Breath of Fire III Boss Guide V 0.1 By: metroid213 (jocottle@stx.rr.com) Copyright 2003, all rights reserved, Joe Cottle For the Playstation game system Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Revision History 2) Purpose of this guide 3) Format of guide 4) Childhood Bosses 5) Adult Bosses 6) Credits/Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************************** 1) Revision History V 0.1 My first time through it, non-complete boss stats, most items that bosses drop, items that you can steal, and strategies for defeating the bosses, among other things. ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** 2) Purpose of this guide This guide is purely for helping those who need assistance against the bosses of Breath of Fire III. ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** 3) Format of the guide The guide itself will be composed in this format: Number: What number that boss is Boss Name: Name of the boss you're fighting Location: Where the boss is located Party: Who to use against the boss Level: The level you should try to be at before tackling the boss Difficulty: How hard the boss is HP: How much health, approximately, that the boss has Exp: The amount of Experience Points the boss gives; when I give the amount, that will be the amount each character receives, not the total number of points that it gives you Zenny: The amount of Zenny, or money, the boss gives you Attacks: The special, out-of-the-ordinary attacks the boss might use on you Dragon Gene: The Dragon Gene(s) that might help with the battle Form: The form (i.e., Attack, Defense, Chain, etc.) that you should be in before beginning the battle Strategy: How to beat the boss, essentially Items: What you can steal from the boss; or what the boss drops ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** 4) Childhood Bosses Number: I Boss Name: Nue (1st time) Location: Mt. Glaus Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 5, Rei 7, Teepo 6 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~140 Exp: 0 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Nue Stomp: Extra-powerful attack on one character Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Attack, with Rei in the lead Stategy: Have Rei attack continuously, Teepo use Flare, and Ryu healing, or, when healing isn't neccessary, have him attack as well. Just keep attacking, as the only powerful thing the Nue can do is the Nue Stomp, so be wary of that at the end. After he's hurt badly, the Nue runs off. Items: Steal a Power Food from him with Rei Number: II Boss Name: Nue (2nd time) Location: Caverns Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 6, Rei 7, Teepo 7 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~275 Exp: 36 Zenny: 50 Attacks: Nue Stomp: Extra-poweful attack on one character Jolt: Minor lightning attack on all (it can only use it once) Reprisal: Every time you phyisically attack the Nue, it will counter Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: Use the same strategy as before, but it is more difficult here. As the Nue will Reprisal all your attacks, use Rei to attack, seeing as he has the most HP. Have Rei attack normally, Teepo use Flare or Simoon (if he has it), and Ryu heal with Healing Herbs and attack when healing isn't necessary. The Nue will use Jolt, its most powerful attack, once, when it's at half HP. After this attack, heal your entire party, because this attack hurts. After the Jolt attack, the rest of the battle is easy, just keep attacking and healing. Items: Steal a Power Food from him with Rei Number: III Boss Name: Pooch Location: Outside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 6, Rei 8, Teepo 7 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~250 Exp: 28 Zenny: 10 Attacks: Snap: Lowers defense; attacks Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: Pooch is really easy, as all he does is attack and use Snap. If you want, Examine him and try to learn Snap. Whoever he uses Snap on, have Ryu heal, because one or two