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Final Fantasy XPlayStation 2 (2001) (North America)

Secrets and Sidequests FAQ

v2.3 [April 2, 2014]

author: Anthony Ambrose (ACA)

email: acax1985 [at] gmail [dot] com

web: http://sonicawareness.net

Document © 2015. All Rights Reserved.

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Please take a moment to read:

A lot of time and effort went into creating this guide. If you found this guideuseful, please consider making a donation to support my continued work so I cancontinue to create these free guides for everyone :)

Any PayPal donations are graciously accepted: acax1985 [at] gmail [dot] com -----------------------------

Even the smallest amount is very muchappreciated. Thank you, kind soul.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter One: Ronso Rage <ID001> "Every detail of the Ronso Rage Overdrive is covered here."

Chapter Two: Bushido and Jecht Spheres <ID002> "Learn where to find all Jecht Spheres and the rest of Auron's Bushido overdrive details."

Chapter Three: Jecht Shot <ID003> "Teach Tidus Jecht Shot and Jecht Shot 2!"

Chapter Four: [Break HP Limit] <ID004> "Learn how to get [Break HP Limit] on an armor."

Chapter Five: Al Bhed Passwords <ID005> "Learn to crack the passwords youself. A never before seen feature on a GameFAQs guide."

Chapter Six: Dark Matter <ID006> "Comprehensive guide on Dark Matter."

Chapter Seven: Hidden Coordinates <ID007> "Each of the hidden coordinates for the airship."

Chapter Eight: Celestial Mirror <ID008> "Walk-thru on how to get the Celestial Mirror."

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Chapeter Nine: [No Encounters] <ID009> "Random encounters got you down? Learn how to stop them."

Chapter Ten: Tidus's Celestial Weapon - Caladbolg <ID010> "Learn exactly how to win at chocobo racing and get Tidus's ultimate weapon!"

Chapter Eleven: Yuna's Celestial Weapon - Nirvana <ID011> "Grab Yuna's Celestial Weapon quick and easy."

Chapter Twelve: Wakkas's Celestial Weapon - World Champion <ID012> "Start winning blitzball games if you want this baby."

Chapter Thirteen: Lulu's Celestial Weapon - Onion Knight <ID013> "Dodging lightning might seem tough, but it really just requires a lot of discipline and patience."

Chapter Fourteen: Kimahri's Celestial Weapon - Spirit Lance <ID014> "How to dodge the butterflies and get his weapon."

Chapter Fifteen: Auron's Celestial Weapon - Masamune <ID015> "Learn what the Rusty Sword does, and view a complete list of ways to unlock Auron's Sigil from the Monster Arena Owner."

Chapter Sixteen: Rikku's Celestial Weapon - Godhand <ID016> "The Bikanel Cactuar game, the airship passwords, and more are all revealed and detailed."

Chapter Seventeen: Valefor's Hidden Overdrive <ID017> "Learn how to find Valefor's second overdrive."

Chapter Eighteen: Returning To Bevelle Temple <ID018> "You cannot return to Bevelle Temple. Never."

Chapter Nineteen: [Break MP Limit] <ID019> "Learn how to break the MP limit of 999."

Chapter Twenty: Don Tonberry AP Trick <ID020> "With this trick, you can gain up to 99 Sphere Levels in only one two minute battle!"

Chapter Twenty-One: Magic Urn <ID021> "A small section on Magic Urns, found in the Sunken Cave."

Chapter Twenty-Two: Overdrive Modes <ID022>

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"An amazingly comprehensive section dealing with anything related to overdrive modes."

Chapter Twenty-Three: Overdrive Attacks <ID023> "How to get each character's overdrive attacks."

Chapter Twenty-Four: Rikku's Mix <ID024> "Perform any of Rikku's mixes with this huge chapter."

Chapter Twenty-Five: Trio of 9999 <ID025> "How to get a Trio of 9999 and what it does."

Chapter Twenty-Six: Rare Items <ID026> "Find out where to get ANY item you can imagine. Especially useful for Rikku's mixes and customizing armors and weapons."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Yojimbo <ID027> "How to unlock Yojimbo, a secret Aeon. Also, learn all about his special Zanmato attacks and much, much more."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Anima <ID028> "Unlocking Anima at the Baaj Temple."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Magus Sisters <ID029> "How to unlock the three Magus Sisters and add an extremely capable aeon team to your repertoire."

Chapter Thirty: Earning Gil <ID030> "Complete guide on how to gain extreme amounts of gil in a short period of time."

Chapter Thirty-One: Item Checklist <ID031> "Complete item checklist. Using this list, you'll make sure you get every item along the way. Strongly recommended."

-QUICK SEARCH-To quickly find a chapter, simply press CONTROL and F, and then type thechapter's ID like so: <ID999>

-REVISION HISTORY-

v2.3 [April 2, 2014] Beginning research into how to update this for the re-release!

v2.2 [April 16, 2013] Added additional information about Valefor's hidden overdrive.

v2.1 [October 7, 2008] Removed e-mail section. Updated contact information. Fixed formatting

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issues. Probable FINAL version unless I discover any factual mistakes.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter One: Ronso Rage <ID001>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯This will cover how to get each one of Kimahri's Overdrives.

First, to get any Ronso Rage Overdrive, you must use Lancet. Lancet, whenused by any Ronso, allows that Ronso to steal "enemy skills" or "blue magic"from an enemy.

Once you've used Lancet on an enemy, you have a chance of learning one of theirskills. There are only twelve (bummer, I would have liked a lot more!) tolearn. If you suceed at learning one of these enemy skills, your Overdrivebar will instantly fill up, allowing you to use the new skill right away.

Check out the below table for a listing on how to acquire each of Kimahri'sRonso Rage attacks. I haven't seen a guide on where to find all the enemiesthat you need, so this will probably prove to be quite useful:

Skill Use Lancet On Find Enemy Here===== ============= ===============Jump <none>

Seed Cannon Ragora Kilika Forest Sandragora Sanubia Desert Grat Mt. Gagazet

Thrust Kick YKT-63 Bevelle Highbridge YKT-11 Yevon Dome

Aqua Breath Chimera Macalania Forest Chimera Al Bhed Home Chimera (2) Brain Calm Lands

White Wind Dark Flan Mt. Gagazet Spirit Omega Ruins

Mighty Guard Behemoth Mt. Gagazet Zanarkand Ruins Behemoth King Inside Sin

Fire Breath Dual Horn Mi'hen Highroad Mushroom Rock Road Dual Horn (2) Al Bhed Home Grendel Mt. Gagazet Zanarkand Ruins Valaha Sunken Cave

Self Destruct Bomb Mi'hen Highroad Mushroom Rock Road Bomb (2) Al Bhed Home Grenade Mt. Gagazet Puroboros Omega Ruins

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Stone Breath Basilisk Djose Highroad Anacondaur Calm Lands

Doom Ghost Sunken Cave Wraith Inside Sin Omega Ruins

Bad Breath Malboro Calm Lands Sunken Cave Great Malboro Inside Sin Omega Ruins

Nova Omega Weapon Omega Ruins Nemesis Monster Arena

There you have it.

There are a bunch of Ronso Rages you can learn from the Al Bhed home, but ifyou miss them there, don't worry. Every Rage can be learned, at any time.

Watch out for Malboro and Great Malboro, they are extremely annoying to fight,as they often confuse your characters.

In addition to those monsters having learnable Ronso Rages, two other Ronsos,Yenke and Biran, also can teach you moves when you battle them on Mt. Gagazet.

The moves the other Ronsos teach you:

Biran Yenke===== =====Doom Aqua BreathMighty Guard Fire BreathSelf Destruct Stone BreathThrust Kick White Wind

You'll notice you can grab EIGHT Ronso Rages in one battle by using Lancet onboth Biran and Yenke. And since your Overdrive bar immediatly charges afteryou steal an enemy skill, it is not a bad tactic to Lancet both Ronsos and thenunleash their skills right back at them.

You may be wondering what each of these moves do. Here is a listing:

Skill Result===== ======Jump Non-elemental damage to one enemy

Fire Breath Fire damage to all enemies

Seed Cannon Non-elemental damage to one enemy

Self Destruct Non-elemental damage to one enemy; sacrifices Kimahri in exchange to the large amount of damage done; Kimahri is removed from battle (much like Self Destruct works on Bombs, Grenades, Puroboros, etc)

Thrust Kick Non-elemental damage to one enemy; will not eject an enemy

Stone Breath Petrifies all enemies

Aqua Breath Water damage to all enemies

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Doom Casts Doom on one enemy

White Wind Heals enetire party one half of Kimahri's current HP

Bad Breath Random status effects on all enemies

Mighty Guard Casts Protect, Shell, and Null-All on entire party

Nova Non-elemental damage to all enemies; most powerful Rage

That is a list of all Ronso Rage skills and their effects.

Now, for some frequently asked questions:

Q: I missed Nova from Omega Weapon. Can I get it again?A: Yes, you can get it from Nemesis. Read on to another section to learn how to unlock Nemesis, the hardest enemy in the entire game.

Q: What is Kimahri's best Ronso Rage?A: The most powerful Rage is Nova. Mighty Guard is very useful, though, if you're characters have low defense.

Q: Do I get anything for unlocking all twelve Ronso Rages attacks?A: No.

That covers Ronso Rages entirely. Every single detail about them has beenwritten down.

If you have a question not answered by this section, you may e-mail me, butchances are it is in here.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Two: Bushido and Jecht Spheres <ID002>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Auron's overdrive mode is Bushido. He has the ability to unleash a set ofpowerful, one hit attacks, as Tidus collects Jecht Spheres around the world ofSpira. Auron's four attacks are inputted with the D-Pad, not the Analog Stick:

Dragon Fang: Left Down Up Right L1 R1 X O==========================================This attack attempts to slightly delay all the enemies' next attack, whilestill inflicting damage.

Shooting Star: Triangle O Square X Left Right X===============================================This attack attempts to eject one enemy from battle, while doing a lot ofdamage. It becomes available after the Spherimorph battle at Macalania, whenyou view your first Jecht Sphere.

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Banishing Blade: Up L1 Down R1 Right Left Triangle==================================================Auron's best overdrive attack. Auron hits one enemy and adds four Break Statuseffects to that enemy: Power Break, Armor Break, Mental Break, Magic Break.These effects hit 100% of the time, unless a character is 100% resistant to aparticular Break. Extremely useful in the Monster Arena, against armoredenemies. Collect three Jecht Sphere to unlock Auron's Banishing Blade.

Tornado: X Right R1 Left L1 Triangle====================================Tornado sucks all enemies into a whirlpool of fire for massive damage. Unlockthis by collecting all ten spheres Jecht left around Spira.

Jecht Sphere Locations======================Where you can find every Sphere left behind by Auron, Jecht, and Braska:

01 - Macalania Lake, after Spherimorph battle. Collecting this sphere allows you to collect the rest of the spheres.

02 - Besaid Village, near the Besaid Temple, on the steps. A dialog about Jecht wanting to eat an entire shoopuf.

03 - SS Liki, bound to Kilika, in the cabin. A dialog about navigating through the seas at night.

04 - Luca Stadium Basement A, near a locker room. Jecht's message to Tidus about blitzball.

05 - Mi'hen Highroad, down below on the Lowroad or Oldroad. Use chocobo transportation.

06 - Mushroom Rock Road, near a rising platform.

07 - Moonflow, near the Shoopuff boarding dock. A conversation about Jecht's shame..

08 - Thunder Plains South, close to a lightning rod tower on the right side.

09 - Macalania Forest South, right near the entrance.

10 - Mt. Gagazet Mountain Road, on a trail that lead to a dead end.

That's everything about Auron's Bushido overdrive that you could imagine. Keepin mind, that when performing his attacks, if you fail to input the correctbutton sequence, your attack will not have the special effects, such as Breakor an eject attempt, added to the attack. The faster you press the buttons,the more damage Auron will deal.

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_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The Jecht Shot is Jecht's ultimate shot. It is an amazing blitzball techniquefor Tidus to learn, as well. When Jecht Shot is performed, Tidus will hit theball off of two defenders (effectively stopping them from blocking his shot)and then add a few shot points onto the ball as it goes flying at the goalie.

On your way to Luca, from Kilika, you'll have the chance to learn Jecht Shot.If you should fail, you can always board the boat towards Luca again.

Find the blitzball on the ship's deck and interact with it.

To learn the Jecht Shot, you need to press the D-Pad buttons in the directionthe words appear on screen. For example, if a comment appears on the top rightcorner of the screen, press up-right on your PS2 D-Pad. It's not hard.

Once you actually begin playing blitzball regularly in tournaments, you'll havea chance to learn Jecht Shot 2. Jecht Shot 2 knocks away three defenders andthen turns the ball invisible! Once the ball is invisible, you can use thecontrol stick to line up the ball (represented by a tiny purple dot) and aimthe ball into the net, away from the goalkeeper.

Before you can learn Jecht Shot 2, however, Tidus must have learned ALL of hisKey Techniques. DO NOT TRY LEARNING IT IF TIDUS DOES NOT HAVE ALL OF HIS KEYTECHNIQUES!

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Four: [Break HP Limit] <ID004>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯[Break HP Limit] allows a character to have up to 99999 HP when theauto-ability is on that user's current armor.

To customize [Break HP Limit] onto an armor, you'll need 30 Wings ToDiscovery. Read on to learn how to get Wings To Discovery:

a) Overkill Shinryu: If you overkill Shinryu (an incredibly easy Monster Arenaenemy), you'll get two Wings To Discovery. This is the way I would stronglyrecommend.

b) Open Three Chests During Remien Race: If you can open three chests, and beatthe other chocobo to the end of the Remien Chocobo Race, you'll earn THIRTYWings To Discovery. AWESOME! Too bad you can only do this once.

c) Bribe Malboro: If you bribe Malboro for 540,000 gil you could get twoWings To Disovery. Be sure to save before you bribe, in case somethinggoes wrong. You can also bribe Great Malboro, but it is certainly notworth the money. Malboro is the best to bribe.

[Break HP Limit] armors are also dropped by these enemies: Omega (one timechance) or the ultimate monster creation, Nemesis. Nemesis is extremely tough,tougher than any boss in the game, but he will often drop [Break HP Limit]armors with three other slots free.

Onto some common questions:

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Q: If I have more than 9999 HP worth of Sphere Grid Nodes activated, but I do not have [Break HP Limit] yet, will the game remember the nodes that put me over 9999 HP, so that when I get [Break HP Limit] I will have more HP?A: Yes, the game 'remembers' your HP. Don't worry.

Q: How much HP can you max out with?A: The most HP any one character can have is 99,999.

That's everything you could want about [Break HP Limit].

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Five: Al Bhed Passwords <ID005>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Most people have inputted the the three hidden Al Bhed passwords into theAirship Password Database. However, few people actually know how to get thesepasswords, other than reading a guide or FAQ. This will explain how to get thepasswords yourself.

If you're wondering what the three Al Bhed Passwords are, they're:

VICTORIOUSMURASAMEGODHAND

They must be inputted with capital letters into the airship password system.

If you're curious on how these passwords were cracked, check out the followingareas. It's all deeply explained.

How VICTORIOUS Was Cracked==========================First, you'll need to have most of the Al Bhed Primers. If you don't have themall, you'll need to use an Al Bhed guide to translate things your missing. Thesecond step is to go to Besaid and read the clue there:

Kilika and Bikanel join as one.

Then read the clue in the beginning for the Kilika forest:

tepswrs VCOIU

It makes little sense, right? Well go to the Sanubia Desert next. Read thatclue:

hasod i

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ITROS

Put it together. You'll wind up with something weird looking:

tepswrsVCOIU hasodiITROS

If you read it in a diaganol kind of way you'll end up with:

thepasswordisVICTORIOUS

Therefore: The password is VICTORIOUIS. Pretty neat, huh? That one wasn't toohard to figure out. Neither is the next one.

How MURASAME Was Cracked========================To get the Murasame password, head to the Baaj Temple. It's the place where youget Anima. Head back to the area where you first find Tidus floating in thewater. Find the clue that reads:

In the land where bolts of light Illuminate the blackest night With Macalania behind The fourth pillar you sight Look not on the left But on the right

The land where bolts of light illuminate the blackest night is, obviously, theThunderplains. But Macalania at your back and then check out the fourth pillaron your right.

Bingo. You'll find that the password is MURASAME. The next one might betricky.

How GODHAND Was Cracked=======================Stay focused, as this gets pretty complicated at parts.

On the Highroad (closest to Luca), find this clue:

There is a valley in a vast plain with a great thorn beside. From the thorn look cross the vale to the other side.

Head to the Calm Lands, the only plains with a thorn. Near the gorge you'llfind this clue:

With the Vale at your back go fortynine.Then seven to the right in the truest line.

Now face south, which is opposite the vale. Do exactly as each instructiontells you:

[A stone gives this clue]: Right sixteen and right four

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[A stone gives this clue]: With me at your back go twenty, then twenty to theright.

[A circle gives this clue]: Continue on. Find me.

After that clue, go to the next circle. It's near the thorn.

Time for the password: GODHAND. A lot of work, but not too hard. Justconcentrate!

There you have it. How to crack those mysterious Al Bhed Passwords you tookfor granted.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Six: Dark Matter <ID006>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Many people wonder where they can get Dark Matter. Read on.

There are only a handful of ways to get Dark Matter. Other than the ways Ilist, there are no other "secret" ways I'm hiding from you. So if youabsolutely need Dark Matter, this is how you'll HAVE to get it. You can bribeLand Worms once you are inside Sin's very core, but you can't save once you getthere, so I omitted that from this guide.

a) Blitzball: Occasionally, and I do mean occasionally, you could winDark Matter as a blitzball prize. Not very common. Very bad way of getting alot of Dark Matters.

b) Monster Arena Drops: Any of the Arena Creations have a very slim chance ofdropping one Dark Matter after a fight. Luck Stat plays no part in the rarityof finding Dark Matter by killing Area Creations, and it seems that all areacreations drop them with the same rarity. If you overkill the monster, and themonster drops a Dark Matter, you'll get an extra one, too. The best way toamass Dark Matters quickly if you're short on money. I find Sleep Sproutextremely easy to kill, so he'd be a good choice if you're attempting to getrarely dropped Dark Matter.

c) 99 Free Dark Matters: Capture five of every monster in the game andthen talk to the Monster Arena owner. He'll reward you with 99 Dark Matters.Truly awesome, but this can only be done ONCE. You'll also unlockUltima Buster.

So what does Dark Matter do? If you can acquire 60 Dark Matters, you can addthem to a weapon for [Break Damage Limit] auto-ability. Very good if you'renever going to acquire Celestial Weapons.

Dark Matter is very often used in Rikku's mixes. Check out the Trio of 9999section for more.

Dark Matter can also be used in battle, with USE. It does nice damage.

If you've got all the Celetial Weapons, Dark Matter is rather useless. Itfetches some nice gil, if you should sell it. You cannot buy Dark Matter,

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period, so quit asking.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Seven: Hidden Coordinates <ID007>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯There are six hidden locations on the airship world map.

Use the approximate X and Y coordinates below to unlock the location listednext to it. You do not have to be exactly on the numbers specified: just beclose.

X Y Unlocks This Location===============================14 57 Baaj Temple15 42 Sanubia Desert30 74 Besaid Falls34 56 Mi'ihen Ruins39 57 Battle Site72 34 Omega Ruins

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Eight: Celestial Mirror <ID008>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The Celestial Mirror is the most important item when it comes to powering upyour Celestial Weapons. Just how do you obtain it? The following paragraphsshould make it clear.

Head to the center of the Calm Lands. Talk to the chocobo trainer and ride achocobo off to the far bottom right corner of the map. You should see a small,yellow chocobo feather sitting on the ground. Interact with the feather andyou'll jump down to a hidden area below.

You'll have to soon dismount the chocobo, don't worry, you don't need the birdanymore. Cross the Remien Temple bridge and go right. You'll get to play achocobo racing game.

Win the race by getting to the middle of the track before the other chocobobeats you to it. Don't worry about grabbing any of the chests, they'renonessential for the task at hand.

Once you win the race, you'll be rewarded a Cloudy Mirror.

Your next destination is Macalania Forest. Find a lonely mother standing aboutwith her son, and continue to talk to her until she mentions her lost husband.

Find the husband. He's located off to the right and then north. You'll haveto leave Macalania Forest, kind of. Once you've convinced the father to returnto his wife and son, return to his wife and son yourself.

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But wait. Now the son's gone! Talk to the parents until they mention theirmissing son. Find their son, he's atop a winding, sparkling path. He'll helpyou obtain the the Celestial Mirror, and then he'll return to his parents.Thanks DJ4Nike for the slight correction.

Remember this spot! Write it down, if you have to. You'll need to return hereevery time you want to power up a Celestial Weapon.

When you first get your Celestial Weapons, they all will have:

[No AP]

You'll need to revisit this spot and power up the weapons.

Power them up with a Crest for:

[No AP] + [Double Overdrive]

Once powered up with a Crest, a certain power might be unleashed. For example,when Yuna is powered with her Crest, Valefor will be able to deal over 9999damage in one hit.

Power them with a Sigil for:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive]

Note, you'll get the two above abilities, plus TWO MORE other abilities, suchas [One MP Cost] or [First Strike], depending on the character.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Nine: [No Encounters] <ID009>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯[No Encounters] is an armor auto-ability that allows the party to walk freelyaround the world without running into any random battles. You'll still fightbosses, of course.

To customize [No Encounters] onto an armor, you'll need 30 Purifying Salts.

The only way to get Purifying Salts is to steal them from enemies. Abadon, ofthe monster arena, will give up some if you steal from him. Warrior Monksand Fallen Monks also give up Purifying Salts on occasion if try to steal fromthem, althought it is rare. With [Master Thief] auto-ability on an armor, youwill frequently steal Purifying Salts from Hornet, a monster in the arena.

On a side note, Purifying Salts also can be used to teach an Aeon dispel.

You'll also get 99 Purifying Salts should you unlock Fafnir in the monsterarena. To unlock Fafnir, you'll need to capture four of each Vouivre,Lamashtu, Kusariqqu, Mushussu, and Nidhogg.

[No Encounters] armors are also dropped by Ghosts, Wraiths, or Demonoliths on

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occasion. It is extremely rare.

A glitch in the game: sometimes Geosgaeno (the Baaj Temple guardian) will drop[No Encounters] weapons! I've gotten a ball for Wakka with No Encounters.Sweet.

That's everything you could want about [No Encounters]. Just remember that yourealy only need one person with [No Encounters], so when you unlock Fafnirjust use thirty of your Purifying Salts on one weapon, not on all your partymembers. You'll want to save some Purifying Salts or teach all of your aeonsDispel.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Ten: Tidus's Celestial Weapon - Caladbolg <ID010>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The Calabolg is a Celtic sword of mythology rumored to be so strong, it couldcut the hills of Ireland in two. If you're interested in the subject, thereare A LOT of resources on the web that deal with Celtic mythology. Just usegoogle.com

The first step towards gaining the Calabolg, Tidus's ultimate weapon, is to getthe Celestial Mirror. Read an earlier portion of the guide if you need themirror. Make sure you have the airship.

Next, head to the Calm Lands and beat the Chocobo Trainer in each of her fourraces. When you've finished that, an extremely easy task, head to the northwest part of the Calm Lands. Walk down a cliff (a man was once guardingthis cliff, now he's gone!) and then use the Celestial Mirror to get Tidus'sweapon. It's very weak right now, don't worry: we'll fix that.

To get Tidus's Sun Crest, head to the area where you killed Lady Yunalesca.Walk up and down the stairs until you see a chest on the left side of thescreen. Open it and grab the Sun Crest.

The Sun Sigil, however, is quite hard and frustrating.

Return to the Calm Lands and talk to the Chocobo Trainer again. Now it's timeto beat her, and beat her badly.

You'll need to score a time of BETTER THAN 0:0:0. To do this, you'll needat least thirteen or fourteen balloons. Use the other ride as a shield, if youmust, to take the hits for you. It's incredibly hard.

Remember, there are a lot of 'invisible' boundaries throughout the track. Ifyou hit one of those boundaries, you'll bounce. And bouncing is bad.

Of course, you should never hit a bird, unless it means two or three baloons.You'll add about 1.5 to 2.0 seconds of time every time you hit them, plus, atthe end of the race, the trainer will add three seconds to your time for everybird you hit! You're almost losing five seconds per bird. That's terrible.

Don't flip out if you can't do this. It's mostly skill, but luck is involvedsomewhat. Just calm down and realize that you're not alone. Most FFX playersfail to complete this challenge, for some reason or another.

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Good luck. There's really nothing else I can do to help you.

Once you've gotten the three pieces, return to the Celestial Mirror spot andcharge them up!

Your new weapon will have:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Evade & Counter] + [Magic Counter]

Congratulations. There is also a special bonus associated with Tidus'sweapon: when Tidus's HP is full, the weapon will deal more damage.

Remember, you'll need a score BETTER THAN 0:0:0 to win the chocobo game. Ifyou JUST make 0:0:0, you won't get his Sigil. So you have to race extremelywell.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Eleven: Yuna's Celestial Weapon - Nirvana <ID011>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Yuna's Celestial Weapon is Nirvana. The name is obviously derived from theBuddhist faith. Nirvana is considered to be the ultimate state of happiness,only achieved after many reincarnations.

The first step to gaining Nirvana is to to grab the Moon Crest. It's actuallyon Besaid Island, and it can be grabbed the first time you visit theisland--when Wakka first meets Tidus. In the ocean Tidus swims in, check outthe right side of the screen. Look around for a treasure chest on a littlecove. Open it up, and you've got Yuna's Moon Crest.

Next, you'll want to go to the Remien Temple (located near the Calm Lands) and battle Belgemine's aeons. You must have all of the aeons, including the extraaeons Yojimo, Anima, and Magus Sisters, to complete this task.

Here's a guide to defeating each aeon and ultimately grabbing Yuna's MoonSigil.

Valefor (20,000 HP)===================Prizes: First Time - Summoner's Soul Second Time - Lightning Gem x4 All Others - Power Sphere x4

It's an easy battle. Valefor is incredibly weak, and he has a low HP. Not aproblem here. If you are having problems with Valefor, Yuna'a level is far toolow to defeat the other aeons.

Ifrit (28,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Aeon's Soul Second Time - X-Potion x30 All Others - Mana Sphere x5

Don't use fire attacks. A nice dose of Ice attacks from Anima should eliminate

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him in no time at all.

Ixion (30,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Chocobo Feather x10 All Others - Power Sphere x8

Make sure you don't hit Ixion with Thunder attacks, as he absorbs them. Watermagic is your easiest option.

Shiva (20,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Mega Potion x60 All Others - Star Curtain x6

Shiva will dodge most physical attacks. Use a steady dose of Firaga, andshe'll be gone. If you miss with too many physical attacks, she'll have anoverdrive, Diamond Dust, ready to use on your aeon.

Bahamut (35,000 HP)===================Prizes: First Time - Flower Sceptor All Others - Mana Sphere x8

You'll get the Flower Sceptor the very first time you defeat Bahamut, whichmeans you won't be getting it again. You needed the Flower Sceptor to obtainthe Magus Sisters, which I've already instructed you to do. To defeat Bahamut,use another big gun aeon like Anima or even Shiva.

Yojimbo (32,000 HP)===================Prizes: First Time - Shadow Gem x8 All Others - Power Sphere x10

Defeat Yojimbo with ease, as long as you're using attacks like Impulse, Pain,or Ultima. He'll dodge a lot of physical attacks.

Anima (54,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Stamina Spring x60 All Others - Mana Sphere x10

Anima has the most HP of any single aeon, so this could be your firstchallenge. Just make sure you use the Magus Sisters, Yojimbo, Shiva,or Bahamut and you'll be on your way to victory. Valefor doesn't haveenough HP for the fight, and Ifrit is not strong enough.

Magus Sisters: Cindy (20,000 HP) / Sandy (35,000 HP) / Mindy (48,000 HP)========================================================================Prizes: First Time - Shining Gem x40 All Others - Power Sphere x12 Sending - Moon Sigil

One overdrive from Anima or Bahamut will eliminate the Magus Sisters just asquickly as they came out. If you don't want to use an overdrive, first takeCindy, because she is the healer. Once you win this battle, send Belgemine andgrab the Moon Sigil. Almost time for Yuna's weapon.

Back to the Calm Lands. Capture at least one of every monster there. Be surethe man who runs the arena acknowledge that you've capture at least one of

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each Calm Lands fiend.

Open the treasure box, get the weapon, and head to Macalania to power it up!

Once powered up, Nirvana will have:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Double AP] + [One MP Cost]

As an added bonus, Valefor can now deal over 9,999 damage! Yuna's Nirvanawill inflict more damage when Yuna's MP is full, so keep a supply of etherson hand, should your MP run extremely low.

Special Effects: Does more damage when Yuna's MP is full, and allows Valefor to exceed 9,999 damage.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twelve: Wakka's Celestial Weapon - World Champion <ID012>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Wakka's ultimate weapon is not that hard to attain. You must have theCelestial Mirror, however. Don't try to get Wakka's weapon from the bar untilyou have the Celestial Mirror.

First, take your airship to Luca. Check out the Besaid Aurochs locker room,and attempt to open all the lockers. Inside one of the lockers is the JupiterCrest.

Next, head to the bar where Kimahri nearly gets into a large fight with BiranRonso and Yenke Ronso. Talk to the man behind the counter. He'll give upWakka's ultimate weapon.

The last step is actually the most difficult.

You must win each of Wakka's overdrives in the blitzball leagues andtournaments before you can get his Sigil. Refer to another part of this guidefor information about Wakka's overdrives and how to get them.

After you've won Auroch Reels, Wakka's last overdrive, the Jupiter Sigil willbe a prize in the League games. It might not appear right away, so keepwinning league championships. If you're impatient, read on for a trick.

There is a certain trick to help you gain Wakka's Jupiter Sigil faster. Afteryou've grabbed all his overdrives, keep using RESET TEAM DATA until Wakka'sSigil appears as a league prize. Personally, I don't recommend this, becauseyou'll lose all your blitzball stats, levels, recruitments, techs, etc.

Take the weapon, crest, and sigil to the woods and power it up. Wakka'snew World Champion will boast:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Double AP] + [Evade & Counter]

Also, after World Champion is powered up, Ifrit will be able to inflict over9,999 damage. Wakka's World Champion deals extra damage when Wakka's HP isfull, so heal him often.

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_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Thirteen: Lulu's Celestial Weapon - Onion Knight <ID013>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The Onion Knight returns from Final Fantasy III!

Much like the moogles, moombas, cactuars, etc, all of Lulu's dolls seem to befrom old Final Fantasy games. Getting the Onion Knight isn't hard, it justrequires patience.

First thing's first: go to the Baaj Temple (Anima's Temple). Dive down belowand look around. It's in a VERY well hidden treasure box, only accessibleafter you've defeated Geosgaeno, the temple's water boss. The easiest way toget the treasure box is to look around in the southern part of the circleand just mash the X button like mad. Soon you'll have her weapon.

Like most of the Celestial Weapons, you'll need the Celestial Mirror to openthe treasure box. So don't bother, unless you have it.

Next, get the Venus Crest. Just head to the Farplane, you can't miss it. Fromone extreme to the other, right?

Now, it's back to the tedious work. Off to the Thunder Plains. It's time todo the fabled "Dodge 200 Lightning Bolts" quest.

Here are the ten commandments for completing this challenge:

1 - Thou shall not save in between; if you do, your counter resets.

2 - Thou shall not leave the screen in between; if yo do, your counter resets.

3 - Thou shall not use a turbo controller. The game picks up on cheating.

4 - Thou shall not mash X. The game picks up on your cheating attempt.

5 - Thou shall honor this map:

< www.freewebs.com/acax1985/ps2_final_fantasy_x_thunder_plains_map.jpg >

6 - Thou shall not throw any controllers or small animals in a fit of rage.

7 - Thou shall concentrate and remain calm at all times.

8 - Thou shall use [No Encounters] on an armor or a weapon.

9 - Thou shall not complain it is not fair or it is impossible.

10 - Thou shall be wished good luck.

When using the map, be sure to try dodging the lightning bolts at places whereyou see THREE lightning bolts. That's where the lightning strikes mostfrequently.

If you follow those rules, you will soon have a fully charged up Onion Knightwith the following abilities:

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[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Magic Booster] + [One MP Cost]

When Lulu's MP is full you'll deal extra damage with the Onion Knight. Also,once powered up, the Onion Knight allows Shiva to break the damage limit.

===================Alternative Methods===================If you're still having trouble, you can try some of these methods, contributedby fellow Final Fantasy X players.

Shadow Conspiracy's Method--------------------------First, go to the area just right north the rin travel agencey, that place hasthe most lightning bolts. start the stopwatch and go for 5 minutes.

stop it between 5-6 minutes. pause and go watch tv for 5-10 minutes, or whenthe show ur watching begins a part that you dont like.

switch back to the game and go for a minute. keep doing this and around 14-17minutes you should have the sigil; i got 254 doing it this way.

Mitchell Jackson's Method--------------------------At a high volume (as my games usually are) the noise of the lighteningand weather can be disconcerting and break your concentration. Atmoderate volume, the sound is distracting and misleading. The game tendsto throw many more 'sounds' of lightening than actual lightening strikes.This can fool you into accidentally setting off the "mash" detection... bythe noise luring you into attempting a dodge just a moment before a realstrike, and then when you press X on the real strike the mash protectionkicks in, and you get hit anyway. Anyway, I was having a horrible time dodging 200 strikes, because of thesound. I even managed to get 199 at one point, before being hit. But, after turning the volume on the stereo down ALL THE WAY and justusing the white flash on the screen as a dodge indicator, dodging hundredsof strikes in a row was easy as pie.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Fourteen: Kimahri's Celestial Weapon - Spirit Lance <ID014>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Kimahri's Celestial Weapon, the Spirit Lance, is not too hard to obtain. Ifyou use the map I'm providing for the butterfly game, then you should be fine.

Before the butterfly game, though, head to the Thunder Plains. You may havenoticed that their are several Qactuar stones in corners of the Thunder Plains.Pray at three stones, and then head back down to the southern part of theplains. There will be a Qactuar Ghost floating around.

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It's a bit tricky to follow him, because it seems he is following you, but youhave to try. He'll lead you to an old, crumbled tower on the right side of thescreen. It's about in the middle of the screen, not too far north or south,but in the middle.

You'll notice how destroyed the tower is. Pray at this spot, with CelestialMirror in hand, and you'll watch a short cutscene as Kimahri obtains hisweapon.

Kimahri's Saturn Crest is located on Mt. Gagazet. Chances are you picked it upalready, it's near a bunch of pillars near the Seymour fight. It's not hard tofind. Open the box and get the Crest.

The Saturn Sigil isn't hard to find, either, but it is quite hard to obtain.

You'll need the map at:

< http://www.freewebs.com/acax1985/ps2_final_fantasy_x_butterfly_map.jpg >

Print it, if you need.

Take the airship to Macalania and then begin the butterfly game. You mustcomplete both. By using the butterfly map (see the link above), it should bemuch easier. You'll need to grab all the blue ones, while avoiding the redones. It's frustrating, to say the least. [No Encounters] on an armor is amust. Even if you run into a red butterfly while [No Encounters] is equipped,you'll fight a battle. Use this time to capture any monsters you need.

If you try to do this before you have the airship, you will not get the itemsyou are looking for.

Once you power up Kimahri's Spirit Lance, Ixion will be able to break thedamage limit of 9,999 damage. The Spirit Lance, fully charged:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Double AP] + [Evade & Counter]

So why is it called the Spirit Lance, when it has absolutely nothing to dowith any sort of magic?

According to what translations I can gather, the Japanese Final Fanstasy X gameis deeply rooted in spiritual, holy, or religious matters, even more so thanthe American game. The Crests and Sigils are actually called Scrolls andHoly Scrolls, respectively, in the Japanese release.

In Japanese, Kimahri's Sigil was the Thursday Holy Scroll. All of thecharacters had days, not planets (or satelites, YUNA!), assigned to them.

Holy Thursday is a very special day in the Christian faith (which I'm notgoing to get into), and Kimahri's ultimate weapon was called Longinus inthe Japanese edition. Longinus is the suposed name of the Roman soldier whopierced Jesus Christ's side with a spear as he hung on the cross.

Obviously, America is too fragile to include these "deep, dark elements ofreligion" in a game, so it was tuned down to Spirit Lance.

Kawa Same adds this:

"Also, if you pay attention to this kind of stuff, the Lance of Longinus isalso the name of a Holy Lance in an anime called Neon Genesis Evangelion. This

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anime was very popular when FFX was in it's production stages. Still is,actually."

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Fifteen: Auron's Celestial Weapon - Masamune <ID015>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Throughout the game, Auron is your fighter and strongest character. I thinkthe Mars Crest and Mars Sigil fit him well, as Mars was the Roman God of War.

The steps to gaining Auron's Masamune are actually a bit longer than most othercharacters, because of the sheer ease of the process.

First, take your Celestial Mirror with you to the Calm Lands. Head downtowards the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth and look around. You'll see a rustysword around there. Take it with you to the Mushroom Rock Road.

Once at Mushroom Rock Road, take your second left. It should lead you to alift. Follow the obvious instructions of inserting the Rusty Sword, and you'llgrab a powered down version of the Masamune.

The Mars Crest is even easier to get. Just ride a chocobo to the end of theMi'ihen Highroad. You'll notice another path, to the south. It leads to theruined Mi'ihen road. Locate the chest and get ready to capture some monsters.

To get the Mars Sigil, you'll need to unlock TEN Species Conquest or AreaConquest Monster Arena monsters.

You have -no idea- how long this next chart took me to create, so please USE itand don't ask me questions.

You must unlock any TEN of these monsters:

Monster Unlocked Monsters Needed Location================ =============== ========Stratavis 1 Dingo Besaid 1 Condor Besaid 1 Water Flan Besaid

Malboro Menace 1 Killer Bee Kilika 1 Ragora Kilika 1 Dionix Kilika 1 Yellow Element Kilika

Kottos 1 Raldo Mi'ihen Highroad 1 Mi'ihen Fang Mi'ihen Highroad 1 White Element Mi'ihen Highroad 1 Bomb Mi'ihen Highroad 1 Dual Horn Mi'ihen Highroad 1 Vouivre Mi'ihen Lowroad 1 Ipiria Mi'ihen Lowroad

Coeurlregina 1 Thunder Fan Mushroom Rock Road

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1 Gandarewa Mushroom Rock Road 1 Raptor Mushroom Rock Road 1 Lamashtu Mushroom Rock Road 1 Red Element Mushroom Rock Road 1 Funguar Mushroom Rock Road 1 Garuda Mushroom Rock Road

Jormungand 1 Bite Bug Djose Highroad 1 Garm Djose Highroad 1 Bunyip Djose Highroad 1 Simurgh Djose Highroad End 1 Snow Flan Djose Highroad 1 Basilisk Djose Highroad 1 Ochu Moonflow

Cactuar King 1 Aerouge Thunder Plains 1 Buer Thunder Plains 1 Melusine Thunder Plains 1 Kusariqqu Thunder Plains 1 Qactuar Thunder Plains 1 Gold Element Thunder Plains 1 Larva Thunder Plains 1 Iron Giant Thunder Plains

Espada 1 Wasp Macalania (Woods) 1 Murussu Macalania (Woods) 1 Blue Element Macalania (Woods) 1 Xiphos Macalania (Woods) 1 Chimera Macalania (Woods) 1 Evil Eye Macalania (Snowy) 1 Snow Worlf Macalania (Snowy) 1 Mafdet Macalania (Snowy)

Abyss Worm 1 Alcyone Bikanel 1 Sand Wolf Bikanel 1 Sand Worm Bikanel Very North 1 Mushussu Bikanel 1 Zuu Bikanel Very North 1 Cactuar Bikanel Sand Storm

Chimerageist 1 Nebiros Calm Lands 1 Skoll Calm Lands 1 Flame Flan Calm Lands 1 Anacondaur Calm Lands 1 Shred Calm Lands 1 Coeurl Calm Lands 1 Ogre Calm Lands 1 Malboro Calm Lands 1 Chimera Brain Calm Lands

Don Tonberry 1 Epaaj Sunken Cave 1 Imp Sunken Cave 1 Yowie Sunken Cave 1 Thorn Sunken Cave

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1 Dark Element Sunken Cave 1 Nidhogg Sunken Cave 1 Valaha Sunken Cave 1 Ghost Sunken Cave 1 Tonberry Sunken Cave

Catoblepas 1 Bandersnatch Mt. Gagazet 1 Grat Mt. Gagazet 1 Grenade Mt. Gagazet 1 Bashura Mt. Gagazet 1 Ahriman Mt. Gagazet 1 Grendel Mt. Gagazet 1 Dark Flan Mt. Gagazet Cavern 1 Mandragora Mt. Gagazet Cavern 1 Behemoth Mt. Gagazet Cavern 1 Splasher Mt. Gagazet Ponds 1 Achelous Mt. Gagazet Ponds 1 Maelspike Mt. Gagazet Ponds

Abadon 1 Exoray Inside Sin 1 Gemini [with Club] Inside Sin's City 1 Gemini [with Sword] Inside Sin's City 1 Adamantoise Inside Sin's City 1 Behemoth King Inside Sin 1 Wraith Inside Sin 1 Great Malboro Inside Sin's City 1 Barbatos Inside Sin's City 1 Demonolith Inside Sin's City

Vorban 1 Varuna Omega Ruins 1 Floating Death Omega Ruins 1 Black Element Omega Ruins 1 Zaurus Omega Ruins 1 Spirit Omega Ruins 1 Halma Omega Ruins 1 Machea Omega Ruins 1 Master Coeurl Omega Ruins 1 Master Tonberry Omega Ruins 1 Puroburos Omega Ruins

Fenrir 3 Dingo Besaid 3 Mi'ihen Fang Mi'ihen Highroad 3 Garm Moonflow 3 Snow Wolf Macalania (Snowy) 3 Sand Wolf Sanubia Desert 3 Skoll Calm Lands 3 Bandersnatch Mt. Gagazet

Ornitholestes 3 Dionix Kilika Forest 3 Ipiria Mi'ihen Lowroad 3 Raptor Mushroom Rock Road 3 Melusine Thunder Plains 3 Iguion Macalania 3 Yowie Sunken Cave 3 Zaurus Omega Ruins

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Pteryx 4 Condor Besaid 4 Simurgh Djose Highroad 4 Alcyone Sanubia Desert

Hornet 4 Killer Bee Kilika 4 Bite Bug Moonflow 4 Wasp Macalania (Woods) 4 Nebiros Calm Lands

Vidatu 4 Gandarewa Mushroom Rock Road 4 Aerouge Thunder Plains 4 Imp Mt. Gagazet

One-Eye 4 Floating Eye Mi'ihen Highroad 4 Buer Thunder Plains 4 Evil Eye Macalania (Snowy) 4 Ahriman Mt. Gagazet 4 Floating Death Omega Ruin

Jumbo Flan 3 Water Flan Besaid 3 Thunder Flan Mi'ihen Highroad 3 Snow Flan Moonflow 3 Ice Flan Macalania (Snowy) 3 Flame Flan Calm Lands 3 Dark Flan Mt. Gagazet Cavern

Nega Elemental 3 Yellow Element Kilika 3 White Element Mi'ihen Highroad 3 Red Element Mushroom Rock Road 3 Gold Element Thunder Plains 3 Blue Element Macalania (Woods) 3 Dark Element Sunken Cave 3 Black Element Omega Ruins

Tanket 3 Raldo Mi'ihen Highroad 3 Bunyip Moonflow 3 Murussu Macalania (Woods) 3 Mafdet Macalania (Snowy) 3 Shred Calm Lands 3 Halma Omega Ruins

Fafnir 4 Vouivre Mi'ihen Lowroad 4 Lamashtu Mushroom Rock Road 4 Kusariqqu Thunder Plain 4 Mushussu Sanubia Desert 4 Nidhogg Sunken Cave

Sleep Sprout 5 Funguar Djose Highroad 5 Thorn Sunken Cave 5 Exoray Inside Sin

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Bomb King 5 Bomb Mi'ihen Highroad 5 Grenade Mt. Gagazet 5 Puroburos Omega Ruins

Juggernaut 5 Dual Horn Mi'ihen Highroad 5 Valaha Sunken Cave 5 Grendel Mt. Gagazet Cavern

Ironclad 10 Iron Giant Thunder Plains 10 Gemini [with Club] Inside Sin 10 Gemini [with Sword] Inside Sin

There you have it. You must unlock any ten of those monsters, and I've evenincluded how to do it. Get the Mars Sigil from the man at the arena and thengo power up your Masamune to full strength:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [First Strike] + [Counterattack]

Auron's Masamune, when powered up, allows Yojimbo to deal more than 9,999damage. Also, as a neat little bonus, when Auron's is critical, he'll inflictmore damage with the Masamune. The extra damage is just a bonus, though, as itis on all Celestial Weapons. You can still do 99,999 damage while being fullon health.

As you read this, the term 'masamune' may sound familiar to you, from othergames such as Chrono Trigger. Jim Kurrasch has written this about the historyof the 'masamune', which you can find elsewhere in this guide.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Sixteen: Rikku's Celestial Weapon - Godhand <ID016>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The first to gaining Rikku's ultimate weapon is to input the password:

GODHAND

You input the password onto the airship's password system. It must be in allcapital letters.

Once you've inputted GODHAND, a new place on the airship map will open up. Goto this new location and then open a treasure box found there. It will containRikku's Godhand, her ultimate weapon. In Final Fantasy VII, Tifa also had aweapon called the Godhand.

If you're wondering how you're suposed to know to put in the GODHAND password,read the Al Bhed Passwords section of this guide.

Rikku's Mercury Crest can be found in Sanubia Desert, on the far north screenin a northwestern alcove.

The next step is to acquire the Mercury Sigil. You'll need the airship forthis, and I strongly recommend [No Encounters]. Learn more about [No

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Encounters] in another part of this guide, named, you gussed it, [NoEncounters]. This is a rather complicated process, but it is not hard.

RAGNAROK757 has written comprehensively on the topic. It is his work you seehere next, with permission. Sections have been edited by myself, however, tomake them easier to read in this guide and to cut down on the massive file sizefor you 28k AOL users. Thanks RAGNAROK757, you're the man.

DEFINITIONS:

Screen Number Description In Game Menu Title=========== =========== ==================SCREEN ONE Contains a pond Sanubia Desert--Oasis

SCREEN TWO A winding path with a save Sanubia Desert--East

SCREEN THREE Open desert, ruins on left Sanubia Desert--Central

SCREEN FOUR Last screen with sandstorm Sanubia Desert--West

NOTE: In the guide, north refers to UP, south to DOWN, etc. So if it says "move south", it means go down.

First, go to SCREEN FOUR. On the right side there is a stone you need tointeract with. After you interact with it, you'll need to catch ten cactuars.It is also a good time to capture ten cactuars needed for the Monster Arena.Chocobo Feathers can be stolen from cactuars commonly. Chocobo Wings are raresteals.

When you find a cactuar and win or lose, you'll be given a special sphere. Ifyou win, you'll get [Cactuar's Name] Sphere. If you lose, you'll get Spheredel Perdedor, or Loser's Sphere. Take the sphere, win or lose, back to thestone and you'll be given a new cactuar to find.

=====TOMAY=====

Glyph Clue: Tomay's gone. Gone to fetch the water.

Location: At the oasis in the first screen. He is toward the right side of thatlittle shore, you really can't miss him.

Traits: Duties: Fetching water. Takes his time and, as a result, is often left behind. A little dim.

Time: 10.0 seconds

Course: You start off on a hill in the back left of the screen. Tomay is in thefront right, under a tree.

Difficulty/Tips: Easy. You just run straight toward him, watching his movementsand stopping when he turns around. Or, instead of watching his movements, youcan wait for the Al Bhed word "Needletime!" to appear onscreen. Stop when yousee it, as this word means he is looking at you. However, I recommend watching his movements as the best strategy. Time is not an obstacle.

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=======ROVIVEA=======

Glyph Clue: Rovivea's gone walkabout.

Location: You will find Rovivea in Screen Two. When you enter from Screen Threethere is a large open depression to the left side of the screen, it's not hardto see Rovivea.

Traits: Has no patience for certain dim-witted friends. Not a progressive thinker.

Time: 13.6 seconds

Course: Rovivea is at the very front of the screen, you are at the far back.Setup is similar to Tomay.

Difficulty/Tips: Easy. Same strategy as for Tomay.

=====CHAVA=====

Glyph Clue: Little Chava likes big numbers.

Location: There is a narrow point in Screen Four. On either side of this narrowarea, there is a signpost facing each other horizontally. Go to the left signand press X to read it; it should say something about an Al Bhed 20% off sale.(What a deal!) After you read the sign you will see little cutscene in whichyou find Chava.

Traits: Recently learned to count to 50. A little needy. Attention deficit.

Time: 13.0 seconds

Course: You are at the back near one sign, Chava is in the front near another.A straightaway.

Difficulty/Tips: Easy. Same strategy as for Tomay.

==========ALEK/ALOJA==========

Glyph Clue: Alek and Aloja play tag in the ruins of men.

Location: They are running around in Screen Three, among the ruins on the farleft side of the screen. You will easily spot them in the lowest part of thevalley, running back and forth.

Traits: Two brothers, rarely separated. They move as one, their closeness a paragon of brotherhood.

Time: 13.0 seconds

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Course: The two brothers are at the front of the screen, you are in the farback. A straightaway course.

Difficulty/Tips: Medium. Again, just run straight at them and watch theirmovements; this is a little more difficult than previous ones, you have to useyour time to its fullest to reach them within the time period.

========VACHELLA========

Glyph Clue: Vachella seeks the shining blue.

Location: The "shining blue" refers to a Save Sphere. Just go to the save pointin Screen Two (it's approximately in the center of the area, under a tent) andexamine the sphere. You will have the chance to save, etc. Once you cancel outof the Save Sphere menu, Vachella will appear.

Traits: Loves new things. Hard on others, easy on self. Stingy.

Time: 14.0 seconds

Course: You are standing by the Save point, Vachella in the front of thescreen. Another pretty straight course.

Difficulty/Tips: Medium. Vachella likes to turn around very quickly. After heturns for the first time, he will turn around three more times right insuccession. If you want to win, you must take full advantage of your openingperiod to run, then take at least a small step between each of his next fourturns. He makes 8 spins total during the time; you'll need quick reflexes.

======ROBEYA======

Glyph Clue: O, Robeya's stuck inside.

Location: Robeya is in a treasure chest, in the far southwest corner of the main desert area in Screen Three. Just follow the south wall westward, orfollow the fence southward, it's up to you. Try to open the chest and Robeyawill hop out.

Traits: A real needle brain. Likes cramped spaces. Check out his great collection!

Time: 14.0 seconds

Course: A straightway course, but there are four treasure chests, two on eachside. The back one on the left is open. The back right one contains two ShadowGems. The front left contains two Shining Gems, and the front right a BlessedGem. You can open the chests to get the prizes; if you lose a trial, you canstill keep your prize, but you can only open each chest once.

Difficulty/Tips: Easy. The challenge is to get all three items, and still beat

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Robeya. However, since this is quite difficult, I suggest you just choose twoof the three prizes, get them, and then beat Robeya with trial #3. I usuallygrab the Shadow Gems and the Blessed Gem.

=====ISRRA=====

BUG ALERT!! Apparently, if you do not leave Screen Four after giving the glyphRobeya's sphere, Isrra might not appear. However, don't worry, just leave thescreen and come back, and all will be well. (Thanks to CB! for the solution tothis bug, though I'm sure many others have discovered it as well.)

Glyph Clue: A fiery description--The lord of the hole is gone, Isrra thinks.

Location: In Screen Four, there are three antlion pits (little whirlpools ofsand). You will find Isrra running around in the middle one of them.

Traits: The philosopher about town. Today, he digs holes. Again. A cautious sort.

Time: 15.0 seconds

Course: The course is a basic Isrra front/Tidus back setup, however your visionis slightly hazy as it from the heat.

Difficulty/Tips: Hard. Isrra looks at you for seconds at a time, so you mustbe very precise with starting and stopping--don't waste a single tenth of asecond that he is looking away.

EASY WAY TO BEAT ISRRA:There is a pit next to Tidus on the screen. Run into it when you first have achance to move, and once you are in just keep running toward Isrra, even when he is looking at you. Apparently there is a tunnel connecting the two pits,because after a few seconds you will be standing at the bottom left of thescreen, right next to Isrra! Then just run over and touch him and you willhave caught him.

====ELIO====

Glyph Clue: Much-curious Elio has left on a journey.

Location: Go to the pond in Screen One again. To find Elio, you must simplyenter the pond area from the north (not the screen, just the area around thepond.) Basically, if you morph in at the Save point, you need to go up and thencome back down again. After this, you will see a cutscene in which Elio beamsup to the roof of the airship. Head to the airship roof to find him.

(I love the cinematography, when you see Tidus' back, and then it rises up toshow Elio. Sorry, back to the guide.)

Traits: To what lies beyond the sands, he travels far to distant lands. Hyper-reactive and a bad poet.

Time: 11.0 seconds

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Course: You are at the door of the roof, and Elio, in the forefront of thescreen, is at the prow. Be warned, the ship will tilt when you are trying toget to him, so be prepared and keep your reflexes sharp.

Difficulty/Tips: Hard. You just need to watch both Elio and the ship andpray you will succeed. Even I, having had a lot of practice, still sometimesfail to get him; 11 seconds is very short to achieve this in. Also, youdon't actually fight Elio. If you reach him, he just falls off the edge, andapparently dies. Oh well.

PROBLEM WITH ELIO: If you have gone to the "Sin" destination on the airship, but have not fought the battle with Sin there, you will automatically be forcedinto that battle when you go outside to meet Elio. So, you have to fight Sin and get that over with before you can continue with the sidequest. I don't knowof any other solution.

======FLAILE======

Glyph Clue: Flaile is always behind.

Location: After you take Elio's sphere to the glyph, Flaile will automaticallyjump out and initiate the minigame.

Traits: The guy you never invite but he always shows up anyway. Cheeky.

Time: 13.0 seconds

Course: A basic straightaway; you are standing be the glyph rock, he is inthe front ground of the screen.

Difficulty/Tips: Hard. Ignore the sounds and the words that appear onscreen, asthey are meaningless for this one. However, it is not that hard to just look at his movements and time your running. Flaile gives you a special red spherewhen you are done with him.

Once you beat Flaile, take the red sphere to the glyph and there will be alengthy sequence in which the glyph repeats the clue for each of the 10Cactaurs' locations. Then, the sandstorm in the valley will disappear.

Now that the sandstorm is gone, you can go get your prizes. There are twotreasure chests in the area revealed by the sandstorm; both are toward thesouthern end of the valley. In the left one is the Mercury Sigil. The prize inthe second chest varies, depending on how many Cactaurs you successfullydefeated:

1 Named Sphere= Potion2 Named Spheres= Potion3 Named Spheres= Elixir4 Named Spheres= Elixir5 Named Spheres= Elixir6 Named Spheres= Elixir7 Named Spheres= Megalixir8 Named Spheres= Megalixir9 Named Spheres= Friend Sphere10 Named Spheres= Friend Sphere

None of these prizes could be classified as great, so don't feel a lot of

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pressure to beat every Cactaur, but it isn't difficult, and an extra FriendSphere never hurt anybody.

Thanks, RAGNAROK757.

Power up your Godhand to the following abilities:

[Break Damage Limit] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Double AP] + [Gillionaire]

Rikku's Godhand is the only Celestial Weapon with Gillionaire. When Rikku'sHP is full, Godhand will inflict extra, bonus damage.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Seventeen: Valefor's Hidden Overdrive <ID017>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Valefor is the only aeon to have a second, hidden overdrive.

To get the second overdrive, Energy Blast, immediately reenter the villagethe first time the party begins to leave. If you miss this oppurtunity,you will need to wait until you gain the airship.

Once you've returned to Besaid, head to the village and talk to the woman andthe dog on the left of the temple. She'll tell you about her dog findingsomething soggy.. well, it's your new overdrive! Congrats.

Note that if you're playing the Japanese or American version of the game,you will have no trouble. However, if you're playing the International orEuropean version of the game, you'll have to fight Dark Valefor. For a guideon Dark Valefor, check out a PAL FAQ.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Eighteen: Returning To Bevelle Temple <ID018>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯You can not return to Bevelle Temple. Never ever. No chance.

You can not miss the Destruction Sphere at Bevelle Temple. In order tocomplete the Bevelle Temple puzzle, you MUST use the Destruction Sphere. Youalso MUST grab the treasure chest in order to complete the puzzle. It isabsolutely MANDATORY that you GET THE CHEST and USE THE SPHERE.

In case I am not being clear, THERE IS NO WAY TO RETURN TO BEVELLE! NONE! Nomatter what anyone tells you. Anyone that says you can return is lying.

Do not ask how to return. If you e-mail me asking, I will ban your e-mailaddress. If you instant message me, I will block your screen name. Forever.

YOU CAN NOT GO BACK TO BEVELLE!

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_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Nineteen: [Break MP Limit] <ID019>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯[Break MP Limit] allows a character to have up to 9999 MP when theauto-ability is on that user's current armor.

To customize [Break MP Limit] onto an armor, you'll need 30 Three Stars. Readon to learn how to get Three Stars:

a) Steal From Shinryu and Jormungand: With [Master Thief] equipped, you'lloften steal Three Stars from both of these Monster Arena fiends. Withouthaving [Master Thief] equipped, your chances are quite low.

b) Open Five Chests During Remien Race: If you can open three chests, and beatthe other chocobo to the end of the Remien Chocobo Race, you'll earn SIXTYThree Stars. Too bad you can only do this once.

c) Unlock Two Area Creations: If you can unlock two area creation monsters atthe arena, you'll be rewarded with SIXTY Three Stars.

d) Bribe Behemoth King: If you bribe Behemoth King for 1,350,000 gil youcould get fourteen Three Stars. Be sure to save before you bribe, in casesomething goes wrong.

[Break MP Limit] armors are also dropped by these enemies: Ultima Weapon (onetime chance) or the Ultima Buster, on occasion.

Onto some common questions:

Q: If I have more than 999 MP worth of Sphere Grid Nodes activated, but I do not have [Break MP Limit] yet, will the game remember the nodes that put me over 999 MP, so that when I get [Break MP Limit] I will have more HP?A: Yes, the game 'remembers' your MP. Don't worry.

Q: How much MP can you max out with?A: The most MP any one character can have is 9999.

That's everything you could want about [Break MP Limit].

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twenty: Don Tonberry AP Trick <ID020>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯The Don Tonberry AP trick is the most efficient way of gaining Sphere Levels.With a little work, you could be gaining 99 Sphere Levels per character in justunder a minute or so. Ryan Charles first came up with this theory. It is hiswork that allowed so many players to max their stats efficiently. I'll break

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this down into steps, so that it is easy to follow.

NOTE: When I refer to "AP Weapon", I'm talking about a weapon with thefollowing abilities:

[Triple AP] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Overdrive->AP]

Your weapon could have another ability added, but an AP Weapon is essentiallyconfigured with the aforementioned abilities.

Preperation Step One - Unlock One-Eye=====================================You can either choose One-Eye or Ultima Buster to unlock. One-Eye is a loteasier to unlock; he is also a lot easier to consisently kill. If you chooseto unlock Ultima Buster, you must capture at least FIVE of EVERY monster. Ifyou kill Ultima Buster, though, he could drop a weapon with [Triple AP],[Triple Overdrive], and [Overdrive->AP], all abilities you will need anyway.If you already have Ultima Buster unlocked, and you can kill him, try doingthat and seeing what you get. You could get all the weapons you need rightthere.

To unlock One-Eye, you need to capture:4 Floating Eye, found at Mi'ihen Highroad4 Buer, found at Thunder Plains4 Evil Eye, found at Macalania (Snowy)4 Ahriman, found at Mt. Gagazet4 Floating Death, found at Omega Ruins

Preperation Step Two - Battle One-Eye=====================================When you battle One-Eye, you'll have a good chance of getting of gettingweapons with [Triple AP] on them. What you want is a weapon with [Triple AP]and two extra slots open. Battle One-Eye until he gives you what you need. Dothis for as many characters as you want.

Preperation Step Three - Customize [Overdrive->AP]==================================================Next, you'll need to use ten Doors to Tomorrow to customize [Overdrive->AP]auto-ability onto a weapon. Luckily for you, these items are plentiful. Youcan steal them from Ultima Weaponor bribe some mech warriors. Bomb King in theMonster Arena will drop TWO Doors to Tomorrow if you overkill him. My favoriteway of getting Doors To Tomorrow: unlock six Monster Arena Area Creations.That is by the far the easiest way. You'll get 99 Doors To Tomorrow from that,and it is considerably easy work. Use ten Doors To Tomorrow and customize[Overdrive->AP] on all your [Triple AP] weapons. There should now be one moreslot open.

Preperation Step Four - Customize [Triple Overdrive]====================================================This is by far the hardest part of the entire trick. To customize [TripleOverdrive] onto a weapon, you'll need to use thirty Winning Formulas. WinningFormulas can only be bribed from Sandworms or dropped by Ultima Buster. If youplan to bribe a Sandworm, you'll need 900,000 gil for fifteen of them. Makesure you save before you do it, incase something goes wrong. Ultima Busterwill drop two Winning Formulas for an overkill. The easiest way to get a lotof Winning Formulas, although you can only do it once, is to unlock EVERYArea Creation in the Monster Arena. It may take some time, but your reward isthe much needed quantity of 99 Winning Formulas. Use thirty Winning Formulasper weapon and customize three weapons (or more, if you can) with [TripleOverdrive]. Now at least three weapons should have:

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[Triple AP] + [Triple Overdrive] + [Overdrive->AP]

Preperation Step Five - Setting Overdrive Modes===============================================Set all of your characters to Comrade overdrive mode. If they do not have thismode, you will first need to earn it. Check out the overdrive section of thisguide for more.

Preperation Step Six - Unlock Don Tonberry==========================================To unlock Don Tonberry, you'll need to capture at least one of each of thefollowing enemies: Epaaj, Imp, Yowie, Thorn, Dark Element, Nidhogg, Valaha,Ghost, and Tonberry. The Tonberry and Ghost could be considerably elusive, sodon't give up. For tips on catching some of these monsters, check out theMonster Arena section of the guide.

Preperation Step Six - Preliminary Don Tonbbery Battle======================================================The first battle against Don Tonbery is for show, literally. Equip yourcharacters with their AP Weapons. Then, take on Don Tonberry.

Hit Don Tonberry with each of your characters. After being hit, Don Tonberrycounteracts with Karma. Appropriately named, Karma deals 100 damage per enemyyou've killed. Sound confusing?

For example:

Tidus has killed 634 enemies.

Tidus would be damaged with Karma for 63,400 damage (634 x 100 = 63,400).

Wakka has killed 539 enemies.

Wakka would be damaged with Karma for 53,900 damage (539 x 100 = 53,900).

Yuna has killed 15 enemies.

Yuna would be damaged with Karma for 1,500 damage (15 x 100 = 1,500).

Now it's time to judge what character will be your sacrificial character. Thischaracter will need to take about 80,000 to 99,999 damage from karma. Thischaracter will also need to have a low HP, prefferably below 5000.

Whatever character you choose to be your sacrifice, change that character'soverdrive mode to Stoic.

Preperation Step Seven - Raising Karma's Damage (OPTIONAL)==========================================================If your charactes are not being hit for enough karma (you'll need to be hitfor at least 80,000 damage on a LOW HP character), you will need to raise theirkill count. Now, you can either kill a lot of enemies normally, or you can usea trick.

The trick is rather simple. Choose the character that you want to raise thekill count on. Make sure that person attacks first in battle, automatically.You do not want to have to cast Haste. [Auto-Haste] would be splendid, aswould [First Strike].

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Once you're sure that your character will attack first in every battle, talk tothe Monster Arena Owner. Continually press X. A turbo controller would workwonders, taped down on X.

So what does this do?

Basically, you'll constantly fight and kill Dingo, the first enemy on the theMonster Arena list. By mashing the X button, you'll be killing Dino over andover, raising your kill count.

99 Sphere Level Battle======================Now it's time to gain 99 Sphere Levels in just one match, after all thatone-time preperation. Phew. Luckily, the AP battles take only a minute ortwo. Make sure your AP Weapons are equipped.

With your sacrificial character on Stoic, and the other two characters onComrade, start the bout with Don Tonberry. The sacrificial character shouldattack Don Tonberry.

The low HP sacrificial character should be dealt at least 80,000 damage. Byusing Triangle, defend with the other characters. Attack Don Tonberry five orsix times.

Once you've attack him five or six times, Flee from battle. Watch the AP soreinto 99 Sphere Levels. Sweet.

Why It Works============Here's the obvious explanation to why this trick works. Your character withlow HP is being dealt a lot of damage. Overdrive is figured out with thisformula:

Damage Dealt / Maxmimum HP = Overdrive Charge

So basically, being dealt a lot of damage, to very little HP, is a huge plus.In addition, your AP Weapons have [Triple Overdrive] and [Triple AP].

With the AP Weapons, your overdrive charge is converted right into AP, insteadof overdrive charge. With three times the overdrive charge, and three timesthe final AP, you're really gaining a lot of AP!

Optimization============So how can you optimize this process? There are a few solutions.

a) Lower your maximum HP by deleting some Sphere Grid HP nodes, something youwill need to do anyway if you plan on maxing your stats. If you don't knowwhat this means, check out the Stat Optimizing section of the guide.

b) Increase your kill count. Use the Dingo trick or just kill enemies thegood, old fashioned way. We didn't have AP tricks like these, back in the oldSNES days, son.

c) Use Rikku's mix, Eccentric and Hot Spurs. Using one, or both, of thesemix results, will DRASTICALLY increase your AP. Try it, and see for yourself.

d) Cut down the amount of times you hit Don Tonberry. Try hitting Don Tonberryless times, if you are already gaining enough AP for 99 Sphere Levels. You

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might only need to hit him two or three times to gain 99 Sphere Levels in onebattle. Toy with it.

e) Using [SOS Overdrive], [Double Overdrive], or [Double AP] instead of thetrue, recommend abilities will seriously hurt this trick. If you use any ofthose abilities, you may have to hit Don Tonberry a lot more times in battle,resulting in a lot more damage being dealt. I strongly recommend that you donot use [SOS Overdrive], in any case.

f) Using [Double AP] with [Triple AP] cancels out [Double AP]. Don't bother.The same thing applies to overdrives.. [Triple Overdrive] cancels any other,weaker overdrive setting such as [SOS Overdrive] or [Double Overdrive].

There you have it. A complete explanation and detail of the AP trick thatmany games so often use. Make sure your overdrives are set correctly. Makesure your weapons are set correctly. I cannot tell you how many times that isthe simple cause of error in this trick.

OopsImABlueWaffle suggests this trick, as an alternative, in case your HP istoo high for the other trick to work:

"Get the AP Weapon. Have your characters learn Loner overdrive. Go into theSunken Cave to battle a Magic Urn. Have two members escape and then cast Hasteon your remaing party member. Sit back and read a book or something whilecontinuously mashing Triangle. Magic Urn never attacks, so you can do thisfor as long as you like until you get 99 S-lvls."

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In Final Fantasy X, this is not the case. Feeding items to Magic Urns doesnothing, so don't waste your items or your time.

Magic Urns have 999,999 HP. They can be defeated with only one attack,Yojimbo's Zanmato.

Defeating them gives you nothing, however. NOTHING. Not a single point of APor even an item.

I recommend Fleeing from Magic Urn whenever you run into them. They cannotbe captured. To "attack" the urn, choose one of its "eyes" and then hope forthe best. You will be rewarded an item if you choose the correct eye.

Says Hikensasameyuki:

"There is absolutely no evidence to indicate that there is a 1/5 chance ofcorrectly choosing an eye. The most popular current theory supports aprogressive probability of success based on the number of eyes alreadycorrectly chosen, thus increasing the difficulty of winning the 'seven prizesin all, while supplies last.' This would be something like 4/5 for the firsttwo choices, 3/5 for the third and fourth, 2/5 for the fifth and sixth, and

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finally 1/5 for the final choice."

Items you could get from a succesful attack:

Phoenix Down, Lunar Curtain, Ether, Elixir, Silver Hourglass

If you choose the wrong eye, which you will do most of the time, the urn willexplode, dealing damage to your party. This damage is done in relation to yourMagic Defense, so if you have a high Magic Defense stat, you should be alright.

I'd really like to thank Hikensasameyuki for keeping me in check with myinformation. He provided a lot of corrections to some of my statements.Thanks a lot.

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There are seventeen overdrive modes. Each one is covered here:

=====Stoic=====Description: Receive damage from enemy

Obtain It: Automatically available on all characters

Meter Increment: Damage Received x 30 / Maximum HP

Quickly Learn: Automatically available on all characters

=======Warrior=======Description: Deal damage to enemy, without items or overdrives

Obtain It: Tidus 150 attacks Yuna 200 attacks Wakka 160 attacks Lulu 300 attacks Kimahri 120 attacks Auron 100 attacks Rikku 140 attacks

Meter Increment: Damage Dealt x 10 / Expected Damage .. (maximum is 16)

Quickly Learn: Attack weak, high HP enemies. Heal them and yourself.

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Keep doing this until you gain the Warrior mode.

======Healer======Description: Heal ally HP

Obtain It: Tidus 80 turns of healing allies Yuna 60 turns of healing allies Wakka 110 turns of healing allies Lulu 170 turns of healing allies Kimahri 100 turns of healing allies Auron 200 turns of healing allies Rikku 170 turns of healing allies

Meter Increment: Amount Healed x 16 / Ally Healed Maxmimum HP

Quickly Learn: Get into a battle with a weaker enemy. Cast Slow on the enemies and then Haste on your party members. Have each member constantly using Pray. If you use Cure, make sure you do not run out of MP.

=======Comrade=======Description: Ally attacked by enemy

Obtain It: Tidus 300 turns of allies being attacked Yuna 240 turns of allies being attacked Wakka 100 turns of allies being attacked Lulu 100 turns of allies being attacked Kimahri 100 turns of allies being attacked Auron 220 turns of allies being attacked Rikku 100 turns of allies being attacked

Meter Increment: Damage Received x 20 / Ally Maxmimum HP

Quickly Learn: Get into a battle with a weaker, yet quick enemy. Have the characters not learning Comrade Provoke the enemy. Haste the enemy and Slow your party. Let your allies get hurt, healing them as needed.

======Slayer======Description: Defeat an enemy

Obtain It: Tidus 100 enemies defeated Yuna 110 enemies defeated Wakka 90 enemies defeated Lulu 130 enemies defeated Kimahri 120 enemies defeated Auron 80 enemies defeated Rikku 200 enemies defeated

Meter Increment: 20% of meter

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Quickly Learn: Continuously slaughter weaker enemies.

======Victor======Description: Win a battle while in active three person party

Obtain It: Tidus 120 victories while active Yuna 150 victories while active Wakka 160 victories while active Lulu 200 victories while active Kimahri 120 victories while active Auron 200 victories while active Rikku 140 victories while active

Meter Increment: 20% of meter

Quickly Learn: Continuously slaughter weaker enemies.

=========Tactician=========Description: Inflict any negative status on enemy

Obtain It: Tidus 75 successful status inflictions Yuna 100 successful status inflictions Wakka 80 successful status inflictions Lulu 75 successful status inflictions Kimahri 60 successful status inflictions Auron 110 successful status inflictions Rikku 90 successful status inflictions

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Battle weak, high HP enemies. Continuously inflict different status effects, like Armor Break, Poison, Sleep, Silence, etc. Use Esuna to heal the enemy when finished, so you can continue to inflict more status changes.

====Hero====Description: Defeat enemy by 20x expected damage or at least 10,000 HP

Obtain It: Tidus 50 enemies defeated by described conditions Yuna 50 enemies defeated by described conditions Wakka 50 enemies defeated by described conditions Lulu 70 enemies defeated by described conditions Kimahri 45 enemies defeated by described conditions Auron 40 enemies defeated by described conditions Rikku 50 enemies defeated by described conditions

Meter Increment: 20% of meter

Quickly Learn: Once you have [Break Damage Limit], continually slaughter weaker enemies. Personally, I find Slayer overdrive much better, because you don't need to kill an enemy by so much

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to get a 20% charge.

====Ally====Description: On character turn

Obtain It: Tidus 600 turns Yuna 500 turns Wakka 350 turns Lulu 480 turns Kimahri 300 turns Auron 450 turns Rikku 320 turns

Meter Increment: 4% of meter

Quickly Learn: Battle a weak enemy. Cast Slowga on the enemies and Hastega on your party. Repeatedly defend (using Triangle) until Ally overdrive mode is learned.

=========Daredevil=========Description: On character turn while in critical HP

Obtain It: Tidus 170 turns while in critical HP Yuna 90 turns while in critical HP Wakka 140 turns while in critical HP Lulu 150 turns while in critical HP Kimahri 200 turns while in critical HP Auron 260 turns while in critical HP Rikku 110 turns while in critical HP

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Battle a weak enemy. Cast Slowga on the enemies and Hastega on your party. Cast Demi on your party until all characters' HP is critical (yellow). Defend (using Triangle) until Daredevil overdrive mode is learned.

=====Loner=====Description: On character turn while alone in battle, others dead/fled

Obtain It: Tidus 60 turns alone in battle Yuna 180 turns alone in battle Wakka 110 turns alone in battle Lulu 45 turns alone in battle Kimahri 090 turns alone in battle Auron 35 turns alone in battle Rikku 170 turns alone in battle

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Battle a weak enemy. Have two party members escape,

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leaving you alone. Cast Haste on your lone party member. The lone party member should constantly defend, or heal as needed to remain alive. Be careful not to get a Game Over.

======Coward======Description: Escape or Flee from battle

Obtain It: Tidus 600 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Yuna 900 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Wakka 400 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Lulu 980 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Kimahri 700 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Auron 1000 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works Rikku 450 times Flee or Escape is chosen and works

Meter Increment: 10% of meter

Quickly Learn: Continually battle a weaker enemy. Escape using Flee. Using Flee with the character who chose the command in addition to the other two allies that escape.

======Dancer======Description: Evade an enemy attack

Obtain It: Tidus 250 enemy attacks evaded Yuna 200 enemy attacks evaded Wakka 200 enemy attacks evaded Lulu 300 enemy attacks evaded Kimahri 130 enemy attacks evaded Auron 200 enemy attacks evaded Rikku 200 enemy attacks evaded

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Continually battle weak, low accuracy enemies. Use Reflex. Haste enemy, Slowga your party. Enemy should continually attack, and miss, your party members until they learn Dancer overdrive mode. Be sure to always Reflex each turn.

====Rook====Description: Reduce or nullify enemy status or elemental attack

Obtain It: Tidus 120 status/element attacks reduced Yuna 110 status/element attacks reduced Wakka 120 status/element attacks reduced Lulu 120 status/element attacks reduced Kimahri 120 status/element attacks reduced Auron 120 status/element attacks reduced Rikku 120 status/element attacks reduced

Meter Increment: 10% of meter

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Quickly Learn: Battle Water Flans over and over again. Continually cast Nul-Tide to block all water attacks until Rook overdrive mode is learned. Use Haste and Slow as needed.

========Sufferer========Description: On character turn while still under negative status

Obtain It: Tidus 100 turns under negative status Yuna 80 turns under negative status Wakka 100 turns under negative status Lulu 110 turns under negative status Kimahri 130 turns under negative status Auron 120 turns under negative status Rikku 90 turns under negative status

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Become dark, cursed, or another non-damaging status against a weak enemy. Cast Hastega on your party and continually defend until Victim overdrive is learned.

======Victim======Description: Receive negative status from enemy

Obtain It: Tidus 120 turns of receiving negative status Yuna 100 turns of receiving negative status Wakka 110 turns of receiving negative status Lulu 130 turns of receiving negative status Kimahri 100 turns of receiving negative status Auron 160 turns of receiving negative status Rikku 125 turns of receiving negative status

Meter Increment: 16% of meter

Quickly Learn: Find an enemy that continually casts status magic on you, and let him attack you over and over. Make sure you can survive the effects.

=======Avenger=======Description: Ally killed by enemy

Obtain It: Tidus 100 allies killed while in active party Yuna 80 allies killed while in active party Wakka 100 allies killed while in active party Lulu 150 allies killed while in active party Kimahri 100 allies killed while in active party Auron 120 allies killed while in active party Rikku 90 allies killed while in active party

Meter Increment: 30% of meter

Quickly Learn: Fight a tough enemy that can only kill/damage one ally at a

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time. Careful to avoid the Game Over screen!

That is all seventeen overdrive modes! If you know a faster way to gain aparticular overdrive, please e-mail it to me.

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================Tidus: Swordplay================Tidus's overdrives are all basically sword attacks, with a neat surprise thrownin for extra damage. To deal the most damage with his attacks, stop the movingcursor as quickly as you can on the center piece. Tidus learns new attacks byusing his old ones, succsessful or not.

Spiral Cut==========Spiral Cut is Tidus's default overdrive. You basically just swing your swordand damage one enemy.

Slice and Dice==============Learn Slice and Dice by unleashing ten Sprial Cut overdrives. Slice and Dicemuch better than Spiral Cut; you get six sword slashes, hitting one enemyeach time with a slash.

Energy Rain===========Energy Rain is more powerful than Slice and Dice, but it is not as effectiveagainst bosses. To learn Energy Rain, perform twenty more overdrives withTidus, for a total of thirty overdrives performed. Energy Rain will deal a lotof damage to all enemies in one hit. Slice and Dice will hit for six times,a better solution to bosses.

Blitz Ace=========Tidus's ultimate overdrive is Bltiz Ace, learned after you perform fifty moreoverdrives, raising Tidus's total to eighty. Blitz Ace unleashes eight slashesagainst the enemies and then tops it off with a blitzball kick at one enemy.Once your stats are maxed, Blitz Ace is the second best overdrive in the game,behind Wakka's Attack Reels.

==================Yuna: Grand Summon==================The Grand Summon overdrive is extremely useful early in the game. Yuna willsummon an aeon and that summoned aeon will have a full overdrive meter! If the

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aeon already had a full metter, then he will have two full meters. Very cool.

============Wakka: Slots============Wakka's overdrives are much like those of Setzer or Tifa, but they have beenrefined. The most important thing to remember: you have a lot of time. Takeyour time and line the slots up correctly. To learn more overdrives for Wakka,you must win Blitzball League and Tournament games. Wakka does not need to beplaying on your blitzball team to learn them, however.

Element Reels=============Wakka's basic overdrive attack is Element Reels. By matching up the correctslots, you can unleash an attack of fire, ice, water, or lightning on allenemies. Lining up two out of the three correct slots, you'll only hit onefiend with your attack.

Attack Reels============The best attack in the game, Wakka's second overdrive! To gain this overdrive,you must win it as a prize in a random Blitzball Tournament.

You get one hit on the enemy for every "Single Hit" you line up, and two hitson the enemy for every "Double Hit". You'll get not hits for "Miss". If youhappen to line up three of the same items, you'll double your attacks. Readthese examples if you're having trouble understanding:

SINGLE SINGLE MISS causes two hits, because 1 + 1 + 0 = 2

SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE causes six hits, because 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 (x2 for match)

DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE causes five hits, because 2 + 1 + 2 = 5

DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE causes twelve hits, because 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 (x2 for match)

When Wakka hits for twelve hits, it is the best overdrive in the game. Be sureto get it down, and you'll be doing a lot of damage.

Status Reels============Once you've been in a total of 250 battles with fiends, Status Reels couldbecome a random Blitzball League Prize. Status Reels has the possibility ofinflicting different negative status effects.

Aurochs Reels=============Once you've been in a total of 450 battles with fiends, Aurochs Reels couldbecome a random Blitzball League Prize. Aurochs Reels will hit all enemies fora massive amount of damage, one time, if you line up the blinking items. Toincrease the amount of blinking items, and therefore increasing your chancesof lining them up correctly, you must have Besaid Aurochs on your blitzballteam, including Tidus, Wakka, Datto, Letty, Jassu, Botta, and Keepa. AttackReels still has better potential, because it hits TWELVE times, not just one. �

==========Lulu: Fury==========Lulu's overdrive is dependent entirely on what Black Magic she currently has at

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her disposal. Her Fury attacks do not use MP to run, and they can be used evenwhile she is Silenced. Fury attacks can not be reflected, either, which isvery nice.

With all those good points, there are bad points. Each Fury spell is about 1/3as strong as a normal spell, which means you'll have to hit for THREE Furyattacks just to break even. You'll need seven Fury attacks for the overdriveto be worth more a doublecast of your spell.

Lulu's Magic stat directly affects how easy it is to spin the right analogstick to unleash Fury, so be sure to raise her Magic. These are all of theFury attacks that you can unleash:

Unique Magic============Death (possible instant death on enemies)Bio (possible poison on enemies)Drain (steals HP from enemies)Osmose (steals MP from enemies)

Weak Magic==========FireThunderWaterBlizzard

Average Magic=============FiraThundaraWateraBizzara

Powerful Magic==============FiragaThundagaWatergaBlizzaga

Extreme Magic=============Flare (powerful non-elemental damage to one enemy)Ultima (powerful non-elemental damage to all enemies)

===================Kimahri: Ronso Rage===================Ronso Rage is so complicated, it has its own section. Please see Chapter One'ssection, dedicated entirely to Ronso Rage attacks!

==============Auron: Bushido==============All of Auron's attacks are learned by collecting Jecht Spheres. Check outChapter Two of this guide for all the details.

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==========Rikku: Mix==========Rikku can mix and match two different items to create a unique attack. Thereare sixty-four mixes to obtain. Check out Rikku's own chapter on mixes.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twenty-Four: Rikku's Mix <ID024>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Rikku's overdrive allows you to Mix two items together for a unique result.Most of the best mixes require rare or expensive items to mix, so be sure tomix wisely. Here are all of her mixes, and the least expensive ways to obtaineach. For the best mixes, such as Eccentric, I've included every possibilityyou can use.

If you don't know where to get a certain item, such as Chocobo Feather or aMusk, check out the Rare Items section of this guide. The Rare Items sectionwill tell you where to get most of the items I'll tell you to use.

I strongly recommend you stocking 99 Potions, 99 Maps, 99 Softs, etc. Theseitems are extremely cheap, but they are vital to mixes.

=============Abaddon Flame=============- all enemies- fire damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Fire Gem + MuskFire Gem + Sleep PowerFire Gem + Chocobo Feather

==========Aqua Toxin==========- all enemies- water damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Fish Scale + Sleep PowderFish Scale + Chocobo FeatherDragon Scale + Sleep Powder

==========Black Hole==========- all enemies

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- HP reduced to 1/16th

All Possibilities:

Shadow Gem + AmuletShadow Gem + Door To TomorrowShadow Gem + Gambler's SpiritShadow Gem + PendulumShadow Gem + Underdog's SecretShadow Gem + Wings To DisocveryShadow Gem + Winning Formula

=========Black Ice=========- all enemies- ice damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Arctic Wind + Sleep PowderArctic Wind + Chocobo FeatherArctic Wind + Musk

============Blaster Mine============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- status effects- three bursts of weak damage

Antidote + GrenadeSoft + GrenadePower Sphere + Musk

=========Brimstone=========- all enemies- fire damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Bomb Fragment + Sleep PowderBomb Core + Sleep PowderBomb Core + Musk

============Burning Soul============- all enemies- fire damage- status effects- nine bursts of small damage

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Fire Gem + Level 1 Key SphereBomb Fragment + PendulumBomb Fragment + Underdog's Secret

=============Calamity Bomb=============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- status effects- medium damage

Grenade + PendulumLevel 1 Key Sphere + MuskLevel 1 Key Sphere + Dream Powder

=============Chaos Grenade=============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- status effects- large damage

Pendulum + PendulumPendulum + MuskPetrify Grenade + Winning Formula

============Cluster Bomb============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- large damage

Arctic Wind + Shining GemFish Scale + Blessed GemFrag Grenade + Pendulum

=========Dark Rain=========- all enemies- water damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Dragon Scale + Dream PowderWater Gem + Chocobo FeatherWater Gem + Musk

=========Eccentric=========- all allies

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- overdrive guage increments twice as fast- can work in conjunction with [SOS Overdrive], [Double Overdrive], or [Triple Overdrive], allowing overdrive meter to fill much, much faster

All Possibilities:

Amulet + AmuletAmulet + Door To TomorrowAmulet + ElixirAmulet + Gambler's SpiritAmulet + Mana TabletAmulet + Mana TonicAmulet + Mega ElixirAmulet + Stamina TonicAmulet + Three StarsAmulet + Twin StarsAmulet + Underdog's SecretAmulet + Wings To DiscoveryDoor To Tomorrow + ElixirDoor To Tomorrow + Mana TabletDoor To Tomorrow + Mana TonicDoor To Tomorrow + Mega ElixirDoor To Tomorrow + PendulumDoor To Tomorrow + Stamina TonicDoor To Tomorrow + Three StarsDoor To Tomorrow + Twin StarsElixir + Dark MatterGambler's Spirit + ElixirGambler's Spirit + Mana TabletGambler's Spirit + Mana TonicGambler's Spirit + PendulumGambler's Spirit + Stamina TonicGambler's Spirit + Three StarsGambler's Spirit + Twin StarsMega Elixir + Accuracy SphereMega Elixir + Agility SphereMega Elixir + Attribute SphereMega Elixir + Black Magic SphereMega Elixir + Clear SphereMega Elixir + Dark MatterMega Elixir + Defense SphereMega Elixir + Evasion SphereMega Elixir + Friend SphereMega Elixir + Gambler's SpiritMega Elixir + HP SphereMega Elixir + Level 1 Key SphereMega Elixir + Level 2 Key SphereMega Elixir + Level 3 Key SphereMega Elixir + Level 4 Key SphereMega Elixir + Magic Defense SphereMega Elixir + Magic SphereMega Elixir + Mana TabletMega Elixir + Mana TonicMega Elixir + Master SphereMega Elixir + MP SphereMega Elixir + PendulumMega Elixir + Return SphereMega Elixir + Skill SphereMega Elixir + Special SphereMega Elixir + Stamina Tablet

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Mega Elixir + Stamina TonicMega Elixir + Strength SphereMega Elixir + Teleport SphereMega Elixir + Three StarsMega Elixir + Twin StarsMega Elixir + Underdog's SecretMega Elixir + Warp SphereMega Elixir + White Magic SphereMega Elixir + Wings To DiscoveryMega Elixir + Winning FormulaUnderdog's Secret + ElixirUnderdog's Secret + Mana TonicUnderdog's Secret + PendulumUnderdog's Secret + Stamina TonicUnderdog's Secret + Three StarsUnderdog's Secret + Twin StarsWings To Discovery + ElixirWings To Discovery + Mana TabletWings To Discovery + Mana TonicWings To Discovery + PendulumWings To Discovery + Stamina TonicWings To Discovery + Three StarsWings To Discovery + Twin StarsWinning Formula + ElixirWinning Formula + Mana TabletWinning Formula + Mana TonicWinning Formula + PendulumWinning Forumla + Stamina TonicWinning Formula + Twin Stars

============Electroshock============- all enemies- thunder damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Electro Marble + Sleep PowderElectro Marble + Chocobo FeatherLightning Marble + Musk

======Elixir======- one ally- fully heal HP/MP

Antidote + Power SphereSoft + Power SphereEyedrop + Power Sphere

============Final Elixir============- all allies- also revives any dead allies, first

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- partial heal HP/MP- heal status effects

Potion + Dark MatterHigh Potion + AmuletEyedrop + Three Stars

==========Fire Storm==========- all enemies- fire damage- six bursts of small damage

Antidote + Fire GemAl Bhed Potion + Bomb CoreFire Gem + Fire Gem

===========Flash Flood===========- all enemies- water damage- six bursts of weak damage

Antidote + Water GemAl Bhed Potion + Fish ScaleGrenade + Grenade

============Frag Grenade============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- weak damage

Power Sphere + Power SphereMana Sphere + Mana SphereAbility Sphere + Ability Sphere

=======Freedom=======- one ally- all MP costs are 0

All Possibilities:

Ether + Farplane WindEther + Mega PhoenixEther + Remedy

=========Freedom X=========

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- one allies- all MP costs are 0

All Possibilities:

Potion + Twin StarsEther + MuskFire Gem + Twin Stars

=======Grenade=======- all enemies- non-elemental damage- weak damage

Bomb Fragment + Anarctic WindFire Gem + Ice GemLightning Gem + Water Gem

===============Hazardous Shell===============- all enemies- non-elemental damage- status effects- weak damage

Grenade + Healing WaterGrenade + MapDream Powder + Musk

============Heat Blaster============- all enemies- fire damage- five bursts of weak damage

Fire Gem + MapFire Gem + Arctic WindAntidote + Bomb Core

==========Hero Drink==========- one ally- high critical hit rate

All Possibilities:

Potion + Designer WalletPotion + Fortune SpherePotion + Luck Sphere

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=========Hot Spurs=========- one ally- overdrive guage increments twice as fast- can work in conjunction with [SOS Overdrive], [Double Overdrive], or [Triple Overdrive], allowing overdrive meter to fill much, much faster

Elixir + PendulumFire Gem + Three StarsWater Gem + Three Stars

==========Hyper Mana==========- all allies- double maximum MP, Focus

Potion + Mana TabletPotion + Mana TonicWater Gem + Mana Tonic

==============Hyper Mighty G==============- all allies- Protect, Shell, Haste, Regen, Auto-Life

All Possibilities:

Chocobo Wing + AmuletChocobo Wing + Door To TomorrowChocobo Wing + Gambler's SpiritChocobo Wing + PendulumChocobo Wing + Underdog's SecretChocobo Wing + Wings To DiscoveryChocobo Wing + Winning FormulaHealing Spring + AmuletHealing Spring + Door To TomorrowHealing Spring + Gambler's SpiritHealing Spring + PendulumHealing Spring + Underdog's SecretHealing Spring + Wings To DiscoveryHealing Spring + Winning FormulaLight Curtain + AmuletLight Curtain + Door To TomorrowLight Curtain + Gambler's SpiritLight Curtain + PendulumLight Curtain + Underdog's SecretLight Curtain + Wings To DiscoveryLight Curtain + Winning FormulaLunar Curtain + AmuletLunar Curtain + Door To TomorrowLunar Curtain + Gambler's SpiritLunar Curtain + PendulumLunar Curtain + Underdog's SecretLunar Curtain + Wings To DiscoveryLunar Curtain + Winning Formula

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Star Curtain + AmuletStar Curtain + Door To TomorrowStar Curtain + Gambler's SpiritStar Curtain + PendulumStar Curtain + Underdog's SecretStar Curtain + Wings To DiscoveryStar Curtain + Winning Formula

=============Hyper Nul-All=============- all allies- Cheer, Focus, Nul-Blaze, Nul-Shock, Nul-Tide, Nul-Frost

Lunar Curtain + Mana SpringMana Spring + Mana SpringHypello Potion + Hypello Potion

==============Hyper Vitality==============- all allies- double maximum HP, Cheer Potion + Stamina TonicSoft + Stamina TonicAntidote + Stamina Tonic

=======Icefall=======- all enemies- ice damage- six bursts of weak damage

Ice Gem + AntidoteIce Gem + Echo ScreenIce Gem + Soft

======Krysta======- all enemies- ice damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Arctic Wind + Dream PowderIce Gem + Dream PowderIce Gem + Musk

==============Lightning Bolt==============- all enemies

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- ice damage- status effects- nine bursts of weak damage

Electro Marble + AmuletElectro Marble + Gambler's SpiritLightning Gem + Teleport Sphere

====Mana====- one ally- double maximum MP

Ether + PotionEther + SoftEther + Power Sphere

===========Mega Elixir===========- all allies- fully heal HP/MP

Antidote + MuskEyedrop + MapSoft + Chocobo Feather

=========Mega Mana=========- all allies- double maximum MP

Ether + EtherEther + Ice GemEther + Map

============Mega Nul-All============- all allies- Nul-Blaze, Nul-Shock, Nul-Tide, Nul-Frost

High Potion + Fire GemDream Powder + Light CurtainMap + Lunar Curtain

============Mega Phoenix============- all allies- revives any dead allies to half HP

Phoenix Down + Phoenix Down

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Phoenix Down + PotionPhoenix Down + Grenade

=============Mega Vitality=============- all allies- double maximum HP

Potion + Three StarsPotion + Stamina TabletMap + Stamina Tablet

========Mighty G========- all allies- Protect, Shell, Haste

Al Bhed Potion + MuskPower Distiller + Power DistillerRemedy + Light Curtain

===========Mighty Wall===========- all allies- Protect, Shell

Antidote + Light CurtainPower Sphere + Power DistillerSoft + Lunar Curtain

=============Miracle Drink=============- all allies- high critical hit rate

Luck Sphere + EtherLuck Sphere + Chocobo FeatherFortune Sphere + Fire Gem

==========Nega Burst==========- all enemies- HP reduced to 1/16th

Shadow Gem + MapShadow Gem + GrenadeShadow Gem + Fire Gem

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Nul-All=======- one ally- Nul-Blaze, Nul-Shock, Nul-Tide, Nul-Frost

Potion + Bomb CorePotion + Fire GemPhoenix Down + Fire Gem

=======Panacea=======- all allies- heal status

Potion + AntidotePotion + SoftPotion + Eyedrop

=========Pineapple=========- all enemies- medium damage

Map + Power DistillerMap + Power SphereFish Scale + Fire Gem

=============Potato Masher=============- all enemies- large damage

Fire Gem + Dragon ScaleWater Gem + Arctic WindMap + Rename Card

============Quartet of 9============- one ally- all actions become worth 9999 (see Trio of 9999 Chapter Twenty-Five for more information about how this works)

Water Gem + PendulumFire Gem + Gambler's SpiritBomb Core + Amulet

===============Rolling Thunder==============- all enemies- thunder damage

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- six bursts of weak damage

Lightning Gem + AntidoteLightning Gem + SoftElecto Marble + Healing Water

===========Snow Flurry===========- all enemies- ice damage- five bursts of weak damage

Soft + Arctic WindEyedrop + Antarctic WindMap + Anarctic Wind

============Super Elixir============- all allies- fully heal HP/MP and status

Potion + Winning FormulaPotion + Supreme GemPotion + Pendulum

==============Super Mighty G==============- all allies- Protect, Shell, Haste, Regen

Chocobo Feather + MapChocobo Feather + MuskLight Curtain + Light Curtain

=========Supernova=========- all enemies- non-elemental damage- two hits of 9999

Dark Matter + Fire GemDark Matter + AmuletThree Stars + Three Stars

=======Tallboy=======- all enemies- non-elemental damage- large damage

Grenade + Gambler's Spirit

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Dream Powder + Supreme GemTeleport Sphere + Pendulum

============Thunderblast============- all enemies- thunder damage- status effects- three bursts of large damage

Dream Powder + Lightning MarbleDream Powder + Lightning GemMusk + Lightning Gem

===========Thunderbolt===========- all enemies- thunder damage- five bursts of weak damage

Electro Marble + AntidoteElectro Marble + MapLightning Marble + Soft

==========Tidal Wave==========- all enemies- water damage- nine bursts of weak damage

Fish Scale + Door To TomorrowFish Scale + PendulumWater Gem + Teleport Sphere

============Trio of 9999============- all allies- all actions become worth 9999 (see Trio of 9999 Chapter Twenty-Five for more information about how this works)

See Chapter Twenty-Five about Trio of 9999 for a complete guide to this awesomemix, including every possibility on how to make it. Perfect for those tryingto complete a No Sphere Grid Game.

==========Ultra Cure==========- all allies- fully heal HP, status

Sleep Powder + Power Distiller

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Musk + Power DistillerPoison Fang + Power Distiller

=============Ultra Nul-All=============- all allies- Nul-Blaze, Nul-Shock, Nul-Tide, Nul-Frost- all stats boosted

Chocobo Feather + Healing WaterChocobo Feather + Tetra ElementalMusk + Healing Spring

============Ultra Potion============- all allies- fully heal HP

Potion + PotionPotion + MapPotion + Grenade

========Vitality========- one ally- double maximum HP

High Potion + High PotionX-Potion + X-PotionX-Potion + High Potion

=========Waterfall=========- all enemies- water damage- five bursts of weak damage

Fish Scale + AntidoteDragon Scale + SoftWater Gem + Electo Marble

============Winter Storm============- all enemies- ice damage- nine bursts of weak damage

Anarctic Wind + AmuletAnarctic Wind + Gambler's SpiritIce Gem + Teleport Sphere

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That covers all SIXTY-FOUR of Rikku's mixes. If you don't have the items tomix, check out the Rare Items chapter of this guide. Most of the items canbe bought, so stock up on the cheap ones like Grenade, Potion, Eye Drop, etc.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twenty-Five: Trio of 9999 <ID025>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Rikku's overdrive allows you to Mix two items together, for wacky and oftenunbelievable results. One of these results is Trio of 9999.

Trio of 9999, defined: When cast on your characters, every action yourcharacter is boosted up to do 9999 HP worth of healing or damage. It will notlower your power, though, so if you are doing more than 9999 damage, you willstill do more.

Let's look at some examples.

Example One: Tidus normally attacks for 7000 damage. Rikku casts Trio of 9999on the party, so Tidus now does 9999 damage for the rest of the battle.

Example Two: Yuna's Pray usually heals 1200 HP. Rikku casts Trio of 9999 onthe party, so now Yuna's Pray heals 9999 HP to all allies.

Example Three: Auron normally attacks for 23,000 damage. Rikku casts Trio of9999 on the party. Auron continues to do 23,000 damage.

Example Four: Kimahri has the USE command. Rikku casts Trio of 9999 on theparty. When Kimahri uses the next Al Bhed Potion, it will heal for 9999 HP.

Example Five: Wakka is ready to use his Attack Reels. Rikku casts Trio of 9999on the party. Each of Wakka's hits from the Attack Reels now do 9999 damage.

Example Six: Lulu is ready to use a Phoenix Down to revive Tidus. Rikku castsTrio of 9999 on the party. Lulu uses a Phoenix Down, reviving Tidus andhealing him 9999 HP. Tidus does not have Trio of 9999 status on him, however,because he was dead while it was casted.

That should perfectly illustrate what Trio of 9999 can do. Now, you may bewondering what you have to mix to obtain this amazing status. Well, read thenext list. Mix any of these combinations together to cast Trio of 9999 on theentire active party. The rare items are generally listed first.

If you die, all effects are negated. Neoflip02, thanks.

