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Ultima

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Statistics
Level
63
HP	MP
258,001	999
Strength	Magic
54	48
Defense	Mag Def
35	35
Vitality	Speed
90	25
Attack	Evade%
98	0
EXP	LP
0	65
CP	Gil
6,890	0

Elemental affinities
Fire	Ice	Lightning	Water
Immune	Immune	Immune	Immune
Wind	Earth	Dark	Holy
Immune	Immune	Weak	Absorb

Bestiary Location

Espers

Location

Great Crystal
(Crystal Peak)

Common Steal

Virgo Gem

Uncommon Steal

Hi-Ether

Rare Steal

High Arcana

Common Drop

None

Uncommon Drop

None

Rare Drop

None

Very Rare Drop

None

Monograph Drop

None

Canopic Jar Drop

None

Common Poach

None

Rare Poach

None

Attacks

Can inflict Sap

Abilities

Holyja, Curaja, Renew, Blindna, Reflectga, Redemption, Greater Barrier

Innate abilities

Safety, Null Knockback, Null VIT, Null Weather & Terrain Effects, Piercing Magic, Null Evade, Adrenaline, Spellbreaker, Last Stand, Return Damage, Spellspring, Magic CT 0
After every second Holyja - Attack CT 0
If Greater Barrier - Damage Resist

Immune to

Death, Petrify, Stop, Doom, Confuse, Sleep, Disease, Reverse, Disable, Immobilize, Silence, Poison, Oil, Sap, Lure, Berserk, Warp, Poach, Fractional Damage, Sight Unseeing, Syphon, Numerology, Charm, Achilles, Wither, Addle

Other Information

Has Reflect, Protect, Shell & Haste
Battle conditions shift: HP Sap, MP Sap, No Attacks, No Magick, No Technicks, No Items, Magnetize

See also: Ultima (Ivalice).

Ultima is an optional boss in Final Fantasy XII located in the highest reaches of the Great Crystal in Giruvegan. Defeating Ultima unlocks her sprite in the Sky Pirate's Den and earns the player the title of Fell Angel, and adds her license on the License Board so the player can recruit her as an Esper.

Bestiary EntryEdit

Genus: Esper
Classification: High Seraph

Page 1: ObservationsEdit

Masterpiece among the scions created by the gods, and the mastermind of the plot to rise against them. Prior to her betrayal, she was tasked with guiding souls to heaven and aiding in their reincarnation. Called the High Seraph for her angelic wings of glimmering gold, yet it was on wings of deepest black that the tainted angel Ultima rose against the gods. Since her fall, her heart is without light, and impossible to know.

Finding UltimaEdit

Ultima can be fought after receiving the Treaty Blade. The player must return to Waystone VIII, which is the waystone that allows access to Great Crystal from Giruvegan. From the waystone, there are three paths: one goes up, one goes down and another one is sealed by Gate Scorpio. The player must follow the path going up and unseal Gate Scorpio on the following platform, then go back to Waystone VIII and head through Gate Scorpio to Waystone IX, which can be used to teleport to Waystone X.

From Waystone X the player reaches Waystone XX. On this platform there are two paths sealed by Gate Sagittarius (Gates I and II), plus other three paths; one going down, two leading up, and the last path is the one the player came in on. From the path they arrived from, the player should head directly across the platform toward the only other path heading down. Eventually they will come to a switch for Gate Sagittarius. After unsealing the gate there will be a time limit of 71.00 seconds and the player must hurry back to Waystone XX. The player can either go back the way they came, or head up to the next platform, and then take the only path leading down, which will lead back to Waystone XX. (Taking this path is the spawn condition for the Crystal Knight, who will appear next to the Sagittarius gates if the player has started the Phon Coast Hunters' Club sidequest.) After reaching Waystone XX the player must open Sagittarius Gate II.

Going down from Sagittarius Gate II leads to Waystone XII, which teleports to Waystone XIV. On this platform there are two paths, one leading up and the other leading down. The player must head up to the Gate Leo switch, then return to the previous platform, as again there will be a time limit, this time of 215.00 seconds. From the platform the player should take the path going down and then take the only possible path on the next platform. On the third platform there are two paths, one leading to Gate Leo II and the other to an Excalibur treasure, which unfortunately isn't accessible yet.

After passing through Leo II there are two more paths and Gate Gemini. The player can take either path, both leading to Waystone XV that teleports to Waystone XVI.

On Waystone XVI the player must follow the middle path to the switch for Gate Libra. (This place will be revisited.) The player must push the switch and return to platform XVI. There will be a time limit of 71.00 seconds. Facing Waystone XVI, the player should take the right path upward and on the next platform unseal Gate Libra I. The player should continue to head up from the newly opened gate to reach a platform with three paths; the player should head left and take the only path leading up.

