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YoBlazer posted...

I think it's the combination of actually strategizing for six characters in conjunction with like an hour of final boss phases that's really keeping me from jumping in.

My plan was to build out my team based on when the characters appear in the final boss sequence, because I was hoping it was set in stone, but I've watched two final boss streams and there were differences in either.

Basically while a ton of phases happen, Jenova and Sephiroth Reborn have two distinct phases with the main party w/ character switches.

For Jenova (Cloud in both phases):
-Stream #1: Tifa/Yuffie for phase 1 then Red/Cait phase 2
-Stream #2: Barret/Yuffie for phase 1 then Tifa/Cait phase 2

For Reborn, they each had Barret/Cait in phase 1 and Red/Yuffie in phase 2, but:
-Stream #1 had Tifa phase 1 and Barret phase 2 (so Barret in the full fight)
-Stream #2 had Red phase 1 and Tifa phase 2 (so Red in the full fight)

is it random? is it based on relationship percentage? haven't further investigated. Common thread seems to be whichever character doesn't appear in the main two phases of the Jenova fight (i.e. ignoring the "2 on 1" segments) appears in both phases of the Sephiroth fight, and there is the "hold square" menuing opportunity after Jenova so you could fully outfit that character/make them a designated healer knowing they'll be there the whole Seph fight, at least.

Also, Stream 1 had the Barret date and Stream 2 had the Aerith date - which obviously won't impact either of those fights, but wonder if it's a coincidence that Barret was in both rounds of the Seph fight when Barret was the date, and maybe Red was #2 relationship for the Aerith dater. I had the Red date on my first run and I don't remember my first battle sequence but considering how pissed I remember being, I wouldn't be surprised if Red was in both phases of the Reborn fight for me.

(edit: just looked up someone who had the Tifa date and the teams for that person match the "Stream #1" person who had the Barret date. Maybe it is just random, damn)

(edit #2: another Tifa dater with Tifa/Red in Jenova phase 1, Yuffie/Cait phase 2, so that's unique; Reborn phases matched Stream #1 and the other Tifa dater so the "not in Jenova fight = in full Reborn fight" still holds up)

Anyways, I just have Cait Sith solo and the last two legendary fights and then I'll be tackling Chapter 14 hard mode myself, to finally be done.... I would also be super super happy to have my favourite playable (Tifa) showing up in phase 2 both fights when the battle is more intense than early on. Guess we'll see.