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-Final Fantasy IV Hardtype Strategy Guide-
  Version 3.0--Completed 9/25/99
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Compiled by: Emperor Dark
             E-mail: Emperor_Dark@hotmail.com
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About This Strategy Guide
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Disclaimer:
This guide is copyrighted but may be distributed freely under these 
conditions: 1)This guide remain completely unaltered from its original 
state, 2)No form of compensation is recieved as a result of 
distributing this guide, and 3)I am given explicit credit for any 
information that is extracted from this guide.

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What's New With Version 3.0? (Updated 9/25/99)
A new section has been added that features a complete list of what 
items are sold where and at what price throughout the game. I've also 
expanded the Cast of Characters section to include a back story for 
each character (these areas do contain spoilers, so be advised) and 
made a few corrections to the Equipment list. That's about it for now.

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I decided to write this after realizing that there seemed to be no FAQs
on the Internet devoted to the original FF IV (at the time, anyway), 
although there is an abundance of them focusing on the less-spectacular
US version of the game. I repeat, the information presented here does 
NOT apply to the American FF II. There are plenty of excellent 
resources already available for that installment of the series (David 
Callender's FF II walkthrough immediately comes to mind). Rather, this 
guide was written for the Japanese FF IV (dubbed the 'Hardtype'). If 
you have a suggestion as to how I can improve on this guide, I urge 
you to contact me. There's a good chance I will not answer questions 
dealing with the game itself, though, since experience has taught me 
that most of these questions can already be answered by carefully 
reading this document.
It should be noted that the names of certain items or enemies (for 
instance) will not completely coincide with other translations of the 
original FF IV; rather, the information presented here is based off of
my own translation of such aspects of the game. This isn't to say that
someone playing FF IV using a translation patch wouldn't be able to
use this guide effectively--far from it, since those differences are 
in all likelihood hardly noticeable.

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Additional Credits:
None...yet.

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Contents
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I-Cast of Characters
II-A Walkthrough
III-Shops
IV-Items
V-Equipment
VI-Enemies
VII-Magic
VIII-Secrets and Cheats
IX-Word Origins

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I. Cast of Characters
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Name: Cecil Harvey
Age: 20
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Unknown
Special Commands (Dark Knight):
Dark Wave: A dark wave is created from the force of Cecil's swordstroke
that damages all enemies. Cecil loses some HP's when performing this 
attack.
Special Commands (Paladin):
Cover: Cecil will absorb most forms of damage targeted at a specific 
party member.
Story (contains spoilers):
In order to fully understand Cecil's past, it is important to cover the 
history of the Lunarian civilization and its ties with the planet 
earth.
When the planet between Mars and Jupiter was on the verge of being 
shattered, its inhabitants, the Lunarians, fled to the Earth on 
spaceships. The Lunarians arrived on earth, only to discover that the 
planet's inhabitants were still evolving. In order to prevent 
disturbing this delicate process, they built a second moon where they 
entered a deep slumber. Among these Lunarians was Zemus, a spite-filled 
man who sought to make the beautiful planet of earth his own. The 
manifestation of hatred, Zeromus, took possession through this avarice. 
While Zemus's body was ultimately forced to sleep, his foul mind 
remained awake, contemplating the destruction of the inhabitatns of 
earth. Only a few of the Lunarians, such as Foo-soo-ya, remained awake, 
anticipating the day when the people of earth would reach their full 
potential and thus learn to understand the Lunarian race. Foo-soo-ya's 
brother, Klu-ya, became bored by the humans' slow progress and built a 
magical ship to take him to earth. On earth he taught the humans 
several aspects of Lunarian technology, including the airships and the
Devil's Road. During this time Klu-Ya fell in love with a human women 
who later bore him two children--Cecil and Golbeza. At this point 
Klu-Ya forsees the actions of the dreaded Zemus and travels to Mt. 
Ordeals to await the day where resolution would be achieved betwen him 
and his son.
While Golbeza ultimately fell under Zemus's sinister influence, Cecil 
was raised as an orphan until taken in by King Baron early in his life. 
While under the juristiction of the king Cecil became a Black Knight 
and toiled through the army's ranks, finally securing himself a 
position of the Captain of the Red Wings. When Cecil begins to detect 
the corruption within the kingdom of Baron, he flees and along with his
friend Cain sets out to inform other nations of Baron's true motives. 
The highlight of Cecil's journey occurs when he reaches Mt. Ordeals, 
where his father, now referred to as "the Light", tests Cecil's spirit.
In this Cecil redeems his guilt for the atrocities he committed under 
King Baron's rule, and is transformed into a Paladin. He also recieves 
a legendary sword infused with the spirit of his father and upon which 
is inscribed the Mysidian legend.
Eventually Cecil uncovers his father's spaceship and uses it to travel 
to the Lunarian moon. Here Foo-soo-ya reveals to Cecil the secrets of 
his past and returns with his party to earth to battle the Giant of 
Babel, a mechanized devil designated by a Zemus as the catalyst for the
destruction of earth. After the giant's destruction, Foo-soo-ya removes
Zemus's control over Golbeza's mind and Cecil and his allies return to 
the moon a second time to defeat the dread force awaiting them there--
the hatred, Zeromus.
At the end of the game, Cecil ascends the Baronian throne with Rosa as 
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Name: Cain Highwind
Age: 21
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Left-handed
Birthplace: Baron
Special Commands:
Jump: Cain leaps high into the air and sweeps down on an unsuspecting 
foe, causing hefty amounts of damage. Cain is invulnerable while he is 
in the air.
Story (contains spoilers):
Cain is one of the Dragon Knights of Baron. He is tempted by King Baron
to join the Black Knights like his friend Cecil, but refuses because he
is intent on following in his father's footsteps.
Cain is jealous of Cecil due to his friend's close relationship with 
Rosa. It is this jealously that allows him to be manipulated by 
Golbeza. Through this possession we learn that Cain does not love Rosa 
so much as he is envious of Cecil; while under Golbeza's influence he 
does not even seem to care that Rosa's life is threatened by the scythe
that hovers over her head, but is quite eager to demonstrate his 
superiority to Cecil, both at the invasion of Fabul and at the events 
that build up to the confrontation at the Tower of Zot. However, when 
Golbeza's control is not in effect, Cain appears to be excessively 
troubled by the harsh actions he commits against both Cecil and Rosa.
At the end of the game Cain walks away from the lives of those around 
him in an effort to strengthen himself as a Dragon Knight, and perhaps 
to redeem himself for the crimes he committed against his friends. 

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Name: Rosa Farrell
Age: 19
Height: 162 cm
Weight: 47 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Baron
Special Commands:
Aim: If equipped with a Bow, Rosa can use this attack to increase her 
hit rate to 100% and boost the damage inflicted by her arrows.
Pray: When Rosa uses Pray successfully, the entire party will regain 
some lost HP's. This technique is not always effective, however.
Story (contains spoilers):
Rosa is, in many aspects, your standard stereotypical female RPG 
character. She is Cecil's girlfriend, and as such the root of much of 
the tension that exists between Cecil and Cain. And as with any 
stereotypical female RPG character, Rosa has to be rescued--on more 
than one occassion. However, Rosa is also a very effective user of 
White Magic, having studied under the white wizards of Baron, and is 
also extremely talented with a bow and arrows.
Little is revealed about Rosa's past. Her father was apparently a great
knight who was killed when Rosa was still little; as such, Rosa's 
mother appears to be quite protective of her, showing great distraught 
when she learns that Rosa was kidnapped by Golbeza. Rosa's relationship
with her mother is never fully built upon, but she is especially close 
to Cecil, running after him when he leaves Baron and remaining with him
for a great deal of the game. The reasoning behind her overbearing 
nature is never fully explained; one could assume that the death of 
Rosa's father caused her to channel all of her energies on Cecil.
Rosa ascends the throne of Baron at the end of the game, with Cecil at
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Name: Gilbert Chris von Muir
Age: 24
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Damcyan
Special Commands:
Hide: Gilbert hides from the ensuing battle.
Medicine: Gilbert restores his party members' HP's. Requires a potion.
Sing: Gilbert sings an enchanting melody that can cause various status 
ailments to befall his unfortunate enemies.
Story (contains spoilers):
Gilbert is the prince of Damcyan. Becoming tired of the hassles of 
royal life, he traveled the world under the guise of a singing bard. 
During his travels he meets a charming woman named Anna, with whom he 
immediately fell in love. Anna's over-protective father, Tella, became
infuriated by this and refused to allow her to continue seeing Gilbert.
But Anna and Gilbert were too devoted to one another, and decided to 
run away. During Golbeza's invasion of Damcyan Anna is mortally wounded
as a result of shielding a barrage of arrows directed at Gilbert (this 
is the first of numerous indications of Gilbert's cowardly nature). 
When Golbeza and his troops have left and Cecil's party shows up, Tella
recognizes his daughter's body and attacks Gilbert in a blind outrage, 
an attack that is halted only by Anna's dying words. As Tella leaves 
the party to pursue his revenge on Golbeza, Cecil requests that Gilbert
travel with him to the Antlion's Cave to help him obtain the Light of 
the Desert which he requires to cure a sick Rosa.
The night Rosa is recovering from her illness Gilbert is confronted by 
Anna's spirit, who convinces him to continue to help Cecil on his 
journey. However, Gilbert is seperated from Cecil when the boat from 
Fabul is shipwrecked. He ends up in Damcyan, where he undergoes 
treatment by a doctor in Troia. When Cecil stumbles upon him in Troia 
Gilbert is too sick to aid the party directly in battle, and instead 
offers the Paladin a powerful item called the Twinharp. Whenever 
Gilbert plays his harp, the Twinharp reacts directly. This becomes the 
key to defeating the Dark Elf; Gilbert's enchanting music is emanated 
through the Twinharp, causing the Dark Elf's magnetic field to be 
lifted and providing Cecil and his party with a chance at defeating 
him.
At the end of the game Gilbert returns to his kingdom, hoping to 
someday rebuild it to its former glory. 

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Name: Yang Fang Leiden
Age: 35
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Ambidexterious
Birthplace: Fabul
Special Commands:
Endure: The physical damage dealt to Yang is reduced. The equivilent of
a "Protetsu" spell.
Gather: Yang accumulates his strength in order to perform a double-
damage attack.
Kick: Yang deals minimal damage to all enemies.
Story (contains spoilers):
Yang is one of the karate masters of Fabul. When Cecil and his party 
first come across Yang it is at the summit on Mt. Hobs, were he is 
defending himself from an onslaught of enemies sent by Golbeza to 
execute him. After helping Yang fend off the monsters the party learns 
that he is the last experienced fighter in his kingdom's army and that 
in its current state Fabul stands little chance against Golbeza's 
minions. Cecil's party travels with Yang to Fabul and the king there 
allows them to play a role in defending the crystal of fire. However, 
this attempt is unsuccessful, and Golbeza takes the crystal and kidnaps
Rosa in the process. Defeated but sill resolute, Fabul's king makes 
arrangements for Yang to travel with Cecil's group to Baron to speak 
with Cid on the issue of the war. However, the boatride to Fabul ends 
in disaster, and the plan is unable to be carried out. Yang plunges 
into the sea in a effort to help Rydia and turns up in Baron, in a 
state of amnesia.
Baronian soldiers use Yang's amnesia as an advantage and recruit the 
karate master to their side. When Cecil reaches Baron via the Devil's 
Road gateway in Mysidia they find Yang and a pair of guards in the town
cafe. After a brief fight Yang comes to his senses and provides Cecil's
party with the key necessary to accessing the underground waterways 
beneath Baron.
Yang remains with the party until the assault on the Tower of Babel, 
when he sacrifices himself to stop the Gigantic Gun from eliminating 
the Dwarves engaged in battle outside. Yang survives, however, and 
awakens to find himself under the care of the Sylphs, magical creatures
that later make themselves available to Rydia's beck and call. He 
recovers in time to help the rest of the world confront the Giant of 
Babel near the end of the game.
Once Zeromus is defeated and Cecil and his companions have returned 
safely to earth, Yang is made king of Fabul. 

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Name: Cid Pollendina
Age: 54
Height: 159 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Baron
Special Commands:
Peep: Cid analyzes his opponent's strengths and weaknesses.
Story (contains spoilers):
Cid is long-time friends with both Cecil and Rosa as well as the master
engineer behind Baron's ariships, and as such an integral figure in the
kingdom's military. Over time Cid takes notice of King Baron's unusual 
behavior, but is imprisoned when he confronts his Majesty on this 
issue. After Cecil's party defeats Cagnazzo they meet up with an 
escaped Cid, who reveals a hidden passage in the Castle of Baron which
leads to his latest airship model, the Enterprise.
When the group reaches the underground world, Cid leaves the party to 
wrap the Enterprise in mystic silver; without it, the airship is 
rendered incapable of flying over the lava. He returns just in time to 
save the party from plummeting to their doom, only to find that 
Golbeza's Red Wings are in pursuit of their airship. To impede the Red 
Wings' progress Cid leaps out of the Enterprise as it is approaching 
the gateway leading to the outer world and sets off an explosion, thus 
causing a landslide that effectibely blocks the passage. Cid is badly 
injured because of this stunt and when Cecil's party returns to the 
underground they find Cid being nursed back to health in the Dwarves 
Castle. Even in this state, Cid continues to assist the party by 
wrapping the Red Wings' stolen airship, the Falcon, in mystic silver 
and again later by attaching a large drill to the front of the machine.
Cid makes himself useful again late in the game by helping Cecil's 
party enter the Giant of Babel's interior my dropping them into its 
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Name: Edward Geraldine (Edge)
Age: 26
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Ambidexterious
Birthplace: Eblana
Special Commands:
Dart: Edge can throw unused swords, spears, and projectiles at an 
opponent for massive damage.
Ninja: A type of magic unique to Edge. Mostly variations of different 
black and white spells.
Sneak: Edge can steal different items from an array of enemies.
Story (contains spoilers):
Edge is the ninja prince of Eblana. When Rubicante (the most powerful 
of the Four Emperors) launches an invasion on Edge's kingdom he kidnaps
his parents, the king and queen of Eblana. Edge, being the hotheaded 
indivisual that he is, chases after Rubicante alone and is badly 
defeated. Cecil and his party chase after Edge, but when they've caught
up with him Edge has already lost the battle. Edge plans on running 
after Rubicante again when, upon viewing Rydia's reaction to the 
party's recent turn of events, decides to stay with Cecil's group 
instead. Together they invade the Tower of Babel in an effort to take 
back the crystals stolen by Golbeza's army, but while ascending the 
tower Edge finds that his parents have been transformed into monsters. 
Afraid that they are beginning to lose their human mind, Edge's parents
destroy themselves just as Rubicante appears in a visible state of 
rage. Rubicante expresses his apologies to Edge, explaining that his 
assistant Dr. Lugeie had mutated his parents' bodies without his 
consent, but Edge refuses to listen to the demon's words and the party 
attacks him. Once Rubicante is beaten, Edge is told about Golbeza and 
remains with Cecil's group for the rest of the game to help them 
defeat this menace.
Edge appears to have quite a crush on Rydia, and flirts with her 
constantly. However, this relationship is never fully developed; Rydia 
returns to the Land of the Phantom Beasts at the end of the game, and 
Edge, now king of Eblana, retains his love for her. 

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Name: Tella
Age: 60
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Mysidia
Special Commands:
Remember: Tella attempts to recall a spell. This command will disappear
after Cecil's transformation on Mt. Ordeals.
Story (contains spoilers):
Tella was once one of the most renowned sages in all of Mysidia. In his
older years he began to lose his memory, and with that lost a great 
deal of his magical powress. When Cecil reaches the town of Kaipo the 
villagers tell him of how Tella's daughter ran away with Gilbert, the 
prince of Damcyan, after the sage refused to consent to their marriage.
Cecil and Rydia later run into Tella while in the Underground Channel, 
and they accompany each other out of the caves. Just as they arrive 
outside of Damcyan, the kingdom is bombarded by the Red Wings and 
Golbeza storms the castle and retreats with the Crystal of Wind.
When Tella enters the castle he finds his lost daughter Anna among the 
dying bodies, and attacks Gilbert in a blind rage. He is stopped by 
Anna, who explains that she died shielding Gilbert from arrows fired by
Golbeza's troops. Tella comforts her daughter as she is dying then 
strands the party behind and leaves for Mt. Ordeals to unleash Meteo: 
the ultimate black magic. Halfway up the mountain he meets up with 
Cecil yet again, who is climbing Mt. Ordeals to become a Paladin. 
When the Light appears to test Cecil Tella's mind starts to race, and 
he manages to recover all of the spells he had forgotten as well as 
discover how to use Meteo.
At the top of the Tower of Zot, after Golbeza has taken the Crystal of 
Earth, Tella attacks him. He uses his most powerful magic against him, 
but is unable to cause any real damage. He uses Meteo as a last resort,
and while Golbeza's body is devastated by the magic, the shock caused 
by the spell destroys Tella altogether. Tella dies, regretful that he 
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Name: Rydia of Mist
Age: 7
Height: 107 cm
Weight: 18 kg
Right-handed
Birthplace: Mist
Special Commands:
Summon: An extremely potent form of magic exclusive to Rydia. Calls 
upon the aid of phantom beasts from a distant land to do her 
bidding.
Story (contains spoilers):
Rydia was born in the village of the Misty Valley, home to the 
Summoners. The Summoners are a rare group of humans imbued with a very 
special gift: they can conjure phatom beasts from a distant land and 
have them do their bidding. However, the Summoner and beast share a 
strange bond; if the monster is ever killed in battle, then the 
Summoner will perish as well. Cagnazzo, under the guise of the King of 
Baron, orders Cecil and Cain to deliver a strange ring to the isolated 
village. On the way they kill a dragon that forms from the mist and 
hinders their progress. When Cecil and Cain arrive in the valley the 
powers of the ring cause the village to become bathed in flames; 
apparently Baron felt the Summoners were too dangerous to be left 
alive. Cecil hears the cries of a small girl and approaches them, to 
find Rydia and her dead mother. Rydia's mother was the one who 
summoned the Mist Dragon, so when the dragon fell in battle, the woman 
died also. Outraged to learn that Cecil and Cain were the ones who 
murdered her mother, Rydia summons a phantom beast called Titan which 
causes most of the valley to collapse in on itself.
Cecil awakens to find Cain missing and Rydia beside him, unconscious. 
Cecil takes the silent girl to an inn at the desert town of Kaipo where
he encourages her to rest. That night an officer from Baron shows up at
the end and demands the Cecil hand over the girl; Cecil's refuses, and 
proceeds to dispatch the officer and his guards. Rydia begins to trust 
Cecil at this point, a trust that is strengthened when he and Rosa help
the girl to overcome her fear of fire.
While traveling by sea to Fabul, the boat is submerged underwater and 
Rydia is swallowed by Leviathan, a large sea serpent and (as revealed 
later) the ruler of the phantom beasts. Leviathan deposits Rydia in the
Land of Phantom Beasts, where she perfects her study of the arts of 
magic. She shows up again in the underground world, just in time to 
save Cecil from Golbeza and his Dark Dragon. Notably, Rydia now appears
to be a grown woman; when Cecil asks about this, Rydia explains that 
time flows differently in the Land of the Phantom Beasts (It is never 
explained, however, if she actually has matued both physically and 
mentally or if she is still something of a child in an adult's body). 
Either way, Rydia is much more open-minded at this point than she was 
as a child.
After defeating Zeromus, Rydia returns to live with King Leviathan and 
Queen Asura in the Land of the Phantom Beasts, perhaps able to relate 
more closely to the monsters with which she shares a psychic link than 
with humans since she had matured physically. 

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Name: Palom/Porom of Mysidia
Age: 5
Height: 94/93 cm
Weight: 22/19 kg
Left-/Right-handed
Birthplace: Mysidia
Special Commands (Palom):
Boast: Palom's attack power is increased.
Special Commands (Porom):
False Tears: Porom pretends to cry, prompting the enemies to run away.
Special Commands (both):
Twin: Palom and Porom weave their spells together to unleash a potent 
magic attack.
Story (contains spoilers):
When the boat from Fabul is shipwrecked and Cecil winds up alone in 
Mysidia, the people there meet him with great discontent--the villagers
are enraged at him for the raid the Red Wings made on the village at 
the start of the game. The elder that resides in Mysidia encourages him
to travel to Mt. Ordeals to attempt to become a Paladin. Fearing that 
the Black Knight may have an ulterior agenda, he sends spies to 
accompany Cecil on his journey to the mountain. Those spies are the 
young yet renowned twin mages, Palom and Porom.
Palom, the black mage, is for the most part a very mouthy and arrogant 
character. Unlike his sister, he seems to have very little faith in 
Cecil the first time they meet (although he does grow to trust him 
later). Porom, the white mage, is much more polite and considerate, and
frequently scolds her brother's rash behavior (to the point where she 
becomes just as obnoxious). As one might imagine, these two are usually
at each other's throats, but at the same time they have a very intimate
and unspoken understanding of one another.
When Cecil returns from Mt. Ordeals, Palom and Porom beg the elder to 
allow them to stay with the Paladin. The elder agrees to this, and 
the twins remain in Cecil's party until a sad parting at Baron. 
Cagnazzo's magic causes the walls of the castle to move together, and 
to prevent the party from being crushed Palom and Porom turn themselves
into stone. They are revived by the elder's magic later in the game. 

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Name: Foo-soo-ya
Special Commands:
Spirit Wave: Foo-soo-ya becomes disabled for the remainder of the bout;
the HP's of his party members count upward.
Story (contains spoilers):
Foo-soo-ya is the guardian of the Lunarians' slumber. When the 
Lunarians arrived on earth from their homeworld to find the humans 
still evolving, the Lunarians built a second moon where most of them 
entered a deep sleep. One of the ones who refused to enter this state, 
Zemus, longed to live on the earth and so was forced to sleep by 
Foo-soo-ya. When Foo-soo-ya discovered that Zemus's mind is still 
active and causing a range of disasters to befall earth, he reveals 
the location of his brother's magical ship and calls out to the half-
Lunar, Cecil. Cecil uses the ship to travel to the Lunarian moon, where
Foo-soo-ya reveals his heritage and offers his assistance to the people
of earth.
When the group arrives back on earth they find that the Giant of Babel,
Zemus's tool of destruction, has already appeared. Cecil's party enters
the interior of the Giant through its mouth and destroy its Control 
System. Golbeza shows up at this point, but Foo-soo-ya intervenes and 
removes Zemus's control over him. The connection between Cecil and 
Golbeza is revealed, and Foo-soo-ya and Golbeza travel back to the moon
using the Tower of Babel gate to face Zemus alone. Cecil's party 
follows after them, and with their combined efforts manage to force 
the emergence of Zeromus.
With Zeromus defeated, Foo-soo-ya states that he will return to watch 
over the slumber of the Lunarians. Golbeza goes with him, realizing 
that he cannot return to earth considering the atrocities he has 
committed. 

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II-A Walkthrough
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1: Misty Cave to the Desert of Kaipo

Once you've left the castle of Baron your destination is the Misty 
Cave, located in the Nortwest. Before entering the cave you may want to
build up your levels and earning healing items in the outside world. 
Upon entering the cave you will find that it is encased in a deep fog. 
NOTE: If playing on a emulator you need set your resolution to 320 X 
240 X 16 in order to see anything (you should stay at this resolution 
throughout the course of the game if you want to see other screen 
effects later on). At the end of the cave the mist will ask you to turn
back. If you're prepared, say "no". You will then battle the first 
boss, the Mist Dragon.
Strategy for beating the Mist Dragon: This guy's a piece of cake. Have 
Cecil attack and Cain jump constantly until the dragon transforms into 
mist. Do not attack the creature at this point or it will retaliate 
with Cold Breath, a powerful ice attack. Wait until the dragon 
reappears and attack it with full force. Victory will be yours in no 
time.
Un-equip Cain before entering the Town of Mist, since he'll be leaving 
your party shortly. After the scene at the village, you will need to 
find the oasis village of Kaipo at the center of the desert. When 
resting at the inn for the night you will be awakened by guards from 
Baron. They have come for the girl.
Strategy for beating the soldiers: Don't attack the green soldier. The 
others should fall with a single blow. Once they have been defeated,
the officer will make a hasty retreat.
Make sure you sell off Cain's equipment and visit Rosa in the far-
right building the next day. Also make sure Rydia is in the back row 
so she will take less damage during battle. You might want to build up 
Rydia's levels before entering the Underground Channel.

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2: The Underground Channel to Reviving Rosa

To the Northeast of Kaipo you will find the Underground Channel. Not 
far inside you will be joined by the sage, Tella. His thunder spell 
will prove invaluable while facing the water-based creatures you will 
frequently encounter. Make sure to grab all of the treasures in the 
cave, paticularly the set of Hades armor and sword for Cecil. Use a 
tent and save when you reach the opening inside the mountain range. Not
long after entering the second part of the cave you will face 
Octomammoth.
Strategy for beating Octomammoth: He will slow down as you hack away at 
his eight tentacles. Have Tella use thunder, Rydia summon her 
Chocobo, and Cecil attack. Heal when necessary. Once Octomamm is left 
with only one limb it will take about 400 more points of damage to 
finish him off.
At the bombarded Damcyan Tella will attack the prince then leave your 
party to seek revenge on Golbeza. Gilbert (probably the most useless 
character in the game) will join you, bringing along with him a 
hoverboat. Before leaving Damcyan walk outside the right wall of the 
castle to find a hidden treasury full of useful items (there are also 
pots on the top floor that will restore your HP and MP to full). Travel
east of Damcyan and search for the Antlion's cave. Pick up the 
treasures scattered about this area, including a Lamia Harp for
Gilbert. Make sure to use the Save Point inside the cave before going 
up against the Antlion.
Strategy for beating Antlion: Whenever physical attacks are used 
against the Antlion he will use a damaging counter attack. Instead, 
stick to using Rydia's Chocobo spell while having Cecil and Gilbert 
parry. If Rydia's MP runs low, use an Ether. When Antlion is defeated 
you will obtain the Light of the Desert.
Return to Kaipo village using the hoverboat and heal Rosa. That night 
Gilbert will fight a Sahagin outside (he should give you no trouble). 
Equip Rosa with the Cross Bow you found in Damcyan's treasury and 
travel to Mt. Hobs.

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3: Mt. Hobs to the Invasion of Fabul

After Rydia melts the path of ice proceed as normal. At the summit you 
will help Yang, a karate master of Fabul, fight against the Mother 
Bomb.
Strategy for beating the Mother Bomb: Attack the Mombomb using normal 
attacks. Eventually it will explode, forming three Bombs and three 
Pain Bombs. Rosa should heal the party constantly, while Rydia summons 
her Chocobo, Yang uses his kick command, and Cecil attacks. Quickly use
a Phoenix Down if a character falls in battle. Try to take out the 
Pain Bombs first, since they are more likely to explode. When all this 
is done, Yang will travel with your party to Fabul.
The path to Fabul is rather straightforward. Once there, buy a set of 
Demon equipment for Cecil, but do not buy anything for your other party
members since they won't be with you much longer. You may need to 
replenish your item stock as well. When you are ready speak to the king
and agree to help defend the crystal from Golbeza. Most of these fights
are fairly easy. In the Crystal Room you will run into Cain and he'll 
challenge Cecil to a duel. You cannot win this battle. After Cecil 
falls to Cain Golbeza shows up, mocks you, takes the crystal and Rosa, 
and leaves. The king will give you the Deathbringer out of appreciation
for your efforts, and at the inn you will make preparations to sail to 
Baron.

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4: Village of Mysidia to the Summit of Mt. Ordeals

After the shipwreck you will be next to Mysidia, the village Cecil 
raided earlier. As of now, Cecil will be unable to use the equipment 
found in the shops. The elder will explain to you that you cannot 
defeat Golbeza with the sword of darkness and suggests that Cecil 
travel to Mt. Ordeals to become a Paladin. Palom and Porom, twin 
Mysidian wizards, will join you at this point. It is a long walk to 
Mt. Ordeals. When you arrive outside the mountain range enter the 
Chocobo forest nearby and restore the twins' MP with a white chocobo 
after Porom has healed the party. While on Mt. Ordeals keep in mind 
that Cecil's sword has little effect on the undead monsters, so the 
wizards will be doing most of the work. Tella will join you as you 
ascend the mountain. Be sure to take advantage of the Save Point, as 
you will soon come face-to-face with a powerful enemy.
Strategy for beating Scarmiglione: This is probably the most 
difficult fight so far, and to make things worse Scarmiglione will 
attack you on two seperate occasions. In the first fight have Palom 
use Faira to quickly dispatch Scarmiglione's minions, then attack 
the sorcerer with full force (keep in mind that Scarmiglione will 
counterattack with a Thunder spell). In the second fight you will be 
attacked from behind. Use the "row" command as soon as possible and 
attack Scarmiglione with a barrage of fire spells, while Porom heals 
the party as necessary (otherwise, she should be using her Keal magic
against the undead enemy).
After the fight, you will reach the cave of mirrors and Cecil will have
to withstand the attacks of his former self to prove himself worthy to 
don the Light. Do not attack the image of the Black Knight or the 
battle will drag on forever. Once this is over, you are ready to travel
back to Mysidia and then to Baron via the Devil Road. Make sure you 
have equipped Cecil with the armor in the shops before you make the 
journey.
Rare Items: There are two extremely effective and hard-to-find items 
you can obtain by fighting random encounters on Mt. Ordeals: the Lilith
Rod (from the Liliths) and the Giant's Gauntlet (probably the best 
gauntlet in the game, from the skeleton creatures). If you have a lot 
of extra time on your hands, go for it. At the very worst you will have
earned a lot of experience.

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5: Baron Revisited to the Kingdom of Troia

At the inn in the town of Baron you will come across Yang, who is being
controlled by Baron soldiers. Using Tella's newly-accquired magic, you
should be able to wear them down in no time. Yang will re-join your 
party, and you will now have access to the parts of the town that were 
previously sealed off. First of all go to the weapon/armor shop and 
equip Yang in the best gear possible, including a set of Lightning 
Claws.
Now head into the Watery Pass and fight your way into the castle of 
Baron. Most of the creatures in this area are susceptible to thunder 
spells. Hang on to the Anicent Sword you find near the Save Point; 
you'll want to sell it off later. Inside the castle you will come 
across an old "friend", Beigan, who has joined Golbeza.
Strategy for beating Beigan: Have Tella use Thundaga on his body. At 
this point Beigan will use Reflek and other magic will be deflected--
unless, of course, a member of your own party also has Reflek on them, 
allowing you to deflect spells from that person back at Beigan. 
Otherwise, ignore the vampiric limbs, use strong physical attacks, 
and heal frequently.
Stratety for beating Cagnazzo: Now it's time to face the Emperor 
who was impersonating the King of Baron, Cagnazzo. Actually, this 
guy's a pushover; use your strongest thunder spells against him and 
his water barrier will be destroyed in no time. Do the same when he 
hides in his shell to recover lost HPs, and you should be able to take 
him down with little effort.
After your sad parting with the twins the engineer Cid will join your 
party, bringing along with him the airship Enterprise. Your destination
is Tororia, but there are a few other things you may want to check out 
first, namely the treasures in the ruins of Eblana Castle and the 
Mithril equipment sold in a mysterious island village. In Troia you 
will learn about the Dark Elf. Visit Gilbert and obtain the Twinharp. 
For now ignore the treasury in the castle basement; it will become 
accessible later.

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6: The Cave of Power to the Tower of Zot

To get to the Cave of Power you will need a Black Chocobo. You will 
find one in the forest north of Tororia. As soon as you enter the cave 
the party will be struck down by a magnetic field. Any character 
bearing metal equipment will be weighed down and unable to participate 
in battles inside the cave. Yang's claws will still work, so equip Cid 
and Cecil with a bow and arrows. Deep within the cave you will find the
insidious Dark Elf and the Crystal of Earth. He easily defeats your 
party, but you are saved by the intervention of Gilbert. You can now 
equip metal weapons, which you will desperately need when the fight 
starts for real.
Strategy for beating the Dark Elf: This boss has two forms. Against his
first form magic is all but useless, so stick to physical attacks, and 
quickly heal a character who is effected by the Dark Elf's Tornado and 
Whisper spells. The Dark Elf's second form, a coiled dragon, is far 
stronger than the first. To quickly end this battle, have Tellah use 
Tornado. One blow will finish off the dragon at this point.
Return to the clerics in Troia and Cain's voice will demand that you 
turn over the crystal. Before leaving the castle make sure you have 
obtained the items from the treasury. Enter your airship and you will 
be whisked away to Golbeza's Tower of Zot. The monsters in the tower 
are the hardest you have faced yet, but do not let this discourage you 
from grabbing every treasure in sight. Outside the doorway leading into
Golbeza's chambers you will be ambushed by the Magus sisters.
Strategy for beating the Magus sisters: Your first job is to kill off 
the sister in the middle; she cannot be revived, and when she dies the 
others cannot perform the Delta Attack successfully. To do this cast 
Reflek on Tella and have him deflect high-level elemental magic at her.
You may also want to consider casting Berserk on Cecil, as his attack 
power will rise significantly. Do not neglect party members that have 
been damaged by the Delta Attack, especially the Bio spell. When the 
sister in the middle is dead, the others become much less of a threat 
and will fall in battle very easily.
When you meet Golbeza Tella sacrifices himself by casting Meteo. 
Golbeza will retreat, weakened by the spell, leaving Rosa and Cain 
behind. Equip Rosa properly and prepare to face Barbariccia, another 
one of the Four Emperors.
Stratefy for beating Barbariccia: Barbariccia is nearly invulnerable 
in her funnel state. To counter this effect. Kain must use his jump 
attack. Rosa will be very busy this battle, healing the effects of 
Barbariccia's petrification magic while restoring the characters' HPs.
You may want Cecil to assist Rosa in the healing process. Yang and Cid 
should attack when Barbariccia is not in her funnel state. Be very 
cautious when fighting Barbariccia, for she can gain an advantage over 
you in battle surprisingly fast.
After Barbariccia is defeated Rosa will teleport the party to Cecil's 
room in Baron. It is now time to open the gate to the Underground world
and seek out the dark crystals.

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7: Agalt Village to the Tower of Babel

Agalt is on an island dead south of Baron. Talk to the villagers there 
and learn about the dwarf kingdom that lies beneath the earth. Drop the
Magma Fragment into the well at the center of the town and descend into 
the underground world in your airship. A series of events will take 
place and you'll end up outside of the Dwarves' Castle. You may want to
build up your levels before confronting King Jiott, since the next two
major battles occur in succession and both can be difficult.
Strategy for beating the Calcobrena: It is possible to defeat the dolls
before they combine to form the Calcobrena, but this is unlikely. Cast 
Berserk on Cecil and Yang and have Kain jump. Rosa should heal the 
party whenever she has the chance. Try to defeat the Calcobrena as fast
as possible, or eventually it will reform as six dolls and the fight 
essentially starts over again, only your supplies are drained. Cecil 
must be alive at the end of this battle or you cannot win the next one.
Strategy for beating Golbeza: Have Kain jump before Golbeza uses the 
Cursed Aura technique. When Rydia shows up have her cast Ifrit while 
Cecil attacks and Kain jumps a second time. Be sure to have Cecil heal 
Rydia if she is the target of a deadly spell such as Bio.
Now King Jiott will permit you to explore the rest of the castle; use 
this oppertunity to prepare yourself for the Tower of Babel. Don't 
bother with the equipment in the shops since you'll come across even 
more powerful weapons and armor in the tower. Make sure to grab all the
treasures scattered throughout the castle before leaving. The path to 
the tower is long but fairly straightforward.
Rare Items: If you defeat the Black Lizards there is a 1 in 255 chance
you'll win a Medusa Sword, one of the strangest items in the game. The 
description in the status bar reads *TOP SECRET WEAPON-** and when used 
in a battle a text caption appears that reads "Turning to Stone??". 
The sword is very powerful at this point in the game, although it is 
not as strong as the Excalibur or the Ragnarok, both of which you shall
obtain later.
Most of the treasures you find here are invaluable. Equip the new set 
of armor scattered in guarded chest throughout the tower. To obtain the
Key to the Tower you must face Rubicante's essentric assistant, Lugeie.
Strategy for beating Dr. Lugeie: You shouldn't have any trouble with 
Balnaba, Lugeie's robotic creation. The real danger is when you take 
on a transformed Lugeie. Lugeie has two very threatening attacks: 
A laser, which can cause over 1000 points of damage, and a gas attack 
which can put your characters to sleep. Have Rosa resurrect fallen 
allies and heal the party frequently, while Rydia uses her magic and
the others attack with full force. Yang's attacks seem to be
paticularly effective here.
After Yang sacrifices himself to stop the Gigantic Gun, you can leave 
the tower. You'll run into Golbeza again at the bridge, but Cid will 
save you from a nasty situation and you'll end back up in the 
overworld.

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8: Eblana to the Land of Phantom Beasts

Talk to the mechanics in Baron and they will add an attachment to the 
Enterprise, making it possible to transport the Hoverboat to different
locations on the world map. Take it outside of the Eblana ruins and use
it to enter the cave nearby. After a short walk you'll find that the 
people of Eblana are hiding here, and that Edge went off to face 
Rubicante alone. Stock up on supplies and continue to explore the 
caves. After a skirmish in which Rubicante crushes Edge, the ninja 
prince will join your party. Continue and you'll end up back in the 
Tower of Babel. You will run into Edge's parents, only to find out 
that they have been turned into monsters by Lugeie. After a short fight
the monsters kill themselves and Rubicante shows up again.
Strategy for beating Rubicante: You need to be careful in timing your 
magical attacks. Suiton and Blizara both work very well, but if 
Rubicante is shielding himself with his cloak of flame when the spell 
is cast, the damage will be converted to energy. Cecil's Ice Brand 
sword can cause great damage to Rubicante also. Make sure Rosa keeps 
the party's HPs high, and quickly assists any character targeted by 
Rubicante's Flame Dragon spell. Interestingly, using call spells 
occassionally causes Rubicante to cast Ice on himself.
In the Crystal Room and pitfall will send you back to the Underground 
section of the tower. After stealing the Red Wings' airship, head back
to the Dwarves' Castle and have Cid wrap the ship in Mithril so 
it can fly over the Lava. King Jiott will give you the Luka Key to 
enter the Sealed Cave, but you are free to explore the rest of the 
Underground world as well. First head to a cave located on a small 
island. This is the Land of Phatom Beasts. You will need Rosa's 
Levitate spell to prevent the damage inflicted by the tiles on the 
floor. Eventually you will arrive at a village inhabited by monsters.
There's a couple of things to do here: Check out the equipment being 
sold in the weapon/armor shops, obtain the Rat Tail, and confront the
queen and king of monsters, Asura and Leviathan.
Strategy for beating Asura: Rosa must know Reflek for you to stand a 
chance against Asura. Cast Reflek on Asura and all of her healing 
magic will be reflected onto your party. This tends to be a long 
fight, but it's not nearly as daunting as it may seem at first.
Strategy for beating Leviathan: There is no sure-fire way to beat 
Leviathan; you simply have to outlast him. Rosa's white magic of 
essential to winning this fight. If you have any useless weapons on 
hand, have Edge toss them. Leviathan is suspectible to thunder-based
attacks, so keep this in mind as well.
Win these fights and Rydia will have both monsters at her disposal. On
the first floor of the town there is a hidden teleporter that leads to
the room with the four treasure chests you may have noticed before. 
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9: Sylvan Cave to the Tower of Wishes

After defeating Asura and Leviathan head to the cave on the Northwest
corner of the map. This is the Sylvan Cave, home to a number of exotic
beasts and anicent treasures. As with the Land of Phantom Beasts, 
the Levitate spell will prevent your party from being damaged by the 
glowing tiles. Deep within the cave you will find an unconscious Yang,
who is being protected by the Sylphs. After gathering all of the 
treasures in the cave head for the small dwarven village and purschase 
the stock up on equipment, especially the effective Diamond Armor. Now 
you are ready to enter the Sealed Cave nearby. The doors in the Sealed 
Cave are actually by Assault Doors, powerful monsters that can 
transform into beasts such as the Manticore and the Yellow Dragon. 
Although fighting the doors becomes tedious, you will obtain great 
experience for standing up against them. Be sure to open every door in 
the cave, since you can find Save Points as well as a number of 
refutable items behind them, including the powerful Light Sword. After 
grabbing the Dark Crystal at the end of cave, you will face the 
Demon's Wall.
Strategy for beating the Demon's Wall: Rosa's Fast and Slow spells are
very effective in this battle. Have Rydia use Bio repeatidly, Cecil
attack, Cain jump, and don't forget to make use of Edge's Throw 
ability. If you do not defeat the Demon's Wall within a certain 
duration of time he will begin to use his Crash technique, killing off
your party members instantly. Speed is of the utmost essence during 
this battle.
Un-equip Cain before exiting the cave, at which point Golbeza will re-
assume control over him. Having lost the Dark Crystal, return to the 
Dwarves' Castle and speak with the king. He will recommend you return 
to Mysidia. To do this speak with Cid again; this time he'll attack a 
drill to the Falcon, allowing you to return to the overworld. Before 
heading to the Tower of Wishes in Mysidia go to the right tower of 
Baron and meet with the spirit of King Baron. He will test you in the 
form of Odin.
Strategy for beating Odin: Have Rydia use Thundaga to take away most 
of his HPs. The rest of the party should attack him with their 
strongest moves. If Odin does not fall in around three turns he will 
use his sword slash, effectively killing everyone in your party, so 
be very quick. Win and Odin will be at Rydia's beck and call.
If you speak to Yang's Wife in Fabul she'll give you the Frying Pan 
and instruct you to send it to Yang. Return to the Sylvan Cave with the
Frying Pan and Yang will give you the Kitchen Knife, dagger which when 
thrown will cause 9999 damage. The Sylphs will entrust Rydia with their
power as well. Now return to Mysidia and speak with the elder. The 
Magical Ship will arise from the sea and you will be able to venture to
the Moon. But first, you need to get the Excalibur.
Obtaining the Excalibur: Use the Enterprise to transport the Hovercraft
to Silveria. From there go to the cave nearby and exchange the Rat Tail
you found in the Land of Summoned Monsters for the Adamantite. Take 
this to the blacksmith in the Underground world and he'll upgrade the 
Legendary Sword into Excalibur, the second strongest sword in the game.
You will now be able to buy items such as Shurikens from the blacksmith
as well; use this to your advantage.

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10: The Crystal Palace to the Giant of Babel

When you reach the Moon you should land on the top of a cave to the 
upper left of the palace. Travel through the intertwining passages but 
ignore the treasures for now. At the palace you will meet Foo-soo-ya 
and he will tell you about the history of the Lunar civilization and 
offer some insight into Cecil's past. He will join your party, bringing
with him almost every black and white magic spell in the game. Before 
returning to earth to stop the Giant of Babel, open the chests from 
before (Foo-soo-ya is a great help in dispatching the monsters guarding
their contents) and explore Bahamut's Cave (easily identifiable from 
your spaceship as a cave surrounded by a ring of moon rock). You will 
have to face three Behemoths before reaching finally Bahamut's inner 
sanctum, where he will test you.
Strategy for beating Bahamut: Have Rosa and Foo-soo-ya cast wall on 
your party members. When the counter reaches zero, Bahamut will cast 
MegaFlare and any character that remains unprotected by Wall will 
likely die. As long as you use the Wall spell you should be able to 
turn Bahamut's power against him and beat him without too much trouble.
When defeated Bahamut will entrust Rydia with the strongest call spell 
in the game.
Now return to earth and watch as the Giant of Babel is unleashed. 
Eventually all of your old friends will show up to battle against it, 
and Cid will help your party reach the interior of the robot itself. 
Fight your way through the giant. This is a great place to build 
experience, by the way. Not far after the Save Point you'll run into 
some of your other old friends, the Four Emperors.
Strategy for beating the Emperors: That's right, the Four Emperors 
have returned for one last battle that will keep you at the edge of 
your seat. Have Foo-soo-ya dish out his strongest spells (Faiga 
against Scarmiglione, Blizaga against Rubicante, and Thundaga against
Cagnazzo and Barabariccia). Rosa will have to constantly heal the 
party if you suspect to endure this battle. Have Cecil attack with his
Excalibur, Rydia with her call magic, and Edge with his ninja swords
(or any shurikens you may have purschased from the blacksmith earlier).
As long as you are not at a low level you should be able to send these 
guys packing a second time.
Strategy for beating the Control System: Now you need to destroy the 
Ccontrol System that operates the Giant of Babel. You could cast Meteo
and Bahamut back-to-back, or concentrate solely on taking out the 
defense orb. Once the defense orb is down, attack the Control System 
and finally go after the Attack System. Do NOT leave the Control 
System on its own or it will use a deadly technique that causes 9999 
damage on one of your party members and that it will use several times
before simply reviving the orbs.
With the orbs defeated, Golbeza will show up. Foo-soo-ya will remove 
the spell on Golbeza and reveal the connection between him and Cecil. 
Then Foo-soo-ya and Golbeza set out to defeat Zemus, while Cain joins 
your party once again. Now you are approaching the final battle.

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11: The Lunar Subterranean and the Final Battle

Return to the lunar lair and the crystals of the moon will open the 
path to the subterranean world. There is a LOT of stuff to do in this 
area. All the best equipment can be found here, and a good deal of it 
only after hours of random battles (the Adamantite Armor quickly comes
to mind). Several of the treasures are guarded by servents of Zemus; 
those treasures are listed below:
Murasame: This treasure is guarded by the White Dragon. If you use 
Levitate on your characters at the start of the battle, the dragons 
Quake spell will prove harmless. He should be easy at this point.
Holy Spear: This treasure is guarded by Plague, who will trigger a 
death counter on all your characters as soon as the battle starts. If 
you hold down the "A" button throughout the entire fight your 
characters will not die when their counter reaches zero. Cheap, but 
effective. If you don't approve of such methods, then simply take him
out as quick as you can using the most powerful techniques available 
to each of your party members.
Ribbon (x2): A pair of Lunarsauruses protect the Ribbons. Try to kill
the two beasts at around the same time or the one left alive will 
constantly retaliate with a very strong fire-based spell.
Masamune: This treasure is guarded by Tridarithan. Use Thundaga and 
the most powerful attacks at your disposal, and make sure to heal 
your characters whenever you have the chance. There is no easy way 
around this boss; you will just have to outlast him.
Ragnarok: This treasure is guarded by Dark Bahamut, the strongest of 
Zemus' servents. As soon as the fight starts he will use MegaFlare, 
following up with spells such as Reflek, Flare, and Heal when his HPs 
are low. Revive any fallen characters as soon as possible and attack 
Dark Bahamut with everything you've got. Try to defeat him before he 
uses MegaFlare a second time, otherwise your resources may be too 
drained to finish him off. Your efforts will pay off; the Ragnarok is 
the strongest sword in the game.
You may want to consider building up your levels before facing the 
final enemy. The best place to do this is at the path to Zemus. The 
monsters here can be intimidating but offer tremendous amounts of gold 
and experience points. This is also a great oppertunity to obtain some 
of the rarer items in the game, such as the Glass Helmet and Crystal 
Ring.
The Final Boss: Cecil alone must use the Crystal that Golbeza gives 
him to reveal Zeromus' true colors. Start out by having Edge throw the 
Kitchen Knife and Excalibur at him; both of these should inflict 
maximum damage. Rosa should concentrate on healing the party, Kain 
should Jump, and Cecil should fight. Magic spells such as Bahamut can 
cause great damage to Zeromus, but you must take into consideration 
the consequences (Zeromus will usually counterattack with spells such 
as Tornado and Bio). Don't even bother with spells like Haste and 
Blink, since Zeromus' Black Hole spell will nullify such effects. When 
Zeromus gets weak (around 8000 HP) he will stop casting Big Blast and 
start resorting to Meteo. Usually Meteo doesn't cause much of a threat,
but on rare occassions it will hit your entire party for tremendous 
damage (around 2500 HP). Keep in mind that Zeromus has well over 
100,000 Hit Points, as you don't want to exhaust your resources too 
early in the battle.
When you've defeated Zeromus, sit back and watch the ending, one of the
most memorable moments in video gaming history. You've earned it!

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III-Shops
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Kaipo Village:
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50

Weapon Shop
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Rod.................................................................100
Staff...............................................................160
Yumi................................................................220
Iron Arrow...........................................................10

Armor Shop
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Leather Hat.........................................................100
Clothes..............................................................50
Leather Clothes.....................................................200
Iron Armband........................................................100

Inn..................................................................50

Kingdom of Fabul
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50

Weapon-Armor Shop
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Flame Claw..........................................................350
Ice Claw............................................................450
Lightning Claw......................................................550
Demon's Helm........................................................980
Demon's Armor......................................................3000
Demon's Gauntlet....................................................800

Inn.................................................................100

Village of Mysidia
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Hi-Potion...........................................................150
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Echo Herb............................................................50
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Cottage.............................................................500

Weapon Shop
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Ice Rod.............................................................220
Flame Rod...........................................................380
Healing Staff.......................................................480
Cross Bow...........................................................700
Holy Arrow...........................................................20

Armor Shop
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Triangle Hat........................................................700
Great Earth Robe....................................................500
Silver Armband......................................................650
Shield of Light.....................................................700
Knight's Armor.....................................................8000
Helm of Light......................................................4000
Glove of Gauntlet..................................................3000

Inn.................................................................200

Baron Village
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50

Weapon Shop
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Thunder Rod.........................................................700
Healing Staff.......................................................480
Flame Claw..........................................................350
Ice Claw............................................................450
Lightning Claw......................................................550

Armor Shop
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Bandanna............................................................450
Kenpou Suit........................................................4000
Silver Armband......................................................650

Inn..................................................................50

Troia Village
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50

Weapon Shop
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Mallet...............................................................80
Great Bow..........................................................2000
Flaming Arrow........................................................30
Ice Arrow............................................................30
Lightning Arrow......................................................30

Armor Shop
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Leather Hat.........................................................100
Feathered Hat.......................................................330
Clothes..............................................................50
Leather Clothes.....................................................200
Ruby Ring..........................................................1000

Inn.................................................................400

Mithril Village
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Item Shop
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Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Apprentice Hammer....................................................80
Diet Food...........................................................100

Weapon Shop
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Mithril Staff......................................................4000
Mithril Knife......................................................3000
Mithril Hammer.....................................................8000
Mithril Sword......................................................6000

Armor Shop
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Mithril Shield.....................................................1000
Mithril Helmet.....................................................3000
Mithril Armor.....................................................17000
Mithril Gauntlet...................................................2000

Inn.................................................................500

Town of Mist
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Weapon Shop
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Whip...............................................................3000
Dancing Dagger.....................................................5000

Armor Shop
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Poet's Clothes.......................................................70

Inn..................................................................50

Agalt Village
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Item Shop
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Potion...............................................................30
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Tent................................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50

Weapon Shop
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Rod.................................................................100
Staff...............................................................160
Spear................................................................60
Boomerang..........................................................3000
Yumi................................................................220
Cross Bow...........................................................700
Iron Arrow...........................................................10
Holy Arrow...........................................................20

Armor Shop
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Iron Shield.........................................................100
Iron Helmet.........................................................150
Iron Armor..........................................................600
Iron Gauntlet.......................................................130
Iron Armband........................................................100

Inn..................................................................50

Dwarves' Castle
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Item Shop
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Phoenix Down........................................................100
Potion...............................................................30
Hi-Potion...........................................................150
Tent................................................................100
Cottage.............................................................500
Dwarf Beed..........................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50
Medicine of 10,000 Uses............................................5000

Weapon Shop
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Dwarf Axe.........................................................15000
Great Bow..........................................................2000
Darkness Arrow.......................................................40
Flame Sword.......................................................14000
Flame Spear.......................................................11000

Armor Shop
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Flame Shield.......................................................1250
Flame Mail........................................................30000
Priest Hat.........................................................2000
Priest Robe........................................................1200
Rune Armband.......................................................2000

Inn.................................................................600

Eblana
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Item Shop
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Golden Pin..........................................................400
Maiden's Kiss........................................................60
Apprentice Hammer....................................................80
Diet Food...........................................................100
Echo Herb............................................................50
Eyedrop..............................................................30
Antidote.............................................................40
Cross...............................................................100

Weapon Shop
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Power Staff........................................................2000
Ice Brand.........................................................26000
Blizzard Spear....................................................21000
Kunai..............................................................4000
Boomerang..........................................................3000
Killer Bow.........................................................3000
Poison Arrow.........................................................70

Armor Shop
----------
Ice Shield........................................................10000
Ice Armor.........................................................35000
Robe of Darkness..................................................10000

Inn.................................................................700

Village of Tomera
-----------------

Item Shop
---------
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Potion...............................................................30
Hi-Potion...........................................................150
Tent................................................................100
Cottage.............................................................500
Dwarf Beed..........................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50
Medicine of 10,000 Uses............................................5000

Weapon Shop
-----------
Ashura.............................................................7000
Chain Whip.........................................................6000
Ogre Killer.......................................................45000
Killer Bow.........................................................3000
Mouth-Sealing Arrow.................................................100

Armor Shop
----------
Diamond Shield....................................................15000
Diamond Helmet....................................................10000
Diamond Armor.....................................................40000
Diamond Gauntlet...................................................5000
Golden Headband...................................................20000
Diamond Headband...................................................4000

Inn.................................................................300

Land of Phantom Beasts
----------------------

Item Shop
---------
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Potion...............................................................30
Hi-Potion...........................................................150
Tent................................................................100
Cottage.............................................................500
Dwarf Beed..........................................................100
Gisarl's Vegetables..................................................50
Medicine of 10,00 Uses.............................................5000

Weapon Shop
-----------
Whip...............................................................3000
Chain Whip.........................................................6000
Electric Whip.....................................................10000
Kotetsu...........................................................11000
Fairy Rod..........................................................5000
Energy Staff.......................................................7000
Angel Arrow.........................................................110

Armor Shop
----------
Aegis Shield......................................................20000
Robe of Light.....................................................30000

Inn................................................................1200

Others
------

The Blacksmith*
--------------

Shuriken..........................................................20000
Wind Demon Shuriken...............................................50000
Yoichi Arrow........................................................140

*-The blacksmith will make these items available for sale once the 
Legendary Sword has been refined into the Excalibur.

The Humingway Cave**
------------------

Hi-Potion...........................................................150
Phoenix Down........................................................100
Ether.............................................................10000
Ether Dry.........................................................50000
Elixir...........................................................100000
Monster's Dictionary................................................980
Gisarl's Flute....................................................20000

**-One of the Humingways in the Humingway Cave on the moon will offer 
to sale the above items to you. It might be a good idea to stock up on
items like these before entering the Lunar Subterranean.

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IV-Items
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Tent - Restores approx. 1000 HP and 100 MP.
Cottage - Completely replenished HP/MP.
Potion - Restores HP (Low effect).
Hi-Potion - Restores HP (Medium effect).
Ex-Potion - Restores HP (High effect).
Ether - Restores MP (Low effect).
Ether Dry - Restores MP (High effect).
Phoenix Down - Brings a character back to life.
Medicine of 10,000 Uses - Dispells all status ailments.
Elixir - Restores all HP and MP.
Gisarl's Vegetables - Use to reveal a Lardass Chocobo.
Gisarl's Flute - Call a Lardass Chocobo from any point.
Red Fang - Fire-based attack on all enemies.
Blue Fang - Thunder-based attack on all enemies.
Dwarf Beed - Cast Saitoro.
Emergency Door - Cast Telepo.
Silver Apple - Max HP up by 50 points.
Soma Drop - Max MP up by 10 points.
Golden Apple - Max HP up by 100 points.
Alert - Calls enemies to fight you, depending on your surroundings.
Cross - Removes Curse status.
Antidote - Removes Poision status.
Eyedrop - Removes Darkness status.
Echo Herb - Removes Silence status.
Diet Food - Removes Pig status.
Golden Pin - Removes Stone status.
Maiden's Kiss - Removes Toad status.
Apprentice Hammer - Removes Tiny status.
Alarm Clock - Removes Sleep status from everyone during a battle.
Monster Dictionary - Casts Raibura.
Caller's Handbook - Summon a random phantom beast.
Kuar's Whisker - Casts Death.
Earth Drum - Casts Quake.
Silence Bell - Casts Silence on all enemies.
Lunar Curtain - Casts Wall.
Light Curtain - Casts Wall. Less effective than the Lunar Curtain.
Ice-Ball - Ice-based attack on all enemies.
Scape Doll - Causes user to vanish.
Spider's Silk - Casts Slow on all enemies.
Copper Hourglass - Casts Stop on all enemies (Low effect).
Silver Hourglass - Casts Stop on all enemies (Medium effect).
Golden Hourglass - Casts Stop on all enemies (High effect).
Hermes' Shoes - Casts Fast.
Berserk Wine - Casts Berserk.
Lilith's Kiss - Casts Aspiru.
Vampire Fang - Casts Drain.
Stardust - Casts Little Meteo.
Wrath of Zeus - Casts Thundara.
Wind of the South Pole - Casts Blizara.
Bomb Fragment - Casts Faira.
Wrath of the Gods - Casts Thundaga.
Wind of the North Pole - Casts Blizaga.
Right Arm - Casts Faiga.
Pass - Use to enter a sideshow in Troia.
Rat Tail - Exchange for Adamantite.
Pink Tail - Exchange for Adamantite Armor.
Frying Pan - Used to wake up Yang.
Ring of Bomb - Summons phantom beasts to destroy Mist.
Light of the Desert - Used to heal Rosa's desert fever.
Key of Baron - Unlocks sealed doors in the Baron village.
Earth Crystal - Exchange with Golbeza for Rosa.
Twinharp - Needed to disrupt the Dark Elf's magnetic field.
Lugeie's Key - Unlocks the door to the Gigantic Gun.
Magma Fragment - Opens the way to the underground world.
Luka's Pendent - Used to unlock the path to the Dark Crystal.
Dark Crystal - Recovered from the Sealed Cave.
Adamantite - Required to mold the Excalibur sword.
Crystal - Casts White Flare, used by Cecil to reveal the penultimate 
evil.
Darkmatter - Reduces damage caused by the Big Burn attack.
Unicorn Horn - Dispels all status ailments on everyone during a battle.
Porno Mag - Hmmm...

