Artwork for Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.
The Great Malboro (モルボルグレート, Moruboru Gurēto?, lit. Molbol Great), also known as the Evil Oscar, EvilOscar, or Great Morbol, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in Final Fantasy II. It is a more powerful version of the Malboro, usually encountered late in the game such as in the final dungeon.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy II[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered on the world map after obtaining the Ultima spell, in the Jade Passage, and in Pandaemonium. It is a powerful foe, able to inflict multiple statuses with its regular attack, and often appears in groups of four to six, sometimes with other enemies.
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy exclusive to the Advance and Complete Collection releases, encountered in the Cave of Trials and Lunar Ruins. It fights similarly to the Malboro, but use Bad Breath more often and at low HP will counter attacks much more frequently. It is invaluable for its rare item drops, the Soma Drop and Megalixir.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
The Great Malboro returns as an enemy encountered in the final Tale at the C-Peninsula and in the Depths. It is a dangerous foe, as it has access to the Doom and Bile abilities. It follows a strict pattern, making it easy to deal with, and is vulnerable to Stop. It is once more a source of the Soma Drop and Megalixir.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Great Malboro, also known as the EvilOscar or Evil Oscar, appears as an enemy encountered the final dungeon, Kefka's Tower. The Great Malboro often attack with other enemies, including the Great Behemoth, and will primarily focus on using regular attacks. When left alone, they will continuously use Bad Breath against the party. When attacked by magic, they counter with Demon Kiss, inflicting Instant Death on one target. The Great Malboro can also be fought in the Dragon's Neck Coliseum by betting the Flametongue, Gold Hairpin, or Hypno Crown, respectively rewarding the Organyx, Dragon Horn, or Royal Crown.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy fought at the end of "Biomechanical Threats." It is the most powerful of the malboro family, and has access to the traditional Gastrice Juice ability all malboros possess, but also has access to the Super Bad Breath skill. It possess a staggering 3.3 million HP and high stats, making it a durable foe. It is valuable for the rare Super Ribbon it has as a Steal.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]
The Great Malboro appears as an optional boss encountered in the Gongaga Region as part of the region's Classified Intel sidequest.
Final Fantasy X[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered in the Omega Ruins and Inside Sin, being an exceptionally dangerous foe as it always starts the battle with an ambush and always opens with Bad Breath, severely crippling the party. Afterwards, it has an equal chance of either using Bad Breath, Gastric Juice, or Staccato, and will always counter Delay Attack and Delay Buster with the powerful Chow Time attack. It always appears alone.
Final Fantasy X-2[]
The Great Malboro returns as an enemy encountered in the Farplane and Via Infinito. It retains access to its Bad Breath in addition to the stronger Really Bad Breath skill. When Oversouled, it can destroy the party's status recovery items with various Ingest abilities, potentially preventing them from recovering from the statuses it inflicts. It always appears alone.
Final Fantasy XII[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered in the Golmore Jungle among other Malboros. It is only slightly stronger than the Malboro, possessing the same skills, but is a great source of Malboro Vines.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered in Midlight's Deep. The battle starts with six stationary Great Malboros at each point on the map surrounded by five or six King Bombs. More appear from the center as time goes by.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The Great Morbol appears as an enemy encountered in the Answering Quarter region of the Dravanian Hinterlands. It can also spawn during the FATE 
Morbol Man.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
The Great Malboro, also known as the Great Morbol, appears as the strongest of the malboro family, with high HP and being the only one with the Malboro Spores ability when near a unit with the Beastmaster ability. The Great Malboro is a great source of Elixirs and Omnilexes through Poaching.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
The Great Malboro appears as the second-tier enemies of the malboro family, having access to all the skills a regular Malboro has in addition to the Malboro Song skill.
Crystal Defenders[]
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Final Fantasy Type-0[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered in the Valley of Monsters and Dragon Sanctuary.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]
The Great Malboro appears as a boss exclusive to the Remastered Edition, encountered within the Toadstool Forest.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
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Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy encountered in the World of Nil.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]
The Great Malboro appears as a boss first encountered in the Lost Kingdom of Thronus, and is later a common mini-boss.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
The Great Malboro appears as an enemy in Battle Music Sequences.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Great Malboro from Final Fantasy VI appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]
The Great Malboro from Final Fantasy VI appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
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The Great Malboros from Final Fantasy VI, Airborne Brigade, and World Wide Words appear as enemies.
Final Fantasy Explorers[]
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The Great Malboro appears as a boss encountered in the trials "The Rumble of Malboro," "Venomous Vines of Death", and "Scorn of the Venomous Vines of Death."
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The Great Malboro appears as an earth-elemental boss. It can be obtained as a Ranger ability card, granting the Lesser Earthstrike or Earthstrike abilities.
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin[]
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Chocobo's Dungeon 2[]
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Non-Final Fantasy appearances[]
Puzzle & Dragons[]
The Great Malboro appeared as part of the Crystal Defenders collaboration.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]
The Great Malboro appears as a recruitable monster during the crossover with the Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.