Spoilers!!! BBS Boss Battle Strategy Guide!

Hey everyone. Well Since I have my own copy of Birth By Sleep I figured I would post a list of Bosses and the Strategy I used to beat each one. This thread will be updated as I complete the game.

Terra's Story:

Boss Battle 1: Aqua

HP: 25
Recommended Level: 1
Location of Boss: Land of Departure

This first boss appears during the Tutorial of the game. As Terra you are much slower than Aqua and Ven, but luckily you have dash to make up for that. Aqua is a long Range fighter, so make sure to dodge. Use Dash to get up close to Aqua and take her down with Terra's powerful physical attacks. Being the first boss Aqua is very easy so you shouldn't have any trouble at all.


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Boss Battle 2: Wheel Master

HP: Torso: 400/Spindle: 250/Spinning Wheel: 250
Recommended Level: 4 or 5
Location of Boss: Enchanted Dominion

While it is not neccessary to destroy the spindle and Spinning Wheel to win, I highly recommened that you do anyways as it will make the battle easier. Watch out for the spindle because it can trap you in it's thread. If you do become trapped in the thread keep pressing the circle button to escape. Lock onto the spindle and use a few physical attacks then get away from the wheel master.

Watch out for the spinning wheel because this boss can throw it at you which can cause alot of damage. Dodge the wheel if the you see the boss start to spin it's body around. Be careful though because the spinning wheel can move around on it's own seperate from the boss so be mindful of that. Fill your command gauge, hopefully you will be able to enter Fire Blazer mode. Once in Fire Blazer go all out and destroy the spindle. With the spindle gone it's time to focus on the spinning wheel. If you find it laying flat on the ground bash away at it until it's gone, if you see it moving around the room wait until it returns to the torso then use fire blazer to destroy it.

With both the spinning wheel and the spindle gone, it's time to destroy the torso. The torso now only has a charge attack and a jump attack, both of which can be dodged fairly easy. So go all out on the torso and the wheel master will fall.

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Boss Battle 3: Magic Mirror

HP: 300
Recommended Level: 8
Location of Boss: Dwarf Woodland

This boss is slightly easier than Wheel Master simply because it has less HP than Wheel Master. The Magic Mirror is a tricky boss to deal with because it can create many copies of itself. You will need to find the real magic mirror and there is an easy way how. The real magic mirror is the only face that is smiling, once you find it attack it and get in a quick combo.

Watch out though, when the mirror summons copies of itself all of the copies will shoot out fire from their mouth and if your not careful you can end up being barraged by the many fire spells which is basicaly a death sentence. So make sure to heal when needed.

Stay focused, heal when needed and remember that your real target is the magic mirror who is smiling.

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Boss Battle 4: Symphony Master:

HP: Symphony Master: 450/Instruments: 200 a piece
Recommended Level: 12
Location of Boss: Castle Of Dreams

Make sure you destroy the 3 instruments that the Symphony Master commands. I would take out the trumphet first as it seems to be the most annoying one. Then take out the drum and then the violin, you may need to heal while destroying the instruments. Once the instruments are gone the symphony master will be pretty simple to defeat. Just keep bashing at it and this boss will soon fall.

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Boss Battle 5: Trinity Armor

HP: Torso: 800/Arms: 800/Legs: 800
Recommended Level: 15-16
Location of Boss: Radiant Gardens

Don't be afraid of this bosses massive HP, because Aqua and Ven are here to help as party members. Lock on to the Legs first and just start attacking all out. This boss has strong attacks all around but as long as you have a way to heal quickly those shouldn't be a problem. Once the legs are gone, start beating up the arms. After the arms have fallen the torso is all yours, with Aqua and Ven's help this boss should fall soon.

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Boss Battle 6: Braig

HP: 600
Recommended Level 17-18
Location of Boss: Radiant Gardens

That's right folks, the human form of Xigbar is a boss. This guy is probably the hardest boss so far. Braig is a long range fighter, he uses a pair of cross bow like guns. Use dash to dodge his dark bullets. Wait until Braig as stopped firing bullets and is reloading to attack him. You can try to attack Braig while he is floating in the air but he will probably teleport away from you before you can reach him which can leave you wide open for him to do some pretty good damage to you.

