Redmaw

Redmaw
Artwork of a Red Bat from Final Fantasy VIII
レッドマウス Reddo Mausu, lit. Red Mouth
First appearance	Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
Species	Bat

Redmaws are a type of bat enemy that appear in a few Final Fantasy games. They first appear in Final Fantasy VIII in which they are named Red Bats.

History

Final Fantasy VIII

"A type of bat with a huge mouth. Lurks in dark places. Dives quickly from the air to bite its target."

—Scan description

In Final Fantasy VIII, Red Bats are one of the first enemies encountered. They are one of the weakest enemies, and can usually be defeated from one hit. Red Bats are encountered in the Fire Cavern and the Deling City Sewer. Red Bats are weak to Wind-elemental attacks but are unaffected by Earth-elemental attacks because of their ability to fly. Red Bats are also unaffected by the Blind and Float statuses.

Final Fantasy XII

In Final Fantasy XII, Redmaws are encountered in both Henne Mines and Stilshrine of Miriam. The ones encountered in the latter area have slightly higher stats. Unlike in Final Fantasy VIII, Redmaws are affected by Earth-elemental attacks and are even vulnerable to it, despite their ability to fly.

There is a Sage Knowledge on Redmaws that can be unlocked in the Bestiary if the party has defeated 13 of them.

Stats

Final Fantasy VIII

• HP: 23~1820
• EXP: 8 (+3)
• AP: 1
• Weakness: Wind
• Invulnerable to: Earth
• Type: Flying Monster
• Draw: Thunder, Scan, Drain
• Devour: HP Recovery
• Mug: Vampire Fang

Death	Poison	Petrify	Blind
70%	80%	70%	0%
Silence	Berserk	Zombie	Sleep
80%	60%	70%	80%
Haste	Slow	Stop	Regen
100%	90%	50%	100%
Reflect	Slow Death	Slow Petrify	Float
100%	80%	70%	0%
Confuse	Drain	Blow Away	Percentage
60%	100%	80%	100%

Level	HP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Sprint	Speed	Evade
1	23	1	2	1	4	6	10
10	65	10	6	5	6	7	12
20	140	19	12	10	8	9	13
30	245	27	17	14	10	10	15
40	380	34	23	18	12	11	17
50	545	40	28	22	14	12	18
60	740	44	34	26	16	14	20
70	965	48	39	30	18	15	22
80	1,220	50	45	33	20	16	23
90	1,505	51	50	36	22	17	25
100	1,820	51	56	40	24	19	27

Drop Card	Mod Card	Mod (Rare)
Red Bat	Red Card	X-ATM092

Level	Rate: 255/256
	178/256	51/156	15/256	12/256
1~19	M-Stone	M-Stone	Vampire Fang	Vampire Fang
20~29	Magic Stone	Vampire Fang	Magic Stone	Vampire Fang
30~100	Wizard Stone	Vampire Fang	Wizard Stone	Vampire Fang

Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII stats
Level	HP	MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed	Attack Power
23-24	1,134-1,202	225-234	24-25	14	32-33	20-22	32-34
Defense		Magick Resist	Evade	EXP	LP	CP	Gil
15-16		15	4-6	783-875	1	142-192	0
Drop			Steal			Poach
Crooked Fang, Wind Magicite, Soleil Fang, Ice Shield			Crooked Fang, 100 gil, Taurus Gem			Crooked Fang, Remedy

Final Fantasy XII stats
Level	HP	MP	Strength	Magick Power	Vitality	Speed	Attack Power
26-27	1,680-1,738	275-284	26-27	15	36-37	21-23	37-39
Defense		Magick Resist	Evade	EXP	LP	CP	Gil
18-19		22	4-6	637-729	1	173-223	0
Drop			Steal			Poach
Crooked Fang, Wind Magicite, Soleil Fang, Ice Shield			Crooked Fang, 100 gil, Taurus Gem			Crooked Fang, Remedy

Bestiary entry

• Classification: Avion
• Genus: Steeling

Observations

"Being a variety of steeling whose body is covered in hard scales like to those of a dragon. It prefers to make its home in dry underground caverns. The name of "redmaw" comes from the fact that the creature's mouth is ever painted crimson with the drinking of its victims' blood. Its vampyric bite delivers a numbing venom sufficient to kill even the largest of fiends, should its fangs go deep enough."

Sage Knowledge (6 of 78)

"A name for the freefolk who ply the open skies in airships. Though they are collectively called "pirates," their actual occupations vary by individual. Some search for legendary treasures, some merely travel the world, while others are indeed ruthless villains who attack trade ships and plunder goods for profit. In recent years, the Archadian Empire has stepped up patrols, bringing in the worst of the lot, all but consigning the more flamboyant feats of piracy to history. Of late, many are pirates who have given up the thief's life for that of the headhunter, bringing their former comrades-in-arms to justice... for a bounty. Those few who remain pirates have struggled hard to retain the title, and are duly proud of it."