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Introduction: This guide is for people new to the game who have some
pretty basic questions that wouldn't normally be in other FAQs. That’s
why I made this. A guide that is used for new players of the game that
need some answers to their questions. If you would like me to answer
some questions or add them to the list just contact me using one of
the addresses at the end of the FAQ.

How to use this Guide: If you have a question and want to know if its on
first decide what kind of question it is (example: What is a monogrinder?)
You would think it would be under items but, it is not so check all of
them. When you notice its under weapons 2.1 then just scroll down to that
question. That’s all you have to do. Or you can press Ctrl + F, then type
in the number.

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1. General FAQs
1.1 How much does this game cost?
1.2 Is it free to play online?
1.3 What is this "duping" I hear about?
1.4 Is ___ a dupe?
1.5 Where can I get this game?
1.6 How do I revive a dead person?
1.7 Which character should I use?
1.8 What do the techniques do?
1.9 How do unlock harder modes?
2. Weapon FAQs
2.1 I found a monogrinder what is it for?
2.2 Is it true you can get Kireek's weapon?
2.3 What is a percent?
2.4 What is a Hit percent?
2.5 Why are the letters of the weapon green?
3. Armor FAQs
3.1 How do I know if my armor has slots?
3.2 What does an addslot do?
3.3 Why can't my force equip this?
3.4 Is there any rare armor?
3.5 Is it worth it to buy armor from the store for 30,000?
4.Shield FAQs
4.1 Can a Shield have a slot?
4.2 Do shields have a percent?
4.3 Why can't I equip this?
4.4 Are there rare shields?
4.5 What does a shield even do?
5. MAG FAQs
5.1 How come when I feed my MAG items it's stats go up but I feed it
a different item then they go right back down?
5.2 My MAG changed how it looked! What happened?
5.3 What is a MAG cell?
5.4 Where can I find a MAG Cell?
5.5 What is an ELENOR mag?
6. Online FAQs
6.1 Do I need a ISP to go online?
6.2 I herd PSO doesn't work with AOL is this true?
6.3 How many people can play together online?
6.4 IS this game worth it if I can't go online?
6.5 How am I supposed to talk to people in a different
language?
6.6 My game is used how do I use the codes to go online?
6.7 How many legits are there online, and how many thousands
of people play online?
6.8 What do I get for doing Challenge mode?
7. Offline Multiplayer
7.1 I beat forest but, every time I play I have to start over.
7.2 Do all characters have to be on one memory card?
7.3 Can I do Hunter's Guild Quests in multiplayer?
7.4 What’s battle mode?
7.5 Can I go online multiplayer?
8. Hunters Guild FAQs
8.1 Can I get rares from quests?
8.2 Where is the Hunters Guild?
8.3 What’s a SoaB run?
8.4 Can I play a certain quest more than once?
8.5 How do I download new quests?
8.6 Are there Episode 2 quests?
9. Rare item FAQs
9.1 What’s a Photon Drop for?
9.2 How do I know if my item is rare?
9.3 Where can I get a ___?
9.4 What’s a drop rate?
9.5 Do bosses have rare drops?
9.6 Can I find rares in the quests?
9.7 How Do I get animal parts such as a Booma's right arm?
9.8 What is a Syncesta?
10. Normal Item FAQs
10.1 What's a monomate?
10.2 Why can't I use a monofluid?
10.3 What’s a "material" used for?
10.4 What’s an amplifier of ____ for?
10.5 What’s a Scape Doll?
11. Boss FAQs
11.1 Forest
11.2 Caves
11.3 Mines
11.4 Ruins
11.5 VR Temple
12.6 VR Spaceship
12.7 Central Contral Area
12.8 Seabed
12.
Side Notes
13.
How To Contact Me
14.
Credits
15.
Self Information

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SECTION 1

General FAQs

1.1
Q: How much does this game cost?
A: You can find it brand new any where from around 40 to 50 us dollars

1.2
Q: Is it free to play online?
A: No, it costs 8.95 a month to play this game online. You may play
offline without paying the fee.

1.3
Q: What is this "duping" I hear about?
A: Duping is the process of copying items using a glitch in the game
to your advantage. Many people dislike dupers."

1.4
Q: Is ___ a dupe?
A: You can normally tell if it’s a dupe by one of two things. One if
someone gives you a super rare item then its probably a dupe.
Second of all if it have a high percent like a 300% then it is a
dupe.

1.5
Q: Where can I get this game?
A: This game could be hard to find depending on where you live. The
easiest way would be to order it offline. But if you can't do that
then your best chance would be to check a video game store such as:
Gamestop, Funcoland or some other store like that.

1.6
Q: How do I revive a dead person?
A: There's two ways in a level and theres always the return the ship way.
One way is with an Item called "Moon Atomizer. And the other way is to
use the Force only technique Reverser.

1.7
Q: Which character should I use?
A: This is a very open question. Depending on how you play the game there
are different answers. Here is a little info about each class:

HUNTERS

HUMAR (Hunter/Human/Male)

Humars are the best balanced characters in the game.
They can use some heal and attack techniques.
A lot of newb's and n00bs use this type of guy.

HUNEWEARL (Hunter/Newman/Female)

Hunewearls have the lowest HP of the Hunter Class,
but they can learn higher level techniques than a HUmar.

HUCAST (Hunter/Android/Male)

This type of Hunter has no techiques on the account of being
an andriod but they have the highest HP and Strength out of
everyone.

HUCASEAL (Hunter/Android/Female)

This type of hunter has good ATA and they are strong with
dagger type weapons.

RANGERS

RAMAR (Ranger/Human/Male)

They are the HUmars of the Rangers. They are a good choice for
a new player or a first time ranger.

RAMARL (Ranger/Human/Female)

They have the lowest defense and the lowest HP in the Ranger
Class. Many call this the best single player offline character.

RACAST (Ranger/Android/Male)

RAcasts have the best ATP in the Ranger Class. They can´t use
techniques, like all the other androids, but they can use traps.

RACASEAL (Ranger/android/Female)

Same as RAcast but, instead of high ATP the have high defence.

FORCES

FOMAR (Force/Human/Male)

Like all the Human male characters they are the most even stats
and a better at more than just one thing.

FOMARL (Force/Human/Female)

A great support Force. Their support techiques are great for
multiplayer games.

FONEWM (Force/Newman/Male)

One of the better characters in the game. They have good
close combat skills along with being a force which means
techiques.

FONEWEARL (Force/Newman/Female)

They have the greatest MST in the game. But their downside is
they have low HP and arn't very good at close combat. Their TP
is also the highest in the game.Probably the best thing about
them is piercing Megid.

1.8
Q: What do the techniques do?
A: Here is a small bit of info for each one.
Foie: A Fire Ball attack.
Barta: A line ice wave that hits enemy's in front of you.
Zonde: A bolt of lighting hits 1 enemy.
Gifoie: A Fire Ring circles you for a few seconds..
Gibarta: A blizzard hits surronding enemies and may freeze them.
Gizonde: An electric attack which hits only one enemy.
Rafoie: A fire explosion hits enemy's in the area of the attack.
Rabarta: An ice attack which hits enemy's around you.
Razonde: A ring of electrites hits surronding enemies.
Grants: Powerful attack that uses a lot of TP.
Megid: An attack that kills enemys in one hit(not 100% of the time)
Resta: Restores your HP and at higher levels it heals teammates.
Anti: Heals poison and other things at higher levels.
Reverser: Revives a dead player.
Shifta: Increases the ATP points of your friends and yourself.
Deband: Increases defence of your team mates and yourself.
Jellen: Lowers the enemy´s ATP.
Zalure: Lowers the enemy´s defence.
Ryuker: Creates a teleipe to Pioneer 2.

1.9
Q: How do unlock harder modes?
A: Hard:
Beat either episode on normal difficulty setting to unlock the
hard difficulty setting for both episodes. Get to level 20 or higher
to unlock the hard difficulty setting in online mode.

Very hard:
Beat either episode on hard difficulty setting to unlock the
hard difficulty setting for both episodes. Get to level 40 or higher
to unlock the hard difficulty setting in online mode.

Ultimate:
Beat either episode on very hard difficulty setting to unlock the
hard difficulty setting for both episodes. Get to level 80 or higher
to unlock the hard difficulty setting in online mode.

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Weapon FAQs

2.1
Q: I found a monogrinder what is it for?
A: This is a one time use item (as all green boxes are) that increases
one item's ATP by 2 and gives the weapon a +1 added to its title.
Digrinders add +2 and Trigrinders add +3
Example: Saber + Monogrinder = Saber +1

2.2
Q:Is it true you can get Kireek's weapon?
A: Yes, you have to do some certain quests the right way. To find out
the right way please refer to a Quest FAQ. If you wish to find it
without using a guide there is one bit of advice I would give you.
If you don't want to know stop reading.
*Spoiler* Don't tell Sue Your name or you can't get it.*End Spoiler*

2.3
Q: What is a percent?
A: A percent like how effective you weapon is against a certain type of
enemy. if you have 10% Native it does 10% more damage.
Example: Say you do 100 damage but with 10% Native against a Booma
you would do 110 damage.

2.4
Q: What is a Hit percent?
A: A hit percent appears after the normal four percent. It adds a
percent to your ATA.
Example: You have 100 ATA + 10% Hit= 110 ATA

2.5
Q: Why are the letters of the weapon green?
A: If the letters of a weapon are green that shows it has some sort
of percent. There are also green Armor which shows slots and green
shields that show better stats. Gold letters of any item show that
it is a rare item.

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Armor FAQs

3.1
Q: How do I know if my armor has slots?
A: One way you can check by going to your item screen then going to the
armor and press "L" once. Then it should say at the bottom of the info
screen if it has any slots. Another way is if the letters of the armor
are green. If the letters are white then it won't have any slots most of
the time.

3.2
Q: What does an addslot do?
A: An addslot adds a slot to any armor with less than 4 slots. A piece of
armor may only have up to four slots.

3.3
Q: Why can't my force equip this?
A: It may not be equipable by your force or your level is to low.

3.4
Q: Is there any rare armor?
A: Yes, you find it like any other rare...by luck.

3.5
Q: Is it worth it to buy armor from the store for 30,000?
A: It depends if it’s a great armor it maybe. But if its barly better than
what you already have or you can easily find them in a level then no. Its
good to buy one if you haven’t got any new armor for a while and have a
ton of mesta. A good way to check is first compare it to your current
armor and then do a run through of the highest level you can get to while
collecting every item. If you find one then problem solved. If you don't
you may want to buy it after all.

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Shield FAQs

4.1
Q: Can a Shield have a slot?
A: Sadly no.

4.2
Q: Do shields have a percent?
A: No, but the have resistance toward certain types of techniques.

4.3
Q: Why can't I equip this?
A: One of many reasons could be your problem, depending on what armor you
have certain armor is only equitable by a certain class or race. Or simply
your level isn't high enough yet.

4.4
Q: Are there rare shields?
A: Yes, an example is "Kasami Bracer"

4.5
Q: What does a shield even do?
A: It raises your DFP and EVP.

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MAG FAQs

5.1
Q: How come when I feed my MAG items it's stats go up but I feed it
a different item then they go right back down?
A: First of all each item increases a certain stat by an amount and
lowers other stats by a certain amount. Lets say Monofluid increases
MIND by 15. The you use a monomate that decreases MIND by 10. And
you continue going back and forth between the two. Making it much
harder to raise your MAG.

5.2
Q: My MAG changed how it looked! What happened?
A: You MAG "evolved" to it's next form. When they evolve the first three
times they also gain a new Photon Blast. MAGs evolve and get a photon
blast at level 10, 35, 50.

5.3
Q: What is a MAG cell?
A: A MAG cell evolves your mag into a special MAG if it meet the requirements
of the MAG cell you have.

5.4
Q: Where can I find a MAG Cell?
A: You can find them online during Halloween and Christmas.

5.5
Q: What is an ELENOR mag?
A: An ELENOR mag is the mag elenor has in the game. You may get it
by duping someone's or hacking it. I'm not sure but, I've herd if you
have it while online you can get banned.

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Online FAQs

6.1
Q: Do I need a ISP to go online?
A: Yes in addition to the 8.95 you must ALREADY have a working ISP.

6.2
Q: I herd PSO doesn't work with AOL is this true?
A: Yes and no. It doesn't work with AOL but, I have heard it works with
AOL broadband.

6.3
Q: How many people can play together online?
A: If you mean in a team playing a level then the max is 4. If you mean in
the lobby you may have a lot more. I'm not sure of the exact number.

6.4
Q: Is this game worth it if I can't go online?
A: If you have friends who will play it with you and you like RPG's then it
probably it would be. If you don't have friends who will play with you
then just check out websites and see if the game is right for you. The
game is highly addictive. None of my friends play it and I still love
the game.

6.5
Q: How am I supposed to talk to people in a different language?
A: There are preset words and phrases that when you use then the
automaticallytranslates to the users language. To get to these
press 'X' twice during game play to make it appear and go to
the right screen.

6.6
Q: My game is used how do I use the codes to go online?
A: You need to e-mail Sonic team and they will reset it for you. After
that it should work normally.

6.7
Q: How many legits are there online, and how many thousands of people
play online?
A: About 11000 play online. And around 10000 cheat in some way.
(Question and Answer from falkenjeff128)

6.8
Q: What do I get for doing Challenge mode?
A: If you complete it in under nine hours you get a S-Rank which is
a weapon of your choice that you can name and grinds to around 200.

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Offline Multiplayer

7.1
Q: I beat forest but, every time I play I have to start over.
A: You have to beat the level in single player so you can start at a higher
level each time you start.

7.2
Q: Do all characters have to be on one memory card?
A: No, you can transfer them over from another memory card.

7.3
Q: Can I do Hunter's Guild Quests in multiplayer?
A: No, you cannot do them in offline multiplayer. NOTE: It can be done
with an Action Replay but, certain missions with NPC that work with
you will overite the character in that spot. It will erase who ever
is in that spot! On the side note this is one of the ways people
have gotten the ELENOR mag.

7.4
Q: What's battle mode?
A: Battle mode is where you can compete or fight your friends.

7.5
Q: Can I go online multiplayer?
A: No, You can only go online one player.

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Hunters Guild FAQs

8.1
Q: Can I get rares from quests?
A: Depend on what you mean. If you mean do you get a rare from doing a quest
no only a few quests can you get rares from. If you mean can I find them
then yes.

8.2
Q: Where is the Hunters Guild?
A: When you turn the game on in single player or multiplayer. Its just to
the right of where you start. In multiplayer you can only use the
Hunter's guild in Battle and Challenge.

8.3
Q: What’s a SoaB run?
A: SoaB = Soul Of A Blacksmith. It’s a quest where you go through multiple
levels fighting the bosses which doesn't happen in most other quests.

8.4
Q: Can I play a certain quest more than once?
A: Yes, after you beat every quest you may redo them as much as you want.

8.5
Q: How do I download new quests?
A: you must have online for PSO then go to the website and then you download
them.

8.6
Q: Are there Episode 2 quests?
A: Not yet, but should be someday.

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Rare item FAQs

9.1
Q: What’s a Photon Drop for?
A: An online quest. In that quest you exchange them for other items.

9.2
Q: How do I know if my item is rare?
A: There's two ways to check. One if the items letters are gold/yellew or
if you drop it and its box is red.

9.3
Q: Where can I get a ___?
A: Check out this page by Derek Davenport.
http://faqs.ign.com/articles/394/394902p1.html

9.4
Q: What’s a drop rate?
A: A drop rate is your chance of an enemy dropping a certain item.

9.5
Q: Do bosses have rare drops?
A: Yes, some of the best items such as the Yamato come from bosses.

9.6
Q: Can I find rares in the quests?
A: Yes, you can find rares anywhere.

9.7
Q: How Do I get animal parts such as a Booma's right arm?
A: You find them like any other rare.

9.8
Q: What is a Syncesta?
A: Its an Item Item makes the lavis cannon into a lavis blades and
then the lavis blades into a double cannon.