The best time to attack him is when he is on the ground, he will stand there just long enough for you to get to him and land a powerful combo on him. But stay focused, you will need to dodge alot in this battle. Once you Braig's HP down some he will start to charge his guns, while it looks like he would be an easy target while charging do not go after him. Wait for him to fire his powerfully charged attack and then dodge it.

You can block Braig's bullets which will cause them to damage Braig but you may also take some damage to yourself as well. When Braig enters sniper mode you must continualy use dash to dodge his bullets or it could be a death trap for you. Once he is out of sniper mode, keep repeating the same strategy show above, dodge, attack when you see an opening, use block send Braig's bullets back at him, and heal when needed.

You must fight conservatively.

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Boss Battle 7: Experiment 221

HP: 500
Recommended Level: 21-22
Location of Boss: Deep Space

Experiment 221 is Stitch's electrified cousin. This boss is probably slightly more difficult than Braig. This bosses uses a dash attack that can become annoying after awhile. The thing that makes Experiment 221 really hard is that he is hard to catch which means you will have problems trying to hit him. Sometimes sparky will go to the center of the area and summon electric balls of energy, it's best if you block these orbs which will knock them back at Experiment 221 and stun him for a few seconds. Take this oppurtunity to land a few hits on Experiment 221.

Once the boss has lost a certain amount of HP he will posses the two laser canons in the room. You can attack these canons but I recommened you just keep dodging the laser fire until Experiment 221 reamerges from the canons. Be careful though because usualy when this boss comes out of the canons it will start throwing huge orbs of energy at you. Use dash to dodge the orb and then jump to avoid the shock wave it leaves behind.

Use Sonic Raid to hit this boss from long range. Attack this boss when ever you can, always be ready to dodge, and heal when needed.

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Part 2 of Terra's boss list coming soon.

 

Terra's Story Part 2:

Boss Battle 8: Zack

HP: 600
Recommened Level: 23
Location of Boss: Olympus Coliseum

That's right, everyone's favorite SOLDIER makes his first Kingdom Hearts appearances in Birth By Sleep. This battle is simply the precurssor to a much tougher battle. Zack's attacks are mostly physical and can be dodged easily so just bash away at Zack until the battle ends.

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Boss Battle 9: Dark Zack

HP: 600
Recommended Level: 27-28
Location of Boss: Olympus Coliseum

This battle takes place immediatly after the first battle with Zack. This time Zack is powered up by darkness and now he showing off a new arsenal of attacks that are all heavy hitters. Dark Zack is definantly the toughest boss so far. Zack's most deadly attack is his version of what seems to be omnislash. This attack and mean instant death if your HP isn't full. As soon as Zack's omnislash like attack is finished he will stop moving allowing you to get some damage on him.

You should stay away from Zack as much as possible and only attack him when he lowers his head and stops moving. If you are on low health and have no way to heal then use your shot lock attack to deal a good amount of damage to Zack while preventing him from damaging you. Also watch out for Zack's meteor attack. Make sure you have some potions along with atleast one cure spell in your deck for this battle.

Blade Charge is also a good way to damage Zack.

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Boss Battle 10: Peter Pan

HP: 700
Recommended Level: 29-30
Location of Boss: Neverland

Peter Pan isn't too difficult but he his a hard hitter. Like with Experiment 221 it can be difficult to hit Peter Pan. Peter likes to remain in the air and fly away from Terra, which keeps him out of range from Terra's attacks. Luckily you have shot Lock, use your Shot Lock attack to get some good damage on Peter Pan. Always try to dodge Peter Pan's attacks as he can do a good amount of damage to you.

Attack when you can and dodge Peter Pan's attacks, and the difficulty of this boss should be reduced some.

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Boss Battle 11: Master Eraqus

HP: 750
Recommended Level: 35
Location of Boss: Land of Departure

Ah yes apprentice vs Master, and it's a tough battle to be sure. Being a keyblade master Eraqus is one of the toughest bosses in the game. Eraqus is fast and strong, he can easily kill you is you're not carefull. Once again you need to use Shot Lock, this will do a good bit of damage to Eraqus. After that keep away from Eraqus at all cost or you're pretty much dead.

