| “ | When the world was shrouded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana drew forth the Sword of Mana to smite the eight Benevodons, monsters of destruction. She sealed the horrors inside the eight Mana Stones, bringing the realm back from the brink. | „ |
| ~ The segment of the introduction of Trial of Mana featuring the Benevodons. |
The Benevodons (Divine Beasts) are eight highly powerful, destructive and demonic elemental monsters, who serve as major villains, bosses and a central plot device in the action RPG Trials of Mana, and later as recurring bosses throughout the World of Mana series.
Trials of Mana[]
The Benevodons are the demonic alter-egos of the eight Elemental Spirits of Mana, who were created before the world was fully formed, probably by the Demon Goddess Anise when the Mana Goddess created the Spirits. It is said that they sprang from the Echoes of Mavolia, the sentient heart of the Demonic Dimension that Anise seeks to unleash upon the world.
They spread destruction all over until the Goddess sealed them beat them with the Mana Sword and sealed them in eight conic stones, which she placed under the Elemental Spirits' watch. The demons' power still leaked out of their stones, but the Spirits purified it and turned it into benevolent energy.
In the game, the Great Evils of Mana (his Dark Majesty, the Dragon Lord and the Masked Mage) want to unleash them and use their power. To do so, they order their servants to manipulate one nation against another and start a worldwide war, draining the Mana Power which sustains the world of Fa'Diel in the process.
The three factions eventually manage to lift the seal on each Mana Stone, by sacrificing one soul per stone. Then, the heroes (in fact three of the six available) start a quest to save Fa'Diel. They defeat many of the Great Evils' servants, gain the eight elemental magic from the Mana Spirits and reach the Mana Sanctuary where the Mana Tree, the physical incarnation of the Goddess, is located.
Unfortunately, the Mana Goddess has lost almost all her power and cannot help them. She gives them the holy Mana Sword, but one of the Three Great Evils (the one selected as the Final Boss, through the choice of the main hero) gets rid of the other two and his servants coerce the heroes to relinquish the Sword. The villains then use the Sword to set the Benevodons free, forcing the heroes to track them down and destroy them while they are recovering their might before they can gather and lay utter destruction upon the world.
The heroes can fight the first seven Benevodons in any order they want. (They are found at the same place that the Mana Stone imprisoning them once were.) However, with each Benevodon slain, the monsters in the dungeon where the next is found gain two levels, including the Benevodon itself, meaning that the next demon will be harder to reach and to defeat. Then they have to find the last and mightiest one: Zable Fahr, the Benevodon of Darkness.
The first Benevodon is at level 29 and the seventh at level 41, Zable Fahr being at level 46. They all get healed by their element and can infuse the heroes' weapon with it to do so, which must be dispelled. Each one is vulnerable to an element, so it is advised to attack with the corresponding spells or items and infuse weapons with it. In the remake, the first will be at level 42, the second at 45, the seventh at 55 and Zable Fahr at 56. Their attacks can now be dodged, and are even telegraphed by red zones signalling their area of effect prior, but remain deadly.
They manage to destroy every Benevodon but this is in fact what their foe wanted all along. The power of all slain Benevodons is transferred into the Mana Sword, left free for the villain to absorb to surpass the Goddess' power. However, the Goddess uses her remaining strength to restrain this power-boost, leading to the final battle.
Dangaard, Benevodon of Wind[]
Dangaard in the original.
21136 life-points make this bat-winged griffin with two heads bigger than the heroes the most resilient Benevodon. It is fought in the sky atop the White Dragon Flammie, the series' mascot. It is vulnerable to Earth and the perspective changes when it loses a fourth of its life.
Dangaard is not that hard to defeat but the battle is very long. It charges, roars and uses Wind/Thunder magic, buffing itself with Accelerate and Mental Boost and attacking with level 1 spell Cyclone, the level 2 spell Thunder Storm and the level 3 spell Stun Gust, mightier when cast on every target. Its deadliest attack, Air Rush hugely damages every hero.
