Phantom Train (Final Fantasy VI boss)

Phantom Train, formerly known as Ghost Train, G. Train or GhostTrain, is a boss in Final Fantasy VI. It is battled at the front of the Phantom Train, and is its main engine, an undead and sentient entity. Phantom Train is the only undead storyline boss in the game.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
Phantom Train's attacks include the dangerous Diabolic Whistle, which inflicts a random status ailment on each party member; Acid Rain; and Saintly Beam, both of which do mediocre magic damage to the entire party. It will only use Diabolic Whistle regularly if only two party members are alive, so if the player boarded the train with Shadow and keeps all party members healthy, they can avoid the risk.
The Phantom Train is vulnerable to Sabin's Meteor Strike, which is an oddity, as most large enemies and bosses are immune to the attack.
=== Strategy ===
As an undead enemy, the Phantom Train can be easily killed by using a Phoenix Down on it.
If one does not want to use a Phoenix Down, Sabin should use Meteor Strike while Cyan attacks with Fang while keeping Sky in effect. If Shadow is in the party, he should use melee attacks or throw unwanted weapons.
== Formations ==
Number	Enemies 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Encounter flags 	Introduction flag 	Musical theme 	Magic AP
Number	Enemies 	Normal 	Back 	Surrounded 	Side 	Introduction flag 	Musical theme 	Magic AP
 	Phantom Train 	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual 	The Decisive Battle 	2
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== AI script ==
One time per battle: Attack (33%) or Wheel (33%) or Diabolic Whistle (33%)
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (66%) or Wheel (33%)
:Attack (66%) or Wheel (33%)
:Increase Var3 by 1
If Var3 >= 2:
:If 2 Characters are alive:
::Set Var3 = 0
::Diabolic Whistle (100%)
If Timer >= 15:
:Reset Timer to 0
:Acid Rain (66%) or Saintly Beam (33%)
If attacked by anything: Wheel (33%)
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Phantom Train appears as the boss of Sigmascape V1.0 as part of the Omega Raids.
A craftable minion is also available, called the "Bantam Train".
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
The Phantom Train appears as a boss in numerous Final Fantasy VI dungeons. It is also fought as a boss in the Ultima Nightmare Dungeon. Across its appearances the Phantom Train fights much as in Final Fantasy VI, using Diabolic Whistle to inflict status ailments, Saintly Beam to deal holy-elemental damage, and Acid Rain to deal water-elemental damage and inflict sap. Its exact stats vary depending on the dungeon where it is fought.
===Final Fantasy Portal App===
The Phantom Train appears as a Triple Triad card.
==Behind the scenes==
Sabin's ability to use the Meteor Strike Blitz on the Phantom Train is infamous in the Final Fantasy VI fandom. A video of the battle declaring it "The Best Moment of Final Fantasy 6" depicts Sabin using Suplex (as it was called in the Super NES version) to defeat the Phantom Train in one hit; the video has several hundred thousand views as of writing. 
The meme is so popular that it has been acknowledged by Square Enix. Official Final Fantasy social media accounts celebrating Final Fantasy VI's 27th anniversary mentioned "suplexing trains" as one of the events to occur during the game, and in the lead-up to the release of the Pixel Remaster port, the official Final Fantasy Twitter account tweeted a video of Sabin using Meteor Strike on the Phantom Train to reassure players "you can still suplex the train in Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster". After numerous comments that the animation for Meteor Strike did not flip the Phantom Train's sprite upside-down as in previous versions of the game, the account addressed these concerns by stating the video was taken from an pre-release version of the Pixel Remaster port and the animation will be corrected in the final release.
A common misconception is that bosses in Final Fantasy VI are typically immune to Meteor Strike and the Phantom Train's vulnerability was a glitch or oversight that was retained through re-releases of the game due to the fame of Sabin's feat. In actuality, many bosses throughout the game are vulnerable to Meteor Strike, including several of the eight legendary dragons. Even so, it is Sabin's use of Meteor Strike on the Phantom Train that has stuck in the minds of the fandom above any other enemy.
== Gallery ==
FFVI IOS Phantom Train.png|The battle in the 2014 version.
Sabin Suplexes The Train.png|Sabin performing Suplex on the Phantom Train.
FFVI iOS Saintly Beam.png|Saintly Beam (2014).
FFVI iOS Wheel.png|Wheel (2014).
== Etymology ==
== Citations ==
de:Phantomzug (Boss)
ru:Поезд-Призрак (босс Final Fantasy VI)
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy VI