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Answer: Fifteen

There's Undine (Water), Volt (Lightning), Gnome (Earth), Efreet (Fire), Shadow (Darkness), Luna and Aska (Light... note, we are counting BOTH here as separate spirits), Celsius (Ice), Sephie, Fairess, and Yutis (all three represent Silph, or Wind). Those are the basic spirits. Note that although Celsius fights you alongside another monster, Fenrir is not a Summon Spirit.

Then, there's also the stronger Summon Spirits: Origin and Maxwell. There's also the manmade Summon Spirit Corrine. Finally, the one spirit most likely to be forgotten: Verius, the Summon Spirit of Heart.

This is Corrine evolved by the power of the heart. You meet Verius in the Martel Temple near Iselia if you have Corrine's Bell and visit the temple before you fight Mithos for the last time.

Answer: Abyssion

Abyssion has the highest HP of all monsters, tied with Living Armor (located in Forbidden Anemnesis). Both of them have 120,000 HP. Abyssion is found in the Temple of Darkness after you get all the Devil's Arms. He is extremely difficult, and I only barely managed to defeat him at level 80/81 with a team consisting of Lloyd, Genis, Kratos/Zelos, and Colette. Make sure Kratos/Zelos handles all the healing (some people prefer Raine, but Kratos/Zelos can take more punishment than Raine can, despite the fact that she can cast a Light-type spell). Disable Colette's Sacrifice and Judgment techs (both take too much time to do what they do). Disable all of Genis's beginning spells, and give him the strategy "L-Range Magic" to keep him away from Abyssion. Don't be stingy with the Life Bottles, either. Your C-stick commands should be Colette's Angel Feathers (which Abyssion is weak to) and Kratos's/Zelos's Healing Stream. Lloyd should have the EX Skills "Quick Turn" and "Over Limit". Remember that in Over Limit, Abyssion can cast his spells instantaneously.

Answer: Bacura

The Bacura only has 255 HP, but you will never do more than 1 HP of damage every time you hit it. Because of this, it can be quite a drawn-out battle. I would suggest using Lloyd, Kratos/Zelos, Regal, and Presea against a Bacura, since physical attacks will kill it faster than magic. Also, remember that the Bacura will never flinch... but it will also never attack.

Answer: Unknown

He is an Angel, but also a Human. Because of this, they list him as "Unknown" in his third entry in the Monster List. This battle against him in Torent Forest is rather easy, despite the fact that you fight him with just Lloyd. The reason it's so easy is that you can easily disrupt his spells when he tries to cast, which he does so often. Just avoid him when he goes into Over Limit, when his spells can't be disrupted.

Answer: Fake

This fake treasure chest is very dangerous. It has 400 HP, is strong against every element, and can only be damaged by magic. For this, make sure to keep Lloyd as a distraction while you command the others to cast their hearts out... even though they'll only do about 1HP of damage per hit. Because of that, I like Genis's Tidal Wave, Gravity Well, and Air Thrust. Raine should use Photon (not Ray), Kratos/Zelos should use Grave and Air Thrust, Colette should use Angel Feathers (not Judgment), and Presea, Regal, and Sheena shouldn't be involved in this fight at all.

Answer: Vinhelm

There are three different Dragons of the large, near-flightless variety. They are the Dragon located in the Temple of Earth, the Gold Dragon in Torent Forest, and the Dark Dragon in Vinhelm. Of these, the Dark Dragon is strongest and gives you the most EXP.

Unfortunately, you can only fight this dragon once, as it is the gatekeeper to where you fight the final battle with Mithos. Battle with the Dark Dragon should be done in the same manner as the other two Dragons.

Answer: Meredy

Meredy has the least amount of HP, but is very quick at casting. She also doesn't flinch easily. Still, despite her spells, I would suggest taking Farah down first. The reason for this is that her attacks are swift, powerful, and hit you from behind. Next, you should go after Garr, who is their long-range attacker (but he also has a sword for close-range fighting).

Some people prefer taking him down first, since he uses the items. I would suggest taking Farah down first, then hurridly taking down Garr before he can use a Life Bottle.

This battle is almost impossible without first defeating Abyssion and using the Devil's Arms.

Answer: Guard Arm

Fortunately, the Guard Arm is scanned automatically. To destroy the Defense System, focus your sights ON the Defense System, ignoring the rest of the parts (except maybe the Orbit, which can get annoying). Remember that the Auto Repair Unit lives up to its name and will repair whatever you destroy (except the Defense System).

Answer: Marcroid

This large mushroom has only 200 TP, but uses it to poison. It is #3 in the Monster List. The #2 Orcrot has no TP, and the 100 TP Airaune and 150 TP Boxer Iris are #8 and #15, respectively.

Answer: 630

Very rare, appearing in the "large groups" seen near one of the entrances to Gaoracchia Forest, the Drake is a fairly powerful Dragon-type monster. However, it's easy to destroy since it takes too much time to recover after Lloyd's standard combo. The best place to be while fighting this monster is beneath it, since its damaging breath can't hit you from that angle.

Answer: 4

Although the Insect Plant near Palmacosta is hard to find, it's not a "rare" monster. The four rare monsters are the Gentleman (found in the grass area around Altamira), Sliver (found around Flanoir), Mermaid (found in the beach around Altamira), and the Drake (found near one of the entrances to Gaoracchia Forest).

Answer: 9

They are: Insect Plant, Carnivorous Plant, Sand Worm, Sliver, Wyvern, Drake, Dragon, Gold Dragon, and Dark Dragon. Although the Lobo, Sewer Rat (4800 HP version), Perfect Murder, and Dragon Knight are fairly big, they do not always fight you alone and are not considered Large.

Answer: Light

Found in the Tower of Mana, Iubaris is a large winged horse with a mace-like tail. Since it appears near the Seal of Light, it is a Light-attribute monster. Later on, you visit this same place to fight Luna and Aska.

Answer: Earth

The color of this monster is brown, which is the color of Earth in this game. Fire is red, Light is gold, Darkness is black, Lightning is purple, Wind is green, Earth is brown, Water is blue, and Ice is white. These colors generally only have to do with elemental things, such as magic spells. The color of the circle below the spellcaster shows the element of the spell.

Answer: Latheon Gorge

Monster #247 is Plantix, the boss of Latheon Gorge. This monster is very powerful, but can't maneuver much. It had 36,000 HP and a powerful attack where it sends insects out at you. Sometimes, you're safe when you stay close to Plantix, but not always. Your spellcasters are not safe against this monster, so they should have Speed Cast and cast Ice or Fire magic.