Gil Snapper (Final Fantasy XII)

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Gil Snapper
(ギルガメ, Girugame?, lit. Gil Turtle)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Giza Plains - The Rains (Tracks of the Beast); Trial Mode Stage 30 (Zodiac versions)
Type	Elite Mark
Data	Stats AI

Gil Snapper is a Rank III Elite Mark in Final Fantasy XII. The earliest the hunt can be accepted is after returning to Rabanastre after the events in the Tomb of Raithwall. It is also fought in Stage 30 of the Zodiac versions' Trial Mode alongside three Storm Elementals. Bansat supports the party in both versions of the battle. In Trial Mode the player can steal Turtleshell Choker (common) and Thief's Cuffs (rare) from it.

See also: Gil Turtle

Clan Primer

Hunt 35: Paradise Risen

Mark Bill.

Petitioner: Nanau

Petitioner's Location: Giza Plains/Crystal Glade

• A petition has been submitted for the hunting of a gil snapper (Rank III). The petitioner is Nanau in the Crystal Glade on Giza Plains during the Rains.
• Hunt accepted. Nanau wants you to use the silent urn to entrap a gil snapper gone wild. It can be found at the Tracks of the Beast on Giza Plains during the Rains.
• Gil snapper entrapped within the silent urn! Report to Nanau in the Crystal Glade on Giza Plains.
• Hunt reported. The freshly jarred gil snapper will be kept as a guardian spirit of the plains people.

The petitioner for the bill is Nanau, who can be found in the Crystal Glade-part of the Giza Plains, during the Rains. The player will be given a special urn to capture the Gil Snapper's spirit, who is called the Lord of Rain by Nanau's tribe, and is told the Gil Snapper resides in the part of Giza Plains known as the Tracks of the Beast. However, there is initially no path there and the player will have to run around Giza Plains locating withered trees, which can be cut down and will drift to form a bridge between Giza's South Bank and the Tracks of the Beast.

Bestiary entry

Being a Giant Titantoise called the "Gil Snapper" for the high price its shell fetches at the market. In the past, lawless hunters overhunted the Snapper, and thus enraged, the Titantoises struck back, assaulting innocent villagers and all else resembling their foes. One such Snapper was caught by a village Elder and sealed within a jar, but the weakening of the Magicks placed upon it set it free, and so was this Mark petitioned.

Stats

The Original Japanese Guidebook cites the Gil Snapper's MP as being 4,613, but subsequent guides list it as 999.

