Template:FFXII Special Enemy Yiazmat is the Ultimate Elite Mark from Final Fantasy XII. Not only the ultimate mark, but also the ultimate boss, defeating Yiazmat will take at least fifty minutes, normally hours. Yiazmat returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as the final boss of Midlight's Deep.
Clan Primer
Hunt 45: Farewell to A Legend
Petitioner: Montblanc
Petitioner's Location: Rabanastre
- A petition has been submitted for the hunting of Yiazmat (Rank 8). The petitioner is Montblanc in the clan hall in Rabanastre.
- Montblanc tells you that he formed Clan Centurio to raise warriors strong enough to defeat the most terrible of all creatures that walk this land: Yiazmat. The realization of the Clan's very purpose has fallen to you. Hunt accepted.
- Yiazmat defeated after a battle to end all battles! Report to Montblanc in the clan hall.
- Hunt reported. Montblanc praises you as the greatest hunter Ivalice has ever known.
The petitioner for the bill is none other than Montblanc. He explains that this dragon was the one responsible for killing his mentor, who taught him and his brothers and sister everything they knew. Now, after finding the best hunter in the player party, he tells you to go out and kill it. However, he does not know where it is.
Bestiary Entry
Genus: Ultimate Mark
Classification: ???
One Deity among Dragons, One great Wyrm to rule all Wyrms of the World, by the Creator Himself created. Legend says it is an Anima, Guardian to a Sacred Blade. Though most sacred among its Kind, its great Power drove it to Madness, and in the End, it became a Threat to its own Creator. His Master was killed by Yiazmat, robbing Montblanc of all Joy in Life, and he would have Revenge.
Battle
Yiazmat is found at the Coliseum at the Ridorana Cataract. Taking up the entire area, his energy bar will reveal itself to be made up of several bars. The player will have to be careful, since the arena is covered in traps. As his energy goes down, his battle tactics will change, but most of his attacks either involve attacking the whole team at once for massive damage, or using instant death attacks, should the party get out of his reach. His most annoying tactic is that when his HP goes below 50%, all attacks can only do 6999 damage (assuming your "pre-cap" damage (before being reduced to 9999) is low enough that 6999 is 70% of your damage) at most to him, so it becomes about using combo weapons rather than damage dealers. If the party wanders too far, he'll start casting buffs on himself and regain tons of HP. When his HP is really low, he'll use Growing Threat to boost his damage output even further, and cast Reflectga on your party. If the player is not careful, a Renew spell could be reflected off your party, fully healing Yiazmat. On the other hand, Yiazmat is susceptible to Expose technick, which allows even relatively weak characters to deal maximum damage to him.
In the Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System he is susceptible to all stat-lowering attacks (Expose, Wither, Shear and Addle), which allows player to easily defeat the beast even with a low level party.
This battle will easily take over an hour, with completing it in two hours considered fast by some people. The main reason for this is that you can leave the area whenever you want, and when you return, his HP will be the same. However, there is a round indicator in the upper right part of the screen, showing how often did you escape from battle. It has no purpose other than proving how well/bad are you doing in this fight.
Report and Reward
Upon returning to Montblanc, the Moogle siblings will give their greatest thanks, 30000 gil, the Godslayer's Badge, and gloating rights for defeating the toughest boss in Final Fantasy XII.
The Godslayer's Badge, along with the Omega Badge and Lu Shang's Badge, is needed in order to acquire the Wyrmhero Blade, one of the strongest weapons in the game.
Etymology
Its name is a reference to director Yasumi Matsuno's nickname (Yazumi Matsuno). The additional "i" in Yiazmat's name is not present in the Japanese version, likely being a localization decision to associate it closer with "Tiamat".
Farewell to a Legend?
The title of the hunt is "End of a Legend", a reference to how he had to leave the company before the game was complete and the story that Montblanc tells is a reference to how the development team felt about him, albeit with a different end.
Another theory is that Yiazmat is the game's depiction of Matsuno, and the moogles being the development team and their master being Square Enix. Matsuno prolonging the game killed Square Enix "financially" and the development team felt Matsuno had to be slain as retribution for his actions. The hunt title basically says "Farewell" to a Legendary monster - Yiazmat - both being an homage and an insult to the director.
Related enemies
- Ash Wyrm
- Shield Wyrm
- Ring Wyrm (Mark)
- Lindwyrm (Mark)
- Tiamat (Boss)
- Elder Wyrm (Boss)
- Hell Wyrm (Boss)