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Normal Item FAQs

10.1
Q: What's a monomate?
A: A monomate restores your HP by around 50-100.

10.2
Q: Why can't I use a monofluid?
A: Androids can't use monofluids and if your TP is full you can't use them.

10.3
Q: What’s a "material" used for?
A: A ____ material incenses which ever stat ____ by 2. Example: Power
Material gives you ATP +2 forever.

10.4
Q: What’s an amplifier of ____ for?
A: It can be combined with another item.

10.5
Q: What’s a Scape Doll?
A: A scape doll automatically revives you when you die.

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11.0
Notes
Instead of listing a FAQ of the bosses I figured I'll just write
as much as I know about each of them at the current time.
The HP levels of the bosses are just guesses if you happen to know
the exact number please contact me and tell me. Also the first number
is offline and the second is online.Thanks

11.1
FOREST

BOSS: Dragon/ Sil Dragon(ultimate)
HP: Normal: 1200-1800
HP: Hard: 2000-4200
HP: V.Hard: 4500-8750
HP: Ultimate: 10000-16500

Strategy: This is a dragon so naturally it will shoot fireball at
you. One of its attack is standing on the ground and breathing
fire at you. the ways to avoid this are to stay far away from
it or be below its feet attacking it. The main strategy is to
attack it until it falls. But watch out if it steps on you or
falls on you. A low level force could possibly be knocked out
from just that. Once its below about 75% Hp it will go to it's
second form. You can know when it changes because it has an
animation of sorts. It stands and roars and during that you
can't damage him. now in it's "2nd form" the only difference
is it now it can fly into the air the fly into the ground with
a burrowing attack. The dodge that stay along the edges of the
area and watch the map and you see his dot coming toward you
then move. It is said that if you stand next to the door you're
off the map and he can't get you. I've never had that work for
me so I don't know if it's true or not. You can try it if you
wish.
11.2
CAVES

BOSS: Del Rol Le/Da Ra Lie(ultimate)
HP: Normal: 4000-5500
HP: Hard: 4500-7500
HP: V.Hard: 10000-17000
HP: Ultimate: 11000-21000

Strategy: When it's around you swimming attack using ranged attacks
such as a gun or slicer. When it lands on the raft attack it's head
at full force.
11.3
MINES

BOSS: Vol Opt 1/Vol Opt Ver. 2(ultimate)
HP: Normal: 2400-3500
HP: Hard: 3500-5500
HP: V.Hard: 5500-12000
HP: Ultimate: 12000-18200
BOSS: Vol Opt 2/Vol Opt Ver. 2 (Form 2)
HP: Normal: 4000-7500
HP: Hard: 6000-13000
HP: V.Hard: 8000-25000
HP: Ultimate: 16000-27750

Strategy: In the first form attack the red screens and when the heads
pop out like in whack a mole hit the red one and destroy it. Continue
until form one is defeated. In Form two just dodge all his attacks
and attack whatever that hurts him. After about 1 minute you should
be able to know what he's doing before he does it.
11.4
RUINS

BOSS: Dark Falz
HP: Normal: 2500-4000
HP: Hard: 5000-7500
HP: V.Hard: 8500-13500
HP: Ultimate: 10000-19000
BOSS: Dark Falz 2
HP: Normal: 3500-5000
HP: Hard: 5000-8000
HP: V.Hard: 8000-10000
HP: Ultimate: 9000-16500
BOSS: Dark Falz 3 (Not on Normal)
HP: Normal: XXXXXXXXX
HP: Hard: 4000-8000
HP: V.Hard: 9000-13000
HP: Ultimate: 10000-21000

