Baritine Croc is a beast/gator-type enemy in Final Fantasy XII. Smaller versions are found in the Garamsythe Waterway and normal sized ones are found in Paramina Rift. They are tough enemies in the Garamsythe Waterway, but the party can take care of them by the time they reach the Paramina Rift. Two are also fought alongside a Gavial in the Zodiac versions' Trial Mode at Stage 40.
In the waterway, the Baritine Croc spawns in lower section of the No. 11 Channel that requires the Sluice Gate Key. The area has Sap and fusillade traps, and occasional Water Elementals. It respawns if player moves two zones away (head to Overflow Cloaca and return to No. 11 and it will be back).
Bestiary entry[]
Page 1: Observations[]
- Should the traveler hear a hauntingly sweet song in the wetlands, beware! For it is surely the dulcet lure of the baritine croc, a crafty and dangerous beast favoring cold climes and dank underground caverns. The thick layer of vermilion fur covering much of its bulk is of great density, and containing of air pockets which further insulate the beast against the elements, making it better suited to living in harsh environs than its gator brethren.
Page 2: The Adventurer's Handbook[]
- Have you slain the sweet-singing baritine croc? Then look into its belly for the lost treasures of those who hunted this wily beast and fell. You may claim a broken sword or the like. Do with your findings what you will, but we recommend turning a profit. Whatever it meant to those who came before, to you it's a treasure with which to line your pockets. Then again, you could use it to arm and armor yourself, adventurer. Who knows, it may be your broken sword that is found next.
Stats[]
Garamsythe Waterway
Paramina Rift
Battle[]
Both versions of Baritine Croc use physical attacks and physical technicks. Two of the latter, Crushing Fangs and Sonic Fangs, have a chance of inflicting KO, though only the stronger version has Crushing Fangs.
Strategy[]
Putting a Baritine Croc to Sleep will render it harmless, after which it should be attacked with magick to avoid waking it up. This can be done reliably by using Alarm Clock with Nihopalaoa or casting Sleep with an Indigo Pendant equipped.
If the player does not want to limit themselves to magick, inflicting Blind will make the Baritine Croc often miss. The Nihopalaoa and Indigo Pendant strategies are again useful for this.
Baritine Croc is weak to earth, but the player has few ways to inflict earth damage. Additionally, the ones fought in Garamsythe Waterway and Trial Mode are in water terrain, which halves earth damage. However, if the player has a gun user and Mud Shot when passing through Paramina Rift, then they can exploit the earth weakness of the Baritine Crocs here (note that Mud Shot also has a 25% chance of inflicting Blind).
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Based on the Baritine Croc's musical abilities as described in the bestiary, Baritine alludes to Baritone, a level of singing voice.
Related enemies[]
- Wooly Gator
- Hybrid Gator
- Feral Croc
- Greeden (Rare)
- Bull Croc (Rare)
- Gavial (Rare)