more attacks more could kill that person. Unless someone is badly hurt, have everyone attack only; don't use Teepo's attack magic, as you'll need that later. If need be, use Ryu to heal. Items: Steal a Vitamin from him with Rei Number: IV Boss Name: Rocky Location: In the henhouse outside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 6, Rei 8, Teepo 7 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~270 Exp: 29 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Jump: Does random amount of damage Ovum: Turns a party member into an egg Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: Rocky uses Jump as him main attack, so try to have at least Ryu learn it as an ability by Examining Rocky. After Ryu learns it, have him use it, Teepo attack, and Rei attack. If he uses Ovum, it has a *small* chance of turning you into an egg. If it does, just wait a couple of rounds, and you will come out of it, with your HP and AP fully restored. Items: Steal a Life Shard from him with Rei Number: V Boss Name: Torast McNeil Location: Inside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Teepo Level: Ryu 7, Teepo 7 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~120 Exp: 16 Zenny: 8 8:56 PM 7/5/03Attacks: Sleep: Puts one party member to sleep Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Stategy: Torast, like all the other McNeil ghosts, is pretty simple. His only attacks are Sleep and a normal attack. If he uses Sleep, just keep attacking with the other person. If he attacks the sleeping character he'll wake him. Just keep on the offense, seeing as how you won't even need to cure. Items: None Number: VI Boss Name: Kassen McNeil Location: Inside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Teepo Level: Ryu 7, Teepo 7 Difficulty: Very easy HP: ~55 Exp: 19 Zenny: 20 Attacks: Leech Power: Takes a small portion of a party member's HP and converts into energy for himself Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Stategy: All he does is attacks and uses Leech Power, which takes away about 4-5 HP away if you're at the suggested levels. Have Teepo attack and Ryu use Jump. Again, curing will probably not be an option for this battle, as he is very weak. Items: None Number: VII Boss Name: Goltel McNeil Location: Inside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Teepo Level: Ryu 8, Teepo 8 Difficulty: Extremely easy HP: ~150 Exp: 18 Zenny: 4 Attack: Weaken: Lowers Defense of one party member Blunt: Lowers Attack Power of one party member Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: Goltel doesn't even attacks you, all he does is use Weaken and Blunt. It's pretty much useless to use those, however, so just keep hammering at him. Don't waste any special attacks on him. Have Teepo attack and Ryu use Jump for about 4 or 5 rounds and he should be gone. Items: None Number: VIII Boss Name: Doksen McNeil Location: Inside McNeil Manor Party: Ryu, Teepo Level: Ryu 8, Teepo 8 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~140 Exp: 23 Zenny: 29 Attacks: None Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: This ghost is the only one who has no special attacks. Constantly pound him with Jump and Simoon. If Teepo is out of AP or is close to being out, just use normal attacks. This should be an easy battle. Items: None Number: IX Boss Name: Amalgam Location: Inside McNeil Mano Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 9, Rei 8, Teepo 8 Difficulty: Medium HP: ~520 Exp: 70 Zenny: 200 Attacks: Astral Warp: Major attack damage to one character Sleep: Can put entire party to sleep Flare: Minor fire damage to one character Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: This will be the hardest battle fought so far. Amalgam can use Sleep to demobilize your party in one turn, giving him a couple of free attacks before you wake up. His Flare spell shouln't be too much of a problem. Curing will be a must against this boss, so use Ryu for that. When he is weakened severly, Amalgam will use Astral Warp, which can kill a person who's not at full health. Have Rei attack, and use Pilfer early on to grab a Magic Shard. Have Teepo use Simoon, and Ryu either attack normally, use Jump, or heal. After a while, this guy will be history. Items: Steal a Magic Shard from him with Rei Number: X Boss Name: Balio and Sunder Location: Outside your tree house, afte defeating Amalgon Party: Ryu, Rei, Teepo Level: Ryu 11, Rei 10, Teepo 11 Difficulty: Impossible HP: ????? Exp: N/A Zenny: N/A Attacks: Lightning: Medium lightning damage on all Dragon Gene: N/A Form: Normal Strategy: There is NO beating these guys here. Period. Don't believe the rumors. They're not invincible, but their HP is infinite, so don't waste your magic or items here. One Lightning attack should kill everyone but Rei, and one kick attack will kill Rei afterwards. Items: Attempt to steal a Protein from Balio and a Life Shard from Sunder with Rei before you're killed. *Note* Have Influence before this battle. Use it on Sunder and he will start attacking Balio! :) Number: XI Boss Name: Balio and Sunder Location: Wyndian basement Party: Ryu Level: 20 is recommended if you want to beat them; if not, then 15 Difficulty: Hard HP: A LOT Exp: 110 Zenny: ???? Attacks: Lightning: Medium lightning damage on all Dragon Gene: Flame Form: Normal Strategy: These guys are hard, no question about it. As soon as the battle begins, cast Accession to become a Fire Whelp. Continually use Flame Claw on the brothers and hope they don't use Lightning too much. At high levels (20+), their kick attacks will do around 10+ damage, so don't worry too much about it. If they kill you in dragon form, just re-transform, and keep going, healing as need be. Items: Win: Asbestos Armor (not all the time) Win: Broad Sword (not all the time) Number: XII Boss Name: Mutant Location: Dump Party: Ryu, Nina, Momo Level: Ryu 20+ (can be lower), Nina 10, Momo 12 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~570 Exp: 200 Zenny: 300 Attacks: Dream Breath: Puts one party member to sleep Dragon Gene: Flame + Defender form: Normal Strategy: This battle's pretty easy, especially if you got Ryu charged up. He can only attack and use Dream Breath, which by the end should present no problem once his regeneration stops. You must burn it in order for it to stop regenerating its health. Have Momo use here flame chrysm bazooka, Nina use Simoon, and Ryu transform into a Flame Dragon using the Flame + Defender. Have him use Flame Claw and the others use the attacks above and the battle should be over in three rounds. Items: None Number: XIII Boss Name: Claw + Dodai Location: Arena Party: Ryu Level: 20+ Difficulty: Easy HP: Claw: ~260 Dodai: ~2000 Exp: 3000 Zennt: 200 Attacks: Blind: Attempts to blind one character Double Blow: Two physical attacks in a row Dragon Gene: Flame + Reverse Form: Normal Strategy: Claw will try to blind you, however this will not affect you in Dragon Form. Immediately tranform into the Ice Whelp using the Flame and Reverse genes. Don't attack Claw herself. Use Ice Claw on the Dodai and it will soon go down. Heal your Dodai once in a while if he needs it. Once the Dodai is defeated, the battle is over and you don't have to fight Cawer and Patrio! Items: None Number: XIV Boss Name: Emitai and two Golems Location: Arena Party: Ryu, Nina, Momo Level: Ryu 20+, Nina 12, Momo 13 Difficulty: Medium HP: Emitai: ~625 Golems: ~750 each Exp: 200 Zenny: 340 Attacks: Spirit Blast: Poweful physical attack used by the Golems Dragon Gene: Flame + Defender Form: Normal Strategy: Even if this is the Null Magic hall, you can still use Accession. That's right, you get to use your awesome dragon attacks while everyone else is using weak physical attacks. Immediately transform into a Flame Dragon with Ryu, and start pounding Emitai with Flame Claw. Momo and Nina should both attack; they should do some decent damage as Emitai and the Golems have a fairly weak defense. Eventually Emitai will go down, and the Golems will be without their master. They'll now start attacking each