Star Ocean 2 Post (PAL)

Star Ocean 2 - The Second Story



  Disc 2 - Post-Game
        Cave of Trials



 ¤~~~~~~¤   Cave of Trials   ¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤

      -- Level 1 --

 Boss: Dark Feather (+ 2x Weird Knights)

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

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

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


      -- Level 2 --

 Boss: Blood Garell (+ 4x Hunting Gels)

                C9*b9
             c3-B7-B8-c1           B8: Purity Leaf
             |         |           C2: Link Combo (nc)
             c4-c7    C2           (c4->) C5:Reflective Armor,ResurrectionMist
             |   |                 B7: Blood Grell (Boss), Seraphic Garb (nc)
             c6 c8

- C2: Milene (south), Luke (north). Check the ground between the statues.
- c4: Feria (east), Yufie (south)
- c6: Lloyd (east), Cistina (south)
- c8: Sharon (west)

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


      -- Level 3 --

 Boss: 3x Dream Shades

             e4-e5-d3-d4
             |  |   |  |          D2: Sylvan Mail
             E3 e6-D2-d5          D7: Juicy Beef, Dream Crown, Wonder Drug
             |  |   |  |          E1: Fruit Nectar
             e2-C9-d1-d6          E3: Fruit Nectar, Slayer's Ring
             |  |   |  |          C9: 3xDream Shades (Boss),Magical Drops(nc),
             E1-d9-d8-D7           (-> E7)

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

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


      -- Level 4 --

 Boss: Miel 32

                                  E7: Fruit Nectar, Extinction (spell)
            f7F8*                 (E7 ->) E8: Black Earring
            |        F4           (E7 ->) E9: Peep Non
            |  F5 f2  |           F1: Resurrection Mist, Purity Leaf
            f6-E7-F1-f3           F4: Seraphic Garb
                                  F5: Illusive Shamisen (Unique)
                                  f7: Miel 32 (Boss)

- The walls are not always what they seem.
- In F5, you can get the Illusive Shamisen if one of your characters has
Musical Talent at Lv10 (Talents don't matter).

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


      -- Level 5 --

 Bosses: 3x Dream Shades, Weird Beast

           g1  G3                F8: Fresh Syrup, Slayer's Ring
           |---G2-G4 g6          G3: Wonder Drug
           |    |   \g5          G2: Juicy Beef
           F89  |     |          G4: Seraphic Garb
               h1g9g8G7          G7: 3x Dream Shades, Weird Slayer (Afc)(nc)
               H2 |              H2: Fruit Nectar, Fairy Ring
                  \h3h4*         F9: Weird Beast, Red Lotus Gem (Temp)(nc)

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

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

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

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


      -- Level 6 --

 Shop:                                     Boss:
  Go-Home Frog              300 001 F        Funny Thief Lv99
  Tri-Emblem              5 000 000 F    (+ Dream Shade & 3x Funny Thieves)
  Santa's Boots          10 000 000 F

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

- If you have it, use the Funny Slayer to take out Metal Chinkes. If you
don't, don't waste your time and MP on them. They have 300 HP and only take
1 pod from all attacks.
- A good place to level up (despite the Funny Thief encounters (you can just
run away from those)). I build up to Lv200 before taking on the next level.
- You may find Santa in h6.
 - Using a Go-Home Frog will warp you out of the dungeon.

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


      -- Level 7 --

 Boss: Mithril Eater (M-Eater)

              J7*               I7: Purity Leaf     (i6 ->) I8: Peep Non
           I7 J6                I9: Weird Slayer    J1: Tri-Emplem
           i6-i5-J1-j2-J5       J3: Fresh Syrup
           |   |     |          J4: Ganze Sea Urchin, Resurrection Mist
           |  i4    J3          J5: Cracked Gem (Temp)
           |   |     |          J6: Mithril Eater, Million Staff (nc),
           I9-i3    J4           Bunny Shoes, Ishidaya Tea, Yukiyucho Tea

- Equip 2 Blue Talismans on each of your fighters to avoid getting wiped
out by the Lv99 Funny Thieves. Not only are they fast, but their attack
does 2 hits. The Blue Talisman's multipliers are factored separately,
so if you start off with 1000 DFP, it'll become 1690. You can also opt
to run away if your level is high enough (160+).
- Maguses cast Noah (1700 pod)
- Use Metalwork to fix up the Cracked Gem into another Red Lotus Gem.

