_        _______ _                 _    ______
(______)            | |      (_______) |               | |  (_____ \
_     _ ___________| |  _    _      | | ___  _   _  __| |    ____) )
| |   / (____ |  ___) |_/ )  | |     | |/ _ \| | | |/ _  |   / ____/
| |__/ // ___ | |   |  _ /   | |_____| | |_| | |_| ( (_| |  | (_____
|_____/ \_____|_|   |_| \_)   \______)\_)___/|____/ \____/  |_______)

Compiled By: Aaron "Rager825" Buehler
Walkthrough/FAQ: Version 0.251
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Latest Update: 3/19/03
Official DC2 Website: http://www.us.playstation.com/games/scus-97213/
*This guide is best viewed in Western European (Windows) encoding.* Huzzah!
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Table Of Contents
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A: Introduction
B: Legal Banter
C: Email Information
D: Game Introduction
E: Chapter 1 - To The Outside World
   Sub-A: Floor Info, Goals, and Seals
   Sub-B: Dungeon Essentials
   Sub-C: Upgrading Weapons
   Sub-D: Photographing & Inventing
   Sub-E: Scoops
   Sub-F: The Ridepod
F: Chapter 2 - Resurrection Of The Great Elder
   Sub-G: HP/Defense Raising Items
   Sub-H: Fishing & FP
   Sub-I: The Carpenterion
   Sub-J: Time Travel
   Sub-K: Geostones
   Sub-L: Recruiting People
   Sub-M: Chapter 2 Georama-Rama
   Sub-N: Monster Transformation
G: Chapter 3 - The Sage of the Stars
H: Chapter 4
I: Chapter 5
J: Chapter 6
K: Chapter 7
L: Chapter 8
M: Monster List
   Mon-A: Underground Channel Monsters
   Mon-B: Rainbow Butterfly Wood Monsters
N: Geostone List
   Geo-A: Rainbow Butterfly Wood
O: Character Recruitment List
   Cedric
   Erik
   Borneo
   Conda
   Julia
   Dr. Dell
   Gordon (Gordon's Worries)
   Farn (Portrait of a Bride)
   Donny (The Mark of Business)
   Ferdinand (Castagnaccio)
   Claire (Curiosity)
   ???
   Stewart (The Auction)
   Adel (Dreaming I Was Dreaming)
   Polly (Polly's Maid)
   Sheriff Blinkhorn (Palm Brinks: Mad Dash!)
   Milaine (Milaine Shows Her Stuff)
   Gerald (Getting Father's Approval)
   Mayor Need (The Impossible Safe)
   Priest Bruno (A Priests Ordeal)
   Rufio (The Non-Setting Moon)
   Fabio (Catch Up, Then Catch Me)
   ???
   ???
   Corinne (Corinne's Hide-and-Seek)
   Granny Rosa (Mind to Mind)
P: Monster Transformation List
Q: Extra Section
R: Credits & Thanks
S: Version History

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A: Introduction
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This Walkthrough/FAQ is for the American version of Dark Cloud 2 for the
Playstation 2. I've decided to write this based on the lack of guides listed on
www.gamefaqs.com for this rather large game. All information listed in this
guide was uncovered by myself, or otherwise directly noted to the contrary.

I'll attempt to guide you through the adventures of Max and Monica. I'm placing
"Sub Guides" throughout this FAQ, in a specific order. If you follow this FAQ
directly from start to finish, these Sub Guides will help you tremendously, as
they show information that is usually key in that part of the game. If you only
accessed this FAQ in order to get hints on a certain topic, use the "Find"
option located in your browser's toolbar. You can also use CTRL+F to access the
Find option quickly.

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B: Legal Banter
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Dark Cloud 2 is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. © 2003
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. "Playstation 2" is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Yum.

This guide is Copyright © 2003 Aaron Buehler.
This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without my advance permission. Use of this guide on any other web site
or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of
copyright.

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C: Email Information
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Here comes the fun part that every other FAQ writer puts into his or her work.
The whole "Don't email me if you're going to.. blah blah". My only rule as far
as sending me email is this - Please be respectful, and use common sense.
Remember that I only wrote this to help people as best I can. If there's
something incorrect in my guide, you're more than welcome to email me and point
it out. If there's a misspelling, email me about that too. I'll even put you in
the credits of this guide for your contribution. If you email me a question
that is covered in this guide, I will not reply.

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D: Game Introduction
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The introduction to Dark Cloud 2 if extremely drawn out. Sit back, and enjoy
the near half hour it will take you to advance past it.

The first thing you will do when you begin a new game of Dark Cloud 2 will be
picking out Max's outfit. How thrilling. Select whatever ensemble you wish, and
advance.

Next up, you will meet Monica. Her little intro scene will teach you the bare
essentials of battling. Follow the on screen instructions, and defeat your
enemies.

Following Monica's cinematics, the game shifts back to Max. You will soon find
yourself looking to finish fixing a vacuum cleaner, so you can go to a
carnival. You will also meet Cedric for the first time. Head down the stairs to
the first save point. An exclamation point will appear over Max's head,
indicating an event. Get used to this happening, as it will happen probably a
million more times throughout this game. It's a good way to tell when you can
inspect something. At any rate, save your game, and continue down the stairs.

Along the far side wall, you will see a work bench. Approach it, and another
exclamation point will appear. This is the vacuum you need to fix to complete
your work. Upon inspecting, Max will say that you need a certain tool located
"in that cabinet in the back". Continue through the tool shop, and go down to
Cedric's bedroom. You will find a notebook on the table there, grab it.

Proceed to the cabinet in the bedroom, and pick up your trusty Wrench. This
will be your means of defending yourself in the game. Head back over to the
work bench at this time.

Inspect the vacuum, and select "OK! Time to start fixing it!" to advance the
story. If, for some odd reason, you want to look around more before continuing,
select the 2nd option. Max will fix the vacuum, and talk about the damned thing
like its gods gift to man. Next.

You will now meet Flotsam. A crazy ass clown dude babbling about his carnival.
After that short scene, it will switch back to Max. He's fallen asleep! Oh no!
His alarm clock didn't go off! He then runs out the shop, and notes that Cedric
is gone.

You now take control of Max again, outside the carnival tent. Notice the save
point to the right of the tent entrance. Hint hint. When you're ready to
advance the story, talk to the goofy clown standing opposite the save point.
You need a ticket to enter! What to do.. what to do..

Now you'll learn how to press the Square button to trigger certain events. Hit
the Square button next to the clown, and find the carnival ticket in your
inventory. Select it.

Yay, carnival time! Er.. damn. Some little punk steals your ticket right out of
your hand and runs away. Time to chase his ass down. No, you can't kill him,
sorry. Anyways, run counter-clockwise around the area, and talk to everyone you
come across. Max will ask if they've seen a little red haired boy recently.
Continue to follow the peoples directions until you find him.

Max will wrestle the kid to the ground, and they'll exchange some rather dry
dialogue. Max will find it in his heart to give the boy his ticket. Things will
start to get freaky, and the little boy will tell you that you "passed the
test", whatever that means. He vanishes without a trace and leaves your ticket
behind. Max picks it up, and you regain control over him. Save the game if you
wish, and give the clown your ticket for a second time.

Max will now enter the carnival, and another cut scene will occur. A LONG cut
scene. Max will eventually eavesdrop on the Mayor of Palm Brinks, and Flotsam
the queer clown. The clown talks about some magic stone with the mayor. The
clown beats down the mayor. Eventually, Max idiotically knocks something over,
and Flotsam takes note of his presence. Flotsam sends his gaggle of goons after
Max, and his mysterious stone.

Following the cut scene, you will have to fight off 4 clowns. Wrench in hand,
you gotta button mash them to their doom. Don't forget to evade (Away + X), and
block (R1), when the going gets tough. After battle, his wrench becomes a
"Battle Wrench".

Max will now get chased out of the carnival by a few more clowns, as well as
Flotsam, and his dumb looking clown machine. Max will run away, and run away
some more. Don't worry about dying or anything, this is all automated. Floatsam
will end up confronting Max on a rooftop, and demand the stone. Max will run
away, yet again, and end up going down a sewer with his friend Donny. Roll
credits! Sadly, it's unskippable.. Sigh..

Next up, Max and Donny will talk about what happened. You will also see the
game's first dungeon, The Underground Channel. Following the dialogue, the game
will tell you that to continue on, you gotta talk to Donny. But first, go save.

Go talk to Donny and advance the story now. He will ask you what you plan on
doing next. Select the 2nd option to advance. Max will now embark on his
journey, to uncover what's going on in the outside world. Donny will eventually
give max 2 things, a "Classic Gun" and a "Help Receiver". Max will then advance
to the dungeon.

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E: Chapter 1 - To The Outside World
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This chapter begins at the dungeon screen. Get familiar with this screen,
you'll be seeing it many, many times. Triangle saves your game, and square
exits the dungeon. When you press X on a specific dungeon floor, it will
display information about it. Cue my first sub-guide!

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Sub-A: Floor Info, Goals, and Seals
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Before you enter any dungeon floor, a screen displaying information about that
specific floor will pop up. It will look somewhat like the following ASCII
sketch*:
       _________________________________________________________________
      /                           Floor Info                            \
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      |                      To The Outside World                       |
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      |O Time Limit To Defeat All Monsters:                        02:35|
      |O ???                                                         ???|
      |O Clear All Without Healing:                          Not Cleared|
      |  Total Monsters Defeated                                       0|
      |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      \_________________________________________________________________/

*This is the Floor Info screen from the game's first level.

What this nifty little screen shows you are 3 main goals that you must
complete in order to receive a "Medal". Medals are used later in the game to
purchase new costumes, and other special things for your characters. Each goal
you complete will result in you gaining 1 more medal. It is possible to gain 3
medals from completing all the goals on this specific floor, for example.
This screen also shows you the total number of monsters that you've defeated
on the particular floor. I don't think that the total number of monsters
defeated ever comes into play later in the game, and is just there for show.

Ok, onto "Seals". A seal is something that will almost randomly be placed on a
dungeon floor. A seal will make it more difficult for you to beat the floor by
forcing you to use only 1 character, or by disabling healing items. These
seals can be broken by wiping out every monster in the level, or
by using a special item that will remove the seal. The item will be available
to purchase eventually, and probably can be found in some treasure boxes.

I bet you're wondering what goal those question marks are referring to. The
question marks on this specific level represents a "Spheda" goal. If you've
visited the GameFAQS message boards, I'm sure you know what Spheda is. If not,
Spheda is a golf wannabe mini game in which you have to hit a magical ball
into a time distortion. I think it's rather boring personally, but I will cover
it later in this guide.

Another question mark goal that you will encounter eventually will be a fishing
goal. To complete fishing goals, you'll need to catch a fish in XXX dungeon of
a certain length. I'll go deeper into fishing later on as well.

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Sub-A: Floor Info, Goals, and Seals -End
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Ok, back to the game. Hit X to enter your first dungeon. Max will get a message
from Donny over his Help Receiver. Donny will tell you that you need to find a
"Floor Map", and that it's in one of the treasure chests on that floor. Donny
will continue on and explain what you need to do in each dungeon floor to
advance. I'll take this time to begin sub-guide B.

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Sub-B: Dungeon Essentials
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To advance to the next floor, you must clear the current floor by getting what
is known as the "Gate Key". Gate keys can be found on a random monster in that
specific floor. Gate keys are dungeon specific items. For example, in the
Underground Water Channel dungeon, the gate key is called a "Key Handle". When
you want to advance to the next dungeon floor, you need to find the exit, and
use the gate key on it.

