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Narshe

Battle Speed 6, Message Speed 1, Cursor Memory

1st battle: Terra Bio Blast, Vicks and Wedge run away
Go right as soon as you can, up and left once you reach the horizontal brown tiles, resume going up (this skips 2 battles)
2nd battle: Terra Bio Blast Right, Vicks and Wedge run away, Terra Bolt Beam Left
3rd battle: Vicks/Wedge fire beam both Vomammoths, Terra bio blast, Vicks and Wedge run away

BOSS - WHELK:

Terra Tek Missile (ATB Wait), Vicks/Wedge Heal Force Terra
Terra Tek Missile (ATB Wait) Vicks/Wedge Fire Beam Shell
Terra Tek Missile, Vicks/Wedge Fire Beam

Try to have Terra select Fire during the death animation

Rename Terra to T
Grab Sleeping Bag
Get Terra to Level 6 before falling down (Learns Antdot)
Rename Locke to L

With Moogles: Move Locke down 2 tiles before switching

BOSS - MARSHAL:

Mog Attack Marshal, Kupan Attack Marshal, Kuku and Kutan Attack lobo
Mog Attack
Kupan Attack, Mog unequip Spear and Shield during Attack animation

Leave for Figaro, run away from random battles.

Figaro Castle

Go up all the way and speak to Edgar, after renaming him go to the left building and talk to the Matron to rename Sabin, then go back to Edgar.
Talk to the left guard, right guard and Kefka, go up and talk to Locke, follow Locke with Terra and meet him in the right building to trigger the next cutscene.
KEFKA Scene 2 : Ignore him and talk to the guard to the north.

BOSS - M-tek Armor x2:

Edgar AutoCrossbow (ATB Wait), Locke Steal, Terra Defend, Edgar Autocrossbow, Locke on Attack if possible

Cave to South Figaro

Edgar uses autocrossbow on all battles. Fight with Locke if necessary.
Try to get Terra on Fire (prep for Mt.Kolts), then select Attack for easy menu closing.

Route: Get healed at the spring and go right to the next room
Room 2: take the first on the right, go down and then take the big staircase/exit that is on your left.
Rooms 3 & 4: left to next room, bottom to exit.

South Figaro

Go straight to the relic shop & buy 3 Sprint Shoes

Sprint Shoes shop.

Back Row	Terra

Relic	Terra - Sprint Shoes

Exit & go left to the Chocobo stable, rent a chocobo and go northeast to Mt. Koltz.

Mt. Koltz

Levels required before fighting Vargas: Edgar 10, Locke 9 & Terra 8.
Run away from all Brawler fights and 2 Trillium fights in the Spiral room, Have Locke run away from 1 of the Tusker fights

Route: go up, straight to the next room, right to the next room, and then go right through a secret passage so you can reach the room with the Atlas armlet, grab it.

Relic		Edgar    Atlas Armlet 2nd slot

Route: get out and exit to the top left, exit immediately up, go down and take the westernmost exit, go to the east exit, go up and take the bridge to access the SAVE ROOM.

  • Equip Edgar with the Mithril Pike during a battle. Locke Equips Mithril Blade
  • Swap Potion with Sleeping Bag, Sleeping Bag with Tonic, Dirk with AutoCrossbow, Sleeping Bag should be at the bottom of the list, if you got a tonic drop early, move more stuff around
  • Get out and go through all of the snail-shaped path to reach Vargas.
  • Can run away from 2 Trillium x2 fights in the snail room.
Before Vargas: Heal up with cure, Terra needs 12 MP for Vargas

BOSS - VARGAS:

Edgar Autocrossbow, (ATB Wait), Terra Fire bottom, Locke Attack Top
Edgar Autocrossbow, Terra Fire, Locke Attack 
Edgar Autocrossbow, Vargas uses Gale Cut, Locke Attack, Terra Fire
Edgar wait trick through terra's fire, Edgar Autocrossbow

Cutscene, Sabin Pummel, win

Sabin joins at level 11.
Exit at the bottom-right. exit.
World Map: Go up until you reach the Returners’ Hideout.

Returners’ Hideout

Follow guy and talk to Banon - CUTSCENE
Talk to Locke, grab the chest, get out,
Talk to Sabin and then go up to talk to Edgar
Go back, go to left side of main room, top left
Get tincture in pot, chest below, go through passageway to White Cape
On way back get Air Lancet chest (bottom right)

Get out and talk to the soldier at the bottom to get access to Banon.
Say NO to Banon 3 times in a row. (cutscene skip & genji glove)
Head North to the save

Relic		Sabin   Sprint Shoes 2nd slot
	        Edgar   Genji Glove + Atlas Armlet
                    
Save and Power off,  Reset once on file select screen

Grab Potion from chest, Wait for NPC to be taking his second step North to leave

Lete River

Route: go LEFT twice
In the 2nd battle, you should fight Pterodons x2, level up Edgar to level 11 here. (autocrossbow, all others run, autocrossbow)
Run from all other battles.
At 2nd save spot, Heal Banon if needed

BOSS - ULTROS 1:

Edgar Fight, Sabin Aurabolt, Banon Attack, 
Edgar Fight (ATB Wait), Terra Fire, Sabin aurabolt, Banon Attack
Edgar Fight, Terra switch Tonic with Phoenix down. Tonic switch with Tincture
Terra Attack, Sabin Aurabolt, others atack

After the cutscene, choose Sabin‘s scenario!

Scenario 1: Sabin

Route: Recruit Shadow then go south along the coast past the forest until you reach the bridge! run from everything.

Imperial Base

When controlling Cyan:

Relic		   	Sprint Shoes
Battle Speed	1 (<)

Use Tech 2 for the fight. Pray the gods for Black Belt (⅞ chance)
Cutscene ends after “walled up in there, we can wait out our enemy” line, hold v

Before fighting templars (after Kefka ran away once):

Battle Speed	6 (>)
Equip           Shadow      Empty, Equip Imperial
				Sabin           Optimum	

Templars & Soldiers:

Shadow Attack the front bottom soldier, Sabin Pummel, Shadow attack soldier, Sabin Pummel

After scene with Elayne and Owain dead, HOLD LEFT so Sabin comes on screen closer to Cyan
3 battles: Attack soldiers, aurabolt Cadet if needed
Magitek fights:
Have Shadow switch the Imperial for the dirk during a battle

Phantom Forest

Route: Top right exit / Spring HP/MP & bottom-right exit / closest exit (up) & top-right exit.

Phantom Train

Run from all battles.

Route: enter train, go down to check the door, exit left, enter the next car, exit left, trigger encounter before leaving.
Enter car door, walk two steps in then talk to ghost blocking entrance (run away).
After the switch scene, go left & exit.
Skip the next wagon but enter it from left to grab earrings in the chest.
Go all the way left to the control room, hit the left and right switch.
Talk to train.

BOSS - Phantom Train:

Fenix down 

Swap fenix for imperial
Potion 1 spot below tincture
White cape below tincture
Swap Potion and Tonic so item list is tonic than potion at the bottom

During waiting/mourning cutscene:
(fadeout starts at 2:09 segment time, should be leaving menu by 2:08)

Relic		Sabin   Earrings 2nd slot

Equip		Sabin	Buckler

Item list should be

Imperial
Tent
Fenix Down
Mithril Shld
AutoCrossbow
Black Belt
Kung Fu Suit
Tincture
White Cape

Tonic 
Potion

Baren Falls

Shadow leaves. Don’t forget to hold ^ after cutscene to trigger next cutscene.

BOSS - Rizopas:

Kill a piranha. 
Put both in the back row, then both defend.
Wait until music cue (10s after battle theme loops)
Cyan fight last piranha
Wait until Rizopas shows up
Sabin Aurabolt, Cyan Dispatch, Sabin Aurabolt

The Veldt

Head to Mobliz, run away from everything (top right)

Sell

Imperial, Tent, Fenix Down, Mithril Shld, 
AutoCrossbow, Black Belt, Kung Fu Suit, Tincture, White Cape

Buy

Dried Meat (top item)

Dried Meat shop.

Fight groups until Gau appears. Throw dried meat at him.
Note: Gau cannot appear on a back Attack or pincer.

Serpent Trench

rush to the bottom-right, cutscene.
When swimming: RIGHT, then LEFT when prompted.
4 battles to flee from. don’t forget the underwater cave after battle 2

Nikeah

Go Item shop.
Buy 31 Smoke Bombs if got Black Belt, 26 if not.

Go Armor shop.
Buy Magus Hat x2

Go back to the ship, talk to NPC, hold down to select correct option.

Smoke Bomb shop.

Magus Hat shop.

Scenario 2: Locke

Smoke bomb all battles (except Merchants in town)

Equip	    Locke	Optimum
Relic	    Locke	Sprint Shoes

Route: Go to the item store north of where you start.
Talk to merchant, steal clothing (Guardian if rare steal).
Go down to the next house and enter the basement.
Go to the cafe and go down the stairs on the right to fight another merchant. Password is Courage.

Grab Elixir from the clock underneath the mansion.
Up the stairs, go behind the bookcase on the 2nd floor, down stairs, change clothes (top option)
Take the secret passage at the bottom to get running shoes and hyper wrist.

Relic		Locke	Running Shoes 2nd slot

Go right until CELES cutscene.

Clock room: grab first bottom right chest, then head left and grab the two chests on the way before leaving.
Get Earrings in bottom left chest, backtrack to center and UP RIGHT UP RIGHT exit.

Plumed Hat/Guardian below True Knight, Magus Hat above True Knight.

In the cave before the room with the healing pond, go left up the stairs to get a Thunder Rod,backtrack and go up, fight the magitek knight.
Do tunnel armor npc value manip.
Move Thunder Rod up before Tunnel Armor fight

BOSS - Tunnel Armor:

Thunder Rod

Post-boss menu: first few slots should be:

Smoke bomb
(empty) – to be filled by rune edge
Earrings
Hyper Wrist

Scenario 3: Terra

Smoke bomb all battles
Route: go to Narshe, secret passage, rush through cave.
Once outside, take stairs on the left and enter cave.
Rush next room, take 1-tile shortcut (hold A).
Enter Moogle Cave and grab the Rune Edge, continue to Arvis.

