Shinryu Celestia is a boss in Final Fantasy Type-0, faces as the final boss of Chapter 5 in "The Battle of Judecca".
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Responding to the call of the Azure Dragon Crystal, Lady Celestia transformed herself into an enormous wyvern far more powerful than any mere monster. Shinryu Celestia has sprouted two additional heads that exhale flames and lightning respectively, and she simply swallows those who survive her multi-elemental onslaught. Even the mighty Eidolons are no match for the power of this Secundus l'Cie.
Battle[]
Shinryu Celestia may be nigh impossible to win on the first playthrough, as her attacks hit hard and will probably kill in one hit. She periodically retreats into the darkness, but her eyes glow from a distance allowing the player to predict where she will reappear. Breaksight strikes only inflict 1% of her total HP and she has a flinch resistance of 99 ensuring she will never be interrupted. She receives reduced physical damage—half from ballistic and 0.7 from all others—so magic is the preferred choice. If all of the party die, Bahamut ZERO is summoned. To win the fight, a fully charged Teraflare must hit its mark.
Strategy[]
On repeat playthroughs, some or all members of the party are typically strong enough to defeat her depending on their level. A ranged character with good mobility, fast attack rate and high attack is best for attacking, minimizing the risk when the Breaksight appears and allowing a lot of damage when Shinryu Celestia is stunned. If the Breaksight fails, the player must dodge to the side away from her as a direct hit during her charge is a near-certain one-hit kill.
Even accounting for repeat playthroughs, her attacks deal high damage and can kill in a few hits. Her elemental projectile attacks also have limited homing ability and can deal shock and burn status ailments. The best tactic during the early part of the fight is to track her using the glow from her eyes, then when she is charging up move to one side of the platform and dodge to the other side; she will fire following volleys at the player's current position on the platform, so dodging to each side or under the projectiles can help avoid them entirely. During later stages, the projectiles are fired in a wider pattern, so dodging between them can be better.
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
Shinryu Celestia is fought at the end of ELT difficulty in the event "The Battle of Judecca".
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Shinryu is the Japanese on'yomi name for Shénlóng, literally "god/divine dragon", an important ancient dragon in Chinese mythology. It is said to preside over storms and rain, and can bring disastrous drought, thunderstorms and general bad weather if it feels neglected and/or angered.
Though Shinryu's name is taken from the East Asian dragon which normally is depicted with four claws and no wings, it does not greatly resemble the mythological Shénlóng, as it originally had five claws on each hand as opposed to four as a way to show higher-rank (as well as sharing the same azure color as another mythological dragon, the Qīnglóng/Seiryu).
The Final Fantasy depiction of Shinryu's most iconic recurring design more closely resembles the European wyvern, a dragon-like serpent with two claws and two wings.