Experiment (Final Fantasy X-2)

The Experiment is a boss from Final Fantasy X-2 fought in the Djose Temple in Chapter 5. Its stats depend on the Assembly pieces dug up from Bikanel as part of the excavation minigame.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
The Experiment is no threat until it hits its maximum level, at which point it can use its powerful Annihilator ability, which can be learned as Blue Bullet. The Experiment's Annihilator deals 1,171~1,323 magic damage, bypasses Magic Defense, and inflicts weak delay. Its Lifeslicer ability can instantly put a character out of commission since it deals damage equal to their max HP, similar to the Tomb's physical attack. There are also four variations of its Rocket Launcher attacks, which are only used from Level 2 onwards:
Attack Variation	Experiment's Level	Number of hits	Damage constant
A 	2 	4 	4
B 	3 	6 	3
C 	4 	8 	3
D 	5 	10 	3
After being defeated once, it can be fought again by using a repair manual. Once the player runs out of repair manuals, it cannot be fought again until the player decides to do a New Game+ playthrough.
== Strategy ==
Having Protect up at the start of the battle mitigates the damage the boss can deal. Carrying Mega-Potions, and focusing around using Power Break (in the European version, it is immune) and Armor Break will go a long way.
One way to instantly defeat the Experiment is to use a Thief with the First Strike ability at critical HP, and equip her with a Cat Nip. Another method would be to have a high-level creature equipped with Break Damage Limit use a powerful ability like Fireworks or Hurt on their first turn. The latter will instantly defeat the Experiment if the user's HP is 24,432 or higher.
== How to level up the Experiment ==
To get an Episode Complete for Djose, the player must first defeat the Experiment at any level below its maximum level, and then, after using a repair manual, defeat it a second time when all three of its stats (Defense, Attack, and Special) have reached level 5. To increase these stats, the player has to dig up the corresponding Assembly pieces in the Bikanel Desert.
If the Experiment is defeated before it reaches Level 5 in all of its stats, the player must give the Al Bhed a repair manual to fix it. There are only five repair manuals, meaning the Experiment can be fought up to six times. If, after all the repair manuals are used, the Experiment is defeated again before it is upgraded to level 5 in all of its stats, the player misses the Episode Complete for this area. Similarly, if the player has dug up too many Assembly pieces before fighting Experiment for the first time, it will already be at level 5, meaning they will miss the chance to fight it at a lower level, making them unable to get an Episode Complete as well. It is also advisable to not have fully mastered the Al Bhed language before fighting the Experiment below Level 5 for the first time, as otherwise the player will miss out on a unique post-battle cutscene.
Each Assembly piece has a type: Z, S, or A. Each type is worth a different amount of points tallied to the corresponding Experiment's stat.
Assembly Type	Point Value
Z 	5
S 	3
A 	1
Example: Yuna has collected 1 Attack Assembly Z, 3 Attack Assembly S, and 1 Attack Assembly A. She has added 15 points to the Experiment's Attack stat.
The Experiment's level in each area will change as the Assembly pieces are collected. To check their progress, the player can either check the panel in Djose Temple (the panel where one applies for raises) to see how many of each type of Assembly piece they have collected, or they can ask the Al Bhed with the Experiment (the Experiment has to be repaired first).
Level 	Points Needed
Level 1	0-3 Points
Level 2	4-9 Points
Level 3	10-19 Points
Level 4	20-37 Points
Level 5	38 or more
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
== Gallery ==
Fight the Experiment.jpg|The player can choose to fight the Experiment.
Experiment.jpg|The Experiment.
Rocket Launcher FFX-2.jpg|Rocket Launcher.
Annihilator ffx-2.jpg|Annihilator.
== Related enemies ==
*Assault Machina
*Guard Machina
*Killer Machina
*Machina Hunter
*Machina Leader
*Machina Panzer
*Machina Ranger
*Machina Soldier
*Machina Striker
*Pop Fry
*Scout Machina
*Watcher-A
*Watcher-R
*Watcher-S
=== Final Fantasy X ===
*Crawler
*Extractor
*Mech Defender
*Mech Guard
*Mech Gunner
*Mech Hunter
*Mech Leader
*Mech Scouter
*Negator
*Oblitzerator
*Worker
=== Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission ===
*Assault Machina
*Guard Machina
*Machina Hunter
*Machina Ranger
*Machina Soldier
*Pop Fry
*Scout Machina
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy X-2