Head south, east, and then north, getting the chests along the way. The enemies in here are all susceptible to lightning, so don't be afraid to hold back and not use it. In the second room, there's a secret passage near the entrance, go through it to pick up three chests with an Ether, ZeusRage, and a HiPotion. There's not much in this room, so head out the top entrance, and through the next two straightforward rooms until you come to a door. Enter the door and see the save point. Before saving, head past the save point and through the middle of the right wall to get an Ancient Sword, but don't equip it because it's not as strong as your current sword. Rest and save, then head back out and north towards the exit. You'll end up behind the Castle Baron, now make your way west and then south until you see the entrance into the walls of the Castle.
Once in, I advise you make your way to Cecil's room in the left tower and rest. Once you rest, make your way back down and to the throne room. Before you get there, you'll see...Baigan?! He's glad to see you and you're glad to see him....weird, no? Well, he'll join your party (WHOO!) and accompany you to the throne room...but something's not right. The twins point out a bad acting job by Baigan, who has a present for Cecil from Golbez. Yay. Guess you'll see this present in a familiar fashion...BOSS FIGHT!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Baigan
HP: 4500
Right Arm Left Arm
HP: 460 HP:460
Alright, we got a live one here! Whoo! Start off by attacking the body of Baigan. Spells are NOT advised as he will use the Wall to reflect them back at you, so stick to attacking the body with Cecil and Yang. Tellah should use Haste on Cecil and Yang to boost their attacks. Palom and Porom can use Twin to get through the Wall and damage Baigan, however you may kill off the arms, which will be regenerated. Just keep the attacks up and once his body goes down, the arms are a snap. Any level 2 or level 3 spell will do the trick for them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, head back to Cecil's room and rest up again, then head to the King's Room. The King is there....but upset that you've become Paladin. Cecil wonders....but wait, King Baron throws his costume off, to reveal Cagnazzo, The Fiend of Water! He tells the party that Milon was no good for them, and decides to drown the party, and yep...you guessed it...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Cagnazzo
HP: 5400
Surprisingly, this is one of the EASIEST fights in the game. Cecil will attack, as will Yang. Have Tellah and Palom innovate some dual BLACK MAGE VIOLENCE by using Ice3 and Lit2, respectively. When he gathers the water around himself, use Ice3 to penetrate it. Use Porom to keep the HP's up and soon enough, he'll fade into nothingness. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
After this battle, Cid comes in wondering who locked him up, and asks about the welfare of Rosa, not to mention exchange some fun dialogue with Tellah. After this, proceed out and prepare for one of the sadder moments in this game. Once this has passed, follow Cid and he'll show you a new Airship for everyone to use! Once the Airship leaves Baron, you'll see an incoming ship....and who's flying it, none other than the turncoat Kain! He tells you to retrieve the Earth Crystal in exchange for Rosa, and the party can do nothing but to oblige. Guess your next destination is Toroia, directly northwest of Baron over the mountain range.
There is a very small patch of land near the Town and Castle of Toroia. Land here and go into the castle. Head directly up into the castle and into the room of the eight Clerics. Talking to all of them will reveal that the Dark Elf took the Crystal and is holed up in a cave northeast of here, and that his cave has a metallic field, meaning that no metallic weapons can be used in there. Whoopee. For now, head out the left door, and to the bottom door. It's Edward! He wants to help, but can't. He's too ill to even try and move, but Tellah reassures him that they'll carry his load for him, and Edward gives them the TwinHarp as a substitute. Right now, let's get some supplies. Head back into the main chamber and out the right door, and head to the bottom door on the right. Go down the staircase to the right and you'll be in a room with 3 doors, open them all to get access to all the chests. Once you've pillaged these, head out the Castle but don't board your ship. You need something to land on forests....so walk directly north and head to the weird shaped patch of forest....it's a Chocobo Forest! Now, before going in, you may want to level up a bit...personally, I'd recommend your part be around level 35-37. Talk to a white chocobo to restore your MP, then use Cecil and Tellah to cure your HP, then talk to him again. Now, find one of those pesky black chocobos and talk to him, and you'll hear this VERY catchy theme as your chocobo takes off! Now, head east and over the river until you see the Cave Magnes. Land in the forest directly outside, and if you wish to use a tent or cabin, and save, and then level up out here, that's great. Once you're ready, head in.