Cutscene

Narshe Battle

Party 
Terra (1) 

Edgar (2)   Gau (4) 
Celes (6)   Sabin (5)

Cyan (3)

Route: switch once with Y, go past first green guards. Do menuing

Relic	    Sabin	Earrings 1st slot

Get to boss

Boss - Kefka:

Sabin Aurabolt, Gau Exocite, Edgar Attack, Celes Equip Rune Edge, Attack
Sabin Aurabolt, Edgar Attack, Celes Attack
Sabin Aurabolt

Pull hyper wrist up to 2nd slot

Figaro Castle 2

Party 
Edgar (2)	Celes (3) 
Locke (1) 	Sabin (4)

Clock elixir in Arvis’ house.
Shack just south of Arvis’ house - get every chest except far left.
Leave for Figaro castle.

Figaro Castle

Route: Enter, then take the left staircase & move the castle to Kohlingen.
Go back to the hall then up into the grand hall. Sabin goes away.

Right Shop
Buy Drill, Flash (bottom and second from bottom items)
Left Shop
Sell Hyper Wrist x2, Peace Ring, Wall Ring (Left Shop)
Buy 11 fenix downs, 24 revivifies

Drill/Flash shop.

Fenix Down/Revivify shop

Leave - Sabin comes back.
Out to shack in top left - get Hero Ring in pot.

Ride chocobo (middle of northwest forest) to Zozo.

Zozo

Smoke bomb all battles. Switch Locke’s Air Lancet for ThiefKnife in battle.
Route: Rush left & down to enter south building
Climb stairs, once outside (<v>) go to room on upper floor, progress in the line and cheat guy to climb stairs
once outside (>v>) go up and jump through windows on the left then enter next room
Go up and left and head down and out (v>), jump through windows again & enter big stair room
go all the way up and exit (>v), then final climb to Dadaluma
Last room before boss: grab chest (Fire Knuckle)

Relic		Edgar	 Earrings - Hero Ring

Heal up if needed
Try to have Sabin on Blitz, Edgar on Tools & Celes on Attack before fighting Dadaluma:

BOSS - Dadaluma

Sabin Aurabolt, Edgar Drill Locke Attack, Celes Attack
Sabin Aurabolt, Edgar Drill, Locke Attack, Celes Attack
Repeat till dead

Move MithrilBlade up in death animation

Next room: get running shoes on the left of the room, then talk to Terra.

after cutscene:
Grab Ramuh and Siren (top middle)
Get X-Potion on right side of room

Party select screen appears after cyan: “celes”, “you need a hand”

Celes 	Sabin (2)
Locke 	Edgar (1)
Esper		Edgar		Siren
			Locke		Ramuh
Back Row 	All but Sabin
Relic		Sabin		Genji Glove & Atlas Armlet

Jidoor

Go to Armor Shop
Buy White Dress (bottom item)

White Dress shop

Go up to the mansion for cutscene, then go back down to the Chocobo stable.
Get Chocobo Ride > Opera

Opera House

Go piss, girl.
After the opera opening, rush Celes room with Locke.
Maria’s lines: Oh my hero (top)/ I’m the darkness (bottom)/ Must I.. (top)

After Maria’s scene; grab the letter in the dressing room & go talk to the Impresario in the seats.
When timer starts: rush right balcony, rightmost switch, go left balcony

Fight 3 rats (if not on step, fight 4)
Sabin fight yellow rat(s), Edgar Flash, Locke fight any surviving black rats
Swap ThiefKnife for MithrilBlade during a battle, ThiefKnife to slot 2

Boss - Ultros 2

Sabin fight, Edgar drill, Locke re-equip ThiefKnife then summon Ramuh, Sabin fight
Re-Equip the ThiefKnife, MithrilBlade to no man’s land

Airship

Buy 5 warp stones, 11 Smoke Bombs

Airship Shop

Heal if you got beat up by rats
Airship itemdash is not necessary but can save a step if you’re behind

Magitek Factory

Vector: Go up and right, talk to the guy behind boxes, get in the factory.
1st room: left all the way and pipe/conveyor belt, grab chest (Flame Sabre) and hop on hook, go down through left pipe
After pipe: rush right and take top right chest (Thunder Blade), go down get remedy, then down on conveyor belt
Between two conveyor belts: go right

Fight Pipsqueak x5, use Edgar Flash

Boss - Shiva & Ifrit

Locke Bolt, Celes Ice, Edgar Sleep, run during transition

After fight TALK TO SHIVA FIRST, THEN IFRIT
Grab Ifrit and Shiva

Dont slip on stairs
Get break blade (down down left after 2nd encounter in long horizontal hallway)

Heal and revive whoever needs it.

