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So, if you happen to see this at another site, please notify me immediately. | '----------------------------------------------------------------------' ======================================================================== CREDITS ======================================================================== -CJayC (http://www.gamefaqs.com) For his hard work and dedication to one of the greatest sites out there, and for hopefully posting this guide! -Play Online (http://www.playonline.com) Yeah, I admit I took some stuff from them. I am crediting them here, though, right? -Prima Strategy Guide Yeah, I admit I took some stuff from them. I am crediting them here, though, right? -Dingo Jellybean (http://www.vfaqs.net) -I may have had my fair share of problems with him, but his FFIX guide is the best on the net right now. I really like it and it has helped me out, although I did not take anything from it. -Aaron Tadeo -He wrote a great guide for this game. -Sean Kelson He sort of gave me the idea to post an incomplete guide to guarantee it will be posted, so you can work on it without worrying about it getting posted. Thanks! -Matt Hulbert A cool guy, he inspired me to do this guide and my Final Fantasy VI one, and he is a great friend! -Daniel Stefano (Positively Posterior) and Dyson Turner (Dy$e Murder) For being the two coolest guys at GameFAQs, they rock! ======================================================================= Table of Contents ----------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Revision History 1.2 Author's Information 1.3 My Final Fantasy IX Review 2.0 Character Information 3.0 Game Basics 4.0 Walkthrough 4.1 Disc 1 1. Alexandria Town 2. Alexandria Castle 3. The Evil Forest 4. Gunitas Basin 5. Ice Cavern 6. Norlich Heights 7. Village of Dali 8. Cargo Airship 9. Lindblum Grand Castle 10. Eunorus Plains 11. Quıs Marsh 12. Gizamalukeıs Grotto 13. Grand Citadel: South Gate 14. Burmecian Plains 15. Burmecia Realm 4.2 Disc 2 4.3 Disc 3 4.4 Disc 4 5.0 Secrets and Side Quests 6.0 Lists 6.1 Items 6.2 Weapons 6.3 Armor 6.4 Magic 6.5 Abilities 6.6 Accessories 6.7 Enemies 7.0 That Damn Card Game (Tetra Master) 8.0 Boss Guide 9.0 Other Information 10.0 Conclusion ======================================================================= 1.0 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================= Hello everyone, and welcome to my Final Fantasy IX guide! I got the game on Monday, November 23rd, and needless to say I love it to death! It is one of my favorite role-playing games of all time already, and it is definitely a great playing experience. I loved the Japanese version, as well, so I hope I will be able to provide you, the reader, with a lot of quality information about this game! Final Fantasy IX is definitely one of my favorite PSX role-playing games, and it definitely does the series justice following the rather stupid and boring (in my opinion, of course) Final Fantasy VIII. Sure, FF8 was okay, but it had a LOT, and I mean a LOT, of bad points. Final Fantasy IX has corrected on most of those, although I still prefer VII over either FFVIII or FFIX. Also, you can use this guide on your site just so long as nothing is altered, credit is given when due, and you do not make any monetary gain off of the guide. No you may not use the lists...I don't care who you are, NO means NO. If you violate any of the guidelines, I can take legal and civil action. There, now you know. Note: I have submitted a very early version of this guide to GameFAQs to be posted to ensure I have a spot. This guide will slowly be filled up, and I apologize greatly for the lack of information found here right now. I will try my best to update this as much as possible, though, to make this one of the best FF9 walkthroughs out there! It will be tough though, with all of the great writers that have done guides already. Just look at Dingo Jellybean and ATadeoıs guides, they are already so much better than mine. But hey, I have a reputation as a great writer here, so I will definitely not be outdone. It will just take me a few weeks to get the lists up, but once they are all up, this will be a great guide! -"DaLadiesMan" Steve Saunders webmaster@wrestlingcolumns2000.com ======================================================================= 1.1 Revision History -------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= v0.2 (November 28, 2000) -I really hope this will be posted, as I want to save my spot so I can update this guide without worry of whether or not this guide will be posted. -I decided to move the FF9 review to section 1.3, Character Information to section 2.0, and Game Basics got a new section at 3.0 -I added my name and email address at the end of the Introduction. -Added the introduction to the complete walkthrough. -I got the walkthrough done until the end of Disc 1. -I got the boss guide done somewhat, it is up past the first General Beatrix fight. -After a hard dayıs work, this guide is currently at 85.4K according to my word processor. v0.1 (November 27, 2000) -I really hope this will be posted, as I want to save my spot so I can update this guide without worry of whether or not this guide will be posted. -I got the walkthrough done until beating the Plant Cage Boss in the Evil Forest -I got all of the non-game play information done. -I got the boss guide done somewhat, it is up past the Plant Cage boss. -After a hard dayıs work, this guide is currently at 46.6K according to my word processor. ======================================================================= 1.2 Author's Information ---------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= Name: Steve McFadden E-Mail: mcfaddensteve@netscape.net, webmaster@wrestlingcolumns2000.com My Web Pages Links: http://gamereviewers.cjb.net http://stephaniemcmahon.freeservers.com http://www.wrestlingcolumns2000.com http://www.reviewcritique.cjb.net htp://smcfadden.freeservers.com GameFAQs Contributor Page Link: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/2134.html GameFAQs alias: DaLadiesMan (formerly known as SMcFadden, I changed it though) Yahoo Messenger: nicklacheysnightmare, mcfaddenvg or ilovestephmcmahon (same account, different profiles) AOL/AIM: McFaddenDaMan MSN Messenger: neverforgotaboutdre@hotmail.com TOTALS as of 11/23/00 Reviews: 369 FAQs: this was my 51st, one is not posted yet so I now have 50. Feel free to message me on any of my messengers.. just tell me you are messaging me about my FAQ and I will definitely answer you as quick as I possibly can! ======================================================================= 1.3 My Final Fantasy IX Review ---------------------------------------- ======================================================================= Go to the following link to read my Final Fantasy IX review http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/review/R10025.html Please note it is for the Japanese version of the game, not the American version. ======================================================================= 2.0 Character Guide --------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMING SOON! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================= 3.0 Game Basics ------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMING SOON! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================= 4.0 Complete Walkthrough ---------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= Hello, all, and welcome to my Final Fantasy 9 walkthrough! Before you start reading, I will let you know that I did take some information directly from playonline.com and Prima Games, because I forgot some information about this game. I did type up a lot of this walkthrough, myself, however. Enjoy the guide! ======================================================================= 4.1 Disc 1 Walkthrough ------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================= ======================================================================== 1. ALEXANDRIA KINGDOM ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Defeat Baku in the Dragonıs Mask 2. Show Viviıs ticket at the booth. 3. Help steal Danteıs ladder. 4. Give the crowd a good show. 5. Impress the Queen with your stunts. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Ticket Items: Remedy, Tent, Eye Drops, Potion(7), Phoenix Pinion, Ether Cards: Fang(3), Bomb, Ironite, Goblin(3), Flan, Skeleton, Lizard Man, Zombie, Sahagin Monsters: Baku ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Watch the FMV scene, and when you are done, you can start the game. You start off in a rather dark area, so light the candle and then head up. Eventually you and three of your friends will be facing off against the enemy named Baku. He is pretty simple to beat, so do not worry too much about him. You also encounter the beginning of the story line when you discover that your main objective here is to kidnap the Princess of Alexandria, Garnet. The meeting will take the agenda about the abduction of Princess Garnet. Cinna will tell you about the plan. You'll be in a play and you'll act accordingly. After telling you the plan, Baku will then ask you. Choose "To Kidnap Princess Garnet". If you choose to kidnap Queen Brahne, you see a funny dialogue of Baku but you'll be asked again. After choosing, the screen will fade and you'll see an FMV of the theater ship arriving at Alexandria. After doing all of this, you now take control of Vivi. You only have to do a few things here, so I am not going to drag it out too much. All you really have to do is head up until you reach the theater, and the two soldiers will tell you something like "talk to the ticket master to redeem your ticket". So that is what you should do. Get all the cards here, first. In the first alley, there are 2 Potions at different locations. Search the outside of the house to the left for a Potion. You can find Grandma through the bottom-right door, hard at work on a dress for tonight's play. Search around this small abode to find Grandma's measly savings (9 Gil), a Potion, and a Fang Card. Upon leaving Grandma's hut, travel back the way Vivi came into Memorial Square. The front of the central statue bears an inscription, and behind it is a Potion. Search around the outer perimeter to find a Zombie Card, a Lizard Man Card, and a Sahagin Card. Now that you have a nice little collection going, return to Vivi's path and continue upward through the streets. Head down and talk to the ticket master (he is in that little hut) and he will tell you that your ticket is actually a fake, as it is for the wrong play (if you check your key items, you will know exactly what he means). So, he asks you to talk to Alleyway Jack. He also gives you 3 more cards, you are on a roll! Head to the left and help steal Danteıs ladder. You are to become his slave in exchange for finding a way into the play. After stealing his ladder, he will run off and a guy will come in. Guess who that is? Talk to him, watch the scene, then head down. Talk to Dante, and he tells you he wants to head up the bell tower with the ladder, but he wants you to stand in the way. Inside the bell tower, Puck and Vivi bump into the friendly moogles named Kupo and Stiltzkin. The moogles found throughout the game enable you to save your game or use Tents to rest up and restore your HP and MP. Kupo also has a letter that needs to be delivered to Monty. Offer to deliver letters for the Mognet, and purchase items from Stiltzkin whenever he appears. After getting to know the moogles, search the bushes to the left and right for a Tent and a Potion. Afterward, join Puck at the top of the tower. Puck will lead you around the rooftops of Alexandria, stop along the way to get the items. At first, head to the left and get an item, and at the end do not head up right away, head down and get the item. The cool thing in this game is a field icon appears whenever an item is there, so it is a lot easier to get them. The Tantalus performing troupe puts on quite a show, eh? During the scene where Zidane and the gang fight Baku and the others, everyone is equipped with Special FX (SFX) to liven up the event. These amazing pyrotechnics make it look like spells are being cast, but no damage is inflicted. Eliminate the two guards immediately with one blow each. Baku proves to be a bit tougher, though. Next, you go through the play. Make sure to impress the Queen and her nobles, it is pretty easy and here is what you get. HOW TO IMPRESS QUEEN AND NOBLES: Press the button Blank tells you to press. You have to do it flawlessly to get anything good. ================================================== NUMBER OF NOBLES IMPRESSED ITEM RECEIVED ================================================== 1-49 Ether 50-79 Elixir 80-99 Silk Shirt 100 Moonstone When I went through the game, I got a Elixir for impressing 76 nobles. I gave up after that. You can get a lot of Gil here, too. ======================================================================== 2. ALEXANDRIA KINGDOM ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Find the Princess. 2. Search for the Knights of Pluto. 3. Join forces to stop Steiner. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: none Items: Phoenix Down x3, Elixir Cards: none Monsters: Steiner ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Kidnapping Princess Garnet is the goal of the next segment, but the little lady is more than a handful! As Zidane, run straight up the steps to find Garnet. Looking in any other place may result in capture by the palace guards! When word of Garnet's disappearance reaches the Queen, Captain Steiner of the Knights of Pluto is ordered to find the Princess. As Steiner, the objective is to rally the guards under him and search for Garnet. However, the Knights of Pluto aren't exactly a tip-top outfit, so as Steiner you must be forceful to get things going! Follow the two guys into the room, where Zidane and Blank stole their clothes. Order them to get out, then get the Phoenix Down from near the door. There is a moogle nearby (I believe this one is Mosh) to save your game if you want/need to. ================================================== Knights | Traits ================================================== Blutzen and Kohel | Super Sleuths Laudo | Inspirational Writer Weimar | Ladies' Man Haagen | Navigator Mullenkedheim | Cannon Ball Race Champion Dojebon | Artillerist ================================================= Make sure to remember this list for later on in the game. The comical group under Steiner's command is actually a rag-tag bunch of sloppy soldiers. In spite of this, you should commit to memory the personality traits of each soldier as listed off by Breireicht. An event much later in the game will yield a rare item if you know your soldiers well! You will have to chase Garnet around for a while and eventually she will give in. She will take off her hood and reveal her true identity after a while. It is not like it is a true shock that it is Garnet (you have had your suspicions for a while) but it is an important plot twist of the game. Now it is time for three battles, they are really easy though. ======================================================================= STEINER BOSS FIGHT HP: 169, 167, 162 AP: N/A Weak Vs.: N/A Steal Items: Leather Hat, Silk Shirt Spoils: None ======================================================================= In the first battle, just have Zidane and Blank attack every round, while Cinna steals. You should not have to worry about healing or anything. In the second battle, Steiner is accompanied by two people. It does not matter though, because you have Marcus and Vivi in your party now to compensate. Have Marcus and Zidane attack every round, while Vivi uses fire magic. The two guards should not be worried about, just focus on Steiner. In the third battle, just keep on attacking him until he realizes that there really is a Bomb behind him. The idiot cannot figure it out for a while! ======================================================================== 3. EVIL FOREST ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Search for the missing princess. 2. Save Garnet and Vivi from the Prison Cage. 3. Reassure Vivi. 4. Quit Tantalus. 5. Match blows with Baku. 6. Recruit Steiner and Vivi. 7. Find the master of the Evil Forest. 8. Escape the petrifying woods. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Ticket Items: Phoenix Down, Bronze Gloves, Ether (x2), Leather Hat, Rubber Helm, Potion, Ether, Wrist Cards: none Monsters: Fang, Goblin, Prison Cage, Dendrobium, Plant Brain (Boss), Plant Spider ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== The Prima Vista crashes in the middle of the Evil Woods, and no one can seem to locate Princess Garnet. And where is Vivi? Talk to the moogle and he will teach you a whole bunch of stuff about the ATB, which is also found in some of the other Final Fantasy games, like FF6. Save your game with the moogle and head down and out to the actual forest. I would seriously consider walking around here and raising your level until you get to level 5. I did this, it does not take that long to do, just head back and forth in this screen, do not go into this next screen whatever you do. Go back and save your game when you get to Level 5 and you will go back, and walk right into a boss battle! ======================================================================= PRISON CAGE BOSS FIGHT HP: 513, 533 AP: 3 Weak Vs.: Fire Steal Items: Leather Wrist, Broadsword Spoils: Phoenix Down, Eye Drops, Goblin Card (random) ======================================================================= I had a lot of problems with this battle until I figured out what to do. Here is what you do: see how Zidane goes into Trance? Have him use his strongest attack, while Vivi uses fire. This makes the battle go by quicker, and you should knock him out before Garnet dies. The second time around, Vivi is trapped. Vivi will attack the monster with Fire magic, so just do attacks and heal Vivi with potions and you should do fine. Back onboard the wrecked Prima Vista, Zidane decides to go looking for the Princess. However, Baku won't let Zidane go that easily. After the captain is finished lecturing, open the treasure chest on the ship's bridge to find Bronze Gloves. ======================================================================= BAKU BOSS FIGHT HP: 202 AP: N/A Weak Vs.: N/A Steal Items: Hi-Potion, Iron Sword Spoils: None ======================================================================= Baku is not intent on killing Zidane, but the game will end if you don't watch your HP and take Potions when needed. Baku will trip and fall during half of his attacks. But don't think him a fool, because Baku is really trying to get Zidane to steal some helpful items from him. If you can steal the Iron Sword for Steiner to use, your party will have it much easier in the Boss fight to come! So alternate attacks with attempts at thievery. After obtaining the Iron Sword, continue to attack until Baku calls it quits. Head over to talk to Adelbert and he will join your party. This is the beginning of the "Unholy Alliance", as I like to call it. Zidane and Adelbert will go through a lot, and they do not seem to like each other. How is that for innovation in role playing game story lines? Vivi is in the bed on the left side of the ship, talk to him and he will join your party. This is the first time you officially have more than two characters in your party, by the way. When Vivi joins, equip the mage with a Leather Wrist and a Silk Shirt if you have them. By doing so, Vivi can use Blizzard and Thunder magic in addition to Fire. On your way out of the hold, Blank will stop Zidane with some harsh words. But ultimately, he gives Zidane Blank's Medicine to use on the Princess when you rescue her. After the dialogue, return to the room in which Blank is standing and search for a Leather Hat. Eventually, the party enters a small clearing where a crystal-clear pond will fully restore HP and MP. It's important to drink from small ponds like this all throughout the game so that the party can continue without using too many Tents. Monty the moogle is hiding in a hollow tree stump nearby, so give him the letter from Kupo and save your game if desired. A little bit farther, you will realize that Garnet is being held captive by yet another monster. Itıs battle time! ======================================================================= PLANT BRAIN BOSS FIGHT HP: 916 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Fire Steal Items: Iron Helm Spoils: Phoenix Down, Potion ======================================================================= This guy is actually pretty simple, as Blank can take out a good chunk of HP each round. Just have Blank and Zidane attack and Vivi heal with potions as needed (or attack with Fire magic, Plant Brain is weak against that) and you should do okay. You should worry about the Pollen attack, which causes darkness, use Eyedrops to cure this if you need to, but you should kill the sucka before he gets to know too much. =) This is a cool FMV scene where you are escaping the Evil Forest and all of these little critters are chasing after you. Sadly, you all escape, but Blank does not. You have to leave without him, but rest assured you will be back! ======================================================================== 4. GUNITAS BASIN ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Learn abilities while roaming the plains. 2. Visit the east side of North Gate. 3. Prepare to enter the Ice Cavern. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: none Items: Potion, Eye Drops Cards: None Monsters: Goblin, Python, Mu ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== You are supposed to go directly to the Ice Cavern once you exit Alexandria. However, rather than proceeding directly to the Ice Cavern, your party will benefit greatly if you do a little exploring around the basin. As you explore, you'll randomly encounter monsters. When this occurs, Zidane should steal, Vivi should cast spells, Steiner should perform normal attacks and Garnet should cast Cure when needed. This will help you improve your inventory, learn Abilities, and level up your party members so that they can handle the creatures in the Ice Cavern. How much time should you spend doing this? Basically, until your party gets low on HP and MP. Then you should return to the Ice Cavern and call a moogle. Use a Tent to restore your party's strength, and save your game before you enter. Before going to the Ice Cavern, head all the way to the west until you hit the North Gate. Here you can buy Potions from this one chick. I would buy a few potions, as even though you have Garnetıs healing magic she still can run out of MP fairly easily. There are some items here as well, I believe you can get Potion and Eye Drops here. After doing all of this, save your game outside the Ice Cavern and enter it. ======================================================================== 5. ICE CAVERN ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Thaw the frozen treasure chests. 2. Defrost the moogle. 3. Fight a supernatural enemy alone. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: none Items: Potion x2, Tent, Ether, Elixir, Leather Wrist, Phoenix Down, Mage Masher Cards: None Monsters: Fang, Wyerd, Cave Imp, Flan, Black Waltz No. 1 (Boss), Sealion (Boss) ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== When you enter the Ice Cavern, watch the scene where the party says they are impressed by the icy interiors of the cavern. They do call this the Ice Cavern, so I do not see what the big deal is here. Once you can move, hop onto the area to the left and open the treasure chest to find a tent. Continue north until you reach an area where there is a fork in the path. This is where you first find out Vivi can use his Fire magic to melt some ice walls. Collect the Ether from the treasure chest where the ice wall used to be, then cross under the embankment to get a Potion from the chest you can see. In this next area, move along the wall on the left-hand side until you get to the top, here is another ice wall that can be melted. Walk up to it and press X and Vivi will blast it, search the treasure chest to get an Elixir. Then head to the bottom of the area and up to the fallen icicle and press X. Vivi will blast this too, head down the path and up to get the Mage Masher (it took me a little while to realize you can blast the icicle with Fire magic, I was always up on the ledge below trying to figure out how to get the treasure chest below). Equip this weapon on Zidane, even if you have not learned the abilities from his previous equipped weapon. Follow this path to the next area, where Vivi will encounter yet another path in which he can melt with Fire magic. He will melt it with his magic (god bless the little black mage) and quickly run down to the chest on the ledge to get the Leather Wrist, on the other side of the chamber is a Phoenix Down if you want it, which I am sure you do, so make sure to get that one, too. At the next fork, make sure to head left. You can save your game at the moogle (Mois) here after Vivi un-melts him via Fire magic. The moogle is a little mad at first but then he calms down, asking you to deliver a letter to Gumo for him. Watch the tutorial about Status Effects, Card Game, and Elemental Properties, then save your game and use a Tent if you need to, because the boss is coming up. Here is where the group encounters winds which knocks out Steiner first, then Vivi, then Garnet. Zidane is then knocked out, but he wakes up before the other party members do. Have him head north through the path and he will be stopped by the evil Black Waltz. Apparently Brahne has sent three Black Waltzes after Zidane so she can recover Garnet, but you better believe she is not trying to help Garnet! Itıs a one on one battle time, until the Sealion comes in! ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #1 AND SEALION BOSS FIGHT HP: Black Waltz #1: 229, Sealion: 472 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Fire (both), Ice (Black Waltz #1) Steal Items: Black Waltz #1: Silk Shirt, Remedy, Sealion: Ether, Mythril Dagger Spoils: Hi-Potion, Phoenix Down, Fang Card, Skeleton Card ======================================================================= I really did not have too much problems with this boss at all. Just make sure to use Potions whenever you get down to around 100 HP or so, because a Blizzard spell could very well take off 100 HP from you, and then you will have to start this over again. I would kill the Black Waltz first, as he does not have as much HP as the Sea Lion. I think you can take out the Black Waltz with 4 or 5 hits of your sword if you have the Mage Masher equipped, so make sure to have it equipped before entering this battle, as I told you before. If Zidane goes into trance during this battle, it is pretty much over because he can use Tidal Flame which kills both bosses pretty much instantly. Like I said, this isnıt that tough, just heal and keep your HP up and you should do fine. After the battle, Zidane will head back and gather the party members, then return to the spot where you fought the boss and climb that long, winding path until you reach the exit. Here you can rename Garnet into whatever you want, I do not think you can call her Garnet any more, I have not tried to call her Garnet though, so I wouldnıt know. ======================================================================== 6. NORLICH HIGHTS ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Fight your way across the Highlands. 2. Visit the nice folks at South Gate. 3. Introduce yourself to Morrid. 4. head to Dali for some R and R. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Mini-Prima Vista Items: Hi-Potion Cards: None Monsters: Cave Spider, Potion ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Here you should do two things: raise your experience levels and abilities if needed, and visit South Gate. There is nothing much to do at South Gate at this time, but oh well. You can at least rest there for now until you are ready to continue your adventure, it makes a nice healing point for when you are low on HP while leveling up. I would say to go to Dali Village next but check this out real quick. Before heading into the village, check out the strange mountain close to the edge of the plain. Here you'll find an old fellow named Morrid, who purchased the Mini-Prima Vista from the Treno Auction. He offers Zidane a trade of the figure for some rare coffees, namely Burman, Kirman and Moccha. Keep this in mind as you continue the game. (NOTE: You must bring all three coffees back to Morrid before the end of Disc 3.) You can also find some shipping instructions in his hut. Outside, search near the cart for a Hi-Potion, and check near the fence by the cliff for 135 Gil. There's a device at the top of the mountain that defies explanation. After doing this, head to the Village of Dali, it is simple enough to go to. ======================================================================== 7. VILLAGE OF DALI ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Spend the night at the Dali Inn. 2. Meet Vivi in the morning. 3. Find Dagger at the shop. 4. Return to the Inn to wait for the others. 5. Search for Vivi. 6. Find the underground hatch. 7. Rescue Vivi from confinement. 8. Follow the trail of eggs. 9. Protect the Princess from the floating evil. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Aries Stellazzio Items: Potion x4, Antidote, Eye Drops, Ether, Iron Helm, Leather Wrist, Phoenix Down, Phoenix Pinion Cards: None Monsters: Ghost, Vice, Black Waltz No. 2 (Boss) ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Boy, there is a lot to do in this town. You are going to have to do everything from trying to stop the mist from entering the town, to discovering why there are Black Mages being created, and why they are being shipped to Alexandria. It is definitely a fun part of the game, and there is a lot of stuff to do, I will just give you the quick, basic rundown of what to do, though. When entering the town, the party decides they need to rest, so head to the Dali Inn real quick, and rest. Zidane wakes up and everyone has disappeared, so watch the ATEs that pop up, then head north. Vivi is near the base of the town's windmill. Approach the Black Mage to engage in some friendly conversation, but then something weird occurs. Regardless, search inside the windmill to find an Aries Stellazzio. There are two more chests up top, but you can't open them unless the windmill shuts down. Also, notice the kid named Yaff, who maybe says too much. When you leave, Vivi is kidnapped by two punk kids. Head to the shop to find Dagger, who is looking around at the various items. Zidane decides to return to the Inn, so go there now to wait for the others. Steiner comes back, and the party decides to find Vivi. However, he is not where he was before. Zidane is befuddled so he decides to find out how to get in the hole below, where Vivi is trapped. It is actually kind of simple: head to the first house on the left, which is the windmill. You see that thing all the way down on the bottom left hand side? That is the latch, so open it and head down the chute. Jump off the ladder and take the lift down. Below the lift is a chest containing 156 Gil, look for the Field Icon. Keep on going until you see the two men talking about Vivi, he leaves with them. Follow Vivi and his captors through a corridor, and then search the barrel to speak with Kumop the moogle. He has a letter for Mogki, and this is a good point to save your game, because things are going to get a little tricky ahead! Just beyond Kumop, kick the wheel to drop a chest containing a Potion, and then climb the crates to reach the chest with the Ether. Head down and rescue Vivi, who is trapped in a box. You will see all sorts of cool stuff, head through the door to the north to get some stuff, then head to the east door and head all the way up. Get on the airship, and after some story scenes, the Black Waltz attacks, threatening to destroy the crew and "take back" the Princess! ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #2 BOSS FIGHT HP: 1030 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Wind Steal Items: Steepled Hat, Leather Plate Spoils: Ether, Zaghnol Card (random) ======================================================================= This battle is not that tough as long as you know what you are doing. Do not use magic on him unless you want him to attack back with magic. Here is what I would do: Have dagger cast Protect on all 4 members, if possible, while Steiner uses the Thunder sword magic attack, and Zidane steals and attacks. You can steal a Steepled Hat and Leather Plate from this boss, which is actually pretty good. Have Vivi be the healer of the party with Potions and stuff, although I just went ahead and used magic, his counter-magic attack is not that horrible. His goal is to kidnap the princess, so I assume that he will not kill her, instead he tries to kill the other guys in the party, and then kidnap her when they are dead. I do not know though since I did not have much problems with this boss, at all. ======================================================================== 8. CARGO AIRSHIP ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Board the Cargo Airship. 2. Head for the Bridge. 3. Dance with the final Waltz. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: none Items: none Cards: None Monsters: Black Waltz No. 3 (Boss) ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== This is a pretty cool scene, just watch it and follow along with everything, eventually a group of Black Mages will attack, led by the Black Waltz 3. Did someone say ANOTHER BOSS FIGHT? ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #3 BOSS FIGHT HP: 1128 AP: N/A Weak Vs.: Wind Steal Items: Steepled Hat, Linen Cuirass, Silver Gloves Spoils: None ======================================================================= This battle is actually quite easy. Vivi goes into trance automatically to start the battle, which means he can now cast two magic spells in a row. And this one does not have a strong counter attack, which means you can cast two Fire spells in a row without having to worry too much. Have Steiner use Sword Magic spells frequently. Waltz No.3's one main defense seems to be its ability to float in the air. Once it rises off the deck, regular physical attacks miss every time. This puts Zidane at something of a disadvantage throughout the entire battle. Therefore, have him steal and cure the others with Potions when needed. I have him steal automatically, because you can get three good items from this boss, and at the end of the fight the boss just runs away and breaks down, so you do not win anything for defeating him. ======================================================================== 9. LINDBLUM GRAND CASTLE ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Follow Minister Artania into the castle. 2. Appeal to Regent Cid. 3. Catch up on old times with Freya. 4. Explore the cityıs shops to find freebies. 5. Synthesize necessary weapons. 6. Check in at the Tantalus theater. 7. Join Lowellıs fan club momentarily. 8. Search for Dagger at the castle. 9. Take the sleepy guardıs uniform. 10. Ride the lift to the Upper Level. 11. Find Dagger at the overlook. 12. Use the telescope to mark locations. 13. Win the Festival of the Hunt. 14. Prepare to depart for Burmecia. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Kupo Nut, Mini-Burmecia, Autograph, Moogle Suit Items: Glass Armlet, Ether, Hi-Potion, Echo Screen, Tent x2, Leather Plate, Silver Gloves, Ore, Leather Wrist, Bronze Vest, Steepled Hat Cards: Mimic, Wyerd Monsters: Fang, Mu, Zaghnol ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== When you get off the Airship, follow the Minister through the lobby into the Castle. After watching some scenes, you will talk to Regent Cid, who apparently got turned into an Octopod or whatever after some weird dude came in the middle of the night and put a spell on him. Of course, that is not really the truth, but they want you to think it is. You will find out the real reason soon enough. Zidane heads into the Industrial District, make sure to head out into the Pub. Talk to Freya, name her, and catch up on old times. Zidane wakes up the next day at the Business District Inn. After another tutorial about Synthesis, head into the next room to speak to the moogle Moodon, who has a letter from Ruby. In the lobby of the inn, there's a guestbook and a bust of a Bobo Bird. Search in the corner next to the bust (closest to the exit) for 163 Gil. Next, go to the synthesis shop and synthesize some weapons. Check in at the Tantalus theater and join Lowellıs fan club. Now head to the Industrial District. Directly beside the entrance to the terminal is a chest containing a Leather Wrist. Behind the statue of Cid VIII, you might find a man named Marolo, who loves to debate. Take his side in the debate for now, because you'll meet this person again in another town later and it's good to take his side. For now, agree that putting the engine in the back results in more power to make him happy. Head up the stairs into the next section, where you'll come across Bobo's familiar dive. Search next to the pub to receive a Bronze Vest. There's a house in the back of this neighborhood, wherein Ludruff the engineer is working on a prototype steam engine. Search in the upstairs loft to find a Mimic Card and a Steepled Hat. There's not much else to do in the Industrial District; it's really just a cozy neighborhood. Head back to the air cab and ride to the Theater District now. Head to the playhouse