Oceanus (オケアノス, Okeanosu?), also known as Okeanos, Latimeria, and Latimeri, is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. It is generally presented as either a gigas or a sea serpent.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy III[]
Oceanus is an enemy fought at Forbidden Land Eureka, fighting only with regular physical attacks. It is moderately powerful and thus is no threat to the party.
Final Fantasy VI[]
Oceanus is an enemy fought in forests near South Figaro in the World of Ruin. It attacks by using Magnitude 8 as well as regular physical attacks and Corkscrew.
Final Fantasy XI[]
Okeanos is a gigas notorious monster encountered in NE Apollyon alongside Cronos and Hyperion. Each gigas is immune to a different damage type, with Okeanos being immune to ranged damage.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Okeanos the Red (紅髪のオケアノス, Akagami no Okeanosu?, lit. Okeanos the Red-haired) is a gigas encountered during the levequest Who Writes History in Mor Dhona. He is one of the few boss-style levequest targets, as he has four times the HP a normal enemy and summons adds throughout the encounter. As a levequest enemy, only the player who spawned Okeanos may engage him.
A separate creature called Oceanus appears as a sea serpent enemy in the Syrcus Tower, as a reference to the Final Fantasy III version of the enemy.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Oceanus is an enemy fought at the Underwater Temple, being one of the strongest enemies in the dungeon. It attacks primarily with physical attacks such as Rage and Body Slam, and can drop the Aqua Rod upon defeat.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Final Fantasy III Oceanus appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
Etymology[]
Oceanus (Ὠκεανός, Ōkeanós) was the Titan son of Uranus and Gaia. He was the father of the river gods and Oceanids, and believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to be the divine personification of the ocean, depicted as an enormous river encircling the world. He has on occasion been depicted as having the lower body of a serpent.
In Greek mythology,