Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - EASY WAY to defeat LEGENDARY BOUT: BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP

All explained in the vid with commentary, this is my BEGINNER'S GUIDE in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on how to defeat the Combat Simulator LEGENDARY BOUT: BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP easily!
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[@darkshdw-7118]

Materia: 0:44 Titan: 3:10 Hueyacoatl: 4:47 Phoenix: 6:37 Brineborn demon: 9:24 Kujata: 10:50 Ironclad: 14:00 Alexander: 15:53 Mindflayer: 17:40 Bahamut: 20:30 Odin: 24:31

[@forlorn3332]

Actual goat

[@Optinooby]

Thanks mate, pinned ;)

[@darkshdw-7118]

@@Optinooby least i can do after all your guides bro 👏🏻

[@happy-ending2274]

​@@Optinoobycan you share play the last 2 for me.please 😢

[@happy-ending2274]

​@@Optinoobyplease can you help me with share play I can't do the last 2😢

[@bigefoshedda]

I never comment on videos. This man's guides are so f****n' amazing. THANK YOU! I've platinumed games like Demon's Souls (PS3 & PS5), Dark Souls 3, Sekiro, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring. I've beaten every boss in the Soulsborne series, and I can unequivocally say I would NOT have be able to beat these challenges as quickly as I did without your guides, Opti. That being said these guides will give you the HOW of the challenges, but you have to fabricate the WHO. Pausing the game and following the guide got me through to about 15% on Odin on my first run. It then took me another 8 hours of retrying to finally beat it. 1) Be patient with yourself. Understand it will take time. Don't give up, but give yourself a break if you find yourself getting worse (it will happen and its okay.) 2) Learn and commit the first 9 fights to memory as soon as you can. It will help you with subsequent retries. 3) Use the Odin (Full Might) 1v1 with Cloud Combat Sim to practice the final phase without having to spend 11 mins to get there (and learn things like when Odin does Spatial Distortion, if there is cyberpunk effects on the floor, then get to the other side of the wall before it becomes impermeable or else you will take Damage over Time.) 4) Commit hard to your Prime Mode attack cycles and learn what damage you can take (that you will then heal up with your Aeroga), and what attacks you can afford to Prime Mode block-counter (underrated). Also, what attacks to quickly dodge out of (anything with a "/!\", Sleipnir's Furor, Charge). 5) YOU. GOT. THIS. Opti gave you the map, but you have to condition yourself to get over the terrain. It will take time. It will be rewarding when you get there, and you WILL get there. You got this. Congratulations when you do, because you have earned it.

[@Optinooby]

Well said mate ;)

[@NelkeRex]

After a 172 hours of despair I became the planet's hope. Without your guides, I would have to dwell in despair and give up. Thankss🎉

[@TGWhitta]

You are a golden God. These guides literally saved me so many hours of trial and error. Not ashamed that I used them. Awesome video my man; you have the honour of a true SOLDIER.

[@KingMatthewx]

A few days ago, I thought obtaining the platinum trophy was absolutely out of my reach, and tonight, I’ve just obtained it. And all thanks to you! Thank you for helping me appreciate that game even more !

[@dragonjad]

This challenge utterly BROKE me, if it wasn't for you posting these, I'd still be stuck on the first Brutal challenge. You have been an absolute saviour in helping a lot of people obtain platinum and I am one of those - finally after 179 hours and literal tears. Seriously. Thank you so much Opti - may your steel foreskin guide you

[@owenhuwmorgan]

This is the last trial I need to get the trophy. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve tried this - but thanks to this guide, I can get to round 9 (Bahamut) most of the time. Occasionally I can make it to round 10 (Odin), and on my last run I got Odin down to 30% health. Slow but steady progress - hopefully one day soon I’ll be able to crack it Thanks so much for this guide, it has been invaluable so far! EDIT: And with that - after about 20 hours of dedication - it’s finally done! It was a clutch victory against Odin (thanks to Zack’s limit break at the last second before death). Now on to Temple of the Ancients, and the Platinum - full steam ahead!

[@rijusnar1994]

Harder than any fromsoftware game

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

I did it, after TEN HOURS of trying I finally fucking did it last night. Opti, I'm telling you, I wanted to cry tears of joy. In over ten years of trophy hunting, I've never felt such agony trying to obtain Platinum - Bonds of Friendship is easily one of the hardest challenges I've ever conquered as a gamer. I can't even take all the credit though because I used your amazing guide, but even with that it was still excruciatingly difficult. I cannot thank you enough for these outstanding guides, man. I did the first five Brutal challenges with my own build but I categorically refused to attempt Ruler of the Outer Worlds and the Legendary Bouts without a proper guide. Without you, I definitely would've given up on this Platinum, so I just subscribed to your Patreon to show my support.

[@Optinooby]

Thanks buddy, appreciate that ;)

[@aali4726]

Congrats. Any tips ? To help us do his strategy even if we f ed up some steps, what do u think helped u the most in ur own experience with his strategy

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

@@aali4726 Thanks. Yes I do have a couple tips actually: 1. When Odin casts Spatial Distortion, make sure you're in the middle of the arena so that you can quickly move over to the non-electrifying side with your partner. Also, when he gets close to about a quarter health, switch to Zack because he's about to cast Temporal Imprisonment and start building up ATB to cast Manawall on Cloud, Healing, Haste, etc. If all those effects are already applied just try to damage and pressure him as much as possible before he subdues Zack. I cast Fira a couple times and surprisingly that pressured him quite a bit. Doing this will also take his attention off Cloud. 2. To speed things up with the Mindflayer, I recommend doing the synergy ability to pressure him. Obviously, all you gotta do is get to Synergy Level 3 which will happen naturally with Cloud but you gotta make sure to cast two additional ATB actions with Zack; whenever Cloud is casting Aeroga, simply switch to Zack to quickly build up one ATB. I suggest Manawall then Haste on Cloud. Now when he goes to do his next Psychotic Break, use the synergy ability to cancel the attack and pressure him - this'll speed up things up a lot.

[@aali4726]

Oh thanks alot man for the tips I'm excited to try ur way thanks alot n thanks for ur time n ur reply

[@Sun__God__Nika]

I destroyed both of Alexander's arms right away and when I did I ran behind him like you did and he just did a 180° turn and shot me with something and killed me.....

[@MrFragalax]

Putting Odin at the end of this challenge was absolutely brutal. I think someone hurt Nomura and he's taking it out on us. Thanks a bunch for helping me get through it and all the other brutal/legendary stuff.

[@Rhys-Lightning]

Square did when they rejected Versus XIII and he's been taking it out on us since

[@soul6733]

The game director is Hamaguchi tho.

[@joefloggg3257]

I blame Miyazaki setting the difficulty standard for RPGs Time for all of us to Get Good.

[@slider229]

I hate Odin so much. Most of the others I can get through with a bit of practice but Odin is just so incredibly frustrating.

[@kikingplays8103]

​@@Rhys-Lightning he also took it personal on us in kingdom hearts 3 on the remind dlc. Those fights are also brutal.

[@jjulian623]

I would never have gotten through these challenges without your videos. Thank you so much for putting your time into sharing all of this!

[@Gattusso02]

Thanks for the great guide! Got him in five tries after wiping on messy waves 4,5,6,7. 8 9 and 10 on one try. 👍🏼 All thanks to you man!

[@jonatancouvreur2688]

Just got this now. i don’t comment a lot on video’s but holy shit took me a lot of tries and i would not have done this without your guides. You earned yourself a subscriber. Cheers for the great guides opti. Have a nice day

[@welfare_burrito]

Dude you are legend. Thanks so much for your help. You have no idea how many times I’ve heard you say “straight away, cast faith. Yes, faith.”

[@Optinooby]

Lol, sorry for sounding like a parrot

[@ao6034]

It's too bad we can't use steel foreskin on this fight

[@jake_benjamin]

I finally did it man, I got my platinum. Your guides got me through every one of these challenges. Never seen a better guide series, thank you for all you did, I couldn’t have done it without yah!

[@Champagnewayne]

I have been at this fight since 5 this morning, but I FINALLY beat it thanks to you optinoob, only one more fight to go before I begin hard mode!

[@lilcman72]

I want to say a HUGE thank you for helping me with this platinum. I watched all of your brutal and legendary combat simulator guides and it helped me so much. I wouldn’t have done it with you, you’re the man!! THANK YOU

[@Mrheyhey2312]

Looking forward to trying this one out, you make it look so easy! Really appreciate you breaking down the builds and strats while going through each round, most KZbinrs just smash out the challenge and do a basic breakdown! Keep up the good work man 👍

[@PandaBearXVI]

Just finished these last two legendary bouts last night using almost exactly the same strat. Found another youtuber doing the same build. However, they didn't use Stop on most of the enemies that were susceptible to it. Anyways, I used your guides for most of the solo fights and I just wanted to say thanks. Also, I love how you explain your reasonings behind certain builds and go over the encounters step-by-step. Keep up the good work!