Floor maps can be found in random treasure chests. Although where ever you
walk will be automatically charted, the floor map will show the entire map
layout without having seen it first. Your map display can be adjusted by
pressing the Select button, by the way. So if that gets in your way, don't
hesitate to hit select a few times and disable it.

Magic crystals can also be found in random treasure chests. A magic crystal
will show you all the treasure chests, monsters, and other special things on
that specific floor. Red dots represent monsters, dark yellow dots represent
treasure chests, light yellow dots represent Angel/Devil coin spots, and pink
dots represent Georama elements, which will be found later on in the game.

Another thing to keep in mind when looking at your map are the floor enter and
exit points. A green rectangular dot represents where you entered, and the
yellow rectangular dot represents the floor exit.

There's a ton of crap on the map, huh? Yeah well, there will also be a pinkish
"?" located on the map sometimes. These are special healing areas, that will
replenish your character's HP, and remove all status aliments. Be warned that
you can only use these once every few minutes, or so.

The last thing that your map will eventually display will be locked-off areas.
A locked off area is represented on your map by a thin brown line, and can
be opened if you have the proper item for it. What's in a locked-off area?
Usually more enemies, and some treasure. Nothing too spectacular.

Also scattered throughout the floors are dungeon specific throwing items. In
the Underground Water Channel dungeon, they are wooden boxes. You can pick
these things up, and hurl them at your enemies to stun them. Some of the
boxes contain items as well, so especially when you're starting out, it's a
good idea to smash every little box you come across for valuable items. You
can pick them up by holding R1, and pressing X near them. Throw them by simply
pressing X again. You can also pick up and throw certain enemies in the same
fashion.

Last, but certainly not least, are the regular/locked/booby trapped/clown
filled treasure chests! All treasure chests look exactly the same in every
dungeon floor, and it's impossible to tell the difference between them
visually.

The first type of treasure chest is a.. regular one. It has no special locks,
gizmo's, or surprises. It will just pop open, and the contents become property
of Max and Monica.

One type of treasure chest, the locked kind, will require a "Treasure Chest
Key" to open. These can be purchased from Donny, almost right off the bat, or
can be found in other treasure chests, ironically. The game gives you an option
to try and force a locked treasure chest open, but more often than not, it will
result in injury to your character, and the demolition of the treasure. Do what
you want to do, but don't say I didn't warn you!

Next up, you got your booby trapped chests. One type of booby trapped chest
will offer you 4 choices when inspecting it: "It's a poison trap", "It's an
explosion trap", "It's a weapon destroying trap", and the option to leave it
the hell alone. Now you get to try and guess which type of trap it has. Good
Luck. With these kind of chests, you should either, flat-out, leave them alone,
or, select the most-damaging outcome. If you don't have any antidotes on you,
select "It's a poison trap". If you don't have any HP restoring items, chose
"It's an explosion trap". I think you get the idea. Anyways, if you guess
correctly, the contents will become yours for the keeping. If not, you will
get hurt one way or another. Good thing about these chests is that you will be
able to get it's contents no matter what you do. If it's a poison trap, and you
indeed get poisoned from it because you chose the wrong option, inspect the
chest again, and choose "It's a poison trap".

Another type of booby trapped chest are the ones which contain a monster known
as a Mimic. Just like the name would lead you to believe, it's a treasure chest
mimicking monster. Hah. Mimics are usually easy to defeat, so this really isn't
that big of a problem.

The final type of chest is a clown filled one. Yes, a clown. When you open a
clown filled chest, a clown will pop out, scare the bejeezus out of you, and
offer you one of two gifts. Just pick which ever gift you want, and be done
with it.

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Sub-B: Dungeon Essentials -End
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Back to the walkthrough, yet again. Dungeon crawling time for you. Aimlessly
wander through the dungeon, killing enemies, opening treasure boxes, and
collecting ABS, Gilda, and items. My only advice to you about dungeon crawling
would be to use your block and evade skills to take little or no damage when
fighting. Be sure to watch your HP, and WHP meters.

After completing the 1st floor, a cut scene about Max's mother will roll. Nice
little break from mindlessly bashing Rats, Clowns, and Frogs.

Before advancing to floor #2, save your game. Do this after EVERY completed
floor to minimize the amount of stuff you'll have to do over.

After the completion of dungeon floor #2, you will see another brief cut scene
with Max, and mommy. Following that, Donny will contact you. He will inform
you about upgrading weapons. Guess what? Sub-guide time!

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Sub-C: Upgrading Weapons
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While battling through hoards of monsters, you'll eventually gain enough ABS
to upgrade your weapons. ABS are gained by simply killing an enemy, and
collecting the blue colored crystals that pop out of its dead carcass. I
swear to god, it's like Christmas. When you kill an enemy with your right
hand weapon, the ABS will go to your right hand weapon. When you kill an enemy
with your left hand weapon, guess where it goes. Anyways, when you get a
weapon level up, the words "Level Up!" will appear over Max's head. It's a
good idea to take a break from combat at this time, and upgrade your weapons.
Press triangle, and access the help menu for a tutorial on how to upgrade
weapons. Check out tutorials #16-19. It's better to view that than have me
babbling on about upgrading them. :) Keep in mind that basically ANY ITEM YOU
HAVE can be spectrumized for weapon upgrading. Choose wisely.

I may include another section in the future devoted to Building Up weapons.
Time will tell on this one.

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Sub-C: Upgrading Weapons -End
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After the 3rd dungeon, another cut scene will occur. Max will contact Donny and
talk to him about floor 4, the Pump Room. Max will soon get ambushed by
Floatsam, and his elephant, Circus Darling Linda.

This Mid-Boss is unbeatable at this point. After taking some damage, Cedric
will show up from outta the clear blue, riding what is known as the "Ridepod".
You will eventually jump on with him, and escape to the sanctuary of his tool
shop. Cedric will then teach you how to invent things. Heads up! Here comes
sub-guide D, dude.

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Sub-D: Photographing & Inventing
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In Cedric's own humble words: "Inventing something involves taking several
'ideas' and combining them together to create something new".

Delicious concept, no? Yeah well, when you get your trusty camera (complete
with infinite film!), you can start gathering ideas for inventions, or as the
game likes to call it, "Seeds Of Inventions". Simply take massive amounts of
pictures of ANYTHING you think will make a good invention idea.

When you think you have some ideas for an invention, access your "Make" menu,
and try try try to make something to your hearts content. When you finally
invent something, you'll need the appropriate items to actually make it. Find
what you need at shops, or in dungeons.

Please scope out the Photography/Invention Guide, by <Dark Ryder> on GameFAQS
for detailed information about photographing and inventing.

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Sub-D: Photographing & Inventing -End
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Cedric wants to fix up the Ridepod's energy tank. Max volunteers to do it for
him. What you need to do now is go outside, and take 3 pictures. 1 must be of
a Milk Can, another must be of a Belt, and the last must be of a Pipe. The
Milk Can can be found directly outside Polly's Bakery, on the ground. The Belt
can be found on Sheriff Blinkhorn, outside of the police station, and the Pipe
can be found on top of Cedric's shop. When you have the 3 pictures. return to
Cedric, and talk to him. He will explain that you need some materials to
actually make the damned thing now. Being the gopher that Max is, he accepts
400 Gilda from Cedric, and agrees to find the items. You have to go to
Morton's Sundries and buy 20 Scraps Of Metal, 1 Thick Hide, and 2 Hunks Of
Copper. The shop is located near Cedric's shop as well. You'll know it's the
right place when you find 3 pumpkins outside a door. Enter. Talk to Morton,
and buy the stuff you need. Also note the "Monster Book" and "Cooking Stove" he
has stocked. The Monster Notes come in handy when you want to check out the
monsters you've encountered, and the Cooking Stove is used later to roast some
delicious fish on. Yum yum!!

Make your way back to Cedric, and talk to him again. He'll explain how to go
about making the Energy Pack now. Access your main menu, and follow his
directions. When you're done making it, talk to him for the 90th time. Cedric
will equip the Ridepod with the new Energy Pack, and the game will explain that
you can now use the ridepod while in dungeons to fight. To use the ridepod,
simply press the R3 button, or go to the characters menu, and select it from
there.

Now is the time where you get a break to do some exploring. Take it. Walk
outside, get used to the town, buy some stuff, click some photo's, whatever.
There's a TON of invention ideas in Palm Brinks alone, and now is a great time
to go get them out of your way. If you want to get everything you possibly can
at this point, refer to the Photography guide on GameFAQS. Keep in mind though,
that some parts of Palm Brinks are inaccessible at this time (Such as Max's
House). Speak to Cedric when you're ready to continue with the dungeon
crawling. it would be a good idea to save your game at this point also. Hint
HINT! One other thing you might want to do before advancing would be to go back
to the Underground Channel entrance, and talk to Donny. He will give you 6
"Scoops" to try and find. sub-guide E comin' up.

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Sub-E: Scoops
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What's a scoop? A scoop is simply a special picture you can take, and get a
nice reward for. Donny boy is your go to guy here. Talk to him oftenly to
uncover scoops, and to get rewards for scoops that you've uncovered.

To know what to look for, head to your items list, and open the "Inside
Scoop Memo" booklet. This will give you hints on where to find scoops. Ever so
oftenly your "Photography Level" will increase. Based on this level, Donny will
give you different items. <IamTheWhiteGuy> from the GameFAQS message boards
contributed the following:

As you increase in [photography] level you [can] earn:
       A Diamond
       An Explorer's Helmet
       A Bandit Coin
       Explorer's Shoes
       Explorer's Outfit
       Moon Badge
       Sun Badge

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Sub-E: Scoops -End
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All done exploring Palm Brinks? Now talk to Cedric. Tell him you're ready to go
on, and prepare for Brave Little Linda's mini boss battle. After a short
cinematic, you will find yourself controlling the Ridepod.

                     **Boss Battle: Brave Little Linda**
                             **Difficulty: 1/10**
                           **Missable Scoop Alert**

Before you beat the living hell out of that elephant, hop off the Ridepod, and
take a picture of Linda as she does her ground-smash attack. This is one of the
many "Missable" scoops in this game. The best way to get Linda to do this
attack is to run around back of her, and shoot her in the ass with your gun. No
joke. Shoot her, back away some, and ready your camera. When Linda stands on
her hind legs, snap away like no tomorrow. It may take some time, but you'll
get it eventually.

When you're done taking pictures of your would be dispatcher, hop back onto your
machine of uber death, (R3) and pound the crap out of her. Try to maneuver
around back of her, and watch out for her ground-smash attack, as it causes
damage in a complete circle around her.

After roughly 9 hits, she's a goner. Cut scene time. Flotsam will swear
revenge, and fly away magically. I'll now begin my 6th sub-guide, Sub-F.

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Sub-F: The Ridepod
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The Ridepod is definitely a force to be reckoned with. While making your way
through dungeons, you can switch to this machine at anytime with the R3 button.
It's oftenly extremely valuable when fighting certain enemies. When you come
across an enemy that has loads of HP, and mega high defenses, hop on, and smash
away. The only hindering problem the Ridepod experiences is it's ever
diminishing fuel bar. When the Ridepod runs out of fuel, you are S.O.L. At this
point, you either have to leave the dungeon, and talk to Cedric, or use a
refueling item on it, which can be found in some chests, or bought directly
from Cedric (Or from some shops later in the game).

The Ridepod can be built up similarly to your weapons. When you collect ABS
with the Ridepod, it adds up in the Ridepod EXP meter. This can be found at the
top of the game screen while on the Ridepod, or when you check out the Ridepod
in your menu. After acquiring a certain amount of EXP, you can go to Cedric,
and have him upgrade the Ridepod in a number of ways. My only advice to you
about upgrading the Ridepod would be to avoid getting the Voice Box add-on.
It's a waste of 1000 EXP, and it's extremely annoying to listen to while you
dungeon crawl.

It's also good to keep in mind that some Ridepod upgrades can be invented, and
you do not have to waste precious EXP buying certain ones.

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Sub-F: The Ridepod -End
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Continue on deeper into the Underground Channel now. Head to the door opposite
the stairs to move on. You might also want to hop off the Ridepod, and conserve
it's fuel at this point. Plus, it's slower moving than Max is when running.

Cut scene now. Cedric will talk to Mayor Need about some crap, and you will be
left in the dark, so to speak. Anyways, save your game at the dungeon menu,
and advance. After completing floor #5, The conversation between Cedric and the
Mayor will continue. You'll learn some more about what's going on, story wise.
Fight on, and following floor #6, prepare yourself for another boss battle.
Stock up on Bread.

                  **Boss Battle: Clown Robo - Halloween**
                            **Difficulty: 3/10**
                          **Missable Scoop Alert**

Before you begin fighting Clown Robo, ready your camera. The robot will launch
missiles at you. These are key in a few inventions, as well as a scoop. Try
your best to snap a photo of it while it shoots a missile at you, Once you get
the correct photo, advance onto fighting it.

The key to defeating this boss is to pick up the RoBombs, or big red noses
that the boss heaves at you, and throwing them back. Hold R1 near a bomb, and
press X to pick it up. Throw it at the boss with X, and then strike it as it
sits there with your wrench. Learn the bosses attack patterns, and also watch
out for the little Flotsam Balloons it drops out at you. After roughly 3 bomb
hits/wrench attack combo's, this boss should be a goner. Here comes another
cinema, enjoy.

When you're all done, exit out the door. Save, and run down the stairs. Here
comes the train part. Another cut scene. You'll learn about Griffon, and
what's happening in the world. After the cut scene, save. Take some pictures
inside the train if you'd like, and head out to the roof. Prepare for another
boss battle.

                **Boss Battle: Flotsam & His Clown Car**
                           **Difficulty: 1/10**

Our goofy, yet persistent clown friend, Flotsam is at it again. He's decided to
chase down the train on his trusty clown car - fitted with a friendly chain
gun. Your objective here is to pick up the bombs Cedric sets out for you, and
toss them at Flotsam before he destroys the train. This is all about throwing
accuracy here. Hit him with 3 bombs, and the battle draws to an end. Heads up,
another cut scene for you to enjoy is next. Hope you like fat, nearly naked
clowns. :\

You finally meet up with Monica at this point. Thank god. Now it'll be twice as
hard to die in dungeons, because you have 2 people to go through before the
evil GAME OVER screen. Anyways, Monica explains what Origin Points are, and
what you must do next in this game. And on that note, this chapter is over!

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F: Chapter 2 - Resurrection Of The Great Elder
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This chapter begins with Monica explaining what needs to be done in Sindain,
the game's 2nd town. You will also find out that you can't advance any further
even if you wanted to, the tracks are conveniently blocked. You can, however,
return to Palm Brinks at any time by accessing your the "Move" option from your
menu screen. Now would be a PERFECT time to explore all of Palm Brinks, as it
is all available to roam freely now that Flotsam is gone. Get used to the
layout of Palm Brinks, and meet everyone you can. Take some photographs while
you're at it, talk to Donny for more Scoops, and find the 3 following
HP/Defense raising items:

Fruit Of Eden #1 - Across from the police station, next to a cart, and some
wooden boxes.

Fruit Of Eden #2 - Near Donny in the Underground Channel entrance.

Potato Pie #1 - Outside Cedric's shop, directly under his shop sign.

I'll now roll into another sub section.

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Sub-G: HP/Defense Raising Items
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Every now and then, you'll come across an item called "Fruit Of Eden". A Fruit
Of Eden will raise your character's HP by 8. They can usually be found in
future renditions of Georama areas. Along with Fruit's Of Eden, you can find
Potato Pie's for Max, and Witch Parfait's for Monica. Both items raise Defense
by 4 points when used. They can also *mostly* be found in future renditions of
Georama areas, Palm Brinks being the only known exception at this time.

When you find either of these 3 items, use them immediately. Try to keep Max
and Monica at even HP though.

I'll do my very best to keep a running tally of stat increasing items
throughout this FAQ. If you read through my FAQ, and you find one that I've
missed, please email me it's location.

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Sub-G: HP/Defense Raising Items -End
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When you think you're ready to enter Sindain, go for it. A small cut scene with
Max, Monica, and a new character will occur. The Firbit will run into the house
afterwards. This is your cue to follow it inside. Run up to the door, hit X,
and enjoy another long cut scene. Mmmmm.. Grape Juice. You'll learn about a
mysterious woman, by the name of Holly, as well as the Firbits magical power
that enables them to restore houses and things of that nature.

Your task now is to go find the 4 missing Firbits, and be on the lookout for
Holly. Conda will open the way to Rainbow Butterfly Wood, and give you some
Grape Juice. Mmmm.. Grape Juice. Go ahead and enter. Keep your eyes peeled for
this dungeon's gate key, called "Fairy Saw", and the locked-off area key,
brilliantly called "Stick". o_O

One thing I forgot to mention before this point was character switching. You
can easily switch between Max and Monica now at any point by pressing the L3
button. Keep this in mind when you encounter certain enemies!

Upon entering floor #2, Monica will give you a few items. She will then teach
you how to spectrumize items, and use them to synthesize weapons. For more
information about upgrading weapons, back track to the sub section devoted to
that topic, Sub-C: Upgrading Weapons.

After passing floors #1, #2, and #3, you will get a nice break from mindlessly
killing monsters. Enter floor #4, and a cut scene will occur. Yay, you found
the 4 missing Firbits. Good job. Now go talk to them, and leave the one on the
log for last. Another cut scene. When he gives you the hint-hint to give-give
him the grape juice, do it. The nice Firbit then joyfully gives you his "Rod"
to keep. No jokes, please. And with that, he'll give you a Mimi for bait. I'll
explain how to fish with another sexy sub-guide, located right below here for
your convenience.

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Sub-H: Fishing & FP
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To fish, you'll need to equip the fishing pole, like it's a weapon, to Max.
After you have it in his right hand, select a type of bait for him to use.
You can use all sorts of things as bait, from Mimi's and Battan's, to Mellow
Bananas, and Poison Apples. I wont bother going into excruciatingly deep
detail about bait, and fishing spots for now, but I may in a future update to
this guide if I receive enough requests to.

Anyhow, after you bait up your hook, stand near pretty much any water you can
find, and press X to cast. Wait until the game shows it's little "X: Start
Fishing" prompt before you begin throwing controllers in anger, while wondering
why the @#%$ you can't fish. Oh, and another thing; If you're trying to fish
in a dungeon, make sure you've defeated all enemies before even trying. The
game forces you to do this before it lets you fish.

On to the finer points of fishing. After pressing X the 1st time, you'll see
some goofy looking pointers out on, and above, the water. This is showing you
where you're aiming to cast right now. Move the pointers around with the left
analog stick to your desired casting spot, and hit X to fire that sucka out
there.

Great, the bait, hook, and bobber are all now in the water. Use the right
analog stick to move the camera around Max's back to get a better view of the
bobber, or hit R2 to zoom in on it. Be sure to read the controls at the bottom
of the screen at this time too, as they show everything you need to know. Now
all you have to do is sit there, and wait for a fish to take your bait. Easier
said than done.

You'll know when a fish is nibbling at your bait when you see the bobber
wiggle, and/or when you feel your controller vibrate. If after around 3 minutes
of sitting there, staring at your TV, and you haven't gotten as much as a
nibble, Reel in, and move to a different spot. Proceed to try, try, TRY again.

Still with me? Hope so.. When you finally get lucky, and a fish does take your
bait (you'll know this when you see an exclamation point [!] over Max's head)
pull down on the left analog stick to set the hook. Now comes the fun part,
reeling it in.

Reeling a fish in is rather simple, after you get the hang of it. Use X to
reel, and watch the tension gauge illustrated on the right side of your
screen. If that tension gauge ever fills all the way up, the line breaks, and
that fish returns to safety. So, don't let it happen, Jack. The other thing to
watch for when reeling in are the arrows that appear from time to time right
where your line meets the water. If you press the left analog stick in the
direction that arrow is pointing, it lowers your tension gauge dramatically.

When you catch your first fish, you will see Max holding the fish, and a small
pop up window that looks something like the following ASCII junk:

                          /--------------------\
                          | Caught  Priscleen! |
                          |    40 cm. 34 FP    |
                          \--------------------/

In this example, the fish caught was a Priscleen, it's 40 centimeters long,
and was worth 34 FP. I'm sure you're looking at this sentence with a "DUH" look
on your face. I know, it's obvious crap, but it's leading into my next
explanation!

FP! What's FP? FP stands for Fishing Points. FP can be exchanged in your menu
screen when you select your fishing rod, to increase your personal fishing
skills. Why would anyone bother doing this? Well, because it makes it easier
to catch fish, first of all, and second, it may increase your chances of
catching rare fish depending on your Luck stat. To increase a stat by 1 point,
you need a whopping 100 FP. It sucks, I know.

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Sub-H: Fishing & FP -End
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If you feel like fishing now, go ahead. If you want to advance the story, head
past the Firbits, and across the wooden bridge. Continue along this way, and
wander off to the left between 2 rock formations. You'll soon see a giant ape
sitting on its ass while leaning against a tree. He wont attack you or
anything, so don't worry about that. In fact, there will be a cut scene if you
keep walking that way. Do so to advance the game.

Turns out that the ape is named "Master Utan". Poor Master Utan is sick, he's
eaten some poison apples. HEH. Utan goes on to explain how the "Holy One" must
be angry at him for eating its favorite food. Monica goes on and asks about
the Holy One, and your next objective becomes bluntly clear.

After the cut scene, turn around and snap a picture of Utan. You'll get credit
for a Scoop. Proceed to the swamp Utan tells you about next. Another nice
cut scene will let you know you're there. What you have to do here is use a
Poison Apple as bait, and fish in that swamp. If you don't have any Poison
Apples in your inventory, exit this floor, and dungeon crawl in floors #1-#3
until you find one. Skeleton Soldiers (Skeleton.. Soldiers), and Tores (Big
@#$%ing tree monsters) usually drop them, so seek those 2 out. If you do have a
Poison Apple, equip it to your rod, and cast into the swamp.

When you finally get a hit, the game will quickly jump into another cut scene.
You'll meet King Mardan, quite possibly the first "homosexual fish" in video
gaming history. The fish then asks you to go find him a Priscleen fish for him,
because he feels "dirty", and in return, he'll return the Firbits back to
normal. What you have to do now is head back over to where the Firbits are, and
catch yourself a Priscleen. Use Mimi's as bait. I find that they catch
Priscleen the majority of the time when used here. If you happen to run out,
the Firbit on the log has your back. Talk to him, and he'll give you more.

After you catch the Priscleen, head back over to Mardan and give him the fish.
Be sure to snap a photo of him before you present the Priscleen to him. He's a
missable scoop. Another cut scene for your troubles is next.

Head back over to where the Firbits are at, and you'll get yet another cut
scene. Save, and go back to Sindain after it ends. Next, enter the Firbits
house to advance the story.

Cut scene time. The Firbits will whine about Holly for a short while, and then
eventually explain that they'll hold up their end of the bargain. You'll go on
to learn all about The Carpenterion, Geostones, Atlamillia, Time Gates, and
time travel during this cut scene. Watch out, sub section I is up next,
followed directly by sub section J. This one cinema covers a lot of important
stuff, and I need to break it all down.

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Sub-I: The Carpenterion
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What the hell is "The Carpenterion"? The Carpenterion is a big, magical, flying
machine owned by the Firbits. This machine is capable of building houses and
stuff like that in no time flat. Turns out the Firbits don't really have the
power to restore houses and the like themselves, but they own a big ass flying
robot that does. The Carpenterion is used in this game to restore towns, and
ultimately "Origin Points" of areas that were erased in Max's time period.

Ok, now what? I guess I should go over the controls for the Carpenterion. When
you're in a georama area, watch for a little blue and white logo to appear in
the bottom left hand corner of your screen. This lets you know when you can
take control of it. Press select to do so.

The camera now shows a zoomed out view of the land you were just running on,
and a blue cone in the center of your screen. You can move the cone around with
the left analog stick, and you can pan/rotate the camera with the right. Press
triangle to bring up the georama menu screen, and press select to return Max to
the ground.

It would be a good idea to view tutorials #38-43 under the help menu to get a
better understanding of all of this stuff.

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Sub-I: The Carpenterion -End
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Sub-J: Time Travel
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Woo hoo!! Time travel, baby! What's more fun than jumping ahead in time 100
years? Don't answer, it's rhetorical. As if this game wasn't packed full of
goodness already, the developers decided to cram time travel into this whole
thing too. To time travel, you need to use the power of "Atlamillia" at
"Time Gates".

Atlamillia? Time Gates?

Atlamillia are very special stones in this game. Max has a red one, and Monica
has a blue one. Max's red Atlamillia enables him, and anyone with him, to
travel 100 years into the future. Monica's blue Atlamillia enables her, and
anyone with her, to travel 100 years into the past. I hope you notice the
pattern here. ^_^

Time Gates are points on certain georama areas that you use to travel ahead
or back 100 years time. It's important to travel back and forth between present
and future many times throughout this game to advance the story.

To use a Time Gate and your Atlamillia to travel through time, simply walk
into a Time Gate, and press X.

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Sub-J: Time Travel -End
-----------------------
Arright, cool, you now know how to use the Carpenterion, and how to time
travel. Feel free to use the Carpenterion at this point to move some of the
already-placed georama items around. When you think you have a good handle on
how it works, find Sindain's Time Gate, and travel to the future.

During this visit to the future Sindain, you will meet a young Firbit, by the
name of Yuran. He'll talk about how something big is missing, etc. There's also
1 small treasure box here at this time. It contains Fruit Of Eden #3. Keep your
eyes peeled for it.

Go ahead and head back to Rainbow Butterfly Wood, floor #4 at this time. Make
your way over to Master Utan, and a new cut scene will roll. Utan will move one
of the boulders that were keeping you from progressing on. Proceed to the next
floor by walking through the area that Utan cleared for you. Save your game at
the dungeon screen, and enter floor #5. Floor #5 will contain items known as
"Geostones". Here we go, sub guide L is directly below!

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Sub-L: Geostones
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The majority of your quest in Dark Cloud 2 revolves around collecting magical
stones, named "Geostones". Geostones contain plans, or blueprints if you will,
for creating certain georama elements. When you find a Geostone in a dungeon,
and then "download" it to the Carpenterion, it allows you to create items from
the blueprints found in that specific Geostone.

For example, one Geostone may contain plans for a Brick House, while another
may contain plans for a Pot. When the Carpenterion has these plans installed,
you will need the appropriate items to actually make them. I'll go super
in-depth about geostone contents, as well as locations, and items needed near
the end of this guide (Section N). I'll also cover what to do in order to
"100%" each specific area's goals.

Geostones are marked on your dungeon map as pink dots, and their actual
appearance is that of a molten, egg shaped stone. When you see one in a
dungeon, I promise you that there's no way you'll miss it.. Unless you don't
pick it up, that is..

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Sub-L: Geostones -End
---------------------
After completing floor #5, and grabbing it's Geostone, I suggest that you take
a break from the action, and learn how to use them. After clearing floor #5,
save your game, and leave the dungeon. A cut scene with Conda will occur, as
well as a short tutorial on how to use the Carpenterion.

Don't bother creating/placing anything on the map now. Instead, head back to
the future and find 2 new small treasure boxes. One contains Fruit Of Eden #4,
and Potato Pie #2. After that, feel free to screw around with the georama parts
you've unlocked. Remember that if you're short on materials needed to build
certain georama parts, board the train, go to the last car, and speak with
Conda. He will sell you pretty much everything you'll need to build any sort of
georama item.

When you're itching to continue the dungeon crawling, head back to Rainbow
Butterfly Wood, and pick up where you left off. Fight through until you reach
floor #8.

Floor #8 features a "Double Gate", or "Double Exit". Whatever you like to call
it, it's 2 different ways to exit the floor, and ultimately, provides 2
separate paths in the dungeon itself. Thankfully, the game only lets you head
one way in this floor (you'll see what I mean when you try to choose an exit).

Floors that feature Double Gates usually have a Sun, and a Star sign near each
exit. Sun signs are almost always the way to go when you first begin a dungeon.
With that in mind, complete floor #8, and make sure you have collected the
geostone. Exit the floor through the sun gate, save, and leave the dungeon.

After leaving the dungeon, access the georama menu in Sindain. It will download
all the new Geostones to memory, and open up a new portion of the game, Support
Character Recruiting. Right after you upload the Geostones to the Carpenterion,
get back on the ground, and a new cut scene will roll. Max and Monica will talk
about how they need someone who can "tend to trees" in order to restore Jurak's
origin point. You'll need to go back to Palm Brinks, and find Max's gardener,
Gordon. Feel free to head back to Palm Brinks at this time.

Now you have to find Max's house. Remember before when I asked you to explore
the town? this is when it comes in handy. Anyways, Max's house is located in
the "upper-class" portion of Palm Brinks. From the center of town, head over
the bridge, and make a right. Keep walking to the right, until you see a huge
mansion, complete with a waterfall, and iron gates. Walk onto the property, and
look for a bald, shirtless man near a tree. This is Gordon. Talk to him, and
complete his small side-quest to get him to join you. After recruiting Gordon,
it's HIGHLY recommended that you go throughout Palm Brinks, and recruit as many
people as you can. It's better to get it out of the way sooner than later.

I'll begin Sub-guide L below here.

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Sub-L: Recruiting People
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Recruiting people plays a very important role in completing Dark Cloud 2. Some
characters are needed to "100%" certain Georama goals, while some others are
included to give the gamer flexibility when choosing a support character.

Each character you can recruit has specific abilities in dungeons. For
example, one will resurrect a fallen character, and another will sell you
bombs.

To recruit someone, you must fulfill their specific goal. One person will have
you catch a big fish, while another will have you take a picture of the moon,
for example.

Goals and hints on how to recruit a certain character will appear in your
"Notebook" item, after you speak to them for the 1st time. A full list of
recruitable characters will appear at the end of this guide, as well as
detailed information on how to recruit each specific character, for reference.

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Sub-L: Recruiting People -End
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Hopefully, at this point, you have quite a few people to choose from, as far as
support characters go. Choose whoever you want to accompany you, and advance
deeper into the Rainbow Butterfly Wood dungeon.

Fight through, while collecting every geostone, until you reach the final
floor, "Rainbow Falls". Don't worry about the "Boss" marker for now, because
there simply isn't a boss to fight there.. yet. Go ahead and enter the floor.
You'll notice a small swamp in the middle of the level. Inspect it, and Max or
Monica (whoever you are at this time) will comment on it. Leave the dungeon,
and head back to Sindain. Be sure to save, as always.

Now comes the time where you'll actually be forced to fulfill georama goals in
order to advance the story. Press select in Sindain to enter the Carpenterion,
and begin rebuilding Sindain. I'll begin Sub-M, "Chapter 2 Georama-Rama" under
here. Keep in mind that if you ever run out of materials needed to build
certain georama items, go speak to Conda on the train, and purchase some, or,
dungeon crawl to your heart's content to find what you need.

There will be quite a few cut scenes in the future, as well as a number of
special items you need to buy in order to recruit certain people, and, above
all, to advance the game. You'll find both coins Donny wants, as well as the
special Gold Paint Parn wants. Purchase both when you restore the Tailor Shop,
and go recruit those 2 characters. You'll also need to buy the Himarra Badge
to enable Monica's monster transformations. Go through this next sub-guide,
and complete the Georama goals. I'll explain Monster Transformations after this
sub-guide is complete.

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Sub-M: Chapter 2 Georama-Rama
-----------------------------
Every Georama-Rama sub section throughout this guide will display goals, hints,
and any other information I find to be helpful when completing XxX chapter's
Georama portion. You'll get the hang of my layout quickly, I assure you.
Anyways, on with the show!

Sindain's Goals, As Listed In Game:

O-Forest Lake Restored
|--15 River Parts placed

O-Glowing Mushrooms restored
|--Elder Jurak revived
|--10 Trees Placed

O-Withered Tree restored
|--Nose Tree between Eye Trees
|--Nose and Eye Trees near River

O-Elder Jurak Revived
|--Withered Tree restored
|--Forest Lake restored
|--Gordon resides in Sindain

O-Tailor Shop Restored
|--Elder Jurak Revived
|--Adel Resides In Sindain
|--30 Culture Points obtained

O-Eatery Restored
|--Elder Jurak revived
|--Polly Resides In Sindain
|--40 Culture Points Obtained

O-Weapon Shop Restored
|--Elder Jurak Revived
|--Milaine resides in Sindain
|--Elder Jurak's Branch restored
|--50 Culture Points obtained

O-Elder Jurak's Branch restored
|--10 Trees placed
|--???

O-???
|--Elder Jurak's Branch restored
|--???

Arright, there's that for reference. Note that the ???'s are not incomplete
parts of my guide, they are simply unobtainable goals in Chapter 2. You will
gain access to them later on in the game. Now, here's a simple walkthrough
that'll help you complete as many goals as you possibly can in the shortest
amount of time:

1. Forest Lake Restored (Worth 10%)

  -How: Place 15 river parts on the ground.

  -Future Changes: Forest Lake is visible in the background of future Sindain.

  -Future Treasures: Witch Parfait #1

2. Withered Tree Restored (Worth 15%)

  -How: Place the Nose Tree near the river, and then place each Nose Tree part
        on opposite sides of the Nose Tree. Make it look like a face as best
        as you can.

  -Future Changes: Big tree is now visible.

  -Future Treasures: Fruit Of Eden #5 (Small Box)
                     Potato Pie #3 (Small Box)
                     Witch Parfait #2 (Small Box)
                     Fruit Of Eden #6 (Small Box)

3. Elder Jurak Revived (Worth 15%)

  -How: Place a house (Straw, or Wooden) near one of the Eye Trees, or Nose
        Tree. Exit the Carpenterion, walk up to the front door of the newly
        placed house, Press X, then move Gordon in.

  -Future Changes: Elder Jurak is revived. A cut scene will roll the first
                   time you go to the future after completing this goal.
                   Another new Firbit will be walking around. Forest is
                   brighter in appearance. Another cut scene will roll upon
                   your second visit back, this time about the Rainbow
                   Butterfly (if you followed the walkthrough up to this
                   point).

  -Future Treasures: Lafrescia Seed (From Jurak)
                     Badge Box (From Jurak)

4. Glowing Mushrooms Restored (Worth 10%)

  -How: Place 10 Trees (can be 7 fruit trees, 7 thorn trees, or a
        combination of both) on the ground. The Nose and Eye Trees count
        towards this goal.

