Hullbreaker Isle: well it's not Ultros

I seem to be the only one whose actually excited over the release of Hullbreaker Isle (sick to death of spamming brayflox) the trailer showcased a lush environment and to top it off a final boss that is not only large but requires multiples areas to fight.

The only thing that annoys me is Yoshi specifically stating that this was a Kraken we were familiar with, and while it looks stunning, it is just a standard giant sea horror (to us of FFXI that name brings fond memories of pleasant annihilation. I guess part of me was expecting Ultros, but hey win some lose some

Far from standard, this is based on the FFIVJP Octomammoth, which was indeed considered a Kraken.

Holding the ten(?!)-tacles at bay while fighting the head ought to be pretty fun ^^

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Originally Posted by Duuude007

Far from standard, this is based on the FFIVJP Octomammoth, which was indeed considered a Kraken.

Holding the ten(?!)-tacles at bay while fighting the head ought to be pretty fun ^^

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The biggest problem with this being Octomammoth/Octokraken is that it doesn't have any of the skin patterns or the hideously gigantic, toothy maw! That is not Octokraken*. It's just a generic giant squid.

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...ctomammoth.jpg

*I say Octokraken because Octomammoth is already a fish item in-game.

Octomammoth is already in the game as a fish too.....


Meh, makes me feel sad that uncle Ulty isn't here yet

Maybe it's all a clever ruse like the eft boss in Brayflox normal, and when you do enough damage to Octomammoth it'll get killed by cannonball fire. Ultros will show up on a pirate ship wearing a captain's hat, then jump down and start fighting you.

I think Yoshi meant that kraken is a familiar boss, and here we have a kraken.

I don't think ultros and kraken are the same thing, and ultros has never been hinted at.

Octomammoth, yes please. Just be glad it's not Octomom...

Has no one considered that the snippet you were shown is NOT the entire boss fight? All we see is some tentacles and the top of its head/eyes. Im keen to see the whole fight.

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Originally Posted by Sylve

Has no one considered that the snippet you were shown is NOT the entire boss fight? All we see is some tentacles and the top of its head/eyes. Im keen to see the whole fight.

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actually there is a pic of the entire creature on the 2.3 preview page on the dungeons section. here take a look:

http://i59.tinypic.com/20q100p.jpg

And technically this creature, though being a Cephalopod, is NOT an Octo-anything, as it has TEN tentacles, not eight. This creature is actually more likely a type of Squid, and falls in the category of Decapod.

Perhaps my hopes are too high, but if the octopus/cephalopod can speak, could it still be what we expected at first, which is to say Ultros ?

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Originally Posted by uryell

Perhaps my hopes are too high, but if the octopus/cephalopod can speak, could it still be what we expected at first, which is to say Ultros ?

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That is probably hoping for too much.

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Originally Posted by Tharian

actually there is a pic of the entire creature on the 2.3 preview page on the dungeons section. here take a look:

http://i59.tinypic.com/20q100p.jpg

And technically this creature, though being a Cephalopod, is NOT an Octo-anything, as it has TEN tentacles, not eight. This creature is actually more likely a type of Squid, and falls in the category of Decapod.

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Well, my previous statement needs partial revoking. We still don't know the entire fight though. It's possible something may happen as a phase change. I'm still keen to find out the whole thing, but i wont be disappointed if theres no angry orange octopus :P

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Originally Posted by uryell

Perhaps my hopes are too high, but if the octopus/cephalopod can speak, could it still be what we expected at first, which is to say Ultros ?

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It seems to me that, in this game, whenever SE wants to provide an homage to stuff from previous Final Fantasy games, they go out of their way to make the model look like the classic Amano designs - look at Gilgamesh or the Magitek Armor for examples.

If we ever see Ultros in-game, I think we can reasonably expect him to have the goofy smily-eyes and the wreath of fangs that we've come to expect from our pervy octopus friend. :P

Some people forget that Ultros is an Octopus and a Kraken is generally a Giant Squid.

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Originally Posted by Ranek

I seem to be the only one whose actually excited over the release of Hullbreaker Isle (sick to death of spamming brayflox) the trailer showcased a lush environment and to top it off a final boss that is not only large but requires multiples areas to fight.

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This assumes things will be more efficient than 5 minute BF.

I was mad when I heard it wasn't Ultros, then I saw the size of it and saw it throw a tank then slap it to the ground, I wasn't even mad anymore.

Kracken = squid like sea beast(not octopus)

Ultros =jellyfish/octopus hybrid, has never been called a Kracken in any FF game hes appeared in. However we have multiple Kracken mobs in several ff many of which are NM type mobs, why is it so hard for people to read.

Don't care it ain't Ultros. I just wanna see those Lalas fly!

Don't worry, OP. I thought Ultros too. And I am also very sad.

Maybe it's just me but I'm pretty familiar with all krakens in FF - As well as Octopie and Ultros isn't a Kraken.

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Originally Posted by Tharian

actually there is a pic of the entire creature on the 2.3 preview page on the dungeons section. here take a look:

http://i59.tinypic.com/20q100p.jpg

And technically this creature, though being a Cephalopod, is NOT an Octo-anything, as it has TEN tentacles, not eight. This creature is actually more likely a type of Squid, and falls in the category of Decapod.

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I don't see 10 tentacles. The two, what I am going to call modified arms, are completely different from the 8 tentacles below. If anything, I'd say it would be classified in the octopus family, but it's own species.

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Originally Posted by Ryans

I don't see 10 tentacles. The two, what I am going to call modified arms, are completely different from the 8 tentacles below. If anything, I'd say it would be classified in the octopus family, but it's own species.

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There's specialization in the tentacles of real life octopi and squids. For example, one of a male octopus's legs IS in fact his reproductive organ. Even if they are "arms" they are still tentacles so the count is 10.

It's familiar enough to me. Ultros is an octopus, a kraken is a mythological squid-type sea monster.

I don't mind but its gonna get really awkward watching miqotes in bikini armor fight that thing XD

Necro'd.

Sure, you're disappointed it's not Ultros… but did you all forget about this?

http://www.skyrender.net/lp/ffmq_1_11.png

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Originally Posted by Marxam

I don't mind but its gonna get really awkward watching miqotes in bikini armor fight that thing XD

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hmmm, I'm looking forward to it now

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Originally Posted by A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider

Necro'd.

Sure, you're disappointed it's not Ultros… but did you all forget about this?

http://www.skyrender.net/lp/ffmq_1_11.png

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Ah... Mystic Quest. Memories of my youth come running back.

Glad to see there are a bunch of Marine Biologists on the forums today.

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Originally Posted by JTribal

Glad to see there are a bunch of Marine Biologists on the forums today.

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Indeed there is.