The Ghast, also known as the GEIST, is an enemy in Final Fantasy. It is a common enemy in the early stages of the game after reaching Elfheim. Its attacks may cause Paralysis, and it is infamous for its tendency to attack in large, chain-paralyzing packs alongside its Ghoul and Wight cousins, prematurely ending many a Warrior of Light's journey.
Stats[]
- ↑ Resists prior to pixel remaster.
Formations[]
- Pixel remaster
| Number | Enemies | Can flee? | Musical theme | Location | Rate/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 047 | Ghast x4 | Battle | Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg region | 60 | |
| 048 | Ghast x3 | Battle | Dummied | ||
| 049 | Ghast x2 | Battle | Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg region | 60 | |
| 050 | Ghast x1 | Battle | Dummied | ||
| 123 | Ghast x2, Wight x2, Wraith x2, Specter x3 | Battle | Cavern of Ice B3 | Fixed | |
| 124 | Ghast x1, Wight x1, Specter x2, Wraith x1 | Battle | Cavern of Ice B2 | 70 | |
| 376 | Ghast x4, Ghoul x5 | Battle | Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond region | 30 | |
| 377 | Ghast x3, Ghoul x4 | Battle | Dummied | ||
| 378 | Ghast x2, Ghoul x3 | Battle | Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond region | 60 | |
| 379 | Ghoul x2, Ghast x1 | Battle | Dummied | ||
| 399 | Ghast x4, Wight x5 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B4 | 20 | |
| 400 | Ghast x5, Wight x4 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B4 | 20 | |
| 401 | Ghast x3, Wight x3 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B3 | 50 | |
| 402 | Ghast x2, Wight x2 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B3 | 70 | |
| 803 | Ghast x2, Wight x2, Wraith x2, Specter x3 | Battle | Cavern of Ice B2 | 40 |
- Other releases
| Number | Enemies | Maximum | Can flee? | Ambush% | Musical theme | Location | Rate/64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | Ghast x1-4 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Cavern of Ice-Marsh Cave-Mount Gulg-Whisperwind Cove region | 12 | |
| 044 | Specter x1-5, Wraith x0-3, Wight x0-3, Ghast x0-3 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Cavern of Ice B1 | 3 | |
| Cavern of Ice B2 | 6 | ||||||
| Cavern of Ice B3 | Fixed | ||||||
| 136 | Ghoul x2-5, Ghast x0-4 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond-Sage's Cave region | 12 | |
| 143 | Wight x2-5, Ghast x2-5 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B3 | 12 | |
| Cavern of Earth B4 | 12 |
AI script[]
| Action | Probability | |
|---|---|---|
| PR | Other releases | |
| Attack | 96.15% | 100% |
| Flee | 3.85% | Morale check |
- Morale check
| # Fear | Morale | Max level 50 | Max level 99 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | ||
| 0 | 160 | 41 | — | 39.22% | 81 | — | 37.25% |
| 1 | 120 | 21 | 46 | 100% | 41 | 91 | 100% |
| 2 | 80 | 1 | 26 | 100% | 1 | 51 | 100% |
| 3 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 100% | 1 | 11 | 100% |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Etymology[]
Ghasts are a race of creatures in H. P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Geist is a German word. Depending on context it can be translated as the English words mind, spirit, or ghost, covering the semantic field of these three English nouns.