Lunar: Dragon Song - Monster Card Guide
Version 1.03
Last updated: October 15, 2005
By Andrea Robinson
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Recommended Cards
Part 3 - Alphabetical Card List
Part 4 - Cards Sorted by Function
4.1 - Cards that affect enemy stats
4.2 - Cards that affect ally stats
4.3 - Cards that inflict statuses
4.4 - Cards that restore HP
4.5 - Cards that restore MP
4.6 - Cards that affect enemies on the map
4.7 - Cards with miscellaneous functions
Part 5 - Cards Sorted by Monster Location
Part 6 - Miscellaneous
6.1 - Disclaimer
6.2 - Acknowledgements
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NOTICE: This guide contains spoilers. You have been warned.
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PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
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Lunar: Dragon Song implements the use of battle cards. The game is neither
centered nor dependent on their use. These cards, when used in battle or on
the field, function in large part like magic spells - for example, boosting
the stats of allies, lowering the stats of enemies, restoring HP, and fleeing
from battle.
When a monster is defeated in Combat Mode (please see the manual for details),
there is a chance that it will drop a card if you do not already have that
type. You can have only one of each type of card at a time, but each card can
be used multiple times (ranging from 8 to 20).
There are 34 different monster types, and thus 34 different usable cards.
During battle, you can check a monster's name by pressing X at any time during
the command selection menu, and you can browse cards at your leisure in the
Cards section of the Items part of the field menu.
Lunar: Dragon Song also uses these cards in a multiplayer game that requires
two DSes and two copies of the game. For the purposes of the Coliseum card
game, each card has elemental attributes and weaknesses, which are named in
Part 3 of this guide. Special cards, featuring bosses and playable characters,
are also available, but they are "collection-only" cards; they can be used
only in the Coliseum minigame and not in Lunar: Dragon Song itself. This FAQ
covers ONLY the usable cards dropped by ordinary monsters and mentions their
elemental attributes and weaknesses purely as a matter of interest. It does
NOT cover the Coliseum card game or the collection-only cards.
Part 2 is a compiled list of the top ten cards to have and use.
Part 3 of this guide lists all usable cards alphabetically, listing where the
monster can be found, what the card does, how many times it can be used before
disappearing, and notes to clarify the in-game description when needed. This
section is ideal if you want to browse the collection, see all information
about a certain card at once, or want to know where you should battle to
replenish your supply of a specific card. It makes the most sense to battle
for a card in the easiest possible location, since the party will take less
damage and because Combat Mode does not give experience anyway.
Part 4 of the guide lists all the cards again, this time sorting them by their
function. This section is helpful if you know WHAT you want to do (for example,
restore MP or lower an enemy's speed) but don't know which card you need to
get. It also gives an at-a-glance overview of ALL card functions in a small
amount of space.
Part 5 of the guide lists the game's dungeons and fighting areas in the order
they appear in the plot and names all the monsters that can be found there.
This portion functions as a mini-bestiary and can direct you to the best
places to go if you're in search of multiple cards in the same area.
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PART 2 - RECOMMENDED CARDS
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Obviously, you don't need every card in the game; you could conceivably beat
the game without using any cards at all. But if you're planning to use cards
and just want to know what the BEST ones are... well, here's an unranked list
of the Ten Cards You Must Have (and two honorable mentions):
- Vitra: This card restores your entire party's HP. If I were recommending only
one card, this would be it.
- Hellbird: This card restores your entire party's MP. Cards are the only
reliable portable method of MP restoration, since Mental Gum and Mental Drops
are rare and Althena Statues are in fixed locations (and don't appear at all
in most dungeons or the entirety of the Frontier Continent). If I were
recommending only two cards, this would be the other, since MP can be
converted into HP through spells, and generally enable you to survive better.
- Mad Fang: This card draws enemies toward you. This is great on those maps
when an enemy is hovering over the water and you can't get to it, causing
the timer to run out in Virtue Mode, and allowing another monster to respawn.
Use Mad Fang to reel 'em in.
- Gloomwing: This card restores 30 MP to your party, one MP at a time, while
you're on the map. This is nice if you're only that many MP short of full and
don't want to waste a Hellbird card. You can get a lot of use out of just 30
MP, especially with the Magic Booster accessory equipped.
- Shreeker: This card inflicts Poison on the enemy. It can hit more than one
enemy at a time, and all bosses, including the final boss, are vulnerable to
it. 5% of total HP per turn may not sound like much, but say you use this
card at the beginning of a boss fight and spend two turns using stat-
adjustment spells and cards - the boss will be 10% of the way to dead before
you even start attacking. Great for bosses at any point in the game.
- Ice Mongrel: This card is a guaranteed escape from non-boss battles. If you
need out of a fight NOW and can't afford to rely on the uncertainty of
blowing into the mic, that's what Ice Mongrels are for.
- Ochu: This card raises the party's defense. I don't think I need to explain
why this is a good thing. Use against bosses.
- Insector: This card raises the party's attack. Use it in the early rounds of
boss fights, and know that the effect stacks when used multiple times in one
battle.
- Bealzebub: This card raises the party's accuracy to 100%. When you need to
hit, you NEED to hit. It doesn't overcome the accuracy penalty from
Blindness, but it's still pretty nice.
- Shaitan: This card will revive any fallen party members and restore them to
full HP. However, they only appear in the Dragon Caves, so until that point,
you'll have to rely on Lucia's Miracle Tears spell and the Angel's Tears
item. Once you can get them, though, hey, better than Angel's Tears since
they're cheaper and can revive two people at once if you have to. Also,
realize that fallen party members are revived after battle, so you only
want to use this card if you need someone alive during a fight and can't
afford to wait until it's over.
Honorable Mention
- Treant: This card restores HP in exactly the same manner that Gloomwing
restores MP. Again, it's good for about 30 HP, which means it's good in the
early part of the game, but once you're about a third of the way through,
it's pretty useless.
- Duager: This card lowers all enemy stats, but apparently not by a
whole lot. It's not as impressive as it sounds, but a few uses of it
against a boss could give you the edge you need.
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PART 3 - ALPHABETICAL CARD LIST
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Entries are formatted as follows:
Monster
Location
xxxxP (X uses)
In-game description
Elemental strength
Elemental weakness
Notes: Tips, warnings, or clarifications. This does not appear in every entry.
Here is a brief alphabetical list of the cards. What follows it is a fully
detailed list.
Abadon Enigma Mad Fang Shreeker
Asmodee Evil Earth Namia Sturge
Bealzebub Ghoula Ochu Termite
Blob Gloomwing Ohainkaru Thanatos
Chupacabra Hellbird Onlooker Tick
Comet Ice Mongrel Phantom Treant
Dagon Ikontabipu Quetzalcoatl Vitra
Druid Insector Shaitan Yeti
Duager Kuntukapu
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Abadon
Locations: Sandra Desert, Barrel Desert, Red Dragon Cave, Black Dragon Cave,
Tower of Kirlis
1400P (14 uses)
Lowers monster defense
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Water
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Asmodee
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sungrid Bridge, Sandra Desert, Elda Canyon,
Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1800P (18 uses)
Send monster into darkness
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Rock
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Bealzebub
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Delrich Temple, Roland Forest, Black Dragon Cave
900P (9 uses)
Attack will definitely hit
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Rock
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Blob
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Delrich Temple, Guystole Mine, Valley of Neza,
Tower of Kirlis
800P (8 uses)
Symbols become slower
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Fire
Notes: "Symbols" are the grayish monster icons that move around in dungeons.
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Chupacabra
Locations: Sungrid Bridge, White Dragon Cave, Meryod Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1600P (16 uses)
Lower monster's dexterity
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Lightning
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Comet
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sandra Desert, Red Dragon Cave, Blue Dragon
Cave, Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1200P (12 uses)
Increase entire party's INT
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: ---
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Dagon
Locations: Meryod Cave, Moto Rainforest, Blue Dragon Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1800P (18 uses)
Turns a single monster to stone
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Lightning
Notes: This seems to be the rarest enemy type. For me, it appeared in only one
room per dungeon - usually the last room.
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Druid
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sungrid Bridge, Guystole Mine, Sandra Desert,
Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1700P (17 uses)
Confuse monster
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Lightning
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Duager
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sungrid Bridge, Guystole Mine, Elda Canyon,
Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1200P (12 uses)
Lower all monster status
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
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Enigma
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sungrid Bridge, Guystole Mine, Sandra Desert,
Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1700P (17 uses)
Lower monster's INT
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Lightning
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Evil Earth
Locations: Meryod Cave, Moto Rainforest, Blue Dragon Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1500P (15 uses)
Increase entire party's DEX
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
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Ghoula
Locations: Sungrid Bridge, Guystole Mine, Elda Canyon, Tower of Kirlis, Vile
Castle
1400P (14 uses)
Symbols flee for a brief period
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
Notes: "Symbols" are the grayish monster icons that move around in dungeons.
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Gloomwing
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Roland Forest, Valley of Neza, Moto Rainforest
1300P (13 uses)
Recover MP on the map for a brief period
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Rock
Notes: Restores 30 MP per character over a period of about 30 seconds.
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Hellbird
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Roland Forest, Barrel Desert, Valley of Neza
1000P (10 uses)
Fully recover entire party's MP
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Rock
Notes: This is the only enemy in Roland Forest that does NOT appear in Roland
Cave.
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Ice Mongrel
Locations: Thieves' Woods, White Dragon Cave, Valley of Neza, Moto Rainforest
1000P (10 uses)
Definitely escape from battle
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Rock
Notes: Works only in non-boss battles.
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Ikontabipu
Locations: White Dragon Cave, Meryod Cave, Blue Dragon Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1300P (13 uses)
Put monster to sleep
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Lightning
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Insector
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Roland Forest, Barrel Desert, Moto Rainforest
1200P (12 uses)
Increase damage to monster
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Lightning
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Kuntukapu
Locations: White Dragon Cave, Meryod Cave, Blue Dragon Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1100P (11 uses)
Recover MP each time you move
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Fire
Notes: Regenerates MP after each turn in battle.
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Mad Fang
Locations: Roland Forest, Barrel Desert, Red Dragon Cave, Valley of Neza
1600P (16 uses)
Draw symbols toward you
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
Notes: "Symbols" are the grayish monster icons that move around in dungeons.
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Namia
Locations: Roland Forest, White Dragon Cave, Black Dragon Cave, Moto Rainforest
1300P (13 uses)
Recover HP each time you move
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Lightning
Notes: Regenerates HP after each turn in battle.
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Ochu
Locations: White Dragon Cave, Meryod Cave, Blue Dragon Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1300P (13 uses)
Reduce damage from monster
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Lightning
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Ohainkaru
Locations: Delrich Temple, Guystole Mine, Elda Canyon, Black Dragon Cave
1600P (16 uses)
Stop symbols moving for a brief period
Card attribute: Water
Card weakness: Lightning
Notes: "Symbols" are the grayish monster icons that move around in dungeons.
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Onlooker
Locations: Meryod Cave, Moto Rainforest, Blue Dragon Cave, Tower of Kirlis,
Negri Ocean Lab
1100P (11 uses)
Lower monster speed
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Water
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Phantom
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Sandra Desert, Elda Canyon, Tower of Kirlis,
Negri Ocean Lab, Vile Castle
1400P (14 uses)
Silence monster
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
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Quetzalcoatl
Locations: Red Dragon Cave, White Dragon Cave, Valley of Neza, Black Dragon
Cave
2000P (20 uses)
Lower monster attack
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Water, Rock
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Shaitan
Locations: Red Dragon Cave, White Dragon Cave, Black Dragon Cave, Blue Dragon
Cave
1000P (10 uses)
Totally heal all fallen party members
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: ---
Notes: Fallen party members are always revived after battle. Use this card only
when someone falls in battle and you need them alive during that battle. If you
can hold out till the end, do so; they'll automatically be revived.
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Shreeker
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Delrich Temple, Roland Forest, White Dragon Cave
1200P (12 uses)
Poison a monster
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Water
Notes: Bosses are vulnerable to poison.
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Sturge
Locations: Delrich Temple, Guystole Mine, Meryod Cave, Negri Ocean Lab
1100P (11 uses)
Increase entire party's LUCK
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Fire
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Termite
Locations: Sungrid Bridge, Sandra Desert, Barrel Desert, Red Dragon Cave
1000P (10 uses)
Prevent equipment from getting broken
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
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Thanatos
Locations: Cathedral of Althena, Delrich Temple, Sandra Desert, Elda Canyon,
Tower of Kirlis, Vile Castle
1400P (14 uses)
Lower monster's luck
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
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Tick
Locations: Delrich Temple, White Dragon Cave, Black Dragon Cave, Moto
Rainforest
1300P (13 uses)
Paralyze some monsters that are on the ground
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Water
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Treant
Locations: Roland Forest, White Dragon Cave, Black Dragon Cave, Moto Rainforest
1300P (13 uses)
Recover HP on the map for a brief period
Card attribute: Rock
Card weakness: Fire
Notes: Restores 30 HP per character over a period of about 30 seconds.
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Vitra
Locations: Sungrid Bridge, Elda Canyon, Barrel Desert, Valley of Neza
1300P (13 uses)
Fully recover entire party's HP
Card attribute: Lightning
Card weakness: Rock
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Yeti
Locations: Thieves' Woods, Barrel Desert, Red Dragon Cave, Valley of Neza,
Red Dragon Cave
1800P (18 uses)
Prevent items from getting stolen
Card attribute: Fire
Card weakness: Water, Lightning
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PART 4 - CARDS SORTED BY FUNCTION
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4.1 - Cards That Affect Enemy Stats
Quetzalcoatl: Lowers attack
Abadon: Lowers defense
Onlooker: Lowers speed
Enigma: Lowers intelligence
Chupacabra: Lowers dexterity
Thanatos: Lowers luck
Duager: Lowers all stats
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4.2 - Cards That Affect Ally Stats
Insector: Boosts attack
Ochu: Boosts defense
Comet: Boosts intelligence
Evil Earth: Boosts dexterity
Sturge: Boosts luck
Bealzebub: Boosts accuracy to 100%
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4.3 - Cards That Inflict Statuses
Shreeker: Causes poison
Tick: Causes paralysis
Ikontabipu: Causes sleep
Asmodee: Causes blindness
Dagon: Causes petrify
Phantom: Causes silence
Druid: Causes confusion
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4.4 - Cards That Restore HP
Namia: Regenerate HP after taking a turn in battle
Vitra: Fully heal the entire party's HP
Treant: Recover about 30 HP on the map
Shaitan: Raises fallen allies and restores them to full health
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4.5 - Cards That Restore MP
Kuntukapu: Regenerate MP after taking a turn in battle
Hellbird: Full heal the entire party's MP
Gloomwing: Recover about 30 MP on the map
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4.6 - Cards That Affect Enemies On The Map
Ghoula: Enemies on the map flee
Ohainkaru: Enemies on the map stop moving
Blob: Enemies on the map slow down
Mad Fang: Enemies on the map come toward you
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4.7 - Cards With Miscellaneous Functions
Ice Mongrel: Escape from non-boss battles
Yeti: Prevent items from being stolen
Termite: Prevent equipment from being broken
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PART 5 - CARDS SORTED BY MONSTER LOCATION
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Dungeons and battling areas are listed in the order you reach them in the plot;
monsters are listed alphabetically. Vile Castle has the same enemy list both
times you go through it, so it is listed only once. East and West Meryod Cave
have identical enemy lists and are grouped together; same with East and West
Moto Rainforest.
