Final Fantasy IV
FAQ/Walkthrough
By: Super Slash
Version: 1.1
Email: ganonpuppet@yahoo.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I.........Story
II.........Controls
III.........Game Basics
IV.........Characters
V.........Walkthrough
VI.........Side Quests
VII.........Augment List
VIII.........Items
IX.........Weapons
X.........Shields
XI.........Head Gear
XII.........Armors
XIII.........Gauntlets
XIV.........Bestiary
XV.........Spells
XVI.........Whyt
XVII.........Shops
XVIII.........Secrets
XIX.........Frequently Asked Questions
XX.........Email Info
XXI.........Credits
XXII.........Copyrights
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Version History
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v1.1 (12/01/2008) - Corrected some minor mistakes
v1.0 (11/06/2008) - This is the first version of the guide
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I. Story
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The story revolves around a Dark Knight named Cecil, commander of the Red
Wings. He is ordered by the king of Baron to steal the seven crystals, but
Cecil begins questioning the motives of the king since he is acting strange and
unusual as of late. However, despite this, he wants to continue to obey the
king because of the loyalty to his kingdom. Together with friends he meets
along the way, he must figure out the truth about the king and the Red Wings.
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II. Controls
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"A" Button: Confirms stuff, flips through dialogue, examines stuff.
"B" Button: Hold this button to run. Press this to cancel out of things.
"X" Button: Brings up the menu outside of battle, where you can see the leading
character's thoughts on the current situation. This also turns on
Auto-Battle.
"Y" Button: Changes the leading character outside of battle.
"L" Button: This allows you to switch between characters on the Magic and
Equipment screens.
"R" Button: Hold this button to run away from a battle. This also allows you to
switch between characters on the Magic and Equipment screens.
"Start" Button: Pauses the game in-battle.
"Select" Button: Does nothing.
D-Pad: Moves character. Press Left or Right on the D-Pad in battle (make sure
you have the cursor on the last enemy in the battle), depending on what
side the enemy's on. This allows you to attack all enemies at once, but
only if you're using Black Magic. This also applies to using healing
spells on the entire party, and other support spells.
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III. Game Basics
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The Menu Outside of Battle
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Item
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This shows the current items you have in your inventory. Press A to select an
option (such as Use, after pressing B). If you click Use, you can select an
item. Press A to choose an item (however, items that are greyed out cannot be
used). When you select a recovery item (such as a Potion), choose a party
member to use it on, and press A to use it on that party member. This stuff is
all pretty simple, though, and I don't even know why I'm explaining it. The
other two options in the Item menu are Sort, and Key Items. If you select Sort,
all of the items in your inventory automatically get sorted. Key Items brings
up a list of important story-related (except in the cause of augments) items.
Magic
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Again, this is pretty self-explanatory. Select this to bring up a cursor.
Select a party member to bring up the Magic menu (however, Kain cannot learn
magic). The Magic menu shows the spells the party member currently has. You
learn magic spells by leveling up. There are three different types of magic
spells: White Magic, Black Magic, and Support Magic (although the Support
spells are in the White Magic category). Rydia, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cecil (only
as a Paladin), and Fusoya can use magic.
Equipment
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On the Equipment menu, you can equip your party members (obviously). You can
equip a weapon, a shield, a helmet, an armor, and a guantlet. There's also the
Remove option should you ever want to completely remove a piece of equipment.
Optimize automatically equips that character with the best equipment you have
in your inventory.
Abilities
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This screen shows you the commands a character has available. This is also
where you set your augments. You cannot replace the Attack and Item commands,
but any other ones can be replaced. There are two additional spots you can use
for your augments should you not want to replace any commands. You can also
change the command the character uses when in Auto-Battle mode.
Status
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This screen shows all of the party member's currently set abilities, along with
all of the abilities they know, which obviously includes augments. You can also
see how much EXP the character needs to reach the next level.
Party
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You can choose either Invert or Reposition. Choosing Invert switches the order
around. By default, three characters are allowed in the front row and two in
the back. By choosing Invert, two are allowed in the front and three are
allowed in the back. Reposition simply lets you move a party member into a
different position, whether it be another slot in the front row or moving them
to an empty slot in the back row.
Settings
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This is equivalent to an Options screen. Here you can change the Battle Mode
between Active and Wait, the Battle Speed, and more. By default, the Battle
Speed is set to 3. If you think it's too slow, _don't set it to 6_. Many people
make the mistake of thinking it's the fastest speed, but it's actually the
exact opposite. Instead, set it to 1 since it's the fastest.
