Master Tonberry (Final Fantasy VI)

From Final Fantasy Wiki

Final Fantasy VI Enemy
Master Tonberry
#328
Japanese	トンベリマスター
Romaji	Tonberi Masutā
SNES Name	Master Pug
PS Name	Master Pug
GBA Name	Master Tonberry
SNES Stats Level HP MP 73 22,000 1,200 Battle Power Magic Power 13 9 Defense M. Defense MBlock 100 165 0 Speed Hit Rate Evade 45 100 0 EXP Gil 0 0 Location {{{SNES Location}}} Common Steal {{{SNES Common Steal}}} Rare Steal {{{SNES Rare Steal}}} Item Dropped {{{SNES Item Dropped}}} Morph {{{SNES Morph}}} Morph Miss Rate 100% Abilities {{{SNES Special Attack}}} Rage {{{SNES Rage}}} Sketch {{{SNES Sketch}}} Control {{{SNES Control}}} Weak Against {{{SNES Weak Against}}} Resistant To {{{SNES Resistant to}}} Immune To {{{SNES Immune to}}} Absorbs {{{SNES Absorbs}}} Status Immunity {{{SNES Protected Against}}} Other Information Can't Control; The party cannot escape. PS Stats Level HP MP 73 22,000 1,200 Battle Power Magic Power 13 9 Defense M. Defense MBlock 100 165 0 Speed Hit Rate Evade 45 100 0 EXP Gil 0 0 Location {{{SNES Location}}} Common Steal {{{SNES Common Steal}}} Rare Steal {{{SNES Rare Steal}}} Item Dropped {{{SNES Item Dropped}}} Morph {{{SNES Morph}}} Morph Miss Rate 100% Abilities {{{SNES Special Attack}}} Rage {{{SNES Rage}}} Sketch {{{SNES Sketch}}} Control {{{SNES Control}}} Weak Against {{{SNES Weak Against}}} Resistant To {{{SNES Resistant to}}} Immune To {{{SNES Immune to}}} Absorbs {{{SNES Absorbs}}} Status Immunity {{{SNES Protected Against}}} Other Information Can't Control; The party cannot escape. GBA Stats Level HP MP 73 22,000 1,200 Battle Power Magic Power 13 9 Defense M. Defense MBlock 100 165 0 Speed Hit Rate Evade 45 100 0 EXP Gil 0 0 Location {{{GBA Location}}} Common Steal {{{GBA Common Steal}}} Rare Steal {{{GBA Rare Steal}}} Item Dropped {{{GBA Item Dropped}}} Morph {{{GBA Morph}}} Morph Miss Rate 100% Abilities {{{GBA Special Attack}}} Rage {{{GBA Rage}}} Sketch {{{GBA Sketch}}} Control {{{GBA Control}}} Weak Against {{{GBA Weak Against}}} Resistant to {{{GBA Resistant to}}} Immune to {{{GBA Immune to}}} Absorbs {{{GBA Absorbs}}} Status Immunity {{{GBA Protected Against}}} Other Information Can't Control; The party cannot escape.

The Master Tonberry is a Monster-in-a-box in the game Final Fantasy VI. Like its cousin, the Tonberry, it counters all forms of damage with Step Mine. The Master Tonberry, however, has a trick up its sleeve that its weaker cousin does not have. It can use Barrier Change to change its weakness. Players can figure out which element it is weak to from the spell it casts. It casts a spell of the "opposite" element from which it is weak to.

Weaknesses of the Master Tonberry

Spell	Elemental weakness
Firaga	Ice
Blizzaga	Fire
Thundaga	Wind
Tornado	Lightning
Quake	Water
El Niño	Earth
Holy	Poison
Bio	Holy

The Master Tonberry always starts out with a physical attack, then begins taking steps towards the party once every fifteen seconds. Each time it takes a step, it uses Barrier Change to change its weakness. After seven steps, it uses the dreaded Cleaver attack on a party member, which deals damage equivalent to fourteen physical attacks. It then retreats halfway and starts using Cleaver every four steps. It is vulnerable to Sleep, which can be utilized to slow it down. However, all attacks dealt to it while asleep must be magical (so it doesn't wake up) and non-elemental (so it doesn't get healed). Flare fits this job nicely, as do Grand Train and Ultima.

The Master Tonberry drops the Gladius, a Holy-elemental dirk, when defeated.

[edit] Related enemies

• Tonberry
• Tonberries