Quote Originally Posted by Cuchulainn
Firstly to Big D, I STRONGLY disagree with that. What is the point in fighting Nemisis if you're going to Zanmato it in 5 Seconds? The whole reason he's there is for the challenge. It's not a storyline boss, if it was, then if you just wanted to beat it, Zanmato away till your hearts content. This is an optional quest solely made for stat maxing & challenging. If you use Zanmato, you defeat the purpose of the Monster Arena. It'd be like taking a Ducati to the Tour de France.
As always, I agree with this statement. I dearly hope that there won't be any cheap instant-kill attacks in the next FFs. Everyone seems to rely on Zanmato instead of fighting fair. Using Zanmato on Nemesis is like attacking a child with nuclear weapons. It's not fair.

Oh, and while there's strats that makes Penance easy... he can hardly be "the easiest" boss in the game. For example... you CAN'T lose against the first boss as long as you don't try to get killed by it. The most intressting fight, however, was probably the Dark Magus Sisters.