Dark Nation

Level 18 HP 140 MP 80
Attack 43 (67) Magic atk 15 (198)
Defense 38 (92%) Magic def 94 (81%)
Defense% 18% Dexterity 74 Luck 3
EXP 70 AP 7 Gil 250
Abilities Bite (49), Barrier, MBarrier, Bolt (72)
Status Defend: Confusion
Drop Guard Source
Manipulate Bite
Encountered In Midgar Shinra Building
Cloud doesn't have to defeat Dark Nation during the fight with Rufus, but doing so is well worth it. Dark Nation won't drop a Guard Source if Rufus is defeated first. Dark Nation will start off by using Barrier on Rufus and then itself. Once this is done, it will put MBarrier on Rufus and itself in the same way. Between actions, it can use a significant basic attack or the Bolt Spell. Dark Nation is in the back row, so Spells are your best bet for taking it out quickly.
Compare Dark Nation to other Monsters
Spells: Used by Dark Nation – 3 shown
Tier two and tier three spells are learned from magic materia and are divided up by the rarity of the materia and requirements to learn the spell from it; ultimate spells are especially powerful; Enemy skills are learned from monsters; summon magic is learned from summon materia
Name		 Spell Type
The materia which grants the use of this spell, and the level it is earned at if it is not available at level 1
Materia		 Description MP
The damage calculation of the spell; multiple hits are indicated first; P or M represent the caster's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP is that of the target of the spell; spells marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the spell ignores Defense/Magic def; healing and MP draining spells are indicated by their text color
Base Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing and MP drain are indicated by text color
Typical Damage		 Attack% Type
 Target Reflectable Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties
Barrier Magic Barrier, Master Magic Creates a Barrier resistant to physical attacks 16 - - Always Hits Magic One/all allies Yes - Add: Barrier -
MBarrier Magic Barrier L2, Master Magic Creates a Barrier resistant to magic attacks 24 - - Always Hits Magic One/all allies Yes - Add: MBarrier -
Bolt Magic Lightning, Master Magic Lightning element attack 4 50%×M 72 100% Magic One/all enemies Yes Lightning - -
Monster Abilities: Used by Dark Nation – 1 shown
Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters
Name		 MP
The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color
Base Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color
Typical Damage		 Attack% Type
 Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties
Bite - P 49 100% Physical One enemy Hit - -
Screens: Where Dark Nation is Encountered – 1 shown
Area
Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game
Name
The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256
Random Encounters
How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen
Treasures
The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available
Inn Price		 Save Point Notes
Midgar Shinra Building Shinra Bldg. 70f. (Outside) - - - - -
Set Encounters: With Dark Nation – 1 shown
Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught
Encounter		 Area Screen Details
The range of levels of monsters in this encounter
Level		 EXP AP Gil
In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind
Type
A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty
Run Difficulty
Rufus Midgar Shinra Building Shinra Bldg. 70f. (Outside) After Heli Gunner fight (fought with Cloud alone) 18–21 310 42 650 gil Normal Battle Can't Run
Encounters: With Dark Nation – 1 shown
Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught
Name
The range of levels of monsters in this encounter
Level		 EXP AP Gil
In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind
Type
Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square
Pre-emptive?
A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty
Run Difficulty
The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated
Monsters
Rufus 18–21 310 42 650 gil Normal Battle No Can't Run Rufus, Dark Nation
Items: Held by Dark Nation – 1 shown
Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game
Name		 Description
The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color
Base Damage		 Type Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties Price Value Use in Field?
Guard Source Raises [Vitality] - - - Permanently increases Vitality by 1. - 250 gil Yes
Status Effects: Resisted by Dark Nation – 1 shown
Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands
Name
This status is negated by its opposed status
Opposed		 Type Duration Effect
Confusion - Negative Temporary Character will attack allies, effect ends when hit by any physical attack
Rufus Motor Ball