Meonekton (Lightning Returns)

Meonekton
(メイオベントス, Meiobentosu?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	All exterior areas Wildlands (Temple of the Goddess)
Type	Normal enemy
Data	Stats

Meonekton is an enemy in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII that appears most commonly in the Temple of the Goddess, located in the Wildlands, but will appear in all outside locations between the hours of 04:00 and 06:00 while no other enemies spawn. Its monster notes can be bought from Poltae after 6 PM.

The 65,535 spawn counter all but ensures Meonektons will continue to appear throughout the game, but defeating the Last One within the Ultimate Lair will eradicate them. 65,535 is a frequently occurring number in the field of computing, because it is the highest number that can be represented by an unsigned 16 bit binary number.

Stats

Stats
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 28,800 [Days 7-9] 46,080 [Days 10-12] 57,600 [Day 13] 86,400 [Day 14] 144,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 36,000 [Days 7-9] 57,600 [Days 10-12] 72,000 [Day 13] 108,000 [Day 14] 180,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 126,000 [Days 7-9] 201,600 [Days 10-12] 252,000 [Day 13] 378,000 [Day 14] 630,000
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 28,800 [Days 7-9] 46,080 [Days 10-12] 57,600 [Day 13] 86,400 [Day 14] 144,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 36,000 [Days 7-9] 57,600 [Days 10-12] 72,000 [Day 13] 108,000 [Day 14] 180,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 126,000 [Days 7-9] 201,600 [Days 10-12] 252,000 [Day 13] 378,000 [Day 14] 630,000
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 60 [Days 7-9] 78 [Days 10-12] 96 [Day 13] 120 [Day 14] 210 Normal: [Days 1-6] 100 [Days 7-9] 130 [Days 10-12] 160 [Day 13] 200 [Day 14] 350 Hard: [Days 1-6] 250 [Days 7-9] 325 [Days 10-12] 400 [Day 13] 500 [Day 14] 875
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 60 [Days 7-9] 78 [Days 10-12] 96 [Day 13] 120 [Day 14] 210 Normal: [Days 1-6] 100 [Days 7-9] 130 [Days 10-12] 160 [Day 13] 200 [Day 14] 350 Hard: [Days 1-6] 250 [Days 7-9] 325 [Days 10-12] 400 [Day 13] 500 [Day 14] 875
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 150 [Days 7-9] 195 [Days 10-12] 240 [Day 13] 300 [Day 14] 525 Normal: [Days 1-6] 250 [Days 7-9] 325 [Days 10-12] 400 [Day 13] 500 [Day 14] 875 Hard: [Days 1-6] 625 [Days 7-9] 812.5 [Days 10-12] 1,000 [Day 13] 1,250 [Day 14] 2,187.5
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 150 [Days 7-9] 195 [Days 10-12] 240 [Day 13] 300 [Day 14] 525 Normal: [Days 1-6] 250 [Days 7-9] 325 [Days 10-12] 400 [Day 13] 500 [Day 14] 875 Hard: [Days 1-6] 625 [Days 7-9] 812.5 [Days 10-12] 1,000 [Day 13] 1,250 [Day 14] 2,187.5
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	40
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	40
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	0
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	0
Launch	N
Launch	N
Extinction	65,535
Extinction	65,535
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 840 [Days 7-9] 1,260 [Days 10-12] 1,680 [Day 13] 2,520 [Day 14] 4,200 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,520 [Days 7-9] 3,780 [Days 10-12] 5,040 [Day 13] 7,560 [Day 14] 12,600
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 840 [Days 7-9] 1,260 [Days 10-12] 1,680 [Day 13] 2,520 [Day 14] 4,200 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,520 [Days 7-9] 3,780 [Days 10-12] 5,040 [Day 13] 7,560 [Day 14] 12,600
EP	Easy: 0.26 Normal: 0.13 Hard: 0.065
EP	Easy: 0.26 Normal: 0.13 Hard: 0.065
Elemental affinities
Fire	200%
Fire	200%
Ice	200%
Ice	200%
Lightning	200%
Lightning	200%
Wind	200%
Wind	200%
Physical	20%
Physical	20%
Magical	20%
Magical	20%
Statuses and immunities(The lower the number, the more suspectible the enemy is to the status.)
Debrave	10%
Debrave	10%
Defaith	10%
Defaith	10%
Deprotect	10%
Deprotect	10%
Deshell	10%
Deshell	10%
Imperil	10%
Imperil	10%
Slow	10%
Slow	10%
Poison	10%
Poison	10%
Curse	10%
Curse	10%
Daze	10%
Daze	10%
Dispel	10%
Dispel	10%
Quake	10%
Quake	10%
Magnet	10%
Magnet	10%
Bestiary
Habitat	All exterior areas Wildlands (Temple of the Goddess)
Species	Chaos Beast/Mid-Scale Enemy
Day	Days 1 - 14
Time	04:00–06:00
Last One	Meonekton Ω
Item drops
Accessories	None
Items	Normal: Liquid Glass, Silver Malistone Hard: Adamant Malistone
Abilities	Ruin, Ruinga
Weapons	None
Abilities
Abilities	Eerie Soundwave, Force Darts, Ruin, Rush, Eerie Soundwave Explosion
Stagger Info
Stagger Conditions	1: Unleash magic attacks. The effect is greater when the enemy is using Eerie Soundwave. 2: Unleash physical attacks. The effect is greater when the enemy is using Eerie Soundwave.
Modifiers	All attacks: x1/x5
Stagger Stats
Stagger Point (Decay)	300 (1)
Stagger Point (Decay)	300 (1)
Preservation (Decay)	10 (1)
Preservation (Decay)	10 (1)
Staggered (Magical attacks)
Duration	2s
Duration	2s
Iterative Resistance	20%/40%
Iterative Resistance	20%/40%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Unprotected (30s)
Stagger effects	Unprotected (30s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1
Staggered (Physical attacks)
Duration	10s
Duration	10s
Iterative Resistance	0%
Iterative Resistance	0%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Unshelled (30s)
Stagger effects	Unshelled (30s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1

