Mighty Grunt

Form Armored

Alternate Form Unarmored

Level 12 HP 230

Attack 20 (27) Magic atk 6 (108)

Defense 100 (80%) Magic def 64 (87%)

Defense% 0% Dexterity 40 Luck 0

EXP 50 AP 5 Gil 98

Abilities Machine Gun (20), Double Shot (37)

Status Defend: Small, Frog, Berserk, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence

Steal Tranquilizer (41.2%), Grenade (6.6%)

Drop Tranquilizer (14.1%)

Manipulate Machine Gun, Double Shot

Encountered In Midgar Shinra Building

When in their initial Armored form, Mighty Grunts have high Defense and Magic def, but their attacks are weaker than in their Unarmored Form. They will assume this form when they fall below 50% HP. Note that Double Shot is always directed at the Character with the most HP.

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Monster Abilities: Used by Mighty Grunt – 2 shown

Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters Name	MP	The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color Base Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Attack%	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties
Machine Gun	-	P	20	100%	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	-
Double Shot	-	187.5%×P	37	110%	Physical	One enemy	Hit	-	-

Screens: Where Mighty Grunt is Encountered – 5 shown

Area	Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 2f. lobby	2 Grenade Combatants (96) 3 Grenade Combatants (88) Mighty Grunt (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 3f. Lobby	Mighty Grunt (96) 3 Grenade Combatants (88) 2 Grenade Combatants (72)	-	-	-	-
Midgar Shinra Building	Elevator	-	-	-	-	-
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 59f.	Mighty Grunt (96) 2 Mighty Grunts (88) 3 Mighty Grunts (72)	1	-	-	-
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 60f.	-	-	-	-	-

Set Encounters: With Mighty Grunt – 4 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Encounter	Area	Screen	Details	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty
Mighty Grunt	Midgar Shinra Building	Elevator	Encountered on the elevator on floors 15, 19, 25, or 28 during a frontal assault	12	50	5	98 gil	Normal Battle	×1
2 Mighty Grunts	Midgar Shinra Building	Elevator	Encountered on the elevator on floors 16, 20, 22, or 24 during a frontal assault	12	100	10	196 gil	Normal Battle	×1
3 Mighty Grunts	Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 59f.	Approach the trio of guards in front of the bottom right elevators	12	150	15	294 gil	Normal Battle	×2
2 Mighty Grunts (Pincer Attack)	Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 60f.	Get caught by the guards trying to sneak by (up to five times)	12	100	10	196 gil	Pincer Attack	×1

Encounters: With Mighty Grunt – 5 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
Mighty Grunt	12	50	5	98 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Mighty Grunt
2 Mighty Grunts	12	100	10	196 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Mighty Grunts
3 Mighty Grunts	12	150	15	294 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	3 Mighty Grunts
3 Mighty Grunts	12	150	15	294 gil	Normal Battle	No	×2	3 Mighty Grunts
2 Mighty Grunts	12	100	10	196 gil	Pincer Attack	No	×1	2 Mighty Grunts

Items: Held by Mighty Grunt – 2 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Tranquilizer	Cures [Fury]	-	Magic	One ally	-	Remove: Fury	Adds Sadness if target does not have Fury	100 gil	50 gil	Yes
Grenade	Explosive damage against one opponent	160	Physical	One enemy	Shoot	-	Deals 160 base damage	80 gil	40 gil	No

Status Effects: Resisted by Mighty Grunt – 8 shown

Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands Name	This status is negated by its opposed status Opposed	Type	Duration	Effect
Berserk	-	Negative	Temporary	Character attacks uncontrollably but deals 50% extra damage
Death	-	Negative	Permanent	Character is dead
Death-sentence	-	Negative	Temporary	Character dies when the timer runs out
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Manipulate	-	Negative	Temporary	Your party decides the afflicted monster's actions
Petrify	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act but is immune to damage and status effects
Slow-numb	-	Negative	Temporary	Character will be afflicted with Petrify when the timer runs out
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks

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