Xenogears Boss Strategy FAQ

Version 1.5 - Modified on December 2, 1998 at 7:03 PM PST

By LightRanma@aol.com

Copyright 1998



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Table of Contents

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I. Introduction

II. What's New?

III. Legend

IV. Boss Walkthrough

V. Conclusion

VI. Thanks



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I. Introduction

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Hi, and thanks for checking out my Xenogears Boss Strategy FAQ!  Like my other 

Xenogears FAQ, this is not intended to be a game walkthrough of any sort - just 

a boss walkthrough to get you through some of the tougher areas of the game.  

This is also a COMPLETE Boss Walkthrough - I've gotten to the end of the game, 

and fought all of the bosses, so you can trust what's in this FAQ.  And, as 

always, please E-mail me before you use this FAQ on your own website or 

whatever.. you don't have permission to use it unless you E-mail me!  Thanks!  

^_^



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II. What's New?

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Version 1.0 - The original version of this FAQ.

Version 1.5 - Added "What's New" Section, added "Thanks" Section, updated 

Opiomorph strategy, revised Harlute, Marlute, Metatron, Sundel, Deus, and 

Urobolus strategies



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III. Legend

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This is an example of what the Boss report will look like:



Boss Name (If there is a number next to the name, that means there are that many 

of the enemy.)

Boss Location 

Boss HP

Boss EXP

Boss Gold

Boss Treasure(s)

Boss Attacks

Recommended Level



Boss Strategies



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IV. Boss Walkthrough

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-DISC 1-



Boss Fight #1: Rankar Dragon

Location: Blackmoon Forest

HP: 480

EXP: 348

Gold: 0

Treasures: Scales

Attacks: Tail Sweep, Slow, Tail Thump

Recommended Level: 9



Fei encounters the Rankar Dragon when he rushes to Elly's aid in the Blackmoon 

Forest.  At first, Fei won't be able to make a dent in this Boss (1-2 HP of 

damage per hit), but tough it out and heal yourself when you need to.  Soon, 

Citan will fly in with Weltall.  After that, this fight is a piece of cake.  

Just pound on the Boss with 30 Fuel attacks and he'll go down.



Boss Fight #2: Wyrm

Location: Aveh Desert

HP: 200

EXP: 1044

Gold: 0

Treasures: Eyeball

Attacks: Counter Slurp (Absorbs 60 Fuel)

Recommended Level: 12



Fei fights this battle in Weltall.  Wyrm has high Agility, making his attack 

turns more frequent than yours.  He is basically invincible against normal 

attacks, and defends well against special attacks.  There are two ways to win 

this battle - use your 10 Fuel attacks (to conserve Fuel) until Weltall reaches 

Attack Level 1 and unleash a combo, or use Fei's Guided Shot Ability about three 

times on Wyrm.  Either way, he'll go down pretty quickly.



Boss Fight #3: Pirate (Bart)

Location: Aveh Desert

HP: 800

EXP: 1600

Gold: 500

Treasures: None

Attacks: Wild Smile (Accuracy and Evade down), Chain Whip

Recommended Level: 12



This is an easy battle.  Just use 30 Fuel attacks and Attack Level 1 combos 

until Bart goes down.  Don't worry about his Wild Smile attack - the battle 

should be over quickly enough to where you don't need to worry about the 

effects.



Boss Fight #4: Calamity

Location: Stalactite Cave

HP: 2500

EXP: 8642

Gold: 2000

Treasures: None

Attacks: Flying Hand, Rocket Punch

Recommended Level: 20-22



This can be a very hard fight if Fei and Bart are not strong enough.  Before 

fighting Calamity, make sure Weltall and Brigandier are equipped with the best 

Frames, Engines, and Armor available.  If they aren't, go back and fight enemies 

to earn Gold until they are.  At the start of the battle, have Bart use Wild 

Smile several times to lower Calamity's Accuracy.  Then, use 30 Fuel attacks 

with both characters and Attack Level 1 combos when they come around.  You might 

want to use Booster if you have enough Fuel available.  I can't stress enough 

the importance of having the best equipment for your Gears, because Calamity's 

missile attack hits for about 500 HP of damage on one character, and he uses it 

almost every turn close to his death.



