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                         FINAL FANTASY VII FAQ v1.2
                  for the Sony PlayStation  (PAL version)
                            by Scott P McGhee
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                               CONTENTS
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1.  REVISION HISTORY
2.  INTRODUCTION
3.  DISC ONE WALKTHROUGH
       3.1   In the beginning
       3.2   Midgar train
       3.3   Avalanche base
       3.4   Mako Reactor 5
       3.5   Sector 5 Slums
       3.6   Wall Market
       3.7   Train Graveyard
       3.8   Back to Sector 7
       3.9   Shinra Headquarters
       3.10  The Wrold Map - Kalm Town
       3.11  Mythril Mine
       3.12  Junon town
       3.13  Shinra Cargo Ship
       3.14  Costa Del Sol
       3.15  Gold Saucer
       3.16  Corel Prison
       3.17  Gongaga Town
       3.18  Cosmo Canyon
       3.19  Nibelheim
       3.20  Mt. Nibel
       3.21  Rocket Town
       3.22  Finding the Key
       3.23  The Temple of the Ancients
       3.24  Bone Village
       3.25  Forgotten Capital

4.  DISC TWO WALKTHROUGH
       4.1   A Return to the World Map
       4.2   Icicle Inn
       4.3   Great Glacier
       4.4   The North Crater
       4.5   Pulblic Execution
       4.6   Mideel Island and Return to Corel
       4.7   The Battle of Fort Condor
       4.8   Return to Mideel
       4.9   Side quests #1
       4.10  Junnon's Underwater Reactor
       4.11  Exploring in the Sub (Side Quests #2)
       4.12  Return to Rocket Town
       4.13  Return to Forgotten Capital
       4.14  Return to Midgar

5.  DISC THREE WALKTHROUGH
       5.1   Side Quests #3
       5.2   Return to the North Crater
       5.3   Point Of No Return

6.  THE SECRET CHARECTERS
       6.1   Yuffie
       6.2   Vincint


7.  BONUS AREAS & GENERAL HINTS
       7.1   Ancient forest
       7.2   Bonus Materia Locations
       7.3   The Safe in Nibelheim
       7.4   Vincent's Waterfall
       7.5   Wutai Sidequest
       7.6   Yuffies Sidequest
       7.7   Summon Locations
       7.8   The Piano Trick
       7.9   The Key To Midgar City
       7.10  Turtles Paradise Flyers


8.  THE CHOCOBO BREEDING
       8.1   Green Chocobo
       8.2   Blue Chocobo
       8.3   Black Chocobo
       8.4   Gold Chocobo

9.  SPECIAL THANKS & LEGAL INFO




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 1.  REVISION HISTORY
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Version 1.2 - 29/3/04

Not really much of an update, but still important.

Work has now begun on spell checking the guide, and the really good news is i'm
not the one doing it :D

The man taking on this hell of a task is Lee Ferens, a man who proofreads pages
for the Times, Sun, Indpendent newspapers here in the UK so I am very honoured.
Thanks Bud :)

Now a slightly more important part....
I have changed email addresses and as a result, anyone who emails to my old
account will get nothing in return.  Those of you who have emailed me before
know that I reply to every one so I would like to continue this tradition..  My
new email account is

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oh, also, those who have emailed me mistakes or suggestions for the guide
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Version 1.1  03/11/03 - guide submitted to GAMEFAQs

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 2.  INTRODUCTION
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Some brief info before we start.
This guide is for the PAL version of Final Fantasy VII.  So if you ask me on
the Japanese or American one the I have no ******* clue,  also don't mail me
about the PC version of FF VII, please!

One other thing, the best way to view this guide is in a full window.  That way
alot of the table headings etc wont run onto a second line.  Notepad formating
is terrible :)

Anyway, I will answer any questions that you may have by email on one
condition, it has not been mentioned previously in my FAQ, i think thats fair.

At this point i would just like to state my sole purpose as to this FAQ.
Firstly, someone bet me I wouldn't do it.  Secondly, I have a huge love for
this game.  I shall be going through it as I write this so everything should
make sence as i am doing at the same time as you (and for the 5th time i might
add.)

Shamless Self promotion here :)  Please check out my website, the initial host
for the FAQ, at

                       www.angelfire.com/oh3/superkillie


anyway, moving on...


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 3.  DISC ONE WALKTHROUGH
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Your first task is to enjoy the first of many great FMV's

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 3.1  In the beginning
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When the game starts the first thing you might wanna do is go into the menu
screen, open up your FF7 manual, and familiarise yourself with the contorls and
navigation of the menu system.  Like some guide makers, I will not be
mentioning simple instrctions like checking your items in the menu, as this can
simply be done by flicking through a manual.

Anyway, you may notice that you have 3 Potions, a Phoenix Down, and an Ether.
Don't worry about equiping "Materia" (the Final Fantasy 7 term for magic), for
now as that is all explained later.

Once Cloud (the guy with the blonde hair and stupid haircut) jumps out the
train, check the body of the closest guard twice to get two Potions.  Then head
north of the screen.  Two guards will attack you.  It's a simple fight, simply
attack them and you will not lose.  After that go left up the small stairs.
When you meet up with the rest of the team talk to the crew members there
(Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie), you will then be given the chance to name both
yourself and Barret (the blatant "Mr. T" impersonator :).  Now make your way
east and then take the northwestern door, head north and take the first right
in the next room to enter the main building in the power plant.  If you get
into fights during this time don't worry about it as they will all be easy,
simply attack.

Talk to Barret and he will join you.

Barret - "the planet's full of Mako energy.  People here use it every day.
It's the lifeblood of this planet.  But Shinra keeps suckin' the blood out with
these weird machines."

After that heart warming speech talk to Biggs and he will open the door for
you.  At the next door talk to Jessie and she will open it.  After opening the
second door, head right to the room with a treasure chest that contains a
Phoenix Down.  Once you have that go back and enter the elevator by talking to
Jessie and press the button when she tells you to.  On the way down Barret
appears to do an impression of an ape :D

Now go down the stairs and go through the door to the left (the one that Jessie
managed to walk THROUGH).  Then go down the ladder.  When Jessie stops, search
next to her to gain a Potion.
Go down, walk across the pipes, and go down the ladder to the left of the
screen.  Save if you wish at the save point   Don’t forget to take a good look
at the stunning graphics benith you.  If you encounter any "sweepers" (big
robots) along the way use Clouds "Bolt" magic to dispose of them as they can be
annoying if not taken care of quickly.

In the next area, pick up the "Restore" Materia on the ground (its of no use to
you just now though).  Cloud gets a strange message in his head at this point,
don't try to make sense of it just now but it will make sense eventually.
Cloud will set the bomb and an alarm will sound.  You will now have to fight
the boss, a huge scorpion machine.

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BOSS: GUARD SCORPION

Simply have Barret attack, as four Cloud, the Guard Scorpion is very weak to
Clouds "Bolt" magic (this rule applies for ALL machine like creatures in the
game).  The scorpion's "search scope" will warn you about who it is going to
attack next.  Eventually the boss will raise its tail and during this point do
not attack it, just heal or guard until it brings back down its tail.  If you
try to hurt it during this time, the boss responds with a ray from its tail
which will take of a good bit of energy from your members.

You'll get an Assault Gun (weapon for Barret) when you kill it.  Very easy
fight.
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Ok now after the fight, quickly equip Barrets new gun.  You now have ten
minutes to escape from the power plant.  Its not hard though so just keep cool.
This part is alot easier than it may at first seem and I usually make it out
with about 5 mins to go so on your first go you should still easilly make it.

I wouldn’t mess about here to much though as even when your in the menu options
your time runs out.  You'll need to make your way back to the  T-shaped
entrance hall (when you entered the main part of the plant) where Wedge is
waiting for you.

On the way you will see Jessie with her foot trapped.  To free her simply talk
to her and Cloud will do so (after which by the way she seems to manage to run
away increadably fast).  When you get back to the big doors, talk to Jessie to
open the first one, and then Biggs to open the second.  Escape and then enjoy
another very good FMV.

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 3.2  Midgar Train
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Once outside head up the stairs.  When you talk to the girl in pink chose the
bottom option and then the top one to buy a flower from her. Clever bit here
though, if you buy one of her flowers now she mentions it later in the game.
Follow her to the next screen.

In the next screen, there's a Potion to the southwest of the circular
structure. Now continue south.  You'll meet up with guards and you will have to
run or fight.  You're best just running here as the same event happens even if
you do stay and fight a few, its your call really.  Eventually, Cloud'll jump
onto the passing train and meet up with the rest of the group.  There is an
amusing scene here with Wedge ****ing his pants :).  After talking to them,
walk the same way the rest of the group did and you'll jump off into another
area.  Barret seems to be in a bit of a mood.

Train conducter - "this is why I hate the last train.  Hoo-boy..."

Talk to everyone here.  Jessie will show you an animation of the Mako plant on
the train's screen.  Big boring explination coming up here but you need the
info if it is your first time playing the game.  Another stunning FMV sequence
here when you approach Barret.


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 3.3  Avalanche base
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Once you get off the train, head to the left and follow Barret into the pub.
In the bar, you'll meet Tifa, the worlds largest breasts in the worlds smallest
top.  She is worth putting in your team just so you can see the great camera
angle when you win a fight (trust me you will soon see).  Must be hard trying
to walk with all that weight at the front.  Ok I promise that’s the last
breasts joke I will do :D. She is also a member of Avalanche by the way.  Also
there is Marlene, who is supposedly Barret's daughter, bit of a genetic mix up
there.  Kinda seems suspicious to me, one woman with three men, I know Jessie
is there too but with Barrets daughter being white, it makes you wonder. :)

Anyway, name Tifa. Barret shows up when you try to leave and goes to the base
underneath the bar.  After talking to Barret, and watching Biggs get knocked
out, Tifa shows up.  Attempt to Leave the bar and you'll have a conversation
with Tifa, why does Cloud have such trouble remembering his past?   When you
run back into Barret, he'll give you 1500 gil.

Tifa -  "Good morning Cloud!  Did you sleep well?"
Cloud - "Next to you, who wouldn't?"  :D

Now's your chance to learn about Materia so pay good attention to the
conversation between Barret and Cloud.  If this is your second time playing the
game you are as well just skipping it.

Once you have exited the bar, head to the weapons shop outside.  Before buying
anything head to the "Beginner's Hall" on the second floor.  Here you can learn
more about playing the game.  In right corner of this room there is "All"
Materia.  Very useful Materia, especially when leveled up so don't forget to
take it. After you have, a chest will drop down that has an Ether inside of it.
Now head back down to the lower floor and buy 3 Iron Bangles as you need the
armour. You may also want to buy some more Materia from the shop to the left of
the weapon shop as this is your first chance to buy 'Fire' Materia.

