I missed that on the Umengala.
At any rate, I did finally dispatch Karn. He took it well. He was actually quite a gentleman, well, before the battle and after the battle, but definitely NOT during the battle! LOL. I liked the ending. All in all, I had a great time with this game. You do have to do quite a bit of grinding to be successful, but I've never minded grinding. There were so many special weapons, armors and accessories that it was sometimes hard to choose. Hmmm... should I give up a bit of M.Defense in order to get a much greater Attack, or should I use the shield better status resistance but not as much physical resistance? I did like the ability to wield 2 weapons. I kept Violet equipped with the Lightbringer throughout the game, maybe another would have been better? But she always held her own so I didn't see any reason to change that. I did give her Shining Light shield to Gentry as soon as she acquired Starlight Savior. I never used any of the Angel weapons/gear. I wonder if that might have made a difference with Karn? In the end, I just grinded. When I was left with nothing else to add VE pts to except for the base stats, I took your advice and went heavy on increasing MHP, with each player having 2300-2500 HP. Then it was just Violet spamming Ultima-Dominion-Onslaught, Gentry spamming Radiance or Purify after Karn's status-applying skill that I can't remember the name of, and Lot and Hanzo whack-a-moling away with multiple hits. I'd definitely recommend this game.