Mispolm

Mispolm
Title(s)	Benevodon of Wood
Gender	N/A
Race	Benevodon
Faction	N/A
Health	15408
Level	Varies
Status	Dead
Location	Woods of Wandara
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Mispolm is the Benevodon of Wood. It appears as a boss in Trials of Mana and takes the form of a giant plant with a pumpkin face. Though it is assumed to be sentient, it doesn't display any personality aside from a desire or instinct for destruction.

Background

Mispolm was described as being an "incarnation of disaster" that existed before the world had been fully born. It wreaked destruction on existence until the Goddess of Mana defeated it with the Sword of Mana and sealed it away inside the Mana Stone of Wood.

Release

When the villains in Trials of Mana obtain the Sword of Mana, they release the Benevodons from the Mana Stones. Once released, Mispolm remains near the former location of the Wood Mana Stone in the Woods of Wandara in order to build its strength in preparation for wreaking havoc across the land. As a result, the Benevodon becomes stronger depending on how many of its brethren the heroes have defeated before they challenge it.

Battle

Mispolm in the remake (with one of its secondary heads)

Once the heroes have found their way through the maze-like Woods of Wandara, they come face-to-face with Mispolm. The Benevodon does not move, making it easy to hit, but it can still be a difficult boss. Mispolm has two large vines with "mouths" on the end that it uses to physically attack its foes. It will also use spells such as Sleep Flower to interfere with the heroes' efforts to attack it. It is weak to Wind elemental attacks.

Attacks

Attack -

Tentacle Attack

Magic -

Poison Bubble (one) - Poison effect; 1/15 damage absorbed as MP

Grenade Bomb (one) - Damage and absorbs MP

Sleep Flower (one) - Puts target to sleep

Counter Magic (2D) / Wall (3D) - Reflects magic spells

Special Attacks -

Pumpkin Bomb (all) (2D) / Grumpkin (3D) - Moderate magical damage

Killstinger (all) (2D) / Barrage Sting (3D) - Heavy magical damage

Trivia

• Mispolm's secondary heads strongly resemble Tropicallo from Secret of Mana.
• Mispolm reappears in Children of Mana. It had fused with Lightgazer to form Galem.
• In Trials of Mana, the musical theme that plays when battling Mispolm is titled "Frenzy", which also plays in the Seaside Cavern in Beuca.