Quicksave
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Choose this to save and quit immediately at any point in the game (except in a
battle, of course). You can then choose to reload that quicksave whenever you
wish, though only one quicksave file is available at a time. Loading the file
makes it disappear, meaning you'll have to quicksave again if you want another
one. It's mainly there to use in case you absolutely have to, but since the DS
can be put into sleep mode, which doesn't consume much battery power at all,
that's usually the better choice.
Save
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Self-explanatory. Use this option to save your current game progress. However,
you can only save at save points and on the world map. You can also use Tents
and Cottages while on the world map or standing on a save point.
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Battle Overview
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The battle system is quite simple, actually, but I'll explain it here anyway,
for those of you who are new to the Final Fantasy series.
Fight
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The basic command in the game. Select this option to attack with the weapon you
currently have equipped. If you don't have a weapon equipped, you attack using
your fists instead.
White Magic
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Useable by Cecil (Paladin only), Rydia (child only), Tellah, Rosa, Porom, and
Fusoya. White Magic spells are basically support spells, but there are also
some that inflict bad status effects on enemies and bosses. White Magic is
pretty much essential throughout the whole game, unless you want to go about
using Potions for the whole game.
Black Magic
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Usable by Rydia, Tellah, Palom, and Fusoya. This is basically the opposite of
White Magic; it's spells like Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder. Rather than causing
status effects or healing someone, Black Magic spells are spells that damage
the enemy you're battling. Black Magic is just as important as White Magic
throughout the course of the game.
Hit Points
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Anybody who has played any RPG (turn-based or otherwise) will know what Hit
Points (HP) are. Hit Points are your party member's health in the game. Their
HP increases as you level up. When enemies attack you, you lose HP. Use an item
or a Cure spell to recover some HP. If a party member's HP reaches zero, that
party member falls. If all party members fall in battle, you get a Game Over,
and have to start the game from the spot you previously saved the game at.
Using a Tent/Cottage will restore your HP. Also, a Cottage revives any fallen
party members.
Magic Points
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This is another obvious aspect in the game, and anyone who has played an RPG
will know what Magic Points (MP) are, too. Magic Points are basically just like
Hit Points. Only people with magic spells have MP. Each time you use a magic
spell, your MP goes down. If it reaches zero or a number like ten, use an Ether
or some other item to recover your MP! MP is really important throughout this
game, and you'll find yourself using it often. Using a Tent/Cottage will
restore your MP.
Command Meter
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You can see this go up (only if your Battle Mode is set to Active) during a
battle. When it gets full, the party member who's bar got full will get a turn.
Then, you can use a command, and the meter gets empty, then refills. This is a
very basic thing regarding Final Fantasy games, and anyone who has played a
Final Fantasy game will know how the Command Meter works.
Running Away
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Running away isn't always a bad choice in this game. During a battle, hold the
R button to begin running away. Keep it held, and you may or may not run
away. However, take note that you cannot run from a boss battle under any
circumstances. There is a downside to this, though: sometimes you lose Gil from
running away.
Defending
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Defending isn't too useful, but it can be if you don't want to attack with that
party member, for whatever reason. On any party member's turn, if you press
Right on the D-Pad, an option to Defend will appear. If you select this option,
the party member will use his/her turn to defend his/herself. While in this
state, any enemy that attacks the defending party member with physical attacks
will not hurt as much as normal. The damage is reduced, in other words. But
take note that magic attacks will hurt the same as if you weren't defending.
Change
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During a battle, when a party member's turn comes up, press Left on the D-Pad
to reveal the Change option. Select this to make all party members that are in
the front row go in the back row, and to make all party members that are in the
back row go in the front row.
Experience Points
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Experience points are required in order to gain levels in this game (also known
as EXP). EXP is gained in every battle in the game, whether it be a small or a
large amount. After a party member gains a certain amount of EXP, he/she levels
up. The higher your level is, the more EXP you will need to gain a level. You
have to level up in this game in order to stand a chance against enemies/bosses
in the future.
Attacked From Behind
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During normal battles (this does not apply to boss battles), the enemies can
attack you from a few ways. This is one of them. When your party is attacked
from behind, your party is on the left side, while the enemies are on the right
side. Also, when you're attacked from behind, you deal less damage than you
normally would. However, you also take less damage than normal.
Ambushed
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This is another way enemies can attack you. They can attack from either the
west or east side of the screen. Regardless, you normally get the first turn,
but when you get ambushed, the enemies always get to attack first.
Preemptive Strike
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This is the best way that enemies can attack you. Because, you get a free turn
with every party member at the start of the battle. After a few seconds, the
enemies will attack.
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Status Effects
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Throughout the course of the game, many enemies and bosses will use negative
status effect spells on you. This can get really annoying, so if it happens,
use an item or spell to cure it as fast as possible! I will list all of the
negative and positive status effects in the game below.
