Grandgousier

Job: Ranger Family Gigas Crystal: Weak to: Notorious Monster

Grandgousier

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - La Theine		Cognition Belt (43.6%) Angel Skin (1.8%) Buffalo Meat (1.8%) Clot Plasma (1.8%) Coeurl Meat (1.8%) Coral Fragment (3.6%) Damascene Cloth (1.8%) Darksteel Ore (3.6%) Divine Log (3.6%) Dragon Meat (1.8%) Gigas Gauntlets (1.8%) Gigas Helm (1.8%) Galateia (1.8%) Gold Thread (1.8%) Karakul Wool (3.6%) Lacquer Tree Log(5.5%) Sailcloth (5.5%) Teak Log (1.8%) Urushi (1.8%) Severed Gigas Collar (20%)		1	??? HP ??? MP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Notes:

• Spawned by trading Massive Armband to ??? at F-10. 1 minute respawn.
• Lightning Roar brings on the non-dispellable Shock Spikes, so stun Lightning Roar.
  • Lightning Roar can be delayed by use of Blu Head Butt, but will eventually build resistance to stun effect.
• Can use Trebuchet. Will reset hate when he uses it.
• Uses a special form of Catapult that bypasses (doesn't wipe) shadows.

• Catapult has an additional Dispel effect.

• Accuracy seems to rise the lower his health.

• Catapult accuracy follows this pattern as well.

• Heavily resistant to Blind effects, but it can stick. Slow and Paralyze can be landed with somewhat less difficulty.
• Due to the ???'s proximity to the usual patrol paths of the Demersal Gigas, as well as their respawn rate, having one of them link onto the mages is a fairly common occurence. Anyone not fighting at the wall should keep watch for any unexpected rocks flung at them and be prepared to Sleep.

Historical Background

In literature, Grandgousier (French: grand gosier, "Big Throat") is the wife of Gargamelle, the daughter of the King of Papillons and the father of Gargantua. A Rabelaisien character par excellence, he has an appreciation of good living, good heart, and all of life's pleasures. Rabelais has him represent a stereotypical good king, in apposition to the bad king of Picrochole. Grandgousier advocates peace and discussion over war and greed.

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