Xenogears (c)Square, 1998
Release Date: 10.21.1998
2 Discs, Playstation
Suggested Retail Price:$49.99
Developer: Square
Publisher: Square Electronic Arts

Xenogears FAQ
(c)Yong Guan<megitek_knight@hotmail.com>
   Sam Gibson<SamULGib@aol.com>
   Izlude<izlude@usa.net>
1998, Unpublished work
<http://members.xoom.com/SamULGib/index.htm> for our site
<http://members.earthlink.com/~cherrio/index.html> for version history

Ver-0.10: Thursday, December 09, 1998
 Okay, finals are coming, and all 3 of us are really busy. Since we said
 that we would release this faq to mainstream sites this week, we will.
 There are a LOT of missing holes, and we've gotten the walkthrough up to
 Kislev. I also got the Game Shark codes, but am missing some codes. The
 grading system for characters is in, but not completed yet.

Ver-0.01: Saturaday, November 28, 1998
 This is the initial release, the 3 of us has come together and combined
 our 2 FAQs together. I have yet to release one of mine, but SamULGib has.
 Included: Characters, Walkthrough Disc 1 up to Stalactite Cave, a lot of
 the appendix. Thie FAQ is very messy right now, I'll clean it up later.
 There are also missing holes of info that I'll eventually get.

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                          I N F O R M A T I O N
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C H A R C T E R S

 Fei Fong Wong
  Birthplace: ??                        Att: C
  Age: 18                               HP/Def: B
  Gender: Male                          Agil: B
  Height: 5'11"                         Eth: C
  Weight: 147 lbs.                      EP/Spells: C
  Specialty: Martial Arts               Overall: B
  Gear: Weltall, Weltall 2, Xenogears   Gears: A
    Fei is obviously the main character. However, unlike the last
  squaresoft main character (cloud) he isnāt the best in every area, in
  fact heās not even the "best" character.  However he is probably the
  most well rounded. Fei starts out with high attack power but he is
  eventually surpassed by several other characters. He has a high defense,
  plus as the main character odds are heāll have the most up to date
  armor. He has a few good spells, most notably inner healing, and iron
  valor. And finally he is one of the faster characters. When it comes to
  gears, Fei get stronger later on. Weltall isnāt particularly great, it
  is very well balanced but doesnāt stand out. Weltall 2 has some very
  strong special skills (system id), and Xenogears is immensely powerful.
  All in all, Fei is a good character, and since heās forced upon your
  party almost all the time, thatās a very good thing.
    

 Elhaym(Elly) Van Houten
  Birthplace: Solaris                   Att: D
  Age: 18                               HP/Def: D
  Gender: Female                        Agil: D
  Height: 5'6"                          Eth: A
  Weight: 101 lbs.                      EP/Spells: F
  Specialty: Rods                       Overall D
  Gear: Vierge, Reguras                 Gears: C
    Elly is essentially the stereotype female magic user, although with a
  twist, she has the worst arsenal of spells. Her attack power lags behind
  everyone elseās, she has terrible defense, and sheās very slow. She would
  make a powerful spell caster except that her spells frequently "fail" and
  do only a fraction of the potential damage. Elly does have a decent gear
  though, Vierge is one of the fastest gears, aerods is nice for taking out
  large groups (solaris soldiers), and it does a decent amount of damage.
  The HP might lag behind a little, but itās still a nice gear. Elly is
  really one of the least useful characters.

 Citan Uzuki
  Birthplace: Solaris                   Att: A
  Age: 29                               HP/Def: A
  Gender: Male                          Agil: A
  Height: 6'1"                          Eth: B
  Weight: 150 lbs.                      EP/Spells: B
  Specialty: Martial Arts, Swords       Overall: A
  Gear: Heimdal, Fenrir                 Gears: A
    There is simply no other way to say it, Citan is the best character. He
  is the fastest, has the highest hp, some good spells and spell defense,
  and has a nice attack. And thatās before he gets a sword. Once he gets
  his sword, his attack power gets around 1.5 times as powerful as the
  second highest attacker. Citan is simply put unstoppable. His gear isnāt
  really special, very much like Weltall, however, once it gets a sword it
  becomes one of the leading damage inflicting gears. It is advisable to use
  Citan in any and every occasion.

 Bartholomew Fatima
  Birthplace: Bledivak, Aveh            Att: C
  Age: 18                               HP/Def: C
  Gender: Male                          Agil: C
  Height: 6'1"                          Eth: D
  Weight: 158 lbs.                      EP/Spells: D
  Specialty: Whips                      Overall: C
  Gear: Brigandier, Advari              Gears: D
    Bart is a fair character. He has above average speed, a good attack etc.
  His main flaws is a rather low hp for a fighter, plus no particularly good
  spells, or at least none that really justify use. Other then that he is a
  decent character but doesnāt really make the cut for extensive use.
  His gear starts out good, as itās the first heavy gear available, plus it
  is the first to receive a special skill, and heās the first to get an
  omnigear, these will put him a step a head momentarily. But once even
  heavier gears appear and other gears get better, his gear is really
  obsolete. Heās an average character, but nothing special.

 Rico Banderas
  Birthplace: Kislev                    Att: B
  Age: 30                               HP/Def: B
  Gender: Male                          Agil: F
  Height: 7'0"                          Eth: D
  Weight: 352 lbs.                      EP/Spells: B
  Specialty: Wrestling                  Overall: B
  Gear: Stier                           Gears: A
    Rico is the stereotype warrior with out much in ways of intelligence,
  however it is done with a twist. Rico has one of the best sets of spells.
  He has spells to boost his attack, defense and ether defense. Other then
  this he is extremely strong, having the best attack next to Citan. He
  also has the second highest hp, and the best defense. His biggest flaw is
  the nonexistence of speed. Rico is the slowest character, and his
  performance suffers from it. His gear is one of the best. Although itās
  slow, it makes up for it in power. It eventually has the highest HP, and
  one of the better attacks. Rico is one of the better characters, in
  certain situations. In battles that require speed (Id) he is worthless.

 Billy Lee Black
  Birthplace: Aquavy Islands            Att: B
  Age: 16                               HP/Def: D
  Gender: Male                          Agil: B
  Height: 5'7"                          Eth: A
  Weight: 130 lbs.                      EP/Spells: B
  Specialty: Guns                       Overall: B
  Gear: Renmazuo                        Gears: B
    Billy is the second best character. He is the group healer, possessing
  the only group healing spell, the only revival spell, plus a status healing
  spell. His HP is rather low, as is his defense, and he has only average
  speed, but he makes up for it in other areas. His guns are very powerful,
  and can inflict tremendous amounts of damage. His ether gun specifically
  is very useful. Also his healing powers, and ether defense mark him as
  great. His gear is also good. It has good speed, but doesnāt sacrifice
  power, and itās ether gun is invaluable in certain situations (Tower of
  Babel). Heās definitely worth using in most situations.

 Maria Balthasar
  Birthplace: Solaris                   Att: F
  Age: 13                               HP/Def: F
  Gender: Female                        Agil: F
  Height: ??                            Eth: C
  Weight: ??                            EP/Spells: C
  Specialty: None                       Overall: D
  Gear: Siebzehn                        Gears: A
    Maria is a markedly different character as she doesnāt use de