other! Use this time to cure. Defend until only one Golem is left standing, then destroy him. Items: Magician Wand Number:XV Boss Name: Garr Location: Arena Party: Ryu Level: Ryu 20+ Difficulty: Impossible HP: ????? Exp: N/A Zenny: N/A Attacks: Lucky Strike: An incredibly powerful physical attack Dragon Gene: Flame + Defender + Reverse Form: Normal Strategy: As soon as the battle begins, transform using the above genes. Garr is weak against ice, so use Frost Claw on him the whole. You are much faster than him, but don't bother to heal. Once you have hurt him enough, he will hit you with a Lucky Strike. Then, when you turn back into a boy, he will hit you with another, and the battle will end. Items: None Number: XVI Boss Name: Bully 1, Bully 2, and Bully 3 Location: Maekyss Gorge Party: Ryu, Nina, Momo Level: Ryu 20+, Nina 13, Momo 14 Difficulty: Medium HP: ~200 each Exp: 80 Zenny: 350 Attacks: Bully 2: Blind- Attempts to blind one party member Dragon Gene: Don't use Form: Normal Stategy: Don't use your best attacks on these clowns, as you'll have to save some for the next battle, which is a lot harder. Have Nina use Jolt, Momo use Quake (if you have it), and Ryu heal or attack. Bully 2 will try to Blind you once, but it won't work. This shouldn't take more than 4-5 rounds. Items: Win- 3 Beef Jerkys Number: XVII Boss Name: Stallion Location: Maekyss Gorge Party: Ryu, Garr, Momo Level: Ryu 20+, Garr 13, Momo 14 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~1400 Exp: 267 Zenny: 500 Attacks: Barrier: Raises Magic Defense Resist: Nullifies all attacks for one turn Jolt: Minor lightning attack on all Utmost Attack: Does medium damage to all; raises defense (?) Dragon Gene: Flame + Defender Form: Attack, Garr in the lead Strategy: This battle will be one of the hardest so far. You should try to cure up in the battle before, as this guy can HURT! Ryu should become the flame dragon and use Flame Claw on Stallion. Momo should cure or just attack. Garr should just keep attacking. Don't use too much magic here, as this guy has both Barrier and Resist. You can try to learn both by Examining him, but it's usually not worth it. If you're low on health, when he uses Utmost Attack he can wipe you out. He'll only do it when he's near dead, and not much then, thankfully. Items: None Number: XVIII Boss Name: Gazer Location: Lighthouse Party: Ryu, Garr, Momo Level: Ryu 20+, Garr 16, Momo 16 Difficulty: Medium HP: ~1100 Exp: 750 Zenny: 1000 Attacks: Eye Beam: Takes away half of one party member's HP Dragon Gene: Flame + Defender Form: Attack, Garr in the lead Strategy: This guy isn't too hard if you're prepared. His only attack you should be concerned about is his Eye Beam. His normal attack will hit everyone, but it's not very powerful so don't be too concerned about it. Have Ryu use Flame Claw, Garr use Pyrokenisis, and Momo attack with here Flame Chrysm bazooka. Items: None Number: XIX Boss Name: Dolphin Location: Fairy World Dock Party: Ryu, Nina, Momo Level: Ryu 20+, Nina 14, Momo 16 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~1200 Exp: 300 Zenny: 300 Attacks: Tsunami: Water attack on all; takes away half HP Intimidate: Causes one person to lose a turn Dragon Gene: Thunder + Eldritch Form: Normal Stategy: This boss should be fairly easy, as he mainly does Tsunami, which has a low chance of killing you. Ryu should transform using the Thunder and Eldritch genes, which will net you a Magic Thunder Dragon! He will now have the most powerful thunder attack, Myollnir, at his side, so use this until you can't anymore. Myollnir should do about 300+ damage, but costs 10 AP, so after you can't use it anymore, use Thunder Claw. Have Nina use Jolt or Lightning (if you have it). Momo should just attack or heal. If Ryu transforms back, have him just attack. If you want it, try Examining the Dolphin near the beginning for the skill "Tsunami". Items: None *Note* Before this battle, if you have them, equip the Asbestos Armor on Ryu and the Ring of Fire on Momo. Garr's pretty resistant to fire already. Number XX Boss Name: Gisshan, Charyb, and Scylla Location: Mt. Zublo Party: Ryu, Nina, Garr Level: Ryu 20+, Momo 17, Garr 17 Difficulty: Medium HP: Gisshan: ~800 Charyb: ~1100 Scylla: ~1100 Exp: 500 Zenny: 1000 Attacks: Vitalize: Heal medium wounds on one/all Sleep: Puts party to sleep Snap: Lowers defense; attacks Wall of Fire: Fire attack on one character Dragon Gene: Frost + Eldritch Form: Defense Strategy: You want to dispose of Gisshan first, because he can cure his "pets", and also because he has the lowest HP. Have Ryu transform into the Magic Frost Dragon, but don't use Blizzard yet. Use Frost Claw on Gisshan until he's dead, then use Blizzard. Have Momo attack with the Ice Chrysm bazzoka, and have Garr just attack. Items: None *Note* Before this battle, equip the Ring of Fire on Ryu. Number: XXI Boss Name: Garr Location: Angel Tower Party: Ryu Level: Ryu 22 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~380 Exp: 400 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Fireblast: Medium fire attack on all Dragon Gene: Frost + Eldritch Form: Normal Strategy: This guy is easy. Transform immediately, and use either Blizzard or Frost Claw. After a couple of turns of using Blizzard, you'll revert back to a boy. From here, just keep attacking, he's nearly dead. He isn't very powerful, either. Items: None ****************************************************************************** 5) Adult Bosses *Note* Before turning into an adult, make sure to have the Barbarossa for Ryu (from Junk Town) and the Gigantess for Garr (also purchased at Junk Town) *Note* HAVE Kyrie BEFORE this battle, it makes it a lot simpler. Get Kyrie from Hondura in Urkan Tapa as a kid (takes 5 levels) and use it once. BOOM! Game over! Number: XXII Boss Name: Dragon Zombie Location: Dauna Mines Party: Ryu, Garr Level: Ryu 22, Garr 17 Difficulty: Hard/Extremely easy HP: ~2500 Exp: 500 Zenny: 300 Attacks: Rotten Breath: Poisons all party members Bone Dance: Confuses all party members Dragon Gene: Defender + Eldritch/ None Form: Defense Strategy: This guy will be the toughest so far, if you don't have have Kyrie. If you do, cast it once, and the battle will be over. If you don't have Kyrie, this battle will be a LOT tougher. Have Ryu use the Defender + Eldritch to become the Magic Defense Dragon. Cast Restore on the Zombie to do some major damage to it, about 500+. But you'll only get to use it about three times, if you're lucky. If he uses Rotton Breath, don't even bother using an Antidote or Panacea. If he uses Bone Dance, have one of your characters (if they're not confused) use a Panacea on the other. Have Garr just attack, there's not much else he can do. This guy hurts so have plenty of Healing Herbs and Vitamins. Items: If you have it, use Steal with Ryu or Garr and get the Power Food Win: Dragon Tear (very rare) Number: XXIII Boss Name: Weretiger Location: Ogre Road Party: Ryu, Garr Level: Ryu 22, Garr 18 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~930 Exp: 0 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Snap: Lowers defense; attacks Focus: Raises Strenth x2 for next round Dragon Gene: Shadow + Reverse + Defense Form: Attack, Garr in the lead Strategy: This guy is VERY fast, so he'll attack first every round. However, he isn't as strong as Ryu or Garr. Have Ryu turn into the Radiance Dragon and use Shining Claw, and have Garr just attack. This boss won't do too much damage to Ryu in dragon form, but after hitting Garr a few times, he'll be weakened, so cure Garr a few times. Items: None Number: XXIV Boss Name: Mikba Location: Checkpoint Party: Ryu, Garr, Rei Level: Ryu 22, Garr 18, Rei 20 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~2400 Exp: 1000 Zenny: 3000 Attacks: Multistrike: Up to three consecutive physical attacks Quake: Earth magic; affects whole party Resist: Nullifies all attacks done that turn Venom Breath: Poisons entire party Lucky Strike: Powerful physical attack Dragon Gene: Not Recommended Form: Defense Strategy: You begin