This is a guide to beating the Boss Specimen H0512 in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains Specimen H0512's attack patterns, weaknesses, and tips and strategies for defeating it on both Normal and Hard Mode.
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Specimen H0512 | ||
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Species | Movement | Type |
Artificial Life | Grounded | Boss |
A monster created by Shinra's R&D Division. Highly adaptable, it evolves during battle, where it exhibits extraordinary offensive and restorative capabilities.
Tactical data not available.
Easy | Normal | Hard | |
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HP | 23338 | 42432 | 61308 |
Attack | 233※1 | 391※2 | |
Magic Attack | 184 | 301 | |
Defense | 183 | 268 | |
Magic Defense | 233 | 342 |
Weakness / Status Ailments | - | |
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Lesser Resistances | Lightning | |
Greater Resistances | - | |
Immunities | Poison, Slow, Proportional Damage | |
Absorbed Elements | - |
Melee |
Ranged |
Magic |
Fire |
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×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 |
Ice |
Lightning |
Wind |
- |
×1 | ×1 | ×1 | - |
Stagger Length | 10 seconds |
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Rake |
Noxious Expulsion |
Seize |
Regrowth |
Easy/Normal | Hard | |
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Gil | 1300 | 2250 |
AP | 10 | 30 |
Exp | 1300 | 4500 |
Items Dropped | Talisman (100%) | |
Rare Items Dropped | - | |
Steal | Timeworn Talisman (12%) |
No Enemy Skills can be learned from Specimen H0512.
Name | Element | Blockable? | Knockdown? | Status |
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Sweep
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- | Yes | Yes | - |
Swings its larger claw left to right. | ||||
Rake
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- | Yes | Yes | - |
Charges and swings out with its smaller claw. During phases 2 and 3 will charge towards further away targets. | ||||
Seize
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- | No | Yes | - |
Grabs a target with its right claw and binds them for 3 seconds before hurling them into the ground and creating a shockwave. Allies can be freed by dealing damage equal to 2% of its total HP or hitting it with abilities. | ||||
Regrowth
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- | - | - | - |
Regrows its left claw. | ||||
Noxious Expulsion
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- | No | No |
(120 sec)
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Sprays a purple mist in front of itself (spreads further on Hard mode) from its left claw that causes poison. | ||||
Mako Expulsion
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- | No | No |
(120 sec)
(15 sec)
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Sprays Mako out of its left claw. H0512-OPT α caught in this will change into H0512-OPT β. The Mako can spread in front of Specimen H0512 or around the arena in phase 3. It will linger for 10 seconds. | ||||
Regurgitate
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- | - | - | - |
Summons 5 H0512-OPT α in phase 2 and 5 H0512-OPT β in phase 3. |
*Status Effects and Ailments Guide
Cloud | Barret | Tifa |
Cloud should serve as the main attacker, countering attacks like Rend with Punisher Mode. Don't try to dodge away from attacks, as you won't be able to make it out of the way in time. Counter its attacks and bring the heat after you've Staggered it.
Cloud | Role: Attacker Weapon: Mythril Saber Armor: Cog Bangle Accessory: Otherworldly Crystal |
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Tifa | Role: Support Weapon: Purple Pain Armor: Gothic Bangle Accessory: Mythical Amulet |
Barret | Role: Tank & Long-Range Attacker Weapon: EKG Cannon Armor: Sorcerer's Armlet Accessory: Healing Carcanet |
Focus on attacking its left claw and continue attacking it until it is staggered then let out your most damaging attacks. Increase the stagger damage by using Cloud's Infinity's End and Tifa's True Strike.
The number of slots in your Weapon may vary depending on your Weapon Level.
Weapon (5 Slots) | |
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Armor (3 Slots) | |
Summon | |
Weapon (4 Slots) | ||
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Armor (3 Slots) | ||
Summon | ||
Weapon (5 Slots) | ||
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Armor (3 Slots) | ||
Summon | ||
Since Cloud is your main attacker for this battle, you'll need to have him deal with the status effects from Mako Expulsion and Noxious Expulsion, which is why the Warding materias are paired with Poison and Time materias. You can also cast Haste from the Time materia to himself so he can unleash punishing abilities in quick succession. Remember to focus your attacks on the claw first.
