CMD.Grand Horn

CMD.Grand Horn is a Final Fantasy VII enemy only fought in Fort Condor if the player loses the minigame. It is not a tough enemy to defeat, but can be dangerous if the player is not careful. Its physical attack inflicts moderate damage, while Grand Attack deals non-elemental damage to one or all party members. Its least powerful move, Poison Breath, can be avoided simply by equipping a Ribbon or Star Pendant beforehand. In the last battle, after defeating CMD. Grand Horn, it will unleash one final Grand Attack, so it is advised to keep HP up above 800 to avoid anyone dying. Defeating it in the final battle is the only way of obtaining a second Imperial Guard.

The three types of CMD.Grand Horn
There are in fact three types of CMD.Grand Horn one may face. The third and strongest one is only fought if the player loses the storyline Fort Condor battle while trying to protect the Huge Materia. There are many factors which decide which of the other two are faced.
 * The average party level.
 * The number of members in the active party.
 * The battle rank and number of enemies one defeats in the strategy minigame before they reach the shack.

Information on the factors
If there are less then three members in the active party one will always face the level 19 CMD.Grand Horn.

If the average party level is 18 or lower one will fight the level 19 CMD.Grand Horn. If it is 25 or over one will face the level 25 CMD.Grand Horn.

For an average party level of 19 - 24 the battle rank and the number of enemies defeated in the minigame are put into the variables. Here is a list of the battle ranks:
 * Battles 1-3 = Rank 1
 * Battles 4-6 = Rank 2
 * Battles 7-9 = Rank 3
 * Battles 10+ = Rank 4

Here is how the ranks affect the CMD.Grand Horn fought.
 * Rank 1: Always a level 19 CMD.Grand Horn
 * Rank 2: If the player has killed 15+ enemies they will fight a level 19 CMD.Grand Horn, otherwise a level 25 CMD.Grand Horn is faced.
 * Rank 3: If the player has killed 20+ enemies they will fight a level 19 CMD.Grand Horn, otherwise a level 25 CMD.Grand Horn is faced.
 * Rank 4: If the player has killed 25+ enemies they will fight a level 19 CMD.Grand Horn, otherwise a level 25 CMD.Grand Horn is faced.

For some reason Aeris's level is never used when taking the average, but the added levels are still divided by 3.

Related Enemies

 * Grand Horn