Materia Keeper (Final Fantasy VII)

The Materia Keeper is a boss in Final Fantasy VII battled on Mt. Nibel during "Unnatural Hometown". It is fought by walking into it on the field. It can be a tough boss to defeat, and its powerful Lightning attack, Trine, can be learned on the Enemy Skill Materia.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Materia Keeper
==Locations==
Mt. Nibel 	Mt. Nibel
Cave Infrastructure	595 (event)
==Battle==
Materia Keeper absorbs Fire, but is vulnerable to both Stop and Poison.
Towards the end of the battle, Materia Keeper will use Cure2 to restore its health and begin to cast Trine if it did not do so at the start of the battle. However, it does not do so if the player poisons it, and does not attack it again.
Attacks:
*Hell Combo: A dangerous attack as Materia Keeper might use it at the start of the fight.
*Horn: One of Materia Keeper's weak attacks.
*Slice: Materia Keeper's weakest attack, but it will often use it on the weakest party member.
*Cure2: Materia Keeper will use Cure2 every time its health is under a thousand to heal itself.
*Trine: Materia Keeper's strongest attack that deals heavy Lightning-elemental damage. The party can protect against it with MBarrier, Bolt Rings, or the combination of the Elemental Materia with Lightning or Ramuh in a linked armor slot. If the player took the time to acquire the Bolt Ring from the sleeping man in the cave in Junon Area, the threat Trine poses is neutralized. It is possible to learn Trine in the Enemy Skill Materia.
===Strategy===
It is recommended to have an Enemy Skill Materia equipped on at least one character, as the battle with Materia Keeper is the first of only a few chances to learn the enemy skill Trine. The other enemies to teach it are Godo and Stilva.
One can use the Choco/Mog summon for a chance of inflicting Stop, and any Bio spell to poison it. Linking the Time Materia with the Added Effect Materia on a character's weapon gives them a 20% chance of stopping the Keeper with each physical attack, regardless of whether the Time Materia has learned the spell Stop yet. The most effective method of inflicting Stop on the Materia Keeper is to use Aerith's Seal Evil Limit Break. Spells and other abilities that are effective against the Keeper include the Odin summon, the Aqualung enemy skill, Quake2, the Deathblow command with Vincent's Sniper CR weapon, and Red XIII's Seraph Comb weapon.
If Vincent is in the party it is best not to use his Galian Beast Limit Break, as the attack Beast Flare heals the Materia Keeper.
==AI script==
AI: Setup
{
 Count = Rnd(0..4)
 SpclChance = 5
}
AI: Main
{
 If (Count == 0 or 1 or 2) Then
 {
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Hell Combo on Target
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 1/2 Chance: Use <Keyclaw> on Target
 1/2 Chance: Use Big Horn on Target
 }
 Count = Count + 1
 } Else If (Count = 3) Then {
 If ((SpclChance < 4) & (Materia Keeper's MP >= 24) Then
 {
 Choose Self
 Use Cure2 on Target
 Count = 4
 } Else {
 If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
 {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Hell Combo on Target
 Count = 0
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 1/2 Chance: Use <Keyclaw> on Target
 1/2 Chance: Use Big Horn on Target
 Count = Rnd(0..2)
 }
 }
 } Else {
 If (Materia Keeper's MP >= 20) Then
 {
 Choose All Opponents
 Use Trine on Target
 } Else {
 Choose Random Opponent
 Use Hell Combo on Target
 }
 Count = 0
 }
}
AI: Counter - General
{
 If (Materia Keeper's HP <= 25% of Materia Keeper's Max HP) Then
 {
 SpclChance = 2
 } Else If (Materia Keeper's HP <= 50% of Materia Keeper's Max HP) Then {
 SpclChance = 3
 } Else If (Materia Keeper's HP <= 75% of Materia Keeper's Max HP) Then {
 SpclChance = 4
 } Else {
 SpclChance = 5
 }
}
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Gallery==
MateriaKeeper-ffvii-field.png|Field model.
FFVII Big Horn.png|Big Horn.
FFVII Hell Combo.png|Hell Combo.
==Etymology==
==Related enemies==
*Stilva
it:Custode di materia
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy VII