Behemoth

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Behemoth
Japanese	ベヒーモス
Rōmaji	Behīmosu
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Kingdom Hearts χ
Variations • Destroyed Behemoth • Arch Behemoth • Hocus Pocus
KHχ tracks Battle theme - Destiny's Force KHUχ tracks Battle theme - Destiny's Force Battle theme - The Deep End

Behemoth
Kingdom Hearts
Immensely powerful Heartless. With their large frame, they trample enemies, and repel most attacks. Damaging their weak point makes them lose consciousness. Strike them with potent attacks while they are down.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
A slow and lumbering Heartless—and be thankful for that, because the power at its command is tremendous. Be especially careful not to get trampled.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Story Quest This beast boasts a mammoth amount of HP. Its paralyzing attacks make it a frightening foe; heal yourself with special attacks! Behemoth KINGDOM HEARTS (2002) A slow but powerful Heartless that crushes its enemies and deflects most attacks.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1350	35		27	57		16000
End of the World	1050	40		30	57		450
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.03	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Hollow Bastion Omega Arts End of the World (1) HP prize x10, (5) HP prize x5 (2) MP prize x10, (15) MP prize x5 (1) Munny x10, (5) Munny x5, (20) Munny x5 Mythril Shard (20%), Mythril (20%), Orichalcum (20%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hades Cup	1500	42		34	57		600
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.03	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Power of ice
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 40: Behemoth

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1500	31		20	56		16000
End of the World	1200	35		22	56		450
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.02	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Hollow Bastion Omega Arts End of the World (1) HP prize x10, (5) HP prize x5 (2) MP prize x10, (15) MP prize x5 (1) Munny x10, (5) Munny x5, (20) Munny x5 Mythril Shard (20%), Mythril (20%), Orichalcum (20%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hades Cup	1800	40		35	56		600
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.02	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Power of ice
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 40: Behemoth

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1350	35		27	57		7000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.03	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Omega Arts
World(s)
Hollow Bastion

World		HP	Strength	Defense
Olympus Coliseum		3925	78	54
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.00	x0.00		x0.00	x0.00
Ignite	Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X	X		X	X
Slow	Stop	Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X	X	X	X
Worlds
Olympus Coliseum

The Behemoth is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, and Kingdom Hearts χ. It is found in Hollow Bastion, End of the World and the 40th seed of the Hades Cup in Kingdom Hearts and is a boss in Olympus Coliseum's Layer 25 in Re:coded.

Development

In an early trailer for Kingdom Hearts II, Behemoth are shown in the Battle of the 1000 Heartless. However, Behemoth do not appear in the final game.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

The Behemoth is one of the three powerful Heartless released by the Final Keyhole. The other two leave to attack Neverland and Agrabah, while Behemoth remains and guards the Keyhole. Other Behemoths are also found in the Hades Cup and End of the World. These Behemoths were repurposed as the Destroyed and Arch Behemoths in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

The Behemoth is a boss in Olympus Coliseum's Layer 25. It is one of four sources of the Bug Blox corruption in the Olympus Coliseum.

Design

A Behemoth is a massive, quadrupedal Heartless. Its body is predominantly lilac in color, but its back and all four of its legs are violet. Each of the Behemoth's legs have two toes with black claws. It has two large, curved tusks sprouting from its lower jaw that are white on their upper half and lilac on their lower half. The Behemoth's conical, black horn is on its forehead. Like most other Heartless, it has yellow eyes and a jagged maw. Its Heartless emblem is on its chest.

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, the Behemoth's body becomes mostly cyan in color, with its back, legs and upper head becoming navy blue. It's feet become dark grey, and both its toes and its horn become crimson red. In addition, the upper half of its tusks become ice-blue instead of white.

It is based on Behemoths from the Final Fantasy series, large purple monsters with two bull-like horns and a lion-like body.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

Despite its menacing appearance, the Behemoth can be defeated relatively easily, compared to many other bosses. Its only weakness is the small black horn on its head, which is more often than not out of Sora's reach while standing on the ground. Sora must keep an eye on its feet, for every step it takes can damage him if he's too close. The trick is to jump on to the thigh of one of its hind legs and then further on to its back (or just directly onto its back, if possible), and then simply run up to the back of the horn to avoid falling off due to Behemoth's head movements. From this position, Sora can attack freely, preferably using Ars Arcanum.

If Sora attacks the horn enough, the Behemoth will temporarily fall to the ground making it easier for the whole party to fight it. However, once it recovers consciousness, it will attack with its Blazing Column of Darkness attack. The easiest way to avoid this attack is to get some distance from it when its black horn glows blue and deflects Sora's attack. Precise timing is needed to evade this attack at close range with Dodge Roll. Behemoth may also very occasionally leap from one place to another.

Blizzard, Thunder, and Fire magic doesn't affect it. Also, when the Behemoth charges up its energy ball rain attack (an orange ball will start glowing in between his horns) get under its back legs and stay there until the balls stop raining and then make a dash for the weak horn.

If Sora cannot make it to the Behemoth's horn, a possible alternate strategy is to use any form of Gravity magic. Since the Behemoth is slow, it will almost always be hit, and given its high HP, it will quickly lose a lot of HP. However, This also depletes Sora's MP quickly.

The prize for defeating the Behemoth in Hollow Bastion and the one in End of the World is the Omega Arts accessory. Another appears in the Hades Cup, where victory over it earns the Blizzaga upgrade, and a fourth appears in the area just prior to the Final Rest save point in End of the World.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Stomp (踏みつけ, Fumitsuke)		None	x0	2[KH I] 4[KH I FM]	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth stomps the floor.
Press Attack (プレス攻撃, Puresu Kōgeki)		None	x0	8	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth leaps and tramples the opponent.
		Used at long range. Always used at the outset of the fight.
Dark Pulse (ダークチャージ弾, Dāku Chāji-dan, lit. "Dark Charge Bullet")	Horn	None	x0	6[KH I] 8[KH I FM]	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
	Sphere	Dark	x0	4[KH I] 6[KH I FM]	Returnable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth shoots light from its horn into the sky, causing spheres to rain down.
Blazing Column of Darkness (闇の火柱, Yami no Hibashira)		Dark	—	4[KH I] 6[KH I FM]	—
		The Behemoth summons purple pillars of light in the surrounding area.
		Used once it rallies after getting stunned. The Behemoth cannot be damaged while using this attack.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Technique	Target	Element	Power	Hit Rate	Critical Rate	Guard Timing
Stomp (踏みつけ, Fumitsuke)	All	—	3.25	90%	8%	Late
	Stomps the ground with its left foot, creating a shock wave.
Dark Pulse (ダークチャージ弾, Dāku Chāji-dan, lit. "Dark Charge Bullet")	Random	—	2.60 x3-4	95%	0%	Late
	Fires a bullet of darkness into the sky, making 3-4 of them rain down.

Videos

Behemoth – Kingdom Hearts	Behemoth – Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Behemoth – Kingdom Hearts Union χ