them?, So Hungry!, I'll Chomp Them!, Chomp, I'll Cook Them!, Chef's Secret, Satisfied
Stagger Info
Stagger Conditions	1: Unleash physical and magic attacks. The effect is greater in the instant following biting attacks. 2: Unleash physical or magic attacks during the first stagger or when the enemy is attempting a swallow attack.
Modifiers	All attacks: x1/x5
Stagger Stats
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (20/10)
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (20/10)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Staggered
Duration	10s
Duration	10s
Iterative Resistance	30%/60%
Iterative Resistance	30%/60%
Further staggering	Y
Further staggering	Y
Stagger effects	Unshelled (30s)
Stagger effects	Unshelled (30s)
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x5
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x5
Staggered (Level 2)
Duration	10s
Duration	10s
Iterative Resistance	0%
Iterative Resistance	0%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Broken (Permanent)
Stagger effects	Broken (Permanent)
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x5
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x5

Battle

So Hungry!

The Chocobo Eater is not immune to Deprotect and Deshell, unlike its stronger cousin. Once it has been staggered the first time, it will power up and may use Chef's Secret which, if not defended against, has a high chance to knock Lightning out. It will still do considerable damage through guard as it may not be possible to perfect guard this attack. Chocobo Eater's So Hungry! boosts its strength and magic, and if not defended against, may deal major damage and debuff Lightning with Daze.

Strategy

Fighting the Chocobo Eater can be tricky if one has not prepared a suitable set of schemata. Although it is not weak to Wind, wind magic causes the stagger wave to fluctuate more rapidly, helping to build towards a stagger. Guarding, particularly in the Sacred Knight garb in the early stages of the game, can help mitigate Chocobo Eater's damage potential. Evade in combination with Guard can be helpful, as the damage taken from guarding will pile up, whereas Evade, if done with proper timing, can avoid most attacks.

Deprotect and Deshell should be applied and maintained throughout the battle. Fire-proof and Ice-proof accessories are helpful.

Chocobo Eater is weak to stagger conditions immediately following his bite attack, and this can be easy to exploit if the player evades the attack. It is best to stagger a Chocobo Eater twice, both for the extra damage and the second stagger's "Broken" effect, which gives a permanent boost to staggering throughout the battle.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Chocobo Eater appears on a stamp for multiplayer mode.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances

Guardian Cross

The Chocobo Eater card appears in Guardian Cross.

The card.

Gallery

Concept art.

I'll Cook Them!

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The name "chocobo" derives from a Japanese brand of chocolate malt ball by Morinaga, ChocoBall (チョコボール, Chokobōru?). The mascot for this product is Kyoro-chan (キョロちゃん?), a bird who says "kweh".

食う / くう / kuu is a rough way to say "eat", whose volitional casual form is 食え / くえ / kue ("let's scoff 'em down!"), leading to Kweh!

Related enemies

• Chocobo Eater Ω
• Earth Eater
• Earth Eater Ω