Attacks using Shimsham.
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation Bestiary entry
The Rukh, also called Osprey, is an enemy in Final Fantasy VI, fought around Albrook and Tzen in the World of Ruin.
Stats[]
Battle[]
It has a chance to use Beak to inflict Petrify on its third turn, making it particularly dangerous when Celes is fighting them on her own. They counter magic attacks with Shamshir to halve the HP of the party member that damaged them.
Strategy[]
Blizzara attacks are highly effective against them.
Formations[]
Number | Enemies | Encounter flags | Introduction flag | Musical theme | Magic AP | |||
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Normal | Back | Surrounded | Side | |||||
202 | Luna Wolf, Rukh | Sides, individual | Battle | 1 | ||||
204 | Rukh, Murussu, Gigantoad | Sides, individual | Battle | 1 |
AI script[]
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (100%)
2nd Turn: Attack (100%)
3rd Turn: Attack (66%) or Beak (33%)
If attacked by "Magic": Shamshir (33%)
Other appearances[]
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Etymology[]
roc or ruk (from the Arabic and Persian رخ rokh, asserted by Louis Charles Casartelli to be an abbreviated form of Persian simurgh) is an enormous legendary bird of prey, often said to be white.
AThe osprey is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a medium raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings.