- Main article: Barubary
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Barubary is a boss found in Breath of Fire II.
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Strategy[]
Barubary is fought three times in the game. The first occurs when Ryu is a child and ends in a forced defeat.
Near the end of the game, the player has the opportunity to face Barubary again. This second encounter ends when Barubary has taken 1250 points of damage, at which point Barubary will offer two choices: either for to Ryu duel him one-on-one, or for the entire party to face him.
Selecting either option leads to a third and final fight against Barubary, who is widely considered to be the most difficult fight in the game due to his high HP, high overall stats, and his ability to attack the entire party for large amounts of damage. He will have less HP if Ryu is fighting him solo than he will when he faces the entire party. Regardless of the battle format chosen, Barubary will pummel his opponents with his plethora of multi-target attacks, including Cold Breath, Fire Breath, and his strongest attack, Bolt X. Also worth noting is that Barubary's normal attack will grow in power the more HP he loses. Furthermore, he has a rather fearsome counterattack ratio. His counterattack only targets one party member, however. Fortunately for the player, Barubary has relatively low initiative in combat, making it easy to use healing items before he takes his turn.
Solo strategy[]
If attempting a solo approach, the player will need a vast amount of restorative items, as it is unlikely Ryu will survive the full brunt of Barubary's attacks without aid. Ryu should be level 45 or higher to have sufficient HP and stats, or this fight may be unreasonably difficult.
There are largely two ways to deal with Barubary in a duel. The first one is to use G.Drgn repeatedly, which will require Ryu to restore his HP and AP in a regular basis. Prioritize keeping Ryu's HP high: depending on the player's level, Barubary may be able to knock Ryu out with two physical attacks or two uses of the much rarer Bolt X. When he uses his weakest attacks, Cold Breath and Fire Breath, Ryu should take this as a chance to act more freely. The player will need a large stockpile of Extracts and Wise Balls to succeed with this strategy. Wise Fruits are also an option, but these only restore 20 AP and also damage Ryu, making this more risky. Around 4 uses of G. Drgn will defeat Barubary and end the duel.
The second approach is to power up Ryu will multiple buffs which can be applied by using certain equipment as items during the battle. The MedusaSH can rise Ryu's ATK, and the HolySH can bestow Shield which will reduce damage from Barubary's spells. Finally, Biscuits can increase Ryu's DEF while also restoring his HP. Combining the above, Ryu should be sufficiently resilient to duke it out with him directly, and the added ATK will ensure the fight doesn't "drag on" too long. Ryu's AP can be used to cast G.Drgn with this strategy, but it is not required. This strategy does risk Ryu taking extra damage from Barubary's counterattacks, however, with sufficient level and stats, this should be manageable.
Team strategy[]
If the player chooses to fight Barubary as a team, his stats will be higher, making the fight more of a threatening challenge.
The 1v1 strategy of using G.Drgn constantly and healing and restoring Ryu's HP and AP works in the team fight, as well. With extra characters to support Ryu and take care of healing, this should be easier to pull off.
In addition to Ryu, a good setup is using Katt (in her Devil form), Nina (in her Wind+Holy form), and a third member of the player's choice (Rand in his Earth form being a viable fourth pick).
Katt will be the main damage dealer, supplemented by Ryu. She should be attacking every single turn, if possible. If Barubary's damage begins to get the better of the party, don't be afraid to have Katt use an item to help the team recover, if needed. Her high speed ensures she will have priority over Barubary and land heals in time to prevent members from dying.
Rand functions as the main healer (using items) and should focus on keeping everyone's HP up, as well as restoring Ryu's AP so he can continue using G.Drgn.
Nina dishes out punishment using her most powerful spells, switching to healing and support when necessary, as Ryu will inflict more damage with his AP by casting G.Drgn.
Overall, the player's priority should be:
1) Keeping everyone's HP high as possible.
2) Reviving a dead team member.
3) Ryu's AP.
4) Nina's AP.
Gallery[]
Breath of Fire 2 Nightmare- Ryu and Barubary one-on-one Fight
Last battle with Barubary