Cerberus is getting on my nerves... (HELP!)

[*~Nirvana~*]

It's probably been my 4th attempt at beating Cerberus but he just kills me within the first 30 seconds of battle and its really really getting me frustrated

I can't use dispel because i dont have any and that 3-headed dog just keeps casting triple on itself and i can't do anything about it and soon enough he's already wiped me out. My question is how can i beat cerberus without using dispel or if that's not gonna be possible, where can i get myself some dispel spells?

is cerberus even worth getting in the first place? Do i really need it? If hes just gonna be of no use to me then im just gonna stuff the whole thing before i lose my sanity

[Raven Nox]

Well, all Cerberus does is cast double and triple on the party, you should decide if you want that or not, it can come handy sometimes, but I never really needed him. You you do want him, you can always check out gamefaqs.com or something, they should help you beat him with dispels, I doubt every FF8 faq on that site says the same thing.

[My name is...something..?]

You don't really need Cerberus at all. I think after I got him I only used him on the last fight with Edea, and that was it. I get it whenever I play because it allows you to junction more stuff to your characters. As for beating Cerberus, I use Carbuncle to the max, in that fight. The poor little thing takes a beating in that fight.

(BTW, Gullwing, your sig rocks)

[Raven Nox]

Yeah, I only used him for junctioning also, it's a waste of time getting him really, the battle is kinda annoying and it's not worth it after ward except for junctioning, and you can live without his junctioning, so I suggest skipping him, it's not worth it in my opinion

(Yeah... Sierra awesome... so is Suikoden... your avatar is Jowy right? I just wanna know as... I've kinda been wondering, I'm pretty sure, but hey, why not ask)

[My name is...something..?]

If your really having a hard time, and Carbuncle can't get you through it, I can help you out! You just need to tell me your characters levels!

(Nah, it's McDohl, the hero from the first Suikoden, but the picture in my avatar is from the second one, because it looks better. You can only get him in Suiko 2 if you have save data from the first one. He's one of the best character's in the game so it's worth it)

[Raven Nox]

Really? I didn't really use Carbuncle... but now that I think yes, Carbuncle works XD I don't use Carbuncle much ether, but I used him more than cerberus.

(Oh... well, I never played the first Suikoden...only the 2nd and 3rd, but I really want the 4th... I need to find the 1st...and man he looks alot like Jowy o.O Ok... shutting up now XD)

[My name is...something..?]

Yep, Carbuncle,was my saving glory, the first time I played through, he can get you out of a lot of tight spots.

(Funny you should say that because he fights with a staff, just like Jowy, I can send you a picture of both of them, if you wanna compare them. I always thought Jowy looked like Teresa, the mayor of Greenhill)

[*~Nirvana~*]

If your really having a hard time, and Carbuncle can't get you through it, I can help you out! You just need to tell me your characters levels

.....Carbuncle? So you're saying that i should use ruby light? thats actually a really good idea!! why didnt i think of it earlier, how stupid of me! THANKS sooooooooooo much (I cant remember my character's lvls off the top of my head but if carbuncle doesnt work i think im gonna flag it)

EDIT: I've tried using Carbuncle but Cerberus just uses dispel to counter it and then after he uses dispel, he uses thundaga... Sometimes one of the characters havent been 'dispelled' so it reflects back to him but thunder magic cures him so its really not working out for me. I'm seriously considering giving up on him but i have a feeling that i might regret this decision later on

[angelofhell1028]

sigh* the oh so easy boss...
"doesn't anyone here know about GF's?"
o well...
I've finished Cerberus of in the first round... ^_^
well, a level 30+ Squall (strentgh at 100+ preferably, 150+), yellow life;
a level 28+ Rinoa (w/ meltdown);
a backup level 28+ Zell (full life);
let Rinoa cast meltdown & Squall pummel w/ his limit break...
Cerberus'll be done for sure....
alternatively, max all character's luck (w/c will take a longer time)...
battle Cerberus & press select as fast as you can...
Odin will appear for an easy Zantetsuken...

[Bahumat]

I junctioned thunder magic to element defense, i either absorbed it or was not effected! Then I blasted that sucker with GFs and overdrives. Boost works wonders on him.

Dispel is better, though. Unfortunatly, I forget where to get it. Sorry.

[Delta]

Cerberus is easy as long as you can kill him quick so start training.

Try to get 9999 damage in before he can start annoying you but besides that he's easy.

By the way...

Cerberus:
Health:9999 (around that much)
Weakness:Thunder

[rubah]

Cerberus has the second to only speed junctioning. And the other junction slots are alot more useful than pandemona's. Get him.

Cerberus allows you to kill a marlboro with <6 turns of magic use. (demi ad infinitum? and I rounded that for the 142k hp they have for 9999x3 for demi then other spells when demi falls behind xD $calc could always be wrong^_^)

But he can be more than useful if you use him right. I'd get him for the speed junctioning alone. not to mention auto-haste.

[the lynch clone]

i have a foolproof way of not using magic (besides aura and meltdown) and only using GFs 2 times in the whole game. if you wanna know how, i can send an email. my strength when fighting cerberus is usually around 180-190.

[sayen]

3 things for beating cerbrus

1 squall has atleast 9999 hp and has gunblade 2 or 3
2 meltdown
3 aura

cast aura on squall while zell uses meltdown then use resukun a few times if that fails try to use sephies spell called The End its a near death move so be careful

[Delta]

9999hp?.

I was around 6000hp on my first play through you definitly don't need that much.