FF6 One Million HP Challenge: Emperor Dragon

Battle Difficulty: 5 / 5
Your Level: 80 - 99 MAX!
Rewards: 60,000 Exp (15,000 per member), 60,000 GP, Atma Weapon x1
WELCOME TO THE ONE MILLION HP CHALLENGE!
Emperor Dragon is one of the toughest bosses in the FF6 SNES hacking community. The monster comes with a whopping 1,000,000 HP and an attack arsenal that is unmatched. It is purposely designed for all "Quick Spamers" and "Genji Glove / Offering abusers". The sole purpose for the challenge is for seeking out the best of the best. Only the greatest of warriors will have their name immortalized for all time. So which of you has what it takes to slay this wicked beast?
EMPEROR DRAGON SOLO WINNER!
1.) Lockirby2 / 8:00 / Celes
2.) 26angelo26 / 25:00 / Locke
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WITHOUT QUICK SURVIVOR MEDALISTS!
1.) Lockirby2 / 6:20 / Emperor Defeated d(^,^)b
2.) Guntank / 18:31 / Emperor Defeated d(^,^)b
3.) 26angelo26 / 25:00 / Emperor Defeated d(^,^)b
4.) XolarDark / 30:17 / Emperor Defeated d(^,^)b
5.) Michaelhall340 / 3:12 / Annihilated -.
GOLD MEDAL UNDER 10 MINUTE WINNERS!
1.) Lockirby2 / 5.50
2.) Guntank / 8:37
3.) 26angelo26 / 8:50
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SILVER MEDAL UNDER 13 MINUTE WINNERS!
1.) LordBobBree / 12:34
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5.) - - - - - - - / - - : - -
BRONZE MEDAL UNDER 16 MINUTE WINNERS!
1.) - - - - - - - / - - : - -
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AVERAGE LEVEL UNDER 60 WINNERS!
1.) EulerPath / 32:19
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Here are the conditions before the challenge:
1. Cannot use a Rom that is modified to benefit the characters, with the exception being bug fixes.
2. Cannot use extra Items obtainable through save state hacking, only use items attainable through game play with an exception being the extra Atma Weapons dropped by the monster. (You may use more than one in battle.)
3. Cannot abuse system bugs like "Psycho Cyan", "Vanish / Doom", "Wind God Gau" and such. (Even if you try, the boss is immune to such tactics anyway.)
4. Send your battle as video responses without using the "Quick" magic spell to qualify for the Survival Medal. (Any other Medals "Quick" IS allowed.)
5. Send your battle as video responses defeating the dragon under 10, 13, or 16 minutes to qualify for either Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medals.
6. Send your battle as video responses defeating the dragon with your party's average level under 60 to qualify for the Average Level Medal.
7. Make sure to spend a minute or two displaying your characters equipment and statistics within your video. (If you did not display your characters statuses, you will NOT qualify.)
8. If you DO NOT wish to participate in the challenge, but would like to take on the dragon just for kicks and giggles, then by all means do so! You can even post your attempts as a video response and have my personal feedback!
9. You must attempt the new A.I. patched Emperor Dragon 1.02 for ranking. Any older versions of the Emperor A.I. will NOT qualify.
10. Have fun and don't get discouraged if it murders you many times over.
WARNING: USE ONE PATCH AT A TIME!
WARNING: USE ROM 1.1 FOR ALL PATCHES!
You can download EmperorDrg 1.02 patch here:
www.mediafire.com/download/z67... for Patch.
You can download the FF6 rom here:
www.mediafire.com/?q0m0zryzyzz for 1.1 Rom.
www.mediafire.com/?yzddwitniek for 1.0 Rom.
You can download the latest emulators here:
www.mediafire.com/file/n23f5mj... for Win.
www.mediafire.com/file/wjt0z2n... for Mac.
A tutorial on how to break a monster's HP Limit:
www.mediafire.com/?0ogtydeoy3x for 65,535 HP Limit.
Just change the name of the patch from "EmperorDrg" to the name of your rom and drop the patch in the IPS folder of your emulator. Make sure it's extension is named IPS, otherwise it will look like a text file and will not work.
EmperorDrg can be found in Narshe around the snowy path by the frozen Esper. Before you get wiped out, you should save at the save point around that area. Just be sure to use "Mog", as he helps by removing the enemy encounters with "Moogle Charm".
One Million HP Challenge: Emperor Dragon

