Humbaba (Final Fantasy VI)

Humbaba is a boss enemy the player encounters twice in the second half of Final Fantasy VI.

In the Game
If the player talks to some of the people in the first town they reach in World of Ruin, on person will mention some ancient evils that were released when Kefka caused the Apocalypse, consisting of Humbaba, the Eight Dragons, and Doomgaze.

First fight
In the World of Ruin, Humbaba is a vicious monster who prowls the Mobliz region and terrorizes orphans who live there. Terra Branford befriends these orphans after being separated from the party when Kefka destroyed the world. The player first runs into it in Mobliz where it easily defeats Terra, leaving the player to fight it with the party of Celes Chere and Sabin Rene Figaro, if you have him. Upon defeating Humbaba, the player receives the Fenrir magicite.

Second fight
The player has the option to return to Mobliz later in the game where they must face Humbaba again, finally killing it, and making the town safe for Duane and Katarin to raise their newborn child. Upon defeating Humbaba this time Terra finally decides to rejoin the party.

Strategy
Humbaba is essentially the same opponent in both fights, as it uses the same attacks. Both times, the attacks are dangerous. It uses Thundaga and Blow Fish. It is weak to Poison, so casting Bio and having Sabin double up on Poison Claws works nicely. In the second battle, having Shadow around to throw Poison Rods at the enemy helps, too.

During the second fight, Humbaba uses an attack called BabaBreath, which blows two random characters (only one random character if you use the Vanish/Doom trick) out of the battle. Terra then rejoins the party in her Esper form and helps finish the battle off. Because Terra is permanently in her Esper form when she joins the battle, she easily compensates the lost characters.

Related enemies

 * Muud Suud
 * Earth Eater

External Link
The Epic of Gilgamesh