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V. Equipment
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Swords                  Power/Hit Rate:		        Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Black Sword                      10/80%                  Darkness-based
Shadow Blade                     20/80%                  Darkness-based
Deathbringer                     30/90%            Darkness-based,Death
Legendary Sword                  40/99%                      Holy-based
Ancient Sword                    35/77%                           Curse
Blood Sword                      45/30%                     Consumes HP
Mithril Sword                    50/80%                            None
Sleepy Sword                     55/80%                           Sleep
Flame Sword                      65/80%                      Fire-based
Ice Brand                        75/80%                       Ice-based
Medusa Sword                     87/70%                         Petrify
Avenger                          90/75%                    Add: Berserk
Light Sword                      99/99%                      Holy-based
Defender                        109/90%                    Boosts stats
Excalibur                       160/99%                      Holy-based
Ragnarok                        200/99%         Holy-based,Boosts Stats

Spears                  Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Spear                             9/99%
Wind Spear                       55/80%
Flame Spear                      66/80%                      Fire-based
Blizzard Spear                   77/80%                       Ice-based
Blood Lance                      88/22%                     Consumes HP
Gunge Lance                      92/80%                    Boosts stats
Flying Dragon Spear              99/99%                           Death
Holy Lance                      109/95%                      Holy-based

Blades                  Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Kunai                            25/90%
Ashura                           32/90%
Kotetsu                          40/90%
Kikuchimonji                     48/90%
Murasame                         55/90%
Masamune                         65/99%

Axes                    Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
----                    ---------------                 ---------------
Hand Axe                         35/69%		
Dwarf Axe                        62/69%
Ogre Killer                      80/69%
Poison Axe                       95/69%                          Poison
Rune Axe                        100/69%

Harps                   Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
-----                   ---------------                 ---------------
Dreamer's Harp                    8/85%                           Sleep
Lamia's Harp                     18/90%                         Confuse

Boomerangs              Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
----------              ---------------                 ---------------
Boomerang                        20/80%                       Air-based
Engetsurin                       40/85%                       Air-based

Knives                  Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Mithril Knife                    20/99%
Dancing Dagger                   28/99%
Mage Masher                      35/75%                         Silence
Assassin Knife                   40/65%                           Death
Kitchen Knife*

*-Cannot be equipped. Causes 9999 damage when thrown by Edge.

Shurikens               Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
---------               ---------------                 ---------------
Shruiken                         40/99%
Wind Demon Shuriken              60/99%

Whips                   Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
-----                   ---------------                 ---------------
Whip                             20/99%                            Stop
Chain Whip                       30/55%                            Stop
Electric Whip                    40/60%              Thunder-based,Stop
Fire Bute                        51/65%                 Fire-based,Stop
Dragon Whip                      56/99%                            Stop

Hammers                 Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
-------                 ---------------                 ---------------
Mallet                           45/75%
Mithril Hammer                  55/75%
Great Earth Hammer               65/75%                     Earth-based

Bows                    Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
----                    ---------------                 ---------------
Yumi                             10/30%                       Air-based
Cross Bow                        20/35%                       Air-based
Great Bow                        30/40%                       Air-based
Killer Bow                       40/30%                       Air-based
Elven Bow                        50/75%                       Air-based
Yoichi's Bow                     60/60%                       Air-based
Artemis Bow                      70/99%                       Air-based

Arrows                  Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Iron Arrow                         3/0%
Medusa Arrow                       8/0%                         Petrify
Holy Arrow                        10/0%                      Holy-based
Flaming Arrow                     15/0%                      Fire-based
Ice Arrow                         15/0%                       Ice-based
Lightning Arrow                   15/0%                   Thunder-based
Darkness Arrow                    20/0%                  Darkness-based
Poison Arrow                      30/0%                          Poison
Mouth-Sealing Arrow               35/0%                         Silence
Angel Arrow                       40/0%                         Confuse
Yoichi Arrow                      50/0%
Artemis Arrow                     75/0%

Claws                   Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
-----                   ---------------                 ---------------
Flame Claw                        0/80%                      Fire-based
Ice Claw                          0/80%                       Ice-based
Lightning Claw                    0/80%                   Thunder-based
Fairy Claw                        0/80%                         Confuse
Hell Claw                         0/80%                          Poison
Cat Claw                          0/80%                           Sleep

Staffs                  Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
------                  ---------------                 ---------------
Staff                             4/45%
Healing Staff                     8/50%
Mithril Staff                    12/55%
Power Staff                      30/99%
Energy Staff                     36/60%
Sage Staff                       48/65%
Silence Staff                    52/99%                         Silence

Rods                    Power/Hit Rate:                 Special Effect:
----                    ---------------                 ---------------
Rod                               3/40%
Ice Rod                           5/45%                       Ice-based
Flame Rod                         7/45%                      Fire-based
Thunder Rod                      10/50%                   Thunder-based
Apparition Rod                   17/55%                       Transform
Fairy Rod                        30/55%                         Confuse
Shooting Star Rod                45/60%

Shields               Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
-------               ------------------               ----------------
Iron Shield                          1/0
Black Shield                         1/0
Demon's Shield                       2/0
Shield of Light                      2/1
Mithril Shield                       3/2
Flame Shield                         3/2                            Ice
Ice Shield                           3/2                           Fire
Diamond Shield                       4/2                        Thunder
Aegis Shield                         4/5                          Stone
Genji Shield                         5/3
Dragon Shield                        6/3               Fire,Ice,Thunder
Crystal Shield                       7/4

Helmets               Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
-------               ------------------               ----------------
Leather Hat                          1/1
Bandana                              1/1
Feathered Hat                        2/3
Iron Helmet                          3/0
Green Beret                          3/1                        Confuse
Triangle Hat                         3/5
Black Helm                           4/0
Hades Helm                           5/1
Black Hood                           5/1                          Sleep
Priest Hat                           5/7
Demon's Helm                         6/1
Helm of Light                        7/2
Gold Headband                       7/10
Mithril Helmet                       8/2
Diamond Helmet                       8/2                        Thunder
Ribbon                              9/12                Status Ailments
Genji Helmet                        10/6
Dragon Helmet                       11/7
Crystal Helmet                      12/8               Fire,Ice,Thunder
Glass Helmet                        30/0

Robes/Clothing        Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
--------------        ------------------               ----------------
Clothes                              1/0
Convict's Clothes                    1/1
Leather Clothes                      2/1
Poet's Clothes                       2/1                        Silence
Kenpou Suit                          3/2
Great Earth Robe                     3/3                          Earth
Priest Robe                          5/5
Robe of Darkness                     8/7
Black Belt Dogi                     10/3
Robe of Light                       12/9                        Thunder
Power Robe                          15/0
Robe of White                      18/10                       Darkness
Black Costume                      24/15
Minerva Suit                        28/5                           Stop

Armor                 Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
-----                 ------------------               ----------------
Iron Armor                           4/1
Black Armor                          5/1
Hades Armor                          7/2
Demon's Armor                        9/3
Knight's Armor                      11/3
Mithril Armor                       13/4
Flame Mail                          13/4                            Ice
Ice Armor                           17/4                           Fire
Diamond Armor                       19/4                        Thunder
Genji Armor                         21/7
Dragon Mail                         22/8
Crystal Armor                      23/10
Adamantite Armor                  108/20

Rings/Armbands        Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
--------------        ------------------               ----------------
Ruby Ring                            0/3                 Transformation
Iron Armband                         2/2
Power Wrist                          2/2
Silver Armband                       3/4
Rune Armband                         4/8                        Silence
Diamond Armband                      6/8                        Thunder
Ring of Defense                    10/12               Fire,Ice,Thunder
Crystal Ring                       20/12
Cursed Ring                         -7/0

Gauntlets             Defense/Magic Def:               Protection From:
---------             ------------------               ----------------
Iron Gauntlet                        2/0
Black Gauntlet                       2/0
Glove of Gauntlet                    3/0
Demon's Gauntlet                     4/0
Gauntlet                             5/1
Mithril Gauntlet                     6/2
Diamond Gauntlet                     7/3
Genji Gauntlet                       8/5
Dragon's Gauntlet                    9/6
Crystal Gauntlet                    10/7
Giant's Gauntlet                    15/5

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VI. Enemies
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Name                 HP           EXP          Gold            Weakness
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Abyss Worm           7000         7350         310                 Fire
Adamantium           150          240          80                   Ice
Alert                1495         2100         380
Aligator             150          840          95                   Ice
Allemagne            25000        40000        65200                Air
Antlion              1000         1500         800
Arachne              3500         4400         585              Air,Ice
Armadilo             300          1600         195
Assault Door         5000         31100        4500
Asura                23000        20000        0
Attack System        2000         150000       10333
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Bahamut              37000        35000        0
Balnaba              3927         0            0
Barbariccia          6000         9500         5500
Baron Guard          200          720          500
Basilisk             90           120          30
Behemoth             16000        58700        65000
Beigan(arm)          350          10           0
Beigan(body)         3500         4800         3000
Belfegoyle           1900         4090         485            Fire,Holy
Berserk Ogre         1700         2370         270
Black Dragon         550          0            0
Black Grenade        820          2650         630                  Air
Black Knight         320          1100         175            Fire,Holy
Black Lizard         700          1300         45                   Ice
Black Pudding        1050         3060         1300
Blizzard Lizard      400          1500         290                 Fire
Blood Flower         300          1210         35                  Fire
Blood Worm           638          1200         350              Thunder
Bloody Bat           399          1280         365             Air,Fire
Bloody Bone          170          670          170            Fire,Holy
Bloody Red           2000         3500         465                  Air
Blue Dragon          13200        13600        40200
Bomb                 50           370          80
Brena                300          0            0
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Cagnazzo             4000         5500         4000                 Ice
Cait Sith            285          830          255                 Holy
Calco                1000         0            0
Calcobrena           4624         19000        7000
Cannibal             370          960          220                 Fire
Centaur Knight       380          1000         175
Centipede            60           80           20
Chimera              700          2875         230
Cockatrice           100          280          120                  Air
Control System       20000        150000       10333
Cresalis             800          2830         40
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Dark Bahamut         25000        64300        0
Dark Elf             3000         6000         5000
Dark Knight(Ordeal)  1000         0            0
Dark Wizard          4250         17300        2400
Deathtanet           300          850          350              Thunder
Defence Ssytem       2000         150000       10333
Demon Soldier        11800        18900        7000
Demon's Wall         19000        23000        8000
Dive Eagle           18           30           10                   Air
Dr. Lugeie(2)        6600         15000        4000
Dog                  2500         3000         3000
Domo Boy             37           190          50
Draculady            250          819          195            Fire,Holy
Dragon Knight        65000        0            0
Dragon Machine       15000        41500        2550                Fire
Dream Evil           1100         3700         365
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Eblana King          60000        0            0
Eblana Queen         60000        0            0
Eukaryote            1700         7200         1560
Evil Head            800          2050         355             Air,Fire
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Face Bat             150          630          150             Air,Holy
Fake Puppet          256          860          180                 Fire
Fang Shell           58           110          30               Thunder
Fighter              65           410          100
Flame Dog            1221         1720         245                  Ice
Flame Warrior        579          1720         300                  Ice
Float-Eye            20           40           10                   Air
Flying Eye           40           75           25                   Air
Fly Killer           65           120          35               Thunder
Four Emperors        62500        10000        0               *Varies*
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Gargoyle             160          318          100             Air,Holy
Gatlinger            110          370          55
General              320          610          155
Ghast                170          200          75             Fire,Holy
Ghoul                120          930          200            Fire,Holy
Giant Solider        8500         31000        1500
Gigantoad            44           90           25                   Ice
Gigas Gator          292          870          300                  Ice
Goblin               6            20           10
Goblin Captain       199          1940         45
Golbeza              11000        20000        11000          Fire,Holy
Golden Ryu           8200         30000        23000
Green Dragon         2200         4770         1800
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Heiropatra           255          750          205                 Holy
Hellflapper          850          3200         315                  Air
Hellneedle           300          1210         220
Hellturtle           700          1350         230                  Ice
Hydra                200          680          230          Ice,Thunder
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Ice Beast            445          1570         280                 Fire
Ice Warrior          1050         2600         215                 Fire
Insectus             28           8            15
Iron Dress           100          1100         235
Iron Golem           2500         3700         385
Iron Soldier         3000         9900         1220
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Kuar                 593          2800         345
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Lacy                 100          160          40
Lady Guard           390          1260         200
Lamia                1200         2060         1210
Last Arm             9500         8800         340
Leviathan            35000        28000        0                Thunder
Lilith               320          2750         365                 Fire
Lunar Virus          980          3300         1100
Lunasaurus           21000        100000       0              Fire,Holy
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Machine Cannon       1800         3250         890
Machine Soldier      3600         8200         985
Mad Toad             59           130          35                   Ice
Mag                  4300         3000         3000
Magma Turtle         400          1700         235                  Ice
Mammon               1800         5500         525                 Fire
Manticore            2000         35000        1200
Marion               473          1290         195
Marionette           300          1420         270
Medusa               430          1250         225
Mind Flayer          500          1100         235
Miss Vampire         2350         4600         220            Fire,Holy
Mist Dragon          465          700          200
Mithril Golem        2000         2950         240                  Ice
Mithril Lamia        1100         2160         1310
Mol                  555          1510         255
Molbol               1999         11000        460
Moon Goddess         2700         13100        3500
Mother Bomb          10800        1750         1200            Darkness
Mystery Egg          *Varies*
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Naga                 900          1120         150
Nagarusher           1200         3600         240
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Octomammoth          2350         1200         500     Darkness,Thunder
Odin                 20500        18000        0                Thunder
Officer              221          400          80
Ogre                 865          1100         240                 Holy
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Pain Bomb            100          450          105
Phase                25500        50000        65000
Pink Puff            10000        0            0
Plague               28000        31200        550                  Air
Prankster            385          1500         275                 Fire
Prokaryote           2200         8100         1850
Purple Baravois      50           760          50                  Fire
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Rag                  2200         3000         3000
Red Dragon           15000        51800        65000                Ice
Red Marshmellow      55           25           15
Remedy Bomb          600          2480         315                  Air
Revenant             160          680          190            Fire,Holy
Rilmarder            12000        21000        10700            Thunder
Roc                  999          1410         150                  Air
Roc Baby             50           1010         85                   Air
Rockgrinder          600          2800         345
Rubicante            25200        25000        7000                 Ice
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Sahagin              48           800          100              Thunder
Sand Sahag           20           80           20                   Ice
Sand Worm            75           88           25
Satanite             2400         4300         575
Satan Jr.            2980         6400         650
Scarmiglione         3100         3000         3000
Scarmiglione(2)      3000         4000         3000       Air,Fire,Holy
Sea Pot              110          230          80               Thunder
Searcher             5500         18200        900
Silver Ryu           7500         25000        19000
Skeleton             50           240          120            Fire,Holy
Skull Dragon         9000         14100        6750           Fire,Holy
Skulljar             740          1055         120            Fire,Holy
Soldier              27           160          55
Sorcerer             1000         2370         275
Sorcerer Lady        300          1670         330
Soul                 150          160          165                 Holy
Spirit               50           290          125                 Holy
Splasher             105          460          145              Thunder
Steel Golem          2100         2100         445                  Ice
Summoner             3000         3700         475
Sword Rat            30           68           20
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Thunder Dragon       7000         8000         900                  Air
Thunder Fish         200          650          230                  Air
Thunder Spirit       1400         2460         150                 Holy
Tiny Mage            69           260          100
Toady Toad           400          1850         335                  Ice
Toady Witch          2960         3500         600
Tridariathan         37000        61100        0
Twin Snake           90           760          225             Holy,Ice
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White Dragon         27300        59000        0
White Moose          102          1060         385                  Ice
Wood Eyes            260          1000         150                 Fire
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Yang                 4000         0            0
Yellow D.            1800         34000        1500
Yellow Jelly         35           140          35                  Fire
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Zemus                ~11000       0            0
Zemus' Breath        31300        60000        50000
Zemus' Mind          12300        65000        50000
Zeromus              ~111000      0            0
Zombie               40           120          35             Fire,Holy
Zombiesaur           10000        15100        8100           Fire,Holy
Zuu                  941          740          700                  Air

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VII-Magic
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White Magic:
White Magic is available to Porom, Rosa, Foo-soo-ya, and Tella. Paladin
Cecil and Rydia also have access to low-level white spells.

Name      MP      Description
----      --      -----------
Keal       3      Low-level cure spell.
Hold       5      Holds one target in place and they will be vunerable 
                  to attacks.
Raibura    1      Look at the HP and Weaknesses of a target
Slow      14      Slows down a target.
Saitoro    2      When of the Outer World, this allows you to see a
                  bird's eye view of the Map.
Raise     18      Cures the Wounded Status.
Kealra     9      Medium-level cure spell.
Protesu    9      Provides protection against physical attacks.
Shell     10      Provides protection against magical attacks.
Sairesu    6      Prevents target from using magic attacks.
Esuna     20      Cures status alignments.
Dispel    12      Removes beneficial status conditions.
Berserk   18      Makes one person constantly fight with above average
                  damage.
Telepo    10      Use this to escape from a Cave of Dungeon.
Blink      8      Makes one person able to evade easier.
Confyu    10      Makes one of your opponents fight with you.
Kealda    18      High-level cure spell. 
Minimum    6      Causes its target to shrink to a smaller size. 
Haste     25      Increases its target' speed rating. 
Levitate   8      Allows your characters to hover in the air. 
Reflek    30      Makes a protective barrier that repels most types of 
                  magic.
Kealga    40      Completely restores target's HP. 
Araise    52      Removes wounded status and completely restores 
                  target's HP. 
Holy      46      Offensive white magic that causes holy-based damage.

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Black Magic:
Palom, Rydia, Tella, and Foo-soo-ya are capable of using black magic.

Name      MP      Description
----      --      ----------- 	
Blizad     5      Low-level ice attack.
Thunder    5      Low-level lit attack.
Slipul    12      Puts target to sleep. 	
Fire       5      Low-level fire attack. 	
Posion     2      Attacks enemy with poison.	
Dejeon     4      Use this to escape battles or to bring you one level 
                  back of a cave or dungeon.
Toad       7      Turns target into a toad.
Stop      15      Target is suspended in motion for a brief time.
Poki       1      Turns target into a pig. 	
Faira     15      Medium-level fire attack. 	
Blizara   15      Medium-level ice attack. 	
Thundara  15      Medium-level lit attack. 	
Bio       20      Causes non-elemental damage, gradually reduces HPs. 
Aspiru     0      Steals MP from one target
Drain     18      Steals HP from one target.
Blizaga   30      High-level ice attack.
Faiga     30      High-level fire attack. 
Thundaga  30      High-level lit attack. 	
Quake     30      Earth-elemental attack. 	
Break     15      Encases target in stone.
Tornado   20      Places target in a near-fatal status. 
Death     35      Instantly kills target if successful.
Flare     50      Powerful fire-based attack.
Meteo     99      Hits all enemies for massive damage.

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Call Magic:
Call magic is used exclusively by Rydia.

Name            MP        Attack
----            --        ------
Chocobo          7        Chocobo Kick
Rydia has this when she first joins your party.
Mist Dragon     20        Mist Breath
Rydia obtains this spell when she matures.
Titan           40        Anger of the Land
Rydia obtains this spell when she matures.
Shiva           30        Ice Storm
Rydia obtains this spell when she matures.
Indra           30        Lightning of Justice
Rydia obtains this spell when she matures.
Ifrit           30        Hellfire
Rydia obtains this spell when she matures.
Sylph           25        Whisper of the Wind
Found deep within Sylvan Cave.
Odin            45        Zantetsuken     
Found in the basement of Baron Castle.
Asura           50        Asura
Found in the land of summoned monsters.
Leviathan       50        Tsunami 
Found in the land of summoned monsters, after defeating Asura.
Bahamut         50        Megaflare  
Found in a cave on moon, after defeating Leviathan.
Goblin           1        Goblin Punch
Won randomly from fighting goblins.
Bomb            10        Self-Destruct
Won randomly from fighting bombs.
Mind Flayer     18        Mindblast
Won randomly from fighting mind flayers.
Cockatrice      15        Stone Beak
Won randomly from fighting cockatrices.

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Ninja Magic:
Only Edge is capable of wielding Ninja magic, his own variation on 
select black and white spells.

Name            MP     Description
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Katone          15     Fire-based attack.
Suiton          20     Water-based attack.
Raijin          25     Thunder-based attack.
Kageshibari      5     Suspends an enemy in motion.
Kemuridama      10     Escape instantly from most battles.
Bunshin          6     Increase Edge's evade.

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Twin Magic:
Twin magic is the result of Palom and Porom joining their powers 
together.

Name              MP     Description
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Little Flare      10     Scaled down version of MegaNuke. 
Little Meteo      20     Scaled down version of Meteo.

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VIII-Secrets and Cheats
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Here you will find the most well-kept secrets of Final Fantasy IV. This
is a great resource for the player who simply has to have everything.

