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Gigas is an enemy in Final Fantasy V. It is fought when escaping from the Karnak Castle and commonly appears in the monster-in-a-box chests there.

It uses wind-elemental spells, such as Aero and Aera, and is a wind-elemental creature. This is the earliest Blue Mages can learn Aera, though it is not recommended to spend too much time on this due to the time constraint.

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

PFF Gigas

Gigas from Final Fantasy V appears as an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

FFRK Gigas FFV

Gigas from Final Fantasy V appears as an enemy in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

Behind the scenes[]

The Gigas's design resembles the Hill Gigas enemy from the original Final Fantasy. Likewise, the esper Maduin's appearance in Final Fantasy VI resembles Gigas.

Etymology[]

Gigas is a popular term for races of giants in fantasy games. Gigas is a Greek word meaning "giant", originally used to describe the race of Gigantes in Greek mythology and is used in the scientific name, as the specific epithet, of hundreds of species of animals and dozens of plant species to denote their size.

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