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Old Nov 6th, 2004, 05:08 AM   #3
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Yes it's possible... In fact, My recollection is that you want to fight and defeat it to get Malboro tentacles so that you can get Doomtrain. (I could never stand playing the card-game long enough to get enough Malboro cards!). However, you'll need to go prepared for this kind of thing. It is probably possible to speed up your characters by Junctioning Haste or a similarly beneficial Magic to a character's speed stat. Then you'd be able to get in the first time (and if you hit big with). You can also get your GFs to learn a Junctionable ability to prevent pre-emptive strikes or even guarantee that you often get first strikes yourself.... And beyond that, there a probably junctions (and Items? I can't remember...) that can stop some, if not all of the Status Ailments that Bad Breath inflicts on you.

TBH it's been a while...

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Originally Posted by www.ffonline.com
Junction as many status defenses as possible. Malboro's Bad Breath will inflict Pain, Sleep, Confuse, and Berserk on your entire party in one hit. You can cause considerable damage using GF's such as Shiva and Leviathan, as well as Meltdown and Demi magics.

You can also equip your party with the Mug and Initative abilities. This will allow your characters to 'strike first' and steal the item before it can inflict damage. Simply run away after acquring it and perform again to get the 6 you'll need."
You may not be after those Malboro tentacles yet, but the stuff above mostly applies if you're just walking in their territory. A good GF for getting Status Defense Slots, is Cereberus, which appears to allow up to four slots. There may be others.

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