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Dangaard in the remake.
In the remake, Dangaard's heads can be targeted separately, and even knocked out to make them vulnerable. Its attacks are tricky to dodge due to the small arena. It strikes with its beaks and tail, and spams Cyclone and Thunderball.
Upon losing a fourth of its life-bar, it attacks out of reach for a while with Aerowind: a huge yellow beam which can be cast by one head or both, then Charge.
Land Umber, Benevodon of Earth[]
Land Umber in the original.
Land Umber is the least resilient with "only" 9839 life-points, but this gigantic, spiky, floating, spiky, gem-incrusted stone golem is very powerful and can pose a serious threat. It is vulnerable to Wind/Thunder.
The heroes must beware it hands, for it stomps the ground with its fist, seizes one hero with one hand, or squeeze them between both. It uses the level 1, 2 and 3 Earth spells Diamond Shards, Earthquake and Stone Cloud, casting them on all heroes for greater damage. Its deadliest attack, Hypercannon, deals crippling damages to them all at they must get cured whenever they get turned to stone.
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Land Umber in the remake.
In the remake, its hands act like separate enemies of the same level, and must both be taken down to break the spherical shield protecting its orange core, its weak point.
It punches the heroes in addition to physical attacks and can still cast spells when its core is vulnerable. When it gathers its power the heroes must knock it out to make it vulnerable, lest it devastates them with Hypercannon.
Fiegmund, Benevodon of Water[]
Fiegmund in the original.
This gigantic amphibian reptile covered with ice crystals has 11518 life-points, but it is not that hard to defeat. It can jump high to crush its foes, strike with its tongue and spit boomerang snowflakes. It is vulnerable to Fire.
It uses the level 1, 2 and 3 Water/Ice spells: Ice Smash, Spike Freeze and Cold Blaze, and can cast them on all targets to deal greater damage. Its attacks Frozen Crack, Icicle, and the deadliest one Ice Cradle strike every hero. The heroes must cured when turned to a snowman. When it dives underwater below the platform, only spells can reach it.
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Fiegmund in the remake.
In the remake, Fiegmund still jumps and stomps at the heroes, but swipes its claws and lands a spinning tail whiplash, and jumps on the walls rather than diving under the platform, still only reachable by spells. It deals greater damage when jumping at the heroes from the wall.
When it conjures up to four giant icicles, the heroes must destroy them before he can cast Frozen Crack, which is here its mightiest attack and conjuring a ginormous mass of icicles at the centre of the stage. (Fire attacks are useful.) If they do, it gets knocked out and vulnerable for a while.
Xan Bie, Benevodon of Fire[]
Xan Bien in the original.
This giant, floating, horned bird-prey's head surrounded with huge flames has 11283 life-points. It is fast, powerful, and can turn its flames to a fiery tornado around itself or dissolve into flames floating flames around the arena that cannot attack or be attacked.
Xan Bie is vulnerable to Water/Ice. It casts Strengthen on itself and cast the level 1 Fireball, level 2 Explode and level 3 Blaze Wall, mightier on every target, along with Heat Wave and its deadliest attack Gigantaburn, a veritable storm of explosions.
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Xan Bie in the remake.
In the remake, Xan Bie's flames are lava spheres and its fiery tornado move shields it and damages at contact. It must be dispelled by destroying the altars in its likeness. (Water is useful.) It respawns the spheres one by one. They must be dodged and Xan Bie will divebomb the heroes.
Later, the altars must be destroyed again to prevent it from casting Gigantaburn, then to dispel its tornado again as it now fires four Heat Beams at once.
Mispolm, Benevodon of Wood[]
Mispolm in the original.
This towering Halloween Pumpkin has 15408 life-points, and can prove annoying. The two carnivorous plants try to bite or swallow the heroes, but only the main body can be harmed. It spits Pumpkins Bombs and uses powerful Wood attacks like Grumpkin and the deadly Barrage Sting that strike every hero, or poison and sleep spells that must be cured.