Boss Fight #5: Swordknight

Location: Yggdrasil

HP: 700

EXP: 1500

Gold: 300

Treasures: Extra Ar +2

Attacks: Various sword attacks

Recommended Level: 22



You'll fight the easy Swordknight with Bart and two pirates.  Just use your 30 

Fuel attacks and Brigandier's Attack Level 1 combos when they are available.  

Remember, with all of Brigandier's upgrades, it has almost three times the HP of 

the Boss.



Boss Fight #6: Aegisknight

Location: Yggdrasil

HP: 700

EXP: 1500

Gold: 300

Treasures: Extra Ar +2

Attacks: Pile Driver (Defense Power down)

Recommended Level: 22



You'll fight the easy Aegisknight with Citan alone.  As before, use your 30 Fuel 

attacks and Heimdal's Attack Level 1 combos when they become available.  Two 

combos will bring it down.



Boss Fight #7: Wandknight (2)

Location: Yggdrasil

HP: 620

EXP: 1500

Gold: 400

Treasures: Extra Ar +2

Attacks: Beam Gun, Power Beam attacks

Recommended Level: 22



You'll fight the Wandknights with Bart and Citan.  Follow the usual procedure 

until these enemies go down.  It's an easy fight.  As before, two Attack Level 1 

combos will do it.



Boss Fight #8: Clawknight

Location: Yggdrasil

HP: 600

EXP: 1500

Gold: 300

Treasures: Extra Ar +2

Attacks: Various claw attacks, Disc attack

Recommended Level: 22



Fei fights the Clawknight alone.  Follow the usual procedure again, and it'll go 

down after a couple Attack Level 1 combos.



Boss Fight #9: Schpariel

Location: Yggdrasil

HP: 5963

EXP: 17,889

Gold: 1700

Treasures: Beam Coat

Attacks: Ground Breaker, Missile, Electric

Recommended Level: 22



This fight is a bit tougher than the previous four, but it's still pretty easy.  

Start off the battle with Bart's Wild Smile Ability.  Then, use everyone's 30 

Fuel attacks and Attack Level 1 combos, and he'll eventually go down.  Just 

watch out for the Ground Breaker attack; it can cause as much as 250-300 HP of 

damage.  The Electric attack will decrease your Defense Power.  The Missile 

attack is nothing to worry about.



Boss FIght #10: Gonzalez

Location: Aveh Tournament

HP: 400

EXP: 500

Gold: 0

Treasures: Survival Tent

Attacks: Club Hit, Berserk

Recommended Level: 25



All of the tournament fights, including this one, are a bit hard because you're 

using only Fei.  Even so, you shouldn't have too much trouble; the only attack 

to worry about is Berserk, which causes around 60 HP of damage.  Gonzalez only 

uses this attack if Fei uses a DeathBlow.  If Fei's HP gets dangerously low, use 

Inner Healing.  



Boss Fight #11: Big Joe

Location: Aveh Tournament

HP: 777 (LOL!  ^_^)

EXP: 1 (LOL again!)

Gold: 1

Treasures: Metal Vest

Attacks: Weak normal attacks

Recommended Level: 25



Big Joe's attack are weak, causing 1-2 HP of damage per hit.  But, because of 

the crowd, he can be difficult.  The crowd can heal Big Joe, and they can throw 

cans at Fei for 60-70 HP of damage (what are they using, glass bottles?!?).  

Just charge up your AP Meter to 28 AP and defeat Big Joe in one fell swoop.



Boss Fight #12: Scud

Location: Aveh Tournament

HP: 300

EXP: 500

Gold: 0

Treasures: Samson's Hair

Attacks: Strange Pill, Defense Power down, Poison, Defense Power up, Happy Pill, 

Knife, Beam

Recommended Level: 25



There are two ways to win this easy battle: unleash a 28 AP combo on Scud or use 

three Guided Shot Abilities to put him down.  Scud will heal himself for 200 HP, 

though, so be careful.  Otherwise, his attacks are weak.  If you have a Poison 

Guard equipped, Fei can't be poisoned by Scud.



Boss Fight #13: Dan

Location: Aveh Tournament

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