Vana'diel Bestiary: Adamantoise (Nyzul)  

Adamantoise in Nyzul Isle

• Adamantoise can appear as the boss Notorious Monster for floor 20 and 40 in Nyzul Isle

• Fafnir and Behemoth are capable of appearing in place of Adamantoise as the boss Notorious Monster for floors 20 and 40.

• Has lower attack, defense, and HP than the Adamantoise that appears in Valley of Sorrows

Adamantoise Special Attacks

• Aqua Breath: Frontal cone AoE Water based damage. Damage is strongest directly in front of Adamantoise, and waning the further from the front.

• Earth Breath: Frontal cone AoE Earth based damage. Damage is strongest directly in front of Adamantoise, and waning the further from the front.

• Harden Shell: Self target Defense Boost. (Effect can be dispelled)

• Tortoise Song: AoE Dispel effect.

• Turtle Stomp: Single target physical damage with Defense Down additional effect.

Historical Information

While the Adamantoise itself has no mythological background, as it is originally a Square-Enix (at the time known as Squaresoft) creation, initially appearing in Final Fantasy II, the material that it is named for, "Adamant", appears periodically in Norse and Greek mythology. It is said to be a material so strong that it was able to harm gods, as the greek god Cronos (see Cronos) used a sickle forged from adamantine to castrate his father Uranus. It is also said that Tartarus, the pit of Hades where the most sinful of souls were sent, was sealed with adamant.

The name Adamantoise comes from the merging of the words Adamant and Tortoise.