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Attacks using Shimsham.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation Bestiary entry
The Rukh, also called Osprey, is an enemy in the game Final Fantasy VI.
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Stats
Battle
It has a chance to use Beak to inflict Petrify on its third turn, making it particularly dangerous when Celes is fighting them on her own. They counter magic attacks with Shamshir to halve the HP of the party member that damaged them.
Strategy
Blizzara attacks are highly effective against them.
Formations
Number | Enemies | Encounter flags | Introduction flag | Musical theme | Magic AP | |||
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Norm. Normal | Back | Surr. Surrounded | Side | |||||
202 | Luna Wolf, Rukh | Sides, individual | Battle | 1 | ||||
204 | Rukh, Murussu, Gigantoad | Sides, individual | Battle | 1 |
AI script
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (100%)
2nd Turn: Attack (100%)
3rd Turn: Attack (66%) or Beak (33%)
If attacked by "Magic": Shamshir (33%)
Other appearances
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Etymology
roc or ruk (from the Arabic and Persian رخ rokh, asserted by Louis Charles Casartelli to be an abbreviated form of Persian simurgh) is an enormous legendary bird of prey, often said to be white.
AThe osprey is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a medium raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings.