XenoGears Boss Strategy Guide Version 0.5 By: Matt Beddingfield igcloud@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Updates in Version 0.5: I changed some names of the bosses I made easier battles more to the point and harder battles more detailed. I made the rest of the first disc First off, let me save you some time and give you some info first: E-MAILS: Listen, I'm having some trouble with e-mails. For the most part they are excellent and very encouraging, but when someone asks me a question about a boss and doesn't give the disc #, the boss before and after that one, and the bosses names then I have some trouble, so here goes an example of a bad way to do the battle against Id near the end of the first disc: Begin letter Yo Matt, I been havin some trouble with some red haired guy, yo, any tips? End letter Now, because I am so smart I would have found that one out anyway , but I may get it confused with Seraphita, a pink haired girl. Now, sure he said guy and red, but I may get confused since you said yo 2 times in one sentence. Here's the right way to do this: Begin letter Yo Matt, I'm having trouble with Id who is right after you fight Tolone and Seraphita. It's on disc #1 and I have Billy, Rico, and Citan in my party. I am having alot of trouble, do you have any more tips? End letter It's as simple as that. -I am a real RPG player and I really don't get stuck on anything until the bosses. XenoGears has some of the hardest bosses in an RPG...unless you know what to do. That's why I made this guide -The reason I made this so long after the Japanese release: (1) I felt I had to beat XenoGears a few times to understand everything about the bosses and (2) because I wanted to get this done as the American release was coming out so that no one would have trouble the first week or so. -If you need any more help with a specific boss or just want to ask about an area other than a boss, feel free to e-mail me. -The names of the bosses are what they appear to be, not what they are really called. I do that because when the American version is released it may be like the Shitan (Japanese Name)/Citan (American Name) incident and people might get mixed up. UPDATED: Actually, in version 0.5 all the names that are from Redrum to the last one on the game are all the real names. -Version 0.3 is up to a certain point in the first disc. Version 0.5 is the first disc and Version 1 WILL BE the second disc. This version is 0.3. Version 0.5 should be ready by the end of October, and version 1 should be ready before mid-November. UPDATED: Version 0.5 was ready by mid-November for the reason of me getting the American game. Version 1 will come before the end of November....promise. -Sometimes the HP totals are not exactly right. The reason why is becuase I can't get a perfect HP total becuase I don't hit by 1's. I usually round off. -In version 1.5 (which should be ready by First Quarter '99) I will include strategies for all the enemies you face. -This FAQ is always updated FIRST at GameFAQ's. My site is listed at the very bottom and it will also have the FAQ but is about another game. -I recommend you ALWAYS put on booster for your gear battles against bosses. I also recommmend running away from battles that are near bosses so that you can save precious fuel and life. Well, LET'S GET IT ON! ~Mills Lane T-Rex 500 HP: The first boss you will come to is a T-Rex. All you have to do is hit him 4 or 5 times. Then, Shitan (they call him Citan in the american version) will come in the middle of battle and give you the Weltall. Now, from there just keep hitting him. He's not hard at all. SandWorm 225 HP: This one is a little tricky. Basically, just hurry and keep doing your triangle triangle combo. Nothing but the combo will work. He eats up your fuel, too. He's only 225 HP, but you can only do like 45 HP per combo. Bart 860 HP: Very easy. Although he misses your regular attacks, the one combo you have should do 200 HP at least each attack. He only has 2 types of attacks. He has (1) a Defense down attack and (2) a regular hit attack that does anywhere from 50 HP-160 HP depending on how many times he hits you and how many times he did defense down (well, at least I presume it's defense down). Watch your fuel, too, it may get pretty low, and your about to go into a dungeon where if you don't know where to go, you may need that fuel. The battle stops when the ground starts rumbling. RocketMan 2500 HP: This guy is a real pain. He has alot of HP and he dishes out alot of HP. He attacks you at long range for around 400 HP then he can do 200 HP at short range (that doesn't make sense, but work with me people). The worst is the rocket attack in which little red rockets come out of his back and do oh....around 500 HP damage which is killer at the end of the battle because he uses it all the time. The bad thing is that you can only do 50-60 HP with your circle (or 30 Fuel) attack and only 150 HP with the one combo you should have. Oh yes, and just so you know how obnoxious this guy is, he puts on a little show before you fight. Hang in there, you only have to hit him around 24 times. Now you get into a series of bosses. The first four are very easy, but they are still bosses: First Knight 700 HP: he does from 100-300 HP per attack, but you should kill him before he even does it. This guy is the simplest boss yet. Second Knight 800 HP: We have a new champ! This is the easiest boss in the game. The only attack he does is some crappy attack that I have no idea what it does. you should hit him like 350 HP every time you use the circle button....it's not hard. Third Knights 750 HP each: The can do anywhere from 80-150 HP damage to you. They also do a laser attack that misses almost every time. No sweat. Fourth Knight 700 HP: he can do 250 HP in his regular attack. The one you want to look out for is the spinning attack that does around 400 HP. He isn't very hard though. Main Knight 4,000 HP: This one is kinda tough. He can go in the ground and do from 200-500 HP in damage. His spinning attack does 500 HP damage. He also has a lighting attack which I don't know what the heck that does. It'll take a little while, but hang in there and you can beat him. The Tournament: The tournament is hard. Especially the first guy. Just remember you can cure between battles so use all ya got. Another thing is that I didn't label the number of HP each person has. Why? Becuase each can be defeated (or very close) with a single 28 AP attack. Also, you don't have to win these, but it get's you experience. Battle 1: This guy is really hard. He does damage up to 110 HP...horrid. Anyway, just charge up that 28 AP meter thingy and let him have it. Battle 2: My gosh, this is a very stupid battle. First off, he doesn't fight at all, only the audience fights (which is kinda stupid), but they can do like 100 HP damage. They can also heal the guy. He does about 1 HP damage each hit. Just save up your AP's. Battle 3: This one is pretty simple. She usually heals herself but sometimes throws something at you for 32 HP damage. Just charge those AP's up. Battle 4: Dan is pretty easy. He does this real big attack near the end of battle that does up to 100 HP, but you should finish him off before that. Battle 5: This one you can't win, so don't even try. End of Tournament Ramsas and Myan 400 HP: This battle is very hard. Infact, it's probaly the second hardest battle on the 1st disc (Red Ram, who you will face a little later is the 1st). The bad part is you can't hurt Myan. Myan also heals more consistant than Marl does, too. He usually does a combo that does over 80 HP. Don't hit him while he's blocking or he will do a 180 HP combo....eek