Final Fantasy VIII
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Behemoth

Behemoth rampaging through Esthar City

Where to Find It

  • Esthar City and the Great Plains of Esthar (after the Lunar Cry)
  • Lunatic Pandora
  • Deep Sea Deposit, during the Ultima Weapon quest

Vital Statistics

Like nearly every enemy in Final Fantasy VIII, this enemy’s level rises with your party’s average level, and its rewards change across three level brackets. Check out the Character and Enemy Leveling page for the full explanation of how enemy levels work.

Level bracketsLow 1–29
Mid 30–39
High 40–100
HP by levelLv 1: 35,221Lv 10: 37,300Lv 20: 39,800Lv 30: 42,500Lv 100: 67,000
HP formulax² + 220x + 35000 (x = enemy level)
AP12
Triple Triad CardBehemoth Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into BGH251F2

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyNormal

Status Vulnerabilities

Percentages are the base chance for the status to land before level and junction modifiers; the higher the number, the easier it is to inflict.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeath40%
Poison Status IconPoison40%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness70%
Silence Status IconSilence40%
Berserk Status IconBerserk40%
Zombie Status IconZombie40%
Sleep Status IconSleep40%
Slow Status IconSlow40%
Stop Status IconStopImmune
Doom40%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrain100%
Degenerator50%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–29)Mid (30–39)High (40–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconRegen
Green Magick IconTornado		Green Magick IconRegen
Green Magick IconTornado		Green Magick IconRegen
Green Magick IconTornado
Green Magick IconFlare
MugMiscellaneous Item IconBarrier x1Miscellaneous Item IconBarrier x1Miscellaneous Item IconBarrier x2
DropMiscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x3Miscellaneous Item IconBarrier x1 or GF Item IconGiant’s Ring x1Miscellaneous Item IconBarrier x2 or GF Item IconGiant’s Ring x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconBarrier x1GF Item IconEnergy Crystal x1–2GF Item IconEnergy Crystal x1–2
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores MAX HP & heals status abnormalities & raises Magic by

Attacks

  • “Meteor”: The headline threat: massive non-elemental damage scattered across the party.
  • “Assault Horn”: A goring charge that always lands critically.

Strategy

It has no elemental weaknesses, so Green Magick IconBlind its all-physical follow-ups and use Green Magick IconMeltdown before wearing it down. Watch out for Green Magick IconMeteor.