Esper		Celes  Shiva

Relic		Locke  Sprint Shoes - Sneak Ring
			Celes  Earrings - Running Shoes
			Edgar  Running Shoes - Hero Ring
			Sabin  Earrings x2

Equip		Edgar Optimum 
			Celes Optimum 
			Locke Optimum

BOSS - Number 024

Edgar Sleep, Sabin Aurabolt, Celes Ice, Locke Steals
Edgar Flash, Sabin Aurabolt, Celes Ice, Locke Steal if missed
Edgar Flash, Sabin Aurabolt, Celes Shiva
Sabin Aurabolt, Edgar Drill

Top few slots should be:
Smoke Bomb
Revivify
Fenix Down
Warp Stone
ThiefKnife

Hold up in room after 024, activate switch to trigger cutscene

Minecart Section

After cutscene

Relic		Locke	Sprint Shoes - Running Shoes

Esper		Locke	Phantom 
			Edgar	Shoat
			Sabin	Bismark

Back Row	Sabin

Switch 		Sabin/Edgar

Talk to Cid to progress

Edgar drill single enemies (purple roaders), flash multiple, Sabin fight if needed
If two purple roaders Edgar drill, Sabin Aurabolt

BOSS - NUMBER 128

Edgar Flash (ATB Wait) Sabin Bismark (ATB Wait with Locke)
Edgar Flash, Sabin Aurabolt (ATB Wait)
Edgar Drill, Sabin Aurabolt (ATB Wait)
Repeat until dead

BOSS – CRANES

Wait until both cranes have taken their turns
Locke Phantom, Setzer Chocobo Slot (no ATB wait), Edgar Bio Left Crane, Sabin Bismark (ATB wait Setzer)
Locke Fight Right Crane, Setzer Chocobo Slot (ATB wait Sabin), Edgar Bio Left Crane, Sabin AuraBolt

Esper World

  • Find Madonna near the cave
  • Talk to Madonna in bed from the bottom
  • Go to cave & talk to Madonna for instababy
  • Talk to Elder / Get out / Rush back to the cavern for the last cutscene.

Once on airship, go downstairs 2x and change parties (talk to Gau)

Party:

Empty 	    Sabin (3) 
Terra (1)  	Locke (2)

Unequip those not in your party.

Fly to Jidoor (turn > first)

Jidoor

Auction House Manip - watch NPC woman by auction house
Good patterns for Zoneseek (costs 10k gold):
Up Up Right Left, or
Down Left Down Right

Esper		Terra	Zoneseek

Equip		Terra	Optimum

Relic		Sabin	Running Shoes over Earrings

Exit to the right of the item shop
Fly to Narshe - go up until cutscene

Cave to Sealed Gate

During battle, Locke Equip ThiefKnife - Revivify to slot 2
At some point pull Warp Stone up to like slot 4 or something

Route :

  • down, down (get chest in bottom left - Tempest)
  • Navigate maze

Run from all encounters until past maze room

MAIN ROOM:
use revivifies to kill, make sure Terra gets last turn, Locke and Sabin run away at end
make sure to target each revivify properly
Terra revivify should be targeted when enemy finishes shining from first revivify
Fight until Terra is level 19 (should be 9 battles, Terra learns Life on her own at level 18)

ROUTE:

  • down, right all the way, down, right, don’t activate the first bridge switch, activate the second switch.
  • secret passage in the wall, right and small bridge to the south, bridges to north, activate switch, bridges to the right and go to the exit
  • next room: enter north gate when Terra is level 19.
    (was one battle after Life was learned)
    make sure to do grind on the top row of tiles

Boss - Kefka 2

Locke/Sabin Smoke Bomb

After cutscenes:
Item Warp Stone

Backtrack to the start of the imperial base.

After airship crash

Buy 31 Smoke Bombs
if no Black Belt drop, buy 21 instead
No heal, you were already healed after crash

Airship shop post crash

Rush Chocobo stable - NW of airship
Shopkeeper is on 2nd tile
When on Chocobo - turn > initially before going

Head to Vector (northeast) - end Chocobo ride on the right side tile of the castle

In burning Vector: go up/left initially, then up to the castle
After being led to the castle, leave and re-enter to despawn the guy

Imperial Castle

After timer starts:

Esper		Terra	Maduin

Equip 		Terra	Blizzard, Magus Hat

Relic		Terra	Earrings x2
			Locke	Sneak Ring over RunningShoes (2nd slot)

Front Row	Sabin

Mega Armor: Locke summon Phantom, Terra summon Maduin
Commandos: Sabin Fight, Terra Fire
Can have Locke Steal if you have time and want the money

Best route (23 soldiers out of the 24 are required - lose time on room loading times):

  • 4 soldiers as you go towards the bottom exit & turn right to go to the 2nd floor room, enter & up again to reach the next room.
  • Talk to 2 soldiers, get chest (Gale Hairpin)
  • go back out, climb down and exit through the main gate.
  • 3 soldiers outside, go back inside and head left.
  • Enter the first floor door and grab the chests (back guard & x-potion)
  • go to the room above, talk to everyone in there (6 soldiers), grab tincture & go in the restroom to the top (1 soldier). out. (should be 16 after restroom soldier)
  • go to the top door and all the way up (1 soldier), out.
  • talk to the 2 soldiers on the left, the 1 on the right, climb up to 2 more soldiers and enter the engine room

After final Commando fight:

