Cúchulainn (Final Fantasy XII boss)

Cúchulainn is a boss in Final Fantasy XII. The party fight him in the Garamsythe Waterway.

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Esper Classification: The Impure

Page 1: Observations
''Scion created to rid the world of its impurities by swallowing them within himself, in opposition to Nabriales the Majestic, scion of light. The world, however, was more filled with impurity and corruption than even the gods dared imagine, and having swallowed it all, the once beautiful Cúchulainn was transformed into a hideous thing, a deity of filth, and so did he turn against his creators. Wherever his feet should fall, there all life withers to dust.''

Finding Cúchulainn
In order to obtain this Esper, you're required to complete the Wraith and White Mousse hunts, which will allow you to control the sluice gates. From the first central area, with the Save Crystal, you should see four sluice gate switches: 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th area. First, switch on No. 3 and 10 sluice gate switch (that means light up the panel).

Move from here to the South-West (No. 3 area) and switch on No.1 Switch. Back to central, off No. 3 and 10 sluice gate switch, and switch on No. 4 and 11. From here to South-East (No. 4 area) and switch on another No.1 sluice gate switch. Finally, return to the central, turn off No. 11 switch, and turn on No. 3 panel. If you've followed the guide, you'll see sluice gate switch No. 3 and No. 4 is on. Save your game before fighting Cúchulainn.

Battle
Cúchulainn is flanked by Foobars. The special attribute of the battle with Cúchulainn is that health is drained from all characters. Because the drain is much faster than sap and can kill characters, curative gambits are essential. It is important to keep HP levels above 1000, because Cúchulainn routinely casts the spells Bio and Malaise which may KO weaker characters. Curaja is also a good idea. While the Foobars respawn, killing a certain number of them will eventually cull their regeneration. Killing Foobars should be the priority at the beginning of the fight, either by means of quickening concurrences, or by directly attacking. To counter Disable and Immobilize, the appropriate anti-status accessories should be equipped when the Impure begins to cast. Watch out for invert, because if your characters are disabled, invert is very deadly. Otherwise, with the correct curative gambits on, invert may even help.

Related Enemies

 * Adrammelech
 * Belias
 * Chaos
 * Exodus
 * Famfrit
 * Hashmal
 * Mateus
 * Shemhazai
 * Ultima
 * Zalera
 * Zeromus
 * Zodiark