Tifa will be your support this time. Cast Barrier to Cloud as soon as possible to make him endure more attacks from Specimen H0512. The First Strike materia will help you cast it sooner. If an ally needs healing, fill half of her ATB Gauge then use ATB Boost to completely fill it, then cast Cure. If her Magic Attack is high, Cure or Cura should be enough to restore a significant amount of HP. If you use another ability other than Barrier and Cure, the boost from Skill Master will be triggered, increasing your ATB gauge.
Your long range support Barret should be able to deal more damage with the Synergy and Elemental materias while you use Cloud. You can also pair these materias with Ice if it has a higher level than your Fire materia. Cast Silence on H0512-OPTs if their magic attacks are bothering you.
If you have the chance to summon, you can pick either Ifrit and focus the summon skills on Specimen H0512 or Fat Chocobo to deal with the H0512-OPts at the same time. You cannot summon Leviathan in this fight since the battle area does not have enough space.
Phase Point Summary | |
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1 | Specimen H0512 will be surrounded by five H0512-OPTs. It will use all of its attacks from the start of the battle. |
Phase Point Summary | |
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1 | All the defeated H0512-OPTs will be regenerated. They will start to use Apoptosis, in which they will Self-Destruct and deal moderate damage to anything nearby. |
★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump) |
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As Specimen H0512 mostly uses melee attacks with its Claws, most of its attacks can be countered using the Auto-Counter feature of Cloud's Punisher Mode. When it readies an attack like Rend, hold R1 to block, and Cloud will strike back with gusto.
Specimen H0512 mostly attacks using its two massive Claws, and its Abilities like Rend and Seize are reliant on them. By crippling both of these, you can render it largely unable to attack. On the other hand, keep in mind that crippling the claws will add to the Focus Gauge, but not automatically cause Staggering.
It's not necessary to attack the Claws to finish the fight, but like many other bosses with multiple targets, doing so will make the battle go much more smoothly.
Unlike other fights with multiple opponents such as Enigmatic Spectre, there's no need to take out the smaller foes to deal damage to the main opponent. By Silencing them, you can leave them unable to use Magic attacks like Fire and Blizzard, and render them inert during the battle.
If you've Silenced the H0512-OPTs, you won't have much to deal with in the way of Magic, so you'll mostly only have to worry about physical attacks. Set up Barrier on Cloud, so that he can continue wailing on Specimen H0512 while taking reduced damage from its hits.
Specimen H0512's Mako Expulsion attack can inflict Slow on your party members. Be sure to get rid of Slow as soon as possible, so that you'll have enough ATB to cure the Poison effects and continue using Abilities and Magic. If you've got a Time Materia equipped, you'll be able to cast Haste on your party members to cancel out the effects of Slow.
In the second phase of the battle, the H0512-OPTs will begin to self-destruct, and can seriously hurt your party if you're not ready for it. Be sure to dodge out of the way when the Apoptosis Ability name appears over their heads.
That said, you can also acquire the Self-Destruct Enemy Skill from being hit by Apoptosis, so be sure to send in your character equipped with the Enemy Skill Materia to take at least one of these blows.
Cloud | Weapon: Hardedge Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Champion Belt |
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Tifa | Weapon: Metal Knuckles Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Champion Belt |
Barret | Weapon: Light Machinge Gun Armor: Chain Bangle Accessory: Healing Carcanet |
The number of slots in your Weapon may vary depending on your Weapon Level.
Weapon (6 Slots) | ||
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Armor (4 Slots) | ||
Summon | ||
Weapon (6 Slots) | |||
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Armor (4 Slots) | |||
Summon | |||
Weapon (6 Slots) | |||
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Armor (4 Slots) | |||
Summon | |||
★Strategy Checklist★ | ||
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Having Cleansing equipped can be a huge help against Specimen H0512. It will constantly use its poison and slow attack. Casting Resist ASAP will make sure you will not have to worry about any of those attacks.
Equipping Elemental linked with Fire or Ice can help with ignoring H0512-OPTs. At Lv.3 of Elemental, you can even purposely get hit to recover some health.
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Chapter 13 | Failed Experiment |
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