Legend of the Holy Sword 2

Monsters and attempted translations from...

Here's the monster list, in the order the game stores them. Graphics may follow, mostly depending on whether I feel like it.

Warning: May contain spoilers

(Mostly) Normal Monsters

	ラビ	Rabbie	Rabite
	Level: 1, HP: 20, MP: 0, category: animal/bird, element: (none), EXP: 1, Rukh: 2
	ビービー	Bee Bee	Buzz Bee
	Level: 4, HP: 65, MP: 0, category: insect/armored, element: Wood, EXP: 4, Rukh: 11
	マイコニド	Myconid	Mushboom
	Level: 3, HP: 60, MP: 0, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 3, Rukh: 7
	ポロン	Poron	Chobin Hood
	Level: 7, HP: 60, MP: 0, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 12, Rukh: 17
	バドフラワー	Bud Flower	Lullabud
	Level: 2, HP: 36, MP: 10, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 3, Rukh: 8
	ガルフィッシュ	Garfish	Iffish
	Level: 10, HP: 140, MP: 18, category: plant/fish, element: Water, EXP: 35, Rukh: 29
	ゴブリン	Goblin	Kid Goblin
	Level: 5, HP: 64, MP: 0, category: humanoid, element: Earth, EXP: 8, Rukh: 14
	アイスパイ	Eye Spy	Eye Spy
	Level: 8, HP: 100, MP: 15, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 28, Rukh: 30
	グリーンスライム	Green Slime	Green Drop
	Level: 6, HP: 40, MP: 0, category: slime/lizard, element: (none), EXP: 10, Rukh: 12
	スペクター	Specter	Specter
	Level: 27, HP: 200, MP: 99, category: incorporeal, element: Dark, EXP: 330, Rukh: 213
	バットラー	Batler	Blat
	Level: 5, HP: 55, MP: 18, category: animal/bird, element: (none), EXP: 7, Rukh: 10
	ゴブリンロード	Goblin Lord	Goblin
	Level: 12, HP: 130, MP: 18, category: humanoid, element: Earth, EXP: 42, Rukh: 60
	サハギン	Sahagin	Water Thug
	Level: 16, HP: 145, MP: 10, category: plant/fish, element: Water, EXP: 77, Rukh: 65
	マジカルチェア	Magical Chair	Polter Chair
	Level: 8, HP: 128, MP: 0, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 21, Rukh: 22
	ゴブリンガード	Goblin Guard	Ma Goblin
	Level: 11, HP: 150, MP: 8, category: humanoid, element: Earth, EXP: 38, Rukh: 36
	ダークスモッグ	Dark Smog	Dark Funk
	Level: 25, HP: 100, MP: 20, category: incorporeal, element: Fire, EXP: 268, Rukh: 192
	クロウラー	Crawler	Crawler
	Level: 19, HP: 100, MP: 16, category: insect/armored, element: Wood, EXP: 124, Rukh: 97
	プチポセイドン	Mini Poseidon	Ice Thug
	Level: 57, HP: 440, MP: 40, category: plant/fish, element: Water, EXP: 2680, Rukh: 2850
	ゾンビ	Zombie	Zombie
	Level: 13, HP: 150, MP: 20, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 50, Rukh: 48
	ガラシャ	Garasha	Kimono Bird
	Probably named for Hosokawa Garasha. Level: 20, HP: 160, MP: 48, category: animal/bird, element: Wind, EXP: 145, Rukh: 120
	ラビリオン	Rabbillion	Silktail
	Level: 17, HP: 130, MP: 40, category: animal/bird, element: (none), EXP: 91, Rukh: 79
	ブラッドアウル	Blood Owl	Nemesis Owl
	Level: 18, HP: 122, MP: 24, category: animal/bird, element: Wind, EXP: 100, Rukh: 88
	モールベア	Molebear	Pebbler
	Level: 19, HP: 186, MP: 0, category: animal/bird, element: Earth, EXP: 125, Rukh: 96
	バンプキンボム	Bumpkin Bomb	Pumpkin Bomb
	Level: 21, HP: 160, MP: 4, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 1, Rukh: 12
	デスクラブ	Death Crab	Steamed Crab
	Level: 18, HP: 110, MP: 25, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 110, Rukh: 180
	ユニコーンヘッド	Unicorn Head	Chess Knight
	Level: 12, HP: 135, MP: 15, category: insect/armored, element: Wood, EXP: 36, Rukh: 38
	ウィザードアイ	Wizard Eye	Wizard Eye
	Level: 32, HP: 200, MP: 50, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 530, Rukh: 504
	ジャッカル	Jackal	Howler
	Level: 24, HP: 190, MP: 16, category: animal/bird, element: (none), EXP: 240, Rukh: 180
	ポロビンフット	Porobin Foot	Robin Foot
