8 Best Eikon Boss Fights In Final Fantasy 16
All of the Eikon boss fights in Final Fantasy 16 are great, but some are more fun to play than others.
Since Final Fantasy 3, summons have been a part of the Final Fantasy games. These creatures could be summoned by players to do a lot of damage to enemies on the field. As the show went on, the roles of Summons became more complicated. The idea that Summons, which were called Espers in Final Fantasy 6, were animals from another world was a big step forward.
Final Fantasy 16 is here to push things even further. This time, some of the figures, called Dominants, have Eikons, which are Summons, stuck inside of them. They can use this power to turn into Eikons in battle and fight like Kaijus. There are a lot of boss fights in the game that involve Eikon, so let’s rank them all.
Ifrit Versus Odin
In Final Fantasy 16, there is a lot of buildup to the fight with Odin. The Eikon fight before this one, with Bahamut, was a great one, and its position on the list will stay a secret for now. The fight between Ifrit and Odin is too bad, though.
For most of this boss fight, Clive will fight Odin in his human form, with the help of Barnabas. When players take control of Ifrit, they won’t be able to do much besides press a few quick-time event buttons. As always, the cutscenes look great, but there isn’t much you can do with Eikon to make it even better.
Phoenix Versus Ifrit
This is the game’s first fight. It shows you how boss fights with Eikon work, and it is still better than Odin. In Final Fantasy 16, players take on the part of Joshua as Phoenix, who is in an air battle with Ifrit.
This boss fight is almost impossible to lose, so there isn’t much to say about it. This fight doesn’t make much sense until the flashback starts, which is when it starts again. When it plays itself over and over, players don’t have much power over it, so it’s not as fun to play. Even though it’s not as good as other Eikon fights, the music and the way it’s shot are cool to see.
Ifrit Versus Garuda
This fight against Eikon is like a lesson in how to use Ifrit in the game. This whole fight is one of the hardest in the game because it goes on for a long time. In Final Fantasy 16, it starts with a fight between Clive as a person and Garuda in his huge form.
With so much going on, it’s easy to let her magic take you away. Once Clive changes into Ifrit, the fight is pretty much over. Compared to the fight between Clive and Garuda, this one doesn’t have as many cool shots. At least, it’s more complicated than the first fight between Phoenix and Ifrit and Eikon.
Ifrit Versus Ifrit
One of the most important things about Clive’s character is when he finally figures out that he was Ifrit and the one who killed Joshua. He was trying to get away from his past, but this fight will help him get past his guilt and denial.
The fight keeps switching between Clive as a person, Clive during his limit break, and Clive as Ifrit. He is fighting an evil version of himself, which is similar to the Shadow Links that have happened in The Legend of Zelda games. It’s not a big fight with great visuals, but it’s a good Eikon fight because it marks a changing point for Clive’s mind.
Ifrit Versus Ultima
This is the final fight with Eikon in Funny Shooter 2. It starts off with Ifrit, Phoenix, and Bahamut teaming up against Ultima in a four-way fight. The whole fight is based on Quick Time Events (QTEs), so it’s less of a boss battle and more of a participatory cutscene. Not long after this, Ifrit and Ultima will fight in the real boss battle.
The whole battle takes place in a strange space that looks like Sephiroth’s Super Nova attack from Final Fantasy 7. It looks amazing, but Ifrit is so strong at this point that it’s hard to lose. If you take away the danger and surprise, you do lose some points.
Ifrit Versus Typhoon
Most of the Eikons in the game are ones that Clive can fight, but there are a few that he can’t. For example, Typhoon comes out of a black hole right after destroying the first Mother Crystal. As Ramuh, Cid tries to stop it from taking Clive, but in doing so, he writes his own death warrant. In Final Fantasy 16, Clive gets the power of Ramuh, but he doesn’t get to fight him.
Instead, Clive gets the power to fight two versions of Typhoon inside his head. Even though the space is white and empty, the fight is one of the most interesting ones. Typhoon can throw a lot of different kinds of magic at Ifrit, and this time, Ifrit moves a lot faster, which is good for controlling it.
Ifrit Versus Titan
In Final Fantasy 16, when Titan fights Eikon, the Earth is lifted up and smashed during these fights. The battle starts in a cave with crystals all over the walls. Until Titan eats some crystals, this is a normal Eikon encounter. He then grows huge, and players have to run across a hilly area to get back to him.
The player will have to avoid tentacles and ride them, and then use those tentacles to fight Titan. It is one of the most important parts of the game and shows why Square Enix is the best at what they do.
Ifrit & Phoenix Versus Bahamut
Bahamut is one of the oldest and most powerful Summons in the series. This is also true for Final Fantasy 16, especially since Bahamut can only be killed by two Eikons. First, players will fight Bahamut in an arena, and then a blast will kill Clive. At that point, Joshua and Phoenix will take over and fight in another air war. Ifrit and Phoenix join together in space, just like when mechs from a show like Power Rangers combine into one.
If this battle doesn’t get people excited, it’s hard to think of what else will. It’s too bad that Final Fantasy 16 peaked at this point, because Odin was a big failure and Ultima was almost a smaller version of this.
