Brachiosaur

180px|right|Brachiosaur from Final Fantasy VI.
Brachiosaur , also known as Vlakorados, Th'uban, Brachioraidos, and Brachosaur, is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. It often appears as either a very powerful enemy fought late in the game, a boss, or even as a superboss. The Brachioraidos usually appears as a brachiosaur or dragon.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy IV===
Brachioraidos is an optional boss fought on the second to last floor of the Lunar Ruins in the Advance and Complete Collection versions. It drops the most powerful shield when defeated, the Hero's Shield. It fights using exceptionally powerful abilities, such as Scorch, Object 199, and Maelstrom, as well as mimicking Bahamut by counting down to Megaflare. If attacked while counting down, it will unleash a powerful series of attacks upon the party after casting Protect and Reflect on itself.
===Final Fantasy VI===
Brachiosaur is the game's most powerful enemy fought in the Dinosaur forest in the World of Ruin. It fights using powerful physical attacks in addition to Meteor, Disaster, and Ultima, which can easily destroy a party that's not at a very high level. The Brachiosaur is capable of dropping the very rare Celestriad and has valuable Ribbons that can be stolen.
===Final Fantasy VII===
Vlakorados is an enemy fought on the world map, on the green areas of Icicle Area. It has an astronomically high HP for an enemy at the stage of the game it can be fought at, rivaling that of endgame enemies. While it has high HP, it is not an exceptionally powerful enemy, and is vulnerable to various statuses as well as Gravity-elemental attacks, such as Demi and Laser. Vlakorados carry the Carob Nut, an item which is used for Chocobo breeding, and is required to breed Blue, Green, and Black Chocobos. 
===Final Fantasy X===
Th'uban is a superboss fought in the Monster Arena as part of the Original Creation set of monsters after breeding six Species Conquest monsters. It is an exceptionally powerful boss, boasting high physical attacks, the Condemn skill which is used as a counter to attacks and can inflict Delay as well as remove buffs, and its powerful Rainbow and Convergence attacks. In addition, it can also cast Regen, Protect, Shell, and Haste on itself.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Brachiosaur was a powerful enemy encountered in the Diadem. The enemy had a large amount of HP and was capable of wiping multiple parties easily. The enemy referred to its Final Fantasy VI appearance, even having access to powerful abilities such as Meteor and Disaster.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions II===
Brachiosaur is a earth-elemental summon. The summon's special attack is Dragon Breath, which deals earth-elemental damage to all enemies. All versions of the summon are able to go up to rank 7. Summoning Brachiosaur costs 2 point from the Consumption Gauge.
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==Etymology==
de:Brachioredos (FFVI)
Category:Recurring enemies