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


      -- Level 8 --

 Lost & Found:                     Boss:
   Star Guard (Star Guarder)         E-Beast

                                   J7: Lavender
            K2                     K2: Special Tuna, Peep Non
            k1--J9-k9              K3: Slime Jelly, Soda-Pop,
            |    |                  Million Staff (Artifact)
            K3k5J9-k6-K8           K4: Wonder Drug, Fresh Syrup, Ganze
            K4  j8  |              K7: Funny Slayer
                J7 K7              K8: Seraphic Garb, Amoeba Soup
                                   J9: E-Beast, Gelatin Steak (nc), (-> l1)

- Weird Devils can cast Demon's Gate (2200 pod, V).
- The Food God in J9 first asks for delicious food. After giving it a
bunch, it'll ask for something bad (like Pet Food).
- Use the short cut from now on.

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


      -- Level 9 --


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

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


      -- Level 10 --

 Boss: Geo-Guardian

            N7-n8-n9-O1           N3: Funny Slayer       N7: Bunny Shoes
            |  |   |  |           N5: Valkyrie Boots     M6: Fresh Syrup
            N3-n4-N5-N6           M7: Rainbow Diamond, Valkyrie Boots (Afc),
            |  |   |  |                Sage's Stone
            m9-n1-n1-N2           M8: Valiant Boots      N2: Purity Leaf
            |  |   |  |           N6: Million Staff, Meteor Swarm (spell)
            m5-M6-M7-M8           O1: Tri-Ace (waza), Geo-Guardian, (-> o2)

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

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


      -- Level 11 --

 Boss: Dragon Tyrant

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

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

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

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


      -- Level 12 --

 Boss: nx Phoenix

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

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


      -- Level 9 --

 Item (nc):              Boss:
   Levantine               Wise Sorcerer (+ 3x Dream Shades)

- Check the coffin to fight the boss.

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

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


      -- Level 13 --

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

                Q2
             p3-p2-p7              P5: Valiant Mail
             |  |   |              P9: Valiant Guard
             p4 p1 p8              P2: Gabrie Celesta (Boss),
             |      |               Silver Trumpet (Unique)(nc),
          p6-P5    P9-q1            Angel Armband

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

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

- There will be no encounters afterwards until you re-enter the CoT.
The emergency exits are temporarily offline as well.


      Silver Trumpet
 Enemies:            HP     Eva    ATP   Mov    DFP  Ail FWTIESULDV
  Phoenix       | 350 000 | 830 | 2167 |1088 |   75 |   |I  I      | Lv2
  Crab Gunner   |  48 500 | 800 | 1934 | 256 |  127 |   |          | Lv3
  Hell Servant  | 450 000 | 920 | 2667 |1088 | 2325 |   |R  R      | Lv4
  Mythril Eater | 600 000 | 900 | 5667 |   - | 1275 |   |          | Lv5
  Erishin Beast | 450 000 | 850 | 2000 | 320 |  600 |P S|RRRRRRR  R| Lv6
  Geo Guardian  | 400 000 | 900 | 3000 | 384 | 1650 |   |          | Lv7
  Dragon Tyrant | 550 000 | 950 | 2534 | 800 | 1200 |  S|          | Lv8
  Wise Sorceria | 700 000 | 900 | 3667 |1024 | 2250 | ZS|R   RRR   | Lv9
  Iselia Queen  |    3,3m |1000 | 3867 |1440 | 2250 |  S|        A | Lv10

- While the Silver Trumpet allows you to fight Iselia Queen. I would
only recommend doing so if you're playing one of the Trophy-enabled
versions, in which case you'll likely want to give the alternate Gabe
a shot as well. You might feel confident, having made it this far
without the AI fix, but, trust me, these two super bosses are in a
league of their own.
- If you choose to proceed, you can start by getting to Lv255 (fighting
the Dragon Tyrant using the Trumpet gets you there pretty quickly), I
recommend you use Piety to boost your Dexterity in the original (Int
for Rena) and Agility (or nothing*) in SE.
 - *10 point increase isn't much, so it's arguably not worth the time
 and effort (doing a single character takes around 30 minutes).

 Lost & Found (Iselia Queen):    Bosses:
   Angel Armband /                 Iselia Queen/Ethereal Queen
   Maken Levantine                 Indalecio/Gabriel (limiter off)

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

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




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