Poison
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Probably one of the most annoying status effects in the game. When Poison is
cast upon a party member, he/she takes damage each turn. It can be a lot, too,
so watch out. Also, if a battle ends with a party member poisoned, when you
walk/run, the poison will take affect on the party member. If you get poisoned,
be sure to use an Antidote as soon as you can to cure it. Tents/Cottages also
cure Poison.
Confusion
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This status effect can get annoying, as well. Certain enemies can do stuff that
will cause a party member to go confused. While a party member is confused, he
or she will attack a party member or enemy automatically, at his or her own
will, when his or her turn comes up. However, if an enemy hits the party
member, he/she gets out of confusion (you could also hit the confused party
member yourself to break him/her out of confusion). The effect wears off after
a battle.
Blind
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When enemies cast this upon a party member, you'll see that the party member
has black eyes. What blind does is decrease the chance you have of hitting an
enemy with your normal attack, but not magic attacks. It can get quite annoying
if it is casted upon attackers like Cecil, because you only have around a 50%
chance of hitting an enemy. A status-recovering spell or item will cure this.
The effect wears off after a battle.
Curse
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This is similar to Blind, but it doesn't decrease the chance you have of
hitting an enemy. Instead, it lowers your attack by a bit. You will be able to
tell if a party member has the Curse status inflicted on them by a skull above
their head. They will also be kneeling on the ground with the skull above their
head if they have Curse on them. Like usual, use any status-recovering spell or
item to cure this. The effect wears off after a battle.
Silence
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This is one of the worst status effects you can get on you, for a magic user.
If this is casted upon someone who can use magic, he/she cannot use magic until
the status effect has been cured. In order to cure it, use a status-recovering
item or spell, like most other status effects in the game.
Petrify
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If a party member is completely grey, it means that they are in stone. When a
party member is petrified, he/she cannot get a turn for a short amount of time.
However, if this status effect does get inflicted on you, use a recovery item
or spell to cure this immediately. If all four party members get petrified, you
will get a Game Over. The effect wears off after a battle.
Pig
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If this is casted upon a party member, he/she gets turned into a pig (kinda
like being turned into an Imp in Final Fantasy VI). When you're a pig, you
cannot use any special battle commands (like Ninjutsu) or White/Black Magic.
The only Black Magic spell useable is Esuna, which turns you back into a human
if you're a pig. Just use a status-recovering item/spell to get rid of this
effect. The effect still lasts after a battle, however.
Slow
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Possibly one of the worst status effects you can have on someone. When this is
inflicted on you, the party member it is inflicted on will get his/her turn
slower than usual. If you have the Active Battle Mode on, the Command Meter
fills up slower than normal. Use any recovery item/spell to get rid of this.
This effect wears off after a battle.
Sleep
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When a party member is asleep, he/she cannot have a turn until he/she is hit,
or a curing item/spell is used on him/her. Many enemies in the game will put
your party members to sleep, so beware! Be sure to recover this effect as soon
as you can if it is inflicted on anybody. This effect wears off after a battle.
Stop
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If this is inflicted onto any party member, the party member in question will
have stopped completely, for a few turns. The party member willl not be able to
make a turn for quite a few turns. Beware of this; if it is casted, immediately
cure it with a curing item/spell before the party member ends up dead. This
effect wears off after a battle.
Stone
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This is sort of like Petrify, only it takes longer for it to actually take
effect. When someone casts this on a party member, only his/her legs will be
covered in stone. However, as time passes, the stone covers up even more of the
body. This also happens if the enemy inflicts the Stone effect on the party
member again. If the stone covers up the whole body, the party member will not
be able to move. Use a status-recovering item/spell to cure it. This effect
wears off after a battle.
Tiny
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This is pretty much like Piggy. When this is inflicted on a party member, he
or she will become very small, and look like a baby. In this state, you can't
use any form of magic or special abilities. Use a status-recovering item or
spell to cure this.
Toad
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This is pretty much like Piggy. When this is inflicted on a party member, he
or she will become a frog, and will not be able to use any form of magic or
special abilities, except for Esuna. Simply use a status-recovering item or
spell to get rid of this.
Doom
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A deadly status effect, but it's a rare one at that. When a foe uses this on a
party member, he/she will have a countdown timer above their head. When/if the
timer reaches zero, the party member immediately falls. This status effect
cannot be cured, but the effect wears off after a battle.
Paralyze
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When a party member is paralyzed, he/she has lines on his/her body. When you
are paralyzed, that party member cannot move at all. If all four party members
become paralyzed, you get a Game Over. Use any status-recovering spell or item
to get rid of this effect. This effect automatically wears off after a battle.
