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Behemoth
Japanese	ベヒーモス
Rōmaji	Behīmosu
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Kingdom Hearts χ
Variations • • •
KHχ tracks Battle theme -Destiny's Force KHUχ tracks Battle theme -Destiny's Force[1] Battle theme -The Deep End[2]

Behemoth
Kingdom Hearts
Immensely powerful Heartless. With their large frame, they trample enemies, and repel most attacks. Damaging their weak point makes them lose consciousness. Strike them with potent attacks while they are down.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
A slow and lumbering Heartless—and be thankful for that, because the power at its command is tremendous. Be especially careful not to get trampled.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Story Quest This beast boasts a mammoth amount of HP. Its paralyzing attacks make it a frightening foe; heal yourself with special attacks! Behemoth KINGDOM HEARTS (2002) A slow but powerful Heartless that crushes its enemies and deflects most attacks.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1350	35		27	57		16000
End of the World	1050	40		30	57		450
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.03[3]	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Hollow Bastion Omega Arts Final Dimension (1) HP prize x10, (5) HP prize x5 (2) MP prize x10, (15) MP prize x5 (1) Munny x10, (5) Munny x5, (20) Munny x5 Mythril Shard (20%), Mythril (20%), Orichalcum (20%) Linked Worlds None
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hades Cup	1500	42		34	57		600
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.03	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Power of ice
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	•Seed 40: Behemoth

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1500	31		20	56		16000
End of the World	1200	35		22	56		450
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.02[3]	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Hollow Bastion Omega Arts Final Dimension (1) HP prize x10, (5) HP prize x5 (2) MP prize x10, (15) MP prize x5 (1) Munny x10, (5) Munny x5, (20) Munny x5 Mythril Shard (20%), Mythril (20%), Orichalcum (20%) Linked Worlds None
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hades Cup	1800	40		35	56		600
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.02	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Power of ice
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	•Seed 40: Behemoth

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Hollow Bastion	1350	35		27	57		7000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0		x0			x0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x0.03	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Omega Arts
World(s)
Hollow Bastion

World		HP	Strength	Defense
Olympus Coliseum		3925	78	54
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.00	x0.00		x0.00	x0.00
Ignite	Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X	X		X	X
Slow	Stop	Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X	X	X	X
Worlds
Olympus Coliseum

TheBehemoth is anEmblem Heartless that is found inKingdom Hearts,Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, andKingdom Hearts χ. It is found inHollow Bastion,End of the World and the 40th seed of theHades Cup inKingdom Hearts and is a boss inOlympus Coliseum's Layer 25 inRe:coded.

Development[edit]

In an early trailer forKingdom Hearts II, Behemoth are shown in theBattle of the 1000 Heartless. However, Behemoth do not appear in the final game.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

The Behemoth is one of the three powerful Heartless released by theFinal Keyhole. The other two leave to attackNeverland andAgrabah, while Behemoth remains and guards the Keyhole. Other Behemoths are also found in theHades Cup andEnd of the World. These Behemoths were repurposed as theDestroyed andArch Behemoths inKingdom Hearts Final Mix.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

The Behemoth is a boss in Olympus Coliseum's Layer 25. It is one of four sources of theBug Blox corruption in theOlympus Coliseum.

Design[edit]

A Behemoth is a massive, quadrupedal Heartless. Its body is predominantly lilac in color, but its back and all four of its legs are violet. Each of the Behemoth's legs have two toes with black claws. It has two large, curved tusks sprouting from its lower jaw that are white on their upper half and lilac on their lower half. The Behemoth's conical, black horn is on its forehead. Like most other Heartless, it has yellow eyes and a jagged maw. Its Heartless emblem is on its chest.

InKingdom Hearts Final Mix, the Behemoth's body becomes mostly cyan in color, with its back, legs and upper head becoming navy blue. It's feet become dark grey, and both its toes and its horn become crimson red. In addition, the upper half of its tusks become ice-blue instead of white.

