Gigas (Final Fantasy VII)

The Gigas is an enemy from Final Fantasy VII fought in the slope of North Crater and in the seventh round of the Battle Square after acquiring the Highwind and Cloud Strife rejoins the party. When fought at the Battle Square, its stats are enhanced with double the normal HP and its Attack and Magic Attack are increased by 25%.
The Gigas doesn't appear in the BradyGames strategy guide. The updated guide made to coincide with the PC version does mention that Gigas can be encountered in the North Crater section, and mentions its Gigas Armlet steal, but the enemy's stats are still not listed, and the Gigas Armlet is no longer mentioned in the armor section at all. The Earth Mallet is not listed in either guide.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Gigas
==Locations==
Whirlwind Maze 	Whirlwind Maze
Descent 	721
Battle Square (with Highwind available)	Battle Square (with Highwind available)
Group A - Battle 7 	721
==Battle==
Gigas does not attack fast, but uses two very strong physical attacks, Moon Wars and Squash. His first attack inflicts non-elemental damage to one party member. It can use it up to three times instead of Quake3 when his MP is lower than 68. Squash can be used as a counter against magical damage up to three times once its HP drops to HP Critical status. It can also use the powerful Quake3 spell, which can inflict up to 1500–3000 damage.
Gigas has the rare Gigas Armlet to Steal, and also drops the extremely rare Earth Mallet, which the player can only obtain from the Gigas as long as they did not steal the Gigas Armlet first.
===Strategy===
The player can use Frog Song (or Sleepel if they don't have Frog Song) to inflict Sleep, then use L4 Suicide to reduce Gigas's HP low enough that the next party member can finish it off. Letting him sleep also makes it easier to steal from the monster, as stealing does not awake him.
==AI script==
AI: Setup
{
 Count = Rnd(0..3)
 SpclChance = 5
}
AI: Main
{
 If (Count == 0 or 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 Count = Count + 1
 } Else If (Count == 2) Then {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 Count = 3
 } Else {
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 If (Gigas' MP >= 68) Then
 {
 Choose All Opponents
 Use Quake3 on Target
 } Else {
 If (SpclChance < 4) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 }
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Moon Wars on Target
 }
 }
 }
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 }
 Count = 0
 }
}
AI: Counter - General
{
 If (Gigas' HP <= 25% of Gigas' Max HP) Then
 {
 SpclChance = 2
 } Else If (Gigas' HP <= 50% of Gigas' Max HP) Then {
 SpclChance = 3
 } Else If (Gigas' HP <= 75% of Gigas' Max HP) Then {
 SpclChance = 4
 } Else {
 SpclChance = 5
 }
}
AI: Counter - Magical
{
 If ((SpclChance < 4) AND (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1)) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 }
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use <Squash> on Target
 }
 }
}
==Gallery==
Gigas FFVII Art.jpg|Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
FFVII Squash.png|Squash.
FFVII Moon Wars.png|Moon Wars.
==Etymology==
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII