Boreas

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Boreas is a Summon sequence of the Mercury element. When four Djinn of the Mercury Element are on standby, the Boreas Summon sequence can be activated. It resembles a giant mechanical entity, vaguely reminiscent of Final Fantasy’s Alexander, embedded into an icy mountain top use a mound of snowy ice on the top of its back to shoot out large fragments of ice that assault the opposing party, covering them in a giant ice block. Then a Mercury spear is launched into the block and shatters it.

Boreas has a base Mercury power of 240 and also does additional damage equivalent to 12% of the enemy’s maximum HP. Boreas is the most useful Mercury summon sequence and one of the most widely used. It is twice as powerful as Neptune and four times as powerful as Nereid and uses only 2 times the amount of Djinn on standby as Nereid does. It can be very effective against many bosses in both games, particularly the Fusion Dragon.

Cultural Allusions

Origin: Greece

Boreas in Greek mythology was one of the four chief Anemoi (the Greek wind spirits, also the name of a tribe in Golden Sun). Boreas was the north wind and the bringer of cold winter air. He was known to be very strong with a violent temper to match. He was also frequently depicted as an old man with wings and a beard whilist holding a conch shell and wearing a billowing cloak.