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Final Fantasy 9: Walkthrough / F.A.Q. (PC)
Final Fantasy IX (Japanese Version) Ver. 0.92
FAQ/Walkthrough
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(Written by BabyRyoga@aol.com)
(Logo By GladeFreak@aol.com)
First Version: 7/15/00
Latest Version: 7/24/00
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I am also is no expert in the japanese language. If anyone can
provide advanced elements of the plot, please email me and you will
be given credit. What I translate might be my best guess, and might
not always be correct, especally when it comes to things like ATEs.
If you have any corrections, please email me.
The names of some items in this walkthrough are incorrect, and will just
be listed as what they look like or do. In a future version, I will get
all the correct names of the items. Be patient please. Some references to
the story might be my best guesses, so please email me if you have
corrections or notes to add.
Note: This file will contain japanese characters some time in the future.
You will need the right software to view them, so if you see jumbled up
symbols, you might need a program like NJStar to view the characters.
Any EUC-JIS decoder will catch the characters. All EUC-JIS coding in this
file was done by the program NJStar Version 4.3. The NJStar communicator
will not display all the text, for reasons unknown, so download MagicWin
at http://www.magicwin.com.my/ or us the NJStar japanese word processor.
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Updates
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Ver. 0.92 - For some reason I can't get the japanese characters to appear with the NJStar
communicator. They will appear fine with MagicWin, which you can download at
www.magicwin.com.my. Updated walkthrough, fixed some errors. Added romanized
Melodies of Life.
Ver. 0.9 - Fixed some small and added an english translation for Melodies of Life. I'll
probably take a day or two off from updating, as it's my 18th B-Day today.
Ver. 0.88 - Walkthrough updated to all of disc 1, alot of Chocograph information added.
Also added a cool ascii logo thanks to GladeFreak@aol.com.
(Author's Note: Im sorry that the walkthrough has been going a little slow lately, but I
am focusing on doing all the lists. As soon as they are almost done (or I get sick of making
them for a while) the walkthrough will be updated 3 times as fast or so. I also try to
explain the story as I see it, which is hard when you can't read kanji that well).
Ver. 0.85 - Walktthrough updated to After Hunting game, Weapons and Items lists added.
Ver. 0.83 - Cards and Accessories lists added, Song Lyrics added. other minor things changed.
(Note: The Lyrics are in japanese text. Romanization and Translation comming soon).
Ver. 0.8 - Complete ability list for all characters (5 or 6 are not translated though),
Walkthrough updated up to just before the hunting game.
Ver. 0.75 - More list updates, added alot of japanese characters.
Ver. 0.7 - Walkthrough updated up to Lindbulm, Lists updated greatly.
Ver. 0.6 - Walkthrough updated up to after the Evil Forest.
Ver. 0.5 - After debating about it for a week, this guide is finally created.
Whats to Come - Complete Walkthrough of all 4 discs, Items/Equipment/Monster lists,
Translation of the ending, possibly more.
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Forward: What I Think of Squaresoft Games on the Playstation
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I am glad square finally got it together and released a halfway decent Final
Fantasy title for the Playstation. Final Fantasy Tactics was decent too, but most
people do not even mention it when talking about Final Fantasy Titles. Final
Fantasy VII and VIII were almost torture to play as games. While they had some nice
scenes and music, they were more suited to be movies or perhaps a weekly anime
series in Japan. I have been a fan of Square since I was this tall --> |---| and in
the last few years, I have been slowly getting angry at the new releases they throw
out. I still, nonetheless by most of the well known ones the day they come out in Japan,
give or take 48 hours. Most recently I have been scorned at Seiken Densetsu: Legend of
Mana, which I was playing about this time last year. Chrono Cross wasn't as good as
the original, but maybe I just didn't give it enough of a chance. Final Fantasy IX
totally blows anything square has done for the Playstation out of the water, and it's
about time. Some may say this is the game that is better than the Super Famicom Final
Fantasy games, I have not decided yet for sure. The kawaii Mogli (AKA Moogle) also makes
a return in Final Fantasy IX, which will make many Mogli fans happy.
Of course, alot of people will want to know how the graphics and music are. The
FMV scenes are beautiful, much nicer than the previous FF games. The in game graphics are
also very detailed, although they have a few flaws at some points. The characters are more
super-deformed than realistic like in FFVIII. The music is great. A few tracks might stand
out, my personal favorites are the boss music, the music that plays when Zidane is treading
on lone in the Pandemodium, the final battle music, and the song that plays during the
ending. the song is not in english, and it is not in a totally random language such as latin
like the "One Winged-Angel" track or the "Song of Mana". It is in good old japanese for a
change (japanese game, japanese song.. makes sense). I don't know the names of these tracks
yet, except that the song is called "Melodies of Life". The soundtrack comes out at the end
of August in Japan, so I will find out the names of a few of the others then.
Contents
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I. Game Functions (For those who don't know japanese and can't read the manual)
Getting Started
Menus and Control
Explaination of ATE
Characters
Abilities
Status Changes
The Mogli
Going Into a State of Trance
Combination Shops
II. Walkthrough (Some chapters may be optional)
Prolouge: Song Lyrics: Melodies of Life
Disc One:
Chapter One: Alexandria Town
Chapter Two: The Evil Forest
Chapter Three: The Mist Continent and the Ice Cave
Chapter Four: The Village of Dali
Chapter Five: Lindbulm Kingdom
Chapter Six: Betrayal?
Chapter Seven: Shadows and Storms on Burmecia
Disc Two:
Chapter Eight: The Eternally Dark City of Treno
III. Skills and Abilities (Under Construction)
Spells
Special Attacks
Special Trance Abilities
Abilities
IV. Equipment (Under Construction)
Items
Event Items
Weapons
Head Wear
Wrist Wear
Body Wear
Accessories
Shop Lists
V. Monster List (Under Construction)
Regular Monsters
Bosses
VI. The Card Game
Playing the Card Game
Card List
VII. The Chocobo (Under Construction)
Obtaining A Chocobo
Chocobo Digging
Chocographs
Finding Chocobo Upgrades
Chocograph List
Chocograph Treasure Locations
Locations That Hide Something Else
VIII. Codes for Gamesharks and or Other Cheat Devices (Under Construction)
IX. Special Thanks
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I. Game Functions
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Getting Started
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Since this walkthrough is for the japanese version of Final Fantasy IX, I will
take the time to explain how it must be played. This game has no anti-mod protection, so
all you need to play it is a US Playstation unit that has an old mod chip or a stealth
mod chip. The swap meathod will also work in the case of this game, without any Gameshark
or Pro-Action Replay codes. Other ways to play this game include owning a japanese
Playstation unit, or a japanese Playstation 2 unit (Which I myself play this game on). If
you do not have a mod chip or japanese Playstation unit, you cannot play this game.
Note: The author of this FAQ does not openly support piracy of video games or mod chips.
The author will not tell you how to purchase a mod chip or how the swap meathod works.
Hell, he probably doesnt know anything about those 2 subjects either ^^;. The author can
recomend the website www.ncsx.com for buying a japanese Playstation or Playstation 2 unit,
as well as the game. They try to make the prices as low as they can possibly go, and are
reliable. You can also try www.buyrite.net, but they have slightly higher prices and aren't
as reliable (but not THAT untrustworthy).
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Menus and Control
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The Status Menu
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¥¢¥¤¥Æ¥à 1st Option - Item
¥¢¥Ó¥ê¥Æ¥¤ 2nd Option - Ability
¤½¤¦¤Ó 3rd Option - Equipment (Soubi)
¥¹¥Æ¡¼¥¿¥¹ 4th Option - Status
¤¿¤¤¤±¤¤ 5th Option - Formation (Taikei)
¥«¡¼¥É 6th Option - Card
¥³¥ó¥Õ¥£¥° 7th Option - Config
¥»¡¼¥Ö 8th Option - Save
Equipment and Character Status
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¤¹¤Ð¤ä¤µ Speed (Subayasa)
¤Á¤«¤é Strength (Chikara)
¤Þ¤ê¤ç¤¯ Sorcery (Maryoku)
¤¤ê¤ç¤¯ Spirit (Kiryoku)
¤³¤¦¤²¤¤ê¤å¤ª¤¯ Attack Power (Kougekiryuoku)
¤Ü¤¦¤®¤ç¤ê¤ç¤¯ Defense Power (Bougyoryoku)
¤«¤¤¤Ò¤ê¤Ä Evade (Kaihiritsu)
¤Þ¤Û¤¦¤Ü¤¦¤®¤ç Magic Defense (Mahoubougyo)
¤Þ¤Û¤¦¤«¤¤¤Ò Magic Evade (Mahoukaihi)
Item Menu, Options Menu, Ability Menu, and more comming soon.
Control
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Note: Pushing all buttons at once will result in the game shifting back to the title screen.
Control While Walking Around (On the Field)
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Directional Pad: Moves character in the direction indicated.
Left Analog Stick: Moves character in the direction indicated.
Circle Button: Talk to a person or Examine an object when a "!" or "?" bubble appears.
Triangle Button: Brings up the status menu.
X Button: Hold to Run.
Square Button: Challenges a person to a card game (in town).
Call over a Mogli.
Start button: Pauses the game.
Select button: Brings up the Here Icon, which will point at where your character is (in town).
Select between current ATE choices (in town).
Change/Toggle the map in the corner.
L1 Button: Changes view.
L2 Button: Changes view.
