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- "So come... let us consume all life on this world... let us consume the gods themselves... For now and eternity... there is only us... There is only Galdera!" —Before battle
Galdera is a recurrent character in Octopath Traveler series. The 13th of the gods of Orsterra, he is known as the ruler of life and death, lord of infernal magic, and the god of the Accurst Flame.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Galdera is a gargantuan, black-armored behemoth composed of the corpses of the Undead. Although his upper half is vaguely human in shape, his lower half tapers into a skeletal spine conjoined with a fusion of tormented souls and his Omniscient Eye, while his left hand juts into the eyed Blade of the Fallen. Bones and dripping flesh protrude from his body. His mask sports curving white horns, his mouth bristles with fangs, and his eyes glow red.
Prior to his rebellion, Galdera was presumably human in form like his divine siblings, but any remnants of such a body have been corrupted.
Personality[]
Galdera describes himself as a being born of bottomless greed and darkness. He believes himself to be the only perfect and all-powerful entity, and therefore seeks to consume and assimilate all life into himself—including humanity and the other gods—so that he will become the only eternal being.
Story[]
- "The thirteenth child and baby of the family, Galdera has no particular talent like his older siblings, but more ambition than all of them put together. His mother hopes that his heart, at least, will keep him on the right path." —Trial of Truth inquiry in Champions of the Continent
After his birth, Galdera burned his mother Orsa to death with his black flames and fled from the Heavens. In his desire to seize all creation for himself, he clashed with his brethren in a fierce war that engulfed the world. He harnessed the power of the Eye of Calamity, the only known divine beast that allied itself with him, plunging the world into darkness and strengthening his dark flames. When the divine beast was sealed, his power diminished, and his flames were repelled by Aelfric's Sacred Flame. Galdera was then sealed in a layer of Hell, beyond the Gate of Finis.
Should Galdera be freed, his vengeance on the gods and people of Orsterra would be terrible. Artifacts such as the tome From the Far Reaches of Hell and the mural in the Ruins of Eld were left as warnings of what destructive powers lie behind the Gate.
Orsterra[]
217 years before the events of Octopath Traveler, Galdera's flames took form and became Lyblac, his daughter and faithful apostle. She descended into Orsterra when Salomon opened the Gate of Finis to fulfill her father's will in the land of the living. Her preparations for Galdera's return caused most of the events of Octopath Traveler and Champions of the Continent, culminating when she lured Kit Crossford to the Underworld as Galdera's vessel.
In the Forbidden Temple, there is a statue depicting the fallen god. It is unknown if it was built at the time Jennish ordered the temple's construction or if was later.
Champions of the Continent: Side Orsterra[]
In Bestower of Fame, several members of the Black Scarlets sacrifice themselves to activate it in order to hinder the Chosen One and the Knights Ardante so Ceraphina can perform the Accursed Night ritual.
Octopath Traveler 0[]
When the Ringbearer illuminates Sazantos using the Flamebearer's Ring, Sazantos breaks free of Orsa and is exorcised from his bottomless darkness, but Galdera manifests from Sazantos's darkness and began assimilating with Orsa. Thus begins the battle with Or'galdera.
Octopath Traveler[]
After absorbing Kit, Galdera fused Lyblac into his body and waged bitter battle against the eight travelers. After a savage clash, the travelers defeated Galdera, sealing him away in the Underworld and releasing Kit.
Solistia[]
Champions of the Continent: Side Solistia[]
As with Lyblac in Orsterra, Galdera's flames took form in Solistia and became Lucian, Galdera's son and faithful apostle. When the Gate of Finis opened in Orsterra, it also opened in Solistia, allowing Lucian to descend into the world of the living. Like his Orsterran counterpart, Lucian would seek to manifest Galdera through a worthy vessel and to connect the twin worlds for him through Ouma. Galdera's essence would be crafted onto the Ring of the Fallen and entrusted to his Solistian servant.
Known as the Great Will or the Dark Will, Galdera is the unknown god worshiped by the Order of Blood, who—led by Lucian under the premise of a humanity without conflict—seek his guidance and resurrection.
Some time before the current events, the ring, under the guise of the Ring of the Flamebringer, would be indirectly bestowed upon his Chosen One: a potential vessel.
The Chosen One[]
Galdera is the voice who whispers and urges Sail to collect the "eight fragments" and connect the Dark Truth between the two worlds.
When Sail is broken by Lucian's revelation, the ring reveals his identity as the Fallen, telling the young man to submit both his body and soul. Feeling that there was no point in fighting further, Sail succumbs to his fate, and Lucian uses the Codex of Ouma to resume the ritual, summoning a gigantic tower of flesh and bones above upon Holden. Through it the Dark God would slowly take control of his vessel, encased in a "cocoon" on the upper floors.
