This FAQ includes ctrl+f support - simply look up in the Table of Contents the 
section that you're interested in, and search for the section number (inside 
the brackets), with the brackets included. For example, if you're interested in 
Norton's stats, you'd search for "[4]" (without the quotes).

Table of Contents:
[In] Abbreviations and Introduction
[G] General Strategies and Suggestions
[I] Main Game Boss Fights / Forced Battles
  [1] - Battle Simulator 
  [2] - Incapacitator Sequence 
  [3] - Norton's Henchmen
  [4] - Norton
  [5] - Inquisitor and (2x) Airyglyph Soldier
  [6] - Giant Crab
  [7] - Earth Smasher
  [8] - (3x) Black Brigade Soldier
  [9] - (3x) Black Brigade Soldier
  [10] - Shelby Sequence at the Arena
  [11] - Grapebind
  [12] - Moonshadow Sequence
  [13] - Mudman
  [14] - (2x) Legion Dragon
  [15] - (2x) Brass Dragon
  [16] - Bequerel Mine in-the-dark Sequence
  [17] - (2x) Brass Dragon
  [18] - Cockatrice
  [19] - Demetrio Sequence
  [20] - Albel 1 and (2x) Black Brigade Soldier
  [21] - Vox
  [22] - Flying Knight
  [23] - Crystal Statue
  [24] - (another) Crystal Statue
  [25] - Crystal Cerberus
  [26] - (4x) Vendeeni Soldier
  [27] - Schweimer and (2x) Legion Dragon
  [28] - Blue Dragon Zombie
  [29] - Robin Wind
  [30] - Crosell sequence
  [31] - (2x) Vendeeni Soldier
  [32] - Biwig
  [33] - Proclaimer
  [34] - (6x) Arkives Security Service
  [35] - Security Force and Azazer Sequence
  [36] - Belzeber and Berial
  [37] - Proclaimer / Enforcer / Convictor sequence
  [38] - Lesser Eye
  [39] - Dark Armor
  [40] - Crystal Statue
  [41] - Dark Eye
  [42] - Chimera
  [43] - Stone Golem
  [44] - Battlecopter
  [45] - Pseudo Blair
  [46] - Ruktogias
  [47] - (2x) Death Monster
  [48] - (3x) Chimera Hawk
  [49] - Luther sequence
[II] Boss Fights / Forced Battles - Aquatic Gardens of Surferio
  [A.1] - Sculpture Lord and (2x) Sculpture Guard
[III] Boss Fights / Forced Battles - Ancient Ruins of Mosel Underground
  [R.1] - Amoeba Giant
  [R.2] - Aurora Monster
  [R.3] - Spirit Trio
[IV] Boss Fights / Forced Battles - Maze of Tribulations
  [M.1] - Render
  [M.2] - Succubus
  [M.3] - Basilisk King
  [M.4] - 9 Sets of Aqua Wisps
  [M.5] - Earth Dragon
  [M.6] - Springer
  [M.7] - Alei
  [M.8] - Mighty Vox
  [M.9] - Sootie
  [M.10] - Floor 8 Minibosses
  [M.11] - Gabriel Celesta
[V] Boss Fights / Forced Battles - Sphere 211 (Floors 101 - 211)
  [S.1] - Norton Redux (floor 101)
  [S.2] - Enraged Crosell (floor 115)
  [S.3] - Shadow Dragon (floor 126)
  [S.4] - Vengeful Shelby (floor 137)
  [S.5] - Frenzied Biwig (floor 147)
  [S.6] - Green Thing (floor 159)
  [S.7] - Arch Demon (floor 170)
  [S.8] - Angry Azazer and Raging Belzeber (floor 181)
  [S.9] - Furious Berial (floor 192)
  [S.10] - Super Blair (floor 200)
  [S.11] - Lenneth (floor 210)
  [S.12] - Ethereal Queen (floor 211)
  [S.13] - Freya
[VI] Boss Fights / Forced Battles - Urssa Cave Temple
  [U.1.1] - Albel and Romero
  [U.1.2] - Nel and Zorto
  [U.1.3] - Peppita and Hodge Podge
  [U.1.4] - Roger and Farbnil
  [U.2] - Fayt + Whoever he was paired with in the ending
[VII] Albel
  [Al.1] - Albel 2
  [Al.2] - Albel 3
  [Al.3] - Albel 4
[VIII] Gemity Arena
  [G.1] - Reigning Champions
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                      Abbreviations and Introduction [In]


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Abbreviations:

-AAA: Anti-Attack Aura. There are two main types of attacks in this game: 
Strong and Weak. If a weak attack is launched at a target that is at 100% fury, 
the attack will be guarded and an Anti-Attack Aura emitted. There are a variety 
of Anti-Attack Auras available in the game, but the best overall is the first 
one you get, called Standard. It simply emits a beam towards the attacker that, 
when it hits, causes Stun. On the other hand, a Strong attack launched a target 
with 100% fury will break the target's guard and reduce its fury to 50%. The 
terms "AAA" and "guard" are interchangeable.

-HP: Hit points; Consumed when using physical battle skills. You die (are 
"incapacitated") when your HP reaches 0. The same is true for enemies.

-MP: Magic points; Consumed when using magical battle skills and Spells 
(Symbology). You die (are "incapacitated") when your MP reaches 0. The same is 
true for enemies. This leads to some interesting options against foes with high 
HP but low MP.
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Introduction:

I wanted a comprehensive faq for every single "forced" battle in the game. By 
"forced," I mean that you are not given the option to escape from the battle. 
The only exceptions are battle numbers 1 and 25 below, from which you CAN 
escape; however, you need to complete them in order to progress through the 
story, so I've included them in the list.

No such faq existed, so I decided to create it myself.

How it works:

I've divided the faq up into 8 distinct sections. The first, and by far the 
largest, is the main-game section. There are 5 optional areas in the game: 
Aquatic Gardens of Surferio, Ancient Ruins of Mosel Underground, Maze of 
Tribulations, Urssa Cave Temple, and Sphere 211 (floors 101-211). The last 3 
are post-game only, and furthermore, you must complete the Maze of Tribulations 
to unlock Sphere 211 (floors 101-211). Each optional area gets its own section 
below (yes, I know a couple of them are very short). On top of this, there are 
optional battles with Albel available depending on how you let the story and 
character recruitment play out. Albel thus gets his own section as well. 
Finally, there's an optional battle in the Gemity Arena against the Reigning 
Champions. They get their own section too, at the very end of the document.

Each boss gets a block that looks something like this:

[6] - Giant Crab
Gal: 3,500 HP / 80 MP
Uni: 5,250 HP / 120 MP
4-d: 6,300 HP / 144 MP
Specials: Burst Run (W), Burst Cannon (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Null)
AAA: Standard
Notes: Check out that Fire Weakness and low MP. Fayt's Blazing Sword makes 
incredibly short work of this guy. Failing that, Nel's Fire Bolt works well.

The Gal, Uni, and 4-d lines display how much HP and MP the boss has on Galaxy, 
Universe, and Fourth Dimension difficulties, respectively. If you're interested 
in Earth difficulty, simply take the Galaxy HP/MP stats and multiply them each 
by 0.7 to get the Earth difficulty ones. Note that the Universe HP/MP stats are 
always simply 1.5 times the respective Galaxy stats.

The Specials line lists the enemy's special attacks. W represents a weak attack 
(so that you can guard it), and S a strong attack. If an attack has a special 
effect, that's noted as well. For example, Crystal Prison has a chance of 
inflicting Freezing status on its target. In most cases I've listed Weak 
attacks before Strong ones for ease of reference.

The Elemental line simply lists any elemental weakness or resistance the boss 
might possess. There are 4 elements in the game: Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind. 
An enemy might Null (0 damage), Half (half damage), be Weak to (2x damage), or 
Half (1/2x damage) any particular element. If a boss possesses no elemental 
weakness or resistance, this line is omitted. I've listed Weaknesses before 
resistances for ease of reference.

The AAA (Anti-Attack Aura) line simply indicates which AAA the boss has. Be 
VERY careful around any boss with Wide-Area Homing or Star Guard AAA's.

The Notes line is for suggested strategies any other information I think might 
be useful. 
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                     General Strategies and Suggestions [G]


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First things first: If you are new to this game and/or you're uncomfortable 
with the battle system, please read durias42's excellent Battle Fundamentals 
FAQ right here at gamefaqs. It helped me a lot when I was just getting started 
and it'll probably help you, too. You'll get to learn all about the differences 
between weak and strong attacks, battle skills, cancel combos (sometimes 
referred to as "chains" or "chaining skills"), battle bonuses, and more.

If you're going for Battle Trophies, note that most bosses have the standard 2 
battle trophies associated with them: Beat X in less than some amount of time 
(usually a minute), and Beat X without taking damage. Some later bosses carry 
additional trophies as well. The actual bosses for which these trophies are 
available are listed in many other FAQs (for example, EChang's Battle Trophies 
FAQ) and, since they are optional and only need to be collected once (Battle 
Trophy data is saved independently of game data - you only have a single Battle 
Trophy Collection for all of your saved games), I feel no need to list that 
information again here. 

A general Battle Trophy trick that you might like to be aware of, however, is 
that you can fight a boss once, and if you fail to obtain all trophies, you can 
save the trophies you did obtain, reload your saved game, and fight the boss 
again for the remaining trophies. For instance, you might like to stay far away 
from a boss for the no-damage Trophy (and fail to get the defeat in 1 minute 
Trophy). Upon beating the boss, you can save the no-damage Trophy, reload your 
saved game, and then go gung-ho on him for the 1 minute Trophy, not worrying 
about how much damage you sustain. The whole reason this works is that, again, 
your Battle Trophy data is independent of your Saved Game data. Very nice.

Now, some general hints and tips for winning these fights:

-Common Support Symbols (learned from the Decrepit Tome) enables characters to 
learn Healing and to cast it in battle. Obviously you should only teach Common 
Support Symbols to characters who don't learn Healing naturally. Now, not all 
characters are created equal in terms of spellcasting speed - For instance, 
Maria's healing takes about 2 seconds to cast, whereas Roger's takes a little 
bit more than 4. The faster Healing casters, and hence the best candidates for 
the Decrepit Tomes (aside from Adray, Sophia, and Nel, who learn Healing 
automatically) are Maria, Cliff, and Albel. Peppita's casting time is good, 
Fayt's and Mirage's are decent, and Roger's is just downright terrible. Note 
that Common Support Symbols must be set in the Battle Skills menu as a support 
skill (costs 2 CP) in order for Healing to be castable in battle. There are 4 
Decrepit Tomes in the game:
1. Dropped by Norton (mandatory).
2. Dropped by Earth Smasher (mandatory).
3. In a blocked chest in the Kirlsa Training Facility. You need the Ring of 
Disintegration to access the chest (optional).
4. In a chest at the end of the Underground area of Ruins of Mosel (optional).

-MP kill. Your characters die when they reach either 0 MP or 0 Hp, and this 
rule applies to enemies as well. If you notice that a boss's MP is far lower 
than its HP, consider using MP-damaging skills and taking it out this way. 
Fayt's Blazing Sword is amazingly good at delivering MP kills for the first 
half of disc 1, for example.

-Choose the right skills for the situation. Choosing the right skills to MP 
kill also falls under this category, but more generally, if you find that your 
skill setup is not working, try something else. Having a good skills setup can 
literally be more helpful than leveling up 20 times, so this is something you 
should pay a large amount of attention to. Some good skills for each character 
include, but are not limited to, the following.

Fayt: Side Kick, Air Raid, Blade of Fury, Dimension Door
Cliff: Fists of Fury, Hammer of Might, Aerial Assault, Max Shockwave
Maria: Aiming Device, Scatter Beam, Energy Burst
Mirage: Crescent Locus, Triple Kick, Aerial Assault, Blazing Cannon
Adray: Aerial, Southern Cross, Titan Fist
Sophia: Thunder Flare, Explosion (set as Battle Skills)
Nel: Aerial, Shadow Wave, Ice Daggers, Flying Guillotine, Mirror Slice
Albel: Air Slash (of Fury), Double Slash (of Fury), Palm of Destruction
Roger: Charge, Raging Helmet, Bug Triad, Star Fall
Peppita: Power Dance, Instanto Blast, Kaboom, Dream Hammer

-Exploit elemental weakness. This one ought to be fairly obvious - if an enemy 
is weak against a particular element, consider using skills that carry that 
element. Elemental weakness means that attacks of that element cause double 
damage.

-Stunlock. Perhaps the easiest way to defeat a boss is to prevent it from doing 
anything. Stunlocking, not to be confused with stunbombing (described below), 
refers to pummeling the enemy with a sequence of moves that cause it to be sent 
into its recovery animation over and over, faster than it can actually recover 
to take any action. Unlike stunbombing, stunlocking is not 100% reliable, 
though it's often good enough and does not consume items. Some good stunlocking 
skills include Cliff's Fists of Fury and Sophia's Thunder Flare. The reason 
that Sophia's Thunder Flare is preferred is that she is the only character who 
can set Thunder Flare as a battle skill, which allows her to cast it quickly 
and also to cancel-combo it.

-Stunbomb. Some enemies have extremely dangerous attacks that, while you might 
be able to avoid them, will surely kill your teammates. As soon as you see such 
an attack's name flash on the screen, hit the boss with a stunbomb to knock 
them out of the attack. Note that you shouldn't really need to do this much (if 
at all) until towards the end of the optional post-game bosses. Stunbombs are 
made with Item Creation.

-The Stunbomb Trick: Fair warning: You need a pretty large supply of stunbombs 
for this, and it's a pretty cheesy technique so use it at the expense of your 
own fun (or just use it for collecting Battle Trophies). Here's how it works. 
Set all of your characters to Manual. Stunbomb the enemy. Move your highest 
single-hit damaging character in, keeping the others away. Hesitate for a 
moment, and then start up the attack so that it will finish just as your item 
recovery time expires. Once the attack has started, switch to another 
character. As soon as the attack hits, breaking the Stun on your opponent, use 
another stunbomb. Hesitate for timing and then start up the attack again. 
Repeat until you get bored or the boss dies. Note that this tactic works 
against every single boss in the game, since stunbombs never fail. Some good 
single-hit damaging moves include the final swipe of Fayt's Dimension Door 
(start it up from long range), and Sophia's regular short-range Strong attack 
(though note that this one hits 2-3 times in rapid succession. You just need to 
stunbomb right after the last hit goes in). There's only 1 limitation to this 
trick: By its very nature, it only works against one opponent at a time.

-An Anti-juggling technique: A general trend of enemies in this game is to 
knock you up in the air and then hit you several times on your way down. This 
causes a lot of damage and removes you from combat for a while. If you find 
yourself being juggled too much, one thing you can do is move the fight to a 
wall of the battlefield. If you get knocked into a wall, you'll immediately 
fall down and go into standing-back-up mode, which offers a period of 
invulnerability, effectively evading the rest of the juggling attack.

-Avoid Attacks with Fayt's Long-Strong: Here's an interesting one that's useful 
from time to time. When Fayt is charging towards his enemy to execute his 
regular Long-range Strong attack, he's completely invulnerable. His 
invulnerability ends when he stops running and starts the upward slash. 

-If all else fails, Get stronger! Experience levels don't mean a whole lot in 
this game, so fortunately there are many other ways of powering up your 
characters. These include getting better Battle Skills, raising your "Status 
Skills" (your HP/MP/Atk/Def under the Status tab in the Skills menu), and doing 
Item Creation. Yes, the "getting better battle skills" part usually involves 
leveling up - however, the point is that, once you've obtained a new, good 
skill, chances are that you don't need to level up anymore. Also note that your 
Atk/Def Status Skills only affect the computer-controlled AI. If you're 
controlling a character, you're better off concentrating on his/her HP and MP 
Status Skills. Item creation offers a plethora of options, and I suggest you 
read up on it elsewhere if you're interested. Note that item creation is 
completely optional if you don't want to bother - it is completely possible to 
beat every single boss in the game without ever touching it.

Related to the "getting stronger" idea is the so-called Uber-Fayt setup, which 
I will mention here and then not refer to again since it is not applicable on 
4-d mode. Giving a level 255 Fayt a weapon synthed with 8 fully refined Boots 
of Prowess, and a Boots of Prowess and Tri-Emblem as accessories, will net him 
9999atk and over 5000def (Berserk Off), which is enough to reduce all non-spell 
attacks the game, at Earth or Galaxy level, can throw at him to 0 damage. To 
reduce all non-spell damage on Universe mode to 0, Fayt with this setup 
requires that Protection be cast on him. To reduce spell damage to 0 as well, 
you can substitute the Tri-Emblem with a fully refined Blazing Pendant.

-ADVANCED SKILL: The No-Movement Technique: This one is kind of hit-or-miss, 
and some consider it a glitch, so you might not want to use it. It only becomes 
dependable on Universe and 4-d Difficulties, and then only when you're the only 
person in your party left alive. To use it, all you need to do is run around. 
Don't let up on the controller. Dupe your enemies into attacking you and 
continue to run as you dodge their attacks. Now, as long as you don't stop 
running, your enemies will just stand there not doing anything! That's all 
there is to it. The enemies begin moving again as soon as you stop moving or 
launch an attack or spell.

-ADVANCED SKILL: Manipulate an enemy's position to read its incoming attacks. 
Don't bother with this until you've got a firm grasp of the battle system. Now, 
let me explain how this works. When you execute a regular attack from 
long-range with, say, Fayt, what he does is he runs directly at the enemy he 
has targeted, and once he gets into range, he does the attack. Enemies work the 
same way. If you see one charging at one of your characters, chances are that 
it already has an attack selected that it will pull off as soon as it gets into 
range for the attack. Now, ranges for different attacks differ, and this is 
what we'll use to tell what attack is coming. What you need to do is get 
everyone out of range of the enemy, and then wait for it to start moving 
towards one of your characters. Switch to that character. If the enemy moves in 
past the maximum range for one of its skills, chances are extremely high that 
the enemy will use some other skill (The other possibility is that the enemy 
has not yet chosen an attack, but this hardly ever actually happens - when you 
see an enemy moving towards one of your characters, you can be reasonably 
certain that the enemy has already chosen an attack).

Let me give an example. Take the Green Mojara in Sphere 211. His Ice Beam is 
set to Strong and is extremely damaging. In fact, it's his most dangerous 
attack. However, Ice Beam's startup range is much larger than the startup 
ranges for any of his other skills. So, stand back. When he starts charging 
towards one of your characters, get ready to dodge. However, if he moves in 
past the maximum range of Ice Beam, chances are very good that he's already 
committed to some other, less dangerous attack, meaning that you can either 
start attacking him, or wait to see what it is and guard it if it's Weak (In 
this particular case, I'd recommend waiting, since if the attack is Blizzard 
Lasso, you'll probably want to dodge it).

The downside to this technique is that it requires setting all of your 
characters to Manual control that don't know well enough to stay back on their 
own. The only characters that are even marginally good at staying back on their 
own are Sophia, Adray, and Maria.

Enough general strategy. Let's get started.
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                   MAIN GAME BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES [I]


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[1] - Battle Simulator
Technically this is not a forced battle since you can escape. I recommend not 
bothering with fighting this battle unless you're completely new to this game, 
in which case you should use it to gain familiarity with the controls.
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[2] - Incapacitator Sequence:
a) Incapacitator VASS (x3), then Peppita joins.
b) Incapacitator VASS (x4)
c) Incapacitator VASS (x4)

Incapacitator VASS
Gal: 150 HP / 8 MP
Uni: 225 HP / 12 MP
4-d: 270 HP / 14 MP
Specials: Death Laser (W), Freeze (W), Chaos Laser (W)
AAA: none

Notes: Only on higher difficulties should this fight pose any problems. If you 
have trouble, I recommend controlling Fayt or Peppita, running around and 
duping them into attacking, and then smacking them in the back.
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[3] - Norton's Henchmen - Makafay, Tepeki, Buster

These guys only differ in terms of HP and MP.

