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<\/div>\nChocobos<\/a> Aevis<\/a> One of the other specificities of Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> is the ability to recruit monsters onto your team. They function just like any other unit, with the difference that they can\u2019t wear any equipment and can\u2019t change jobs. Instead, there are three tiers of increasing power within each of the 16 monster types, with different abilities at their command. E.g. Chocobos can be yellow (the basic kind), black (can fly) or red (very fast). This makes each individual monster less versatile than a human unit, but that doesn\u2019t mean you should outright discount them. The most powerful monsters (e.g. Tiamat, Dark Behemoth) can easily cause devastation among enemy ranks. Each monster also has Counter as an innate skill.<\/p>\n Any monsters on your team will reproduce, as long as there is space left on the roster. Oddly enough, you only need one monster of a given species to produce offspring, and they don\u2019t appear to have genders. I guess Ivalice\u2019s wildlife is entirely comprised of hermaphrodites. Oh, and they all lay eggs, even the species that look like they should be mammals. These oddities aside, low-tier monsters can produce offspring of any tier (although the colour of the egg isn\u2019t an indication of what you will obtain), so, for instance, a regular Behemoth can produce a Dark Behemoth. The other interesting fact is that killing a monster with the Secret Hunt\/Poach ability equipped will send its remains to a Fur Shop\/Poacher\u2019s Den, which will make one of two items out of it, either a common or a rare one. This is the only way to obtain some of these items, so it\u2019s a profitable venture. You can poach enemy monsters as well, but it\u2019s a lot easier to produce your own poaching material, cruel as it sounds.<\/p>\n <\/a>Chocobos: <\/a>Goblins:<\/strong> <\/a>Bombs: <\/a>Panthers:<\/strong> <\/a>Mindflayers: <\/a>Skeletons: <\/a>Ghosts: <\/a>Ahrimans: <\/a>Aevis: <\/a>Treants: <\/a>Minotaurs:<\/strong> <\/a>Malboros:<\/strong> <\/a>Behemoths: <\/a>Dragons: <\/a>Hydras: <\/a>Pigs: << Back to: Jobs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Forward to: Combat system >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chocobos Goblins Bombs Panthers Mindflayers Skeletons Ghosts Ahrimans Aevis Treants Minotaurs Malboros Behemoths Dragons Hydras Pigs One of the other specificities of Final Fantasy Tactics is the ability to recruit monsters onto your team. They function just like any other … Continue reading
\nGoblins<\/a>
\nBombs<\/a>
\nPanthers<\/a>
\nMindflayers<\/a>
\nSkeletons<\/a>
\nGhosts<\/a>
\nAhrimans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nTreants<\/a>
\nMinotaurs<\/a>
\nMalboros<\/a>
\nBehemoths<\/a>
\nDragons<\/a>
\nHydras<\/a>
\nPigs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Three](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Three-kinds-of-mascot.jpg\" "\\"Three")
<\/a><\/strong>These large birds, part-ostrich, part-chicken, are one of the mascots of the FF series. They\u2019re good all-rounders, have some handy abilities and can be very annoying when encountered as enemies. The main unique feature of friendly chocobos is that they can be used as mounts during combat: just move one of your characters to the same tile, and they\u2019ll hitch a ride. This grants them the superior mobility of a chocobo and full status immunity, for some reason, all the while retaining their own abilities. The game even gives you the possibility of recruiting a yellow chocobo called Boco as part of the storyline.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Mooks\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Mooks.jpg\" "\\"Mooks\\"")
<\/a>Diminutive furry critters with large ears and protruding canines, wearing caps and jackets, Goblins are really nothing to write home about. While the Gobbledeguck\/Gobbledygook can do relatively well in melee, they\u2019re otherwise easy to kill and have a weakness to ice. They don\u2019t have anything useful to poach either.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Explosive\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Explosive.jpg\" "\\"Explosive\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>These floating balls of fire with faces and carnivorous grins are one of the mainstays of the FF bestiary. They can be an interesting option, despite not being very speedy or much good in melee. They absorb fire and, oddly, take only half damage from ice. What\u2019s more, they float, so they\u2019re immune to earth attacks, and the one element they\u2019re weak to (water) is rare. Their trademark move is Self-Destruct, which will kill off the Bomb, but damage all surrounding enemies by the amount of HP it has left and inflict any survivors with the \u2018Oil\u2019 status, which should theoretically make them weak to fire\u2026but is actually glitched.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Catty\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Catty.jpg\" "\\"Catty\\"")
<\/a>As the name implies, these are large felines. They\u2019re fairly potent in melee, have innate Ignore Elevation, and are both fast and evasive, but their abilities mostly focus on status effects that have a low success rate (especially when used by your own team). They\u2019re also weak to earth, so enemy Summoners and Monks can be a liability.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Calamari\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Calamari.jpg\" "\\"Calamari\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>They look like humanoid squid in robes and are also a recurrent enemy in the FF series. While the lower two ranks are not dangerous, the actual Mindflare\/Mindflayer can quickly become a party\u2019s worst nightmare, due to its Mind Blast ability, which can cause either Confusion or Berserk. Other than that, however, Mindflayers are lacklustre in combat and have a notable weakness to lightning. They absorb water, but considering how rare water-elemental attacks are, it\u2019s hardly an advantage.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Walking](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Walking-dead.jpg\" "\\"Walking")
