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FINAL FANTASY XII WALKTHROUGH

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| III. WALKTHROUGH [WLK1] |
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The walkthrough you're about to read operates like so:

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| [1] - [ 2 ] [3] |
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| [4] | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
| | |
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[1] - ID number
[2] - Name of area
[3] - Cntrl+F ID number
[4] - List of enemy names and levels
[5] - Enemy HP
[6] - Enemy EXP (level-approximate)
[7] - Enemy Gil (when applicable)
[8] - Enemy LPs
[9] - Enemy weaknesses

Any items given their own section are ones you can get 100% of the time,
either through certain tasks or mandatory events. Random pots and stuff
will not be listed unless they hold rare items. EXP values are based on
three party members + a guest if applicable. And if I use some phrases
you're not familiar with:

"SPAWNING" -> Appearing or reappearing in an area, area section, etc.
"FARMING" --> Fighting monsters over and over to get their dropped items
"BUFFING" --> Casting any number of positive statuses on your allies
"ZONING" ---> Respawning enemies in a certain section by leaving that area
and going into any other part of the map, two areas away.

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| 001 - Beginning + Configuration [BGCF] |
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Select 'New Game' on the main title to bring up the pre-game feature
options, which include:

OPTIONS DEFAULT

o Controller Vibration - toggle it on/off Off
o Screen Shake - toggle it on/off Off
o Subtitles - toggle subtitle display on/off Off
o Screen Size - Change to/from Normal & Widescreen Normal (4:3)
o Flicker Filter - toggle filter on/off On
o Sound - Toggle Pro Logic II/Stereo/Monoaural sound Stereo
o Screen Position - change viewing for your television ---

You can restore defaults at the bottom, and can also change all of
these features in-game by using the Config menu. Let's start 'er up!

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| 002 - Nalbina Fortress NLF1 |
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| ITEMS |
| Potion x 2 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP GIL LP WEAK |
| | |
| Imperial Magus | ~80 --- --- --- ----- |
| Imperial Swordsman A | ~80 --- --- --- ----- |
| Air Cutter Remora [BOSS] | ~700 --- --- --- ----- |
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[AERIAL GARDENS]

As you start the first area (as Reks), Basch will give you a small
tutorial on moving around. The commands appear in the upper-left and
tell what Basch wants you to do. Twist teh camera, move over to him,
then talk to the Dalmascan by the gate. Walk up to the iron gate
fourthly, and inspect it with (X) to open it. Easy-peasy.

[INNER WARD]

After entering the hall beyond, you can use the party menu and
examine your equipment and inventory (with Triangle). An Imperial
Swordsman attacks you, though, and Basch walks you through the
targeting and fighting system. If you mess up, your allies murder
the guard for you. =) These guys will follow you around (Basch did
say he would take up the rearward guard), and heal around if needed.

Continue down the long stone path and a boss fight will ensue with
an Air Cutter Remora. Everyone will start flaying into its metal
hide, and you can't really lose it due to the ally soldiers healing
abilities. After awhile, Basch damages the unit's engines and makes
it disengage. Laff.

Three more Imperial Swordsmen appear immediately following, which
get disposed of quickly, whether you want to or not. Sprint up the
far stairs to the open doorway. Basch explains that the minimap may
not be enough to get one's bearings; pressing [SELECT] will bring up
the Location Map. Bring it up and it will tell you the room you're
currently in (and which I will separate the dungeons by). Enter thru
the dots on the ground.

[LOWER APARTMENTS]

Cutscene and you can move again. Ignore the long left corridor and
head north (assuming up is north on map) to have Basch tell you the
way to retreat -- hold R2. There's no shame in fleeing from battles
that serve no purpose, after all.

Imperial Magus enemies can appear from hereon in, and cast magick
which makes them a prime target for slaughterin'. Dispose of them
first off, if possible. In that same corridor where you learned the
escape ability, go right into the small antechamber and inspect the
urn there to get a [POTION].

Lead the men into the second horizontal hall and go into the second
vertical hallway (right hallway is dead end). There is an ornate room
adjoining this path with an upward stairway. Before you ascend, walk
the rest of the length of the hall and find another [POTION] in a
nook. Head upstairs when you're ready to move on.

[UPPER APARTMENTS]

Approach Basch and he'll tell you about a save crystal nearby. It is
possible to save here (dur!) and also refill HP/MP along with the
action. Always remember to save, folks. Ascend the stairway to exit.

[THE HIGHHALL]

Reks tells the others to move on as move cronies come here. You'll
be fighting these guys solo, so make use of your magick and heal if
you need to. You can backtrack to the save point to heal up once the
blood's off your sword. Your upward climb gets stopped short by a
gate you can't open; use a door in the adjoining hallway.

Enter and arc around right to the other open door, where you will
automatically enter the treaty room. Events insue, then it's off to
the...

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| 003 - Geramsythe Waterway [GRM1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Dire Rat | ~60 3 --- 2 ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[OVERFLOW CLOACA]

You'll now be in control of Vaan. Hooray? Anyway, he's fighting the
city vermin down in some sewer-type place. You can straight-up
deal out some murder, but it's not such a bad idea to use Vaan's
Steal Technick, which lets you get Fire Stones and Rat Pelts from
the baddies.

Once all of them are dead, Vaan and Kytes leave to...

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| 004 - Rabanastre [RBN1] |
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| ITEMS |
| Orrachea Amulet Writ of Transit |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[EAST END]

Another scene. <3

Penelo tells Vaan that Migelo has some work for him...maybe. The
Location Map comes up automatically and tells you the World Map's
now available on the Party Menu. Wheee. NPCs you can talk to will
appear on the map as green dots, while places you can enter are
red blotches. Also, area exits are blinking green, so they should
be easy to find.

Continue east and south (on map) to meet with Migelo outside, who
wants you to fetch Kytes at the Sandsea. Yawn. Consider selling the
Fire Stones/Rat Pelts you got for some dough at a nearby shop.
The Sandsea is to the very north of the East End (now marked with
a large X). Along the way, you might spot the Technick shop, but
it ain't open -- oh well. Enter The Sandsea, which should be a
blinking exit.

[THE SANDSEA]

Vaan locates Kytes looking at a monster poster (attack of the
killer tomatohead?), of the creature who stopped a courier before.
Sounds like a good idea-r... Hehe. What Kytes is actually looking
at is the Notice Board, where people post bills (jobs) for hunters
to go out and perform. The ol' monster Vaan's after is the Rogue
Tomato. The way this works:

1) Talk to the petitioner of the bill first, to let him know you're
interested in taking the job.

2) The petitioner tells you how to find the mark. Then, you hunt
it, report back, and claim the bounty.

Tomaj (Rogue Tomato petitioner) gives you a Clan Primer, which lets
you have a new option in the main menu, as well as an [ORRACHEA
AMULET] to commemorate your first hunt. You can't equip it though,
so you need to find a license for it. Tomaj gives a license lesson,
which, summed up, basically means the more licenses you have, the
more equipment and abilities you can choose from; more flexibility.
You can only acquire licenses next to ones you already have, but
you need enough license points (LP) to "buy" 'em. To use the amulet
you just got, you'll need to get an Accessories 1 license, placed at
a convenient 5 LP price. Purchase it to make three more squares on
the ol' checkerboard light up.

Press [] when asked to look at available abilities, and Licenses
will be available on your main menu now. A [WRIT OF TRANSIT] is
given to you so you can leave the east gate. And so the hunt begins
for the Rogue Tomato... Equip the Orrachea Armlet [MAX HP +25] on
Vaan and you'll be all set. If you're still confused, Tomaj can re-
-explain the procedures. Leave when you're ready.

NOTE ABOUT LICENSE BOARD:

Although there is a lot of options you can buy at first, go for a
few quickenings on each character when you can. You may not want
to use them, but they can double and triple your MP upon purchase.
Think 'bout it.

[EAST SIDE]

The Technick Shop nearby's opened shop, and you can buy the Libra
ability for 500 gil. Probably can't buy it for now, though. Job
back to Migelo's shop and find the exit into the...

[SOUTHERN PLAZA]

The western and southern exits are blocked until the Consul's fete
is over, so don't bother approaching.

Down the large stairway in the eastern part of the fountain square,
Vaan finds a guard and tells him he's here to pick up provisions for
the night's fete. He'll be permitted entrance the Eastgate, which
will shut behind him.

[EASTGATE]

Hey-o! A save point for ye here. Save up and leave to the wasteland
nearby. If you need to get back into town, talk to the Queue Guard
at the back of the waiting line and just wait your turn. Eventually
you can talk to the head Queue Guard and enter without foodstuffs,
for now anyway.

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| 005 - Dalmasca Estersand DMT1 |
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| ITEMS |
| Galbana Lilies |
|-----------------------------+--------------------------------|
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 1 Cactrite | 72 7 -- 01 Wind |
| Lv. 2 Cactrite | 84 10 -- 01 Wind |
| Lv. 2 Wolf | 94 9 -- 01 Earth |
| Lv. 3 Wolf | 114 11 -- 01 Earth |
| Lv. 2 Rogue Tomato [MARK] | 134 -- -- -- Water |
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Just a note: when you take items the first time around, the pots
and holders can respawn but may not have the same items inside.
Oh, and stealing from sleeping enemies won't wake them up, so make
sure to get some Cactus Fruits if you can.

[THE STEPPING]

Ah, a lovely desert beneath your shoes. You can fight Cactrites
and Wolves here, which aren't too hard -- they should go down
in three or four hits apiece. Continue down the sandy slope to
another flat cliff area with trees. The Rogue Tomato you've been
looking for lounges around here.

When it's HP has been halved, it will jump off the cliff and Vaan
will have to arc around and down to get it. There are a few wolves
here, but if you engage all enemies one at a time, this won't be a
trial. Watch out for the vegetable-monster's Flame Breath!

Afterwards, Vaan finds some [GALBANA LILIES] growing nearby. You
can leave again, although sticking around and roughing it to get
the Libra and White Magic 1 licenses isn't such a bad idea.

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| 006 - Rabanastre [RBN2] |
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| ITEMS |
| 300 Gil Teleport Stone Potion x 4 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[EASTGATE]

Talk to Kytes to learn you've been locked out until the Consul's
ceremony has passed. Migelo saves the day with a little wine for
the soldiers, so best be hurrying...well, that's done for you.
The parade cutscene takes place, the new consul Vayne gives a nice
heart-warming speech. Vaan and Penelo start to scheme up a way to
get into the fete. Penelo suggests seeing Old Dalan in Lowtown...

[NORTH END]

You'll get a notice that says you can enter Lowtown and leave the
city at leisure. Any shops that were closed before the inauguration
ceremony -- the magick, technick, and gambit shops -- are now open
for business. Exit the North End through the eastern gate.

[EAST END]

Stop by the Sandsea to claim your bounty: [300 GIL], a [POTION], and
one [TELEPORT STONE]. Tomaj asks if you've ever seen a Bangaa guard
a North End door and won't let you in -- 'pparently, it's time to
pay him a visit. You can also take another bounty at the Notice
Board if you want (Thextera). The petitioner Gratly is right by the
door, and tells you the monster's in the Westersands. Accept his
mission to learn the monster stalks the Galtea Downs portion of
said sands. Gatsly's caravan drivers said they were set upon the
left wall as you leave via the west gate.

Go back to the North End.

[NORTH END]

Take the cut-across west to the other side and look for the blinking
part of the map. Talk to the Conspicuous Bangaa and tell him you're
heading inside.

[THE CLAN HALL]

Talk around to learn some tips for hunting. Ma'kenroh in the balcony
will tell you that your rank will go up after two marks and 700 pts.
The moogle in charge is Montblanc (from FFTA fame), the founder of
Clan Centurio -- he's on the balcony bannister. He'll make you an
official member and lets you buy from the clan shop in the Muthru
Bazaar! Talk to him again to get three [POTIONS]; if he doesn't,
it might be because you haven't accepted the Thextera job.

Leave the hall and go south down the nearest thoroughfare to enter
the...

[MUTHRU BAZAAR]

Look or the green, glowing pot icon on the map to find the clan's
provisioner. The stuff you're sold is based upon your clan rank;
raise it to get a crack at the good stuff. It should only be potions
currently unless you've sold off your pelts and whatnot, opening up
more Bazaar options. Anyway, now that you know where that is, time
to get down to business. Exit this busy place.

[NORTH END]

Take the cut-across east to the southern exit path.

[EAST END]

Continue south past the Sandsea and maybe check out the Magicks
shop, if you bought any kind of Magick licenses. You'll want to take
the path west of Migelo's Sunderies.

[SOUTHERN PLAZA]

Now that the parade is over, this place has cooled down and people
have returned to standing around. There's a cartographer moogle that
can sell you maps of the Dalmasca Estersand, the Westersand, and the
Giza Plains -- he's in the northwest corner. Might want to buy one
for the Giza Plains.

The West Gate is open if you're looking to hunt Thextera, but the
way to the Lowtown lies due south. Exit through the gate.

[SOUTHGATE]

You can gaze upon your first Teleport Crystal here, which doubles as
a save stone and a teleportation (duh!) device. Don't waste any of
the Teleport Stones you may have, though. The glowing map icon leads
to a Tomb Raider-style, stone-hewn piece of rock cut in the shape of
a circle. Exit through /there/.

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| 007 - Lowtown [LWT1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[SOUTH SPRAWL]

Slums...sigh. Old Dalan's place is right to the left of this place,
by a waterwheel.

[DALAN'S HOUSE]

Dalan's already heard Vaan's coming, and knows a rumor about a
secret passagewary to the palace vaults, opened by a magicked stone.
Dalan has the "magicked" Crescent Stone himself, but a Sunstone is
needed as well. Seems the nomads in the Giza Plains know where to
find 'em... A woman here thinks you should have a map, which can be
bought from the cartographer moogle in the Southern Plaza. DO EET!!

[SOUTH SPRAWL]

Back to Southgate.

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| 008 - Giza Plains [GZP1] |
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| ITEMS |
| Shadestone Sunstone Potion x 2 |
| 50 Gil Phoenix Down x 2 Teleport Stone x 2 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 1 Giza Rabbit | 85 7 --- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 2 Giza Rabbit | 105 9 --- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 2 Hyena | 95 9 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 3 Hyena | 115 11 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 3 Urstrix | 170 Wind |
| Lv. 5 Slaven | 302 15 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 20 Werewolf | 2548 Wind |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

Hyenas can drop Cotton Caps, if it matters (need Mystic Armor 1
license) to you.

[THRONE ROAD]

You start at the north and can follow the southern depression
(ditch) towards the wigwams of...

[NOMAD VILLAGE]

Save point's in the SW part of the village, by the way. Kind of
funny how a moogle is named Nutsy -- Montblanc's clan in FFTA was
called Clan Nutsy by default. Still...good Stiltzkin replacement,
if you know what I'm talking 'bout.

---

Talk to the merchant on the left to get a selection of weapons and
accessories. Pretty meager, but better than nothing. Continue into
town a bit further towards the cockatrice corral, which the village
elder sits by. He says all things relating the Sunstone are handled
by Masyua, near the dark crystal. Head behind the tent to find the
large, monolithic crystal. Listen to her offer, and she'll tell you
about Jinn, a child who hasn't returned from his chores. Vaan can
have a Sunstone if he finds this brat. >=p

Penelo joins your party after this (^__^) and comes with a whopping
amount of license points (I had 103). She starts out with White
Magick 1, Light Armor 1, and Daggers 1. Suit her up license-wise
however you see fit, then leave to the east.

[GIZAS NORTH BANK]

Penelo gives Vaan three [POTION]s and two tufts of [PHOENIX DOWN]
to help with monsters. What a sweet girl! You can now change leaders
and issue party commands, as well as use Gambits for each character.
Jinn's supposedly south of village, so time to round 'im up.

Head west and you'll see a strange creature -- that's an Urstrix,
which you (probably) haven't seen before. Slavens appear 'round
here, too. Leave to the south.

[GIZAS SOUTH BANK]

Hehe, you may see hunters here, but you can't fight them; they're
on the "good" side. Nice shiny rifles, though. Regardless of which
route you take, the exit is in the very southwest corner.

[CRYSTAL GLADE]

There's a save point here, right next to a sleeping kid. Who is it?
Jinn, natch. He's hurt his leg and is resting up instead of heading
back to the village with an insufficient Sunstone quota. Whatta
trooper. You can "explain the situation" to him or "leave"; pick
the former.

Jinn will give you a [SHADESTONE] and explain the process of making
a Sunstone. There are 4 shining dark crystals in all of Giza Plains
at the moment, and a percentage gauge shows up to show how much the
Shadestone's absorbed. Jinn marks all the locations on the map and
tells you to bring it back to him when you're done. The locations
of the shinies are:

o Starfall Field
o Giza South Bank
o Warrior's Wash
o Gizas North Bank

Since you have to bring the stones back to him, you might as well
go with the easier ones first. Exit west.

[STARFALL FIELD]

Go to the dark crystal here and hold the Shadestone up. Vaan should
get an amount of energy, approximately thirty percent worth. You'll
also see some gigantor Werewolf enemies around here -- they'll maul
your face off if you try to tango with 'em, so avoid them and they
won't come after you (there's only two, anyway).

The northwest area exit leads to the Dalmasca Westersand, but that
is out of the way at the moment. Cut back through the Crystal Glade
to the southern banks area.

[GIZAS SOUTH BANK]

Soak up the rays from the crystal in the northern section for some
fifty-odd percentage points. Exit to the upper bank.

[GIZAS NORTH BANK]

The dark crystal here should max out your rock and turn it into a
[SUNSTONE]. You automatically appear back at...

[CRYSTAL GLADE]

Jinn checks out the Sunstone and you race him back to...

[NOMAD VILLAGE]

For helping her out, Masyua gives you [50 GIL], two [POTIONS], and
two [TELEPORT STONE]s. Yowza! She seems happy as a lark. Time to
head back to Rabanastre. Doesn't matter how you get there, so long
as you hit up Lowtown.

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| 009 - Lowtown [LWT2] |
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| ITEMS |
| Crescent Stone Potion x 2 Eye Drops x 4 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

Penelo leaves the party as you approach the old man's house. She
was supposed to be minding the store, anyway... Check out Yugri's
Magicks store in town if you want to; it'll pay to stock up before
you continue. Shops now carry:

+ White Magicks 1 & 2
+ Some Green Magicks
+ Mystic Armor 1 & 2
+ Shields
+ Bow Ammunition (Onion Arrows) @ Migelo's

[DALAN'S HOUSE]

Vann hands over the Sunstone to get the Crescent Stone back its
magicks. The secret passage to the castle lies in Storehouse 5.
You might have visited it while going to the Gerasmythe Waterway.
There are two doors there; the left one's been locked up until now.
That path leads into the waterway, and the waterway leads to the
cellars. So what of the Crescent Stone? It opens the hidden treasury
entrance! The key to remember is:

"The signet yearns for sunstone's strength,
to light the clouded way."

The palace's signet tile will lead the way. Vaan gets the [CRESCENT
STONE]. As you leave, a scene takes place in which some soldiers are
already in the waterway...doing something nefarious? Perhaps.

[SOUTH SPRAWL]

Head north into the...well, North Sprawl.

[NORTH SPRAWL]

Head straight north to the top of the screen and you'll find a bunch
of orphans atop boxes. Enter Storehouse 5 nearby and you'll find
Kytes inside -- the left door's now open. He also gives you two
[POTION]s and four [EYE DROPS] for the long journey ahead. Enter
the left door and descend into the depths of...

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| 010 - Gerasmythe Waterway [GRM2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 2 Dire Rat | 77 12 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 3 Dire Rat | 97 14 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 2 Steeling | 94 18 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 3 Steeling | 110 22 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 3 Ichthon | 130 17 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 4 Ichthon | 141 21 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. ? Razorfin |~160 34 --- 2 ????? |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[CENTRAL SPUR STAIRS]

Save point here, but nothin' else, really. Head around the corner
opposite the stairs if you want a treasure pot at a dead end; go
up the nearest stairs when you're ready to continue.

[NORTHERN SLUICEWAY]

From the lamp-lit walkway, continue north to the top of the channel.
Due east is a grating-type walkway which bridges across the aqueduct
system below.

Continue east along the high ground before ducking south to find a
watery, eastern road, also lamp-lit. On the other side is a passage
almost a mirror image of the one you just came through. Cross to the
north to find more grate bridges and take the down-stairway around
to the exit.

[NORTH SPUR SLUICEWAY]

Time to get soggy! The path extends west across the screen, now.
Beyond, some flying fish monsters (Ichthon) are around, but Thunder
spells drop their life expectancy rate to zero.

Keep heading west to come to a stairway. Cross west, to a passage
where more Ichthons roam. A Razorfin also floats along here, so
make sure to kill it -- drops 2 LP!

Head up the north passage and get onto dry land via the small stair
near there, coming to the level's exit. You can choose to stay or
press on... No immediate boss fight or anything, so don't bother
waiting for HP/MP to refill.

Enjoy the scenes!

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| 011 - Royal Palace of Rabanastre [RPR1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Goddess's Magicite |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[CELLAR STORES]

As the save point tells you, you won't be able to exit this area
easily. Think about saving the game in a second or third slot if
you're unsure of yourself. Not a bad idea, since Vaan says he ain't
leaving the royal digs empty-handed.

Touch the urn here for a map of the royal palace before leaving
the room. NOTE: If you plan on getting the collect-all-maps icon
in the Sky Pirate's Den, make sure to get the map. It will only be
available for this dungeon.

[CELLARS]

There's a large pillar corridor here, with working servants and
laborers. Let's get busy.

Continue north to find some guards who say no one's getting past
them until they say so. Approach the guard who tells you to wait for
further instructions; this catches the attention of a piggy palace
servant. He'll tell you to press [] to call a guard, then he'll
handle him when he comes. Funfun...basically, you're sneaking up
without him noticing.

Call the guard and stand by the barrels stuffed under the stairway.
When the guard passes out of view, run up the stairs and exit. Thx
pig-snout!

[LOWER HALLS]

Vaan recalls Dalan's saying about the "signet yearns for sunstone's
strength, to light the clouded way." Time to find a certain signet.
A word of advice: you'll have to Shout at enemies to get their
attention, and enemies always stop at any intersection or when
they get to a bend in the path. Let's go...

S = Start There are stationed patrols all over this
L = Lion Signet corridor network, but this isn't so hard to
1 = Patrol [etc] navigate. Vaan's big mouth can finally be put
to good use.
_ _
__| |______| |___ First, head east and shout to the "2" soldiers,
E|__ 6 ______ 5__| then flee south at the crossroads and down near
__| |______| | the "3" guard. This one won't bother with you,
|__ 1 __L___ |___ same as 4, 5, and 7 -- you have to try to pass
__| |______| 4__| before they tangle with you.
S|__ ______ 2|
| |______| |___ The "2" guard will stop at the crossroad near
|________ 3__| the exit, leaving you able to continue north.
| | Go to the "L" and use the Crescent Stone to
| | make a dead-end somewhere light up with a glow.
| |___
|__7__| OK, now you have to distract the guards so you
can get up to the "E" on the map. Go back to
the path elbow south of where the "2" guards are
currently standing and shout at 'em to make them
go south. Head right, north, and west to where
they were just standing and make the "1" guard go south. Loop around
the long way to where the "1" guard was just standing and holler at
the "6" guard to make it come to your current position. You can now
use the northernmost horizontal passage to get to the "E" on the map.
Inspect the suspicious-looking wall with the faint glow and a door
makes itself known!

[SECRET PASSAGE]

The door closes behind Vaan...aww. Follow the path to find an odd-
-looking door/wall and a dead end. Find the hidden switch in the
dead-end portion and you can enter the wall.

[TREASURY]

Vaan meets a Viera and her human companion, both of whom you saw in
the earlier cutscene. After some voices rabble-rouse outside the
door, they give up on trying to take Vaan's treasure and he receives
the [GODDESS'S MAGICITE]. He automatically ends up...

[THE GARDEN STAIRS]

The only thing to do is keep following the path, up and up. Scenes
play where Vaan and the bandit from before meet. The Viera (Fran)
comes on her bike and saves the day, as a huge battle takes place
below, and you end up even further below in...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 012 - Gerasmythe Waterway [GRM3] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 2 Dire Rat | 77 12 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 3 Steeling | 110 22 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 4 Steeling | 218 19 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 5 Steeling | 234 20 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 5 Gigantoad | 341 43 --- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 6 Gigantoad | 361 44 --- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 4 Garchimacera | 287 31 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 5 Garchimacera | 302 32 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 6 Ghost | 334 34 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 7 Ghost | 340 35 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 5 Imperial Swordsman | 170-210 --- --- 2 ----- |
| Lv. 5 Flan x 4 [BOSS] | 360-420 --- --- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 7 Firemane [BOSS] | 3571 --- --- Water |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[EAST SPUR STAIRS]

Vaan is introduced to Balthier and Fran, two sky pirates, all of
whom have crashed into the lower aqueducts. Time to partner up to
get out of this alive! They join the party, so check out their
skills and teach 'em some new ones -- both have excess LP just
waiting to be spent. Once again, the save point reminds you that you
may not be able to escape this place easily. Consider another save,
if you please.

---

Exit down the stairway nearby to have Baltheir teach you about the
Gambit system. To use the system (which is now available, btw), you
need to select an action and a target for it. New Targets have to be
picked up at gambit shops. Also, Gambits in the #1 slot get to have
precedence any others that may follow, so plan accordingly. The
Party option is now available in the menu, too. 'Kay, that's all.

Inspect the fallen soldiers nearby to hear Balthier's poetic tongue
before walking down the tunnel into...

[EAST WATERWAY CONTROL]

Take a left turn (south on map) to find a fancy urn with a map of
the Garasmythe Waterway. The other pot nearby contains [EYE DROPS].
Down the watery path, take the first stairs and cross the grate
bridge -- the opposite stairs are broken, but you can raid an item
pot.

Descend and dip back into the water. Around the corner is another
stairway that ultimately leads to the southern alley complex. There
are not treasures here, so simply exit down the main passage and
lead your party members into the spillage. Exit's in the south.

[NO. 11 CHANNEL]

This should be semi-familiar territory. Head down the southern path
straight in front of your characters, which will arc east. Two urns
are visible across the water, but a sleeping Gigantoad is ruining
the easy advance. Sneak-attack it with some fire skills before it
can use Angel Song to give itself Regen status.

Follow the path south again (like one big, piece of spaghetti...)
until you get onto some high ground above some more snoozing
Gigantoads. Kill 'em if you haven't done so already, then follow
the bridge beyond them south. The upward slant leads to...

[EAST SLUICE CONTROL]

Cross the sluice and find the save point on the other side. Use the
stairway nearby to descend, and you'll have a new girl in your party
for awhile. You also have to fight with 4 Lv. 5 Imperial Swordsmen,
which are pretty pathetic for a mid-boss troupe. Cast Blind if you
have it or use elemental skills if you don't. One enemy starts with
Protect, but it shouldn't stop you from a romp.

The girl introduces herself as Amalia and will join your party as a
guest -- meaning, she won't take orders from anyone and will leave
whenever she feels like it. Continue beyond where Amalia stood to
leave.

[SOUTHERN SLUICEWAY]

As you enter, you'll find a large, flat platform. Continue forth
platform and you'll be subjected to a gooey ambush

o-------------------o-------------o------------o
| BOSS: Flan x 4 | HP: 360-420 | Weak: Fire |
o-------------------o-------------o------------o

Well, at least one good thing comes of this -- they're ALL weak to
fire-elemental spells. Concentrate on one at a time and use Blindna
to counter the bosses' Blind spells -- if you're just casting magic
though, don't bother; it doesn't affect magic success rates. Unlike
in previous Final Fantasy games, the Flan's soft body doesn't quite
make it strong against physical attacks. Fire-elemental skills are
just the easier way out to an easy battle.

Once you're done making pancakes out of the enemy, continue out the
other side of the room, opposite of where you start.

[WEST SLUICE CONTROL]

Up the stairs, dispatch the Gigantoad and the Garchimaceras as they
reside near the bridge. Continue north and down the walkway, into...

[NO. 10 CHANNEL]

Ignore the stairway on your right and round the 1st left corner to
find an item pot. Go north across the makeshift bridge, then take
the grate bridge east across the channel. Go south once across and
you can find a second item jar in the rounded part of the path's
shape. Make your way east again, where you can exit into...

[CENTRAL WATERWAY CONTROL]

This room is shaped like a...lesse, a protractor (XD), so get into
the 'interior' where you can see four rusted devices. There's also
a save point. Nothin' else to do here, so approach the door that
leads to...

[OVERFLOW CLOACA]

Ahh, the very beginning of the dungeon. You're faced with a boss
here, who appears out of nowhere...

o----------------o----------o-------------o
| BOSS: Firemane | HP: 3571 | Weak: Water |
o----------------o----------o-------------o

Yes, that's really how much HP he has. Cast Protect if you have
it; if you don't, keep your cure spells at the ready. Mess around
with your gambits to get "Ally: HP<70% -> Cure" on all applicable
people (probably Vaan and Fran).

Firemane has two main attacks: Rush and Brushfire. The former is
a strong physical attack, while the latter can do damage and also
poison multiple people (in range). Its Kick and Fire attacks are
fairly easy to swallow. All in all, it's got a lot of HP but it's
not too hard considering the rate of attacks.

After battle, the consul appears and all the "thieves" are taken
to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 013 - Nalbina Dungeons NLB1 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 8 Daguza | 232 ------ --- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 7 Gwitch | 142 ------ --- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 7 Galeedo | 158 ------ --- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 6 Imperial Magus | 197 21 8 1 ----- |
| Lv. 8 Imperial Magus | 201 28 8 1 ----- |
| Lv. 8 Imperial Hoplite | 275 24 10 1 ----- |
| Lv. 9 Imperial Hoplite | 283 30 13 1 ----- |
| Lv. 7 Imperial Marksman | 264 21 6 1 ----- |
| Lv. 8 Imperial Swordsman | 229 21 8 1 ----- |
| Lv. 9 Imperial Swordsman | 237 28 11 1 ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[STOCKADE]

The bottom of a sealed-off fortress, these dungeons are. Save
crystal's in the very north, but a prisoner warns you not to go in
that direction. Like the prior dungeons, you're advised not to save
in one slot alone if you think it might cause trouble down the line.
Exit north.

[ARENA]

Vaan sets in alone and gets dragged into the arena by three Seeq
brutes. You must fight them, of course.

o---------o---------o------------o
| Daguza | HP: 232 | Weak: Fire |
o---------o---------o------------o
| Gwitch | HP: 142 | Weak: Fire |
o---------o---------o------------o
| Galeedo | HP: 158 | Weak: Fire |
o---------o---------o------------o

They may have confiscated your weaponry, but both you and Balthier
are more than enough to fry these piggies. One Fire spell should be
able to put one away, with the exception of Daguza. He has Protect
status, so tag-team him last. Use the Knots of Rust you have for
quick attack-item damage, although there's little chance you'll
need to.

When more troops appear in the arena, Fran gets you out under a
portcullis. After a scene, you'll have to make your escape. They
just don't build prisons like they used to...

[THE CONFISCATORY]

NOTE: If you want the collect-all-maps icon in the Sky Pirate's Den
make sure to get the map here -- it's only available for a short
while.

Approach the save point and you'll find your stolen loot and also a
map of the Nalbina Dungeons. Exit in the hallway.

[THE BLACK WATCH]

Balthier's had his fill of turnkeys...time to tread lightly. Along
the western wall is a treasure chest with an [Ally:HP<60%] gambit
for you (I did get a Knot of Rust once, though). You may get Chromed
Leathers from a pot around here, if you're lucky. Tread north along
the raised eastern wall.

If you look at the map, you'll see the sections here are symmetrical
to each other. Try to go west to view the Judge passing through a
magicked door, which is left open (XD). Head downstairs to find an
imprisoned...Basch! All parties plummet into the...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 014 - Barheim Passage [BRH1] |
|-----------------------------o-------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Tube Fuse |
o-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 8 Bomb | 347 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 7 Flan | 294 51 --- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 8 Mimic | 340 34 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 7 Zombie | 277 31 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 7 Seeker | 551 34 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 8 Skeleton | 318 53 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 7 Steeling | 298 23 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 8 Suriander | 410 50 --- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 9 Suriander | 430 50 --- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 7 Tiny Mimic | 211 13 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 8 Tiny Mimic | 217 14 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 6 Tiny Battery | 120 --- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 7 Tiny Battery | 120 --- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 7 Battery Mimic | 520 41 --- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 10 Mimic Queen [BOSS] | 4073 --- --- Ice |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

BATTERY MIMICS ARE WEAK TO ICE!

[THE LIGHTWORKS]

Basch is just a guest at the moment, but at least he's got a sword
arm. Head down the stairs to the save crystal, then head east into
the circular cul-de-sac-type room for three item chests (gil...).

Inspect the device on the main pillar to find the power relay with
a blown fuse. Talk to Burrogh down at the bottom of the stairs to
get a [TUBE FUSE]. Install the fuse up at the power relay and the
place will light up (Charge: 100%). Press the switchboard down by
Burrogh once the place is shimmerin' and the gate nearby will be
in working condition; however, the Charge% dropped by thirty. It
seems some evil beasties come out in the dark, and it takes thirty%
to work the gates... Burrogh can act as a shop complete with wares
from weapons to magicks. Stock up for what you intend to get later,
because this dungeon is L-E-N-G-T-H-Y and backtracking would be
incredibly idiotic. :p

Buy a Slow spell just the same, then exit south.

[OP SECTOR 29]

Everyone witnesses a mimic sucking energy (40%) from the electrical
conduits here. Balthier says they might give it back if you were to
"ask nicely." Swordpoint first, naturally. Kill the Battery Mimics
before they can siphon all the energy out, then deal with the zombie
about. This should fill some of the Charge gauge back up -- it still
decreases, though, meaning another Mimic's nearby.

Get the treasure urn by the central pillar and leave through the
adjacent hallway, which takes you into a southern room. Deal with
the Tiny Mimics and destroy the Battery Mimic eating the wiring at
the stair bottom. Once order's been restored, exit the room.

[GREAT EASTERN CONDUIT]

There are four mimics that appear on your map, now. Enter the
railway and kill the first two by the exposed cords, then go south
through the train tunnel. At the fork, sprint down the right (SW on
map) and take out the mimic duo there. Double back and take the left
fork (S on map).

There's another fork here; the left goes south, the right goes SW.
Follow the long southern one (it has a curve) and dispose of the
mimicks there. Double back to the 2nd fork and take the SW path. It
leads down to a V-fork. Take the northern path at this 3rd fork to
an ornate urn with the Barheim Passage's complete map.

Near the very southern part of the area, the last mimic will try to
feed on the conduit at the station platform. Exit into the dead-end
area by that platform, once the enemy's dead.

[OP SECTOR 36]

Two more Battery Mimics are feeding on the electricity here, one at
the mid-level part of the stair and the other at the bottom. Nothing
else here, though; exit back to the Great Eastern Conduit and leave
via the train tunnel.

[SPECIAL OP SECTOR 3]

Two mimics here are looking to feed, by the tracks and in a west
room from there. Flans appear in that adjacent room -- they're weak
to fire, remember. In the westernmost room, take a [POTION] urn by
the pillar's base before climbing the stairs and exiting.

[OP SECTOR 37]

There's a mimick left of where you enter, and another in the tunnel
that runs north/south on the eastern side of the room. Enter the
small north/south platform west of the first mimic and get some an
item chest.

After taking out the one on the low ground, enter the large northern
room. Head up the nearby stairs, take care of the flans, and flip the
gate switchboard fixed on the wall. This opens the train-tunnel gate
in Special Op Sector 3. Backtrack out and head back there.

[SPECIAL OP SECTOR 3]

Go east to the train tracks, and go through the newly-opened gate
in the south.

[NORTH-SOUTH JUNCTION]

Vaan confronts Basch and you learn about what went down in Nalbina
Fortress at the game's start. Use the save crystal (thank god!),
check out Basch's new outfit and sword, then get southbound.

[GREAT CENTRAL PASSAGE]

Only one idiot mimic here, down the tunnel on the eastern side. The
party can also happen upon an actual Mimic, disguised as a pot by
some track rubble. Continue south, getting the [POTION] pot on the
west side of the route.

[THE ZEVIAH SUBTERRANE]

If you check the large map, you'll see there are three mimics in
two different parts of the map; two nearby and another along the
looping path (entire room is V-shaped).

Down the southern path you'll find a Suriander enemy, which may or
may not be in Confuse status. Kill it and continue heading south,
until you have to turn west along the water. Destroy the rest of
the enemies and head to the far container, which has an [OAKEN POLE]
inside (and respawns). You need to have the Poles 1 license to use
it, though.

Go back to dry land and take the northeasternly path to the the 3rd
Battery Mimic. Some Skeletons should appear here, also. Follow the
path to the exit.

[TERMINUS NO. 4 ADJUNCT]

Hey, no electric eaters here! Use the save point and check licenses
to make sure someone knows Slow. Set your gambits to Ally<70% or
Ally HP: <60% -> Cure/Potion, and move into...

[TERMINUS NO. 4]

Uh...is that how babies are made?

o-------------------o----------o-----------o
| BOSS: Mimic Queen | HP: 4073 | Weak: Ice |
o-------------------o----------o-----------o
| Tiny Battery x 4 | HP: 120 | Weak: Ice |
o-------------------o----------o-----------o

The little accompanying enemies are pretty pathetic, but killing
them only makes more spawn. First order of business would be using
a Slow spell and pounding queenie with Blizzard. Once it's slowed
(HUGE help), attempt to cast Blind on it -- this seems to fail for
awhile before working.

Now impaired, the Queen is weapon fodder. Kill off the li'l battery
mimics but leave ONE -- otherwise, the mama will use Breath of
Life and start spitting out more. The main thing to watch out for
here is Shockstorm, which can do damage to allies surrounding the
boss, usually for 100+. The Ground Shaker attack does ~70 damage
to surrounding areas, so it's not as important. As long as you keep
up the Slow status, though, you will always have the advantage.

Once everything's said and done, the Mimic Queen falls over and
starts a cavern collapse. Everyone splits down a tunnel and exits
into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 015 - Dalmasca Estersand DMT2 |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 6 Wolf | 94 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 7 Wolf | 114 2 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. ? Nekhbet |~2500 --- ????? |
| Lv. 8 Cactoid | 136 10 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 9 Ichthon | 387 46 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 7 Cockatrice | 136 2 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 8 Cockatrice | 152 3 --- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[PASSAGE ENTRANCE]

The passage to Barheim is closed, at least for now.

After some dialogue, the map shows you exactly where you are. Not
sure if it does it completely, because I bought the map, but the
party's about halfway in. The objective says "Penelo must be worried
sick. Better head back to Rabanastre." Yes, let's. Save and go west.

[SAND-SWEPT NAZE]

From here, you can go south to familiar territory or go north to a
teleport crystal. Either way's up to you, but the walkthrough'll
go the easier.

The party starts on the west side of the massive area. Cockatrices
and Wolves appear here, as well as Nekhbets, which you'll probably
want to avoid (2500ish HP). Head northwest from Passage Entrance
towards the exit. The western side of the area is shaped like:

[BANKS OF THE NEBRA]

The northern coast of the screen is water, and you can find Ichthon
enemies which give better EXP than you're sure to get from the crap
you've been fighting (besides Nekhbet). When you see some buildings,
the exit is close by.

[SOUTH BANK VILLAGE]

Ahh, peace and quiet. There's a cartographer moogle nearby who'll
sell you maps -- it's possible you have all of them by now, though,
should you have found the ones in the dungeons and such. 'Sides
that, there's an accessory/item merchant to deal with. The ferry's
out so you can't advance north...time to leave. Use a Teleport Stone
to get out.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 016 - Rabanastre [RBN3] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Sword of the Order |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[SOUTHGATE]

The party splits up, so it's just our li'l man on his own. Vaan
suggests going to show Penelo the Goddess's Magicite he theived to
get, and she'll be at Migelo's. Talk to Horne the Moogle to use
the Moogling teleportation device -- the closest you can get is
the Sandsea.

[EAST END]

Enter the sunderies and Kytes will tell you that Migelo and Penelo
are both absent and that Old Dalan had something for him to do.
Vaan volunteers to visit Dalan in Lowtown in his place.

Enter Lowtown via Southgate and go to visit pops.

[DALAN'S HOUSE]

Converse with Dalan and he'll ask you to bring a sword to Azalas.
He marks your map where he can be found. The [SWORD OF THE ORDER]
you get has to be taken personally to a guy in the North Sprawl.

[NORTH SPRAWL]

Move to the red "X" in the southwestern part of the sprawl to find
a buy with the unfortunate name of Balzac. He wouldn't talk to you
before now, but now that you talk to him, you're permitted passage
into the room beyond.

The Resistance meets here, and Basch has already arrived and got
himself cleaned up. After some dialogue, he joins Vaan as an actual
member this time 'round. Fiddle with his licenses (200+!) and exit
back into the town proper. Basch wants to find Balthier to get some
wings, so where else would a tired, thirsty sky pirate go...?

[THE SANDSEA]

Approach the meeting place to get a scene, then enter inside. Go
up to the balcony to learn that Penelo's been kidnapped by the
bounty hunter Ba'Gamnan -- that lizard-face you saw in the Nalbina
Dungeon arena. Balthier and Fran rejoin the party, saying that the
note left to tell Migelo what happened alludes to the Lhusu Mines
near Bhujerba. When you're ready, meet up with the party at the
Aerodrome at Westgate.

It's recommended you upgrade everyone's weapons and armor, as well
as Magicks and Technicks. Recommended: Immobilize and Disable.
You've probably got a wallet full of various Loot, so unload 'em for
cash and get a move on. Take use of the Moogling device to get to
the destination immediately. ^_^

[WESTGATE]

Enter the Aerodrome and find Balthier. He can tell you about the
destination if you want. Tell him you're ready to leave and you
will board the Strahl, Balthier's glorious airship. MOOGLEEEEE
MECHANICSSSS! Blast-off time!

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 017 - Bhujerba [BHJ1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[AERODROME]

The teleport crystal here lacks teleportation (thanks Mist), but
it still has save functionality. Exit into the bright lights.

[TRAVICA WAY]

Balthier tells the party the Lhusu Mines are up ahead, and a
passer-by named Lamont asks if he can join the party. Vaan calls
Basch by his real name accidentally...sigh. Lamont joins the party
en route to the mines.

Head west to the first city junction to find a cartographer moogle,
selling Bhujerba and Lhusu Mines maps (primarily). You can also
outfit your party with the shops that are around here. To leave,
head south along the winding street into...

[MINER'S END]

The Technick shop is here, along the east road. The destination
is in the northwest, past the Gambit shop, where the mini-map is
blinking green.

[LHUSU SQUARE]

Past another cartographer moogle is a save point. Head north when
you're ready to learn the Imperial Guard isn't allowed in every one
of Bhujerba's locations. Thanks, Lamont... >_>

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 018 - Lhuzu Mines [LHZ1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 10 Slaven | 780 86 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 11 Gijuk | 1650 ?? --- Water |
| Lv. 11 Rinok | 1745 ?? --- Water |
| Lv. 11 Bwagi | 1593 ?? --- Water |
| Lv. 07 Steeling | 446 30 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 08 Steeling | 462 31 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 08 Skeleton | 557 72 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 09 Skeleton | 563 73 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 11 Skeleton | 804 93 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 12 Ba'Gamnan | 3908 ?? --- Water |
| Lv. 08 Skull Defender | 510 72 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 09 Skull Defender | 516 73 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 10 Skull Defender | 702 97 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 11 Skull Defender | 708 98 --- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[SHAFT ENTRY]

Go down the stairways on either side of the fountain and the party
hides from a Judge, the Marquis Ondore, and his entourage. Once
they're gone, reformate your party (max: 4) and continue into the
train tunnel, going west.

When you see two southern passages, take either towards another
train tunnel (dotted lines on the map). The red light you see is
an Explosion trap -- use Libra to see them. Claim the item pot and
go back to the horizontal corridor north of the station. Go all the
way west and then south, exiting on the tracks where you couldn't
get to previously.

[OLTAM SPAN]

Another explosion trap is here -- avoid! There is a northern and a
southern passage lining the train tracks, and you should take the
northern since it has no explosion trap. Going across the train
tracks lets you fight skeletons, if you want. Either way, exit to
the far west.

[TRANSITWAY 1]

Follow the train tracks west, and at the fork, arc north. Get the
[191 GIL] treasure on your way.

[SHUNIA TWINSPAN]

Basically the same as the spanning bridge earlier, but the tracks
are a venerable skeleton-type graveyard now. Take the northern,
concrete side-path west if you want to avoid battle. Just get really
close and you can take it without eating some shrapnel. Far-west exit
again.

[SITE 2]

Continue down the train tracks that run east.

Follow the path to a lit stairway that brings you into a primitive
mining area. Look by some crates for a [111 GIL] container, then
heal up and head north.

A scene plays where Lamont finds manufactured nethicite. Ba'Gamnan
pays here appears with a chainsaw weapon, but he gets pushed over
and the party starts to flee back the way they came. Run back to
the train tunnel and exit to the southwest. Don't bother engaging
them for a fight unless you want the cronies' 5 LP (Ba'Gamnan has
no reward, for semi-obvious reasons...).

[SHUNIA TWINSPAN]

The enemy is still tailing you, and it'll be in your best interest
to run on one of the side paths instead of the tracks -- that way
there isn't a gaggle of skeletons also pining to murder you.

[TRANSITWAY 1]

Follow the tracks south to the exit. Straightforward.

[OLTAM SPAN]

Again, flee east, on a side-path if you prefer. Since it's hard to
get in healing while you split through, might as well minimize the
damage you take.

[SHAFT ENTRY]

By some miracle, you've lost the stupid Bangaa bounty hunters.
Follow the path back to the exit, where the big, red "X" is now.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 019 - Bhujerba [BHJ2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[LHUSU SQUARE]

Penelo is here, and it turns out that "Lamont" is actually Emperor
Gramis' son, and Vayne's brother. When Penelo is led away by the
young boy, Fran comments that she's probably going to be treated
well. Time to approach the Marquis...

Approach the save point and the party plots to get Ondore's ear by
spreading rumors that Basch is still alive. Vaan will split up to
run the gossip mill, and you'll notice a Notoriety gauge now. Press
Square to spread news, which raises the gauge. The more around to
witness, the more the gauge rises. ^___^

Tell your lies to the Bhujerbans in the areas, the NPCs you can
normally talk to -- the other people will fail to care. The gauge
also decreases over time, so make sure to have crowds hear you.
Just make sure not to spread falsehoods Sainikah's earshot, or
the gauge takes a hefty reduction. On the other hand, yelling where
Parijanahs can hear raises the gauge more than normal.

Once you have 100%, Vaan gets cornered by some Sainikahs and is
taken to a tavern...

[THE CLOUDBORNE]

At the back of the tavern, the resistance meets with everyone and
Basch shows himself. A scene where Penelo and Larsa speak in
the Marquis' palace shows him promising to keep her from harm.
A meeting is arranged for Basch and Ondore at the tavern, so it's
time to go to back to...

[TRAVICA WAY]

In the northern part of the area, talk to the Sainikah who'll tell
you His Excellency awaits. He'll take you to an audience in...

[OMDORE'S MANOR]

Basch and the Marquis meet to discuss Amalia's rescue, and Vaan
learns Penelo's been taken with Larsa's cortege, leaving on the
morrow. High above, a warship drops tiny vessels that fly toward
the manor everyone's currently in... After some more scenes, it's
back into chains for a nonstop flight on the...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 020 - Dreadnought Leviathan [DRL1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Manufactured Nethicite No. 1 Brig Key |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 11 Judge | 2245 --- 11 7 ----- |
| Lv. 11 Mastiff | 535 40 --- 1 ----- |
| Lv. 10 Imperial Magus | 384/489 34/44 11 1 ----- |
| Lv. 09 Imperial Gunner | 647 41 6 1 ----- |
| Lv. 11 Imperial Hoplite | 678 42 11 1 ----- |
| Lv. 12 Imperial Hoplite | 690 47 15 1 ----- |
| Lv. 09 Imperial Swordsman | 562 34 1 ----- |
| Lv. 10 Imperial Swordsman | 570/615 39 11 1 ----- |
| Lv. 11 Imperial Swordsman | 430/615 34 9 1 ----- |
| Lv. ?? Judge Ghis | ???? --- --- --- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

Amalia is revealed to be Ashe, "dead" princess of Dalmasca. Vaan
hands over the Goddess's Magicite -- the Dusk Shard -- and everyone
gets to be quartered elsewhere. As the party heads to the elevator,
the guards are overtaken and the Resistance member you met at the
Cloudborne (Vossler) joins your party as a guest. He alone has been
keeping Ashe hidden; she must stay that way. A map of the Leviathan
is received, also.

[PORT LAUNCH]

Save the game if the disclaimer doesn't phase you, and exit through
the sliding-glass doors.

[PORT SECTION]

Vossler has a word of caution before you set out -- don't trip the
alarm beams! Those red criss-crossing lasers will summon the guard
should they be broken.

Back at the first laser array and go down the path (middle) beside
it. Turn west and go down the left side of the area until you come
upon a square-shaped room. Run east and up into another square-shaped
room. From there, head into the right, adjacent passage with
squiggly-type corridors.

There are two exits here, both in south, on either side of the room.
Arc north and around, then get the treasure canister by the east
side. Leave to the south.

[LARGE FREIGHT STORES]

Go along either side of the walkway to find some stairs that bring
you down into the freight storage. There are three treasure pots
sitting in a cluster here, one of which may be a Reflectga Mote.
Take the small stair at your height down to the exit.

[AIRSHIP BERTH ACCESS]

There's a laser to the west, preventing easier access to Ashe's
cabin. Follow the right path north through a sentry room, and
past that you'll be trapped in by lasers, forcing you to sound the
alarm to advance. Kill the Hoplite/Magus/Swordsman who come and
keep the course north. When you get to a large crossroads, take
the southern exit.

[CENTRAL BRIG ACCESS]

There's a forced battle here with:

o Judge x 2
o Imperial Magus
o Imperial Swordsman x 3

The Magus will cast Poison and other nasty attacks, so kill it
first. Aftewards, cast Immobilize to really make this battle a bit
easier (Judges can be affected). Take out the cronies before doing
the full-scale offensive on a Judge. Tri-Attack can do 150+ damage
so always keep your HPs in a comfortable range. Using Slow will also
help the Judges into a nice peaceful dirtnap.

You earn the [NO. 1 BRIG KEY] after you're done. Enter the No. 1
Brig to the south.

[BRIG NO. 1]

Open the cell nearby to find a save point and a [SYSTEMS ACCESS KEY]
inside the ornate urn. In the brig opposite the save point, you can
find two incarcerated moogles who can sell you stuffs. Unlock Ashe's
cell and she'll join the party. Tweak her licenses (300+ LP) and
sell your Loot to see if you can buy the Bazaar package that gives
you Balthier's Capella + Silent Shot. This will be useful later, if
you're using him.

[CENTRAL BRIG ACCESS]

Exit here to see an alarm going off. The new red-X destination is
back where you first entered -- the Port Launch section.

[AIRSHIP BERTH ACCESS]

Run along either left or right side of this area, looping 'round to
the southern exit.

[LARGE FREIGHT STORES]

Get the three treasure urns in the lower section and flee up either
stair to the northern exit. Almost there.

[PORT SECTION]

Exit into the western doorway nearby to have "Lamont" meet up with
you. Penelo joins the party while the powerhouse Vossler leaves to
secure an airship. You obtain a piece of [MANUFACTURED NETHICITE]
before the split. Use Penelo's licenses (400+ LP!?) and equip that
Nethicite on someone -- it halves all damage but puts auto-Silence
on someone. Any fighter should be able to deal with it.

Flee all the way north, then all the way west. Heal up before you
enter...

[PORT LAUNCH]

The Nethicite saves everyone's hides when Judge Ghis fires some
magic. Now it's down to brass tacks, f00!

o------------------o----------o-----------o
| BOSS: Judge Ghis | HP: ???? | WEAK: --- |
o------------------o----------o-----------o

Some Imperial lackeys accompany this guy, so take them out before
casting Slow on Ghis. Afterwards, cast Protect on yourselves and
dig into the Judge. He will cast Greater Barrier (Shell+Protect)
after awhile, and start doing a sweeping attack which can hit
multiple times -- keep Protect on your characters! If someone in
the party falls, switch 'em out for someone else; just make sure
to keep him Slow'd.

The judge's true face is revealed after you're finished, and Vossler
appears to say they've secured an Atomos "skiff" for departure. Vaan
still can't fly it, though. :p Fran gets the party outta there
with some kind of nonpareil flyin'. We're goin' back to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 021 - Bhujerba [BHJ2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| None |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ------ |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[AERODROME]

Basch tells Ashe that speaking with the Marquis will be beneficial,
and Vossler agrees to it, as well as keeping Basch at her side as a
protector. Time to see Ondore, although you're free to go anywhere
you've previously been via teleportation.

[TRAVICA WAY]

Talk to the Sainikah blocking the northern road and he can take you
to the Marquis. After the meeting, Ashe tries to steal Balthier's
airship to fly to King Raithwall's tomb. After a little pressing,
Balthier agrees to "kidnap" her to get some of the treasure that
awaits. Of course, Penelo can't be left behind either. It's settled.

Watch the scene in Archades.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 022 - Dalmasca Westersand [DMW2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| None |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ --- --- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[THE WESTERN DIVIDE]

With the airship transparent and everyone dropped off below, it's
time to head for the tomb. There's a teleportation crystal here if
you need to do some shopping, and head west into the "???" location
to find...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 023 - Ogir-Yensa Sandsea [GRY1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 15 Wyvern | 1603 --- 2 Water |
| Lv. 11 Alraune | 670 85 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 12 Alraune | 682 86 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 13 Alraune | 694 87 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 11 Danbania | 977 73 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 12 Danbania | 988 74 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 13 Danbania | 999 75 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 12 Urutan-Yensa | 702 86/96 24 1 Wind |
| Lv. 13 Urutan-Yensa | 710 91 27 1 Wind |
| Lv. 14 Urutan-Yensa | 718 96 29 1 Wind |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[PLATFORM 1 - EAST TANKS]

Use Libra to see the hidden explosion traps.

Head west a bit to get the official area introduction, with the
royal city of Archades off in the distance. The sand truly does
wave like water... Basch says that beyond this desert, there's
still another that has to be crossed before Raithwall's tomb is
even close to being found.

Continue south to the large metal ramp and climb the red tanker's
stairs to the top. Take the southwestern path to a second tanker,
heading west from there. Fight any pesky Alraunes and loop to the
other side, going west across the skypath over the sandsea.

[PLATFORM 1 - REFINERY]

Basch tells that the Rozarrians made the oil constructs around the
area, just before Vossler arrives to find the party. Balthier tells
that this is Urutan-Yensa territory, and they're not fond of
visitors. That's Fran's senses at work for you. Out in the Sandsea,
people are riding fish-animals towards you -- time to move! Vossler
joins the party as a guest.

Head down the northwestern ramp at the third oil strut and meet
the Urutan-Yensa creatures below. They have Haste on, but aren't
too tough -- they can, however, use Sleep attacks. Head into the
tanker directly east and you can find an ornate urn with the map
of the entire Ogir-Yensa Sandsea. NOTE: if you're low on health,
at the base of the ramp where you first saw the Urutan-Yensa, there
is a trap that can heal all of your HP. Few and far between, so make
use of it if possible.

ANOTHER NOTE: Only Urutan-Yensa with swords can use the damaging
"Tri-Attack" skill, so always take them out first. The ones with
the bows only have magicks.

With the complete map, head up the ramp to the north of the area and
continue west to the "O----" tanker on the crappy map below. Head to
where the "X" is to get a treasure, an Ether probably.
O
| If you look at the completed map, you'll see four blue
O----- arrows that show exits to the sandy dungeon you're in. The
_/ northeastern one leads to the Zertinan Caverns and so does
\ the one stemming from the Central Junction. The other two
O <-X point to areas in the west -- both go to the Nam-Yensa
Sandsea. The southernmost exit is the way to go, so move
into the SW exit nearby.

[PLATFORM 1 - SOUTH TANKS]

Clear the tanker you see and only head south if you want to fight a
Wyvern. On the leftmost part of the southern extention, you can get
some treasure pots. Don't bother...

From the first tanker, continue west to the second and third ones,
then exit south from there. Almost done with this ridiculous level.

[SOUTH TANK APPROACH]

Leave the tanker via the west side, and at the bottom of the ramp,
go west.

[YENSA BORDER TUNNEL]

There's a teleportation crystal (why you came this way) and also a
merchant, who has accessories and a nice supply of magicks. If you
don't have Teleport Stones, Urutan-Yensa sometimes drop 'em.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 024 - Nam-Yensa Sandsea [NYS1] |
|-----------------------------o-------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Eksir Berries |
o-----------------------------+--------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 15 Yensa | 1010 112 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 16 Yensa | 1021 113 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 17 Yensa | 1032 114 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 14 Bagoly | 1010 122 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 15 Bagoly | 1120 145 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 16 Bagoly | 1230 169 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 17 Wyvern | 1603 174 --- 2 Water |
| Lv. 14 Alraune | 694 65 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 13 Axebeak | 922 93 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 15 Axebeak | 954 95 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 11 Danbania | 966/977 72/73 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 12 Danbania | 977/988 73/74 --- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 16 Urutan Eater | 8015 --- --- 8 Wind |
| Lv. 13 Urutan-Yensa | 702 86 27 1 Wind |
| Lv. 14 Urutan-Yensa | 710 91 29 1 Wind |
| Lv. 12 Bull Danbania | 1159 81 --- 1 Thndr |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

Note: If you entered the sandsea from The Sandscale Bank, you
can talk to a moogle which makes a Urutan Eater appear in the
Withering Shores area. The Urutan-Yensa aid you in fighting it.
Go back to the moogle once you've defeated it to learn the
Urutan-Yensa from before went to the Ogir-Yensa Sandsea. Head
into the Platform 2 - Refinery portion and as you go up the oil
rig, the Urutan-Yensa will run back into the Nam-Yensa. Re-enter
the Sandscale Bank to find a gathering of the sand-dwellers who
execute the good Urutan-Yensa for seeking outside help. After
they leave, get some [EKSIR BERRIES] where he once stood. The
description says the "Avion" really detests the smell of these
berries... Useful later on!

[AUGUR HILL]

Yes, more stupid Urutan-Yensas can be found here. Follow the path
until it opens up into a wider, sandier one. Out in the larger sand
channel, use Libra to find exploder traps. Head west or east --
doesn't matter. You'll come by a bridge either way. Cross it and
find the ornate urn with, you guessed it, the entire Nam-Yensa map
inside. A nearby pot can give up a Leather Gorget accessory, too.

[YELLOW HILLS]

Bagoly birds frequent this sand-hole -- try to fight 'em one at a
time for easier disposal. Head northwest to the next bridge, taking
the two pots here; one may be a Killer Bow. The exit in the SW leads
to the Zertinan Caverns, so don't bother going there.

Cross the bridge north to the old rig construct. On the SW side,
exit.

[DEMESNE OF THE SANDQUEEN]

Exit the oil rig on the SW side and take the western route. Use
Libra to see the exploder traps around the corner. North past the
exploder traps is a dead end made of bridges; ignore it unless you
need a few hi-potions and want to fight Yensa fish.

On dry land, head west to where some Axebeaks are rolling, and
exit northwest.

[TRAIL OF FADING WARMTH]

Note: Axebeaks can drop Vega guns. Try to get a free one by making
the kill-chains level-up. Remember, avoiding loot is a way
to expedite the process.

Cross the southwestern bridge and make drumsticks out of the local
Axebeak population. Follow the path until you get to the large
middle section of the area. The nearby tunnel (to NE) leads to the
dead-end area of Simoon Bluff, which you can avoid for all intents
and purposes.

Follow the northwest bridge and you'll come to your merchant friend
from the Yensa Border Tunnel. He's now got weapons, a larger supply
of Onion ammo, and better white magicks (as well as the previous
magicks). I suggest buying Cura here, for later on. Exit west via
the nearby path. You automatically get the option of saving your
game here, which is convenient. Don't worry; you can return to the
other places and stuff, still -- this one's just to aid you, not
to trick you into restarting the game. :p

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 025 - The Tomb of Raithwall [TMR1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Dawn Shard |
o-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 18 Lich | 1158 ??? --- --- Holy |
| Lv. 19 Lich | 1164 ??? --- --- Holy |
| Lv. 16 Ragoh | 1400 132 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 17 Ragoh | 1420 133 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 18 Ragoh | 1440 134 --- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 15 Seeker | 773 74 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 16 Seeker | 789 75 --- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 16 Zombie | 794 103 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 18 Zombie | 881 105 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 17 Lost Soul | 966 178 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 18 Lost Soul | 972 179 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 16 Zombie Mage | 960 103 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 17 Zombie Mage | 966 104 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 18 Zombie Mage | 972 105 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 17 Skull Warrior | 876 178 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 18 Skull Warrior | 882 179 --- 1 Holy |
| Lv. ?? Belias [BOSS] | ????? ???? --- --- ----- |
| Lv. ?? Garuda [BOSS] | ????? ???? --- --- ----- |
| Lv. 16 Lesser Chimera | 1030 125 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. 17 Lesser Chimera | 1046 126 --- 1 Water |
| Lv. ?? Demon Wall [BOSS] | ????? ???? --- --- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

Quite a sight this tomb...an evil-looking sight... Consider
having the following by now:

+ Cura magick and people who can use it
+ Shell magick and people who can use it (buy in Bhujerba)
+ "Self:" gambit (buy in a gambit shop)

[VALLEY OF THE DEAD]

Head west into the austere line of columns, leading to the tomb's
doorstep. From behind the structure flies a mean, lean, and fairly
keen boss. Libra doesn't work here, so it's time to fry this ol'
pheasant.

o--------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Garuda | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o--------------o----------o------------o

The merchant guy spoke of the "Avion" having a weakness... One is
the Eksir Berry you could have gotten earlier by helping the rogue
Urutan-Yensa; the second one (sort of) is Blind.

It's immune to Slow, but you can still declaw it by casting Blind.
Given its predisposition to violently rip into your allies' faces,
make this your first priority. Sling Protect around to the party
member it sets its sights on and get to work on it with magic or
long-range weapons -- it is a Flying type after all. Garuda can
inflict Sleep, but since it uses an onslaught on one character for
quite awhile, it's bound to wake him/her up. Just keep Protect on
everyone. It has about ~5000 HP, I would guess. The single-minded
attacking regimen the boss does may actually play into your hand,
provided you tweak the gambits to cure that one character it goes
after.

Once Garuda's turned into birdfeed, an ancient device stirs. After
the scene where Ashe tells of the Dynast-King, a shop opens up at
the temple's base. The boss ahead will use Blindga, so think about
stocking up on Argyle Amulets (need Accessories 7 license). The
last boss will inflict Oil, so get some Handkerchiefs as well.
Save at the tomb's teleportation device and touch the device to be
warped into the interior.

[HALL OF THE DESTROYER]

The Waystone here does nothing, but if you travel behind it, the
Demon Wall boss will try to smush you against the far doorway. It
has 10000+ HP, so you should take the alternative: run away. You
can fight this battle at a later date. Exit to the western door.

[HALL OF THE SENTINEL]

You can run from this one as well, but it's only delaying the
inevitable...

o------------------o----------o------------o--------------o
| BOSS: Demon Wall | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | Auto-Reflect |
o------------------o----------o------------o--------------o

This hallway is much longer, and the boss has a weakness this
time, too. Touch the red flames' braziers to snuff 'em out,
stopping the wall's attack. The blue ones expedite the advance, so
leave those ones alone. 'Sides that, it's beating it down and
dealing with Blindga: use Eye Drops and Argyle Amulets. The key is
to make sure you halt its advance before you're pushed back to the
braziers, since you can only light one at a time; if it's too
close, you won't be able to make use of the other. Chaining
Quickenings helps in the clutch and the boss only has about ten
thousand HP, I'd figure.

Once Demon Wall is dust, continue west and up behind its fixture,
taking the ancient door out.

[ROYAL PASSAGE]

Any characters who got X-Zoned in the previous fight should be back
in reality now. Take the stairs down to the ancient Waystone devices
platform. The active one takes you back to Hall of the Destroyer,
while the other two don't work. Crack open the ornate urn and get
the tomb's complete map.

The southern stairway leads to the Southfall Passage, while the
north leads to the Northfall Passage. Whichever way you take, you
can find one treasure chest per side, by the far north/south door.
Just make sure to have Libra on to spot the traps.

The walkthrough went to the south first, using the southernmost
door.

[SOUTHFALL PASSAGE]

It's twisty and curvy, but fairly straightforward besides. Notice
the rooms on the map with a dot in the middle? Head west into the
first room and keep going south to the lower left-hand corner of
the map. Continue to the southernmost part of the map to find three
chests. Follow the corridor east and it will curve north, towards
the middle of the entire area.

You'll come to another waystone and a switch beyond. Press the
switch to lower the face sculpture nearby, which releases three
liches. Kill 'em and use the lit-up waystone to get back to...

[ROYAL PASSAGE]

Take the adjacent passage you haven't taken yet -- the Northfall
for this guide.

[NORTHFALL PASSAGE]

This area's a mirror image of the last one, so basically speaking,
follow the meandering path east and around until it gets into the
central room of the entire area. There is another glowing jewel in
the pedestal -- push it to release some Zombie Mages and lower the
face sculpture all the way, revealing a down-stairway. The waystone
(red-colored) can now take you back to the Royal Passage; continue
down the east stairway when you're ready.

You go down a stairway (note: not on main map) and find an exit on
the south side. Enter and you'll end up in the area detached from
the others...

[CLOISTER OF FLAME]

The party finds Mist here, and Fran says it's dangerous but also an
aid, in that it permits powerful magicks to be used. Interesting...

Depending on which way you took, you'll end up on the north/south
side of the room. The stairways on the western side allow access to
the lower, middle part of the room, and each has a treasure chest
in the niche nearby -- one may be an Elixir. Follow the stair system
down to the ground floor, where a certain FFT throwback is acting as
security guard...

o--------------o----------o------------o---------------------o
| BOSS: Belias | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | Immune: Blind, Slow |
o--------------o----------o------------o---------------------o

This guy has about 15000 HP, and attacks with:

1) Firaja = 300+ damage to most in range
2) powerful physical punches
3) Fire (single-target) magick
4) Greater Barrier = Protect + Shell statuses

Cast Protect around on the character that Belias first targets
and Shell to the others. Make sure someone always has enough MP to
cast Cura, since Firaja can do in the hundreds of damage and
inflict Oil status as well (use Handkerchiefs to cure or Remedies
with Remedy Lore 2 license). Besides that, it only has powerful
physical attacks to rely on, and it mostly has the same type of AI
as the Garuda -- it beats on one target until it dies. Belias also
uses intermittent Fire magicks, which are easy to swallow. Oil
status can doom you here, so get it off ASAP. Remember to equip
that nethicite accessory on whomever is going to be your tank.
It's possible to blunder your way through this with a little luck,
actually...

After battle, you obtain the Belias esper and can claim the [WHITE
FANG] and [WATER MOTE] chests nearby. Enter the door the Gigas was
guarding to enter...

[CHAMBER OF FIRST LIGHT]

Just a straight, downward path west. At the farthest end, Ashe
claims the [DAWN SHARD] to prove her royal heritage. The waystone
you passed on your way takes you back to the Hall of the Destroyer,
and you can leave from there.

[VALLEY OF THE DEAD]

You won't get a chance to save until the next boss fight, but you
won't be able to heal up either, so save in a different slot to be
sure. Also, make sure to buy the Belias spot on the license board,
or you won't be able to use it.

Head down among the pillars to see battleships flying overhead, and
the party is captured again by Judge Ghis. The "deifacted nethicite"
of the Dynast-King -- the Dawn Shard -- is handed over in return for
the Kingdom of Dalmasca's rebirth...and Ashe'll get the throne...
Back into chains for another flight... =/

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 026 - Shiva [SHV1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| None |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. ?? Vossler | ???? ???? -- --- ----- |
| Lv. 17 Imperial Swordsman | 845 112 17 1 ----- |
| Lv. 18 Imperial Swordsman | 845 112 17 1 ----- |
| Lv. 19 Imperial Swordsman | 845 112 17 1 ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

In midflight, after analysis of the Dawn Shard goes wrong, the
party manages to escape. Things aren't going smoothly, though...

o---------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Vossler | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o---------------o----------o------------o

If you use Fran, she'll be in Berserk here, due to previous scenes.

Take out the nasty Imperial Swordsmen who appear with Vossler 'fore
they can do too much damage with Tri-Attack. Once isolated, Vossler
does physical attacks alone toward Basch, so keep him in good
health and this boss battle easily turns lop-sided. Once he's put
in critical health, Vossler uses Enrage, which ups his speed,
attack damage, and his number of attacks. Do a Quickening or a
summon to take him out before he mutilates everyone; if you can't
manage, Protect-ing yourself will buy yourself.

The Shiva begins losing altitude as the deifacted nethicite siphons
the engine's power away. Vossler bids Basch to take care of Ashe in
his stead, and the party escapes before the Leviathan and all her
escort are engulfed in flame. The party reclaims Ashe's shard, which
floats towards them in the air. Back in Rabanastre...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 027 - Rabanastre [RBN4] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| None |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[MUTHRU BAZAAR]

Four days after the Leviathan incident, Ashe says she'll use the
Dawn Shard to fight the Archadian Empire, now that everyone has seen
the Dynast-King relic in action. Fran speaks of the Garif people,
who might know how to go about harnessing the inherent power in the
nethicite. Seems they live beyond Ozmone Plain, far to the south...

