Continue whacking at him and avoiding his attacks until he runs out of health, then this section will end.
Make sure you use your ranged special with + to deal large chunks of damage if he is farther away from you. When you can get beside him he will also swing his sword at you, even while you are attacking him. Roche has much more health than the previous soldiers during the bike mini game and possesses a series of attacks that you have to continually dodge to avoid damage, such as waves generated by his swords, or large lightning bolts that strike the ground directly in front of you. You can also use a few Thundaga spells to really hurt it if you have plenty of excess MP, but remain mindful of how much you have left and the fact you’ll need some for the short section after this boss. Then unleash Triple Slash and Maximum Fury on it and it’ll go down surprisingly quickly. Have both characters with Elemental-Lightning on so that your attacks do extra damage to the boss and Stagger it quicker. Remember that healing is always your priority if your health dips into the red, so stick Magnify-Cure on Cloud so that he can heal Barret at the same time too. However, be mindful that this is your first serious test of whether you’ve got to grips with Hard Mode and the huge jump in damage that bosses can do to you. That’s because you now have access to all the end-game weapons and Materia whereas on your first run you just had the bare minimum. Hard Difficulty Tips: The good news is that Scorpion Sentinel is actually one of the few bosses which is easier on Hard than it is on Normal. If it grabs you, quickly press or to switch to your other character and attack so it doesn’t finish the grapple animation. so aim for both legs to take it down for good. When its HP gets very low it will start to auto-repair. Keep attacking while you can and aim to Stagger it. It’s still best to use Barret in this situation because of his range keeping you out of harm’s way. It likes to launch missiles at you, and it’s actually better to just block them with and take reduced damage than try and dodge them by running since you’ll almost certainly get hit anyway and suffer more damage. Once the attack is over, then you can pop out and continue the assault with the same tactics as earlier.Īs it gets down to 25%, it will start to rotate its attacks more frequently. You won’t get hurt this way and you can use the waiting time to heal up if necessary. If this hits you, it will really hurt so the safest option is to run for the debris in the area and hide behind it. When it hits half health, it will start using its Tail Laser attack. Use Focused Thrust and Focused Shot to build its Stagger meter, and once its Staggered hit it with your strongest attacks to do considerable damage. Once it’s back on the ground, keep attacking it up close in Cloud’s Punisher Mode, holding to Guard and then counterattack when necessary. Just make sure to avoid the EM Field attack by keeping distance. Use Barret’s Overcharge to do good damage to him along with Cloud’s Fire and he’ll soon jump back down and begin the next phase. When the Sentinel’s health hits 75%, it will jump to the wall and attack from range with electric attacks. It’s best to do this from range with Fire magic or Barret’s attacks since if you get close he’ll hit you with Tail Swipe and Scorpion Strikes. It will soon envelop itself in a shield, so you need to take out its Field Generator. To begin with, you should use your Lightning magic to attack it since it’s weak towards that element. The Scorpion Sentinel is the first boss in the game and is actually one of the tougher ones. Assess Info: Its stagger gauge does not fill while its force field is deployed.Immunities: Poison, Silence, Sleep, Slow, Stop, Berserk, Proportional Damage.Weaknesses / Status Ailments: Lightning.
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