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Oh, it's been so long since I've fought Sephiroth. Alright, here are the strategies I used:
Sephiroth:
Keep your distance. He'll eventually jump high up and land near you. He'll be totally vulnerable to a few good blows. He's also quite vulnerable right after he casts flare. You must be quick, though, if you're going to attack him after he casts flare. Once you get him to a low enough HP, he'll start to use Sin Harvest which takes away all but one HP and MP, I believe. Fear not, though. He usually teleports near you, so you can easily reach him and attack him. If he's halfway across the arena from you, use Strike Raid on him. If you're timing's right, you'll be able to hit him at least 5 times with Strike Raid. Sephiroth also does Omnislash during this form. Just cast Aero and dodge and you should be fine. His third form is probably the most annoying. He constantly teleports around the ring and he uses meteor. Make sure to always have Aero on. Don't bother attacking him while he casts meteor, though, because he's invincible then. After meteor, he will be vulnerable, so just keep slashing away. He'll constantly teleport behind you and attack, so watch out, keep Aero on at all times, and slash away until all his HP is gone.
Ice Titan:
When he throws those icicles at you, just block them and they'll hit the Titan. Keep doing this, and he'll faint. Once he does that, use Ragnarok or just normal attacks on him. He'll eventually get back up and keep doing the attack. He'll start to make large icicles rise out of the ground to hit you, once his HP's low. Keep dodge-rolling until this stops. Once his HP's very low, he'll start using his freeze breath, which will freeze you in your tracks. His icicles will also get bigger and stronger. Remember not to use Aero. No matter what, never use Aero.
Ok thank you very much....By the way why should I not use Aero?
*Quotes from the hard work I did in the Walkthrough at the front site* http://www.eyesonff.com/kh/walk22.shtml
Boss Fight: Ice Titan
The trick to winning this battle is the MP trick I mentioned earlier. Equip the MP Rages and the MP Haste abilities. This way, you can heal whenever you get hurt. The Ice Titan has many attacks you should look out for. The most basic attack it has is shooting icicles at you. If you lock on to its head, you can hit the icicles back at it. This is actually the only effective way to cause damage to this boss.
Another attack it uses early on involves it shoving its hand into the ground. Icicles pop up all over the battlefield, and the first one will usually target you automatically. Use Dodge Roll to avoid this attack.
Do not cast Aeroga during this battle. Doing so will cause the icicles to become too big to hit back at it
It can also summon three large ice boulders that fall on you. When you see it spread its claws (you'll get familiar with the attack pattern) run horizontal across the screen to avoid the boulders.
It can sweep the arena with its icy breath. If you are hit by this attack, you'll freeze into and ice block. If you jump over it, be sure to glide forward a little, so you don't slip on the icy residue. A flurry of icicles always follows up this attack.
Oh yeah, and watch out for the shockwaves that emanate from the feet.
Use the icicles to cause small damage to the head (after locking on of course). After a while, the Ice Titan will keel over for a few precious seconds. Use special abilities sparingly, unless you have a lot of Ethers in stock. After taking a chunk of health away, the Ice Titan will rise once again.
Every time it gets knocked down, the Ice Titan will modify its attack pattern. After it gets knocked down a second time, you'll want to stand on the bleachers as far away as possible. It has an attack that covers everything in its immediate range and then some. If you are far enough away, you won't even be hit. If you are too close, prepare to be frozen several times. A flurry of icicles (and later ice boulders) always follows this attack.
EXP. 5000
Boss: Sephiroth
Sephiroth isn't a single strategy boss
When the battle begins, target him and keep it that way. He will get many hits on you during this phase (oh, it gets worse), so be ready to heal for every two or so hits you take (jump away and quickly heal while in the air). To attack Sephiroth, jump at him (no glide) and use your keyblade to close the distance. If you glide towards him, it takes you longer to pull out your keyblade, and it's much easier for him to hit you. As you close the distance with your keyblade strike, finish up with a combo. This may or may not cause him to disappear. If he does, quickly jump out of the way and target him again.
During this time, you'll also have to look out for his "Power" attacks. A column of fire surrounds him, and if you're caught in it, you'll get hit once or twice. There's nothing to do other than heal after this onslaught. You'll be able to avoid it if you're good. He uses it if you don't finish up a combo while attacking him, or if he blocks you with his sword.
When you start depleting his pink bar, he changes strategy a little. You'll know when this happens if he just stands there taunting you. When you see him teleport away, and not appear behind you, *very* quickly target him and Superglide to him as he's saying "Sin Harvest". If you feel that you aren't going to make it in time, head instead to the other side of the arena and get an Elixir ready to the point where it asks you who you are giving it to. As soon as your MP depletes and your HP reaches one (and Aeroga disappears, if you had it on), press the button to use the Elixir. This refills everything, but Sephiroth will probably hit you anyway.
Also at this point in the battle, he starts teleporting a lot more, and running around, making it extremely hard to hit him, except when he's using Sin Harvest. It's easier to focus on avoiding the Sin Harvest attack if you don't attack him AT ALL during this time EXCEPT during the Sin Harvest attack. This gives you time to stay in the middle of the arena and easily be close to wherever he appears.
When you start depleting his orange bar, he says something like, "Come, power!" During this time, he is invulnerable to attack, and he hits you unmercifully. Since it's extremely hard to pull off a Curaga spell during this onslaught, use Aeroga before or during it to lessen the damage. He still uses Sin Harvest, unfortunately.
When you get him to his yellow bar, he changes his attack pattern yet AGAIN. When green energy wells up around him, orbs appear, so try to avoid those. After he absorbs them, he summons meteors and is invulnerable to your attacks again. At this point, you'll want to keep Aeroga cast. He uses a spinning tornado attack at you, and, although it's easy to avoid, you'll have to stay relatively close if you want to attack. It's best to attack right after one of these spinning attacks, but watch out for his teleport again, he still uses it, this time in conjunction with the tornado attack.
This last part of the battle is actually a relief compared to the Sin Harvest / "come power" portion. Just keep Aeroga on, and heal as often as you are able, and you will finally win this frightening battle.
EXP. 18,000