Lizard Man enemy line

The Lizard Man, Lizard Fighter, and Lizard King are enemies that are battled throughout the Golden Sun series. These monsters, resembling bipedal humanoid lizards that are lightly armored and wielding axes, are palette swaps of each other that have differing levels of power and defense and are fought at different locations in the games.

Lizard Man
A Lizard Man (リザードマン) is a normal-sized level 10 variant with light-green-colored scales, light-blue gloves, and a purple loincloth. In Golden Sun it is first fought throughout Mercury Lighthouse, both randomly and in one scripted encounter near the entrance when one individual blocks a surprised Mia's path, and Isaac's party steps in to fell the monster. It is subsequently fought in the overworld region of Angara around Fuchin Falls Cave.

While not the fastest of the monsters in the Mercury Lighthouse, the Lizard Man has the highest HP and Defense and pretty much has the second highest Attack as well, so it is a "main" monster to focus on during battles in the location. It is only possibly outperformed by the much faster and slightly stronger Siren.

A Lizard Man's statistics are as follows:

A Lizard Man uses these battle commands:

Lizard Fighter
A Lizard Fighter (リザードファイター) is a large variant with with blue-green-colored scales, violet gloves, and a yellowish loincloth, and it is level 17 in Golden Sun and level 24 in The Lost Age. In Golden Sun only one individual is ever fought; it is accompanied by two Rabid Bats in the second of four mandatory scripted encounters that occurs while on the Tolbi-bound Ship. In The Lost Age, however, it becomes a traditional random monster that appears throughout the interior portion of Aqua Rock.

The battle with the one Lizard Fighter accompanied by two Rabid Bats on the ship is easily won if you use area-of-effect offensive Psynergy like Fireball, and is made all the easier by the fact it is slower than the bats. In its appearance in Aqua Rock, it is outclassed in various ways by the other monsters, such as the Sea Dragon which is better in every statistic by quite a fair margin, and it is the slowest of the monsters in the Rock, making even faster monsters like the Roc and Faery all the more noticeable.

A Lizard Fighter's statistics are as follows:

A Lizard Fighter uses these battle commands:

Lizard King
The Lizard King (リザードキング) is a large level 28 variant with brownish-orange scales, purple gloves, and a light blue loincloth. In Golden Sun only one is fought throughout the entire game, together with one Harridan and two Stone Soldiers as one scripted boss encounter that occurs on the fifth "dungeon floor" of the optional Crossbone Isle as soon as you try to enter the door to that floor's puzzle room. Therefore, the minimum rewards of the battle are 881 EXP, 1560 Coins, and a Psy Crystal.

The battle with this monster is the first in Crossbone Isle's series of mini-boss encounters that is reachable only by the late-game method of going to Crossbone Isle from Suhalla Desert, meaning the Lizard King and the mini-bosses at the floors below are much stronger than the monsters in the earlier floors. That does not necessarily mean this is a hard battle, even considering that there are three other enemies to contend with as well; using area-of-effect offensive Psynergy should fell the lesser monsters without having to specifically target them, and afterwards Lizard King, counting as one single monster that only acts once per turn, should be beatable by typical battlefield conduct. Not to mention that this, like most of the other battles in the Isle, can be won in the first turn by having everyone let loose a level-4 Summon sequence all together to annihilate Lizard King's group.

The Lizard King's statistics are as follows:

In battle, the Lizard King uses these battle commands:

Lizard Man
A Lizard Man (リザードマン) is a level 13 variant with light-green-colored scales, light-blue gloves, and a purple loincloth. Lizard Men are fought in Barai Temple.

Much like it's appearance in Mercury Lighthouse in the first game, the Lizard Man has the highest stats in almost every category compared to the other enemies found in Barai Temple, so it is the "main" enemy to focus on in the area. It is only outperformed by the potentially damaging, but statistically weaker Hydra.

A Lizard Man's statistics are as follows:

A Lizard Man uses these battle commands:

Lizard Fighter
A Lizard Fighter is a level 40 variant with cyan scales, orange underbelly, and a dark blue loincloth. Lizard Fighters are fought in the caves of the Gaia Falls Islet.

Statistically, the Lizard Fighter is stronger but slower than the Weird Nymph. Compared to the area's other enemy, the Brutal Troll, the Lizard Fighter is almost as durable, with fewer Hit Points but much more Defense. It's area-of-effect ability is rather low-powered, however.

A Lizard Fighter's statistics are as follows:

A Lizard Fighter uses these battle commands:

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