Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Boss, Rude & Elena (Gold Saucer) (Hard Mode)

The fight against the bosses Rude & Elena from The Turks in Chapter 12 on Hard Mode.
Rude: 92,190 HP
Weakness: Wind
Elena: 68,289 HP
Weakness: Lightning
After defeating the Corneo family the party are about to receive the Keystone from Dio as promised but before he can present it to them it is stolen by Elena of the Turks. She and Rude seemingly taunt the group by throwing it between them before Cloud corners Rude. But then Cait Sith betrays the group by asking for the Keystone from Rude and then running off once he receives it. Barret, Red XIII and Yuffie give chase leaving Cloud, Tifa and Aerith behind to deal with the Turks.
Rude has 92,190 HP and is weak against Wind based attacks. Elena has 68,289 HP and is weak against Lightning based attacks. Have Aerith use Radiant Ward and Arcane Ward at the beginning of the battle to offer protection and boosts. As with the first encounter in the Mythril Mines, target Elena first as she is really easy to put into a Pressured state. Target her with lightning attacks, either Thundara or lightning based abilities to Pressure her. From there, use Focused Thrust from Cloud or Focused Strike from Tifa to Stagger her and unload with Infinity's End from Cloud and Tifa's special attacks to remove a large portion of her HP. Thundaga from Aerith inside the Arcane Ward will do massive damage if she has the Genji Gloves equipped. Once Elena has been defeated focus on Pressuring Rude using Wind attacks and repeat the same steps once he is Pressured and then Staggered. Rude will revive Elena the first time she is KO'd so switch focus back to her once she has been revived and defeat her a second time, this time for good. After that finish off Rude using Tifa's Lv.3 Limit Break if you have it to end the battle.
Another battle that can be tricky but with the right tactics becomes pretty straightforward even on Hard Mode. Take out Elena first then bring down Rude.
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