KINGDOM HEARTS II: FINAL MIX
PUZZLE PIECE GUIDE
By Thundaka (
[email protected])
Copyright 2008 Thundaka.
This guide is solely for private use. If you wish to host this guide on your
website, contact me for permission before doing so. Any profitable use is
strictly prohibited.
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VERSION HISTORY
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v1.00: First version. Feel free to e-mail me with questions, corrections, or
suggestions.
v1.10: Made some changes in the Puzzles section, and added a note on the Oasis
piece in the Pride Lands.
v1.20: Updated several of the puzzle and prize names, based on the names
provided in the 2.5 ReMix collection.
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INTRODUCTION
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When the Final Mix version of KH2 hit Japanese stores in 2007, the series'
devoted fans were treated to a wealth of new game material. There were the
new abilities and Drive Form, which elevated the story battles from merely fun
to brain-breakingly awesome. There was the massive new bonus dungeon, with
its formidable obstacle courses that led up to 13 of the scariest bosses in
the franchise.
But the most extensive addition to the Final Mix version of the game was the
puzzle piece sidequest. Where the new bosses test your battle prowess, this
sidequest tests your persistence and ability to reach out-of-the-way
locations. In fact, its sheer scale may be the most intimidating thing about
it: 144 pieces scattered across 15 worlds, many of which require visits to
previously completed worlds and hours of training Sora's Drive Forms. Though
completing the puzzles is the only way to obtain some of the best items and
equipment in the game, many players may be turned off by the difficulty of
tracking down some of the better-hidden pieces and neglect the sidequest
entirely.
This guide was written for just such players. In it you will find a complete
listing of all 144 puzzle pieces, as well as their exact locations, when they
can be obtained, and what Abilities are required to reach them. If you're
curious about the rewards for completing the puzzles or just want help
completing a specific puzzle, there is also information on the puzzles
themselves and the great prizes for completing them.
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PUZZLE PIECES
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The following is a comprehensive list of the puzzle pieces, given in the order
they are listed in Jiminy's Journal. Also included is the piece's exact
location, which puzzle requires it, the earliest time it can be obtained, and
what Abilities are required to reach it. Where directions are given, "north"
is the top of the displayed map.
For a listing of the pieces needed to complete a specific puzzle, see its
individual entry under the Puzzles section.
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| TWILIGHT TOWN |
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| #1 | Location: Station Heights, over the Tram Common exit |
| | Required Abilities: Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Tram Common, on the central pillar |
| | Required Abilities: None (with the skateboard); High Jump Lv1 |
| | (without the skateboard) |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: Obtaining this piece with the skateboard requires a |
| | tricky two-part jump, first onto a passing tram and then from the |
| | roof of the tram to the pillar. If you find it difficult to |
| | reach it this way, you may wish to wait until you obtain Master |
| | Form and can learn Aerial Dodge. |
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| #3 | Location: Tram Common, on the northernmost rooftop |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Station Plaza, in the northeast corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Sunset Terrace, over the mirror on the west end |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: To reach this more easily, stand on the guard rail |
| | before you jump. |
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| #6 | Location: Sunset Terrace, on one of the rooftops |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: Jump from the moving tram to reach this one. |
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| #7 | Location: Sunset Hill, in the air at the top of the hill |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: Sunset Hill, next to the railing at the top of the hill |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: The Old Mansion, over a pillar |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv2, Glide Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #10 | Location: Mansion: Foyer, near the roof over the entrance |
| | Required Abilities: Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #11 | Location: Mansion: Foyer, on the floor |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #12 | Location: Mansion: The White Room |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #13 | Location: Mansion: Computer Room (Roxas' world) |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #14 | Location: Mansion: Pod Room |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #15 | Location: The Tower |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After reaching the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #16 | Location: Tower: Wardrobe |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Obtained automatically as part of the story |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #17 | Location: Tower: Wardrobe, next to the window |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After reaching the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #18 | Location: Tunnelway, in the northwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #19 | Location: Underground Concourse, off a ledge to the southwest |
| | Required Abilities: None (with the skateboard), High Jump Lv1 |
| | (without the skateboard) |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #20 | Location: Underground Concourse, off a ledge to the northeast |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| HOLLOW BASTION |
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| #1 | Location: Ansem's Study, behind the door to the Heartless Manufactory|
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Postern, at the top |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Postern, over the doorway |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Bailey, on the stairs |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Hollow Bastion mission |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Borough, on the ledge over the stairs |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Borough, over a chimney |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Marketplace, over the item shop |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Hollow Bastion mission |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: To reach this prior to getting Limit Form, you must |
