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So for those of us that beat FF4 without looking on the internet, what crazy things did you do to try to defeat Cecil Dark Knight?
I remember I turned Cecil into a pig, thinking that I'd be facing a pig making the fight a whole lot easier. There was also the time where I thought if I deequipped Cecil's Black Sword he wouldn't be able to attack me with it.
The first time I fought Dark Cecil, I just attacked, and used Cure potions whenever my HP got below 90. I also equipped the Paladin Shield I was able to buy from Mysidia, so I took half damage. I kept attacking, and it stopped after 9 hits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evastio
Now I know just to Defend.
D-Cecil has static stats anyways, and Darkness isn't affected by his sword damage (well, at least not in the American version).
i just attacked over and over, thinking I really had to beat him...but yeah, eventually i got the hint.
I distincly remembere killing him on the American SNES version, I just kept attacking and healing when neccessary. :cat:
Now I know alot better. :cry:
I got really lucky and actually read the text the first time i fought him and i picked up on it. However, the first time i fought Kain in Fabul i tried so hard to beat him and i got really pissed when he handed my ass to me. I actually heard you can beat him though.... i wonder if you get crazy exp for it.
So none of you did something crazy thinking it would make the battle with Dark Knight Cecil easier? :confused:
Honestly my thoughts at the time were that i had just fought two boss battles in a row and i wasnt really prepared for it at all. i didnt even go back and save before i went in and i dont know why so i wasnt prepared and like i said i never ever died fighting him so i guess i got really lucky....
id already heard about that fight so i just waited and healed until i won. i would of eventually figured it out anyway. i think its not possible to kill him in the anthologies version.
Leucant: When you fight Kain, he has 65,000 hp. This is not a fight you're supposed to win ;). He gives 0 gp, 0 xp, and never gives an item.
Same here. Of course, the first dozem or so times I got to that point there was no internet so I couldn't cheat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeromus_X
Same hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Zeromus_X
I started to cure him and attack myself on one try. That doesnt work too well...:erm:
I took the hint and pressed Defend, nearly died though.
I tried healing him on my first try, I also tried running away, using potions on him, stuff like that...
hmm, I wish I'd read this earlier. I just bought the GBA version and got to this point. First attempt I tried to fight, but it went on for ages. Attack, attack, potion, potion. Repeat until the battery died.
Second attempt: "A true paladin will sheath his sword? Ok, lets try defending and not fighting back" Four minutes later: "Im dead, maybe its one of those battles you have to lo.... game over? Great"
Third attempt: "Ohhhhh, maybe the hint is literal, maybe I can remove my weapon!" Items> Sword of Legend..... "Ok....that didnt...oh, im dead"
Fourth attempt (aka, I need potions.... lots of potions)
"Right- 99 potions: check. Saved game: check. In the front row : check. Plugged my gba into the mains: check. Patience: check (just as well -.-) 68 potions later and I am the winner! Hurray.
Why couldnt I get the defend strategy to work?
But what happens if you actually beat him?
Cecil fails the trial and the Giant of Babel summarily nukes humanity.
Am I the only one who managed to figure out what the text meant by "Do not attack the blegger"?
This game sounds trippy.
It was trippier before censorship hacked away at itQuote:
Originally Posted by FallenAngel411
ROSA: Do you want me to come by your bed again tonight?
hehehehe. Cecil is such a pimp
And Golbez calls Rosa a whore somewhere.
I acctually didn't look on the internet. I figured it out by getting sick of the paladin Cecil being so weak so I just left him to die... before I know it i'm out of the battle!
The first time I fought him; I attacked thinking that he'd die soon.
... I was wrong.
I actually had to look on the internet and find a walkthrough... I was so confused. XD
Yea, I had to call the Nintendo Power help hotline!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying Mullet
...why did I never have trouble with him?
i had alread read a walkthough as i couldent work out how to beat the 2 previus bosses. i still attakced im though and used stuff like phinix till i rembered how it said you could win lol. died first time.
On the SNES version I always just beat him down...couldn't do it in Anthologies though, and tried defending repeatedly (did it twice) but that didn't work. I didn't think to try three times. Ended up just looking at a walkthrough then kicked myself for not trying it a third time.
I remember the very first time I tried it though, I just figured it was a fight you weren't supposed to win...so I just attacked him repeatedly without healing. Mistake~
I asked my friend who had beaten it, which was cheaper. ^_^Quote:
Originally Posted by eestlinc
I just use Cure Potions forever. :cool:
I kept on attacking, and using potions for awhile...then I checked a walkthrough >.>
Hey, I just remembered what I used to do. I didn't attack DK Cecil I'd have Cecil attack himself. I thought that was what you had to do to win. Luckily he never killed himself.
Attack and cure yourself with Hipotions
hmm.. all i did was stand there and received the blows... he never killed me.. and he stopped b4 a quarter of my hp is gone.. ^^;;
its been almost a month since the last reply but still.....i couldnt beat that part for almost a week because i kept attacking the knight if this thread was here earlier you guys would of save me time.
All I did was Attack normally and used Potions when needed. It's easier that way.
well dont try to parry unless you have great timing and dont fight him unless you overlvl i once piggyd cecil so it would be easy
I always kill him so that I can be Dark Paladin Cecil and dual-wield the Excalibur and the Hades Blade.
In the SNES version he has very few HP (like 1000), probably because they thought beginners could never think of not attacking. In the anthologies version he has insane HP. I don't even think you can kill him but I can't say for certain ... I never tried XD
To win the first time throught, I just bought some Cure2 Potions which were enough to keep me alive.
i'm playing the GBA version (never played Snes version)... i got up to this bit and died a few times, first attacking as normal... then later trying to defend, i also died.
then when it says "a true paladin would sheath his sword", i went into items mid-fight, unequipped my sword and the battle ended.
I just kept attacking and got my ass kicked :P
I figured it out after 5 tries XDDDD
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Originally Posted by abrojtm
don't kick his arse. I'm being serious, one thought of asskicking and you got paladin Cecil on a bacon pan. Well what do you think that smell was? Paint?
first time i faught him i just thought it was an evil "trial by combat" boss....but after getting owned twice i had an ephipany and de-equipped my sword hence beating that little bugger.....*phew* :D
It's easy...I got owend once...you just need to focus more on healing and wall yourself...don't make all out attacks...it won't work...good
I saw the "Ahhh the power of cheese" guide and so i defended and maybe potioned. He just looked at me and said "Dang u! Since you have done nothing i will now kill myself and let you go save the world!" Not even the pirates of FF1 were dumber
I would try and heal the D-Cecil, cause I thought that is what a true knight would do. But then I realized I just had to sit there and do nothing.
it just proves that us FF fans shouldnt try to be too clever and should just take a more literal approach lolQuote:
Originally Posted by My_car_is_faster_than_you
why do I not remember having to fight him? how exactly does this battle come about, is it optional? I'm sorry its been a long while since I have played but for some reason I dont remember a battle that was this hard.