  -Future Changes: Glowing mushrooms will now be scattered here and there.

  -Future Treasures: 4 Wind Crystals (Small Box)

5. Tailor Shop Restored (Worth 10%)

  -How: Place a house (Straw or Wooden) down on the ground. Move Adel in. Put
        random Pots, Sheds, Fences, Chimneys, Carts, Wooden Bridges, or
        anything else down on the map that raises culture points (CP). Get
        your total CP to at least 30.

  -Future Changes: Tailor Shop will be open in Jurak's left nostril. Ew. A cut
                   scene will roll after you buy the Himarra Badge, and try to
                   leave future Sindain. Another Firbit will show up.

  -Future Treasures: Alternate Clothing (For Sale)
                     Dark Coin (For Sale)
                     Indestructible Coin (For Sale)
                     Himarra Badge (For Sale)
                     Gift Capsule (For Sale)
                     Gold Paint (For Sale)

6. Eatery Restored (Worth 10%)

  -How: Place a house (Straw or Wooden) down on the ground. Place a Cart next
        to it. Move Aunt Polly in. Place random Pots, Sheds, Fences, Chimneys,
        Carts, Wooden Bridges, or anything else down on the map that raises
        culture points (CP). Get your total CP to at least 40.

  -Future Changes: Eatery will be open above Jurak's eyes.

  -Future Treasures: Garnet (Small Box)
                     Roasted Chestnut (For Sale)
                     Fishing Bait (For Sale)

7. Elder Jurak's Branch Restored/??? (Worth 20%, 10% Each)

  -How: Place a Rough Wooden Fence around the Firbit's house, and make sure
        someone is living in a Straw House.

  -Future Changes: Jurak's branches are restored (huge stair cases). Golden
                   Eggs are restored. More Firbits around.

  -Future Treasures: Gold Paint (Inspect Golden Eggs)

8. Weapon Shop Restored (Worth 10%)

  -How: Place a wooden house down on the map, and move Milaine in. Place
        random Pots, Sheds, Fences, Chimneys, Carts, Wooden Bridges, or
        anything else down on the map that raises culture points (CP). Get
        your total CP to at least 50.

  -Future Changes: Weapons Shop will now be open, on top of one of Jurak's
                   Branches. A new Firbit will be running the store.

  -Future Treasures: Jurak Gun (Sindain's 100% Completion Gift)

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Sub-M: Chapter 2 Georama-Rama -End
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Wowza. How's that for a sub section? Hope you followed every single little
step, and got 100% for Sindain. Now would be a good time to go recruit Parn,
Julia, and Donny, so why don't you go ahead and do that now? :P

After recruiting them, it's time to learn about Monster Transformations! Whee!!
Now I get to write another sub-guide. I hope you aren't getting as tired of
reading them, as I am of writing them. Heh! Here you go, Sub-N: Monster
Transformation is a couple lines below here.

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Sub-N: Monster Transformation
-----------------------------
La la la. Another sub-guide for you to read. This one happens to be all about
Monica's Monster Transformation skill. Whenever our heroine finds a new
"Monster Badge" she can transform into a new kind of monster. How original,
witty, and clever!

This transformation works similarly to how Max jumps into his Ridepod, when in
dungeons. Press R3 while inside a dungeon, and BAM!, Monica changes to the
pre-selected monster of your choice. Also note that your monster's health
drains, as if it was a Ridepod, and/or a poisoned human being. How original,
witty, and clever! 0_o

Um.. these monsters also level up similarly to the Ridepod, and somewhat like
your weapons. Whenever you kill something, and collect the dropped ABS with
Monster-Monica, that specific monster will gain experience, and eventually
level up. If you level up each monster enough, it will change form to a totally
new monster. Too bad it takes FOR-FREAKING-EVER!!!! :(

One mega-cool thing about being a monster is that you will be able to talk to
other monsters of that specific type, for the most part. For example, when
you're a Himarra, you can talk to other Himarra's, and some other floral type
monsters, like the Man-Eating Grass. This comes in pretty handy when you want
to get some hints on how to find other monster badges, or when you have very
low hp, and need to avoid fighting. Sometimes the monsters you talk to will
say some "funny" things to you. "Funny" meaning boring crap that the
developers added in to make the game more.. fun, I guess.

Anyways, your first transformation type will be that of a Floral monster, a
Himarra to be exact. It's been said that there are badges for each type of
monster in this entire game, barring bosses. I've decided to compile a list of
obtainable Monster Badges, as well as how you can go about getting them, and
what monsters you change into after you level up XxX number of times. Look for
it towards the bottom of this FAQ, underneath the Character Recruitment
section. How original, witty, and.. bloop.

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Sub-N: Monster Transformation -End
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Hopefully you know how to transform frail little Monica into a hellacious
beast. If not, read the sub-guide again!! They're there for a reason, you know.

Ok, what’s next.. Oh yeah, now you have to head back to Rainbow Butterfly Wood,
find a Himarra to talk to, and get a Sundrop. Or you could go hunting for some
more monster badges. The choice is yours. If you want to search for some new
monster badges, scroll down to section O: Monster Transformation List, and get
some hints on how to find some new ones.

Onto getting yourself a nice new Sundrop. Head to the first floor of Rainbow
Butterfly Wood, and locate a Himarra. Change into a Himarra yourself, and talk
to the other Himarra you've found. A small cut scene with you and the other
monster will roll, and you'll get a Sundrop. Slaughter all the monsters in that
floor, and head out the floor's exit.

Save your game, and return to the Boss area. Walk up to the little swamp, and
press square to bring up the little sub menu. Select the Lafrescia Seed, and
Max or Monica will toss it in. Following the very small cut scene, press square
again, but this time toss in your newly acquired Sundrop. After the blinding
flash of magical light, the ground will quake, and the Lafrescia Flower will
grow super-duper huge before your very eyes.

At this point you can either climb up the flower, and begin the boss battle,
OR, you can take a picture of the stem, leave the dungeon, return to Palm
Brinks, and recruit Claire (See the recruitment guide below for details). The
choice is yours.

Approach the thin white rope, and inspect it when you're ready to get on with
this game. Max and Monica will talk for a short while, and eventually will
appear up on top of the Flower. Cut scene, cut scene, cut scene. You'll
encounter the Rainbow Butterfly. Here comes another Boss Strategy, haven't seen
one of these in a while! :P

            **Boss Battle: Legendary Creature: Rainbow Butterfly**
                             **Difficulty: 5/10**
                           **Missable Scoop Alert**

Arright, here's the low down. Dodge the Rainbow Butterfly's attacks (it shoots
an extremely slow white laser type thing along the ground at you, and shoots
some rainbow colored balls, that poison you if you get hit). Attack the
flower's Stamens (they look like giant yellow tentacles, almost). After each
one is standing straight up, the butterfly will split apart.

Now you can either finish this boss off quickly, or try to get a missable
scoop. If you want to get the missable scoop, simply run around, and disrupt
each butterfly multiple times, until they all fly back to the tips of the
Stamen's. Get your camera ready, and take pictures like crazy as the
butterflies merge together. Once you have your scoop, attack the Stamen's and,
the butterfly will split once again.

Once the butterflies settle in place, you have to sneak up on them in a special
order, and attack. Kill them off in "Roy G. Biv" fashion, or if you haven't
gone to school, the order of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
Make sure you don't make too much noise while moving, or they'll fly away. Try
to walk very very slowly while approaching each butterfly.

If you find that they're flying away/attacking you even though you get right up
to them, and attack, try to switch weapons, or switch characters.

After you defeat the butterflies in that specific order, a cut scene will roll.
I wont bother ruining it this time, so, after it finishes, head to Sindain. On
your way there, save the damn game. You don't want to fight that boss again,
believe me. Once is enough.

Once in Sindain, make your way over to the Time Gate, and go to the future.
Another LONG cut scene will take over. Jurak will talk about Griffon..
S..L..O..W..L..Y. You'll eventually learn about Crest, the super sage. Turns
out that Crest's origin point has been wiped out too. How predictable. After
Jurak's cut scene, it will roll into another one with the Firbits. Finally,
the cut scene will show that the tracks have been cleared. You now regain
control of whoever you defeated the Rainbow Butterfly with. Talk to Cedric, and
head to the newly opened Balance Valley.

Upon arrival, you'll discover that the train tracks are once again blocked. 0_o
Make your way through the cave station, and up to Balance Valley. Boom, cut
scene #500 will play now. You'll learn about Balance Valley's unique georama,
and how you'll need to build things on each plateau evenly. Max will spot a
house, and you'll regain control of your character. Head on over, and enter.

Another cut scene will roll, this time featuring a freakish Owl, and a sick
girl by the name of Lin. Max will think long and hard about what to do to help
Lin, and will come to the conclusion that they need Dr. Dell of Palm Brinks to
make a housecall.

Time to fulfill your role as gopher of the millennium, and seek the help of Dr.
Dell. Make your way back to Palm Brinks, and head to the lake area there.

Enter Dr. Dell's cabin/house/shack, and a cut scene will roll with the good ol'
Doc. This is probably the only character in the entire game who's voice DOES
NOT FIT. Dr. Dell will join up with you as a support character. On a side note,
you will witness a small glitch in the game, no doubt. Dr. Dell will say
something totally different than what the text reads at the bottom of your
screen. Don't bother sending me an email about this glitch, and don't bother
flooding the message boards at GameFAQS about it. Everyone knows already, ok??

Anyhow, Head back to Balance Valley, and enter the Owl's house. Cut scene for
you, cut scene for me. Dr. Dell will diagnose Lin, and Monica will reveal her
knowledge about a master chef named Lao Chao, and his "Miracle Dish" that will
cure any illness. Why she didn't mention this before, I have no clue. You'll
also learn about Lao Chao's Bistro, and Starlight Canyon, by the way.

On that final cut scene, chapter 2 will draw to its end. Woo-Hoo!!

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Chapter 3 begins in a cut scene with Monica explaining Balance Valley’s georama
condition in detail. Save your game afterwards, and make your way to Starlight
Canyon.

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M: Monster List
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This section will cover every monster encountered, except bosses, throughout
the world of Dark Cloud 2, as well as their weaknesses, effective weapons, ABS
dropped, fighting tactics etc.

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Mon-A: Underground Channel Monsters
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Name: Bat
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 6
Gilda Dropped: 6
Weakness: Chill
Effective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Beam), Magic
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench, Gun (Grenade)
Item Inventory: Holy Water, Wind Crystal, Bundle Of Hay
Key To Victory: Shoot with your gun, and avoid using right handed weapons.

Name: Sewer Rat
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 6
Gilda Dropped: 6
Weakness: Flame, Beast
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: None
Item Inventory: Hunter Crystal, Rolling Log
Key To Victory: Use your jumping attack to stun the Rat, then proceed to
               button mash until it's dead.

Name: Froggy
Type: Aquatic
ABS Dropped: 6
Gilda Dropped: 6
Weakness: Chill, Lightning, Scale
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: None
Item Inventory: Sea Dragon Crystal, Poison
Key To Victory: Avoid it's venom breath poisoning attack. Run around back of
               the monster, and button mash.

Name: Clown
Type: Darkling
ABS Dropped: 6
Gilda Dropped: 6
Weakness: Flame, Chill
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: None
Item Inventory: Bread, Protector Crystal, Sugar Cane
Key To Victory: Block the knives he throws at you, and try to get around
               behind him. Smash until death.

Name: Turtle
Type: Aquatic
ABS Dropped: 6
Gilda Dropped: 6
Weakness: Lightning, Smash
Effective Weapons: Wrench, Gun (Grenade), Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Sword, Gun (Normal)
Item Inventory: Stone, Protector Crystal, Water Element
Key To Victory: Watch out for when the Turtle starts rolling in place, it
               will soon fly at you with an attack. Best way to win is to
               block the rolling attack, and counter with button mashing.

Name: Baron Balloon
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 8
Gilda Dropped: 9
Weakness: Flame, Lightning
Effective Weapons: Gun (All)
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench
Item Inventory: Bomb Nut, Wind Crystal
Key To Victory: Usually you can just run up to this monster, and smash it
               to death without it as much as even getting off 1 attack.
               Use the gun from a distance to draw it close.

Name: Night Stalker
Type: Undead
ABS Dropped: 8
Gilda Dropped: 9
Weakness: Flame, Exorcism
Effective Weapons: Magic
Ineffective Weapons: None
Item Inventory: Holy Water, Fire Crystal, Glass Material
Key To Victory: Block it's attacks, and counter. Night Stalker has two
               different attacks. One is a crazy spinning move, and the
               other is a fire based magic projectile. Beware of the
               projectiles from far, and watch for the spinning attack
               when in close.

Name: Mimic (Underground Channel Type)
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 8
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Flame, Smash
Effective Weapons: Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal)
Item Inventory: Destruction Crystal
Key To Victory: These things are more annoying than anything. Sucks when you go
               to open a treasure, and it ends up being a mimic. As soon as
               you know it's going to be a mimic, move away. Try to get
               around behind the mimic as it does it's long attack patterns,
               and attack. Continue until dead.

Name: Flotsam Balloon
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 14
Weakness: Flame, Lightning
Effective Weapons: Gun (All)
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench
Item Inventory: None
Key To Victory: Usually you can just run up to this monster, and smash it
               to death without it as much as even getting off 1 attack.
               Use the gun from a distance to draw it close. Watch out
               for other Flotsam Balloons near by, they come in packs.

Name: Darkness
Type: Undead
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Exorcism
Effective Weapons: Gun (Beam), Magic
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench, Sword, Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade)
Item Inventory: Bomb Nut, Holy Crystal, Silver Ball
Key To Victory: Evade and counter. Try to get behind it, and attack like
               crazy. Watch out for its drill attack!

Name: Vanguard
Type: Windup
ABS Dropped: 16
Gilda Dropped: 14
Weakness: Lightning
Effective Weapons: Ridepod
Ineffective Weapons: All, except Ridepod.
Items Dropped: Repair Powder, Power Crystal, Hunk Of Copper
Key To Victory: Ahem.. USE THE RIDEPOD!
               Attack from behind, and block it's tornado attack.

Name: King Mimic (Underground Channel Type)
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Flame, Smash
Effective Weapons: Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade)
Items Dropped: None
Key To Victory: Similar to a regular Mimic, except, you may want to use the
               Ridepod to inflict heavier damage. Get behind it, and attack
               away. Block it's attacks, or you'll lose massive amounts of HP.

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Mon-B: Rainbow Butterfly Wood Monsters
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Name: Kotore
Type: Flora
ABS Dropped: 0
Gilda Dropped: 0
Weakness: Flame, Lightning
Effective Weapons: Gun (Grenade)
Ineffective Weapons: None
Items Dropped: Nothing
Key To Victory: Either stay far away from them and shoot, or let them run into
                each other. They blow up whenever they run into anything, you
                see. Oh, and another key to victory would be to kill the Tore,
                that produces these enemies, before it gets a chance to.

Name: Pumpkinhead
Type: Flora
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Flame, Lightning
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: None
Items Dropped: Antidote Drink
Key To Victory: Evade it's pumpkin bombs, and attack from behind. Also try to
                block it's fork attack.

Name: Man-Eating Grass
Type: Flora
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Flame
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench
Items Dropped: Battan, Earth Element
Key To Victory: Evade it's poison breath attack, and either shoot it with
                Max's gun, or Monica's magic to ensure a flawless victory. If
                you want to be some kind of hero, get close to it, block it's
                "vine whip" attack, and slash/bash to death.

Name: Skeleton Soldier
Type: Undead
ABS Dropped: 14
Gilda Dropped: 14
Weakness: Flame, Exorcism
Effective Weapons: Wrench
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Magic
Items Dropped: Poison Apple, Holy Crystal, Unknown Bone
Key To Victory: Evade and counter. Try to get behind this enemy, and bash it
                to death (like so many other monsters in this game).

Name: Moler
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Beast
Effective Weapons: Wrench
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Beam), Magic
Items Dropped: Carrot, Protector Crystal, Sticky Clay
Key To Victory: Oh, this one can be a pain in the ass. Try not to lock onto
                it, and get in close while holding R1 (Block). It'll jump out
                of the ground, and try to attack you. As soon as you block
                the attack, let go of R1, and attack like crazy before it
                comes back out of the ground for another attack. You can also
                try to use the charged up X attack to stun it, then attack,
                but I wouldn't recommend it as a solid way to kill it with out
                getting hurt by it's long range breath attack.

Name: Himarra
Type: Flora
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 12
Weakness: Flame, Chill
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal)
Items Dropped: Prickly, Wind Crystal, Forest Dew
Key To Victory: Dodge it's long range "puke" attack, get in close, and smash to
                death. If you find yourself constantly being beat down by it's
                "head spin" attack, get around back of it and smash away.

Name: Face Of Prajna
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 12
Gilda Dropped: 14
Weakness: Flame, Chill, Lightning, Cyclone
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: Sword
Items Dropped: Holy Water, Destruction Crystal, Poison
Key To Victory: Rush in and attack. The quicker you move in and start beating
                down this thing, the more less likely it becomes that it'll
                ever have enough time to prepare any of it's attacks. This
                monster is also a good candidate to use your charge attack
                against, keep that in mind.

Name: Tortoise
Type: Aquatic
ABS Dropped: 12
Gilda Dropped: 15
Weakness: Lightning, Smash
Effective Weapons: Wrench, Gun (Grenade), Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Sword, Gun (Normal)
Items Dropped: Mellow Banana, Sea Dragon Crystal, Water Element
Key To Victory: Watch out for when the Tortoise starts rolling in place, it
                will soon fly at you with an attack. Best way to win is to
                block the rolling attack, and counter with button mashing.
                Sound familiar? It should..

Name: Mimic (Rainbow Butterfly Wood Type)
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 10
Gilda Dropped: 18
Weakness: Flame, Smash
Effective Weapons: Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal)
Items Dropped: Mimi
Key To Victory: These things are more annoying than anything. Sucks when you go
               to open a treasure, and it ends up being a mimic. As soon as
               you know it's going to be a mimic, move away. Try to get
               around behind the mimic as it does it's long attack patterns,
               and attack. Continue until dead.

Name: Tore
Type: Flora
ABS Dropped: 16
Gilda Dropped: 18
Weakness: Flame, Lightning
Effective Weapons: Sword, Gun (Grenade)
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Beam), Magic
Items Dropped: Poison apple, Flame Crystal, Rolling Log
Key To Victory: Once you get past the "Holy @#$%! This thing's huge!" stage,
               switch to the Ridepod, and bash away. Try to get behind it,
               like most other enemies, and watch out for the little Kotore's
               that may get pooped out. =S

Name: Sonic Bomber
Type: Windup
ABS Dropped: 18
Gilda Dropped: 21
Weakness: Lightning, Smash
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench, Sword, Gun (Normal), Gun (Beam), Magic
Items Dropped: Repair Powder, Lightning Crystal, Hunk of Copper
Key To Victory: Use your mad Ridepod skills, and bash to oblivion.

Name: Pixie
Type: Spirit
ABS Dropped: 8
Gilda Dropped: 15
Weakness: Cyclone
Effective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Magic
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench
Items Dropped: Heart-Throb Cherry, Light Element
Key To Victory: Shoot it with your magic, or guns, from far away. Dodge it's
               flame attack. End of story.

Name: Gyumo
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 18
Gilda Dropped: 21
Weakness: Beast
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade), Magic
Items Dropped: Bread, Power Crystal, Sturdy Rock
Key To Victory: PERFECT monster to use your charge attack on. Hold down X, get
               close to this monster, and let go of X when the monster closes
               in on you. It will get stunned, and you will proceed to bash it
               to death, Ok? Ok.

Name: Fire Element
Type: Spirit
ABS Dropped: 14
Gilda Dropped: 15
Weakness: Chill
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade)
Items Dropped: Flame Stone, Flame Crystal, Fire Element
Key To Victory: Block it's initial long range attacks, while moving in closer
               and closer. Once the Fire Element gives up on it's fire ball
               attack, it will attempt to maul you physically. Just block,
               wait for it's attack pattern to complete, and bash to death.

Name: Ice Element
Type: Spirit
ABS Dropped: 14
Gilda Dropped: 15
Weakness: Flame
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade)
Items Dropped: Chill Stone, Chill Crystal, Chill Element
Key To Victory: Same as the Fire Element; Block it's initial long range
               attacks, while moving in closer and closer. Once the Chill
               Element gives up on it's ice ball attack, it will attempt to
               maul you physically. Just block, wait for it's attack pattern
               to complete, and bash to death.

Name: Spider Lady
Type: Darkling
ABS Dropped: 14
Gilda Dropped: 15
Weakness: Chill, Beast
Effective Weapons: None
Ineffective Weapons: None
Items Dropped: Gooey Peach, Protector Crystal, Thunder Element
Key To Victory: Rush in and attack. I've never ever been hit by one of these
               things, so I can't go too in-depth here. Just rush in, and bash
               away at this monster.

Name: Hunter Fox
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 12
Gilda Dropped: 14
Weakness: Beast
Effective Weapons: Sword, Gun (Normal)
Ineffective Weapons: None
Items Dropped: Petite Fish, Hunter Crystal, Gunpowder
Key To Victory: Lock onto this monster, and move in close while holding R1.
               Hunter Fox will attempt to aim at you with its rifle, and
               eventually fire. As long as you're blocking, nothing will
               happen to your precious HP. When you get close enough, it may
               or may not go onto it's secondary attack, which is hitting you
               with the butt of the rifle. Just keep blocking, learn it's
               attack pattern, and smash/slash/bash it when you can.

Name: Killer Snake
Type: Reptile Family
ABS Dropped: 20
Gilda Dropped: 22
Weakness: Chill, Smash, Scale
Effective Weapons: Ridepod
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench, Sword, All Guns, Magic
Items Dropped: Sea Dragon Crystal, Life Element
Key To Victory: The Killer Snake is pretty much a push over, as long as you use
               the Ridepod. Move close, mash X, and hope it dies before it
               burrows underground. If it happens to go under, move in a
               straight line away from where it did go under, and wait for it
               to pop back up again. Proceed to move in, and bash away.

Name: Tigriff
Type: Beast
ABS Dropped: 22
Gilda Dropped: 24
Weakness: Flame, Beast
Effective Weapons: Sword
Ineffective Weapons: Wrench, All Guns, Magic
Items Dropped: Stamina Drink, Power Crystal
Key To Victory: Get around behind, and slash away with Monica's sword. Evade
               it's strange "my wings shoot lasers!" attack.

Name: King Mimic (Rainbow Butterfly Wood Type)
Type: Magical Creature
ABS Dropped: 16
Gilda Dropped: 18
Weakness: Flame, Smash
Effective Weapons: Gun (Beam)
Ineffective Weapons: Gun (Normal), Gun (Grenade)
Items Dropped: None
Key To Victory: Similar to a regular Mimic, except, you may want to use the
               Ridepod to inflict heavier damage. Get behind it, and attack
               away. Block it's attacks, or you'll lose massive amounts of HP.
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N: Geostone List
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This section is strictly devoted to Geostone locations, contents, and goals
contained inside each specific Geostone in the entire game. I'll also list what
you will need to build certain georama elements. If I miss anything, feel free
to email me, as always. The point of this list is for reference, in case
someone misses a Geostone, and for those who want a head start on materials
they will need to create XXX georama item.

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Geo-A: Rainbow Butterfly Wood
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Geostone #0 (#0)
Location: N/A (Comes with the Carpenterion, I guess)
Contents: Firbits House, Rock, Log, Grass
Goals: None
Materials Needed:
         Firbits House:
           -N/A

         Rock:
           -Rough Rock x8

         Log:
           -Rolling Log x8

         Grass:
           -Earth Element x1
           -Water Element x1

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Geostone #1 (#1)
Location: This is a Geostone? (Floor #5)
Contents: Wooden House, Iron Chimney 1, Thorn Tree, Wooden Stand,
         Wooden Stairs, River
Goals: Forest Lake Restored, Glowing Mushrooms Restored
Materials Needed:
         Wooden House:
           -Rolling Log x20
           -Sturdy Cloth x1
           -Glass Material x1
           -Sugar Cane x2

         Iron Chimney 1:
           -Scrap Of Metal x2
           -Fire Element x1

         Thorn Tree:
           -Forest Dew x1
           -Earth Element x1
           -Water Element x1

         Wooden Stand:
           -Rolling Log x5

         Wooden Stairs:
           -Rolling Log x3

         River:
           -Water Element x1

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Geostone #2 (#2)
Location: Noise in the Forest (Floor #6)
Contents: Eye Tree 1, Eye Tree 2, Nose Tree
Goals: Withered Tree Restored
Materials Needed:
         Eye Tree 1:
           -Rolling Log x5
           -Forest Dew x2
           -Light Element x1
           -Earth Element x1

         Eye Tree 2:
           -Rolling Log x5
           -Forest Dew x2
           -Light Element x1
           -Earth Element x1

         Nose Tree:
           -Rolling Log x5
           -Forest Dew x2
           -Light Element x1
           -Earth Element x1

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Geostone #3 (#3)
Location: I'm a Pixie (Floor 7)
Contents: Straw House, Shed, Rough Wooden Fence, Bench
Goals: Tailor Shop Restored
Materials Needed:
         Straw House:
           -Rolling Log x4
           -Rough Rock x2
           -Bundle Of Hay x20

         Shed:
           -Rolling Log x2
           -Bundle Of Hay x6

         Rough wooden Fence:
           -Rolling Log x2

         Bench:
           -Rolling Log x3
           -Sticky Clay x1

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Geostone #4 (#4)
Location: Legendary Killer Snake (Floor #8)
Contents: Pot, Cart, Wooden Bridge
Goals: 15 River Parts Placed, Withered Tree Restored, Forest Lake Restored,
      Gordon Resides In Sindain, Eatery Restored, Polly Resides In Sindain,
      Weapon Shop Restored, Milaine Resides In Sindain
Materials Needed:
         Pot:
           -Sticky Clay x4

         Cart:
           -Rolling Log x2
           -Scrap Of Metal x2
           -Wind Element x1

         Wooden Bridge:
           -Rolling Log x5

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Geostone #5 (#5)
Location: Grotesque Spider Lady (Floor #9)
Contents: Fruit Tree, Hill
Goals: Elder Jurak Revived!, 10 Trees Placed, Nose Tree between Eye Trees,
      Elder Jurak's Branch restored.
Materials Needed:
         Hill:
           -Sticky Clay x5
           -Earth Element x3

         Fruit Tree:
           -Forest Dew x1
           -Earth Element x2
           -Water Element x1

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Geostone #6 (#6)
Location: Rainbow Falls Entrance (Floor #10)
Contents: Pot Torch, Waterwheel, Wooden Gate
Goals: Nose and Eye Trees near River, Adel resides in Sindain, Elder Jurak's
      Branch restored (not a typo)
Materials Needed:
         Pot Torch:
           -Rolling Log x2
           -Sticky Clay x4
           -Fire element x1

         Water Wheel:
           -Rolling Log x4
           -Water Element x1

         Wooden Gate:
           -Rolling Log x4

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O: Character Recruitment List
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This section of my guide is devoted to recruiting characters. Use this
compilation to help find and recruit these helpful support characters. I'll
also list the important things about each character. Here's an example, so you
will fully understand this syntax:
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Name Of Character Here

  When: Information about when they're available to recruit will be listed
        in this area.

  Where: Information about where each specific character is located will be
         listed in this area.

  How: Information about how to recruit each specific character will be listed
       here.

  Abilities: Abilities of each specific character will be listed here.

  Commands: Commands for each character will be listed here. Commands can be
            accessed through the Character menu.

  Belongs In: Area in which the specific character is supposed to reside will
              be listed here.
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Cedric

  When: At the beginning of chapter 2

  Where: Outside the train

  How: Automatically joins you at the beginning of chapter 2.

  Abilities: -Gives you bonus points with weapon/parts upgrades.
             -Ridepod Parts Sales.
             -Refuels Ridepod.

  Commands: -Repair Weapons (12 SP)
            -Repair Arms (16 SP)
            -Refuel [Ridepod] (64 SP)

  Belongs In:
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Erik

  When: At the beginning of chapter 2

  Where: Outside the train

  How: Automatically joins you at the beginning of chapter 2.

  Abilities: -Makes bombs.
             -Will sell you Gunpowder.

  Commands: -Makes Bombs (32 SP)

  Belongs In:
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Borneo

  When: At the beginning of chapter 2

  Where: Outside the train

  How: Automatically joins you at the beginning of chapter 2.

  Abilities: -Boots item acquisition when defeating monsters.
             -Will sell you Ore.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In:
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Conda

  When: After the tutorial on building Georama items in chapter 2.

  Where: Sindain, then in the last train car.

  How: Automatically joins you after the tutorial on building Georama items in
       chapter 2.

  Abilities: -Sells you items needed for Georama building.
             -*Not a TRUE support character; he cannot join you in dungeons.

  Commands: N/A

  Belongs In: Sindain (Sort of, you can't actually put him in the house)
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Julia

  When: After recruiting Parn.

  Where: Parn's house.

  How: She automatically comes along after recruiting Parn.

  Abilities: -Bewitches (charms enemies within a certain range).
             -Will sell you armbands.

  Commands: -Confuse (21 SP)

  Belongs In:
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Dr. Dell

  When: At the very end of chapter 2.

  Where: At his house in Palm Brinks. It's on the lake. Hard to miss.

  How: You need to "recruit" him to help save Lin at the end of chapter 2. All
       you need to do is go talk to him when you're supposed to, story wise.

  Abilities: -Cures abnormal statuses.
             -Will sell you Might Healing.

  Commands:  -Check-up (32 SP)

  Belongs In:
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Gordon (Gordon's Worries)

  When: After collecting the geostone on floor #8, in chapter 2.

  Where: Outside Max's house, tending to a tree.

  How: Speak to him as Max, and give him 1 bottle of Holy Water. Holy Water
       can be purchased from Priest Bruno in the Church of Palm Brinks, and
       also can be found in dungeons.

  Abilities: -Gives you bonus attack points against plant monsters.
             -Will sell you georama parts.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Sindain
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Parn (Portrait of a Bride)

  When: After you've restored the Tailor Shop in Jurak Mall, in chapter 2.

  Where: Parn's House. Located in Palm Brinks. House with a painting of an eye
         on a sign over the front door.

  How: Speak to him as Max, and buy some Gold Paint from the Tailor shop in
       Jurak Mall. Give the paint to Parn, he will join you, as well as his
       bride-to-be, Julia.

  Abilities: -You can escape dungeons at any time.
             -Will sell you paint.

  Commands: Escape Dungeons (32 SP)

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Donny (The Mark of Business)

  When: After recruiting Gordon/After restoring Jurak Mall.

  Where: The entrance to the Underground Water Channel.

  How: Speak to Donny as Max. Donny will only join you if you give him 2
       specific coins, a Dark Coin, and an Indestructible Coin. You can find
       them in either the Underground Water Channel dungeon floors, or Rainbow
       Butterfly Wood's dungeon floors, by being very lucky, and looking
       through treasure chests.

       The easiest way to obtain a Dark Coin, and an Indestructible Coin would
       be by purchasing them from the Tailor Shop in Jurak Mall, after it's
       completed, in future Sindain.

       Simply give him what he wants, and he will join, no questions asked.

  Abilities: -Opens locked doors.
             -Opens locked treasure chests.
             -Sells you repair items.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In:
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Ferdinand (Castagnaccio)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: In the kitchen of Max's house

  How: Speak to him as Max, and give him 1 "Roasted Chestnut". You can find
       Roasted Chestnut's easily in the Rainbow Butterfly Wood dungeon by
       searching treasure boxes.

  Abilities: -Makes Premium Chicken
             -Will sell you recovery Items.

  Commands: -Cook (24 SP)

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Claire (Curiosity)

  When: After throwing both the Lafrescia Seed, and the Sundrop into the mini
        swamp in the boss area of Rainbow Butterfly Wood (Chapter 2).

  Where: Morning/Afternoon: Outside of the Cafe/Coffee Shop. Dusk/Evening:
         Inside her bedroom, in her house. The Cafe/Coffee shop is located
         near the Bar and train station in Palm Brinks. Her house (and
         consequently, bedroom) are located next to Max's mansion.

  How: Take a picture of the giant Lafrescia Flower's stem, and show it to
       Claire. She will then join you.

  Abilities: -Adds 2 to enemy's Rage Chip (bar).
             -Will sell you Gift Capsules.

  Commands: None

  Belongs In:
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???

  When:

  Where:

  How:

  Abilities:

  Commands:

  Belongs In:
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Stewart (The Auction)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Inside Max's house. First person you see when entering.

  How: Speak to him as Max, and give him 2000 Gilda, so he can compete in the
       auction. Leave, re-enter the house, and speak to him again. He will
       give you 600 Gilda when he joins you.

  Abilities: -Heals you automatically.
             -Will sell you shoes for Max.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Adel (Dreaming I Was Dreaming)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Inside the servant's room, in Max's house. The servant's room is
         located up the stairs from the Kitchen.

  How: Speak to her as Max, and give her 1 Thick Hide, 1 Hunk Of Copper, and 1
       Sturdy Cloth. All of which can be either found in dungeons, or
       purchased from one, or more, shops. After giving her the items, leave
       the room, and re-enter. Speak to her and she will give you a pair of
       "Green Overalls", and will join you.

  Abilities: -Gradually raises WHP of unequipped weapons.
             -Will sell you fruit items.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Sindain
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Polly (Polly's Maid)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Polly's Bakery in Palm Brinks. It's hard to miss.. Has a giant
         "Polly's" sign above the door.

  How: Speak to her as Max, and complete her little mini-quest. You need to
       first bring the bread she gives to you to Morton's Sundries (the shop
       with the pumpkins outside), then after speaking to Morton, he'll ask
       you to then deliver them to his house. Go to his house, and try to
       enter. There will be a note on the door about "the cheese not being
       thick enough". Return to Morton's Sundries, and talk to him again.
       Finally, return to Polly's Bakery, and she will join you.

  Abilities: -Makes Bread.
             -Will sell you ingredients.

  Commands: -Makes Bread (12 SP)

  Belongs In: Sindain
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Sheriff Blinkhorn (Palm Brinks: Mad Dash!)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Outside the police station in Palm Brinks, in the Morning, Afternoon,
         or during Dusk. You cannot complete this task when it's the evening.