Stats
Level	37
Level	37
HP	86956
HP	86956
MP	999
MP	999
Strength	35
Strength	35
Magick Power	24
Magick Power	24
Vitality	77
Vitality	77
Speed	12
Speed	12
Attack Power	55
Attack Power	55
Defense	22
Defense	22
Magick Resist	23
Magick Resist	23
Evade	0
Evade	0
EXP	0
EXP	0
LP	20
LP	20
CP	3830
CP	3830
Gil	0
Gil	0
Elemental affinities
Fire	Halves (50%)
Fire	Halves (50%)
Ice	Absorbs (-100%)
Ice	Absorbs (-100%)
Lightning	Weak (200%)
Lightning	Weak (200%)
Water	Halves (50%)
Water	Halves (50%)
Wind	Halves (50%)
Wind	Halves (50%)
Earth	Halves (50%)
Earth	Halves (50%)
Dark	Halves (50%)
Dark	Halves (50%)
Holy	Halves (50%)
Holy	Halves (50%)
Statuses and immunities
Petrify	Immune
Petrify	Immune
Stop	Immune
Stop	Immune
Doom	Immune
Doom	Immune
Confuse	Immune
Confuse	Immune
Reverse	Immune
Reverse	Immune
Sleep	Immune
Sleep	Immune
Blind	-
Blind	-
Poison	Immune
Poison	Immune
Silence	-
Silence	-
Oil	Immune
Oil	Immune
Disease	-
Disease	-
Disable	Immune
Disable	Immune
Immobilize	-
Immobilize	-
Sap	Immune
Sap	Immune
Slow	-
Slow	-
Lure	Immune
Lure	Immune
Berserk	Immune
Berserk	Immune
Libra	Immune
Libra	Immune
Bravery	-
Bravery	-
Faith	-
Faith	-
Protect	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Protect	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Shell	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Shell	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Haste	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Haste	100% (chance to spawn under this status)
Regen	-
Regen	-
Invisible	-
Invisible	-
Reflect	-
Reflect	-
Immunities granted by Safety	Enemy has innate Safety; additional immunity to Instant Death, Warp, Poach, Fractional Damage (Gravity, Graviga), "Fang" items, Sight Unseeing, Syphon, Charm, Achilles
Immunities granted by Safety	Enemy has innate Safety; additional immunity to Instant Death, Warp, Poach, Fractional Damage (Gravity, Graviga), "Fang" items, Sight Unseeing, Syphon, Charm, Achilles
Bestiary
#247 ←
#248
→ #249
Classification
Location	Giza Plains - The Rains (Tracks of the Beast) Condition: Lightning flashes in the clouds
Genus	???
Aggression	Aggressive (attacks on detection)
Movement	Movement type? (Speed: Movement speed?)
Rare Game	N/A
Abilities
Attacks	Normal Attack Charge time: 25 Max Combo hits: 11 (10%) Added status effect: Slow (4%)
Magicks	Blizzara, Blizzaga, Disablega
Technicks	Flatten, Purify, Flash, Meditate
Augments	Innate: Safety, No Knockback, Ignore Vitality, Ignore Reflect, Low-HP ATK+, Low-HP Mag+, Low-HP Def+, Normal Damage+, Evade+, Reflect Damage, Half MP Conditional: When HP <50%: Resist Damage When HP <20%: Magick CT0
Items	None
Items
Item dropped	Nothing
Steal	Normal rates: [55%] 1,000 gil [10%] 2,000 gil [3%] 4,000 gil Thief's Cuffs: [80%] 1,000 gil [30%] 2,000 gil [6%] 4,000 gil
Poach	Nothing
Bestiary
#247 ←
#248
→ #249
Classification
Location	Giza Plains - The Rains (Tracks of the Beast) Condition: Lightning flashes in the clouds
Genus	???
Aggression	Aggressive (attacks on detection)
Movement	Movement type? (Speed: Movement speed?)
Rare Game	N/A
Abilities
Attacks	Normal Attack Charge time: 25 Max Combo hits: 11 (10%) Added status effect: Slow (4%)
Magicks	Blizzara, Blizzaga, Disablega
Technicks	Flatten, Purify, Flash, Meditate
Augments	Innate: Safety, No Knockback, Ignore Vitality, Ignore Reflect, Low-HP ATK+, Low-HP Mag+, Low-HP Def+, Normal Damage+, Evade+, Reflect Damage, Half MP Conditional: When HP <50%: Resist Damage When HP <20%: Magick CT0
Items	None
Items
Item dropped	Nothing
Steal	Normal rates: [55%] 1,000 gil [10%] 2,000 gil [3%] 4,000 gil Thief's Cuffs: [80%] 1,000 gil [30%] 2,000 gil [6%] 4,000 gil
Poach	Nothing

AI script

Abilities
Type	Name	Condition
	Blizzara	HP >20% when opponent is close (25%) HP <20% when opponent is close (100%) Opponent is far (100%)
	Blizzaga	HP <20%; use once (100%)
	Disablega	Use all battle (5%)
	Flatten	HP >50% when opponent is close (5%) 50% > HP > 20% when opponent is close (25%)
	Purify	When afflicted by status ailment(s) and opponent is far (100%)
	Flash	HP >20% when opponent is close (5%)
	Meditate	MP <20% when opponent is far (100%)
	Resist Damage	When HP <50%
	Magick CT0	When HP <20%
Properties
Type		Property
Targeting
Linking
Attacks
Pursuit

How to find

Withered Tree.

The trees form a bridge across.

Gil Snapper is found in the Tracks of the Beast in the bottom east corner of Giza Plains. To reach this section the player needs to cut down withered trees. There is one tree in every area save for the north-westernmost part and the south-easternmost part where the party cross the path of trees. The trees are by the water and are easy to spot as they are white and look old.