Berserk
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Berserk is actually a good status effect. When used, it allows your party
member to attack a random enemy automatically, but the power of the attack is
increased. In other words, it's a more powerful Fight command. It's pretty
useful for fighters like Cecil, or Yang. It can be cured with any status
recovering item or spell, however.
Float
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Float allows a party member to avoid any ground attacks, like Quake. It is
actually quite useful. It's useable in battle and out of battle. In order to
get through certain areas in the game, you need Float. Outside of battle, the
effect will wear off as soon as you enter a new area. In battle, if this is
casted upon a party member, he/she will be floating in the air. Use any status
recovering item or spell to cure this.
Reflect
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When this is casted upon a party member, any magic spells used by an enemy or
ally will be reflected back onto an enemy. This spell is especially useful for
bosses like Bahamut. However, the downside is that if you use a Cure spell on
the Reflected ally, the spell will backfire and recover an enemy instead! Be
careful when using this spell.
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Chocobos
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Chocobos are used in pretty much every Final Fantasy game to date. They are
what appears to be some sort of duck or something, but they are actually quite
useful. They hide in Chocobo Villages spreaded throughout the game, and in some
Chocobo Stables. When you ride one, the Chocobo will take you to a desired
place. There is one Chocobo in the game, however, that will store items for you
that you can come and withdraw later.
Normal Chocobo
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This particular Chocobo is yellow, and is the normal type of Chocobo. When you
ride it, you can ride this Chocobo all around the continent you are on. When
you dismount the Chocobo, it proceeds to return to the Chocobo Village from
which you found it at.
White Chocobo
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A rather rare Chocobo. If you see one of these, be sure to talk to it, because
it will restore all of your MP! It's really good for people that have good
magic spells.
Black Chocobo
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This is another rare Chocobo, and is required to get to a certain area in the
game. When you mount it, it can fly. It can fly over water, but not mountains.
And it can only land in forests. When you dismount this Chocobo, it will stay
in the forest you dismounted it at. When you remount the Chocobo, it carries
you back to the forest you found it in.
Fat Chocobo
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This is no ordinary Chocobo. If you see an odd spot in the game that's empty
and looks like something should be there, use a Gysahl Green item if you have
one. You will summon the Fat Chocobo, and a list will pop up. You'll unlock
more options to choose from as you go through the Namingway quest. These things
include the ability to train Whyt (unlocked by default), listen to the game's
music, and more.
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IV. Characters
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WARNING: Spoilers *will* be present in this section. Read at your own risk.
In this section, I will list all of the playable characters in the game, along
with information about them and such.
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Cecil
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Class: Dark Knight / Paladin
Biography: Cecil is a Dark Knight, and the commander of the Red Wings. He is
ordered by the king of Baron to steal the legendary crystals. Cecil
begins to wonder, however, if what he is doing is really wrong. He
later realizes that he is doing wrong, and wants to redeem himself
by going to Mt. Ordeals and casting out the darkness within him, so
he can become a Paladin. But the Elder of Mysidia at first refuses
to let him, because he's still mad at Cecil for stealing the crystal
from them. Cecil becomes a Paladin later in the game, and wants to
do what is right and not what is wrong.
Special Ability (Dark Knight): Darkness
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Using this causes Cecil to power up for a few turns, creating a dark aura
around him. This makes your attacks stronger, but it also consumes HP with each
turn. In the previous versions of FFIV, this unleashed a multi-target attack
which dealt minor damage and wasn't very useful.
Special Ability (Paladin): Cover
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If you use this, you get to choose a party member for Cecil to defend for a
turn. If the party member you chose gets attacked, Cecil will guard him/her,
and take the damage himself. He will sometimes use this automatically if a
party member is in critical condition.
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Kain
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Class: Dragoon
Biography: Kain is Cecil's best friend and rival. He has a rather weak mind.
Golbez, the one obsessed with finding the crystals, controls Kain
and takes him as a partner two times throughout the game. However,
each time Kain manages to break free of Golbez's control. He plans
to stop him from gaining the crystals, with Cecil and his friends by
his side. He also seems to be jealous of Cecil because he is in love
with Rosa.
Special Ability: Jump
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This ability is rather useful throughout the game. When you use it, Kain leaps
in the air for a short time, off of the battlefield. Then, a turn or so later,
he comes down and attacks an enemy with his spear, causing a lot of damage.
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Rydia
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Class: Summoner
Biography: Cecil and Kain first meet this little girl in the Mist Village. She
sees her mother on the ground, dead. When Cecil and Kain defeated
the Mist Dragon, Rydia's mother died along with it. Rydia hates them
both for it, and summons the Titan to get rid of Cecil and Kain. But
Cecil finds Rydia on the ground unconscious afterwards, and he takes
her to an Inn at Kaipo. Rydia then forgives Cecil, and joins him on
his journey. She later gets swallowed up by Leviathan, but later
rejoins the team. As a child, she can use White and Black Magic, but
both are limited. When she rejoins later as an adult, she can no
longer use White Magic, but can use a variety of Black Magic spells.
Special Ability (Kid/Adult): Summon
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This is another really useful ability. Use it to summon up a monster to attack
enemies. You only start off with one summon, but you learn a lot more through
side quests, and as you progress through the game. In this version, you can
summon a creature called Whyt, which is a white (hence the name) doll-looking
thing. You can up its stats by playing certain mini-games to make it stronger
and more useful.
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Tellah
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Class: Sage
Biography: Tellah is an old man who is found in a cave. He is on his way to
Damcyan, so he joins you, but says there's a monster at the end of
the cave that needs to be destroyed. After they reach Damcyan,
he finds out that his daughter, Anna, is dead. He also finds out
that someone named Golbez killed her, so he leaves the party, ticked
off. He later rejoins the team, but is still obsessed with avenging
his daughter. He is able to use both White and Black Magic, and
after Cecil becomes a Paladin, he recalls all of his forgotten
spells. His limited MP is the downside to him.
Special Ability: Recall
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Tellah can only use this before he remembers all of the spells he's forgotten.
When he uses it, he may use a spell that he forgot (it could be anything; it's
random). However, it does not always work. Even if he fails to cast anything,
he'll lose MP. I don't recommend using this since way more often than not, he
will just use something crappy like Thunder.
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Edward
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Class: Prince
Biography: Also known as the "spoony bard", Edward is the prince of Damcyan.
He is in love with Tellah's daughter, Anna. However, when she dies,
Tellah accuses him of killing her, even though he obviously did not
do it. He loved Anna a lot, and after she dies, he joins Cecil to
help cure Rosa. His abilities are slightly improved in this version,
or at least, Sing is. He is still the worst member in your team for
the whole time you have him, but is good for inflicting status
problems onto a foe.
Special Ability: Hide
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Yet another useless ability by Edward. When you use this, he will run off of
the screen for a turn, and hide himself from the fight. He comes back after a
turn, however. Be warned, though, because when Edward is in critical condition,
he will automatically use this, and keep doing it until he's healed. In some
cases, it can actually be good, but this only applies to other characters (you
need to give a character the Hide augment to use it with them).
Special Ability: Salve
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This is basically an improved version of Heal from Final Fantasy IV Advance.
When you select this, Edward will heal the whole party for minor amounts of HP.
Special Ability: Bardsong
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In this version, you get to choose between songs to use. He learns more songs
as he levels up. It's a really useful ability at times.
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Rosa
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Class: White Mage
Biography: Rosa is Cecil's girlfriend. She was born and raised in Baron. Early
in the game, she is sick with desert fever, and Cecil tries to get a
certain cure to help her. After she is cured, she joins Cecil to
help him on his quest. She can be quite useful, too, as she is the
first White Mage to join your party, and the only one to stay for
your final party.
Special Abilty: Pray
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When used, Rosa prays, and if it succeeds, the entire party's HP gets recovered
a bit. It's not very useful, though, and you're probably better off using a
Cure spell instead.
Special Ability: Aim
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If you're using a bow for a weapon, use this. It never fails, and guarantees a
successful hit with the bow. This command is only selectable if Rosa has a bow
equipped on her.
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Yang
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Class: Monk
Biography: Yang's the king of all of the monks in the kingdom of Fabul. He uses
claws as weapons, which can be pretty deadly throughout the game.
Cecil and his friends first meet him at the top of Mt. Hobs. After
they save him from a bunch of Bomb enemies, he joins the party to
help stop Golbez. He's a pretty useful character, and you get to
keep him for quite awhile.
Special Ability: Focus
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New to this version is the ability to charge up an attack for another turn.
Despite the fact that this essentially wastes a turn, it's a really useful
ability in most cases. You can charge up to three times, and it's recommended
that you do. This will make his attacks dish out a whole lot of damage, and
it's really useful for boss fights.
Special Ability: Kick
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Kick has slightly improved in this version. This is a simple ability where Yang
uses a kick to hurt all enemies on the field. It deals moderate damage, though
I don't know for sure if Focus strengthens it or not. Really good for fights
with multiple enemies.
Special Ability: Brace
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A pretty good ability. When used, this increases your defense by about 75% for
that turn. You'll want to use this for some of the harder battles.
