no neo, i tried. i stood on top of him and used a moon atomizer, no live dr. d. you probably can't because i believe this elaborate thing involves other quests not available on the cube.
ah. see in the gc version he gets something like 3000 damage done to him just has the hidelts drop, so there is no keeping him alive or getting him back alive.
nope, cus the damage is done just before he enters your party. the only you see of his health bar is full red and then nothing, you have no time to save him.