Chadarnook (Final Fantasy VI)

Chadarnook is a boss in Final Fantasy VI. It is a demon possessing a painting of the esper Lakshmi, whose magicite Owzer has stored in his bookshelf. Owzer bought the magicite at auction, and felt a need to have someone paint Lakshmi. Owzer hired various painters, but none were able to paint her to his satisfaction. When he heard of Relm Arrowny he hired her, but as she is painting, the demon tries to possess the artwork, and attacks the party.

For the North American SNES release, Chadarnook was censored and appears with more fog covering her body. While this change was reverted for the PlayStation release, she appears again with a differently censored sprite for the English versions of the Advance and mobile releases.

Battle
The Demon and the Goddess alternate. The Demon switches places when damaged five times or after a period of time, while the Goddess switches with the Demon when she takes enough turns in battle. Only the Demon can be killed: the Goddess regenerates if it runs out of HP. When the Demon falls the battle is won.

The Goddess counters most attacks with Phantasm, which inflicts HP Leak on the party, a status similar to Sap that cannot be cured and will continuously drain the party's HP. It can also use Entice to inflict a similar status to Confuse that cannot be cured. The Demon uses Thundara, Thundaga, and Flash Rain to attack. The Demon is weak to Fire and Holy.

Strategy
The party must focus their efforts on the Demon. Any Lightning-absorbing equipment the party has will greatly reduce the threat. Fira spells and Sabin's Aura Cannon and Phantom Rush work well. When the Goddess appears, it is recommended to defend, since Phantasm can be annoying. When the Demon appears, an all-out offensive is in order. If Celes is in the party, she can be equipped with Dragoon Boots to use Jump on the Goddess and Runic on the Demon.

Demon
If Timer >= 40:
 * Set Var3 == 1
 * Take out Chadarnook (Demon), bring in Chadarnook (Goddess)

If HP <= 15360:
 * 1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Flash Rain (33%) or Thundaga (33%)
 * 2nd Turn: Flash Rain (66%) or Thundaga (33%)
 * 3rd Turn: Flash Rain (33%) or Attack (33%) or Thundaga (33%)
 * 4th Turn: Flash Rain (33%) or Attack (33%) or Thundaga (33%)

Attack Turns:
 * 1st Turn: Attack (66%) or Thundaga (33%)
 * 2nd Turn: Attack (33%) or Thundara (33%) or Nothing (33%)
 * 3rd Turn: Attack (33%) or Thundara (33%) or Thundaga (33%)
 * 4th Turn: Attack (33%) or Thundara (33%) or Nothing (33%)

If attacked by anything: Thundara (33%)
 * Increase Var0 by 1
 * If Var0 >= 4:
 * Set Var0 == 0
 * Set Var3 == 0
 * Take out Chadarnook (Demon), bring in Chadarnook (Goddess)

Goddess
If Var3 >= 1:
 * 1st Turn: Attack (66%) or Entice (33%)
 * 2nd Turn: Attack (33%) or Last Kiss (33%) or Lullaby (33%)
 * 3rd Turn: Attack (66%) or Last Kiss (33%)
 * Set Var3 == 0
 * Take out Chadarnook (Goddess), bring in Chadarnook (Demon)

If Var3 >= 0:
 * Attack (66%) or Entice (33%)
 * Set Var3 == 0
 * Take out Chadarnook (Goddess), bring in Chadarnook (Demon)

If killed: Kill Self
 * Revive Self

If attacked by anything: Poltergeist (33%)

Gallery
Chadarnook Чадарнук