<\/a><\/strong>Horned skellies in capes. They can use elemental attacks, and if they get killed, there\u2019s a 50% chance that they\u2019ll rise again when their timer runs out, instead of crystallising, albeit with a random amount of HP. They\u2019re also immune to Poison. However, their attacks aren\u2019t very varied, they\u2019re slow, and due to their being undead, they\u2019re weak to both fire and holy. The latter also includes curative magic, so you won\u2019t be able to heal them in combat, short of using a move that drains HP (and will therefore damage the user when used on an undead target).<\/p>\n\n
![\"Spooks\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Spooks.jpg\" "\\"Spooks\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>Spirits in ragged cloaks that specialise in status effects. As far as undead monsters go, they\u2019re more useful than Skeletons, with significantly better evasion and movement range. Oh, and they can teleport. And, like Skeletons they have a 50% chance of reviving after death and are immune to Poison. Also, since they float, they\u2019re impervious to earth-elemental attacks. However, they\u2019re weak to fire and holy, so you\u2019re SoL if you need to heal them.<\/p>\n\n
![\"I](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/I-spy-with-my-little-eye.jpg\" "\\"I")
<\/a><\/strong>These monsters consist of a large eyeball with legs, a tail and bat wings, and are also a recurring presence in the FF series. Much like Mindflayers, they have some nasty status effects in their skillset. They also have a good movement range, take half damage from wind-elemental attacks and can actually hit pretty hard. However, they\u2019re very slow and have a weakness to ice.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Rapacious\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Rapacious.jpg\" "\\"Rapacious\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>These are large birds, which are actually not half bad in combat. They have a good movement range, speed and evasion, and can hit pretty hard. They also take half damage from wind-elemental attacks, although they\u2019re weak to earth-elemental ones (due to landing between every move).<\/p>\n\n
![\"Living](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Living-wood.jpg\" "\\"Living")
<\/a><\/strong>Sentient humanoid trees with leaves that look like hair, and among the worst monsters of the lot. They\u2019re very slow, have low mobility, no evasion and a weakness to fire, which is one of the most commonly-used elements. They can absorb earth, but that\u2019s hardly a compensation. Their only interesting quality is that they\u2019re one of the rare monsters with curative and buffing abilities. But honestly, you\u2019d be better off using a plain Chocobo instead.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Menacing](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Moo.jpg\" "\\"Menacing")
<\/a>Bipedal bulls with axes. These guys hit really hard and are always a threat to be reckoned with, especially the Sacred\/Sekhret. They also have a lot of HP, so they\u2019re difficult to kill. Their main problems are their bad movement range and speed. They\u2019re also weak to water, but that\u2019s hardly an issue.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Ick\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Ick.jpg\" "\\"Ick\\"")
<\/a>Another staple of the FF bestiary, these disgusting, slimy, tentacled carnivorous plants are named after Marlboro cigarettes because of their trademark Bad Breath attack, which inflicts a plethora of negative status effects. This can be extremely crippling, but they\u2019re otherwise slow, not very mobile, have no evasion and are weak to ice. One thing worth noting, however, is that, due to their size, you can climb on top of them to reach higher ground.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Powerhouse\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Powerhouse.jpg\" "\\"Powerhouse\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>These large hulking horned beasts are another FF staple and among the best monsters you can recruit. They have no elemental weaknesses, good abilities, top-notch HP, strength and magic, and the Dark Behemoth even has decent speed for its size, meaning that they\u2019re tough to kill and can really dish out the hurt. They also have some interesting poaches and can be climbed upon to reach higher ground. So do yourself a favour and get one of these babies for your party.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Scaly](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Scaly-menace.jpg\" "\\"Scaly")
<\/a><\/strong>The large four-legged kind with tiny wings. They\u2019re not as overwhelming as Behemoths, but they\u2019re faster and have a better movement range. They also benefit from being accompanied by a Dragonkin Reis. They specialise in elemental attacks, and you may even be better served by a Blue Dragon rather than a Red one, depending on what you\u2019re fighting. They also have interesting poaches and can be climbed upon to reach higher ground.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Cerberus\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Cerberus.jpg\" "\\"Cerberus\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>I love these guys. They’re my favourite monsters of the lot and possibly the best you can recruit, in spite of some weaknesses. Then again, if they didn\u2019t have any, they could simply team up with Cid and Reis, kick the game\u2019s butt and go out for a drink. But I digress: they have no evasion, they\u2019re weak to both ice and<\/em> wind, and they\u2019re not the physical juggernauts that Behemoths are. They\u2019re also a bit worse at magic than Dragons. However, they\u2019re very fast, have huge HP, and their three heads enable them to attack in three directions at once, which can be devastating. They can also benefit from a Dragonkin Reis accompanying them. They have good poaches as well and can be climbed upon to reach higher ground. Grab one for your party ASAP.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Three](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Three-little-pigs.jpg\" "\\"Three")
<\/a><\/strong>Adorable little bipedal oinkers. They\u2019re mostly an in-game joke, as they\u2019re very fragile and weak, and have silly ability names. Their only advantages are their speed (as high as a Red Chocobo\u2019s or a Tiamat\u2019s!), very high evasion and top-notch magic stat, which ups the likelihood of their status effects sticking. The real<\/em> reason you\u2019d want to recruit one, however, is their excellent poaches. So pigs for the slaughter, pretty much. The fact that they\u2019re so cute really doesn\u2019t help\u2026<\/p>\n\n
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