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Thieves' Woods
- Bealzebub
- Blob
- Gloomwing
- Hellbird
- Ice Mongrel
- Insector
- Shreeker
- Yeti
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Delrich Temple
- Bealzebub
- Blob
- Ohainkaru
- Shreeker
- Sturge
- Thanatos
- Tick
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Roland Forest
- Bealzebub
- Gloomwing
- Hellbird
- Insector
- Mad Fang
- Namia
- Shreeker
- Treant
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Roland Cave
- Bealzebub
- Gloomwing
- Insector
- Mad Fang
- Namia
- Shreeker
- Treant
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Cathedral of Althena
- Asmodee
- Comet
- Druid
- Duager
- Enigma
- Phantom
- Thanatos
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Sungrid Bridge
- Asmodee
- Chupacabra
- Druid
- Duager
- Enigma
- Ghoula
- Termite
- Vitra
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Guystole Mine
- Blob
- Druid
- Duager
- Enigma
- Ghoula
- Ohainkaru
- Sturge
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Sandra Desert
- Abadon
- Asmodee
- Comet
- Druid
- Enigma
- Phantom
- Termite
- Thanatos
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Elda Canyon
- Asmodee
- Duager
- Ghoula
- Ohainkaru
- Phantom
- Thanatos
- Vitra
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Vile Castle
- Asmodee
- Comet
- Druid
- Duager
- Enigma
- Ghoula
- Phantom
- Thanatos
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Barrel Desert
- Abadon
- Hellbird
- Insector
- Mad Fang
- Termite
- Vitra
- Yeti
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Red Dragon Cave
- Abadon
- Comet
- Termite
- Shaitan
- Mad Fang
- Quetzalcoatl
- Yeti
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White Dragon Cave
- Chupacabra
- Ice Mongrel
- Ikontabipu
- Kuntukapu
- Namia
- Ochu
- Quetzalcoatl
- Shaitan
- Shreeker
- Tick
- Treant
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Meryod Cave (West and East)
- Chupacabra
- Dagon
- Evil Earth
- Ikontabipu
- Kuntukapu
- Ochu
- Onlooker
- Sturge
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Valley of Neza
- Blob
- Gloomwing
- Hellbird
- Ice Mongrel
- Mad Fang
- Quetzalcoatl
- Vitra
- Yeti
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Black Dragon Cave
- Abadon
- Bealzebub
- Namia
- Ohainkaru
- Quetzalcoatl
- Shaitan
- Tick
- Treant
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Moto Rainforest (East and West)
- Dagon
- Evil Earth
- Gloomwing
- Ice Mongrel
- Insector
- Namia
- Onlooker
- Tick
- Treant
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Blue Dragon Cave
- Comet
- Dagon
- Evil Earth
- Ikontabipu
- Kuntukapu
- Ochu
- Onlooker
- Shaitan
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Tower of Kirlis
- Abadon
- Asmodee
- Blob
- Comet
- Druid
- Duager
- Enigma
- Ghoula
- Onlooker
- Phantom
- Thanatos
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Negri Ocean Lab
- Chupacabra
- Dagon
- Evil Earth
- Ikontabipu
- Kuntukapu
- Ochu
- Onlooker
- Phantom
- Sturge
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PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
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6.1 - Disclaimer
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I am not affiliated with Nintendo, Ubisoft, Game Arts, Japan Art Media, or any
publishers of guides or walkthroughs, and I do not claim their work as my own,
nor am I profiting from this guide, monetarily or otherwise. This guide was
written out of love for the Lunar universe, my own need (while playing) for a
list of where various monsters could be found, and a desire to help other
players.
However, the design and contents of this guide are copyright 2005 Andrea
Robinson. Please do not copy or plagiarize this guide or claim it as your own
work.
The only site that may host this guide is
http://www.gamefaqs.com.
If you have questions, please reread the guide and make sure your question
has not already been answered. If it isn't there, or if it lies outside the
scope of monster locations, monster cards, or their use in the game (and not
in the Coliseum battle mode), check with other FAQs, and if that doesn't help,
direct your question to the "Lunar: Dragon Song" message board on GameFAQs,
located at:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=925564
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6.2 - Acknowledgements
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I collected all of this information on my own, in the game itself, during two
playthroughs, with several gaps filled in by my good friend Aaron 'falcon815'
Bolner. That said, I'd like to extend special thanks to...
- All the people and companies responsible for creating and producing the
Lunar universe.
- The guys on FFT General, for their overall kindness and constant pimping of
my FFT guides.
- And, as always, thanks to Aaron, who helped me fill in several information
gaps, who bought me the Nintendo DS I played this game on, who recommended
the Lunar games to me in the first place, and without whom I would never
have played RPGs at all. I love you, Aaron. Thanks for everything.
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