Relic		Locke  	Running Shoes over Sneak Ring (2nd slot)
			Sabin	Remove all

Equip		Sabin	Empty

Esper		Locke 	Unequip

Item 		Arrange
		Warp Stone to slot 2, Fenix Down to slot 3
		Revivify to bottom of the item section
		Tonic, Tent, Tincture in slot 4, 5, 6
		Rune Edge to top of weapon area 
		Flame Sabre to second weapon area slot
		Magus Hat to top of hats section

Banquet

Banquet answers:
1: “First we must have a toast!” To our hometowns! (Bottom)
2: “What shall we do with him” Leave him in jail… (Top)
3: “No one dreamed Kefka would use poison.” That was inexcusable! (Middle)
4: “With regard to General C” C is one of us! (Middle)
5: “Any other questions for me” Why’d you start the war? (Top)
6: “I’d like to talk about the Espers…” One more question please! (Top)
7: Why do you want peace now? (Middle)
8: “I feel like we need each other’s help at this time” Let’s talk about the Espers… (Middle)
9: “they’ll render the world asunder” Yes, the Espers have gone too far. (Top)
10: “which did you ask first?” Why’d you start the war? (Top)
11: CID talks Yes, let’s take a break. (Top)
(talk to guy to the top right)

BOSS - SP Forces:

Terra summon Maduin

12: Yes.
13: Is there anything you want to hear me say? That your war’s truly over. (Middle)
14: Yes.

After Banquet

HOLD LEFT when exiting room with Edgar
In Vector cafe (in the west)

Relic		Terra	Charm Bangle 1st slot

Item		Warp Stone

Head East to the Weapons Depot. Grab all chests, including Flame Sabre in oven.
Head to Albrook to the southwest.

Albrook

Route:

  • Head down to the docks, Talk to Leo.
  • Go to the INN for a free night and cutscene. Head back to Leo. Cutscenes cutscenes.
  • Don’t forget to talk to Leo on the ship at night
  • Also don’t forget to talk to Leo again on the ship on wakeup
  • After talking to Leo, talk to Locke

Thamasa

  • Walk from ship land to Thamasa: 2, 1x7, 3, 1x2, 2, 1x4, 2, win

Thamasa Shop

Sell:

  • Tincture, Tents, Tonics (slots 4, 5, 6)
  • All weapons EXCEPT keep 1 flame sabre
  • Bucklers
  • Leather Hat, Bandana, Hair Band, Plumed Hat, Ninja Gear
  • Water Edge, Fire Skean
  • Gale Hairpin, Atlas Armlet, Running Shoes x1, Back Guard x2, Cherub Down, Cure Ring

Buy

  • 11 Fire Rod
  • 11 Ice Rod
  • 11 Thunder Rod
    (second, third, fourth items down)

Thamasa rod shop.

Leave shop, go talk to Strago. Rename Strago to S, Relm to R. Go to inn and sleep.

Once Strago wakes party up, walk outside. Talk to Strago from above.
Cutscene, enter the house

Relic		Terra	Earrings over Charm Bangle
			Strago	Sprint Shoes
			Locke	Sneak Ring over Sprint Shoes

Do the Manip (up, right, up, right)
House route: up, up, top-right, top-left, top-right (ice rod) then backtrack to top-left, up, up.

BOSS - FLAME EATER

Terra Ice Rod Flame Eater (single target), Locke Steal
Strago Equip Ice Rod, Fight Flame Eater

After Scenes

Relic		Terra	Charm Bangle, Running Shoes

Swap Strago/Locke

Leave town using southern exit then walk to the esper cavern (northwest of the island)
4, 1x2, 2, 1x2, 2, 2, win

Cavern

Route: right exit, outside path, bottom-right exit.
Try to have Strago on Item/Fire Rod and Terra on Morph before reaching the bossfight.
Room after Relm sighting is Ultros 3 room.

BOSS - ULTROS 3

Locke Steal, Terra Morph (ATB Wait Locke) then Fire Rod, (Strago ATB Wait Terra Morph)
Strago Remove Mithril Shld then Fire Rod

After cutscene:
Locke Steal if missed, Terra Fire Rod 
Relm remove Mithril Shld

Next room: bottom-left hole. up, outdoor path, down to cutscene

BOSS - KEFKA (with Leo)

Leo Fight x5

After longest cutscene ever:
Walk 1 step up THEN MENU:

Relic		Terra	Earrings x2 

Esper		Terra	Ramuh 

After Kefka/Gestahl cutscene: Select Find Floating Continent

PARTY:

Empty	    Edgar (2) 
Celes (3)  	Terra (1) 

Air Force

First battle: Terra summon Ramuh

After first fight:

Revive Celes/Edgar if they died

Esper		Edgar  	Phantom
			Celes  	Shoat

Equip		Celes 	Optimum
			Edgar 	Optimum

Relic		Celes  	Running Shoes -	Hero Ring
			Edgar 	Sprint Shoes  -	Charm Bangle

Heal with Celes’ cure after battles (don’t heal Edgar though)

Other Battles

Celes Runic, Edgar attack himself, Terra Summon Ramuh

BOSS - ULTROS 4

Terra Fire Rod (no single-target - Celes ATB wait)
Celes Ice Rod Chupon, Terra Ice Rod Chupon

BOSS - AIR FORCE

Terra thunder rod BODY (single-target)

pull Ether up

Floating Continent

Route:
Skip Shadow, right & up (open path).
Cast Phantom in the first battle you encounter, don’t forget to Smoke Bomb after.
If Celes does not know Bio (died in an IAF fight), ThunderRod a battle before Gigantos.

After Phantom:

Celes cast Imp on Edgar and Terra 2x each to remove clear status

Esper		Celes  	Zoneseek
			Edgar 	Shoat
			Terra 	Maduin

Front Row	Terra

Down and right (path). Grab the blue orb before the 1st teleporter

Gigantos

Celes Bio, Terra and Edgar Attack and die, Celes Bio
Back Row	Terra

Revive both, ETHER on CELES, Cure to heal

take the 1st teleporter above
down, down, hit switch then use floor just below (cemented) until you reach the teleporter on the right.
down & left teleporter / push button switch / go up & push next switch / go left & down to use lowest floor / down right & climb 2 stairs / right and up to hit switch / go teleporter.
don’t take airship / passage / Atma Weapon

Before AtmaWeapon, get Celes on Runic and Edgar on Magic/Slow

Esper		Celes  	Ifrit

BOSS - ATMA WEAPON (10AP):

Terra ThunderRod, Edgar Slow (ATB wait Terra), Celes Runic (ATB wait Edgar)
Wait till Atma takes a turn (should be at full ATB)
Terra Morph, Celes Bio (ATB wait Terra), Terra ThunderRod, Edgar Bio (ATB wait Terra)
Celes Bio (NO ATB wait), Terra ThunderRod

Escaping Floating Continent

Naughtys: Terra Bolt 2
Edgar/Celes Attack Terra/cast Fire if she gets frozen

BOSS - NERAPA:

Celes/Terra Thunder Rod

Jump.

World of Ruin

Solitary Island

Relic	    Sprint Shoes, Charm Bangle
Equip	    Optimum
Remove Weapon

Go outside. Save and Reset

Fish manip:
Screen 1 – when exiting, << bird = 76 (continue), v< = 74 (reset screen before going to cid)
5, exit screen 2 after bird ^<^v
11,
3

Head north/northwest to Nikeah after raft cutscene.
Chocobo stable in the northwest of Tzen. ride all the way around to Nikeah.
Hold UP after dismounting chocobo

Nikeah

Sell enough to get >=23080 GP. Don’t have GP % 10 be 1 because Dullahan.

Czarina Ring, Sneak Ring, Flame Sabre, Blizzard, Tincture, Cotton Robe, Ninja Star, Leather Hat, LeatherArmor, Plumed Hat, MithrilShld (keep 1)

Buy Enhancer x2
Buy Bard's Hat
Enhancer shop
Bard’s Hat shop

Talk to all crew members in the café (left guy LAST is faster).
Talk to Edgar outside, follow/talk and head to harbor/ship.

Once in South Figaro: talk to Edgar on the 1st floor of Café (enter and exit through Café).
Take a chocobo to South Figaro Cave. (turn < slightly before going)

Cave to South Figaro

Route : up/bottom right/up/up (turtle ride)/left/bottom left
Once past the two back rooms, hold DOWN (will be in figaro basement)

Figaro Castle

Go past the Kohlingen ride guy and downstairs - go to the next staircase - go down - rush down then up all the way to the middle path.

Before Tentacles/talking to Edgar

Equip       Celes       Enhancer
Relic       Celes   	Running Shoes - Earrings

BOSS - TENTACLES

Celes Ice Rod, Edgar Doom Bottom left
Celes Ice Rod, Edgar Drill Top Right
Celes Ice Rod 

After Tentacles

Celes cure if needed
Relic	    Edgar	Charm Bangle - Sprint Shoes 

Grab the 2 chests on the right when leaving (Gravity Rod and Crystal Helm)
Talk to switch buddy twice, head to Kohlingen

Kohlingen

Recruit Setzer in the Café then head to Daryl’s Tomb to the west.

Daryl’s Tomb

After entering, hold DOWN in first room
Top right room, hit switch, back to hall, bottom left room.
Grab chest with the Crystal Mail, follow path, hit switch, go back one room, lower right corner leads to an Exp Egg.
Item Warp Stone
Hold UP, UP, DOWN after warp stone
Head back inside, go to the middle bottom room
Hop on turtle. After first turtle room hold RIGHT, hit switch, ride turtle.
Next room, get man eater (top right chest). Go up to column

Esper	    Celes		Zoneseek
            Edgar       Phantom
            Setzer      Bismark

Relic	    Celes	Earrings over RunningShoes
			Edgar	RunningShoes over Charm Bangle
			Setzer	Wall Ring

BOSS - DULLAHAN:

Celes Fire Rod, Edgar Phantom (ATB wait Celes)
Celes Fire Rod, Setzer Equip Man Eater - Attack self, Edgar Fire Rod
Celes Fire Rod

Get Edgar on Doom and then Flash in death animation
Relic	    Celes	Exp. Egg 2nd slot
			Setzer 	Remove Wall Ring

Go down stairs, watch cutscene. Fly to Maranda Forest for Celes grind.