this battle with Rei dead, so have Ryu use an Ammonia on him and have Garr use a Vitamin on him. On the next round, Rei will automatically become a Weretiger. You cannot control him from here on through the end of the battle. Have Ryu heal every turn, Garr just attacks, and Rei will automatically attack on his own. Mikba reprisals most every time you attack him. You must have the Weretiger to win this battle because it hits extremely hard. It might go beserk and start attacking your characters, so have Ryu use Influence just in case. Items: None Number: XXV Boss Name: Huge Slug Location: Plant Party: Ryu, Peco, Momo Level: Ryu 23, Peco 17, Momo 18 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~2500 Exp: 700 Zenny: 300 Attacks: Siphon: Steals small percentage of one party member's health and uses it for its own Molasses: Lowers Speed of one party member Quake: Earth Magic; affects whole party Dragon Gene: Flame + Miracle Form: Attack, Ryu in the fron Strategy: Transform into a Flame Behemoth immediately. Use the Flame Claw to take appromiximately 600 damage off him. Do this for about 4 rounds and he's toast. There's no need to worry about any of his attacks, as they won't do anything to the Behemoth. He has a protective coating, however, one Flame Claw will remove, so he's more susceptible to fire and doesn't evade as much. Items: None Number: XXVI Boss Name: Shroom Location: Plant Party: Ryu, Momo, Peco Level: Ryu 23, Peco 18, Momo 18 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~2600-2900 Exp: 1300 Zenny: 300 Attacks: Head Cracker: 3x attack, does MAJOR damage Ragnarok: Major Earth attacks; affects whole party Lavaburst: Medium Fire attack on all Blitz: Defense ignoring attack; bases on HP; takes away half HP; affects all Restore: Major healing on one character Dragon Gene: Fusion (Momo + Peco) Form: Defense Strategy: Have Ryu transform using the Fusion gene to become a dragon with a smokestack on top of it. Use Combustion with it to take away about 500 damage a pop. Use this about 5-6 rounds and he'll be out. The only problems in this battle are Ragnarok, Blitz, and Head Cracker. All his attacks hurt, so keep Momo and Peco alive to be healers. Items: None *Note* Before this battle, equip a Ring of Fire on Ryu Number: XXVII Boss Name: Gaist and Torches x2 Location: Cliff Party: Ryu Level: 23 Difficulty: Medium HP: Gaist: ~2500 Torches: ~500 each Exp: 1000 Zenny: 500 Attacks: Corona: Major fire attack on all Flare: Minor fire attack on one Risky Blow: Critical attack; misses often Dragon Gene: Force + Frost Form: Normal Strategy: Automatically become the Frost Warrior and use Frost Claw to take out the torches. Then turn your attention to Gaist. Use either Frost Claw or Aura (if you think you can spare the AP) on him. After many a Frost Claw he will go down. If he somehow kills you in warrior form, transform into a Frost Dragon and continue using Frost Claw Items: None *Note* Before this battle, have one of your characters equipped with the Thunder Ring. Number: XXVIII Boss Name: Angler Location: Steel Beach Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 26, Rei 21, Garr 20 Difficulty: Medium HP: ~2800 Exp: 1000 Zenny: 200 Attacks: Venom Breath: Poisons entire party Thunder Clap: Thunder attack one person; major damage Dragon Gene: Any except Thunder Form: Normal Strategy: Don't use any thunder attacks on this guy, as he'll absorb them for health. Have Rei turn into the Weretiger, Ryu transform into any dragon except Thunder, and Garr attack. The only good attack this guy has is Thunder Clap, but as long as you have one person equipped with the Thunder Ring and heal immediately afterwards, he shouldn't be tough. *Note* If you get to the middle of the ship before fighting these guys, the gun there will do about 60 damage to them once in a while, and will also take away a turn of one of them. Number: XXIX Boss Name: Ammonites x2 Location: Black Ship Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 28, Rei 24, Garr 23 