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  1. Star Ocean 2 - The Second Story
  2. Walkthrough/Guide
  3.  
  4. Platform: PS1
  5.  
  6. Based on: NTSC-J-version (SLPM-86105, SLPM-86106 & SLPM-87357, SLPM-87358)
  7. (with some notes on Second Evolution)
  8.  
  9.  
  10. - A single save file uses 1 block of space.
  11. - Below you can see the game's release dates in different regions and
  12. which version of the game the release used. The North American release
  13. (v1.1) had the most bug fixes (until Second Evolution). The only notable
  14. change in v1.2 is the ability to speed up the IC animation. Save data
  15. from v1.0 is fully compatible with the Japanese v1.2 release and the
  16. other way around.
  17.  
  18. NTSC-J | v1.0 | 30.07.1998
  19. NTSC-U/C | v1.1 | 31.05.1999
  20. PAL | v1.2 | 12.04.2000
  21. NTSC-J | v1.2 | 03.03.2005 (PSOne Books)
  22. PSP | v2.0 | 2008 (SE)
  23. PS4 | v2.1 | 28.10.2015 (SE)(J only)
  24.  
  25. - The 2023 remake, SO2R, is a whole different beast. The changes regarding
  26. the gameplay are so numerous it's just a different game, one that I've
  27. never played and don't intend to. I would've gladly played it if they'd
  28. recreated all the visuals in hand-drawn 2D. *Real* hand-drawn 2D, none of
  29. that digital crap.
  30.  
  31. - SO2 has only two mandatory characters: Claude and Rena. You'll have to
  32. choose one of them as the main character at the start of a playthrough.
  33. The events of the game will be viewed from the perspective of the main
  34. character, with relatively minor differences between the two. PAs are
  35. largely different (if you even bother with those).
  36. - There are 10 optional characters, of which you can have at most 6 join
  37. your party. Some of them are mutually exclusive.
  38. a. Ashton | Opera (& Ernest)
  39. b. Precis | Bowman
  40. c. Leon (C only) | Dias (R only)
  41.  
  42. - Private Actions (PA) return, and triggering them is one of the ways you
  43. can alter the two affinity values, RP and FP. Depending on these values,
  44. you can end up getting a variety of different character pair endings.
  45. - The affinity values range between 0-15, with 5 being the most common
  46. default value. Each character has their own RP and FP values for all other
  47. characters.
  48. - When a new character permanently joins the party, all opposite sex PCs
  49. get RP +1 between each other, whereas same sex PCs get FP +1 between each
  50. other.
  51. - Higher RP makes it more likely for a character to get angered in response
  52. to another character dying, doubling their ATP for a limited time.
  53.  
  54. - Base physical damage is ATP - 1,5*DFP. For the sake of convenience,
  55. enemy ATP values are divided by 1,5, so you can calculate base damage
  56. with 1,5(enemy ATP - DFP).
  57. - Enemies generally have low defense, which is why they're mostly absent.
  58. When a DFP value is given, it's already been multiplied by 1,5.
  59. - Critical hits work the same as before, meaning they have a chance of
  60. inflicting stun, which lasts a couple of seconds.
  61. - Elemental resistance is also the same, although equipment can now make
  62. you weak to elements. A higher level resistance will supersede a lower
  63. level resistance (including weakness).
  64. - As a result of the random variable, damage varies between approximately
  65. 98-108%. (100-110% for magic)
  66. - There are no longer any attacks that have the energy-based attribute.
  67. - Knockback and weight are still a thing, but I haven't found them in the
  68. RAM, so I can't offer any details on that.
  69. - Healing spells don't use a random variable this time.
  70. - Battle skills now level up from use. There are no ougis to be learned
  71. the same way as in SO1.
  72.  
  73. - Stats:
  74. Str | Base ATP (Kougeki)
  75. Con | Base DFP (Bougyo)
  76. Dex | Base Accuracy (Meichuu)
  77. Agl | Base Evade (Kaihi)
  78. Int | Base Magic (Maryoku)
  79. Stm | Stamina at the start of battle.
  80. Guts | Defend roll (half damage)(Guts/10), Remain at 1 HP rate (255 max)
  81. Luck | ?
  82.  
  83. - Block rate is calculated the same way as before: (tgtEva - Accy)/255.
  84. Attacks can only be blocked from the front. If a subject is moving away
  85. from the attacker even in the slightest angle, hits will be considered
  86. back hits. Otherwise, they're considered frontal hits. I don't know if
  87. Accuracy multipliers exist for waza.
  88.  
  89. - Post-battle recovery is still remaining Stamina/8 (percent). Stamina
  90. consumption is also very similar, as seen below. For whatever reason,
  91. only Claude, Dias, Ashton, and Bowman gain any Stamina from leveling up.
  92. - If you're moving and issue an attack command without stopping, this
  93. will still consume 1 Stm, as it results in a brief interruption in the
  94. movement input.
  95. 1 | Start moving
  96. 1 | Normal attack
  97. 2 | Waza
  98. 3 | Magic
  99. 1 | Get hit (dmg>0)
  100. 1 | Die
  101.  
  102. - The game uses the same Exp chart as SO1 and SO3.
  103. - Incapacitated (killed, paralyzed or petrified) characters don't gain
  104. any Exp. Resting will not heal paralysis or petrification. You can't
  105. heal the HP or MP of a paralyzed character with magic, but they can't
  106. take damage either.
  107. - You can no longer switch weapons or characters during battle and you
  108. still can't enable or disable spells during battle.
  109.  
  110. - You only have two slots for wazas this time. Some wazas behave
  111. differently depending on whether they're used at SR or LR.
  112. - Wazas have priority values that determine which one the AI will focus
  113. on using. (The actual mechanics of the prioritization are no doubt more
  114. nuanced than that, but this is the practical upshot.)
  115. - When the target is above the ground, the AI will ignore moves that
  116. don't have the "air flag." Some enemies that are merely floating a
  117. little above the ground are considered to be in the air, much to the
  118. detriment of the AI's performance.
  119. - If both moves have the same value, either both moves are used evenly
  120. or the first one takes priority (the latter mainly happens with high
  121. priority moves).
  122. - The AI will use normal attacks on a target whose current HP is low
  123. enough for the character to kill them in a single hit. If it's not
  124. quite that low, they'll use a lower priority waza instead.
  125. - A lower priority waza will also be used if the higher priority one
  126. deals no damage due to elemental resistance (Sword Bomber being an
  127. exception (likely an oversight)). Likewise, a lower priority move may
  128. be used if the enemy is weak to its element.
  129. - If the character's base damage is high enough, whatever move is in
  130. the first slot will be given priority. This won't happen with most moves
  131. with a value of 1 unless the damage is much higher than the threshold.
  132. The thresholds are roughly as seen below. If you're hovering just around
  133. the threshold, you can see both moves being used.
  134. 1000: Opera
  135. 2000: Chisato, Ernest
  136. 3300: Claude, Precis, Ashton, Bowman, Dias
  137. - Priority values seem to change with proficiency. The values I've
  138. listed are all based on max level waza.
  139. - If a character can't deal any damage to an enemy, they'll only use
  140. normal attacks.
  141. - Fighters will use healing moves when below 25%.
  142.  
  143. - Rena's AI settings:
  144. 1. Cast healing spells only (when below 2/3 HP). Avoid the enemy.
  145. 2. Cast all types of spells. Heal when below 2/3 HP. Avoid the enemy.
  146. 3. Healing only. Heal when at or below 50% HP. Avoid the enemy.
  147. 4. Don't cast spells. Avoid the enemy.
  148. 5. Don't cast spells. Engage the enemy.
  149. 6. Do nothing.
  150. - The AI won't consider a character to be a valid target for a healing
  151. spell if their max HP is less than 2/3 of the spell's base power.
  152. - The AI will still not cast a multi-target healing spell instead of
  153. a single target spell if single target spells are disabled.
  154. - The AI will cast Growth on a fighter whose base damage is less than
  155. 1/16 of an enemy's HP (no attacks required)(takes Auto-Anger into account)
  156. (elemental resistance not taken into account).
  157. - The AI will cast Protection on a character if an enemy's extended
  158. base damage is more than 1/6 of the character's max HP (no attacks
  159. required)(special attacks with increased ATP are not taken into account).
  160. - Enemies usually target the character closest to them, but also have a
  161. habit of going after a character that damaged them. Keep that in mind
  162. when using offensive spells.
  163.  
  164. - When choosing a blue target during battle, left and right let you
  165. scroll the characters in the order as seen in the status bar, whereas
  166. up and down use y-axis values. When choosing a hostile target, the
  167. cursor moves "visually."
  168. - The game does not prevent you from picking up items that you already
  169. have 20 of.
  170. - The Check accessories have been de-nerfed.
  171. - Poison: 1/33 HP (both in battle and on the field).
  172. - Characters reach 9999 HP between Lv100-110 and 999 MP around Lv180.
  173. - The game will use teal for unequipped items as if they were new. This
  174. is likely unintentional, but it does make it easier to pass equipment.
  175. - When shopping, pressing Confirm will now complete the transaction(s).
  176. You can still buy and sell at the same time.
  177. - The time it takes to escape from battle is 1 + 0,5(eLv - Lv) seconds,
  178. where eLv is the enemy's average level and Lv is your active party's
  179. average level. The time is 1s at minimum and 11s at maximum. Average
  180. enemy levels are included in the encounter list.
  181. - There's no way to turn off the music or voice acting. (I play the
  182. game on mute myself.)
  183. - If two spells are cast pretty much at the same time, it may produce
  184. a spell fusion effect, resulting in a more powerful spell. Regardless,
  185. magic is just not a good source of damage, so it doesn't really matter.
  186.  
  187. - IC works pretty much the same way as it did in SO1, although it's
  188. now quite a bit slower, with each attempt taking about 9 seconds (you
  189. can hold Confirm to speed up the process in the PSOne Books version).
  190. Going through 19 items takes about 3 minutes (90 seconds with speed up).
  191. On the plus side, the game no longer takes you back to the IC menu after
  192. an attempt, which makes it easier to do IC with a character who isn't
  193. the best at the skill - although it's still slower than before because
  194. of the longer animation, but at least it requires less input. Also, if
  195. more than one character is the best at a skill, the game no longer chooses
  196. one in random, but instead selects the one at the highest slot number.
  197. - The amount of SP gained when leveling up is about the same as your
  198. level figure.
  199. - The amount of bonus SP gained when learning a new Talent is now 100.
  200. - Skill levels are no longer rounded up.
  201. - Some characters start with levels in some skills (even without having
  202. bought the sets that include those skills). However, the characters will
  203. not receive any of the stat bonuses you would normally receive from
  204. raising the skill to that level.
  205.  
  206.  
  207. Second Evolution
  208.  
  209. - Second Evolution (SE) is still largely the same game. Here are some of
  210. the changes:
  211. × The screen is zoomed in, and areas that don't scroll on the x-axis
  212. have been stretched. All in all, the field visuals look worse, whereas
  213. the battle visuals look better.
  214. - Voice Collection is gone, replaced with the Voice Gallery, where you
  215. unlock all the character's voices by having them in your party when
  216. you beat the game. Beating the game also unlocks the higher difficulty
  217. levels.
  218. × Voice acting has been re-done and dialog is voiced.
  219. × Bug fixes (eg. no more crashing)
  220. × Fighters can do a combo with their normal attacks.
  221. × Characters are no longer interrupted if an enemy or another character
  222. is pushed on to them.
  223. × The Quick Change and AI Switch buttons are gone.
  224. × Four elements have been removed: Thunder, Star, Vacuum and Void.
  225. × Some spells have shorter animations.
  226. × Spell fusion is gone.
  227. × The battlefields are somewhat different and largely uniform (eg. the
  228. ones with more vertical space than horizontal space are gone).
  229. × In surprise encounters, your characters start off stunned.
  230. × The overworld camera doesn't pan automatically.
  231. × One new playable character.
  232. × The items in the game are largely the same, with the addition of Welch's
  233. weapons and the Umaibous.
  234. × Items are automatically sorted according to type.
  235. × The IC animation is different, and a single attempt is about 6s. It's
  236. faster than in v1.0 or v1.1, but still slower than in v1.2.
  237. × Kyouda, Chouhatsu and Float have been removed, while three new combat
  238. skills for mages have been added.
  239. × Piety only increases a random stat by 1.
