The Main Mavericks (aka The Bosses)

Having trouble getting past a certain Boss? You've come to the right place! Here, I'll give you the low-down on main Mavericks including stats, attacks, levels, and strageties to beat them. They'll be organized by where they are encountered at.

Note: Bosses that you fight on more than one ocassion (Wild Jango, Silver Horn, Incentas, Mach Jentler, Shadow, Scarface, Botos, Epsilon, and Great Redips) change from the first time you face them, so the first times you enounter them will be marked "First Encounter" or "Round One".

Lagrano Ruins:
* Hippopressor

* Shark Missile

Hippopressor is the very first Boss you will face, and while it is slow, it does have the Shark Missile on its back that will launch on its turn and deal heavy damage to one of the party members. Also, since its head is protected from Shot attacks (for now, anyway), X's attacks won't do a lot of damage, but Zero's will. Be warned that once it loses its head, you will have to face the Hippo Particle Cannon which can Bind your characters slowing them down and giving the Shark Missile more times to launch itself. Also, the Hippopressor's Heavy Flier hits both characters, so watch out.
How to beat it: Because it is protected from Shot attacks, have X attack the Shark Missile instead. Once it's destroyed, you won't have to worry about it for a while, so keep pounding on the Hippopressor til it loses its head and then bust out the Hyper Modes and Action Triggers. Be wary since Zero's only lasts for about 2 turns. Also, make sure to keep destroying the Shark Missile once it appears again to keep damage low. If a character gets low on the LE, don't be stingy with the Subtanks.

Central Tower:
* Spider

Spider can be pretty intimidating at first, since his Counter Card blocks all attacks, and his various card attacks hit for multiple times. Thankfully, he's just bluffing at this point.
How to beat him: Easiest way to beat Spider is to charge up WE til you get to 100%, switch into Hyper Mode, and let loose with a Charge Collider. Follow it up with whatever suits your fancy (Fire Buster Charged Shot or just normal attacks from the Shell Buster), and Spider will make a quick retreat. Don't worry. You'll see him again before you know it.

* Wild Jango (First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

27

9000

45

43

24

56

150%

100%

Absorb

500

1000

200

Sub Tank (100%), Thunder Buster (100%)

Protect +1 (25%), Thunder Guard (25%)

Standard Strike, Ultra Thunder, Rolling Assault (Thunder Attack), Lightning Rod (Thunder shot, reduce Target Speed, Speed +10), Shock Nail (Thunder attack + Poison)

None

Jango is fast, and I mean FAST! He'll get even faster as the battle goes on, so you'll want to take him out quickly. He uses Thunder-based attacks and likes to inflict the Virus status on your characters. This is like Poison, so use a Vaccine Program or Cure One to cure it. He also has a move that'll reduce the Hunters' Speed and increase his Speed by 10. He can inflict Bind as well, so be wary about that. Thankfully, Jango is weak against Fire, so get some Fire Weapons.
How to beat him: I hope you equipped X with the Fire Buster and Fire Missile, since this'll be a tricky battle without them. Try out Spider's Get Item Sub-Weapon to yank the two items Jango has on him, and keep pounding away with X. Use Spider to heal when needed and to use an ocassional Ultra Fire or Mega Fire on Jango. Use X's X Fire's fully charged Charged Collider to do some nasty damage, and put Spider in Trickster mode when his LE dips low. You should have this battle pretty easily if you keep at it.

* Scarface (Chapter 9 First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

57

37500

142

80

85

70

150%

100%

Absorb

10000

6000

2400

Tank Energy Infinate (100%), Shock Lance Beta (100%)

Ultra Thunder (50%), Thunder Resist (25%)

Plasma Lance, Ultra Thunder, Terra Thunder, Plasma Ball (Thunder shot, high chance of critical), Plasma Array (Thunder attack all with Bind), Electro Breaker (Thunder attack all, Restore LE)

Defends against the last type of attack he was hit with (either Combat or Shot). If hit with the same attack that he is defending against, there is a high chance of counterattack.

Scarface is just like the Mettaur Counters, so make sure to alternate your attacks when facing against him. He's weak against Fire (just like Jango). Be wary of the Plasma Array and Electro Breaker attacks, since he tended to use those on me when he got low in his LE.
How to beat him: Scarface will counter the same attack that he's hit with, so make sure to have altenating attacks for him. Be sure to equip Force Metals for as much protection against Thunder as you can. Also, if you got the Reverse Thunder Force Metal from the Gimialla Mine (via the Mechaniloid Deployment mini-game), equip it to a character along with a Bait Sub-Weapon so that when Scarface attacks that character, he actually HEALS them! It's a fun trick to do once you've got all three Reverse Force Metals.Also, pound on him Fire attacks and X's Charge Collider until he goes down for the count.

Note: The Tails Clan is in this section, but they're not listed here. Please see the "How to Beat the Tails Clan" section for help.

Tianna POW Camp:
* Silver Horn (First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

33

17000

74

44

42

88

100%

Absorb

150%

1000

4000

300

Ice Buster (100%), Gain Hyper (100%)

Combat Absorber (20%), Shot Absorber (20%)

Shock Geyser (Water attack), Cryogenics (Freeze), Ultra Blizzard, Tidal Wave (Water attack all with chance of reducing LE by 50%), Pressure Abyss (Critical Shot at +20% Power), Liquid Coating (Combat Defense +25%, Shot Defense +50%, Item Defense +25%)

Uses Liquid Coating once LE is down to 50%

 

Silver Horn is big and nasty. He also packs quite a whallop when he hits, so be ready for that. He also uses Water-based attacks, so I hope you took my suggestion and loaded everyone up with Water Guard Force Metals. The three main attacks you should watch out for are Cryogenics, which'll freeze up characters and make them more vunerable to attack (and skips them til they're unfrozen), Tidal Wave (hits all and reduces LE by 50%), and Pressure Abyss (a critical shot at +20% more power). Be wary once you get him down to 50% LE, since then he will use Liquid Coating. Not only does this make him tougher to take him down, it also reduces all attacks (including item attacks) by 25%-50%! If you've been saving up your Hyper Modes, this is the time to use 'em.

Note: Rafflesian and the Belladonnas are in this area as well, but they will be put in the "How to get the Ultimate Armors" section.

Gaudile Laboratory:
* Dr. Psyche

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

35

12000

85

46

40

74

100%

100%

100%

0

0

0

None

Virus Missile (25%), Smoke Missile (25%)

Summon Needles, 4-D Throw, Needle Shower (Sacrifce Needles for random negative effects) Doom Blaster (2-hit Beserk shot, -20% power)

Always uses Summon Needles if there are no Needles in play.

* Needles

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

4

400

70

30

40

26

100%

100%

100%

0

50

3

None

Cure All (25%)

Needle Vulcan, Stungun (Thunder attack with Bind), Smokeout (-20% power attack with Blind), Code Breaker (-20% power, chance of instant kill), Virus Attack, Cryogenic (Freeze)

Summoned by Dr. Psyche.

Note: On the Needles, I do not know what the 100% item is. Could someone please check for me?
Psyche is annoying, to say the least. With his first move, he summons some Needles, which makes you have to focus on them rather than Psyche himself. Psyche is fast too, so be careful. He gets to be tougher in his second form, but we'll come to that later.
How to beat him: The key to winning is to destroy Psyche's Needles before his next turn. The way to do this is to have X ready with a Charge Shot and Spider equipped with one of his Spade weapons with his WE over 75%. Also, check to see when Psyche's next turn is. If it's before Spider, let loose with a Charge Shot. For the third party member, I'd go with Marino since she's fast. Make sure to equip her with the Item Capture rather than Spider so that she can take Psyche's two items. Also, do NOT use your Hyper Modes yet. You'll see what I mean come the next part. It'll take a bit before Psyche goes down, but he's certainlly not out.

* Mad Naultilus (First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

38

10000

90

30

36

68

100%

100%

100%

10000

8000

600

Sub-Tank (100%), Virus Missile (100%)

Cure All (100%)

Mad Blaster, Penitration (Ignores Target Armor and Shield, -60%), Mad Cocktail (Attack All, Random negative effects), Death Gravity (reduce LE by 25%), Energy Capture, Mad Ecstasy (attack all)

Counterattacks against all attacks unless struck when its green core is exposed after the Mad Ecstasy attack.

This version is VERY ANNOYING, since you can't attack without him countering you. Make sure to follow EXACTLY what I say in the next part to win this battle.
How to beat him: As I said before, you can't attack him constantly since he'll counter every move you do. So, how do you defeat him? Well, block a lot and wait for when you get the prompt that he's opening up the bulkhead (you'll see it as well). As soon as he does this, unload on him with Hyper Modes (Marino's is VERY fast here) and Action Triggers until he closes his bulkhead. When he does, Cooldown and go back to blocking. The exception to this is Spider's Trickster, since he can't be hit in it. Use the Item Capture to get his two items and the Get Zenny+ to get a lot more Zenny from him as well. Be wary about Nautilus' Mad Cocktail, since this can cause your characters to go Beserk, and that's a VERY bad thing here as I said earlier. Use Coolers ASAP when this happens.

