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Final Fantasy X-2 Speed Run Challenge FAQ/Walkthrough
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Created by: KADFC (aka Fabian Chang)
Copyright KADFC 2005
E-Mail: New_KADFC@hotmail.com
Created on: 1:43 PM on August 1st 2005 (Pacific Time)
First Version Submitted on: 4:45 PM on August 8th 2005
Current Version: 1.30
Current Version Submitted on: 12:40 PM on August 31th 2005
Best Viewed on: Courier New, 10 Font
(This FAQ contains Spoilers)
This FAQ can only be posted on Gamefaqs, no other site has this privilege.
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Table of Content
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I.       Introduction
II.      Tips/Hints
III.     Reference
IV.      Walkthrough/FAQ
V.       Author's Fastest Time
VI.      Challenges done by Author
VIII.    Credits
Version 1.00: Second Run and Walkthrough Complete
Version 1.20: Author tried to follow his guide and found the mistakes.
Improved stratgies stated with '**' or will be completely changed.
Third Run completed and Author's Fastest Time Complete
Version 1.30: New Game Plus Speed Run Complete, along with times.
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Introduction
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For this guide, I'll try to make it as simple as possible. The main point
of this challenge is to be able to have the power to finish off Shuyin,
while still have a very low time. This time being the last point. This is
based off of NOT using a New Game Plus. Future versions might include the
time achieved for using New Game Plus.
No cheat device may be allowed, but you can always take the game's glitches
if possible. For FFX-2, there aren't any, or many. At least I don't
consider them it.
This will be my 7th guide and I hope to improve my typing skills as well as
grammar and spelling errors. I've done Speed Runs for FFVII, VIII, and IX
and X. This is just another one on the list left to do. Just to prove to
someone the possibilities (aka showoff), like all challenges.
There's always a possibility that my way isn't the fastest, that's why I'm
gonna find out the fastest route possible. As I'm typing this up, I'm about
to do my second run. My first run was kinda crappy and I got a horrible
time. I think I need to do 2 or 3 more after my second run to get a
desirable time, I'll just have to wait and see.
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Tips and Hints
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This section is for challengers that doesn't want to use my walkthrough and
instead would like a few words of wisdom. What's the point of doing a
challenges if you're being spoon fed? This doesn't mean that you shouldn't
read this even if you're using the walkthrough section.
1. Don't have too many saved files on your memory card. Having too much
on them will lag up the time needed to get the next save.
2. For the beginning battles, you'll need to rely on Trigger Happy
combined with other physical attacks made to get a chain.
3. Unlike FFX, FFX-2's pause actually stops the timer from going.
4. Sometime, you'll need to wait for other's ATB to be full, so that you
can launch a full party chained attack. This is used in the early
part of the game.
5. Charm Bangle is a must. Keep tapping to the right and using 'Escape'
in all unwanted battles.
6. On all EXP/Gils/Items Screens, hold X to quickly get out.
7. Don't use Pause in battles. Using it will NOT stop the timer. Pausing
only works for non-battles. My third run was based on this unexpected
discovery. So for each battle, try to enter the right commands as
fast as possible.
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Reference
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Terms and other stuff.
SS = Start and Square. Meaning you should first press Start and then the
'Square' button to skip ahead.
DS = Dress Sphere.
ADS = Any Dress Sphere. When Paine is about to activate Full Throttle, this
Dress Sphere will be the first one that Paine will be using. She won't
be using this DS, she'll only change into Warrior from this DS. Most
likely to be Gunner or Thief.
GG = Garnet Grid
Also, all girls must survive by the end of all battles, unless I state this.
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Walkthrough/FAQ
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Start a New Game. (NO NEW GAME PLUS)
Watch the intro.
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Chapter 1
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Battle #1: ???? and 2 x Goons
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Nothing special, just hold down X and win the battle easily
After the battle, press Start and then Select to skip the little clip.
For the rest of this guide, 'Press Start and Then Square' will be refer to
as 'SS.' I will list all the possible places that this will need to be
performed.
When chasing after LeBlanc, SS again.
Before going forward, go to your menu screen. Press up to go to
'Config.' Inside press right a few times, go down twice and to the right
again. Exit the menu screen and proceed forward. This will change the
Sphere Change to Off, to limit animation time, and ATB Speed to fastest.
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Battle #2: 2 x Goons
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Just like last time, just hold X and win.
Move foward, and get into the battle in the next screen.
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Battle #3: 2 x Goons and 2 x Fem Goons
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Have Rikku and Paine aim at the Fem, one each. This will take both of them
out fast. After that, just hold X.
Move towards Paine. SS it.
(Note: This battle can be avoided. You'll need to slip inbetween the two
Fems and pass them right by. If you're aiming for speed, try to do this.
It took me 6 tries to get it right.)
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Battle #4: Ormi and Logos
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Killing whoever first doesn't really matter. Just kill them fast with
Trigger Happy chained.
After Battle, SS it.
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Battle #5: LeBlanc
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Quickly press R1 and change Yuna's DS to Dancer. After that, just keep
pressing X or just hold it down if you expect the chain to come.
