Final Fantasy VI WT (UC)

Final Fantasy VI

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

Based on: NTSC-U/C-version (SNS-F6-USA)



- 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.
- Item names are limited to 12 characters and, as a result, many names
have been crunched to fit into that limitation. I won't be using these
names so you can search for stuff without memorizing exactly which
characters were dropped.
- Due to a programming error, physical evade does nothing. Instead,
Magic Evade handles evasion for both physical and magical attacks. This
also renders the Darkness 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 / Magitek Factory
	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 / Darill'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: Terra Lv3, Wedge Lv1, Vicks Lv1		\\\ Narshe ||
Default (Terra): Mithril Knife, Buckler, Leather Hat (Artifact),
 Leather Armor (Artifact)
- You'll start off with 3000 gil and the key item Pendant.
- Terra (or Tina) starts with two spells: Cure and Fire.
- You'll fight a few fixed encounters before entering the mines.

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

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

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

Items: (Phoenix Down, Sleeping Bag)		\\\ Narshe Mines ||
Default (Locke): Dirk, Leather Hat, Leather Armor
Default (Mog): Mithril Pike, Mithril Shield
Boss: Marshal (+ 2× Lobos)
- 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 Marshal. Before you fight
him, unequip Mog's equipment so your other characters can use them (you
won't be seeing Mog again anytime 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: Tonic, Sleeping Bag			\\\ Narshe ||
Item (nc): Tincture
- 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: Soft, Tonic, Antidote, Phoenix Down
Item (nc): Auto Crossbow
Default (Edgar): Mithril Sword, Buckler, Leather Hat, Leather Armor
Boss(es): 2× M-TekArmor
Shop:
 Tonic			  50 gil	Auto Crossbow		250 gil
 Tincture		1500 gil	Noise Blaster		500 gil
 Antidote		  50 gil	Bio Blaster		750 gil
 Soft			 200 gil
 Echo Screen		 120 gil
 Phoenix Down		 500 gil
 Sleeping Bag		 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
Crossbow 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 Tools
(Auto Crossbow mainly).

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

						\\\ South Figaro ||
Items: 500 gil, 1000 gil, 1500 gil, Hyper Wrist, Running Shoes
Items (nc): Tonic, Soft, Antidote, Eyedrop, Green Cherry, Phoenix Down,
 Elixir, Tonic, Warp Stone
Shop:
 Dirk			150 gil		Sprint Shoes		1500 gil
 Mithril Knife		300 gil		Jewel Ring		1000 gil
 Mithril Blade		450 gil		True Knight		1000 gil
 Regal Cutlass		800 gil		Star Pendant		 500 gil
					Goggles			 500 gil
 Kung Fu Suit		250 gil
 Cotton Robe		200 gil
 Heavy Shield		400 gil
 Buckler		200 gil
 Plumed Hat		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 (aka. Relics) 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%
- Running Shoes: Auto-Haste

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

						\\\ Mt. Kolts ||
Items: Guardian (Artifact), Atlas Armlet, Tent, Tent
Theft: Bandana (Brawler)
Default (Sabin): Metal Knuckle (Unique), Leather Hat, Kung Fu Suit
Boss: Vargas (& 2× Ipoohs)
- Atlas Armlet: 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,
who will have to finish him off alone. The only way to do so is to
execute the Blitz move Pummel by inputting Left, Right, Left, A. You
have a limited amount of time to pull it off.

- Sabin's Blitz moves are delightfully powerful. Try to learn to use
some of them consistently (even if it's just Aura Bolt). 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: Potion, Phoenix Down, Air Lancet, Phoenix Down, True Knight
Items (nc): Green Cherry, Antidote, Tincture, Gauntlet / Genji Glove
- Feel free to pick up some 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
Glove 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.

Theft: Mithril Knife / Guardian (Pterodon)	\\\ Lete River ||
Boss: Ultros
- Ride the raft.

[Boss]
- Ultros can hit for as high as 200 pod, so better keep that Health
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, Ether, X-Potion, Ribbon, Large Shield,
 Regal Cutlass, Earrings
Items (nc): Cider (Special, Temp), Old Clock-Key
Theft: Plumed Hat / Guardian (Merchant)
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 cider 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 (Courage), 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, Antdot, Ice, Imp
- After freeing Celes, get the Old Clock-Key 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 Earrings boost the power of magical attacks by about 25%.

Theft: Air Lancet / Bio Blaster (TunnelArmr)	\\\ Cave of Figaro ||
Boss: TunnelArmr
- 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 Runic ability to block some of its spells.

- Thus concludes Locke's scenario.

Party: Sabin Lv16				\\\ House by the river ||
Shop:
 Shuriken		 30 gil
 Inviz Edge		200 gil
 Shadow Edge		400 gil

- You can recruit Shadow to your party here if you want. He might
ditch the party at times, though.
- Stock up on Tonics.
- If you have the Earrings available, give it to Sabin to boost Aura
Bolt and Fire Dance.

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

Lost & Found: Black Belt (Leader)		\\\ Doma Castle ||
Default (Cyan): Ashura, Buckler, Leather Hat, Leather Armor
- Take out the leader. Back to Sabin.

						\\\ Imperial Camp ||
Items: Star Pendant, Mithril Glove, Barrier Ring
Lost & Found: Green Beret (Telstar)
- 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 (Telstar + Soldier).
- The Barrier Ring is in the tent right behind the one that had the
Mithril Glove and Telstar. 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.

						\\\ Phantom Train ||
Items: Earrings, Phoenix Down, Sniper Sight, Phoenix Down
Lost & Found: Hyper Wrist (Specter)
Bosses: Specter, Phantom Train
- There's a save point in the last car.
- Hopefully you've gotten decent with Fire Dance.
- 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 (if he already hasn't), so unequip
anything important he might have.

Items (nc): Elixir, Tintinabar			\\\ Mobliz ||
Shop:
 Mithril Knife		 300 gil	Iron Armor		 700 gil
 Mithril Blade		 450 gil	Iron Helm		1000 gil
 Mithril Claw		 800 gil	Bandana			 800 gil
 Kotetsu		 800 gil	Magus Hat		 600 gil

 White Cape		5000 gil
 Dried Meat		 150 gil

- You'll need to use Dried Meat to get Gau in your party.
- In order to score the Tintinabar, 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 Tintinabar. The regeneration this accessory gives you per step is
base Stamina/4.

Default (Gau): none				\\\ Veldt ||
- The encounters on the Veldt 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 Rage
and 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: Brawler, Enzeru Wisp, Were-Rat, Rhinotaur, Lobo,
Epokusupuresu, Karutagura, Shibiruamoru, M-TekArmor.

Items: X-Potion, Green Beret		\\\ Crescent Rock & Serpent's Trench||
Item (nc): Tonic
- 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:
 Mithril Pike		 800 gil
 Silk Robe		 600 gil
 Fairy Ring		1500 gil
 Smoke Bomb		 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 Edge in
it right now, but get it later and you'll get a Ribbon instead.

Theft: Mithril Vest (Rider)			\\\ Narshe Valley ||
Lost & Found: Peace Ring (Kefka)
Bosses: Rider, 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 Mithril Vest.

[Boss]

						\\\ Narshe ||
Items: 5000 gil, Earrings, Thief Knife, Hyper Wrist, Sneak Ring,
 Wall Ring
Item (nc): Elixir
Shop:
 Full Moon		2500 gil	Iron Armor		 700 gil
 Flail			2000 gil	Silk Robe		 600 gil
 Regal Cutlass		 800 gil	Mithril Shield		1200 gil
 Air Lancet		 950 gil	Iron Helm		1000 gil
 Mithril Pike		 800 gil	Bandana			 800 gil
 Mithril Claw		 800 gil	Plumed Hat		 600 gil
 Kotetsu		 800 gil
					Mithril Glove		 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 ||
 Revivify		 300 gil
 Flash			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): Hero Ring			\\\ House North of Kohlingen ||
- The Hero Ring is the Atlas Armlet and Earrings combined. It increases
both physical and magical damage by a bit.