Magic of little use as its weakness is Moon, which lacks attack spells. Worse, its Magic Barrier spell reflects attack spells and must be dispelled fast. However, weapons infused with Moon Magic restore their wielder's health with each blow.
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Mispolm in the remake.
In the remake, the carnivorous plants act like separate enemies of the same level. They can travel underground, cast spells and must be taken down to attack Mispolm, but they self-destructs in a huge explosion.
It never moves and lashes with whip-like thorny vines or casts Barrage Sting, two masses of spiky roots along the ground. Mispolm can be knocked out, with the pumpkin falling and becoming a target, but it respawns three carnivorous plants.
Dolan, Benevodon of the Moon[]
Dolan in the original.
With 13351 life-points, this building-sized were-monster is one of the mightiest Benevodons. Wood Magic also lacks attack spells, but infusing weapons with it drains its magic.
Dolan mostly fights with claw swipes and stomping blows, but its Moon Magic is bothersome. Change Form shrinks the heroes, Half Eclipse halves their maximum life-points. His attacks Howl, Gravity Crush and the deadly Moon Spiral damage each one of them. It can boost itself with spells and cast Moon Magic on its claws to drain the heroes' life-points, so it must be dispelled.
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Dolan in the remake.
In the remake, Dolan can rend earth with its claw, stomps to hurl a wave of yellow energy and spams Change Form. Either its body, arms or head can be struck, though the head is harder to reach but more vulnerable. When it casts Moon Spiral, it conjures a miniature moon that must be destroyed before it unleashes a devastating array of purple beams all over the arena leaving a trail of energy on their wake. If destroyed in time, Dolan is knocked out for a while and becomes vulnerable.
Lightgazer, Benevodon of Light[]
Lightgazer in the original.
This ginormous but weird-looking Beholder-like blob of changing colour is way more threatening than it looks, but not that difficult to defeat. It has 15225 life-points and is only vulnerable when materialized. It casts Magic Shield which must be dispelled and Healing Light, so every life-point it regains must be lost soon.
It can weaken the heroes and fire light spheres that deal minute damage but hurl them backwards. It casts the level 1 Holy Bolt and level 2 Lucent Beam, mightier on all foes. Gush Blast and Shackles hugely damage all heroes, with the latter turning them to harmless Moogles which must be cured.
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Lightgazer in the remake.
In the remake, Lightgazer can teleport, and its eye is its weak point. It can rise high to crash on the ground, or charge violently and leave energy-infused orbs on its wake to explode shortly after. When it gathers its power, it must be struck repeatedly to knock it out and make it vulnerable, lest it casts Gush Blast, here its deadliest attack, which sweeps the arena with a tremendous yellow beam.
Zable Fahr, Benevodon of Darkness[]
| “ | Humankind tried to harness the energy of the Mana Stones to bring peace to the world. However, they soon fought over control of that energy. Dark forces took advantage of this and soon the world spiralled into an all-out war. The seal on the Darkstone was broken and the creatures of Darkness, including the Benevodon, brought the world to the brink of destruction. [...] It has been many years since then. The world recovered, but the Benevodon is not gone for good. | „ |
| ~ Shade, Mana Spirit of Shadow about Zable Fahr |
Zable Fahr in the original.
The mightiest of the eight is called the Benevodon of Darkness instead of Shadow, to emphasize its evil nature. Millennia before the start of the story, wars were waged to take control of the Mana Stones, greatly weakening the seal on the Stone of Darkness. Its evil energy spread all over the world, causing untold devastation and summoning countless monsters. Hopefully, the Mana Goddess sealed the Stone in another plane of existence.
When the seven other demons are slain, the heroes fight Zable Fahr in the Glass Desert (when the knight Duran or the mage princess Angela is the main hero), in the Jungle of Illusions (if it is the werewolf prince Kevin or the elven bishop Charlotte), or in the Night Cavern (if it is the ninja thief Hawkeye or the amazon princess Riesz); in short, where the main villain has his lair.
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Zable Fahr's three heads in the remake.
Zable Fahr is way more powerful, resilient and hard to defeat than the other Benevodons. It first manifests as the two devilish heads on the sides, who must be taken down to reveal the real demon, more human-like and feminine-looking who revives them both.
Each devil has 5413 life-points, while the real demon has 10714. Attacking the devils after the core revealed itself is useless, for it always revives them with Reanimate.
The devils can spit fire, strike with their fanged tongue, swallow one hero and spit them back, dispel boosting magic and cast weakening curses. The core can summon Gremlins and Great Demons, and deal heavy damage to every hero with Southern Slice. All can cast the Shadow spells level 1 Evil Gate and level 2 Dark Force, on one or each hero, and the fearsome Annihilate which instantly kills lower-level targets. (Having the same level is advised.)
In the remake, the Devils' Fire Breath and Fetid Breath reach sweep most of the arena. The core's summons are at level 52 and must be destroyed, while the heads can combine their attacks. Each devil can cast continuous gusts of wind to push the heroes into the other's mouth, and the core can cast four Evil Gate spells at once. When the three channel purple beams into a triangle rune, the heroes must destroy the beams' cores to escape the devastating Southern Slice. If they succeed, the demon is knocked out and vulnerable.
Heroes of Mana[]
The Benevodons also appear in the prequel to Trials of Mana called Heroes of Mana, this time as allies of sorts. The heroes can create a shrine dedicated to the first seven Benevodons (since Zable Fahr is still sealed away) so as to call them forth as summons. However, they make no mystery of their malevolence and only agree to help because they do not want anyone but them to devastate Fa'Diel, even trying to escape at some point.
Xan Bie, Land Umber and Lightgazer manage to partially manifest from their Mana Stones, but the heroes are able to beat them in their weakened state, forcing them back in their jail.
When summoned, they manifest from their seal and launch a devastating attack across the world that strikes every enemy on the screen. Dangaard fires many red thunderbolts that cause explosions and inflict the paralysis status. Land Umber makes giant streams of lava erupt from the ground and inflict petrification. Fiegmund casts Icicle, causing a rain of giant ice spikes that inflicts freeze. Xan Bie casts Gigantaburn, causing a stream of huge explosions that inflicts burn. Mispolm sends many vines ending with a spike that erupt from the ground and inflict sleep. Dolan fire a gigantic beam of yellow moonlight blasting anything on its path and draining life-points. Lightgazer casts a Gush Blast/Shackles combo that fires three explosive beams of yellow light and inflicts charm.
Children of Mana[]
The Benevodons reappear in this game, set a few years after Dawn of Mana and either in a different continuity than or millennia before Trials of Mana. In this game, the world of Fa'Diel is plagued by a scourge called the Mana Surge, in which the power of the Mana Tree expands throughout the world with disastrous results. The Surge fuses the eight Benevodons into Malevodons (Demonic Beasts), fought by the heroes Ferrik, Tanber, Poppen and Wanderer.
When the Malevodons are defeated, the heroes can visit the sealed Benevodons and ask for advice. In the end of the game, they decide to seal away the island of Illusia and turn it into the Mana Holyland. Oddly enough, the Benevodons appear as benevolent forces in this game and no mention is made of their seal.
This could be rationalized knowing that while sealed their power is turned into benevolent energy, and that the Benevodons appearing in the game might be manifestations of it, returned to their violent ways when fused and sealed back when their fused form is defeated, but nothing can be known for sure.
Xangar[]
Xangar
The first boss of the game is a fusion of Xan Bie and Dangaard, manifesting as a giant flaming bird. At first, Xangar is invulnerable and the heroes can only dodge its attacks, until the Mana Goddess choses them as her champions to restore the world and sends them the Mana Sword.
