Brachioraidos ( Final Fantasy IV ) Brachioraidos in an enemy exclusive to " Final Fantasy IV Advance " and " " , inspired by the Brachiosaurs born in " Final Fantasy VI " . A strong enemy that can be seen on the field , it is one of the game ' s superboss es . It drops the Hero ' s Shield , the strongest shield in the game and the only shield that can be equipped by all party members . Battle . Early in the battle , Brachioraidos will cast Scorch , which hits a single party member and is virtually an instant kill . Its physical attack is powerful as well . Eventually , it will mimic Bahamut and begin to count down to Megaflare . If attacked during this time , it will cast Protect and Reflect on itself and begin Triple - casting powerful spells off itself , doing severe damage to whatever party member the spells hit . It can use Maelstrom to inflict Near - Fatal on the party , and can use Restore to heal itself for 9 , 999 . It can also counter attacks with Globe 199 , which is an instant kill . It can cast status spells on the party as well . Brachioraidos will also use Black Hole , which will remove Reflect from the party , but as the player is likely in dire need of healing at this time , it will not matter . When Brachioraidos is defeated , it drops the best shield in the game . After defeating Brachioraidos a few times , it can be noticeably easier to defeat again , as the Hero ' s Shield absorbs all forms of elemental damage thus negating many of its attacks . Strategy . Cecil , Kain , Yang , and Cid should attack while Edge throws weapons , and Edward uses Chant . If Edward has Loki ' s Lute equipped , the player could have him attack and deal max damage ( or close to it ) with every turn . It is essential for Rosa or Porom to be in the party to heal . Rydia may also be useful for her powerful , if unreliable , Asura summon , which can cast Life on the entire party . Otherwise , she and all other mages , including Palom , should cast Holy or Flare . Kain may be useful , as the Tornado sometimes caused by his Abel ' s Lance will kill Brachioraidos instantly , if it is not reflected . The party should pummel Brachioraidos until it casts Reflect and Protect . At this time , Rosa or Porom should cast Reflect on a party member to bounce spells off them . If the player is unlucky , Triple - cast will hit three party members , but if the player is lucky the spells may only hit two or even just one party member . This is not applicable in the PlayStation Portable version , as the damage from each spell will be calculated on a per - spell basis , not after the barrage has ended , which means unless one or more of the party members can resist or absorb an elemental spell , three of the party members will be killed per Triple - cast . Either way , Rosa and Porom should revive the party . This is the best time to use the Grimoires the party has found to do 9 , 999 damage that will ignore Reflect and Protect . If Cecil or Cid are using their ultimate weapons , the player should be careful , as they randomly cast Flare / Holy , and these will be reflected back at them . Alternately , when Brachioraidos starts his count down the player could set up Reflect on as many party members as possible and bounce Megaflare back to it , then revive anyone who was hit by Megaflare , and continue the onslaught until he counts down again , and set Reflect back up if need be . One should be careful not to accidentally attack while he ' s counting down . Etymology . The Brachioraidos shares its Japanese name with the Brachiosaur from " Final Fantasy VI " , Vlakorados from " Final Fantasy VII " , and Th ' uban from " Final Fantasy X " . Though the four all share the same Japanese name , to date " Burakioreidosu " has been translated a different way in every game the enemy appears in . Phonetically , " Brachioraidos " is the translation closest to the Japanese name .