Outsider (Final Fantasy VI)

The Outsider is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI. It is dangerous, and often attacks in pairs accompanied by an equally dangerous Cherry.

Battle
Outsider can throw various weapons, the thrown weapons increasing in power every turn, and counters physical attacks by throwing a Shuriken and magic attacks by throwing a Fuma Shuriken, both of which are powerful. Their special attack. Dispatch, instantly kills its target. As it is a physical attack, it ignores protection from the Safety Bit and Memento Ring, which guard against magical Death. Oddly enough, the Outsider uses Dispatch against itself on its sixth turn. If it is controlled, it can also cast Flare and Banish.

In the Coliseum, betting a Behemoth Suit pits the player against an Outsider for a Snow Scarf.

Strategy
It is advised to cast Holy or Banish on Outsiders to kill them quickly before they decimate the group.

In the Coliseum the Outsider can be annoying to defeat, because it has not one, but two abilities that can instantly kill the player: the aforementioned Dispatch and Banish. However, its melee attack and Flare do minimal damage, so as long as Outsider's instant death abilities do not connect, it can be defeated in a short time. Should the player have mainly low-level characters, this can be an especially difficult victory to secure that may take multiple tries. A good bet for success may be to use Sabin Rene Figaro and hope for him to use Phantom Rush which, even at lower-levels, is a devastating move capable of inflicting massive damage.

AI Script
Attack Turns: 1st Turn: Throw: Kunai or Ashura 2nd Turn: Throw: Kodachi or Kotetsu 3rd Turn: Throw: Sakura or Kiku-ichimonji 4th Turn: Throw: Sasuke or Kazekiri 5th Turn: Throw: Ichigeki or Murasame 6th Turn:
 * Target: Self
 * Dispatch (66%)

If attacked by "Attack": Throw: Shuriken If attacked by anything: Throw: Fuma Shuriken or Pinwheel

Related Enemies

 * Covert
 * Ninja