Xangar flies around, mostly out of reach, and attacks by diving or by sending orbs of wind that can be deflected back, homing flames, and a fire pillar that move along the ground. It must be attacked when it flies at contact.
Galem[]
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Galem
A fusion of Lightgazer and Mispolm, manifesting as a cyclopean monster covered in leaves.
Much like the recurring boss Aarghus from The Legend of Zelda games, Galem divides the leaves covering it in bush-monsters circling around it to form a shield, and the heroes must use the flail like a hookshot to grab the monsters and destroy them, before attacking Galem with the sword. Galem attacks by making vines erupt from the ground and by emitting glowing light. The battle is quite easy since Galem seldom attacks.
Thaydol[]
A fusion of Zable Fahr and Dolan, manifesting as a three-headed, giant humanoid; Thaydol stands in a hole at the centre of shifting sands that permanently drag the heroes toward it, greatly hindering their movements. They must attack with the bow and target its central, rhino-like head, while dodging its attacks.
The battle can be a considerable challenge as Thaydol attacks relentlessly, preventing the heroes from adjusting it, and its attacks are pretty damaging. It attacks by swiping its claws, stomping the ground with both hands, breathing many purple fireballs and spawning monsters that must be destroyed. From time to time, it might plunge the battleground in darkness for a while, so that its attacks become harder to dodge, as the protagonists can only see in a small circle around them.
Landmund[]
A fusion of Land Umber and Fiegmund manifesting as a bipedal, dragon-like Kaiju with a face on its belly; Landmund is fought on a frozen land, making the battleground slippery and impeding the heroes' movements. It moves slowly but its attacks are pretty damaging and tricky to evade, if easy to telegraph.
It can perform a long-lasting roll-out attack, stomp the ground to make icicles rain around it, hurl blocks of ice that cracks upon landing, and breathe green clouds of toxic gas. The best weapon against Landmund is the flail, and it is best to attack if from behind and get ready to flee when it prepares an attack.
Rise of Mana[]
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Two God Beasts in Rise of Mana.
Two Benevodons are featured as bonus bosses in the mobile phone game Rise of Mana, in which two protagonists from warring species of the Spirit Realm, the divine Rasta and the demonic Daruka, must share a body and learn to cooperate in the physical planes. The demons are all fought in a floating space.
Mispolm[]
Mispolm bites the heroes with the carnivorous plants on its vines, plants its vines on the ground to make countless thorny vines erupt around the heroes, and causes a rain of Pumpkin Bombs. Its attacks are pretty damaging and hard to dodge, so caution is advised. Fortunately, it is very open to attacks, enabling the heroes to pummel it without end.
Zable Fahr[]
The most powerful Benevodon is a considerably dangerous foe with many life-points, so the greatest care is advised. Its three heads attack in turn, and the heroes must focus on the one in charge until it switches places with another, repeating the process until the demon meets a grisly end. The main face fires purples rays from all sides at once that are difficult to dodge. The blue side face fires blue-green energy balls that fly and all dive towards the heroes. The purple side face fires three golden energy spheres that blast the heroes with greenish waves.
Echoes of Mana[]
Some Benevodons are bosses in this mobile game, in which the Mana Goddess entrusts an amnesiac hero, either the boy Quito or his twin sister Quilta, to travel through echoes of all games to restore the multiverse.
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Quilta and Hawkeye facing the Benevodon of Darkness.
An echo of Zable Fahr is faced after the tutorial, as the chosen hero saved Hawkeye the ninja thief, as the intro of Trials of Mana. It calls the hero "the Phantom Key" before they battle its three heads, fought exactly as in the original game, until the Light Spirit Lumina intervenes to repel it. This entire sequence being an introduction to the Mega Spirit Magic command, which summons one of the Elemental Spirits to unleash their full power on the targets.