Gal: 300 HP / 13 MP (Makafay); 200 HP / 9 MP (Tepeki); 250 HP / 11 MP (Buster)
Uni: 450 HP / 19 MP (Makafay); 300 HP / 13 MP (Tepeki); 375 HP / 16 MP (Buster)
4-d: 540 HP / 23 MP (Makafay); 360 HP / 16 MP (Tepeki); 450 HP / 19 MP (Buster)
Specials: Bully Stab (W), Bully Combo (W), Scram
AAA: None

Notes: If you have Aerial or Blazing Sword, you can score a very quick MP kill 
here. Otherwise just run around, dupe them into attacking, and then smack them 
in the back. All of their attacks start up very slowly, so this should be easy.
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[4] - Norton
Gal: 1,600 HP / 35,800 MP
Uni: 2,400 HP / 53,700 MP
4-d: 2,880 HP / 70,884 MP
Specials: Shooting Spree (W)
Elemental: Fire (Half)
AAA: None

Notes: Cliff joins you for this fight. On Galaxy, you have to try to lose. On 
higher difficulties, Fayt's Weak->175% Blade of Fury->200% Aerial works well. 
Norton's regular Strong attack winds up for a little while, and then fires at 
its target's current position, so simply running behind him when you see him 
starting it up won't dodge it.
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[5] - Inquisitor and (2x) Airyglyph Soldier

Inquisitor
Gal: 1,300 HP / 40 MP
Uni: 1,950 HP / 60 MP
4-d: 2,340 HP / 72 MP
AAA: None

Airyglyph Soldier
Gal: 400 HP / 18 MP
Uni: 600 HP / 27 MP
4-d: 720 HP / 32 MP
Elemental: Water (Weak)
AAA: None

Notes: If you're having trouble here, you should either use Fayt and go for an 
MP kill, or use Nel's Fire Bolt with the No-Movement tactic.
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[6] - Giant Crab
Gal: 3,500 HP / 80 MP
Uni: 5,250 HP / 120 MP
4-d: 6,300 HP / 144 MP
Specials: Burst Run (W), Burst Cannon (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Check out that Fire Weakness and low MP. Fayt's Blazing Sword makes 
incredibly short work of this guy. Failing that, Nel's Fire Bolt works well.
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[7] - Earth Smasher
Gal: 3,600 HP / 163 MP
Uni: 5,400 HP / 245 MP
4-d: 6,480 HP / 293 MP
Specials: Earth Glaive (W), Earth Storm (S), Healing (Spell)
Elemental: Earth (Absorb) 
AAA: 2-way

Notes: A Blazing Sword MP kill here is probably your best bet, but pretty much 
anything you have at this point should work.
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[8] - (3x) Black Brigade Soldier
Gal: 1,150 HP / 68 MP
Uni: 1,725 HP / 102 MP
4-d: 2,070 HP / 122 MP
AAA: None

Notes: These are the same Black Brigade Soldiers you'd meet in a random battle. 
Just beat them own.
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[9] - (3x) Black Brigade Soldier
Notes: See entry 8 above. Nel joins at the beginning of this battle.
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[10] - Shelby sequence at the Arena
a) (4x) Black Brigade Soldier
b) Shelby and (4x) Black Brigade Soldier

Black Brigade Soldier - See entry 8 above

Shelby
Gal: 5,100 HP / 13,826 MP
Uni: 7,650 HP / 20,739 MP
4-d: 9,180 HP / 25,838 MP
Specials: Ice Breath (W), Giant Swing (W)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Regeneration
Notes: Giant Swing does a HUGE amount of damage. Avoid it or guard it at all 
costs. All of his attacks are guardable except for (obviously) his strong 
attack, which has a long wind-up time. You're probably best off trying to 
separate Shelby from his support, so you can take them out one or two at a 
time. Once it's down to just Shelby, you're in the clear.
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[11] - Grapebind
Gal: 7,600 HP / 181 MP
Uni: 11,400 HP / 272 MP
4-d: 13,680 HP / 326 MP
Specials: 10-hit Combo (W), Fruit Bomb (W), Fruit Protection (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Absorb), Earth (Half)
AAA: Homing
Note: You are forced to fight 4 of these (1 at a time) in order to progress. 
Fayt's Blazing Sword MP-kills them in no time flat.
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[12] - Moonshadow Sequence
a) (2x) Moonshadow Clan Member
b) Moonshadow Clan Chief

Note: This sequence of battles is mandatory only to recruit Roger.

Moonshadow Clan Member
Gal: 2,200 HP / 100 MP
Uni: 3,300 HP / 150 MP
4-d: 3,960 HP / 180 MP
Specials: Dagger Dance (W), Fire Bolt (Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Weak)
AAA: None

(The other) Moonshadow Clan Member
Gal: 2,640 HP / 120 MP
Uni: 3,960 HP / 180 MP
4-d: 4,752 HP / 216 MP
Specials: Dagger Dance (W), Fire Bolt (Spell), Lightning Blast (Spell), Ice 
Needles (Spell)
Elemental: none
AAA: 2-way
Note: On the surface, the Moonshadow Clan Members look exactly alike. This 
Moonshadow Clan Member is the unscannable one; he is more dangerous than the 
other one, mainly since he can freeze you with Ice Needles, so I recommend you 
take him out first.

Moonshadow Clan Chief
Gal: 5,500 HP / 250 MP 
Uni: 8,250 HP / 375 MP
4-d: 9,900 HP / 450 MP
Specials: Dagger Dance (W), Healing (Spell)
Elemental: none
AAA: Standard

Notes: These battles are REALLY easy. I mean, everyone even makes fun of the 
Chief. Poor guy.
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[13] - Mudman
Gal: 8,000 HP / 500 MP
Uni: 12,000 HP / 750 MP
4-d: 14,400 HP / 900 MP
Specials: Mudman Blast (W), Mudman Punch (S), Poisonous Punch (S), Healing 
(Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Earth (Absorb)
AAA: Standard

Notes: This one is a bit of a toss-up as to whether you should go for an MP 
kill or an HP kill. Unless you really work for it, at this stage you're 
unlikely to be able to deplete his MP before his HP, but on the other hand, he 
has Healing. It's up to you. HP kill has the potential to be much faster, but 
it also has the potential to take a lot longer - It all depends on how lucky 
you get. As far as his attacks go, most are slow to start up, but most also hit 
either radially or in a very wide area around his front.
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[14] - (2x) Legion Dragon
Gal: 6,500 HP / 800 MP
Uni: 9,750 HP / 1200 MP
4-d: 11,700 HP / 1,440 MP
Specials: Master Combo (W, but the fireball breaks guard), Searing Breath (W)
Elemental: Wind (Null)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Nel's Long-range regular strong attack and Aerial are both great here. 
Failing that, Fayt's Side Kick (if you have it) and Cliff's regular Weak 
(anti-air) attacks are good. A Legion Dragon's strong attack involves breathing 
fire in a large arc. If you see it starting up, move to the other side or move 
away.
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[15] - (2x) Brass Dragon
Gal: 3,960 HP / 180 MP; 4,300 HP / 120 MP; 5,600 HP / 500 MP
Uni: 5,940 HP / 270 MP; 6,450 HP / 180 MP; 8,400 HP / 750 MP
4-d: 7,128 HP / 324 MP; 7,740 HP / 216 MP; 10,008 HP / 900 MP
Specials: Greater Howl (W)
Elemental: none
AAA: Standard (red and blue), none (gold)

Notes: Brass Dragons come in 3 different flavors - red, gold, and blue. They 
only differ in terms of HP/MP and AAA. I've listed their HP/MP all together in 
the red / gold / blue order above. These are the same enemies you'd find in 
regular random encounters. Their weak breath attacks can cause Paralysis.
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[16] - Bequerel Mine in-the-dark Sequence
a) Random
b) Random
c) Random

Note: Each battle has some combination of Brass Dragons and Blood Bats.

Brass Dragon - See entry 15 above.

Blood Bat
Gal: 3,872 HP / 176 MP
Uni: 5,808 HP / 264 MP
4-d: 6,970 HP / 317 MP
Specials: Ultrasonic Blast (W)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Wind (Absorb)
AAA: None
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[17] - (2x gold) Brass Dragon - See entry 15 above.
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[18] - Cockatrice
Gal: 15,500 HP / 431 MP
Uni: 23,250 HP / 647 MP
4-d: 28,055 HP / 776 MP
Specials: Stone Bite (W), Stone Breath (W)
Elemental: Earth (Null), Wind (Null)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Blazing Sword MP-kill is again recommended. Side Kick also works well. 
All of the Cockatrice's attacks have a chance of causing Petrification, so be 
careful (or just have some Sage on hand).
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[19] - Demetrio Sequence
a) (4x) Airyglyph Soldier
b) Demetrio and (2x) Legion Dragon

Airyglpyh Soldier (with spear)
Gal: 4,225 HP / 192 MP
Uni: 6,338 HP / 288 MP
4-d: 7,605 HP / 346 MP
Specials: none
Elemental: Water (Weak)
AAA: Standard

Airyglyph Soldier (with sword)
Gal: 4,100 HP / 192 MP
Uni: 6,150 HP / 288 MP
4-d: 7,380 HP / 346 MP
Specials: none
Elemental: Water (Weak)
AAA: 2-way

Legion Dragon
Gal: 3,000 HP / 192 MP
Uni: 4,500 HP / 288 MP
4-d: 5,400 HP / 346 MP
Specials: Master Combo (W but the fireball breaks guard), Searing Breath (W)
Elemental: Wind (Null)
AAA: Homing

Demetrio
Gal: 14,800 HP / 17,776 MP
Uni: 22,200 HP / 26,664 MP
4-d: 27,688 HP / 33,597 MP
Specials: Master Combo (W but the fireball breaks guard), Searing Breath (W)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Notes: The Soldiers can stunlock if they all gang up on the same party member. 
Try to separate them. As for Demetrio and his Dragons, the same same tactics 
that worked in fight 14 apply here.
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[20] - Albel 1 and (2x) Black Brigade Soldier

Black Brigade Soldier
Gal: 4,220 HP / 192 MP
Uni: 6,330 HP / 288 MP
4-d: 7,596 HP / 346 MP
Specials: None
AAA: None

Albel 1
Gal: 26,000 HP / 2,600 MP
Uni: 39,000 HP / 3,900 MP
4-d: 47,060 HP / 4,706 MP
Specials: Air Slash (W), Charge (W)
Elemental: none
AAA: Standard

Notes: You can get Albel stuck momentarily on one side of the log with your 
party members on the other side, if you want. This is good for recovery. Other 
than that, just beat him down. I recommend an MP-kill, which you can accelerate 
yourself towards with MP-damaging bombs.
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[21] - Vox
Gal: 30,000 HP / 20,000 MP
Uni: 45,000 HP / 30,000 MP
4-d: 54,300 HP / 38,000 MP
Specials: Searing Breath (W), Dragon Brigade Slash (S), Steel Rend (S)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: Another flying dragon-type enemy, this time with a couple more melee 
attacks (that you can't block). You've handled a bunch of enemies like this 
already, so I'm sure you can handle him too.
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[22] - Flying Knight
Gal: 17,000 HP / 240 MP
Uni: 25,500 HP / 360 MP
4-d: 30,770 HP / 432 MP
Specials: Sword Quake (W)
Elemental: Water (Weak), Fire (Half)
AAA: Standard

Notes: This guy is pretty slow, and dies surprisingly quickly to both HP and MP 
kills. 
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[23] - Crystal Statue
Gal: 15,000 HP / 431 MP
Uni: 22,500 HP / 647 MP
4-d: 27,150 HP / 776 MP
Specials: Tri-Spike (W, freezes)
Elemental: Water (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Two things to watch out for: Tri-Spike (guard it) and his regular Strong 
attack, which kicks you up into the air, and then lands you on his drill. The 
strong attack comes out pretty quickly, so I recommend sidestepping, running 
around him, or activating Side Kick as soon as you see the blue aura. 

