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Also, take a look to a page made from a friend of mine, Absolute Steve. o http://www.facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Steve/154222827929873 ______ ________ ______ ________ \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ .=======================. \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | 2] Boss List | | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | ` ( <_> ) \____ | [sx200] | | ` ( <_> ) \____ /_______/\____/ \_______/ '=======================' /_______/\____/ \_______/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ A complete list of all the bosses in the game. If you don't want to scroll through the whole guide just to look for certain boss, I'll list them all here. --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 1 _,-^¯\_}\________________,-.________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ S E A O F F L A M E S ____________________________________[sx201]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: DRAGONFLY ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: This fight is not as hard as you may think. The first thing to do, equip the Fire Materia and the Long Barrel. Now start aiming and shooting the Dragonfly. You may notice the barrels through the area. Ignore them for now and try to stay away from him. Let me list its attacks: o Machine Gun. Rapid fire that deals around 7-10 dmg. per hit. o Rockets. Several rockets are fired at you which deals around 80 dmg. o Reinforcements. Once you start depleting its HP, it'll drop down some DG Soldiers. These are all the attacks. Try to always move around, just like it is so you can evade its Machine Gun attack more easily. Now, when it drops DG Soldiers, quickly take care of them with Fire. Once they're gone, keep shooting Dragonfly. It doesn't have that much HP, so it'll go down fast. There are some items scattered through the area, but let them there. We'll be coming back later for them anyway. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: DRAGONFLY GL ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: This fight is pretty similar to the previous one. The only difference is that Dragonfly is now on the ground. He has basically the same attacks, only that there are no reinforcements this time: o Machine Gun. Rapid fire that deals around 15 dmg. per hit. o Rockets. Several rockets are fired at you which deals over 100 dmg. o Reinforcements. Once you start depleting its HP, it'll drop down some DG Soldiers. You can do the same thing you did before. Aim at it, shoot it nonstop with either Cerberus II or Griffon (I recommend Cerberus because it's way stronger) and keep moving. This will make the Machine Gun attack fail a lot. When it shoots the Rockets, you can press [] to bounce them off. That's a nice trick and never new until right now while writing this XD. Also, when you deal enough dmg., it'll lower it top part (where the propeller was) and it has a blue circle. Shoot this to deal severe dmg. against it. If you like to use Magic, there are 2 Mako Point inside 2 crates. One is on the That's all of this fight. Before stopping the strategy, let me tell you that there are tons of items in this area. Most of them are AMMO, Potions and Hi-Potions. Use these that you have when you need to and restock freely here. There are some chests that are useful like Gil, so let me only point those out: o 500 Gil. All the way on the E side. Go up the stairs and follow the lower path E. o 500 Gil. Right next to the Mako Point on the S side of the area. o 500 Gil. SE of the previous Mako Point. o Limit Breaker. N side of the area, near the middle. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 2 _,-^¯\_}\_____________________,-._____________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ S H O W D O W N I N T H E W A S T E S ____________________________________[sx202]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: CRIMSON HOUND ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Alrighty, the Boss of the Guard Hounds. He's not that hard. The annoying part is that he comes with several Guard Hounds. I recommend equipping your Cerberus (hopefully a level III) with a Normal Barrel II. Maximum POW and normal SPD. Let me list his attacks first: o Dive attack. He jumps from on top of the rocks to deal medium dmg. Around 90 dmg. or so. o Whip. Just uses his whip on the head to deal around 50 dmg. o Tackle. This is his most dangerous attack. He charges against you to deal massive dmg. Well, massive in comparison to his other attacks. Deals around 200 dmg. o Super whipping. He'll whip you 3 times to deal around 35 dmg. per hit. Not as hard. The first and best thing to do is to take care of the Guard Hounds. One of them will drop the Thunder Materia. Now, you can either go in between all the pillars hunt him down, or you can equip Cerberus III with a Long Barrel II and aim for him (without the Snipe Scope) near the beginning of the fight. You might be dealing around 250 dmg. per hit, so with a couple hits, he'll go down. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: PEGASUS RIDERS x5 ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Are you kidding me? Let me list the attacks: o Machine Gun. It deals around 7 dmg. per hit. It may not be much, but with several hits, it's a lot. o Charge. They charge at you to deal over 100 dmg. Ouch. Well, this will go down rather easily and fast. First of all, take out your Cerberus III with a Normal Barrel II. Focus on one and use all your Mako on them (remember that magic used is also counted for your ranking). Use the Mako Point on the E side of the area to refill and deplete that Mako as well. Once you're out of Mako, simply shoot them once to destroy them. Yes, with just one shot from Cerberus III and Normal Barrel II they'll die. Pretty easy, huh? ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 3 _,-^¯\_}\________________,-.________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ S I L E N T E D G E ____________________________________[sx203]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: HEAVY ARMORED SOLDIER ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Oh man, this dude has 4 DG Snipers and 2 DG Soldiers as backup. The snipers are on your left and right side, 2 on each side. You'll also find some stairs going up, so I recommend shooting both DG Soldiers as you gain control, go up and take care of the 4 DG Snipers. Once you've taken care of these dudes, the Heavy one is easy. Let me list his attacks first: o Grenade Launcher. He shoots some grenade-looking explosive dealing around 140 dmg. o Machine Gun. It deals around 25 dmg. per hit. o Upward Slash. When you've dealt around 3/4 of dmg., he'll put away his fireweapons and take out his sword. The single slash deals around 400 dmg., so be careful. These are his attacks. When he's using his firearms, it's the best time to deal severe dmg. Just attack him and if he's approaching, run backwards while you keep shooting. You'll deal around 270 dmg. per shot, so his HP will go down fairly quickly. Like I said, without his backup, he's nothing. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 4 _,-^¯\_}\_______________________,-._______________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ H E A D Q U A R T E R S U N D E R S I E G E ____________________________________[sx204]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: SHELKE THE TRANSPARENT ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Oh man, this battle is hard. It's hard because Shelke is fast, strong and the area you're fighting in is really small. I hope your aim is good, because her movement is sick. You'll have a hard time attacking her. Let me list her attacks: o Slash attack. She dashes towards you several times to attack you once for around 70 dmg. Not too bad. o Double attack. She dashes the same way as the previous attack, only that she slices you twice for around 80 dmg. a piece. o Thrust attack. She envelops in some blueish aura and lunge at you to deal around 350 dmg. o Combo attack. Shelke jumps all over the place to end up attacking you with her swords several times. This one deals whopping 800+ dmg. to Vincent. This attack only occurs once you've depleted around 1/2 of her HP. As you can see, her attacks are devastating. Way stronger than any enemy/boss so far. Keep moving around... always. Never stay put and always know where she is 'cus some times she just disappears. Use all your Magic you have. Fira/Thundara are work well here, but with Cerberus is more than enough. Don't even thing of using Griffon, as its accuracy is horrible. If you're about to die (like having around 100 or less HP), use a Limit Breaker to replenish your HP and gain STR and DEF. Like I said, always move, use magic and have her in your aim to get out victorious of this battle. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: AZUL THE CERULEAN ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Alrighty. Azul may look intimidating, but actually he's waay easier than Shelke. Let me list his attacks first: o Heavy attack. You'll know it's this attack because he stops, crouches a little bit, then shoots. It has a small radius, but better jump or you'll receive around 500+ dmg. o Machine Gun. Yes, his weapon works as two. He'll shoot several bullets dealing around 80 dmg. per shot. o Shockwave. When you see he raises his weapon, jump 'cus he'll create a Shockwave, dealing over 300 dmg. o Kick. If you get too close to him, he'll kick you for around 100 dmg. As you start the battle, you'll notice several barrels around Azul. Shoot them one at a time to deal over 600 dmg. to Azul. Keep moving around until you shoot all the barrels around Azul. Go to the back and start evading his attacks until he comes near another barrel for you to shoot. Don't even bother attacking him, since you'll be doing very little dmg. On the right side of the area, near the ceiling, there are several barrels. Shoot one to have it drop down. Use these if you run out of barrels on the ground. This is it. Pretty easy huh? Also, it's pretty easy to evade his attack so altogether, you'll be fine. If you survived Shelke's battle, you'll most likely survive this one. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 5 _,-^¯\_}\________________,-.