Like Balthier said, preparation for the journey is a good idea,
particularly since all the shops have been upgraded. Go for:

+ Cura magick
+ Esuna magick
+ Raise magick (should have it already, but...)
+ Charge technick
+ Talk to Montblanc to get items for beating bosses, clan rank-ups

Upgrade your equipment as you see fit, too. The Nomad Village does
not have a teleport stone, so you'll have to get there by your own
shoe leather...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 028 - Giza Plains [GZP2] |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Feather of the Flock |
|-----------------------------+--------------------------------|
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 18 Hyena | 940 147 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 19 Hyena | 960 148 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 18 Ichthon | 1293 259 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 19 Ichthon | 1304 260 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 20 Ichthon | 1315 261 -- 1 Thndr |
| LV. 21 Ichthon | 1326 262 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 19 Gigantoad | 1469 282 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 20 Gigantoad | 1489 283 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 21 Wooly Gator | 2233 377 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 20 Great Tortoise | 3818 400 -- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 21 Great Tortoise | 3838 401 -- 2 Fire |
| Lv. 36 Silicon Tortoise | 12852 1055 -- 2 Fire |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

NOTE: If you cut down the six trees in...

o Throne Road
o Nomad Village
o Toam Hills
o Starfall Field
o Crystal Glade
o Gizas North Bank

...you can form a bridge in Gizas South Bank, which opens a
new area of "Tracks of the Beast" to the east, where you can do
battle with Silicon Tortoises. Petrify or Poison 'em if you want
to kill 'em all cheaply 'n' stuff. The [FEATHER OF THE FLOCK]
key item is in the easternmost part.

[THRONE ROAD]

It's now the wet season, which seems to have pushed the wussy foes
out and brought in a slough of upgraded baddies here. The ditches
have gathered water now, so you'll get to fight baddies with better
EXP. To be honest, they're not much tougher than Urutan-Yensa...

To get to the Nomad Village, you now have to head east and curve
down the new peninsula. Make sure to use Libra to see the explosion
traps that have made their way here, too.

[NOMAD VILLAGE]

The rainy season's come and the nomadic peoples have mostly moved on
to greener, dryer pastures. If you were trying for the Cluckatrice
mark, Dania -- who posted for the help -- ain't here any longer.
Since the water's washed away the eastern passage, leave to the
western.

[TOAM HILLS]

Cross the bridge, first off. On your way south one can encounter
Wooly Gators, which should be inflicted with Blind before they get
sliced open. Continue along the boggy path to exit.

[STARFALL FIELD]

Use Libra to find the nearby exploder trap, and use it as a landmark
to find the withered tree nearby. Push it over to create a makeshift
bridge. Leave south of the dark crystal to leave the area entire,
getting the treasure pot by the last Wooly Gator.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 029 - Ozmone Plain [OZM1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 21 Wu | 1709 271 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 22 Wu | 1729 272 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 21 Zu | 1880 342 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 22 Zu | 1896 343 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 20 Viper | 1410 306 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 21 Viper | 1430 307 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 23 Zaghnal | 3157 400 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 20 Mesmenir | 1528 282 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 21 Mesmenir | 1548 283 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 19 Ozmone Hare | 823 113 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 22 Hybrid Gator | 2253 566 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 19 Black Chocobo | 1116 229 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
| Lv. 20 Black Chocobo | 1132 230 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
| Lv. 21 Black Chocobo | 1148 231 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

NOTE: Wus can drop Kogarasumaru katanas [ATK: 58, 2-hands].

[FIELD OF FALLEN WINGS]

The east exit leads to the Dagan Flats; take the southern path.
Also, try to stock up on the Mesmenirs' Iron Carapace drops -- they
fetch a pretty penny.

[THE SWITCHBACK]

This Mesmenir breeding ground has four exits: one to the north side,
one in the east, one in the southeast, and another by a tunnel in
the very middle, which leads to (surprise!) the Zertinan Caverns.
You'll want to take the southeast avenue.

[HAULO GREEN]

Head to the southwest portion to find a warrior beating up on a
berserked Black Chocobo. Yes, those pesky birds from FFT have made
a showing here! From where you found the NPC hunter, look for a
western exit inhabited by black chocos. ^___^

It takes you out to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 030 - Jahara - Land of the Garif [JLG1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Jaya Stick Bowgun Onion Bolts |
| Killer Bow Onion Arrows |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[BANKS OF THE SOGOHT]

Finally, a teleport stone. And a cartographer moogle, whom you can
get a Ozmone/Jahara map from. The Jahara one is 30g, so might as
well get one. Talk to the Garif Warrior blocking the gate to be
turned away...almost. The NPC hunter from before is the War-Chief
and vouches for your ability. Supinelu (his name) tells you to find
the elders and talk to them about nethicite.

[LULL OF THE LAND]

Once in town, talk to High-Chief Zayalu to get a [JAYA STICK] for
Supinelu, whom you can find at the northern bridge. Fork over the
stick and pick "I would meet with Great-chief" to have the bridge
cleared.

[THE ELDERKNOLL]

Approach the two guards standing before the hilltop building and
tell them you're up to meeting with the Great-chief. After a history
lesson, Ashe learns the Mist buildup in the stone has been lost, and
it's now devoid of power.

Larsa shows up and suggests going to Bur-Omisace, where Ashe can get
the blessing of the Gran Kiltias and bring about the restoration of
Dalmasca by taking the throne that way. Li'l Lord Larsa also joins
the party as a guest.

If you gave the Jaya Stick to the elder (instead of selling it), you
receive a [BOWGUN] and [ONION BOLTS]; if you sold the stick, you get
a [KILLER BOW] and [ONION ARROWS].

[BANKS OF THE SOGOHT]

Save and take Gurdy up on the free chocobo offer. If you've never
used one, you only have a limited amount of time. In order to get to
the next destination, follow this route:

01) Exit through Haulo Green's north area
02) Take easternmost exit in The Switchback
03) Take the northeastern exit in The Greensnake area
04) Ride east in the Field of Light Winds to the exit

After some scenes, you end up in...

[SUNLIT PATH]

Dismount, save, head east.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 031 - Golmore Jungle [GMJ1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 24 Treant | 4384 310 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 22 Malboro | 1573 268 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 23 Malboro | 1693 294 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 21 Panther | 1299 225 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 22 Panther | 1409 248 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 23 Panther | 1519 271 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 23 Gargoyle | 1436 223 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 24 Gargoyle | 1494 248 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 37 Hellhound | 3570 397 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 38 Hellhound | 3680 421 -- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[PATHS OF CHAINED LIGHT]

Note: Panthers drop Couerl Pelts which sell well. GET SOME!!!

Head into the first room and dispatch the Panthers there. As you
can read in the Bestiary, these things often attack in large packs,
much to one's dismay... Take either the east or west routes and take
the first intersection. By a t-junction, you should find the Golmore
Jungle map in an ornate urn.

[THE NEEDLEBRAKE]

Another twisting labyrinth to navigate (refer to map for easier
directions). You'll find that the southern route to the Rustling
Chapel (in Paths of Chained Light also) is blocked by a blue seal,
so the only way to go is to the east... As you approach the seal
near the exit, Fran says the jungle is denying them passage. Viera
dwell up ahead, apparently, and she's an unwelcome guest...

Follow the path Fran made and enter...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 032 - Eruyt Village [RYT1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

[ROAD OF VERDANT PRAISE]

Fran wants you to bring someone named Mjrn to her. The moogles you
(hopefully) saved on the Leviathan also show up here. They sell
Esuna and Curaga, both of which should be picked up if the license
board's been travelled that far. Save at the teleport crystal before
heading in...

[THE SPIRITWOOD]

Lovely Vieras...! Ahem... Follow the path to a fountain plaza where
the maidens are all about. Take the northeastern path and use the
stairway that loops around the trunk up to...

[FANE OF THE PATH]

Approach the bridge to learn Mjrn is not around, and some info about
Fran. ;-; Jote will reluctantly tell you that Mjrn has gone west to
be around people with "clothes of cold iron."

[ROAD OF VERDANT PRAISE]

The party mulls over the information, and Larsa seems to believe
Mjrn's whereabouts lie in the Henne Magicite Mines -- they lie in
Bancour, south of Ozmone Plain. Anyway, off to Ozmone Plain. Use
the teleport crystal for the fast-track exit to Jahara or backtrack
through the jungle -- the destination is the part of the plain you
left only a short while ago...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 033 - Ozmone Plain [OZM2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 21 Wu | 1709 271 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 22 Wu | 1729 272 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 21 Zu | 1880 342 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 22 Zu | 1896 343 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 20 Viper | 1410 306 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 21 Viper | 1430 307 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 23 Zaghnal | 3157 400 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 20 Mesmenir | 1528 282 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 21 Mesmenir | 1548 283 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 19 Ozmone Hare | 823 113 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 19 Black Chocobo | 1116 229 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
| Lv. 20 Black Chocobo | 1132 230 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
| Lv. 21 Black Chocobo | 1148 231 -- 1 Th/Hl/Wtr|
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

NOTE: Return to Jahara and talk to Judge Hausen to get three
Hi-Potions and an Ether!

[SUNLIT PATH]

Converse with the wounded Archadian soldier and give him a Potion
to save his dying friend. Afterwards, you learn that a chocobo is
needed to get around some of the areas. Borrow the chocobo from the
soldier to get a bit of advice: chocobo footprints lead to chocobo-
-only paths. Huh. Exit the way you came.

[FIELD OF LIGHT WINDS]

Look on the southern side of the area to find another chocobo by
a thicket. Pass through there and find the "secret exit" into the
other side of...

[THE SHRED]

You're on the southern, inaccessible ridge now, across the divide.
If you continue south you can find a tunnel with troop corpses near
its mouth, and to the southwest, another thicket that takes you to
Haulo Green. Take the tunnel, and leave to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 034 - Henne Mines [HNM1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 24 Jelly | 1913 276 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 25 Jelly | 2018 303 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 23 Redmaw | 1134 195 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 24 Redmaw | 1202 218 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 22 Seeker | 1094 188 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 23 Seeker | 1110 189 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 24 Nightmare | 1630 276 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 25 Nightmare | 1688 301 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Tyranorox | 4073 443 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 23 Thunderbug | 2083 186 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 25 Thunderbug | 2303 230 -- 1 Ice |
o-----------------------------o--------------------------------o

By now, the magicks you should actively be able to use are:

+ Anything up to Time Magick 2 license
+ Anything up to Green Magick 3 license
+ Anything up to White Magick 4 license
+ Anything up to Black Magick 2 license

Also, Larsa uses Hi-Potions/X-Potions to cure...and they're his
own! Your inventory isn't affected the least bit! Oh, happy day!
Oh, and Redmaws drop Crooked Fangs which sell for 287g -- get
some 'cause they are plenty plentiful.

[NORTH ENTRANCE]

Seekers and Redmaw bats appear here. Follow the floor grooves and
look for a switchboard device on the east wall. Press it to open a
track gate in the south, the only way to leave. By the exit, read
the advisory notice that tells you the color of the switchboard
phosphor corresponds with the gates currently closed. Accordingly,
use of the switchboard opens gates of the color presently
illuminated. Note your desired route and open such gates as it
requires, and verify the route in advance.

^A little long-winded? Well, I'm just the messenger...

[PITHEAD JUNCTION A]

A wounded Imperial is here but goes unconscious before coughing up
any info (or other fluids). Read the advisory notice to learn there
is noxious vapors and such around. Crap. Pressing the switchboard
will drop Jellys down, and since they can Divide into completely
healthy, similarly-levelled Jellys, it might be better to run. Go
south or west, it doesn't matter.

[PHASE SHAFT 1]

Bats attack in flocks here, and it's easy to get your behind kicked
all over the place. Cast Disable to take de-fang these bloodsuckers
and get the upper hand. Where the two paths meet, you can find the
Henne Mines map. Go back to...

[PITHEAD JUNCTION A]

Flip the switchboard off this time and run out of there, should any
Jellies be currently occupying the space. This time, make sure to
go west.

[PHASE SHAFT 1]

The eastern route doesn't circle around like the others, so continue
to the station platform and exit there. If you're building up a nice
chain of bat-kills, at least you can look forward to some automatic
healing for the efforts... Redmaws drop Ice Shields, by the way,
being another incentive to cut a swathing path through 'em.

[PHASE 1 DIG]

Follow the stone path down to the shabby-looking cave entrance. A
dead end is nearby (south-opening) where you can find a [541 GIL]
pot. Use Libra to see the exploder traps 'round these parts.

South from the stone path, in the first cave crossroads, head east
to a dead end path (look for petrify trap).

Take the west way now (avoid trap) and follow to the crook of the
path, continuing southwest to the second curve. Look north to find
a dead end not shown on the map. You can find two canisters here.

At the t-junction. Continue east and take the northern dead end to
a fake pot (Thunderbug enemy) if you want. Keep going east to the
bend, then north to where the dirt turns to pavement.

[CROSSOVER A]

Another manmade tunnel. Go north to the three-way fork of sorts and
go east. You'll find a new enemy (Tyranorox) stalking this area, but
can simply Blind it and get on with the murderin'. Exit to the far
north (other ways are blocked).

[CROSSOVER B]

From the western entrance point, immediately go south to find two
treasure pots, err, Thunderbugs. Besides that, all passages are
closed, except for the one in the far-east train tunnel. Get there
and exit south.

[PITHEAD JUNCTION B]

Press the red button to close the entrance you came through and
open the one to the west. Leave into Crossover A area before you
get assimilated into the cluster of Jelly creatures... Make your
way back to Crossover B.

[CROSSOVER B]

You now have to make your way north, the long way around -- loop
south by the Thunderbug "pots" and get up to the new exit.

[STAGING SHAFT]

As the party walks into the magicite area, Larsa remarks should the
city of Bhujerba be taken by the Resistance, the Empire's main mine
will be taken; thus, Draklor Laboratory must be searching for a new
deposit... After your mark shows up, save at the teleport crystal
and exit north. Equip items that block Disable, if you have 'em

[ORE SEPARATION]

Been awhile since a boss fight, now hasn't it?

o--------------o----------o------------o-----------------------o
| BOSS: Tiamat | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Blind, Poison |
o--------------o----------o------------o-----------------------o

Tiamat has about...45000 HP, I s'pose.

This bad boy (looks like a certain Mt. Gagazet boss from ages
past) is one powerful beastie, so immediately inflict Slow on it
before it casts Reflect. Keep Larsa alive since he has infinite
Hi-Potions to use on you, and try to draw Tiamat's attention to
someone with a shield (use Decoy), and hopefully a multiple-license
Shield Block ability. Disablega is a huge annoyance here, so either
spread out to avoid or use Remedies. So long as you keep your HP
above 600 or so, this battle's passable -- just watch out for Aero
(multi-hit wind attack) and Breath (multi-hit fire attack) that can
do more than 500+ damage. When the boss is in critical condition,
it gets better defense, so you'll have to work hard if you can't
chain some Quickenings/summon to do away with it.

The party finds Mjrn afterwards and nurses her back into care. You
automatically end up back in Eruyt Village, where Jote will give you
[LENTE'S TEAR], allowing you passage through the Golmore Jungle's
seals. Time to go.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 035 - Golmore Jungle [GMJ2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 36 Couerl | 4240 -- Ice |
| Lv. 38 Couerl | 4460 -- Ice |
| Lv. ?? Phyllo | ???? 217 -- 5 ???? |
| Lv. 24 Treant | 4384 310 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 25 Treant* | 4764 81 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 22 Malboro | 1573 268 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 23 Malboro | 1693 294 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 21 Panther | 1299 225 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 22 Panther | 1409 248 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 23 Panther | 1519 271 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 27 Diresaur | 5281/6601 722 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 28 Diresaur | 5621/6601 1005 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 23 Gargoyle | 1436 223 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 24 Gargoyle | 1494 248 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 37 Hellhound | 3570 397 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 38 Hellhound | 3680 421 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 39 Hellhound | 3790 445 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 22 Great Malboro | 1630 285 -- 1 Wind |
o-----------------------------o----------------------------------o
| * = Appears with Elder Wyrm boss |
o----------------------------------------------------------------o

[THE NEEDLEBRAKE]

Inspect the large map. The far south area exit leads to The Feywood;
go towards the far eastern one. Approach the seal and it will vanish
temporarily, allowing you a route into...

[WHISPERLEAF WAY]

Straightforward path to the east. Great Malboros appear here, for
the first time if you haven't ventured beyond the southernmost
seal.

[THE PARTING GLADE]

Save/heal at the teleport crystal and head north. Any equips you
have that protect against silence will be good here.

[DELL OF THE DREAMER]

Another dang dragon boss...

o------------------o----------o------------o-----------------------o
| BOSS: Elder Wyrm | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Lots of 'em |
o------------------o----------o------------o-----------------------o

HP: 50,000+

Some annoying Treants appear with the boss; dispose of them before
you tackle the big dog. Cast Silence before it can bombard you
with the same magick and Confuse. And that's all there is on the
damage front. Unfortunately, the special "Sporefall" technique can
inflict Confuse/Silence/Slow/Blind/Poison/Sap on everyone in
range (use Esuna or a Remedy for a quick pick-me-up) and the fire-
-type "Fireball" can blow one character out of the water if Oil
status hasn't been removed. If you have the Remedy Lore 2 license
you can take care of every status effect with a Remedy. It's a
hard-fought battle, but if you spread out and have a few people w/
Esuna, you can manage -- his physical attacks are very tolerable.
Like before, keep Larsa in tip-top shape so you can abuse his huge
supply of potion types. One strategy to do is control the person
with Esuna and keep away from the fight at ALL times -- Sporefall
CAN miss, so if you keep out of range, you'll be at the ready when
everyone gets status-effect'd. Oh, and Fireball can be blocked;
anyone with a high Shield Block level can do good here. If you
find yourself low on MP, don't forget that the Charge technick can
really get you out of a jam; if it fails, just use it again!

Exit east after draggy decays.

[THE BRANCHWAY]

There are two ways east from here, and if you look down the map
further, you see they meet up again. Take the top (north) one to
the east exit. However, if you want to encounter the rare game
Phyllo [5LP], which appears randomly, go down the southern one and
find the western-facing dead end.

[THE GREENSWATHE]

Continue along the north route until you encounter a Diresaur by
where the path expands south a bit. Get the [POTION] treasure pots
near there and continue out into the cold, cold...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 036 - Paramina Rift [PRR1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 27 Yeti | 4237 415 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 29 Yeti | 4477 465 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 Lizard | 2452 316 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 24 White Wolf | 1498 223 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 White Wolf | 1608 246 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 Wild Onion | 1496 174 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 26 Wild Onion | 1616 200 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 25 Skull Knight | 1873 308 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Skull Knight | 1933 332 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Baritine Croc | 4668 437 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 25 Dark Skeleton | 1488 291 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Dark Skeleton | 1548 314 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 27 Slaven Warder | 2623 281 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 28 Slaven Warder | 2743 306 -- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[FADING VALE]

Fraternize with the Kiltias and refugees, save, go northwest.

[HEAD OF THE SILVERFLOW]

Keep the eastern route that goes straight across; if you go too far
down, you'll end up at the frozen iceflow where all the skeletons
and nasties lurk.

[FREEZING GORGE]

Watch some scenes about House Solidor and continue the eastern path
through the glacier. Take the northern exit and you'll be at...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 037 - Mt. Bur-Omisace [MTB1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[SAND-STREWN PATH]

Yes, this is a village, not a dungeon. <3 Save by the choco stable,
check out the merchants (wares = decent) and see about buying some
Shielded Armor -- auto-Protect!

[TEMPLE APPROACH]

Follow the path north.

[TEMPLE GROUNDS]

Keep heading east through the flocks of people until you can climb
the stair north into...

[HALL OF THE LIGHT]

The Gran Kiltias Anastasis will have known of your arrival, for he
is a dreamsage. A boisterous man interrupts the meeting, and Larsa
says he is a member of House Margrace, from the Rozarrian Empire.
The name's...Al-Cid. One also learns the news of what has befallen
Emperor Gramis in Archades. With news of the airship fleets being
organized, Anastasis suggests going to the Stilshrine of Miriam to
get the Dynast-King's other power... Larsa leaves the party at this
point. Time to head south through Paramina; remember to stock up on
the -ara type black magicks (need BM3 license)

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 037 - Paramina Rift [PRR2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 27 Yeti | 4237 415 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 28 Yeti | 4357 440 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 29 Yeti | 4477 465 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 Lizard | 2452 316 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 28 Twintania | 5257 725 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 26 Garuda-Egi | 2997 472 -- 2 Dark |
| Lv. 27 Garuda-Egi | 3065 502 -- 2 Dark |
| Lv. 24 White Wolf | 1498 223 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 White Wolf | 1608 246 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 25 Wild Onion | 1496 174 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 26 Wild Onion | 1616 200 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 25 Skull Knight | 1873 308 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Skull Knight | 1933 332 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Baritine Croc | 4668 437 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 25 Dark Skeleton | 1488 291 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Dark Skeleton | 1548 314 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 27 Emperor Aevis | 5900 751 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 28 Emperor Aevis | 6240 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 27 Slaven Warder | 2623 281 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 28 Slaven Warder | 2743 306 -- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[FREEZING GORGE]

Head towards the southern exit.

[FROZEN BROOK]

In this area, ignore the western exit but continue along the west
wall. Where the southern wall intersects, you can find the new way
out.

[PATH OF THE FIRSTFALL]

Save point here. Exit at the end of the backwards candy cane...

[SPINE OF THE ICEWYRM]

One can find Twintania's and Garuda-Egis here -- Blind 'em before
throwing them a funeral. Cross the natural bridge to the south,
avoiding the traps, to the exit.

[SILVERFLOW'S END]

Emperor Aevis enemies appear here. Like any brute monster with low
intelligence, Blinding the beastie decomissions it. Keep heading
south and get the [163 GIL] pot by where the Yeti hangs out. Exit
into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 038 - Stilshrine of Miriam [STM1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Sword of Kings |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 26 Facer | 3026 383 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 27 Facer | 3136 434 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 29 Facer | 3356 536 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 27 Ghast | 2348 297 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 27 Ghoul | 1984 297 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Ghoul | 2044 328 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 29 Ghoul | 2104 359 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 26 Redmaw | 1670 212 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 27 Redmaw | 1738 243 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 27 Zombie | 2254 --- -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Zombie | 2260 --- -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Balloon | 1878 374 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 29 Balloon | 1936 407 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 30 Darkmare | 14040 728 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 25 Ice Azer* | 2708 837 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. ?? Negalmuur | ???? 875 -- 7 ????? |
| Lv. ?? Crystalbug | ???? --- -- -- ????? |
| Lv. 27 Blood Gigas | 2609 485 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 28 Blood Gigas | 2729 519 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 29 Blood Gigas | 2849 552 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 29 Dragon Aevis | 5479 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 30 Dragon Aevis | 5819 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 31 Dragon Aevis | 6159 933 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 29 Miriam Facer | 5540 502 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 27 Zombie Warrior | 1878 297 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Zombie Warrior | 1938 328 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 29 Zombie Warrior | 1998 359 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 28 Miriam Guardian | 6827 534 -- 1 Wind |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o
| NOTE: Zombies summoned by Pedestal of the Dawn give no EXP. |
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
| * = Appears with Mateus boss only |
o-------------------------------------------------------------o

The final boss here is ice-elemental, so either buy some Ice
Shields at Mt. Bur-Omisace or chain-kill Redmaws until a few
are dropped. It'll help immensely, I assure you. Immunity to
Sleep attacks will also be of use.

Oh, and if you have Mystic Armor 5, you can get a Lamia's Tiara,
which gives +25 to magick resist. Very useful if you can afford
it.

[WALK OF SKY]

Long (yawn) path south. Nothin' else at the side-paths.

[WALK OF MIND]

Save/heal at the teleport crystal and approach the door guarded by
some Kiltias. It opens, of course...

[WARD OF MEASURE]

Redmaws are back, as expected for any dungeon... Head onto the
bridge and find the Pedestal of the Dawn -- it will summon Zombies
to fight you each time you trigger it. To proceed, equip the party
leader with the Dawn Shard accessory and press the button, which
teleports you to...

[WARD OF VELITATION]

Unequip the Dawn Shard and kill the Miriam Guardian who appears aft
to you. Continue west, ignoring the three Dragon Aevis enemies that
can pick their teeth with your bones. Blind/Disable/Warp 'em if you
need to pick /their/ bones. Exit west.

[WALK OF TORN ILLUSION]

Go up the stairs and take either path around to the eastern wall
where another Pedestal of the Dawn is. Like before, equip the Dawn
Shard and touch the pedestal, which lowers the face statues in the
previous room to reveal new paths.

[WARD OF VELITATION]

Take one of the new stairways into...

[WALK OF REVELATION]

The green "crystal" nearby is actually a Crystalbug, and should you
defeat it (Reflect on your characters works well) an actual save
crystal supplants it. Take the middle stairway down into the new
area.

[WARD OF THE SWORD-KING]

Head east to the t-junction and go south. Defeat the Darkmare enemy
lazing in the hallway and go down the stairs to the 2 Blood Gigases
at the foot of a huge sword sculpture. Examine it and the northern
door opens. Take the waystone in the newly-opened room to appear
in...

[WARD OF MEASURE]

You can now take the western down-stairway to an ancient door; this
time 'round, it opens.

[COLD DISTANCE]

You only have access to the west side of the room currently. Take
the western exit halfway down the aisle.

[WALK OF PRESCIENCE]

The entire south side of the room has traps, so use Libra to view
'em. Take the north (horizontal) path west, then turn south towards
the exit. Inspect the warrior statue to find it has a rotatable
base; you can then rotate it. Rotate it twice in any one direction
to make it face east, then exit south.

[WALK OF REASON]

Follow the passage to an ancient door. Pass through and find the
next ancient door, still going east. Head up the stairways (2) and
make your way southeast to find another statue. Rotate it twice in
any one direction to make it face north. Make your way to the east
passage, and exit to the north.

[COLD DISTANCE]

You're back here again but on the right side. Continue to the very
north and open the door -- this opens it permanently (enter from
either way) so you can go and save it at the stilshrine's front,
if you want. Leave to the east.

[WARD OF STEEL]

Follow the stairs down to an ancient door. After you open it, you
fight a boss from the fiery pits of...uh...

o----------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Vinuskar | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o----------------o----------o------------o

As you find out immediately, your action time will be slowed down
by a magnet; that is, if you have heavy armor on. Switch to light
armor if you want, but the difference isn't that glaring.

Cast Blind and Slow, then wail on it. The incredibly easy time you
have only means that this isn't the stilshrine's final boss, so
enjoy the leisurely sword-thumpin' while you can. Attack + Cura
gets you through most of the jams, and if you Blind the thing,
its Sword Dance skill can miss often. Yawn? Make sure to swipe a
piece of Damascus Steel from it; it's worth 2000g+. Vinuskar has
about 15000 HP.

Exit to the east and find another statue. Rotate it twice in any
one direction to make it gaze west. You'll be notified that the
"colossus has undergone some change." Take the stilshrine's map in
the ornate urn nearby. Leave.

[COLD DISTANCE]

You'll witness the sword raising up here. The colossus' way is now
open! Hooray! Kekeke... Exit north.

[WARD OF MEASURE]

Save outside the shrine if you want, then take the waystone behind
the large statue.

[WARD OF THE SWORD-KING]

Continue south into the room at the foot of the statue. Pass below
the newly-raised sword to an ancient door. Enter to assay now your
power!

[HALL OF WORTH]

The boss Mateus is here... Get your Ice Shields ready.

o--------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Mateus | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o--------------o----------o------------o

Mateus has about...35000 HP, I'd guess. Tweak the gambits so each
person will cast Protect/Shell on themselves.

She (?) starts off with Reflect and will re-cast it throughout
the battle, so physical beatdown-ing is the prime key. Cast Shell
on your ranks before the Ice Azers are summoned; deal with them
before anything else -- sleep protection will expedite the killing
process. Once Mateus is by its lonesome, have someone dole out Cura
every so often an watch out for:

1) Flash-Freeze (ice-elem damage to one target)
2) Blizaja (ice-elem to all in range and can inflict Sap)

When Blizaja is readied, make sure to get away; it can be avoided.
Besides that, it's mostly physical attacks. When Mateus' Reflect
status wears off, be quick to Slow it. Remember: if you're running
short on MP, Charge has a very high success rate and can get you
out of a jam if you're paying attention. When it gets into low
health, do a nice chain Quickening to do away with it.

Afterwards, you get the esper, Mateus the Corrupt, on the license
board. Whee! Head south.

[VAULT OF THE CHAMPION]

Approach the spinning machination on the wall and Ashe receives the
uber-heavy [SWORD OF KINGS]! As the princess proves, the sword can
destroy nethicite. You can leave the stilshrine now, and go back to
Bur-Omisace (via teleportation, preferably).

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 040 - Mt. Bur-Omisace [MTB2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Stone of the Condemner |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 29 Judge [x3] | 3179 91 93 -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

Approach the mount to see fire from the peak... It helps if all the
current party members have Shielded Armor, which gives an inherent
Protect status. The Bazaar wares with "Burnished" in its name gives
you that and more, saving you 2000g for the entire lot. Continue up
to the holy grounds...

[HALL OF THE LIGHT]

All the carnage here is due to...

o--------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Judge Bergan | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o--------------------o----------o------------o

The guy starts with Protect and Shell, so concentrate on the minor
Judge (x3) that start behind you. Immobilize and do away with
before they can clog up the aisle, then turn to Bergan. Cast Blind,
Sap (w/ Blood Sword, if you have one), and Slow and the battle's a
little bit easier. It helps if you put these statuses on before he
raises his attack damage with Battle Cry, naturally. The Judge only
has single-target attacks but can counter/parry often, so keep the
MP up (w/ Charge!!!) so you can pump out the Raise and Curas when
needed. If you need time to get magick off, lead the judge on a
chase down the aisle, which buys time for your comrades. Bergan has
about...16000 HP

Turns out Larsa has been spirited away by Gaabranth, and Al-Cid
wants Ashe to go with him to Rozarria...but, the Dusk Shard may be
at the Draklor Laboratory in Archades, Balthier guesses... The way
into the city is going to be through the Salikawood (throwback!).
Talk to the acolyte by the steps to get a [STONE OF THE CONDEMNER]
key item.

Next stop: Nalbina Fortress. To get there, head into the Estersand
and go into the Yardang Labyrinth area, taking the northeastern exit
into the fort city. If you've already been there, you can teleport
to the gates.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 041 - Nalbina Fortress [NLF2] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[WEST BARBICAN]

The city gates lead right into the next area you are going into, the
Mosphoran Highwaste. Before you do that, though visit Jajim Bazaar
and check out the gambits and magicks. Henceforth, you should have
the following:

+ Magicks up to Time Magick 5 license
+ Magicks up to White Magick 5 license
+ Magicks up to Black Magick 3 license
+ Magicks up to Arcane Magick 4 license
+ Shear technick learned and bought for main party members
+ Charge technick learned and bought for main party members
+ At least one Quickening for each of your main party members

OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER GETTING:

+ Achilles technick
+ Ally: MP < 20% [Or 10%] gambit for use of Charge
+ Upgrade weapons to highest power/gives best status changes

I'm operating under the assumption that one reading this has three
main characters only; I know this isn't true. Mix and match how
you like, but having everyone on the same base is key to winning.
If you want to make a quick buck easily, farm Wyrm Carapaces (poach
Twintania, Dragon Aevis) and Tanned Giantskins (Yeti, Slaven Warder)
in Paramina Rift.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 042 - Mosphoran Highwaste [MSP1] |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 29 Python | 3016 583 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 30 Python | 3126 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 32 Python | 3346 676 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 29 Worgen | 2011 314 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 30 Worgen | 2121 345 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 31 Worgen | 2231 376 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 32 Humbaba | 5403 763 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 32 Vulture | 4158 712 -- 2 Earth |
| Lv. ?? Wary Wolf | ???? 816 -- 8 ????? |
| Lv. 30 Slaven Wilder | 3518 516 -- 1 Wind |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

If you want the Mosphoran Highwaste map, enter the Estersand via
the Summit Path and head down into the North Bank Village.

[SOUTHERN SKIRTS]

Enemies are pretty easy around here, although do watch out for any
Worgens that have Berserk status -- if they get enough hits in, a
character with low health can get push up daisies. There are two
exits into the next area, from the west and east (sorta).

[SUMMIT PATH]

You can encounter the rare game "Wary Wolf" here. If you do, make
sure to Blind it immediately since it's quite vicious. The southern
exit to the west leads to the Estersand's northern end. You'll want
to exit in /this/ region's north end (the leftmost one, anyway).

[BABBLING VALE]

Safe haven from the nasties. Save/heal at the teleportation crystal,
buy goodies from the caravaner, then exit to the northwest.

[TRAIL OF SKY-FLUNG STONE]

Ugh, Vultures everywhere. Take either of the parallel paths to the
northeast, and hotfoot it -- these things like to stick together.
Birds of a feather and all that junk.

[NORTHERN SKIRTS]

Might have to run the gauntlet here, since a bunch of Humbaba and
Viper congregate at the crossroads only a short ways in. Once you
get to the large adjacent area, you only have to worry about the
Vultures pickin' at your flesh.

[HALNY CROSSING]

Take the flower-adorned bridge into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 043 - The Salikawood [SLK1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Quasimodo Boots |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 32 Bomb | 3233 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 33 Bomb | 3233 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 33 Sprinter | 4070 523 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 34 Sprinter | 4138 553 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 33 Wyrdhare | 2739 285 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 34 Malboro King | 4501 820 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 35 Malboro King | 4621 855 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 32 Pumpkin Head | 2739 356 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 33 Pumpkin Head | 2859 391 -- 1 Ice |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

The Wyldhares can cure you if you don't attack 'em. They also drop
Magoroku two-hand katanas (Attack: 62) if you chain 'em enough.

[THE OMEN-SPUR]

Simple, straightforward path to the northern exit. Try not to get
everyone Silenced by the Pumpkin Heads, or Confused, which is the
status inflicted by their physical attacks. -__-

[PATH OF HOURS]

This is the outpost that Fran talked about. Save, talk to the
layabouts, learn that the hunter dropped his map somewhere, leave.

[TRUNKWALL ROAD]

Up ahead, take the right (east) path and keep following it to find
the Salikawood's map urn. Inspect the map now. To the far east, you
can find the exit to the Phon Coast.

Anyway, the shortest route from Trunkwall Road is taking the east
exit of the maze into...

[DIVERGING WAY]

As you enter, the path diverges, side by side. Take the ramp which
brings you up to the second main part of the area. Make your way
east until you get to a bough with a long groove in it. Take it
northwest to the exit.

[QUIETENED TRACE]

The last moogle is here, and warns of bombs along the eastern path.
And boy is he right. To prepare for the battle ahead, equip Fire
Shields to all applicable characters -- both can be bought at Mt.
Bur-Omisace (to name one place).

[GRAND BOWER]

Broken bridge, big bomb...

o-----------------o----------o------------o---------------o
| BOSS: King Bomb | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Blind |
o-----------------o----------o------------o---------------o

YOU CAN RUN AWAY FROM THIS BATTLE! It's not immediately imperative
that you proceed this way. Make sure you come into battle with a
full Shell on, too.

As soon as you enter, gun to put Silence and Slow on the King Bomb.
The regular bombs are easier to deal with once you have the Flame
Shields, but should the King Bomb call for Mass-Destruct, manually
move all of your characters away from the bombs so they don't get
caught in the blast; the mini-bombs quit moving when they have to
Self-Destruct.

One attack you'll have to continually deal with is Renew, which
makes the King Bomb's HP restore to full. Wait for it to use it,
then unleash your summons. ONLY SUMMON IF IT IS SLOWED! Belias can
absorb fire-elemental attacks, so leading off with him isn't a bad
idea; just make sure you dismiss before he does his fire-elemental
super attack. If you orchestrate the summons, you might be able to
pull it off at a lower level; should you be unable to beat it at
your current state, no biggie. This doesn't have to be done right
away.

Whether you choose to fight it or flee from it, make your way east.

[LIVING CHASM]

There is a carpenter moogle here who needs you to find his missing
apprentices (x9) before the road to Phon Coast is opened. Where are
they, you ask? Well, they're the layabouts around the forest. Find
them in Trunkwall Road, Path of Hours, and Garden of Decay to send
'em scurrying back to the foreman. Talk to the boss once the gate's
functional to get [QUASIMODO BOOTS] as a token of appreciation. Go
east into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 044 - Phon Coast [PHC1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 36 Bagoly | 4500 683 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 37 Bagoly | 4610 714 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 38 Bagoly | 4720 745 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 35 Iguion | 4892 455 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 36 Iguion | 5002 486 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 35 Pirahna | 4305 653 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 36 Pirahna | 4387 686 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 36 Pyrolisk | 6262 -- Ice |
| Lv. 36 Mandragora | 2979 271 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 37 Mandragora | 3099 306 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 37 Archaeosaur | 12251 1485 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 38 Archaeosaur | 12591 1527 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 34 Silver Lobo | 3131 416 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 35 Silver Lobo | 3241 447 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 35 Bangaa Pirate | 5381 653 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 37 Bangaa Pirate | 5531 753 -- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

Still a long road to the capital... The main enemy to kill is
the Silver Lobo, which drops Quality Pelts like no tomorrow.
They sell for 651g apiece, meaning you can get 6000-7000g 'fore
you even get to the rest area. Get at 'er!

[KAUKULA PASS]

Save and head into...

[THE RESETA STRAND]

Mandragoras can drop Platinum Swords around here, but nothing of
real interest. Some pots are on the beach in some crags, but few
things of worth. Continue southeast to the exit.

[PORA-PORA SANDS]

Lots of avions around here, and Bagoly enemies will also give chase
if you draw near. On the northern wall is a chocobo-only path that
leads to the Caima Hills. Come back when you have a chocobo to get
access to . Keep going southeast to the exit.

[CAPE UAHUK]

Not very much here. Head east to find the entrance into...

[HUNTERS' CAMP]

Learn about Balthier's past in the scenes and you can explore this
massive gathering of hunter-gatherers. Stock up on weapons/armor and
new magicks (AND ESPECIALLY REMEDIES!) and head out of the base camp
to the north.

[CAIMA HILLS]

The exit's in the north, but you'll have to make your way through a
league of Silver Lobos and an Archaeosaur -- make sure to Blind the
latter or you'll be extinct... Plenty of item pots to be had 'round
the fringes of the cliffs.

[LIMATRA HILLS]

Another straightforward area, directing you northeast. Another
Archaoesaur lurks around here, but nothing too special.

[RAVA'S PASS]

Save, talk to the Viera to get some directions, and leave into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 045 - Tchita Uplands [TCH1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Soul Ward Key |
o-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 36 Couerl | 3944 477 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 37 Couerl | 4264 535 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 35 Lizard | 5191 744 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 36 Lizard | 5301 775 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 37 Lizard | 5411 806 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 35 Serpent | 4982 769 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 36 Serpent | 5302 827 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 37 Bellwyvern | 7587 1212 -- 2 Water |
| Lv. 36 Malboro Overking | 4775 856 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 37 Malboro Overking | 5015 917 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 38 Malboro Overking | 5255 978 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[REALM OF THE ELDER DREAM]

Couerl central around here, and watch out for their Blaster skill
that can inflict Sap/Sleep/Slow on one person. Continue to the SE
part of the map to find the exit.

[OLIPHZAK RISE]

Sprawling, rollicking plains around here. If you stick to the north
wall, you can mostly avoid any nasties roaming the wetlands.

[THE NAMELESS SPRING]

Save and talk to the guy here, who has a proposition for you -- save
his kid! It's not an official obligation, so it won't be listed in
the clan primer...but why not take it? It's in regards to a menace
at the Sochen Cave Palace. Accept to get directions: go into the
Highlands, then north to the Fields of Eternity. Gotcha. You obtain
the [SOUL WARD KEY] if you accept, which leads into the monster's
sanctum...

[GARDEN OF LIFE'S CIRCLE]

If you keep going east, you'll access areas that lead nowhere 'cept
to the Steppe (which isn't accessible anyway). Find and take the
northern path, conveniently placed by the west exit.

[THE HIGHLANDS]

Around the structure, Malboro Overkings will appear, and since they
have a tendency to swamp you AND follow you a great distance, better
to not get in too deep. Don't let the mustache fool you into a false
sense of security! To the northwest of the entire area is an outpath
that leads into "The Chosen Path," where you can get a teleportation
crystal; might want to stop by there before you head east out of the
Highlands (the northeasternmost exit).

[FIELDS OF ETERNITY]

Curl around the hill in the center of the area and find the north
path out. Not much around here besides Couerls and the Overkings,
up at the top of the dead-end building. You'll soon come to a cave
entrance...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 046 - Sochen Cave Palace [SCP1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 37 Imp | 4390 743 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 38 Imp | 4550 802 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 39 Imp | 4710 861 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 36 Iguion | 5129 776 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 37 Iguion | 4839 807 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 38 Iguion | 5349 838 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 37 Focalor | 4687 769 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 37 Striker | 5129 776 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 38 Striker | 5549 830 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 37 Wendigo | 5458 776 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 35 Abysteel | 6778 962 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 38 Gorgimera | 4266 569 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 39 Gorgimera | 4386 626 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 37 Pit Fiend | 4390 743 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 38 Pit Fiend | 4550 802 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 39 Pit Fiend | 4710 861 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. ?? Crystalbug | ???? --- -- -- ????? |
| Lv. 36 Zombie Knight | 3693 475 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 37 Zombie Knight | 3873 529 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 38 Zombie Knight | 4053 582 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 36 Zombie Warlock | 7625 897 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 38 Zombie Warlock | 7985 1004 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

Note: Zombie Knights can drop Hypnocrowns [MRes +44, MPower +43]
so shoot to get some. Chaining 'em raises the likelihood of their
drop.

[DOUBT ABANDONED]

This place is filled with traps, so make sure to kickstart Libra
before you go wandering around. To the far north of the serpentine
caverns lies the only exit. Use the Soul Ward Key you got from the
man in the uplands to enter; if you don't have it, go back and get
it.

You'll want to come into the next screen fully-healed, in Protect,
Shell, and probably Haste status as well.

[HALL OF LAMBENT DARKNESS]

THIS is the horrible scourge the man was talking about?

o-------------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Topstalk | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o-------------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Onion Queen | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o-------------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Alraune King | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o-------------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Pumpkin Star | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o-------------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Mandragora Prince | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o-------------------------o----------o------------o

Dispel the haste status (or cast Slow) and focus on one enemy at a
time, since they have about 9000-10000 HP apiece. When they run of
to a side of the room together, use the time to focus on your
upkeep or do a massive chain Quickening to take them all out at
once (need 5+ chain for Inferno). They all have the ability to
inflict negative statuses, most notably w/ Pollen, which inflicts
Slow/Sleep/Poison on a target. If you need help, bring out a summon
which should be able to decimate most of them before Cura/ga can be
used. Of course, you can chain five of your Quickenings together to
hit all in range, too, if you're up to chancing your MP. My killing
order is:

1) Onion Queen
2) Mandragora Prince
3) Topstalk
4) Pumpkin Star
5) Alraune King

But that's just me. Each gives 5 LP upon its death.

Once the vegetables are at the big garden in the sky, take either
of the room's exits into...

[THE ACOLYTE'S BURDEN]

Head up the hallway and into the northern room where there's a save
crystal...only it's a Crystalbug. Make sure you're fully-cured or
you'll have to pull a strategic retreat (it won't follow you). Once
it's dead, the real crystal appears.

Might as well add this in: if you go back to the wayfarer in the
Tchita Uplands who gave you this job, you can get [1000 GIL] and
[REMEDY x 3] for your job well done.

When you're ready, go east past the desiccated corpse and leave.

[MIRROR OF THE SOUL]

Some Zombie Knights in the circular room and Imps/Pit Fiends in the
northern cavern section. Kill the annoying enemies as you go along
the eastern wall and get the Sochen Cave map in the ornate urn (at
a dead end). Take the easternmost of the north exits.

[FALLS OF TIME]

Luckily, this room is flat horizontal-wise and the northern exits
(five, now) are easily within reach. Depending on where you enter,
you'll have access to three (west) or two (east). Look at your map
once you're in the east and you'll see a tiny little platform off
to the middle, between the Falls of Time/Mirror of the Soul rooms.
To get to it, you have to "spiral" around. Follow this order while
in the Falls of Time area's east side:

o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| FALLS OF TIME AREA Thanks to KDFM for |
| telling me about this |
| N1 N2 N3 N4 |
| _ _ _ _ N5 |
| __| |__| |_| |_____ | | __ N |
| / \/ \______/ / W + E |
| / _ _ \ S |
| \_ _ \\_// \\ __ __ | |
| |_| \ / / | \/_/ \ \ | |
| S5 \_\ \ / / \ \_\ |
| S4 \_ / \___ ___/ S1 |
| \_\ /_/ |
| S3 S2 |
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| 1) Exit S1, enter S5 | If you're doing this right, each time
| 2) Enter N1, exit N4 | you re-enter the Falls of Time area, a
| 3) Exit S2, enter S4 | notification tells you that the course
| 4) Enter N2, exit N3 | of the water has changed. If you screw
| 5) Exit S3 | up, you waterfalls change back to the
o----------------------o original locations, so don't screw up!
Upon exiting N3, you'll hear a door open in the distance. Cross
the bridge to the pots (I got a Dark Matter, Elixir) and exit to
the door in the Mirror of the Soul portion. Open the Pilgrim's Door
and take the pot inside (I got Iga Blade), then exit north from the
Falls of Time area. NOTE: the way through the bridge to Pilgrim's
Door will now always be open. =)

[DESTINY'S MARCH]

Whichever way you enter the screen (from the south), you'll have to
pass through a four-doored room with a Wendigo + Strikers in it. =/
If you want to open the Ascetic's Door (in western 4-doored room)
enter the main diamond configuration...

[1] Crappy diagram this time. :p
[2] + [3]====='
[4] ______| Enter Destiny's March from the easternmost
___/ \/ / \ side and enter the "[3]" part of the room
/ \ lineup. From there, go clockwise into the
[4] -> [2] -> [1] -> [3].

If you do this correctly, upon re-entering the [3] door, you'll hear
another door open in the distance. Backtrack to area [2] and the
door will be able to pen. NOTE: Abysteel and Zombie Warlock enemies
lurk beyond and are pretty dang powerful; avoid 'em unless you're
the most intrepid spelunker ever. You can't enter "Hall of the Wroth
God" now anyway. Exit through the very north once you've healed up,
have full MP, etc. Any confuse-proof armor you have will be of great
aid here.

[HALL OF SHADOWLIGHT]

Ladies and gentlemen, meet...

o---------------o----------o------------o------------------------o
| BOSS: Ahriman | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Blind, for one |
o---------------o----------o------------o------------------------o

HP = ~60000 ;_;

Cast Shell on all party members and unequip any Dark-type weapons
you have (ex: Kagenui, Iga Blade) since it will only serve to help
the boss. If you have the Remedy Lore 3 license, you can remove the
Doom status as it comes on; if you don't, you'll have to cope (or
switch in someone who does know it, f'rinstance).

You can start by casting Slow, which helps when you're combatting
the -ara elemental attacks and Phantasmal Gaze (inflict: Confuse).
So long as you keep two people alive (USE CHARGE!!!) when one is
Doom'd, you can get by...that is, until the Ahriman splits off into
two parts. Hammer away at the fake one -- if it disappears after a
about apx ~1000 damage, you'll know it was the correct one; if not,
switch to the other. Either way, the faux-Ahriman(s) disappear(s)
awhile, so outlasting it is the other possibility. Just remember to
keep Slow status on! Not only does this just simply help you, but
it lets you know which is which. In that latter part of the fight,
it will also cast Immobilizega (XD); take that time to equip some
Jackboots then unequip 'em once you're free an' clear.

Always remember that you can buy yourself time, for spells, for
phantoms to disappear, by simply running around. The enemy(s) will
teleport after you, but it takes awhile before they catch up. If
you need extra damage, you can change Berserking your tank...
As per usual, finishing up with a high-linking Quickening chain
can really save you more trouble here. Ahriman will use the skill
"Maser Eye" when low on health, which can do 700+ damage to one
target. All the more reason to re-bury it...

On a personal note, I got whipped here because I just got worn
down -- no remedies, succumbed to Doom, overwhelmed by the phantom
clones. If you have the best armor/shield and Remedy Lore 3, this
battle about twice as easy.

Once finished, get the [PHOENIX DOWN]/[ELIXIR] pots lying around
and vacate the premises, to the east.

[TEMPTATION ELUDED]

AS SOON AS YOU ENTER, use Libra. There's a trap right in front of
you and if you haven't healed up, you'll get killed (already heard
someone testify to this). Continue up the arcing pathway into the
manmade room and kill the Imps/Strikers. The western dead-end leads
to an [ETHER] chest, if you want. Exit north.

[CHAMBER OF THE CHOSEN]

Continue up the spiraling dirt path to a disused elevator. Trigger
the pedestal beside it and take it up into...

[SKYBENT CHAMBER]

The elevator will be blocked now, but you can still descend if you
need to farm items. Save at the teleportation crystal and exit
through the stone door, into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 047 - Old Archades [LDR1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[ALLEY OF LOW WHISPERS]

Nothing of interest much here, although the merchant's wares have
very nice accessories -- the Embroidered Neppet and Pheasant Netsuke
give double experience and improve item potentcy, respectively. It
just sucks that you couldn't buy Bowline Sashes yet and you just had
a use for them... Anyone else notice that the only one with proper
language in the slum is the cockatrice? o_O

Exit to the northwest bridge.

[ALLEY OF MUTED SIGHS]

Head to the southwest part of the area where the soldiers block the
exit. Tell them you have no credentials and you'll be turned away.
Balthier recognizes a streetear nearby. He'll demand 1500 gil for
some information, which you have to do to proceed.

After shelling out the dough, Jules asks you if you've heard any
rumors; Vaan replies he's heard something about someone finding a
bag of coins in a barrel (NOTE: You may need to talk to the NPC who
says this before it happens; he's by the entrance to this area).
You're then sent to tell this morsel to Beasley.

You can find Beasley near the Lucky Man NPC, sitting slumped 'gainst
a wall. Tell him the Lucky Man stole his cash, then go back to Jules
on the streetcorner by the pillars, and you'll automatically journey
up into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 048 - Archades [RCD1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[TRANT]

Follow the path a ways, and Balthier will attend to business on his
own. Visit shops and head south.

[RIENNA]

Gambit shop's here if you need more. Go west.

[NILBASSE]

Find the cabdriver here and he'll demand you have "chops" to ride
it. Jules shows up and tells you information, for 2500 gil, that is.
Apparently, a chop is a mark of status and you get it through people
on the street. Oh, and Balthier's waiting for everyone in Central...

Now when you talk to NPCs, you can "commit to memory" passages that
appear in orange. This helps you earn chops and, you'll need nine to
proceed. Here's a list of all (28) of 'em:

########
NILBASSE
########

1) Talk to Senior Researcher and find the Failed Researcher nearby.
Tell him the words of encouragement you commited to memory and
get a Pinewood Chop for your trouble.

2) Talk to the Worried Husband about his halved wages and talk to
the Materialistic Woman in the west of the screen.

3) Talk to the Aspiring Starlet in the middle of the area, then talk
to the Faded Star nearby.

4) Talk to the Determined Researcher at the east part of the area,
then find the Ex-Researcher (old guy) in the middle of the area
to earn a chop.

5) Talk to Athletic Woman in the middle of the screen, then go west
and talk to the Avid Reader. :D

6) Talk to the Gentleman Onlooker in front of the armory, then talk
to Eager Crier about working up a sweat.

######
RIENNA
######

1) Talk to the Philosopher of Cuisine in the west area, then find
the Dangerous Chef in front of the gambit shop.

2) Talk to the Lucky Man near the central alley, then go east and
speak with the Romantic Lady

3) Talk to "Good Brother" west of the gambit shop, then find the
Waiting Woman in the eastern section of the area.

4) Talk to the female Greenseller in the east, then relate the tale
about ears of corn to vegetable-seller in the west.

5) In the east, talk to the Bhujerban tour guide, then relate the
news of a cancellation to the Bhujerban Lady a little to west of
there.

6) Talk to the Tarot Reader by the central alley, then go west and
relay the information to the Happy Novelist.

7) Talk to the Lazy Profiteer in the east about a "gambit for the
market," then tell the Researcher's Wife in the west about it.

#####
TRANT
#####

1) Talk to the Smitten Man by the western alley, then talk to the
Smitten Woman in the east. <3

2) Talk to the Farce-Goer on the main walkway, then find the Girl On
An Errand by the southeast exit.

3) Find the Boutiquere on the northern wall, then talk to Moneyed
Gentleman by the entrance to Old Archades.

4) Talk to Music Appreciator along the northern wall, then find the
Lutenist by the western alley.

5) Find the Builder in the middle of the screen, then go west and
talk to the Architect. Shabbah!

6) Talk to the Historian in the eastern part of town then go west
and find the Perceptive Man by the far alley.

########
MOLBERRY
########

1) Talk to the Proud Mother by the eastern exit, then find the Tutor
nearby who's just gone unemployed.

2) Talk to the Look-Alike in the northwestern part of the area, then
find the similarly-dressed man by the Magick Shop.

3) Talk to the Reminiscing Lady in the FAR west, then talk to the
juggling Family-Minded Girl by the central alley.

4) Talk to the Avid Traveler by the right-of-center alley, then find
the Traveling Gentleman in the far west.

5) In the west, find the Daughter-In-Law by the juggler, then talk
to the Man From Giza up the steps from there.

6) Talk to the Would-be Judge up the steps from the juggler, then
talk to the Judge's Wife by the Magick shop

7) Talk to the Ardent Woman by the Magick Shop, then talk to Ardent
Man west of there.

8) Talk to the Poor Husband south of the Magick Shop, then talk to
the Poor Wife east of him.

9) Talk to the Talented Woman running around by the Magick Shop,
then find the Akademician by the technick shop.

Collect all 28 and you can trade the chops in for a Sandlewood one,
which classifies you as an ardent! You can then enter the Central
part of town, which is accessed in the Tsenoble area. Once you have
nine regular chops, though, talk to the cab driver and head to...

[TSENOBLE]

Balthier meets up with you here, telling a Draklor Laboratory skiff
is around here...just a airshipjacking... Save at the teleportation
crystal, then head up the east alley. After the Imperial squad comes
and goes, go back towards the cab to see another scene. Talk to the
cabbie once Jules leaves and pick "You know where to go" to leave.

NOTE: Later on, when you have a Sandlewood Chop, you can enter the
Grand Arcade area. If you have the Feather of the Flock key
item from Giza Plains, talk to the cockatrice and tell her
about the one down in Old Archades (may have to speak with
that one first) to get a [TUMULUS] hand-bomb!

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 049 - Draklor Laboratory [DRK1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Lab Access Card |
o-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. ?? Rook | ???? 261 -- 5 ----- |
| Lv. 39 Judge | 4846 485 96 1 ----- |
| Lv. 40 Judge | 5086 1 ----- |
| Lv. 37 Hecteyes | 8515 966 -- 1 Ice |
| Lv. 38 Imperial Pilot | 4367 499 97 1 ----- |
| Lv. 36 Imperial Hoplite | 4308 427 88 1 ----- |
| Lv. 37 Imperial Hoplite | 4548 518 98 1 ----- |
| Lv. 38 Imperial Hoplite | 4788 610 108 1 ----- |
| Lv. 36 Imperial Swordsman | 3589 388 84 1 ----- |
| Lv. 37 Imperial Swordsman | 3829 479 94 1 ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

The party enters the lab through the rooftop entrance... Another
climb, just like Midgar...

[66TH FLOOR]

Head west to the north/south corridor to find a bunch of guards.
These are the only "good" kind around. The NPCs around here don't
give much info, so keep heading north to the exit-vator terminal.

[67TH FLOOR]

NOTE: If you plan on getting the collect-all-maps icon in the Sky
Pirate's Den, do not forget to get the map here -- you won't be able
to return to get it.

Head east and up into the northern (only) exit to C.D.B's lab. Go
in, watch the scene, and you'll gain a [LAB ACCESS CARD] and the map
of the entire area. Exit south and look along the western wall (of
same corridor) for access into...

[RM 6704 EAST]

Save point here. You get the familiar warning that you might not be
able to leave, so save in a second slot if you have one, just to be
sure. Exit into the corridor when you're done and head south to the
next room...

[RM 6703 EAST]

You can find bulkhead controls here. Press it to open the blue ones
and conversely close the reds.

[67TH FLOOR]

With the blue bulkheads on, you now have access to the elevator once
again; this also allows enemies to come at you, since the elevator
is their source of transportation. You can also go into the western
north/south corridor and enter those rooms, where you can find red
bulkhead controls.

Should you turn those on, you can access the rooms in the SW part,
one of which has treasure chests -- I got two [BALANCE MOTE]s.
When you're ready to go, turn on the blue bulkheads and make for
the elevator, going to the next floor up.

[68TH FLOOR]

Judges appear on this floor! ;__;

The map is still useless, but you can tell the direction you're
going by the way it follows you. Head east and enter "Rm 6803 East"
to turn on the red bulkheads. Exit and loop around counterclockwise
to the other hall flanking the elevator room. Enter "Rm 6804 West"
and turn on the blue bulkheads.

From there, make your way south, heading for the southwesternmost
part of the map. In the horizontal corridor near there, you can
enter "Rm 6811 West" to turn on the blue bulkheads. Exit and take
the northern passage flanking Rm 6811 to the east, then exit east
into the other elevator room. Choose Floor 70 as your destination.

[70TH FLOOR]

After almost getting attacked, save in the hallway. In the only
room here, opened into the southern passage, you can get a valuable
[PHEASANT NETSUKE] in the pot. Save beforehand in case you don't
get it the first time. Before you hit up the stairtop, cast a bunch
of positive statuses on your party, save/heal with them on, THEN
ascend. Saves you time.

[ENERGY TRANSITARIUM]

Confronted, the good doctor now becomes the...err, bad doctor...

o------------------o----------o------------o---------------------o
| BOSS: Doctor Cid | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Blind, Slow |
o------------------o----------o------------o---------------------o

Defense-ignoring guns... Great.

Cid appears with four "Rook" enemies around him, which protect all
damage to him. Thus, you have to defeat them before you can slice
into the main boss. Each Rook has about 7000 HP, and uses positive
status onto the doctor (and themselves -> Reflect). You can use any
hit-all magicks to do away with them once Reflect is gone, but just
whackin' at them until they die is also pretty easy.

Rooks can use Syphon which drains MP from your characters, so make
haste in taking them out. Once Cid's by his lonesome, he'll start
casting Haste on himself. Dispel it and watch out for his special
attack S-27 Tokamak which can do 800+ to people in range. Silence
him and keep people using Cura (+ Protect) -- you'll find that he
has pretty horrible defense himself, and attacks can do well over
1000+ per. It's easy to chip into his 50000+ HP if you keep allies
Hasted.

After battle, Cid tells the party they might find a new stone down
in Giruvegan, and he escapes for there. The man from before says he
is Reddas, a fellow sky pirate. The party ends up in...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 050 - Balfonheim Port [BLF1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[SACCIO LANE]

A man named Rikken tells the party about the Feywood, south of the
Golmore Jungle. There seems to be a hidden path to Giruvegan there,
but no one knows of its entrance... Exit to the north.

[QUAYSIDE COURT]

The Technick/Weapon shops can be found here, as well as the Whitecap
Bar in the south. In one of the villas to the north [In Canal Lane]
is a pot with an [ELIXIR] inside. Exit to the east of Quayside when
you're done.

[GALLERINA MARKETPLACE]

If you've been having people use Charge manually, now you can buy
the "Self: MP < 20%" gambit. But, also importantly, buy up any of
the -aga black magicks if you have a purse that can do so. Head
north out of the place.

[SEA BREEZE LANE]

Teleportation crystal by the chocobo stalls here. Dyce (merchant
from the sandsea) sells Teleport Stones for 200 apiece. Definitely
buy some if you're running short -- there's a huge gil urn nearby,
if you need funds. BUY A BUNCH OF REMEDIES IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD
SUPPLY!

There are two ways into the Feywood. The first is going south thru
Golmore Jungle via "The Rustling Chapel" area; the second involves
going to Paramina Rift and exiting west through the "Icebound Flow"
section. Either way is fine, since the entrances conjoin in the
same place.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 051 - The Feywood [FYW1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 40 Mu | 3167 336 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 42 Golem | 11310 981 -- 2 Wind |
| Lv. 42 Basilisk | 5429 911 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 43 Basilisk | 5749 969 -- 1 Thndr |
| Lv. 42 Behemoth | 10026 1788 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 45 Behemoth | 11286 2032 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 39 Cerberus | 4739 549 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 38 Tartarus | 3619 491 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 39 Tartarus | 3939 549 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 40 Tartarus | 4259 607 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 42 Mirrorknight | 5842 922 -- 1 Earth |
| Lv. 43 Preying Mantis | 7465 876 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 44 Preying Mantis | 7705 928 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 40 Deadly Nightshade | 3407 482 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 41 Deadly Nightshade | 3647 543 -- 1 Water |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

NOTE: Mirrorknights can drop Mirror Mail [Def: 43, Auto-Reflect]

[WALK OF FLITTING RIFTS]

If you enter from Golmore, you come in through the north; if you
enter through Paramina, you enter from the east. Careful how you
move for the former, since there's a sten needle trap located right
at the entrance. Equip any confuse-proof armor you may have, since
many different enemies around here use Screech or Confuse magicks.
Tartarus enemies drop X-Potions, though, so it's worth the risk.
There are two southern exits here; shoot for the southeasternmost
one.

[WALK OF STOLEN TRUTHS]

Large area here, and you'll notice your map is messed up from this
point on. To keep your bearings, you'll have to recheck your map or
manage with the fuzz displayed in the mini-map slot. Take the far
south exit out.

[ANTIQUITY'S END]

Save at the normal crystal here and head south to see a cutscene
where Mist prevents you from advancing...then dissipates. Leave
through the south, but only after you cast a bunch of positive
statuses on yourself and save with 'em on.

[REDOLENT GLADE]

This ain't no garden party.

o------------------o----------o------------o
| BOSS: Rafflesia | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- |
o------------------o----------o------------o

As you quickly learn, your MP will be draining throughout the
battle, making this battle extremely nagging. You can either go
the item-healing route or keep doing continuous Charge-ing to keep
the MP supply up. Whichever you want, good luck.

First off, counter the boss' Haste status with Dispel while you
still can. Rafflesia's Curse skill puts Sap/Disease/Poison/Confuse
on one character -- this can be easily countered with a Remedy, if
you have the Remedy Lore 3 license. You'll want at least two
people to have it here. Rafflesia can be Silenced, but physical
attacks are still the way to go. Hi-Potions and Phoenix Down are
all one really needs to pass this overgrown tulip. When its HP
gets low, it will use Pollen Dance which can inflict damage as well
as Confuse on all allies in range. When you see it charging, move
one of those with Remedy Lore 3 out of range so you don't short-
-changed in the closing minutes. It has about 35000 HP and one can
steal a Screamroot from it.

Go back and save/heal when you've finished uprooting the boss, then
proceed south.

[WHITE MAGICK'S EMBRACE]

Preying Mantis monsters appear here. Continue south along the east
wall to eventually find the Candle, which adds hidden areas of the
Feywood to your map. You'll notice two large areas have now come
onto the environs' map. Head south and exit.

[ICE FIELD OF CLEARSIGHT]

Buncha snowflake-shaped constructs around here. Head to the one
nearest the entrance and examine the Feywood glyph. Change the
camera point of view so you can see the illusion that is shown
(looks like forest glade) and head toward that direction to the
next snowflake-shaped construct. Repeat the process and after the
third illusion, you will be able to exit south into the next area.

[THE EDGE OF REASON]

A little left of center, you can find a treasure pot inside of a
trap. You can get a DEATHBRINGER weapon from this thing, which
you'll definitely want -- it gives automatic death!!! ^_____^
Well, automatic death on occasion...

NOTE: The chest can also be an Ensanguined Shield, I believe, so
restart if you want to get

The starting "snowflake" is the one that's about in the middle.
Repeat the illusion-hunting again and you'll be able to find the
Gigas Gate in the southwesternmost part of the area. You can try
to open it, but it will be to no avail. Notice the "Gigas" part?
Summon Belias and then touch the gate, which will open. The group
passes automatically into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 052 - The Ancient City of Giruvegan [CTG1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 43 Vivian | 6766 1188 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 44 Vivian | 7006 1249 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 44 Behemoth | 12199 1278 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 45 Behemoth | 12619 1332 -- 2 Ice |
| Lv. 43 Mythril Golem | 17733 1143 -- 2 Water |
| Lv. 44 Mythril Golem | 17973 1226 -- 2 Water |
| Lv. 42 Gargoyle Baron | 6071 939 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 43 Gargoyle Baron | 6231 997 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

Two things to have before last boss in this area:

+ Decoy on your tank character
+ Upgraded defense/magic defense -- both should be 40+

If you can get Bravery/Bubble/Faith skills now, all the better.
To get them, you need to have defeated 16 marks and obtained
two hundred thousand (200,000) clan points. The clan provisioner
will then stock them in the Muthru Bazaar of Rabanastre.

[GATE OF EARTH]

Head west to the crossroads where the teleportation crystal is.
Save/heal, then keep the course to the waystone, which warps the
party entire to...

[GATE OF WATER]

There's some silver-armored person in the distance. Approach to
see it's not a person, but a headless gigas with a meat cleaver!
And we thought it was against us...

o----------------o----------o------------o---------------------o
| BOSS: Daedalus | HP: ???? | Weak: ---- | IMMUNE: Blind, Slow |
o----------------o----------o------------o---------------------o

It will immediately cast Haste on itself, so have a Dispel ready.
Silence it thereafter and cast Haste on your allies, then start
on with the physical attacks. It has a basic weapon attack that
can often chain (200-300 dmg w/ Carabineer Mail) and Tri-Attack,
which can do 600-ish and inflict Slow. Dragon Shields can nullify
its Tremor attack completely, but Ice Break (400+ to all in range)
is better dealt with Shell.

Basically, it's the embodiment of all the gigas-type enemies you
have encountered throughout the game. Keep yourself Haste/Protect'd
and watch out for its Smite of Rage attack (700+ to single target)
and Rage attack (1000+ to all in range) which it uses increasingly
more as its HP decreases. As it turns out, this boss can also be
confused -- use that if you need to buy some healing time. Chain
some Quickenings in the latter part of the fight to avoid getting
stuck in a Phoenix Down/Raise trap that's a battle of attrition.

A waystone appears once the enemy is dead. Go back and save before
taking it into...

[THE TRIMAHLA WATER-STEPS]

Behemoths appear here, usually by one another, so watch out for any
that Berserk themselves. The Deathbringer weapon is of great use
here, since it can really strike a "nerve" in them. >=p

Proceed directly south down the ramp to find Behemoths by a device.
Trigger it and continue south to lowest part of the map, finding two
Mythril Golems guarding a gate stone. Kill 'em, then trigger the
construct to disappear a gate in the middle of the area, letting
you descend farther (there are no more gates)

Do watch out for the Vivian (Malboro type) enemies' Putrid Breath,
which can put Disease/Slow/Confuse/Immobilize/Oil/Sap/Petrify/Sleep
on a target. At the very bottom of the coiled ramp, by two more
golems, a secret path springs up in between them as you approach.

[THE AADHA WATER-STEPS]

Yes, it's like the same previous screen, dangit. Watch out for the
Diakon Entites around here, also, kupo. :p

Continue south to another gatestone betwixt two golems. Press it
and continue down the ramp (north) to another golem-guarded gate,
which opens the barrier by the first. Continue south past the Vivian
ranks to a bulbous-looking treasure floating in the path -- [WHITE
FANG] probably.

Around the southernmost bend, a lone golem guards a gate-opener.
From there, you can proceed to the lowermost section from that third
gate and exit out another 'hidden' green-dot path.

[THE HAALMIKAH WATER-STEPS]

Open the Chronos bulwark to find a (regular) save point. Head out
the Hemera bulwark once you've put numberous positive statuses on
yourself (won't wear off if in no-encounter area, remmeber).

[GATE OF FIRE]

No enemies here, so you're free to explore. The area itself is at a
tilt. Locate the middle path and the two dead-end offshoots in the
northern and southeasternmost parts. In between those, on the middle
path, you can open a hidden road towards the gigantic orb-thing in
the distance...

o--------------o----------o-------------------------------------o
| BOSS: Tyrant | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Slow, Blind, Silence, Sleep |
o--------------o----------o-------------------------------------o

HP? Over 100000+. A bit daunting, no?

Technicks will be unusuable here, meaning you can't use Charge to
bring back MP. Dispel its Protect/Shell, Haste yourselves, and lay
in with the physical attacks. Like Daedalus before, this baddie can
also be Confused, which should buy time to use Ethers. Its Piercing
Graviga attack deals half one's Max HP to a those in range, but
it can miss (thankfully). Equip Flame Shields to reduce damage from
its Fireball (1-target) attack, which can do 1000+, and take off
Sap status with Remedies (+ Remedy Lore 1 license). Have the main
tank you use (for me -> Basch) cast Decoy to get it off the warpath
and have someone continuously use Cura to prevent any mishaps. If
you have Bravery/Bubble, cast them on the Decoy'd character and
you can keep the entire battle under your thumb. If you don't
have those two spells (or Faith), consider buying some X-Potions,
at Balfonheim Port or airship flights.