  240. × The Energy Nede Snowfields encounter set is gone and along with it
  241. the three enemies exclusive to that encounter set (Saber Bunny, Snowman,
  242. Mount Snow).
  243. × The English version has plenty of name changes.
  244. × On the PS4, the game automatically highlights the least recent file
  245. in the save data screen. If you're doing two playthroughs at the same
  246. time, you need to be very careful when saving the game.
  247.  
  248.  
  249. Voice Collection
  250.  
  251. - Similar to SO1, the game features a sound player, where you can listen
  252. to the voice clips you've triggered. There are 1279 voice clips in total.
  253. Each fighter has about 90 clips, whereas each mage (4) has about 120.
  254. There are 3 bosses who are also part of the collection (about 20 each).
  255. The collection displays each clip as being part of an image that may
  256. eventually start to resemble something if you're industrious enough.
  257. (Just look it up online if you don't have the patience.)
  258. - The collection isn't just there to prey on compulsive behavior; if
  259. you manage to get 50% (640) of the voices, you'll be given access to
  260. the higher difficulty levels, Galaxy and Universe. Getting 75% (959)
  261. gives you a music player, and 95% (1215) adds a visualizer effect to
  262. the image.
  263. - Unfortunately, the game doesn't provide a figure for how many clips
  264. you've obtained, and checking your collection is rather tedious, as you
  265. can only browse them in order, one by one. Getting from the beginning
  266. to the end takes 43 seconds.
  267. - It's also regrettable that the collection doesn't have its own save
  268. file. Instead, it relies entirely on the game save files on the memory
  269. cards.
  270. - An optimized way of getting as many voices as possible would involve
  271. using the following four parties.
  272. a. [R] Precis, Opera, Ernest, Dias, Chisato, Celine
  273. b. [C] Bowman, Opera, Ernest, Leon, Chisato, Noel
  274. c. [R] Bowman, Ashton, Dias, Chisato, Celine, Noel
  275. d. [C] Precis, Ashton, Leon, Chisato, Celine, Noel
  276. - Getting your collection even close to max is a colossal task, however,
  277. and I really wouldn't recommend trying unless you're *incredibly* motivated.
  278. Getting those rare alternate clips takes ages.
  279. - There are actually some voices you simply cannot obtain. These include
  280. but may not be limited to: 201, 310, 489, 774, 787, 797, 1087, 1097,
  281. 1103, 1117, 1225, 1227, 1228, 1254, 1255, 1270.
  282. - Some of the more elusive voice clips are the character-specific anger
  283. voice clips. These require high RP, which makes many of them seemingly
  284. missable if you don't do enough PAs. You might even miss some, because
  285. they require mid-range RP, and you end up exceeding that range before
  286. you trigger them (although you *could* bring it back down to the mid-
  287. range by using a book, but you likely can't get the RP back up). Even
  288. without doing any PAs, sticking to the same active party for most of
  289. the game will likely result in high RP between opposite sex characters,
  290. mainly thanks to the six boss fights that increase RP for active party
  291. members (Harphinx, Metatron x2, Guardian x2, final boss). You should
  292. intentionally kill your characters at times to make sure you don't miss
  293. those mid-range RP (7-9) clips. Default RP is around 5, and a single PA
  294. can increase RP by as much as 3.
  295. - What's worse are the anger voice clips triggered by the death of a
  296. same-sex character. These require high RP as well. The problem is there's
  297. almost no way to increase RP between same-sex characters. You can use a
  298. book to set it to 8, which is technically an increase from the default
  299. value, but it's just not enough to trigger most of the voice clips. Unless
  300. there's a random variable (and it doesn't seem like it?), I don't know
  301. how it's possible to get these.
  302. - You can listen to an unobtained voice if there's an obtained voice
  303. adjacent to it. Just move the cursor immediately after hitting O.
  304. - For some reason, Rena's Tractor Beam clip is not part of the collection.
  305. - Once you've gotten enough voices to unlock the extra difficulty levels,
  306. you'll see a message that says "Please back to the title. And choose
  307. "New Game.""
  308.  
  309.  
  310. Bugs
  311.  
  312. - The game has bugs that cause crashing. Crashing can occur during
  313. battle, in the menu and during dialog. Hell, I've even gotten a crash
  314. when leaving the voice collection. Crashing in the menu is the least
  315. common, whereas, by far, the most common occurence of crashing is at the
  316. very end of a battle when the screen goes black. You may be able to
  317. reduce the chances of this occuring by avoiding unnecessary input at
  318. the end of a battle (don't even move the analog sticks). There are a
  319. couple of dungeons where crashing is much more common, but aside from
  320. that, it shouldn't be common.
  321. - If you revive / heal an incapacitated character after using the Escape
  322. command, the character will take minutes to run away.
  323. - Accessories that increase or decrease stats by a proportional figure
  324. are shown to only increase the base stat even though they actually affect
  325. the total figure.
  326. - The game is unable to turn off the echo multiplier (0,5) when using waza
  327. after using a normal attack (unless the echo hit misses in which case the
  328. multiplier isn't even used). [Fixed in v1.1]
  329. - If you change waza settings and leave the menu quickly, you won't have
  330. any encounters so long as you don't do anything that makes the game seek
  331. something on the disc. The bug will deactivate if you spend about half a
  332. second anywhere in the menu after setting a waza.
  333. - Opera's Heal Star won't heal the first character in the party nor will
  334. it power up from use, thus rendering the move completely worthless.
  335. [Fixed in v1.1]
  336. - When using Hop Step, Precis may jump hundreds of meters into the air
  337. if the enemy was above her.
  338. - If Ashton is set with Leaf Slash and Dead Triangle, Dead Triangle is
  339. likely to get bugged out, in which case trying to activate it will do
  340. nothing other than consume MP. When controlled by the AI, he'll just
  341. stand there and do nothing until he's out of MP. [Fixed in v1.1]
  342. - The AI does not acknowledge lowered MP costs. As a result, the AI won't
  343. use a move if the regular MP cost is higher than their current MP.
  344. - Some of the skill descriptions are incorrect in regards to the stat
  345. bonuses they provide.
  346. - Hayate does nothing.
  347. - Kikaisousa won't show up on your skill list unless you also have Kankaku 3.
  348. - When checking Super Tokugi levels in the Skill menu, the game may show
  349. the skill levels of a former party member in an empty slot.
  350. - The description of items and skills may become messed up.
  351. - Some voices simply cannot be obtained. Some of them are essentially beta
  352. leftovers, while some are just buggy. Eg. casting Ray as Rena produces
  353. Celine's Ray A clip (310), however it never gets flagged as obtained
  354. whether it's Rena or Celine who uses the clip. [Fixed in v1.1]
  355.  
  356.  
  357. New Game
  358.  
  359. - You'll go through some settings when you start a new game, but you can
  360. freely tweak them later. The three different "Battle Modes" are simply
  361. three different presets for the targeting, camera, and movement settings.
  362. - Check your Voice Collection before choosing New Game to have the option
  363. of playing on a higher difficulty level (provided you have enough voices
  364. unlocked). This is the one choice you can't change after the game has
  365. started.
  366. - Save files have no clear indicator as to what difficulty level they're
  367. on. You can still easily figure it out by checking some enemy's HP.
  368.  
  369. HP MP ATP Accy Eva Mag
  370. Earth | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 | - | - | 1,0 |
  371. Galaxy | 1,5 | 1,0 | 1,5 | - | - | 1,0 |
  372. Universe | 2,0 | 2,0 | 5/3 | +80 |+128 | 4/3 |
  373.  
  374. - If you have the patience, keep resetting (or load a save file where
  375. you can quickly get a game over; incapacitate all your characters on
  376. the field, then trigger a battle) until your main character starts with
  377. Kiyou na Yubisaki. It's not a big deal if you don't have it, though.
  378.  
  379.  
  380.  
  381.  
  382. Disc 1 - Expel
  383. Arlia / Salva / Salva Koudou
  384. Cross / Harley
  385. Cross Douketsu / Clic
  386. Mars / Monshou no Mori
  387. Salva Koudou / Sangaku Kyuuden / Rasgus Sanmyaku (Ashton)
  388. Lacour
  389. Sangaku Kyuuden (Opera)
  390. Linga / Linga no Seichi
  391. Hoffman Iseki
  392. Lacour Zensen Kichi
  393. Eluria Tower
  394.  
  395. Disc 2 - Energy Nede
  396. Central City / Benisuishou no Doukutsu
  397. Fun City
  398. Yuuki no Field
  399. Chi no Field
  400. Chikara no Field
  401. Ai no Field
  402. Mihne Doukutsu
  403. Fienal
  404.  
  405.  
  406.  
  407.  
  408. ---- Disc 1 ----
  409.  
  410.  
  411. Inventory: Tsuushinki (Key) [Claude] \\\ Milocinia ||
  412. Default (Claude Lv1): Kagakugijutsu Lv1, Kinoubi Lv1
  413. - Check the panel, then just move north.
  414.  
  415. [Rena] \\\ Arlia ||
  416. Items: Resurrect Bottle, 200 Fol, Leather Armor, Ichigo Jam,
  417. Blackberry, Rose Hip, Blueberry
  418. Inventory: Rena no Pendant (Key), Rena no Kamikazari (Key)
  419. Default (Rena Lv1): Knuckle, Robe, Houchou Lv1, Recipe Lv4, Mekiki Lv1
  420. PC: Claude
  421. Shop:
  422. Blueberry 60 F
  423. Blackberry 200 F
  424. Aquaberry 105 F
  425. Spectacles 8 F
  426.  
  427. - Tweak the settings. Here's what I use:
  428. Message Speed 1
  429. Vibration Off
  430. Confirm R1
  431. Cancel R2
  432. Menu L1
  433. Misc L2
  434. Waza 1 Square
  435. Waza 2 X
  436. Left Triangle
  437. Right O
  438.  
  439. × There are 3 different targeting modes. You should probably go with
  440. Auto, as it allows you to attack at the highest pace.
  441. 1. Auto: No manual target selection. You'll automatically target the
  442. nearest enemy.
  443. 2/3. Semi-Auto / Manual: Pressing Confirm or one of the waza buttons
  444. triggers target selection and pressing one of them again executes the
  445. action. On Semi-Auto, the nearest enemy is the default target.
  446. × If you set movement to the analog stick only, pressing the misc.
  447. button will zoom out the camera to show all enemies and characters.
  448. × I can't tell any difference between the two camera modes.
  449.  
  450. - Head to the forest to meet Claude, then return home. Afterwards, you
  451. need to talk to the happy couple to make Claude appear on the west side.
  452. Hook up, then return home again.
  453. - Next, go see the village elder and return.
  454. - The next day, go to the forest again.
  455.  
  456. Item (nc): Long Sword [Claude] \\\ Arlia ||
  457. - Go to Rena's house, then visit all the other houses in the village
  458. before going back to Rena's place again.
  459. - After some lengthy events, you are free to head out to the world map.
  460. Your destination is the next town, which isn't far, but you'll definitely
  461. want to get a few levels first. You can rest at the elder's house.
  462. - You should feint the Lizard Axes (by moving away, not sideways). After
  463. swinging the air, there's a decent chance they'll do nothing, thus allowing
  464. you to get a hit in.
  465. - If you input an attack command when you're close to the 'attack spot,'
  466. your character will make a little jump to the attack spot instead of using
  467. regular movement. This will eventually serve as a great disadvantage later
  468. in the game when you can double your movement speed and enemies get faster
  469. as well.
  470.  
  471. Party: Claude [Claude] \\\ Salva ||
  472. Items: Heavy Ring, Shouzouga B
  473. Shop:
  474. Leather Armor 300 F Iron 200 F
  475. Leather Greaves 50 F Silver 200 F
  476. Leather Helm 50 F Gold 300 F
  477.  
  478. - Talk to the old man in Alen's mansion, then return to Arlia.
  479. - You can use a Shouzouga to view an illustration of the character in
  480. question, but the item *will* be consumed in the process, and you're
  481. better off selling it (this one for 1600 Fol).
  482.  
  483. Party: Rena [Rena] \\\ Salva ||
  484. - You'll end up stuck in some mansion. Try to leave, then find the
  485. hidden path in a room on the first floor.
  486.  
  487. [Claude] \\\ Salva ||
  488. Item (nc): Rena no Kamikazari (Key)
  489. - Use the hidden path in the mansion.
  490.  
  491. [Rena/Claude] \\\ Salva Koudou ||
  492. Default (Claude2): Long Sword, Leather Armor
  493. PC: Claude Lv2 / Rena Lv1
  494. Boss: Alen Tax
  495.  
