How to Beat The Hunger in Final Fantasy Resonance (Kolobos Ruins Boss)

Final Fantasy Resonance’s Kolobos Ruins culminate in a two-stage fight against The Hunger. Ice is effective against its first form, while Light works on the second; success depends on changing elements, keeping the party healthy, and holding Limit Bursts for the later phase.

Quick answer: Stagger phase 1 with Ice and finish it with Hibernal Fury. In phase 2, heal whenever a red “!” appears, use Fina’s Holy Ray on the group, then finish with Lasswell’s Null Moon.

Where to fight The Hunger

During Chapter 1, “Tailing the Truth”, The Hunger awaits as the final enemy in the Kolobos Ruins while your objective is “Go to the Kolobos Ruins”. Need directions to reach the area? Follow this route to the Kolobos Ruins.

The inner save circle, far inside the ruins, is your final opportunity to save. From there, head north through the arch to the lab of green tanks; entering it triggers a scene with Dr. Lazarov straight away. There is no door prompt or further save point before the fight. Use the save point at that inner circle, then choose Rest in a tent to replenish the party.

Dr. Lazarov in the green-tank lab of the Kolobos Ruins — Dr. Lazarov’s scene starts as soon as you walk into the lab.

In the scene, Lazarov introduces himself with “The name’s Lazarov.” and explains what happened to Emma’s mother. He closes with “You’ll have to play with this instead.”, and the fight begins.

The Hunger boss fight start in the Kolobos Ruins — The fight against The Hunger starts right after the scene.

The Hunger’s two phases, weaknesses and stats

On NORMAL, Libra shows phase 1 as The Hunger, a Lv.9 Demon with 2,500 HP and a weakness to Ice. It resists five status ailments, has no traits, and drops a Potion.

Libra on The Hunger, Lv.9, 2500 HP, Demon — Libra on The Hunger, the first phase of the Kolobos Ruins boss.

Phase 1 ends without a Battle Result screen. Lazarov yells “I’ve got a reviving potion! Ploink!” and phase 2 starts right away. The target name changes to The Hunger v2, a Lv.10 Demon with 7,000 HP and a weakness to Light. Its trait reads “Summons allies when alone in battle.”, and it also drops a Potion.

Libra on The Hunger v2, Lv.10, 7000 HP, Demon — Libra on The Hunger v2, the second phase of the Kolobos Ruins boss.

Two gold Enhanced Wraith Soldiers, labelled A and B, join phase 2. Each is a Lv.9 Reaper with 650 HP, weak to both Light and Fire. When you aim Fina’s Shining Arrow, all three enemies show “Weak”.

Enhanced Wraith Soldier Lv.9 target info weak to Light and Fire — The two Enhanced Wraith Soldiers are weak to Light and Fire.

Phase	Name on screen	Lv.	HP	Type	Weak to	Trait
Phase 1	The Hunger	9	2,500	Demon	Ice	None
Phase 2	The Hunger v2	10	7,000	Demon	Light	Summons allies when alone in battle
Phase 2 adds	Enhanced Wraith Soldier x2	9	650 each	Reaper	Light, Fire	None

What to buy before fighting The Hunger

Phase 2 drains healing items fast, and a party around Rain Lv.10, Lasswell Lv.10 and Fina Lv.9 that runs out of Potions can fall here. Stock up at the Felicitas item shop, at the top of the wooden ramp on the north side of town.

Felicitas item shop with Potions, Mist Potions and Phoenix Downs bought — Stocking Potions, Mist Potions and Phoenix Downs in Felicitas.

Item	Price	Effect	Amount to bring
Potion	100 Gil	“Restores 200 HP.”	12
Mist Potion	500 Gil	“Restores 200 HP for all allies.”	6
Phoenix Down	200 Gil	“Revives a KO’d ally with 25% HP.”	10

You don’t need to walk back through the ruins after shopping. Fast travel to the Kolobos Ruins from the World Map, then use Teleport at the entrance save circle to jump to the inner circle.

How to beat The Hunger, step by step

Open phase 1 by hitting The Hunger’s Ice weakness with Rain’s Blizzard while Lasswell’s Banish and Fina’s Shining Arrow add damage. If HP drops, Lasswell’s Cure can target the whole party when you press Q for All. Keep going until its gauge breaks and it shows “STAGGERED”. If you’re unsure how breaking works, read up on how to stagger enemies.

The Hunger staggered in phase 1 — Ice breaks The Hunger’s gauge in phase 1.

After completing chain attacks on the staggered Hunger, the “SELECT RESONANCE” menu offers Hibernal Fury (W) and Healing Wind (A). Pick Hibernal Fury, whose description is “Deal Ice magic damage to random enemies 5 times.” Using it against the staggered boss can yield an Overkill Total of 791 and end phase 1 immediately.

Hibernal Fury Overkill Total 791 on The Hunger — Hibernal Fury ends phase 1.

During phase 2, keep an eye on the turn order bar along the screen’s top edge. One turn before a powerful enemy move, its icon turns red and shows a yellow “!”. Use a Mist Potion then, or give a Potion to the party member with the least HP. One attack with a warning can knock Fina out and leave Lasswell with 44 HP.

The Hunger v2 icon glowing red with a yellow exclamation mark on the turn order bar — The red glow and yellow ! warn of a big attack one turn ahead.

Keep hitting Light. Fina’s Shining Arrow and Lasswell’s Banish work on The Hunger v2 and both soldiers, and Rain’s Fire also works on the soldiers.

Shining Arrow showing Weak on The Hunger v2 and both soldiers — Shining Arrow shows Weak on all three enemies.

Bring up Limit Bursts with R and select Fina’s Holy Ray, described as “Deal Light magic damage to all enemies. Power scales with sanctity.” A single cast can take out both Enhanced Wraith Soldiers while staggering The Hunger v2. Then use chain attacks followed by Hibernal Fury.

Fina's Holy Ray Limit Burst tooltip in Final Fantasy Resonance — Fina’s Limit Burst, Holy Ray, deals Light magic damage to all enemies.

Finish The Hunger v2 with Lasswell’s Limit Burst, Null Moon, which reads “Deal non-elemental physical damage to an enemy. Target is more easily staggered for 3 turns.” Once the boss is alone it calls in a new soldier, and Null Moon can bring The Hunger v2 down while that soldier is still standing.

Lasswell's Null Moon Limit Burst tooltip in Final Fantasy Resonance — Lasswell’s Limit Burst, Null Moon, makes the target easier to stagger for 3 turns.

The battle isn’t over until the last soldier falls. Stagger it with Rain’s Fire and Fina’s Shining Arrow, then finish it with Hibernal Fury. Played this way, the fight can be cleared on NORMAL without a single knockout.

The Hunger v2 defeated by Null Moon with one soldier left — Null Moon finished The Hunger v2; one soldier was still standing.

The Hunger, The Hunger v2 and Enhanced Wraith Soldier attacks

Attack	Used by	What it does
Crush	The Hunger (phase 1)	Single-target hit, about 151 damage on Rain
Gravity	The Hunger v2	Warned with “!”, halves one character’s HP
Bioblaster	The Hunger v2	Warned with “!”, hits the whole party
Call For Help	The Hunger v2	Brings in a new soldier when alone
Slam	The Hunger and The Hunger v2	Single-target hit
Stone	The Hunger v2	Single-target magic
Rake	The Hunger and The Hunger v2	Single-target slash
Slash	Enhanced Wraith Soldier	Single-target hit
Stab	Enhanced Wraith Soldier	Single-target hit
Grand Slash	Enhanced Wraith Soldier	Warned with “!”, hits the whole party

The Hunger v2 flashes white as it casts Gravity. The move halves its target’s current HP: Rain goes from 589 to 295 in one cast, then from 656 to 328 in another. Bioblaster sends green bubbles across the party, dealing hits such as 190, 233 and 132—enough to knock Fina out.

Bioblaster hitting the whole party for 190, 233 and 132 — Bioblaster hits the whole party.

After all its soldiers have fallen, The Hunger v2 casts Call For Help, bringing another Enhanced Wraith Soldier into the fight.

The Hunger v2 using Call For Help — Call For Help brings in a new soldier.

Slam can hit Fina for 237, Stone for 149, and Rake for 296. The soldiers’ Grand Slash hits the whole party for roughly 58 to 136 per character, and the soldiers also show the “!” on the turn order bar before using it.

The Hunger v2 Rake hitting for 296 — Rake hit for 296.

What happens if the party falls

If everyone goes down, “The party has fallen…” appears with Retry, Load and Return to Title.

The party has fallen menu with Retry, Load and Return to Title — Retry restarts the whole fight from phase 1.

Choosing Retry displays “Retry this battle from the beginning?” and returns you to phase 1, not phase 2. Used items aren’t restored, so attempting again with an empty bag will likely end the same way. Load returns you to the save at the inner circle from before the Lazarov scene, giving you time to restock in Felicitas first.

Rewards for beating The Hunger

You’ll know the fight is over when the Battle Result screen appears after phase 2. It pays out:

EXP Gained: 650
Gil Obtained: 325, with “Overkill Bonus”
MRP Gained: 39, with “Stagger Finish Bonus”
Items Obtained: Potion x2

The Hunger Battle Result: 650 EXP, 325 Gil, 39 MRP, Potion x2 — The Battle Result after The Hunger v2.

The EXP raises Rain and Lasswell from Lv.10 to Lv.11, and Fina from Lv.9 to Lv.10. Lazarov escapes after the battle. The story resumes in Felicitas with the objective “Find a ship in Grandport”, continued in the full walkthrough. Stats for every other boss are in the Final Fantasy Resonance bosses list.