Red Dragon (Final Fantasy VII)

Red Dragon is a boss from Final Fantasy VII. It appears at Temple of the Ancients Passage VI. After defeating Red Dragon, the player will be able to get the Bahamut Materia.

Strategy
At this point in the game, it is possible to achieve Cloud's Level 3 Limits. Either one can be used to defeat the Red Dragon in one hit.

It is recommended, if the party are low-leveled, to try to have the following equipped.


 * Elemental materia partnered to a Fire Materia or Ifrit on the armor.
 * Poison Materia.
 * Added Effect partnered to Poison Materia to a weapon.
 * Fire Ring, or anything else that might absorb the Fire-based attacks.

It is a good idea to give Aeris a Restore+All Materia so that she can keep on healing the party. It is also a good idea to use a Hyper on all three party members; that way, they gain Limit Breaks faster. The Red Dragon can also be poisoned. Being in low levels, the party will be taking a lot of damage from the Red Dragon. Also, like most boss fights in the game, it is immune to Gravity-type spells and also absorbs Fire damage. It is another good idea to use Big Guard or Barrier and MBarrier to soften its attacks.


 * Red Dragon Breath: Medium to high Fire damage. It can follow up with another attack to the same person, so it is advise to heal quickly. This only hits one party member.
 * Tail Whip: Red Dragon's weakest attack, but still a threat to low-leveled characters. This hits one member.
 * Dragon Bites: Red Dragon's most powerful attack for those low-leveled and have no Big Guard. It means death or close to it, and it might follow up with another attack his next turn, if the party member is left unaided. This hits only one party member.

Related enemies

 * Blue Dragon
 * Dark Dragon
 * Dragon