FF7 Remake

Sweeper Weaknesses and Obtainable Items

FF7 Remake Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: June 9, 2021 04:03 PM

This page contains the stats and weaknesses of Sweeper, an enemy from Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7 Remake). Read on to learn the items dropped from this enemy, as well as AP, gil, abilities, and locations, as well as tips on how to beat Sweeper!

List of Contents

Sweeper Stats and Information
Basic Information
Stats
Weaknesses & Resistances
How to Stagger
Abilities
Rewards for Defeating
Areas Encountered
Related Links

Sweeper Stats and Information

Sweeper Basic Information

Sweeper

Species	Movement	Type
Mechanical	Grounded	Normal

Description

An autonomous antipersonnel weapon manufactured by Shinra's Advanced Weaponry Division. It remains in sleep mode until it detects intruders, at which point it enters threat elimination mode.

Assess (Tips)

Inflicting a certain amount of damage makes them susceptible to staggering.

Sweeper Stats

	Easy	Normal	Hard
HP	1621~5111	2948~9293	17685
Attack	60~154		328
Magic Attack	60~154		328
Defense	60~180		342
Magic Defense	60~180		45

Sweeper Weaknesses & Resistances

Weakness / Status Ailments	Lightning
Lesser Resistances	-
Greater Resistances	-
Immunities	Poison, Sleep
Absorbed Elements	-

How to Stagger Sweeper

Stagger Rates

Melee	Ranged	Magic	Fire
×1	×1	×1	×1
Ice	Lightning	Wind	-
×1	×1	×1	-

Stagger Length

Stagger Length	20 seconds

Sweeper Abilities

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Hard Charger	-	Yes	Yes	-
Hard Charger	After releasing steam charges at high speeds at a target.
Stomp	-	No	Yes	-
Stomp	Jumps and steps on a target, binding them for 4 seconds, followed by another stomp. If it takes damage equal to 5% of its max HP or is hit by an ability it will release the target.
Machine Gun	-	Yes	No	-
Machine Gun	Fires 8 shots from one of its two arms.
Double Machine Gun	-	Yes	No	-
Double Machine Gun	Fires 8 shots from both of its arms at the same time.
Fire Blast		Yes	No	-
Fire Blast	Sprays fire in front of itself.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Rewards for Defeating

	Easy/Normal	Hard
Gil	15~177	656
AP	5	15
Exp	27~216	1584
Items Dropped	Phoenix Down (10%)
Rare Items Dropped	Ether (5%)
Steal	Ether (5%)

Areas Encountered

Locations	Mako Reactor 1, Upper Sector 7

List of Mechanical Enemies
Armored Shock Trooper	Sentry Ray	Laser Cannon	Sentry Launcher
Sentry Gun Prototype	Sentry Gun	Slug-Ray	Shock-Ray
Blast-Ray	Sweeper	Sweeper Prototype	Cutter
Jury-Rigged Cutter	M.O.T.H. Unit	Sledgeworm	Smogger
Chromogger	Scorpion Sentinel	Crab Warden	Airbuster
The Valkyrie	The Arsenal	Pride and Joy Prototype	Armored Magitrooper
Deathwheel	Projector	The Crimson Mare	Gigantipede

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