The common Gigas (ギガース, Gigāsu?, ジャイアント, Jaianto?, or 巨人, Kyojin?), also known as Giant or Colossus, is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. While a moderately dangerous enemy when it appears, it is often the first and weakest enemy of its type encountered.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy V[]
Gigas is an enemy fought when escaping from the Karnak Castle and commonly appears in the monster-in-a-box chests there. It uses wind-elemental spells, such as Aero and Aera, and is a wind-elemental creature. This is the earliest Blue Mages can learn Aera, though it is not recommended to spend too much time on this due to the time constraint.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Giant is a dummied enemy. It uses the same palette as the Hill Gigas.
Final Fantasy VII[]
The Gigas is an enemy fought in the slope of North Crater and in the seventh round of the Battle Square after acquiring the Highwind and Cloud Strife rejoins the party. When fought at the Battle Square, its stats are enhanced with double the normal HP and its Attack and Magic Attack are increased by 25%.
Final Fantasy X-2[]
Gigas is an enemy found in the Fiend Haunt, Bikanel, Ruin Depths, and Cloisters 30 to 32 of the Via Infinito. It uses Ogre's model from Final Fantasy X.
Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission[]
Final Fantasy XVI[]
The Gigas is the first boss of the game, encountered in the Stillwind stage, and can later be encountered as a regular enemy. It is always accompanied by goblins.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
Gigas is a Golem-class Eidolon. It can be obtained by completing the mission Expelling the Empire on Officer difficulty.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]
Gigas is an enemy encountered at Selepation Cave for all cycles. Despite being one of the stronger monsters of Selepation Cave, the Gigas can be easily defeated with a powerful Fire spell. The Gigas is slow, but the player should attack from afar as its physical attacks can deal a great amount of damage.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
The Giant is an enemy encountered on the 16th floor of the Tower, and a potential transformation for the party's monster units.
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
The Giant is an enemy encountered in the Central Shrine, and a potential transformation for the party's monster units.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Gigas is an enemy encountered in the Challenge Dungeon of the Prologue. Since the Challenge Dungeons do not appear outside the original phone release, it is dummied in the other versions and therefore not available in any English version of the game.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy[]
A Gigas enemy representing Final Fantasy XI's Gigas race appears, but this enemy is original to Theatrhythm as there is no enemy simply called "Gigas" in Final Fantasy XI.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Gigas from Final Fantasy V appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]
Gigas from Final Fantasy V is fought in Palamecia Desert. It uses Elbow and drops the Survivor weapon.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Gigas from Final Fantasy V appears as a enemies. A Gigas enemy representing Final Fantasy XI's Gigas race also appears, but this enemy is original to Record Keeper as there is no enemy simply called "Gigas" in Final Fantasy XI.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
The Theatrhythm version of Final Fantasy XI's Gigas as an Earth-elemental Monster card.
Etymology[]
Giant is the English word, coined 1297, commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.
The mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength.Gigas is a popular term for races of giants in fantasy games. Gigas is a Greek word meaning "giant", originally used to describe the race of Gigantes in Greek mythology and is used in the scientific name, as the specific epithet, of hundreds of species of animals and dozens of plant species to denote their size.