Golbez (Final Fantasy IV Boss)

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Golbez is a boss in Final Fantasy IV. He is encountered twice. The first time is a battle only viewed between Tellah and Golbez, and the second is a playable battle.

[edit] First Battle

Final Fantasy IV Enemy
Golbez
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J2e Name	Golbeze
SNES Name	Golbez
PS Name	Golbez
GBA Name	Golbez
DS Name	Golbez
SNES Stats Level HP MP 26 65500 4093 Strength Magic 19 0 Defense M. Defense Evasion 0 0 0 EXP Gil 0 0 Location Tower of Zot Type None Steal {{{SNESSteal}}} Item Dropped {{{SNESDrop}}} Abilities N/A Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confuse, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information PS Stats Level HP MP 26 65500 4093 Strength Magic 19 0 Defense M. Defense Evasion 0 0 0 EXP Gil 0 0 Location {{{PSLocation}}} Type None Steal {{{PSSteal}}} Item Dropped {{{PSDrop}}} Abilities N/A Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confuse, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information GBA Stats #207 HP Strength Magic {{{GBAHP}}} 19 0 Defense Magic Defense 0 0 EXP Gil {{{GBAEXP}}} {{{GBAGil}}} Location {{{GBALocation}}} Type None Item Dropped {{{GBATreasure}}} Abilities N/A Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confuse, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information DS Stats #{{{DSbestiary}}} Level HP {{{DSlevel}}} {{{DSHP}}} EXP Gil {{{DSEXP}}} {{{DSGil}}} Location {{{DSLocation}}} Steal {{{DSSteal}}} Common Drop {{{Drop1}}} Uncommon Drop {{{Drop2}}} Rare Drop {{{Drop3}}} Very Rare Drop {{{Drop4}}} Abilities N/A Weak Against {{{DSWeak}}} Resistant to {{{DSResist}}} Immune to {{{DSImmune}}} Absorbs {{{DSAbsorb}}}

This is a cutscene battle where Tellah fights against Golbez. Tellah will cast a series of magic spells until he finishes both Golbez and himself with Meteor.

[edit] Second Battle

Final Fantasy IV Enemy
Golbez
Japanese	{{{japan}}}
Romaji	{{{romaji}}}
J2e Name	Golbeze
SNES Name	Golbez
PS Name	Golbez
GBA Name	Golbez
DS Name	Golbez
SNES Stats Level HP MP 31 23001 1437 Strength Magic 86 1 Defense M. Defense Evasion 0 0 EXP Gil 15000 10000 Location Dwarves' Castle Type None Steal {{{SNESSteal}}} Item Dropped {{{SNESDrop}}} Abilities Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confusion, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information PS Stats Level HP MP 31 23001 1437 Strength Magic 86 1 Defense M. Defense Evasion 0 0 EXP Gil 15000 10000 Location {{{PSLocation}}} Type None Steal {{{PSSteal}}} Item Dropped {{{PSDrop}}} Abilities Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confusion, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information GBA Stats #207 HP Strength Magic {{{GBAHP}}} 86 1 Defense Magic Defense 0 0 EXP Gil {{{GBAEXP}}} {{{GBAGil}}} Location {{{GBALocation}}} Type None Item Dropped {{{GBATreasure}}} Abilities Weak Against Fire, Holy Resistant to Poison, Blind, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, Death, Berserk, Confusion, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, Gradual Petrify Immune to None Absorbs None Other Information DS Stats #{{{DSbestiary}}} Level HP {{{DSlevel}}} {{{DSHP}}} EXP Gil {{{DSEXP}}} {{{DSGil}}} Location {{{DSLocation}}} Steal {{{DSSteal}}} Common Drop {{{Drop1}}} Uncommon Drop {{{Drop2}}} Rare Drop {{{Drop3}}} Very Rare Drop {{{Drop4}}} Abilities Weak Against {{{DSWeak}}} Resistant to {{{DSResist}}} Immune to {{{DSImmune}}} Absorbs {{{DSAbsorb}}}

In the second battle, Golbez first paralyzes the entire party and then summons the Shadow Dragon to fight with him. If Kain Jumps at the right time, he can survive, but this is not integral. The Shadow Dragon then uses it's Black Fang attack to instantly defeat Cecil's allies one by one until only Cecil himself remains. At the last moment, Rydia finally makes her return and saves the party. After that Golbez attacks with a very simple attack pattern - Bio, Thundaga and Fira, over and over. Despite his HP total, one does not need to deplete Golbez's HP to win - once he has taken approximately 3000 damage, he is defeated. Thus, he is actually a very simple boss to defeat.

[edit] DS Strategy

The opening of the battle is identical, up until Rydia enters the battle. Use a Spider Silk on Golbez as soon as possible to make the second half easier. Getting Kain to jump out of the way of Golbez's paralysing attack is no longer possible, as Golbez will wait until Kain has come back down before he uses it.

Golbez begins the second segment by casting Barrier Shift, acquiring a random elemental weakness and making himself absorb all other elemental damage. Golbez will group-cast Level 2 spells on the party, and also casts Drain and Osmose to heal himself. Cecil or Kain should use Libra or Bestiary to find Golbez's weakness while Rydia summons the corresponding summon to hit that weakness. This can do great damage, but whenever Golbez is hit with his weakness he uses Barrier Shift again, forcing the party to use Libra to find his new weakness. The other party members need not be revived, as they will fall quickly.