Winged Angel

## Chrono Trigger: The Zodiac Era enemy

Superboss

**Winged Angel** is a recurring boss in the *Zodiac Trilogy* series. It debuts in *Final Fantasy IX-0: Alexander Edition,* appears as a minor boss in *Chrono Trigger: The Zodiac Era,* found in the south of Balamka Fault in *Zertinan Caverns*and is a rare spawn in the *Mansion of Illusion*, and once more as a superboss in *Final Fantasy VI: Presentiment Era*. In *Chrono Trigger: The Zodiac Era,* Winged Angel is one of the only sources of Emperor Scales via the monograph, needed for the Tactical Shotgun from the Bazaar. Master's Crown can be rarely stolen from it, Prism Spectacles can be dropped from it if the player has the Canopic Jar in their inventory and Explosion Materia is always dropped from it.

## Strategy

### *Final Fantasy IX-0: Alexander Edition*

Winged Angel can first be found in the Shrine of the Deity, accessible from the Esper Cave, and once more during consecutive battles with Nyx's facsimile. If encountered via the Shrine of the Deity, the party will be reduced to three only. This is due to Nyx needing to be in the party to access the shrine and removing himself from the party before encounter the Once-Queen Zeal foe. Winged Angel will always begin the fight with Shadow Flare. As its HP begins to drop, it will begin to use Death Sentence and Punishing Ray if HP is <60%. The further its health degenerates, the conditions change. If Its HP is <30% it has a 1/16 chance of doing Full-Cure and always subsequently uses Heartless Angel right after, followed by Death Sentence. The party should be ready for this as support abilities such as Auto-Regen are only available to Nyx and Rydia, and Winged Angel's Death Sentence ability utilities the random formula which ignores magic defense. Winged Angel will always use Full-Cure anytime its HP drops to >10%, followed by Supernova, its most devastating attack that adds Zombie and Disease status to the target.

Unlike the Virus status originally in Final Fantasy IX, it also prevents a character from being healed or revived.

## Statuses and immunities

### Immunities granted by Safety

Enemy has innate Safety; additional immunity to Instant Death, Warp, Poach, Fractional Damage (Gravity, Graviga), "Fang" items, Syphon

## Abilities

### Techs

IncinerateHeartless Angel

Enrage

Battle Cry

### Augments

Safety, No Knockback, Ignore Evade, Counter, Counter+, Low-HP ATK+, Low-HP Mag+, Ignore Vitality, Ignore Reflect

## Items

### Item dropped

Chain lv. 0:Chain lv. 1:

[40%] Battlewyrm Carapace

[30%] Storm Crystal

[8%] Leo Gem

[3%] Cameo Belt

Chain lv. 2:

[50%] Battlewyrm Carapace

[35%] Storm Crystal

[12%] Leo Gem

[5%] Cameo Belt

Chain lv. 3:

[100%] Explosion Materia

[55%] Battlewyrm Carapace

[40%] Storm Crystal

[18%] Leo Gem

[7%] Cameo Belt

[10%] Monograph: Emperor Scale (Dragoon)

[16%] Canopic Jar: Arcana

### Steal

Normal rates:[55%] Battlewyrm Carapace

[10%] Master's Crown

[3%] Leo Gem

Thief's Cuff:

[80%] Battlewyrm Carapace

[30%] Master's Crown

[6%] Leo Gem

### Poach

None

Winged Angel can be found at the Balamka Fault in Zertinan Cavernsand is a rare spawn in the Mansion of Illusion. Due to its great amount of health, it is recommended the party have the Great Machete, Ulric's Kukris, and Save the Caliber weapons equipped, and all non-elemental magicks such as Scathe and Flare found, as well as tier skills.

Because Winged Angel's levels are random, the player can zone in and out until they find them at the lower end of their level potential. They can be blinded and confused, so bringing Blindga and Confuse can be useful. The player should aim to stay in front of them to avoid its wing attacks that kill characters in one blow. They can be Berserked to stop them from casting their spells, but this makes them physically stronger and faster. The player should be weary of its Heartless Angel attacks. Unlike the common effect Heartless Angel inflicts, HP goes to 1, the attack is a pure-damage based attack that deals heavy damage to all party allies within the area of effect and it cannot be dodged. As its HP drops significantly, it will use Enrage on itself, increase its stats and begin using Scathe. It is recommended to have all active party allies on Shell status to reduce the damage inflicted.

### *Presentiment Era*

At the start of the battle, Winged Angel has a 1/16 chance of performing Ultima on the party. It is highly recommended the party be prepared for this as it can easily KO the party can before they can act.

It is best to have upwards of 8,000 HP to be safe. Diabolos Esper and its level up bonuses make this an easy target.

It is recommended to have armor that absorbs elemental damage, or barring this, at least nullifies or resists elements. Party members should be at a level indivisible by 3, 4 or 5. Ribbons are not as important as they were when facing Winged Angel. Other good relics to equip are Miracle Shoes and Celestriads.

Having a mage on standby to cast Curaga is helpful. Beneficial statuses like Protect, Shell, and Haste and Reraise are useful. Attacks with the Master's Scroll and the Ultima Weapon are effective, as is dual-casting Ultima. Abuse of Quick is advised.

## Musical Themes

One Winged Angel is the eponymous theme of the Winged Angel in the Zodiac Trilogy. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

## Trivia

* Winged Angel has been made into one of the hardest normal-enemy opponents in *Chrono Trigger: The Zodiac Era* due to its immensely high stats and added Safety passive ability.
* Winged Angel is an allusion to Safer∙Sephiroth in *Final Fantasy VII.*