Baralai (boss)

Baralai is a boss in Final Fantasy X-2. He is fought twice, once in the Bevelle Underground, and once in the Den of Woe. He has good accessories so steal both times he is fought.
If the player fails to learn Drill Shot during the first encounter, they will have to visit the Den of Woe for the second encounter with Baralai. The International and HD Remake versions allow him to be fought in the Fiend Arena, allowing more opportunities to learn Drill Shot if needed.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
=== First encounter ===
Baralai hits hard and fast and uses a variety of attacks. Glint is a physical attack where he raises his staff and spins it around, hitting everyone in a five meter radius around him or one character if all characters are out of range. Looming Glacier targets one character, emptying their MP and inflicting Stop. He also casts Demi. After being hit at least ten times, Baralai will fire a Drill Shot from his handgun at the character who last hit him, which inflicts heavy damage equal to 75% of their maximum HP. Drill Shot can be learned by Gun Mages as a Blue Bullet.
==== Strategy ====
To keep up, the party can be in Haste mode, by using a Chocobo Wing. During the battle, the party can have a White Mage constantly healing while the others hit with their strongest spells and attacks.
=== Second encounter ===
The pyreflies' illusion of Baralai is much stronger than when he was first fought in Bevelle. He can now drain MP and inflict Silence on the party. His Drill Shot will trigger earlier this time after being damaged eight or more times.
==== Strategy ====
The party can have an Alchemist heal while the two others use their strongest attacks.
=== Fiend Arena ===
Baralai also appears in the Youth League Tournament in the Fiend Arena. He is much stronger than his previous incarnations and sometimes appears alongside Nooj and Gippal. Additionally, his behavior has been altered - he now uses Drill Shot after his turn has passed seven times instead of using it after being hit multiple times. He can also raise his Strength and Magic stats multiple times, eventually culminating in him being able to use Ultima on the party.
== Creature Creator ==
Upon completing the Den of Woe without skipping any cutscenes, Baralai can be recruited with a Trap pod SP in Bevelle from Chapter 3 onwards (Chapter 5 outside of New Game+). He retains many of his attacks from his boss battle, including Glint and Looming Glacier, the latter of which is useful in preventing Chac from using Heaven's Cataract in the Via Infinito.
== AI scripts ==
=== Bevelle ===
Turn 1
 Normal Attack on random target
Turn 2
 Normal Attack on random target
Turn 3
 Glint
Turn 4
 Is more than one character alive?
 Yes - Use Triple Attack
 No - Use Normal attack
Turn 5
 Normal Attack
Turn 6
 Are any characters not in Stop status?
 Yes - Looming Glacier on character without Stop status and with highest remaining MP
 No - Looming Glacier on character with highest remaining MP
Turn 7
 Does he have 39 MP or less remaining?
 Yes - Normal attack on random target
 No - Demi
Turn 8
 Repeat from Turn 1
Remaining HP Pattern:
If he has less than 1/4 of max HP remaining,
1/4 chance of Absorb on character with highest remaining MP
Counter-Attack Pattern:
If hit by an attack or his remaining HP changes,
add 1 to Action Count
Once Action Count hits 10 or higher,
reset Action Count to zero and use Drill Shot on character who hit him last
=== Den of Woe ===
Turn 1
 Normal Attack on random target
Turn 2
 Glint
Turn 3
 Is more than one character alive?
 Yes - Use Triple Attack
 No - Use Normal attack
Turn 4
 Are any characters not in Stop status?
 Yes - Looming Glacier on character without Stop status and with highest remaining MP
 No - Looming Glacier on character with highest remaining MP
Turn 5
 Does he have 20 MP or more?
 Yes - Silence on all characters
 No - Absorb on character with highest remaining MP
Turn 6
 Repeat from Turn 1
Remaining HP Pattern:
If he has less than 1/3 of max HP remaining,
1/4 chance of the following:
Does he have Regen status?
 Yes - 1/4 chance of Not-So-Mighty Guard
 No
 Does he have 59 MP or less remaining?
 Yes - Absorb on character with highest remaining MP
 No - Regen
Counter-Attack Pattern:
If hit by an attack or his remaining HP changes,
add 1 to Action Count
Once Action Count hits 8 or higher,
reset Action Count to zero and use Drill Shot on character who hit him last
=== Fiend Arena ===
Basic Pattern:
1/3 chance - Action 1
1/6 chance - Normal Attack B
1/6 chance - Glint
1/6 chance - Looming Glacier
1/6 chance - Action 2
Action 1:
Does he have less than 1/3 of max HP remaining?
Yes - Vigor
No - Is he Protected?
- Yes - Normal Attack A
- No - Mighty Guard
Action 2:
Does he have less than 1/4 of max MP remaining?
Yes - Turbo Ether on self
No - Action 3
Action 3:
How many times has he chosen Action 3?
1~5 - Strength Up
6-10 - Magic Up
11+ - Ultima
Counter-Attack Pattern:
If hit by an attack, counter with Absorb
Action Count Pattern:
If his turn passes, Action Count increases by 1.
Once his Action Count reaches 7,
revert Action Count to zero and Drill Shot on random target
== Quotes ==
== Gallery ==
Drill Shot.jpg|Drill Shot.
FFX-2 Glint.png|Glint.
FFX-2 Looming Glacier.png|Looming Glacier.
== Related enemies ==
*Rikku
*Paine
*Gippal
*Nooj
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy X-2