Uploaded May 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Rules of the challenge (beginning once you reach the world map):
No materia except Enemy Skill
No attacks/limits
No items
No non-mandatory inns
Initial Armor
Start the challenge at level 15
You can't use ???? in random encounters
There's no way around it; this battle requires some luck. First, Cloud's Pandora's Box must deal over 4000 damage and kill the arms/head, which it barely does most of the time. Next priority is to kill the core. We can't have him healing himself all the time, and we definitely can't have him casting Stigma, which is a guaranteed slow to the party (Ribbons don't protect against slow).
There's a 1/3 chance that he'll screw you over by using Heartless Angel immediately after the head revives. There's really nothing you can do to avoid both this and Stigma but kill the head/core and pray.
Also, Barret must end the battle with the highest HP, hence why he uses Goblin Punch on Cait Sith. This is preparation for Safer Sephiroth.
Cloud: Ragnarok, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Barret: Missing Score, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Cait Sith: HP Shout, Bronze Bangle, Reflect Ring
Music: Donkey Kong Country 2 - (castle theme)
Rules of the challenge (beginning once you reach the world map):
No materia except Enemy Skill
No attacks/limits
No items
No non-mandatory inns
Initial Armor
Start the challenge at level 15
You can't use ???? in random encounters
There's no way around it; this battle requires some luck. First, Cloud's Pandora's Box must deal over 4000 damage and kill the arms/head, which it barely does most of the time. Next priority is to kill the core. We can't have him healing himself all the time, and we definitely can't have him casting Stigma, which is a guaranteed slow to the party (Ribbons don't protect against slow).
There's a 1/3 chance that he'll screw you over by using Heartless Angel immediately after the head revives. There's really nothing you can do to avoid both this and Stigma but kill the head/core and pray.
Also, Barret must end the battle with the highest HP, hence why he uses Goblin Punch on Cait Sith. This is preparation for Safer Sephiroth.
Cloud: Ragnarok, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Barret: Missing Score, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Cait Sith: HP Shout, Bronze Bangle, Reflect Ring
Music: Donkey Kong Country 2 - (castle theme)
