The Garganzola is an enemy in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Its appearance is a sandy or grey color-swap of the Gelatitan from the previous game. It appears in groups of two or three, and can be rather dangerous during the player's first encounter.
Stats[]
Paradigm Pack[]
A level 35 Garganzola is a good source for infusion of the Auto-Protect passive ability. Garganzola has other good infusible auto-abilities also, like the Quick Stagger that allows the Supersonic Chocobo Racing ability, but other monsters gain these abilities earlier in their development.
Monster stats[]
Abilities[]
Ability | Level | Type | Infuse |
---|---|---|---|
Attack | Initial | Command | |
Ruin | Initial | Command | |
Resist Deprotect: +10% | Initial | Passive | |
Critical: Shield | 5 | Passive | |
Blitz | 7 | Command | |
Resist Physical: +15% | 15 | Passive | |
Ravage | 25 | Auto | |
Resist Physical: +26% | 30 | Passive | |
Auto-Protect | 35 | Passive | |
Powerchain | 45 | Auto | |
Quick Stagger | 55 | Passive | |
Blindside | 65 | Auto | |
Ruinga | 68 | Command | |
Critical: Shield II | 70 | Passive |
Etymology[]
Garganzola is likely a portmanteau of Gorgonzola and gargantuan.
Gargantua and Pantagruel was written by François Rabelais, considered a great writer for his works of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, and bawdy jokes and songs.
Gargantuan, in modern times, means gigantic. Gargantuan is based on the the fictional king Garguantua, who was portrayed as having gigantic physical and intellectual appetites. The satireGorgonzola is a veined Italian blue cheese.
Related enemies[]
- Flanbanero
- Seeping Brie
- Flangonzola
- Flandit
- Flanitor
- Flanborg
- Miniflan
- Blue Miniflan
- Yellow Miniflan
- Black Miniflan
- Pink Miniflan
- Phosphoric Ooze
- Mutantomato (Boss)
- Royal Ripeness (Boss)
Final Fantasy XIII[]
- Flan
- Dire Flan
- Monstrous Flan
- Rust Pudding
- Ferruginous Pudding
- Corrosive Custard
- Flandragora
- Hybrid Flora
- Phosphoric Ooze
- Alchemic Ooze
- Ectopudding
- Gelatitan
- Flanitor
- Flanborg
- Rotten Tomato
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