Ulfat Factory:
* Mach Jentler

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

42

28000 (1000)

98

50

70

40

Absorb

150%

100%

12000

10000

800

Sub-Tank (100%), Fire Buster MKII (100%)

Twin Fire (100%), 100 Tank Energy (50%)

Gentle Call (Summons Preons), Standard Strike, Smash! (-50% - +100% power), Giga Fire, Boost All Shield (all allies' speed goes up by 25%), Leak WE, Flames of Gehenna (Fire attack to all)

Summons Preons when there are no Preons on the field.

Unlike past bosses (except for Dr. Psyche), Jentler has Preon Units to back him up (thanks to his Gentle Call). However, this can be used against him to make him eat up his turns instead of attacking. Also, since he's an air unit, it's VERY hard to hit him with melee fighters unless they have a Hawkeye on them. If he's knocked from the air by a strong attack, melee attacks will be able to hit until his next turn, and then he'll recover.
How to beat him: Gentler, like most of the enemies in this area, is weak against ice, so make sure everyone is equipped with Ice Missiles and Fire Guards to reduce the damage. If you have Marino or Zero in the party, make sure they're also equipped with their Ice weapons. X should be equipped with his Ice Buster. Axl can be a good party member since he can DNA change into Silver Horn. Make sure Gentler is on the ground before using this, or it won't hit. Ultra Blizzards work good here as well, so don't forget to use 'em. One rule of thumb: Do NOT put X into Hyper Mode. If you do, X'll heal Gentler instead of damaging him, so it's best not to do that. On the other hand, use the other Hyper Modes to really lay on the damage. Marino's is good here, since she can lay into Gentler with Blizzards, her normal attack, and Ice Missiles taking off at least a thousand points per round. If Gentler is in the air, he'll be able to dodge quickly, so before attacking with Zero, make sure to knock him out of the air and then wail into him with the Command Arts! Once he's down, his Preon units will vanish.

Gimialla Mines:
* Shadow (Round One)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

43

18000 (1600)

112

62

73

78

100%

100%

100%

0

0

0

None

Gain Hyper (25%), Unlock Limiter (20%)

Standard Attack, Energy Charge/Pulverizer Cannon (reduce LE by 75%), Fatal Attack (guarenteed critical), Code Breaker (-20% power, chance of instant-kill), Break Shield, Ultra Blizzard

None

* Shadow (Round Two)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

43

28000 (1600)

122

0

73

113

100%

100%

100%

8000

9000

600

Figure Token (100%), Z Inchimonji (100%)

Build Armor (20%), Build Shield (20%)

Standard Attack, Energy Charge/Pulverizer Cannon (reduce LE by 75%), Fatal Attack (guarenteed critical), Code Breaker (-20% power, chance of instant-kill), Break Shield, Ultra Blizzard

None

Guess who? Yup, it's the traitor, Shadow. This time, however, he's powered by Supra-Force Metal. You'd better be ready to hit him HARD, and I mean REAL HARD, when he starts charging that cannon of his. If you've got Hyper Modes, use 'em! He also has a Code Breaker move, which, if you're not careful, can KO one of your guys flat.
How to beat him: Like I said earlier, you need to hit Shadow HARD when he starts charging his cannon. If you don't, he'll unleash a powerful attack when he gets done charging it. The best way to go is Hyper Modes (especially Spider's and Axl's). Keep pounding on him til the cutscene appears.

It looks like Shadow's going to take down X and Axl, doesn't it? Guess again! Zero comes to the rescue, and he's DEFINATELY got some payback for Shadow! It's time for Round 2!
Note: When the second round begins, Zero will replace whoever was in the third spot. Switch him out for now, since he's not that well equipped atm.
How to beat him: Same stragety as earlier, but beware when he uses the Break Shield to increase his power. Keep pounding him, and make sure to steal to get his Build Armor and Build Shield. He also has 28000 HP this time around, so it'll take a bit longer. Keep pounding him til he goes down.

* Incentas (First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

46

36000 (1200)

180

70

70

100

Variable

Variable

Varible

15000

12500

1000

Twin Ice (100%), Twin Thunder (100%)

Build WE (20%), Build LE (20%)

Asura Knuckle (2-hit Thunder Shot to all), Ultra Fire, Ultra Thunder, Ultra Blizzard, Giga Fire, Giga Blizzard, Giga Thunder, Ultra Giga Fire, Ultra Giga Blizzard, Ultra Giga Thunder, Scorching Blaze, Eternal Glacier, Judgement Thunder

Changes Elements every round.

