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The leader of Avalanche makes his grand return inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. With a gun for an arm and a burning hatred for Shinra, Barret Wallace is a powerful ally whose fury triumphs over calm logic. It’ll take more than a couple of Shinra Soldiers and runaway lab experiments to bring down this one-man army.
Barret’s high defense and health allow him to tank plenty of damage before being knocked unconscious. These attributes also make Barret a strong candidate for properly defending your party and drawing attention from enemies. Here’s how you can reach Barret’s full potential as a defensive sharpshooter.
Combat Overview
Barret plays much like his appearance in the Remake entry, now benefiting from new abilities thatincrease his proficiency at eliminating enemies from afar.
However, newcomers won’t have a difficult time picking up the basics. With Barret,press or hold ‘Square’ for basic attacksandtap ‘Triangle’ to use or charge his special attack.
Holding or tapping ‘Square’ will unleash a flurry of bullets at an enemy, requiring Barret to reload at the attack’s end.Pressing ‘Triangle’ for Barret’s special ability,Overcharge,launches five powerful ranged attacks that quickly fill up the ATB gauge.
Once Overcharge is used, you’ll need towait until it’s charged up againand ready to go. You can alsouse the Charge ability mapped to ‘Triangle’ to prepare Overchargefaster. As time passes,the Overcharge gauge will fill on its own, regardless of whether you use Charge.
The Charge ability has a lengthy animationthat leaves you vulnerable to attacks. However, the animation time for Charge isdecreased significantly if used right after basic attacks or an ability.
Barret relies on his high defense and HPto continue his barrage of attacks, so it’s best to stand your ground and block enemies. These stats are complimented even further with the use ofHP UpandSteadfast Block Materia.Barret is also pretty slow and has a sluggish dodge; running away just isn’t his style.
Barret has twoLimit Breaks:
Barret’s Abilities
Barret has plenty ofabilities that allow him to build up the stagger gauge and bolster his defensesto ensure that his storm of bullets goes uninterrupted. The table below provides additional information about each of Barret’s abilities.
Ability
Steelskin
Raises Barret’s defense and reduces how easily he’s interrupted. While this ability is active, you’ll be able to continue attackingeven if an enemy is striking you.
Maximum Fury
Consumes all ATB charges to fire a string of bullets at an enemy. This ability quickly builds stagger and keeps an enemy held in place for a while,allowing other party members to jump in and deal extra damage.
Using this ability with two full ATB charges will increase it’s effectiveness.
Focused Shot
Consumes all ATB charges to fire a concentrated blast at an enemy.This ability deals a ton of damage,but has a pretty long wind up animation. While abilities can’t be interuppted, you can still die while using an ability, so take care before activating Focused Shot.
Bonus Round
Loads Barret’s gun with bullets that increase stagger and strengthen attacks. Upon using this ability, you’ll obtain alimited amount of enhanced ammo.Once your Bonus Round ammo runs out, it’ll be back to regular bullets.
Barret’s Synergy Skills and Abilities
Barret’s Synergy Skills and Abilities allow him to team up with party members to deal massive damage against foes. These Synergy Skillsallow Barret to protect party membersand attack enemies while defending.
Additional Synergy Skills and Abilitiescan be otainedthrough the Folios.Synergy Skills are accessed by blocking in battle andcost none of the ATB gaugeto be used, so feel free to cut loose.
United Refocus
This Synergy Ability, which can be used with Cloud and Red XIII, has the duo to hone focus and divide the ATB gauge into three segments.This effect lasts until the end of the battle.United Refocus can’t be used multiple times per battle
Avalanche Two-Step
This Synergy Ability, which can be used with Tifa, has them close in on an enemy to fire off multiple physical attacks. This abilityextends the stagger gaugeandincreases stagger potency.
Overfang
This Synergy Ability, which can be used with Red XIII, has the Barret throw Red into an enemy and repeatedly strike their target.This ability raises the duo’s Limit Levels.
Iron Defense
This Synergy Skill has Barret teaming up with an ally to block all incoming attacks. This skill serves as a great wayto pull allies out of harm’s way, as they’ll be instantly teleported to your side upon this skill’s activation.
Mad Dash
This Synergy Skill has Barret teaming up with an ally to charge forward into enemies while blocking any incoming attacks. This skill hasa three-hit combo that can be initiated by repeatedly pressing the skill’s shortcut.
Friendly Fire
This Synergy Skill has Barret teaming up with an ally to fire off a scattershot attack that topples enemies. This skill has a hefty knockback, making it the perfect skill to useif you need a little more breathing room.
