Grigori

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We are the one who is all, and the all who are one.
― Grigori

The Grigori (グリゴリ, Gurigori?) are a group of mysterious beings originating from another dimension with the intention to supply energy to the Missing Procedure, thus destroying the universe and creating a new, lifeless one. They are the main antagonists of Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

They hold a supremacist attitude to other life-forms, addressing them as lowly, unworthy or filth. The main party periodically encounters some of the Grigori as boss characters, where each of them are powerful enough to hold its own against the protagonists.

Dictionary Entry

Grigori (The Last Hope)

A mysterious form of matter from parts unknown, exhibiting high levels of energy and capable of modifying the structure of matter at the atomic level. The Morphus consider it a dangerous substance and are currently investigating its origins. Voice-like waves can be heard among the energy it emits; the name "Grigori" comes from a similar-sounding pattern among those waves.

The Grigori are capable of reforming from their original, inorganic state to adapt to the local environment and conditions. The resulting form depends on the host it uses, but differences can be seen among the individual as well, and it has been determined that they possess individual self-awareness. To function within our world, they apparently require a host life form, which they then transform, suggesting that they once existed in another dimension unlike ours. Exactly where they came from remains a mystery.

In addition to their individual self-reliance, the Grigori seem to all work off of a shared repository of accumulated memories and experiences. They have never been noted as working together, whoever, apparently sharing memories only as units of information.

Story

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Members

• Armaros - Encountered on Aeos, it appears in the form of a sea snail. Later it manifests itself again as Armaros Manifest, by possessing a giant insect matriarch near its stone.
• Barachiel - Encountered in a crashed Cardianon starship on Lemuris, it appears as a floating monster with spines.
• Sahariel - Encountered on Arcturis VIII, it appears in the form of a heavily-armed dragon.
• Tamiel - Encountered on Roak in the town of Tropp. Appears as the leader of the sydonaists, a human. Has a grigori stone embedded in his forehead.
• Kokabiel - Encountered on En II. It is a humanoid alien which spawns several minions.
• Satanail - Appears in Nox Obscurus. The Apostle of Creation transforms into Satanail after being defeated for the first time.

Trivia

• The names of the Grigori originate from the mythical fallen angels from biblical apocrypha.
• Both The Last Hope and Star Ocean: The Second Story, the even-numbered entries in the main series, have their main antagonist organizations named after angels (in The Second Story, these are the Ten Wise Men).
• It is unknown whether or not Luther Lansfeld created this race, but it is unlikely. Their creation would be undesired, however, because of their intentions to destroy and recreate a lifeless universe. Thus, this race may, in fact, be a sort of virus input into the Eternal Sphere by unknown forces.