Just wait after the battle. After you seen Yuna's intro, press X constantly.
During the EXP/Gil screen, just hold X down.
SS Gullship.
SS it again.
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Gullwing
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1. Hold X and move foward, this will cause a jump effect.
2. Talk to Paine
3. Talk to Shinra, when you see his list, select 'Done'
4. Talk to Brother
5. Talk to Rikku
6. Move over to the left and talk to Buddy
7. Go back up the stairs and save your game
Author's Time:  0:11     1%
Gils: 1020 (Maybe higher, like 1140)
8. Go to the cabin and talk to Barkeep
9. Go back to the bridge, Buddy will talk. SS it.
10.Keep tapping X on the black screen dialogues
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Mt. Gagazet
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After Buddy's "I'll take you to the top." SS the next screen
You'll have to wait a few seconds before Yuna can move.
Tutorials Jump and Climb: When you see the text box, just tap X quick.
The speed things up, just hold down O when doing any of these actions.
Third Tutorial: On this one, just jump down get the Yellow Ring. Then hold
O to get back up the left and move right to quickly jump.
Move toward the Save Sphere and Save.
Author's Time:  0:14     2%
Gils: 1020
(This may require a lot tries, I did 6. Do 2 full runs, before trying to
get the perfect one.)
Go into your menu. Turn everybody into Warrior and have everyone learn
Armor Break. Equipping anything right now doesn't really matter.
Walk to the left and mash X. Activate elevator (already done if you kept
pressing X). The screen will turn black, on the next screen SS it.
Move down and then to the left and grab that Elixir. Do this while getting
into 0 encounters. If you get into one, restart.
Make your way to the upper right. After Yuna's "Who's there,' on the next
screen SS it. You shouldn't be able to see LeBlanc if done fast enough.
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Battle #6: LeBlanc, Ormi, Logos
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Just have all 3 girls constantly chain them all to death, one at a time.
Shouldn't see more than 2 Sonic Fans and 2 Love Taps. I actually saw
LeBlanc giving herself the Love Taps because I killed Logos before she
could use it.
Head for the entrance. You should get into 0 random battle
(Using Flee is a bad idea. It takes too long, so that some girls can
receive blows. You'll have to wait for her ATB to be filled up and then
press Triangle to get to find her turn. If Rikku gets hit, this will delay
her action. While Escape on the other hand, doesn't take any of this.)
Logos will send enemies at you, just time and hold X to quickly take them
out. Proceed to the entrance. Hold O and quickly pass this area. Get into
0 encounters. You decide if it's worth a restart or not if you did get one.
Once outside again, walk near the rightest path, to limit your encounters
as well as time needed to travel. You'll get 2 random encounters,
escape them both.
Ormi will send enemies at you this time. Just hold X like before. Try to
reach the Save Sphere ASAP. By the time my Time Left Counter was gone, it
was around 4:13:??. LeBlanc talks, X tap it. Go save your game now.
Author's Time:  0:22     3%
Gils: 1570
Go up and grab Muscle Belt from the chest. Go into the menu, give someone
the Muscle Belt. Proceed to the boss.
SS it at first view.
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Battle #7: Borris
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This boss shouldn't get more than 2 hits on you. You'll need to perform
4 full party chained attacks on him. A few more hits may be required.
Keep on tapping X for the storyline. Exit Mt. Gagazet.
SS the Gullwing.
SS again.
Head for the Cabin and talk to Barkeep. Sell the Faerie Earrings that you
got from the previous fight with Borris. Also sell the Elixir you got
from Mt. Gagazet.
Go back to the bridge and save.
Author's Time:  0:26     4%
Gils: 5370
Jump down and talk to Shinra. SS it quickly to avoid viewing the Sphere!!
Tap X throughout the dialouge. Obtain Black Mage DS. Buddy will call out,
after Rikku's second jump, SS it.
Mash X through the tutorial. Head for Calm Lands.
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Calm Lands
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(May require a few attempts)
You can get from 1 to 3 random encounters here. 1 or 2 is ok, but if you
get 3, that will need a restart
Head for the left and talk to the guy standing on the left near the hover.
Do this fast:
1. Buy Credits   - 410
2. Trade Credits - Charm Bangle
3. Ride Hover    - Travel Agency
4. Talk to the merchant and buy a Wristband.
5. Go back to the airship
6. Talk to Buddy and select Besaid Island
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Besaid Island
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1. Mash X through Yuna's Dialouge, SS when you see the green ground.
2. Head for Lulu's Home and talk to her. SS when dialouge starts.
3. SS again.
4. After watching the Sphere, SS again.
5. Tap X to get through dialouge, head for Lulu's Home again. When Lulu
come in talk to her and keep tapping X.
6. After the nap, go outside and talk to Lulu. Mash X.
7. Exit the village and save game.
Author's Time:  0:33     5%
Gils: 270
Have Paine equip the Charm Bangle and take anything else off of her. Just
keep tapping X when Brother is talking.
Okay, now for the 4 Digit Password. You'll need to do this twice for the
speed of this game. For the first time, just collect all the numbers. Copy
it down on paper or memorize it. Test the numbers out, just to make sure.
Now restart.
Go use the code. Head for Wakka, SS it. Head for the Savepoint and save.
Author's Time:  0:36     5%     (Y = 4, R = 4, P = 4)
Gils: 1270
Give Rikku the Muscle Belt and Wristband. Yuna take the Gauntlet and any
other defense based equipment. Paine sticks with the Charm Bangle only.
So basically, you have all Warriors.
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Battle #8: Flame Dragon
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For the first turn, have everyone attack in a chained manner. On the next
turn, have Yuna and Rikku use a Potion on themselves and have Paine attack.
After this, some of it will be based on luck. Everyone keep chaining with
regular attacks. By the time he's going to attempt to launch his second
Firebreath, he should already be dead.
An alternative way to which I thought will work was to have Paine have the
lowest HP and have her keep using Sentinel. The boss should keep on
attacking the character with the lowest life, except that when I tested it
3 times, this never occurred. So I used my way instead.
Head back to Wakka and SS IT!! (This is a must) Then SS it again. After
that, there will be more dialouge, so just keep tapping X.
SS the Gullwing.
Head for Zanarkand.
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Zanarkand
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Save your game.
Author's Time:  0:40     6%
Gils: 1570
Head north and talk to Issaru. Go to the left. Go through all of Passe's
dialouge. Defeat the goons with Chained attacks. After that, go to the
right and pick up the Mega Phoenix.
Fight another group of goons, followed with Fem Goons. Pick up the
Phoenix Down from the chest.
Head to north, speed through the dialouge and save again.
Author's Time:  0:47     7%     (Y = 5, R = 6, P = 5)
Gils: 1810
Go talk to Cid, pick whatever answer you like. After that talk to the
guy to the left, head for the doors. Just open all the chests on the left
side. Keep going north. Mass X when needed. When Issaru gives you the
second question, DO NOT pick the right one. It'll waste time and you don't
need that GG anyways.
Head north for the next boss, along the way, you should prepare yourself.
Yuna should be close to Armor Break by now, so need to mess with her.
This is the first time that I did this... but it's worth it, I think.
Keep Rikku the same way. Now for Paine, go to First Steps and put White
Mage somewhere. Now turn Paine into a White Mage. The DS is set to Vigor,
so that's good enough.
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Battle #9: Guardian Beast
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Yuna and Rikku keeps on using Power Break. If Yuna gets the chance to use
Armor Break, use that instead and keep using it until she runs out of MP.
For Rikku, you keep using Power Break until 10 is inflicted or if she
runs out of MP. For this to be able to count at all, Armor Break must have
a 6. You can aim higher, only if you spare MP to use, don't use an Ether.
Restart if you must.
For Paine, just keep using Pray. There are small occasions that you should
use Cure. If an ally have HP less than 100, use full party cure. If an
ally have less than 51 HP, use Cure directly on them
Speed through the dialouge and menu.
SS the Gullwing
SS in middle of Brother's order.
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Kilika
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Save your game.
Author's Time:  0:58     8%
Gils: 2010
Move to the right. SS Tobli. Head north, SS it. Move up to the second
screen, get the Star Curtain and Holy Water. Move toward the gates, X
tap the dialouge. SS the next screen.
Kilika Forest: SS the first screen. Move to the left, you'll see Dona pass
upper tree. Head back to the right and take that middle section. Go all the
way up, then go right, and then up. Choose the top option. When given
options, select the bottom one. Continue to the right. At the end of that,
head to the second vine and jump towards that. Grab the Megalixir and go
back down. Proceed to the Save Sphere and save. If you think you could've
done better, be my guess and redo it over again. It certainly isn't hard,
but it's very time consuming.
A small diagram:
S
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G       |
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|             |            o = Start
|             |            s = Save Point (Don't save)
|              \           S = Save Point (Save when reached)
|               M          D = Where Dona passes from treetop
|                          G = Listen on Guards
|                          M = Where to access Megalixir
*    |    *                    '-, |, /, \' = Travel here
*    |    *                    '*' = Routes to avoid
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Author's Time:  1:03     8%     (Y = 6, R = 7, P =7)
Gils: 3510
Just remember this pattern and you're ready to go:
- Craven (1)
- Carved (4)
- Craven (1)
- Carved (4)
- Carved (4)
(You'll get Menace of the Deep Garnet Grid)
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Battle #10: YSLS-Zero
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Same as last battle, no preparation. Yuna's first attack is Power Break,
while the rest are Armor Break until it hits 6. Rikku keeps on using Power
Break until it's 10, after that just use regular attacks. Paine is the
White Mage so she'll mostly use Pray. If ever anyone's HP is lower than
180, have her use a full party Cure. If anyone's HP is lower than 120, use
Cure directly on them. Vigor is used to replace Cure in this case. The
goal is to get 10 Power Break and 6 Armor Break, after that just chain
him to death with Rikku and Yuna. You'll get a Wristband at the end.
