Necrophobe (Final Fantasy V)

Necrophobe, also known as Necrophobia, or Necrofobe, is a boss and one of the Demons of the Rift in Final Fantasy V. He is hiding in the final area in the rift, and if the party can defeat him, they are rewarded with the final save point.

Strategy
Necrophobe is invincible when the battle begins, as he is surrounded by four barriers. As long as he has a barrier, he cannot be the target of spells or attacks. His barriers will constantly attack your party with strong magic and attacks, but Necrophobe himself does very little.

Once the barriers are gone, Necrophobe should pose no real problem. He is weak to everything, meaning he will die quickly. Do not kill him too quickly, though, or you will miss the scene with Gilgamesh, assuming he has also shown up in the Rift.

The scene with Gilgamesh will occur, if Necrophobe has at least 10,000 HP left. Gilgamesh will sacrifice himself in an attempt to erase the last 10,000 HP from Necrophobe.

Trivia

 * Despite the enemy name of "Necrophobe" in the Anthology release of the game, battle messages will credit his speech to "Necrophobia".
 * The reason being that Necrophobe's HP is comprised of fours is based on a pun of the Japanese word for death, 死 (pronounced "she"). The same pronunciation is also used for the number 4.
 * Necrophobia literally means, "Fear of the dead".

Related enemies

 * Barrier
 * Gilgamesh