Xiphactinus and Gillicus
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An rare giant enemy found in The Garden, it is capable of utilizing a variety of unique attacks, as well as always using its unique "Persistence of Time" ability, it is considered a Mini boss, and the player is awarded 2 random treasure items upon defeating it.
Abilities
| Name | Description | Notes | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend the knee | Deals an Agonizing amount of damage to the Left and Right Opposing party members. Destroys the item of the Opposing Central party member and heals the Opposing Central party member. If the item was destroyed, fully heal the Opposing Central party member instead. | Deals 8 damage. Heals 5 HP. | 28%
(7/25) |
| Make an Example | Deals an amount of damage equal to the party member with the current lowest health to the party member with the highest current health. | 12%
(3/25) | |
| Expose the weak | Inflicts 2  Divine protection to the party member with the highest current health.
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20%
(5/25) | |
| Crush | Deals a Painful amount of damage to the Opposing party members. | Deals 5 damage. | 40%
(10/25) |
| Persistence of Time | Deals almost no indirect damage to All party members and All enemies. 50% chance to increase this damage by 1 for every turn. | Deals 1 damage. | N/A |
Achievements
| Name | Description | Requirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bit off More Than You Can Chew | Dismantle Xiphactinus and Gillicus. | Defeat Xiphactinus and Gillicus. | 
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| Audio | |
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| Encounter Sounds |
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| Hurt Sounds |
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| Death Sounds |
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Tips
- Because X&G is a size-3 enemy and has 2 actions per turn,
Fire and attacks that hit multiple spaces are extremely effective. Since X&G is in the Garden, party members can go as high as level 4, which for some characters upgrades their AOE attacks to target 3 spaces.
Trivia
- Xiphactinus and Gillicus are almost directly based of a creature seen in the first panel of Hieronymus Bosch Triptych "Temptation of St. Anthony"
- Xiphactinus and Gillicus are named after two large prehistoric fish, the Xiphactinus, and Gillicus, most likely because of a famous fossil of the former eating the latter.
- When Xiphactinus and Gillicus dies Gillucus is still alive, as seen in its corpse. [1]
- When asked about why its theme is named "Three Storms Above the Mountain of Steam" Talia said: "Each part of Xiphactinus and Gillicus (the two fish and the meaty tower) are the storms it's referring to. Earlier iterations of Xiphactinus had steam pouring out of its body to sell the war machine vibe, but it looked too visually messy."[2]
- Xiphactinus and Gillicui are often avoided by most inhabitants of The Garden, as they are quick to aggravate and often get into fights, even with others of the same kind. These fights are often lethal, as it is a very determined animal.[3]
- "Persistence of Time" could be a reference to the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax of the same name. It could also be referencing "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dalí, which the album's name is also a reference to.
Gallery
Corpse
Gibs
The war machine
References