Heed my words, mortals. Will you follow the light and proceed? Or will you die and pass away? Answer me with strength!
― Gabriel
Gabriel Celesta (ガブリエ・セレスタ, Gaburie Seresuta?) is an optional enemy boss in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, found on the final floor of the Maze of Tribulations.
Gabriel is designed to be immensely powerful when the player first meets him, but because he does not level, if the player returns at higher levels he is significantly easier. His defeat breaks the seal that blocks the last hundred floors of Sphere 211.
Strategy[]
Gabriel moves extremely fast, being able to cover most of the battlefield in the short time it takes to use an item, and can move out of harm's way during Cancel Bonuses. Most of his attacks have a long range, initiate faster than most other bosses, and hit quite hard, often causing paralysis. Before the fight, creating some Amulets of Freedom and synthesizing the effect (so as not to waste an accessory slot) onto the weapon is recommended.
Despite his HP amount of one million, HP damage is probably the preferred way. The player must be careful of his second basic attack, and make sure their attacks are constantly hitting Gabriel to keep him from knocking the character away. Gabriel's Lightning Feather and True Judgement are guardable; if not, Feather can be dodged by getting as far away from him as possible, but the window of opportunity is short. Gabriel's strongest attack, Dragons, isn't guardable so the best chance at avoiding it is to head to the outside areas.
Fayt's simple Side Kick is notable because it makes him temporarily invincible (i.e. the attacks will miss Fayt) and it is easy to Cancel Bonus; Air Raid can also be used, but is likely to be interrupted. Maria's Energy Burst works very well, and Cliff's Infinity Kick also racks up damage.
Battle skills[]
- Basic 1 - Weak attack (6% Fury; HP damage; may paralyze). A small thrust forward with his spear, generating a multi-hitting linear burst of lightning.
- Basic 2 - Strong attack (6% Fury; HP damage; low chance to stun; may paralyze). Swings the spear twice in front of him, leaving a lingering trail of lightning both times and hitting all around him.
- Basic 3 - Strong attack (21% Fury; HP damage; low chance to stun, average to knock back; may Fury drain). A quick, high jump before an equally fast landing, sends shockwaves out at decent range.
- Dragons (ブルーティッシュボルト?) - Strong attack. Used at 60% HP or less. It centers on the field, with the only small safe areas available on the very edges of the sides of the field. Begins his chant and a purple ring will appear on the field; from inside the ring, purple dragons made of lightning spawn and fly around, discharging massive amounts of energy. Concludes by crying "Dragons!".
- Lightning Feather (ライトニングフェザー?) - Weak attack. Sends strikes of lightning raining down all around him in a large area for multiple hits; it activates almost immediately. In between the chant's "call" and "power", the strikes begin.
- True Judgment A (真の裁き?) - Weak attack. A three-hit combo, with each swing spouting colourful emissions of lightning. Gabriel can teleport before using this skill.
Stats[]
Battle trophies[]
- 138 - Defeat Gabriel.
- 139 - Defeat Gabriel without taking damage.
- 140 - Defeat Gabriel within 5 minutes.
- 141 - Defeat Gabriel at Universe.
- 142 - Defeat Gabriel at Universe without taking damage.
- 143 - Defeat Gabriel at Universe within 8 minutes.
- 144 - Defeat Gabriel at 4D.
- 145 - Defeat Gabriel at 4D without taking damage.
- 146 - Defeat Gabriel at 4D within 10 minutes.
- 174 - Taunt Gabriel 10 times.
- 190 - Defeat Gabriel using only major attacks.
- 194 - Defeat Gabriel using only Anti-Attack Auras.
- 202 - Defeat Gabriel using only symbology.
- 206 - Defeat Gabriel using only Charge.
- 214 - Defeat Gabriel alone.