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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 list of all the Bosses in the game. If you're only looking for certain boss without checking the whole guide and spoiling stuff, this is the FAQ for you. o Overture --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: MORTE -- THE SCARLET PLAGUE ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Name: Morte ~ HP: ??? ~ Strategy: Well, this is a hard battle, since it's your first battle in the whole game. You'll only control Raja for this battle, but as soon as Morte has a turn, she'll start using All Ahead, Blizzard and whatnot to annihilate your party. Pretty much like Golden Sun's battle with Saturos and Menardi... remember? It's still possible to defeat her, if she doesn't use all her skills in the first turn, but you'll only deal 3/4 of her health and the result will be the same. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Mirrorsand Grotto --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: SANDWHALE ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: 59 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Water + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Remember the Waterstone Shards we previously got? Well, this is the perfect time to use them. Press A to enter the Skill/Item submenu, press A again to use items and use the Waterstone Shards. Using 2 Waterstones will do the job. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Dungeons --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: RAJIV/2x FERAL SOLDIER ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Name: Rajiv ~ HP: 350 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Name: Feral Soldier ~ HP: 100 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: The Feral Soldiers do little dmg. (around 1-2 dmg. per hit against Morte). They have 100 HP each so maybe Agan will kill each one in a turn. Meanwhile, have Morte and Kyrie take care of Rajiv. His attacks do hurt. He can deal up to 35 dmg. per turn, and that's on Morte. He could probably kill Kyrie in one turn. If he does kill him, revive right away with a Secret Remedy and when Agan finished the Feral Soldiers, have him attack Rajiv. Use Agan's Desert's Horn to deal over 90 dmg. per hit; and if you need to heal, use Morte's Life Skill Sanctity of Life or Kyrie's Medicinal Soup. You'll receive at the end of the battle 4,326 Gold and for Items: Lesser Elixir and Underdog's Tail (note that you get these items randomly). ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Fallenmire --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: VENOMFIN ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~1,000 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: As Taupy says, this is the Lord of the swamp. Oh goody. This boss is not that hard, but it's annoying because most of your Physical attacks won't do any good to it. Instead, have Kyrie use Toadstool Salad all the battle, Morte her Molotov Cocktail and Taupy his Sonic Strike. Venomfin will go down rather quickly if your 3 characters are attacking him nonstop with their Blood Skills. If you need to heal, use Kyrie Life Skill to heal the team back to normal. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Viteau --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: PORCUS REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: 2,500 ~ CP: 42 ~ Items: Book of Arms ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Ice + Strong: Fire ~ Strategy: I hope you've leveled up your Blood Skills, because they'll be very useful for this battle. Since Ice is what takes most HP, use Taupy's Icy Strike and Morte's Blizzard. Porcus has a vulnerability against Stun, so use Kyrie's Numbing Broth to gain a lot of turns for each one of his. Also, it's very easy to delay Porcus' turns with Taupy's Icy Strike, so keep using it through the whole battle while you have Kyrie (who should be the most useless character in this battle) uses Lesser Tonics to keep the SP up. Whenever you see that Porcus sits and opens up the mouth in its' stomach, stop the Skills and start using physical attacks until you break his defense. Keep using Ice skills and Kyrie to heal to end this battle quickly. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Zifnir --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: NAJA/RAJIV/FERAL SOLDIER ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Name: Naja ~ HP: 1,100 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Ice + Strong: Wind ~ Name: Rajiv ~ HP: 950 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Ice + Strong: Fire ~ Name: Feral Soldier ~ HP: ~450 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: This is just a little bit harder than the previous battle against Rajiv -- and the only reason for that is because he comes with Naja. First of all, dispose of the Feral Soldier. We don't want anyone to bother us while battling Naja and Rajiv. Once the Feral Soldier is down, focus yourself in Rajiv. Have Taupy use Icy Strike or Sonic Strike to deal over 190 dmg. to Rajiv. You can put him to sleep with Kyrie's Sleeproot Sauté Skill. Have Morte follow Taupy and use Blizzard to deal dmg. to both enemies. Naja's most powerful attack is Cry Wolf, which deals between 25-40 dmg. to all party members. As you can see, this battle is not hard at all. Naja tends to use Cry Wolf more often when Rajiv is down, so be really careful and use Kyrie's Medicinal Soup constantly whenever needed. You'll receive at the end of the battle 49 CP, 10,605 Gold and for Items: Sage Glasses. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Sky Gaol --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: RAJIV ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: 2,650 ~ CP: 42 ~ Items: None ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Ice + Strong: Fire ~ Strategy: Ok, this is getting repetitive. He's a bit tougher this time. He has Wind III, which is a lot of dmg. It can also knock you into midair and combo you up there, nearly killing you. He also has a new attack called Combo Boost II. It's not an attack that hurts you, but when he uses 2, he transforms into the wolf he is and deals around 60+ dmg. to the entire party. To top it off, he's fast as ****. Seriously. He may have 2 moves per each one of yours. Whenever he uses an attack that hits the hole party, use healing Skills to completely recover the party. Just keep your party over 70 HP and you'll be fine. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: LUPUS REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: 5,000 ~ CP: 56 ~ Items: None ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Oh, we now get to play with pops. Lupus Rex, on his first turn, he'll probably use Battle Boost II twice to attack all party members for around 65 dmg. He also has Spark III, which is like Rajiv's Aero III. Basically, he's just like Rajiv, only that with more HP and a little bit stronger, so the same strategy applies here. He also has Voice of Chains, which attacks all party members plus it can inflict Stun on all of them, which is a real pain in the ass. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Botanical Gardens --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: RANA REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~9,200 ~ CP: 66 ~ Items: None ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Earth + Strong: Ice ~ Strategy: Rana Rex is pretty easy, even though it has a ton of HP -- and more if you bring Taupy instead of Agan like I did the first time. Yes, Rana Rex has over 9,000 HP, which almost doubles Lupus Rex's HP. Let me name the attacks. He has Spark II, which is a strong Air-elemental attack to 1 character for 34~62 dmg. He has a combo attack for 9 hits (which usually do 1 dmg. per hit) and can inflict Venom, so cure it ASAP with Antidotes and/or Kyrie's Life Skill. He also has Bad Breath, which deals 35~40 dmg. to all characters, plus it can inflict Stun to all. Use Kyrie's Medicinal Soup to heal some HP and cure Stun. Another and most annoying attack, Sleep Gas, which has 100% accuracy to inflict Sleep on all 3 characters. I hope you have enough HP, because after this attack, he'll have several turns ahead of you, so he can deal quite the dmg. Just like Lupus Rex, he has Battle Boost II, which he'll use his Follow-up attack to inflict heavy dmg. to all 3 characters (between 50~80 dmg.). Just try to keep your HP over 80 and you'll be fine. As for spells, do not use them as they inflict so little dmg. and you should spend it for useful things like healing. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Azure Tower --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: AZURE SEA ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~17,000 ~ CP: 123 ~ Items: None ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Earth + Strong: Water, Air, Fire ~ Strategy: Alrighty, we have to targets. Focus on the body first. If you already have your Flurries chained, Kyrie will be doing over 550 dmg. Have Morte use Army of Me in the first turn she gets so she can deal massive dmg. Make sure you bring into the battle Kyrie, Morte and Taupy. We need Taupy's Second Wind just in case any character dies, Taupy can revive him/her. Don't even bother inflicting status ailments nor using skills, as most of them as useless against him. For Azure Sea's attacks, he has Bolt of Lightning, which is Air dmg. to one character that deals 36~120 dmg. He likes to use it twice in a row and on the same character. What a pain. Purifying Rain, deals 20~30 dmg. to the entire party. Water III is another pain. It deals 45~63 dmg., so heal up right as you can. After you deal around 6,500 dmg. to the body, he'll go underwater and only raise the head. He now has more attacks. He has Tempest, which is basically Bolt of Lightning, only that it hurts all the party. Take extreme caution fighting only the head, as it has the tendency to attack and attack and attack the same character over and over until he uses his follow-up attack that deals 50~85 dmg. to all characters. He also starts using Healing Boost, which is practically Regen and heals around 400 each of his turns. What a pain man. Basically, this is an endurance fight. He heals a lot, and you should too with one of your BP. There's nothing else I can write for here, other than keep your HP over 120 and you're good. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Serpens' Lair --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: SERPENS REX/MORTE ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ Name: Serpens Rex ~ HP: ~10,400 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Air + Strong: None ~ Name: Morte ~ HP: ~700 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: This battle can be hard. Not because of her HP, nor the dmg., but because she can confuse you, killing Morte (most probably). Simply use Flurry attacks with Rhi'a, Taupy and Kyrie, but do not use Special attacks, since you'll be attacking Morte too. Whenever you need healing, use whoever you can to heal up. Whatever you do, DO NOT attack Morte. As for attacks, she has Demon's Soul, which deals 35~60 dmg. plus it can Confuse you. Nice. He also has Shadow III, which deals 30~70 dmg. to a single character. Temptation deals dmg. to your party, plus it can confuse you too. She doesn't deal that much dmg. (well, in comparison to Azure Sea), but when she confuses you, use Kyrie's Medicinal Soup to cure it. Demon Stench deals 50~ 70 dmg. to all the party, so heal up afterwards. She has other attacks, but they're the same and can inflict Confuse, so that's your number 1 preoccupation. Taupy's Second Wind comes in real handy. If you have 2 characters dead (I had Rhi'a and Kyrie dead and Taupy with 3HP o_O), use it to gain full strength and beat the crap out of Serpens Rex. She also has an attack in which physical attacks won't hurt her, so use Air-elemental Blood Skills to take her out. You'll receive at the end of the battle 86 CP, 17,359 Gold and for Items: None. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Mechto --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: AQUILA REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~3,800 ~ CP: 140 ~ Items: None ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Earth + Strong: Air ~ Strategy: Aquila Rex is actually quite hard, since you only have Morte and Kyrie for battle. He's in the air, so no combos from your Flurries. Dammit. Kyrie should easily get to 6 BP in every turn. Just use your Air Flurry with him to deal 250+ dmg. per Air Flurry, so with 4 you do in 1 turn takes around 1/4 of his health. The physical attacks deal around 0~1 dmg. to Kyrie. Seriously. His other attacks deal around 50 dmg. His special attack deals between 0~5 dmg. If Morte dies on you, don't even worry on reviving her. She has low DEF and Aquila Rex likes to attack her whether she has War Paint on or not. If you want, you could try to use a Stoneskin Potion to increase Morte's DEF, but if she keeps dying, just let her dead. As for attacks, he has Godspeed, which increases drastically his SPD. Feather Shot deals around 45~55 dmg. to one character. Wind III does 50~65 dmg. to one character. Storm II does 15~20 dmg. to both characters. Like all bosses, he has Battle Boost II, which is a pain. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Tower of Earth --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: STRANGE BOULDER ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~7,500 ~ CP: 11 ~ Items: Golden Shard ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Air + Strong: Earth ~ Strategy: This Boss is not that hard. His Rock II Skill deals 15~25 dmg. to all characters. What you should be worried about is its physical attack that deals 120~150 per hit and he likes to use it twice in a row in the same character -- that means almost always if not always a KO. Taupy's Second Wind works wonders in this battle. That's about it. This boss really doesn't do much. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: GOLDEN EARTH ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~15,500 ~ CP: 53 ~ Items: Golden Stone ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Air + Strong: Earth ~ Strategy: Ok, the second Primal Lord. He's not as though as Azure Sea, but he's still not an enemy to underestimate. I really recommend bringing Rhi'a and Taupy in this battle. Taupy, besides being an excellent physical attacker, he has Second Wind and that saves us from using items and ending out turns. Rhi'a, if you have her 3 Flurry attacks chained, and Blaze Gun, you'll be dealing 2,700+ dmg. per attack. As of its attacks, he has Clay III, which deals 50~80 dmg. to one character. His physical attack deals around 70 dmg. which is not bad. Rock II deals around 30 dmg. per character. Try to heal every turn, since we want out HP high. His special attack is the dangerous one. It can deal all the way from 80 dmg. to a whopping 215 dmg. Make sure to heal after this. These are all of his attacks, and he likes to combo 2 or 3 Clay III on one character in the same turn, so please keep your HP up. When he's almost dead (around 14,000 dmg.), he'll gain Untiring Defense, which makes your attacks hit for 5~10 per hit. That sucks. Just keep attacking and healing until it dissipates or he dies. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Valley of Dragons --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: NAJA ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~5,000 ~ CP: 67 ~ Items: Sirius Shoes, Sage's Glasses ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Ok, this is a joke of a boss. Your attacks deal 1,000+ dmg. That means like 2,500+ dmg. per turn. Yes. 2-3 turns and he's dead. As for attacks, his physical attacks deal around 10~20 dmg. per hit. Outcry deals 30~40 to all characters. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Albion Greenwood --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: ELEPHAS REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~13,500 ~ CP: 118 ~ Items: Book of Mind, Twisted Horn ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: Water + Strong: Fire ~ Strategy: I recommend bringing Taupy and Rhi'a to this battle. We need all the muscle we can get and Naja and Agan are weak... very weak. You must be quick and accurate in this battle. There's one move that Elephas Rex has where he puts up a shield where you practically do nothing to him (around 0~9 dmg. per hit). Just keep attacking and healing until it dissipates. The good thing is that he doesn't have a ton of turns like the previous bosses. His physical attack deals 40~70 dmg. per hit. He has Clay III, which deals 45~60 dmg. to one character. He has Grand Guise, which adds DEF and Regen that heals for 400+. Just like Azure Sea... what a pain! His Special Attack deals 80~120 dmg. to all characters. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Depths of Memory --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: NOCTUA REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~12,000 ~ CP: 116 ~ Items: Book of Mind ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Ok, this boss is hard if you don't prepare yourself. Make sure to equip Rhi'a and Taupy an accessory to increase AGL: Sonic Heels, Speed Shoes or Sirius Shoes (although it has a broken heart) so they get the first turns. In her first turn, have her use Crystal Voice to cancel his damn uppercuts that is an Air Follow-up combo plus leaves him in the air. If you have 3 BP, use another one to use Alluring Voice to cast Regen. Now use the last BP to attack. Probably Noctua Rex will have a turn at this point. Now, if Taupy is next, have him use both True Faith and Pride's Fang to increase ATK and DEF of the party. With this, we are now prepared to battle. Note that all dmg. calculations will be based on your party having True Faith on. For his attacks, he has his physical attacks that deal now around 10~15 dmg. per hit [it used to hit for 30~45 per hit. and it was almost a KO]. He also has Nightmare which deals 15~30 dmg. to all characters. The rest of his attacks deal around 30 dmg. max to either 1 or all characters. With what you did in the beginning of the battle, you made the battle a lot more easier. You won't have a problem with this battle. Just keep using Rhi'a's Crystal Voice every 2-3 turns just to be sure. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Tower of Wind --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: JADE ZEPHYR ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~12,000 ~ CP: 260 ~ Items: ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Start of like you did with Noctua Rex. Use Rhi'a's Crystal Voice to put Debuff Ward and have Taupy use True Faith and Pride's Fang. Jade Zephyr will now be airborne. You need to attack her at least 10 times to dissipate her shield and do some good dmg. Her attacks. Her physical attack does 20~25 dmg. per hit... and she hits you 17 times! That's around 360 dmg. WTF!!! Lulling Zephyr does little dmg., around 5 dmg. to all characters, but it can put you to sleep, so that's no good at all. Ill Wind does random dmg. It can do from 50 dmg. all the way to 379 dmg. (yeah, my Kyrie received that amount of dmg.) But that's not the worse part. When she uses Ill Wind, her wind shield goes back up, so yeah, that's not good at all. Netherworld is another of her attacks. It deals 35~50 dmg. to one character. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Clockwork Manor --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: LACERTUS REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~12,000 ~ CP: 116 ~ Items: Cube of Destruction ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: Lacertus Rex... thankfully is not as hard as Noctua Rex nor Jade Zephyr. Just use True Faith and Pride's Fang to make things a lot easier/faster. Watch out for his attacks, because they can do a lot of dmg. You must heal right after he uses Ray III. For attacks, he has Physical Attack which does 5~20 dmg. per hit to one character. Ray III does 200 to one character. Cannon II does 50 dmg. to all characters while Cannon III does 100 dmg. to the whole party. His special attack deals around 15~120 dmg. to the whole party. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o Primal Cataract --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: LACERTUS REX ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~14,000 ~ CP: 136 ~ Items: Cube of Destruction ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: Fire ~ Strategy: Oh boy, he's the real one this time. Make sure that Rhi'a casts Crystal Voice ASAP, and Taupy True Faith and Pride's Fang. We need all the DEF and ATK that we can get. Keep yourself healed at all times. Try to keep your HP full because if he boosts his ATK and you don't have Taupy's True Faith on, it'll most probably kill you. Kyrie's Gift of Life and Taupy's Second Wind are a great help keeping your party alive, but if you need to use a Flask of Wonder, go on ahead and use it. As a matter of fact, it's best if you have Taupy cast True Faith and Pride's Fang every turn, and have Rhi'a cast Crystal Voice. Lacertus' attacks. His physical attacks deal 50~70 dmg. to one character. His special attack deals 70~120 dmg. to the whole party. Azure Sea, Jade Zephyr and Golden Earth deal the same amount of dmg. (20~60) but of their corresponding element [Water, Air and Earth]. Divine Arsenal deals 400 dmg. to 1 character. Watch out for his Jade Zephyr attack, because it can both Poison you and Blind you, so you won't be able to use skills, which are the most important thing in this battle. He also likes to use Blade Ward, which nullifies physical attacks. What a pain. Use Blood Skills until it wears off. He can also increase his attack power, his speed, defense, cast Regen on himself and nullify elemental dmg. (you'll know which element by the color of his shield), so if he's invulnerable to elemental attacks and physical attacks, use Cubes of Destruction and Cluster Bombs to deal non-elemental dmg. to him. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== o The Ark --=======------=======----=-=----===-----===-----------====----=-------===----- ~-~ BOSS: THE CREATOR ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~ HP: ~50,000 ~ Elemental Affinity + Weak: None + Strong: None ~ Strategy: There are 2 final bosses, but the good thing is that this one isn't that hard. She's "easier" than Lacertus Rex. Yes, I mean that. She doesn't have that many turns and she doesn't step in every time you attack her, so make sure you're healed all the time, you have Buffed your ATK and DEF, as well as having protection against Debuffing. Attacks. Deponere deals 60~70 dmg. to the whole party. Ray III deals 200 dmg. to 1 character. Cannon III deals 100 dmg. to the entire party. Colligite deals 40~60 dmg. to the whole parte. Amittimus is an attack that deals 20~40 dmg. to the whole party. She can also cast Regen on herself, recovering 1,500+ HP per turn. Overall, this battle is a breeze compared to Lacertus Rex. You'll have no problems at all. Once you're done with this battle, you'll start the second round, or should I say, second phase. _,-'¯\_}\_____________________,-._____________________/{_/¯'-._ ¯'-._/¯}/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'-'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\{¯\_,-'¯ ~ Second Phase ~ ~ HP: ~30,000 This phase of The Creator has 3 targets. Two in the upper screen and 1 below. I really recommend you taking out the flashing orb at the bottom (it should have like 6,000 HP or so), then focus on the angel-looking target (the upper one) and finally focus all your strength on the core, the central target. You should take this battle just like the previous one. Keep yourself healed at all time, use 1 BP with whoever's turn it is to heal, then attack. Keep your ATK and DEF Buffs up, so you can deal a lot of dmg. per combo and you receive less. Make sure you use at least one Rhi'a's Crystal Voice to protect you. As for attacks -- she has a physical attack that hurts for 10~50 dmg. to all characters. He has a second physical attack that targets 1 character for 10~30 dmg. She also has the Deponere, Colligite and Amittimus attacks from the previous phase and they deal the same dmg. so you shouldn't worry about dmg. that much. He newest and most dangerous attack is Fortuna, which deals 500+ dmg. to one party member, so if he/she is killed, use Gift of Life or Second Wind to gain your full strength. ==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---===== ____ ____ ____ ____ / ___) ___ | _ \ .===================================. / ___) ___ | _ \ \___ \ / _ \| | | | | 3] Latest Update | \___ \ / _ \| | | | ___) ( (_) ) |_| | | [sx300] | ___) ( (_) ) |_| | (____/ \___/|____/ '===================================' (____/ \___/|____/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ = Version Morte (August 16th, 2010) - Finished the "FAQ". ____ ____ ____ ____ / ___) ___ | _ \ .===================================. / ___) ___ | _ \ \___ \ / _ \| | | | | 4] Closing | \___ \ / _ \| | | | ___) ( (_) ) |_| | | [sx400] | ___) ( (_) ) |_| | (____/ \___/|____/ '===================================' (____/ \___/|____/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ 4.1] Credits ~-~ ~-~ ~-~ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-.sx401.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= '-----' 1. People - Traction: for telling me another way to defeat Rajiv and 2x Feral Soldiers. - Myung Kou Kang: for telling me that Naja drops Sage's Glasses in any of his battles. - an0nym0usrex: for confirming the above ^^. - Flozemz Liquid: for the battle with Golden Earth that it gets harder if you don't take out the other body parts. - The board for tons and tons of help and support. - 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 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. Contact: vinheim@gmail.com _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