and after watching the ATE, some kids will come in and harass you (somewhat) about Dagger. They advise you to go back to the castle to speak with Dagger, so do that. Leave the Tantalus playhouse and head down the steps. Down here you'll find a ravenous crowd of fans waiting for their heartthrob, Lowell. The actor makes a brief appearance, but then leaves. Meanwhile, a man in a moogle suit emerges and makes his way up the stairs. Follow him back to the area outside the air cab terminal. There's an artist living in a cellar across from the terminal. Visit there now, and you'll find Lowell, who's hiding from his fans. You can receive his Autograph, and then search the area directly across from his position for the Moogle Suit. Also, pick up the Ore from the nearby chest. Now take an air cab to Lindblum Castle. In the lobby, take the stairs which are draped in red carpet up to the right, and then go through the doorway to get to the room where Dagger was, previously. Zidane meets up with Steiner here again, and he throws another fit about the princess, of course. Leave, but not before getting the two treasure chests in here. Also, you'll encounter Mogki the moogle, to whom you can give a letter. She will also ask you to deliver a letter to Atla; keep that Mognet going! This is a cool part of the game right here. Zidane leaves the room and hears Garnet singing. However, you cannot get by the guard. Zidane thinks of a great idea though, he will steal a uniform so he can look like a guard, so go up the stairs and down the next set of stairs, talk to the sleeping guard to steal his clothes. Go by the guard, up the lift, and talk to Dagger. There is a telescope here, so use it to mark off some spots on the map, it really comes in handy for later on. Here is the time to do the Festival of the Hunt. It is fairly straightforward, just kill enemies as you find them, you can go back and forth between districts. Make sure to help Freya fight off the boss. In the end, you get a reward for whoever wins, Freya won in the Japanese version and the American version when I played, so who knows if you can even win? When your crew is ready to resume the adventure, take the Lindblum Castle lift to the lower level. The left trolley goes only to the Dragon's Gate, from which you need to depart, but the right trolley takes you to the Serpent's Gate first, where you can find a Wyerd Card. Then you can go straight from there to the Dragon's Gate. At this exit, you'll meet Moonte the moogle, who just received a letter from Stiltzkin. It's recommended that you save your game before leaving. There's also a Merchant nearby, who sells items for decent prices. ======================================================================== 10. EUNORUS PLAINS ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Cross the plains. 2. Enter areas of interest. 3. Find the South Gate. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Mocha Coffee Items: Ether Cards: none Monsters: Serpion, Ladybug, Ironite, Vice, Hedgehog Pie ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== There are three places you should go, in a nutshell. I will point out where you should go now. 1. The South Gate: Optional, located above the Chocobo Forest, you can get free HP/MP refilled, as well as the key item Mocha Coffee. 2. Chocobo Forest: Optional, Here you can get a chocobo to ride to the Grotto. 3. Quıs Marsh: Optional, you can get Quina here. ======================================================================== 11. QUıS MARSH ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Catch a frog for Quina. 2. Let Quina join your party. 3. Practice catching frogs. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: None Items: None Cards: None Monsters: Axolotl, Gigan Toad, Clipper ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== There is not really much to do here, at all. I ran around and built up my levels for a little bit. If you do not feel like doing that, head right and go through the grass until you reach the pond. Help Quina catch some frogs, and it will join your party after a few scenes. Practice catching the frogs, it is pretty easy and you can get some neat items here. Make sure to keep one male frog and one female frog in the pond, though. This way the pond can repopulate much quicker. ======================================================================== 12. GIZAMALUKEıS GROTTO ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Take the Gizamaluke Bell from the Burmecian soldier. 2. Ring the bells to open the doors. 3. Annihilate the Black Mages. 4. Reunite the honeymooning moogles. 5. Stand your ground against Master Gizamaluke. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Gizamaluke Bell, Holy Bell Items: Bronze Vest, Mythril Gloves, Magus Hat Cards: None Monsters: Black Mage, Hornet, Skeleton, Lamia, Gizamaluke (Boss) ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Enter this place and head to the soldier, and he will give you a Gizamaluke Bell. Search his body and you will find another one. Go to the door in the back to unlock the door, and the bell will shatter. This happens a lot, it means you have to find another bell in order to open the next door. Let the fun adventures and puzzles begin... Inside the next large cavern, Thorn and Zorn unleash a set of Black Mages on your party. These creatures use powerful magic, mostly aimed at Vivi. Protect the little fellow by having a character such as Quina use Potions on him. After the first battle, cross under the bridge and attack the next Black Mage. Upon completion of this fight, you receive another Gizamaluke Bell. Run up the steps at the rear, and use the bell on the left door. This path leads around to another wounded soldier. Pick up a Bronze Vest along the way, and then tend to the wounded man to get another bell. Return to the main area and use the bell on the lower-right door. A staircase encircles the next area. You may encounter a tough monster called a Lamia that casts Might every round to increase its attack power. Dispose of these things quickly, and have Quina eat it if possible to learn the LV3 Def-less ability. As you ascend the stairs, make sure you pick up the Mythril Gloves dropped wastefully on the path. In this next section, give the moogle the Kupo Nut and the other moogle will knock the bell over. They thank you and leave, get the treasure chest from the bell, and it is another Gizamaluke Bell. Then follow the moogles inside, and save your game and/or use a Tent. Equip the Ogre weapon on Zidane. Run back around the overturned bell and unlock the other bell door in the room. Beyond here, the group enters the actual grotto chamber, where a fallen Burmecian soldier warns that something is wrong with Master Gizamaluke. The warning comes too late, however, as a large and terrifying shape slithers out of an aqueduct and challenges the party to a tough battle. ======================================================================= GIZAMALUKE BOSS FIGHT HP: 3175 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Thunder, Wind Steal Items: Ice Staff, Magus Hat, Elixir Spoils: Tent, Mythril Sword Card (Random) ======================================================================= I found out a nice little trick in order to beat this guy more quickly. The move I hate most that he uses is Crash, but I found a way to counter it. I found a way to make the dude Blind, all you have to do is hit him with Zidaneıs Soul Blade ability, which is learned via the Ogre. Of course, you can learn it and then equip another weapon. This dude can also silence Vivi, which is a pain in the neck. Just have Vivi use magic when he can, while Steiner uses Sword Magic or Sword Tech if Vivi is silenced, and have Zidane steal some stuff then attack. Have Quina use blue magic, I just have it end up being the healer though, feeding the party potions as they need it. It is not that tough to beat once you have blinded it. If you do not blind it, it is a bit tougher to beat. ======================================================================== 13. GRAND CITADEL SOUTH GATE ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Move the two people away from the alley. 2. Search the area outside the cable car. 3. Board the cable car to Treno. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Gate Pass Items: Multina Racket, Potion Cards: None Monsters: None ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== Here is a nice little scene where Steiner gets into the Gate by putting Garnet inside of a bag filled with pickles. I bet she is not going to smell very nice after getting out of that. The guards let you by since they are idiots. Steiner mentions that he wants to hide in the alley, but he needs to move the two people out of the way first. That is simple enough, console the lady and she will run off, then talk to the guy on the left side, then talk to the one near the alley. He will run off, and now you can hide in the alley. Garnet changes, its funny if you say Steiner should switch sides to look the other way. =) Search around here and you will come across some stuff. Make sure to get the Multina Racket around here. When you are ready, board the cable car and head to Treno. It is not that complicated so I am not going to bore you with a long ass walkthrough. ======================================================================== 14. BURMECIAN PLAINS ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Examine the North Gate. 2. Cross the plains to Burmecia. ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: None Items: Hi-Potion, Tent Cards: None Monsters: Lizard Man, Yeti, Skeleton, Nymph ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== In the world map, go a bit to the northeast and enter the location marked with X. It's the North Gate. Watch the scene here, then go to the gate and get the chests for a Potion and a Tent. After getting the items, exit to the World Map. Outside, just head north and enter Burmecia. ======================================================================== 15. BURMECIA REALM ======================================================================== ================== CHECKLIST ================== 1. Bridge the gap with the platform. 2. Hop balconies to the bedroom. 3. Ring the bell to open the door. 4. Rescue the trapped citizens. 5. Inherit the Mythril Spear. 6. Spy on the enemy. 7. Challenge an Alexandrian General ================== ITEM LISTS, ETC. ================== Key Items: Cancer Stellazio, Protection Bell, Kupo Nut Items: Potion, Soft (x2), Germinas Boots, Ether, Tent, Phoenix Down, Mythril Spear, Lightning Staff Cards: None Monsters: Magic Vice, Black Mage, Ironite, Mimic, Basilisk, Beatrix (Boss) ============== WALKTHROUGH ============== When you first enter this place, you will see some dialogue, and you will see Zorn and Thorn again. They send two Black Mages to attack you, so do the Bruce Lee thing and go medieval on them! After you defeat them, Zorn and Thorn chicken out and leave. Go left and enter the door. Get the Potion and Soft from the treasure chests, then go outside and go all the way to the right. Climb up the stairs and enter the door on top. Go to the north and search for the chest behind the stairs to get a Soft, then go up the stairs and go around. The chest is an enemy, if you fight it, it will call on an enemy, usually a Goblin, so you can get Quina to learn Magic Hammer from it if it has not learned the magic already, it is a very valuable skill to have. In the next area, you will need a bell in order to open that door. How do you get the bell? Go left and the floor will break. Now you can bridge the gap. Head all the way back to where you started off, and head left now. Go in the door and collect all the chests, then get the bell. Go back and open the door with the bell. How do you get the bell? Simple. Just go in that room and run around until you get to the balcony, jump between balconies and search underneath the top right bed to get the bell. Go up the stairs, watch the scene where Freya grows some.. ovaries, then climb up the stairs again. Go through the middle door and watch the scene. Go right and head up the stairs, then head left (you could not do this before if you did not watch the scene, by the way), get the chests here, then go through the door. Here, head to the left house and Freya will get the Mythril Spear. In here, go behind the moogle first and search for a Lightning Staff. Then, Stiltzkin will enter. Talk to him and he will offer you a set of Soft, Hi- Potion, and Ether for 333 Gil. I suggest you buy it. After that, talk to the moogle, use a Tent and then save your game. You can also use the Mogshop. You can buy items and equipments here. I suggest also that you upgrade your weapons as you'll be facing a tough opponent ahead. After preparing and saving, leave this house and go to the center towards the Burmecia Palace. On the outside of the castle walls, Zidane has some choices about approaching Freya. Choose to leave her alone. The Dragon Knight then leaps up to the top of the castle walls, and leads the heroes inside. There, Zidane and Freya overhear a conversation between the Queen and a mysterious new villain. When a Burmecian soldier foolishly risks his life, Freya and Zidane intervene. As the Queen escapes, the superhuman General Beatrix threatens to end the adventures of our heroes. You will then attack Beatrix and it is battle time! ======================================================================= GENERAL BEATRIX BOSS FIGHT HP: 3630 AP: ??? Weak Vs.: Nothing Steal Items: Chain Plate, Mythril Sword, Phoenix Down Spoils: N/A ======================================================================= Despite what other people may say, this is not that tough of a battle if you know what you are doing. You have Zidane, Freya, Quina, and Vivi in your party. Have Quina be the healer of the party, have Zidane attack and/or steal, have Freya jump or use Lancer every round, and have Vivi cast Thundara, Fira, or Blizarra every round, that causes a lot of damage. I would have Vivi heal party with potions as needed, Quina can actually attack on occasion, and make sure you keep the party healed at all times, and you should do fine. I had a lot of potions, and kept on loading everyone with potions, she barely even touched me after that. After doing enough damage, she says something like "You will never defeat me!" then casts Shock Break on the party, ending the battle with everyone is at 1 HP. After this, you watch a scene and Kuja mentions that Zidane will be a big problem to them. This should be your first hint that Kuja is indeed the main villain of the game. 