Dragon Rider (Final Fantasy VII)

Dragon Rider is an enemy from Final Fantasy VII encountered in the Whirlwind Maze and in the seventh round of the Battle Square after the player acquires the Highwind and Cloud Strife rejoins the party. When fought on the Battle Square, its stats are enhanced with double the normal HP and its Attack and Magic Attack are increased by 25%.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Dragon Rider
==Locations==
Whirlwind Maze 	Whirlwind Maze
Rocky Path 	731
Battle Square (with Highwind available)	Battle Square (with Highwind available)
Group A - Battle 7 	731
==Battle==
Dragon Rider is a dangerous enemy when fought at the time. Its Head Hunting deals heavy non-elemental damage to one party member, while Head Hunting 2 can inflict upwards to 1,000–2,000 damage to a party member. His Rider Breath attack is used as a counter-attack against magical attacks. It is one of few enemies in the game that can be morphed into Mind Sources, a stat boost item.
==AI script==
AI: Setup
{
:Count = Rnd(0..5)
:SpclChance = 4
}
AI: Main
{
:If (Count == 0) Then
:{
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use Dual Attack on Target
::Count = 2
:} Else If (Count == 1) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Fang> on Target
::Count = 3
:} Else If (Count == 2) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use Dual Attack on Target
::Count = 4
:} Else If (Count == 3) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Fang> on Target
::Count = 4
:} Else If (Count == 4) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent with Lowest HP
::If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
::{
:::Use Head Hunting 2 on Target
::} Else {
:::Use Head Hunting on Target
::}
::Count = 5
:} Else {
::If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
::{
:::Choose Random Opponent with Highest HP
:::Use Rider Breath on Target
::} Else {
:::Choose Random Opponent
:::1/2 Chance: Use Dual Attack on Target
:::1/2 Chance: Use <Fang> on Target
::}
::Count = Rnd(0..1)
:}
}
AI: Counter - General
{
:If (Dragon Rider's HP <= 25% of Dragon Rider's Max HP) Then
:{
::SpclChance = 1
:} Else If (Dragon Rider's HP <= 50% of Dragon Rider's Max HP) Then {
::SpclChance = 2
:} Else If (Dragon Rider's HP <= 75% of Dragon Rider's Max HP) Then {
::SpclChance = 3
:} Else {
::SpclChance = 4
:}
}
AI: Counter - Magical
{
:If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
:{
::Choose Dragon Rider's Last Attacker (Magical)
::Use Rider Breath on Target
:}
}
==Gallery==
DragonRider-ffvii-rider.png|The rider.
FFVII Dual Attack.png|In battle.
FFVII Head Hunting 2.png|Head Hunting 2.
FFVII Rider Breath.png|Rider Breath strike.
==Etymology==
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII