Final Fantasy VI WT (J)

Final Fantasy VI

Platform: Snes / SFC
Released (d.m.y):
 02.04.1994 (J)
 20.10.1994 (NA)

Based on: NTSC-J-version (SHVC-F6)



- DON'T EVER USE SKETCH!
- You *cannot* reset the game by hitting the usual buttons.
- You can use L and R to toggle between characters in the menu and go
up and down pages (though only in the inventory). It was about time.
- During battle, you can press the menu button to switch between
characters that are ready to take action.
- Exp is divided among active party members.
- The game can be paused during battle (which will stop the play time
counter from running) but not on the field.
- The play time counter maxes out at 99:59.
- Due to a programming error, physical evade does nothing. Instead,
Magic Evade handles evasion for both physical and magical attacks. This
also renders the Kurayami status (largely) benign.
- The game is technically playable with an NTSC-PAL adapter, but when
doing so, the game won't always display text in the menus.
I'm not aware of any other issues, but I haven't played it much this way.
Hopefully it doesn't do what Super Mario RPG does, which is crash on
you with 100% certainty at certain points while also wiping out all
the save files in the process.
I strongly recommend importing a Super Famicom so you don't have to
worry about stuff like this.




               World of Balance
	Narshe / Narshe Mines
	Figaro Castle / Cave of Figaro
	South Figaro / Mt. Kolts
	Returners' Hideout / Lete River
	South Figaro / Cave of Figaro
	Imperial Camp
	Phantom Train / Barren Falls
	Mobliz / Veldt
	Crescent Rock / Serpent's Trench / Nikeah
	Narshe Mines
	Narshe
	Kohlingen / Jidoor
	Zozo
	Opera House
	Albrook / Tzen / Maranda
	Vector / Madou Koujou
	Cave to the Sealed Gate
	Vector
	Thamasa / Esper Mountain
	Leveling up
	Imperial Air Force
	Floating Continent

               World of Ruin
	Island
	Tzen / Mobliz
	Nikeah / South Figaro
	Cave of Figaro / Figaro Castle
	Kohlingen / Daryl's Tomb
	Maranda / Jidoor
	Mt. Zozo
	Narshe Mines
	Gogo's Lair
	Veldt Cave
	Phoenix Cave
	Ancient Cave / Ancient Castle
	Owzer's Mansion
	Leveling up
	Dragon Hunt
	Narshe - Umaro's Cave
	Cyan's Dream
	Fanatics' Tower
	Ebot's Rock
	Kefka's Tower





Party: Tina (Terra) Lv3, Wedge Lv1, Vicks Lv1	\\\ Narshe ||
Default (Terra): Mythril Knife, Buckler, Kawa no Boushi (Artifact),
 Leather Armor (Artifact)
- You'll start off with 3000 gil and the special item (Daiji na Mono)
Pendant.
- Tina (or Terra) starts with two spells: Cure and Fire.
- You'll fight a few fixed encounters before entering the mines.

Boss: Ymir					\\\ Narshe Mines ||
- You'll fight the boss immediately after crashing the gate.

[Boss]
- Hold your attacks whenever Ymir retreats into its shell.

Item (nc): Elixir				\\\ Narshe ||
- Check the clock.

Items: (Phoenix no O, Nebukuro)			\\\ Narshe Mines ||
Default (Locke): Dagger, Kawa no Boushi, Leather Armor
Default (Mog): Mythril Spear, Mythril Shield
Boss: Guard Leader (+ 2× Silvalios)
- There are two chests here, but I strongly recommend you don't open
them. Later in the game, they'll be holding different items.
- Eventually, you'll be in control of Locke with the objective of
protecting Terra from the enemies with the help of some moogles. One
of these moogles is Mog, who will eventually join your party as a
standard PC. If a party is wiped out here, they'll just respawn (albeit
with only 1 HP).
- The scenario ends once you take out the Guard Leader. Before you fight
him, unequip Mog's equipment so your other characters can use them (you
won't be seeing Mog again any time soon).

[Boss]
- 420 HP
- The leader hits fairly hard: ~50 pod with normal, ~100 pod with
Totsugeki. Mog's team will have the easiest time here. You can use
Locke's party first to try and steal a Mythril Knife, but it's not
that important.

Items: Potion, Nebukuro				\\\ Narshe ||
Item (nc): Ether
- While you can't explore the town, you can at least check out the
Beginner's House.
- The trapped chest in the room with the save point doesn't seem to
give you anything.

						\\\ Figaro Castle ||
Items: Kin no Hari, Potion, Dokukeshi, Phoenix no O
Item (nc): Auto Bowgun
Default (Edgar): Mythril Sword, Buckler, Kawa no Boushi, Leather Armor
Boss(es): 2× Madou Armors
Shop:
 Potion			  50 gil	Auto Bowgun		250 gil
 Ether			1500 gil	Blast Voice		500 gil
 Dokukeshi		  50 gil	Bio Blast		750 gil
 Kin no Hari		 200 gil
 Yamabiko Enmaku	 120 gil
 Phoenix no O		 500 gil
 Nebukuro		 500 gil
 Tent			1200 gil

- After meeting Edgar, go talk to the woman in the west tower, then
return and talk to Edgar in the throne room.
- After the event, go talk to Locke in the east tower.

[Boss]
- Expect heavy damage from Madou Laser (~75). Better use the Auto
Bowgun Edgar starts off with.

Party: Locke, Edgar, Terra			\\\ Cave of Figaro ||
Items: N/A
- There are three chests here, but I suggest you don't open them.
- You should probably keep Edgar in the back row and use his Kikai
attacks (Auto Bowgun mainly).

Item (nc): Potion				\\\ Sabin's Cottage ||
- You can rest for free here.

						\\\ South Figaro ||
Items: 500 gil, 1000 gil, 1500 gil, Hyper Wrist, Hermes no Kutsu
Items (nc): Potion, Kin no Hari, Dokukeshi, Megusuri, Yellow Cherry,
 Phoenix no O, Elixir, Potion, Telepo Stone
Shop:
 Dagger			150 gil		Dash Shoes		1500 gil
 Mythril Knife		300 gil		Jewel Ring		1000 gil
 Mythril Sword		450 gil		Knight no Kokoroe	1000 gil
 Great Sword		800 gil		Hoshi no Pendant	 500 gil
					Ginbuchimegane		 500 gil
 Kenpougi		250 gil
 Momen no Robe		200 gil
 Large Shield		400 gil
 Buckler		200 gil
 Hanetsukiboushi	250 gil
 Hair Band		150 gil

- Some of the nc-items here would also get an upgrade if you wait until
much later in the game, but it's nothing too exciting.
- The two accessories are found on B2 of the rich man's house (go through
the hidden path behind the bookshelf, then search the south wall on B1)
- Hyper Wrist: Strength +50%
- Hermes no Kutsu: Auto-Haste

						\\\ South Figaro Region ||
Theft: Potion / Mythril Claw (Berumoodaa)
- Scoring one of these would be nice, but it's nothing huge.

						\\\ Mt. Kolts ||
Items: Main Gauche (Artifact), Kyojin no Kote, Tent, Tent
Theft: Bandana (Zagrem)
Default (Sabin): Metal Knuckle (Unique), Kawa no Boushi, Kenpougi
Boss: Vargas (& 2× Ipoohs)
- Kyojin no Kote: Increases physical damage by 25% or so.
- You'll find the save point somewhat near the boss.

[Boss]
- After taking out the Ipoohs, you'll soon be in control of Sabin (aka
Mash), who will have to finish him off alone. The only way to do so is
to execute the Hissatsuwaza move Bakuretsuken by inputting Left, Right,
Left, A. You have a limited amount of time to pull it off.

- Sabin's special moves are delightfully powerful. Try to learn to use
some of them consistently (even if it's just Aura Cannon). Once you can
do that, you should probably place him in the back row.
- Don't try to execute moves that aren't on your list yet. They won't
work (that's FF8).

						\\\ Returners' Hideout ||
Items: Hi-Potion, Phoenix no O, Air Knife, Phoenix no O, Knight no Kokoroe
Items (nc): Yellow Cherry, Dokukeshi, Ether, Gauntlet / Genji no Kote
- Feel free to pick up some Hi-Potions (300 gil each).
- After you talk to Banon, you'll be in control of Terra alone.
- Talk to all your PCs inside the hideout, then talk to the guy at the
entrance.
- You'll find Banon outside the hideout. Talk to him and he'll ask you
something. CHOOSE NO!
- Once you've said no to him, return to the storage room to get a Genji
no Kote from the guy there. *Now* you can agree to help Banon out.
- After the event, your party will consist of Edgar, Sabin, Terra and
Banon. Banon is just a TPC, but if he dies, it's game over.

						\\\ Lete River ||
Theft: Mythril Knife / Main Gauche (Lesser Ropurosu)
Boss: Ultros
- Ride the raft.

[Boss]
- Ultros can hit for as high as 200 pod, so better keep that Inoru
fired up.

- You are now presented with three scenarios that you can complete in
any order. I'll start off with Locke.

Party: Locke Lv14				\\\ Narshe ||
Items: Iron Armor, Turbo Ether, X-Potion, Ribbon, Large Shield,
 Great Sword, Earring
Items (nc): Jiisan no Sake (Special, Temp), Furudokei no Neji
Theft: Hanetsukiboushi / Main Gauche (Shounin)
Default (Celes): Hairband
- Trigger a battle with one of the guys in Magitek Armor, so you can
get their Rage later.
- There's a merchant you can fight in the item shop. Steal his clothes,
and the kid in the nearby building will let you pass, assuming that
you're willing to fetch some 'cider' for his grandpa.
- The sake can be found in the basement of the inn (there's a hidden
path that lets you cross the river). You'll have to fight another
merchant to get it.
- Deliver the cider to the old man. When you talk to the kid afterwards,
give him the correct password (Yuuki), and he'll open a hidden passage
for you that leads to the rich man's house. Once there, proceed to the
basement that you already checked out earlier.
- Celes' spells: Cure, Poisona, Blizzard, Kappa
- After freeing Celes, get the Furudokei no Neji from the guard. Use it
on the clock in the nearby room to open yet another hidden passage.
- In the next area, you'll find... lots of hidden paths. Yeah... Anyway.
Keep in mind, unlike in FFV, there's nothing you can do to make the paths
visible. You'll just have to hug the walls.
- The Ribbon is completely hidden from view, right nearby the X-Potion.
- The Earring boosts the power of magical attacks by about 25%.

Theft: Air Knife / Bio Blast (Dig Armor)	\\\ Cave of Figaro ||
Boss: Dig Armor
- You'll fight the boss right at the other exit. If you think you can
afford it, de-equip your accessories, so that you can use them in the
other scenarios. You will *not* get a chance to enter the menu after
the boss.

[Boss]
- You can use Celes's Mafuuken ability to block some of its spells.

- Thus concludes Locke's scenario.

Party: Sabin Lv16				\\\ House by the River ||
Shop:
 Shuriken		 30 gil
 Konohagakure		200 gil
 Kagebunshin		400 gil

- You can recruit Shadow to your party here if you want. He might ditch
the party at times, though.
- Stock up on Potions.
- If you have the Earring available, give it to Sabin to boost Aura
Cannon and Houou no Mai.

- Once you reach the Imperial Camp, the game briefly switches over to
Cyan (aka Cayenne).

Lost & Found: Black Belt (Taichou)		\\\ Doma Castle ||
Default (Cyan): Ashura, Buckler, Kawa no Boushi, Leather Armor
- Take out the leader. Back to Sabin.

						\\\ Imperial Camp ||
Items: Hoshi no Pendant, Mythril no Kote, Barrier Ring
Lost & Found: Green Beret (Satellite)
- Better head out and save your game at this point.
- Get the last three chests immediately after your first encounter with
Kefka. One of them is a monster-in-a-box (Satellite + Teikokuhei).
- The Barrier Ring is in the tent right behind the one that had the
Mythril Glove and Satellite. Sabin will jump to it when you get behind
the other one.
- Once you have the items, chase Kefka. After a couple of events, you'll
team up with Cyan and flee the camp.

						\\\ Phantom Forest ||
- Wander around the forest to find a train (Maressha).

						\\\ Phantom Train ||
Items: Earring, Phoenix no O, Sniper Eye, Phoenix no O
Lost & Found: Hyper Wrist (Bourei)
Bosses: Bourei, Merassha
- There's a save point in the last car.
- Hopefully you've gotten decent with Houou no Mai.
- The ghosts will either attack you, join you, or sell you items.
- When you enter the 3rd car, a ghost will block your way out. Beat him
up, and you'll soon find yourself in the 5th car (second save point).
- You can skip the 7th car. Nothing important there.
- In car 8, you'll find 4 chests including a monster-in-a-box (I'll count
these as bosses from now on).
- Car 9: third save point.
- In the engine room, you need to flip both switches on the side, then go
to the front of the train.

[Boss]
- Nothing special here. A Phoenix Down would result in an instant kill.

Boss: Rizopas					\\\ Barren Falls ||
- Shadow will leave the party here, so unequip anything important he
might have.

Items (nc): Elixir, Tama no Suzu		\\\ Mobliz ||
Shop:
 Mythril Knife		 300 gil	Iron Armor		 700 gil
 Mythril Sword		 450 gil	Iron Helm		1000 gil
 Mythril Claw		 800 gil	Bandana			 800 gil
 Kotetsu		 800 gil	Sankakuboushi		 600 gil

 White Cape		5000 gil
 Hoshiniku		 150 gil

- You'll need to use Hoshiniku to get Gau in your party.
- In order to score the Tama no Suzu, you'll need to complete a little
side quest. In one of the houses, you'll find a guy lying in bed and
a letter on the table nearby. Examine the letter (which is from his
girlfriend) to read it to him. You have to keep sending his letters
to her and reading the letters she writes back. You can send the letters
in the house with the carrier pidgeys (it'll cost you 500 gil each time).
For some reason, in order to trigger the girlfriend's letters, you'll
have to talk to one of the shopkeepers.
- Eventually, there will be no response. At that point, he'll give you
the Tama no Suzu. The regeneration this accessory gives you per step
is base Tairyoku/4.

Default (Gau): none				\\\ Veldt ||
- The encounters on the Veldt (Kemonogahara) consist of encounters
you've triggered outside of the Veldt. This excludes nearly all bosses
and some other special encounters.
- As you can see, Gau has no Attack command (not that he'd have much
use for it seeing as he can't equip any weapons). Instead, he has
Abareru (Rage) and Tobikomu (Leap), the latter of which can only be
used here in the Veldt. When you use Leap, the enemies in that encounter
will be added to Gau's Rage list. Using Rage then allows him to take on
(some of) the abilities of these enemies.
- There are about 250 Rages in total. Getting all of them is a pretty
lengthy task. I never bother with it myself.
- Default Rage: Zagrem, Angel Whisper, Were-Rat, Berumoodaa, Silvalio,
Epokusupuresu, Karutagura, Shibiruamoru, Madou Armor.

Items: X-Potion, Green Beret		\\\ Crescent Rock & Serpent's Trench||
Item (nc): Potion                   (Mikazukiyama no Doukutsu & Hebi no Michi)
- Once you find the diving helmet, you'll immediately jump into the water.
- Turn right at every opportunity to get the two chests.

Item (nc): Elixir				\\\ Nikeah ||
Shop:
 Mythril Spear		 800 gil
 Silk no Robe		 600 gil
 Fairy Ring		1500 gil
 Kemuridama		 300 gil

- Once you're ready, board the ship to end the scenario.

Party: Terra, Edgar, Banon			\\\ Narshe Mines ||
- The last scenario is very short and easy. Just go through the mines
again to reach the house you woke up in.
- Do *not* open the chest in the moogles' lair! It has a Rune Blade in
it right now, but get it later and you'll get a Ribbon instead.

Theft: Mythril Plate (Hell's Harley)		\\\ Narshe Valley ||
Lost & Found: Yasuragi no Yubiwa (Kefka)
Bosses: Hell's Harley, Kefka
- Once all three scenarios have been completed, your next mission will
be driving away the imperial forces from Narshe. You'll have to split
your 8 characters into three groups while doing so.