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Palom
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Class: Black Mage
Biography: Palom is Porom's twin brother. He is only five years old, and he and
Porom get in fights quite often. They're rather immature, but they
are quite useful when you first get to use them. Their Twincast
ability can come quite in handy.
Special Ability: Bluff
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This ability is kinda useful. It causes Palom to charge up his magic power,
making it where it hurts more.
Special Ability: Twincast
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This is probably Palom and Porom's best move. You have to use up both of their
turns to use it, but it's well worth it. They have a chance of either casting
Comet, a meteorite attack that rains stars, or Pyroblast, an even more powerful
fire-based attack that deals loads of damage. This is especially useful when
obtained as an augment.
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Porom
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Class: White Mage
Biography: Porom is Palom's twin sister. She is only five years old, and she
and Palom get in fights quite often. They're rather immature, but
they are quite useful when you first get to use them. Their Twincast
ability can come quite in handy.
Special Ability: Cry
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Unlike the GBA version, this ability is actually one of the most useful in the
game. When used, you lower the enemy's defense for the remainder of the fight.
When obtained as an augment, you'll be using this constantly (combined with
other negative status-inflicting spells). It helps out a lot through difficult
boss battles.
Special Ability: Twincast
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This is probably Palom and Porom's best move. You have to use up both of their
turns to use it, but it's well worth it. They have a chance of either casting
Comet, a meteorite attack that rains stars, or Pyroblast, an even more powerful
fire-based attack that deals loads of damage. This is especially useful when
obtained as an augment.
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Cid
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Class: Engineer
Biography: Cid may be old, but he's pretty useful (both story-wise and game
wise). He is useful for when you first get him, that is. He also
made the airship you get in this game, and he is the one who started
the Baron kingdom all along. He's a nice guy that always helps out
Cecil and his friends when they're in need, despite numerous
injuries he gets throughout the course of the game.
Special Ability: Analyze
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Using this move, Cid scans all enemies on the field. This is a good alternative
to Libra.
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Edge
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Class: Ninja
Biography: Edge is a ninja, and the prince of Eblan. He likes women a lot;
especially Rydia, who he seems to be in love with. He wants to
chase down and kill Rubicante, one of the four Elemental Lords, for
turning his parents into monsters (or so he thinks he did). He is
bent on revenge, and he joins Cecil and the others to help fight
Rubicante and stop Golbez from getting all of the crystals. He's not
a very bad party member, though he always seems to lag behind in
levels when you get him in Eblan Cave.
Special Ability: Ninjutsu
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Edge can use magic, technically, but not much. His Ninjutsu abilities are
actually magic abilities. He only starts off with one, but during the fight
with Rubicante, he learns the rest of them. Most of them are subpar elemental
spells, but there are a couple useful ones.
Special Ability: Throw
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This ability is just like Shadow's from FFVI. He can throw a shuriken or a
weapon. This is especially useful with good weapons you don't need anymore.
Special Ability: Steal
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Using this, Edge attempts to steal from an enemy, and take an item. It doesn't
always work, however. You can use this to exploit a glitch in the battle
against Rubicante, which makes him close his cloak and prevent him from ever
using his most powerful attack, Inferno.
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Fusoya
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Class: Lunarian
Biography: Fusoya is no ordinary old man. He has every magic spell in the game,
including White Magic spells. However, he cannot summon. He is part
of a strange race called the Lunarians. Lunarians are only found on
the top of the moon. He reveals a huge plot twist in the game to
Cecil and the gang, and then he temporarily joins them to break
the barrier surrounding the Tower of Babil.
Special Ability: Bless
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Using this, the party's MP will slowly increase. I don't really recommend using
it unless you're desperate for MP, and don't want to waste much needed Ethers
and/or Elixirs and whatnot.
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V. Walkthrough
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In this section is a full walkthrough of a game, from the beginning to the end.
The game starts in its full 3D glory with Cecil, commander of the Red Wings, in
the first voiced cutscene in any Final Fantasy IV version ever. He and his men
are on the way to the castle of Baron to deliver the stolen Water Crystal to
the king. Soon, some floating eye monsters will attack the crew members of the
ship, and you'll have to take care of them as Cecil. You're given a Red Fang
item should you want to use it, though I suggest keeping it for later use.
You'll arrive at Baron soon after slaying the monsters.