  496. a7
  497. / a1: Save Point
  498. A-A A2: Rose Hip, Blackberry
  499. -A6-5-4 A3: Silver, Blueberry
  500. | A4: Iron
  501. A3-A2 A5: Save Point, Blueberry, Gold, Spectacles
  502. | | A6: Gold
  503. a1 a7: Alen Tax (Boss)
  504. |
  505.  
  506. - [R] You are in a very vulnerable position, seeing as Rena is never
  507. really meant to do physical battle. The enemies can strike you down with
  508. ease. You should save between every battle at first.
  509. - [R] You've got Heal and you can also return to the mansion to rest.
  510. - [R] Here's how to handle the four enemy types found here:
  511. - Lizard Axe: You can avoid their attack by moving away, but you need
  512. to let them pretty close before they attack. After avoiding the attack,
  513. you *usually* have a safe window to hit them. Usually. Once you manage
  514. to land one hit, you might as well button mash to try and finish them
  515. off right away. (No need to feint them in SE, since you actually have
  516. them beat in attack speed.)
  517. - Chinke Thief. You can't avoid their attack. It's simply too fast.
  518. Instead, you need to try and get the frame advantage to interrupt it.
  519. Do so by attacking when you're in one of the four positions seen below:
  520. If successful, the thief will back away instead of attacking, thus
  521. giving you the advantage (doesn't work in SE. You'll just have to tank
  522. it). They're not particularly aggressive, though, so you can often take
  523. them out without any resistance.
  524.  
  525. R R
  526. T
  527. R R
  528.  
  529. - Kobold: Approach them the same way as Lizard Axes.
  530. - Vorpal Bunny: These guys move by hopping around, thus triggering your
  531. jump attacks when they're in the air. Their attacks are easy to evade
  532. (the ranged rocket punch will just straight up miss you if you don't
  533. move closer (fixed in SE)), but they hit the hardest, so you can't afford
  534. as many mistakes or as much bad luck. Try to catch them with a jump attack
  535. when they're landing from a jump. Avoid situations where you might get
  536. hit by a rocket punch while attacking another bunny.
  537. - Hitting multiple enemies with a normal attack is technically possible,
  538. but very rare.
  539.  
  540. [Boss]
  541. - 400 HP, 27 ATP, 150 Exp, 500 Fol
  542. - Party: Rena, Claude
  543. - The ogre-type enemies' smack attack uses double ATP.
  544. - [R] On higher difficulty levels, the smack attack can kill Claude in
  545. a single hit. Do learn to avoid it. The regular attack is too fast to
  546. avoid, but he can easily survive that.
  547.  
  548. \\\ Arlia ||
  549. - [C] Go see the elder to get... more dialog (agh...).
  550. - [R] Try to go upstairs, then try to go to the forest.
  551. - [R] After some more talking time, you'll find yourself on the world map.
  552.  
  553.  
  554. - Camera rotation on the world map is fixed to L1 and R1. You can toggle
  555. the map with Start.
  556. - [R] You'll want to set Claude as the default controlled character during
  557. battle (in the formation menu). Get him some levels to boost his DFP. (The
  558. controlled character is actually set to the position, not the character.)
  559. - [C] Rena will need some levels, although no amount of levels will ever
  560. allow her to survive for long if and when targeted.
  561. - Although Claude swings his sword horizontally, it doesn't really have
  562. any horizontal range. It's got some reach, though, so if the enemy lines
  563. up neatly, then, yeah, you can hit multiple enemies, but, otherwise, no.
  564.  
  565. Item (nc): Shiawase no Yubiwa (Artifact) \\\ Salva ||
  566. - Go talk to Alen to get the ring. It's got some stat bonuses (Mag +10,
  567. Stamina +10, Luck +50), but they don't make any real difference.
  568.  
  569. - Do *not* attempt to explore the mountain (west from Cross)! Not quite
  570. yet.
  571.  
  572. Party: Rena, Claude \\\ Cross Joukamachi ||
  573. Items: Wood Shield, Leather Helm, 500 Fol
  574. Items (nc): Tsuukoukyokashou (Key), 600 Fol, Takara no Chizu (Key)
  575. PC: Celine Lv8
  576. Default (Celine): Rod, Robe, Pin Heels, Ruby Piasu, Prism Ring,
  577. Koubutsugaku Lv1, Craft Lv1, Bitekikankaku Lv5, Kagakugijutsu Lv2,
  578. Youseiron Lv2
  579. Shop:
  580. Resurrect Bottle 3600 F Chishiki 1 300 F
  581. Cure Paralyze 180 F Kankaku 1 400 F
  582. Cure Stone 450 F Gijutsu 1 400 F
  583. Tamago/Nyuu Seihin 10 F
  584.  
  585. - Go to the hotel.
  586. - Pick up your first skill sets. No need to get any new gear.
  587. × Chishiki Lv1: Yakusougaku, Koubutsugaku, Recipe.
  588. × Kankaku Lv1: Bitekikankaku, Mekiki, Nintai, Dokyou.
  589. × Gijutsu Lv1: Houchou, Kuchibue, Dessin, Copy.
  590.  
  591. - Do *not* put any SP into anything until you've maxed out Konjou (unless
  592. it only costs 1 point).
  593. - If Rena didn't start with Mikaku, she can easily learn it (just try to
  594. cook some cheap stuff and load the game until she learns it).
  595. - If you want Opera in your party (and, by extension, Ernest), you need
  596. to start a PA here, then head to the second area where you will briefly
  597. run into Ernest. Don't forget that Opera and Ernest are mutually exclusive
  598. with Ashton.
  599. - Go to the castle. Once you're allowed to explore the place, just talk
  600. to pretty much any NPC and you'll be able to see the king.
  601. - As you're heading out of town, Celine will join your party (you can
  602. try to decline, but she won't take no for an answer). She's one of the
  603. two offensive mages in the game. However, you'll likely find her to be
  604. of more use in Item Creation and possibly stealing. At the end of Cross
  605. Cave, you'll need to decide whether to keep her in your party or not. If
  606. you're not planning on keeping her, make sure you get the most out of her
  607. brief stay. Max out her Asobigokoro (see below), craft some accessories
  608. (Silver Rings, Emerald Rings), and create some minerals for elemental
  609. resistance.
  610. - Celine's default spells: Firebolt, Wind Blade, Thunderbolt.
  611. - Talents Celine can easily learn (if she doesn't start with them):
  612. Originality, Kiyou na Yubisaki, Design Sense, Rhythm Kan, Onkan and
  613. Yasei no Kan.
  614. - Grinding for Talents will likely feel less tedious if you have something
  615. playing in the background (HoloLive, perhaps?).
  616. - [C] You could now get a unique accessory called Leaf Pendant by doing
  617. a couple of PAs in Salva. It increases DFP by 30%, which is nice, but it
  618. can only be equipped by mages, so I wouldn't bother.
  619.  
  620. - Head to the east end of the continent. If you run into a Robber Axe,
  621. run away.
  622.  
  623. \\\ Harley ||
  624. Items: Kanashimi no Yubiwa, Ring Mail, Sinclair, 1200 Fol, Leather Boots
  625. Shop:
  626. Ruby Wand 600 F Chishiki 2 1500 F
  627. Brigandy 3500 F Kankaku 2 1600 F
  628. Silk Robe 1800 F Sentou 1 400 F
  629. Plate Greaves 800 F Magical Canvas 1000 F
  630. Knight Shield 1000 F Magical Clay 600 F
  631. Touzoku Tebukuro 40 000 F Romanée-Conti (100 + 250 * Min) F
  632.  
  633. - The second batch of skill sets.
  634. × Chishiki Lv2: Seibutsugaku, Douguchishiki, Otamajakushi.
  635. × Kankaku Lv2: Asobigokoro, Kikenkanchi, Konjou, Poker Face.
  636. × Sentou Lv1: Kikou, Kyuushonerai, Kyouda, Cancel, [Trance].
  637.  
  638. - Konjou costs only 8 SP per level and decreases the SP cost of all
  639. skills by 2 points per level. While Doryoku was a terrible investment
  640. in SO1, this one should be maxed out first thing.
  641. - Raising Asobigokoro gives you money (a total of 100 000 Fol from the
  642. 10 levels).
  643. - The Touzoku Tebukuro is required to use the Pickpocket skill, which
  644. allows you to steal items from any characters you can talk to (including
  645. your own party members). Doing so has a small chance of lowering FP,
  646. however (no, stealing during PAs doesn't help). It can even affect PCs
  647. that haven't joined you yet.
  648. - You only get one attempt at stealing per character (if a character
  649. appears in more than one location, that's considered a different instance).
  650. If you were to aim at zero failures, you'd have to spend quite a bit of
  651. time loading the game and retrying. However, the *overwhelming* majority
  652. of items obtained through stealing are of little to no consequence and
  653. can be obtained more easily some other way. As such, I do *not* recommend
  654. wasting much of your time using the skill. I'll make note of the few
  655. items I do consider worth picking up.
  656. - Unless the character has Kiyou na Yubisaki, Pickpocket will never
  657. succeed. You can learn it through Saiku, but only Celine has that at
  658. this point in the game. Other characters won't be able to learn it
  659. until you reach the next continent (after Monshou no Mori).
  660. - There are two ways to easily get the money for the Touzoku Tebukuro:
  661. 1. Increase Asobigokoro
  662. 2. Create Silver Charms (10k) and Silver Piasus (7,5k) with Celine.
  663. - Claude can easily learn Design Sense.
  664.  
  665. \\\ Mars ||
  666. Items: Sour Syrup, Purple Mist, Silence Card, Silk Robe
  667. Shop: Fame Helm - 500 Fol, Magical Hat - 600 Fol
  668. - You can access Monshou no Mori from the west side, although you can't
  669. explore most of it yet.
  670.  
  671. - Some people like to level up in the Rasgus Mountains at this point
  672. in the game, but I really wouldn't recommend that. There's just no need.
  673.  
  674. Theft: Tamatebako (Old man - east side) \\\ Mars ||
  675. - You can use the Tamatebako to obtain 3 random items from a pool of
  676. 223 items. Getting a good one isn't hard, but getting one in specific
  677. is another matter. I always settle for the first decent thing I get.
  678. × Claude / Dias: Oriental Blade, Veil Piercer, Ignite Sword, Force Sword,
  679. Marvel Sword
  680. × Ashton: Shield Sword, Scyther, Lotus Eater
  681. × Opera: Light Box, X Box, Alpha Box, Lunatic Piasu
  682. × Precis: Ultra Punch, Fire Punch, Great Punch, Atomic Punch
  683. × Bowman: Hecatoncheire, Sorceress Knuckle
  684. × Ernest: Roze Whip, Light Whip, Spark Whip
  685.  
  686. Items: Luna Tablet, Crystal \\\ Sangaku Kyuuden ||
  687.  
  688. Items: Lyre, Yasai, Kokumotsu, Gyokairui \\\ Clic ||
  689. Theft: Mischief (Unique) (Philia [PA])
  690. - One more time: while this is indeed your only brief opportunity to
  691. steal the Mischief accessory, I don't think it's worth the effort. If
  692. your main character is your thief, feel free to give it a few shots, but
  693. don't hesitate to just let it go. If you're determined to get it, get
  694. your Pickpocket to at least Lv8. And you *will* need that Dexterity on
  695. your main. Otherwise, forget it.
  696. - You *will* need to trigger the event with Philia if you want to be
  697. able to fight the stronger version of the final boss. (There's another
  698. event you still need to trigger later, so this one alone has no impact.)
  699.  
  700. - Right, so, if you're not planning on keeping Celine, have her do some
  701. crafting and alchemy now before she leaves. I recommend:
  702. × Renkin: Ruby, Sapphire, Crystal, Green Beryl.
  703. × Saiku: Silver Ring, Emerald Ring, Blue Talisman.
  704. - If you have the SP to spare, increase Claude's Kikenkanchi for a Stamina
  705. boost to increase post-battle regeneration and thus help you master those
  706. wazas (not that the early ones are particularly good, but still).
  707.  
  708.  
  709. Boss: (2× Gargoyles) \\\ Cross Douketsu ||
  710.  
