Game:

Final Fantasy IX (2000)

Duration: 8:48

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While Kraken has no crippling status vulnerabilities, it simply fails to impress in any way. It has absolutely no tricks up its sleeve aside from two Tentacles that enable some attacks, and they can be eliminated with ease (10,001 HP each, weak to Lightning, Elixir Common Steal, no Drops or status weaknesses). Water protection turns this thing into little more than a harmless kitten that likes water...er...Anyway...

Out of Kraken's damage moves, only Leg (physical damage, only available after at least one Tentacle dies, can also be used as a counterattack) and Ink (damage and Darkness) are not Water-based. There's also Freeze, but with Body Temp that ain't no thang. Waterga is heavy Water damage to all. (If you forgot to remove Return Magic, you may find yourself healing Kraken for massive amounts of HP anytime this move is used.) Kraken counters MT Lightning-elemental damage (that is, Lightning-elemental moves hitting both the main body and the Tentacles) with Waterga on itself, probably nullifying any damage you just did. Finally, Water Gun is just an ST Water attack.

If you protected against Water, this fight is a breeze; if not, expect some KO's. As usual, kick things off by Stealing (and with Slow if you have access to it). The Common Genji Helmet is what you're really after, although the Glutton's Robe is nice as well. Wiping out the Tentacles can also help, but expect more physicals and (especially) counters. In other words, if everyone is protected against Water just ignore the tentacles and go straight for Kraken himself. Once you're done, the rest is just a simple matter of summoning great bolts of Lightning to fry this piece of crap.

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