Strategy: First you have to destroy a certain amount of these flying
spike guys. The number you must defeat changes as the difficulty goes
up. After you complete that form Falz's true first appears.
In the first form depending on your level and style of play
you may want to take out the little flying guys. If they barly harm
you just attack one of the leg like heads. Continue hitting them until
Falz's first form falls. Falz second form can be a bit harder because
if he freezes you the finishs you off with another attack it could
really be cheap. So for this form take in freeze resist if you have
them. Either way carry a few scape dolls. Continue to attack Falz's
"belly" or whatever it is. After a while Falz 2 will fall. If you are
playing normal then congratulations you just beat falz. If you are
playing Hard or Higher you got another round with Falz ahead of you.
third form falz has some cheap moves he can pull on you. First of all
make sure you have a handgun it will help you a lot. Falz Has a cheap
attack where he takes a copy of you in his mouth. THis is like a Voodoo
doll. When you do damage to him it does the same to you. For Example you
do 100 damage to him then it will do 100 damage to you. You could still
attack him and heal your HP or you can just wait out the attack until
he gives you your self back. Whatever your choice Anyway when Falz
flies up so high its almost off screen run around the circle making
sure you dodge the Megid attack. If it hits you that scape doll you
have will help you. Continue to shoot Falz when he's far and using
your strongest attack when he's close to you and Falz 3 will bow to
your feet in no time. Now congratulations Falz has been defeated by
you so collect your reward! Those boxes better be worth all that
work.
11.5
VR TEMPLE

BOSS: Barba Ray
HP: Normal: 2000-3600
HP: Hard: 3600-6900
HP: V.Hard: 5500-10000
HP: Ultimate: 7700-13600

Strategy: When it's around you swimming attack using ranged attacks
such as a gun or slicer. When it lands on the raft attack it's head
at full force. And Run in a random pattern when the posion spike
things come from below the raft.
11.6
VR SPACESHIP

BOSS: Gol Dragon
HP: Normal: 4800-7500
HP: Hard: 6000-12000
HP: V.Hard: 8000-17500
HP: Ultimate: 9990-24500

Strategy: Same as Dragon except it doesn't fall as easy and it can
clone itself. Just damage the clone a little and it should go away.
Beat down the dragon as fast as you can and the match will be
yours.
11.7
CENTRAL CONTRAL AREA

BOSS: Gal Gryphon
HP: Normal: 7000-9000
HP: Hard: 9500-14000
HP: V.Hard: 11500-20000
HP: Ultimate: 13600-30000

Strategy: This guy is basically a powered up Dragon. His weakness
is barta type techs but, they are hard to use on him beacuse he
stays in the air a lot. Since he's so fast your best bet is to take
any type of attack that will works for you. When he gets tornado's
to chase you just run as fast as you can. Try to stay at full HP
he has some strong attacks that can do a lot of damage.
11.8
SEABED

BOSS: Olga Flow
HP: Normal: 5000-7700
HP: Hard: 6300-9800
HP: V.Hard: 9000-19000
HP: Ultimate: 12500-23000
BOSS: Olga Flow 2
HP: Normal: 6500-8500
HP: Hard: 8000-12100
HP: V.Hard: 10000-21000
HP: Ultimate: 16000-27000

Strategy: Make sure you have a good handgun weapon with you. In
his first form shoot with you gun when you have the chance. try
your best to dodge hit attacks you will need all your items for
his second form. After many shots the big guy should go to his
second form. His second form mostly all you can see are his
feet. This form is quite strong. Make sure you cast Jellen and
all the others. After you have those 4 set you can start fighting
Flow. Make sure you have a few Scape Dolls. Keep your HP high
while trying to dodge his attacks. When on the offence just attack
like crazy and heal when needed. If you are a force his element
weakness changes. So just guess and check what it is. It may take
a few tries to beat him so leave a telepipe in front of the port
to his lair.

12.0
Side Notes
If anything you see is wrong tell me and I'll change it as soon as
possible. If you need to contact me for any reason here is how you
may contact me:

13.0

How To Contact Me
E-Mail: [email protected]
AIM: Xeramako
MSN Messenger: [email protected]
GAMEFAQs Name: Geehater

14.0
Credits

Geehater
Sega

15.0
Self Information
I have received many e-mails about my character levels and such so I
decided to add a small section about it. Hopefully this will reduce the
amount of e-mails I receive and can respond to your game related
questions.

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Name: *Thunder* Name: *Thunder*
Level: 130 CLv. 1(online) CLv. 7(offline)
Race: HUnewearl Race: HUnewearl