These are all the combinations:

Amulet + Blessed GemAmulet + Level 3 Key SphereAmulet + Level 4 Key SphereAmulet + Shining Gem

Dark Matter + Arctic WindDark Matter + Bomb CoreDark Matter + Dragon Scale

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Dark Matter + Farplane ShadowDark Matter + Farplane WindDark Matter + Lightning MarbleDark Matter + Mana TabletDark Matter + Mana TonicDark Matter + PendulumDark Matter + Stamina TabletDark Matter + Stamina TonicDark Matter + Twin Stars

Door to Tomorrow + Blessed GemDoor to Tomorrow + Door to TomorrowDoor to Tomorrow + Gambler's SpiritDoor to Tomorrow + Level 3 Key SphereDoor to Tomorrow + Level 4 Key SphereDoor to Tomorrow + Shining GemDoor to Tomorrow + Underdog's SecretDoor to Tomorrow + Wings to DiscoveryDoor to Tomorrow + Winning Formula

Gambler's Spirit + Blessed GemGambler's Spirit + Blessed GemGambler's Spirit + Gambler's SpiritGambler's Spirit + Level 3 Key SphereGambler's Spirit + Level 4 Key SphereGambler's Spirit + Shining Gem

Master Sphere + Blessed GemMaster Sphere + Shining GemMaster Sphere + Supreme Gem

Pendulum + Blessed GemPendulum + Level 3 Key SpherePendulum + Level 4 Key SpherePendulum + Shining GemPendulum + Supreme Gem

Underdog's Secret + Blessed GemUnderdog's Secret + Level 3 Key SphereUnderdog's Secret + Level 4 Key SphereUnderdog's Secret + Shining Gem

Warp Sphere + Blessed GemWarp Sphere + Shining Gem

Wings to Discovery + Blessed GemWings to Discovery + Level 3 Key SphereWings to Discovery + Level 4 Key SphereWings to Discovery + Shining GemWings to Discovery + Wings to Discovery

Winning Formula + Blessed GemWinning Formula + Level 3 Key SphereWinning Formula + Level 4 Key SphereWinning Formula + Shining Gem

That is every possible mix to get Trio of 9999.

Now, for some frequently asked questions:

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Q: Where can I get Dark Matter?A: Read the Dark Matter section of this guide.

Q: Can I do Trio of 9999 on a No Sphere Grid game?A: Yes. In fact, it's mandatory at some points in the game.

Q: I mixed _____ and _____ but I got something else.A: Send me an e-mail, and I'll check into it. But generally, these should be all correct. Chances are you just messed up selecting the items.

Q: Does Trio of 9999 work for Overdrives?A: Yes. See examples above.

So there you have it. Everything possible about the Trio of 9999.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twenty-Six: Rare Items <ID026>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯This chapter will explain in detail how to get any item you could possibly needfor Rikku's mixes, customizing your weapons and armor, or simply for useagainst a powerful boss. This list will not tell you what bosses drop whatitems--this will only tell you RELIABLE places to get each item. Bosses canonly be fought once, so listing them here is simply a waste of time. Likewise,if you can steal an item, it is cheaper and more efficient to do so thanbribing for that item. If you don't like the methods listed below, check outan Item List FAQ.

Please note:

You must purchase Power Distillers, Mana Distillers, Speed Distillers, andAbility Distillers, they can not be stolen or bribed. Use those purchasedDistillers to take whatever sphere you want from Kottos (Monster Arena). Ifyou overkill Kottos, after he has been fed a Distiller, he will drop 40spheres!

================Valuable Spheres================These spheres allow you to fill in a blank node on the Sphere Grid with a newnode, such as HP+300 or Strength+4. All of the enemies that drop these veryspecial spheres are found at the Monster Arena, and they need to be unlockedbefore you can battle them. Sometimes, instead of the designated sphere, amonster will drop Dark Matter. If that happens, just fight him again until youget the sphere you need.

Clear Sphere purchase from Monster Arena owner for 10,000 gil each after capturing five of ever monster

HP Sphere dropped by Ironclad, x2 for overkill

MP Sphere dropped by Vidatu, x2 for overkill

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Strength Sphere dropped by Juggernaut, x2 for overkill

Defense Sphere dropped by Tanket, x2 for overkill

Magic Sphere dropped by Jumbo Flan, x2 for overkill

Magic Defense Sphere dropped by One-Eye, x2 for overkill

Luck Sphere dropped by Greater Sphere , x2 for overkill

Evasion Sphere dropped by Pteryx, x2 for overkill

Accuracy Sphere dropped by Hornet, x2 for overkill

Fortune Sphere dropped by Earth Eater, x2 for overkill

Master Sphere ten rewarded one time for unlocking Nemesis, only ten can be obtained because this is the only way to get Master Spheres

===============Specialty Items===============These items cannot be used in battle, but they are usually the most importantparts of Rikku's mixes or armor customizes.

Amulet dropped by Stratavis (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Designer Wallet rare steal from Cactuar King (Monster Arena) rare steal from Don Tonberry (Monster Arena) dropped by Catastrophe (Monster Arena)

Door To Tomorrow dropped by Bomb King (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Gambler's Spirit dropped by Ornitholestes (Monster Arena) steal from Earth Eater (Monster Arena) steal from Greater Sphere (Monster Arena) steal from Catastrophe (Monster Arena) steal from Th'uban (Monster Arena) steal from Neslug (Monster Arena) steal from Ultima Buster (Monster Arena) steal from Shinryu (Monster Arena)

Hypello Potion steal from Shred (Calm Lands) steal from Halma (Omega Ruins)

Map purchase for 50 gil

Musk steal from Ahriman (Mt. Gagazet)

Pendulum dropped by Neslug (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Rename Card dropped by Espada (Monster Arena) dropped by Ornitholestes (Monster Arena)

Shining Thorn steal from Dark Element (Sunken Cave)

Underdog's Secret dropped by Th'uban (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

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Wings To Discovery dropped by Shinryu (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Winning Formula dropped by Ultima Buster (Monster Arena)

===================Elemental Gems, Etc===================These items, such as Fire Gem, Anarctic Wind, or Electro Marble, are allextremely valuable items for mixes.

Anarctic Wind steal from White Element (Mi'ihen Highroad) steal from Snow Flan (Moonflow)

Arctic Wind steal from Chimera (Macalania Woods) steal from Ice Flan (Macalania Snowy)

Blessed Gem rare steal from Barbatos (Inside Sin's City) rare steal from One-Eye (Monster Arena) rare steal from Coerl Regina (Monster Arena) dropped by Cactuar King (Monster Arena)

Bomb Core bribe 17,000 gil Red Element (Djose Highroad) for 16

Bomb Fragment steal from Red Element (Djose Highroad)

Dragon Scale bribe 4,000 gil Splasher (Mt. Gagazet Ponds) for 4

Electro Marble steal from Yellow Element (Kilika Forest) steal from Gold Element (Thunder Plains) steal from Aerouge (Thunder Plains steal from Gandarewa (Moonflow)

Fire Gem steal from Flame Flan (Calm Lands) steal from Grenade (Mt. Gagazet) steal from Puroboros (Omega Ruins) steal from Bomb King (Monster Arena)

Fish Scale steal from Water Flan (Besaid) steal from Blue Element (Macalania Woods)

Ice Gem steal from Chimera Brain (Calm Lands)

Lightning Gem steal from Imp (Mt. Gagazet) steal from Vidatu (Monster Arena)

Lightning Marble steal from Yellow Element (Kilika) steal from Aerouge (Thunder Plains) steal from Chimera (Macalania Woods)

Shadow Gem steal from Sand Worm (Sanubia Desert) steal from Abyss Worm (Monster Arena)

Shining Gem steal from Coerl Regina (Monster Arena)

Supreme Gem dropped by Jormungand (Monster Arena)

Water Gem steal from Chimera Brain (Calm Lands) steal from Archelous (Mt. Gagazet Ponds)

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steal from Maelspike (Mt. Gagazet Ponds)

===================================Recovery and Status Enhancing Items===================================Most basic curative items can be purchased from various stores, but they canalso be stolen or dropped by enemies. This will list the easiest and cheapestway of gaining items like potions, ethers, etc.

Al Bhed Potion purchase from Rinn (Airship) for 2000 gil steal from almost any Machina monster

Antidote purchase for 50 gil

Chocobo Feather steal from Fenrir (Monster Arena) steal from Quactuar (Thunder Plains)

Chocobo Wing steal from Cactuar King (Monster Arena) rare steal from Cactuar (Sanubia Desert) rare steal from Fenrir (Monster Arena) rare steal from Ornitholestes (Monster Arena) bribe 360,000 gil Machea (Omega Ruins) for 60

Echo Screen purchase for 50 gil

Elixir bribe 124,000 gil YKT-11 (Zanarkand Temple) for 12

Ether steal from Behemoth (Mt. Gagazet Cavern)

Eyedrop purchase for 50 gil

Healing Spring steal from Behemoth King (Inside Sin's City) steal from Catableplas (Monster Arena) steal from Vorban (Monster Arena)

Healing Water steal from Adamantoise (Inside Sin's City)

High Potion purchase for 1000 gil

Holy Water purchase for 300 gil

Light Curtain dropped by Faufnir (Monster Arena), x40 for overkill

Lunar Curtain steal from Larvae (Thunder Plains) steal from One-Eye (Monster Arena) steal from Jumbo Flan (Monster Arena) steal from Juggernaut (Monster Arena)

Mana Spring steal from Master Tonberry (Omega Ruins) steal from Coerl (Calm Lands) steal from Chimerageist (Monster Arena)

Mana Tablet dropped by Abadon (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Mana Tonic rare steal from Vidatu (Monster Arena) rare steal from Great Malboro (Inside Sin's City)

Mega Elixir bribe 54,000 gil Xiphos (Macalania Woods) for 1

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Mega Phoenix bribe 8600 gil Alcyone (Sanubia Desert) for 2

Mega Potion rare steal Xiphos (Macalania Woods) rare steal Grendel (Mt. Gagazet)

Phoenix Down purchase for 300 gil

Potion purchase for 50 gil

Remedy purcahse for 1000 gil

Soft purchase for 50 gil

Soul Spring steal from Bashura (Mt. Gagazet)

Stamina Spring steal from Spirit (Omega Ruins) steal from Kottos (Monster Arena)

Stamina Tablet steal from Ogre (Calm Lands)

Stamina Tonic rare steal from Machae (Omega Ruins) rare steal from Catableplas (Monster Arena)

Star Curtain steal from Dark Flan (Mt. Gagazet Cavern) steal from Barbatos (Inside Sin's City) steal from Nega Elemental (Monster Arena)

Tetra Elemental rare steal from Master Tonberry (Omega Ruins)

Three Stars rare steal from Shinryu (Monster Arena) rare stel from Jormungand (Monster Arena)

Turbo Ether bribe 81,600 gil Thorn (Sunken Cave) for 16

Twin Stars rare steal from Nega Elemental (Monster Arena) dropped by Nega Elemental (Monster Arena)

X-Potion rare steal from Wendigo (Macalania Snowy)

=================Specialty Spheres=================There are many specialty spheres. They are never nescessary, but they can bequite useful. For example, a Black Magic Sphere allows you to activate anyBlack Magic node already activated by an ally.

Attribute Sphere bribe 200,000 gil Maelspike (Mt. Gagazet Ponds) for 1

Black Magic Sphere bribe 152,000 gil Black Element (Omega Ruins) for 2

Friend Sphere dropped by Vorban (Monster Arena), x2 for overkill

Return Sphere rare steal from Greater Sphere (Monster Arena)

Skill Sphere bribe 360,000 gil Zuu (Sanubia Desert) for 2

Special Sphere bribe 1,088,000 gil Adamantoise (Omega Ruins) for 1

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Teleport Sphere dropped by Sleep Sprout (Monster Arena)

Warp Sphere bribe 260,000 gil Master Coerl (Omega Ruins) for 1

White Magic Sphere bribe 256,000 gil Dark Flan (Mt. Gagazet Cavern) for 1

===============Offensive Items===============Offensive items can be used to inflict negative status effects or damage onenemies.

Candle of Life steal from Don Tonberry (Monster Arena)

Dark Matter (see Chapter Six for extensive information about this)

Dream Powder steal from Bandersnatch (Mt. Gagazet) steal from Skoll (Calm Lands)

Farplane Shadow steal from Wrait (Omega Ruins) steal from Master Coerl (Omega Ruins) steal from Espada (Monster Arena) steal from Coerl Regina (Monster Arena)

Farplane Wind steal from Varuna (Omega Ruins)

Frag Grenade steal from Splasher (Mt. Gagazet Ponds)

Gold Hourglass steal from Faufnir (Monster Arena)

Grenade purchase for 300 gil

Petrify Grenade steal from Basilisk (Djose Highroad) steal from Zaurus (Omega Ruins)

Poison Fang steal from Hornet (Monster Arena) steal from Sleep Sprout (Monster Arena) steal from Nebiros (Calm Lands)

Purifying Salt steal from Abadon (Monster Arena)

Silence Grenade steal from Exoray (Inside Sin) steal from Funguar (Moonflow)

Silver Hourglass bribe 8,900 gil Kusariqqu (Thunder Plains) for 20

Sleeping Powder steal from Sand Wolf (Sanubia Desert) steal from Snow Wolf (Macalania Snowy)

Smoke Bomb steal from Zuu (Sanubia Desert) steal from Pteryx (Monster Arena)

===========Key Spheres===========Key Spheres come in four levels. Each one unlocks its respective lock on theSphere Grid. Thanks to Casaclan for some good tips on this.

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Level 1 Key Sphere rare steal from Earth Eater (Monster Arena) dropped by Master Coerl (Omega Ruins)

Level 2 Key Sphere rare steal from Catastrophe (Monster Arena) dropped by Defender (Zanarkand Temple)

Level 3 Key Sphere rare steal from Ultima Buster (Monster Arena) dropped by Defender (Zanarkand Temple)

Level 4 Key Sphere bribe 196,000 gil Chimera Brain (Calm Lands) for 2

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Twenty-Seven: Yojimbo <ID027>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯A yojimbo, in Japanese, is a paid bodyguard. The secret aeon Yojimbo is justthat: a hired out aeon bodyguard. Instead of attacking with physical attacksor magic, Yojimbo utilizes one of four moves: Daigoro, Kozuka, Wakizashi, orZanmato.

=================Unlocking Yojimbo=================To unlock Yojimbo, you must head to the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth, also calledthe Sunken Cave. The Sunken Cave is located north of the Calm Lands, so takeyour airship to the Calm Lands and start heading northeast. A chocobo wouldspeed things up.

Once you've left the Calm Lands, via the northeastern exit, head down a smallhill. This is the area where you'd find the Rusty Sword. Look around for asmall cave entrance, enter it, and proceed.

It'd be a good idea to have a weapon with Capture on as you progress throughthe cave, so you can capture the monsters here. Tonberry, for example, isextremely rare. Should you run into one, it'd be a blessing to capture it.

You'll fight a brief battle against Yojimbo, summoned by another aeon trainer.Defeat Yojimo using either Bahamut's overdrive or a bunch of powerful attacksfrom Shiva, followed by her overdrive.

Enter Yojimbo's chamber, making sure you have a good deal of extra money onyou. You'll be spending approximately 200,000 gil to hire Yojimbo's services.For Final Fantasy VI fans, this works similar to hiring the services ofShadow and his dog, Interceptor. However, once you've paid Yojimbo, he'llalways remain loyal to you.

When he asks you what your purpose of hiring him out is, answer the thirdoption, which lowers his price.

Bid slightly more than half of what he asks for. He'll make rude remarks, butignore them. Try to add a little gil each time, in attempt to lower his priceto about 200,000 gil. You'll be paying a little more, but it's no realproblem. That money can be earned with ease. See the quick money-makingchapter of this guide.

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Every time you want Yojimbo to battle, you'll have to pay him even more gil.Luckily, you can pay him just 1 gil and he'll attack. For his most powerfulattacks, you'll need to pay him even more gil.

Once Auron is powered up with his Mars Crest, Yojimbo will be able to break thedamage limit of 9999. For more information about the Mars Crest, check outAuron's Celestial Weapon section of this guide, Chapter Fifteen.

Yojimbo can not learn any Black Magic, Skills, White Magic, etc. He's limitedto his four moves. He has no overdrives, either.

Daigoro-------Yojimbo's dog will attack for minor damage. You'll get this any time payYojimbo less than a few hundred gil.

Kozuka------Yojimbo will attack with three small daggers. Pay Yojimbo 500 gil and you'llusually see this attack.

Wakizashi---------Withdrawing his sword, Yojimbo will inflict major damage to a single enemy.For 1000 gil, Wakizashi will most likely be performed. I strongly recommendusing Wakizashi once you've broke the damage limit. For it's cost, it reallydeals the best damage. If Yojimbo is motivated enough, he'll slice all thefiends for damage, not just one.

Zanmato-------The most powerful attack in Final Fantasy X, Zanmato will cost youmillions of dollars to perform. Zanmato kills ANY enemy in the game, includingbosses.

Zanmato is determined by Motivation Level. Whether or not you perform it onan enemy is determined by a complex formula and series of events.

Before I discuss Motivation Level, I have to thank Ultimania Guide fordiscovering all of this information. Oliver Hague, Dual Zero, Shinryu, andespecially Azure Edge are all a HUGE reason this exists. Azure Edge wentthrough a lot of trouble to compile this all together. I've taken their workand written it out in a clear, easy to follow manner. Thanks Azure Edge.

To decide what attack Yojimbo will use, the game runs a very complex set ofnumbers through a formula. Once these numbers are run, you'll get a Motivationnumber, which you can never physically see. This number determines the attackYojimbo selects.

In this formula, there are five variables:

Compatibility, Gil Paid, Overdrive, Random, Zanmato Level

Those five variables determine Motivation, which is the key to the formula.Think of Motivation as a scale of points, starting at 0, where highermotivation allows for a stronger attack.

Each turn, Motivation resets. Motivation is only calculated with regards tothe turn at hand. Paying him 1000 gil on one turn, and then 3000 gil on the

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the current turn only counts the 3000 gil for this turn.

Once the game decides your Motivation Level, it checks if it is over 80. If itis over 80, then you will unleash Zanmato. If you do not have an 80 MotivationLevel, then the attack will be selected:

If Yojimbo's motivation is 00 to 31, he will use Daigoro.

If Yojimbo's motivation is 32 to 47, he will use Kozuka.

If Yojimbo's motivation is 48 to 63, he will use Wakizashi.

If Yojimbo's motivation is 64 or higher, he will use Wakizashin on all enemies.

You must decide how much money you want to pay Yojimbo. The more you pay him,the higher your motivation will be. Remember, gil paid only affects him ona one turn basis. Gil is not cumulative.

If you're extremely rich, you could add up to 56 points of motivation ontoyour Motivation Scale, just by paying him gil. Check out this table for acomplete listing of how much motivation you'll add for your money.

Gil Paid Motivation Increased======== ====================1 - 3 004 - 7 028 - 15 0416 - 31 0632 - 63 08

64 - 127 10128 - 255 12256 - 511 14512 - 1023 161024 - 2047 18

2048 - 4095 204096 - 8191 228129 - 16,383 2416,384 - 32,767 2632,768 - 65,535 28

65,536 - 131,071 30131,072 - 262,143 32262,144 - 524,287 34524,288 - 1,048,575 361,048,576 - 2,097,151 38

2,097,152 - 4,194,303 404,194,304 - 83,886,007 4283,886,008 - 16,777,215 4416,777,216 - 33,554,431 4633,554,432 - 67,108,863 48

67,108,864 - 134,217,727 50134,217,728 - 268,435,455 52268,435,456 - 536,870,911 54

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536,870,912 - 999,999,999 56

After deciding how much Motivation to add because of gil, the game decides howmuch motivation to add because of compatibility.

Compatibility is a relatively weak factor. It can only add up to 8 MotivationPoints maximum. However, it does affect your chances of getting a freeZanmato attack! For more information about a free Zanmato attack, continue toread on to the end.

Yojimbo begins with a 50 compatibility stat, but he can reach as high as 255 oras low a 0. You cannot see this stat, but it works much the same way thatAttack, Defense, Magic, etc., work.

Using Kozuka does not affect your compatibility meter. However, many actionsdo. How to change the compatibility meter, for better or worse:

Paying no gil on a turn, which dismissed him: -20 compatibilityYojimbo dies while in a battle: -10 compatibilityYojimbo is dismissed without being paid for any tunrs: -03 compatibilityYojimbo uses Daigoro: - 1 compatibilityYojimbo uses Wakizashi: + 1 compatibilityYojimbo uses Wakizashi on all enemies: + 3 compatibilityYojimbo uses Zanmato: + 4 compatibility

As you can see, it is extremely difficult to raise your compatibility withYojimbo, especially since you can never see the compatibility stat. Todetermine how much compatibility will add, you'll use the formula:

Compatibility ÷ 30 = Motivation

Therefore, even with a 255 compatibility, the most you can add is 8 MotivationPoints. The game does not consider decimals in its calculations.

As I mentioned earlier, you can get Zanmato for free. If your compatibilityis maxed out to 255, you'll have a one-in-four chance of automatically usingZanmato on weak enemies. Weak enemies are defined later on in this section.

Another minor, yet somewhat important, factor is the overdrive meter. WhenYojimbo's overdrive meter is full, you'll get two free Motivation Points addedto your scale. Using attacks does not use up your overdrive meter, so thesetwo free points can be reused, as long as Yojimbo remains alive.

Perhaps the most important factor is the random bonus you'll be given. Everytime you attack, your Motivation is given anywhere from 0 to 63 free MotivationPoints. You have absolutely no control over this number.

So far, you've seen how to calculate most of the Motivation.

Now it's time to introduce the most complicated section of Yojimbo's attacks,the Zanmato Level. This does not affect your Motivation too much, though.

Every enemy in the game, including bosses, is assigned a Zanmato Level. Thislevel decides how easy it is to perform Zanmato on an enemy.

Zanmato Level One is easy, while Zanmato Level Five is harder.

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Use this complicated formula:

C = Compatibility MotivationP = Gil Paid This TurnT = Total Gil Held

C * ( .75 + [(P ÷ 2) ÷ T] ) = X

If you hired Yojimbo to help with your training as a summoner or you hiredYojimbo to destroy fiends, take your variable X and input it according to thefiend you are facing.

Zanmato Level One Fiend: X ÷ 1Zanmato Level Two Fiend: X ÷ 2Zanmato Level Three Fiend: X ÷ 3Zanmato Level Four Fiend: X ÷ 4Zanmato Level Five Fiend: X ÷ 5

If you hired him to defeat very strong enemies, input X like so:

Zanmato Level One Fiend: X ÷ 1.25Zanmato Level Two Fiend: X ÷ 1.25Zanmato Level Three Fiend: X ÷ 1.25Zanmato Level Four Fiend: X ÷ 2.5Zanmato Level Five Fiend: X ÷ 2.5

Your final result, after inputting X: Motivation Points.

How do you know your enemy's Zanmato Level? All Monster Arena fiends areZanmato Level Five. Other than that, you'll have to use this chart:

-ZANMATO LEVEL ONE FIENDS-

Achelous Fallen Monk Magic Urn Sand WormAerouge Flame Flan Malboro ShredAhriman Floating Death Mandragora SimurghAlcyone Floating Eye Master Coeurl SinscaleAnacondaur Funguar Master Tonberry Sinspawn: AmmesAqua Flan Gandarva Maze Larva SkollBandersnatch Garm Mech Defender Snow FlanBashura Garuda Mech Guard Snow WolfBasilisk Gemini Mech Gunner SpathiBat Eye Ghost Mech Hunter SpiritBite Bug Gold Element Mech Leader SplasherBlack Element Grat Mech Scouter Swamp MafdetBlue Element Great Malboro Melusine ThornBomb Grenade Mi'ihen Fang Thunder FlanBuer Grendel Murussu TonberryBunyip Grothia Mushussu ValahaCave Iguion Guado Guardian Nebiros VarunaChimera Halma Nidhogg VouivreChimera Brain Ice Flan Ochu Warrior MonkCoeurl Iguion Octopus WaspCondor Imp Ogre Water FlanDark Element Ipiaria Phlegyas WendigoDark Flan Iron Giant Piranha White ElementDefender Killer Bee Puroboros WorkerDefender X Klikk Ragora WraithDefender Z Kusariqqu Raldo Xiphos

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Demonolith Lamashtu Raptor YAT-97Dingo Land Worm Red Element YAT-99Dinonix Larva Remora Yellow ElementDual Horn Lord Ochu Sahagin YKT-11Epaaj Macea Sahagin Chief YKT-63Evil Eye Maelspike Sandragora YowieExoray Mafdet Sand Wolf Zaurus Zuu

-ZANMATO LEVEL TWO FIENDS-

Barbatos Behemoth Behemoth King Cactuar Qactuar

-ZANMATO LEVEL THREE FIENDS-

Adamantoise Anima

-ZANMATO LEVEL FOUR FIENDS-

Arms Head Right Fin Sinspawn: GenaisBiran Ronso Kimahri Sanctuary Keeper Sinspawn: GeneauxChocobo Eater Left Fin Seymour Sinspawn GuiCrawler Mimic Seymour Flux Spectral KeeperEvrae Mortibody Seymour Natus SpherimorphEvrae Altana Mortivessel Seymour Omnis TrosExtractor Negator Sin's Fin Ultima WeaponGeneaux Tentacle Oblitzerator Sin's Core Underwater SinscaleGeosgaeno Omega Weapon Sin's Head Yenke RonsoGuado Guardian Pterya Sinspawn: Echuilles Yunalesca

You've now finished. It's time to use the final formula.

G = Gil Paid MotivationC = Compatibility MotivationO = Overdrive MotivationR = Random MotivationZ = Zanmato Level Motivation

G + C + O + R + Z = Current Motivation Total

If that total exceeds 80, you'll perform Zanmato. If it doesn't, refer to theinformation near the top of the Motivation section for a listing of what willhappen.

Sometimes Yojimbo might attack without being paid. The chance of this:

Compatibility ÷ 1024 = Chance of Free Attack

You have a small chance, no matter how it looks. Should he attack for free,he'll use the formula below to determine his attack:

(Compatibility ÷ 4) + Random Number = Free Motivation

The random number is anything from 0 to 63. Again, if the Free Motivationnumber is greater than 80, he'll perform Zanmato. If not, then refer to theinformation at the top of the Motivation section to determine what attack he

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will use instead.

If you really want to see Zanmato, but you are on a tight budget, just followthe following useful tips and one day you'll see Zanmato.

#1 - Never pay Yojimbo 0 gil. He'll lose a great deal of compatibility that's not easily made up for.

#2 - Never allow Yojimbo to fall in combat. He'll lose a lot of compatibility.

#3 - Never dismiss Yojimbo without first utilizing his services at least once.

#4 - Try to pay Yojimbo at least 1000 gil every time you use him.

#5 - Keep Yojimbo's overdrive meter full. It will boost his Motivation two free points!

Of course, if you feel like it, you can spend all your gil and just hope hedoes Zanmato. I strongly recommend saving before you do this.

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Before you can even begin, you will need to unlock Baaj Temple on your list ofairship coordinates. It is located at approximately X-14 and Y-57.

Once you've reached Baaj Temple, you'll have to battle a boss.

Prepare yourself for battle. You'll be fighting Geosgaeno, the big thing whonearly ate you alive back in the day. Chances are you'll have fun killing him.

He's not too hard, with just over 30,000 HP. Keep in mind only Tidus, Wakka,and Rikku will be able to help you underwater, so they need to able to handlethe beast. It's not a hard fight. Clear him out and enter the temple. Thereis a chance that you might have grabbed a [No Encounters] weapon fromGeosgaeno. If so, hold on to it. It's a rare, neat glitch.

Go inside an begin to activate the statues. Each statue represents a templeyou've been to and grabbed the Destruction Sphere from. Bevelle's Statue willalways be activated, because you cannot return to Bevelle Temple. In order tocomplete the temple's requirements, you've already grabbed the DestructionSphere. It's impossible not to, or else you wouldn't have left the temple. Ifyou need more convincing, refer to Chapter Eighteen.

The statues are arranged like so:

Besaid (Valefor) [ ] [ ] Bevelle (Bahamut)Macalania (Shiva) [ ] [ ] Djose (Ixion)Zanarkand [ ] [ ] Kilika (Ifrit)

Activate them all, grabbing the treasures you see, too. If you cannot get a

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statue to light up, return to the Temple that you need and grab the DestructionSphere from there. Refer to the "Cloister of Trials" solutions chapter of thisguide for help. Before you can return to any temple, you must first revisitthe Bevelle Highbridge and view a cutscene there.

Once all of them are activated, you may proceed and get Anima, a truelypowerful aeon!

Anima will break the damage limit of 9999 by default.

Here is what Anima begins with, by default:

Skills Black Magic------ -----------Sleep Attack 5 MP Fire 4 MP Blizzara 8 MPSilence Attack 5 MP Thunder 4 MP Firaga 16 MPDark Attack 5 MP Water 4 MP Thundaga 16 MPSleep Buster 10 MP Blizzard 4 MP Waterga 16 MPSilence Buster 10 MP Fira 8 MP Blizzaga 16 MPDark Buster 10 MP Thundara 8 MP Bio 10 MPZombie Attack 10 MP Watera 8 MP Death 20 MP

Anima's overdrive, Oblivion, deals non-elemental damage. Pain, her uniquespecial attack, is a magic attack that deals non-elemental damage. It isextremely useful for defeating Jumbo Flan.

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Your next step is to head to Remien Temple. To get there, ride a chocobo tothe southern entrance (opposite of Zanarkand). You'll see a feather on theground there. Press X to jump with the feather and then proceed forward.

Enter the temple and defeat Belgemine's Aeons.

Here's a guide to defeating each aeon and ultimately grabbing the FlowerSceptor.

Valefor (20,000 HP)===================Prizes: First Time - Summoner's Soul Second Time - Lightning Gem x4 All Others - Power Sphere x4

It's an easy battle. Valefor is incredibly weak, and he has a low HP. Not aproblem here. If you are having problems with Valefor, Yuna'a level is far toolow to defeat the other aeons.

Ifrit (28,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Aeon's Soul

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Second Time - X-Potion x30 All Others - Mana Sphere x5

Don't use fire attacks. A nice dose of Ice attacks from Anima should eliminatehim in no time at all.

Ixion (30,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Chocobo Feather x10 All Others - Power Sphere x8

Make sure you don't hit Ixion with Thunder attacks, as he absorbs them. Watermagic is your easiest option.

Shiva (20,000 HP)=================Prizes: First Time - Mega Potion x60 All Others - Star Curtain x6

Shiva will dodge most physical attacks. Use a steady dose of Firaga, andshe'll be gone. If you miss with too many physical attacks, she'll have anoverdrive, Diamond Dust, ready to use on your aeon.

Bahamut (35,000 HP)===================Prizes: First Time - Flower Sceptor All Others - Mana Sphere x8

You'll get the Flower Sceptor the very first time you defeat Bahamut, whichmeans you won't be getting it again. To defeat Bahamut, use another big gunaeon like Anima or even Shiva.

Now that you've grabbed the Flower Sceptor, you'll have to unlock Catoblepas inthe Monster Arena by catching one of each of these monsters, all found at Mt.Gagazet:

Bandersnatch Mt. Gagazet TrailsGrat Mt. Gagazet TrailsGrenade Mt. Gagazet TrailsBashura Mt. Gagazet TrailsAhriman Mt. Gagazet TrailsGrendel Mt. Gagazet TrailsDark Flan Mt. Gagazet CavernMandragora Mt. Gagazet CavernBehemoth Mt. Gagazet CavernSplasher Mt. Gagazet PondsAchelous Mt. Gagazet PondsMaelspike Mt. Gagazet Ponds

Now talk to the Monster Arena owner. He'll cough up the Blossom Crown. Returnto the Remien Temple, head to the back, and then use the two newly acquireditems (Flower Sceptor and Blossum Crown) to unseal the door. You've justgrabbed the last aeons. They have an extremely long overdrive, but they canbreak the damage limit automatically. Their default "attacks":

Commands--------Do as you will. Lets the sister decide.Fight! Attack with physical or special attack.Help each other! Cast supportive magic, such as Auto-Life.

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Go, go! Attack with magic or skills.Offense! Attack with magic attacks.Defense! Defend with defensive skills.What happened to you? Use Drain, Osmose, or Lancet attacks.Combine powers! Unleash the triple overdrive attack.One More Time Ask to perform the same action again.Dismiss Dismiss the aeons away like any other aeon.

Cindy, the rather fat aeon, will use mostly healing magic. With a little luck,she'll cast Auto-Life on all your aeons! Her special attack is Camisade, astrong jumping attack at one fiend.

The red aeon, Sandy, leads the way with Razzia and other powerful physicalattacks. Razzia lowers the fiend's defense. A good tactic before unleashingthe almighty Passado...

Mindy, the small bumblebee aeon will unleash Passado if you're lucky. Passadodoes fifteen hits of damage. If your stats are maxed, she could be doing99,999 damage PER HIT, for a total of nearly 1,500,000 damage in just one turn.

For all the Magus Sisters, use the One More Time command to ask the aeon toperform the same move over. Especially useful if you want to cast a lot ofAuto-Life or unleash Passado a few times.

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Thirty: Earning Gil <ID030>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯If you need to make gil quickly, there's few better methods than Scudobuio'snewest method of earning gil. Read through this and you'll be making tons ofgil in no time. Follow the steps in order and you will have no problems.

[1] Use a Save Sphere to get to the Airship, and go to Kilika Port.[2] Go to the shop, just to the west and south of here the Airship leaves you.[3] Purchase as many armors as you can carry for Tidus.[4] Use a Save Sphere to get to the Airship, and go to the Calm Lands.[5] Go to the Monster Arena, to the east of where the Airship leaves you.[6] Fight Kottos, who drops 40 Healing Springs for an overkill.[7] Customize [SOS Regen] on the armor you purchased from Kilika by using the Healing Springs Kottos dropped.[8] Sell the armor for a tidy profit (average 33,371 Gil per armor).[9] Repeat.

Upon checking, I've found 15 places at the end of the game that sell armor.Kilika is your best deal for buying armor to customize, according to mycalculations. Now do the math:

The armor in Kilika costs 2,250 Gil. You can hold 178 items of equipment. Forthe sake of a simple example, let us suppose your inventory is less than halffull, and that you can purchase 100 armors, for a total cost of 225,000.

Customizing 1 armor with [SOS Regen] uses 12 Healing Springs. To customize 100armors, we will need 1,200 Healing Springs. Sounds like a lot, but we can get40 Healing Springs for overkilling Kottos, which means that we need to get 40Healing Springs from Kottos 30 times.

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Fighting Kottos costs 6,000 Gil. If we only needed to fight Kottos 30 times,that would be 180,000 Gil. But Kottos also drops Dark Matter as a rare item,instead of Healing Springs. Conservatively (from the perspective of our finalresult) assume that 1 in every 5 drops from Kottos is Dark Matter. That meanswe must fight Kottos 36 times, for a total of 216,000 Gil.

That brings our overhead cost to 225,000 + 216,000 = 441,000 Gil.

Each armor that we customize already has [HP +5%] in one slot, and will sellfor 1/4 it's purchased price, a paltry 562 Gil, as calculated by the formula:

(25 * 15) + 187 = 562

By customizing [SOS Regen] in a second slot, we raise the selling price of thisweapon by more than 67 times to 37,781 Gil, as calculated by the formula:

(((25 + 5,000) * 15) + 187) / 2 = 37,781

(Note the changes to the formula in bold, which identify the differences from the previous formula.) This brings our gross profit for 100 armors to3,778,100 Gil.

Gross profit less overhead cost is net profit. Our net profit is thus:

3,778,100 - 441,000 = 3,337,100 (average 33,371 Gilper armor)

Note that further customization does not significantly increase the sellingprice of the armor, and only increases the time and/or Gil required by thismethod. With max stats, the algorithm above is the fastest way to make Gil,even faster than fighting Mimics or One-Eye. Or at least, no one has found afaster way.

Credit:Evandownie of the PlayOnline Message Board for the original ideaRising2Fenix for writing the Equipment Selling GuideFATE48 for suggesting the use of Kilika's armorScudobuio for writing this brief chapter on earning gil

_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chapter Thirty-One: Item Checklist <ID031>_______________________________________________________________________________¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Never miss an item again. Simply print this checklist out as you progressthrough the game and get every single item!

Zanarkand[ ] Potion x2[ ] Longsword x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Submerged Ruins[ ] Ether x1[ ] Flint x1 - KEY ITEM

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[ ] Gil 200[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Potion x2[ ] X-Potion x1[ ] Withered Bouquet x1 - KEY ITEM[ ] Area Complete!

Salvage Ship[ ] Al Bhed Primer 1 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Potion x3[ ] Area Complete!

Besaid Island[ ] Antidote x2[ ] Antidote x2[ ] Gil 200[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Moon Crest x1 - KEY ITEM[ ] Phoenix Down x1[ ] Potion x3[ ] Potion x2[ ] Area Complete!

Besaid Village[ ] Al Bhed Primer 2 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Gil 400[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Potion x2[ ] Phoenix Down x1[ ] Area Complete!

Besaid Temple[ ] Rod of Wisdom - HIDDEN ITEM, WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Besaid Village: Part 2[ ] Brotherhood x1 - WEAPON[ ] Energy Blast x1 - SECOND VALEFOR OVERDRIVE[ ] Map x1[ ] Area Complete!

Besaid Island: Part 2[ ] Ether x1[ ] Gil 400[ ] Phoenix Down x1[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Seekers Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Area Complete!

S.S. Liki[ ] Al Bhed Primer 3 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Potion x0-20 - IF YOU HAVE UNDER 20[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Area Complete!

Kilika[ ] Al Bhed Primer 4 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Ether x1

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[ ] Potion x3[ ] Area Complete!

Kilika Woods[ ] Antidote x4[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Luck Sphere x1[ ] Mana Sphere x2[ ] NulBlaze Shield x1 - ARMOR[ ] Phoenix Down x3[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Scout x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Kilika Temple[ ] Red Armlet x1 - HIDDEN ITEM, ARMOR[ ] Area Complete!

S.S Winno[ ] Al Bhed Primer 5 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] The Jecht Shot - SPECIAL, BLITZBALL ABILITY[ ] Area Complete!

Luca[ ] Al Bhed Primer 6 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Al Bhed Primer 7 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Gil 600[ ] Gil 1000[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] HP Sphere x1[ ] Magic Sphere x1[ ] Phoenix Down x2[ ] Tidal Spear x1 - WEAPON[ ] Strength Sphere x1 - BLITZBALL TOURNAMENT PRICE[ ] Area Complete!

Mi'ihen Highroad[ ] Al Bhed Primer 8 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Al Bhed Primer 9 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Antidote x2[ ] Antidote x4[ ] Ether x1[ ] Eye Drops x3[ ] Fortune Sphere x1[ ] Gil 600[ ] Gil 2000[ ] Heat Lance - WEAPON[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Hunter's Spear - WEAPON[ ] Ice Brand - WEAPON[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x1[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x1[ ] Mars Crest x1 - KEY ITEM[ ] Mega Potions x2[ ] Red Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Remedy x1

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[ ] Scout x1 - WEAPON[ ] Soft x3[ ] Thunder Blade x1 - WEAPON[ ] Echo Ring x1 - BATTLE VS BELGEMINE 1 PRIZE[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x2 - BATTLE VS CHOCOBO EATER PRIZE[ ] Area Complete!

Mushroom Rock Road[ ] Al Bhed Primer 10 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Ether x1[ ] Gil 400[ ] Gil 1000[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Mega Potion x1[ ] Mega Potion x1[ ] Phoenix Down x2[ ] Potion x10[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Serene Bracer x1 - ARMOR[ ] Serum Armlet x1 - ARMOR[ ] Soft x4 - AFTER THE TEMPLE OF DJOSE[ ] Tough Bangle x1 - ARMOR[ ] X-Potion x1[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x6 - AFTER THE SINSPAWN GUI BATTLE[ ] Area Complete!

Djose Highroad[ ] Ability Sphere x4[ ] Al Bhed Primer 11 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Bright Bangle x1 - ARMOR[ ] Ether x1[ ] Ether x1[ ] Gil 4000[ ] Halberd x1 - WEAPON, AFTER THE TEMPLE OF DJOSE[ ] Hi-Potion x1[ ] Hi-Potion x2 - AFTER THE TEMPLE OF DJOSE[ ] Mega Phoenix x1[ ] Mega Potion x1[ ] Phoenix Down x2[ ] Potion x10 - AFTER THE TEMPLE OF DJOSE[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Soft Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Switch Hitter x1 - WEAPON, AFTER THE TEMPLE OF DJOSE [ ] Variable Steel x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Djose Temple[ ] Magic Sphere x1 - HIDDEN ITEM, SPHERE[ ] Area Complete!

Moonflow[ ] Antidote x4[ ] Ether x1[ ] Al Bhed Primer 12 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Gil 5000[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x3

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[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x3[ ] Magic Def Sphere x1[ ] Mega-Potion x1[ ] Phoenix Down x2[ ] Summoner's Soul x1 - SPECIAL ABILITY[ ] X-Potion x1[ ] Dragon Scales x2 - BATTLE VS BELGEMINE 1 PRIZE[ ] Area Complete!

Guadosalam[ ] Al Bhed Primer 13 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Gil 3000[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Lightning Marble x8[ ] Mega-Potion x1[ ] Area Complete!

Thunder Plains[ ] Al Bhed Primer 14 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Ether x1[ ] Gil 2000[ ] Gil 5000[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Phoenix Down x2[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Water Ball x1 - WEAPON[ ] X-Potion x1[ ] Yellow Shield x1 - ARMOR[ ] Area Complete!

Macalania Woods[ ] Al Bhed Primer 15 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Gil 2000[ ] Jecht Sphere x1[ ] Phoenix Down x3[ ] Remedy x1[ ] Sleepy Cait Sith x1 - WEAPON[ ] MP Sphere x1 - BUTTERFLY PRIZE, CENTRAL[ ] Ether x1 - BUTTERFLY PRIZE, NORTH[ ] Megalixir x2 - BUTTERFLY PRIZE, CENTRAL AFTER SPHEREIMORPH[ ] Elixir x2 - BUTTERFLY PRIZE, NORTH AFTER SPHEREIMORPH[ ] Area Complete!

Lake Macalania[ ] Al Bhed Primer 16 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Avenger x1 - AFTER THE TEMPLE OF MACALANIA[ ] Gil 4000 - AFTER THE BATTLE VS CRAWLER[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x1 - AFTER THE BATTLE VS CRAWLER[ ] Lv.2 Key Sphere x1 - AFTER THE TEMPLE OF MACALANIA[ ] Mega-Potion x1 - AFTER THE BATTLE VS CRAWLER[ ] Area Complete!

Macalania Temple[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Ether x1[ ] Gil 400[ ] Gil 5000[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Phoenix Down x3

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[ ] Remedy x2[ ] Shell Targe x1[ ] X-Potion x2[ ] Area Complete!

Macalania Temple: Part 2[ ] Luck Sphere x1 - HIDDEN ITEM, SPHERE[ ] Area Complete!

Sanubia Desert[ ] Al Bhed Potion x8[ ] Al Bhed Primer 17 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Al Bhed Primer 18 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Al Bhed Primer 1 - IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE PRIMER ON THE SALVAGE SHIP[ ] Al Bhed Primer 3 - IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE PRIMER ON THE S.S.LIKI[ ] Al Bhed Primer 5 - IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE PRIMER ON THE S.S.WINNO[ ] Al Bhed Primer 14 - IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE PRIMER FROM RIN AT THE THUNDER PLAINS[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Ether x2[ ] Gil 10000[ ] Hi-Potion x4[ ] Hi-Potion x8[ ] Lv.2 Key Sphere x1[ ] Megalixir x3[ ] Mega-Potion x2[ ] Mega-Potion x3[ ] Mercury Crest x1[ ] Remedy x4[ ] Teleport Sphere x2[ ] X-Potion x2[ ] Area Complete!

Al Bhed Home[ ] Al Bhed Potion x4[ ] Al Bhed Potion x6[ ] Al Bhed Primer 19 - AL BHED PRIMER WARNING: YOU CANNOT RETURN AND GET THIS PRIMER, ONE SHOT ONLY[ ] Al Bhed Primer 20 - AL BHED PRIMER WARNING: YOU CANNOT RETURN AND GET THIS PRIMER, ONE SHOT ONLY[ ] Al Bhed Primer 21 - AL BHED PRIMER WARNING: YOU CANNOT RETURN AND GET THIS PRIMER, ONE SHOT ONLY[ ] Friend Sphere x1[ ] Gil 10000[ ] Hi-Potion x2[ ] Lv.2 Key Sphere x1[ ] Lv.4 Key Sphere x1[ ] Skill Sphere x1[ ] Special Sphere x1[ ] Area Complete!

The Airship[ ] Al Bhed Potion x4[ ] Area Complete!

Bevelle[ ] Al Bhed Primer 22 - AL BHED PRIMER WARNING: YOU CANNOT RETURN AND GET THIS PRIMER, ONE SHOT ONLY[ ] Area Complete!

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Bevelle Temple[ ] HP Sphere x1 - HIDDEN ITEM, SPHERE[ ] Knight Lance x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Via Purifico[ ] Black Magic Sphere x1[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Gil 10000[ ] Lucid Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Mega-Potion x1[ ] Skill Sphere x1[ ] White Magic Sphere x1[ ] Area Complete!

Via Purifico: Part 2[ ] Avenger x1 - WEAPON[ ] Rematch x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Macalania Woods: Part 2[ ] Lucid Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Jecht Sphere[ ] Area Complete!

Calm Lands[ ] Aeon's Soul x1[ ] 30 Power Spheres - BATTLE VS BELGEMINE 1 PRIZE[ ] Al Bhed Primer 23 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Gil 5000[ ] Gil 10000[ ] Lv.2 Key Sphere x1[ ] Rusty Sword - KEY ITEM[ ] Area Complete!

Mt. Gagazet[ ] Braska's Sphere [ ] Defending Bracer - ARMOR[ ] Gil 20000[ ] HP Sphere x1[ ] Lv.4 Key Sphere x1[ ] Mega-Potion x1[ ] Saturn Crest - KEY ITEM[ ] Area Complete!

Mt. Gagazet: Part 2[ ] Fortune Sphere x1[ ] Lv.1 Key Sphere x1[ ] Pep Talk - WEAPON[ ] Recovery Ring - ARMOR[ ] Return Sphere x1[ ] Area Complete!

Zanarkand Ruins[ ] Fortune Sphere x1[ ] Friend Sphere x1[ ] Gil 10000[ ] Luck Sphere x1[ ] Lv.3 Key Sphere[ ] Spiritual Targe - ARMOR

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[ ] Sun Crest - KEY ITEM[ ] Area Complete!

Zanarkand Temple[ ] Magistral Rod - HIDDEN ITEM, WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Sin[ ] Defending Bracer x1 - ARMOR[ ] Defence Sphere x1[ ] Elixir x1[ ] Four-on-One x1 - WEAPON[ ] Gil 20000[ ] HP Sphere x1[ ] Laevatein x1[ ] Lv.3 Key Sphere x1[ ] Lv.4 Key Sphere x1[ ] Megalixir x1[ ] Phantom Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] Special Sphere x1[ ] Wizard Lance x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Tower of the Dead[ ] Prism Ball x1 - WEAPON[ ] Stillblade x1 - WEAPON[ ] Mage's Staff x1 - WEAPON[ ] White Magic Sphere x1[ ] Wicked Cait Sith x1 - WEAPON[ ] Hrunting x1 - WEAPON[ ] Skill Sphere x1[ ] Knight Lance x1 - WEAPON[ ] Infinity x1 - WEAPON[ ] Attribute Sphere x1[ ] Area Complete!

Remiem Temple[ ] Al Bhed Primer 24[ ] Moon Sigil - KEY ITEM, AFTER YOU HAVE SENDED BELGEMINE[ ] Area Complete!

Remiem Temple: Aeon battle VS BelgemineNOTE: You can fight the Aeons a second time for less value items.

[ ] Valefor 1 Time - Lightning Gem x4[ ] Valefor 2 Time - Power Sphere x4[ ] Ifrit 1 Time - X-Potion x30 [ ] Ifrit 2 Time - Mana Sphere x6[ ] Ixion 1 Time - Chocobo Feather x10 [ ] Ixion 2 Time - Power Sphere x8[ ] Shiva 1 Time - Mega-Potion x60 [ ] Shiva 2 Time - Star Curtain x6[ ] Bahamut 1 Time - Flower Sceptre x1 - KEY ITEM[ ] Bahamut 2 Time - Mana Sphere x8[ ] Yojimbo 1 Time - Shadow Gem x8 [ ] Yojimbo 2 Time - Power Sphere x10[ ] Anima 1 Time - Stamina Spring x60 [ ] Anima 2 Time - Mana Sphere x10[ ] Magus Sisters 1 Time - Shining Gem x40

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[ ] Magus Sisters 2 Time - Power Sphere x10

Remiem Temple: Chocobo RaceNOTE: You can only win each prize ONCE. After that you'll be rewarded with a Potion for a win.It's not possible to touch all six chests and still reach the finish line first.

[ ] 0 Chests - Cloudy Mirror[ ] 1 Chests - Elixir x1[ ] 2 Chests - Megalixir x1[ ] 3 Chests - Wings to Discovery x30[ ] 4 Chests - Pendulum x30[ ] 5 Chests - Three Stars x60

Cavern of The Stolen Fayth[ ] Al Bhed Primer 25 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Flexible Arm x1 - WEAPON[ ] Fortune Sphere x1[ ] Lv.2 Key Sphere x1[ ] Megalixir x1[ ] Mega-Potion x2[ ] HP Sphere x1[ ] X-Potion x2[ ] Teleport Sphere x2 - IF YOU PAY YOJIMBO 3X THE ASKING PRIZE[ ] Area Complete!

Omega Ruins[ ] Al Bhed Primer 26 - AL BHED PRIMER[ ] Friend Sphere x3[ ] Magic Sphere x3[ ] Teleport Sphere x1[ ] Area Complete!

Omega Ruins: Good deals![ ] Steal 10-20 Doors of Tomorrow from Ultima Weapon THIS CAN BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES[ ] Bribe Ultima Weapon with 1,4 Millions for 99 Pendulums[ ] Complete!

Omega Ruins: Chest GameNote: This IS tricky.Try to be patiant, and you'll get it! Consult another FAQ / Guide for more in-depth help.

[ ] 1 Chest Opened - Lv.4 Key Sphere x1[ ] 2 Chest Opened - Defending Bracer x1 - ARMOR[ ] 3 Chest Opened - Turnover x1 - WEAPON[ ] 4 Chest Opened - Lv.3 Key Sphere x2[ ] 5 Chest Opened - Defending Armlet x1 - ARMOR[ ] 6 Chest Opened - Friend Sphere x2[ ] 7 Chest Opened - Lv.4 Key Sphere x1[ ] 8 Chest Opened - Phantom Ring x1 - ARMOR[ ] 9 Chest Opened - Cactuar Wizard x1 - WEAPON[ ] 10 Chest Opened - Warmonger x1 - WEAPON[ ] 11 Chest Opened - Teleport Sphere x2[ ] 12 Chest Opened - Warp Sphere x99 - FINAL PRIZE![ ] Complete!

Airship Hidden Location Items

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[ ] Baaj Temple - Onion Knight x1 and Anima x1 - WEAPON AND AEON[ ] Sanubia Sands - Ascalon Sword x1 - WEAPON[ ] Besaid Falls - Dragoon Lance x1 - WEAPON[ ] Mi'ihen Ruins - Sonar x1 - WEAPON[ ] Battle Site - Phantom Bangle[ ] Area Complete!

Airship Password Location Items[ ] GODHAND - Godhand x1 - WEAPON[ ] VICTORIOUS - Victorious x1 - ARMOR[ ] MURASAME - Murasame Sword x1 - WEAPON[ ] Area Complete!

Return to The Temples for Items[ ] Besaid - Evasion Sphere x1, Potion x2, Elixir x1, White Magic Sphere x1 Hi-Potion x1[ ] Kilika - Luck Sphere x1, Defence Sphere x1, Agility Sphere x1 Accuracy Sphere x1[ ] Djose - Luck Sphere x1, Agility Sphere x1, Magic Def Sphere x1[ ] Macalania - Magic Sphere x1, Accuracy Sphere x1, Magic Def Sphere x1[ ] Remiem - Defence Sphere x1[ ] Cavern of the Stolen Fayth - Strength Sphere[ ] Complete!

Monster ArenaNOTE: Area Conquest is a list ofwhat you'll get after you have captured ONE of each fiend in each area.

Species Conquest is a list of what you'llget after you have captured a certain numberof one fiend.

Original is a list of what you'll get after the Monster Arena guy have mixed Species Conquest Monsters.

Area Conquest[ ] Besaid - Stamina Tonic x99[ ] Kilika - Prison Fang x99[ ] Mi'ihen Highroad - Soul Spring x99[ ] Mushroom Rock Road - Candle of Life x99[ ] Djose Road - Petrify Grenade x99[ ] Thunder Plains - Chocobo Wing x99[ ] Macalania - Shining Gem x60[ ] Bikanel - Shadow Gem x99[ ] Calm Lands - Farplane Wind x60[ ] Sunken Cave - Silver Hourglass x40[ ] Mt.Gagazet - Blossom Crown[ ] Inside Sin - Lunar Curtain x99[ ] Omega Dungeon - Designer Wallet x60[ ] Complete!

Species Conquest[ ] Fenrir - Chocobo Feathers x99[ ] Ornitholestes - Stamina Springs x99[ ] Pteryx - Mega-Phoenix x99[ ] Horent - Mana Tonics x60[ ] Vidatu - Mana Springs x99[ ] One-Eye - Stamina Tablets x60

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[ ] Jumbo Flan - Twin Stars x60[ ] Nega Elemental - Star Curtains x60[ ] Tanket - Golden Hourglass x99[ ] Fafnir - Purifying Salts x99[ ] Sleep Sprout - Healing Spring x99[ ] Bomb King - Turbo Ethers x60[ ] Juggernaut - Ligh Curtains x99[ ] Ironclad - Mana Tablets x60[ ] Complete!

Original[ ] Earth Eater - Three Stars x60[ ] Greater Sphere - Supreme Gem x60[ ] Catastrophe - Door to Tomorrow x99[ ] Th'uban - Gambler's Spirit x99[ ] Neslug - Winning Formulas x99[ ] Ultima Buster - Dark Matters x99[ ] Shinryu - Megalixir x30[ ] Nemesis - Master Sphere x10 YOU MUST HAVE CAPTURED 10 OF EACH FIEND AND DEFEATED ALL ORIGINAL CREATURES[ ] Complete!

Monster Arena Prize[ ] Mark of Conquest - KEY ITEM[ ] Complete!

Thunder Plains: Lightning DodgingNOTE: I'll list what you'll get whenyou have dodged x numbers lightningstrikes. I'll also list what you can get by BE stroke by the lightning strikes.

Dodge Rewards[ ] 5 - X-Potionx2[ ] 10 - Mega-Potion x2[ ] 20 - MP Sphere x2[ ] 50 - Strength Sphere x3[ ] 100 - HP Sphere x3[ ] 150 - Megalixir x4[ ] 200 - Venus Sigil x1 - FINAL PRIZE[ ] Complete!

Consolation Prizes[ ] 30 - Ether x1[ ] 80 - Elixir x1[ ] Complete!

Macalania Woods: Butterfly HuntNOTE: I have already listed what you'llget before and after the fight withSphereimorph. Look in Macalania Woodslonger up. This list is what you'll getafter you have acquired the Airship.

[ ] Teleport Sphere x1 - DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS CENTRAL OR NORTH[ ] Saturn Sigil x1 - AFTER YOU HAVE WON THE TELEPORT SPHERE YOU'LL BE REWARDED WITH THE SATURN SIGIL THE SECOND TIME.[ ] Complete!

Sanubia Desert: The Valley of The Cactuars

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NOTE: I'll list what you'll get after howmany cactuars you manage to "capture".You can only get ONE of the following.

[ ] 1-2 - Potion[ ] 3-5 - Elixir[ ] 6-7 - Megalixir[ ] 8-9 - Friend Sphere[ ] Complete!

Calm Lands: Chocobo TraningNOTE: I'll list what you can win and what you can get if you improve your record.

Wobbly Chocobo[ ] 1 Time - Elixir x1[ ] Improved record - x-Potion x1[ ] Complete!

Dodger Chocobo[ ] 1 Time - Lv.1 Key Sphere x1[ ] Improved record - Mega-Potion x1[ ] Complete!

Hyper Dodger Chocobo[ ] 1 Time - Lv.2 Key Sphere x1[ ] Improved record - Ether x1[ ] Complete!

Catcher Chocbo[ ] 1 Time - Lv.3 Key Sphere x1[ ] Complete the race under 0 seconds - Sun Sigil - KEY ITEM[ ] Improved record - Turbo Ether x1[ ] Complete!

Jecht & Braska's SpheresNOTE: To get more Overdrives to Auronyou'll need these Spheres. I'll list the places where the Spheres are.

[ ] Macalania Woods[ ] Besaid Village[ ] S.S.Liki[ ] Luca Stadium[ ] Mi'ihen Highroad[ ] Mushroom Rock[ ] Moonflow[ ] Thunder Plains[ ] Macalania Woods - South[ ] Mt.Gagazet - Mountain Trail

Celestial Weapons and the Crests / SigilsNOTE: I'll list where you can aqquire eachCelestial Weapon and the Crests / Sigilsfor each Character.

Tidus[ ] Caladbolg - Calm Lands, North[ ] Sun Crest - Zanarkand Dome[ ] Sun Sigil - Calm Lands

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Yuna[ ] Nirvana - Calm Lands, Arena[ ] Moon Crest - Besaid Island, Beach[ ] Moon Sigil - Remiem Temple

Auron[ ] Masamune - Calm Lands, Gorge Bottom[ ] Mars Crest - Mi'ihen Highroad - Oldroad, South[ ] Mars Sigil - Calm Lands, Arena

Wakka[ ] World Champion - Luca, Cafe[ ] Jupiter Crest - Luca Stadium, Locker Room[ ] Jupiter Sigil - Blitzball League Prize

Kimahri[ ] Spirit Lance - Thunder Plains, South[ ] Saturn Crest - Mt.Gagazet, Prominence[ ] Saturn Sigil - Butterfly Hunt Prize

Lulu[ ] Onion Knight - Baaj Temple, Underwater[ ] Venus Crest - The Farplane[ ] Venus Sigil - Lightning Dodge Prize

Rikku[ ] Godhand - Mushroom Rock, Valley[ ] Mercury Crest - Sanubia Desert, West[ ] Mercury Sigil - Complete "The Valley of the Cactuars"

Goodies!NOTE: Different goodies in Spira.

[ ] 99 Underdog's Secrets TALK TO RIN IN THE AIRSHIP AFTER YOU HAVE ALL 26 AL BHED PRIMERS[ ] Friend Sphere - IF YOU ADVISED CLASKO TO TRY CHOCOBO BREEDING[ ] Ace Wizard ANSWER "11" WHEN THE PERSON ON S.S.WINNO ASK YOU TO COUNT THE GULLS

There you have it, a complete item list. This was written entirely by a verydedicated FFX player, Bio ([email protected]).

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