How to Beat Hedgehog Pie King | Boss Fight Guide | FF7 Remake

This is a guide to beating the Boss Hedgehog Pie King in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains Hedgehog Pie King's attack patterns, weaknesses, and tips and strategies for defeating it.

Hedgehog Pie King Stats and Information

Basic Information

Hedgehog Pie King
Species	Movement	Type
Biological	Grounded	Mini-Boss

Description

The leader of a hedgehog pie pack. The self-styled king wears a toy crown it picked up in the slums. It attacks by charging into foes with the spines on its back, and by casting spells.

Assess (Tips)

Inflicting a certain amount of damage makes it susceptible to staggering. It enhances either itself or its comrades during battle, so target whoever is not currently affected by its powers.

Hedgehog Pie King Stats

Hedgehog Pie King Weaknesses & Resistances

Stagger Rates

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

Stagger Length

Rewards

Learnable Enemy Skills

No Enemy Skills can be learned from Hedgehog Pie King.

List of Enemy Skills

Hedgehog Pie King Boss Fight Guide

Hedgehog Pie King Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Bounce	-	Yes	No	-
	Bounces on a target's head.
Slow	-	No	No	(40 sec)
	Casts Slow on a target.
Sweet Dreams	-	No	No	(15 sec)
	Releases a blue fog towards a target that will put them to sleep.
Protection (Allies)	-	-	-	-
	Casts Barrier, Manawall, and Regen on allies.
Protection (Self)	-	-	-	-
	Casts Barrier, Manawall, and Regen on itself.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for This Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Aerith

The Hedgehog Pie King is encountered in the Kids on Patrol Odd Job in Chapter 8. During this chapter, Cloud and Aerith are available.

Best Equipment for Characters

Cloud	Role: Support Weapon: Buster Sword Armor: Caliginous Bracelet Accessory: Power Wristguards
Aerith	Role: Mage Weapon: Silver Staff Armor: Mythril Armlet Accessory: Bulletproof Vest

Best Materia for Cloud

Weapon (3 Slots)
First Strike	MP Up
Assess
Armor (3 Slots)
Barrier	Healing
HP Up
Summon
Ifrit

Cloud is mostly a support in this fight. Have him cast Barrier on Aerith and heal her if needed. Consume extra ATB charges for Triple Slash to deal damage to all three enemies.

Best Materia for Aerith

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

Since all three Hedgehog Pies are weak to Ice, use Arcane Ward on Aerith and while she is on it, cast Blizzard (or better) to the Hedgehog Pie without the buff from Protection.

Hedgehog Pie King Attack Phases

Tips & Strategies for Beating Hedgehog Pie King

★Strategy Checklist★
Use Ice-elemental Attacks Focus on the Unbuffed Hedgehog Pies Do Not Counter Bounce

Use Ice-elemental Attacks

All of them are weak to Ice and are not that nimble. Spam Ice-elemental attacks like Blizzard to deal more damage to them. Also make use of Aerith's Arcane Ward to cast an attack spell twice while still consuming 1 ATB bar.

Focus on the Unbuffed Hedgehog Pies

Hedgehog Pie with Barrier and Manaward buffs from Protection

Hedgehog Pie King will occasionally cast Protection on one of them which increases both Defense and Magic Defense. During this time, focus on dealing damage to the Hedgehog Pie not buffed with Protection to avoid wasting attacks, ATB charges, and MP.

Do Not Counter Bounce

The Hedgehog Pies' Bounce attack hits multiple times. If you used auto-counter against it, Cloud will only be able to block the first hit while being open for the next hits. Also, since they will bounce above Cloud, the counterattack will not hit the Hedgehog Pie so you are better off guarding against it.

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