The battle ends and a waystone appears. Save back at the previous
point and take the device into...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 053 - The Great Crystal [TGC1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 44 Ose | 6739 629 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 45 Ose | 7059 687 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 45 Reaper | 9931 1061 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 46 Reaper | 10111 1115 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 45 Mythril Golem | 17733 1143 -- 2 Water |
| Lv. 47 Mythril Golem | 18213 1308 -- 2 Water |
| Lv. 48 Mythril Golem | 18453 1392 -- 2 Water |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

No map here...

[A PRAMA VIKAARI]

A waystone with three paths here: one on either side of the waystone
and one blocked by a scorpion seal. Take the declining path.

[KABONII JILAAM PRATII'VAA]

There are two Ose enemies by a platform here. Use Libra to see the
trap and get the [ELIXIR] out of it. Take the lower path still.

[KABONII JILAAM AVAA]

Leads down to a lone platform and another slope.

[DHA VIKAARI BHRUM]

Take the Waystone VII to...

[A VIKAARI KABONII]

Three paths here: two downsloping ones and the middle, up-sloping
one. Facing the upward climb, take the left downward path.

[STHAANA CANCER]

In the center of the platform is the Cancer Gate Stone. Trigger it
and leave through the road you haven't "made" yet.

[BHRUM PIS AVAA]

Take the treasure here and exit out the other side.

[A VIKAARI KABONII]

You're back where you came in awhile ago. Facing the upslope, take
the right-hand, downward slope.

[BHRUM PIS PRATII]

The Cancer Gate is now gone and you can path through the platform
to another downward slope.

[DHA VIKAARI TRAHK]

Kill the Reaper here and take the Waystone V to...

[A VIKAARI BHRUM]

The Gate Pisces blocks one way out of here. Take the lower path
out here.

[TRAHK PIS PRAA]

At the platform, take the low road again.

[STHAANA PISCES]

There's another gate here (Aries), but you can switch off the Pisces
Gate, too. Do so and backtrack two screens.

[A VIKAARI BHRUM]

Where the Pisces Gate was (has two floating things flanking exit)
you can now enter. Do so.

[DHA VIKAARI JULA]

Take Waystone III to...

[CRYSTAL CORE]

After viewing the nethicite core, take the road down to a regular
save point. Cast a bunch of positive statuses on yourselves, save
(in second slot, to be sure) and take Waystone I back to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 054 - The Ancient City of Giruvegan [CTG2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ITEMS |
| Treaty-Blade |
o-----------------------------+-------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[GATE OF WIND]

Proceed through Bulwark Minas to find...

o-----------------o----------o
| BOSS: Shemhazai | HP: ???? |
o-----------------o----------o

This esper has about 100000 HP like Tyrant.

Dispel the initial Haste status and cast Bubble on your comrades
if they're not in such status. The boss likes to use Syphon to
drain MP; hopefully you've brought X-Potions as suggested. Shem
uses Shock (large thunder-elem damage to one, 1500+) and Flare
(lare fire-elem damage to one, 3000+) after draining MP, but with
Bubble each of these can be "eaten" and cured without much trouble.
Still, cast Shell while you have the MP. Silencega can annoy if
you're relying on Cura/ga; Echo Herb it up if that happens, or
equip protective equipment for the moment. In the latter part of
the fight, its defensive power increases and it uses Shock/Flare
more often. Keep Curaga coming and it will eventually fall. Steal
a Sagittarius Gem if you can spare the time.

The party earns the privelege of summoning Shemazai the Whisperer
once she's done for. Continue south through the bulwarks and go
to the Empyrean Waystone. Read the description and teleport off
to god knows where where a scene takes place. Turns out the power
of the nethicite stems from the Sun-cryst and the [TREATY-BLADE]
Ashe obtains will destroy Venat. After more scenes, take the
Tellurian Waystone back to...

[GATE OF EARTH]

Teleport back to Balfonheim.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 055 - Balfonheim Port [BLF2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

The port now has better magicks -- Arise, Curaja, Protectga,
Shellga, Esunaga -- which should all be bought in the near future.
Same for new equipment. >=p But, the essentials are:

+ Lots o' remedies
+ Cleanse magic (removes Disease) on all main party members

[SACCIO LANE]

Talk to the manse guard and enter. The Sun-cryst is apparently at
the Naldoan Sea's lighthouse, and Reddas will accompany the party
(as a guest) to ensure that the Nabudis tragedy is not repeated.
The Strahl will also be able to fly into the jagd, thanks to Nono.
If there was ever a time to do hunts and such, it would definitely
be when you have an able-bodied guest swordsman.

Before you leave, buy remedies so you can cure disease status at
the next dungeon. Head to the aerodrome when ready and talk to the
private flights docent to get airborne.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 056 - Ridorana Cataract [RDC1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 47 Cassie | 9080 1135 -- 1 Wind |
| Lv. 47 Deathclaw | 12922 1026 -- 1 Ice |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

If you don't have the Remedy Lore 3 license (and the previous
incarnations), buy it now. The boss ahead will put Disease on you
and it's much easier to cure all statues at once. Also, if you'd
like auto-haste, you can buy Hermes Sandals from Burrogh in the
Barheim Passage; you just have to have the Barheim Key to gain
entrance. See "SBV1" for details.

[FOOTFALLS OF THE PAST]

The ship's anchor is docked here, and you can return to the Strahl
to leave if you choose. Head east to the save crystal and exit.

[ECHOES FROM TIME'S GARDEN]

Deathclaws here can use Pulsar Wave to inflict Disable, so watch
out for them and the Cassies' Putrid Breath. Take the southeastern
exit.

[COLOSSEUM]

Enter into the arena's open middle portion (use Libra to see the
traps) and go north. You should see a tiny little offshoot to the
west of there (connected to passage) and in the dead end within, a
map of the entire Cataract area can be found. Exit to the very north
of there.

[CITY OF OTHER DAYS]

Head north until you get to the large crossroads, then take the east
path out.

[PATH OF HIDDEN BLESSING]

No monsters here, but there is a huge chain of traps by the railing
that leads to the save crystal; use Libra to see 'em. Keep climbing
until the party arrives at the foot of...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 057 - Pharos at Ridorana - First Ascent [PHR1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 01F ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 48 Mimeo | 10541 657 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 45 Mistmare | 12180 1153 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 46 Mistmare | 12340 1197 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 47 Mistmare | 12500 1241 -- 1 Fire |
| Lv. 45 Chimera Brain | 9992 729 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 46 Chimera Brain | 10112 772 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o
| 10F ENEMIES [NEW] | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 49 Aeronite | 18004 1539 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 50 Aeronite | 18684 1589 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 46 Brainpan | 15358 893 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o
| 28F ENEMIES [NEW] | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 46 Deidar | 14407 893 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

Given how long and annoying this place is, and how there isn't a
teleport crystal for quite awhile, bring in the following magick
spells to make this place easier:

+ Dispelga
+ Esunaga
+ Protectga
+ Shellga
+ Curaja

[THEY WHO THIRST NOT]

Mortal kombattttttttttttttt!

o-------------o----------o---------------o
| BOSS: Hydro | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Blind |
o-------------o----------o---------------o

This boney freak has about 120,000 HP. Yawn!

Cast Slow first thing (sorry, the Phoenix-Down-Kills-Undead trick
ain't workin' here) and this will be easier. It's pretty standard
fare of wyrm attacks -- Fireball and Lunge -- but it comes at you
with a new one, Curse, which puts Confuse/Disease/Poison/Sap on
all parties in range. Good thing a Remedy + Remedy Lore 3 license
will rectify the situation (Esuna doesn't get rid of Disease). Any
confuseproof armor you have here will be tip-top equips to use.
Its other attacks are pretty crappy, 400/500-dmg. attackers, but
it does know Bio (inflict: damage + Sap). As long as you keep the
Protectga/Shellga's going, Curse and Fearga (drains all allies in
range of LOTS of MP). Use Charge to counter the latter.

A user-submitted strategy: cast Reflectga on allies, then Curaja.
Since Hydro is undead, it will instead do high amounts of damage
to it. Couple it with Faith and Hydro is gravy (the chunky kind).

Aren't you glad you know Remedy Lore 3? Yeah, I'll bet. Exit east
to the large door and the entrance will open.

[THE WELLSPRING][01F]

There will now be a counter in the screen that says "01F". It of
course means you're on the first floor. Save at the teleporation
crystal. On the south side is the Altar of Night which speaks of
monsters holding black orbs... Hmm. Take the north stairway by the
waystone.

[WELLSPRING LABYRINTH][01F]

Enemies will now start dropping Black Orbs after battle. If you see
one left behind, pick it up. There are a whole bunch of intertwined
rooms here, some with pots in them. The pots made of a shiny, silver
lustre are Mimeos and can Leech large amounts of life; avoid those
if possible. You may also notice that this entire area curves around
the center room of "The Wellspring." Follow it clockwise around to
the (very) south to find a dead end with a First Ascent's completed
map.

When you have three Black Orbs, find the three altars in "The
Wellspring" area (some are accessible only by the labyrinth) and
trigger them. This breaks the Seal of Night on the eastern door of
the labyrinth (glows red on the mini-map when near). Save at the
teleport crystal (boss coming up) if you want. It says the ancient
door leads to Blackrock Vault on the map, but when you enter, it
transports ya'll into...

[DUNES OF PROFANING WIND][01F]

No exit back into the labyrinth here. See those big, blistered-
-looking head statues? Approaching them sends you back to the start
so avoid 'em. There's no mini-map here, either, so I can't really
describe things. Head up the sandy slope and approach the far head
without detouring into the cliff alcoves. When you get near, the
"head" will get up and you'll find it's a turtle boss!

o--------------------o----------o---------------------o
| BOSS: Pandaemonium | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Slow, Blind |
o--------------------o----------o---------------------o

HP's about ~120000. Or something.

Dispel the boss' Protect and Silence it. The usual status effects
fail to work wonders here, so you'll have to rough it. Bravery +
Bubble + Haste seems to do pretty well, and as long as someone is
throwing Cura/ja around, the healing upkeep should go well. Much
like its brethren, this turtle casts Flash (inflicts Blind on all
in front of it) and Stone Gaze (inflicts Petrify on all in front
of it). Physical damage can be Protectga'd down, but it can still
crush those in range with Power Spin and Flatten. When its HP gets
to the halfway mark, it will use Perfect Defense to makes all
attacks ineffectual; however, the barrier fades away after awhile.
If you need extra boosts, Oil + Firaga works wonders here. Steal
an Ancient Turtle Shell if you have time to spare [sells for 1337
gil, laff].

Once the turtle's sleeping under the sands, you end up at...

[BLACKROCK VAULT][01F]

Yep, it's still here. The notification says the waystone's power
has been restored.

[THE WELLSPRING][01F]

Go back to the waystone by the entrance and save at the teleport
crystal. If you're lacking essential items or magicks (Esunaga), go
stock up 'em now. Our favorite ancient warping device leads to...

[WELLSPRING RAVEL - 1ST FLIGHT][10F]

Go up the eastern stairway and kill the two Brainpan enemies there
(they know Self-Destruct, so watch out) to make a green bridging
path show up; walk over it and it will be permanent. Continue making
your way east and keep killing the Deadpans, since they create the
path forward (laff @ the sonar-ping noise). Once the second bridge
is finished, take the path to the northern exit.

[WELLSPRING RAVEL - 2ND FLIGHT][10F]

Kill all Brainpans you have and you'll form a bridge from the NWmost
corner of the (visible) map south. Along the way, though, there are
large walls along the northern walkway that can be broken down as
Fools' Facades. Tiny shortcut, not really worth anything. Continue
along the bridge you made to the exit.

[WELLSPRING RAVEL - 3RD FLIGHT][28F]

Kill Brainpans as you head to the eastern "knot" of rooms. Diedar
enemies is encountered here, so kill that as well. Once the
bridge is set, continue south and you'll end up around the thirty-
-fifth floor. Destroy the respawning Brainpans/Deidars to make the
north-shooting bridge.

Once you cross, you can see another red-colored bridge. If you have
killed enough Deidars, you'll be able to cross; if you haven't, you
might want to go back and do it, since it leads to treasure. It may
only be possible to create the red bridge by re-entering a couple of
times. If you don't want the treasure, you don't need to kill all
the Deidars. The ones in the following floor help the cause, though.
The treasures are [DUELING MASK] and a [ZEUS MACE], to be sure.

[WELLSPRING RAVEL - 4TH FLIGHT]

Killing the Deadpans makes bridges in the far northwest, which is
quite a ways from the start. When you get to the 47/48th floor, a
rare monster Vishno may appear (looks like Diedar). Speaking of
which, after killing a bunch of statues on your way up, the ones
back in the 3rd Flight (35F and down) should be back. Continue up
the staircase to the ancient door and beyond.

[HORIZON'S BREAK]

In the waterfall room is a save point and a triangular room nearby
with the exit staircase.

[HORIZON'S CUSP]

Head through the pillared passage to the foreboding door into the
large room, which leads to...

[MARSH OF PROFANING WIND][50F]

Oh no, it's...

o------------o----------o------------------------o
| BOSS: Slyt | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Blind, Silence |
o------------o----------o------------------------o

HP = ~80000

Dispel Regen and Slow it (though Slyt use Enrage to put its Regen
back on). Cast Bravery/Haste on your main fighters and Faith on the
best healer. Slyt seems to rarely use any skill, instead relying on
defensive attacks which, inevitably, makes this battle incredibly
fast-paced and simple. Its defense does rise when its health dives
however, and it uses Enrage more often (the skill does increase atk
power, btw). Keep everyone in Protect status to make this a cinch.
One can steal a common Yensa Scale. <shrug>

Continue into the waterfall room where there is a lit-up waystone
here, which whisks all to the land of...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 058 - Pharos at Ridorana - Second Ascent [PHR2] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 60F ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 48 Bune | 13239 1153 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 49 Bune | 13659 -- 1 Water |
| Lv. 49 Reaver | 22771 1634 -- 2 Earth |
| Lv. 50 Reaver | 23191 1675 -- 2 Earth |
| Lv. 47 Abaddon | 13239 1153 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 48 Crusader | 10772 1257 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

[THE REACH][60F]

The northwest part of the circular room has a save point. Four are
the rooms around this waterfall, and four are the altars that stand
in front of them. Each blocks a command for the area ahead:

Northeastern = Items
Northwestern = Magick
Southwestern = Attack
Southeastern = Mini-map

Mini-map is the most useless one, so that's the one to nullify.
Touch the Altar of Knowledge to send the seal reeling across the
falls, then enter the newly-lit-up door. The mini-map is sealed
here, so make your way up the side-staircase (all lead to the same
room).

[STATION OF BANISHMENT][61F]

The mini-map may not function, but the larger map can still be your
guide. This entire area is full of Crusader skeletons who aren't
afraid to use Slowga... You're looking for an upward stairway into
the next screen and there are two: one in the southwest and one in
the northeast. Both lead to...

[STATION OF SUFFERING][62F]

Lots of Bune enemies here and they are definitely tough. Protectga
everyone and search for the two upward staircases, located in the
southeast and northwestern room complexes. Just for reference, the
staircases look like this on the large map:
___
| |
| | |
| |_| <- EXIT ^__^
| |

[STATION OF ASCENSION][63F]

Powerful, behemoth-like Reavers make their debut on this floor,
much to your misfortune. The exit is in the northwestern corner of
the map, but you can't go straight there due to a one-way door. Go
to the northeastern and work your way west. Yeah, it sucks, also due
to a door blocking the staircase room, with powerful Bune inside of
it. Run the gamut, yo!

[REACH OF THE DAMNED][64F]

Save point nearby, first in awhile. The triangular-shaped room at
the southern part will lead to the floor above.

[THE BOUNDS OF TRUTH][65F]

Like before, walk the corridor to the door and teleport to...

[CLEFT OF PROFANING WIND]

No longer just a wolf...

o--------------o----------o------------------------------o
| BOSS: Fenrir | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Blind, Slow, Silence |
o--------------o----------o------------------------------o

HPs = ~100,000

Dispel its Haste first off and cast Protectga because this tiger
can really deliver the damage. Its Wail attack can inflict Silence
on those around, so Esuna all 'round. Its rather easy to deal with
Reddas simply attacking the entire time, but attacking does the
most (Oil+Firaga works, but is crappy). Cast Shellga when possible
to lower damage from its Ice Break, Blizzaga-ripoff attack. When
its HPs start to sag, it casts Bravery which you DO NOT WANT to let
it have; Dispel accordingly. Also, if you have Bubble, cast that
around to have some leeway.

Continue through the room and come to the waterfall area. There are
four corresponding altars around here, and depending on which you
chose at the start of the Second Ascent, that's what you choose now:

Steel = No Attack
Wealth = Items
Magicks = No Magick
Knowledge = No Mini-map

If you select right, the seal from before should float to the altar
and the door nearby will lose its power, bringing up the elevator.
Take it to the 67th floor.

[REACH OF THE OCCULT][67F]

Save point here and a lit-up waystone. You know what to do...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 059 - Pharos at Ridorana - Third Ascent [PHR3] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 80F ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 50 Aeronite | 18004 1539 -- 2 Holy |
| Lv. 49 Purobolos | 9531 888 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 50 Purobolos | 9691 932 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 49 Dead Bones | 11122 1058 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 50 Dead Bones | 11302 1098 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 50 Necrofiend | 13069 1282 -- 1 Holy |
| Lv. 50 Cataract Aevis | 23241 2019 -- 2 Thndr |
| Lv. 48 Zombie Warlock | 7598 544 -- 1 Holy |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

NOTE: Taking the waystone on this floor will bring you back to the
BEGINNING of the entire area, meaning the first floor. Unless
you want to work your leg muscles, avoid doing this.

[SPIRE RAVEL - 1ST FLIGHT][80F]

If you read the carven pillar in the open room, you'll see that if
you fail twice, punishment will you face. If you fail twice, though,
you'll end up by the area's map; on the bad side, there are a bunch
of zombies you have to fight (use Mirror Mail!). You have to kill a
certain amount to open the magicked doors, so unless you're in for
the long haul, don't waste any useful items doing this. In fact, if
you hold off, you can get the map later on without fighting. More
on that at the right time, though.

To do the job RIGHT, though, you take the black-colored sigil in
one of the corners and warp to another part of the room (on 81F).
Continue east into what seems like a dead end and find the fool's
facade to find the passage beyond. Take the [RUBBER SUIT] pottery
jar from the trap and head to the green waystone beyond, leading
to...

[SPIRE RAVEL - 2ND FLIGHT][83F]

There are traps in both of the passageways, so either cast Float
to get by or remove people from the party so that you can slip by
without people running into them willy-nilly. Each leads to two
fool's facades, which then bring the party out into the open.
An Aeronite flies here and may drop a Dragon Helm upon defeat.
Take the red waystone to the western part of the area.

Two Aeronites fly by a [CIRCLET] treasure chest. If you followed
the walkthrough so far, you should now take the purple waystone out,
since that's the one that corresponds to the Altar of Wealth in the
previous ascent. You'll come to the 86th floor, a little southwest
of where you just were. Go north to find another fool's facade that
hides a whitish-colored way stone. Take it.

Everyone ends up by the dais of ascendance. If you want the map,
take the white waystone to end up at 79F. The ancient door that was
magicked can now open and you can get back to 80F easily. Take the
white waystone and take the elevator to 90F when you're ready. Since
a boss fight is coming up, cast some positive statuses on yourself
before taking the skyrocketin' dais.

[HEAVEN'S CHALLENGE]

Hashmalum? Did your name get cut off?

o---------------o----------o------------------------------o
| BOSS: Hashmal | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Slow, Blind, Silence |
o---------------o----------o------------------------------o

HP: ~100,000

Dispel its Protect and Protectga yourselves. This guy relies mostly
on physical strength and can combo a lot (7 times!?), so keep your
fingers on the Curaja. Bubble and Bravery help quite a bit, since
Hashmal does single-target attacks. It has a stupid internet-slang-
-themed "Roxxor" attack which throws a rock at someone for medium
damage. Keep Shellga on as well, for when it uses "Battle Cry" you
know Quakeja is coming up, which does earth-elemental damage (equip
Dragon Shields or use Float!) and can inflict Slow. It sometimes
uses Disease, but a Remedy+Remedy Lore 3 or Cleanse magick will do
the trick. Since Disease stays even in death, cure that crap
immediately! -- it makes people revive with 1 HP if the get killed
with it, and your current HP becomes your maximum!

Aftewards, the esper Hashmal, Bringer of Order, is yours!

[EMPYREAN RAVEL]

Continue along the serpentine path until you get to floor 92, where
some contemplative scenes play. On 98F is the save point -- put some
positive statues on yourself before saving. Ascend to the waystone
at the path's end and warp to...

[WOMB OF THE SUN-CRYST]

After some scenes regarding the Sun-cryst

o----------------o----------o
| BOSS: Gabranth | HP: ???? |
o----------------o----------o

The judgey has about 50,000 HP.

Dispel any positive statuses Gabranth puts on himself, then cast
Protectga/Shellga on the allies. After his HP is halved, a scene
takes place where a magick shield blocks him and renders magicks
cast ineffectual -- since he starts with recast Haste in this form
and it can't be dispelled, buff your own party. Protectga should
bring the damage of his special Guilt attack down to 1000-ish,
while his Circle of Judgment attack does even worse damage.

A short scene takes place and immediately afterwards...

o------------------o----------o
| BOSS: Doctor Cid | HP: ???? |
o------------------o----------o
| BOSS: Famfrit | HP: ???? |
o------------------o----------o

Doctor Cid: ~80000 HP
Famfrit : ~100000 HP

Dispel the doctor's initial statuses and set to work on him. You
will notice he uses the same defense-ignoring guns from before,
but he's not too different from before. His Gatling Gun skill can
pack a punch on those in range, but again, nothing Protectga and
Bubble can't absorb. When his HP is halved, he will summon Famfrit
to fight alongside him.

When Famfrit is summoned, Doctor Cid can't be damaged any longer,
so the only target is the summon itself. Make sure to Dispelga at
the beginning because Cid can still attack you. Cast Shellga for
this stretch of the fight due to Waterja (can inflict Silence, too)
but also Dispel positive statuses that Cid shoves on Famfrit. The
summon's Briny Cannonade attack can be tolerated with but it's
really Waterja that is the main hitter. Still, it deals mostly
physical attacks and draws Cid's attention to defense, so it isn't
the hardest part of the fight. The doctor uses S-85 Cyclotrone as
well during this period, which can do 1000+ to those in range (but
is affected by Shell).

After Famfrit's been defeated, or a little before, Cid's barriers
will be taken down and he will start using S-85 Cyclotrone more
often. His attacks will also be a little more powerful than before,
but Cura/ja can cover all the bases. Steal a Magepower Shishak from
him if you're dying to have one...which you shouldn't, 'cause they
suck.

After battle, Famfrit the Darkening Cloud becomes your esper and
following more scenes, there's a save prompt. Back to...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 060 - Balfonheim Port [BLF3] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| None | ------ ------ -- -- ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

After meeting at Reddas' manse, the Strahl will be able to fly to
Bahamut. Oh, and the shops all have new upgrades, so check 'em out.
Deathbringers are on sale, and you can now buy Holy, Flare, Scourge,
Shock, and Slowga. No Hastega here, though; buy it in the North Bank
Village. If you want some auto-regen equipment, the merchant in
Lowtown's South Sprawl now sells Renewing Morions [16000g]. Also,
Sage's Rings [absorb: holy; halves MP] can be bought from the
merchant in Old Archades [22000g].

When you're ready to take the final plunge, get in the airship and
select "Bahamut" near the Rabanastre mapdot. This is the FINAL area
of the game, and once you go in there's no coming out. Stock up for
the long haul. To emphasize:

YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ANYTHING ELSE ONCE YOU APPROACH!!!
But, since there is no save point within, who cares?

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| 061 - Sky Fortress Bahamut [SKF1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ENEMIES | HP EXP G LP WEAK |
| | |
| Lv. 47 Mastiff | 6987 736 --- 1 ----- |
| Lv. 51 Imperial Pilot | 4939 672 167 1 ----- |
| Lv. 47 Imperial Gunner | 4219 454 80 1 ----- |
| Lv. 48 Imperial Swordsman | 3669 379 133 1 ----- |
| Lv. 49 Imperial Beastmaster | 3305 435 134 1 ----- |
| Lv. 50 Imperial Beastmaster | 3698 527 144 1 ----- |
o-----------------------------o-------------------------------o

After some...err, demolition scenes, the fortress is infiltrated.
Everyone ends up at...

[ANTECHAMBER]

You'll notice that this area's map is like the Grand Crystal, and
the map will just display an approximate location but no corridor
or area maps... Two bulkheads lead out of the corridor. Take
either, 'cause they both lead to...

[PERIPHERY]

The Imperial troops will be out in full force this time, and it
won't be the same two or three types as previous Archadian areas
may have shown -- at least six different types roam the halls
around these parts. Since there's no stopping the torrent, might
as well force your way down the hall. Whichever way you take,
there will only be one t-junction. Ascend the stairs there,
arriving at...

[CATWALK]

Cutscene plays and it gives some enemies time to sneak up on you.
Go south on the mini-map to the circular platform, looking for a
west exit nearby.

[CENTRAL LIFT]

Here, one can find some panel controls. Choose to operate the lift
and the Judge Magister from before will show up. Yes, he's still
kickin'...

o----------------o----------o
| BOSS: Gabranth | HP: ???? |
o----------------o----------o

HP: ~30000, then ~50000

Dispel his Haste and inflict Slow/Silence/Blind, either manually
or with the Nihopalaoa trick you've heard me write about. Cast
Protectga and Hastega on yourselves, then wail! When his HP is
about halved, a cutscene takes place and Gabranth will have Haste
again and in perfect health -- he uses Renew to refill all lost
HP. But, the Nihopalaoa trick works again, so use it. Gabranth
will start using Innocence (range damage?) and Enrage, which makes
him go bonkers and start doing more damage + chaining. That's also
your cue to finish the battle with a Quickening. How did a Judge
Magister get to be so weak?

Once done, operate the lift. You'll reach new heights, ending up
at...

[CENTRAL SHAFT]

The welcome wagon is here, and not the foodstuffs kind...

o-------------o----------o----------------o
| BOSS: Vayne | HP: ???? | STEAL: Nothing |
o-------------o----------o----------------o

HP: ~60000

Larsa joins in this battle, and on your side, of course. He'll
help with your characters' HP upkeep, so there's a shoulder to
lean on now.

One can't target Vayne with items here, so Nihopalaoa trick can
be done. Cast Blind, which strips the pugilist's best efforts away
for the most part. Protectga + Bravery + Bubble really aids in an
easy win here. When his HP is about halved, a cutscene will take
place; after, he'll have Haste. Dispel it and recast Blind. His
Mach Wave attack can do a bit of damage, and Force of Will can do
about 1000 to allies in range, but with three potential healers,
there's no way you should lose. DO NOT USE QUICKENINGS unless you
want to start the next consecutive battle with low MP.

After battle, you'll have to fight Vayne again, this time without
Larsa's helping hand. Gabranth, however, will be on your side for
awhile.

o-------------------o----------o
| BOSS: Vayne Novus | HP: ???? |
o-------------------o----------o

HP: ~60000

Again, no Nihopalaoa trick. Dispel Vayne's positive statuses and
sling Protectga to your party, if it's warn off. Sephira swords
will fly around Vayne and can be targeted; but, since Vayne is
easily damaged with Bravery'd up characters, there's still not a
lot to worry about. Gabranth will only attack, though, so keep a
close eye on your health. Vayne's Azure Vortice attack can deal
medium damage to an ally in range, while Contempt can do about the
same. After a cutscene, Dispel Vayne's recast statuses and watch
out for Inviolable Wall, which will do about 1000 damage to all
allies on the field. Vayne can erect a magick barrier, too. It'll
fade over time like all the others. Cast Shellga to reduce damage
from his -aga elemental magicks. "Tree of Sephira" can do 2000+
to those in range, so keep Bubble on and Curaja afterwards (or use
X-Potion). Also, "Limit Break" can do about ~1000 damage. Yawn?
Again, heal up your MP/HP now because it'll be the same as later.

Vayne escapes and has a Kuja moment afterwards, then it's back on
track with the last boss of the game...

[CANNON SUPERSTRUCTURE]

o-------------------o----------o--------------o
| BOSS: The Undying | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Holy |
o-------------------o----------o--------------o

HP: ~200,000

Dispel its initial Haste and throw Shellga on. Any magick with
"Piercing" in the name isn't applicable to the laws of Reflect,
as you probably already know. Equip as many Aegis Shields as you
can to have a good shot at blocking 'em, though. The Nihopalaoa
trick doesn't work here either -- he's immune to all the statuses.
Its Divine Sword and Megaflare attacks can do 1500 and 1000, to
a single target and allies in range, respectively. When it casts
Faith or Bravery, Dispel it right away or it'll put up one of its
barriers and you can get caught at a severe disadvantage. When in
a barrier state, it will use Ascension (~1500 dmg to all allies)
or Gigaflare Sword (~2000 dmg to allies). Always keep Protect and
Shell up. When put in HP-critical condition, it uses its "Perfect
Defense" to be immune to all things. Have to wait for it to wear
off before anything can be done. Take this time to heal up and
party buff -- don't be shy about using Elixirs and Megalixirs;
this is the end of the game, y'know.

Enjoy the ending, folks. You deserve it.

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| IV. SIDEQUESTS [SDQ1] |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

This section isn't complete, but I figure since everyone asks about this type
of stuff, might as well include what I do have. E-mail me with to correct any
errors you find. ^_~

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Extra Esper: Zalera [EXZ1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Zalera esper |
'----------------------'

After getting the Barheim Key during the North Bank Village quest
(see NBV1 for details), Barheim Passage is once again able to be
traversed. Head into the "Great Central Passage" area where once
there was a gate barring exit through the west side...it's gone
now. Continue west to "The Zeviah Span" area and look for an urn
with a Barheim Candle inside, to let you see the hidden areas in
the extra sections. To find it, head south down the bridge and
keep your eyes peeled for the first stairway on the east; take it
north and you can find the urn. Farthern down the bridge is a dead
end. To clear it, look for a cart dangling on the west side, which
can be pushed off for a makeshift bridge.

Continue through "The West Annex" to enter the "Terminus No. 7
Adjunct" with a save point. The next area to the west holds the
esper, so buff your party members at the crystal and save with 'em
on. Also, it has a skill that kills anyone with prime-numbered
levels, so make sure it's an even-numbered to be safe (divisible
by two). Unfortunately, it ain't just going to jump in your
arms...

o--------------o----------o-------------o-------------------o
| BOSS: Zalera | HP: ???? | IMMUNE: Ice | STEAL: Gemini Gem |
o--------------o----------o-------------o-------------------o

There's a five-minute timer that rolls as the fight starts. Let
it deplete all the way and you'll automatically lose. Zalera has
about ~40000 HP.

To begin with, dispel Zalera's initial positive statuses. Dead
Bones enemies will be thrown into battle, and it's up to you
whether you want to waste time with them. They will use Hawk
Glare (inflict: Disable) and Reflectga. They will be resummoned
a few times and only have about 3000 HP. Magick like Scourge is
a good ranged attack if you're in the late game; -ara types can
work as well in the early.

For Zalera itself, cast Slow ASAP (or Slowga) and go to work.
Some attacks will do zero damage while some will succeed; Zalera
braces for attacks which is why it's a hassle here. Watch out for
"Kill" which, of course, kills a character dead -- luckily it can
miss. "Prime Lv. Death" means that any level that is only
divisible by itself and one (i.e. 13, 17, 19, 23, etc.) will get
inflicted with Death. Also, it knows plain old "Death" magick,
which pierces reflect status so the mirror-mail trick won't work.
Other magicks: Sleepga, Lv. 2 Sleep. Nishijin Belts can prevent
Sleep. A lot of status-effect oriented attacks, but if you enter
with remedies and full Remedy Lore licenses, the time limit will
seem nonexistant. Remember to use Quickenings, now.

After battle, Zalera the Death Seraph will become your esper. Keep
going west out of the room to end up in the Garamsythe Waterway.
In the "East Sluice Control" is the Garamsythe Candle which reveals
the hidden areas around. That's for a different time, though...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Extra Esper: Zeromus [EXM1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Zeromus esper |
'-----------------------'

After clearing the Stilshrine of Miriam and watching what events
unfold at Mt. Bur-Omisace, you can get the "Stone of the Condemner"
key item from a Nu Mou acolyte at the "Temple Grounds" area of the
mount. This unlocks a secret entrance in the stilshrine, which will
lead to our next esper.

Teleport there and go to the "Ward of Measure" area right inside
the door. Behind the statue here is the waystone you used before
to get further inside; now, it reacts to the Stone of the Condemner
and you're prompted to use it. Do so to end up at the "Throne of
Veiled Gods" area. Check to make sure you have the Remedy Lore 3
license (and Remedies, too) and any auto-Reflect equips (Mirror
Mail, Ruby Ring) before you open the door -- both will come in
very handy...

o---------------o----------o
| BOSS: Zeromus | HP: ???? |
o---------------o----------o

HP: ~100,000

From the get-go, characters will be unable to use magicks, so it
will have to be item-healing from hereon in. Since you can't use
magick, might as well do a large chain-Quickening near the start
to take out any Dark Lord minions that appear. They respawn later
on and are weak to Holy; check your inventory to see that weakness
plays into your hands. Another way to do away with them is to use
Scathe Motes (Warp Motes don't work...) to help clear the field.
Basically, have an ally or two clearing the minion crowd while a
good fighter whacks the boss.

Zeromus will cast Stop often, so use Remedies to cure it and some
X-Potions to heal. Its Gravity attack will damage you by 1/4 of
your max HP and Piercing Gravija will do half your max HP's damage
as well, so keep Stop off to maximize healing potential. It helps
to build your MP back up to take out the Dark Lords because they
will just keep coming and coming; when there aren't any, use that
window to dig in. Armor on par with Dragon Mail should be enough
to keep the Dark Lords' attacks from being very effective. Watch
out for the boss' Slowga, which pierces Reflect. =/

Afterwards, Zeromus' license is added to the board can be summoned
at your leisure.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Extra Esper: Adrammelech [EXA1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Adrammelech esper |
o---------------------------o

This Flying-type esper appears in the middle of Zertinan Caverns,
the "Athroza Quicksands" area to be precise. Although there are a
number of ways to get to here, if you enter from the Ogir-Yensa
Sandsea's "East Junction" area, you can pick up the area map inside
"The Balamka Fault." Exiting south into the area will auto-initiate
the fight. Be aware, though: you can exit the battle at any time to
go heal up and such.

o-------------------o----------o--------o----------------------o
| BOSS: Adrammelech | HP: ???? | LP: 30 | STEAL: Capricorn Gem |
o-------------------o----------o--------o----------------------o

Boss HP: ~40,000

Since Adrammelech is a flying type, you'll have to use guns, hand
bombs, bows, and Telekinesis. If you do this early, you may not
have access to all of them, but as far as weapon damage goes, that
is all you can do.

Battling is basically split into two parts: fighting the esper and
dealing with the annoying Shambling Corpses. Luckily, the corpses
are susceptible to Disable and, if you choose to do the Nihopalaoa
trick (regarding remedies), you can inflict it and other statuses
and leave the corpses to rot (no pun intended). It seems if you do
not kill the corpses, more will not join in the battle -- use this
to your advantage, since they will use Cloying Breath (Sleep+Slow)
and a few minor elemental spells.

Adrammelech can inflict Sap with his regular attack, and is only
susceptible to Blind, Slow, Shear, and Expose. Its uses Flash Arc
(1-target thunder-elem) and Thundaja (thunder-elem damage to all in
range + Stop). If you have any Rubber Suits, you can simply null
all the thunder damage, but Stop will have to be dealt with via a
Remedy Lore 3'd remedy. When its HP dips below the halfway mark, it
erects a "Perfect Defense" that makes it immune to physical and
magical attacks. Be sure to inflict statuses before this point due
to it also being immune from the Nihopalaoa trick. Shell/ga allies
until the palings fall, then dig back into it.

Once dead, Adrammelech the Wroth will be your esper. Beware though:
any Shambling Corpses that were alive at the end of battle will not
have disappeared.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Extra Esper: Cúchulainn [EXQ1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Queklain esper |
o------------------------o

PREPARATIONS:

Arise Spell
Bubble Spell
Holy Spell (Foobars weak to it)
X-Potions (if in early game)
Renewing Morions (Auto-Regen)
Black Belts (immune: Disable) for everyone
3000+ HP ~ Lv. 35+ (recommended)

Don't even bother coming into the battle if you can't nullify the
Disable status -- it's a killer, and you will die. =/

---

Once you have completed the White Mousse mark and obtained the
Sluice Gate Key for your trouble, the Garamsythe Waterway's flood
gates will be under your command...and that's where this esper can
come into play. Here are the steps:

01) Go into the "Central Waterway Control" area
02) Turn on the No. 11 and No. 4 Waterway Control gates
03) Exit south into the No. 4 Cloaca Spur, which is now drained
04) Trigger the No. 1 North Waterway Control in the very southeast
05) Exit back into the "Central Waterway Control" area
06) Turn on the No. 10 and No. 3 Waterway Control sluice gates
07) Exit south into the No. 3 Cloaca Spur, which is now drained
08) Trigger the No. 1 South Waterway Control in the very southwest
09) Exit back into the "Central Waterway Control" area
10) Turn off the No. 10 control and trigger the No. 4 control
11) SAVE! Then, exit into the drained No. 1 Cloaca area
12) Take the southern stairway into the shallow water, and...

o------------------o----------o--------o--------------------o
| BOSS: Cúchulainn | HP: ???? | LP: 50 | STEAL: Scorpio Gem |
o------------------o----------o--------o--------------------o

Boss HP: ~70,000

DO THE NIHOPALAOA TRICK ON THE FOOBARS! It helps immensely. Also,
using Reverse to make the battlefield's Sap effect heal you does
not work.

As you may have expected, there's a "veil" around the battlefield
that inhibits your stats. This time, your HP will be continuously
taking a dive in Sap-like fashion. Have Curaja ready or a heckuva
lot of X-Potions. Also, Cúchulainn is immune to all status effects
except Expose/Shear, which isn't such a surprise if you recognize
him as "Impure King" from Final Fantasy Tactics. Make sure to
Dispel the esper's initial good statuses immediately.

Foobar enemies (see: Nabreus Deadlands) will be falling into the
battlefield. Cast Slowga/Disable as soon as you can because Foobar
enemies' regular attacks can inflict Disable, too. The Nihapalaoa
trick puts the Foobars out of commission ASAP, and since they do
not die immediately, they simply waste space...no more new ones'll
come into battle until they fall to Doom status! Someone will have
to be spamming Cura/ja just to keep up, since Queklain will
(devilishly) use Invert to make your HP extremely low. If you have
Arise on-hand, perfect.

"Queklain" will use Bio and Toxify primarily, which means you will
have to find time for Remedies/Esunaga so your HP isn't decreasing
at a double-time speed (battlefield effect =/= Sap status). When
Queklain unleashes Slowga, make sure to counter with Hastega; when
he uses Immobilizega, Esunaga in kind (if you need to). Queklain's
"Mana Spring" attack gives it back MP for its nasty spells, while
"Malaise" works like a medium-damage Drain attack (single-target).

When its HP gets low, its defense skyrockets and it starts to use
Invert more often. Doing a chain-Quickening for the kill wouldn't
be such a bad idea. Once the battle's over, Cúchulainn the Impure
can be bought at the license board.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Lost Cockatrice Flock [LCF1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Tumulus, Defender, Platinum Dagger, Diamond Sword |
| Yoichi Bow, Koga Blade, Hi-Ether x 2 |
'-----------------------------------------------------------'

Before you can do this, you have to have cleared the Cluckatrice
mark, passed the storyline up to Archades, and obtained the key
item Feather of the Flock. This key item can only be gotten in the
rainy season in the secret area "Tracks of the Beast," which is
created by chopping down withered six withered trees in the Giza
Plains.

Come back to the nomad village in the dry season to find the li'l
girl herder's livestock have flown the coop. You can find them all
around the world in the places with many people. In no particular
order:

#1 - Archades

Clear Archades' events and return here, right after if y'want.
Do the chops mini-quest and get all twenty-eight of them, then
trade it in for one sandlewood chop. In the Tsenoble area, you
can now access the place behind the docent. There will be a
large cockatrice in the station here, and if you talk to it,
it will leave and give you a [TUMULUS] hand-bomb.

#2 - Balfonheim

Speak with the miffed moogle to learn of its traveling plight,
and talk to the girl by the stables. Show her the Feather of
the Flock. Talk to Gurdy by the chocobo stables and moogle'll
rent the tiny 'chocobo' in the pen for 1 gil. Of course, its
not a chocobo but a cockatrice -- you get a [DEFENDER] for the
trouble.

#3 - Jahara

In the village proper, talk to the herder who wants to know
what the cockatrice is doing there. Talk to the bird and relay
that it's from Giza Plains. The herder tells you speak with
the Great-chief; do so and get his gift. Give it to the bird,
then talk with the herder to get a [PLATINUM DAGGER].

#4 - Eruyt Village

In "Fane of the Path," the cockatrice has lost its memory and
won't leave until it's recovered. You'll have to find dewdrop
pebbles along the woods to restore it. There is one near Mjrn
that starts the quest, and you'll have to find ten more.

1 - Fane of the Path - by salve-maker's pestle bowl
2 - Fane of the Path - north part of circular walkway
3 - The Spiritwood - on bridge by path to Fane of the Path
4 - The Spiritwood - by the fountain
5 - The Spiritwood - by the fountain; ask the Viera to get it
6 - The Spiritwood - by the wood-warders' hut
7 - The Spiritwood - on the stair leading to Fane of the Path
8 - The Spiritwood - below small stair south of the fountain
9 - The Spiritwood - by southern dead end

Give the dewdrop pebbles to Mjrn and after the ninth, the bird
will drop the tenth. Give it to Mjrn and the bird will recover
its memory and you receive a [YOICHI BOW].

#5 - Rabanastre

In "North End," at the very north part, a lone cockatrice is
found in a corner. It runs away when you encounter it and will
continue to do so. Chasing it is no good, so one has to snatch
it by hiding. Waiting behind a pillar or out of view and when
it turns a corner (easy to do in pillars kittie-corner to East
End) makes it easy prey. When it asks you what you're doing,
tell it you're not ruffling its feathers.

It will now be in the north section by the fountain and stays
there until you've sent the Eruyt cockatrice (Chit) back to
the nomad village. Inform it of your progress to receive a
[DIAMOND SWORD].

#6 - South Bank Village

The last cockatrice (Sassan) doesn't do anything until you've
restored the ferry to North Bank Village (see NBV1). Once back
on at the south shore, talk to Tchigri and he'll want to ship
the bird north. The correct combination for doing this:

Natyhl --> Arryl --> Sassan

Take them one at a time and when Sassan finally gets across,
he'll give Vaan a [KOGA BLADE].

Once all six cockatrice have been flung back into their pen, return
to the nomad village (provided it's the dry season) and find Terra.
She gives you [HI-ETHER x 2] for the successful round-up.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| The Great North Bank Village Escape-o-rama [NBV1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: 1000 Gil, Wyrmfire Shot |
'---------------------------------'

Complete the Flowering Cactoid mark and earn the Cactus Flower key
item. Talk to Dantro at the Estersand outpost and he'll want you to
deliver it to his wife at the South Bank Village who's nursing some
sick traveller. Talk to her there and get a [BUNDLE OF NEEDLES] for
your trouble.

Re-enter the village and go to the dock. Talk to Tchigri and agree
to accompany him to the North Bank Village. Once there, you find a
cactoid bandit group's holding the ferrymen hostage. Speak with
Ruksel to learn the cactoids are looking for their relative Dran
who's been causing trouble around the desert (and also earned a
mark on his head).

Back in South Bank Village, talk to Dantro's wife to learn she's
boiled Dran's head-top flower and thrown it behind her house.
Go and claim it to find that Dran's back! Have Tchigri take you
back to the northern village and they'll buy the fraud. Vaan
obtains [1000 GIL] and [WYRMFIRE SHOT], plus the village regains
its once-lost population.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| The Great South Bank Village Search-o-rama [SBV1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Barheim Key, Magick Gloves |
'------------------------------------'

Okay, so maybe it's not that 'great,' but still...

After the North Bank Village ferry is back in commission, talk to
Dantro's wife who bemoans her lack of semclam shells. She bids you
to find some along the banks of the river. Leave the village and go
into the shallows, picking up the "mysterious glints" that are the
semclams. Get three, return to her, and she'll need some Nebralim
to staunch the wound -- Dantro should have some.

Go to the Estersand outpost and Dantro says there's some in the
crates nearby. Get the phial of [NEBRALIM] and bring it back, to
which she asks for Valeblossom Dew from the Broken Sands area in
the north. When you get there, look in the lower-middle section
for a tree/shrub with white flowers. Get some [VALEBLOSSOM DEW]
and return.

That's the last of the foraging you have to do, but if you have
the Great Serpentskin loot (Obtain from the Nidhogg mark) give
it to her as well. Re-enter the village twice and the bed-ridden
man will be well again. Talk to Dantro's wife to learn he's in
the back of the house.

Talk to her to learn she's a treasure-hunter who found something
of great use in Barheim Passage. She gives you the [BARHEIM KEY]
as the reward, and also [MAGICK GLOVES].

YOU WILL ALWAYS GET THE BARHEIM KEY FOR COMPLETING THE SIDEQUEST!
The Great Serpentskin only affects if you get the best reward or
not.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Into the Wyrm's Nest [WRM1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Wind Globe, Windvane |
'------------------------------'

Available later on in the game, the sidequest allows passage into
the "Wyrm's Nest" area of the Dalmasca Westerand, eternally blocked
by a sandstorm. But only for a little while longer.

At Dalmasca's Westgate, find the Bangaa named Rimzat. Tell him you
will aid him in gathering information on the sandstorm. Go to the
"Southern Plaza" area nearby and find Cotze sitting in the center
fountain. He directs you towards Storehouse 5 in Lowtown where his
old friend is. Find Northon down near the entrance to Garamsythe;
he's the stooping NPC.

He tells that he and his friend used to have an item that quelled
the sandstorm, but they broke into two so no single person would
have complete access. This item is the Windvane, and Northon hid
his half in the Westersand under some Dynast-Cactuses. Incredibly
vague hint on its own, but if you return to Cotze, he says Northon
probably hid his half in the "Shimmering Horizons" area's NW dead
end.

To find the cactus that marks the spot, head into the Shimmering
Horizons area and EXIT northwest into the dead end part of the
"Windtrace Dunes." There are two cactuses here; the one on the SW
side contains the treasure: a [WIND GLOBE]. Go back to Westgate
and meet up with Rimzat and his companions.

Cotze gives you his half and you obtain a [WINDVANE] to persevere
through the Wyrm's Nest. So, where exactly is this nest? Well, it
is in the northeasternmost area of the Westersand, but can also be
entered from "The Yoma" area (north of North Bank Village) in the
Estersand. Either way, head into the place and...

o--------------o-------------o--------o----------o
| Earth Tyrant | HP: ~70,000 | LP: 21 | EXP: n/a |
o--------------o-------------o--------o----------o

STEAL: Hi-Potion, Tyrant Hide, Tyrant Bone

Although this is probably the largest dino you'll ever see, it
can be tamed with a simple formula. First, cast Blind on it to
reduce damage from its massive maw, then cast Berserk to prevent
it from going buckwild with Sonic Fangs (damage + Slow). Later,
if you need to buy some healing time, cast Confuse/Sleep on it
and cure away. It's also susceptible to the ever-useful Slow, but
can also be Silenced. When its HP is put into critical, it serves
up a defensive boost (use Quickenings) and starts to use Screwtail,
a move that just does damage to allies in front of its face. If
you have Bravery and Hastega, just dole those out and beat the dude
senseless when it can't do anything but chomp at you.

When the tyrant dies, so does the sandstorm. Nice to have you back,
visibility! Anyway, the dino's death makes those long sandstorms seem
to spawn in less abundance, although they can still occur. As for the
great reward? Sorry, there isn't one. But, if you speak to Montblanc,
he'll give you 1200 Gil... Well, maybe the Bestiary entry was worth
the trouble...

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Ann (Uh) and Her Sisters [NNH1] |
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| OBTAIN: Ring of Renewal | NOTE: Must be up to Balfonheim to start |
'-------------------------'-----------------------------------------'

'Kay, first and last Woody Allen joke there, I promise.

Private flights are something that can go by the wayside in the
course of the game, but should you happen to fly, this sidequest is
ripe for the taking. To start it, take a flight and head into the
sky saloon. Look for a man hassling the female chief steward named
Ann. Long story short, Ann asks you to deliver some letters to her
siblings in order to balk the womanizer who's been wanting her to
marry him. You'll receive the key item [ANN'S LETTER] and can now
get to work sticking it to the man!

To search out Ann's other similarly-employed sisters, you'll have to
take more flights and check the sky saloons (make sure to fly with
the leisure craft option). The order you do this in doesn't make a
difference, but you can always tell if you haven't delivered Ann's
note because there will be one of the womanizer's brothers hanging
around her. Go over to her and pick the "I have a letter from Ann"
option

Depending on which flight you find Ann on, that may screw up any
five-step plans you have going for you. Here's the order I found
mine in (Ann = Balfonheim <-> Bhujerba for me):

------------------------+------------- The sister you find will
FLIGHT TO TAKE | SISTER FOUND always be the same, no
------------------------+------------- matter which order you
Nalbina Ft. -> Archades | #1 Liddy perform the searches in,
Archades --> Balfonheim | #2 Twarra however.
Balfonheim ---> Nalbina | #3 Carryl
Nalbina ---> Rabanastre | #4 Sanne KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE
Rabanastre --> Bhujerba | #5 Lyseth FLIGHTS YOU TAKE!

Once you've found the first five, Lyseth tells you the youngest
sister Cisset is on the one route you haven't visited yet. For
an easier time figuring this out, here's a table of flights that
can be taken overall (in order of storyline appearance):

-------------+--------------------------------------.
FLIGHT FROM: | CAN GO TO: | AND ALSO: | HERE, TOO: |
-------------+------------+------------+------------+
Rabanastre | Bhujerba | Nalbina | Archades |
-------------+------------+------------+------------+
Bhujerba | Balfonheim | Rabanastre |
-------------+------------+------------+------------.
Nalbina Ft. | Archades | Balfonheim | Rabanastre |
-------------+------------+------------+------------+
Archades | Balfonheim | Nalbina | Rabanastre |
-------------+------------+------------+------------+
Balfonheim | Bhujerba | Archades | Nalbina |
-------------+------------+------------+------------+

Since the flight the sixth sister on is random, you'll have to
learn which flights you've already taken. Flights to and from
two different places (Balfonheim <-> Nalbina will always give
you one person) are the same flight at the core, you can cross
both of them off on the above table. If you didn't have to
double-back to any town as I did (Nalbina twice), you should
be able to cross out twelve flights and get the last one; if
not, you'll have three or four to do through trial and error.

Deliver the letter to Cisset and she gives you a smashing ring
for your success at defeating the idiots in House Laschiell...
a [RING OF RENEWAL]!

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| V. BOUNTIES [BNT1] |
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Bounties are small side-jobs that can be taken by finding notice boards in
the town hubs, mostly the bars and gathering spots. The following places have
a notice board:

LOCATION AREA NAME

+ Rabanastre ------- [The Sandsea]
+ Bhujerba --------- [The Cloudborne]
+ Nalbina Fortress - [Jujim Bazaar]
+ Phon Coast ------- [Hunters' Camp]
+ Balfonheim ------- [The Whitecap]

Here's the schematic for climbing the clan ladder:

Initial = Moppit = 00 Marks + 0 Pts.
Rank 01 = Hedge Knight = 02 Marks + 700 Pts.
Rank 02 = Rear Guard = 04 Marks + 8000 Pts.
Rank 03 = Vanguard = 08 Marks + 20000 Pts.
Rank 04 = Headhunter = 10 Marks + 30000 Pts.
Rank 05 = Ward of Justice = 12 Marks + 40000 Pts.
Rank 06 = Brave Companion = 14 Marks + 100000 Pts.
Rank 07 = Riskbreaker = 16 Marks + 200000 Pts.
Rank 08 = Paragon of Justice = 24 Marks + 250000 Pts.
Rank 09 = High Guardian = 28 Marks + 300000 Pts.
Rank 10 = Knight of the Round = 32 Marks + 500000 Pts.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
NORMAL BOUNTIES
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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#1 - Rogue Tomato [Rank I][2 LP]
- HP: 134
- Petitioner: Tomaj [Rabanastre - The Sandsea]
- Find in Dalmasca Estersand [The Stepping]
- Reward: 300 Gil, Teleport Stone, Potion
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The Rogue Tomato is located near the entrance from Dalmasca, on a
small, jutting cliff. Approach it at full health (+ Libra) before
you start to julienne it. Its Flame Breath attack can deal decent
damage, so keep your HP above 60 and retreat to use a Cure/Potion
is you need to. When its HP is halved, it jumps off the cliff to
the Wolf-ridden area below -- take out the wolves before you get
tag-teamed.

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#2 - Thextera [Rank I][2 LP]
- HP: 380
- Petitioner: Gatsly [The Sandsea]
- Find in Dalmasca Westersand [Galtea Downs]
- Reward: 500 Gil, Teleport Stone, Headguard
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Thextera can give you a run for your money should Vaan lack any
black/white magicks. Bring plenty of potions to be sure, and clear
the area of rogue Wolves -- there will always be an accompanying
wolf with the mark, though. It should only take four or five casts
of any black magic to take it down, but it can use "Cry of Help"
to summon a Wolf to its side and Saber, which reduces some of its
health to power itself up. Easier to kill when you have two people
but managable with Vaan alone.

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#3 - Flowering Cactoid [Rank I][2 LP]
- HP: ~500
- Petitioner: Dantro [D. Estersand - Outpost]
- Find in Dalmasca Estersand [Yardang Labyrinth]
- Reward: 500 Gil, Potion x 10
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You can find the mark south of the northern area exit in an auto-
-Haste mode. It has about 500 HP and may appear near other regular
Cactrites -- take out the latter before tangling. Cast Protect on
the party and start slicing in, to which it will usually use Ram
(basic phys. skill). Nothing special, although you do get a rare
Cactus Flower for defeating it.
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#4 - Wraith [Rank I][5 LP]
- HP: ~5000
- Petitioner: Milha [Lowtown - North Sprawl]
- Find in Garamsythe Waterway [Overflow Cloaca]
- Reward: 500 Gil, Ether, Gauntlets
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Talk to Milha near the "Residence" in North Sprawl to learn the
ghost was sighted in Garamsythe Waterway, just down through the
Storehouse 5 portion. Head into the Overflow Cloaca portion after
stocking up on phoenix down (or use Raise), since the Wraith tends
to use Doom on everyone. Doom can be cured by using remedies once
you have the Remedy Lore 3 license, so it is possible to do this
with one person. (Note: if you enter the Private Residence once
the Wraith's gone, you can find a Dusty Letter key item).

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#5 - Nidhogg [Rank I][5 LP]
- HP: ~7000
- Petitioner: Aekom [Bhujerba - Lhusu Square]
- Find in Lhusu Mines [Transitway 1]
- Reward: 600 Gil, Rose Corsage, Balaclava, Great Serpentskin
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Talk to the Seeq Aekom to learn that Nidhogg lurks where the path
splits in two. This means you can find it around "Transitway 1."
Dispel its Protect/Haste statuses, then Blind/Slow it. Protect
yourselves and heal when it uses its Tail Spear attack. Saber
will makes its defense rise, so beware. DO NOT SELL THE GREAT
SERPENTSKIN YOU RECEIVE AS A REWARD. It's useful later on.

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#6 - Wyvern Lord [Rank II][8 LP]
- HP: ~12000
- Petitioner: Sherral [Rabanastre - Amal's Weaponry]
- Find in Nam-Yensa Sandsea [Simoon Bluff]
- Reward: 1000 Gil, Longbow, Shell Shield
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Sherral tells you the wyvern was seen in the western reaches of
the sandsea. Teleport to the Tomb of Raithwall and enter from
there, into the dead-end area of Loomis Bluff. In the northern
reaches, you can find the wyvern flying around. Kill the minor
enemies before approaching.

Blind it and spread out so its Aero attacks don't do much (and
if you do this this late-game, it won't). It's also susceptable
to Slow and Sleep. Steal a Yensa Scale from it before you flay
it apart.

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#7 - Croakadile [Rank II][10 LP]
- HP: ~20000
- Petitioner: Sadeen [Giza Plains - Nomad Village, RAINY SEASON]
- Find in Giza Plains [Starfall Field - RAINY SEASON ONLY]
- Reward: 1200 Gil, Serpent Rod, Teleport Stone
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The ever-laconic Sadeen says the Croakadile is by "a bridge"
somewhere. Head south into Starfall Field and over the first
bridge, the creature falls from the sky. Dispel its positive
statuses and cast Blind on it, because it will eventually use
"Growing Threat" which doubles its level! A Quickening chain in
the latter rounds of the fight can seal the deal here. Obtained
afterwards is a [RING OF THE TOAD]. Take it back to Sadeen and
he'll cryptically ask you to take it to "her"...meaning, the
village chief (yes, she's a girl). Talk to Brunoa when the rains
have stopped to find out that Sadeen is probably a ghost. :o!

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#8 - Enkelados [Rank II][9 LP]
- HP: ~20000
- Petitioner: Low-chief Sugumu [Jahara - Elderknoll]
- Find in Ozmone Plain [The Shred]
- Reward: 1100 Gil, Ether, Golden Amulet
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The low-chief says the Enkelados is trampling some Ozmone herbs
to dust, in "The Shred" area. Talk to the guard by the Elderknoll
bridge to learn that you have to clear the area of Wu monsters to
draw it out. Kill all of them in the northern portion and re-enter
to find the beast. Dispel its Protect/Shell and Blind/Slow it. It
knows Purify, so keep your finger on the status effect button. Can
use Restore to bring back HP, too, so Quickening it if ya need to.
Once dead, it drops a [ERRMONEA LEAF]. After getting the reward,
the low-chief wants you to bring the leaf to Giza Plains' village.
Find Lesina and give it to her and receive [REMEDY x 2].

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#9 - Ixtab [Rank II][12 LP]
- HP: ~25000
- Petitioner: High-chief Zayalu [Jahara - Elderknoll]
- Find in Henne Mines [Phase 1 Shaft]
- Reward: 1300 Gil, Ether, Soul Powder
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Ixtab is a blood-thirsty sucker, having claimed the lives of
many Garif men lately. Teleport to the mine [etc.] and enter the
shaft in question and enter the southeastern juncture. Kill all
the Seekers around and cast Slow on the ghoul. It uses -ara type
magicks, so keep the Curas up. One can also steal a Flame Shield
from it.

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#10 - Atomos [Rank III][16 LP]
- HP: ~30000
- Petitioner: Burrogh [Nalbina Fortress - Jajim Bazaar]
- Find in Mosphoran Highwaste [Northern Skirts]
- Reward: 1800 Gil, Gaia Rod, Diamond Shield
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Burrogh's back from Barheim and has a colossal problem on his
hands up in the mountainous highwaste. Travel to the far north
and pick off all the Vultures around, so they don't mess up your
battle.

The big, red Atomos lurks nearby. Dispel its Protect/Shell/Regen
and cast Blind/Slow for a quick edge (it does know Purify) before
it gets surrounded by a "white wind" and status effects will quit
working. Keep using Dispel as it re-casts positive statuses, and
stay in Haste/Protect yourself. Its attacks only affect one ally
at a time, so just make sure you outlast it (use Charge!).

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#11 - Vorpal Bunny [Rank III][16 LP]
- HP: ~25000
- Petitioner: Nera [Eruyt Village - The Spiritwood]
- Find in Golmore Jungle [The Rustling Chapel]
- Reward: 2000 Gil, Lightning Arrows, Gillie Boots
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Talk to Nera to learn her friend will miss the rite of passage of
hunting the bunny due to an injury. Time to cheat. Head into the
Rustling Chapel section of the jungle (towards Feywood) and in
the middle "square" the bunny appears. Dispel its positive status
before it runs away completely and you lose it; if that happens,
it will come back with the same status and full health. Trail it
a ways and it will often switch course towards you. Vorpal Bunny
isn't really offensive, but it often goes into corridors with a
bunch of minor enemies -- clear them beforehand for an easier
time! If you have Berserk or some Bacchus' Wine, use it on the
bunny to stop it from running away.

After its demise, you win a [RABBIT'S TAIL]. Go back to the
village and you'll automatically hand it over. Mission complete!

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#12 - Ring Wyrm [Rank III][16 LP]
- HP: ~45000
- Petitioner: Balzac [Lowtown - North Sprawl]
- Find in Dalmasca Westersand [Windtrace Dunes]
- Reward: 200 Gil, Moon Ring, Icebrand
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Visit the propositioner in the southwest part of the sprawl to
learn there's a Ring Wyrm in the Windtrace Dunes area of the
Westersand. Apparently it only comes out when there's elementals
around, meaning during sandstorms. Teleport to the area and keep
re-entering it until the weather goes sucky. It appears in the
center of the area (about).

Dispel its Protect and Blind/Slow it. Watch out for its Breath
attack (fire-elem) which can hit multiple targets and inflict
Sap. It isn't shy about using Immobilizega either. Given its
huge amount of HP, this will take a long time at any level. Equip
Flame Shields and Jackboots for an easier go-'round.

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#13 - Feral Retriever [Rank III][14 LP]
- HP: ~20000
- Petitioner: Hymms [Mt. Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass]
- Find in Paramina Rift [Spine of the Icewyrm]
- Reward: 1500 Gil, Recurve Crossbow, Teleport Stone
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Hymms says the retriever lurks in Paramina Rift near Stilshrine
of Miriam. The easiest way to find it is to teleport to the
shrine and head into the Spine from there. Kill any Garuda-Egis
that follow you and you'll find the Couerl-like monster near
the "Path of the Firstfall."

Blind/Slow it to begin with, and be wary of Stone Gaze. If it
uses Purify, recast Blind. It's really just an overgrown kittie
you've fought before, but cast Protect on everyone to be sure.

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#14 - Darksteel [Rank IV][21 LP]
- HP: ~60000
- Petitioner: Homesick Man [Archades - Nilbasse]
- Find in Sochen Cave Palace [Temptation Eluded]
- Reward: 3000 Gil, Lead Bolts, Adamantite
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The petitioner is in the weapon shop here and apparently the
Darksteel (titantoise type) is down in the cave palace complex.
Take the easy way in via Old Archades and you'll come to this
enemy. Cast Protect on yourselves before approaching.

Dispel its Bravery/Protect/Shell, inflict Blind/Slow on it, then
Haste yourselves. Watch out for its Flatten skill which can do
1000+, and keep Dispelling its positive statuses as they come.
If you're in dire straits, flee if a small passageway if you have
to, since it won't be able to follow. Also, if you want to buy
time without running away, lead it around the room in circles.
Watch out for its Stone Gaze (inflict: Petrify) attack.

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#15 - Braegh [Rank IV][17 LP]
- HP: ~35000
- Petitioner: Va'Kansa [Mosphoran Highwaste - Babbling Vale]
- Find in The Salikawood [Corridor of Ages]
- Reward: 1700 Gil, Obelisk, Hi-Ether
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

NOTE: You must have defeated King Bomb to complete this.

Talk to the bangaa to learn his partner and wares disappeared, by
the Necrohol of Nabudis. Teleport to the Salikawood and continue
northeast through the "Grand Bower" area to "Corridor of Ages."
Near the entrance to Nabudis, the thunderstruck horse shows up.

Cast Slow on it and Haste/Bravery on yourselves. Its Snake Lash
ability inflicts damage and poison, and it also uses Bleed magick.
After awhile, it uses Immobilizega, too. Try to kill it fast 'fore
it uses "Invert," which flip-flops the HP <-> MP amounts. It also
becomes immune to magick when critical, but shouldn't matter a
whole lot (it can be Silenced). Chain-Quickening it to death if it
poses a huge threat.

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#16 - Mindflayer [Rank IV][18 LP]
- HP: ~35000
- Petitioner: Warrior Guromu [Jahara - Lull of the Land]
- Find in Henne Mines [Phase 1 Dig]
- Reward: 2200 Gil, Carmagnole
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NOTE: Enter "Phase 1 Dig" with full MP to spawn this enemy. Has a
little something to do with its affinity for Mist.

Guromu's friend has not returned from the mines, and the mark's
been spotted at the "Phase 1 Dig." Find it in the southern portion
and it will float towards you. Dispel its Faith/Haste and equip
any Stop-proof equipment you have, since it will use Time Requiem
to inflict it on all in range; it helps to cast Bubble as a relief
should everyone be incapacitated. Mindflayer will use Invert, much
like Braegh, to flip one's HP and MP values (i.e. one becomes the
other). Cast Slow when possible and chain-Quickening it in the
latter part of the fight, before Hero's March (add: Protect/Shell/
Bravery/Faith). Also note that Mindflayer can be Berserk'd, which
will strip it of its major status-effect attacks.

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#17 - White Mousse [Rank V][24 LP]
- HP: ~60000
- Petitioner: Sorbet [Rabanastre - Westgate]
- Find in Garamsythe Waterway [West Sluice Control]
- Reward: 2800 Gil, Yoichi Bow, Sluice Gate Key
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The monster appears to have claimed Sorbet's key and "treat," and
headed for the West Sluice Control section of the sewers. To get
there, head east from the Central Waterway Control to find the No.
10 Channel sluiceway drained of water. Take the higher-ground
stairways and continue south into the destination. The mark will
spawn in the shallow water in the square-shaped part.

It uses Waterga, Slowga, and Flash, all of which you're probably
familiar with by this time. It's susceptable to Blind and Sleep,
too, and Berserk if you want. Fire-elemental attacks tend to be the
best murdering tools in the fight, and if you have Berserk, that'll
stop it from being a magick threat. Upon defeat, it drops a [BROKEN
KEY], and after claiming the reward, Sorbet gives you the key since
there's another one on-hand. Meaning, you can now control the
sluices down in the sewers. Yaya!

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#18 - Lindwyrm [Rank V][22 LP]
- HP: ~110,000
- Petitioner: Fermon [Old Archades - Alley of Muted Sighs]
- Find in Tchita Uplands [Garden of Life's Circle]
- Reward: 4200 Gil, Barrel Coat, Hi-Ether
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Fermon is the old man surrounded by a circle of kids, and tells of
the wyrm who only comes out when its cloudy. Teleport to Tchita to
begin with. If you can see the sun, it's not overcast. Since one
has to exit the ENTIRE area to change the weather, it's easier to
teleport into the area to check the atmospheric conditions and
reset if they're not favorable. There are two "favorable" outlooks
however: when it's cloudy and raining or when it's simply cloudy.
Before you approach, make sure to have odd-numbered levels to make
two of its annoying attacks ineffectual.

In the destination area, no monsters will be around beside the big
oaf in the southeast corner. Dispel its positive status and put
Protectga/Shellga on yourselves. Watch out for Lv. 2 Sleep, which
inflicts the status on those with even-numbered levels. Stone
Breath is also a problem, so have Stona ready. Blind, Silence, and
Slow this guy to stop him from casting Bio and using Rake to great
success. This is a great fight to use Bubble/Bravery on, if you
know them. When his HP takes a dive, Lindwyrm will erect a Greater
Barrier (Protect+Shell), start using Restore, which brings back
a great deal of HP, and using Lv. 4 Break, which casts Petrify on
those with levels divisible by four. If you know the Shear
technick, you can lower its magick resist for easier nuking. As
expected, his defense takes an increase when in critical condition,
but Quickenings can get around that. Once dead, it leaves behind a
[RUSTED SCRAP OF ARMOR] key item.

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#19 - Marilith [Rank V][22 LP]
- HP: ~35000
- Petitioner: Tavernmaster [Rabanastre - The Sandsea]
- Find in Zertinan Caverns [Invitation to Heresy]
- Reward: 2200 Gil, Serpent Eye, Teleport Stone x 3
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The tavernmaster requires serpentwyne must from the Marilith, found
in Zertinan Caverns after entering via the westersand. Teleport to
the desert and find the Shimmering Horizons area, southwest of the
Galtea Downs region. You'll have to enter it from "The Midfault,"
however, which is just west of Galtea Downs. Near the western edge
of the destination area will be a tunnel leading into the caverns.
The mark appears in the "Invitation to Heresy" region, by one of the
holes in the wall where the light shines in (in SE dead end). You
may have to kill the low-level enemies around here before it
appears, or it might be random. Dunno. It isn't visible until you
stumble upon it, though.

Dispel its Protect/Shell/Haste and Blind/Slow it. Protectga helps
if you have it, but single-serve casting work too. When its health
drips, it starts using Tail Spear (1-target atk) more often. Upon
death, it drops a keg of [SERPENTWYNE MUST], which you can now take
back to the propositioner.

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#20 - Vyraal [Rank V][22 LP]
- HP: ~100,000
- Petitioner: Viera Wayfarer [Balfonheim Port - The Whitecap]
- Find in Cerobi Steppe [The Northsward]
- Reward: 3500 Gil, Halberd, Crystal Shield, Dragon Scale
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

A large aevis has taken this viera's belongings and once you accept
the viera will accompany you as a guest -- meet up with her at the
The Northsward area in the northeast of the steppe. The mark's in
the central region here. Blind/Slow it before you begin and cast
Protectga/Bravery on your fighters (the viera sucks). It uses Sonic
Fangs (single-target; may inflict Slow) and Fireball (single-target
fire-elem). When its HPs decrease quite a bit, will run away and
you'll have to chase the quarry. When it's put in critical condition
a barrier is erected, making any magick ineffectual -- cast status
effects before this point. One can steal a Spiral Incisor from it.
Upon defeat, it drops a [VIERA RUCKSACK]. Instead of instantly
getting the reward, you now have to walk ALL the way back to town
(;_;) for some stupid reason... <grumble, grumble>

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#21 - Bloodwing [Rank V][22 LP]
- HP: ~30000
- Petitioner: No. 381 [Dalmasca Estersand - North Bank Village]
- Find in Barheim Passage [The West Annex]
- Reward: 2400 Gil, Stun Bombs, Vampyr Fang
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NOTE: You must have completed Dantro's Wife's sidequest to get the
Barheim Key necessary to do this. Refer to "SBV1" to do so.

Talk to the newly-escaped prisoner to learn the Bloodwing lurks in
the west annex of Barheim. Enter the passage via the estersand (go
southeast in "Banks of the Nebra" to "Murmering Defile") and trek
to "The West Annex." You can reach there by going west out of
"Great Central Passage" -> to "East-West Bypass" -> to "Zeviah Span"
further west. At the span, you can find a Barheim Candle which will
light up the rest of the dungeon spaces; to find it, head south and
take the first eastern stairway back north. To continue south, tip
a cart on the west side of the railway to open the way to the
annex.

In the thin, southern east-west path, the bloodwing will fly down.
Try to kill any monsters trailing you 'cause there are some ahead.
Blind/Silence it and watch out for Leech, which does about 700
(compared to the Mimeo's 1000+). Its physical attack can poison an
ally as well. Since it's a flying type, you'll have to rely on
certain types of weapons or simply Faith+Holy, Flare, Shock, etc.
it.

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#22 - Piscodaemon [Rank V][26 LP]
- HP: ~40000
- Petitioner: Ivaness [Mt. Bur-Omisace - Temple Grounds]
- Find in Ancient City of Giruvegan [Gate of Fire]
- Reward: 3800 Gil, Dark Shot, Scathe Mote
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Ivaness will have had a dream his brother, consumed by evil and now
a Piscodaemon, is headed for Giruvegan's Gate of Fire. Travel back
through the water-steps to the gate in question and find the daemon
at the southwestern most part of the slanted room.

Once found, dispel the mark's Shell and inflict Blind/Slow (easy to
do with the Nihopalaoa item-reversal trick). Its attacks are a bunch
of weak sauce and it has horrible defense, but it can use Soul Etude
to refill its life to full and Hero's March to put a whole bunch of
good statuses on (familiar with both by now, I hope -- use Dispel!).
Watch out for its Bio and Death spells, and also Pulsar Wave (can
inflict Disable). Just do a chain-Quickening on it when its almost
dead to seal the deal. Have fun walking back out! :p

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#23 - Roblon [Rank VI][26 LP]
- HP: ~100,000
- Petitioner: Morgen [Nalbina Fortress - West Ward]
- Find in Nabreus Deadlands [Overlooking Eternity]
- Reward: 3100 Gil, Giant Helmet, Mythril
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

NOTE: You must have defeated King Bomb in The Salikawood to proceed
immediately with this.

NOTE: Equipping Aegis Shields from now on will be of great help.

Morgen says that the hellish golem roams by the river and tall
grasses. Teleport to the Salikawood and exit northwest through the
Grand Bower and Piebald Path to enter the deadlands. In the third
area you encounter -- "Vale of Lingering Sorrow" -- an urn can be
found that reveals the rest of the maps. Take the east or north
passage, it doesn't matter -- both end up in "The Slumbermead." To
find your the automaton mark, go to the northwestern part of the
marsh and look for a path that leads west -- it isn't marked on the
map. It leads to "The Fog Mutters" and "Overlooking Eternity," both
isolated from the rest of the map. Roblon is found in the latter.

When you approach the dead-end mount where Roblon is, a bunch of
Dead Bones appear and will keep appearing. Use range magicks (like
Scourge) to take them out en masse before they Reflectga their
friends. Roblon itself attacks with -ara type magick and a physical
attack (single-target) every once in awhile. When its HP gets low,
it will use Fear (heavily decreases MP) and Tri-Attack (damage +
Slow); before this time, try to do a blitzkreig on the Dead Bones
like this next paragraph. NOTE: If you throw Nihopalaoa's remedies
at the Dead Bones and don't kill them, more may NOT respawn!

If you want things to go a bit easier, Roblon can be inflicted with
Slow, Blind, and Sap. If you equip a Nihopalaoa accessory (reverses
effect of restorative items), throwing a Remedy at the mark will
put all three statuses on at once! If you have a high Remedy Lore
license, you can put a slough of status effects on the Dead Bones
enemies and make this fight a whole lot easier. It seems if you
incapacitate them without killing 'em, no more spawn! Consider this
as you battle on.

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#24 - Goliath [Rank IV][27 LP]
- HP: ~150,000
- Petitioner: Barrong [Nalbina Fortress - West Ward]
- Find in Necrohol of Nabudis [Hall of Slumbering Might]
- Reward: 3600 Gil, Save the Queen, Einherjarium
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

NOTE: You must have defeated King Bomb in The Salikawood to proceed
immediately with this.

Barrong is by the stairway to the aerodrome, strangely. After he
spots you, he tells that the monster in question lurks in Nabudis,
west of The Salikawood. The area the mark is found in is the first
one inside of Nabudis if you enter from the Nabreus Deadlands; if
you don't want to go that way, you have to trek all the way through
the necrohol. When you get to Goliath, clear the Baknamy enemies
'round the room and approach.

Goliath casts powerful -aga magicks (use Shellga) and Gravity, that
does half a character's max HP in damage per ally, to all allies i
range. Also, it erects a magick barrier that makes all magick used
against it ineffectual. If you want to put Slow on it, though, use
a Nihopalaoa accessory (reverses item effects) and throw a Remedy
onto it. Use Mirror Mail to reflect all its powerful magicks back
onto the golem and this fight'll go a lot easier. When its HPs are
low, it starts to use Smite of Rage (powerful physical attack on
one target) and Lunge. Its regular attack can inflict Disable, so
keep Esuna on your fingertips.

The easiest way to get back is to exit into the deadlands and get
back to the "Succor Midst Sorrow" where the teleport crystal is.
You'll have to beat a crystalbug before you can get the real one,
though.

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#25 - Overlord [Rank VI][24 LP]
- HP: ~70,000
- Petitioner: Insecure Seeq [Archades - Bulward's Technicks]
- Find in Sochen Cave Palace [Doubt Abandoned]
- Reward: 3500 Gil, Hi-Ether x 2, Teleport Stone
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The seeq only states that the mark is found in Sochen Cave Palace,
lamely. Teleport to Tchita and enter from there to get a notice
from the pig-snout that the monster is near. Insecure Seeq only
has 5358 HP and is weak to fire, so watch out.

Overlord is in the dead end on the western wall. Dispel its Bravery
and inflict Slow/Blind/Silence/Disease/Confuse in whatever manner
you wish (Nipholaoa trick!). It uses Lunge (single-target phys atk)
Pyromania (mote-like fire-elem atk), and Tri-Attack (dmg + Slow).
If you have Expose, it can have its defense lowered; Addle doesn't
work, though. Save your Quickenings for the very end, since it will
use the ever-powerful "Rage" attack do deal 1500-2000 damage to all
those in rage -- keep Protect status on. Smite of Rage also will be
used when its HP is low (and to great effect), which isn't much of
a surprise given the type of creature its modelled after. Go for a
quick finish. Go back to town for your horrible reward... =/

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#26 - Catoblepas [Rank VI][27 LP]
- HP: ~130,000
- Petitioner: War-chief Supinelu [Jahara - Lull of the Land]
- Find in Zertinan Caverns [Hourglass Basin]
- Reward: 3200 Gil, Volcano, Arctic Wind
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

NOTE: If you take the shortest route during this mission, you will
have to pass through the area where the esper Adrammelech resides
(Athroza Quicksands). Should you be overwhelmed, either search for
a different route via the sandseas or simply flee into one of the
side-areas.

---

Supinelu tells of a demon that wounded his brother, and he wants
you to witness his fight against it, win or lose. Weird. First off,
head into "The Undershore" area, on the side with the save point
(area is split in twain). By the save point, you can traverse a
sandfall path, taking a northeastern branch of the secret (not on
map) route. If you're having trouble finding what's what, seek out
the map in "The Balamka Fault" area, to the middle-north.

When you arrive in "Hourglass Basin," Supinelu will join you as a
guest, and you can be on your merry way. The mark appears at the
dead end nearby. Dispel its Protect/Shell/Reflect status and cast
Protectga/Shellga on your allies. Supinelu will use a Blizzaga-like
attack and physical attacks, so make sure to recast his Bravery
status if it should wear off. Catoblepas is only susceptible to
Blind, Slow, Sleep, Expose, and Shear. When its positive statuses
are removed, it will recast them. Hastega/Bubble your party allies
when you find a chance and get to work. Watch out for its powerful
Smite of Rage attack (Blind + Shields = possible evade); Ram and
Tail Swipe aren't much to worry about. Do a Quickening chain to
bury the baddie, if you want.

Go back to Jahara for the reward.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
MONTBLANC'S BOUNTIES
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

To get these bounties that aren't on the notice board, talk to the
leader of Clan Centurio himself...Montblanc!

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#1 - Cluckatrice [Rank I][6 LP]
- HP: ~7000
- Petitioner: Danja [Giza Plains - Nomad Village]
- Find in Giza Plains [Gizas North Bank]
- Reward: 1000 Gil, Jackboots, Rainbow Egg
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

This can only be completed in the dry season; if it's wet, you'll
have to wait for the change. It's also a good idea to come around
when you have a full party of people, particularly after visiting
Eruyt Village, since you'll have a guest with infinite potions...

Talk to Danja in the cockatrice pen at the nomad village, then go
to Gizas North Bank. Defeat all the enemies here, leave, and re-
-enter. You should now find Chickatrices (~2500 HP, 1 LP) with the
mama Cluckatrice (~7000 HP, 6 LP). Gang-murder the babies and cast
Blind the mother as you slice 'n' dice. It can use Purify to take
negative statuses off, but at least that wastes time.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#2 - Rocktoise [Rank I][8 LP]
- HP: ~15000
- Petitioner: Pilika [Bhujerba - Khus Skygrounds]
- Find in Lhusu Mines [Site 2]
- Reward: 1200 Gil, Hi-Potion, Heavy Coat
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The moogle petitioner in the skygrounds to learn the titantoise is
in Site 2 of the Lhusu Mines (the cavern portion). Dispel its
Haste status (if you have it), then Blind/Slow/Silence it. It's
not exactly hard, but it does have 15000+ HP. Once it has an eye
on one character, simply lead it around the room in a circle and
let the rest of the allies carve it up.

[OPTIONAL PART:]

After completing the mission, talk to Pilika again and accept his
offer to find his diary, at Clio's technick shop. He'll give you
a [MERCHANT'S ARMBAND] to get into the second-floor staff-only
area. Find it by a bookshelf and ladder, then bring it back. You
will be asked if you read it. Your actions before and answer now
determine a reward:

Read Diary + Told the truth = Kilimweave Shirt
Did Not Read + Told the truth = Shepherd's Bolero
Did Not Read + Lied about reading it = Kilimweave Shirt
Read Diary + Lied about reading it = Shepherd's Bolero

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#3 - Gil Snapper [Rank III][20 LP]
- HP: ~40000 HP
- Petitioner: Nanau - [Giza Plains - Crystal Glade]
- Find in Giza Plains [Tracks of the Beast - RAINY SEASON ONLY]
- Reward: 3000 Gil, Phobos Glaze
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

It has to be the rainy season before this can be attempted. When
you accept the job of killing the "Rain Lord," you also obtain a
[SILENT URN] which helps in killing the creature. It appears in
the area "Tracks of the Beast." If you haven't opened it yet, you
must visit the following areas and chop down the withered trees
to create a wood bridge that leads east out of Gizas South Bank:

o Throne Road
o Nomad Village
o Toam Hills
o Starfall Field
o Crystal Glade
o Gizas North Bank

Exit into the area to find Bansat, the Seeq from Clan Centurio,
ready to help you as a guest (comes with Haste!). Unfortunately,
the Gil Snapper doesn't appear unless the weather is a downpour.
Keep re-entering the screen until it's really crappy outside and
Bansat will tell you if it's here.

Dispel its positive statuses, then Blind/Silence/Slow it. Bansat
will probably inflict Immobilize to your advantage. Its regular
attack can inflict Slow, which you should counter with Haste. All
in all, not too hard -- just more HP (~40000) and the same turtle
skills (Flash, Flatten, etc.). When its HP gets really low, its
defense takes a boost, which isn't too unusual. Soon as it's dead,
it gets sucked into the urn...poof! You'll have to wait until the
dry season to claim the reward, however. Take this time to do the
Croakadile mark, so you don't have to wait around again!

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#4 - Orthros [Rank V][25 LP]
- HP: ~100,000
- Petitioner: Contrite Thief [Lowtown - North Sprawl]
- Find in Garamsythe Waterway [Southern Sluiceway]
- Reward: Blackened Fragment, Unpurified Ether, Horakhty's Flame
3800 Gil
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

The thief in question is by the Garamsythe Waterway's entrance and
tells that the loot she stole was re-stolen by a blob-monster at
the "south end of the waterway." Head to the area in question by
heading west, south, then east. At the destination, you'll probably
notice that the mark doesn't simply appear. Why? Because you have
to have an all-female (three-member) team to draw it out! After it
appears, you can change your party in any way you like.

Dispel its Protect/Bravery/Haste, first off. It casts Slowga often
so be ready to counter with Haste. It's susceptible to Disease,
Blind, and Sleep, which makes its frequent use of physical attacks
easier to stomach. Make sure to Shell/ga if your characters are at
a low level (20-30). Its Mythril Bubbles attack can put a couple
of negative statuses on those in range, so also have Esuna/ga on-
-hand to repair. Orthros can inflict Sap (w/ Bleed) and Blind (w/
Flash), too. If one is doing this late in the game, use Expose to
lower its defense. A [BUNDLE OF STOLEN ARTICLES] is found as
spoils.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#5 - Trickster [Rank V][25 LP]
- HP: ~60,000
- Petitioner: Gurdy [Mt. Bur-Omisace - Sand-strewn Pass]
- Find in Paramina Rift [Frozen Brook]
- Reward: 4800 Gil, Deimos Clay
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Head to the mountain and talk to the moogle to learn the chocobo is
by the "Frozen Brook" area. When you get there, Monid from Centurio
will join up with you as a faux-guest. Like Bansat before him, the
Bangaa will tell you when the animal is about, so keep re-entering
the screen until that time. HE WILL NOT APPEAR UNLESS YOU DO THIS.
Head east until the gigantic (!) white choco-bird appears out of
nowhere.

Dispel its Haste/Protect and put Blind/Silence on it (also can make
it go to Sleep). Cast Protectga on yourselves and follow it as it
runs all around the place -- careful not to hit any traps along
the waterfront. Careful for its single-target "Wild Charge" attack
which can do a lot of damage to low-levelled characters. Make sure
you inflict Blind/Silence early on because when its HP is at the
halfway mark, it gets surrounded by a white wind and becomes
immune to status effects. Quickly do a large chain-Quickening to
the bird before it raises its paling to make itself immune to all
physical attacks! Its Choco-Comet deals damage to all in range,
but anyone with a shield (and high Shield Block license) can have
a chance at blocking.

Go back to Gurdy and learn something special about her!

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#6 - Antlion [Rank V][25 LP]
- HP: ~100,000
- Petitioner: Niray [Bhujerba - The Staras Residence]
- Find in Lhusu Mines [Site 9]
- Reward: 4300 Gil, Bubble Belt, Sickle-Blade
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

As the map tells you, the residence is in the Cloudborne Row area
of town near the pub. Talk to Niray to receive the [SITE 3 KEY] for
further exploration. Direct yourself to "Site 3" of the mine, using
the key to proceed further. Once in "Site 3," head south to find
the exit onto "Shunia Twinspan." After getting back on the western
side of "Transitway 1," you can continue west to Site 9. The mark
is found in the cavern portion, surrounded by Killer Mantises.

Obviously, take out the Mantises before you bother with the mark.
Since they swarm you, use -ara/-aga magicks, depending on what
your stock is, or Scourge if you're in the late game. The main
goal is to kill them all before any uses Cannibalize, which will
increase its stats at the expense of an enemy's life and make it
harder to deal with.

Once its minions are gone, inflict the Antlion with Disease, Slow,
or Silence -- whatever you can get off. Cast Protect/ga and Bubble
while always keeping Esuna on-hand, since its regular attack can
inflict Disable. The Expose technick can lower its defense, which
you should use if possible.

After it's dead, Yrlon explains that he dropped the key into the
nearby hole and it probably washed out to sea. Now, if you go to
the Hunters' Camp at Phon Coast, you can find the [SITE 11 KEY]
beside the Fallen Bhujerban NPC.

o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
#7 - Belito [Rank V][98 LP Total]
- HP: ~???,???
- Petitioner: Montblanc [Rabanastre - Clan Hall]
- Find in Nam-Yensa Sandsea [Withering Shores]
- Reward: 5100 Gil, Megalixir
o-------------------------------------------------------------------o

Montblanc baits you with some vague details about a monster beating
its wings and making sandstorms, blahblahhearsay. Luckily, the bit
about passing through "caves of quicksand" narrows the location of
the creature down to an isolated oil rig in "Withering Shores."
Before you leave, you also get to hear who some people think the
"hunter stalker" is... Spoo-kay.

Teleport to the Ogir-Yensa Sandsea and head north to the "Central
Junction" area where there is an entrance into Zertinan Caverns.
Once in the "Canopy Of Clay" area, simply take the other northern
exit out into "Withering Shores." Head up the ramp and to the
isolated circular structure and find...Ba'Gamnan! Yes, it appears
there is no stupid sandstorm bird... Monid will join you as a
guest, though.

o-----------o-------------o--------o
| Rinok | HP: ~35000 | LP: 20 | Finally, a rematch with these loonies.
o-----------o-------------o--------o Once the battle begins, his henchmen
| Gijuk | HP: ~35000 | LP: 20 | will arrive and you can have a nice (and
o-----------o-------------o--------o laggy) free-for-all on the small area.
| Bwagi | HP: ~35000 | LP: 20 |
o-----------o-------------o--------o All enemies are susceptible to Slow and
| Ba'Gamnan | HP: ~50000 | LP: 38 | Sap, while only the bounty hunter's
o-----------o-------------o--------o minions can be inflicted with Sleep,
Silence, and Blind. Luckily, if you take on this team of four in the latter
stages of the game, this isn't too hard with Protectga/Shellga, Hastega, and
Bubble/Belts. Dispel/ga everyone's initial positive statuses, of course.

I suggest taking care of Bwagi first since he uses "Fang" items that inflict
heavy elemental damage around the party. After that, get rid of Gijuk and
Rinok who don't really have any super standout attacks. Ba'Gamnan, strangely
is pretty easy himself, only using the single-target "Eviscerator" for some
physical damage and "Shining Ray" for some area thunder (?) damage, about
1000-ish. Yawn? The main mark also gets a defensive/evasion boost when HP-
-critical, but nothing a chain-Quickening to the snout can't bowl over.
By the way, Ba'Gamnan's physical attack can inflict Silence.

Afterwards, watch what may be the most fulfilling scene in the game: the
plunge into the "water" where he plays with the "fish." LAFF! You'll get
the reward before having to hotfoot it back home...in another long walk...

________________________________________________________________________________________

-FIN-

Tales Of Legendia walkthrough

harry505 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:12:51 CST

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[ W A L K T H R O U G H ]
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MAIN QUEST
--------

[-PROLOUGE-]

I recommend to watch the opening movie. Anyways, watch the scenes with Senel
and Shirley on the boat. After some conversations, you will be thrown to your
first battle.

Nothing special here. Just get accustomed to the actual battle system.

After the battle, -cutscene-, you'll find yourself on a beach, actually
aboard the Legacy. Watch the scenes, after shirley is taken by a bandit,
you will be talking to Will, who in turn joins you to pursue the bandit.

---------------------------
[-C H A P T E R - 1 ] "I N P U R S U I T"
---------------------------

FALLINGWATER
=============

Follow the path and left to the stairs to find a chest. Save your game then
proceed. On the next screen, you will be introduced to a "wonderbaker". After
the cutscene, you will now have recipes to bake breads. Just continue on the
path and there would be a little conversation between Senel and Will. Moving
on, continue to the path and take the stairs to get to a chest. Head back to
the next screen. You'll see another chest and a healing point. Just continue
the path gathering items along the way until you reach town.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Reaching town, there'll be a conversation, then you can control Senel again.
Wander around the town to get used to the area. To continue with the story,
head to the fountain, just keep on going north wherever you are. A cutscene
will occur. Just watch the really entertaining presentation. You will get
into trouble and eventually, Will will need to interfere and knock you out.

You'll wake up in a jailcell. You will learn more about Will, and the old lady
will eventually convince Will to join you. He joins your party now. Head out.

There is an oven that you can use to bake, and also an apple gum by the
bookselves. Head out, there would be a minor cutscene, then head south to the
exit of the town.

Outside the town, you will learn about ducts. From your position, just head
north to reach a small cottage. Enter.

- () -- () -- () -

COUNTRY COTTAGE
==============

Talk to man inside to learn about the topics you need in the long run.
Otherwise, just head out, do some battles to level up and gain some money,
before heading to the mountains..

When you're ready, just head northeast to the next place

- () -- () -- () -

MISTY MOUNTAINS
==============

Inside, you will see a dark, watery field. Those are fields that has high
encounter rate and enemies are indeed stronger/. Your reward would be some
really good items.

Follow the path , save, until you reach a bridge. Cutscene. After that, you
will have a fight. This is a story battle. Just play around,cause this will end
automatically.

After that, more cutscenes. Once you gain control again, head down for the
chest, then go back up. Head left to the dark field and down to get an item.
Go back, head north until you reach a save point. Go south and examine the
paper thingy to find Mimi again. After that, continue north and around the
bridges. Follow this path until you exit to the world map.

Outside, just follow the dirt path until you reach a duct. You can go
back in town to resupply or upgrade your gears otherwise just enter Bandit's
Lair.

- () -- () -- () -

BANDIT'S LAIR
==============

Scene with Moses. Once you gain control again, get the item and enter the
black fields for more goodies. Continue to the next screen, another scene.
Will joins you again after that just follow the path upstairs and exit the
room. You will be introduced to Chloe Valens. After a brief conversation,
scene will shift to Shirley and Moses.

After gaining control, go thru the dark field to get Leather Boots. Continue
down the path until you reach some stairs going up. Go north until you find
a huge wooden door. Go left and up the stairs.

Moses will show up and will run off. Follow him until you reach a duct. Enter
and you will be taken to a "puzzle booth". You will encounter several of these
during the course of the game. This is an easy puzzle so just arrange the
blocks so that you can reach the other end. Just remember you can push
button just in case you screwed yourself up.

After that, you'll find the room Shirley is held. Senel will try to break it
but to no avail. You will need to get the key from Moses, on the adjacent room.
Make sure you save then meet him on the other room.

---------------
BOSS
---------------

-Moses- -Giet-
HP 2194 HP 2852

This is a tough battle if you are unprepared. You need to take out Giet first
since he has more Hp and faster. Dont forget to use your climax gauge to
take out these two. Guard when you can. Just mind your hp. Always keep it
above 50%. Eventually, once one of them is down, the other is a joke.

You will get the key after some conversation with Moses. When you go to
Shirley's room, you will find the same guy that sent the demon clinging
Shirley away. And also, you'll get the chance to see the lair under attack
by a group of soldiers. Moses runs off, Csaba will assist you to the Lair's
rear exit. Go back to where the large wooden door is then leave after some
scenes. You will get a hint to go to the crystal forest.
Save and go 12:00 with your current direction

- () -- () -- () -

CRYSTAL FOREST
==============

Once inside the forest, you'll encounter a young lady being chased by a
large creature. Go left to find a chest then go back and take the other
direction until you come across some dar fields. Cross through them and
grab the chests on the other side. Follow the path til you reach
the next screen. Head left for a few more chests and continue north. Go
left once you get the chance and you'll eventually reach a save point. Save
then follow the path north and you'll run into the young woman again.
After a short scene.. boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
CRYSTARANTULA
HP 5055

Be careful with this one. Although not as challenging as Giet and Moses, you
must not let your guard down. This monster can bind you, in effect, you'll take
multiple hits before being knocked down. You'll definitely need to use
climax here. Again, mind your HP and you should do fine.

The mischievous chick will introduce herself as Norma Beatty. She will invite
you to join "her" party, however she will be ignored and your party will
continue forth. Go down after the battle to find a chest. Head back up and
follow the path for another chest. Go north to find another one and just
follow the path until you reach the next screen.

After that, you will encounter a dead end. Just watch the scene. After that
you will acquire Collector's Book and Will recieves a new title.

There would be a few more chests left. Backtrack to get them and once you're
done, just follow the newly opened passageway. Follow the path and you'll
end up out in the world map,

Dont bother to open the cottage here, since its still locked. Follow the coast
to the east to reach the Secret Passage. Updated places will appear red on the
map. Open the duct. You can return to Werites Beacon to resupply or if you're
good to go, enter the Secret Passage.

- () -- () -- () -

SECRET PASSAGE
==============

Cutscene between Shirley and ??? man. Your party tries to follow however
the door cant be opened by normal means. Norma finds a way to open it.

Go down the stairs then left to find a chest. Backtrack and go down the
stairs some more. Get the Gladius past the dark field and continue on
until you get to the save point. Head to the next screen to find the man.
After the conversation, you will fight the ??? man. (cant find suitable alias
for him)

This is a scripted fight, so just play around. After the fight, a pillar beside
Shirley will fall and the man will save her. The path behind you caved in but
you can still go back to get the four items. Go to the next screen, get the
item past the dark field and continue down until you reach a green duct.

You guessed it right. A puzzle booth is ahead of you.

You now be able to use the Sorcerer's Ring. You need to light up the crystals
using the ring. Press R2 to shoot a beam of light. You can only use the ring
inside puzzle booths. After that, the ring disappears.

After getting out of the puzzle booth, walk a bit to get a cutscene in which
your party encounters a talking otter. After the short scene, get the item
your right then head to the door. Another cute scene takes place, then you'll
be in control again.

Examine the area thouroughly. Also, examine the odd looking statue to get
another recipe from Mimi. There is also a restore and save point on the
northern part of this dungeon.

Exit and you will be inside the 2nd part of the Secret Passage. Head down to
get 2 items, then go across the bridge to get 2 items past dark fields. Follow
the path to find 2 more chests. Cross this bridge and go south to the next
floor. Go down the stairs unto the rails then go south for 2 more items.
Now head north out of this area. The next area is sealed.

A long conversation takes place, until finally the pathway was opened.

The area is straightforward from here. Just follow the path, grab the items
along the way. Save when you reach the save point then go to the next screen.

-Cutscene-

After the cutscene, you will be already out of the passage but the "L.L Demon"
still caught up with you. Agitated by the sunlight, the beast attacks you.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DINOWYRM
HP 6549

Not a hard fight at all. Just attack and heal, you should do fine.

-cutscene-

Senel and Shirley will just leave without anybody noticing. Senel will be the
only one fighting now. Just follow the path to get an item. Get past the dark
field to get a Ringmail. Just continue forth, heal then save.

You'll run into a group of soldiers lead by one villain. -Cutscene-
Shirley taken and Senel thrown out to the cliff.

- () -- () -- () -

DOWN THE CLIFF
==============

-cutscene-

After that, you will need to go back to Werites Beacon. Grab the items then
head out. Watch the cutscenes as Chapter 1 ends.

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[-C H A P T E R - 2 ] "J U S T O U T O F R E A C H"
---------------------------

You will start Ch2 on the world map. Go westward, past those mountains to
reach Werites Beacon.

WERITES BEACON
==============

Harriet will ask you to bring her to Will's place. New items is available
on shops, just check them out if you want to. Anyways, head to will's house.
You will find Will and Chloe talking. There would be a short scene and you
will be taken to Will's house.

-scene-

Will and Chloe team's up. Senel tries to tag along but was immediately turned
down because of what he did. Go outside and Norma will talk to you. Another
short scene. Norma joins you and you need to go to the fountain. Once there,
you will run with Curtis and Isabella.. almost gonna start to fight yet Norma
tells them Senel's story. The two secedes.

-scene shifts to shirley, while locked up-

Back to Senel, you will discover that Will and Chloe will go to the Port-on-
rage. Follow them. The port is nearby the town. Pretty obvious so you wont miss
it.

- () -- () -- () -

PORT-ON-RAGE
==============

-Scene-

After the scene, collect all the items available, then talk to the guy that
offered you a boat.

-another scene-

after the scenes, you will be taken to the Crags.

- () -- () -- () -

THE CRAGS
==============

USe the restoration and save points available. Head to the next screen. Gather
the items scattered around the area. Keep heading left and go through dark
fields for more chests. Keep going left until you see another Otter.
Coincidentally, this small fella is connected to the otter you met back in the
secret passage. He infroms you about his sub sunk by an underwater "goat". You
will then need to escort him to his village.

Continue moving on, grab the chests behind the next dark fields. Then head
south to grab more items. On the next screen, use the healing point then save,
if needed. Go through the next black field for another set of chests. Head
north, then left then another dark field. Continue until you reach the next
area, then head south for another item. Grab the other chest southwest, then
continue north for a cutscene/ boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DINOWYRM
HP 7181

Not much of a battle. Just attack and when you see him performing/charging up
for an attack, guard. You can also manually command Norma to cast spells time
to time while you hack and slash. Just keep an eye for both of your HP.

After that, the path is kind of straight forward. Just go north through the
dark fields then left to exit the area.

You'll come across a boat, take it to reach the Oresoren Village. After
reaching shore, head north and there would be another scene. You will meet Jay,
the unseen. After the scenes, head to the cave, take the stairs down then right
to get an item. Backtrack then left to reach the next screen.

- () -- () -- () -

ORESOREN VILLAGE
==============

There will be scene, regarding Harriet and Will, then eventually, prompting
the kid to run off into the village.

After that, you can rest free by the inn on your right, then head north.
Check out the shops to upgrade equipment and restock inventory. You can also
find Mimi disguised as Pacman, by the docks on the left part of the screen to
get another recipe.

Head right then up to reach Jay's house, beside a save point and a chest.
Watch the scene to gain info about your next mission. After its done, head out.
After some conversation, Will and Chloe will join your party again.

Exit the village then activate the duct. Just follow the path and cross some
bridges. You will find another duct. Activate it and enter the Waterways.

- () -- () -- () -

WATERWAYS
==============

Jay and the otters will be waiting for you inside. Scenes will follow. Just
watch them. (watch out for Moses' laugh line, hehe). You will end up inside
the Waterways.

Just follow the path and grab the chests, heading to the next screen.
Shirley and Fenimore are cornered by a couple of enemy guards. After downing
them, there would be a short conversation. Melanie (the "horny" girl) shows up
opens the watergate and unleashes a powerful turrent of water, sweeping your
party away. Just watch the cutscenes that follow.

As soon as you gain control, open chest then head up to meet with Will and
Norma. Also another scene occurs concerning Shirley and her companions.

After that go and heal up, then save. Follow the path and grab the chest along
the way. Go down the stairs, then right and through the dark field for an item.
Go down then right to reach the next screen. Open the chests behind the dark
fields. Take the path where it arcs and go to the right. Get the item behind
the dark field. Head back to the left, then down, and go through another dark
field again for another chest. Keep going down until you reach next area.

Head south and then past the black field for a chest containing 3000 Gald.
Head north and you'll get a scene where you bump into Moses.
Once you regain control, continue on down the path to find a duct leading to
the next puzzle booth.

No need for special solutions here. Try to light the all crystals in the room
as needed. Remember to use the reflectors to light crystals that cant be
reached normally. Once done, exit.

Head down for a chest and then proceed to the right to reach the next screen.
Grab the chest then go back to the left, walk further down. Go through the
dark field on the right and up the stairs to get an item. Head around
the path for another chest and follow the path until you reach the
next screen. Scenes will occur.

Go down and open the chest and follow the path around for a scene. Senel will
open up a secret room but only finds Fenimore and a wounded Walter. A brief
conversation will occur.

After that, use the healing and save points outside the secret room. Head to
the next screen. You will catch up with Melanie but she will flee, leaving
a pet behind. Boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
CITADEL TURTLE
HP 7609

This monster has high defense and could stand against your attacks. He has
an attack that could knock you down, so be cautious. Anyways due to his heavy
armor, this enemy moves slowly. Just try to attack and guard after a couple of
combos. Dont hesitate using climax mode if needed. Just have Will and Norma
spam healing and attack spells from the back lines.

After the battle, there would be another cutscene. After that, you'll have
Moses as your 5th party member.

End of Chapter 2.

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[-C H A P T E R - 3 ] " A F A T E F U L E N C O U N T E R"
---------------------------

You need to take a long walk to reach ruins of frozen light. Just check your
map every so often to know where you are. To start off, just follow the path,
until you reach another duct. Activate it, save then enter.

RUINS OF FROZEN LIGHT
==============

Just watch the scene. Jay relays valuable info in which your party agrees.
The next destination at this moment forth would be the Great Hollow. Exit the
place, then head west to reach the Hollow.

GREAT HOLLOW
==============

Watch the scene and examine the platform. It will bring you down to the lower
level. Go through the dark field to get a weapon for Chloe. Head back to the
split, go up then left for a chest. Go back again to the split, go right,
get another item. Follow the path and go through another dark field. Open the
chest to get a new weapon for Senel. Go back down and continue to the path.
Get the item and continue until you reach a savepoint. Save then head to the
next elevator. Examine to head down.

Head to the left for a couple of chests, then head back to the elevator,
proceed right and down for another chest. Follow the path left, then head up.
Grab item, continue with the path until you reach the last elevator down.

Finally, you're at the bottom of the hollow, beside a wonderfully clear river.
A conversation will transpire between your party members, then a cutscene will
occur with Shirley and Vaclav.

After that, head left to the next screen. The mechanic otter, Poppo will meet
your party and invite you inside.

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POPPO'S WORKSHOP
==============

Open the chests outside the workshop. The otter on the left of the entrance
sells items, a leather cape accesory and some ingredients. The otter on the
right allows you to rest for free. Heal up, then enter the workshop.

The otter genius will reveal a wooden sub. Chloe freaks out to learn that
they'll need to go through an underwater cavern to reach the Ruins. To
increase the intial 10% chance of success, Poppo requires you to obtain a
horn from a grand gaet.

On your way out, examine the traffic cone to recieve another recipe from the
clumsy baker Mimi. Save then head out.

Head right to the "boneyard", and you will have a cutscene. Soon after, you'll
be thrown to a boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
GREAT GAET
HP 22000

Yes, he may have a lot of HP and deals a fair amount of damage. You would like
to have Chloe attack with her new sword, because it has "poison" as an
additional status effect. Just make sure that you have him stay away from your
spellcasters and you guard whenver possible. This will take a while, depending
on how your characters are leveled up. Again, Climax mode is a great help here,
just keep your healers alive, and your hp afloat.

Poppo will arrive and will apologize to the "Great One" for the trouble and
will just ask for the horn. After the rather funky reply from the Gaet, you
will acquire the horn.

Watch some scenes as Jay will take time to finish the preparations for the sub.
When youre ready just set off. You can only watch the conversation as you
travel underwater, and ha, Chloe tries to stay calm. After that, your sub
starts to fill in water. Fortunately you were able to make it.

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RUINS OF FROZEN LIGHT
==============

Head inside the ruins. Norma will open the door in a scene.

Go back to the ruins and take the other door. Head right, get past the dark
fields and grab the item on the other end. Head back to the entrance and this
time, head left until you reach a chest. Follow the path up.

Go left to get 2 items. Go back and up past the dark field to get another item.
Go back and go right then up to find another 2 items. Keep going to the right
to the next screen. Get throught the dark fields and go back down then left,
then down. Examine the switch. Go back up and go to the left. Save, continue up
to get to another puzzle booth.

You need to light the crystals using the ring. You just need to move blocks to
way and get into position to light up the crystals. This shouldnt be no problem
at all.

Follow the path and to reach another boss.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
GIGANT
HP 25916

This could be a tough battle. Well, use the same tactic as before. Make sure
that you keep your hp above 1/2. Do not attack aggressively. Try to guard after
every combo and dont hesitate to use items if necessary. Climax mode and combo
can help a lot. Have your casters abuse healing and offensive attacks. After
a while, he should go down.

Go up, and get another cutscene. Vaclav will appear. Just goof around though,
this battle is UNWINNABLE.

Watch another set of scenes, then eventually, you will be in the Forest of
No Return.

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FOREST OF NO RETURN
==============

This place is a maze. If you have a hard time navigating the place, Moses will
offer help. You will miss other items and a title for Senel though..

Anyways, if you want to, you can just use the directions.

>From your starting position, go RIGHT, UP, then LEFT. Get item, then LEFT.

>Go LEFT,then UP. Save your game. Proceed to the RIGHT.

>Go UP, then RIGHT.

>Cutscene, go UP for an item, RIGHT for another chest, then keep going to
the right.

>Grab the item, go RIGHT for another chest, go back to the split and
go UP. You can shop from the merchant in case you need to restock.
Go to the RIGHT.

>Go to the RIGHT.

>Cutscene, go UP and LEFT

>Go LEFT then DOWN

>Go right, through the dark field for an item. Then go back to the split and
go DOWN, RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT.

>Go UP then RIGHT for a weapon for MOses. Go back to the split and go LEFT.

>Grab the item then go UP

>Go UP until you reach an item. Go back DOWN, then RIGHT where you see
some blue butterflies.

>Go DOWN, then RIGHT. Continue until you reach a save point. Save then
continue to the right.

After a scene, you'll be in a bossfight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ARMORED ANGLER
HP 14875

This is not much of a battle so, no special remarks or strategy necessary.
Again, just the basics, attack, guard, heal.

Continue up. You'll run into Melanie. Its an ambush. Cutscene then mini-movie.
Your party will withdraw then regroup.

Another set of cutscenes, Chapter 3 will end.

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[-C H A P T E R - 4 ] " T H E W A R - T O R N L A N D "
---------------------------

Head south of the forest. If you managed to get out of the forest, Senel will
recieve a new title.

There would be a duct here. You can go back to town and restock. Anyways, you
need to get to Maurits Hermitage. From the Forest, follow the mountain path
then turn around until you reach some shallow water. It'll be better to hug
the walls/ mountain side. Get accross the shallow water then work your way to
the red dot in your map.

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MAURITS' HERMITAGE
==============

Scene. then enter. You'll see Walter again. You will learn about the Whisper
Crystal. Examine the Xmas tree before you enter to get another recipe. Also,
there is a peddler here that you can buy items/ equipment with.

Head inside the meeting area. Watch the scene, then you will wake up the other
day. Save then go upstairs. Head out, you will find an injured Walter. Norma
will offer help to get the Crystal. You will have your party back, then another
scene will take place. Exit the area.

Next destination, Man-Eating Ruins. Go east and down the slope you originally
came accross with. Follow the path until the mountain range beside you reaches
a dead end. Now go west and continue forth until you reach a shallow beach.
The dungeon will be marked as red on your map.

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MAN-EATING RUINS
==============

The first part of the dungeon is straightforward. Examine the cake you gonna
come accross with. You will recieve another recipe from Mimi. Just make your
way to the northern part.

On the next screen, head right for an item, then through the dark fields. Go up
to get 2 more items, then go up and then left through tow more dark fields for
another chest. Go to the right, save then go to the right and grab the item.
Head back to the save point then head north. Another puzzle booth.

After beating the puzzle, you'll have another scene. Obviously, its a boss
fight.

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS 2
--------------- ---------------
MIMIC BED DIVA
HP 15000 HP 12000

Watch out for the Diva. It can prtrify your characters. Try to kill it first
before the Mimic Bed, since it poses much threat. Again, use climax mode if
needed. Once dive is gone, you can take out the mimic bed easily.

Head north, you'll find the Whisper Crystal. You'll also find another
character, an alluring and enticing girl named Grune. You will get the crystal
then the party will leave.

Head back to the entrance, then use the duct to go back to town, then to
Maurits' Hermitage.

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MAURITS' HERMITAGE
==============

Watch the scenes. After that, Chloe will ask Senel to meet her after dark.
Head downstairs then sleep. The story will automatically kick in. Another scene
between Vaclav and Shirley will take place, then you will gain control again.
Head to the rightmost path to Hermit Hill.

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HERMIT HILL
==============

Use the healing point and run around to get into random battles. After a while,
Senel and Chloe will rest. They will talk about the past, etc.

You will need to do more battles. After that they take rest, do some talking
and eventually catching Moses and Norma eavesdropping thier conversation
behind the rock. (Norma's cat mimic didnt work..) Party will go back, and then
will be briefed by Jay.

Save your game, then exit the Hermitage. -cutcenes-

Next destination, the Frontlines.

In the world map, you need to move 1 oclock, just follow the path by the
mountains and around them. Again, mission specific places are marked RED.

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FRONT LINES
==============

Watch the cutscenes. You need to infiltrate Vaclav's territory. You must sneak
past those patrolling guards. If you're seen, you will fight and sent back to
the starting point of the current area. Just watch the patterns of the guards
first. I dont need to emphasize the locations of the items since they are
pretty obvious and easy to locate. Just keep moving cautiously. The path is
straight. Once you reach the end of the path, you'll encounter one of the big
boys..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
PHARAOH GIANT
HP 37444

This guy's is tough. Its hard to stagger him so that means that most of his
attacks will go through. Keep your healers busy. Climax mode can give you an
edge ahead when executed early. Also, watch for your characters HP. Keep them
always above half-full. You may never know when you'll recieve a deathblow.
Just keep on attacking and healing, he'll eventually fall.

Watch the following scenes. Next destination, Bridge Plains.. its just ahead
of you.

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BRIDGE PLAINS
==============

Stock up and rest. Save. You're gonna need it. Jay will outline the plan.
You can chose wether to charge into th battlefield or just take the less
hostile path. In any case, you may still need to face enemies. Just chose your
path northward. When you reach the end of the path, you'll find Quppo and
Poppo. Well, there is something following them...

Another bossfight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DRAGON
HP 17507

Not much of a challenge. Just attack and heal. Its attacks are so predictable.
When you see a red exclamation point on its head, it means its gonna perform
a combo (several continuous bites). Just block when you sense this. Other than
that, this shouldnt be a problem.

Watch the scenes, then you'll have Jay as a new party member. You'll be out in
the world map. Enter the tent to rest and get some items.

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BRIDGE
==============

Cutscene-, enter. You'll meet Melanie. Jay will help the party escape using a
smoke bomb.

On the next screen, follow the path and head left for an item. Examine the
switch on the wall also. Go back and up the hall, then go left for another
chest and switch. Activate it then go back up. Go the right for another room
and switch. Go through the door at the end of the hallway.

Proceed left then right for 4 chests. Go up the right with a chest and switch.
Go to the left and open the door. Follow the path down to reach a savepoint.
Go left then up for another item. Go up some more for 3 more chests then a
puzzle booth duct in the end.

After solving the puzzle, you'll fight a boss.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
MELANIE
HP 16000

Take out her pet first. Make sure that you attack her in mid-cast to cancel
her eres. Just heal every so often and have your other party members
concentrate on the bear first. You can use your climax mode if you want to,
however you will need it on the next battles. Anyways, just attack and heal,
you'll be able to defeat one of the Terrors.

--------------------------

Go up, and you'll run into Cashel. You can follow him as he moves, fight a few
random battles to level up or if you're ready, just go down from the start and
watch the scenes. You will be pitted against the 2nd Terror.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
CASHEL
HP 13861

This battle is almost a joke. Just pummel him with 2 fighters, and keep your
health afloat, and you should do fine.

--------------------------

Head through the door using the card key you recieved from Cashel. You'll find
Stingle on the top. Take the left ramp for a chest. Then proceed to the right
ramp. Use the healing point and savepoint. Head up to the next screen. Take
long spiral upwards until you reach Stingle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
STINGLE
HP 14513

Okay, dont compare him with the first two so-called "Terrors". This man is
really dangerous, especially if you let your guard down. You may want your
healers spamming healing spells on this one while trying to sandwich Stingle.
KEEP HIM AWAY FROM YOUR CASTERS. His combo really devastating. Once you notice
a red exclamation point on his head, beware. Just block and heal. Also, you
can use the much saved climax mode. He should go after a tough fight.

--------------------------

Stingle escapes after the fight. Grab the items and take the platform up. Save
then head to the door. Alright, make sure that you activate all switches to
red and grab the items with the switches. Then, after deactivating the
electric fence, head to the next screen.

Okay, do the same thing, but this time change the switches to blue. After doing
so, head to the next screen.

alright, you know what to do. Switches must be green this time. Go to the end
of the path,using save point at the end. You may want to fight random battles
to fill up your climax gauge. You'll need it. Enter the door.

Watch the eye-catching scenes, after that, it's a real fight against Vaclav.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
VACLAV
HP 17415

Okay, tough and tougher. . this guy can kill you instantly if you're not
careful. Keep you casters busy and use temporary stat-raising items. Guard if
you sense that he is about to attack. You may need to use the climax mode if
he's halfway down. Finish him off quickly.

Watch the long cutscene. It brings strong essence to the story and game.
After all of that, Chapter 4 closes.

Congratulations, you're already halfway on finishing the game's main quest.

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[-C H A P T E R - 5 ] " A W A K E N I N G "
---------------------------

GRAVEYARD
==============

You will in Stella's graveyard. Harriet will arrive, informs you that Will
wants to see you. Go to his house.

WERITES BEACON
==============
When you arrive on Will's house, he'll give you medals you need to give to your
party members.

Find Norma is in the inn.

Chloe is in the hospital.

Moses is in the park, on the northern section of the town.

Grune is located in the fountain.

After giving the medals to them, head back to Will's house and catch Jay
listening by the door. Watch the scene and Fenimore will visit, asking Senel
to visit Shirley.

Before leaving town, upgrade your equipment and restock your items. Mimi is
also in the weapon/armor shop. Exit the town.

From your position, go west of Werites Beacon and follow the path south of the
shallow lake. You should find a duct. Activate it and go in.

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VILLAGE OF THE FERINES
==============

Watch the short conversation between walter and the party. You will then be
lead to Maurits. After some talking, a messenger informs that Shirley is busy
and will not be able to meet up with Senel. You will find yourself inside the
quarters. Examine the knight piece to find Mimi. You can restock by the
merchant outside your room. Otherwise, rest.

Cutscene. Somebody asks him to go to the courtyard, alone.

Head north, watch a rather sad scene. Morning will come after that and Walter
informs tha party about the remnant forces of Vaclav discovered somewhere in
the Hidden Fortress.

Head straight north to find the location.

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HIDDEN FORTRESS
==============

This part of the dungeon is really straight forward. Just go through the dark
fields to get the items and take the path until you reach the duct to the
puzzle booth.

After solving the puzzle, you should be inside the torture chamber. Open the
cells on the left to get the key and an apple gel. Use the key to proceed.

Get the chest and head left. Open the fourth cell for an apple gel, continue
left past the dark field for a chest. Go back to the orb, then go right.
Avoid the circles because they trigger the alarm, which in turn will not allow
you to open the cells. Just touch the orb again to deactivate alarm. Some cells
cause explosions that damage you a little. You can use the cells to evade the
circles. Go up then left. Open the second jailcell to get the key. Enter the
dark field for an item. Go back right and go up to the door.

Go past the cells, head up and around to enter the dark field to get an item.
Open the cell before it to obtain key and go through the other dark field
for another item. Go to the right until you reach the door.

The next area should be some sort of library. Just read through the
conversation. Just watch the scenes and you will be left with two galfs to
deal with.

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
SILVER GALF GOLDEN GALF
HP 25991 HP 25000

This battle may be tough, depends on how the way you levelled you character up.
Anyways, they're still not that easy. Like any other multiple bosses,
concentrate on one galf at a time. Keep them busy, have your casters spam
healing spells and alternatively use items to keep yourselves up. Make sure
that you keep them away from your casters. Dont hesitate to use your climax
mode to finish them quickly.

Watch the scenes, you'll acquire another key item. You need to go out of this
place manually.

Once you exit, head north.

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ALTAR OF THE SEA
==============

You can go back to Werites if you need to restock, otherwise just enter the
Altar.

Watch the scenes. Take your first left until you get to a chest. Go back, take
the path and go down the split for another chest. Go back, follow the path and
go through the dark field for a chest. Proceed to the next screen.

Head through the dark field for another chest. Take the path to find an item.
Keep going up. You'll get a scene between a Gadorian Knight and Shirley's
party.

After that, back to your party, go the right for a chest and take the path
around to get another chest. Go down and then left. Go down again and left for
another chest. Go up and follow the path until you reach a save point. Save,
then head to the next screen.

Scene switches back to Shirley. Your party will reach the area, then you'll
be thrown into a very familiar boss.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ZEPHYR MAMMON
HP 21919

Just attack like crazy, heal when necessary. This is a simple fight actually.

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Run up to the altar to find the other Radiants. Watch the scenes and you will
be thrown to another bossfight. This battle is UNWINNABLE. Just goof around
until you're automatically defeated. Watch the remaining scenes.

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WERITES BEACON
==============

You'll be taken automatically to werites beacon. The people are left in
disarrays since nobody can use eres. Your party will be disbanded. Some scenes
will happen until you'll find yourself again in the inn. Exit the inn, watch
some scenes.

After all the fuss, head to the fountain, to find Will and Jay. Your other
party members will join you with the sense of calling to the area. You'll have
your party back. Continue forth, then scene again, before eventually going
down the elevator.

Just watch the remaining scenes as chapter 5 closes.

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[-C H A P T E R - 6 ] "T H E F A L L E N L A N D S"
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THE QUIET LANDS
==============

Just watch the scenes,then Grune decides to join your party.
You can go back up to Werites to restock and upgrade your equipment. Anyways,
go to the save point and open the chest. Go to the southern part of this place
Fire Monument.

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FIRE MONUMENT
==============

Before you enter, make sure that you turn off fire-based eres or spells. This
is to prevent you from recieving NEGATIVE grades for every battle. ]

Just make your way from the first room, grab items along the way. You'll
encounter crystals that flashback the Legacy's long forgotten history.

Om the next room, there would be cylinders and chests with switches behind
them. You need to activate all switches to pass this area. After some scenes,
you'll have a boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
VOLCANO GAET
HP 36048

This enemy attacks the most and guards the most as well. As long as you continue
attacking, he should guard thus delaying time to attack. Also, just sandwich
him between your two fighters and he should go down wihtout that much of a
problem.

Watch the scenes as they are flashed back as a mini-scene. You'll be back in
the beginning of the dungeon. You will recieve a Tablet, key item. The otters
will meet you and inform you about a camp they'd setup on the cost. Exit the
area, go to the save point then just head north along the tracks.

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COAST
==============

Your party collapses as soon as they reach camp. Just watch the succeeding
scenes and conversations, then you'll be back in control. There is a merchant
here and you can also rest for free. Not to mention there is a save point
here also.

If you noticed the flashbacks, next destination is the Ice monument.
Exit the area, then go right, then up. The monument will be pretty obvious.

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ICE MONUMENT
==============

After entering the area, there would be another scene, also an unexpected
guest. But due to the location's special properties, the attacker's power
is somehow restricted. Just as its getting interested, the fool is carried
away from the place. Alright, do the same thing here. Disable ice-based spells
and enable fire-spells. You can also equip a flare cape that you got from
the last monument to add +30 fire attribute to your attacks.

The next screen is quite simple. You just need to avoid the crystal spikes
along the way. You'll encounter crystals that flashback the Legacy's history
again.

On the next screen with cylinders and switches, grab the items and activate the
switches ONLY if they produce bubbles on the cylinders themselves. If you
activate a switch and nothing happens, turn it back off. For this dungeon, you
need to activate all switches on the left side only.

Just continue up and recieve another set of scenes, and of course, another boss

---------------
BOSS
---------------
GLACIER GAET
HP 37745

The same as before yet this one tends to dive and resurface. Just keep healing
when needed, and continue your attacks. You should do fine.

Some summary of the scenes you viewed a while ago, then you'll be back from the
monument's entrance. Recieve another tablet, exit and head back to the coast
to progress the story.

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COAST
==============

Just read through the scenes and conversations for better understanding of the
story. You will rest for the night and you'll be given hint about your next
destination, Thunder Monument.

To reach it, exit then just head to the southeastern part of the field.

v

THUNDER MONUMENT
==============

Alright, similar cutscenes. Disable lightning spells, enable the others.
Proceed inside.

The next area requires you to enter thunderclouds to be warped to another
part of the screen. Take the one nearest you for an item. Warp back then just
proceed as usual. The flashback crystals are still around. Just move onward
to reach the door in the end.

After the short conversation, you will be taken to a similar room. However,
you need to activate both switches on the first and third ledges only, grabbing
items along the way.

Proceed north and if you still havent guessed it..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
TEMPEST GAET
HP 39522

Use the same tactic you used in defeating the previous Gaet.

Some scenes, you'll brought back to entrance and recieve another tablet
Head camp for now.

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COAST
==============

Watch the scenes as they proceed. I'll save the spoilers here just like what
I mentioned in the first place. So, restup and prepare for the last monument
to visit.

To reach the Earth Monument, exit then head left of the screen.

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EARTH MONUMENT
==============

Again, watch the scenes then enter the area. You may need to take note of
the moving squares because if you get caught, you'll be returned to your
starting position. Make your way through the items and crystals to the next
screen. Just take note of a really entertaining show put up by Norma and Grune.

Again the same setup. However you need to activate the right switch on the 1st
floor, the left switch on the second then the right switch again for the third
floor. Grab items along the way. Just continue up and some scenes will occur.
After that, another Gaet boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
EARTHQUAKE GAET
HP 41383

Nothing special about this big fella. Just attack as usual. Guard when you see
him charging up. But overall, there should be no problems bringing down this
one.

After the battle, watch the scene, and you will be warped to the entrance,
recieve another tablet. Exit and head back to the coast.

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COAST
==============

Just read through the conversation about the Cataclysm. After the scene, a
bright light will appear, and you will need to check it out. Rest, head out
and continue right until you reach the coast on the other end, in the Geoglyph
Area.

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GEOGLYPH AREA
==============

Watch the scene, and soon, you'll need to arrange the tablets to find the real
events that happened in history. Tablet 1 on the left, tablet 4 is on the
right. You need to put in the tablets in this order. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4.

Witness your characters getting "blessed" by Nerifes and acquiring "Sacred
Eres". All of them except Senel. Confused and shocked, you will need to return
to camp.

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COAST
==============

The party will disband leaving Senel alone. You can save then rest to have the
story progress. Watch the scenes that'll follow.

After the scene switches back to senel, Chloe will talk to him. More
conversations, you will learn about the truth on Senel's past. It'll become
clear why Senel is the only one not blessed by Nerifes. Watch more scenes
and finally, Senel gets blessed too.

Plans will be discussed, and Jay will have you meet him by the elevator. Exit
then head out to the elevator.

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ELEVATOR
==============

More conversations will ensue, and you will be introduced to your means of
transportation to the Mirage Palace. Watch the remaining scenes, this ends
the chapter.

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[-C H A P T E R - 7] "S H I N I N G B L U E"
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MIRAGE PALACE
==============

Welcome to the final chapter of the main quest. From the
start, go left for a chest, then right and up, continue with the path. Go
through the next dark field down for an item. Go up and left to reach the next
screen.

The dark fields here serve only as shortcuts,there are no items in the area.
Just follow the path to get to the next screen. Watch the scene and save.
Go up then left for an item. Touch the pillars here to be teleported. Touch
the one near you for an item. Touch it again to go back to the save point. Go
down for another item, touch the pillar to warp. Go straight down for the next
screen.

Go down, enter the dark field for a chest, then up for another item. Go past
that chest for another item, activate the warp next to it. Grab the chest and
continue forth to get a scene with Walter. You will have a boss battle after
that.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ZEPHYR LUCIFER
HP 33162

NOthing special, if you were able to defeat the previous bosses without
problems, this one is no hassle.

After the battle, go left for an item. Backtrack, then up, then left for
another item. Go back, then go right and continue until to come accross with a
healing point and save point. Go up, then left and through the dark field for
a chest. Go down through another dark zone then left to go to the next screen.
Go up past the dark field for an item. Go up again for another item behind a
dark field. Go back and go down the path. Go through the next dark field for
another item. Go up, follow the path until you reach the puzzle booth.

After solving the puzzle booth, you will reach the next maze:

>Go to the first portal, from there, use the one on the left to find an item.
Use the right portal, then the left portal for a chest then the right for
another chest. Use the bottom and then the top portal to get back to the
entrance. Now use all the left portals everytime to reach the exit.

You will meet Walter on the next screen. Alright, its showtime.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
WALTER
HP 55270

Okay, here we go. This guy can kill you in one combo if you're not careful.
Just try to wait for him to stop his combo then launch your own assault. Also,
if you ever manage to corner him, then good. Just keep him at bay, away from
your casters, as you will need Will or Norma casting Revive and First Aid/ Cure
alternatively. You can also use climax mode if needed.

After the battle, watch the scenes. When you gain control again. Go through the
door on the right side then watch the scenes. After the events, you will be
beside the tram. After some scenes and conversations, you will need to go back
to Werites Beacon.

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WERITES BEACON
==============

Party will be disbanded and you may need to head for the fountain. Go there
and watch the following scenes. It'll be the next morning and you will be by
the tram. You can also restock items, bake breads and upgrade equipments.
After doing so, talk to the otters then head to the next destination.

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WINGS OF LIGHT
==============

Welcome to the final dungeon of the main quest. The enemies here are fairly
powerful, so better be prepared. I would suggest to have Norma in the party
since her Revive spell will be useful in this place. For a another caster you
can choose either Will or Grune. Also to make more easier, have a shortcut for
Norma's Revive on either your L2 or R2 buttons.

Alright, lets start. Save the game, then take the elevator. Continue forth and
go through the dark field for a chest. Go right then up leading to the next
screen.

Go to the left for a chest, then up and then right. Get the item behind the
dark field. Enter the other dark field again for an item, then go back down,
grab the item then head to the next screen. Go down, then right and through
the dark fields again for an item, and through another set again for another
chest. Go back left then continue going down, then go to the right for another
chest. Go back, follow the path down until you reach the puzzle booth.

This puzzle is all about timing and angle. You need to light up the crystals.

After the puzzle booth, go up and left past the dark field for a chest. Go to
the right and use the portal to get into the green path. Follow that to reach
the next area. Take the portal down and follow the path until you reach a
chest. Go back to the portal, go up to reach the next screen.

Go through the dark field for an item, then follow the path until it bends
upwards then head left then down to the next screen. Follow the path on your
left for an item behind the dark field. Follow the path as it curves upwards
and around the right. Take the elevator to the green path. Take the elevator
to go up.

In the new room, go right and through the door to another elevator. Use the
healing and save point. Just follow the path to the next area. Go to the right
and open the chest, keep going right. Once the path curves, continue going
until you reach the next area.

Follow the path and grab the chest. Keep going along the path, picking up
items along the way. This is rather a long straighforward path so you dont
need directions with this. Eventually you will run into Walter. He sends out
a new monster to stop you.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ROYAL AUTOMATA
HP 41875

This metal scrap is not a threat at all. Just bang it away.

Walter, dies on the spot. Go up for an item, then left for the next screen.
Go down to the healing and save point. Prepare for the final battle(s). You
will be having 3 consecutive battles.

There would be conversations, scenes then you will battle Maurits

---------------
BOSS
---------------
MAURITS
HP 31724

Dont underestimate this guy. He is hard to stagger, and his combos hurt and
can knock you down. Keep you casters busy healing and giving items. Keep your
HP above 1/2. ALWAYS.

He'll be defeated. Yet, he charges up and will battle you again.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
MAURITS
HP 33217

Again, not the same old maurits you battled. His attacks are more poweful
and has some really good crowd control techniques. Again, have your healers
spam continuous healing spells, especially Norma's Revive.

Again, after the battle, some scenes will occur and you will gain control.
If you want, you can go back and save. Once ready, go forward and face Shirley.
More scenes will occur, then after a while, you'll be facing the last boss..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
NERIFES
HP 83043

This is gonna be one tough and long battle. This guy can appear anywhere, fast
and most of his attacks are unblockable and damaging. Again, do not rely
entirely to your healers. Make good use of all recovery items possible, not to
mention abusing your climax mode. Just be careful, patient and you'll end up
winning this fight.

___________________________________________________________________
=============================================================================

Watch the remaining scenes. Congratulations! , you're done with the Main Quest!

Watch the credits, and get ready for the character quests!

---------------------------
[ W A L K T H R O U G H ]
---------------------------

CHARACTER QUESTS
--------

---------------------------
[-C H A R A C T E R Q U E S T-] "I N T R O D U C T I O N"
---------------------------

DOWN THE CLIFF
==============

You'll find Senel and Shirley confronting an Egg Bear. You gotta fight it twice
and then one last time. You will need to see Will. Grab the items and head back
to Werites beacon.

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WERITES BEACON
==============

Watch the scenes with Harriet and learn that Will is in Musette's house. Go
there and when you arrive, Will will greet you. Some conversation, and you will be
requested by Will to go to Port-on-Rage to meet up with Chloe. You can check
new items/equipment on the shops and also, the Customization shop is now open.
That is just in the same building where you buy accessories almost in front of
the inn. Head to Port-on-Rage when ready.

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PORT-ON-RAGE
==============

Once you enter, you will meet up with Chloe. Just watch the scenes, and while
walking home, you'll run into somebody that is attacked by Lizardmen. You'll
fight them to rescue the girl and her father. Due to the danger of monsters
getting stronger, your party will escort them to reach town.

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WERITES BEACON
==============

After some conversation, you'll run into an old man looking for the graveyard.
You will need to escort him there. Upon arriving to the graveyard, you will
find Norma. Apparently, Norma knows the old guy and then suddenly bursts into
anger. Leave the place once in control again, and find Norma, still pissed off.
Out of nowhere, Curtis shows up and advises you to the inn.

Head to the inn and go down to the lowest level, in the battle arena. You'll
find Moses' galf there. The receptionist forces Senel inside the cage for a
battle. The opponent is no other than Moses himself.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
MOSES
HP 34781

Moses has a weak point. His attacks are long ranged and somehow when you stay
so close to him, his spears will just fly over your head. Just corner him and
continue chipping his HP away by using continous combos.

After the battle, some conversations more and you'll be in Will's house. Grune
is outside, singing while planting something. Go inside the house. You will
have a meeting about monsters getting stronger. An earthquake will occur.
Curtis and Isabella appears, informing you about Musette's request to
investigate the cause of the earthquake, somewhere in Lumen Springs. You will
acquire the Sorcerer Scanner, by pressing L2, you'll find hidden items and
monsters. Also take note of dark fields that is empty. Head out through the
west exit to Fallingwater.

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FALLINGWATER
==============

*M - RARE LIZARDMAN
*M - WONDER BREAD LIZARD
*I - ELIXIR

The path is really straight forward. Just follow it and Norma will show how the
scanner works. You'll get an item by doing it and also, you'll fight the first
rare monster of the game. Continue until you reach the save point. Also scan
the area near the tree where you first met Mimi. Save then use the scanner by
the tree just beside the save point to get an Elixer. Continue forth and you
will readh Lumen Spring.

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LUMEN SPRING
==============

Once you enter the place, you will encounter another egg bear yet this time,
there is a strange black mist coming out and forming into an eggtopus, then
possesses the egg bear. Boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
FIEND
HP 55650

Be serious when taking this guy out. His attacks are damaging, and you really
constant healing. Just make sure that your fighters are always at full Hp almost,
and keep this fiend away from your party. One tactic that worked well for me is
making Norma my leader, have my fighters pummel him and Im taking care of the
recovery items and healing. Using this tactic, you can keep constant watch of
your party's hp as the same time lower the casting intervals and the advantage
of gurading when cornered or moving to a safer location faster. Just heal and
attack and you should do fine.

The enemy tries to get back up but Moses and Giet knocks it down for good. You
will now need to return, and save your game. You will have a scene with Harriet
looking at the flowers in Vista Point. Shirley goes to Will's place to wake him
up. Harriet with start nagging again and wants to go to Musette's place. The
first character quest is about to start.

During the character quests, you may need to return to the dungeons you already
cleared as part of the missions. The good thing is, all chests has been
restocked with diffrent items. You should take time to clear every dungeon
thoroughly.

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---------------------------
[-S I D E Q U E S T S-]
---------------------------

I just inserted this portion here to give you a headstart about the game's
sidequests. Since some sidequests are event specific, I'll just give the details
here so that you wont miss them, in turn missing great items. They are only
optional. You can still finish the game without doing any of these. However, if
you want to have your collector's book completed, you may need to do these.

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=====================================
-C U S T O M I Z A T I O N S H O P-
=====================================

Not really a sidequest but since you will only have access to the shop during
the CQ's, might as well include it. The shop doesnt sell anything but you need
to gather certain materials to create the equipments listed there. The rarer
materials, the powerful the weapon. And also, you need to search for the items
so its a mini-sidequest as it seems.

Also as a note, make sure that you dont create multiple copies of what you
already have. If you manage to get enough materials to create 3 armors of the
same type, keep in mind that other more powerful armors can be acquired and
you'll just end up losing valuable, irreplaceable materials. So as much as
possible, RESIST THE URGE ON CREATING MORE THAN ONE COPY of the item. This will
ensure that you will have enough materials for future customizations.

Take note also that the shop gets an upgrade on the inventory on the later part
of the game.

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==================
-C O T T A G E S-
==================

Scattered around the world map are cottages that gives you access to some of
the game's rare items. You will be taking a quiz, and need to get 10 correct
answers in a row. You can try as long as you want, but the questions will be
randomly arranged and also the choices. To make it easier for you, like I did,
I got a pen and paper, taking note of the questions and the correct answers. I
have a list myself but since I already put an effort to it, I suggest so would
you. Dont worry, most of the questions are game-related (of course) and if you
manage to read the story, you will know the answers. Also, you can start this
quest as soon as you get the bow cottage key. However, the locations for the
other cottages have powerful monsters as random battles so better be prepared
if you want to go there.

I will post answers for the quizzes for each cottages in a separate faq anytime
soon.

BOW COTTAGE
==================

Requires: BOW KEY (acquired as a key item from Fallingwaters)

Location: Take the duct to the Secret Passage and go south. Just follow the
dirt road and you will find it.

Items: Port Key
765K Hammer (weapon for will)

PORT COTTAGE
==================

Requires: PORT KEY (acquired from BOW cottage)

Location: Take the duct to the Hidden Fortress and follow the coast (the beach
line) until you reach two bridges that are close to each other. go north a bit
and you'll see the beach. go across it [dont worry it should be shallow] and
just follow it.

Items:STARBOARD KEY
Kitty Cap (for Norma, Grune, Shirley)

STARBOARD COTTAGE
==================

Requires: STARBOARD KEY (acquired from PORT cottage)

Location: Take the duct to the Hidden Passage and go north a bit, then to the
right [side with shallow waters] go there and then keep going south.

Items: STERN KEY
Bear Suit (for Will, Jay; material for DEMON SEAL)

STERN COTTAGE
==================

Requires: STERN KEY (acquired from STARBOARD cottage)

Location: To the Quiet Lands. Go southeast and take the duct [almost beside the
path to the thunder monument] and basically go south.

Items: Emperor's New Clothes (for Moses)

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==================================
-THE SEARCH FOR THE BLUE SEPHIRA-
==================================

In the northwest part of town go to a large house with a red roof. Inside is
a young lady named Yuri, daughter of a nobleman and Kerel, a treasure hunter.
To marry Yuri, Kerel needs to find one legendary item - the blue sephira.
You can just return to them as soon as you get the item.

Location: Secret Passage, Jay's Quest
In the area where there are 3 treasure chests located together, the
opposite side with the blank space on it. Use the scanner there.

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================
-GRANDMA BAKER-
================

On the beside Senel's house (the one with the save point in front of it), talk
to her with a full basket and acquire all recipes you have learned from the
main quest. You will recieve a large basket, which will increase your bread
carrying capacity of 30 breads.

Also after learning all the other recipes in the game, talk to her to learn the
final recipe and titles for both Jay and Senel.

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======================================================
-THE LEGEND OF CAPOEIRAKKO, CAROLINE'S QUEST-
======================================================

You need to talk to her at certain times of the game:

--Chapter 5, Main Quest

--CQ intro, after getting the scanner

--Will's Quest, when you're notified about the commotion in the entrance.

--start of Character Quest interlude

--after Chloe's Quest, upon returning from the Forest of no Return, talk to
her twice.

You should recieve Capoeirakko Robe, Jay's best armor.

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=================
-LOVE COUPLE-
=================

Known as Berry and Mckenzie, they are located in the house near the path
to the fountain.

This is one of the trickiest sidequests in the game. You need to activate the
scenes on the times indicated:

-- End of Chapter 5, right before going to the Beacon (right after
Curtis's appearance)

-- Chapter 7, right before going to the Wings of Light after the
party at the fountain, at night

-- Introduction, as soon as you return to Werites with Senel and
Shirley

-- Will's Quest, when you're notified about the commotion in the entrance

-- As soon as the CQ interlude begins

-- Chloe's Quest, as soon as the chapter starts

You will get the Clear Shell, a material used in the customization shop. Its
needed to create the Skeleton Mask, Chloe's best helm.

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=================
-MIMI's HAT-
=================

After learning all the recipes available, go to the empty house in Werites
beside the two watermills. You should have a black screen and also some noise.
Exit the house and go back in. You should find Mimi. Recieve Mimi's hat and
a title for Shirley.

==========================================================================

---------------------------
[ W A L K T H R O U G H ]
---------------------------

CHARACTER QUESTS
--------

"A FLOWER AND A PROMISE"
----------------------------
WILL

WERITES BEACON
==============

Watch the scenes. You will see a baby on Shirley's arms and a note from the
parents that they will kill themselves. Apparently, the child by handed to
Harriet by the wary parents.

Go outside, you'll meet Chloe and Elsa. Watch the conversations, and learn that
you need to head to the Great Hollow. Prepare to move out. Take the duct to
reach the place.

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GREAT HOLLOW
==============

*M - BUILDING BLOCK TURLTLE
*M - SIREN
*I - ALL DIVIDE

The place is the same, only with tougher enemies. Just follow the same layout,
and get all the items as much as possible. Once you reach the bottom of the
hollow, you'll the parents attacked by a monster. Move out and save them.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ACIENT PUP
HP 59488

No special notes about this battle. You can win this easily.

Scenes will follow. Once youre in control again, head left to the workshop.
Rest and save if you want. Grab the items here and proceed to the boneyard,
to the place where you defeated the grand gaet during the main quest. Use your
scanner here to find a rare monster, Siren. After that, go back to the elevator
but dont enter yet. Use your scanner on the area near the elevator, on the
upper right part, beside it. There will be another rare monster here.
After that, head up and return to town.

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WERITES BEACON
==============

Upon arriving, just watch the scenes that will follow. Head to the fountain to
find Harriet and the rest of the gang. She will request you to help her find
a lesser pup to take it to Will. You need to go to the Thunder Monument.

Prepare and head to the beacon entrance on the northern part of the town. Enter
it and go down the elevator to the Quiet/ Fallen Lands.

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THE QUIET LANDS
==============

*E - OGRE SWORD

You can go first to the Geoglyph area and use your scanner on the stone
formation to get a rare weapon for Jay.

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THUNDER MONUMENT
==============

Same place, same chest locations. Just grab the items and go to the next area.
The switches are on already so no need to bother them, just grab the items.
Head north, and you'll be in a boss battle

---------------
BOSS
---------------
FAFNIR
HP 69475

This dragon is just like any typical dragons you may have faced before,
only tougher. Same moves yet damaging. Again, keep your casters distance and
watch for your fighters' HP. This could be a tough fight or a normal one,
depending on your ability to bring down larger foes. Your level matters
of course.

After defeating the boss, just watch the scenes. To sum it all, Harriet brokes
her valued hairpin, and Shirley gets injured. You will be advised to return
to the surface.

Before you return, you can take time to open all the chests in the area, clear
the other monuments (dont worry, there would be no bosses for the meantime).
The peddler on the cost is still there and also you can rest for free. Its a
great time to acquire great items and also to level up. In any case, go back
up to town.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
===============

Once back, Will be waiting in the entrance. Watch the scenes. Will scolds
Harriet, and the party attempts to calm her father down. Just watch the scenes.

The next morning, Will will ask for your help to check out the Waterways. Once
you get your party back, just preparre for another adventure. When ready, take
the duct to the waterways.

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WATERWAYS
==============

*M - RARE EGGBEAR
*C - AIFREADS FLAG

I hate this place. Personally. Anyways, just head inside. Go past the save
point and some dark fields to get some chests. Go back to the save point and
follow the other path to the next screen.

You'll come accross a Golden Bear and surprisingly, Will didnt even take note
of it. Some short party conversations. Once done, go to the path that Will
took. Go down the stairs past the black field to enter the lower part of the
previous area for an item. Proceed to the next screen and past the dark fields
for a couple of chests. Go back then head up the stairs and follow the path
until it turns to the right. Use the healing and save points here. Open the
door and scan the middle on the room to fight another rare monster. Once done,
go back and continue around the path. Go down some more stairts then go left
and some more stairs.

Continue forth and go right when you see a split to get an item. Go back and go
to the farthest right for another chest. Head back to the left for another
item, take the stairs and into the puzzle booth.

Same puzzle. Same solutions. Exit the puzzle and go down. Get the item behind
the dark zone. Go up and right. Go to the farthest right for an item. Go back
then grab the item past the dark fields. Go down to another dark field for a
chest. Go down and left for another restoration and save point. Continue, watch
the scenes, and you will fight Dark Will..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DARK WILL
HP 43776

This could be one tough battle. His melee attacks can break guards instantly,
and also his spells are also damaging. He's also hard to stagger and he can
cast spells quicker than the real Will. You need to somehow keep on attacking,
giving him little chance to cast. Also make sure that you heal a lot. You gonna
need it.

Watch the scenes and you'll be prompted to save (meaning the chapter is about
to end).

Watch the long cutscenes.

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WERITES BEACON
===============

Scenes about Norma's teacher occurs.

When you gain control, Norma will ask you to go to the Fountain Plaza. Your
party will be gathered and Norma will ask for your help to search for the
Everlight. Everybody agrees, then next chapter unfolds...

================================================================

"CHASING A DREAM"
----------------------------
NORMA

Your next destination is the Man-Eating Ruins. Prepare to leave, once ready
head out. You will see scenes for Norma's past. After that, just take the duct
and head to the Man-Eating Ruins.

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MAN-EATING RUINS
==============

*C - AIFREAD'S FLAG
*C - RADISH
*M - MELLO MELLO HEAD, MELLO MELLO
*E - Turquoise

Same dungeon, same layout. Just get all the items on the screens before
proceeding. Halfway through, there would be a short scene in which Norma
attempts to disarm the traps. And guess who's the guinea pig...

Anyways, head up to the next screen. Use your scanner on the dark field that
has an empty space behind it. Once all items are collected, save then go up.

Use the scanner again in the middle of the room to fight 2 rare monsters. After
that, continue up for a couple of short scenes and eventually a boss fight.

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
BLOODY BED MINDFLAYER
HP 11459 HP 40315

Simple fight, really. Just take care of the bed first then take care of the
other. Just fight normally, and you should be done.

After that, use the scanner on the spot where the Whisper Crystal was located.
You should find a Torquoise

Head back to town. Norma will inform you about the next destination
So prepare and move out.

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ICE MONUMENT
==============

This is the same. If you manage to clear all the monuments when you a while
ago, then this would be a very easy and straightforward trip. Head inside, and
continue to the last, topmost room. You will have another bossfight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
BEAR FIEND
HP 80406

Just apply the same tactics you used before.

Watch the scenes again. Norma will be hurt and will taken out of the party.
You can put somebody in her place so do so. Go back to town.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

You'll meet Arcott and the party will explain the situation to him. Party will
split. You need to go to the hospital.

Arcott will make the antidote, and will inform you that symptoms will be
intermittent. Go to the inn to find your other friends. When Senel goes up
to check her, you will discover she has fled on her own. Scenes will follow.

After the search and still no signs of Norma. You will come across with
Zamaran, which hints you that she could be on the graveyard. Go there and take
the kid back to the inn. After some scenes, she will run off again, leaving her
notebook behind. You will meet the old guy again, and this time, informs you
that she couldve gone off to the Crystal Forest. Prepare for leaving the town.

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CRYSTAL FOREST
==============

*M - KOTATSU
*C - BLUE ORES

Alright, nothing special here. Just the dungeon, same layout. Just dont forget
to use the scanner on the blank areas behind the dark fields. From the start
of the dungeon, there should be a big rock with spider webs on the left side
of the screen. Use your scanner thier to fight a hidden monster.

Make your way to the farthest north of the crystal forest, to find a crack on
the screen. Save your game then head inside. Just follow the path. There would
be another set of scenes, then there would be a boss fight. You'll get a chance
to put Norma back in to your party before proceeding with the fight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DARK NORMA
HP 52619

Not that tough of a battle. Just pummel her with your fighters.

Alright, after the battle, you will watch another set of scenes, including
an anime cut-scene.

You will be back in town after that.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

You'll be waken up by Grune (hope she does that everyday) and Shirley arrives,
having a bit of a wrong idea there. Anyways, you will need to go to Will's
house again. Do so.

---------------------------------
[-C H A R A C T E R Q U E S T-] "I N T E R L U D E"
---------------------------------

*E - REVIVE RING

Exit the house and you'll run into some real old punk, asking for directions to
the graveyard. After that, head over to Will's house. You will learn about
recent attacks on Moses's boys by a galf. They suspect Giet was doing it.
Moses is reluctant.

Will asks the party go with him to the Village of Ferines because they have
a meeting with Maurits. Go out and take the duct to the Village.

VILLAGE OF THE FERINES
=======================

Enter the village and watch the not so warm welcome. Just enter the tent of
Mauritz and watch the succeeding scenes. When you gain control, make sure that
you buy maximum Unicorn Horns from the merchant. These are one of the few rare
materials that are renewable. Also, use the scanner in the middle of Shirley's
tent to find a good item. Head to the northern part of the town to find Shirley.

After an earthquake and somebody screaming, head to the entrance. There will
be a galf, shrouded in black mist. Boss fight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
GALF FIEND
HP 84191

This fiend is tough, well, not to mention that it has a field of effect (FOE)
Just stay clear of the actual FOE, have your casters cast healing spells
continously. Use items and climax mode if necessary.

Watch the remaining scenes and you'll be back in town. You will learn that
Elsa's father has gone collecting herbs but havent came back yet. Harriet
will wake Senel up and informs him about Chloe's request for a meeting. Proceed
to Will's house. You will learn about the situation and to make things worse,
Elsa, has gone off her own to look for her father. The party will look for them
as the new chapter starts..

Exit and head out to the hidden fortress.
================================================================

"A PLACE TO CALL HOME"
----------------------------
CHLOE

HIDDEN FORTRESS
================

*C - LURE
*M - BOWWOW

Pretty straight forward path. Just continue until you reach the next screen.
The alarms are disabled so you can walk freely. Just dont forget to examine
or scan the blank areas behind the dark zones. Head to the last room, where the
library is located.

You'll find Arcott and after a few seconds, a Gaet appears infront of them.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
CHARIOT GAET
HP 124610

Dont get intimadated about his high Hp. His attack patterns are just like
any other normal Gaets. just fight as you normally would.

After some scenes, you may need to go back to werites beacon.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Arcott will thank you for saving him and his daughter. Chloe wanted to ask
something yet since Elsa is in pretty bad shape, she can just ask it later.
Jay will mention going back to Will's house.

Once you arrive, they will discuss Arcott's real identity. After some scenes,
Shirley will inform you that Chloe havent return yet. Go to the graveyard.
Chloe will be attacked by a bandit. The bandit falls and Chloe wants to kill
him. Further scenes will occur.

Norma will wake Senel up. Go to the hospital to proceed with the story. Elsa is
in pretty bad shape.. Arcott will ask you to gather some ingredients to help
cure Elsa. You need to go to the earth monument.

- () -- () -- () -

EARTH MONUMENT
==============

*M - QOUX

Alright same place. No directions needed. Just make your way to the last
screen.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
SPIDER FIEND
HP 96649

This battle will take a while because of the enemy's high hp. Just keep your
healers busy and attack. You should have no major problems.

Take note of the area where there are two moving squares. Scan the area before
it to fight a rare monster.

You will get the ingredient needed and need to head back to town,

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Upon arriving to the hospital, watch the scenes. You'll learn that Arcott has
gone off to the Forest of No Return. And also, Chloe will run off.

Make sure you save because you'll be in a one on one battle later on.

Moses will inform you that he saw Chloe heading to the graveyard. Go there and
some conversation will occur. You will then have to fight her.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
CHLOE
HP 60405

Be cautious about this one. She has really fast moves and you'll be dead
in an instant if youre not careful. She can guard break you so, its better to
dodge, attack her from behind then combo her. She may have high Hp but you
still have the advantage of using items. Just dont let your HP go below half.
This will take time of course. Dont hesitate to use climax mode on this fight
if you need to.

Chloe falls but still manages to get up and stabs Senel. Chloe leaves, with
Senel begging from behind.. Shirley finds Senel and tends to him.

Senel wakes up in a world of pain. He decides to go find Chloe ignoring his
wound. Shirley states that the others are in the hospital. GO there.
After some conversation, head to the forest of no return.

Take the duct outside.

- () -- () -- () -

FOREST OF NO RETURN
==============

*M - ATLAS HELMET HOPPER
*E - ELVEN BOOTS

Alright, here we go again. Each screen is divided in to lines so please bear
with me.

>Starting from the save point. LEFT

>go UP for an item, then go all the way DOWN

>Go RIGHT for an item, keep going RIGHT

>Go RIGHT again for a chest, then return to the split then go DOWN, then LEFT.

>Go UP to the second split, go LEFT then UP. Go past the dark field and scan
the area northeast of the small pond. There should be a hidden monster here.
Go back then UP towards the blue butterflies.

>Go UP to the first split then RIGHT.

>GO RIGHT

>Go UP

>Go LEFT . Scan one of the craters here to get an item. Go DOWN

>Go LEFT again.

>Heal and and proceed LEFT.

>Go LEFT then DOWN from the peddler (no new items here). Go right for an item
keep going RIGHT.

>Get item and go RIGHT again for another item. Go BACK and DOWN.

>In the split, go LEFT, DOWN, then LEFT again.

>Heal and save. Go DOWN for a chest. Go back to the split then go DOWN and LEFT

You will find Chloe and Arcott. The dark mist is around Chloe again,
conversations will take place, and guess who's the next boss..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DARK CHLOE
HP 66226

She will fight using the same attack patterns of the original Chloe but doesnt
falter a lot. Also her attacks can be damaging. Make sure that you keep her
away from your casters and have them cast healing spells round the clock.
A tough fight but obviously winnable. Just use climax mode if needed.
Your items will be low as soon as you finish the battle.

- () -- () -- () -

Chloe runs off again, Senel chases her. Just watch the remaining scenes,
including an anime cutscene. You'll be prompted to save as you begin a
new chapter.

You will need to go to the hospital. You'll run into that same old psycho,
and after a short irritating conversation, he just poofs! outta sight.
There will be some more scenes and eventually, The one-eyed bandit's story
opens...

=====================================================

"OF MAN AND BEAST"
----------------------------
MOSES

This is one of my favorite chapters in the CQ's. It personally moved me.
Anyways, head out of town and you should see Giet, bloodied. Then you'll
decide to go to the Misty Mountains, the first dungeon you accessed in the
main quest. Just exit and follow the dirt road.

- () -- () -- () -

MISTY MOUNTAINS
==============

*M - SHRIMP TEMPURA ANGLER
*R - MABO BREAD RECIPE

Same layout here. Just take note of the very first save point where there is a
big rock. Use your scanner there, just left of the rock itself. There is a
hidden monster.

Continue ahead, grabbing items along the way. Make your way to the northernmost
part of the mountains. You'll have a boss to finish

---------------
BOSS
---------------
SPHYNX
HP 90000

This boss is just like a typical phynx. It may be hard to combo him since he
is airborne. BUt his attacks are weak and he is easy to stagger. Just attack
normally.

The weakened monster tries to fly off but Giet chases it and pummels it to
death,against his master's orders. Giet leaves without Moses..

Before leaving, scan the northern part of the screen for a recipe. After that,
head all the way to the entrance. Head back to town.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Watch the following scenes. Party will be disbanded but you will resume control
after Shirley wakes you up. Head to Will's place to see the commotion. Then
you'll get a hint from Csaba to go to the Crags.

Prepare then head out when ready, take the duct leading to the raging bay.
The crags is a small stone formation in the shore itself, as seen in the world
map.

- () -- () -- () -

THE CRAGS
==============

*C - RED ROSEMARY
*M - WATERMELON ELEMENT, WATERMELON BREAKING LIZARD

There are a lot of black fields in the area which contains a fair amount of
items. Go past the dark zone for an item. Head down to the next screen.
I dont remember exactly but use your scanner in one of the blank areas here
behind the dark zones. You should find 1 red rosemary and also a hidden. Go
through the dark filed for an item. Go right then down for another. Backtrack
then go right to the next screen.

Take the path with most dark fields. Just gather the chests here, continue to
the next screen. Also examine the strange looking cactus for another recipe.

Short scene, another Galf attacks your party.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
FENRIR
HP 118602

Nothing special about this boss. You can use the same tactics when facing a
galf before.

After beating the boss, Giet comes out with a pack of other galves. Moses gets
attacked by Giet, seriously injuring him and will run away. The party decides
to return back, to tend Moses.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

After arriving in town, there will be a mob waiting. Will handles the crowd
while telling the others to bring Moses back to the house to rest. Scenes.
You need to head upstairs when youre prompted. During the conversation,
Giet's howl lingers. You need to go to Moses' camp immediately.

When you arrive, you'll find several badly injured bandits, including Csaba.
It was all Giet's doing. Moses decides he'll be the one to kill Giet.

Senel will be waken up by Shirley, informing that Giet was located. Go to
Will's house. You will learn your next destination, the Bandit's Lair.

- () -- () -- () -

BANDITS LAIR
==============

*E - GOLDEN HELM
*M - BOMB ELEMENT

Same old dungeon. First head right then down. Use the scanner on the blank
space behind the dark fields to get a Golden Helm. Head down to the basement.
Just gather the items behind the dark fields and also use the scanner to
another blank space to fight a rare monster. It drops a rather wonderful weapon
for Chloe. Just make sure you get the Persian Boots in a chest at the end of
the basement. Its a must have since it cuts ALL damage taken by a character to
half. When done, head back up and then go left. There should be a puzzle booth
ahead. Just solve it the way you did before.

On the next room, save then go to the left room to get and item first.
After that, head to the right door to find Giet. Watch the scenes and after the
mist appears.. guess what. Its dark Moses and --

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
DARK MOSES RABID GIET
HP 79605 HP 103,487

Okay, this fight may seem familiar.. yet a LOT tougher. Im emphasizing that.
Depends on your level though. If you really spent some time levelling up, this
shouldnt be a life-clinging battle. Anyways, make sure that you concentrate on
attacking Rabid Giet. He's fast and his attacks does hurt. Again, have Norma
cast revive continously, as well as using items when needed. Dont hesitate to
use your climax mode to Giet but if you can corner the two of them, that would
be better. What I did was I controlled Norma and took care of the healing and
item usage. I set the strategy for both Senel and Chloe to max Tp usage and
max agressiveness. You can try a diffrent strategy that suits you,though.

After the battle, just watch the set of scenes, and eventually, your party
decides to release Giet in the Quiet Lands. This part really moved me, since
I have my own pet dogs. (i know that giet is not a dog.) Watch the scenes and
enjoy the feeling of completing another character quest..

After saving your game, the party will have a picnic in Lumen Springs. Just
watch the scenes as the party enjoys thier time together.

After saving again, Jay will wake Senel up. Go to Musette's house. Watch the
scenes, basically a briefing for your next missions and cq. You will be then
requested by musette to investigate the old Oresoren village, via the Secret
Passage. Jay's CQ begins...

================================================================

"THE GUARDIAN AND THE GUARDED"
--------------------------------
JAY

SECRET PASSAGE
==============

*M - NAMEKO, MAITAKE
*E - BLUE SEPHIRA
*M - BOOBOO
*I - MIRACLE BOTTLE

This is a linear path, just make sure you grab all the items possible and use
the scanner on blank spaces behind dark fields (it should be one of the basic
things you should do/ remember on every dungeon). After the first save point,
you will be confronted by a ninja. Dont worry about this fight, just kick his
sorry a**. Continue forth and you will reach a puzzle booth.

After the puzzle, save, then continue. Another ninja appears and summons a
monster to fight you.

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
BEELZEBUB BELLADONNA
HP 85020 HP 20828

Alright, ignore the hopper. Immediately pummel the mandrake (Belladonna)
because she has the lower Hp and can cast devastating spells. Just attack it
continously, to negate the the spells she'll attempt to cast. The other hopper
is easy to take down.

The ninja runs off, Jay pursues him. Jay temporarily leaves your party. Heal
and save. Grab the chests around the old village. Also, go down the ramps and
go to the tight corner or small valley in the middle of the screen. There is a
rare monster there. Continue forth if youre done.

Just follow the path and there could be some short cut-scenes along the way.
Just remember that when you reach a part of the passage where there are 3
chests located together, and an empty space just infront of them, use the
scanner on the ledge itself. This is where the Blue Sephira item is located.
Its also needed for a sidequest in Werites. (Mentioned above). During the
cutscenes you will discover the old punk's name as Solon, Jay's good-for-
nothing master.

Just follow the remaining paths and save. Go up to progress the story. Jay is
wounded and you may need to bring him to the Oresoren village. Just continue
up to the mountain path. There would be a couple of items more yet the path is
blocked so you need to get back manually to the entrance.

- () -- () -- () -

ORESOREN VILLAGE
================

Upon entering, head to Jay's house. The scallop brothers will tell you a story
about Jay's past. As Jay reminisces, the black mist envelopes his room.

You're back in werites beacon. Chloe will be the one waking Senel up. You will
then need to go to the official meeting place.. Will's house. Jay will state
that he wants to kill Solon. He is in the Ruins of Frozen Light.

Prepare to move out.

- () -- () -- () -

RUINS OF FROZEN LIGHT
=======================

*M - WHITE NEKOMATA

Alright,from your starting position go left, then go down to the next screen.
Scan the portion near the dead end for a rare monster. Go right through the
dark field for an item, then go back, take left until you find another chest,
then go north on the next screen. Go left through the dark field for an item,
then go back to the entrance and go up for a couple of chests. Go back, then
right and north to reach another screen. Go past the dark fields for more
chests, then go left when you reach the split. Save then go up to enter the
puzzle booth.

After solving the puzzle, go up to the next screen, and head upper left to
find a door. Enter it and a scene will take place. After the surprising turn of
events, you will have another boss to fight.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DULLAHAN
HP 146216

This guy is strong against everything EXCEPT FIRE and SEA. So, turn off
everything and leave only ereses or spells that has fire and sea elements.
This will also ensure that you'll get a fair amount of high grade on this.
Just make sure that your party doesnt get caught altogether. He may not seem
that threatening but just treat him like one.

After the battle, everybody will decide to return to the Oresoren Village.

- () -- () -- () -

ORESOREN VILLAGE
==============

Upon arriving, the village will be empty. Every splits up to look for them,
but to no avail. Norma comes in and informs the others to go to Jay's house.
Chloe gives Senel a letter. You will learn about the reason behind everything,
and also why the village is empty.

The scene shifts to Jay and Solon. The oresoren comes to Jay and Shirley's
rescue. Impossible as it seems, the little, cute, furry fellas overpowered
the ninjas. The scallop brothers hold Solon as Jay and Shirley makes thier
escape. After a short conversation, Jay decides to ask for his friend's help.

Back in the village, Moses will inform you that Jay has arrived with Shirley.
Before leaving, check out Jay's room for an item. Go to the entrance and
witness a cutscene. You will then need to help the Oresoren back in the mirage
palace. Go back to Werites.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Here, you must restock, bake, customize and upgrade. You can also try to win
the advanced levels in the battle arena, if you still havent. When ready, go
down the elevator to the quiet lands. Take the tram to the mirage palace.

- () -- () -- () -

MIRAGE PALACE
==============

M* - GELURES SCISSORS, BACULA
*C - AIFREAD's FLAG
*M - RED OGRE, BLUE OGRE

This place is straightforward. Since you already visited this once, you
shouldnt have that much of a problem to find your way here. You'll encounter
some downed Oresoren. Again, remember to scan the empty areas behind the dark
fields. After that short scene, make your way to the puzzle booth.

After solving the puzzle, you'll find yourself on another small maze. But its
simple to get out of here. Just take the left portals.

You'll see a large stairway. Go up and use the restoration point and savepoint.
Open the doors and go down the hallway, open the door in the end.

You'll find Solon and the other two of the scallop brothers. The old punk will
start nagging and talking nonsense until a dark mist takes the form of..
guess what.. its --

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
DARK JAY SOLON
HP 86713 HP 88737

- This battle could be difficult or just plain tough. It depends on your level
and equipment at this point. Just make sure that have your casters cast healing
spells ONLY, round the clock. Another tactic you can use is make Norma your
leader but you shouldve done that before engaging to this battle. Take out
Solon first. He casts awfully damaging spells but he tends to get distracted
a lot so just focus all your attacks to him. Most of Dark Jay's attacks has
some few seconds delay so you should have a chance to evade most of it.

After the battle, the old wasted defeated punk will try to attack the little
furballs. Jay stops him and finishes him with his eres. The black mist appears
again, and takes form of a woman. Someone Grune knew. Just watch the short
scenes and you'll be prompted to save. You'll be back in town.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Grune is resting in the inn and you'll need to check her up. Head upstairs
and open the middle door. You will find Grune, all fine and up. Again,
she's talking to one of her "servants". Just read through the conversations,
and you will be informed about your next mission. The last cq of the game
starts...

Use the duct and head to the Raging Bay.

- () -- () -- () -

"BIRTH"
----------------
GRUNE

BRIDGE
==============

As soon as you enter, there will be a short scene. Grab the chests along the
way. The switches are all activated now so this should be fairly
straighforward.

After solving the puzzle booth, just continue forth. Use the ramps to get to
the next area of the bridge. I'll just skip the directions since Im sure you
can find your way here without that much of an effort.

Save in the savepoint in the last area, then enter. It may seem empty, but the
mist starts to form again. Everybody gets stalled except Grune. Using their
eres, your party will break free. Now, the mist forms another dark character..

---------------
BOSS
---------------
DARK VACLAV
HP 115017

Its the same thing as the original yet a little bit tougher. Since he can cast
spells now, he will be open when he's doing it. Be cautious about his attacks
though, if you dont watch you party's HP. Again, just do the same thing.
Heal and attack.

After the battle, Senel disposes the mist with his eres. Grune gets a part of
her memory back. You will be out of the bridge and will need to return to
town. Just use the duct.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

The party will rest. In the morning, Shirley wakes Senel up, telling you that
Grune has left. Head to will's house and the party will discuss their next
move. They agreed on asking Nerifes, as per Shirley's suggestion.

Again, take time to restock and upgrade if needed. Alright, head out and
take the duct to the Altar of the Sea.

- () -- () -- () -

ALTAR OF THE SEA
==============

*M DRIED SHARK

Note: If you manage to get the Demon Seal accessory in the customization
shop, this is a great area to gain a few levels. You can equip the Seal
on one of your casters, (preferably Norma), make them your leader, include
3 fighters and just stay out of the battle. Take care of the healing. You
can rack up 2000+ exp on battles with "sunny side up egg" monster(s).

This is area is straight simple. Just take a look for the splits since they
have items on the other end. Just follow the path and make your way to the
altar. Upon reaching the altar itself, a boss is waiting. Battle it out.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
ANUBIS GIGANT
HP 163787

This guy is tough and doesnt falter that often. Not to mention that he has a
lot of HP and his attacks are strong. Just make sure that you have your casters
stay away from him, attack, guard. Have your casters cast heal continously.
Also dont hesitate to use climax mode if needed. He should fall after a
struggling battle. If you manage to win this battle with the Demon seal
equipped, you can get as much as 4000+ EXP, not counting the number of
hits you inflicted (bonus exp)

Watch the remaining the scenes. You will determine that Grune is inside the
Wings of Light. You need to get out by foot.

Go back to town, restock and head down via elevator. Take the tram to reach
wings of light.

- () -- () -- () -

WINGS OF LIGHT
==============

*M - Party Panda
*I - Miracle Bottle

After the scene between Grune and her adversary, you'll resume control.
Just continue forward, there isnt much of twists here yet the area is really
big. Just gather all the items behind the dark fields. Just make your way until
you reach the duct leading to the puzzle booth.

Continue forth to the next areas and you'll reach an elevator. Heal and save,
then just continue following the path. The enemies here are Dinowyrms, in which
thier eres stones are needed to acquire the Tidal Wave, Shirley's crystal eres.

You'll find Grune and Schwartz in battle. The group gets stunned by the mist.
This will lead to a scene where Grune gets her memory back. Grune joins your
party. You will have the chance switch members. I suggest using Grune and Norma
since Grune's sea elemental spells can be helpful. Boss battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
SCHWARTZ
HP 138737

This lady is weak against the sea element. She is fast and damages hard.
You should attempt to corner her. Keep your casters busy and keep them away
from Schwartz. The battle ends when she gets into half HP.

After the battle, just watch the scenes, and you will need to go back in town.
You'll be warped to Werites Beacon.

- () -- () -- () -

WERITES BEACON
==============

Go to Will's house. Grune will brief the party. After some scenes, your party
will split up. They'll be on the places that mean much to them. The next day,
Grune is all set, but the others met her on the way. After a while, Grune will
be convinced. You need to go to the Altar of the Sea.

- () -- () -- () -

ALTAR OF THE SEA
==================

You will be automatically warped to the altar itself. The party prays for
Nerifes' blessing. A Gaet appears.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
PANDEMONIUM GAET
HP 260570

Okay, again, high HP but not that powerful attacks. This battle may take a
while depending on your current level and equipments. Well at this part of the
game, they should be at least good now.

After recieving the blessing, a worm hole appears in the sky. Grune describes
it as "distorted space time continuum". This is the last stage, the Cradle
of Time.

A portal appears on the altar itself. You can go back to town and restock or
get the best weapons and armors for each character if you still havent done
that yet. The last stage can be brutal or plain cakewalk, it all depends on
your character setup.

THE CRADLE OF TIME
===================

This is one straight dungeon. No random battles, just a series of long,
consecutive tough battles. You will be informed that you need to defeat 6
enemies in order to advance. The bosses are old ones, you already defeated
before, only tougher. If you turn back anytime before defeating the last/ 6th
boss, you will restart the dungeon by battling the first 5 again. This is good
if you want to gain levels. Also, since the bossfights here are not that hard,
you have both the demon seal and dark seal accesories equipped on two of your
spellcasters. That will give you a bonus exp of 150%. They dont need to be in
the front lines anyways. Another alternative is the Wings of Light's last
area. The enemies there with peepit chicks and eggtopuses.

You will be in the safe threshold if you're level 85+. Any level lower than that
and you will just find yourself struggling pretty badly, or worst, have your
butt kicked. Not to mention that you should have the final weapons and armors
available on the customization shop. They should have new items now.

After defeating the 6 bosses, you can go back, save then restock. When you
proceed further, you will face two familiar enemies..

--------------- ---------------
BOSS BOSS
--------------- ---------------
DARK SENEL DARK SHIRLEY
HP 158711 HP 158711

If you managed to spend some time levelling up, you should have not much of a
problem here. But they still can hurt you bad if youre not careful. Try to
take out Shirley first. Her tractor beam that chip away half of any characters
Hp not to mention that eres can knock you down. Dark senel has his own combos,
and as I observed, loves to use "beast" iron eres. High dmg, knocks characters
down.

One effective tactic I used is making Norma my leader, switching the
strategy for Senel and Chloe (recommended characters of course) to attack
aggressively and max tp usage. I took care of the healing and items. Also, have
a revive ring equipped for Norma. She needs to be alive. I dont know how many
time the ring can keep on reviving a character but norma has been killed 2-3
times during that battle and she was auto-revived by the ring.

Just have your fighters attack and dont let them go below half hp. Use items if
needed, and also climax mode and some bottles.

After the battle, go out and save. Then return for the final battle(s).

- () -- () -- () -

You need to battle 6 bosses more before facing Schwartz. After getting through
all of that, you can go back and save.

Take the last portal to reach Schwartz. After the talking, you will battle.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
SCHWARTZ
HP 174005

--nothing's changed here. Do not use climax mode here. As soon as she's below
half, the battle will temporarily end.

Watch the long scenes and you will be pitted into a real battle against her.

---------------
BOSS
---------------
SCHWARTZ
HP 174005

Alright, this is the real thing. Give everything you got, dont hesitate to use
all powerful items you may have if the situation needs it. Be careful on
her "special" attack, a powerful aerial shadow blast, that can instantly end
fight if you'renot careful. Again the revive ring could be your life saver
here. Just keep Norma away from the frontlines and have her do nothing but
heal and resurrect. You can also try to use stat raising bottles to assist you.
This battle is not that difficult as long as youre high-leveled and properly
equipped.

========================================================

-FIN-

Kingdom Hearts II walkthrough

harry505 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:44:09 CST

III. WALKTHROUGH

Start Kingdom Hearts II by selecting 'New Game'. You will then be prompted
to select a mode of difficulty. Selecting one mode over another increases
the difficulty of enemy encounters. There are three selections you will be
able to choose from.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
| Beginner Mode | | Difficulty: Easy |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Beginner Mode is recommended to players that are new to the Kingdom Hearts
series, or to those who are not yet familiar with the mechanics to Kingdom
Hearts II. It doesn't present much of a challenge, so you can play through
the story with ease.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
| Standard Mode | | Difficulty: Medium |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Standard Mode is recommended to players that are familiar with the Kingdom
Hearts series, and are looking for the same kind of challenge the original
Kingdom Hearts presented.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
| Proud Mode | | Difficulty: Hard |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Proud Mode is recommended to players that are hardcore, and looking for an
interesting challenge. This isn't recommended to people who are unfamiliar
with the Kingdom Hearts mechanics.

O - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = O
T W I L I G H T T O W N
O - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = O

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
| The First Day |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

After the initial cutscene, approach Hayner, Olette, and Pence by the Armor
Shop. You will then be led through a series of tutorials designed to assist
you with the game mechanics in Kingdom Hearts II.

Begin by speaking to the woman at the Accessory Shop. Continue the tutorial
by reading through the on-screen instructions until you encounter Seifer in
the Sandlot.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \ HP: 100
/ Boss Battle: Seifer /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

You'll be prompted to select one of three weapons at the beginning of this
battle. Each weapon will add one attribute to your characters based on the
weapon you selected.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
| Handguard | | +1 Defense |
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| Club | | +1 Attack Power |
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| Staff | | +1 Magic Power |
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This battle can assist you through several basic commands of enemy battles.
There are two gauges you need to take note of in this battle. First is the
health gauge, which displays your current health. This battle is over when
you run out of health.

The blue gauge displays your current Magic Power (MP). Magic abilities can
display one of two different colors. When it's displayed in white, it will
consume a patial amount of your magic power. When the ability is displayed
in orange, it will consume all of your magic power.

Another returning feature is the Lock-On command. This is used by pressing
the R1 Button. This command will be used to locate your target and display
remaining health information. After this battle has begun, start attacking
Seifer.

Seifer will use two main attacks on you. He will either strike you with an
aerial attack, or several consecutive attacks. Seifer's aerial attack will
cause quite a bit of damage, but can easily be avoided.

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After defeating Seifer, you'll arrive in the woods. Chase the Dusk into the
Old Mansion. Approach the Dusk and select 'Capture'. Following the cutscene,
you will be forced to battle the Dusk.

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\ \ HP: 32
/ Boss Battle: Dusk /
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You'll be unable to attack the Dusk just yet, because you do not wield the
power to destroy Heartless or Nobodies. Regardless, begin by attacking the
Dusk and use the Reversal command to avoid any unnecessary damage.

This battle introduces you to the Reaction command. It's a command that is
activated by pressing the triangle button. Use this command every time you
see a triangle-shaped prompt appear on the enemy, or above the command bar.
Use the Reversal command as it displays on-screen, and start attacking the
Dusk until you have defeated it.

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| Reversal |
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| The Second Day |
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Once you are back in the Usual Spot, access the Save Point. Once you obtain
the Twilight Town Map, exit the Back Alley and continue to Market Square to
initiate a cutscene.

Examine the 'Help Wanted' bulletin in Market Square and Tram Common. You'll
be able to earn a maximum of 50 Munny in Market Square and 100 Munny in the
Tram Common.

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| Market Square |
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\ \ MY SCORE: 08.16
/ Mini-Game #1: Mail Delivery /
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Your duty in this mini-game is to deliver five letters. Skate through this
course, pressing the triangle button once you approach a bird, or resident
of Twilight Town. Complete the mini-game quickly to receive more Munny.

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| 10 Munny | | 1 > Minute |
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| 30 Munny | | < 1 Minute |
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| 50 Munny | | < 20 Seconds |
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| Jiminy Objective | | < 14 Seconds |
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\ \ MY SCORE: 13.46
/ Mini-Game #2: Cargo Climb /
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Your duty in this mini-game is to move the cargo up the slope. Finish with
a combo for better results. Lock onto the cargo and strike from behind. If
the cargo lifts into the air, strike it to push it a good deal up the hill.
Equip Sora's Fenrir and Negative Combo abilities to boost effect.

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| 10 Munny | | 60 > Seconds |
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| 30 Munny | | < 60 Seconds |
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| 50 Munny | | < 30 Seconds |
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| Jiminy Objective | | < 15 Seconds |
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\ \ MY SCORE: --/--
/ Mini-Game #3: Grandstander /
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Lock onto the ball and keep it afloat using Aerial Combos. Once you strike
it into the air, you cannot allow it to fall. Once it's in the air, run at
the ball, and then strike it to keep it afloat. Watch it's shadow for much
better results. Should the ball be too low to perform an Aerial Combo, you
will need to stand beneath it, and then attack it once it comes into reach.
You will lose points once the ball has reached the ground.

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| 10 Munny | | < 4 Combos |
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| 30 Munny | | 5 > Combos |
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| 50 Munny | | 20 > Combos |
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| Jiminy Objective | | 100 > Combos |
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\ \ MY SCORE: 56.23
/ Mini-Game #4: Poster Duty /
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Several posters have been placed on the wall. It's your duty to approach a
poster, or group of posters, then press the Reaction command to place them
on the wall. If you come to a group of posters, press the Reaction command
as many times as there are posters.

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| 30 Munny | | 2 > Minutes |
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| 50 Munny | | < 2 Minutes |
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| 100 Munny | | < 1.5 Minutes |
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| Jiminy Objective | | < 30 Seconds |
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\ \ MY SCORE: 16.19 Roxas
/ Mini-Game #5: Bumble-Buster / MY SCORE: --/-- Sora
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You will see several bees swarming around the area. Approach each swarm of
bees, then slash the swarm with your weapon. After the swarm of bees stops
moving, back off and attack a different swarm, as each swarm can sting you.
For better results, use Magnet.

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| 10 Munny | | 1 > Minute |
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| 20 Munny | | < 1 Minute |
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| 50 Munny | | < 20 Seconds |
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| Jiminy Objective | | < 10 Seconds |
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\ \ MY SCORE: 9
/ Mini-Game #6: Junk Sweep /
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Your duty is to remove all the piles of junk in as little amount of swings
as possible. Finish with a combo near another junk pile, or push your junk
pile into another to attain better results.

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| 10 Munny | | 15 > Swings |
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| 20 Munny | | < 15 Swings |
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| Jiminy Objective | | < 6 Swings |
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Continue with these jobs until you have made 2000 Munny. You will then head
back to Hayner, Pence and Olette. Your third day in Twilight Town will then
begin.

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| The Third Day |
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You're back at the Usual Spot. Exit to the Back Alley, and then continue to
the Station Heights to initiate a cutscene. After the cutscene, you will be
in the Sandlot.

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\ \ HP: 34
/ Boss Battle: Dusk /
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You'll be unable to attack the Dusk just yet, because you do not wield the
power to destroy Heartless or Nobodies. Regardless, begin by attacking the
Dusk and use the Reversal command to avoid any unnecessary damage.

This battle introduces you to the Reaction command. It's a command that is
activated by pressing the triangle button. Use this command every time you
see a triangle-shaped prompt appear on the enemy, or above the command bar.
Use the Reversal command as it displays on-screen, and start attacking the
Dusk until the battle comes to an end.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Reversal |
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STATION OF SERENITY

Similar to the into in the original Kingdom Hearts, select either the Sword,
the Shield, or the Staff. Your selection will effect how Sora will level in
Kingdom Hearts II.

The Sword Raises Strength. Increases Attack Power.

The Staff Raises Intellect. Increases Mana and Magic Power.

The Shield Raises Defense. Increases Attack Reduction.

Following your selection, you will battle three Dusks, receiving a Keyblade
to do so. The Keyblade is a weapon capable of destroying enemies that other
weapons cannot. Remember to use the Reversal command, as the ability should
definitely come in handy throughout Kingdom Hearts II.

After the battle, open the nearby treasure chest to create a door. Continue
into the Station of Calling.

STATION OF CALLING

Head up the path to the third platform, defeating the Dusks on the way. You
should see a door leading you to the Twilight Thorn.

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\ \ HP: 300
/ Boss Battle: Twilgiht Thorn /
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Twilight Thorn has one of eight attacks, four of which you will be able to
counter. Watch for the Reaction commands carefully, as Twilight Thorn will
easily beat your to oblivion.

When the Twilight Thorn begins to charge up, run after it's head and begin
sending out your basic attacks, using Potions when necessary, as this will
be a difficult battle. Once the screen transitions to white, Roxas will be
held in place, unable to act.

Watch for a series of Reaction commands, pressing the triangle button once
it has prompted you to do so. Once Roxas has performed a series of counter-
attacks, Twilight Thorn will create a circular form, then send out several
Nobodies.

Use the Reaction commands to reach Twilight Thorn's head. Repeat until the
Twilight Thorn has been defeated. Should you run low on health, defeat the
Nobodies to receive HP Balls.

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| Key Counter, Lunarsault, Break Raid, Reversal |
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| The Fouth Day |
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Stock up on Potion at the Item Shop at Station Heights if needed, and then
return to the Sandlot. Here's how the Struggle competition works. Both you
and your opponent have 100 Orbs that act as hit points. The person who has
the most orbs at the end of each match is victorious.

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S T R U G G L E C O M P E T I T I O N
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= Round 1: Hayner = Round 3: Setzer

Hayner Setzer

= Round 2: Vivi

Vivi

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\ \ HP: 210
/ Struggle Match: Hayner /
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Hayner's attacks are quite basic. He will do a three hit combo. If you hit
him too many times, he begins blocking your attacks. When you see him move
off into the distance, move to the side to avoid Hayner's charge.

You'll be unable to use Reaction commands, so try to remain behind him. He
shouldn't be too difficult.

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\ \ HP: 105
/ Mini-Battle: Seifer /
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Once Hayner has been defeated, you have the option to battle Seifer in the
Back Alley, near the entrance to the Sandlot. Fight Seifer as often as you
want. Simply exit and re-enter the Back Alley and challenge him once again.

Seifer will use two main attacks on you. He will either strike you with an
aerial attack, or several consecutive attacks. Seifer's aerial attack will
cause quite a bit of damage, but can easily be avoided. It will also leave
Seifer wide open, giving you a great opportunity to attack.

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\ \ HP: 105
/ Struggle Match: Vivi /
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Vivi is quite evasive to most of your physical attacks. He jumps back, and
then charge at you with an attack. Vivi's second attack will charge at you
with a spinning attack.

Vivi's third attack will charge at you with a horizontal swing, which will
then be followed by a massive ground impact. Pay close attention to Vivi's
moves, and strike after he has made an attempt to attack you. You might be
able to score at least two combos on Vivi during this time.

Vivi's final attack will cause him to levitate into the air, then start to
circle around you, waving his weapon wildly. Watch him closely so you will
catch his pattern. This will help you avoid this attack.

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After defeating Vivi, you will begin a battle against three Dusks. Once the
Dusks have been defeated, you will encounter Axel.

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\ \ HP: 105
/ Boss Battle: Axel /
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Axel is quick, and dual-equipped. After he kneels, move out of the way, as
he will quickly charge towards you and strike you down with a strong fiery
attack from behind. However, this leaves him wide open for an attack.

Axel's second attack is prompted when he shouts, "Don't make me mad!". The
attack sets Axel ablaze, rushing towards you, and then dealing a string of
attacks. One strategy that works against Axel is to jump into the air once
he begins his string of attacks. At that point, turn around and attack him
from behind.

A second strategy is to push Axel into a corner and unleash several combos
on him, though it's risky because Axel can just as easily send you in that
same corner.

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After defeating Axel, the Struggle competition will continue with your last
opponent.

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\ \ HP: 105
/ Struggle Match: Setzer /
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This battle can play out one of two ways. If you win, you will receive the
Champion's Belt. If you lose, you will receive a Medal. Setzer is a decent
challenge, and quite quick, but will often rest to catch his breath.

Setzer does his best to provoke you, which gives you a good opportunity to
attack. Finish with a combo before moving off to the side, because he will
quickly regain his focus.

You'll want to attack Setzer either from the side, or from behind, because
Setzer will counter-attack whenever he manages to block your attacks.

Though Setzer may be slow, he has two attacks that are quite powerful. His
aerial attack, and his consecutive jab attack, both being rather difficult
to avoid. Keep moving, and strike once he leaves himself open.

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| The Fifth Day |
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Exit the Usual Spot to the Back Alley, and then continue to Station Heights.
Head up the hill to the Station Plaza and enter Central Station to initiate
a cutscene. You will eventually arrive at Sunset Station. Continue down the
stairs to Sunset Terrace.

To make navigation much easier, each objective will be exaplined thoroughly,
starting from the Sunset Station / Sunset Terrace entry point. After you've
completed an objective, return to the Sunset Station / Sunset Terrace entry
point to begin the next objective.

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| Wonder #1 |
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Approach the stairs near the ticket center at Sunset Station to initiate
a cutscene. Watch the cutscene to discover the first wonder.

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| Wonder #2 |
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Head up the stairs on your right, and then proceed along the tram tracks.
Once you reach the end, proceed up the stairs to your right, then around
the corner to your left. Proceed to the top of Sunset Hill, then examine
the bag.

Use the Reaction command to jump on the bag, and then again each time it
prompts you to do perform a Reaction Command. Once the stamina gauge has
emptied, the mini-game will be completed.

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| Wonder #3 |
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Head up the stairs on your right, and then proceed along the tram tracks.
Once you reach the end, proceed up the stairs to your right, then around
the corner on your right. Investigate the dark tunnel on your left. Vivi
awaits inside.

You'll be battling three Vivis instead of one. Each Vivi can be defeated
in one strike, but defeating one will spawn another. Defeat Vivi just as
you did in the Struggle competition, and don't let him outnumber you.

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| Wonder #4 |
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Head up the stairs to your right, and then continue to the alley on your
right. Approach Hayner, and then turn towards another alley to the right.
Approach and investigate the brown brick wall.

Several balls will begin emerging from the brick wall. You need to evade
and jump past the balls to reach the brick wall. Each ball that hits you
will knock you back a short distance. Once you reach the wall, press the
triangle button to complete the objective.

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| Wonder #5 |
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Head up the stairs on your right, and then proceed along the tram tracks.
Once you reach the end, proceed down the stairs to your left and examine
the waterfall.

If you're familiar with the basic attacks and combos that Roxas uses, it
should be a rather easy battle. Trap Shadow Roxas in a corner and strike
him with your strongest attacks.

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| Wonder #6 |
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Head up the stairs on your right, and then proceed along the tram tracks.
When you reach the end, proceed up the stairs to your right, then around
the corner to your left. Proceed into Sunset Hill to initiate a cutscene.

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| Wonder #7 |
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Proceed to the Tram Common, and then through the crack in the wall. Head
through the woods to the Old Mansion. Watch the cutscene to discover the
seventh wonder.

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| The Sixth Day |
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Twilight Town has become overrun by Nobodies. Exit the Usual Spot, and then
defeat the Nobodies. Following the cutscene, proceed to the Tram COmmon and
enter through the crack in the wall. Proceed through the woods to reach the
Old Mansion.

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| The Old Mansion |
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Proceed to the second floor, and then enter the White Room on the west side
of the Mansion Foyer. Following the cutscene, exit the White Room, and then
continue to the Library on the opposite side of the Mansion Foyer.

Start down the stairs, and then enter the Computer Room. After the cutscene,
proceed through the door which just opened. Defeat the Nobodies to initiate
a cutscene.

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\ \ HP: 345
/ Boss Battle: Axel /
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Axel is quick, and dual-equipped. After he kneels, move out of the way, as
he will quickly charge towards you and strike you down with a strong fiery
attack from behind. However, this leaves him wide open for an attack.

The surrounding area is set ablaze with a massive wall of fire. You cannot
be near it, because it does burn you. Axel will constantly escape into the
fire, and rush towards you with a wall of fire trailing behind him.

Using the Lock-On command and Reaction commands are essential to defeating
Axel. Watch for the "Burst Edge" Reaction command to appear, as this gives
you a good opportunity to score an aerial combo and some decent damage. If
you see Axel set himself ablaze, move out of the way and don't let him hit
you, as this is one of Axel's most powerful attacks.

Throughout this battle, Axel will constantly change the floor into searing
magma, which will deal a set amount of damage of a period of time. You may
want to defeat Axel quickly, because he does cast this ability quite a bit.

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| Overtaker, Clear Light, Burst Edge |
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Proceed through the south-western door to initiate a cutscene. Head through
the corridor and enter into the next room. Your journey with Roxas will now
be over.

Once you are outside the entrance of the Old Mansion, head back to Twilight
Town to initiate a cutscene.

After speaking to Hayner, Pence and Olette, head to the Sandlot to initiate
a cutscene with Seifer. This will eventually allow you to participate in an
upcoming Struggle match. Head to the Station Plaza and defeat the Nobodies.

Speak to Donald inside Central Station once you are ready to leave. This is
your last chance to do anything in Twilight Town you might have missed. You
will not have access to Twilight Town for quite some time.

After exiting Central Station, you'll arrive at The Tower. Continue towards
the entrance to encounter Pete. After defeating the Heartless, you'll enter
inside the tower.

This area is quite basic. Proceed up the stairs, defeating the Heartless in
the Star Chamber and Moon Chamber. Once inside the Sorcerer's Loft you will
encounter Yen Sid. After speaking to Cid, open the chest to receive a Tower
Map.

Read through each chapter of the book on the table, then speak with Yen Sid
once again. Continue to the Wardrobe and speak to Red Fairy to receive your
new outfit. Return to the Sorcerer's Loft to access the Gummi Ship.

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| Received Valor Form Ability | | Obtained Star Seeker Keyblade |
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H O L L O W B A S T I O N
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Hollow Bastion has changed quite a bit since the original Kingdom Hearts. A
defensive device has been installed to protect Hollow Bastion. Proceed down
the stairs, across the Marketplace, and then up the stairs on the other end.

Proceed down the stairs just past Scrooge McDuck to initiate a cutscne, and
then defeat the Nobodies. Proceed through the alley, then into the building
directly ahead. After the cutscene, you will be prompted to goto the Bailey.

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| Received "Blizzard" Magic | | Obtained Membership Card |
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Return to the Borough, and then proceed up the staircase on your right. The
entrance to the Bailey is at the end of the walkway. Following the cutscene,
defeat the Nobodies.

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/ Mini-Battle: Nobody Challenge /
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Defeat the Dusks, and remember to use the Reversal command. Keep an eye on
the 'Gate Gauge'. Do not let it run empty, otherwise you must restart this
battle. Avoid this conflict by defeating the Dusks near the gate, prior to
the other Dusks.

Donald and Goofy will not be assisting you with this battle. Instead, Leon
helps you defeat the Dusks. After several Dusks have been defeated, you'll
encounter several different types of Nobodies.

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| Obtained Ansem's Report 8 |
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Navigate your Gummi Ship to the Asteroid Sweep, then continue into the Land
of Dragons.

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L A N D O F D R A G O N S
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Exit the Bamboo Grove to reach the Encampment. Once at the Encampment, head
to the back where Li Shang awaits. Defeat the Heartless, then speak with Li
Shang.

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\ \
/ Mini-Battle: Morale Challenge /
\ \
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Morale plays an important role in the Land of Dragons. Each enemy that you
defeat in a scripted battle will drop orbs, needed to boost morale. If the
"Morale Gauge" runs empty, you must restart the battle.

To boost morale, defeat enemies quickly, or collect the orbs that drop. It
is necessary to come out victorious in a battle. You will lose morale over
a set period of time, or when your party takes too much damage.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
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| Obtained Encampment Area Map |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

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\ \
/ Mission #1: Surprise Attack /
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You'll be battling through several Heartless at the Checkpoint. Defeat the
Heartless quickly and collect the orbs to keep your morale sufficient. You
need to defeat fifteen Heartless to complete the mission. This battle ends
after you have defeated fifteen Heartless, or when your "Morale Gauge" has
depleted.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
\ \
/ Mission #2: The Ambush /
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You'll be battling through several Heartless at the Checkpoint. Defeat the
Heartless quickly and collect the orbs to keep your morale sufficient. You
must defeat all of the Heartless to complete the mission. This battle ends
after you have defeated fifteen Heartless, or when your "Morale Gauge" has
depleted.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
\ \
/ Mission #3: The Search /
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This will be one of the more difficult missions in the Land of Dragons. It
requires that you scout the entire Encampment for eight Heartless. You may
need to attempt this battle more than once, as it can be quite challenging.

Your morale will lower rapidly, so once you encounter a Heartless, get rid
of it quickly, then pick up the orbs to boost your morale. The battle ends
after you have defeat eight Heartless, or when your "Morale Gauge" has run
empty.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
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| Obtained AP Boost |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

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\ \
/ Mission #4: Secure the Path /
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Talk to Li Shang, and then exit the Encampment via the Checkpoint. Proceed
across the river and up the hill to the next area. You will need to battle
through several Heartless as you progress through the mountain pass.

Keep your morale strong and destroy the barricades along the way. Focus on
destroying the barricades while your other party members eliminate all the
Heartless.

To destroy a barricade, you will need to approach it and rapidly press the
Reaction command until you've destroyed the barricade. This battle will be
over if your "Morale Gauge" has depleted.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
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| Obtained Village Area Map |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Head into the Village Cave, and then enter the large room to start a battle
against several Heartless. Defeat the Heartless, and then exit the cave. Go
back to the village to initiate a cutscene.

After the cutscene, proceed to the Ridge. The entrance to the Summit can be
found on the north-western side of the ridge, but you must ride the wind to
access it, because the path is too steep.

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\ \
/ Mini-Battle: Shan-Yu's Army /
\ \
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Focus on the Bolt Towers before attacking the Rapid Thrusters. If too many
Rapid Thruster begin to outnumber you, use the Speed Trap Reaction command.
Don't bother with the Lock-On command, because you do not want to focus on
just one enemy. There's also too many Heartless nearby to use it.

This battle will not last long, so just try to keep your health sufficient,
attacking your opponents until the battle comes to an end.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Speed Trap, Bolt Reversal |
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Head back to the Ridge to initiate a cutscene. Return to the Checkpoint and
proceed through the eastern gate to the Imperial City. Defeat the Heartless,
and then approach the palace.

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\ \ HP: 102 Hayabusa
/ Boss Battle: Shan-Yu / HP: 442 Shan-Yu
\ \
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You'll have two objectives in this battle. Your top priority is to protect
the Palace Gates, so whenever you see Heartless, swarming near the palace
entrance, stop attacking Shan-Yu and start attacking the Heartless. You'll
be able to restore the stability of the gate by collecting orbs dropped by
the Heartless.

Hayabusa will make several attempts to move you away from the palace. You
can't really avoid this, so just run back towards the palace. Don't worry
about attacking Hayabusa, as Shan-Yu will just as easily send it back out
within moments.

Once the Heartless have been defeated, turn your focus to Shan-Yu. He will
strike you several times consecutively, so it's rather difficult to attack
him. Your best bet would be to clash weapons, and then perform a Breakdown
Reaction command. You'll need to press the triangle button repeatedly once
you clash weapons.

When Shan-Yu has almost been defeated, he will enter his second phase that
prompts several more powerful attacks. Though he doesn't seem to spawn any
Heartless, wait for an opening, rather than just rushing in to attack. The
battle will be over when either Shan-Yu is defeated or the palace gate has
been destroyed.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Press, Takedown |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
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| Obtained Hidden Dragon |
| Keyblade |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

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B E A S T ' S C A S T L E
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Once you arrive in Beast's Castle, defeat the Heartless, and then exit back
to the Entrance Hall. Ascend the central staircase, and then proceed up the
stairs to your right to reach Belle's Room.

Open the large treasure chest next to Belle to obtain the Castle Map. Leave
Belle's Room to return to the East Wing, and then to the Entrance Hall. Now
proceed down the stairs, and then up into the West Hall.

Approach the Wardrobe, and then press the Reaction command repeatedly until
the bubbles above her have disappeared. You must then refrain from pressing
the Reaction command until the Wardrobe has once again fallen asleep. Enter
into the Undercroft.

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\ \ HP: 137 Thresholder
/ Boss Battle: Thresholder / Posessor / HP: 98 Possessor
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Focus on the Gargoyles before attacking Thresholder and Possesor. It's not
an easy battle, as Thresholder and Possesor have some strong attacks. They
will summon Hook Bats and Gargoyles which can be disregarded, as they will
not pose a threat.

If Thresholder and Possessor throw you towards the back of the room, press
the O Button immediately to get back on your feet. When you've wasted it's
health to nothing, press the Reaction command to transform Thresholder and
Possessor into dark matter.

You won't defeat Thresholder and Possessor just yet, but attack it anyways
until it returns to the door. At that point, return to square one.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Release |
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Proceed into the Dungeon to initiate a cutscene, then open the chest in the
north-eastern corner to obtain the Basement Map. Return to the Undercroft.
Speak to Cogsworth upstairs, then continue into the Secret Passage to begin
a mini-game.

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\ \
/ Mini-Game: Secret Passage /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

The first lantern is directly in front of you. Destoy the crate, then head
towards the lantern. Use the Reaction command to light the lantern. Now go
down the southern corridor.

Destroy the crates, and then light the second lantern. One more lantern to
light before you unlock the secret door. Continue up the stairs, then head
around the corner to your right. Destroy the crates, then light your third
and final lantern.

If the "Cogsworth Gauge" runs empty during this puzzle, the challenge will
restart. Approach Cogsworth and push the Reaction command to replenish the
"Cogsworth Gauge".

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Return to the West Hall, and then up the stairs to the West Wing. Go up the
stairs and down the corridor to Beast's Room.

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\ \ HP: 156
/ Boss Battle: Beast /
\ \
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Beast is quite easy, you just need to keep attacking him, and then use the
Wake Up! Reaction command. His main attack deals damage to every member in
your party, but he won't deal too much damage.

You need to defeat Beast quickly, because each time you deplete his health,
he will regain it shortly if you fail to make him come to his senses. Once
Beast is low on health, hit the Reaction command rapidly to charge up, and
then the battle should be over.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Wake Up!, Charge, Get Up! |
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After the battle, return to the Belle's Room, and then talk to the Wardrobe
before returning to the Entrance Hall. After the cutscene, proceed into the
Ballroom.

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\ \ HP: 176 (SS)
/ Boss Battle: Shadow Stalker / Dark Thorn / HP: 390 (DT)
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The Shadow Stalker has one of several attacks, difficult to explain. It is
by no means an easy battle.

First, it has an electric attack similar to Hades' Fire Spin attack, known
in the original Kingdom Hearts. The only way that you can avoid this is by
running around in the direction it's spinning. It may also attempt to suck
you into to darkness, and then spit you back out. Fortunately, it will not
deal too much damage.

It will hide quite often, so you will constantly need to press the Lock-On
command. At some point in the battle, the Shadow Stalker disappears into a
pillar against the wall, prompting you to attack the one filling with dark
energy. Approach this pillar and start attacking it.

Once the Reaction command appears, release the Shadow Stalker, then attack
it once again. When the Shadow Stalker moves to the chandelier, strike the
chanelier until the Reaction command appears. Push the Reaction command to
release the Shadow Stalker.

Similar to the Stealth Sneak, the Dark Thorn remains invisible quite a bit.
If it manages to throw you while stealthed, use a nearby column to counter
with a Reaction command. Use the Drive command once the Shadow Stalker has
transformed into the Dark Thorn.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Steep Vault, Catch, Pendulum Round, Slingshot, Release |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
| |
| Received "Cure" Magic |
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O - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = O
H O L L O W B A S T I O N
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I've created a seperate section on 100 Acre Wood at the bottom of this Game
Guide. Approach Donald, then examine the book to be taken to 100 Acre Wood.

Once in 100 Acre Wood, Pooh's House will become available to explore. Enter
Pooh's House and open the large treasure chest to receive the 100 Acre Wood
Map. Speak to Pooh to initiate a cutscene.

After the cutscene, you are thrown out of 100 Acre Wood, then forced into a
battle against several Heartless. Once you have defeated the Heartless, you
will automatically re-enter 100 Acre Wood.

Head back to Pooh's House and speak with Pooh. After the cutscene, you will
automatically return to Hollow Bastion.

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| Received Baseball Charm |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

O - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = O
O L Y M P U S C O L I S E U M
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Speak with Megara, and then proceed through the blue door to enter the Cave
of the Dead. Proceed through the tunnel on your left to initiate a cutscene.
Proceed through the passage and turn right at the end of the tunnel. You'll
eventually reach the entrance to the Inner Chamber.

Once inside the Inner Chamber, locate a large chest to your right. Open the
chest to receive the Underworld Map. Proceed into the Valley of the Dead to
initiate a cutscene, then enter Hades' Chamber.

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\ \ HP: ???
/ Boss Battle: Hades /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Right now, Hades cannot be defeated. Save your Drives, Limits, Summons and
mana. Hades will be invincible for the duration of this battle, so attacks
against him will be meaningless. Nonetheless, attack him anyways until the
battle comes to an end.

You cannot physically harm Hades while in the Underworld. Why? Because the
Underworld has some kind of curse on Sora that saps his strength.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Mini-Game: Exit the Underworld /
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Don't bother going after Hades, cut the ones that matter and run. Start by
attacking the Heartless as you progress to the exit. Remember to use Auron
and his Limit commands, as he will definitely help. Each time the path has
opened, continue moving to the exit.

You need to defeat three waves of Heartless before you can exit the Valley
of the Dead. Once inside the Inner Chamber, you will no longer need to run
from Hades.

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Once back in the Inner Chamber, head back to the Passage, then backtrack to
the Unerworld Entrance.

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\ \ HP: 440
/ Boss Battle: Cerberus /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

You'll be battling Cerbeus with Auron. Donald and Goofy do not help you in
this battle. Cerberus has developed quite a few more skills since when you
fought it in the original Kingdom Hearts.

Cerberus is extremely quick, and quite difficult. After it switches to the
aggressive stance, start attacking with everything you've got. If Cerberus
throws you back quite a distance, immediately press the O Button to regain
your balance.

Each time Cerberus jumps in the air, you need to jump as well to avoid the
powerful impact Cerberus makes when he lands.

Cerberus has a crippling attack, prompted after it has grabbed Sora by the
teeth. You can avoid a series of powerful attacks, performing the Reaction
command that display on-screen. This will momentarily stun Cerberus.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Evade, Jump!, Dog Paddle |
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Continue up the stairs to the Olympus Coliseum, and then approach the Lobby
Entrance to initiate a cutscene.

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| Obtained Coliseum Map |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Proceed into the Coliseum and speak to Phil, and then begin Phil's Training.
You'll need to start with the Practice Match.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Phil's Training: Practice /
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Destroy the small pots to create larger pots, then destroy the larger pots
to create smaller pots. Several orbs will drop each time you destroy a pot.
Collect the amount of orbs required to pass in as little amount of time as
possible.

** Destroy 20 pots in 1.5 Minutes. **

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Phil's Training: Maniac /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Destroy the small pots to create larger pots, then destroy the larger pots
to create smaller pots. Several orbs will drop each time you destroy a pot.
Collect the amount of orbs required to pass in as little amount of time as
possible.

** Destroy 100 pots in 2 Minutes. **

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| Jiminy Objective | | 1, 000 Points |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

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Talk to Hercules, then return to the Underworld Entrance. Open up the large
chest on your left to receive a Power Boost, then proceed to the Underworld
Cavern.

Drop through the mist to the area below, then proceed through the tunnel to
initiate a cutscene. Leave the tunnel, then continue down the second tunnel
on your left. Head through the tunnel to your right, then turn right at the
two torches to enter the Atrium.

Proceed up the hill and enter the large chamber to encounter Demyx. This is
the first challenging Organization member.

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\ \ HP: ???
/ Boss Battle: Demyx /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

This isn't too challenging, you just need to be quick at defeating all the
Demyx Forms within the time limit. Keep an eye on the Reaction command, as
each time the "Wild Dance" Reaction command becomes available, you'll need
to press it to remove the Demyx Forms quickly.

The idea is that you want to defeat the Demyx Forms while they are grouped
together, rather than spread apart. If you don't use Wild Dance, you won't
beat the Demyx Forms. It's as simple as that. If you are unable to do this,
you will need to concentrate more on grouping the Demyx Forms together and
using your Reaction commands.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Wild Dance |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
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| Obtained Olympus Stone | | Obtained Ansem's Report 5 |
| | | |
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Continue into The Lock, and then open the large treasure chest on the right
to obtain a Caverns Map. Examine the large pedestal near the pillar of dark
energy transform the energy into a green stream of light.

Approach the green stream of light to be taken to the chamber, where Megara,
Hades, and Pete await.

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\ \ HP: 264
/ Boss Battle: Pete /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Part one in this battle requires you to protect Megara while battling Pete
and the Heartless. Use the Bat Cry to defeat the Hook Bats, while you keep
a close eye on Megara.

Megara will keep her distance from Pete and the Heartless, calling out for
help each time Heartless begin to swarm around her. When this happens, you
need to quickly eliminate the Heartless near Megara. At that point, you'll
need to begin attacking Pete.

As clumsy as Pete might seem, he's no pushover. Start attacking Pete until
he creates a shield saying, "Pete's invincible!".

He means exactly what he says. Pete cannot be harmed as long as his shield
is active. During this time, Pete will summon more Heartless that you must
defeat to protect Megara. Collect the orbs that Pete drops to lower "Meg's
Gauge".

You won't need to defeat Pete at this time. You will just need to keep the
Heartless away from Megara until the battle concludes with an interruption.
At that point, you will return to The Lock.

The second battle requires defeating Pete within two minutes. Don't attack
the Heartless, as you don't have that much time. Get a target lock on Pete
and transform to Valor Form. Remember, you cannot attack Pete while he has
his shield active.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Pinball, Aura Guard |
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\ \ HP: 462
/ Boss Battle: Hydra /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Jump at the beginning of this battle to avoid the Hydra's Tail Attack. The
Hydra will move his head around quite a bit, which makes this battle quite
difficult.

Attack once the Hydra has bowed it's head, but do not use your Drives. The
Hydra moves it's head around too much to be using Drive commands. Once you
Vanquish the Hydra, climb onto the Hydra's back, and then use the Reaction
command to momentarily stun the Hydra.

At this point, quickly destroy one of the Hydra's heads, and then Vanquish
it. Return onto the Hydra's back to perform the Urninator Reaction command,
then repeat the process until you have Vanquished all three of the Hydra's
heads.

After you have Vanquished each of the Hydra's heads, it emerges out of the
ground and begins slamming each of it's heads onto the ground. Move off to
the side to avoid this attack.

It's second attack will cause bomb spirits to attack. Simply use the Guard
command to avoid these, or move out of the way. When the Hydra performs an
attack causing several streaks of lightning to strike you. Keep moving, as
it's incoming damage that can easily be avoided.

Watch for the Reaction command prompting the Pegasus Run. This can be very
helpful by performing several attacks, dealing a critical amount of damage.
You must press the Reaction command to perform each attack. If you need to
replenish your health, locate Megara on the left-hand side of the Coliseum.
You need to Vanquish the Hydra to complete the battle.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Vanquish, Phil One-Two, Urninator, Pegasus Run, Attack |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O
| |
| Obtained Hero's Crest Keyblade |
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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

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D I S N E Y C A S T L E
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Once you enter Disney Castle, proceed up the stairs to the Courtyard. Enter
into the Colonnade, then proceed down the corridor to the Library. Open the
large treasure chest to receive Torn Pages, then speak with Queen Minnie to
initiate a cutscene.

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| Obtained Disney Castle Map |
| |
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Continue down the corridor, and then enter the Audience Chamber to initiate
a cutscene. Use the "Faith" Reaction command to enter the Audience Chamber.

O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Challenge: Save the Queen /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

There's several Bolt Towers in the Audience Chamber that will distract you
from completing your objective. You must escort Queen Minnie to the throne
while protecting her from the Heartless.

Group the Bolt Towers together and have Queen Minnie cast Faith. This will
make escorting Queen Minnie much easier. You do not need to defeat each of
the Bolt Towers. Simply escort Queen Minnie to the throne.

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After examining the Cornerstone of Light in the Disney Castle, you are then
asked to visit Merlin at Hollow Bastion. Return to Hollow Bastion, and then
visit Merlin.

Once you've visited Merlin, you will return to Disney Castle. Following the
cutscene, proceed to Timeless River.

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T I M E L E S S R I V E R
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Jump atop the ledge near the entrance to Disney Castle, then open the large
treasure chest to obtain a Cornerstone Hill Map. Continue to the Pier where
you will encounter Pete.

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\ \ HP: 123
/ Boss Battle: Pete /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- O

Use basic attacks on Pete, but back off after you send him twirling in the
air, or jump to avoid his shockwave. Pete does not necessarily attack back,
he will just charge at you in a moment of rage. At this point, counter the
attack with a Reaction command. Repeat until Pete has been defeated.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| About-Face |
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After a moment of deja-vous, you will return back to Cornerstone Hill. Once
you've returned to Cornerstone Hill, you will be prompted to enter into one
of several doors.

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\ \
/ Challenge: Building Site /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Notice the "Mayhem Gauge" in the upper left-hand corner on your screen. It
signifies how much time remains before you fail the challenge. You'll need
to complete the challenge before the "Mayhem Gauge" reaches maximum.

Once you have entered the construction zone, several Heartless will attack.
The platform beneath you will act similar to a trampoline. It can send you
soaring into the air. Each time you are thrown into the air, lock-onto the
nearest Heartless and perform an aerial attack on it.

The battle is over when you defeat all Heartless, or the "Mayhem Gauge" is
at maximum.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Challenge: Lilliput /
\ \
O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O

Notice the "Mayhem Gauge" in the upper left-hand corner on your screen. It
signifies how much time remains before you fail the challenge. You'll need
to complete the challenge before the "Mayhem Gauge" reaches maximum.

Welcome to Smallville! (Just kidding.) Your objective is to defeat all the
Heartless while protecting the village. Perform your "Stomp Bomb" Reaction
command on the cannon tower to help you eliminate the Heartless.

The battle is over when you defeat all Heartless, or the "Mayhem Gauge" is
at maximum.

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O =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O
\ \
/ Challenge: Scene of the Fire /
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Notice the "Mayhem Gauge" in the upper left-hand corner on your screen. It
signifies how much time remains before you fail the challenge. You'll need
to complete the challenge before the "Mayhem Gauge" reaches maximum.

You have two objectives in this area. Your top priority is to protect that
apartment from burning down. Defeat the Heartless and keep your eye on the
nearby flames that approach the apartment. You can douse the flames simply
by striking them with your keyblade.

When you encounter the Hot Rods, defeat them using magic, because the will
be very annoying if you go melee on them. Use your Guard ability when they
charge towards you.

The battle is over when you defeat all Heartless, or the "Mayhem Gauge" is
at maximum.

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/ Challenge: Mickey's House /
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Notice the "Mayhem Gauge" in the upper left-hand corner on your screen. It
signifies how much time remains before you fail the challenge. You'll need
to complete the challenge before the "Mayhem Gauge" reaches maximum.

This space is very cramped, so it will be quite easy for you to defeat the
Heartless with your best combo attacks. In this battle, you need to battle
the Heartless while defending Mickey's furniture. You will need to do this
quickly, as the "Mayhem Gauge" will rapidly speed up.

The battle is over when you defeat all Heartless, or the "Mayhem Gauge" is
at maximum.

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After completing all the stages, you will return to Cornerstone Hill. Enter
into the Waterway and get ready to battle Pete.

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\ \ HP: ???
/ Boss Battle: Pete /
\ \
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Pete begins this battle by throwing several object in your direction. Wait
for one to come into reacg, then use the "Overhand" Reaction command. This
will eventually cause Pete's steamboat to spin out of control.

Quickly approach the steamboat and perform your "Grab On" Reaction command.
Hit the cage, but push the "Hang On" Reaction command each time it prompts
you to do so.

You can most likely destroy the cage on your first attempt. Once it's been
destroyed, the battle will be over.

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| Overhand, Grab On, Hang On |
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Following the battle, exit to the Wharf to initiate a second battle against
Pete.

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\ \ HP: 784
/ Boss Battle: Pete /
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Pete holds the same attacks as before, he just has quite a bit more health
this time around. Avoid the energy balls that come at you on the ground to
avert any unnecessary damage. Jump into the air at the same time Pete does
to avoid his shockwave.

Keep your target lock on the evil Pete, because you will be able to attack
both. Each time you attack Timeless River's Pete, he will perform the same
routine as when you fought him on the Pier.

The other Pete will perform a series of attacks prompted each time he says,
"Get out of my way!". At this time he will be invincible, but it is Pete's
most common attack, so don't worry too much about it. Remember, you cannot
attack Pete once he casts his shield.

Pete will change the set several times throughout the battle. This will be
used to his advantage, not your own.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| About-Face |
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| Obtained Monochrome Keyblade | | Received Wisdom Form Ability |
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P O R T R O Y A L
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Open the large treasure chest next to the Save Point to receive a Naval Map,
then exit to the village below.

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\ \ HP: ???
/ Mini-Battle: Pirates /
\ \
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Port Royal can be somewhat tiresome, because each battle requires that you
drag each pirate into the moonlight before you can kill it. Both Goofy and
Donald will make this impossible. After the battle begins, start attacking
the pirates until the battle concludes.

Pete will then tip you off about their one weakness. At that point, you'll
be able to defeat the Pirates.

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Following the battle, head back to the Rampart, and then proceed around the
eastern corner to reach the village.

After the cutscene, return to the Harbor via the Rampart. Once there you'll
encounter Jack Sparrow. Speak with Will once you are ready to depart. After
the cutscene, speak with Jack and select your course of navigation.

Make sure you set your abilities before you navigate to the Black Pearl, as
you will be ambushed. You'll arrive on Isla de Muerta after the battle, and
the cave you need to enter is straight ahead. After you enter the cave, you
will begin an event battle.

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\ \ HP: ???
/ Mini-Battle: Pirates /
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Locate the nearby moonlight spots, and hold off the pirates for one minute
until Will gives the signal. Face your back towards a moonlight spot, then
perform the Reaction commands to bring a pirate into the moonlight.

Once a minute has passed, the battle will conclude, eventually prompting a
high-seas combat.

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| Obtained Isla de Muerta Map |
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After you've returned to The Interceptor, speak with Will and navigate back
to Port Royal.

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/ Challenge: Save the Medallion /
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Using the same strategies as before, locate a spot of moonlight and attack
the Pirates as best you can. Use the Reaction command to bring the pirates
into the moonlight.

You'll occasionally be prompted that the medallion has been stolen. You'll
have one minute after this happens to locate the pirate with the medallion
and kill him. The pirate with the medallion will have a bubble of his head.

Use the cannons to strike at the Black Pearl, but don't stray too far away
from defeating the pirates that board the Interceptor.

Donald and Goofy might make this battle more difficult than it needs to be,
mainly because they will just attack a pirate when they see it, instead of
bringing it into the moonlight. If you are having a problem with them, use
your Summon command to bring out Chicken Little. This will temporarily get
rid of Donald and Goofy.

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After the battle, exit to the Deck to intiate another battle. Approach each
of the barrels, and then push the Reaction command to remove them from your
vessel.

You will eventually return to the Isla de Muerta. Continue into the cave to
eventually reach Barbossa.

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\ \ HP: 612 Barbossa
/ Boss Battle: Barbossa / Illuminator / HP: 26 Illuminator
\ \
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Whoa! Who turned out the lights? You'll be battling blind against Barbossa
until you encounter the Illuminator. You can usually see the Illuminator's
glowing eyes somewhere in the room.

Once you have encountered the Illuminator, destroy it to brighten the room.
At this point, start battling Barbossa in the moonlight.

Barbossa's main attack can cause quite a bit of damage. Fortunately, he'll
be quite slow, so you can practically button mash him to death. Every time
the Illuminator goes active, locate and destroy it.

Once Barbossa's health reaches a certain point, he will begin unleashing a
frenzy of attacks that can easily be countered with a Reaction command. It
really isn't too difficult a battle.

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| Twin Counter, Sonic Dive, Riding Shot, Reverse Blade, Land |
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| Obtained Follow the Wind Keyblade |
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Following the battle you'll head back to the Gummi Ship. Your next location
is Agrabah, via the Ancient Highway.

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A G R A B A H
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Once you enter Agrabah, attack the Heartless until the battle has concluded.
After the battle you will arrive in the Peddler's Shop.

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| Obtained Agrabah Map |
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Return outside, and then continue to the palace to encounter Jasmine. After
the cutscene, head back to the Peddler's Shop. If you can't locate it, look
for a pink curtain. Once you're back outside, proceed up the stairs next to
the Peddler's Shop, then enter the Bazaar on your left.

Continue down the stairs, then across the Bazaar to reach the entrance that
leads into the Desert. Open the large treasure chest to obtain a Skill Ring,
then exit to the Cave of Wonders.

Proceed inside the Cave of Wonders and continue through the Valley of Stone.
Exit to the Stone Guardians, and then examine the nearby pedestal.

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/ Challenge: Trial #1 /
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Aladdin should handle the crystals above, you just need to call Abu to run
and jump over each of the waves. You need to jump over the waves and stick
close to Abu too. Once you have reached the statue, your objective will be
complete.

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Proceed into the second area and translate the nearby pedestal to begin the
next challenge.

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\ \
/ Challenge: Trial #2 /
\ \
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You'll only have two minutes to complete this challenge. Every platform in
this challenge will disappear once you've defeated all the Heartless. Once
all the Heartless have been defeated, the challenge will be complete.

If you cannot complete this challenge within two minutes, you will need to
try again.

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Once you have completed the challenge, translate the pedestal at the bottom
to open the entryway directly ahead. Open the large chest to receive a Cave
of Wonders Map, and then proceed into the Treasure Room.

Once you defeat the Heartless in the Treasure Room, you will head back into
the Peddler's Shop in Agrabah. Proceed to the Palace Entrance to initiate a
battle.

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\ \ HP: 351 Volcanic
/ Boss Battle: Volcanic / Blizzard Lord / HP: 351 Blizzard
\ \
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Bet Pete is getting quite annoying by now, Hmm? The Blizzard Lord spawns a
bunch of ice pillars, while the Volcanic Lord will create several hotspots
on the ground, so watch where you stand.

You can use the Firagun or Blizzagun commands to send either opponent into
the other. This works well, as the Blizzard Lord is weak against fire. The
Volcanic Lord is also weak against blizzard, so it works both ways.

After enough damage has been dealt to the Volcanic and Bliizard Lord, they
despawn into much smaller versions of themselves, which can be defeated in
one hit. Otherwise, the Volcanic Lord and Blizzard Lord are bote painfully
easy, so you shouldn't have any problems with them.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Firagun, Blizzagun |
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| Obtained Lamp Charm |
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H A L L O W E E N T O W N
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Once you arrive in Halloween Town, proceed into the Town Square to initiate
a cutscene, after which you'll arrive in Dr. Finkelstein's Lab. Open up the
large treasure chest in the corner to obtain the Halloween Town Map. Return
to Town Square, then proceed into the Graveyard on your left.

Head through the Graveyard, then to the Hinterlands on the south end. Enter
through the Christmas decorated tree to enter Christmas Town, then continue
down Yuletide Hill into Candy Cane Lane. Defeat the Heartless, then proceed
into Santa's House.

After the cutscene, open the large treasure chest near the window to obtain
the Christmas Town Map, then exit into Santa's Workshop. After the cutscene,
exit to the Hinterlands, then follow the footprints to Curly Hill.

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\ \ HP: 1140
/ Boss-Battle: Prison Keeper /
\ \
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Be sure you equip your aerial abilities once the battle begins. The Prison
Keeper will attack mostly where you are unable to reach him, so either use
Curly Hill, or wait until the Prison Keeper comes into range.

Cast Comet when available, then spam the Reaction command while heading up
Curly Hill. While the Prison Keeper is being occupied by Comet, you'll see
several openings to attack the Prison Keeper.

When the Prison Keeper swallows you, it will be temporarily invincible, so
cast your "Inside Combo" Reaction command. You will score several critical
strikes, prompting the Prison Keeper to spit you back out.

The Prison Keeper casts three forms, called by Lock, Shock, and Barrel. If
it casts Fire on you, Guard with your Keyblade to reflect the attack. When
it reverts to one of it's another form, you can only guard it's attacks by
casting Reflect.

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| Inside Combo |
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After the battle, return to the Hinterlands and enter Christmas Town. Enter
Santa's House in Candy Cane Lane, then continue into Santa's Workshop.

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\ \ HP: 371
/ Boss-Battle: Oogie Boogie /
\ \
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Unequip Donald's "Comet" before you proceed into Santa's Workshop. It will
only cause unnecessary problems throughout the battle. You'll need to keep
moving on the conveyor belt while using the "Fore!" Reaction command. This
knocks each package onto Oogie Boogie's platform.

You need to keep moving along the conveyor belt throughout the battle. You
cannot stop, otherwise the spikes will sap your health very quickly.

Oogie Boogie cannot be attacked while on the platform above, but he cannot
directly attack you either. There are three controls that Oogie Boogie has
access to while on the platform above the conveyor belt.

First, Oogie brings down a large glove that will crush anything below. The
glove starts at one end of the conveyor belt, then moves towards the other
end. If you can manage to sneak past it, you can completely avoid it.

Second, Oogie sends out several packages that look similar to the ones you
knock up to the platform he's standing on. This will only occur when Oogie
is over a different conveyor belt than you.

Each time Oogie Boogie moves over a different conveyor belt, you will need
to approach the entry point. Locate the conveyor belt Oogie Boogie is over,
then press the Reaction command corresponding to Oogie Boogie's location.

Oogie falls onto the conveyor belt once enough packages have landed on his
platform. At this point, you have a short time to attack him, so switch to
Valor Form and unleash your strongest attacks.

After Oogie Boogie returns to the platform above, the conveyor belt speeds
up dramatically. Spam the jump button and jump away from the spikes behind
you to avoid unnecessary damage.

Oogie's third attack brings a bit of a challenge when attempting to strike
the packages onto the platform above. When Oogie reaches low health, he'll
cast several bolts of lightning to strike the conveyor belt. They can move
along the conveyor belt, but are quite easy to avoid.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Fore! |
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| Received "Magnet" Magic |
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T H E P R I D E L A N D S
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Following the initial cutscene, open the large orange fruit on the right to
obtain the Savannah Map, then continue into the Elephant Graveyard. Proceed
down the slope and follow the path until you exit to the Savannah. Continue
north through the Savannah to reach Pride Rock.

After the cutscene, approach the cliff overlooking the Savannah to locate a
large orange fruit containing the Pirde Rock Map. Head back to the Savannah.

Once you're back in the Savannah, proceed to the south-eastern trail. After
the cutscene, continue along the trail until you've reached the Oasis. Open
the two large orange fruits to obtain the Oasis Map and Torn Pages, then go
back into the Jungle.

After the cutscene, speak to Simba, then head back to the Savannah. Proceed
into the cave directly ahead.

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\ \ HP: 305
/ Boss Battle: Banzi, Shenzi, Ed /
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Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed have set their eyes on Timon and Pumba. You need to
attack the hyenas and keep them away from Timon and Pumba at all costs. It
shouldn't be too difficult, just use your "Call" Reaction command whenever
Timon and Pumba are in a dangerous area.

Aside from that, just give Banzi, Shenzi, and Ed your strongest attacks to
eventually fend them off, one by one.

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| Call |
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After the battle, proceed deeper into the cave until you encounter Scar and
Simba.

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T W I L I G H T T O W N
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After you've entered Twlight Town, proceed to the Station Heights, and then
to the Sandlot on your left to defeat the Nobodies. Continue to the Central
Station after the cutscene to encounter Hayner, Pence, and Olette. You will
eventually return to your Gummi Ship.

After you've completed Twilight Town, return to the Sandlot to begin a long-
awaited Struggle Tournament. Examine the battle board to begin.

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S T R U G G L E C O M P E T I T I O N
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= Round 1: Hayner = Round 3: Seifer

Hayner Setzer

= Round 2: Setzer

Vivi

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\ \ HP: 640
/ Struggle Match: Hayner /
\ \
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Hayner is a cakewalk, and his attacks are quite basic. He will either do a
three-hit combo, or charge at you, leaving him wide open. You can come out
victorious simply by button mashing against Hayner. When he charges at you,
Guard the attack.

You'll be unable to use Reaction commands, so try to remain behind him. Be
sure to equip Explosion. Beat Hayner ten times to advance to Round 2.

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| Jiminy Objective | | 100 > Points |
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\ \ HP: 320
/ Struggle Match: Setzer /
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Setzer acts tough, but it actually quite simple. Aside from a basic attack
here and there, Setzer's attacks mainly consist of an aerial attack, where
Setzer will jump into the air and begin revolving his sword at you. He can
also charge at you with several consecutive thrusts of his weapon. Both of
these attacks can knock several orbs out of you.

You'll be unable to use Reaction commands, so try to remain behind him. Be
sure to equip Explosion. Beat Setzer ten times to advance to Round 3.

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| Jiminy Objective | | 150 > Points |
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\ \ HP: 320
/ Struggle Match: Seifer /
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Seifer acts tough, but it actually quite simple. Aside from a basic attack
here and there, Seifer's other attacks remain identical to when you fought
him with Roxas. His aerial attack can easily be avoided, and leaves Seifer
wide open to an attack.

You'll be unable to use Reaction commands, so try to remain behind him. Be
sure to equip Explosion.

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| Jiminy Objective | | 200 > Points |
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H O L L O W B A S T I O N
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Shortly before entering the Borough, you'll see Cloud standing near Scrooge
McDuck. Speak to Cloud to initiate a cutscene, and then head to the Borough.
After the cutscene, proceed into the Borough, and then continue to Merlin's
House. After speaking with Cid and Yuffie, return to the Borough.

Continue into the Bailey to encounter the Gullwings. Following the cutscene,
descend the stairs around the corner, then enter the Restoration Site. Head
along the path to the Postern and open the large chest to obtain the Castle
Perimeter Map.

Proceed down the ramp, then enter into the Corridors to initiate a cutscene.
Here's a map illustrating the area.

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| Chest E Entrance |
| = Trail X Exit |
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E ========O As you can see, the map illustrates the
| entrance and exit, and the locations of
O======= each treasure chest in this area. After
| | reaching Ansem's Study, you'll see Leon
| O===O===O and Tifa. After speaking to Leon, enter
| | | Ansem's computer room.
O===O===O |
| | You'll eventually enter Space Paranoids,
| | | Tron's world.
==O | |
| O===O===O
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O======O=======O
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X ===O

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S P A C E P A R A N O I D S
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Approach the barrier on the cell door and begin attacking it to collect the
clusters. Once you have received enough clusters, push the Reaction command
to release the barrier and initiate a cutscene. After the cutscene, exit to
the corridor and open the large treasure chest to receive the Pit Cell Area
Map. Access the platform to your right to enter the Canyon. Continue to the
energy core on your left and access the console to begin a mini-game.

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\ \
/ Challenge #1: Memory /
\ \
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You'll have two minutes to reach the pink box, but it's not as easy as the
challenge sounds. Every time you approach it, you will trigger a revolving
process, at which time the entire series of boxes will begin to circle you,
and the pink box will disappear.

If you can manage to get a lock on the pink box, it shouldn't be much of a
problem, otherwise just keep your eye on the box. Once they boxes begin to
slow down, approach the correct box. Equip Explosion, then attack it until
you break the box.

With Explosion equipped, if you are anywhere near the correct box, you can
easily clear this mini-game.

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Once you have completed the mini-game, return to the Pit Cell, then examine
the terminal to return to the Research Lab. After the cutscene, examine the
the blueprint on the wall.

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| Received Master Form Ability |
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Head back towards the computer room, and then open the large treasure chest
to obtain a Ukulele Charm. Examine the console in the computer room to head
back into Space Paranoids.

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\ \ MY SCORE: 35
/ Challenge #2: Light Cycle /
\ \
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You'll see various on-screen commands prompting you to press the L1 and R1
buttons. The first mini-game prompts you to defeat at least five Heartless.
You'll also need to avoid crashing into walls by pushing L1 and R1, stated
above.

The second challenge requires survival. You need to enter the crack that's
located on the wall directly ahead. If only it were that easy. Just before
you come towards the crack in the wall, you will have to shift to the left
and continue through the maze, battling several Heartlles on your way. The
challenge will be complete once you escape the game grid.

Use Charge to destroy a group of Heartless on one side of you, attack when
you see only one Heartless to eliminate, and Guard when the Heartless have
begun to close in on you. Turn corners sharply and use the pillars to your
advantage to avoid swarms of Heartless.

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| Jiminy Objective | | 30 > Points |
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Return to the Canyon, then proceed up the stairs. Enter through the door on
your right to enter the Dataspace. Examine the nearby console to initiate a
cutscene, then be prepared to battle through several Heartless.

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\ \
/ Challenge #3: Security Monitor /
\ \
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You'll need to defeat the Heartless quickly and collect the clusters. Your
gauge in the upper left-hand corner will momentarily max out. At this time,
you're given less than two minutes to use the "Freeze" Reaction command on
each console.

Return to eliminating the Heartless, collect the orbs, and then approach a
second monitor. Repeat this process until all monitors have been destroyed.
The timer won't stop, so you need to complete this challenge quickly.

Once all monitors have been disabled, this challenge will be complete. You
may want to equip Explosion and Comet in this battle.

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Exit the Dataspace and cross over to the wall on the other end. Once you've
reached the platform on your right, continue to the I/O Tower. Proceed into
the large room on the right, then enter the Communications Room to initiate
a cutscene.

Open the two large treasure chests behind the dark pillar to receive an I/O
Tower Map and Gaia Belt. Return to the hallway to initiate a cutscene. This
begins a battle against the Hostile Program.

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\ \ HP: 640
/ Boss-Battle: Hostile Program /
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The Hostile Program is quite simple. Collect the clusters which drop until
you have maxed out the gauge, then cast the "Freeze" Reaction command. The
Hostile Program will then stop momentarily.

Switch into your Drive Form and begin unleashing your strongest attacks. A
simple strategy would be to use your "Setup" Limit command, as the Hostile
Program is quite weak against this attack.

Keep an eye on the large clusters that the Hostile Program towards you. It
will either collide into you, or rapidly fire several lasers at you. These
can easily be avoided, but may outnumber you. Once the Hostile Program has
taken enough damage, it will begin to charge around the room several times,
so quickly run to the center.

It's second attack is similar to a laser pointer, emitting from it's hands.
This attack is slow, but you will need to avoid them. A second occasion is
when the Hostile Program sends these beams swarming all over the palce. It
can be tricky to avoid, so watch the patterb carefully.

If they begin spinning around the room, you need to jump. If they begin to
move in a vertical motion, wait until you are able to pass underneath them
and get out of it's path. When they start spinning around the room quickly,
you might see it as a nightmare to avoid it, but watch the pattern, as you
will eventually get the hang of it.

Because this battle requires to collect orbs, equip Explosion. This easily
increases the amount of orbs that drop.

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| Freeze |
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After the battle, access the terminal to initiate a cutscene. You will then
return to Ansem's Research Lab.

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| Obtaineed Photon Debugger Keyblade |
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H O L L O W B A S T I O N
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| WARNING |
| |
| After you access the computer terminal, this cutscene will massively |
| spoil the original Kingdom Hearts. If you haven't yet played through |
| or beaten the original Kingdom Hearts, turn off Kingdom Hearts 2 and |
| go beat the original Kingdom Hearts. If it doesn't matter, disregard |
| this message. |
| |
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Return to the Corridors, and then battle through the Heartless and Nobodies.
After a couple cutscenes, you will arrive in the Postern. After you exit to
the Restoration Site, defeat the Nobodies to initiate a cutscene.

Once you arrive at the Bailey, proceed to the area directly ahead. You will
then encounter Demyx.

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\ \ HP: 1005
/ Boss-Battle: Demyx /
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** Equip Comet, Explosion, and Slide Dash **

You are given 40 seconds at the beginning of this battle to defeat all the
Demyx Forms. This means you will need to defeat one or two Demyx Forms one
second apart. This does not give you a whole lot of time to defeat each of
the Demyx Forms. Keep in mind, you can't perform the Wild Dance unless you
attack them.

While casting Donald's Comet, strike as many Demyx Forms as possible. Have
Explosion equipped to boost effect. Once Donald's Comet has passed, you'll
need to begin using your "Wild Dance" Reaction command to eliminate all of
the remaining Demyx Forms.

Unlike the Underworld, the battle will not be over after you have defeated
the Demyx Forms. Once the Demyx Forms have been defeated, you will need to
begin attack Demyx directly. However, Demyx can seem rather impossible, as
his chain of attacks will not allow you to get anywhere near him.

His most often used attack prompts several water columns to bust behind, or
around Demyx. The attack is quite easy to avoid, but that is only when you
keep your distance. That's not what you want to do in this battle.

Save your Comet ability until Demyx either says "Water", or begins to rush
around the area, creating several water columns to emerge behind or around
him. This will interrupt his rampage, allowing you to get underneath Demyx.
Your best chance to avoiding Demyx's chain of attacks is to run around the
area in a giant circle while Demyx begins his rampage of water columns and
deadly bubbles. This will avoid about 80% of Demyx's attacks.

Once you reach Demyx, charge towards him at a distance, then finish with a
couple combos. If he manages to counter with a series of consecutive blows,
or several water columns, press the O button and back away. Eventually, he
will begin to move slowly in your direction, with several columns of water
emerging directly in front of him. Move away from Demyx, but don't let him
corner you.

You'll want to rely on using the O button each time Demyx manages to sweep
you off your feet. If he happens to be close to you when this happens, you
can press the O button, then quickly move behind him to counter Demyx.

It is extremely important that you use the O button to regain your balance
when Demyx knocks you off your feet. This prevents unnecessary problems.

Here's a second tactic you could rely on. Cast Donald's Comet, and then go
into Valor or Master Form. At that point, alternate between attacking, and
casting Comet.

At some point, Demyx will call on the Demyx Forms to attack. At that point,
you'll have only ten seconds to quickly eliminate all ten Demyx Forms. The
Explosion ability can make this a lot easier. You must be on the ball each
moment you hear Demyx say, "Dance water, dance!".

There's the odd occasion where Demyx runs at you and hits you with several
consecutive blows. Avoid this by using the "Show Stealer" Reaciton command.
If you cannot get near Demyx, back off and hit him with Thunder. Do not at
any point during this battle use your Summon command.

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| Wild Dance, Show Stealer |
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After the battle, you will be battling several Heartless alone. Fortunately,
one-by-one, Yuffie, Leon, Tifa, and Cloud will assist you. Proceed down the
path until you enter a cave where Mickey and Donald await.

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| Received "Cure" Upgrade |
| |
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Open the two large treasure chests to obtain The Great Maw Map and the Torn
Pages. Proceed out the exit next to the Save Point, then be ready to battle
through literally one thousand Heartless.

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\ \
/ Challenge #1: 1000 Heartless /
\ \
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** Equip Explosion **

This battle literally requires you to defeat one-thousand Heartless. It's
not too difficult, it's just time consuming. This battle will require you
to defeat the Heartless alone, but your Reaction commands will do most of
the work. Keep your eye on the Reaction commands, then use Rising Sun and
Snag / Sparkle Ray each time they become available.

Explosion should help when the Reaction commanda aren't available. If you
are having difficulties with this battle, you are probably under levelled,
which means you are not ready to do this challenge yet.

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| Obtained Ansem's Report 1 | | Obtained Ice Cream |
| | | |
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| Obtained Picture |
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L A N D O F D R A G O N S
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Begin up the slope to the Ridge to initiate a cutscene, and then proceed to
the Summit.

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\ \ HP: 760
/ Boss Battle: ??? /
\ \
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** Unequip all Aerial Abilities **

Unequip your aerial abilities in this battle, because it just gets in your
way. The enemies above also prevents getting an accurate target lock. Once
you do happen to get a lock, don't take it off.

As for attacks, the Organization member will perform several attacks which
either begin with a charge and thrust, or several consecutive attacks. The
man in black will cast you into the air several times, so you will need to
regain your balance, pressing the O button each time this happens. Each of
the Rapid Thrusters above will also have some part in this battle that can
be rather annoying. Throw them away with the "Speed Trap" Reaction command.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Speed Trap, Aero Blade |
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After the battle, exit down the Mountain Trail to the Checkpoint, then head
east to the Imperial City. Defeat the Heartless, then proceed to the Palace
to initiate a cutscene. Approach Xigbar, defeat the Nobodies, then continue
into the Throne Room.

Open the two large treasure chests behind the throne to obtain a Palace Map
and Torn Pages. Exit outside the palace to begin a battle against the Storm
Rider.

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\ \ HP: 1216
/ Boss Battle: Storm Rider /
\ \
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Starting at the beginning of the battle, push the Reaction command as they
prompt you to do so. You will need to do this to remain on the Storm Rider.
Nothing will happen when you fall off, it can just be rather irritating to
reach the Storm Rider.

Begin attacking the two horns on each side of the Storm Rider. Once you've
dealt enough damage, the Storm Rider will land on the ground. At the point,
switch into Drive Mode, then quickly begin attacking the Storm Ride. After
it becomes airborne once again, revert out of Drive Mode.

After you fall off the Storm Rider, and it will happen, locate the gust of
wind nearby and use your Reaction commands to get back on top of the Storm
Rider. Time to discuss the Storm Rider's attacks.

First, the Storm Rider will escape to a distance and begin shooting a slew
of energy balls. If this happens you will need to begin running around the
perimeter.

It's second attack will cause the Storm Rider to begin dropping bombs. You
aren't given too much time, so you need to quickly place your back against
the nearest wall, or use a nearby gust of wind to move out of it's path.

It's third attack begins when the Storm Rider lands on the bridge, it will
allow you to strike the Storm Rider quite a bit, but you'll need to remain
close to it, and out of it's line of sight, otherwise you will be hit with
a massive energy attack.

It's fourth attack is prompted when the Storm Rider begins a slow approach
in your direction. At this time, it will be at a very low altitude, but it
will be high enough so you can't jump over top. This leaves you with using
a Reaction command. Stand so you're directly in front of it and wait until
it approaches. Once it is close enough, press the "Slide" Reaction command,
then perform the "Vertigo Toss" Reaction command. This will perform a very
powerful counter-attack.

It's fifth attack is prompted when the Storm Rider soars into the air. The
area around you will begin to glitter, so either cast Reflect, or move out
of the way.

One last note, while on top of the Storm Rider, if it prompts you to "Hang
On", you need to use the Reaction command. Sora will automatically release
his grip on the Storm Rider once you're safe, because the Storm Rider will
occasionally perform a second aerial maneuver to make you fall off.

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| Hang On, Let Go, Slide, Vertigo Toss |
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| THE GULLWING CONFRONTATION |
| |
| Back at Hollow Bastion, return back to the Postern to encounter Yuna, |
| Paine, and Rikku. Open the treasure chest left behind to recieve the |
| Gull Wing Keyblade. |
| |
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B E A S T ' S C A S T L E
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Speak to Beast after the initial cutscene, eventually prompting a battle to
defeat several Nobodies. Return to the Entrance Hall, then contine into the
West Hall. Head to the end of the West Hall, then continue up the stairs to
your right. Enter through the door, then proceed up the stairs and down the
hallway to Beast's Room.

Once you return to the hallway, return to Beast's Room, speak to Beast, and
then return to the Entrance Hall.

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| Obtained Rumbling Rose | | Obtained Castle Walls Map |
| Keyblade | | |
| | | |
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Following the cutscene, defeat the Nobodies, and then exit through the front
door to encounter Xaldin. Be sure to equip several health / mana restoration
items, as this will be one heck of an impossible battle.

Your next destination is Beast's Castle. Speak to Beast, and then watch the
events unfold. After the cutscene, defeat the Nobodies, then enter into the
Entrance Hall. Proceed through the West Hall and up the stairs to the right.
Continue to the West Wing, and follow the corridor to Beast's Room.

Return to Beast's Room, then open the chest next to the window to receive a
Mega-Potion. Speak to Beast once again, then return to the entrance hall to
initiate a cutscene. Defeat the Nobodies, then leave Beast's Castle through
the front entrance.

Make sure your equip several health and magic restoring items, as this will
be one heck of an impossible battle.

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\ \ HP: 1155
/ Boss-Battle: Xaldin /
\ \
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** Equip Aerial Abilities and Donald's Comet **

Xaldin is quite a bit tougher than Demyx, but he can be defeated. You will
not have much room to battle Xaldin, as you're battling on a small surface,
so your attempts to keep your distance will not work. Even retreating will
not work, as Xaldin can and will teleport.

When you see the "Learn" Reaction command, press it rapidly, as many times
as possible. This is a major advantage to defeating Xaldin, as he will not
allow you to attack him throughout several moments of the battle. Once the
"Learn" command disappears, a "Jump" command appears in the command window.
Lock onto Xaldin, and then select the "Jump" command to perform a powerful
attack.

Refrain from casting Donald's Comet unless you either have plenty of magic
restoration items, or know what you're doing, because Xaldin will sap your
health like it was nothing. Plus it will have him airborne, which you will
not want.

Remember to press the O Button when Xaldin strikes you off your feet. This
is necessary because you will not want Xaldin scoring too many consecutive
blows on you. Now to discuss Xaldin's attacks.

First, Xaldin will create several energy bombs that will be sent into your
direction. These are homing missiles, so you need to keep moving until the
energy bombs disperse.

Second, Xaldin will become airborne and unreachable. This will prompt five
spears to drop from above before Xaldin drops to the ground. Once you have
seen the fifth spear, begin moving and don't stop until you can begin your
attacks on Xaldin once again.

Third, Xaldin begins a series of deadly combo attacks, remvoing about half
your health bar. There isn't much you can do to avoid this, aside from the
"Jump" command, or Donald's Comet. If they're not avaiable, spam the Guard
command. Keep your distance if you see a green aura around Xaldin.

Xaldin's next attack is prompted when he says, "Wind of despair!". It will
transform Xaldin's spear into a dragon, thus sending a deadly gust of wind
in your direction. You should be on the other side of the bridge once this
happens, otherwise you lose about half your health bar from the attack.

Fortunately, King Mickey will briefly take your place, should you not give
up when it prompts you to make a choice. This will allow you to score some
extra hits on Xaldin. King Mickey will resurrect Sora once your health bar
runs out.

Do not bother with your Drive commands unless you see enough of an opening
to do so. You could use Master Form at the beginning, but after Xaldin has
begun his "Wind of Despair" attack, don't even bother.

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| Learn |
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| Obtained Ansem's Report 4 |
| |
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P O R T R O Y A L
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Exit the Rampart, defeat the pirates, and then continue to the docks. After
you've boarded the Black Pearl, speak with Jack, then select Isla de Muerta.
After the cutscene, exit to the deck to encounter the Grim Reaper.

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\ \ HP: 790
/ Boss-Battle: Grim Reaper /
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The Grim Reaper won't do much in this battle, aside from spinning around in
a wild motion. It won't pose too much of a threat, and aside from the basic
attacks, it will basically allow you to attack without fighting back. After
it has reached low health, it will seem a little more aggressive. If you're
looking to quickly complete this battle, either switch into Master Form, or
alternate between attacking, and casting Donald's Comet.

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| Learn |
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Once inside the Interceptor, open the large chest behind you to receive the
Feather Charm, then exit to Seadrift Row. Follow the trail to the next area,
then defeat the Nobody to receive a medallion. There's six medallions that
need to be collected, and each holds a certains amount of time in which the
medallion must be retrieved. If you can't retrieve the medallion within the
time limit, exit and re-enter the area.

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| Obtained Ship Graveyard Map |
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Once you are back aboard the Black Pearl, speak to Jack, then return to the
Ship Graveyard. Keep in mind, several medallions will be located in Isla de
Muerta and the Ship Graveyard.

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| Cave Mouth | | 10 Seconds to collect Medallion. |
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| Powder Store | | 2 Minutes to collect Medallion. |
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| Moonlit Nook | | 3 Minutes to collect Medallion. |
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Once you have obtained enough medallions, return to Port Royal to encounter
the Grim Reaper.

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\ \ HP: 790
/ Boss-Battle: Grim Reaper /
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The Grim Reaper is invulnerable at this time, so physical attack won't harm
it yet. Bring Donald into your party, because each time you strike the Grim
Reaper with magic, it will drop medallions. If you run out of mana, you can
collect MP Balls dropped by the Grim Reaper, every time you attack it while
it's invulnerable. You may also cast Donald's Comet, as it does not require
an entire mana bar. Casting Comet will cause the Grim Reaper to drop enough
MP Balls to completely replenish your mana bar.

At certain times, the "Hinder" Reaction command may appear, allowing you to
deliver a critical, medallion stealing blow. This will usually happen after
the Grim Reaper begins stealing the medallions.

Continue attacking the Grim Reaper until you've collected each medallion it
holds. Once you have collected enough medallions, approach the chest in the
center and press the Reaction command to replenish it.

Once enough medallions have been placed into the chest, you will be able to
momentarily attack the Grim Reaper, so switch into Master Form, then hit it
with everything you've got.

The Grim Reaper will frequently spin wildly around the area. This can cause
problems when attempting to collect the medallions, because the Grim Reaper
will collect the loose medallions, and should you get close enough, it will
throw you into the air, so you will need to counter with the O button, then
begin recollecting the medallions.

It's next attack will cause the Grim Reaper to completely detach itself and
begin wildly stomping around the area. After a few moments, the Grim Reaper
will become re-attached, then land on the ground with a large impact.

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| Return, Hinder, Loot Launch |
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| Obtained Ansem's Report 6 |
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O L Y M P U S C O L I S E U M
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\ \ MY SCORE: ????
/ Tournament: Hades Cup / LOCATION: OLYMPUS COLISEUM
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Once you have arrived at the Underworld Entrance, speak to Auron, and then
proceed through the large blue door. Proceed to the Valley of the Dead and
enter Hades' Chamber to initiate a cutscene.

After the cutscene, eliminate all of the Nobodies. After the battle, speak
to Pain and Panic to initiate a battle against Hades.

- - -

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\ \ HP: 1230
/ Boss-Battle: Hades /
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Your attacks will not harm Hades, so you need to play out the battle until
it comes to an end. The battle will eventually continue, and Hades will be
invincible once again.

Watch your Reaction commands, as they are key to coming out victorious. It
is known as Aura Shot, and it will interrupt his shield. You should now be
able to temporarily attack Hades.

Hades has several attacks of which you should be aware of, be it his large
ball of fire, or his enormous pillar of flame, these can easily be avoided.
Apocalypse, Hades' third attack will call several comets to rain down from
above and leave the platform ablaze, so watch your step.

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| Aura Shot |
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H A L L O W E E N T O W N
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\ \ HP: 172
/ Boss-Battle: Lock, Shock, Barrel /
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Target either Lock, Shock, or Barrel, and then pummel the snot out of them.
Once they have been stunned, target a box and slash it in the direction of
your stunned opponent.

You need to trap all three of them quickly, as they can and will escape if
too much time has elapsed.

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| Aura Shot |
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After the battle, return to Halloween Town Square. Defear the Heartless and
pick up all the presents. When you have returned to Santa's Workshop, enter
the room where you previously encountered Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

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\ \ MY SCORE: --/--
/ Mini-Game: Gift Wrapping /
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This is a rather easy mini-game, simply shoot toys into the boxes and push
the triangle button to reload. If Lock, Shock, and Barrel appear, shoot at
them quickly.

The small boxes require one to three shots, while the larger boxes require
several shots.

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| Jiminy Objective | | 150 > Points |
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Once you're done, return and speak with Santa to begin a battle against The
Experiment.

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\ \ HP: 1290
/ Boss-Battle: The Experiment /
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The Experiment will constantly use shockwaves and lasers to attack. It can
also use wind-based attacks to either hold you in the air or keep you from
attacking it.

When the torso disconnects, you cannot attack it. Instead, cast Kickspring
to counter-attack your opponent's action.

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| Kickspring |
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Once the Experiment has been defeated, you'll return to the Gummi Ship. The
next destination will be Agrabah.

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A G R A B A H
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Exit to the Palace Gates to initiate a cutscene, then proceed to the Desert
Ruins. Once you're in the Desert Ruins, approach H2O Jafar, then defeat the
Heartless. Chase Jafar through the Desert Ruins to a platform which holds a
mysterious monument.

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/ Challenge: Switch Activation /
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When examining the monument, you will see photos of various locations that
will reveal each switch in the Desert Ruins. If you become lost, return to
the monument and examine it once again. Each switch can be activated using
magic.

Cast Fire on the red switch, Blizzard on the blue switch, and cast Thunder
on the yellow switch. These switches may only be activated when they're in
proper alignment.

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Once you have activated each switch, return to the monument and continue to
the hidden chamber located below. Open the two chests inside to receive the
Ruins Map and Torn Page, then continue deeper into the Temple Ruins.

You'll need to escape from the Desert Ruins. Simply swat away the Heartless,
while Carpet does most of everything else. Continue into Agrabah, then head
into the palace to initiate a cutscene.

Once the cutscene has finished, you will begin a battle against Genie Jafar
above Agrabah.

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Navigate with Carpet to avoid Jafar's attacks and the objects that he will
be hurling at you. Start by attacking Jafar's waist. After you've depleted
his health bar, Jafar will be dazed, but only momentarily.

For the duration, switch your target lock onto Jafar's head and attack him
until he regains his concentration. At that place your target lock back on
Jafar's waist and back off for a moment.

When you've dealt enough damage to Jafar, dodge the several fireballs that
he summons, but do not wander too far, otherwise he begins casting several
bolts of lightning at you.

Jafar will soon cast you into a dark realm. Destroy the objects that Jafar
throws in your direction while you wait for Jafar to return you to reality.
At that point, continue attacking Jafar.

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| Roll Up, Spin Burst |
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T H E P R I D E L A N D S
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Open the large, nearby piece of fruit to obtain the Pride Rock Map. Follow
the path to Pride Rock, and then proceed into the King's Den to initiate a
cutscene.

Exit outside, then enter Stone Hollow at the bottom of Pride Rock. Speak to
Rafiki, then exit Pride Rock and continue to the Elephant Graveyard. You'll
immediately encounter Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed.

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\ \ HP: 445
/ Boss-Battle: Banzai, Shenzi, Ed /
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Chase Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed through the Elephant Graveyard, tackling each
of them when they are within range. You can't catch them by simply running,
you will need to perform your Dash command.

You can also cast your Magnet ability when near a hyena. This will draw it
close to you.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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Return to the Jungle, and then to the Oasis. After you've encountered Simba,
return to Pride Rock, then exit to the Savannah to initiate a cutscene. You
will now battle the Groundshaker.

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\ \ HP: 1424
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This battle becomes a bit technical, and will only consist of Simba / Sora.
Begin by dodging the Groundshakers attacks by pressing the prompts as they
display on-screen.

After you are in control of Sora, perform the "High Fang" Reaction command.
When you reach the top, begin your attacks on the Groundshaker. You should
see several orbs begin to form, and they do hit hard, so either run around
atop the Groundshaker, or drop below and wait for an opportunity to attack.

If you accidently fall from the Groundshaker, you have some precautions to
worry about. Basically, when the Groundshaker jumps, you will need to jump
too, because the Shockwave attack can be quite health consuming.

To return to the top of the Groundshaker, Simba must be alive. Approach it,
then perform the "High Fang" Reaction command consecutively. Once you have
dealt enough damage, the Groundshaker will begin a rampage. You'll need to
perform the "Fend" Reaction command when it prompts you to do so.

You will once again be dodging the Groundshaker's attack by peforming each
prompt displayed on-screen.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Hold Back, Jump, Fend, High Fang |
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H O L L O W B A S T I O N
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Enter the Borough, then defeat the Heartless. After the cutscene, return to
the Borough, then proceed to the Bailey.

Proceed the Restoration Site, then continue to the Postern. Follow the path
to the Corridors, then proceed to Ansem's Study. After the cutscene, access
the Space Paranoids console and proceed to the Pit Cell.

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S P A C E P A R A N O I D S
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Acess the terminal in the Pit Cell, then select Light Cycle. Defeat all the
Heartless to rescue Tron. Once the Heartless have been defeated, proceed to
the I/O Tower.

Defeat the Heartless, then continue into the Communications Room. After the
cutscene, exit the I/O Tower, then

Access the terminal, and then enter the Light Cycle. Once you have defeated
the Heartless, proceed to the I/O Tower. Return to the Hallway, then locate
the nearby entrance to the Simulation Hangar.

** ADD TRON TO YOUR PARTY **

Access the console on the left to enter the Solar Sailer Simulation. Depart
from the Solar Sailer, then defeat the Heartless. You'll need to defeat the
Heartless quickly, because once the Solar Sailer has exceeded it's capacity,
the battle will restart.

When you reach the Central Computer Mesa, proceed along the platform. There
are two large treasure chests nearby containing a Cosmic Arts and a Central
Control Mesa Map.

Proceed into the central tower to initiate a cutscene. You will then battle
Sark and the MCP.

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\ \ HP: 230
/ Boss-Battle: Sark /
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There's no need to explain Sark, simply defeat the enemies surrounding him.
Once they have been defeated, begin your attacks on Sark.

Follow Sark when he performs his Data Transfer ability. If you keep a lock
on Sark, you won't have any problems with this battle.

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| REACTION COMMANDS |
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| Zone Guard, Disc Strike |
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\ \ HP: 920
/ Boss-Battle: MCP /
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** TRON MUST BE IN YOUR PARTY **

The Master Control Program (MCP) cannot be physically harmed. Start off by
attacking Sark's lower body. Once he has collapsed, begin attacking Sark's
head.

Now begin your attacks on the wall surrounding the MCP. A Reaction command
will appear on the MCP when you have destroyed a piece of the barrier. Now
perform the "Delete" Reaction command to damage the MCP. You need to press
the Delete command continously.

As the battle progresses, you need to break open new barriers. Why? Simply
because the barrier will spin when you come close to a broken barrier. The
barrier will eventually emit beams of light, so you may need to jump often.

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| High Climb, Needle Dive, Erase, Charge |
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T W I L I G H T T O W N
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Head to the Old Mansion, defeat the Nobodies, then continue inside. Proceed
to the Library, then enter the Computer Room.

Speak to Pence and select "Sea-Salt Ice Cream". Examine the nearby beam to
return to Roxas's Twilight Town, then exit to the Basement Hall. Enter the
portal to initiate a cutscene, then defeat the Nobodies.

You will soon enter The World That Never Was...

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W O R L D T H A T N E V E R W A S
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Proceed from the Alley to Between to Fragment Crossing, then enter Memory's
Skyscraper to initiate a cutscene. Proceed down the path to the left of the
Skyscraper to The Brink of Despair. Open the large treasure chest to obtain
the Dark City Map.

Approach the Castle, then continue from Nothing's Call to Crooked Ascension.
Defeat the Nobodies, exit to Twilight's View, open the large treasure chest
to receive a Cosmic Belt, then proceed into the Hall of Empty Melodies.

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/ Boss-Battle: Xigbar /
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The battle will begin in Xigbar's point of view, but you will control Sora
throughout the battle. Watch your Reaction command, then perform the Break
to interrupt Xigbar. Keep doing so to bring Xigbar to the platform.

This battle can be extremely difficult mainly because he is not melee, and
he will teleport constantly. This puts the battle at Xigbar's advantage.

Second, Xigbar will switch the environment to his advantage. Your best bet
is to cast Donald's Comet while running towards him. This is a long battle
and it cannot be rushed.

Xigbar will attack from a distance, so you must perform your Guard quite a
bit. Focus on defending, and only attack Xigbar when he is either close to
Sora, or needs to reload. If Xigbar is not nearby, don't rush him, because
he has the advantage.

If you're near Level 50+, you should not have a problem chasing Xigbar and
the above precaution can be disregarded.

When Xigbar has reached low health, he will submit you to a small platform.
You will need to run around Xigbar in a circular motion, otherwise he will
deplete your health in a matter of seconds.

The battle soon returns to Xigbar's point of view. Cast the Break Reaction
command to interrupt Xigbar and keep doing so to bring Xibar down onto the
platform.

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| Break, Warp Snipe |
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| Obtained Ansem's Report 3 |
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After the battle, continue to Naught's Skyway, then enter the Hall of Empty
Melodies (Upper Level) to initiate a cutscene.

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Proceed to Proof of Existence, then examine the door near the blue platform
"The Gambler of Fate" to encounter Luxord.

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/ Boss-Battle: Luxord /
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The battle with Luxord will be a time-based challenge. To win, begin basic
combos on Luxord and deplete his health gauge before he depletes Sora's. I
need not mention that "Game Over" occurs should your health run out.

You need to deal damage to Luxord and complete the several challenges that
he passes at you, otherwise the battle will be over quite quickly. Here is
a detailed description of Luxord's challenges.

STEP ONE:
Luxord will transform you into a die, prompting you with a Form Gauge. You
need to press the O Button to dodge Luxord's attacks. After the Form Gauge
has depleted, Luxord's hold on Sora will disappear.

STEP TWO:
Begin your basic combos on Luxord. Watch Luxord closely, as when you see a
command prompting you to "Flip", Luxord will create a barrier. Perfom this
Reaction command so it can be prevented.

CHOOSE A CARD, "Look Closely!"
Locate the card where Luxord has been imprisoned. Flip Luxord's card, then
attack quickly, as he will prompt you to select another card.

A CHALLENGE IS IT? (Optional):
Approach Luxord, then press the "Begin Game" Reaction command. Press the X
Button when the O reaches bar 1/4.

GOT TIME?, (Prompted on Low Time)
Guard Luxord's initial attacks. When he has enclosed you into a barrier of
cards, you must press the X Button when the O is ONLY in bar 1/4. You must
do so four consecutive times.

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| Flip, Start Game |
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| Obtained Ansem's Report 9 |
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Proceed to Proof of Existence, then examine the door near the blue platform
"The Luna Diviner" to encounter Saïx.

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/ Boss-Battle: Saïx /
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You must watch your Reaction commands, because Saïx's attacks will be your
key to victory. Remember the Berserker Nobodies? You can disarm Saïx, then
perform the "Eclipse" Reaction command too! (Hence the Berserk Gauge.) You
will want to wait on Master Form or Final Form.

When Saïx is in Berserker Stance, he becomes a problem. Transform into the
Berserker Stance and begin your Eclipse as often as possible. Once Saïx is
down to two health bars, convert to Master or Final Form.

Saïx begins a rampage, and it will become almost non-stop, breaking only a
couple moments in between.

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| Berserk |
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The barrier in the Proof of Existence will have disappeared, so you may now
proceed into Naught's Approach.

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The path in Ruin and Creation's Passage will be invisible, but you will see
a blue line that points you in the right direction. Continue into The Altar
of Naught and ascend the stairs to encounter Xemnas.

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Xemnas will imprison you in a dark ball of energy which will be surrounded
by three crystals. They absorb your health quickly, so you need to head to
Memory Skyscraper and perform several Reaction commands.

There will be no Summons or Drive commands, and your buddies won't be here
to support you. Fortunately, you have your Trinity. Xemnas can be defeated
easily, so you don't rely much on strategy.

- - -

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| Obtained Ansem's Report 13 |
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WARNING!

This is your last Save Point in Kingdom Hearts II. You should complete each
entry in Jiminy's Journal before you enter Kingdom Hearts.

Before you battle Xemnas, you need to break past the several buildings. The
"Slicer" Reaction command will prompt you momentarily. Enter the cave, then
proceed onward and Xemnas will elevate you onto the platform.

Approach and be prepared to dodge Xemnas with several Reaction commands. It
will bring you onto Xemnas's reactor.

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| | HP: 1000 STAGE TWO
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CYLINDERS:
You have a "Left Cylinder", "Right Cylinder", and "Charge Gauge". The Left
Cylinder and Right Cylinder will emit a massive amount of energy, but only
once the Charge Gauge reaches maximum.

Attack the Nobodies, but once you see a countdown, press your "Stunt Dodge"
Reaction command. Failing to do so will result in a Game Over. When you've
defeated enough Nobodies and have depleted a Cylinder Gauge, perform Stunt
Dodge.

ENERGY CORE:
Alternate between the Energy Core and the Nobodies. The Energy Core cannot
be eliminated with a barrier active. Press your "Proceed" Reaction command
once you've eliminated the Energy Core.

XEMNAS:
Xemnas perform a cleave, but it doesn't deal much damage to your health. A
precaution, you're safest to remain near Xemnas because he will cast magic.
His basic defensive actions will include a barrier that performs knockback
properties. This can be quickly countered with your Square Button.

Xemnas shares a similar ability with Demyx, so perform the Wild Dance once
you see nearby H2O Nobodies begin to spawn.

Heal when Xemnas performs too many cleaves, or counter by performing Limit
Breaks between Sora and Riku. Save your Drive command, because you haven't
beaten Kingdom Hearts II.

- - -

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| | HP: 1200 / 1500 STAGE THREE
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[+] Lasers need to be drained by pressing your O Button.

- Perform the "Megalaser" Reaction command once you have absorbed enough
energy. Effective in Phase 1 - 5.

[+] Eliminate distant enemies by pressing your Button.

- Alternate between the O Button / Button, because you cannot Heal. If
you're low on health, absorb oncoming lasers and perform the Megalaser
Reaction command. You need to dodge distant enemies in this case.

[+] Perform a basic attack on nearby enemies by pressing your X Button.

- Missiles and Snowflakes must be dodged.

- Perform a basic attack on nearby enemies in Phase 2 - 5. You will need
to send them back to Xemnas immediately.

- - -

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O Final Boss: Xemnas O
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Stage Four and Stage Two are both similar, but you have a slight advantage.
When your health has nearly depleted, press your O Button and cast Heal to
replenish your health.

When Xemnas performs his Cleave attack, press your Button to immediately
return to Xemnas. However, when Xemnas casts you back near the vortex, you
need to Glide into an inanimate buiding and perform your "Riding Shot" and
"Meteor Rain" Reaction commands. Dodge the Snowflakes with the O Button to
reset Xemnas.

Glide down to Xemnas and attack Xemnas. Rinse and repeat to proceed to the
Final Form of Xemnas. Perform Riku's Session Limit when needed.

- - -

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| | HP: 1500 FINAL FORM
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This battle will prompt you to perform Reversal incessantly. Using it will
either dodge or send you behind Xemnas, prompting a surprise attack.

The battle will begin with Xemnas beating Sora and Riku to oblivion. Start
by performing your "Reversal" Reaction command repeatedly to dodge each of
Xemnas's attacks. Once you reach the bottom, perform Limits as they become
available and cast Heal when needed.

Xemnas casts Teleport incessantly, so running will not be an option. Magic
and Limits will be your safe harbor, but you must conserve them, otherwise
he will imprison Sora. This will occur a couple times without much warning.
You MUST reach Sora before Sora or Riku's health has depleted.

Xemnas doesn't attack, but casts a barrier which has a bad knockback. Your
best bet will be to run around Xemnas in a circular motion. After you have
approached Sora, perform your "Rescue" Reaction command. Failing to rescue
Sora will result in a Game Over.

When Xemnas begins to engulf you in red lasers, either jump or perform the
Guard command. Xemnas will make a much greater attempt once his health has
nearly depleted.

You will need to simultaneously spam your X Button and Triangle Button. If
Xemnas depletes either Sora or Riku's health, you will receive a Game Over.

- - -

You've completed Kingdom Hearts II!

IV. TREASURE CHESTS

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- Obtained with Roxas -

Station of Serenity Obtained after defeating three Dusks. Contains
a Potion.

Station of Calling Obtained on the second platform of the Station
of Calling. Contains a Potion.

Sunset Terrace In Sunset Terrace, near the entrance to Sunset
Hill. Contains a Potion.

Sunset Terrace Next to the tree on the lower walkway. Holds a
Potion.

Sunset Terrace Next to the tree, to the left of the Tunnelway.
Contains a Hi-Potion.

Sunset Terrace Found on the high platform on the left side of
the tram tracks. Approach the tram and use the
Reaction command to reach it. Holds an Ability
Ring.

Old Mansion The western staircase in the Mansion Foyer. It
contains a Potion.

Old Mansion At the back of the Mansion Foyer by the window.
contains a Hi-Potion.

Old Mansion Located in the corner of the Dining Room. Open
the treasure chest to receive an Elven Bandana.

Old Mansion The treasure chest is in the Dining Room, next
to the entrance. Contains a Potion.

Old Mansion Found on the second level of the Mansion Foyer.
Contains a Potion.

Old Mansion In the corner of the Library. Found in a chest
on the lower level. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Central Station (2) Two treasure chests containing a Tent and a Hi-
Potion can be found sitting next to each other
in front of the purple train.

The Tower (3) There are three chests outside the entrance to
the tower that contain a Potion, Hi-Potion and
Ether.

The Tower (2) Look to your right once you enter the tower to
see two treasure chests. Contains an Ether and
a Mythril Shard.

The Tower Found in the Sorcerer's Loft. Contains the Map
of the Tower.

The Tower Located in the Wardrobe next to the Sorcerer's
Loft. Contains a Mythril Stone.

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- Found with Sora -

Old Mansion Located outside of the mansion, near the hedge
in the north-eastern corner, on the right side
of the mansion entrance. Holds a Mythril Shard.

Old Mansion Located outside of the mansion, near the hedge
in the south-western corner. Holds a Hi-Potion.

Old Mansion Found in the alternate Twilight Town. Found in
the Mansion Foyer: Upper Level. Holds an Ether.

Old Mansion Found in the alternate Twilight Town. Found in
the Library near the staircase. It contains an
Orichalcum.

Old Mansion (2) Found in the alternate Twilight Town. Found in
the Dining Room.

Old Mansion Found in the alternate Twilight Town. Found on
the eastern staircase in the Mansion Foyer. It
contains a Mythril Stone.

Old Mansion Found in the alternate Twilight Town. Found in
the Basement Corridor. Contains a Recipe which
will create the Ultima Weapon.

The Woods (3) Three treasure chests can be seen on the north-
west, south-west, and east, against the forest
wall. Holds a Potion, Hi-Potion, and a Mythril
Shard.

Tram Common Located near the entrance to the woods. It can
be seen to your right, near a purple and brown
building, next to the tram tracks. It contains
a Potion.

Tram Common From the Station Heights, go around the corner
to your left, past Jessie's Accessory Shop and
up the stairs. Locate a treasure chest next to
the green rooftop. Contains a Tent.

Tram Common From the Station Heights, go around the corner
to your left, past Jessie's Accessory Shop and
up the stairs. Jump past each green rooftop to
a treasure chest on top of a blue rooftop. The
chest contains an AP Boost.

Tram Common Found behind Elmina's Synthesis Shop. Contains
a Potion.

Tram Common Enter via the Sandlot, then head down the ramp
on your right. You'll see a chest on your left,
just as the path begins to turn. It contains a
Hi-Potion.

Tram Common From the Station Heights, go around the corner
to your left, past Jessie's Accessory Shop and
up the stairs. Turn to your right and continue
across the bridge. The chest can be located to
your right. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Tram Common From the Station Heights, go around the corner
to your left, past Jessie's Accessory Shop and
up the stairs. Turn to your right and continue
across the bridge. Use the overhead walkway on
your left which connects the two buildings and
open the nearby chest, holding a Mythril Shard.

Central Station Proceed down the stairs on your right and head
over to the door that leads into the direction
of Sunset Terrace. Open the chest to the right
to receive a Mythril Shard.

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Borough Ascend the stairs towards the Bailey. You will
see a treasure chest behind the crane. Open it
to obtain an AP Boost.

Borough Next to the staircase that leads to the Bailey.
Contains a Tent.

Borough Found to the right of Merlin's House. Contains
a Hi-Potion.

Borough Halfway down the walkway leading to the Bailey.
Contains a Drive Recovery.

Borough Next to the entrance to the Bailey. Contains a
Mythril Shard.

Restoration Site From the Bailey entrance, start down the trail,
and then locate a somewhat hidden ledge on the
left. Locate a treasure chest against the left
wall. Contains an AP Boost.

Restoration Site From the Bailey entrance, start down the trail,
and then locate a somewhat hidden ledge on the
left. Locate a treasure chest against the wall
to your right. Contains a Moon Recipe.

Postern On top of a pipe, next to the stairs, near the
Restoration Site entrance. Holds a Mythril Gem.

Postern Proceed down the ramp towards the Corridors. A
treasure chest can be seen on your left. Holds
an AP Boost.

Corridors From the entrance, head east, south, then east.
Locate a treasure chest in the corner. Holds a
Hi-Potion.

Corridors From Ansem's Study, head to the large room and
continue west. Head up the stairs, then locate
a treasure chest in the corner. It contains an
AP Boost.

Corridors From Ansem's Study, head to the large room and
continue west. Head up the stairs, then locate
a treasure chest in the corner. It contains an
AP Boost.

Corridors From Ansem's Study, head to the large room and
head east. Head along the path until it trails
off into two directions. Proceed up the stairs
on the left, then locate the treasure chest to
your left. Contains a Mythril Crystal.

Corridors From Ansem's Study, head to the large room and
head east. Head along the path until it trails
off into two directions. Proceed up the stairs
on your right, then proceed along the corridor
until you locate a treasure chest on the right.
Contains a Mythril Stone.

Ansem's Study Located near the painting of Ansem. Contains a
Skill Recipe.

Crystal Fissure (2) Found next to the large treasure chest holding
The Great Maw Map. You'll see two chests which
contain an Elixir and an AP Boost.

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Bamboo Grove (3) You will see three treasure chests next to the
Save Point. Holds an Ether, Mythril Shard, and
Hi-Potion.

Checkpoint Near the entrance to the Imperial City. Obtain
a Mythril Shard from the treasure chest.

Checkpoint Near the entrance to the Imperial City. Obtain
a Hi-Potion from the treasure chest across the
nearby river.

Mountain Trail On the cliffside to your left. Open the nearby
treasure chest to obtain a Hi-Potion.

Mountain Trail On a ledge to the left, just as you're exiting
the Village. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Mountain Trail (2) One of two treasure chests that you'll find on
a ledge near the Village entrance, against the
cliffside. Holds an Ether and Recovery Recipe.

Village Cave At the mouth of the Village Cave. Find a chest
to your left containing an AP Boost.

Village Cave At the mouth of the Village Cave. Approach the
cart on the right, then destroy it to reveal a
Hi-Potion.

Ridge You'll see one of two treasure chests near the
cliffside, overlooking the Imperial City. They
contain a Hi-Potion and an AP Boost.

Throne Room (4) There are two treasure chests at the bottom of
both sets of stairs on each side of the throne,
near the door, and next to the staircase. They
hold two AP Boosts, a Queen Recipe, as well as
an Ogre Shield.

Throne Room (2) Locate two treasure chests directly behind the
throne in the Throne Room. Holds an Orichalcum
and a Mythril Crystal

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Courtyard (3) Locate three treasure chests to the north-east,
south-west, and southern area of the Courtyard.
Contains a Hi-Potion, Mythril Shard, and an AP
Boost.

Belle's Room Located in the south-eastern corner of Belle's
Room. Contains a Mythril Shard.

East Wing Located down the East Wing on the left side. A
Tent can be obtained from the treasure chest.

East Wing Found near the stairs, leading to the Entrance
Hall. Contains a Hi-Potion.

The West Hall (3) Located on both sides of the stairs. They hold
a Drive Recovery, Tent, and a Mythril Shard.

The West Hall (2) Two chests can be found near the armor statues
by the entrance to the Entrance Hall. Contains
a Hi-Potion and Mythril Shard.

The West Hall Behind the statues, next to the Secret Passage.
Contains an AP Boost.

Dungeon Near a large treasure chest where you obtained
the Basement Map. Contains an AP Boost.

Secret Passage (2) After revealing the hidden passage to the West
Hall, turn around and proceed up the stairs to
find two treasure chests. Contains a Hi-Potion
and Mythril Shard.

Secret Passage Near the entrance to the West Hall. Contains a
Mega-Potion.

The West Wing At the bottom of the stairs, near the entrance
to the West Hall. Contains a Tent.

The West Wing Around the corner at the top of the stairs. It
contains a Mythril Shard.

Beast's Room Found to the right of the mysterious rose. The
chest contains a Mega Recipe.

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Pooh's House (2) Left of the large treasure chest that held the
100 Acre Wood Map. You can see two chests that
contain an AP Boost and Mythril Stone.

Piglet's House Located near the stump, next to Piglet's House.
Contains a Mythril Gem.

Piglet's House Received from a large chest near the cliffside.
Contains a Defense Boost.

Piglet's House Found behind Piglet's House. It contains an AP
Boost.

Rabbit's House In a large treasure chest, near Rabbit's House.
Contains a Draw Ring.

Rabbit's House Located within the Pumpkin Patch near Rabbit's
House. Contains an AP Boost.

Rabbit's House Behind the gate, next to the pumpkin patch. It
contains a Mythril Crystal.

Kanga's House Found in a large treasure chest to the left of
Kanga's House. Cotains a Magic Boost.

Kanga's House Found in a treasure chest on the right side of
Kanga's House. Contains am Orichalcum.

Kanga's House Near the trail leading back into 100 Acre Wood,
head to your immediate right to locate a chest
next to the fence. Contains an AP Boost.

Spooky Cave Found on the first stretch of ice. It contains
a Mythril Gem

Spooky Cave From the large room where the path splits into
five different directions, locate two treasure
chests through the third passage from the left.
Holds a Mythril Crystal and Guard Recipe.

Spooky Cave From the large room where the path splits into
five different directions, locate the treasure
chest through the first passage from your left.
Contains an Orichalcum.

Spooky Cave From the large room where the path splits into
five different directions, locate the treasure
chest down the first passage on your left. The
treasure chest contains an Orichalcum.

Spooky Cave From the large room where the path splits into
five different directions, locate the treasure
chest down the first passage on your right. It
contains an AP Boost.

Spooky Cave Found at the start of the icy corridor leading
to Pooh, on a layer of ice. Holds an AP Boost.

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Cave of the Dead: From the entrance, start down the passage, and
Passage then up the ramp on your left. Holds a Mythril
Shard.

Cave of the Dead: (2) From the entrance, start down the passage, and
Passage then up the ramp on you left. Proceed down the
passage and you will pass two chests that hold
an Ether and AP Boost.

Cave of the Dead: From the entrance, start down the passage, and
Passage locate the chest on your left. You can find it
past the ramp. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Cave of the Dead: By the entrance to the Inner Chamber. Contains
Passage a Mythril Stone.

Cave of the Dead: Across from where you found the Underworld Map.
Inner Chamber Contains a Mythril Shard.

Caverns: Entrance Next to the Underworld Entrance. Drop down the
ledge to your right. Holds a Mythril Shard.

Caverns: Entrance (2) Upper level of the cavern entrance, reached by
entering through the Lost Road. Two chests can
be opened on this ledge. Contains an Hi-Potion
and AP Boost.

Caverns: The Lost Found along the right wall as you are entering
Road The Lost Road. Contains an Ether.

Caverns: The Lost Proceed clockwise around the central structure,
Road then proceed through the first corridor on the
left-hand side. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Caverns: The Lost Proceed clockwise around the central structure,
Road then proceed through the first corridor on the
left-hand side. Follow the corridor to the end
to see a chest against the left wall. Contains
a Mythril Stone.

Caverns: The Lost Found near the entrance to the Atrium. Holds a
Road Mythril Shard.

Caverns: Atrium Enter the Atrium and look to your right. Holds
a Tent.

Caverns: Atrium Found on a ledge outside of the room where you
encountered Demyx the first time. The treasure
chest contains an AP Boost.

The Lock (2) On both sides of the pillar of energy. Holds a
Mythril Shard and AP Boost.

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Courtyard Next to the hedge with a Disney character that
holds the trombone. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Courtyard Next to the hedge with a Disney character that
holds the cymbals. Contains an AP Boost.

Courtyard Next to the hedge with a Disney character that
holds the trumpet. Contains an Mythril Stone.

Courtyard Next to the hedge with a Disney character that
holds the flute. Contains an Ether.

Courtyard Next to the hedge with a Disney character that
holds the tuba. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Courtyard Found around the perimeter, at the base of the
hedge resmbling the Disney castle. It contains
a Hi-Potion.

Courtyard Located at the top of the hedge that resembles
the Disney Castle. Contains a Star Recipe.

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Cornerstone Hill Left of the path leading to the Wharf. Holds a
Drive Recovery.

Pier (2) Locate two chests underneath both trees at the
Pier. Contains a Hi-Potion and a Mythril Shard.

Waterway Located next to the windmill near the entrance
to the Pier. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Waterway Located next to the entrance to the Wharf. The
chest contains a Mythril Stone.

Waterway At the end of the Waterway near the bridge. It
contains an AP Boost.

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Rampart Eastern side of the Rampart next to the stairs.
Contains an Ether.

Rampart Eastern side of the Rampart, around the corner
and against the wall. Contains a Mythril Stone.

Town Enter the Town via the Harbor and proceed into
alley on your left. You will find the chest at
the end of the alleyway. Contains an Ether.

Town Enter the Town via the Harbor and proceed into
alley on your left. Destroy the crates to your
left to access chest. Holds a Mythril Gem.

Town Enter the Town via the Harbor and proceed into
alley on your left. Destroy the crates to your
right to enter into a second alleyway. Destroy
the crates directly ahead to access a treasure
chest containing an AP Boost.

Town Enter the Town via the Harbor and proceed into
alley on your left. Destroy the crates to your
right to enter into a second alleyway. Proceed
to the left and locate a treasure chest at the
end of the alleyway. Holds a Mythril Shard.

Isla de Muerta: (2) Locate two treasure chests near the river. The
Cave Mouth chests contain an Ether and a Mythril Shard.

Isla de Muerta: Located behind the third set of crates to your
Powder Stone right. Contains an AP Boost.

Isla de Muerta: (3) Three treasure chests can be seen scattered in
Moonlight Nook the Moonlight Nook. Contains a Mega-Potion, an
Ether, and a Mythril Shard.

Seadrift Row Found on your right, near the entrance to what
is left of the Interceptor. Holds a High Drive
Recovery.

Seadrift Row Found to the right, near the collapsed lookout,
past the treasure chest holding the High Drive
Recovery. Holds a King Recipe.

Seadrift Row Located shortly ahead, near the right wall. It
is near the entrance to Seadrift Keep. Holds a
Mythril Crystal

Seadrift Keep Near the entrance to the Black Pearl, found in
the corner on your left. Holds a Meteor Staff.

Seadrift Keep Near the entrance to the Black Pearl, exit the
ship via the ramp on your. You can see a chest
in the corner, at the top of the ramp, holding
an Orichalcum.

Seadrift Keep Near the entrance to the Black Pearl, exit the
ship via the stone staircase on your left. The
treasure chest can be located at the bottom of
the stone staircase. Contains an AP Boost.

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Agrabah At the top of the stairs, near the entrance to
the Peddler's Shop. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Agrabah At the top of the stairs, near the entrance to
the Bazaar. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Agrabah Go to the top of the stairs near the Peddler's
Shop, then around the corner to the right. You
will see a treasure chest across the bridge on
the right. Contains a Drive Recovery.

Agrabah Go to the top of the stairs near the Peddler's
Shop, then around the corner to your right. Go
across the central bridge, then open the chest
on your left to receive a Mythril Stone.

Agrabah Go to the top of the stairs near the Peddler's
Shop, then around the corner to your right. Go
across the central bridge, then open the chest
against the wall on the right. Holds a Mythril
Shard.

Agrabah Near Iago, on your first visit to Agrabah will
be an alley to your left and the palace on the
right. Enter the alley, and then jump onto the
upper walkway. Cross the walkway, then drop to
a small, enclosed area. The nearby chest holds
an AP Boost.

Agrabah Near Iago, on your first visit to Agrabah will
be an alley to your left and the palace on the
right. Enter the alley, and then jump onto the
platform to your right. The nearby chest holds
a Mega-Ether.

Bazaar Rather than heading downstairs, continue along
the walkway to the left. The treasure chest is
around the corner. Contains a Mythril Gem.

Bazaar Down the stairs and to the right. The treasure
chest contains a Hi-Potion.

Bazaar Against the wall, left of the entrance leading
into the Desert. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Bazaar On the right side of the entrance leading into
the Desert. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Bazaar Found in a market near the entrance that leads
into the Desert. This market will have a white
canopy. Destroy this market with Fire and open
the chest to obtain an AP Boost.

Palace Walls In a treasure chest near the Save Point. Holds
a Mythril Stone.

Cave of Wonders: (2) Found outside of the Cave of Wonders. You will
Entrance find two treasure chests located on both sides,
leading inside the Cave of Wonders. Contains a
Mythril Shard and a Drive Recovery.

Cave of Wonders: (4) Scattered on top of four seperate ledges. Open
Valley of Stone the treasure chests to receive a Mythril Shard,
Hi-Potion, AP Boost, and a Mythril Stone.

Cave of Wonders: Found to the right of the Treasure Room. Holds
Chasm of Trials an AP Boost.

Cave of Wonders: (2) Sitting near two money piles in the north-east
Treasure Room and north-western part of the room. Contains a
Serenity Shard and AP Boost.

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Town Square Located next to the guillotine. The chest holds
a Mega-Potion.

Town Square Located next to the self-swinging gate. Holds a
Mythril Stone.

Graveyard Across from the entrance to Curly Hill. Holds a
Hi-Potion.

Graveyard Next to the entrance that leads into Curly Hill.
Contains a Mythril Shard.

Hinterlands (3) Scattered behind several trees. Holds a Mythril
Stone, Hi-Potion, and AP Boost.

Candy Cane Lane Facing away from Santa's House, the chest is on
your left, next to the green building. Contains
a Hi-Potion.

Candy Cane Lane Facing away from Santa's House, the chest is on
the right, near the large gate. Holds an Ether.

Candy Cane Lane Facing Santa's House, locate the chest to your
right, next to the entrance leading inside. It
contains a Mythril Stone.

Candy Cane Lane Facing away from Santa's House, the chest is on
the right, next to the entrance that leads into
Yuletide Hill. The chest can be found on top of
a purple building. Contains a Mythril Gem.

Santa's House Located on the north side of the room, near the
window. Contains an AP Boost.

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Gorge (2) Locate two orange fruits next to both cliffs in
the Gorge. Holds a Mythril Stone and an Ether.

Elephant Graveyard From the Gorge entrance, locate an orange fruit
at the bottom of the slope. Holds an AP Boost.

Elephant Graveyard From the Gorge entrance, start halfway down the
slope, then turn north. Proceed along the trail
and locate the orange fruit on your left. Holds
a Hi-Potion.

Elephant Graveyard Found next to the Savannah entrance. The orange
fruit contains an Ether.

Elephant Graveyard From the Savannah entrance, an orange fruit can
be seen past the ramp, and to your right. Holds
a Mythril Shard.

Elephant Graveyard From the Savannah entrance, proceed up the ramp
and to the cliffside on your left. You will see
an orange fruit that contains a Mythril Stone.

Wildebeest Valley (5) The area is quite small. Scout around the cliff-
side and the rock pillars to locate five orange
fruits. Holds an AP Boost, Mythril Gem, Mythril
Stone, Hi-Potion, and a Tent.

Wastelands Once you've entered the Wastelands, head around
the corner to your left. You will see an orange
fruit to your left. Contains a Mythril Shard.

Wastelands Located halfway through the Wastelands, on your
right-hand side. Contains a Hi-Potion.

Wastelands Shortly before the entrance that leads into the
Jungle. Contains a Mythril Stone.

Jungle Near where the path begins to split. Contains a
Hi-Potion.

Jungle Proceed up the main path, then down the path to
your right once it begins to split. Jump to the
ledge on your left and open the orange fruit to
receive a Serenity Stone.

Jungle Proceed up the main path, then down the path to
your right when it begins to split. You can see
an orange fruit on your right once the path has
reconnected. Contains a Mythril Stone.

Oasis Near the waterfall, across from where you found
the Torn Pages. Contains an AP Boost.

Pride Rock Directly underneath Pride Rock. Holds a Mythril
Stone.

Pride Rock Located on the far side of Pride Rock. Contains
Mega-Ether.

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Pit Cell Located next to the chest that contains the Pit
Cell Area Map. Holds a Mythril Crystal.

Canyon Next to the entrance that leads to the computer
terminal. Contains a Drive Recovery.

Canyon Halfway up the stairs, located on the corner of
the ledge. Contains a Mythril Stone.

Canyon Proceed to the top of the stairs, then locate a
treasure chest on your right, containing a Mega-
Potion.

Canyon Proceed to the top of the stairs, then continue
to your left. Locate the treasure chest against
the wall. Contains a Mythril Gem.

I/O Tower: Hall (2) Near the entrance to the Simulation Hangar. The
two treasure chests hold an AP Boost and a Tent.

Central Control (2) Found next to the Solar Sailer. They contain an
Mesa AP Boost and Orichalcum+.

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Fragment Crossing (2) Found in the darker region of Fragment Crossing.
Holds a Mythril Crystal and a Mythril Stone.

Fragment Crossing (2) Located on top of two seperate platforms in the
second brightened region just prior to Memory's
Skyscraper. Holds an AP Boost and Orichalcum.

Memory Skyscraper Located on the right side of the Skyscraper. It
contains an AP Boost.

Memory Skyscraper (2) Locate both to the left of the Skycraper. Holds
a Mythril Crystal and Mythril Stone.

Naught's Skyway Near the entrance to the Hall of Empty Melodies.
Contains a Mythril Gem.

Naught's Skyway Near the Hall of Empty Meldies: Upper Level. It
contains a Mythril Crystal.

Naught's Skyway Atop of a small ledge past the second ramp. The
chest contains an Orichalcum.

Nothing's Call Ascend the starting ramp, then locate the chest
atop the nearby column. Holds an Orichalcum.

Nothing's Call Near the entrance to Crooked Ascension. Holds a
Mythril Gem.

Ruin & Creation's (4) Except at the entrance, a treasure chest can be
Passage located on each platform. Holds a Mythril Stone,
AP Boost, Mythril Crystal, and Orichalcum

VI. SIDE-QUESTS

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First, you need the recipe, which can be received from the basement in the
Old Mansion of Twilight Town. You won't be able to see this until you have
access to the Old Mansion as Sora. Synthesizing the Ultima Weapon requires:

13 Orichalcum(+) Refer to the FAQ Section of the Game Guide.
1 Twilight Crystal Dropped off of Sorcerers
1 Energy Crystal Dropped off of Bookmasters and Shamans.
1 Dense Crystal Dropped off of Berserkers
1 Orichalcum Refer to Treasure Chest section of Game Guide.
1 Mythril Crystal Refer to Treasure Chest section of Game Guide.

Once your Synthesis Level is high enough, use an Energy Crystal to cut the
amount of Orichalcum(+) by half, bringing the amount of Orichalcum(+) that
is needed to complete the recipe down to seven.

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Complete the "Meet Sephiroth" Mission in Radiant Gardents. Please refer to
the Sephiroth strategy in the "Optional Boss" section.

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Your objective is to score as many points as you can while also attempting
to rescue Piglet. Swat each beehive and jar of honey to earn points, while
performing a Reaction command on the gusts of wind to magnetize all nearby
beehives, thus destroying them. This is absolutely necessary in completing
Jiminy's objective.

Each time you are struck by an oncoming object, you need to rescue Pooh by
approaching him and pressing the Reaction command.

After you've cleared the area below, you will be taken above to tackle the
trees and honey jars. The trees can take several hits to destroy, and will
require top priority, as they take up most of the screen. Fortunately, you
won't be up there very long.

In the final area, you'll be encountering trees, beehives, honey jars, and
gusts of wind that will be moving. This will make it trickier to eliminate
all the destructibles nearby. Your score needs to be almost perfect, so if
you are missing quite a few objects, you'll want to restart this mini-game.

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Your objective is to score as many points as you can while also attempting
to avoid the several obstacles that stand in your way. Remember, each time
you are hit by an obstacle, you will need to approach Pooh, then press the
Reaction command, otherwise you cannot collect the yellow orbs.

Whenever you approach Gopher, a Reaction command will appear. This will be
your lifeline, used to protect Pooh when you run into an obstacle. He will
disappear once you run into an obstacle, until you see him later on in the
mini-game. This mini-game is much easier and funner than A Blustery Rescue.

Hold down the Button when you need to quickly reach Pooh, or escape from
a rather tight situation.

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This shouldn't be difficult, you simply need to bounce on ten balloons and
score as many points as possible. Falling results in a lost attempt, so it
helps to know the destination of your jump. You only get three attempts to
score as many points as possible.

Balloons will earn you a different amount of points, depending on how long
you can remain in the air, and your current altitude. If you make it up to
the top, pop the large yellow balloon to earn several points, and spawn an
enormous amount of red balloons below.

The red balloons can be quite difficult to land on, but are worth the most
points.

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You'll need to roam through the Spooky Cave in search of Pooh, but each of
Pooh's friends must be with you once you find him. Oh, and you'll be given
three minutes to complete this mini-game.

Though there are no Heartless in the Spooky Cave, you'll need to swat away
each group of bees that approach. Press the "Forward, March!" and "Company,
Halt!" Reaction command to inform the group to continue moving, or stay in
place.

Watch out for falling debris, bees, slippery ice, and the Courage Gauge at
the upper right-hand corner of your screen. When you approach slippery ice,
walk slowly. The Courage Gauge will deplete slowly, and once it's depleted,
your friends will become panicked. This can be resolved simply by pressing
the "Settle Down!" Reaction command.

For locations and contents of each treasure chest in the Spooky Cave, head
to the "Treasure Chests" Section.

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Once you arrive in Atlantica, speak with Flounder to begin a mini-game. The
musical challenges will be the only events in Atlantica. There's no battles!

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You're about to participate in a series of musical challenges that prompts
you to press a certain button each time it displays on-screen. Once you've
seen a prompt, press the corresponding button on your controller. This can
either score you a "Bad", a "Good", or an "Excellent".

Your current and target scores are listed in the upper left-hand corner of
the screen. Each musical will be quite challenging, but you can restart by
pausing the game. Keep in mind, when you pause the game during a rehearsal,
you must restart the challenge.

Here is a list of pre-requisites you will need to begin each new challenge,
as Atlantica will be a world that requires end-game abilities. Each of the
challenges begins by speaking to a character in the Undersea Courtyard.

1st Musical > Nothing is required.

2nd Musical > Magnet is required.

3rd Musical > Drive Level 5 is required.

4th Musical > Magnera is required.

5th Musical > Thundaga is required.

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Speak with Ariel to initiate a cutscene, and then speak to Sebestian. This
leads to a second, and very lengthly cutscene, which eventually leads to a
musical battle.

This musical challenge will introduce a new prompt, in which you will need
to press the X button rapidly until the gauge disappears.

Aside from that, this challenge is not much different from the others. You
will simply need to deplete Ursula's Gauge at the top of the screen before
the musical has completed.

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/ Challenge #3: A Musical Challenge /
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After you have completed each musical, return to Atlantica, and then speak
to Sebastian. Your objective is to score at least 30, 000 points. Once you
have completed this challenge, Atlantica will be locked.

5th Musical > Thundaga is required.

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/ Tournament: Pain & Panic Cup / LOCATION: OLYMPUS COLISEUM
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Speak with Panic at the entrance in the Underworld after Disney Castle has
been completed. There are no advanced regulations in this tournament.

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/ Tournament: Cernerus Cup / LOCATION: OLYMPUS COLISEUM
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Speak with Panic at the entrance in the Underworld once you have completed
Halloween Town, Agrabah, and the Pride Lands.

When the tournament begins, you will be given two minutes to complete each
round. Fifteen seconds will be added onto the timer each time you complete
a round. The last couple of rounds will be illuminated.

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/ Tournament: Titan Cup / LOCATION: OLYMPUS COLISEUM
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Speak with Panic at the entrance in the Underworld once you have completed
your second visit to the Olympus Coliseum. Watch out for falling debris as
you near completion.

You will begin this tournament with 500 points. A partial amount of points
will be deducted each time you are struck in combat. If either your health
or remaining points reaches zero, you will be eliminated.

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| GODDESS OF FATE CUP |
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| Speak to Panic at the Underworld Entrance after once Xemnas has been |
| defeated prior to Kingdom Hearts. All previous tournaments must also |
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/ SB Challenge: Street Challenge / LOCATION: TWILIGHT TOWN
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This SB Challenge will begin in Twilight Town. Speak to the woman standing
next to Wantz' Shop in Station Heights.

You only have five attempts to rack up a high-score. An attempt is lose as
a result of landing on the ground after a stunt, a combo of stunts. You'll
also lose an attempt as a result of jumping into the air, and then landing
back on the ground.

The trick is to perform various stunts while grinding, or while you are in
the air. You'll earn more points the longer a stunt, or combo of stunts is
performed.

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/ SB Challenge: Time Attack / LOCATION: PORT ROYAL
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This SB Challenge will begin in Port Royal. Speak to Will Turner, standing
in the Rampart.

Several crystals will spawn around Port Royal and you need to collect each
of them in as little amount of time as possible. The challenge is not that
difficult, you just need to know the route. Play through a couple times so
you get an idea of where the next crystal will spawn.

Towards the stairs at the end and the blockage in the road, you'll need to
perform aerial maneuvers to reach the crystals.

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/ SB Challenge: Sand Slider / LOCATION: AGRABAH
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This SB Challenge will begin in Agrabah. Speak to the Peddler, standing in
the Peddler's Shop.

Several crystals will spawn around Agrabah and you'll need to collect each
of them in as little amount of time as possible. The challenge is not that
difficult, you just need to know the route. Play through a couple times so
you get an idea of where each crystal will spawn.

Once you passed the tenth crystal, you need to perform and aerial maneuver
across the alley, then Air Walk continuously until you've obtained all the
crystals in the air.

Several sets of crystals will require that you grind and perform an aerial
maneuver to reach a certain crystals. They are the basic commands that can
be seen in your command window.

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/ SB Challenge: Workshop Rave / LOCATION: HALLOWEEN TOWN
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This SB Challenge will begin in Halloween Town. Speak to Lock, standing on
Yuletide Hill, near the Synthesis Shop.

Similar to Twilight Town, your objective is to perform as many stunts, and
aerial stunts as possible before time runs out. There's no limit as to the
amount of attempts allowed, so just go nuts.

No matter what you're doing, you should be performing stunts regardless of
where you are. This is key to a high score.

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/ SB Challenge: Freestyle / LOCATION: HOLLOW BASTION
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This SB Challenge will begin by speaking to Scrooge McDuck, located in the
Marketplace of Hollow Bastion.

You'll be given as much time as you want to perform one combo and score as
many points with it as you can with it. The mini-game will not be complete
until you press the pause button and select "Quit".

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-FIN-

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII walkthrough

harry505 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:58:24 CST

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III. WALKTHROUGH [03]
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CHAPTER 01 : SEA OF FLAMES [03a]
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| Items: Potion (x8) Hi-Potion (x2), Phoenix Down (x3), Limit |
| Breaker, Machine Gun Bullets (x200), Handgun Bullets (x446) |
| Equipments: Fire Materia, Sniper Scope, Long Barrel, Short Barrel, |
| Griffon, Cerberus Relief |
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Stage Missions: - Protect the civilians. (Total: 25) -
- Save the abducted girl. (Total: 1) -
- Assist the WRO Members. (Total: 12) -
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Kill the 3 soldiers on the roof. Move on and pick up the POTION. Climb the
ladder. Take out 2 more enemies, one of which drops 36 HANDGUN BULLETS. Take
a right at the split and destroy the crate for 500 GIL. Turn around and head
for the opposite direction. Now face west, then shoot the barrel to kill all
the soldiers at the other side. The northwest dead end has a POTION.

Go back and head down several flights of stairs. There are 3 enemies to be
dispatched on your way down. You've now reached the main part of town.
Protect the civilians by killing the DG Soldiers chasing them down. Continue
north for a couple of POTIONS. Make your to the southern part of the map to
find a boy that needs saving.

Return to the main path, turn left into an alley for the FIRE MATERIA.
There's a Mako Point here as well. Moving on, take out another soldier, then
examine the laser gate to the north. An enemy will pop out from behind, so
kill her to pick up the Card Key. Use it to unlock the gate.

Dispatch all the enemies along the way. (The first one drops a LIMIT
BREAKER.) After the cut-scene, it's time to go save another citizen. Take
out all the soldiers around the area, some of which are shooting from the
windows above. The item cases contain a POTION, a PHOENIX DOWN & a HI-
POTION. Press X in front of the container to open it. Kill off the dog to
save Rio..

Back to the main path. Proceed to the west dead end for a SNIPER SCOPE. Now
turn into the other alley, and defeat all the soldiers to get the next CARD
KEY. Head to the laser gate and unlock it.

Indoors! Finally! More enemies to clear. Head to the top floor for a PHOENIX
DOWN and 180 HANDGUN BULLETS. Go back downstairs then dispatch 4 more
soldiers. One of them drops the LONG BARREL, so take it. Get a HI-POTION,
along with some handgun bullets from the item cases. Exit through the door
for a sub-boss fight.

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BATTLE: DRAGONFLY
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Equip the Long Barrel and Fire Materia, then blast away. Just make sure no
other structures are in the way before you fire. A group of Deepground
soldiers will drop from the chopper once you've done enough damage. Take
them out. Also, there are breakable boxes with items, and several Mako
Points around the area. Use them if necessary. As for the missiles, avoid
them by jumping or dashing.
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You'll be indoors again. Pick up the SHORT BARREL. The first room to your
left has 500 GIL and 180 HANDGUN BULLETS. There's a vending machine in the
second left room, so restock on items if necessary. Leave the room, then
grab a PHOENIX DOWN from behind the desk. Head upstairs for a cut-scene.

Equip the Short Barrel and start dispatching the horde of soldiers. There's
one that's a lot tougher than the rest, just keep shooting him and he'll go
down eventually. Another cut-scene.

You'll regain control outside, where you'll be required to assist the WRO
members. (A stage mission) Your main objective here is to get to the door
where there are stacks of boxes and several Mako Points nearby. It's
pointless to try killing the enemies before the WRO members come in.
You'll simply be wasting bullets, since the enemy supply is endless.
Proceed through the newly opened exit. 3 POTIONS can also be found in
the crates.

You can shop from the guy here if you need to. Grab the GRIFFON and 200
MACHINE GUN BULLETS. Follow the WRO members, help them clear out all the
enemy soldiers. Pick up the CERBERUS RELIEF from one of the DG soldiers.
Look around for a stack of boxes at a corner, and destroy them to get a
CARD KEY.

Unlock the laser gate leading to the dead end first. Behind it, you'll
find 500 GIL as well as another CARD KEY. Open the other gate. Moving
forward, jump onto the higher section to get 180 HANDGUN BULLETS. Continue
on towards the red dot on the map for a boss fight.

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BOSS: DRAGONFLY GL
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The same thing from before with barely any improvements. Equip the Griffon
and start shooting. Once you've chained enough damage, the chopper will
temporarily breakdown. All your bullets will deal critical damage during
this time. Rinse and repeat until you destroy it. You can avoid the rockets
by running as they head towards you.
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CHAPTER 02 : SHOWDOWN IN THE WASTES [03b]
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Stage Mission: - Eradicate the Guard Hounds. (Total: 70) -
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This chapter starts out with you in the back of the truck, armed with a
turret gun. Eliminate as many Guard Hounds as you can. A cut-scene
eventually plays and you'll regain control on the roof of the truck. More
Guard Hounds to take out, followed by another cut-scene.

You'll be on foot now. Just keep heading northeast, towards the red dot on
the map to proceed. There are 3 Mako Points at the south end of the
mountain, so use them if you want a better score in your evaluation at the
end of this stage.

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BATTLE: CRIMSON HOUND
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Equip the Long Barrel with your Handgun. Kill the Guard Hounds first, since
one of them drops the Thunder Materia. The others drop some Handgun Bullets.
As for your real target, it usually stays atop the cliffs, so keep your aim
high and fire once you get a lock.
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Continue on towards your destination, and fight one more battle once you
reach the top.

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BATTLE: PEGASUS RIDERS
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This is a 5 against 1 affair, and they will be circling around you. You can
damage them here, but I suggest shooting each of them from the front, as
they attempt to run you over. That way, you'll be able to eliminate one with
just a single shot. The last Mako Point is somewhere in this area.
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CHAPTER 03 : SILENT EDGE [03c]
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| Items: Handgun Bullets (x72), Machine Gun Bullets (x330), |
| Rifle Bullets (x36), Potion (x2), Hi-Potion (x2), |
| Phoenix Down |
| Equipments: Hydra, Model Gun |
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Stage Missions: - Eliminate the Snipers in Hiding. (Total: 15)
- Protect the boy. (Total: 1) -
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There's a vending machine nearby, so shop if you need to. Now make your way
to the dead end at the north side. The dog enemies here drop 60 MACHINE GUN
BULLETS. Climb the stairs, and go around until you see an item case below,
containing 36 HANDGUN BULLETS.

Head for the alleyway at the northwest section of the area. There's a Mako
Point here. Approach the WRO Member for a cut-scene. Pick up the CARD KEY
and go unlock the laser gate. Open the door to the Bar. Inside, grab the
POTION, along with the HYDRA next to the stairs behind the counter.

Go up, get a total of 36 RIFLE BULLETS from 3 item cases, then exit through
the door. Take out 4 enemies at the alley. Equip the Hydra. Continue on
until you reach an open area.

There are several snipers here, so running around is pretty much suicide.
Pull out the Hydra and aim high, then pick off the snipers one by one.
There's one hiding behind a crate at the central corner to the south.
Destroy that box for 60 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, next to it is a Mako Point.

Follow the kid into the room. Kill 2 soldiers. Shop at the vending machine
if you want. (Modify the Cerberus II if you can afford it.) Head up the
stairs. Pick up a couple of item cases containing a POTION and 150
MACHINE GUN BULLETS. Return to the first floor. Follow the kid outside and
kill the 2 soldiers hiding at the corner. Proceed to the laser gate, then
kill 3 more soldiers. Approach the boy for a cut-scene.

Follow the boy, while protecting him from several enemies along the way.
Once you reach the last room, wait at the top of the stairs, and kill the
soldier to get your CARD KEY. After the cut-scene, you'll be back outside.
Head into the room at the east side to get the MODEL GUN. Go unlock the
laser gate to proceed.

From here, just make your way to the red dot at the southern part of the
map. There are a lot of enemies on stand by along the way, so watch out.
Be sure to pick the HI POTION and 60 MACHINE GUN BULLETS too. The crate
at the top of some stairs contains 3000 GIL. Just shoot it, activate
your Limit Break, then jump to reach it. Keep going until you trigger a
short cut-scene. Kill the first soldier, then wait for the other 2 to
come down and take them out.

Continue onwards. Once you reach a fence with several enemies behind it,
shoot the explosive barrels to finish them off quickly. Restock at the
vending machine. Enter the room for a boss fight.

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BOSS: HEAVY ARMORED SOLDIER
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Besides the large creature, some minor Deepground soldiers and 4 snipers
will be joining this battle. The stairs can provide pretty good cover, so
go hide behind it if necessary. There really is nothing special about the
big guy. Just keep shooting him with your handgun. (An upgraded one will
be better.) Your bullets can destroy his missiles, so that shouldn't be a
problem. Do shoot him with the Fire materia as well.

When he starts coming your way, run as far away as you can. Since his sword
slash deals a lot of damage. You may want to kill off all the snipers, to
complete the earlier stage mission.
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CHAPTER 04 : HEADQUARTERS UNDER SIEGE [03d]
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| Items: Handgun Bullets (x120), Rifle Bullets (x90), Machine Gun |
| Bullets (x30), Limit Breaker (x2), Potion |
| Equipments: Gravity Floater, Power Cross |
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Stage Missions: - Assist the WRO Members! (Total: 20) -
- Hurry to the Command Center! -
============================================================================

This chapter immediately starts out with a stage mission. Help the WRO
Members clear out all DG soldiers. The boxes around here has bullets for
both handgun and rifle. (60 and 30 respectively.) There is a Mako Point here
as well. Climb up the left staircase. Head north at the top and destroy 2
more boxes for 30 MACHINE GUN & RIFLE BULLETS.

Turn around going south, killing 3 soldiers along the way. Skip the stairs
up, and get to the end of the hall, dispatching one more soldier for the
CARD KEY. Unlock the gate by the stairs. Go up, then into the room. Check
both ends for a LIMIT BREAKER & 30 RIFLE BULLETS. There's also a vending
machine in here, so shop if you have to. Exit back to the hallway.

Proceed into the room closest to the laser gate. Inside, take out the
soldier, and exit through the other door. The northern dead end has a box
with a POTION, as well as a Mako Point. Turn back south, and up the stairs.
Go all the way around to the north dead end at the right wing. Disptch the
soldier here to take his CARD KEY. Unlock the gate blocking the next flight
of stairs.

After the short cut-scene, head down the stairs, (the red dot on the map)
then go north. A sword-weilding guy will intercept you, so take care of him
and grab his GRAVITY FLOATER. Continue west then press the switch to
activate the elevator. Now, there's a turret guy waiting for you here.
Simply blow him away with the fire materia. Go in the room.

Just follow the solitary path leading to the command center, while getting
rid of some enemies along the way. After the cut-scene, run all the way
back out of the room. Ride the elevator down and enter the room to the
northeast. Grab 60 HANDGUN BULLETS & a LIMIT BREAKER from the item cases.
Descend the stairs, then kill all the soldiers to get your CARD KEY & the
POWER CROSS.

Unlock the gate. Blast everything with the fire materia, and pick up one
more CARD KEY. Open the next gate. Blast through another group of enemies
for the last CARD KEY. Go into the pool room to find a Mako Point. Head
further north through the door. Make use of the vending machine in here,
and once you're ready proceed throgh the other door for a boss fight.

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BOSS: SHELKE THE TRANSPARENT
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Don't bother wasting your bullets here, since you most probably won't hit
her anyway. Instead, equip the Power Cross, use a Limit Breaker, and just
melee her to death.
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After that battle, leave the room for a cut-scene, followed by another boss
fight.

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BOSS: AZUL THE CERULEAN
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There are plenty of explosive barrels here. Shoot the ones he's standing
close to for some serious damage. If the barrels are too far away from him,
just fire at Azul to get him walking. Then blow up the barrels once he gets
close enough.

Avoid rooting yourself to single spot, since you wouldn't want to see how
much damage that massive gun of his can do. Move away once he faces your
direction, and you won't get hit at all. As for the shockwaves, simply jump
over them.
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CHAPTER 05 : MANOR OF DESPAIR [03e]
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| Items: Handgun Bullets (x264), Rifle Bullets (x150), Potion (x4), |
| Phoenix Down (x2), Limit Breaker (x2), 6500 Gil, Omega |
| Report (x4), Machine Gun Bullets (x200) |
| Equipments: Blizzard Materia, Power Booster |
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Nibelheim Sewers
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Stage Mission: - Eliminate the Sahagins. (Total: 33) -
============================================================================

Welcome to the Nibelheim Sewers! Now, remember that melee attacks work best
against Sahagins, the only enemy you'll encounter down here. With that said,
get rid of the ambush party.

Moving on, check the corner pockets for a POTION & 72 HANDGUN BULLETS. The
succeeding left side hole has a PHOENIX DOWN. Continue north, then right
into the hole and climb up the ladder. At the top, go right for a Mako
Point. Jump into the water, kill all the Sahagins, take the CARD KEY to
unlock the gate. Make your way to the red dot on the map.

Drop into the water, then head south through the small tunnel. Climb up the
stairs and take the item case with 56 RIFLE BULLETS at the left hand corner.
Jump back into the water. Head up the ladder to the north. Take the 1000
Gil, then get rid of the Sahagins in the tunnel. Go in and grab the LIMIT
BREAKER. Take the right hand path towards the next section.

At the intersection, head left to get the BLIZZARD MATERIA. Turn around and
go the other way. Check the side holes for a POTION & 40 RIFLE BULLETS.
Move on north and get rid of the Sahagin for the CARD KEY. Use it to unlock
the nearby gate. Grab 72 HANDGUN BULLETS inside, and you'll get locked in.
Just kill the bunch of enemies to get another CARD KEY.

Unlock the west gate to get 2500 Gil. Turn back east up the ladder to find a
Mako Point. Continue along the path until you reach a switch. Press it to
open the gate blocking the exit. Jump down into the water and destroy the
boxes to get a POTION & some machine gun bullets. Make your way to the red
dot on the map and out of the sewer.

There are plenty of enemies waiting up here, so take them out. Head to the
northeast section, then crouch to get through the small opening, into the
storage room. Grab both the 500 GIL and POWER BOOSTER. An infinite number of
enemies will suddenly appear afterwards, so hurry up and get out of there.

Now go to the elevator. Ride it up to the second floor, then head down the
stairs to find a vending machine. If you don't need to shop, take the
elevator directly up to the 3rd floor. Once there, go north for some items.
The shutters on both sides will close up and lock you in. Use your rifle to
take out all the enemies above, from either side. Continue up the stairs to
get finally reach the mansion.

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Nibelheim Sewers (Cait Sith)
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Stage Mission: - Sneak by the DG Soldiers. (Total: 13) -
============================================================================

Your controls will switch over to Cait Sith now. He doesn't have any weapon,
so you'll have to sneak by as many enemy soldiers as possible to survive.
Take the south stairs up and jump over the pipes. Wait for the soldier to
get farther to the left, then run up and hide behind the box. Once the guy
walks back to the to the right, run left, stop at the tip.

Look down and you should see another soldier. Wait for him to the lower
portion of his patrol area. Drop down. Climb up the ladder. For the next
group, wait for the left side guy to turn the other way. (back facing you)
Then follow him and turn towards the ladder.

After the cut-scene, drop to the bottom, quickly turn around, and run behind
the steel ladder. Push the barrel to kill the enemy ahead. Do the same for
the next guard when you round the corner. Jump onto the crates to the hole.

In the next area, jump over the barrel. Push it once the guard passes by to
get rid of him. The next obstacle involves 2 guards patrolling in a circle.
Follow the soldier at the left side closely from behind, and drop onto the
pipes below. Move on a bit to trigger a cut-scene.

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Shinra Manor
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Stage Missions: - Collect the Omega Files. (Total: 4) -
- Deactivate the mines. (Total: 4) -
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Back to Vincent. Head south through a couple of doors. After the cut-scene,
go to the east room and get rid of the 3 soldiers. Grab 60 HANDGUN and RIFLE
BULLETS. Return to the center room, go through the south door. There's a
POTION in the item case here. Turn back west, then south to the hallway.

Take the left path into the first room. Pick up a LIMIT BREAKER, along with
60 HANDGUN BULLETS. Next, proceed into the other room. You'll find the 3rd
OMEGA REPORT in here. Go back to the hallway, and this time take the right
path south. Blast your way through several enemies. You've just reached an
underground cave. Destroy the box for a PHOENIX DOWN. Continue south, then
head east into the coffin room. The ninja in here drops 1000 GIL.

Exit and follow the path until you reach a point, where you need to
deactivate some land mines to proceed. There are 4 mines in the area, and
the faster the beeping gets, the closer you are to a land mine. Once you
find them, back up a bit then fire at the mine. Get the CARD KEY for the
gate when you're done.

At the next room, press the switch to activate the platform, then jump off
once you get to the other side. There's a Mako Point at the bottom. You can
use the ladder to climb back up afterwards. Follow the path, turn west into
the room. Run all the way to the end to find 2 LIMIT BREAKERS and 70 MACHINE
GUN BULLETS. Go back outside. Move on further north to the red dot.

Now blast through all the enemies, as you make your way up the winding path.
At the second floor, head through the doors until you get to the manor's
foyer. Proceed to the west room, then kill the lone soldier. Grab an OMEGA
REPORT from behind the barrels. Get out of there, and into the nearby room.
Destroy the box for 1500 GIL.

Annihilate all the enemies at the first floor. Go down and enter the east
room, to find the another OMEGA REPORT behind the crates. Go back out.
Proceed to the west room. Defeat all the enemies, then leave through the
northeast door. From there, make your way around the room to the red dot,
picking up a total of 130 MACHINE GUN BULLETS along the way.

At the next section, pick up the POTION then head northwest down the
stairs. Try opening the door to trigger a cut-scene. Once you regain
control, head for the red dot on the map. Be sure to buy some Ethers from
the vending machine. Continue towards the foyer for a boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: BLACK WIDOW
============================================================================

This machine has a devastating laser attack. Thankfully, you can completely
keep the spider from using it, by staying upstairs. Equip the Blizzard
Materia, Cerberus, plus the Short Barrel.

Start off by firing magic, then immediately follow it up with a barrage of
normal shots. In short, damage chaining is the best way to go here. The
spider is most vulnerable when it starts crawling along the walls.
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CHAPTER 06 : DEEPGROUND STRIKES BACK [03f]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: 3100 Gil, Handgun Bullets (x60), Potion (x3), Limit Breaker, |
| Rifle Bullets (x30), Machine Gun Bullets (x300) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Destroy the choppers attacking the headquarters!
(Total: 15) -
- Save the WRO members! (Total: 12) -
============================================================================

Destroy 3 mobile artilleries for the CARD KEY. Unlock the gate to proceed.
Go along the path, while taking out enemies. (mostly guard hounds) You
should see the enemy camp once you reach the edge of the cliff. Take out
some more soldiers from your current spot. Also, you can watch the beetle
creatures bite your human enemies, just for fun. Kill the beetles with the
fire materia.

Drop down, kill some more some more soldiers. Loot the place for a POTION,
1100 GIL, 60 HANDGUN BULLETS & LIMIT BREAKER. Move along towards an open
area and assist the WRO members, by shooting the barrels to clear out enemy
soldiers. Now, sit on the turret gun and shoot down as many choppers as you
can. (A total of 15) The last chopper is the toughest to shoot down.

After taking care of the last chopper, get off your sit. Kill all the
approaching sword-swinging guys to get the CARD KEY. Check around the area
for a POTION & 15 RIFLE BULLETS. Unlock the gate. There's a vending machine
and a Mako point in the next room. Go on outside.

This place is an enemy infested area. Use a Phoenix Down on yourself, as a
precautionary measure in case you get KOed. Use all the items you need to
survive, since you can always go back to the previous room to shop. Once
you've cleaned up the place, look around to find a POTION & 120 MACHINE GUN
BULLETS. Proceed north ito the left door.

Just keep moving until you get outside. Clear some more enemies for the
CARD KEY. Unlock the gate to reach the HQ Entrance. More enemies waiting to
be dispatched. Check the area for a POTION, 120 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, & 1000
GIL. Destroy the Black Widow at the entrance.

You're now inside the HQ. Most of the enemies are shooting from the beams
at the ceiling, it only takes a single shot to take them out. Again, look
around the area to get a POTION, 60 HANDGUN BULLETS, & 15 RIFLE BULLETS.
Proceed to the next room, clear out more enemies, then go into the northeast
room. Just follow the path, picking up another thousand gil along the way.
Head towards the red dot to trigger a cut-scene. Chapter complete.

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CHAPTER 07 : THE SHERA [03g]
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This one is a story chapter. Simply involves running around the airship,
talking to people. Cid tells you to have a look around, so let's go do that.
Every single person here has something to say, so talk to them if you want.
But the only ones really need to speak to are Yuffie, Reeve and Shelke.

Yuffie is just outside the bridge. Shelke is in the central room of the
upper deck. While Reeve is in the east-most room on the upper deck. A
series of cut-scenes and FMVs follow.

Once you regain control, talk to the same group of people again. Talk to
Cid, Reeve & Yuffie 3 times, but only once to Shelke. There is a vending
machine in the room where Reeve is, that sells items real cheap. So be
sure to fully restock your bullets here. Mega Potions, Elixirs, and
X-Potions are also for sale from now on.

After talking to the said people, head to the lower deck, towards the area
near the engine room to trigger another set of cut-scenes and FMVs.

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CHAPTER 08A : MIDGAR ASSAULT [03h]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: Hi-Potion (x2), Mega Potion |
| Equipments: L Adjuster |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Escort the WRO Squad to the Central Complex. (Total: 5) -
- Save the surviving WRO Members. (Total: 9) -
- Defeat the Deepground Commander. (Total: 1) -
============================================================================

You'll regain control at the Train Graveyard. Follow the WRO members, and
blow up the barrels to make short work of the opposition. Go on to meet the
rest of the squad members. More enemies to take out. Pick up a HI-POTION at
the corner up ahead. Turn back, and go into the warehouse. Clear out another
group of soldiers to get the CARD KEY. Unlock the gate.

Clear out the place then head north to pick up the MEGA POTION, along with
an L ADJUSTER. (Dropped by a DG soldier.) After the cut-scene, dispatch
some more soldiers atop the buildings. Proceed to the southwest sector and
kill the "sword guy" for your CARD KEY. Open the gate, continue north.
Trash all the robot sentries to get the next CARD KEY. Unlock the gate to
trigger some more cut-scenes.

Replenish your supplies at the vending if necessary. Otherwise, it's time
to move on. Make your way around the maze of trains until you get to a
huge open area. Once there, defeat all the enemies. Grab another CARD KEY
and unlock the gate further north. Just follow the path inside the tunnel to
the red dot, while blasting through all enemies on the way. You can also
find a HI-POTION in here.

Outside, move through the next train maze. Cut-scene. You'll have to defeat
several aerial troopers, or the Shrikes. Just fire whenever they fly close
to a support beam above, and watch them crash into the steel beams.

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CHAPTER 08B: FIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL COMPLEX [03i]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: 2000 Gil, Limit Breaker (x2), Potion, Handgun Bullets (x24), |
| Rifle Bullets (x10), Machine Gun Bullets (x50), Hi-Potion, |
| G Report |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Avoid the Aerial Mines! (Total: 3) -
- Destroy the Robotic Assault Units! (Total: 2)
- Assist the WRO Members! (Total: 40 (locks))
============================================================================

There's a vending machine here, so shop if you need to. Move forward, then
clear out the southwest room for the CARD KEY. Unlock the gate. There are
whole of boxes in this area, which can used for cover. Dispatch some more
enemies. Grab a LIMIT BREAKER from atop the steel container, along with
1000 GIL from one of the boxes.

Contine along the path northwest. Take the CARD KEY from the next group of
soldiers, and go open another gate. Destroy the box here to find 1000 GIL.
Climb up the ladder afterwards. At the top, just run through the gates,
once they open. Watch out for the maines hovering overhead, since those
things deal a lot of damage. There's a POTION by the stairs at the end.

Run up the stairs and continue on, until a robot comes stomping in. Go hide
at the corner as the machine slams into the wall. Climb some more stairs,
and you'll come across a vending machine. There's a turret guy at the end of
the hall, so run up then drop into the shallow pit, and get rid of him from
there. Continue forward. Sit behind the gun, and kill all the approaching
soldiers if you like. Go up the ladder nearby.

At the top, crouch by the gate up ahead, and provide some cover fire for
the guy deactivating the laser gate inside. Once done, enter the said
gate. Now take out all the soldiers at the top of the stairs. Climb up
and continue onward. Climb the laddder at the end for a LIMIT BREAKER, 10
RIFLE BULLETS, 50 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, 24 HANDGUN BULLETS, HI-POTION, &
the first G REPORT.

Go all the way back down, and out through the garage door. Go into the
nearby room, kill all the enemies for the CARD KEY, and unlock the gate.
Press the elevator switch to activate it. At the next floor, defeat more
soldiers. Trash all the robot sentries upstairs. Destroy all the boxes for
some cash. Press the switch up ahead to activate the lift.

Next floor, get rid of some more robot sentries, and a couple of turret
guys. Head south, shop at the vending machine if necessary. Go through the
nearby door for a boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: ROSSO THE CRIMSON / BLOODBURST ROSSO
============================================================================

The first part of this fight is easy. Just hit her several times to trigger
a cut-scene, and then she gets serious afterwards. The disc blades she
throws at you can be avoided by dashing, then jumping at the last moment.
A hit from this will knock you over, so be sure to press X or [] while
you're airborne to get up quickly.

Despite her fast movements, she does pause for a short time in between
dashes. So take this opportunity to fire at her with your strongest weapon.
The pipes around the area provide good cover against the disc blades.
Also, limit break melees do deal a lot of damage on her. (with the Power
Cross equipped.) But since she moves fast, I recommend that you try to pin
her against a wall with the fire ball attack instead.
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CHAPTER 09 : AN EMPIRE IN RUINS [03j]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: 8000 Gil, Machine Gun Bullets (x180), Rifle Bullets (x48), |
| Handgun Bullets (x252), Limit Breaker (x2), Phoenix Down, |
| Potion, Red Ether, Mega Potion, Red Potion (x2), Top Secret |
| Files (x5), X-Potion |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Collect Top Secret Deepground Data Files (Total: 5) -
- Destroy the Surveillance Mines (Total: 99) -
============================================================================

Before proceeding into the Shinra building, look around for plenty of items:
12 RIFLE BULLETS, 90 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, LIMIT BREAKER, 1000 GIL & PHOENIX
DOWN. In the building, defeat some ninjas, and climb up the right staircase.
Grab 12 RIFLE BULLETS at the northeast corner. Contine up the opposite
staircase, grab 1000 GIL. From there, go north then drop into the pit.

Look around for a POTION & 36 HANDUN BULLETS. Now, go jump over the railing
at the southeast corner, towards the next section. Get 12 RIFLE BULLETS from
the northeast corner. Follow the path northwest. At the lower floor, look
behind you to find a RED ETHER. Continue to the next room afterwards.

Take out a total of 4 enemies on the catwalks. Pick up 90 MACHINE GUN
BULLETS, and go through the northeast exit. Go around a couple of rooms,
until you get to one with a beetle enemy. Shoot it and its other friends
will come to help. Dispatch them all, take the MEGA POTION, then exit out to
the hallway.

Kill 3 soldiers, and take the 1000 GIL in the room. At the hallway, pick up
a couple of RED POTIONS west. Continue along the path to reach a vending
machine, and through the door. Here, jump on the barrel positioned directly
under the item case. Jump again to grab it. The box contains 5000 GIL. Now
head north out to another hallway.

Pick up 180 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, & 72 HANDGUN BULLETS. Follow the path north
west. Press the switch to open the door. After the cut-scene, press forward,
through some more doors. The beetle enemies are endless. Though I do suggest
defeating a few, to improve your evaluation scores at the end of this
chapter. Go through the last door for a mini boss fight.

============================================================================
BATTLE: BLACK WIDOW TW
============================================================================

There are 2 of these things here. And they also have that laser attack,
similar to that of their friend, you fought back at Shinra Manor. Now equip
the Griffon + an upgraded Short Barrel, and fire away. Constantly strafe
sideways to avoid the laser. The spiders' machine gun fire are pretty weak,
so you should concentrate more on getting away from the giant laser.
============================================================================

Ride the elevator up. You'll now be in an unknown part of the Shinra
building, with no map... joy! Anyway, you need to collect Deepground's top
secret data files. Take a look around the area to find a LIMIT BREAKER,
along with a dozen RIFLE BULLETS. Now from the elevator, go northwest to
get hold of the first TOP SECRET FILE, behind the glass observation panels.
Ruturn to the elevator, and head south through a door from there.

Keep going forward for a couple of screens. You'll eventually reach the
"display room". Make your way around the huge (and rather bare) place,
until you find the door that leads to the elevator platform. Go in for a
cut-scene. You finally get your map afterwards, thanks to Tifa. Move on.
In the next room, go around the walkway to get 108 HANDGUN BULLETS. Get on
the elevatot and press the switch to activate it.

You'll be surrounded by surveillance maines on the way up. Destroy as many
as you can before you get to the next floor. Once there, continue out the
door. Shop at the vending machine if you like. Go along the path north into
the room at the end of the hall. An item case with 90 MACHINE GUN BULLETS
can be seen lying around along the way.

This section consists of 4 small rooms, connected to each other. Majority
of which are guarded by several enemies. Take them out and continue your
search for the top secret files. 3 out of the 4 rooms have files inside.
The southwest room has an exit that leads to the west side hallway. Go
there and proceed to the next elevator.

Grab another 108 HANDGUN BULLETS from the item case by the walkway. Activate
lift to go up. More surveillance mines to destroy. But this time, they spin
around you really fast, and destroying one can trigger a major chain
reaction. Be careful about this, since getting hit by an explosion can cause
serious damage. Move on to your destination once you reach the next floor.

You will be at Shinra's Quarantine Facility. Shop and grab the X-POTION.
Head to red dot for a boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: NEO AZUL
============================================================================

First part is the easy part. Just keep shooting him with your strongest
weapon, and back up as he approaches. For his beast form, he'll be hot on
your heels the whole time, so run. If you're gonna use magic, go for
Blizzard. (It does the most damage on him) Normal guns don't help much
either. The best thing to do here is just to equip the Power Cross, use a
Limit Breaker, and melee him to death. Back away after a few melee hits,
to avoid getting swiped.
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CHAPTER 10 : SHINRA'S DARK SECRET [03k]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: Handgun Bullets (x160), Limit Breaker (x2), Ether, G Report, |
| X-Potion, Machine Gun Bullets (x60), Rifle Bullets (x12), |
| Elixor, Mega Potion, Omega Report (x1) |
| Equipments: Blast Machine Gun, Faerie L Barrel |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Eliminate the Pursuers. (Total: 10) -
- Swiftly Neutralize the Enemy Onslaught -
============================================================================

Grab 90 HANDGUN BULLETS downstairs. Defeat the group of enemies that appear
(8 Gargoyles, some soldiers and a sword guy) to get the CARD KEY. Unlock the
gate, drop to the lower section. Pick up the OMEGA REPORT behind you.
Continue to the red dot towards the outer wall's interior. Here, you'll have
a couple more CARD KEYS to get. Move on to the next sector.

These group of soldiers are protected by a force field. Maybe the barrier
can be broken with several shots, I'm not sure. So use melee attacks or
magics instead. Another CARD KEY along with a LIMIT BREAKER. Unlock the
gate, proceed to the southwest door.

Here, make your way to the bottom sector. Destroy the boxes for some items
and the CARD KEY. Go unlock the barricade upstairs. Head for the door to the
next room. Watch your step here to avoid getting hit by the hail of bullets
coming from the ceiling. Once you get on the cart, aim behind you and take
out all the enemies in pursuit.

At the ruins, you'll find a vending machine, so replenish your supplies if
needed. Destroy the box for an ETHER. Go southwest, defeat some "barrier
soldiers to get the CARD KEY. Proceed along the catwalk and down the stairs,
onto the rooftops. Check the other side of the roof to find the second
G REPORT. Backtrack down the stairs, and unlock the gate. Kill 3 ninja
enemies for another CARD KEY. Take out one more soldier in the next room to
get yet another CARD KEY.

Drop below after unlocking the barricade. Get the X-POTION. Keep going down
to the bottom area. You can obtain the BLAST MACHINE GUN at the opposite end
of the barricade. Defeat the horde of Guard & Crimson Hounds for the CARD
KEY to get out. Now make your way upstairs, while blasting through all the
enemies. When you get to around E-9, aim for the box atop some balcony to
make it fall. Head towards the spot where it had fallen to get the FAERIE L
BARREL.

Follow the path and you'll eventually be surrounded by several barricades.
Go south, man the turret gun, and blast the horde of enemies up ahead. Once
done, go pick up the CARD KEY. Unlock the gate. Go downstairs to the ground
level. There's an ELIXIR in the item case on top of the stairs. Check around
the area for plenty of ammo: 60 MACHINE GUN BULLETS, 36 HANDGUN BULLETS, &
12 RIFLE BULLETS. From the spot where you found the rifle ammos, head up the
stairs around the corner.

There's a vending machine here. Continue eastward, and defeat the horde of
soldiers for one more CARD KEY. Grab the LIMIT BREAKER, then unlock the gate
for a cut-scene.

Get 36 HANDGUN BULLETS from under the stairs, as well as 12 RIFLE BULLETS &
60 MACHINE GUN BULLETS on the way up. Kill a couple of soldiers for CARD
KEY, and proceed further up. Now you have to obtain several card keys as you
move along, to unlock the barricades. There will be traps along the way. Go
downstairs. Pick up a dozen RIFLE BULLETS. Defeat the enemies outside. (Some
on the roof, others on the ground.

Continue further down. Dispatch of all the enemies by the exit. Grab the
CARD KEY and unlock the barricade. There's an item case containing 3000 GIL,
along with a Mako Point nearby. Descend another flight of stairs. The left
door leads to a vending machine, and go through the right one to proceed.
Drop down below, then go east into the tunnel. Aim at the ceiling and shoot
the mine for the first CARD KEY in this barricade puzzle.

Contunue further in, and go through the small passage along the left wall.
Unlock the barricade at the top for the BAYONET RIFLE. Next, man the turret
gun, shoot the box at the top of the cliffs. That box contains another CARD
KEY. Make your way back out of the tunnel. Grab the CARD KEY. The nearby
barricade keeps an ELIXOR.

Go the opposite direction from the tunnel entrance, unlock the gate there to
get hold of 2 more CARD KEYS. Head back to room with the turret gun. Drop
down the nearby pit. Defeat all the soldiers, grab the MEGA POTION. There
are 2 ladders here, climb up one of the ladders to get another CARD KEY.
The barricade below contains a LIMIT BREAKER. Keep going up the ladders. At
the top, continue north to the red dot. Boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: NERO THE SABLE
============================================================================

Shoot him with your strongest combination of equipments. The P Cerberus
Gamma worked well for me. Jump over him when he tries to get close with his
spinning attack. He'll eventually summon 2 dopplegangers. Only the real Nero
will receive damage, so spend a bullet on each copy. If your target does not
receive damage, then switch to another one. Limit Breaks are also worth a
try. And finally, Nero is invulnerable whenever he's surrounded by the
purple aura.
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CHAPTER 11 : BEGINNINGS [03l]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: Handgun Bullets (x153), Rifle Bullets (x40), Hi-Potion (x3), Mega |
| Potion, Machine Gun Bullets (x80), X-Potion, G Report (x1) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

============================================================================
Stage Missions: - Defeat the Gargoyles! 1 (Total: 2) -
- Defeat the Gargoyles! 2 (Total: 3) -
- Defeat all targets on the central pillar (Total: 8) -
- Defeat the Gargoyles! 3 (Total: 9)
============================================================================

Grab a caseful of HANDGUN BULLETS as well as a HI-POTION. There's a Mako
Point here too. Moving on, you'll be confronted by plenty of "barrier
soldiers". Just get rid of the first couple of them, then run to the left
intersection to reach a door. You'll find a vending machine inside. At the
next area, head down several flights of stairs to another door. Be sure to
pick up the case with 51 HANDGUN BULLETS along the way.

Drop to the lower walkway for 20 RIFLE BULLETS. Dispatch another group of
barrier soldiers and a launcher guy. Grab the CARD KEY, and unlock the
south barricade. Jump on the platform to get the MEGA POTION. After that,
jump down onto the pipe below and again over the small gap. There are a lot
of item cases here, all of them containing 100 GIL. Step on the Mako Point
to summon a horde of beetles. Fight them off for one more CARD KEY.

You'll encounter some more Gargoyles in the next room. Continue downstairs
to another door. Plenty of bullets waiting to be picked up (51 HANDGUN, 20
RIFLE & 80 MACHINE GUN BULLETS. You'll have yo defeat all the enemies on
the central pillar. The quickest way to do this is to aim for the barrels
just above the pillar, and blow them up once they fall next to the soldiers.
Head for the door to the next room.

Pick up an X-POTION & a HI-POTION. Eliminate more Gargoyles. Just use the
turret gun to shoot them down. Go downstairs into yet another room. Shop at
the vending machiene if needed. After the cut-scene, take CARD KEY from the
barrier soldier, and unlock the gate. Run towards the other soldier, who's
pushing the turret gun, and take him out. Continue through several empty
rooms, until you reach one with enemies shooting at you from the ceiling.

Use magic to take out the one closest to you, and make a run for it. Defeat
the beetle horde to get your CARD KEY. Unlock the gate, and go to the next
area. The enemies in this elevator room are endless, so run towards the
door diectly ahead. There's a G-REPORT in here, but I recommend coming back
after the game saves your progress. Take the bullets and the HI-POTION.
the switch, head out, boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: DRAGONFLY PT
============================================================================

Attach a long-range barrel to your machine gun, (preferably the Blast
Machine Gun) and fire away. Do make sure its not hiding behind any obstacle
before shooting. The Gargoyles are definitely a nuisance so shoot them down
if there's one flying nearby. The sentry robots always drop bullets or items.
Lastly make use of the pillars as cover against PT's missiles.
============================================================================

Now go back to the elevator room. Use a Limit Breaker to get rid of the
enemies quickly. Once the circular platform in the middle of the room
starts to ascend, jump on it. Face the direction of the "door" at the
top, them jump on the pipe. The G REPORT is at the dead end opposite of the
door.

Return to the room where you fought PT and go north. Press the sitch to
proceed. Defeat the horde of barrier soldiers using the fire materia. Make
use of the vending machine, continue to the next room, another boss fight.

============================================================================
BOSS: ARACHNERO / GORGONERO
============================================================================

Take out the 4 beam cannons first. Shoot them as they prepare to fire. Once
they're gone, fire a few shots at Nero's barrier to break it. At this point,
hit him with the Blizzard materia, and quickly follow through with normal
shots -- this will chain the damage. If you run of MP, just use your
strongest weapon on him. (Preferably a handgun or a rifle.) The fire balls
can knock you down, so try to avoid them as much as possible. Rinse and
repeat until you win.

For Gorgonero, just remember that he'll pop up at the area with a purple-
black aura. Aim at that spot and shoot him once he appears.
============================================================================

Get 5000 GIL from the item case. Replenish your supplies at the vending
machine, and continue east. Boss fight... again. There's no way you can win
against Weiss the Immaculate, so just let him kill you. After the cut-scene,
the real fight begins.

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BOSS: WEISS EMPOWERED
============================================================================

Stay as far away from him as possible at all times. And fire away with your
strongest weapon. (better if it's "P Class") Constantly strafe sideways to
keep up with his as he moves around. If he dashes towards you, back up and
keep shooting. For the sonic blades, strafe sideways or hide behind the
glass tubes. He can also use his staff to block your bullets, so wait for a
few moments, after he lowers it before you attack again. And finally, you
can avoid his missiles by hiding behind the tubes, or by dashing then
jumping at the last moment.
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CHAPTER 12A : OMEGA & CHAOS [03m]
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items: Elixir, Omega Report (x2) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Vincent will be in demon form here, with the Death Penalty in his
possession. That gun can kill everything here in a single shot, so try it
out for a bit if you like. Again, make your way to the red dot on the map.
There's only one available path to follow here so go on. Take a sharp
left at the split path near the starting point, to get an ELIXIR (if you
need one.)

In the next area, blast your way through the enemies and head for the upper
level. The first of the last 2 OMEGA REPORTS is tucked in the small space
between the stack of crates, and the giant cylinder tank to the north. Once
you reach the circular path, go towards the opposite direction for the last
OMEGA REPORT. Turn back and take the stairs up. Defeat all the enemies.

After the FMV, kill some more enemies as you fly through the tunnel. Real
nice music here. In the next room, keep defeating the flying enemies, until
you trigger a cut-scene. When you regain control, go along the spiral
paths to top. Step on the circle. Continue forward. Chapter 12A complete.

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CHAPTER 12B : A FINALE CHAOTIC [03n]
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Hopefully you did take some time to shop for bullets, before you started
this chapter. You'll be fighting the last 3 battles of the game.

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BOSS: CRYSTAL FEELERS & OMEGA COCOON
============================================================================

Do bother to take out the spawning flying creatures with your ordinary
guns, since they drop bullets for the Death Penalty. (This is why I told
you to buy bullets at the shop.) Keep blasting enemies until you have at
least 350 Death Penalty Bullets. (Yes, you'll need lots of it later, though
not that much.)

As for the feelers, approach them once they open, and use melee attacks.
The crystals remain exposed, as long as you don't kill off all the flying
enemies.

Omega Cocoon appears once all the Crystal Feelers are destroyed. Keep
shooting it with the Death Penalty, while taking out the minor enemies that
spawn.
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FINAL BOSS: OMEGA WEISS
============================================================================

The explosion from the Death Penalty will damage both Weiss & Omega. Their
offensives are quite deadly, but fortunately most can be avoided by
Vincent's enhanced dash ability. Don't get too close to this boss, since it
attempts to flatten you with its fist.

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IV. GAME LIST [04]
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UNLOCKABLES [04a]
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MEMORY CAPSULES LOCATIONS [04b]
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These capsules are hidden targets scattered throughout the game. Shoot them
to unlock cut-scene entries in the Event Viewer extra feature. The game
automatically saves your progress for every capsule destroyed. So you won't
ever find them again, unless you delete the game's save file from your
memory card.

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Chapter 01
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Capsule 01 : At the place where you found the second Potion, face south so
that you're overlooking the rooftops. The capsule is on the
white chimney of a house. The target is pretty small, and
therefore hard to spot.

Capsule 02 : After obtaining the first card key, unlock the laser gate and
go to around I-10. (Near the Mako Point) Turn north, and aim
high at the window of the houses. It's at the 1st or 2nd house
to the right of the Mako Point.

Capsule 03 : After Rio gets abducted by the hound enemy, look into the
fountain to see it.

Capsule 04 : After getting the 2nd card key, (for the "Locate the Card Key"
stage mission) head to around H-6 and turn south. Aim towards
the roof of a house with a fence.

Capsule 05 : In the shed where you found the Long Barrel. It's tucked in
between 2 crates under the stairs.

Capsule 06 : After obtaining the Griffon, jump on the second crate to the
right and aim towards the rooftops. You should spot it on the
rusted balcony of a house to the left side.

Capsule 07 : Grab the 4th card key and head to around G-8. The capsule is in
the fire towards the north side.

Capsule 08 : From where you got the 180 Handgun Bullets, (near a Mako Point)
aim along the rooftops. You'll find the capsule between the
rooves of the 1st and 2nd houses from the left.

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Chapter 02
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Capsule 01 : Stand on the protruding piece of land between J-11 & J-12. Face
northeast to spot it.

Capsule 02 : On the ground in front of the truck.

Capsule 03 : At the west side of H-15. Look down the waterfall and use the
Sniper Scope to hit it.

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Chapter 03
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Chapter 04
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Chapter 05
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Capsule 01 : After defeating the 3 Sahagins at the beginning of the sewer
area, turn south and crouch. You should see the capsule in the
small opening at lower part of the wall.

Capsule 04 : When you regain control after the cut-scene, with Lucrecia at
the manor basement library, proceed to the east room. The
capsule should be under the fallen shelf to the north.

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Chapter 06
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Capsule 01: After getting the 1st card key, proceed to the west side dead
end (D-13) and face south.

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Chapter 08
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Capsule 02 : You can find this one in beween the crates, where you spotted
the WRO Member slacking off. (Train Graveyard, Chapter 8A)

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Chapter 09
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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OMEGA REPORTS [04c]
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There are 8 of these documents to be found from Chapter 5 onwards.

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 01 : Discovery |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| - Ancient Tablet Discovered - |
| |
| Soul wrought of terra corrupt, |
| Quelling Impurity, |
| Purging the stream |
| To beckon forth the ultimate fate |
| Behold mighty Chaos, |
| Omega's squire to the lofty heavens. |
| |
| After further study of the tablet by our research team, it has been |
| determined that this passage was written by the Centra over 2000 years |
| ago. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 02 : No New Findings |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Could "Omega" be a place and "Chaos" a person? While our search for the |
| site has continued, we have been unable to locate any new artifacts, |
| that may help to answer our many questions. |
| |
| - Promised Land - |
| |
| Quite a few of my colleagues come to the conclusion that, Omega may be |
| the fabled "promised land" to which the legend states that Centra are to |
| lead us. However, I still have my doubts. If Omega were an actual |
| location, then how could Chaos be its "squire to the lofty heavens"? |
| |
| Next month administration will finally be sending me the assistant I |
| have been asking for. Rumor has it she graduated at the top of her |
| university class. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 03 : Alternate Theories |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| - Memo - |
| |
| Review of several dated reports of our Lifestream has shed new light to |
| my many theories about the Centa inscription. Just as we are born from |
| the flowing matter below our feet, I now believe that Chaos and Omega |
| may also be sentient life forms that the planet creates at its own will |
| |
| If we were able to discover the exact location where these two beings |
| are to be born, the scientific repurcussions would be enormous. |
| |
| I was informed by a fellow paleontologist this morning that the new |
| company had discovered another Centra artifact, and a new large-scale |
| research project was scheduled to begin. She also said that my |
| assistant had been offered a place on the team. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 04 : The Terrasystem |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| -Memo- |
| |
| The more I learn of this wonderous planet's inner-workings, the more I |
| am in awe of that which lies before me. |
| |
| Omega... Part of a system created by our world to preserve the constant |
| circulation of life. And therein lies the key to solving this mystery... |
| For many years it has been documented that local legends not only speak |
| of this phenomenon in terms of a planetary scale, but also suggest that |
| the entire cosmos may follow the same rules. |
| |
| I must say, I am quite pleased with the work of my fine assistant. Her |
| ardent approach to the tasks before her will most certainly lead us to |
| the many answers which continue to elude our team. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 05 : Omega and Chaos |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The two names which appear on the tablet... |
| |
| If Omega is to act as the ark which guides all life to the boundless |
| sea of stars... then what of Chaos? |
| |
| The ancient inscription implies that his duty is to "beckon forth an |
| ultimate fate." Perhaps it is he who is destined to lead us to Omega. |
| |
| Soul wrought of terra corrupt... |
| What message lurks behind these ominous words? |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 06 : Impurities |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The spring that Dr. Valentine discovered is amazing! I am certain that |
| it is some sort of reservoir for the "terra corrupt" mentioned on the |
| Centra tablet. |
| |
| The doctor believes the crystalline spring contains contaminated |
| deposits of bioplasma that have overflown from the pure Lifestream. In |
| fact, all of our readings indicate a strange type of energy radiating |
| from the site. Could this grotto be the location where the legendary |
| Chaos is destined to be born? |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 07 : Chaos |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| My conscience tells me that I must leave some sort of record |
| documenting all that I have attempted. |
| |
| That which slumbers within him... The antithesis of Omega... Chaos... |
| |
| Soul wrought of terra corrupt... |
| Before Omega begins his journey to the sea of stars, Chaos will scourge |
| the world of all things living, sending them back to the Lifestream... |
| |
| Only to be left with the burden of bearing the discarded remains of a |
| dying world. |
| |
| And it was I who... |
| I am so sorry... |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 08 : Protomateria |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| - Protomateria - |
| |
| I have determined the materia found by Dr. Valentine at the fountain of |
| Chaos to be a type of refined anti-matter formed within the grotto over |
| the past several millenia. |
| |
| I believe the planet created this instrument out of necessity as a |
| means to control Chaos and prolong its own inevitable fate. |
| |
| By controlling Chaos, the planet also succeeds in preventing the advent |
| of Omega. If Chaos is allowed to fulfill his destiny of destruction, |
| Omega's awakening cannot be far behind. |
| |
| That is why I... |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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G REPORTS [04d]
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Collecting all 3 of these documents will unlock the hidden ending. The movie
shows after the "THE END" screen. Locations of the files are as follows:

============================================================================

Chapter 08B : Provide cover fire for the WRO member that's trying to
deactivate the laser barricade. Once open, go through it, and
climb the ladder at the end of the path.

Chapter 10 : Find it under the stairs on along the back of the rooftops.

Chapter 11 : At the room with a round elevator platform. Have that
platform take you up, and walk on the pipes towards the north
edge.
============================================================================

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 01 : Taboo |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The Shinra Company is feared across the globe for its ruthless army, |
| SOLDIER. |
| |
| However, there are two members of this legion of whom few have the |
| courage to speak. |
| |
| While one is well known: the infamous "S" -- a symbol of strength and |
| destruction -- the other remains shrouded in an eldritch veil of |
| shadows. All records of this man's existence have been deleted, the |
| only remnant of his legacy being the lone letter "G". |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 02 : A Single Record |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| "G"... |
| We can only begin to imagine who this enigmatic warrior might be. |
| |
| There are rumors that he was a biochemically constructed prototype for |
| the soldier who would become "S". However, there are no documents to |
| support these claims. In fact, there is so little information on "G" |
| that his existance may be nothing but a fabrication. |
| |
| The only thing that may give insight into this mystery is a lone |
| personnel record which indicates that several years ago, a soldier 1st |
| class was assigned a top-secret mission to pursue a target referred to |
| only as "G". Unfortunately, any further data on this mission has been |
| lost or destroyed... |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Report # 03 : Below Midgar |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| "G" slumbers below Midgar... |
| Silently abiding his awakening... |
| |
| Or so tell the stories of vagrants who dwell in the slums of the |
| mephitic metropolis. However, could there exist some truth behind these |
| rumors? |
| |
| Being one of the few who was involved in their construction, I know all |
| too well of the vast caverns that sprawl deep beneath our city's |
| streets. |
| |
| This will more than likely be my final entry. The last fragment of data |
| I have uncovered reads as follows: |
| |
| Soldiers branded with epithets of color... |
| These are the hellspawn of "G". |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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EQUIPMENTS [04e]
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customizable Weapons [04e-1]
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============================================================================
CERBERUS MODIFICATION TREE
============================================================================

Cerberus
|
Cerberus II
|
Cerberus III
|
+-------------+-------------+
| | |
P Cerberus S Cerberus M Cerberus
| | |
P Cerberus Gamma S Cerberus Gamma M Cerbeus Gamma
| | |
Powered Cerberus Zero Cerberus Quantum Ceberus

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+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Weapon | Cost | Weight | Power | Speed | Range | Ammo |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Cerberus | 1000 | 540 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 18 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Cerberus II | 2000 | 540 | 105 | 80 | 60 | 18 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Cerberus III | 5000 | 540 | 105 | 80 | 60 | 24 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Cerberus | 10000 | 540 | 145 | 55 | 60 | 18 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Cerberus | 10000 | 420 | 105 | 95 | 60 | 24 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Cerberus | 10000 | 420 | 110 | 80 | 60 | 48 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Cerberus Gamma | 17000 | 540 | 145 | 55 | 60 | 18 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Cerberus Gamma | 17000 | 420 | 105 | 110 | 60 | 24 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Cerberus Gamma | 17000 | 420 | 115 | 80 | 60 | 60 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Powered Cerberus | 26000 | 420 | 200 | 55 | 60 | 18 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Zero Cerberus | 26000 | 120 | 105 | 125 | 60 | 24 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Quantum Cerberus | 26000 | 240 | 120 | 80 | 60 | 84 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+

* The "Gamma" modifications have higher accuracies than their predecessors.

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HYDRA MODIFICATION TREE
============================================================================

Hydra
|
Hydra II
|
Hydra III
|
+---------------+----------------+
| | |
P Hydra S Hydra M Hydra
| | |
P Hydra Gamma S Hydra Gamma M Hydra Gamma
| | |
Gigant Hydra Feather Hydra Velvet Hydra

============================================================================

+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Weapon | Cost | Weight | Power | Speed | Range | Ammo |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Hydra | 1000 | 1050 | 140 | 65 | 140 | 05 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Hydra II | 2000 | 1050 | 140 | 65 | 150 | 08 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Hydra III | 5000 | 1050 | 160 | 65 | 150 | 08 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Hydra | 10000 | 1050 | 185 | 65 | 150 | 05 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Hydra | 10000 | 570 | 130 | 65 | 150 | 07 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Hydra | 10000 | 570 | 160 | 55 | 150 | 16 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Hydra Gamma | 17000 | 1050 | 225 | 30 | 150 | 03 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Hydra Gamma | 17000 | 330 | 130 | 85 | 150 | 07 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Hydra Gamma | 17000 | 570 | 165 | 55 | 150 | 28 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Gigant Hydra | 26000 | 1050 | 280 | 01 | 200 | 01 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Feather Hydra | 26000 | 30 | 140 | 125 | 170 | 08 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Velvet Hydra | 26000 | 570 | 170 | 80 | 170 | 42 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+

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GRIFFON MODIFICATION TREE
============================================================================

Griffon
|
Griffon II
|
+-------------+----------------+
| | |
P Griffon S Griffon M Griffon
| | |
P Griffon Beta S Griffon Beta M Griffon Beta
| | |
P Griffon Gamma S Griffon Gamma M Griffon Gamma
| | |
Dueling Griffon Sonic Griffon Starry Griffon

============================================================================

+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Weapon | Cost | Weight | Power | Speed | Range | Ammo |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Griffon | 1000 | 1050 | 25 | 140 | 20 | 35 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Griffon II | 2000 | 1050 | 35 | 140 | 20 | 40 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Griffon | 5000 | 1050 | 50 | 130 | 20 | 35 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Griffon | 5000 | 810 | 35 | 200 | 20 | 40 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Griffon | 5000 | 900 | 35 | 140 | 20 | 60 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Griffon Beta | 10000 | 1050 | 60 | 130 | 20 | 35 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Griffon Beta | 10000 | 810 | 35 | 200 | 40 | 40 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Griffon Beta | 10000 | 900 | 40 | 140 | 20 | 70 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| P Griffon Gamma | 17000 | 1050 | 60 | 130 | 20 | 35 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| S Griffon Gamma | 17000 | 510 | 35 | 200 | 40 | 40 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| M Griffon Gamma | 17000 | 510 | 45 | 140 | 20 | 70 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Dueling Griffon | 26000 | 1050 | 75 | 130 | 20 | 35 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Sonic Griffon | 26000 | 300 | 35 | 200 | 40 | 99 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Starry Griffon | 26000 | 300 | 50 | 140 | 20 | 99 |
+------------------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+------+

_________________________________________________

-FIN-

Need For Speed: Most Wanted walkthrough

harry505 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:47:11 CST

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NFS07.Story
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That day,you enter Rockport city with your BMW M3 GTR.Your goal is
to bring your way up the "Blacklist 15".To do this,you must beat each
Blacklist member 1 by 1.Now you still doing some races to get reputation.
And then you get enough reputation to challange blacklist #15.You challange
Balcklist#15 called Razor.At the starting line,Razor do something dirty on
your car and in the middle of the race,your car stop because of that.
Razor takes your car(nooo..) and you get busted by a cop named Sergeant
Cross.When you're free,your friend Mia drive you to the car lot.
You have enough money to buy a new car there.The best car at the
beginning is VW Golf GTI,but only if you have an extra money you can
get by having a Need for Speed Underground 2 save file in your memory
card.But I recommended you for not buy the Golf GTI,because #15 Blacklist
have that car,and you must get it.So its useless if you buy a Golf GTI
now.But it's up to you,I just recommended you that.If you don't have an
extra cash,buy the IS300 for good handling or Cobalt SS for good speed.
My first car is IS300,and I think it's better than Cobalt SS.But if you
like Cobalt SS,you can buy it.Or you can buy Fiat Punto.It's good too.
After you choose your car(remember, choose your best car),head to your
safe house,appear as green house on your minimap.Once you enter,Mia
will explain about the Blacklist.You must defeat #15 Blacklist first,
and after a lot of work,you can challange #1 Blacklist,Razor.Ok,now
prepare to race and your work begins here!!!!

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NFS08.Blacklist #15:Ho"Sonny"Seun
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ride:VW Golf GTI
Strength:Circuit Races
Hails:Hillcrest
Bio:This here is Sonny.He's dumped a whole lot of cash into his car.
That ride is worked so don't be fooled,it's a rocket.He does any
thing he can do to get a hold of parts before they hit the streets.

To challenge Sonny,you must hit a certain number of wins and mile
stones.Once you hit these number,you can challenge Sonny:

Race Wins:3
Milestones Completed:3
Total Bounty:20.000

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Race Events
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1.Circuit:Ironwood Estates
Cash Reward:1.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance:6.8 Miles

2.Sprint:Diamond & Union
Cash Reward:1.500
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:5.6 Miles

3.Lap Knockout:Hickley Field
Cash Reward:1.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:8.1 Miles

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Milestone Events
---------------------------
1.Trade Paint
Bounty:5.000
Evade the police pursuitand tag a minimum of 2 police vehicles
to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:5.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 4 minutes to successfully
complete this challenge.

3.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:5.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 2 minutes.
You will need to evade the pursuit to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.000
Get clocked at over 80 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Now that you've hit those requirements,you can challenge Sonny.He's a
bad driver,you can win easily.After you beat Sonny,try to get his car.
If you didn't get it,try again because you don't have to spent your money
for upgrading your car because Sonny's car already have some upgrades.That
Golf GTI is really FAST when you upgrade it with ultimate performance parts.
Great car.

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NFS09.Blacklist #14:Vince"Taz"Kilic
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ride:Lexus IS300
Strength:Sprint Races
Hails:Rockridge
Bio:This crazy fool is a major heat score.Blacklist gave him the name
"Taz".He hates cops and they hate him.Watch yourself around this
guy.He prowds the streets of Rosewood looking for newbies.

Targets:
Race Wins:4
Milestones Completed:3
Total Bounty:50.000

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Race Events
------------------------
1.Circuit:Petersburg
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:9.1 Miles

2.Sprint:Hwy 99 & State
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.0 Miles

3.Sprint:Clubhouse & Hollis
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:6.0 Miles

4.Lap Knockout:Rosewood College
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.9 Miles

5.Tollbooth:Skyview & Campus
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.2 Miles

6.Circuit:Heritage Heights
Cash Reward:2.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance:12.0 Miles

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Milestone Events
------------------------
1.Bounty
Bounty:6.000
Get 1.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade
the pursuit.

2.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:6.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state
of 15.000 to successfully complete this challenge.

3.Infractions Challenge
Bounty:6.000
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 3
infractions to successfully complete this challenge.

4.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.500
Get clocked at over 93 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.500
Get clocked at over 90 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Ok,now make sure you have the requirements and go challenge Taz.His
car is slow so you can beat him easily.You don't have to get his
car if you have Sonny's Golf GTI.His car is nothing compared to your car.
Try to win his car,but his car is slow even if you upgrade it with all
ultimate parts.Not really slow,but it's nothing compared to other car.Sell it
for money,except if you are a "Blacklist Car Collector"or BCC(XD).But I
recommended you to sell it if you're not a BCC or if you already have another
IS300 you can buy at the beginning.

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NFS10.Blacklist #13:Victor"Vic"Vasquez
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ride:Toyota Supra
Strength:Pursuit Length
Hails:Petersburg
Bio:This dude's beem holding it down in the #13 slot for a while now.
He can't break out of his rut and no one can run him out.He's slack
and dangerous but knows how to handle his ride.He'll smoke you
if he gets the chance.

Targets:

Race Wins:4
Milestones Completed:3
Total Bounty:100.000

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Race Events
------------------------
1.Sprint:Rosewood & Lyons
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:5.9 Miles

2.Lap Knockout:City Center
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:7.7 Miles

3.Lap Knockout:Rosewood Drive
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:16.4 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Hwy 99 & Highlands
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.2 Miles

5.Tollbooth:Hwy 4 & Forest Green
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:10.1 Miles

6.Speedtrap:Diamond & State
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:5.4 Miles

7.Speedtrap:Forest & Ironwood
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.3 Miles

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Milestone Events
------------------------
1.Trade Paint
Bounty:11.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 4
police vehicles to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Bounty
Bounty:11.000
Get 5.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:11.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 4 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.

4.Photo Ticket
Bounty:5.000
Get clocked at over 108 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:5.000
Get clocked at over 105 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Now get ready and prepare your fastest car for now,and challenge
Vic.His car is fast so you must bring a fast car,like Sonny's car.
But upgrade that car first before challenge Vic.You must win his car,
it's pretty fast and you'll need it to beat the next Blacklist.You can
upgrade this car and use it to beat Razor,but I don't recommended you
that.Faster car is better,so you can use other cars.And remember,don't
buy even a single car until you reach Blacklist #6.

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NFS11.Blacklist #12:Isabel"Izzy"Diaz
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Ride:Mazda RX-8
Strength:Lap Knockout Races
Hails:North Rosewood
Bio:Izzy is definetly a chick you don't want to mess with.She knows
everything there is about cars,on and off the road.She's got
her ride wired tight.She comes from a long line of race
fanatics.Everybody she runs with is either a cousin,friend
or uncle.They all stick close so don't get on her bad side.

Targets:
Race Wins:4
Milestones Completed:3
Total Bounty:180.000

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Race Events
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1.Circuit:Omega
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance:10.4 Miles

2.Tollbooth:Hwy 99 & Route 55
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:7.7 Miles

3.Tollbooth:North Bay & Chase
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:7.6 Miles

4.Speedtrap:Hwy 4 & Clubhouse
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:5.8 Miles

5.Drag:Bayshore & Boardwalk
Cash Reward:750
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:1.4 Miles

6.Sprint:Campus & Chancellor
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.8 Miles

7.Sprint:Rockridge & Union
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:8.3 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:19.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 8
police vehicles to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:19.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to
successfully complete this challenge.

3.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:19.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 4 minutes.
You will need to evade the pursuit to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Photo Ticket
Bounty:5.500
Get clocked at over 114 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:5.500
Get clocked at over 121 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Ok,now bring your fastest car and challenge Izzy.Her car is fast
enough so be careful when racing her.Try to win her car because this
will help you later.Her car is a rocket if you upgrade it.
Now,get ready for the next blacklist!!!

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NFS12.Blacklist #11:Lou"Big Lou"Park
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Ride:Mitsubishi Eclipse
Strength:Tollbooth Time Trials
Hails:East Rosewood
Bio:This slab of Korean muscle considers himself a real ladies man.
He's all show.Rumor has it;he panics around the cops and bails
on races the first chance he gets.Along with that they say
he has problems working the clutch so he's slow off the line.
I wouldn't count it if I was you.

Targets:
Race Wins:5
Milestones Completed:3
Total Bounty:300.000

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Race Events
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1.Sprint:Beacon & Union
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:5.5 Miles

2.Circuit:Hillcrest Boundary
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance:14.9 Miles

3.Speedtrap:Seaside & Fisher
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:4.3 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Chase & Waterfront
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:10.7 Miles

5.Tollbooth:Route 55 & North Bay
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.8 Miles

6.Sprint:Bristol & Bayshore
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.1 Miles

7.Speedtrap:Rosewood & Hwy 99
Cash Reward:4.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.2 Miles

8.Drag:Heritage & Rosewood
Cash Reward:1.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:2.7 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Cost to State Challange
Bounty:30.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of
20.000 to successfully complete this challange.

2.Roadblock Challange
Bounty:30.000
Dodge 2 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challange.

3.Infractions Challange
Bounty:30.000
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 4 infractions
to successfully complete this challange.

4.Photo Ticket
Bounty:6.000
Get clocked at over 118 MPH to successfully complete this challange.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:6.000
Get clocked at over 118 MPH to successfully complete this challange.

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Prepare to challange Big Lou and bring your fastest
car !Upgrade Vic's Supra or Izzy's RX-8.I suggest you to
use those car.Big Lou is a very bad driver,you can win easily and
Try to get his car,but sell it for money.You don't need Big Lou's
car if you have Izzy's RX-8 or Vic's Supra.But I'm a BCC so I don't
sell that car(yes,the tiger vinyl on Big Lou's car is really cool).
Ok,now we move to the next Blacklist,this time is going tougher,
he drives a Porsche Cayman S.That car is my favourite Porsche,be
careful.

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NFS13.Blacklist #10:Karl"Baron"Smit
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Ride:Porsche Cayman S
Strength:Infractions
Hails:Heritage Height
Bio:This flake calls himself"Baron".He's a rich guy from the coast.
He thinks garage custom is an excuse for being broke.As far as
he's concerned,"If it's not name brand,it's nothing."Go show
'm what home grown rides can do.

Targets:
Race Wins:5
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:500.000

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Race Events
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1.Lap Knockout:Ocean Hills
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:20.8 Miles

2.Lap Knockout:Bayshore
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:15.4 miles

3.Tollbooth:Hwy 99 & Union
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.3 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Waterfront & Bristol
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:9.8 Miles

5.Sprint:Boundary & Marina
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:5.2 Miles

6.Sprint:Stadium & Hwy 1
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:10.4 Miles

7.Circuit:Hospital Switchback
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.3 Miles

8.Speeedtrap:North Bay & Seaside
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:4.3 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Bounty
Bounty:35.000 get 10.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,
evade the pursuit.

2.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:35.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 30.000 to
successfully complete this challenge.

3.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:35.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 5 minutes.
You will need to evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.

4.Roadblock Challenge
Bounty:35.000
Dodge 4 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.000
Get clocked at over 108 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.000
Get clocked at over 114 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:4.000
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Ok,now it's time to challenge Baron.His car is
really fast so you should bring your best car here.
Be careful about the drag race,try your best to evade
the traffics.Once you beat him,you really should get his
Porsche Cayman S.It's very cool and fast.It's one of those
exotix Porsche.If you didn't get his car,reset and try
again.If you get his car,don't sell it.You're really idiot
if you sell it.Now prepare for the next Blacklist,Earl.

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NFS14.Blacklist # 9:Eugene"Earl"James
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Ride:Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION VIII
Strength:Sprint Races
Hails:Gray Point
Bio:This guy hails from the lower eastside of Rockport but now
rides on the coast.He's a big fan of imports and goes out
of his way to take on the big blocks.

Targets:
Race Wins:5
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:790.000

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Race Events
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1.Circuit:Dunwich bay
Cash reward:6.000
Cop probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance;11.9 Miles

2.Drag:Seaside & Camden
Cash Reward:1.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:1.3 Miles

3.Tollbooth:Skyview & Waterfront
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:13.1 Miles

4.Speedtrap:Seagate & Horn
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:7.9 Miles

5.Speedtrap:Hollis & Chancellor
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:10.1 Miles

6.Tollbooth:Bristol & Route 55
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.9 Miles

7.Circuit:Boundary
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:10.4 Miles

8.Lap Knockout:Fisher Road
Cash Reward:6.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:14.9 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:46.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 12 police
vehicles to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Bounty
Bounty:46.000
Get 30.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:46.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.

4.Roadblock Challange
Bounty:46.000
Dodge 6 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:16.000
Get clocked at over 149 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:16.000
Get clocked at over 136 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:16.000
get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Use your Porsche Cayman S to challenge Earl.It's hard to beat
him so you must use your fastest car now.I'm sure it's the Porsche
Cayman S.Upgrade it and challange Earl.After you beat him,try to get
his car but sell it for money.But if you want to keep it,it's OK.

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NFS15.Blacklist #8:Jade"Jewels"Barrett
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Ride:Ford Mustang GT
Strength:Drag Races
Hails:North Bay
Bio:This sweet thing goes by the name "Jewels".She's all about
big block and muscle.She's got a lot of mileage under her
wheels so don't be tempted to do anything stupid.She's got
some serious power under the hood.

Targets:
Race Wins:5
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:1.180.000

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Race Events
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1.Lap Knockout:Cascade
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.4 Miles

2.Lap Knockout:Hwy 201
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:15.0 Miles

3.Speedtrap:Dunwich & Bayshore
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.1 Miles

4.Speedtrap:Rose & Rockridge
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:9.7 Miles

5.Sprint:Heritage & Diamond
cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:10.1 Miles

6.Tollbooth:Union & Hwy 99
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.3 Miles

7.Tollbooth:Waterfront & Hwy 99
Cash Reward:8.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.1 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:60.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 18 police vehicles
to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:60.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 6 minutes.You will need to
evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

3.Spike Strip Challenge
Bounty:60.000
Dodge 2 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.

4.Infractions Challenge
Bounty:60.000
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 5 infractions to successfully
complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:24.000
Get clocked at over 147 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:24.000
Get clocked at over 147 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:24.000
Get clocked at over 132 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Challenge Jewels and don't forget to bring your Porsche Cayman S....
She's easy to beat but the drag race is quiet hard.In the middle of
the drag race,you will see a van and you must evade it.Use your
speedbreaker and evade the van.But if you must shift down after
use the speedbreaker.If you have problem working the clutch,release
the "X" button and move to the correct line.Try to get her car but
don't sell it.I recommended you to use it for pursuit.But don't use
it for race.use your Porsche Cayman S for race.Remember to upgrade
this car and tune it to make it faster.

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NFS16.Blacklist #7:Kira"Kaze"Nakazato
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Ride:Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
Strength:Cost to State
Hails:Ocean Hill
Bio:Kaze is crazy.What she can't conquer with skills,she demolish
with speed.Don't let her sweet looks fool ya.She'll trash
anything she sees,including you.She's not afraid to ding her
ride to put you out of commission.

Targets:
Race Wins:7
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:1.680.000

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Race Events
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1.Sprint:Interchange & Bond
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:8.0 Miles

2.Tollbooth:Route 55 & Projects
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.9 Miles

3.Speedtrap:Fisher & Interchange
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.2 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Hwy 201 & Hwy 99
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.5 Miles

5.Lap Knockout:Century
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:16.9 Miles

6.Circuit:Century Square
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:6.6 Miles

7.Sprint:Union Row & Ocean
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:12.4 Miles

8.Circuit:Heritage & Omega
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.4 Miles

9.Tollbooth:Beach & Skyview
Cash Reward:10.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:10.2 Miles

10.Drag:Ocean & Harbor
Cash Reward:2.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:1.7 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Bounty
Bounty:70.000
Get 75.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

2.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:70.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 50.000 to successfully
complete this challenge.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:70.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 3 minutes to successfully complete
this challenge.

4.Roadblock Challenge
Bounty:70.000
Dodge 8 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully complete
this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:34.000
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:34.000
Get clocked at over 142 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:34.000
Get clocked at over 111 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Now,bring your Porsche Cayman S and challenge Kaze.She is a bad
driver so you can win easily.Try to get her car but sell it for
money,because you already have the Porsche Cayman S and you
don't need this car.

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NFS17.Blacklist #6:Hector"Ming"Domingo
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Ride:Lamborghini Gallardo
Strength:Photo Tickets
Hails:Rockport
Bio:This here is Ming.The prides himself on keeping his ride looking
stock.He's fast and shreds radar traps everywhere he can.He's
the straight goods.Word is he got his ride from some rich cat
who talked when he should have been listening.Don't take'm on
until you're ready.

Targets:

Race Wins:7
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:2.300.000

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Race Events
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1.Sprint:West Park & Lyons
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:5.2 Miles

2.Tollbooth:Interchange & Tunnel
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:13.0 Miles

3.Speedtrap:Boardwalk
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:8.2 Miles

4.Sprint:Hwy 201 & Lyons
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
LapsP:1
Distance:7.3 Miles

5.Tollbooth:Penitentiary
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:12.6 Miles

6.Lap Knockout:Coastal
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.7 Miles

7.Lap Knockout:Rosewood Hillcrest
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.6 Miles

8.Sprint:Bond & Country Club
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.1 Miles

9.Speedtrap:Hwy 99 & Campus
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:6.2 Miles

10.Drag:Riverside & Terrace
Cash Reward:3.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:1.2 Miles

11.Tollbooth:Hwy 201 & Forest
Cash Reward:12.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.5 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:80.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 22 police vehicles
to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:80.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 7 minutes.You will need
to evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

3.Roadblock Challenge
Bounty:80.000
Dodge 10 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Spike Strip Challenge
Bounty:80.000
Dodge 4 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:46.000
Get clocked at over 111 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:46.000
Get clocked at over 107 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:46.000
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Install all performance parts you can buy to your Porsche Cayman S.
Prepare yourself and challenge Ming.His car is pretty fast so he's
a little hard to beat.You must get his car.If you failed,re-race
him to get his car.You can buy Ultimate performence after you beat
Ronnie,whick is Blacklist #3,but Ming's car already have some
ultimate parts you can't buy.Install Ultimate NOS to his car
(you can buy Ultimate NOS after you beat Ming)and it's really fast!
You can use that car to beat the game.

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NFS18.Blacklist #5:Wes"Webster"Allen
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Ride:Corvette C6
Strength:Escaping Pursuit
Hails:Camden Beach
Bio:Webster's always talking about rides,performance,racers,blah,
blah,blah.won't shut up.he's got some crazy idea that he's
gonna make it big.When he ain't street racing,he's hanging
out at the shops.His ride is tuned to the max.Apparently
the interior is stripped of everything that isn't related
to speed.

Targets:

Race Wins:7
Milestones Completed:4
Total Bounty:3.050.000

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Race Events
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1.Lap Knockout:Dunwich Village
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:16.7 Miles

2.Circuit:Ironhorse
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:2
Distance:13.5 Miles

3.Sprint:Lyons & State
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps;1
Distance:14.2 Miles

4.Speedtrap:Country Club
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:10.5 Miles

5.Speedtrap:Fairmont & Clubhouse
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.0 Miles

6.Tollbooth:Stadium & Beacon
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:13.1 Miles

7.Speedtrap:Bond & Riverside
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:7.3 Miles

8.Sprint:Camden & Fisher
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:8.0 Miles

9.Tollbooth:Bay Bridge & Forest
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.0 Miles

10.Tollbooth:Skyview & Coast
Cash Reward:14.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:10.2 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Bounty
Bounty:90.000
get 200.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

2.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:90.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 100.000 to
successfully complete this challenge.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:90.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Spike Strip Challenge
Bounty:90.000
Dodge 6 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit
to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:60.000
Get clocked at over 180 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:60.000
Get clocked at over 130 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:60.000
Get clocked at over 186 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Use your Lamborghini Gallardo to challange Webster.His car is fast
so you must use your fastest car now.After you beat him,you must
get his car because it's pretty cool and fast.

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NFS19.Joe"JV"Vega
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Ride:Dodge Viper SRT10
Strength:Speedtrap Races
Hails:Dunwich Village
Bio:I don't know how JV does it,man.His nights are spent in the
clubs and days on the streets.This guy's got a lot of street
rep.Cops hate him and racers want to be like him.His flash
green Dodge Viper has cops swarming around it all the time.

Targets:

Race Wins:7
Milestones Completed:5
Total Bounty:4.050.000

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Race Events
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1.Tollbooth:North Bay & Beacon
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:12.5 Miles

2.Circuit:Waterfront
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:4
Distance:8.6 Miles

3.Lap Knockout:Chancellor Way
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:15.2 Miles

4.Speedtrap:Terminal & Financial
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:12.9 Miles

5.Speedtrap:Hwy 99
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.1 Miles

6.Speedtrap:Green & Fairmont
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.7 Miles

7.Sprint:Valley & State
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:9.8 Miles

8.Lap Knockout:Industrial Front
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.6 Miles

9.Circuit:Gray Point
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:11.4 Miles

10.Tollbooth:Beacon & Riverfront
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.0 Miles

11.Tollbooth:Industrial & Omega
Cash Reward:16.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.9 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:100.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 28 police vehicles
to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Bounty
Bounty:100.000
Get 325.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

3.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:100.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 150.000 to
successfully complete this challenge.

4.Infractions Challenge
Bounty:100.000
Evade the police pursuit with a minimum of 6 infractions to
successfully complete this challange.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:76.000
Get clocked at over 180 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:76.000
Get clocked at over 164 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:76.000
Get clocked at over 152 MPH to successfully complete this challange.

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Use your Gallardo or Corvette and challenge JV.The drag race is
quiet hard,so be careful and try to evade traffics.After you beat
him,you must get his car,it's fast.If you have these car(Gallardo,
Corvette,and Viper),the next Blacklist is yours.

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NFS20.Blacklist #3:Ronald"Ronnie"McCrea
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Ride:Aston Martin DB9
Strength:Immobilizing Police Vehicles
Hails:Seaside
Bio:You know Ronnie.He's one of those rich freaks that thinks
he's ghetto.He definetly ain't from around the way.Got
his car as a graduation gift from his parents.Don't be
fooled though,the guy knows how to drive.He's been to
every race school you can think of.

Targets:

Race Wins:8
Milestones Completed:5
Total Bounty:5.550.000

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Race Events
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1.Sprint:Seagate & Camden
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.2 Miles

2.Lap Knockout:Riverside
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:28.3 Miles

3.Circuit:Omega & Industries
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:4
Distance:13.7 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Petersburg Projects
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:15.5 Miles

5.Sprint:Bond & Forest Green
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:8.4 Miles

6.Lap Knockout:College Switchback
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:15.4 Miles

7.Speedtrap:Heritage & Warrent
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:14.3 Miles

8.Speedtrap:Masterson & Route 55
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.2 Miles

9.Tollbooth:Petersburg & Project
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:15.9 Miles

10.Tollbooth:Wharf & North Bay
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.8 Miles

11.Sprint:Hwy 99 & Projects
Cash Reward:18.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:12.1 Miles

12.Drag:Boardwalk & Bayshore
Cash Reward:4.500
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:2.1 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:140.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 32 police vehicles
to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Bounty
Bounty:140.000
Get 600.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade the pursuit.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:140.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:140.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 8 minutes.You will
need to evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:94.000
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:94.000
Get clocked at over 158 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:94.000
Get clocked at over 177 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Use your Viper,Gallardo,or Corvette and challenge Ronnie.He is a
piece of cake,you can beat him easily.Try to get his car,but sell
it for money.His car is slow because some performance parts
is still Super Pro and if you want to upgrade it to Ultimate,
you have to spent at least 150.000.But I recommended you to sell
it to gain more money.

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NFS21.Blacklist #2:Toru"Bull"Sato
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Ride:Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Strength:Sprint Races
Hails:Cascade Park
Bio:If it weren't for Razor,Toru would still be hanging down at
the docks dreamin' of the Blacklist.This fool thinks he's
got a sleeper,calls it reverse psychology.The only thing
stock on his ride is the paint.Toru likes to keep his car
mint so give him a bump when you can.

Targets:

Race Wins:8
Milestones Completed:5
Total Bounty:7.550.000

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Race Events
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1.Circuit:Campus Interchange
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:2
Distance:22.3 Miles

2.Circuit:Country Club
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:22.3 Miles

3.Tollbooth:Beacon & Petersburg
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:15.0 Miles

4.Tollbooth:Petersburg & Bond
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:19.2 Miles

5.Tollbooth:Bond & Beacon Bridge
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:21.2 Miles

6.Speedtrap:Lennox & Camden
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:9.2 Miles

7.Sprint:Camden & Dunwich
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:11.6 Miles

8.Lap Knockout:Petersburg Crossing
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:28.6 Miles

9.Lap Knockout:Valley & Hwy 201
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:16.0 Miles

10.Circuit:East Park
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:13.6 Miles

11.Speedtrap:Industrial & Green
Cash Reward:20.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.0 Miles

12.Drag:Camden & Seaside
Cash Reward:5.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:2.1 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Cost to State Challenge
Bounty:180.000
Evade the police pursuit with a cost to state of 200.000 to
successfully complete this challenge.

2.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:180.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 9 minutes.You will
need to evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

3.Roadblock Challenge
Bounty:180.000
Dodge 12 police roadblocks and evade the pursuit to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Spike Strip Challenge
Bounty:180.000
Dodge 8 police spike strip roadblocks and evade the pursuit to
successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:114.000
Get clocked at over 194 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:114.000
Get clocked at over 136 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:114.000
Get clocked at over 165 MPH to successfully complete this challange.

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Select 1 of your fast cars and go challenge Bull.He is a JOKE(XD)so
you can beat him very easily.You must get his car.Maybe his car
is slower that your cars,but it's really cool and if you want to
buy it,it cost 300.000(wueekz!!!)and you can get it for free+
full upgrades(normally you must spent 300.000+),so you must get
it all the way.

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NFS22.Blacklist #1:Clarence"Razor"Callahan
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Ride:BMW M3 GTR(!!)
Strength:Everything
Hails:Beacon Point
Bio:Razor rocketed to the top of the Blacklist using your ride.
Now he's holding it down and rolling the streets like he owns
them.He'll do anything he can to give himself an edge.That
includes messin' with your head.Remember,you can't trust
anything he says.

Targets:

Race Wins:9
Milestones Completed:5
Total Bounty:10.000.000

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Race Events
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1.Circuit:Hastings
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:28.8 Miles

2.Sprint:Hwy 2001
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.7 Miles

3.Sprint:Diamond Park
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:11.9 Miles

4.Sprint:Industrial & Bristol
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:9.1 Miles

5.Lap Knockout:Smuggler's Wharf
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:3
Distance:18.7 Miles

6.Tollbooth:Route 55 & Chase
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:25.0 Miles

7.Tollbooth:Petersburg & Camdem
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:32.1 Miles

8.Speedtrap:Union Row & Seaside
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Maximum
Laps:1
Distance:7.7 Miles

9.Speedtrap:Ironhorse & Bristol
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:11.9 Miles

10.Sprint:Bay Bridge & Seaside
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:13.4 Miles

11.Tollbooth:Marina & Lennox
Cash Reward:25.000
Cop Probability:Minimum
Laps:1
Distance:17.3 Miles

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Milestone Events
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1.Trade Paint
Bounty:220.000
Evade the police pursuit and tag a minimum of 35 police
vehicles to successfully complete this challenge.

2.Bounty
Bounty:220.000
Get 850.000 bounty in a single pursuit.Once done,evade
the pursuit.

3.Pursuit Evasion
Bounty:220.000
Evade a police pursuit in less than 2 minutes to successfully
complete this challenge.

4.Pursuit Time Challenge
Bounty:220.000
Get into a police pursuit lasting at least 13 minutes.You will
need to evade the pursuit to successfully complete this challenge.

5.Photo Ticket
Bounty:136.000
Get clocked at over 149 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

6.Photo Ticket
Bounty:136.000
Get clocked at over 139 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

7.Photo Ticket
Bounty:136.000
Get clocked at over 198 MPH to successfully complete this challenge.

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Use your fastest gar to challenge Razor.He is QUITE hard,but if you
drive a really fast car,you can beat him easily.You must win 5 races
against him.After that,you will see a cutscene and you will be in
a pursuit,you drive your BMW M3 GTR.But the bad news is you're
on heat level 6(!!!).There's NO EVADE in this pursuit.Wait until
the pursuing lasting at least 5 minutes and Mia will call you
about the old bridge.Jump that bridge and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
you've beat the storyline!!

_____________________________________________________

-FIN-

Need For Speed Carbon Own The City walkthrough

harry505 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:42:46 CST

Need For Speed Carbon PS2 FAQ/Walkthrough Guide
(Playstation 2 Version)

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Chapter 1 - Who Am I?
My name is Justin and i'm 14. I am a gaming person who has experienced almost
6 years. I own a PC & a PS2, which i mostly play them. I play GTA and more into
Need For Speed.
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Chapter 2 - How to play & Controls Of The Game
This chapter is for beginners to Carbon, if they have not experienced racing
Games like GT Or Need For Speed. There are alot of platforms on this game, so I
list only PS2 & PC.

PS2 Controls

Controls---------------Action
X----------------------Accelerate
Square-----------------Brake/Reverse(Only if the car has stopped)
O----------------------Look Back
Triangle---------------Use your Wingman/Crew(In Career or Races if used)
R1---------------------Handbrake(E-Brake)
L1---------------------Nitrous(NOS)
L2---------------------Shift Down(If using manual on your car)
R2---------------------Shift Up(If using manual on your car)
R3---------------------Speedbreaker
Start------------------Pause Game
Left Analog Stick------Move
Directional Buttons----Move
Right Analog Stick-----Accelerate(Move up)/Brake & Reverse(Move Down)
Select-----------------Reset Your Car

PC Controls

Controls---------------Action
Up Arrow---------------Accelerate
Down Arrow-------------Brake
Left/Right Arrow-------Move
Spacebrake-------------Handbrake/E-Brake
Right Shift------------Nitrous
X----------------------Speedbreaker
L----------------------Look Back
Left Shift-------------Shift Up(If Using Manual)
Left Ctrl--------------Shift Down(If using Manual)
C----------------------Change Camera View
R----------------------Reset Car
P/Esc------------------Pause
Right Ctrl-------------Activate Crew Member/Wingman
Enter------------------Engage Event
M----------------------View World Map
Tab--------------------View SMS Messages
B----------------------Look Behind
F12--------------------Take Screenshot

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Chapter 3 - Game Modes/Types
Here is a list of of game modes in Carbon. Please e-mail me if i have left out
Any of them.

*Canyon Sprint
*Canyon Drift
*Sprint
*Circuit
*Drift
*Checkpoint
*Sprint Checkpoint
*Speedtrap
*Canyon Duel

Now i will explain the description for each game mode. Each game mode will have
1 tip from me.

Circuit
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A Race around the same track over and over with presetted number of laps.
The only common concentration is to be the first to finish and win the race.
Tip: Find all the possible shortcuts in racing to help you get away from
opponents that are too hard for you.

Sprint/Canyon Sprint
---------
The sprint returns in Carbon as it continues from Underground. Only this time
with more twist and more challenges. And on every Canyon Sprint track, every
curve can make each racers reputation(rep) going down. So make sure you get
ready to handle properly and drive carefully, and head for the Finish line.
Tip: For both of these, find all possible shortcuts only for Normal Sprint.In
Canyon Sprint, try to keep all the turns smoothly and don't lose control of
the car. Especially Muscle cars.

Speedtrap
---------
Back from the Most Wanted, The game mode in this pretty simple rule.
Go as fast as you can in every speedtrap and be the first to corss the line.
Not finishing the line first will cost you some speed penalty.
It took me quite 2-3 times to get first beating a Tier 3 Car using Muscle Tier
2 Car, Dodge Charger R/T. So the only point in this game, First to cross
the Line and Go as Fast enough.
Tip: Don't fall behind and go too slow.

Drift/Canyon Drift
---------
A Whole new drift has changed in Carbon. There are 2 types of different types
of drift. The Normal(as returns from Most Wanted) & Canyon. Both will be
explained how is it according. Normal drift is easy. A pre defined number of
laps, More speed Bonus can get you lots of points and if handled well, as known
as Clean Section, can get you a multiply like x2, x3, x4 and so on. It took me
a few practices to do and get x10 multiply clean section without hitting wall.
Canyon Drift is same as explained in Normal drift, but like Canyon Sprint
and every perilous curve can lose you alot of points & Colossal Drift.
Tip: The mode Canyon Drift is for people who handles the car in NFS Series
very well. If your a good downhill drift racer in Underground 2, you should
probably be able to do this.

Checkpoint
---------
As returned from Most Wanted, the Checkpoint. Same mode as Sprint, but go as
fast as possible under the time limit setted.
Tip: Get through all shortcuts that help you so you can get More Faster.

Canyon Duel
---------
This section i'm gonna explain a bit. It reserves the mark as the section which
battles for 1 whole Territory. Canyon Duel is all about getting as close enough
to the other opponent's car. There are sections which you can get lots of
points & lots of less ponts and 2 rounds of Canyon Duel. First, your gonna
follow your opponent as closest as possible until the finish line. Your score
will be amounted as how much once you reached the end of Round 1. Obviously,
you should always get more than 100,000+ Points if you can. I used my Corvette
sometimes like 4-5 times against a Challenger in Career and got almost 280,000
Points. Then again, you will the race same one, but this time, they will be
following you. And you have to get Away from the opponent before your score
is done. If they do a better job than you, You Lose. Oh, and if the Car is
overtaken for 10 seconds or Pulling away for 10 seconds or falls off the cliff,
You LOSE. If you win both rounds and managed your score to keep up, you win
and the whole territory of 1 town is yours.
Tip: Whenever in Canyon Duel Races, Get ahead of the opponent for 10 seconds
And you win automatically. I have done that almost 5-6 times and it did work.

Now for the Game Types

Career Mode
---------
This is where you start your career and continue the story to retain all your
territory.
(You get to choose which class you wanna start with)

Challenge Series
---------
This mode lets you perform challenging tasks on pre-defined cars. Each task
has three modes of difficulty, Bronze, Silver and Gold with Bronze being the
easiest. When you complete a "Bronze" task, you'll unlock its Silver
counterpart and so on. There are 36 Challenges in the game. Complete all to
earn a reward card.

Quick Race
---------
This mode is where you can just race. First you choose which track you want to
race on, then you can choose between multiplayer and solo modes, on to
Tracking Mode is a new option, choose between Ranked and Unranked,
this will determine if you want to update your stats with this race. Also, if
you selected Ranked, the Shadow Option is enabled, through this option, you
can Record a shadow or Race against a previously recorded one. The last
option on this screen is "NOS", select On if you want to use Nitrous in the
race and Off if you don't. Then you choose the car you want and then the
Transmission (Automatic or Manual).

Reward Cards
---------
Reward Cards are basically tasks that you perform (mostly in Career Mode) to
unlock stuff. However, you have to perform all four tasks in one card to unlock
what the card has to offer. There are altogether 25 Reward Cards with 4 tasks
each, thus a total of 100 tasks.
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Chapter 4 - Crew Members/Wingman
The crews will help you on your way to fight out war for taking over the
whole city. There are 3 ablities of Crews/Wingman are for. (To use your
wingman, See Chapter 2 on Controls of the game for PS2 Version)
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*Blocker
*Drafter
*Scout
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Now, i will explain what does all these repesents :)
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Blocker: Blockers are like cruise missiles on the road. Whoever you
choose, gets slammed by your blocker leaving your path clear for a
limited time.

Drafter: Drafters get in front of you so you can draft behind them and after
a short period of time you can de-activate them by pressing Triangle to
slingshot past them.

Scout: Scouts are the only crew members which get in action as soon as
the race starts, they lead you through each and every shortcut on the track so
that you can reach the finish line before your opponents. They leave a short
trail and green dots on the map so that if you fall behind, you can use your
map to find the shortcut.
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The crew members in the game are:
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*Neville
*Sal
*Samson
*Colin
*Yumi
*Nikki(Emanuelle Vauger)
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Each crew member does change cars after you buy new car. At the start,
Neville will join your crew and drives a Chrysler 3000 SRT-8. So when you
buy another car, it will change to a new Tier car. For example, changing to
Ford Mustang GT. Now I will guide on what does these crews do in Race &
Career Bonus. There are different cars given depend on the car class you
choose, but i will list ONLY Muscle

Crew Member: Nikki
Ability: Drafter
Race Bonus: 50% Boost to Speedbreaker & Nitrous
Career Bonus: 10% Discount on all car purchases.
Car: Ford GT

So whenever in the middle of the race you use Nikki as your wingman, You get
Half Boost of Speedbreaker (if used for cool moves) & Nitrous(commonly used
and known as NOS) Unless you didn't select her as your active crew member,
you won't get a boost of Speedbreaker & Nitrous. Whenever you buy cars
and set your crew as Nikki, you get 10% Discount.

Crew Member: Neville
Ability: Blocker
Race Bonus: Zone Heat does not Increase after each races.
Career Bonus: $200+ Cash on each win.
Car: Chrysler 3000 SRT8

Every race you use Neville and you win the race, you get $200 bonus.
If a race prize money is $10,000 As Original, an additional $200 will be added
to it. Until you fire him or hire him still but not set him active and use
another, you will not get it. Also, the Zone Heat does not increase
after races.

Crew Member: Sal
Ability: Scout
Race Bonus: Winning Races meaning less attention from the police.
Career Bonus: Unlocks Autosculpt body kits, hoods, and roof scoops
Car: Chevrolet Camaro SS

Normally, when you win a race in a Zone Heat territory anywhere, the
Palmont Police PD will chase after you. So when you use Sal in races and
be the first to cross the line, the police gets less attention from you.
Also, in Career you can Autosculpt Body Kits, Hoods &
Roof Scoops.

Crew Member: Samson
Ability: Blocker
Race Bonus: 10% Cash Bonus Per Win
Career Bonus: Zones you control draw less attention from the police.
Car: Dodge Charger R/T

Every race you use Samson and win the race, you get 10% of the original
prize money as a bonus. This is a good idea to keep him using as it can
generate you alot of money. Especially racing the races from Darius territory
(Red Color, Stacked Deck). If a race original prize money is 10,000, 10%
of it is 1,000 and you will get a total of $11,000. The territory that you
control with a Zone Heat draws less attention from the police.

Crew Member: Colin
Ability: Drafter
Race Bonus: Larger area behind the Crew member for Drafting
Career Bonus: Unlocks Autosculpt wheels, spoilers, exhausts, and chop top
Car: Porsche Carrera GT

Every time you use Colin for Drafting, he will give you a breathing space
to draft behind. Hiring him in your crew allows you to Autosculpt Wheels,
Spoilers, Exhuasts Tips & Chop Top.

Crew Member: Yumi
Ability: Scout
Race Bonus: 25% Boost to Nitrous
Career Bonus: 10% discount on performance parts
Car: Subaru Impreza WRX STi

If hired & set active as Yumi, you get 25% Boost of Nitrous in every races.
Also when buying performance parts, it gives you 10% Discount so you
pay only 90% of it.
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Chapter 5.1 - The Story
This game is set in Palmont City. Before going to Rockport city, you were
cruising the streets of Palmont city, in your last race, the cops tracked
you and all the cars were tranquilized near the finish line...all the cars,
except yours. Apparently, the race was for big cash, when everybody was
getting busted you fled with the cash, thanks to your girlfriend, Nikki, who
gave the bag to you. After being the best in Rockport, you are returning to
Palmont City to claim what is yours. After the FMV, you are given control of
the car (The BMW M3 GTR from Most Wanted) and Sergeant Cross is
chasing you in his Corvette, this pursuit ends when you drive into a truck.
Your car gets totaled and you are nearly busted when one of your friends
come to rescue, Darius. Cross stopped talking. Darius starts talking to Cross
when Nikki arrives. Nikki was furious when she saw what Cross had done.
Darius stopped Nikki from doing it. Darius then leave you with Nikki to
Neville's Garage where you choose a car. The Cars section to choose will
be explained in Chapter 5.2.
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Chapter 5.2 - Choosing Car Types

Since you were coming back to Rockport in your BMW M3 GTR, but Cross found you
and totaled it, you have to start in a new stock car class. There are 3 car
classes in this game you could choose to start from Neville's Garage.
Once choose from that class, it will come with a defined car.
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Car Classes
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Muscle - Chevrolet Camaro SS
Exotic - Alfa Romeo Brera
Tuner - Mazda RX-8
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Now, these are what the advantages of these Classes can do.
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Advantages
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Camaro SS------------>Highest Acceleration
Alfa Romeo Brera--->Highest Top Speed
Mazda RX-8----------->Highest Handling
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I chose Muscle(Camaro SS) because it was the fastest class which could beat
Exotic & Tuner.(Because of getting Angie's Charger R/T, it could beat Tier 3
Cars.)
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Chapter 5.3 - Carbon Car List

Here is the car list stated in Carbon, some might be found in different versions.

NOTE:
* - Only available in the Collector's Edition
** - Only available in the EA Downloader version
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Cars
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Muscle

Tier 1
1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454
2005 Chrysler 300C SRT-8

Tier 2
1971 Dodge Challenger**
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT-8
2006 Ford Mustang GT
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
2006 Pontiac GTO
2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR

Tier 3
2006 Chevrolet Camaro Concept*
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06(Bloody Yanker)
2008 Dodge Challenger Concept
2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10
1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
1970 Plymouth Barracuda

Tuner

Tier 1
2004 Lexus IS300
2007 Mazda 3 MPS
2003 Mazda RX-8
1992 Nissan 240 SX*

Tier 2
1999 Mazda RX-7
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2005 Renault Clio V6
1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S (AE86)
1992 Toyota MR2
2006 Volkswagen Golf R32

Tier 3
2004 Infiniti G35
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX MR
2006 Nissan 350Z
1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1999 Toyota Supra

Exotic

Tier 1
2006 Alfa Romeo Brera
2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK500

Tier 2
2004 Aston Martin DB9
2007 Jaguar XK*
2004 Lotus Elise 111R
2006 Lotus Europa S
2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2006 Porsche Cayman S

Tier 3
2007 Audi R8/LeMans Quattro
2003 BMW M3 GTR
2005 Ford GT
2006 Koenigsegg CCX*
2006 Lamborghini Gallardo
2004 Lamborghini Murcielago
2006 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
2004 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
2006 Pagani Zonda F**
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2006 Porsche 911 Turbo S
2004 Porsche Carrera GT

[Car list acquired from www.nfsunlimited.net]
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Chapter 6 - The Map

This section rely on the map of the game. The map of the city is divided into
4 Territories you have to take over. (Update: Map now available)
It depends where you start, the bosses will be different. So there
are 3 classes, Muscle, Exotic & Tuner.

Starting with Muscle:
S I L V E R T O N
Control: Stacked Deck
_______ _____
/XXXXXXX\_____/ |XXX\____
/ DIAMOND X|XXXXX| SHADY /\
/XX HILLS XX|STAR-| PINE /XX\___
/XXXXXXXXXXXX|LIGHT|XXXXX/SILVER-\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|STRIP|XXXXX\X TON XX\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXXX\REFINERY\
\XXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXX|XXXXX__\________\
\XXXXXXXXXXX/'-,XXXX|XXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXX\
\XXXXXXXXX/XXXX'-,_|___/X INFINITY XX/
\XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXX PARK XXX/
\XXXXXX\X NEON MILE X|XXXXXXXXXXX/
F O R T U N A \XXXXXX\XXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXXX/
Control: TFK \______\XXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXX/
________ \XXXXXX'-----------._______/
/::::::::\ __ \XXXXX CANMOR DOWNS XXXXX/
/::::::::::\___________/::\ \_____ XXXXXXXXXX _____/
/:::PALMONT:::::::/:::::::::\_ \__________/
\:::UNIVERSITY:::/:::HILLS::::X D O W N T O W N _____
\::::::::::::::/::BOROUGH:::/.\ ___Control: Bushido/^^^|^\
\::::::::::::/::::::::::::/../ /^^^^\_____________/^^^^|^^\
\::::::::::/::::::::::::/._/ /^^OLD^^^/||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^\
\::::::::/::::::::::::/..\ /^QUARTER/|MASON|||BILLINGS\^^^\
\______/::::::::::::/....\ /^^^^^^^^^|DISTRICT|DISTRICT/^^^^\
/::::\::::::::::::|......\ /^^^^^^^^^^||||||||||^^^^^^^/^KINGS\
/::::::\::::::::::/FORTUNA.\ /^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^\^PARK^^\
/::::::::\________/..HEIGHTS.\ \^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^^\^^^^^^^\
/OCEAN VIEW|(SOUTH(\........../ /^^^^^^^^^^^^^||||||||^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^\
\:::::::::/(FORTUNA(\......../ \-------------||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\:::::::/(((((((((((|....../ \--HISTORIC--|||||||\^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\__:::/(((_______((|...../ /--CHINATOWN-|||||||||^^^^^|^^^^^^^^/
\_/___/ \_|____/ /----_________|_____|||^^^^^|^^_____/
\___/ \_|_____|_/
K E M P T O N
Control: 21st Street
_________
/+++++++++\ _____
________/++++++++++/\/+++++\
____________/)))))\ESKURI PLAZA/+++++++++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))))))\++++++++++/++NEWPORT++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))THE)))\++++++++/+INDUSTRIAL+/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\)PROJECTS)\++++++/+++++PARK+++/
\~~MORGAN~~~\))))))))))'-,__/++++++++++++/
\~~~BEACH~~~\))))_______/++\+++++++++__/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\,-'+++++++++++\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++KEMPTON++++\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++HOLDINGS+++|++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++++++++++++|+++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++++|++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++_|_/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\___/
\~~~~~~~~~~/
\~~~~~~~~/
\______/

Starting with Exotic:

S I L V E R T O N
Control: Stacked Deck
_______ _____
/XXXXXXX\_____/ |XXX\____
/ DIAMOND X|XXXXX| SHADY /\
/XX HILLS XX|STAR-| PINE /XX\___
/XXXXXXXXXXXX|LIGHT|XXXXX/SILVER-\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|STRIP|XXXXX\X TON XX\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXXX\REFINERY\
\XXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXX|XXXXX__\________\
\XXXXXXXXXXX/'-,XXXX|XXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXX\
\XXXXXXXXX/XXXX'-,_|___/X INFINITY XX/
\XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXX PARK XXX/
\XXXXXX\X NEON MILE X|XXXXXXXXXXX/
F O R T U N A \XXXXXX\XXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXXX/
Control: 21st Street \______\XXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXX/
________ \XXXXXX'-----------._______/
/::::::::\ __ \XXXXX CANMOR DOWNS XXXXX/
/::::::::::\___________/::\ \_____ XXXXXXXXXX _____/
/:::PALMONT:::::::/:::::::::\_ \__________/
\:::UNIVERSITY:::/:::HILLS::::X D O W N T O W N _____
\::::::::::::::/::BOROUGH:::/.\ ___Control: Bushido/^^^|^\
\::::::::::::/::::::::::::/../ /^^^^\_____________/^^^^|^^\
\::::::::::/::::::::::::/._/ /^^OLD^^^/||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^\
\::::::::/::::::::::::/..\ /^QUARTER/|MASON|||BILLINGS\^^^\
\______/::::::::::::/....\ /^^^^^^^^^|DISTRICT|DISTRICT/^^^^\
/::::\::::::::::::|......\ /^^^^^^^^^^||||||||||^^^^^^^/^KINGS\
/::::::\::::::::::/FORTUNA.\ /^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^\^PARK^^\
/::::::::\________/..HEIGHTS.\ \^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^^\^^^^^^^\
/OCEAN VIEW|(SOUTH(\........../ /^^^^^^^^^^^^^||||||||^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^\
\:::::::::/(FORTUNA(\......../ \-------------||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\:::::::/(((((((((((|....../ \--HISTORIC--|||||||\^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\__:::/(((_______((|...../ /--CHINATOWN-|||||||||^^^^^|^^^^^^^^/
\_/___/ \_|____/ /----_________|_____|||^^^^^|^^_____/
\___/ \_|_____|_/
K E M P T O N
Control: T.F.K
_________
/+++++++++\ _____
________/++++++++++/\/+++++\
____________/)))))\ESKURI PLAZA/+++++++++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))))))\++++++++++/++NEWPORT++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))THE)))\++++++++/+INDUSTRIAL+/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\)PROJECTS)\++++++/+++++PARK+++/
\~~MORGAN~~~\))))))))))'-,__/++++++++++++/
\~~~BEACH~~~\))))_______/++\+++++++++__/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\,-'+++++++++++\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++KEMPTON++++\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++HOLDINGS+++|++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++++++++++++|+++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++++|++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++_|_/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\___/
\~~~~~~~~~~/
\~~~~~~~~/
\______/

Starting with Tuner:

S I L V E R T O N
Control: Stacked Deck
_______ _____
/XXXXXXX\_____/ |XXX\____
/ DIAMOND X|XXXXX| SHADY /\
/XX HILLS XX|STAR-| PINE /XX\___
/XXXXXXXXXXXX|LIGHT|XXXXX/SILVER-\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|STRIP|XXXXX\X TON XX\
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXXX\REFINERY\
\XXXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXX|XXXXX__\________\
\XXXXXXXXXXX/'-,XXXX|XXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXX\
\XXXXXXXXX/XXXX'-,_|___/X INFINITY XX/
\XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXX|XXX PARK XXX/
\XXXXXX\X NEON MILE X|XXXXXXXXXXX/
F O R T U N A \XXXXXX\XXXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXXX/
Control: TFK \______\XXXXXXXXXXX|XXXXXXXXX/
________ \XXXXXX'-----------._______/
/::::::::\ __ \XXXXX CANMOR DOWNS XXXXX/
/::::::::::\___________/::\ \_____ XXXXXXXXXX _____/
/:::PALMONT:::::::/:::::::::\_ \__________/
\:::UNIVERSITY:::/:::HILLS::::X D O W N T O W N _____
\::::::::::::::/::BOROUGH:::/.\ ___Control: 21st Street/^^^|^\
\::::::::::::/::::::::::::/../ /^^^^\_____________/^^^^|^^\
\::::::::::/::::::::::::/._/ /^^OLD^^^/||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^\
\::::::::/::::::::::::/..\ /^QUARTER/|MASON|||BILLINGS\^^^\
\______/::::::::::::/....\ /^^^^^^^^^|DISTRICT|DISTRICT/^^^^\
/::::\::::::::::::|......\ /^^^^^^^^^^||||||||||^^^^^^^/^KINGS\
/::::::\::::::::::/FORTUNA.\ /^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^\^PARK^^\
/::::::::\________/..HEIGHTS.\ \^^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||||^^^^^^^^\^^^^^^^\
/OCEAN VIEW|(SOUTH(\........../ /^^^^^^^^^^^^^||||||||^^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^\
\:::::::::/(FORTUNA(\......../ \-------------||||||||^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\:::::::/(((((((((((|....../ \--HISTORIC--|||||||\^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^/
\__:::/(((_______((|...../ /--CHINATOWN-|||||||||^^^^^|^^^^^^^^/
\_/___/ \_|____/ /----_________|_____|||^^^^^|^^_____/
\___/ \_|_____|_/
K E M P T O N
Control: Bushido
_________
/+++++++++\ _____
________/++++++++++/\/+++++\
____________/)))))\ESKURI PLAZA/+++++++++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))))))\++++++++++/++NEWPORT++\
/~~~~~~~~~~~/)))THE)))\++++++++/+INDUSTRIAL+/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\)PROJECTS)\++++++/+++++PARK+++/
\~~MORGAN~~~\))))))))))'-,__/++++++++++++/
\~~~BEACH~~~\))))_______/++\+++++++++__/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\,-'+++++++++++\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++KEMPTON++++\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++HOLDINGS+++|++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\++++++++++++|+++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++++|++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++++_|_/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\+++++/
\~~~~~~~~~~~\___/
\~~~~~~~~~~/
\~~~~~~~~/
\______/

Notice how you have no territory. The four main areas are owned by either
Stacked Deck, Bushido, 21st Street, or TFK. All the other crews only have one
area of territory that they soon lose to the other person that owns a part of
the city, but they do fight to get it back. You have to win 2 of the races
that are presented in a small area to own that area. Once you own all of the
small areas within the part of the city, the crew leader who owns the area
will come looking for you. You challenge him to a city race and then race
him in the canyon. If you succeed in beating him in the canyon, then you
own his territory, which means no more random encounters if you are
driving in that territory. Fortuna residents use Exotics, Kempton residents
use Muscles, and Downtown residents use Tuners. Depending on the car
you choose in the beginning, you will start your career in a different
territory. You will not start in Silverton, because that is where you go
at the end of the game. All the lower territory bosses use Tier 2
cars, and Silverton uses Tier 3 cars. There is also the aspect of
Zone Heat, which increases in a certain area depending on how often you
race in it. Zone heat is a measurement of how often the cops will show
while you are racing in an area.

As you know, there are four main bosses: Bushido, 21st Street, TFK, and
Stacked Deck. They own a particular area of the city, as shown in the
above section. However, there are also smaller crews, such as Black Hearts
and Los Colibres. These smaller crews often hold only one small area of
land at a time and never own a part of the city. They are just there to bug
you and the other four main bosses out there. These guys are the ones
who take you into a defensive race to make sure your area of land stays
in your ownership. If you decide not to race, you lose your land automatically.
A defense race is only worth small change and is already a race you have
beaten before. As with the other main bosses, the smaller bosses drive a
certain kind of car. All the bosses and their cars are listed here...

__________________________ _______________________________
/ | \
| | |
| BOSSES | CAR TYPE |
| | |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| BUSHIDO | TUNER |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| 21st STREET | MUSCLE |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| TFK | EXOTIC |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| STACKED DECK | EXOTIC |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| LOS COLIBRES | MUSCLE |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| SCORPIOS | TUNER |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| INFERNO | MUSCLE |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| KINGS | MIXED |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| ROTOR 4 | TUNER |
\__________________________|_______________________________/
/ | \
| BLACK HEARTS | EXOTIC |
\__________________________|_______________________________/

In the beginning, all the crews hold some type of land. As the game
progresses, the main crew takes over all of the land in their continent
while the smaller crews lose all their land. You are to take over the
four main areas of land. As stated before, these crews will pop up and
force you into a defensive race or take another crew's territory, so
make sure you know what you are doing.
Now for the color terrirtory sections.
-------
Color
-------
Angie - Brown
Kenji - Green
Wolf - Blue
Darius - Red.
-------
Each car the boss drives will be more faster than you or if you can take him
down easily, it is too easy for you unless you got a faster car than him but
same Tier. To take over one territories, you have to beat races and take over
one whole town. Then the boss will come looking for you and you have to
challenge them. The track decision is the boss's Choice. When fighting with
the boss, you go Circuit one on one for 2 laps. If you win, the boss will take
you to the Canyon Duel and the battle is over out there.

Now here's the Car list for the Bosses
Angie - Dodge Charger R/T
Kenji - Mazda RX-7
Wolf - Aston Martin DB9
Darius - Audi R8/Le Mans Quattro.
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Chapter 7.1 - 21st Street Races

Welcome to the city now as a new racer, you will have to face races in
21st Street Territory. First, your gonna have 3 choices of race to
choose, Checkpoint, Circuit Or Sprint. All of them are located in
Morgan Beach. You can choose to do any of them in order.

Career Race #1
Game Mode: Checkpoint
Track: N/A
Time Record: N/A
Cash Reward: 5,000
Current Control: Scorpios
Unlocks: N/A

The Plan
------------
(Plan currently unavailable, if you want to write for this, please
e-mail me)

After you have beaten the challenge, a cutscene will tell that
Angie holds Kempton with her crew. Once that done, a short
video will show you what car she's driving and what's her crew
name. We will just ignore that and try to continue doing the
races and conquer the territory.
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Chapter 7.4 - Stacked Deck Races

When you finally beat Darius in Canyon Duel, enjoy the final cutscene and
the blah blah Credits.

Congratulations! You have won the whole city, now you can continue doing
Challenge Series & Reward Cards. You have unlocked 5 new cars, Carrera GT,
Murcielago, Audi Quattro & more. Now you can start a new career and choose
a new Car class! Now we will move on to....Challenge Series!

NOTE: At this point, i should have the following...
-Overall Completion: 64%
-Career Completion: 100%
-Challenge Series: 0%
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Chapter 8 - Challenge Series
Now that you have finished the career, you can take a break from the Career,
you can try playing Challenge Series. A Total of 12 race modes and 3
Challenges in each mode. That's a total of 36 Challenges. The Challenges are
set out like this, Easy(Bronze), Intermediate(Silver) & Hard(Gold). When you
complete a challenge for one game mode, you unlock the next one. Do until
you finish the Gold Challenge and you might unlock cool parts for your
customization. Now I will explain what's the target and the plan for each
Challenge.

Challenge #1
Game Mode: Canyon Duel
Track: Journeyman's Bane
Car: Lexus IS300
Difficulty: Bronze(Easy)
Reward: Unlocks Canyon Duel Silver(Intermediate)
Target: Win a Canyon Duel in Journeyman's bane against an easy opponent.

The Plan
------------
In this challenge, it's all about getting as close as possible, there are
two ways of doing this challenge to finish so choose either one
options. One is slow method, one is fast method. Probably this might
be an easy challenge as the opponent's car is RX-8.

Option 1(The Slow Method)
------------
If you take the slow method, just follow your opponent as closest as
possible all the way to the finish line and then keep your score up the
limit when your opponent tries to catch you at the 2nd round. If you
managed to do that, you win and you unlock the Canyon Duel Silver
(Intermediate Challenge).

Option 2(Fast Method)
------------
This fast method is going to be easy. When you catch your opponent, just
don't care about the points you have. Try to get ahead of your opponent
and don't care about any collisions you made, normally one collision takes
5,000 points away from your score. When ahead of opponent, Try to stay
for 10 seconds and your done. The opponent loses because you have
overtaken him. This option is also a good idea for all Canyon Duel races.

Challenge #3
Game Mode: Canyon Duel
Track: N/A
Car: Corvette Z06
Difficulty: Gold(Hard)
Reward: N/A
Target: Win a Canyon Duel in against a hard opponent.

The Plan
------------
In this challenge, it's all about getting as close as possible, there are two
ways of doing this challenge to finish so choose either one options.
One is slow method, one is fast method. And this is more challenging.
It's you who is driving Cross's Corvette & Chasing a BMW M3 GTR!

Option 1(The Slow Method)
------------
If you take the slow method, just follow your opponent as closest as
possible all the way to the finish line and then keep your score up the
limit when your opponent tries to catch you at the 2nd round. If you
managed to do that, you win and you unlock the *.

Option 2(Fast Method)
------------
This fast method is going to be easy. When you catch your opponent,
just don't care about the points you have. Try to get ahead of your
opponent and don't care about any collisions you made, normally
one collision takes 5,000 points away from your score. When ahead of
opponent, Try to stay for 10 seconds and your done. The opponent
loses because you have overtaken him. This option is also a good
idea for all Canyon Duel races.

Challenge #*
Game Mode: Drift
Track: Main Street Drift
Car: Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Difficulty: Gold(Hard)
Reward: N/A
Target: Score at least 250,000 points in this drift event.

The Plan
------------
In this challenge, it's 2 laps around Main Street Dirft Track. A custom
Corvette Z06 you are driving. On the first lap, if you can't get a perfect
launch for a full speed, reverse back a bit, accelerate and use NOS.
On the first turn, drift once you have passed the line. You should get
a perfect entry. Then drift all your way to the next checkpoint, at that,
you should have 18k of drift with multiplier of 7. That totaled up 220k
and gives you a boost. Always try to drift into bonus zones to get
more points. On the next drift section, the bonus zones are always
small section, so do NOT bother to slide into it and you may crash
into walls. Do the normal drift and the next turn try to slide into the
bonus zones. On the next turn, drift on the corner on the Bonus
Zones all the time to gain more points. That you should have met
the target for winning 250,000 points in this drift. Now, coming to
the end of Checkpoint 2, Speed up and use your NOS all the
time, do NOT Crash into walls or you will lose your Perfect Entry
drift! So Now, Slide all your way to the Bonus Zones to gain more
points. After another long drift, you should have almost more than
350K of Score now. At Checkpoint 3, you should have gotten 500K
which a reward card of Drift King. Coming to checkpoint 4, is the
hard bit. A Few Corners will be chicane, and a 90 degrees turn
might cause your small drift points to lose when crashed into
walls. Start of Checkpoint 5, you should see the space is more
wider, but the Zones of Bonuses are smaller, now that you
finished 1 round of the drift, you should be able to handle the
2nd lap. Try practising on this course a few times and you
should get it. I hold the my record of myself in this drift
908,744 Pts.

Challenge #27
Game Mode: Trade Paint
Track: N/A
Car: Chevrolet Chevelle SS
Difficulty: Gold(Hard)
Reward: Pearl Window Tint
Target: Disable at least 30 police cars and evade the pursuit to win.

The Plan
------------
In this challenge, your driving a Chevelle SS. And already, the pursuit
has gotten worse because currently it is Condition 4! It is a problem for
you in this pursuit. To finish this challenge, keep ramming into some
roadblocks and mainly use pursuit breakers. Alternately, you can also ram
into cop cars that are chasing you. Also try to get out of the road where
you start at first, I had restarted few times to get out of Silverton and
managed to get to Fortuna which the Zone Heat will go lower. For
these tips, try not to smash into SUV's that are oncoming if you have
a high speed. Use speedbreaker to increase your weight of the car to
smash roadblocks and take out many cop cars. This also works when your
at tight corner with lots of cop cars. Once 30 police cars have disabled, you
may proceed to evade the pursuit. When evaded, to the cooldown mode, try
to get into the good hiding spots where you can't see the cops. If the cops
are around the corner, just make a U-turn and speed off. This helps if the
cops are looking for you. Once cooldown finishes, you finish the Trade
Paint Challenges, and have unlocked Pearl Window Tint. And most
of all, you didn't gain any pursuit condition levels.

Challenge #35
Game Mode: Circuit
Track: *
Car: Mercedes SL65 AMG
Difficulty: Silver(Intermediate)
Reward: Unlocks Crcuit Gold (Hard)
Target: Win a Race against an Intermediate Opponent.

NOTE: At this point, i should have the following in my Gameplay Stats.
-Overall Completion: 99%
-Career Completion: 100%
-Challenge Series: 97%

Now for the final Challenge.

Challenge #36
Game Mode: Circuit
Track: Silverton
Car: Dodge Challenger Concept
Difficulty: Gold(Hard)
Reward: Race Flag Vinyls
Target: Win a Silverton Race against a hard opponent.

The Plan
------------
In this challenge, you are driving a custom modified Dodge Challenger.
To win this, it's a race around Silverton track, 3 laps with hard opponents.
I played this challenge and there are opponents who drives Corvette Z06 or
Ford GT. If you encounter something like mine, you have found the right
guide i'm telling you.The Ford GT shouldn't be a problem because it goes
slower than Challenger. The only maximum speed you can get on
Challenger is 326 km/h, so it maybe a difficult task to beat the
Corvette. Some tips for this race, when coming into tight corners like
first turn, use your handbrake and a bit of Nitrous(NOS) or Speedbreaker
would be a better choice. Whatever works best to your preference. Also
coming to straight lines, use your nitrous everytime to get yourself as
fast as possible. If you could lead all the way in the 1st lap, that is fine
with yourself, once you made a mistake (wrong braking, crash into walls,
crash into poles etc.), you lose your lead and the Corvette may go faster.
Unless you can keep the lead on half of 2nd lap, you shouldn't have
a problem finishing it. Activating Pursuit Breakers may help you if
you are about 3-5 seconds in front of your opponent. Here's a final
note, coming to the last left turn before you jump, take the right shortcut
if you are able to get it. After the race, you should find yourself that you
have won against a hard opponent and have unlocked the Race Flag
Vinyls. So done with the Circuit Race Mode.

Congratulations! Now you have finish all the Challenges, you should have
the following Reward Cards from it.

-Complete All Bronze In Challenge Series
-Complete All Silver In Challenge Series
-Complete All Gold In Challenge Series
-Complete All Challenges In Challenge Series

And most of all, 100% In All Completion! (Career, Overall & Challenge Series)
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Chapter 9 - 100% Overall Game Completion

Congratulations to whoever your reading this! You have won the whole city in
Need For Speed Carbon and mastered the whole game! Now, you will have to
read this to check all the Completion you had to get 100%.

To get 100% Overall Game Completion, you need the following to get it.
-100% In Career
-100% In Challenge Series
-Unlock all cars
-Unlock all tracks

And if you have all that, your done! Now you can do whatever you want in
Need For Speed Carbon! You can now start a new alias and choose a different
car class in Career! If you don't get all of them, Go back to my guide and
check what did you left out.

You have come to the end of my walkthrough, and i hope you enjoyed reading
it, Obviously I have never done like this before and this is the first time
i'm doing. If you find any difficulties in any races or need to ask
questions, please just e-mail me or if you have MSN, add my e-mail
(Same as above) and i will answer to it.

To You once Again,
Thank You For Reading This FAQ/Walkthrough!
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Chapter 10 - FAQ/Questions

This is a section of questions that has been asked. Read them before asking me.

General Questions
---------------------------

1.
Q: I have completed everything, but i don't get 100%, what did i left out?
A: You have not done all the racing in the game. You must Complete Challenge
Series & Complete Career. Also, you should unlock all cars & tracks, finish
up the reward cards & race all quick races. If you still have problems, let me
know.

2.
Q: Can i post this guide somewhere else, But i leave all your copyrights
intact?
A: Yes you can, if you are posting this guide somewhere else e-mail me and
let me know that where you are posting. Please give the link or your
permission will not be allowed.

3.
Q: I saw this guide somewhere else and changed your copyrights to his,
what should I do?
A: You mean someone has stole my guide? That's easy question, just report
it to me with the link where is posted and who post it. Whoever that stole my
guide will be reported. Unless he has my permission, but he didn't change
the copyright, he is allowed. But it is illegal to change someone copyright
to yours if you have got the permission to post the guide.

4.
Q: I can't seem to get the reward card on "Have a balance of 1,000,000 in
Career", how do i do that?
A: This has been asked alot alot of times. To get this, you need to lose your
last car in Career. If you have more than 1, sell until the car you want
to get it busted. Get busted 3 or 4 times (depend on your impound strikes
max) and make yourslf no money to pay for your fines. If you have money
but you get all 3/4/5 strikes, you lose your car permanently. And that
will make you restart in Career Again. Now the hard work, choose the Car
Class, work all your way without spending any cash and you should get 1 mil
of it, if you had not spend on any parts of the Car or did not get busted
by the cops. And that, you should be able to get 1 mil of the reward
card. Thanks to Tuokool on EA Play(Aus) for the tip.

5.
Q: Why do i have so many Crew Members? I thought there were only 6? I saw
my Crew Members have 17? Is this a bug?
A: That is not the total crew members you have. That is total number of
Crew Members you have hired. And that is not a bug also.

6.
Q: I did followed what you said in the How to get 1,000,000 in Career,
but when i see my tracks are unlocked in 117? Is this a bug?
A: Possibly might be as it has not been confirmed, Obviously my contributor
to that 1,000,000 in Career also has this before. So just ignore it and
continue doing your way in Career to 1,000,000.

7.
Q: I cannot AutoSculpt Parts in Career! How do i fixed this?
A: It's because you need these 2 to be your crew members who have hired.
One is Sal and the other one is Colin. Both when hired will give you full
unlocks to all the Autosculpt Parts where you can customize. If you have
problems, please tell me and i will try to help you.

8.
Q: Is the Pursuit Condition Maximum only 5?
A: No, because in Career, the max is 5, but if you do in Challenge Series
Trade Paint & Pursuit Evasion, it can go even further.

9.
Q: How many crews can i have a maximum for hiring?
A: The answer is 3. So be good to choose you want to take. Normally,
you should need Sal & Colin for the Autosculpt Parts, so the last is
up to you. Keep that in mind that you only can have 3 crews MAX.

10.
Q: Do you support every NFS Carbon Versions?
A: The answer is.... NO. I only owned the normal version so i do not
know about Collector's edition & EA Downloader Version.

11.
Q: Why you did not give details of how to unlock Reward Cards?
A: It is because I have seperated into two files. This one mostly the
guides for Career & Challenge Series Races. While the other one is
a list on how to get all the reward cards. Remember, that this guide
isn't finish yet and i still have alot to go on races. So don't ask me
everytime when it's going to complete. Patience is a virtue..., that's
what everyone usually does.
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