5 Final Fantasy undead bosses to fight on Halloween

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Final Fantasy has many bosses that could easily fit into any Halloween get-together. However, the focus of today's article is on the undead bosses in the franchise. Quite a few of them are lurking, but players can trounce most of them. Whether iconic or ridiculous, fights with these undead bosses are always quite interesting to encounter.

Undead battles are a staple of the fantasy genre. Something about the dead rising to fight again fits perfectly into games like FF. Whether in rank-and-file random encounters, or massive, terrifying bosses, undead foes are almost always going to lurk in one form or another.

From the grandfather of undead fights in FF1’s Lich to the vast majority of late-game Final Fantasy X bosses, undead battles are in nearly every Final Fantasy game in one form or another. With the Halloween season only a few days away, here are five fascinating undead encounters in the entire Final Fantasy franchise.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinion.

One of the most emotional moments in Final Fantasy VII ends with a battle with the undead Gi Nattak. Found in the Cave of the Gi, Gi Nattak is the ghost of the tribe that attacked Cosmo Canyon in the game’s lore. This led to a battle with Red XIII’s tribe, where the party member first thought his father fled the battle like a coward.

Like many undead encounters, Final Fantasy VII’s Gi Nattak can be defeated easily enough. The Life spell has a chance to fail, so throw an X-Potion, Elixir, or Megalixir, and he’ll die in one hit. There’s no reason to deal with Soul Fires first or any of that. Just defeat it in one hit.

After this battle, Nanaki (Red XIII) learns that his father was a hero and that he died fighting instead of fleeing as he always