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Throughout the lengthy story ofMetaphor: ReFantazio, the Protagonist will run into various friendly and not-so-friendly faces. Sometimes they happen randomly, but most of the time they are scripted based on what’s going on in the world. Whether it’s the main story or part of a side quest, the cast is filled with likable characters to interact with and take down.
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Party Composition
Accepting the Side Quest
One such character is a contestant for the Throne named Goddard of the rhoag tribe. This grey-skinned only appears as a boss battle if you are currently in pursuit of theA Dagger, a Ring, and a Rakequest that unlocksAlonzoas aFollower.
In order to start the Dagger, a Ring, and a Rake quest, you will need to have Imagination at rank 2, and speak to the Pompous Man in Martira. This will unlock the quest to retrieve Malveno’s Ring in the Abandoned Tomb south of the small kingdom.
After accepting the quest, you’ll take a two-day journey to the Ancient Tomb, but on the way you’ll run into Goddard and his Gauntlet Runner. Unfortunately, he isn’t particularly happy to see you and challenges you in a fight in hopes of knocking you out of the running and dropping your rankings significantly.
The Boss Fight
Goddard isn’t the most difficult combatant in the tournament, but he can give you a bit of trouble if you don’t know how to take advantage of his weaknesses and avoid his strengths. While he does have a decent amount of health, his resistance to wind and ice attacks can cause some concern.
Thankfully, he does have a weakness: lightning. Be sure to bring a mage to your party (we suggest theProtagonisttakes this on) to useKandeorKandera. The rest of the party can be their general Archetype paths, with one being aHealerif don’t think you have the offense.
The best way to win this fight is rushing the boss with as much offense as possible. Hit him with your strongest melee attacks, not worrying too much about the recoil on blunt attacks. And as mentioned before, be sure to utilize the mage characters with lightning attacks wherever possible. This should take him down in three or four turns on the highest difficulty.
As for his attacks, he has primarily two to look out for. One is hisMage Iciclewhich will strike one party member with an ice attack. The other isMage Languor Wave, which will lower the entire party’s hit rate and evasion, increasing the potential of missing and losing an action.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio
From the creative minds behind Persona 3, 4, and 5 comes Metaphor: ReFantazio, a unique fantasy world, where your protagonist will journey alongside his fairy companion, Gallica, to lift the curse from the kingdom’s lost prince.Control your destiny, face your fears, and awaken magical Archetype powers that lie dormant in your heart. By awakening to an Archetype, you will unlock the power to channel and combine the abilities of unique job classes. Strengthen your bonds and build your party to take down powerful foes and discover the kingdom’s true nature.