You should use dark impulse mode any chance you get, this will make your attacks stronger and give you a new command deck with attacks of course associatied with darkness. If you get caught in Eraqus's fast and powerful combos try to guard against him. This will cause the "Relfect" reaction command to pop up so press circle when it appears on the screen and counter attack Eraqus. This will catch Eraqus off gaurd for a moment allowing you to do your own physical combo on him.

After taking a certain amount of damage Eraqus will start using an flame attack that causes pillars of fire to shoot up from the ground and follow Terra. Just keep running away from the pillars of fire and you should be safe. Master Eraqus' most powerful attack is one where he summons blades of light that will spin around in a circle. Keep between two of the blades and run just enough to where you don't get cut and you can avoid this attack.

Finish Master Eraqus off with a final shot Lock attack.

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Boss Battle 12: Master Xehanort and Vanitas

HP: Master Xehanort: 900/Vanitas: 550
Recommended Level: 37
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

This battle can be difficult if you don't not fight with cautious. While your first inpulse would be to attack Master Xehanort you should instead lock on to Vanitas and go after him. All you need to do to end this battle is keep attacking Vanitas until he loses a portion of his HP, about 300 HP or so. You should immediatly use the Aqua D-Link, the Ven D-Link is good too but I prefer to use Aqua D-Link. So use the Aqua D-Link magic deck, make sure to save your cura spell for an emergency. After taking down a portion of Vanitas' HP the battle will come to an end.

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Boss Battle 13: Master Xehanort

HP: 900
Recommended Level: 37-38
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

Master Xehanort is a powerful opponent. Master Xehanort can use a physical combo that ends with him casting a blizzard spell. This can be avoided by using Dash. Master Xehanort has a tendecy to stand still for a few second but usualy your too busy dodging either his earth shatter attack or his keyblade whirlwind attack. Attack Master Xehanort whenever you get the chance while dodging Master Xehanort's attacks. Use D-Links and different modes to damage MX even more. As long as you stayed well healed, Master Xehanort should soon fall.

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Boss Battle 14: Master Xehanort possesing Terra's Body

HP: 1000
Recommended Level: 40
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

Yep Master Xehanort pulled the old switch body tactics. Well now it seems Master Xehanort's Heart is in control of Terra's body and yes this is how the younger Xehanort who became Ansem's apprentices came into existence. Now some part of Terra has been placed inside of his armor, so now you are playing as Terra's armor. From this battle I will refer to the boss as Terranort and I will refer to Terra's armor as LS meaning Lingering Sentiment.

Terranort uses all of the same attacks that Terra could use except they are much more darker. Like in the battles with Master Xehanort and Master Eraqus, the reflect reaction command can be used in this battle. Terranort can dash in flash, his physical combos can be a killer. The attack you should really watch out for is his meteor attack which can be dodged by using dash. You can't use D-Links and even though you can use shoot lock, it seems that shot lock can't actually do damage to Terranort.

Another of Terranort's physical combos ends with him shooting a dark claw from his keyblade, please try to avoid this as it will cause alot of damage. The best way to damage Terranort is to attack him whenever you see an opening and to use the reflect reaction command whenever you block one of his combos. Keep that up and make sure you only heal when on low health and you should be able to pull off a win.
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And that's it folks. You have just defeated the final boss in Terra's scenario. With that done it's time to go off and play as Ven or Aqua. I would tell you how Terra's story ends but you can go play the game yourselves ya lazy bums
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Ven's Story Boss List will be up tomorrow.

 

Sorry Summoner, i'm currently playing Ven's Story and I am nearly finished with it so his boss list has to be next, but it's likely i'll still have something up for Aqua by tomorrow night or the day after.

 

Ven's Story:

Boss Battle 1:Terra

HP: 25
Recommended Level: 1
Location of Boss: Land of Departure

Terra may be stronger than you but you have speed on your side. Dodge Roll over to Terra while avoiding his physical attack then go all out on him with a combo of your own. This boss should be easy.

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Boss Battle 2: The Seven Drawves
HP: 25 per dwarf
Recommended Level: 1
Location of Boss: Dwarf Woodland

This is probably the easiest boss battle in the whole game. The dwarves don't even fight back. All you need to do is attack the boxes or rail carts they are hiding in to find them. Once you find all the dwarves the battle comes to an end.