Maranda Forest

Two ways of doing the first two fights:

Optimal way:

1st fight - Edgar Flash, Setzer Attack Himself, Celes Ice Rod, Edgar runs away
2nd fight - Edgar Doom Self - Celes Ice Rod

Coward way:

1st fight - Edgar Flash, Setzer Attack himself, Edgar Doom himself, Celes Ice Rod
2nd fight - Celes Ice Rod

After 2 fights

Relic		Celes	RunningShoes 1st slot

Go to town

Maranda

BUY - Tao Robe - second item from bottom

Tao Robe shop

Continue grind.
AFTER ALL RODS ARE USED (if on step)
Relic Celes Earrings 1st slot
Use Fire/Ice 2 for fights. Make sure to multicast.

Continue grind.
Celes learns Berserk one battle before grind is done, make sure to be above airship after that battle.

When grind is done (Celes learns Ice 3):

Relic	Celes	Sprint Shoes, Charm Bangle

Fly to Narshe.

Narshe

HOLD LEFT WHEN ENTERING TOWN
Route: secret passage / top right exit / once outside take stairs and enter left cave / up / up / run to moogle battle cave / up

Get Mog AND moogle charm behind him!

Relic		Celes	Earrings x2
			Mog		Moogle Charm, Sprint Shoes
Back Row	Setzer, Mog
Item		Warp Stone

Fly to Tzen

Tzen

Rush top-left house.
Inside: enter the top middle room to grab the chest (Pearl Rod), then grab the chest by the stairs (Hyper Wrist)
exit downstairs through the top-left room. Go up & grab the kid. Backtrack, go up after stairs into first room.

Board the airship

BEFORE FLY TO DUNCANS

Party –

Sabin (2) Mog (1)
Empty Empty

Fly to Duncan’s house

Duncan’s House

Learn bum rush…enough said (Left, Left, Up, Up, Right, Right, Down, Down, Left)

Fly to Triangle Island

Triangle Island

Relic	    Mog		Remove Moogle Charm
Config	    Battle Speed 1, Active

Save and Reset

Go forest > engulfed by Zone Eater
Place Elixir, X-Potion, Potions, Mithril Rod, Remedy near the top for Kefka’s Tower

After fadeout, BUFFER MENU

Relic	    Mog	    Give back Moogle Charm
Config	    Battle Speed 6, Wait

Route : down / left & stairs, , run to the right
OPTIONAL: fall down on purpose / get right side chest for Red Jacket (merton safety for Sabin)
+15s

Grab 1st chest Zephyr Cape, get 2nd chest Hero Ring and stay under/ rush bottom left exit / next / rush Gogo.
Get thunder shield (after getting Gogo, it’s on the far left of the room below him, gotta activate switch)

After Thunder Shield:

Status	    Gogo	(Mimic) / Blitz / Magic / Item
Relic	    Gogo	Hero Ring - Earrings
			Sabin	Charm Bangle - Sprint Shoes

Equip	    Sabin	Optimize
			Gogo 	Optimize

Back Row	Sabin, Gogo

Item		Warp Stone

Fly to Thamasa

Thamasa

Armor Shop
Buy Circlet, Diamond Vest

Weapon Shop
Sell – Zephyr Cape, Gravity Rod, Crystal Helm, Crystal Mail, Wall Ring, Hyper Wrist, White Dress, Magical Brush, Chocobo Brsh, Silk Robe, Boomerang. Need >=72k GP
Buy - Pearl Rod x 6

Item Shop (if you didn’t get the Black Belt Drop)
Buy Fenix Down x5 , Smoke Bomb till 15, Potion x10

Armor shop
Pearl rod shop

Kefka’s Tower parties

Party 1 – Mog (5)/Setzer (6)(horiz)
Party 2 – Sabin (3) Empty Gogo (4) Empty (vert)
Party 3 – Edgar (1)/Celes (2) (horiz)

Sabin/Gogo

Route : Gogo Equip MithrilRod during a battle
Get First chest (Minerva), Exit at the south
Take Left Pipe
Pick up Force Shield (chest on the left)
Enter room below to step on switch, get out
Pick up force armor outside to the bottom left & enter nearby door
Go as far as you can and step on switch
Head back out, Head south then west to the chest (Force Armor)
Enter door to the East
Get into an encounter in the Red Dragon room before continue
Step on Switch

Equip	    Sabin	Optimize, Remove Shield and Diamond Vest 

Relic	    Sabin	Remove Charm Bangle

Have Gogo equip MithrilRod if it didn’t get done in a battle.

Edgar/Celes

BEFORE MOVING:

Relic	    Edgar	Charm Bangle, Sprint Shoes

Equip	    Edgar	Optimum, Force Shld
			Celes	Optimum
*******ELIXIR ON CELES!!!!!!!!!!!! *******

Route: Grab Chest (Red Cap), Take bottom-most exit.
Grab Chest (Hero Ring) before conveyor going up to Inferno

BOSS - INFERNO

Celes Ice 3 Main Body, Edgar Drill Main Body
Repeat until dead. Revive Edgar if he dies so don't get owned by Delta Hit.

After fight:
Grab Megalixir from chest and head South, Check chest with shiney, head through door
Follow Path till switch
Don’t forget to go on stairs after hitting the switch

Relic Edgar Remove Charm Bangle

Mog/Setzer

Run through KT, Step on Middle switch then head left. Swap parties.

Gogo/Sabin

Relic Sabin Give back Charm Bangle

Move up the stairs, swap back to Mog/Setzer

Mog/Setzer

Push weight, then back in to the switch

Gogo/Sabin

Take the right path and push weight (Celes/Edgar are already out of the way), go back in to switch.

Celes/Edgar

Get in the factory, activate the switch then go back down outside to hit the switch and open doors for the others.
Head back in then go up.

BOSS - GUARDIAN

Celes Ice 3, Edgar Slow (ATB Wait Celes)
Celes Ice 3, Edgar Drill
Celes Ice 3 (ATB Wait) Edgar Drill
Celes Ice 3, Edgar Drill
Celes Ice 3
Celes Ice 3, Edgar remove Force Shld

Step on save point.

Item    Celes   Sleeping Bag

Equip	Celes	Force Shld

Go up through the door, take the bottom-left exit to outside.

BOSS - POLTERGEIST

Celes Ice 3, Edgar died so just Ice 3 till dead, heal when needed (6 Ice 3s)
Unequip Force Shld during death animation

Step on save point:

Revive Edgar, Sleeping Bag both

Equip	    Edgar	Empty 
			Celes	Remove Force Shield (if didn’t do in Poltergeist death animation)
			
Relic	    Celes	Remove Earrings x1

Mog/Setzer

Get to tile before Doom trigger

Equip	    Mog	        Optimum (Aura Lance/Thunder Shield/Red Cap/Diamond Vest)
			Setzer	Optimum (Man Eater/Force Shld/Bard's Hat/Force Armor)
			Setzer	Force Shield

Relic	    Mog	        Running Shoes – Earrings
			Setzer      White Cape

BOSS - DOOM

Mog Pearl Rod, Setzer X-Potion Mog (ATB Wait Mog)
Mog Pearl Rod
Mog Pearl Rod, Setzer X Potion Mog (ATB Wait Mog)
Mog Pearl Rod, 
Mog Pearl Rod, Setzer Pearl Rod
Mog Pearl Rod

After fight

Relic	    Mog	        Moogle Charm, Sprint Shoes
            Setzer	Empty

Equip	    Mog/Setzer	Empty

Stand on switch

Sabin/Gogo

Get to tile before Goddess trigger

Equip	    Sabin	Optimize, Force Shld
			Gogo	Thunder Shld
			
Relic	    Sabin	Earrings - Hero Ring

BOSS - GODDESS

Gogo Bum Rush, Sabin Bum Rush x4

Walk up to the switch, Revive Sabin if needed

Equip		Sabin	Mithril Shld
			Gogo	Red Cap
			
Relic		Gogo	RunningShoes over Earrings

Celes/Edgar

Before fall down

Relic	    Edgar	White Cape, True Knight
            Celes 	Earrings x2

Equip	    Edgar	Optimum, Enhancer, Force Shld

Fall down and stand on switch

Battle order:

2.Sabin  
1.Edgar  
6.Gogo
1st Tier
        Celes Fire 2 Head, Gogo Haste Celes, Edgar Break lower left hand
        Celes Fire 2 Head, Gogo Haste Self, Sabin Fight Head
        Celes Fire 2 Head, Gogo Bum Rush
        Celes Ice 3 Right hand, Edgar revive whoever needs it, Sabin Bum Rush
        Celes Ice 3 Right hand, someone bring thunder rods up to first slot

2nd Tier
        Celes Thunder Rod, Gogo Ice 3 Tiger, Edgar Mute Magic 
        Celes Thunder Rod, Gogo Ice 3 Tiger
        Celes Ice 3 All, Edgar Drill Power
        Celes Ice 3 All,  
        Celes Ice 3 All,  
        Celes Ice 3 Left

3rd Tier
        Sabin Bum Rush, Gogo Mimic (ATB wait Sabin, Bum Rush if didn’t hit Lady), Celes Ice 3 Rest (ATB wait Gogo), Edgar Fight Rest (ATB wait Celes with Tools)
        Celes Ice 3 Rest (Sabin ATB wait during attack, prep Megalixir)
        Wait for an attack (put Edgar on Magic, select Celes, then back to Sabin)
        Sabin Megalixir, Celes Ice 3 (NO ATB WAIT), Gogo ATB wait Celes (select Remedy in case Rest counters with Train), Edgar Phantom (ATB wait counter)
        Celes Ice 3, Gogo remove Thunder Shield

FINAL KEFKA
        Celes Ice 3, Sabin Thunder Shld (ATB Wait Celes), Gogo Mimic (NO ATB WAIT), Edgar Fight
        Celes Ice 3 (NO ATB WAIT), wait for beyond chaos textbox
        Celes Ice 3, Sabin Bum Rush, Gogo Mimic (ATB Wait Celes), Edgar Drill (ATB Wait Sabin), 
        Celes Ice 3

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