[@alexandremorin9256]

I'm so tired of this Platinum. It's not even fun anymore. I feel physically and mentally tired. I don't know if I can keep going. I just need to finish Story Hard Chapter 14 and the last 2 Legendary Challenge. Still, I feel like I want to just.. stop.

[@victorelihu3676]

Thank you. It took me a while to master Kujata and Bahamut but watching how you blocked and countered it made all the difference. Also waiting for Alexander to do his first two attacks before getting into the flow helped also. Blocking is important! The first time I faced Odin I beat him easily. Thanks again, you got me through Chapter 14, the brutals, and this legendary. Onto the last.

[@ryanschmidt3494]

anyone else feel like this game relies too much on luck? i'm following the guide to a T but it doesnt matter what i do, odin will kill zach almost instantly and hes going into the fight with full health. so so so so frustrating, take nothing away from the guide (and previous ones) they are superb but i've got to round 10 over 20 times now, and it happens every single time. Square clearly got too giddy when they made these ridiculous challenges :(

[@12valkyer]

100 percent. im probably on my 20th try and alex decided to uses some ability ive never seen before while he was pressured and instant killed cloud. it really is just a random game and its absolutely shattering a game i really loved

[@Tarmax94]

It's too unfair, I love challenges, like FromSoftware games, they give you the tools and multiple chances to defeat your enemies by just learning their patterns, said patterns have pretty generous windows for you to avoid attacks and take your opportunity to attack, but here, SquareEnix clearly doesn't have any idea on how to make a fair challenge, just pure luck, RNG and bs.

[@newbalance5250]

was a nice journey, don’t have the mental to keep restarting to get to the last boss but cheers to those who complete this!

[@ironknuckb]

i said that too, but keep in mind we did too many other bullsh** challenges to let some crap like this keep us from getting platnium

[@newbalance5250]

@@ironknuckb I ended up completing it earlier yesterday after editing the class a little bit, only the sephiroth fight left but i still thank you for the encouragement 🤝

[@ironknuckb]

@@newbalance5250 I DID complete the sephiroth one... i still have yet to complete the zack one (on try 80), the sephiroth one is alot easier, jus know how to do sephiroths dash n spam tech (theres videos on that) but i cant do the zack one,, these monsters are too dayum OP and zacks such a lil b**** he spends more time on his back than meek mill at a p diddy meeting, I have a good strategy but im too busy keeping zacks p** a** alive

[@obscurity3027]

Thank you so much for all your video guides of this game, Opti! This challenge is the last thing I have left for a platinum (I did Sephy’s challenge first to get that lvl 9 weapon skill), and I owe nearly all of my success to you. Thanks again, brother!

[@obscurity3027]

Just platinumed! Thanks again, Opti!

[@einondarkblade]

Finally beat this to get the platinum. I can’t thank you enough for all you videos that got me here. After a week of trying this I finally got it. Before round 9 and 10 I paused and took 5 minutes to watch your fight and relax. Really helped.

[@thesovereignspark]

I’ve actually already completed this and Sephiroth, but I was still waiting for you to drop this guide. I’m so glad you even mentioned Weapon Level 9 lol, cause everyones posting there guides at level 10 and not mentioning it. You’re the king of this game lol. Everyone on KZbin wants to put “easy” on their guides, but your guides are comprehensive and truly the only easy guides, even the worst player can complete a challenge if they followed your guides. You earned the subscribe and likes. Amazing guides always Optinoob 10/10

[@Optinooby]

There is a weapon level 10?? So 9 isnt even the max level??? Yea, 'Easy' is clickbaited a lot nowadays, same with the term 'Walkthrough' which are basically Playthroughs not walk

[@thesovereignspark]

@@Optinooby Oh, I thought you could get your weapon to 10! If it’s only 9 that makes sense then. I’m still working on my hard mode play through because of work, so I’m still at 8. 9 gives a significant damage boost to weapons tho when I look at the “Next level Upgrade” 100% agree! very clickbaity. Either way, we all know you’re always going to come through with amazing guides! Hope you blow up, you deserve it.

[@swaggadilly9332]

Agreed, beat this last night with another guide but giving you a like and comment cause your guides got me through every other brutal/legendary fight!

