Glas Ghaibhleann (Family)

For the summoning item, see Glas Ghaibhleann Memory Capsule.

Details

Glas Ghaibhleann is a monster that once terrorized Erinn in the past, according to Duncan.

Mainstream Story

Generation 1: Advent of the Goddess (Spoilers)

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Glas Ghaibhleann is mentioned in The Book of Revenge, Vol. 3 it will answer the Fomor's pleas of revenge. The book The Embodiment of Destruction, Glas Ghaibhleann, mentions how to create a Glas Ghaibhleann; it is then believed that Mores, the author of The Book of Revenge, is planning to reconstruct Glas Ghaibhleann.

When The Three Lost Warriors (Tarlach, Ruairi, and Mari) travel to Tir Na Nog, they witness the incomplete body of Glas Ghaibhleann and learn of the Fomors plan.

In present day, upon the arrival of the Milletian, Tarlach and Morrighan plead them to destroy Glas Ghaibhleann before it destroys Erinn.

After the Milletian arrives in Tir Na Nog, they meet Dougal, who later reveals to be the soul of the Glas Ghaibhleann through a process called "Added Soul Phenomenon" in which according to The Embodiment of Destruction, Glas Ghaibhleann, when a Glas Ghaibhleann is summoned, its soul is separated from its original body and either falls into another body or becomes an entirely different being. Dougal requests the destruction of his original body so his soul may be set free.

Upon the defeat of Glas Ghaibhleann, Mores and Cichol, a Fomor god who orchestrated the creation of Glas Ghaibhleann by tricking Mores to help him, turn against each other and argue over the destruction of Glas Ghaibhleann. Mores states that he was aware of being tricked by Cichol and weakened Glas Ghaibhleann in response, but Cichol anticipated this. The body of Glas Ghaibhleann then explodes, and a darkness flows from its destruction, bringing Tir Na Nog and Erinn much closer together, allowing Cichol's forces to invade Erinn more easily.

Oddly, there are no signs of Dougal's soul leaving his human body and going back to its original world. He mentions that his soul has stayed in this body for too long and that he cannot return.

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  Tarlach, Ruairi, and Mari witnessing the incomplete body of Glas Ghaibhleann in Albey Dungeon

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  The completed yet dormant Glas Ghaibhleann before awakening. His lower body is covered with chrysalis-like shell.

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  Glas Ghaibhleann being described by Duncan

Generation 9: Alchemist (Spoilers)

This part of the current article contains spoilers.

Glas Ghaibhleann is spotted by Leymore and Cai in the Shadow Realm in which it is attacking a Tower Beacon. Leymore states that Glas Ghaibhleann was supposed to be destroyed by Milletians back in Generation 1, but Cai thinks it is most likely revived by Alchemy.

Glas Ghaibhleann is then spotted by the Milletian, which is attacking a Shadow Taillteann building. It then spots the Milletian, but is repelled by Fallon's Ice Mines.

Glas Ghaibhleann is once again spotted in Shadow Abb Neagh and is defeated by the Milletian, with its body vanishing. Tiamat shows up and wonders how the Milletian had defeated Glas Ghaibhleann.

Monsters

Completed Glas Ghaibhleann	Locations
	Crom Bas

Giga Glas Ghaibhleann	Locations
200x150px	Crom Bas

Glas Ghaibhleann	Locations
200x150px	Generation 01

Music

Track	Title
	The Demise of the 3 Warriors Glas Ghaibleann's Body Appears

Trivia

• The book The Embodiment of Destruction, Glas Ghaibhleann explains that the creature must be summoned with a skeleton of its own bones (which, paradoxically, come from another world). If all of the bones cannot be collected to reform its skeleton, artificial bones can be created with Adamantium (a metal that nullifies all magic used against it).
  • Glas Ghaibhleann is not immune to magic, both because not all of its bones are made of Adamantium and because a special sample of ancient magic is used to nullify some of the Adamantium's power.
    • It does possess Mana Deflector of the lowest rank, perhaps due to the partial protection it provides.
  • Adamantium, Adamantine, or Adamant is a famous fictional metal. The word is found in many languages (Greek: ἀδάμας, meaning indomitable; Latin: adamās, meaning inflexible; English: adamant, meaning unyielding; etc.). It is strongly associated with Diamonds and steel; it is sometimes associated with gold and lodestones.
• Glas Ghaibhleann is the name of an Irish mythological cow which was famous for its ability to produce endless milk.
  • Glas is a Modern Irish word for the color green, though because of the historical difficulty in distinguishing between blue and green the word could mean green, blue, or gray.
  • Ghaibhleann's meaning is uncertain. Ghai could be the word gamhain (meaning calf). Bhleann could be the word baineann (meaning feminine). Other translations suggest ghaibhleann means of the smith, often specifying some named smith.
  • G9's battle against Glas Ghaibhleann has Glas summon a group of Crag Cow, perhaps alluding to Glas' bovine nature.
• Generation 1's Glas Ghaibhleann is missing part of one wing. Generation 9's Glas Ghaibhleann has both wings intact.
  • It is possible that G1's Glas Ghailbhleann's damaged wing is caused by Mores' efforts to undermine the summoning after he realized "Morrighan" was an imposter.
  • G9's Glas Ghailbhleann is not a real, summoned Glas Ghaibhleann (according to Leymore there was no associated spirit effect).
    • Additionally, the Glas Ghailbhleann does not explode on death. While G1's explodes violently and damages the fabric of reality, G9's simply vanishes.
• Despite having a death animation as shown in cutscenes, Generation 9's Glas Ghaibhleann appears standing up-right and frozen in place when killed outside of the cutscene. It's possible that both G1 and G9's Glas Ghaibhleann's death animation was never created.
  • The Transformation Diary version of Glas Ghaibhleann's size is shorter than the boss version. Skills are limited to only Defense, Counterattack, and Windmill. Unfortunately the transformation will cancel upon being hit. The reason might be because the boss has no knockdown motion.    

Gallery

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  Glas Ghaibhleann Concept Art.

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  Glas Ghaibhleann Detail Art.