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I finally beat the game on Epic difficulty. It isn't all that hard; I rarely had to change equips at all. The trick is to Use Reflex after Protect and Barrier, then Flare. It can render the rune claws and the evil worm/tail almost useless, but not so much for Akron, as his debuff limit for all stats is -20%. Game already got a 5/5 and a favorite from me, now to do the same things with the 4th one.
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are killing helpless animals and selling the meat in the town!!!!!!!!!!!!
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In any way, syphoning Cosmic Monolith is just a waste of damage it deals. It can wipe out it's companions in 2-3 Doomsdays.
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You'll need to unequip some of your dark defences sometimes though, to get Limit Breaks, such as Matt's cleaver, since Cosmic Monolyth heals itself almost fully every three turns, and you'll need a few lucky Airstrikes.
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Beating the monoliths at 60 medals area is quite easy even on epic difficulty. The main problem is to get rid of ancient monolyth, and cosmic one is your best friend. Equip a set (Ninja Cloak, Swordbreaker, Pope Hat, Pope Dress, Obsidian, Officer's Hat, Officer's Coat, Shadow Blaster) so all your characters absorb dark, and rely on your evade (Guardian is best here when Lance learns it). Autolife status helps, so does Genesis. Use Fright to make Ancient Monolyth vulnerable to Doomsday which is cast by Cosmic Monolyth, and don't let it's evade get boosted. Once you get rid of Ancient Monolyth, the fight is pretty much won, since Cosmic Monolyth can only damage you with it's Flare-like attack before Doomsday, and his other attacks will heal you instead, and Viking Monolyth cannot dispel or heal.