**Set everyone as Warrior. Quickly Power Break him to 8, then Armor Break
him to 6 - 10. Then Chain him to death. In the process, you'll need to
heal yours of a HP higher than 1/2 of there max with Potions. As well as
use Phoenix Downs.
Ends the first Chapter. Save game.
Author's Time:  1:09     8%
Gils: 4510
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Chapter 2
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1. SS the Gullwing
2. SS again
3. Jump down and talk to Shinra, keep tapping X and watch CG.
4. Keep tapping X
5. Move toward Brother and SS it.
6. Go to the Cabin and speed through Brother's dialouge.
7. Once at the Cabin, talk to the guy farthest back (The one that looks
like he's playing a drum). Tap X through all the dialouge. Now move
the musicians to the elevator.
8. Watch the concert. Once Yuna's singing stops, SS it. Watch CG.
9. Once Yuna wakes up, SS it. Hold O and jump from the left. Go to Bridge.
10. Jump down there, SS it. Jump down there again, talk to Brother. Pick the
first option (which by tapping X you'll get). When Rikku talks, SS it.
11. Pick New Yevon, bottom option.
12. SS it. After the monk's bow comes back up, SS it.
13. SS the Gullwing. Barkeep talks, SS it. Watch LeBlanc Sphere.
14. SS it. Open all the chests in the Engine Room.
15. Head for the bridge and save.
Author's Time:  1:18     10%
Gils: 4510
Head for Macalania Forest
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Macalania Forest
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The only reason for this place is Full Throttle, Paine's Special DS.
Watch the opener, you can't skip it. Walk through the crystal road
to the left. Head for Tromell. Talk to him 4 times, each time SSing it.
The first time is tricky, you'll have to wait for Yuna's 2-3rd step.
You'll get Full Throttle. After that, go back to the ship.
(From this point foward, Full Throttle will be called FT)
Head for Mt. Gagazet
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Mt. Gagazet
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1. Talk to Kimarhi, SS it.
2. Go to the tele and pick Fayth Scar.
3. Travel South and then follow the Fem Goons.
4. Save your game
Author's Time:  1:24     11%     (Y = 8, R = 8, P = 8)
Gils: 4510
1. Garnet Grids -> (R2) Unerring Path -> Any DS with Warrior.
(I picked White Mage for some reason... You might want to pick Gunner or
Thief for their HP. This DS won't be used anyways. I'll call this DS
'ADS' for the rest of the walkthrough. Note: Don't ever change this DS.)
2. Equip Paine with Unerring Path, give her ADS. On her second slot, first
being Charm Bangle, give her the Wristband gotten from the previous boss.
3. Go to Paine's Abilities. Set FT for Double HP, Dex and Sin for Reboot.
4. Now time to face the boss.
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Battle #11: Ormi
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Have Yuna and Rikku use Power Break, aim for 6. Quickly have Paine change
into Warrior. After that get FT on. This will be only time you'll see both
animations. FT should just use any of her Throttle attacks. Have Sim use
Stamina on FT and Buckle Feather once. Dex uses Venom Wing and then Blind
Wing. After those moves connected. Have Paine turn back into Warrior.
You need to chain their attacks now and kill Orni fast. There is still one
danger point though. That is if Ormi's HP is very low, he'll use a bomb
attack that will deal 200 or so. So be prepared to use potions if any of
them gets HP lower than 200. Having this kind of HP is also good for the
next battle. Also, if Power Break isn't on 6 yet, do that first. Restart
if needed.
**Start out as all Warriors. Power Break him to 6 and Armor Break him to
6. Then time your Chain well and slaughter him. Use Potions cautiously.
1 or 2 Phoenix Downs may be used, but more isn't considered fast, IMO.
Hope not to see the bomb. You're girls should leave the battle in
critical state (yellow HP) and that's what you should aim for.
After the battle, you'll face 2 Fem Goons and a rattlegun guy. Chain their
attacks to end the battle fast.
Keep tapping X to speed through dialouge. SS the Gullwing. Save game.
Author's Time:  1:30     11%     (Y = 9, R = 9, P = 9)
Gils: 4870
Now head for Mushroom Rock
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Mushroom Rock
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Go up and head for the HQ. When the screen changes, SS it. Then go to the
direction of the HQ, Yaibal will stare then leave off. Go talk to Clasko. X
tap through his dialouge. Now head north.
X mash through the Dialouge. Walk towards the DS. Before activating it,
change Paine back into ADS. After that talk to the DS. X tap through the
dialouge.
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Battle #12: Ormi and Logos
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Have Rikku and Yuna quickly kill off the Fem Goon. After that, have them
use Power Break on Ormi. Paine on the other hand, changes into Warrior and
quickly bring out FT. If Paine dies while attempting to do this, restart.
Once you get FT out, Paine uses Throttle, Sin heals FT has lost more than
400 from her max. If not, Sin will keep healing with Stamina or use Buckle
Feathers up to 6. Dex will first use Venom Wing on both of them, followed
with Blind Wing. After that use Lazy Wing on Logos and kill off Ormi with
anything.
