Genesis Avatar

Genesis Avatar is a boss in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. He is fought in Banora Underground as part of the final battles.
==Stats==
==Battle==
Genesis Avatar cannot be damaged by physical attacks due to being out of most attacks' range, but he can be damaged by certain magic attacks, such as Flare or Ultima. When he lowers his sword, the player can target the Materia on it, as well. Genesis Avatar will summon G Shadow Scythes, G Shadow Knights, and G Shadow Mages, each with their own abilities, to distract Zack from attacking the Materia.
Genesis Avatar will summon Materia from the lifestream floor and cast few spells, such as Flare or Firaga. He will attack with Purgatorial Wave, which will cause tremendous damage and is unavoidable. When Genesis Avatar withdraws the sword from the ground, he will attempt to attack with a spell that can be blocked or dodged. When Genesis Avatar strikes the ground with his sword, many Genesis copies will spawn and use offensive abilities, such as Drain, Firaga, and Blizzaga. The copies will spawn multiple times and can become overwhelming.
===Strategy===
The physical-attacking G Shadow Knights are easy to defeat, but the magic-using G Shadow Mages will be a little more trouble if all the player depends on are physical attacks. One should be sure to have a mastered spell Materia or two (such as Blizzaga or Firaga) to defeat them. Wall and Regen should be active when the battle begins, or high Vitality/Spirit and a mastered Curaga will be a great help.
Genesis Avatar's Flare and Firaga spells are easy to avoid. Having the Reraise status active is useful.
This battle will take a long time, but is not as challenging as it appears. The hardest part is knowing what to hit, when, and for how long. The HP of the Materia in the sword Genesis strikes in the ground is unknown for a certain period of time. All that is needed is to keep hitting it as much as possible. Eventually the Materia's HP does become available for viewing (if Libra is equipped).
When Genesis Avatar withdraws the sword from the ground, he will attempt to attack with a spell that can be blocked or dodged, but the only ability that needs to be kept in mind is the Purgatorial Wave. It is recommended to kill the enemies Genesis Avatar spawns as soon as possible. When the Genesis Copies are gone the player should proceed to attack the Avatar.
Another option is to get the Costly Punch by fusing any Punch Materia with any DMW-boosting special materia. Costly Punch will do 99,999 damage if Break Damage Limit is equipped and Zack's HP is not broken. With this, the battle can be ended quickly with several hits to Genesis Avatar's sword.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Genesis Avatar appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Dark- and Ice-elemental Forward cards.
GenesisAvatar TCG.png|Genesis Avatar [4-105R] Chapter series card.
Genesis Avatar 3-034H from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Genesis Avatar [3-034H] Opus series card.
==Gallery==
Genesis_Avatar_Concept_Art.jpg|Artwork.
Crisis-core genesis avatar.jpg|
Crisis Core - Rapier (Avatar).png|Genesis Avatar's sword with the Materia.
VIICC Overdrive.jpg|Overdrive.
VIICC Shadow Flare.jpg|Shadow Flare.
==Etymology==
==Related enemies==
*Genesis (boss)
*Genesis (final boss)
*Materia (boss)
Category:Bosses in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-