Originally Posted by
AstonMartin
ok, somebody tell me exacty how you are supposed to beat this thing. i do just fine until he uses destructo then we all die. i tried what the stradgy guide said but that didn't help any. so somebody help meh out here plz
I forget the name of the attack, it's been a few months (man, I have to get back into this game!), but are you referring to the one that causes instantaneous death to everyone (I guess it's not Barthandelus)?
If so, then you can buy accessories that make you immune to death -- equip as many as possible (each one gives a ~25% resistance to death; the maximum is 80%, which is plenty, especially applied to every character). I'm away on work, so I don't have the book with me to tell you the name of the accessory... In fact, the book tells you to equip them -- be sure to re-read that part at the end of the last chapter.
The method laid out by the previous poster works too... efficient and quick paradigm changes will do the trick against Barthandelus in just about any situation... when you go on the offensive, always hit as hard as you can. I don't think my strategy is exactly on par with the book, so it comes down to what you're comfortable with (concerning the paradigm deck I used).