Once Ormi dies, change Paine back into Warrior and finish Logos off.
You should get Iron Bangle and Silver Bracer as drops, both essential.
SS the Gullwing.
Head for Djose Temple
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Djose Temple
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Ok, I've tested this out myself through 6 trials. Here are some facts:
1. Walking around will not help, no effect
2. Talking and or on the menu will not help, rather just make it longer
3. Opening a chest will not help, delay effect once again
4. The next guy entering is determine by solely on time.
So in any case, just wait on the screen patiently. When the last guy goes
in, just follow him in. Talk to the guy in front of the desk, tap X. Go
outside and head for the main door. Go inside.
SS it. Go back outside, head south. Head for Gippal, SS it. Pick the first
option, SS it again. Go back north, and back to the ship. Go to Bikanel
Island.
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Bikanel Island
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X tap through the stuff. Save your game.
Author's Time:  1:42     12%     (Y = 9, R = 9, P = 9)
Gils: 5180
Go talk to Nhadala, X tap through the text. Hold left and keep tapping X.
Talk to the Pilot and speed through his text, talk to him again and keep
tapping X.
Head up and X tap through the dialouge. Before touching the DS, give Paine
ADS, then proceed. Once you see Logos' first line, SS it.
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Battle #13: Logos and Fem Goons x 2
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Have Rikku and Yuna get rid of the Fem Goons with regular attacks. You
should have enough time to get rid of one at least. Have Paine change
into Warrior and bring out FT. Like last time, give Logos Venom Wing
followed by Blind Wing. Sin does the same as last time. Do try to kill
of the Fem first. Once Logos gets the Lower Defense of 6, poison, and
darkness on him, have Paine change back to Warrior. Then chain him to
death. Word of caution, not good if he uses Flash Bomb. Good luck though.
**This is done with a lot of luck. Start out with everyone as Warrior. Have
the girls Armor Break him to 8. Then chain him to death. In the process,
don't ever use a potion or any items. This plan will fail if Logos decides
to use a Flash Bomb. Hope to see Hush Bomb all the time.
Keep tapping X through the screens.
SS the Gullwing.
Tap X through more dialouge.
Save if you want. Due to some events, I don't have a time for this.
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Guadosalam
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Head directly for the entrance. X tap through the dialouge. Once inside.
SS it. Enter the door on the bottom floor. Move toward Logos and Ormi.
Speed through their text. Go back to the right and up to the second floor
by taking the left side. X tap the Goon, move toward LeBlanc.
You'll need to do this minigame once, and I know, it's hard. While on the
second round, once you find the yellow spots, stick with it to get a easy
win. You decide which you want. I picked the first one. Speed through their
text again. Go back to the lower floor, go back to where Logos/Ormi was
standing, talk to the left door. SS it. Move foward, SS it. X tap through
dialouge.
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Battle #14: Ormi, Fem Goon, and Goon
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Have Rikku and Yuna chain the Fem Goon first, and then the Goon. Have
Paine change into Warrior and then FT, after both goon is gone. FT uses
Throttle, twice. Sin uses 2 attacks of Buckle Feather. Dex uses Venom
Wing first, followed with Blind Wing. After that, change Paine back into
Warrior. Then have the girls chain him to deal. If you're fast enough,
you shouldn't see Concussive Shock or his hugging attack.
Save your game.
Author's Time:  1:55     13%     (Y= 10, R = 10, P = 10)
Gils: 5860
Move to the right and enter the door. Watch the little clip. Move toward
the Sphere, but don't talk to it yet. Change Paine back to ADS and give
her the Lure Bracer. Now talk to the Sphere, SS it. X tap through their
dialouge.
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Battle #15: Ormi and Logos
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Power Break on Ormi with Yuna and Rikku. Quickly have Paine change into
Warrior and LT it. Have LT use Throttle on Logos. Sin keeps on casting
Buckle Feather. Have Dex do this in order. Lazy Wing (Ormi), Venom
Wing (Ormi), Venom Wing (Logos), and Blind Wing (Logos). After that
change Paine back into Warrior. You should have at least an Armor Break
of 4 them by now. Chain Logos to death, and then Ormi.
Replace the Lure Bracer with Charm Bangle and get Paine back on ADS. Now
activate the 4 Nodes on the north section. After doing the first two, you
should see the a trap sent at you, instead of running, move towards it.
Activate the 3rd Node and then the 4th. Walk through the open path and
back to the Save Sphere and Save your game.
Author's Time:  2:02     14%     (Y = 11, R = 11, P = 11)
Gils: 6320
Walk to the right. The door should open. Replace (Paine) the Charm Bangle
with Lure Bracer and put her on ADS. Walk foward, SS it. X tap the
dialouge.
