i reckon ruby...
reasons:
Cloud has apocalypse, average stats - hence no upgrades with sources, omnislash, mystile, 4 level star KOTR joined with mp absorb, ribbon, 4x cut, mastered hp plus, mastered mp plus, magic plus, speed plus, mime, master summon
mega elixers, etc...
Barret has drill armlet, rune armlet, average stats, mastered hp & mp stuff and master summon with lv 1 w-summon, and other stuff i wanted to get upgraded
Tifa has platinum fist, rune armlet, average stats, mastered hp & mp stuff and master summon with mp absorb, phoenix and final attack, and other stuff i wanted to get upgraded
did not know that hades would work against ruby hence did not cast. did kill of Tifa and Barret then revived them with cloud. used knights of the round, limits were useless as well as normal attacks, kept on getting wasted by ultima, managed to beat ruby after 5 trys with all characters still alive and not sucked by whirpool.
Emerald was easier but still not easy. (killed 'it' before killing ruby)
had a mastered KOTR and a level 2 KOTR
phoenix and final attack
underwater materia, hp pluses, mp pluses, mime, mega elixers, etc
using limits on it is much better than against ruby.
A lot easier...(but I cannot beat it without underwater materia)
