Check out the community portal for ways in which you can help the Wiki of Mana! Also, keep in mind that this wiki contains unmarked spoilers.
Editing Rabite
From the Wiki of Mana, the Mana encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 149: | Line 149: | ||
{{tab|c}} --> | {{tab|c}} --> | ||
==Etymology== | == General information == | ||
{{rewrite-expand|section=yes|rewrite parts copied from Wikipedia}} | |||
=== Physical appearance and traits === | |||
Rabites resemble a small rabbit with no legs, large ears that curve upward and form a point at the tip, and a round, puffy tail. They are usually found in grassy areas. Movement by the rabites is achieved by hopping along the ground by pushing up with the muscles on its underside, allowing it to move forward while propelling its body through the air. Though many aspects of its physiology remain unrevealed by Square Enix, its body appears to contain little to no bone structure, as evidenced by the extreme pliability of its stomach and mouth, which it is able to open quite widely. However, in some games, the rabite tends to spew forth several bones from its body upon defeat, often more so than could logically be housed inside its small frame. One possible explanation could be that the bones come from an animal the rabite has recently devoured, or it could simply be a recycled death graphic that should not be taken literally. In the earlier games, the rabite, upon defeat, explodes in a colorful splash. | |||
Despite their docile appearance, rabites can and most often will attack unprovoked. Their primary attack consists of lunging at an opponent, mouth agape, and biting down on them with their single, large tooth. They can be quickly defeated from a single hit. According to some of its other traits found in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', in the event it becomes too wounded to fight or if it faces a threat too large for it to handle, it will attempt to flee. If it becomes surrounded it will then cover its face in a last bid for mercy. In any game featuring a day-night cycle, rabites can be seen sleeping when it becomes dark rather than moving around screen, which would make them diurnal. | |||
=== Variants === | |||
[[File:SoM fighting rabites.png|thumb|Screenshot of the [[Fuji|Heroine]] fighting yellow rabites in ''Sword of Mana''.]] | |||
While the most common rabites are depicted as yellow, several other types exist, each one being different from the other in terms of strength. | |||
*[[Silktail]]s are a pink and stronger variant of a rabite enemy. Unlike yellow rabites, the pink rabites rely on their ability to both attack and heal, using their ability to conjure minor restorative magic (the silktails in ''Secret of Mana'' also possess a sleep spell). They are much more aggressive than regular rabites, using jumping and leaping attacks and pursuing foes well after dark. | |||
*[[King Rabite]]s, which only appear in ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', have a lilac color, and are hardier and more aggressive than their relatives. Somewhat of a rarity, King Rabites make their home in the fabled Mana Holyland, a sacred place that houses the [[Mana Tree]]. They can summon rabites and rabilions to their aid, and they have a potent attack which pummels a foe with many tiny rabites. | |||
*[[Great Rabite]]s are even more powerful than king rabites, and first appear in ''Trials of Mana''. Aside from inheriting nearly all of their lesser cousins' attacks, these green members of the species can stomp their foes flat by enlarging themselves to perform a [[Jumbonk]] attack. | |||
*[[Black Rabite]]s are an elusive variant who are matched only by their immense power. First appearing in ''Trials of Mana'', the Black Rabite is an optional boss character that wields powerful magic and has a staggering amount of health. The origin of this beast is unknown, but it has somehow come into possession of powerful mana that allows it to cast nearly every spell in the game, as well as summon equal-level monsters to its aid. The Black Rabite is seen in a hidden path inside the Dragon's Hole in Trials of Mana, not too far from the entrance. The Black Rabite appears again as a result of an easter egg in ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' by killing 1000 normal rabites, thus allowing the player to "upgrade" any rabites encountered thereafter into their black counterparts. Although much more powerful physically than normal rabites, these Black Rabites lack the magic abilities of the one found in ''Trials of Mana''. | |||
*[[Grim Rabite]]s are not in themselves a rabite species in ''[[Dawn of Mana]]'', but rather a severe corruption of any rabite species by the [[Echoes of Mavolia]], inheriting various dark powers from the spirits that take hold. | |||
Also in ''Dawn of Mana'', a rabite named [[Buju]] is a pet belonging to [[Ritzia]], who took him in after he was abandoned by his family. | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
Rabite's name is a portmanteau of "rabbit" and "bite," a reference to how it is based on rabbits and primary means of attack, respectively. | Rabite's name is a portmanteau of "rabbit" and "bite," a reference to how it is based on rabbits and primary means of attack, respectively. | ||
