Editing Typhoeus' Maul

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|japanese = 烈風獣神斬
|romaji = Reppū-jū shinzan
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|type = Skill
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'''Typhoeus' Maul''' is an skill introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]''. It is unlocked once [[Yangus]] allocates 100 skill points and masters his axe abilities.

==Attributes==
The mighty maul costs 6 MP to use, hits an enemy for 150% power, and will deal double damage again monsters in the [[Beast family|beast family]]. As implied by its nomenclature, it is a wind elemental skill and will be affected by a foe's resistance to gales.

The skill is also the deathmove of the [[Call Team|monster team]] known as ''The Hackers'', which consists of [[Bush-W]], [[Hackzilla]], [[Hoodwink]], and [[Skeledoid]].

==Breaking the damage limit==
Under normal circumstances 9999 is the highest amount of damage a single attack can inflict in ''VIII''. However, due to a programming exploit Typhoeus' Maul can ignore this hard limit and deal up to '''11999'''. The requirements for reaching this zenith of absurd power are:
*The enemy must be a member of the beast family
*The enemy must have its defence lowered to 0
*[[Divine Intervention]] must be cast on the target
*[[Oomph]] must be applied to Yangus
*Yangus' [[Tension]] must be at 100%

==Etymology==
''Typhoeus'' is an alternative name of Typhon, the gigantic son of Gaia and the most dangerous monster in Greek mythology. As with nearly all Greek myths his precise description varied considerably, though the most commonly accepted depiction is that of a monstrously tall man with wings and two pythons in place of legs. With his mate echidna, he fathered many of the famous beasts that plagued the Mediterranean. 

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