The Glasya Labolas (グラシャラボラス, Gurasharaborasu?, lit. Glasya-Labolas), also known as the Borras or Doomtrain, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series first introduced in Final Fantasy III. While it most frequently appears as a giant, it has also appeared as a demonic train, depending on the game. Despite these drastically different appearances, it consistently shares the name Glasya Labolas in the Japanese script in all of its appearances and oftentimes in the English localization as well. Glasya Labolas has appeared as an enemy, a summon, a boss and a plot element, with its signature attack as a summon being Runaway Train.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy II[]
The Glasya Labolas appears as as enemy in the Dawn of Souls and 20th Anniversary releases, being encountered in the Unknown Cave. With high HP and attack, it is similar to other gigas enemies. However, unlike the other gigas, Glasya Labolas has no elemental weakness to exploit. It will likely prove a highly dangerous opponent if encountered while only Minwu and Scott are in the party.
Final Fantasy III[]
The Glasya Labolas appears as an enemy encountered in the Crystal Tower. It can inflict Confuse with its strong attacks, meaning that players should wear equipment to protect from it.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Glasya Labolas, also known as the Borras, appears as an enemy encountered in Mt. Zozo and and the Dragon's Neck Coliseum. It can use the powerful Uppercut attack. It is weak against to 
Poison, and a Muscle Belt can be stolen from it. When fought in the Coliseum, high defense and evasion are advised, or the Mirage Vest which guarantees Image, to avoid its immense physical damage, while Man Eater is advised to defeat it.
Final Fantasy VIII[]
The Doomtrain appears as a hidden Guardian Force obtained by using the Solomon Ring while having 6 Steel Pipes, 6 Remedy+ and 6 Malboro Tentacles in the inventory. When summoned it casts Runaway Train, inflicting poison elemental damage and various status effects. The Doomtrain has many status effect junctions and can remodel weapons from the inventory and create Elixirs of various grades and stat-boosting items.
The Doomtrain is also available as a level 9 GF Triple Triad card, as part of the Queen of Cards sidequest.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
The Glasya Labolas appears as an enemy encountered in the Cetme District and the Tower of Agito.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Glasya Labolas from Final Fantasy VI appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Glasya Labolas appears as an enemy encountered in the World of Suffering.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
The Glasya Labolas appears as a dark-elemental Eidolon obtained as a signet for Morrow to equip, teaching him the Silence Strike abilities. In the original free-to-play versions, its signet could only be obtained through the game's summon draw shop. Despite using its usual giant appearance, it still uses Runaway Train as its signature attack, referencing its train incarnation.
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
Glasya Labolas and Glasya Labolas X are earth-elemental support cards. Glasya Labolas grants the Curse ability, while Glasya Labolas X is an EX Ability Card that grants the ability Curse X.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Doomtrain appears in the game as a major plot device in season three. It is an esper summoned by Bruce in combat, but was turned into the Farplane Express through the use of Pilocyte, allowing the protagonists to ride it in order to travel the Farplane to combat the Hollow. It is piloted by Rinora, who serves as its conductor.
Bruce has the ability "Doomtrain Summon" (グラシャラボラス召喚, Gurasharaborasu Shōkan?, lit. Summon Glasya-Labolas) which uses the Evocation Gauge that has a 75% chance of inflicting death, 80% chance of inflicting all status effects and deals physical damage to all enemies for 3 turns, as well as increasing the unit's Limit Burst gauge. Diverti is also able to summon Doomtrain through his Brave Shift's Limit Burst, which causes Earth damage to all enemies. After the attack, Doomtrain stays in the background for 3 turns, increasing Earth damage for allies and decreasing Earth resistance for enemies.
It is an unique Esper in the sense that it cannot be acquired by the player like the rest of the Espers, and therefore it cannot be either leveled, customized, equipped or Summoned in typical fashion. It can only be used offensively through Bruce and Diverti.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Glasya Labolas from Final Fantasy VI appears as an enemy. Additionally, the Doomtrain from Final Fantasy VIII appears during Quistis's Doomtrain Overstrike Soul Break, learned from the Malboro Tentacle, dealing poison and non-elemental damage equal to 39.6 times the base magic damage, and is capable of breaking the damage limit. It has a 15% chance each of causing Poison, Silence, Confuse, and Blind.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
Glasya Labolas/Doomtrain from Final Fantasy VIII and Mobius Final Fantasy appear as Ice-elemental Summon cards.
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon[]
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Etymology[]
In demonology, Glasya-Labolas is derived from one of Goetia's demons, the mighty President of Hell who commands thirty-six legions of demons. He is depicted as a dog with the wings of a griffin. He is mentioned in the 17th century Grimoire, The Lesser Key of Solomon.