While the Chosen One and Mydia are fighting Lucian, Avar appears on the upper floors, attacking the cocoon and forcing Sail the Fallen to prematurely emerge. The two eventually clash, but the vessel easily overpowers the rebel. The Chosen One and the Sanctum Knight reach the top of the tower, only to find a badly injured Avar, who dies immediately after a counterattack from the Fallen. Mydia tries to talk sense into Sail, but her words don't reach him, forcing the party to fight. At one point, Sail regains lucidity, but the Ring of the Fallen begins to glow. Taking control of his vessel, Galdera repeats his goal of devouring all life on the twin worlds, including the twelve gods, before transforming Sail the Fallen into the "Dark God of Curses." Despite all odds, the Chosen One and Mydia successfully defeated this form, thwarting the Dark God's resurrection.
Some time after Lyblac and Lucian's defeat in the depths of the Tomb of Ouma, Sail would be freed from the Ring of Fallen's influence, ending the apostles' schemes for good.
Octopath Traveler II[]
Although his origins in Solistia are shrouded in mystery, Galdera also appears as an optional secret boss in Octopath Traveler II, where he can be confronted beyond the Gate of Finis after Al opens it. This spectral gray incarnation is even stronger than his Orsterran counterpart.
Battle[]
Galdera is battled four times in the series:
- In Octopath Traveler, starting as the Omniscient Eye.
- In Octopath Traveler 0, as Or'galdera.
- In Champions of the Continent: Side Solistia, starting as Sail the Fallen.
- In Octopath Traveler II, starting as the Omniscient Eye.
- Electrocute: Heavy elemental damage,
. Targets entire party. - Searing Orb: Elemental damage, , single target.
- Galdera's Temptation: Buff. Applies the Aelfric's Auspices buff to a Soul.
- Elemental Veil: Buff. Increased Elemental Defense for all foes for 5 turns.
- The Unholy Eye Shudders Ominously: Removes all status augmentations from party.
- A Shadowy Mist Envelopes The Battlefield: Aura. -50% Accuracy to all party members and foes, lasts until another aura is applied. Uses Shared Vision the next action after applying the aura.
- Shared Vision: Buff. Applies Increased Accuracy to all foes for 8 turns.
- Shared Vision: Buff. Applies
- Noxious Fumes Envelope The Battlefield: Aura. Replaces Poison on all allies with Peerless Poison, lasts until another aura is applied.
- The Power of The Elements Surges in The Air: Aura. Doubles all damage from both sides, lasts until another aura is applied. Uses Elemental Drain the next action after applying the aura.
- Elemental Drain: Debuff. Inflicts Decreased Elemental Attack on all party members for 5 turns.
- Elemental Drain: Debuff. Inflicts
- Curse of the Afterworld: Used below 50% health. Puts three colored death timers on the party, removed on death of matching color souls.
- Consume Soul: Used below 25% health. The following effects occur:
- Destroys all active souls
- Omniscient Eye actions per turn increase to three
- Maximum shields increase from 8 to 12
- Gains the following permanent buffs:
- Unlocks the ability: Evil Eye.
- Evil Eye: Inflicts Petrification on a single ally; identical to the move used by Redeye. An Herb-of-grace Potion from H'aanit's story is required to cure the ally. Petrified allies who become incapacitated cannot return to battle. Will only be used after using Consume Soul.
- Evil Eye: Inflicts
- Rend Flesh: Heavy physical damage to party.
- Rake: Heavy physical damage to a single party member.
- Strike of the Dead: Physical damage to a party member, lowers speed.
- Heart Gouge: Physical damage to a single party member, drains SP.
- Rage: Counters physical attacks for triple damage.
- Drag Into Darkness: Used below 25% health. Drags a party member into darkness, causing them to be unable to act or be acted upon until the soul is broken.
- Merciless Rend: Heavy physical damage, single target. 4 consecutive hits.
- Delayed Incantation: Different effects depending on active aura. Elements causes pillars of ice to hit random party members for very heavy damage at the start of the next turn. Contagion poisons the whole party at the start of the next turn, or causes an explosion of fire and brimstone that does party wide damage. Darkness will drain the party of SP, or instantly kill a single party member.
- Shatter Mind: Physical damage to a single party member, drains SP.
- Tainted Touch: Heavy physical damage to a party member, lowers elemental defense.
- Eternal Rancor: Heavy dark damage to a party member.
- Screams of the Dead: Used below 25% health. Three hits of Dark damage to the entire party.
- The Sorcerous Energies Within The Screaming Soul Are About to Burst!: Uses Self-Immolation next action if not broken.
- Self-Immolation: Deals massive physical damage to all party members (~6000 damage on 800 physical defense). Destroys the soul.
- Contaminate: Inflicts poison, sleep, blindness, confusion and unconsciousness to one party member with a given probability.
- Debilitation: Inflicts poison to the entire party with a given probability.
- Accurst Flame: Heavy dark damage to a party member.
- Decay: Used below 25% health. Inflicts unconsciousness to the entire party with a given probability.
- The Sorcerous Energies Within The Wailing Soul Are About to Burst!: Uses Self-Immolation next action if not broken.
- Self-Immolation: Deals massive physical damage to all party members (~6000 damage on 800 physical defense). Destroys the soul.
- Veil of Darkness: Used immediately upon battle starting. Galdera cannot be damaged, broken, debuffed, or afflicted with status conditions as long as any extremities survive.
- Shadowy Aura: Emotes "Galdera is eyeing you forbiddingly." Next turn either all status debuffs are removed from Galdera, or all status augmentations are removed from the party, alternating.
- Augmentation: Increases speed by 50% and physical attack by 50%. Targets the Blade of the Fallen, or Galdera, the Fallen once all three parts are slain.
- The veil of darkness expands!: Used each time when the Blade, Lyblac, or Maw are slain. Adds two shield points to the remaining extremities for each extremity slain. When only one extremity remains, its vulnerabilities are changed to its second set.
Abilities below are only used once the Blade, Lyblac and Maw are slain.
- The veil of darkness surrounding Galdera has lifted!: Used on Galdera's next turn after all extremities are slain. Removes Galdera's invincibility, sets his shield to 9, exposes his weaknesses to daggers, ice, and light, and allows him to move three times per turn. Always followed by The Souls of The Dead Writhe Ominously before you.
- The Souls of The Dead Writhe Ominously before you: Unlocks all of Galdera's weaknesses. Uses Banish Soul the next action after emoting if not broken.
- Banish Soul: Reduce all party members' HP to 1, and BP to 0. Uses Create Soul the next action.
- Create Soul: Increases Galdera's break shields in proportion with the amount of BP drained by Banish Soul.
- The Souls Trapped by Galdera Are Set Free!: Emoted by Galdera if broken before using Banish Soul. Grants full BP to all party members.
- Banish Soul: Reduce all party members' HP to 1, and BP to 0. Uses Create Soul the next action.
- Eternal Void: One hit of very heavy dark damage to all party members.
- Exterminate: Two hits of extreme physical damage to random party members.
- Meteor Storm: Eight hits of heavy fire damage to random party members.
- Crushing Death: Three hits of heavy physical damage to all party members.
- Impending Doom: Instantly kills one party member after a 1 turn countdown that can't be removed.
- Hell's Thunder/Frozen Hell/Hellwind: Three hits of heavy elemental damage to all party members.
- Nightmare: Very heavy dark damage to all party members. Inflicts Elemental Attack down and Physical Attack down.
- Consume Aether: Drains 25% of maximum SP from all party members, rounded down.
- Shadow Eye: Inflicts Physical Defense down to all Party members.
- Elemental Dominance: Permanently increases the damage of the Maw's elemental abilities. Used when Lyblac or the Blade of The Fallen are slain.
- Dark Flame's Curse: Prevents use of any magic abilities until the Maw is broken.
- Temptation of the Fallen: Used when the Abyssal Maw or Blade of the Fallen is slain. Causes Lyblac's Deceleration to target all party members.
- Toxic Rainbow: Maximum HP reduction for the entire party at the end of every turn. If a party member has above maximum HP at the end of the turn, current HP will be reduced to match the new maximum value. Used when the Blade of the Fallen and Lyblac are slain. Destroy Abyssal Maw to disperse Toxic Rainbow. Entire party will keep reduced maximum HP for the rest of the battle.
- Protection: Grants physical defense augmentation to all enemies for 4 turns.
- Enchantment: Darkness: Causes the Blade of the Fallen to inflict Blindness on its next attack.
- Enchantment: Fear: Causes the Blade of the Fallen to inflict Terror on its next attack.
- Elemental Augmentation: Increases the elemental damage of the Abyssal Maw by 50%.
- Soul Healing: Restores three break shield points on the lowest of the three parts. (Is also used on the lowest HP extremity when broken, does not show any healing, needs clarification.)
- Auspices of the Fallen: Permanently applies elemental attack up, elemental defense up, physical attack up, physical defense up, evasion up, speed up and accuracy up to Lyblac. Used when Lyblac is the only remaining extremity.
- Deceleration: Deals dark damage and drains up to 2 BP. Targets physical defense, and can be dodged with Sidestep.
- Sanguine/Stygian Sorcery: Three hits of heavy fire/dark elemental damage to all party members.
- Weakness: Inflicts elemental defense down, elemental attack down, physical defense down, physical attack down, speed down, evasion down and critical down to a single party member for 5 turns.
- Mistcutter: Used after Lyblac casts Enchantment: Darkness. One hit of heavy physical damage to all party members, inflicts blindness.
- Shrieking Blade: Used after Lyblac casts Enchantment: Fear. One hit of heavy physical damage on all party members, inflicts terror.
- Sweep/Mighty Sweep/Almighty Sweep: Physical damage to all party members. Mighty Sweep is used when Lyblac or the Abyssal Maw are slain, and Almighty Sweep when both are slain.
- Overpowering Slash: Extreme physical damage to one party member, may inflict unconsciousness. Increased damage when Lyblac or the Abyssal Maw are slain.
- Vorpal Strike: Reduces one party member to 1 HP.
- Wanton Bloodshed: Four hits of physical damage to random party members. Used when the Abyssal Maw and Lyblac are slain.
- The blade's movements become more intense!: Allows the Blade to move two times per turn. Used when the Abyssal Maw and Lyblac are slain.
- Veil of Night -
- Destructive Shot -
- Cursed Wrath -
- Meteor -
- Eternal Grudge -
- An unearthly wail echoes throughout -
- Eternal Void -
- Purification of Null -
- Create Soul -
- Banish Soul -
- Reflective Barrier -
- Interceptive Barrier -
- Auspices of the Fallen -
- Dispersing Wave -
- Or'galdera focuses his powers on Demonic Spear/Void-Sundering Arm:.
- Demon Spear Fog -
- Spear Thrust -
- Wild Spear Thrust -
- Ravaging Thrust -
- Sweep - Deal damage to Front.
- Binding Thrust -
- The energy shrouding Demonic Spear is altered.:
- The demonic spear has regained its powers.:
- The demonic spear loses its powers. :
- Demonic Spear's movements have become erratic!:
This battle is scripted. Avar is the only playable traveler available. Battle will end when Sail the Fallen uses Fate cannot be defied! at the end of turn 5.
- Stop resisting...: First turn. Does nothing, basically skips his action.
- Meaningless...: Second turn. Does nothing, basically skips his action.
- Ethereal Smash - Deal damage to single target.
- Blackstream Blade - Deal damage to single target.
- Fate cannot be defied!: Deal overkill damage to single target.
- The Ring of the Fallen glows...!: Start of battle. Impart self with permanent File:Buff Ignore Evasion CotC.png Ignore Evasion (The target will inflict a guaranteed hit, ignoring evading effects), File:Buff Ignore Damage Nullification CotC.png Ignore Damage Nullification (The target will inflict a guaranteed hit, ignoring intercepting effects) and File:Buff Undying CotC.png Undying . Permanently increases his actions per turn to two.
- Slash - Deal damage to single target.
- Full Armor Break - Deal damage to single target. Impart Phys. Def. Down for 2 turns.
- Repeated Slash - Deal damage to single target 2 time(s).
- Sword of Protection - Deal damage to single target 2 time(s). Impart Self with Phys. Atk. Up for 3 turns.
- Wild Trifold Slash - Deal damage to random target 3 time(s).
- Wave Slash - Deal damage to random target 4 time(s).
- Level Slash - Deal damage to Front.
- Quadruple Black Slash - Deal damage to Front 4 time(s).
- Blackstream Blade - At 3 BP. Deal damage to single target.
- Slash - Deal
- The Ring of the Fallen shines even brighter...!: After the cutscene at 50% HP or less. Permanently increases his actions per turn to three. Switch to the next skill pattern for the remainder of the battle. The skills listed above won't be used.
- Song of Despair -
- Slash: Evil - Deal damage to single target 3 time(s). Impart Phys. Atk. Down for 2 turns.
- Armor Break: Purgatory - Deal damage to single target. Impart Phys. Def. Down for 3 turns.
- Repeated Slash: Mugen - Deal damage to single target 4 time(s).
- Sword of Destruction - Deal damage to random target 4 time(s). Inflict Elem. Atk. Lock (The traveler will be not able to use one elemental skill) for 2 turns.
- Wild Trifold Slash: Annihilation -
- Rippling Slash: Desolation - Deal damage to random target 6 time(s).
- Level Slash: Calamity - Deal damage to Front 2 time(s). Impart Phys. Def. Down for 4 turns.
- Quadruple Accursed Slash - Deal damage to Front 4 time(s). Inflict Comatose (The traveler will be unable to act until a turn has passed) for 2 turns.
- Cursed Blackstream Blade - At 3 BP. Deal damage to single target.
- Let me show you the end of fate...: Sail the Fallen enters boost mode. Uses Ethereal Smash if not broken before his next action.
- Ethereal Smash - Deal damage to Front.
- Ethereal Smash - Deal
- The Ring of the Fallen emits an ominous glow...: Can be used at the end of a turn. Randomly changes between the following weakness sets:
- The Ring of the Fallen flickers violently...: Start of battle. Impart self with permanent File:Buff Ignore Evasion CotC.png Ignore Evasion (The target will inflict a guaranteed hit, ignoring evading effects) and File:Buff Ignore Damage Nullification CotC.png Ignore Damage Nullification (The target will inflict a guaranteed hit, ignoring intercepting effects). Permanently increases his actions per turn to four.
- Bloody Blow - Deal physical damage to single target. Reduces BP by 5.
- Cancellation - Deal damage to random target 2 time(s).
- Meteor Storm - Deal non-elemental damage to random target 8 time(s)..
- Misfortunate Strike - Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict Max. HP Down for 3 turns.
- Shrieking Blade - Deal physical damage to Front. Inflict Dread (The traveler will not gain BP at the start of their turn and cannot boost) for 3 turns.
- Electrocute - Deal damage to Front. Inflict Paralysis (The target has a certain chance of being unable to act) for 3 turns.
- Banish Soul - Deal damage to Front. Reduces BP by 2.
- Eternal Void - Deal damage to Front. Inflict Stillness (The traveler will be not able to use one skill) for 3 turns.
- Wave of Darkness - Deal damage to Front. Inflict Blindness (The target has a certain chance to miss physical attacks) for 3 turns.
- Crushing Death - Deal damage to Front 3 time(s).
- Physical Veil - Imparts self with Phys. Atk. Up and Phys. Def. Up for 6 turns.
- Veil of Darkness - Imparts self with Rehabilitate (Grants immunity to status ailments and special effects) for 5 turns.
- Physical Drain - Impart Phys. Atk. Down and Phys. Def. Down for 6 turns.
- Binding Darkness - Inflict Comatose (The traveler will be unable to act until a turn has passed) to Front for 2 turns.
- Wave of Nothingness - Can be used at end of turn at 50% HP or less. Removes non-permanent augmenting stat-effects from Front.
- Impending Doom - At 3 BP. Inflict Fatal Sentence (The traveler will be incapacitated when the effect expires) to all travelers for 3 turns.
- The souls of the dead writhe ominously...: End of turn while enemy isn't broken. Randomly changes between the following weakness and grant self three random weaknesses combos ( / / / / ) 9 time(s) for each one.
When recovering from the first break, Galdera will use one of the following skills at start of the next turn onwards.
- Physical Seal - Inflict Phys. Atk. Lock (The traveler will be not able to use one physical skill) to random target 2 time(s) for 3 turns.
- Magical Seal - Inflict Elem. Atk. Lock (The traveler will be not able to use one elemental skill) to random target for 4 turns.
- Consume Life - Deal physical damage to Front. Restores HP of self (amount: 5% of max HP).
- Consume Aether - Reduces 10% of Front's max SP. Imparts self with Elem. Atk. Up for 3 turns.
- Consume Soul - Reduces Front's BP by 3. Imparts self with Phys. Atk. Up and Phys. Def. Up for 5 turns. Restores 5 shield points.
- Spatial Dominion: Flames of Anguish - Deal damage to Front.
- Spatial Dominion: Chilling Prison - Reduces 20% of Front's max SP.
- A soul of the dead emerged from Galdera's body! // Eternal Rancor protects the eye!: Used as the first action of the first turn, before any other actions can be taken, and throughout the fight. Summons a Raging Soul, Screaming Soul and Wailing Soul to the battlefield, locks all weaknesses and gains permanent Invincibility. Effect ends once all souls have been killed. Immediately followed by Counter Resistance.
- Counter Resistance // Attacks that do not target weak points will be countered!: Buff, targets all souls. Counters all attacks that don't hit a weak point with Eye for an Eye. Will be automatically reapplied whenever the souls respawn.
- Spacial Dominion: Flames of Anguish // The heat drains your HP!: Aura. Deals damage to entire party at the end of the turn until replaced by another aura.
- Spacial Dominion: Chilling Prison // The cold drains your SP: Aura. Reduces SP of entire party at the end of the turn until replaced by another aura.
- Electrocute: Elemental attack, targets entire party. Deals damage to entire party.
- Searing Orb: Elemental attack, single target. Deals heavy damage.
- Elemental Drain: Debuff, targets entire party. Inflicts Decreased Elemental Attack for 3 turns.
