Limit Breaks

Limit Breaks are an extremely important and deadly attack - crucial to success. There are four levels of Limit Breaks, but everyone starts the game with a Level 1 Limit Break. Remember, most of the characters have two breaks per level, but everyone has only one Break for Level 4. You'll need to use your Limit Breaks repeatedly so you can learn more powerful Breaks.

However, learning the Level 4 Limit Break is more difficult. You must first learn all the Limit Breaks for your character. Then, you must also have the Limit Break item that teaches this attack. Each Character has his/her own special manual. After you find them, you must use the correct manual on each respective chacter, then set hisher Limit Break Level to 4. Here's where each of the manuals are found.

Cloud: Back at our old friend the Gold Saucer, win 32,000 BP in a single visit and then buy the item.

Barret: After the trai ride in Disc 2, there is a lady with a hat in a building in North Corel. She'll give it to you.

Tifa: You must play the song on Tifa's piano:

X, Square, Triangle, R1/L1 + Triangle, R1/L1 + Square, X, Square, Triangle, R1/L1 + X, O, X, Square, X. When you've finished the tune, press the START button. Search the sheet music and you'll receive Tifa's Limit Break. I think you get it during the 2nd or 3rd CD.

Red XIII: In the Shinra Mansion (in Nivelheim) is a safe. Use the combo to unlock it. What most people forget when trying to open the safe is that it's just like a real combination lock...so you have to go in more than one direction when inputting the numbers. Furthermore, unless you're fast enough, you'll run out of time if you try any other combination. The code is:

RIGHT TO 36, LEFT TO 10, RIGHT TO 59, RIGHT TO 97

Yuffie: After you complete Yuffie's mini-quest, cruise back to Wutai. Go to the Pagoda and defeat Godo. You will recieve the manual.

Vincent: Either the submarine or a Chcobo (Blue, Black, or Gold) is needed. Go and visit the waterfall in the middle of the Western Continent. Vincent must be with you, and you must enter to the left side of the waterfall. (Note: You must visit the waterfall twice; once on Disc 2 and once on Disc 3).

Cid: Use the Submarine and search for the plane wreck (the same one where you found the Hades Summon Materia) on the south part of the map. The sunken plane is between the eastern and western continents. Inside the plane is a treasure chest hiding the manual.