================================================================================= Final Fantasy X-2 - Angra Mainyu Killing Guide Version 1.8 by Anthony Morales (a.k.a. Fantasy Gamer) fantasy_gamer_x@yahoo.com ================================================================================= ------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------------- 1.0 - Introduction 2.0 - Angra Mainyu Killing Guide 2.1 - Mission 2.2 - Scan 2.3 - Attacks/Moves/Abilities 2.4 - Preparations 2.5 - Battle Strategy 2.5.01 - Darkness Strategy 1 2.5.02 - Darkness Strategy 2 2.5.03 - Darkness Strategy 3 2.5.04 - Darkness Strategy 4 2.5.05 - Darkness Strategy 5 2.5.06 - MP Absorb Strategy 1 2.5.07 - MP Absorb Strategy 2 2.5.08 - Ultima Strategy 1 2.5.09 - Ultima Strategy 2 2.5.10 - Balanced Party Strategy 2.5.11 - Annihilator Strategy 2.5.12 - Floral Fallal Strategy 2.5.13 - Quick Trigger Strategy 2.5.14 - Invincible Party Strategy 3.0 - Miscellaneous 3.1 - Battle Rewards 3.2 - Trivia 3.3 - The Author 4.0 - Legal stuff 5.0 - Version History 6.0 - Credits 7.0 - Last Words ==================== 1.0 - INTRODUCTION ==================== This is my fifth game guide! Once upon a time in Chapter 1, I was digging at the Bikanel Desert for the Al Bhed Primers when, suddenly, I got into this battle with an enormous fiend... Anra Mainyu. I scanned him immediately and whoah!!! 333,444 HP... and I was at around level 15, then. I tried my best. I said to myself, "this will take a very long for me to beat a random enemy", until he starts killing my party. On the good note, he didn't kill me, but ejected me out of battle, instead. After that, whenever I encounter him, I never get nervous... he'll eject me anyway. From that time on, I keep wondering if that fiend can be defeated. What are the rewards, if possible, in beating him?... until I finished the Cactuar Quest... Chapter 5, Bikanel Desert will again be a Hotspot. Now, no digging, no chasing of our prickly friends... it's time to settle things with this behemoth. It's a new job for the Gullwings! He's a really tough cookie to beat, especially when your level is not that high and you don't have the best accessories in the game. It would be advisable that you finish the optional 'Via Infinito' dungeon in Bevelle... [I heard you'll get some of the best accessories there] you'll find the second best, if not the best, accessory there. Try to reach, at least, the 40th Level and you'll be thankful to me. For those who haven't beaten it yet... [like me] unlike me, but still want to beat this boss to the bloody pulp, this guide will be of some help. This is it... This is really, is it! Happy gaming! FG Baguio City, Philippines 15 December 2003 09 January 2004 (updated intro) ========================== 2.0 - ANGRA MAINYU GUIDE ========================== Boss : ANGRA MAINYU Location : Bikanel Desert First Seen : Chapter 1 (random battle) Defeat : Chapter 5 (optional boss) Requirement: Finish Cactuar Quest =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.1 - Mission =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Chapter 5: Bikanel Desert (after the Cactuar Quest) _________________________________________________________________________________ - Demon of the Sand - A legendary fiend that sleeps beneath the sand has attackd the camp! This is it, Gullwings! Let's go! _________________________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=- 2.2 - Scan =-=-=-=-=-=- He has three targets: Angra Mainyu, Tawrich and Zarich. This are the informations you can get when you scan him using your Magic Gunner: ============== ANGRA MAINYU ============== Stats Classification: - HP: 333444/333444 MP: 9999/9999 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Guard Fire: Ice : Lit : Water: Grav: Immune Holy : ------------------------------ KO, Petrification, Sleep, Silence, Darkness, Poison, Confusion, Berserk, Curse, Eject, Reflect, Slow, Stop, Defense Down, Magic Def. Down ------------------------------- Information A terrible fiend that has awakened from slumber beneath the desert sands. Bent on destroying all it encounters, it is a fiendish fiend indeed. ========= Tawrich ========= Stats Classification: - HP: 5540/5540 MP: 9999/9999 ------------------------------ Null Magic ------------------------------ Guard Fire: Ice : Lit : Water: Grav: Immune Holy : ------------------------------ KO, Petrification, Sleep, Silence, Darkness, Poison, Confusion, Berserk, Curse, Eject, Reflect, Slow, Stop, Defense Down, Magic Def. Down ------------------------------- Information An extension of Angra Mainyu. It is responsible for physical attacks but can also inflict Silence, Darkness, Poison, and Confusion. And then there's its Bloody Breath... ======== Zarich ======== Stats Classification: - HP: 5540/5540 MP: 9999/9999 ------------------------------ Null Physical ------------------------------ Guard Fire: Half Ice : Half Lit : Half Water: Half Grav: Immune Holy : Half ------------------------------ KO, Petrification, Sleep, Silence, Darkness, Poison, Confusion, Berserk, Curse, Eject, Reflect, Slow, Stop, Defense Down, Magic Def. Down ------------------------------- Information An extension of Angra Mainyu. It is responsible for magical attacks. In addtion to elemental magic, it can use Glimmer of Despair to lower the party's attributes. What a bully! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2.3 - Attacks/Moves/Abilities =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Angra Mainyu Demi - reduces HP by 1/4. All targets. Flare - strong non-elemental magic. Usually kills a non-shelled character. Single target. Bio - poisons a character. Single target. Curaga - adds 2000+ HP to either Tawrich or Zarich. Full-Life - regenerates dead parts to full HP Osmose - he'll use this to suck your MP. Perdition's Flame - multi-hit, non-elemental attack. The killer move. Random, all targets. - I think he only uses this when Tawrich & Zarich are both alive. - Oh no! This is a physical attack!!! Tawrich Physical Attack - physical attack, single target. Bloody Breath - deals small non-elemental damage with Darkness, Silence, Poison and random Confusion. All targets. Zarich Firaga - fire-elemental magic, single target Blizzaga - ice-elemental magic, single target Thundaga - lightning-elemental magic, single target Glimmer of Despair - multi-hit, random MP damage. Lowers character stats. All targets. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.4 - Preparations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --------------- Party Members --------------- - Yuna - Rikku - Paine -------------- Garment Grid -------------- The choice of Garment Grid will depend on your style: Offensive or Defensive. I tend to become more of a defensive fighter when it's my first time to fight an enemy, but becomes very offensive-minded in my succeeding tries. For now, I recommend you use the Valiant Lustre or Unwavering Guard for the great defense it gives you. Of course I used the better, Valiant Lustre. Valiant Lustre: /---O---\ / | \ Yellow X | X Red / | \ / | \ O--------O--------O \ | / \ | / Blue X | X Green \ | / \---O---/ Equip: Defense, Magic Defense + 20 Yellow X: Defense + 20 Blue X: Defense + 20 Red X: Magic Def. + 20 Green X: Magic Def. + 20 Unwavering Guard: /---O---\ / | \ Yellow X | X Red / | \ / | \ O--------O--------O \ | / \ | / Blue X | X Green \ | / \---O---/ Equip: Defense, Magic Defense + 15 Yellow X: Defense + 15 Blue X: Defense + 15 Red X: Magic Def. + 15 Green X: Magic Def. + 15 As you can see, these Garment Grids provides some good defenses in both physical and magical attacks. In the fight against Angra Mainyu, denfense is the most important consideration especially when your level is quite low. You are free to use other Garment Grid if you think you'd be better with it. Sorry for the not so artistic illustration. Actually it's rounded, but I'm not good in making illustrations out of text... :( Legend: O - slot for dress sphere (nodes) X - colored crystal (gates) - - connection / - ibid. \ - ibid. | - ibid. -------------- Dress Sphere -------------- The following DSP are the most useful ones. Be sure to have, at least, the abilities with asterisk. --> White Mage - Protect* - Shell - Reflect (recommended) - Curaga* - Full-Life - White Mage Lv2*/Lv3 (recommended) WHY? You need a character that will take care of healing and curing the negative status dealt by the enemy. Decent MP and magic defense. --> Alchemist - Mix* - Phoenix Down - Mega-Potion* - Mega-Phoenix - Chemist (recommended) WHY? A very good alternative for the White Mage. --> Dark Knight - Darkness* - Poison Proof - Confuse Proof (recommended) WHY? 'Darkness'. Although it consumes your HP, it's the best attack you can use against the boss. High HP and great denfense, both physical and magical! --> Gunner - Quick Trigger Lv2*/ Lv3 (recommended) WHY? Quick Trigger. --> Gun Mage - Annihilator WHY? Annihilator deals MEGA damage to Angra Mainyu. --> Black Mage - Osmose*\ \ --> Thief - Pilfer MP* > WHY? MP damage dealers. / --> Samurai - Magicide* / (OPTIONAL) --> Fighter - Power Break* - Magic Break WHY? Power/Magic Break can be helpful. Change to Dark Knight afterwards. ------------------------ Dress Sphere Placement ------------------------ Using the above Garment Grid, put the Specific Dress Spheres in the following positions (For Darkness Strategy 1): For Yuna: Start as a Dark Knight. (White Mage/Gunner) /---O---\ / | \ Yellow X | X Red / | \ / | \ (Any) O--------O--------O (Any) \ | / \ | / Blue X | X Green \ | / \---O---/ (Dark Knight) For Rikku: Start as a White Mage. (Dark Knight) /---O---\ / | \ Yellow X | X Red / | \ / | \ (Any) O--------O--------O (Any) \ | / \ | / Blue X | X Green \ | / \---O---/ (White Mage) For Paine: Start as a White Mage. (Dark Knight) /---O---\ / | \ Yellow X | X Red / | \ / | \ (Any) O--------O--------O (Any) \ | / \ | / Blue X | X Green \ | / \---O---/ (White Mage) The purpose of these will be explained in the "Darkness Startegy 1". ------- Items ------- Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Phoenix Down Ether Antidote Remedy Light Curtain - Protect Lunar Curtain - Shell Star Curtain - Reflect Chocobo Wings/Feather - Haste Stamina Tablet/Tonic - Double HP ------------- Accessories ------------- These are some of the most useful accessories: Champion Belt - Attack +40, Defense +40 Crystal Ball - Magic +50 Crystal/Mythril Bangle - HP +100%/60% Crystal/Diamond Armlet - Defense +60/40 Gold Hairpin - half MP consumption Kaiser Knuckle/Power Glove - Attack +50/40 Ribbon - Protection against all negative status Shmooth Shailing - 'Ribbon' on, 'Slow' on Soul of Thamasa - Magic +15, 2x MP consumption, magic potency x1.5 Speed Bracer - 'Auto-Haste', enable 'Hastega' Sprint Shoes - 'First Strike' on, Speed +10, enable 'Haste" These are some "super special" accessories: Adamantite - HP +100%, Defense +120, Magic Defense +120, Speed -30, Auto-Shell, Auto-Protect Cat Nip - allows character to deal 9999 damage per hit when in critical status Invincible - 'Break Damage Limit' Iron Duke - HP +100%, MP +100%, Attack +100, Defense +100, Magic +100, Magic Defense +100, Speed +100, Accuracy +100, Evasion +100, Luck +50 Ragnarok - 0 MP consumption, no HP damage when using Dark Knights 'Darkness' ----------------- Character Level ----------------- Level requirement may range from 1-99 depending on the accessories available for your characters. These were the levels of my gals when I defeated Angra Mainyu for the first time: Yuna @ 57 Rikku @ 58 Paine @ 59 For those who had a very powerful set of accessories, these levels may be a little bit high, but for first timers, I recommend you to have a level of 60. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2.5 - Battle Strategy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ 2.5.01 - Darkness Strategy 1 ------------------------------ This is the basic and most challenging strategy. So, the battle will start at Yuna as Dark Knight, and Rikku & Paine as White Mage. Rikku and Paine will have 'First Strike'. If any of them, as White Mage has learned 'Protect', cast it. The other should immediately change to the next Dress Sphere in the left. This will add +20 to their Defense. When you got your next turn, change to the Dress Sphere at the top to add another 20 to your Defense. You just got +40 to your Defense, add the +20 you got when you used the Garment Grid for a huge +60 Defense! Another thing, use a Stamina Tablet/Tonic to double the amount of your maximum HP. Now, that you have the top Dress Sphere, you should have Yuna as White Mage and Rikku & Paine as Dark Knight. This is your final party in beating Angra Mainyu. The strategy here is you use 'Darkness' for your 2 Dark Knights every turn to deal 1500-2500 damage to all targets. Two consecutive 'Darkness' from Rikku and Paine should dispatch Tawrich and Zarich fast! Yuna's concern is to keep the party's HP to top condition. Of course Curaga cannot do it alone. When your HP drops to 1200, skip using 'Darkness', but instead, use Hi-Potions. You cannot depend on Yuna all the time. Another thing, be sure that Yuna ALWAYS have at least 60 MP, so that in case your party is almost wiped ot, you can easily use Full-Life. You may always skip 'Darkness' and use Ether on Yuna just to be safe. I remember, if you have the same set-up like mine, your Dark Knights can use 'Haste'. It will be an advantage to you since Dark Knights are quite slow. Whenever the deadly 'Perdition's Flame' is used by Angra Mainyu, if Paine is the one left, Make it a point to use Hi-Potion on her first before reviving Yuna. If Yuna is left, Hi-Potion on herself and Full-Life on Paine. Don't worry, once he used 'Perdition's Flame', it will take some time before he will use it again. When everyone's up again, don't forget to turn your 'Protect' on. Sometimes, he uses 'Flare'. This will usually cause death to your character... he may also use it 3x in a row so be careful. Only a character with full HP and 'Shell' on can stand it or much better having 'Reflect' on to deal additional 9999 damage. His 'Bloody Breath' will deal at most 200 HP of damage, but the real kick here is it may also cause Darkness, Silence, Poison, and Confusion. 'Darkness' is not a problem. 'Silence' is also not a problem because Yuna have a Ribbon and the Dark Knights can still use 'Darkness' even when Silenced. 'Poison' and 'Confuse' will not affect Yuna as well as the 2 Dark Knights if they have learned Poison Proof and Confuse Proof. 'Glimmer of Despair' will wreak havok on your MP... not only that... If you will try to cast 'Shell' or use Antidote, you'll notice that he even played with your stats! So, it is good that you have passed all the colored crystal in the Garment Grid. Tawrich's physical attack and Zarich's elemental magic is nothing to worry about. Keep doing the drill and victory will be yours... but it will take some time :) Note: At my level, it took me 1 hour, 15 minutes to beat him using the above strategy. Quite cumbersome, but the tension in fighting him using this strat will keep the fun running until the end. ------------------------------ 2.5.02 - Darkness Strategy 2 ------------------------------ A variation of the first. Acclaimed to be "foolproof". It's a slight variation of the first, but if you have the right things, it makes it a lot easier and quicker. Recommended for those who have beaten the game 2 or more times. First off, you'll need a White Mage with Curaga, Full-Life, and Protect. White Mage Lv.2 and Lv.3 are also handy, but not needed. Give her the Ragnarok accessory, and something to boost her magic, like a Soul of Thanatos. For a Garment Grid, something that boosts her speed or Defense is a good idea. Now, have the other two girls as Dark Knights with all the ***proof abilities learned, and give them the best strength boosting accessories you have. For a Garment Grid, the best Strength boosting one you have. If you want, Black Sky is also handy, but it really sucks the MP. Now, for the battle itself. Starting off, pass the two Dark Knights through the Str nodes of their Grid, and have the White Mage cast 'Protect'. Now, on EVERY turn she gets, have her Curaga the party. (From the Ragnarok acc., this costs no MP. ') The only time she should stop casting Curaga is if another girl dies, or 'Protect' wears off. 