| | activate Valor Form. |
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| #8 | Location: Marketplace, to the left of where you arrive |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Corridors, on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: None (with the skateboard); Aerial Dodge Lv 1 |
| | (without the skateboard) |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #10 | Location: Heartless Manufactory |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Third visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #11 | Location: Merlin's Study, over the bed |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #12 | Location: Bailey, high in the air |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #13 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Depths, in a nook below the door |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #14 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Depths, on the second platform |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #15 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mining Area, below a platform on |
| | the uppermost level |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Quick Run Lv2 (OR Glide Lv3), |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #16 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mining Area, over the rising and |
| | falling piston |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Quick Run Lv2 (OR Glide Lv3), |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #17 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mining Area, next to the second |
| | cyclone generator |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Quick Run Lv2 (OR Glide Lv3), |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #18 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mining Area, near the exit |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Quick Run Lv2 (OR Glide Lv3), |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #19 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mineshaft (Quick Run barrier) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Quick Run Lv2 (OR Glide Lv3), |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After meeting Sephiroth |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #20 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mineshaft (Aerial Dodge barrier) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #21 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mineshaft (Glide barrier) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: You must activate Final Form to obtain pieces 21, 22, |
| | and 23, since they are only reachable via Glide Lv MAX. |
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| #22 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mineshaft (Glide barrier) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #23 | Location: Cavern of Remembrance: Mineshaft (Glide barrier) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| BEAST'S CASTLE |
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| #1 | Location: Entrance Hall |
| | Required Abilities: Glide Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: The Beast's Room |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: The West Hall, east of the stairs |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: The West Wing |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Undercroft, west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Undercroft, east side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Secret Passage, on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: Secret Passage, at the second bend |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Bridge |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| OLYMPUS COLISEUM |
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| #1 | Location: Cave of the Dead: Entrance |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Underworld Caverns: Entrance (near the door) |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Underworld Caverns: Entrance (off the ledge on the far |
| | side) |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: To reach this on the first visit, you must activate |
| | Valor Form. |
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| #4 | Location: The Lock |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Cave of the Dead: Passage |
| | Required Abilities: None (with the skateboard); High Jump Lv2, |
| | Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 (without the skateboard) |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Olympus Coliseum mission|
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Underworld Caverns: The Lost Road, over the western pillar |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: It is sometimes possible to reach this piece by using |
| | an air combo on a Trick Ghost, or by using Aerial Recovery after |
| | being hit in midair by one. |
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| #7 | Location: Underworld Caverns: The Lost Road, over the eastern pillar |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: Same as above |
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| #8 | Location: Underworld Caverns: The Lost Road, southern passage |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Underworld Caverns: Atrium |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| AGRABAH |
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| #1 | Location: Agrabah, on top of a stall near the northern exit |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Agrabah, inside a stall in the southwest |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: To obtain this piece, you will need to destroy the |
| | stall containing it. You can break the stall with the Fire spell |
| | or any combo finisher Ability (Aerial Finish, Finishing Leap, |
| | etc.) |
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| #3 | Location: Bazaar, inside a stall near the middle northern exit |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: Same as above |
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| #4 | Location: Bazaar, over the southern exit |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: The Cave of Wonders: Entrance, behind the tiger head |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Treasure Room, in the southwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Treasure Room, over the treasure heap near the entrance |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: The Cave of Wonders: Valley of Stone |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: The Cave of Wonders: Chasm of Challenges, above the final |
| | platform |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece, stay in the center of the fourth |
| | platform when it disappears. Reaching it from the ground is |
| | difficult and requires High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv3, and Glide |
| | Lv3. |
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| #10 | Location: The Cave of Wonders: Chasm of Challenges, above the second |
| | platform |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #11 | Location: The Cave of Wonders: Chasm of Challenges, above the fourth |
| | platform
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #12 | Location: Sandswept Ruins, near the bottom of the passage to the |
| | tower |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #13 | Location: Sandswept Ruins, under the second arch on the stony path |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #14 | Location: Sandswept Ruins, under the first arch on the stony path |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| LAND OF DRAGONS |
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| #1 | Location: Camp, next to the guard tower |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Camp, high in the northwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Mountain Trail |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Village, on a rooftop on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: Jump on the cart next to the house to reach this. |
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| #5 | Location: Village, in the southeast corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Village, over the bell tower |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece on the first visit, you must |
| | activate Valor Form. |
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| #7 | Location: Ridge, on the north side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece, launch yourself from the whirlwind |
| | while directly below it. |
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| #8 | Location: Ridge, next to the southern entrance |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Awakening |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Throne Room, on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #10 | Location: Throne Room, on the east side |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| 100 ACRE WOOD |
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| #1 | Location: Starry Hill, in the northwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Pooh Bears Howse, over the chimney |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2, Aerial Dodge Lv1 |
| | First obtainable: After obtaining Master Form |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Rabbits Howse |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit to the Pride Lands |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Piglets Howse |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit to Disney Castle |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Kangas Howse |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After defeating Demyx |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: The Spookey Cave, next to the first ice patch |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit to Agrabah or the Land of Dragons |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| PRIDE LANDS |
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| #1 | Location: Pride Rock, high on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: The King's Den |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece, jump from the nearby rock. |
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| #3 | Location: Gnu Valley, in the northeast |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Gnu Valley, next to a tree in the southeast |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Elephant Graveyard, in the southeast corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: You will need to jump off the nearby rock, then swing |
| | your keyblade while in midair, to reach this one. |
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| #6 | Location: Elephant Graveyard, just south of the elephant skull |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Wastelands, second bend from the north |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: Wastelands, near the final bend in the south |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Jungle, next to the northern exit |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #10 | Location: Oasis, next to the waterfall |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: Possibly the toughest piece of all, since you can't use |
| | Growth Abilities in Lion Form. There are two ways to reach this |
| | piece. First, you can Dash toward the ledge and jump as you |
| | reach the edge. This is more difficult than it sounds: both |
| | Square (for Dash) and Circle (for jump) must be held down the |
| | whole time, or Sora will drop like a stone. Second, you can |
| | equip Combo Master--the reward for beating the first boss in the |
| | World That Never Was--and just perform a full air combo to reach |
| | it. I find the second way much easier myself, though it does |
| | require you to a wait quite a while to claim the piece. |
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| ATLANTICA |
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| #1 | Location: Triton's Throne, west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After the first visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Triton's Throne, east side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After the first visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Undersea Courtyard, behind a column on the east side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| DISNEY CASTLE |
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| #1 | Location: Colonnade, over the eastern entrance |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece on the first visit, you must |
| | activate Valor Form. |
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| #2 | Location: Courtyard, over the Gummi Hangar door |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Courtyard, over the trumpet player statue to the east |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Courtyard, in the northwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: To reach this without High Jump, jump from the platform |
| | next to the trombone player to the higher platform behind it. |
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| #5 | Location: Gummi Hangar |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: To reach this on the first visit, you must activate |
| | Valor Form. |
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| TIMELESS RIVER |
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| #1 | Location: Pier, over the tree |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the Timeless River mission |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: Simply jump with the skateboard to reach this piece. |
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| #2 | Location: Pier, next to the pier |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Waterway, to the north |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| PORT ROYAL |
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| #1 | Location: Rampart |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Harbor, in the nook on the east side |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Town, next to the barrels on the west side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Town, over a door on the east side |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece on the first visit, you must |
| | activate Valor Form. |
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| #5 | Location: The Black Pearl, on the south end |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Port Royal mission |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: The Black Pearl, high on the mast |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in The World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: The Black Pearl: Captain's Stateroom |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Port Royal mission |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: Ship Graveyard: The Interceptor's Hold |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #9 | Location: Isla de Muerta: Powder Store |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Heart |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #10 | Location: Isla de Muerta: Powder Store |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #11 | Location: Ship Graveyard: Jetsam Keep, over the anchor |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece, move the anchor out of the way by |
| | hitting it with a complete air combo. Aerial Dodge will also let |
| | you reach it. |
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| #12 | Location: Ship Graveyard: Jetsam Keep, next to the ledge |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #13 | Location: Ship Graveyard: Seadrift Row |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| HALLOWEEN TOWN |
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| #1 | Location: Halloween Town Square, north side |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: To reach this piece, let a streamer launch you into the |
| | air and use Aerial Recovery to control the direction of the fall. |
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| #2 | Location: Curly Hill, in the southwest corner |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Hinterlands, behind the tree |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Duality |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Yuletide Hill, behind the tree |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Santa's House, northeast corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Santa's House, southeast corner |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: EDGE/Frontier |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Toy Factory: Shipping and Receiving, over the Santa's |
| | House exit |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Halloween Town mission |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #8 | Location: Toy Factory: Shipping and Receiving, on the eastern |
| | platform |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: After completing the first Halloween Town mission |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| SPACE PARANOIDS |
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| #1 | Location: Canyon, over the Pit Cell exit |
| | Required Abilities: Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: After the first boss in the World That Never Was |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Canyon, next to the ledge on the north end |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Solar Sailor Simulator |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Central Computer Core, north end |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: Second visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| THE WORLD THAT NEVER WAS |
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| #1 | Location: Memory's Skyscraper |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #2 | Location: Crooked Ascension, northern exit |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #3 | Location: Twilight's View, over the lower exit |
| | Required Abilities: Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #4 | Location: Naught's Skyway, over the lower exit |
| | Required Abilities: Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv2 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Daylight |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #5 | Location: Proof of Existence |
| | Required Abilities: None |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #6 | Location: Ruin and Creation's Passage, over the lowest platform |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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| #7 | Location: Ruin and Creation's Passage, over the second-highest |
| | platform |
| | Required Abilities: High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, Glide Lv3 |
| | First obtainable: First visit |
| | Puzzle: Sunset |
| | Other notes: None |
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THE PUZZLES
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Of course, collecting all the pieces would be pointless if you neglected the
puzzles themselves. Each puzzle is based on a piece of official artwork,
which must be reassembled from the collected pieces. Some puzzles only
require you to move the pieces to the appropriate position, while others
require you to rotate the pieces as well. When the completed image is formed,
the game rewards you with a rare and valuable prize.
For the convenience of those who are only interested in one particular puzzle,
and don't want to worry about the 96 pieces required by the last two, the
pieces required to complete each puzzle are listed in chronological order. To
save space, only the world where the piece is found and its number in Jiminy's
Journal are listed; more detailed information can be found in the main listing
above.
*PUZZLE 1: Awakening*
-Overview: As the first puzzle the player has access to, it is also the
easiest to complete. This puzzle can be completed before your first visit to
the 100 Acre Wood, and requires no Growth Abilities. The puzzle itself is not
much more difficult to solve.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Twilight Town #16 (obtained in the Puzzle Piece tutorial)
2) Hollow Bastion #8
3) Hollow Bastion #5
4) Hollow Bastion #11
5) Land of Dragons #5
6) Land of Dragons #8
7) Land of Dragons #7
8) Beast's Castle #5
9) Beast's Castle #6
10) Beast's Castle #7
11) Beast's Castle #8
12) Beast's Castle #2
-Solution Tips: This one is a cinch, especially since you don't have to
rotate the pieces. If you need advice, just remember that Sora is in the
center of the picture and you should be fine. Looking for the red lines
at the edge of the picture isn't a bad idea either.
-Prize: AP Up. A fairly minor reward, but considering how little effort is
required it is definitely worthwhile.
*PUZZLE 2: Heart*
-Overview: This puzzle requires a bit more effort, but still isn't too bad.
It can be completed during the first Port Royal mission, just before the
Barbossa boss battle. High Jump Lv2 is required for some pieces, so you will
have to spend some time training with Valor Form.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Hollow Bastion #7
2) Land of Dragons #1
3) Land of Dragons #4
4) Beast's Castle #4
5) Olympus Coliseum #1
6) Olympus Coliseum #2
7) Olympus Coliseum #9
8) Disney Castle #2
9) Disney Castle #3
10) Timeless River #3
11) Port Royal #1
12) Port Royal #9
-Solution tips: This picture is taken from the cover art to the original
Kingdom Hearts II, except with a blue-sky background instead of gray, so you
can use that as a reference. Some rotation is required, so it can be a bit
more difficult than the first puzzle. Start with the silver tip of the heart
(bottom center) and the Mickey piece (top center), and the rest should fall in
line pretty quickly.
-Prize: Serenity Crystal. This ingredient is required to create the most
powerful synthesized items in the game, and it is ridiculously rare: there are
only four in the game besides this one, and to create more you need to either
raise your Moogle to level 8 (so you can synthesize it from other rare
Crystals) or track down the rare Bulky Vendor and capture it in its
hard-to-catch Prime Capsule phase. Don’t miss this one.
*PUZZLE 3: Duality*
-Overview: You can complete this puzzle after reaching both Agrabah and
Halloween Town, and getting through the mandatory battles at the beginning of
both missions. As with the Heart puzzle, High Jump Lv2 is required for
certain pieces.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Hollow Bastion #4
2) Olympus Coliseum #8
3) Olympus Coliseum #4
4) Disney Castle #5
5) Disney Castle #4
6) Timeless River #1
7) Atlantica #3
8) Port Royal #3
9) Port Royal #10
10) Agrabah #1
11) Halloween Town #1
12) Halloween Town #3
-Solution tips: This can be a tricky one, but the puzzle is still small enough
that it shouldn't take too much time. Start by putting the moon pieces in the
upper half of the picture, and the rest will fall in line.
-Prize: Rare Document. This recipe allows you to synthesize the Draw Ring, or
the Lucky Ring with a Serenity Crystal. The Draw Ring itself is mainly
important for Mushroom III's minigame (where you need as many Draws as
possible), but by synthesizing multiple Lucky Rings you can collect synthesis
items amazingly fast. A pretty valuable prize, and well worth the effort of
getting it.
*PUZZLE 4: EDGE/Frontier*
-Overview: This one requires some revisiting of old locations, but it's still
pretty quick. You can complete this puzzle as soon as you've reached Space
Paranoids and obtained Master Form. High Jump Lv2 and Aerial Dodge Lv1 are
required for some of the pieces, requiring you to train Master Form as well as
Valor Form.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Timeless River #2
2) Atlantica #1
3) Atlantica #2
4) Port Royal #4
5) Agrabah #2
6) Agrabah #3
7) Agrabah #8
8) Halloween Town #6
9) Twilight Town #3
10) Twilight Town #4
11) Hollow Bastion #3
12) Land of Dragons #3
-Solution tips: You might recognize this one from the cover of the original
Kingdom Hearts II game manual. Simply put Kairi's feet in the bottom center,
turn all the pieces upright, and the puzzle will more or less solve itself.
-Prize: Manifest Illusion. This Final Mix-exclusive material is a required
ingredient in four of the most powerful accessories in the game (the Draw
Ring, the Lucky Ring, and the powerful Strength- and Magic-boosting
accessories from the Marluxia and Zexion Silhoutte battles). Like the
Serenity Crystal, it is extremely rare: there are three in the Cavern of
Remembrance, after which you will either need to synth them with a level 8
Moogle or beat the superboss Terra at least twice. As with the Heart puzzle,
do not miss this reward.
---NOTE: This puzzle was called “EDGE” in the original Japanese version of
KH2FM, and was written as such in English letters rather than the standard
kanji of the other puzzles. However, for the 2.5 ReMIX collection it was
retranslated into English as “Frontier.” Given that EDGE makes much more
sense as a description of the picture, and “edge” has been mistranslated
to “frontier” in other places (a reaction command in the Axel battle was
called “Burst Edge” in the original English version, but is now “Burst
Frontier”), I strongly prefer the first name. However, for the convenience
of players of both the original Final Mix and the 2.5 version I have
included both names side by side.
*PUZZLE 5: Daylight*
-Overview: Where the first four puzzles were small but profitable diversions
that require only a small investment of time, the last two are each full-blown
sidequests, requiring lots of Form training and revisits to previously
completed worlds. You might as well finish training your forms before you
tackle this puzzle: you need High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv1, and Glide Lv3 to
reach several of these pieces. Story-wise, you must complete both Olympus
Coliseum and Pride Lands missions, reach Ansem's Study during the third Hollow
Bastion mission (you do not need to complete the Space Paranoids part of the
mission), complete the entire 100 Acre Wood, and defeat Xigbar in the World
That Never Was.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Land of Dragons #6
2) Beast's Castle #3
3) Olympus Coliseum #3
4) Olympus Coliseum #5
5) Disney Castle #1
6) 100 Acre Wood #4
7) Port Royal #7
8) Port Royal #5
9) Agrabah #5
10) Agrabah #10
11) Agrabah #11
12) Agrabah #9
13) Agrabah #6
14) Agrabah #7
15) Halloween Town #4
16) Halloween Town #5
17) Halloween Town #7
18) Twilight Town #2
19) Pride Lands #5
20) Pride Lands #6
21) Pride Lands #3
22) Pride Lands #4
23) Pride Lands #7
24) Pride Lands #8
25) Pride Lands #9
26) Pride Lands #10
27) 100 Acre Wood #3
28) Pride Lands #2
29) Hollow Bastion #2
30) Space Paranoids #2
31) 100 Acre Wood #2
32) Olympus Coliseum #6
33) Olympus Colliseum #7
34) 100 Acre Wood #5
35) Land of Dragons #9
36) 100 Acre Wood #6
37) Port Royal #12
38) Agrabah #13
39) Agrabah #12
40) Hollow Bastion #10
41) Twilight Town #11
42) Twilight Town #14
43) Twilight Town #13
44) Twilight Town #1
45) Twilight Town #10
46) 100 Acre Wood #1
47) Land of Dragons #10
48) The World That Never Was #4
-Solution tips: Just be grateful that you don't have to rotate the pieces this
time. The picture is a big montage of the Re:Chain of Memories cast. To
solve this, you really need to pay attention to the blue lines at the border
of the picture. Start by locating the four corner pieces (make sure to move
them around, since it's sometimes unclear which piece a blue line is attached
to), then move the other border pieces to the appropriate side, and rearrange
the pieces from there. I find it helpful to start with Marluxia's distinctive
pink hair (he's in the lower left corner), then fill in Sora and Riku above
him, and solve the rest of the puzzle from there. Be especially careful about
the torsos along the bottom of the screen, since it can be hard to tell all
the black coats apart.
