=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-                               D I S K    # 3                    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=- ========== ALEXANDRIA ========== Equipment:   Circlet Cards:   Shiva   Ramuh Upon loading Disc 3, you’ll see Dagger, Beatrix, Doctor Tot and Steiner arrive at the castle. And then, you’ll see Zidane at the bar with Ruby, Cinna, Marcus and Blank. Zidane doesn’t know what to do anymore. Ruby and the rest will try to help Zidane. Ruby then invites everyone to watch her show at the theater. The Tantalus guys will go with Ruby. Ruby understands Zidane and lets him stay at the bar. Outside, the Tantalus guys will follow Ruby. Then, Vivi bumps into Blank. After a short greeting, you’ll be able to control Vivi. Now, go inside the Bar and talk to Zidane. He won’t respond to you. Now, talk to the Lady Bartender and she’ll tell you that the previous owner of this bar and Ruby started a mini-theater. Now leave the bar. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Racing with Hippaul If you talk to Hippaul's mother in one of the streets, she asks you to race Hippaul so he will get into shape. All you have to do is alternate pressing the circle and square button. After each race Hippaul levels up (Lots early on but then by 1 level each race later). Every 10 levels he reaches, his mother gives you a card. Level 10 Wyerd Card Level 20 Carrion Worm Card Level 30 Tantarian Card Level 40 Armstrong Card Level 50 Ribbon Card Level 60 Nova Dragon Card Level 70 Genji Card Level 80 Athlete Queen (Key Item) You can get him up to 100 but there is no incentive (except the challenge!) ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// If you go to the church where you first saw a moogle, Stiltzkin will be there to sell another set of items. Phoenix Pinion, Hi-Potion, and Elixir for 777 gil. Now, talk to him again. If you bought all his offers since the beginning, he’ll give you a Circlet in return. Also, if you ring the bell again (you should have rung the bell at the beginning of the game), you’ll be able to get a Shiva and a Ramuh card. Outside, go left to the next screen and you’ll see an ATE. After viewing the ATE, go to the Item Shop and buy some items. After buying, leave the shop and head north to the next area. Here, you’ll see another ATE. After the ATE, go to the equipment shop and the Synthesis Shop to the right and buy some new equipment for your party. After gathering equipments, leave the shop and go left to where you saw the carpenter in the beginning of the game. Here, talk to Blank. He’ll ask you to join them in watching Ruby’s show (so as they will not be scolded). Now, go down the stairs here onto the mini-theater. Inside, Ruby will greet Vivi. Then Blank and co. will come in. They’ll be scolded later. :) After that, you’ll see Dagger in her room in the castle. She’ll talk to Steiner and ask about Zidane. Then, Doctor Tot and Beatrix will come in. Doctor Tot will give you the Opal, Topaz, and Amethyst Stones that contains the Eidolons that Brahne extracted from Dagger in the past. Dagger will then prepare. After that scene in Dagger’s room, you’ll see Eiko at a hallway. She’s confidence that she can now have Zidane because he and Dagger is already apart. She’ll then decide to write a love letter to Dagger. Doctor Tot will come down the stairs and meets Eiko. Eiko will ask Doctor Tot to write him a love letter. Doctor Tot will do it. Eiko will then leave. Doctor Tot notices the horn of Eiko. He remembers the time when a ship drifted ashore during a stormy night. He saw a dead woman and a baby girl with horns. The King will order the removal of the horn. Then, he and Brahne decide to raise the baby as if she is their own child. After that, you’ll see Dagger in a beautiful dress. Dagger will then tell Beatrix about who she really is. But, Beatrix already knew it from Doctor Tot. Then, Doctor will finish the letter of Eiko. Eiko then tells Doctor Tot her real name and where she came from, Madain Sari. Afterwards, you’ll control Eiko. Go southeast to where Doctor Tot is and talk to the moogle and save your game. After saving, leave this room. Next, go left onto the next screen and then go north. In the main hallway of the 2nd floor, go north to the stairs that lead down to the first floor. Eiko will bump into Baku! Eiko will be hanging from the edge. Eiko will then ask Baku to deliver her letter to Zidane because she can’t go down and Baku can’t reach her. Baku will agree to bring the letter to Zidane. Next, you’ll see Baku at the fountain. You’ll see Steiner and the knights of Pluto do their rounds at the premises of the castle. Steiner notices Baku. After a short talk (or quarrel), Baku will leave using the boat. Then, Steiner leaves the area too. Beatrix will then come in. She’ll see the love letter at the steps (Baku accidentally left it). Beatrix will then read the love letter and assumes that Steiner wrote it. Next, you’ll see Zidane again. Ruby and the Tantalus guys will come in and encourages Zidane to go to bring himself together and go to Dagger. Baku will then come in and then Vivi. Vivi wants to go to the castle and meet Dagger and he asks Zidane if he could go with him. Zidane will agree. When you regain control of Zidane, leave the bar. You’ll see an ATE. After the ATE, go to the area where the ticket booth is and go north and enter the castle gate. Here, you’ll see Freya and Amarant square off. Zidane and Vivi will come in and break them up. Freya will be mad at Zidane because he didn’t even visit Dagger. You’ll now decide to meet Dagger. When you regain control of your characters, use the boat and it’ll take you to the castle. When you arrive at the castle, just move on and go inside. You’ll see Steiner carrying Eiko. The party will then talk to Eiko. Freya talks to Eiko and then asks where she came from. Steiner will not allow you to go inside. Vivi will then persuade Steiner into letting you go inside the castle and meet Dagger. Inside, Steiner will call on Dagger. Dagger will come out of the room. The party will be happy to see her. But Zidane didn’t say anything at all. Eiko will then come up and she’ll ask Dagger if they will ever meet again. Dagger will tell her that they’ll surely meet again. The two will then trade jewels. After that, you’ll see Zidane talking about his feelings for Dagger. In the next scene, you’ll see Eiko at the fountain. She’ll be mad at Zidane because he can’t tell Dagger his true feelings for her. Then, Eiko will see Blank and Marcus. Blank talks about the letter he read and this is the meeting place. Then, Steiner will come in. Due to the confusion, Blank will accidentally drop the letter. Steiner will look around and notices the dropped love letter on the floor. Beatrix will then come in. Beatrix and Steiner will get mushy all of a sudden as Eiko, Marcus and Blank watches from a distance. But, Baku will come in and break the Momentum! :) Baku ruins the scene. Then, you’ll see the party in at the bar. Vivi will try to look for Zidane but Eiko will come in followed by Doctor Tot. Doctor Tot wants to ask Eiko a lot of questions. Eiko wants to go to Doctor Tot’s place. Doctor Tot will then take you to Treno. Zidane will join in and comes along. You’ll be brought to Gargan Roo. You’ll still see mist around here. Then, the Gargant will arrive and you’ll head to Treno. See an ATE here also. ===== TRENO ===== Equipment:   Chimera Armlet   Rebirth Ring Card:   Namingway You’ll now be at Doctor Tot’s tower. Everyone will leave the tower and go to town. You’ll see another ATE here. Then, when you regain control of your character, leave Doctor Tot’s Tower. You’ll see yet another ATE on the way. Now, go to Stella’s House and give her the Stellazzio’s that you have so far. Now, you can go to the Synthesis Shop, Item shop and the equipment shop and buy some goods. Save your game first at the Moogle at the entrance of the Equipment Shop. After saving, head over to the Card Stadium. You’ll see an ATE on the way to the Card Stadium where you’ll get a Chimera Armlet. If you didn’t let Vivi go, you’ll be able to fight Mario for the Namingway Card later. Here at the Card Stadium, register first at the counter to the left. Then, go inside and you’ll automatically play a card game. You have to play 3 times in order to be the card game champion. After 2 victories, the man outside will suggest that you should save your game first. So, go to the equipment shop and talk to the moogle then save. You’ll see an ATE again on the way. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// There’s a Key Item called the Burman Coffee that Morrid from Dali wants, you have to go to Dali now in order to get it. Once there, sneak into the mayor's house. You have to find the Mayor's Key without waking the person in the center of the room (tip: search each place at least twice in a row, so the sleeping guy goes back to sleep). Note that you can also get the Mini-Brahne key item right now. After getting the key, go to the windmill and use it on the locked door. Now check around where the chocobo is to find a chest with 30,000 Gil. Check the same spot again to find the Burman Coffee. Now, you can complete Side Quest #12. Check it at the side-quests section. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ After saving, go back to the card stadium for the Final Round. You’ll see a girl in a sailor suit and Regent Cid! You’ll now have to battle Erin, the Oglop Master. You’ll battle her cards that are all Oglops. After winning the tournament, you’ll receive the Rebirth ring as a prize. After that, Zidane and Cid will talk. But then, Eiko will come in and delivers a very bad news. Something is happening at Alexandria. ========== ALEXANDRIA ========== Equipment:   Chimera Armlet Here at Alexandria, you’ll see Kuja by the statue. He’ll summon Bahamut! You’ll see a FMV where Bahamut comes from the sky. Then, Bahamut will destroy Alexandria. Dagger will watch from the castle helplessly. You’ll see some Villagers running for their lives. After that, Beatrix will go to Dagger and tells her that the army is now ready for orders. Dagger will go to the main hall and orders her soldiers. You have to choose who among the soldiers will do a specific task. To gather information, to protect the townspeople, to contact Lindblum and ask for reinforcements, and begin preparations to fire the cannon. I received an Elixir from Beatrix afterwards. Then, after everyone leaves, Dagger will lose her consciousness. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Note: You can receive different items from Beatrix depending on how you distributed the Knights of Pluto in the different missions. Here’s how you should order them: Blutzen & Kohel         = gather information. Weimar & Haagen         = protect the citizens. Breireicht & Lando      = send for reinforcements. Dojebon & Mullenkedheim = ready the cannons. If you successfully ordered 1 you’ll get an Ether If 2, you’ll get an Elixir If 3 or 4, you’ll receive the Angel Earrings \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ In town, you’ll see the Spawns of the Mist attacking the village. You’ll be taking control of Beatrix and Steiner here. From your initial position, just try to go to the Fountain Area. You’ll be encountering a lot of spawns on the way. When you reach the screen before the fountain area, Beatrix and Steiner will have to fight continuously. After the battles, you’ll see Dagger again. She’ll try to ask for her mother’s help. Then, the pendant in her chest starts to sparkle. When you regain control, go up to the hallway, which leads to the Queen’s Chamber. From here, go don’t go straight to the queen’s chamber. Instead, go left and enter the door there. In here, just go all the way up the sets of stairs. On top, you’ll see a tower appear in an FMV sequence. When you regain control of Dagger, go up the tower that just appeared. Just move on until you see a big eye on the floor. Then, you’ll see Zidane and co. aboard the Hilda Garde 2. You’ll see a short conversation. After that, Eiko’s pendant will sparkle too. Eiko will jump off Hilda Garde 2. Then, you’ll see a FMV where Eiko flies towards Dagger. Eiko will then tell Dagger that the Eidolon is calling them. Eiko and Dagger will then call on the Eidolon. You’ll see a FMV of Alexander! It will protect Alexandria. Bahamut will then try to penetrate Alexander but Bahamut can’t do it. Alexander then opens its wings and attacks Bahamut. Bahamut will be hit and he will disappear. Then, after the FMV, Kuja will call on the Invincible. You’ll see the Eye in the sky again. You’ll see a man in black inside the Invincible. He talks about Kuja and Zidane (why? You’ll know it later). Then, Kuja will talk about Garland, the black man on the Invincible. Then, you’ll see Cid and the rest of the party. When you regain control, go to the tower where Dagger is. When you reach the tower, Zidane will insist on going alone. Everyone will understand and will leave Zidane alone now. When you regain control of Zidane, go inside the tower. In here, when you reach the stairs inside, you’ll be shown another FMV. You’ll see Alexander enslaved by the Invincible. Garnet will be hurt. The tower will crumble and Dagger and Eiko are in danger. Zidane then rescues Dagger while Eiko hangs on. Then, you’ll see Alexander and Alexandria destroyed. You’ll see Garland again. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Note: There's a Chimera Armlet to the north at the Serpent Gate station. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ======== LINDBLUM ======== Items:   Elixir 2   Remedy   Lapis Lazuli Key Items:   Strange Potion   Unusual Potion   Beautiful Potion Equipment:   Egoist’s Armlet Stellazzio:   Sagittarius Here, you’ll see Artania and Cid in town. Baku and Blank will come in the scene. Blank will be ordered by Cid to go to Zidane and tell him to go to him. Then, you’ll see Zidane wake up in the guestroom. When you regain control of Zidane, go to the right and get the chest here for an Egoist’s Armlet. After getting the armlet, go up to the moogle and get the chest to the left first for an Elixir. Then, talk to the moogle and save your game. Try to the leave the guestroom. You’ll see Blank on the way. Ask him about the whereabouts of Dagger. Blank will tell you that Dagger is most probably at the Telescope. Then you’ll see an ATE. After the ATE, go to the lift, go up to the upper level and go to the left stairs onto the telescope. Here, go to Dagger and Zidane will talk to Dagger. Dagger isn’t talking back at Zidane. Zidane understands what happened to Dagger and tries to cheer her up. And then he’ll leave. You’ll see an ATE also. When you regain control of Zidane, go back down and meet Blank. He’ll tell you that Cid wants you to go to the Royal Chamber. After that, go to the Royal Chamber to the north. Here, Regent Cid and Artania will tell you that you’ll hold a meeting in the conference room. Artania will go with you to the conference room. In the conference room, everyone is here except for Dagger (didn’t they notice that Quina’s not with them?). Eiko will then look for Dagger at the Telescope. Then the meeting will begin. You’ll another ATE. After the ATE, you’ll see the meeting take place. Cid will tell you about hid discovery. Kuja is using his stolen airship, the Hilda Garde 1 with Black Mages on board. See another ATE. After that, Cid and the rest of the party plans to turn back Cid into a human again so that he can continue working on the Hilda Garde. Artania called on Doctor Tot and he should arrive anytime. When Doctor Tot arrives, Eiko will come in also and tells everyone that Dagger lost her voice. Zidane, Eiko, Doctor Tot and Steiner will go to the guestroom. You’ll control Zidane. Go to the guestroom. Here, you’ll see Dagger. Indeed, she lost her voice. It’s because of her grief. She lost her mother and she lost Alexandria too. Doctor Tot will tell you that it’s only temporary but it may take a while for her voice to return. They should keep Dagger’s heart at peace. Zidane will then ask Doctor Tot is there’s something they could do to return Cid back into human form. Doctor Tot will tell you that there maybe a way to bring back Cid’s human form. In the royal chamber, Doctor Tot will tell you about a potion that can reverse the changes in one’s form. It’s a mixture of 3 potions namely, the Unusual Potion, Beautiful Potion, and the Strange Potion. Zidane will then go to town to find the potions. Then, you’ll see an ATE. After the ATE, go to the lift and head to the Mid level. Move on and ride the Aircab and go to the Theater District. Here, you’ll see the Burmecian couple you saved back in Burmecia. You’ll see another ATE. After the ATE, the Burmecian couple will show you their children. When you regain control of Zidane, go right first in the painter’s house. In here, talk to the Painter. Then, search the left corner of the room near the pipe and you’ll be able to get the Strange Potion. There’s also a Lapis Lazuli at the right corner of this house. Now, leave the painter’s house. Outside, go left towards the Tantalus’ hideout. You’ll then talk to Cinna, Marcus and Zenero. Zidane will ask Cinna for the Unusual Potion. Cinna will get it. You’ll have a short talk with Marcus and Zenero. Then, Cinna will come out and gives you the Unusual Potion. Zidane will then thank them and then leaves. Now, use the Aircab and go to the Business District. Here, from the screen where the inn is, go north to the next one. Search to the left area for the Sagittarius Stellazzio. If you go inside Card Freak Gon’s House, you’ll get an Elixir and a Remedy. Then, go to the Fountain area. Go to the upper right and talk to the lady. She’ll give you the Beautiful Potion. After receiving all the potions, you can buy equipments and items at the equipment shop. You can also visit the Synthesis shop if you want. After that, go to the inn and save your game (it’s optional). Then, use the Aircab and go to the castle. Now, go all the way to the Royal Chamber. Doctor will use the mixed potion on Cid. Then, Cid will change his form. But, he turned into a FROG!!! That’s it, no more potions and medicines for Cid. He will decides to go and Hilda to break the spell on him. Then, Cid calls a meeting at the Conference Room. Cid tells you that you can use a stolen ship from Alexandria for the meantime. Then, Vivi will suggest that you head for the Black Mage Village as they may find the answer there. Cid and the party will agree. Cid will then tell you to go to the harbor in the Base Level. When you regain control of Zidane, use the lift and go down to the Base Level. Now, use the Trolley that goes to the Serpent’s Gate. In here, just move on and talk to Artania. He’ll tell you that Cid and the rest are waiting for you aboard the ship. Go to the ship. There, you’ll see Blank and Quina! Cid will come in and tells you that you can change your party members by talking to him. Then, you’ll be asked to choose your party members. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Note: I suggest that you do not use Dagger in battle. Have Eiko instead. Dagger has a lot in her mind and she may lose concentration during battles. Here’s what will happen. When it’s Dagger’s turn to attack or do any action, sometimes, she’ll lose her concentration and she won’t do the command you gave her. You’ll have to wait again for her. So, if you want a healer, use Eiko for the meantime. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ After choosing your party members, you’ll be taken to the world map and you’ll take control over the Alexandrian Ship. ========= WORLD MAP ========= While you’re using the ship, you can only disembark from it at the shores or beaches (just like Cid’s Tiny Bronco in FF7). It’s easy to maneuver. Use X to move forward. Use Square to move backward. Use the triangle when you want to go inside the ship and talk to you party members or change your party members. Then, if you press the circle button, you’ll disembark from the ship at the shores/beaches. Now, let’s head for the Black Mage village. There are beaches to the south and to the east of the Black Mage Village and they’re easy to find. When you finally get off a beach, go to the Black Mage Village. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Note: In the Blue Narciss, if you head for Alexandria, talk to a girl in the town square and she’ll give you the Alexandria Card. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ================== BLACK MAGE VILLAGE ================== Stellazzio:   Virgo In the village, you won’t see Black Mages. Vivi will head off and will try to find if there are Black Mages left. When you regain control, go to the Inn and search beside the bed for the Virgo Stellazzio. Then, head over to the cemetery. You’ll see Vivi and a Black Mage. The Black Mage will tell you that the rest of the Black Mages went with Kuja because he convinced them that he can increase their lifespan. The Black Mage will also tell you that there are 2 other Black Mages at the Chocobo Shack. When you regain control of Zidane, go to the Chocobo Shack. Go inside, you’ll see the newborn Chocobo. The 2 Black Mages stayed here for the sake of the Chocobo. Then, Vivi will go out. You’ll see Vivi talk to the Black Mage again and asks a lot of things about stopping/death. Then, the Black Mage will tell you of the whereabouts of Kuja. His secret palace is under the quicksand in the eastern part of this continent. Next, you’ll see Dagger thinking about something. Eiko, Zidane and Vivi will go to Dagger. You’ll now decide to head for that palace and beat Kuja. Leave the Black Mage Village and go to your ship. ========= WORLD MAP ========= Now, head to the eastern portion of this continent and disembark at the beach near the Desert. Go into the middle of the desert and you’ll see quicksand. You have to choose among the 4 that you see. Just go to one of them and press the X button. If that quicksand is not the Palace, you’ll have to fight a strong Antlion. If you managed to choose the right one, you’ll enter the Desert Palace. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Tip (How to locate the Desert Palace): Stand so you can see all 4 of them at the same time (you might have to rotate your camera) and wait, eventually puffs of sand will puff out of the centers of them (the puffs are kind of small, but not that hard to see). There will be one circle that never makes any puffs of sand come out, that one is the Desert Palace. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ============= DESERT PALACE ============= ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Note: Here, the enemies’ level are 30. So, you can always use Quina’s Lvl5 Death Blue Magic to pummel your way through here. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Inside, you’ll see Zidane and Cid in a room. You were captured by Kuja while you were in the Quicksand. Kuja shows a trap below you. The floor will open revealing the magma below. Kuja will then ask Zidane a favor in return for the lives of his friends. Just tell him that you have no choice. Kuja will then tell you to step out of the room. Zidane and Cid will now exit the room. Cid will leave behind to watch over the rest of the party. When you regain control of Zidane, go south. Kuja will order you to stand in between the 2 Black Mages. You’ll be transported to Kuja’s room. In Kuja’s room, go to him. Kuja wants you to go somewhere and get something for him. He’ll send you to Oeilvert and get the Gulug Stone for him. He doesn’t want to go there because of a Magic Barrier that doesn’t allow the use of Magic. He’ll send Zidane, as he is so stupid to use Magic. Kuja will also allow you to use his Luxury Transportation. Then, Kuja will allow you also to bring 3 friends with you. Select your party carefully. Remember that the place where you’ll be going doesn’t allow the use of Magic. So, take 2 other fighters and a Healer (Eiko or Dagger). Kuja will then summon the party members you selected. Zidane and co. will now be transported in a new place. When you regain control, just go up the stairs and move on. You’ll see that the ship Kuja was talking about is the Hilda Garde 1. Board the Airship. ======================= WORLD MAP / HILDA GARDE ======================= You’ll see the Hilda Garde fly over the horizon. You’ll now be taken to the forgotten continent. You’ll see a scene inside the Hilda Garde also. Zidane will try to talk to the Black Mages. Zorn and Thorn will come in. After a short talk, you’ll arrive at the Forgotten continent. When you regain control of your characters, take a look at the map. You’ll see that Oeilvert is located directly to the south of your current location. So, head south to Oeilvert. If you’re lost, take a look again at the map. The clue here is to follow the Light Brown path in the map. It will lead you straight to Oeilvert. Now, enter Oeilvert. ======== OEILVERT ======== Items:   Remedy        Elixir   Rising Sun Equipments:   Diamond Sword    Feather Boots   Shield Armor     Power Vest   Gaia Gear \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Note: When you encounter enemies with stone type, you can use a Soft to instantly kill it. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Inside, you’ll see a Moogle. Talk to him and buy some new equipment! After buying equipments and items, save your game. After saving, go north towards the next screen. Here, you’ll see a large door. Zidane will try to open it but it won’t even budge. Then, the door will open by itself. When you regain control of your characters, go inside the door. Here in the Main Area, you can take 3 paths. Up the stairs, to the left and to the right. Get the chest behind the stairs first for a Remedy. And then, go up the stairs and take the chest for a Rising Sun. Then, go down the stairs again and go right towards the next area. Here, talk to Stiltzkin and purchase another set of items that contains a Hi-Potion, Emerald and an elixir for 888 gil. Then talk to the other moogle if you want and save your game. Then, go back to the Main Area. Here, go left onto the next screen. Get 2 chests here for the Diamond Sword and the Shield Armor. Now, go down the Southwest stairs onto the next area. Here, you’ll see 4 yellow lights. It won’t respond to you. Now, go right and get the chest for a Power Vest. Then, go up the stairs. You’ll see 2 more yellow lights. Just get the chest here for the Feather Boots. Then, go to the upper left and go up the stairs. Just move on until you see an odd black ball. Examine it. It won’t respond to you either. Then, move on to the left and you’ll reach a familiar room. From here, go back to the moogle and save your game as the enemies here might give you some trouble if your level is low. After saving, go to the Main Area. Go up the stairs and to the left towards the next screen. Here, examine the blue ball. It should turn into a red one. Then, get the chest to the left of the switch for an Elixir. Go back to the Main Area and go left to the next screen. Here, you’ll see a projection of a planet. After seeing that, go to the place where you saw the yellow lights. You have to switch them in a particular order. First, go up the stairs and examine the upper left yellow light, and then the upper right ones. Go down the stairs and examine the lower right yellow light and then finally the one to the left. You’ll see the evolution of the Invincible. Now, go to the Black Ball. Examine it and a projection of a city will appear. Now, go back to the moogle. From there, go right and go in the middle of the circle (there’s a small set of stairs to the right). In the center, search for a field icon. It will tell you that the light here is for another purpose. After that, when you regain control of you characters again, go to the upper right and get the chest there for a Gaia Gear. Now, go back to the Main Area and head left to the next screen once more. Now, go to the upper left and enter the door there. You’ll arrive in an area where there are faces on the wall. The faces will talk to your party. It will tell you more about Terra and how it declined. Now, after talking to you, you’ll be able to control your characters again. Go to the moogle (again), and save your game. Go right and you’ll see another projection. This time, you’ll see 2 planets merge into 1. After that, go to the upper right doorway onto the next screen. Here, just examine the green circle. You’ll see a FMV of the elevator go down. Now, move forward and examine the contraption at the end. You’ll see the Gulug Stone. But then, something will head on your way. You’ll now have to fight with... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: ARK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 38               Type:  Flying HP: 20,002              Gil:   5,964 MP: 1,374               Items: Ether, Pumice Piece AP: 11 Stolen Item/s: Holy Lance, Power Vest, Elixir Attacks:       Photon (drops Hp to 1), Propeller Wind, Whirlwind, Boomerang Weakness:      Shadow Man, this one is tough. Get your healers ready and hope that they already learned the Chemist Support Ability. The Ark will use Whirlwind most of the time. And it causes the Confuse status effect. All you can do is use physical attack. But, you can use the abilities of non-magic casters like Freya, Zidane, Amarant, and Steiner. Amarant’s Throw ability is very useful against Ark. For Zidane, you can steal the item/equipments if you want then just use physical attacks. For Freya, cast Rei’s Wind occasionally then use her Lancer. This fight will be long so be patient. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, the scene will shift to the other party members who were left behind at the Desert Palace. ============= DESERT PALACE ============= Equipments:   Promist Ring   Black Hood   Anklet         Venetia Shield   Shield Armor   N-Kai Armlet You’ll see your other party members. Kuja will give Zidane only 10 minutes to arrive. If he doesn’t return in 10 minutes, the rest of the party will be killed. Cid will be angry at what Kuja did! He then decides to put matters into his own hands. You’ll then see Black Mages talking about traps. When you control Cid, go south and then go right to the next screen. In here, you have to get the key which is tied at the cage of a monster. You’re given 6 minutes to complete everything. Now, when the monster isn’t looking, press the Circle button as fast as you can. When the monsters turns around, stop pressing the circle button. When you reach the cage, you’ll get the Hourglass Key. Then, you’ll have to put 3 weight into one of the dishes so that Cid can climb up and turn the Hourglass upside down. You’ll see 4 weights. One is made of wood, and the others are made from, Clay, Stone, and Iron. Now, place the Clay, Stone and the Iron Weights onto the dish. This is the heaviest combination possible. Now, choose to climb up. Cid will be able to go to the top and turn the hourglass upside town to save the party. After that, you’ll see your remaining party members escape from their rooms. You’ll be able to control them (remember that Zidane and the 3 party members he chose are still at Oeilvert). Now, go left to the next screen. Here, just climb up the stairs. You’ll reach the entrance to the Desert Palace. Before going up the stairs, examine the lamp on the left angel. A red light will appear on the right angel. Examine the red light and then inspect the bloodstone. You’ll get a Promist Ring. After getting the ring, go up the stairs. Here, you’ll see 2 gargoyle statues and a woman statue in the center. Examine the right gargoyle first and then the left gargoyle, and finally the woman statue in the center. Now, walk to the left. You’ll see Blue Stairs appear. Go up the Blue Stairs and move on to the next screen and light the lamp at the end. Then, go back down the Blue Stairs. From here, go left towards the next area. You’ll see 3 circular lamps here in the main room. Examine all 3 and light them up. The 2 north doors should be open. Go up the upper left door and move on until you reach the other side of the main room. Now, light all the 3 lamps here. The statues to the left will be gone. Now, put out the flames of the upper right lamp and the right one. The 2 doors to the north should be open and the statues to the left are gone. Go through the upper right door and go to the other side again. This time, light the 2 lamps in the center of this room (you can’t light up the one to the south). The right statues will be gone now. And then, open ALL lamps in this room. 3 to the right, 3 to the left, 2 in the center, and the last one should be the one in the center to the south. There’ll be a red light. Examine it again and inspect the Bloodstone. You’ll get the Anklet. Now, go to the upper right area of this room and enter the newly opened door. In the next screen, light up the candle near the statue of a woman. Another red light will appear. Inspect the bloodstone again and you’ll get the Shield Armor. After getting the armor, move north and go up the stairs at the end onto the next screen. Here, light up the candle which is on top of the stairs. Then, move on until you reach the Library. Here, there are 3 levels/floors in here. First, light up the candle to the left. It’ll activate the ladder to the right. Now, go to the right and go up the ladder to the 3rd level/floor. Light the candle here at the 3rd level and a door will be revealed. Enter the newly opened door and inspect the bloodstone here for the N-Kai Armlet. After that, head back inside the library. Now, go down the stairs. Use the ladder that you see and go up to the 2nd level. Here, light up the candle and another door will be revealed. From here, go left up the stairs. Go all the way to the end lighting up 2 candles on the way. After lighting the 2 candles, go back inside the library. Now, light up the right candle in the 1st level. Another door will be revealed. Enter it and light another candle inside. Go back inside the Library. You should hear the sound of the moogle. In the 1st floor, go left and talk to the moogle, use a Tent and save the game (finally). After saving, go left to the next screen. Here, you’ll see a Gargoyle with 2 candles. Light up the one to the right. Take note of the direction the shadow is facing, and then go through the door. Move on until you reach the opposite side. You’ll see a painting with 1 candle, and another Gargoyle with 2 candles. There are 3 candles in here. Now, light up the candle at the painting. It will give you a clue “Dare not follow those of evil. Strive to follow those of good.” If you examine the 2 gargoyles, the one to the right is the “Apostle from Underground” and the one near the painting is the “Messenger from Heaven”. The clue says don’t follow evil. This means that do no face towards evil (which is the right Gargoyle). So, light up the candle which is the right at the left Gargoyle. The shadows of both Gargoyles will be facing to the left. A Blue Stairs will appear at the center. As for the other clue, follow those of good, the shadow of the right gargoyle follows the shadow of the left gargoyle which is the good ones. Note: If you lit BOTH candles at each of the Gargoyles, you’ll get a Venetia Shield at the left and a Black Hood to the right. Now, go around again and go up that blue stairs. In the next screen, unequip everything that you got by inspecting bloodstones here at the palace (Promist Ring, etc.). Now, move forward and you’ll fight the defense system of the palace. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: VALIA PIRA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 36               Type:  Flying HP: 12,119              Gil:   4,089 MP: 9,999               Items: Elixir AP: 11 Stolen Item/s: ? Attacks:       Thundaga, Blizzaga, Reflect, Firaga Weakness:      Water Remember, I told you to remove bloodstone equipments. If you equip any of them, the defense system will be enhanced. The bloodstone equipments will enhance its, Magic Power, Elemental Defense, Physical Defense, Evasion, Magic Defense and Magic Evade. Basically, you can just use physical attacks and use Magic or summon. Just heal your characters when your HP is at critical level. I also had a fun time using Carbuncle. The AI of Valia Pira is quite low. It attacks you even you have Reflect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, move forward and light the candle at the end. Now, go back and examine the Shining floor. You’ll now see Zidane’s group arrive at the Desert Palace from the Hilda Garde 1. When you regain control of Zidane, move on and use the teleporter. On the next area, Kuja will welcome you again. He’ll tell you that Zidane must come alone. When you regain control of Zidane, move on and go up the ladders into Kuja’s Room. When you reach the room, Kuja will show you your other party members locked up below. Meanwhile, outside the room, you’ll see your entire party meet again. Everyone will now go to Zidane and save him. But then, Eiko will be left outside and Zorn and Thorn will nab her. Now, the party arrived at Kuja’s room. Kuja will be surprised as you were able to escape. Zidane is really mad now as the 4 party members Kuja has shown you are fakes. After that, Kuja will take the Gulug stone from you and then he’ll leave. When you regain control of your characters, go to where the Hilda Garde is. When you get there, you’ll see that Kuja already left. Now, move north to the next screen. You’re party members will talk. Cid suggests that you follow Kuja aboard the Blue Narciss. When you regain control of Zidane, examine the lever here and kick it. A ladder will appear. Go down the ladder and move on until you reach the World Map. ========================== WORLD MAP (Lost Continent) ========================== In the world map, you’ll see the Blue Narciss follow Hilda Garde 1. You’ll eventually reach a shore. When you disembark, go to the west and enter Esto Gaza. ========= ESTO GAZA ========= Item:   Wing Edge Upon entering, go inside the building. Inside, you’ll see the Bishop of Esto Gaza. The bishop will tell you that you’re on sacred land. He’ll also mention some pointy-hats pass by. Zidane will ask if a little girl is with them. The bishop will tell you that the path behind him is the path of souls which leads to the Shimmering Island. Then, he’ll tell you that he saw a lot of pointy-hats pass by, Kuja, Zorn and Thorn and a little girl held by one of the Black Mages. He’ll tell you that they went to Mount Gulug. When you regain control of you characters, leave this area and come back again. You’ll now see a lot of people. You can talk to the bishop and rest for 100 gil. From here, go right to the next screen. You’ll reach a shop that sells items and equipments. After buying, go around the shop to the north (note, use the ‘HERE’ icon as your guide) until you reach the counter to the right. Search here for a Wing Edge. Now, go to where the bishop is and go up the stairs onto the next area. Here, talk to the moogle and save your game. Then, go right and move on until you reach Mount Gulug. =========== MOUNT GULUG =========== Item:   Wing Edge Equipments:   Gaia Gear   Demon’s Mail When you regain control of your characters, go left into a house. You’ll get 9,693 Gil and a Red Hat in here. After that, leave the house, go left and just move on past another house until you reach a well. Examine the rope at the well and go down. Here, you can go to the left or right path. Go to the right first. Here, talk to the moogle and save your game. After saving, search to the lower right of this room for a Wing Edge. Then, continue on to the right. Just enter the door at the end. From here, just move on until you reach a dead end and search there for a Gaia Gear. After getting the equipment, head back to where the well is. Note that you’ll have to fight Red Dragons on the way. When you reach the area where the well is, go left to the next screen and enter the house at the end. Here, get the Demon’s Mail. Now, leave this small house and enter the doorway just beside this house. Inside, go up and stairs and talk to the moogle and save your game once more. After saving, continue up the stairs. Here, just move on and enter another house at the end. Inside, you’ll get an Elixir. But before you do, a Red Dragon will attack you. After getting the Elixir, head all the way back to where the well is. Here, examine the lever to the left of the well and pull it down 3 times. You’ll see the rope dangle below. Examine the rope and use it to go down. Below, you’ll fight another Red Dragon. After beating it, go through the wall where the Dragon went in. You’ll see Eiko. Dagger recognizes the ceremony that Zorn and Thorn does to Eiko. Zidane and co. will now go and save Eiko. Next, you’ll see Zorn and Thorn chant. They will be unsuccessful because Eiko hasn’t reached 16 years old. Eidolons can only be successfully extracted when then subject reaches 16 years old. Kuja still insists for an Eidolon that is more powerful than Alexander to be able to beat a man named Garland. He orders Zorn and Thorn to continue the extraction, but then, Mog will come out and saves Eiko. Eiko will battle Zorn and Thorn. Mog will tell Eiko to use Terra Homing. Eiko will do that and you’ll see another Eidolon. It seems that Mog is really an Eidolon and he took the form of a moogle in order for him to be close to Eiko. After the battle, Eiko will receive the Ribbon, which she gave to Mog. Then, Kuja will be surprised that he saw an Eidolon in Trance. After a short talk, he will leave. Vivi will follow Kuja and will try to ask him about the Black Mages. But then, Zorn and Thorn will move and they will merge into one. The battle begins. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: MELTIGEMINI ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 42               Type:  Demon HP: 24,348              Gil:   6,428 MP: 1,570               Items: Vaccine AP: 11 Stolen Item/s: Demon’s Vest, Golden Hairpin, Vaccine Attacks:       Viral Smoke, Bio, Venom Powder, Wings Weakness:      Mini Zorn and Thorn combined is not as hard as you think. They’re a pretty average boss. All you have to do is to use the most powerful attacks of your characters or you can even use normal physical attacks. Just remember to heal your characters when their HPs reach about 1/2 so that you won’t have any trouble reviving a KO’d character. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, Vivi will come in together with 2 black Mages. After a short talk, a woman will call out to you. When Zidane and co. goes to her, she will thank you for chasing Kuja away. Then, Dagger will go to her and the woman will recognize her. Cid will come in and you’ll finally know the true identity of the woman. She’s the wife of Regent Cid, Lady Hilda. After a short talk between the party, Cid and Hilda, you’ll be automatically taken back to Lindblum. ======== LINDBLUM ======== Here, Cid and Hilda will talk inside the Royal Chamber. Hilda will tell Cid that Kuja is not from this world. Then, Cid will apologize to Hilda for what he has done in the past and asks her if she could turn him back into a human. Hilda will do that. She’ll kiss Cid and then... poof! Regent Cid is human again! Then you’ll see a touching scene. Meanwhile, you’ll see Zidane. A Lindblum soldier will wake him up. (Notice that Zidane is having a very naughty dream with Dagger). Then, the soldier will tell Zidane that Lady Hilda called for a meeting at the Conference room. When you regain control of Zidane, go talk to the moogle in here and save your game first. After saving, go to the left and go up the Upper level then go to the conference room. Here, Zidane will see Cid in his human form (without manners as always). Then, the meeting will start. Hilda will tell you that she got info from Kuja himself while she was at captivity. Then, you’ll notice that Dagger is missing. Steiner will go look for her. Then, Cid will leave the room and prepare for the construction of Hilda Garde 3. Back to the meeting. Hilda will tell you that Kuja is out of this world and is planning to use this world to achieve greater power. Kuja also said that this world is called Gaia, and the place where he’s from is called Terra. You’ll see an ATE. After the ATE, Hilda will talk to you about the Shimmering island. There’s a seal here that prevents entry. But, Kuja unintentionally told Hilda that the seal can be broken at an old castle at the northern part of the Forgotten Continent. You’ll call it Ipsen’s Castle. You’ll see another ATE again. After that, the party will prepare to go to Ipsen’s Castle. But then, Steiner will come in and tell you that Dagger is missing and she is nowhere to be found in Lindblum even with the help of the Tantalus. Zidane tells the rest of the party to wait for him. He’ll leave the castle and search for Dagger. ========== ALEXANDRIA ========== Here, you’ll see the members of Tantalus search for Dagger. Then, you’ll see Zidane and Baku at the Docks at Alexandria Castle. Baku will tell you that she saw the chick (Beatrix). Zidane will follow Baku. You’ll see Beatrix. Zidane will try to go to Beatrix but Zidane can’t follow her. Beatrix will meet Baku. Baku will apologize for abducting Garnet. Beatrix forgives and forgets. Then, Beatrix will tell you that if ever Dagger went here, she’ll go straight to the resting place. Beatrix will now give you the Garnet Gem. After that, you’ll be at Brahne’s grave. Dagger can talk again! After a short talk about Dagger being the Queen and all, Dagger will borrow the knife that started it all. You’ll now see a FMV where Dagger uses the Dagger and cuts her hair short. She’s not confused anymore. Right after the FMV, you’ll be inside the Hilda Garde 3. ========================= WORLD MAP / HILDA GARDE 3 ========================= Eiko and Steiner will be very happy as Dagger can talk again. They’ll notice the hairdo also. After that, you’ll now be heading for Ipsen’s Castle. It will be marked on the map so don’t worry about going there. Then, a crew member will come in and tell you that if you want to change party members, you can talk to him. Then, choose your party members. Then, you’ll now control Hilda Garde 3 on the world map. Now, go to the forgotten continent and go to Ipsen’s Castle. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// If you roam around the Hilda Garde 3, there's a Tent next to the ladder on board Hilda Garde 3’s deck. (You'll see Amarant leaning against a wall in the screen.) \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ============== IPSEN’S CASTLE ============== Equipments:   Dagger          Javelin   Cat’s Claws     Rod   Golem’s Flute   Barette Stellazzio:   Aquarius Items:   Ancient Aroma       Maiden Prayer Key Items:   Fire Mirror       Earth Mirror   Water Mirror      Wind Mirror \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ **** Notice **** In Ispen’s Castle the reason why they give you all those weak weapons is to equip it and use it.  I guess the weaker the weapon the stronger it is in this castle.  So you should equip the weaker weapons that you have. Or just equip them as you get them. - thanks to: Neil McAloon for this info - ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Upon entering, you’ll see an old castle and it looks like it’s inverted. Now, Amarant’s Ego comes in and tells you that he doesn’t need company. He can go alone and get to the place where you can break the seal first. Allow him to go. After that, choose your party members. Now, go up the stairs into Ipsen’s Castle. Inside, search to the left at once for a chest with a Dagger. Then, to the right for the Aquarius Stellazzio. After getting these 2, go inside the door at the end. In this next area, go north first and get the chest for a Cat’s Claws. Now, talk to the moogle and save. After saving, go to the right then examine the pole and go down. Here, just use the ladder to the upper right and move on until you reach the next screen. Here, just go north and enter another hole. It might be confusing here so let’s give each of the ladders here a number. From the hole, use the First Ladder and go down. Now, move on until you reach the Second Ladder. Go up until you arrive at the next screen. Here, jump off the ladder. You’ll see the Third Ladder here. Go right past the Third Ladder and get a chest at the very end for a Rod. Now, go all the way back to the First Ladder. Go up past the hole where you came in to this area. On top, you can either jump to the left or to the right. Jump to the left first and get the Javelin for Freya. Now, go back to the First Ladder and now, jump to the right. Get the BroadSword at the end. After getting the sword, go to the Third Ladder (After the Second Ladder) that you passed by earlier and go up using that ladder. On top, jump off and enter a room. In this room, there’s a lift to the north and at the center. Go up and you’ll see Amarant. He’ll leave your party now as he already proved himself to you. When you regain control of Zidane, examine the mirrors at the wall. You’ll be able to get 4 mirrors and each of them has something written on it. Wind Mirror “My power is protected by wind, behind a Tornado”; Water Mirror “My power is protect underwater, surrounded by earth”; Fire Mirror “My power is protected high atop a fiery mountain”; Earth Mirror “My power is protected under the shaking ground”. After getting all of these mirrors, the guardian of this place will attack you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: TAHARKA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 46               Flying HP: 29,186              Gil:   8,096 MP: 1,776               Items: none AP: 11 Stolen Item/s: Orichalcon, Mythril Claws, Elixir Attacks:       Curl, Chop, Blizzaga, Ram Weakness:      none This boss is bit hard. Your characters’ physical attacks will be so weak against it. So, use Magic attacks! If you have Steiner and Vivi, use Fire Magic. It proves to be useful against this boss. Have Zidane as your Stealer. Be patient though, you might spend the entire battle stealing so be contented with what you have stole. For the other character, make him/her the healer of the party. Give Ethers to Vivi and Steiner if their MPs are in critical. It’s also best to use Steiner’s Flame Saber for this one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, Taharka will say something, “One is all, all is one”. After that one, leave this room. In the next room, go south and examine the weird wall to the right. You’ve got to do a lot of things here. Now, Push the door, and then Pound it, then think. After that, push and then pound again. After that a new option will appear. Choose “Try something Drastic”. Zidane will now kick the wall. It still won’t budge. Kick it again and then Rest. The door will open! Go through the door and get the Barette on the balcony (by the way, you’ll see the first room in this castle). Now, go to the Moogle and save your game. On the way, you’ll see a trap on the floor. In this same room, to the upper right of the first trap door is a 2nd trap door, if you walk over it, it will open and you will drop into the room below, where you can see the area you get to when you ride down the pole from above.  There is a treasure chest here and inside is the "Maiden Prayer". Then, just continue and save when you see it. After saving, go to the west and you’ll be back at the first room here at Ipsen’s Castle. Now, you’ll notice that a ladder appeared at the north in the center and just to the left beside the door to the moogle. Go up the new stairs. On top of a new place, go to the center and use the lift and it’ll take you down. Below, get the chest for the Golem’s Flute. Now, you’ll see a big sword-like thing here. You’ll also see 2 pots to the left and to the right. The center potholder is empty. Now, let’s call the pot to the left, Pot #1. Let’s call the pot to the right, Pot #2. For the potholders, let’s use left potholder, center potholder, and right potholder. The clue given is "To obtain my power... work against the flow of time" So you have to move the pots counter clockwise. Move Pot #2 from right to middle Move Pot #1 from left to right Move Pot #2 from middle to left move Pot #1 from right to middle The electric current on the big sword-like thing will go to the right pot. Now, examine the pot to the right (Pot #1) and you’ll get the Ancient Aroma. Go back to the lift and go up. Upon disembarking the lift, go left and get the chest here for the Air Racket (Dagger’s Scan ability!). After getting the weapon, try to leave the castle.  Outside, your party will notice that Amarant hasn’t come out yet. Zidane will then go in by himself to find Amarant. When you control Zidane, go inside the Castle. Go to the moogle and save your game if you want. Now, go to the right and go down the pole again. Here, you’ll hear some one. Don’t go up the ladder to the upper right, instead, go to the south of this room and you’ll find Amarant lying helplessly. Amarant will wonder why you came back for him. Well, that’s what a team is really for, to take care of one another and Amarant has been with them for a while already and is already a part of the team. When you regain control of Zidane, go outside the castle. Here, the party will now plan their next move. Your party will notice that the wall where the mirrors were is a map of the world. And the 4 mirrors probably pinpoint the locations as to where the seal can be broken. And Zidane will also remember the clue given by Taharka when it died. You’ll now be back at the Hilda Garde 3. ========================= WORLD MAP / HILDA GARDE 3 ========================= Now, your party will decide to take on all 4 locations at once. 2 Party members will go inside each of the 4 locations. A Crew member will then tell you that was a sailor back then and may be able to help you with the directions. Now, you’ll go to the Water Shrine first. You can ask the Crew member, but I’ll tell it to you anyway. :) Now, control Hilda Garde and go south of Ipsen’s Castle. Search for a structure in the water. Go to it and press Circle to go in. ============ WATER SHRINE ============ Here, Eiko and Dagger will be the ones to go in here. After that, Zidane plans the next one. Onto the Fiery Mountain! Zidane will leave and Eiko and Dagger will move on. Now, when you regain control of Hilda Garde, go to the Northeast of Esto Gaza in the Lost Continent and search for a mountain wherein it’s mouth is full of Lava. =========== FIRE SHRINE =========== In this shrine, Freya and Amarant will be the ones going in. After that, Zidane will plan again for the next move. It’s to the wind shrine! When you regain control of Hilda Garde 3, go to the Southeast of Oeilvert. Go inside a small cave in between the mountains. It’s hard to see so, you must be facing south to be able to see it. Go in the wind shrine. =========== WIND SHRINE =========== This time, it’s Steiner and Vivi’s turn. Steiner is the best member to go in here as his Armor can withstand the wind. Vivi will be following behind. Now, Zidane worries about Steiner and Vivi. But he’ll be more worried as he is with Quina. When you regain control of the Hilda Garde 3, go Southwest of the Desert Palace and go to a place where you can actually see the ground shaking. Now go inside the Earth Shrine. ============ EARTH SHRINE ============ you’ll see Zidane and Quina arrive. They’ll have a short talk. After that, move on to the left. In the next screen, there will be floor traps that will try to squash you. When you see the field icon (!), quickly press the X button to avoid being squashed. Do this another time and you’re done. ======= SHRINES ======= Now, you’ll see Dagger and Eiko. There’s also a trap here that hurls icebergs! Back to Zidane. Quina will arrive to the place where to put the mirror. Go to it and someone will talk to Zidane and Quina. After that, you’ll see Freya and Amarant. Just before Freya put the mirror, the Fire Guard will show up. Next one, Zidane and Quina will see the Earth Guard. Then, you’ll see Amarant and Freya again. After a short discussion with the Fire Guard, they’ll begin to fight (don’t worry you need not control them). Next, you’ll see Vivi and Steiner this time. Vivi is scared as he may miss the target. Steiner will try to keep the monster at bay because the Wind Guard is fast. Once held by Steiner, Vivi will use Magic against the Wind Guard. Now, Zidane and Quina will fight the Earth Guard. This time, you get to control them. Prepare for a hard fight. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: EARTH GUARDIAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 54               Type:  Demon HP: 20,756              Gil:   4,512 MP: 2,234               Items: Phoenix Pinion AP: 11 Stolen Item/s: Rubber Suit, Avenger Attacks:       Earthquake, Firaga Weakness:      Wind This boss is really hard. Hopefully, you have that equipment that has the Auto-float ability so that the Earth Guard’s Earthquake, which is a very very powerful one, will be useless against you. Now, use Quina’s Blue Magic is you have one or use normal physical attacks. For Zidane, you can steal from the Earth Guard but it will only waste your time. Zidane and Quina might be KO’d if you concentrate on stealing. Just be patient with this battle. As for me, I’m very lucky to have Zidane in Trance! Strategy by: Edric Solis If Quina has learned the Bad Breath Blue Magic, use it on Earth Guardian and he will be inflicted with Mini, Slow, and Blind therefore making it very easy to beat him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, you’ll see Eiko and Dagger. Eiko asks Dagger if she loves Zidane. Dagger can’t answer. Then, Zidane and the rest of the party will come in and pick Dagger and Eiko up. Poor Eiko. ;) ========================= WORLD MAP / HILDA GARDE 3 ========================= On the deck, Zidane will see Amarant. He will ask you what motivates you in doing all of these. Just choose any. After that, choose your party members. After choosing, you’ll take control of the Hilda Garde 3 again. First, you can go to the south of Oeilvert and in an Island, you’ll see a small cave. Go in and you’ll be at Daguerreo. ========= DAGUERREO ========= Items:   Elixir x2 Stellazzio:   Capricorn Upon entering, you can go either to the left or to the right. Go right first and search in the water for the Capricorn Stellazzio. Move on to the right onto the next screen. Here, use the lift and go up. Talk to the man here. It’s the Synthesis shop. It has great items so buy now if you want. After that, talk to the moogle and save your game first. Now, go left to the next screen (don’t go down the lift). Here, go to the left and examine the statue on the wall. You’ll hear something below. After that, continue to the left and talk to the man who is searching for a book about Eidolons. Then, go right and examine the pile of books. The book the man is searching for is in here. Talk to the man again and he’ll go to the pile of books. Now, from where the man who is searching for the book was standing, go left to the next screen. You’ll be able to get 2 elixir from both sides of the second floor of the bookshelf. Go back up to the place where the man who was searching for the book was. You can go left and the person here will let you rest just like an inn. Now, go back to the moogle and save. Go down the lift and to the left onto the Main hall of Daguerreo. Here, examine the door-like structure at the end and you can exchange 5 Ores for an Aquamarine. You can exchange if you want. After that, leave Daguerreo. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Note: Inside Daguerreo, from the main room, go left. You’ll see 3 small lifts, 3 switches and a Staff leaning on the bookshelf. Now, flip the left Lever until the left lift is leveled with the ground. Now, examine the lift and Zidane will notice a hole. Now, go to the staff and examine it. Zidane will put it in the hole. You can now use the lift to go up to where the whining hippo is. He will now sell you great equipments! ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ========= WORLD MAP ========= ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Before heading for the Shimmering Island, which is the point of no return to some side-quests, I’ll list down the things you can do that you must do now or else you’ll miss the opportunity to achieve it. Here they are in no particular order. 1. Mr. Morrid’s Coffee Side Quest 2. Get the Hamelin, Zorlin Shape, and Rune Blade from Daguerreo Equipment show now as they won’t be available anymore if you enter the Shimmering Island. This goes the same as the ones in Esto Gaza and Oeilvert as they will be permanently close. List of places that will be closed: ----------------------------------- Ice Cavern        South Gate North Gate        Conde Petie Oeilvert          Conde Petie Mountain Path Esto Gaza         Dali Observatory Pinnacle Rocks    Fossil Roo 3. At the South Gate, get the chest that you could get earlier when Steiner and Dagger pass through earlier in the game. You’ll receive an Elixir Card. 4. Remember to get the Alexandria Card from the small girl running around in the Alexandria Town Proper. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Now, go to Esto Gaza. From here, go South East and search for a mountain in an island where there are icebergs. It’s the Shimmering Island. When you arrive, the ship will be sucked in. Dagger then tells you that it might be a teleporter just as in Kuja’s Palace. Zidane will now think of a way to go in. None other than jump off the deck! Then, you’ll see a FMV of the Hilda Garde inside the shimmering island. Your party will start to float and will dive to the heart of the Shimmering Island. ===== TERRA ===== Equipments:   Coronet         Mythril Racket   Dragon Wrist    Demon’s Mail   Minerva’s Plate Item:   Elixir   Remedy When you arrive, Zidane will meet the Black man (You saw him in the Invincible when Kuja called him, back at Alexandria). He will invite Zidane to see Terra. After that, Dagger will come in. You’ll be asked to change party members again. When you regain control of Zidane, go right to the next screen. Here, you’ll see a girl. Which looks like Zidane. Go down the stairs to the left first onto the next screen. Here just get the chest for a Coronet then move on to the north and get another chest for a Dragon Wrist. After that, go back up the stairs to where you saw the girl. Follow here to the north onto the next area. Here, just move on to the north. Get a chest on the way for an Elixir. Move on and see the girl again. Follow her to the next screen. Here, follow her again towards the next screen. Here, go right and go down the web. Go down to another web and get a Remedy from the chest. Now go up 1 web only. Here, go left and you’ll see a gap. Jump across and get the Mythril Racket from a partially hidden chest at the end. Then, go back to the gap and choose to go down. Get another chest here for a Demon’s Mail. Now, follow the girl. In the next screen, go up the first set of stairs. Now, go left and go around the wall (use the ‘HERE’ icon) and move on to get the chest below for a Minerva’s Plate. Go back around again and continue up the sets of stairs until you reach the next screen. From here, just move on until you reach Bran Bal. ======== BRAN BAL ======== Items:   Elixir   Wing Edge First, you’ll see a FMV where Dagger and Zidane will see the Invincible! Dagger then remembers what happened at Madain Sari when she and her mother escaped. Then, Dagger will faint. You’ll see a short scene near a green doorway afterwards. When you regain control of your characters, go left to the next screen. Here, you’ll see a lot of people tat looks like Zidane! Everything and most especially the tail! Now, go inside the first house to the left. Zidane decides to let Dagger rest here. You’ll then rest for a while. After resting, you’ll see Eiko outside trying to talk to the people. Then, you’ll see a short conversation with Zidane and the party inside the resting house. When you regain control of Zidane, leave this house. Enter the next house to the north. Here, you’ll see a lot of people. You can talk to them if you want. After that, when you’re ready, use the stairs to the upper right area of this house and go down. Below, you'll see something very shocking. Talk to the girl who you saw way back in the entrance of Terra. She’ll tell you about themselves, the Genomes and Zidane IS a genome like them. Zidane will wonder why does he have emotions and the people here are like cold puppets with no emotions. The girl will tell you that you are... special. You have a special purpose and that’s the reason why Zidane can feel and make decisions for himself. The girl will also mention the name Garland that was spoken by Kuja way back at Alexandria. When you regain control of Zidane, search around here for an Elixir and then go back up the stairs. You’ll see the girl again. She’ll tell you that genomes are merely vessels as the real people of Terra are actually asleep. Then, she’ll tell you that Garland is waiting for you. Then, you’ll see Eiko and co. at the resting house. Dagger will finally be awake again. She’ll ask Eiko to find Zidane for her. Then, you’ll see an ATE. - You’ll see Quina trying to eat the image. Quina will also talk to Zidane in this ATE. Zidane will act like the other people here for a while. After that, leave the resting house. You’ll see yet another ATE. - This time, you’ll see Vivi tying to talk to the people. They are not responding to him. Then, Zidane will be behind Vivi. He’ll tell Zidane that the people here are like the Black Mages. They are not responding but Vivi thinks that he can get into them. There’ll also be something wrong with Zidane. After the ATE, go right to the next screen (don’t go inside the house to the north). In the next screen, watch another ATE. - Now, you’ll see Zidane and Amarant talk to each other about their past. Specifically about their parents. After the ATE, go inside the door to the north. You’ll be inside the house where Zidane went. You’ll see another ATE. - This time, you’ll see Zidane and the Girl. The girl leads Zidane to the teleporter to meet Garland. Now, talk to Quina. Quina will now join your party. Now, leave this house by using the lower right exit again. Then, go inside the next house to the right. Here, talk to Stiltzkin and you can buy a good set from him. You can have a Diamond, Elixir, and an Ether for 2,222 gil. After buying from him, examine the blue vase at the end. There’s a moogle inside. Examine it again and you’ll be able to let the moogle free. Talk to the moogle. You can buy great equipments from the moogle. After that, you can save your game. After saving, get the chest in here for a Wing Edge then leave the house. Outside, go south and talk to Vivi. He’ll join your party also. Continue moving south onto the next screen. Here, you’ll see Amarant. He’ll join your party too. Now, go inside the green light. Move on and talk to the girl. She’ll tell you that Zidane went on his own free will to meet Garland. Eiko will now go back to the other party members at the resting house to inform them about what happened to Zidane. =========== PANDEMONIUM =========== Item:   Elixir Equipment:   Holy Miter    Carabini Mail   Battle Boots Gil:   20,007! When you regain control of Zidane, move on and you’ll meet Garland. He’ll tell you that he lost one of his most prized Genomes. It is Zidane. He’ll also tell you about his real intentions. He plans to make Gaia into Terra. Then, he’ll also tell you that there’s another genome that’s like Zidane. When you regain control of Zidane, follow Garland. On the next screen, just jump onto the floors, which look like shells. Now, Garland will tell you that the Genomes are just vessels for the souls of the people of Terra. Then, he’ll tell you something about the other genome that has a strong will. He used him as a servant. And his name is Kuja and he is somehow related to Zidane just like brothers. Move on to the next screen. Garland will not tell you the mission of Kuja. It is to bring war and chaos in Gaia. At first, Kuja was really frightened to know that there’s another one that is more powerful than he is so he discarded Zidane and brought him to Gaia. Now, follow Garland again. He’ll finally tell you that he really wants to disrupt the souls in Gaia so that the souls of the people of Terra can fill be filed in. Then, Gaia will now become Terra afterwards. Garland will take you to the observatory where he looks at the present condition of Gaia and Terra. Then, he’ll also tell you about the Iifa tree that it is the one that disrupts Gaia. Then, he’ll tell Zidane that Kuja is not immortal. He’ll die someday and he will need a new “Angel of Death”. And that would be none other that Zidane. Zidane will refuse, as he loves his experience with his friends in Gaia. He’ll become an “Angel of Death” not to Gaia but to Garland! How foolish! Garland will then disrupt Zidane and he’ll lose consciousness. Next, you’ll see Kuja arrive at Terra. He really wants more power and he’ll do everything to get it. He decides to stop Garland and Zidane. Then, you’ll have a glimpse of the Invincible. After that, you’ll see Zidane’s thoughts. Then you’ll see him sitting on a chair. He’s losing it! He doesn’t know who he is or what he is and he is very ver confused. He’ll see some flashbacks of the team. Some words from each of the party members. Then, Vivi and Eiko will wake Zidane up. They came to save Zidane. But Zidane ignores them and called them dimwits! Eiko and Vivi will be trapped behind. (These scene and the following scenes are very exciting!) In the next screen, you’ll engage in a battle. Here, just attack. Then, Freya will come in and helps you out. Then, Amarant will lend a hand also. Zidane will leave the 2 just like what he did to Eiko and Vivi! Amarant and Freya will be puzzled as to why Zidane is acting like this. Then, at the next area, you’ll see Steiner and Quina. They’re in a battle. Zidane will come in and helps but it’s just a coincidence as he just passed by. After the battle he’ll leave the 2 also. He’ll tell Steiner and Quina that he can’t be with them anymore. Steiner and Quina will be puzzled also. In the next screen, you’ll fight again. This time, when the enemy used its Smash ability, it will bring your HP back to 1. Then, Dagger will come in a cures your completely. She’ll help you in the battle. After that, Zidane and Dagger will talk. Zidane doesn’t want the party to be involved anymore. Then, Steiner and Quina will come in. They’ll show Zidane the true meaning of Friendship. After that, Zidane will finally get a hold of himself. You must now head back as the other 4 party members are trapped. Now, Zidane, Dagger, Steiner, and Quina will be together. Go to the right. When you reach the other party members, Zidane will apologize to everyone for acting like a dud. Then, Zidane will promise to everyone that he will never leave again and they’ll always be together until the end. When you regain control of Zidane, go all the way to right until you reach the chair where Zidane sat. Examine it and you’ll get the Holy Miter. After getting it, go back to the left area and talk to the moogle and save. You can level up here if you want. The moogle has a mogshop so you don’t have to worry about items. Also, buy the equipments from the moogle if you don’t have them yet. :) After saving, go all the way to the left until you reach a room with lots of little pot-like thingies. Examine the switch to the north (It’s shape is round), and light will come out of the pots. Continue to the left and move on until you see a weird switch with an image of a platform. You have to set the Heading here to adjust the moving platform at the next screen. First choose Heading #3. Then, go left to the next screen. Here, it’s quite confusing if I explain in words only. There are 3 sets of platforms here and here are their positions according to what you will actually see in your TV screens. Set 1: (lower platforms)           _          |2|               -    _        _   |1|      |3|    -        - Set 2: (middle platforms)      _     |5|      - _ |4| -              _             |6|              _ Set 3: (top platforms)               _              |9|    _          -   |7|  _    -  |8|        - Now, you selected heading #3, right? So, go to Platform #2 and use the moving platform there. It will take you to Platform #5. Here, go to the upper right and walk up (use the “HERE” icon and you’ll see where Zidane is) to the top platforms. Here, use Platform #8 and get 20007 gil from the chest. Go all the way back down (just use the platforms that you went through in order to get back) to the switch for the heading. Now, select Heading #4. Go back to the left onto the area with the platforms. Now, use platform #3. It will take you to Platform #6. From here, just go up to the top platforms and use Platform #7. Choose to go up to the next floor. In here, just go south and move on until you see a teleporter. You can also get extra treasures here. Instead of going down and to the left to the teleport pad which takes you to the next area where after a little teleportation you meet the moogle.  Go up and a little left and you will see another teleportation device to take you to the same level above but in a different location so you will be able to reach the following chests. They contain the following: --------------------------- - Chest in the center of the area (at the same level you initially get on this floor using the teleporter that will get you to the moogle - Elixir - Chest in the bottom center of the screen - Carabini mail (gives the ability of auto-regen those who wear mail armor) Now, go down and use the southern teleporter and go to the next floor. After using the platform, you’ll be taken to a room with lots of teleporters. First, let call your current position as START. Now, go right and you’ll see 2 teleporters. Use the lower one and you’ll be able to get the Battle Boots. Now, go back to START and use the other teleporter to the north and you’ll reach the moogle. Prepare your equipments then talk to the moogle and Rest then finally, save your game. When you’re ready, continue on to the right until you meet Garland. You’ll just see a short conversation between Garland and the party then, Garland will call on a Silver Dragon and you’ll have to fight with it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: SILVER DRAGON ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 58               Type:  Dragon/Flying HP: 24,055              Gil:   5,240 MP: 9,999               Items: Wing Edge AP: 13 Stolen Item/s: Kaiser Knuckles, Dragon Mail, Elixir Attacks:       Claw, Aerial Slash, Twister Weakness:      none The silver dragon is easy. Just attack however you want (either use physical or magic attacks). If your HP is at critical, heal at once! You’ll eventually beat the Dragon. Note: Use Thunder Magic. I’ve seen that it’s more effective than Fire and Ice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After that, Zidane will ask Garland about his true intentions. Garland will simply say that he wants the restoration of Terra and he was created to fulfill that. Now, you’ll fight Garland himself. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: GARLAND ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 62               Type:  Human HP: 40,728              Gil:   0 MP: 9,999               Items: none AP: 0 Stolen Item/s: Dark Gear, Ninja Gear, Battle Boots Attacks:       Psychokinesis, Stop, Flare, Wave Weakness:      none Garland sure is tough! Fortunately, I equipped the Man Eater ability of Zidane and pummeled Garland to oblivion! (exaggerated) I have Dagger, Vivi and Steiner with me. Dagger is the Healer. Vivi should use Magic and support Dagger in healing the party. For Steiner, physical attacks will do, don’t bother using Sword Magic as the damage will be the same. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle with Garland, you’ll see a FMV of the Invincible. Kuja is controlling it. Then he’ll go down to you. He desperately wants the power to control every soul! Now that the invincible is with him, it is very much possible. Then, as you’re of no use to him, he’ll engage you  in battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSS: KUJA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level: 64               Type:  Human HP: 42,382              Gil:   0 MP: 9,999               Items: none AP: 0 Stolen Item/s: Light Robe, Carabini Mail, Ether Attacks:       Demi, Thundaga, Ultima Weakness:      none Kuja is so cocky! Don’t use Vivi’s Black Magic as it only do more or less half the normal damage. Just use physical attacks with the other party members. If you have Dagger and Eiko, their purpose should be healer only. When you defeat him, he’ll get into Trance! He’ll change into a more devilish form. He’ll unleash Ultima at your party and you’ll be annihilated. If Zidane level is at 99, Kuja will only do one attack over and over during that battle. He will only cast "Flare Star" and he will do it very quickly, making it very difficult to beat him if your other characters aren't leveled up. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, you’ll talk to Kuja. He’ll tell you that he learned Trance from the Moogle he saw at Mt. Gulug (Mog). And he used the souls the Invincible got to give him more power, which includes the soul of Brahne. Then, Kuja will divert his attention towards Garland. Kuja will kick Garland until he falls down from the cliff. Then, Garland finally reveals the true purpose of Kuja. He is only meant to live until Zidane, the much deserving genome, grows up. Kuja will be Mad and won’t believe it. Then, you’ll see a FMV of Kuja destroying Terra. Everything will be in shambles! After the FMV, you’ll see Zidane. He’ll go back to Bran Bal and save the genomes. Eiko and the rest will go to the Invincible and use it to escape. Dagger will then come along with Zidane so make sure he’ll never leave again. When you regain control of Zidane, just go to the right until you reach the lift with lots of eyes. After a short talk, go to the list and you’ll be back at Bran Bal. Then, you’ll see Eiko and the rest of the party. You’ll see Quina upset because there’s no good food here in Terra. Meanwhile, Zidane and Dagger will talk to the Genomes in Bran Bal to convince them to evacuate the place. Then, Eiko and the rest of the party will arrive inside the Invincible. Then, Zidane will talk to the girl. Her name is Mikoto. After knowing her name Zidane will take her to the Invincible. Now, you’ll see a FMV of the Invincible escaping from Terra. In Gaia, the Invincible will appear at the ocean. Next, you’ll see the party inside the Invincible. You’ll see a short conversation about Kuja small penis, then Steiner will come in and tries to show you something. On the deck, you’ll see Mist covering all of Gaia. Now, you’ll be asked to save your game. Save it and them put in Disc 4!