'Protect' is *very* important, as Angra's meanest move, 'Perditions Flame', is reduced by 'Protect' somehow. Now, on EVERY turn, the Dark Knights should be using Darkness. If you can catch Angra alone (i.e. arms are dead), and have 80MP to spare, use a Black Sky on him. It will take off a good 5000HP. Now, you only have two things to worry about: 1) Bloody Breath. It may confuse your White Mage. If this happens, have a Dark Knight use a quick Remedy on her. 2) Flare. This will probably kill off a girl in one hit. If a Knight goes down, use a Full-Life. If the White Mage goes down, have the Knights team up to use a successive Phoenix down and a Hi-Potion. Or a Mega-Potion if you have on to spare. If you want, casting Shell on the party will lessen this move's damage, but it will also lessen how much you heal with Curaga. With this, your White Mage may have trouble keeping up with the HP loss from the Knights' Darkness. Just pound away with this all, and he's as good as dead. ------------------------------ 2.5.03 - Darkness Strategy 3 ------------------------------ Well, this strategy is another variation of the first strategy, but this time you'll be using the Alchemist instead of the White Mage. Equip the Alchemist with Sprint Shoes so it gets 'First Strike'. It wouldn't hurt for it to have 'Haste' either. Now the moment you enter battle, 'Mix' a Light Curtain and a Lunar Curtain. This'll bring up Wall on all your characters. This way, you don't need the Defense+ Garment Grids because Protect and Shell are enough. Secondly, 'Mix' a Chocobo Wing and a Star Curtain to bring up 'Final Wall'. This will give your characters Reflect and Haste. Why Reflect? This is for the ever so annoying Flare. Flare is much more useful if you use it to damage the person who casted in the first place. Now you might think that Reflect is risky because now you can't cast Curaga on your people, but remember that you are using the Alchemist now. If you have stocks of Mega-Potions, which can be easily obtained from Earth Worms at the Farplane Abyss, not only does it heal 4000 worth of HP to each character (if your Alchemist has learned 'Chemist') it also works faster than casting Curaga. This way you shouldn't have to worry too much about Reflect, since Reflect only works on spells, not Items. If you don't have Mega-Potions, then fret not: That is what 'Mix' is for! Two Hi-Potions can bring you an easy Mega-Potions, and in case any of your characters get KO'ed, Phoenix Down + Phoenix Down equals Mega Phoenix! In case of status damage, combine two Remedies to get the problem solved. Your only problem now will be what will happen if your Alchemist dies. At level 60 though, as long as you have Protect and Shell, there shouldn't be anything this guy can do that can knock out your characters in one hit. If you think that the Alchemist's HP is too low and dies too quickly, give her the accessory that adds 100% of the characters normal HP or again, take advantage of your items and use a Stamina Tablet/Tonic. The two Dark Knights should just keep on using Darkness while the Alchemist DOESN'T DO ANYTHING until she's needed. Don't waste her turn by making her attack or mixing up an offensive item. Just let her wait for her to be needed so that you don't have to wait so long for the incoming Mega-Potion. (You can keep using the Valiant Lustre Garment Grid if you think that your defense STILL isn't high enough yet even after Protect). Another option would be to replace the two Dark Knights with two Samurais. Fireworks can be just as damaging as Darkness except that it consumes MP (which can be gnawed away easily) but on the upside, a Samurai's time bar charges faster than the Dark Knight. Choice is yours. ------------------------------ 2.5.04 - Darkness Strategy 4 ------------------------------ And another variation of the first. At level 70+, used 2 Dark Knights and an Alchemist who knows the skill Mega-Potion. First use a Star Curtain on everyone to reflect the -ga spells and Flare (does 9999 to him) and would re-use this item if anybody dies. Every turn use Darkness and use a Mega-Potion (mixed or stashed). If you are hit with Bloody Breath mix up a Panacea with the Alchemist. Also, max your HP as much as possible with Crystal Bangles. Using this strategy you can beat him in 20-25 minutes. ------------------------------ 2.5.05 - Darkness Strategy 5 ------------------------------ And another variation of the first? Needed: Garment Grid giving Double HP (forget the name) 2 Dark Knights(with all the -proof abilities), Sprint Shoes, and a Stamina Tablet/Tonic and an Alchemist with stashed (or just lots of) Mega Potions and Ribbon, and several Star and Light Curtains (readily available). The Stamina Tablet/Tonic and Double HP Garment Grid will give you to 9999 HP with ease, this allows you to readily survive pretty much everything Angra can throw at you. Have your 2 Dark Knights use "Darkness" every round. This does the damage to everything, and keeps killing off the two "mini bosses", wasting Angra's time casting Full Life. The reason you don't want to use the White Mage, however, is as follows: Hastega everyone (a 'la Sprint Shoes on a Dark Knight) Mix a pair of Light Curtains (or whatever else) to get Wall or use a Star Curtain (or other reflect casting item/ability/whatever) to get everyone reflected. Once all party members are under Reflect status, Angra will not cast Flare anymore. Reflect will bounce the assorted 'aga spells back at Zarich, doing a few more points of damage to him too. Shell protects you from any magical attacks. Protect protects you from physical attacks. Note that this *INCLUDES* Perdition's Flame!!! From this point on, have the Dark Knights use 'Darkness' and the Alchemist toss Mega Potions. If all goes horribly wrong, an Alchemist can always stash/use Mega Pheonixes, Elixirs, or whatever else too. Once you worked out this strategy, just tape down X and watch the battle go. ------------------------------- 2.5.06 - MP Absorb Strategy 1 ------------------------------- All you have to do is have people with good MP draining abilities (Osmose, Pilfer MP, Magicide) and suck all the MP out ofthe Angra Mainyu part. Once his MP is gone, he can't revive his arms and he won't use anything else but 'Osmose', which will take away very little MP from you, but you can just take it right back. With one character draining MP, he's a sitting duck for your other 2 party members. Hack n' slash him to death! It's kinda cheap but Angra's picking on poor little cactuars... ------------------------------- 2.5.07 - MP Absorb Strategy 2 ------------------------------- This is short of a variation of the one above. Characters at level 60? Yuna: equipped Salvation Promised Garment Grid. Needed DSP White mage and Black Mage. Accessories: Speed Bracer Ribbon Rikku: equipped Tetra Master Garment Grid. Needed DSP Berserker Acessories: Crystal Bangle Paine: equipped Tetra Master Needed DSP Dark Knight Acessories: 2 Hyper Wrists First thing to do at the start of the battle is to allow Yuna, Paine, and Rikku to circle all their Garment Grids. Yuna should then aquire the ablity to cast Auto-Life. Paine and Rikku should then aquire the ablity to absorb all element cast by Angry Mainyu's left body. After this, Paine and Rikku should no longer worry about magic elements cast on them. They should more be happy because they get healed. Yuna should then cast Protect on the party. Allow Paine and Rikku to constantly attack Tawrich. In 2-3 attacks, Tawrich should be dead. Then make Yuna cast Hastega as soon as possible. Allow Yuna to be in Black Magic DSP, this allows her to MP Absorb from Angry Mainyu's left body almost everytime. When all of this happens, your party should already have an easy match. Protected against Perdition's Flame and magical elements(except for Yuna, which doesn't really matter since magical elements cost do only a hair of damage while she's in Black Mage DSP). When the party gains momentum, make Yuna cast to every character Auto-life, it is for an assurance that they be alive when Flare does 9999 damage to them, or if Perdition's Flame seemed to break their defense. Make Yuna cast curaga on all party members in every turn if needed, MP should not be a problem. Yuna having infinite MP because of MP Absorb skill from Black Mage DSP while being able to cast Curaga most of the time. While Rikku and Paine attacking while being healed by spells.... characters who die get automatically resurected... only one needed to be killed is Angry Mainyu's main body and Tawrich since its left body only helps in contributing HP to your other characters.... when your momentum builds up, this overall becomes an easy match. ---------------------------- 2.5.08 - Ultima Strategy 1 ---------------------------- Beat the fiend with weaker accessories and lower levels... IN JUST TEN MINUTES!!! Garment Grids needed: Megiddo (for 'Ultima') or... Flash of Steel/Undying Storm Dressphere needed: Black Mage/White Mage Dark Knight/ Berserker (Berserker is recomended because of it's high Agility) Assecories needed: Ragnarok X1/ Gold Hairpin X1 (For those without the Ragnarok) Soul of Thamasa X1 Champion Belt X2/ Muscle Belt X2 Speed Bracer X2/ Sprint Shoes X2 Items needed: High Potions Ethers Chocobo Wings (if there is no Speed Bracer) Anyway, just set Black Mage on the Megiddo Garment Grid right after 'Ultima'. Equip your mage with Ragnarok/Gold Hairpin and Soul of Thamasa. If you used the White Mage, you can also use it as a healer in between turns Set either Mascot, Dark Knight or Berserker on the Flash of Steel or Undying Storm Garment Grid. Equip them with Champion Belts and Speed Bracers. If there aren't any Speed Bracers, equip Sprint Shoes or use Chocobo Wings. Anyway, enter the battle at level 40-50. Start by keeping your party members healthy by killing Tawrich and healing every turn with High Potions. Meanwhile, let your Mage change dresspheres until she acquires the ability to use 'Ultima'. When that happens, use 'Ultima' EVERY turn. Keep using 'Attack' or 'Darkness' on Tawrich to keep it KO'ed. 'Ultima' will damage both Angra Mainyu and Zarich 9999. If the Ragnarok is equipped, the MP cost for 'Ultima' is 0. If you chose to use the Gold Hairpin, use Ethers to keep your MP high. ---------------------------- 2.5.09 - Ultima Strategy 2 ---------------------------- A more deadly variation of the one above. Have a party of 2 Black Mages and an Alchemist use the Megiddo Garment Grid. Be sure you have learned Black Mage Lv3 and Chemist to make your party more effective. Have your Black Mages equip the Ragnarok/Gold Hairpin & Speed Bracer/Sprint Shoes and cast 'Ultima' like an insane! You may consider equipping Invincible instead of Speed Bracer/Sprint Shoes to let you deal more than 9999 damage. Your Alchemist should have the Speed Bracer/Sprint Shoes and Ribbon. Start the battle with your Alchemist using Light Curtain (for 'Protect') to save your life from Angra's 'Perdition Flame'. Once you've done that, change your job while passing all the colored crystals in the Garment Grid to enable you to use the all-powerful 'Ultima' spell. Now that you have the 'Ultima' ready, have your Black Mages cast it every single turn they have. Your Alchemist may help casting 'Ultima' when you see an opening, but she'll be all right as a healer. As long as you have your 'Protect' on and your Alchemist using