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Is it possible to beat Zigfreid in the colloseum?

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He's vulnerable to Imp and Stop, so you could get lucky with Shadow wielding the Stunner, though with 32k health it'll still take you a while and you have to pray he won't snap out of it...it's possible but rough.

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I had no idea stop worked on him. Knew about imp though.

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The meaning of life is life itself.

We were put on this earth to follow our dreams unabated.

here's my method, and the full explanation as to why I spent so much time trying to figure it out.

throw Gogo in the Colosseum against Siegfried. he should have the following:
- Genji Glove + Merit Award relics
- Stunner + Illumina weapons
- the most powerful armor you can get your hands on
- all commands set to Fight
Stunner's inherent Stop should connect with Siegfried at some point during the fight. if that happens, just cross your fingers and hope that Illumina will cast Pearl a few times, as well. if you see HyperDrive pop up, it's reset time.

what doesn't always work (but should, dammit):
- DragoonBoots + Dragon Horn. usually pretty effective, but while you're waiting for the next jump to come, he could throw a Shrapnel or two your way.
- DragoonBoots + Merit Award + Stunner. just not enough damage to take him out quickly.

given that Siegfried is ridiculously powerful, and the item you win is a Tintinabar, why bother? here's why:
1. bet the Tintinabar for a fight with Dark Force for an Exp. Egg.
2. if you bet an Exp. Egg, you're pitted against Steroidite for a Tintinabar. therefore, this is one of those "item pairs" in the Colloseum, in which you can go back and forth between the two relics.
3. if you throw Gogo in against the Steroidite with a Thief Glove + Offering + Capture/Capture/Capture setup, you might be able to finagle a Thunder Shld from the Steroidite, which you can then bet to fight an Outsider for a Genji Shld.

I found a similar loop with Strato / Pearl Lance, which I used -- both on the original console and on an emulator -- to steal 12 Economizers from battles against Aquila. (I felt I should put that "both" bit because I figured it out when I first played the game, in 1995, thanks to a battered Players' Guide and infinite patience.)

This post has been edited by Erau Qssi Dlro Weht on 5th July 2010 23:27

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