Omega Weapon (Final Fantasy VI)



The Omega Weapon is a bonus boss found in the Dragons' Den in Final Fantasy VI Gameboy Advance and mobile releases. Once the Kaiser Dragon has been defeated, revisiting his lair will reveal Omega Weapon in its place. The Omega Weapon is a stronger version of the Ultima Buster.

Battle
Like Kaiser Dragon, Omega Weapon regenerates when killed and thus has a much higher HP total than its stats state, but unlike Kaiser, Omega's attack patterns are much less diverse. The party should have upwards of 6,000 HP to be safe, as Omega is just as dangerous as Kaiser. Diabolos and its level up bonuses make this an easy target.

It is recommended to have armor that absorbs elemental damage, or barring this, at least nullifies or resists elements. Omega Weapon uses Lv. 3 Confuse, Lv. 4 Flare, and Lv. 5 Death, so the party members should be at a level indivisible by any of these numbers. Ribbons are not as important as they were when facing Kaiser, since the only status attacks Omega Weapon uses are Freezing Dust and Delta Attack, and he does not use them very often. It is better to equip more important relics like Miracle Shoes and Celestriads in place of Ribbons, and simply heal the status ailments normally.

Strategy
Omega Weapon's attacks almost always hit the entire party, so having a mage character on standby to cast Curaga is helpful. Gravity Bomb, Launcher, and Heartless Angel can quickly weaken the party, so the player should heal instantly after they hit. Beneficial statuses like Protect, Shell, and Haste are also important, as well as Reraise. Every so often, Omega Weapon will slow down its attacks, gaining the Protect, Shell and Haste statuses, and begin charging a strong attack on its next turn. The attack depends on which "life" Omega Weapon is on - Grand Delta, Mind Blast, or Forsaken. All of these are irritating, but manageable.

Once the player gets into the pattern of healing and casting beneficial statuses to the party, it is a simple matter of whittling down Omega Weapon's HP. Fortunately, he has fewer 'lives' than Kaiser, and so will fall much faster. Attacks with the Master's Scroll and the Ultima Weapon are effective, as is dual-casting Ultima. Abuse of Quick is advised.

AI Script
At beginning of battle: Lv.? Holy

FIRST LIFE:
 * If HP > 32000:
 * 1st Turn: Meteor (33%) or Lv. 3 Confuse (33%) or Flare Star (33%)
 * 2nd Turn: Quake (33%) or Lv. 5 Death (33%) or Tornado (33%)
 * 3rd Turn: Aero (33%) or Lv. 4 Flare (33%) or Tsunami (33%)
 * If HP <= 32000:
 * 1st Turn: Meteor (66%) or Southern Cross (33%)
 * 2nd Turn: Quake (66%) or Tornado (33%)
 * 3rd Turn: Aero (66%) or Tsunami (33%)


 * If attacked by anything: Dischord (33%) or Freezing Dust (66%)
 * If killed: Vengeance (100%)

SECOND LIFE: 1st Turn: Atomic Rays (33%) or Absolute Zero (33%) or Delta Attack (33%) 2nd Turn: Wave Cannon (33%) or Gravity Bomb (33%) or Magnitude 8 (33%) 3rd Turn: Metal Cutter (33%) or Blaster (33%) or Launcher (33%)

If attacked by anything: Attack (33%) or Missile (66%)
 * Missile (66%) or Blaster (33%)

If killed: Heartless Angel (100%)

THIRD LIFE: 1st Turn: Atomic Rays (33%) or Absolute Zero (33%) or Delta Attack (33%)
 * Meteor (33%) or Lv. 3 Confuse (33%) or Lv.? Holy (33%)

2nd Turn: Wave Cannon (33%) or Gravity Bomb (33%) or Magnitude 8 (33%)
 * Quake (33%) or Lv. 5 Death (33%) or Tornado (33%)

3rd Turn: Metal Cutter (33%) or Blaster (33%) or Launcher (33%)
 * Aero (33%) or Lv. 4 Flare (33%) or Tsunami (33%)

If attacked by anything: Omega Drive (33%) or Freezing Dust (33%)
 * Omega Drive (33%) or Blaster (33%)

If Timer >= 20:
 * 1st Turn: Display message: Focusing energy
 * Gains Shell, Protect, and Haste
 * 2nd Turn:
 * 1st Life: Grand Delta (100%)
 * 2nd Life: Mind Blast (100%)
 * 3rd Life: Forsaken (100%)

Trivia

 * In Bahamut Lagoon, the sprite that is shared between Omega Weapon, Ultima Weapon, and Ultima Buster was used and modified for some of the Icedrake-class dragons, namely the Saint Weapon and Black Buster.

Related Enemies

 * Ultima Weapon
 * Ultima Buster

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