Battle

Meonekton can be dangerous to new players due to its high physical and magical resistance. A player who doesn't know how to Perfect Guard its Eerie Soundwave can get hit with its debuffing ailments, such as Slow and Imperil. Meonekton does not attack often, but will attack in rapid succession, which can stunlock Lightning if the player isn't guarding. The attack is not powerful, but can become dangerous over time, especially while fighting more than one Meonekton.

The real danger comes if Lightning is debuffed (especially with Imperil), where Meonekton will become aggressive; it will use high-damage attacks Rush and Force Darts. While Rush is telegraphed, Force Darts comes quickly and interrupts whatever Lightning was doing. Meonektons can throw Force Darts in rapid succession and at this state, the battle forces the player to be defensive, especially when there are more than one Meonekton. Aside from consuming a recovery item or using Esuna Guard from Miqo'te Dress garb, players can only wait the debuffs out, but once done Meonektons will revert to their default defensive approach.

Meonektons are a good source of Chaos infusion-boosted gil farming (especially along the Major Routes on Hard Mode). They are also one of the few enemies that drop Adamant Malistones.

Strategy

The best strategy for new players is to avoid Meonektons entirely. After learning Deprotect and Deshell, they become easier. They are weak to every element and susceptible to all status effects. After inflicting Deprotect and Deshell, the player can stagger it to keep it from attempting to use debuffs.

Other appearances

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A nekton is a subcategory of ocean-dwelling creatures capable of free movement independent of water currents, as opposed to plankton, which cannot. This includes vertebrates such as fish, molluscs such as squid, and crustaceans such as crabs or lobsters. Like all enemies of the Rift Beast class, the name is derived from a real class of living organism that also form part of an ancient clade of the evolutionary tree, referring to their origins in the Void Beyond.

Meonekton's Japanese name is "Meiobenthos". [view · edit · purge]Meiobenthos, also called meiofauna, are small benthic invertebrates that live in both marine and fresh water environments.

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• Meonekton Ω

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