Gastrophetes

The Gastrophetes in Final Fantasy XII.

An enormous, high-tension bow. Difficult to draw, but well worth the trouble.

Description, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.

Gastrophetes (ガストラフェテス, Gasutorafetesu?), also known as Gastraphetes and Gastrafitis, is a recurring weapon in the series. It is generally the most powerful crossbow in the games it appears in.

Appearances

Final Fantasy XI

Template:Sideicon The Gastrophetes is the Ranger Mythic Weapon, and as such requires the player complete several complicated and expensive tasks. It is a crossbow with average speed and attack for the weapon type. It grants access to the mythic Weapon Skill Trueflight. Due to the poor damage of crossbow ammunition compared to bullets and arrows, the high cost of the weapon, and the low damage of its magic based Weapon Skill, very few Gastrophetes have been made.

Final Fantasy XII

Template:Sideicon The Gastrophetes is the strongest crossbow, providing 76 Attack and 7% critical rate. It can be bought for 18,900 gil at the Outfitters Shop as part of the Hunt Club sidequest after giving 25 Trophies to Atak, or stolen from Pallicant. It requires 75 LP and the Crossbows 4 license in order to equip. Crossbows are the fastest ranged weapons at 2.3s charge and 1.4s action.

Final Fantasy Tactics

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The most powerful crossbow ever created. Its unusual size gives it a very strong recoil.

Description

The Gastrophetes is the strongest crossbow, providing 10 Attack and 5% Weapon Defense. It can be bought for 20,000 gil at an Outfitters in Chapter 4 at castles or at the Clockwork City of Goug, won from the Battle of Fort Besselat, or found as a rare treasure at the Limberry Castle undercroft. Only the Archer or a character equipped with the ability Equip Crossbows can use the weapon.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

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This giant bow is strong but difficult to fire.

Description

Gastra Bow is the second strongest greatbow in the game, providing 51 Attack and 7 Range. It teaches no abilities.

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Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Template:Sideicon The Gastrophetes is a high-ranked greatbow, usable only by the Hunter, Sniper, and Assassin classes. It provides 48 Attack, 5 Defense, 10 Resistance, and has a range of 7 tiles. It teaches no abilities to any classes, and can be gotten through the Bazaar through the Heavy Bows B category.

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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Template:Sideicon While not an equippable weapon, it is wielded by Vaan during his Crossbow attack.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

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Gallery

Final Fantasy XI.

Final Fantasy Tactics.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR) [FFT].

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The gastraphetes was a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks.

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