  How: Talk to him as Max, then proceed to do his little race in under 2
       minutes and 1 second. You'll have to run from where he is standing to
       the boat in the lake area of Palm Brinks, and back. My tips for
       completing this are...

       ..Talk to Blinkhorn before the race from as far away from him as you
       possibly can, and pan the camera to it's facing Max when you talk to
       him.

       ..Hold nothing but up on the left analog stick while running the main
       course. Use the right analog stick to to pitch the camera behind Max,
       and thus, turn him effectively. Do NOT do this while starting out the
       race (if Max is facing Sheriff Blinkhorn, and the camera is behind
       him), and while maneuvering around the dock to the boat.

       ..Take the shortest possible route to and from the boat. Practice a few
       times if necessary. Remember that you cannot run between trees (awful
       programming).

       ..Mash the X button like mad when you approach Sheriff Blinkhorn on
       your way back; it will help you talk to him from the farthest distance
       you can, thus, reducing your overall time by what could be a few
       precious milliseconds.

       ..Try to recruit Fabio, and put him into your support character slot.
       If Fabio isn't on the dock, you can button mash X like crazy when you
       get near the boat, and not have to worry about interacting with Fabio.

  Abilities: -Show me the monster notes. (Utterly useless when you obtain the
             "Monster Notes" item. Lots of work, "little of reward".)

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Milaine (Milaine Shows Her Stuff)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Palm Brinks weapon shop. It's near the bridge, skippy.

  How: Speak to her as Monica, and build up the Gladius she gives you twice.
       It's fairly easy if you dungeon crawl for about 30 minutes in the
       latter floors of the Underground Water Channel. Speak with her as
       Monica after you've completed the task, and she will join you.

  Abilities: -Gives you bonus points when upgrading swords.
             -Will sell you tools and swords.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Sindain
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Gerald (Getting Fathers Approval)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: In Gerald's room, located inside Max's house.

  How: Speak to him as Max, and complete his small mini-quest. You must take
       the "Trumpet Gun" gun he gives you, then build it up to a "Bell
       Trigger", and speak to him when it's done. Dungeon crawl until you've
       finished, and talk to him again.

  Abilities: -Gives you bonus points when upgrading guns.
             -Will sell you guns. (What a bad, bad man! Selling guns to
             children.. His OWN no less!) ^_^

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In:
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Mayor Need (The Impossible Safe)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Mayor's office, in Palm Brinks' City Hall. The only door on the
         second floor.

  How: Talk to Mayor Need as Max, and eventually give him the combination
       "1221". Need will unlock his safe, and join you. You come to the
       conclusion "1221" by using simple math, along with the hints he gives
       you about the zodiac.

  Abilities: -Increase money after defeating enemies.
             -Exchange medals [with him, for goodies].

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In:
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Priest Bruno (A Priest's Ordeal)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Church in Palm Brinks.

  How: Speak to him as Max, and "Put out" every candle in his church, along
       the benches. Use the following terrible, terrible ASCII art as a guide
       to quickly complete this task in 4 simple steps (O's represent candles,
       duh):
                                    &
                                  >-|-<  <-----Priest Bruno
                                  _/ \_

                      Last-->O             O
                             O             O
                             O             O<--Third
                             O             O
                     First-->O             O
                             O             O
                             O             O<--Second

                                  _____ <------Entrance

  Abilities: -Revives you from death one time.
             -Will sell you status recovery items.

  Commands: -Revive (48 SP)

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Rufio (The Non-Setting Moon)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Evening: Standing on the dock near Dr. Dell's house. Any other time:
         Walking around the lake in Palm Brinks.

  How: Talk to him as Max, then proceed to take a picture of the Moon. Talk to
       Rufio again, and he will join you.

  Abilities: -Gives you bonus damage on undead monsters.
             -Will sell you elements.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In:
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Fabio (Catch Up, Then Pass Me)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: On a dock in the Palm Brinks lake area.

  How: Speak to Fabio as Max, and proceed to catch a Nonky that's 60 cm+ My
       advice to catch a Nonky of that size would be to level up your fishing
       stats, and use Mimi's as bait. After catching a 60 cm+ Nonky, speak to
       Fabio again, and he will join you. This is probably the hardest
       character to recruit in this game (next to Blinkhorn), so keep your
       head up! :)

  Abilities: -Makes fishing bait.
             -Will sell you fishing bait.

  Commands: -Makes Bait (18 SP)

  Belongs In:
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???

  When:

  Where:

  How:

  Abilities:

  Commands:

  Belongs In:
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???

  When:

  Where:

  How:

  Abilities:

  Commands:

  Belongs In:
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Corinne (Corinne's Hide-and-Seek)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: In the "Pumpkin" house (AKA Morton's House), upstairs.

  How: Speak to her as Max, and complete her game of hide-and-seek. Her hiding
       locations are as follows:

       1. Upstairs in Claire's house. The house closest to Max's mansion.

       2. In Max's room. Max's room is the uppermost door in the main lobby.

  Abilities: -Always get an angel with coins.
             -Will sell you hair ornaments for Monica.

  Commands: None.

  Belongs In: Balance Valley
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Granny Rosa (Mind to Mind)

  When: After recruiting Gordon.

  Where: Morning: Outside city hall. Any other time: Inside Max's house,
         in the hall between the kitchen, and main lobby.

  How: Speak to her as Max, and simply type "Let's Go Together." when prompted
       to. Type it EXACTLY as it appears, WITHOUT quotation marks!!

  Abilities: -Makes cheese.
             -will sell you amulets.

  Commands: -Makes Cheese (24 SP)

  Belongs In:

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P: Monster Transformation List
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This section is dedicated to Monica's monster transformation skill. A list of
when, where, how, abilities of, and more junk of each specific monster/badge
is directly below, for your gaming pleasure. Here's an example of the syntax
I've chosen to use:

Name: Level # (Specific Monster Badge name here, followed by its default level)

  When: (When you can acquire the Monster Badge)

  Where: (Where you can acquire the Monster Badge)

  How: (How you can acquire the Monster Badge)

  Monsters: (Monsters that you can transform to will be listed under here)

     -Name (Name of Monster)
         -Attack Power: (Monster's default attack power)
         -Defense Power: (Monster's default defense power)
         -Abilities (Monster's abilities are listed under here)
             -X: (Monster's ability for the X button)
             -Square: (Monsters ability for the Square button)
         -Levels Until Next Monster: ## (Levels needed until next monster
                                        transformation becomes available)
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Beast Badge

  When: Chapter 2, after acquiring the Floral Badge.

  Where: Underground Water Channel, floor #1 (To the Outside World).

  How: Fill a Gift Capsule with 3 Cheese's. Throw it to a "Sewer Rat" and kill
       kill kill!

  Monsters:

     -Sewer Rat: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 8
         -Defense Power: 4
         -Abilities:
             -X: Log Strike
             -Square: Headbutt
         -Levels Until Next Monster: ??
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Aquatic Badge

  When: Chapter 2, after acquiring the Floral Badge.

  Where: Underground Water Channel, floor #1 (To the Outside World).

  How: Fill a Gift Capsule with 3 Battans. Throw it to a "Froggy" and proceed
       to slaughter the poor helpless creature.

  Monsters:

     -Froggy: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 7
         -Defense Power: 3
         -Abilities:
             -X: Double Kick
             -Square: Venom
         -Levels Until Next Monster: ??
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Floral Badge

  When: Chapter 2.

  Where: For sale at the Tailor Shop in Jurak Mall.

  How: Buy it from the Firbit at the Tailor Shop.

  Monsters:

     -Himarra: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 9
         -Defense Power: 4
         -Abilities:
             -X: Floral Spin
             -Square: Sticky Sap
         -Levels Until Next Monster: ??
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Darkling Badge

  When: Chapter 2, after acquiring the Floral Badge.

  Where: Rainbow Butterfly Wood, floor #9 (Grotesque Spider Lady).

  How: Fill a Gift Capsule up with 3 Gold Bars, and toss it to a Spider Lady.
       Then kill it. Obviously =P

  Monsters:

     -Spider Lady: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 7
         -Defense Power: 3
         -Abilities:
             -X: Curse Shot
             -Square: Curse
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Spirit Badge

  When: Chapter 2, after acquiring the Floral Badge.

  Where: Rainbow Butterfly Wood, floor #7 (I'm a Pixie)

  How: Fill a Gift Capsule with 3 Gooey Peaches, and throw it to a Pixie.
       Kill it, and claim your prize.

  Monsters:

     -Pixie: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 7
         -Defense Power: 3
         -Abilities:
             -X: Big Mouth
             -Square: Flame Basket
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Undead Badge

  When: Chapter 2, after acquiring the Floral Badge.

  Where: Rainbow Butterfly Wood, floor #1 (Frightening Forest).

  How: Kill a Skeleton Soldier with a bottle of Holy Water.

  Monsters:

     -Skeleton Soldier: Level 1
         -Attack Power: 7
         -Defense Power: 3
         -Abilities:
             -X: Straight Cut
             -Square: Horizon Slash
         -Levels Until Next Monster: ??
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Q: Extra Section
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This section is devoted to the "Extra" option you see when you fire up DC2.
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R: Credits & Thanks
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Tyla: For all your love and support. I love you baby beb! :P

GameFAQS: for hosting my work.

Sony & Level 5: for a surprisingly good game.

Strider69: For keeping me sane during the late night updating/writing fest's.

http://www.network-science.de/ascii/: For the ASCII Art.

Dark Ryder: for the very in-depth Photography/Invention Guide. Keep up the good
work!

IamTheWhiteGuy: for information about photography level rewards.

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S: Version History
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3/5/03: Version 0.1: Began Walkthrough/FAQ. Completed base design, and
finished Walkthrough up to chapter 2.

3/6/03: Version 0.15: Fixed layout according to GameFAQS regulation. Submitted
Guide to GameFAQS.

3/7/03: Version 0.18: Altered ASCII art at the top of the guide. Started
Monster List. Completed the Underground Channel's monster list. Began Chapter 2
walkthrough. Fixed some annoying errors.

3/8/03: Version 0.19: Spell-checked for the first time ever. 30 something
mistakes out of over 8500 words (at this point) isn't too bad. :P Other minor
fixes made.

3/9/03: Version 0.2: Revised layout(no more periods as section dividers).
Changed roman numerals to letters. Added Geostone List section. Worked on
chapter 2 some more.

3/12/03: Version 0.22: Finished chapter 2 up to where you can begin recruiting
people. Changed my idea of having the complete character recruitment list
within the "Recruiting People" sub-guide (Sub-L), and decided to dedicate an
entire section to it (O: Character Recruitment List). Almost completely
finished the Character Recruitment List. Other very minor adjustments made to
the guide.

3/13/03: Version 0.221: Got rid of the upper scores, and underscores; replaced
them with dashes (Damn internet explorer settings).

3/14/03: Version 0.222: Fixed some minor, highly annoying typos. Thanks go out
to Alex Kirk, [email protected], for pointing one out to me. Now if only I
could stop myself from marking updates as if I did them in the year 2002.. :|

3/18/03: Version 0.25: 1/4 of the way done with this guide! Yay! Finished the
walkthrough up to the beginning of chapter 3. Updated the Character Recruitment
section. Changed section "P: FAQ's" to section "P: Monster Transformation
List". Gave birth to the term "Georama-Rama". Worked on, and completed the
second chapter's Georama-Rama sub section. Ran my second ever spell check, and
submitted this update to GameFAQS.

3/19/03: Version 0.251: Fixed a very small error in Sub-M. Fixed another small
error at the top of the guide. Re-submitted the file to GameFAQS.

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