[@Legendsaiyajin]

@@Optinooby Level 9 is max Weapon Level and Party Level 10 :)

[@juandavidyepespachon119]

Yeah a lot of the guides is just playthrough, Opti's are goated.

[@danieljacques7321]

I have the platinum now and it’s largely in thanks to these amazing videos. I appreciate how thorough each one I’ve watched has been for each of these VR missions. I was able to beat this one and the Sephiroth one in 2 tries each with these builds. I made it to Odin both of my failed attempts and he rofl stomped me but the second try I played more aggressively and it was a breeze. Thanks a ton man keep up the great content I’ll definitely be watching more videos if you cover a game I’m playing.

[@alasdairbruce4320]

Had to recomment as I beat this tonight. These guides are brilliant, made everything so accessible. Finally got the platinum thanks to the advice here, so thank you!

[@SomnusShinra]

Loved this hard challenges. It makes the combat system truly shine and rewards players who really dig it and dominate it. I hope some more challenges like this returns for Part 3 of Remake Trilogy. Amazing guide! FF VII Rebirth is my Game of the year and one of the bests experiences i've ever had.

[@cenation248]

Wow bro, what an excellent way of showing how the build works. I was struggling with this challenge for 2 days with other guides. And did it first try with your vid.. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🔥🔥🔥

[@HyperMusicManiac]

Unreal guide. This took me so long and was so brutal I told my mates it wasn't worth it... This strat makes it look 100x easier!

[@Zardigan]

Thanks for this, after dying for 3 days trying to clear this challenge I finally did it thanks to your guide, just one more to go!

[@IsaBialick]

So many good things to say about your guides! Been following you for the better part of 4 years and every time I'm stumped, I find your guides go above and beyond anything I can expect for others. Thank you!

[@Optinooby]

You're very welcome ;)

[@okami3751]

I don’t normally comment on videos but all your strats have kept me sane trying to complete all the brutal/legendary bouts. You have earned my sub and I thank you!!!

[@ffnuta]

Couldn't have finished my platinum journey without you. Thanks man!

[@nintendohylian6122]

Finally, only took me 5 or so hours. Idk where I'd be without your guides thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@user-pk1il9ux6j]

These combat simulator’s have made me hate this game.

[@Vereid]

Yeah it’s kinda sad. The game is absolutely fantastic but these combat simulator challenges have been so far above anything else the series (dunno about 14, never played it) has come up with before. I only recall the Jump Rope in FF9 annoying me this much. Even Weiss in FF7 Intergrade wasn’t this bad because it was just him. My issue is the slog, the silly battles before the battle I usually want to practice; that just ends up infuriating me then I make some silly mistake and get even angrier at myself lol.

[@drcossack86]

@@Vereid I would equate these (particularly Rulers of the Outer Worlds) to the Savage level difficulty in the FF14 raids. Rulers is MAYBE the Ultimate level of difficulty? The major difference is that (assuming sync'd level), you can't really break any of 14's endgame fights with things like Brumal Form ATB cheese.

[@mgsxmike]

Sounds like a skill issue

[@Dae...]

@mgsxmike the guy that says that hasn't completed it.

[@Dae...]

@@mgsxmike sure buddy

[@SqueeBug]

Just came to say thanks for all your videos, got me through the tough ones. Had this mostly figured out after watching another video. How you commentate makes all the difference though to really help clarify those little details. Your work is irreplaceable!

[@BillysSuperGamingShow]

Your strategy is the best there is on youtube. Helped me get through these challenges. Keep up the great work man! 👍

[@banethor]

Another guide said to take a break before Odin so I went and rewatched your video paying extra close attention. The Odin fight did not really go 100% as planned - I only got 1 cast off before the stagger ended. He ended up splitting the arena and stayed on the side where I couldn't build any ATB on either character. Somehow still managed to clutch it back after Zack dying. Yelled triumphantly afterwards like I won the World Cup LMAO. THANK YOU Optinoob!

[@Envoy_OTE]

Hey I don’t normally comment but your guides on rebirth have been absolutely phenomenal, some of the best guides in general I’ve ever seen. I can tell the time you put into them as I’ve seen others use similar strategies to the ones you present but yours are always more precise and foolproof no doubt from your knowledge of the game as well as the many attempts you’ve done off camera. Hope your channel explodes my friend, you deserve it!