Mega-Potions every turn, you'll be fine. Using this method will take you at most 17 turns to beat the fiend... at most 34 'Ultima' spells. ---------------------------------- 2.5.10 - Balanced Party Strategy ---------------------------------- Strategy Name - "And the Sky was a mixture of red and black". Levels Yuna - 74 Rikku - 76 Paine - 78 Accesories YUNA Crystal Bangle (HP %100) Star Bracer (Auto-Reflect) RIKKU Safety Bit (Life Preserver) Tetra Bracelet (Converts Fire,Ice,Water and Lightning Damage to HP) PAINE Diamond Gloves (Def +60) Power Gloves (Atk +40) Dress Spheres DARK KNIGHT (Rikku) ALCHEMIST (Yuna) BESERKER (Paine) Garment Grids Beginning Steps Unerring Path Must Know Abilites before battle Dark Knight - Black Sky ( 80 MP ) All the Proofs you can learn from this Sphere Beserker - Howl, Magic Counter, Beserk, Counter Attack, Auto Regen Alchemist - Mega-Potion, Items Lv2, Chemist Stats For Each Girl Paine - HP 4653 MP 108 Strength 187 Defense 90 (with Stamina Tonic) 9031 Yuna - HP 4344 MP 95 Strength 106 Defense 49 (with Stamina Tonic) 8430 Rikku - HP 4251 MP 291 Strength 151 Defense 181 (with Stamina Tonic) 8240 The Stamina tonic HP rate is probably off. although Paine was at 9000+ BATTLE BEGIN! When the battle starts be sure to use LUNAR CURTAIN, STAR CURTAIN and LIGHT CURTAIN these will greatly help you out! Next, Have the Zerker use Howl (on herself DOUBLES HP) With Dark Knight use black sky. If you have a Stamina Tonic (able to get in the Find Bartschella! Mission) have Yuna use it. It doubles your entire parties HP by double (it does not stack with Paine's Howl) Keep having rikku use Black sky and make Paine go ballistic (Beserk). With Yuna keep using MEGA-POTION to heal the party and let Rikku and Paine deal the damage. If you have a TWIN-STAR use it on rikku so she can use Black Sky Limitlessly. Just keep pounding on them. Talwhich will die by paine because she can do 6000 + damage almost every time. and with reflect on your able to cast back any spells that Zalwhic or Angra casts. When Angra uses Perdition of Flame it won;t hurt you as hard but will do some damage. if so use a MegaPoition from your Items (Stash will take a bit longer and can't always guarantee a successful surivial rate of a near dead girl) or Megapheonix if any of them die. Keep having Paine beserk. In the event that Talwhich uses Bloody Breath just put yuna on the job to remedy them all so you can continue wailing on him. After a while this behemoth will fall. ------------------------------- 2.5.11 - Annihilator Strategy ------------------------------- This strategy works like the Darkness Strategy, except that you will use Magic Gunner's instead of Dark Knights. Have a 2 Gun Mages with the 'Annihilator' ability (learned ONLY from "Experiment", level 5 machina of the Al Bhed in Chapter 5). 'Annihilator' will deal heavy damage to Angra Mainyu. It can deal up to 9999 damage... much more if you are equipped with the 'Invincible' accessory. Your Gun Mages should have learned all the ***proof abilities. Equip them with Power Gloves to boost their attacks and have the Speed Bracer or Sprint Shoes to speed them up. You may use a White Mage or an Alchemist to do the healing and other support functions. I would choose the White Mage with the Ragnarok accessory and Ribbon. Using the White Mage will save you lots of items. With Ragnarok's 0 MP consumption, you can cast Curaga/Protect/Shell/Reflect/Haste/Full-Life/Regen to your heart's content. Be sure you have learned White Mage Lv2/Lv3 to make them more effective. Just have your Magic Gunners use 'Annihilator' to Angra Mainyu and Tawrich every turn. Your White Mage, after casting Protect, should constantly use Curaga to the party and Full-Life in case someone falls. If you're having trouble with the spell- casting Zarich, change one of your Gun Mages to a Dark Knight and use 'Darkness' to dispatch it fast. -------------------------------- 2.5.12 - Floral Fallal Strategy -------------------------------- This stategy may take some time, but it's one of the safest method. Have Yuna wear the Unerring Path Garment Grid and the others equip anything that increases Attack or Magic. For accessories, pack the gals with Attack+ and/or Magic+ accessories. 'White Honey' (Right Pistil) can heal the entire party for over 4,000 HP. On this Dress Sphere I maxed out all of the abilities except for the Break Damage Limit (which doesn't work anyway), considering that you can't hit him for 9999 with Floral Fallal. 'Mirror Petals' casts Reflect on the party for the duration of the battle. Barrier and Shell's effects also work until the end of the battle, but only work on the main body (Yuna)... it doesn't matter if you continually cast 'White Honey'. The steps are easy. Start the battle by using 'Tough Nuts' to increase your Defense (Perdition's Flame) and and 'Mirror Petals' to reflect Angra's magic (elementals, Flare). If you have 'Floral Rush' for Haste, use it. Now, use the skill 'Great Whirl' for Floral Fallal, then 'White Polen' for the Right Pistil, and just continually use the Left Pistil's 'Left Stigma' or any other useless attacks. Repeat the process until you win. --------------------------------- 2.5.13 - Quick Trigger Strategy --------------------------------- The 100% FASTEST way to beat Angra Mainyu... and all other enemies in this game! If you have the Cat Nip accessory, make Yuna a Gunner and give it to her. Before the battle starts, make her critical. Now, when you engage, just use her 'Quick Trigger' and deal 9999 damage each hit! You'll be killing this fiend in less than a minute. (Sob)... if I only knew earlier that this amazing accessory is in Bevelle, I should have killed him without too much sweat. ------------------------------------ 2.5.14 - Invincible Party Strategy ------------------------------------ When you've tried all the strategies out there, but to no avail... you still lose :( use this little advice as a last resort. Bring up an Alchemist and 'Mix' Dark Matter (Unfortunately, you can get it by bribibng Via Purifico's last bosses, Paragon, and beating Trema --- and note that they are a-lot harder than Angra Mainyu) + Potion to cast 'Miracle Potion', which will make your whole party invincible against all attacks (except Stone, Doom, Death, etc.) throughout the battle. Now that you don't have to worry about your life, it's payback time! Unleash everything you've and beat him to the bloody pulp as payment for the humiliation you got by having to use this strategy. ===================== 3.0 - MISCELLANEOUS ===================== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.1 - Battle Rewards =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To make you more interested, here's the list of the rewards you can get by beating Angra Mainyu Steal : Angra Mainyu - Megalixir Tawrich - (Nothing) Zarich - (Nothing) Rare Steal: Angra Mainyu - Megalixir Tawrich - (Nothing) Zarich - (Nothing) NOTE: Whenever you encounter him in Chapters 1-3, you can always steal a Megalixir from the body. If for some lucky reason you have killed him in one of those encounters, don't worry, he'll still appear in this mission. EXP : 5000 GIL : 5000 Items: 'Ribbon' Accessory 'Mercurial Strike' Garment Grid - Grid that speeds up Warrior, Samurai and Beserker abilities! =-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.2 - Trivia =-=-=-=-=-=-=- Angra Mainyu or Ahriman was the "evil spirit" in the dualistic strain of the religion Zoroastrianism. Angra Mainyu is the adversary of Ahura Mazda, the god of good. The name does not occur in the Old Persian inscriptions. In the Avesta he is called the twin-brother of the Holy Spirits, and contrasted either with the Holy Spirit of Ahura Mazda himself. He is the all-destroying Satan, the source of all evil in the world and, like Ahura Mazda, exists since the beginning of the world. Ahriman chose evil consciously, and by this act he created death. Eventually, in the great world catastrophe, he will be defeated by Ahura Mazda and disappear. The later sect of the Zervanites held that both were visible manifestations of the primeval principle zruvan akarana (infinite time). The central subject of Zoroastrian teaching and theology is the constant ongoing battle between Angra Mainyu and Ahura Mazda. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZOROASTRIANISM Zoroastrianism was once a very widespread religion, but now it has few adherents (about 150,000). It connects more closely with the Bible than any other religion, excepting, of course, Judaism and Christianity. For example, the Bible mentions some of the Zoroastrian kings who ruled the Persian Empire. These kings (Cyrus, Ahasuerus, and Darius) are named in Isaiah, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, and 2 Chronicles. This religion is the product of one man, Spitoma Zoroaster, who lived about the seventh century B.C. (his dates are sometimes given as 628-551 B.C.). Zoroaster is the Greek form of his name; he is also known by his Avestan name, Zarathustra. What little we know about Zoroaster comes from the Gathas, a set of hymns included in the Zoroastrian scriptures (the Avesta). Zoroaster was born in Persia at a time when the popular religion was the worship of the Aryan nature gods. In the third century A. D., a reformation movement within Zoroastrianism began, which helped restore its original monotheistic purity. However, the spread of Christianity and especially the spread of Islam all but eliminated Zoroastrianism in Persia. The Muslims defeated Persia (A.D. 651), and the Zoroastrians who would not renounce their religion had to flee. They eventually found refuge not far from Bombay, India (A.D. 717). The priests reorganized the people and the religious worship ceremonies in the new land. These Zoroastrians who moved to India came to be known as Parsis (Persians). Today there are only about 120,000 Parsis in India and another 30,000 in Iran. The Parsis are well-educated, moral people, and many of them are financially successful. They have kept themselves aloof from Hinduism, almost like a separate caste. The Zoroastrian scriptures, the Avesta (knowledge) are written in Avestan, a language similar to Sanskrit. A commentary (lend) was added in the third century A.D., and the combined scriptures and commentary are called the Zend-Avesta. The Avesta is divided into two parts: (1) The Great Avesta contains the Yasna (which includes the Gathas, songs written by Zoroaster), the Visparad, and the Verridad. (2) The Small Avesta is a ritual and prayer book. The most distinctive feature of Zoroastrian teaching is its dualism. It paints a picture of a constant struggle between two primal spirits, one good and one bad. Ahura Mazda (or Ormazd) is considered the supreme deity who will eventually triumph over Angra Mainyu (Ahriman), the devil. While Ahura Mazda is one god, he is depicted as having seven diverse attributes, called the AmeshaSpentas. Later Zoroastrianism turned these attributes into lesser gods or archangels. Angra Mainyu also has seven attributes, the corresponding opposites of those of Ahura