Aw man I had serious trouble with this fight that could have been avoided if I knew he could be silenced. That back flip crap would kill everyone but Auron, so I had to squeeze lots of cheers in and had to time protect before he used it (but after dispel) in order to survive. As the fight went on I did enough Cheers to raise my defense to the point where all my character could survive the attack. That Total Annihilation ruined my day though the first time.

This is a great strategy for anyone who doesn't want to use the oh-so-lame Aeon overdrive technique.