[@coolbugfacts3953]

Take a shot every time Locke dies

[@LordEnvoy]

I remember my first play through of FF6. Every side quest was completed and Kefka defeated. The only thing left for me to do was to cap out my characters at lv.99. Using the bonuses the Espers granted, I decided to create a league of mutant characters. I capped Sabin's vigor at 148, Setzer's stamina at 184, Shadow's speed at 146, and Terra's magic power at 167. Bosses became nothing more than random encounters with them. It was then that the wheels where set in motion for Emperor to be born.

[@drasteek]

9:24 So all your guys are down except for Edgar... Gotta do DRILL INSTEAD OF LIFE2 !!!!!

[@Lux_the_Lost]

This has got to be the most insane FF6 battle I've ever seen. Even Kaiser wouldn't be able to top this guy. Awesome work!

[@LordEnvoy]

It has 65,500 MP and a tremendous resistance to magic damage. Be aware that if somehow you managed to drop its MP to 0, it will then either steal yours or restore it's MP to full.

[@adam622500]

How you can run down 65,500 MP without using moves that attacks MP instead of HP ^^

[@LordEnvoy]

It's when he's down to 800,000HP, he uses Freezing Dust / Blaster combo which can wreck an unprepared party. He uses Ultima as a random interval during battle.

[@itsshowtime3459]

i lovethis battle music..

[@-tobi-8461]

Lord Yash x2

[@medievalgamers8257]

Yeah.

[@stonecold5373]

yep, it's the theme of the boss at the end of the floating continent. epic and sad moment!

[@MadJak91]

This has to be one of the first hack videos I watched on YT and it is still around! I remember I got the dragon to about half HP, keeping track of damage, but could never beat it >.

[@AVClarke]

Although equipping Locke with dual weapons and an Offering does hella more damage, not having a shield will lead to him taking a lot more physical damage fighting an enemy like this, especially if his Evade isn't particularly high.

[@LordEnvoy]

That's sweet, I'll wait for your video response. By the way, I would like you to rate my dragon from 1-5 stars. Also, post your thoughts on it's overall difficulty, what you liked or disliked about it, and if you'd like to see more. It could help push me into releasing a new challenge of this magnitude earlier this year.

[@gi_nattak]

This is an awesome idea and well executed at that. Keep it up! I love the damage box =p

[@dannysimion]

Wow, this is one tough dragon. Way too many strong magics and your party definitely has its challenge but it was a good video showcasing it. This is the only FF game where I enjoy a challenge. I hated doing any side quests to challenge really difficult bosses in future FF games.

[@Fpkfor]

The Emperor dragon drops Atma Weapons, so it as not a cheated run.please read the description,it makes a lot of arguments invalid and yes i know that my gramar is horrible, but thats because English is not my native speak

[@rangerwriter]

That is one tough enemy. I rememebr this game so well... It's been years since I played it. Good show :o)

[@SirFuzzi]

@LordEnvoy I ask this because it's a popular training method to go after the Intangir for quip ABP. Is that gone in this patch (which, I assume, spans the whole game)? If not, is it valid to train characters via these alternate means?

[@FrowningBrownie]

I'm most impressed that you put annotations all the way through!

[@danielroblez8664]

hi so started watching this video and i kinda wanna try it. i have an advance emulator on my phone with FF6 downloaded-even beat the game a few times legitely since my emulator doesnt allow cheats. i like challenges like this. how can i get the patch in MY case? (I also downloaded it onto my ps3, of course it being the original PS1 version) any help with either?

[@LordEnvoy]

I believe it is, although I don't remember its encounter rate. It is located in the snowy fields where the battle to defend Narshe from Kefka's troops took place.