[Boss]
- Better steal that Mythril Plate.

[Boss]

						\\\ Narshe ||
Items: 5000 gil, Earring, Touzoku no Knife, Hyper Wrist,
 Touzoku no Udewa, Reflect Ring
Item (nc): Elixir
Shop:
 Engetsurin		2500 gil	Iron Armor		 700 gil
 Chain Flail		2000 gil	Silk no Robe		 600 gil
 Great Sword		 800 gil	Mythril Shield		1200 gil
 Air Knife		 950 gil	Iron Helm		1000 gil
 Mythril Spear		 800 gil	Bandana			 800 gil
 Mythril Claw		 800 gil	Sankakuboushi		 600 gil
 Kotetsu		 800 gil
					Mythril no Kote		 700 gil
					Barrier Ring		 500 gil

- Terra will be MIA for a good while. Choose a party from the remaining
7 characters (Locke would be highly recommended so you can keep stealing
stuff). If you form a party with fewer than 4 characters, you can get
Shadow to hang out with you again.

Shop:						\\\ Figaro Castle ||
 Seisui			 300 gil
 Sunbeam		1000 gil
 Drill			3000 gil

- If you put Edgar in the lead, you'll get a 50% discount on the items.
- Talk to the old guy in one of the rooms near the entrance to move
the castle.

Item (nc): Brave Ring			\\\ House North of Kohlingen ||
- The Brave Ring is the Kyojin no Kote and Earring combined. It increases
both physical and magical damage by a bit.

Item: Green Beret				\\\ Kohlingen ||
Item (nc): Elixir
Shop:
 Nejirihachimaki	1600 gil
 Katon			 500 gil
 Suiton			 500 gil
 Raijin			 500 gil

- Shadow's here.

Item (nc): Ether				\\\ Jidoor ||
Shop:
 Kaiser Knuckle		1000 gil	Earring			5000 gil
 Kikuichimonji		1200 gil	Yasuragi no Yubiwa	3000 gil
 Kodachi		1200 gil	Sniper Eye		3000 gil

 Mythril Plate		1200 gil
 Shinobi no Koromo	1100 gil
 White Dress		2200 gil

- Gear up, then head for Zozo.

						\\\ Zozo ||
Items: Ether, Kaiten no Kogiri, Potion, Touzoku no Kote,
 Burning Knuckle, Hermes no Kutsu, X-Potion
Items (nc): Ether, Hi-Potion
Theft: Kyojin no Kote (Hill Gigas),
 Ginbuchimegane / Ryuukishi no Kutsu (Vice),
 Hi-Potion / Touzoku no Knife (Beerudansu)
Espers: Ramuh, Cait Sith, Siren, Kirin
Boss: Dadaluma
- Set the clock to 6:10:50 in one of the buildings to get the Chain Saw.
- The Ryuukishi no Kutsu changes the Tatakau command to Jump. There are
all sorts of glitches related to Jumping, so I suggest you never use this.
It's not that powerful anyway, although you *can* double the damage if
you're equipped with a spear, but even then it just takes too long.
- The Touzoku no Kote changes the Nusumu command to Bundoru, allowing
you to steal while attacking, which isn't *bad,* but I'm not sure if
it's something worth wasting an accessory slot for.
- There's no save point before the boss, but he's not that hard.

[Boss]

- Once you find Terra, you'll obtain your first Espers (Genjuu /
Summon Monsters), whose powers are contained within Magicite (Maseki).
Equipping a Magicite (through the Tokushu menu) enables you to:
 × learn spells (from now on, (most) enemies will give you AP)
 × summon the Esper
 × gain stat bonuses when leveling up
- This is indeed the *only* way to permanently increase your stats
(other than HP and MP). Unfortunately, none of these four Espers will
allow you to increase your Strength, but we'll get some pretty soon.
Increasing your Tairyoku (Stamina) is a *very* low priority. A higher
Stamina rating will *not* decrease the damage you take from physical
attacks.
- In order to maximize stat boosts, you'd have to keep your levels as
low as possible. However, I wouldn't actually recommend doing that,
because of how frustrating it is. Even if you *did* pull it off, in
the end, it wouldn't make any real difference. Even when playing
casually, you can easily create a very formidable party.
- If you've already done a normal, casual playthrough and would like
to boost your stats further without going to extremes, then I suggest
the following compromise: Start avoiding Exp once you hit Lv20, then
level up the end of World of Balance, so you can survive and avoid Exp
in the World of Ruin until you have everyone together again. Notes
involving this particular approach will be indicated with [LL].
- Speak to your other characters to "warp" out. If you walk out manually,
you *cannot* trigger the event in Jidoor.
- Locke and Celes will now be mandatory party members.
- From now on, you should probably pay attention to which characters are
close to leveling up, so you can switch to a useful Esper right before
they hit it. Right now, that Esper would be Cait Sith, who gives you a
+1 to Magic. It's not much, but it'll have to do.

						\\\ Jidoor ||
- Talk to Impresario (Danchou) in the manor north. Check the letter
he drops, then head for the opera house (Opera Gekijou) south of town.

Boss: Ultros 2					\\\ Opera House ||
- Save your game before talking to Impresario. Celes won't be
participating in any of the battles.
- During the opera scene, choose the following lines:
1. | Itoshi no        <---
   | Aa, Draco

2. | Watashi mo shinitai
   | Kanashii toki      <---

3. | Nozomanu chigiri   <---
   | Lars to kekkon shimasu

- After that, you have to dance around with Draco, pick up the flowers,
and go to the very end of the top area. You have limited time during
all of these.
- Once you're in control of Locke again, go check the letter in the
dressing room, then return and talk to Impresario.
- You now have 5 minutes to reach Ultros before something bad happens.
The first thing you need to do is unlock the door in the northwest room.
Go to the northeast room to find four switches. Hit the right-most one,
and the door will be unlocked. When fighting the rats, take out the
Goetia first, as it can call for reinforcements.

[Boss]

- After some scenes, you'll find yourself on the southern continent.

Items (nc): Elixir, Ether, Hi-Potion		\\\ Albrook ||
Shop:
 Bastard Sword		3000 gil
 Dark Claw		2500 gil
 Sakurafubuki		3200 gil
 Shisai no Boushi	3000 gil
 Reflect Ring		6000 gil
 Amulet			5000 gil

Shop:						\\\ Tzen ||
 Boomerang		4500 gil
 Hermes no Kutsu	7000 gil
 Black Belt		5000 gil

Items (nc): Seisui, Bannouyaku			\\\ Maranda ||
Shop:
 Boomerang		4500 gil
 Trident		1700 gil
 Mythril Mail		3500 gil
 Mythril Helm		2000 gil
 Green Beret		3000 gil

- The Mythril Helm is not much stronger than the Iron Helm, so you
can probably skip it.

						\\\ Vector ||
- Talk to the suspicious old man behind the crates to proceed. Just
climb up using the crates while he's distracting the guards to reach
the Magitek Research Facility (Madou Kenkyuujo).

						\\\ Magitek Factory ||
Items: Flametongue, Ether, X-Potion, Thunder Blade, Bannouyaku,
 Gold Shield, Ryuukishi no Kutsu, Soyokaze no Manto, Icebrand,
 Gold Helm, Gold Armor, Tent, Break Blade
Theft: Rune Blade / Blood Sword (Number 024),
 Kazekiri no Yaiba (Artifact) (Number 128)
Lost & Found: Flametongue / Icebrand (Number 024)
Espers: Ifrit, Shiva, Unicorn, Maduin, Catoblepas, Phantom,
 Carbuncle, Bismarck
Bosses: Ifrit, Number 024, Number 128 (+ Left Blade & Right Blade),
 Left Crane & Right Crane
- You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete
the events here.
- [LL] This is probably where you should start avoiding xp.
- There are some fairly elusive chests here.
 × The Gold Shield is in the first area, but can only be reached
 from the second area.
 × Don't miss the pipe on the east side of the second area.
 × The chest with the Gold Armor is completely hidden from view. It's
 the south-most chest in the second area.
- Make sure you've found all the items (save for the Break Blade) before
you follow the two Espers you saw Kefka dispose of. Check your levels as
well, so you won't get wiped out by Lv5 Death after the boss.

[Boss: Ifrit]
- If you use Psycho Cyan here, the game will be locked in an infinite
loop, forcing you to reset the game.

- You'll obtain two new Espers, Ifrit and Shiva, with more to come.
The left door leads to a save point.
- In the next areas, you'll run into Trappers, who will bomb you with
the level specific enemy skills. You definitely do *not* want your levels
to be divisible by 5 here (4 is pretty bad too).
- The Break Blade is completely hidden from view in the room with
the empty tanks.

[Boss: Number 024]
- Steal the Rune Blade.

- De-equip everything Celes has before you examine the switch in the
room with the 6 Espers. She'll be going on a vacation at this point.
- 6 new Espers: Unicorn, Maduin, Catoblepas, Phantom, Carbuncle, Bismarck.
 × Bismarck gives you +2 to Strength. *Do* try and have it equipped
 on any character leveling up.
- You'll fight several Mag Roaders before facing the next boss.

[Boss: Number 128]
- Steal the Kazekiri no Yaiba.

- Setzer will team up with you for the last boss battle.

[Boss: Left Crane & Right Crane]

- You'll return to Zozo where you have to control Maduin during
a flashback event.

Party [LL]: Locke Lv23, Terra Lv22, Edgar Lv23, Sabin Lv24, Cyan Lv21,
 Setzer Lv21, Gau Lv21
Default (Setzer): Card (Unique), Mythril Shield, Bandana, Mythril Plate
- After the events, Terra will be able to join the party again, and
you will have control of the airship. Don't get too excited, though.
There's not much else you can do other than progress the story.
- Better stay away from the triangle shaped island unless you feel
like taking on Nemurerushishi and his 32 000 HP. If you're curious
about it, make sure you load your game afterwards, as otherwise you'll
start running into him in the Veldt. If you want his Rage, wait until
you're at the very end of the first world.
- [LL] If you need cash for the stuff below, better hit the Veldt.

Esper: Seraphim					\\\ Tzen ||
- Buy Seraphim from the guy hiding behind the trees for 3000 gil.

Auction:					\\\ Jidoor ||
 Tenshi no Yubiwa	20 000 gil
 Tenshi no Hane		10 000 gil
 Golem (Esper)		20 000 gil
 Zoona Seeker (Esper)	10 000 gil

- The auction house is now in action.
- Better not waste 10k on a Tenshi no Hane. It just gives you
Auto-Levitate. The Tenshi no Yubiwa is a little better (Auto-Regen),
but it's still quite a bit of money.
- Zone Seeker gives you +2 to Magic, so definitely get that.

Default (Mog): Mythril Spear, Mythril Shield	\\\ Narshe ||
Shop:
 Hawkeye		6000 gil	Chikaradasuki		5000 gil
 Morning Star		5000 gil	Gold Shield		2500 gil
 Poison Rod		1500 gil	Gold Helm		4000 gil
					Tiara			3000 gil

- The shops have updated their wares.
- Go back to the house with the treasure chests to encounter Lone Wolf
(Ookami), who's up to no good as usual. Follow him through the mines
to find him at the cliff holding Mog as hostage. Stand still, and you'll
soon have to choose which one to rescue. You should definitely help Mog,
as otherwise he won't join until much later in the game. If you helped
Lone Wolf, he'd give you a Gold Hairpin, but you can manage without it.
- Mog's dancing skills are learnt by simply fighting in different
kinds of terrain.

						\\\ Thamasa ||
Items (nc): Megusuri, Kin no Hari, Yamabiko Enmaku, Yellow Cherry

						\\\ Thamasa Region ||
Theft: Daichi no Koromo (Buriareosu), Hyper Wrist (Chimera)

					\\\ Cave to the Sealed Gate ||
Items: Assassin Dagger (Unique), Kazekiri no Yaiba (Artifact),
 X-Potion, Heiji no Jitte (Unique), Turbo Ether, Genji no Kote, Tent,
 Turbo Ether, Elixir, Maseki no Kakera, Turbo Ether, Maseki no Kakera,
 Ultima Weapon (Unique), Maseki no Kakera
Items (nc): Konohagakure, Suiton, Bannouyaku, 2000 gil
Theft: Amulet (Rogenoia)
- Pass through the Imperial Base east of Vector to get here. You'll
need to have Terra in your party.
- You will no longer have access to this dungeon after a future
story event.
- Soon after the Genji Glove, you'll find three switches.
 × The left one opens the path to a save point.
 × [LL] Do *not* pull the middle one! If you do, you'll trigger a
 fixed encounter with a Ninja (173 xp), and you *cannot* run away from
 these guys. Unfortunately, you'll soon have to go through a dungeon
 where they appear as normal encounters. Fairly bad news not just
 because of the experience, but because they like to spam you with
 their ninjutsu skills (~300 pod to all).
 × The right one lets you proceed.
- Examine the area near the chest with the second Turbo Ether to find
the nc-items.
- After the event at the gate, you'll find a short cut out. After
being attacked by Espers, your airship crashes near Maranda.
- Keep in mind, once you complete the events at the Imperial Castle,
you'll be stuck with just Terra and Locke.

						\\\ Vector ||
Items: Alarm Piasu, X-Potion, Ether, Hayate no Kanzashi, Seisui
Items (nc): Tama no Suzu, Taima no Udewa
- SAVE YOUR GAME, then head for the Imperial Palace. Once you talk
to Gestahl, you'll initiate an event during which you'll be scored
points based on your actions. Obviously, we want the highest score
possible to get the best magic items. Might take a couple of tries,
but it'll be worth it.
- The first thing you need to do is go around the castle and talk to
as many soldiers as you can within the course of 4 minutes (excluding
the two guys near you when you begin). There are 24 of them in total,
and 4 of them will fight you (give Bismarck to anyone close to leveling
up). You may want to save the chests for later.
- During the banquet, you'll be presented with several dialog options.
1. | Teikoku ni
   | Returner ni
   | Kokyou ni    <----

2. | Ima no mama rou ni irete okubeki      <---
   | Yurushite rou kara dashite yarubeki
   | Ima sugu shikei ni surubeki

3. | Sugita koto wa shouganai
   | Soredake wa yurusarenai koto da   <---
   | Mou ikkai ayamare

4. | Teikoku no spy datta no ka.
   | Celes wa nakama da.           <---
   | Dochira ni shite mo.

- You'll now ask him three questions. Don't repeat any of them and
memorize which one you chose first.

5. | Tashikani, Genjuu no chikara wa tsuyosugiru to omou    <---
   | Genjuu no chikara o kono sekai ni mochikonda no wa, anata da

6. (Which question you asked first)

- You'll now take a short break. This is where you need to beat up
Gestahl's body guards. You'll fight them in a single battle and you
can talk to any of them to trigger it.

7. | Heiwa o negau
   | Tatakai no owari o chikau      <---
   | Sumanakatta

8. Hai   <---

- And that's it. As you head out of the castle, a guy will come and
present you with some gifts. Reset the game if you didn't get the
Taima no Udewa.
- You're now stuck with just Terra and Locke. The equipment on your
other characters has been automatically removed.

Party: Terra, Locke				\\\ Imperial Base ||
Items: Tenshi no Hane, X-Potion, 8000 gil, Turbo Ether,
 Hermes no Kutsu, Elixir, Alarm Piasu, Tenshi no Yubiwa,
 Reflect Ring, 13 000 gil, 20 000 gil, Elixir
Item (nc): Flametongue

Item (nc): Telepo Stone				\\\ Albrook ||
Default (Shadow): Kunai, Shinobi no Koromo
- Talk to Leo at the docks, then rest at the inn, then return to Leo.
You'll soon find yourself in Thamasa.
- Shadow will join your party, but he's going to leave almost immediately.

Items: Honoo no Rod, Koori no Rod		\\\ Thamasa ||
Item (nc): Katami no Yubiwa (Artifact)
Default (Strago): Mythril Rod, Mythril Shield, Hanetsukiboushi,
 Momen no Robe
Theft: Flametongue (Flame Eater)
Boss: Flame Eater
Shop:
 Heavy Lance		10 000 gil	Gold Armor		10 000 gil
 Darts			10 000 gil	Daichi no Koromo	  6000 gil
 Honoo no Rod		  3000 gil	Shinpi no Veil		  5500 gil
 Koori no Rod		  3000 gil	Tiger Mask		  2500 gil
 Ikazuchi no Rod	  3000 gil
 Mythril Rod		   500 gil

- Talk to Strago in his house. You can find the Katami no Yubiwa on
the second floor, hidden by the left wall.
- Rest at the inn to trigger the next event.
- Strago will join you as you go in and search the burning building.
There are some split paths here:
 1st: Right
 2nd: Right, back, left
 3rd: Right, back, left

[Boss]
- [LL] You'll gain some xp here because of the Balloons he summons.
- Stealing the Flametongue isn't too important.

- Strago starts with 3 Lores (Oboetawaza): Aqua Breath, Revenge Blast,
and Ishitsubute.

						\\\ Esper Mountain ||
Items: Heal Rod (Artifact), Chocobo Suit, Goroneko Suit, X-Potion
Default (Relm): Chocobo no Fude (Unique), Mythril Shield, Hanetsukiboushi,
 Silk no Robe, Katami no Yubiwa (Artifact)
Theft: White Cape (Ultros 3)
Boss: Ultros 3
- You'll run into Ultros again in the room with the 3 statues.

[Boss]
- Better put that Heal Rod into use.
- Eventually, Relm will join the fight, at which point you're supposed
to finish him off with Sketch, but doing so may cause the game to glitch
out and corrupt all the save data even for new games. So... Yeah. Don't
use it. Don't ever fucking use it.

- There are three suspicious-looking spots on the ground in the room
with the save point. The top one and the right one lead to treasure.
The last one allows you to proceed.
- Once you reach the end, a bunch of events will take place.

- The next time you examine the wheel of the airship, you'll be given the
option to fly to the Floating Continent (first option). DO NOT GO THERE YET!

						\\\ Doma Castle ||
Items: Turbo Ether, X-Potion, Phoenix no O, Mikiri no Juzu
Items (nc): Elixir, Bannouyaku

- Now might also be a good time to pick up Mog's dancing skills. Most
of them are quite trivial (plains, forest, desert, mountain, Zozo),
but Mizu no Harmony will require a little hike. It's still pretty easy,
though, thanks to the new bridge near Nikeah. Simply go through the
Serpent's Trench again (and fight at least one battle to actually learn
the dance). Don't take the boat in Nikeah, but instead head east and go
through the areas you explored with Sabin. That's it.
- And, yeah, then there's Strago's enemy skills. I don't really use
Strago that much, so I wasn't planning on putting that much effort into
it (not yet, that is). There are a couple interesting ones you could pick
up right away, though
 × Hosuu Damage: Used by Anshiriikootos around South Figaro when confused.
 × White Wind: Used by Puwazonbennus on the Esper Mountain.

- Get some healing spells with Seraphim, offensive spells with Maduin + Aspil.
- Ghosts in the Phantom Forest are worth 3 AP as long as they come
alone (they usually do).
- [LL] You'll need to level up in order to survive the Imperial Air Force.
Decent xp in the Thamasa region. Need to be able to kill Baskervoirs
in a single hit to avoid being blown away by Hanaiki.

Party [LL]: Locke Lv36, Terra Lv35, Celes Lv35, Edgar Lv35, Sabin Lv36,
 Mog Lv40, Cyan Lv35, Setzer Lv35, Strago Lv35, Relm Lv35, Gau Lv35
 (+ Shadow Lv35)

Theft: Ether Super (Artifact) (Laser Hou)	\\\ Airship ||
Lost & Found: Princess Ring (Air Force)
Bosses: Ultros 4 & Chupon, Air Force (+ Laser Hou & Missile Potto)
- You'll fight several fixed encounters with Sky Armors and Spit Fires
before facing the bosses.

[Boss]

[Boss]
- Better steal the Super Ether.

						\\\ Floating Continent ||
Items: Murasame, Beret Bou, Elixir                     (Matairiku)
Theft: Alarm Piasu (Misfit), Tenshi no Yubiwa (Apocrypha),
 Hermes no Kutsu (Behemoth), Hi-Potion / Genji no Kote (Dragon)
Lost & Found: Sasuke no Katana (Gigantos)
Bosses: Gigantos (trap), Ultima Weapon, Nerapa
- You'll start off right next to a save point. You'll also find Shadow
lying nearby.
- [LL] This place can be tricky. Gear up with the Alarm Piasu, Hayate
no Kanzashi, Taima no Udewa and the one Ribbon you have.
- [LL] As previously mentioned, you can't run away from Ninjas. They
always come in two, but sometimes they're accompanied by a Platinum
Dragon, in which case you can run away once only the Platinum Dragon
is left. In all other cases, you just have to kill them and eat up the
347 xp.
- Kojas are probably even more annoying than the Ninjas. Their special
attack Usurawarai (which they use frequently) inflicts Stop, which will
draw out the battles quite a bit.
- Gigantos is guarding the second chest (just east of the Murasame).

[Boss: Gigantos]
- 1887 xp

- The hole south of the Beret Bou takes you to the second save point.
You're very close to Ultima Weapon at that point. You'll also get the
chance to return to your airship, but if you do, Shadow will leave,
and you'll have to start from the beginning again.
- Getting more Genji Gloves would be nice, but the Dragons are just too
rare. I only get one myself. (It's technically possible to get them at
the Veldt later.)

[Boss: Ultima Weapon]

- Shadow will leave the party immediately afterwards.
- After the event with Gestahl and Kefka, you have 6 minutes to escape.
During this event, you'll constantly run into an enemy called Noode
whom you can't run away from. [LL] Nothing to be concerned, though,
as they don't give you any Experience.
- In order to get the last chest with the Elixir, you have to circle
around the cracks.

[Boss: Nerapa]
- You don't have to worry about much here. He has only 2800 HP.

- Once you reach the end, choose the second option. After that, just
keep waiting. This will trigger a scene with Shadow once the timer
hits 5s (If you don't do this, Shadow will apparently wind up dead for
good).
- Your entire party will be scattered in the event that follows.


			---- World of Ruin ----

Party [LL]: Celes Lv35				\\\ Island ||
Items: Sakana (Special)
- Some events will take place. Eventually, you'll get off the island
using the raft found at the end of the hidden passage behind the stove.
- [LL] What we need to do now is get everyone back together as quickly
as possible while still avoiding xp.
- New PCs (as in, both returning ones and completely new ones) will
have their levels readjusted according to the average level of your
current party members.

Shop:						\\\ Albrook ||
 Flametongue		7000 gil
 Icebrand		7000 gil
 Thunder Blade		7000 gil
 Kyojin no Kote		5000 gil
 Earring		5000 gil

						\\\ Tzen ||
Items: Heal Rod (Artifact), Holy Rod, Hyper Wrist, Ether, Blood Sword,
 Maseki no Kakera
PC: Sabin Lv36
Shop:
 Burning Knuckle	10 000 gil
 Beret Bou		  3500 gil
 Touzoku no Udewa	  3000 gil
 Alarm Piasu		  7000 gil
 Ryuukishi no Kutsu	  9000 gil
 Super Ball		10 000 gil

- Make sure you save your game before you enter the town.
- Stuff happens, and you'll be tasked with rescuing a kid from a
collapsing building. You have 6 minutes to do so. More than enough
in spite of the random encounters you'll get into. You should probably
put that Ribbon on, though, so you won't get petrified. There are also
two trapped chests here that give you nothing (other than 1032 xp and
the Rages).
 × The first one is next to the stairs on the first floor.
 × The second is the one left from the kid.
- Once you're done with that, Sabin will join your party.

Item (nc): Phoenix no O				\\\ Mobliz ||
Esper: Fenrir
Boss: Phunbaba
- You'll find Mobliz at the eastern end of the Serpent's Trench.
- After a couple of scenes with Terra, you'll fight the boss.

[Boss]
- He'll run away after taking enough damage.

- Afterwards, you'll get GF Fenrir. Terra will not join your party, though.
- Now travel to Nikeah at the other end of the Serpent's Trench.

Shop:						\\\ Nikeah ||
 Rune Blade		  7500 gil	Hayate no Kanzashi	  8000 gil
 Enhance Sword		10 000 gil	Hyper Wrist		  8000 gil
 Daia no Muneate	12 000 gil	Soyokaze no Manto	  7000 gil
 Daia no Tate		  3500 gil	Tenshi no Yubiwa	  8000 gil
 Daia no Kabuto		  8000 gil	Princess Ring		  3000 gil
					Mikiri no Juzu		  4000 gil

- Don't get too excited with the new equipment. You'll soon find
better stuff (and again soon after that).
- Talk to all the thieves in the cafe, then follow them to the docks.
You should now find "Gared" at the market. Talk to him until he leaves.
You can now catch a ride to South Figaro.

Shop:						\\\ South Figaro ||
 Golden Spear		12 000 gil
 Daia no Yoroi		15 000 gil
 Hermes no Kutsu	  7000 gil

- Talk to Edgar at the inn, then head for the cave.

Items: X-Potion, Turbo Ether, Brave Ring	\\\ Cave of Figaro ||

						\\\ Figaro Castle ||
Items: Crystal Helm, Gravity Rod, X-Potion, Turbo Ether,
 Royal Crown (Unique)
Item (nc): Soul Saber
PC: Edgar Lv35
Shop: Weak Maker - 5000 gil
Boss(es): 4× Shokushu
- Take the left door from the 4 chests to reach the Royal Crown. The
middle door takes you to the boss.

[Boss]
- Edgar will join the party here.

PC: Setzer Lv35					\\\ Kohlingen ||
Shop: Dice - 5000 gil, Ichigeki no Darts - 13 000 gil

- Pick up Setzer, then head for Daryl's Tomb.

						\\\ Daryl's Tomb ||
Items: Crystal Mail, Princess Dress, Grow Egg, Genji no Kabuto (Unique),
 Man Eater
Lost & Found: Dragon Claw (Presenter - Head + Shell)
Bosses: Presenter (Head & Shell), Dullahan
- The Xp Egg is just east of the Princess Dress.
- The chest beside the save point is a monster-in-a-box. Make sure you
have Catoblepas equipped before you examine it.

[Boss]
- Summon Catoblepas to kill both the head and the shell. Keep resetting
until it hits both.

[Boss]

- At the end, you'll obtain your second airship, the Falcon.
- Technically, you could now head to the final dungeon and beat the
game, but you probably want to check out some other places first.
- If at any point you encounter Death Gaze while flying around, just
run away. You probably can't handle him yet.

						\\\ Maranda ||
Item (nc): Lola no Tegami (Special, Temp)
Shop:
 Falchion		17 000 gil	Crystal Mail		17 000 gil
 Sword Breaker		16 000 gil	Crystal no Tate		  7000 gil
 Gravity Rod		13 000 gil	Crystal Helm		10 000 gil
					Kuroshouzoku		13 000 gil
					Doushi no Robe		13 000 gil
					Chikai no Veil		  9000 gil

- Go have a chat with Lola about the letters, then have the pigeon
outside deliver her letter. You *cannot* buy the Rust Rid and access
Mt. Zozo until you do this.

Esper: Quetzalli				\\\ Island ||
- Check the beach for a new Esper.

Special: Mugen Toubu				\\\ Duncan's Pad ||
- Found at the symmetrical tree formation east of Narshe
(north-most continent).

Shop:						\\\ Jidoor ||
 Crystal Sword		15 000 gil
 Sniper			15 000 gil
 Partisan		13 000 gil
 Man Eater		11 000 gil
 Kurozukin		  7500 gil
 Circlet		  7000 gil
 Protect Ring		  5000 gil
 Tenshi no Hane		  6300 gil
 Brave Ring		50 000 gil (auction)

- Check the merchandise, but stay away from the mansion for now.

Shop:						\\\ Thamasa ||
 Holy Rod		12 000 gil
 Gravity Rod		13 000 gil
 Da Vinci no Fude	  7000 gil
 Fuuma Shuriken		   500 gil
 Hikari no Robe		11 000 gil
 Yasuragi no Yubiwa	  3000 gil

Item (nc): Sabi Toreeru (Special)		\\\ Zozo ||
- You can access Mt. Zozo from the top floor of the first building,
but in order to get past the rusted door, you'll need the Sabi Toreeru
from the guy wandering around nearby (usually near the dead chick)
(you *did* trigger the scenes at Maranda, didn't you?).

						\\\ Mt. Zozo ||
Items: Ice Shield, Red Cap (Artifact), Raijin no Tate,
 Aegis no Tate (Artifact), Kin no Kamikazari, Iroiro na Hon (Special)
Theft: Hi-Potion / Muscle Belt (Glasya-Labolas),
 Rising Sun / Bone Club (Punisher), Touzoku no Kote (Orient Devil)
PC: Cyan Lv35
- Do *not* step on the switch near the save point, as doing so will
release Storm Dragon from the nearby treasure chest.
- Once you find Cyan, he'll join your party.

PC: Gau Lv35					\\\ Veldt ||
- You can pick up Gau at the Veldt as usual (requires fewer than 4
characters in your party).

Items: Ribbon, Elixir, Mamori no Udewa		\\\ Narshe Mines ||
Item (nc): Moruru no Omamori (Unique)
PC: Mog Lv40
- The town has been almost completely abandoned, and you'll find most
of the doors locked.
- You'll find Mog in the mines. Check the part of the wall that he was
looking at to find the Moogle Charm.
- Get the four items, but don't explore any further.

					\\\ Triangle Island & Gogo's Lair ||
Items: Turbo Ether, Red Jacket, Genji no Yoroi, Magical Brush (Unique),
 Danchou no Hige, Soyokaze no Manto, Brave Ring, Kazaguruma, Raijin no Tate
Default (Gogo): Mythril Knife, Mythril Shield, Hanetsukiboushi, Mythril Plate
PC: Gogo Lv37
Theft: Mythril Sword / Soul Saber (Corpse),
 Dagger / Sword Breaker (Amudusukiasu), Kunai / Sasuke no Katana (Baaruzefon),
 Ashura / Murasame (Kamui), Hoshiniku / Chain Flail (Balloon Bisto)
- (As in, the triangle-shaped island in the northeast corner of the map)
- Let Zone Eater eat you up to reach Gogo's lair. Better put that
Moogle Charm into use, as this place is inhabited by the latest of
ninja assassins.
- USE THE SAVE POINT!
- Seeing as Gogo is unable to equip Espers to permanently increase
his stats, you should wait until you have a group of Lv99 characters
before you pick him up so he'll start at Lv99. Either way, you can
change his battle commands at the status screen. Note that, while he
can use Oboetawaza, he can't learn them.

Item (nc): Turbo Ether				\\\ Mobliz ||
PC: Terra Lv36
Bosses: Phunbaba 2, Phunbaba 3
- Find Terra by going through the hidden passage behind the bookshelf.

[Boss]
- After taking enough damage, he'll blow a couple of your characters
away. This is where Terra comes in.

[Boss]

- Terra will now be back in your party.

						\\\ Veldt Cave ||
Items: Ikari no Ring (Unique), Ichigeki no Yaiba (Unique, Temp)
Lost & Found: Tiger Fang (Death Penalty), Behemoth Suit (King Behemoth)
Bosses: Death Penalty (trap),
 King Behemoth A (gray) & King Behemoth B (orange)
- The second chest is a monster-in-a-box.

[Boss]
- He has a habit of casting Death.

- The Tiger Fang is Sabin's ultimate weapon. Keep the Dragon Claws
equipped, though, as King Behemoth B is weak to Holy.
- Save point before the remaining bosses.

[Boss]
- You'll fight the two kings in separate phases.

- Note that you can fight King Behemoth again on the Veldt and get
Behemoth Suits for both Strago and Relm.

PC: Shadow Lv36					\\\ Coliseum ||
- Head for the Coliseum in the northwest corner of the map. Bet the
Ichigeki no Yaiba to fight Shadow. He doesn't really put up much of
a fight. Afterwards, he'll join you for good.
- I'll write more stuff about the Coliseum later. In the meantime,
I'll just remind you to _always save_ before battling here.

Party [LL]: Terra Lv36, Celes Lv35, Edgar Lv35, Sabin Lv36, Cyan Lv35,
 Setzer Lv35, Shadow Lv36, Mog Lv40, Gau Lv35, Gogo Lv37

Items: N/A					\\\ Phoenix Cave ||
Items (nc): X-Potion, Phoenix no O, Super Ether (Artifact), Elixir,
 Flame Shield, Valiant Knife (Unique)
Esper: Phoenix
PC: Locke Lv36
- This dungeon is north of Tzen, in the symmetrical mountain formation.
- You'll have to go in with two groups. [LL] Here's what I had:
 × Team A: Terra, Celes, Edgar, Sabin
 × Team B: Mog
- Using the two teams is fairly simple. Every time you run into an
obstacle, you switch to the other team and find a switch that allows
you to proceed.
- [LL] The hard part is dealing with the enemy called Face. Whenever
they're present in battle, you can't run away. With enough luck, you
*can* get through the whole place without encountering them a single
time, but killing a few of them shouldn't be enough to level you up.
- [LL] I don't get any of the chests yet, so I'll list the items later.
- Stepping on the spikes takes 400 HP.
- Do *not* attempt to fight the Red Dragon!
- At the end, your teams will reach the very same area, as you have to
step on two switches at the same time to clear the path. Once you find
Locke in the next area, it'll be over. Better use the team with the
lower average level (ie. not Mog).
- After the events, Locke will rejoin the party as well as give you
some items he retrieved from the cave.

						\\\ Narshe ||
Items (nc): Ragnarök (Unique, Temp),
 Chinurareta Tate (Unique, Temp) -> Eiyuu no Tate (Unique)
Esper: (Ragnarök)
- With Locke's help, you can easily get past the locked doors.
- The guy in the weapon shop has the Ragnarök Magicite, but he says
he would be able to use its power to forge a powerful sword. You have
to choose between the Magicite and the sword. I always go with the
sword, but the Esper is very nice as well, as it allows you to morph
enemies into items (including some rare ones).
- The guy in one of the other houses will give you the Chinurareta Tate.
Keep it equipped for 256 battles and it becomes the Eiyuu no Tate.

						\\\ Ancient Cave ||
Items: Wing Edge (Artifact), Ether Turbo, Shinigami no Card (Unique),
 Maseki no Kakera, X-Potion
Lost & Found: Gladius (Unique) (Master Tonberry)
Theft: X-Potion (Enuoo)
Boss: Master Tonberry (trap)
- Head to Figaro Jou and have the old man move the castle. As you're
going through the earth, he informs you that you seem to have found
something. Choose the second option to stop and explore. You can then
access the cave from the jail.
- Enuoos are the best source for X-Potions, but it's easier to just get
Elixirs instead (at the Colosseum).
- Master Tonberry is guarding the chest in the little room accessed by
taking the eastern path.

[Boss]
- This guy's surprisingly easy.

- The Gladius is the strongest knife in the game after the Valiant Knife.

						\\\ Ancient Castle ||
Items: Punisher (Unique), Fubuki no Orb (Unique), Kin no Kamikazari
Item (nc): Super Ether (Artifact)
Lost & Found: Kaiden no Akashi (Unique) (Samurai Soul)
Esper: Odin
Boss: Samurai Soul (trap)
- Go save your game after triggering the initial event.
- Samurai Soul is waiting for you in the little room west of the main
entrance.

[Boss]
- [LL] This won't be easy. Come back later if you just can't do it.

- Examine the petrified Odin to obtain his Magicite. DO NOT UPGRADE THIS
MAGICITE! Odin is the only Esper capable of boosting a character's Subayasa.

						\\\ Owzer's Mansion ||
Items: Moogle Suit, Shisha no Yubiwa (Unique)
Item (nc): Koutei no Tegami (Special)
Theft: Super Ball (Mainbooru), Goroneko Suit (Coeurl Cat),
 Chocobo Suit (Karadorius), Moogle Suit (Misty, Neishorizumu),
 Danchou no Hige (Narakamiiche)
Esper: Lakshmi
PC: Relm Lv36
Boss: Chadarnook
- Now it's time to check out Owzer no Yashiki in Jidoor. It's a short
dungeon, but it can be a little... weird.
- Turn on the lights, then examine the painting in the southwest corner
to trigger a fixed encounter (2x Misty, 575 xp). A door will appear after
the battle.
- Examine the Emperor's portrait twice to obtain the Koutei no Tegami. It
has no use, though.
- Flower painting: 3x Rofureshumedou -> Flee
- After going down the stairs, you'll see a painting of a chair. Do *not*
step in front of this picture or you'll be drawn into an unwanted battle.
- The chest with the Shisha no Yubiwa is hidden from view.
- [LL] DO NOT STEP UNDER THE FLOATING CHESTS! Stepping under any of the
four chests will trigger an encounter with a Neishorizumu and 4 Coeurl
Cats (1083 xp). Come back for them later.
- Examine the armor painting in this room to fight Narakamiiche (582 xp).
Another door will appear that takes you to the save point.

[Boss]
- Chadarnook will switch between two forms.

- Check the bookshelf after the battle to teleport out.

PC: Strago Lv36					\\\ Fanatics' Tower ||
- You'll find the Fanatics' Tower (Kyoushinsha no Tou) surrounded by
mountains on the Serpent's Trench. Strago will rejoin the party once
you bring Relm here. You should also get the first chest (an accessory
that prevents Instant Death).

Party [LL]: Locke Lv36, Terra Lv36, Celes Lv35, Edgar Lv35, Sabin Lv36,
 Cyan Lv35, Mog Lv40, Shadow Lv36, Setzer Lv35, Strago Lv36, Relm Lv36,
 Gau Lv35, Gogo Lv37

- [LL] With everyone back together, it's time to start building up your
characters.
- Without any boosts, every character will have about 9800 HP and 970 MP.

 Chikara   | Bismarck  (+2)
 Subayasa  | Odin      (+1)
 Maryoku   | Zoona Seeker (+2)
 HP        | Bahamut   (+50%)

- Str practically maxes out at 128 (you *can* increase it further, but it
won't have any effect). You'll need to take bonuses from equipment into
consideration for an optimized result.

  Strength boosts
+7 | Illumina
+2 | Excalibur
+3 | Aura Lance
+3 | Tiger Fang

+5 | Genji Armor (Locke, Terra, Celes, Edgar, Cyan, Shadow, Setzer)
+4 | Red Cap (all, two available)

- Once you're done, you should get a bunch of Ribbons.

						\\\ Jurassic Forest ||
Lost & Found: Sagojou no Yari (Tyranosaurus), Three Stars (Brachioreidos)
Theft: Ribbon (Brachioreidos)
- You'll want 12 Ribbons in total. You should already have 2 and you'll
get one more in the Phoenix Cave. Brachioreidos is an uncommon encounter,
so it'll take a while. Use Relm's Ayatsuru to avoid being blown away.
If she's at a high level, you don't have to worry about it missing.

Esper: Bahamut					\\\ Skies ||
Boss: Death Gaze
- Fly around to encounter Death Gaze. Defeat him to obtain Bahamut.

						\\\ Owzer no Yashiki ||
Items (nc): 293 Gil, Potion, Ether, Kin no Hari
- The floating chests don't actually give you what the game says
(likely intentional).
 2000 gil    -> 293 gil
 Hi-Potion   -> Potion
 Ether Turbo -> Ether
 Bannouyaku  -> Kin no Hari

Theft: Rasuto Elixir (Earth Protector)		\\\ Solitary Island ||

						\\\ Colosseum ||
- If your character casts Telepo or you run away, you won't lose the item.

