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Echidna

エキドナ Ekidona

Basic Information

Area

Gregminster Palace

Type

Normal

The Echidna (エキドナ, Ekidona) is an enemy which appears in Suikoden.

Although the Echidna is a strong monster, boasting the highest non-boss PWR and MGC stats in the game, as well as having the highest Level and potch payout, it is relatively simple to overwhelm quickly at this point in the game.

As Echidna appears in large groups of enemies, it is easy to weaken with a wide-range fire spell before using the rest of the party to finish it and any other survivors off.

The Echidna is also the only monster who drops the rare Windspun Armor, which is the best armor in the game for Blackman, Humphrey, Kessler, Kreutz, Kwanda, Pesmerga, and Varkas.

Information

During the late Gate Rune War, following the Last Battle, many monsters appeared in Gregminster Palace.

Of these, the Echidna is said to be one of the most formidable of all enemies. Even a battle-tested warrior would struggle against the height of its vitality and magic power.

Its crescent blasts of energy were able to bring down even the hardiest fighters. But those who were able to defeat the Echidna had a chance to obtain the Windspun Armor, the best armor at the time. Warriors fortunate to get this armor unscathed would have obtained impregnable defensive power.

Data

Stats
LV 60	HP 1000	STR 370	DEX 100
CON 40	SPD 90	MAG 310	LCK 60

Elemental Resistances
Fire Weak	Water Normal	Earth Resists
Lightning Normal	Wind Normal	Holy Normal

Location and Loot
Area	Gregminster Palace
Potch (Bribe)	20000 potch (60000 potch)
Items	Windspun Armor (2.67%)

Etymology

The monster's name, and it's 1996 version, Ekidonna, refers to the mythological Echidna. In Greek mythology, the Echidna was a half-woman half-snake creature, known as the "Mother of All Monsters" because most of the monsters in Greek myth were mothered by her, including Cerberus, the Chimera and the Gorgon. She is also the namesake of the slightly less horrifying real-life animal.

Other languages and releases

Japanese (katakana)	エキドナ
Japanese (hiragana)	えきどな
Japanese (romaji)	Ekidona
Chinese simplified (HDR)	厄客德娜
Chinese traditional (HDR)	厄客德娜
Chinese pinyin	Èkèdénà

English (PS1)	Ekidonna
English (HDR)	Echidna
French (HDR)	Échidné
German (HDR)	Ameisenigel
Italian (HDR)	Echidna
Spanish (HDR)	Equidna

References

Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 27

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+The '''Echidna''' (エキドナ, ''Ekidona'') is an enemy which appears in [[Suikoden]].
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+Although the Echidna is a strong monster, boasting the highest non-boss PWR and MGC stats in the game, as well as having the highest Level and potch payout, it is relatively simple to overwhelm quickly at this point in the game.
-|defense = 40
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+As Echidna appears in large groups of enemies, it is easy to weaken with a wide-range fire spell before using the rest of the party to finish it and any other survivors off.
-|magic = 310
-|luck = 60
+The Echidna is also the only monster who drops the rare [[Windspun Armor]], which is the best armor in the game for [[Blackman]], [[Humphrey Mintz|Humphrey]], [[Kessler]], [[Kreutz]], [[Kwanda Rosman|Kwanda]], [[Pesmerga]], and [[Varkas]].
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-|items = [[Windspun Armor]]
-}}The '''Ekidonna''' (エキドナ, ''Ekidona'') is an enemy which appears in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]].
 ==Information==
-During the late [[Gate Rune War]], following the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|Last Battle]], many monsters appeared in [[Gregminster Palace]]. Of these, the Ekidonna is said to be one of the most formidable of all enemies. Even a battle-tested warrior would struggle against the height of its vitality and magic power. But those who were able to defeat the Ekidonna had a chance to obtain the [[Windspun Armor]], the best armour at the time. Warriors fortunate to get this armour unscathed would have obtained impregnable defensive power.
+During the late [[Gate Rune War]], following the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|Last Battle]], many monsters appeared in [[Gregminster Palace]].
-==Trivia==
+Of these, the Echidna is said to be one of the most formidable of all enemies. Even a battle-tested warrior would struggle against the height of its vitality and magic power.
-* The name Ekidonna is the romaji for the Echidna, who in Greek mythology was a half woman half snake creature, known as the "Mother of All Monsters" because most of the monsters in Greek myth were mothered by her, including Cerberus, the Chimera and the Gorgon. She is also the name sake of the slightly less horrifying real life animal, the Echinda.
-* With the highest non-boss PWR and MGC stats in the game, as well as having the highest Level and Potch pay out, the Ekidonna really lives up to its etymology as the "Mother of All Monsters".
-{{Top icons
+Its crescent blasts of energy were able to bring down even the hardiest fighters. But those who were able to defeat the Echidna had a chance to obtain the [[Windspun Armor]], the best armor at the time. Warriors fortunate to get this armor unscathed would have obtained impregnable defensive power.
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-|Suikoden II= no
+==Data==
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+|mag=310
+|lck=60
+|earth=Resists
+|fire=Weak
+|area=[[Gregminster Palace]]
+|items=&#32;
+*[[Windspun Armor]] (2.67%)
 }}
-[[Category:Enemies]] [[Category:Enemies in Suikoden]]
+==Etymology==
+The monster's name, and it's 1996 version, Ekidonna, refers to the mythological Echidna. In Greek mythology, the Echidna was a half-woman half-snake creature, known as the "Mother of All Monsters" because most of the monsters in Greek myth were mothered by her, including Cerberus, the Chimera and the Gorgon. She is also the namesake of the slightly less horrifying real-life animal.
+==Other languages and releases==
+{{flex}}
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese (katakana)|エキドナ}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese (hiragana)|えきどな}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese (romaji)|Ekidona}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|厄客德娜}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|厄客德娜}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Èkèdénà}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|English (PS1)|Ekidonna}}
+{{Other Names row|English (HDR)|Echidna}}
+{{Other Names row|French (HDR)|Échidné}}
+{{Other Names row|German (HDR)|Ameisenigel}}
+{{Other Names row|Italian (HDR)|Echidna}}
+{{Other Names row|Spanish (HDR)|Equidna}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+</div>
+==References==
+# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
+# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 27
+{{Navbox S1}}{{Short description|Suikoden enemy}}