[@kefkaroth]

sometime ago i have seen patches on bosses when they scan they have over millions of hp. is there a patch or something around that lets you give bosses tons of hp over the 65535 cap?

[@arahman56]

So, from what I get from the document, it just copies Omega Weapon from FFVIA. If so, how east would it be to put Omega in FFVISNES? (That is, swiching the second UW's battle script with Omega's battle script)

[@RaikouGilgamesh]

Quick question. Does this thing have any elemental weaknesses, strengths, and what, if any, status ailment works on it?

[@robertarmstrong850]

How do people get these mods for ff6? Is it from steam or through their pc?

[@danielsipes4474]

Hey! I'm a huge fan of FF6 and really want to fight this boss. I patch my rom with the emperor dragon file but he won't show up at Narshe. I'm using the 1.1 version of the rom and have patched it many times. I've re-downloaded it and applied the patch but it will not work. Can you help me?

[@replacesoundboard]

Can someone give me some instruction on how to install this? I am using Snes9x, there are no IPS folder, I tried downloading the emulator in the video description along with the rom (1.0 and 1.1), renamed EmperorDrg to the name of the rom, put it in a created a folder named IPS, also tried putting it directly in rom folder. I even tried using a rom editor to import the patch directly into the rom, but nothing worked so far. Edit: I mean, whenever I try, random encounters on the snowy path to the esper are still random encounters. There's no dragon.

[@replacesoundboard]

Downloaded rom and rom from emulator, named the patch like the rom (keeping the IPS extension) in the same folder, still no Emperor Dragon, still getting regular monsters on the snowy path. Well, guess I just wasted several weeks trying to get it to work...

[@bluesthemighty]

save state given with the patch? Or do we have to play the game? I am already playing a version of FFVI already.

[@Gilgameshff12]

I liked the save states of zeemis in which 99 of all items are. Is something like that allowed? And is genji glove offering allowed?

[@a22422a]

Question: Is this superboss compatible with *ehem* moded versions of the game? (Re-Skins mainly)

[@LordEnvoy]

"Wind God Gau" is a bug that can be exploited with Gau. It's much like the famous Psycho Cyan bug. One popular setup is to use the Merit Award to give him a Tempest, which randomly casts Wind Slash, and using a powerful Rage. The Wind Slash will make the effects of the Rage affect all enemies. This is often coupled with the four-strike attack of the Offering to devastating effect, particularly with the Stray Cat rage.

[@Gilgameshff12]

I have 2 questions. Is there an rom you can download with strong characters and good equipment?

[@MugenHeadNinja]

2 thinga where do i go not kidding where do i go im not sure im using the TERRA save file but i have no clue where to go and i dont see any IPS files and i named the patch Final Fantasy III 1.1 is that correct?

[@LordEnvoy]

@Batmaaaan23 I must have had at least 20 people rip on my lineup already. I want you to be aware that this video is mostly to showcase the challenge. If you was to take on the challenge, what lineup would you consider? Any reasons why you would choose for your selection?

[@saiyoucho]

Does it come with ultra high def to prevent max damage or something? It's really possible to get 9999 damage on 8 hits with offering and genji glove so that would otherwise easily shave off around 80k life on a character using that per turn.

[@TheXBladeist]

@LordEnvoy Oh that's good to know. The quality is pretty good. I'm going to download it. So any leveling spots you know of?

[@ShawnJeezie]

do they have a gba ff6 advance rom that's been modified to have this boss? if so I'll gladly take the challenge as the gba version has text that's translated better. I don't like trying to figure out what spells do what with these older versions of the game.

[@heydera1]

@LordEnvoy It was tough, one question: i used slow on emperor dragon and im not even sure if it worked or not, is he immune to slow? personally i don't think the hack of Kaiser Dragon you made was really that tough, i beat him on my first try, Ultima did under 1000 damage (to be fair i was using big guard, but you know still)

[@leonreynolds77]

Hahahahahahaha! I was laughing like hell when you got made into a spinning doomed imp lol. Laughing with the doom skulls lol.