R1 Button: Changes view.
R2 Button: Changes view.
Controling The Status Menu
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Directional Pad: Moves the cursor in the direction indicated.
Left Analog Stick: Moves the cursor in the direction indicated.
Right Analog Stick: Not used.
X Button: Cancel/Back one menu.
Circle Button: Decide/Accept.
Triangle Button: Not used.
Select Button: Toggles help windows.
Square Button: Not used.
L1 Button: Page up when scrolling through abilities/equipment.
L2 Button: Not used.
R1 Button: Page down when scrolling through abilities/equipment.
R2 Button: Not used.
Controls in Battle
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Directional Pad: Moves the cursor in the direction indicated.
Left Analog Stick: Moves the cursor in the direction indicated.
Right Analog Stick: Not used.
Circle Button: Decide.
X Button: Cancel.
Triangle Button: Change characters (if more than one is ready to make an action).
Square Button: Hold to hide windows.
L1 Button: Target all.
L2 Button: Not used.
R1 Button: Target all.
R2 Button: Not used.
R1 + L1: Run away.
Controls in Airship
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Directional Pad: Turn in the direction indicated.
Left Analog Stick: Turn in the direction indicated.
Right Analog Stick: Not used.
Circle Button: Fly forwards.
Square Button: Fly backwards.
X Button: Land/Get off ship.
Triangle Button: Enter cockpit.
R1 Button: Turn without moving.
R2 Button: Not used.
L1 Button: Turn without moving.
L2 Button: Not used.
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Explaination of ATE
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An ATE is an Active Time Event. It is basically a short event of story (that you
usually can't control; most of the time it is just a bit of dialouge) that another character
in the game is going through at the same time in a different place than your character.
They will happen mostly in towns, and occaionally elsewhere. You will see a message in the
corner of the screen when you are able to do an ATE. Just push the select button to view
the menu of ATEs going on at the current time, and select them one by one. Some might affect
the outcome of your game, also some ATEs might change depending on choices you made in the
past. Sometimes you may be forced to do an ATE as well. The screen will blacken and fade when
you are.
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Chatacters (A short bio for each in the future)
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Main Characters/Party Members
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Zidane Tribal - A member of the squad called Tarantulus, he works with his friends for Cid,
the ruler of the Kingdom of Lindbulm. He is a member of the Genome race, a race that lives
somewhere in the world and have long furry tails.
Garnet Til Alexandros 17th (AKA Dagger) - The heir to the throne of Alexandria Town, she
was born with the power to summon scared beasts to her aid. She does not enjoy the antics
of Queen Brahne and always dreams of escaping the castle walls.
Freija Crescent - A female dragoon of the kingdom Burmecia. She appears to be alone. She
belongs to a race of rodent-like beings called the Nezumi.
Adelbert Steiner - A stern man who is in charge of watching over Brahne and Garnet. He
tries his best to keep Garnet safe, and gets really angry at anyone who tries to harm
her, or go against his plans for her.
VIVI Ornitier - A child black mage of only a few years who wonders and searchs for the
meaning and reason of his existance. He does not have any parents that he can remember.
Salamander Coral - A mysterious looking large man, who is trained in the ways of the ninja,
even if he doesn't look it. He is very agile, and has a score to settle with him. He helps
out, but really wants to find out who is tougher between Zidane and himself.
Quina Quen - A strange white creature who's tounge is always sticking out of her mouth. She
is a master chief, and likes eating creatures of all sorts and especally frogs. She lives in
the marshes where she hunts for frogs all day long.
Eiko Carol - A small girl who talks and acts like someone much older. She has a pendant that
is like Garnet's and can summon sacred beasts. She always carries her mogli friend mog with
her consealed safely.
Supporting Characters
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Beatrice - A female knight, who services Queen Brahne like steiner. She seems very loyal to
the queen, and has a number of deadly sword techniques. She can also use the most powerful
of all white magic spells. She is a good hearted individual, and does not like doing deeds
for the wrong side, much like Leo of Final Fantasy VI fame.
Baku - The leader of the squad called Tarantulus, and a very close friend of King Cid. He
knows of Cid's transformation and goes on missions for the Kingdom of Lindbulm.
Braunk, Marcus, and Shina - Supporting members of the squad Tarantulus along with Zidane,
who work under Cid, and their leader Baku.
Brahne - The current ruler of Alexandria town, she seeks power and has been taking up arms
against some surrounding countries in recent times. At one time she had the power to summon
great beasts, but now that power is extinguished.
Sorn and Zorn - The jester-like minions of evil, who like to talk and act in unison. They have
the power to draw out a person's magical abilities in a magical ceremony that can take place
where there is a magical circle. They were sent by Kuja to "aid" Brahne, but they really are
just there to spy on her and report their findings to someone bigger..
Cid Fabul - The ruler of the Lindbulm Kingdom, his wife Hilda left him and placed a curse on
him that changed his form a few months ago. Not many know about his form, he tries to keep it
a secret and hides behind his throne alot.
Kuja - One of Garland's followers, he is carefully watching over both Zidane's party and
Brahne's army, taking sides against no one. He seeks the power to summon more sacred beasts,
and is prepared to steal that power from anyone he sees using it.
Garland - A darkened old man with Kinetic powers of sorts. He watches down on the world from
his airship, which is equiped with powerful weapons and the ability to control the very mind
of certain individuals through a giant evil looking pupil.
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Abilities
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There are two main types of abilities in FFIX: Command Abilities and Support Abilities.
The Command Abilities are abilities that will alow characters to use new attacks or spells in
battle (Ex. The Fire spell for Vivi). The Support Abilities are abilities that are selected
under the ability menu and will help a character out in battle (Ex. HP10% Up). Command
Abilities will usually use MP, but are sometimes free. Command abilities will use Magic Stones
(the blue stones each character has on the status menu). Characters will gain more Magic
Stones as the level they are on increases.
Abilities come with the equipment a character is wearing. They will each take a certain
amount of AP to master, and when they are mastered the equipment can be switched without
losing the ability it has. For info on each characters Command and Support Abilities, see the
Abilities Section.
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Status Changes
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Supporting Status Effects
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Note: All of these effects can be removed by Dispel.
Reraise - Character will come back to life with 1 HP when they die.
Regen - Character will slowly regenerate HP in battle.
Haste - Character's ATB gauge will turn red/orange and fill up faster.
Levitate - Character cannot be hit by "earthquake" attacks.
Shell - Character gains a resistance to magic attacks.
Protesu - Character gains a resistance to physical attacks.
Vanish - Character will become almost impossible to hit with non-magic attacks.
Reflect - Character will send most attack magic back at the caster. Spells that cannot
be reflected include Comet, Meteo, and Jyhad.
Harmful Status Effects
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Note: All of these will wear off after the battle is over, or if a character dies.
Confusion - Character will become uncontrolable and use random attacks on any character or
monster in the battle.
Berserk - Character is uncontrolable and will attack non-stop.
Stop - Character is frozen in place and cannot act.
Poison - Opposite effect of Regen, Character will lose HP slowly.
Sleep - Character is asleep and cannot be controled. A pyshical attack will wake him/her up.
Slow - Opposite effect of Haste. Character's ATB gauge will turn grey and fill slowly.
Heat - Character will turn red and die within a few seconds.
Freeze - Character will turn blue and cannot act until attacked, or the ice melts.
Minimum - Chatacter will shrink, causing attack and defense to decrease greatly.
Death Sentence - Character will die when counter (starts at 10) reaches 0.
Slow Petrify - Character will turn to stone when counter (starts at 10) reaches 0.
Note: All of the rest of these will not wear off until cured. Some will remain after death,
and must be cured before the character affected can be revived.
Petrify - Character is a stone statue and cannot be controled or damaged in any way.
Strong Poison - Character cannot be controled and will slowly lose HP and MP.
Wills - Character will not gain EXP or AP after battle.
Silence - Character will not beable to use magic, and sometimes special abilities/attacks.
Darkness - Character will miss the enemy with most physical attacks.
Sadden - If sad character is hit, all party members will recieve half the damage he/she did.
Zombie - Character will be damaged by recovery spells.
Death (Battle Inactive) - Character cannot fight until revived.
The game will end if all characters are affected by Stop, Strong Poison, Petrify, or Zombie.
Other status affects will not cause the game to end.
If a character reaches a state of Trance, some status effects may be removed.
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Going Into a State of Trance
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Similar to the way Limit Breaks worked in FFVII and FFVIII, In FFIX, there is a
Trance mode to reach when a character is damaged enough. It takes longer than in the
previous FF games to enter this mode, and unless you are fighting a boss it may be a
waste. When a character reaches Trance mode, they will start to glow a certain color, and
their attacks will do slightly more damage (except for Steiner, who does ALOT more damage).
One of the commands they have will change into a new command (Ex. Salamader gains the
Ougi Command, Vivi's magic turns into W-Magic) which will let them use new abilities for
as long as they remain in Trance (2-5 rounds or end of battle), but they will not be able to
use the old abilities that were replaced until the Trance wears off. For info on the Trance
abilities of each characters, see Trance under the ability section.
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The Mogli
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Some mogli will play a role in the story of the game. Other mogli will allow you to
save, use a tent, connect to the mognet, or sometimes even buy items/equipment at the
mogshop. These mogli will appear in towns and dungeons, and can be called on the world
map with the square button.