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Battle #16: LeBlanc, Ormi, and Logos
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Have Yuna and Rikku use Power Break on Ormi. Get Paine into Warrior and
then FT it. The main goal is to kill Logos. So have FT use Throttle on
Logos on every turn. Dex does this in order: Venom Wing (Logos), Blind
Wing (Ormi), Venom Wing (LeBlanc), and then use Stamina on FT. Have Sin
use Buckle Feather 4 times. When any part has less than 500, have the
next guy use Stamina on them right away, assuming that they aren't
finished with their tasks. When all the status has been inflicted,
change Paine into Warrior.
Have all Warriors chain Logos to death first. Then chain Ormi. Then
LeBlanc. When doing LeBlanc alone, she might use Flash Bomb. Don't worry
much, use Remedy on everyone and then keep chaining. Even without
Darkness on the girls, it may be hard to hit LeBlanc, but keep attacking.
Heal only when a girl has less than 50 and use Phoenix Downs.
X tap through everything.
Save game.
Author's Time:  2:13     15%
Gils: 7100
SS the Gullwing.
SS again. Keep tapping X.
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Bevelle
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After the 'Mission Time,' talk to the guy on the right to ride the mobile.
Keep going north and approach the next destination. Go to the right first.
While holding down O, activate it. Go to the left, climb up and then
activate it to 'down' position. Go back to the center and use it.
A few battles. Heal up after the second battle. (with only full party Cure)
1. Flan Blanco and Skink: Chain them one at a time.
2. 2 x Vertigo: Chain them one at a time. Heal up with Cure.
3. Open the two chests.
4. 2 x Skink: Chain them one at a time.
Save your game.
Author's Time:  2:19     15%     (Y = 13, R = 13, P = 14)
Gils: 7478
Head for the left. X mash the dialouge. Move directly to the right, SS it.
Move to the upper right. Little action clip. Move foward. You'll have to
face 2 YAC-13. Chain them both to death with Warriors, one of a time.
You'll need to face 2 single YSLS-Zero monsters, by activating the towers.
Just remember to skip one and do the other. The first attack for all the
girls is Power Break, then just chain these guys to death. Full party Cure
quickly after each fight.
For Georapella, have the girls' first attack be Armor Break. Then chain him
to death. If he decides to use Death, you should think of restarting, but
only if he does it twice. Just Phoenix Down if once.
Jump down. Keep going, open the chest near the end, take the
left. Activate the pillars.(NOTE: Left Pillar must be reached from the
right side and Right Pillar from the bottom) Move forward, SS it. Keep
going to the left. Next screen, go up. Take the left carrier. We are
not getting Dark Knight, so activate both platforms and jump on the upper
carrier. Save game.
Author's Time:  2:30     15%     (Y = 15, R = 15, P = 16)
Equip Yuna with the newly acquired Wristband if you want. Put ADS on Paine.
Then go up and face Baralai. (If you time it right, distance wise, you can
put Lure Bracer on your girls before the fight against Baralai and Bahamut.
But you'll need to keep switching it with Charm Bangle when walking to the
next boss. I'm doing this because of the Lure Bracer's Strength increase.
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Battle #17: Baralai
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Have Yuna and Rikku use Armor Break on him. Have Paine change into Warrior
and get FT out. FT uses Throttle on him. Dex uses a Venom Wing and then a
Blind Wing. Have Sin use 2 Buckle Feather on him. If Thawing Glaciers is
used on Dex before those thing are placed on him, you might have to
restart. Try to get an Armor Break of 4. Change back into Warrior and then
chain him to death.
Alternative faster way: To get the faster time, you'll need to take a
bigger risk. Have everyone start out as Warrior. Quickly Armor Break
Baralai to 10, then chain him to death. His constant swipes, Glint, and
Drill Shot are the killers. If you're fast enough, no girl will be KO'd.
And by using this, don't revive any girl. I used this way :)
**Tip on using the 'faster way': The first girl does Armor Break, then
she'll get her turn. Before she attacks again, wait for the other girl's
Armor Break. When it's about to strike, quickly add to it to chain it.
Same with the the last Armor Break, except that you'll have 2 girls
adding to that chain instead. Then Chain Baralai to death.
X tap through the Dialouge. You can go back to the Save Sphere and heal up,
then proceed. I didn't. Time to face Bahamut. SS when he shows up.
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Battle #18: Bahamut
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Start off by having everyone Power Break him to 6 - 8. Then work on Armor
Break to 6 - 8. Then finish it up, so that both are 10. Chain him. Don't
worry about Curse. His punches will be dealing lower than 35. Impulse
is based on current HP, so it can't kill you. So just keep chaining
until the count down starts. When it does, start using potions on
everyone until everyone has 500+. After that, go back to chaining. You
won't see the second Megaflare if done right. Once you got the first
heal to 500+, don't heal anymore. I never got to see 4th count from the
second Megaflare.
X tap through the dialouge. Ends Chapter. Save your game.
Author's Time:  2:40     16%
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Chapter 3
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SS the Gullwing.
Wait for the line 'Fiends are pouring..' and SS it.
Head for Luca.
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Luca
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(You're going to need to beat Shinra in Sphere Break and everyone else
that I listed, FAST! They are the easiest by the way)
SS it twice.
Once you got passed all the coins, pick the last option.
Tips on playing Sphere Break: Quota is what that counts. If you keep
having the same quota throughout the whole battle, you'll win for sure.
For the first 2 victims, I kept on using the quota of three. Meaning I
used only 3 coins to get a multiply of the middle number, for each turn.
My strategy for 3 Quota: Pick any inner coins that isn't a multiple of
the middle number right off the bat. Look at the list of numbers on the
top, right section. Pick the second/third number and minus the one that
is on the left section, you'll need to aim for this number. Quickly
decide which two numbers will add up to that number.
NOTE: There are three reasons that you can mess up.
1. Not enough Outer Coins to use, diverse wise.
2. The middle number is 1, which forces you to restart the quota chain.
3. You're slow!!
1. Go to the bottom left. Then all the way left till you see a lady sitting
on the ground. First victim.
2. Talk to the guy that has a blue hat on with a lot of people surrounding
him. Second victim.
3. Head toward where Rin was standing and walk all the way up and Save
your game.
Author's Time:  2:46     17%
Gils: 12628
4. Talk to the girl standing to the right of the Save Sphere. Third victim.
5. Time for Shinra. Beat him and get Lady Luck
(NOTE: I beat Shinra by doing a Quota of 2, that's right. :) I already
won before my 11th turn)
6. Go back up to the same Save Sphere and go back onto the ship. Head for
Calm Plains.
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Calm Plains
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Put the Charm Bangle back on. Head for the Chocobo Ranch (Monster Arena).
Yes, we're getting Alchemist now. Talk to Clasko. Keep tapping X. Quickly
go and save your game.
Author's Time:  2:55     17%     (Y = 17, R = 17, P = 18)
Gils: 12628
Time to take out the fiends. Give Paine the Lure Bracer.
Here's the strategy:
1. Skink: Chain him to death.
2. Queen Coeurl and Armet: Have everyone use Armor Break on Queen Coeurl
first and by using the method stated on Baralai. After that chain
QC to death. If more than 1 Phoenix Down is used, restart it.
Go back to save if you must, or at least get a cured party.
3. Skink and Armet: Chain them both to death, one at a time.
4. Armet x 3: Chain the first two Armet to death, one at a time. On the
last one, Armor Break it twice, and then chain him to death. If he
still have a Armor increase of 10, keep Armor Breaking. When he has
10, you'll be doing 10 - 20s, which is very crappy.
Save your game.
Author's Time:  3:02     17%     (Y = 18, R = 18, P = 18)
Gils: 13484
5. Skink and Queen Coeurl: Chain Skink to death first. Then try to do
the same for Queen Coeurl. Don't heal when the girls' HP is low, just
keep attacking. Armor Break of 6 will be nice. Use Phoenix Downs
whenever a girl is down, probably 2 is needed.
6. Blue Elemental x 3: Before going towards it. Go to Garnet Grid and
pick 'Menace of the Deep.' Give it Warrior. Put this Garnet Grid on
of the girls and Warrior as well. Enter the battle and chain them to
death.
X tap the dialouge. Go back into the ranch, go to the Save Sphere and go
back to the ship. Head for Besaid Island.
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Besaid Island
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Save your game. (Due to some error, no time)
Put Lady Luck on one of the slots of Menace of the Deep and have Yuna
equip it, and also give her Silver Bracer. Give Rikku First Steps and
make her into a White Mage. Give Paine the Unerring Path and get her on
ADS. Set cursor onto 'Memory.' Save your game, if you need to because we
will need to encounter a certain monster on the first try. If you don't
want to save, at least touch it to refill Yuna's MP.
The best random encounter: Barbuta x 2. Kill one off. Have Paine change
into FT and use Lazy Wing on the last one. Change back and have her use
Escape. Now have Yuna use Water on Barbuta and Rikku use Cure on Barbuta
after 3 of Yuna's Water. When Yuna's MP gets low, have Rikku use an Ether
on her. The memory makes it great for this task, since you'll only need
to push Triangle and X. Soon Yuna will learn Bribe.
Replace the Lure Bracer with the Charm Bangle. Head for the Cave, the one
that Wakka was in. Go to the Save Sphere located there and save. Now equip
the Lure Bracer back on and try to encounter Flame Dragon. Within three
encounters, if he doesn't show up, restart and try again. For speed, limit
yourself to one encounter.
Once you get Flame Dragon, get to Yuna's turn and use Bribe. For each time
give him 6125 Gils. Don't do anything for the rest of the girls. Hopefully
you'll get something over 30 Fire Gems by doing this. If you do, save, if
you don't, restart. But only if you want to. I would suggest you get 62
at minimum. There are times in which case you can get 40+. If you give
9000+ Gils, you should get 40+ Fire Gems. Once you did the second time,
go to the Save Sphere and go to the ship. Go back to Besaid. Save game.