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Boss Battle 3: Mad Treant

HP: 300
Recommended Level: 4
Location of Boss: Dwarf Woodland

The Mad Treant is a tree like unversed. This boss likes to jump around alot to avoid your damage but still that shouldn't be too difficutl to deal with. Make sure you use shoot Lock to avoid taking damage from this giant tree's all round explosion attack which can be an instant death to you. Fill up your command guage to enter speed rave and go all out on this boss, you may need to use another shoot lock attack to finish him off but soon enough this boss will fall.

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Boss Battle 4: Lucifer the Cat

HP: 400
Recommended Level: 7
Location of Boss: Castle of Dreams

Well as you may have noticed, you have been reduced to the size of a mouse. Lucifer is a cat so he loves to claw you. His claws can do a nasty bit of damage so try to dodge or block his claws whenever you can or you will be trying to heal yourself alot. Sometimes Lucifer will jump on the funiture and then land back on the floor causing a shock wave that can deal some damage to you so dodge it.

When Lucifer gets tired you will have the chance to use a reaction command where you can ride on the back of this fluffy kitty. Once Lucifer has lost enough health use a shoot Lock to finish of the terrible feline.

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Boss Battle 5: Goblin Ambush

HP: 15 per Goblin
Recommended Level: 8
Location of Boss: Enchanted Dominion

I'm not even sure if this is actually considered a boss battle but oh well. You have fought Maleficent's little goblin henchmen before but this time they come in big numbers. Just use speed rave and shoot lock to end this battle quickly.

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Boss Battle 6: Maleficent

HP: 450
Recommended Level: 12-13
Location of Boss: Enchanted Dominion

Yep the old hag herself is back for another Kingdom Hearts Game. Maleficent isn't too difficult of a boss depending on how well you can keep up. Maleficent likes to teleport across the room alot so if you can get to her before she teleports and do some damage you should be fine. Maleficent uses a thunder attack that can be dangerous if you get caught in it. So make sure you are ready to heal after being hit by her thunder magic.

Maleficent usualy chants a spell before casting her magic so as soon as she finishes her chant dodge roll out of the way to avoid her zaps of magic. Sometimes Maleficent will teleport to the center of the area where she will cast an aura that will stun you. You can avoid this by walking over to where the three good fairies are and activate a series of reaction commands that appear on the screen. At the end of the series of reaction commands the three good fairies will stun Maleifcent allowing you to get a good amount of damage on her.

Sometimes Maleficent will transform into a spinning ball of light that if hits you will damage you so try to avoid her when she is in this form. Finish Maleficent off with a final shoot lock attack. Aqua D-Link is also an excellent option to use in this battle.

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Boss Battle 7: Vanitas

HP: 550
Recommended Level: 14-15
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

Try to avoid Vanitas' attacks at all cost until time is up because soon a cutscene will take place.

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Boss Battle 8: Vanitas

HP: 550
Recommended Level: 14-15
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

This battle takes place right after the cutscene I mentioned. Mickey is teamed with you to help you take out Vanitas and you are going to need all the help you can get. Always be ready to dodge in this battle because Vanitas is incredibly fast and strong. If you need to you may want to go level up some more before taking on this boss.

If you need to heal in this battle and trust me you are going to need to heal, then do so quickly and be ready to dodge one of his attacks. Now whatever you do, never ever do a 3 hit combo on this guy. After doing 2 hits on this guy dodge immediatly cause after doing 2 hits on Vanitas he will leave an after image of himself and attack from the air. There is not a 100% chance you can dodge this attack but atleast try.

Sometimes you can activate a reaction command with Mickey called "Holy Burtst" this will deal a nice bit of damage to Vanitas. If you get the chance to shoot Lock do it immediatly. Also dodge Vanitas' triple fire ball homing attack, if these fire balls hit you it will do alot of damage and usualy Vanitas' follows up with a 3 hit combo so that pretty much spells death for you.

If Vanitas is low on health finish him off with a shoot lock and that should finish this battle.

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Part 2 of Ven's boss list will be posted later today.

 

Ven's Story Part 2:

Boss 9: Trinity Armor

HP: Torso: 800/Arms: 800/Legs: 800
Recommended Level: 15-16
Location of Boss: Radiant Gardens

Don't be afraid of this bosses massive HP, because Aqua and Terra are here to help as party members. Lock on to the Legs first and just start attacking all out. This boss has strong attacks all around but as long as you have a way to heal quickly those shouldn't be a problem. Once the legs are gone, start beating up the arms. After the arms have fallen the torso is all yours, with Aqua and Terra's help this boss should fall soon.

