Monster ( Legend series ) Monster is one of the main character types or classes in the " Final Fantasy Legend " series . Monsters change their forms by eating the meat of other monsters . Depending on the type , this can turn them into a weaker or stronger monster . Appearances . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . Monsters are one of the three playable races . Four monster types are available at every Guild in the game , progressing in power based on the current world . The player may also select a Monster as their starting character , and may do so from a list of monsters slightly more powerful than the four available in the first world . Monsters take their powers and abilities from the real monsters fought during the game : the player can control the vast majority of foes that appear during the game through careful use of the Meat system . Monster have the advantage of potentially high statistics with limited effort ; often powerful abilities that recharge at Inns , circumventing the Durability system ; and the chance of having a number of resistances . Their downsides include a locked down inventory ( they cannot carry or use items or equipment ) , weakness in the early game ( when the monsters they are based on are also weaker ) and limited impact in the end game , when few Monsters can compare to a well trained Mutant or well buffed Human . Monsters progress in strength by eating the Meat of other Monsters , which drop randomly after battles . The game does this by comparing the player controlled Monster ( based on their world map sprite : for example , the various types of Undead all use the same world map sprite ) to the meat ( based on the Monster ' s exact type ) , and consults an internal chart to determine the resulting Monster type . The game then attempts to determine which Monster the player character will become within that type : for example , the Oni class contains Goblins at the bottom , Oni above them , Giants above them , and so on . Specifically , each type has six tiers , differentiated by a hidden Monster level variable running from 1 - 14 , each class topped by a Level 13 and a Level 14 monster . When the player eats meat , the game will find the relevant type and attempt to find a monster that matches whichever monster level was higher : the player ' s or the meat ' s . If it cannot find a match , it will check one level higher than that before changing direction and plunging down the list through weaker monsters until it finds the highest match . Due to this system and the careful spread of Level 13 and 14 Monsters , a player Monster that reaches Level 13 or 14 is secure and will never drop to a lower level . Level 13 meat is the highest available before the battle with Ashura , after which four pieces will drop , guaranteed , during the re - battles against the Four Fiends . Due to poor planning and poor programming , some Monsters , such as the second tier Dragon recolor , are completely unavailable in the original game , though most of these errors were corrected for the Wonderswan remake . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The starting monsters are a Baby - D , Slime , and Imp . Monsters don ' t become powerful by themselves . They can transform themselves into another monster by eating enemy monster ' s meat , which may occasionally be available after the battle . Whether or not they become stronger depends on the meat they eat . They need to eat the meat of a strong monster to become stronger . They should not miss the meat of boss monsters when it ' s available . They may become weaker , however , by eating the meat of a weak monster . Once the monster has become strong , they should not eat the monster ' s meat unless the player is absolutely sure that it ' s the meat from a very strong monster . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Monsters are one of the six classes . By eating meat left behind from defeated monsters , a character can transform into a monster or a stronger monster . Monsters are able to equip magic , but receive no defensive benefit from equipping armor . Beasts are similar , but specialize in martial art skills instead . They ' re one of two " monster " race that appears within town as non - playable characters across Pureland , the other race is Beasts .