 Hi-Potion        | Elixir
 Elixir           | Rename Card
 Ragnarök         | Lightbringer
 Bone Club        | Red Jacket
 Goroneko Suit    | Chocobo Suit
 Chocobo Suit     | Moogle Suit (Ahriman)
 Moogle Suit      | Nutson Suit
 Nutson Suit      | Genji no Yoroi
 Behemoth Suit    | Snow Muffler
 Sagojou no Yari  | Nekomimi Hood
 Masamune         | Ame no Murakumo
 Raijin no Tate   | Genji no Tate

						\\\ Mt. Zozo ||
Lost & Found: Force Armor (Artifact) (Storm Dragon)
Boss: Storm Dragon

						\\\ Opera House ||
Lost & Found: Wizard Rod (Unique) (Earth Dragon)
Boss: Earth Dragon

						\\\ Phoenix Cave ||
Items: Wing Edge, Telepo Stone, Ribbon, Hiryuu no Tsuno
Theft: Phoenix Down / Three Stars (Garyupudesu)
Lost & Found: Ame no Murakumo (Red Dragon)
Boss: Red Dragon
- If either party is defeated, it's game over. You're looking at Confusion,
Zombification, and Instant Death (Death and Dejon). Better bring in Shadow
and / or Relm.
- You can fight the Red Dragon with either team.

Esper: (Raiden)					\\\ Ancient Castle ||
Lost & Found: Zantetsuken (Unique) (Blue Dragon)
Boss: Blue Dragon
- Take 5 steps south from the right throne and hit confirm to open
a new path on the east side.
- Do *not* approach the petrified woman! If you check her, you'll lose
Odin and obtain Raiden, but you should keep Odin until you're done
leveling everyone up.

						\\\ Narshe ||
Lost & Found: Force Shield (Artifact) (Freeze Dragon)
Esper: Varigarumanda
Bosses: Freeze Dragon, Varigarumanda
- You need to have Mog in your party to get Umaro to join.
- You'll find Freeze Dragon on the snowfield beyond the mines and
Varigarumanda by the cliff. Save the game before jumping down the cliff.

						\\\ Umaro's Cave ||
Items: Ether Super, Gauntlet (Artifact)
Theft: Minerva Bisuche (Artifact) (Tonberries)
Lost & Found: Minerva Bisuche (3× Tonberries)
Esper: Midgardsormr
PC: Umaro
Bosses: 3× Tonberries, Yuki Otoko
- The first chest is a monster-in-a-box with 3 Tonberries.

[Boss: 3× Tonberries]
- These aren't the same as the normal Tonberries you can encounter here.
They drop one Minerva Bisuche, but you can also steal three more from them.

- Check the skull to find another Maseki as well as encounter Umaro.

[Boss]

- Umaro can't be controlled, can't equip any Espers, and you can't even
change his equipment (aside from accessories).

						\\\ Cyan's Dream ||
Items: Genji no Kote, Tetsu no Katamari (Special, Temp), Flame Shield,
 X-Potion, Ice Shield
Theft: Katami no Yubiwa (Alecsoul)
Lost & Found: Mamori no Udewa (Alecsoul)
Bosses: Reve, Sogno & Sueno, Alecsoul (& 2× Soul Saber)
- Go rest in one of the rooms in Doma castle with Cyan in your party
and you'll end up in Cyan's dream.
- Your party will be divided. Cyan won't return until you're done.
- After fighting the Dream Brothers, you'll end up at a train. This
is where you'll find the chests. Don't miss them, as you can't explore
these areas again.
- The next area is a mine. It'll loop endlessly unless you try heading
back.
- The last area is Doma castle. Go to the throne room to fight Arekusouru.

[Boss: Alecsoul]
- You'll need to kill one of your own characters to make him appear.

Esper: Alexander				\\\ Doma Castle ||

						\\\ Fanatics' Tower ||
Items: Safety Bit (Artifact), Air Anchor, Genji no Tate, Kagenui (Unique),
 Force Armor, Soul of Thamasa (Unique)
Item (nc): Holy Lance (Unique)
Bosses: Holy Dragon, Magic Master
- No save points.
- The only commands available here are Magic and Item. You can still
use physical attacks if you cast Berserk.
- Check the wall next to the first chest to open the path to the Air
Anchor outside.

[Boss]

[Boss]
- His physical defense is very high.
- He'll cast Ultima as a final attack (~5000 pod).

						\\\ Thamasa ||
- Bring in both Strago and Relm to trigger a scene with some guy named
Gungho. Afterwards, you can enter Ebot's Rock just north of Thamasa.

						\\\ Ebot's Rock ||
Item: n× Sango no Kakera (Special, Temp)
Theft: Telepo Stone / Ibara no Kanmuri (Hidun)
Boss: Hidun (+ 4× Erebos)
- The teleporters here take you to random locations. You'll have to go
around collecting Sango no Kakera and then feed it to the talking chest
to reach the boss. If you want an Ibara no Kanmuri (and, by extension,
a Mirage Vest), you'll need to save before giving the coral (one of the
rooms has a save point), as the chest will simply come back if you leave
after feeding it.

[Boss]
- Take out the Erebos and Hidun will use Grand Trine.

- You can fight Hidun again if you want to. Just talk to Gungho until
he mentions it.

Esper: Raiden					\\\ Ancient Castle ||
- If and *only* if you've leveled up all your characters (or at least
the ones that can equip Espers), you can go ahead and get Raiden (you'll
lose Odin in the process).

						\\\ Kefka's Tower ||
Items (a): Hypno Crown (Unique), Ikasama no Dice (Unique), Kazaguruma
Items (b): Minerva Bisuche, Kazaguruma, Force Shield, Ribbon, Force Armor
Items (c): Red Cap, Nutson Suit, Gauntlet, Brave Ring, Aegis no Tate,
 Rasuto Elixir, Rainbow Brush (Unique), Ribbon (or b)
Theft: Tiger Fang (Gran Behemoth), Masamune (Youjinbou),
 Break Blade (Outsider), Raijin no Tate (Muudosuudo),
 Kaiten no Kogiri (Duel Armor), Mamori no Udewa (Majinryuu),
 Air Anchor (Gamma), Force Armor / Ribbon (Guardian),
 Safety Bit (Majin), Minerva Bisuche (Megami)
Lost & Found: Growlance (Unique) (Kishin), Mutsu no Kami (Unique) (Majin),
 Excalibur (Unique) (Megami)
Esper: Jihad
Bosses: Ultima Buster, Yellow Dragon, Inferno (+ Ketu & Rafu),
 Skull Dragon, Guardian, Kishin, Majin, Megami, 3x (unknown), Kefka

- You'll split into three parties.
- Ultima Buster and the two dragons are optional.
- Majinryuus will use Kokoronai Tenshi when wounded, so watch out.
You can only encounter them in one area, though (just like some of
the other enemies).

[Boss: Ultima Buster] a

[Boss: Yellow Dragon] b

[Boss: Inferno] c

[Boss: Skull Dragon] c

- Upon defeating the 8 dragons, you'll receive the Esper, Jihad.
- Once you've stepped on the three switches in the area where you mostly
encounter Gamma, the only way to leave is by using Telepo. You'll likely
need to use it in order to steal the items from the upcoming bosses.

  L  M  R      L  M  R     L  M  R
           ->  a  c  b  /  c  b  a
  b  a  c

[Boss: Guardian] (middle) b/c
- Steal the Force Armor.

[Boss: Kishin] (middle) b/c

[Boss: Majin] (left) a/c
- Steal the Safety Bit.
- Make sure you have Strago with you in this one, as this is your only
chance to learn Force Field.

[Boss: Megami] (right) a/b
- You can steal a Minerva Bisuche from this one, but you might already
have enough of them.
- Better have those Safety Bits equipped on this one. She can inflict
Death Sentence on all your characters with Cloudy Heaven (can't be evaded).
Those that die from it will turn into Zombies and there's no way to
prevent it *or* heal it (at least none that I'm aware of).
- She tends to counter actions with Ai no Senkoku, which causes the
character to protect her until they're dead (doesn't cover Midareuchi,
though). She can also use Yuuwaku to charm your characters. With Ribbons,
you don't have to worry about these two.

- The second chest with a Ribbon is completely hidden from view in the
area where you fight Kishin.
- The final battle begins when you step on the three switches at the
three dead ends.

[Boss]
- If a character is dead at the end of these battles, they'll be replaced.
 |
[Boss]
 |
[Boss]
- You can steal an Ultima Weapon and a Ragnarök from these.
- This one will take one or two characters with it, so better cast Reraise.
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[Boss: Kefka]


































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