Wendigo (Final Fantasy V)

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Wendigo
(ストーカー, Sutōkā?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Island Shrine
Type	Boss
Data	Stats

Wendigo, named Stalker in RPGe and Stoker in Anthology, is a boss in Final Fantasy V. It guards one of the tablets needed for the Sealed Weapons. Before the battle, he says he expected fine warriors to take him on, only to be disappointed that it's "only a group of little girls!"

See also: Wendigo

Stats

Stats
LV	7
LV	7
HP	20,000
HP	20,000
MP	8,192
MP	8,192
Strength	65
Strength	65
Defense	10
Defense	10
Evasion	0
Evasion	0
Magic	10
Magic	10
Magic Defense	20
Magic Defense	20
Magic Evasion	10
Magic Evasion	10
Agility	40
Agility	40
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	10
Attackx(Multiplier for Attack)	10
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	4
Magicx(Multiplier for Magic)	4
Gil	0
Gil	0
EXP	0
EXP	0
ABP	20
ABP	20
Affinities and resistances
Immune elements	Earth
Automatic status effects	Float
Status immunities	Instant Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Zombie, Aging, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, Erased, Catch, Control, Calm
Bestiary
#288 ←
#289
→ #290
Classification
Name	Wendigo
Location	Island Shrine
Type	Heavy
Auto-hit	None
Abilities
Special Technique	Critical Attack (normal strength)
Abilities	Wrong Way, Mind Blast, Hurricane, Confuse, Chain Detonation*(See Trivia), Re-Form, Frost, Stalker Technique
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Attack
Blue Magic	Mind Blast
Items
Steal	Dark Matter (100%)
Item dropped	Nothing
Classification
Name	Stoker
Location	Island Shrine
Type	Heavy
Auto-hit	None
Other information	None
Abilities
Special Technique	Critical (normal strength)
Abilities	Wrong Way, Mind Blast, Hurricane, Muddle, Reploder*(See Trivia), Regeneration, Blaze, Stalker
Control (Immune) & Berserk (Immune)	Fight
Blue Magic	Mind Blast
Items
Steal	Dark Matter (100%)
Item dropped	Nothing

Battle

When the battle begins, the party will see four Wendigos. It is a roulette boss as only one is real; the other three are copies. Attacking the copies will do nothing, but it is impossible to know which is the real Wendigo. Once hit he will switch with one of his copies, meaning the player has to start the process over again.

Attacking them all at once will cause all four to counter with Frost, which is an Ice-elemental attack that can be deadly without preparation. Wendigo himself is not Ice-elemental, but absorbs Water and is immune to Earth.

Wendigo is the only enemy that teaches the Blue Magic spell, Mind Blast, that does not appear in the Interdimensional Rift, so the player may wish to give everyone in the party the Learning ability to acquire the spell.

Strategy

The best strategy is to have some Knights and Samurai constantly attack each one, until the party hits the real one. A White Mage should heal all the time, since Wendigo attacks rather quickly. Any armor that absorbs Ice attacks is useful. The Samurai's Zeninage command with the Ice Shield equipped to absorb Frost is an assured win, but costs a lot of gil. A Geomancer's Gaia technique will usually cast Wind Slash, and will deal damage to the real Wendigo while avoiding any Frost counter-attacks from the clones.

An easy battle that takes a lot of preparation is to use is equipping someone with the Dance command, a maxed out Chicken Knife, and Time command with the Quick ability learned on that character. It is optional to use Hastega and Slowga. With two or three of the items used to enhance the appearance of Sword Dance greatly helps (Lamia's Tiara, Rainbow Dress, Red Slippers). With that character in the front row, Quick will delay Wendigo's turn and make Wendigo unable to switch with a copy when the right one is hit. Characters who guess which enemy is Wendigo with Sword Dance are in luck, as it practically guarantees 9999 damage even at mid 30s levels; Wendigo only has 20,000 HP.

Another alternate strategy, is the use of the Blue Magic Level 3 Flare that should hit all of the copies, but not the real Wendigo; thus, it can be used to determine which one is real, and then attack it. The downside is that the party will be repeatedly hit with Frost, which means the party will have to respond with Curaga or White Wind.

Other appearances

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Behind the scenes

The enemy ability known as Resploder in the PS version and Chain Detonation in the GBA version, is named ゆうばく in Japanese. It may have been intended to be a special attack (as it appears in the attack lists for Ramuh, Catoblepas, Sekhmet, Sandworm, Exdeath's normal and tree forms, Archeoaevis, Gilgamesh, and Wendigo), but it is just a normal physical attack. Crystal Dragon has it as a Catch/Release ability, but when used as a Release it acts the same as a normal Attack. The ability was removed (at least from Crystal Dragon) in the iOS version.

Gallery

Yoshitaka Amano artwork of the Wendigo.

Alternate Amano artwork of the Wendigo.

Wendigo (iOS).

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game card.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The wendigo is a cannibalistic monster that appears in Algonquian folklore. It is said to embody gluttony, greed, and excess. However, this boss's Japanese name is "Stalker"; the reference to Wendigos was not intended by the original game.