| “ | I will dye the rest of your body with red other than your armor, red one. | ” |
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-Fruegel (the first encounter with Dart) | ||
Fruegel (フリューゲル, Furyūgeru, "Furyugel") is the head warden of Hellena Prison, he is feared by most because of his immense size and power that he shows throughout the battles. He has major problems controlling his anger, thus it is shown many times that he kills his own men, or bullies them. Fruegel is said to be immune to all Status Ailments, despite guides indicating he is vulnerable to Stun.
Story[]
Fruegel is given the order from Emperor Doel to obtain the girl named Shana from the small outlying village known as Seles. Emperor Doel himself does not know the importance of the girl, as he is only following an outside influence. Brutish Fruegel is not content with only kidnapping, giving orders to take the girl and destroy the village as well. This was revealed by Fruegel in Hellena during the first fight, then again confirmed by the Great Commander in The Black Castle.
During Battle[]
Rescuing Shana[]
The first encounter with Fruegel is right after rescuing Shana and attempting to escape Hellena Prison. He has several attacks to look for:
- Attack: Fruegel hits a party member with his club.
- Body Slam: Fruegel lifts a party member up, and then slams them on the ground.
- Rock Throw: Fruegel throws a large rock at a party member, this attack deal most damage.
- Power up - If hit with magic, Atk & Def x1.5, lasting until the end of his 3rd turn.
Fruegel will be accompanied to two Hellena Wardens at the start of battle, and they will have to be dealt with before before anything can be done to Fruegel. Once the Wardens are gone, Fruegel will summon two new enemies, the Senior Warden. There are a couple of things to note at this point. The Senior Wardens will remain after Fruegel is defeated and they will each use Gushing Magma once they themselves are defeated. Finally, Fruegel will use a Power Up if you attempt to attack with magic items.
Strategy[]
When the battle starts, focus on the Wardens. Use a Spark Net with Shana on one and Additions with Dart and Lavitz on the other. Once they are defeated, primarily focus on Fruegel with attack items exclusively. He will use a Power Up because of this, but even so, magic is still the optimal route here. He has lower magic defense and the whole party will do more damage by using Burn Outs or Spark Nets over Additions. After he's defeated, use the same method on the Senior Wardens you used on the Hellena Wardens. If done quick enough, there should be no need to heal in this fight, but you find your self low on health, Guard until healthy before defeating the final Wardens or after defeating one Warden.
Post-Invasion[]
The second time you encounter Fruegel is after returning to Hellena Prison to rescue King Albert. During this encounter he'll fight alongside his pets: Rodriguez and Guftas. Fruegel roughly has the same attack pattern as before, albeit much stronger and will also issue unique commands to his pets as long as they're still in battle.
Fruegel can use a variety of attacks including:
- Attack: Fruegel hits a party member with his club.
- Throat Chop: Fruegel chops a party member a few times then knocks them to the ground.
- Rock Throw: Fruegel throws a large rock at a party member.
- Power Up: Fruegel will use this after being hit with magic, increasing his offenses and defenses by 50%.
- Command: Fruegel will order Guftas or Rodriguez to do a unique attack.
Strategy[]
This fight can be a lot easier than his first encounter if you are prepared. If you saved the Total Vanishing items you could obtain from the Prairie and Limestone Cave, you could use them on the pets to deal with them instantly. The game does not recognize Guftas and Rodriguez as boss monsters and therefor they are not immune to status effects such as Can't Combat. Rose's Demon's Gate will have the same effect and can be done in one turn if you've managed to learn it by this point. Alternatively, and arguably a less optimal route, you could ignore Guftas and Rodriguez altogether and spam Spinning Gales on Fruegel with all three members. Once he's defeated, his pets will flee. It's advised to deal with the pets first IF you're able to instantly defeat them because with all three of them alive, they attack much more frequently and will easily whittle down your team. Whether you deal with the pets or not, use Spinning Gales on Fruegel with all party members until the fight is over.
Minions Post Invasion[]
Rodriguez[]
Rodriguez is Fruegel's pet bird.
- Aerial Attack: When called by his master to attack, he uses an aerial drop attack on one party member, which causes considerable damage.
- Feather Shot: Rodriguez throws sharp feathers from its wings to harm a party member.
Guftas[]
Guftas is Fruegel's pet dog. He wears a helmet that is similar to World War Two Nazi replica helmets, only with the spike on top from World War One German helmets (motorcycle gang bikers were the first most commonly recognized wearers of helmets with this combination of styles). When called by his master to attack, he howls to Confuse one of your party members.
- Guftas' Attack: Guftas runs up to a party member, puts his front legs on their shoulders, and licks to harm a party member.
Minions : Shana's Rescue[]
Hellena Warden[]
- Main article: Hellena Warden
These Hellena Wardens have slightly higher HP but are the same in all other regards. They can be taken out in a few turns. It must be noted that before both are killed, Fruegel can't be attacked. Once both are taken care of, Fruegel will summon two Senior Wardens to keep fighting beside him.
Senior Warden[]
- Main article: Senior Warden
Senior Wardens first appear when fighting against Fruegel the first time in Hellena after the two Hellena Warden Fruegel called "wimps" were defeated. They will attack your allies with double voulge. After their defeat, they will cry "Huh, I may as well take you to hell with me!" and throws a Gushing Magma on you. A few turns after the first Senior is defeated, the second will power up and will only take half its normal damage. To counteract this, it is suggest to attack both wardens at the same time so that once the first is defeated, the second can be killed immediately after. Under speed-running conditions, it is possible to kill Fruegel before he summons them.
Gallery[]
| Characters |
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| Heroes |
| Dart Feld · Lavitz Slambert · Shana · Rose · Haschel · Albert · Meru · Kongol · Miranda |
| Villains |
| Melbu Frahma · Zieg · Emperor Diaz · Lloyd · Lenus · Doel · Fruegel · Virage · Black Monster |
| Important NPC's |
| Martel · Fester · Princess Emille · Charle Frahma |