[@takigan]

I always thought Quadra Slice was a waste of time, but I guess if you build a strat that involves your other 3 characters using long-winded attacks it can give you the time you need to build up the charge.

[@errorafterdark5615]

takigan true, that's why if I have cyan I pair him with Umbro or Gau.

[@CJHElectro]

Umbro shorts! I remember those too! Ahh, the good old days

[@MrVariant]

Just realized gogo would help mimic it too lol I hope the pixel remaster allows others to go when charging. Edit: it does (no atb bar and you choose from menu, waiting up to 10 seconds which animations exploit) though the game is so bad with glitches and censorship.

[@andrewjames4789]

In my experience, Gau has a setup to where he has maximum evade, so in emergency situations, he really helped pull through in encounters such as this.

[@adam622500]

In the pixel remaster you select the moves then Cyan begins to wait its pretty cool because your party can act meantime

[@megabobu]

i almost got owned when it started using soul out, but i just pulled through, also you should probably have made him alternate his absorb attack more, with attacks like goner and fallen one. also, how do i record videos on zsnes? and how do i put them in youtube?

[@kefkaroth]

i patched this game yesterday and it made my game glitchy when fighting other battles. any way that i can remove the patch and put my game back to normal?

[@allencucksey7665]

I have ff3 for the snes american version.Is there am emperor dragon to fight in this version.If so,how?Please help my overly strong and nothing to do characters.

[@reloadingdontshoot1]

Oh btw, when he attks multiple times in a row with claws, is that 10-Hits, or just his normal attack?

[@SirFuzzi]

Few questions: A) Best way to record this and get sound? B) Are any methods of training (IE: training via vanish/doom) disabled?

[@Wheres_Jackie]

loooooool! Disaster? wtf! lol Thats brutal. Thanks for uploading

[@draggeddownthehole]

Well, mission accomplished! Question: does your patch 1.02 also contain the monsters copies of the Dragon's Den from patch 1.01?

[@MugenHeadNinja]

@LordEnvoy holy crap thx the reason is because i wanna do the one million ho challenge too and i wanna be less than lvl 55 so i can work on them oh and btw i wanna confirm wat kind of patches can i do i like to change my chars sprites oh a quick question people keep saying relms broken and can mess up the game what do they mean and i heard there is a certant summon thing that makes her awesome

[@frioniel16]

Did you remove Wind God Gau from the patch as well?

[@thebigbear4696]

Do typical Celes Gogo and Seltzer cheese used in speedruns not work on him?

[@LordEnvoy]

The Bigbear never tried

[@99XSeriousGuyX99]

i am not ready for that dragon...not yet also thank you for uploading this

[@ReisSns]

well done dude...played really nice...this boss is hard as hell...contratulations ;)

[@LordEnvoy]

Thank you, I hope that this patch has solved the challenge problem that the FF6 SNES game never included.

[@LordEnvoy]

@TheShadowWolf91 "Wind God Gau" is a bug that can be exploited with Gau. It's much like the famous Psycho Cyan bug. One popular setup is to use the Merit Award to give him a Tempest which randomly casts Wind Slash, then you use a powerful Rage. The Wind Slash will make the effects of the Rage affect all enemies. This is often coupled with the four-strike attack of the Offering to devastating effect, particularly with the Stray Cat rage.

[@TheXBladeist]

Hey dude how do you record this with sound?

[@LordEnvoy]

It doesn't have a specific bias toward any one character, however when I shot the video it did seem to focus on him... a lot.

[@bubblegumxo]

I know I'm 12 years late, but why would you not start with casting haste2? Also don't know if it's immune to all stat changes, but slow is almost always one of the best spells against bosses.

[@beeman897]

where is this dragon located i need to find this beast

[@Gilgameshff12]

What is the most damaging combination and is he using Ultima only once?

[@Volcannon]

Late question, but is he immune to the nightshade rage?

