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Final Fantasy IX

Memoria (3)

Learn how to defeat Hades and Kraken in Final Fantasy IX. This guide covers their attacks, weaknesses, strategies, and stealable items to help you conquer these challenging bosses.

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Learn how to defeat Hades and Kraken in Final Fantasy IX. This guide covers their attacks, weaknesses, strategies, and stealable items to help you conquer these challenging bosses.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Hades Fight:
    • Hades uses status ailments like Freeze and Mustard Bomb (countered by Body Temp).
  2. 2
    Judgment Sword reduces a character's HP to 1; heal immediately.
  3. 3
    Hades may cast Reflect on himself, making magic difficult.
  4. 4
    Beware of Cleave, a powerful physical attack.
  5. 5
    When Hades powers his sword, he will use either Curse (inflicts random ailments including Confuse, Mini, Darkness, Slow, Poison) or Doomsday (shadow-elemental attack that hits everyone, including the caster). Hades absorbs Doomsday.
  6. 6
    Steal from Hades: Reflect Ring, Running Shoes, Battle Boots, Robe of Lords.
  7. 7
    Upon defeat, Hades offers a synthesis shop. Synthesize the Tin Armor (Steiner's best) using the Hammer from the Stellazzios quest. Other synthesizable items include Robe of Lords and Pumice. Save the Queen is not usable.
  8. 8
    Kraken Fight:
    • Kraken has two tentacles that use Water Gun (left) and Ink (right, inflicts Darkness).
  9. 9
    The main body uses Freeze and Waterga.
  10. 10
    Waterga will heal Kraken if Return Magic is active; remove it.
  11. 11
    Kraken is weak to lightning (use Thundaga with Vivi or Ramuh with Dagger).
  12. 12
    Equip Ribbons and Body Temp for protection against water and ailments.
  13. 13
    Concentrate on destroying the tentacles first to avoid prolonged battles.
  14. 14
    When tentacles are gone, Kraken uses Leg (physical attack) as a counter and normal move.
  15. 15
    Steal from Kraken: Genji Helmet, Wizard Rod, Glutton’s Robe.
  16. 16
    After the Fights:
    • Save your game after defeating Kraken.
  17. 17
    Prepare for the next boss by equipping protection against water, Body Temp, and Bright Eyes for melee characters.
  18. 18
    Proceed past Hades' location, a scene will play on some stairs, leading to the next boss battle.
Tips
  • For Hades, Body Temp is crucial for resisting Freeze and Mustard Bomb.
  • For Curse, use Remedies to cure ailments, especially Mini.
  • For Kraken, Ribbons and Body Temp are highly recommended.
  • If you haven't defeated Ozma yet, hold onto Pumice Pieces until you do, as Ozma also drops a Pumice.
  • The Tin Armor synthesized from Hades' shop is Steiner's best armor.
  • Hades offers a synthesis shop upon defeat, with Tin Armor being a notable item.
  • Stealable items from Hades: Reflect Ring, Running Shoes, Battle Boots, Robe of Lords.
  • Stealable items from Kraken: Genji Helmet, Wizard Rod, Glutton’s Robe.

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