Proteus

Category:BestiaryCategory:Notorious MonstersCategory:Sea Monks
Job: Thief 
Family: Sea Monk
Crystal: 
Weak to: ,	
Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	
Notes
Silver Sea route to Nashmau	
79 	
* Phantom Fleuret 
* Shark Necklace	 	
1 	
A, H
 	 	 	 	 	
== Notes ==
:*Susceptible to Gravity and Bind, immune to all forms of Sleep.
:*Very high rate of attack and accuracy.
:*Attacks in 100% processed Kick Attacksrounds. (Possibly 100% Triple Attack which would be supported by his current job.)
:*Approximately 11,000 HP
:*Appears to have a random chance of spawning if left unkilled on successive boat rides. Spawn conditions are undetermined, but are apparently not day, time or weather related. 
:*Has a chance of spawning more than once on one trip. (Confirmed by --Ropeteer (talk) 18:25, December 7, 2012 (UTC))
:*Killable by 2-4 level 75 players and 6-9 level 68-70 players with the right set-up.
:*Killable by 75 SCH/RDM.
:*Soloed by 80 NIN/DNC. Full EVA set, full "Ninjutsu skill" set, full Haste set and Yonin.
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==Historical Background==
In Greek mythology, Proteus is a shapeshifting god of the sea who resided on the island of Pharos near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. He had the power to see the future, but would not reveal any details to humans unless they can capture him. To avoid capture, he would change his shape (he cannot lie). He was usually depicted as an old man. His lineage has varied through Greek history, sometimes being the son of Poseidon, sometimes Nereus, sometimes Oceanus. Proteus is also the origin of the adjective protean (meaning mutable, shifting, adaptable, flexible, able to change form). 
Proteus is also the name of a moon of Neptune discovered by Voyager 2 on July 7th, 1989. This moon is irregularly shaped, appearing as a lumpy, uneven object that is almost, but not quite, a sphere. It is considered the largest a body could get without forming a spherical or spheroidal shape. It is 440km in diameter. While smaller bodies were discovered before it via telescope (i.e. Nereid), because Proteus orbits very close to Neptune, it was lost in the planet's glare. Proteus is a very dark body, having a color comparable to soot.