Once you get in here, the magnetic field will take shape, and anyone with metallic weapons will be paralyzed. Well, here's why I wanted you at level 35. Every fight in here, RUN! The cave itself is straighforward, and there aren't any dead ends of note. Head over the bridge and to the ladder, and head up. In this room, take the right room to grab an Ether and 2000 gil. Out this room, head left and out this room. You'll see two doors, one of them has a save point, rest and save, it's highly recommended. Go out and to the left, over another bridge. Take the middle path and enter the door, and you'll come across a Fairy Claw for Yang - equip it. Head left and into the next room, which is full of candles. Take the right path across another bridge and you'll reach another save point, and I suggest you do so. Head out the save area and straight up, and you'll run into the Crystal Room, where the Dark Elf lies in wait. He threatens you, and that's never kosher, and despite the metal handicap the party faces, they get into it with the Dark Elf anyhow, who cripples the party with a series of spells into submission. He laughs and laughs about it....but wait, back in Toroia, Edward can't take this, and reaches for his harp! He begins to play a soothing melody...but it's not so soothing to the Dark Elf, who can't stand it....and mysteriously, it releases the metallic field over the party! Now, heal yourself and make sure all of your metallic weapons and armor are equipped, then go talk to Dark Elf again, who is enraged over this series of events...and draws you into a BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dark Elf/Dark Dragon
HP: 23900/3930
You know the drill, have Cecil, Yang, and Cid attack. Tellah should keep the HP's up and use Bio whenever possible. The Dark Elf will use Whisper and Wind to try and confuse and drain the party, so watch out for that. After so long, he'll reveal his true form as the Dark Dragon! He's nothing, but uses his DragonBreath that shouldn't be a problem as long as your HP is above 500. Keep the HP's up, the attacks coming, and soon enough he'll give up the ghost. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
After this, take the Crystal from the altar, and once back in the cave, use Exit to warp outside to the mainland. Head for your black chocobo, and ride it back to the forest, in here use the white chocobo to restore your MP and HP, then head back out and south toward Toroia, but save the game before going in.
Now, head into the Hall of Clerics and they will be happy to see the Crystal, but are stunned when the voice of Kain calles Cecil to the outside with the crystal. This throws the Clerics into a tizzy, but as promised, they lend you the Crystal, and one of them will tell you to take their treasure. Head out and to the room with the three staircases, and go down to where the lady was guarding the door, and talk to her, and follow the open path to the Toroian Treasure. There are 20 (!!!) chests with various goodies, hope you got room for them all! Head back to the Nurse's Room where Edward is lying in bed, and the party will thank him for his help. Now, head back outside to the mainland, but don't board your ship yet. Go into the town and buy potions and supplies, then head out and save your game. Now, board your airship.
Once on the airship, Kain will ask for the Crystal, then take you to the Tower. Make sure to grab everything you see, as you'll never see this tower again. Now, head to the top left, and grab the Flame Armor, and head to the next floor. You'll come across the Flame Sword, then make your way to the third floor. Just head to the door next to you and you'll be on the fourth floor. You'll see 4 rooms, so head to the top right to find a Priest Robe for Tellah. Head out and in the middle is an Earth Hammer, give that to Cid. Enter the next room to the left and you'll see a chest on the right with a HellClaw for Yang. Equip it and head left. At the bottom there's a chest with a Flame Shield, don't equip it yet. Head back to the room with the 4 rooms and go to the right. Enter through this door and you'll be on the 5th floor. The room before the middle room is a save room, so rest and save your game. Now, head into the middle and you'll run into the Magus Sisters - Sandy, Cindy, and Mindy. They'll tell you about a nifty little thing called the Delta Attack, and you can't let THAT get in the way, now can you? Yep, they're talking shit, and it's time to give them some toilet paper...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Magus Sisters - Sandy (tall), Cindy (medium), and Mindy (small)
Sandy HP: 2600
Cindy HP: 4600
Mindy HP: 3000
Ready for the Delta Attack?! Sandy uses Wall on Cindy, Mindy attacks, and then Sandy bounces either Fire2, Bolt2, or Ice2 off Cindy and to one of your members. Yes, it's that lame. This is so easy. Just have Yang, Cid, and Cecil attack Cindy until she's toast, then attack Sandy, then Mindy. There's no need for BLACK MAGE VIOLENCE...unless after Cindy's gone, you want to be sadistic and use it to speed up the demise of the other two sisters. Keep attacking and have Tellah keep the HP's up. Now, heal yourself fully and continue into the next room. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
In here, you'll see Golbez, but Tellah will snap and begin attacking him with various spells relentlessly, until he begins to chant the ultimate in BLACK MAGE VIOLENCE, Meteo. Cecil will try to calm him down, but Tellah is hellbent on giving his life to avenge his daughter and Edward, and downs Golbez with Meteo. It's only a temporary victory, but it costs Tellah his life. After this, the party will come across Rosa, and luckily rescue her as a blade comes scraping down! Whew!
