Dadaluma (Final Fantasy VI)

Dadaluma
(ダダルマー, Dadarumā?)
Sprite(s)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Zozo (World of Balance)
Type	Boss
Data	Stats Formations AI
Other appearances
Recurring appearance	Dadaluma

Dadaluma attacks with ShockWave and uses Potions. If the battle drags on, he'll call allies, so focus your attacks on him first.

PlayStation Bestiary entry

Dadaluma is a boss in Final Fantasy VI. He appears in Zozo, guarding the door to the room leading to Terra and the esper Ramuh. He says the opposite of what he truly means, attacking the party when he promised to let them pass.

Stats

Stats
LV	22
LV	22
HP	3270
HP	3270
MP	1005
MP	1005
Attack	12
Attack	12
Magic	3
Magic	3
Defense	85
Defense	85
Magic Defense	143
Magic Defense	143
Magic Evasion	10
Magic Evasion	10
Agility	30
Agility	30
Hit Rate	100
Hit Rate	100
Evasion	0
Evasion	0
EXP	0
EXP	0
Gil	1210
Gil	1210
Affinities and resistances
Weak elements	Poison
Status immunities	Zombie, Poison, Instant Death, Critical, Confuse, Berserk, Sap, Fractional damage
Bestiary
☆041 ←
☆042
→ ☆043
Classification
Name	Dadaluma
Location	Zozo (World of Balance)
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Delivers Critical Hits when in Imp status. Harder to run from. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Unarmed Special Attack: Sweepkick (Inflicts Sap)
Abilities	Potion, Hi-Potion, Protect, Dagger, Mythril Knife, Jump, Shockwave
Rage	None
Sketch	Attack, Sweepkick
Control & Confuse (Immune)	Attack, Sweepkick
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Jeweled Ring [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Thief's Bracer
Item dropped	[Slot 1 (87.5%)] Twist Headband [Slot 2 (12.5%)] Thief's Knife
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	[Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eyedrops [Slot 4 (25%)]Gold Needle Morph ID: 0
Bestiary
#287 ←
#288
→ #289
Classification
Name	Dadaluma
Location	Zozo (World of Balance)
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Delivers Critical Hits when in Imp status. Harder to run from. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Unarmed Special Attack: Sweepkick (Inflicts Sap)
Abilities	Potion, Hi-Potion, Protect, Dagger, Mythril Knife, Jump, Shockwave
Rage	None
Sketch	Attack, Sweepkick
Control & Confuse (Immune)	Attack, Sweepkick
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Jeweled Ring [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Thief's Bracer
Item dropped	[Slot 1 (87.5%)] Twist Headband [Slot 2 (12.5%)] Thief's Knife
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	[Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eyedrops [Slot 4 (25%)]Gold Needle Morph ID: 0
Classification
Name	Dadaluma
Location	Zozo
Type	Humanoid
Other information	Delivers Critical Hits when in Imp status. Harder to run from. The party cannot escape.
Abilities
Attack	Normal Attack: Unarmed Special Attack: Sweep (Inflicts Seizure)
Abilities	Tonic, Potion, Safe, Dirk, MythrilKnife, Jump, Shock Wave
Rage
Sketch	Battle, Sweep
Control & Confuse (Immune)	Battle, Sweep
Items
Steal	[Slot 1 (87.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Jewel Ring [Slot 2 (12.5%(Applies when successful; success based on users' level, doubles with Thief's Bracer.))] Sneak Ring
Item dropped	[Slot 1 (87.5%)] Thief Knife [Slot 2 (12.5%)] Head Band
Metamorphose(Miss rate: 100%)	SNES: [Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eye Drops [Slot 4 (25%)]Soft PS: [Slot 1 (25%)]Antidote [Slot 2 (25%)]Green Cherry [Slot 3 (25%)]Eye Drops [Slot 4 (25%)]Soft Morph ID: 0

Battle

Dadaluma uses normal attacks, his special attack Sweepkick, and the weak Shockwave attack. When hit with the Fight command four times, he will counter by throwing either a Mythril Knife or a Dagger at a random party member, twice. If he is hit with magic twice, he will counter by throwing either a Mythril Knife or a Dagger before using Jump, which will make him temporarily invulnerable. These counters are powerful and easily kill a party member.

Protect (iOS).

Every 30 seconds, Dadaluma will whistle for two Iron Fists to join him if he is alone, but they should not pose a problem. Once his HP reaches 1,920 or lower, he will either use a Potion or a Hi-Potion three times and cast Protect on himself. If Locke is in the party, he can steal a Thief's Bracer, a rare relic this early in the game.

Strategy

Dadaluma's powerful counters can be avoided by using Blitz, Bushido, Tools, and Rage, which do not increase the variable that determines when Dadaluma uses his counters.

If Celes readies her Runic ability at the correct time, she can absorb Dadaluma's attempt at casting Protect, and thus hasten his defeat. When Dadaluma uses Jump, it is the perfect opportunity to charge up for Cyan's stronger Bushido, since Dadaluma cannot be attacked during that time anyway. If timed correctly, it is possible to deal extra damage without wasting any time at all; Flurry in particular is good.

Formations

Number	Enemies	Encounter flags				Introduction flag	Musical theme	Magic AP
		Normal	Back	Surrounded	Side
438	Dadaluma, Iron Fist x2	Y	N	N	N	Sides, individual	The Decisive Battle	0
	Hide start messages. Will not appear on the Veldt.

AI script

If Dadaluma does NOT have silence status:

If Timer >= 30:

Set Timer = 0

If Dadaluma is by itself:

Summon Iron Fist x2

If HP <= 1920 (only once per battle):

Target: Self

Use: Hi-Potion or Potion

Use: Hi-Potion or Potion

Use: Hi-Potion or Potion

Protect (100%)

If Var3 >= 4:

Target: Random Player

Throw: Dagger or Mythril Knife

Target: Random Player

Throw: Dagger or Mythril Knife

Set Var3 = 0

If Var2 >= 2:

If Dadaluma does NOT have Slow status:

1st Turn: Target: Random Player

Throw: Dagger or Mythril Knife

2nd Turn: Target: Random Player

Jump (100%)

Set Var2 = 0

Attack Turns:

1st Turn: Attack (66%) or Shockwave (33%)

2nd Turn: Attack (66%) or Sweepkick (33%)

If attacked by "Attack":

Increase Var3 by 1

Attack (33%)

If attacked by "Magic":

Increase Var2 by 1

If attacked by "Steal": Steal (100%)

Other appearances

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Dadaluma appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Earth-elemental Forward cards.

Dadaluma [11-068R] Chapter series card.

Dadaluma [4-085H] Opus series card.

Gallery

Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.

Amano sketches.

Dadaluma on the field.

Dadaluma battle (mobile).

Hi-Potion (iOS).

Potion (iOS).

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Dada is a cultural movement that is characterized by deliberate irrationality and a rejection of traditional society. As a street thug living in Zozo, where most of the citizens always lie, Dadaluma embodies both of these concepts perfectly.