Using the Mognet command will allow you to find and send letters to various mogli
that are scattered over the world (and move with time). I am not completely sure how
this works yet, but I know you can only carry 3 letters at once. If you get a 4th, you
will need to discard one or leave it. There is said to be a hidden Mognet central somewhere
in the world.
The Mogshop usually sells very powerful equipment, especally the one in the Terra
area. Be sure to buy whatever you can, beacause you may not get a chance to use the shop
again. Also, if a mogli sells items, you can take advantage and fight the monsters around
it for EXP/AP, and buy a tent to heal.
Occationally while wandering a town or dungeon, you might fight a mogli named
Stiltskin. He will sell you a pack of 3 items (Ex: potion, hi-potion, elixer) for a set
price, only ONCE. You might want to buy what he has to sell; you might not get another
chance.
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Combination Shops
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Combination shops will be in some areas. Here you can combine two items into one
more powerful item (Ex: Magemasher X 2 = Ogrenix) for the cost of some Gil. The two items
used in the combination will dissapear too, though. I will list what each shop has to offer
as they are reached in the walkthrough.
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II. Walkthrough
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Prolouge: Final Fantasy IX Theme Song: Melodies of Life
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Written by: Uematsu Nobou
Composed by: Uematsu Nobou
Performed by: Shiratori Emiko
English Translation by: Kitsune11@yahoo.com (thanks very much!)
Wondering without purpose;
Searching without a key.
The memories that you gave me,
heals my heart with song...
Without promises, there are no spoken words...
Hold each other, and make sure...
These days will never come again...
In my memories, you wave and call my name...
The running tears change into shining courage.
Life keeps going, Night to Day...
Without doubt, keeps going towards tomorrow...
In the sky over the flying bird,
I wonder how many memories I leave behind...
Fleeting hopes and dreams leave those things in a place
that cannot be reached...
Is it an accident to meet?
Always having to then say goodbye?
Even with a vanishing destiny,
as long as you live, Memories of Life will forever go on...
Even if I am dead, as long as you live, Memories of
Life will forever go on...
Atemonaku samayotteita
Tegakarimonaku sagashitsuzuketa
Anatagakureta omoideo kokorooiyasuutanishite
Yakusokumosurukotomonaku kawasukotobamokimetarimosezu
Dakishime soshite tashikamete hibiwa nidotokaeranai
Kiokunonakano teofuruanatawa
Watashinonamaeoyobukotogadekiruno
Afurerusononamidao kagayakuyuukinikaete
Inochiwatsuzuku yoruokoeutagaukotononai asuetotsuzuku
Tobutorinomukounosorade ikutsunokioku azuketadarou
Hakanaikiboumoyumemo todokanaibasyoniwasurete
Meguriaunowa guuzentoieruno?
Wakareru tokigakanarazukurunoni
Kieyukuunmeidemo kimigaikiteirukagiri
Inochiwatsuzuku eiennisonochikaranokagiri dokomademo
Watashigashinoutomo kimigaikiteirukagiri
Inochiwatsuzuku eiennisonochikaranokagiri
Dokomademotsuzuku
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Chapter One: Alexandria Town
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The game starts off with a nice opening FMV scene, of Garnet dreaming about a boat
being tossed around on some very rough waves. She wakes up and sees that it was just a dream,
as she looks outside to find out she is still in her bedroom at Alexandria castle. An
airship slowly approches... little does Garnet know that the ship's occupants are on a mission
to abduct her for the King of Lindbulm, Cid.
Airship
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Items: Potion (steal), 37 Gil, Potion
You will control a young man with blond hair and a tail. Walk straight up from where
you first gain control and turn on the lamp to shed light into the dark cabin. At this point,
you get to name him. The default is Zidane (Actually, the kana reads Jitan (¥¸¥¿¥ó) I'm not
sure who at square is responsible for the english conversions, but they need to do a better
job). The top option on the name screen is for Katakana, and the second is for Hiragana. The
third is for English characters and symbols/numbers/etc. The 4th option will Erase one
character. After you find the right name (or decide to keep the default) you can take the 5th
option to confirm it. I'm not sure what the last option does.
Zidane's friends Braunk, Shina and Marcus will walk in the room just in time for a
surprize attack by what appears to be a blue dragon. This will be your first battle, and not
a very difficult one. Don't worry if someone is killed, just attack and it will be over soon.
If you want, you can try out the Mezumi command (second on the list for everyone) and steal
a Potion or 2 from him. The dragon turns out to be another of the group named Baku. He will
take you east, and you will discuss the plans for the upcomming mission in Alexandria town.
When prompted, choose both choices. You will see an FMV of the airship comming up upon
Alexandria town, and Vivi the black mage looking up to catch a glimpse of it.
Next, you will be controlling Vivi, a young black mage (of FF1 style).
Alexandria Town
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Items: Fang Card, Potion, 9 Gil, Sahagin Card, Lizardman Card, Potion, 33 Gil, 27 Gil,
Pudding Card, Potion, 38 Gil, Goblin Card, Fang Card, Skeleton Card, Ether, 42 Gil
Before you advance the story, you might want to explore a little. Search the area south
from where you start and the surrounding houses to find items wherever there is a "?" or "!"
bubble. Most of what you find will be cards. Everyone in Alexandria town will be excited about
an upcomming show, including Vivi who thinks he has himself a ticket. Find the ticket booth
and talk to the guy to find out that the ticket is a fake. He will give Vivi some cards out
of pity, and you will need to find a different way to catch the show. You can try the jump
rope mini game if you want, all you need to do is push the button to jump right after you
land. 20 Jumps will get you some Gil, 50 will get you a Sabotendar Card, 100 will get you
a Samurai Card, and 200 will get you an Alexander Card (More ?). Go down the alley to
the left and talk to the rat child that comes along. He will steal the ladder when the guy
using it walks away, just pick the first options when you are pompted. Follow him into the
side of a building further down the alley and examine the fire place. Here you will meet
Kupo, the first mogli on your journey. He will explain about the functions of the mogli,
and allow you to save, use a tent, or use the mognet. He will also introduce you to his
friend stiltskin, a brown spotted mogli who will allow you to buy sets of items in 3's when
you meet him on your journey. Never pass up the chance, beacause you might not get another.
Try the Mognet and save if you want, then climb up the ladder. Take to the rat, then
follow him to the right and walk across the little wooden plank. Follow him left and across
another wodden plank (Don't worry, it's supposed to fall. You don't need to go back anyways).
Follow him up, then you will finally be prompted to name Vivi. In case you can't remember, the
3rd option is for english letters, and the 5th option will confirm the name. I like using
default names on Final Fantasy games. The rat will run off again, so you know what to do.
Before you follow him, notice there are planks leading up. You can take that path first to
find some Gil on the roof top, then go back and follow him across a few more planks. When he
gets to the end of the roof, he will throw down the ladder and cross over to the castle.
The scene switches over to the play, Brahne will be sitting there with a saddened Garnet, and
Stiener standing guard, while Vivi and nezumi no ko watch from the back. There is a fireworks
display, then the show will start.
Baku will be on stage, telling the story of 2 lovers named Markus and Coneria (Markus
of course being one of Zidane's squad). Meanwhile Shina, Zidane, and Braunk are discussing
what they must do. In a scene of the play, the 3 will run out onto the stage and do battle
with Baku who is playing the king of the town who is holding Marcus and Coneria back. You
will get into a battle, and you can play with each characters commands to try out some fake
spells (Fida, Poly, Medeo instead of Fire, Holy, and Meteo) that will all do 0 damage, but
are cool special effects. When you want, just take out the 2 guys on the sides first, then
the King of Lea in the middle. The king will flee after about 300-400 points of damage, then
walk up the stairs. At this point, Zidane runs after the king, but Braunk stops him and
slashes. They swing and parry a few times from the top of the castle, then jump down to the
isles where people are sitting and fight some more. At this point, you will play a little
mini game, controlling Zidane. Basically you just have to push the button the game tells you
to as fast as possible. You will be scored in the end that is based on how many commands you
got through and how many you missed (My highest is 86 out of 100, but I could have got higher
if I wanted to stay and retry. You can retry as many times as you want). The two will run
off after the battle. When prompted, yes will let you retry, no will advance, and you will
be payed a certain amount of Gil for your performance (For 86, I got 841). Braunk and
Zidane will neat up two guards and steal the armor they ware. Blaunk will complain about
the size of the armor, until Zidane reminds him about the mission. Before he leaves, Braunk
drops a bouncy little creature, and laughs about his special present, then puts the creature
with the two tied-up guards in the corner. At this point, you will beable to wander around
a certain part of Alexandria Castle.
Alexandria Castle
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Items: Pheonix Feather, Silk Clothes
Go left and up the stairs. Zidane will almost bump into a white-robed young girl who is
going in the other direction. Zidane will get suspicous, and look over the girl carefully,
who appears to be very nervous about something. When Bruank walks up the stairs and calls out,
the girl will knock Zidane over and run back down the stairs. Zidane comes to the conclusion
that the white-robed girl is really Garnet, the target of the mission who is trying to sneak
off. They will run after her and the scene will fade for a second. Now the game inroduces you
to the evil jester-like servants of Brahne, Sorn and Zorn. Zorn is the one in the blue suit,
and Sorn is the one in the red suit. They will each walk up a staircase and leap up
simutaneously, on the way to see Brahne. They will run into a burly armored knight, and
a female knight guarding the royal seat, and ask about Garnet. The female knight walks down
to Brahne and also asks about Garnet, and Brahne notices Garnet is no where near. She calls
the female knight Beatrice (Or Beatrix, which doesn't sound right) and tells her to search
for Garnet. She also calls over the male knight, who you will get to name now as well. The
default name is Steiner (¥¹¥¿¥¤¥Ê¡¼). Brahne will tell Steiner to find Garnet, And now you
will take control of him.
Steiner will walk into the next room, and discover than 2 of his guards were beaten and
their armor was stolen. Walk to the right, and talk to guards number 2 and 3. You can talk to
the Mogli in the corner of the room to save and use the Mognet if you wish. If you examine
the west wall of the room, you can see a list of the members of Steiner's unit, Pluto. You
can walk around a large part of the castle, and if you check out the kitchen, you will see
Quina at work as a chef, who is a future member of your party later in the game. You can
also check out the library (Remember where it is for later, there is an optional mini-quest
you can do there). If you walk back to where Brahne is, you can talk to her and get a Silk
Clothes. When you are ready, go outside to the front of the castle where the fountain is, and
go left. Go up and down the hallway, then follow the winding stairs. Eventually you will be
at the top of one of the castle towers, and Zidane will be running after Garnet across the
way on top of the other castle tower. Steiner will see them, then the scene will switch to
an FMV of Garnet climbing the wall, then falling backwards. She has a strand of flags wrapped
around her, and will swing safely to a lower level. Zidane will do the same, then Steiner
will try to follow using the same meathod, but break through a castle wall. Hmmm, I guess
enforcers of the law in all times and worlds are a bit heavy :P. Zidane will land, and Garnet
will land on top of him and run one way, then the other when she discovers that it is a dead
end. Follow her into the next room, where one of Zidane's friends will notice that she is
Garnet and just a child. Talk to Zidane's friend Ruby and she will hold you off for a second,
allowing Garnet to run down the stairs. At this point you might notice that they have landed
on the airship, and Garnet is in the same room you started the game off in. Zidane will
finally catch up to Garnet, and she will introduce herself to him, and ask if he will help
her. Of course Zidane will agree, and bow before her.
Shina will walk in, and Zidane will identify him as Shina, and a friend. The two will
follow him to the right, into another room just as Steiner enters through the southern
door. Braunk will be right behind him, and Steiner will still think it is a member of
Pluto that is with him. Shina kicks away the table to reveal a hole leading to another
way out, and the three of them will jump down. Steiner will enter, and Braunk will jump
in the hole the wrong way, getting himself jammed. After some yelling, Steiner runs the
other way. Go to the left, and through the doorway. Steiner will come sliding down the
pole and Braunk will come running in behind you. Another battle will start, between
Zidane, Shina, Braunk, and Stiener. You can steal another Silk Clothes from him if you want.
Just hack and slash away, and if you need it (which you shouldn't), you can use a potion to
heal some HP. Eventually, he will try to use an Ice Sword technique on Braunk, but alot of
his "Special Presents" will jump around and cause chaos. Using the distraction, Zidane and
Garnet will run off to the left. Meanwhile, the play is still going on for Baku and Marcus.
Marcus is captured by the guards and brought before the King of Lea. Zidane and Garnet will
use the elevator to try and escape, but Steiner will follow. This takes them on the stage,
where Baku notes that they had a little change of plans. Marcus decides to use it in the
performance, and breaks free from the guards yelling "Coneria!" and over to Garnet, who
isn't sure what to do. Zidane will tell Garnet what to say, and she will act it out and
embrace Marcus. The King of Lea will ask Steiner if he is from a another kingdom, and
Steiner will become nervous and trail off. Marcus and Zidane knock out the guards, then
Marcus decides it's time to put the King of Lea out of business and stabs at him. Coneria
gets in the way though, and falls over, getting a surprise reaction from Marcus who
probably didn't expect Garnet to act that well. Steiner thinks it is a real wound and
freaks out, throwing both his hands into the hair and yelling. He then drops to his knees
and starts praying, while the King of Lea also drops to his knees and talks to Coneria.
Steiner's head droops down, and Marcus apologises, then stabs himself with his own sword
and falls over. Brahne still thinks the play went according to plan and starts to cry
as the audience sitrs up. Brahne pauses for a second, wondering where Garnet is and then
cries a little more.
The game will switch back to Vivi and his friend in the audience, who is identified
by the name Pak (heh, Pakrat!). They will both agree that it was a tragic story, then Pak
will notice a guard is on to them and run off, with Vivi shortly behind. Vivi will trip,
then get up and follow Pak some more. The action switches back over to the stage, where
the King of Lea will still be acting, and Steiner will still be pouting. Vivi will run
on the stage being chased by two guards, and leap over Garnet and try to cast a Fire spell
at the guards. His aim is bad, and a spark hits Garnet, who leaps up and runs in circles.
She will throw off her robe, and then Baku and Zidane will note that it is time to split.
Steiner is too busy crying for a momment to notice that Garnet is ok, but then he looks up
and gets really angry. Garnet will scold him for being so stupid, and try to give a short
explaination of what is going on. Zidane will ask if Vivi is alright, who will stand up
and agree. Two guards will come, and now you will have to fight Steiner and 2 guards, with
Zidane, Marcus, Garnet, and Vivi. Zidane and Marcus (who are probably still trying to make
it look like a play) will still have the fake spells, but you can check out Vivi's Fire
spell, and Garnet's Kearu (Cure) spell. You can also check out Garnet's summon spells,
but she won't have enough MP to cast any of them. Later in the game, the MP cost will
drop drastically (224 or so for Bahamut now, which will become 56 later). The 3rd ability
of Vivi's is Tameru, or charge up. Using it will slightly increase the power of his magic
for the rest of the battle. Striking the guards will make them run off in fear. Have Vivi
use Tameru, then cast on Steiner a few times and attack with Zidane/Marcus while Garnet
heals. Meanwhile Baku, Braunk, and Shina are making plans to take off and escape. The
ship will start to fly away, with Garnet and Steiner on it. Brahne will realise what is
going on and order the cannons to fire at the ship, which will fire hooks, anchors, and
chains to keep them from escaping (And do ALOT of damage to the ship). The last of the
Alexandria Castle's guns will fire a turrent that explodes into a Bomb monster that will
attack. Steiner will also attack, with Garnet asking him to stop. Vivi will notice the
bomb monster, which will slowly suck in air and grow in size. Steiner will think the
battle is going his way, but everyone else knows the bomb is going to explode. Just attack
Steiner a few times, and the battle will end.
Brahne cackles and does her little dance as the bomb goes off, but to her dismay, the
ship is still able to fly off, although it is falling apart. It will slowly fly away,
but then slowly float down and crash into the forest far below the raised plateau that
Alexandria Town is on. Brahne will call out Zorn and Sorn, and tell them what must be done.
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Chapter Two: The Evil Forest
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Zidane will end up safe, but on top of a hill. He looks down and sees that the ship
is totally destroyed and that he is surrounded by huge trees. Shina and Baku will still be
in the ship discussing the damages, but Braunk will run in and tell them that they are lost
and can't find some of the people on board. Zidane will leap down and walk to the front
of the ship, then decide to go out and look for Garnet and Vivi. At this point, your first
chance to do an Active Time Event comes. The mogli behind the tree will fly over and explain
how an ATE works. Push select and choose the top option.
*ATE : The action will switch over to Vivi and Garnet, who are climbing out of a small cave
in the forest floor. A dark shadow swoops over their heads...
Back to Zidane's scene, walk over to the mogli and save, then head southeast through
the log, and into..
The Evil Forest
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Items: Broad Sword (Steal from the mini-boss)
Enemies: ¥Õ¥¡¥ó¥° Fang, ¥´¥Ö¥ê¥ó Goblin
You can steal Potion items from most of the enemies who dwell here, so it won't be too
hard at first. If you are low on HP and don't want to finish a battle, you can use the 3rd
command of Zidane's and the "Tonzura" ability to flee from battle with 100% success. Steal a
Potion from each monster you fight, and fight until you are on level 3 or 4, which should be
a few battles. If you are attacked from behind, all damage you dish out and take in will be
halved (since you are in the back row). When you are ready, save at the mogli, then advance
to the right to enter the next area of the Evil Forest. Vivi will be there, and cringing away
from something. Walk forward to catch Steiner, who is just about to attack a beast that has
it's life-sucking tentacles around Garnet.
Mini Boss: ¥×¥ê¥¾¥ó¥²¡¼¥¸ Prison Cage
HP: ???
As soon as the battle begins, Zidane will go into Trance mode. This means that all
his attacks will do slightly more damage, and he will beable to use some special abilites
that were not there before under the 3rd command of his. Use the first one, called "Free
Energy" for 10 MP. It should do almost 300 points of damage to the target. Also note that
Garnet is in this battle, trapped with the monster. Every once in a while, it will suck
a few of her HP away (which will be displayed at the top) and make them it's own. Do not
let Garnet die; use a potion on her if she is hit more than 2 times by the absorb attack.
Use Zidane's Free Energy attack a second time, and it should flee for a momment, still
holding Garnet captive. It will return, and grab Vivi this time. Vivi will help out in
the fight and cast Fire occasionally. Attack it with Steiner and Zidane until it gives in
and sets Vivi free. Remember to use a Potion on Vivi if he is hit more than twice by the
absorb attack. When it dies, it will get a last little breath of gas off on Vivi and Steiner
who will faint and need to be brought back to the ship. After this battle, the bar under
your ATB bar will slowly fill up when you get damaged. When it if full and starts to glow,
the character who's bar is full will go into Trance mode.
Airship
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Items: Ether, 116 Gil, Ether, Rubber Helm, Potion
Vivi will be in bed, and Steiner will be shoved into a separate room, where he takes
a sip of a vial he had and sulks a big (it's drinking time!). Baku and Zidane will discuss
going back for Garnet, and you will be free to wander the grounds of the ship. There are
three small ATEs that you can view. Nothing really all that important, but you should always
do any ATEs you come across anyways.
*ATE : Steiner is ranting on to himself and messing around with what he finds in the room.
*ATE : Short cut back to Alexandria Town, where Ruby is alone in the town's bar. She wonders
where everyone else is.
*ATE : Shina is walking around outside the ship, and makes a discovery concerning Garnet, as
he examines some of the ship's spilt belongings.
Walk down the spiraling stairs and to the right to find the room where Vivi
is being kept. Talk to him a few times, and get the Ether and Gil that are in the room, then
head out. Zidane will flash back to when he first met Garnet earlier that day when she almost
bumped into him as the White-Robed young girl, and feel bad that she is in grave danger right
now. The boss (Baku) told him not to go back, and you will be prompted. The top is decide
to go back for Garnet, and the bottom is listen to what the boss says. Choose the top option,
and after a short conversation with Braunk, who reminds you that the boss is in charge, go
left and down the stairs, the right into the next room and talk to Baku. There are some items
along the way; another Ether, and a Rubber Helm. There is also a Potion in Baku's room. Go
back to the left, and you will have a small battle with Baku. He isn't too hard, and you can
steal a Hi-Potion from him. Use a regular Potion if you need it, and hit him 5 or 6 times to
win the fight. You will now be allowed to go back for Garnet, so first head over to Steiner's
room and grab him. There are also some items in that room. After some arguing, Steiner agrees
that the two of them can work together and rescue Garnet. Zidane also suggests that they get
help from Vivi, who can use magic to aid them. Go back to Vivi's room, and they will convince
him that there is nothing to be scared of, and he will come along. Steiner also will have
a little talk with Vivi about assisting him with his sword techniques, and you will beable
to use the Fire Sword skill, as long as Vivi and Steiner are both in the battle, and
controlable (not dead, petrified, confused, etc). Using any sword technique ability will
only drain MP from Steiner, not Vivi, and only uses up Steiner's turn. Head out out the ship,
and braunk will give you some headwear before you leave, but Zidane is already equiped with
a similar hat. Save your game at the mogli before you continue. You can buy any items you
need from Shina, who is outside the ship as well. When you are ready, head back into...
The Evil Forest
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Items: None
Enemies: ¥Õ¥¡¥ó¥° Fang, ¥´¥Ö¥ê¥ó Goblin, ¥Ç¥ó¥É¥í¥Ó¥¦¥à Dendrobium, ¥×¥é¥ó¥È¥¹¥Ñ¥¤¥À¡¼ Plant Spider
*ATE: When you get back to the spot where you fought the Prison Cage, The action will take
a break and switch back over to the Conductor, Violin Player, Drum Player, and Cymbol Player
who are back in the airship, and they will play a familiar tune that was used in Final Fantasy
VII. Baku will walk in and yell at them for making so much noise, and they will hiss and boo
at his humbug attitude.
Before you advance even further with Zidane, you might want to stay near the airship
and gain a few levels for Steiner and Vivi. when you are ready, advance further into the
forest, from where the cage monster was before. The Goblin monsters might try out the classic
Goblin Punch attack, which will deal damage depending on how much damage they have taken.
Try to get rid of these monsters before any others in the battle, beacause if they are low
in HP, the punch might hurt a little. Try not to use Steiner's Fire Sword or Vivi's magic
yet, you might need it for the battle that is yet to come. A few screens further, you will
reach a small spring, and a mogli will dive into the hallow tree trunk. Some mogli in the
game will like to hide, just look for the red sphere sticking out, and save your game. You
will be forced into an ATE at this point.
*FORCED ATE: Baku and Braunk discuss the damage of the airship, and decide it might be best
if they head back to Lindbulm quickly, so they can repair the damage to the airship and
comeplete the mission they were given by Cid.
At the mogli where Zidane is, you can use the Mognet option to communicate with the
mogli Monty, and the mogli salesman Stiltskin. If anyone can provide more information on
the Mognet, please email me. If you walk over to where the spring is leaking and examine
it, you can drink the water and restore everyone's HP/MP/Status. Head to the right, and
follow the path onwards yet deeper into the Evil Forest. The monsters will get a little
tougher, and have better items (The Dendrobium monsters have Tents). As you advance further,
you will see a short FMV of what is yet to come; the forest across the lake appears to be
alive and seeking blood. Walk up and into the cave enterance, and you will come across Garnet
who is trapped in the vines of a bigger monster, the first REAL boss of the game.
Boss: ¥×¥é¥ó¥È¥Ö¥ì¥¤¥ó Plant Brain
HP: ??? About 1700
After checking to see if Garnet is ok, the battle will start. The Plant Brain will use
a spore attack that will blind your characters, so you might need to depend on the sword
techniques and magic of Steiner and Vivi. First you should charge up with Vivi. Then just
wail away, and use Zidane to heal with potions, since his attacks will miss alot. If you
have the right item, Megusuri or Eyedrops, you can cure the blindness and attack normally
with Zidane. After a few rounds of fighting, Braunk will hop in and join the fight too. You
can attack normally with him, or use heal to heal if you like. It shouldn't take more than
a minute or two to incinerate it into nothing.
When the battle is over, several rose-like creatures will pop up from the ground, and
start to close in on the heroes. Steiner grabs Garnet, and they all run to the northeast,
with Braunk hesitating for a second. Run down the path, and Zidane will automtically jump
down. The roses will follow, and you will get into a battle with 4 Plant Spiders. They are
not too tough, but they can use some spells, including Thunder. You might have a problem
if Steiner and Zidane are still blind, but hopefully you killed the boss before it could
blind Braunk, who will take out the Plant Spiders with one swipe of his mighty sword. Vivi
can also take them out quickly with a Fire spell. Run south from the stunned roses, and you
will see a scene of everyone running back through the forest, with several hundred Plant
Spiders following close behind. Unfortunatly, beacuase the Plant Brain died, the forest
can no longer stay alive. Moving quicker than the Spiders can, a cloud of death sweaps the
forest and slowly petrifies everything it touches. One of the Plant Spiders grabs Braunk
in it's clutches at the last second though, and he tosses a tied scroll over to Zidane, who
catches it while fleeing. He races to avoid the cloud, and has to leap and dive over several
speeding thorned-vines to escape, but he dives out just in time. The vines close off the
forest and freeze solid, while Braunk is still inside, also covered with roots that have
frozen over him.
Back at the camp Zidane and company has set up, Garnet finally begins to wake up.
Steiner tries to act bold and scolds Vivi and Zidane for getting in his way and taking so
long to rescue her. They discuss about what to do in the morning, and then rest. Zidane
checks the wall of stiff and petrified thorns once more in the morning, and explains to
Garnet about Braunk. She is sorry that she has caused this whole mess. Zidane also explains
about the scroll the Braunk was protecting, that is now in his hands. Back at the camp fire,
a mogli named Monty slowly walks over, and explains some of the game's functions, and the game
cuts into an ATE.
*FORCED ATE: By the lake of a Marshy area, Mogjiro and Mogtaro explain about the game's
fuctions, battling, help menus, Using a Mogli, Trance mode, the game's controls, abilities,
and the various options under the config menu. Choose each option once, and when you have
read or picked them all, choose the bottom one.
Monty hands Zidane the Mogli no Tatebue, which will call over a mogli with the Square
button while you are walking around on the World Map. Zidane smacks a confused Steiner as
the others walk off, and Steiner who is wondering what happened is told by Monty that his
friends are leaving without him..
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Chatper 3: The Mist Continent and the Ice Cave
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Enemies: ¥à¡¼ Muu, ¥´¥Ö¥ê¥ó Goblin, ¥Ñ¥¤¥½¥ó Python
You will definatly want to call over the mogli and save your game when you get to
the overworld map. The monsters will be harder than the ones in the Evil Forest. Garnet
will still be on level 1, so fight a few battles and power her up a little before you
try to run away from every fight that comes along. Right near the exit of the Evil Forest
in the entrance to the Ice Cave. Just scan the general area around the forest and you
should see a cave in the side of a mountain; which can be hard to miss. If you don't want
to enter yet, you can try to find an arch and buy Potions at the gate, however, they won't
let you pass through yet and all you can buy are Potions.
The Ice Cave
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Items: Tent, Ether, Potion, Potion, Mage Masher, Elixer, Phoenix Tail, Leather Wrist
Enemies: ¥ï¥¤¥¢¡¼¥É Wyaad, ¥±¡¼¥ô¥£¥ó¥× Cave Imp, ¥×¥ê¥ó Pudding
A short discussion will take place as you walk up the entrance of the cave. Zidane
recognizes it as the Ice Cave, and Vivi notes that he has heard bad stories about the Ice
Cave. The others decide to give it a shot and enter. Garnet will wonder how all the plants
got frozen. Make your way up the path in the first room and examine the ledges to leap up.
If you touch the mist that blows out from the walls, you will get into a fight with what is
usually a Wyaad. In the next room, head to the right and examine the wall. Zidane will notice
there is something trapped inside, and ask Vivi to aim a Fire spell at it. This time there
will only be a chest, but later on there will be more ice for you to melt that might have
something else. If you want to get the other chest in the room, look for a way to go behind
the platform around where the steps leading up are. If you get into a fight with a big
group of enemies, feel free to use a fire spell with Vivi; there is no reason to save his
MP this time. Just don't go wild and cast it every battle. Make sure he can get it off
fast, if there is a Cave Imp in the group, beacause they have an attack which will put one
person to sleep, and if more than one imp comes with some Puddings, you might have a little
bit of trouble. Use Garnet to heal and try to save your Potions. Continue north into the next
room. Goto the right and cross the little icicle to get a chest, then walk back across and
examine it. Vivi will melt the other end with his magic, and it will fall over so you can
get the other chest. It contains a Mage Masher dagger, which will be important for Zidane
in the upcomming battles. Equip it of course. It comes with the ability Ayaburu or See-Thru,
which will tell Zidane what item the enemy has to steal. The rate at which you can steal it
lowers if you use this ability, though. There is also another wall to burn in this room, that
will have an Elixer behind it. Exit to the right and into the next area. There is a wall to
melt on the left side of this room which will open a path to an item that will teach Vivi
the Blizard spell, and Zidane the Beast Killer ability. Go north, and in the next room take
the path on the left first, where Vivi can free a frozen mogli.
*FORCED ATE: Cut back to the bog where Mogtaro and Mogjiro will explain about Status effects,
elements, and the card game. Choose each option with *new* by it once, then the bottom one.
Now back to the Ice Cave where Zidane's party is. Save your game, but don't waste a
tent; just make sure Zidane is in perfect health. When you are ready, go back and take the
path that leads to the Right. The four will walk on the side of the moutain with a VERY
strong blizzard blowing. Vivi is the first to fall over from the coldness, and pass out
several feet below. Steiner goes over to check on Vivi, and also passes out and falls
backwards, landing right next to Vivi. Zidane will jump down to check out what happened, and
kick Steiner to no avil. Meanwhile, Garnet also freezes over while Zidane climbs back up. He
will pass out too.
Zidane will be the first to awaken, with the others still passed out, he continues on
to find the source of the snowstorm. Head to the right, and in the next room Zidane will
discover a strange black figure on a ledge overhead. It will jump down, and engage in a
battle with Zidane.
Boss: ¹õ¤Î¥ï¥ë¥Ä1¹æ Waltz of Death Number 1, ¥·¥ê¥ª¥ó Syrian
HP:???, ??? About 300, About 600
Note: The literal translation is Waltz of Black, but that makes no sense.
The figure is a black mage, the first of three with large wings, and a bell. As soon
as the fight starts, it will summon the ice demon Syrian to aid in the battle. Around this
time, depending on how much or how little you have been fighting, Zidane should be about
ready to go into a Trance. If you equiped the Mage Masher, you should have his second Trance
attack, Tidal Flame. Using it will instantly kill the Waltz, and deal great damage to the
Syrian. If you can't use it yet, just heal with Potions and dispatch the Waltz with regular
attacks first. If you try to attack the Syrian first, the Waltz will throw blizzard spells
at it, which will heal it. Once the Waltz is dead, just attack and heal Syrian as well. Try
to keep your HP above 100, beacause it occasionally has a Tsunami attack that will do about
that much damage. Also, it might cast Blizzard and Blizzada in a combo.
When the beast is dead, a voice will echo throughout the cavern. Zidane ignores it and
walks back to see if his allies have recovered, but he does not see the other 2 Waltz of
Death monsters looking down at him from a higher ledge. The others will be waking up at the
same time Zidane comes back, and Steiner will ask him where he was and try to lecture him
once again. Go back into the next room and climb up the path this time, jumping over the
steams of water that get in your way. You will finally find an escape from these icy caverns.
Garnet is the first to rush out, and the four will catch a glimpse of a village at the bottom
of the mountain. Steiner gets mad at the way Zidane addresses Garnet, and gives him a slight
push which almost causes him to fall off the side of the path. Garnet asks the two to stop
fighting and suggests that Zidane give her a nickname. Zidane will compare her to the blades
of different types of swords, and she will stare at her Dagger for a second. You will get to
choose a name for her, and the default is Dagger. She will ask what Zidane thinks of it, and
he will agree (top option). Steiner just nods, and the four continue down the train and back
to the World Map, where the mist that was above head before is now below them.
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Chapter 4: The Village of Dali
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Enemies: ¥à¡¼ Friendly Muu, ¥«¡¼¥ô¥¹¥Ñ¥¤¥À¡¼ Curb Spider, ¥Ñ¥¤¥½¥ó Python
To the side of the cave is an arch, which will be a gate you cannot pass through yet
without obtaining a Gate Pass. The Village of Dali is real close by as well, and won't be hard
to find at all. In the forest on the way, you might get into a fight with a different looking
Muu monster. Attacking it will cause it to run away, but if you give it the right item, you
will get 10 AP. Right now, you probably won't have the item, so ignore them. In the game,
several different monsters like this exist, each wanting a different item. They just hint
at what it is and won't give you the exact name, so you might need to experiment. Also, don't
give an item to a monster that asks for one if the special battle music is not playing; you
might get ripped off. Proceed to enter the Village of Dali.
The Village of Dali
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Items: Potion, Dokukeshi(Poison Antidote), 156 Gil, Potion, Aries Coin, Eyedrops, Potion,
Ether, Iron Helm, Leather Wrist, 56 Gil, Phoenix Feather, Phoenix Tail
Enemies: ¥´¡¼¥¹¥È Ghost, ¥ô¥¡¥¤¥¹ Vice
As the four enter the village, Vivi gets a weird feeling. The group will enter the
building on the right which is the village inn. Zidane will wake up the dozing inn keeper,
and the group will take the room in the back. The group will discuss where to go on from
here. Zidane and Dagger want to find a way to get to Lindbulm, but Steiner wants to take
Dagger back to Alexandria Town. Dagger does not want to go back, and Zidane is stuck arguing
with Steiner. They eventually notice that Vivi has fallen asleep while they were fighting,
and that they should turn in for the night too. A short dream will convey a message during
the night, and when Zidane wakes up, the others have already left to explore the town by
themselves. He decides to go find Dagger. There are some ATEs to do here.
*ATE: Vivi walks through town and runs into some kids who want to play with him. They run
off and hide, but meanwhile Vivi is thinking to himself about the weird feeling he gets
from this village.
*ATE: Dagger is standing in the middle of a field and talking to herself. The farmer comes
by and begins to plant something, throwing a little creature away and calling it a "monster".
Dagger catches the creature which is a Buri, and scolds the man. The man wonders why she
isn't scared of the creature, and comments. Dagger counts in her head to 3, then acts scared
and throws the creature in another direction while screaming.
Save at the mogli, and then leave the inn with Zidane. Another ATE will pop up.
*ATE: A cat jumps over to the desk where the innkeeper is taking a nap. He is ranting to
himself in his sleep about something.
First thing you can do with Zidane is go into the equipment shop to the left, and
upgrade everyone's equipment. Buy a Mage Masher if you missed the one in the Ice Cave, and
buy a second one to spare, for the combo shop comming up soon. Make sure you have mastered
all the abilities on the old equipment you were wearing before you equip the new stuff. If
you examine the side of the shop, there is another brief explaination of abilities. Next,
Find Vivi sitting in town and talk to him. He is feeling weird, and Zidane will try to
cheer him up. Zidane asks him to keep an eye out for Dagger as he walks away, and Vivi
calls him back for a second, saying he heard a strange animal sound from the place he was
sitting. Zidane tells him it was probably a Chocobo, then walks off. Vivi stands and wonders
about what Chocobos are like, then hears the cry again and shouts out Chocobo. Someone hears
him and grabs him then quickly runs away. Zidane wonders where Steiner and Dagger are, and
two more ATEs open up.
*ATE: Back in the inn, the keeper is having trouble sleeping with the cat making noise, and
continues to talk to himself in his sleep.
*ATE: Dagger walks into the equipment shop and begins to talk to the store keeper, but a
small child runs in and interupts by jumping in the conversation.
Head over to the equipment shop again, where Dagger will be looking thuroughly at
the wares. Zidane will stand next to her and start moving his head the same way she does.
She eventually catchs him, and ask him what precious stone he likes the most, and he says
his favorite is a Ruby. She says she likes an avion, and the two talk for a while. After, she
bows to the store keeper and walks back to the room in the inn. Go back to the room and talk
to Dagger. Zitane and Dagger will talk about Steiner and Vivi.
*FORCED ATE: Steiner is walking around in the item store, trying to buy something with credit.
The shop keeper says she cannot do this, and he gets dissapointed and starts to walk out the
door. As he leaves, he gets an idea and walks back over to the shop keeper and asks if she
has ever heard of Alexandria town, and the special squad named Pluto. She mentions a different
squad, and Steiner gets upset and leaves while saluting.
Back in the inn, Zidane and Dagger decide to look for Vivi. They leave the room and
Zidane notices that Vivi isn't still sitting where he was before. Try to enter the building
on the left, and Zidane will hear the chocobo's cry and run back, remembering that Vivi was
curious about the Chocobo earlier. Zidane and Dagger will also hear a strange noise comming
from below. Go into the building to the left, and examine the bottom half of the room until
you find a secret passage, and climb down into the tunnels under the Village of Dali. Head
down the halway and into the next room, where Zidane and Dagger will find the Chocobo that
they heard earlier. Two voices will also be talking about the stray black mage they found,
and will walk off, taking Vivi somewhere with them. Zidane and Dagger will discuss what they
should do, then decide to continue on. Zidane notices that the barrel in the room has the
Alexandria crest on it. Continue on past the Chocobo into the next room. Search in the small
Barrel in this room to find a mogli, who will save your game. You can climb the boxes to get
the chest, and mess with the crank to get the other. Continue on into the next room. You can
climb the boxes in here and find some more chests. Just continue on into the next room again.
Zidane and Dagger will hear Vivi and free him from a nearby box. Vivi tells the two about a
plan to use the cargo ship that will arrive shortly. They realise they can use the ship to
get to Lindbulm, but first decide to stop what is going on here. Examine the large door at
the top of the room, and you will battle 3 Ghosts. In the next room, Zidane will find a
strange machine that is sucking up mist comming from outside. Walk back into the other room,
and across the bridge to the right. A Chocobo will be running to power a conveyor belt that
transports Chocobo Eggs into the next room. Follow the bridge into the next room. You might
get into a few battles on the way. The Ghosts can be annoying; they absorb your MP and cast
Fire and Thunder spells. The Vice monsters will try to steal your items, then run away. Take
care of them fast before you lose valuable potions. In the next room, Vivi will cry out in
surprize at what he sees. The machine turns the Chocobo Eggs into Black mages, which are
carried into another machine. Vivi and Dagger are both very disturbed, and Zidane hears
someone comming, so he grabs them and runs off to hide behind the machine. A few of the
town's women are forced to work here. As Zidane is hiding, a box falls on top of him, and
then Dagger and Vivi. The action switches over to Steiner now, who is not even in the
Village of Dali, but the mountain next to it.
Items: Hi-Potion, 135 Gil
Steiner will talk to the old man about using the Cargo Ship that will arrive shortly.
The man walks down the stairs. Follow him down, and enter the house at the bottom of the
moutain. Steiner will ask the man if he can use the Cargo Ship to get to Lindbulm. After
some arguing, the man agrees. Leave the house and head south to exit the area.
Steiner will look back to the Village of Dali and see that the Cargo Ship has arrived.
He runs over, and the two guys loading the ship see him and flee. He notices someone is
inside the barrel. Pick the top option, and he will draw his sword, which causes Zidane to
jump out of the barrel. He jumps down, and kicks Steiner on the way, who gets angry. Vivi
is distracted and very sad, thinking about how the black mages were made and packaged. The
others talk about what to do next, when a cloaked figure with wings flys in and teleports
around a bit. He hovers next to the group, and calls out to Garnet by name. He cackles,
and congratulates you for beating the first Waltz of Death, then calls himself the Waltz of
Death Number Two, and attacks.
Boss: ¹õ¤Î¥ï¥ë¥Ä2¹æ Waltz of Death Number Two
HP:??? About 900
His attacks will do 50-100 damage to one person. Attack with Thunder and Blizzard
spells and sword techniques, but never use a Fire attack of any kind. If you do, he will use
a more powerful fire attack. Eventually, he might cast Fira on everyone, which might kill
Vivi and Dagger right off. Heal up with spells or potions and pound on him with Zidane and
Steiner. Eventually, he will fall backwards and die.
Zidane and Steiner argue about what happens next as usual, while Vivi sulks at the
ground. Dagger will mention Lindbulm, which causes Steiner and Zidane to face away from
eachother. You will be back in town, so goto the Inn and rest before continuing. Save your
game with the mogli. When you are ready, head to the far right of town and walk out of the
farmer's field on the right side. Pick the top choice, and the gang will jump up onto the
Cargo Ship.
Cargo Ship
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Items: None
Enemies: None
Steiner will run up and jump onto the ship immediatly, dispite Dagger yelling
out to him that the ship is going to Lindbulm and no Alexandria. The others wait for a
momment, but have no choice but to follow him once the ship's engine starts. Dagger doesn't
want to get on, but Zidane will make sure she does. After a small FMV of the ship taking off,
Zidane, Dagger, and Vivi enter the ship's cabin. Vivi will be trying to communicate with the
other black mages on the ship, who just ignore him as if they were robots programed to work
the way they do. Dagger and Zidane start to get worried about him. Zidane will be free to
wander around the ship while Dagger comforts Vivi. Walk up the stairs and onto the deck to
find Steiner sprawled out. Zidane tells him to get up, and he gets mad. He will run back over
to the hatch Zidane came out of. Walk into the side of the cabin on the deck. There will be a
short FMV scene of another winged and cloaked figure watching the airship from another vehicle
that is closeby. Back on the Cargo Ship, Zidane is trying his luck and steering the ship with
the wheel. The black mages just stand by and act surprized, as if there was a glich in their
programing. Steiner runs in and taps Zidane on the shoulder, who pretends to ignore him.
Steiner gets mad and takes a swing at Zidane, who dodges a few times. Steiner then asks why
the ship was saking a second ago. At this point, the two of them notice all the black mages
are lining up and walking out onto the deck. Dagger is walking towards the cabin, and Vivi is
standing on deck, when suddenly the winged black sorcerer falls from the sky, and knocks Vivi
over with a small electric current. Dagger runs over to help Vivi. The cloaked figure is
impressed but really angry at the fact that the 2nd Waltz of Death was defeated. He points
his staff, and all the black mages line up in front of him. Dagger pulls Vivi away and back
into the cabin, while the cloaked figure punishes the black mages for failing him. In a big
electrical blast, he knocks all the magicians off the airship, which leaves Vivi staring
blankly at him. He floats over and lands in front of the cabin. Vivi yells out in rage and
runs out of the cabin to rush over and attack the Waltz, followed by Steiner. Zidane makes
Dagger stay in the cabin to make sure the ship flies where it is supposed to go.
Boss: ¹õ¤Î¥ï¥ë¥Ä3¹æ Waltz of Death Number 3
HP: ???
Vivi ask the Waltz why he did what he did, and the Waltz will point his staff and say
that Vivi and his friends will be the next ones he destroys, then attacks. Vivi will start
this fight in trance mode, so let him have it with multipul spells and magical sword
attacks. Zidane can attack normally or heal with Potions. When the Waltz flies up and hovers
in the air, he might cast a Thundara spell, but it shouldn't do too much damage since it will
target your whole party. You should beable to take him out in 3 or 4 rounds with Vivi using
W Magic and Steiner using powerful magical sword techniques.
Eventually the Waltz falls over bin disbelief, and Hovers backwards off the ship. The
others stand there and think about the meaning of the Waltz, meanwhile the Waltz is flying
back to his little air vehicle, where Sorn and Zorn and sitting. They talk in unison again,
then jump out of the ship and safely float away and the Waltz lands back. The Waltz is really
pissed and wants Vengence. Zidane goes back to check on Dagger and asks if they have passed
through the gate yet, Dagger says they are approaching it slowly. Zidane will increase the
speed and power the ship is using, beacause he sees that the gate is closing in the distance,
and also notes that the Waltz of Death Number 3 might return at any momment. There will be an
FMV scene. Vivi is standing on the deck of the ship, when the Waltz returns in his air speeder
vehicle. He aims a Thunder spell at Vivi, who counters with a more powerful Fire spell which
sends the Waltz and his speeder spinning. Vivi trips and falls over afterwards though, just
as the ship is about to pass through the gate. Zidane runs out and helps Vivi, who is about
to fly off the ship, and the Waltz flies past again, while the 2 vehicles are in the tunnel
between gates. The Waltz charges up his power and prepares for a stronger blast of electric
energy, but while he is charging the blast accidently short circuits his speeder, which spins
out and explodes. The Cargo Ship passes through the gate on the other side unharmed.
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Chapter 4: Lindbulm Kingdom
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The ship flies over the deep mist filled valley below, and finally reaches it's
destination, a castle on a plateau much like Alexandria Town is. Zidane says he told everyone
he would get them to Lindbulm, and Steiner notes that it was the ship and not Zidane that
got them where they are now. An FMV shows the cargo ship passing through the huge gates of
Lindbulm, with several other ships floating about in the sky. It shows an arial view of the
huge kingdom of Lindbulm. The group gets off at Lindbulm Castle. Everyone is amazed at the
city, and Steiner notes that this is where Brahne's personal airship the Red Rose was built.
Some guards walk up to greet the group. Dagger will recognize one as Obelta, who will also
recognise her as Garnet. Follow him to the right and up the elevator. The group will walk
into the throne room, where the king of Lindbulm is no where to be in site. Suddenly a Buri
monster jumps out from behind the throne, which Steiner attacks. The Buri monster is really
King Cid, who is the victim of a terrible spell. he introduces himself as Cid Fabul. Dagger
will stay behind, and the group will disband to look in town. Zidane decides to check out the
town bar for the special soup they serve.
Zidane walks into the bar and asks for the soup. The bartender Ragu and attendant
Lilian remember him as Zidane, who was always a fan of the soup. Zidane strikes a conversation
with Lilian that is interrupted by a Woman who is sitting at the counter, who calls him by
name. He recognises her, but can't remember the name. Eventually, he remembers it. You will
get to name the Female Dragoon, the default is Freija (¥Õ¥é¥¤¥ä). They have a few drinks
together, and talk about recent events, then the screen blacks out for sleep. In the morning,
Cid is still showing Dagger around, and discussing matters with her. They discuss Alexandria
town and Brahne's recent stiring up. Cid will mention that he is glad she was taken safely out
of Alexandria, and is safe for now. In the morning, Zidane wakes up just as Vivi walks in.
