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Final Fantasy VII
Boss Guide
Copyright 2002 Blackestmage.
Table of contents
1- Introduction
2- Charactersâ limit breaks
3- Bosses strategies
4- General Tips
5- The secret characters
a. Yuffie Kisaragi
b. Vincent Valentine
6- Materia listing
7- Characters' ultimate weapons
8- Chocobo breeding(how to obtain a Gold Chocobo)
9- Ultimate Weapon(The Boss)
10- Ruby Weapon
a. His stats
b. His attacks
c. The strategy(ies, kind of)
11- Emerald Weapon
a. His stats
b. His attacks
c. The strategy(ies, kind of)
12- E-mail
13- Conclusion
14- Credits
Update: Oh well... After reading a few different parts of this guide, I
simply decided to make one big update in which I'll totaly erase the current
bosses strategies to replace them with some new ones. It's like if I was re-
writing it, except for some sections like the listings(no way I'm gonna re-
type them!!!).
Legal Disclaimer: This guide cannot be used for commercial matters. If you
want it on your website then you must first send me an e-mail asking the
permission and only once I have accepted, you can. Thanks.
1- Introduction
Good old Final Fantasy VII, winner of the 2004 Best.Game.Ever popularity
contest. In my own world, it really is an awesome game(not the best, but
awesome one), so why not write about it and contribute to Gamefaqs in the
same time! I hope this remade guide is gonna be usefull for you in your
playthrough.
2- Characters' limit breaks
It is a boss guide, so I'm not describing the characters themselves. Their
limit breaks however, are a great addition to my FAQ, since they will be your
friends quite a few times while you'll be exchanging fists with the bosses.
How do they work? Well, except for Cait Sith and Vincent, all characters got
6 Limit breaks divided in 3 levels. Each of these has 2 Limits. Meaning?
Let's see this exemple:
Cloud has Braver(his first limit). It's the level 1/1 limit. Then, once you
met the requirements, he'll learn Cross-Slash. That will be the level 1/2
limit. Afterward, once you met the requirements(as you did for Cross-Slash),
you learn Blade Beam, which is the level 2/1 limit. Then the same mechanic
goes on for level 2/2, 3/1, and finally 3/2.
However, you still have final limits to learn for each of your characters;
the level 4 limit breaks. But to obtain them, you need to complete optional
side quests and you'll get the limit break as an item. Once you did that, use
it in your inventory and you should learn it, but that is only if the
character in question has learned ALL of his/her limits. Usually(keyword:
usually), the level 4 limit breaks are the better ones.
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Cloud Strife
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Level 1 limits
Braver: Learned already.
Cross-Slash: Perform 8 times Braver to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Blade Beam: Cloud must kill 115 enemies to obtain it.
Climhazzard: Perform 7 times the Blade Beam to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Meteorain: Cloud must kill 195 enemies to learn the obtain it.
Finishing blow: Perform Meteorain 6 times to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Omnislash
Omnislash: Teh(no typo)popular limit break Omnislash! Cloud concentrates his
power in his sword to then unleash a 15(or around)sword slashes combo. To
obtain it, you must win 32 000 battle points in the Battle Arena at the Gold
Saucer(52 000 points in the first visit)to then trade
it for the Omnislash item(at the exchange machine). Use it in your inventory
(you must have learned every other limit breaks) and it's all yours.
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Tifa Lockheart
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Level 1 limits
Beat Rush: Learned already.
Summersault: Perform 9 times the Beat Rush to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Water Kick: Tifa must kill 96 enemies to obtain it.
Meteordrive: Perform 7 times the Water Kick to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Dolphin Blow: Tifa must kill 96 enemies to obtain it.
Meteor strike: Perform 6 times the Dolphin blow to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Final Heaven
To get the Final Heaven item, you need to visit Nibelheim in disc 3(as Cloud
is awaken from his coma). Head into Tifa's room and push the following
buttons at the piano:
X, square, triangle, R1+triangle, R1+square, X, square, triangle, R1+X,
circle, X, square
As the melody is played, you obtain the item. REMEMBER: you must have
obtained every Tifa's limits from every sets to learn her final limit.
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Aeris Gainsborough
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Level 1 limits
Healing Wind: Learned already.
Seal Evil: Perform 7 times the Healing Wind to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Breath of the Earth: Aeris must kill 80 enemies to obtain it.
Fury Brand: Perform 6 times the Breath of the Earth to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Planet Protector: Aeris must kill 80 enemies to obtain it.
Pulse Of Life: Perform 5 times the Planet Protector to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Great Cospel
Once the buggy is yours in Disc 1, head to Costa Del Sol and enter it while
you're aboard the buggy. So inside Costa Del Sol, head to the dock and
request to be taken back to Junon('ll cost ya 100 gil but meh) on the other
continent. So once the ocean is crossed, head out of the city to get back on
the world map and you'll find out that you're still driving the buggy, so
drive it north east and you should eventually reach a shadow spot in the
water. You can use that spot to cross the river(or what ever), so do so and
you'll get on the other side. Travel east to get to some cave entrance. In
there, a sleeping oldman gives you items as you win a certain number of
battles, but there is a mechanic to it. He'll give you an item when the
number of battles you won has 2 last digits matching. Now, you can obtain 2
different items from him: Bolt Ring or Mythril. The ring is obtained when
your won battles number has 2 last digits that are even. The Mythril will be
obtained when they are odd. You want the Mythril here, so simply run around
outside of the cave and win battles. Head back in the cavern(or cave, but I
thought that using the same word over and over was unoriginal so let's say
cavern for once, the guide is now more pleasant for you to read :)) to talk
to the oldman after each victories until he hands over an item. If it's a
Bolt Ring, it means that your last 2 digits of your won battles are even.
Simply go win 11 battles to fix this problem and you should get the Mythril.
Now you can take a side quest break and get back to the story till later on
as you get to the Rocket Town.
Once you're there(and that you have conquered the events there), you'll get
the Tiny Bronco, a plan that can travel through the rivers. With it, go back
to the Gold Saucer continent and search east of the Gold Saucer itself to get
to an house. Some dude in there's got some reward for you if you can bring
him a Mythril. So give him that item and he'll let you choose one of his own
items he's got in this place to thank you. Head upstairs all the way to the
left and pick the box on the wall. You'll get the Great Cospel item.
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Barret Wallace
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Level 1 limits
Big shot: Learned already
Mind blow: Perform 9 times the Big shot to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Grenade Bomb: Barret must kill 80 enemies to obtain it.
Hammer blow: Perform times the 8 Grenade Bomb to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Satellite Beam: Barret must kill 70 enemies to obtain it.
Ungermax: Perform 7 times the Satellite Beam to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Catastrophe
To obtain this powerfull limit break, you need to stop the train in Disc 2
(when Cid is the party leader) in Corel. If you were successfull in
preventing Corel from its Doom, you'll be rewarded with the Ultima Materia,
the Huge Materia and a free rest time in the Inn. The next morning, enter the
enter up the stairs near the Inn and talk to the woman there. She'll give you
the Catastrophe item.
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Red XIII
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Level 1 limits
Sled Fang: Learned already.
Lunatic High: Perform 9 times the Sled Fang to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Blood Fang: Red XIII must kill 70 enemies to obtain it.
Stardust Ray: Perform 7 times the Blood Fang to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Howling Moon: Red XIII must kill 70 enemies to obtain it.
Earth Rave: Perform 6 times the Howling Moon to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Cosmo Memory
To get the manual, fight Lost Number(in the Nibelheim's Shinra mansion, open
the chest on the second floor). As you won, not only that you get the Odin
Materia(along with the Key basement) but you also get the Cosmo Memory item.
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Cid Highwind
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Level 1 limits
Boost Jump: Learned already.
Dynamite: Perform 7 times the Boost Jump to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Hyper Jump: Cid must kill 60 enemies to obtain it.
Dragon: Perform 6 times the Hyper Jump to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Dragon Dive: Cid must kill 80 enemies to obtain it.
Big Brawl: Perform 5 times the Dragon Dive to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Highwind
To get the Highwind manual, head into the Shinra Sunken Plane after the Huge
Materia event in Junon(you need the submarine indeed, since it is
underwater). In the main wrecked room of the plane, open one of the chests
for the item.
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Yuffie Kisaragi
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Level 1 limits
Greased Lightning: Already learned.
Clear Tranquil: Perform 8 times the Greased Lightning to obtain it.
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Level 2 limits
Landscaper: Yuffie must kill 63 enemies to obtain it.
Bloodfest: Perform 7 times the Landscaper to obtain it.
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Level 3 limits
Gauntlet: Yuffie must kill 63 enemies to obtain it.
Doom of the living: Perform 6 times the Gauntlet to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit:
Defeat Godo to obtain the All creation manual at Wutai.
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Cait Sith
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Level 1 limit
Dice: Learned already.
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Level 2 limit
Slots: Cait Sith must kill 40 enemies to obtain it.
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Vincent Valentine
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Level 1 limit
Galiant Beast: Learned already.
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Level 2 limit
Death Gigas: Vincent must kill 42 enemies to obtain it.
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Level 3 limit
Hellsmaker: Vincent must kill 52 enemies to obtain it.
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Level 4 limit: Chaos
To get this one, have Vincent in your party and locate a waterfall on the
Gold Saucer continent(World Map indeed) and use the submarine to get there
from underwater(again, help yourself with the map). In the waterfall cave,
you'll get to see a flashback of Vincent. Once the cut scene is over, get out
of here and go run in random encounters. Win 10 battles then head back in the
waterfall cave. You should obtain Vincent's limit, along with his ultimate
weapon.
3- Bosses Strategies
Here comes the main section of my guide. The main purpose of this section is
to inform you of the bosses's stats, difficulty, attacks and so on, along
with strategies to push them over. So, let us start!
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Disc 1 bosses strategies
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First
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Boss: Guard Scorpion
HP: 800
MP: 0
Drop: Assault Gun
Difficulty: Easy
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Your first boss battle, and you could be surprised if you don't watch out for
one thing; the scorpion's tail! After attacking it a couple of times, the
camera angle will switch to a different view in which the Guard Scorpion's
tail is shown from the top. At that moment, if you ever dare to attack it, it
will automatically counter attack with a vicious offense. But other than
that, the battle is easy. The boss will be using different attacks but it
must first lock on a target, so it loses a turn already. As you can see, it's
a machine enemy so have Cloud casts Bolt, which is lightning elemental to
deal good damages. Barret should just be attacking, and have him use potions
if needed(but if you quit attacking the boss while it is charging its tail
then you shouldn't even get damaged much). Whenever you get the chance to use
your limit, do it!
Second
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Boss: Air Buster
HP: 1200
MP: 0
Drop: Titan Bangle
Difficulty: Easy
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The Air Buster is tougher than the Guard Scorpion but it's still not a
challenging battle. Once again, your opponent's a machine, but using Bolt
won't be the best way to win this fight. You see, you are side attacking this
boss, so as you know, when you hit a target in the back, your damage is
doubled. The strategy is fairly simple; Cloud is on one side, Barret and Tifa
on the other. When you attack the boss in the back, it counters with a 100ish
damage counter attack. Bad? Yes for your HP, but not for your limit break
bar. After suffering of a few Counter and Big Bomber attacks(both dealing
good damages)from the boss, your limit break bars will be ready to let you
unleash your special attacks, so use them in the Air Buster's back to deal
great damages. To heal(you'll probably need it), have a character with the
Restore Materia casting Cure(pair it with the All materia if you'd like).
Third
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Boss: Aps
HP: 1800
MP: 0
Drop: Pheonix Down
Difficulty: Easy
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Woah, cool HP huh? Meh, don't let it intimidate you, this boss's fairly easy.
Aps will be using sweep attacks, but his main offense is Sewer Tsunami. This
one damages all targets on the battlefield for decent damages. The best way
to win this battle is simple; use Cloud's Cross-Slash and Aeris's Seal Devil
limit breaks. Doing that will let you get several turns to attack the boss
without letting him get his, because Cloud's Cross-Slash paralyzes the enemy
while Aeris's Seal Devil will cast Stop(along with Silence but meh). If you
don't have them yet, then simply use physical attacks and elemental spells
from the Materias you probably bought earlier in a Materia shop. Having a
character with a Restore(Cure)+All combo can be cooly(new word!) usefull as
well.
Fourth
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Boss: Reno
HP: 1000
MP: 0
Drop: Ether
Difficulty: Easy
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This battle isn't tough but, you could actually get a Game Over screen if
you're not cautious in your actions. Reno will be using Pyramid, which traps
one of your character in a Pyramid. While trapped, your character can't do
any action, and if Reno manages to imprison your whole party, you lost and
it's game over. What to do? Always make sure you got a last spare turn before
taking any action and hit your allies when they get trapped in a Pyramid(no
worries, won't damage them). Other than that, Reno will be using an Electro-
Mag attack, which deals fair damages on one target and sometimes paralyze.
He'll be using some physical attacks too but meh, it's not like if they were
any dangerous. Keep focusing on using your attacks on him(magical or
physical, you decide) and make sure he doesn't trap your three characters.
Like always, Restore Materia paired with All is cool.
Tip: On the 67th floor of the Shinra Headquarters, you can meet enemies named
Moth Slashers. They can be stolen for Carbon Bangles. These protecting
equipments are great for this point of the game. Now also, you'll meet some
quite good soldiers named 3D SOLDIER(or something like that). You can steal
them an Hardedge, a great sword for Cloud that will nearly double his damage
potential. Make sure you get these!
Fifth
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Bosses: HO512
HO512-OPT
Hps: 1000
300
MPs: 120
48
Drop: Talisman and Grenades
Difficulty: Medium
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Let's see... You got that mutated specimen H0512, and he can summon little
guardians named Opt. Where does he put them? Right in front of him, meaning
that he's in back row. Since he's in Back Row, your physical damage will be
two times weaker. So what you gonna do? Eliminate the Opts? Sounds smart but
it's not. The boss will automically revive them. Stuck? Nah, as you could
see, you now have a new ally named Red XIII. He's a powerfull fighter, and he
brought his own Materia with him! Even better, he brought the needed Materia
combo, which is made of Fire paired with All Materia. Cast it once, then have
him simply cast it on the boss over and over. Your two other characters
should be healing and attacking(even if H0512's in back row, Cloud can still
damage him for decent damages with that new sword he got. That is only if you
did listen to me a few moments ago though!). To talk about the enemies'
attacks well, H0512 will be use a Shady Breath that inflicts Poison, and
it'll be useless to cure the status with Antidotes since he keeps casting it.
You can always use a Star Pendant on one of your character though. The Opts
will be charging you and they will also dare to cast Lvl 1 elemental spells
like Fire and Ice. I keep typing it, but once again, the Restore+All Materias
paired combo will be helpfull.
Sixth
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Bosses: Hundred Gunner
Heli Gunner
HPs: 1600
1000
MPs: 0
0
Drop: Mythril Armlet
Difficulty: Easy
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This isn't really a boss battle, but it's still more challenging than a
normal random encounter. First, you'll have to destroy Hundred Gunner. That
machine will be in the other elevator, so it's
out of range for your unranged physical attacks. What to do? Well, Barret can
attack with his gun, so no problem for him. Now for Aeris and Red XIII, equip
them with some Bolt Materias because as you know, machines don't like
lightning much. Other than that, you could use Grenades. To talk about the
attacks, the enemy will be using Artillery offenses like Aux Artillery. It
will also(late in the battle) charge its seed canon to unleash the Wave
Artillery, which damages all targets. Once you've dealed with the Hundred,
Heli Gunner will arrive. This one will be using canon attacks like AB canon
and C canon, but its best attack will be that spinning swipe one, which deals
a good ~ 90 of damage. Once again, you can't touch it without long range
attacks so keep casting Bolt and make full use of Barret's gun. And yes,
Restore+All Materia's a good friend here, like always.
Seventh
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Bosses: Rufus and Dark Nation
Hps: 500
140
MPs: 0
80
Drop: Protect Vest and Guard Source
Difficulty: Medium
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Oh nice scene, you got the main character of the game, Cloud, going one on
one with the Shinra Inc. president! Oh crap... Out of nowhere, some panther
joined the duel. I guess Rufus had it hidden in his pocket. Meh, believe it
or not, but that 140 HP Dark Nation will be adding a certain difficulty to
this battle. See, it will cast Barrier on both Rufus and itself, so then your
physical attack damage potentional will be weaken by half. Now, I know what
you're thinking; "that mage's an idiot, I'll just use teh elemental spells!".
Well sorry, but the Dark Nation will ALSO cast MBarrier, which will reduce
your magic power damage. What to do? Well, you can use different strategies,
but the first thing to do is to eliminate the Dark Nation. That panther is
protected by a Barrier and a MBarrier though, and she's also in back row.
Little problem here huh? Your physical damages will be weaken by 4, so you
either take care of her with these physical offenses(will take a few turns)
or you try elemental spells(yes she's behind a MBarrier but the back row
factor won't have any effect on your magical damages). Once the pet's gone,
it's time to beat down Rufus. He'll be using his Shotgun for 40-50 damages,
and he'll be quite fast, so the Restore Materia will be as usefull as it was
against the Dark Nation's Bolt. The Barriers casted in the beginning of the
battle probably won't be active anymore by now(or if it still is then it
won't take long until it wears off) so your damage power will be back to full
potential, and if you did as I told you to earlier(stealing an Hardedge from
the superior solider enemies in the building) you should be dealing over 100
damage on Rufus. Since he's got only 500, just attack(and heal when needed)
and the new Shinra President will eventually flee(with some smart ass talking
indeed, why do they always open their holes AS they are leaving?).
8th one
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Boss: Motor Ball
HP: 2600
MP: 120
Drop: Star Pendent
Difficulty: Medium
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This battle is interesting. First, you are back attacked and then, the boss
gets a free initiative charge attack on you, dealing around 20 damages on
whole party(bah). The Motor Ball's a machine as you can see, so Bolt Materia
will be your friend once again. Equip it on one of your character, and let
that character in back row. Your two other characters should be in front row
using physical attacks(OR, you could have your 3 characters equipped with a
Bolt Materia each and have them all in back row). Have one character with the
Restore paired with the All Materia again but don't waste the All bonus yet.
Why? Well, the Motor Ball will be using the charge offense he used in the
start of the battle, and it will also be using the Twin Burner, which deals
around 70-80 damage on party. Nothing too rough yet? Well, once in a while
(after a few turns), you'll see the robot revealing a little part of its
mechanic. At that moment, it'll use the Rolling fire attack, which will deal
around 200 damage on your crew. Once he's done that, it's the time to use the
All bonus with Cure(make sure your 3 characters are alive though). But as you
could've guessed it already, there is a positive fact linked to such damage;
your limit break bars will be filled up quickly, so then you can unleash your
best limits on the boss. The Motor Ball is the highest HP user you battle so
far, so be patient and show you really are!
Tip: East of Midgar is a rocked area near the mountains. Custom Sweeper
enemies can be found in here(greenish machines), and they like to use Matra
Magic. This ability can be learned with the Enemy Skill Materia, so make sure
you learn it. With it, you'll be able to damage all enemies for 200(that's
for now, it'll increase as you level up)damage points.
9th
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Boss(well...): Dragon
HP: ???
MP: ???
Drop: ???
Difficulty: Hi, my name is Euuuuuuuugene!
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Don't ask, I just felt like including this battle. You're controlling a 16
years old Cloud who's level 1, meaning that his stats are crappy. For
example; he's got 140 HP only. Also, if you try to attack the Dragon, you'll
damage it for around 25-30 damage(15 in back row). Now that monster will be
using physical attacks for around 1000 damage, and his flame thrower will
deal nearly 1000 points as well. What can you do? NOTHING! Game Over.
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Just kidding, I forgot to tell you that you actually have an ally in this
fight; Sephiroth. How is he? Bah, just level 50 with nearly every elemental
spells Materias all mastered. But he's not using them, instead, Sephiroth
will toy the dragon with his Masamune, dealing around 3100 damage each sword
hits. He cannot be damaged either, since every offenses will be dealing 0
point of damage on him. After two turns, the Dragon will be dead, and the
victory is won, lucky Sephiroth had the 16 years old Cloud as his ally!
10th
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Optional Boss: Midgar Zolom
HP: 4000
MP: 348
Drop: Nothing
Difficulty: Hard
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The Midgar Zolom is a VICIOUS snake with the duty of guarding the marshes.
Fighting him is entirely optional, and itâs rather smart to avoid him by
using a Chocobo- when you have to pass through the marshes to continue on
with the story early in the game. After the Gold Saucer events though, you
can come back to the marshes with that Fire Ring you found in Costa Del Sol
earlier. But why would you fight him? I thought it was fairly obvious, but
Iâve received quite a few e-mails about it. Well, the Midgar Zolom will be
using various attacks including Beta, which is one of the best enemy skill
that you can get in the first disc. Now, to learn an Enemy Skill, you have to
actually win the fight, and thatâs not easy because it will be dealing around
1100 points of damage on your whole party. Thatâs where the Fire Ring joins
the show. See, Beta is fire elemental, and the fire ring allows you to be
immune to the fire elemental attacks, meaning that as youâll get Betaâed, 0
damage will be dealed. It might take you a few tries though, because Beta
isnât the zolomâs unique attack. He will also use some 450ish damage charge
attacks, along with an annoying tail swipe that eject one of your character
out of the battle(canât come back- in the battle that is). You could also
just wait âtill even later in the game when youâll be able to do some world
travelling but, getting Beta as early as possible is the best. So equip the
Fire Ring, learn Beta, then end the battle by using your best limit breaks.
11th
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Boss: Bottomswell
HP: 2500
MP: 100
Drop: Power Wrist
Difficulty: Rather Easy
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The battle isn't tough, but just like when you were fighting Reno, you have
to be cautious in what you're doing because Bottomswell will be trapping your
characters in bubbles. Bubbles in which you are getting damaged as the time
passes. The enemy will also be using Big Wave, which deals around 100 damage
on party. The strategy? Well first, you must learn how to deal with the
bubbles. Remember what did you do to get rid of Reno's Pyramids? Well, once
again you gotta hit the trapped allies but this time, you have to use magic
spells(again, it won't damage them tabarnaks). There you go, problem fixed.
Now second problem in this battle, Bottomswell is a flying enemy, and he's
out of reach for your grounded physical attacks. What can you do? Well, the
best way to reach a ranged enemy is by using magics, but you can still play
with physical attacks. How? Well, there are characters like Barret and Yuffie
who can both damage the out of reach enemies using their ranged attacks.
Also, you could obtain the Long Range Materia in the Mithril Mines earlier,
so equip it on one of your physically melee character. With it, you'll be
able to reach the boss. Last thing I have to mention here is still totally
enigmatic to me. Here it comes: I could've sworn that the Bottomswell once
used the Aqualung ability on my party during one of my various playthroughs.
But it only happened once, so I don't know, am I just crazy or...? Because
the Aqualung can be learned as an Enemy Skill, and it's pretty damn good for
this point of the game. Just equip that materia to be sure, in case I'm not
mentally deranged and that the boss really does use that attack once in a
very long while.
12th
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Boss: Jenova*Birth
HP: 4000
MP: 110
Drop: White Cape
Difficulty: Easy To Medium
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Impressive HP indeed, but this battle isn't hard. Sure if you forgot to get
some levels while you had some free time on the World Map earlier, then the
battle won't be easy, but Jenova*Birth's very ownable. She'll be using Laser
attacks mostly, like Tail Laser and W Laser. They aren't too dangerous(around
150 damage)but the thing is that the boss will usually use them twice per
turn. Jenova's best attack however has to be Stop, which will stop one of
your character. To win, charge her melee style or play with magic spells and
Enemy Skills(Matra Magic and Flame Thrower). You should have the lvl 2
elemental spells like Fire2 and Bolt2 as well by now, so use them. You should
also try that new Summon Materia you got from Priscilla(Shiva). To heal, keep
using the good old Restore materia.
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Boss: Dyne
HP: 1200
MP: 20
Drop: Silver Armlet
Difficulty: Fair
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Dyne will be using his gun to attack you for around 150 points, and he'll
also be using S.Mine, which is a bit stronger than his normal attacks. Later
in the battle though, he'll start using the Molotov Cocktail, which is his
deadliest move. The best thing to do is to actually let Dyne attack you so
Barret's limit bar will keep increasing. Cure whenever you need, and unleash
your best limits to eventually deplete Dyne's total HP, thus making you the
winner of this duel.
Tip: After the Gold Saucer event(when youâre out of the place and that you
got Dioâs Buggy), you can take a break and have some fun with a few quests.
Iâll list two suggestions below:
- As youâre out of the Gold Saucer, you can get back to Junon for 100 gil
from Costa Del Sol(at the dock). Meaning that you can go after the Mythril,
which is a must-be-obtained item for Aerisâs level 4 limit manual. You can
also go battle the Midgar Zolom with that fire ring you found in Costa Del
Sol, totally useless story wise but great to get the Beta Enemy Skill(read
the strategy for this optional boss above Dyneâs).
- In the Gold Saucer, a new ally joined your crew; Cait Sith. Good thing
about it is that he brought the Manipulate materia, which is one of the most
amazing materia in the whole entire game(in my opinion at least). With it,
you can take control of your enemies and have them use their own attacks on
either you, or on themselves. The point? Well itâll give you an easier time
to learn some enemy skills. Read below.
Big Guard: At the beach near Costa Del Sol, you can find octopus enemies
named Beachplug. These can cast Big Guard, which is one of the best enemy
skill in the game. But to learn an enemy skill, it must be used on you, and
why would they cast that supporting spell on you? Thatâs where the Manipulate
materia comes to help. Use it to manipulate them, and then have them cast Big
Guard(pick from their skillâs inventory) on your party, allowing you to learn
it.
Aqualung: Around the Gold Saucer in the desert, you can meet Harpy enemies.
These cool looking fiends can use Aqualung, so just manipulate them(since
they rarely use it)and have them cast it on you, allowing you to learn that
great enemy skill. Itâs a good way to fill up your limit break bars quickly
as well.
- You can also level up quite easily in Junon. See, the town is divided in
two parts, and in the middle, there is some sewer like tunnel with a group of
Shinra soldiers training. On the wall, thereâs a red switch, turn it on and
the alarm will be activated. From now on, youâll be able to run in random
encounters here, and the machines youâll battle will give you PLENTY of EXP
(some red robots that appear in group or 2 or 3 will give 700 EXP each,
meaning 1400 when fought in pair of 2 and 2100 in team of 3!!! They are also
generous for AP). They are quite tough though, so youâll be happy to have
learned powerfull enemy skills like Beta and Aqualung. When too low on HP and
MP, you can just get out of the tunnel and go spend a night in Junon to
regain your health/mana. There are many shops around too, so make full use of
this opportunity.
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Bosses: Reno and Rude
HPs: 2000 each
MPs: 80
135
Drop: X Potion, Fairy Tale
Difficulty: Easy
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Nothing hard here, and itâs a simple battle. Both Reno and Rude will be using
physical attacks, along with level 1 elemental spells. Donât worry, Reno
wonât be using his Pyramid ability so unless your stats are too low because
you havenât been leveling up much lately(which I doubt if you red my tips
above), itâs not easy to die in here. Both got decent HP, so you could use
your best enemy skills(Beta or Aqualung) once or twice and the victory is
yours. Again, that is only if you red my tips above(or if you still somehow
managed to get them before that point). Otherwise, just have fun with your
physical attacks, or why not toy with your summon materias. Choice is yours!
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Boss(well...): Stinger
HP: 2200
MP: 60
Drop: nothing
Difficulty: Medium
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These stingers arenât bosses, but they are still challenging enemies that
cannot be avoided, so Iâm writing a strategy for them just in case you are
having trouble in your playthrough. From what Iâve seen, they have two
different attacks only; Sting Bomb and normal physical attacks. Their
strategy is simple, they use the Sting Bomb, which is gravitonnial attack,
taking away around 4/5 of your current HP(not sure about the %), and then
they use their physical attacks for around 100-130 points, double the number
since they usually use them twice per turn. Have one character with the
Restore Materia(cure2 learned) paired with All materia, and then your two
other characters should be using their best enemy skills OR melee attacks,
assuming that they are strong. Best way to win is to end the battle quickly
so the Stinger doesnât have too much time to bring chaos to your party.
16th
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Boss: Gi Nattak
HP: 5500
MP: 200
Drop: Wizer Staff
Difficulty: Easy
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Gi nattak is far more annoying than tough. What an irritating battle. The
boss will be teaming with two Soul Fires. Now you see, two soul fires will be
thrown in your characters, from Gi Nattak himself. Now what will they do
while theyâre "inside" your characters? They will cast Fire2, which will
damage your character. Other than that, Gi Nattak will be using his spear to
attack your party, and heâll be draining both your HP and your MP using
various leech spells. Such a pansy! To win, use any elemental spells you got
except for Fire. Ice2 and Bolt2, along with your summons are good. Donât use
Beta, since it is fire elemental, and forget about Aqualung since it deals 0
damage on the boss for some reason. Now yes, Iâve been emailed a lot about a
strategy to beat down Gi Nattak, which is of using curative spells. Using the
Life spell or throwing a Pheonix down also works to defeat this boss, since
heâs an undead. Keep in mind that it has more chances of missing, so either
waste your turns by trying to finish off this battle so quickly or go with
the strategy I just gave you above.
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Boss(optional): Lost number
HP: 7000
MP: 300
Drop: Cosmo Memory
Difficulty: Tough
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Found in the Shinra mansionâs locked safe, Lost Number is optional, you donât
need to defeat him for the storyâs sake but, it wouldnât be a bad idea to
eliminate him, since youâll get Red XIIIâs level 4 limit manual if you do.
Now for the strategy, well, Lost Number will be fighting you in two different
forms: one in which heâs a total melee warrior, and the other while heâs some
mage. While being a physical opponent, his punches will be devastating,
causing 600-800 points on one target. His vitality will also be so high that
your physical attacks wonât be causing much on him. Now to talk about when
heâs in his magical form, well heâll still be using physical offenses but
theyâll be twice weaker than when heâs in his physical form. Of course, he
will also use magic elemental spells. Last thing you need to know about this
form is that heâs very resistant to magic. To win, you must first be able to
tell in which form he is. As I told you already, your physical attacks will
suck badly when heâs in his physical attacks, so youâll need to rely on magic
(and enemy skills). Your limit bars will be filled up in a few turns because
of Lost numberâs damage potential, but your limit breaks wonât work well
here, because as you know, most(or actually every) offensive limit breaks are
physicals. Now when he is in his magical form, heâll be actually easier.
Magics wonât work well as you know, so youâll have to rely on your physical
attacks AND limit breaks(when your limit bars are full). Donât give up, the
battle will be long if you havenât worked on your levels much, since Lost
number has 7000 HP. But he is still far from being an undefeatable boss.
18th
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Boss: Materia Keeper
HP: 8400
MP: 300
Drop: Jem Ring
Difficulty: Medium
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I like this battle, Materia Keeper is a good boss. Letâs see his attacks now.
Usual physical attacks; dealing around 300 points on one target, Hell Combo;
which damages one target for 500-700 damage and Trine; harms party for around
500 points, can be learned while wearing an enemy skill materia. If you did
as I told you earlier, you should have Big Guard in your enemy skill list so
if your levels are low(or even if theyâre high), it wouldnât be a bad idea to
cast it on your party. You could also need a character with the role of a
white mage in here(Restore materia paired with All materia) with Cure2
learned. You may want to put your characters in back row, but donât forget
that it isnât such a bad thing to get heavily damaged(when you got a
character whoâs constanly healing the party) because it helps out your limit
bar to get filled up faster, allowing you to use your best limit breaks to
deplete the bossâs HP. Avoid any fire elemental attacks though, because the
boss absorbs them. Materia keeper has 8400 HP so donât give up, the battle
isnât hard, just plan out your moves before acting and you should be
victorious.
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Boss: Palmer
HP: 6000
MP: 240
Drop: Edincoat
Difficulty: Easy
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This boss is like a joke battle. Palmer will be doing two things in this
fight. One of them is taunting you with his fat ass, basically yelling "kiss
my ass" at you. The other action is actually an attack, Palmer will be
casting Fire2, Ice2 and Bolt2 with his Mako Gun. But he wonât be damaging you
much, so as I told you already, itâs a joke battle. Nothing serious here.
Simply assault him with your offenses to end this battle quickly. As you
deplete his total HP, Palmer will avoid the Tiny Bronco coming(by itself it
seems...) to then flee. But out of nowhere, some truck will waste him. Oh
well...
Tip: There you go, you now have a new engine; the tiny bronco! As you
witnessed it in the cut scene, a Shinra soldier was able to damage its tail
so you canât fly with it. You can still use it like a boat as Cloud suggests
it in the sequence though, so of course, in any FF, whenever you get a
travelling engine, it means that a few side quests are now at your
disposition. Indeed, I am listing them below, since some of them will let you
acquire cool items and stuff.
- Yuffieâs sub quest at Wutai can be done now.
- The tiny bronco allows you to travel through the rivers, so use that
advantage to visit the unknown(for now) cold continent north of the map. You
can enter the Bone village here, so ignore every single person in here and
head to the next screen north of the place. Youâll enter a weird forest, but
there is nothing here so head north to the next screen. Now in here, check
the trees around. Sometimes, youâll see something red flashing. Grab it to
obtain the Kjata summon materia.
- With the tiny bronco, you can access a great place to level up(especially
when youâre around lvl 30) south on the world map(you need to contour the
east continent). Itâs a small part (strangely formed) of the island named
Mideel. You can fight Head Hunters here, green lizards that are actually not
very strong but quite fast, and they appear in groups of 3 or 4. Each gives
650 EXP, so when they are in groups of 3 you get 1950 EXP, and when in groups
of 4; 2600 EXP! They are also generous for AP, so sail there and level up as
youâd like. If you are planning to level up for hours here, then go pop some
country music in your 50 years old music box and let it encourage you!
Of course, I was kidding for that last part, unless you really are a country
music fan...
Oh well, next !!
20th
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Boss: Red Dragon
HP: 6800
MP: 300
Drop: Dragon Armlet
Difficulty: Medium
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Heh, if you played FF6 you should recognize this boss. Oh actually, maybe
not, because the only thing that the FF6âs and this FFâs red dragon has in
common is the name. Other than that, this guyâs a joke compared to his older
brother found in the previous Final Fantasy. Well, for the strategy, it
wouldnât be such a bad idea to cast Big Guard on your party if once again,
you didnât listen to my advice of leveling up earlier. Otherwise, the battle
will be fairly quick. Need to know the bossâs pattern? Well, heâs gonna use
his huge jaw as a weapon to physically hit you for around 500-600 damage.
Heâll also use the Red Dragonâs breath(or something like that) for around
same damage(add one or two hundred points). He could have other attacks but
these are the only ones that you need to watch out for. Decent damage right?
Well, have Regen casted on your party if youâd like, but Big Guard should be
everything you need for your own defense. To take down the dragon, you could
use ice elemental attacks because as you know, dragons hate cold. But oh
well, physical offenses are always an alternative. By now, you should be
doing fairly high physical damages with your characters, especially if you
got their latest weapons, like the Nail bat for example, which is Cloud's
best weapon in disc1 while itâs actually the ugliest weapon to ever be part
of a Final Fantasy. A baseball bat? Come on Square? Why not an hockey stick
while youâre at it. *Is hoping they arenât reading this*
21th
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Boss: Demon Gate
HP: 10 000
MP: 400
Drop: Gigas Armlet
Difficulty: Tough
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A formidable opponent indeed, Demon Gate is known as one tough boss- if you
didnât take the time to level up your characters properly. You will also have
an hard time if you didnât manage to acquire a few abilities. But letâs first
talk about his attacks. Demon Gate will be using his huge arms to physically
damage you for up to 800 points. He will also use Demon Rush and Cave in,
which are both quite dangerous, dealing around 900-1100 damage on party. If
you donât have any way to reduce the damages taken, youâll want to have your
three characters in back row. But if you did listen to my advice of learning
the Big Guard enemy skill, then you can have your characters in the front
row, even for those who donât in need to be set in front to deal the maximum
damage. Why? Your friends in this battle are your limit breaks. You will want
to have your limit bars filled up, so taking lots of damage is good- assuming
you have a supportive character whoâs gonna be healing the party constantly.
If you were able to learn Regen, then cast it(Restore paired with All for
sure)so youâll be able to chill out a bit on the healing side. Other than
limit breaks, you can also try out your brand new summon materia, Bahamut the
king of all dragons! What ever you do, donât give up, Demon Gate is what we
can call an high HP user(10 000 is the max you shouldâve met so far, with
Godo if you did Yuffieâs side quest).
22th
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Boss: Jenova*Life
HP: 10 000
MP: 300
Drop: Wizard Bracelet
Difficulty: Medium
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This time around, Jenova*Life can damage you quite easily, so you will need
an healer in here. The boss will be using Blue Flame, which deals around 500
damage, nothing to worry about. The best attack sheâll use is the Blue laser,
which will deal around 450 points, but multiple that number since she will
use it 2-3 times per turn. If you have Regen, donât feel guilty about casting
it. For your offense, I wouldnât recommend any magical attacks, because
Jenova will simply cast Reflect on herself if you do try to cast some. The
art of melee attacks is your bet in here, so that also includes your limit
breaks if the bars happen to be filled up. Jenova*Life is another 10 000 HP
user(looks like itâs the cap for Disc 1), so the battle could take a while if
you donât have a strong party. If you did train your characters and learned
strong limit breaks such as Meteorain from Cloud or Stardust Ray from Red
XIII, the battle will be over in a few turns. This is the last battle of disc
1, so give it all you got and unleash your anger for what just happened in
that cut scene before the fight started!
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Disc 2 bosses strategies
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23th
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Bosses: Schizo Left head
Schizo Right head
HPs: 18 000 each
MP: 350 each
Drop: Dragon Fang
Difficulty: Rough
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This is an original and interesting battle against some dragon like boss.
Itâs two headed though, and both heads are targets. If they are targets, they
should be able to have their own list of attacks. Guess what, they do! Now, I
will need to name both heads for the battle, because both got their different
chart of attacks, along with different resistances. So, the scaly head(the
monsterâs right head) will be fire elemental, meaning that she uses the fire
breath and that she absorbs fire as well. Therefore, her name is Fire Head.
Now the other head, the horned one(the monsterâs left head) will be an ice
elemental, meaning that she uses the ice breath and that she absorbs ice.
Therefore, her name will be Ice Head as you guessed it. The body will be
using one attack as well, which is some Quake like spell, dealing around 600
points on party. In last, when you deplete one headâs total HP, she uses a
lightning elemental attack that damages your party for up to 1200 points of
damage. To talk about the heads breathes(Fire and Ice), well both will be
dealing 700 points on one target. You need to know one thing though, these
damage powers I just told you about were done on my party without any
elemental resistance. So if you got set ups that can reduce these damages,
youâll be damaged way less. Now for the strategy, well Enemy skills that harm
all targets arenât good here if they are Fire or Ice elemental because they
will damage one head and heal the other. Same thing goes for summons, along
with black magic spells that are paired with All. So if you are planning to
use these, then remove any All materia you have paired(except for the one
paired with Restore of course!)with Fire or Ice. Physical attacks are alright
in here, especially if you added fire or ice damage to your weapons. Once
again, if you do that, make sure you donât hit the wrong head; fire
attack+fire head= absorb, just like ice attack+ice head= absorb. If you donât
have any set ups that can protect you from the heads breathes, then Big
Guard+Regen on your characters will be quite usefull. What ever you do, donât
give up, you got 36 000 HP total to deplete(if youâre eliminating one head
after another)since Fire head and Ice head both got 18 000 HP each.
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Boss: Jenova*Death
HP: 25 000
MP: 800
Drop: Reflect Ring, MP Turbo Materia
Difficulty: Hard
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Not bad, but not challenging. This time, Jenova will be using fire elemental
attacks, so if you have the right stuff to be totally immune to fire, then
you donât even need a strategy. If you donât, then read on. Iâve seen her use
two attacks only; Red Laser, which deals around 700 points on one target, and
Tropic Wind, which is weaker by 200 points(about). The trick is that
Jenova*Death will be abusing of her Red Laser, using it more than twice per
turn. Thatâs why youâll like Big Guard and Regen(considering you didnât equip
an anti-fire set up). For the attacks, use what ever you feel like using.
There isnât much of a strategy to give here, just plan your actions alright
and you should definitely be victorious.
25th
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Boss: Ultimate Weapon
HP: 18 000
MP: 400
Drop: Nothing
Difficulty: Moderate
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What a cool looking beast! This fight isnât serious, Ultimate Weapon will
just give you a preview of his power, because after a few turns, heâll fly
away. But oh well, as I always do, Iâll list his attacks. Quake2 should be
the first attack he uses, which will deal a fair amount of damage on your
party. He will also use his huge claw to swipe a target for around 700
points. His strongest attack however, has to be Ultima Beam(the nameâs
Ultimate Weapon after all), which deals nearly 1900 points on party. But as I
told you, you cannot kill the Weapon in this battle, because he will fly away
after a few turns. If you love that Curse Ring you found in Mideel, then you
can try to steal another one from Ultimate Weapon, though Iâd recommend you
to work on your offense instead, simply to show him your strenght (-_-().
Tip: Now wouldnât be such a bad time to go have fun around the world with
Cloud as your party leader. With the Highwind, you can take on a few quests
that I will list below, as I always do.
- If you havenât done it already, Yuffieâs subquest in Wutai is still
available.
- You can start to breed chocobos now in order to get yourself a Gold
Chocobo, refer to the Chocobo Breeding(8-) section of this FAQ for a guide
about it.
- If you did listen to my tip just above, you could go pay a visit to the
Ancient Forest with your Gold Chocobo(or Black) which is located south of the
Cosmo Canyon. You could get cool items there, like Cloudâs second best weapon
in the game(Apocalypse).
- With Cloud back in the party, you can witness an interesting secret scene
in the Shinra Mansion at Nibelheim(Library).
- You can visit Midgar again. A man there will tell you that he lost his key
to enter the town. Go dig it at Bone village(near the crashed planeâs
cockpit) then come back and enter Midgar. You can obtain Tifaâs ultimate
weapon(refer to my charactersâ ultimate weapons section) in the Wall Market.
Other than that, there isnât much to do there, but itâs always fun to revisit
it for good old timeâs sake.
26th
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Boss: Carry Armor
Right Arm
Left Arm
HPs: 24 000
10 000
10 000
MPs: 200
200
100
Drop: God Hand
Difficulty: Medium
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This battle is known to be fairly tough, and yes I have to admit that if you
donât have the right abilities, this boss is a rough one. Let me explain the
strategy used by that machine: it has a main body and two arms. The arms will
be attacking you dealing 1/3 of the damage you inflicted on it with your last
attack. Also, both arms will be grabbing your characters, making you lose
control of that chosen character. To talk about the main body, it will be
using the Lapis Laser, which deals around 1500 points on party. Quite an evil
machine isnât it? For the strategy, let say you gonna need PROTECTION. Why?
Here, I explain. See, the main body has 24 000 HP, and both arms got 10 000
HP each. Unless you got that Slash-All materia(meaning that you probably
listened to my tips above and that you visited the Ancient Forest with a
Black or Gold Chocobo), the best attacks to use in our situation will be all
targets magic spells. Which ones? Magic Breath is extremely powerfull, along
with Bolt3(Bolt materia paired with All), both offenses being great in this
battle. But as I warned you already, the armsâ damages will be based on 1/3
of yours, meaning that say you deal 2400 points(random points I chose) with
Magic Breath, the arms will counterattack for 800 points on your party, and
since they are quite fast, youâll get struck for 2-3 times that damage. Donât
forget to count the main bodyâs Lapis Laser, which deals over 1400 points.
Solution? Big Guard+Regen on party indeed, giving you nice defense along with
Haste and of course, the possibility for you to chill out on wasting turns to
cast healing spells. Summons can also be used in here, heck, anything that
targets all and that deals high damages, considering that you can survive the
counter attack afterward.
Tip: Iâm annoying with my tips right? Guess what, I donât care! After a a few
events(following your victory over the last boss above), you will have a new
travelling engine; the submarine. If you failed the Submarine mission, then
you can still get another one(refer to a FAQ/walkthrough). With the
Submarine, you can explore the sea, so board it and get underwater. Travel to
the west continent and check for a red submarine. Examine it to get a Huge
materia. Now, head north from the red submarine hugging the west continent
until you see a hole. Head in there to follow a small path in which you will
see a crashed plane. Thatâs the sunken Shinra plane, and I HIGHLY recommend
you to visit it, since youâll be able to get AWESOME items like the Double
Cut materia, Yuffieâs ultimate weapon, and more over there. You will go
through a boss battle as well, so the strategy is just below.
27th
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Bosses: Reno and Rude, "The Turks"
HPs: 15 000
20 000
MPs: 230
280
Drop: Elixir
Difficulty: Tough
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My god, what an awesome place is the Sunken Shinra plane. Not only that you
were able to get the Double Cut materia and Yuffieâs Conformer in the room
you just visited, but you can steal Reno in this battle for a Touph Ring,
which is simply one of the best accessory in the game, giving 50 points to
your Spirit and Vitality stats. You can also steal Rude for a Ziedrich, which
is a GREAT armor for your stats, though I donât recommend you to equip it
since there are no slots on it. Back on the strategy for this battle, you
must be warned that this fight isnât all that easy however. Reno will be
using the Neo Turk Light, which confuses one of your character. Equip Ribbons
to fix that problem. Other offenses he will use are normal attacks, dealing
around 500 points. To talk about Rude, Iâve seen him use level 2 black magic
spells such as Ice2, along with solid physical attacks, dealing around 1600
points. Big Guard(with Regen as a plus)is nice here, and for your attacks
well, you decide. Physical attacks, enemy skills, magics, summons, all are
good. Your limit break bars should be increasing quite easily because of the
enemiesâ attacks so use them whenever you get the chance. If you have Yuffie
in your party, you can have an easy win by equipping the Double Cut materia
on her, along with her ultimate weapon, allowing you to deal over 10 000
points per turn. If you donât, then use what ever works well.
Quick note: Oh and by the way, you might have seen a huge green THING messing
around in the ocean. That is one of the toughest boss in the whole game, so
do_not_try to fight it yet, since I am 95% sure that you donât have the
required items, nor the levels, for now at least.
28th
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Bosses: Rude
Attack Squad(well SOLDIER)
Attack Squad(well SOLDIER)
HPs: 9000
1300
1300
MPs: 240
100
100
Drop: S.Mime
Difficulty: Easy
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Quickly dispatch of the Shinra soldiers, which are both weaklings. Rude on
the other hand is alright, but I thought he was much better when you fought
him just earlier in the sunken place(if you visited the place). He will be
using Grand Spark, which deals around 530 points on one target, but he will
always(at least I think so) use it 3 times in a row. Other than that, Iâve
seen him use physical attacks, along with MBarrier. Iâve never seen him use
Barrier though, but that would be entirely possible. There isnât much of a
strategy here, other than using your best attacks to quickly win this battle.
Oh and, I wouldnât bother trying to steal him. You can get a Ziedrich but as
I said it earlier, that good-for-stats armor has no slots on it, and also the
fact that the chances to successfully steal it seem so low.
29th
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Boss: Diamond Weapon
HP: 50 000
MP: 3000
Drop: None
Difficulty: Medium
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This isnât as hard as it may seem. Sure Diamond Weapon is an high HP user,
and heâs immune to physical attacks(at least for half of the battle), but you
shouldnât have too many problems. As I just told you, physical attacks wonât
work, so you will have to rely on magic. That includes enemy skills(Trine and
Magic Breath working quite well here), magic spells(Bolt3 and Ultima being
the bests) and, of course, summons such as the 3 Bahamuts(Bahamut, Neo
Bahamut and Bahamut Zero), Typoon(if you conquered the Ancient Forest), Ramuh
(believe it or not), etc. To talk about Diamond Weaponâs attacks, well he
will be using some laser shot with his head, causing around 800 points on one
character. After a while though, he will start a countdown in which he
charges himself to use the Diamond Flash, which is his best attack, dealing
over 2500 points on party. However, as he does that, he reveals a
vulnerability to physical offenses, allowing you to make full use of your
weapons, physically talking. Double Cut materia works quite well, along with
your best limit breaks. Good old Restore+All combo will still be a friend in
this boss battle, allowing you to heal with Cure3 and put your party in Regen
status. Big Guard will be good too, as always. Diamond Weapon will give you a
shitload(oh crap, I said the S word!!!)of EXP and AP, so make sure your 3
characters are alive as you win the battle, and that you have equipped need-
to-be leveled materias.
Tip: Once Diamond Weapon is rocked in that awesome FMV, Ultimate Weapon will
be hovering above the lake near Junon town. You can undertake the quest of
taking him out in order to acquire Cloudâs best weapon. Refer to the Ultimate
Weapon section(9-) of this guide for more infos. Also, please consider that
this is your last chance to do some world tours in Disc 2 before moving on to
disc 3, so itâs your last call to do Yuffieâs subquest in Wutai.
30th
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Bosses: The Turks, Elena, Reno, Rude
HP: 30 000
25 000
28 000
MP: 0
200
250
Drop: Elixir
Difficulty: Tough
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The final battle with the Turks, and this time, Elena will join. Letâs first
describe each bosses: Reno will be using the Electropod attack, which deals
around 1000 points on one character. He will also absorb ice elemental
arracks. To talk about Elena, well she will be throwing grenades at your
party for around 500 points, and she will change to back row whenever you hit
her while sheâs in front. Just like Reno, she can absorb an element, which is
lightning. Finally, Rude will be using his good old physical attacks for
around 1800 points on one target. Just like his partners, he can absorb an
element as well, which is Fire. Knowing this, you shouldnât be thinking about
using enemy skills other than Big Guard, because elemental attacks that
target all enemies arenât a good idea in here, since youâll be damaging two
Turks and healing the last one. Non-elemental offenses are great though, like
Ultima. You could use powerfull summons as well, like the Bahamuts. Physical
attacks being my favourite ones, I would advice you to make full use of any
Command materias linked to them such as Double Cut and Slash-All. Limit
breaks, as always, are your best friends. However, please do not forget to
steal Reno for another Touph ring. Elena has a Minerva Band, while Rudeâs got
a Ziedrich but meh, the Touph ring should be your single preoccupation. To
win the battle, even I am not sure about what you have to do. It seems that
as you deplete one of the Turkâs total HP, the battle will end. I canât
confirm it though, but I always took care of Reno beforehand so whenever he
fled, his partners followed him.
31th
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Boss: Proud Clod
HP: 60 000
24 000(Jamar Armor)
MP: Unknown
200(Jamar Armor)
Drop: Ragnarok
Difficulty: Easy
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Thatâs a big enemy, but heâs far from being tough. Thing is, he has different
parts that will attack you, and they have their own turns. Funny, because you
can only target two parts; the main body and the jamar armor. You win the
battle as you deplete the main bodyâs total HP(60 000), but you really SHOULD
take care of the armor first. Why? Because it will use Materia Jammer, which
disables your materias. To talk about the bodyâs attacks, well its knees will
be using two(or maybe more) different elemental offenses, such as Fire and
Ice. It has machine guns as well, and once the body has taken enough damage,
the whole Proud Clod will bow before you. That doesnât mean that Scarlet and
Heidegger are giving up, since the Clod will now use a new attack; Beam
Canon, which damages your party for 1000 points. As you can see, this boss
isnât all that tough for an anti-Weapon machine, so there isnât much of a
strategy. Just have Regen and Big Guard to be safe, and you should be more
than fine.
32th
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Boss: Hojo
Poodler Sample
Bad Rap
Helletic Hojo
Right arm
Left Arm
Lifeform Hojo Na
HP: 13 000
10 000
11 000
26 000
5000
24 000
Unknown
MP: 250
200
120
200
300
400
Drop: Power source
Difficulty: Easy
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Good, you can now make this sick BASTARD pay for all of his crimes.
Hojo has like, 3 forms, so Iâm gonna divide them 3 below, giving you the
different strategies.
First form- Nothing hard, heâs in his human form, and he will summon two
experiments to help him: Poodler Sample and Bad Rap Sample. Itâs useless to
kill them though, because Hojo will just re-summon them. Basically just
target Hojo, and if youâre good enough, he shouldnât even be able to get a
turn before you defeat him.
Second form- What an ugly monster, Hojo now looks like Jenova, but he
actually got two arms. Thatâs the Helletic Hojo, and he can be alright. The
main body will be using Confu(funny chocobo animation), so make sure you have
Ribbons equipped or else.. To talk about the arms, well Hojo will be using
his right one to attack you physically for high damages, while his left one
will be doing.. huh, nothing? Seriously, Iâve never seen it act. Not like I
ever cared. Concentrate your attacks on the main body mainly, because Hojo
will be reviving them if you beat them down anyway. If they really are
getting in your way, then just have a summoner using the best summons you got.
Third form- What the heck is that.. I wouldâve thought that his final form
would be gigantic or something, yet youâre stuck fighting some unoriginal
cheap skeleton. Lifeform Hojo will be abusing of abnormal statuses in here,
so Ribbons will be once again your living allies(even though theyâre
accessories, tee hee). He will use physical attacks as well but theyâre so
pathetic. This Hojoâs arsenal is mainly the abnormal statuses so if you have
Ribbons, then heâs useless. This battle is basically just to give you the
opportunity of PUNISHING Hojo for what heâs done to tons of living beings.
~~~~~~
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Disc 3 bosses strategies
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Tip: The North Crater is the last place to visit because you meet the final
confrontations down there, thus ending the game. I wouldnât do that now
though, because there are many optinal quests you can take on. As always,
there they are, listed below:
- You can go talk to Bugenhagen in Cosmo Canyon in order to obtain Red XIIIâs
ultimate weapon(Limited Moon) now.
- If you havenât already, you can go breed chocobos in order to get a Gold
Chocobo. Chocobo with which you can obtain the best materias in the game.
Refer to the chocobo breeding section of this guide(8-)for more.
- Ruby Weapon can be fought now in the desert around the Gold Saucer. Check
out the Ruby Weapon section for more(10-).
- Emerald Weapon is still messing around in the ocean. You couldâve tried to
defeat him in Disc 2, but I adviced you to wait until Disc 3, which is now.
Check out the Emerald Weapon section for more(11-).
- Now wouldnât be a bad time to visit the Battle Square at the Gold Saucer.
You could get GREAT rewards(such as the Omnislash manual and the W Summon
materia) for participating in the battles there.
- Any side quests(except for Yuffieâs) can still be done(such as the Ancient
Forestâs).
These are entirely optional, and time consuming, yet I still highly recommend
you to check them out. With that done, here we go for the final
confrontations in the North Crater!
33th
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Boss: Jenova*Synthesis
Right Arm
Left Arm
HP: 60 000
10 000
8000
MP:
600
600
Drop: Nothing
Difficulty: Easy
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A fair battle, actually cake if you took the time to complete various side
quests in order to get better equipment/materias. You should take care of her
tentacles first, since they will be slapping you for around 1500 points,
along with inflicting Silence. Afterward, use your best offenses to quickly
dispose of the main body, which wonât do much. Double Cut materias mastered
to 4xcut is great in here, just like any other summons or enemy skills and so
on; nothing worth a strategy. After some time though, Jenova will use a
Countdown and if it reaches 0, she will cast Ultima as a final attack. Just
make sure you beat her down before she gets to do that; who would want a draw
in such a simple battle.
34th
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Boss: Bizzaro Sephiroth
Head
Right Arm
Left Arm
Core
HP: 40 000
2000
4000
4000
10 000
MP: Unknown
400
400
400
400
Drop: Nothing
Difficulty: Medium
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Alright, this is quite a weird battle. As you can see, Bizzaro Sephiroth has
different parts; his head, two arms, a core, and the body itself. Deplete the
bodyâs total HP and youâre the winner. The other parts can attack you though.
What to do? Well, as you know, you have two parties. How to switch party?
Deplete one of the partâs total HP(except for the body, if you do that, as I
just told you, the boss is gone) and youâll be asked if youâre worried about
the other party. Reply yes to switch, though Iâve never seen the point of
doing it. Something else that is enigmatic to me is the fact that you cannot
damage the core- unless you have the other party. With that one party, once
youâve damaged the core enough, youâll be told that Cloudâs party(the other
one) can now damage it. So switch again and take care of it once and for all.
Point of doing it? I suppose itâs simply to block the bossâs ability of
reviving his defeated parts(but Iâm not sure). As I told you already though,
Iâve never bothered with Bizzaroâs parts. Instead, I always took care of the
body quickly. If you want to do that, then you must be warned of one thing;
Bizzaro Energy. Whatâs that? An healing spell that heals the body for up to
6500 points. When does he use it? Each turn basically, meaning that you must
be able to deal more than 6500 points on the body each turn, otherwise itâs
useless. But how? Multiple hits offenses such as Double Cut(mastered to 4xcut
if possible). Limit breaks working well here, but I wouldnât count on them.
Summons are cool too, along with your enemy skills. Personally, Iâve never
had any trouble with this battle since each times I beat the game, I had 3
Double Cut materias mastered on my 3 main characters.
In other words, if anyone has a better strategy involving correct infos about
this boss with which(the strategy that is) youâre assuming that we canât deal
more than 6500 points per turn is invited to send anything he knows to my e-
mail address(check e-mail section).
35th
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Boss: Safer Sephiroth
HP: ?
MP: ?
Drop: Nothing, it's the last boss bud!
Difficulty: Hard
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This battle will be pie with top notch materias such as Double Cut(mastered
to 4xcut), along with nice stats. If you donât have any of these though, then
youâre in a fairly rough battle. Safer Sephiroth will be using a large list
of attacks: Wall, Break(petrifies one character and deal a damage bonus),
Flare, Doom, Dispel, Pale horse, Shadow Flare, Dein, a swipe physical attack
and in last but not least, the 2 hours animation Super Nova.
The thing is, the damage of these attacks are a total mistery to me. From
what Iâve heard, Safer Sephirothâs stats could be based on Cloudâs(or
partyâs) level. I didnât agree but after a few tests, I do, in fact, have to
admit that there is something weird going on. Super Novaâs damage seems to be
gravitational, though Iâm not sure. For the other attacks, I have no idea.
Shadow flare once dealed 6500 points on one of my char, then in another
battle, it dealed around 3000 damage only. Could be the low stats for the
first test but still, a 3500 points difference is big. But oh well, for the
strategy, Iâd recommend you equip Ribbons on your characters so you wonât
have to care about Saferâs abnormal statuses that heâll use. Big Guard and
Regen are always cool but Safer will probably Dispel them so it could be a
wasted turn. For the attacks, use_everything_youâve_got. Double Cut, Summons
(except for KOTR, come on be fair!), magic spells(Quadra magic helps in
here), limits, everything! This is the last losable battle, and there is no
New Game+ in FF7. Therefore, you can use every single last healing items you
have in your inventory.
36th and FINAL battle
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Final battle: Sephiroth
HP: Die after one hit
MP: what?
Drop: End of game
Difficulty: Omnislash rules!
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(-_-(-_-(-_-)-_-)-_-), no idea why Iâm doing this but oh well, itâs always
fun to describe a battle, even if it cannot be lost. Sephiroth, the real
Sephiroth, wants one last encounter. Itâs a one-on-one duel though, between
Sephiroth and Cloud. Even if you didnât take the time to get the Omnislash at
the Battle Square, you will still have it in this duel. What else? Cloudâs
limit break bar will be full, allowing you to unleash Omnislash on Sephiroth
right at the start. You could always just Defend or change row, giving
Sephiroth a chance to get his turn and slash you with his Masamune. But then,
Cloud will automatically counter attack, winning the battle. Indeed, itâs way
cooler to win with Omnislash, so just use it and feel this gameâs magical
power one last time before you get your ending!
Congratulation, you can now add Final Fantasy VII to your "owned and beaten"
game collection!
4- General tips
This section contains general tips(as the name says it)about Final Fantasy
VII, so use it at your advantage.
- Letâs cheat
Warning: If you want to be 100% legit, do NOT use this tip that Iâm about to
give you.
What is it about? The Duplication Trick. With the W Item materia, which is
found in Midgar in your second visit(in the tunnels similar to the ones you
passed through way earlier in the game, keep heading south down the screens
and youâll eventually reach the materia), you can duplicate any battle items
(items that can only be used in battles) up to the limit, which is of 99.
How? Equip the W Item materia on one of your character and enter a battle.
With that character, select an item in your inventory to then pick a target
(doesnât matter which target). Youâll be able to use a second one(the
materiaâs ability), so select the item you want to duplicate but then, donât
pick a target. Instead, cancel(by pressing X). Select that one item again,
and youâll see that it has increased of a 1. Cancel again, then pick, then
cancel, then pick, the item is duplicated each times! As I said it already,
it IS cheating, so if you want to be fair and stay legit, this trick isnât
for you. But if you donât give a duck, then have fun!
- Best place to get EXP and AP
This tip is for the ones who are in Disc 3 and are willing to get some levels
for their characters AND their materias for different reasons, like going
after the Weapons for example. Believe it or not, but that place is actually
the North Crater.
The location? Well, go down the North Crater until you meet a crossroad(after
several areas). Youâll be asked to choose between the left and right path.
Take the left one, and keep going down the screens until you reach yet
another crossroad. Choose the "up" option to enter a well drawn area. To
recognize the place, the Jurassic Park like theme you were hearing will
switch to a new relaxing theme. In here, you can meet enemies like the Magic
Pots. You canât damage them unless you feed them an Elixir, but they are
worth well the effort, since they give 8000 EXP each, along with 1000 AP.
They usually spawn in pair of 2, so double these numbers I just wrote. If
youâre low on Elixirs, you can either use the Duplication Trick(read the tip
just above) or you could Steal/Mug the Tonberries that can also be found in
this area. Still in the same place, you can also meet Mover enemies, which
are really like pink balls. These give 0 EXP, but 800 AP each, and they
always appear in group of 3, so triple it for 2400 AP at all(they give 90 000
gil in total as well, if you care). I recommend you to use this place for
your leveling up business for both your EXP and AP, especially if you got
multiple AP gaining equipment.
- The heck is lucky 7?
In a battle, if one of your charactersâ HP drop to 7777, he/she will get in
the lucky 7 mode. Now, I never thought that it was a reliable "mode" to use
since I actually never tried to use it. But if anyone would wish to
contribute to this FAQ with informations about it, you are invited to do so.
You will get all the credits, indeed.
- Letâs buy money with money!
Or actually, should I say: "letâs buy toy money with real money!". Toy money?
How does that sound to you? GP right? Well yes, you can buy GP with gil. At
the entrance to the Gold Saucer(behind the tram), you can find a man selling
1 GP for 100 gil, and he sells 100 GP max, so 10 000 gil spent at all. He
RARELY appears though, so I wouldnât consider that a source for GP gaining.
Still, you can always try it.
5- The secret characters
As you can guess it reading the name, this section is about the secret
characters found in FFVII. There are two of them; Yuffie and Vincent. Below,
you will learn how to have them join your party.
a. Yuffie Kisaragi
On the world map on the east continent, search around the Junon and Fort
Condor territory to spot a few forests. In these, you can battle enemies of
course, but sometimes, you will get to face a female ninja. Defeat her to
find yourself on a field. The ninja will be on the ground, and you will see a
save sphere to your left. Now, you need to do exactly what I tell you to,
because if you donât, that female ninja will escape and snatch some gil.
First, talk to her. She will talk trash and challenge you to one more battle.
Refuse by choosing:
Not interested.
Seeing that youâre not fighting her again, she will think that youâre scared
of her. Enter her game in a sarcastic way by replying:
.......petrified
Mad, sheâll simply decide to leave you there. Donât let her by choosing the
next option:
Wait a second!
Since youâre insisting for her to stay, sheâll wonder if you would actually
like her to join you. Reply:
Thatâs right.
Now hereâs the catch, she will accept, but do not ask her name. Instead,
choose the next option:
Letâs hurry on.
You now get to name her, default name being Yuffie.
b. Vincent Valentine
The first time you get to join Nibelheim is in Cloudâs flashback. In that
one, thereâs like nothing you can do. But in your second visit, youâre in the
present with the party. In this second visit(from this time I mean), you can
obtain the secret character. You need the Key to the Basement, which was
obtained in the locked safe found in the mansion. Here is the combination:
Right 36, left 10, right 59 and right 97.
You have to battle Lost Number indeed, so refer to the Bossesâ strategies
section of this guide(main section of the FAQ by the way) for the strategy.
In the safe, you get the Odin materia along with the Key to the basement.
With the key, head downstairs in the corridor before the library. You can see
a door left to it, open it with the key and go examine that coffin in this
new room. A man will emerge of it, that individual being the experiment you
may have red about in the files found in the main hall of the mansion. When
you get the choice, choose the option:
Talk about Sephiroth.
Both Cloud and the red cap man will be surprised as both know Sephiroth(like
oh my god wow, so surprising!). Next option to choose is:
Who are you?
You learn that he is Vincent Valentine, but he has no intention of joining
you. So just give up, and leave the area. In the corridor, try to leave to
the upper level of the mansion and Vincent will come back and accept to join
you. There you go! You now have a new member in your crew!
6- Materia Listing
Basically a listing section, which is as you probably can guess a real pain
in the butt to type so you better use it!
Magic Materia
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Restore
Magic AP to next level
Cure 2500
Cure2 17 000
Regen 25 000
Cure3 40 000
Location: Lot of shops in Midgar sell them, as well as other
cities/villages around the world.
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Fire
Magic AP To next level
Fire 2000
Fire2 18 000
Fire3 35 000
Location: Lot of shops in Midgar sell them, as well as other
cities/villages around the world.
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Lightning
Magic AP to next level
Bolt 2000
Bolt2 18 000
Bolt3 35 000
Location: Lot of shops in Midgar sell them, as well as other
cities/villages around the world.
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Ice
Magic AP to next level
Ice 2000
Ice2 18 000
Ice3 35 000
Location: Lot of shops in Midgar sell them, as well as other
cities/villages around the world.
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Heal
Magic AP to next level
Poisona 1200
Esuna 52 000
Resist 60 000
Location: Shop in Kalm village.
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Earth
Magic AP to next level
Quake 6000
Quake2 22 000
Quake3 40 000
Location: Shop in Kalm Village
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Revive
Magic AP to next level
Life 45 000
Life2 55 000
Location: Shop in Junon Village
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Poison
Magic AP to next level
Bio 5000
Bio2 20 000
Bio3 35 000
Location: Shinra Floor 67(and shops around the world)
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Transform
Magic AP to next level
Mini 8000
Toad 24 000
Location: Mount Corel(and shops around the world)
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Time
Magic AP to next level
Haste 8000
Slow 20 000
Stop 42 000
Location: Shop in Gongaga Town.
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Seal
Magic AP to next level
Sleep 10 000
Silence 20 000
Location: Shop in Junon(and other shops around the world)
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Mistify
Magic AP to next level
Confu 12 000
Bersek 25 000
Location: Shop in Gongaga town.
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Seal
Magic AP to next level
Sleep 10 000
Silence 20 000
Location: Shop in Junon.
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Exit
Magic AP to next level
Escape 10 000
Remove 30 000
Location: Shop in Rocket Town.
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Comet
Magic AP to next level
Comet 12 000
Comet2 60 000
Location: Forgotten City.
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Barrier
Magic AP to next level
Barrier 5000
M-Barrier 15 000
Reflect 30 000
Wall 45 000
Location: Shop in Rocket Town.
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Full Cure
Magic AP to next level
Full cure 100 000
Location: Cosmo Canyon.
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Gravity
Magic AP to next level
Demi 10 000
Demi2 20 000
Demi3 40 000
Location: Cave of the GI once you defeat GI Nattack.
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Contain
Magic AP to next level
Freeze 5000
Break 10 000
Tornado 15 000
Flare 60 000
Location: Mideel.
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Destruct
Magic AP to next level
deBarrier 6000
Despell 10 000
Death 45 000
Location: Shinra Mansion(Nibelheim).
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Shield
Magic AP to next level
Shield 100 000
Location: North Crater
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Ultima
Magic AP to next level
Ultima(can't use it) 5000
Ultima 100 000
Location: North Corel(Huge materia event, stop the train and get it for free
or donât and buy it for 50 000 gil).
)()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
Summon Materias
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Choco/Mog
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 2000
Lvl 2 14 000
Lvl 3 25 000
Lvl 4 35 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Chocobo ranch, watch the Chocoboâs dance.
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Shiva
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 4000
Lvl 2 15 000
Lvl 3 30 000
Lvl 4 50 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Priscillaâs reward for helping her out.
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Ifrit
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 5000
Lvl 2 20 000
Lvl 3 35 000
Lvl 4 60 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Shinra cargo ship.
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Ramuh
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 10 000
Lvl 2 25 000
Lvl 3 50 000
Lvl 4 70 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Chocobo Square in Gold Saucerâs prison.
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Titan
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 15 000
Lvl 2 30 000
Lvl 3 60 000
Lvl 4 80 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Gongaga town(at the Mako reactor).
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Odin
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 16 000
Lvl 2 32 000
Lvl 3 65 000
Lvl 4 80 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Shinra Mansion in Nibeilhem.
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Kjata
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 22 000
Lvl 2 60 000
Lvl 3 90 000
Lvl 4 140 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Ancient Forest
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Bahamut
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 20 000
Lvl 2 50 000
Lvl 3 80 000
Lvl 4 120 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Temple of Ancients(as you defeat the Red Dragon).
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Alexander
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 25 000
Lvl 2 65 000
Lvl 3 100 000
Lvl 4 150 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Touch the hot spring then defeat Snow(Great Glacier).
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Neo Bahamut
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 30 000
Lvl 2 80 000
Lvl 3 140 000
Lvl 4 200 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Whirlwind Maze(on your way to the North Crater).
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Bahamut Zero
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 35 000
Lvl 2 120 000
Lvl 3 150 000
Lvl 4 250 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: In Bugenhagenâs invention, examine one of the huge materia to get
Bahamut Zero(Bahamut and Neo Bahamut are required).
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Leviathan
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 18 000
Lvl 2 38 000
Lvl 3 87 000
Lvl 4 100 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Complete Yuffieâs side quest in Wutai.
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Pheonix
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 28 000
Lvl 2 70 000
Lvl 3 120 000
Lvl 4 800 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Beat up the Shinra Corp. at Fort Condor with your army
to get the materia.
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Typoon
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 35 000
Lvl 2 120 000
Lvl 3 150 000
Lvl 4 250 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Ancient Forest(near Canyon)
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Hades
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 35 000
Lvl 2 120 000
Lvl 3 150 000
Lvl 4 250 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Shinra Sunken Plane.
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Knight of the Round
Summon AP to next level
Lvl 1 50 000
Lvl 2 200 000
Lvl 3 300 000
Lvl 4 500 000(ouch!)
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Secret island northeast of the map(Gold Chocobo needed).
)()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
Command Materia
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Sense
Command AP to next level
Sense 40 000
Location: Kalm town, Junon town and Wall Market.
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Steal
Command AP to next level
Steal 40 000
Mug 50 000
Location: Midgar Sewers, Kalm Town.
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Morph
Command AP to next level
Morph 40 000
Location: Temple of Ancients.
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Manipulate
Command AP to next level
Manip. 40 000
Location: Fort Condor, Rocket Twon. Also, Cait Sith is equipped with one as
he joins you.
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Enemy skill
No AP to gain on it, simply a command with which you can use the enemyâs
abilities(that you learn as youâre struck by them).
Location: Hojoâs laboratory, Ancient City, Chocobo Sage house.
=====================================================================
Death Blow
Command AP to next level
Death blow 40 000
Location: Fort Condor and Rocket Town.
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Throw
Command AP to next level
Throw 45 000
Coin 60 000
Location: Fort Condor, Rocket Town. Also, Yuffie is equipped with one as she
joins you.
=====================================================================
Double Cut
Command AP to next level
2X cut 100 000
4X cut 150 000
Location: Sunken Shinra plane.
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W Magic
Command AP to next level
W Magic 250 000
Location: North Crater.
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W Item
Command AP to next level
W Item 250 000
Location: Midgar Tunnels(second visit in Midgar).
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W Summon
Command AP to next level
W Summon 250 000
Location: Win 64 000 battle point in the Battle Square at the Gold Saucer.
=====================================================================
Slash All
Command AP to next level
Slash All 100 000
Flash 150 000
Location: Ancient Forest.
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Mime
Command AP to next level
Mime 100 000
Location: Wutai Fire Cave(Black or Gold chocobo required).
)()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
Support Materias
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All
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 1500
Lvl 2 6000
Lvl 3 18 000
Lvl 4 35 000
Location: Sector 7, Shinra Headquarters, Cargo Ship, Great Glacier.
=====================================================================
Elemental
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1(reduce by 1/2) 10 000
Lvl 2(reduce by 100%) 40 000
Lvl 3(absorb) 80 000
Location: Shinra Headquarters, Mount Corel, Nibelheim.
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Added Cut
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 200 000
Location: Great Glacier.
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Added Effect
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 100 000
Location: Cosmo Canyon(GI nattak).
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Steal as well
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 200 000
Location: Wutai Fire Cave.
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Final Attack
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 20 000
Lvl 2 40 000
Lvl 3 80 000
Lvl 4 160 000
Location: Reward for winning the special battle in the Battle Square at the
Gold Saucer.
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Counter
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1(30%) 40 000
Lvl 2(40%) 80 000
Lvl 3(60%) 120 000
Lvl 4(80%) 200 000
Lvl 5(100%) MASTER
Location: North Crater.
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Magic Counter
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1(30%) 40 000
Lvl 2(40%) 80 000
Lvl 3(60%) 160 000
Lvl 4(80%) 300 000
Lvl 5(100%) MASTER
Location: Win 10 races in the S rank with one of your chocobo in the Chocobo
Square at the Gold Saucer.
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HP Absorb
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 100 000
Location: Wutai, North Crater.
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MP Absorb
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 100 000
Location: Wutai.
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MP Turbo
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 10 000
Lvl 2(20%) 30 000
Lvl 3(30%) 60 000
Lvl 4(40%) 120 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Temple of Ancients.
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Quadra Magic
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1 40 000
Lvl 2 80 000
Lvl 3 120 000
Lvl 4 200 000
Location: Cave near Mideel/Lifestream(Gold chocobo required).
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Sneak Attack
Support AP to next level
Lvl 1(20%) 20 000
Lvl 2(35%) 60 000
Lvl 3(50%) 100 000
Lvl 4(65%) 150 000
Lvl 5(80%) MASTER
Location: Gold Saucer Chocobo Square.
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Independent materias
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Chocobo Lure
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(1) 3000
Lvl 2(1.5) 10 000
Lvl 3 30 000
lvl 4 MASTER
Location: Chocobo Farm.
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Cover
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(20%) 2000
Lvl 2(40%) 10 000
Lvl 3(60%) 25 000
Lvl 4(80%) 40 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: Wall Market, Sector 6 slums.
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Long range
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1 80 000
Lvl 2 MASTER
Location: Mithril Mine.
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Pre-Emptive
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(6%) 8000
Lvl 2(12%) 20 000
Lvl 3(24%) 40 000
Lvl 4((36%) 80 000
Lvl 5(48%) MASTER
Location: Battle Square at the Gold saucer.
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Luck Plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 15 000
Lvl 2(20%) 30 000
Lvl 3(30%) 60 000
Lvl 4(40%) 100 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Temple of Ancients.
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Speed Plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 15 000
Lvl 2(20%) 30 000
Lvl 3(30%) 60 000
Lvl 4(40%) 100 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Battle square for 4000 battle point at the Gold Saucer.
=====================================================================
Enemy Lure
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(1.5) 8000
Lvl 2(2) 50 000
Lvl 3 MASTER
Location: Battle square in Gold Saucer.
=====================================================================
Enemy Away
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(1.5) 8000
Lvl 2(0.25) 50 000
Lvl 3 MASTER
Location: Chocobo race at Gold Saucer.
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HP plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 10 000
Lvl 2(20%) 20 000
Lvl 3(30%) 30 000
Lvl 4(40%) 50 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Materia Shops in Cosmo Canyon and Mideel.
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MP plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 10 000
Lvl 2(20%) 20 000
Lvl 3(30%) 30 000
Lvl 4(40%) 50 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Materia Shops in Cosmo Canyon and Mideel.
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Counter attack
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(20%) 10 000
Lvl 2(40%) 20 000
Lvl 3(60%) 50 000
Lvl 4(80%) 100 000
Lvl 5(100%) MASTER
Location: Battle Square in Gold Saucer and Mount Nibelheim.
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Magic Plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(10%) 10 000
Lvl 2(20%) 20 000
Lvl 3(30%) 30 000
Lvl 4(40%) 50 000
Lvl 5(50%) MASTER
Location: Ancient City.
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EXP plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(1.5) 60 000
Lvl 2(2) 150 000
Lvl 3 MASTER
Location: Wonder Square at the Gold Saucer.
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Gil plus
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1(1.5) 80 000
Lvl 2(2) 150 000
Lvl 3 MASTER
Location: Wonder Square at the Gold Saucer.
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Mega All
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1 2000
Lvl 2 10 000
Lvl 3 25 000
Lvl 4 40 000
Lvl 5 MASTER
Location: North Crater.
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HP <-> MP
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1 80 000
Lvl 2 MASTER
Location: Cave near Mount Corel(Gold Chocobo required).
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Underwater
Independant AP to next level
Lvl 1 0
Location: Morph a Ghost Ship(Junonâs underwater tunnels) for the Guide Book,
then trade it to the freak in Kalm village.
There you guys go.
7- Characters' Ultimate weapons
As you have probably noticed already, each characters got their different
types of weapons. Cloud uses swords(except for when he uses that terribly
ugly nail bat), while Barret uses mostly arm guns.
But the characters also have their best weapons, which are known as ultimate
weapons. Indeed, since each characters use different types of weapons, there
are different ultimate weapons.
To talk about these ultimate weapons, there are ways to power them up in
Final Fantasy VII. Each Ultimate weapons have their different ways of being
powered up, so each characters have different factors.
Below, you will find the locations of these Ultimate weapons, their stats,
and of course, the ways to power them up.
Cloud's Ultima Weapon
Location: You must defeat Ultimate Weapon(the Weapon boss)and he will drop it.
Stats: Attack 100
Attack% 110
Magic 51
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: Cloudâs HP. The damage dealed by the weapon will be based
on the different between Cloudâs current and maximum HP. Meaning that if your
Cloud has 6000 HP in total but that he currently got 500, the damages dealed
will be ridiculousely low.
Tifa's Premium Heart:
Location: In disc 2 as you get the Highwind, head to Midgar(from the base)
and talk to the man there. Heâll tell you that he lost his key to enter the
city, so leave and head to Bone Village. Have a digging session there and dig
near the crashed planeâs cockpit. You should get the Key to Midgar the next
morning. Back at Midgar, you should now be able to open the door to enter the
city. In the Wall Market, head inside the ITEM shop in which a brozen machine
gun tried to shoot Cloud way earlier in the game. There is a chest there,
open it to get the Premium heart.
Additional note: Tifa has to be in your party
Stats: Attack 99
Attack% 112
Magic 32
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: Hmk, I am not sure about this weapon. I know that Tifa
will deal higher damages with it when her limit bar is nearly full. But I
also heard that the Premium Heart gets better as you "Miss" her limit breaks.
Not sure about that one though.
Aeris's Princess Guard
Location: This ultimate weapon can only be found in Disc 1 in the Temple of
Ancients. In the clock area, head inside the IV(actually labbeled IIII)
passage to reach a room containing a chest. Open it to get the Princess Guard.
Stats: Attack 52
Attack%111
Magic 22
6 slots are linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: When Aerisâs allies are dead or nearly dead, her Princess
Guard will be dealing bigger points.
Barret's Missing Score
Location: The Missing Score can only be acquired once, which is right after
the battle with the Proud Clod in disc 2. While climbing up the stairs, you
should eventually come to a green chest. Open it to get the Missing Score.
Additional note: Barret must be in your party to get the chest to appear.
Stats: Attack 98
Attack% 108
Magic 49
slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: To deal the best damage on this weapon, you need to equip
it with high level materias. Mastered materias will make it even better.
Red XIII's Limited Moon
Location: The weapon can be obtained in Disc 3. Head to Cosmo Canyon and get
to Bugenhagenâs house on top of the place. He will(in my opinion) fake his
death to encourage RedXIII to move on with his life and to get out to save
the world, instead of staying in the Canyon to protect its citizens. He then
gives you the Limited Moon.
Stats: Attack 93
Attack% 114
Magic 31
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: Same as Cloudâs, just that itâs now about your MP. The
smaller is the difference between Red XIIIâs current and max MP and the
higher he will damage.
Cid's Venus Gospel
Location: After the rocket event(in which you get a Huge materia) in Rocket
Town, talk to the oldman who gave you the Yoshiyuki in disc 1 three times and
he will give you the Venus Gospel.
Stats: Attack 97
Attack% 103
Magic 42
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: Same as Red XIIIâs Limited Moon.
Yuffie's Conformer
Location: With the submarine, head to the Shinra sunken plane. In there, go
into the main room and open one of the chests to get the Conformer.
Stats: Attack 96
Attack% 112
Magic 42
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: This one is quite original, the higher the targetâs level
is and the higher the weaponâs damage will be.
Cait Sith's HP shout
Location: In your second visit at the Shinra Headquarters, open the locker on
the floor 66(Cloud didnât take it in the first visit because he said it was
useless).
Stats: Attack 95
Attack% 110
Magic 44
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: Same as Cloudâs Ultima Weapon.
Vincent's Death Penalty
Location: Have Vincent in your party and locate a waterfall on the Gold
Saucer continent(World Map helps indeed) and use the submarine to get there
from underwater(again, help yourself with the map). In the waterfall cave,
you'll get to see a flashback of Vincent. Once the cut scene is over, get out
of here and go run in random encounters. Win 10 battles then head back in the
waterfall cave. You should obtain Vincent's limit, along with his ultimate
weapon.
Additional note: Vincent must be in your party.
Stats: Attack 99
Attack% 155
Magic 34
8 slots linked in pairs of 2 on this weapon
Potentialâs factor: The more enemies Vincent has killed using the ultimate
weapon, the higher his damage will be.
8- Chocobo breeding(how to obtain a Gold Chocobo)
Oh well, a chocobo strategy could be found in the "tips" section of the older
crappy ass version of this guide. But since Iâm totally updating it, I simply
decided to write a whole section about how to get a Gold Chocobo. The point
of adding it to a boss guide? Meh, we gonna need it for the upcoming sections
about Ruby and Emerald Weapon, so it wouldnât be fair to ignore this feature
would it?
How do you breed chocobos? At the Chocobo Ranch found on the east continent
of the world, you can place caught Chocobos in the stalls to then feed them,
mate them, ride them and so on.
When is the appropriate time to take on this feature? I recommend you to
breed chocobos as soon as you get the Highwind. You can do it later if youâd
like, itâs just that I like to get rid of this quest as soon as possible.
Youâre going to need a few things first, which are listed just below:
- Money. An high amount of money, around 500 000 gil just to be safe. How
will you get such an amount? Shouldnât be a trouble if you got a mastered All
materia to dump. They can be sold for 1 400 000 gil when mastered, so if you
got another high level(or even mastered)All materia as an alternative, then
just sell it. If you donât have any, then wait until Disc 3 in the North
Crater, where you can get 90 000 gil in one battle. Refer to "Best place for
EXP and AP" in my general tips section.
- Stalls. At the chocobo ranch, go talk to the Choco dude in the house(that
you can use as a Inn) and buy 6 stalls from him(10 000 gil each). We need
like four, but screw that, letâs just take over this place.
- Nuts and Greens. Board the Highwind and head to the cold continent. Search
around until you spot a house that you can land just in front of it, thanks
to the grass area. This is the chocobo sage house, and you can buy rare
greens from the sage in here. You want the most expensive ones, which are the
Sylkis Greens, 5000 gil each. Buy 99 of them, then leave after getting the
Enemy Skill materia from the green chocobo(talk to it). Now we need the nuts.
Board the Highwind again and head to Bone Village, and land on the grass
area. Run around here(Not in the forest!) until you get to meet the
Vlakoradus enemies in random encounters. Steal/Mug these T Rex like enemies
for Carob Nuts. You need 3 of them, but letâs just take 4-5 to be safe.
Second and last nut we need are Zeio Nuts. With the Highwind, head east on
the World Map. You will spot deserted islands, and most are peninsulas.
Search for an island shaped like a dinosaur. Land there, and run around for
random encounters in the forests. You will meet Goblin enemies, steal/mug
them for Zeio Nuts. You need one, so in a few seconds youâll be out of here.
- Chocobo Lure materia. You need one, and you shouldâve been oneâs owner for
a long time, as you could buy one from Choco Billy in the ranch when you
needed a chocobo to pass through the marshes without having the Midgar Zolom
biting your butt way earlier in the game. Personally, I always master mines,
since that materia will be quite a good friend in the catching session we're
about to take on.
There you go, you got the required items. Now on to the step by step mini
guide!
We need two chocobos(duh!), but we need two specific ones. Go catch a few
chocobos at the Gold Saucer, then get back to the ranch. Talk to Choco Billy
and choose the "Moving" option to simply move them in the stalls, and you
will get to see their descriptions. We need two different ones:
Mmm this one seems good.(this one is walking)
and
This is a great chocobo!(this one is very healthy, running)
These are the two types we need, but here comes another factor; the sex. Yes,
we gonna talk about SEX in here, but donât worry, Iâm not talking about the
SEX you are right now, you perverted jerk(oops, I said the J word!!!)!!! I am
talking about the gender; male and female. We need two different genders, and
both chocobos will need to have a different description. Shall I give an
example? Say you have a running(this is a great chocobo!) type, and that itâs
a female. Then, the other chocobo will need to be a MALE walking type(Mmm
this one seems good). You cannot have two running types or two walking types,
unfortunately. When you have the wanted chocobos, itâs now the time to mate
them. But save your game before. Back in the ranch, choose the "Mate" option
from the list, and then youâll be asked which chocobos you want to mate. Pick
the two freshly caught chocobos and give them a carob nut. The next morning,
you should have a coloured(green or blue) chocobo! If you donât(and get a
normal chocobo), just soft reset(just told you to save remember?) until you
get a coloured one.
Once you do, you need to give your chocobos a little break so head outside of
the ranch. Win a few battles(7-8) and your chocobos should be ready again.
Save, and get back inside the ranch again. Mate the two chocobos you just
mated(give them another Carob Nut) and here comes the tricky part: you need
another coloured chocobo, but this one must have a different gender AND
different colour. Need an example? Say you had a blue female, you now need a
green male, or vice versa. You cannot have two of the same colours, so
basically just keep mating your two chocobos until you get the wanted one,
reset whenever youâre unlucky.
Once you got your second different coloured and gender chocobo, you can
release the two normal yellow chocobos and then, you have the choice between
two options:
- Go win a few battles again and mate your two coloured Chocobo with one last
Carob Nut to obtain a Black Chocobo.
- Feed your two coloured chocobos with 20 Sylkis Greens each so their stats
get increased. When thatâs done, board the Highwind and head to the Gold
Saucer(via Corel). Inside the chocobo square, register one of your chocobos
and race with them. Win the races(shouldnât be a problem)and after three
victories, your chocobo will go up a rank, from C to B. Keep winning the
races until you get it to rank S. Once thatâs done, do the exact thing with
your second coloured chocobo. When that is done, leave the Gold Saucer and
get back around the ranch. Run around to win a few battles, then save and
enter the ranch. Mate your two coloured rank S chocobos and give them a Carob
Nut. You should obtain a Black Chocobo.
Either way, you get a Black Chocobo. But you have the right to wonder whatâs
the point of the second option. Well, from my own experience, I believe that
a baby chocobo will have good stats when its parents had good stats as well,
and that they had an high rank(like S). Also, it seems that you have more
chance to obtain a wanted type of chocobo(in this situation, a black chocobo)
when they have great ranks.
Oh well, now that you have a Black Chocobo, letâs get the last type of
chocobo we need before being able to obtain our Gold Chocobo! Board the
Highwind, and fly west of the cold continent. Spot some chocobo tracks, then
land on a grass area nearby, and then catch a maximum of chocobos here
(Chocobo Lure materia will be your friend once again). Once youâve caught
enough, get back to the ranch and move your chocobos, checking their
descriptions. You will get two types of chocobos:
I really canât recommend this one..(a tired chocobo)
and
This is an awesome chocobo!(A dashing chocobo)
Indeed, you want the second one, and it will need to have a different gender
than your Black Chocoboâs. This step is kind of tricky, since it seems that
the tired type of chocobo is way more common than the dashing one.
When you get the desired chocobo, you once again have two choices:
- Wander around the ranch and win a few battles to then be able to mate your
Black Chocobo and your Dashing chocobo with the one Zeio Nut you got, getting
a Gold Chocobo the next morning.
- Feed both your Black Chocobo and your Dashing chocobo with 20 Sylkis Greens
each to increase their stats. Then get to the Gold Saucer and back in the
chocobo square to have these two chocobos win races until they get to rank S.
Once thatâs done, get back at the ranch, win a few battles around, save,
enter the ranch, mate session(with the Zeio nut) and: Gold Chocobo.
Either way, you should get your well deserved Gold Chocobo the next morning
(if you donât, do as we did a few times in the process, which is reset and
try again!). Again, if you want to learn why did I suggest you that second
option, itâs the same reason I gave you earlier for the coloured chocobos(few
paragraphs above).
To talk about the Gold Chocobo, itâs the ultimate in transportation! With it,
you can go EVERYWHERE(except for inside the North Crater), you can cross the
sea, climb the mountains, everything! You will be able to reach four secret
caves around the world, containing some of the best materias in the game; HP-
MP, Quadra Magic, Knights of the Rounds summon, and in last but not least,
the Mime materia. I will let you find these caves by yourself though, not
like itâs gonna be any hard to simply discover the world a bit (^_^).
Quick note: I donât mind helping you for the Knight of the Rounds materia,
since it is kind of tough to find because its cave is found on an island that
cannot be seen on the world map, located north east(in the corner).
ALSO, that Gold Chocobo is litteraly a BOMB at racing, especially if it has
strong origins. You can win the toughest races(in the S rank) extremely
easily, since a Gold Chocobo can be called a godly chocobo. Racing could
become your main source at gaining GP, allowing you to quit playing that dumb
and cheap super dunk mini game in the Wonder square to get your GP.
With that said, the chocobo breeding section concludes here.
9- Ultimate Weapon(the boss)
As you defeat Diamond Weapon, Ultimate Weapon will make a come back(from that
point I mean, you can wait and fight him in disc3, though I recommend taking
him out as soon as possible). You fought him once in Mideel, but it wasnât a
serious battle. He escaped after a few turns right? Unfortunately, he will
dare to do such a thing again, and quite a few times I might add.
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Optional boss: Ultimate Weapon
HP: 100 000
MP: 9999
Drop: Ultima Weapon
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Yes, he does drop Cloudâs best weapon. Trick? Youâll see. Ultimate Weapon
will be waiting for you at the lake near Junon. Fly the Highwind right into
him to engage the battle. You will be batteling him from the Highwindâs deck,
and he will be out of range for your physical attacks. His attacks? Same as
he used earlier in Mideel, just that now it seems that his damage potential
has increased a bit. What to do? Well, either use characters who can
physically attack with ranged weapons, or either have the Long Range materia
equipped. Other than these, you could use magic spells and summons, along
with enemy skills. After a very few turns though, Ultimate Weapon will
escape, you wonât get any EXP/AP, and he wonât drop the Ultima Weapon. Deal?
Ah yes, what a bastard! You will have to chase him with the Highwind until he
stops at another location.
Where? Itâs random. Here, I will list the locations where he will stop to
battle you again: Gongaga town, North Crater, Nibelheim(over the reactor),
near Corel(over the reactor), Midgar, and Mideel(over the life stream).
Keep in mind that Iâm talking about these locations on the world map. Also,
note that there could be other places. These are the ones Iâve seen, but I
wouldnât be surprised to learn that there are others. If you do know any
others, then you are invited to e-mail me and tell me.
Basically, you follow him until he stops at a location, or you just go get
busy somewhere(leveling up, fun in Gold Saucer, shopping, and so on) to then
check the locations listed above in order to find the Weapon. Sometimes, you
will battle him on the ground(like at Gongaga Town), in these cases, he will
use his claw to physically attack one target. He will also use Quake2. When
you fight him in the sky though(like at Midgar, if Iâm correct), he will
replace his swipe attack for a laser like offense which deals around 1300
points on one target. After fighting him 4 times, he will finally stop near
Cosmo Canyon. That means that it will be the very last battle with him. That
last battle will be aerial, meaning that you will need the Long Range materia
again. Just one thing to watch out here is that when you deplete his total
HP, he will use Shadow Flare as his final attack, dealing nearly 8500 points
on one character. You can reduce it with MBarrier(just cast Big guard) by
half, and you can also learn it if you have an enemy skill materia equipped
(you definitely should). As he dies, heâll give you plenty of both EXP and AP
(just like every other Weapons), and he will drop the Ultima Weapon. His dead
body will fall on the canyon, opening a path to the Ancientâs forest,
allowing you to access it by walking, if you havenât already with a Black or
Gold Chocobo.
Itâs not all that tough to get the Ultima Weapon. Fighting Ultimate Weapon
isnât hard, chasing him however has to be the lamest thing in the game, since
he will sometime take half an hour before making his mind to stop at a
location. Patience will be the key, if youâre unlucky that is.
10- Ruby Weapon
In Disc 3, you might have spotted something red messing around in the desert
around the Gold Saucer. Guess what, that is simply the head of a huge nemesis
named Ruby Weapon. Itâs an optional boss, and well, heâs far from being an
ordinary boss. In fact, heâs the second(or simply THE, since many gamers
think that way for some reason)toughest enemy in the game. There are several
strategies for Ruby, but the one youâll find in my guide is fairly cheap.
Still, itâs not like Ruby was any fair either -_-. This section is divided in
different parts, which are all below.
a. His stats
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Optional Boss: Ruby Weapon
right tentacle
left tentacle
HPs: 1 000 000(around)
50 000
50 000
MP: ?
Drop: Desert Rose(can be traded for a Gold Chocobo)
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As you can see, Ruby Weapon has different targetable parts and the main body
is totally beefed up on the HP. But meh, with the strategy(main one)Iâm about
to give you, you will win this battle, 100% guarantee.
b. His attacks
This b. is for the ones who are going to battle Ruby without using the main
strategy Iâm about to give(with it, you wonât even need to care about his
attacks). Still, here they are:
Ultima- Actually, Iâm not sure if he got it in his movelist, but he counter
attacks Knights of the Round(or any summons, not sure) with it for up to 7500
points of damage.
Whirl Sand- A cheap offense that he can only use when you have 2-3 characters
alive. It consists of ejecting your characters out of the battle(until it
ends).
Comet2- 4000 points of damage, but he usually use it twice in a row so you do
the very simple math.
Grand Sweep- Basically a physical attack, dealing damages based on your
vitality. It will also inflict Toad and Mini.
Ruby Flame- Rarely use it, which deals fire damage for up to 3000 points.
Ruby Ray- Same as above.
Shadow Flare- Another attack that youâll rarely see him use, which deals up
to 6000 points.
His tentacles will attack you as well(when he puts them in the ground to side
attack you), but they will simply either damage your HP or your MP with
simple physical offenses.
c. The strategy(ies, kind of)
As Iâve told you, there is one main strategy found in my section, with which
you WILL push Ruby Weapon over. I will start with it, then Iâll give you
other suggestions.
First, you need to have the required stuff, listed as always:
- One character lvl 75+.
- Knights of the Round summon materia, doesnât need to have a single level
mastered. You can get it in a secret cave northeast on the world map(Gold
Chocobo required).
- Ribbon, good old anti-abnormal statuses accessory.
- Mime materia, found in a secret cave that can only be accessed with a Gold
(or perhaps Black) Chocobo.
- W Summon materia, costs 64 000 battle points at the Battle Square(Gold
Saucer).
- Speed plus materia(s) mastered(or nearly), costs 4000 battle points at the
Battle Square(Gold Saucer).
- Apocalypse sword, entirely optional but if youâre gonna use Cloud, use the
Triple AP growth from that sword as your advantage to learn materias that are
requiring high amounts of exp to be mastered.
Quick note: Cid has a Triple AP growth weapon as well if I recall correctly.
- HP absorb, totally a must. Can be found in the North Crater and in Wutai.
- 9500 HP+(just to be safe)
- Magic Plus materia mastered.
With these, you got the required stuff to doom Ruby Weapon. Equip these all
any way you wish(except for Knight of the rounds summon, which needs to be
paired with HP absorb). Kill off the two other characters, then enter the
battle with that lone warrior.
Ruby will start off by putting his tentacles in the ground in order to side
attack you from behind. W Summon the knights of the round on all targets
(first the tentacles, then Ruby). After the long ass animation, Ruby will
counterattack with Ultima for nearly 8000 points. STOP, donât you go use an
Elixir on me. Just Mime yourself, youâll see. KOTR will be summoned twice
once again, but you wonât waste any MP. Also, since HP absorb was paired with
the summon materia, you will be automatically ALL healed after the
animations. The mastered Speed Plus materias(s) will be giving you a speed
advantage as well. Bad statuses inflicted by Rubyâs physical offenses? No
sweat, you got a Ribbon. There you go, just keep Miming for the whole battle
and you wonât even need to care about the damages dealed by Ruby, since
youâll be automatically healed after. Just make sure you donât do ANYTHING
else than Miming your first move(which was W Summon KOTR) and eventually,
Ruby Weapon will be defeated.
Indeed, that strategyâs cheap, so itâs your choice if you want to try
something more fair in which you have to act more. But if you want to stay
cheap((-_-)), you can still try out other materia combos, such as Quadra
Magic Demi3(with HP absorb) and so on. You can also mess around with the
Counter materias, youâre free to do your own different tests!
11- Emerald Weapon
Just like Ruby, Emerald Weapon is an optional boss. You probably have already
spotted him while you were exploring the ocean with the submarine. He is also
the hardest(in my opinion, many players say that Ruby is but oh well) enemy
in the game. This section is basically just like Rubyâs, as it is divided in
a few parts, all listed below.
a. His stats
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Optional Boss: Emerald Weapon
Eyes
Eyes
Eyes
Eyes
HP: Around 1 000 000
25 000 HP each eyes.
MP: Unknown.
Drop: Earth Harp(can be traded for a full mastered materia set)
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I donât think that there is way to confirm his HP, but it is clear that he
has AT LEAST a million. You can see that Emerald Weapon has different
targetable parts as well. But they(these "eyes")wonât be active for the whole
battle, as he only open them in certain moments. But meh, with the strategy
below, you once again(just like with Ruby) wonât need to worry, nor care.
b. His attacks
As I said it in the Ruby section, informing you of the Weaponâs attacks is
nearly useless, because you wonât need to give a damn. But oh well, here they
are:
Emerald Shoot- Deals around 8000 points on one character, Emerald canât use
it while his Eyes are opened.
Emerald Beam- A gravitational attack(I believe, yet some players told me that
I was wrong) that takes away 7/10 of your HP, and it dispels your support
magics as well(except for the one granted by an accessory).
Revenge Swamp- Emerald will use it as you defeat one of his Eyes(if you
defeat them all, he still only use it once). Itâs a physical attack basically
(he stomps your party) to deal around 3000 points(with average vitality).
Air Tage Storm- Just like above, he will use it as a final attack when you
deplete one his Eyeâs total HP. The damages will be based on how many
materias you have equipped(1111 points per materia).
He could have other attacks, but these are the only ones Iâve seen him use.
To talk about his eyes, they will be using laser attacks to damage either
your HP or your MP.
Next, the strategy!
c. Strategy(ies, kind of)
Just like with Ruby, there is a way to defeat Emerald Weapon without a single
drop of sweat. It is a cheap strategy but meh, if you arenât seeking a
challenge then just use it.
Here comes the required stuff:
- One character lvl 75+
- 9999 HP(just to be safe)
- Knights of the Round materia
- HP absorb materia
- Mime materia
- W Summon materia
- Speed Plus materia mastered
- Sprint shoes, can be obtained easily by winning the Special Battle at the
Battle Square(girl at the exit will give you a pair) at the Gold Saucer. You
can also win 10 races in the S rank(with one of your own chocobos) at the
Chocobo Square, still in the Gold Saucer.
- Underwater materia, Morph the Ghost Ship enemy in a Guide book to then
trade it for the Underwater materia with the freak in Kalm.
Pair the KOTR materia with HP absorb, then put all the materias, on one
character, and put him/her in back row. The two others should be KO. There
you go, youâre set. Go challenge Emerald Weapon for a battle now.
With your Sprint Shoes equipped(along with your mastered Speed plus materia),
you will have a speed advantage so make full use of it to quickly W Summon
the knights of the round. Emerald will probably attack you before but donât
worry, after the animations(of the 2x KOTR), you will regen your HP, thanks
to the HP absorb materia. What to do now? Simply Mime yourself again,
allowing you to W summon KOTR once again for free(no MP wasted). You wonât
need to care about healing, since HP absorb will be healing you back whenever
KOTR is casted. So basically just keep Miming until a certain point when
Emerald opens his eyes. Mime again to get rid of them, and then Emerald will
get two cheap shots; Revenge Swamp, which will deal around 1500 points since
youâre in back row, and then Air Tage Storm which deals 1111 points per
materia equipped. Since you have only 6 materias equipped, it will deal 6666
points, leaving you near death but not killed. Just quickly Mime and youâll
be fully healed once again. You just must not do anything else than Miming,
because if you do, you will have to do your original command once again(W
summoning KOTR by yourself). 20 minutes limit because youâre underwater? No
problem, you got the Underwater materia, which lets you breath underwater. As
I said a few times already, it is a cheap strategy so you could try out
something else instead, like messing around with Demi3 and Quadra magic, HP
absorb, Counter materias and so on. Once again, you do what you want!
12- E-mail
Got questions about FF7? Go ahead and send them to [email protected](my e-
mail address). Make sure you include "FF7" in the topic though, and that your
question is not already answered in this guide. Also, donât forget that this
is a boss guide, therefore, Iâm not answering any questions related to the
story. In last, you are invited to send me contribution as well.
13- Conclusion
I seriously hope that the new version of this guide has helped you out with
the game. My English got way better, allowing me to use a better grammar.
Still not perfect(since Iâm French)so you might have spotted a few spelling
mistakes, but oh well. With that said, see you in another guide!
14- Credits
- Squaresoft
- Gamefaqs
- CjayC
- faqs.ign.com(IGN.com)
- Neoseeker
- Darktemplar20
- My fingers
Copyright 2002 Blackestmage.
Boss guide.
Final Fantasy VII by Squaresoft.
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