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Template:Sideicon Template:FFVII Enemy Dark Dragon is an enemy from Final Fantasy VII. They are among the stronger enemies found in the Northern Cave.

Formations

# Formation
870 Dark Dragon
871 Dark Dragon

Locations

Northern Cave
Spiral Descent 870
Winding Descent 870
Platform Descent 870
Red Passage 870
Horizontal Fork 870

Battle

Dark Dragons use strong physical attacks—Claw and Tail Attack—which may use twice in one turn. It uses Dark Dragon Breath, which may inflict Darkness to all party members. His most powerful attack is Ultima, which it uses as a counter-attack against magical attacks once per battle.

It is vulnerable to Gravity, but casting any magic on it will cause it to counter with Ultima. The party can steal rare and useful Dragon Armlets from them.

When manipulated, the player may learn the enemy skills Dragon Force and Laser from it. It is recommended to manipulate them or inflict Sleep, then cast spells such as Laser on it to inflict damage quickly.

Strategy

Manipulating them into casting Laser on themselves is a effective way of defeating Dark Dragons without risk of retaliation, as Laser is not a physical attack and therefore does not cure Manipulation. Otherwise, strong physical attacks as well as 4x-Cut work well.

AI script

AI: Setup {

Count = Rnd(0..3)
SpclChance = 5

} AI: Main {

If (Count == 0) Then
{
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Tail Attack> on Target
If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
{
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Tail Attack> on Target
}
Count = 1
} Else If (Count == 1) Then {
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Claw> on Target
If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
{
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Claw> on Target
}
Count = 2
} Else If (Count == 2) Then {
If ((Dark Dragon's MP >= 19) AND (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1)) Then
{
Choose Self
Use Dragon Force on Target
} Else {
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Claw> on Target
If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
{
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Claw> on Target
}
}
Count = 3
} Else {
If ((Dark Dragon's MP >= 20) AND (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1)) Then
{
Choose All Opponents
Use Dark Dragon Breath on Target
} Else {
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Tail Attack> on Target
If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
{
Choose Random Opponent
Use <Tail Attack> on Target
}
}
Count = Rnd(0..1)
}

} AI: Counter - General {

If (Dark Dragon's HP <= 25% of Dark Dragon's Max HP) Then
{
SpclChance = 2
} Else If (Dark Dragon's HP <= 50% of Dark Dragon's Max HP) Then {
SpclChance = 3
} Else If (Dark Dragon's HP <= 75% of Dark Dragon's Max HP) Then {
SpclChance = 4
} Else {
SpclChance = 5
}

} AI: Counter - Magical {

If ((Dark Dragon's MP >= 130) AND (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1)
AND (TempVar:Ultima == 0)) Then
{
Choose All Opponents
Use Ultima on Target
TempVar:Ultima = 1
}

}

Other appearances

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Etymology

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, which is featured in the myths of many cultures.

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