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Baron Castle
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Cecil will be greeted by Baigan, who will lead him to the throne room where the
king awaits. He tells Cecil to stay behind for a moment and Baigan enters the
throne room alone. Watch the rest of the scene and soon, Cecil's rival and
friend, Kain, enters the room to try and vouch for him. He will help Cecil
deliver the package to the Valley of Mist in the morning, as the both of them
leave the throne room and Kain tells you to rest up. You will then gain
control. There are a few items to get. Head south to 1F of the castle and look
at your map on the touch screen. Go to the location where the three treasure
chests are and flick the switch on the left part of the wall to open it. Open
the chests to get 480 gil, an Ether, and a Tent. Now, go left and head up the
stairs and down the next set.
Enter Rosa, Cecil's girlfriend and also a White Mage. She wants to meet him in
his tower later. Outside, follow the path around and you'll be introduced to
Cid, an engineer of Baron. He talks about his suspicion with the king as of
late. Once he leaves, enter the tower (don't go through the door that is
opened, which is the one Cid came out of). In here is a Moogle-looking thing
called Namingway. He will want you to change your name; change it to whatever
you want because it won't work regardless. He then realizes that he can't
change names anymore (a la previous versions of FFIV), then he'll leave on a
journey to find something else to do. He'll be appearing often in this game,
and is part of a side quest, so see the Side Quests section for more info
on this event.
On the next floor, a girl will be blocking the staircase leading to Cecil's
bedchamber, but she'll allow you in to prepare for your depature tomorrow. In
Cecil's room, choose to rest in his bed and then watch the cutscenes that
commence. Cecil and Kain both leave for the Valley of Mist at sunrise. After
the traditional Final Fantasy theme plays, you'll be on the world map. Enter
Baron's town, just south of the castle.
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Town of Baron
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There are a few hidden items to get in this town. Enter the Inn directly in
front of you and go upstairs. Flick the switch on the wall near the chests to
open the wall, then open the chests to get some Gnomish Bread, a Tent, and some
Eye Drops. Exit the Inn, then head to the northeastern end of the map and go
through the wall there. Head up and around the walls of the town, but don't go
up too far or you'll exit. Keep going around until the path goes a bit far
down, then examine the wall to get a Phoenix Down. Keep going around until you
bump into another invisible object, then examine it to get another Phoenix
Down. Head up a bit from that and continue around the path to exit the town.
It's recommended that you buy some Potions from the Item Shop before heading
off to our destination.
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World Map
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It's a really quick walk to the cave we need to go to. Just head left from
Baron and cross the bridges, then eventually you should come to a cave. There's
also a Chocobo forest is to the west of Baron, so use that to reach the cave if
you want. Save your game and enter once you get there.
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Mist Cave
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There's Namingway again. He will call himself Mappingway, then he'll explain
about the maps on the touch screen and the rewards you get for completing them.
By mapping out an area 100%, you gain a certain amount of items. This is a good
way to obtain some items without spending any money, but you can only map out
an area once, and thus can only get the items once. With that done, follow the
path around in a zig-zag fashion, and eventually you'll hear a voice demanding
you leave the cave. Creepy. Open the chest just north of here for a Potion,
then go east and open that chest to get some Eye Drops. Follow the path and
when it splits, go south and around to a chest containing a Tent. Go back and
follow the path a bit more, then you'll hear the voice again.
Open the chest ahead for another Potion, then go north and you'll hear the
voice for the third time. It kindly asks you to leave, but tell it you're
ignoring the warning and you'll engage in a boss fight.
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Mist Dragon
HP: 556
Weakness: Dark
Absorbs: Holy
Resists: -
EXP Gained: 1112
Gil Obtained: 0
Item Stolen: -
Boss Strategy: This shouldn't be too terribly hard, but you'll need to be
careful about when you strike this thing. You see, every minute
or so, it will turn into mist. This means that you should *not*
attack it until it reforms, and you can use this time to heal
yourself up with Potions if you bought enough in the town of
Baron. Don't bother using Darkness with Cecil, because chances
are you'll do it at a bad time and end up wasting health and
attacking the mist. Don't even Jump with Kain *unless* it is
right after the dragon reforms from the mist. As for the Mist
Dragon itself, it'll just use physical attacks, but they do pack
a punch, so keep yourself healed.
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Before you exit the cave, make sure you mapped out the whole area! Your reward
for doing so is 5 Potions, which isn't half bad for this point in the game.
Leave the cave and you'll be on the other side of it.
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World Map
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First off, before going any further, remove all of Kain's equipment. He's about
to leave you for a bit and will take his equipment with him, but if you remove
it then you can sell it for free cash. Once that's done, enter the town of Mist
directly ahead.
