Bridge

Location The Palamecia
Save Points 0
Chapter 9
It's time for another big boss fight! If you remember the Havoc Skytank, Barthandelus puts up a similar fight, because he also has four secondary targets. You have a lot of choices for your battle setup. Barthandelus's main body is immune to debuffs at the beginning of the fight, though after destroying the secondary targets he loses this immunity. A Sentinel isn't really vital in this fight, though it may help for desperation situations (within the Combat Clinic paradigm, for example). Barthandelus's attacks are mostly Magic, so take off any Black Belts you're using and replace them with Rune Bracelets in preparation. Personally, I prefer to use a lot of Synergist Abilities during this fight, since they always work and they're a bit easier to keep up, but there are many ways to achieve victory. Defeating Barthandelus unlocks Crystarium stage 7.
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Monsters: Found in Bridge – 5 shown
Unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; mission monsters appear only during missions; the final bosses make up the last set of encounters in the game; eidolons are special monsters that are not defeated through sheer martial prowess; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
The monster's level
Level
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The elements and status ailments that this monster is especially vulnerable to; the exact level of vulnerability is listed on the monster page
Weakness
The first chapter where you can encounter this monster
Chapter
Barthandelus Others Fal'Cie 462,000 73 100 57 100 - 26,970 6,000 Entite Ring 100% - - - 9
Left Ailette Others Fal'Cie 50,400 - 100 51 80 150.0% 75 - - - - - Fire 9
Left Pauldron Others Fal'Cie 50,400 - 100 51 80 150.0% 75 - - - - - Lightning 9
Right Ailette Others Fal'Cie 50,400 - 100 51 80 150.0% 75 - - - - - Water 9
Right Pauldron Others Fal'Cie 50,400 - 100 51 80 150.0% 75 - - - - - Ice 9
Bridge Access Upper Traverse