Battle Kroitz



Battle Kroitz is the second boss fight encounter with Kroitz in Grandia Xtreme. He is a powerful but mindless enemy sent berserk by Quanlee. As with his earlier boss fight he is flanked by several Kroitz Guards, which he can respawn with his Convene move.

His sword, still a separate target that functions independently on the IP gauge, is also given an upgrade. Now called Demon Sword Crimson, as soon as half of Kroitz's HP is lost in battle, he will morph the sword into a third form with a new appearance, Dragon Sword Crimson.

Battle Strategy
As with his first encounter, taking out his soldiers first is the best method. This can be achieved with Sky Dragon Slash. If that doesn't wipe them completely, it will at least chip enough off their HP off that they can be taken out with other attacks afterwards. Not keeping an eye on them will be overwhelming, especially as Kroitz and Crimson now have higher ACT then they did previously.

It is necessary to use Moves to cancel Kroitz in this battle. Whilst it isn't impossible to land Criticals on him, his MOV and Evasion are through the roof, and he will almost always dodge anything that comes his way. On top of that, it's very difficult for your party to dodge his regular attacks as well. Freeze can be of temporary help here, but as he also has many more damaging spells he didn't have during his earlier fight - including BOOMOR and BA-BOOM - you will still need to keep a close eye on cancelling him. Meditate - allowing for SP restoration every time a character defends - is a good Skill to have handy, especially on Evann, if choosing to use Sky Dragon Slash to wipe the guards.

Like the first battle, Crimson's defense can be removed with Giga Vanish, which leaves it vulnerable to being damaged like any other target would be, but this is not necessary unless seeking extra Skill Points from destroying it. When his HP is half depleted, Kroitz will use a move called Dragon Summoner, morphing Crimson into a new form. With this new form he unlocks a further move called Tartarus Fang, which is dangerous if used on one of your weaker characters. However, as it hits multiple times, the Iron Guard Skill on a character can nullify the damage if their base defense is already sufficiently high enough.