An autonomous weapons platform developed by the Advanced Weaponry Division. Able to rotate a full 360 degrees for improved surveillance. It has an extremely quick response time between detecting intruders and launching its homing missiles.
Enemy Intel
Sentry Launcher is a mechanical enemy in Final Fantasy VII Remake and "Episode INTERmission". In the base game, it is fought in the Upper Sector 7 and Corkscrew Tunnel.
Stats[]
Abilities[]
Abilities in italics lack names in-game and, hence, have unofficial names.
= Physical damage
= Magic damage
Ability | Range | Description | Block | KB Knockback |
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Ranged | Fires 13 missiles at target. | ||
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Ranged | Fires 3 missiles at target. | ||
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Ranged | Releases a sphere of energy around itself. |
Battle[]
The Sentry Launcher is a dangerous stationary-type mechanical enemy that can pose a threat on both long and short range combat. Their primary means of attack is launching missiles at their targets, and if a character is in close-range, they'll use Electro Charge, encasing themselves in lightning and expanding. The player cannot interrupt the Sentry Launcher once it starts charging up its missiles. Its actions, when not charging up its laser beam attack, can be interrupted. Much like the vast majority of mechanical enemies, the Sentry Ray is weak against Lightning. Being a stationary enemy, the Laser Cannon cannot be knocked down in any way, and it resists
Wind.
Hard Mode[]
On the hard difficulty, the Sentry Launcher will use Full Salvo more often.
Episode INTERmission[]
They appear alongside the boss The Crimson Mare, but only in the first battle phase, making them missable for Enemy Intel completion if the player advances the battle too fast; it is best to assess them at the earliest opportunity. Lightning Ninjutsu and lightning magic are still good against them; Sonon will use free Thunder spells onto Yuffie's target if he has Synergy Materia paired with
Lightning Materia whenever Yuffie uses an ATB ability; this means using the ranged Windstorm on the launchers may be smart even if they greatly resist wind.
Etymology[]
Its Japanese name is "Missile Launcher". missile or guided missile, is a self-propelled guided weapon system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as just a rocket. Non-self-propelled airborne explosive devices are generally referred to as shells and usually have a shorter range than missiles. Missiles have four system components: targeting and/or guidance, flight system, engine, and warhead and come in types adapted for different purposes. In ordinary English-language usage predating guided weapons, a missile is any thrown object.
In a modern military usage, a