Star Ocean 2 Post (J)

Star Ocean 2 - The Second Story



  Disc 2 - Post-Game
        Shiren no Doukutsu



 ¤~~~~~~¤   Shiren no Doukutsu   ¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤

      -- Level 1 --

 Boss: Dark Feathered (+ 2× Weird Knights)

          L3*      a4              A2: Nectar
          b5 b6-A2-A3              A3: Link Stock (Key)
           \ |  a1  |              A7: Nuclear Bomb
            b4      a5A7           A8: Tri-Emplem
             |  B7* |              (A8 ->) A9: Juicy Beef, Tokkouyaku
           B3b2-B1-A8              B3: Blueberry
                                   B1: Dark Feather (Boss), Bunny Shoes (nc)

- There are no save points in this dungeon.
- Warlocks cast Southern Cross (2000, S) and Light Cross.
- Living Armors rarely attack. Aside from blocking all frontal attacks,
they can enter a state where they're completely invulnerable.
- The Link Stock allows you to use Link Combo without having to sacrifice
another character's ability to use waza.
- If you keep walking around the northern side of b5, you'll fall all the
way down to Level 9.

[Boss]  (b1)
- 160 000 HP. 460 Eva, 1667 ATP, 372 000 Exp, 22 400 Fol in total.


      -- Level 2 --

 Boss: Blood Gerell (+ 4× Hunting Gels)

                C9*b9
             c3-B7-B8-c1           B8: Pure Leaf
             |         |           C2: Link Combo (nc)
             c4-c7    C2           (c4 ->) C5: Reflex, Resurrect Mist
             |   |                 B7: Blood Gerell (Boss), Seraphic Garb (nc)
             c6 c8

- C2: Milene (south), Luke (north). Check the ground between the statues.
- c4: Felia (east), Yufi (south)
- c6: Lloyd (east), Jistina (south)
- c8: Sharon (west)

[Boss]  (b7)
- 60 000 HP. 65 000 Exp, 32 000 Fol in total.


      -- Level 3 --

 Boss: 3× Dream Shades

             e4-e5-d3-d4
             |  |   |  |          D2: Sylvan Mail
             E3 e6-D2-d5          D7: Juicy Beef, Dream Crown, Tokkouyaku
             |  |   |  |          E1: Nectar
             e2-C9-d1-d6          E3: Nectar, Slayer Ring
             |  |   |  |          C9: 3×Dream Shades (Boss),Magical Drop (nc),
             E1-d9-d8-D7           (-> E7)

- There are 16 areas on this level as indicated by the panels in C9.
Entering an area switches the panel between yellow and red. You need to
get all of them red. Reset them by leaving the level. Once the door's
open, it'll stay open, so you can head up to save.
- Weird Goats have a massive 20 000 Mag, but they only cast Firebolt and
sometimes Reflection.

[Boss]  (c9)
- 35 000 HP. 180 000 Exp, 90 000 Fol in total.
- They use a special attack called Dream Peace that freezes your characters
for a short while (also interrupts their actions).


      -- Level 4 --

 Boss: Miiru 32

                                   E7: Nectar, Extinction (spell)
             f7F8*                 (E7 ->) E8: Shikkoku no Piasu
             |        F4           (E7 ->) E9: Piyonon
             |  F5 f2  |           F1: Resurrect Mist, Pure Leaf
             f6-E7-F1-f3           F4: Seraphic Garb
                                   F5: Maboroshi no Shamisen (Unique)
                                   f7: Miiru 32 (Boss)

- The walls are not always what they seem.
- In F5, you can get the Maboroshi no Shamisen if one of your characters
has Ongaku at Lv10 (Talents don't matter).
 × If you close the dialog box too quickly after choosing a character,
 the game may crash.

[Boss]  (f7)                                 FWTIESULDV
- 190 000 HP, 450 DFP, 560 Eva, 2333 ATP     RRRRRRRRR
- 400 000 Exp, 50 000 Fol


      -- Level 5 --

 Bosses: 3× Dream Shades, Weird Beast

             g1  G3                F8: Fresh Syrup, Slayer Ring
             |---G2-G4 g6          G3: Tokkouyaku
             |    |   \g5          G2: Juicy Beef
             F89  |     |          G4: Seraphic Garb
                 h1g9g8G7          G7: 3× Dream Shades, Weird Slayer (Afc)(nc)
                 H2 |              H2: Nectar, Fairy Ring
                    \h3h4*         F9: Weird Beast, Guren no Houshu (Temp)(nc)

- Greater Goats cast Earthquake (2900 pod) and Silence.
- It's technically possible to beat the Weird Beast without the Weird
Slayer, but it would take hours.

[Boss]  (G7)
- 35 000 HP. 180 000 Exp, 90 000 Fol in total.

- The Weird Slayer can be equipped by Rena, Chisato and Precis. It's the
strongest weapon Chisato can equip and also makes moves like Senpuu and
Tear Gas more effective due to having reduced knockback.

[Boss]  (F9)
- 165 252 Exp, 52 000 Fol


      -- Level 6 --

 Shop:                                     Boss:
  Kaeru no Kiseki           300 001 F        Chinke Thief Lv99
  Tri-Emblem              5 000 000 F    (+ Dream Shade & 3× Chinke Thieves)
  Santa Boots            10 000 000 F

          H8-h7-H9                 H8: Dream Crown
             |                     H9: Cure Poison
         i3* h6-h5-h4              I2: Chinke Thief Lv99, Chinke Slayer (nc)
         I2 /                           Emergency Exit
          i1

- If you have it, use the Chinke Slayer to take out Metal Chinkes. If you
don't, don't waste your time and MP on them. They have 300 HP and only take
1 pod from all attacks.
- A good place to level up (despite the Chinke Thief encounters (you can just
run away from those)). I build up to Lv200 before taking on the next level.
- You may find Santa in h6.
 × Using a Kaeru no Kiseki will warp you out of the dungeon.

[Boss]  (I2)
- 40 000 HP. 260 018 Exp, 50 030 Fol in total


      -- Level 7 --

 Boss: Mythril Eater

                J7*               I7: Pure Leaf       (i6 ->) I8: Piyonon
             I7 J6                I9: Weird Slayer    J1: Tri-Emplem
             i6-i5-J1-j2-J5       J3: Fresh Syrup
             |   |     |          J4: Ganze, Resurrect Mist
             |  i4    J3          J5: Hibiwareta Houshu (Temp)
             |   |     |          J6: Mythril Eater,Seijou Million Terror(nc),
             I9-i3    J4           Bunny Shoes, Kokuryuu-Ishidaya,
                                   Tama no Hikari - Yuuki Omachi

- Equip 2 Blue Talismans on each of your fighters to avoid getting wiped
out by the Lv99 Chinke Thieves. Not only are they fast, but their attack
does 2 hits (or it's got a double echo - can't tell which). The Blue
Talisman's multipliers are factored separately, so if you start off with
1000 DFP, it'll become 1690. You can also opt to run away if your level
is high enough (160+).
- Maguses cast Noah (1700 pod).
- Use Saiku to fix up the Hibiwareta Houshu into another Guren no Houshu.

[Boss]  (J6)
- 600 000 HP, 1275 DFP, 900 Eva, 5667 ATP, 242 000 Exp, 60 000 Fol
- Again, the enemies in the rock demon family won't attack if you don't
deal any damage.


      -- Level 8 --

 Lost & Found:                     Boss:
   Star Guard (Star Guarder)         Erishin Beast

                                   J7: Lavender
            K2                     K2: Maboroshi no Ootoro, Piyonon
            k1--J9-k9              K3: Slime Jelly, Ooze Cocktail,
            |    |                  Seijou Million Terror (Artifact)
            K3k5J9-k6-K8           K4: Tokkouyaku, Fresh Syrup, Ganze
            K4  j8  |              K7: Chinke Slayer
                J7 K7              K8: Seraphic Garb, Amoeba Soup
                                   J9: Erishin Beast,Gelatin Steak(nc),(-> l1)

- Weird Devils can cast Demon's Gate (2200 pod, V).
- The Shokushin in J9 first asks for delicious food. After giving it a
bunch, it'll ask for something bad (like Pet no Esa).
- Use the short cut from now on.