  711. C5 A3: Blueberry
  712. c4 A5: Blackberry, Iron
  713. C1b9----b8 A7: Artemis Leaf, Sweet Syrup
  714. | B6-b3 A8: Cure Poison
  715. | b7 |\ A9: Reverse Doll -ID, Lavender, Ishikoro -ID
  716. C2 B5-b4 b1B2 B2: Magic Canvas, Tri-Ball
  717. \ / B5b: Hane Pen, 600 Fol, Resurrect Mist
  718. c3-A9 B6: Aquaberry -ID
  719. | B5a: Blackberry, Cure Poison
  720. a-A8 C1: Stink Gel, Sweet Syrup
  721. A76-a4A5 C2: Lavender
  722. | c4: Save Point
  723. A3a2 C5: Komonjo (Key), 700 Fol, Green Beryl,
  724. a1 Kokoro no Shouheki, 2× Gargoyle (Boss)
  725.  
  726. - Not every member of the slime and grell families can divide this time.
  727. - If you still have the Ichigo Jam from the beginning of the game, use
  728. it right before you pick up the Resurrect Mist to have it placed at the
  729. top of your inventory.
  730. - The boss is actually optional. The battle is triggered by examining
  731. the chest at 2 o'clock in C5.
  732.  
  733. [Boss]
  734. - 1500 HP, 70 ATP, 120 Eva, W:L, 1000 Exp, 1700 Fol in total
  735. - They have three attacks: a bite combo that hits 4 times, a claw slash,
  736. and a body slam dive attack. The bite combo is the most common one, and
  737. it leaves them quite vulnerable.
  738.  
  739. - As you're about to leave the dungeon, you'll be given the choice to
  740. keep Celine in your party or part ways (first option to keep). I doubt
  741. you've been very impressed with her spells (except perhaps for Energy
  742. Arrow), and they're not really going to get any more useful. While the
  743. base values for spell damage are hovering around the same figures as
  744. before, the problem is that enemies have a lot more HP this time. Even
  745. if you do keep her, it's recommended that you replace her with a physical
  746. attacker. If you want to use her in Renkin, you'll need to keep leveling
  747. her up for some time to get it to max (and don't forget that you can't
  748. create the high-end metals without the support item).
  749. - If you're not keeping her, remove her gear before she leaves.
  750.  
  751.  
  752. \\\ Clic ||
  753. Theft: Berserk Ring (Angry sailor, harbor)
  754. - Once you've gone through the events here, Clic will become unavailable.
  755. - The sailor with the Berserk Ring won't appear until you've completed
  756. Cross Cave. The Berserk Ring doesn't have a DFP penalty this time. If
  757. you can't get it in a few tries, just move on.
  758. - Talk to the captain of the ship, then visit the fountain area. Go back
  759. and talk to the kid at the harbor who's not moving, then go to the first
  760. area to get your money back. Go talk to the two kids again. Talk to the
  761. captain and leave the harbor. After the FMV, talk to the captain and go
  762. see Ketil.
  763.  
  764.  
  765. Item (nc): Dorogutsu (Unique) \\\ Mars ||
  766. PC: Dias Lv35 [R] / (Celine) [C]
  767. Default (Dias): Flame Blade, Brigandy, Plate Helm, Mind Ring, 200 SP
  768. - Rena and Claude will split up for the next dungeon.
  769. - Go to the elder's house.
  770. - [R] Go talk to Claude, then talk to Dias (first option).
  771. - [C] Celine will temporarily rejoin the party if you chose not to keep
  772. her. Talk to the elder.
  773.  
  774. Party [R]: Rena, Dias \\\ Monshou no Mori ||
  775. Party [C]: Claude, Celine
  776. Item (nc)[R]: Koya no Kagi (Key)
  777. Boss: Azamgil (& 4× Shielder) [R] / Vermillion [C]
  778.  
  779. - As already mentioned, you can access the forest from the west side of town.
  780. - [R] Dias comes with the Fire-elemental Flame Blade, but you can certainly
  781. use it here.
  782. - [R] ATTENTION! Do *not* use Dias's SP on anything that increases his
  783. stats. If or when he rejoins the party, his stats (including his level
  784. and SP) will reset back to default, although his skill levels won't.
  785. - You'll need to equip the Dorogutsu here.
  786. - You'll get a bunch of Ori from the fixed encounters.
  787.  
  788. b4-B3
  789. | A1: Rose Hip -ID, Save Point
  790. -a9-b2 A5: Amber Robe
  791. / B1 A7: Kitsukeyaku
  792. A8 A8: Dummy Doll
  793. | B1: Flame Blade
  794. A7 a9: Save Point
  795. | A5 B3: Mandrake, Vermillion (Boss) [C]
  796. a6-a4-a3 b4: Azamgil (Boss) [R]
  797. |
  798. A1-a2
  799.  
  800. [Boss] [R]
  801. - 2000 HP (Azamgil), 1400 HP, 233 ATP, 70 Eva (Shielder), 1840 Exp, 3750 Fol
  802.  
  803. - [R] Remove Dias's gear, as he's about to leave the party.
  804.  
  805. [Boss] [C]
  806. - 3000 HP, 107 ATP, 120 Eva, W:FL, 1000 Exp, 1000 Fol
  807.  
  808.  
  809. \\\ Harley ||
  810. - The next story events are in Lacour, but there's some optional stuff
  811. you can do before that.
  812. - If you're planning on getting Ashton (which prevents you from getting
  813. Opera and, by extension, Ernest), you need to talk to the two guys at the
  814. entrance to make Ashton appear at the Salva Koudou (this alone won't bar
  815. you from getting Opera). Before you head back there, though, you should
  816. take the ship to the Lacour continent to get the remaining skill sets as
  817. well as Precis (if you want her instead of Bowman).
  818. × It's difficult for me to recommend Bowman, as he's the only character
  819. who can't equip a single piece of armor that prevents Paralysis or
  820. Petrification.
  821.  
  822. \\\ Hilton ||
  823. Theft: Pyre Tear (Artifact) (Celine - hotel [PA])
  824. Shop: Iron Helm - 1200 Fol, Gijutsu Lv2 - 1600 Fol, Sentou Lv2 - 1600 Fol
  825.  
  826. - Gijutsu Lv2: Craft, Bunpitsu, Kikaichishiki, Choukyou.
  827. - Sentou Lv2: Hayate, Renki, Feint, Mekuri, [Recast].
  828. × DON'T EVER INCREASE MEKURI!
  829. × Hayate has no effect.
  830. × SE: Hayate now actually works and does increase your movement speed.
  831. Additionally, it also gives you a chance of flying to your target at
  832. lightning speed.
  833. - That's the first of only 3 Pyre Tears in the game. It makes you weak
  834. to Water, but converts 10% of magical damage to MP.
  835. - Staying at the hotel triggers an optional event. This will even happen
  836. in the post-game, at which point it really doesn't make sense anymore.
  837. - You can now get the remaining skill sets. You can also start writing
  838. skill books, but they're not very useful this time.
  839.  
  840. \\\ Lacour Region ||
  841. - Shyness Ladies cast Dark Saber (but only twice)(500 pod in a linear
  842. area) and all members of their family can double the ATP of other enemies.
  843.  
  844. \\\ Linga ||
  845. PC: (Precis Lv15)
  846. Default (Precis): Magic Hand, Brigandy, Boots, Round Shield, Talisman,
  847. Kinoubi Lv3, Kikai Chishiki Lv1, Kikai Sousa Lv1, 100 SP
  848. Shop:
  849. Amber Robe 4000 F Chishiki Lv3 2700 F
  850. Smith Hammer 250 F Gijutsu Lv3 3600 F
  851. Material Kit 1200 F
  852. Mannenpitsu 460 F
  853.  
  854. - Chishiki Lv3: Seishingaku, Youseiron, Piety.
  855. - Gijutsu Lv3: Kagakugijutsu, Ensou, Cast, (Kikaisousa)
  856. - One more time: Precis and Bowman are mutually exclusive.
  857. - To get Precis, trigger a PA event (on the north side with Claude,
  858. south side with Rena) after the initial non-PA event.
  859. - If Precis doesn't start with Originality, Kiyou na Yubisaki or Design
  860. Sense, she can easily learn them.
  861. - I mostly control Precis until I get Chisato. If I get Bowman instead
  862. (which I generally don't), I'll just stick to Claude.
  863. - Bowman isn't available until after the events in Lacour. You can
  864. explore Linga no Seichi right away, though, if you feel like it.
  865. - Get Precis's Machinery to Lv6 or so, so you can create an Iron Punch.
  866. Use it to create a Great Punch (Lv5 Customize is enough). Whether or not
  867. you got Precis, you'll want to use Machinery to create IC support items.
  868. Seeing as the kits are a bit pricey, I'd give it 5 tries before reloading
  869. (unless you're missing only a few items).
  870. - If you want more money, this is the stuff that's worth the most:
  871. Sankaku Flask, Gensobunsekiki, Graphic Tool, RIRICA, Survival Kit (for
  872. some reason, the Magician Hand is considered less valuable than the
  873. Touzoku Tebukuro)
  874. - Note that the IC menu wraps, so to get to Machinery, you only have to
  875. press up.
  876. - If you're planning on getting Opera as well, there's no need to try
  877. and create all of the support items right away.
  878.  
  879.  
  880. PC: (Ashton Lv17) \\\ Salva Koudou ||
  881. Default (Ashton): Twin Sword, Ring Mail, Fame Helm, Boots, Talisman,
  882. Heppoko na Kazari, 100 SP
  883. - One more time: Ashton and Opera are mutually exclusive (and Opera is
  884. required to get Ernest). It's possible to explore the dungeon without
  885. Ashton joining you, however.
  886.  
  887. a7
  888. B1 /
  889. || A-A A6: Maple Syrup
  890. A9-A8-A6-5-4 A8: Brigandy
  891. | | B1: Aquaberry, Iron, Gold Piasu
  892. B2 A3-A2 A9: Cinderella Glass
  893. | | B2: Save Point, Diamond, Star Ruby
  894. a1
  895. |
  896.  
  897. - When you catch up with Ashton in B2, he'll ask you to help him with his
  898. situation (1st option to agree). If you refuse, you can still get Opera
  899. instead, but if you approach Ashton again, he'll join you without giving
  900. you a choice. If you want the treasure (which is nothing impressive), but
  901. don't want him, you have two choices:
  902. a. Refuse to help him, then leave Salva, and he'll be gone.
  903. b. Don't trigger the scene in B2 and come back after the events in Lacour.
  904. - Ashton can easily learn Originality, Kiyou na Yubisaki, Rhythm Kan and
  905. Onkan.
  906. - I don't think there's anything you can do to get rid of Ashton, so
  907. completing his sidequest is entirely optional (you need to do it for
  908. the Trophy, though).
  909.  
  910. [Ashton] \\\ Mars ||
  911. - Check one of the bookshelves at the elder's house (3rd option).
  912.  
  913. Item (nc): 3000 Fol [Ashton] \\\ Cross ||
  914. - Go see the king.
  915.  
  916. Item (nc): Seihai (Key) [Ashton] \\\ Sangaku Kyuuden ||
  917. Boss: Nightmare
  918. - The map is three pages down.
  919. - Talk to the guard to rest.
  920.  
  921. [Boss]
  922. - 9000 HP, 4000 Exp, 2200 Fol, Heal Ring
  923.  
  924. Item (nc): Machou no Namida (Key) [Ashton] \\\ Rasgus Sanmyaku ||
  925. Boss: Jiine
  926. - Just follow the left path to the nest.
  927. - Pyre Shelly can cast Blood Scylla (310 pod, U) and Eruption (900 pod, F).
  928.  
  929. [Boss]
  930. - 20 000 HP, 213 ATP, 100 Eva, R:FI, 8300 Exp, 3200 Fol, Luna Talisman
  931. - The large avians' Master Attack has double ATP.
  932.  
  933. - Afterwards, return to the area where Ashton first joined the party.
  934.  
  935.  
  936. \\\ Desert ||
  937. Lost & Found: Damascus / Orichalcum (Sandworm),
  938. Fairy Glass / Orichalcum (Roorushaa)
  939. - You'll find this place beyond the Rasgus mountains. The xp is bad for
  940. some reason, but you can easily hoard up on Damascus and Ori.
  941.  
  942. - That said, do create some weapons once your Customize is high enough.
  943. You could also create some armor using Blacksmith. The success rate is
  944. refreshingly high in that one.
  945. - In the PSP version, you can use left and right to scroll pages in some
  946. of the menus.
  947.  
  948.  
