Sometimes I think you've never even played other FF titles BoB.

Also, I counter your Barthandalus with Wrexsoul. A boss with whom the axiom "kill him faster" completely falls apart because you can't kill him at all unless you know how to get him to show up in the first place or how to kill him without having to make him appear. Ironically, it's one of the easiest FF titles in history that has one of the most unorthodox boss battles.