When you're ready, go back to the train station to prepare for
Avalanche's next mission.  If you like, you can go to the far right of the
station to enter a train yard.  This is a great spot for some early exp
improving, I usually stay till I am at around level 10-12.  Its good simply
because the fights here are easy and an Inn is close by (talk to the kid in the
Weapons shop and he will let you stay in the very top floor for a very cheap
price as often as you want).


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 3.4  Mako Reactor 5
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA:

When your ready, get on the train.

Train Conductor - "...hoodlums again.  God, don't I just have all the luck"
Barret - "you say sumthin'?  Yo, look at that!!  It got all empty all of a
sudden.  Whats goin on?
Train Conductor - "DAMN!!  I...i'ts empty because of... g, guys like you....
Y, Y, YIPES!!"
Barret - "you workin' for Shinra?"
Tifa - "Barret!!"
Barret - "&$#^$.!  You lucky ^$#^$.!"  :D
Cloud - "so what we gonna do now?"
Barret - "Shit!  The hell you so calm about?  You busin' up my rhythem..."



**** you've been caught!  When the timer appears, go talk to the homeless man
in the very back of the screen for a Phoenix Down.  Make your way to the second
car, talk to the man closest to Wedge and Biggs, pick the top option to get a
Hi-Potion.  Keep going through the train until the party decides it's time to
jump off. (Don’t forget the rapper pose at the end :D).

Jessie - "It's me, Jessie.  How do I look, Cloud?  Do I look good in a Shina
uniform?"
Cloud -  "you look great, just like a man."
Jessie - "Yay!! I'm soo happy... I think"
Barret - "Yo!!  Don't you go gettin' your spikey ass hurt!  It's only the
beginnin' of the mission!"

After jumping off you have two options.  If you go south, you'll got hrough the
same screen 5 times before coming to two guards.  You can fight them if you
wish and you can keep on fighting guards until you get bored of it, choose the
bottom option to keep fighting or the top option to run away.  If you didnt
gain EXP at the train graveyard like I said you should then you should get some
here, you don't really need to bother if you got to about level 10 though.


Anyway, once you are done beating up Shinra guards go north as far as you can
and you will come accross a green barrier.  Examine the hatch next to it  and
choose the middle option and you will go down.  Don't forget to pick up the
Ether along the way.  Follow the one way route, and then talk to Wedge.  Go up
the ladder next to him and you will be in a room where Jessie is too.  It was
her fault the train accident happened!  Give her a good slap then take the
Potion that's to the left of her and climb down the ladder thats in the far
left.  You should now be in a room where Biggs is.  There is also a Tent and a
Save Point.

Go up the ladder here to reach a very familiar room.  Slide down the pipe and
then go through the door just like you did the last time and make your way to
the reactor.  Cloud suffers another flashback but this time a visual one, It's
Tifa as a young girl at her fathers death and again the name Sephiroth gets
mentioned.  However again don't try and make sense of it as like I said it all
makes sense eventually. After Cloud sets the detinator (no there is no timer
this time), go back into the large room and up the huge stairs just like you
did in the first reactor and take the elevator again too.  However this time
the destination of the elevator will be different.

Get the Ether in the treasure chest and then head to the left where there are
three control panels.  You'll need to hit your panel as the same time Barret
and Tifa hit theirs.  Now this can be very annoying.  the only real tip I can
give you is don't wait until you see them raise their arms before you do.  Try
and time it so that you raise yours just before they do.  If anyone knows a
better tip for it feel free to let me know.  Anyway, when you manage to do it a
door will open nearby.  Take that door and you will see a save point.  Your
toughest fight of the game so far is up ahead so you might want to use this
save point and make sure you party are ready for a fight in terms of HP and MP
(if you haven't used your Tent yet then now would be the best place to do so).

In the next room (another that looks very familiar), you'll be stopped by a
group of guards, and then President Shinra will make his appearence.
Once he is done with his great speech, in which you learn a little bit more
about Sephiroth, he leaves in style (a helicopter).

Pres Shinra - "Such a waste of good fireworks, just to get rid of vermin like
you..."
Barret -      "VERMIN!?  That all you can say...VERMIN!  Y'all Shinra're the
VERMIN, killing the planet!  And that makes you king VERMIN!  So shu'up jackass!

(you gotta love Barret, he really has a way with words ;) )

Anyway, you will then be attacked by a walking vaccume cleaner.

Barret - "I don't care what is is.  I'm gonna bust him up"

enter the cool boss music…………

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BOSS: AIRBUSTER

                                                       weak against Lightning

Now the trick with this guy is to make sure that whoever on your team is low on
life DOES NOT attack him as that is who he will attack next.  So if Tifa is low
on health make sure Cloud (who is on the other side) attacks him thus drawing
his attention away from Tifa.  However it can still use a machine gun attack to
the members behind him so make sure you aren't too low on health.  Also, you
will need to watch out for his "Big Bomber" attack as it can be very damaging.

Whoever has lightning should be using it (which in my case is Barret and Cloud)
and the other party members should be used as a healer (by using restore
Materia).  Also use your limit breaks whenever possible.
When you win you will get a Titan Bangle for your troubles.

My record for this match was three hits, total fluke though, Barrets limit
break, then clouds second limit break along with a lightning attack and I took
him out in seconds.  Lets see you beat that ;)

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The robot explodes sending Cloud to the city below.......




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 3.5  Sector 5 Slums
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When Cloud awakes after his fall he will be in a church.
The flower girl (better known as Aeris) is the one who wakes him up (after
someone is talking into Clouds mind again) and after talking to her several
times you can name her.

If you bought one of her flowers - like I said you should - this is where she
thanks you for it. :)

Reno, a member of the Turks (you will learn more about them later) then shows
up with some guards.  Like the boss music, the Turks is classic :)

In the next room, Aeris falls down while trying to escape with Cloud.  Tell her
to hold on.  If you are planning to let her fight now then equip her NOW!!

You now have the option of fighting the guards using Aeris or trying to trying
to stop then with Cloud  with barrels on the upper floor.

To stop her having to fight via the barrels you have to drop them in a specific
order.  Firstly drop the leftmost barrel in the back, then drop the far right
barrel in the back, and the far right barrel in the front.  Simply tell Aeris
to hold on each time.  You are as well making her fight as the battles are easy.

When Aeris joins back up with you, climb up the second beam on the left and
jump out of the hole in the roof.  After Cloud makes fun of Aeris she hints at
something rather strange, how does she know so much about Mako?  Anyway don't
concern yourself with that just now, just make your way to ground level and
head left to the save point.

Head west from the save point and then go north in the next screen and you will
find yourself in the main part of town.  First thing to do here is to meet the
man in the pipe near the entrance (makes sense ALOT later in the game).  In one
of the houses in the bottom right of the screen, a little kid sleeps in the
upstairs room. Go talk to him, then go examine the chest of drawers next to him
then choose the bottom option. Choose to leave the 5 gil and he will give you a
Turbo Ether when you return later in the game.  Also, while you are upstairs in
that house be sure to check the poster on the wall about the Turtle Paradise
newsletter, very useful items are gained when all of them are read but more
will be explained later as it is also ALOT further on in the game.  For now
just trust me and make sure you read it.

Make sure you stock up on supplies that you need. However, you might want to
save as much gil as you can as you are coming to a bigger town soon. If you
walk to the top right you will come to Aeris's house.  Firstly though walk past
it and into her garden and you will be able to pick up "Cover" Materia and an
Ether.  There is also a save point there too.  When you enter her house you
will meet her mother and after some dialogue, you will spend the night.  Before
you go up the stairs though make sure you talk to her mother again for another
hint about Aeris's past.  Cloud starts hearing voices during the night again
(you would really wanna get that looked at).  Anyway when you wake up, look
between the desk and the bed for a Potion and a Phoenix Down.  When you try to
run out the room Aeris will catch you so you have to WALK past her room and
stay as far away from her room as you can while doing it.

Leave the town and go left to a big hole in the wall.  Distpite your
sneaky-ness Aeris will be here waiting for you.  She insists on going with you
and as a result and will rejoin you (make sure both of your Materia is equipped
properly).  In the next area first cross the little bridge and then down the
small red structure and through the tunnel.  Then travel north until you get to
a red beam and travel accross it to enter the next area.

Aeris - " 'Oh no!  Whatever will I do?'...isn't that what you want me to say?"


Here Cloud will get ANOTHER flashback, this time about his rank in Soldier.  A
conversation then takes place between Cloud and Aeris in which she reveals a
bit more about an old boyfriend (yes that is what she has been hinting at this
whole time).  You learn a bit more about him later in the game by the way.
Anyway, Tifa makes a breif appearence so they decide to chase after her, so
it's off to Wall market we go then.....



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 3.6  Wall Market
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Wall market is a pretty big town which includes everything from items stores,
to a Gym and even a BROTHEL (no you don't get to see anything good, this isnt
Messiah we're talking about here)! :)

Take a few minutes to look around the various shops etc and get to know the
place.  To continue with the storyline you need to go to the brothel (its in
the south east) and talk to the fat guy with silver hair near the entrance.
Ask him about Tifa.  He will mention that she is at Don Corneo's mansion (you
are gonna love this guy :D).  Anyway then go to the north of the town and talk
to the guy guarding the door of the mansion.  The only way Cloud is going to
get into the mansion and save Tifa is if he dresses up as a WOMAN.

Aeris - "Just wait.  I have a cute friend i want to bring"

So, not suprisingly you will need to go to the clothes store.  Its in the first
screen and has what appears to be a clothes rack outside it.  Talk to the woman
at the counter and you will discover that you can't get a dress made until you
sober up her drunk father.  The bar is near the mansion and has a mat saying
"IN" underneath it.  Talk to the guy near the door and you will then have to
make 2 decisions about what kind of dress you want...

If you answer first choice, then first or second choice, you'll get a Cotton
Dress eventually.

If you answer second choice, then first choice, you'll get a Satin Dress
eventually.

If you answer second choice, then second choice again, you'll get a Silk Dress
eventually...


Anyway, while the ones you pick have a slight affect on this part of the story
line it's not worth spending too much time thinking about it or reading ahead
to see what affect each one has.  That just ruins the storyline for yourself,
and thats my job :D

After you have made your choices go back to the clothes store and you will see
that somehow the old guy is now back there.  He will give you your dress based
on your choices.

Cloud go and try on the dress.

Cloud - "How ......do you put this on?  Whoa!  What are you doing!"
Aeris - ".... It's still not right..... A Wig! Thats what you need!"

