Hecatoncheir ((ヘカトンケイル, Hekatonkeiru?), also known as Hecaton, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series. It is giant humanoid creature, occasionally with multiple pairs of arms, that has appeared as both an enemy and summoned monster. It is associated with the Earth element, and uses Gaian Salvo as a signature attack.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy III[]
Hecatoncheir is a boss found in the Cave of Shadows, guarding the Fang of Earth. He attacks the party as a dark shadow. He mainly uses physical attacks until low on health, when he uses Quake.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
Hecatoncheir is Vanille's Eidolon. He is an earth-elemental creature with multiple arms. In Gestalt Mode it transforms into a magitek armor, its arms intertwining to form giant cannons.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
Hecatoncehir returns after not appearing in Final Fantasy XIII-2, being among Lightning's allies who who come to her aid against Bhunivelze.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The hecatoncheires (ヘカトン, Hekaton? or 百臂巨人, Hyakuppikyojin?, lit. Hundred-armed Giant} are a clan of gigants. Previously enslaved by their gigas cousins, the hecatoncheires were sold to the nation of Ul'dah roughly three centuries prior to the events of Final Fantasy XIV. Ul'dah put them to work as slave labor in the Copperbell Mines, using enchanted helmets to force them into servitude. The hecatoncheires eventually revolted, forcing Ul'dah to collapse the mines, trapping the gigants for centuries. The gigants would eventually break free when Ul'dah attempted to reopen the mines, and go on to wage war against both their hated Ul'dahn and gigas slavers.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Hecatoncheir is a boss encountered in the Cave of Dread. Once defeated, Hecatoncheir will immediately regenerate, becoming vulnerable to any attack; however, when defeated again, it will use Hyper Regenerate to revive itself with full HP. This prompts the Dark Knight to join the party, who has many Dark-based attacks to take advantage of Hecatoncheir's weakness against Dark attacks.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Hecatoncheir is an high-ranked earth-elemental, based on its appearance in Final Fantasy XIII. Hecatoncheir's special ability is Gaian Salvo, which deals earth-elemental damage to all enemies. Summoning Hecatoncheir costs 3 points from the Consumption Gauge.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy XIII's Hecatoncheir appears as a summon. Its Gaian Salvo turns the stage bravery to zero.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Hecatoncheir from Final Fantasy III appears as a boss.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Hecatoncheires from Final Fantasy III and XIII appear as bosses.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
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A Hecatoncheir original to Mobius appeared as an fire-elemental ability card, while Final Fantasy XIII's Hecatoncheir appeared as an earth-elemental ability card and a boss during the XIII cross-over event, as well as a Sicarius boss in multiplayer.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]
Hecatoncheir from Final Fantasy XIII appears as a pair of Earth-elemental Summon cards.
Final Fantasy Portal App[]
Hecatoncheir from Final Fantasy XIII appears as a 4-star Triple Triad card.
Non-Final Fantasy appearances[]
Guardian Cross[]
Hecatoncheir from Final Fantasy XIII appears as an obtainable card.
Etymology[]
The Hecatoncheires were children of Gaia and Uranus who were thrown into Tartarus as soon as they were born. They were released by Zeus, and aided him in overthrowing Cronos. They were giants depicted with one hundred arms (and sometimes even fifty heads). The name (Εκατόγχειρες - Hecatonchires) is of Greek origin: Hecaton (εκατόν-) means one hundred and chires (-χείρες) means hands.