Exodus (Final Fantasy XII)

Exodus the Judge-Sal is an optional level two Esper in Final Fantasy XII. He is fought on the highest peak of Mosphoran Highwaste in the Empyrean Seat after shrines are activated.
His license costs 50 LP, and he costs 2 Mist Charges to summon.
==Profile==
Exodus is the Esper of Aether. He represents the zodiac sign of Libra, the Scale, and as such Exodus stands upon a platform with a scale. His color sign is orange due to being non-elemental. He is also referred to as the Tula Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Exodus is based on the totema from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and the antagonist of Final Fantasy V, Exdeath. The Final Fantasy XII Exodus returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as a Rank III Flying Earth Yarhi.
==Obtained==
Exodus is found on the highest peak of the Mosphoran Highwaste, in the Empyrean Seat. The player must activate the shrines in a correct order to reach him. The earliest point Exodus can be fought is after reaching Phon Coast during the main storyline, though the player might be under-leveled at this point. The party will need some Gysahl Greens that can be bought at the Clan Provisioner at the Rabanastre bazaar after reaching the rank Hedge Knight in Clan Centurio, or from Dyce next to the Gate Crystal in Balfonheim Port.
The player should activate the "South Wind Shrine" south from the shop and an exclamation mark appears on the map. The player should take the northeastern exit from the Babbling Vale and use Gysahl Greens to mount the chocobo and ride it across the hidden path, indicated by the exclamation mark on the map, and go all the way to the west and cross through the high grass. The player should proceed around the lower part of Skyreach Ridge back into Babbling Vale. Next the player must activate the "West Wind Shrine" and push the weathered rock nearby to create a path, which leads back to the Gate Crystal.
The player must next activate northwest Wind Shrine, which is nearest to the shop. There will be two more exclamation marks on the map around the west area. They can be crossed to find Exodus.
Once found, Exodus is fought as a boss, and after he is defeated, the Exodus license can be purchased for 50 LP.
===Unlocked abilities in Zodiac versions===
Esper licenses sometimes unlock licenses that could not otherwise be reached. Exodus's license will appear on all boards, but once chosen by a character, will disappear from all other boards. In The Zodiac Age version, the player can choose two license boards for each playable character, and activated licenses are activated on both boards if present.
Exodus allows access to the following licenses on these boards:
*Black Mage: Heavy Armor 8 (Platinum Helm, Platinum Armor)
*Foebreaker: Magick Lore x4
*Shikari: Stamp
*Knight: +350 HP
*Machinist: Green Magick 1 (Decoy, Oil)
*Monk: Souleater
*Red Battlemage: Heavy Armor 8, 9, 10 (Platinum Helm, Platinum Armor, Giant's Helmet, Carabineer Mail, Dragon Helm, Dragon Mail)
*Bushi: +500 HP
*Time Battlemage: Battle Lore
*White Mage: Battle Lore
==Battle==
Exodus can be summoned for two Mist Charges.
===Abilities===
320px|right|Meteor
;Comet
A non-elemental attack. Its damage is random, between 0 to Exodus's Max HP.
;Meteor
A non-elemental attack, and Exodus's ultimate attack. Exodus stands on a crystalline pinnacle and, charging two small meteorites, he launches them into the atmosphere. A giant meteorite plunges through the clouds and detonates above its target. Its damage is random.
====Gambit information====
;Zodiac
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Meteor
2 	Foe: nearest visible 	Comet
3 	Ally: HP < 100% 	Curaja
;Original
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds + status Immobilize	Meteor
2 	Foe: nearest visible 	Comet
===Stats===
Stat 	FFXII	Zodiac
Attack 	97 	97
Defense 	53 	57
Magick Defense	35 	56
Exodus takes half damage from all elements.
;Zodiac
In The Zodiac Age, the HP values are tripled.
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	3,975-3,976	258-262	36 	47 	26 	26
10 	4,177-4,212	312-352	41 	52 	28 	28
20 	4,545-4,644	392-492	47 	58 	31 	30
30 	5,017-5,202	474-636	53 	64 	34 	33
40 	5,464-5,730	574-816	59 	70 	36 	35
50 	6,178-6,577	660-968	65 	76 	39 	37
60 	6,808-7,324	740-999	71 	82 	42 	40
70 	7,165-7,744	800-999	77 	88a 	45 	42
80 	7,578-8,230	860-999	82 	93 	47 	44
90 	8,140-8,896	900-999	88 	99 	50 	47
99 	8,775-9,649	918-999	94 	99 	53 	49
;Original
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	2,820-2,821	23-25 	53 	46 	26 	26
10 	2,955-2,978	50-70 	58 	51 	28 	28
20 	3,200-3,266	90-140 	64 	57 	30 	30
30 	3,515-3,638	131-212	70 	63 	33 	33
40 	3,813-3,990	181-302	76 	69 	35 	35
50 	4,289-4,555	224-378	82 	75 	37 	37
60 	4,709-5,053	264-448	88 	81 	40 	40
70 	4,947-5,333	294-498	94 	87 	42 	42
80 	5,222-5,657	324-548	44 	99 	92 	44
90 	5,597-6,101	344-578	99 	98 	47 	47
99 	6,020-6,603	353-587	99 	99 	49 	49
===Actions===
;Zodiac
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack	2 	Single 	30	Attack	None 	97
Curaja	10 	Circle 10	23	Magick	None 	120
Ardor 	10 	Circle 8 	23	Magick	Fire 	173
Comet 	12 	Single 	15	Magick	None 	－
Meteor	12 	Circle 10	0 	Magick	None 	－
;Original
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Comet 	12 	Single 	16	Magick	None 	－
Meteor	12 	Circle 8	35	Magick	None 	－
===Status effects===
*Haste
*Faith
*Libra
===Augments===
*Ignore Vitality (Zodiac only)
*Ignore Weather & Landscape
*Ignore Reflect (Zodiac only)
==Boss==
Exodus is an optional boss fought at the highest point of the Mosphoran Highwaste. It is also fought in the Zodiac versions' Trial Mode at stage 68 along with two Golems. The Item command is disabled during the battle. Exodus is a slow flying opponent that attacks mainly with magick, but its physical attacks can inflict Stop. In HP Critical its Defense and Attack will increase, halving the party's damage (or more if they do not have good enough weapons) and his Speed will increase from abysmal to sluggish. At 15% HP remaining, Exodus erects a physical paling and will get the Reflect status. His speed increases a tiny bit as he will continually use Scathe and Flare.
==Gallery==
Exodus Glyph Art.jpg|Exodus's Glyph from Final Fantasy XII.
Exodus_Glyph.jpg|Exodus's crystal in Final Fantasy XII.
FFXII Comet.png|Comet.
FFXII Meteor.png|Meteor.
==Etymology==
Exodus is actually a mistranslation of Exdeath, the main antagonist of Final Fantasy V, and his name and title relate to Exdeath's origin. Exodus's body resembles Exdeath's knight form, albeit with a different head. The twisted roots and branches that surround Exodus reflect Exdeath's origin as a sentient tree. Exodus's goal to reduce the world to a state of nothingness is identical to that of Neo Exdeath.
Exodus's title is the "Judge-Sal," in which "Sal" refers to a type of tree native to Northern India.
He is also referred to as the Tula Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Category:Espers in Final Fantasy XII