How to Beat Rude | Boss Fight Guide (Normal & Hard Mode)

This is a guide to beating the Boss Rude in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains Rude's attack patterns, weaknesses, and tips and strategies for defeating him on both Normal and Hard Mode.

Rude Stats and Information

Basic Information

Rude
Species	Movement	Type
Human	Grounded	Boss

Description

An operative with the Turks unit of Shinra's General Affairs Division. As he possesses incredible strenght and a well-toned physique, he prefers using his fists over weapons.

Assess (Tips)

Wind attacks rapidly fills his stagger gauge.

Rude Stats

	Easy	Normal	Hard
HP	7092	12894	33012
Attack	124		328
Magic Attack	124		328
Defense	103		268
Magic Defense	103		268

Rude Weaknesses & Resistances

Weakness / Status Ailments	Wind
Lesser Resistances	Fire
Greater Resistances	Proportional Damage
Immunities	Silence, Stop, Berserk
Absorbed Elements	-

Stagger Rates

Melee	Ranged	Magic	Fire
×1	×1	×1	×1
Ice	Lightning	Wind	-
×1	×1	×1.25	-

Stagger Length

Stagger Length	7 seconds

Rewards

	Easy/Normal	Hard
Gil	1200	4500
AP	10	30
Exp	480	3600
Items Dropped	Mega-Potion (100%)
Rare Items Dropped	-
Steal	Mega-Potion (10%)

Learnable Enemy Skills

No Enemy Skills can be learned from Rude.

List of Enemy Skills

Rude Boss Fight Guide

Rude Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Quick Jabs	-	Yes	No	-
	Strikes 6 times with his fists.
Leg Flurry	-	Yes	No	-
	Hits his target with 3 different kicks.
Hammerblow	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Kicks his target into the air and slams them into the ground.
Seize (Cloud)	-	No	Yes	-
	Grabs Cloud and swings him in a circle before throwing him.
Seize (Aerith)	-	No	Yes	-
	Grabs Aerith and karate chops her kneck, knocking her out.
Running Tackle	-	No	No	-
	Rushes at a target and suplexes them.
Haymaker	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Comes at a target with a powerful punch.
Spinning Axe Kick	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Jumps into the air and kicks into the ground, producing a shockwave.
Leg Sweep	-	Yes	No	-
	Does a sweeping kick, knocking his target off their feet.
Sleeping Powder	-	No	No	(15 sec)
	Throws sleeping powder at his target, putting them to sleep.
Shockwave	-	Yes	No	-
	Hits the ground sending a shockwave at his target.
Spirit Geyser	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Hits the ground with both fists, causing up to 4 explosions to occur around him.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for This Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Aerith

Rude is first encountered in Chapter 8. During this chapter, Cloud and Aerith are available.

Best Equipment for Characters

Cloud	Role: Attacker Weapon: Buster Sword Armor: Caliginous Bracelet Accessory: Power Wristguards
Aerith	Role: Mage Weapon: Silver Staff Armor: Studded Bracer Accessory: Bulletproof Vest

Best Materia for Cloud

Weapon (3 Slots)
First Strike	MP Up
Assess
Armor (3 Slots)
Revival	Healing
HP Up
Summon
Shiva

You have to alternately use Cloud and Aerith in this battle. Control Cloud and have him deal significant damage to Rude while Aerith passively attacks him and accumulate ATB charges. If Cloud gets bound, switch to Aerith to quickly deal damage with basic attacks and Aero (or higher). Do the other way around when Aerith gets bound.

Best Materia for Aerith

Weapon (3 Slots)
Wind + Elemental
Magic Up
Armor (2 Slots)
MP Up	Prayer
Summon
Chocobo & Moogle

Aerith has the most damaging equipment in this battle so keep her safe and healed throughout the battle. Having Cloud cast Regen on her is also a good idea if you already have access to it. It is recommended to try to always have 2 ATB charges ready for Pray but if you do not need healing yet, use a bar for casting Aero (or higher).