[@Optinooby]

Appreciate you taking the time to comment mate ;)

[@jamieeberhardt5552]

​@@Optinoobyit's true, your videos are literally the best I've seen. The fight methods, precise narrating, nothing else like it from what I've found and watched. You definitely deserve more likes and subscribers

[@ItsMeAndrewGD]

The moment we’ve been waiting for 🥳

[@binnybros]

I finally finished all vr missions after 2 weeks of trying, thank you so much for your help, literally couldn’t do it without your guides

[@adamdonnelly6470]

Your guides are phenomenal and so accessible. It’s hard to prepare materia until you know what you’re up against and you don’t know what you’re up against until you’ve miserably slogged your way through the gauntlet. You’ve saved me so much agonising trial and error. I didn’t mind this one as much because Zack predetermines half the build, making you somewhat optimised.

[@Checkmate_Bro7]

Man I never thought to stop Titan right from the get go! That’s brilliant.

[@jujuxghost4979]

I just finished the brutal challenges with your videos you got yourself a sub thanks for your guidance

[@viktorschneidt471]

My man, you helped me to finish all combat simulators! I even made Bond of Friendchip first try thanks to your help! I can't describe how thankful I am for your guides! Thank you so so much!

[@kevinandrade2050]

Thank you so much for All of your hard work on this game man. You made the platinum a little less brutal. Just beat bonds of Friendship for the platinum. Couldn’t have done this without you.

[@Lutherrrrrrr]

2 hours before the Stellar Blade release I reached platinum thanks. Thank you bro 💪

[@Servroth]

After about 40 attempts, I did it! Your strategy was the best I've seen. But I think some bosses have a lot of RNG

[@QuikTeam]

Again, amazing guides man, I paused before each round to understand what you did and I got through this one in 2 attempts. You really are MVP.

[@rwesker2265]

Thanks for all the FF7 Rebirth guides got the plat after this challenge but used a slightly different strat for the last two that worked a treat, plasma discharge and countering along with wind done wonders thanks again 👍

[@radicalein]

Spend 15 minutes getting to Odin, die within 10 seconds of fighting Odin

[@TurkDeccy]

Died at Odin 4 times in a row lol, so disheartening getting to round 10/10 and just getting 1 shot each time. They overtuned these in my opinion

[@Sr.EstebanAguilar]

Same shit happening to me.

[@Summer-us5ql]

Did you beat him?​@Sr.EstebanAguilar

[@Sr.EstebanAguilar]

Nah I needed a break I did all challenges in a row and got to the cloud Zach one and was exhausted after Odin fucked me multiple times, I am going to pick it up again soon,

[@charliecouteau8856]

I suggest you go practice against Odin on hard mode at full might. That's what secured the clear for me after getting killed by him numerous times.

[@wizza1000]

I cannot thank you enough for the guided through this game, I now only need chapter 13 and 14 on hard mode (I’m following your guides again!) you’ve also helped me through OG resident evils and a bunch of other games. You’re a god among men mate ❤️

[@ThePlaidman-]

Good sir, I would like to thank you for all of your guides. I used nearly every single one of them and they really helped me out.

[@arvangregorius4492]

my man! been refreshing your channel since yesterday lolll cant wait for the final legendary bout!

[@DomiKAV]

I legitimately could not have done it without you. Thank you so much; you saved my Platinum 😭

[@FeralChaosrider]

Didn't martyr myself for 160 hours just to get a One Winged Angel piano sheet for this. But i done did it. Got my platinum, like all other times. Thank for doing this for all fans that are desperately trying to achieve this milestone. I for one, going to hit the hay and need therapy from perfect parrying summons.

[@Wildezz]

Just wanted to say, your videos helped me get through all of these hellish post game combat simulator challenges (this one was my final one to do, and I got it last night with this guide, along with using all of your other guides for the Brutal and Legendary challenges), and you won a subscribe from me as a result - holy cow man you have been a blessing for my road to platinum. All I have left is my Hard Mode run and I've got it, which I'm going to fully utilize your videos for those to also do. Once again, thank you so much - you made all of this way more bearable with these builds and strategies!

[@andrestern88]

My dude, you are an absolute legend. Yes, this js intimidating as hell and it takes a coupe of tries, but believe it or not, it took me way loger to do brutal challenges 4 and 5. Thank you!!!

[@indubitablyhector]

Yeah, I'm just giving up on the plat. I did the Sephiroth duo first try, but have been attempting Zack all day and keep dying at Ironclad, Bahamut, or Odin. I'm just done.

