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The Desert Baretta, also known as the ANKYLO, is an enemy in the original Final Fantasy. It is a large beast covered in bony armor that prowls the Yahnikurm Desert of the northern continents. They also rarely appear outside of the town of Onrac.

They appear very often in the desert, along with Allosaurus, and do not appear in groups. They drop only one gil, which is rare for a normal random encounter.

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Battle[]

Desert Barettas appear alone in the Yahnikurm Desert, and may be somewhat challenging, especially if the party attacks with magic, as it does not have any weaknesses and has a pretty high Magic Defense stat. Even though it looks physically armored, the monster has a lower Defense stat than Magic Defense.

Strategy[]

Desert Barettas have high enough physical defense that using physical attacks may not be efficient unless the party is sufficiently powerful. Despite their higher magic defense stat, magical attacks deal damage more consistently until the party significantly outlevels the Desert Baretta. Casting Protect, Blink, and Invis to raise the party's Defense and Evasion may be useful to defend against its powerful attacks, if necessary. Temper, Saber, Haste, and the Giant's Gloves can help bolster a character's attack power to punch through the Desert Baretta's defenses with physical attacks.

Etymology[]

The bulette is a heavily scaled carnivorous monster from Dungeons & Dragons. It is a huge ravenous creature that burrows through the earth and attacks unsuspecting victims from below.

It's localized NES name is short for "Ankylosaurus". The ankylosaurus was a genus of armored dinosaur during the late Cretaceous period.

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