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モルボル (Malboro)
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Malboro is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, sometimes also known as the Molbol, Morbol, or Mad Oscar. It is a large, green, tentacled plant-like creature, with an anemone-like head and large mouth lined with sharp teeth. It is renowned for its dreaded Bad Breath attack, which can inflict many status effects on its targets, crippling unprotected parties. The Malboro has ranked among the more iconic and difficult enemies in the series.
This LEGO version is built to be roughly minifigure scale. As it has appeared in many games over the decades it has had many different designs. The vast majority are fairly similar and so this is designed as a generic version rather than one from a particular game.
My first entry into the series was with Final Fantasy X. I had not really played RPGs before let alone JRPGs. When I first encountered the Malboro it was an incredibly hard battle and I was very relieved once I had finally won. Yet they were showing up in random encounters over and over and I just could not take it. Turns out while I was using the Sphere Grid I apparently wasn't actually leveling up my characters. In my ignorance I had gone through a decent chunk of the game with little to no leveling up of my party. I had been enamored by the story and world and kept pushing through, yet also was extremely frustrated at how hard the game was. Turns out a lot of the difficulty was my own fault. Once I figured this out I leveled up my party and from then on it was a much more balance game. Final Fantasy X is one of my favorites and I highly recommend it, but definitely make sure you level up your characters...
モルボル (Malboro)
Instructions Available on Rebrickable
Additional photos HERE!
Malboro is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, sometimes also known as the Molbol, Morbol, or Mad Oscar. It is a large, green, tentacled plant-like creature, with an anemone-like head and large mouth lined with sharp teeth. It is renowned for its dreaded Bad Breath attack, which can inflict many status effects on its targets, crippling unprotected parties. The Malboro has ranked among the more iconic and difficult enemies in the series.
This LEGO version is built to be roughly minifigure scale. As it has appeared in many games over the decades it has had many different designs. The vast majority are fairly similar and so this is designed as a generic version rather than one from a particular game.
My first entry into the series was with Final Fantasy X. I had not really played RPGs before let alone JRPGs. When I first encountered the Malboro it was an incredibly hard battle and I was very relieved once I had finally won. Yet they were showing up in random encounters over and over and I just could not take it. Turns out while I was using the Sphere Grid I apparently wasn't actually leveling up my characters. In my ignorance I had gone through a decent chunk of the game with little to no leveling up of my party. I had been enamored by the story and world and kept pushing through, yet also was extremely frustrated at how hard the game was. Turns out a lot of the difficulty was my own fault. Once I figured this out I leveled up my party and from then on it was a much more balance game. Final Fantasy X is one of my favorites and I highly recommend it, but definitely make sure you level up your characters...