There are also pathing issues here that you can exploit. If you need to 
recover, just move down to one of the two lower areas on the sides and hug the 
inner wall, while he's in the upper area. He'll try to run towards you, but his 
position won't be good enough to be able to get around the corner, so he'll 
just run back and forth until you move back out again or he gets around it 
(which usually takes a while). 
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[24] - (another) Crystal Statue
See 23.
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[25] - Crystal Cerberus
Gal: 30,000 HP / 3,500 MP
Uni: 45,000 HP / 5,250 MP
4-d: 54,300 HP / 6,370 MP
Specials: Tri-Spike (W, freezes)
Elemental: All (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Just a pumped-up version of the Crystal Statue. You need the Saint's 
Amulet, which can be made in the same dungeon, to damage him.
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[26] - (4x) Vendeeni Soldier
Gal: 7,400 HP / 336 MP
Uni: 111,00 HP / 504 MP
4-d: 13,320 HP / 605 MP
Specials: None; Regular attacks have a chance of causing petrification.
AAA: Standard

Notes: If you're having trouble, try slamming them all with Strong attacks that 
cause knockdown. Don't worry about comboing - focus on keeping them from 
attacking. Nel's Shadow Wave is *perfect* for this.
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[27] - Schweimer and (2x) Legion Dragon

Schweimer
Gal: 16,800 HP / 1,400 MP
Uni: 25,200 HP / 2,100 MP
4-d: 30,408 HP / 2,534 MP
Specials: Master Combo (W but the fireball breaks guard), Searing Breath (W)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Legion Dragon
Gal: 3,000 HP / 192 MP
Uni: 4,500 HP / 288 MP
4-d: 5,400 HP / 346 MP
Specials: Master Combo (W but the fireball breaks guard), Searing Breath (W)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Just more flying dragons. Nothing to worry about.
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[28] - Blue Dragon Zombie
Gal: 30,000 HP / 2,500 MP
Uni: 45,000 HP / 3,750 MP
4-d: 54,300 HP / 4,525 MP
Specials: Poison Breath (W), Fire Breath (S)
Elemental: All (Null)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: Like all Dragon Zombies, he has an aura that deals MP damage if you 
attack him at close-range. Cliff, for example, will die an MP-death practically 
immediately if you don't set him to Manual control. For this reason, I 
recommend long-range attacks such as Maria's Aiming Device and Scatter Beam.
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[29] - Robin Wind
Gal: 50,000 HP / 1,800 MP
Uni: 75,000 HP / 2,700 MP
4-d: 91,000 HP / 3,258 MP
Specials: Rising Stream (W), Aerial Slash (S), Thunder Flare (Magic)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Robin has 2 phases depending on his HP. He tends to rely more on Thunder 
Flare and Aerial Slash during his first phase, whereas during his second phase 
he starts using Rising Stream. All of his specials are Wind-elemental, so you 
can wear the Wind Charm found in the ruins to cut his damage in half. Also note 
his low MP. Nel's Flying Guillotine and Maria's Aiming Device are thus great 
attacks. Or, if you want to be really cheap, you can take him out with 3 EM 
Bomb MP's.
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[30] - Crosell sequence

Crosell (form 1) 
Gal: 29,000 HP / 4,200 MP
Uni: 43,500 HP / 6,300 MP
4-d: 52,490 HP / 7,644 MP
Specials: Doom Raid (W), Supreme Fire Breath (W)
Elemental: Fire (Half), Wind (Half), Earth (Half)
AAA: Wide-Area Homing

Crosell (form 2) 
Gal: 62,000 HP / 6,000 MP
Uni: 93,000 HP / 9,000 MP
4-d: 113,460 HP / 10,980 MP
Specials: Doom Raid (W), Supreme Fire Breath (W)
Elemental: Fire (Half), Wind (Half), Earth (Half)
AAA: Wide-Area Homing

Notes: He's not as terrible as the story makes him out to be. His two attacks 
to watch out for are Doom Raid (guard it) and his regular strong attack, where 
he just tries to stomp on you. Most characters can outrun it. Fayt's Sidekick, 
Nel's Flying Guillotine, and Cliff's Fists of Fury work great here.
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[31] - (2x) Vendeeni Soldier
Gal: 13,000 HP / 500 MP
Uni: 19,500 HP / 750 MP
4-d: 23,530 HP / 900 MP
AAA: Homing

Notes: Basically just a random battle. 
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[32] - Biwig
Gal: 26,000 HP / 13,816 MP
Uni: 39,000 HP / 20,724 MP
4-d: 47,060 HP / 25,836 MP 
Specials: Illusion Rifle (W - enchants with fire), Illusion Rifle (S - enchants 
with water)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Fire (Half), Water (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: He's a lot like the Vendeeni Soldiers you just faced (in other words, 
he's pretty easy), except that he can't feasibly be MP killed, and he can 
enchant his gun. You only need to watch out for his Water enchantment, because 
it gives him the ability to Freeze you.
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[33] - Proclaimer
Gal: 50,000 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 75,000 HP / 75,000 MP
4-d: 91,000 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Divine Wave (W), Speed Hack (teleportation), Dark Sphere (Magic)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Move away from Dark Sphere's area of effect if you don't want it 1-hit 
killing you. Other than that, the only thing you need to watch out for is her 
normal Strong attack, which deals damage radially. She likes to use it a lot, 
but you can run away from it once you see it start up. Your teammates might not 
be so lucky (or smart). Computer-controlled allies should fight at range, with 
the exception that you can have Cliff can using Fists of Fury to stunlock her. 
Also note her weakness to Wind - Albel's Air Slash makes short work of her.
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[34] - (6x) Arkives Security Service
Gal: 800 HP / 60 MP
Uni: 1,200 HP / 90 MP
4-d: 1,440 HP / 108 MP
Specials: Flash Rifle (W)
Elemental: Water (Weak)
AAA: None

Notes: You're ambushed at the start of this battle. Despite their extremely low 
HP totals, they're still very dangerous as they can stunlock/juggle you easily 
with their gun attacks. An Escape formation, No Guard, and attacks that execute 
quickly, such as Sophia's Efreet (set as a battle skill), Fayt's Side Kick, and 
Cliff's Fiery Tackle are recommended. 
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[35] - Security Force and Azazer sequence
a) (4x) Security Force Member
b) Azazer

Security Force Member
Gal: 12,000 HP / 600 MP
Uni: 18,000 HP / 900 MP
4-d: 21,720 HP / 1,080 MP
Specials: Flash Rifle (W)
Elemental: Wind (Weak)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: They juggle like mad with their gun attacks. As with the Security 
Service you just fought, No Guard is recommended.

Azazer
Gal: 99,000 HP / 9,000 MP
Uni: 148,500 HP / 13,500 MP
4-d: 183,150 HP / 16,560 MP
Specials: Sniping (W), Crystal Prison (W, freezes)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Half), Earth (Half)
AAA: Regeneration

Notes: Azazer deals exclusively MP damage. His Strong attack comes out quickly 
but only executes at a close range. All in all, this is not a hard battle, but 
be wary of MP-death on characters with low MP (I'm looking at you, Cliff).
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[36] - Belzeber and Berial

Belzeber
Gal: 62,000 HP / 30,000 MP
Uni: 93,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 113,460 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Steal Life, Steal Spirit
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Fire (Half), Wind (Half)
AAA: Regeneration

Berial
Gal: 70,000 HP / 5,000 MP
Uni: 105,000 HP / 7,500 MP
4-d: 128,100 HP / 9,100 MP
Specials: Auto-Aim (W), Fire Dance (W)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Water (Half), Earth (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Ok, NOW you get a hard battle. There's a shop in the area just before 
them - use it to stock up on Enhancers and Analeptics. As for Berial, he's easy 
to MP kill, but if you don't have an MP kill setup that's ok too. He has two 
main attacks at the beginning. If he jumps up in the air, he's going to fire a 
volley of Strong missiles. Get away from them or they'll destroy you. If he 
slides back, he's going to fire a small volley of weak missiles. AAA these with 
either Standard or 2-way AAA. After you damage him a bit, he'll start using 
Auto-Aim and Fire Dance. Both hurt quite a bit, but both are weak and so can be 
AAA'd.

For Belzeber, just dodge his strong whip attacks and guard his weak ones. 
Eventually he'll start using Steal Life and Steal Spirit, which deal 10% of 
your current max HP/MP in damage. They can't kill you so don't worry about them 
too much.

For the battle itself, you might try luring Berial off to the side and letting 
your teammates deal with Belzeber, then ganging up on Berial once they're done.
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[37] - Proclaimer / Enforcer / Convictor sequence
a) Proclaimer
b) Enforcer
c) Convictor

Proclaimer
Gal: 65,000 HP / 4,000 MP 
Uni: 97,500 HP / 6,000 MP
4-d: 118,950 HP / 7,280 MP
Specials: Divine Wave (W), Dark Sphere (Spell), Speed Hack (Teleportation)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Water (Half), Wind (Half), Fire (Null)
AAA: Standard
Notes: Prepare for MP damage.

Enforcer
Gal: 82,000 HP / 35,000 MP
Uni: 123,000 HP / 52,500 MP
4-d: 150,880 HP / 68,950 MP
Specials: Destruction (W), Disaster (S), Dark Sphere (Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Earth (Half), Fire (Half), Water (Null)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Convictor
Gal: 120,000 HP / 10,000 MP
Uni: 180,000 HP / 15,000 MP
4-d: 223,200 HP / 18,500 MP
Specials: Aeroblast (W)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Wind (Half), Water and Fire (Null)
AAA: Regeneration

Notes: Despite how much the game tries to scare you, these are not difficult 
battles. Note that Sophia is unavailable here. As before, watch out for the 
Proclaimer's radial normal Strong attack. The Enforcer has a ton of things you 
can AAA, plus Albel's Air Slash destroys him. The Convictor also has a ton of 
things you can AAA. Side Kick, Fists of Fury, and Flying Guillotine are all 
excellent skills for these fights.
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[38] - Lesser Eye
Gal: 230,000 HP / 56,000 MP
Uni: 345,000 HP / 84,000 MP
4-d: 439,300 HP / 116,480 MP
Specials: Fear Circle (S), Misery Circle (S), Dark Sphere (Spell), Thunder 
Flare (Spell). 
Elemental: All (Absorb)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: His regular attacks can cause Paralysis (weak), Confusion (Strong laser 
stream), and Petrification (Strong single, large laser blast). He has a 
truckload of HP, and an MP kill is out of the question. Fortunately, despite 
his status-inducing regular attacks, he's pretty much just a big punching bag. 
Fear Circle and Misery Circle are laughable, especially if you're out of range 
when they start up. You can either charge in to attack him when he uses those 
attacks, or use the time to heal up. 
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[39] - Dark Armor (x3)
Gal: 67,000 HP / 6,000 MP
Uni: 100,500 HP / 9,000 MP
4-d: 122,610 HP / 10,980 MP
Specials: Hammer Quake (W)
Elemental: Fire (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Essentially a random battle; Nevertheless, their Hammer Quake is 
dangerous so don't forget to AAA it.
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[40] - Crystal Statue
Gal: 168,000 HP / 10,000 MP
Uni: 252,000 HP / 15,000 MP
4-d: 315,840 HP / 18,500 MP
Specials: Tri-Spike (W, causes Freezing)
Elemental: All (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: A faster version of the Crystal Statues you fought earlier (see battle 
23). The same strategies apply.
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[41] - Dark Eye
Gal: 330,000 HP / 56,000 MP
Uni: 495,000 HP / 84,000 MP
4-d: 646,800 HP / 116,480 MP
Specials: Fear Circle (S), Misery Circle (S), Dark Sphere (Spell), Thunder 
Flare (Spell). 
Elemental: All (Absorb)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: His regular attacks can cause Paralysis (weak), Freezing (Strong laser 
stream), and Petrification (Strong single, large laser blast). He's just a 
beefier version of the Lesser Eye (see battle 38). The same strategies apply.
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[42] - Chimera
Gal: 200,000 HP / 28,000 MP
Uni: 300,000 HP / 42,000 MP 
4-d: 380,000 HP / 54,320 MP
Specials: Pyroblast (W), Triple Attack (W). Also, his regular tail-attack can 
cause Paralysis.
Elemental: Fire (Half), Wind (Half)
AAA: Standard

