Exdeath (boss)

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Exdeath
(エクスデス, Ekusudesu?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Great Forest of Moore; Castle Exdeath
Type	Boss
Data	Stats

Exdeath is a boss in Final Fantasy V. The party engages him twice. The first battle is scripted and fought only with Galuf.

Defeating Exdeath in Castle Exdeath at the end of Galuf's World scenario, earns the player the achievement "Mwa-hahahaha!".

Stats

Forest of Moore

Stats
LV	63
LV	63
HP	50,000
HP	50,000
MP	65,000
MP	65,000
Strength	60
Strength	60
Defense	0
Defense	0
Evasion	0
Evasion	0
Magic	30
Magic	30
Magic Defense	1
Magic Defense	1
Magic Evasion	0
Magic Evasion	0
Agility	35
Agility	35
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	20
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	20
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	11
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	11
Gil	0
Gil	0
EXP	0
EXP	0
ABP
ABP
Affinities and resistances
Status immunities	Instant Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Float, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Aging, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Slow, Doom, Erased, Catch, Control, Calm
Bestiary
#N/A
Classification
Name	Exdeath
Location	Great Forest of Moore
Type	Heavy, Humanoid
Auto-hit	None
Abilities
Special Technique	Vacuum Wave (Inflicts Sap; cannot miss, ignores defense)
Abilities	Item, Vacuum Wave, Flare, Holy, Meteor, Blizzaga, Firaga, Thundaga, Chain Detonation*(See Trivia), Graviga, Attack, Wrong Way, Re-Form
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Attack
Items
Steal	Nothing to steal
Item dropped	Nothing
Classification
Name	X-Death
Location	Moore Forest
Type	Heavy, Humanoid
Auto-hit	None
Other information	None
Abilities
Special Technique	VacWave (Inflicts Slip; cannot miss, ignores defense)
Abilities	Finish, VacWave, Flare, Holy, Meteo, Ice3, Fire3, Bolt3, Reploder*(See Trivia), Demi2, Fight, Wrong Way, Regeneration
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Fight
Items
Steal	Nothing to steal
Item dropped	Nothing

Castle Exdeath

Stats
LV	66
LV	66
HP	32,768
HP	32,768
MP	32,768
MP	32,768
Strength	58
Strength	58
Defense	25
Defense	25
Evasion	10
Evasion	10
Magic	0
Magic	0
Magic Defense	25
Magic Defense	25
Magic Evasion	85
Magic Evasion	85
Agility	50
Agility	50
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	20
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	20
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	4
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	4
Gil	0
Gil	0
EXP	0
EXP	0
ABP
ABP
Affinities and resistances
Weak elements	Holy
Automatic status effects	Regen
Status immunities	Instant Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Float, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Aging, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, Erased, Catch, Control, Calm
Bestiary
#284 ←
#285
→ #286
Classification
Name	Exdeath
Location	Castle Exdeath
Type	Heavy
Auto-hit	None
Abilities
Special Technique	Vacuum Wave (150% damage; Inflicts Sap)
Abilities	Meteor, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Doom, Reverse Polarity, 100 Gs, Gravity, Earth Shaker, Blaze, Hurricane, Zombie Breath, Bio, Attack, Level 3 Flare, Vacuum Wave, Dispel, Re-Form, Haste
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Attack
Blue Magic	Doom, Level 3 Flare
Items
Steal	Elixir (96.09%) Judgment Staff (3.91%)
Item dropped	Nothing
Classification
Name	X-Death
Location	X-Death's Castle
Type	Heavy
Auto-hit	None
Other information	None
Abilities
Special Technique	VacWave (150% damage; Inflicts Slip)
Abilities	Meteo, Fire3, Ice3, Bolt3, Condemned, Rev Polar, Gravity 100, Demi, Earth Shaker, Blaze, Hurricane, ZomBreath, Bio, Fight, L. 3 Flare, VacWave, Dispel, Regeneration, Haste
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Fight
Blue Magic	Doom, Level 3 Flare
Items
Steal	Elixir (96.09%) Judge-Staff (3.91%)
Item dropped	Nothing

Battle

Great Forest of Moore

This battle is fought with Galuf alone. It is scripted, so Galuf cannot die during the battle, even when his HP goes down to 0. It is impossible to lose unless the player intentionally makes Galuf zombify or petrify himself. The Blue Magic spell Self-Destruct will also work to end the battle.

In the SNES version, if the player uses the Kiss of Blessing mix on Exdeath during the battle, the game will be bugged and the battle can never end.

Castle Exdeath

This battle is fairly tough, as Exdeath occasionally inflicts Condemn on a party member, giving them 30 seconds before death (can be learned as a Blue Magic spell). Exdeath's Dynamo rearranges the party's row positions. Exdeath will use Firaga and Blizzaga in succession.

Strategy

Fallen characters should be revived immediately, and the party should use strong attacks and summon Golem. The party can throw the Excalipoor at Exdeath, which will deal about 3,500 HP of damage. He is vulnerable to Level 2 Old, which slows him down and reduces his damage over time.

If Exdeath reverses the party's row with Dynamo it is best to switch back to the original rows. The strategy should also include Staves of Light so the party can cast Holy for over 2,000 damage for every staff the party has. If the player has not already obtained the staves, it is recommended to return to Ghido's Cave and fight Metamorphs until they drop some.

A good tactic especially for an underleveled party is to have at least one Knight and have them use Rapid Fire if they have learned it, and equip them with the Blood Sword, and have them equip the Ice Shield, although if obtained, the Aegis Shield will do the trick as well.

Exdeath uses Blizzaga and Firaga in succession, but if the player has the Ice Shield (or Aegis Shield) his Firaga attack will be useless, as the character will have absorbed the Blizzaga attack. This means as much as 1,600 HP can be absorbed from Exdeath each round.

Behind the scenes

The enemy ability known as Resploder in the PS version and Chain Detonation in the GBA version, is named ゆうばく in Japanese. It may have been intended to be a special attack (as it appears in the attack lists for Ramuh, Catoblepas, Sekhmet, Sandworm, Exdeath's normal and tree forms, Archeoaevis, Gilgamesh, and Wendigo), but it is just a normal physical attack. Crystal Dragon has it as a Catch/Release ability, but when used as a Release it acts the same as a normal Attack. The ability was removed (at least from Crystal Dragon) in the iOS version.

Gallery

Vacuum Wave.

Exdeath's battle graphic in the iOS version.

Achievement icon.

Related enemies

• Exdeath's Soul
• Exdeath (tree form)
• Neo Exdeath