Quote Originally Posted by blackraven19
penance?
Penance will appear above the Calm Lands in a brief scene, once you have defeated all the Dark Aeons and hangs around waiting to crush anyone who dares challenge him. Presumably his name is a play on words: he is Tidus & Co.'s "penance" for daring to reject Yevon. In order to fight Penance you must select him from the list of destinations on the airship, and your party will fight him whilst standing on the deck. He consists of a main body and two arms; all of which have their own attack patterns. His stats are as follows:

MAIN BODY:

HP: 12,000,000 (12 million). Overkill: 99,999.
Strength: 255
Defence: 240
Magic: 255
Magic Def.: 200
Agility: 255
Luck: 10
Evasion: 0
Accuracy: 255

Elements: Absorbs all.
Status Effects: Immune to all except the positive ones.
Zanmato: Lv. 4
Steal: Elixir x 1 (Normal) Megalixir x 1 (Rare)
Drops: Master Sphere x 3 (Normal & Rare)
Bribe: No.
Ability Slots: 3-4
Abilities Attached: 1-2
Weapon Abilties: Break Damage Limit
Armour Abilities: Break HP Limit, Ribbon

RIGHT ARM/LEFT ARM:

HP: 500,000. Overkill: 99,999.
Strength: 200
Defence: 200
Magic: 150
Magic Def.: 200
Agility: 150
Luck: 10
Evasion: 120
Accuracy: 255

Elements: Absorb all.
Status Effects: Immune to all except the positive ones.
Zanmato: Lv. 4
Steal: Dark Matter x 1 (Normal) Master Sphere x 1 (Rare)
Drops: Dark Matter x 1 (Normal) Master Sphere x 1 (Rare)

Well as far as I'm concerned; the point of beating him is because he's there to be beaten. I've beaten every adversary that Final Fantasy has ever faced me with, I've never come up against anything that could best me. And when I came across this bruiser, there was no way I was going to stand defeated. Defeat Penance and you can truly call yourself the Final Fantasy King/Queen. There's no doubt that Penance is the toughest superboss ever, and that's not just because he can do more damage either. Just because FFVIII's Omega Weapon couldn't do more than 9,999 damage didn't make him a pushover. Judging by the 18 months I've spent trying to beat Penance, he is proportionally the toughest superboss; even if you scaled him down he'd still be the toughest. What I'm saying is that Penance is there for those of you who consider yourself Final Fantasy champions, for those of you that can't leave a superboss untouched. He is the ultimate challenge.