Behemoth (Final Fantasy IV 3D)

The Behemoth is an enemy from Final Fantasy IV, considered something of a mini-boss. Though a dangerous enemy, it gives a massive amount of Experience when killed, among the most of any enemy along with Red Dragons and Deathmasks.
There are three forced Behemoth fights in Lair of the Father on the path leading to Bahamut. There are also several monster-in-a-box fights against a Behemoth in the Lunar Subterrane. In the core of the Lunar Subterrane, Behemoths can be fought normally.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
The Behemoth has high HP and its attacks can kill high-level party members in a couple of hits, even with Protect. It is immune to a whole host of status effects, though it is vulnerable to Slow and a few others. Aside from resisting all elements except for Earth, it has a 50% chance of countering all physical-based attacks with its own powerful physical attack, and it has a 50% chance of countering both White and Black Magic with Maelstrom, which casts Tornado on all party members.
===Strategy===
It is recommended to cast Blink and Haste on everyone while Rydia summons Titan every turn, which will do 2,000+ damage per hit. Should Rydia run out of MP, Osmose will steal a lot of it from the Behemoth. If the player has it, Bardsong with Hastemarch will stack with the Haste spell, allowing near-instant turns. Edge's Shadowbind Ninjutsu is also effective.
== Musical themes ==
The Behemoth is one of few enemies that uses the boss theme rather than the normal battle theme. However this is not applied in the Lunar Ruins.
==Behind the scenes==
The Behemoth was originally considered as a summon monster in the early stages of development for Final Fantasy IV, and sketches exist of its summon animation.
== Etymology ==
== Related enemies ==
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
* Behemoth
* King Behemoth
* Natsuko
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