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Boss 10: Metamorphosis (In Space)

HP: 500
Recommended Level: 21-23
Location of Boss: Deep Space (In Space)

The Metamorphosis is a jelly fish like unversed. This battle takes place in space. As soon as you select to go to Deep Space you will be engaged into this fight. Since it takes place in space you will be fighting this boss while riding on your keyblade-rider. This boss can be very hard because not only do you not have anyway to heal, your attacks also does nearly zero damage so it can take a while to beat this boss. The good thing is you don't have to deplete all 500 hp, you only need to deplete 100 of this boss's HP.

So your goal is to dodge or reflect this creature's attacks, try to to take as small amount of damage as possible and attack when you see an opening. After awhile the battle will end once you deplete a portion of this boss' HP.

You may want to complete Disney Town and Olympus Coliseum before facing this boss so you can level up some before fighting this creature.

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Boss Battle 11: Metamorphosis

HP: 500
Recommended Level: 22
Location of Boss: Deep Space

That's right your foe is back, but this time he is easier to beat. You fight this boss in what I can only assume is the engine room of the space ship. Now that you're on the ground you should be able to lay on more damage to this boss. Good news is, Stitch is here to aid you in this battle. This boss will sometimes attach itself to the main power core in the center of the room. It will start to suck energy from the core so you must keep attacking it until this boss detatches from the power core. If this boss drains too much energy from the power core the battle is over so keep a look out at the power cores damage bar in the left hand corner of the screen.

Sometimes this boss will latch onto the core on the upper level, to get up there to stop the metamorphisis you will need to use the reaction command with Stitch to get to the upper level, once there keep attacking the boss until it detatches itself. Never let this boss get you in a corner as it could mean instant death if you don't have full health. Stayed healed, use fire blazer or some other mode instead of shoot lock to damge this boss and it will soon fall.

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Boss Battle 12: Captain Hook

HP: 700
Recommended Level: 25
Location of Boss: Neverland

Hook isn't too terrible of an opponent but you need to think fast. What you really need is good defense in this battle. Always stay locked on to Hook. Wing Blade mode is probably the best way to damage Hook fast. I wouldn't recommend shoot lock as Hook my surprise you by throwing some explosive presents at you while you charge your shoot lock.

If you can get Hook near the edge of the small rock your on, you can knock him into the water where he will get his but bitten by the crocodile, it's a pretty funny addition to this battle. As long as you stay well healed then Hook isn't all that hard.

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Boss Battle 13: Vanitas

HP: 600
Recommended Level: 35
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

Vanitas is still really hard so get ready for lots of dodging and healing. Unfortunantly Mickey isn't here to help you this time, you're all alone. Vanitas starts off the battle by riding a wave of keyblades. If you can land a three hit combo while he is riding the keyblades he will fall off the wave of keyblades and will be stunned for a few seconds. So knock him off the keyblade wave if you can but not at the risk of him dealing alot of damage to you.

The strategy is pretty much the same as before, as Vanitas' attacks haven't changed too much, except he is alot stronger this time. Use Shoot Lock and the Aqua D-Link whenever you get the chance. Make sure you don't use up all of your items in this battle. Keep up the attacks and take the least amount of damage as possible and this boss will be defeated soon enough.

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Boss Battle 14: Vanitas Umasked with X-Blade

HP: 700
Recommended Level: 35
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

I think this is probably my favorite battle in the whole game because I love the area it takes place in and I love the final stage of this battle. This battle is probably the hardest boss in Ven's scenario so make sure he have plenty of stuff to heal with. Immediatly use the Aqua D-Link, heal whenever your health goes below half way. Vanitas is extremely fast and fearocious. He attacks like crazy. Don't even think about using Shoot Lock because Vanitas is not going to give you enough time to charge your shoot lock.

Attack Vanitas a little then keep dodging and then attack when you see another opening. Fire Blazer mode works well against Vanitas so I recommend it for sure. Basicaly attack when you can, be ready to dodge at any moment, and heal whenever you go below half health.

