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Vile rears ark around every come, an even your lds ends can" be ted Looks ike you'e ging wo mall the hp you ean get Welome tothe Oflal FINAL FANTASY« Vil Steg Guide, We've woe ad on his book se By side with some of Square's ime fr moths upon mons to entre tis guide hat everyting you aed oar Final Fantasy VIN. We're now roa to beable fring ll his formation to youn what we fees our Des pie ver. [Right away, you might tice that he format of tis ule at erent rm ers you may hve see. THe {nfm ia he walkthogh as Been ok wit small pees to ake it eat for you 0 Find what you're ‘ooking for, nd to lp you get bt sense ofthe over pcre, Rater than smetering You wi hand-elding ‘alkhrogh,we've povided you wih sto the importa obiscives tach stage ofthe game Thi has enabled us to kesp the tx he prin, pls it helps to peetcat us fom ing evay the ll fat oa i for yout abe toed a section ofthe pide and know eta what ye ned odo, witout knowing anything aboot the sounding lot nes. Here's a gick rundown of what youl in in the pid: Game Basis: A quick refer on he basic mechanics ofthe Fal Faas worl This good section 6 read when you'r fist pting stared, Character Section: seying you could over wat to kw about each ofthe majo ples inal Fanny VI ‘Tis is wet youl earn about cach character's Lint Break and Weapons. Wollathrough: Our ew “experiment in wales We tink youl nd ston mich eset follow an ‘ter steategy pues, We've done ou est to ese tat you ave abolntely everyting ou ned Te nt ast Beat ie ame, bt estoy the game! Moms: A complet isto the ims vate in Final Fantasy VIL You'l ako find infomation on bow you can ws and ‘fine he yon items ito tems and ai pels, Kee his scton lst by, base wil come i had ‘Guardian Forces: I you know Fal Fay, ou owl sou! summing creates oa yoo tn ate Fal ras VII aks this ea Yo he next ee! wih the oduton of Guaran Fores, Not ony they be you ia ble, they determine nly everthing abou your character. Discover Row you Ga a everyéay mercenary it pens ero though the art of Sanctioning. ‘Maagic Fin! Fantasy Vl intradces he rand ew Draw Systm Eten if you've played a Final Fanay game belie, ‘yo'l want fo check ati section and eam all dout the new spells and effets, Card Game: Learn ne shout Triple Trad, Final Fay VII's bitin cad game No ony his ime fn, can ‘ke huge diferencia ow fst you build wp your arty: Pas, youl ind ut Bs gery singe ras cad ‘Side Quests and Secrets: No Fis! Fantasy would be complete witout few Side Quest and hie ge as sor than ever Chea ut the col Alien Encounter, and dsove the hidden Dep Se Research Center. Bestiary: You wont believe tis seton unl you seit. This is by fr THE MOST COMPLETE bestia you've ever seem. Anti al everyting you co possibly wat kno is ere, You can velar which monsters ean boost ovo charters stats xing the new Devour ability ‘Mops: Having wove fining your way around? This map section wl guide you trough and ake casi id en ra pots and sce ons So, what ae yo sil reading his for? Gt bck tthe retest RPG ofl ie a Remember ht half the fin of Final Fanny game is dscoveing ‘Ty to wd ending end, nd sven consider playing though do ame once oa You ‘We want 016 enjoy this guide, bt we want you w enjoy Final Fantasy Vl ven more.This chapter will provi Topics include exploring building up characters, gollcting and refining items, a some ofthe basis of playing Final Fantasy VII 14 out of towns and dungeons, using 2 Draw System, Final Fantasy VII has # wonderful builtin Tutorial inthe Main Menu. 1 sug gest you check it out 0 learo even more about the game A large part of any Final Fan dungeons, moun: tain, and anyother place important people or objects might be hiding Why i this so important? Because talking to people will help you to better understand the ing on around you. As rich ory line i, speaking with the people ge under attack by «horde of misguided soldier will help you better fnderstand the who, what, why, and whereof it all. It's one thing to kno that & sian machine is damaging some buildings, bu think about how much more ‘moving the plo becomes when you find out what an impact the destruction has had on the townspeople F) Besides just tuitding the plot and enriching the characters, talking also helps ‘guide you through the game. Sometimes you may get stuck out inthe open without ‘any real guidance, but speaking with jst afew people may help you realize what your next move shouldbe, People you meet will so sometimes try 1 assist you by giving you items or Jeading you to hidden objectives off the main plot. Usually, soch items and sub ‘quests offer players huge advantages over those who choose not to partake in them ‘completely overlook them. No mater how you look a it, exploration is a vital part of Final Fantasy VII, and you should never be afraid 0 go looking for alterna tres to what you's ld Here are some basic things you should keep in mind while exploring: * Use Save Points offen when inside dungeons and cites. When on the World Map, make sure you save before entering any new location. This will save you « lot of frustration in the long run ‘Talk to everyone, and then talk to them again. Most people have more than one thing to soy. Never assume that someone has fold you everything they hove fo tell. You should periodically return and speck with various people to see if heir reactions have changed. * Keep « close eye on your characters’ stats. You never know when you might run into a nasty creature, Always iry to keep everyone reason ably healthy, ond keep « good supply of items that remove abnormal status effects just in case you need them. * Consider keeping multiple saved games. There may be a time when you want to return to a part in the game to get something that you missed orto relive a porticlary cool scene. You might even want fo try 0 different approach to «@ Boss fight or something similar. Use an entire memory card just for Final Fontasy Vl, if you ean swing i. | * The enemies in Final Fantasy Vill level up as your characters. level up. If you spend a lot of time fighting in one area, you'll soon notice that your enemies are growing stronger and are learning new tricks and spells * Some save points are considered to be “Hidden, meaning they're invisible. You can see these Save Points by Junctioning an active character with the Move-Find abil.inaproving Your Characters) This aspect ofthe game works a bit differently from past Final Pantasy games, Characters sill gain experience by defeating enemies and then level up when they reach a predetermined amount of accumulated experience points. However, now all Ua srequted to go up a levels 1000 experience points, repardless of the level you're trying to achieve. The flip side to this that your character’ stats increase less from lev! to level than they have in past Final Fantasy games, This being the case, you'll have to rely more on Junctioning with Guardian Forces (GF), which is discussed Inter in this book. By Tunctioning, you can quickly raise a character's sas, but what you raise and by how much is determined largely by the GFs you have and the magic you've stocked. This also means that you must decide which sta and charac ters you want to give peiority 1, and which ones you'll choose to ignore. Overall, this enables you todo great deal of customization, but geting Your characters to where You want them to be is very time consuming and require a great deal of patience ‘One aspect of character improvement you have a large amount of coniralover| isthe remodeling of weapons, Remodeling requites that you collet specific items in ceain amounts Ialso requires the assistance ofa Junk Shop or the Junk Shop (34 ability, Remodeling isnt expensive, butt can be dificult to find the tems you ‘need to remodel your weapons. (One ofthe est ways to find these items isto collect cards, which you can do by paying Triple Tid with v people in the game, Then after collecting some card, you can use the Card Mod ability to transform the cards into the necessary items, However, some items you'll have to find seal, or get by defeating enemies. Refer to each individual character's section for more information on upgrading that character's weapons Things to keep in mind about improving your characters: + There are items ond abilities thot con increase a characters slats overtime or immeditely “Up” items (i.e. Sir Up, Spr Up] con raise a specific stat by one point. Characters can Junction “Banus” obiltes (ie. HP Bonus, Mag Bonus that boost « particular slat each time the Junctioned character goet up « level. You can even vse the Devaur ciliy to slowly raise some stats by eating just the right enemies. + As the spells you collect improve, you should take a moment and examine each characte’ sas fo ensure that your party is optimally Junctoned. Ifyou don't want fo waste fime, you can have the game do this for you automatically by selecting the “Auto” function + Characters who don’t lake part in bales, don’t receive experience points. You should avoid ling a single choracter get too far behind everyone else. + Although Weapons Monthly Magazines wil ell you about new weapons, you don't have to have them fo remodel any particular ‘weapon. All you need is the proper items in your inventory, and the option fo remedel will oppear whether or not you've seen the weapon in a magazine. So, technically, you could get the best weapons in the game as early as Disc Two as long as you know ‘what items you're looking for and where to find them The Draw System) eee You'll soon lea that Final Fantasy VII's Draw System i unique in a lot of ways. Magic Poins (MP) area ding ofthe pat: A magic user is no longer Limited tothe spells hivher class or job type can lean, Rather, magic i “drawn from enemies, Draw Points, and rene from tems, Outside of bate, you ean stock magic for later ws. In battles, you can draw magic fr immediate se oF completely stock up on powerful spells that you can later Junction with a Guardian Force Before you get started, you should learn about Draw Points. These are bhu/white or purplwhite pots found in var ious locations around the world. A character Junctioned with a Draw command can stock magi from a Draw Point fo later use. Each Draw Point is unigue. Some have weak magic. while thers contain forbidden spelt that are mach more difficult wo find, Aer using a Draw Poin, it may take a while before you can draw from it again. This varies a great deal from Draw Point to Draw Point, Some refill almost immediately, while others may never fill again “There are thre types of Draw Points noted inthis book: Seen, Unse Hidden, Seen Draw Points are those you'll ee without special aid. Unseen Draw Points are those that ae tcked away’ behind someting, like a book shelf, Although Unseen Draw Points may not be visible to you, it doesn't mean that they're invisible. They are typically the hardest kind to find, Hidden Draw Poiats are usually out in the open, but they're invisible tothe naked eye. To locate them, you mus either randomly search an arca, or Junction the Move-Find ability 09am ‘ctive character, which turns all Hidden Draw Points into Seen Draw Points. Knowing these terms wil help you {great dealin using this book. Draw Point tend to provide anywhere from | to 15 ofa spell. This is often deter mined by the Draw Points refill ate an by the length of time since you last drew magic from it Refining magic from items requires special Guardian Force abilities. There are many diferent types, such as T ‘Mag-RE and Mid Mag-RE. T Mag-RF enables you to refine Thunder mapc ftom some items. Mid Mag-RF ‘enables you to refine mid-level spells from low-level spells, For example, youTato one Thandara spell using the Mid Mag-RF abil. Overall this isthe most efficient way to buildup your magic stock because it often enables you to get spells way before you could dav ther frm am ener The most common way to build up your magic stock is 10 caw them from enemies. During battle, you can use the Draw ‘command to absorb magic Irom an enemy. The number draven from an enemy varies from as much as 9 Wo as ile a 1 es posible that an attempt at drawing may fi. Tis i usually due toa character's low magic skill, but can sometimes be caused by the type of magic. Higher level magic is much tougher to draw than lower level magic. Some more things you should know about the Draw System: + As monsters level up, their spell inventory changes. Higher level monsters carry beter magic than their lower level cohorts. + You con find Draw Points on the World Mop. Check places like tran tunnels, bends along an island coast, ips of peninsulas, and bridges. These Draw Points are ALWAYS hidden, and you can't see them even if you have the Move/Find ability equipped. + Enemies can draw magic from your party members. Ths is @ very rare occurrence, bu! some enemies can draw magic from you and cast it on your party. Others simply draw magic from you and “eat” it. I's also possible for a stock of a spell to be completly blown away. * There is limit as to how much magie you can carry. A character can carry 100 of single spell ond 32 diferent spells. Ifyou start to get overloaded, give some of your weaker magic to inactive characters, or refine it into stronger mogie. You can also throw spells away by simply using the @ button. There area ton—and I do mean a ton—of items in Final Fantisy VII, Items come in all sont of forms, and can be sed in many ways, However, the most significant change is imo other items. I typically Takes Tage stock ofan item to do any refining, but acquit has also been made easier from other Final ‘Most items ate gained after battles. Defeated enemies wil often drop one or more of an item. The item an enemy drops depends on its level and pure luck. Eveawally, you") Also lear how to steal items from your enemies wsing the Mu ability. This makes ial the more eater vo quickly amass large stock of some ofthe sie o-find items, Keep in mind that the items you can seal from an enemy’ can be very ttferen rom the items that they drop. ‘A more eficcot way of geting items isto refine them from cards. Using the Card Mod sbiliy, you can quickly acquire hard-to-find items. Hf you're willing to pt the effort into i you can actually upgrade weapons earlier and teach Quistis several types of Blue Magi, i Other things you should know about items: * The maximum number you can hold of any one item is 100. Any time ‘you have 100 of an item, ond you acquire more of that item in batle, the additional tems are lost. Ifyou have 100 of an item you don't use much, consider refining it into something else or sling some of your stock * Enemies con have as many as four items that they randomly drop. The items an enemy drops depends on is level. To determine its eve, simply Sean the enemy in batle to check its level. Using this infor- mation, you can then refer to the Bestiary to determine which item the enemy will drop at that posticular level.Basics of Batti Battles play a huge role in all Final Fantasy games. The fi an entire world often relies upon the outcome of a single batle against a scemingly unstop able foe. In the erly stages ofthe game, youl have a good chance to lear how battles work and how to develop a routine you use for you delve deeper ito the game, you should work on your speed and setup. By the end of the game, you should be able to fy through mer locate any item, spell or ability. Itmay not seem like much, but the speed at which you act can make a huge difference in some cases erain situations. AS sand quickly At the beginning of a battle there are several things that can happen: First Strike Your pany has the jump on the chery and can stack fist. or rin away Ta Some Cen ‘Struck First The enemy has the jump on your party, and can attack fst or runaway, Back Attack Either the good guys or the bad guys have sneaked up onthe other, resulting ina fre stat their opponents’ backs. Any atack against a character's hackside causes twice the normal damage, All ofthese situations are random oceurrences, but you can increase or decrease the ois with ertain Guardian Force abilities. Obviously, catching an enemy in citer of these situations isa great advantage, but being caught in sch situations ean be deadly When a character's HPs have been reduced to fourth of hisber normal amount, the gauge will tum yellow asa warning that you desperatcly need to heal that character More impertanly it alboindicates tht the character in question is set to perform a Limit Break. However, these Limit Breaks differ a bie fom Final Fantasy VII, where Limit Breaks were built up overtime as an enemy repeatedly struck a character. This is great for you, because it enables you to use if to your advantage By keeping a character’s HPs in the yellow, that character can almost always tase higher Limit Break every turn, Don’t get too excited though: by doing 80, you ae risking deth so this tactic ist recommended during tougher fights, Now just because your character's HPS are inthe yellow doesnt snean thatthe Limit Bresk will lays be available. Instead, there's just a chance that it ill appear, The ods are directly linked tothe amount of HPs a character has remaining, For example, a character with $0 HPs will almost always get a Limit Break whereas a character with $00 HPS will not. So how do you beat the system? I's easy, When a character's ATH (Active Time Br) fil, ap the @ button if acters Limit Break doesn't appear In effect, this skips the character and gives him/her a second chance, However, dont press too quickly, oF you may imit Break if it appears Each character's Limit Breaks ae different, Refer the individual character sections for more details, Dring bat, there ate many abnormal status effects that ean be afflicted on your party and on the enemy. The following is list ofthe various types: Status Effect Symptom Cure Silence ‘Victim can no Tonger use magi or summon GFs ‘Echo Sereen (tem), Esuna (magi) ‘Confusion ‘Victim Toses all sense of reality and begins Remedy diem), Esuna (magie randomly attacking any target, even tse) Poison Victim loses HPs each time it performs an “Antidote (item), Esuna (magic) action during batle Benerk ‘Vien Toses contof and goes inom mad rages Remedy (item), Esuna (magic) __ character can only use physical attacks and cannot pick targets, Attack strength and player speed is increased slightly Slow ‘Victims speed is cut in half Remedy (tem), Esuna (magic), Haste (magic) Bind ‘Vict loses sight, and hit rate is drastically reduced Eye Drops Gem), Esuna (magic) ‘Slow Death ‘A counter appears over the victim's head. Ii Dispel (magic) reaches zero before the end ofthe battle, the character is knocked out Pay ‘Wie is turned to tone Sof em, Esuna (maaie) Zombie im becomes an undead creature Holy Water (tem), Esuna (magic) Slow Parity “Tcounter appears over the victim's head Soft (tem), Esuna (magic) -_Ahitreaches zero before the end ofthe bate, the character is pettified Sleep Victim is puto sleep and cannot act; HPs Esuna (magic) are not restored Cane ‘Vien cannot ose Limit Breaks Holy Water lem), Esona (magic) Defense Cut Victim receives double damage from Esuna (magic) physical attacks‘Other things you should know about battles: + You can escape from bates by holding down the R2 and L2 buttons on your controller. However, you cannot esca from all bottles. + Pressing the @ button skips o “ready” character so that you can get fo another character whose ATB hos filed * Holding down the @ button will avlematicaly selec the attock option and target the closest enemy. Ifyou have the Cursor: Memory option selected in the Configuration menu, it will select the choracle’s last action. Very, very handy * You can remove an enemy/s positive status effeds (such os Haste, Regen, Double, Reflect, Triple, Protect, Shel, and Aura) by using Dispel magic. eD Ran Faring Gil is done abit differently in Final Fantasy VIII than it was in Final Fantasy VI. Once Squall becomes a SceD, Balam Garden, ays him a regular salary In the past, you ha to pick up Gil after hard-fought bates. The amount he's paid is based on his SeeD Rank, ‘hich js a numeric ranking based on his actions taken throughout the game. “The Doliet Feld Exam close to the start ofthe game determines Squall's intial SeeD Rank. There are seven categories Squall is rated on uring the exam, Each one is wort the same amount, bu the scores aze determined very diferent, You'll find the details on each category ‘and how is score is determined in the following information, Asthe game progresses, Squall’s SceD Rank will fluctuate depending on his ation, It ean rse or fll depending onthe decisions you've ‘made, your actions during some battles, and how muny enemies you've defeated. It can take sometime for your SeeD Rank to increas to the well-paid levels, bt you can quickly raise it by taking a series of SeeD Written Tests Writen Tests are found in your submens under the Tutorial heading, Each testi comprised of 10 truefalse questions hased on the world ‘of Final Fantasy VIL, You must answer all 10 questions correctly to aise Squll's SeeD Rank by one. There is no penalty for filing a ‘Writen Test, and you can take each est as many times as necessary to pass. Each Written Tes is asigned a level. Squall can ake tests up 10 the level he is curently at himself, For example, if Squall is at Level 15 be can take Writen Tests of Level 15 or lower. There ace a toll of 30 tsi, and you can oaly puss cach test once, so don’ take any tests you don’t have to when maxing out Squall’ salary. You may want to retake some fests later if Squal’s SeeD Rank takes a sudden dive “The Dollet Mission Event determines your Conduct score ‘The poins are determined by how much time remains on the lock when you reach the each during the evacuation Judgement is based on the Fire Cavern Event. The less time there is on the clock when you defeat Ir, the boner your score willbe, Remaining Time pene 0:00~0:07 0:30-0:59, Points 100 Remaining Time 25:00+ 23:59~23:00 80 2:00~2:59 60 10:00~10:59 16:59~15:00 12:00~12:59 20 9:59~6:00 14:00~14:59“The numberof enemies your party defeated during the Dollet Mission vent determines your Attack score. This number does nor includ mies defeated by Guardian Forces. Even if an enemy's HP reaches zero tore than once during abate (i. X-ATMO92), only the first time will ‘contribute tothe total. T's possible to only fight X-ATMO92 once during the Dollet Field Exam, After the initial escape from X-ATMO92 at the Communications ‘Tower, you'll run fortwo sereens. When you reach the screen withthe downvard slope, press the @ bution to walk. instead of run. This will keep the party from being stunned and avoid a second bale against XCATMOO2, Enemies Defeated Points Times Escaped Points 75+ 100 wi 100 15~24 50 Bob Seek 50 0-9 0 Asie 0 “Many things determine attitude: 1) The number of people you talk to during the Dollet Field Exam. There is 0 cone point deduction per conversation. This includes talking to people in Balomb. Ifyou tlk to Biggs, you will lose two points. You are not required to initiate conversa- CN ae ae eee eects SC rah oe eg ea ae 2) Acne point deduction is taken each time you atempt fo go toward the Communication Tower before Seifer ‘commands you to do so. 3) Each time you jump off he cif shortcut fo reach the Communication Tower (Selphie's shortcut), you receive « five point deduction. 4) You lose 10 points if you fail fo save the dog while passing through Dolle’s own square during your escape from Dollt. Speak with the dog to help it escape 5) Ifyou run into the Cafe to escape from the X-ATMO92, you lose 20 points Total Deductions Points 0 100 ‘You will eeive a 100 point noms if you destroy the X-ATMOB2 - (being its HP to 2eo). Depending on your level, ths anywhere from 9-13 70 18-24 fea:SeeD Rank Salary Chart The following table shows ~(SeeD Written Test Answers)——_ how much Squall is paid at Ta ionipes a The following fable lists al f the answer for every SeeD Written Tess Test Level 1 SeeD Rank Salary (G) Yes No I 300 ne 2 1000 pa Test Level 4 3 1500 asa 4 2000 Test Level 5 No NO 5 3000 Test Level 6 [SSCs SENG 6 4000 Test Lovol 7 Fe aero 8 Yes No No Yor. No No Fey TY) Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes. No No No Yes Yes No) No A] M7) ie & f#eee & FE eee ee EF ¥ e £ & & £ £ £ = al eSNG 5000 Test Level 8 ‘No Yes ma Test Level 9 9 7000 No Yes Test Level 10 10 8000 ets Ne ree aera eg Test Level 17 sara Tost Lovel 12 No es Test Level 13 Yes NS Test Love 14 es Test Level 15 Ma Ys Test Level 16 aN Test Level 17 oasis ug HAGE Test Level 18 19 14500 Yer No 20 15000 Yes No 21 15500 ie Me 76000 Test Level 21 é & Yer No é Yes Yes é e Seaeaegeehea a # & eR RRP RF ESC FRE REF ET EF FFE EE Ne No NoYes No No No Yes No No & ¥ BaEaE Es & é € & 16500 Test Level 22 & 17000 Test Level 23 é € 25 17500 Test Level 24 26 13000 net towel 25 27 18500 —— 28 19000 Yes Yes 29 19500 No Yes 30. 20000 Ye No BEBBR BEEBE BaERE BB EE GS € z No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No & é é F ¥ PeEeRPRBaBaEESE EE EE ® é e eee & A 30000 No No No Yes. Yes & & € £ PeeEeee EE Yes & &Useful Commands You Should Know)——_——_—_ Pause the game and press and bold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2+ Select and press the Start button, The game will fade out and rue wo dette Seren, Diecerd Nagle) Tg In the Magic Menu inside the Main Menu, select the use option and highlight a spell, and then press the @ button to diseard the highlighted magic. During a bate, hold the Select button to make all of the bate display boxes disappear. When you release the button, the boxes will reappear. [Senile Menus po ara a Ta ae “Tum om extra text boxes to assist with targeting by pressing the L.1 button during abate. Pressing Ll « second time tums off the extra boxes. {mn bate when you attempt to remove abnormal status effects using magic, items, or abilities aside box appears showing one ofthe abnormal stats effects ‘on the character. You can view the other abnormal eects by pressing the @ button, which causes the window to cycle through the abnormal statuses. (Atte Pitt Yor Ragnarok) ‘While riding inthe Ragnarok, open the large World Map and highlight your destination. Press the @ buton and choose “Yes” Pilot set, You may cancel the autopilot option by pressing the @ button, (‘Automatic Attack & Draw nthe Configuration Menu, set the Cursor option to Memory. During bate, you can then repeat the action you last tok with character by simpy ‘holding down the @ button, Tis is exteemely handy when stocking up on magic. [Sean Camera Control) ‘Afier using 5 _you will ee a mode! ofthe enemy you targeted. You may manipulate the model using the commands below:Sua wes a sont called the Ganbla. Ths rare weapon wes many, many years master ant therefore ely used, Cuenly there sony oe otter Gunblase user in Balun Garden—Seier Almas. With the Goad, Squall «an ankeash his special kil, Renzokuken, «deadly series of punishing atacs sometimes followed by a power end- ing move Inthe eyes of ers, Squal ssn asin, cold person, Having this peeved image ine by him, Squall’s Vital Stats by Level Using Squall’s Gunblade "Ax Squilatacks an enemy, you can significantly raise dhe damage caused by he attack by pressing the RU button just before he makes ‘contact. The timing is icky at fist, tut soon twill Become second nature. 200d audio clu i to Usten for the swipe of Squall’s Gunblade When you hear it, press RI This can also be used to enchance Seifer’s Gunblade attacks atthe beginning ofthe game. Squalll’s Limit Break: Renzokuken “The Rensokulken is series of Gunblade atacks that cause big damage. When the Limit Break begins, «bar appears atthe bottom of tie sereen. As the light moves across the bar, press RI when the light enters the small box nea the end. Pressing RI atthe right time reals in a much stronger stack. If you miss, Squall wil still auack, but the atack will be much weaker. “This function can beset to Auto in Squalls Status Screen if you're not comfortable with pressing RI. You ean also tm ofT the Indicator box, and attempt to press RI ae proper time without the indicators assistance, Atte end of Squll’s Renzokuken an ending stack will sometimes randomly occur. There are four possible ending attacks. Which eng stacks Squal ean perform depend upon the weapon he's carrying a that time, Rough Divide ‘qual finishes his Limit Brook by charging a single enemy and performing arising slash Foted Circle After leaping nt the sr Squall wis his Gunblae ad releases a shockwave of ener that hit al enemies Blasting Zone ‘column of light shoots out of Squall's Gunblade, which he uses to crush his foes, 7 ton Heart ‘Squall knocks a single enemy into the ait, ad then unleashes a devastating Murry of attack. 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One Energy Crystal refines into 10 Pulse Ammo and Geen tee ete Lei AR Ameer oft Titer esses po Poet Ov Rn eh ssi te Cas Peat vic lag tos daly ced pot Into fr oa Ray ‘morional, and tends to go with her gut feeling when acting. Her bes friend is her dog, Angelo, who often rishes into hate to belp Rinoa when she's in trouble Rinoo’s Vital Stats by Level ‘ VHP Str__Vit_ Mag Spr __Spd__Luck pecea a cD 3 sca ee. a ET EOS KES, BD ais ASB ID a AO a 2d Dl A Oa nee Ee g TIE 0s Ni So 38 ZT TS 502A [a REST) [RE NEDSS SES AR EE [EEL EP TT GET Ta STs Special Skil Combine(Aneso)] 100 1810718 inoa’s Limit Break: Combine ‘Row actually has two diferent types of Limit Breaks: Angelo and Angel Wing, She begins the game with Angelo, bat will receive the Ange Wing Limit Break during Disc Thee, Tinos pet dog. Angelo, comes to her aid in times of need, Angelo can also show up randomly dung bates without being called or just tw end helping hand. Rinoa ean feach Angelo new tricks by finding or purchasing copies of Pet Puls Magazine, Fach isu contains one tow trick, Read the magazine, and the trick wil be added to Angelo’ status yereen within Rinos’s status screen in the Main mena. ‘Toteach Angelo a trick, access the Angelo status screen and select a trick with an empty or par filed bar next to i. Tricks with full fed thrs have already been learned, and can be wed in battle, As Rinoa explores the world, the rick will slowly be learned, Keep listening fora ‘which indicates that Angelo has mastered the trick. You can then select another trick to lea, if one is available ©) stimaon {Angel Wing "as Wig sina th Berk sft, The main ieee s that teat of nly pefoing physical tacks no wl only nea, Baty, you ls eon of Ri et rain of he atl even sss KOce a then eves Her mac power and pect bantd shy to ron ber mre power. The spells se nes are picked randomly and treted randy. Ary mage she cass | Angelo’s Tricks Trick Name Learned In... Trick Effect = Wah 3 Pet Pas iD jom counterattack, Pet Pals IS Find iems on the batlefield/random event, “—SursWith Damages all enemies/when called Angelo Siike et Pals Vol ‘Damage one enemy/when called Tavincible Moon Pet Pals Vol3_ ‘party members invincible/when called Wishing Star Pet Pals VOLG Damage all enemies/when called Rinoa’s Weapons Cost: 100 Gil -M-SionePise 03) Tite Bug, Fungo Buel, | Bite Bug obra, Buel [Bite Bug (I for 1), ‘Atle: 1 Selleye,Gacial Eyes, Crees, Fungus (I foe 1), Hits 99 Belheine, Blob, Rex, Blab, Bomb, Vysage, Lely, Righty, Hlastoid, Gesper. Biz. Death Caw, Abyss Worm, Gayl, ‘Armadodo (Level 1-19) $10j2DADYD OYLje Dropped By | Stolen From Card Mod Cost: 200 Gi Shear Fete) Tirsevig Desh Gav | Thsners Dea Gax_| Tasso (1 anes Magic Sine) —] Bre Bog. 