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Final Fantasy VI Bosses

You may be here looking at the Final Fantasy VI bosses in order to figure out how to beat them. We've included brief strategies for them here, but in virtually all cases, you may find more detail than we can fit here by visiting the walkthrough.

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Number 024
Number 024
Bestiary #292
Type
Level
HP
MP
Gil
EXP
Humanoid
24
4777
777
0
0
Strength
Magic Atk.
Evasion
Defense
Mag. Def.
Mag. Evade
20
3
0
170
100
0
Stolen Items
Dropped Items
Common: SwordBlood Sword
Rare: SwordRune Blade
Common: SwordFlametongue
Rare: SwordIcebrand
Status Immunities
Elemental Immunities
darknesspoisonpetrifydeathsilenceberserkconfusionslowstop
None
Elemental Absorb
Elemental Weakness
Variable
None
Lores
Command Immunities
None
Control
 
Strategy
 
Machines tend to have that crippling weakness to Lightning, and they also usually have some sort of Program ## move to dish out. This guy has neither. He uses spells and wields swords, so you'd almost assume he was a human if it wasn't for the 'System error!' message that goes off in the middle of the battle. A cyborg, then, like the Sergeant? We can only guess. The facts remain that Number 024, while no real challenge even if you forget about his status ailment weaknesses, is just so darn versatile we still love him anyway.

The guy's main move, Barrier Change, shuffles all the elemental properties of the caster and picks one element to set as its weakness. Then, it sets one element as the element it absorbs. First effects: You'll never know what exactly your elemental attacks will do: 75% chance they'll do nothing, 12.5% chance they'll heal him, 12.5% chance they'll do double damage. Conclusion: Waste of time, think of alternative means of violence. But this fellow adapts his fighting style according to his weakness. You can sort his weakness from what he hits you with, if you like. If his weakness is fire, you'll see ice attacks. Vice versa, too. If lightning, you'll see water. Again, vice versa. If it's wind, he'll use earth-based attacks like Magnitude 8 and Cave In, and if it's earth he'll go to wind attacks like Sonic Boom and Gale Cut. If he's weak to poison, he'll try to cure himself, and if he's weak to Holy-elemental, he'll try to attack you physically or use Reverse Polarity.

Here's what he'll do. He'll simply strike you physically for 30 seconds (this first round doesn't indicate Holy weakness). Then, he'll do his first Barrier Change. When you manage to strike his weakness (you can figure it out via Libra spell), he'll perform it again. If 30 seconds of action elapses first instead (are you taking a nap?), he'll perform another Barrier Change anyway. After he has performed a Barrier Change three times, he'll go haywire, even though you haven't destroyed him; the result of this 'System error' is apparently calling up Arctic Hares (the more successful branch of the Lagomorph family), enjoying Sunbaths, and finding his true self with the Libra spell. After 30 seconds of this, he'll snap out of it again, starting over as if he had cast his first Barrier Change of the battle. Weird stuff, man.

But you won't have to see all this madness. The OSleep spell, taught to you by EsperSiren, works on the fiend, as does EsperCait Sith's OImp spell. Alone, they severely cripple him; together, they are an unstoppable force. Keep him sleeping and make sure you only cast Magic. If that blasted neutral Tapir shows up and awakens him, cast OSleep again as soon as possible. If Gau is among your forces, just have him relax. Try to steal with Locke; SwordRune Blade or SwordBlood Sword, both are nice additions if nothing else. I'd especially go for the SwordBlood Sword if you have any choice in the matter, as it's quite unique. In the end, Number 024's Hit Points will run out, and he will die. Victory dance, coffee break, et cetera. Expand Full Strategy
  
Number 128
Number 128
Bestiary #293
Type
Level
HP
MP
Gil
EXP
None
23
3276
810
0
0
Strength
Magic Atk.
Evasion
Defense
Mag. Def.
Mag. Evade
13
3
0
120
125
0
Stolen Items
Dropped Items
Common: KnifeKazekiri
Common: Tent
Status Immunities
Elemental Immunities
poisonimppetrifydeathsilenceconfusionsleepstop
None
Elemental Absorb
Elemental Weakness
ice
None
Lores
Command Immunities
None
Control
 
Strategy
 
Number 128 is not so much a human with the cybernetic parts in him as a robot with flesh on it. To top it, he's stronger than anything you've ever encountered so far. There are three attacking parts here, and only three party members. The absolute worst part is the fact that he carries a very rare sword on him, a sword that will remain useful throughout the entire game, of which only two exist; one in a chest you'll find two dungeons from now, one as a rare steal on this very opponent. It's by no means horrible if you don't obtain it, but it's really nice if you do.

There are two blades. Left Blade and Right Blade. They're to the left and right of Number 128. Hence their names. They attack physically every round, and throw in a mean Special if you're in bad luck. If you kill them, they'll be back within 15 seconds. Left Blade knows Shamshir, which is especially dangerous as it reveals invisible characters.

The main body is the worst, as you could imagine. Physical strikes more powerful than those of the blades, a Special that drains HP, the ability to cast the OBlizzard spell, and cast a Net over a character. The latter two reveal invisible characters. But when both blades are killed, he gets really mean. He will cast OHaste on himself to increase his amount of turns and begin using almost exclusively magical attacks. Gale Cut and Atomic Rays are both multi-target attacks, and Atomic Rays hurts quite a bundle. Shockwave is an attack you saw earlier on Dadaluma, and Blaster is its most dangerous move; while inaccurate, it will simply kill any character it does hit. If you are under the influence of Invisible, you get a Game Over.

So here's the strategy if you don't have EsperPhantom at your disposal and/or have summoned him earlier: Ignore the blades and try to focus on the main body. Locke should use Hi-Potions or Phoenix Downs when necessary, and spend all other turns trying to get that KnifeKazekiri blade rare steal. He's also useful for casting OSlow spells on the blades to dampen their aggression, if he has learned it. Edgar is reliable and powerful with ToolsDrill or ToolsChainsaw, but his brother not so much. If Sabin doesn't know the OThundara spell, I suggest Rising Phoenix. Eventually it will take out the blades, but EsperPhantom gave us a head start at the very least, and you can always summon him again if you entered the battle while invisible. With Cyan, it's the same, only with Fang. If you obtain the KnifeKazekiri, give it to him and simply Attack the body. Gau can Rage Anguiform to be sure to hit the body every OAqua Breath, or Rage Aspiran if you're feeling lucky. Gigavolt is stronger, yet not always multi-target. A few additional tips:
  1. If (most of) your party is revealed and you can still summon EsperPhantom, do so. Invisibility is definitely a positive status as long as you can keep at least one blade around at all times.
  2. Counter your adversary's OHaste spell with a OSlow spell from your side when possible.
  3. If you find yourself in the rare position of having EsperCatoblepas equipped but not EsperPhantom, summon the piglet Esper right away. There's a rather large chance he'll take out both blades in one go.

Number 128 is one of the most dangerous opponents of the game given its relative setting, and if your luck is just really, really bad it's possible to die even if you're a rather experienced player, especially if you're trying to get the KnifeKazekiri. Expand Full Strategy
  



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