Karlabos (Final Fantasy V)

Karlabos, also known as Karl Boss, is a boss in Final Fantasy V. It pulls the party's ship into a whirlpool and attacks them while they are navigating the Torna Canal, where it had been sealed. After the battle Karlabos drags Syldra into the vortex. Without Syldra to tow along their ship, the party is set adrift.
==Stats==
== Battle ==
Karlabos's Tail Screw attack can reduce a character to HP Critical condition. It can also paralyze a character. It is weak to lightning.
=== Strategy ===
A Black Mage's Thunder spell should take it out quickly. If the party has a Blue Mage on level 5 with the Goblin Punch learned; Goblin Punch will inflict around 240 damage, making this boss an easy kill.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
Karlabos appears as a boss in the Record of the Torna Canal.
;Target Score
* Exploit weakness to Lightning.
;Strategy
Karlabos will frequently use Tail Screw which reduces target's HP to critical level. As a sea creature, attacking it with lightning-elemental attacks will quickly dispatch it.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
== Gallery ==
Amano Karlabos.jpg|Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
FFV Amano Karlabos.jpg|Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
Karlabos 3.jpg|Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
Karlabos Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Karlabos for the Anthology release of Final Fantasy V.
FFV iOS Bestiary Karlabos.PNG|Karlabos in the 2013 version.
FFV Tail Screw.png|Tail Screw.
== Etymology ==
The creature's name is a mistranslation of "karabos". 
== Related enemies ==
* Cray Claw
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Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy V