Nox Suzaku

Nox Suzaku is an entity and optional superboss in Final Fantasy Type-0 available in New Game Plus. It first appears in the game's introductory sequence, there called "???." In subsequent playthroughs it can be found throughout the storyline and fought at the player's discretion.

Nature
It is never clearly explained what Nox Suzaku is, only that it is attracted to Class Zero and absorbs phantoma. One theory is that it is an amalgamation of all expended Phantoma Class Zero has used, or possibly the phantoma of Class Zero themselves from a previous cycle of Orience's history. The latter theory is supported by Nox Suzaku only appearing after the first playthrough, and would explain why spectres of Class Zero themselves are among the enemies it spawns. Nox Suzaku also looks like an avian entity, tying into Dominion of Rubrum's guardian beast, the Vermilion Bird.

Encountering
Nox Suzaku's appearance is based on the player's collection of phantoma, and is somewhat random—it is possible to defeat it and it will immediately reappear. Once it appears, the player is given a notice of such. Until Nox Suzaku is defeated, all phantoma the player collects will instead be absorbed by the creature. It may go away once it absorbs enough.

Once the Nox Suzaku has appears, the player can find it in the air on the world map and approach it in the airship to battle it.

Gameplay
Nox Suzaku transports the party into a dark void, where shades of other characters and monsters in the game, including Class Zero themselves, will attack the player in waves. Defeating all of them will dismiss Nox Suzaku but not defeat it. Nox Suzaku itself only appears in the battle when a member of the player's party is defeated, when a head of the creature will emerge from a portal to gather that fallen party member's phantoma. At this time the player can attack it, and if a Killsight hit is landed, the creature will be stunned for a time and be vulnerable for longer. Nox Suzaku is Level 200 and the shades it spawns Level 99, so the player is advised to be close to or at Level 99 themselves to fight it.

When Nox Suzaku is defeated, the player receives a reward in-line with tandem mission rewards, based on their time to win, the collected phantoma, and the party deaths. An S-Rank will reward them with a Crystal Fragment and a Megalixir.

Nox Suzaku can reappear even once defeated.

Strategy
Nox Suzaku is a challenging enemy to defeat as he is level 250 on Finis Difficulty. Nox Suzaku only appears inside the Abyss after a party member dies, so the general strategy to defeat this monster is as follows:

- Bring Anima Lanterns/Phoenix Pinions for Reraise Status (Revives the player after death)

- Have the Ultima Spell (150,000 SPP Reward)

- Use Rem for efficient Magic Cancel

- Use Avoid Spell

After Nox Suzaku drags the player into the Abyss, the player should use Ultima to clear out the first two rooms. After the player does this, they will be in a room with an Astral King Behemoth and Ifrit. Allow either monster to get you to 0 HP; this will cause you to die and force the Nox Suzaku to appear. After reviving, reapply Reraise and use Ultima to damage the Nox Suzaku's head; the head only appears for a few seconds so this method will have to be repeated until Nox Suzaku is defeated. After about 3-4 Ultimas, the Nox Suzaku will be defeated