You will now need to go to the Gym (it's in the  second screen).  Anyway you
will need to chat with the woman (I think) by the ring.  After one of the
strangest conversations in the game you will have to make a choice again, pick
the bottom option twice to start playing, If you need practice you can choose
the bottom option, then the top one.  As soon as the game starts, start
pressing the Square, X, and O buttons repeatedly in that order. Be careful not
to press it too fast or Cloud will not be able to keep up with you.  You whould
win easilly enough as the the guy (or girl) often stops mindway through the
match.  Just keep going at a steady pace and you should win.

If you did more squats than the gymnast, you'll be given the Blonde Wig.

If you did the same amount as the gymnast, you'll be given the Dyed Wig.

If if you lose then you will simply get the Wig.

Same thing as before, what you pick will have a slight difference but nothing
to worry about.

Now you have another choice to make.  If you go to the clothes store now Cloud
will change and you can get into the Dons mansion.  However, there are other
items you can get to be more 'feminine'.  Its your call, if you dont want to
get more stuff just skip the next part until you get to the paragraph starting
"right thats you got everything", you might as well get the rest of the stuff
though....

Firstly, go to the pottery shop (its in the north eastern part of the first
screen).  The guy wants you to get him something from the Inn so chooose to
help him out.  Then go to the Inn and spend the night.  In the middle of the
night, you'll be in front of the vending machine in the outer hallway.  Buy
something from it. Next go back and talk to the guy in the pottery shop and he
will give you the item and again, yes, depending on what you buy you will get a
different item from the get as a reward...

If you buy the first item (200 gil), he'll give you the Diamond Tiara.

If you buy the second item (100 gil), he'll give you the Ruby Tiara.

If you buy the third item (50 gil), he'll give you the Glass Tiara.


Next you will need to go to the Sushi bar (it's just below the clothes store).
Sit in the empty seat.  Choose any item on the menu, and then tell them "it was
all right" and you will get a Pharmacy Coupon.  Now go to the item store (the
one with a big cat outside it) and talk to the man behind the counter.  Choose
one of the three options to get an item.  After choosing your item go back to
the bar you found the drunk guy in and go to the bathroom and talk to the woman
inside.  Accept the first choice and depending on what you give her she will
give you an item.....

You'll get the Cologne if you give her the Disinfectant.

You'll get the Flower Cologne if you give her the Deodorant.

You'll get the Sexy Cologne if you give her the Digestive.

Right now it's about time we got into that Brothel :) To do this you need to
talk to the man in the white shirt who's standing near the edge of the screen
in the first area.  He will give you the Member's Card.  Go to the the brothel.
when you talk to the bouncer, he'll let you in.  Suprisingly, Aeris wont join
you...

Cloud - "...Hmm.  Thats how you fooled them."

Aeris - "...hmmmmmmmm. so thats how you fooled them."

Another great example of Squares translators at work here :)


Anyway, Inside the Honeybee Inn, you'll notice that the doors on the right side
are locked.  However, after trying to open a door choose the bottom option and
you can look inside and peer around using the control pad.  If you look in the
upper-right keyhole, you'll may notice something rather unusual, its a small
version of Cait Sith! (if this is the first time you are playing the game then
this name will have no meaning to you.  simply remember the name and what that
white thing looks like.)
Also if you look in the lower right room you will see what appears to be Reeve
(again a name you will come to know later in the game) and talk of the promise
land, this is a term you will come to grow sick of by the end of the game,
trust me :)

You will have to have to go into one of the rooms.  you have 2 choices...

Take the lower-left door.  In the room, talk to the girl and pick the top
option three times to take a soak with Mukki and his friends, the fellow
village people members :D.  Answer however you like while in the tub and Cloud
will be given the bikini briefs.  This part really disturbes me....

Mukki - "we have a trip planned at a cabin out in the country.  Why don't you
stick around and play a bit?  Daddy's so lonely..."


Anyway, the other choice is taking the upper-left door.  You can't do this
after picking the top option. You will notice something srange, talk to the
ghostly Cloud near the  tub and Cloud will start to go crazy.  He wakes up
thanks to...Mukki :(  Anyway talk to him afterwards and choose the bottom
option.  Then talk to the girl and you'll get the Lingerie.

After getting either item, go to the room at the top where all the girls are
and the one on the far left will put make up on you... talk to all of them
though as they are all pretty funny :)



Right thats you got everything.  It's now time to go and dress up as a woman.
However, before you do enter the clothes shop you should go
and get the items from the shops (ie the wepons and armour).  If you need gil,
just go and get in a few fights outside Wall Market and you will make money no
bother.


When you finish, go to back to the mansion again and this time the guy will let
you in.  Once the receptionist leaves go up the stairs and into the door on the
far left into what can only be described as a torture room.  You will see Tifa
again.  There is also an Ether nearby.  Once she hits the roof and then joins
you, head back up the stairs and go into the middle door.

Tifa - "Ha ha... You know, if you look closely, you're not so bad...            I
wonder what Barret would say if he could see you now..."

       Cloud really needs to learn how to handle his beeaaaches :)

If I were you I would check my Materia and give Tifa her new wepon now before
entering the room as there is a big fight up ahead.  Here you will finally meet
Don Corneo.  He will examine each of you and decide who he will be spending the
evening with.  Who he picks depends on what items you collected in Wall Market:

He'll pick Cloud if you're wearing the Silk Dress, Blonde Wig, and
have all the best extra items (and the makeup).

He'll pick Aeris if you're wearing the Silk Dress, the Blonde Wig,
the Lingerie and the Sexy Cologne.

He'll pick Tifa if you're wearing anything worse than that.


Most likely, the Don will have chosen Tifa or Aeris.  If so then read the
following paragraph.  If he picked Cloud skip ahead one paragraph....

Aeris (if she gets picked) - "Don, you've got great taste."

Cloud will be alone in a room with alot of horny men.  Talk to all of them and
finally talk to the guy by the TV set.  Once they discover your a man it's time
for a fight (reminds me of that bit in the film 'Trainspotting').  When done,
go back to the torture room and get Aeris or Tifa then go back into the middle
door again.  When the party are finished scaring the **** out of Corneo (well I
would be scared), look behind his bed for a Hyper, then stand by the rest of
your party. He will then ask you a question. However, no matter how you answer
it you'll fall through a trapdoor.

If Corneo picked Cloud, then you have been following the guide well my son :)
You will be in Don's room so search behind his bed for a Hyper.  When talking
to him answer the questions anyway you like (if you chose the option to make
Cloud kiss Don then it's time to put the game down and go seek help :)

Don -   "there isnt someone else is there?"
Cloud - " yes, his name's Barret"
Don -   "Hmmm? Barret?  That sounds familiar"
Cloud - "You know, he's one of the ones your were trying to find out about. You
know, AVALANCHE..?
Don -   "Oh yeah, yeah.  In Sector 7 in the slum.... and how do YOU know that!?

Anyway, Tifa and Aeris will then come in an threaten his manhood until they get
the info that they wanted.  He will then ask you a question, and no matter how
you answer it you will plumit through the trapdoor.

Cloud - "...I'll chop them off."
Aeris - "...I'll rip them off."
Tifa  - "...I'll smash them"    :D




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Next you will be viewing a scene with Pres Shinra, Heidegger, and Reeve
(remember I said look out for the name, he is told to go off somewhere for a
few days, hence why I think it was him we see in Wall Market, events later in
the game comfirm this too).  Anyway, after that you you'll find yourself in a
sewer.  First thing to do is climb up the stairs and get a Potion.  Then talk
to Tifa and Aeris, a blue monster then appears and attacks your party.




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BOSS: APS
                                                       weak against Fire

His Sewer Tsunami attack hurts all members but he is part retarded and it hurts
himself too.  When he does the reverse Sewer Tsunami, it causes less damage to
him.  The best thing to use against him here is Fire.  Obviously, use your
Limit breaks when you can.  This fight shouldnt be a problem if you prepared
for it when i said to.

You get a Pheonix Down when you defeat him.
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Climb the ladder and head right.  Cross the sewage to the other platfrom.  You
will see "Steal" Materia, get it then go down the hatch.  In the next room
cross over again.  Climb up the ladder and you'll go outside.

Now when I first played the game me and my cousin found this bit really tricky,
but it is really simple when you know what you are doing.  Firstly, use the
Save Point.  Go through the first train and come back out at the other end,
there will be an oil drum near by, you'll find a High Potion inside it.  Now go
back to where you started and climb on top of the train and you'll get another
High Potion.  Keep going onto the next train and jump on the metal beam.  Walk
to the left and then north for another oil drum. You'll find a an Echo Screen
inside it.

Walk east, then south to enter the nearby train car.  In here you can pick up a
Potion.  Walk through the train and comeout the other side then climb the
nearby ladder.  Head north, and climb down the other ladder.  Enter the nearby
carrage and continue going north, exit at the other end of the train and you'll
see another Potion, take it and head north to the next screen.

This place should look familiar if you got the extra exp at the begining of the
game like I said.  From where you start you should see a Potion to the bottom
left of the screen, go get it.  From there you should also see an oil drum
(even further to the left), go get that too, it has an Ether inside it.  Now go
to the far right of the screen and enter the long train to the north and as a
result, you will move the other train car out of the way.  Now walk aroud the
train car that you were just in (towards the right) and you will be able to see
the enterace to another one... enter that and then climb the nearby carrage and
collect the high Potion. Now move accross the carrage that you are on top of to
the other one and continue heading left.  You should defenetly know where you
are now :)  Anyway, climb down the ladder and exit, stage left.

Keep going past the train station.  The Avalanche members will be fighting at
the top of the piller.  Save your game at the Save Point if you wish and talk
to the man on the left if you need to buy items.  Start acending the stairs and
you'll eventually run into Barret.  Equip him when you get the chance.  Reno
will jump out, and you'll have to fight him.

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BOSS: RENO

This guy has a **** load of power.  He also has a very annoying move in which
he can imprison you party with the golden pyramid attack.  It is easy enough to
escape from, just have another member attack the person with the pyramid.
However make sure your whole team doesnt get imprisoned or its game over....

For some people this might be the first fight you lose, it was for me.

Just attack with Ice and Fire, using limit breaks whenever you can and you
should be fine.

You'll get an Ether when you win.
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Now just watch the up-coming events before reading on.....


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 3.8  Back to Sector 7
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After the entire city explodes and crashes to the slums below, you will find
your party back in the playground in Sector 6.  Cloud mentions something about
the "ancients" and then the voice inside his head starts talking about them.
The name Sepherioth comes into play again, starting to piece any of this
together yet?

Go back to the playground after the party finish their conversation and pick up
the "Sense" Materia.  When you're done, leave and go south from the playground.
This is also a good oppertuntity to get your charecters up a few more levels,
say around 13-15.  Return to Aeris's house.  Talk to Elmyra, her mother.  I
advise you pay close attention to the conversation as if you fail to grasp this
portion of the story line then several parts of it later will be even more
confusing.  You will learn about Aeris's past, It turns out she is an Ancient,
which for just now, all you need to know is that she is rather special, in that
she can communicate with the planet.  Anyway don't try and make sense of it for
now, just remember it.  You can spend the night in the upstairs too.

Now remember the sleeping kid?  Did you chose NOT to take his gil?  If so then
go back and he will give you a Turbo Ether, and if you still haven't looked at
the Turtles Paradise newletter then do it NOW, this is your last chance for a
while.


Now return to the Wall Market. The man in the pottery store will now sell
Materia (although it's nothing new).  Also, bit of a pointless bit this but you
can also free Kotch (one of Don Corneo's men) from the torture chamber in Dons
mansion.   Anyway, to continue with the storyline, go to the weapon store and
talk to the man at the left end of the store.  You need to buy 3 Batteries from
him.  You'll need them later.  Now go to the entrance of Dons mansion and take
a right (following the kids) and you will find yourself at a dead end.

Barret - "Well to me it looks like a golden shiny wire of hope"
Cloud -  "ok, that was a bad analogy, but, Barret, I understand how you feel"

Climb up the pipe (just how did someone manage to grafiti a wall that high
up?).  When you stop climbing, examine the box-shaped object in the lower right
and a propeller will start near by.  Head up and travel accross it, traveling
north.  You will then see another box so go and put a battery in that too and
the barrier should then lift.  Go north accross that too.

You will now have to jump onto a swinging metal pipe, irnore what Cloud says
and jump when it is close to you (just as it stops squeaking).  When you make
it accross, continue north

In the next screen, climb north, then drop down to the next box and you'll get
an Ether.  Climb down the lefthand pipe and make your way back up again using
the swinging pipe and then just keep heading north of the screen.

You have finally made it - Shinra's headquarters.




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 3.9  Shinra Headquarters
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Barret - "lets kick some Shinra butt"

Read all of the following before you make a decision as to how your getting in.
At least that way you can make an informed decision.


Right, now if you choose to take what seems like never ending stairs then you
wont have to fight any enemies and there is also an Elixir half way up.

However, if you go through the front door then it will be quicker, but you have
to fight several battles along the way.  when you enter the main building from
the front door dont forget  (like I always do) to read the Turtle Paradise
newsletter on the message board at the end of the room.  Then take the stairs
to the next level and you'll see a door marked 'Accessories'.  Inside the room,
you can look at a monitor to see an FMV sequence about Shinra's products

Then take the elevtor nearby. You will now have a few fights.

It's your choice weather you go through the main door or up the stairs at the
back but heres what I suggest....
You should take the stairs until you get the Elixir and then go through the
front door as you really should read the newsletter and see the FMV at the
'Accessories' shop, it may take ages this way but it's still the best.  Also,
going back through the front door after taking the stairs means you wont have
to fight anyone on the elevators.  The following bit of speech occurs of you
take the stairs :)......

Barret - "heh heh heh"
Cloud -  "knock it off your giving me the creeps"

Barret - "how much farther do these stairs go on?"
Tifa -   "Why don't you ask them"
Barret - "It's not one of them endless stairways or somethind d'ya
think?  Damn man!  I've had it!  I'm going back!"
Tifa -   "And take just as long going down the stairs as you did
coming up?"
Barret - "........  why the gotta build these things so damn tall?
Marlene, Daddy wanted to see your face one last time."
Tifa -   "would you stop acting like a retard and climb!"  :D



No matter what method you use, you'll end up on the 59th floor.
Head east and kill the guards and you will get the key card for the 60th floor.
Take the elevator that they were guarding to the 60th floor.  Enter the room
in the upper left.  This next can be tricky, the aim here is to make it to the
other side without being seen by the patrolling guards.  This is done by
pausing behind the statues, then lead Tifa and Barret across using the O button.

If you mess up, you will be attacked and will have to start again.  After you
fight enough (4 I think but I wasn’t counting), the guards won't reappear and
you can just run to the end of the hallway.  You are as well fighting them for
the easy exp.

Move up to the 61st floor via the stairs.  Talk to everyone here untill you
find a man near the stairs on the 61st floor and answer "......" and he will
give you the key card to floor 62.

On floor 62, talk to Mayor Domino, you have to solve his puzzle to get Key card
65.  However, I can't tell you the answer as it randomly changes each time.
You really need to get it right first time as you get Elemental Materia for
free if you do  If you guess right second time you will get an Elixir which I
would personally find more useful.

The easiest way to do it is to take the elevator down to the exit and save then
go up and guess as many times as it takes till you get it right, restarting the
Playstation if you get it wrong, sorted!  :)

Right now onto floor 63.  In this room there are 3 rooms that contain items but
to get them all at once is tricky.  However there is a way to do it, and it
goes like this...

Firstly you need to activate the computer so go to the room at the bottom
right.  Once done, head to the top-right corner of the screen and open the gate
furthest to your left.  Then continue heading left as far as you can go and
open the door south.  You will now be able to enter the room to collect the A
Coupon.  In the same room you will see and black box, it's an air duct, enter
it.  Walk around and go north in the air duct to enter the room where the B
Coupon is.  Finally, go through the door in this room and open the door on your
left and you will be able to enter the room with the C coupon.  Thats you got
them all.  Simply go back in the air duct and get into the room with the
computer in it.


Now use the computer again and trade your items by choosing "coupon change" and
if you got all three you will recieve a Star Pendant (ring that protects from
poison), Four slots bracelet (totally ****** useless) and All Materia :)



Now on to floor 64. you'll find a Save Point and a place to sleep in the room
farthest to the left.  Also, go into the gym and attempt to buy a health drink
from one of the machienes.  You wont get anything just now, but you will be
back here much later in the game and its then that you will get your item :)

Once you have done that, examine the lockers in the room furthest to the north,
you'll find a Phoenix Down in the first row, an Ether in the second, and a
Megaphone (!?), however you can't take it just now, but like I said, you will
be back later....


Cloud - "What is this......a megaphone?  Hanging on to this won't do any good"

Thats everything on this floor, now on to 65.

First thing of note on this floor is that you can start getting into fights
again, so be ready. You can try and open the chest next to stairs but it will
be locked.  Lets get it open.  To do that, the first thing you need to do is go
to the room in the upper left, inside here there will be a chest, open it and
you will recieve 'midgar parts'.  Once obtained, you need to go into the big
room in the centre.  Examine the model in the middle and you will have the
chance to repair broken parts of it, so choose 'place Midgar parts'. You will
then hear a chest open up.  As you have probibly guessed by now, you have to do</pre><pre id="faqspan-2">
this with all the chests on this floor.  So everytime you open a chest, come
back to this room and place it into the structure.  The order that the chests
now open after the one you just did are as follows...

 *The other chest in the upper left room
 *The left chest in the lower left room
 *The top chest in the lower left room
 *The chest in the upper right room.

Once done, go back to the stairs, and the chest in there will contain keycard
66.




When you arrive On the 66th floor, you will see alot of people in suits enter
the main room, these are the real head people at Shinra.
To listen in on what they are saying, you need to enter the stall in the
bathroom.  Choose climb up, and you'll climb on top of the toilet and enter an
air duct.  Why in the blue hell were you given the option to flush?  Anyway,
move forward to see what the Shinra members are talking about.  Now let me
introduce you to them. The fat bald one with the brown suit is Palmer.  The guy
in the blue suit you already know as Reeve, The fat guy in the green suit with
the annoying laugh is Heideggar, the woman in the red dress is Scarlet, the
scientist is Hojo, finally the guy at the end of the table is President Shinra.
As usual, take good mental notes of the story line developing here, Sector 7
is not going to be re-built, instead they are going to continue the research
into the Ancients.  You also discover that Aeris's real mother is called
Ifalna.  Shame this wasn’t a proper FMV sequence as you get a great view up
Tifas skirt.:)


Barret - "That dirty #$*$^ "


Make your way out of the bathroom once the meeting is over.  You will see Hojo
heading for floor 67, follow him.

When on floor 67, just keep following him.  Eventually Cloud will look in a
chamber (you will hear very creepy music that will haunt you all through the
game).  Cloud will have another fit.  In an attempt not to give away any
spoilers here i will just explain what you should know up to this point, there
is simply a connection between Jenova (the thing in the chamber) and Sephiroth.


Barret - "Where's its $#&*&@ head?  This whole thing's stupid.  Let's keep goin"


Keep going past the crates and you will come to an elevator, make sure you take
the chest containing the poison Materia.  There is also a save point next to
it.  Take the elevator.

Here you will see Hojo having himself some fun with Aeris (well who wouldn't
:).  After you free Aeris, choose someone to protect her, and then name Red 13.

Red 13 will now fight with you, as a boss is on its way.....

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BOSS: Sample:HO512
     Sample:HO512-OPT



This is a pretty straight forward fight.  Firstly, don't bother killing the
guys that are with the boss as he will will just spawn some more.  Just
concentrate all your attacks on him.  Fire magic works particularly well on
him, but don't use Ice or Poison.  Also, there is no point healing yourself
when poisoned, as if you do he will just do it again anyway, just make sure you
keep your health up.  When you win you will recieve a Talisman.
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Aeris and whoever you sent with her will return once the battle is finished.
Note the great music here, you will be hearing more of it later.  Once the
conversation is over and you have chosen your party, make sure you collect the
'Enemy Skill' Materia thats inside the chamber.  I advise you always keep
Enemy SKill equipped on someone in your party as it can come in useful.  Then
go up the ladder that's next to the elevator and talk to the guy in the gray
coat, he will give you Keycard 68.  Collect the 2 Potions near him and head
right after desecending the ramp, collect the other 2 Potions (past what
appears to be green rays) and go back down to floor 66.  Now enter the
elevator.  You'll be caught by Rude (he's another of those Turks, you'll be
running into them constantly throughout the game so get used to it).  You will
be taken to President Shinra.  Finally you will get a decent explination of the
Ancients (or Cetra, as they called themselves)


Barret (at Pres Shinra) - "@$#*^%! Quit dreamin'"


You will then find yourself in the Jail cells.  Simply talk to everyone here
and then go to sleep.

Aeris - "the deal was for one date right?"
Tifa -  ".......Oh I get it"
Aeris - "....!?  Tifa!  Tifa, you're there too!"
Tifa -  "EXCUSE me" :)

Aeris - "The Cetra were born from the planet, speak with the panet, and unlock
the planet.  And then the Cetra will return to the Promise Land.  A land that
promises suprime happiness."

That speech from Aeris is about as much sence as this whole Cetra/Ancients
thing is ever gonna make ....


You will awake to an unlocked door.  Go check on the guard, then wake up Tifa.
Check the guard again and you will find the keys, go unlock Barret and Red 13.
Red 13 will then go on ahead.  Go and talk to Tifa and Aeris again and they
will join you, equip them just incase you get in a fight.  Go back to the lab
and talk to Red 13, you will see that Jenova has escaped.  Follow him up the
elevator and talk to him again.  Then head right via those green beams again,
following the trail of blood, and them onwards to floor 69!


When you arrive on floor 69, go through the door on the left.There's a Save
Point to the south.  Take either one of the purple stairs.....


You will see Palmer flee, but the party will catch him.  Turns out Old Sephy
wants the Promise Land to himself :)

Barret - "Rufus! &*%$! I forgot about him!"

When the party stops talking go through the door to the north.  Talk to Rufus,
Vice President of Shinra, the boss's son.  When reading Rufus's text, picture
him with the voice of the comic book guy from the Simpsons, I dont know why,
but I find doing this funny as hell :D


Rufus -  "who are you guys"
Cloud -  "I'm Cloud, former SOLDIER First class"
Barret - "i'm from AVALANCHE!"
Tifa -   "Same here"
Aeris -  "A Flower girl from the slums"
Red 13 - "A research specimen"
Rufus -  "What a crew"

Cloud requests to be on his own for this one.  So it's now up to you to lead
the rest outside.  Your party is now Barret, Aeris and Red 13.
Make sure you equip your Materia, as there is a few tricky fights up ahead,
well they would be very tricky without Materia.  Also, Equip your Elemental
Materia to a junctioned slot with lightning to Barret, this will prove useful
in the upcoming fights.  Don't worry, you can remove Tifa and Clouds Materia
just now as you get a chance to put them back before the game switches back to
them.  With your new party, head to the lift, you will then be attacked.

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BOSS: HUNDRED GUNNER
                                                       weak against Lightning

This guy can only be hit with long range attacks so Aeris and Red 13 will need
to use long range attacks, ie Magic or grenades (which work suprisingly well
against him).  For some reason though, Red 13 can still use his limit break
against the Gunner.  If well prepared for it (I gave you plenty of warning),
this will be an easy fight.


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However, once the 'Hundred Gunner' dies, another one appears, this time with
the ability to fly, scary stuff :)

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BOSS: HELI GUNNER
                                                         weak against Lightning

Your strategy for this fight is the exact same as for the first Gunner.
You get a Mythril Armlet when you win.
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Now that you're back with Cloud, equip your Materia back and then press Start
when ready.  Rufus will then inform you that Sephiroth is an ancient too, but
you should have guessed that by now.  Anyway, time to fight Rufus, the comic
book guy out the Simpsons ;)

Rufus - " I see.  I guess this means we won't become friends."

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BOSS: RUFUS
     DARK NATION

First thing you need to do here is kill the Panther like creature (the 'Dark
Nation'), as this fight can be tricky if you fight both at once.  When it's
just you and Rufus, use your limit breaks and poison Materia and he will
eventually escape in the chopper.

If you can get your limit break in before the Dark Nation casts barrier on
Rufus, it's possible to kill him in 2 hits :)

You'll recieve a Protect Vest and a Guard Source when you win.
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When Rufus runs away head back to where Tifa is.  When you regain control of
Aeris, go read the other turtles paradise newletter north of the screen if you
havn't already done so.  Then make your way to the big doors.  You will then,
after a short conversation, watch a very cool escape scene.

Barret - "Ok, playtime's over for you jackasses.."
Aeris -  "thank you, Mr. Barret
Barret - "who you callin' Mr. Barret?  That don't sound right!
Red 13 - "If you are through talking, may I suggest that we think of a way to
get out of here.
Barret - "Huh?  Oh, oh yeah...you a cold man.  Just like someone else 'round
here I know."


Right you now get to play a very cool mini game.  Take note of the controls and
equip and form your best party as there is a fight at the end of this.

Now, the object of this mini game is to protect the truck from the annoying
guards by slashing them with your sword.
Enjoy yourself .......... :)

Eventually you reach the end of the runway and you have to get in a fight.  The
amount of energy that your party starts off with in the fight is dependent on
how well you defended the truck......

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BOSS: MOTOR BALL
                                          VERY weak against Lightning

Not really much to worry about here as long as you did ok on the mini game.  He
does have one damaging attack, the name escapes me (trust me you'll know it
when you see it), and it takes about 250HP off all characters.  I advise that
you have 2 attackers, and have one person there simply to heal.  Make sure your
characters energy is always above 350HP and you will be fine.

When you win, you get another crappy Star Pendant.
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After beating the boss, you will see Cloud state that he has to settle the
score against Sephiroth.  What score i hear you ask, all will be revealed in
the next town (FINALLY).

You will now be at the edge of Midgar.  After talking to everyone it's time to
choose yor team (choose Aeris and Tifa just for now to see Barrets reaction. :)


Barret - "Thought you'd do that" :D


When ready, just head towards the screen and it's time to enter the world
map......


Make your way to Kalm Town, It's just north of Midgar.  Your party members will
go straight to the Inn, join them.  It's time for a very long, semi
interactive, story about Sephiroth.....

The story starts off in a truck with Sephiroth, Cloud and two guards.  After a
brief discussion, the truck is attacked.  Technically, you fight a dragon, but
you dont really do anything as Sephiroth just kicks its ass.  You are off to a
Mako reactor to kick some more monsters ass.

You will then end up in Clouds hometown, Nibelheim.  Talk to Sephiroth and the
guards and head north.  If you are paying attention to the story here you will
hear Sephiroth call Jenova 'mother', what a shady plot twist :)

You can visit Tifa's house here, it's the middle house on the east side of
twon.  Tifa will ask you questions as you do.  There is an interesting letter
on her desk and something else interesting in her closet ;).  Clouds house is
the one next to it, and you see a repeat of one of Clouds flashbacks.  Apart
from Tifa and Clouds house, there really ain't anything else in the town worth
checking out.  Althogh if you do you will be asking yourself why Cloud has such
trouble remembering stuff.

Your next move is to go to the Inn.  Talk to Sepheroth, and then choose to get
some sleep.  The next day, talk to Sephiroth again and you will end up getting
your picture taken.  Tifa's the guide (which you should have guessed).  You now
are off to Mt. Nibel.  Another very nice FMV here.   When you're back in
control of Cloud, keep walking along the bridge and talking to Tifa when she
stops.  The bridge will eventually collapse.

When the party re-groups, head northeast and into a cave. Simply keep heading
north (Making sure you catch another nice shot of Tifa bending over, another
great chance for an FMV that one! :)  Also, now that you have the chance, take
a look at your menu screen and take a look at Sephiroths Materia, it's pretty
impressive, but in time, yours will be too :)  Make sure you get in a few
fights too, just so you can see some of his Materia at work.  After more
discussion you'll arrive at the Jenova plant.


Tifa - "Better take real good care of me then"


When you enter it, simply follow Sephiroth.  Talk to him in the next area (that
you may notice has a huge sign saying 'Jenova' in it).  Close the valve on  the
chamber when he tells you to then talk to him twice.
Sephiroth will go into what can be best described as a psychotic episode, after
finding out (or at least believing) he was manufactured.

You will then digress from the story and be back in Kalm Town.  Save your game
if you wish (Barret suggests that you 'take a breather', which I always thought
was a Scottish phrase, oh well). Cloud then continues the story.  You find him
entering the 'Shinra Mansion' at the end of town.

When inside, climb the stairs and go right.  Don't worry, there isn't any
fights, it would be kinda hard to get a game over in a flashback.  Enter the
room in the south.  Talk to the guard then examine the big stone pillar and you
will reveal a secret passage.  Go through it and continue down the stairs.
Just keep going through the one way passage and you will eventually end up in
the Library.

Once Sephiroth finishes talking crap (which I advise you try and make sence
of), leave the room.  Cloud then wakes up in the mansion, go back down to the
library.  Here you will find Sephiroth talking yet more crap and then he
leaves.  Basically, he is confirming what I already told you.. "An ancient
named Jenova was found in a geological atratum 2000 years ago." Hence the
"Jenova" progect.  Sephiroth he was produced by a man named Prof Gast as Shinra
wanted to basically re-produce an Ancient with the cells of Jenova, thus they
will eventually get to the promise land.  Also, remember, like all members of
'SOLDIER', Sephiroth was exposed to Mako, but the difference with him is that
he was exposed to alot of it, hence why he is so powerful.  Thats all you need
to know for just now.  Anyway make your way back out the Mansion (that
Sephiroth is some runner).

When you exit the mansion you will see that Sephiroth has went ballistic again!

Check the house on the right.  Another cool FMV sequence here, Sephiroth
walking into the flames has been my desktop background for sometime now, well,
it's in rotation with a few Emma Bunton pictures anyway :)

You will then find yourself back at the Jenova plant.  After witnessing Tifa
mourn the loss of her father  and go after Sephiroth (yes it is the flashback
scene from the Mako reactor), make your way back into the chambers.  Sephiroth
will then strike Tifa.  Examine her and Cloud will carry her out of the way.
Make your way up the stairs and enter the door that Sephiroth opened.

After the FMV sequence, Cloud appears to have forgotten the end, anyway when
the story ends, you find yourself back with the party in Kalm Town.

Red 13 - "what a fascinating story....." - Well it's not all that fascinating
when you have watched it 5 times and have to explain it in writing !! :)

Anyway moving on, If you go back to the 2nd floor of the hotel there is an item
in the cabinet but it's to high to reach.  However if you keep trying to get
it, Cloud will eventually get mad and punch the cabinet, knocking  the item
down.  This item so happens to be a Megalixer, the most useful item in the
game, it restores HP and MP to all party members back to full at any point
during a fight.  You dont get many of these during the game, so be sure to only
use them when you really need to.

Kalm Town also has quite a bit of treasure kicking about it.  Firstly, go to
the house nearest the Inn.  There's an Ether in the cupboard beneath the
stairs.  Move on to the house next to that, there is another Ether in the
cabinet on the second floor.  Now the third house, there is a Peacemaker (a
wepon for a character you wont meet for a while, but hold on to it anyway) in
the chest on the second floor of the third house (take the winding staircase).
Then take the normal stairs in the same house, there is a Guard Source in a
cabinet.  Finally, in the house on the other side of the town, there is an
Ether in the cupboard underneath the stairs.

There is also a guy in the centre of town in a green jacket.  If you have any
questions about using the world map then he would be the person to ask.  Also,
be sure to take a look round the wepons shops before you leave Kalm Town as
there are new wepons for all you party except REd 13, You can also now buy
'Heal' and 'Earth' Materia from the shops too.

When your ready, leave the town.  Head east.  Eventually you will see a house
in the distance, head towards it.This is the 'Chocobo Farm'.  Talk to the
Chocobo at the front end of the pen and choose the top option.  The next bit
still makes me laugh even after 4 times at playing this.  The big yellow birds
(called Chocobo's by the way) will do some stupid dance, which, at the end of,
you will recieve the 'Choco/Mog' Materia.  Well done, you now have your first
summon Materia, and its by far the best one in the game ;).

Once you have stopped laughing, talk to Choco Billy in the stables behind the
pen.  Choose the first option, then the 4th option, then the first option
again.  He will then sell you Chocobo Lure Materia, pay the 2000 gil as you
will need it.

Just to let you know at this point, I had a friend who was a total retard and
sold his 'Chocobo Lure Materia', now there is another way of obtaining it later
in the game but, just to be safe, don’t be a 'Graham Moore' and sell it. :)

Now I know it takes ages, but you might wanna stay here and fight for an hour
or so and get some of your Materia up to Level 2 (ie Fire, Lightning, and Ice,
they all should take about an hour to get to level 2).  Also, while you are at
it, it is worth putting your characters on 'fury' (this is done by using a
hyper on them when they don't have 'fury' and are obtained from a shop in Kalm
town).  This will make your limits rise faster thus giving you your new limit
breaks faster.  Getting in a few fights here is will also allow you to collect
a few high Potions as enemies here sometimes drop them.  This is a good place
to do it as you can rest in the left house on the Chocobo Farm.  (If your
really sad, then you will wait another hour to get your 'Restore' meteria up to
level 2, which would take about another hour after you get fire etc, but even I
didn't do that :)

Again, just to give you a rough guideline, all of my characters by now are at
level 20.  Also, thanks to using hypers, Cloud and Barrett were at there level
2 limit breaks and Red 13 was on the second attack of his first limit break.
But your not in competition with me, you will know yourself if you need to
level up as if you are having trouble with fights on the world map tough, then
you need to level up or you will get ****** by future bosses.

Anyway I advise against you fighting the snake like creature thats roaming
around the swamp near the farm (The Midgar Zolom).  It's at level 26 so you
wouldn't stand a chance.  To get past the swamp we need to catch a chocobo.
So, now that you have the Materia for it (the Chocobo Lure), buy some greens
from Choco Billy (I reccomend Tantal the best).  Now your ready to catch one.
Equip your Materia, and wander around the light grass near the farm.
Eventually (usually after one or two goes) you will get into a fight with a
chocobo.  First thing to to is feed it a green.  Then eliminate the other
opponents while its eating (this will be very easy if you got your Materia to
level 2 like i advised).  If you manage to do this before the chocobo runs away
then well done, you caught it.  To ride one, just walk around the map like you
normally would, but DON'T PRESS X or it will run away.  The great thing about
the chocobos is that while you are riding one, you dont get into any fights. :)

Now that you have the chocobo, you can ride accross the swamp faster than the
Midgar Zolom can. :)  However, still avoid it while riding accross the swamp as
it can still attack you if you run into it.

When you get to then end of the marsh you will see a cave.  Enter it with the
chocobo.  You will see the Midgar Zolon impaled on a spike, yes that's old
Sephiroths work.  After that just exit the screen and then dismount from your
chocobo and enter the cave......

Oh by the way, just a wee additional point here. I spent about an hour trying
to run back from the cave entrance to the chocobo farm without the chocobo and
after about 50 attempts I made it, so it is possible, just very, VERY hard :)

Also, the Midgar Zolom is beatable, but you need to be around level 25 to do so
(which will take you ages at this point).  The only real reward you get for
doing so is learning the enemy skill 'beta', which is a VERY useful magic to
have at this stage of the game.  However, it's not worth the effort just now as
even if you are at level 25, you need to be able to survive an attack of 1200
to learn it.





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This place has a sh*t-load of items in straight forward areas too.

From the entrance, head north east and climb the stone steps to recieve an
Ether, keep going and there will be a chest with a Tent.  Then Climb the brown
vines at the bottom of the screen and you will see the 'long range' Materia at
the top.  Its only really any use to you if you use Aeris.  Once you have all
that, return to the entrance.  You will have noticed by now the dramatic change
in the level of enimies.  If you are not to at least level 20 you might want
to, after leaving the cave and going to the next area, come back and gain some
exp, yeah you will be sick of me saying that but It's for your own good :).
Also, If you fight the annoying flying serpent things (Ark Dragons) here be
sure to pick up the Enemy Skill "Flamethrower" as it is a useful attack for the
early part of the game..  Anyway, head southeast from the entrance and you'll
find a chest that contains a Mind Source.  Now head west.

In the next screen, you'll run into the Turks again.  With the new addition to
the squad, Elena.  The first time I encountered this part of the game, I didn’t
have Aeris in my party and the Turks asked where she was  The next time (hoping
to get a good plot change), I took her with me and nothing important happened
so it doesn’t really matter who you have with you.

Once they leave, head north to then next screen.  To your left, there's a chest
with a Elixir inside it.  To the north of that there is a Hi-Potion.  Return
back to the previous screen and climb up the vine.  Go through the exit and you
will find yourself back on the World Map.

Directly south from where you appear, you will see a sort of blue and gold
structure, this is Fort Condor, make your way towards it.  When there, talk to
the man outside it and choose the second option, then follow him in.  Climb the
rope.  Take a look around if you wish, avoid going to the entrance on the left
side as you might get yourself mixed up in a battle which there is no point
doing just now as you have to to it later on anyway.  Talk to the old man at
the table to understand more about the battle, say you will help, as you will,
but just much later on in the game :).  To the south is a rest room (that's
free) and a save point.  no the northeast is a shop that sells items and
Materia, but there's nothing new to buy.When your finished head back out to the
World Map.


NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET YUFFIE!!!!

Refer to section 6.1 of my guide for info on how to get her in you team.  She
is my favourite character in the game, you must get her now, get right over to
section 6.1 damn you!!! :)

Also, if you need to gain a few more levels of exp, you might as well do it
while trying to get Yuffie as it will take a few fights before you get her, off
you go to section 6.1 :)


When you have Yuffie on your team, It's time to make your way to Junon.

To get there,  just head northwest, It's well hidden at first but you will see
it eventually.

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 3.12  Junon Town
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When you arrive, the first thing you really need to do is fight a boss.  Talk
to the people in the town first if you wish and then head down the stairs to
the beach.

You will see a young girl called Priscilla, playing with a dolphin.

Suddenly she will be attacked....

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BOSS: BOTTOMSWELL


Very straight forward fight really.  Like the boss on the elevator, some of
your party can't attack him without the aid of magic.  Bolt and Poison work
well here.  The boss may sometimes but a bubble around one of your characters
but,like when fighting Reno, you can attack it to remove it (be careful though
as this time you don't attack your character, it acts as an enemy of it's own).

Just have 2 members attack and have one for healing (this will become a tip for
most bosses throughout the game from now on).

You'll get a Power Wrist when you win.
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The next bit can be very annoying.  You have to revive Priscilla.  This is done
by pressing the square button once to make the meter start to raise and
pressing square again just as it reaches the top.  The reson that it's annoying
is that it takes quite a few goes before she finally starts breathing again.

When she finally wakes up, make your way back up the stairs and talk to the old
lady standing near the entrance and choose to stay the night.

While sleeping someone (oh you must have guessed who by now!) will talk to
Cloud.  That evening, Cloud will have another bad dream.  After the dream Tifa
will wake you up and then just head outside to where the party are gathered.
You will gain the 'Shiva' Materia from Priscilla, very handy summon Materia :)

Seems as though Rufus has arranged a welcome party for himself....

Barret - "Rufus!?  I gotta pay my respects."

Make your way back onto the beach and talk to her again.  Seems you have to use
the dolphin to get to the tower.  Now this can take a while but there is a
little trick to it.  From where you start DON'T MOVE.  Press square and the
dolphin will send you into the air, you'll not land on the tower, but you will
land in a perfect position to call him again.  This time, when you call him,
you will land on the tower :)

Simply make your way up the tower now and enjoy another great FMV, this time
showing you the airship "Highwind".

Then make your way towards the screen.  In the next screen, make your way to
the yellow box and investigate it, you will be taken down.  Then make your way
to the door at the south of the screen.

Before you know what's hit you, someone will command that you follow him, do
so.  Change into the Shinra uniform like he tells you.  Watch while the other
guards make ass's of themselfs, and when your finished, make your way out the
room.

Once you have watched more of the parade, go through the door to the left
(there is a save point to the right).  You will then see another really nice
FMV. Then just follow the other guards.

You will now have to join the march by joining into the back row when
signalled.... and its rather annoying and will probibly take you a few goes :)

You also need to press O in time with the other guards..  How well you do
depends on what prize you get.....  you will most likeley end up with a
grenade, or 6 Potions if you did it first time :)


When the parade finishes, you will be standing with a group of other guards.
Rufus will make fun out of "horse laugh" :D. When the guard talks to you, pick
either option as they both result in you returning to the locker room.  Another
little side game here... this one I like :)  When the guards finally leave just
make your way back out to the exit on the left again.  Its shopping time....

You may have noticed Rude of the Turks go into a shop...  The first place is a
Materia shop.  The next is an allyway shop which has new weapons for your party
on the first floor.  Rude is in the basement but he doesnt recognise you in
uniform :)

The third shop has items, just the usual stuff.  In the 4th entrance, on the
second floor, you can get a 1/35 soldier (I have no clue what it does) and a
Mind Source.  The next door room has a Luck Source.  On the third floor there
is a Power Source and a Guard Source.

That's everything for this side of the street so continue to the next screen..
just keep going till you see more shops.

In the first building you will see the rest of the Turks but they wont
recognise you either.  The next bulding has an Inn on the first floor, a
Materia shop on the second floor and an Accessories shop on the third. The next
building has a Speed Source in the side room.  On the second floor, you can
pick up another 1/35 soldier.  The last shop is worse than one of the shops
that is at the beginning of Junon so I don’t know why the hell they put it in.

Once you are through shopping, move on to the next screen.  Heidegger and Rufus
show up again.  It's time to do the mini game now :)  Just do what the guard
tells you.


Depending on how well you did during the salute, Heidegger will give you
an item.  If you got between 0 and 50 then not only are you crap but you get
the Silver Glasses.  If you got between 60 and 90 then you get the HP Plus
Materia (something you will need more of later in the game) and I'm assuming
you got between 100 and 200 and that means you get the Force stealer sword for
Cloud.

After Rufus makes fun of Heidegger's laugh again they will leave and you will
notice that your party are already on board. Join them and its off to the next
continent we go....


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From where you start you will notice a treasure chest....  it has an Ether in
it.

You will also notice blue Materia (All) but if you got Yuffie when I said you
should then she will be blocking the at the moment.  Talk to people here if you
wish.  Make your way to the second floor.

Tifa - "Uh, yes sir, i'll continue my watch sir!  Hee hee..."

One sailor will sell you items if you talk to him, including a drink which
restores your HP and MP.  Talk to everyone on the deck.  Now go back down to
the first floor again and find Aeris, she will wonder where Barret is.  Return
to the deck and go all the way to the left.

Here, talk to Barret, who is spying on the those two. (nice suit, I feel
thousands of gay jokes flooding me right now).  After talking to him a couple
of times, an alarm will sound.

Barret - "Get off your stupid spikey butt and lets go, Cloud!"

Go back to the deck and your party will be waiting.  Time to chose a team.

When you're ready, go downstairs. Take that Materia now if you you couldn't get
it before and head through the door.  In the next room (you can get into fights
by the way) climb up the ladder and open the chest with a Wind Slash inside. Go
talk to the guard, he will drop dead.

Sephiroth will then show up, and give you 'something' to fight.

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BOSS: JENOVA*BIRTH

Earth and Fire works well here. Don't use Poison.

Attack with your Summon Materia mainly though.

It has the ability to cast 'Stop' on a member so be ready to have one of your
party useless for a few rounds..

It can also uses a laser that hits all allies and this can be very damaging so
keep your HP up.

You get a White Cape when you win.
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Cloud will try and explain more of the story...

Cloud - "Sephiroth went off searching for the Promise Land, so he could become
ruler of the planet... That was 5 years ago.  Then Sephiroth came back and
killed President Shinra.  And just now all of us saw Sephiroth.  He was
carrying Jenova with him.  This much I do know.  He told me he wants to go to
the Promise Land with his mother, Jenova.  I guess that's about it."

See, Cloud is useless, your lucky you have me around to help out ;)

Grab the Summon Materia after the battle (Ifrit)

Aeris - "Oh, too bad.  I liked Barrett's sailor suit.  He looked so cute."
Barret - "...... What'ya mean "cute"?"
Tifa - "Barrett, why don't you use that sailor suit for pajamas" -
Cloud - "You looked like a bear wearing a marshmallow."
Barret - "The hell's that supposed to mean!?  This happens to be the most
comfortable, so shu'up!"

Did anyone else notice there is someone on the lighthouse?

Anyway, moving on.  In the next area, go into the door and you can BUY the room
for 300,000 gil, if you have that kind of money at this stage then you are a
cheating ******* using a Gameshark in which case you must be really crap, using
that AND needing a guide :). If you buy it  you can sleep here for free anytime
you want afterwards.

Climb down the stairs in the bottom part of the room to reach a basement with a
guy sleeping (what the hell is he doing in my new house :( .  There is a  Power
Source, a Motor Drive and a Fire Ring in the room.

Make your way to the bar.

Notice the girl in the bikini at the window?  Go in and try to talk to her

"Hey i thought you'd drop buy.  Thats 1, 2....4 fishes all together... not bad"
- Bitch! :)

You'll meet Mukki (from the brothel in the Wall Market) here too as well as a
guy who will sell you new defence equipment.

By far the most unusual thing here is that you can buy Materia from Yuffie
(you cant? well as long as she isnt in your party of three you can.  Look
closely ;) )  Also... if Red 13 wasnt on your team then you can kick the
football at him :D

Butch - "Well, were lucky to have that cutie working for us part time"

If you go into the room next to where the 2 kids are playing football you will
meet Johnny, the guy that wrote that letter to Tifa.  He is a bit of a ****
though.

make your way down to the beach :)   you'll run into Hojo.

Aeris - "Cloud, look at that!"
Cloud - "Hm...?  That girl in the bikini......?  Not a bad view."


If you now go back to see Johnny you will see that he has met up with Tifa..
Dont get jealous or anything :D

well thats everything the town has to offer... stay the night and then it's
time to move on....

Outside of the town, head west round the mountains and you will see the bridge.
You will be able to see Gold Saucer from here too (that big thing in the
desert, accross the water).  Anyway eventually you'll come to the entrance of a
cave, enter it.
Follow the path and talk to the old man on the way.  Eventually, you'll see
what looks like another Mako reactor, I'ts a mako funace.  Don't attempt to
enter it, just walk down towards it then head south of the screen.  In the next
screen just keep following the tracks.  In the next screen you will come
accross a Save Point.  If you head up the north part when the tracks split you
will begin to fall, let yourself fall.  While falling hold left and keep
pressing O and as you start climbing back up will will get the Wizard Staff.
Head back to the tracks.  Keep going east and you will get a new weapon for
Barret.  Then head back west and take the southern tracks.  Again let yourself
fall and this time hold right, you will get a Star pendent on the way back up.
Keep heading east and then when the paths cross again head north west and
collect the turbo Ether (this time jump the hole as there is nothing more to
collect) and get the 'Transform' Materia.  Head back east and take the south
route.  You will see the other party members waiting.  You have a chance to
change party members here.  Anyway, head back and this time take the north east
track.  Follow the path and enter the shack and  lower the bridge.

Before you return to the lower rail path, walk to the end of the one your on.
You will hear birds chirping when you are at the right position.  Press 0 and
climb up the wall.

After finding the nest, you can ake the treasure in the nest if you want to or
leave it, you may as well leave it as you get in a fight if you take it and
it's only a few Pheonix Downs.

Right now go back and take the lower path that your party went accorss.

Right, now once you have crossed the bridge (you should be directly under where
you were before) you will see that the path splits in 2.  take the left path.
You will find yourself in some guys cabin.  You will find a tent, a power
source and a mind source in here.   This is a part of the game that many people
miss for some reason.

Anyway, now take the next path.  And make your way accross the bridge.  I
advise against fighting the Bombs here as they have around 600 HP and if they
use destruct on you then your ******.  At the end of the bridge you will
finally be in North Corel :)



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 3.15  Gold Saucer
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As soon as you enter, someone will have a go at Barret.  You will find out why
in a few minutes.  Investigate the town, talk to people and buy a few things.
There is an Inn at the top left, im guessing you will be needing it.

When you're ready, head to the left of the screen.  Barret has a flashback
about his friend Dyne, and what happened to his town (which by the way would
explain his hatred for Shinra), also notice that he had a wife called Myrna,
that throws my whole "Tifa" idea out the window then.  :D

Note that if you leave Corel Town (the exit is to the west) you can fight some
fairly easy enemies and get up to 400 exp per fight, you dont have to worry
about it just now though as you will becomeing back here shortly.

Not to brag but just an interesting story, while gaining exp here i had Barrett
gain 2 limit breaks at once, after defeating an enemy he gaind Hammerblow (his
2nd level 2) and then straight after it (after the same fight) he gained
Satellite Beam.  Has this ever happened to anyone else??  You know my email. ;)


Anyway, moving on.  When your ready, take the lift up to the Gold Saucer.

A very cool FMV sequence now.  You'll see a Save Point in the background of the
first area of the Gold Saucer, but you'll need GP (not Gil, like what you've
been using, you gain GP here by doing well on the Gold Saucer games) to
activate it.  Pay the man to get in (the first choice is for a one-visit entry
free, the second choice gets you a 'Gold Ticket', which lets you enter the Gold
Saucer as often as you like, you will be needing it as the game progresses so
if you have the cash I suggest you buy it now but there is no chance you will
have 30000 at this point, unless you used the GameShark but we have already
covered my policies on that though haven't we), Anyway take the path of your
choice after your companions separate.

Barret - "So PLAY!...messin' around #@^%$!"
Aeris - "I think he's mad"
Tifa - He's fine.  He seems to be doing a little better now.

As you explore the rest of the Gold Saucer, you'll discover that Shinra
soldiers are snooping around, looking for Sephiroth.  When you're ready to move
on, go to the Wonder Square.  Here, you'll meet Cait Sith, a would-be
fortuneteller.  He'll automatically join you. Also if you go up the stairs and
keep going north you can reply the Midgar Escape, ie you can play on the bike
again :).  This is actually a good place to gain GP as you get 10 the first
time you play it.

Also, there is a Turtle Paradise newsletter in the spooky Inn so don't forget
to read it.  Also, from the shop in the spooky in you can buy Ether and i think
this is the only shop in the game you can so you better stock up :)  Correct me
if i'm wrong though.

Also, go play in the chocobo races and place a bet, it's fun to watch.

Anyway go and have a look round, don't go to the battle square until you are
ready to continue the game as that is our point of no return.

When you want the game to progress (make sure you are finished doing everything
you wanted to do in the Gold Saucer), go to the Battle Square.  Something bad
has happened.  Turns out "a man with a gun-arm" has killed a bunch of people,
and just were is Barret?  Dio, the owner of the Gold Saucer, shows up and
blames you for the carnage.  Follow Cait Sith, Dio summons three large robots
that throw you and your allies through the "Gateway to Heaven".  In other
words, Welcome to Prison.


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Once you land you will see Barret.  After he runs away, examine the dead body.
Then go down the hole that you can see at the top of the screen. There is a
treasure chest here but it's already opened (anyone know if there's supposed to
be something in it that you could have gotten earlier?)  According to Chris
Macdonald (Kao Megura, the best FF7 guide writer on the face of the earth), in
the Japanese version of FF7, this is the place where you could have supposedly
fought something caled Test Zero, but I have no clue what thats about.

Anyway, now head south after Barret.  Talk to everyone in the new area.  There
is some annoying **** who gets a great laugh in following you, I would love to
send a bolt up his ass! (I mean why the **** is he following you!!??)

Enter the building to the east (it doesn't matter which entrance you take).
Barret will show up once you're inside, as will whoever else wasn't in your
party.

Aeris - "Hey that's Cloud's line!  '...It's too dangerous, I can't let you get
involved...' blah, blah, blah..."

Its now time to hear what happened to Barret and Dyne.

Yuffie - "You sure are all acting pretty heroic, considerin' we're not makin'
any money on this." -  (if you talk to her after chosing your party)

After you leave the room, you may want to buy some items.  This can be done in
by entering the building to the far southeast, as there is a man in there who
will sell you them.

Now head back north.  Examine the guard (who is dead), then leave through the
gate.

Anyway, once you've gone past the gate, talk to the man out here and go
to the RIGHT.  Any other direction leaves you stranded in the desert and you
will be wandering around for a while before you get rescued so GO RIGHT.


**EQUIP BARRETT WITH GOOD MATERIA NOW**

You will need it in a second.  Anyway go up from here and you'll run into THE
BOSS, Dyne.  Turns out that Marline is Dyes daughter so that definently throws
the whole Tifa thing out the window).  Seems to me that Dyne wants to kill
Marline so she can be with her mother again.  I think this guy may be a few
beers short of a six pack.  It's just Barret and Dyne for this one....

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BOSS: DYNE

I was using Barret as one of my party members wehen I first did this fight and
if you have been doing the same then this fight will not be any problem at all.
As usual, use your limit break.

Dyne may hit you one last time before he dies but as long as you keep your HP
up then this fight will not be a problem.

You get a Silver Armlet when you win.
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After takes a short walk off a long cliff, you'll find yourself in the truck
talking to Mr. Coates.  After some friendly talking from Barret, you will have
the chance to get your freedom by becoming a chocobo racer.  While on the way
up, Ester will explain the controls to you

I really can't be bothered typing down the controls here but if you missed them
the first time don't worry about it, she will explain them again before you
start.  When you first arrive some Jockey (I think his name was Joe) talks to
you and says you will probibly meet again..  do you ever meet him again?  You
know the email address folks :)

Anyway, there is summon Materia in this room (Ramuh) be sure to pick it up.


Right, there is a very easy way ro win a chocobo race.... you can refill your
Dash Meter slowly by holding down all L & R buttons at once.  If you plan on
breeding the chocbos later on in the game this tip will come in very useful.

Anyway, you should win the race first time as long as you use the cheat like I
showed you :D


When you win, Dio will give you a letter saying sorry for what happened and he
will give you a buggy as a way of saying sorry.  First thing to note about the
buggy is that you are not safe from getting into fights so be prepared at all
times.





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 3.17  Gongaga Town
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Ok, now that your back on the World Map you firstly need to head south from the
Golden Saucer and cross the river.  Head for the black structure surounded by a
forest, this is Gongaga.  You will run into the Turks discussing who is the
cutest out the girls..

Cloud - "What are they talking about?"

GOD!  Does this guy HAVE a sexual prefrence?! :)

Elena then shows up and alerts the other Turks of your presence.  Answer their
question anyway you like and then the battle begins.


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BOSS: RENO
     RUDE

This is another easy boss fight.  Just use your summons.
Attack Rude first as he is the one with the ability to heal.

You get a Fairy Tale and an X-Potion when you win.
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Any guesses as to who the spy is???

After they have ran away head north and you will see the black structure, head
towards it.  Eventually, Scarlet (you should remember her from the meeting) and
Tseng will show up and will start talking about "Huge Materia" (this will be a
name that appears more in the game later).  After they leave, check the part
that Scarlet was checking and you will recieve the 'Titan' summon Materia.

Now go back to the junction and this time go left.  In the next screen go
north.  You will now be in whats left of the village.  As usual, look around
ant buy stuff and talk to people (in one of the shops you can climb a pole to
another shop).  There is a chest in the Inn which has an X-Potion and an old
mans house has a new weapon for Cait Sith.  One of the houses turns out to be
the former house of a guy named Zack, if you have Aeris in your party it is
confirmed that Zack was her ex (you should put her in your party for the sake
of story line purposes).  Zack was a first class in SOLDIER just like Cloud,
you will find out more about him much later in the game.

Now leave the main part of the village and head west, this will take you out of
town.  However before you go, make sure one of your party has enemy skill
Materia equpied and get into a fight.  Eventually you will fight a frog, keep
fighting them till they do a move called "Frog Song", this will come in useful
later if you learn it now.

Be sure to pick up the Deathblow Materia on your way out.


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 3.18  Cosmo Canyon
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Once back on the world map, head southwest and then cross the shallow river you
see. Make your way up the mountain path and you will see Cosmo Canyon, home of
Red 13 and one of the games best music tracks.

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been using Red 13 in your party thus far then go gain him some exp now, using
the inn at gongaga town.  Because the next bit you need to have him in your
party and it is tricky, so gain some exp, around level 28-30.

Don’t worry about it though as there are the three penguin dudes that you can
fight outside Cosmo Canyon that give you 666 exp when you defeat them but they
do pack a punch.  If you try to go past Cosmo Canyon then your buggy will break
down, so don't attempt to go past it if you are plannning to use the Inn at
Gongana.

Anyway, when you enter Cosmo Canyon Red 13 will talk to the man at the gate.
To the people of this town he is known as "Nanaki" (I named him that at the
beginning of this game just for the sake of this part of the game not making
sence :D)

After Red 13 heads up the stairs, talk to the guard and choose the bottom
option to discover more about Cosmo Canyon, he will then let you in.  Right now
it's time to look around the place.  Firstly, there is 2 Turlte Paradise news
letters here, one next to the weapons shop (which has new weapons for all party
members) and one at the Inn.  In the items show there is a passage that is
blocked at the moment but don't worry, you will get to it later on (disc 2 and
3).  Also, in the Inn, there is an Elixer (in the room that you stay in),
towards the screen, you can't actually see it, but trust me it's there. You
will also discover from talking to Red 13 that his tribe defended Cosmo Canyon
years ago, and that he thinks his father was a coward.

When your finished looking around the town, make your way to the observatory.
The old dude with Red 13 is Bugenhagen, who is his grandfather and the token
wise man of the game :)  Pay attention to everything the old dude says, as he
explains half the plot eventually, just try and make sence of it.  One thing
that confuses me though is that if he can hear the cries of the planet, wouldnt
that make him an ancient too?  When Red 13 leaves, go find your party and take
2 of them with you back to the observatory. Barret is in the room above the
weapon shop, Tifa and Aeris are in the bar.  Yuffie is in the Materia shop (no
suprise there) and Cait Sith is in the kitchen.

When you go back to the observaory you get to watch another cool FMV :)  But
again pay attention to Bugenhagen.  The term "Lifestream" gets mentioned here,
and you need to remember that.  It's basically the souls of all those people
who have returned to the planet.  And as you can work out yourselfs, Shinra are
obstracing the spirit energy of the planet and turning it into Mako energy and
when they obstract it all the planet will die.

Once thats over talk to the old dude again...

Bugenhagen - "Nanaki?  His father a coward?  So that's it... Nanaki's been
thinking that all this time..."

Now make your way back to the huge fire in the middle of Cosmo Canyon.  Talk to
all your party (Tifa almosts ask Cloud a question but back out at the last
second as she is too afraid to).  Eventually Bugenhagen will show up.. and you
will have to make a new group of three, well actually a group of one because
Cloud and Red 13 have to go.

Like I said before, if you havent been using Red 13 then you need to go outside
and get him some EXP... say be about 28.

Oh, another thing before you set off on Bugenhages adventure...  The Materia
store sells HP+ Materia, which can be VERY handy later on in the game.  Buy
some of them (I usually just fill my empty slots with them).
Anyway, once you are all set, head towards the Materia shop and you will see
Bugenhagen again, talk to him.  Climb to the very bottom.  Note the very cool
effect with the cosmo canyon music gradually becoming more distant, if you go
up again it starts to become louder.  Very cool effect.

In the next area, head right and up until you see a hole facing left.
You will have noticed that there is a huge difference in the exp given for
enimies and, you gussed it, I stopped and gained some exp:D.  But I cleared the
area first though, you will understand later, don't bother with your EXP at the
moment, I will tell you when you can't turn back and if your not at 28 by then,
turn back.

Anyway, enter the hole facing left and chose to "break it open" and an opening
will appear nearby.  Go through the new opening.  In the new area, head left,
WALK left, or you will hit some spikes.  Go south from the next junction.  Pick
up the 'Added Effect' Materia.  Go back to where the oil is and WALK back to
the right.  Go up until you come to another junction and go left, then south,
going down the stairs and you will come to a chest with a Black M phone.  Start
heading towards the stairs again but take the right passage that is just before
them and you will come to a chest with an Ether in it.  Now go back up the
stairs and head to the upper left of the screen.

In the next area you will see 5 passages.  Take the fourth from the left.  When
you touch the web a spider will attack you.  I wouldn’t spend too long on them
by the way as they have a move that can take 800 HP off you, and the exp you
gain is **** into the bargin, typical!  Remember when i said to learn the enemy
skill "Frog Song"?  Well use it on this guy and you will have no trouble :).
So after you have killed it, keep heading north and you will get a chest with
an X-Potion in it.  Now go back and take the second passage from the left.  You
now need to fight another spider. After you kill it head left and then down.
As you are going through the tunnel, hold right and you will come to an opening
with a chest containing a Fairy Ring.  Go back to the left passage.  Keep going
north and you will have to fight one last spider.  Now head slightly north but
dont go through the exit, head left and you will go through another secret
passage and collect a Turbo Ether.



Remember how I said wait until you have cleared the area before you gain the
exp, well now would be the time to turn back and rest, gain exp etc as this is
the point of no return, a boss awaits you on the other side and if your not at
about 28 then i dont like your chances.  I was at about level 32 but like I
said, be around 28 and your fine.

Anyway, when your ready, head north.



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Boss: GI NATTAK

Right, remember the boss in the Shinra Building?  He had sidekicks with him
too.  Same rule applies here, don't bother killing them, just focus your attack
on the boss.  It's a straight forward fight as long as you remember the golden
rule for bosses, 2 fight him and 1 heals.

You'll get a Wizer Staff when you win.

Aparently, though I have never tried it myself, or a very quick kill, try using
a Phoenix Down or X-Potion, or cast Life on him, it aparently takes a few goes
to get it to work.  Anyone who tried this and was succsessful, feel free to
email me and confirm it.

(I recently recieved an email from confirming that Life does kill him.. The
emailer never replied as to what he wanted to be credited as so i will call him
Acefire as that was in his email address.  I'm Still waiting on confermation on
Phoenix Downs and X-Potions).

Now just to make things more confusing.....  You see, he was dead right? so if
you
cast life on him then it brings him back to life... so how does that kill him?
I would't spend too much time thinking about that :)
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Once the fight is over, take Gravity Materia, follow Red 13.

You will now witness a heart warming moment when Red 13 finds out...

Spoiler... watch the end of the sequence first....

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