Unlike most of the bosses you've faced so far, this one's by FAR the trickiest (even tricker than Mad Natillus!). The reason is that Incentas changes his element ever single round. What's that mean? Well, simply put, it means that his absorbance and weakness varies with each turn, which can be bad, since you'll likely be helping him if you hit him with the wrong element at the wrong time. Be prepared for the ones who have the element of the chosen moment to be either healing or using elemental items.
How to beat him: First thing's first. Before you even go into this fight, make sure to have one of your party members equipped with the Analyze Force Metal. This is key to winning here. I put it on X, since he'll be one of the ones I'd be using. Next, make sure to take all the stuff equipped to Spider off. You'll see why in a bit. Also, make sure that everyone has a triple dose of elemental Guards/Resists. Because X has X Fire, give him either the Ice or Thunder Buster (and missiles of the other Element). Zero should get one of the other element sabres and missiles of the two you didn't choose. If you got any of Marino's elemental Star weapons, give her the one that you didn't pick for Zero, one of the other two missiles, and the Get Item subweapon. For an alternate, I picked Axl, since he has the three elements covered (Jango for Thunder, Horn for Water, and Jentra for Fire). Now, all you need to do is use the Analyzer Force Metal to see which element Incentas is and attack with the element he's weak against. Don't forget to Cooldown X as well when it's needed. Keep this up, and you'll win.

Vanallia Desert:
* Botos (First Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

52

40000

122

70

65

80

50%

150%

100%

16000

15000

1500

Twin Fire (100%), Fire Stella (100%)

Resist Fire (25%), Super Absorber (25%)

Botos Trio (Summon Q-Bits), 2-Bit (2-hit attack at -10% power), Showtime (attack all +30% power), Battle Rhapsody (Attack all, Ignore Armor and Shield, power -60%), Battle Forte (all allies' power +25%), Battle Allegro (all allies' speed +25%), Battle Amdamte (party Speed -25%), Cradle Song (Party Shield and Armor -25%)

Summons Q-Bits when there are no Q-Bits in play.

* Q-Bit

Like Psyche and Jentler before him, Botos will summon two helpers, Q-Bits, on his first turn. What makes these annoying is they're so damn fast. Also, they can heal Botos for 20,000 LE, which makes them even MORE annoying. However, just like the ones who summon helpers, if you destroy the Q-Bits fast enough, Botos will use his next turn to summon them again. However, Botos is pretty darn fast himself, so he might get an attack in. He likes to use his voice and laser shows to do damage, but his most annoying thing to do is to weaken your party's armor and shield while increasing the power of his party's attacks as well as armor and shield. Of course, Botos doesn't like the water, so nailing him with ice attacks is a good idea.
How to beat him: Like I said before, destroying the Q-Bits is key here. You can't leave them alone due to them being able to heal Botos, but you can't just attack them and leave Botos alone. This is where X's Charge Shot and Marino's Thunder Stella comes in handy. Both of these attack all enemies, and X's Charge Shot, if you've powered it up with both a Generator and a WE+5%, will more than likely initate a Final Strike on both of the Q-Bits if it doesn't kill them first. Of course, X will get more WE from them afterwards which'll allow him to do a Charge Shot at every oppertunity. Zero should have the Hawkeye and Heat Haze on him so that he can attack Botos while X and Marino keep the Q-Bits taken care of. Of course, use Marino's Action Trigger to get both of Botos' items, a Super Absorber and Resist Fire. Afterwards, you can put her into her Hyper Mode to unload on Botos with Mega Blizzards before he can get an attack out. Just note that the Hyper Mode won't last long because of how fast she is. Keep up the pounding, and Botos will eventually fall.

Melda Ore Plant:
* Botos (Seond Encounter)

Level

Life Energy

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

EXP

FME

Drop Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Notes

26

3

66

44

47

32

50%

150%

100%

0

0

0

Nothing

Nothing

Botos Trio (Summon Q-Bits), 2-Bit (2-hit attack at -10% power), Showtime (attack all +30% power), Battle Rhapsody (Attack all, Ignore Armor and Shield, power -60%), Battle Forte (all allies' power +25%), Battle Allegro (all allies' speed +25%), Battle Amdamte (party Speed -25%), Cradle Song (Party Shield and Armor -25%)

Summons Q-Bits when there are no Q-Bits in play.

* Q-Bit

Ferham's back from the desert, and she's not too happy that you survived... well, maybe she is, since she can now defeat you for Epsilon and Scarface (I think she might have a crush on Scarface). She's also an aerial target like Gentler and Mad Nautilus, so it'll be hard for your melee fighters to hit her. She also has a Heat Haze like move to make her more agile as well, and she loves to use Blizzards but can't stand Thunders (hint hint).