- Elemental Veil: Buff, targets all enemies. Grants Increased Elemental Defense for 3 turns.
- The unholy eye shudders ominously... // Your party's status enhancements have been nullified!:
- A mysterious force surrounds the soul!: Used immediately after summoning souls at 75% HP. Locks all weaknesses on all souls except for one (, and respectively). Whenever souls receive damage, they will change their exposed weakness to the next weakness in order.
- Call of the Dead // It appears more will emerge as long as at least one other soul remains...:
- Eternal Rancor has turned into a curse! // The curse will persist until you defeat the souls of the dead...: Used immediately after summoning souls at 50% HP. Adds a colored timer on three allies, at values of 2,3 and 4. The color of the timer corresponds to one soul each. If a cursed traveler gets incapacitated, they will get permanently disappear from the battle, with no way to revive them. Once the timer runs out, the affected traveler gets incapacitated.
- The eye absorbs the souls of the dead!:
- Encroaching Darkness:
- Contamination:
Omniscient Eye does not lock its weaknesses nor gains 
Invincibility from this point on.
- The eye absorbs the souls of the dead! // The eye gains the power of the souls!: Used immediately after summoning the souls at 25% HP. Destroys all active souls, heals for 10,000 HP and permanently increases maximum shield points from 8 to 16 and actions per turn to 4. Unlocks the use of Evil Eye. Omniscient Eye will never summon souls past this point.
- Evil Eye: Inflicts Petrification to a single ally.
- Attack:
- Rend Flesh:
- Strike of the Dead:
- Overpower:
- Heart Gouge:
- Merciless Rend:
- Drag Below:
- Eye for an Eye:
- The resentment of the fallen soul forms a chain!:
- Attack:
- Dark Resentment:
- Nether Flame:
- Overpower:
- Delayed Incantation // Something will happen next turn...!:
- Great spears of ice shoot up beneath your feet!:
- An explosion of fire and brimstone consumes the battlefield!:
- A deadly force descends upon the battlefield!:
- You were drained of SP!:
- Shatter Mind:
- Encroaching Darkness::
- The sorcerous energies inside the Screaming Soul are about to burst!:
- Self-Immolation:
- Eye for an Eye:
- The resentment of the fallen soul forms a chain!:
- Veil of Darkness // Your attacks will not reach Galdera!:
- Attack:
- A ghastly grin spreads across Galdera's face...:
- Augmentation:
- Wave of Nothingness // All positive effects nullified!:
- Auspices of the Fallen:
- The veil of darkness expands! // Galdera's extremities are augmented!:
- The veil of darkness surrounding Galdera has lifted!:
- The souls of the dead writhe ominously before you...:
- Banish Soul:
- Create Soul // Shield Points recover every turn!:
- Banish Soul:
- Eternal Void:
- Meteor Storm:
- Crushing Death:
- Exterminate:
- Impending Doom:
- Reflective Barrier:
- Galdera's weaknesses have been altered!:
- Attack:
- Frozen Hell:
- Hellwind:
- Hell's Thunder:
- Consume Life:
- Consume Aether:
- Consume Soul:
- Shadow Eye:
- Attack:
- Overpowering Slash:
- Vorpal Strike:
- Fatal Slash:
- Sweep:
- Mighty Sweep:
- Almighty Sweep:
- Shrieking Blade:
- Bloody Blow:
- Misfortunate Strike:
- The blade's movements become more intense!:
Quotes[]
Octopath Traveler 0[]
- "I am Galdera, the thirteenth god, sealed away. Hear me, wielder of the dark flame. I have accepted your sacrifice. With the Flamebringer's ring gone, I am bound no more. Come, it is time for the final battle." —Manifesting from Sazantos's darkness
- "Foolish mother. I will consume you, that you may fuel my resurrection." —Before assimilating with Orsa
- "Ah, my dear mother... Your power is indeed unrivaled. You, who think yourself strong... You, too, will become my sustenance. So come... let us consume all life on this world... Let us consume the gods themselves... For now and eternity... there is only us—Galdera!" —Before battle
Champions of the Continent[]
Orsterra Chapter[]
- "That's right. I killed her. Because she said she'd distribute land to each of us. And I made it clear before... I want everything for myself!" —a young Galdera upon being discovered, according to Aelfric's Trial of Truth
- "Why should Orsterra be given to fools like you? I will devour all the life of this world, including you twelve. All will be mine and mine alone! I don't need or want anyone else!" —a young Galdera's resolution, according to Aelfric's Trial of Truth
Solistia Chapter[]
- "Guide... the Dark Will.... The twin worlds... Unite the Dark Truth..." —Whispering to Sail
- "Connect the two worlds through the Dark Law... I am Galdera, the Fallen... Offer your body and soul to me... I shall use your body to conquer both worlds!" —When Sail is broken by Lucian's revelation
- "All will be destroyed, returning to nothingness... If that's the case, then only 'death' is real. I shall bring forth the truth... I will devour all life in this world, and consume even the gods themselves. This world... is enough with just me!" —Before confronting the party as the Dark God of Curses
Octopath Traveler[]
- "I hear you... my daughter... My daughter... for fulfilling your fate... I bestow upon thee eternal slumber...Brave souls... You have earned the same reward... So come... let us consume all life... let us consume the gods themselves...For now and eternity... there is only us. There is only Galdera!" —At Journey’s End
Octopath Traveler II[]
- "Brave souls... Why have you come here? If you seek to prevent my return... Then I shall consume you all!" —At ???
Gallery[]
Galdera summoned at Journey's End by Lyblac
Omniscient Eye Battlefield
Omniscient Eye defeated
Galdera confronting the travelers
Galdera, the Fallen Battlefield
Galdera, the Fallen defeated
Galdera defeated in Octopath Traveler II
Galdera's battlefield in Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.
Galdera's battle in Octopath Traveler
Galdera's full body in Octopath Traveler
Omniscient Eye's boss sprite sheet in Octopath Traveler II
Galdera, the Fallen's boss sprite sheet in Octopath Traveler II
Etymology[]
"Galdera" may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon term "galdere," which means "enchanter," "sorcerer," or "diviner." "Galdera" is also Basque for "question," possibly alluding to the dark god's forbidden knowledge and power.
Galdera's name also bears a resemblance to the term "caldera," which refers to a volcanic crater and potentially inspires imagery of the Underworld.
In the Japanese version, Galdera's title, 黒呪帝, is composed by the kanjis of 黒 (black, dark), 呪 (curse, hex) and 帝 (emperor, sovereign). His alternative title, 魔神, is composed by 魔 (magic, demon) and 神 (deity, god).
Trivia[]
Octopath Traveler[]
- Kit can be seen trapped behind the Omniscient Eye when the eye is broken.
- Galdera is one of only two bosses in Octopath Traveler to have more than one separate battle, the other being Simeon. However, even though Galdera is considered the game's true final boss, his battle is optional as it is only accessed through select side quests, and unlike Simeon, the player fights him with all eight main characters.
- In phase one, a Raging Soul is summoned before any actions can be taken. However, once that soul is defeated, two more will only be summoned on the eye's next action. Due to this, it is possible to break the eye and deal enough damage to skip when it summons two souls entirely, moving immediately to the phase where three souls are summoned.
- After defeating Galdera, the lines of dialogue displayed outside the Gate of Finis are similar to what is said in Project Octopath Traveler's first teaser trailer.
- When all eight travelers are present in the scenes when confronting Galdera and after defeating him, the travelers stand in a loose circle that corresponds to their respective region of origin (e.g. Ophilia/Frostlands in between Cyrus/Flatlands to the East/right and H'aanit/Woodlands to the West/left). This orientation also spells out OCTOPATH with the first names of the travelers, starting from Ophilia and moving clockwise.
- Galdera speaks in the plural, referring to himself as "we" and "us."
- Experience-boosting accessories and support skills do not work on Galdera, with the notable exception of Bewildering Grace bonuses.
- According to Yasunori Nishiki, both of his final battle themes in Octopath Traveler ("The One They Call the Witch" and "Daughter of the Dark God") have female vocal lead to match the gender of the person who unsealed Galdera, Lyblac. Similarly, Vide's themes have male vocals to match the voice of Oboro in Octopath Traveler II.[1]
- Octopath Traveler's boss designer, UCMM, didn't personally care for Galdera's design until partway through development. It seemed like no more than a huge black beast, but giving Galdera a human-like head offered the sense of an intelligent godlike being that surpasses man.[2]
- Galdera and Lyblac were created at the very end of Octopath Traveler's production.[3]
- Concept art reveals that at least some of the corpses incorporated into Galdera's body were originally going to be standing apart from his body, wearing tattered clothing. Although not recognizable as any specific characters, these corpses represent persons of various genders, ages, and physiques.[4]
- According to concept art, Galdera's Wailing Soul is female, while the Screaming Soul and Raging Soul are male.[5][4]
- At one point in development, Galdera's first phase was represented by a tentacled sprite with two large glowing eyes, one pink and the other blue.[4]
- Hitomi Furuta made the structural draft for Galdera first, due to all of the special elements, like the two-stage composition, sectional construction, and so on. Finishing it was no mean feat, but the developers put their all into the illustrations, sprites, and animations, resulting in a boss for the ages..[5][4]
- Galdera, the Fallen's battlefield is used as the background in the DLC stage for "Daughter of the Dark God" in Theathrhythm Final Bar Line.
