Fafnir is a special enemy in Final Fantasy X, created in the Species Conquest at Monster Arena when four of each Drake-type fiend has been captured. It has the same model as the Nidhogg.
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Battle[]
Fafnir is covered with hard scales, meaning weapons without the Piercing ability do little damage. It will use its physical attack on the party member with the lowest current HP, followed by three different Triple Attacks. Fafnir's Triple Attack is a physical attack followed by an elemental attack on the whole party, before finishing off with another physical attack. Triple Attack is powerful, and its first physical hit is unaffected by Protect, though the damage from its final hit is reduced by it. The final attack will not come if two characters are KO'd by the second.
Fafnir's physical attack can break the damage limit when used on its own, but not when used as part of Triple Attack. Its fire-elemental Breath can break the damage limit, but its ice and lightning versions cannot. The ice-based Breath is used first, followed by fire, and then lightning.
Fafnir will drop weapons with any of the elemental strikes (the Lightning version being fixed) or armor with Fire Eater, Water Eater, or Ice Eater.
Strategy[]
Element Eater or -proof armor will make Fafnir less likely to kill the party. An example is the Victorious armor for Rikku, a hidden treasure that has -proofs against the three elements used by Fafnir. If they are not used, then NulBlaze, NulShock, and NulFrost should be maintained (NulTide is not needed), and in such a case it is important to keep everybody alive, as a newly-revived character would need three Nul-spells cast on them. Rikku's Hyper NulAll mix is especially useful in keeping each Nul-spell on.
In addition to Protect, Cheer may make the difference between a character surviving and falling when they're the primary target of Triple Attack. The party should be in Haste, especially since Fafnir can use Triple Attack frequently.
Alternatively, this can be an easy fight if one has well-upgraded aeons. Ifrit or Ixion are best suited since one in three of the elemental attacks will heal them rather than harm them (Shiva absorbs ice but has lower HP). Using Haste and maintaining Nul-spells for the other two elements will negate all the breath weapons. Ideally, Auron should use Banishing Blade to 100% Armor Break before Yuna summons the aeon. Normally Armor Break only works 5% of the time against Fafnir, but a Frag Grenade or Banishing Blade always work.
As with Kottos, Fafnir can be fought to farm spheres from the large quantity of Light Curtain it drops.
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Etymology[]
In Norse mythology, Fáfnir (Old Norse and Icelandic) or Frænir was a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Ótr. Fáfnir was a dwarf gifted with a powerful arm and fearless soul. He guarded his father's house of glittering gold and flashing gems. He was the strongest and most aggressive of the three brothers. Fáfnir eventually killed Hreidmar to get all the gold for himself. He became ill-natured and greedy, so he went out into the wilderness to keep his fortune, eventually turning into a serpent or dragon (symbol of greed) to guard his treasure.
Related enemies[]
Final Fantasy X-2[]
Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission[]
- Bolt Drake
- Lesser Drake
- Spine Drake