Belias (Final Fantasy XII)

Belias, the Gigas is a level one Esper in Final Fantasy XII. He is found in the Tomb of Raithwall guarding King Raithwall's tomb, and the first Esper obtained. Belias resists damage from Axes and Hammers. His license costs 10 LP, and he requires one Mist Charge to summon.
Belias can be unlocked in the Sky Pirate's Den in the Clan Primer. By acquiring every Esper, including Zodiark, the player gets the award of "High Summoner".
Belias is also Ashe's summon in the playable demo. Though the player may assign him to any party member, in the Final Fantasy XII manga Belias's glyph is emblazoned on the back of Ashe's hand to mark his servitude to her.
==Profile==
Belias appears as a four-armed giant with ram-like horns. He is associated the sign Aries, the Ram, which is visible by his horns. From his power of Fire, Belias's color sign is red. He is referred to as the Mesha Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Belias is based on a Lucavi from Final Fantasy Tactics. He returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as a Rank III Magical (Ranged) Fire summon.
==Story==
===Final Fantasy XII===
Belias is fought in the Tomb of Raithwall as he guards King Raithwall. He must be summoned to open the gate to the Giruvegan, and is the only summon who is required in the main story.
===Final Fantasy XII manga===
The Esper's glyph marks itself on the summoner's body as a sign of its servitude to him/her. Ashe's group enters the Tomb of Raithwall and to Belias's chamber and Basch, Vossler, Fran and Balthier battle Belias while Ashe, Vaan and Penelo try to enter the door the Esper was guarding to get the Dawn Shard.
Vaan wishes to assist in fighting Belias, but Ashe tells him their mission to retrieve the Dawn Shard takes priority. Vaan is displeased with Ashe's attitude towards power and her friends, and leaves her to retrieve the nethicite herself. Ashe returns to protect Vaan before Belias can strike him down, and the group defeats it, Belias's glyph marking the back of Ashe's hand.
The group is captured by Judge Magister Ghis and brought to the Dreadnought Leviathan where Ashe enters a trance-like state and summons Belias against Ghis. As the Dawn Shard's reaction causes a chain of system failures and explosions through the airship, Ashe awakens from her trance and sees her arm where Belias's glyph appeared has grown bulbous and deformed. She dismisses Belias, causing her arm to be cut to a stump below the elbow.
==Obtained==
After being fought as a boss, Belias's license can be purchased for 10 LP. In the Zodiac versions, Belias license now costs 20 LP.
===Unlocked abilities in Zodiac versions===
Esper licenses sometimes unlock licenses that could not otherwise be reached. Belias's license will appear on all boards, but once chosen by a character, will disappear from all other boards. In The Zodiac Age version, the player can choose two licence boards for each playable character, and activated licenses are activated on both boards if present.
Belias allows access to the following licenses on these boards:
*Foebreaker: Horology
*Knight: Potion Lore 1
*Samurai: Libra
==Battle==
===Abilities===
320px|right|Hellfire
Belias can be summoned for one Mist Charge. Fire abilities are half as effective in rainy weather and 20% more powerful in windy weather.
;Painflare
A fire-elemental attack. It is like the standard higher level Fire spell, and its power is boosted in the Zodiac versions.
;Hellfire
A fire-elemental attack, and Belias's ultimate attack. Twirling his staff, Belias summons a giant fireball. He then sets his staff ablaze, jumps high into the air and thrusts his staff into the earth, making the ground break apart. Fire and molten rock from the depths of hell spew out, burning everything in their path and damaging the enemy.
===Gambits===
;Zodiac
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Hellfire
2 	Foe: fire-vulnerable 	Painflare
3 	Foe: nearest visible 	Attack
4 	Ally: HP < 100% 	Cura
;Original
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Hellfire
2 	Foe: character HP < 30% 	Hellfire
3 	Foe: Fire-absorb 	Attack
4 	Foe: Fire-weak 	Painflare
5 	Foe: nearest visible 	Painflare
===Stats===
Stat 	FFXII	Zodiac
Attack 	61 	61
Defense 	20 	30
Magick Defense	15 	32
Belias absorbs Fire, is weak against Water, and takes half damage from every other element.
;Zodiac
In The Zodiac Age, the HP values are doubled.
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	1,215-1,216	184-188	36 	47 	26 	26
10 	1,417-1,452	238-278	41 	52 	28 	28
20 	1,785-1,884	318-418	47 	58 	31 	30
30 	2,257-2,442	400-562	53 	64 	34 	33
40 	2,704-2,970	500-742	59 	70 	36 	35
50 	3,418-3,817	586-894	65 	76 	39 	37
60 	4,048-4,564	666-999	71 	82 	42 	40
70 	4,405-4,984	726-999	77 	88 	45 	42
80 	4,818-5,470	786-999	82 	93 	47 	44
90 	5,380-6,136	826-999	88 	99 	50 	47
99 	6,015-6,889	844-999	94 	99 	53 	49
;Original
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	890-891 	23-25 	45 	46 	26 	26
10 	1,025-1,048	50-70 	50 	51 	28 	28
20 	1,270-1,336	90-140 	56 	57 	30 	30
30 	1,585-1,708	131-212	62 	63 	33 	33
40 	1,883-2,060	181-302	68 	69 	35 	35
50 	2,359-2,625	224-378	74 	75 	37 	37
60 	2,779-3,123	264-448	80 	81 	40 	40
70 	3,017-3,403	294-498	86 	87 	42 	42
80 	3,292-3,727	324-548	91 	92 	44 	44
90 	3,667-4,171	344-578	97 	98 	47 	47
99 	4,090-4,673	353-587	99 	99 	49 	49
===Actions===
;Zodiac
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	3 	Single 	30	Physical	None 	61
Cura 	10 	Circle 10	23	Magick 	None 	46
Fira 	10 	Circle 8 	23	Magick 	Fire 	67
Painflare	12 	Single 	15	Magick 	Fire 	65
Hellfire 	12 	Circle 10	0 	Magick 	Fire 	100
;Original
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	3 	Single 	30	Physical	None 	61
Painflare	12 	Single 	16	Magick 	Fire 	60
Hellfire 	12 	Circle 8	35	Magick 	Fire 	100
===Status effects===
*Libra
===Augments===
In the Zodiac versions only:
*Ignore Vitality
*Ignore Reflect
==Boss==
Belias is a boss fought in Tomb of Raithwall. In the Zodiac versions, he is also fought in the Trial Mode at Stage 10, where he yields Sword of Kings and the Goddess's Magicite as steals. His unique attack, Firaja, deals heavy Fire damage to everyone in the party, and also has the potential to inflict the Oil status. Belias has a high Magick Resist, but has an elemental weakness to Water.
==Gallery==
Belias Glyph Art.jpg|Belias's Glyph.
Belias Glyph.jpg|Belias's Glyph in his crystal.
Belias Glyph2.jpg|Belias's Glyph as seen after his crystal has shattered.
XII belias render.png|Battle render.
BeliasWeapon-ffxii.png|Belias's weapon.
Belias artwork.jpg|Concept art.
FFXII Hellfire.png|Hellfire.
Belias summoned.jpg|Belias summoned.
Belias summoned2.jpg|Belias summoned.
Belias summoned3.jpg|Belias summoned.
Belias-FFXII-TZA.png
FF12 Manga Belias.png|Belias in the manga.
==Etymology==
Category:Espers in Final Fantasy XII