Item: Green Beret				\\\ Kohlingen ||
Item (nc): Elixir
Shop:
 Head Band		1600 gil
 Fire Skean		 500 gil
 Water Edge		 500 gil
 Bolt Edge		 500 gil

- Shadow's here.

Item (nc): Tincture				\\\ Jidoor ||
Shop:
 Kaiser Knuckle		1000 gil	Mithril Vest		1200 gil
 Forged			1200 gil	Ninja Gear		1100 gil
 Kodachi		1200 gil	White Dress		2200 gil

 Earrings		5000 gil
 Peace Ring		3000 gil
 Sniper Sight		3000 gil

- Gear up, then head for Zozo.

						\\\ Zozo ||
Items: Tincture, Chain Saw, Tonic, Thief Glove, Fire Knuckle,
 Running Shoes, X-Potion
Items (nc): Tincture, Potion
Theft: Atlas Armlet (HadesGigas), Goggles / Dragoon Boots (Harvester),
 Potion / Thief Knife (SlamDancer)
Espers: Ramuh, Stray, Siren, Kirin
Boss: Dadaluma
- Set the clock to 6:10:50 in one of the buildings to get the Chain Saw.
- The Dragoon Boots changes the Attack command to Jump. There 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 Thief Glove changes the Steal command to Capture, 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.
Equipping a Magicite (through the Skills menu) enables you to:
 × learn spells (from now on, (most) enemies will give you AP)
 × summon the Esper
 × gain stat bonuses when leveling up
- These stat bonuses are extremely important, as it's 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 Stamina is a *very*
low priority. A higher Stamina rating will *not* decrease the damage
you take from physical attacks!
- 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 Stray, who gives you a +1
to Magic. Not much, but it'll have to do.

						\\\ Jidoor ||
- Talk to Impresario in the manor north. Check the letter he drops,
then head for the opera house 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. | Oh, my hero... <---
   | Alas, Draco

2. | I Wish...
   | I'm the darkness  <---

3. | Must I        <---
   | Prince Ralse...

- 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, Tincture, Potion		\\\ Albrook ||
Shop:
 Epee			3000 gil
 Poison Claw		2500 gil
 Blossom		3200 gil
 Bard's Hat		3000 gil
 Wall Ring		6000 gil
 Amulet			5000 gil

Shop:						\\\ Tzen ||
 Boomerang		4500 gil
 Running Shoes		7000 gil
 Black Belt		5000 gil

Items (nc): Revivify, Remedy			\\\ Maranda ||
Shop:
 Boomerang		4500 gil
 Trident		1700 gil
 Mithril Mail		3500 gil
 Mithril Helm		2000 gil
 Green Beret		3000 gil

- The Mithril 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.

						\\\ Magitek Factory ||
Items: Flame Sabre, Tincture, X-Potion, Thunder Blade, Remedy,
 Gold Shield, Dragoon Boots, Zephyr Cape, Blizzard, Gold Helm,
 Gold Armor, Tent, Break Blade
Theft: Rune Blade / Drainer (Number 024), Tempest (Artifact) (Number 128)
Lost & Found: Flame Sabre / Blizzard (Number 024)
Espers: Ifrit, Shiva, Unicorn, Maduin, Shoat, Phantom, Carbunkl,
 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.
- This is the point where I really decided to put some effort into
halting my level progress, so I could (somewhat) properly boost my
stats before the end of the first world.
- 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, Shoat, 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 Tempest.

- 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: Locke Lv23, Terra Lv22, Edgar Lv23, Sabin Lv24, Cyan Lv21,
 Setzer Lv21, Gau Lv21
Default (Setzer): Cards (Unique), Mithril Shield, Bandana, Mithril Vest
- 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 Intangir 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.
- If you need cash for the stuff below, I'd recommend hitting the Veldt.

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

Auction:					\\\ Jidoor ||
 Cure Ring		20 000 gil
 Cherub Down		10 000 gil
 Golem (Esper)		20 000 gil
 Zone Seek (Esper)	10 000 gil

- The auction house is now in action.
- Better not waste 10k on a Cherub Down. It just gives you Auto-Levitate.
The Cure Ring 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): Mithril Pike, Mithril Shield	\\\ Narshe ||
Shop:
 Hawkeye		6000 gil	Power Sash		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,
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 Kin no Kamikazari, but you can manage without it.
- Mog's dancing skills are learnt by simply fighting in different
kinds of terrain.

						\\\ Thamasa ||
Items (nc): Eyedrop, Soft, Echo Screen, Green Cherry

						\\\ Thamasa Region ||
Theft: Gaia Gear (Baskervor), Hyper Wrist (Chimera)

					\\\ Cave to the Sealed Gate ||
Items: Assassin Dagger (Unique), Tempest (Artifact), X-Potion,
 Coin Toss (Unique), Ether, Genji Glove, Tent, Ether, Elixir, Magicite,
 Ether, Magicite, Atma Weapon (Unique), Magicite
Items (nc): Inviz Edge, Water Edge, Remedy, 2000 gil
Theft: Amulet (Ing)
- 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.
 × 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 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: Back Guard, X-Potion, Tincture, Gale Hairpin, Revivify
Items (nc): Tintinabar, Charm Bangle
- 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. | To the Empire
   | To the Returner
   | To our hometowns    <---

2. | Leave him in jail   <---
   | Pardon him
   | Execute him

3. | What's done is done
   | That was inexcusable   <---
   | Apologize again

4. | Was she an Imperial spy?
   | Celes is one of us     <---
   | We trust Celes

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

5. | Yes, the Espers have gone too far   <---
   | But you unleashed their power

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. | That all you really want is peace
   | That your war's truly over       <---
   | That you're sorry

8. Yes  <---

- 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
Charm Bangle.
- 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: Cherub Down, X-Potion, 8000 gil, Ether, Running Shoes, Elixir,
 Back Guard, Cure Ring, Wall Ring, 13 000 gil, 20 000 gil, Elixir
Item (nc): Flame Sabre

Item (nc): Warp Stone				\\\ Albrook ||
Default (Shadow): Imperial, Ninja Gear
- 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: Fire Rod, Ice Rod			\\\ Thamasa ||
Item (nc): Memento Ring (Artifact)
Default (Strago): Mithril Rod, Mithril Shield, Plumed Hat, Cotton Robe
Theft: Flame Sabre (Flame Eater)
Boss: Flame Eater
Shop:
 Stout Spear		10 000 gil	Gold Armor		10 000 gil
 Darts			10 000 gil	Gaia Gear		  6000 gil
 Fire Rod		  3000 gil	Mystery Veil		  5500 gil
 Ice Rod		  3000 gil	Tiger Mask		  2500 gil
 Thunder Rod		  3000 gil
 Mithril Rod		   500 gil

- Talk to Strago in his house. You can find the Memento Ring 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]
- You'll gain some xp here because of the Balloons he summons.
- Stealing the Flametongue isn't too important.

- Strago starts with 3 Lores: Aqua Rake, Revenge and Stone.

						\\\ Esper Mountain ||
Items: Heal Rod (Artifact), Chocobo Suit, Tabby Suit, X-Potion
Default (Relm): Chocobo Brush (Unique), Mithril Shield, Plumed Hat,
 Silk Robe, Memento Ring (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: Ether, X-Potion, Phoenix Down, Beads
Items (nc): Elixir, Remedy

- 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 Water Rondo 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
 × Step Mine: Used by GreaseMonks around South Figaro when confused.
 × Pearl Wind: Used by Abolishers on the Esper Mountain.

- Get some healing spells with Seraphim, offensive spells with Maduin + Osmose
- Ghosts in the Phantom Forest are worth 3 AP as long as they come
alone (they usually do).
- 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 Sneeze.

Party: 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: X-Ether (Artifact) (Laser Gun)		\\\ Airship ||
Lost & Found: Czarina Ring (Air Force)
Bosses: Ultros 4 & Chupon, Air Force (+ Laser Gun & MissileBay)
- You'll fight several fixed encounters with Sky Armors and Spit Fires
before facing the bosses.

[Boss]

[Boss]
- Better steal the X-Ether.

						\\\ Floating Continent ||
Items: Murasame, Beret, Elixir
Theft: Back Guard (Misfit), Cure Ring (Apocrypha),
 Running Shoes (Behemoth), Potion / Genji Glove (Dragon)
Lost & Found: Hardened (Gigantos)
Bosses: Gigantos (trap), Atma Weapon, Nerapa
- You'll start off right next to a save point. You'll also find
Shadow lying nearby.
- This place can be tricky if you're trying to avoid xp. Gear up with
the Back Guard, Gale Hairpin, Charm Bangle and the one Ribbon you have.
- As previously mentioned, you can't run away from Ninjas. They always
come in two, but sometimes they're accompanied by a Wirey Drgn
in which case you can run away once only the Wirey Drgn is left.
In all other cases, you just have to kill them and eat up the 347 xp.
- Brainpans are probably even more annoying than the Ninjas. Their
special attack Smirk (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 takes you to the second save point.
You're very close to Ultima Weapon / Atma 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.
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: Atma 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 Naughty
whom you can't run away from. 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: Celes Lv35				\\\ Island ||
Items: Fish (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.
- 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 ||
 Flame Sabre		7000 gil
 Blizzard		7000 gil
 Thunder Blade		7000 gil
 Atlas Armlet		5000 gil
 Earrings		5000 gil

						\\\ Tzen ||
Items: Heal Rod (Artifact), Pearl Rod, Hyper Wrist, Tincture,
 Drainer, Magicite
PC: Sabin Lv36
Shop:
 Fire Knuckle		10 000 gil
 Beret			  3500 gil
 Sneak Ring		  3000 gil
 Back Guard		  7000 gil
 Dragoon Boots		  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), so
you can skip those unless you're determined to open every chest in the
game regardless of their contents.
 × 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 Down				\\\ 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 Edge		  7500 gil	Gale Hairpin		8000 gil
 Enhancer		10 000 gil	Hyper Wrist		8000 gil
 Diamond Vest		12 000 gil	Zephyr Cape		7000 gil
 Diamond Shield		  3500 gil	Cure Ring		8000 gil
 Diamond Helm		  8000 gil	Czarina Ring		3000 gil
					Beads			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 ||
 Gold Lance		12 000 gil
 Diamond Armor		15 000 gil
 Running Shoes		  7000 gil

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

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

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

[Boss]
- Edgar will join the party here.

PC: Setzer Lv35					\\\ Kohlingen ||
Shop: Dice - 5000 gil, Trump - 13 000 gil

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

						\\\ Darill's Tomb ||
Items: Crystal Mail, Czarina Gown, Exp Egg, Genji Helmet (Unique),
 Man Eater
Lost & Found: Dragon Claw (Presenter - Head + Shell)
Bosses: Presenter (Head & Shell), Dullahan
- The Exp Egg is just east of the Czarina Gown.
- The chest beside the save point is a monster-in-a-box. Make sure you
have Shoat equipped before you examine it.

[Boss]
- Summon Shoat 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's Letter (Special, Temp)
Shop:
 Falchion		17 000 gil	Crystal Mail		17 000 gil
 Sword Breaker		16 000 gil	Crystal Shield		  7000 gil
 Gravity Rod		13 000 gil	Crystal Helm		10 000 gil
					Dark Gear		13 000 gil
					Tao Robe		13 000 gil
					Oath 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: Palidor					\\\ Island ||
- Check the beach for a new Esper.

Special: Bum Rush				\\\ 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
 Dark Hood		  7500 gil
 Circlet		  7000 gil
 Guard Ring		  5000 gil
 Cherub Down		  6300 gil
 Hero Ring		50 000 gil (auction)

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

Shop:						\\\ Thamasa ||
 Pearl Rod		12 000 gil
 Gravity Rod		13 000 gil
 Da Vinci Brush		  7000 gil
 Ninja Star		   500 gil
 Light Robe		11 000 gil
 Peace Ring		  3000 gil

Item (nc): Rust-Rid (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 Rust Rid
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), Thunder Shield,
 Aegis Shield (Artifact), Gold Hairpin, Books (Special)
Theft: Potion / Muscle Belt (Borras), Rising Sun / Bone Club (Punisher),
 Thief Glove (Scrapper)
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, Pod Bracelet		\\\ Narshe Mines ||
Item (nc): Moogle Charm (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: Ether, Red Jacket, Genji Armor, Magical Brush (Unique),
 Fake Mustache, Zephyr Cape, Hero Ring, Tack Star, Thunder Shield
Default (Gogo): Mithril Knife, Mithril Shield, Plumed Hat, Mithril Vest
PC: Gogo Lv37
Theft: Mithril Blade / Soul Saber (Karkass),
 Dirk / Sword Breaker (TapDancer), Imperial / Hardened (Woolly),
 Ashura / Murasame (Ogor), Dried Meat / Flail (Wart Puck)
- (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 Lore, he can't learn them.

Item (nc): 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: Rage Ring (Unique), Striker (Unique, Temp)
Lost & Found: Tiger Fang (Allo Ver), Behemoth Suit (SrBehemoth)
Bosses: Allo Ver (trap), SrBehemoth A (gray) & SrBehemoth 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
Striker 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: 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 Down, X-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. 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.
- The hard part is dealing with the enemy called Phase. 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.
- I didn'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 will 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),
 Cursed Shield (Unique, Temp) -> Paladin Shield (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 Cursed Shield.
Keep it equipped for 256 battles and it becomes the Paladin Shield.

						\\\ Ancient Cave ||
Items: Wing Edge (Artifact), Ether, Doom Darts (Unique), Magicite,
 X-Potion
Lost & Found: Graedus (Unique) (Master Tonberry)
Theft: X-Potion (Enuoo)
Boss: Master Pug (trap)
- Head to Figaro Castle 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), Blizzard Orb (Unique), Gold Hairpin
Item (nc): X-Ether (Artifact)
Lost & Found: Offering (Unique) (KatanaSoul)
Esper: Odin
Boss: KatanaSoul (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]
- 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 Speed.

						\\\ Owzer's Mansion ||
Items: Moogle Suit, Relic Ring (Unique)
Item (nc): Royal Letter (Special)
Theft: Super Ball (Crusher), Tabby Suit (Wild Cat), Chocobo Suit (Vindr),
 Moogle Suit (Dahling, SoulDancer), Fake Mustache (Still Life)
Esper: Starlet
PC: Relm Lv36
Boss: Chadarnook
- Now it's time to check out Owzer's Mansion 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 Dahling, 575 xp). A door will appear
after the battle.
- Examine the Emperor's portrait twice to obtain the Royal Letter. It
has no use, though.
- Flower painting: 3x Nightshade -> 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 Relic Ring is hidden from view.
- DO NOT STEP UNDER THE FLOATING CHESTS! Stepping under any of the four
chests will trigger an encounter with a SoulDancer and 4 Wild Cats
(1083 xp). Come back for them later.
- Examine the armor painting in this room to fight Still Life (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 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: 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

- 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.

 Strength  | Bismarck  (+2)
 Speed     | Odin      (+1)
 Magic     | Zone Seek (+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: Imp Halberd (Tyranosaur), Economizer (Brachosaur)
Theft: Ribbon (Brachosaur)
- You'll want 12 Ribbons in total. You should already have 2 and you'll
get one more in the Phoenix Cave. Brachosaur is an uncommon encounter,
so it'll take a while. Use Relm's Control 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: Doom Gaze
- Fly around to encounter Doom Gaze. Defeat him to obtain Bahamut.