[Boss]  (J9)                                FWTIESULDV
- 450 000 HP, 600 DFP, 850 Eva, 2000 ATP    RRRRRRR  R
- 300 000 Exp, 42 000 Fol


      -- Level 9 --


            l5l6--l7l8
            | |    | |             L3: Artemis Leaf, Valiant Boots (Artifact)
            | | M4 | L             L4: Resurrect Mist
            | m3m2m1 9             L9: Tokkouyaku
            |                      M4: (Boss), (-> m5)
            L4--l1--L3
                l2

- Nothing happens here. Not yet.
- Once you've gotten the stuff, you should probably leave and save the game.


      -- Level 10 --

 Boss: Geo Guardian

             N7-n8-n9-O1           N3: Chinke Slayer      N7: Bunny Shoes
             |  |   |  |           N5: Valkyrie Boots     M6: Fresh Syrup
             N3-n4-N5-N6           M7: Rainbow Diamond, Valkyrie Boots (Afc),
             |  |   |  |                Kenja no Ishi
             m9-n1-n1-N2           M8: Valiant Boots      N2: Pure Leaf
             |  |   |  |           N6: Million Terror, Meteor Swarm (spell)
             m5-M6-M7-M8           O1: Tri-Ace (waza), Geo Guardian, (-> o2)

- Just run away from the enemies (especially if you're at 0 MP). If you're
not running away that quickly, you need to level up (Lv190+).
- This level is an issue thanks to the Live Flayer, one of the most dangerous
enemies in the game. They're very fast and attack with an 8-shot spreadshot.
Aside from making yourself immune to their attacks, I don't see any other
way to take them out.
- The Mind Flayer deals MP damage only. They'll quickly drop you to 0 MP
should you choose to engage them.
- You need to step on the panels to open the doors between the areas. You
can only activate 5 panels at a time. Leave the floor to reset them.
- Moving in areas that have a yellow or red glow will drain your HP and MP.

[Boss]  (O1)
- 400 000 HP, 1650 DFP, 900 Eva, 3000 ATP
- 300 000 Exp, 100 000 Fol, Valiant Guard (non-guaranteed)


      -- Level 11 --

 Boss: Dragon Tyrant

             o4*O3                 O3: Dragon Tyrant, Float (skill)(nc),
                |                   Emergency Exit
                o2

- Weird Mages can cast Explode (3000 pod), Growth and Anti.
- SE: You get Mekuri instead of Float.

[Boss]  (O3)
- 550 000 HP, 1200 DFP, 950 Eva, 2534 ATP
- 1 800 000 Exp, 1 200 000 Fol, Valiant Guard (non-guaranteed)
- This guy's a flyer and can petrify you.

- Use the emergency exit. The next time you enter the CoT, you'll be given
the choice to explore the dungeon with only two characters (your main and
one other character of your choice). This is the only way you can get past
the door in O3. After taking out the next boss, you can use your full party
again. I'd go with Rena and Claude. The other characters will have their
accessories unequipped. The option to use two characters will remain
available until you've killed Gabbie.


      -- Level 12 --

 Boss: n× Phoenix

             p1*o9
                O6                 O6: Phoenix (Boss)xn, Seiken Farewell (nc)
                |                  O7: Battle Suit, Valkyrie Guard (Unique)
             O7-o5-O8              O8: Battle Suit, Bunny Shoes
                |
                o4

[Boss]  (O6)
- 350 000 HP, 830 Eva, 2167 ATP, I:F, R:I, 1 000 000 Exp, 500 000 Fol
- It doesn't fly as low as the Weird Avia, so you can't use Kyou.
- It can cast Magnum Tornado and Blood Scylla. (10 000 Mag)
- Phoenix will respawn every time you leave the dungeon (until you've
defeated Gabbie).


      -- Level 9 --

 Item (nc):                Boss:
   Maken Levantine           Wise Sorceria (+ 3× Dream Shades)

- Check the coffin to fight the boss.

