Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Square Enix

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SSSSS QUALL LEONHART
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‘SS Character Guide
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Version: 1.3
By: Timothy Dahl (TiamatDragon888)

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Version Notes
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Version: 1.1
- Initial release of guide to GameFAQs
- None of the sections where complete except [VII]

Version: 1.2
- More information added
- E-mailer's Input added
- All Character strategies added
- some spelling/grammar errors fixed
- A new section in the works; Builds!

Version: 1.3
- Builds section being worked on
- Some spelling/grammar errors fixed
- Several descriptions edited

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Table of contents
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I. Introduction
II. Character Analysis
III. Squall’s Stats
IV. Move List
V. Equipment List
VI. Builds
VII. Story Mode
A. A Second Time
B. And Every Time After That
VIII. Strategies
IX. Credits

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Before I begin...
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I. Introduction
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This is a guide for new players to learn about and how to play as
Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy 8. This is the first guide that I have ever
made, just giving it try for once instead of just reading the others on this
site all the time. For anyone who has played Final Fantasy 8 in the past, they
would know that Squall is the lone wolf that prefers to do things his way,
alone. His weapon is what is called a Gunblade, which is exactly as it sounds;
part gun, and part sword. The [R] button is the trigger for the Gunblade,
which will be described in detail later on in this guide. Well, let's get on
to the main event, shall we?

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II. Character Analysis
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“ Squall is a noble warrior, with the pride of a lion,
He is on his lonely path when he sees his comrades,
Under attack by the manikins.
But to him, perhaps they are not comrades at all,
They may be mere strangers accidentally born,
In the same world.
Without any hesitation, he plunges into battle.”

Squall Leonhart is a close to mid range fighter. He excels in
his Bravery Attack, where he has several wicked abilities, the one most
known and probably his best one is Beat Fang. Where he lacks, however,
is in his HP Attacks. None of them are all that special, and they all
have a hard time hitting in comparison to other characters. Where your
very strong in one point, you have to be weak in the other, I suppose.
From level 1 to 10, I find him rather difficult to use, other than that
Fated/Aerial Circle almost never miss their targets. His bravery attacks,
which is where he shines, are rather limited and not that good. But when he
does hit level 10, and you learn Beat Fang, he immediately becomes a
Bravery Attack power house, and if you do manage to pull off Aerial
Circle right after a Beat Fang, he can normally one shot almost any enemy.
There are, however, many characters that you will have to use other
abilities against, which I will be describing how to fight each
character in section VIII.

{ OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED IN THE NEXT VERSION}

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Famous Quotes of Squall
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“LION’S HEART!” - Squall’s EX Burst

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Encounter
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1. “I’ll take you on.”
2. “This is gonna be easy.”
3. “I won’t hold back…”
4. “Let’s get this over with.”
5. “Putting an end… to everything…”
6. “This is the path I believe in.”
7. “I can’t lose to you.”
8. “I refuse… to become the past.”
9. “I’m not fighting… all alone.”
10. “This… is a trial!”
11. “No time for regrets!”
12. “Give it all you got!”
13. “I won’t run from this!”
14. “This is getting old!”
15. “You need training!”
16. “That’s… quite a shine you’ve got there.” (WoL)
17. “We only live to fight!” (Firion)
18. “I’m not very good with children…!” (Onion Knight)
19. “Stay alive, if you want to be stronger!” (Cecil)
20. “What keeps you so optimistic?” (Bartz)
21. “All it takes… is a step forward.” (Terra)
22. “What are you afraid of losing?” (Cloud)
23. “There can only be one Squall…!” (Squall)
24. “You move around to much…!” (Zidane)
25. “Can you get over your past?” (Tidus)
26. “Never let go of your prey!” (Garland)
27. “You are lost in your greed.” (Emperor)
28. “I have no fear.” (Cloud of Darkness)
29. “What do you want to believe in?” (Golbez)
30. “Hmm… just another loner.” (ExDeath)
31. “You’ve taken this joke too far” (Kefka)
32. “No one needs a hero from the past.” (Sephiroth)
33. “Time for you to release time!” (Ultimecia)
34. “No use for words in battle!” (Kuja)
35. “I have something to protect too!” (Jecht)
36. “Never thought I’d meet another witch.” (Shantotto)
37. “Another lost soul, like me.” (Gabranth)
38. “Don’t waste your solitude!!” (Chaos)

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Victory
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1. “Should I have taken it easier?”
2. “It was no enemy of mine…”
3. “Gone talkin’ to a wall.”
4. “I don’t have time for the weak.”
5. “That was fun, for a change.”
6. “The battle rages on.”
7. “My fangs are still intact.”
8. “As long as I have my sword.”
9. “Victory is absolute.”
10. “I’ll take you on again!”

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Loss
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1. “I can’t even… save myself…”
2. “Gaaahh…! So this is it?”
3. “What was I… lacking?”
4. “I wasn’t expecting that…!”
5. “I had a bad feeling…!”
6. “This is the reality of battle…!”
7. “A failed mission…”
8. “What a way to go…”
9. “I was defeated by boredom…”
10. “Just when it matters… the most…”

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Final Fantasy 8 Songs
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“Don’t be Afraid” - Random encounter battle music in
Final Fantasy 8 remixed

“The Extreme” - Final Boss battle music in
Final Fantasy 8 remixed

“The Man with the Machine Gun” - Laguna Battle Music from
Final Fantasy 8 not remixed

{ OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED IN THE NEXT VERSION}

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III. Squall’s Stats
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In this section, Squall’s stats from Lv. 1 to Lv. 100 will be shown.

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Base Stats
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HP= Hit Points - You need this to survive. If your hit points are reduced to
0, then you will lose the battle.

CP= Capacity Points- This is a very important stat that allows you to equip
abilities for your character to use. For example, if you have 400 CP, and 380
CP of that 400 CP are being used by the skills you have equipped, and you
just learn a new HP attack skill that requires 40 CP, then you will need to
somehow get 20 more CP to equip the HP attack ability to use it in battle.
This can be done by either removing a skill you have on, mastering some of
your abilities, which cuts the CP cost in half, or to get the accessory
which increases your CP by 20.

BRV= Bravery Points- This stat is what determines how much damage an HP
attack will do, as well as how much damage you will start off the battle with.

ATK= Attack Power- This stat is what determines the damage dealt to an
opponent with Bravery attacks.

DEF= Defense Power- This stat is what helps lower the damage you will
receive from the enemy’s bravery attacks.

LUK= Luck- This stat is what increases the drop rate of items and Battlegen
items. This also is what determines who EX Cores appear near to.

