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2.8 Baron Castle (Part One)
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When you exit the Waterway, you’ll notice you’ll be in Baron Castle’s moat, behind the castle. Go left, down, and right until you’re on the front side of the castle. You should notice an opening in the castle’s wall. Go through it, up. You’ll be back in the area where you talked to Cid at the beginning of the game. Take the door on the right and go up the stairs, then go right and down more stairs, and you’ll be back at the main hall of the castle. (Where the treasures were at the beginning.) Walk into the middle of this room and you’ll meet with a familiar face.

As it seems, Baigan, the Captain of the Guards comes out to greet you. Cecil asks if he is under Golbez’s control, but he says that his loyalty lies with Baron. Cecil asks where Cid is. Baigan says he had attempted to find him, but his men were ambushed and he is the sole survivor. Baigan decides that he’ll join Cecil and co.

Of course, you should realize what’s wrong with this picture. You already have five members in your party! The twins sense something wrong as well, saying a monster is nearby. Baigan comically looks around for the monster, and the twins accuse him of his shameful acting. Cecil asks if he too, betrays Baron. Baigan replies that Golbez’s wishes are Baron’s wishes, and that he granted him great power. It looks like you’ll have to take down Baigan!

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BOSS: Baigan, Right Arm, Left Arm
Baigan:
HP: 4,444
Experience Points: 4,800
Gil: 3,000

Right Arm:
HP: 444
Experience Points: 10
Gil: 0

Left Arm:
HP: 444
Experience Points: 10
Gil: 0
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Now this is an interesting boss. Well, not because of the ‘plot twist’ but more because it’s the first ‘multi-part’ boss you’ll fight. In order to win the battle, you have to kill Baigan’s body, right arm, and left arm. If you destroy both of his arms, he’ll regenerate them and you’ll have to kill them all over again. Therefore it’s a good idea to just kill off one of the arms and leave one alive. (They don’t cause too much damage anyway.) Also, if you cast a spell on Baigan’s body, he’ll cast Wall on himself. Anything that has Wall cast on it will reflect most magic spells back at a member of the enemy party. You definitely don’t want someone blasted back with Tellah’s Fire 3, do you? However, you can counter this by casting Wall on one of your own party members and ‘bouncing’ a spell at the enemy by casting a spell at the reflected member. (FYI, Tellah has Wall in his White Magic menu.)

With that said, use this following strategy. Have Cecil and Yang kill gang up on Baigan. Have Tellah cast one shot of a level 3 spell at Baigan’s body, but only once. (Wall, remember?) Have Porom put on healing duty with Cure 2. Have Palom cast Fire 2 on the Left Arm to kill it quickly. When Baigan casts Wall on himself, have Tellah cast Wall on one of your own party members. Tellah and Palom can both bounce back their own spells using the reflected character. If the battle gets rough, use Tellah to heal as well. (Of course, the Cure spell will reflect off of any reflected character, but it won’t be healing the enemy enough to really matter.)

Keep at it, and you’ll take down Baigan.
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Cecil seems shocked that even Baigan, who was once loyal, would betray them.

After that, run all the way back to the Waterway’s save point, Tent, and Save. Then, return to the main hall and go north to enter the throne room.