Lulu is a boss fought in the International and HD Remaster versions of Final Fantasy X-2 in the Fiend Arena in the Youth League Tournament. She is fought either alone or with Kimahri.
Stats[]
Battle[]
As a Black Mage, Lulu casts powerful spells, including Ultima, Demi, Flare, and the elemental Fury spells (labeled T. Fire, T. Blizzard, T. Thunder, and T. Water). Lulu's Auto-Reflect bounces all spells directed at her to the opposing party. Lulu absorbs all elements, including Holy. When casting Flare, Lulu casts it on herself and bounces it back to a random party member for major damage.
When Lulu runs low on HP, she heals with a Mega-Potion, but it only restores 2,000 HP. Sometimes, Lulu may restore her own MP with a Turbo Ether (only if she has less than 1/3 of max MP remaining), increase her Magic with Magic Up, or bestow protective statuses on herself with a Light Curtain (adds Protect) or Lunar Curtain (adds Shell). Lulu can cast Dispel on the entire party to rid them of any positive status effects.
Strategy[]
As Lulu has very high Magic Defense, magical attacks usually do little damage to her. She has only 69,800 HP and medium Defense, so anyone with maxed out Strength and Break Damage Limit can defeat her with one or two uses of Fireworks or a flurry of physical attacks. Lulu's Fury spells cannot be reflected, so having element-proofing or element-eating equipment and abilities (e.g. Tetra Eater like with the Black Elemental) is recommended. Having high Magic Defense and/or Shell is also recommended. As Lulu absorbs all elements, including Holy, it is recommended to avoid equipping the Force of Nature accessory to prevent the player from accidentally healing her. Certain captured creatures, like the Flame Dragon and Rhyos, also have elemental attacks learned by default, which will all prove useless against her, although the aforementioned Flame Dragon and Rhyos can absorb some of Lulu's elemental attacks.
Lulu is not immune to any of the four "Break" abilities, so lowering her stats (e.g. by Quartet Knife from Paine's Mascot dressphere or a recruited Mega Tonberry) also works well.
If Lulu is fought alongside Kimahri, the player should focus their attacks on Lulu first due to many of her attacks being able to target the entire party. As Kimahri often casts Mighty Guard on his first turn, the player should use abilities like Dispel or Crackdown to remove the status buffs from both Lulu and Kimahri before attacking them.
AI script[]
Basic Turn Pattern Turn 1 If (Has less than 1/3 of HP remaining) Use Mega-Potion Else Use Flare on self Turn 2 If (Character does not have Fireproof or Fire Eater) Use Flare on self Else Use T. Fire Turn 3 If (Character does not have Iceproof or Ice Eater) Use Flare on self Else Use T. Blizzard Turn 4 If (Character does not have Lightningproof or Lightning Eater) Use Flare on self Else Use T. Thunder Turn 5 If (Character does not have Waterproof or Water Eater) Use Flare on self Else Use T. Water Turn 6 If (All enemies are in Shell status) Use Flare on self Else Use Lunar Curtain Turn 7 If (All enemies are in Protect status) Use Flare on self Else Use Light Curtain Turn 8 If (Magic Up not used 5 times) Use Magic Up Else Use Dispel on all characters Turn 9 If (Has less than 1/3 of HP remaining) Use Ultima Else Use Demi Repeat from Turn 1 If (has less than 1/3 of MP remaining) Use Turbo Ether Else Continue Basic Turn Pattern