Lunar Bahamut (Final Fantasy IV)

Lunar Bahamut is an optional boss in Final Fantasy IV Advance and The Complete Collection. It is fought during Kain Highwind's Lunar Trial at the Lunar Ruins. When beaten, the player obtains the Dragoon Gloves, which boost Kain's stats and changes his Jump command to Double Jump. The other spoils are the Abel's Lance ultimate weapon, and the Summon Book LB, which, if used as an item, summons Lunar Bahamut to deal 9,999 damage to all enemies. Using up the summon book unlocks the trial door again. Defeating Lunar Bahamut a second time nets the player a Megalixir.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
This is a hard battle, as it must be fought with Kain alone. Dark Kain is fought at the start of the battle, but as with the Dark Cecil encounter, simply defending for a few turns will transform Dark Kain into Lunar Bahamut. Lunar Bahamut uses Megaflare with a three-count countdown.
=== Strategy ===
Before entering the trial door, it is recommended to have some Lunar Curtains or Light Curtains and some Hermes Sandals (none are required, however they make the battle a lot easier).
Kain should use a Lunar or Light Curtain to avert the Megaflare attack. Using a Hermes Shoes can be an advantage to avoid the attack and be able to use Jump twice before getting damaged. Any damage should be healed with a Hi-Potion or an Elixir.
If the player has no Curtains or Sandals, one may have to reset the battle several times before one gets the "feel" of timing the Jumps properly (which is ultimately what the battle depends on). The best time to do so without using Sandals would be right after the count of two. Any earlier or later merits a Megaflare.
When Curtains aren't available, another strategy is to buy 30 Elixirs.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
Lunar Bahamut is a Telophoroi-made primal introduced in the 5.4 Main Scenario Quests, appearing in Ala Mhigo under the control of Fandaniel. It was summoned by the dragons the Ascian had captured from Meracydia and tempered by the tower they were trapped within to summon an altered version of the primal, much like how the Allagan Empire had done many years ago. Unlike the original version, Lunar Bahamut is darker with distinct glowing purple wings and its face covered in horns. It is later encounter in 5.5 as the final boss of the instanced dungeon Paglth'an, briefly confronting Tiamat before fighting the party. It uses many of Bahamut's attacks with some original attacks. With Lunar Bahamut's demise, Tiamat is able to prevent more dragons from being captured for subsequent summonings.
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== Etymology ==
== Related enemies ==
* Bahamut
* Dark Bahamut
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
* Bahamut
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
* Bahamut
* Lunar Bahamut
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