Now, Rosa is back with Cecil, and Kain has come to his senses....but Golbez is gone, and Tellah slain by his own will. Kain explains how he wanted to keep Rosa close, but Rosa wants to be fighting partners with Kain. This is well, and the party of Cid, Cecil, Rosa, Yang, and Kain heads out.....but oi, they are stopped by an unseen force, who reveals itself to be Valvalis, the Fiend of Wind! She gets boastful about being the king of air fighting, which sets off a nerve in Kain, and thus ensues a BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Valvalis
HP: 8700
She's a wind fiend, and a tornado...well, what did you expect? She's quite the formidable opponent, but the key here is to KEEP KAIN IN THE AIR! Cecil and Cid should just attack, and when she's in her tornado phase, Kain with the Jump attack will stop her spin. Rosa should be in the back row and keeping the HP's up. Valvalis likes to use Petrify and Wind which will take a member's HP down to a few, so keep an eye out for that and heal accordingly. Eventually, the battle will be over and you'll emerge victorious. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, head out, but Valvalis will talk about the mightiest of the four fiends still remaining, and self-detonate the tower! Yikes! Rosa will use Exit, and spring the party back to Cecil's room in Baron Castle. Kain will reveal some more info on Golbez, and hand over the Magma Key. Hmm, guess this could come in handy. For now, rest, and then head out to the outside, and the Airship will be back outside because of Cid's remote control (wish my car was like that!). Now, here's the deal...if you have other business, wish to level up, buy supplies, etc....DO IT NOW! Once you're ready, head south of Baron to an island with a small town and a mountain.
This small town is Agalt. The people here mention a lot about dwarves and a hidden world. Go into the center of town, and to the Well. Drop the Magma Key in the Well, and after a while, an explosion will take place....and go outside to see a GIANT HOLE in the mountains.
When you get underground, immediately you'll be chased down by the Red Wings, who apparently are looking for a fight, or another Crystal, take your pick. Whee. After a while, the ship will land and you'll be outside a Castle. Wow, down here, eh? Go on in. When you enter, you'll see that the place is run by Dwarves. All of them telling you Rally Ho! and it makes them happy. Yay. Just walk on in and straight to the King, Jiott. Here, the party will explain to Jiott the scenario, Cid will leave the party and head to Baron for Airship repairs, and after a while, something will stir behind the walls of the throne, which will prompt Jiott to open the way to the Crystal Room. Walking into the room, the dolls will stir...and talk about how Golbez brought them to life to claim the crystal. Yay. And yes, you know what evil attacking dolls call for....BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________
-6 dolls-
Calco HP: 1370 (blue) Brena HP: 380 (pink)
Calcobrena HP: 5400
Okay, if you just attack the dolls, randomly, after a while, they will form the Calcobrena, which needless to say, can be repeated and make life miserable. So what to do? Attack the blue dolls solely. If you take them out, and then take the pink dolls out, they won't even form the big doll! So do that and just keep the HP's up. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Afterwards, Golbez will make himself known again, and the party will engage him in battle. Before long, Golbez will overcome the party and summon the Shadow Dragon, who will hold them in paralysis, leaving Cecil as the only living member...until the MistBreath comes and clears out the ShadowDragon! Golbez is shocked, as I'm sure you are...then Rydia appears! And it looks like she was responsible for the ShadowDragon's demise! Whoo! Oh yea. This skirmish has become a...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Golbez
HP: 23001
After the ShadowDragon has been dispensed of, Rydia and Cecil remain alive. Feel free to revive the other members as necessary, then go after Golbez and keep up with the attacks. Soon enough, he'll fade into nothing. Good job!
