Genesis Avatar

Genesis Avatar is a boss in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. He is fought in Banora Underground.

Strategy
Genesis Avatar himself cannot be damaged by physical attacks, however, he can be damaged by magic attacks, such as Thundaga or Blizzaga and their variations. When he lowers his sword, Zack is able to attack the Materia on it as well. Genesis Avatar will summon some G Shadow Scythe enemies, each with their own weapons and abilities, to distract Zack from attacking the Materia. The physical attacking G Shadows are relatively easy to defeat, however, the Magic G Shadows will be a little more trouble if all the player depends on are physical attacks. One should be sure to have a mastered spell Materia or two (such as Blizzaga or Firaga) to be able to defeat them. Wall and Regen should be active when the battle begins, or high Vitality/Spirit and a mastered Curaga will be a great help.

Genesis Avatar will also summon Materia from the Lifestream floor and cast few magical spells such as Flare or Firaga. Luckily these spells are easy to avoid. He will also attack with the Limit Break Purgatorial Wave, which will cause tremendous damage and is unavoidable. Having the Raise status active is useful.

This battle will take a long time, but is not as challenging as it appears. The hardest part is knowing what to hit, when, and for how long. The HP of the Materia in the sword Genesis strikes in the ground is unknown for a certain period of time. All that is needed is to keep hitting it as much as possible. Eventually the Materia's HP does become available for viewing (if Libra is equipped).

When Genesis Avatar withdraws the sword from the ground, he will attempt to attack with a spell that can be blocked or dodged. However, the only ability that needs to be kept in mind is the Purgatorial Wave. When Genesis Avatar strikes the ground with his sword many Genesis Clones will spawn and use offensive abilities such as Drain, Firaga and Blizzaga. The Genesis Clones will spawn multiple times and can become overwhelming, thus it is recommended to kill them as soon as possible.

When the Genesis Clones are gone the player should proceed to attack the Avatar. Alternating between the sword and killing the clones will make for a long battle, but with patience, Genesis Avatar will fall.

Another option is to get the Costly Punch Materia by fusing any Punch Materia with any Summon Materia or the like. Costly Punch will do 99,999 damage if Break Damage Limit is equipped and Zack's HP is not broken. With this, the battle can be ended quickly with several hits to Genesis Avatar's sword.

Related enemies

 * Genesis (Boss)
 * Genesis (Final Boss)