Notes: First things first: Have protection from Paralysis (usually in the form 
of an Amulet of Freedom) for this battle. His most dangerous attack is his 
normal strong attack, which is a flying lunge attack and executes from a large 
range. It has a high damage potential and hits anywhere between 1 and 3 times, 
although 3 hits are rare. Either stunlock him with Fists of Fury or Thunder 
Flare (or both), or, if you're more advanced, you can abuse your AAA. One way 
to do so is to run around into his tail and guard it, but the secret to really 
abusing your AAA in this fight lies in reading his incoming attacks, a tactic I 
described in the General hints section. For this to work, make sure you set 
targeting to manual before the battle starts. Then, when the battle starts, 
move away from him and then press Square to zoom out and see what he's doing. 
If he starts up a lunge attack, you can press Square again to cancel target 
mode, and dodge his attack. If he charges in, it's going to be a Weak attack 
that you can AAA. Keep this up and you can defeat him without ever taking a 
hit! 
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[43] - Stone Golem
Gal: 300,000 HP / 20,000 MP
Uni: 450,000 HP / 30,000 MP
4-d: 585,000 HP / 38,000 MP
Specials: Flaming Blow (W), Flaming Kick (S)
Elemental: All (Null)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Although stunlocking him with Fists of Fury is a possibility, I highly 
recommend a team full of long-range attackers due to a combination of his 
insane damage ability and his snail-like speed. Nel's Flying Guillotine and 
pretty much all of Maria's skills are great here.
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[44] - Battlecopter
Gal: 200,000 HP / 30,000 MP
Uni: 300,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 380,000 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Back Throw (W)
Elemental: Water (Weak), Fire (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: His worst attack is his regular strong attack, which starts up quickly 
and is a rapid firing machine gun that sweeps out in an arc in front of him. 
Stunlocking is your best bet but, failing that, one trick you can pull is 
standing directly under him and waiting for him to start up an attack. As soon 
as you see it start, run under him to the other side. Most of the time it'll 
miss completely and you'll have a free shot at his back.
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[45] - Pseudo Blair
Gal: 100,000 HP / 13,992 MP
Uni: 150,000 HP / 20,988 MP
4-d: 185,000 HP / 26,165 MP
Specials: Eddy of Light (W), Death Howl (S)
Elemental: All (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Notes: She'll go down extremely quickly due to her low HP and on top of this, 
she's not too dangerous. Eddy of Light and her normal attacks execute from a 
mild distance, and Death Howl executes only at an extremely short distance.
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[46] - Ruktogias
Gal: 280,000 HP / 30,000 MP
Uni: 420,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 543,200 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Chain Smash (W), Killer Sphere (W), Dark Eruption (S), Explosion 
(Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Absorb), Everything else (Half)
AAA: None

Notes: Essentially a random battle. Stunlocking, AAA abuse, or just general 
beatdown will see you through.
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[47] - Death Monster (x2)
Gal: 120,000 HP / 30,000 MP
Uni: 180,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 223,200 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Charge (W), Wild Fang (W), Killer Breath (S)
Elemental: Fire (Absorb)
AAA: None

Notes: Another random battle.
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[48] - Chimera Hawk (x3)
Gal: 85,000 HP / 28,000 MP
Uni: 127,500 HP / 42,000 MP
4-d: 156,400 HP / 54,320 MP
Specials: Hard Attack (W), Blizzard Attack (W), Heat Impact (S), Wing Cutter(S)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: None

Notes: This battle can be difficult, so allow me to go into considerable 
detail. First, note that you CAN stunlock them with Thunder Flare, even though 
they absorb Wind. The best way to do this is lower the caster's int as far as 
possible, so that you heal them only for small amounts. As usual, your best bet 
is stunlocking skills.

As far as their normal attacks go, their strong attack executes at close range 
and is EXTREMELY slow, but deals a lot of damage. By simply dodging it you can 
leave one of them locked in place for a considerable period of time. Their 
normal weak attack executes from a large distance.

Now, each Chimera Hawk has 4 different attack patterns. Their patterns are 
governed by their current HP - Pattern 1 is for the first 1/4th of their HP, 
Pattern 2 for the second 1/4th, etc.

Pattern 1: Uses only Hard Attack and normal attacks. 

Pattern 2: Begins using Blizzard Attack

Pattern 3: Stops using Blizzard Attack; Begins using Heat Impact.

Pattern 4: Stops using Heat Impact; Starts using Wing Cutter.

Heat impact is what you need to look out for. It executes extremely quickly and 
deals a lot of damage - approximately 6,000 on Galaxy mode. For this reason, I 
recommend manual targeting and taking them out one at a time. The battle should 
be manageable as long as you only put one of them into Heat Impact mode at 
once, since they are relatively harmless during their other attack patterns.
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[49] - Luther sequence
a) Luther (form 1)
b) Luther (form 2)

Luther (form 1)
Gal: 200,000 HP / 60,000 MP
Uni: 300,000 HP / 90,000 MP
4-d: 380,000 HP / 126,000 MP
Specials: Laser Beams (Spell)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Regeneration

Notes: Nothing special here. Just beat him down.

Luther (form 2)
Gal: 400,000 HP / 120,000 MP 
Uni: 600,000 HP / 180,000 MP
4-d: 800,000 HP / 288,000 MP
Specials: Flaming Divide (W), Expansion Force (W), Laser Beams (Spell), Perfect 
Symmetry (S, causes Paralysis), Insanity Prelude (S, causes Death)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Notes: Luther starts using Perfect Symmetry after losing about half of his
life. It is a powerful attack; it winds up, and then deals damage in a large
circular area in front of Luther, towards his target's current position. You
can avoid it by running away from him as soon as he starts winding it up, or by
quickly stepping behind him after he's wound it up. He won't start using 
Insanity Prelude until he's at low health. It has a chance of causing Instant 
Incapacitation (even if you're wearing a Clone Generator!), and will almost 
certainly kill anyone caught in its blast. There are several safe spots, 
however, the easiest one to describe being the flap in the northwest area of 
the battlefield. Simply run here as soon as you see him starting this attack. 
Two spires will shoot up, one on either side of you, but you should be safe. 

For the sake of your teammates, Luther should be stunned out of both Perfect 
Symmetry and Insanity Prelude. His other attacks are either fairly harmless, 
guardable, or easy to dodge. Fists of Fury / Thunder Flare stunlocking is a 
possibility, but you'll need to be careful. If all else fails, you can just use 
the stunbomb trick. Good luck!
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        BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES - AQUATIC GARDENS OF SURFERIO [II]


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[A.1] - Sculpture Lord and Sculpture Guard (2x) 

Sculpture Guard
Gal: 11,000 HP / 3,200 MP
Uni: 16,500 HP / 4,800 MP
4-d: 19,910 HP / 5,824 MP
Specials: Charge Strike (W), Fire Bolt (Spell), Crush (Spell)
Elemental: Earth (Absorb)
AAA: None

Sculpture Lord
Gal: 40,000 HP / 30,000 MP
Uni: 60,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 72,800 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Stone Rain (Spell)
Elemental: Earth (Absorb), Wind (Half)
AAA: Standard

Notes: If you're low level, you might want to give Side Kick a try and watch 
out for their spells.
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    BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES - ANCIENT RUINS OF MOSEL UNDERGROUND [III]


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[R.1] - Amoeba Giant
Gal: 220,000 HP / 25,000 MP
Uni: 330,000 HP / 37,500 MP
4-d: 420,200 HP / 48,000 MP
Specials: Mudman Blast (W), Poisonous Punch (W), Mudman Punch (S), Healing 
(Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Earth (Absorb)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Notes: MP Killing this guy is highly advisable, due to his tendency to cast 
Healing at low life. Other than that, this guy is almost exactly like the 
Mudman from battle 13, and the same tactics apply.
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[R.2] - Aurora Monster
Gal: 285,000 HP / 212,025 MP
Uni: 427,500 HP / 318,038 MP
4-d: 552,900 HP / 606,392 MP
Specials: Rippling Shock (W), Lightning Blade (W), Energy Pulse (W), Flailing 
Tentacles (W)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Wind (Absorb)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Notes: If you're at a low level (say, 50), this would be a difficult fight if 
not for two glaring weaknesses that he possesses: One is that almost all of his 
attacks are guardable, and the other is that he's slow and easily taken down by 
ranged attacks. 
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[R.3] - Spirit Trio (Robin Wind, Aquaregia, and Nova Blaze)

Robin Wind
Gal: 120,000 HP / 30,000 HP
Uni: 180,000 HP / 45,000 MP
4-d: 223,200 HP / 58,500 MP
Specials: Rising Stream (W), Aerial Slash (S)
Elemental: Wind (Absorb)
AAA: 2-way

Aquaregia
Gal: 115,400 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 173,100 HP / 75,000 MP
4-d: 214,644 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Ice Coffin (W, causes Freezing)
Elemental: Water (Absorb)
AAA: 2-way

Nova Blaze
Gal: 135,000 HP / 40,000 MP
Uni: 202,500 HP / 60,000 MP
4-d: 252,450 HP / 80,000 MP
Specials: Flame Wave (W), Star Fall (S)
Elemental: Fire (Absorb)
AAA: Standard

Notes: I recommend separating them if possible. If not, this battle is still 
not too hard. Aquaregia and Nova Blaze are both just HP/MP-inflated versions of 
normal enemies, and Robin Wind you already beat in battle 29. The worst attacks 
here are Aerial Slash, which you can avoid by sidestepping back, and Star Fall, 
which you can avoid by running around in a circular motion.
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           BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES - MAZE OF TRIBULATIONS [IV]


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[M.1] - Render
Gal: 350,000 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 525,000 HP / 75,000 MP
4-d: 689,500 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Ice Beam (W), Arm of Ice (W), Freezing Breath (S), Blizzard Lasso(S), 
Ice Needles (Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Absorb)
AAA: 2-way

Notes: All of his attacks can cause Freezing. Stunlocking and AAA'ing his Ice 
Beam will see you through. You might want to try out Mirage's Avenger Charge.
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[M.2] - Succubus
Gal: 400,000 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 600,000 HP / 75,000 MP 
4-d: 800,000 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Radial Shot (W), Charm Person (S)
Elemental: Earth, Fire, Wind (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: She moves very slowly, and it's possible to win this battle without ever 
seeing her attack by just attacking from long range. Her most dangerous move is 
her regular strong attack, which winds up and then shoots about 6 beams in an 
arc towards its target's current location. Stunlocking still works just fine.
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[M.3] - Basilisk King
Gal: 79,365 HP / 3,607 MP
Uni: 119,078 HP / 5,411 MP
4-d: 146,032 HP / 6,565 MP
Specials: Stone Bite (W), Stone Breath (S)
Elemental: Wind, Earth (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Yes, his HP really is that low. All his attacks can cause Petrification.
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[M.4] - 9 sets of (3x) Aqua Wisp.

