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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years [PC] #079, Crystals: Lair of the Father: CPU; Lunar Dragon; Asura
4This is video #079 in my playthrough of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years for the PC. This is episode 11 of The Crystals: The Planet Eater.
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Previously, the party finished up in the Lunar Tunnel portion of the final dungeon and moved on to the Lair of the Father. They defeated Barbariccia and Rubicante. Now, they will continue progressing.
Lair of the Father:
The party resumes in the Giant of Babil - Inner Passage replica in the Lair of the Father. They continue on.
The northern portal leads to the Giant of Babil - Inner Stair. Continuing north, they reach the Giant's Control Core.
Ceodore reaches Level 50. Rydia reaches Level 51 and learns the Black Magic spell Quake.
The party examines the dark crystal for a scene.
After the scene, it is boss time against the CPU. The CPU comes with a Defense Node and an Attack Node. The Defense Node heals the enemy party. The Attack Node's Laser Barrage deals around 500 points of damage to each party member. The CPU will establish Reflect, so do not try casting Black Magic on it. Bands may work, but I did not try.
As in the classic 2D version of Final Fantasy IV, the party should take out the Defense Node first to keep it from healing the other two parts. After the Defense Node, they should move on to the CPU itself. Once the other parts are defeated, the party can safely defeat the Attack Node.
At the end of the battle, Rosa reaches Level 47. Edge reaches Level 53.
Another scene takes place after the battle. Two treasure chests and a teleporter appear.
The party opens the chests for a Yoichi Bow and Yoichi Arrows. Rosa equips the Yoichi Bow.
The party takes the new teleporter in the north. It leads to the Lair of the Father - B3. The party arrives by the northeast door.
Kain reaches Level 49.
A chest just west of the door contains an X-Potion. Another chest just southwest of the door contains a suit of Crystal Mail. Ceodore equips this.
There are no fixed encounters on the narrow passage to the western part of the area.
In the western section, a chest in the northeast contains Tiger Fangs, a claw weapon that can inflict paralysis. A chest in the northwest contains a Seraphim's Mace, a good White Mage weapon.
On Bahamut's dais, the party finds a pale crystal. Examining it triggers an optional battle with the Lunar Dragon. This is a souped-up version of the Mist Dragon, the very first boss of Final Fantasy IV. The Lunar Dragon can cast -aga-tier spells, on one target or on the entire party. It counters Black Magic spells with Tornado. It can also use Stone Gaze on occasion. Blink on the party is great for avoiding physical damage. Putting up Shell will help mitigate the dragon's magical attacks.
Like the Mist Dragon, the Lunar Dragon will turn to mist. Attacking it at this time triggers the Freezing Mist counterattack and does no damage. Because of this, using Berserk is a bad idea in this battle.
Late in the battle, the Lunar Dragon will chill the party with Icestorm. Be sure to bring a competent healer, such as Rosa or Porom.
A scene takes place after the battle. The crystal darkens. Palom, Porom, or Leonora can learn the Dualcast ability. The others can make good use of it, but I believe it is best suited to Porom. So, Porom learns it.
Afterwards, the party takes the teleporter below the dais.
Feymarch (time 34:00):
The party arrives in the west of the Feymarch - Upper Level. An interdimensional elevator and a save point are nearby.
The party rests at the nearby save point. This triggers a cutscene with Kain and Golbez. At the end, they learn the Spiral Blow Band.
Before confronting the bosses here, make sure that Rydia is in the party.
Just south and east of the northern teleporter, a chest contains a Dry Ether.
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