________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ M A N O R O F D E S P A I R ____________________________________[sx205]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: BLACK WIDOW ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: The Black Widow is easy... very easy. Make sure you have your MP filled. In any weapon (Cerberus mine), equip the Materia Booster, the Materia Floater and the Thunder Materia. Let me list his attacks and then I'll keep explaining: o Beam. Deals around 800 dmg. o Machine gun. Deals around 30 dmg. per bullet. o Tackle. It tackles you for around 80 dmg. Punny attack. Like I said, with those 3 things equipped, you'll deal over 1000 dmg. to Black Widow. Use Thundaga around 4-5 times and it's toast. See, it's that easy. But also, let me explain some more. It likes to crawl around the place, climbing on the walls and on the roof. If you want, you can keep shooting at it with your Griffon, just to deal a little more dmg. Its Beam attack moves around, so make sure to jump it in case it kinda chases you. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 6 _,-^¯\_}\______________________,-.______________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ D E E P G R O U N D S T R I K E S B A C K ____________________________________[sx206]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: BLACK WIDOW II ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Yay, the Black Widow again. Thankfully, this one is easier... like if the previous one was hard XD. Like always, let me list her attacks: o Beam. Deals around 500 dmg. o Missiles. Deals around 100 dmg. o Machine gun. Deals around 50 dmg. per bullet. o Tackle. It tackles you for around 80 dmg. Punny attack. This one comes with 4 DG Soldiers, so take them out first using your trusty Cerberus. One of them drops 'L Adjuster', so make sure to grab it. Now, basically the same strategy from the previous Black Widow remain, shoot it with Thundaga around 4-5 times and it's toast. Don't even worry about using the turrets on the back, as you'll be an easy target for all of its attacks. Also, before the fight ends, break the crate on the NW corner to find the last Mako Point. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 8 _,-^¯\_}\____________________________,-.____________________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ F I G H T F O R T H E C E N T R A L C O M P L E X ____________________________________[sx208]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: ROSSO THE CRIMSON ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Ok, Rosso is not that tough, but she's quick though, so that's bad. Take out your Quantum Cerberus, start aiming at her and shoot her nonstop. Let me list her attacks and then I'll continue: o Revolver. Shoots from her weapon to deal around 60 dmg. per bullet. o Combo. She dashes towards you and attacks you several times for around 200 dmg. o Fire sickles. One the first part of the fight passes, after the little scene, she'll start throwing some sickles at you for around 300 dmg. o Ground wave. Once you've dealt around half her HP in dmg. she'll start creating some waves that advance towards you. This one deals around 150 dmg. o Super combo. Once she's about to die, she start another combo in which she approaches you very fast and attacks you several times to deal around 400 dmg During the first half of the fight, she'll run around while shooting at you. The dmg. is medium, so there's nothing to really worry about. She's sometimes dash towards you and attack you several times with her weapon, something like Shelke's attack. There's really no strategy here, rather than keep yourself in movement all the time, never stay still and always shoot at her with your Cerberus, since it's the weapon with the most dmg. output/speed you have ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 9 _,-^¯\_}\_________________,-._________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ A N E M P I R E I N R U I N S ____________________________________[sx209]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: BLACK WIDOW TW ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Ok, even though we're against 2, it's still easy. There's one Black Widow on the ground while the other one is hanging from the ceiling. Allow me to list its attacks: o Beam. Deals around 100 dmg. o Machine gun. Deals around 20 dmg. per bullet. o Tackle. It tackles you for around 50 dmg. Punny attack. o Proximity mines. Does around 10 dmg. per mine. As you can see, it does half the dmg. the Black Widow II did, and this is because they split the attack of these 2. First of all, focus on the one on the ground. I recommend using the Griffon, although I don't like it, and shoot away while you evade its attacks. The Black Widow on the ground only uses its Beam and Machine Gun attacks while the one on the ceiling uses Proximity Mines, which you should be familiar with. With 2 Thundagas, they're gone. I recommend shooting with the Griffon nonstop and then shoot Thundaga one to kill it. If is doesn't die, keep shooting at it until it does. Once the first one goes down, shoot the second one and it'll fall to the ground. Same strategy. This is it. Simple, huh?! ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: NEO AZUL ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Remember the previous fight against Azul? Well, he's back and has the same attacks as before, so let me list them: o Machine Gun. He'll shoot several bullets dealing around 30 dmg. per shot. o Shockwave. When you see he raises his weapon, jump 'cus he'll create a Shockwave, dealing over 300 dmg. o Kick. If you get too close to him, he'll kick you for around 100 dmg. The difference between this boss and the previous one is that there are 2 barrels to shoot. Luckily, he's easy. Use the central pillar for cover, take out your Quantum Cerberus and start shooting at him. Shoot him over and over and over and over until this fight ends. Yes. That's how easy he is. Remember to jump over his Shockwave. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: ARCH AZUL ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Alrighty, this is true and last battle with Azul. Thank goodness. Also, let me tell you right now that bullets don't work on him. You have to rely on magic. Thankfully you have how to replenish. Open your map and look at the 8 yellowish dots across the area. These are Mako Points... but here's the list first =P: o Body Slam. Man, many of these attacks are named after Pokemon ones XD. Anyway, he jumps and tries to Body Slam you for around 100 dmg. o Horn Attack. He tries to horn you for over 200 dmg., which makes it a really powerful attack... XD. o Multi Beams. He stays put and releases several blue beams from his mouth, dealing around 120 dmg. per hit. Ok, the Mako Points are covered. You need to have Azul destroy them by passing over them. Once he's done that, make sure you grab all of them. In case you didn't know, the Mako Points fill up after some time, always - all the Mako Points, so you won't end up without MP. Anyway, use Thundaga against him. It's the best magic. Use it over and over to deal over 1,000 dmg. every time. Once you're out of MP and the Mako Points are empty, simple run around for a while until they regenerate. He's very easy. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 1 0 _,-^¯\_}\___________________,-.___________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ S H I N R A ' S D A R K S E C R E T ____________________________________[sx210]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: NERO THE SABLE ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Ok, Nero is not hard, but obnoxious. Always, ALWAYS move around. Just like with Rosso, stay on the move. Nero has few attacks, which are the following: o Revolver. He shoots his revolvers that look like machine guns to deal around 40 dmg. per bullet. He does that through the whole battle. o Dance Macabre. When you get too close to him, he'll spin around and attack you around 10 times for around 250 dmg. total. o Shadow Clones (Naruto?). He starts glowing purple and creates 2 copies of him. Anyone you shoot deals dmg., so to deal massive dmg., get all 3 together and use Thundaga to kill all 3 and make the clones go away. o Shadow Orbs. Nero raises into the sky and shoots 2 Shadow Orbs that deal around 1,000 dmg. each one, so if you get hit, you'll be dead, so make sure to have Phoenix Down on. Like I said above, keep moving around all the time since he likes to shoot around so damn much. Equip your Quantum Cerberus with Thundaga and Faerie L Barrel. Stay away from him at all times. A good trick I found. When you have Nero around 50% or less HP, let him on the E side of the area and quickly run to the W side. There's a large collapsed pillar on the NW part. Nero will start shooting his Shadow Orbs agains you over and over and over and over. When he raises to the sky, use this time to take out your Hydra and shoot him in the head to deal over 450+ dmg. to him, and also getting tons of critical hits for the ranking of the area. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 1 1 _,-^¯\_}\________________,-.________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ B E G I N N I N G S ____________________________________[sx211]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: DRAGONFLY PT ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Dragonfly PT is as easy as its brothers back in the first mission. He only has 2 attacks, which are: o Machine Gun. Rapid fire that deals around 15 dmg. per hit. o Rockets. Several rockets are fired at you which deals over 200 dmg. It also has some Gargoyles and cockroaches with it, so this makes it a little bit tougher... nah, not really. Since you don't have that much space to move, have the Gargoyles be on their way (if they're not attacking you, let them be) and kill the cockroaches with they appear. Once Dragonfly is near you, use either your Griffon or your Cerberus to take care of it. Shoot Thundaga over and over throughout the battle to make its HP deplete even faster. That's it basically. You can use the pillars around you to take cover from its rockets. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: ARACHNERO ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: This fight is pretty simple if you know what to do and how to damage Nero. Let me list his attacks first: o Beam. The small purple crystals that are flying around the area shoot a beam dealing around 500 dmg. Yikes. o Fireballs. Deals around 150 dmg. per fireball. Ok, do you see those purple crystals flying around the area? With 3-4 shots from a Quantum Cerberus, they get destroyed. Once they're destroyed, start shooting at Nero's magic barrier to destroy it. Once destroyed, you can damage him, while he shoots Fireballs at you. These are easy to dodge, so do so and keep shooting at him. Use Blizzaga every time you can and after some damage, he'll return behind his magic barrier and the purple crystals come out. Do this over and over until a scene triggers and this fight ends. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: GORGONERO ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Nero is now his usual self. That being said, he has the same attacks as when you first fought him, only that he doesn't use his Shadow Orbs anymore. o Revolver. He shoots his revolvers that look like machine guns to deal around 40 dmg. per bullet. He does that through the whole battle. o Dance Macabre. When you get too close to him, he'll spin around and attack you around 10 times for around 250 dmg. total. We have nowhere to run to. We're stuck in this little piece or land. Nero likes to appear and disappear in several locations. If he gets besides you, he'll use Dance Macabre. When he disappears, start looking for him and when you find him, shoot at him. If you're quick enough, you can shoot at him twice. This is all the fight. He's very easy. I remember having a really hard time against him when I first played the game. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: WEISS EMPOWERED ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Thankfully, Weiss is not hard. Even though his attacks deal a lot of dmg., he's still easy. Let go with the attacks first: o Sword slash. He dashes towards you and slashes you to deal around 150 dmg. o Cross attack. He jumps near you and attacks with both swords to deal around 250 dmg. o Ground wave. She creates some waves that advance towards you. This one deals around 200 dmg. per wave. o Earthquake. Remember the wave attack Azul did? Weiss does it too to deal around 200 dmg. o Multi-bullets. These deal around 120 dmg. per round. o Homing Orbs. He moves to where he was seated in the previous scenes and shoot 4 homing orbs at you that deal around 150 dmg. per orb. o Slash combo. Once he has like 20% left, he starts to pump up and jumps at you, attacking you several times for around 150 dmg. per hit. If you're low on HP, this attack can kill you. Whenever you see Weiss dashing towards you or jumping, quickly step aside and press [] to dash and probably evade the attack. Always stay away from Weiss. Try to stay as far from him as possible. Just shoot him with Cerberus normally like you would do to any other boss. Using Thundaga will privide useful, as it deals 3 times more dmg. than Cerberus. When he does his Slash combo, which is his most powerful attack, try evading it with aside + []. Tap that as quickly as possible to evade. Also, always keep your HP high. Try keeping it over 1300 so you can withstand all of his attacks. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== C H A P T E R 1 2 _,-^¯\_}\________________,-.________________/{_/¯`-._ ¯`-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-^¯ A F I N A L E C H A O T I C ____________________________________[sx212]____________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: CRYSTAL FEELERS ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Although it's a boss, it doesn't feel like it, but whatever. You see those 6 crystals that were in the scene? Well, these open up every once in a while for like 10 seconds. You need to rush to them and attack them with melee attacks. This is the only way of hurting them. Also, you'll have infinite enemies attacking you, so have fun. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: OMEGA COCOON ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Oh man, another easy boss. This is similar to the previous boss, only that you can shoot Omega with your pace, since it's won't attack. Also, you'll have several of those flying enemies attacking you, so try not to bother with those since they'll just come back. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: OMEGA WEISS ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Strategy: Alrighty, the final boss! Oh man is he hard! Haha, let me list the attacks that may rip you a new one XD: o Projectiles. These are shot from on top Omega and deal around 70 dmg. a piece. o Smash. Tries to smash you with his hand to deal around 350 dmg. o Hand combo. Hits you 2 times to deal around 350 dmg. o Meteor. He throws a Meteor at the ground to deal a massive 1500+ dmg. o Weiss slash. Weiss comes down and slashes you with his sword ot deal around 350 dmg. o Slash combo. Weiss attacks you several times to deal around 600 dmg. o Mirrors. Several mirrors form in front of Omega and then attack you with them dealing around 100 dmg. per mirror hit. He's seriously not that hard. Just wanted to scare you ;). Since you're attacking both Omega and Weiss, you'll be dealing double dmg. to him. Keep shooting at him from a distance to have him only attack you with attack 1. These can easily be avoided while pressing [] and a side. Also, when Weiss comes down, focus on him and ignore Omega, as Omega won't do anything while Weiss is down here. Also, try to keep your HP above 1500. His Meteor attack deals a whopping 1500+ dmg., so try having Phoenix Down on at all times. When he turns red, he starts following you around. Keep moving while dashing and attacking him. Overall, not a hard fight at all. Probably Shelke was the hardest boss of all the game XD. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== ______ ________ ______ ________ \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ .=======================. \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | 3] Latest Update | | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | ` ( <_> ) \____ | [sx300] | | ` ( <_> ) \____ /_______/\____/ \_______/ '=======================' /_______/\____/ \_______/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ = Version Shelke (August 19th, 2010) - Finished the FAQ. ______ ________ ______ ________ \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ .=======================. \____ \ ____ \_ ___ \ | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | 4] Closing | | | \ / _ \/ \ \/ | ` ( <_> ) \____ | [sx400] | | ` ( <_> ) \____ /_______/\____/ \_______/ '=======================' /_______/\____/ \_______/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ 4.1] Credits ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.sx401.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= '-----' 1. People - Gbness, Mighty Oracle, Super Slash, PeTeRL90, Truly Dexterous, warfreak, IceQueenZer0, BSulpher, Da Hui, DBM11085, Snow Dragon: All those who I consider online friends. These guys are really cool and I always have a blast talking to them on AIM, MSN and the FCBS. They all inspire me in writing more and more FAQ's. Note that all these fellows are FAQ writers as myself, so I thank them too for supporting me in my FAQing. - Raul and Eduardo: Just for being my best friends and always being there for me, in the good and bad moments. - You: For having the patience of reading through the whole guide. 2. Internet sites - www.gamefaqs.com: For hosting my guide. - www.supercheats.com: For hosting my guide. - www.neoseeker.com: For hosting my guide. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ 4.2] Final Words ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.sx402.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= '-----' Like I said, I had no plans on doing this FAQ, but the outcome is beautiful. If you like this FAQ, if you found it useful, make sure to check my other FAQs in case you need help with any game in particular. Here's a little list of FAQ I've made: 1. Tales of Symphonia (GCN) DONE 2. Jericho (360) DONE 3. Tales of Legendia (PS2) [In progress] 4. Tales of the Abyss (PS2) DONE 5. Devil May Cry (PS2) DONE 6. Tales of the Abyss Enemy Database (PS2) DONE 7. Jericho Monster List (360) DONE 8. Jericho Achievements (360) DONE 9. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) [In progress] 10. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) DONE 11. Lloyd Irving Character FAQ (GCN) [In progress] 12. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (PS2) DONE 13. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition (PS2) DONE 14. Pokemon Platinum (DS) [In progress] 15. Soma Bringer (DS) [In progress] 16. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) 17. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS) DONE 18. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) [In progress] 19. Tales of Eternia (PSP) 20. Sands of Destruction (DS) DONE 21. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP) DONE 22. Dante's Inferno (PSP) DONE 23. Dante's Inferno Judas Coins Locations (PSP) DONE 24. Dante's Inferno Boss FAQ (PSP) DONE 25. LittleBigPlanet (PSP) DONE 26. Mimana Iyar Chronicle (PSP) DONE 27. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo FAQ (PSP) DONE 28. Hexyz Force (PSP) IN PROCESS 29. Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (PSP) MAIN WALKTHROUGH DONE 30. Metal Gear Solid 3: Susbsistence (PS2) NEARLY DONE 31. Odin Sphere (PS2) 32. Sands of Destruction Boss FAQ (DS) DONE 33. Sands of Destruction Item FAQ (DS) DONE 34. Tales of Symphonia Multimedia FAQ (GCN) DONE 35. Odin Sphere Boss FAQ (PS2) DONE 36. Tales of the Abyss Boss FAQ (PS2) DONE 37. Mimana Iyar Chronicles Boss FAQ (PSP) DONE 38. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2) DONE 39. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Boss FAQ (PS2) DONE Please check these games if you have any doubts in one future. So, with all this said and done, I bid you farewell! _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _ _ _ _ ____________(_)_____| |________(_)______________|·| \ \ __ __ _ _ __ | |__ ___ _ _ __ ___O O |·|_________ \ \_(_ \/ _) | '_ \| _ \ / _ \ | '_ ' _ \_____|·|xxxxxxxx|| \____\ /_| | |_| | |_| | __/ | |_| |_| |____|·|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ \/ |_|_| |_|_| |_|\___)_|_| |_| |_| |·| ¯ © Alexander P. Kleinheider [vinheim] 2010. 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