Game:

Chrono Trigger (1995)

Duration: 11:01

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I'm already loving this challenge, because this is only the 5th boss and I can already say my trademark line: If you don't know his attack pattern, you will die and it will hurt.

This is his attack pattern when he's got more than 50% HP left:

1. Bubble
2. Bubble
3. Cyclone
4. Nothing for several turns (counter attack stance in the beginning)
5. Repeat

Below 50% HP:

1. Cyclone
2. Cyclone
3. Yes Indeed!
4. Nothing for several turns (counter attack stance in the beginning)
5. Repeat

The attacks are not the problem here, as they all target one character and don't deal too much damage. Cyclone will always kill Crono, but Marle can survive them all, including two Bubbles. This is when you probably think soloing the battle with Marle would be a good idea, but no. He's just too fast. He will always use two of the three attacks in between Marle's turns, so it's simply impossible for her to solo the battle once he's got less than 50% HP left. So, when you get that far, you must have Crono there to eat one of the attacks.

To sum it up, this battle requires a solid strategy and there's no luck involved at all. That makes it a great battle, and we can thank the Dual Character rule for that. It would have been much easier with three characters. The battle was fought on the lowest battle speed at Wait mode, something that will most likely be the case with all battles from now on. The video is also sped up slightly, as the battle took over 12 minutes.

Crono: Level 1
Marle: Level 4

Some additional info: Before this battle, I fought Spekkio several times to learn all the Dual Techs. Spekkio is incredibly easy in his first form and is not worth showing. I also went to the Dactyl Nest and picked up the Meso Mail, but it doesn't make any significant difference in this battle.

Also, when I redid the Factory with the right characters to take the EXP, I got a battle with 5 Acids on my first attempt. This battle gives the least amount of EXP, and the chance of getting it is only 1/32, so I got very lucky. However, I'm not really aiming for the lowest EXP here, so I didn't really need it.

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