  949. \\\ Lacour Joukamachi ||
  950. Item: Star Ruby
  951. Items (nc): (Star Ruby, Rainbow Diamond), (One of a-d), Buku Taikai
  952. Sanka Badge (Key), Sharpness (Unique, Temp)[R], Sharp Edge (Unique),
  953. 6500 Fol
  954. a. Sinclair, Brigandy, Plate Helm, Silver Greaves, Buckler
  955. (100 ATP, 99 DFP)
  956. b. Long Edge, Leather Armor, Leather Helm, Leather Greaves, Wood Shield
  957. (285 ATP, 16 DFP)
  958. c. Gusguine, Banded Mail, Banded Helm, Plate Greaves, Knight Shield
  959. (250 ATP, 46 DFP)
  960. + 2× Sweet Syrup, Mix Syrup, Blackberry (a, b, c) [C]
  961. d. Walloon Sword, Ring Mail, Iron Helm, Iron Greaves, Round Shield
  962. (240 ATP, 59 DFP)
  963. + Fruit Syrup, Fresh Syrup, Attack Bottle, Violent Pill [C]
  964.  
  965. Theft: Fairy Tear (Artifact) (Guy in blue - first area north),
  966. Pyre Tear (Woman - area before the castle)
  967. PC: Dias [R]
  968. Shop: Kankaku Lv3 - 2700 Fol, Sentou Lv3 - 4500, Smith Hammer, Mannenpitsu
  969.  
  970. - The last two skill sets:
  971. × Kankaku Lv3: Kinoubi, Doryoku, Denpa
  972. × SE: Doryoku has been boosted and now gives 50% xp to next level.
  973. × Sentou Lv3: Counter, Shintaikankaku, Ukenagashi, Hayakuchi, Chouhatsu,
  974. [Shuuchuu]
  975. × Level 1 Chouhatsu is enough to get the voices.
  976. - You can't buy any equipment yet.
  977. - The item shop is on the east side like the other ones, but it's a little
  978. hard to notice. It's in the same area as the ingredient shop.
  979. - If you want an extra Rainbow Diamond (in addition to the one you'll
  980. soon find in a dungeon), you can do a PA here where you have to buy
  981. Gold on the east side for an old woman on the west side.
  982. - The woman with the Pyre Tear will be gone once you've been to the
  983. castle. The guy with the Fairy Tear will also disappear after some of
  984. the events here.
  985. - Steal the Tears, then enter the castle, but leave right away, then go
  986. back and talk to the other receptionist to sign up for the tournament.
  987. - You won't be able to fight in the tournament using any of your own gear.
  988. You have to use the items provided by one of the four possible sponsors
  989. found on the east side of town (3 on the street, 1 inside a shop).
  990. - Once you've made your choice (I take d myself), go save your game, then
  991. stay at the inn.
  992. - [R] Visit the west alley for a scene, then talk to the warriors at the
  993. bar and try to leave. Afterwards, return to your room. Next, make your way
  994. to the stadium and talk to the receptionist. You will briefly team up with
  995. Dias again. He'll come with whatever equipment you left him with. Go to
  996. Gamgee's shop on the west side of town then the bar. Next, go talk to the
  997. receptionist at the stadium. Dias leaves at this point. Next, go talk to
  998. Claude among the audience, then Gamgee on the other side, then return to
  999. the north side. After the battles, just leave and come back.
  1000. × [R] Claude will be controlled by the AI in these battles.
  1001. - [C] Make your way to the stadium and talk to the receptionist, then
  1002. the fighters in the waiting room. After the first and third battles,
  1003. go talk to your party members in the audience on the north side. You
  1004. can't win the battle against Dias. If you fail to make it to the final
  1005. round, reset. You'll get to keep any of the healing and support items
  1006. you didn't use (they'll remain at the top of the item list unless you
  1007. already have them in your inventory).
  1008.  
  1009. - Once the tournament is over, go see Gamgee to obtain the Sharp Edge.
  1010. DO NOT MISS THIS WEAPON! You'll only get it if Claude reached the final
  1011. match in the tournament.
  1012. - Go talk to your sponsor to receive the equipment you used.
  1013. - Leave the city and come back, and the shops will be open for business
  1014. again.
  1015.  
  1016. Shop: \\\ Lacour ||
  1017. Walloon Sword 3900 F Plate Helm 7000 F
  1018. Gusguine 4500 F Silver Greaves 5200 F
  1019. Long Edge 12 300 F Buckler 650 F
  1020. Twin Edge 3000 F Sweet Syrup 300 F
  1021. Hard Whip 3000 F Fresh Syrup 800 F
  1022. Crest Rod 1200 F Mix Syrup 500 F
  1023. Fruit Syrup 600 F
  1024.  
  1025. - If you're getting Opera, buy her a Plate Helm, Silver Greaves and a
  1026. Buckler, and create a Plate Mail, Barrier Armor or Core Plate.
  1027. - Trophy note: Start a PA to get Welch. Requires 4 characters.
  1028. × Welch can easily learn all Talents.
  1029.  
  1030.  
  1031. [Opera] \\\ Hilton ||
  1032. - If you didn't get Ashton and want Opera instead, go to the bar to
  1033. run into Opera (assuming you saw Ernest back in Cross)(not a PA).
  1034.  
  1035. Item (nc): 10 000 Fol [Opera] \\\ Cross ||
  1036. - Go see the king (4th option).
  1037.  
  1038. \\\ Salva ||
  1039. - Ruddle is once again in need of directions. Tell him Harley is to the
  1040. north (1st option).
  1041.  
  1042. \\\ Mars ||
  1043. - Find Ruddle at the shop. Tell him to go east (1st option).
  1044.  
  1045. \\\ Hilton ||
  1046. - 1st option.
  1047.  
  1048. Item (nc): Chinke Slayer (Artifact) \\\ Harley ||
  1049. - Find Ruddle at the inn.
  1050.  
  1051. [Opera] \\\ Sangaku Kyuuden ||
  1052. PC: Opera Lv21
  1053. Default (Opera): Booster Box, Ring Mail, Banded Helm, High Heels,
  1054. Reverse Doll, Craft Lv1, Cast Lv1, Kinoubi Lv1, Kikai Sousa Lv3
  1055. Boss: 2× Flare Lizards
  1056.  
  1057. C1 A1: Luna Tablet, Crystal
  1058. b6-B7-b8-b9 E2 A8: Artemis Leaf -ID
  1059. | d9-e1-e3 B4: Kagayaki no Piasu -ID,
  1060. | b3-b2 | e4 Resurrect Bottle
  1061. b5-B4 | | E8765 B7: Cure Stone, Sweet Syrup
  1062. a9b1c2 d8 b9: Save Point
  1063. | c3 | ?? C1: Cestus, Orichalcum -ID,
  1064. A8a7-a6 c4 c9-d1-d2-d3d4d5 Nightmare (Boss) [Ashton]
  1065. | | | | D7: Yousei no Zou, Emerald Ring
  1066. a5-a4c5c6c7 D7-d6 d8: Save Point
  1067. | | d9: 2× Flare Lizard (Boss) [Opera]
  1068. a3-a2-c8 E2:Crest Rod,AmberRobe,Damascus-ID
  1069. A1 E8:Damascus,FairyToware,Torikabuto
  1070.  
  1071. - You'll catch up with Opera in d1. Choose the 1st option to have her join.
  1072. - Opera can easily learn Originality, Design Sense, Rhythm Kan and Onkan.
  1073. - The door in d5 doesn't seem to have a purpose.
  1074.  
  1075. [Boss]
  1076. - 5000 HP, 273 ATP, 160 Eva, W:W, R:FT, 8000 Exp, 16k Fol, 2x Reflection Rings
  1077. - The large lizards are among the most dangerous enemies in the game.
  1078. If you're prevented from being pushed back, their breath attack will
  1079. repeatedly hit you at an incredibly high rate. You can easily avoid it
  1080. when in manual control, but the AI-controlled characters won't stay
  1081. standing for long, not on a battlefield this small. Aside from that,
  1082. there's their normal attack, which is simply too fast to evade.
  1083.  
  1084. Item (nc): Seventh Ray [Opera] \\\ Arlia ||
  1085. - If you want Opera but not Ernest, do *not* trigger this event.
  1086. - Go to the forest for a scene. You'll receive the weapon if you have
  1087. Precis in your party.
  1088.  
  1089. - Both Precis and Opera have some battle skills that they can only learn
  1090. from items they've created through Machinery. Of these, I would only
  1091. recommend Precis's Barrier (from Plasma Biribiri Bou).
  1092.  
  1093.  
  1094. \\\ Linga ||
  1095. - Go to Kieth's house, then talk to Bowman at his shop.
  1096.  
  1097. Boss: (3× Visseea) \\\ Linga no Seichi ||
  1098.  
  1099. A1: Lavender (nc), Ruby, Might Chain
  1100. A2: Rose Hip (nc) A3: Aceras (nc)
  1101. B2 A4: Torikabuto (nc), Mix Syrup, Bubble Lotion
  1102. AA7\ / A6: Artemis Leaf (nc)
  1103. 8A7-A9B1 A5: Mandrake (nc), Rainbow Diamond,
  1104. _| Kurari Sage (Key) / Lavender(nc),Kurari/Aceras(nc)
  1105. / A5A6 A7: Poison Check, Kurari Sage / Lavender (nc)
  1106. A || A8: Kurari Sage / Rose Hip (nc)
  1107. 3-A4 B1: Dilwhip (Key) / Lavender (nc)
  1108. \ || A9: Straight Punch, Dilwhip / Aceras (nc),
  1109. -A1A2 Twin Edge, Save Point
  1110. B2: Boss, Liqueur Bottle, Rune Buckler -ID,
  1111. Cinderella Glass
  1112.  
  1113. - You need to get either a Kurari Sage or a Dilwhip. Once you've gotten
  1114. one of either, the remaining ones will turn into common herbs.
  1115. - If you're planning on putting Dias in your active party, make sure
  1116. you hold on to that Rainbow Diamond.
  1117.  
  1118. [Boss]
  1119. - 10 000 HP, 333 ATP, 80 Eva, W:TL, I:V, 12 600 Exp, 21 000 Fol
  1120. - Normally I would advise you to run away from the slug-type enemies, but
  1121. since this is a boss, you don't have that option. The reason I would tell
  1122. you to avoid these enemies should quickly become apparent. Any character
  1123. that gets close to them is very likely to end up eaten and thus incapacitated.
  1124. If all characters get eaten, it's game over. Each slug can only hold one
  1125. character at a time. They'll spit out the character if attacked. Since you
  1126. likely have a party of 4 characters, you don't really have to worry about
  1127. this one.
  1128.  
  1129.  
  1130. - If there's anything you'd like to buy in Lacour or anything you'd like
  1131. to do on the Cross continent, do it now.
  1132.  
  1133. PC: (Bowman Lv25) \\\ Linga ||
  1134. Default (Bowman): Cestus, Brigandy, Suede Boots, Yakusougaku Lv5,
  1135. Seibutsugaku Lv4, Seishingaku Lv2, 100 SP
  1136. - Return to Bowman, then go see the linguist. At Bowman's place, go see
  1137. Bowman. If you don't have Precis, he'll offer to join the party.
  1138.  
  1139. Item: 10 000 Fol \\\ Lacour ||
  1140. Items (nc): Plate Mail, Link Combo (Artifact)
  1141. (T)PC: Leon Lv30
  1142. Default (Leon): Atsude no Hon, Amber Robe, Suede Boots, Koubutsugaku Lv3,
  1143. Kagakugijutsu Lv4, Youseiron Lv1
  1144.  
  1145. - Go to the castle's basement. Talk to Gamgee in the main hall on your way.
  1146. - [R] Since there's no way to keep Leon in your party, you should max
  1147. out his Asobigokoro before he leaves after the next dungeon.
  1148. - Link Combo has been brutally nerfed. It requires an accessory slot,
  1149. only allows you to link two moves, and, last but not least, requires
  1150. that you prevent another character from using waza.
  1151.  
  1152. - If you still haven't started wearing Stone Checks and Paraly Checks,
  1153. now's a good time. You can easily make both with Rena.
  1154.  
  1155. \\\ Hilton ||
  1156. - You can't take a ship to the Cross continent until you're done with
  1157. the next dungeon. The shops in Lacour will not re-open until the post-
  1158. game, though.
  1159. - Take the ship to the continent where the Hoffman Ruins are. You can
  1160. sail back anytime you want.
  1161.  
  1162.  
  1163. Item (nc): Energy Stone (Key) \\\ Hoffman Iseki ||
  1164. PC: (Ernest Lv25)
  1165. Default (Ernest): Kawa no Muchi, Brigandy, Boots, Yakusougaku Lv5,
  1166. Nintai Lv5, Kuchibue Lv4
  1167. Bosses: 2× Harphinx, (Ghost)
  1168.  
  1169. A6: Cure Stone A7: Recoil Bracelet
  1170. A8: Angel Hair, Light Box
  1171. B2 a9: Save Point
  1172. a9*/ \ B2: Holy Mist, Green Beryl
  1173. b1 B3 B5 B3: Cure Paralyze
  1174. \ / \ | B5: Soyokaze no Piasu, Orichalcum,
  1175. D2-D1 b4 1-Up Pudding, Gold
  1176. | \ B6: Hyper Ball
  1177. A8 / B6 B7: Diamond, Liqueur Bottle
  1178. A7-a b1* | / B8: Fruit Syrup, Hot Syrup,
  1179. A6-5-a9 C9 B7-B8 Piyohan / Walloon Sword
  1180. a4 | / B9 B9: Material Kit, Picopiyo Bomb
  1181. | c7-c8-C1 C1: Blackberry, Green Beryl
  1182. a2 a3 | | C2: Sturm Ring
  1183. a1 C6C5 d3 C2 C3: Kaiga Haru, Save Point
  1184. | | / C5: Paraly Check
  1185. c4-C3 C6: Sour Syrup, Artemis Leaf -ID
  1186. C9: Hexagram Card D1: Aquaberry
  1187. D2: Jisho, Cure Paralyze
  1188.  
  1189. - I got a bunch of crashes here.
  1190. - Within the dungeon, you'll find some explosives that you can detonate,
  1191. although only in one case (b4) does it do anything other than damage your
  1192. party.
  1193. - You'll get either a Piyohan or a Walloon Sword from one of the chests
  1194. in B8. I don't know how it's determined. Simply loading the game doesn't
  1195. affect it.
  1196.  
  1197. [Boss] (d3) FWTIESULDV
  1198. - 36 700 HP, 400 ATP, 200 Eva, 40 000 Exp, 10 000 Fol R WR RRWWI
  1199. - Thunderstorm: 750 pod (3 times each)
  1200.  
  1201. - If you triggered the scene in Arlia involving Opera's crashed ship,
  1202. you'll fight another boss as you're about to leave.
  1203.  
  1204. [Boss] (a1)
  1205. - 8200 HP, W:L, 5200 Exp, 8500 Fol
  1206. - Opera is unavailable in this battle.
  1207.  
  1208. - You'll now have to choose whether to keep Opera in your party or not
  1209. (1st option to keep). If you do, Ernest will join as well.
  1210.  
  1211.  
  1212. Theft: Battle Suit (Artifact) (Ernest [PA]) \\\ Mars ||
  1213. Theft: Battle Suit (Artifact) (Ernest [PA]) \\\ Linga ||
  1214. - The Battle Suit has a DFP of 500 and can be equipped by everyone. It's
  1215. so powerful I'd have to recommend against using it until later.
  1216.  
  1217. \\\ Lacour ||
  1218. - Go see the king. Leon leaves the party.
  1219.  
  1220. - If there's anything you'd still like to do on Expel (besides the
  1221. mandatory story events), do it now.
  1222.  
  1223.  
  1224. Item (nc): Thunder Punch \\\ Lacour Zensen Kichi ||
  1225. PC: (Dias Lv35) [R]
  1226. Default (Dias2): Flame Blade, Brigandy, Plate Helm, Silver Greaves,
  1227. Fine Shield, Mind Ring, 200 SP
  1228. Shop:
  1229. Gusguine 4500 F
  1230. Long Edge 12 300 F
  1231. Plate Mail 13 400 F
  1232. Fine Shield 6800 F
  1233.  
  1234. - Head to the commander's office, then go talk to Dias.
  1235. - [R] You'll now get to choose whether or not to have him join the party.
  1236. He's managed to lose the weapon he used in the tournament,
  1237. - Head to the north end.
  1238. - Talk to a few people and a scene should occur when you enter the hallway
  1239. from the stairway. When fighting Shin, you just need to survive for a
  1240. while and the battle soon ends.
  1241. - Next, visit the commander's office then the infirmary. If you have
  1242. Precis, you'll receive a Thunder Punch during the next event.
  1243. - You need to lose in the second battle against Shin.
  1244.  
  1245. \\\ Eluria Shuuraku ||
  1246. Items (nc): Veil Piercer, Fine Shield, Plate Mail, Plate Mail, Rune Cap,
  1247. Giant Fist, Silver Greaves, Silver Greaves, Metal Fang, Silver Robe,
  1248. Silver Robe, Shield Sword, ID Card (Key)
  1249. PC: (Leon) [C]
  1250. - Go see the elder.
  1251. - [C] You'll now have to choose whether to keep Leon in your party or
  1252. not (2nd option to keep).
  1253. - You can find the items in the house where you can buy supplies.
  1254.  
  1255. \\\ El Continent ||
  1256. Lost & Found: Barrier Shield (Defender), Hermit Helm (Elder Magius)
  1257.  
  1258.  
  1259. Lost & Found: Chaos Mail (Darth Widow) \\\ Eluria Tower ||
  1260. Theft: Battle Suit (Cadet) [C]
  1261. Boss: Shin (+ 2× Stone Statues)
  1262.  
  1263. b8 A2: Meteo Ring, X Box, Steel Helm,
  1264. B6-B7 Stone Check, Holy Mist
  1265. \| /B5 A4: Crestia Guard, Trickster (Unique),
  1266. b4 Music Tool (Artifact)
  1267. b3 A3: Cure Paralyze, Sapphire, Aquaberry
  1268. b2 a5: Save Point
  1269. b1 A8 A6: Star Ruby, Cure Stone
  1270. a9 A7 A7: Crystal, Ultra Punch
  1271. A6 A8: Fresh Syrup, Crestia Guard, Core Plate -ID,
  1272. a5 Card Key (Key)(nc)
  1273. A4A3 b2: Save Point b3: Shin (Boss)
  1274. A2 B5: Splinter, Liqueur Bottle
  1275. | B6: Giant Fist, Shisentou Murasame
  1276. a1 B7: Gale Piasu
  1277.  
  1278. - Got an interesting crash here. It was the result of a battle that ended
  1279. even though one enemy was still alive (I think it had something to do
  1280. with my controlled character being petrified). Yeah...
  1281. - The Cold Lizard's breath attack is Water-elemental, so you probably don't
  1282. want to use the Melufa here.
  1283. - Don't ever use the Meteo Ring or anything else that gives you an echo
  1284. (unless you're certain the character won't be using normal attacks).
  1285. - Trickster may give you Mythril, Rune Metal and Rainbow Diamonds.
  1286. - The password is 'Mokushiroku.'
  1287. - [C] After entering the password, go save the game in b2 before approaching
  1288. the west side of b1. You can steal the Battle Suit from the NPC on the right
  1289. side of the door. Talk to Ronix to return.
  1290.  
  1291. [Boss] (b3) FWTIESULDV
  1292. - 21 000 HP, 600 ATP, 250 Eva RRRRRRRRRR
  1293. - 45 400 Exp, 52 100 Fol, Emerald Ring
  1294.  
  1295. - Make sure you get the remaining chests before you go to b8.
  1296. - You have to survive for a while in the battle against Metatron.
  1297. Afterwards, you'll be given the chance to save as Disc 1 ends.
  1298.  
  1299.  
  1300. ---- Disc 2 ----
  1301.  
  1302. \\\ Central City ||
  1303. Theft: Fairy Tear (Woman with heart bubble - inn), Senmonsho (blue guy -
  1304. 3rd floor of City Hall)
  1305. Shop:
  1306. Ignite Sword 17 000 F Plate Mail 13 400 F
  1307. Ereki Gun 15 000 F Silver Robe 10 000 F
  1308. Great Punch 14 000 F Steel Helm 16 000 F
  1309. Scyther 18 000 F Lezard Flask 120 000 F
  1310. Pain Cestus 15 000 F Beret Bou 40 000 F
  1311. Hecatoncheire 16 200 F Silver Rod 9800 F
  1312. Light Whip 14 000 F Monshoujutsuriron 7000 F
  1313.  
  1314. - Having the Lezard Flask allows you to create Rune Metal, Rainbow
  1315. Diamonds, Moonite, Kenja no Ishis, Meteorites and Mythril in Renkin.
  1316. (You can buy Iron in North City.)
  1317. - Equipping the Beret Bou slightly increases your rate of success in IC.
  1318. - If you still don't have Stone Checks for everyone, dupe the one you
  1319. found at Eluria Tower.
  1320. - Make sure you see Chisato on the west side.
  1321.  
  1322. Boss: Psynard \\\ North City ||
  1323. Shop:
  1324. Eagle Claw 20 000 F Harmonica 500 F
  1325. Steel Armor 52 000 F Lyre 5000 F
  1326. Mythril Coat 15 000 F Cembalo 8000 F
  1327. Jeanne Helm 8600 F Organ 12 000 F
  1328. Crestia Guard 36 600 F Violin 21 000 F
  1329. Amiage Kutsu 4100 F Piano 30 000 F
  1330. Anzengutsu 3200 F
  1331.  
  1332. - Pick up the instruments if you want to use Orchestra.
  1333. - Go to the Psynerd center office to trigger a scene.
  1334.  
  1335. [Boss]
  1336. - 43 000 HP, 533 ATP, 300 Eva, W:T, 80 000 Exp, 20 000 Fol, Mind Ring
  1337.  
  1338. \\\ Noel no Ie ||
  1339. Items: Daishizen no Seimei, Pet no Esa, 50 000 Fol
  1340. PC: Noel Lv40
  1341. Default (Noel): Metal Fang, Mythril Coat, Suede Boots, Poison Check, 290 SP
  1342. - If you're not keeping Noel, use his SP to max out Asobigokoro.
  1343. - There are some cases where Noel is a better choice than Rena. While
  1344. he doesn't learn Raise Dead or Anti, he does learn Bless, which increases
  1345. accuracy. I still stick to Rena, though (she can increase accuracy too
  1346. with Angel Feather, although not as much).
  1347.  
  1348.  
  1349. Boss: 2× Alcmene \\\ Benisuishou no Doukutsu ||
  1350.  
  1351. A4-A5-a6 A2: Resurrect Bottle
  1352. | \ a8 A3: Moonite -ID, Dream Bracelet, Monshoujutsuriron
  1353. A2\ A7 A4: Cinderella Glass
  1354. a1 A3 A5: Taka no Hagoromo, Chisato no Meishi (Key)
  1355. A7: Save Point, Fruit Syrup, Meteorite -ID
  1356.  
  1357. [Boss] (a8)
  1358. - 40 000 HP, 720 ATP, 299 Eva, W:T, 78 000 Exp, 52 000 Fol
  1359.  
  1360. - Afterwards, you'll obtain a Psynard and get to choose whether or not
  1361. to keep Noel in your party (1st option to keep). If you're down to your
  1362. last slot, then it's a choice between him and Chisato, I would recommend
  1363. Chisato.
  1364.  
  1365. Items (nc): Rune Code (Key), Link Combo \\\ Central City ||
  1366. PC: Chisato Lv40
  1367. Default (Chisato): Stun Gun, Mythril Coat, Jeanne Helm, Silver Greaves,
  1368. Gale Piasu, Copy Lv4, 290 SP
  1369. - Find Chisato on the second floor of the city hall (1st option to have
  1370. her join).
  1371.  
  1372. - Go see Narl. Next, you need to get the jewels from the four Fields.
  1373. You can do them in any order.
  1374. - If you're going to use Chisato, get her to Lv60. The Chikara no Field
  1375. is the best place to do so. Her weapon of choice should be the Electron.
  1376. The Psychic Gun will quickly drain her MP and the Spark has the Echo bug,
  1377. so you can forget about those.
  1378.  
  1379. \\\ Armlock ||
  1380. Theft: Music Tool (NPC on the left - Skill guild)
  1381. Shop:
  1382. Force Sword 50 000 F Lotus Eater 188 000 F
  1383. Lightning Gun 158 000 F Ruin's Fate 190 000 F
  1384. Atomic Punch 170 000 F Spark Whip 160 000 F
  1385. Alpha Box 139 900 F Ruby Rod 80 000 F
  1386. Rune Full Moon 50 000 F Grizzly Claps 140 000 F
  1387. Jiten 50 000 F
  1388.  
