The Benevodons (God-Beasts in the fan translation) are eight powerful elemental monsters that appear as bosses in Seiken Densetsu 3.
Background
The God-Beasts existed before the world was fully formed, and rampaged across the lands until the Goddess of Mana defeated them with the Sword of Mana. After this, they were each imprisoned in the eight Mana Stones to keep them from threatening the world. However, their actions were apparently known to the people of the world, and there are those who would try to release them and take their power.
Release and Death
After the main character in Seiken Densetsu 3 gains the Sword of Mana, their primary enemies kidnap the hero's Faerie and trade her for the sword, which they then use to release the eight God-Beasts from the Mana Stones. They newly freed God-Beasts then remain in whatever dungeon their respective Mana Stone was in until the heroes defeat them. The player has the option of the fighting the first seven in whatever order they wish. However, whenever a God-Beast is killed, the monsters in all of the dungeons containing God-Beasts (even those that have already been killed) gain 2 levels, making reaching subsequent God-Beasts more difficult. After the first seven are killed, the heroes must locate the Mana Stone of Darkness, which had been lost in the distant past. Once they find it, they can face and kill Zable Fahr, the God-Beast of Darkness. However, killing the God-Beasts plays right into the hands of the main villain, because killing them sends their power to the Sword of Mana.
Names
- Dangaard - God Beast of Wind
- Mispolm - God Beast of Wood
- Xan Bie - God Beast of Fire
- Fiegmund - God Beast of Water
- Land Umber - God Beast of Earth
- Dolan - God Beast of Moon
- Lightgazer - God Beast of Light
- Zable Fahr - God Beast of Darkness