King VERMIN!

The King VERMIN! is an optional boss from Final Fantasy X-2. It fights the party at the end of the Fiend Colony and also appears later on as a regular foe in the Via Infinito.

Strategy
The battle starts with an ambush. Two pieces of equipment are recommended - something to guard against Sleep, and something which absorbs Fire damage. With these in place, the battle will be easy.

If the Vermin is Oversouled it will gain Triple Attack, Holy and Flare. Triple Attack is a physical attack, and Holy and Flare can be blocked with Reflect, although this will also bounce back the Vermin's Fire spells, which heal it.

Trivia
King VERMIN! takes his name from a famous quote in Final Fantasy VII; when Cloud and the party are caught in a trap set by President Shinra when trying to escape the Sector 5 Reactor, Barret calls the president "King VERMIN!"

Related Enemies

 * Creeper
 * Critical Bug
 * Insect Matriarch
 * Hug Bug
 * Hexapod