Bres

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Job: Monk Family: Fomors Crystal: Dark Weak to: Light Notorious Monster

Bres

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Beadeaux (S)		Brass Letterbox (100%) Emissary Boots (???%) Useshi (???%) ???~??? gil (??? Gil)	???~??? gil (??? Gil)	1	A, L, H, HP ??? HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Notes:

• Found at K-8 on the second map in the small south room.
• Has enhanced movement speed.
• Uses kick attacks only.
• Uses Double Attack to do another Kick Attack. (AKA 3 kicks)
• Uses Dragon Kick and other Fomor weapon skills. Dragon Kick was seen to do over 2300 damage. It can easily one-shot most jobs without shadows up. The longer it takes to use Dragon kick the harder it will hit. (Instant: basic) (2 Sec: 2x stronger) (3 secs: 3x stronger).
• Dragon Kick can be absorbed by 1 shadow.
• Uses Hundred Fists.
• Relatively slow attack speed compared to other MNK-types.
• Susceptible to Poison and Slow.
• Immune to Paralyze, Gravity and Bind.
• Normal attacks are relatively weak (10-40 dmg to a 75 pld/nin only self buffs), with phalanx and stoneskin up (from sch friend) shadows were not needed (stoneskin lasted almost full duration and reprisal is really nice on this fight), best to save Ni for Dragon Kick. After he's down about 50% his attacks start to hit harder (40-100 dmg).

(see testimonials)

Historical Background

In Irish mythology, Bres was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His parents were Prince Elatha of the Fomorians and Ériu. He was an unpopular king, and favored his Fomorian kin. He grew so quickly that by the age of seven he was the size of a 14-year-old. In the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, King Nuada of the Tuatha Dé Danann lost his hand; because he was imperfect, he could not be king. Hoping to reconcile relations between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé Danann, Bres was named king and Brigid of the Tuatha de Danann married him. After Bres had ruled for seven years, Nuada had his hand replaced and Bres was exiled. After his father declined to help him regain his throne, Bres found Balor to help him. Bres led the Fomorians in the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh but lost. He was found unprotected on the battlefield by Lugh and pleaded for his life. Lugh spared him because he promised to teach the Tuatha Dé agriculture.