Asura (Final Fantasy IV 3D)

Asura, or Ashura, is a boss in Final Fantasy IV. She is the Queen of the Feymarch and is battled before Leviathan.

Battle
Asura's AI script is quite different in the Advance release. She begins the battle by casting Protect on herself, and casts Curaga and Life on herself throughout the battle. Asura's only attacks are Protect, Curaga, and Life - she only attacks the party when they attack her, thus giving the player as much time as they need to heal themselves before continuing the battle, should Asura prove too strong.

In the DS release, Asura begins the battle by casting Protect, but otherwise, the battle is identical to the Advance release, although Asura's attacks do more damage.

Strategy
In the GBA release, merely casting Reflect against Asura will bounce her spells onto the party. Asura also casts Protect on herself, but this, too, will be reflected. In the DS release Asura's physical attack is powerful enough to kill some party members in one hit, and since Asura absorb most elements, the favorable strategy is to summon Dragon when Rydia is under the Bluff Status to deal large damage, provided that the player gives Rydia the Bluff Augment.

Related enemies

 * Lunar Asura

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

 * Asura