[@verlanis]

I watched the 3 part solo vids right after this one. That dragon has a lot of moves. Actually he's got so many moves that I didn't know you could put that many attacks on a monster in FF6. Definitely a cool monster hack.

[@Hyadex]

Do you play the game normally and have that boss bonus? Where is it found?

[@andriki88]

It's a hack you have to download it

[@megabobu]

i cant find it, all i find is dragons that use entwine, venomist and cyclonyc which i kill in 2 minutes?! where is it?!

[@LordEnvoy]

@wbyyo did you win with jocker's death? I don't remember if the Emperor is immune to it or not, but if it is effected by it, post it up as a video response assuming you have got it recorded. That would be one hell of a lucky win.

[@yasiromar5472]

This seems like much fun but I'm having problems getting the patch set >_< I can't even find the IPS folder in the emulator I'm using which is the snes9x. Any help would be appreciated. Let's forget about breaking the HP limit for now LOL.

[@LordEnvoy]

@shebakoby Some of them didn't have ribbon, because the relics used help them do more damage then Ultima. Yes Ultima is a guaranteed 9,999, however, Dragoon Boots / Dragoon Horns combination can strike up to 4 times and be guaranteed to do 19,998 to 39,996 a turn. Ultima also has a long animation sequence which can take several seconds to do 9,999 or 19,998 damage with Terra. But Offering / Genji Glove combination strikes up to 8 times and can do up to 47,890 to 67,360 per turn.

[@TrombeX2]

Yeah, you did good but i have a question. Why didn't you use Terra's Morph command earlier on in the fight? You would have dealt more damage with Dualcast/X-Magic that way.

[@Guntank]

What about using a Game Genie code only to modify the amount of EXP gained in battle as to expedite the Levelling process and not have to keep grinding Lv99 for months?

[@DJXistance]

is this challenge still gonig one cause i was thinking about trying it

[@bobbynewuheart1502]

why arnt u using ultima right back on him? and the atma weapon (sword) is not the best choice as it is only as strong as ur hit points. also, is this the orginal ff3 version because i dont remember the dragon boots to let u jump 3 times? another question: why didnt u morph terra?

[@ThePlaceForGames]

Can this work with ZSNES? and if so, how? I'm fairly new to this hacking/modding for emulators :S

[@LordEnvoy]

@ToasterTheGuy14 Yes, both the roms 1.0, 1.1, and the emulators are on my channel up for download. Rom 1.0 is the Original game untouched, rom 1.1 is the patched version repairing 41 bugs and is designed to be used with all my patches. Enjoy! :P

[@Peter_1986]

This looks fun! :)

[@a22422a]

*Forms the Finger Pyramid of Evil Contemplation* (In Mister Burns' voice) Excellent.

[@LordEnvoy]

@davidblack9071 Why would you consider your lineup a better choice? Any reason?

[@U9B]

So how do I install this correctly because this boss does not show up at all. I am using Znes 1.42 and the only random boss encounter I get is Amta is the dinosaur forest in the world of ruin. Essentially cause it's Znes all you need to do is just rename the patch to the same filename as the FF6 I am running which is Final Fantasy III 1.1 and kept their file extensions.

[@LordEnvoy]

Yes that's pretty much it. However Emperor Dragon is in Narshe by the Frozen esper battle near the save point.

[@U9B]

Yeah I went around that entire area where the blue dragon was and never showed himself. Also to be clear is Atma suppose to show up in the forest? Is that part of the emperor dragon thing or just from the Final Fantasy iii 1.1 version? I want to know if I installed this correctly

[@BlackpinkContent327]

Will this boss be available on the PSN version, FFVI?

[@necrogenesis1981]

How is that multi jump attack possible? Was it in the original game or only in this hack?

[@AKASUKIJOE]

I personaly like you line up im sure you had a damn good reason for using them Hell my main line up is mostly the same only with sabin in lockes place thats just cause i get more use out of blitz

[@GunslingerBahamut]

Just wanna say, to counter the HP effect of atma weapon, pairing it with Valiant knife is surprisingly effective. Since you actually deal more total damage as your hp lowers, but it only really shows the greatest effect when the weilders Max hp is 9999.

