The Purple Squid is a foe and a summon in Epic Battle Fantasy 5. It's primarily seen in the Rapture and some parts of the Mystic Woods, usually near water. It is a member of the Squids enemy group.
Appearance[]
Hence its name, the Purple Squid is a giant purple cephalopod. It has a tube-shaped mouth, big green eyes, and a large, bulbous mantle which has a skull symbol on it. The Purple Squid also has pink bumps all over its body, and its two long tentacles have spikes at the end of them.
Overview[]
Purple Squids are high-tier foes that can prove difficult to defeat, especially on Hard or Epic difficulty wherein they enter the battle with numerous stacks of Poison which allows them to heal themselves after every turn since they absorb Bio damage. The main threat they pose comes from an assortment of Bio and Dark attacks which can inflict a number of crippling status effects. The Bio attacks can debuff the party members' Magic Defense and inflict Poison or Burn, while the Dark attacks debuff Accuracy and inflict Doom or Invisible. On Hard or Epic difficulty, they can also use a devastating Bomb attack that can Dispel the party members. The majority of these effects can be remedied with Purify, Garlic, and other similar methods, though players should consider applying Bless to the party members for extra protection.
The majority of the Purple Squid's attacks are magic, so attempting to Syphon or Berserk one will usually work in your favor. When Syphoned or Berserked, Purple Squids are limited to only using physical attacks with their arms, although these attacks still have a chance to inflict Poison. However, as with all Squids in EBF5, Purple Squids lose their arms if hit with a powerful attack; if an armless Purple Squid is Syphoned or Berserked, it will Surrender.
If one chooses to defeat a Purple Squid normally, it should be noted that the squid has a few elemental resistances; in addition to Bio, it also absorbs Water and resist Wind; however, it's weak to Thunder, Ice, Earth, and Holy, giving players plenty of options for taking it down. The Purple Squid also possesses a mere handful of status effect resistances; it strongly resists Stun, Chill, Freeze, and Accuracy debuffs, and moderately resists Doom and Death; aside from those, the squid can be afflicted with the effects or debuffs of your choosing. Do note, however, that when a Purple Squid dies, it has a small chance to make the party members Stuffed.
Statistics[]
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| The bright colors of this squid are a warning sign: It's full of potent poison and other nasty status effects. | ||
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| 611 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 | 111 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 20 | 7 | |
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| - | 70% | 70% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50% | ||
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| Name | Razor Claw | Razor Claw | Bone Spike | Bio Virus | Poptart | ||
| Chance | 100% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 2% | ||
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| 1.4% per stack, up to 12.6% |
2.8% per stack, up to 25.2% |
-1.2% per stack, up to -10.8% |
-2.4% per stack, up to -21.6% |
10% | -13.(3)% |
| Damage taken from first four is decreased by 30% on Easy and 65% on Zero difficulties. Final damage is randomized by ±5% (except for Doom) and rounded down. | |||||
Before the v2 update, had no resistance to Accuracy debuffs.
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| 611 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 | 111 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 20 | 7 | |
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| - | - | - | -30% | 200% | - | 200% | 100% | -80% | - | ||||
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| - | 70% | 70% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90% | ||
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| Name | Razor Claw | Razor Claw | Bone Spike | Bio Virus | Poptart | ||
| Chance | 100% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 2% | ||
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| Burn
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| 1.4% per stack, up to 12.6% |
2.8% per stack, up to 25.2% |
-1.2% per stack, up to -10.8% |
-2.4% per stack, up to -21.6% |
10% | -13.(3)% |
| Damage taken from first four is decreased by 30% on Easy and 65% on Zero difficulties. Final damage is randomized by ±5% (except for Doom) and rounded down. | |||||
Getting hurt for >25% HP in a single hit breaks off the squid's arms.
On Hard/Epic, enters battle with 9x Poison.
Attacks and Abilities[]
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| Attack | Target | Power | Type | Element | Status Effect | Acc | Crit | RdF | ||
| Tentacle Hit | All | 60 |
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| Poisonous Tentacles | All | 47 |
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33% | 3x |
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80% | 10% | 10% |
| Notes: Status chance increased to 66% on Hard or Epic difficulties. | ||||||||||
| Ink Blob | Single | 65 |
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3x 50% |
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| Dark Smoke | All | -- | -- | 100%
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50% 100% |
5x 10% |
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200% | 10% | 10% |
| Notes: Doom chance increased to 100% on Hard or Epic difficulties. Debuff strength increased to 20% on Hard or Epic difficulties. | ||||||||||
| Sea Bomb | Single | 130 |
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| Acid | All | 35 |
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| Life Drain | Single | 60 |
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| Notes: If attack deals damage, heals 10% (20% on Hard or Epic difficulties) of user's Max HP with 10% RdF. | ||||||||||
| Stuff | All | -- | -- | ---- | 30% | 3x | 
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| Notes: Status chance increased to 50% on Hard or Epic difficulties. Can't be dodged with Evade and bypasses  Bless.Only used after death. | ||||||||||
Battle Logic[]
The following describes general logic of the enemy and attack patterns, with chances of each attack to be used. Conditions are listed from highest to lowest priority unless specified otherwise.
Action
- If Syphoned or Berserked, and the Squid has lost its arms → Surrender;
- If catch score >55, all players are Lovable and the Squid has lost its arms → Dark Smoke;
- If Syphoned, catch score >55, and all players are Lovable → Tentacle Hit;
- If Syphoned, Berserked, or catch score >55 and all players are Lovable → Tentacle Hit (1/2), Poisonous Tentacles (1/2);
- <49% HP and the Squid has lost its arms → Ink Blob (1/4), Black Smoke (1/4);
- If playing on Hard/Epic → Sea Bomb (2/16), Life Drain (3/16), Burning Acid (3/16);
- Otherwise → Life Drain (1/4), Burning Acid (1/4);
- <49% HP → Ink Blob (1/6), Tentacle Hit (1/6), Poisonous Tentacles (1/6), Black Smoke (1/6);
- If playing on Hard/Epic → Sea Bomb (2/24), Life Drain (3/24), Burning Acid (3/24);
- Otherwise → Life Drain (1/6), Burning Acid (1/6);
- If the Squid has lost its arms → Ink Blob (3/8), Black Smoke (3/8);
- If playing on Hard/Epic → Sea Bomb (2/32), Life Drain (3/32), Burning Acid (3/32);
- Otherwise → Life Drain (1/8), Burning Acid (1/8);
- Otherwise → Ink Blob (1/4), Tentacle Hit (1/4), Poisonous Tentacles (1/4), Black Smoke (1/4).
Before the v2 update, the Purple Squid would not always Surrender when Berserked after it had lost its arms.
Counter (only if Counter-Attacking Foes is enabled)
- 50% and it still has its arms → Tentacle Hit (1/2), Poisonous Tentacles (1/2).
Additionally, the Squid will use Stuff when it's killed.
Summon[]
The foe can be captured to be used as a summon.
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| Debuffs the accuracy of all foes, and may also give them doom status. | 42 | Cured | |||||||
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| All | -- | -- | ---- | 30% 100% |
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Trivia[]
- The Purple Squid shares many similarities to the Toxic Squid from EBF4; both are purple, have a similar body shape, and specialize in Bio and Dark attacks.