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Squall’s Stats from 1 to 100
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Lv. 1 ( HP:1000 CP:330 BRV:95 ATK:10 DEF:12 LUK:10 )
Lv. 2 ( HP:1061 CP:331 BRV:101 ATK:11 DEF:13 LUK:11 )
Lv. 3 ( HP:1121 CP:332 BRV:107 ATK:12 DEF:14 LUK:11 )
Lv. 4 ( HP:1182 CP:333 BRV:113 ATK:13 DEF:15 LUK:12 )
Lv. 5 ( HP:1242 CP:335 BRV:118 ATK:14 DEF:16 LUK:12 )
Lv. 6 ( HP:1303 CP:336 BRV:124 ATK:15 DEF:17 LUK:13 )
Lv. 7 ( HP:1364 CP:337 BRV:130 ATK:16 DEF:18 LUK:13 )
Lv. 8 ( HP:1424 CP:338 BRV:136 ATK:17 DEF:19 LUK:14 )
Lv. 9 ( HP:1485 CP:339 BRV:141 ATK:18 DEF:20 LUK:14 )
Lv. 10 ( HP:1545 CP:341 BRV:147 ATK:19 DEF:21 LUK:15 )
Lv. 11 ( HP:1606 CP:342 BRV:153 ATK:20 DEF:22 LUK:15 )
Lv. 12 ( HP:1667 CP:343 BRV:159 ATK:21 DEF:23 LUK:16 )
Lv. 13 ( HP:1727 CP:344 BRV:165 ATK:22 DEF:24 LUK:16 )
Lv. 14 ( HP:1788 CP:345 BRV:170 ATK:23 DEF:25 LUK:17 )
Lv. 15 ( HP:1848 CP:347 BRV:176 ATK:24 DEF:26 LUK:17 )
Lv. 16 ( HP:1909 CP:348 BRV:182 ATK:25 DEF:27 LUK:18 )
Lv. 17 ( HP:1969 CP:349 BRV:187 ATK:26 DEF:28 LUK:18 )
Lv. 18 ( HP:2030 CP:350 BRV:193 ATK:27 DEF:29 LUK:19 )
Lv. 19 ( HP:2091 CP:351 BRV:199 ATK:28 DEF:30 LUK:19 )
Lv. 20 ( HP:2151 CP:352 BRV:205 ATK:29 DEF:31 LUK:20 )
Lv. 21 ( HP:2212 CP:354 BRV:211 ATK:30 DEF:32 LUK:20 )
Lv. 22 ( HP:2272 CP:355 BRV:216 ATK:31 DEF:33 LUK:21 )
Lv. 23 ( HP:2333 CP:356 BRV:222 ATK:32 DEF:34 LUK:21 )
Lv. 24 ( HP:2394 CP:358 BRV:228 ATK:33 DEF:35 LUK:22 )
Lv. 25 ( HP:2454 CP:359 BRV:234 ATK:34 DEF:36 LUK:22 )
Lv. 26 ( HP:2515 CP:360 BRV:240 ATK:35 DEF:37 LUK:23 )
Lv. 27 ( HP:2575 CP:362 BRV:245 ATK:36 DEF:38 LUK:23 )
Lv. 28 ( HP:2636 CP:363 BRV:251 ATK:37 DEF:39 LUK:24 )
Lv. 29 ( HP:2696 CP:364 BRV:257 ATK:38 DEF:40 LUK:24 )
Lv. 30 ( HP:2757 CP:365 BRV:263 ATK:39 DEF:41 LUK:25 )
Lv. 31 ( HP:2818 CP:366 BRV:268 ATK:40 DEF:42 LUK:25 )
Lv. 32 ( HP:2878 CP:367 BRV:274 ATK:41 DEF:43 LUK:26 )
Lv. 33 ( HP:2939 CP:368 BRV:280 ATK:42 DEF:44 LUK:26 )
Lv. 34 ( HP:3000 CP:370 BRV:286 ATK:43 DEF:45 LUK:27 )
Lv. 35 ( HP:3060 CP:371 BRV:291 ATK:44 DEF:46 LUK:27 )
Lv. 36 ( HP:3121 CP:372 BRV:297 ATK:45 DEF:47 LUK:28 )
Lv. 37 ( HP:3181 CP:373 BRV:303 ATK:46 DEF:48 LUK:28 )
Lv. 38 ( HP:3242 CP:374 BRV:309 ATK:47 DEF:49 LUK:29 )
Lv. 39 ( HP:3303 CP:376 BRV:315 ATK:48 DEF:50 LUK:29 )
Lv. 40 ( HP:3363 CP:377 BRV:320 ATK:49 DEF:51 LUK:30 )
Lv. 41 ( HP:3424 CP:378 BRV:326 ATK:50 DEF:52 LUK:30 )
Lv. 42 ( HP:3484 CP:379 BRV:332 ATK:51 DEF:53 LUK:31 )
Lv. 43 ( HP:3545 CP:381 BRV:338 ATK:52 DEF:54 LUK:31 )
Lv. 44 ( HP:3605 CP:382 BRV:343 ATK:53 DEF:55 LUK:32 )
Lv. 45 ( HP:3666 CP:383 BRV:349 ATK:54 DEF:56 LUK:32 )
Lv. 46 ( HP:3727 CP:384 BRV:355 ATK:55 DEF:57 LUK:33 )
Lv. 47 ( HP:3787 CP:385 BRV:361 ATK:56 DEF:58 LUK:33 )
Lv. 48 ( HP:3848 CP:387 BRV:366 ATK:57 DEF:59 LUK:34 )
Lv. 49 ( HP:3908 CP:388 BRV:372 ATK:58 DEF:60 LUK:34 )
Lv. 50 ( HP:3969 CP:389 BRV:378 ATK:59 DEF:61 LUK:35 )
Lv. 51 ( HP:4030 CP:390 BRV:384 ATK:60 DEF:62 LUK:35 )
Lv. 52 ( HP:4090 CP:391 BRV:390 ATK:61 DEF:63 LUK:36 )
Lv. 53 ( HP:4151 CP:393 BRV:395 ATK:62 DEF:64 LUK:36 )
Lv. 54 ( HP:4211 CP:394 BRV:401 ATK:63 DEF:65 LUK:37 )
Lv. 55 ( HP:4272 CP:395 BRV:407 ATK:64 DEF:66 LUK:37 )
Lv. 56 ( HP:4333 CP:396 BRV:413 ATK:65 DEF:67 LUK:38 )
Lv. 57 ( HP:4393 CP:397 BRV:418 ATK:66 DEF:68 LUK:38 )
Lv. 58 ( HP:4454 CP:399 BRV:424 ATK:67 DEF:69 LUK:39 )
Lv. 59 ( HP:4514 CP:400 BRV:430 ATK:68 DEF:70 LUK:39 )
Lv. 60 ( HP:4575 CP:401 BRV:436 ATK:69 DEF:71 LUK:40 )
Lv. 61 ( HP:4635 CP:402 BRV:441 ATK:70 DEF:72 LUK:40 )
Lv. 62 ( HP:4696 CP:404 BRV:447 ATK:71 DEF:73 LUK:41 )
Lv. 63 ( HP:4757 CP:405 BRV:453 ATK:72 DEF:74 LUK:41 )
Lv. 64 ( HP:4817 CP:406 BRV:459 ATK:73 DEF:75 LUK:42 )
Lv. 65 ( HP:4878 CP:407 BRV:465 ATK:74 DEF:76 LUK:42 )
Lv. 66 ( HP:4938 CP:408 BRV:470 ATK:75 DEF:77 LUK:43 )
Lv. 67 ( HP:4999 CP:410 BRV:476 ATK:76 DEF:78 LUK:43 )
Lv. 68 ( HP:5059 CP:411 BRV:482 ATK:77 DEF:79 LUK:44 )
Lv. 69 ( HP:5120 CP:412 BRV:488 ATK:78 DEF:80 LUK:44 )
Lv. 70 ( HP:5181 CP:413 BRV:493 ATK:79 DEF:81 LUK:45 )
Lv. 71 ( HP:5241 CP:414 BRV:499 ATK:80 DEF:82 LUK:45 )
Lv. 72 ( HP:5302 CP:416 BRV:505 ATK:81 DEF:83 LUK:46 )
Lv. 73 ( HP:5362 CP:417 BRV:511 ATK:82 DEF:84 LUK:46 )
Lv. 74 ( HP:5423 CP:418 BRV:516 ATK:83 DEF:85 LUK:47 )
Lv. 75 ( HP:5483 CP:419 BRV:522 ATK:84 DEF:86 LUK:47 )
Lv. 76 ( HP:5544 CP:420 BRV:528 ATK:85 DEF:87 LUK:48 )
Lv. 77 ( HP:5605 CP:422 BRV:534 ATK:86 DEF:88 LUK:48 )
Lv. 78 ( HP:5666 CP:423 BRV:540 ATK:87 DEF:89 LUK:49 )
Lv. 79 ( HP:5726 CP:424 BRV:545 ATK:88 DEF:90 LUK:49 )
Lv. 80 ( HP:5787 CP:425 BRV:551 ATK:89 DEF:91 LUK:50 )
Lv. 81 ( HP:5847 CP:427 BRV:557 ATK:90 DEF:92 LUK:50 )
Lv. 82 ( HP:5908 CP:428 BRV:563 ATK:91 DEF:93 LUK:51 )
Lv. 83 ( HP:5968 CP:429 BRV:568 ATK:92 DEF:94 LUK:51 )
Lv. 84 ( HP:6029 CP:430 BRV:574 ATK:93 DEF:95 LUK:52 )
Lv. 85 ( HP:6090 CP:431 BRV:580 ATK:94 DEF:96 LUK:52 )
Lv. 86 ( HP:6150 CP:433 BRV:586 ATK:95 DEF:97 LUK:53 )
Lv. 87 ( HP:6211 CP:434 BRV:591 ATK:96 DEF:98 LUK:53 )
Lv. 88 ( HP:6271 CP:435 BRV:597 ATK:97 DEF:99 LUK:54 )
Lv. 89 ( HP:6332 CP:436 BRV:603 ATK:98 DEF:100 LUK:54 )
Lv. 90 ( HP:6393 CP:437 BRV:609 ATK:99 DEF:101 LUK:55 )
Lv. 91 ( HP:6453 CP:439 BRV:615 ATK:100 DEF:102 LUK:55 )
Lv. 92 ( HP:6514 CP:440 BRV:620 ATK:101 DEF:103 LUK:56 )
Lv. 93 ( HP:6574 CP:441 BRV:626 ATK:102 DEF:104 LUK:56 )
Lv. 94 ( HP:6635 CP:442 BRV:632 ATK:103 DEF:105 LUK:57 )
Lv. 95 ( HP:6696 CP:443 BRV:638 ATK:104 DEF:106 LUK:57 )
Lv. 96 ( HP:6756 CP:445 BRV:643 ATK:105 DEF:107 LUK:58 )
Lv. 97 ( HP:6817 CP:446 BRV:649 ATK:106 DEF:108 LUK:58 )
Lv. 98 ( HP:6877 CP:447 BRV:655 ATK:107 DEF:109 LUK:59 )
Lv. 99 ( HP:6938 CP:448 BRV:661 ATK:108 DEF:110 LUK:59 )
Lv. 100 ( HP:6999 CP:450 BRV:667 ATK:109 DEF:111 LUK:60 )
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IV. Move List
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In this section, Squall’s skills will be discussed, from what level he
will learn it to when you should use them and which skills are good or not.

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Brave Attacks
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Land Abilities
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- Upper Blues - (Close) Leap to the air. Quick Launch, easy wall rush.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 120 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: Sort of a ground substitute for pulling off an easy Aerial
circle, this ability has its uses at times. Fusillade has proven me to
be a more useful ground move however, and Solid Barrel has the additional
effect chase, so it has not made its way to my skill settings.

- Blizzard Barret - (Long) Fire 1 ice bullet. Long range, strong homing.
AP needed to master: 90 CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: This ability is used to keep the pressure up on the enemy, of
course at a distance; also chains with Thunder Barret.

- Solid Barrel - (Close) Repeated slashes. Short range; quick and powerful.
{Additional Effect: Chase}
AP needed to master: 120 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: 3
Description: One of the two better ground Brave Attacks, the nice thing
about this attack is that this is Squall’s only chase ability. It does a
lot of Bravery damage, which is of course nice, as well as it is relatively
quick to pull off. This skill is also nice to combo with in EX Bursts.

- Thunder Barret - (Mid) Lightning that draws foes. Good start for combos.
AP needed to master: 120 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: 6
Description: Chained with Blizzard Barret, this ability as well can keep
the pressure up on the enemy, also you to move in for the HP strike.

- Fusillade - (Mid) Magic barrage. Can combo without hitting
{Additional Effect: Chase}
AP needed to master: 120 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: 22
Description: An excellent mid ranged bravery attack when it hits, this
spell barrage can send the enemy to a world of pain once you get the Chase
effect added as well. Great to use against close range opponents to keep
them from getting in close to strike.

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Air Abilities
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- Heel Crush - (Mid) Unleash heel drop. Slow start, fast movement.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 180 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: It looks as though I didn't give this ability much of a chance
to prove itself a worthy skill. After some information recieved by e-mail, I
gave this ability another whirl, only to learn that it combos REALLY well with
Beat Fang. It also has a magic block effect (which the skill fails to mention)
so its perfect for going up against characters like Ultimecia and Terra, and
is easily chained into Beat Fang for the bravery Break. Plus the Wall Rush is
nothing to laugh about, either.

- Beat Fang - (Close) Float, then strike down foe. Short Reach, but fast.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 180 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: 10
Description: This is without a doubt, in my opinion, Squall’s best Bravery
Attack in the game. After you dash at the enemy, just use this skill and you
can sometimes get them in a repeated combo with this skill over and over
again. I counted myself doing it once, and I’ve gotten 26 hits in a row
non-stop with skill before my opponent managed to break out of it. This skill
is also great for breaking the enemy’s bravery, as well as getting an easy
wall rush. It also combos beautifully with Aerial Circle. This ability works
even better when the {Sneak Attack} Extras Ability is equipped; you'll land
a lot of critical hits.

- Mystic Flurry - (Mid) Magic barrage. Can combo without hitting.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 180 CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Level Learned: 33
Description: This one is the aerial version of Fusillade, also a fairly
good aerial ability. It combos nicely with Aerial Circle, and certainly is
worth using in certain situations. Cornering the enemy and then unleashing
this ability also has a very positive effect, allowing you to follow up with
an Aerial circle.

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HP Attacks
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Land Abilities
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- Fated Circle - (Close) Surround self with explosions. Block foe’s spells.
{Additional Effects: Magic Block, Wall Rush, Absorb}
AP needed to master: 180 CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: My personal favourite HP skill for Squall, this one is
the ground version. This skill has a 360 degree damage circle to it, although
it’s only real drawback is that it is a close ability. It’s easier to hit
the enemy with this skill (at least in comparison to Rough Divide), and is
good to combo with after Beat Fang. Also works nicely with Solid Barrel.
Once you get Blasting Zone, you’ll probably want to use it more than this
version of Fated Circle, at least while on the ground.

- Rough Divide (ground) - (Long) Leaping charge. Slow start, but very fast
charge.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 300 CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: This is Squall’s only long ranged HP attack (other than it’s
aerial version), and it certainly has it’s uses. However, it’s one fatal
drawback is that you’ll probably have a pretty hard time hitting enemies
with this most of the time. Good to use when, of course, you are far away
from your opponent, and combos well with all of the mid and long ranged
Bravery Attacks. I have found this ability actually works rather well when
the enemy is up against a wall.

- Blasting Zone - (Mid) Chop with massive blade of light that flies forward.
AP needed to master: 300 CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Level Learned: 30
Description: This is Squall's good mid ranged attack, probably taking it’s
place as the best ground HP attack for Squall. This skill works exceptionally
well after the enemy blocks, so keep that in mind.

- Revolver Drive - (Mid) Rage-filled charge. Can aim with the analog stick.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 180 CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Level Learned: 38
Description: This ability allows you to quickly dash to your opponent, while
breaking through attacks AND blocking magic spells. The CPU also loves to run
right into it sometimes for some reason or another, allowing you to break
their bravery, as well as do some HP damage.

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Air Abilities
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- Aerial Circle - (Close) Surround self with explosions. Block foe’s spells.
{Additional Effects: Magic Block, Wall Rush, Absorb}
AP needed to Master: 180 CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Level Learned: Start
Description: My personal favourite HP skill for Squall, this one is the
aerial version. This skill has a 360 degree damage circle to it, although
it’s only real drawback is that it is a close ability. It’s easier to hit
the enemy with this skill (at least in comparison to Rough Divide), and is
good to combo with after Beat Fang.

- Rough Divide (midair) - (Long) Leaping charge. Slow start, but very fast
charge.
{Additional Effect: Wall Rush}
AP needed to master: 300
Level Learned: 16
Description: This is Squall’s only long ranged HP attack (other than it’s
ground version), and it certainly has it’s uses. However, it’s one fatal
drawback is that you’ll probably have a pretty hard time hitting enemies
with this most of the time. Good to use when, of course, you are far away
from your opponent, and combos well with all of the mid and long ranged
Bravery Attacks. I have found this ability actually works rather well when
the enemy is up against a wall.

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Basic Abilities
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Actions
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- Ground Evasion - On the ground, push [R] + [X] to return opponent’s attacks.
AP needed to master: 60
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- Midair Evasion - In the air, push [R] + [X] to return opponent’s attacks.
AP needed to master: 60
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- Ground Block - On the ground, push [R] to guard against foe’s attack.
AP needed to master: 40
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- Midair Block - In the air, push [R] to guard against foe’s attack.
AP needed to master: 40
CP 10 (5 when mastered)

- Aerial Recovery - When tumbling through the air, press [X] to break fall.
AP needed to master: 80
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- Free Air Dash - Press [R] + [ /\ ] to dash toward opponent. Hold button
to extend range.
AP needed to master: 200
CP: 30 (15 when mastered)

- Air Dash - While Quickmoving, press [ /\ ] to dash toward opponent. Hold
button to extend range.
AP needed to master: 100
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)
Learned on level: 4

- Speed Boost - Slight movement speed boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 7

- Speed Boost+ - Movement speed boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Learned: When {Speed Boost} is mastered

- Speed Boost++ - Large Movement speed boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 70 (35 when mastered)
Learned: When {Speed Boost+} is mastered

- Reverse Air Dash - While Quickmoving, press [ /\ ] to dash away from
opponent. Hold button to extend range.
AP needed to master: 100
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)
Learned on level: 18

- Jump Boost - Slight jump strength boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)
Learned on level: 21

- Jump Boost+ - Jump strength boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned: When {Jump Boost} is mastered

- Jump Boost++ - Large jump strength boost.
AP needed to master: 150
CP:40 (20 when mastered)
Learned: When {Jump Boost+} is mastered

- Reverse Free Air Dash - Press [R] + [ /\ ] to dash away from opponent. Hold
button to extend range.
AP needed to master: 200
CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Learned on level: 29

- Recovery Attack - Press [O] or [ [] ] to attack while flying through air.
Must enable Aerial Recovery.
AP needed to master: 120
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 32

- Controlled Recovery - Can move while breaking fall. Aerial Recovery must
be enabled.
AP needed to master: 120
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)
Learned on level: 32

- Jump Times Boost - Jump times increase by 1
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 39

- Jump Times Boost+ - Jump times increased by 2
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Learned: When {Jump Times Boost} is mastered

- Jump Times Boost++ - Jump times increased by 3
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 60 (30 when mastered)
Learned: When {Jump Times Boost+} is mastered

- Omni Air Dash - Press [R] + [ /\ ] to dash in any direction. Hold button
to extend range.
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Learned on level: 40

- Multi Air Slide - Press [X] to dash in any direction. Hold button to
extend range.
AP needed to master: 250
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)
Learned on level: 53

- Midair Evasion Boost - Increases movement distance for midair evasion.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 57

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Support
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- Always Target Indicator - Target indicator showing opponent’s position
will always be displayed.
AP needed to master: 30
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- EX Core Lock On - When EX Core is present, push [L] while locked on to
lock onto the EX Core
AP needed to master: 50
CP: 10 (5 when mastered)

- Auto Chase - Automatically chase foes
AP needed to master: 250
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 11

- Auto Recovery - Automatically break fall.
AP needed to master: 250
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 11

- Auto EX Burst - Automatically use EX Burst.
AP needed to master: 150
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 15

- Auto EX Command - Automatically input EX Burst Commands.
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Learned on level: 15

- Auto EX Defense - Automatically defend against EX Bursts
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Learned on level: 26

- Evasion Time Boost - Increase duration of invincibility after evasion
AP needed to master: 220
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 64

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Extra
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- EX Critical Boost - Further boosts critical hit rate during EX Mode.
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 45 (40 when mastered)
Learned on level: 25

- Disable EX Critical Boost - EX Critical Boost ability effect disabled.
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned: When {EX Critical Boost} is mastered.

- Riposte - Boosts critical hit rate when attacking staggering opponent.
AP needed to master: 300
CP: 45 (23 when mastered)
Learned on level: 35

- Sneak Attack - Critical hit rate rises when attacking from behind.
AP needed to master: 360
CP: 50 (45 when mastered)
Learned on level: 43
Notes: This ability greatly complements Beat Fang. I strongly recommend
equipping the ability.

- Disable Sneak Attack - Sneak Attack ability effect disabled
AP needed to master: 360
CP: 30 (15 when mastered)
Learned: When {Sneak Attack} is mastered

- Physical Shield - When near death, physical damage cut by 20%
AP needed to master: 280
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned at level: 47

- Magic Shield - When near death, magic damage cut by 20%
AP needed to master: 280
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned at level: 50

- Bravery Regen - In EX Mode, gain bravery instead of regenerating HP.
AP needed to master: 280
CP: 20 (10 when mastered)
Learned on level: 60

- First Strike - When landing the first BRV attack, critical hit rate of the
first combo rises.
AP needed to master: 360
CP: 40 (20 when mastered)
Learned on level: 67

- EXP to HP - Instead of gaining EXP, recover an equivalent amount of HP
AP needed to master: 500
CP: 20 (0 when mastered)
Learned on lv: 100

- EXP to Bravery - Instead of gaining EXP, gain an equivalent amount of
bravery
AP needed to master: 500
CP: 20 (0 when mastered)
Learned on lv: 100

- EXP to EX Force - Instead of gaining EXP, the EX Gauge rises by an
equivalent amount.
AP needed to master: 500
CP: 20 (0 when mastered)
Learned on level: 100

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EX Mode
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EX Burst: - Renzokuken - A flurry of attacks ending in one shattering blow.
Watch your timing and press [R] when the cursor is in the frame Description:
This is Squalls EX Burst skill that can be used when the EX Burst Bar is full.
I works exactly like it does in the original Final Fantasy 8; hit this [R]
button, which is supposed to be the trigger for the Gunblade, when the lines
of light reach the square in the input bar. The more you do correctly, the
more damage Squall will do with his EX Burst. It finishes with the final blow
of his limit break, Lion Heart.

EX Effects: -These Effects takes place while you are in EX Mode
Regen: - [Always active while in EX Mode] Vigor and stamina recover little
by little, restoring HP.
Lion Heart (RANGE): - [Always active while in EX Mode] Transfers the heart
of a lion to the weapon, increasing its range.
Lion Heart (HIT): - [Always active while in EX Mode] Pushes the weapon’s
specs to the limit, increases the force of each blast.

{ OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED IN THE NEXT VERSION AS I LEARN MORE SKILLS}

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V. Equipment List
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For weapons, Squall can use Swords and Thrown Weapons.

For armour, Squall can use Shields, Bangles, Hats, Helmets, Clothing, and
Light Armour.