Once you have depleted Vanitas HP to 1 the final stage of the battle will begin, hopefully you have healed before the final stage begins or else you're pretty much dead. Ven will be forced to use a Vanitas D-Link causing your command deck to transform, from here on out Vanitas and Ven will have the same style of attack. So now you will be floating in the air with pieces of stain glass floating everywhere which looks freaking awesome. Keep pressing the triangle button until you engage Vanitas in a clash of keyblades. Once that happens keep rotating the analog stick to overpower Vanitas. This will give you time to build up your finisher, and keep pressing triangle and sometimes circle or square. Once you see your finsiher appear next to the normal attack command, immediatly press circle and finish Vanitas off!!!!!
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And that's it folks, Vanitas is gone!!! You did it, you defeated Ven's final boss. But don't worry, we still get to beat up on Vanitas in Aqua's story which we will cover tomorrow.

As all ways I would tell you how Ven's story ends, but you can find out for yourself once you get the game lazy bums

 

Aqua's Story:

Boss Battle 1: Ven

HP: 25
Recommended Level: 1
Location of Boss: Land of Departure

Ven may be quick but Aqua is a long range fighter. Just use some long range attack (spells or shoot lock) and Ven will be finished.

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Boss Battle 2: Cursed Carriage

HP: 250
Recommended Level: 3
Location of Boss: Castle of Dreams

Now honestly I think Aqua's story is the most difficult out of the three. Her physical attacks hardly do any damage so you really need to make sure you have spells equiped. Now the cursed carriage isn't all that tough really. The cursed carriage can perform a spinning attack and I recommend that you use shoot lock to avoid damage as this attack can be a heavy hitter. Watch out for it's jump attacks because they can become very annoying.

I also recommend you use your shoot lock as soon as you can. D-Link's aren't really needed for this battle but if you decide to use one, I recommend you use Ven. Sometimes the cursed carriage will summon weaker unverse to fight you, you should take them out in order to keep them from getting in your way while you fight the boss. Sometimes the cursed carriage will use wind to bring you toward it's mouth so it can swallow you. You can avoid this by continuing to run or cartwheel away from the boss.

If however you do get caught into the creatures mouth you need to keep pressing circle to break free. The boss can fire bombs aswell and it's tough to avoid them so you may need to have a potion or something ready to heal.

Just keep from taking too much damage and you can beat this boss with not too much trouble.

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Boss Battle 3: Magic Mirror

HP: 300
Recommended Level: 5
Location of Boss: Dwarf Woodland

That's right, it's your old foe from back in Terra's story. The magic mirror still uses the same attacks as he did in Terra's story mode, heck he even has the same amount of HP that he did in Terra's story mode. However you may find the Magic Mirror to be harder this time because Aqua wont be able to do as much physical damage as Terra could against this boss.

Now the basic strategy for this battle is the same. The mirror makes copies of itself and you have to attack the real one. Of course the real one is the only face that is smiling. I recommend that you use the Terra D-Link which should help with this battle. I recommend using Magic Wish mode too, so try to go into that as soon as you can. Other than that there is really not much else you can do to win.

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Boss Battle 4: Goblin Ambush

HP: 15 per Goblin
Recommended Level: 8
Location of Boss: Enchanted Dominion

Aqua's Goblin Ambush isn't very different from Ven's Goblin Ambush. Aqua's is probably easier too since you have Prince Phillip here to help. The only difference really is that the battle takes place in a different area and Prince Phillip is aiding you. Just do whatever you like to defeat the Goblins.

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Boss Battle 5: Dragon Maleficent

HP: 600
Recommended Level: 10
Location of Boss: Enchanted Dominion

This is certainly the hardest boss so far in Aqua's story. You're fighting the dragon on a bridge covered in thorns so you don't have too much room to run. Use your shoot lock as soon as the battle begins. You can avoid the dragon's stomp attack by jumping when she crashes her feet to the ground. When Maleficent spews fire from her mouth it will cover the whole area and this can be a death blow unless you run over to Prince Phillip and use the reaction command that will both damage Maleficent and get rid of the flames.

After getting Maleficent's HP down to about 250 she will rise up in the air and start flying around the area surrounding the bridge. Make sure you are standing next to phillip when the dragon flies above you so you can use the reaction command to jump on the dragon's back. Now that you're on her back start whacking at her head and get alot of damage on her.

