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The Ghast, also known as the GEIST, is an enemy in Final Fantasy. It is a common enemy in the early stages of the game after reaching Elfheim. Its attacks may cause Paralysis, and it is infamous for its tendency to attack in large, chain-paralyzing packs alongside its Ghoul and Wight cousins, prematurely ending many a Warrior of Light's journey.

Stats[]

  1. Resists prior to pixel remaster.

Formations[]

Pixel remaster
Number Enemies Can flee? Musical theme Location Rate/1000
047 Ghast x4 Y Battle Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg region 60
048 Ghast x3 Y Battle Dummied
049 Ghast x2 Y Battle Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg region 60
050 Ghast x1 Y Battle Dummied
123 Ghast x2, Wight x2, Wraith x2, Specter x3 N Battle Cavern of Ice B3 Fixed
124 Ghast x1, Wight x1, Specter x2, Wraith x1 Y Battle Cavern of Ice B2 70
376 Ghast x4, Ghoul x5 Y Battle Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond region 30
377 Ghast x3, Ghoul x4 Y Battle Dummied
378 Ghast x2, Ghoul x3 Y Battle Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond region 60
379 Ghoul x2, Ghast x1 Y Battle Dummied
399 Ghast x4, Wight x5 Y Battle Cavern of Earth B4 20
400 Ghast x5, Wight x4 Y Battle Cavern of Earth B4 20
401 Ghast x3, Wight x3 Y Battle Cavern of Earth B3 50
402 Ghast x2, Wight x2 Y Battle Cavern of Earth B3 70
803 Ghast x2, Wight x2, Wraith x2, Specter x3 Y Battle Cavern of Ice B2 40
Other releases
Number Enemies Maximum Can flee? Ambush% Musical theme Location Rate/64
015 Ghast x1-4 9 small Y 4 Battle Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg-Whisperwind Cove region 12
044 Specter x1-5, Wraith x0-3, Wight x0-3, Ghast x0-3 9 small Y 4 Battle Cavern of Ice B1 3
Cavern of Ice B2 6
Cavern of Ice B3 Fixed
136 Ghoul x2-5, Ghast x0-4 9 small Y 4 Battle Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond-Sage's Cave region 12
143 Wight x2-5, Ghast x2-5 9 small Y 4 Battle Cavern of Earth B3 12
Cavern of Earth B4 12

AI script[]

Action Probability
PR Other releases
Attack 96.15% 100%
Flee 3.85% Morale check
Morale check
# Fear Morale Max level 50 Max level 99
Min flee level 100% flee level % at max level Min flee level 100% flee level % at max level
0 160 41 39.22% 81 37.25%
1 120 21 46 100% 41 91 100%
2 80 1 26 100% 1 51 100%
3 40 1 6 100% 1 11 100%
4 0 1 1 100% 1 1 100%

Etymology[]

Ghasts are a race of creatures in H. P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.

Geist is a German word. Depending on context it can be translated as the English words mind, spirit, or ghost, covering the semantic field of these three English nouns.

Related enemies[]

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