[@guig197]

Thank you SO MUCH for all your tutorials! I just finished this one this morning and it was my last one! You made every fight so much easier with your guides!

[@ethanscott5734]

You teach these so well, that I understand the game to a whole new degree and the mechanics of not only our playable characters, but the opponents. Sooo goood my man

[@handsomejack8758]

Again you knocked it out of the park and saved me so much miserable frustration. I can’t thank you enough for these guides man, I’m a bit older now and don’t have as much time to beat my head against a wall so I gotta say I truly appreciate all your effort and the time it took to make this Owe my plat to you, you have my eternal gratitude 🙏

[@Optinooby]

Always a pleasure ;).

[@juancalvaradojr9913]

You know the worst damn thing about this fight is the fact that there isnt a damn reset button that automatically starts me back at the beginning

[@keikookumura9678]

Thank you so much for the detailed guide for all the Legendary & Brutal Sims. I just got my Platinum trophy today all thanks to you. I'm looking forward to checking your guide again for the FF7 3rd Installment. It was the most difficult trophy in the FF Verse and I only managed to get it all thanks to your guide. Keep up the great work!

[@xeno_xiv8380]

I just want to say a massive THANK YOU. I’ve watched every single video, and i did this one on my first attempt thanks to you. You’re number one ❤

[@Buff_Cupcake]

The RNG in this strategy is insane. It's so dependent on the enemies behaving exactly the same way as they do in your run.

[@tbrandy1405]

Hey man! As someone who spent the past week grinding the final sims, just keep at it :) Agree with your RNG assessment. Of the bosses, the most "RNG susceptible" of them all are: 1. Quezacoatl (since it won't always do it's "free" pressured stance at the same time every fight - so you can shockingly see your hp drain just from random melees) 2. Ironclad (it's the swings man - cast barrier if you suck at dodging like me) 3. Alexander (his pew pew stuff sequence is very random, but know that his homing blue pew pew, ground hadoukens, and even the seismic shockwave are all counterfire-able). 4. Mindflayer (more for the Eldritch Horror. Have magic shield up) 5. Bahamut (sort of, I still haven't managed to figure out when he changes modes). Surprisingly, Odin becomes predictable with time. ❤

[@Bodhinaut]

Yeah…. I definitely wouldn’t call this the “easy method.” Like, it’s a SOLID guide. But this is by no means easy… I’m going on 2 days with this method… made it to Odin once…. Bahumut 3x… sometimes IronClad f#%^s me… sometimes Quez… sometimes Flayer…. God help us.

[@ironknuckb]

@@Bodhinaut hands down this is the best guide, again shout out to Opti, Ive looked at every other "easy" guide but i cant even get past titan, but this one gets me to ODIN, just cant get it done,

[@Yuzuha2.0]

​​​@@tbrandy1405 when he uses skills he leaves orbs I think he needs 5/6 to change for first time (bahamut)

[@AnaverdGaiden]

@@Bodhinaut Did you end up beating it?

[@joshramirez1335]

When it goes from “keep trying I almost got it!” to “dude I’m not even having fun anymore..” that’s time to just give up right?

[@Chichi-ov5pd]

I feel you. FF7 lad since 1997 and completed every game or spin off since. But this, this right here literally feels like it’s ruined 20 odd years of love for the game 😅

[@shizochaos]

this is most horrible thing I encountered in any game ever.. I want to give up, but invested too much at this point. I remember every second of this guide, I got my muscle memory done by now and yet.. YET I still can't beat it. It's fucking I N S A N E.

[@Matty0289]

On the one positive side.. Which is very minuscule, the music is really good. So.. Yeah. For what that’s worth. Hope you enjoy hearing it, because depending how lucky you can get, you may be hearing it for a while.

[@user-pt5bd7gj4v]

Bro... I'm right there with you.... I got Oden down to literally one fucking hit and zantuskien kicked off.... I've been at this for 2 weeks about 1 or 2 hours a day

[@FMA404]

Thanks so much for all your guides! Maxing out materia levels is very important, and doing the sephiroth vr battle to get weapon level 9 helped me get through this and it was a breeze with your guide.

[@7yellowcard7]

When Odin imprisons one of your characters, you can get out of it by using a synergy ability! I've literally just scraped by and managed to beat Odin first attempt! Great guide, just one more challenge to go!

[@XxTheMonstersxX]

Bro i used a similar strategy but i had no idea you could stop them like that, wish i knew that before i complete the last two challenges, by the way i can't thank you enough for all the other guides, you are incredibly good at this game and very smart when it comes to easy strategies, keep it up bro and this platinum is all thanks to you💪

[@mckloggins]

Everything went perfectly, but Odin felt very RNG heavy but finally beat him using this strat! Thank you!

[@kaycex1]

why is odin being rng? he active zanten too early? i thought he only active that skill if he hit the player certain amount of times?

[@justincluett530]

​@@kaycex1during the normal fight I've seen his Zantetsukan go off VERY early, after only 2 or 3 hits. But this challenge one never did that for me. Parrying with Prime mode is absolutely key to this fight. If you can do it consistently he will stagger super fast and then just blow him away. I'd also recommend holding onto your limit break for the end. It's a great panic button if you're getting pressure while Zach is napping.

[@schools6555]

DONE!! Thank you Optinoob!!! I totally whipped Odin's Arse this time. I really do not think I would have gotten this done without your build! I had to do it my way but a majority of it was your way and I absolutely cannot thank you enough so you have a Subscriber for life!!

[@karenmeeus572]

When I started this challenge it looked too hard to even get the first two fights done, with this guide and a lot of training I finally got it done!

[@starkiller71]

Today Odin killed me with maybe 2% HP left :D .... then I took my revenge and finally did this challenge!

[@mitchellgilbert2789]

first time i got to odin the same thing happened to me. after 4 more hours i got the revenge lol

[@viology69]

omg it's finally here!!! platinum percentage for this game is about to skyrocket!!!

[@DoctorGoober]

Great guide! Just finished this fight and it was complete madness... but your build and guide got me through the fight! Thanks so much!

[@MrMatGila]

My guy thanks for the guides. Finally gotten my platinum. Hope your channel blows up even more.

[@solidusprime8661]

Thanks for this man! My first attempt I got to Odin and he killed me with just a sliver of health left. After that I just seemed to be doing worse and worse, but, after quite a few attempts, I finally got it!

[@surajshergill7777]

I write this comment as tears of joy stream down my face (figuratively). I've finally done it!!!! Thank you Opti for this guide! It's done finally!! I can't believe it. Easily the worst bout ever and even worse than Rulers! I can't even say how long it's taken me to get here! I will NEVER do this challenge again! Weiss was a cakewalk compared to this! Never ever ever again will I even attempt this challenge. I never wanna see Zack's face again. Thank you again Opti!! You're the man!! Sephiroth can wait. I need a drink lol

[@rudiloke4814]

Thanks! Finally got my platinum cup! This is the best video teaching step by step to pass the Bonds of Friendship! Most efficient way with less mistake chances! Although I still tried hundreds of times LOL

[@donvito1159]

Took me around 10 hours but I did it! Couldnt have done it without your guide. You are the GOAT, Optinoob 🙏

[@surajshergill7777]

Damn Opti, both of the last 2 legendary bouts back to back? My man is on fire! Gonna attempt these over the next couple of days. Only two to go! I'm not gonna lie, I'm feeling a little burnt out with these fights. Great timing now that I have these last two bouts to do and then hard mode and I'm done. Not gonna do hard mode any time soon, think I'll wait for your guide on that one. But hey, we'll get there!

[@Lightecojak]

Thank you so much for your videos. I’m closer than ever to the platinum because of your guides. But for this video, could you please add chapters to your video so that each stage is time stamped and labeled?

[@BryanDoesOtaku]

Yes omg

[@Optinooby]

For each Round?? Dont you need to view them all anyway

[@Go-onYellow]

@@Optinoobyits probably for certain fights in this stage that people have trouble with and can just straight go to that fight and watch that one specifically

[@Kanra_vg]

I never comment on videos. But I just had to on this one. I got my platinum about 2 weeks ago. I would never of gotten it without your amazing guides. You have been a life savior for me. I pretty sure I speak for everyone when I say that you helped us with our platinum trophy. Thank you! We look forward to your guides in part 3!

[@mc-ck3dx]

Thank you so much for these videos and following up on questions! Just got it done couldn't do it without theee guides.

[@ironknuckb]

update: I beaten odin twice on dynamic and full power with JUST cloud (mostly to get my parry down) , now im struggling getting back to ODIN because alexander kujata and sometime mindflayer is on some RNG BOOOOOLSHAT

[@Kryken123]

Completed! 1st try. After training vs Odin and Bahamut for 1h in the simulations. Thank you so much for your guides!!! Beat almost them all on 1st try. Now onto hard mode lap, I don't think it'll be harder than this.

