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The Hexapod is an enemy in Final Fantasy X-2 found in the Fiend Colony and in floors 65–69 of the Via Infinito.

Stats

Normal

Oversoul

Battle

When not in Oversoul, Hexapods are not much of a threat, but in Oversoul, they become much more dangerous since they have access to Quadruple Attack and have gained a large amount of HP. They usually appear in groups.

L-Bombs from Hexapods (all drops and bribes) are one of only two sources of the main ingredients for the Hazardous Shell Mix effect, the other being the considerably rarer Gold Hourglass from Oversouled Deep Haizhe. 10 L-Bombs can also be used to teach a creature Fireworks.

Strategy

It is best to use strong, hard-hitting attacks, such as Black Sky, Excalibur, Annihilator, and the like to bring them down when in Oversoul.

Creature Creator

The Hexapod has no fiend tale, as it lives solely to fight. It can be captured in Chapter 5 with a Trap pod S in Mi'ihen Highroad after unlocking the Fiend Colony.

The Hexapod is unique in that it is the only S-sized fiend to learn both Ailment Def. (level 50 and above) and Total Limit Break (level 80 and above), making it one of the most powerful S-sized capturable fiends. It learns Total Limit Break and Charon by surviving a powerful attack, and Ailment Def. and Deathtouch are learned upon being successfully hit by an attack that inflicts status ailments (e.g. Bad Breath). However, it is highly recommended to unlearn Charon and replace it with a different ability like Ultima, Fireworks, or Meteor since Charon will result in the Hexapod itself being removed from battle and flagged as being KO'd afterwards, triggering a Game Over if all other party members are KO'd, petrified, ejected, or did not participate in the battle.

Requiring only 789,449 EXP to reach Level 99, the Hexapod is one of the fastest-growing creatures. This is especially useful if one wishes to make it learn Ailment Def. and Total Limit Break as soon as possible. An ideal team for allowing Hexapod to learn Ailment Def. and Total Limit Break is the Shady Duo team that consists of the Black Elemental and Mushroom Cloud; both can use Ultima to make Hexapod learn Total Limit Break, while the Mushroom Cloud's Pernicious Powder can make Hexapod learn Ailment Def. It is recommended to equip the Hexapod with an Adamantite (obtainable from the Machina Panzer's fiend tale) and the Mascot dressphere to both increase its defenses and prevent it from being petrified by Pernicious Powder.

Etymology

Hexapod is Greek for six-footed. It is the name of arthropods in the subphylum Hexapoda, which is divided into two classes. The two classes are Entognatha and Insecta.

Related enemies

Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission