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Kingdom Hearts Complete FAQ/Walkthrough
Written by MTincher and winnie the poop
Version 1.0   Last Posted: 12/03/04
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Table of Contents
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QUICK SEARCH
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To quickly go to a section that you are wanting to see, press CTRL + F.  This
will bring up a search box.  In this box, type the code that is beside the
section in the Table of Contents section.  This will take you to the section
you want to gain quick access to.
1.   Introduction
a.  Author's Note
b.  Copyright
c.  Site Permission List
d.  What's New
2.   Basics
a.  Story
b.  Controls
c.  Saving
d.  Game Screen
e.  Menus
3.   Walkthrough
a.  Awakening
b.  Destiny Islands
c.  Traverse Town
d.  Wonderland
e.  Olympus Coliseum
f.  Deep Jungle
g.  Traverse Town (2nd Visit)
h.  Phil Cup
i.  Agrabah
j.  Monstro
k.  Atlantica
l.  Halloween Town
m.  Neverland
n.  Traverse Town (3rd Visit)
o.  Hollow Bastion
p.  Getting Ready
q.  End of the World
4.   Side Quests
a.  99 Dalmatians
b.  Post Card Locations
c.  Torn Page Locations
d.  Trinity Mark Locations
*                           e.  Optional Bosses
f.  Duels
g.  Synthesis
h.  Gummi Blueprint Locations
5.   Olympus Coliseum
a.  Phil Cup
b.  Pegasus Cup
c.  Hercules Cup
d.  Hades Cup
e.  Gold Match
*                           f.  Platinum Match
6.   Appendices
a.  Main Characters
b.  Sub-Characters
c.  Bosses
d.  Heartless
e.  Weapons
f.  Accessories
g.  Items
h.  Abilities
i.  Magic Upgrades
j.  Summons
k.  Ansem's Reports
7.   Mini Games
a.  The Jungle Slider
b.  Mini-Games of 100-Acre Wood
c.  Vine Swinging
d.  Rare Mushrooms
8.   Secrets
a.  Clock Tower Items
b.  Expert Mode/Secret Movie
9.   The End
a.  Credits
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1. Introduction
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a.  Author's Note
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Two authors wrote this massive guide. MTincher conducted most of the
walkthrough before he had personal matters which obligated him to stop
writing. I, winnie the poop, offered him my services to finish his FAQ and I
did, as you can see. So here.
Although this FAQ is essentially complete, I still have several things to do
before it's truly complete. I want to personalize the format a bit more, since
MTincher and I used different format... I tweaked MTincher's format to match
my preferences, but there are still some underlying writing styles that are
different from mine that should be changed if I want the FAQ to look smooth
throughout.
MTincher has done an excellent job writing the FAQ up to Hollow Bastion and
I am honered to be the one to complete his job.
To contact me, please email to this address:
hockeyfox (at) ameritech (dot) net
Cheers,
winnie the poop
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b.  Copyright
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This FAQ/Walkthrough is (c) 2004 to Michael Tincher.  It may not be used for
your own profit or on any other site without our permission.  If you see this
FAQ/Walkthrough on any site that is NOT on our Site Permission List, please
contact us immediately.  If you would like to use this FAQ/Walkthrough on
another site, contact us and ask us if you can use it.  Ifwe allow you use it,
please don’t change anything about the guide and give us proper credit.
You may print this guide out for YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE.  Do not print this
guide out, then attempt to sell it.  If you do not want to kill a tree by
printing this guide out, you can save it to your hard drive for your personal
use.
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c.  Site Permission List
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GameFAQs           http://www.gamefaqs.com/
IGN                http://faqs.ign.com/
Neoseeker          http://www.neoseeker.com/
CheatHappens       http://www.cheathappens.com/
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What's New
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Everything is new. Of course, that is because this is the first version.
Still to come... Kurt Zisa, Phantom, Sephiroth, and a format change. Won't
come very soon though.
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2. Basics
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a.  Story
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Is it just me, or do you like to read the story from the instruction
manual, as well as reading the story put into the words of the writer?  Well,
that is what I am doing in this section.
Instruction Manual's version
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The Destiny Islands are a beautiful paradise where children's laughter
abounds.  Day after day, Sora, Riku, and Kairi talk and dream of new places,
new worlds beyond their islands.  They ponder the usual questions that
adolescents do - about th world outside, about their own existence.  Little
do they know a great destiny awaits them.  One stormy night, a terrible
darkness invades the Destiny Islands.
Thus does their journey begin...
Sora awakens in another world, in a place called Traverse Town.  His hopes
of seeing new worlds are realized, but his friends Riku and Kairi are nowhere
in sight.
Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy have also arrived to Traverse Town.  They have
come from Disney Castle in search of a "key" and its owner.  Their king, who
has mysterioulsy disappeared, has left them a cryptic message:
"Now, there's somebody with a 'key' - the key to our survival...
We need that key."
What is happening to this world?
The "somebody" mentioned by the missing king turns out to be Sora.  To find
Kairi and Riku, Sora joins Donal and Goofy and embarks on an epic journey.
My version
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You are a young boy, Sora, on an island with no other connections to the
outside world.  On this island, you are supplied with everything you will ever
need, as well as want.  However, Sora, and his friends Kairi and Riku, wonder
if there are any other worlds besides of the one they live on.
Sora seems to like Kairi more than as just a "friend."  It also seems that
Riku feels the same way towards Kairi as Sora does.  Sora and Riku have always
been competitive with each other.  Their silly little games seem to never
cease.
One night, a terrible storm comes across the island.  Along with the storm
came weird, never before seen creatures.  These creatures had no emotion, and
would attack you.  There were swarms of these msyterious creatures.  Sora then
decides to help protect the island by going out and fighting off all the
strange creatures.
Once he "thinks" he has demolished all of these creatures, he is taken to a
new world, called Traverse Town.  In this town, while searching for Kairi and
Riku, he meets up with Donald Duck and Goofy, who are searching for their
king, Mickey Mouse.  And this is where you epic journey begins...
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b.  Controls
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|      Button      |                      Function                      |
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|        L1        |   Hold down to display magic menu.                 |
|                  |                                                    |
|        L2        |   Rotate camera counterclockwise (disabled when    |
|                  |   target lock is engaged) / Press simultaneously   |
|                  |   with the R2 button to revert the camera to       |
|                  |   default frontal view / Cycle through available   |
|                  |   while locked on.                                 |
|                  |                                                    |
|        R1        |   Engage or disengage target lock.                 |
|                  |                                                    |
|        R2        |   Rotate camera clockwise (disabled when target    |
|                  |   lock is engaged) / Press simultaneously with the |
|                  |   L2 button to revert the camera to default        |
|                  |   frontal view / Cycle through available while     |
|                  |   locked on.                                       |
|                  |                                                    |
|        R3        |   Confirm (disabled in menu screen).               |
|                  |                                                    |
|      D-Pad       |   Move cursor                                      |
|                  |                                                    |
|Left Analog Stick |   Move character (walks or runs depending on how   |
|                  |   far the stick is tilted) / Move cursor in menu   |
|                  |   screen.                                          |
|                  |                                                    |
|Right Analog Stick|   Move cursor in command menu.                     |
|                  |                                                    |
|      Start       |   Display main menu / Pause (during battle and cut |
|                  |   scenes) / Display special menu during mini games.|
|                  |                                                    |
|      Select      |   Toggle first-person view on and off.             |
|                  |                                                    |
|        O         |   Cancel / Jump / Let Go / Swim fast / Ascend when |
|                  |   flying or swimming.                              |
|                  |                                                    |
|       /_\        |   Command party members to attack a locked         |
|                  |   target / Press while holding the L1 button to    |
|                  |   cast assigned spell.                             |
|                  |                                                    |
|        []        |   Use special abilites / Descend when flying or    |
|                  |   swimming / Press while holding the L1 button to  |
|                  |   cast assigned spell.                             |
|                  |                                                    |
|        X         |   Confirm / Press while holding the L1 button to   |
|                  |   cast assigned spell.                             |
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c.  Saving
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-   Save Points   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
To save your game progress, you will need to find a save point.  In Kingdom
Hearts, there are two different types of save points.
Type A - The first type of save point is called Type A.  It is circular,
has a green interior, as well as a yellow flame deal going on on
the rims of the outside of the circle.  This type of save point
will never disappear.  They can also teleport you back to your
gummi ship.
Type B - The second type of save point is called Type B.  It has two
different "blades" spinning around in a circle.  If you step
inside the blades, you will be able to save.  These save points
will disappear at certain points in the game.  Unlike Type A,
Type B save points are unable to teleport you back to your gummi
ship.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-  Save Menu  -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Save
~~~~
Save your progress onto a memory card.
Party
~~~~~
Switch party members when there are more than two available to accompany Sora.
Gummi Ship
~~~~~~~~~~
Board the gummi ship.  This option does not appear initally, or at all Type B
save points.
Menu
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Open the main menu.
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d.  Game Screen
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-=-   Commands   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
On the main game screen, there is a small box in the lower left hand corner
that is labeled "Command."  This menu contains all of the action that Sora will
do.  The first command is usually "Attack," but will often change to "Talk"
while in a stable enviroment.  The next two commands will always remain as
"Magic" and "Items," respectively.  The bottom icon changes the most from the
limited selection of commands that have the ability to morph.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-   Gauges   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
There are two different sets of gauges.  One set of gauges is in the upper
right hand corner of the screen, while the second, and main one, is displayed
in the bottom right hand corner.  The top gauges displays the Health Points
(HP) and the Magic Points (MP) of your partners.  The bottom gauge shows the
amount of Health Points and Magic Points the main character Sora has.  The
green bar is the HP gauage, the blue bar is the MP bar, and the orange gauge
is the charge bar for the MP gauge.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-   Field Icons   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A Field Icon can appear anywhere.  The field icon automatically selects an
item, person, or heartless that Sora can receive, talk to, or fight.  If you
have the field icon on, let's say a treasure chest, Sora will then be able to
open the chest by selecting "Open" on the Command Menu.  When the Field Icon
is placed on a person, Sora will be able to "Talk" to the person.  If a
heartless is highlighted by the Field Icon, then Sora and the gang are able
to attack that Heartless.
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-   Main Menu   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The Main Menu has many different selectable options.  This menu is not
accessible during combat, however.  This menu allows you to select items to
place in the inventory of Sora, Donald, Goofy, and/or special playable
characters of your group.  You are able to choose what equipment you want
your group to have.  Another option is selecting the abilities that each
member has, as well as the shared abilities.  The customize sub-menu enables
you to decide which magic spells you would like to have short-cuts for.  There
are three possible short-cuts Sora can equip.  The status preference permits
you to see the status of your group.
While Jiminy's Journal contains many different things within it.  You are
able to see characters that you have encountered so far, as well as the
Heartless ; how many Dalmatians you have collected, and how many are left in
each world ; the Ansem's Reports you collect throughout the adventure ; how
many Trinity Marks you have gotten thus far ; and finally, it records
summaries of each world you have visited.
The final sub-menu you can pick is Config.  This allows you change the
game settings.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-   Command Menu   -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
On the main game screen, there is a small box in the lower left hand corner
that is labeled "Command."  This menu contains all of the action that Sora will
do.  The first command is usually "Attack," but will often change to "Talk"
while in a stable enviroment.  The next two commands will always remain as
"Magic" and "Items," respectively.  The bottom icon changes the most from the
limited selection of commands that have the ability to morph.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-  Save Menu  -=-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Save
~~~~
Save your progress onto a memory card.
Party
~~~~~
Switch party members when there are more than two available to accompany Sora.
Gummi Ship
~~~~~~~~~~
Board the gummi ship.  This option does not appear initally, or at all Type B
save points.
Menu
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Open the main menu.
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3. Walkthrough
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Well, here is the part most of you are wanting to look at.  This section will
contain MANY spoilers.  So, don't read too far ahead of where you are at in
the game, or you may have part of the game spoiled for you.
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a.  Awakening
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"I've been having these
weird thoughts lately."
"Like is any of this
for real or not?"
Enemies                 Major Items                 Suggested Level
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Shadow                  Staff                       1 (duh)
Darkside (Boss)         Sword
Shield
Upon you get through the configuration of the game, you will be presented
with a wonderful FMV.  Within the FMV, you see Sora and Riku washed away in a
tsunami, but they land on shore where Kairi greets them with a smile.
Once the FMV is finished, Sora will be within a large stained glass circle
floor that illustrates Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  On the outskirs of
this circle are three pedestals.  On each pedestal is an item, which are a
sword, staff, and shield.  You are albe to select one of these weapons, and
you must toss away another.  It is up to you on deciding which Sora shall
keep, and which will be trashed.  Below is a chart that shows the stats of
Sora, depending on which item you took, and which you rejected (the following
statistics were obtained from the Brady Games Strategy Guide).
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|  Keep  | Sacrifice |  HP  |  MP  |  AP  |  STR |  DEF | Weapon |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Sword  |  Shield   |  18  |  2   |  3   |  6   |  1   | Sword  |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Sword  |   Staff   |  18  |  2   |  1   |  6   |  2   | Sword  |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Shield |   Sword   |  18  |  2   |  3   |  4   |  4   | Shield |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Shield |   Staff   |  18  |  2   |  1   |  5   |  4   | Shield |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Staff  |   Sword   |  18  |  3   |  3   |  3   |  3   | Staff  |
|--------|-----------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|
| Staff  |  Shield   |  18  |  3   |  3   |  5   |  1   | Staff  |
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After you have choosen your so called "form," the glass floor will begin to
break beneath Sora, causing him to fall in a downward sprial in what starts
off looking like a black hole.  Soon, however, you wlil land on another
circular, stained floor that has Cinderala painted on it.
On this platform is where you will fight your first enemy, which happens to
be the most common, as well as simple, enemy throughout the game.  Shadows
will begin to arise.  Upon killing a Shadow (you will be attacked by a few),
the others will run away (disappear within the floor).  You will now be taught
a little more about the controls, but then you are attacked from behind by a
Shadow.  Now, there are four Shadows you must defeat.  The departure of the
fourth heartless causes a blackhole to form, whcih you will automatically fall
down.
This tie, Sora stops on a colorful platform.  After Sora sits up, walk over
to the door, and on your command menu, select "Examine."  For some reason,
Sora is unable to open the door.  Now what are we suppose to do?  Wait...  A
treasure chest just appeared.  Have Sora walk over to the chest.  Using the
command menu, selct "Open," and press the "X" button on your controller.
Hold on a second.  Nothing came out of the chest.  Fortunately, a box
appears in the middle of the floor.  Aren't you so lucky?  Anyway, Sora is
told to push the box.  So, do what the narrative game text tells you.  Once
you push it so far, a message appears giving you a hint that you will need to
smash the box.  Hmmm....How are you suppose to smash the box?  Ah, I've got
it.  Just continually hit the box with your weapon.
After you hit the box a few times, it will break, and shall leave a potion
just for Sora.  But now a barrel is created.  Walk over to the barrel and
attack it until it breaks.  Finally, you are able to enter the blame door, but
what awaits you on the otherside?
Huh?  What just happened?  We were taken back to Destiny Island (where the
opening FMV took place, incase you did not know).  Where you are at, you are
able to talk to Tidus (from Final Fantasy X), Wakka (who is also from FFX),
and Selphie (she is from FF8).  Each character will ask you one question.  You
must choose one of three responses for each question.  Which responses you
choose determine how fast or how slow you shall gain levels.  If you select
the first response for each of the three questions, you will level up quickly
at the beginning of the game, but later on you will level up slowly.  If you
choose the last response for all the questions that Sora is asked, he will
level up slowly at the start of the game, but towards the end Sora shall level
up quickly.  Personally, I like to choose the middle responses, because they
cause you to level up equally throughout the whole game.
-=-=-=-
Selphie
-=-=-=-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What's most important to you?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.  Being number one.
2.  Friendship.
3.  My prize possessions.
-=-=-
Wakka
-=-=-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What do you want outta life?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.  To see rare sights.
2.  To broaden my horizons.
3.  To be strong.
-=-=-
Tidus
-=-=-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What are you afraid of?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.  Getting old.
2.  Being different.
3.  Being indecisive.
As soon as all three questions have been answered, you will be taken back
to the mysteriously vague and freaky place you were previously at.  This time,
however, the stained glass has Sleeping Beauty engraved in it.  Why are all
famous Disney girl characters being portrayed on the glass floors?  No, I am
not being sexist or anything, I was just wondering why there wasn't any famous
animals or anything like that on the glass.
Once you regain control of Sora, you should see a stream of light coming
from above.  Sprint over to this light, skim through the boring text that pops
up on the screen, then annihilate all the Shadows that circle around you.
After they are defeated, a short clip of the light will be shown.  At the base
of the light, a green circular object forms.  This "object" is a save point.
You will find save points like this throughout the game.
Step into the save point, and skim through the info given.  You should save
the game before you continue any further.  As soon as you are ready, hurdle up
the church house glass steps.  At the top is where Sora's first boss, Darkside,
awaits his arrival.
================================
Boss: Darkside
================================
HP: 240
EXP: 18
Difficulty: Easy
Items Dropped: None
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Darkside's Attacks
------------------
There are two different attacks that Darkside will use.  They are simple to
avoid receiving damage.
Heartless Generator
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When Darkside uses this attack, he will sink his hand into the ground, causing
his hand to smear all over the ground.  While he still has his hand smeared on
the ground, Shadows will come out.  The Shadows do not possess much of a
threat, because they are easy to eliminate.
Shadowball
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
This attack can be difficult to avoid for beginners.  Darkside will shoot
dark, homing balls out of his chest.  These balls don't have a very good
homing system.  To easily avoid this attack, just wait until one of the balls
are about to hit you, then jump over it, or side-step to get out of the way.
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Sora's Strategies
-----------------
- Use the Target Lock function to lock onto Darkside's right arm.
- Constanstly hit Darkside in his arm with your weapon.
- Watch out for the Shadow heartless, because they you may think they are all
dead, when they actually are not.
- Be careful about the Shadowballs that Darkside shoots.  Just jump over the
balls or side-step them.
================================
"But don't be afraid."
"You hold the mightest
weapon of all."
"But don't forget."
"You are the one
who will open the door."
During the FMV after the defeat of Darkside, the screen will be taken to the
beach at Destiny Islands.  As the camera slowly lowers, Sora wakes up and
realizes all that has just happened was a dream...or was it?  Kairi finds him
laying on the golden sand beach.  After fussing and flirting with Sora for a
few moments about being lazy, and how they need to find parts to build a raft,
Riku runs towards Sora and Kairi and tells Kairi that she, too, is lazy.  So,
now you must find parts for a raft as you are on...
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Destiny Islands
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Selphie                 Logs (x2)                   3
Wakka                   Cloth
Tidus                   Rope
Riku                    Empty Bottle
Coconut (x2)
Fish (x3)
Seagull Egg
Mushroom (x3)
Drinking Water
When you gain control of Sora, he will be in front of Kairi.  Talk to
Kairi, and she will tell you to get a few items so they can build their raft.
The items are:  Logs (x2) ; Cloth (x1) ; Rope (x1).  So, let's go find these
items, or you can duel with Selphie, Wakka, Tidus, or Riku, but I suggest that
we get the important items.
We shall first get the two logs.  Okay, to get the first log, once you are
through talking to Kairi, turn around and run along the beach.  You will
encounter the log right at the shoreline of the beach.  For the second log,
enter the Seaside Shack (It is right beside the first log that you found.  The
entrance is on the otherside of where you talked to Kairi.)  Once inside the
Seaside Shack, you should see a save point.  You may want to save here, but if
not, run up the stairs that are in the building, and exit the door at the top.
Gallop over the wooden bridge, and onto the island.  At the end of this
small piece of land is the second log.  Also on this island is Riku.  You can
battle him now if you would like, but the strategies for him are listed on
below.
Next on our "to get" list is the Cloth.  To get the cloth, go to the pier
on the opposite side from where you started at on Destiny Islands.  As soon
as you reach the pier, go up the slanted platform that leads to a path, not
the one that leads to the beach.  Sprint straight ahead until you reach a set
of stairs hidden within a rock wall.  Go up these stairs, then go up the long,
jagged, wooden ramp on the right at the top of the stairs.  After walking up
the ramp a little ways, you will reach a dead end, but you will also see a
pegged ladder.  Scramble up the ladder, journey forwards on the platform until
you reach a door that steers into the tree.  On the right wall, after walking
inside, you will see the cloth.  Run up to it and snatch it off the wall.
The last thing to obtain is the Rope.  To acquire it, go back to where the
steps that led into the stone containing wall was.  On the other side of the
pathway from where the steps are is a ladder.  Hurdle out through the platform
until you see Tidus.  Behind Tidus, in the corner, is the rope.  Take the rope
from the floor.  Now, let's gossip about the duels you can have with Selphie,
Wakka, Tidus, and Riku.  Please note that you DO NOT have to duel anyone on
the island.  It justs helps you get used to the battle system, as well as gain
a tiny bit of Experience Points.
First, I should tell you where each one is located at if you haven't
already seen them (which you should have).  Selphie is located on the pier.
Wakka is located beside the Seaside Shack and the large pond.  Tidus is
located where you obtained the rope.  And Riku is located on the small island
where you found the second log.  He will be sitting on a tree.
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Duel: Tidus
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HP: N/A
EXP: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Items Dropped: None
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Tidus's Attacks
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Tidus will only try beating you with his wooden stick.  His attakcs are easy
to dodge.  When he swings his weapon, he will do a backflip also.  Sometimes,
he will stand still, with his arms at his side, and taunt you like an idiot.
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Sora's Strategies
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- Use the Target Lock function to lock onto Tidus.
- When Tidus starts to swing at you, just jump up to dodge his attack.
- Sometimes Tidus will taunt Sora.  When Tidus does this, jump behind Tidus,
which causes him to be stunned, and attack him.
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Duel: Selphie
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HP: N/A
EXP: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Items Dropped: None
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Selphie's Attacks
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Selphie is probably the easiest duel to win.  She will snap her jump rope at
Sora the way people do wet towels at other people.  It is her only attack, and
is extremely easy to avoid.
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Sora's Strategies
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- Use the Target Lock function to lock onto Selphie.
- Jump to the side of Selphie, or over her when she snaps her jump rope at
you.  This is the simpliest method to do while attempting to avoid her
attack.
- Hurdle behind Selphie, and quickly do a combo attack on her.  Or, you can do
an air combo attack.
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Duel: Wakka
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HP: N/A
EXP: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Items Dropped: None
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Wakka's Attacks
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Wakka has two different attacks that he uses.  As in Final Fantasy X, Wakka's
weapon is a Blitzball.
Blitzball Toss
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This is Wakka's simpliest attack.  He will lean back, and attempts to impel
you with is Blitzball.  There are three different ways you can avoid this
attack.  One is to hit the Blitzball back at him, the second is to jump over
the ball, and the third is to step to the side of the ball.
Power Blitzball
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Wakka's Power Blitzball attack can be difficult to avoid.  He leaps up in the
air, then hurls the Blitzball towards Sora.  This time, however, the Blitzball
is traveling at a higher rate than before.  Use the same methods to avoid it
as you would on the Blitzball Toss.
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Sora's Strategies
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- Use the Target Lock function to lock onto Wakka.
- To avoid both of Wakka's attacks, you can hit the Blitzball back at him,
Sora can bounce over the ball, or Sora can simply side-step the ball.  If
you hit the blitzball back on the Blitzball Toss attack, Sora will gain 1
Tech Point.  If he does on the Power Blitzball attack, Sora will gain 2 Tech
Points.
- Get close to Wakka.  When he attempts to do one of his attacks, clear out of
the way of the ball, then do a combo to him.
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Duel: Rikku
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HP: N/A
EXP: 5
Difficulty: Hard
Items Dropped: Potion
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Riku's Attacks
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Riku has a lot of different sword attacks that he will attempt to use on Sora.
However, most of them are almost the same, just slightly different techniques
used in starting out the attack.  So for that, I will only list two attacks
below for Riku.
Normal Attack
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Riku's Normal Attack has a punch of different variations, but they cause the
same amount of damage, and they are avoided the same way.  One of these
attacks, Riku jumps up in the air, and comes down swinging his sword towards
the ground.  Another Normal Attack used by Riku is a spinning slash.  He will
slightly hop of the ground, spin, and hit Sora with his sword.
Kickflip Smack
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The Kickflip Smack is Riku's most powerful attack, as well as the hardest to
avoid.  When doing this attack, Riku will lay on the ground, tuck his knees
into his chest, then shoot his legs forward, and press his body upwards.  He
will try to hit you with his sword and his feet.  Riku seems to do this attack
when Sora is in the middle of a combo, or has just ended a combo.  That is why
this move is so hard to avoid.
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Sora's Strategies
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- Use the Target Lock function to lock onto Riku.
- Try to stay off the ground as much as possible.
- Attempt a lot of air combos, this will prevent Riku from doing his Kickflip
Smack.
- Watch out when you are near the edge of the island, because you CAN fall
off.  If you fall off, you lose the match.
- If Riku happens to try his Kickflip Smack, try your best to move out from
in front of him as quickly as possible.
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Once you are through with the duels, go talk to Kairi.  Since you found
everything she wanted, Kairi will give you a measly little Hi-Potion in return
for all of your labor.  After you have been handed the Hi-Potion, Kairi will
ask you if you are tired, and do you want to call it a day.  Select "Yeah,
let's go home," then watch the FMV.
So, in the FMV, Sora, Kairi, and Riku talk a while about another "home,"
and about the raft they are going to use to find this other "home."  After a
lot of their talking and gazing at the sunset, another FMV will start.  This
FMV is located at a large, beautiful castle.  Within this castle, you will
find Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy.  Donald discoveries that their all mighty
King Mickey is missing.  He quickly finds Goofy, then swears Goofy to secrecy.
However, this doesn't last long as Minnie and Daisey over here the promise
made between the two.
The FMV will now end, and you will regain control of Sora at Destiny
Islands on the pier.
Sora is now able to battle in another duel.  This time, however, he will
take on Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie at the same time.  The same methods can be
used to defeat each one, but there is an order you can defeat them in that
makes it easier.  The first one you should defeat is Wakka, since he can throw
the Blitzball at you, which will get annoying while you are trying to take out
another person.  The second person that should be eliminated is Tidus.  He is
quick with his wooden stick.  And finally, Selphie should be saved for last
since she is the easiest of the three to triumph over.
Whenever you are finished fooling around, find Wakka and go along the path
that is beside him.  After entering, walk up to the door.  You will see a
short FMV.  Once the FMV has completed, grab the mushroom beside the door (you
will be needing this in just a few seconds), hurdle back outside, and run over
to where Kairi used to be at.  When you reach the spot, she isn't there.
Where did she sneak off to?  Wait, Riku isn't around either?!  What could they
be up to?!  Haha...anywho, there is a building behind where Kairi was at.  Go
through the door, and Sora shall be taken to another part of the island.  Here
you will meet up with Riku.  Riku will challenge Sora to a race, which is
harder than you know what to win.
After the pointless race, journey to where you had to turn around at during
the course of the race.  Around here, on a small wooden raft, you will see
Kairi.  When you talk to Kairi, she will give you a list of things to find to
take on the raft.  The items she tells you to get are:  Seagull Egg (x1) ;
Mushrooms (x3) ; Coconuts (x2) ; Fish (x3) ; Drinking Water (x1).  Kairi hands
Sora an Empty Bottle to get the Drinking water in.
You already have one mushroom that you got earlier.  The second mushroom is
in a cave, that is covered by a rock, that is near the raft.  Push the rock
out of the way to get the mushroom.  This will leave one mushroom left to
find.  The Seagull Egg is located in the top of a tree, which is located on
the opposite island, of the wooden bridge, that Tidus is currently on.  To
get the coconuts, walk up to any coconut tree and hit it with your sword.
This will cause coconuts to fall.  Grab two coconuts, and you are finished
fooling with them.
The drinking water is simple to get.  head back to where Wakka is standing
at, and jump in the pond beside him.  Upon entering the pond, walk under one
of the tiny waterfalls.  This will fill your empty bottle up.  To get the
three fish, just get in the water near the pier that Selphie is perched on,
and run up to the fish.  When you get close enough to a fish, it says you have
obtained (captured) the fish.  Do this to get three fish.  Once you have
gotten three fish, this leaves you with one more thing, and that is the third
mushroom.
The third mushroom can sometimes be hard to find.  It is located on the
side of the island Kairi, Riku, and the wooden raft are on.  Venture to the
base of the watchout tower that you and Riku had to climb during the race you
two had to see what the name of the raft would be.  On the left side of the
base, deep within shrubs is the third mushroom.  Hurry back to Kairi and talk
to her.  There will now be a long FMV that takes place.
In the FMV, Kairi and Sora will talk while the sun is setting.  Then the
scene will be taken to Mickey Mouse's castle, wehre most of the action of this
FMV occurs.  Chip and Dale, the Rescue Rangers, have made a ship for Goofy and
Donald to use to travel to different worlds.  Donald and Goofy will travel to
a world called Traverse Town, then the FMV will be taken back to Destiny
Islands, where Sora is restless in his bed.  He decides to walk down to the
pier in the middle of the night, and this is where the fun begins.  Sora
discovers Heartless taking over the island, and you now regain control of
Sora.
I suggest that you quickly go to the Seaside Shack and save your game
progress.  Once saved, venture up the steps that are in the Seaside Shack.
When you have climbed the steps, and are outside, run across the bridge to
meet up with Riku.  An FMV will start that showcases Riku telling Sora that
the "door" has been opened, then it shows Riku being swallowed up by darkness,
followed by Sora receiving the Keyblade.
Okay, now progress to the pond that Wakka was standing beside earlier in
the day.  On the path beside the pond, you will see a newly formed door.  Walk
up to the door, and open it, and sprint along the path on the otherside.
Soon, Sora will reach Kairi, which causes a cut scene.  I'm not going to say