-Prize: Executive Ring. While it takes a whole lot of effort to acquire, the
extra 30 AP (!) the accessory gives you is well worth the trouble.
*PUZZLE 6: Sunset*
-Overview: The puzzle to end them all. Like the previous puzzle, you need
High Jump Lv3, Aerial Dodge Lv2, and Glide Lv3 to reach many of these. This
one cannot be completed until a good bit later, though: you must complete the
final Space Paranoids mission, go through nearly the entire Cavern of
Remembrance (though you are not required to fight the Nobody battles), and
defeat Saix in the World That Never Was.
-Puzzle Pieces: 1) Agrabah #4
2) Agrabah #7
3) Halloween Town #8
4) Pride Lands #1
5) Hollow Bastion #6
6) Hollow Bastion #9
7) Hollow Bastion #13
8) Hollow Bastion #14
9) Hollow Bastion #16
10) Hollow Bastion #17
11) Hollow Bastion #18
12) Hollow Bastion #19
13) Beast's Castle #9
14) Port Royal #8
15) Port Royal #11
16) Port Royal #13
17) Agrabah #14
18) Hollow Bastion #1
19) Space Paranoids #3
20) Space Paranoids #4
21) Twilight Town #19
22) Twilight Town #20
23) Twilight Town #18
24) Twilight Town #5
25) Twilight Town #6
26) Twilight Town #7
27) Twilight Town #8
28) Twilight Town #12
29) Twilight Town #15
30) Twilight Town #17
31) The World That Never Was #1
32) Twilight Town #9
33) Hollow Bastion #12
34) Hollow Bastion #15
35) Hollow Bastion #20
36) Hollow Bastion #22
37) Hollow Bastion #23
38) Hollow Bastion #21
39) Space Paranoids #1
40) Land of Dragons #2
41) Beast's Castle #1
42) Port Royal #2
43) Halloween Town #2
44) The World That Never Was #2
45) The World That Never Was #3
46) The World That Never Was #5
47) The World That Never Was #6
48) The World That Never Was #7
-Solution tips: I hate this one. Put the large number of low-resolution
pieces together with the need to rotate them, and you have a mess that will
probably take you longer to solve than the other five puzzles combined. Even
more than before, you absolutely must pay attention to the blue lines marking
the borders of the picture. (Though since you often can't be sure which side
an edge piece corresponds to, this involves some guesswork too.) Turn the
pieces upright first, when possible, and otherwise look carefully for matching
colors and shapes between pieces. As for more specific advice, pay special
attention to Sora, Axel, and Xemnas; all of them appear on the right side of
the picture, in that order from top to bottom. The lower middle is a mess of
black coats and indistinct faces, so you would be wise to leave that section
for last.
-Prize: Grand Ribbon. This armor is a lot more powerful than it looks, as
its 25% “elemental” reduction applies to ALL damage--including regular
physical attacks. Thus it is the most powerful armor in the game, and if
stacked with three Ribbons (which offer the same elemental effect) every
attack will do less than half damage even before their considerable Defense
bonus is taken into account. That said, you can achieve the same Defense
bonus and nearly the same reduction just by forging four Ribbons. It is a
strong reward, though it’s up to you whether it is worth the saint-like
patience required to solve the puzzle.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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starkk: Without his impressively comprehensive Translation FAQ I never would
have completed my first Final Mix playthrough, let alone mastered it to the
point where I could write this guide. Everything I did that involved the
new additions to Final Mix was heavily dependent on his FAQ.
ElectroSpectre: His Kingdom Hearts II FAQ was my indispensable reference for
everything that was kept from the original game. This guy's KH and KH2 FAQs
remain two of the finest guides I have seen for any game.
Square-Enix: For making this wonderful expansion of an already-great game,
and bringing it to America via the 2.5 ReMix collection.
