Vana'diel Bestiary: Byakko (Summoned)  

Byakko in Shrine of Ru'Avitau

• Summoned as a pet by Kirin along with Genbu, Seiryu, and Suzaku. Kirin will not summon these in any specific order.

• Significantly lower HP than the Byakko spawned in Ru'Aun Gardens.

• Does not drop anything

Byakko Special Attacks

• Banishga III: AoE Light based magic damage. (Circle of effect originates from spell target)

• Banish IV: Strong single target Light based magic damage.

• Holy: Single target Light based magic damage.

• Diaga III: AoE Light based DoT magic that decreases the targets' defense. (Circle of effect originates from spell target)

• Dia III: Single target Light based DoT magic that decreases the target's defense.

• Paralyga: AoE Paralysis magic. (Circle of effect originates from spell target)

• Claw Cyclone: Frontal cone AoE physical damage.

• Razor Fang: Single target critical hit physical damage.

• Perfect Dodge: All melee attacks performed on Byakko will be evaded. Ranged attacks and magic can still affect him. Denoted by the mob 2hr animation.

Historical Information

Bai Hu (Byakko in Japanese) is one of the four symbols of the Chinese Constellations, representing the "White Tiger of the West" and of the season of Autumn. The other three symbols being the "Azure Dragon of the East" (see Seiryu), the "Black Tortoise of the North" (see Genbu), and the "Vermillion Bird of the South" (see Suzaku)

Each symbol corresponded to an element in the Five Element system, with Bai Hu corresponding to the element of metal. (In the Five Element system in China, there is a 5th legendary beast known as Huang Long, the Yellow Dragon of the Center. While there is no direct equivalent in Japanese, Huang Long is believed to be linked to the dragon Ouryu (see Ouryu)

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