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Ultra-Rare Items
- MEDUSA SWORD -
This one's strange. The description for this weapon, as given in the 
status bar, reads "**-TOP SECRET WEAPON*", and when used in battle a 
message appears in the dialog text that reads: "Turned to stone...??". 
Its attack power is 77, but getting it is extremely difficult and time-
consuming; you can steal it from Medusas or you have a 1 in 250 chance 
of winning it from the Black Lizards in the Tower of Babel.
- PINK TAIL -
This is quite possibly the rarest item in any video game ever created. 
The tail is won from Pink Puffs that will attack you only in a small 
room with a treasure chest containing a Cottage in the Lunar 
Subterranean B5. It can take as long as an hour for these creatures to 
reveal themselves, and worst of all, there is only a 1 in 64 chance 
that you will win the item. Take it to the Tail Collector and he'll 
give you the Adamantite Armor, which makes it impossible for any enemy
(including Zeromus, by the way) to inflict over three or four points 
of damage at a single time!
- CRYSTAL RING -
The Crystal Ring is actually better than the Crystal Gauntlet 
because it boosts its wearer's stats significantly. Win it from 
Behemoths.
- KITCHEN KNIFE -
Late in the game, while Yang is unconscious, visit his wife and get 
the Frying Pan. Speak to Yang and then return to his wife to get 
the Kitchen Knife. While it cannot be equipped, it will cause 9999 
points of damage if used as a dart by Edge.
- LILITH ROD -
This weapon is won randomly from the snake creatures on Mt. Ordeals. 
NEVER use a Lilith Rod on a Lilith.
- GLASS HELMET -
This is the best helmet available in the game. It is won randomly from 
the Phase creatures that patrol the path to Zemus.
- POWER ROBE -
You win this from the Red Dragons. This armor does not seem to resist 
fire, ice, and lightning-based attacks like the US manual suggests,
and is pretty much worthless.
- GIANT'S GAUNTLET -
This is the best arm protection in the game. You can earn it by 
defeating the Skeleton creatures in Cave Eblan and Mt. Ordeals.
- DRAGON WHIP -
Rydia's best whip. Randomly won from Blue Dragons.
- SILENCE STAFF -
The best staff available. Won from the Dark Wizards that appear in the 
Lunar Subterranean, as well as the Summoners that appear in the Land 
of Phantom Beasts.
- RUNE AXE -
A powerful and hard-to-find axe won from Demon Soldiers that appear on 
the moon.
- FLYING DRAGON SPEAR -
A neat spear the makes a cool sound when it strikes an enemy (it sounds
like a lightning staff). Can be won from the Red Dragons. Good, but not
as powerful as the Holy Spear (you can occassionally deliver a fatal 
blow with this weapon, although the effect is very rare).
- ARTEMIS BOW -
The best bow available, it was won from the Demon Soldiers on the moon.
- CURSED RING -
Won randomly from undead creatures.
- ARTEMIS ARROWS -
The strongest arrows. Steal these from the Moon Goddess.

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Programmer's Room
There is a secret area hidden in the dwarves castle. Go between the 
hole in the wall between the desks at the weapon/armor shops and you 
will be inside a cafe. In the upper-right hand corner there is a hidden
passage in that leads to the secret area. Here you can talk to your 
favorite programmers, fight with the game developers, and browse
through a Porno Mag.

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A Real Challenge
Did you know you can still become a Paladin by dealing 1000 points of 
damage to the Knight on Mt Ordeals. If you're up for the challenge...
go for it!

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Duplicating Weapons/Items
Enter a battle, making sure a character has the weapon/item you want 
duplicated equipped. When that character's turn comes up, go to your 
item list, select a blank space, and then select the item. Leave the 
item list and run away from the battle. From the menu screen, equip the
desired item, remove it again, and you will now have two of those items
in your inventory. My favorite trick here is to make several duplicates
of the Anicent Sword (found in the caves beneath Baron Castle) and then
sell them for 9500 Gil apiece.

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Equipping Stolen Items
It is possible for any of your characters to equip any stolen item. For
this to work you must not have any of the item you intend to steal in 
your inventory at the time. Enter battle and steal from an enemy that 
will give you either a weapon or shield. The next character who takes a
turn will be able to equip that item from the item menu, regardless of 
who that character is. If you use the newly equipped weapon or shield 
during battle as an item, you can make some very strange things occur. 
Unfortunately there's not many good things you can steal, but you might
considering picking up a shield for Rydia.

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Hidden Call Magic
There are four hidden call spells: Goblin, Mind Flayer, Bomb, and 
Cockatrice. To get these you must fight the given type of monster until
you win the spell as an item (it will be added to Rydia's spell list 
when used on her). You have about a 1 in 255 chance of winning the 
spell (keep in mind that none of these are very useful). Most of these 
are weak, but the Cockatrice spell is extremely effective.

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Skip the Sealed Cave
After the battle with Golbeza in which Rydia re-joins the party, don't 
move. You should be standing in front of the king, who will tell you 
that you need to get the Dark Crystal back. Go to your menu and have 
Rydia cast a dejeon spell. You'll be back in the crystal room. Take 
the same crystal the Golbeza took before and the Dark Crystal will 
appear in your inventory. Once you reach the sealed cave, Cain will 
steal the crystal and you will have completed the cave without ever 
playing through it! I would NOT recommend this, however,as you'd be 
missing out on a lot of experience and potentially effective equipment.

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Obtaining 255 Of An Item
Equip Cecil with a bow (in his left hand) and arrows. Enter a battle 
and on Cecil's turn put the arrows in a blank item slot and replace 
Cecil's bow with the Avenger. Have the rest of your characters wait 
while a berserked Cecil wins the ensuing battle. Now check out Cecil's 
equipment. If done correctly, you will see the Avenger in Cecil's left 
hand and a number in his right hand. Now unequip the sword and equip 
the weapon or shield you want to duplicate in the hand next to the 
number. The name of the weapon or shield will glitch. Now unequip it 
and you will have 255 of that weapon or shield in your inventory.

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Frog Song
Have Gilbert sing while he is affected by the Frog status. He will sing
"Frog's Song" which turns the enemy into frogs.

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Avoiding the Metallic Field
To equip metallic weapons while in the Cave of Power, simply enter the 
area with no weapons equipped. Once the magnetic field has taken
effect, go to the item screen and equip any metal weapon. The weapons 
will not weigh you down during battle.

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An Easier Way to Beat Plague
To avoid dying when the death counter reaches zero, simply hold down 
the "A" button for the duration of the battle. When the counter reaches
zero your characters will remain alive.

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IX. Word Origins
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Character Names
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In most versions of the Bible, a man named Cain betrays and kills his 
brother Abel after God fails to look at his offerings in favor. Cain is
then condemned to wonder the earth aimlessly. Similarly, the Cain in FF
IV becomes spiteful after fortune seems to shine over his friend Cecil 
(i.e. Rosa) and it is this spite that makes him easy for Golbeza to 
control.

The name Cid appears in nearly every installment of the Final Fantasy 
series. This may be a historical reference to El Cid, who in Spanish 
legend fought to overpower the legendary kingdom of Valencia and 
eliminate the Moorish people which had seized it.

It is my understanding that Rydia's name comes from the country of 
Lydia. I don't know much about Lydia's history, other than it was the 
first country to ever establish coins as a currency.

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Equipment
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The Aegis Shield refers to Zeus's armor in Greek mythology, the Aegis. 
Its name means "protection".

Artemis appears in Greek mythology as the twin sister of the sun god 
Apollo and goddess of the hunt. The strongest bows and arrows in the 
game are the Artemis Bow and Artemis Arrows. 

Everyone knows the legends of the Excalibur, the sword was said to have
belonged to King Arthur. Some legends hold that he pulled the sword 
from a sword to secure his position as king, others say it was given to
him by the Lady of the Lake.

The Gungnir (Gunge Lance) was the spear used by the Norse god Odin. It 
was said to always seek and strike out the most powerful target.

The Masamue sword finds its roots in Japanese legend, where a 
blacksmith named Masamune was said to have made a sword entrusted with
great holy power that was capable of cutting through steel.

Contrastingly, the Murasame sword was said to be cursed. Its name means
"rain of blood".

The Medusa Sword and Arrows are named after one of the three Gorgons 
in Greek mythology. Medusa's hair was replaced by Snakes and her gaze 
was capable of turning people into stone. Medusa is also a monster in 
FF IV

The Ragnarok refers to the apocalypse in Norse mythology, a time when 
many of the presiding gods (such as Odin) are to be killed and a new 
world is to be born.

Yoichi (as in Yoichi's Bow) was the hero of the "Tale of Genji".

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Enemies 
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Arachne comes from Greek mythology. She was transformed into a spider 
for challenging the overprided goddess Athena to a sowing contest.

The Basilisk was a lizard whose gaze is said to be frightening enough 
to turn a person to stone.

The Calcobrena appears in Dante's "Inferno". It is one of the ten 
presiding demons of hell.

Cockatrices are the foul, winged serpents that appear in Biblical l
egend.

The term Eukaryote refers to a complex single-celled organism.

The Four Emperors, Scarmiglione, Cagnazzo, Barbaricca, and Rubicante, 
all borrow their names from demons encountered in Dante's "Inferno". 
They are based off of the four elements that in anicent and later 
Elizabethian beliefs were the four primordial building blocks of life.

Gargoyles were statues placed around gothic castles during early-to-
middle medieval times. I remembering hearing somewhere that they were 
believed to protect the castle from malicious spirits and demons.

Golems are emphasised in Jewish mysticism and mythology. They were 
usually made out of mud and clay. It was rumored that these Golems 
would come to life when a specific person inscribed the necessary word
among its head, and would return to the earth when that word was 
scratched out.

The Hydra was a beast in Greek mythology with nine snake heads, the 
one in the center of which was immortal. When any of the other heads 
were cut off, another would almost immediately grow in its place.

The Mind Flayer appears in folklore. It was said to be a destructive 
spirit that would try to steal the souls of others, since it had no 
soul of its own.

Nagas appear in Indian mythology (I *think*). They were described as
people with unusually long tails.

The term Prokaryote refers to a very simple single-celled organism.

Satan Jr. and Satanite are two enemies that appear in the Land of 
Phantom Beasts. Satan's name is used in Numbers to denote "advesary";
in other Old Testament Books, his name is used to denote an office, 
and the angel that assumes Satan's name is not apostate or fallen as
is the common belief. A misreading of Isaiah causes Satan to be 
confused with Lucifer.

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Phantom Beasts
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Asura (or "Ashur") is the god of war in Hindu mythology.

Bahamut is regarded in legend as the greatest of dragons, one who 
respects strength and despises weakness. He plays the same role in 
the FF series.

Indra was the manipulator of rain and thunder in Vedic mythology.

The Ifrit are creatures of great power that appear in Arabic myths. 
They were usually brought forth by a higher power to somehow affect 
the course of civilization.

The Leviathan is mentioned in the book of Job. It is usually thought 
to refer to a water serpent. In folklore, Leviathan would attack sea-
fairing ships and eat their inhabitants.

Odin is one of Boor's sons and chief of the Norse gods.

Shiva is the Hindu goddess of destruction.

The twelve Titans were the primordial beings of Greek mythology. They 
battled with the gods for control of the world and later appear in the 
epic "Odyssey".

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Locations
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Troia is the Latin word for Troy, a legendary country and the subject 
of several Greek and Roman legends.

The Tower of Babel was built by humans in Biblical legend to be so tall
that it would extend to heaven and allow them passage to God. God then 
retaliated by changing the language spoken by the people who were 
building the tower so that it could never be finished. This resembles 
Golbeza's efforts to use the tower as a trigger for reaching the 
Lunarian moon in FF IV, a place of incomprehensible power and 
knowledge.

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That's all for now.
Remember, there can be no light...without darkness.
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