Upon arrival, the seeq Bansat, who had talked to the player in the Clan Building, will arrive to help. The weather must be raining heavily for the Gil Snapper to appear (the sky flashes with lightning). If it is not raining heavily, the player can exit the Tracks of the Beast and return until this requirement has been fulfilled (Bansat will say that the mark has appeared).

Battle

Unlike most tortoises that appear in the plains, the Gil Snapper is not weak against Fire. Instead, it is weak against Lightning, and absorbs Ice.

The Gil Snapper is powerful and begins battle with Protect, Shell and Haste. Its Flatten can KO a character on contact, and it will use Blizzaga when its HP drops to around the HP Critical point.

The mark can be inflicted with Blind and Silence. Silence eliminates its Blizzaga and Blind causes Flatten to miss more often. After being silenced, its Blizzara and Blizzaga become useless. Gil Snapper is also weak against Immobilize, though the success rate is poor. Gil Snapper can heal its status ailments with Purify.

Gil Snapper will use Purify to heal its statuses if the characters get too far out of its range. Its Flash attack inflicts the party with Blind, but it can be protected against with Argyle Armlets. When the mark is in critical health it will constantly use Blizzaga, but this can be avoided with inflicting it with Silence.

The mark will reset once the party leaves the zone without sealing it in the urn. It is possible to go back and forth and steal from the Gil Snapper multiple times. It is a guaranteed 1,000 gil, and with the Thief's Cuffs, one can get an extra 2,000 or 4,000 gil. While not as efficient as the Dustia exploit, one cannot mess up with this strategy.

Strategy

It is advised not to go up against this mark until the player has bought at least the Thundara spell. If the player has vanquished enough marks, Bubble is available to purchase at the clan shop in Rabanastre, making the battle easier.

The party may simply equip the Ruby Ring for Auto-Reflect and bestow Bansat Reflect by magick or the Reflectga Mote. Before going for the offense, Gil Snapper should be dispelled to rid its status benefits. The party should set the Ally: Status = Reflect and the action Thundara (if that gambit has been bought), and keep close with Bansat so that the quadruple Thundara can be performed. If Larsa is in the party, the battle can be ended quick, as the party may deal quintuple Thundara against the Gil Snapper.

One can inflict Gil Snapper with Immobilize and then hack away from a distance with ranged weapons. Nihopalaoa + Remedy trick is useful, because then the status will hit every time. However, in the Zodiac versions Nihopalaoa is no longer available in the clan shop, but can be made in the bazaar. Equipping the Indigo Pendant makes Immobilize hit every time, but it's not available when the Gil Snapper hunt first appears.

If fighting Gil Snapper early, the player may want to summon Belias against it, and then use the summoner as the support. In The Zodiac Age Espers' HP values were doubled and their summon time was extended, making them more useful.

Report and reward

• 3,000 gil
• Phobos Glaze

The report can only be made during the Dry, as Nanau will have left the Plains to join her tribe members in celebrating the defeat of the Gil Snapper. When reporting, the player is informed by the tribe Elder that the Gil Snapper periodically escapes its urn because the magick symbols grow old and weak. A new urn must then be used to catch the Gil Snapper. The reason for the tribe wanting the Gil Snapper is that it has the power to calm the beasts of the land, meaning that the tribe is protected from them as long as they have the urn.

After accepting the Gil Snapper hunt and speaking to Nanau and Roaklo, if the player waits until the Dry season without defeating the Gil Snapper and returns to the Nomad Village and speaks with Roaklo he will say: "Ugh... not sure how much more I can take of these Rains. I feel a little feverish... I think I'm gettin' sick. Get that Gil Snapper... quick..."

Other appearances

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Gallery

Bestiary entry (PlayStation 2).

Flash.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]"Gil Turtle" (ギルガメ, Giru-game?) is a spoof of zeni-game which literally means "money turtle," usually refers to the cub of pond turtle. Gil replaces the "zeni" in the name of the animal because it is the currency in the Final Fantasy series. The name doubles as a play on Gilgamesh (ギルガメッシュ, Girugamesshu?), which starts with the same four syllables.

Related enemies

• Great Tortoise
• Silicon Tortoise
• Adamantitan
• Emeralditan
• Darksteel (Mark)
• Rocktoise (Elite Mark)
• Aspidochelon (Rare)
• Thalassinon (Rare)