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Beholder
The Beholder, also known as Boulder or Weepy Eye, is a recurring enemy in the Mana series. This eyeball monster was taken from the Dungeons & Dragons lore, albeit slighty altered from its original design to better fit the Mana universe. Beholders often are magically gifted rather than physically inclined.
General Information[edit]
Physical Description[edit]
Earlier Beholder designs were extremely simplistic, to the point of being depicted as an eyeball with a red pupil in their Final Fantasy Adventure artwork. Subsequent releases has added a purple or blue protective eyelid often adorned with stars and gold eyelashes. Its magic often has the annoying side effect of changing the shape or appearance of their target.
Attributes[edit]
Beholders are often found within caves and ancient structures like ruins and temples. Some installment have them lurking dungeons near the end of the story.
These floating eyeballs can have an affinity with the Luna or Wisp elemental depending on the game. In turn, they often fear Shade or Dryad magic.
Variants[edit]
Beholders have a few variants to their name.
- Whimpers are gold colored Beholders found in Secret of Mana. They are specialized in light magic attacks.
- Peepers are green Beholders mainly appearing in Trials of Mana. They can reflect most magical damage and can cast instant death to party members.
- The Dark Beholder is an elusive Beholder species in Sword of Mana. In replaces the regular monster once it habe been slain 1,000 times.
Final Fantasy Adventure/Adventures of Mana[edit]
- “I can teleport in the blink of an eye!”
- —Translated Quote
- Main article: Beholder (Adventures of Mana)
The Beholder appears in Cara Mountains, the Dime Tower and the Temple of Mana. It can inflict the Stone status effect to its target on collision.
Secret of Mana[edit]
- “Weepy Eye (Light) -- Can cast dangerous magic.”
- —Secret of Mana Official Game Secrets, (page 162)
- Main article: Weepy Eye (Secret of Mana)
The Weepy Eye can be found in the Ice Palace, the Northtown Ruins and the Gold Tower. They can cast Lucent Beam to a party member and turn them into Moogles, making them somewhat of a threat in large groups.
Trials of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Beholder (Trials of Mana)
Beholders are fought in second-to-last areas of the game, mainly the Crystal Desert, the Jungle of Visions, and the Night Cavern. They use Change Form or Lunatique if hit by a Class Strike. They can drop the elusive ??? Seed upon defeat.
Legend of Mana[edit]
- “BEHOLDER -- Oddity -- STR: Aura, Salamander ; WK: Dryad, Undine -- A huge eyeball that floats in the air.”
- —In-Game Encyclopedia
- Main article: Beholder (Legend of Mana)
Beholders are Oddity-type monsters found in Lake Kilma and the Bejeweled City. Their gaze attack can instantly inflict either the Confusion, Sleep or Petrify status effects or even empty the attack gauge. They may leave an array of eyes upon death. Enemy Beholders are colored green while friendly ones are purple.
Players can obtain a pet Beholder by catching an oddity monster egg at Mekiv Caverns or the Ulkan Mines. Its Synchro attack can make the hero immune to petrification.
Sword of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Beholder (Sword of Mana)
Beholders are Oddball-type enemies whose primary sense are DayViz and its secondary are Magic. They can only be found inside the Ruined Passage. They are weak against Shade and Dryad magic.
Children of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Beholder (Children of Mana)
Heroes of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Beholder (Heroes of Mana)
- “A one-eyed magic robot specializing in surveillance. It obliterates intruders with a searing lightbeam.”
- —In-game description
Beholders are missile units in Heroes of Mana.
Rise of Mana[edit]
- Main article: Beholder (Rise of Mana)
Beholders are wind-type Magic Pets in Rise of Mana.
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Beholder.
Adventures of Mana 3D model
Secret of Mana remake 3D model
Trials of Mana remake 3D model
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バイルダー Bairudā |
Beholder |
| Spanish | ??? | |
| French | Pleureur (SNES) Tyrannœil (remake) |
Weeper Portmanteau of tyrant and œil (eye) |
| German | Omenglotzer (SNES) Wimmerauge (remake) |
Omen starer Whimper eye |
| Italian | Borivàizut |
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Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?" |
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