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The Outside attacks by throwing Imperials, Kodachi, and Shuriken. The more time passes, the stronger the weapons it throws.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation Bestiary entry
The Outsider is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI. It is dangerous, and often attacks in pairs accompanied by an equally dangerous Cherry.
Stats
Battle
Outsider can throw various weapons, the thrown weapons increasing in power every turn. It counters physical attacks by throwing a Shuriken and magic attacks by throwing a Fuma Shuriken, both of which are powerful. Their special attack, Dispatch, instantly kills its target. As it is a physical attack, it ignores protection from the Safety Bit and Memento Ring, which guard against magical Death. The Outsider uses Dispatch against itself on its sixth turn.
Strategy
It is advised to cast Holy or Banish on Outsiders to kill them quickly before they wipe out the party. If it is controlled, it can also cast Flare and Banish. Man-Eaters will deal double damage to Outsiders as they count as humanoid enemies.
Coliseum setup
The Outsider can be annoying to defeat, because it has not one, but two abilities that can instantly kill the player: Dispatch and Banish. Its melee attack and Flare do minimal damage, so as long as Outsider's Death abilities do not hit, it can be defeated in a short time.
Should the player have mainly low-level characters, this can be an especially difficult victory to secure that may take multiple tries. A good bet for success may be to use Sabin and hope for him to use Phantom Rush which, even at lower-levels, is a devastating move.
Another way is to equip Shadow with Ichigeki and Assassin's Dagger using the Genji Glove for a combined 50% chance to kill Outsider before he can do it to Shadow.
Formations
| Number | Enemies | Encounter flags | Introduction flag | Musical theme | Magic AP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Back | Surrounded | Side | |||||
| 428 | Outsider x2, Cherry | Sides, individual | Battle | 5 | ||||
| 536 | Outsider x2, Dark Force, Cherry | Sides, individual | Battle | — | ||||
| 541 | Daedalus x2, Outsider | Sides, individual | Battle | — | ||||
| 593 | Outsider x2, Yojimbo | Sides, individual | Battle | — | ||||
| 598 | Outsider, Yojimbo x2 | Sides, individual | Battle | — | ||||
AI script
Normal script
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Throw: Kunai or Ashura
2nd Turn: Throw: Kodachi or Kotetsu
3rd Turn: Throw: Sakura or Kiku-ichimonji
4th Turn: Throw: Sasuke or Kazekiri
5th Turn: Throw: Ichigeki or Murasame
6th Turn:
- Target: Self
- Dispatch (66%)
If attacked by "Attack": Throw: Shuriken
If attacked by anything: Throw: Fuma Shuriken or Pinwheel
Coliseum script
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (25%) or Dispatch (25%) or Banish (25%) or Flare (25%)
If attacked by "Attack": Throw: Shuriken
If attacked by anything: Throw: Fuma Shuriken or Pinwheel
Other appearances
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Outsider from Final Fantasy VI appears as an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Outsider from Final Fantasy VI appears in Final Fantasy Record Keeper as an enemy.