- Alongside the Bestower of All and Vide, Galdera is one of three characters who lacks an overworld spritesheet, instead being directly represented through particle and 3D effects (in Galdera's case, as a giant black flame). All three of these characters are forces beyond human comprehension and serve as the final bosses of their respective games.
- As befits its position during a deadly battle with a being beyond human comprehension, "The One They Call the Witch," features a dramatic choir. Its impressive vocals are sung by Yucca, who uses a technique called coloratura for singing in an extremely high range, thereby expressing Galdera's overwhelming presence. Compared to Galdera's second theme, "The One They Call the Witch" is slightly more subdued in tone, with the drums held back for "Daughter of the Dark God." At the time "The One They Call the Witch" was being produced, the appearance of the final boss hadn't been finalized yet (only the setting and a rough overall image), so the song was created first; Nishiki notes that it was unusual for an Octopath Traveler theme to be produced without being able to see the game's corresponding images, but he thinks that this was a good thing because it allowed him to devote himself to the music without restrictions.[6]
- "Moment of Truth" was created as a transitional theme between Galdera's first and second forms, a sort of "mini-extend song" that would allow for a smooth transition to "Daughter of the Dark God" while retaining some of the melody from "The One They Call the Witch." Incidentally, this theme and the inn jingle ("A Brief Respite") are the only pieces on the soundtrack completely programmed, a fact that many people probably don't realize.[6]
- Following the first form, "Daughter of the Dark God" borrows motifs from "The One They Call the Witch" but scatters them in different forms and orders. In that sense, the two themes are like one. "Daughter of the Dark God" brings out the drums and sounds closer to symphonic rock, its rhythm and percussion being particularly notable; while orchestral percussion can create a powerful and intimidating feel, Nishiki notes that tends to lose the heavy, RPG-style drive. So he deliberately saved the drums to add tempo. From a technical standpoint, he thinks that the phrase from 1:49 is the key and the most exciting part. In "Daughter of the Dark God" this phrase appears in the key of B♭ minor; in "The One They Call the Witch" it starts at 1:34 in E♭ minor with the strings' lower range, so the phrase makes a relatively subdued entrance. In the second form, however, the key changes, and the strings are a perfect fifth higher, creating a perfect sense of tension that makes the phrase come alive. The music's lyrics are invented, so they don't have any particular meaning; Nishiki used certain languages as a reference for the words' feel, but he just chose sounds that go well with the melody. He hopes that listeners will imagine the words in their own way.[6]
Octopath Traveler II[]
- When first encountered beyond the Gate of Finis, Galdera takes the form of a burning eye similar to Vide's.
- Galdera's inclusion in Octopath Traveler II was not planned early in development; his boss battle was added late in the development process. Since the music production phase was already completed, the developers planned to reuse the music from the original Octopath Traveler, but when composer Yasunori Nishiki considered the importance of Galdera to the series and the fact that the battle would be so difficult that players would be using travelers they had spent a long time raising, he felt strongly that they couldn’t just reuse the existing music. He ended up asking producer Masashi Takahashi for one shot at creating a new track, and thus the theme "Underworldly Entity" was born.[7]
- Given the lore about Galdera coming from another world, Nishiki wanted to create a theme that felt a little different from the original Galdera music. In "Underworldly Entity" he combined synth arpeggios, high-tempo loops, and Hollywood-style percussion to express the idea of an outsider from another dimension.[7]
- Galdera appears in a spectral gray color and without Lyblac in Octopath Traveler II, suggesting that his Solistian incarnation may be more ghostly than his flesh-and-blood appearance in Orsterra. This difference may be accounted for by the fact that Galdera is encountered in Octopath Traveler having embodied himself using Kit as a vessel, whereas he has not invested himself in any vessel in Octopath Traveler II.
Champions of the Continent[]
- As an enemy appearing in Side Solistia, Galdera has 42 shield points. In Japanese, this number is considered unlucky, due to 4 being pronounced as 四 (shi, the same as "death"), and two 二 (ni, the same as "you"); read together, the numbers sound like "Your death" or "Die." This meaning matches Galdera's pre-battle speech, where he claims that death is the only truth in existence, and it also follows the Dark God's pattern for unlucky numbers - as he is the 13th Orsterran god.
References[]
- ↑ OCTOPATH TRAVELER Q&A: Part 1
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 126.
- ↑ The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 127.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 129.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, page 128.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The One They Call the Witch/Moment of Truth/Daughter of the Dark God
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Underworldly Entity
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