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| D E F E A T I N G  +  G A L B A L A N |
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  - Draft 2.0, April 2001
    (original draft: 2/20/1997)


	The archdemon Galbalan is one of the toughest opponents ever to
befoul the SNES. Follow these guidelines carefully, or you might never
win!

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PROFILE
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NAME: Galbalan
SPECIES: Archdemon
ATTACKS: Lightning Bolt, Body Crush, Ball Lightning, Blue Flame
BEST ATTACK: Lightning Bolt
APPEARANCES: Cursed Mines, Ballacentine Castle, Galbalan's Isle
CONFRONTATIONS: Colossium of Galbalan's Isle

Strategies:

* Ignore the background and pay your attentions to Galbalan, or you might
  never know what hit you...

* Attack the claws first. When the claws are severed, the ball lightning
  will cease and you may begin attacking Galbalan directly.

* Ball lightning always appears just beneath the claws. It flies downward at
  25 degrees and then toward you at around mach 10.(!) If you see a
  lightning sphere, get the hell outta dodge!

* Throughout the battle Galbalan will attempt to crush you. This attack may
  be identified by the presence of lightning beneath his breastplate. If you
  are caught by this manuever, ...well, sucks to be you 'cause you just lost
  the fight!

* When both claws have vanished, Galbalan changes his strategy. He now
  floats above your reach and side to side and releases blue flame from his
  mask. Stay at his opposite and move quickly to dodge the flame, but also
  beware of his deadliest weapon...

* Every 15 seconds during the second stage Galbalan will come down to your
  level and reveal a yellow orb that may discharge lightning bolts. This orb
  is Galbalan's heart and his weak point. Following every set of three
  sequential lightning discharges Galbalan will lower his defenses; perform
  his Body Crush technique; and remain still for 5 seconds. This is the time
  to strike. Position yourself just to the left or the right of the orb;
  jump; and swing your Flame Sword at the height of your leap. (you did
  retreive the flame sword from Ballacentine Castle, didn't you...?)

* Be careful: if you are not positioned correctly when you leap at the heart,
  you may collide with Galbalan and feel serious pain.

* Whenever the heart is released for attack, jump far and quickly to clear
  the lightning bolt.

* The Flame Sword, your best weapon, may inflict 6 points of damage upon
  Galbalan's heart with each strike. Therefore, 255 / 6 = 42.(!) In
  conjunction with the Strength Ring, the Flame Sword may inflict double
  damage and destroy the heart in as little as ...21 strikes!?. Well, I
  told you he was tough; doesn't this prove it?

In conclusion...
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The strategies contained herein are useful; but victory over Galbalan will
come to the fast of reflex, not the strong of mind alone. Practice,
practice, practice!
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__Written_By: LordGalbalan (email: lordgalbalan@email.com)