[@inthebeginning4751]

Finally someone with common sense to actually go practice the fights! Thankyou for not complaining making excuses about the game like 90% of the other comments.

[@darkpromeathean937]

I didnt need to practice because when I fought odin he killed me enough times to where I had his perfect block timing down. If anything bahamut gave me more trouble. I first tried odin

[@hishamhamid5393]

Finally did it - 162 hours I’ll never get back but I got the platinum 🤣 thank you for the guides! What can I now play to fill the gaping void in my life

[@sarahmountain3749]

1 shot it with this guide after hours of trying a different build with a 1% wipe on odin and a crash on odin. Cheers mate

[@mra.m.gaming4825]

This is the worst combat sim by far so much bs that can just one shot u or make it so hard to come back

[@herobrine0fights]

Holy shit man, thank you so much. I don't normally do this but I have to thank you for your help with Brutal Challenge 4, 6, and the legendary bouts. All that's left is hard mode and that platinum is mine.

[@kevinjanssens7134]

Many thanks for those brilliant guides. Got the platinum trophy yesterday.🏆

[@helinsebastian]

Even with the guide. I keep dying to Odin. These challenhes are truly something else

[@iang.101]

As Opti mentioned, practice on Odin in the combat simulator at Full Might 1v1 with Cloud. Like you, Odin kept destroying me in this challenge. I finally did what Opti said and practiced on him solo with Cloud. I paid close attention to his movements and the text above him when he uses abilities. After about 10 -15 attempts, I eventually learned how to consistently perfect block some of his attacks and abilities. I also learned to get the hell away from him on some of his extremely powerful moves (like Allfathers Fury, Full Moon Assault, and Tyrannical Onslaught). After that, I beat him on the next challenge attempt.

[@Mrheyhey2312]

I FINALLY DONE IT!! My Odin run was scuffed but got through it, can’t thank you enough man, your guides are the reason for my platinum!! Wish you all the best man and thank you again!!!👌

[@cvmohank97]

Thank you very much for your guides. It took few hours of practice but with your help, I was able to finish both the Zack and Sephiroth Legendary Challenges and finally obtained the platinum trophy. I almost gave up, it would have been impossible without your amazing guides.

[@dreezy0000]

Do you have any suggestions on doing this without the Genji items and while at party level 9 (so without the spending atb to increase limit gauge weapon skill boost for Cloud)? 2 and a half weeks now that the final sidequest is broken and so it's impossible to get the last 10 points needed to get to party level 10. So, other than Genji items, is there an alternate accessory you recommend? What about battle strategy? I'm not getting the results that you do in this video, but I'm assuming that's most likely to me not having the Genji accessory.

[@Optinooby]

Can you not get Genji without party 10? Nothing can replace Genji

[@fliibo]

Can't you just select the chapter needed and reset progress to redo sidequests aswell?

[@Optinooby]

@@fliibo Yes you can if you want to

[@Critterb0t]

Ehem! Alright so, after having a bit of difficulty with some of the fights (especially Bahamut) I finally reach Odin. It was my first time getting that far so I was a little bit nervous. I somehow managed to get to the part where he uses Spatial Distortion, and this is where things went a bit pear-shaped. I was unable to avoid getting separated and Cloud got hit by Temporal Imprisonment despite controlling Zack, I guess maybe because Odin was on Cloud's side when he cast it. Then Odin proceeded to attack Cloud and he took several hits but he did not die, I guess manawall saved him. Next Odin switched to Zack's side and Zack eventually went down. I was very stressed at this point but I tried to remain calm and noticed that Cloud had 2 ATB's and his limit break ready. Odin had about 10-15% health left and Cloud still had all the buffs, faith, manawall and even haste, just not fury and I didn't want to risk running up close to get it before casting Aeroga so I just cast it immediately after Odin returned to Cloud's side and then unleashed his limit break. This was _just_ enough to defeat Odin! So yeah, it was a very scuffed fight yet I _somehow_ still pulled it off. Thank you very much for this guide, I would not have been able to do it without it!

[@toaster4693]

Man I feel the same. I used Zacks MP completely on heals and then he died. Cloud was on his last legs and I couldn't get near enough to build two ATB so I used wind level 2, and barely survived to get one more wind 2 off to kill Odin. He would've probably killed me in the next ten seconds otherwise. I flipped off the TV when I beat Odin.