						\\\ Owzer's Mansion ||
Items (nc): 293 Gil, Tonic, Tincture, Soft
- The floating chests don't actually give you what the game says
(likely intentional).
 2000 gil -> 293 gil
 Potion   -> Tonic
 Ether    -> Tincture
 Remedy   -> Soft

Theft: Megalixir (EarthGuard)			\\\ Solitary Island ||

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

 Potion         | Elixir
 Elixir         | Rename Card
 Ragnarök       | Illumina
 Bone Club      | Red Jacket
 Tabby Suit     | Chocobo Suit
 Chocobo Suit   | Moogle Suit (Veteran)
 Moogle Suit    | Nutkin Suit
 Nutkin Suit    | Genji Armor
 Behemoth Suit  | Snow Muffler
 Imp Halberd    | Cat Hood
 Aura           | Strato
 Thunder Shield | Genji Shield

						\\\ 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, Warp Stone, Ribbon, Dragon Horn
Theft: Phoenix Down / Economizer (Aquila)
Lost & Found: Strato (Red Dragon)
Boss: Red Dragon
- If either party is defeated, it's game over. You're looking at
Confusion, Zombification and Instant Death (Doom and Warp). Better
bring in Shadow and / or Relm.
- You can fight the Red Dragon with either team.

Esper: (Raiden)					\\\ Ancient Castle ||
Lost & Found: Scimitar (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: Tritoch
Bosses: Freeze Dragon, Tritoch
- 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
Tritoch by the cliff. Save the game before jumping down the cliff.

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

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

- Check the skull to find another Magicite 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 Glove, Lump of Metal (Special, Temp), Flame Shield,
 X-Potion, Ice Shield
Theft: Memento Ring (Wrexsoul)
Lost & Found: Pod Bracelet (Wrexsoul)
Bosses: Larry, Curly & Moe, Wrexsoul (& 2× SoulSaver)
- Go rest in one of the rooms in Doma castle with Cyan in your party
and you'll end up in Cyan's dream / soul.
- Your party will be divided. Cyan won't return until you're done.
- After fighting the Dream Stooges, 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 Wrexsoul.

[Boss: Wrexsoul]
- 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 Shield, Stunner (Unique),
 Force Armor, Gem Box (Unique)
Item (nc): Pearl Lance (Unique)
Bosses: White Dragon, MagiMaster
- 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× Coral (Special, Temp)
Theft: Warp Stone / Thornlet (Hidon)
Boss: Hidon (+ 4× Erebos)
- The teleporters here take you to random locations. You'll have to go
around collecting Coral and then feed it to the talking chest to reach
the boss. If you want a Thornlet (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 Hidonites and Hidon will use Grand Trine.

- You can fight Hidon 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): Coronet (Unique), Fixed Dice (Unique), Tack Star
Items (b): Minerva, Tack Star, Force Shield, Ribbon, Force Armor
Items (c): Red Cap, Nutkin Suit, Gauntlet, Hero Ring, Aegis Shield,
 Megalixir, R'bow Brush (Unique), Ribbon (or b)
Theft: Tiger Fang (GtBehemoth), Aura (Retainer),
 Break Blade (Outsider), Thunder Shield (Steroidite),
 Chain Saw (Dueller), Pod Bracelet (Doom Drgn),
 Air Anchor (Scullion), Force Armor / Ribbon (Guardian),
 Safety Bit (Poltrgeist), Minerva (Goddess)
Lost & Found: Aura Lance (Unique) (Doom), Sky Render (Unique) (Poltrgeist),
 Excalibur (Unique) (Goddess)
Esper: Crusader
Bosses: Atma, Gold Dragon, Inferno (+ Striker & Rough), Skull Dragon,
 Guardian, Doom, Poltrgeist, Goddess, 3x (unknown), Kefka

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

[Boss: Atma] a

[Boss: Gold Dragon] b

[Boss: Inferno] c

[Boss: Skull Dragon] c

- Upon defeating the 8 dragons, you'll receive the Esper, Crusader.
- Once you've stepped on the three switches in the area where you mostly
encounter Gamma, the only way to leave is by using Warp. 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: Doom] (middle) b/c

[Boss: Poltrgeist] (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: Goddess] (right) a/b
- You can steal a Minerva Vest 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 Overcast (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 Love Token, which causes the
character to protect her until they're dead (doesn't cover X-Fight,
though). She can also 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.
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[Boss]
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[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 Life 3.
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[Boss: Kefka]


































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