He never learns, does he? Well, time to lay the smackdown on him again!

Jango's stats have risen quite a bit since the last time you've faced this bad cat, but then again, so have yours. If you want to start putting the hurting on him, open up with Hyper Modes. You'll get to restore them in just a bit (plus, X'll do WAY more damage in his Ultimate Armor than X Fire (even though technically, X Fire has the better advantage against Jango). He also has the Hell Gravity and Code Breaker moves, so watch out for those as well. For the rest of the stragety, I'm copying what I put in the second chapter. Jango is fast, and I mean FAST! He'll get even faster as the battle goes on, so you'll want to take him out quickly. He uses Thunder-based attacks and likes to inflict the Virus status on your characters. This is like Poison, so use a Vaccine Program or Cure One to cure it. He also has a move that'll reduce the Hunters' Speed and increase his Speed by 10. He can inflict Bind as well, so be wary about that.

Unlike past bosses, Jentler has Preon Units to back him up (thanks to his Gentle Call). However, this can be used against him to make him eat up his turns instead of attacking. Also, since he's an air unit, it's VERY hard to hit him with melee fighters unless they have a Hawkeye on them. If he's knocked from the air by a strong attack, melee attacks will be able to hit until his next turn, and then he'll recover.

This one's by FAR the trickiest Boss yet (even tricker than Mad Natillus!). The reason is that Incentas changes his element ever single round. What's that mean? Well, simply put, it means that his absorbance and weakness varies with each turn, which can be bad, since you'll likely be helping him if you hit him with the wrong element at the wrong time. Be prepared for the ones who have the element of the chosen moment to be either healing or using elemental items.

* Red Hubcap

Level

LE

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

Exp

FME

Dropped Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Special note

35

4200

130

100

100

26

100%

100%

100%

0

700

150

Tank Energy 10 (50%), Limit Buster MKII (2%)

Nothing

Zapper, Mega Fire, Mega Blizzard, Mega Thunder, Ultra Giga Fire, Ultra Giga Blizzard, Ultra Giga Thunder, Terra Fire, Terra Blizzard, Terra Thunder, SOS

Summoned by Redips

Just like several of the ones you've faced in the past (Jentler, Psyche, and Botos), Redips also summons helpers: Red Hubcaps (remember these from the cutscene just before this mission? Yup. THOSE things.). Not only are these things incredible annoying, but as soon as you destroy one of those buggers, Redips summons ANOTHER one! Fun! Redips, meanwhile, will block most of the time (kinda like the Preon S Faces), but he has some powerful attacks, including Codebreaker, so be prepared to defend against that as well.

There's a lot of bad news from this guy. First, his LE is 999,999! That's almost 1,000,000 LE! Second, he's got two pieces of Supra Force Metal attached, and as long as those are active, he regains LE like no one's business as well as has a pretty good defense. He also attacks all the party and can do numerous status attacks like Virus, Freeze, and Beserk, which is no fun. Let's not forget about the Supra-Force Metals he has on his shoulders. Not only can they help Great Redips, but they can attack with powerful elemental attacks to boot. Oh, and Redips gains back all the damage (if any) you've done to him.

How to beat him: As stated before, it's a bit hard to damage Redips with the Supra-Force Metals activated, so instead, target THEM. They each have 4600 LE, which is rather week, but whittle them down at the same time. they'll also regenerate after a time, so be prepared for that. Redips also holds a SFM Fragment Alpha, and the Supra-Force Metals have a Neutralizer -10 and Neutralizer -20 each. Once you've plucked the SFM Fragment from Redips, keep wailing on the Supra-Force Metals with shot attacks until both are destroyed. After you've destroyed the Supra-Force Metals a few times, Fehram takes one of the Supra-Force Metals from Redips. NOW it's time for Round 2!

* Great Redips (Second Round)

Level

LE

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

Exp

FME

Dropped Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Special note

77

72500

165

60

65

90

100%

100%

100%

0

0

0

Nothing

SFM Fragment Beta (1%)

Phalanx, Memento Mori, Deus ex Machina, Deep Impact, Code Breaker, Carpe Diem (Party's WE reduced to 0)

Cannot be damaged much while SFM are still active.

* Supra Force Metal L

Level

LE

Power

Armor

Shield

Speed

Fire Damage

Water Damage

Thunder Damage

Zenny

Exp

FME

Dropped Items

Steal Items

Attacks

Special note

77

4600

80

93

92

50

100%

100%

100%

0

0

0

Nothing

Neutralizer -10 (10%), Neutralizer -20 (10%)

Mega Fire, Mega Thunder, Mega Blizzard, Format (remove support effects)

None