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But when faced with a dangerous situation, she relies more upon Ble Magic. ‘Quis is much admired in Balamb Garden and her aimiters have even formed a fan chub known asthe “Trees” She's ‘bit of «child prodigy considering she's the youngest instuctor st the Garden. However, he actions toward her students sometimes betray her age and undermine her authodty, as she lack the tem demeanor of mot Garde sf Quistis’ Vital Stats by Level Blue Magic is basically the same as an enemy skill. IF you're a Final Fantasy veteran, this should seem very familiar. Final Fantasy V had ‘the Blue Mage job clas. Final Fantasy VI (It in the states) ad a character named Gau, who would leap onto the enemies’ ack, and lea their attacks. n Final Fantasy VI, there was an Enemy Skill Materia tha enabled a character to lear an enemy skill after geting hit with i Obiaining Blue Magic is done abit dtferenty in Final Fantasy VII, but the basic idea remains the same, {By finding special tems, you can tach Quits a new Blue Magic skill. These items can be dropped by or stolen from monsters, mado ‘using the Card Mod ability o refined from other ites,Blue Magic Wia Waves ‘Fastitiocalon, ‘Chimnera, Fastitocalon-F, Fastitocalon, is, Chi Fastitocalon-F Grand Mantis, Chimera Cost: 100 Gil ‘At: 12 Bite Bug (for), Bit Bug, Fungear, Bue, Funguar (fr 1) Jellog, Glacial Eye, Creeps, Belhelme, Blob. TRexa, Bomb, Vysags, Lf, Rhy, lasts, Gsper, Blitz, Death Claw; Abyss Worm, Gayl, ‘Anmadoo (Level -19) Cuerchiplar ‘Bite Bug, Blora, Bue Sader WOOT ag Tail Items Dropped By ‘Stolen From | Card Mod ) Cost: 200i NagiSene 2) [Bite Bg. Fang, But Jelie,| |G ck eteye | Grito ‘tks 15 Gin Ee, Ges, Benin, Bel (Lor Hite 104% Blt, Gee bys Worm, Jee (fr) ‘cho all above Level 2029) Ocha Lnel 129) Gran Mans: Deak ne Gani Dropped By ost os ochu Tenet (2 Dragoo Skin 2) Travertine, Be Dagon Nia Items Dropped By Stolen From | Card Mod Mulboro Tentacle (x2) Malboro Malboro ie Malone (4 for 1) Shap Spi c)_——[ — Ges Wa, Dew Chae [Grae Mats rand Mani fox 1 Enya Oy Tol, Bebemod a) Na “Eloy 101) ed Dragon (rare, Level 3-100)Zell, master of close-combat fighting skills, uses kicks and punches to defeat his enemies. Zell also has a great fr the hot dogs that are sold in Balamb Garden's cafeteria, Never one to cause problems to others, Zell's lntenespy, wild temper, ad eactionary style sometimes get him into trouble. People in his hometown of Balam view him asa “comic bookish” type of hero, ora klutzy, poorly behaved person Zell's Vital Stats by Level wv i 2 20103516 40182827 60258036, 803320 100 401847 Zell’s Limit Break: Duel Relying completely on his powerful ists, Zell has developed a fighting style thats al {gar and nail his opponents with a powerful custom-made combo, ‘own. When his HP drops, Zell goes into high ‘When the game begins, Zel only knows five basic attacks. Throughout the game, Zell can learn new attacks by locating issues of a maga | Zine called Combat King. Each issue will teach Zell anew move. Combat King Locations ‘Combat King OOF In a cell om the first floor of the D-District Prison Combat King 002 Defeat Fujin and Raijin in Balamb Combat King 003 Got from ZelI’s girfriend in Balamb (see Secrets) ‘Combat King 004 Get from an Esthar Soldier in Esthar (see Disc Three walkthrough) ‘Combat King 005 Found in Lunatic Pandora during Disc Three (see Dise Three walkthrough) Pen ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eed eee Ta an ena oe ee ‘When the Pet Limi Bek is sete window appears atthe bot ofthe see showing al of habe atacks To the righ sth in inte ‘he combo Ifyou don’ emer a ending stack befor the time init exies, he como will end on is ova. As you ener tacks the man window wl dsp Pe and eapear wih new set of atacks. Typically the are two othe apn in each window, Sortieseniy wo moves ape in the window, but you noe a Hark spat he ftom, At these times, you can input the Punch Rush (@ @) eer an het pos that spain the bo. Intl this may seem ficult euing the atc you wil have no rouble The folowing hat iss com stings tht a ending atch Use these bostyour sped, bec youl know exacly whan press next before the ction even app: You can also se els Dac tacks o Auton ZatsSans Soe Duel Attacks -—____——— A Name Movement Found in... Punch Rs eo Daal Boy ao aot Hee Dep af aoe Mich Kick 7° het Dolphin Blow oom Combat King 001 Meteor Strike tote ‘Combat King 002 “Burning Rave tttteo Learned “Meteor Barret 4ote ‘Combat King 003 Different Beat eeoer Combet King 00 My Final Heme res ot) Combat King 05 Note ending moreCost: 100 Gi Ak: 12 Hits 089: ‘Bes Bug, Blob, Baal | Bre Bug (Tor), -Funguar (for 1) ‘Bit Bug. Fungus, Boel, Jeleye Glacial Eye, Creeps, Behcime, Boba, TResaur, Bom, Vysage, Lefty, Righty Elastoid, Gesper, Bitz, Death Claw, Abyss Worm, Gayla, Armada (Lave 1-19) [Dropped sy | Stolen From | Card Mod) Cost: 200 Gi sAawonG eve 29-100, Gendt] Great __ | Grete oe Ate 15, Caterchiplr Hi 99 Dropped By Stolen From | Card Mod _ ‘Atk: 20 Grendel (Level 1-19, rare) oe mm rr fa Na | Dropped By Cost: 800 Gil ‘Atk 25, Hit 10356 Adamunine (1) Dragon Stn Tico he Dagos [NANA Red Dragon, Ws Drag, Tie Da TD i Grendel (Level 20-100)Selphie recent transfer stent to Balam Garden. She grew up in Trbia Garden, ltd dep inthe mountins onthe note ‘continent Her outgoing personality and sincerity have eared he many fends at Balamb and Trabia Gardens. Curent, be is ‘busy tying to organize the Garden Celebration between taining sessions. When fgg. Selpie uses giant Nunchak al special mac that includes several unique spel, Selphie’s Vital Stats by Level Early in the game, Seiphie's Limit Break is extremely valuable because it enables you to aocess spells You probably won't see elsewhere for quite sometime: In addition, Selpie has several types of magic tha can’t be found anywhere ese in the game: Full-Cure Incarly Boss fights, this spell will come in handy as it completely restores your entire paty’s HP Wall This spell casts Protect and Shell on all purty members. I's a great defensive spell, but kind of rare. Rapture Rather than causing damage to an opponent, Rapture ataches angel wings tothe enemy’ back and flies it ight out ofthe bate. This spel i also rare, and doesn’t work against Boses The End ‘This is Selpie's strongest Limit Break nd perhaps the best one inthe gure When Sephic cas ths deem shen ta eee elo Howes, ‘where itis puto rest. The End works on regular enrnies ad Bose weer it does fet undead enemies. The End she mt dium Bek © ctin Sebphic's Slot mem. Your chanes oping iinreze when Seg eve iver high, and when she's in danger of geting knocked out ‘When you select Slot, a menu opens inthe bottom eft come of the sereen.You'l hen see a spell with a uber next ot. The spl shown i what will be cast you choos the cast option; he number inate how many neste pel wl be a fou vant, choose the “Do Ove” command 0 receive a diferent spell and number. Targeting ofthe spells is completely random, but Sephie wl not cast prottefeuave magi on enemies oe ack ‘magic om alies. Stolen From Bie Bug, Funguar, Bue, delle, | BiteBug, Blt, Buel] Bite Bug (ort), Gtacal ye, Creeps, Belhelme!, unguar (for 1) ‘Bloba, FResau, Blobra, Bob ‘Vysop,Lefy, Righty, East, Gespet, Bitz, Dea Ca, ‘Abyss Worm, Gayl, onbRagmen Do Bomb [Ramat Stolen From | Card Mod Grand Manis [rand Mantle Tory‘(Crescent Wish Items Dropped By Stolen From | Card Mod ¥ Cost: 400 Gil Inferno Fang Red Dragon (Level 1-44) Red Dragon __| Red Dragon (10 for 3) i ‘Ate: 20 Tife Ring (x1) Turtapo,Torama (Level 1-19), WA “Turapod ( for 1) Hit: 100% Mesnerize Tap Seo Grand Wants, Deak Cine Grand Ns [Gnd Wa ToT Vision Items Dropped By Stolen From | Card Mod Cost: 200 ci Adan (1) Adamantine TBGHDSIF2 (at FA) | Minotaur for 10) ‘Atk: 25 Siar Fragment 3) Tron Gan, TRexaur sy] ron Gant for) Tron Gant ‘ Hit: 255% TH Face rae, Level 30-100), eh. (Chimera (Level 20-10, ra), 3 Hexaragon(Leve! 20-100, E Teepe (Lave 20297 mp, JMatboro, Forbidden, Grand Mantis (Level 1-29, ra), Ti-Face Irvine is tuted as an expert marksman who can use special ammo to attack enemies. He puts on ar and attempts to convince those around him that he's a misunderstood loner, an image he uses to his advantage when courting female stadents, However, when placed in a pressure situation, he tends to shod his tough exterior and quickly loses his composure. ‘When in rouble, Irvine loads his weapon with special ammunition and assaults his opponents with hail of ballets. After selecting Shot, “choose the type of ammo you want Irvine to use. Consider your enemy’ before choosing. Do you need the wide-spread damage of Shotgun ‘Ano, ofa powerful punch against a tough beast? ‘When the Shot Limit Break begins, two windows appear. The one onthe left shows which enemy(s) you're targeting. Move the cursor up an down to swith targets while shooting. The window on the right indicates how much ammo is remaining, and he time before the Limit a Inf a moderate aout of damage om oe ene, and reloads at an average spe. You can shift your sim between Sever arses “while wsing this ype of Ammo. otgun Ammo (Scatter Shot) ‘Similar to Normal Arum, Shotgun Amamo hits every enemy on-screen with ach shot. Ammo (Dark Shot) Similar to Nonmal Ammo, but each tne ou hit an enemy you have a chance of causing several abnormal tas effects (Sleep, Blind, “Poison, Silene, et.) Ammo (Flame Shot) é “This fre elemental ammo causes damage oll enemies on-screen, Efecive against enemies weak against fre, but dest work well on temies essa ite magic. It wl heal enemies that absorb ie magic.Demolition Ammo (Canister Shot) Although it has a slow load time, it packs a strong punch. lis downside is that you can only target one enemy at time, although you can ssl eyee through target Fast Ammo (Quick Shot) ‘Think machine gu. I's not very strong, but you can quickly unload about 25 rounds into group of enemies, Tis amimo's speed makes up fits lack of powee. Just make sure you have a healthy supply, or you'll quickly an out AP Ammo (Armor Shot) ‘Armor Piercing (AP) Ammo is mach beter than the similar Demolition Ammo. I's stonger than Demoition Ammo and the fin rate is much fase Pulse Ammo (Hyper Shot) ‘Tis is by far the best ammo you can find. K causes maximum damage toa single enemy, and has a great fre ate Unfortunately, i's catia wo come by ‘You ean find, buy of refine amma, You need to reine most ofthe good stuf from rare tems, Just make sure you keep an ample sippy round, because you don't want to run out in the mide ofa critical bat 7 Normal Ammo 1 Normal Ammo = 1 Fast Ammo 1 Shotgun Ammo = 2 Fast Ammo | Bomb Fragment = 20 Fire Ammo You can save some ammo by watching the damage each shot causes. If your shots stop Ce ere Lee ae at a ee ee 1 Red Fang = 40 Fire Ammo 1 Venom Fang = 20 Demolition Ammo 1 Running Fire = 40 Demolition Ammo 1 Cactus Thorn = 40 Demolition Ammo 1 Sharp Spike 1 Chef's Knife 0 Pulse Ammo 20 Pulse Ammo 1 Bnergy Crystal 1 Power. Generator Cost: 100 Gil Sto Pipe xt) Weodigo (ate Abt: 12 GIMSIN Level 1.29, ca) Hits 105% Seer a ‘Gexzard, GIMSTN (are Term tess Dropped By ‘Stolen From | Card Mod GMA eve 129, [Bomb ragment 0) Bomb Bomb Bomb foc [Seren G3) Geer GIMATN eae) [Gear J erard Ct) [ens [roped By Card Na oeCost: 800 Gi ‘Ak: 25, t Hits 115% Items Dropped By Stolen From it Dio Bone (x) Rear FReaur Rexar(2fr Amado (fe 0 Sacred (fo 10 Mina Sone) Tie Cave 13) Taare Ni Inp Level 40-100, Torun (Level 30-100) Siar Fragment) Tron Giant, TRenaur (rus) Toa Gia ‘Trice (Level 30-100, a), (Chimera (Level 20-100, are, exaagon (Level 30-100), Red Dragon (Level 1-44, ue) Seer any Geeard, GIMTN are cu [Special Skill: Desperado ‘enemies posing a threat to his party members, Although he dreams of someday starting & writing career, he's cur rently serving in the Galbadian Anny. Lagune’s Vital Stats by Level it Spr id __ buck 1 Teas g so p ae [TEN TAS 2 IMS Gace neh Se aes SOTO ag Se ap EON |S OT TI CS Ageia 5 EE SS Height: 50 [RSV SVE DoB Jaouiry 3 MUIR jE SEE VE Blood Type: 50 3410 4g 37 42 33 En 20 Weapon: Machine Gun 0a a7 aE AEN SON SST DO 10 414848 MT OO aA AL laguna’s Limit Break: Despera ‘Laguna tosses a hand grenede, and then empties few clips of ammo at his enemy before baling ou. Tis tack hits multiple enemies, (Age: 2 Height: 614° [Special Skill: Blood Pain + One of Kros* most distinguishing Feamees ar the sharp blades, called Kal, which he wears on both arms. His fighting style is also unigue, jst like his weapon. He has a very caring personality and a sharp wit. Lite is known about Kivos, except that he igh alongside Laguna in Galbudia's Army. Kiros’ Vital Stats by Level Luck. 1 6 1 2 2 30 i se 7 a = aS AG see a a Laer BOLT 12a go IS TOS gsc asa 24 7 50 a0 HO dw AT [DoBs july 6 70 Bil aves eA 2 [Blood Type: 0 50 CS | ET Weapon: Kats! DOTS Teabags eR ag aaG as ae a a a Pa AENEID ay‘Ward isa big, powerful man. He can tion tohis friends is unwavering ‘Ager 25 Height: 70° DOB: Febnsiry 25 Werel Zealoere ries wih bim an unusually heavy weapon, the Harpoon, which he tows at ‘atacking enemies Just ike Kiss, Ward has been assigned o Fight alongside Laguna in the Galbadian Army, His devo- Warel’s Limit Brealk: Heavy Anchor “Tong cor Might ea Ward eps Oe lis flee cx nest Pound The reoning shockwave daages al enemies Inthe area, Seiferhas gained «reputation in Balam Garden's Disciplinary Committe. Seier i the or rivalry that lead ther both into wouble at ties Garden as show-off and a snob, With his friends Fujin and Raji, he acts athe nly other Gunblade user at Balam Garden besides Squall. The (wo have & heated bis Gunblade. Gathadian President, Hee tre inte nation of Galbadia, ‘opponents. [agers Seifer’s Vital Stats by Level |Height: «> iv Vit Mc Luck BoB: December 22 1 ese ED \Blood Type: 0 10 x 10 18 13 Weapons: Gusbiade 20 Lead] Special Skill Fre Cros Ei “10 " imit Break 30 er’s Limit Breaks} 70 80 Seierhis an opporcarwihaFrespel ct | [OOTEEIES as then fllowsthe tack witha Bast of ener) ftom | “ToQ sez} 48S ‘Very lite i known about Ede ober than the fact that she has inherited the Sorceress Power at some point her ie. She only recently appeared fr the first time, and seems to be working with Vinvee Deng, the tions ae unclear, bt it seems unlikely that she wil bring peace tothe warring Age? Height: ? Edea’s Vital Stats by Level DoB:? a a Rea 1566s 2095412 SE eg TET ‘01707 (02071 0 2428 a Bea ses her powerful soreress magic to ere- | _80. 1937 Tadgintickejrvin vicki hert aipter | Ta peer ‘100 3777 4Maulttis (Trepe Groupies #1, 42, #3/Cafeteria, classroom) MiniMogeddemger, Hall) ; {AS you begin the gain, you begin eaming or losing points toward your SeeD Ranking that you'll be given later in the game. The SeeD Rankin; broken down into several categories: Conduct, Judgement, Attack, Sp Attitude. Your SeeD Ranking is determined by many factors; the choices you ‘make, the timé You spend exploring between missions, how well you obey orders, and by the number of enemies you defeat. If you want to achieve a high SceD Rank later, you'll need to abide by these factors for now. Check out the SeeD) Ranking Secrets on p.9 for more information, At the start of the game simply follow Squall’ instructor, Quistis Tepe, until she releases everyone from class. Speak with the other students, and thet! Tetum to Squal’s desk and access the Study Panel, Select the Tutorial section titled “new” and you'll automatically receive your first two Guardian Forces (GF), Quezacotl and Shiva. Before you equip ‘your two new GFs, take some time to go through the Tutorial section and Jearn all about the basic controls and concepts in FFVIIL| bed to restore any lost Hit ede Ce Cem e Ce ere ee ae eee if you have a question about how the game works. You nae ora After you finish the Tutorial section, you should consider looking through the res 1) Pinel, Once you've had your fill, shut down the Study Pan After passin ng the SeeD exam 1at@# You'll want to b people you'll find all over the world. However, you can’t start playing until you have at least five cards. You could wait until you find five cards on the battlefield, but you can get a mediocré'starting deck of Level I cards by stopping and talking to the person standing on the 2nd floor walkway. This deck isn't very strong, but i will become a decent one with the addition Ofa few stronger cards, which won't fake long. xegin playing cards with st Of the choices on the Study and exit the classroom, it as well as several minor locations that you'll only see at specific points in the story. provides a brief rundown of the major locations and what you'll find at each one, ‘The Garden is very large and full of all kinds of activity. There are 10 major areas that you'll visit quite often, ‘The following information Dormitory This is where you'll ind (Carking Squall’s room. At various times during the game Any and all vehicles you'll be asked to retum used by SeeD are stored here. You can use Squall’s here. You'll typically only come here when you need a Points (HP) for your party set of wheels, members or GES, or save your game using the Save Point. training Center Those wishing to brush up on their fighting skills can Visit the Training Center at any ime, There are monsters roaming around freely inside the Training Center, so use caution when entering. This isa great place to build up ‘Squall and his GFs at the beginning of the game.(Front Gate) The great outdoors beckons at the end of this long corridor. If you're not driv your next objective, you must exit the Garden through the Front Gate. By the way, when you're looking for a game of cards, You'll remember the Infirmary from the begin- ning of the game. Dr. Kadowaki, the residing physician, is always here to re advice or play a game ards, Not only can you meet a 12 people here, you can also pick up useful information and a magazine. Make sure you Jot of interest stop in often, this is a great place to find challengers. Occult Fan I Hot dogs are a staple of the SeeD diet. The Cafeteria hhas hot dogs occasionally, but they always go fast, This is a great area to meet up with people, You should definitely. stop by if you're looking to meet someone new. ‘The Quad is the home of the Garden Festival, but there’s not much going on here... yet. Stop by and join the Garden Festival committee if you like.Headmaster Cid runs the SeeD Garden from his third ‘The classrooms are all located on the second floor, hhowever, Squall only has access to Quistis’ classroom, This i also the best place to lear more about the game by accessing the Study Panel o} at Squait’s desk in the back. floor office. You can only visit his office when he per mits it, so don’t bother look ing for an entrance, because there isn’t one yet. Squall begins the game without any stocked magic, Fortunately, there are several Draw Points throughout the Garden. Visit them all o get a headstart on your magic supply. Most Draw Points can be used an infinite amount of times, but you must wait for the Draw Point to refill after each Draw, However, some Draw Points can only be used once. Most of the time, it takes a while forthe Draw Point to refill, so don't wat around, An sy way to tell whether ot not you can draw from a Draw Point is by its color. Full Draw Points are purple, while empty Draw Points are Blue. Meet Quistis at the Front Gate when you're ready 10 go. Once she joins your party, you'll want to equip her with one of the GF’s you received earlier. It isn’t necessary to equip her with a GF, but without one she'll only || be able to attack during battle Once outside, you should take some time to prepare for the Fire Cavern, First, you should look for a few enemies in particular that have some valuable magic. Bite Bugs live in the grassy areas and have Sean and Fire ‘magics, which enables you to examine an enemy’s HP and weaknesses. Glacial Eyes also live in the plains, and ‘they have Blizzard, Scan, and Cure magie. Stockpile both types of magic, because they'll be extremely helpful ‘in the Fire Cayern, Along the beach south of the Garden you'll find Fastitocalon-Fs, which also have Blizzard ‘hagic, but they are also worth 3 AP each.Leaving the Garden (Cont.) By the time you enter the Fire Cavern, you should have a large supply of Blizzard and Cure magic. Remember that both Quistis and Squall can hold 100 of eaeh type of magic, and there's no limit as to how much magic you can draw from a single monster, 11's also a good idea to boost Squall’s and Quistis’ vital stats by stocking up on a couple of other spells. Using Quezacot! to junction 100 Sleep spells to a character's Magic boosts the Magic stat by a whopping 12 points. This will help immensely during the first Boss fight. Additionally, you can teach Quezacotl T Mag-RF (Thunder Magic-Refine), which uncovers the skill Mid Mag-RF (Mid-Level Magic-Refine). Learning the Mid Mag-RF ability will enable you to refine one Blizzara from five Blizzard spells. This is particularly useful in the Fire Cavem, because most of the enemies inside have a weakness against Ice magic. Blizzara even more useful in defeating the Fire Cavern’s Boss. ‘Scattered around the World Map are invisible Draw Points, You'll find one such Draw Point: hidden at the entrance to the train tunnel just east of Balam, This one contains the Esuna spell, which you won't see much of until later in the game, Always check train tunnels and other odd places on the World Map for Draw Points BERNESE: Breaks are based on Bluc Magic, which is a type of magic used by monsters. By collecting special items, Quistis learns new types of Blue Magic, which she can later use in battle, Your firstechance to teach Quistis a new Blue Magic is on your way to the Fire ‘You can find an enemy known as Caterchipillar in the forest outside the Fire Cavern This enemy uses a Blue Magic called Ultra Waves that attacks multiple targets. Defeat a ‘Caterehipillar, and it may drop a special item—Spider Web. Use the item outside of battle to teach Quistis the Blue Magic: Ultra Waves.‘| Ifrit (Boss) ces CoC rr Select time limi for rea it Rare Cards eC eed oe) A cave set in a hillside east of Balamb Garden represents the Fire Cavern. Your goal is to defeeat the Boss inside the Fire Cavern under the constraints of a time limit that you choose for yourself. Hopefully, ‘you've prepared well by stocking up on lots of magic and training your GFs, ce Es NE | = 9 : Li < The Time Limit & Your SeeD Ra {As Squall approaches the entrance to the caver, he is asked to choose a time limit for the test. The choices are 10, 20, 30, or 40 minutes. Obviously, the more time you have, the ‘asier the test will be to complete. However, if you want to get a high SeeD Rank at radu | ation, you'll want to have as litle time left on the clock: as possible a the end ofthe bate | in With Ifit, Ten minutes should suffice; don’t worry though, it’s more time than it seems. y ‘The Fire Cavern is short and easy to navigate and the rt BRE only nced to reach the end ofthe caver and defeat the a " A] Boss in the time that you chose before entering the cavern. DRE ee am) You can take as much time as you like exiting the caver. IF you do choose 10 minutes, don't pay too much attention to Quisis’ comments as you run through the cavern, She doesn’t say much that you really need to hear, and you"ll need to conserve some time forthe Boss fight. Also, try to avoid long, drawn-out bates. Use Blizzard to eliminate any h enemies you meet and move on quickly. Lastly, avoid drawing from enemies on your way to the Boss fight, and instead wait until you're on your way out. Most of them won't have anything you need right now anyway.Elemental Warfare } The Fire Cavern is full of monsters that have a weakness to Ice magic. Use spells like Blizzard and Blizzara to easily destroy your enemies, tits the toughest enemy you've faced ore Hlemental Cece rend Peay iain braaneeatiolt On Your V ut Bombs are great cards! Use Quezacotl’s Card ability to convert a few Bombs into cards, or a try to win a few from battles. Also, make sure you hit the Fire Draw Point on your way back through the cavern. There's no time limit on your way outeo ly (Holl ond meet the thers ‘After the battle with Ifrit in the Fire Cavern, it’s time to return to Balamb Garden and prepare for the SeeD Field Exam. The first place you should visit upon retuim to Balam Garden is Squall’s room in the Dormitory section of the Garden. To change uniforms, inspect his ‘bed and then inspect the bed again t0 rest up before your next challenge. There's also a Save Point here; Tsuggest you use it, Make stfe you return to the main Hall when you're ready to move on. The team will be taking the Garden Car to Balamb to meet up with the others. You probably saw Balamb earlier; 'sthe city to the west of Balamb Garden. Just stick to the road and you'll find it Once there, don’t ‘waste any time boarding the assault boat. You've got a job to do! NOTE SCE eke eens PR aesDOLLET' (Seed FIELD EXAM) Enenties fian Soldier (in town) — Angcondaur Galbadian Soldier Geezard Elite Soldier (on mountain) Soldier Soldier Biggs (Boss) Wedge (Boss) Elvoret (Boss; Comm Tower) Draw Point Blind (Comm Fower) Save Points Beach, Gmm Tower ‘The SeeD Field Exam takes place in a town known as Dollet, which is cur= | rently under siege by Galbadian Forces. Your job is to help rid the town of any remaining Galbadian soldiers. Zell and Seifer are now in your party. They don’t come equipped with GFs, so you'll need to assign them one if you want them to perform tasks other than attack. At the least, give Zell a GF so he can begin drawing magic and boosting his stats wa through Junctioning, NOTE Senet ame ee ene currently in your party. You should go ahead and give mere eee ee ae OA ae ea eee area ee Se ead dat ee i ead Pee eeeiched closely by your SeeD instructors, Act quickly, concentrate on completin pping to talk, follow orders, outwit your opponents, and finish battles quickly to g Your actions are be the highest grade possible et lost in Dollet. Simply head up the street and follow any order Seifer gives you. During avoid talking to any characters unless it's an order, or Wait around until something happens. It’s difficult any long pause You can follow Selphie off the cliff iff you want, but it might be wiser to walk around so get a better look at your surroundings, Such knowledgi Useful a little later, Plus, if you jump off the cliff, you'll have 5 poi from your SeeD Ranking. Also, make sure you equip her with one of your three GPs before going anywhere. At this point, Selphie will have whatever Magic pes hhad drawn, | 3 CO CL eee battle against Biggs because Wedge is off on en a eat See Soldier. However, you can draw Esuna magic from Biggs, which is extremely useful for Junctioning and is Se ee nee en battles. You should try to draw as much Esuna from Biggs ee De ee ea see eee cage to Biggs or once « few minutes have passed. With the two present, you can stock up on magic fo your heart's content, because Wedge has a ure spell that you can draw to stockpile, or use on a party member when their HPS get low, When you're ready fo end the fight, focus on Biggs or call upon your pecan as damage equal to both charae- y Cee aed a) an 7% + the real Boss fight begins. vy § ¥"ig g \5 ‘2 é 1§ |S 13X-ATMO92 (Cont Sahel kc ea core team back tothe transport. When it catches you, you're forced to fight it again, eu eet ees Fortunately, there is only one spot where you must fight. The rest of the fimes you can dodge the Boss if you react quickly and just keep moving. oe Denne ee etaca || else can be dodged. There are three tricky spots to be aware of. The fist is the cif Selphie jumped down earlier. On this screen, you should ALWAYS use the The second tricky spot is the leftmost, downward mountain path. About Dea ue uN ea a prevent you from losing your balance when the Boss’ heavy footsteps leave the party immobile and vulnerable, ce a The third trouble spot is the bridge, where X-ATMO92 leaps over the party to Coa ee a eee en eRe ed og a ce re _ond time, Turn back around! and keep going toward the transport.Balamb is Zell’s hometown. Make sure you stop by and » his mother, who just so ts aot happens to be a card. player.‘There’s a mysterious woman near the train station known as the “Queen of Cards.” She can give you information on the | Wu ‘current status of the card game, plus she can spread new rules for a fee. You can even challenge her to a game, which some~ times pays off big because she tends to use the “Direct” and “AI” trading rules. (For more information on the Card Game, refer to page 161.) You can find your first issue of Timber Maniacs on the train platform right next to the signpost in the fore= ground, (Where to Gof} There isn’t much for you to do here. Look around, play some cards, rest up, save... whatever you feel like doing. When you're finished, return to Balamb Garden to get your test score.Rare Cards ininivioy nn to Squal's room and Return 1 Squol's Dorm Go to the Second Floo et Squals— °° With the SeeD Field Exam now over, the team heads back to Balamb Garden to get their SeeD Rankings and to prepare for their next assignment, Stop and talk with Quistis, Xu, and Cid in the main Hall, and then find Seifer Outside the Library. When it’s time to get your SeeD Rank, you'll hear an announcement over the intercom. Simply follow the instructions given to you. Alter graduation, return to Quistis’ classroom. Talk to Cid right after graduation and he'll give you a Battle Meter. You can 1} access it in the Information section of the Tutorial. The Battle Meter provides “} information on how you're performing. ‘The Battle Meter indicates how far you've walked, the number of battles you've fought, how many battles youve won, and how many battles you've run from. ks from SeeD based on your SeeD Rank. The higher your rank, the more ou're paid. Your SeeD Rank will fluctuate throughout the game based upon your ulflling your orders flawlessly and ef ‘rank, whereas a failed mission or incorrect decision ean lower it There are also tests you can take to increase your SeeD Rank. Each test that you flawlessly pass raises your SeeD Rank by one. You can take the first test at Squall’s Study Panel in Quistis’ classroom or by accessing the Tutorial section from the Main Menu. You can take other tests in the Tutorial section. There are a total of 30 tests that you can take, however, Squall cannot take a test higher than his current level. For example, if Squall is at Level 14, he can only take the first 14 tests. The highest SeeD Rank anyone can obtain is “A,” which is the equivalent of Level 30. Se Roe eae) Pee ee es ae ee a eed oeUpon meeting Quistis at the Trainin equip her with at least one GF. The Trainii s. The “Seeret Area” Quistis spoke of is in the Center, down the hall and above the Cert ad Reldos, have two useful spells: Protect ond Shell. Stock up PEs Le ad inating all three Raldos firs. Initlly, they don’t atack direct- Pa eke end RR cea ee ae eee oud (On the other hand, Granaldo isn’t nearly as powerful when fighting alone, In fac, Ce a ec Put this Boss to sleep with its own ‘magic, and then pummel it into sub- mission with attack magic, If the Cee ee sleeping, they'll wait harmlessly to be poet cece y ‘Check Squall’s desk in his new room to find the April edition of Weapons Monthly (Weapons Mon Apr). If you'd like, this is a good time to Visit Quistis” classroom and take the first test at ‘Squall’s Study Panel, You can also take the test by accessing the Tutorial section from the Main Menu, This is also a good time to play cards; ry 15 et the MiniMog and Quistis Cards. o If you're working on the Garden Festival Committee, you should check out Selphie’s new and improved "School Festival Committee” web page via Squall’s Study Panel. From this site, you can read about Selphie’s thoughts on her latest ‘estival, and you can peek at her on-line diary.naam n’t challenge Cid hance for quite some tiUpon receiving your first assignment, go to Balamb and speak with a conductor and pay 3,000 Gil for a train ticket. When you board the —— train, speak with Zell and Selphie. However, a myste- rious vision leaves them with unan- swered questions. This is the first time you'll met Laguna Loire and his two companions, Kiros and Ward. Continue forward through the forest, and then cross the log over the river. When you find the armored vehicle on the path, get inside Of it to automatically drive to Deling City When you arrive at Deling City, you should head for the ~ albadia Hotel by walking east. Once there, vist the lounge downstairs. I's here Where you'll meet an amazing pianist named Julia. Speak with both Kiros and Ward before and after Julia plays the piano. After the with the hotel concierge to find Julia’s room, Keep speaking with Julia until the scene switche B back to Squall and comy board the train,tation, you'll be p recites the code ‘of Timber sure has yged!” You must Pred Reed Rare Cards MagazinesRinoa’s Limit Breaks involve her pet dog, Angelo. Like most dogs, Angelo can learn tricks with Rinoa’s assistance. These tricks are then randomly used in battle or when Rinoa calls upon Angelo, Her dog begins the game knowing two tricks, but you can learn several others by col issues of Pet Pals magazines. ‘n issue of Pet Pals magazine teaches a new trick. You found one earlier on the train to find a second issue lying on Rinoa’s bed after the strategy meeting. Use the magazines by reading them in your inventory. Then enter Rinoa’s status menu in the main menu and flip through the pages until you reach Angelo’s screen. Tricks with a full red bar are learned tricks and can be used in battle. Empty bars represent unleamed tricks. To learn an unlearned trick, highlight the unlearned trick and exit the main menu, As Rinoa walks around, the trick is slowly learned. When you hear a tone while walking around, you'll know the trick has been fully learned and you ean choose another. After re-introducing yourself to Rinoa, you'll follow her to the strategy room where you'll receive details of the Forest Ow!'s mission. ‘The plan consists of the following steps: Catch up to the 24 escort ear and sneak onboard Proceed cautiously across the roof of the 24 eseort car Proceed across the roof of the President's car Uncouple the 1 escort car Have the dummy car and your team move in after uncoupling the escort car Uncouple the 24 escort car Escape with the President's car Step 2: The 2% escort ear is the one that’s supposed to be equipped with heat anc! motion detectors. Simply stand still at first and watch the soldiers below. When they open their windows, theyll discover that neither of their sophisticated Sensors is working, so quickly run across and ignore the whole “stop-and-g0” plan. Step 1: When the base ‘catches up to the President's train, simply follow Rinoa ‘onto the last ca.Step 4: During this step, Selphie and Zell will serve as your lookouts. When they yell that a soldier is on its way back, don’t aste a second getting back on top of the train car. When both soldiers head back the other way, you can drop down and finish the job. The e randomly given to ‘Squall at this point. Remember that you only have five seconds to enter each code. Step 3: The third step is simple, because there's no fone {0 stop your progress, Step 6: Uncoupling the 2 escort car is tougher than the first. Selphie and Zell are busy, so this time you don’t have a lookout. ‘You must keep an’ Step 5: This part is all guards by pressing the RI but up to the guys back at the ton. If either guard is on its way back, you base. As long as you p should climb up (regardless of how far off form your task within the the guard is) just to be safe, You now have given time limit, they'll have five codes to enter, but you still have a full time to mer five seconds to enter each code. President's car. Step 7: If you've done {Your job, this step will occur ‘automatically. If not, you'll have to start again at the last train car you were enterit the codes for. ‘After completing the mission, you'll appear in the Forest Owl's train, Prepare your party and then talk to HRinoa when you're ready to confront the Presidentisin your parti i a 1 ‘old copy of Timber Maniacs lying on the floor, but you may be a litfle shocked to find a copy of “Girl Next Door” hidden in these magazines; each one is worth it The Souvenir Shop | ‘There'S a small souvenir shop neur the train to Balamb | Although the shop doesn’t have much to offer, you should pay it a Visit and speak to its owner. If your party needs to be healed, she can provide you with clues to the location of the infamous Owl's ‘Tears. If you're lost, she can show you her “easy-to-read!” map of ‘Timber. She can also give you a bie of information about Zone's taste in reading materials, which may come in handy some day. the 1ocal hotel, you'll need to find an» {6 alternate way to refresh your party. You can find the Owl's Tears || at the small house next fo the Dole train station. The old man | living inside will let you drink all you want, which is a good thing because the Owl's Tears completely restore your team’s HP and you can’t stay at the hotel just yet: ‘To get the Owl's Tears, simply 20 to the faucet on the left side of the room, If you're really persistent, however, you can find 500 Gil in the old man’s cupboard. This is the old man’s secret savings, $0 if you take it he won't let you have any more (Owl's Tears. The choice is yours to make.There's a drifter blocking the Pub’s back door, Which subsequently blocks your progress. There are two'ways to move the drifter: buy him a drink or give him one if his missing cards, There are six drinks from which to choose; but the driftetiomly likes one of the six, Upon speaking with the woman at the bat, you learn that the drifter likes bitter drinks. Now observe the drifter to check out the drink he's currently holding. The following chart makes finding the correct drink a little easier Red Green Yellow Mimett Tantal Curiel Krakka Reagan Sylkis Answer: The drifter only likes Reagan; he'll tum down anything clse. (By the farious drink names from Final Fantasy VI. These ‘were the names given to the different greens you could feed a Chocobo.) Tf you would rather not spend 100 Gil buying the drifter a drink, you can sim- ply tell him about the monster card you found alter the fight outside the Pub. He's so elated upon hearing this inforn that he moves out of the way. In addition, he lets you keep the card and gives you another eard just for kicks! den) Disembark from the train at the first stop, the East Academy, when you are given the option. Looking directly to the northwest from the East’Aeademy Station, you'll see a small wooded area set between two mountains. This is the wooded area everyone has been talk- ing about. To reach Galbadia Garden, simply pass through the forest.Bate the Esthar Sodliors Find your way theough the mysterious maze Upon entering the forest Squall, Quistis, and Selphie fall into another trance. Although Laguna has left Timber, his situation has not improved. This area is comprised of a couple of large loops. Whenever you come to a crossroad, you'll typically want to take the path that leads off the top of the screen (unless you want to backtrack a bin), This area is also spotted with various traps you can set for the Esthar Soldiers, However, keep in mind that when you set a trap, you're blocking your own way in that same direction. Make sure you thoroughly explore the area before choosing to set traps, ve Magic: Degenerator While running around, you're bound to bump into a monster known as a Gesper. These bum- bling cyborgs may not seem like much of a threat, but they have a killer attack called Degenerator that can climinate a character, no matter how pow- erful, in a single bit. The plus side is that Gespers carry the Black Hole item, which they sometimes | rop. With Black Hole, Quistis ean learn the awe- some D{The Old s & Other Things ‘There are many things to find while exploring the excavation site, Some of these items might seem pointless, but you should take the time to seek them out nonetheless. ‘You can find two Old Keys scattered throughout the second level of the excavation site. You can’t see Heiter key on the ground, but if you search the pround in the right area they aren't too difficult to d. The first is located near the beginning of the evel, close to the Confuse Draw Point. Climb BI ica, and sty near te Tet hand side as {you walk down the tunnel. The second Old Key is at the first crossroad close to a pile of debris. You can’t keep the keys; regardless of what you do, Laguna always happens to lose them. Don’t bother looking around for them again, because they're gone for good. In another area, you'll find three gray panels on the ground, Laguna can tamper with a lever from one of the panels to set a trap for the Esthar Soldiers. Once you pall the lever, you won’t be able to cross the panels again Lastly, you'll find a detonation device lying on the ground near the area's end, The device is linked to a couple of nearby . Push the red switch first, and then try the hole in the floor elsewhere. Don’t mess the order up, or the boulders will only end path. Beyond the detonation switeh, you'll find a boulder stuck in the side of the wall, Move the boulder to reveal a Cure Draw Point ‘There are two types of Esthar Soldiers in the excavation site: Human and Cyborg. The human soldiers are 3ps and are easily defeated. On the other hand, the Cyborgs are tough and extremely powerful. ‘You can differentiate between the two by their stance and color. Always eliminate the Cyborg soldiets first, cause of the greater threat that they pose. In the last battle, Ward and Kiros are hit with’an aitack called Soul Crush that reduces their HP to fone point each, When you return to the “normal * make sure you heal Quistis and Selphie ally if both are curently in your party) iad eat athe hegyboe Tele MCOvtside Enemies | Draw Poin | Hsia (Un DOODIP) Ga eels ii Kesnior tell jour Cenizr all catch he nano DedingC h ton an | } Garden is a great place t xperience. Most of i the monsters in this area (especially the rare Ochu) are worth a lot of Exp and AP—almost.as much as the T-Rexaurs from the beginning of the game. This is especially helpful if you're trying to build up i Diablos’ Mug ability, which requires 200 AP, Upon enteri walking forward until you find a hall with several people undergoing forced exercise, Notice the stairease behind them’ The Reception Room is at the top of the stairs just keepIf you have the patience to’play alot, you can win the entire set of Level 6 Boss cards from one person in Galbadia € There are three people inside a classroom off the east branch of the, center path talking about cards. The female of the group has a complete set of the Level 6 Bosses. Of course, getting them all is no small task. She's quite an accomplished pl ‘Typically, Irvine doesn’t need special ammunition fuse his un, However, his Limit Break requires the ise of special ammunition that can be bou Fefined from items, Initially, you'll probably have two types of ammunition; Normal Ammo and Shotgun Ammo. The type of ammunition used determines the effectiveness of the attack. Normal Ammo hits a single target, while Shotgun ‘Ammo attacks all targets on-screen, You can buy both types of ammo from town shops. During Irvine's Limit Break, you must fiercely press the RI button to shoot as Imany times as possible in the allotted time. You may go through 10 rounds of ammunition each time, so it’s importantto have plenty of ammo on hand, If you don’t plan wisely, Irvine's Limit Break might get cut short In order to get anywhere, you must board the train at the Far Bast Galbadia Train Station located southwest of Galbadia Garden. There's a vehicle blocking the ks; but it will leave when you board the train,ely (Outside) ON Me y ree RM e119 ec feraiuey Also, if you have the Mug ability, you Ean need from Wendigos, which can be found around Deling Deling City has a great publie transportation jem, Speak with the blue-clad attendants to hop onto bus when it arrives, The bus will then ein the cit If you have trouble finding Caraway’ Mansion, just hop on the bus in front of the 1 Station and get off the bus at the very first stop. * le number from the Tomb of ° Fortunately, Ci ca end st 1 with a map, on displayer” for 5,000 Gi s exactly where you are on the tomb litte bit, but you don’t really need ards @Provecreirence) Float (DamiRoom) Gore (Hidden; Brides Control Room) Ble es iFirvcling first intersection you reach inside the Il see a sword with a blue hilt lying on | the ground, Upon inspecting the sword, you'll receive a random “Student ID No.” This is the Ghd Number you're looking for, so you can i However, the Tomb of the Unknown King is so home to a GF, the Brothers, but getting them Iojoin you takes a little work,Finding Your Way The layout of the tomb is simple, but it ean be very confusing until you get your be straight, What makes this the perspective is always over Squall’s shoulder. This really confusing is that, unlike other maps, when you enter a new scre doesn’t present a problem until you start to backtrack and forget that left is now right and right is now left 10 10 the Fight at every intersection. By doing so, you stay on the outer loop and you can in the proper order. Also, following this route will eventually return you back to the A simple strategy to follow is to hit all of the rooms along the outsid entrance. What to Do Inside the Code Number, you have the optional chal them. This task Afier tindin Tenge of findin, requires that you take several steps. First, you must find and defeat it, which causes it to run away. This also opens up the | ther two rooms on the outer ring of the maze, Which you must Tocate next and flip two switches. Flipping one switch opens a | dam, while the other switch lowers a bridge that you can’t see Sl just yet. This enables you to gain access to the center of the maze, the Brothers and defeati To get there, return to the entrance and then head straight into the center of the maze to, find the br earlier, Inside the center room. you'll fight the Brothersyso, make sure you Save first ee Poa ee ents ae nea Perea na retry cee rat) physical attacks. Sacred also car- Por en eae Nos eee eg a el eli Ai Casting Float on this Boss will cut off its regenerating HP. This effect doesn’t last long, so you may have to cast Float several SL ee he eee) recast Protec whenever necessary and whitle away at the Boss’ HP with GFs ond physical attacks until Sacred runs away.et tee itg Pere eet tant id er ey wo purposes in this battle: 1. When Cee Ca eet) ee ora ies ge cece Sek ee ke Se ee! because Sacred and Minotaur are Pe ee a they are in contact with the ce ery Cee a Poladroid et Or enone Peed ad rea betiey The Mad @) ~~ Cow Special is also an Earth-based attack. ee ae Ry attack passes harmlessly below them. Physical attacks work well inthis battle, but you'll make quicker work of each Boss by | using boosted GF attacks. If you decide to Reet eer tr focus on Minotaur, because its attacks are much Peng aay eee eer nee ay teh dar pe Ce eed aL Between Deling City and the Tomb of the Unknown Ki binds called Thrustaevises. Depend ‘on this crea: fure’s level, it may have the Tornado spell in its iawable inventory. Tornado junctions really well to. Bist about any stat, but at this point it’s best used to boost everyone's HP. If the Thrustaevises in the fava don’t have the Tornado spell (due to its current evel), you can steal Windmills from them, which ¢: be refined into 20 Tornado spells each.Py felt. BT Dr ae Magazines aSe Cacia? Got the Code?) When you return to Deling City, you should immediately head for Caraway’s | Mansion with the Code Number from the Tomb of the Unknown King. | ‘The way you input the code is unique, so pay attention. You mast give the ) “ones” first, “tens” second, and “hundreds” third (if necessary). For example, if the | sale is 135, you would enter the 5, then the 3, and finally the 1 Weapons Monthly PP) When cither Rinoa or Squall and Irvine are placed at the base ofthe Presidential Residence, you an access a manhole leading int the sewers before climbing the stacked boxes, Follow the path to its end to find the May issue of Weapons Monthly [i¥eapons Mon May). Switching Around You'll do a lot of switching between parties during this part of the game. Also, don't forget to switch Junctions each time—you don’t want to leave anyone defenseless! Exiting the Mansion There’s only one way out of Caraway’s trap and you must find it, There is one all clue, Check out the painting hanging on the wall. Everything you need to know is right there before you. If you still can’t figure it out, check out the section called “The Answer” at the end of this section (see pg. 62). Otherwise, do your best to solve this puzzle on your own. Also, take some time to talk to Zell and Selphie as © they explore the room. Their comments are meant to assist you and to make you laugh, ‘You'll spend a fair amount of time below Deling City, and getting around isn’t ‘There are a lot of locked gates and dead ends along the way. However, you puld check every gate to make absolutely sure you can't go through. Ifyou can’t figure out where to go, you can also use the water wheels 10 go upCont. Sewers B To SewersOn Cnet ed eed strong magic at that. Fortunately, Rinoa and Irvine join. ‘Squall for this battle, so things should be much easier. At the start have the character equipped with Carbuncle Se ha ke oe or eae ead Person at a time. Therefore, she usually ends up spend- ing the next three actions using Dispel. Meanwhile eerie rife ee OR ac Pa cations will ensure that Edea never gets to attack with anything more powerful than her ee ee tn eet ene || ee ee errs Not only is this group of magic strong, but it junctions well to your stats. After casting Carbuncle, you may also want to . ect sell ps ilpenay lfely fight against Edea, you can progress further the battle means missing out on 20 AP, To escape Ca glass from the shel Way's trap, you must take a near the door, As the painting suggests, place the las in the statue's hands. Upon doing so, a secret passage opens | that leads to the sewers below Deling CityLeave the Pub and head down across the Pridge. Follow the road stra sve the Sond toor acid rep gress to Raine. Return to is added to your inventory, so ier. However, you D0 Gil to Squall’s stash.«~~ (Outside) (Beaches) ee ade Items Ryd Magazines RY Tdle the prison is the GIMS2A. This robotic fiend uses the Micro Missile attack, which Quistis can also use providing finds the right item, the Missile. You Missile from a GIM 2A, or you can hope one will Bsa La Sel S On your way up the floors to Bands with you. ifyou win. On the St and 11% FI but at a price. Fortunately, however, each one has an item to ors, you'll find prisor Hon item if you can defeat them. The person on the 5! Floor ch eg ee | aio ri ee 8 who will give you a ra ges 500 Gil per ame, while the person on the 11" Floor charges 200 A prisoner on the 10! Floor has a better prize for 300 G you'll receive an upg ives you speci I} acter you're usin Il receive vary from a x Defeat this prisoner and ade for your Batile Meter called the Character Report. This information on the most g the Information headings under the Tutorial section of the of your characters, so you can see which cha nd whos fought the best. Access the Character Report Main MiThe prison is full of items for you to pick up. Once the alarms sound, nearly every cell is unlocked, Check behind every door to find useful items, card playing inmates, Draw Points, and Save Points. However, you must be careful while exploring, because the halls are full of mon: sters and Galbadian guards. Comba f Depending on the selections you make when a choice is ziven, several Moombas may appear out of nowhere to help you in various ways. A couple of Moombas will give you valuable items. Other Moombas will offer to create a shorteut for you on one of the prison floors. What this does is remove the barrier in between the staircases so that you don't have to goall the way around the perimeter. So how do you get the Moombas to appear? When given a choice, stand your ground, be brave, and / fight for what is just. Ifyou lack courage. lie, or submit to thority, the Moombas won't appear The Litt ‘Afier leaving the Torture Room, press the red button on the lift’s control panel when Zell instructs you to do so. When the control room reaches the bottom level, head to the right through the doorway. Continue forward until you reach another door- ‘way, and press the © button to cause the doorway to implode. a an Ne eho Peat cad a aac show Soret a prepared you for this danger- ees ert See a ie) NS) eliminating the Elte Soldier) ccd Renae cand leader out of the way, it's just o matter of dealing with the GIMS2As and any support magic cast on them. Pee ee ey SO Toy Con a ae ss nn eee cree enc yee te ae eee Elite Soldier GIM52As Narrow Escape Afier the Boss fight, and when you find Squall hangi from the bridge, you need to hold right on the directional button to guide him to safety. If you fail, it's Game Overoa eyed Rete Magazines} Getting Inside There's a place to scan an ID Card between the two doors inside the first building. Don’t worry about finding an ID Card. A member of your party will have found one inside the stolen vehicle earlier What To Do ‘Your goal isto sneak through the basé and sabotage the misile launch, To do so, speak with al the soldies seattered throughout the base and follow their orders. You'll get the chance to sabotage the terminal in the circuit room, alter the missiles error ratio, disable the launch mechanism, and set the base to self-destruct. Along the way, you'll have several options while talking to the soldiers. It's best to always play it cool so you can keep your identity a secret until you reach the Launch Control Room. By doing so, you can quietly go about the process of sabotaging the base. elting the Missiles Of Course ‘The Missile Control Panel is located next to the Missile Launch Bay's door. Inspect it and you'll be given a close-up view of the panel’s screen. First, select “Target.” Next, select “Set Error Ratio” and hold right on the | directional button to set the Error | Ratio to maximum, Select “Data Upload,” and then select “Yes” to upload the data. Conirol Panel Secret You can toy around a bit with the Missile Control Panel Choose to go to the Equipment inspection screen and you'll see the equipment used by the Galbadian Army. Hold down both the @ and @ buttons and press up or down on the control pad. The scene will switch to either a dancing Galbadian Soldier or Elite Soldier, Petty strange stuff. eo setting the Tine Lint When setting the auto self-destruct mechanism, you're given the choice of 10 to 40 minutes. You should onl utes if you weren't found out. If you were found out, you shouldn't need more than 20 minutes. Choosing a tim minutes or less enables you to use the door in the room with the self-destruct device, This door isa quick shortcut t the base’ exit and much easier than backtracking through the base.If you get caught, you're forced to face random encounters inside the base andl you won't be able to change the missiles” error ratio at first. Instead, you'll have f© ¢ self-destruct mechanism and then fight your way back into the base while ihe self-destruct countdown continues. During this time, it helps to have Diablos’ Ene Half or Enc None abilities to limit th are forced into a random battle, you should immediately escape from it so as f0 random encounters you face. If you Timit the amount of time wasted, ( 3° Control Panel, you must get an ID Card and a password from the downed Soldier nextto the Launch Control Room stairs, The downed Soldier will only appear once you reach the base’s entrance. Quickly return to the Control Pane, get the Soldier's ID and pass word (*EDEA"), and then access the Control Panel. Go to “Target select “Set Error Ratio,” and seit to maximum. Choose “Data Upload” and then exit the Control Panel. Upon exiting the base, you'l have a very short amount of time to fight the upcoming Boss. Raising the SeeD Rank ‘You have two opportunities to inerease your SeeD Rank in this event, First, get through this entire section Without getting caught by the guards, Second, exit the base and defeat the Boss within 10 minutes. GH251F2 3 —— 7.) De Aan dd tank with extremely powerful attacks, However, as solid is it might look, it's weak against Thunder, Earth, and Water magic, which makes destroying it reer To cut down on the damage caused by this Boss’ attacks, you con ©) Ct OC ag Pah gc sg Dec animation). After destroying the Boss, the crew (two Galbadian Soldiers and an Elite Solder) will remain behind to continue the fight, They're not powerful enemies, so finishing Corrs TRY AGAIN...enolate) Recs soy Sree cet) SS pkg aca ss oe in “4 seu gece Pir SR oie eatin ote elit ecu) Speck wih Cid a his Help th ‘rea of Bolonb Gorden j Enter the MD level | Stat the ancient machinery No one knows where Headmaster Cid is except Xu, but she’s nowhere to be found, Before she appears, there’s a series of tasks you must perform. There are SeeDs fighting off monsters each branch of Balamb G: Library, Training Center, Parking Lot, Dormitory, Cafeteria, Quad, and Infirmary. You must visit each area and help them out before Xu will appear near the elevator. can then speak with her on the second floor. ke you to see Cid. An Old Friend ‘You'll find Nida, the other SeeD who graduat- ed with Squall in front ofthe Infirmary. Be sure you stop by to say helloI+ The elevator controls don’t work, so you'll have to find another way out. Check the Moor to find an access panel that you can open, to open the doors in the previous room. It takes rt to move the wheel. See if you can tap the @ button fast eno Uist Squall. Exit the room and go down the new ladder on the computer, you'll need to go down into the pit below. Look for a green light ‘on a gate in the railing that leads to a ladder large gears in motion is a couple of twists on the center column in the control panel. You e re all of the other parts Le eee an With this knowledge in hand, you ean finish this bat tle quickly by summoning Ifrit a couple of times (once i It is beefed up]. It olso helps if you took Squall’s advice earlier and equipped everyone Renee Firaga. The only thing you really need to wory ©. about are the different status atfacks the Olboyles cast. Ifa character gets hit with an abnormal status effet, simply draw the Esuna spell from an Oilboyle ee eet ae PeanoTony oa egDeon eae cd ‘approach isto have two of your characters focus on Cee ke et ete Pier ee ed Dee eo ay faster way is to summon the GF Carbuncle at the beginning of the bottle. Carbuncle's Reflect spell will protec the party from most of the magic Pete td Cred Cio et your characters should then focus on attacking the Right Orb. The Right Orb uses Dispel magic to remove the Reflect spell from your charac- eet LL re ac RO! — having fo constantly summon Carbunde. The other two characters can then focus on the NORG Pod and NORG. ‘Most GFs work relly wel inthis bat, ee et ete es NRG Pod for protection, Als, make sure you er rer ee ied eee ie ert Bk eon ede [fier the battle with NORG, you can draw Bio from the wretkage. By standing font of the wreckage, you can see a Draw Point hidden in the ball of light. You J to be close to the Draw Point; just stand with Squall’s toes against the fy front of NORG?s Pod and use the Draw Point normally.ee weer the Quezae ) Card from him. Also, check to the right of you met If you didn’t lier in the game, this is your chance. Speak w quall his play cards, albeit hesitantly hen you get | lect house to find Martine, the He aan excellent card player and hiBlue Magic: Gatling Gun (On your way to the tain station during the atack, you'll most likely run ino a SAMOSG enemy. Steal an item called Running Fire from one of these nasty look: ing robots and you'll be able to teach Quistis the Gatling Gun Blue Magic GH25 1F2 pores survivethe | peed es oe eee a its way here, This Boss is = Prom de ad the previous fight: strong Thunder based magic, Quezacot, and physical a ‘Also, make sure you use the Mug ability to steal a piece of Adamantine from When you first enter FH, you should drop down Ielow the path connecting FH to Balamb Garden land find the Master Fisherman. He'll give you a ‘of Occult Fan ITT, and then ask you to meet atthe Inn later. Comply with his request, and Hou'll learn a lot more about FH and the people in it. Also, you'll receive a Megalixir if you stick found to hear his entire story. You must visit the faster Fisherman when you first arrive at FH, Otherwise he'll disappe fo mect him. The Long Lost Son By Atertiehting BGH251F2, lave the'Tain Sution area and then return thee again. New peo- ple will now be in the area, including a person you Ing have heard of if you've been talking to every Be. The man onthe ieft side of the area is the son Bone of the cafeteria workers back at Balamb Garden. Speak with him and convince him to pum to Balamb Garden.Explore the right ofthe sage and exomine the magazine onthe ground sn, you must Quistis, Selphie, Irvine, one for Zell, you should el an idea of cach piece sounds like. After EM hearing them all, Bf ry to put together score that sounds good to you, The two best ‘match-ups are as follows: Slow Dance Sax Electric Guitar Piano Bass Guitar‘ land where there aren’t any tre Jp button.) You can’t enter Balamb through the port, so don’t even bother try- Once you're ready to board Balamb Garden, walk up next to it and press theLeaving Town IF you want 0 leave the town before you liberate it, you do so by helping out the Big Bad Rascal. While visiting Zell's mother, speak with him and he'll leave the house. Then visit the neighbors next door o find him consoling the Hotel Owner's dlaughtcr. He will then head to the town entrance to check on the Hotel Owner and his wife. You can assist him by causing @ distraction. Talk to the guard while he talks to the Hotel Owner, and then meet him back in town. After expressing his appreciation for Your assistance, he will offer to cause a distraction for you if you,ever need to get out of town Since you can’t stay at the hotel, Zell will finally cave in and let you visit his room, All you need to do is try to go up the stairs in his house. You can get a special reaction from each party member the first time you visit Zell's room. Also, make sure that you check out his punching bag. The Captain is difficult to find because he moves around so much; however, he’s left a long. line of clues for you to follow. After finding Ma Dincht and speaking with the guards at the Hotel, you can begin your search. Follow the line of elues in this order: * The Dock * Zell’s house © Train Station © The Dock * Train Station © The HotelBeside: tain down using the various clues found around Balamb, you can also use two other tactics to locate him, Ifyou simply wait around for a really long time (15 minutes or so) and don’t Wo anything, you can approach the hotel and the Captain will be back from his Batol. You can also talk to the dog on the dock, and it will Jead you back to the Of the train station, is to locate the hidden reporter. Around the dock area, you'll pd a reporter hiding underneath the vehicle closest to the screen. You can pa reporter for clues to the Captain's whereabouts. The fee inereases depend bonthe type of clue you desire (gold, silver, or bronze). If you purchase a “gold” the reporter will lead you straight to the captain's current location i eat naan ot Bu Sed eho’ Rt td Cr a fond ed Cee er attacks. Do yourself COL Protect from Reijin and cast it on everyone i your party. This will help defend against eee eet iret con Sen et eke) speed up the battle, but DO NOT summon eer Cee ge ee ee cures him, Diablos works particularly well against Raijn, ©>; _ == 'c Os a wmaweeny eau a Roh a Li) ¢ ean irden is on the large continent to thi mb. To get there, you must pilot the nent and then Psi (orside) through the moun- | MAM feed late no tains to Trabia Ga hich is i aC ell sda an Cor Wa gana fee ms ineonincaenr a ec sen ie ely ct Il find the first | e small, dome here Chocobos liv tion of this guide to find outOutside of Trabia Garden, you'll find the Gayla monster. It carries Mystery Fluid (which it somei es drops), or you can steal it from the beast. Either way, once you acquire a Mystery Fluid, you can teach Quistis the Blue Magic, Acid, Speak with the Trabia Garden student holding a book in the slassroom to learn about @ hidden treasure. The book says the {teasure is buried five steps south of the gargoyle statue. The statue is back at the front gate. Stand in front of it, and walk approximately five steps forward and search the ground. You'll find the August issue of Weapons Monthly, You've ‘come to a point in the game where you can opt to continue with the main story, or take a moment to complete a few Side Quests. Optional events (a.k.a. Side Quests) enable you to find new GFs and powerful items that you normally wouldn't find, but they do require you to turn your attention away from yout main objectives for a bit. If you're curious about what you can do now, flip to the “Side Quests” (sée p:166) section of this book and check out the Shumi Village, Winhill, and Centra Ruins events, to name a few.idea's Hous s far to the south at the very tip of the Centra continent on the Cape of Good Hope. To find it, simply circle the southernmost continent until you find a peninsula with a light- house and a small white building. You can inspect the building when you get there, but you can’t 20 inside. northeast of Edea's House, you'll see a large hovering ship. This is actually which has been transformed in the same style as Balamb Garden, Save your then board Balamb Garden. Head straight for Galbadia Garden to initiate an encounter. jalbadia ame and Giving Orders If you give too many orders, or forg this from happening, sticl to give a crucial order, Nida will scold Squall. To avoid to the basics: preparing for the attack, defending Balamb Garden, and taking care of the junior classmen. If you want, go ahead and throw in a few more. The comment about the hot dogs is worth choosing! pret ea lake sure you check on everyone on the second floor of the Garden. Squall will order those standing around to get to their positions. However, one student, on the second floor, will give you useful item—a Cottage. Shifting Characters Once again, you'll be shifting between characters as you did in Deling City. Make sure you use the Switch command, and then Junction your GFs and magic each time to Your other party members 10 ayoid leaving. party member undefended. ‘The Garden is full of Galbadia’s best machines and soldiers. You can easily defeat these ene- mies by Junetioning Death as a Status-Attack Junction and ‘Thunder as an Elemental-AQttack Junetion. The Death Junction will kill most soldiers in a single hit. The Thunder Junction will increase the damage inflicted to most machines.threaten the enemy. Doi {0 “Look around for another option” and examine the Eme ‘and select the option to “Press the button for the emergency exit. Once you're in the battle, you have four controls, The normal three are Punch (@ button), Block (@ button), and Kick (@ button). The punch attack is very powerful, bat also very slow. You should only use it when the enemy been hit by another attack or has been blocked. The kick attack is quick and is a great way to counter an ‘enemy punch, but it caus es very little damage You'll need to use more than the kick attack if you want win the bate The block option (@ button) enables you to block an enemy attack. You should use this a lot to counter kicks. The fourth J hidden attack is the Deathblow (@ button) After blocking Several enemy attacks, you'll get the chance to use the Deathblow This attack is extremely powerful and can nes hit. Weaken the enemy a bit with y knock out the enemy with a sing! Hicks and punches, and then block until you get the Deathblow to finish bff the enemy.Pe, ence) DON Cecua een Set the thee Card Keys Getting Around in Ge You're not a Welcome visitor in Galbadia Carden aliaetmade clear By the roaming monsters and locked doors. Your goal isto find three students who have the Card Keys you need to get through the locked doors Card Key 1 is located on the second floor and should be your first target. You ean use this key to enter a locked room on the bottom floor, which leads to the hockey rink, There’s another student on the ‘other side of the rink hiding in a classroom, This stu- dent has Card Key 2. You can use this key to enter | the door on the third floor, which leads to an area that should look familiar Go the main hall and head to the left. You'll find the last key, Card Key 3 in a classroom, Take the key up to the elevator next to the Reception Room you visited on your first trip to Galbadia Garden7100~10,000 a Ere ey Slit} " BS: § iM r} Be ae | 1300~10,300 bees secreto work the rules in their favor. +h of them, oll fards and bulk up your modifying later on if ne Thit S) opportunity to challenge them. If you're ready. heck the “Side Quests” section for more information on the CC group. 's House, make sure you of cards, She's tough, bbut you'll want to Edea’s Card from Also, if haven't rec is a good time to do s ie MOelgolyAfter speaking with Rinoa, you'll be sent back into the past again. This time you're forced into a mini-game against a Ruby Dragon. Laguna has two options during the bate: Defend ( button) and Atack (@ button). (IF you have a turbo controller, you can set the Attack button to auto-fire to quickly win the battle) Buttle the Ruby Dragon by defending against its short, quick attack, and then rapidly tap the Attack button to counterattack as the enemy prepares a longer, slower attack. Continue to repeat this pattern until the Ruby Dragon is defeated. Alter the fight, you're forced down a hill where you'll batle Ruby Dragon a second time, You can either fight immediately, take a moment to ensure that your party members are properly ‘equipped. You should definitely take a moment to equip Kiros and Ward, because they aren't Junctioned with any GFs. There’s also a Save Point to the left. This is, not a Boss fight, although the Ruby Dragon is a powerful enemy. Dragon is a Fire Elemental, so summon Shiva if ‘you have the GF equipped or use Ice Magic. Demi is also a very effective spell. You can also Junction Ice Magic to your attack and Fire to your defense if you want the added insurance, but you | shouldn't need it, Be sure not to cast any Fire or Wind based magic, as it will cure the Ruby Dragon.Magazines ell you to look for the White SeeD Ship, ich is in a hidden location somewhere around ‘ontinent. She'll also give you a letter ihat will enable you to board the White SeeD ‘The White SeeD Ship is hidden in a cove orth of Edea’s House. Check your map and | jmpare it to the one shown here. The ship isn’t l, so keep your eyes open for its silver sails and jown bodyFindling the Ship (Cont. You'll notice a chain of islands that somewhat resembles skeletal fingers. You'll find a small channel flowing through the islands on the east side of this land formation, Pass through the ‘channel heading east and immediately turn’south. This is where you'll find the hidden White SeeD Ship. Girl Next Did you get that copy Of the Girl Next Door magazine from Timber Maniacs way back on Dise One’? Now's your chance 10, tise it! Visit Zone on the bridge of the SeeD Ship and talk-to him Several times. Eventually, he'll notice that you, have'd copy. of Girl Next Door (assuming you do indeed have it) and asks'if you'll give ito him, Youean tum hi down, ask him for Gil, or just give itto him for free. Be achum and sive it to Zone for fret In retum Zone will give you a Rename Card and the Shiva Card. Not a bad trade. (If you di t get the Girl Next Door magazine, it’s inside the Timber Maniacs building in the front lobby, ‘which is located in Timber. You can always get it now, and then return to the White SeeD Ship.)Suits 45333 iSyiny ny There are two paths through the Great Salt . The easy path takes you through the bottom F) othe lake and contains no surprises. Rh BP Saye Points skull on the ground near the entrance. Climb | across the skull, and then use the monster's spine ‘4 path to the ledges above. Continue using the F bones as paths until you find both Draw Points f When you reach the end ofthe upper path, you Pee oe en Cee MU ee Cra ud Ce ee ee oe re er podAbadon (Cont.) G#2=""" ete td Cet cause Curse, The second form eet aoc) ee ey oa ar) peice te Ceo ead will cause as much damage as the Recover ability, Use it on s) Abadon to cause 9999 points of damage against this Boss. Also, Alexander’ Revive ability (i you have it) can instantly kill Abadon, the Geragero Boss fight earlier in the game. Also, avoid casting Curaga against the Boss, because it doesn’t cause much damage. However, if Cure or Curaga is all that you have, then use them, Afler the Boss neXt screen and watch the background, Notice the sI being outlined? Obviously, there’s something hidden there, Have Squall search the background to find what you've been lookingNel Vero eiLaguna’s Visit Make sure you equip Ward and Kiros right away for their first battle. Each party member's Junctions have been dropped, with the exception of Squall's/Laguna’s. As you fight, be very care- ful against the Gesper. This creature has the powerful Degenerator attack. The Gesper can elim nate one of your characters with a single hit from this attack. As you pass through the Lunatic Pandora Lab, make sure you listen to Dr. Odine’s conversation. You'll overhear a reference to a copy of Weapons Monthly. As you pass through the lab a second time, you'll see it on the ground near the bottom of the screen, This is the first issue of Weapons Monthly ever to be published. AtDr. Odine’s Lab, you can’t get in the door in front of you. Ride the elevator up to the control room above, and use the brown switches on the wall to unlock the door below. Return to the ground floor to find Ellone. ‘The quickest way around Esthar comes courtesy of the lifts found virtually everywhere. These lifts will take you to all of the major attractions throughout the city, and you don’t need to visit most of the side paths. Don’t forget to stop at the Shopping Mall, where you'll find a lot of good items for sale. This is especially true if you have the GF Tonberry’s Familiar ability, which adds a lot of items to each shop’s inventory. ‘To leave Esthar, you can either rent a car or simply walk out. If you have the money, it's ‘worth paying the 3500 Gil to rent a car. You have a lot of distance to cover, and there are a lot of | nasty creatures outside, If you choose to walk, you should use the elevator located in the c of the Rent-A-Car station Daring your first visit to Esthar (while dropping off Rinoa), you should seek out the Presidential Aide wearing white and blue infront of the Airstation. After speaking with him, return to the Presidential Pakae, Just outside the room where you left Rinoa and Odine, you’ find the etary standing outside the door. Speak with him, and he'll complain about the President's ee) grorsing collection of magazines, When in the center of the city. After speaking with him, proceed with the game. When Zell retums to Esthar ke FF speak whe sole acd tine ee ving One's Lah Te ser wills, “Tm done wih ad wl ave behind he Cont King 004mn the Way to Lui ‘There are four places you can visit in the area outside of Esthar: Lunatic \dora Laboratory, Sorceress Monument, Lunar Gate, and Tears’ Point. All four feations are now highlighted on the World Ma Before you head for Lunar Gate, however, you should take a quick detour and go to Tears’ Point. ‘There's a valuable item at Tears’ Point known as the Solomon Ring. To use it, you'll need 18 items: six Steel Pipes, six Remedy+, and six Malboro ‘Tentacles. This item enables you to summon the GF Doomtrain. Also, there are two Draw Points along the way. One contains Life, while the other has Reflect. You can get the necessary items by stealing Steel Pipes from Wendigos, using the Medicine Level Up ability to create Remedy+, and by stealing (or winning) Malboro Tentacles from Malboros. You don't have to fight Doomtrain, andonce You summon it, it joins you without putting you through another grueling test These nasty plants have a wicked status attackealled Bad Breath, which hits your entire party with nearly every abnormal status effect in the game. The only plus side is that you can steal or win Malboro Tentaeles from these ereatures. This item enables Quistis to learn the Blue Magic, Bad Breath. atching Lunatic Pandora ‘You only have 20 minutes to reach Lunatic Pandora before it completely passes over the city This won't be an easy tsk if you don't know the ‘city well, because you only have pictures of three areas to go by. If you miss Lunatic Pandora at one of the contact points you must rush to the next ‘one. The following information will guide you from each contact point to the next. As soon as you leave Dr. Odine’s Lab, press the @ button to,access the picture ES) The first thing you will notice is that the lifts are all on the fritz for some reason, ch means you must walk around the city. Also, you'll notice that Galbadian es have now infested the city, $0 there will be random encounters, Each time you reach the entry point of Lunatic Pandora, you'll fight some Galbadian troops. They serve as a diversionary tactic to draw you away from Lunatic Pandora as it contin- ues to pass through the city. If you fail to defeat the troops quickly, Lunat Pandora will pass you by and youll have to head to the next contact point. ': ae daly *Arrives between 15:00 and 12:00 From Dr. Odine’s Lab, head off the right side of the screen to the Central Gate and then take the path out through the top. Go up the stairs on the next screen and out the left side to reach the first ‘contact point. Contact Point #2 (Skyway Crossing Arrives between 10:00 and 5:00 From the first contact point, head off the right side of the sereen and back down gal evap Re Bota, eh Contact Point #3 (North of the Shopping Arrives between 3:00 and 0:00 From the second contact point, head back to the right and then B) down at the crossroads. This will place you at the third—and final — ntact point. You must defeat the Galbadian guards in order to center Lunatic Pandora at this contaét point before the timer reaches, F000. ‘Once inside Lunatic Pandora, it doesn’t matter which way you 'g0. What happens next is unavoidable, so don’t think you did any- thing wrong.While on the Lunar Base, you can acquire the Alexander Card by challenging Piet and the Laguna Card by challenging Ellone. This task may prove to be tough, because almost every rule is in effect on the Lunar Base Serer .) Space Rescu Squall must attempt a daring rescue. All you must do to help is to line up the victim with ‘Squall’s open arms. This is fairly easy, because you have plenty of time to line up for the grab, Simply push toward the tumbling person until that person is loser to Squall, it will be much easier to make smaller adjust- ‘ments, You have a limited amount of booster jet fuel, which you ean use by pressing the @ button. The boosters move you a lot faster, but your supply of fuel is very limited and should be used sparingly.cour luck, The Ragnarok is full of nasty monsters known as Propagators. These creatures aren't that tough, but they're v cult to kill off —permanently. By inspecting hip, you'll di do help each other out, IF one partner will eventually come and revive it. This being the ease, the only way to keep a Propagator from regenerating is to ae Skill them in pair There are a total of eight Propagators on board the Ragnarok, with four color variations: Yellows Red, and Purple. The different colors mark » clear the ship of fou must eliminate them in colored pairs. Once you grasp this concept, the actual task ~ isn’t nearly as tough.Clearing the Ragnarok (Cont.) Start with the Purple Propagator, the one you first saw on your way into the ship inside the Hangar area, After eliminating it, head through the cargo doors and take a quick leit through the oor in the corridor before the Red Propagator can attack you. ‘The Purple Propagator is in the next room, ting the Purple Propagators, return to the previous «eliminate the first Red Propagator. Now head back to | the Hangar where you defeated the first Purple Propagator, and climb the stairs to the catwalk above. Apparently, this Red Propagator has made the catwalk its new home, x y 5 With both the Red and Purple Propagators eliminated, i's time to take on the Yellows. Return to the Air Room where you first entered the Ragnarok to find the first of the Yellow Propagators. Afier eliminating it, passthrough the rooms you've already cleared to find the Passenger Deck. (The Passenger Deck is located through the doorway to the left of the Green Propagator standing on the elevator platform. Inside is an extremely aggressive Yellow Propagator. After climinating the first six Propagators, it’s time to finish off the Green Propagators. Start with the one resting on the elev tor platform next to the Passenger Deck. Only one left! Head back | down to the Hangar where you started this whole process, and | you'll see a small door on the right side of the back wall. The last Of the Propagators is waiting inside With all of the Propagators ator platform to the brid the Ragnarok back home.nd the Ragnarok at Esthar’s Airstation. Look for ‘building with a landing pad on top. When you're over the building, a ‘message appears with the name “Esthar/Airstation.” Press the @ button as ‘you normally would to land and your appear outside the Airstation complex in Esthat. is is much easier than parking the Ragnarok out- Ce aed Ile Gece} oeng to Esthar, immediately check each party members’ Junctions. Zell and Rinoa are forced into your party, so they may not be Junctioned with GF. Because the city is overrun with creatures, it would be a bad idea not to switch Junctions, Also, it's been a while since Rinoa was last in your party. You should check her status and make sure Angelo is learning a new trick. Rinoa may also be several levels behind your other good care of her during any upcoming battles, Last, but not least, Rinoa has a new type of Limit Break. With her new sorceress powers, she can choose to use the Angel Wing, instead of calling on Angelo. Angel Wing enables Rinoa to cast a continuous chain of spells wit ‘out having them removed from her inventory. The down side is that you never know what spell will be next, plus you lose control of Rinoa for the remainder of the battle. The effect is simi having a party member “berserked,” except that in this case Rinoa uses magical attacks instead of physical attacks. This effect also causes Rinoa’s magic strength to increase, thus infi damage. Challenge Laguna to a game of cards in his chamber, or once you're on board the Ragnarok. If you're lucky, you can win the Squall Card from him,LUNATIC PANDORA!!!) /// aT Rovio ed (Ma) | Spd-J Scroll\(Crystal Halls) Combat King 005 (Crystal Le PE ined b Mibentic BimomlGrystal Halls) al Hi saa) Power Generaior (Grystal Halls, in panal) Dey eos Susilo vateNavigating Lunatic Pandora Finding your wayiaround Lnatie Pandora alot easier than it may seem at first. Find either Elevator Two or Elevator Three and ride down to the central hall where three elevators meet. Use Elevator One to reach a new area, and then just go straight ahead. There are a lot of side paths scattered throughout the area but all eventually lead to a dead end The Laguna Effect Depending of the actions You took while exploring the Excavation Site (a.k.a. Lunatic Pandora's Excavation Site), you mi be able to locate some useful items and Draw Points. The following covers the action taken by Laguna in the past and the result in the present: As Laguna: Pick Later Effect: You As Laguna: Later Effect: The up the first Old Key ‘can now access an Remove a lever from floor panel is now open near the ladder in the Ultima Draw Point hid- the middle floor pane! and inside is a Silence lower level den in a doorway past to set a trap for the Draw Point. the floor panels. Esthar Soldiers, the second Old Key at door at the base of the the first intersection, long ladder is now open. Inside you can find a LuvLuvG item. press the red switch prior to pushing the blue switch, boulders fall into gaps in the floor, which ‘enables you to get to some of the secrets list= ed here, It also enables ‘you to reach a copy of Combat King 005. the rock away from a Searching the spot tunnel wall to reveal a where the Draw Point Cure Draw Point. once was, reveals a hid- den Spd-J ScrollI this item, or wait forWARNING!!! 3700-3430, = oo Ce ae eg ad Cae ee el etre ene pee a ee rue ay tees od Seed ead less of how high his/her HP is at the time. Stock up on this spell while you eres Coen Using Aura, you can quickly beat Seifer into submission, Don’t move too fast though, or you'll miss the chance to steal from Seifer. Gilgarnesh As the battle with Scifer begins, Odin will appear if you took | the time to find this semi-GF earlier in the game. Don’t get t00, A new semi-GF, Gilgamesh, will appear and take the fall: en Odin's place. After a few moments, Gilgamesh H] and end the battle with Seifer. From this point forward, Odin will no lon; pear randomly, but Gilgamesh will take up Odin left offSteeRYXY I> Sorceress Battles) Upon arriving in the time-compressed world, you're greeted by a long chain of fights against unnamed Sorceresses. None of them are very pow. erful, however, when given a chance they can c: some serious havoc. Quickly eliminate them using standard physical attacks, You may want to steal from them all, because you can build up your sup van memes DIY of the various magical stones they're ‘The final Sorveress fight is the only one you must worry about. Take this opportunity to stock up on Holy ‘magic, but watch out for the Sorceress’ tack, which causes between 1000 and 2000 points of damage. When the Sorceress begins to count down from five, she is preparing to cast Ultima, When this occurs, quickly heal your party. During the countdown, the Sorceress will not counterat- tack, so unload with everything you have What fe Do Your options are limited in the time-COfipressed world. You can no longer enter any towns; but you can till check out dungeons, Chocobo Forests, and you can explore a bit. The Ragnarok stil exist, but finding it isn’ easy. Before you explore Edea's | House, check your characters and make sure you're | satisfied with your characters” levels, spell stocks, and items. To exit Edea’s House and Ultimec’ tee castle, you'll notice three portals set in stone arch. es. Face a portal and press the @ button to leap across the chasm and land on the portal’s edge. Each portal takes you to a different spot on the World Map. The lowest portal places you in albadia’s Wilburn M vill area, near the destroyed Missile Base. The middle portal leads to Centra’s Serengetti Plains, close to the Centra Ruins. The highest por tal takes you to the coast of Esthar on the edge of Grandidi Forest, which is close to the sacred Chocobo Forest.Maing The Ragnarok is stil around and full of people the C.C. Group, provided that you defeated the | 3 Group’s King earlier in the game, It’s a long fek but you can win some rare cards that you may missed throughout your journey from the C.C p's members. You can also use the Ragnarok to the Queen of Cards, who's hiding somew be World Map. While the journey to the Ragnarok isn’t tough, it is very Jong and slow. After going through the sec~ cond portal outside Ultimecia’s Castle, you'll arrive in Centra’s Serengetti Plains area just a bit north of the Centra Ruins. Check the World Map and you'll see a red dot southeast of your position. The red dot signi- fies the Ragnarok, To reach it, you need fo find trans- portation across the ocean, and without the Garden, you must rely on Chocobos. While on foot, head to the northwest and wrap ‘way around the bay to the Chocobo Forest on northeast tip of the Centra continent. Get a jocobo and return the way you came. Ride the bo to the southern border until you spot a eich, Ride across the ocean to the continent below, very close to Edea’s From Edea’s House, travel to the east along the mountains, However, keep an eye out for a small pass through the middle of the mountain range. ‘On the other side, you'll find the Kashkabald Desert and the Ragnarok. There's a fourth portal near the Ragnarok. Upon entering this portal, a new portal will appear in front of Ultimecia’s Castle. Now you can travel to this location any time you wish, After finding the Ragnarok, you can begin your hunt for the Queen of Cards and explore the world, The Queen of Cards is hiding in the Abadan Plains, just to the south of Esthar. You'll find her near the escape pod crash site (the same plage where you found Piet on Disc Thre), | Keep in mind that there's no visible sign ofthe erash from the World Map. To locate it, you must scour the southern tip ofthe plains until you enter the area, Peer UC ETEuo aedparent Af ‘Save your game ond have Harve your primary potty ovr secondary party ng vush othe Chopal in undar the ballin he vairwell 0 Foxyve seconds io col the ight ofthe Front Foyec lenge the mighy Omega "Weapon (opera Fight Tamot on the destroyed balcony Challenge Ultimecta to the final bate Fare sealed off. This means you won't be able to use Draw Points, draw magic from nies, use Save Points, revive fallen characters, use magic, items, and GF ‘Abilities, or perform Limit Breaks. In battle, your party members will only have the J Attack command, Outside of battle, you can perform some basic tasks, like janctioning and rearranging Magic, but you won't be able to use GF abilities or heal characters with items or magic. 5 = It should be fairly obvious that you don’t want to fight the mighty Ultimecia with your party in this condition, Therefore, you'll need to “unlock” your abiliti To do so, you must explore the castle and solve a series of puzzles to lure out Ultimecia’s servants. There are a total of eight puzzles, and it won't be easy defeat- ing the Bosses without the use of your full powers. Rather than dragging you around the castle from Boss to Boss, the following will guide you through each Boss individually. This will give you a chance to figure ————— things out on your own; you can then refer to this guide if you have trouble locating lr defeating a particular Boss, As a reference, the Bosses are listed in the order you should fight them. Wheat Are Those The green circles seen throughout the cash [aren't levers, but instead a place where you can switch between your two parties, This will become necessary to solve some of the puzzles. Make sure that when you switch between parties, you also switch junctioned abilities. You definitely don’t want to enter a fight with only the Attack command J unless you absolutely have to do $o.Along Without Although you can't use magie, you can still Junction spells to your Elem-Atk and Stat-Atk. Initially, you may want to Junction Drain to each party member's Stat-Atk, Therefore, on each hit a character takes, he/she will heal himself/herself, Will help keep their HPs up during tough battles. You can also Junction useful spells like Pain, Sleep, and Death so that you get the benefits of the magic without having to cast the spells. Many of the Bosses use a specific elemental attack. If you customize your defenses before these fights, you can actually the Boss to heal you instead of hurt you. You may also want to look at each Boss in the Bestiary (see pg. 194) so that you ca better prepare for the battle if you decide not to read the individual strategies, A large part of how well you will perform is determined by the order in which you choose to release your party's abilities I suggest starting off with Magie or GF Abilities. Magic and GF Abilities will give you the ability to heal your party with Cure magic or the Recover ability. Plus, it provides the added punch you'll need for some of the tougher Bosses with higher defenses, Don’t forget about the Save Point outside on the steps of the castle. After exit removed inside the castle return, so you can regularly save and heal your party. Ye However, remember that as soon as you re- sealed up again, the front door, your abilities that were may need to visit here often at first ter the castle, your abilities—except those you've previously released—will be Be eg a = servants, and should be your first } od te ie) Dance ets PhD ie Vlad it eres Site os ea ery Cory ore at] cere ea) pies ee should only be able to Peres Sates all low HP, it's slow, and its | attacks are weaker than you ae coe eats they're typically weak crea- en a ey Ce rene nag See to each party member's cnTrewin Go through the door on the right side of the baleony in the Front Foyer, and follow the path to an art gallery. You'll find two floors worth of paintings in the ‘allery. Upon examining them, you'll discover that all but one painting has a title Nour ask is to discover the title of the large painting by combining the titles of Isher paintings in the gallery. AC firs, this may seem like an impossible task, however, ple. Following are the lists of all 12 titles: ts really quite sim- + IGNUS + INANDANTIA + IUDICIUM + INTERVIGILIUM Fire) (Flood) (Judgment) (Sleep) * VIGIL + VIVIDARIUM + VIATOR + VENUS (Watchman) (Garden) (Messenger) (Love) + XIPHIAS. + XERAMPELINAE + XYSTUS + INAUDAX (Swordfish) (Red Clothes) (Tree-lined Road) (Cowardice) NOTE Itis extremely difficult to look at a painting and decipher its name with only ihe choices to work with. As luck would have it, though, there’s a clue nearby. limb the steps to the second floor and check out the lock etched into the r below. This is your clue, Can you figure it out from here? If you don’t understand, look at the numbers the hands are pointing to: VIIL, ll, and VI. All three numbers correspond with one of the paintings around you. fow try again to figure it out on your own, oe Here is one last clue if you still don’t see the relationship. The numbers rep- nt the letters in three of the titles. The “V" represents the letter “V” and the “I” represents the letterfecesorn] feneeee aoe eeCatoblepas left exit in the Front Foyer. Its tucked away on the oe el ee ee es Sen yt Peete tO ae Ce eg Ce an #1 moves 1 & 2 #2 moves 1, 2,&3 BT ae as Be OR as BC MBE eal Bo Pd as! Step 3: Shut box #2 BC en ory aX) In four easy steps, al four boxes should open and the Boss, ad C Ce Pee eee eee eee es Ley Cros Did deel pirate lit ledeagd neeeseetig nal hora Fear ek yew eeu dhereienc aatctoa Alcester daca Boss has Meteor, which you should draw. The Meteor spell works well agains this Boss if you have a strong magic user, which you should at this point in the game. P tars Vek ad eee teen | Cremereae ed ‘swinging bell. On the left side ofthe tower, | pee ee ete Sor kon) is close to your party. Your party vill jump off the bell and onto « eo ae ts Pee hes eee er eats rae erful. Tiamat’ only | oe ae is very powerful cps oei dad Because Dark Flare takes « long time to charge, take this opportunity to protect your party withthe Sted ‘pel, Also, heal each party member and hit Tiamat with everything you've got. Start the battle by summoning Deomircin to slow Tiamat and weaken its Ce i me ae ae follow this up by summoning any powerful GFs except Ifrt, Quezacotl, and Pandemona. If you have Eden don't be afraid to use i, You should have plenty Ce es ede This battle is fairy easy, as long as you keep everyone healthy and use Shield magic to cut down the power of the Dark Flare attack. NUTHIN’ BUT THE BEST111,105~1,161,000 Lass ist)The Organ & the Floodgate Key) There's one more task to undertake, Ifyou choose o follow these steps you can find a rare Rosetta Stone, which might come in handy before you challenge Ultimecia, First you must find the Floodgate Ke. Follow the top eft hl! fom the Front Foyer and you'l eventually reach room with two elevators. To the elevators to operate, you must load both sides simultaneously. The trick is that the higher party must weigh more than the lower party; otherwise, the 5 elevators won't work. Place al the males in the higher elevator, while plac: ys 0 After the lighter party gets lifted up, enter the room to finda small storage aca. On the floor, you"l find the Floodgate Key. Take the Floodgate Key tothe Dungeon and use ito unlock the lever in the middle of the room. Movg the lever to close the floodgate, which stops the flow of water Now bead forthe organ in the Chapel (g area. You may have been wondering what this was for. Ter’s a dark al othe right ofthe fountsin in front of the (Chapel Inside the hall youl find gate made of spears. These spears erat when the organi played properly To play it property you mus hit all eight Keys (uttons) simultaneously. Once you've done so, go check the gate. If some ofthe spears are sil up, tur to. O—— the organ and try itagin ‘When the gate is completely lowered, you can pass through it to find ah canal. By closing the floodgate earlier, you drained the canal of water, so you ‘can walk around inside of it. (Lf the canis ull of water, you need to go ba and shut the floodgate) Inthe dry canal, you'll find a box containing a Re ‘Stone. You'll also find door that leads tothe cell inthe Dungeon Ultimecia awaits your arrival beyond the Clock Tower. The battles ahead are difficult, but not as tough as Om If you have trouble, just rely on the strategy in the Omega Weapon section, Otherwise, have fun and experiment a little. If you need additional help, check out the BradyGAMES website at www.bradygames.com for a helpful FAQ. Good luc and enjoy the incredible ending. You've certainly earned it!ame Description #of Items Ability Refines to.. 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Tool RF/Supt Mag RF 10 Protect Stone/ 30 Protect Poh ET|Orihaleon GF learns Vite40% ability ToolRF/GF Abl Med RF 30 Protect Stone/Adamontine ‘Adamantine GF learns Vie60% ability Forbid Med RF/ GF Abl Med RF Vit Up/Steel Cur Rune Armlot GF learns Spr+20% ability ToolRF/Supt Mog RF 10 Shell Stone/40 Shell Force Armlet GF learns Spr+-40% ability Tool RF/GF Abl Med RF 30 Shell Stone/Magie Armlet ‘Magic Armlet GF learns Spr+60% ability Forbid Med RF/ GF Abl Med RF ‘Spr Up/Moon Curtain Circlet (GF learns Mag+20% ability TooIRE 2 Aura Stone Hypno Crown GF learns Mag+40% ability Tool RF/GF Abl Med RF 10 Aura Stono/Royal Crown Royal Crown GF learns Mag+60% ability Forbid Med RF/ GF Abl Med RF ‘Mag Up/Staivs Aik Jet Engine GF learns Spd+20% ability Forbid Med RF/ GF Abl Med RF ‘Spd Up/Racket Engine Rocket Engine GF learns Spd+40% ability Forbid Med RF/ Time Mag RF ‘Spd Up/50 Triple Moon Curtain GF learns AvtoShell ability ‘Supt Mog RF 100 Shell Steel Curtain GF learns AutoProtect ability Supt Mog RF 100 Protect Glow Curtain GF learns AutoReflect ability GF Ab| Mod RF/ Supt Mog RF ‘Monk's Code/100 Reflect Accelerator GF learns AutoHaste ability Time MagRF 100 Haste ‘Monk's Code (GF learns Counter ability Forbid Med RF ‘Sir Up GF learns Cover ability Forbid Med RF VitUp GF learns Med Data ability Forbid Med RF Megalixir Hundred Needles GF learns Return Damage bility Forbid Med RF Spd Up Three Stors GF learns Expendx3 bility Time Mag RF 100 Triple Normal Ammo GF learns Ribbon Regular Ammo GF ABI Med RF Status Guard Refines to. 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