[Boss]  (M4)                                 FWTIESULDV
- 700 000 HP, 2250 DFP, 900 Eva, 3667 ATP    R   RRR
- 1 180 000 Exp, 390 000 Fol in total + Valiant Mail (non-g.)
- He can cast Shadow Flare (19 000 pod) and Word of Death. (16 000 Mag)

- Don't forget that Farwell is stronger than the Levantine thanks to the
ATP boost attribute.


      -- Level 13 --

 Lost & Found:                       Boss:
   Valkyrie Garb (Rock Demon)          Gabrie Celesta

                Q2
             p3-p2-p7              P5: Valiant Mail
             |  |   |              P9: Valiant Guard
             p4 p1 p8              P2: Gabrie Celesta (Boss),
             |      |               Hakugin no Trumpet (Unique)(nc),
          p6-P5    P9-q1            ?? Tenshi no Udewa*

- The enemies here aren't that bad, but their levels are high, so running
away will likely be slow. You can certainly forget about running away from
the Hell Servant (Lv280).
- Soul Masters (Lv250) can cast Extinction (5800 pod, V) and Fairy Light.
 × In SE, Extinction is non-elemental, so two of those in a row will wipe
 you out. You can easily run away when the Soul Masters are accompanied
 by Dream Shades. Otherwise, you really have no choice but to fight them.
 Cast Reflection and/or Ray and you should be okay.

[Boss]  (Q2)
- 1 000 000 HP, 2250 DFP, 880 Eva, 3333 ATP, I:S, A:L
- 2 200 000 Exp, 80 000 Fol, Seiken Farewell
- The main problem is, of course, the fact that she's a floater. You may
want to turn off the AI for your fighters and micromanage them.
- She has an energy wave attack that travels in a straight line and hits
multiple times, likely killing any characters within its path.
- Her other, less common, ranged attack is an energy disc that homes in
on you. Even if you dodge it, it can keep coming at you.
- She shoots sparkles when blocking, so you may want to equip Feet Symbols
(unless it leaves the character's ATP too low).
- She can cast Noah, Föhn and Star Flare. (14 000 Mag)

- *: I think it's read Kouyoku, but, again, I'm not sure.
- There will be no encounters afterwards until you re-enter the CoT.
The emergency exits are temporarily offline as well.


- While the Hakugin no Trumpet allows you to fight Iselia Queen. I would
only recommend doing so if you're playing one of the Trophy-enabled
versions, in which case you'll likely want to give the alternate Gabe a
shot as well. You might feel confident, having made it this far without
the AI fix, but, trust me, these two super bosses are in a league of
their own.
- If you choose to proceed, you can start by getting to Lv255 (fighting
the Dragon Tyrant using the Trumpet gets you there pretty quickly), I
recommend you use Piety to boost your Dexterity in the original (Int for
Rena) and Agility (or nothing*) in SE.
 × *10 point increase isn't much, so it's arguably not worth the time
 and effort (doing a single character takes around 30 minutes).

 Lost & Found:                         Bosses:
   ?? Tenshi no Udewa /                  Iselia Queen
   Maken Levantine  (Iselia Queen)       Gabriel (limiter off)

[Boss: EQ]
- 3 300 000 HP, 2250 DFP, 1000 Eva, 3867 ATP, 120 Crit, 1440 Mov, 10Wgt,150Gts
- She has the same normal attacks as Gabbie, with the addition of
petrification.
- She can cast Word of Death, Shadow Flare and Meteor Swarm. With her
10 000 Mag, the damage will be... substantial.
- Here's a vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiUBPKM95Fo

[Boss: Gabe]
- 1 500 000 HP, 2250 DFP,  900 Eva, 2250 ATP,  80 Crit, 2048 Mov, 12 Wgt
- His physical attacks can now petrify you and their multipliers are
higher (Divine Wave is 1,0x and Shinkyoku is maybe 6x). (This might be
SE only; in the original, the multipliers are still the same.)
- Rock Rain and Explosion will hit you for max damage even with normal
resistance. (5000 Mag)
- Shinkyoku may also hit you for max damage. He can use it from the very
beginning.
- He moves around a lot and does so very quickly.
- Start off with Reflection and then just do your best to try to keep him
stunlocked. Some luck is required, so don't give up that easily. Vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Svyri7a4g




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