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You should not have to worry about healing or anything. In the second battle, Steiner is accompanied by two people. It does not matter though, because you have Marcus and Vivi in your party now to compensate. Have Marcus and Zidane attack every round, while Vivi uses fire magic. The two guards should not be worried about, just focus on Steiner. In the third battle, just keep on attacking him until he realizes that there really is a Bomb behind him. The idiot cannot figure it out for a while! ======================================================================= PRISON CAGE BOSS FIGHT HP: 513, 533 AP: 3 Weak Vs.: Fire Steal Items: Leather Wrist, Broadsword Spoils: Phoenix Down, Eye Drops, Goblin Card (random) ======================================================================= I had a lot of problems with this battle until I figured out what to do. Here is what you do: see how Zidane goes into Trance? Have him use his strongest attack, while Vivi uses fire. This makes the battle go by quicker, and you should knock him out before Garnet dies. The second time around, Vivi is trapped. Vivi will attack the monster with Fire magic, so just do attacks and heal Vivi with potions and you should do fine. ======================================================================= BAKU BOSS FIGHT HP: 202 AP: N/A Weak Vs.: N/A Steal Items: Hi-Potion, Iron Sword Spoils: None ======================================================================= Baku is not intent on killing Zidane, but the game will end if you don't watch your HP and take Potions when needed. Baku will trip and fall during half of his attacks. But don't think him a fool, because Baku is really trying to get Zidane to steal some helpful items from him. If you can steal the Iron Sword for Steiner to use, your party will have it much easier in the Boss fight to come! So alternate attacks with attempts at thievery. After obtaining the Iron Sword, continue to attack until Baku calls it quits. ======================================================================= PLANT BRAIN BOSS FIGHT HP: 916 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Fire Steal Items: Iron Helm Spoils: Phoenix Down, Potion ======================================================================= This guy is actually pretty simple, as Blank can take out a good chunk of HP each round. Just have Blank and Zidane attack and Vivi heal with potions as needed (or attack with Fire magic, Plant Brain is weak against that) and you should do okay. You should worry about the Pollen attack, which causes darkness, use Eyedrops to cure this if you need to, but you should kill the sucka before he gets to know too much. =) ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #1 AND SEALION BOSS FIGHT HP: Black Waltz #1: 229, Sealion: 472 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Fire (both), Ice (Black Waltz #1) Steal Items: Black Waltz #1: Silk Shirt, Remedy, Sealion: Ether, Mythril Dagger Spoils: Hi-Potion, Phoenix Down, Fang Card, Skeleton Card ======================================================================= I really did not have too much problems with this boss at all. Just make sure to use Potions whenever you get down to around 100 HP or so, because a Blizzard spell could very well take off 100 HP from you, and then you will have to start this over again. I would kill the Black Waltz first, as he does not have as much HP as the Sea Lion. I think you can take out the Black Waltz with 4 or 5 hits of your sword if you have the Mage Masher equipped, so make sure to have it equipped before entering this battle, as I told you before. If Zidane goes into trance during this battle, it is pretty much over because he can use Tidal Flame which kills both bosses pretty much instantly. Like I said, this isnıt that tough, just heal and keep your HP up and you should do fine. ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #2 BOSS FIGHT HP: 1030 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Wind Steal Items: Steepled Hat, Leather Plate Spoils: Ether, Zaghnol Card (random) ======================================================================= This battle is not that tough as long as you know what you are doing. Do not use magic on him unless you want him to attack back with magic. Here is what I would do: Have dagger cast Protect on all 4 members, if possible, while Steiner uses the Thunder sword magic attack, and Zidane steals and attacks. You can steal a Steepled Hat and Leather Plate from this boss, which is actually pretty good. Have Vivi be the healer of the party with Potions and stuff, although I just went ahead and used magic, his counter-magic attack is not that horrible. His goal is to kidnap the princess, so I assume that he will not kill her, instead he tries to kill the other guys in the party, and then kidnap her when they are dead. I do not know though since I did not have much problems with this boss, at all. ======================================================================= BLACK WALTZ #3 BOSS FIGHT HP: 1128 AP: N/A Weak Vs.: Wind Steal Items: Steepled Hat, Linen Cuirass, Silver Gloves Spoils: None ======================================================================= This battle is actually quite easy. Vivi goes into trance automatically to start the battle, which means he can now cast two magic spells in a row. And this one does not have a strong counter attack, which means you can cast two Fire spells in a row without having to worry too much. Have Steiner use Sword Magic spells frequently. Waltz No.3's one main defense seems to be its ability to float in the air. Once it rises off the deck, regular physical attacks miss every time. This puts Zidane at something of a disadvantage throughout the entire battle. Therefore, have him steal and cure the others with Potions when needed. I have him steal automatically, because you can get three good items from this boss, and at the end of the fight the boss just runs away and breaks down, so you do not win anything for defeating him. ======================================================================= GIZAMALUKE BOSS FIGHT HP: 3175 AP: 5 Weak Vs.: Thunder, Wind Steal Items: Ice Staff, Magus Hat, Elixir Spoils: Tent, Mythril Sword Card (Random) ======================================================================= I found out a nice little trick in order to beat this guy more quickly. The move I hate most that he uses is Crash, but I found a way to counter it. I found a way to make the dude Blind, all you have to do is hit him with Zidaneıs Soul Blade ability, which is learned via the Ogre. Of course, you can learn it and then equip another weapon. This dude can also silence Vivi, which is a pain in the neck. Just have Vivi use magic when he can, while Steiner uses Sword Magic or Sword Tech if Vivi is silenced, and have Zidane steal some stuff then attack. Have Quina use blue magic, I just have it end up being the healer though, feeding the party potions as they need it. It is not that tough to beat once you have blinded it. If you do not blind it, it is a bit tougher to beat. ======================================================================= GENERAL BEATRIX BOSS FIGHT HP: 3630 AP: ??? Weak Vs.: Nothing Steal Items: Chain Plate, Mythril Sword, Phoenix Down Spoils: N/A ======================================================================= Despite what other people may say, this is not that tough of a battle if you know what you are doing. You have Zidane, Freya, Quina, and Vivi in your party. Have Quina be the healer of the party, have Zidane attack and/or steal, have Freya jump or use Lancer every round, and have Vivi cast Thundara, Fira, or Blizarra every round, that causes a lot of damage. I would have Vivi heal party with potions as needed, Quina can actually attack on occasion, and make sure you keep the party healed at all times, and you should do fine. I had a lot of potions, and kept on loading everyone with potions, she barely even touched me after that. 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