Final Fantasy IV Walkthrough
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16. Kain's Trial
| Enemies: | Lunar Bahamut |
| Treasures: |  Dragoon Gloves,  Abel's Lance |
When you try to enter the trial door, you’ll be blocked off, being told that no one but a dragoon may enter. Kain has to field this one on his own. But fear not, because there isn’t much to actually do in this one but sit, watch, and guide Kain accordingly. Without giving too much away, Kain’s trial is actually an inside look the dragoon’s inner torment.
If you select “No” to the bedeviled villain’s question at the end of the trial, you’ll start off fighting Dark Kain. After being attacked, he’ll transform into your real opponent. And let’s put it this way: you would’ve been better off fighting Dark Kain.
Lunar Bahamut  Bestiary #: 244 Boss Monster | Type | HP | GP | EXP | Attack | Hit % | |
None | 50000 | 65000 | 65000 | 213 | 0 | ||
Magic Atk. | Speed | Defense | Evade % | Mag. Def. | Mag. Ev. % | ||
18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Level | Dropped/Stolen Items | Dropped Item % | |||||
0 | Steal/Common Drop: Grimoire LB | 0 | |||||
Special Attacks | Resistance | ||||||
None |              | ||||||
Absorb | Weakness | ||||||
None | None | ||||||
Strategy | |||||||
Any kind of Bahamut is bad. But one of the Lunar variety? And only one character to fight him with? Yeah, that's the making for a very tough fight. His attack sequence is really easy. 3… 2… 1…. Mega Flare. He'll counter every attack you throw at him with a pretty heavy physical strike. His flare takes away pretty much 5000 every time. Timing is going to be everything in this battle. It'll be important to use Jump just in time to miss the Mega Flare. The problem is Bahamut has incredible speed meaning if you try to jump when he's at 1, you're in trouble as he'll blow the Mega Flare in your face. If you aren't completely dead from the flare, use an Elixir on yourself. Use the Megalixirs if necessary. You may end up using a bunch of them, so don't be shy. This is the fight you save them for. If you consistently stay completely fueled and time Jump just right, you'll have a good game plan. Unfortunately, Lunar Bahamut has no sympathy that it's only Kain battling, so like his other lunar brethren, he has a buttload of HP. If you don't have a nice stockpile of Elixirs and Megalixirs, this may be a very hard bout. There is one huge helper if you have it, though. If you have a Light Curtain or Lunar Curtain in your inventory, that will be the difference maker. These certain items cast  Reflect on the user. If you use this, it'll bounce Mega Flare off of Kain and smack a good portion of HP off of himself. But if you're fresh out of these curtains, then I wish you the best of luck. Remember, time your jumps, and use Elixirs like it's going out of style. | |||||||
When you finally take out the vicious space dragon, you’ll be well rewarded with some nice armor and Kain’s ultimate weapon. Not only does this weapon beef up Kain’s massive physical attack, it also gives Kain the ability of Double Jump. The first time you use it, your eyes will bug out with how much damage it does.
Caves of Narshe: Final Fantasy IV
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©1997–2026 Josh Alvies (Rangers51)
All fanfiction and fanart (including original artwork in forum avatars) is property of the original authors. Some graphics property of Square Enix.