Grimalkin is a trophy Rare Game enemy found in the Tchita Uplands in Final Fantasy XII as part of the Hunt Club sidequest. It carries a rare item, Coeurl Whisker, needed for Orochi, a powerful ninja sword. If the player wants to farm the whiskers, they should not kill the Grimalkin, only steal from it and then exit the area, as it will never respawn after being killed (like other trophy Rare Game). Coeurl Whiskers can also be obtained from the Ose.
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Derivation: Coeurl
- Coeurl given to frenzied bursts of strength. Hunted in the Tchita Uplands.
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The player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon to start of the Hunt Club quest. Grimalkin then has a 10% chance of replacing one of the Coeurls in the Uazcuff Hills area of the Tchita Uplands. Zoning out two areas (most easily done by going east to the Cerobi Steppe) and checking each Coeurl for the spawn is necessary every trip.
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Etymology[]
A grimalkin is an old or evil-looking female cat. The term stems from "grey" (the color) plus "malkin", an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend refers to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands.
Grimalkin was also the name of the witches' cat familiar in Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The term may derive from Beware the Cat (published 1570) by William Baldwin.
Related enemies[]
- Coeurl
- Panther
- Bandercoeurl
- Ose
- Feral Retriever (Mark)