Exclusive Equipment

- Revolver
Equip Level: 1+
ATK+ 4
Description: Needed to make the Lion Heart Gunblade… so a definite must-have
weapon.
Found: Stage 1 of Squall’s Story Mode

- Twin Lance
Equip Level: 50+
ATK+36, EX Core Absorption+15%
Description: The next Squall exclusive weapon you can get. The only thing
that you have to do to get that is kind of annoying is farm
Spirit Stones in the Duel Colosseum, level 1-30.
Materials: Revolver x1 - You find this when you go through Squall’s Story
Mode
Spirit Stones x3 - Duel Colosseum Level 1-30, 3 Dusty
Elixirs = 1 Spirit Stone
You can also find them as an item, rare
Bless Shard x2 - You get these by doing HP Damage to Squall

- Punishment
Equip Level: 92+
ATK+63, EX Core Absorption+20%
Description: The weapon after the Twin Lance, this one you’ll probably be
able to get before you can find anything better, unlike the
Twin Lance.
Materials: Twin Lance x1 - You need to make it
Goddess’s Magicite x5 - Duel Colosseum Level 61-90, 3 Hi-Elixirs
= 1 Goddess's Magicite
you can also find them as an item, rare
Bless Crystal x3 - You get these by doing EX Burst to a high
level Squall

- Lionheart
Equip level: 100+
ATK+68, EX Core Absroption+30%, Minor {Sneak Attack} Effect
Description: Squall's best exclusive weapon. Named after his ultimate weapon
in Final Fantasy 8, this weapon has great abilities, making it
an excellent weapon choice for Squall end-game.
Materials: Punishment x1 - The sword before it is, of course, required
Unshelled Bullet x5 - The can be obtained through the Duel
Colosseum 91-120 by trading in 4 Megalixirs
for one Unshelled Bullet
Bless Orb x5 - Fight lv 100 Squall and break his bravery

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VI. Builds
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This section is all about what kinda of builds you'll want your Squall to
have to be a killing machine. This is the Current equippment of my Squall,
and I will be working towards an EX Burst build for sure, starting to work
on getting the equippment now.

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My Current Build = Attack Power Build (Not Completed)
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Weapon: Punishment Gunblade (Exclusive)
(Working towards Lionheart atm)
ATK+63
EX Core Absorption+20%

Hand Armour: Protective Armlet
(Just for now until I can make something better
HP+272
Def+61

Head Armour: Thief's Cap
(For getting better drops)
BRV+290
Drop Rate x 1.2

Body Armour: Mirage Vest
(Wow this is bad haha waiting to make something better)
HP+2214
Wall Rush BRV Defense+30%

Accessories: Gaia Ring (Damage+15%)
Ivory Choker (EX Force Absorption+15%)
Pretty Orb x1 (EX Core Absorption+15%)
Muscle Belt x2 (Physical Damage+15%)
In Midair
Near Opponent
Level 100
Level = Multiple of 5
! Break

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Offensive Abilities
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Bravery Attacks

Land Abilities

O = Fusillade

^_^ < + O = Solid Barrel

^_^ > + O = Blizzard Barret

Air Abilities

O = Beat Fang

^_^ < + O = Heel Crush

^_^ > + O = Mystic Flurry

HP Attacks

Land Abilities

[] = Blasting Zone

^_^ < + [] = Rough Divide (Ground)

^_^ > + [] = Revolver Drive

Air Abilities

[] = Aerial Circle

^_^ < + [] = Rough Divide (midair)

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Basic Abilities
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- Ground Evasion
- Midair Evasion
- Ground Block
- Midair Block
- Aerial Recovery
- Free Air Dash
- Speed Boost ++
- Jump Times Boost ++
- Controlled Recovery
- Midair Evasion Boost
- Always Target Indicator
- EX Core Lock on
- EXP to EX Force
- EX Critical Boost
- Sneak Attack (YAY!)
- Counter Attack

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VII. Story Mode
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In this section, I will be going through Squall story mode. You will
know each fight inside out as I will be reviling how to fight each battle,
get the DP, what items you can get, so on so forth.

I got all of the following information from going through the story
mode three time by starting a new game and typing down everything about
it before the battle, as well as in the descriptions, which also included
my thoughts and feelings about the fight while I was doing it. This is all
first hand experience by me for each fight, so I hope it will help the new
players to figure it out!

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DP Rewards: 100gil, 300gil, 600gil, 1000gil, Flametongue, Ice Brand,
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Rosetta stone
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Stage 1
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Battle 1: - Transient Lion(Squall) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil,10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Bless Powder = 13.1%, Bless Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: I would suggest to be below this battle piece to
fight it because you will be able to fight the
Ephemeral Vision right afterwards without losing
DP and to gain a little more exp.

Battle Tips: This one is really easy, not much is really
needed to be said. Hit him with a few Bravery
Attacks, then finish him with either Fated/
Aerial Circle or Rough Divide. For new players,
this is the perfect battle to learn Squalls
moves a little bit so don’t be in such a hurry
to finish it, since there are no DP Chance to
achieve. As Squall, my favourite HP attack to
use is Fated/Aerial Circle, simply because it
is the hardest ability for the enemy to dodge
out of all of Squall’s HP attacks. At this point
in the game, all three of Squall’s Bravery
attacks work quite well, especially against this
guy. Rough Divide will also pretty much always
hit him, so you can use this ability as well
to take him out. Other than that, this guy is
really weak and simple to beat.

Battle 2: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, and 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 17.0%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you fought the Transient Lion from the bottom,
then you’ll get into this battle automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you want.

Battle Tips: Same as above, since you do not have any DP
Chance to get, you can take your time to finish
this fight and learn the controls some more. He’s
quicker than Transient Lion was, and will attack
a bit more often. Same strategy though, attack
with bravery attacks until you can one shot him,
then use one of your HP attacks.

Battle 3: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 111 ATK: 13 DEF: 3 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Lithe Powder (Wall Rush BRV Def+5%), Bravery
Bonus: 1
Position: There’s only one way to fight her, you’ll figure it
out

Battle Tips: This is out of the way and does not help with DP
since there is no DP Chance to worry about, so
only come here the first time to get the
treasure, which is the Revolver, a must-have
weapon to make Squall‘s Ultimate weapon waaaay
later on in the game. Otherwise, very simple
battle, take you time if you’re new once again,
Ultimecia is really easy and slow. She’s a little
harder to break than the first two due to her
higher BRV, but it’s not really all the
difficult. If you already have gotten the
treasure before then just skip this battle.

Battle 4: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Titan Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: When fighting this battle piece, I recommend fight
it from the right hand side, because another battle
piece pops up to fight right afterwards.

Battle Tip: Cecil is one of my least favourite to fight as
Squall, and that is for one reason: He can very
easily counter my favourite ability
(Fated/Aerial Circle) after being hit with a
Bravery attack, which is necessary to kill him,
otherwise I would just use an HP attack. But
unfortunately at Lv. 2, 101 BRV just does not
kill him in one attack. The best way to avoid
this I found is to break him then back off for
a second to let him do his attack, the jump
back in to finish him.

Battle 5: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 13 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Amplification Powder
Position: Again, if you fought the Delusory Knight on the
right hand side, you will fight this battle piece
automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever.

Battle Tips: Terra is one of those characters that you can
use her long range fight to you advantage, you
Squall is best at close to mid ranged combat.
For Terra, you want to dive right in there and
fight her real close to make her close to
useless. Although with this fight, she is very
slow and weak so no need to worry here. This is
the first battle that you can get a DP Chance!
For this one, you just need to break the opponent
within 10 seconds, which is pretty easy. All you
need to do is repeatedly strike at the opponent
with Bravery Attacks until they break, and then
you get an additional DP.

Battle 6: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 10PP DP Chance: Win without taking
damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Power Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: For this fight it doesn’t really matter, fight it
wherever you want.

Battle Tips: Zidane is a speed power house and could run
circles around our slow Squall. And to top it
off, this is the first battle that the enemy does
not have an HP penalty, so one bravery attack
won’t cut it to one shot him. He is still pretty
easy at this stage though, just work on hitting
him with bravery attacks until you damage is
over 1061, then take him out. For this fight,
you have to win the fight without taking any
damage AT ALL. This included damage to your
bravery. So, if you get hit and are try to get
one of the DP awards, then just hit the start
button and restart the match if you get hit. You
can still hit him fairly easily with Rough
Divide, which is surprising considering his
speed, but good none the less. You may find it
easier to fight it from a distance so that you
don’t get hit.

End: - This is the end of Stage one, as soon as you destroy the Stigma of
Chaos. You’ll get rewards based on how much DP you have left. Now
it’s on to the next stage

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Stage 2
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There is a summon stone that you can, but not get until you’ve beaten
Squall’s story at least once. Just ignore it if this is your first
time through.

Battle 1: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 350 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 6 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Position: Make sure you fight it from the right hand side,
because another battle piece will spawn beside you
if you do.

Battle Tips: ExDeath is in my opinion the easiest computer
to fight in the game, just due to the fact that
the AI plays ExDeath like a moron for some
unexplainable reason, so you should have no
troubles beating him.

Battle 2: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 520 CP: 333 BRV: 78 ATK: 12 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
` Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.2%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you were standing to the right of the Fallacious
Tree battle piece, then you will get into this
battle automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever
you want.

Battle Tips: Ugh, a stronger version of the annoyingly quick
Zidane we just fought not too long ago! And you
have to win within 10 seconds to the bonus DP!
Well, just go all out and if you don’t make it
then you can always just restart the match. Same
strategy as the last one you fought.

Battle 3: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 3 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 16.6%, Titan Shard = 0.1%
Position: Attack this piece in between this and the other
golden battle piece so you fight them both on after
the other.

Battle Tips: This one got the shaft for levels and is now back
on level 1. Same strategy as the one in stage
one. The DP Chance for this battle is to keep the
enemy from getting an EX Core, which is pretty
simple if you’re on the ball.

Battle 4: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 354 BRV: 2709 ATK: 15 DEF: 16 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Soul of the Destroyer (Initial Brave+2000%), The
Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 14.7%
Position: If you fought in the middle of the two battle
pieces, you would fight this one automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you wish.

Battle Tips: Ok, this is the first tricky fight you will have
encountered thus far. As you can see, he can be
one shotted with any HP attack. But his brave is
almost 3000! That means he can one shot you! And
if you get too close, which as Squall isn’t too
hard to do, then he’ll use the really quick
ability he has called Wind Shear and kill you, 3
times over. There is an easy way to fight this
fight though. Get close enough to him for him to
use the ability, then back off. Wait until he’s
just about to stop, then charge in with a
Fated/Aerial Circle. If you hit him, he’ll die.
You he dodge, immediately hit [R] + [O] together
to dodge out of the way, and wait for him to use
the ability again. Rise and repeat until you hit
him and kill him. Getting the Critical hit on him
within 10 seconds takes a fair amount of luck,
really. If you don’t get it and your trying to
get a particular reward, you could just instead
hit him with bravery attacks, and restart until
you get lucky if you want, or make sure you have
a full EX gauge when you fight him, so you’ll
have a higher chance to crit.

Battle 5: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 580 CP: 335 BRV: 118 ATK: 16 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper Ring (DMG+10%),
Near Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 18.6%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: Wherever you want. If you don’t need the healing
potion then I suggest from the top.

Battle Tips: Just a slightly more powerful version of the last
one we fought. Use the same strategy then surely
victory with be absolute (Haha, Squall Quote).
You will only NEED to fight this one to get the
summon stone later. Well, and of course to go on
with the story you’ll have to as well…

End: - Now with that all done you can use the healing potion if you wish and
get the summon stone if you can, then head on to stage 3!

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Stage 3
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Yay! On this stage there is a summon stone you can get, and it’s Bahamut to
boot! Although it’s only the auto version, so it’s not as good as the real
thing, it’s better than nothing, and his ability is to increase your brave
in set intervals for a period of time! If you didn’t buy a Bronze Bangle
in the shop, you do get one for free on this stage.

Battle 1: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 12
LUK: 11)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 17.1%, Titan Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness, = 0.1%
Position: I normally go from the left, but the choice is
yours.

Battle Tips: Same strategy as always. Break him within
10 seconds to get the bonus DP!

Battle 2: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP:356 BRV: 3276 ATK: 17 DEF: 18 LUK: 13)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 15.7%
Position: Doesn’t really matter as far as I know, I always
come from the left.

Battle Tips: Same strategy as the last one we fought, he just
a little more powerful, but it doesn’t matter
cause he can still one shot you anyways. Winning
within 10 seconds for this one isn’t so crazy,
since he can other take one hit.

Battle 3: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 78 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Ring (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 19.2%
Position: It does not really matter as far as I know, I’m
always attack him from the bottom.

Battle Tips: Watch out for when you wall rush him. His one
ability that looks like a weak version of Spiral
Cut is very fast, and you probably will not get
the opportunity to use an HP attack directly
after a Bravery Attack. This one is also
challenging to win without taking any damage, but
try your best!

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 702 CP: 356 BRV: 143 ATK: 18 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: I’m always at the left side when I fight him.

Battle Tips: Pretty much like fighting Terra, but he makes
weird noises and his Blizzard spell is more
annoying that Terra's. Same strategy as fight
Terra, get in close to hinder him. EX Burst
within 10 seconds is something that you have to
plan out normally, like come in the battle with a
max EX Bar. Other than that, getting this DP
Chance is kinda hard.

Battle 5: - Imaginary Champion(Sephiroth) Lv. 2 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 12 DEF: 13 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Same as last if you do it my way, from the left.

Battle Tips: Sephiroth is kinda annoying with his Bravery
Attacks. Just get in there and end the fight
quick, is all I can really say, he really
isn’t all that bad at this level.

Battle 6: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 112gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 702 CP: 337 BRV: 130 ATK: 18 DEF: 16
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper
Ring (DMG+10%), Near Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 19.7%
Position: Doesn’t really matter for this one I think.

Battle Tips: Same as any Ultimecia, get in close and dodge a
lot.

End: Battle 7: - Kuja Lv. 9 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 3AP, 168 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1800 CP: 339 BRV: 192 STR: 21 DEF: 21
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Rod (HP+62, ATK+3, DEF+1), Robe (HP+253,
BRV+23), Bravery Bonus: 2
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Does not matter.

Battle Tip: This is the first real enemy you will have come
across. He’s sort of like fight Terra or Kefka,
so use the same strategy as when your fighting
them. He’s just a fair amount tougher, really.
He’s pretty annoying the first time you fight
him, and try not to let him go into EX Mode,
cause he kinda hurts a bit.

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Stage 4
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This stage I have found to be the best one for getting all of the high end
DP rewards, once you can beat the level 17 False Stalwart (aka. Garland),
and the level 25 Transient Witch (aka. Ultimecia).

Battle 1: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP: 333 BRV: 113 ATK: 12 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.5%
Position: ALWAYS go from the right hand side if your going
for the DP items. ALWAYS.

Battle Tip: Same as any Zidane, and don’t let him get those
EX Cores!

Battle 2: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP:353 BRV: 113 ATK: 15 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: In between this piece and the rare spawn battle
piece so you can get 3 DP at once! If this is your
first time through then you can fight it anywhere.

Battle Tip: Same as before with Kefka. First time through will
be hard to get the win within 10 seconds DP
Chance, but your next run through will be simple.

Battle 3: - Ephemeral Phantom(Jecht) Lv. 3 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 140 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 459 CP: 332 BRV: 107 ATK: 15 DEF: 15
LUK: 11)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Either in between this one and the one two squares
up on the top if this is your second or more play
through, or on top for your first play through so
you chain with fighting Ultimecia.

Battle Tip: Jecht is pretty annoying to fight in any battle.
His attack lunge him across the screen a fair
distance, making them come unexpectedly out of
nowhere. Dodge his attacks when you see them
coming, and then retaliate.

Battle 4: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 9 - Battle Map: Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1485 CP: 339 BRV: 109 ATK: 20 DEF: 18
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper
Ring (DMG+10%), Near Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 20.8%, Lithe Shard = 1.0%
Position: You should have chained with this one with the Jecht
fight.

Battle Tip: Same as always. And just how many times do we
gotta fight Ultimecia before this game is
satisfied, anyways?

Battle 5: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 8 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 762 CP: 357 BRV: 90 ATK: 18 DEF: 13
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%),
Far from Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Fight him from the right so you get a chain, and
only if you are trying to get to the treasure
behind him on your second play through.

Battle Tip: He’s ExDeath. He sucks. Just beat him.

Battle 6: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 9 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 140 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1485 CP: 339 BRV: 95 ATK: 20 DEF: 19
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent
(1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Amplification Powder = 13.0%
Position: If you were ion the right spot, you should have
chained it with ExDeath. Otherwise, fight it
wherever you want to.

Battle Tip: Just like always with Squall, get into her face
with your Gunblade to dampen her might, and you’ll
do just fine.

End: Battle 7: - Warrior of Light Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 3AP, 252 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2034 CP:342 BRV: 208 ATK: 25 DEF: 25
LUK: 15)
Equipment: Broadsword (ATK+4), Bronze Helm (BRV+25,
DEF+1), Bronze Armour (HP+428)
Battlegen: Protect Powder = 21.8%, Protect Shard = 2.0%
Position: There’s only one way to take this guys on.

Battle Tips: Okay, this fight is another pretty
challenging one for first timers and going
through Squalls story for the first time.
Warrior of Light is similar to Squall with
having lots of close and mid ranged attacks,
so you’ll be fighting on the same grounds,
unlike Kuja. All you can really do is get
your attacks off and get out of there before
he gets you. Having you EX Mode during the
fight of course will help the fight a lot.

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Stage 5: Final Stage
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This is the final stage of Squall Story mode.

Battle 1: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 360 BRV: 3843 ATK: 21 DEF: 22 LUK: 15)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 17.9%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: The top

Battle Tip: Same as the last two, don’t get hit. Use EX Mode
if you have it to get the critical hit DP Chance.

Battle 2: - Imaginary Champion(Sephiroth) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 641 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: N/A
Position: From the bottom.
Battle Tips: Same as the last Sephiroth fight, watch out for
his bravery attacks. This one may be difficult to
get the DP Chance, but do what you can.

Battle 3: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 5 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 1AP, 168gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1242 CP: 335 BRV: 72 ATK: 16 DEF: 15
LUK: 12)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Amplification Powder = 11.1%, Time Warp = 0.1%
Position: From the right is best.

Battle Tips: In this fight, you’ll want to save up you EX
Burst when it’s at full for the upcoming battle.
Otherwise, you know how to fight Terra; just get
all up in her face with your Gunblade.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 12 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1667 CP: 361 BRV: 190 STR: 23 DEF: 22
LUK: 16)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Guardian
Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: When first time through, beside this and the other
piece diagonal to it. On second time through, in
between the 3 battle pieces.

Battle Tip: If you saved your EX Burst for this fight, then
you should be able to get the DP Chance.

Battle 5: - Ephemeral Phantom(Jecht) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 18 DEF: 18
LUK: 13)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Oh Jecht, how I hate thee. Same strategy as the last
battle, watch out for his across-the-field skills.
If you can with in 10 seconds you will get the DP,
though it’ll be hard on your first time through.

Battle 6: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 11 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1606 CP: 360 BRV: 153 ATK: 21 DEF: 24
LUK: 15)
Equipment: Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far
from Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: If this is your first time, use the excuse of
getting the treasure to fight him by chaining him.
Otherwise, you really don’t need to be fighting him.

Battle Tip: C’mon, guys, he freaking ExDeath. I don’t think
you need any more tips to beat him.

End: Battle 7: - Ultimecia Lv. 14 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 3AP, 336 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2171 CP: 345 BRV: 331 ATK: 33 DEF: 24
LUK: 17)
Equipment: Guard Stick (HP+80, ATK+8, DEF+1), Hairpin
(HP-97, BRV+103), Cotton Robes (HP+400, BRV+27),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Phoenix Down (Endure
killing blow with 1 HP), HP = 1 (1.5x), Near
Death (1.5x), Near Loss (1.5x)
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 23.4%, Lithe Shard = 3.6%, Time
Warp = 0.1%
Position: Does not matter.

Battle Tip: This fight can be tough for beginners. She
basically has two lives, because if you kill
her once, she will survive with 1 HP and you
have to kill her again thanks to the Phoenix
Down item she has equipped. I would recommend
for first timers to take the potion before
fighting this battle to give you max EX Burst.
Other than that, just fight this Ultimecia the
same as you have in the past, but be wary due
to her immense power in comparison to the other
ones you’ve fought.

Congratulations! You have beaten the Story Mode for Squall! Now that you’ve
beaten it, you should have gotten rare treasure and battle piece spawns
to appear. You know what that means… ON TO ROUND 2!

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VI. A. A Second Time
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Stage 1
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Battle 1: - Transient Lion(Squall) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil,10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Bless Powder = 13.1%, Bless Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: I would suggest to be below this battle piece to
fight it because you will be able to fight the
Ephemeral Vision right afterwards without losing
DP and to gain a little more exp.

Battle 2: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, and 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 17.0%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you fought the Transient Lion from the bottom,
then you’ll get into this battle automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you want.

Battle 3: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Titan Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: When fighting this battle piece, I recommend fight
it from the right hand side, because another battle
piece pops up to fight right afterwards.

Battle Tip: Yes, I did skip fight Transient Witch. If you got
the treasure on your last play through, then you
do not need to fight her.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 13 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Amplification Powder
Position: Again, if you fought the Delusory Knight on the
right hand side, you will fight this battle piece
automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever.

Battle 5: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 10PP DP Chance: Win without taking
damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Power Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: For this fight it doesn’t really matter, fight it
wherever you want.

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Stage 2
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This time going through this stage, the summon stone will be available to
grab, and I’d get it right away because it is Bahamut, but it’s the real
deal this time, so you can use it whenever you want.

Battle 1: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 350 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 6 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Position: Make sure you fight it from the right hand side,
because another battle piece will spawn beside you
if you do.

Battle 2: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 520 CP: 333 BRV: 78 ATK: 12 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
` Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.2%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you were standing to the right of the Fallacious
Tree battle piece, then you will get into this
battle automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever
you want.

Battle 3: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 3 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 16.6%, Titan Shard = 0.1%
Position: Attack this piece in between this and the other
golden battle piece so you fight them both on after
the other.

Battle Tip: If you’ve done exactly what I’ve said so far and
gotten all of the DP Chances available, and have
not gotten the summon stone, then you can get the
PuPu summon stone from the DP rewards. For this
fight you have to keep the enemy from getting an
EX Core AND get you EX Burst Bar to the max but
not use a EX Burst to finish the fight; save if
for the next fight.

Battle 4: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 354 BRV: 2709 ATK: 15 DEF: 16 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Soul of the Destroyer (Initial Brave+2000%), The
Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 14.7%
Position: If you fought in the middle of the two battle
pieces, you would fight this one automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you wish.

Battle Tips: Ok, now for our favourite fight; either hit or be
hit. Use your EX burst and wait for him to go
through his Wind Shear ability, then hit him with
a Bravery Attack before the timer run out and you
will hopefully get a critical hit. If not restart
the battle until you do, then finish him off the
usual way.

Battle 5: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 580 CP: 335 BRV: 118 ATK: 16 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper Ring (DMG+10%),
Near Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 18.6%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: Wherever you want. If you don’t need the healing
potion then I suggest from the top.

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Stage 3
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Battle 1: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 12
LUK: 11)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 17.1%, Titan Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness, = 0.1%
Position: I normally go from the left, but the choice is
yours.

Battle 2: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP:356 BRV: 3276 ATK: 17 DEF: 18 LUK: 13)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 15.7%
Position: Doesn’t really matter as far as I know, I always
come from the left.

Battle 3: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 78 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Ring (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 19.2%
Position: It does not really matter as far as I know, I’m
always attack him from the bottom.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 702 CP: 356 BRV: 143 ATK: 18 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: I’m always at the left side when I fight him.

End: Battle 5: - Kuja Lv. 9 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 3AP, 168 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1800 CP: 339 BRV: 192 STR: 21 DEF: 21
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Rod (HP+62, ATK+3, DEF+1), Robe (HP+253,
BRV+23), Bravery Bonus: 2
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Does not matter.

End: - If you do this, you can get the Flametongue, a nice new sword for
Squall to use, or if you don’t get one of the DP Chances (namely the
fourth one if you don’t have your EX Burst saved up), than you can get
the PuPu summon stone.

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Stage 4
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This will be the first time that you’ll have the chance to really make use
of this stage. The goal is now to get every DP Chance you can until you get
to the item you want.

Battle 1: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP: 333 BRV: 113 ATK: 12 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.5%
Position: ALWAYS go from the right hand side if your going
for the DP items. ALWAYS.

Battle 2: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP:353 BRV: 113 ATK: 15 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: In between this piece and the rare spawn battle
piece so you can get 3 DP at once! If this is your
first time through then you can fight it anywhere.

Battle 3: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 25 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 3AP, 336 gil, 30PP DP Chance: Win Battle (DP+2)
Stats: (HP: 3280 CP: 359 BRV: 559 ATK: 52 DEF: 48
LUK: 22)
Equipment: Rod of Wisdom (HP+132, ATK+21, DEF+1), Silver
Bangle (HP+97, DEF+13), Hairpin (HP-97, BRV+103),
Silk Robes (HP+694, BRV+35), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8, Bravery Bonus: 8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 27.7%, Lithe Shard = 9.4%, Order
of Emptiness = 5.6%
Position: If you fought the last battle in the correct spot,
you should be fighting this piece automatically.

Battle Tip: Ok, this one is hard on the second time through
and you may not even be able to do it. Give it a
whirl though, and if you can’t beat it then just
skip it this time through. She the same as always,
but this time A LOT more powerful. Watch out for
her attacks and bring her down. If you do plan on
taking her on during your second play through, the
best way to beat her is to hit her repeatedly with
Beat Fang as many times as you can as you save up
for EX Burst, and then kill her with Lion Heart. I
just beat her on level 17 first try, so you can
too.

Battle 4:- False Stalwart(Garland) Lv. 17 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 140 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win Battle (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 2506 CP: 349 BRV: 254 ATK: 44 DEF: 38
LUK: 18)
Equipment: Battle Axe (ATK+15, DEF-2), Iron Armlet (BRV+13,
DEF+9), Mythril Helm (BRV+73, DEF+1), Chainmail
(HP+536)
Battlegen: Strength Powder = 17.5%
Position: Attack this battle piece from the right so you can
get a chain with another one.

Battle Tip: If you just beat Ultimecia, then you technically should
be able to be Garland as well, considering he’s on a
lower level. The only problem is that Garland is a lot
tougher to fight as Squall than Ultimecia is. You want
to save your EX Burst Bar at full for the next battle to
make it easier to get the DP Chance, so you have to kill
Garland without using it. Basically to be him, as soon
as you break him, he’s pretty easy to kill, just don’t
let him break you, or you’ll be in for a world of hurt.

Battle 5: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 9 - Battle Map: Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1485 CP: 339 BRV: 109 ATK: 20 DEF: 18
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper
Ring (DMG+10%), Near Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 20.8%, Lithe Shard = 1.0%
Position: You should have chained with this one with the Jecht
fight.

Battle Tip: Same as always. And just how many times do we
gotta fight Ultimecia before this game is
satisfied, anyways?

End: Battle 6: - Warrior of Light Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 3AP, 252 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2034 CP:342 BRV: 208 ATK: 25 DEF: 25
LUK: 15)
Equipment: Broadsword (ATK+4), Bronze Helm (BRV+25,
DEF+1), Bronze Armour (HP+428)
Battlegen: Protect Powder = 21.8%, Protect Shard = 2.0%
Position: There’s only one way to take this guys on.

End: - Now if you managed to get all of the DP Chances on the map, you can
quite literally pick any reward you want, so if you want the
Flametongue, for example, just fight the other battle pieces or pick
up the treasures until you can get it!

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Stage 5: Final Stage
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There will be a Rare Spawn piece here, a level 28 Transient Lion, which
means Squall. My suggestion to you; do not fight this battle on your
second time through. He will probably mop the floor with your face.

Battle 1: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 360 BRV: 3843 ATK: 21 DEF: 22 LUK: 15)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 17.9%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: The top

Battle 2: - Imaginary Champion(Sephiroth) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 641 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: N/A
Position: From the bottom.

Battle 3: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 5 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 1AP, 168gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1242 CP: 335 BRV: 72 ATK: 16 DEF: 15
LUK: 12)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Amplification Powder = 11.1%, Time Warp = 0.1%
Position: From the right is best.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 12 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1667 CP: 361 BRV: 190 STR: 23 DEF: 22
LUK: 16)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Guardian
Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: When first time through, beside this and the other
piece diagonal to it. On second time through, in
between the 3 battle pieces.

Battle 5: - Ephemeral Phantom(Jecht) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 18 DEF: 18
LUK: 13)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Oh Jecht, how I hate thee. Same strategy as the last
battle, watch out for his across-the-field skills.
If you can with in 10 seconds you will get the DP,
though it’ll be hard on your first time through.

Battle 6: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 11 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1606 CP: 360 BRV: 153 ATK: 21 DEF: 24
LUK: 15)
Equipment: Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far
from Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: If this is your first time, use the excuse of
getting the treasure to fight him by chaining him.
Otherwise, you really don’t need to be fighting him.

End: Battle 7: - Ultimecia Lv. 14 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 3AP, 336 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2171 CP: 345 BRV: 331 ATK: 33 DEF: 24
LUK: 17)
Equipment: Guard Stick (HP+80, ATK+8, DEF+1), Hairpin
(HP-97, BRV+103), Cotton Robes (HP+400, BRV+27),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Phoenix Down (Endure
killing blow with 1 HP), HP = 1 (1.5x), Near
Death (1.5x), Near Loss (1.5x)
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 23.4%, Lithe Shard = 3.6%, Time
Warp = 0.1%
Position: Does not matter.

And once again, you have completed Squall’s Story. This next time we’ll be
doing it can be applied to all and any other attempts afterwards.

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VI. B. And Every Time After That
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Stage 1
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Battle 1: - Transient Lion(Squall) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil,10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Bless Powder = 13.1%, Bless Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: I would suggest to be below this battle piece to
fight it because you will be able to fight the
Ephemeral Vision right afterwards without losing
DP and to gain a little more exp.

Battle 2: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, and 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 338 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 17.0%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you fought the Transient Lion from the bottom,
then you’ll get into this battle automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you want.

Battle 3: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 56gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Titan Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: When fighting this battle piece, I recommend fight
it from the right hand side, because another battle
piece pops up to fight right afterwards.

Battle Tip: Yes, I did skip fight Transient Witch. If you got
the treasure on your last play through, then you
do not need to fight her.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 56 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 399 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 13 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Battlegen: Amplification Powder
Position: Again, if you fought the Delusory Knight on the
right hand side, you will fight this battle piece
automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever.

Battle 5: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 2 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 10PP DP Chance: Win without taking
damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 10 DEF: 4 LUK: 11)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Power Powder, Order of Emptiness
Position: For this fight it doesn’t really matter, fight it
wherever you want.

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Stage 2
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Battle 1: - Fallacious Tree(ExDeath) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 350 BRV: 49 ATK: 11 DEF: 6 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Position: Make sure you fight it from the right hand side,
because another battle piece will spawn beside you
if you do.

Battle 2: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 520 CP: 333 BRV: 78 ATK: 12 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
` Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46),
Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.2%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: If you were standing to the right of the Fallacious
Tree battle piece, then you will get into this
battle automatically. Otherwise, fight it wherever
you want.

Battle 3: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 1 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1000 CP: 330 BRV: 49 ATK: 10 DEF: 3 LUK: 10)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 16.6%, Titan Shard = 0.1%
Position: Attack this piece in between this and the other
golden battle piece so you fight them both on after
the other.

Battle Tip: If you’ve done exactly what I’ve said so far and
gotten all of the DP Chances available, and have
not gotten the summon stone, then you can get the
PuPu summon stone from the DP rewards. For this
fight you have to keep the enemy from getting an
EX Core AND get you EX Burst Bar to the max but
not use a EX Burst to finish the fight; save if
for the next fight.

Battle 4: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 354 BRV: 2709 ATK: 15 DEF: 16 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Soul of the Destroyer (Initial Brave+2000%), The
Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 14.7%
Position: If you fought in the middle of the two battle
pieces, you would fight this one automatically.
Otherwise, fight it wherever you wish.

Battle Tips: Ok, now for our favourite fight; either hit or be
hit. Use your EX burst and wait for him to go
through his Wind Shear ability, then hit him with
a Bravery Attack before the timer run out and you
will hopefully get a critical hit. If not restart
the battle until you do, then finish him off the
usual way.

Battle 5: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 5 - Battle Map = Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 84 gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 580 CP: 335 BRV: 118 ATK: 16 DEF: 6 LUK: 12)
Equipment: Cracked Shield (Def-8), Rusted Armour (HP-662),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper Ring (DMG+10%),
Near Opponent (1.2x Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 18.6%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: Wherever you want. If you don’t need the healing
potion then I suggest from the top.

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Stage 3
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Battle 1: - Delusory Knight(Cecil) Lv. 2 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: BRV Break within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1061 CP: 331 BRV: 55 ATK: 11 DEF: 12
LUK: 11)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Titan Powder = 17.1%, Titan Shard = 0.1%,
Order of Emptiness, = 0.1%
Position: I normally go from the left, but the choice is
yours.

Battle 2: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP:356 BRV: 3276 ATK: 17 DEF: 18 LUK: 13)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 15.7%
Position: Doesn’t really matter as far as I know, I always
come from the left.

Battle 3: - Ephemeral Vision(Tidus) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 78 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Ring (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Guts Powder = 19.2%
Position: It does not really matter as far as I know, I’m
always attack him from the bottom.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 7 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 112 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 702 CP: 356 BRV: 143 ATK: 18 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: I’m always at the left side when I fight him.

End: Battle 5: - Kuja Lv. 9 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 3AP, 168 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1800 CP: 339 BRV: 192 STR: 21 DEF: 21
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Rod (HP+62, ATK+3, DEF+1), Robe (HP+253,
BRV+23), Bravery Bonus: 2
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Does not matter.

End: - If you do this, you can get the Flametongue, a nice new sword for
Squall to use, or if you don’t get one of the DP Chances (namely the
fourth one if you don’t have your EX Burst saved up), than you can get
the PuPu summon stone.

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Stage 4
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Battle 1: - Capricious Thief(Zidane) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Keep foe from
getting EX Cores (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP: 333 BRV: 113 ATK: 12 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: Power Powder = 10.5%
Position: ALWAYS go from the right hand side if your going
for the DP items. ALWAYS.

Battle 2: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 4 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1182 CP:353 BRV: 113 ATK: 15 DEF: 14
LUK: 12)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: In between this piece and the rare spawn battle
piece so you can get 3 DP at once! If this is your
first time through then you can fight it anywhere.

Battle 3: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 25 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 3AP, 336 gil, 30PP DP Chance: Win Battle (DP+2)
Stats: (HP: 3280 CP: 359 BRV: 559 ATK: 52 DEF: 48
LUK: 22)
Equipment: Rod of Wisdom (HP+132, ATK+21, DEF+1), Silver
Bangle (HP+97, DEF+13), Hairpin (HP-97, BRV+103),
Silk Robes (HP+694, BRV+35), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%),
Guardian Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x
Basic Accessories) x8, Bravery Bonus: 8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 27.7%, Lithe Shard = 9.4%, Order
of Emptiness = 5.6%
Position: If you fought the last battle in the correct spot,
you should be fighting this piece automatically.

Battle Tip: Ok, this one is hard on the second time through
and you may not even be able to do it. Give it a
whirl though, and if you can’t beat it then just
skip it this time through. She the same as always,
but this time A LOT more powerful. Watch out for
her attacks and bring her down. If you do plan on
taking her on during your second play through, the
best way to beat her is to hit her repeatedly with
Beat Fang as many times as you can as you save up
for EX Burst, and then kill her with Lion Heart. I
just beat her on level 17 first try, so you can
too.

Battle 4:- False Stalwart(Garland) Lv. 17 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 140 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win Battle (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 2506 CP: 349 BRV: 254 ATK: 44 DEF: 38
LUK: 18)
Equipment: Battle Axe (ATK+15, DEF-2), Iron Armlet (BRV+13,
DEF+9), Mythril Helm (BRV+73, DEF+1), Chainmail
(HP+536)
Battlegen: Strength Powder = 17.5%
Position: Attack this battle piece from the right so you can
get a chain with another one.

Battle Tip: If you just beat Ultimecia, then you technically should
be able to be Garland as well, considering he’s on a
lower level. The only problem is that Garland is a lot
tougher to fight as Squall than Ultimecia is. You want
to save your EX Burst Bar at full for the next battle to
make it easier to get the DP Chance, so you have to kill
Garland without using it. Basically to be him, as soon
as you break him, he’s pretty easy to kill, just don’t
let him break you, or you’ll be in for a world of hurt.

Battle 5: - Transient Witch(Ultimecia) Lv. 9 - Battle Map: Old Chaos Shrine
For Victory: 1AP, 140gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1485 CP: 339 BRV: 109 ATK: 20 DEF: 18
LUK: 14)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46), Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Hyper
Ring (DMG+10%), Near Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 20.8%, Lithe Shard = 1.0%
Position: You should have chained with this one with the Jecht
fight.

Battle Tip: Same as always. And just how many times do we
gotta fight Ultimecia before this game is
satisfied, anyways?

End: Battle 6: - Warrior of Light Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 3AP, 252 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2034 CP:342 BRV: 208 ATK: 25 DEF: 25
LUK: 15)
Equipment: Broadsword (ATK+4), Bronze Helm (BRV+25,
DEF+1), Bronze Armour (HP+428)
Battlegen: Protect Powder = 21.8%, Protect Shard = 2.0%
Position: There’s only one way to take this guys on.

End: - Now if you managed to get all of the DP Chances on the map, you can
quite literally pick any reward you want, so if you want the
Flametongue, for example, just fight the other battle pieces or pick
up the treasures until you can get it!

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Stage 5: Final Stage
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There will be a Rare Spawn piece here, a level 28 Transient Lion, which
means Squall. By this point you can technically beat him, but he is REALLY
hard to beat. Try it at your own risk.

Battle 1: - Fallacious Wanderer(Bartz) Lv. 11 - Battle Map: Order’s Sanctuary
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Critical hit
within 10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1 CP: 360 BRV: 3843 ATK: 21 DEF: 22 LUK: 15)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Soul of the Destroyer (Initial
BRV +2000%), The Rotten (HP is 1)
Battlegen: Luck Powder = 17.9%, Order of Emptiness = 0.1%
Position: The top

Battle 2: - Imaginary Champion(Sephiroth) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: Pandaemonium
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win without
taking damage (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 641 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 16 DEF: 17
LUK: 13)
Equipment: Rusted Armour (HP-662)
Battlegen: N/A
Position: From the bottom.

Battle 3: - Phantasmal Girl(Terra) Lv. 5 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 1AP, 168gil, 10PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 1242 CP: 335 BRV: 72 ATK: 16 DEF: 15
LUK: 12)
Equipment: Charred Helm (BRV-46)
Battlegen: Amplification Powder = 11.1%, Time Warp = 0.1%
Position: From the right is best.

Battle 4: - Phantasmal Harlequin(Kefka) Lv. 12 - Battle Map: Crystal World
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: EX Burst within
10 seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1667 CP: 361 BRV: 190 STR: 23 DEF: 22
LUK: 16)
Equipment: Bravery Bonus: 2, Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Guardian
Bangle (Def+5%), Far from Opponent (1.2x Basic
Accessories) x8
Battlegen: N/A
Position: When first time through, beside this and the other
piece diagonal to it. On second time through, in
between the 3 battle pieces.

Battle 5: - Ephemeral Phantom(Jecht) Lv. 6 - Battle Map: The Rift
For Victory: 1AP, 168 gil, 10PP DP Chance: Win within 10
seconds (DP+1)
Stats: (HP: 1303 CP: 336 BRV: 124 ATK: 18 DEF: 18
LUK: 13)
Equipment: N/A
Battlegen: N/A
Position: Oh Jecht, how I hate thee. Same strategy as the last
battle, watch out for his across-the-field skills.
If you can with in 10 seconds you will get the DP,
though it’ll be hard on your first time through.

End: Battle 6: - Ultimecia Lv. 14 - Battle Map: Ultimecia’s Castle
For Victory: 3AP, 336 gil, 30PP DP Chance: N/A
Stats: (HP: 2171 CP: 345 BRV: 331 ATK: 33 DEF: 24
LUK: 17)
Equipment: Guard Stick (HP+80, ATK+8, DEF+1), Hairpin
(HP-97, BRV+103), Cotton Robes (HP+400, BRV+27),
Gaia Ring (DMG+15%), Phoenix Down (Endure
killing blow with 1 HP), HP = 1 (1.5x), Near
Death (1.5x), Near Loss (1.5x)
Battlegen: Lithe Powder = 23.4%, Lithe Shard = 3.6%, Time
Warp = 0.1%
Position: Does not matter.

