Can somebody help me with the Battle Arena

[DoaJ]

Hmmm...I have Ribbon, but Im not far enough to get Hades yet. Usually by the time I get there, ive gotten around 1500-3500 max health, so its regular attacks finish me. I triede to berserk it for that reason, but it didnt work too well

EDIT: How much health does it have?

[blue phoenix]

if you dont already know it, theres a tip for the handicap wheel. when its spinning press the square button repeatedly as the two screens clash, youll notice the wheel slows down quite a bit. it can be done to avoid nasty penalties. wear a ribbon, id also wait till disc 3 (if youre not already on it)

[DoaJ]

Nope, not there yet. Hmmmm...I'll try the square thing. Thanks

[TheSpoonyBard]

It'll have 8,600 HP. Berserking it isn't advised as it increases its attack power and means it will always use Whip Sting. Big Pollen deals less damage.

[blue phoenix]

the battle arena is pretty hard as you are probably relying a great deal on your materia and sheer luck about missing status penalties (you should have a ribbon already though) in Disc 3 when u get Double cut this reduces your materia demand significantly (the only real materia i would use would be KOTR, Enemy Skill, Double Cut and Cure (for Regen). Big Guard and Regen should be cast, and with a ribbon (+ haste that big guard gives) it should be easier, and the fact that command materia is rarely broken and requires 0 MP helps

[DoaJ]

I got the ribbon, I actually go for the status effects, but it just really sucks whenever I get Half HP or Half MP...or both. Those ones or broekn all materia are the only ones that I dont like. And When I last fought Hochu, I had gotten all three of them and had 1800 health...that sucked. Well, thanks a bunch to everybody for helpin' me out, I needed it, lol.

[TheSpoonyBard]

The more severe your handicaps, the more BP you are awarded. If I remember correctly, Break All Materia yeilds the greatest amount.

[DoaJ]

Hmmm...do you know the actual amounts they give you? Or should I work on figuring those out and sending them to somebody that knows where they couold go?

[blue phoenix]

yes indeed, they do endless twilight, but if hes depending on his materia to see him through its not a price worth paying. There is a guide somewhere on gamefaqs.com go to "in depth faqs" on the ff7 part.

[Dell]

Hey, DoaJ, did you buy HP Plus and MP Plus? If you can master for about three of them, I'm pretty sure that you can have 9999 HP and 999 MP.

For the battle, I usually use Omnislash/Meteorain to attack them and keep miming it. Make sure to Morph Ghost Ship into GuideBook which can net you an Underwater Materia. With Underwater Materia, you can fight Emerald Weapon without time limit (I usually beat him before the times end).

[blue phoenix]

^You cant mime limits, so thats obviously not true vivi-ultima.

[DoaJ]

Thank you, Blue Phoenix, I went to game faqs and found one. Itr was very helpful, and Im going back once I reavch the third disc. I also prepared by getting a gold chocobo and getting all of the materia caves.

[Twilight Edge]

^You cant mime limits, so thats obviously not true vivi-ultima.

You CAN mime limits,but only your own.I did that loads of times when fighting Emmy Weapon and the special battle.

[blue phoenix]

i seen a japanese video of that. i figured it was only japanese version, and i tried it and it didnt work. hmmmm

does it require a complex materia setup? the japanese version seemed to be full of materia (it all looked command though)

again sorry vivi-ultima, im fast gaining a reputation for cocky stupidity.

EDIT- oh and glad to help DoaJ

[Dell]

Don't worry, blue phoenix.

Anyway, DoaJ, you can reach Hades. All you need is Exit Materia and a little luck. You can use Escape when you equip Exit Materia, so whenever you enter a battle, quickly use Escape, the battle end but you don't receive anything. C'mon, you only need Hades =). Reno and Rude is the problem here. If you have extremely low level/stat, they can conquer you before you attack, but you can kill them with magics and summons especially Bahamut ZERO and Typoon. I hope my tips help and I'm sorry if I'm wrong.

By the way, you can buy Exit Materia in Rocket Town. If you go to Gelnika in disc 3, you will not fight Rude and Reno, so that sucks.

LASTLY!!!! DO NOT TOUCH A GREEN MACHINE THAT IS MOVING UNDERWATER, IF YOU DO IT, YOU'RE A TOAST MEAT!!!