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~2000 each Exp: 3000 Zenny: 1000 Attacks: Tsunami: Water attack on all; takes away half HP Multistrike: Hits physically up to three Blizzard: Major ice damage on all Iceblast: Minor ice damage on all Dragon Gene: Thunder + Force Form: Normal Strategy: Have Ryu turn into a Thunder Warrior immediately. Have him use or Thunder Claw on one of the Ammonites until he's dead. Have Rei transform into the Weretiger when there's only one left. For the first part, have Rei use Lightning, Garr attack, and Ryu use Thunder Claw. Then have Rei transform, Garr attack, and Ryu use Aura. Destroy one quickly so you don't have to worry about Tsunami. Once there's only one left, he'll use Blizzard, which can just about wipe out the party. Have at least one person equipped with the Ring of Ice. Just try to survive Blizzard and the battle will be nearly over. Items: Steal the Moon Tears from each of them with Rei Number: XXX Boss Name: Elder Location: Dragnier Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 29, Rei 26, Garr 25 Difficulty: Medium HP: ~5000 Exp: 2000 Zenny: 1000 Attacks: Bad Back: Doesn't do anything Myollnir: Major lightning attack on all Inferno: Major fire attack on all Dragon Gene: Can't use Form: Normal Strategy: You can't use your dragon powers here, so be prepared for a long fight. Jono has a LOT of HP, but this battle goes pretty fast anyways. Have some Rings of Fire and Thunder Rings equipped on your people. Have Rei transform into the Weretiger, Ryu attack or heal, and Garr attack. He seems to do two magical or physical attacks in a row, then Bad Back, so use that time to heal! Items: Steal a Dynamite from him with Rei Number: XXXI Boss Name: Manmo Location: Desert of Death Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 30, Rei 27, Garr 25 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~3000 Exp: 2000 Zenny: 1000 Attacks: Quake: Minor earth damage to all Dragon Gene: Miracle + ??? Form: Defense Strategy: This guy is powerful, and can really hurt with his reprisals and attacks. Have Ryu transform into a Mammoth and use Meteor Storm constantly on Manmo. You can't be killed in this form if you're level 30+. Just keep doing that until he's dead. Items: Steal a Power Food from him with Rei Win: Aries Glove (rare) *Note* Before this battle, have your party equipped with Rings of Ice and Thunder Rings. Number XXXII Boss Name: Chimera Location: Orbital Station Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 33, Rei 30, Garr 28 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~7500 Exp: 3000 Zenny: 7500 Attacks: Paralyzer: Paralyzes one party member for remainder of fight Myollnir: Major lightning attack on one party member Blizzard: Major ice attack on all Restore: Heal heavy wounds on one character Dragon Gene: Force + Trance Form: Defense Strategy: The bosses are getting tougher, and the Chimera is an example of that. If he paralyzes someone, have another person use a Panacea on him. Have Ryu become the Myrmidon and pound the Chimera with Aura, which will do 1000+ damage. Don't have Rei become the Weretiger until the Chimera has about 2000 health left. In Weretiger form, Rei will dish out about 300-800 damage per turn. Have Garr as your healer, using Panaceas if needed. If not, just attack with him. If Ryu runs out of AP, have him cure your party, and if that's not needed, have him attack. Items: Steal a Firecracker from him with Rei *Note* Before this battle, make sure you have Kyrie equipped onto Ryu. One hit of this will kill Arwan. *Note* Have the Dream Ring equipped on Ryu before this battle Number: XXXIII Boss Name: Arwan Location: Dream World Party: Ryu Level: 36 Difficulty: Easy HP: ~2500 Exp: 5000 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Chill: Lowers Speed; attacks Sleep: Causes entire party to go to sleep Dragon Gene: Force + Trance; None Form: Normal Strategy: Have Ryu use Kyrie, if you have it. One hit should kill the Arwan. If you don't have it, you just have a longer fight ahead. Don't