Scene: Chapter 5

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Location: Thunder Plains

This battle isn't too terribly difficult if you keep your party's HP up. The Humbaba will absorb lightning attacks and he frequently casts Mighty Guard on himself. You'll want to cast Dispel on it to remove the Shell and Protect abilities but it will still have a raised defense. So, you'll need to use abilities that ignore defense like the Dark Knight's Darkness ability or the Gunner's Cheap Shot. You absolutely must keep your party's HP up because when the Humbaba dies he casts Meteor on your party which can kill an unprepared party.

This boss is not that bad if you've taken the necessary precautions. Starting in Chapter three you should have encountered flying, spinning machinas called Watchers. Before they die you'll always see the message that they're "reporting" something. Depending on which type they are they are reporting any attack (A), recovery (R), or special attack (S) abilities that you've used in the battle before they die. They are reporting to the Machina Panzer. To simplify this battle you'll need to, in your encounters with the watchers, always kill them using regular physical attacks before killing any other creatures. Then they won't have been able to report anything. If you failed at this task then the Machina Panzer will lock and then mimic your abilities. To get the abilities back you have to kill off the three watchers that accompany it while trying not to die of your own tricks. Without your abilities to use the Machina Panzer still uses two powerful attacks called Gatling Gun and Sorcery Ray. Have one party member heal frequently while the other two use strong attacks to take the overgrown machina down quickly.