It is based onBehemoths from theFinal Fantasy series, large purple monsters with two bull-like horns and a lion-like body.

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Despite its menacing appearance, the Behemoth can be defeated relatively easily, compared to many other bosses. Its only weakness is the small black horn on its head covered by pulsing energy, which is more often than not out of Sora's reach while standing on the ground. Sora must keep an eye on its feet, for every step it takes can damage him if he's too close. The trick is to jump on to the thigh of one of its hind legs and then further on to its back (or just directly onto its back, if possible), and then simply run up to the back of the horn to avoid falling off due to Behemoth's head movements. From this position, Sora can attack freely, preferably using Ars Arcanum.

Attacking the horn not only deals damage to the Behemoth as expected, but also will eventually degrade the energy coating around it. Once the said coating is fully done away with however, the Behemoth will temporarily fall to the ground making it easier for the whole party to fight it and leaving it exposed to further damage. However, once it recovers consciousness, the horn will be completely protected from attacks, and it will attack with its Blazing Column of Darkness attack (as well as reapplying the energy coating). The easiest way to avoid this attack is to get some distance from it when its black horn glows blue and will likely deflect Sora's attack. Precise timing is needed to evade this attack at close range withDodge Roll. Behemoth may also very occasionally leap from one place to another.

Blizzard, Thunder, and Fire magic don't affect it. Also, when the Behemoth charges up its Dark Pulse attack (an orange ball will start glowing in between his horns) get under its back legs and stay there until the balls stop raining and then make a dash for the weak horn.

If Sora cannot make it to the Behemoth's horn, a possible alternate strategy is to use any form ofGravity magic. Since the Behemoth is slow, it will almost always be hit if Sora times his casts, and given its high HP, it will quickly lose a lot of HP in spite of its slight resistance to it. However, this also depletes Sora'sMP quickly, and will deal less damage the lower the Behemoth's HP.

The prize for defeating the Behemoth in Hollow Bastion is the Omega Arts accessory. Another appears in the Hades Cup, where victory over it earns the Blizzaga upgrade. This Behemoth is replaced by theDestroyed Behemoth in Final Mix.

Three total appear in End of the World. Two of which appear in theFinal Dimension and the last one appears in theLinked Worlds area as part of the waves of Heartless that open the door to the Final Rest when defeated. The Behemoth at Linked Worlds will respawn if Sora leaves the area before fully opening the door to the Final Rest. These three Behemoth are replaced withArch Behemoth in Final Mix.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Stomp (踏みつけ, Fumitsuke?)		None	x0	2[4][KH I] 4[5][KH I FM]	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth stomps the floor.
Press Attack (プレス攻撃, Puresu Kōgeki?)		None	x0	8	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth leaps and tramples the opponent.
		Used at long range. Always used at the start of the fight.
Dark Pulse (ダークチャージ弾, Dāku Chāji-dan?, lit. "Dark Charge Bullet")	Horn	None	x0	6[KH I] 8[KH I FM]	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
	Sphere	Dark	x0	4[KH I] 6[KH I FM]	Returnable (Recoil: 100)
		The Behemoth shoots light from its horn into the sky, causing spheres to rain down that home in on opponents.
		Blocking the spheres grant some invulnerability frames against other incoming ones.
Blazing Column of Darkness (闇の火柱, Yami no Hibashira?, lit. "Fire Pillar of Darkness")		Dark	—	4[KH I] 6[KH I FM]	—
		The Behemoth summons purple pillars of lightning in the surrounding area that tracks the opponents' positions.
		Used once it recovers from a stun/stagger. The Behemoth's horn is completely shielded by energy throughout this attack and also for a few seconds after the attack finishes. This attack also replenishes the energy coating around the Behemoth's horn.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Videos[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

• Emblem Heartless
• Kingdom Hearts χ bosses
• Kingdom Hearts bosses
• Hades Cup
• Kingdom Hearts coded bosses
• Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden
• Olympus Coliseum

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