  1389. - If you missed the Music Tool back in Eluria Tower, you'll have to steal
  1390. one. Apparently, it has no effect on Orchestra, though.
  1391.  
  1392. Item: Fairy Glass \\\ Giveaway ||
  1393. Shop:
  1394. Jisho 20 000 F Paraly Check 6000 F
  1395. Holy Cloak 30 000 F Stone Check 7000 F
  1396.  
  1397. - If you *still* don't have Stone Checks for everyone, then... Yeah.
  1398.  
  1399. \\\ Snowfields ||
  1400. Lost & Found: Meteorite / Orichalcum (Mount Snow),
  1401. Rune Metal / Rainbow Diamond (Snowman)
  1402. - The giant-type enemies' smack attack uses double ATP.
  1403.  
  1404. \\\ Fake Gallery ||
  1405. Shop:
  1406. Mythril Mesh 250 000 F Sacnoth Helmet 12 000 F
  1407. Wizard Mail 240 000 F Tri-Emplem 31 419 F
  1408. Mythril Helm 83 400 F Magical Rasp 350 000 F
  1409. Wizard Helmet 65 200 F
  1410. Mythril Greaves 76 000 F
  1411. Rare Gauntlet 105 000 F
  1412.  
  1413. - This one's on the first little island south of Giveaway.
  1414. - Having the Magical Rasp changes the items you can create through
  1415. Blacksmith. Make sure you've already created everything you need before
  1416. buying it. I recommend getting these for all the characters you use:
  1417. × Barrier Armor (Ori): Ashton, Opera, Bowman, Chisato
  1418. × Mythril Dress (Myt): Rena
  1419. × Mythril Shield (Myt): Claude, Ernest, Dias
  1420. × Jeanne Shield (Mn): Precis, Chisato
  1421. × Star Greaves (Met): All fighters who don't have Bunny Shoes
  1422. × Star Guard (Met): Opera, Ashton, Bowman
  1423. × Witch Boots (Mn): Rena
  1424. - Once you have the Rasp, you should get these:
  1425. × Duel Suit (Dam): Claude, Ashton, Dias
  1426. × Sylvan Mail (Met): Chisato, Precis, Opera
  1427. × Mirage Robe (RM): Rena
  1428. × Duel Helm (Dam): Claude, Ashton, Bowman, Ernest, Dias
  1429. × Pallas Athena (Myt): Claude, Precis, Ernest, Dias
  1430. - With these, you can finally let go of the Check accessories for most
  1431. characters. You'll want to replace them with Berserk Rings, Atlas Rings
  1432. and Might Chains. Opera and Ashton can't get immunity to Paralysis from
  1433. anything other than the accessory, but having one character vulnerable
  1434. to it is no big deal. As already mentioned, Bowman gets the short end
  1435. of the stick, as he can't equip a single piece of armor that would
  1436. protect him from Paralysis or Petrification.
  1437. × The Atlas Ring makes you weak to all elements, but this should only
  1438. occasionally become an issue.
  1439. - When using Blacksmith, I usually give it two tries before I load the
  1440. game.
  1441.  
  1442.  
  1443. Theft: Bunny Shoes (Guy in bunny suit) \\\ Fun City ||
  1444. Shop:
  1445. Evening Dress 5000 F
  1446. Bannoubouchou 12 000 F
  1447.  
  1448. - You can get more Bunny Shoes from the Bunny Races. Forget the stats.
  1449. Just bet on the shoes whenever they show up. The odds aren't that good,
  1450. so if it feels too tedious, just move on.
  1451.  
  1452. - The arena (tougijou) has four modes: Duel Battle, Bullying Battle,
  1453. Team Battle and Survival Battle.
  1454. × Duel Battle involves fighting 4 battles one-on-one. You can win each
  1455. prize once with each character. If you've already won an item with a
  1456. specific character, you'll get a cash prize of 10 000 Fol instead.
  1457.  
  1458. × Bullying Battle involves fighting 3 groups of enemies with a single
  1459. character.
  1460.  
  1461. × Team Battle involves fighting up to 5 one-on-one battles with up to
  1462. 5 different characters. It ends once you've either won or lost 3 matches.
  1463. The enemies are fought in random order except for the fifth one. A
  1464. single character can be chosen more than once but not in consecutive
  1465. battles. If a character chosen more than once falls, they'll be revived
  1466. with 1 HP in their next battle. If a character is paralyzed or petrified,
  1467. they will not be healed and thus will inevitably lose their subsequent
  1468. matches. You can get the prizes 3 times.
  1469.  
  1470. × Survival Battle involves fighting 50 battles with a single character.
  1471. The reward is the Fortune accessory (Unique). I've never actually gotten
  1472. it myself, though.
  1473.  
  1474. - Like before, you'll be provided with a few healing items (as seen
  1475. below) and you can't use any of your own. You can't keep any of the
  1476. items the enemies may drop.
  1477. × Duel: 3x Blueberries, Blackberry, Aquaberry
  1478. × Bullying / Team: 5x Blueberries, Blackberry, Aquaberry
  1479. × Survival: 5x Blueberries, 5x Blackberries, 3x Aquaberries,
  1480. 3x Maple Syrup, 5x Sweet Syrup, 5x Sour Syrup, Fruit Syrup, 5x Lavender,
  1481. 5x Artemis Leaves, 5x Energy Tonics, Medical Rinse, Attack Bottle,
  1482. Fairy Glass, Idaten Ship, Kamikaze Tonic, Smoke Oil, Paralyze Oil,
  1483. Shock Oil, Smoke Mist, Paralyze Mist, Mad Mist, Bubble Lotion,
  1484. Bitter Lotion, Melty Lotion, Stink Gel, Mental Pot, Natural High,
  1485. Lilith Tonic, Pixie Cologne
  1486.  
  1487. Duel Battle
  1488. E Rank | a. Piyohan (fighters) / b. 5× Kaeru (mages)
  1489. D Rank | a. Flare Bomb, Assault Bomb, Tetra Bomb, Protect Bomb, Nuclear Bomb
  1490. | b. Star Ruby, Damascus, Rune Metal, Orichalcum, Moonite,
  1491. | Meteorite, Mythril
  1492. C Rank | a. Fukahire Gyouza, Umitsubame no Su no Soup, Pekin Duck,
  1493. | Kokuryuu-Ishidaya
  1494. | b. Durfort, Grands-Echezeaux, Yaegaki Mu Shizukushibori,
  1495. | Tama no Hikari - Yuuki Omachi, Beer
  1496. | c. 5× Romanée-Conti (?)
  1497. B Rank | a. Moon Tiara / b. Magical Drop
  1498. A Rank | Claude: Meiken Veinslay Dias: Youtou Cromlea
  1499. Chisato: Aero Gun Ernest: Ninetail
  1500. Precis: Hyper Punch Rena: Fellpool Nail
  1501. Opera: Psycho Box Celine: Prime Prayer
  1502. Ashton: Soumatou Noel: Death Fang
  1503. Bowman: Flare Burst Leon: Satori no Hon
  1504.  
  1505. Bullying Battle Team Battle
  1506. F Rank | 1000 Fol, 2 SP F Rank | Purple Mist
  1507. E Rank | 5000 Fol, 5 SP E Rank | Soyokaze no Piasu
  1508. D Rank | 10 000 Fol, 15 SP D Rank | Magic Cross
  1509. C Rank | 20 000 Fol, 30 SP C Rank | Dream Crown (Artifact)
  1510. B Rank | 40 000 Fol, 50 SP B Rank | Right Cross
  1511. A Rank | 80 000 Fol, 100 SP A Rank | Star Guard
  1512.  
  1513. - Without the new Blacksmith gear, your chances of getting past any
  1514. Ericoduses aren't too good. Even with it, characters with low Con (such
  1515. as Chisato) will need a little luck.
  1516. - Reflect Guarders can be tricky, but they'll occasionally just wander
  1517. around giving you a chance to hit them in the back. The following wazas
  1518. also work: Barrier, Bloody Mary, Kabutowari (from an angle), Dead Triangle.
  1519. - Dragon Axes will only attack you if you attack them or get close to them.
  1520. - Foragers will likely block all of your frontal attacks. If they're
  1521. going to use their jump attack or fireball attack, you can hit them in
  1522. the back by executing a fast close-range waza while close to them in
  1523. an angle.
  1524. - Make sure you pick up a Dream Crown for Rena.
  1525.  
  1526.  
  1527. Item (nc): Yuuki no Houshu (Key) \\\ Yuuki no Field ||
  1528. Boss: Guardian
  1529.  
  1530. A6-a5--------A7 A2: Sour Syrup
  1531. | | A3: Liqueur Bottle
  1532. A4--\ /--A8 A4: Jeanne Shield
  1533. \ b2 | A6: Yuusha no Zou (Key)(nc)
  1534. A3/ b1-A9 A7: Scyther
  1535. | | /--/ | b5 A8: Mythril Greaves
  1536. -A2--a1------b3-b4 A9: Stone Check
  1537. | b5: Save Point, Guardian (Boss)
  1538.  
  1539. - In most areas, if you try to move back to the previous area, you'll
  1540. end up looping or be taken to a1 or A2.
  1541. - I got more post-battle crashes here than anywhere else. I had to run
  1542. away from all battles to avoid it (not that running away prevents the
  1543. crashing, but it does make things faster).
  1544. - The Fenrir Beast's breath attack is Water-elemental.
  1545. - The Riki-type enemies' crash attack uses double ATP.
  1546. - Once you have the Yuusha no Zou, you can use the elevator in b4.
  1547.  
  1548. [Boss] FWTIESULDV
  1549. - 130 000 HP, 1000 ATP, 975 DFP, 400 Eva RR R W
  1550. - 150 000 Exp, 64 000 Fol
  1551.  
  1552.  
  1553. \\\ Chi no Field ||
  1554. Items: Jeanne Helm, Alpha Box, Chie no Kagami, Rune Metal, Great Punch,
  1555. Fruit Syrup, Fairy Glass
  1556. Item (nc): Chie no Houshu (Key)
  1557. Lost & Found: Silver / Mythril Shield (Reflect Guarder)
  1558. Boss: Magic Hand, 2× Magic Boxes, Work Box, Guard Box
  1559.  
  1560. - No map this time. It's easy to navigate, though.
  1561. - The Controllers can take control of a character and make them run around
  1562. while periodically losing 5% HP.
  1563. - Once you've activated all the thingies, head out to save before taking
  1564. the new warp pad.
  1565.  
  1566. [Boss] FWTIESULDV
  1567. - Magic Hand: 60 000 HP RRR RRR R
  1568. - Magic Box: 30 000 HP, 1050 DFP, 380 Eva A R W
  1569. - Work Box: 30 000 HP, 1050 DFP, 380 Eva R W A
  1570. - Guard Box: 30 000 HP, 1050 DFP, 380 Eva W A R
  1571. - 80 800 Exp, 82 200 Fol, Rare Gauntlet
  1572.  
  1573.  
  1574. Item (nc): Chikara no Houshu (Key) \\\ Chikara no Field ||
  1575. Boss: Guardian
  1576.  
  1577. b4
  1578. b3
  1579. \
  1580. b2
  1581. | A2: Jeanne Armor, Assault Bomb, Melty Lotion
  1582. B1 A3: Marvel Sword
  1583. | A4: Rune Full Moon
  1584. ------A8-a9 A5: Blackberry
  1585. | | A8: Mythril Helm -ID
  1586. -a6A5A4/ B1: Atlas Ring
  1587. | | \ b2: Save Point
  1588. A3---A4 | b3: Guardian (Boss)
  1589. | |
  1590. | a7--/
  1591. | /
  1592. a1-A2
  1593.  
  1594. - There are 5 fixed Yeti encounters here. The Yetis don't really attack
  1595. you much. Instead, they'll try to get to the switch that's behind you
  1596. at the start of the battle. If one of them does, the battle ends and
  1597. the path will end up blocked.
  1598. - In A4, there's a spot where you'll be given the choice to shout. Doing
  1599. so kicks you off the mountain. If you fail too many Yeti encounters, this
  1600. will be the only way you can leave the dungeon.
  1601. - In SE, the Marvel Sword can't be blocked, which makes it one of the
  1602. best weapons in the game.
  1603.  
