X-ATM092
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X-ATM092, also known as Black Widow and X-ATM082 in the PlayStation version Final Fantasy VIII Demo, is a boss in Final Fantasy VIII. It is a massive robotic spider activated by Biggs to pursue the player party as they leave the Dollet communications tower. The party must attack it until it takes a certain amount of damage, at which point it collapses and enters self-repair mode. The party is advised to take this opportunity to flee the battle. From then on, the X-ATM092 will persist in chasing the party; it is possible albeit difficult to avoid the encounters. If it catches up with the party, they are forced to fight it again.
Upon reaching the beach, X-ATM092 is destroyed by Quistis in an FMV. However, it is possible for the player party to defeat the robot, and doing so earns 100 bonus points in the SeeD exam report upon graduation. The player's "attitude" rating on the report is also affected by certain actions during the chase: the player will incur a penalty if they do not shoo the dog in the town square out of the robot's path. Hiding in the pub as X-ATM092 passes by will also deduct points, and if they do that the player will not get the FMV when they return to the beach.
X-ATM082 is what the boss is called in the Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation demo. Some of its attacks have different names, but otherwise it is identical to the final game version. The player can't hide in the pub from it in the demo and defeating it is considered impossible.
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Evading X-ATM092
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After escaping the initial fight with X-ATM092, it is possible to evade it. In the screen where Selphie jumped down to follow Seifer, the party must cross as fast as they can. When coming down the mountain trail, the ground is shaking so the party must walk down. If they run, they are stopped by the shaking ground and X-ATM092 will catch up.
On the bridge the party must run until X-ATM092 jumps over the party; the party must then run the other way until X-ATM092 will jump over them again, then turn around and run toward the town; the X-ATM092 won't have time to jump again. In the the town area evading X-ATM092 is easy; the player just needs to keep heading toward the beach.
StatsEdit
BattleEdit
X-ATM092 uses mainly physical attacks which can be halved by draw-casting Protect. Clash (called Charge in the PlayStation demo) hits all party members and Arm Crush (Claw Crush in the demo) attacks a single target. Its special attack is Ray Bomb, which Quistis Trepe can later learn as a Blue Magic; it hits all party members at once, but is halved by Protect.
After sustaining enough damage the robot will fall and begin repairing. At this point Zell will prompt the player to flee the battle. If the player doesn't escape, but waits for X-ATM092 to recover, they will lose their chance to flee and have to keep fighting until it falls again.
X-ATM092 can be defeated by engaging it any time after the initial battle, but it is advisable to avoid it until reaching the town. This way the beach is nearer, as after X-ATM092 has been destroyed random encounters against G-Soldiers will initiate. While not difficult, it will slow down the party's pace and there probably won't be much time left on the clock.
Although the X-ATM092 can repeatedly repair itself, it can only do so a limited number of times and eventually will not collapse again, a sign it will no longer repair itself and can be destroyed. Due to its high HP and the time limit, destroying the X-ATM092 is difficult.
If the player beats X-ATM092, they will receive 50 AP, a random GF ability item (either Str, Vit, Spr or Mag+40%), and 100 bonus points towards the exam score.
X-ATM082 in the Final Fantasy VIII demo is considered impossible to defeat due to a weak party and stricter time limit.
StrategyEdit
Attacking the X-ATM092 while it is repairing itself is a waste of time; it cannot be destroyed and will be fully healed once repairs finish, so the player should use this time to heal and buff their party and wait for the X-ATM092 to rise again.
To defeat X-ATM092, it is highly recommended to draw Doubles from Elvoret and use them in the battle against X-ATM092 to dualcast Thunder. It is possible to obtain higher level Lightning magic by teaching Quezacotl T-Mag RF and refining items, such as Dynamo Stones obtained by playing Triple Triad and modifying Blitz cards, or Coral Fragments obtained from Creeps cards.
If the player has no higher level magic, Thunder will work. Selphie is probably the party's best magic caster, who should be given a Guardian Force with Mag-J, while Thunder is a good addition to Zell's or Squall's elemental attack, allowing them to deal more damage with Limit Breaks.
If the Quezacotl knows the Boost ability, a boosted summon can do over 1,000 damage. However, the time limit must be kept in mind; if Quezacotl hasn't learned too many SumMag+ abilities, dualcasting Thunder magic will deal more damage, and is much faster. It might work better not to summon Quezacotl at all and only use Limit Breaks and dualcast Thunder. If the player is lucky, Selphie's Slots will turn up Thundara, Thundaga or even Holy, Meteor and Ultima, which can do massive damage. The End will not work while X-ATM092 can still repair itself; instead of killing it, The End will make X-ATM092 collapse and start repairing.
A good way to prepare for the battle is to train Quezacotl on the Balamb beach, fighting Fastitocalon-Fs for 3 AP each until Quezacotl knows Boost and SumMag+30%, before leaving for Dollet. Having a compatibility of 800 or higher helps as well.
AP TrickEdit
It is possible to earn the 50 AP from X-ATM092 more than once. To get the 50 AP, the party need to reduce its HP to 0, wait for it to get back up, knock it down and run. The tricky part is the party only need to knock off 25% of its HP to make it collapse, and if it can repair itself before the party rid of the rest, X-ATM092 will be back in full health. For the AP trick to work the party needs to quickly get rid of all 5,000 HP, which requires some preparation.
It is possible to get the 50 AP up to 15 times for a total of 750 AP.
Triple TriadEdit
| X-ATM092 | ||
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| Element | None |
| Refine | 2 refine into 1 Turtle Shell | |
| Drop | N/A | |
| Card | SAM08G, Red Bat | |
| Level 6 (Boss Card) | Win | N/A |
GalleryEdit
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Concept art.
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Arm Crush.
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Leg Strike.
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Clash.
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Ray Bomb.
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Repair.
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X-ATM092's remains.
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X-ATM092 view.
TriviaEdit
Added by Keltainentoukokuu- Later in the game, if the player tries to return to the Dollet communications tower, a Galbadian Soldier will call two robots identical to X-ATM092. The first one (RoboVite 001) falls off the cliff, and the second (RoboSharp 002) falls from the mountain path, entering the screen in an upside-down position, blocking the path to the tower.