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Mist Village
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You'll immediately see a scene in which the ring Cecil was sent to bring
reacts. Lots of Bombs appear from within it and burn the village! A little girl
is then heard sobbing. It turns out her mother died because of the dragon that
they slew. After a bit of rambling between Cecil and Kain, they try to take the
girl with her, but she refuses and summons up an Eidolon. It uses its huge arms
to create an earthquake, splitting the ground behind the village in half. The
screen will black out and Cecil will awaken in a forest. The girl is also
unconscious in the forest, with a white creature standing beside her which
disappears. Cecil sees that Kain is nowhere in sight and takes the girl.
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World Map
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Go northeast and you'll see that you're at a desert. This particular desert
doesn't have very powerful enemies, except for one: the Sand Worm. It's rather
uncommon, but if you find it, run immediately. At this point in the game, it's
too strong for you to defeat. It might be possible to kill now, but it's not
worth trying. If you're going for a complete Bestiary, try fighting it if you
must, but I don't recommend it. Save before fighting it if you do. In the
center of the desert is an oasis with a town next to it, which is where you'll
want to go.
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Kaipo
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Upon entering the village, Cecil will take the girl to the Inn to rest. The
Innkeeper lets him stay for free, too. Yay. He takes her to a bed where she
wakes up, but doesn't speak to him and just turns away. Later that night, three
soldiers of Baron enter and tell Cecil to surrender the girl. You will then
have to fight a General and three Baron Soldiers. I'd hardly consider this a
boss fight because it's really easy. Aim for the General first and foremost. He
will order the Baron Soldiers to attack over and over. Once he's taken care of,
the three soldiers will become confused. At this point, just hack away at all
three of them (they may even kill one of themselves before you do due to the
confusion). Easy fight, easy EXP. After the battle, the girl finally warms up
to Cecil, and introduces herself as Rydia.
Suddenly, the white creature shows itself again. It's Rydia's Eidolon, which
you get to choose the name for. By default, its name is Whyt, so that's what
this guide will refer to it as. She says that we should bring it to a Fat
Chocobo sometime, then you'll regain control. Head all the way right and talk
to the guy at the desk. This is the Item Shop. I recommend stocking up on some
Phoenix Downs; they'll come in handy for the next dungeon, even if they are a
bit expensive. When you're done shopping, exit the Inn and enter the house at
the northeastern edge of town. Inside is Mappingway, who will change his name
to Livingway and tell you about the Bestiary. Don't worry, you can view it any
time you'd like via the Fat Chocobo.
Go forward and you'll see Rosa bedridden! She's barely conscious and doesn't
even notice Cecil, but somehow she gives you an Auto-Potion augment despite her
condition. Leave the house and the augments will be explained to you slightly,
but not at all well enough. Augments are basically abilities you can give to a
character, and that character will learn it permenately. You can use them by
going to Items and then Key Items, but I don't recommend using the Auto-Potion
on Cecil or Rydia if this is your first playthrough. You can set the abilities
you've learned from using augments on the Abilities menu. Head due west of here
to the opposite side and you'll find the Fat Chocobo. You can use him for
various things, including training Whyt and such.
See the Whyt section for information on that stuff. Head to the Armor Shop and
sell all of Kain's equipment you removed earlier. Buy a couple Leather Caps and
equip one on Rydia, and then we're finally done with this town.
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World Map
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From Kaipo, head northeast and eventually you'll reach a cave. Before entering,
I highly recommend leveling up Rydia to at least level 10 or so. She's very
weak right now and will not be able to survive in the cave. When you're ready,
save and enter.
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Underground Waterway - South
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When you enter here, head north and open the two chests for a Maiden's Kiss and
a Potion. Go back south and follow the path west, then head south when the path
splits and take the Tent from the chest. Head north and speak with the old man
blocking the path. You'll find out his name is Tellah, and that his daughter,
Anna, was apparently tricked by a bard in Damcyan. He says there's a terrible
monster blocking the way to Damcyan, and with Cecil and Rydia's help, he should
be able to defeat it. He'll then join your party (surprise, surprise!). With
Tellah in your party, you'll be able to actually defeat the enemies without
dying. His Thunder spell can wipe out most (if not all) of the enemies in one
shot. Equip the Leather Cap you should've bought earlier on him.
Head north and cross the bridge going east. When the path splits, head north
and map out that part of the area, then go back and head east a bit more. Go
north and up the steps to reveal more of the map, then head south and onto the
water. Go left and turn north under the bridge to a chest, which contains an
Ether. Backtrack up to the platform and head all the way left, then north and
to the next area. If you mapped out the whole area, you get 5 Eye Drops. In the
next area, go all the way north and then south onto the water. Go southwest a
bit and head north to a chest, which contains a Potion. Map out the rest of
this part of the area and go back onto the water. Follow the path south and
head up, then keep following the path. On the way, open the chest you'll come