  1604. [Boss] FWTIESULDV
  1605. - 130 000 HP, 1000 ATP, 975 DFP, 400 Eva RR R W
  1606. - 150 000 Exp, 64 000 Fol
  1607.  
  1608.  
  1609. \\\ Ai no Field ||
  1610. Items: Serpent Tooth, Resurrect Mist, Holy Rod, Hot Syrup
  1611. Item (nc): Ai no Houshu (Key)
  1612. Boss: Lover (+ 2× Breakwings)
  1613. - A very short and linear dungeon.
  1614. - Master Wizards can cast Shadow Flare (2200 pod, D).
  1615.  
  1616. [Boss]
  1617. - 60 000 HP, 733 ATP, 320 Eva, W:L. 55 200 Exp, 38 040 Fol in total.
  1618. - Breakwings can cast Star Flare three times (2400 pod, L)
  1619.  
  1620.  
  1621. \\\ Central City ||
  1622. - Go see Narl.
  1623. - You need to lose in the battle against Zaphkiel.
  1624.  
  1625. \\\ Armlock ||
  1626. - Narl is waiting at the north end.
  1627.  
  1628. Item: Mind Ring \\\ Monshouheiki Kenkyuujo ||
  1629. - After a couple of events, you're supposed to go to the south end of
  1630. the first area.
  1631.  
  1632. Item (nc): Mihne Doukutsu no Kagi (Key) \\\ Armlock ||
  1633. - Go to Mirage's house.
  1634.  
  1635.  
  1636. \\\ Mihne Doukutsu ||
  1637. Item (nc): Rare Metal (Key, Temp)
  1638. Lost & Found: Moon Tiara (Artifact) (Breakwing)
  1639. Boss: Baaku
  1640.  
  1641. a6
  1642. | A1: Fruit Syrup, Damascus -ID
  1643. A3 a5 A2: Jiten, Fresh Syrup, Meteorite, Tokkouyaku
  1644. | | A3: Kitsukeyaku, Mythril Mesh, Liqueur Bottle,
  1645. A2-A4 Smith Hammer a6: Save Point, Baaku (Boss)
  1646. \| A4: Lightning Gun, Dummy Doll, Aceras
  1647. A1
  1648.  
  1649. - The enemies will be gone after you defeat the boss.
  1650.  
  1651. [Boss]
  1652. - 150 000 HP, 2667 ATP, 975 DFP, 250 Eva, 59 800 Exp, 55 000 Fol
  1653.  
  1654.  
  1655. Item (nc): NPID (Key) \\\ Armlock ||
  1656. - Return to Mirage (in the other room). Having the NPID means you won't
  1657. have to buy tickets to get into Fun City.
  1658.  
  1659. \\\ Fun City ||
  1660. Items (nc): Sacred Tear (Unique), Farun Hope (Unique), Void Matter (Key)
  1661. Bosses: Zaphkiel, Jophiel
  1662. - Choose the third option to proceed.
  1663.  
  1664. [Boss] FWTIESULDV
  1665. - 150 000 HP, 72 000 Exp, 50 000 Fol R R R R
  1666.  
  1667. [Boss]
  1668. - 160 000 HP, 83 000 Exp, 54 000 Fol, Pyre Tear
  1669. - He's really quick and can petrify you.
  1670.  
  1671. Boss: Metatron \\\ Armlock ||
  1672.  
  1673. [Boss] FWTIESULDV
  1674. - 170 000 HP, 99 000 Exp, 58 000 Fol RRRRRRRR
  1675. - Meta-Guard makes him invincible for 10 seconds.
  1676.  
  1677. \\\ Fun City ||
  1678. Items (nc): Silver Cross, Slayer Ring (Artifact)
  1679. - Start a Private Action, then head for the arena. Afterwards, talk to
  1680. Marianna twice to get the accessories.
  1681.  
  1682. - You should create some healing items before heading into the final
  1683. dungeon (you already got the armor, right?). If you're planning on doing
  1684. post-game, you should level up Fairy Light as well. Get it to 500.
  1685. × Unless most of the possible results are something you want, you
  1686. should dupe a healing item instead of using Chougou.
  1687. × If you want MP healing food, go with fish.
  1688.  
  1689. \\\ L'Aqua ||
  1690. - Event.
  1691.  
  1692. \\\ Fienal ||
  1693. Lost & Found: Sylvan Mail (Medusa Lizard), Taka no Hagoromo (Weird Avia)
  1694. Bosses: Zadkiel & Camael & Raphael, Michael & Haniel, Lucifer, Gabriel
  1695.  
  1696. g1
  1697. f9
  1698. f8
  1699. e3----e4----e5
  1700. e2 |
  1701. e1 345 e6
  1702. d9 d2 e7 a2: Zadkiel & Camael & Raphael (Boss)
  1703. d8 d1 e8 A7: Mythril Shield, Monshougaku Daijiten
  1704. d7 c9 e9 A9: Spark Whip, Nuclear Bomb, Left Cross
  1705. d6-c4-c3 f1 B5: Pet no Esa -ID, Resurrect Mist
  1706. c5 | f2 C8: Beta Box, Lotus Eater
  1707. c6 c2 f3 D3: Atomic Punch
  1708. B5 C8 | f4 D4: Sylvan Boots, Mythril, Titan Fist
  1709. b4 c1 | D5: Rune Shoes
  1710. b3----b6----f5 e4: Save Point
  1711. | b7 f6 f8: Michael & Haniel (Boss)
  1712. b2 b8 A7 f7
  1713. | b9 a6/
  1714. b1 A9 |/
  1715. \a8-a3-a4a5
  1716. a2
  1717. a1
  1718.  
  1719. [Boss] (a2)
  1720. - Zadkiel: 105 800 HP
  1721. - Camael: 45 500 HP, 1050 DFP, W:FESD
  1722. - Raphael: 85 200 HP
  1723. - 72 000 Exp, 70 000 Fol in total
  1724.  
  1725. - The Nikuias can actually do something here. While they don't attack,
  1726. they can use Version Up to combine with another mechanical enemy, in
  1727. which case the Nikuia's stats are added to the other enemy's and they
  1728. also start using new attacks. They can even do it to an enemy that has
  1729. already taken one Nikuia, resulting in a further boost.
  1730.  
  1731. [Boss] (f8) FWTIESULDV
  1732. - Michael: 180 000 HP, 300 MP, 1100 ATP, 600 DFP AWIIIRIIRI
  1733. - Haniel: 140 000 HP, 200 MP, 1100 ATP, 520 DFP
  1734. - 185 000 Exp, 65 000 Fol, Fairy Tear
  1735. - This one can be very hard if you're not well prepared. They'll spam
  1736. their special attacks at a relentless pace if you can't keep them busy.
  1737. - Give Rena Witch Boots. Disable Antidote, so she doesn't have to waste
  1738. time casting it. Or you can just equip Poison Checks.
  1739. - Michael's Spicule hits all characters and deals 4x damage. Better have
  1740. some Fire resistance. You have about half a second to interrupt it. His
  1741. Explode does 5500 pod (occasionally also uses Eruption and Cure All).
  1742. - Haniel's Mind Blast hits characters in a linear path and does double
  1743. damage. His physical attacks can Poison and Petrify you. His more common
  1744. normal attack is a laser that hits multiple times at 0,5x damage in a
  1745. linear path. He can cast Blood Scylla (1500 pod, his most common spell),
  1746. Tractor Beam (3000 pod, uncommon) and Lost Mental (330 MP).
  1747. - Each one has 23 clips for the voice collection, at least technically.
  1748. Some of them seem to be bugged out and unobtainable. Very nice. Either
  1749. way, getting those rare clips takes fucking ages and you may have to
  1750. create save files solely for those clips. I wouldn't bother. At least
  1751. get the easy ones, though. After the battle, save to another slot, then
  1752. get wiped out (use Nightmare Pots or Mandrakes on all four characters,
  1753. then start a battle), so you can go check them. The rare ones are 1232,
  1754. 1245, and the alternate spell clips. When trying to get the alternate
  1755. opening clips on a subsequent playthrough, use a Nuclear Bomb to quickly
  1756. get a game over.
  1757.  
  1758. l3
  1759. J7 |
  1760. j6-------j9
  1761. j5 | k1
  1762. j4 89 | k2
  1763. j3 k765k4k3
  1764. j2 G8: Shisentou ??*, Liqueur Bottle,
  1765. j1 Fresh Syrup
  1766. \ I5: Spark
  1767. I9 i6: Save Point
  1768. i8 i8: Lucifer (Boss)
  1769. i7-i6 I9: Clap Rod
  1770. I5 | J7: Duel Helm, Kenja no Ishi
  1771. i4-i3-i2 K8: Flash Pot, Aceras
  1772. i1 K9: Duel Suit, Megami no Zou, Cure Stone
  1773. h9 k5: Save Point
  1774. | l4: Gabriel (Final Boss)
  1775. h5 h7-h8 G8
  1776. | | |
  1777. h4-h3-h2 g7
  1778. | |
  1779. h1-g9-g5-g6
  1780. | | |
  1781. g3-g2-g4 h6
  1782. |
  1783.  
  1784. - DO NOT PRESS THE SWITCH IN g3! Doing so will permanently shut the
  1785. door to G8.
  1786. - *: I believe it's read Kouro, but I'm not sure.
  1787.  
  1788. [Boss] (i8) FWTIESULDV
  1789. - 300 000 HP, 5900 MP, 1533 ATP, 900 DFP IIIRIIIRR
  1790. - 460 000 Exp, 80 000 Fol
  1791. - Horobi no Kaze is Wind-elemental and hits all characters at 3,5x
  1792. damage. You have a small fraction of a second to interrupt it. His
  1793. normal attack is Thunder-elemental. He can cast Word of Death (no clips,
  1794. it would seem) and Demon's Gate (3500 pod, V). Might take a while before
  1795. he uses Demon's Gate. Set your fighters on Manual and just wait.
  1796. - Since he's a floater, the AI won't be using anything you want it to
  1797. use (except for Opera). You can remedy that by constantly switching
  1798. between two (or maybe even three) characters. [This has been changed
  1799. in the PSP version, which makes things so much easier.]
  1800. - He's got 23 clips as well. 17 of them are easy. There could be more
  1801. unobtainables than the ones I've listed.
  1802.  
  1803. [Boss] (l4)
  1804. - 500 000 HP, 10 000 MP, 1267 ATP, 443 DFP
  1805. - His normal attack is Star-elemental and deals 3x damage.
  1806. - Divine Wave is a ripple that hits multiple times at 0,5x damage. He
  1807. uses it a lot, which is really bad for you, seeing as a single one will
  1808. quickly kill any characters that come into contact with it. Try jumping
  1809. over them.
  1810. - Shinkyoku hits all characters at 3,5x damage.
  1811. - Spells: Star Flare, Noah, Southern Cross, Explode, Earthquake, Curse,
  1812. Angel Feather, Fairy Heal (8440 HP).
  1813. - Star Flare: 3800 pod, L
  1814. - Noah: 4100 pod, W
  1815. - Southern Cross: 6800 pod, S
  1816. - Explode: 12 400 pod, F
  1817. - Earthquake: 13 000 pod, E
  1818. - Phase 1: Divine Wave, Star Flare, Noah, Fairy Heal
  1819. - Phase 2 (below 2/3 HP): + rest & float status
  1820. - Phase 2 won't actually start until he's used Time of Truth. You have a
  1821. very small window for interrupting it, so if you just keep him stunlocked,
  1822. he'll never get to use it.
  1823. - He can cast spells while moving.
  1824. - Stun bombs don't seem to work.
  1825.  
  1826.  
  1827. - The dialog during the second part of the ending runs automatically,
  1828. although you can speed it up with manual input.
  1829.  
  1830. - After using the final save point, you can return to Expel by talking
  1831. to an old man at the arena in Fun City.
  1832. - If you do a Private Action in Central City, there's an event you can
  1833. trigger in Narl's office that will make the final boss even harder than
  1834. he already is. This process is irreversible and I do *not* recommend it.
  1835.  
  1836. Theft: Santa Boots (little kid) \\\ Arlia ||
  1837. - To return to Energy Nede, talk to the penguin and choose the 2nd option.
  1838. - None of the optional characters can join you anymore at this point.
  1839.  
  1840. - There's an optional dungeon (Shiren no Doukutsu (Cave of Trials)) on
  1841. the southwest island.
  1842.  
  1843.  
  1844.  
  1845.  
  1846.  
  1847. End of file.
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