Aqua Wisp
Gal: 80,000 HP / 8,000 MP
Uni: 120,000 HP / 12,000 MP
4-d: 147,200 HP / 14,720 MP
Specials: Prism Shake (W), Plasma Cannon (W)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: 2-way

Notes: You must beat all 9 sets and the Earth Dragon afterwards, all without 
leaving the area, in order to progress. These guys are able to quickly deal a 
large amount of damage to anything in melee range, and their Prism Shake 
executes instantly and juggles. Thunder Flare stunlocking is highly 
recommended, and attacks that either cause knockdown (Air Raid) or grant 
temporary invulnerability (Side Kick) should be considered. In fact, it's 
probably best to have a team with Sophia, Fayt, and one long-range attacker. 
Sophia chains Thunder Flares, Fayt uses Side Kick and Air Raid, and the other 
attacker throws attacks like Flying Guillotine or Energy Burst.

Note that these guys CAN be frozen, paralyzed, and confused, so that's another 
option you have.

If all else fails and you want to be really cheap about it, you can just wait 
until Puffy markets some Durian Stun bombs, and then use those to blow them all 
away.
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[M.5] - Earth Dragon
Gal: 420,000 HP / 48,000 MP
Uni: 630,000 HP / 72,000 MP
4-d: 844,200 HP / 97,920 MP
Specials: Flaming Breath (W), Atomic Breath (W), Howl of Doom (S, causes 
instant incapacitation), Earth Glaive (Spell)
Elemental: Earth (Absorb), Everything else (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Easy fight. The only thing you should worry about is his Howl of Doom 
for whoever goes into melee range. Just slap on an Anti-Incapacitation Amulet, 
or, even better, a Tri-Emblem.
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[M.6] - Springer
Gal: 182,900 HP / 3,645 MP
Uni: 274,350 HP / 5,468 MP
4-d: 345,681 HP / 6,634 MP
Specials: Burst Run (W), Burst Cannon (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Null)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Dies in about 2 seconds. Only included in this guide for completeness.
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[M.7] - Alei
Gal: 182,900 HP / 3,645 MP
Uni: 274,350 HP / 5,468 MP
4-d: 345,681 HP / 6,634 MP
Specials: Killer Sphere (W), Chain Smash (W), Dark Eruption (S), Explosion 
(Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Absorb), Everything else (Half)
AAA: None

Notes: Dies in about 3 seconds. Only included in this guide for completeness.
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[M.8] - Mighty Vox
Gal: 455,000 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 682,500 HP / 75,000 MP
4-d: 923,650 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Dragon Brigade Slash (S), Searing Breath (S), Steel Rend (S), Ice 
Needles (Spell)
Elemental: Earth (Weak)
AAA: Standard

Notes: As if this fight wasn't easy enough already, you can render him almost 
completely impotent by equipping Reflecting Plates to null his Fire/Ice 
attacks. Note that he always drops a 1/1 scale bunny, which slows your movement 
rate by 50%. You should drop it or bring it back to town to sell immediately 
after the battle.
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[M.9] - Sootie
Gal: 468,000 HP / 47,800 MP
Uni: 702,000 HP / 71,700 MP
4-d: 950,040 HP / 97,512 MP
Specials: Sootie Blast (W), Sootie Strike (S), Self-Destruct (W)
Elemental: none
AAA: Regeneration

Notes: When it gets low on HP, it'll attempt to Self-Destruct, which deals a 
large amount of damage and kills the Sootie. If it dies in this way, however, 
you don't get any XP/fol from the battle and you miss out on the "Defeat 
Sootie" Battle Trophy.

This guy is really not too bad. Sootie Blast and Strike both execute from a 
small distance (Sootie Strike giving you plenty of time to run away), and his 
normal weak and strong attacks don't execute until he's right next to you. If 
you have any trouble, give Thunder Flare stunlocking a try.
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[M.10] - Floor 8 Minibosses 
a) NW room - Guardian Haunt (x3)
b) NE room - Vile Chimera
c) SW room - Tri-Chimera
d) SE room - (3x) Shadow Savant 

Note: You can heal up or even leave the Maze after any of these battles, as 
long as you haven't completed all 4 of them. Once you beat the last one, as you 
try to leave the 8th floor, you'll be attacked by Gabriel Celesta (see M.11). 
These 4 battles can be done in any order you'd like and are essentially just 
random battles.

Guardian Haunt
Gal: 95,000 HP / 3,720 MP
Uni: 142,500 HP / 5,580 MP
4-d: 175,750 HP / 6,670 MP
Specials: Spear Cyclone (W), Power Howl (W)
Elemental: Water (Null)
AAA: Standard

Vile Chimera
Gal: 662,000 HP / 35,000 MP
Uni: 993,000 HP / 52,500 MP
4-d: 1,410,060 HP / 68,950 MP
Specials: Triple Attack (W), Pyroblast (W), Lunging Bite (S)
Elemental: Fire (Half), Wind (Half)
AAA: Standard
Notes: Unlike every other chimera you've faced so far, his Tail attack is set 
to Strong. It hasn't changed that much, though -  it can still cause Paralysis.

Tri-Chimera
Gal: 682,000 HP / 38,500 MP
Uni: 1,023,000 HP / 57,750 MP
4-d: 1,643,620 HP / 76,615 MP
Specials: Petrifying Breath (S), Vortices (W), Lunatic Breath (W), Explosion 
(Spell)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Standard
Notes: Similar to the Biochimeras that inhabit the 10th floor of the Spiral 
Tower, the main difference being that the Tri-Chimera's Petrifying Breath is 
set to Strong rather than Weak.

Shadow Savant
Gal: 100,000 HP / 4,000 MP
Uni: 150,000 HP / 6,000 MP
4-d: 185,000 HP / 7,280 MP
Specials: Lightning Blow (W), Vanish Blow (W)
Elemental: All (Null)
AAA: Homing
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[M.11] - Gabriel Celesta
Gal: 1,000,000 HP / 200,000 MP
Uni: 1,500,000 HP / 300,000 MP
4-d: 2,300,000 HP / 560,000 MP
Specials: Lightning Feather (W), True Judgment (W), Dragons (S)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Standard

Notes: His regular Spear attack can cause Paralysis. Lightning Feather deals a 
large amount of damage spread out over several hits in a small circle centered 
at its target, and has a small chance of stunning. As for Dragons, move to the 
southeast corner of the room to avoid it, or just stunbomb him out of it. The 
animation is quite long and Gabriel is invincible during the attack, so you can 
use this time to heal up.

This fight is likely to be short, but brutal. Stunlocking is your best bet if 
you want a real fight; otherwise, you can just use the stunbomb trick.
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       BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES - SPHERE 211 (FLOORS 101 - 211) [V]


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[S.1] - Norton Redux (floor 101)
Gal: 500,000 HP / 100,000 MP
Uni: 750,000 HP / 150,000 MP
4-d: 1,025,000 HP / 230,000 MP
Specials: Shooting Spree (S)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: Just like battle 4, except that Shooting Spree is now strong. You can 
dodge it by running circles around him or by just running away. Other than 
that, just beat him down as he's not hard.
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[S.2] - Enraged Crosell (floor 115)
Gal: 700,000 HP / 100,000 MP
Uni: 1,050,000 HP / 150,000 MP
4-d: 1,505,000 HP / 230,000 MP
Specials: none
Elemental: Earth, Fire, and Wind (Half)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: He's HUGE, but that's it. If you got this far, you'll have no trouble.
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[S.3] - Shadow Dragon (floor 126)
Gal: 1,000,000 HP / 200,000 MP
Uni: 1,500,000 HP / 300,000 MP
4-d: 2,300,000 HP / 560,000 MP
Specials: Howl of Doom (W), Atomic Breath (W), Flaming Breath (S), Laser Beams 
(Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Fire and Water (Half), Earth (Absorb)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: Just like the Crystal Dragon in the Gemity battle arena (Dragoon 
Knights), and the Earth Dragon in fight M.5. Again, you should have no trouble.
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[S.4] - Vengeful Shelby (floor 137)
Gal: 1,500,000 HP / 200,000 MP
Uni: 2,250,000 HP / 300,000 MP
4-d: 3,825,000 HP / 560,000 MP
Specials: Ice Breath (W, non-elemental), Giant Swing (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: He's just like the Shelby you fought in battle 10. He's not dangerous, 
except for Giant Swing, which you should AAA or dodge at all costs.
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[S.5] - Frenzied Biwig (floor 147)
Gal: 2,000,000 HP / 300,000 MP 
Uni: 3,000,000 HP / 450,000 MP
4-d: 5,600,000 HP / 900,000 MP
Specials: Illusion Rifle (W - fire), Illusion Rifle (S - water)
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Everything else (Half) 
AAA: Homing

Notes: Just like Biwig in battle 32. You shouldn't have any trouble.
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[S.6] - Green Thing (floor 159)
Gal: 2,500,000 HP / 400,000 MP
Uni: 3,750,000 HP / 600,000 MP
4-d: 7,500,000 HP / 1,200,000 MP
Specials: Arm of Ice (W), Freezing Breath (W), Blizzard Lasso(S), Ice Beam (S), 
Ice Needles (Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Water (Absorb)
AAA: 2-Way

Note: This is the first potential roadblock in Sphere. Despite the fact that 
all of his attacks are non-elemental, they all have a chance of causing 
Freezing status. Also note that his Ice Beam is set to strong - be sure to 
avoid it. You might consider using the stunbomb trick on him or trying to read 
his incoming attacks (see the General strategies section). Ice Beam's startup 
range is much larger than the startup ranges for any of his other skills. To 
read his incoming attacks, stand back. When he starts charging towards one of 
your characters, get ready to dodge. However, if he moves in past the maximum 
range of Ice Beam, chances are very good that he's already committed to some 
other (much less dangerous) attack, meaning that you can either start attacking 
him, or wait to see what it is and guard it if it's Weak. If he's already down 
to 1/2 his HP or less, I'd recommend waiting because you'll probably want to 
dodge Blizzard Lasso.
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[S.7] - Arch Demon (floor 170)
Gal: 3,000,000 HP / 500,000 MP
Uni: 4,500,000 HP / 750,000 MP
4-d: 9,000,000 HP / 1,500,000 MP
Specials: Crimson Sword (W), Flashing Sword (W), Sword of Darkness (S)
Elemental: Earth, Water, and Fire (Half)
AAA: Homing

Note: Crimson Sword deals a load of HP damage, but it's easily guarded. He only 
becomes dangerous once he starts using Sword of Darkness, which deals 
exclusively MP damage, and LOTS of it. Be careful with low-MP characters here 
or just stunbomb him out of it. Flashing Sword is annoying because it makes him 
temporarily invincible, but just stand still and you'll AAA him out of it.
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[S.8] - Angry Azazer and Raging Belzeber (floor 181)

Angry Azazer
Gal: 261,030 HP / 11,865 MP
Uni: 391,545 HP / 17,798 MP
4-d: 503,788 HP / 22,069 MP
Specials: Sniping (W), Crystal Prison (W, causes Freezing)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: That's not a typo. He really has that little HP/MP. On the other hand, 
the damage he deals is through-the-roof, so take him out quickly.

