Beast

"Wreak havoc with their wild teeth and claws while protecting their owners with their own bodies."

—Beast description, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

Ferocious creatures dedicated towards their masters, annihilating anything that dare attempt to pose a threat to their beloved owners.

The Beast (ペット Pet in the Japanese version) is a loyal comrade whose thick hide and sharp fangs and claws allow them to tear their enemies to shreds while keeping their masters safe. Although they can't wear traditional armor, their thick hides provide more than enough defense to ward almost any blow. Should their masters be in danger, they can act as a shield in their stead, taking all the damage their masters would have sustained. With utmost savagery, they can lash out lethal blows against their foes, crushing them with their sheer strength. Should their masters sustain injuries, their saliva can heal their wounds, restoring them to their best conditions.

• EO2
• EO2U

Profile

Ferocious creatures of the wild, trained to loyally serve their masters in combat. While they possess lethal combat capabilities, their defensive capabilities make them a true threat to anything that dares to threaten their masters. With a keen nose and natural instinct, they make for excellent hunters and gatherers, making them essential for anyone gathering the bounty offered by the labyrinth.

• Strengths: Powerful physical attacks and powerful defenses, capable of healing party-mates.
• Weaknesses: Loyalty skill is uncontrollable and bugged - when defending a party member, the damage calculation uses the defended member's defense instead of the Beast's own, along with ignoring defensive buffs or effects.
• Force skill - Salivall: The loyal beast licks the wounds of the entire party, fully restoring their HP and status.

Stat Progression

Main article: Beast/Stats#EO2

Level	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	55	15	8	5	8	5	5
30	233	73	33	10	33	18	24
70	545	153	61	18	70	38	51
99	779	323	78	35	88	57	69

Skills

Skill	Description	Type	Prerequisite
HP Up	Increase maximum HP.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
TP Up	Increase maximum TP.
STR Up	Increase strength.
TEC Up	Increase technique.
VIT Up	Increase vitality.
AGI Up	Increase agility.
LUC Up	Increase luck.
Esc Up	Increase chances of successfully escaping from battle.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
Loyalty	May take damage in the place of other party members.	Passive	Available at Start
Autocure	Restores a certain amount of HP after battle.	Passive	HP Up Lv.3
Autoheal	May recover from various status ailments at the start of a turn.	Passive	Autocure Lv.5
En Garde	May reduce all damage sustained.	Passive	VIT Up Lv.10
Tenacity	May survive mortal blows with 1 HP remaining.	Passive	Autoheal Lv.5
Maul	Crushing attack whose damage increases as the beast's HP falls.	Offensive Savagery Skill	Available at Start
Devour	Bite down on an enemy to drain HP through the fangs.		Maul Lv.5
Bodyslam	Powerful, striking tackle that may stun an enemy.		Available at Start
Rampage	Multiple strike attacks against all enemies.		Bodyslam Lv.5 Loyalty Lv.10
Claw	Slash wildly at an enemy with both foreclaws.		Available at Start
Wildcut	Slash all enemies with dance-like moves.		Claw Lv.5
Bristle	Lowers offense to gain increased defense against all attacks.	Enhancement Loyalty Skill	Loyalty Lv.3
Preen	A bold display that increases defense and draws enemy attacks.	Defensive Loyalty Skill	Loyalty Lv.2
Wildwall	Await the enemy's attack to parry it and negate the damage.	Defensive Loyalty Skill	Available at Start
Roar	Roar that shakes the earth and terrifies all enemies.	Debilitation Savagery Skill	Available at Start
Saliva	Lick an ally's wounds to restore their HP.	Healing Loyalty Skill	Available at Start
Doze Off	Fall asleep on the spot to restore a large amount of HP.	Healing Loyalty Skill	Loyalty Lv.1
Howl	A moaning howl that lures nearby FOEs to the spot where it's used.	Field Savagery Skill	Available at Start
Growl	Stops FOE movement on the field for a limited time.	Field Savagery Skill	Available at Start
Fetch	Chop wood, mine ore, and gather plants at item points.	Gather	LUC Up Lv.5 TEC Up Lv.5

Profile

The Beasts have received a much-needed overhaul in this game. Previously, their Loyalty was automatic and further investment (which was needed for their better skills) would raise the chance of them taking blows for the party, whether needed or not. Now, Loyalty Mastery raises the chance of a Beast taking half damage, and any skill that would let the Beast tank for the party is player-controlled on top of providing an additional defense boost, allowing the Beast to work as a defensive unit slightly different from the Protector.

Beasts are also one of the two classes who cannot alter class, and other classes cannot switch to Beasts. The other class with this behaviour is the Fafnir.

• Strengths: Good mix of attack and defense, capable of healing teammates. Massive HP reserves.
• Weaknesses: Gimmicky attack skills. Prone to dying a lot if frequently commanded to shield allies.
• Force Boost - Desperation: Triples user's HP for 3 turns.
• Force Break - True Endurance: Shields all allies from attacks and endures this turn. At the end of the turn, deal melee bash damage to all enemies.

