Dire Rat (Final Fantasy XII)

Dire Rat is beast/rat-type enemy in Final Fantasy XII. It is the first enemy fought by Vaan, who seems to have a passion for hunting them. They can drop some useful items, including the Rat Tail and the Leather Shield.
A similar enemy, called the Lab Rat, is later encountered in the Draklor Laboratory. The Lab Rat is also erroneously called "Dire Rat" in the Final Fantasy XII Signature Series Guide.
Different versions of this enemy exist depending on how far the player has progressed in the main storyline. Six Dire Rats are fought in the first stage of the Zodiac versions' Trial Mode.
==Bestiary entry==
===Page 1: Observations===
:Being a manner of vile and verminous beastie, much favoring the fetid stench of the sewers and making their nest therein. Past attempts at eradications to contain the plagues these pests are known to carry have greatly reduced their numbers, yet a preternatural rate of reproduction has kept the strain from extinction. And so they remain, an ever-popular subject for natural philosophers keen to fathom the secrets of their indomitable constitution.
===Page 2: Today's Recommendation===
:The rat tail: a cheap reagent for all your potion-crafting needs. And that's not all: some aficionados say they're quite tasty fried with a little cactus butter! The large volume disappearing from merchant's stalls would seem to confirm their popularity. Rumor has it that, which the right spices, the flavor can only be described as 'transcendent.' I, for one, am not so sure I'm quite ready to transcend.
==Stats==
==Gallery==
Dire Rat FFXII.jpg|Bestiary entry (PlayStation 2).
Trial-Mode-Stage-1-FFXII-TZA.jpg|Trial Mode.
==Etymology==
==Related enemies==
*Lab Rat
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Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy XII