Fiegmund serves as a boss in the "Ice and Fire" bonus event, as Julius Vandole is trying to harness power from its Mana Stone, only to see it accidentally released. It causes a never-ending blizzard, prompting the heroes to slay it, helped by Julius who decides to lay low and pretends to be an innocent explorer.
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Fiegmund is released!
Fiegmund is powerful, but not hard to beat. It swipes its claws, lands a whirling tail-swpipe, jumps high to crush the heroes, and spits three chunks of ice like bullets.
Of course, it also casts Water/Ice spells, and jumps on the ceiling to cast Icicle Stom: causing gigantic icicles to fall in successive waves of two or three. Causing it to fall knocks it out and makes it vulnerable. As always, its attacks can turn heroes into snowmen, which must be cured, and it is weak to Fire magic.
Finally, Xan Bie is fought in the Bravers Arise VIII event. It is fast, can teleport and attacks by dashing at the heroes or surrounding himself with a fiery tornado for a while. It can fire three Heat Beams at once, even circling clockwise around itself, and cast Fire spells over large areas of effect. As always, it is vulnerable to Water/Ice Magic.
Visions of Mana[]
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The Benevodons as they appear in the flashbacks.
The Benevodons return in this game, still as formidable elemental monsters that must be tracked down and slain before they destroy the world and used by the main villain. However, only Zable Fahr remains, the other seven being replaced by different demons. In addition, their backstory is expanded.
Instead of demonic spawns of Mavolia, they were denizens of the Mystical Realm and used to be benevolent spirits revered as idols, tasked to sustain the ecosystem. They are even described as embodiments of the wilder aspects of nature who will always rise again when destroyed. Alas, mortals misusing the power of Mana to wage wars, disturbing all Physical and Spiritual Realms, drove them berserk and sent them to a rampage. This is a possible nod to their benevolent role in Children of Mana and a characterisation similar to that of the Mana Beast.
The war was so devatating that the Five Realms merged into one, severely depleting the Power of Mana sustaining the world. The Mana Goddess named the hero Daelophos as her Mana Knight, granting him the Mana Sword to seal away the Benevodons. Tragically, his beloved girlfriend Cerulia was killed shortly after. Enraged, Daelophos raised the Sword against the Goddess and was sealed away, but his curse was so powerful that the Mana Goddess had to enter a slumber and Alms had to be sacrificed every four years to keep it from destroying the world, region after region.
After Daelophos is freed, he releases the Benevodons one by one to restore his powers that were sealed with them. He takes control of them and even sends them to attack the Mana Sanctuary, and they only fail to breach the magic barrier protecting it because the heroes already destroyed three of them. As each Benevodon is plaguing the region where they were sealed, the heroes track them down and destroy them one by one. It is implyied that after Daelophos's death, the primary hero Val using the Mana Sword's reality-warping power to restore the Five Realms will pacify back the Benevodons.
Garethe[]
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Garethe is the new Benevodon of Earth and the fist awakened. Contrary to the golem-like Land Umber, it looks like an absolutely gigantic sand-worm made of different stones, with a gem-incrusted carapace, pincers and a huge mouth, who swims, dive and jumps in sand as in water.
It immediately causes a devastating sandstorm all over the Zawhak Desert and threatens the Earth Village of Gudju, prompting the heroes to board the ancient sand ship Dyluck to chase after it, with its cannons being the only way to deal damage, being too big for the heroes' weapons.
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Garethe gets angry!
Garethe is at level 24, or higher depending on the heroes' progresses. It summons endless waves of monsters and fires several boulders crashing down the deck, while the heroes must target the yellow cores all over its body, while minding the sand surrounding it that complicates targeting. The farther it is, the higher the heroes must aim. It resists Earth but is vulnerable to Wind, and the cannons can be infused with that element like normal weapons.