Stat Progression

Main article: Beast/Stats#EO2U

Level	HP	TP	STR	TEC	VIT	AGI	LUC
1	60	22	8	5	9	6	7
30	203	114	21	14	24	16	18
70	470	266	43	30	48	33	34
99	714	353	60	42	68	47	48

Skills

Skill	Description	Type	Prerequisite	Extra
Loyalty Mastery	Teaches Cover-type skills. Chance to halve incoming damage.	Mastery	Available at Start
Lick Wounds	Heals 1 ally and removes their binds.	Healing	Loyalty Mastery Lv1	Lv5 and 10 increase binds removed.
Auto-Lick	When user has taken damage or been bound this turn, has a chance of using Lick Wounds on self for free.	Passive	Lick Wounds Lv5	Max Lv5
Protect	Reduces incoming damage and take damage in place of 1 ally this turn.	Loyalty	Loyalty Mastery Lv3
Hit-Taker	Reduces incoming damage and take damage in place of entire party a set number of times this turn.			Lv5 and 10 increase number of activations.
Protection Vow	Reduces incoming damage and take damage in place of allies that are under half HP for 3 turns.	Loyalty	Protect Lv3 Hit-Taker Lv3	Lv5 and 10 increase duration, max activations per turn, and reduce activation penalty.
Self-Defense	Lowers the user's physical and elemental ATK and raises physical and elemental DEF for 3 turns.	Loyalty	Loyalty Mastery Lv5	Lv5 and 10 increase duration.
Beast Roar	Lowers physical ATK of all enemies for 3 turns.	Debuff	Loyalty Mastery Lv7	Lv5 and 10 increase duration.
Preemptive Roar	Chance to activate Beast Roar when the battle starts.	Passive	Beast Roar Lv5	Max Lv5
Claw Mastery	Teaches Claw skills. Increases damage dealt with claws.	Mastery	Available at Start
Tiger Blow	Bash damage to 1 enemy. Recovers HP in accordance to the damage dealt.	Claw	Claw Mastery Lv1
Wolf Fang	3 cut attacks to 1 enemy. Damage increases if the user's HP is high.	Claw	Tiger Blow Lv5
Comet Drop	Bash damage to 1 line of enemies. The user takes some damage as well.	Claw	Claw Mastery Lv3
Wildblow	Bash damage to 1 enemy. Damage increases if the user's HP is low.	Claw	Comet Drop Lv5
Beast Dance	Cut attack to all enemies. Delayed activation in turn.	Claw	Claw Mastery Lv5
Savage Rush	3-6 inaccurate bash attacks to random enemies.	Claw	Claw Mastery Lv7
Berserk	5 ranged cut attacks to random allies and enemies. Does halved damage to allies.	Claw	Beast Dance Lv3 Savage Rush Lv3
Endurance	Reduces incoming damage. At the end of the turn, deals cut damage to all enemies, increasing depending on the number of hits taken by the user.	Loyalty	Loyalty Mastery Lv10 Claw Mastery Lv10	Lv5 and 10 increase DEF bonus.
HP Up	Raises maximum HP.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
Deadly Resolve	Chance to survive lethal damage with 1 HP.	Passive	HP Up Lv5
TP Up	Raises maximum TP.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
Phys ATK Up	Raises physical ATK.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
Phys DEF Up	Raises physical DEF.	Stat Increase	Available at Start
Bull Charge	Raises damage dealt and reduces damage taken until end of next turn. Cancels other Charge-type moves.	Charge	Phys ATK Up Lv5 Phys DEF Up Lv5	Lv5 and 10 increase DEF bonus.
Natural Instinct	Increases yield of Take, Chop, and Mine points.	Gather	Available at Start

Grimoire Stones

Skills to generate and pass:

• Hit-Taker: Best given to a Protector whose Shield Mastery and Parry skills can block some if not all of the physical hits.
• Lick Wounds: Heals, removes binds, and does not require equipment.
• Natural Instinct: All-purpose item-farming skill for earning money.

Skills best used on a Beast:

• Bloodlust (Highlander): Defensive Beasts will be using Hit-Taker often to defend the party. The number of hits will raise the chance it will retaliate.
• Shield Mastery, Parry (Protector): Equipping these will make the Beast function like a substitute Protector.
• Provoke (Protector): Offers great synergy with Endurance.
• Healing Rhythm (Troubadour): Provoke and Protection Vow work as buffs, giving the Beast passive regeneration after taking a lot of hits.
• Elem DEF Up: The Beast's fantastic Vitality helps them weather physical damage, but their lower Technique makes them more vulnerable to elemental damage.

Gallery

The latest addition to our party is the loyal, lovable beast! Its strength beats hardened warriors, and its hide is tougher than a full suit of armor. They’re powerful party members, but… it’s still working on telling the difference between enemies and friends. I hope I’ll live to see it graduate from obedience school…