After pushing the switch for Gate Capricorn the player should return to platform XVI (with a time limit of 180.00 seconds). On platform XVI they should take the only path heading down to Gate Capricorn I and the switch for Gate Virgo. After touching the switch the player should quickly return to platform XVI (with a time limit of 108.00 seconds), and on platform XVI follow the middle path, which leads back to the Libra switch; from there the player should follow the path down to two Gates, Capricorn II and Virgo II on the next platform, unseal Gate Virgo II and cross it.

In the next section, from where the player entered, they should take the right path leading up to Waystone XVII that teleports to Waystone XVIII. The path will lead to a Save Crystal. From the Save Crystal there are three paths: the one heading down leads the Aquarius Switch, and the opposite leads to Waystone XIX, which will warp back to Waystone XX. Ultima is sealed down the path in the middle.

BattleEdit

The party will receive damage every time they attack her. Ultima uses Redemption and a normal attack that has a chance to inflict Sap. Her special attack is Holyja. Ultima is weak against dark and blindness. If afflicted with Blind Ultima will cast Blindna on herself.

At the start Ultima will cast Holyja after twelve attacks, which includes standard attacks and Redemption. Like all other Espers, Ultima's special move has a chance of inflicting a negative status on the party; Holyja inflicts Reverse, upon which Ultima will cast Renew on the Reversed characters leaving them at 1 HP.

After her HP has been drained to 80%, Ultima will cast Holyja, regardless of the number of times she attacked.

When Ultima's HP drops down to around 70%, a magick field will fall, causing the following debilitations in this order: HP decrease, MP decrease, Attack Command seal, Magick Command Seal, Technick Command Seal, Item Command Seal, Increase/Lag weapon attacks' Charge Time. The Magick seal will continue to cycle until Ultima is defeated. When Ultima's HP drops to 70%, she uses Holyja after seven attacks instead of twelve. She also casts Reflectga on the party from time to time and cast Curaja on the reflected party members, bouncing the spells back to herself.

Like other Espers', Ultima's stats will increase as her HP depletes. When Ultima's HP drops to 30%, she uses Holyja after only three attacks, and Holyja becomes much more powerful at this point.

StrategyEdit

Before fighting Ultima, it is recommended for the main party members to be at least level 55 or above; level 30 or above for back-up characters. Aside from that, it is helpful to have three White Masks, or a Sage's Ring, to absorb Ultima's Holyja attack. The player should stock Ethers and curative items before the fight. Bubble Belts, Rings of Renewal, and Opal Rings are useful for additional advantages. All holy-elemental weapons, such as Excalibur or Holy Lance, should be removed. As Ultima is weak against dark, the Darkga spell and Dark Shot for a gun exploit this weakness, as well as ninja swords.

One can de-equip White Masks or Sage's Ring to lure Ultima to use Redemption, then immediately switch back to White Masks or Sage's Ring to absorb her attacks. Should the party be inflicted with Reverse from Ultima's special attack, one should immediately cast Dispelga/Dispel/Esunaga/Esuna, or Ultima will cast Renew on the Reversed characters.

It is recommended to equip Ring Of Renewal (Auto Regen) during the magic seal, and simply cure with X-Potions, if there is a healthy stock.

When Ultima begins casting Reflectga on the party a character must equip the Opal Ring if he/she wants to cast curative magic under Reflect. Although, this may be an opportunity time to cast Darkga, resulting in the maximum of twelve hits on Ultima (this is if the player has a guest and all three controllable party members cast the spell).

When Ultima begins casting Reflectga on the party, if the timing is right, after dispelling the party from Reflect, Ultima might cast Curaja on the characters, healing 3000 and above HP. If the player does not dispel Reflect in time, Ultima's Curaja will bounce healing herself.

When Ultima's stats increase when she is in low health, the party will benefit from Haste, Bubble, Protect, and Shell, as her attacks are fast and powerful. Also, her Holyja drastically increases in power.

A good tactic to defeat Ultima is to equip everyone with Yagyu Darkblades and have two members in HP Critical to boost attack (if the characters have obtained the Adrenaline Augment for 70 LP) and berserk them. The remaining member should be the decoy, and focus on healing everyone. The party should equip Sage's Rings/White Masks when Ultima casts Holyja, and have the tanks cast Infuse to get back to HP Critical, when Berserk wears off. When Ultima stops the party from using physical attacks, the player should switch the tanks for mages, and continuously use Darkga.

A cheap way to win this battle is to exploit Ultima's weakness to Blind. The player can stock 99 Eye Drops, equip a character with a Nihopalaoa and keep throwing Eye Drops on Ultima to inflict Blind. Ultima will immediately cast Blindna, effectively trapping it in a loop while the other two characters can attack it. However, Ultima may still cast Holyja.