There are some majorchanges in Square Enix’s latestFinal FantasygameFinal Fantasy 7 Remake,but one thing that remains the same are the summon materia. The summons are powerful entities that can join battles on Cloud’s side to pummel enemies and cast powerful magic. But unlike the originalFF7, players have to first battle and defeat these aeons in battle before they can grab their summon materia. The most difficult of these to get is Bahamut.
Bahamut
Bahamut is a strong summon character that appears in severalFFgames. This dragon has a longhistory in theFinal Fantasyseries, and his appearance in theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeis not a surprise. Of all the summons that players can grab in this first chapter of the remake, he is the most powerful and is the most difficult to defeat.
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Like many of the other summon materia in the newFinal Fantasy 7, players have to battle him in the VR battles through Chadley. Through this prolific NPC side quest giver, players canbattle against Shiva, Fat Chocobo, Leviathan, and Bahamut and gain their materia to add to their party. Bahamut appears after players can completed the 19th Battle Intel Report.
Preparing for the Bahamut Battle
Before hopping into battle with this dangerous dragon, players will want to ensure that they are prepared as possible. Players can’t be too prepared for this; Bahamut is not easy to beat unless Cloud and party goes into the battle with some prep. First, players will want to max out their levels and max out their weapons; ensure Tifa andCloud have the best possible weaponsthey can. Being level 50 is a big help; players need a lot of HP to stave off some of Bahmut’s bigger attacks. Having 7k or more HP is a necessity as well as a lot of great materia that has been leveled up too.
Unlike some of the other battles players have done, Bahamut doesn’t have an elemental weakness, unlike Shiva andIfrit. He’s an extremely well-balanced character, and one that Cloud and friends will want on their side.
The Fight
The battle against Bahamut is a race to see who can do more damage, Cloud or the Summon. Cloud and Tifa will be the best melee whileAerith makes for a great magicalsupport unit. verify to give her MP UP, Cure, and Magnify to make sure that she can give the other two the support they need to win.
All of Bahamut’s main attacks will have to be blocked as opposed to evaded. verify to be ready to block any time the dragon begins an attack, with one big exception: Megaflare. Players will know when he’s about to Megaflare because he will countdown from 5. Once he reaches zero, players will be dead no matter what they do. The Megaflare just does more damage thanFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeplayers have. So they will have to break the attack instead. As he counts down, do everything in the party’s power to stagger him out of the attack.
Once Bahamut is staggered, use Unbridled Strength withTifa’s amazing fighting movesand smash against the dragon until he’s defeated.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakeis available for PlayStation 4 only.
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