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Ok, I thought I would have never asked another question about FFX. Instead I've got stuck with Penance's fight. Well, just out of curiosity I did one Zanmato as well, to see if anything special was happening after it. But I didn't save it (what's the point anyhow. It is nearly the end of the story...).

Ok, so here is my situation (BEWARE, *SPOILERS* AHEAD):

I first tried with Wakka, Auron and Lulu. Celestial weapons and Autohaste, autoprotect, autophoenix and Ribbon. I did manage to break its protection, reviving when killed. I tried to cheers 5 times as well, but then it was a waste of many healing waters. I went to second half of the battle and... it looks like the arms are counting their regenaration in a different way. After various rounds of fights, they get together and kill with judgement day. Maybe it is because the overwrite gauge doesn't fill fast enough. Or I may make a mistake (yes, but what?).

So I said: ok, let's check how split infinity did it. I followed his "fool-proof" strategy. Def +20%, autopotion, autohaste and autoprotect armours. Tidus (blitz ace), Rikku, and Wakka. Trio of 9999 first. Miracle or hero drink for Tidus (my customized BDL doesn't have piercing). Hyper Mighty G, for autolife, shell, regen (last 2 useless), hot spurs. Ok, my mistake, I did not check for Eccentric mix. But it doesn't matter on second half, because... Immolation DOES kill me once every three or four shots! 99.999 HP damage! I am gone. I have to waste time reviving the chr, the two arms get together and they say me goodbye the next round. Put autolife on, and after reviving due to judgement day I've got the arms attacking. What am I doing wrong? According to Split Infinity with those armours and 5x cheers (removed anyhow when k.o.ed) we were NEVER supposed to die. But I see no way to defent from a 99.999 hp damage immolation attack (I mean, I put on any possible defence). Any clue?

first of all... use celestial weapons, they make some defense irrelevant and therefor always do more damage than any other weapon even if its customized with BDL.

I dunno split infinities walktrough... is it the one for the without BHPL thing ?

oh and have you got like
auto-phoenix
defence + 30%
Magic defence + 30%
auto-protect
auto-shell
you at least 2 persons with auto-phoenix, and everyone shud have auto-protect and auto-shell, if you die and revive then you'll still have those things.

ok well this is the stratergy i used on him


All Characters with Celestial Weapons - Nuff Said
Armours - I had Ribbon, Auto-Haste, BHPL (on all armours) and A combination of Auto-Protect, Auto-Shell and Auto Phoenix on the remaining free slot

Max Stats, Luck of about 130 and HP of 28,000-38,000

Quick Pockets, Quick Hit, Entrust, Blitz Ace and Attack Reels were important in this fight. All Aeons in Overdrive as well

About 80 Megalixirs to be safe as well

Ok my opening party were Tidus Wakka and Auron, I chose Auron due to his first strike ablity. To start with I cast Auto-life on Tidus, Quick Hits with Wakka and Tidus. Auron then gets another go before Penance, so switch him with Yuna and Summon the Magus sisters.

Then Attack with them, at this level they should be able to withstand one round of Penances attack, Just before he is about to attack and finish them, use Delta Overdrive, He will then Kill them off.

Next Attack Reels with Wakka (a perfect 12 hitter is really useful here), hopefully now you have destroyed one or both arms. So quick hit with Tidus ot the body, switch Yuna out and bring in any other char and entrust to Wakka.

Keep health up by quick pockets and Megalixirs. When an arm regenerates then use Blitz Ace and Two quick hits to finish it off, Keep entrusting to Tidus and Wakka and uing their overdrives (set the modes to things like comrade and stoic, so the gauges charge during battle). Keep switching in fresh characters and always use quick hits, you don't need to worry about MP as megalixirs (always use quick pockets) will bring them back up.

Keep hacking at the arms to keep at least one of them dead at all times. I like to use one member as a dedicated healer, attacking occasionally, one member to work on the arms all the time, and the final member to help with the arms and attack the body from time to time.

Eventually the first form will fall and the second form will arrive - this can be tricky as it removes MP as well as HP, but good old Megalixirs will take care of that -p

If you get to the situation where you can forsee Penance having an attack with both arms alive (and it will happen at some stage) Summon an Aeon to soak it up, as Judgement Day will be game over even wth auto life, as it will use Giga-Graviton straight after.

The aeons to use are those who have non-elemental overdrives (Anima, Yojimbo, Bahamut, Valefor) first as you can unload the overdrive, don't use elemental overdrives as they will be absorbed by Penance.

Keep up the tactic pretty much the same as for the first form and he will eventually fall. Conratulations after about an hour and a half you have beaten him -p

That is just my tactic for him, others may have different set ups and ideas, but I know this one works (well it did for me)