	Level: 28, HP: 125, MP: 16, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 368, Rukh: 240
	ガスクラウド	Gas Cloud	LA Funk
	Level: 25, HP: 100, MP: 20, category: incorporeal, element: Water, EXP: 265, Rukh: 190
	ダークバット	Dark Bat	Grave Bat
	Level: 30, HP: 210, MP: 25, category: animal/bird, element: Dark, EXP: 446, Rukh: 258
	ウェアウルフ	Werewolf	Werewolf
	Level: 9, HP: 140, MP: 6, category: animal/bird, element: Moon, EXP: 30, Rukh: 36
	シャドウ　Ｘ３	Shadow X3	Shadow X3
	Level: 0, HP: 800, MP: 0, category: (none), element: Dark, EXP: 0, Rukh: 0
	イビルソード	Evil Sword	Evil Sword
	Level: 15, HP: 125, MP: 24, category: insect/armored, element: Moon, EXP: 64, Rukh: 60
	ダークプリースト	Dark Priest	Tomato Man
	Level: 14, HP: 40, MP: 46, category: humanoid, element: Fire, EXP: 65, Rukh: 96
	マジックブック	Magic Book	Mystic Book
	Level: 28, HP: 190, MP: 99, category: plant/fish, element: (none), EXP: 370, Rukh: 264
	デススコーピオン	Death Scorpion	Sand Stinger
	Level: 21, HP: 200, MP: 10, category: insect/armored, element: Earth, EXP: 170, Rukh: 144
	ダックソルジャー	Duck Soldier	Mad Mallard
	Level: 23, HP: 200, MP: 0, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 215, Rukh: 174
	タールマン	Tar Man	Emberman
	Level: 35, HP: 125, MP: 36, category: slime/lizard, element: Fire, EXP: 685, Rukh: 516
	レッドマシュマロ	Red Marshmallow	Red Drop
	Level: 27, HP: 380, MP: 0, category: slime/lizard, element: Fire, EXP: 330, Rukh: 216
	コカトリス	Cockatrice	Eggatrice
	Level: 39, HP: 185, MP: 0, category: animal/bird, element: Earth, EXP: 928, Rukh: 720
	ボムビー	Bomb Bee	Bomb Bee
	Level: 38, HP: 310, MP: 40, category: insect/armored, element: Fire, EXP: 863, Rukh: 528
	ダースマタンゴ	Darth Matango	Mushgloom
	Level: 56, HP: 628, MP: 38, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 2550, Rukh: 3200
	ブラッドパンジー	Blood Pansy	Trap Flower
	Level: 37, HP: 144, MP: 50, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 800, Rukh: 532
	キラーフィッシュ	Killer Fish	Dinofish
	Level: 29, HP: 240, MP: 25, category: plant/fish, element: Water, EXP: 400, Rukh: 264
	ミミックン	Mimi-kun	Mimic Box
	Level: 36, HP: 290, MP: 30, category: plant/fish, element: Moon, EXP: 740, Rukh: 399
	シャドウ　Ｘ１	Shadow X1	Shadow X1
	Level: 0, HP: 999, MP: 0, category: (none), element: Dark, EXP: 0, Rukh: 0
	ガラシャラム	Garasharam	Kimono Wizard
	Level: 48, HP: 408, MP: 80, category: animal/bird, element: Wind, EXP: 1660, Rukh: 1080
	ゴースト	Ghost	Ghost
	Level: 63, HP: 632, MP: 99, category: incorporeal, element: Dark, EXP: 3540, Rukh: 2160
	メタルクロウラー	Metal Crawler	Metal Crawler
	Level: 47, HP: 450, MP: 44, category: insect/armored, element: Wood, EXP: 1563, Rukh: 1020
	スパイダーレッグ	Spider Legs	Spider Legs
	Level: 22, HP: 230, MP: 21, category: insect/armored, element: Earth, EXP: 188, Rukh: 156
	バイルダー	Viledar	Weepy Eye
	The game likes its Dungeons and Dragons references, so this may be a deliberately mangled reference to the beholder (ビホルダー), one of the few classic D&D monsters that Wizards of the Coast keeps a tight copyright hold on, as it was an original creation. Level: 28, HP: 165, MP: 80, category: plant/fish, element: Light, EXP: 370, Rukh: 264
	トータスナイト	Tortoise Knight	Shellblast
	Level: 26, HP: 180, MP: 16, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 300, Rukh: 204
	ビーストゾンビ	Beast Zombie	Beast Zombie
	Level: 41, HP: 320, MP: 48, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 1065, Rukh: 708
	グール	Ghoul	Ghoul
	Level: 31, HP: 230, MP: 32, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 450, Rukh: 288
	チビデビル	Mini Devil	Imp
	Level: 33, HP: 138, MP: 64, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 582, Rukh: 312
	ブルーババロア	Blue Bavarois	Blue Drop
	Level: 27, HP: 380, MP: 0, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 330, Rukh: 216
	セイレーングレル	Siren Grell	Marmablue
	Kahran042 adds that the Grell is a Dungeons and Dragons monster similar to these things. Level: 45, HP: 324, MP: 30, category: slime/lizard, element: Moon, EXP: 1385, Rukh: 816
	デーモンヘッド	Demon Head	Fierce Head
	Level: 39, HP: 308, MP: 80, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 928, Rukh: 864
	グリフォンハンド	Griffin Hand	Griffin Hand
	Level: 60, HP: 600, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: Wind, EXP: 3090, Rukh: 2560
	ニードリオン	Needlion	Needlion
	Level: 58, HP: 599, MP: 28, category: animal/bird, element: Earth, EXP: 2800, Rukh: 2430
	メタルクラブ	Metal Crab	Metal Crab
	Level: 61, HP: 533, MP: 28, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 3230, Rukh: 2846
	アーマーナイト	Armored Knight	Armored Man
	Level: 34, HP: 250, MP: 20, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 633, Rukh: 540
	シャドウ　Ｘ２	Shadow X2	Shadow X2
	Level: 0, HP: 800, MP: 0, category: (none), element: Dark, EXP: 0, Rukh: 0
	カオスソーサラー	Chaos Sorcerer	Eggplant Man
	Level: 62, HP: 300, MP: 99, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 3390, Rukh: 2444
	ダックジェネラル	Duck General	Captain Duck
	Level: 50, HP: 523, MP: 22, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 1850, Rukh: 1440
	グレネードボム	Grenade Bomb	Nitro Pumpkin
	Level: 44, HP: 420, MP: 20, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 1300, Rukh: 468
	タートルナイト	Turtle Knight	Turtlance
	Level: 54, HP: 560, MP: 44, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 2300, Rukh: 2965
	ヘルウォーター	Hell Water	Tsunami
	Level: 64, HP: 388, MP: 99, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 3700, Rukh: 2100
	バジリスク	Basilisk	Basilisk
	Level: 49, HP: 580, MP: 41, category: slime/lizard, element: Earth, EXP: 1755, Rukh: 1200
	グレムリン	Gremlin	Gremlin
	Level: 52, HP: 423, MP: 64, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 2074, Rukh: 1620
	メタルスコーピオ	Metal Scorpio	Steelpion
	Level: 46, HP: 390, MP: 52, category: insect/armored, element: Earth, EXP: 1472, Rukh: 960
	ニンジャ	Ninja	Dark Ninja
	Level: 36, HP: 300, MP: 22, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 740, Rukh: 600
	メタルバイルダー	Metal Viledar	Whimper
	Level: 66, HP: 230, MP: 99, category: insect/armored, element: Light, EXP: 4036, Rukh: 2280
	ヘルハウンド	Hellhound	Heck Hound
	Level: 51, HP: 550, MP: 40, category: animal/bird, element: Dark, EXP: 1964, Rukh: 2450
	サタンヘッド	Satan Head	Fiend Head
	Level: 65, HP: 1150, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 3868, Rukh: 2280
	デビルマガジン	Devil Magazine	National Scar
	Level: 55, HP: 630, MP: 58, category: plant/fish, element: Dark, EXP: 2425, Rukh: 2600
	ダークストーカー	Dark Stalker	Dark Stalker
	Level: 43, HP: 510, MP: 60, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 1219, Rukh: 900
	ダークナイト	Dark Knight	Dark Knight
	Level: 40, HP: 200, MP: 56, category: insect/armored, element: Dark, EXP: 996, Rukh: 1020
	シェプシフター	Shapeshifter	Shape Shifter
	Level: 42, HP: 350, MP: 0, category: slime/lizard, element: (none), EXP: 1140, Rukh: 1500
	ウルフデビル	Wolf Devil	Wolf Lord
	Level: 67, HP: 280, MP: 50, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 4210, Rukh: 2400
	エレメントソード	Element Sword	Doom Sword
	Level: 53, HP: 411, MP: 32, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 2190, Rukh: 2640
	ターミネーター	Terminator	Terminator
	Level: 69, HP: 300, MP: 99, category: insect/armored, element: Light, EXP: 4570, Rukh: 3600
	マスターニンジャ	Master Ninja	Master Ninja
	Level: 68, HP: 400, MP: 44, category: humanoid, element: (none), EXP: 4388, Rukh: 2760

Special Targets
	？	?	?
	Level: 0, HP: 1, MP: 0, category: (none), element: (none), EXP: 0, Rukh: 0 This thing also has an absurd 65,565 defense and magic defense, and 100 evasion and magic evade. No idea what it is, though.
	クリスタルオーブ	Crystal Orb	Crystal Orb
	Level: 0, HP: 1, MP: 0, category: (none), element: (none), EXP: 0, Rukh: 0
	宝箱	Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
	Level: 0, HP: 0, MP: 0, category: (none), element: (none), EXP: 0, Rukh: 0

Boss Monsters
	マンティスアント	Mantis Ant	Mantis Ant
	Level: 3, HP: 150, MP: 20, category: insect/armored, element: Earth, EXP: 10, Rukh: 100
	ルームガーダー	Room Guarder	Wall Face
	Level: 16, HP: 920, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Wind, EXP: 580, Rukh: 720
	バド	Bud	Tropicallo
	Level: 7, HP: 315, MP: 0, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 80, Rukh: 132
	ミノタウロス	Minotaur	Minotaur
	Level: 30, HP: 1200, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: Earth, EXP: 3348, Rukh: 1440
	タイガーキメラ	Tiger Chimera	Spikey Tiger
	Level: 10, HP: 520, MP: 21, category: animal/bird, element: Fire, EXP: 210, Rukh: 288
	ジャバウォック	Jabberwock	Jabberwocky
	Sorry, but there's no 'y' in "Jabberwock". Just check the poem. " 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe..." Level: 18, HP: 950, MP: 90, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 800, Rukh: 768
	アックスビーク	Axe Beak	Spring Beak
	Level: 20, HP: 720, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: Wind, EXP: 1090, Rukh: 864
	フロストギガース	Frost Gigas	Frost Gigas
	Level: 29, HP: 1140, MP: 99, category: incorporeal, element: Water, EXP: 3045, Rukh: 1200
	パックンドラゴン	Omnom Dragon	Snap Dragon
	Level: 56, HP: 1215, MP: 6, category: dragon, element: Water, EXP: 19200, Rukh: 12480
	マシンライダー	Machine Rider	Mech Rider
	Level: 23, HP: 980, MP: 18, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 1595, Rukh: 1055
	サタンズウォール	Satan's Wall	Doom's Wall
	Level: 34, HP: 1180, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 4750, Rukh: 648
	バンパイア	Vampire	Vampire
	Level: 35, HP: 2550, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 5148, Rukh: 696
	メタルマンティス	Metal Mantis	Metal Mantis
	Level: 34, HP: 1220, MP: 40, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 4749, Rukh: 1464
	マシンライダー２	Machine Rider 2	Mech Rider
	Level: 37, HP: 1258, MP: 30, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 6013, Rukh: 1500
	ガーディアン	Guardian	Kilroy
	Level: 17, HP: 900, MP: 18, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 686, Rukh: 650
	ゴーゴンタウロス	Gorgontaur	Gorgon Bull
	Level: 44, HP: 2470, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: Earth, EXP: 9755, Rukh: 4800
	ブラッドローパー	Blood Roper	Brambler
	Level: 7, HP: 78, MP: 99, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 2, Rukh: 24
	オチューフェイス	Ochu Face	Boreal Face
	Level: 26, HP: 1100, MP: 12, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 2245, Rukh: 1040 As noted under armors, the ochu of Final Fantasy and related games is likely named and modeled after the otyugh of Dungeons and Dragons, a three-legged tentacled underground aberration that prefers to feed on offal and other foul substances.
	グレートボア	Great Boa	Great Viper
	Level: 22, HP: 1330, MP: 8, category: slime/lizard, element: Earth, EXP: 1410, Rukh: 1056
	ヒューポスライム	Hewpo Slime	Lime Slime
	I might consider calling it a Klonoa reference, except Klonoa hadn't been made yet at the time. In any case, Huepow also seems to be some sort of slimelike creature, so perhaps they're both a reference to something that predates either of them? Level: 41, HP: 3470, MP: 99, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 8000, Rukh: 3000
	バイオキメラ	Biochimera	Blue Spike
	Level: 43, HP: 1980, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: (none), EXP: 9150, Rukh: 3840
	ガーダーズアイ	Guarder's Eye	Chamber's Eye
	Level: 16, HP: 300, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Wind, EXP: 2, Rukh: 0
	ヒドラ	Hydra	Hydra
	Level: 48, HP: 3382, MP: 99, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 12439, Rukh: 3600
	メガゾーン	Mega Xorn	Aegagropilon
	Kahran042 notes that the Xorn is an otherworldly Dungeons and Dragons monster. They hail from the Plane of Earth, and this boss, especially its massive toothy maw on the top, resembles many of the illustrations of them. Level: 46, HP: 3016, MP: 99, category: plant/fish, element: Wood, EXP: 11050, Rukh: 1800
	ラミアンナーガ	Lamian Naga	Hexas
	Level: 57, HP: 3465, MP: 69, category: undead/demon, element: (none), EXP: 20103, Rukh: 14400
	デスマシン	Death Machine	Kettle Kin
	Level: 52, HP: 1230, MP: 33, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 15555, Rukh: 3360
	ぱっくんオタマ	Omnom Tadpole	Tonpole
	Level: 11, HP: 600, MP: 0, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 50, Rukh: 0
	マシンライダー３	Machine Rider 3	Mech Rider
	Level: 58, HP: 4327, MP: 38, category: insect/armored, element: (none), EXP: 21104, Rukh: 16000
	ホワイトドラコン	White Dragon	Snow Dragon
	Level: 63, HP: 2800, MP: 99, category: dragon, element: Water, EXP: 26588, Rukh: 18360
	ファイアギガース	Fire Gigas	Fire Gigas
	Level: 13, HP: 850, MP: 66, category: incorporeal, element: Fire, EXP: 326, Rukh: 360
	レッドドラコン	Red Dragon	Red Dragon
	Level: 65, HP: 3000, MP: 99, category: dragon, element: Fire, EXP: 29000, Rukh: 21800
	ヘルフェニックス	Hell Phoenix	Axe Beak
	Level: 64, HP: 2800, MP: 99, category: animal/bird, element: Fire, EXP: 27784, Rukh: 20400
	ブルードラコン	Blue Dragon	Blue Dragon
	Level: 67, HP: 3200, MP: 99, category: dragon, element: Wind, EXP: 31570, Rukh: 28560
	バンパイアロード	Vampire Lord	Buffy
	Level: 70, HP: 4200, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 35686, Rukh: 22200
	ダーキリッチ	Dark Lich	Dark Lich
	Level: 72, HP: 6666, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 38600, Rukh: 27000
	ぱっくんトカゲ	Omnom Lizard	Biting Lizard
	Level: 11, HP: 770, MP: 6, category: slime/lizard, element: Water, EXP: 210, Rukh: 348
	ドラコンウォーム	Dragon Worm	Dragon Worm
	Level: 61, HP: 3525, MP: 99, category: dragon, element: Earth, EXP: 24290, Rukh: 17460
	ウイスポスライム	Wispo Slime	Dread Slime
	Level: 71, HP: 5000, MP: 99, category: slime/lizard, element: Light, EXP: 37000, Rukh: 26400
	サンダーギガース	Thunder Gigas	Thunder Gigas
	Level: 66, HP: 4462, MP: 99, category: incorporeal, element: Wind, EXP: 30277, Rukh: 30600
	サタンズアイ	Satan's Eye	Doom's Eye
	Level: 34, HP: 425, MP: 99, category: undead/demon, element: Dark, EXP: 1, Rukh: 0
	神獣	Divine Beast	Mana Beast
	Level: 73, HP: 9990, MP: 99, category: (none), element: Wood, EXP: 0, Rukh: 0

Techincal Stuff

I don't plan on adding much in the way of monster stats to the page, but...

Basic monster data is found in 29-byte records starting at offset 0x101E00 in the Japanese ROM. Names, and various other information like item drops, are stored elsewhere.

Level (byte 0)

Used to determine whether a kill awards full weapon experience or only half of that; refer to the weapons page for details. This probably also determines what types of traps can spawn on any treasure chests dropped.

Hit Points (bytes 1 and 2)

As is usual, running out means death. Although 65,535 is the theoretical maximum, 9,990 is the most ever used.

Magic Points (byte 3)

99 is the highest value used, though these could technically go up to 255.

Strength (byte 4)

Agility (byte 5)

Intelligence (byte 6)

Spirit (byte 7)

Evasion (byte 8)

Because of the way the hit determination formula works, and because high evasion is necessary for defense to have full effect, this is usually either 0 or 99. The Garasha's is 94 instead for whatever reason. All enemies with 0 evasion also have 0 defense.

Defense (bytes 9 and 10)

41 of 125 real monsters have no defense. The only ones with over 150 are the Grenade Bomb (162), the Dark Lich (200), the Wispo Slime (200), the Terminator (200), and the Divine Beast (450).

Magic Evade (byte 11)

Because of the way the hit determination formula works, and because high magic evade is necessary for magic defense to have full effect, this is either 0 or 99 for everything but that ? thing. All enemies with 0 magic evade also have 0 magic defense.

Magic Defense (bytes 12 and 13)

55 of 125 real monsters have no magic defense, but there are more of them with high magic defense than high defense thanks to how relatively easy it is to get powerful magic. 23 enemies have 300 or more magic defense, including the Dark Lich with 424; the White Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, Hell Phoenix, Dragon Worm, and Thunder Gigas with 474; the Wispo Slime with 500; and Shadow X1, Shadow X2, Shadow X3, and the Divine Beast with 999.

999 magic defense means effective immunity to magic attacks (all spells inflict 1 damage).

Category (byte 14)

Determines the monster's type. These are supposed to determine which monsters take extra damage from certain weapons, but due to a glitch, racial bonuses do not work. The only known effects are that undead/demon monsters reverse healing and damage when HP-draining effects are used against them, and incorporeal monsters reverse healing and damage when MP-draining effects are used against them.

Shadow X1, Shadow X2, Shadow X3, the Divine Beast, and the not-actually-monster targets are the only ones with no category.

Bit 7: dragon
Bit 6: incorporeal
Bit 5: undead/demon
Bit 4: slime/lizard
Bit 3: animal/bird/beastman
Bit 2: insect/armored
Bit 1: plant/fish
Bit 0: humanoid

Element (byte 15)

Handled as a bit field, though no monster has more than one element. Unlike spells, not every monster has any element at all. Elements come in pairs of opposites: Light and Dark, Fire and Water, and Wind and Earth. Any enemy with an associated element is resistant to that element and weak against its opposite.

Wood and Moon seem like they ought to be opposites too, but while monsters do get these resistances—try casting Burst on a Rabbie (no element) and a Bud Flower (Wood element) at the same time, for example—they don't appear to get any weaknesses with them.

Bit 7: Wood
Bit 6: Moon
Bit 5: Light
Bit 4: Dark
Bit 3: Fire
Bit 2: Water
Bit 1: Wind
Bit 0: Earth

Experience Won (bytes 16 and 17)

Kill monster, get experience.

Black magic power (byte 18)

When casting any of The Sprite's spells, the monster uses this value instead of the normal spell power.

White magic power (byte 19)

When casting any of The Girl's spells, the monster uses this value instead of the normal spell power.

Status Immunity (bytes 20 and 21)

Indicates which status effects the monster is immune to. All real enemies are immune to Moogle, Barreled, and Munchkin.

Byte 20 bit 7: Confused
Byte 20 bit 6: Petrified
Byte 20 bit 5: Snowman
Byte 20 bit 4: Asleep
Byte 20 bit 3: Tangled
Byte 20 bit 2: Heavy
Byte 20 bit 1: Unknown; possibly a hit recovery status.
Byte 20 bit 0: Unknown; possibly a hit recovery status.
Byte 21 bit 7: Unconscious
Byte 21 bit 6: Ablaze
Byte 21 bit 5: Poisoned
Byte 21 bit 4: Moogle
Byte 21 bit 3: Transformed
Byte 21 bit 2: Barreled
Byte 21 bit 1: Munchkin
Byte 21 bit 0: Ballooned

Unknown (byte 22)

Always 0x00.

(byte 23)

weapon 1?

References a weapon ID used to determine attack information.

(byte 24)

weapon 2?

References a weapon ID used to determine attack information.

(byte 25)

death animation?

(byte 26)

magic / weapon skill?

Money Won (bytes 27 and 28)

Kill monster, get cash.

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