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EBF4 Scanbot

Scanbot in EBF4

"Make sure to summon Scanbot often and collect lots of monster data. It'll be helpful in remembering their weaknesses!"
―Natalie, Epic Battle Fantasy 4

Scanbot is a recurring Summon in the Epic Battle Fantasy series.

Description[]

Scanbot is a small gray robot with a spherical body, a single green lens, an old-fashioned radio antenna on top, and caterpillar treads mounted on either side to let it roll around. It is used to scan the status of all foes, providing data on their resistances, abilities, and weaknesses. The data from these scanned foes is stored in the Bestiary, which carries over across all files in the game.

Epic Battle Fantasy 2[]

Scanbot makes its first appearance in Epic Battle Fantasy 2 as one of Natalie's summons. Along with providing enemy stats and resistances, it also unlocks their Bestiary entry.

Scanbot
Scans a foe and returns info on their weaknesses, HP and other stats.
Target Type Element Status Effect MP Acc RdF
All -- ---- -- 30 -- --
Power Status Chance Status Strength
-- -- --


Epic Battle Fantasy 3[]

Scanbot does not appear in Epic Battle Fantasy 3; instead, Lance's Scan skill serves as the player's means of scanning enemies and filling the Bestiary.

Epic Battle Fantasy 4[]

Scanbot returns as a summon in Epic Battle Fantasy 4. It is the second summon the player gains access to, being unlocked when Anna meets Matt in Ashwood Forest.

Summon Scanbot
Scanbot SP Whether the summon cures Freeze from players by forcing them to move (jump off the screen)
Scans foes to reveal their attributes and weaknesses. This info is saved forever in the bestiary. 2 Kept
Target Power Type Element Status Effect Acc Crit RdF
All -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- --

Compared to its previous appearance in EBF2, Scanbot has become more efficient at its work. It now scans the entire enemy group, providing data on any and all new enemies among them. An enemy's data can be viewed at any time during battle by mousing over the small question mark next to it (for comparison, players had to consult the Bestiary mid-battle in EBF2, and target an enemy with a single-target skill to find the question mark in EBF3 prior to the 2016 update). The Scanbot summon is also available to all party members, enabling more varied strategies (such as having Matt scan the enemies while Natalie heals or buffs the party). However, in EBF4, Bestiary info is tied to a specific save rather than being saved to a separate file, thus it has to be collected again when starting a new game (but not New Game +).

Epic Battle Fantasy 5[]

Scanbot has been replaced with the Scan Tactic, which does not require Summon Points.

Trivia[]

  • In EBF4 & 5, Scanbot pushes Lance's corpse when fleeing or moving to backup.
  • So far, the Scanbot ability has only appeared in the even-numbered installments of the Epic Battle Fantasy series.
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