Xan Bie

Xan Bie
Trials of Mana sprite Children of Mana screenshot Heroes of Mana sprite Trials of Mana HD screenshot Echoes of Mana artwork
First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Japanese name	ザン・ビエ
Title(s)	Benevodon of Fire Xan Bie the GreatCoM
Location(s)	Fiery Gorge
Faction	Rebel ArmyHoM
Gender	Unknown
Species	Benevodon
Other form(s)	Xangar
Background music	"Black Soup"ToM

Xan Bie 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. Xan Bie rules over the fire element.

Background

Since time immemorial, Xan Bie 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

Xan Bie appears

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.

Xan Bie roamed the depths of the Fiery Gorge, where it confronted the party. Despite the unbearable heat and the Benevodon's scorching powers, the party successfully defeated the beast.

Xan Bie's Ring can be found in a treasure chest not too far from the Benevodon's lair. It grants the wearer a reduction of fire-elemental damage from foes by half.

Children of Mana

Illusia Isle fading along with the Benevodons

The recent Mana Surge turned Xan Bie into a Malevodon by combining it with Dangaard to create Xangar. The monstrosity was fought atop the Mana Tower where it confronted the protagonist as they were about to rescue Tess. Previously invulnerable, its barrier shattered once the protagonist got hold of the holy sword's mighty powers, and managed to defeat it and turning the two benevodons into their original states.

Some time after the incident, Salamander told the protagonist to ask Xan Bie about various topics concerning the world. The hero headed back to the Fiery Sands to meet with the spirit of fire 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

Xan Bie makes an appearance in the middle of the Burning Sands during Chapter 6: Falcon of the Burning Sands where it speaks telepatically to Roget through its freshly emerged Mana stone. The Benevodon along with its corresponding elemental Salamander join Roget's party after sensing the world being in danger.

Players can later summon Land Umber by building an Altar of Fire once for each mission. The benevodon deals 350 damage with the added burning effect to enemies in range.

In a bonus mission, Xan Bie slips out of its stone and attempts to steal the Sword of Mana from Roget to free itself and its brethren. However, most of its power is still sealed and it is forced back into the stone. It warns the humans that the Benevodons' time is coming.

Echoes of Mana

Xan Bie was introduced as a boss during Bravers Arise VIII. It was weak against both Water and Earth.

General information

“The benevodon of fire. Though it looks like a bird engulfed in flames, no benevodon actually has a finite form; rather, each can change into whatever form it wills. Xan Bie decides to help Roget and crew because it finds Esina's mirror annoying, not necessarily out of a desire to save the world.”

—Notebook

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	9,292	?	5,666	2,670	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
1	31	9,771	?	6,073	3,200	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
2	33	10,624	?	6,481	3,790	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
3	35	11,690	?	6,891	4,450	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
4	37	12,143	?	7,302	5,180	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
5	39	12,642	?	8,309	5,980	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge
6	41	13,240	?	8,309	6,400	Gnome Undine	Fiery Gorge

Mana Chamber's HP

0 Benevodon slain	1 Benevodon slain	2 Benevodons slain	3 Benevodons slain	4 Benevodons slain	5 Benevodons slain	6 Benevodons slain
7,959	8,378	8,865	9,509	10,453	10,086	10,934

Enemy Stats

Benevodons slain	Level	HP	Lucre	EXP	Weakness	Resistance	Absorption	Immunity	Location
0	42	22,308	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
1	45	27,291	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
2	47	31,107	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
3	49	35,139	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
4	51	36,517	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
5	53	37,895	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge
6	55	39,273	4,200	21,000	Gnome Undine	N/A	Salamando	Sylphid	Fiery Gorge

Attacks

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

Name	Target	Attack Pattern	Description
Explode	One/All	A	Magic attack that deals fire-elemental damage.
Fireball	All	A	Magic attack that deals fire-elemental damage.
Heat Beam	One	B	Fires a beam from its beak dealing fire-elemental damage.
Lava Wave	All	S1	One of Xan Bie's special attacks. Deals fire-elemental damage to party members. Can also cast on self to heal HP.
Gigantaburn	All	S2	One of Xan Bie's special attacks. Deals severe fire-elemental damage to party members.
Strengthen	Self	Event	When at 1/4 of max HP, raises it attack stat.
Flame Saber	One	Counterattack	When attacked with class strikes, can counterattack with this move.
Blaze Wall	One	Counterattack	When attacked with class strikes, can counterattack with this move.
Blaze Wall	Self	Conditional	When magma chamber is full, can use it to recover HP.

Name	Description
Fireball+	Magic attack that deals fire-elemental damage to a wide aera.
Explode	Summons a pillar of fire and deals fire-elemental magic damage to party members within range.
Explode+	Summons a huge pillar of fire and deals fire-elemental magic damage to party members within a wide range.
Blaze Wall	Summons a wall of fire and deals fire-elemental magic damage, potentially causing burning status.
Lava Wave	Summons magma and deals fire magic damage to enemies within range, potentially causing burning status.
Heat Beam	Releases a beam of fire in a straight line that damages party members.
Gigantaburn	Xan Bie's barrier attack. Charges attack while summoning small statues that must be destroyed before it unleashes severe fire-elemental damage to the entire party.

Gallery

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  Heroes of Mana screenshot

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  Heroes of Mana sprite

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  Trials of Mana HD screenshot

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  Trials of Mana HD screenshot

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  Echoes of Mana artwork

Trivia

• Xan Bie is name-dropped in Sword of Mana, with the implication that Fa'Diel's months are named after the Benevodons, in addition to bringing over the day/night system from Trials of Mana. Xan Bie's name is misspelled as "Zan Biye" in Isabella's diary, found in Vinquette Hall.