Lightgazer

Lightgazer
Trials of Mana sprite Children of Mana screenshot Heroes of Mana screenshot Trials of Mana HD artwork
First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Trials of Mana HD (2020)
Japanese name	ライトゲイザー
Title(s)	Benevodon of Light Lightgazer the LuminousCoM
Location(s)	Shimmering Ruins
Faction	Its own
Gender	Unknown
Species	Benevodon
Background music	"Faith Total Machine"

Lightgazer is a recurring character and boss in the Mana series. It is part of the eight Benevodons, a group of fearsome & powerful creatures who once laid waste to the world. Lightgazer rules over the light element.

Background

Since time immemorial, Lightgazer roamed the land of Fa'Diel along with its seven other siblings, causing chaos and destruction on their path. When the Mana Goddess came upon Fa'Diel, she wielded whe Mana Sword to the horrible beasts and sealed them into their respective Mana stones. Then, she transformed into the Mana Tree deep inside the Sanctuary where the blade laid on her knotted feet. Meanwhile, the benevodons waited in slumber for aeons until Mana power began to wane as the Mana Tree started to wither.

History

Trials of Mana

Lightgazer apearing

The shift in Mana was further accelerated by evil factions around the world longing to wield the Mana Sword's power. An emissary of the Goddess was sent from the Sanctuary to the human world in hope of finding someone suitable to defeat the enemy and restore the world back in shape.

A Chosen one was selected by Faerie to gather the elementals and wielding the fabled blade against the evil forces who sought to release Mana power contained within each stone to open the portal to the Sanctuary of Mana. Aided by their comrades, their ultimately failed to prevent their enemy to use the sword to break the seals on the Mana Stones, ushering a new era of despair. Faerie pleaded the party to defeat each benevodon before they combine into an indestructible chimera and they started venturing all over Fa'Diel to locate them.

Lightgazer was found at the center of the Shimmering Ruins, where it attacked the Chosen and their comrades by unleashing light-elemental attacks at them. It was ultimately defeated by the heroes.

The Lightgazer's Ring can be found near the benevodon's chamber in the remake. It reduces light-elemental damage inflincted by enemies by half.

Children of Mana

Illusia Isle fading along with the Benevodons

The recent Mana Surge turned Lightgazer into a Malevodon by combining it with Mispolm to create Galem. The monstrosity was summoned by the Mana Lord in Starlake to defeat the protagonist, but was felled by them instead, turning the two benevodons into their original states.

Some time after the incident, Wisp told the protagonist to ask Lightgazer about various topics concerning the world. The hero headed back to the Ruins of Illusia to meet with the spirit of light and had their questions answered.

At the end of the game, the eight benevodons joined forces to seal Illusia Isle from being found in the mortal realm. It is hinted that the island is was becamed of the Sanctuary of Mana in Trials of Mana.

An optional quest only accessible by completing the game makes the protagonist warp deep into the Cosmic Rift to meet with the eight benevodons for the last time. They gift them the ultimate Gem called Mystic Blessing.

Heroes of Mana

The Mana stone of Light is discovered deep inside the Shimmering Ruins during Chapter 12: King in the Light of Old. Inath, the ruler of Peddan, quickly became interested in it while ambushing Roget's party, but failed to get them on his side.

Players can later summon Lightgazer by building an Altar of Light once for each mission. The benevodon deals 400 damage with the added charming effect to enemies in range.

Enemy intel

• Note 1: The first 7 benevodons can be fought in any order, resulting in varying levels & stats depending on the order they are defeated.
• Note 2: Statistics from Trials of Mana remake are under Normal difficulty.

Enemy Stats

Benevodons slain	Level	HP	MP	Lucre	EXP	Weakness	Location
0	29	10,932	?	5,666	2,670	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
1	31	11,737	?	6,073	3,200	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
2	33	12,546	?	6,481	3,790	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
3	35	13,652	?	6,891	4,450	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
4	37	14,105	?	7,302	5,180	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
5	39	14,980	?	7,715	5,980	Shade	Shimmering Ruins
6	41	15,474	?	7,922	6,400	Shade	Shimmering Ruins

Enemy Stats

Benevodons slain	Level	HP	Lucre	EXP	Weakness	Resistance	Absorption	Immunity	Location
0	42	23,735	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
1	45	25,146	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
2	47	28,725	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
3	49	32,377	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
4	51	33,708	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
5	53	35,039	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins
6	55	36,222	3,200	25,000	Shade	N/A	Lumina	Salamando	Shimmering Ruins

Attacks

Attack Pattern: A > B > A > S1 > B > B > A > S2

Name	Target	Attack Pattern	Description
Light Saber	One	A	Casts light-attribute on a party member.
Holy Bolt	All	A	Magic attack that deals light-elemental damage.
Rock Skipping	One	B	Jumps, then crashes down on a party member.
Attack Power Down	One	B	Lowers a party member's attack stat.
Gush Blast	All	S1	Deals severe light-elemental damage to all party members.
Shackles	All	S2	Inflicts the moogle status to all party members.
Healing Light	Self	Event	When at 1/4 of max HP, recovers Lightgazer's HP.
Lucent Beam	One/All	Counterattack	When attacked with class strikes, can counterattack with this move.
Light Saber	One	Counterattack	When attacked with class strikes, can counterattack with this move.
Magic Shield	One	Counterattack	When attacked with class strikes, can counterattack with this move.

Name	Description
Light Saber	Adds light attribute to a party member's weapon.
Lucent Beam	Summons a pillar of light and deals light magic damage.
Lucent Beam+	Summons a pillar of light in a wide area and deals light magic damage. Lightgazer starts using it after its color changes.
Healing Light	Recovers Lightgazer's HP.
Eye Beam	Emits a ray of light in a straight line.
Gush Blast	Lightgazer's barrier attack. It emits a beam of light from its eyes and attacks the entire room by rotating.
Shackles	Inflicts the moogle status to all party members.

Gallery

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