Afterwards, Golbez will revive himself briefly and make away with the Dark Crystal. Damn. Back out to the throne and to King Jiott. He'll tell you to make way to the Tower of Bab-il and that the Dwarf Tanks will hold off the Red Wings so that you can get in. So, make you way to the lobby and head left and go into the shops. Buy a few Rune Rings and a Priest Hat or two. Make your way to the downstairs exit into another room with a few drunk dwarves and a lone dwarf in front of a door. Talk to him to go down into the basement where from here, you'll make your way out. Be sure to sip the healing pot before making your way out, and go ahead and leave the castle. You'll see yourself on the other side of the castle, so make your way west and then north until you come across the Tower of Bab-il. You'll be stopped at various points by the force of the tanks exchanging fire, so don't be daunted...just make sure to heal and save outside before going in.
Now is a good time to equip those Flame weapons you got from the Tower of Zot, as most of the enemies in here are ice enemies. Make your way up and to the right to grab an Ether and a Green Beret. Head down, and go into the door. You'll see a chest, open it to force a battle with an Eye, who will call an enemy if you attack it. Take the eye out, then take out whatever enemy it calls. For winning, you'll receive the Blizzard Spear. Equip this and move on. Head right to the door and go in, where another chest with an Eye lies. Kill him and take the IceBrand, but don't use it. Move onto the next room. Take the left chest to receive a CatClaw for Yang. Head around and to the left door to the next floor. In this room go to the left to find a save point, and rest and save. Now, head back out and to the right. Enter the room to the bottom and fight another Eye to receive an Ice Shield. Head out and towards the top to another room, to fight yet another Eye and win the Ice Armor. Now, head to the top left and onto the next floor. In here, ignore the room in the middle and continue towards the top, picking up a Hi-Potion along the way. Here just go to the door on the left. In this next room take the right side and into a door to find a save point, save your game and continue on. Make sure to grab the Ether2 and head over to the left, where you will come across a mad scientist up to no good. Talking to him you will see that he's responsible for controlling the Tower, and will confront the party, resulting in a...BOSS FIGHT!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Lugae
HP: 5000
Balnab
HP: 4900
FusedMecha
HP: 4600
TrueLugae
HP: 9400
The first hit Balnab will inflict is on Lugae, so consider that a freebie. Now, if you get rid of Balnab, Lugae will take control and form the FusedMecha, so just concentrate all your attacks on Lugae. Kain should Jump, Yang and Cecil will fight, Rosa will Aim and heal when necessary, and Rydia should inflict some SUMMONING MAYHEM by calling Ramuh. Just keep Lugae as your main focus and after a while, you'll topple him and Balnab! Of course, this doesn't sit too well with Lugae, and therefore transforms himself into something more vile, his true form! Now, watch for his PoisonGas and SleepGas which will stun your party, and he'll also respond with a Laser that could possibly kill one of your members. Just keep the HP's up with Rosa's WHITE MAGE GOODNESS and the same attacks and he'll give up the ghost. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, with the Lugae Key, make your way back down to that locked door. Make sure to rest and save in that room along the way. Now, when you go in, three demons will set the SuperCannon to take out the dwarves, but the party intervenes! These are 3 Dark Imps, so just dispose of them. The Imps will then set off the Cannon for good, and Yang will throw the party out of the room and lock the door and sadly sacrifice himself to stop the cannon. Sadly, there is nothing you can do, so make your way out of the tower. Golbez will make his presence known, and start the collapse of the bridge, knocking the party out and falling and falling.....until Cid saves the day with his reformed Enterprise!
Well, Cid rescued you, and now you learn that you need to infiltrate the Tower of Bab-il yet again, but you can't go from where you came, and now you need to get back to the outside world to try again. Cid tells you to head to Baron and get his men to help you, and he'll seal the hole with his bomb. So, head back to the crater in the northeast from whence you came, and head back out. Cid will jump off the ship, tell Golbez that he'll give his life to see the end, the mountain will erupt, and out you come shooting out and you're back in the mainland! Now, head to Baron. When you go in, you'll see two of Cid's assistants on the right. Head in, to the right, and out the door and you'll be in their area. Talk to them and they will attach a hook to the Enterprise. Once they're done, head out from Baron, and find your hovercraft. Remember? Yep, still outside of Mt. Hobs where you left it. Head there, and press your cancel button to pick it up. Now, take it to Baron...from Baron, head southwest until you see the Tower of Bab-il and the ruins of Castle Eblana. Yep, this is where you need to land, so release the hovercraft and then land. Ride the hovercraft to outside the cave, and rest and save. Go in.
