Auron (boss)

Auron is an optional boss in Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission and the Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster. He is fought in the Fiend Arena in the final tournament, the Farplane Cup, appearing after the player has won the Farplane Cup a few times.
Once Auron has been defeated in the Fiend Arena and the player reaches the end of the Farplane Cup, they will be given the option to recruit him. He can learn his Overdrives from Final Fantasy X, Shooting Star and Dragon Fang, by being hit by strong attacks or by being ejected from battle while fighting himself in the Battle Simulator/Farplane Cup. If he is released from the Gullwings, he can be re-recruited the same way he was first recruited.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
Auron has high Strength and hits hard with his physical attacks. He uses Full Break to lower a party member's Strength, Defense, Magic, and Magic Defense. Dragon Fang damages all characters, and Shooting Star can eject a party member out of the fight. He can attempt to instantly defeat the entire party with Shin-Zantetsu. As his HP runs low, he heals with Mega-Potions and X-Potions, which restore 2,000 HP and 9,999 HP, respectively; however, he will only use the X-Potion once in battle, after being reduced to 23,437 HP or less.
On his turn, he has a 50% chance of using a normal attack on a random character, and a 1/6 chance each of using either Shooting Star, Full Break, or Dragon Fang. Once his HP hits 46,874 or lower, his attack pattern changes. He has a 25% chance of using a normal attack, a 25% chance of using a Mega-Potion to heal himself, and a 12.5% chance of Full Break, Shooting Star on a random character, Dragon Fang, or a variable action dependent on the immunity to Instant Death: if one character is immune to it, Shooting Star will be used on that character. This will repeat until all characters are ejected or one character is alive who is not immune to Instant Death. Otherwise, Shin-Zantetsu will be used instead.
When defeated, Auron drops two Mega Phoenixes or a Bushido Lore. Consuming the latter on a creature will teach them Fireworks.
=== Strategy ===
The party should equip the Mascot dressphere and be at a decent level (at least 60). Yuna's Moogle Beam and Paine's Cactling Gun combined with a physical attack from Rikku deal around 50,000 damage each time.
Auron is not immune to any of the "Break" abilities, so reducing his Strength (e.g. by Full Break/Quartet Knife either from Paine's Cutlery moveset or a recruited Mega Tonberry), and having Protect and/or high Defense are recommended to lower the damage of his physical attacks. Alternatively, the player can opt to have a Mushroom Cloud use its Pernicious Powder, which lowers Auron's Strength by 10 levels. Shin-Zantetsu can be evaded with high Evasion and Luck stats or Death immunity equipment/auto-abilities.
The party should have high Agility, Strength, and Luck, along with Break Damage Limit to defeat Auron quickly either with a few uses of Fireworks, Meteor, or Ultima, or by building a constant chain to deny him from ever taking a turn - the latter can be accomplished with a high-level Gunner paired with a fast attacker and another creature that repeatedly casts Black Sky, which allows physical attacks to be chained while the spell is in use. It is recommended to defeat Auron before he gets a chance to use Shooting Star, which can especially be dangerous if the player is fighting Auron with one or two characters. Ailment Def. is recommended as it blocks the Eject effect of Shooting Star.
== AI script ==
Basic Pattern:
Does he have less than 1/4 of max HP remaining?
Yes - 1/4 chance - Normal Attack
1/4 chance - Mega-Potion
1/8 chance - Full Break
1/8 chance - Dragon Fang
1/8 chance - Shooting Star
1/8 chance - Action 1
No - 1/2 chance - Normal Attack
1/6 chance - Full Break
1/6 chance - Dragon Fang
1/6 chance - Shooting Star
Action 1:
Is Yuna immune to instant death?
Yes - Shooting Star on Yuna
No - Is Rikku immune to instant death?
-Yes - Shooting Star on Rikku
-No - Is Paine immune to instant death?
--Yes - Shooting Star on Paine
--No - Shin-Zantetsu
Remaining HP Pattern:
if he has less than 1/8 of max HP remaining, X-Potion on self (can only use once)
== Related enemies ==
* Seymour
* Kimahri
* Lulu
* Tidus
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy X-2