Make sure you are not standing under the Dragon when she lands, then go into thunder bolt mode to finish Maleficent off.

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Boss Battle 6: Trinity Armor

HP: Torso: 800/Arms: 800/Legs: 800
Recommended Level: 15
Location of Boss: Radiant Gardens

Don't be afraid of this bosses massive HP, because Ven and Terra are here to help as party members. Lock on to the Legs first and just start attacking all out. This boss has strong attacks all around but as long as you have a way to heal quickly those shouldn't be a problem. Once the legs are gone, start beating up the arms. After the arms have fallen the torso is all yours, with Ven and Terra's help this boss should fall soon.

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Boss Battle 7: Vanitas

HP: 550
Recommended Level: 18
Location of Boss: Radiant Gardens

Vanitas fights exactly like he did when Ven and Mickey fought him the first time in Ven's story. Now of course Aqua isn't as powerful as Ven so you will need to rely on your magic. Use shoot lock as soon as the battle begins. Like I said in the strategy for Vanitas in Ven's story, never ever ever hit Vanitas with a three hit combo, just hit him twice then dodge out of the way. Try to stay away from Vanitas as much as you can and just keep hitting him with fire spells. Heal only when it's an emergency.

Use Shoot lock again as soon as you can. You may want to try to beat Vanitas using the Ven D-Link. If Vanitas gets close to you try to use block to deflect his attack, this should give you just a second to land a physical combo on him but remember, only hit him twice. I recommend that you finish him off with a shoot lock.
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Part 2 of Aqua's boss list tomorrow.

 

Aqua's Story Part 2:

Boss Battle 8: Zack

HP: 600
Recommended Level: 19
Location of Boss: Olympus Coliseum

This battle is similar to the first battle Terra has with Zack. Thank goodness that Zack does NOT use darkness in this battle. I recommend you to use spells from afar on Zack but if you want to, bash him with physical attacks. Stay healed and Zack will go down rather easy.

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Boss Battle 9: Hades and Ice Titan

HP: Hades: 450/Ice Titan: 400
Recommended Level: 20
Location of Boss: Olympus Coliseum

I found this battle to be pretty tough actually. Use shoot lock as soon as the battle begins on Hades. Then lock onto Ice Titan and focus your attacks on it. It's the ice titan that really makes this battle hard because it will continue to fire ice sicles at you while you try to attack Hades. So attack the Ice Titan with physical attacks or fire attacks, Blade charge mode is also an excellent way to get rid of Ice Titan. As long as you stay close to ice titan's legs you wont be hit by it's ice sicle attack. Fire blazer mode is also another great way to take out ice titan.

If Hades tries to attack you while your fighting Ice Titan, run away from ice titan and wait for Hades to move away from Ice Titan then quickly rush back to Ice Titan to finish it off.

Once you have gotten rid of Ice Titan, it's time to defeat the lord of the dead himself. With Ice Titan gone, beating Hades is made much easier. You should be able to use another Shoot Lock on Hades by now so do so. Now here is where I get confused, how come Hades can be damaged by fire? Seriously I used Fire Blazer on this guy and beat him, it makes no sense that Hades can be damaged by fire.

Anyways don't use Fire Blazer on Hades, cause it's a cheap way to win. Instead land some physical attacks on this guy and blizzard magic. All you really need to do is attack Hades a little then dodge when he throws a fire ball or starts spinning around with fire coming out of his hand. Attack, dodge, heal when needed, and then repeat and Hades will fall.

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Boss Battle 10: Gantu

HP: 600
Recommended Level: 23
Location of Boss: Deep Space

Alright, so another difficult boss. Stitch is here to help Aqua took out Gantu though. The first thing you will notice is that Gantu is a big boss. The second thing you will notice is that your physical attacks do less damage than what they normaly do. So how do you beat this sucker? Well first off use your shoot Lock on Gantu. Now if you are going to use physical attacks on Gantu do it from behind him, because he will usualy smack you away from the front which will become annoying.

The Terra D-Link is probably a good option to use in this battle so you can lay a bit more damage onto Gantu with physical attacks. Sometimes you will be able to use a reaction command to throw Stitch at Gantu's face. While Gantu is distracted trying to pull Stitch off his face you can get in some good damage with Blade Charge mode.

Always stay locked onto Gantu because sometimes he will do a dash attack. When you see him coming at you dodge out of the way. If Gantu begins to fire his laser gun at you just cartwheel behind him and make sure to stay behind him to avoid damage. Thunder Bolt mode also is a good option to use in this battle. Use whatever you can to damage Gantu and stayed well healed, and soon Gantu will succumb to defeat.

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Boss Battle 11: Vanitas

HP: 550
Recommended Level: 25
Location of Boss: Neverland

There is really no difference between this battle and the battle with Vanitas in Radiant Gardens except Vanitas' attacks are stronger. So follow the same strategy from the Vanitas battle in Radiant Gardens and you will come through fine. If you are having alot of problems beating him however then just go level up some more and then you should be able to beat him.

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Boss Battle 12: Braig

HP: 750
Recommended Level: 30
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

Braig is even harder now than he was in Terra's story. Alright so Braig's attacks are stronger, he's got more of them, he's faster, and he has more HP than he did in Terra's story. So how to beat him. Well first use shoot lock as soon as the battle begins. Now I recommend using the Ven D-Link so you can use some of his long range attacks like Sonic Raid. Now try to go into Fire Blazer as soon as possible. Once in Fire Blazer go all out on Braig to damage him as quick as possible. If you start to get on low health quickly heal.

Now whatever you do, do not use Shoot Lock anymore until I tell you to use it. When you are out of Fire Blazer, try to quickly get back into or try to go into Thunder Bolt. Either one of these modes works well against Braig. Now sometimes Braig will float in the air and will spin his guns around himself before starting to rapidly fire dark bullets all over the area. When he starts to use this attack, immediatly go into shoot lock to avoid taking damage. Only use shoot lock when he does this attack so you don't waste it.

Try to block as many of Braig's bullets back at him as you can. Continue to stay well healed. If Braig's HP is almost gone, 100 HP or less, use shoot lock to finish him off.

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Boss Battle 13: Ven posessed by Vanitas with the X Blade

HP: 1000
Recommended Level: 30
Location of Boss: Keyblade Graveyard

That's right Vanitas has taken over Ven's body, if you played Ven's story already then you know that right now Ven and Vanitas are battling eachother inside Ven's heart A.K.A Ven's final boss battle. But Vanitas currently has control of Ven's body and the X-Blade so it's upto Aqua to free Ven from Vanitas' control. Here is the bad news, this boss is really tough. Here is the good news, King Mickey is going to be helping you to defeat this boss.

First off, I hope you have the bomb mine attack equiped. This attack creates small circles on the ground that if an enemy steps on one will explode and damage them. Immediatly cast this spell as soon as the battle begins. When ever Ven is shot into the air, jump and land a physical attack on him. Then use shoot lock mode and damage Ven with that. Next you need to go into Ghost Drive mode and use whatever attacks you can on Vanitas while staying well healed.

Sometimes you will be able to use a reaction command with Mickey called "Holy Burst". Use it whenever you get the chance. Vanitas can fire energy waves from the X-Blade but this can be avoided by simply cartwheeling out of the way. Vanitas also has a strong fire attack where he jumps and sends fire balls raining down to the ground, but by staying far away from Vanitas this can be avoided. Vanitas strongest attack is one where he will jump in the air and slam in the X-Blade into the ground cause a huge wave of energy to shoot out of the ground in the shape of an "X". This is a great time to use shoot lock in order to avoid taking damage.

I don't recommend you use D-Links for this battle as they seem to be really useless in this battle but if you must use a D-Link then use Cinderella, Snow White, Ven, or Peter Pan so you will have a way to heal. Use everything you have to damage Vanitas, go all out on this guy, use Mickey's Holy Burts any chance you get, Always stay well healed, and use shoot lock to avoid taking damage from his strongest attacks.

Keep up your barrage of attacks and keep yourself healed up and Ven will be freed from Vanitas, Vanitas will be destroyed along with X-Blade.
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And there you have, Aqua's final boss defeated. So now you have a list for all of the bosses from each of the three stories. But don't think the game is over, we still have one more part of the game to complete. Everyone, it's time to defeat the True Final Boss of Birth By Sleep in the Last Episode.

We'll cover that tomorrow.