When near-death, it starts firing bigger, meteor-like boulders, before gathering energy to breathe a gigantic and devastating energy beam. The heroes must fire in its gaping mouth before it can attack unti it is destroyed.
Zable Fahr[]
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| “ | For one to gain knowledge, another must forfeit it. Loss for one, acheivement for another. | „ |
| ~ Zable Fahr |
As in Echoes of Mana, Zable Fahr is sentient and talkative, speaking in ominous riddles, laughing and taunting the heroes throughout the battle. It secondary heads speak with a raspy male voice, but its main one speaks with a female one. It seems to be equally powerful as the others instead of their mightiest, and to hold power over Knowledge, which in this game is linked to the Shadow Element.
It threatens the Dark Archives of Log'grattzo Island, compiling all the knowledge in the world. It is at level 28 and as usual, the first two head must be destroyed for the main one to appear and revive them. But this time, the three must be destroyed and it is best to start with the secondary heads. As usual, it resists Shadow but is vulnerable to Light, so Light spells and Light-infused weapons are advised.
Its secondary heads can still bite with their fanged tongue, or conjure a huge sphere of shadow on the ground. The main head conjures purple energy pillars from the ground. And all three can breathe long-lasting streams of purple fire. The three can fire three lasting purple beams combining in one, that can be stopped by attacking the energy sphere at their base. They can also conjure a dark sphere of destruction vacuuming the heroes before detonating in a huge dark energy blast, forcing the heroes to run away.
Selaphia[]
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| “ | I do not bestow known truth upon mortals. Fate sees to it that what must be revealed is shown in due time. But I shall bear witness to your truth... to the end. | „ |
| ~ Selaphia |
The new Benevodon of light. Contrary to the amorphous and feral Lightgazer, she is fully sentient and described with personal pronouns instead of "it" like the rest of her kind. The Bestiary explains that she uses the way mortal brains refract light to alter her aspect, assuming that of a shamaness from long ago while her real aspect is never disclosed. She is as cruel and violent as the others, but polite, enquiring about the heroes in earnest and answering their question cryptically but truthfully. She holds power over Truth and Memories, which in this game is linked to the Light Element.
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Selaphia without her armor.
Selaphia is fought in the Temple of Wendel, erasing memories all over the Island of Lorimar, disturbing the representation of a theater play romancing the history of Daelophos and his lover Cerulia, which plays an important part in the ritual for the Alm of Light to be selected. They find her with Daelophos, who regains his full power but leaves them to her without paying them any mind.
At level 31, Selaphia is gigantic, floats over the ground and can warp by turning to light. She fires waves of fast-moving swords of light, a homing light orb or several smaller ones that must be dodged at the last moment, and a wave of white mist from her hands. She can also conjure a cloud raining spiky crystals on the heroes, spiky crystals from the ground or a wave of frost-like light all over the ground, covering a wide area around her that the heroes must escape.
She resists Light but is weak to Shadow, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. Her robe, veil and crown are armors that must be removed with the Shadow Relic, to drastically lower her defenses. When close to death, she spams her attacks faster and over a much wider range. When she says "Shimmering Frost", she freezes the ground before making it burst. Also, her spiky crystals wave is followed by a second wave of much bigger crystals.
Besseroth[]
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The New Benevodon of Wind, named Veiolos in the original Japanese. This giant, blue winged wolf plagues the Wind Sanctum atop the mountains over the Vale of Winds of Longren with devastating, never-ending squalls and thunderstorms, until the heroes destroy it.
Besseroth is at level 35. It is huge, fast and agressive, swiping its wind-infused claws, jumping and flapping its wings to conjure Triple Tornado forwards. It is very vulnerable when it flies to breath a giant, lasting beam of lightning, but its attack is powerful so the heroes must keep away. It will fly to surround itself with a tremendous, long-lasting tornado that vaccuums the hero and causes lightning strikes all around. When it starts crackling with electricity, the heroes must pummel it to interrupt its deadliest move: a tremendous lightning onslaught all around it.
It resists Wind/Lighting but is vulnerable to Earth, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. After losing half of its life-bar, it causes lightning to strike without end all over the field, so the heroes must remain mobile while minding its normal attacks.
Tor Marne[]
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This gigantic and goofy-looking toad is haunting the derelict Castle Cresceno, near the ruins of Eatern City. It has powers not only over the Moon, but over Time due to the phases of the moon and over minds, due to the moon's influence over it. Its mere presence induces madness in the mind of everyone in the region, and it fills its lair with creepy illusions.
At level 35, Tor Marne jumps around, jumps and inflates itself to crush the heroes, inflates itself to charge or attack with its tongue, leaving itself open for a counter-attack. The heroes can even grapple its tongue with the Shadow Relic to deal damage. Beware for it spits glowing stars all over, causing spheres that greatly slow down the heroes who get caught in one.
It resists Moon but is vulnerable to Wood, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. When it inflates itself into a ball and starts floating, it litters the arena with time-slowing spheres. When near-death, it becomes faster and harder to catch up with, starts breathing a yellow mist, and must be pummeled it is floating and glowing, lest it unleashes a powerful blast.
Gandoom[]
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This monstrous, bipedal crocodile with water whirling around its arms, steals the Aqua Orb of the Capitol of the Deep of Illystana, depriving the entire kingdom of water and threatening all its inhabitants. The heroes travel under sea level, in the Undertemple of Luka Ruins, to destroy it. It appears, merged into the water as a gigantic watery tornado before fighting.
At level 35, Gandoom is huge, strong, surprizingly fast and packs quite a punch. It charges fast, jumps high, bites, punches, stomps or smashes the ground, and swipes its tail (needing to be jumped over), causing water to erupt on its wake. The heroes must dodge and counter-attack, avoid its lasting barrage of water balls from above, and run away from it as it gathers energy to avoid a deadly water sphere covering a wide radius.
It resists Water/Ice but is vulnerable to Fire, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. The more wounded it gets, the more it attacks.
Floaret[]
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This giant peacock-like bird made of vegetation drains the life-force of vegetation all around. The heroes visit the Verdeus Borough in Mylos Woods, where the plant-like Sproutling sprites sleep in their buds before they can bloom, only to find them all devoured. It turns out that Floaret is the culprit, so the heroes, including the Sproutling Julei, track it down to the Floating Island of Ulul, destroying it to restore its victims.
At level 35, Floaret is huge, can glide over short distances or do a looping, strikes with its talons, beak, wings and tail, or jumps repeatedly to smash its beak on the ground. The heroes must dodge its cluster of berries, and destroy the ones glowing yellow before they bloom into plant monsters. When it absorbs sunlight, thorny vines erupt from the ground below the heroes. It can also spread green gas or spin to cause powerful whirling gusts, all around itself.
It resists Wood but is vulnerable to Moon, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. The more wounded it gets, the more agressive it becomes and the more monsters it summons.
Vaulchibel[]
This gigantic, ape-like monster made of volcanic rock and solidified magma is the last Benevodon encountered. It remains dormant when the heroes hunt its brethen, but resurfaes on the Dorpher Volcano, which it prepares to make erupt, threatening to destroy Tianeea Village, hometown to the main hero Val.
At level 47, it is very slow and clumsy but highly powerful and resilient. It can melt into a puddle of lava and make its hand emerge from it, swipes its large hands wreathed in flames, and punches the ground to make fire erupt. Fiery boulders may fall from the volcano during some of its attacks, sometime remaining on the ground before exploding. It can fire clusters of fiery boulders from the volcanos on its back. The heroes must get away as in gathers power to evade its devastating firestorm.
It resists Fire but is vulnerable to Water/Ice, so spells and element-infused weapons are advised. Attacking after it does is a good tactic. When close to death, blue fire burns on its right hand and it becomes more agressive and relentless.
Artworks[]
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