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Old strategy guides that didn't have an editor who checked for accurate information.

>Balio and Sunder can be defeated at the first encounter. You'll need to spend a lot of extra time leveling, though!

BULLSHIT. They don't have HP values and cannot die. Used Gameshark for level 99 characters and max attributes on Teepo, Rei, and Ryu. Locked them down (one ran out of MP and could not attack, the other was perma-confused into attacking his partner) to fully prevent damage to my party. Left the game on Auto-Combat for two days. They. Did. Not. Fall.

>You can beat Balio and Sunder with Rei, Teepo, and Ryu, provided your levels are high enough.
>You may need to spend a lot of time fighting for extra Exp in order to be strong enough, though!
>Defeating them awards you a Barbarossa.

How about it's crucial to the plot that you lose the battle? You know, 'cause that's how things go.
Could we test that with 48 hours of Auto-Combat with GameShark-boosted levels and stats not taking them out? Because I sure as hell had the time to punch in a couple codes and test it out.
How about we not ignore the part where they don't have HP values, and thus can't be killed? Nah, that'd be silly.

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>Though difficult, you can defeat Balio and Sunder in your first encounter, provided Rei, Teepo, and Ryu are at high enough levels.

Yeah, it's not like it's a major plot point or un-winnable battle or anything.