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Skies of Arcadia

Elcian enemy strategy
By GheddonLN(jotazo9@hotmail.com)


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I.	Intro.
II.	Setting up
a.	Characters statistics.
b.	Elcian In-depth
III.	The fight
a.	Other things
IV.	Conclusion
V.	Versions
VI.	What comes next???
VII.	Credits
VIII.	Disclaimer
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I. Intro
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Welcome to my Elcian monster FAQ!!!. After being kicked by this lil' 
looper twice, I've got a NICE strategy that WORKS, and WORKS 
EVERYTIME(at least for me). The FAQ Is in-depth, as I'll list things 
like spirit and so. 

So, what's elcian. Elcian is one of the looper series that lives in 
---what could be the lands of the black moon---; ya know, the Dark 
rift. The lil' but insanely tough monster appears once you've beaten 
Galcian and you have access to Soltis via Shrine island. The guy is 
STRONG, so if you get your butt kicked, call it Elcian WEAPON to 
feel comfortable. However, with my tactics, you won't lose. 

My basic strategy involves the use of S-MOVES that were never used 
through the game for some people; so, they aren't useless. The basic 
thing here is planning(like I did) rather than brute force. 

Yet again, I must say that this strategy, although time-consuming, 
will ensure a 100 percent win. You won't lose against it, and with 
some practice, you won't even take damage.

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II. Setting up
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a. Character statistics.
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I like ---and is NECESSARY--- to use Vyse, Fina, Aika and Enrique as 
my fourth character. Remember you must be at the "end game" to find 
this guy. To find it, go to the east side of the Dark rift near 
Yafutoma. He's in the room where the Anguila monster hanged out. You 
won't engage a fight with it until you press A in front of it, so 
take your time to save. Also, if you want some nice experience, you 
must equip the Black Map. This item is giving by Domingo after you 
get 50 discoveries, but I got it after fighting a group of Loopers 
in south ocean. I was VERY lucky, I must say.

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Vyse
Equipments:
Volrik Blade 
Gaia Cape
Black map - to prevent Elcian from running.

Level: 41.
Hp   : 4270.
Mp   : 15.
Spirit regeneration : 3 per focus.
Attack: 412.
Hit: 300.
Basic skills: Cutlass fury.
              Rain of swords
              Pirate's wrath
              Counterstrike
              Skull shield.
Defense: 336.
MagDefense: 336.
Quickness: 145.

Role in the fight: Focuser.
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Fina
Equipments:
Cupil spear - Be at final cupil if you want; she won't attack.
Robe of faith.
Jade swirl ring.

Level: 39.
Hp   : 2940.
Mp   : 34.
Spirit regeneration: 3 per focus.
Attack: 260.
Hit: 150.
Basic Skills: Lunar blessing.
              Lunar Glyph
              Lunar cleansing
              Lunar winds.

Defense: 292.
MagDefense: 337.
Quickness: 179.

Role in the fight: Focuser.
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Aika
Equipments:
Ice splitter
Gaia cape
Valuan medallion

Level: 40.
Hp   : 3616
Mp   : 20.
Spirit regeneration: 3 per use.
Attack: 292.
Hit: 110.
Basic Skills: Alpha Storm
              Lambda Burst
             Delta Shield - very important.
             Epsilon mirror
             
Defense: 354.
MagDefense: 354.
Quickness: 209.

Role in the fight: Delta Shield.
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Enrique
Equipments:
Stone Blade.
Silver armor.
Blue rogue patch.

Level: 40.
Hp   : 3977.
Mp   : 21.
Spirit Regeneration: 3 per use.
Attack: 347.
Hit: 95.
Basic Skills: Royal Blade.
              Justice shield.
              The judgment.

Defense: 330.
MagDefense: 330.
Quickness: 167.

Role in the fight: Justice shield.
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As you can see, the only things that matter here is Defense and 
spirit building. If you have this equipments and levels, your 
Quickness should be near mine; it is important: Justice and Delta 
shield have to come quickly.

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b. Elcian in-depth
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Elcian's stats:

HP: 13,000. Approx.
MP: 99 - I SUPPOSE!!!!
EXP: 7,500.
MagEXP: 20.
Gold: 15,000.
Items(what I've got thus this far); Valuan medallion. Black map. 
Moonberry. Dexus seed.


Elcian's attacks:

Physical: lots of damage(up to 3675; 4000 in critical). Justice 
shield is NECESSARY.

Pyri: TONZ of damage to all party members; up to 2677. Delta shield 
will help you A LOT.

Slipara: DEADLY. It works most of the time, and is normally followed 
by Pyri or any other bestiality.

Electri: Tonz of damage; 2500-3000.

Crystali: Yet another damaging attack; 2000-2400.

Sacres: Heals Elcian for 1000 pts.

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III. The fight
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A.	Round one
B.	Round two.

ROUND ONE(before prophecy):
Projected Spirit: 13

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta Shield
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

By setting up both of the shields, you'll ensure an great defense 
against it's deadly physical attacks, and prevent it from doing any 
damage with any of its spells. Both Fina and Vyse will max the SP 
bar.

Projected spirit: 24.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus. - healing items
Second turn(Aika's): Delta Shield.
Third Turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

You'll need to set up the shields again to prevent any damage. As 
you can see, Vyse will use healing items if you need to; specially 
if Elcian hits somebody like Fina.

Projected spirit: 36.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield

Nothing new here; just the defenses up. 

Projected spirit: 48.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Focus.
Third turn(Aika's): Delta Shield.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

It's VERY important to set up the defenses or you could get screwed. 
Now, brace yourself.

Projected spirit: 55.
All: Prophecy - 5674 points of damage.

That's it, the first major damage to the sucker. Its life meter 
should be at half by now. Now comes the round two, which is barely 
the same, but, as a good person(and for more space:) I'll list ALL 
the SAME moves again, so you won't get screwed by me!.

ROUND TWO(After prophecy).

Projected spirit: 9.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

Projected spirit: 18.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

Projected spirit: 27.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

Projected spirit: 36.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

Projected spirit: 46.

First turn(Vyse's): Focus.
Second turn(Aika's): Delta shield.
Third turn(Fina's): Focus.
Fourth turn(Enrique's): Justice shield.

Projected spirit: 55.

All: Prophecy - 6,000 pts of damage(Elcian KO)

NOTE: The projected spirit may be a bit misleading, because one of 
my characters had the FATIGUE status; prevents you from recovering 
SP.

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a.	Other things to note
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1.	Try to keep at max health; even with the shields.
2.	Don't get confident: set the shields every round.
3.	Don't use S-moves such as Pirate's wrath or similar; 
Elcian has HIGH defense.
4.	Try to remove the fatigue status elcian can cause to 
fight at optimum conditions.
5.	Don't goof around, as Elcian can heal itself several 
times.
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IV. Conclusion
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As you can see, to win this fight you must play defensively; you can 
put your hopes on steel, but you would be vulnerable to its spells, 
and its physical attack would be painful. The lil' guy is well worth 
the effort, as level up will be easier as well as spell learning. 
Take your time with this guy, and eventually you'll be able to kill 
it without receiving damage, and causing fair amounts of punishment.

Toughness level: 3/10(if you USE this FAQ).

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V. Versions.
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0.1	- Initial FAQ; all to Elcian in depth.
0.2	- I kicked Elcian @$$ Elcian again, but this time around, I got 
the Projected spirit.
RELASE OF THE FAQ.

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VI. What comes next?
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1.	Frequently asked questions.
2.	Some contributions, if I receive 'em.

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VII. Credits
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1.	Sega and Overworks for making this wonderful and addictive 
game.
2.	Elcian, for being the theme of the FAQ^_^.
3.	To me.
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VIII. Disclaimer
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GheddonLN (c) 2001.

This FAQ has been produced only for the Internet public by Jose F. 
Vargas, alias GheddonLN, and it cannot be used for monetary purposes 
such as selling it or putting it in a CD. Posting this FAQ can only 
be possible if you ask the author, and you mustn't change its 
contents. Copying it whole or part, is illegal; you need my 
permission. Any problem, contact me.

GheddonLN (c) 2001.

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GheddonLN, owner of the past, present and future...

"I'm waiting for ya in my tower of Gheddon...".

END OF THE FILE; GheddonLN 2001, 3: 45 AM.