Raging Belzeber
Gal: 3,000,000 HP / 500,000 MP
Uni: 4,500,000 HP / 750,000 MP
4-d: 9,000,000 HP / 1,500,000 MP
Specials: Steal Life, Steal Spirit
Elemental: Earth (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Notes: These guys are similar to their regular versions, which you already 
faced in battles 35 and 36. They're fast, but you shouldn't have any problems.
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[S.9] - Furious Berial (floor 192)
Gal: 3,000,000 HP / 500,000 MP
Uni: 4,500,000 HP / 750,000 MP
4-d: 9,000,000 HP / 1,500,000 MP
Specials: Auto-Aim (W), Fire Dance (S)
Elemental: Wind (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: 2-Way

Notes: Just like the Berial from battle 36. You shouldn't have any problems.
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[S.10] - Super Blair (floor 200)
Gal: 4,000,000 HP / 600,000 MP
Uni: 6,000,000 HP / 900,000 MP
4-d: 12,000,000 HP / 1,800,000 MP
Specials: Eddy of Light (S), Death Howl (S), Lightning Strike (Spell)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Unlike Pseudo Blair from battle 45, she's actually a challenge. One part 
of the problem is that Eddy of Light is now a strong attack, and the other part 
is that she ignores most stunlocking attacks such as Fists of Fury. Thunder 
Flare is still pretty dependable, and Cliff's Max Shockwave juggles her fairly 
often, so if you're having problems, I'd recommend giving those a try. If she's 
killing you too quickly, stunbomb her and use the time to recover with 
Symbology. Again, failing everything else, there's still the stunbomb trick.
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[S.11] - Lenneth (floor 210)
Gal: 7,000,000 HP / 700,000 MP
Uni: 10,500,000 HP / 1,050,000 MP
4-d: 21,000,000 HP / 2,100,000 MP
Specials: Lightning Strike (Spell), Stone Rain (Spell), Nibelung Valesti (S)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Star Guard

Notes: One of the superbosses. She starts using Nibelung Valesti only once half 
of her life is gone. It deals damage inside a circle centered at Lenneth, and 
is likely to kill anyone caught in its blast. You should probably stunbomb her 
out of it. Her other attacks are fairly easy to dodge, though they deal lots of 
hits and cause a lot of damage. Again, having Sophia stand back and chain 
Thunder Flares is a good idea.
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[S.12] - Ethereal Queen (floor 211)
Gal: 10,000,000 HP / 2,000,000 MP
Uni: 15,000,000 HP / 3,000,000 MP
4-d: 30,000,000 HP / 6,000,000 MP
Specials: Binding Field (W), True Judgment (W), Celestial Star (S)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Star Guard

Notes: If you beat Lenneth, you shouldn't have any trouble here. You can AAA 
Binding Field - be sure to do so since it's the only way to protect against its 
effects. Celestial star, which she only starts using once half of her life is 
gone, is easy to dodge and there are many ways to do it. One such way is to run 
to the lower right area, wait for a flash at the lower left area, run there 
once it's gone, wait for a flash at the lower right area, and then run there 
once it's gone. You can then wait there for the attack to finish. Of course 
your teammates won't survive if you do this, so it's probably best to just 
stunbomb her out of it.
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After beating the Ethereal Queen, you receive the Angel Orb, which you can take 
to Crosell's chamber in the Ursa Lava Cave to fight Freya. Thus, Freya is not 
technically in Sphere, but I'm listing her here anyway since she's the last 
boss that you gain access to, and you do so by completing Sphere.
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[S.13] - Freya
Gal: 20,000,000 HP / 3,000,000 MP
Uni: 30,000,000 HP / 4,500,000 MP
4-d: 60,000,000 HP / 9,000,000 MP
Specials: Ether Strike (S), Lightning Strike (Spell), Stone Rain (Spell)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Star Guard

Notes: The final superboss. She starts using Ether Strike right from the 
beginning. It does huge damage and cannot be interrupted once the first two 
hits have been delivered. If you're using stun bombs, make sure you set them 
off as soon as you see "Ether Strike" on the screen. It deals damage inside a 
(large) circle centered at Freya. If Freya is near one corner and your 
support/spellcasters are in the opposite corner, they are safe from this 
attack. There are many ways to fight Freya, but they all require some amount of 
preparation or a large amount of dumb luck, time, and/or stunbombs. Probably 
the best, even better than the stunbomb trick, is the following:

Take a team of Maria, Sophia, and a short-range attacker. The unnamed member 
here is essentially your sacrificial lamb, used only for distraction and 
miniscule damage. Feed Maria all your MP berries, give her the Valkyrie Garb, 
and set her to Convert Damage: Conserve HP. This will allow her to survive 
Freya's normal attacks, but not Ether Strike. Take control of Sophia and move 
her to whichever of the upper corners is farther away from Freya. Leave her 
there and move the battle to the opposite corner by taking control of Maria and 
the other character as necessary. Now, switch back to Sophia and begin your 
assault. Sophia should chain Explosions (or Thunder Flares - your choice), 
Maria should fire Energy Bursts, and your other character should do whatever it 
feels like doing. Revive the other character when it dies, stunbomb Freya out 
of Ether Strike, and use Analeptics / Resurrection Mists for mass-revival as 
necessary. It'll take a while, but eventually she'll go down.
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            BOSS FIGHTS / FORCED BATTLES - URSSA CAVE TEMPLE [VI]


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There are 3 forced battles here. The first battle is against an optional 
character that you *didn't* recruit (chosen at random) and a sidekick. The 
second battle is against one of the other optional characters (and sidekick) 
you didn't recruit, chosen randomly from the ones remaining. Yes, it's possible 
to only recruit 1 optional character. The final battle is against Fayt and 
whoever Fayt was paired with in the main-game ending. If you got the "Fayt 
alone" ending, you get to fight Fayt and Luther. 

Now, things are further complicated by the fact that, for the first 2 battles, 
your enemies' HP/MP levels vary depending on which order you fight them, and 
for the 3rd battle, Fayt's HP/MP levels vary depending on whether or not you 
have completed the Maze of Tribulations (MoT). 

The first two fights are pretty easy, no matter who they're against, so I'll 
only pay them minor lip service. It's the final one that might give you some 
trouble.

[U.1.1] - Albel and Romero

Albel
Gal: 235,000 HP / 20,000 MP (fight 1); 520,000 HP / 40,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 352,500 HP / 30,000 MP (fight 1); 780,000 HP / 60,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 451,200 HP / 38,000 MP (fight 1); 1,071,200 HP / 80,000 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Air Slash (S), Charge (W), Dragon Roar (S), Hand of Doom (S), Double 
Slash (W), Explosion (Spell)
Elemental: none
AAA: 2-way

Romero 
Gal: 100,000 HP / 100,000 MP (fight 1); 240,000 HP / 150,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 150,000 HP / 150,000 MP (fight 1); 360,000 HP / 225,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 185,000 HP / 230,000 MP (fight 1); 460,800 HP / 382,500 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Crimson Sword (W), Flashing Sword (W), Sword of Darkness (S)
Elemental: Water (Weak), Everything else (Half)
AAA: Homing

Notes: Sword of Darkness deals a large amount of MP damage, so stunbomb him out 
of it if you're using low-MP characters like Cliff. You might try an MP kill 
against Albel.
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[U.1.2] - Nel and Zorto 

Nel
Gal: 200,000 HP / 36,000 MP (fight 1); 450,000 HP / 72,000 MP (fight 2) 
Uni: 300,000 HP / 54,000 MP (fight 1); 675,000 HP / 108,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 380,000 HP / 71,280 MP (fight 1); 909,000 HP / 155,520 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Shadow Wave (W), Lightning Chain (W), Flying Guillotine (S), Divine 
Wrath (S), Laser Beams (Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Half), Earth (Null), Water (Absorb)
AAA: Homing

Zorto
Gal: 140,000 HP / 40,000 MP (fight 1); 300,000 HP / 50,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 210,000 HP / 60,000 MP (fight 1); 450,000 HP / 75,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 261,000 HP / 80,000 MP (fight 1); 585,000 HP / 102,500 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Tri-Spike (W, causes Freezing)
Elemental: Earth and Water (Half)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: Perhaps the most dangerous of the optionals, you should stunbomb Nel out 
of Divine Wrath. Her Flying Guillotine will hurt, but it executes so quickly 
that you won't have time to stunbomb her to interrupt it. On the other hand, 
her HP total is low so she'll go down without much trouble. Zorto is a 
run-of-the-mill Crystal Statue type, so he shouldn't give you any trouble.
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[U.1.3] - Peppita and Hodge Podge

Peppita
Gal: 225,000 HP / 50,000 MP (fight 1); 500,000 HP / 100,000 MP (fight 2) 
Uni: 337,500 HP / 75,000 MP (fight 1); 750,000 HP / 150,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 429,750 HP / 102,500 MP (fight 1); 1,025,000 HP / 230,000 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Instanto Blast (W), Kaboom (W), Faerie Friend (S), Dream Hammer (S), 
Dark Sphere (Spell), Southern Cross (Spell)
Elemental: Water and Wind (Half)
AAA: Regeneration

Hodge Podge
Gal: 120,000 HP / 90,000 MP (fight 1); 250,000 HP / 100,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 180,000 HP / 135,000 MP (fight 1); 375,000 HP / 150,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 223,200 HP / 202,500 MP (fight 1); 480,000 HP / 230,000 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Triple Attack (W), Pyroblast (W). Also his regular tail attack can 
cause Paralysis.
Elemental: Water and Wind (Half)
AAA: Standard

Notes: Equip Anti-Incapacitation for this fight (probably via a Tri-Emblem), as 
most of Peppita's moves can cause instant Death. Once you've done that, this 
fight is easy. Hodge Podge is a run-of-the-mill Chimera type.
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[U.1.4] - Roger and Farbnil

Roger
Gal: 225,000 HP / 15,000 MP (fight 1); 560,000 HP / 30,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 337,500 HP / 22,500 MP (fight 1); 840,000 HP / 45,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 434,250 HP / 28,050 MP (fight 1); 1,164,800 HP / 58,500 MP (fight 2)
Specials: Raging Helmet (W), Shield and Cannon (W), Fiery Fury (S), Lightning 
Strike (Spell), Deep Freeze (Spell), Star Fall (S)
Elemental: Fire (Half)
AAA: Ring Wave

Farbnil
Gal: 130,000 HP / 70,000 MP (fight 1); 260,000 HP / 200,000 MP (fight 2)
Uni: 195,000 HP / 105,000 MP (fight 1); 390,000 HP / 300,000 MP (fight 2)
4-d: 241,800 HP / 150,500 MP (fight 1); 501,800 HP / 560,000 MP (fight 2)
Specials: EM Barrier (W)
Elemental: Water (Weak), Fire (Half)
AAA: Ring Wave

Notes: Farbnil is one of those 4-legged tank mechs that love to shoot Strong 
missile volleys. He should be taken out first. Random plag check. Roger won't 
start using Star Fall until he's below 1/2 HP, and he should be stunbombed out 
of it. You might consider a MP kill on Roger.
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[U.2] - Fayt + Whoever he was paired with in the ending

Notes: Fayt won't start using Ethereal Blast until he's below 1/2 health. It's 
easy to dodge, but you might like to stunbomb him out of it to protect your 
teammates. He is very quick and dangerous, and I recommend staying on the move 
even though it's tough to run circles around him and hit him in the back. If 
you stand still for too long, you'll be a sitting duck for Air Raid. It's 
probably best to stunbomb him right at the start and keep him stunbombed while 
you take out his teammate. Once he's alone, you can stunlock him pretty 
reliably with Thunder Flare. 

As for his teammate, most are easy to kill, and you'll already be familiar with 
their moves since they're on your team and you (presumably) like them well 
enough to get their ending. Especially on 4-d, I recommend you get the Cliff 
ending since he's so easy to MP kill. The harder ones to kill are Sophia and 
Luther. Sophia cannot be hit out of Meteor Swarm like she can when you're 
controlling her. Take her out quickly so that she does not have the chance to 
use it, as it is simply devastating. If you go in with all guns blazing you can 
pull it off. Luther is exactly the same as he was in battle 49, though you're 
much more powerful now so you can probably take him down before he starts using 
Insanity Prelude. Unfortunately you can't stunbomb and keep Fayt stunbombed 
simultaneously - if you have to choose, it's probably best to stunbomb Luther 
and let Fayt run free for a little bit. See if you can take control of whoever 
he charges at, and then give him the runaround while you wait for your item 
recovery time to expire.

Fayt
Gal: 700,000 HP / 70,000 MP (pre-MoT); 1,000,000 HP / 100,000 MP (post-MoT)
Uni: 1,050,000 HP / 105,000 MP (pre-MoT); 1,500,000 HP / 150,000 MP (post-MoT)
4-d: 1,505,000 HP / 150,500 MP (pre-MoT); 2,300,000 HP / 230,000 MP (post-MoT)
Specials: Side Kick (W), Blade of Fury (W), Air Raid (S), Ethereal Blast (S), 
Lightning Strike (Spell), Laser Beams (Spell)
Elemental: Fire, Wind (Half)
AAA: Star Guard

Luther
Gal: 1,100,000 HP / 8,000,00 MP
Uni: 1,650,000 HP / 12,000,000 MP
4-d: 2,585,000 HP / 24,000,000 MP
Specials: Flaming Divide (W), Expansion Force (W), Perfect Symmetry (S), Laser 
Beams (Spell)
Elemental: All (Half)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Adray
Gal: 800,000 HP / 200,000 MP
Uni: 1,200,000 HP / 300,000 MP
4-d: 1,760,000 HP / 560,000 MP
Specials: Chaos Tide (W), Sea Gate (W), Titan Fist (S), Sirocco (S), Laser 
Beams (Spell)
Elemental: none
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Albel
Gal: 940,000 HP / 80,000 MP
Uni: 1,410,000 HP / 120,000 MP
4-d: 2,133,800 HP / 176,000 MP
Specials: Air Slash (S), Charge (W), Double Slash (W) Dragon Roar (S), Hand of 
Doom (S), Explosion (Spell)
Elemental: none
AAA: 2-Way

Cliff
Gal: 1,200,000 HP / 36,000 MP
Uni: 1,800,000 HP / 54,000 MP
4-d: 2,880,000 HP / 71,280 MP
Specials: Electric Fists (W), Fiery Tackle (W), Fists of Fury (S), Max 
Shockwave (S)
Elemental: Fire (Half)
AAA: Standard

Maria
Gal: 700,000 HP / 180,000 MP
Uni: 1,050,000 HP / 270,000 MP
4-d: 1,505,000 HP / 486,000 MP
Specials: Laser Blast (W), Scatter Beam (W), Gravity Bullet (S), Triple Kick(S)
Elemental: Wind (Half)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Mirage
Gal: 900,000 HP / 100,000 MP
Uni: 1,350,000 HP / 150,000 MP
4-d: 2,025,000 HP / 230,000 MP
Specials: Sphere of Might (W), Crescent Locus (W), Avenger Charge (S), Blazing 
Cannon (S)
Elemental: Fire and Wind (Half)
AAA: Standard

Nel
Gal: 800,000 HP / 144,000 MP
Uni: 1,200,000 HP / 216,000 MP
4-d: 1,760,000 HP / 362,880 MP
Specials: Shadow Wave (W), Lightning Chain (W), Flying Guillotine (S), Divine 
Wrath (S), Laser Beams (Spell)
Elemental: Wind (Half)
AAA: Homing

Peppita
Gal: 760,000 HP / 140,000 MP
Uni: 1,140,000 HP / 210,000 MP
4-d: 1,656,800 HP / 350,000 MP
Specials: Instanto Blast (W), Kaboom (W), Faerie Friend (S), Dream Hammer (S), 
Dark Sphere (Spell), Southern Cross (Spell)
Elemental: Wind and Water (Half)
AAA: Regeneration

Roger
Gal: 1,020,000 HP / 60,000 MP
Uni: 1,530,000 HP / 90,000 MP
4-d: 2,356,200 HP / 126,000 MP
Specials: Raging Helmet (W), Shield and Cannon (W), Fiery Fury (S), Lightning 
Strike (Spell), Deep Freeze (Spell), Star Fall (S) 
Elemental: Fire (Half)
AAA: Ring Wave

Sophia
Gal: 560,000 HP / 400,000 MP
Uni: 840,000 HP / 600,000 MP
4-d: 1,164,800 HP / 1,200,000 MP
Specials: Efreet, Laser Beams, Gremlins, Blood Scylla, Lightning Blast, 
Lightning Strike, Deep Freeze, Meteor Swarm (all Spells)
Elemental: none
AAA: Regeneration
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                               ALBEL [VII]


===============================================================================
[Al.1] - Albel 2 (Available on disc 2, before Sphere)
Gal: 50,000 HP / 10,000 MP
Uni: 75,000 HP / 15,000 MP
4-d: 91,000 HP / 18,500 MP
Specials: Air Slash (W), Charge (W), Double Slash (W)
Elemental: none
AAA: Standard
Notes: You can AAA practically everything in this fight, so you shouldn't have 
any problems.
===============================================================================
[Al.2] - Albel 3 (Available after Sphere, but before retrieving the Sacred Orb)
Gal: 120,000 HP / 60,000 MP
Uni: 180,000 HP / 90,000 MP
4-d: 223,200 HP / 126,000 MP
Specials: Air Slash (S), Charge (W), Double Slash (W), Hand of Doom (S)
Elemental: none
AAA: 2-way
Notes: Air Slash is now a strong attack, which you can dodge by running in a 
circle around him. He hardly ever uses Hand of Doom.
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[Al.3] - Albel 4 (Available any time after retrieving the Sacred Orb)
Gal: 340,000 HP / 120,000 MP
Uni: 510,000 HP / 180,000 MP
4-d: 669,800 HP / 288,000 MP
Specials: Air Slash (S), Charge (S), Double Slash (W), Hand of Doom (S)
Elemental: none
AAA: Wide Area Homing
Notes: Charge is now a strong attack, and he now has the deadly Wide Area 
Homing AAA. Side Kick, Air Raid, and/or Blade of Fury are recommended here.
===============================================================================


                             GEMITY ARENA [VIII]


===============================================================================
[G.1] - Reigning Champions (Available by becoming number 1 in the Ranking 
Battles)

Solon Solute
Gal: 500,000 HP / 50,000 MP
Uni: 750,000 HP / 75,000 MP
4-d: 1,025,000 HP / 102,500 MP
Specials: Sword Wave (W)
Elemental: Fire (Weak), Wind (Null)
AAA: None

Dirna Hamilton
Gal: 3,000,000 HP / 500,000 MP
Uni: 4,500,000 HP / 750,000 MP
4-d: 9,000,000 HP / 1,500,000 MP
Specials: Arcane Stars (S), Radial Stars (S), Fire Bolt (Spell), Explosion 
(Spell), Laser Beams (Spell)
Elemental: Fire (Absorb), Wind and Water (Half)
AAA: Wide Area Homing

Notes: Solon has 9999 agility, meaning that he's going to be parrying any 
normal attack and most special attacks that you send at his frontside. If you 
want to damage him with such attacks, you'll have to hit him in the back. Some 
attacks that ignore his parrying include Hammer of Might, Kaboom, and all 
Symbology. Once he's down, which shouldn't take long, you get to concentrate on 
Dirna. Don't laugh at her Fire Bolt - It deals about 5000 damage per bolt. 
Arcane Stars deals huge MP damage, so watch out for that, too. All of her 
non-spell attacks are easy to dodge by simply running away, so I recommend a 
team of long-range attackers here.
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Version History:
v1.00 - All statistics completed and submitted. 12Jun2005

v1.10 - Added a huge amount of strategy, including the General Strategies 
section. 14Jun2005

v1.11 - Fixed a number of typos, added some more general strategy, reworded a 
few sentences, moved some stuff around. 17Jun2005

Thanks:
-CJayC for gamefaqs.
-Tri-Ace for making this excellent game, and Square-Enix for publishing it.
-Elizabeth Hollinger for a great guide
-Kaiyan Wang, Matt620, Wolfwood824, Transformr, ICSTARS77, and anyone else I've 
missed, for typo corrections and suggestions.
-Everyone on the Star Ocean board, and in particular, the folks who post 
regularly in the SSCC topics, for inspiring my continuing enjoyment of this 
game.

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