They will decided to explore the town. The game will cut into an ATE.
*FORCED ATE: Back at the marsh, Mogjiro and Mogtaro talk and teach you about combination
shops. Choose the option with new by it, then select the bottom option to return to the game.
Use the mogli to use the mognet and save your game. Afterwards, you are ready to explore
Lindbulm.
Lindbulm Town
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Items: 163 Gil, Hi Potion, Lesser Plate, Excursion, Leather Wrist, Tongari Hat, Mimic Card,
68 Gil, 282 Gil, 97 Gil, Mini-Burmecia
Enemies (Hunting Game): ¥à¡¼ Muu, Fang, Trick Sparrow, Sakanaru
Right as you leave the inn with Zidane, there is an ATEs to do.
*ATE: Steiner is standing in the middle of town and talking to a girl about a date. The girl
walks away, and Steiner walks over to the pickle selling man, who convinces him to try a
Strong Lindbulm pickle treated with Gisel peppers. Steiner nearly falls over after eatting
the pickle.
Go north and up into the second section of Linbulm town. There is a Card-Master in the
house towards the top of this screen, if you want to give the game Quad Mist a try. Even with
the crappy cards you have at this point, he should not be much of a problem to beat. Head
towards the right half of this section, then up into the next section, where there will be
a fountain and some shops to explore. There is an equipment shop to the right, where you can
upgrade equipement, but make sure you mastered the abilities on your old equipment before you
upgrade. Try to buy at least 1 peice of each equipment there is in this game. If you forgot
an ability or spell, you can always go back and equip that item later on, even if it is worse
just to master the ability. Towards the top of this section of town is the item store. When
you are done shopping here (be sure to save some Gil), go to the upper right and into the
next section of town, which will be the first combo shop you come across in the game.
Combined Item Items Combined Cost to Combine
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Butterfly Sword Dagger, Mage Masher 300 Gil
Ogrenix Mage Masher, Mage Masher 700 Gil
Momen's Robe Wrist, Tongari Hat 1000 Gil
Desert Boots Leather Hat, Leather Clothes 300 Gil
Yellow Scarf Tongari Hat, Feather Hat 400 Gil
Glass Buckle Leather Wrist, Glass Bracelet 500 Gil
One of the very important items here to get is the Ogrenix. It is a great weapon for
Zidane at this point in the game, and will be 5 times more powerful than a Mage Masher or
Mithril Dagger. It also has a skill which can blind enemies, which is important for one of
the upcomming battles, and it will kill monsters around this area in one hit. If you don't
have the Mage Mashers, buy 2 from the equipment store then come back and make an Ogrenix.
After you have bought that, save at the inn's mogli, and head for the building to the
right of the inn in the first section of the town. The game blacks out to an ATE.
*FORCED ATE: Vivi will be walking around in the item shop, looking at what to buy, then walk
up to the lady at the counter, who talks to him and gives him a Kupo Seed when he asks about
a mogli.
Get on the shuttle with Zidane, and choose the first option to goto another section of
Lindbulm town. There is another ATE to do here.
*ATE: Steiner will be walking around in Lindbulm castle, and ask an old man nearby what he
is looking at upahead. The man and him will talk for a while, before the man walks off again,
chuckling and leaving Steiner lost.
Head down the stairs to the left of the shuttle station, and into the building. Zidane
will glance around for a momment, then lean up against the wall. This is the house that
Zidane and his friends live in while they are in Lindbulm, but the others have not made it
back yet. There will be an ATE for you to do here.
*ATE: Dagger is sitting on a bed in the towers of Lindbulm castle, with a guard preventing her
from leaving and insisting that she stays put and rests for a while.
Two kids named Bance and Lushella will come in and talk to Zidane for a second, then
run off. There is another ATE to do now..
*ATE: Baku, Shina, and Braunk have funally reached one of the gates in the moutain on the way
back to Lindbulm. Baku and Braunk discuss what to do next, while Shina drinks from the flowing
tree spring. They then loot the area around them.
Go back outside with Zidane and head down the stairs, where a fanclub meeting will be
taking place. The young girls scream as their idol walks down, and a man in a giant Mogli
suit pushes his way through as the other man leaves. He runs in circles, thinking he knows
where he is walking, then into one of the posts on the way up the stairs. Head back to the
inn and save at the mogli, then make sure you are ready to goto Lindbulm Castle and play the
hunting game. Go to the right building again and into the shuttle car, picking the 3rd option
this time which will take you to Lindbulm Castle.
Lindbulm Castle
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Items: Glass Bracelet, Ether
Head south from where you first get off the shuttle, then go up the set of stairs to
your left. Go to the right when you get to the top of those stairs, and you will be in a room
with a fountain. The guard will keep you from taking the elevator, so go up the stairs. Go in
the first door, where you will find Steiner who is looking for Dagger and runs away. There is
a mogli here if you want to save, but also be sure to use the mognet from this location. go
back down the spiraling stairs in this room to the room you were in before. Go back to the
fountain room, and Dagger will start to hum a song. The guard will still not let you use the
elevator, so go back into the room you were just in and down the stairs this time, to find a
guard sleeping on the couch. Zidane will beat him up and steal his uniform, in order to use t
the lift. Go back to the lift and ride it to the top. Go to the left and up the stairs when
you reach the top, then go up the spiraling stairs in that room, and once again when you get
outside. There will be an FMV of Dagger singing to the birds, which will fly away when Zidane
shows up, giving Dagger a dissapointed look. The two will go up and use the telescope to look
over the surrounding areas. Check each location when a "!" comes up while looking through the
scope with Zidane. Dagger will be thinking to herself uncomfortably while she is looking at
the scenery, and Zidane will ask her what is wrong. She isn't sure what to do about this whole
kidnapping bussiness she says. She will start to sing again, and the game will switch over to
Steiner in a store, talking to a person about Brahne, and then over to two kids playing in
town, who run away just as Vivi walks up, who examines the figures they were playing with
left over on the ground. Freija will be jumping around on top of the buildings, the take huge
leaps to the ground on her way to the castle. Cid will be examining some plans of his. The
game will switch back to Zidane and Dagger. Back in town, the guards are talking, and large
trucks have arrived. A bunch of Fang monsters will break out of the back of the first truck,
followed by some Muu monsters being released from a garage door. Finally, a huge beast will be
set free to run around town from it's cage. Back in the tower of the castle, everyone has
gathered up, and Freija, Vivi, and Zidane will compete in a hunting game (with you controlling
Zidane of course). Use the mogli in the tower to save, and head back towards the shuttle car.
Once you get on the car, you will have 12 minutes to hunt for monsters and kill them. Search
for all the ones in the area you are dropped off first which is the same area as Zidane's
house. Dagger and Steiner will be cheering for Vivi (awww).
You should beable to kill anything in just one swipe with the Ogrenix you combined
while you were shopping in town. Use a Potion to heal after a battle is over if you need it,
but be quick about it beacause time still flows on the subscreen. If you pause the game, time
will stop flowing. If you look at the top of the screen, who ever is in the lead and the
number of points they have will be displayed. Your points will be at the bottom of the screen.
You might see some names of other characters you have not yet met in the game leading, as
a few others are competing as well, including Ronnie, and Genero who you will both meet later
on in the game. If you go to the end of the area Zidane starts in, you should have killed a
Mu, a Trick Sparrow, a Fang (it will wait on the other end of the barrels for a few seconds
and then attack), and 1 more trick sparrow when you get back to the first room. Head back to
the shuttle and pick the first option to go back to the first area of town. A Trick Sparrow
will swoop down and attack you here. Kill it, then head up into the area where the shops were.
Another Mu will attack on the way. There is a Fang to the left when you get to the next area.
Head to the section to the top (the left side, not the right), and there will be another Fang.
There is also a Trick Sparrow right after the fang. Kill them both and head back one screen.
Kill the Fang that is chasing Vivi, then head to the path on the right side of that area, and
towards the top. You should have around 3:00 minutes left, usually about 3:10 or 3:20. The
huge boss monster will be here, about to attack 2 kids until Zidane steps in. Freija will
also jump down from above and jump in the right. Use the Soul Mutation Katana skill with
Zidane to make the monster blind, then attack with Zidane and Freija for 2 rounds or so. At
this point, have Freija defend or use healing items, while Zidane attacks to ensure that he
will get the killing blow and recieve the points for it. The Sakunaru you just killed should
give you enough points to win, even if you can't find anything else to kill afterwards. If
there is still time, you can head back to the Shuttle and check out the 2nd Option to goto
a different area and look for one or two more creatures to kill. Go up the stairs to the left
when you get there and kill the Fang that is chasing the cat. I had 214 points when I won.
Cid will give Zidane 5000 Gil and a Hunter's Badge for winning. Before everyone can celebrate,
a wounded Burmecian soldier limps in to inform Cid that Burmecia (the kingdom Freija is from)
was attacked. Freija will want to go back and help out of course, and Zidane will convince
him into letting him come along too. Vivi will volunteer to come as well, which Zidane
accepts, but Dagger will want to come, too and Steiner and Cid don't think it's a good idea.
Zidane will agree that it is too dangerous for Dagger to join in. The group will eat a feast
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