Guardian Beast (Final Fantasy X-2)

The Guardian Beast is a boss in Final Fantasy X-2, guarding a sphere in the Zanarkand Dome in Chapter 1. In Chapter 3, it becomes a rare enemy to fight in random encounters. It can be fought in the Via Infinito in Chapter 5 on the early floors. Guardian Beast's battle model is recycled from the Sanctuary Keeper fought in Final Fantasy X.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
Guardian Beast is weak to all magic except Gravity. Guardian Beast's Damocles Photon attack inflicts heavy damage and can cause Curse.
===Strategy===
A Black Mage should constantly cast second or third level magic. White Mage should use Pray every turn, and heal with Cure or Cura if someone needs it. For the third character a Warrior, or Songstress using Darkness Dance, are good choices. Curse can be cured with a Remedy, Holy Water, or the spell Esuna.
== Creature Creator ==
Guardian Beast is a powerful fiend that can be obtained as a party member through the Fiend Creator on the Celsius. It can be captured in Chapter 2 by placing an L-Pod at the Zanarkand Ruins. In battle, it can learn Curaga, Damocles Photon (deals heavy magic damage to all enemies), and Bated Breath, the latter also usable by Azi Dahaka.
A strategy to grind EXP and wins in the Fiend Arena is to equip Guardian Beast with the Adamantite accessory to nearly max out Defense and Magic Def. Minerva's Plate can be equipped as a second accessory to grant the ability Flare and the Auto-Ability: Nitro Black Magic, but it reduces Strength to almost nothing and prevents Guardian Beast from leveling UP. This strategy will allow the player to one-hit-kill nearly every enemy with Flare (or Ultima, if available), and works fine unless the enemy is immune to that move, such as Rukh (Terrible Sky). Without Minerva’s Plate, Guardian Beast does fine against all enemies, the team No Apologies being the exception since YAC-62 deals devastating damage to Guardian Beast since the attack Supporting Fire ignores Protect and damages one character by 37.5% of their maximum HP. This strategy can also be used with Azi Dahaka; however, it can also learn Flare in battle.
=== Fiend Arena ===
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
== Gallery ==
Damocles Photon.jpg|Damocles Photon.
Guardian Beast.jpg|Guardian Beast Oversouling.
== Related enemies ==
*Azi Dahaka
=== Final Fantasy X ===
*Sanctuary Keeper
*Th'uban
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy X-2