Tips & Strategies for Beating Rude

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Dodge instead of Guarding Rude is Easy to Stagger Uses Seize to chuck Cloud at Aerith Uses powerful ranged attacks at 50% HP

Dodge rather than Guard

Even if you Guard against Rude's attacks you take quite a big amount of damage.

If you only Guard, you'll quickly run out of HP, so we recommend trying to dodge them instead.

Rude is easy to Stagger

Rude is tough and won't take much damage from your attacks, but his Focused Gauge fills very easily, so aim for his Weakness with Aero or use Cloud's Focused Thrust to quickly Stagger him.

You can get the Wind materia by completing Battle Intel Report 02, so make sure to get it before you fight Rude.

Uses Seize to chuck Cloud at Aerith

Asides from Sweet Dreams, Aerith will get hit when Cloud comes flying at her after Rude uses Seize on him. If you were controlling Cloud when it happens, change to Aerith when Rude swings Cloud around to easily avoid the attack.

Uses powerful ranged attacks at 50% HP

When you've gotten Rude down to 50% health, he will start using Shockwave and Spirit Geyser, two powerful long-ranged attacks. Keep on your toes and aim for a hit-and-run strategy, as both attacks can deal around 500 damage.

Rude: Hard Mode Guide

Best Characters and Equipment

Cloud	Weapon: Buster Sword Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Champion Belt or Headband
Aerith	Weapon: Mythril Rod Armor: Chain Bangle Accessory: Circlet or Headband

Best Materia to Use

The number of slots in your Weapon may vary depending on your Weapon Level.

Cloud

Weapon (6 Slots)
Elemental+Wind		Time
Steadfast Block	ATB Stagger	First Strike
Armor (4 Slots)
Revival	Healing	HP Up
HP Up
Summon
Leviathan

Aerith

Weapon (6 Slots)
Elemental+Wind		Cleansing
Steadfast Block	ATB Stagger	First Strike
Armor (4 Slots)
Revival	Healing	HP Up
HP Up
Summon
Shiva

★How to Beat Rude on Hard Mode★
Attack primarily with Wind Magic Cast Resist or Equip Headband Switch Party Members When Low

Attack primarily with Wind Magic

When you attack Rude with Wind Magic, it knocks him down and significantly fills his Focus Gauage. If you switch between Cloud and Aerith effectively while filling their ATB Gauges, you'll be able to consistently hit him with Wind Magic throughout the battle.

When Rude falls below 50% HP, he'll start getting serious, and Wind Magic will stop knocking him down each time. You'll have to hit him with Wind Magic while he is performing an attack or to cast it twice in a row to knock him down successfuly.

An easy way of doing this is having Steadfast Block equipped and tank hits to increase ATB then let your other character cast Wind magic as Rude is attacking your controlled character. Switch characters then rinse and repeat!

How to Get the Wind Materia

Cast Resist or Equip Headband

Whenever Rude hits his Sweet Dreams, he will immediately attack. This will not be enough time to cast Esuna. With Headband equipped or First Strike and Cleansing Lv.3 you will be able to cast Resist on your controlled character right away, making this attack useless against you!

Headband Effect and Stats

Switch Party Members When Low

Rude will be focusing on attacking whoever you are controlling at the moment. Use this to your advantage to switch characters and tank hits while your low health character heals!

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Chapter 1	Scorpion Sentinel
Chapter 4	Roche
Chapter 5	Crab Warden
Chapter 7	Airbuster
Chapter 8	Reno Rude
Chapter 9	Hell House
Chapter 10	Abzu
Chapter 11	Ghoul Eligor
Chapter 13	Failed Experiment
Chapter 14	Abzu (2nd Fight)
Chapter 15	The Valkyrie
Chapter 16	Specimen H0512
Chapter 17	Jenova Dreamweaver Rufus The Arsenal
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Chapter 13	Leviathan
Secret Boss	Bahamut
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Chapter 4	Enigmatic Spectre
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