Author's Time:  3:22     17%     (Y = 19, R = 19, P = 20)
Gils: 3169
Replace the Lure Bracer with the Charm Bangle. Go into Besaid and head for
the shop. Try to get a total of 11 Holy Water. You may sell any of your
accessories, except for Iron Bangle. You can sell Lure Bracer as well, but
it's only worth 10 Gils. If you feel you can do this faster, restart if
you wish. But remember this, you'll need to finish both Besaid and
Kilika before your next save. So you might want to do a test run through
this.
Go to Lulu's home and talk to her, mash X through dialouge. Exit the home.
Once you see Yuna's text displayed, SS it. Go into the temple. Talk to
Beclem, SS it. Keep tapping X and enter the Cloister. Run to Wakka, SS it.
X tap through Dialouge.
Time for preparation. Go into menu and get Highroad Winds and put Alchemist
on one of the slots. Go to Items, Sort, and Manual. Move Fire Gems and
Holy Water to the top of the list. Equip everyone with Alchemist, as well
as the Highroad Winds GG. Now proceed to Valefor.
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Battle #19: Valefor
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Simple battle. For each girl go to Mix, and use Fire Gem with Holy Water.
This will make an attack called "White Hole." Generally speaking, this
attack should only deal somewhere close to 4800, but instead it can do
a few thousand more. For Valefor, only two of these is needed.
After the battle, SS it.
Then keep tapping X for more storyline.
SS the Gullwing.
Now go to Kilika.
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Kilika
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Go get the same chest that you got Star Curtain from, and you'll get a
second one as well. Then go to Donna's House, SS it. Get out of her house.
Get Pass the Gate, Minigame: We aren't doing this for fun, we're doing this
for speed, ONLY. Keep tapping X until you get to select the second option,
select the second one. Just tap 'X' and go through the gate quickly, no need
to look at anyone, just do it!! Now enter Kilika Forest. SS it
You'll need to examine all 3 gates, the one that you're currently on and
the two others one of the left. After that, just go back to first one.
You'll get a trigger, keep tapping X. Then head straight forward, SS it.
Walk the stairs, on the next screen, SS it. Go into the temple. You'll be
fighting a monster known as 'Daeva.'
1. When meeting Bartello, SS it after battle.
2. Go forward, you'll quickly get a second one.
3. Go foward to the next room. Touch the fire on the right.
4. Fire on the left.
5. Fire in the middle.
6. Go foward again. You'll get two Daeva in this battle.
Strategy for all of them: Mix White Hole (easily done by having Cursor on
memory. You'll just need to hold X down.)
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Battle #20
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White Hole him twice, done. (By holding down X)
Keep tapping X.
SS the Gullwing.
SS it again.
Pick 'Djose Temple.' (This won't be the only option, so you'll need to pick)
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Djose Temple
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Keep tapping X for the dialouge, no SS here. After that, save game.
Author's Time:  3:41     17%     (Y = 21, R = 21, P = 22)
Gils: 3299
This may take a few tries or many. Go into the temple and make your way to
the Cloister's 2nd Floor. Here you'll need to push stone block to go to the
next floor. You can do this on the first try, if not, you'll have to
restart. My advise is to always choose the same one. For me, I always pick
the rightest one.
Enter the new entrance. Just watch it, nothing can speed it up.
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Battle #21: Ixion
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Once again, use 2 White Holes. Dam that was fast.
X tap through the dialouge. After you see Yuna go down and the screen
changes black, SS it. SS it again. Watch the CG.
You'll get some Crimson Spheres, just keep waiting. After Yuna says,
"Where am I?" keep running around. After that just keep tapping X.
This will end the Chapter.
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Chapter 4
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Save your game. (There will only be one other save in Chapter 4)
Author's Time:  3:54     20%
Gils: 5099
1. SS the Gullwing.
2. SS it again.
3. Approach the elevator. SS Rikku.
4. Go up to the Deck. Approach Paine, SS it.
5. Go back down to the bridge, SS it.
6. Talk to Shinra, keep tapping X.
Viewing Comm Spheres: There are 4 locations you have to visit. Keep tapping
'Square' throughout all of these.
1. Besaid Island
2. Kilika Island
3. Mushroom Rock
4. Bevelle
After that, exit Comm Spheres. Run to the left and talk to Buddy. Once you
see his text, SS it. Go talk to Buddy again and keep tapping X.
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Moonflow
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You know the drill. Keep tapping X if there are any dialogues.
Walk north.
Walk south. Tobli's ride.
Walk north. Get on Shupuff, SS it.
Walk north. Keep tapping X through Tobli's dialouge.
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Gullwing
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SS the Gulling.
SS it again.
Head for the elevator and head for the Cabin.
Do the Dance Minigame, it doesn't matter if you get Shmooth Sailing or not.
You certainly aren't going to use it.
After the minigame, you can buy Holy Water again. This time up to the limit
of Fire Gems you have in your inventory.
*Optional if you don't have that many Holy Waters*
Go back to the Bridge. Save.
Time:  4:09
Talk to Buddy, go to Thunder Plains
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Thunder Plains
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X tap through. Head to the cave. Inside the game, use this route.
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