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Brachioraidos in an enemy exclusive to Final Fantasy IV Advance and Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, inspired by the Brachiosaurs from Final Fantasy VI. A strong enemy that can be seen on the field, it is one of the superbosses. It drops the Hero's Shield, the strongest shield and the only shield that can be equipped by all party members.

Stats[]

Battle[]

The fight against Brachioraidos consists of multiple different "phases", each with a different moveset and condition for activating. It will start the fight in its "main phase", where casts Inferno for severe Fire-elemental damage, which will likely KO whoever gets hit by it unless they resist or absorb it. It then uses a physical attack, followed by two in a row, then casts Inferno again the next turn. After one more turn of a double physical, it begins counting down, to use Megaflare, similarly to Bahamut.

Attacking Brachioraidos in this state will cause it to transition to their "magic phase", where it begins by doublecasting Protect and Reflect onto itself, and then triplecasting powerful spells off itself for high damage. It will begin by casting Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga in a row, followed by Black Hole to remove any effects the party have. It will then cast Bio, Holy, and Flare, followed by Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga again. After this, it will begin counting down to use Megaflare again. During this phase, Brachioraidos has a chance to counter any attacks with Object 199, which will instantly KO a random party member each time it goes off.

If Brachioraidos is not in its magic phase and below 100,000 HP, it will transition to its final phase, where it begins using status magic. It will start by using Cursed Elegy, slowing the entire party, and then using Maelstrom to reduce the party's HP to single digits. It then casts Toad on the party, followed by a Bio on the entire party the next turn. It then triplecasts Confuse, Berserk, and Break on itself, which could cause it to waste a turn if it does not currently have Reflect active. After this, it will begin the countdown again. While in this phase, Brachioraidos counters any attack with Heal, restoring 9,999 HP, effectively halting any progress the party can make at damaging it until the phase ends.

When Brachioraidos is defeated, it drops the best shield, the Hero's Shield. After defeating Brachioraidos a few times, it can be noticeably easier to defeat again, as the Hero's Shield absorbs all forms of elemental damage, negating many of its attacks.

Strategy[]

Cecil, Kain, Yang, and Cid should attack while Edge throws weapons, and Edward uses Chant. If Edward has Loki's Lute equipped, the player could have him attack and deal max damage (or close to it) with every turn. It is essential for Rosa or Porom to be in the party to heal.

Rydia may also be useful for her powerful, if unreliable, Asura summon, which can cast Life on the entire party. Otherwise, she and all other mages, including Palom, should cast Holy or Flare. Kain may be useful, as the Tornado sometimes caused by its Abel's Lance will kill Brachioraidos instantly, if it is not reflected.

The party should pummel Brachioraidos until it casts Reflect and Protect. At this time, Rosa or Porom should cast Reflect on a party member to bounce spells off them. If the player is unlucky, Triple-cast will hit three party members, but if the player is lucky the spells may only hit two or even just one party member. This is not applicable in the PlayStation Portable version, as the damage from each spell will be calculated on a per-spell basis, not after the barrage has ended, which means unless one or more of the party members can resist or absorb an elemental spell, three of the party members will be killed per Triple-cast.

Either way, Rosa and Porom should revive the party. This is the best time to use the Grimoires the party has found to do 9,999 damage that will ignore Reflect and Protect. If Cecil or Cid are using their ultimate weapons, the player should be careful, as they randomly cast Flare/Holy, and these will be reflected back at them.

Alternately, when Brachioraidos starts its count down the player could set up Reflect on as many party members as possible and bounce Megaflare back to it, then revive anyone who was hit by Megaflare, and continue the onslaught until it counts down again, and set Reflect back up if need be. One should be careful not to accidentally attack while it is counting down.

Other appearances[]

Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

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Etymology[]

The Brachioraidos shares its Japanese name with the Brachiosaur from Final Fantasy VI, Vlakorados from Final Fantasy VII, and Th'uban from Final Fantasy X. Though the four all share the same Japanese name, to date "Burakioreidosu" has been translated a different way in every game the enemy appears in. Phonetically, "Brachioraidos" is the translation closest to the Japanese name.

Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America. It is notable for its long neck.

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