Final Fantasy IX Ultimate OZMA Guide Final Version Comments: gaeus_earth@hotmail.com 12/01/2001 Final Version - More English corrections - E-mail change 09/08/2001 Version 2.0 - A lot of corrections were made (including some English errors) - FAQs section added 06/02/2001 Version 1.0 - Creation of the guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Who is Ozma? - Where can I find Ozma? - Land Spirits - Ozma Stats - The Battle/Strategies - Aftermath - FAQs - The End/Credits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who is Ozma? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozma is the hardest boss in Final Fanstasy 9. But it is nothing if you have already faced Omega(FF5), Shinryuu (FF5) or the Weapons (FF7,8). You can only fight Ozma in the 3rd or 4th disk, since you can't reach the Chocobo Air Garden sooner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where can I find Ozma? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First of all, you have to find the six Chocograph Pieces, playing Chocobo Hot & Cold. I believe that three of them are in the Chocobo Forest and the other three are in the Chocobo Lagoon. After that, you have to search for a shadow somewhere in the world map. But this shadow is not always at the same place. You can find it: north of Alexandria; in the center of the map; somewhere on the Outer Continent; on an island between Daguerreo and the Chocobo Lagoon; in the northeasthern part of the Lost Continent (south of Qu's Marsh); and I don't know if it can be found somewhere else. Actually, this is an Ozma Guide. If you want more information, search for a Chocobo Guide. When you find the shadow, get a Chocobo and use a Dead Pepper under this Shadow. Congratulations, you've reached the famous Chocobo Air Garden. You can play Chocobo Hot & Cold here, but if you check the rock on the back, Mene (the moogle) will tell you that he fells a strange force. If you choose to examine the rock, you will enter in a battle against a huge sphere. That's Ozma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land Spirits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may find Ozma a very difficult boss. That's because he is at Level 99. If you please all the 9 Land Spirits, he'll be Level 70, thoug. But what the heck are these Land Spirits? Somewhere in the world map, you may have entered in a battle with a strange music (no, it's not Ragtimer). The monster will ask you for a gemstone. If you give it the stone, you'll gain AP and a Item. Now, the location of the 9 Spirits: Name Location Wants AP Drop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mu Forest near the entrance of Ice Cavern1 Ore 10 Ghost Near Treno 1 Ore 10 Lady Bug Forest outside Black Mage Village 2 Ores 20 Ether Yeti Forest outside Madain Sari 2 Ores 20 Elixir Nimph Forest near Iifa Tree 3 Ores 30 Emerald Jabberwock Forest to the east of Oeilvert 1 Emerald 30 Moonstone Feather Circle Chocobo Footprints next to Esto Gaza 1 Moonstone 30 LapisLazuli Garuda Forest outside G. Grotto (up the vines) 1 LapisL 40 Diamond Yan* Vile Island (south of Outer Continent)1 Diamond -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Yan will run away unless you have met all the other Land Spirits. After you give the Diamond to Yan, he'll say something like "You can attack the Round Guy now!". But if you encounter Yan, after beating Ozma, he'll say something like "Reach the round guy... Huh?! You already beat him?". If you encounter a Land Spirit, but don't have the stone it wants, don't worry. Just run away from the battle and go back later. Make sure to don't sinth all your Moonstones, because they are very rare. In Sacrobless Island (Daguerreo) forest, you may find an enemy called Gimme Cat who asks you for a diamond. If you give it a diamond, it will run away, saying that it fooled you. Well, this isn't important to the fight against Ozma. If you find Gimme Cat, don't think twice: destroy it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozma Stats (Lv99) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ozma Level 99 HP: 60000+ MP: 9999 Type: Flying Weakness: None Absorbs: Shadow Exp: 65535 (if all your four carachters are alive) AP: 100 Gil: 18312 Drops: Dark Matter, Pumice (and ocasionally, Ozma Card) Steal: Dark Matter, Elixir, Robe of Lords, Pumice Piece Attacks: Meteor, Holy, Flare, Flare Star, Curse, Curaga, Mini, Berserk, Doomsday, Gas, MP Absorb, Level5 Death -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Battle/Strategies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, there's many ways to kill Ozma. If you fight against a Level 99 Ozma, your physical attacks will have no effect. I recommend that you just enter the fight with Level 80 or more (actually, I beat him with Zidane at Level 73, Amarant at Level 63 and Steiner and Quina at Level 62). Ozma has two attacks that are a pain in the ass: Meteor and Curse. Meteor kills your party with just one attack. Curse causes Consfuse, Mini, Poison and Slow to all yout party. Ozma must be using an Ultra-Mega-Ultimate-Haste, because he can attack two (or even three) times in a round. He casts Curaga (+9000 HP) in almost every round. Sometimes, he begins the battle with a Meteor followed by a Curse. When he do that, just reset your game, 'cause you're probably not going to win this time. I sugest that you equip all your party with Auto-Life, Auto-Haste, Auto-Regen, Antibody (to protect from Curse), Clearheaded (also to protect from Curse), and all the HP and MP Plus they have (HP+10%, etc). It would be good to have Quina's Mighty Guard, Angel's Snack and Frog Drop. I also reccomend that you enter the battle with Zidane's Trance Bar almost full (it would be good to equip him with High Tide). Since Zidane is a obligatory character in your party out of Memoria, you'll have to fight Ozma with him. Make sure to don't have any characters with a level multiple of 5 (To avoid Lv5 Death). You can fight Ozma with the party you want. All the carachters would be useful (except for Vivi, in my opinion). I think the best combination is: Zidane, Steiner, Quina and Amarant or Freya. Now, that's what you should do with each character: Zidane. Weapon: Ultima Weapon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some guides say that Zidane is useless, but I don't think so. You could use Thievery, but if you haven't stolen a good number of items from the enemies, it wouldn't make much damage. Just attack normaly with Ultima Weapon. Try to enter the battle with his Trance Bar almost full. When he trances, just use Solution 9 (9999 damage) five times. Then, Ozma should be dead (or near death). Vivi. Weapon: Mace of Zeus, but you wouldn't use it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't recommend taking Vivi to this battle. But if you want to, try using his best magics (I don't know if Meteor works). If someone need an Elixir, Ether, Remedy, or a Phoenix Down, Vivi should give if to him/her. Steiner. Weapon: Ragnarock (or Excalibur II, if you manage to get it) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steiner is very useful against Ozma. His Guard attack makes 9999 of damage. I recommend you to have Steiner in your party. Just don't use Darkside, 'cos it will heal Ozma. Dagger. Weapon: Tiger Racket, but you wouldn't use it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dagger would help a lot as a party healer. Her Curaga could substitute the Elixir. Also she would cure the status changes caused by Curse. Her summons would also help. But don't use Ark, or it will heal Ozma for 9999. Freya. Weapon: Dragon's Hair -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freya would be a good attacker. Her Dragon Crest would make a lot of damage. Also, her Jump could help her avoiding Curse or Meteor. Quina. Weapon: Gastro Fork -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't fight Ozma without Quina in your party. Quina must cast Mighty Guard in the beginning of the battle, and cast it again, everytime it worns off. Now, this is very important: cast Angel's Scack (Remedy in all allys) after each Ozma's Curse. Quina should give a Elixir, Ether, or Phoenix Down, everytime someone need them. Frog Drop would make a lot of damage, if you have gotten a good number of frogs in the Qu's Marshes. Some guides says to you use Magic Hammer until Ozma's MP reaches 0. But I don't think it's a good idea. The amount of damage caused by Magic Hammer is random. The time you would spend to take Ozma's MP to 0 is long enough to defeat Ozma three times. Eiko. Weapon: Tiger Racket, but you wouldn't use it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eiko would make the same as Dagger. She should heal the party and attack with Holy or summons (Madeen would be good). She also, might use Phoenix to revive the deads. But I think that she would be the first to die. Amarant. Weapon: Rune Claws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarant would help a lot. If you equip him with Bird Killer, he would kick Ozma's ass. Sure he doesn't make 9999 like Steiner's Guard, but he's good. You might use No Mercy. But I prefer throwing Wing Edges, or strong weapons. If he happens to Trance, you could use Aura (same as remedy) in all your party to cure Curse. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, that's my strategy: Take Zidane, Steiner, Quina and Amarant (or Freya). They must be equipped with Auto-Life, Auto-Regen, Auto-Haste, Antibody, Clearheaded, HP+10%, etc. Also, try to equipping Bird Killer and High Tide. Quina must have Mighty Guard, Angel's Snack and Frog Drop. Remember to have Zidane's Trance Bar almost full. In the beginning of the battle, use Quina's Mighty Guard. Zidane uses Dark Matter (yeah, that item with Odin ability. It makes 9999 damage to every enemy). Steiner always attacking with Guard. Amarant uses No Mercy, or throws Wing Edges. If you brought Freya, she must attack with Dragon Crest (I told in the version 1.0 of this Guide to use Dragon Breath, but actually it was the Dragon Crest, sorry). When Ozma uses Curse, Quina must use Angel's Snack. Zidane attacks with Thievery, or use normal attacks. When someone runs out of HP or MP, Quina must use an Elixir or a Ether. If s/he's busy, Zidane must do it. Keep doing this until Zidane reaches Trance. When this happens, just attack with Solution 9 (you may want to use Grand Lethal, but actually, the damage is the same, and GL costs 60 MP, while S9 costs just 48). The other three must concentrate in healing the group. When Ozma is defeated, you'll see him crashing in 1000 pieces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aftermath -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, you will receive 65535 EXP, 100 AP, a Dark Matter, and a Pumice (which allows Dagger to learn Ark). Mene will be impressed and will give you an Ozma Card and a Strategy Guide (a Key Item that tells you a secret about the card game ranks). If you defeat Ozma before finding Hades in Memoria, Hades you say something like "What? You defeated Ozma?... I've come too far to retreat now!" Defeating Ozma isn't the only way to get Pumice and Ozma Card. You can get Pumice by sintething two Pumice Pieces (and 50000 Gil) in the Legendary Sinthesist. You can get Ozma Card by defeating Dark Phantom in Memora/Stairs. But the Strategy Guide can only be found by defeating Ozma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Where can I get Zidane's Ultima Weapon? A: 4th disk. You must have a red or gold Chocobo. Get the Chocobo and go to the place where the Shimmering Island used to be (use the map to see the exact place). Use a Dead Pepper there. 2. Where can I get Steiner's Excalibur II? A: It's very difficult. Reach Memoria (4th disk) in under 12 (I actually tooke about 80 hours to get there) hours of game play. The sword will be there. 3. Where can I get Quina's Gastro Fork? A: Get 100 frogs in the Qu's Marshes, then defeat Quina's master. 4. How can I get Quina's Mighty Guard, Frog Drop and Angel's Snack? A: To get Quina's Blue Magics you must use the Eat (or Cook in Trance) ability against certain enemies. There's a lot of enemys with Mighty Guard, but I just remeber of the Gargoyle from Ipsen's Castle. The Frog Drop can be acquired from the Gigan Toad (this is his name from the japanese version, I don't rebember his name in the english version) in the Qu's Marshes. Eat Behemot from Memoria to get Angel's Snack. 5. I can't defeat Ozma. What do I do? A: Try raising your level. 6. All my characters are at level 99 but I still can't defeat Ozma. What so? A: Well, try using another strategy, or another character. Most important: don't give up. Lost? Try again. 7. Is there some way to prevent Ozma's Curse attack? A: Not totally. Equip your characters with Antibody and Clearheaded abilities. But you can't prevent Mini. Use Quina's Angel's Snack or Amarant's Trance Aura to cure the whole party. 8. Where can I get Dark Matter? A: Buy at Treno's Auction or sinth at the Legendary Sinthesist at Memoria. 9. How much MP do attacks like Curse and Flare Star cost for Ozma? Is Ozma using Half MP? I use a lot of Magic Hammers and he keeps using these attacks. A: Sorry, but I don't know how much these attacks cost. I also don't know if he's using Half MP, but I guess he's probably not. He has 9999 MP and it would take a long time to make he reaches 0. 10. Is Ozma as hard as the weapons from FF7 & 8? A: If you fight against a level 99 Ozma: yes he is. If you fight against a level 70 Ozma: no, he is very easier. 11. Hey, the Gold Chocobo from FF9 looks like a normal Yellow Chocobo. A: Yeah, I know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End/Credits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, that's it. This the end of the guide. I hope that now, you can defeat Ozma more easily. This is the final version of this guide and it won't be updated anymore. I guess that you can defeat Ozma easily with all that is in the guide. In the future I'll probably write a guide about the FF7's Ruby and Emerald weapons, so just wait... If there's something I missed, if you want to give suggestions, if you want to contribute or if you want to give your comments (good or bad), just e-mail me: - gaeus_earth@hotmail.com (this is my new e-mail, do not send messages to the old one) Just don't e-mail me to tell me that my english sucks, because I know that. If you want my guide in your website, just e-mail me and give me your URL. I would like to thank RPGamer (www.rpgamer.com) for being the first site to host this guide, and all the ones who read this guide and make a good use of it.