Liquid Flame

Battle Formation ID:	444
Enemies:	Liquid Flame (Humanoid) Liquid Flame (Hand) Liquid Flame (Whirlwind)
Escape%:	Can't Escape
ABP gained:	6
Music Control:	Track: The Fierce Battle
Visual Control:	Intro: Normal
Parameters:	Boss Battle Denies Mute (Time spell)
Terrain:	#22 - Fire-Powered Ship
Liquid Flame changes form when damaged

Human form

Hand form

Tornado form

Stats

Name	Liquid Flame (Humanoid)	Liquid Flame (Hand)	Liquid Flame (Whirlwind)
Level	19	19	19
Speed	35	35	35
HP	3000 (shared)	3000 (shared)	3000 (shared)
MP	100	30	50
Strength	18	18	18
Defense	0	0	0
Evasion	20	10	30
Magic	10	30	20
Magic Defense	15	30	15
Magic Evasion	0	0	0
Gil	0	0	0
Exp	0	0	0
Steal	Common: Nothing Rare: Nothing	Common: Nothing Rare: Nothing	Common: Nothing Rare: Nothing
Drops	Always: Flame Scroll Rare: Nothing	Always: Flame Rod Rare: Nothing	Always: Flame Bow Rare: Nothing

Status

Enemy Status

NAME	Liquid Flame (Humanoid)	Liquid Flame (Hand)	Liquid Flame (Whirlwind)
Elemental Immunity:	Poison, Water	Ice, Lightning, Poison, Holy, Earth, Wind, Water	Poison, Water
Elemental Absorb:	Fire, Wind	Fire, Wind	Fire, Wind
Elemental Weakness:	Ice	Ice	Ice
Status Vulnerability:	Float, Dead, Charm	Float, Dead, Charm	Float, Dead, Charm
Initial Status:	None	None	None
Cannot Evade:	None	None	None
Creature Type:	None	Heavy	None
Command Vulnerability:	HP Scan	HP Scan	HP Scan
Special Properties:	Rush (Unavoidable + Ignore Defense)	Ray (Paralyze)	Critical Attack (+50% Attack)

Summary

Liquid Flame is a conflagration of anger and rage looking to burn the party to the ground. Between Garuda and Liquid Flame the player will have gotten access to an additional class, allowing for more options to confront this heated confrontation. Liquid Flame will swap between its forms upon counterattack, like a bonfire changes shape when another log is added to it. Fortunately, all mage classes have access to rods at this point and by pitching frost rods into Liquid Flame during the tornado and human forms (the hand form is immune, does it catch the rod?) the player can blow through this fight with little trouble. Any class without access to rods will feel deja vu for Garula, as Liquid Flame will strike with counterattacks to any damage before swapping for another form.

Attack Script

Liquid Flame (Humanoid)

{Attack, Special, Blaze}

React: HP Damage {
    No Interrupt {
         Blaze
         Unhide Monster: Liquid Flame (Randomly Hand or Whirlwind form)
         Hide: Self
         }
    }

Liquid Flame (Hand)

{Attack, Attack, Special}

React: HP Damage {
    No Interrupt {
         Fira
         Unhide Monster: Liquid Flame (Randomly Humanoid or Whirlwind form)
         Hide: Self
         }
    }

Liquid Flame (Whirlwind)

Change Target: Self
Fira

React: HP Damage {
    No Interrupt {
         Magnet
         Unhide Monster: Liquid Flame (Randomly Human or Hand form)
         Hide: Self
         }
    }

Strategies

Depending on the needs of your party you might want to kill Liquid Flame in one of its forms for the specialized drop. You won't know what your fire class is until you beat it, but if you see a hole in your team that might be plugged by a specific class...well, you can hope.

In Rod We Trust

Snapping frost rods is the go to for Black Mage, Red Mage, Blue Mage, Summoner, and Time Mage. Two rods is generally enough, but you will need to knock it out of the Hand form if it switches to it.

Taming the flame

Other classes should consider patching themselves up during the Tornado form (unless you're on PC Pixel Remaster where its MP is regenerated upon switching). Mystic Knight can cast Blizzara Blade, but will need to beware the hand form's immunity. Knights and Monks can use Two Hand or !Focus to minimize counterattacks. Thief will be well stocked with stolen Hi Potions from Poltergeists, but otherwise will be forced to depend on the moonring blade. White Mage can Confuse the human form into punching itself out, which is faster than slugging it out.

Berserker

This is the first of many bosses that you should consider bringing a dead berserker to instead of a live one. You will not be able to control when Liquid Flame switches forms, and being a man down might be better than bringing a liability.