worry, this guy is easy. Have Ryu transform into a Myrmidon and use Aura on him. A couple of rounds of this and this guy is history. The only thing you need to be wary of is Chill, because it lowers your speed. Items: None *Note* Make SURE you have Balance Rings equipped on your party. This will protect against his Howling attack Number: XXXIV Boss Name: Dragon Lord Location: Eden Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 38, Rei 34, Garr 33 Difficulty: Very Hard HP: ~12500 Exp: 5000 Zenny: 3000 Attacks: Howling: Makes entire party confused Sirocco: Major Fire/Wind attack on all Inferno: Major fire attack on all Blizzard: Major ice attack on all Triple Blow: Three consecutive physical attack Dragon Gene: Force + Trance Form: Defense Strategy: This guy is the hardest boss in the game, really. Have your Rings equipped to protect against Sirocco, Howling, Inferno, and Blizzard. First thing to do if have Rei Pilfer the Dragon Blade off the Dragon Lord. Then have Ryu transform into a Myrmidon and use Aura. Don't have Rei transform into a Weretiger, but have him cure, and if that's not needed, use attacks like Triple Blow or Shadowwalk. Have Garr just attack. The D. Lord is very powerful and can kill any one of your people easily, so have Rei be in charge of curing or reviving any characters. Have Rei give Ryu Wisdom Seeds/Fruits if he needs them. You must keep up the Myrmidon form up, because it's your best form of offense. Keep this up and this guy should be toast. Items: Steal the Dragon Blade from him with Rei Win: Dragon Armor (every time) *Note* I'm not going to give boss help against the Samples found on Orbital Station, as they're all examples of bosses you've fought a long time ago. *Note* Have everyone equipped with Balance Rings before this battle, it'll make it much easier. *Note* Don't talk to the 4th woman here, and Myria won't use either Venom or Holocaust. Rumor. Number: XXXV Name: Myria Location: Orbital Station Myria Party: Ryu, Rei, Garr Level: Ryu 42, Rei 40, Garr 39 Difficulty: Hard HP: ~20000 Exp: 0 Zenny: 0 Attacks: Inferno: Major Fire attack on all Myollnir: Major Lightning attack on one Blizzard: Major Ice attack on all Restore: Major healing on one character Sirocco: Major Fire/Wind attack on all Sanctuary: Dispels all assist magic offense and defense Evil Eye: Magic attack; ignores defense Venom: Various status changes on all Holocaust: Major non elemental damage on all Dragon Gene: Force + Trance Form: Defensive Equipment: Ryu: Holy Avenger Life Armor Dragon Helm Aries Glove Soul Gem Shaman's Ring Rei: Holy Avenger Burglar Garb Divine Helm Aries Glove Ivory Charm Speed Boots Garr: Beast Spear Life Armor Divine Helm Aries Glove Titan Belt Titan Belt Strategy: This is it, the final battle. Unleash everying you have, including Wisdom Fruits and Hourglasses. Have Ryu transform into the Myrmidon and use Aura continuously. Don't have Rei transform into the Weretiger until she has either about 2000 HP or after Ryu has transformed back. Have Garr and Rei heal or attack. Use your best attacks here, such as Shadowwalk, Triple Blow, Bonebreak, etc. Don't use assist magic here, as she'll dispel it. Keep up Aura and the battle will be done quickly, as Aura will dish out about 1500+ damage. Be wary of her Venom, use Panaceas to cure the status ailments. Be wary of Holocaust, but just cure after it and you'll be in great shape! Items: Steal a Napalm from her with Rei ************************************************************************** 6) Credits/Disclaimer This guide is copyrighted 2003 by Joseph Cottle. Breath of Fire III is copyright 1997 and 1998 by Capcom. This guide is not asscociated with or endorsed by Capcom. You may freely distribute this guide for non- commercial uses is it is not altered and if I am credited. This guide may not be used for source material for other FAQs/Guides without permission. Feel free to e-mail me at jocottle@stx.rr.com to tell me anything I missed on this guide or just me some general tips about this game.