Gargiathan

Stay away from this guy, he's bad news. Sometimes devours ships that venture too far into the outer reaches of the solar system.

### Location

Near Earth (Chapter 5); deep space (post-Chapter 5)

## Stats

### EXP

~15000
330
335
???

### Money

9999
95
350
???

### Chance

Reboot orb
100%

## Damage Multiplier

### Beam

100%
100%
100%

### Freeze

50%
100%
125%

### Ballpeen

0%
10%
1%

### Ground

0%
100%
100%

## Status Effect Chance

### Insane

0%
0%

### Poison

0%
0%

### Wrapped

0%
0%

### Coughing

30%
30%

### Strange

60%
0%

### Dumb

100%
0%

### Sticky

30%
0%

***"No, I refuse to call it a squid. That hits too close to home, y'know?"*** -Mook in Uranus Orbiter

Gargiathan, Terror of Deep Space is a monstrous space squid who prowls the solar system devouring any spaceships unfortunate enough to cross its path.

The Gargiathan is first encountered at the end of Chapter 5, attacking a ship while the Applechasers (with Niiue) approach Earth in search of the final piece of the Apple. After a brief battle with Alinivar and Co, it flees into the depths of space, with the rescued ship awarding 1500 B.

From that point on, it can be found floating through space, searching for its next meal.

## Skills

Different body parts have different attacks. The Eye is the only body part that can use PSI.

* PK Fire γ
* PK Beam β
* PK Beam Ω (Chapter 7 only)
* PK Flash Ω
* PK Thunder
* PSI Hypnosis Ω
* PSI Brainshock Ω
* Disintegrator (Chapter 7 only)
* Regenerate
* Tentacle slap (Tentacle)
* Constrict (Tentacle)
* Stinky gas (Mouth)
* Chomp (Mouth)
* Spit sparks (Mouth)

## Strategy

When confronted, Gargiathan comprises several parts: three tentacles, three mouths, two pustules, and The Eye. These can each attack independently of each other, and each part has its own distinct HP count. Upon the defeat of one or more parts, Gargiathan will typically regenerate them after a few rounds. However, he can only recover 50 parts, The Eye counting as 10 parts, so the more he has to regenerate, the closer he is to defeat. After a period of fighting, Gargiathan will flee, retaining the damage he received.

It is recommended to focus attacks on The Eye, as only 15000 HP can be sustained before Gargiathan recovers it 5 times, causing the part limit to be reached and defeating Gargiathan for good. Spread damage is also effective in that it does damage to all parts currently alive, reducing Gargiathan's potential harm. Putting up a PSI Reflect, even just the Alpha version of it, will also go a long way to protect the party by bouncing back Fire, Hypnosis and Brainshock. (Mind the Flash Ω, of course, if you're doing this in Chapter 7.)

If all of Gargiathan's parts are gone at the same time before recovering them, the battle will be "won" but Gargiathan will still manage to escape without losing health from recovering any of his parts.

Please note that the stats, damage & status susceptibility listed above are for the Eye specifically.

## Trivia

* When the ship that was being gnawed by the monster is rescued, the captain will state that they helped by throwing their tentacle bands at Gargiathan. This is a parallel the Kraken battle from EarthBound, where the captain bringing Ness and Co. to Scaraba will state that he contributed to the Kraken's defeat by throwing his sandals at the sea monster.
* After the Chapter 5 encounter, typically the Gargiathan can be found further away from the main planets. It moves frequently, but you're more likely to find if you're looking in less habited areas. Good luck chasing it down!