Mazda: Ahura Zazda -The Seven Attributes Angra Mainyu - The Seven Attributes Ahura Mazda -God of Light, Wisdom Angra Mainyu (Prince of Darkness) Asha (Right, Justice) Druj (Falsehood) Vohu Monah (Good, Mind, Thought) Akem (Evil Mind) Kshathra (Power, Strength) Dush-Kshathra (Cowardice) Haurvatat (Health and Perfection) Taromaiti (False Pretense) Ameretat (Immortality) Avetat (Misery) Armaiti (Piety, Love, Faith) Merethyn (Annihilation) Zoroastrianism presents a works salvation which emphasizes very high moral standards. The three great virtues are good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. Each person must freely choose truth over falsehood. Salvation is achieved only if a person has a moral credit balance, that is, if his good deeds outweigh his bad deeds. The bodies of all the dead will be resurrected, and there is a final judgment. Each soul comes to the Sifting Bridge or Deciding Bridge which leads to heaven (the House of Songs). Those who fall off this bridge descend into hell. At the end of time all who are evil are finally destroyed by a fiery stream of molten metal. Angra Mainyu and his demons will also be annihilated. Before these judgments occur, the Avesta teaches, a savior or deliverer (Soshyant) will appear. Rituals and formulas have become so much a part of this religion that Zoroastrians seem to be concerned more with ceremonial purity than with ethical purity. There is an emphasis on avoiding defilement by certain things, especially dead bodies. When a Parsi dies, he is not buried or burned because Zoroastrians do not want to defile the earth, water, or the sacred fire. Therefore they place the body in a Tower of Silence where the bones are picked clean by vultures. SUMMARY: (1) The Zoroastrian view of God is closer to that of Christianity than any other major Eastern religion. It is monotheistic, and Ahura Mazda has many of the attributes of Jehovah. However, the god of Zoroastrianism falls short in at least two ways: (a) Angra Mainyu, the spirit of evil, appears to be as powerful as Ahura Mazda. This dualism indicates that Ahura Mazda is not really sovereign and omnipotent. He does not actually have the power to defeat Angra Mainyu even though the Avesta says he will at last. (b) Ahura Mazda is not a personal god like the God of the Bible. Worship is centered around ritual forms, not a personal relationship. (2) Salvation is achieved by works, not by faith. If a man's good works outweigh his bad works, he is allowed into heaven. The problem of man's sinfulness is not resolved, and heaven will be populated by sinners. Because of this, Ahura Mazda does not possess the burning righteousness of the God of the Bible. (3) In this religion the good has become the enemy of the best. There are a number of parallels with Christianity, but these similarities often obscure the critical differences. (4) In actual practice, Zoroastrianism involves superstition and occultism. This is especially true of the near worship of the sacred fire and the white bull in the temples. (5) Modern Zoroastrianism is characterized by empty ritual, ceremonial forms, and by legalism. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.3 - The Author =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Real Name: Anthony Lawrence M. Morales User Name: Fantasy Gamer E-mail : fantasy_gamer_x@yahoo.com Gender : Male B-day : February 24 Country : Philippines First Visited GameFAQs.com : ?? 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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the following who helped me make
this guide in any way:

-+- Squaresoft (now Square-Enix)
    For breaking the tradition of "no direct sequel" in the Final Fantasy Series.

-+- www.GameFAQS.com/ Jeff "CJayC" Veasey
    For hosting this guide (my 5th guide)... in this great site. It only needed
    a day for this guide to be posted!

-+- www.NeoSeeker.com
    For hosting, too, this guide.

-+- GameFAQs Final Fantasy X-2 Message Board Users
    For all the help I get whenever times are tough for me, especially to the
    following:

    --> Sin H, eri912/el581, *INTOX!CATED* HyperSnake, Werewolf_Dreamwalker,
        MUFFshogun, Michael Michael, Derrick Whittet, Garrett, Jordan Simpson,
        Steve Simpson, Kyle P, Yong Han Lee, Joe2k1701, Aaren Sun, Jerin, winwin,
        BKAirForceOnezX, Version_585, mikauk, Lasher, David Cheung, James Henderson,
        Pyth
        For sharing their strategies with us.

    --> 
        For informing me about the source of the name Angra Mainyu, prompting me
        to make a little research about him. Sorry, I accidenteally deleted your
        mail without jotting down your name.

    --> THE FREE DICTIONARY
        (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Angra%20Mainyu)   AND
        REFUGE OUTREACH
        (http://www.refuge-outreach.org/religions/zoroastrianism.html)
        It's there where I got the infos about Zoroastrianism and Angra Mainyu.

   --> Iggy and Steven Hinton
        For informing me about some grammar, typos and other errors in the guide.

-+- THE ONE READING THIS
    This guide is made for you!

Special Thanks to:

-+- Fantasy Gamer
    For encoding, editing and testing this guide.

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                Final Fantasy X-2 - Angra Mainyu Killing Guide
                        Date Started : 15 December 2003
                        Date Finished: 15 December 2003

                                by Fantasy Gamer
                           fantasy_gamer_x@yahoo.com