And once again, you have completed Squall’s Story. Now you can just keep
using this guide to help you get through the story if you need it,
but hopefully you’ve memorized some of it by now.

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VIII. Strategies
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In this section, I will be going over the appropriate strategies for
fighting each character with Squall when they are at the same or higher
levels. Obviously if the opponent is alot weaker, than just hitting them
is the key rather than strategy, but at the same level or higher, you will
need to play with a little (or a lot) more skill in order to come out
victorious. All of the following strategies are for fighting the CPU;
unfortunately because of where I live, I can't play against real people
to get strategies for fighting them.

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Warrior of Light
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Keep your distance from the Warrior of Light until he does and attack,
whether its a bravery or HP attack, then dash in and either use Beat Fang
to do Brave damage or Aerial Circle/Blasting Zone to do HP damage. Rinse
and repeat until the battle is over. Try not to get hit by his bravery
attacks because all of his attacks lead into a combo with an HP attack, and
if he happens to break you during the bravery attack, then you'll take alot
of damage. Don't bother with Rough Divide on him; you probably won't hit
him.

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Garland
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The best way to fight Garland as Squall is to stay close to him, and keep
him in the air. I know, you'd think he'd be a close to mid range fighter
since he carries around a huge sword thing. Well he is, sort of, though
most of his aerial attacks are actually long ranged, but his weakness is
from the rear. Most of his attacks only go forwards, so if you get behind
him with Beat Fang, you'll pretty much always hit him as long as you wait
for an opening after an attack, then you can lead into an HP attack. The
Sneak Attack ability can help you fight him further with this strategy.

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Firion
----------

Firion is a little challenging playing as Squall because he likes to block
a lot and follow up with either an attack to your Bravery or your HP. The
key to defeating Firion is to stay aerial because Firion is absolutely
awful when it comes to aerail combat. In fact, the computer AI won't even
leave the ground most of the time unless it has to, so keeping your
distance in the air is pretty easy. Also, don't bother going in with Beat
Fang or Aerial Circle until you know you know you can land the hit, because
many a times I have been hit with his ground attacks because I got greedy.

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Emperor
-----------

Fighting the Emperor is simple for Squall, all you have to do is keep close
to him and keep working away at his bravery and HP until he dies. None of
his abilities seem to be faster than Beat Fang, so it is the perfect
bravery ability to smite him with. The only thing that I have found to be
annoying about him is when he blocks and immediately uses Flare. His other
attacks you can dash right through and/or dodge. Beat Fant and Aerial
Circle does work well here.

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Onion Knight
----------------

Onion is a fairly difficult challenge because of his high speed, and poor
Squall is a slow poke. His sword combo's go right through our key ability
Beat Fang, rendering it rather useless in this fight for the most part. I
found that staying on the ground and hitting him with Fusillade works very
well in comparsion to aerial combat, and the nice thing about fusillade is
that it leads into a Chase, letting you work on his HP that way.

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Cloud of Darkness
---------------------

Just like her lightend companion, the Cloud of Darkness is easily defeated
with Fusillade. Her whip attacks are very quick and cut through Beat Fang a
lot of the time, so it just is not a very reliable skill for fighting her.
Just keep spamming her with Fusillade and she'll go down eventually. Guard
her whips, and you will be able to connect a hit on her.

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Cecil Harvey
----------------

Cecil took me a while to figure out how to fight properly. Fusillade does
not hit very often, so it's no good. In his Dark Knight Form, Beat Fang is
just completely useless, and if he decides to block instead of dodge (Which
is more frequent), then he'll counter with one of his abilities and Break
you, allow him to get the final blow. {Beat Fang ===> Aerial Circle}
almost never works on Dark Knight Cecil, so don't even bother. Paladin
Cecil is a little easier to hit with Beat Fang, Aerial Circle and
Fusillade, but still pretty challenging. The key ability to use against
Cecil in both forms is Blasting Zone. If you time it right and use it
right after he tries to hit you, then you will almost always land a hit.
Also stay on the ground while fighting Cecil, because he's just as good as
you in the air.

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Golbez
----------

Golbez is pretty simple, unlike his brother, to fight. You can use the old
{Beat Fang ===> Aerial Circle} trick, and it will normally always connect.
Just stick close to him and you'll be fine, for the most part. The only
thing you need to weary of is when he blocks, because he will always
counter with and attack, so attack him from behind might also be a good
idea. He also is weak against Squall's Thunder attacks, so Thunder Barret
and the Thunder part of Fusillade also work really well.

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Bartz Klauser
-----------------

Bartz is just as annoying as Cecil to fight, but you can pull off Beat Fang
and Aerial Circle on him sometimes. His speed over Cecil is what makes him
just as challenging. Blasting Zone, like on Cecil, work very well, and in
my opinion, is the only way you should be trying to fight him rather than
getting a few Beat Fangs off. Several of his Brave skills lead into either
chases or HP attacks, so be aware.

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ExDeath
-----------

This guy is a pushover, you can use any ability you want and you have a
fairly high chance to hit him with it. The only thing I do not normally
use is Beat Fang from the front because if he blocks it, he'll get in a
free hit. His teleportation spell leaves him WIDE open, so hit him with
all you got then.

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Terra Branford
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For fighting Terra, you want to make sure you are really close to her.
{Beat Fang ===> Aerial Circle} does work on her, and is the easiest thing
to kill her with. The only ability to really need to worry about from her
besides a few Bravery Attacks when in close combat is Tornado. Don't let
her break you if you can, because she will then just destroy you. If she
goes into EX Mode, I normally just back off and dodge her attacks until it
wears off; I don't like to leave myself open with attacks during that time.

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Kefka Palazzo
-----------------

Beat Fang works extraordinarily well against the creepy clown, so make sure
to stay aerial and right in his face with your Gunblade. Aerial Circle
may miss once or twice, but all in all it is a good HP Attack to use on
him. At the end of the day, Kefka is a really easy opponent for Squall,
so show him the power of the lion.

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Cloud Strife
----------------

Fighting Cloud in close quarters combat does work, but be prepared to take
as much damage as you deal, maybe more. I found Fusillade works very well
against Cloud until the killing blow from the chase, and then you can
finish him off with an Aerial Circle or something. His Braver ability in my
opinion is the most deadly, but at the same time fairly easy to dodge.
Don't let him corner you and keep your distance if you want an easy
victory.

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Sephiroth
-------------

Sephiroth has a lot of range in this attacks, so fighting at range can be
a bit of a hassle for Squall, though Fusillade does hit hit fairly often.
If you are trying to use close ranged attacks, try to attack him from
behind because when he blocks your attack, he can really get you into
some mean combos. Other than that, just watch for the timing of his skills;
they're fairly simple to dodge if you're paying attention.

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Squall Leonhart
-------------------

The Mirrior Match, he makes VERY good use of our favourite skill, the Beat
Fang, and to be quite honest, unless your on the ball, he'll use it faster
than you most of the time. What the computer AI doesn't fight very well
against is long ranged combat, so Fusillade works pretty well in this
situation. Try not to let him get too close, or if you do, be the first to
land a Beat Fang, or be prepared to get hit, and probably a lot. If he
retaliates with the same ability (or it's aerial match), than just simple
dodge out of the way and try again. The simplest way to get out of a Beat
Fang spam is the block, by the way.

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Ultimecia
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Just like all of the other magic caster in the game, she excels in long
ranged combat. As Squall arch nemesis, she's actually really simple to
beat. Beat Fang ===> Aerial Circle works best on her, so make sure to be
right in her face and attack away. Watch out for he dagger spell; it's kind
of irritating.

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Zidane Tribal
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He's a speedy little devil, so Beat Fang does not work as well in this
environment. Fusillade and Blasting Zone seem to be effective against him,
so hit him with those abilities. Don't get too cocky when being forced to
fight him up close, his dagger skills are nimble and land hits quite often
against our slow Squall.

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Kuja
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Just another magic caster to unleash our fury on. He isn't very hard to
beat as Squall thanks to Beat Fang; break him, then hit him with either
Aerial Circle or Blasting Zone. Some of his spells leave him quite open
while casting, so make sure to pay attention so you can land the killing
blow.

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Tidus
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Fight Tidus up close is a bad mistake, he's a speedy kinda guy, so he'll
hit you with one of his attacks before you can pull something off normally.
Long ranged combat works well against him, so Fusillade and Blasting Zone
are nice. Don't chase him with Fusillade, though, he seems to be a little
harder to hit than other characters. All of his attack are quick except the
blitzball long ranged skill, so dodging or blocking them can be difficult.

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Jecht
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Watch out for his bravery abilities, they do A LOT of damage to your
bravery. His attacks also have alot of range, so close and mid combat
might not always be the best way to fight him, although hitting him with
abilities like Beat Fang and Aerial Circle is not hard. Fusillade will also
work if you want to do chase attack; Blasting Zone does not seem to hit
him very often, so avoid using it.

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Shantotto
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To kick this opponent in the taru, close quarters combat is where it's at.
she only has a select few annoying abilities to worry about when up close,
so go to town with her and dodge/block often. Beat Fang and Aerial circle
seem to work the best against her.

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Gabranth
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This guy isn't too hard to beat, I find. Beat Fang, Heel Crush, Aerial
Circle, Blasting Zone; they all seem to land hits on a regular basis with
him. When he does do an attack, just dodge out of the way, or even better
yet, block the attack and leave him open for a free hit.

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Chaos
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As of yet, I've been unable to defeat a level 100 Chaos, so I do not have
an effective way to fight him. When I can manage to beat him, I'll let you
know.

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IX. Credits
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-Square Enix for making the game; I couldn’t have done it without you!
-GameFAQs for making the site that I am putting this guide on
-Various Sites to get small bits of information
-All of the emails I recieved with all of the excellent input to make this
guide better

A special thanks to Jonah Virtanen; he helped me get the rest of the levels
finsh because I deleted my data for it haha!

Thanks for reading my guide for Squall. If you have any comments, questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at [email protected].
Enjoy the game!

Also to note, I realize that some of the information from my skills and level
status sections may be wrong, because there were a few fights that I did that
I gained more than one level after the battle. If someone knows that what I
have written down is incorrect, please e-mail me with the correct information
so I can change it accordingly. Thank you.