Juggernaut

Juggernaut (ジャガーノート, Colossus in the original game) is the Fifth stratum boss in Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard and its remake. He is fought on 23F (A Crazed Black Beast).

This creature is the Overlord's guardian, his last stand against the heroes. He is one of the Overlord's creations, and one of the strongest ones. He was living somewhere in the labyrinth, but was relocated by Overlord in order to guard his castle, leading his army against the heroes. He is said to have been an veteran explorer when still human. In Story Mode, after listening to the party's desire to destroy the Calamity, the Overlord pits the party against the Juggernaut as a means for them to prove their strength and to determine whether they are worthy to meet him.

This absurdly powerful beast is possibly the strongest foe the heroes will face during their journey. This giant behemoth somewhat resembles a cross between a dragon and a bull, with a red mane, big horns and spikes coming out of its body and a spiked tail. When attacking, he doesn't follow a real pattern; it simply goes berserk until nothing stands against it, which, not surprisingly, works extremely well. He can also reflect spells back to the caster and use a putrid breath attack. This is, truly, a formidable opponent.

• EO2
• EO2U
• EON

Colossus (Etrian Odyssey II)

Colossus
Description
An ancient Labyrinth guardian that now rests in the floating castle. It has no weakness.
Enemy Data
HP	4500
ATK	77
DEF	80
EXP	200000
Skills	Destroy Horns Brandish Mad Rush Barrier
Items	Guard Horn Guard Skin Red Spine
Weakness
Resistance
Status Resistance
Status Immune

Skills

• Destroy: Bash attack to the entire party and reduces their defense.
• Horns: Strong stab attack to a single target.
• Brandish: Strong bash attack to a single target with splash damage, may bind arms.
• Mad Rush: Powerful bash attack to the whole party, may bind head/legs. Used if it is highly debuffed or the party has lots of buffs.
• Barrier: Counters elemental attacks this turn with a devastating bash attack.
• Breath: Reduces the party's attack for 5 turns and may inflict poison/blind/paralysis.

Drops

• Guard Horn (Worth: 8010 en)
• Guard Skin (Worth: 11200 en)
• Red Spine (Worth: 30000 en)
  • Condition: Kill with a non-Cut/Stab/Bash attack.

Juggernaut (Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold)

Juggernaut
Description
An ancient protector, dreaded for its tough skin and myriad of horns and claws.
Enemy Data
HP	72000
ATK	60
DEF	49
EXP	145000
Skills	Berserk Cry Eradicate Violent Cry King's Rush Reckless Barrier Brandish Putrid Breath Tusk Strike
Items	Guardian Skin Sky Metal Tail
Weakness
Status Weakness
Status Resistance
Status Immune

Skills

• Berserk Cry (Uses Head): Raises all combatant's offenses for 5 turns.
• Reckless Barrier (Uses Head): Increases Juggernaut's defenses for 5 turns. Used at the end of the turn where it took elemental damage.
• Brandish (Uses Head): Melee bash attack with splash effect. May bind arms.
• Tusk Strike (Uses Head): Line-piercing stab attack.
• Eradicate (Uses Legs): Deals bash damage to the entire party and reduces their defenses for 3 turns. Used on the third turn after Berserk Cry was used.
• Putrid Breath (Uses Head): Inflicts poison or blind on the entire party.
• Violent Cry (Uses Head): Removes the buffs of the entire party. Used only if at least 1 member still has buffs active, 4 turns after Berserk Cry was used.
• King's Rush (Uses Legs): Melee bash attack to the entire party, may inflict head/arm/leg bind. Used only if Violent Cry was performed the previous turn.

Drops

• Guardian Skin (Worth: 8700 en)
  • Unlocks the Guardian Staff (Staff, 143 ATK, +60 HP, +5 TEC)
• Sky Metal Tail (Worth: 17500 en)
  • Condition: Kill while its legs are bound.
  • Unlocks the Sky Metal Mail (Light armor, 92 DEF, +3 STR, +3 AGI), the strongest armor for the Ronin.

Juggernaut (Etrian Odyssey Nexus)

Juggernaut
Description
An ancient protector, dreaded for its tough skin and myriad of horns and claws.
Enemy Data
HP	136728
ATK	212
MAT	177
DEF	109
MDF	128
EXP	717850
Skills	Berserk Cry Reckless Barrier King's Rush
Items	Guardian Skin Sky Metal Tail
Weakness
Status Weakness
Status Resistance
Status Immune

The Juggernaut presents itself as a postgame boss located at the end of the Illusory Woods. Despite being available as soon as the postgame commences, it is recommended the player challenges it with a party at least level 110.

Skills

• Berserk Cry (Uses Head): Raises all combatant's offenses for 5 turns.
• Reckless Barrier (Uses Head): Increases Juggernaut's defenses for 5 turns. Used at the end of the turn where it took elemental damage.
• Brandish (Uses Head): Melee bash attack with splash effect. May bind arms.
• Tusk Strike (Uses Head): Line-piercing stab attack.
• Eradicate (Uses Legs): Deals bash damage to the entire party and reduces their defenses for 3 turns.
• Putrid Breath (Uses Head): Reduces the party's accuracy for 3 turns, and may inflict paralyze, blind, or poison.
• Violent Cry (Uses Head): Ranged weak almighty attack to the entire party, purges buffs.
• King's Rush (Uses Legs): Melee bash attack to the entire party, may inflict head/arm/leg bind. Used only if Violent Cry was performed the previous turn.

Drops

• Guardian Skin (Worth: 78000 en)
  • Unlocks the Demon Mail (111 DEF, 76 MDF, AGI +15), the best armor for Landsknechts.
• Sky Metal Tail (Conditional) (Worth: 121000 en)
  • Condition: Kill while its legs are bound.
  • Unlocks the Sky Metal Mail (90 DEF, 92 MDF, STR +10), the best armor for Ronin.

Strategy

See Juggernaut/Strategy for more information.

Trivia

• A popular fan theory from Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard is that the Juggernaut was, at one point, Hrothgar of Guild Beowulf - this was implied by the similar hairstyle of the two and Juggernaut's impressive natural defenses. This theory was disproved in Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight, as Hrothgar can survive his initial battle with Chimaera in Story Mode.
• Before EO2's Untold remake, the Juggernaut was speculated to have been one of the Overlord's closest friends.