Thanatos (Usher to the Underworld)

The section provides an overview of how to track down and defeat the Notorious Mark for the Thanatos Hunt.
In-Game Description
“Travelers of the Gilded Path share stories of the crystal giant—a beast who haunts the paths less trodden, illuminating the shadowy canyons with the unmistakable blue glow of aether, and painting them red with the blood of his victims. If our suspicions are correct and this creature is another construct of Ultimate, then only by laying him low might we truly begin to live on our own terms.”
Unlock Conditions
This Hunt becomes available at the beginning of the Brotherhood Main Scenario Quest, but only after you’ve visited the infirmary.
Notorious Mark Location
This Notorious Mark is located in the “Titan’s Wake” area of the Dhalmekian Republic. Warp to either the Kretov or
The Gilded Parth Obelisk and head to the area identified on the map below:

Battle Tactics
Notorious Mark Battle

Class: XXX
HP: XXX
This mark is very similar to the Undertaker with a few minor exceptions:
- Spirits Without: This attack replaces “Spirits Within.” It’s similar but a bit more challenging to deal with because Thanatos will move around quite a bit to try to line Clive up in its sights. Just continue dodging around to the back of it every time. It will launch a total of 3 blasts from its chests, and Thanatos uses this attack at the start of the battle every time.
- Destrudo: This is a combination attack. Thanatos will slam the ground, dealing damage if you’re too close. At the same time, blue magic bursts will start appearing on the ground, and at the same time, Thanatos will begin ‘Ground Slamming,’ so you’ll need to dodge the emanating rings of magic as well.


A video demonstration of how to successfully complete the fight against Thanatos.
Spoils
Darksteel
- 9,000
Experience Points
- 110
Ability Points
- 17,000
Gil
- 45
Renown
Next Steps
There are five Hunts that can be completed at the start of the “Brotherhood” subchapter. They are listed below:
Gobermouch

“A rogue goblin has been sighted several times in the abandoned village of Eistla, presumably drawn by the stores left behind when the villagers departed for Reverie. Though said villagers will not be returning, we shall surely seek to reclaim the village for mankind once this is all over. I suggest that we end the goblin’s misery now, before he tears the houses down in his search for sustenance.”

Bygul

“Among the diverse beasts that make their home in Waloed, there are many that seem not to be a creation of nature, but of some malign god. Bygul is one such creature—a cat that takes an almost perverse delight in hunting down the few survivors of the human race that yet survive on the fat continent, and toying with them as a child might a doll—complete with the chewing of their extremities.”

Agni

“A band of Cursebreakers making a first foray into Waloed encountered this creature near the road through Halfcombe. Though those with memory of Ash before its fall knew Agni as a peaceable beast—one worshipped as the “Jarlkona of the north”—the aether has since addled its mind, sending it barreling hither and yon, crushing anything in its path. To end its torment would be a mercy.”

Thanatos

“Travelers of the Gilded Path share stories of the crystal giant—a beast who haunts the paths less trodden, illuminating the shadowy canyons with the unmistakable blue glow of aether, and painting them red with the blood of his victims. If our suspicions are correct and this creature is another construct of Ultima, then only by laying him low might we truly begin to live on our own terms.”

Terminus

“After the collapse of the Fallen civilization, their technology slept silently within the ruins of their airships for many a long year. However, of late, these “echoes” of the Fallen age have begun to awaken, attacking any strangers on sight—presumably as they were designed to do. While some are easily escaped, this particular echo persists in pursuing its targets until they lie dead in the dust.”

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Brotherhood
Walkthrough Guide

“The mural at Gjallarhorn has revealed that it is not only Ifrit that Ultima covets for his vessel, but both Ifrit and the Phoenix. Their resolve renewed, the brothers Rosfield being the final leg of their journey from Eistla to the capital.”