Golden Sun: The Lost Age/Mars Lighthouse, Part 2

Ultimately you don't need to worry about getting Iris. Dullahan is borderline impossible and even with this guide's help he's still very strong. Daedalus, Catastrophe and Azul will be good enough for contending against the Doom Dragon; Charon and Iris are just bonuses, although Charon is not that difficult to get, by any means (unless you didn't update, in which case he's impossible to get).

Anyway, return to Prox via Teleport, and then leave to the north and head back into Mars Lighthouse. Follow the same path you've walked many times to reach the torch room, and use the Teleport circle to ascend to the aerie. Hop around and approach the well. You can find out by yourself what happens here, but then a boss battle will occur. It's a good idea for your first party to have no standby Djinn and your second party just enough to use an assortment of powerful summons. Also, the Sol Blade should be equipped to whoever out of Felix and Issac is in your first party.

Final Boss: Doom Dragon
The Doom Dragon is your final opponent. He has the same amount of HP as Dullahan (around 16000), although is significantly easier (yet still difficult). For every third of its HP you knock off, it loses a head, and the battle gets harder. Each head has just over 5300 HP.

With all three heads intact, Doom Dragon gets 4 attacks a turn (that's right, one for each of your attacks), although most of these will be an assortment of weak special attacks or level 3 Earth and Fire Psynergies like Stone Spire, Quake Sphere, Inferno, and so on. The most these will generally do is about 100 damage to everyone. He also has Earth Force, an attack which does the same thing as Petra or Ground, and Guard Aura, which is annoying. This is the same as if Doom Dragon had unleashed Shade or Flash, meaning even IRIS gets reduced to about 100-200 damage. But by far the most annoying is Djinn Blast, which puts all of one character's Djinn in recovery - basically a weaker version of Dullahan's Djinn Storm. Megiddo from the Sol Blade as well as unleashing attack Djinn and Aura/Wish Psynergies will pass the time until you can reel off summons.

When Doom Dragon goes down to two heads, it gets a little harder. Doom Dragon now only gets 3 attacks a turn, but the Psynergies it uses get more ferocious and damaging. But now you have to contend with Doom Dragon's best attack, Cruel Ruin. Cruel Ruin does between 150-400 damage to every party member. If a Djinn Blast has occured sometime recently, you can expect some deaths to occur. Now you'll want to hide behind barrier Djinn and Haze as much as possible. Healing Psynergies and Djinn will become more necessary, and thankfully this still allows for summons. You might want to consider stopping the relentless pounding with Megiddo to heal. However, do bear in mind that constant summon preparation will mean your characters are not as strong as they would be normally.

When it goes down to its final head, you're in trouble. Doom Dragon only gets 2 attacks a turn now, but Cruel Ruin can sometimes be used 3-4 turns in a row, and to make matters worse, Djinn Blast gets replaced by Djinn Storm. In case you haven't fought Dullahan, Djinn Storm puts your all your active party's Djinn in recovery. Djinn Storm followed by Cruel Ruin is pretty much an instant party kill. If your backup party will be of any use during this battle, it's now. In addition to these Doom Dragon also gets a few new special moves, including Darksol Gasp, which is a relatively powerful move that inflicts Haunt.

This is why getting Iris helps you out so much. If your backup party is weaker than your first one, then even if you summon rush the Doom Dragon at the first opportunity you might not get rid of its last head quick enough. In which case, everyone will be on the verge of death. Iris will not only get your backup party back into the groove but it'll also resurrect all of your initial party. Now, if your backup party dies, you first party will step back in again. Although it's unlikely Doom Dragon will either manage to mow down the equivalent of three parties or the battle will last that long, your first party after being resurrected can build up Djinn for Iris and resurrect everyone again. Of course, the only thing that can stop this is Djinn Storm.

Once the Doom Dragon goes down, you'll get another scene.