[@Gilgameshff12]

Okay, and only one more question for now, can you obtain more than 1 gem box in the game?

[@ASnazzyNinja]

@LordEnvoy how can i activate it?

[@LordEnvoy]

After soft patching your rom, you can find the dragon in Narshe before the frozen esper. Walk around the snowy fields for the encounter.

[@LordEnvoy]

It's called the "Atma Weapon" in the FF6Snes release and the "Ultima Weapon" in the FF6 Advanced release.

[@flaming3624]

what is?

[@anthonybeers]

What was Locke using for Relic to get that 8 hit with the Atima Sword? Also I would have picked Locke, Sabin, Celes, and Terra.

[@theleftfootedsultan]

Genji glove to dual wield, and... Offering, I think it’s called, to get the X-Fight command and four hits per weapon

[@xaby996]

8 is max per turn in this game

[@LordEnvoy]

The combination of the two is what really flat lined my team.

[@jonasmagnuson9794]

did you used haste2 and quick?

[@ASnazzyNinja]

wat do people mean by psycho cyan?

[@LordEnvoy]

You have proven yourself quite capable of slaying this beast angelo. However... soloing, is too unlikely but your always welcome to try. :)

[@TheJohnhowes1]

Man, I haven't played ff3/ff6 in a long time. I've still got my snes and ff3 cart in the closet and I even dumped it way back in the day, I ought to dig it out and see if I can't medal. So you created this boss, huh? No wonder I don't remember him from the game, lol! That's very cool.

[@nestasio]

he he, the cursor sound sounds like ff9 !! im so gonna play 6 after I finish after years and interlude to IV!

[@mrmagic5239]

Would you be ble to say what elements are within the attacks on this enemy? It would make party setup 10 times easier for anyone who wants to try this.

[@LordEnvoy]

Maybe, however the roms I provided gives a bug fix to the "Genji Glove" and "Offering" relics. Reduction to weapon power is 15-25%. This may prevent a player from reaching 9,999.

[@zycronzwasd580]

Is it possable???

[@Xellos357]

did i miss something or would a super simple tactic to be haste shoes, adsorb fire and ice and use quick combined with merton with all 4 party members? full heals every round, absorb half of his attacks. it's almost impossible to lose

[@SongOfEchoes]

I finished Final Fantasy 6, I beat Omega Weapon too. Where can I find this dragon? Thank you ^ ^

[@TheNerfer]

What does "rope" do?

[@LordEnvoy]

@madskilliz it is a glitch in the game involving cyan that turns him into a blood thirsty killer. If done well, he will do a counter attack with his swordtech an infinite number of times, and will only stop once all monsters on the battle field are destroyed. Hence why this is called psycho cyan.

[@LordEnvoy]

@wyldeman48 Yes I did have the Paladin Shield. It helped block most of the elements, unfortunately status problems can make them moot.

[@LordEnvoy]

@vgbjason Yes the MEvade bug has been removed. This patch fixes the MEvade, Psycho Cyan, Wind God Gau, Sketch, Interceptor, and at least 48 other bugs that I have found in the original Rom.

[@MariusThePaladin]

Is that a Dragon from Bahamut's Lagoon.... Oh..boy... Super Famicom, golden age of RPGs...

[@SaXor_the_Nobody]

Amen to that

[@Limitbreakur]

indeed! I'm glad i held on to my snes and collection of squareSOFT games!

[@LordEnvoy]

Yes I made sure to cover every possibility when it comes to instant kills on a boss. It's immune to Psycho Cyan, Vanish/Doom, and Joker Doom. Virtually any instant death skill is moot against this boss.

[@szymon6207]

Okay . Can you easy do it 9999 damage so easy ?

[@lockesaban7717]

Is this dragon on a special version of the game? Also I was kind of annoyed you'd make sure to use life 2 but didn't use fire to remove frozen lol. Did you not know you could do that?