Taharka is a boss from Final Fantasy IX fought in Ipsen's Castle. Taharka guards the four elemental mirrors, and fights the party to return them.
Stats
Battle
Energy flow...interrupted... Energy to...Terra... You dare get in the way of Terra's master plan...?Taharka
Taharka will compact into a ball, greatly increasing its defense against physical attacks. It uses Blizzaga. Taharka is susceptible to Silence, Heat and Sleep, all of which can be used against it to great effect.
Strategy
As Taharka's defense increases when it curls, magic is useful, so either Vivi or Quina makes for a good party member. For an easy win, the player can inflict Heat on Taharka using Quina's Mustard Bomb (though its accuracy is poor), or equip the Add Status ability with Steiner's Flame Saber for a 10% chance to inflict the status when he attacks. With the Heat status, Taharka will kill itself on its next turn.
It is vulnerable to Sleep and Silence. Silence stops it from casting Blizzaga, and it can be put to sleep with Quina's Night spell (party members should be equipped with Insomniac) while the others attack with magic and summons, and other magical attacks that won't wake up the Taharka. Zidane can poison Taharka using his Soul Blade if the Rune Tooth is equipped. The party could also use Reflect to bounce the Blizzaga back at Taharka, as it is not immune to Ice damage. As Taharka is weak to Wind damage, Quina can use Twister, Amarant can use Kaiser Knuckles, and Eiko can summon Fenrir with the Maiden Prayer equipped, or Carbuncle: Reflect (if Taharka is not silenced) and Vanish (if Taharka is silenced) are good statuses for this battle.
AI script
Function Taharka_Init
set attacklist = [ Chop ; Blizzaga ; Curl ; Blizzaga ]
Function Taharka_Loop
set defence = SV_FunctionEnemy[DEFENCE]
RunBattleCode( Enable ATB )
while ( GetBattleState != 4 )
Wait( 1 )
return
Function Taharka_ATB
if ( SV_FunctionEnemy[STAND_ANIMATION] == 0 )
set multiblizzagatarget = RandomInTeam( NotMatching(SV_PlayerTeam[STATUS_CURRENT], PETRIFY | DEATH | JUMP | REFLECT) | NotMatching(SV_PlayerTeam[STATUS_AUTO], REFLECT) )
if ( !( #( NotMatching(SV_PlayerTeam[STATUS_CURRENT], PETRIFY | VENOM | DEATH | STOP) & multiblizzagatarget ) ) )
set multiblizzagatarget = 0
else
set multiblizzagatarget = SV_PlayerTeam
if ( #Matching(SV_FunctionEnemy[STATUS_CURRENT], SILENCE) )
set multiblizzagatarget = 0
set selectedattack = RandomAttack( attacklist )
if ( selectedattack == Chop )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Blizzaga )
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
elseif ( selectedattack == Curl )
set SV_Target = SV_FunctionEnemy
elseif ( selectedattack == Blizzaga )
set SV_Target = multiblizzagatarget
Attack( selectedattack )
elseif ( ( GetRandom % 4 ) == 0 )
set SV_Target = SV_FunctionEnemy
Attack( Open )
else
set SV_Target = RandomInTeam(SV_PlayerTeam)
Attack( Ram )
Function Taharka_CounterEx
if ( GetAttackCommandId != Enemy Command )
return
if ( GetAttackId == Open )
set SV_FunctionEnemy[DEFENCE] = defence
return
if ( GetAttackId == Curl )
if ( SV_FunctionEnemy[DEFENCE] > 63 )
set SV_FunctionEnemy[DEFENCE] = 255
else
set SV_FunctionEnemy[DEFENCE] <<= 2
Other appearances
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Gallery
Etymology
The monster's Japanese name is "Dahaka". Aži Dahāka (also known as Zahhak) is an evil figure in Persian mythology, said to reside in an impregnable fortress and instigate terror by eating men. He is overthrown by the hero Fereyedun.
The English name "Taharka" could refer to one of the early Egyptian pharaohs.