Was Sapphire Weapon An Enemy in the Japanese Version of the Game?

[StockyBaldy]

I've always wondered about it. A lot of people say that you could actually fight Saphhire weapon in the Japanese release and he was even harder to beat than emerald and ruby combined! But apparently the reason they removed Sapphire from the US release was because they felt Ruby and Emerald were hard enough. I have tried searching on the internet and on forums alike but I only found ONE forum where it was actually talked about, and it wasn't on the Steam discussions either.

If someone actually has proof of this in the form of a video or rather an image please show it! I'm very interested to see if this enemy was actually an encounter :D.

[-|Nur|-]

Not true, the Japanese version only had Diamond & Ultimate Weapon.

[LilG]

Sapphire Weapon wasn't an enemy in the JP version, there is no video of it. Whoever said it was is lying or mistaken.

[CCMatt]

Sort of like how you could unlock sonic & knucles in melee if you got 15 kills in cruel melee? Kids on the playground start the craziest rumors, and despite how stupid they sound, it's so hard not to fall for them; simply because in the back of your head you kind of want to. You want more to the game.

But here's the facts:
the only weapons fought in JP version are Diamond (story) and Ultimate (optional).
the weapons fought in NTSC version are Diamond (story) and Ultimate, Ruby, Emerald (optional).

[Kaldarasha]

Originally posted by LilG:

Sapphire Weapon wasn't an enemy in the JP version, there is no video of it. Whoever said it was is lying or mistaken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdgmBlUgvM

[Zuloph]

Originally posted by Kaldarasha:

Originally posted by LilG:

Sapphire Weapon wasn't an enemy in the JP version, there is no video of it. Whoever said it was is lying or mistaken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdgmBlUgvM

That's modded to all hell, doesn't count. someone just put that fight in. Not hard to do. Nice try though.

[StockyBaldy]

Aww ;_;. Got my hopes WAY to high. Thanks for busting it though. Imagine if they added the fight in the remake :o.

[The Big McChicken McSloppy Jerky]

Yeah, the only Weapon fought in the original JP version is Ultimate.
Diamond in story was added to NA, along with the other Weapons, which then got added to PAL and International.

[StockyBaldy]

On a side note, what is the mod/mods in the video that Kaldarasha posted? Seems to be a cool "remaster."

[Ejl]

Why wuold someone mod hp going past 9999? Won't it make this game way too easy, or do the damage from enemies go stronger0 also, in which case it's pretty useless?