Kingdom Hearts Strategy Guide
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 adolecents
do-about the 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 in Traverse Town. They have come
from Disney Castle in search of a "key" and it's owner. Their king, who has
mysteriously 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 Donald and Goofy and embarks on an epic journey.
Kingdom Hearts - Guide / US Version
For the Playstation 2
Guide by Epsilon Lancer
1 Player
Memory Card (for PS2) - 132 kb
Analog Control
Digital Control
Vibration Function
Rated "E" (Everyone)
Violence
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THIS FAQ/WALKTHROUGH HAS SPOILERS IN IT, SO READ ONLY AS FAR AS YOU NEED,
UNLESS YOU WANT THE GAME TO BE SPOILED FOR YOU.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Version History and Contact Information
2. Controls
2.1 Controls for Sora
2.2 Gummi-Ship Controls
3. Walkthrough
3.1 AWAKENING
3.2 DESTINY ISLANDS
3.3 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 1
3.4 WONDERLAND
3.5 OLYMPUS COLISEUM PART 1
3.6 DEEP JUNGLE
3.7 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 2
3.8 AGRABAH
3.9 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 3
3.10 MONSTRO
3.11 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 4
3.12 ATLANTICA
3.13 HALLOWEEN TOWN
3.14 NEVERLAND
3.15 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 5
3.16 OLYMPUS COLISEUM PART 2
3.17 HOLLOW BASTION PART 1
3.18 TRAVERSE TOWN PART 6
3.19 HOLLOW BASTION PART 2
3.20 END OF THE WORLD
4. Weapons List
4.1 Sora's Weapons
4.2 Donald's Weapons
4.3 Goofy's Weapons
4.4 Temporary Party Members' Weapons
5. Abilities
5.1 Sora's Abilities
5.2 Donald's Abilities
5.3 Goofy's Abilities
5.4 Shared Abilties
5.5 Temporary Party Member's Abilities
6. Trinity Marks
6.1 Blue Trinity (Trinity Jump)
6.2 Red Trinity (Trinity Charge)
6.3 Green Trinity (Trinity Ladder)
6.4 Yellow Trinity (Trinity Push)
6.5 White Trinity (Trinity Detect)
7. Items
7.1 Regular Items
7.2 Accessories
7.3 Synthesis Items
7.4 Gummi-Blocks
7.5 Quest Items
8. Magic Spells and Summons
8.1 Spell Descriptions
8.2 Spell Locations
8.3 Summon Descriptions
8.4 Summon Locations
9. Dalmation Locations
10. Olympus Coliseum Cups
10.1 Trials
10.2 Preliminaries
10.3 Phil Cup
10.4 Pegasus Cup
10.5 Hercules Cup
10.6 Hades Cup
10.7 Gold Match
10.8 Platinum Match
10.9 Solo Cups Help
10.10 Timed Cup Help
11. 100 Acre Woods
11.1 Pooh's Hunny Hunt
11.2 Block Tigger
11.3 Pooh's Swing
11.4 Tigger Bounce & Tigger's Giant Pot
11.5 Pooh's Muddy Path
11.6 Sora's Cheer Ability
12. Optional Bosses
12.1 Kurt Zisa
12.2 Phantom
12.3 Ice Titan
12.4 Sephiroth
13. Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix FAQ
14. Ansem's Report
15. Bestiary
16. Character List
17. Tips, Tricks, Hints and Neat Stuff!
18. Synthesis Items
19. Corrections/Submitted Tips and FAQs
19.1 Corrections/Submitted Tips
19.2 FAQs
20. CHALLENGES!!!
21. Song Lyrics
22. Credits
23. Copyright
1. Version History and Contact Information
1.01 Friday, November 22, 2002 9:57:46 PM
Version 0.01
Got the title, the prolouge, the game's information, my little warning thing,
the Table of Contents, version history, controls and the Awakening portion of
the game.
1.02 Saturday, November 23, 2002 1:41:31 PM
Version 0.02
Started and concluded the Destiny Islands and Traverse Town Part 1 portions of
the game. Added a controls section for the Gummi Ship.
1.03 Sunday, November 24, 2002 4:25:14 PM
Version 0.03
Covered the Wonderland and first visit to Olympus Coliseum portions.
1.04 Monday, 25 November, 2002 4:32:32 PM
Version 0.04
Covered the Deep Jungle and Traverse Town Part 2 portions of the game.
1.05 Thursday, November 28, 2002 10:57:29 PM
Version 0.05
Happy Thanksgiving! I took a little break and went over to a friend's house.
Today I covered Agrabah, Traverse Town Part 3, Monstro and Traverse Town Part 4
portions of the game.
1.06 Friday, November 29, 2002 12:56:31 PM
Version 0.05
I've gone through Atlantica and Halloween Town today.
1.07 Saturday, November 30, 2002 6:16:55 PM
Version 0.06
Ugh...work was so slow today, I almost didn't update today, but I got
Neverland, Traverse Town Part 5, Olympus Coliseum Part 2 taken care of and I
started Hollow Bastion Part 1.
1.08 Sunday, December 01, 2002 7:53:38 PM
Version 0.07
Today I continued working on Hollow Bastion Part 1.
1.09 Monday, December 02, 2002 4:18:35 PM
Version 0.08
Today I finished Hollow Bastion Part 1 and Traverse Town Part 6 and I also
updated the Table of Contents. Some of the things aren't there yet, but they
will be soon.
1.10 Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:39:35 PM
Version 0.09
Went to the movies today and saw 8 Crazy Nights. But, still had time to add
some new stuff. I started working on Hollow Bastion Part 2 and completed the
new Table of Contents.
1.11 Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:40:21 PM
Version 0.10
Stayed home sick because of the movies today, too much popcorn. Anyways, I
finished up Hollow Bastion Part 2.
1.12 Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:33:21 PM
Version 0.11
Today I did the End of the World section of the game and yes, that means that
the story portion of this FAQ/Walkthrough is done with!
1.13 Saturday, December 14, 2002
Version 1.0
My first submission to GameFAQ/Walkthroughs. The story portion of the game is
done and so are a couple of the extra things. I'm just working on finishing the
extra stuff now.
1.14 Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Version 1.1
I updated the FAQ/Walkthrough today by putting in the Song Lyrics, the
Sephiroth and Ice Titan fights, and the credits.
1.15 Friday, December 20, 2002
Version 1.20
Ergh! My file for this guide got messed up! It looked like it's format was
converted, so now I'm messed up. I had updated it yesterday, but I forgot what
I updated, so I can't redo it! So, I'm stuck redoing things I've already done.
1.16 Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Version 1.40
Merry Christmas! I got Socom, so I'll be playing that alot from now on. Today I
did the 100 Acre Woods portion of the FAQ/Walkthrough. I also added in some
Quest Items.
1.17 Thursday, December 26, 2002
Version 1.45
I've added a Corrections section in until I get around to putting the
corrections in the FAQ/Walkthrough itself. Another update to
GameFAQ/Walkthroughs!
1.18 Friday, December 27, 2002
Version 1.50
With the help of JillV, I have created a Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
FAQ/Walkthrough section. Check it out. It's not that easy to navigate right
now, it's mostly a cut and paste job for now till I have completed all of it.
1.19 Monday, December 30, 2002
Version 1.55
Today, I finally finished all of the Items! Thank God that's all done. I
answered some FAQ/Walkthroughs and put them in. Due to a couple of peoples'
wild imaginations and their intent to see that this FAQ/Walkthrough is NEVER,
EVER completed, they suggested that I put in the Ansem's reports. Instead of
posting each report like they are presented in the game, I've just posted all
of them together, when a new report begins, the first word is CAPPED. I also
added a CHALLENGES!!! section. If you choose to take place in a challenge and
you want to let me know you completed it, please submit a gamesave so I can see
it. I am about to start my own challenge of going through the game on EXPERT
taking less than my old score of 2709 hits. Ouch...that's a lot of hits!
1.20 Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Version 1.60
Today I did the Magic Spells and Summons list and I did the Dalmation list. I'm
getting closer and closer to completing this! Yay!
1.21 Thursday, January 02, 2003
Version 1.70
Happy New Year! Today I did the Kurt Zisa and Phantom battles. Then, I did the
Olympus Cups, except for the Pegasus Cup and Hades Cup. I also put in the Solo
and Timed Cups help. Then, finished up the day with some Challenges, the
Postcard Locations in the Tips section and an update to the Final Mix FAQ.
1.22 Friday, January 03, 2003
Version 1.75
Finally, a friend of mine spent the time getting the Rare Truffle items. I
updated those and when I did the Synthesis Items, I noticed my Item List was
wrong. I incorrectly posted that there are Frost, Thunder, Blaze, Power and
Spirit Crystals. There is no such items. I'm sorry for posting that. The thing
is, no body noticed it but me!
1.23 Monday, February 24, 2003 2:16:50 AM
Version 1.80
Sorry everyone, but my computer is completely broken, meaning that I cannot
type up a new version unless I come to my friend's house, and I am not going to
spend hours doing that at a friend's house. As soon as my PC is fixed, the
updates will start again, other than that, sorry. Someone was kind enough to
volunteer to make a Hades Cup FAQ, and I'll post that in here next time I'm
over at a friends, so until we meet again, take care and I hope you enjoy the
FAQ. I also posted all the websites that can use my FAQ. Voila!
1.24 Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:32:15 AM
Version 1.81
A new website added in and deleted my Yahoo email. I will only reply to Hotmail
email, that's all. More bad news folks, my PS2 busted too. So, I have to get my
PC and PS2 repaired before I can do anything here.
1.25 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:49:47 PM
Version 1.85
Finally, after what seems to be the longest time, will be an actual update!
Yay! Here we go folks, I put in the levels you learn abilities today with the
help of ROMANS1017@aol.com aka Ashley, thanks Ash! I might update some other
stuff this week too, because I'm staying at a friends and can update, so live
on, Kingdom Hearts FAQ!
1.26 Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:01:26 AM
Ver. 1.9
Okay, maybe this time Gamefaqs will actually post my submission change. I put
in the Pegasus Cup stuff and I'll be slowly finishing this as time goes on.
There are many ways to contact me, so if you need additional help, or you have
some corrections, or if ya just wanna say "hello" you can...just to warn you
though, I never will check my Yahoo! email now, so if you email me, try to
email me at my Hotmail account. And, on June 14th, I added a new website that
can use my FAQ.
Email me at:
cody_rs_2004@hotmail.com
My Yahoo screen name is:
cody_rs_2004
My MSN screen name is:
cody_rs_2004
My AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) screen name is:
CodyRS2004
2. CONTROLS
2.1 Controls for Sora.
L1- Hold down for magic shortcut menu.
L2- Rotate camera counterclockwise (disabled when target lock is engaged) /
Cycle through available targets while locked on.
R1- Engage or disengage target lock.
R2- Rotate camera clockwise (disabled when target lock is engaged) / Cycle
through available targets while locked on.
L2+R2- Centers camera directly behind Sora.
L3- Not used.
R3- Confirm (disabled in menu screen).
Direction Pad- Move cursor in the command menu.
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 battles and cutscenes) / Displays
special menu during mini-games. (Pause is disabled during certain scenes.)
SELECT- Toggles first-person view on and off. (Cannot walk, run, or attack
during this view.)
O- Cancel / Jump / Let Go / Swim Fast / Acend when flying or swimming.
/\- Command party members to attak a locked target / Press while holding the L1
button to cast assigned spell. (Must have a spell assigned for shortcut to
work.)
[  ]- Use special abilities / Descend while flying or swimming / Press while
holding the L1 button to cast assigned spell. (Must have a spell assigned for
shortcut to work.)
X- Confirm / Press while holding the L1 button to cast assigned spell. (Must
have a spell assigned for shortcut to work.)
L1+L2+R1+R2+START+SELECT- Soft reset. (Returns the game to the title screen.
Soft reset is disabled during certain scenes.)
2.2 Gummi-Ship Controls
L1- Transform. When you press L1, you switch between 2 ships you have chosen.
(Must have a Transform Gummi equipped to BOTH ships and you must choose the two
ships that transform into each other in order for this command to work.)
L2- No use.
L3- No use.
R1- Set the targetting recticle's location to a fixed spot on the screen. (Must
hold button down.)
R2- No use.
R3- No use.
Direction Pad- No use.
Left Analog Stick- Move Gummi-Ship.
Right Analog Stick- When rotated, you can grab items that are out of reach.
Reduces power. (Must have Osmose Gummi attached.)
START- Pauses game.
SELECT- No use.
/\- Fire missles. (Must have a missle Gummi attached. There are many types of
missle Gummi.)
O- Brake.
X- Fire lasers. (Must have a laser Gummi attached. There are many types of
laser Gummi.)
[  ]- Turbo boost. (Must have Haste or Haste2 Gummi attached.)
L1+L2+R1+R2+START+SELECT- Soft reset. (Returns the game to the title screen.
Soft reset is disabled during certain scenes.)
3. WALKTHROUGH
Just a quick little note here, I'm playing this on the NORMAL game setting. The
strategy guide will work for the EXPERT setting, except for that enemies are
alot stronger, dealing around twice as much damage as their NORMAL setting
counterparts do.
One more note, if I use caps for something (Example: TAKE, PICK, ARCANUM,
STRIKE.) This means it is a command you use in the command menu, it will appear
as the bottom option.
3.1 AWAKENING
My Level: 1
CUTSCENE
After a slightly confusing opening cinema and my favorite song, you take
control of Sora who is standing on a green platform with a picture of Snow
White and other characters from that movie. This a just a tutorial for now, so
follow the commands as they are presented. Walk into the center of the
platform. Three pedistals are presented to you. The one on the left has a
shield, the center has a sword, and the one on the right has a magic rod. Each
one represents a stat aspect. You are supposed to choose 2 objects. But,
depending on whether it's your first choice or second will affect the stat
positively or negatively, respectively. The object that you didn't choose isn't
affected at all, you will continue to gain more of it's attributes in a normal
manner. It is recommended that if this is your first time playing, you choose
the power of the guardian and discard the power of the mystic, although I
didn't and made it through just fine. Here's the laydown on what each object
does.
The Dream Shield- The power of the guadian. Kindness to aid friends. A shield
to repel all. If you choose the Dream Shield for your first choice, your
defense and HP will level up more frequently than other stats throughout the
game. You also start the game with higher defense. If it's your second choice,
your defense and HP will level up less frequently than your other stats
throughout the game.
The Dream Sword- The power of the warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of
terrible destruction. If you choose the Dream Sword first, your offense will
level up more frequently than your other stats, if you choose it second, your
strength will level up less frequently than your other stats.
The Dream Rod- The power of the mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and
ruin. If you choose the Dream Rod first, your MP and AP will level up more
frequently than other stats throughout the game.You also start the game with
higher MP and AP. If you choose it second, your MP and AP will level up less
frequently than your other stats.
I usually choose Sword first, Rod second. But, there are other good choices.
First time players should choose the Shield and discard the sword. The other
choice gives you the best stats overall, supposedly. For this one, choose the
Staff and discard the shield. Whatever your choices, after you make them, the
platform falls away and you fall onto a second platform that has Cinderella on
it. This is your first encounter with a SHADOW. Ooh, scary. Just do what the
tutorial tells you and swing at the Shadows for all it's worth. (1 Exp, each to
be exact.) After you've defeated them all, you fall down to a third platform
that has a transparent door on it. EXAMINE the door and follow the tutorial
once again. After this part of the tutorial, go through the door and now it's
time for a little Q&A and revisiting old friends. This part of the tutorial
affects how quickly you level up during the game, and this is how.
To level up...
Fast: Choose the top 3 answers each time. The downside is, when you get around
levels 60-100, it takes alot of EXP to gain a level. It also takes about
960,000 EXP total to reach level 100.
Normal: Choose the middle 3 answers each time. This will give you a normal
level up pace, with no major downside. You need about 900,000 EXP total to
reach level 100.
Slow: Choose the bottom 3 answers each time. The downside is, it takes alot
more EXP than usual to reach level 70. The upside is, it takes 120,000 EXP less
total to each level 100 and when you get to level 70, you start to level up
quicker. Meaning, you only have to gain about 840,000 EXP total to reach level
100.
Selphie- "What's most important to you?"
Being number one.
Friendship.
My prize possesions.
Tidus- "What are you so afraid of?"
Getting old.
Being different.
Being indecisive.
Wakka- "What do you want outta life?"
To see rare sights.
To broaden my horizons.
To be strong.
After you've made your choices, you fade away to a fourth platform with Aurora
on it. You now must fight 8 Shadows at once, piece of the proverbial cake
everyone. Waste 'em. You should level up right here, depending on how you
answered the questions. (Congrats!) After the fight, you can make your first
game save. Run up the ramp to the 5th and final platform (It has Belle on it)
and get ready for your first BOSS fight.
BOSS FIGHT: Darkside
HP: 240 HP
EXP GAINED: 18 XP
ITEMS DROPPED: None
He looks big, but, he isn't even close to being strong. Darkside has 2 moves he
does in turn. First, he clenches dark power in his right first and then punches
the ground, spawning 4 Shadows. Watch out for the punch though, it takes out
1/5 of your life bar. This is a good chance to level up a second, and if you
have the patience, a third time. Just destroy the Shadows, don't do any severe
damage to Darkside, and he'll keep spawning them! His second move is kneeling,
drawing dark power to his heartshape on his stomach and then shooting out
homing lasers. When he does this, go behind him and hide between his legs, the
lasers can't hit you then. Or, instead of hiding between his legs, stand in
front of him and when the lasers come near you, hit them back at Darkside for
some Tech Points. Strike at his hands or at his head when he kneels and you'll
put him out fast. If you get low on health, don't use your potion, just wait
for him to spawn Shadows, kill them and then collect the green health orbs.
CUTSCENE
3.2 Destiny Islands
My Level: 3
After the cutscene ends, talk to Kairi (the girl in front of you). She'll give
you a search 'n' find quest for...
2 Logs: One is under the bridge and the other one is on the island with Riku on
it. (You can get to the island by swimming out to the water, or going up the
stairs inside the Seaside Shack and crossing the bridge.
1 Cloth: Starting from the Seaside Shack, go up the ramp by the shack and head
up the second ramp, take a left. When you get to the fork in the path, go up
the stairs (they're on the right) and go around that path. Head up the ladder
and follow this path. Head into the alcove and on the wall there is a cloth.
1 Rope: Starting from the Seaside Shack, go up the ramp by the shack and head
up the second ramp, take a left. When you get to the fork in the path, go up
the ladder. You should see Tidus practicing with a sword, behind him is the
rope.
Don't ask for any help from Kairi and you'll be rewarded with a Hi-Potion after
you complete the search and find. Now, before you head back to Kairi, this is a
good chance to gain a level or two. Note: I call the following fights boss
fights because they are stronger than regular enemies.
Save your game in the seaside shack before you do any of the following.
BOSS FIGHT: Wakka (Optional)
HP: Unknown.
EXP GAINED: 1 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
Here's the  first thing you do. Jump up to the platform to your right, and LIFT
the barrel. Lock onto Wakka and THROW the barrel at him. He should be stunned
right now. While he's stunned, run up and get a quick 1-2-3 combo on him. Now,
keep a close eye on him and strike right after he throws his blitzball. That's
it. Save and then go challenge Selphie.
BOSS FIGHT: Selphie (Optional)
HP: Unknown.
EXP GAINED: 1 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
Here's the  first thing you do. Jump up to the platform to your right, and LIFT
the barrel. Lock onto Selphie and THROW the barrel at her. She should be
stunned right now. While she's stunned, run up and get a quick 1-2-3 combo on
her. Selphie is mostly vunerable from the air, so jump up towards her and
swipe, most likely, you'll hit her swing and get a Tech point (which is just an
XP) and knock her back a little. Save and go fight Tidus.
BOSS FIGHT: Tidus (Optional)
HP: Unknown
EXP GAINED: 2 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
Here's the  first thing you do. Jump up to the platform to your right, and LIFT
the barrel. Lock onto Tidus and THROW the barrel at him. He should be stunned
right now. While he's stunned, run up and get a quick 1-2-3 combo on him. Now,
Tidus is a little tricker than Selphie and Wakka. Tidus is a close range
fighter, so when he runs in at you, jump behind him and swipe at him with your
1-2-3 combo. If you need to heal, remember, you have your potion (if you didn't
use it already) left over from the AWAKENING.
BOSS FIGHT: Wakka, Selphie, and Tidus. (Optional)
HP: Unknown
EXP GAINED: 4 XP (1 for Wakka, 1 for Selphie, and 2 for Tidus.)
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: Potion
Here's the first thing you do. Jump up to the platform to your right, and LIFT
the barrel. Lock onto whoever's closest and THROW the barrel at them. They
should be stunned right now. While they're stunned, run up and get a quick
1-2-3 combo on them. After that, focus mainly on Tidus and Selphie first. Those
two tend to stay right by each other so you'll most likely be hitting them both
at the same time. After those two are done, finish off Wakka. (He's probably
taken a hit or two by now anyways.) Individual strategies for these 3 are the
same as above.
BOSS FIGHT: Riku (Optional)
HP: Unknown
EXP GAINED: 5 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: Potion
Quick note: This fight factors into your foot-race score, so if you lose, your
score drops and will probably end up making Riku get the raft (and your
Gummi-Ship) be named what Riku wants. This is probably the harder than the 3 on
1 fight with Tidus & company. The trees get in the way, and if Riku falls on
down, he gets up by kicking forward, so don't stand in front of him after he
falls down. Also, don't fall off the island, or you'll lose. Without the
benefit of stunning him with a barrel, you're on your own. Riku likes to jump
around alot, so, you should stay on the ground whenever possible. Riku falls
down after every 3 or 4 hits, so get ready to run to the side or jump behind
him. The best thing to do is hit him twice, run away, hit him twice and run
away.
When you're ready, save and bring the stuff to Kairi. When asked to rest, say
yes.
CUTSCENE
CUTSCENE
During the second day, you have to explore the "Secret Place" (a cave by the
waterfall that's by the shack.) have a race with Riku, and do a second search
and find quest. Let's get started. You start the second day on the docks. Head
back to where you gave Kairi the stuff and go through the door she was blocking
before. (Now, if you want to level up a few more times, you can fight the 3 on
1 fight again, or the single fights. Wakka has moved to the waterfall and Tidus
is now where you fought Riku.) Riku is right by the door you just came through.
When you talk to him, he asks you for a name for your raft (and ultimately, it
turns out to be the name of your Gummi-Ship). He thinks it should be called
Highwind. You think it should be called Excalibur (or whatever you personally
want.) Anyways, instead of solving it normally, Sora and Riku decide to race.
Here's what you have to do. Race through an obstacle course and touch a Paopu
fruit on the otherside, then, race back. Instead of taking the bridge like
Riku, just jump off the ledge, and race down through the water towards the
stairs. Go up the stairs and go straight off that ledge. Run around the RIGHT
side of the (your) raft and up the slope that curves left. Next, jump from each
platform towards the paopu tree. Tag the tree and jump right off that platform
back down to the beach. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GO THROUGH THE CAVE ENTRANCE BY
THE PAOPU TREE, IT'LL MAKE YOU LOSE THE RACE. Go back the way you came, around
the right side of the raft, jump up the ledge, race down the stairs, through
the water, jump up the next ledge and you're done. What do you get? The raft is
named whatever you wanted and you get a Pretty Stone. (The only use I've found
for the Pretty Stone is selling it for 30 Munnies once you get to Traverse
Town.) Wanna get your first Accessory? Go back to the stairs you raced on
against the wall directly behind the box there is a cave, LIFT the box and
carry it towards the wall. THROW the box and climb on top of it. Jump into the
cave. Inside the cave, there is a Protect Chain, which will raise your Def.
stat by 1 point. Kairi is down by the raft now, go talk to her for your next
search and find quest. Looks like you're collecting provisions for your
upcoming trip! Here's what to find and where to find it.
1 Seagull Egg- Head back to the Seaside Shack (chance to save) and go up the
stairs inside. Climb up the thin tree and jump over to the tree that has the
egg on it.
3 Mushrooms- A. Secret Place by the doorway.
CUTSCENE
B. By the raft, there is a rock blocking a cave. Push the rock out of the
way and inside is the second mushroom.
C. To the left of the tower on the obstacle course in some grass.
2 Coconuts- Just strike at all the palm trees and eventually, a yellow coconut
should fall down. Do this twice, but not on the same tree.
3 Fish- Go to the boat dock and walk/swim around in the water. You should see
fish swimming around, just walk through them and you should collect them.
1 Bottle of Drinking Water (But, not ocean water!)- Go to the waterfall by the
Secret Place and just go under the waterfall to collect it. You're done! Last
chance to save for a little bit. Last chance to get some XP from Tidus and
everyone. Once you're done, head back and talk to Kairi. If your do the quest
without asking for her help, you get another Hi-Potion.
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When you get back to the main island, you find Riku and Kairi's boats already
landed on the island, and your old friends--Shadows. Your wooden sword does
nothing right now, just run to the little island where you fought Riku. (If you
did.) If you want to, you can save.
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Now, that you have the Keyblade, you can destroy the Shadows. I recommend being
at least level 5 before you face the boss, although I usually train up to level
6 or 7. It'll also help alot when you get to Traverse Town if you're level 7.
After the cutscene with Riku, go to the Secret Place.
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BOSS FIGHT: Darkside
HP: 300 HP
EXP GAINED: 60 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
He looks big, but, he isn't even close to being strong. Darkside has 4 moves
now, and he does each in turn. First, he kneels, drawing dark power to his
heartshape on his stomach and then shooting out homing lasers. When he does
this, go behind him and hide between his legs, the lasers can't hit you then.
Second, he clenches dark power in his right first and then punches the ground,
spawning 4 Shadows. Watch out for the punch though, it takes out 1/5 of your
life bar. His third is striking with his left hand straight into the ground
causing a mini-earthquake that will slightly damage you no matter where you
are, but, if you jump,you can evade the hit. His final move is when he pulls
his arm out of the ground. He pulls an energy orb with his arm. He raises the
orb above his head and it starts raining small energy orbs and they hurt a
little. To finish him off strike at his hands or at his head when he kneels and
you'll put him out fast. If you get low on health, use your potions or just
wait for him to spawn Shadows, kill them and then collect the green health
orbs.
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3.3 TRAVERSE TOWN Part 1
My Level: 7
After waking up, you find Pluto staring right into your face. Welcome to
Traverse Town, boys and girls, get ready for a ride. Head out of the alleyway
and head into the Accessory Shop. Be ready to see a familar face. It's Cid from
FF7! Talk to him and then save. There is an treasure chest on a shelf. Jump
onto the counter then onto the shelf and get the Mythril Shard. Head back out
to the streets and go around back from the shop you were just in. Go through
the big doors and go to the 2nd District.
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Time to fight again, but this time it's just Shadows again, but now they drop
munnie, along with health orbs. Destroy them and then head back to the
Accessory Shop. But wait! The 1st District is overrun by Shadows! Finish them
quickly. You shouldn't have the slightest problem with Shadows by now. Now, go
into the shop and save, then leave. Get ready to meet an old friend.
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BOSS FIGHT: Leon (Squall)
HP: 120 HP
EXP GAINED: 30 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
First of all, Leon is extremely agile, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose
this fight, either way, the story continues. But, if you win, you get some XP
which you need desperately this early in the game. (Well, it's considered alot
this early in the game.) Leon likes to shoot fireballs and then come in and
strike at you. But, the gunblade attacks are slow, so you can avoid them
easily. If you jump at him, chances are he'll jump back to evade and then swipe
at you. A good idea here: get outta that small area you start in and head out
into the open, you have more room to move and dodge this way. He is most
vunerable right after he shoots fireballs or right before he shoots fireballs.
When he is charging the fireball, swing just as soon as the fire is launched.
This will stun him. Run over and hit him till he revives. Right after he's
swung do a 3 hit combo, and then run away. Repeat as much as it takes.
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After the cutscene, walk over to the table and open the chest. Then, save. Talk
to both Yuffie and Leon and get ready for some more action.
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You now have a second enemy Heartless, the Soldier. They take twice as many
hits than the Shadows do before they are destroyed. For a little XP, go the way
Leon didn't go, defeat the Heartless, and then go the way Leon went. If you
jump up to the balcony that is reachable and then head over to the other
balcony, you can get a potion. Head around the other corner of the hotel, past
the double doors you're supposed to go through to pick up another potion, then
head through the double doors. You should yourself at a fountain, if not, you
went through the wrong door. Defeat all the Heartless and then take the first
alleyway on the right from the fountain. Once in the alley, turn the next
corner and keep fighting and then go through the door straight ahead that leads
to the 3rd District. Head to the stairs to your right.
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Donald and Goofy are in your party now and with them, this fight is over pretty
fast, but now, you've angered someone and you have to deal with...
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BOSS FIGHT: Guard Armor
HP: 700 HP
EXP GAINED: Unknown
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: Brave Warrior, 100 munny, Elixir, Magic Spell Fire, Ability
Dodge Roll.
Just strike at all the body parts, starting with the arms and then legs. After
you deal a certain amount of damage, the body breaks up and the pieces do
individual attacks, but they reform after awhile. When you destroy a part,
health orbs appear, but if you need health, you should have a potion or two
equipped in your item menu. Don't bother healing Donald or Goofy, they take
care of themselves pretty good, and they even heal you if you really need it. A
good strategy is just focus on one body part at a time.
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Now, time to do a little more business in Traverse Town. headback to the 3rd
District and unlock the door that leads to the 1st District. Then, head down
the alley directly behind you from the door and you'll end up at a door with a
flame on it. Use your new fire magic to unlock it. Head through the door and
then time your jumps just right so you can leap from floating rock to floating
rock. Then, go around the left side of the house to enter it.
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Now, you meet the house's resident: Merlin. After he returns his house to
normal, save and then use the save point to go to your Gummi-Ship. You now have
a little Gummi-Ship tutorial to go through. After that head to Wonderland. (The
upper path.)
3.4 WONDERLAND
My Level: 9
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After you disembark, you find yourself floating down a shaft. After you and
Donald have a graceful landing, and Goofy falls on his face, you regain control
of Sora. (I've always wanted to say this...!) Follow the White Rabbit. Go
through the door at the end of the hallway.
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Go up and talk to the doorknob. Yes, you heard me, talk to the doorknob!
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After the talk, go over to the bed and push it, then, go over to the table and
drink the drink to shrink. As soon as you're shrunk, jump onto the floor, but
watch out! Heartless appear! A new enemy: Red Nocturne. Don't use fire magic on
them because they'll just absorb the magic and turn it into health for
themselves.
NOTE: I will no longer be telling the whereabouts of items in chests, there are
far too many and some are too difficult to explain where they are hidden. But,
once you see the chests for yourself you can find the way to them yourselves.
After the Heartless are destroyed, go through the doorway you opened when you
pushed the bed.
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After the cutscene, the Queen of Hearts tells you to find evidence of Alice's
innocence. All you have to do is find up to 4 pieces of evidence. Another
search and find quest, fun. Here's where the evidence is located. Becareful
though, Heartless are swarming the area! Before you can start finding the
evidence, you must first go through the doorway to the left of the throne.
There is also a save point to the left of the entrance of the Queen's Castle.
Footprints: Once you enter Lotus Forest, go forward and take a right into the
first thicket of bushes, you should see a Blue Trinity Mark and to the right
and in front of it you should see a box containing this evidence.
Antenna: From the entrance to Lotus Forest, go start through the trees ahead.
You should see 3 tall mushrooms, jump onto the lower one, and then to the one
on the right. Jump up to the next platform and there is another box with
evidence.
Stench: From the small mushroom in the last location, jump left instead of
right from the small mushroom. Jump to the leaf platform and you should see
another leaf across a gap. It may not look like it, but you can make this jump,
so just jump across, if you don't make it, just keep trying and you will. Try
to get a running headstart and then jump right at the edge of the gap. Jump up
to the treetop that has the red jellybean thing on it and then jump down to the
leaf platform in front of the jellybean. Follow the curve of the leaves to the
left and up to the doorway and go through. You should find yourself in the
Bizarre Room again, but you'll be falling from the ceiling and will land on the
stove, right next to the evidence box.
Claw Marks: From the entrance to Lotus Forest, you should see a Yellow Flower
on the left. Give the Flower a potion through the command menu. It will make
you big again. Go over to the big tree and target it. Hit it once. Then, go
over to the big tree stump by the entrance. Then, target the jellybean thing.
Turns out, it was just a fruit. PICK the fruit then EAT it. Now, from the small
mushroom in the last location, jump left instead of right from the small
mushroom. Jump to the leaf platform and you should see another leaf across a
gap. It may not look like it, but you can make this jump, so just jump across,
if you don't make it, just keep trying and you will. Try to get a running
headstart and then jump right at the edge of the gap. Jump up to the treetop
that has the red jellybean thing on it and then jump down to the leaf platform
in front of the jellybean. Follow the curve of the leaves to the right and go
through the doorway. You should land on a water faucet. Look in the direction
Goofy is looking. See the box? Aw...but it looks so far away! Just jump and
hope you make it, if you don't keep trying. Again, a running start helps. After
you collect all 4 evidence pieces, the Cheshire Cat appears again and teaches
you Blizzard magic.
Now you can save Alice, head back to the Queen's Castle and save. Then approach
the Queen's guards by her podium and give them the evidence. What!? The Queen
is just a little off, don'tcha think? Oh well, if you want to keep your head,
choose one. I don't think it matters which one you choose, as far as I know,
this guessing game is rigged in your favor. After you choose the box, it shows
that the Heartless tried to steal the Queen's heart, but she still doesn't
believe you.
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BOSS FIGHT: The Queen of Hearts and the Army of Cards
HP: Varies.
EXP GAINED: 100 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
First off, don't attack the cards, Donald and Goofy seem to have a
preoccupation with taking them out. Attack the Queen first to knock her out,
then head for the tower. There are 3 cranks and this is what you have to attack
to win the boss fight. An easy way to take care of the cranks is to just have
full magic and use all of it against the cranks, if you run out and still need
to destroy cranks, when a crank is destroyed, it releases MP bubbles or you can
attack the cards. Every now and then the Queen will revive, go over and knock
her down again, then go back to attacking the Tower and cranks. After it's
demolished, a cutscene starts.
You have to find Alice and the kidnappers! Save really quick and then head back
into Lotus Forest.
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Get ready for a new enemy: Large Body. This guy is only vunerable from behind,
so dodge around him and make your attack. When he glows and slaps his stomach,
run away and let Donald and Goofy take this blow. After that's done with, head
straight through the forest, following the path and then go through the doorway
at the end. You'll end up in the Tea Party Garden. (Sit down in all the chairs
for some neat items. But, if you sit in the wrong chair, Heartless appear. To
get the table back, exit the room and reenter.) Go through the door on the
left. What you have to do now is turn on the two lights. Just defeat the
Heartless as they appear and then jump up to the lights and TOUCH them. Now, go
back the way you came and go to the right-side-up Bizarre Room. Make sure you
save on the way through the Queen's Castle, because you have another
BOSS FIGHT: Trick Master
HP: 600 HP
EXP GAINED: 150 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: Ifrit's Horn, Navi-Gummi Piece.
He looks tricky, but he isn't. Still, I recommend being at least level 10
before youre face him. If you need to level up, just go back to Lotus Forest.
To finish Trick Master off, just keep using fire magic and when that runs out,
jump up and attack him. Eventually, he'll start to droop, making it easier
because you don't have to jump to attack him anymore. But, after awhile, he'll
stand again. After a certain amount of damage, he'll walk around the room, if
you have to, jump on top of the table and then leap at him. But, if you stay
camped out on the table, he'll bat the table down into the ground, taking your
advantage away, it will return to normal after a few seconds though. When he
starts his pins on fire, cast Blizzard on them, that way you won't take any
extra damage. Keep this pattern up and he'll fold in no time. Now, you'll seal
your first "Keyhole."
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Once you return to your Gummi-Ship, fly counter-clockwise around the ring. (You
have to make a pit-stop at Traverse Town, but you don't have to disembark. But,
this is a good chance to gain and level or two before you continue on to
Olympus Coliseum.
3.5 OLYPMUS COLISEUM PART 1
My Level: 14
All Olympus consists of is just this one Coliseum. Head straight through the
big doors in front of you. Once inside go up and talk to Phil.
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Try to move the pedistal. When you say "It weighs a ton!" Go back and talk to
Phil again.
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Save, then talk to Phil again. You now have to go through 2 trials.
TRIAL 1
Barrels: 20
Time Limit: 30 Seconds
Run foward, hit the three barrels till they break. Run to the next group, if
there are any left. if not, jump up to the next group and strike them. Finish
off any remaining barrels with Fire, Blizzard, or normal strikes.
TRIAL 2
Barrels: 25
Time Limit: 1 Minute
First off, run around to the left, strike the barrels, turn around the corner,
LIFT the single barrel, target the barrel along this straight part, THROW it at
the single barrel, run around the next corner and you're almost at where you
started. There is 2 barrels stacked on top of each other and a single barrel.
Target the single and rotate the camera around so the you and the single barrel
face the stacked barrels. Strike until the barrel flys at the stacked ones.
Jump up to the next set, break them with Keyblade hits. Jump up to the next
layer and there is a single barrel and 2 stacks of 2. Same plan as before.
Finish the remaining barrels with hits. Jump up, another single and 3 stacks of
2. Same plan as the last 2 sets. Finish the next barrel with your Keyblade and
then there is one left. It is on a platform in the air that you can't jump to,
use fire magic.
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REWARD: Magic Spell Thunder
But, Phil still won't let you in the games! Alright, forget him, leave the
coliseum.
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Ooh, what's this!? An Entry Pass! Go back and show Phil who's who! Be sure to
save your game when you reenter the coliseum. Now, it's time for the
preliminaries! Even though it's against my policy this early in the game, give
Donald and Goofy potions. (Have you customized their preferences yet? Set their
HP and MP items usage to "Only in Emergancies"!)
PRELIMINARIES--7 Seeds
Match 1: Shadow Scout
4x Soldiers
3x Blue Rhapsodies
Use fire against the Blue ones. This is simple stuff right here.
CUTSCENE (Yeah, that's right, that's Cloud from FF7!)
Match 2: Sinisters
3x Blue Rhapsodies
10x Shadows
Fire against the Blue things, you should know how to handle Shadows by now!
Match 3: Heat & Freeze
5x Red Nocturne
5x Blue Rhapsodies
Fire against the blue things, ice against the red. Make sure you know which
type you're locked onto! If you've run out of magic, use normal hits.
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Match 4: Shadow Platoon
3x Red Nocturne
3x Blue Rhapsodies
2x Shadows
2x Soldiers
Take care of the magic spitters first, then the Soldiers. Finish off the
Shadows last.
Match 5: Blue Revenge
10x Blue Rhapsodies
Normal hits or fire magic.
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Match 6: Big One
1x Large Body
4x Red Nocturne
4x Blue Rhapsodies
Go after the Large Body first, and then finish the magic spitters off. Dodge
Roll (You have it equipped, right?) around to avoid the Tummy Slap of Death
thing.
Match 7: Final Match
BOSS FIGHT: Cloud
HP: 300 HP
EXP GAINED: 80 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
First of all, you don't HAVE to win this fight. This is the same as the fight
with Leon, you can lose and still progress. But, for those of you who want to
beat Cloud down, here's what to do. Use normal attacks, he seems to be fire
proof. Or you can use Blizzard and Thunder, but your MPs won't last long. Save
your potions for you. Donald and Goofy (depending on how good you did) should
still have some left for themselves and you. You should still have all 3 of
yours. When he leaps up and then impales the ground, be sure to Dodge Roll out
of the way. Cloud also likes to stab forwards while sliding, and then doing a 3
hit combo. Just Dodge Roll out of the way. If you jump at Cloud to hit him from
the air, he'll most likely jump back to avoid and possibly counterattack with
that slide/stab thing. If you can, strike at the same time as Cloud so you
deflect his attack. This causes him to stop and you can get a good combo in on
him. (Combo Plus, you have it equipped, right?) After you do alot of damage to
him. He changes his lunge attack. Instead of doing a 3 hit combo after the
lunge, he does a 180 turn and then lunges again,180 turn and lunges again. He
does the lunge/180 thing 5 times. Just jump over his attacks the first 4 times.
The 5th time, however. he slide/lunges and then 180's and jump/stabs the
ground. Dodge Roll this one. After you do enough damage, he does the jump/stab
ground thing repeatedly. Just keep Dodge Rolling and striking him when he pulls
his sword out of the ground and he should be finished quickly.
CUTSCENE
Save first, now you have a choice. A. Save Hercules or B. Run away and level
up. If you are level 15 or higher, you should be safe, if not, choose B. Either
way, make sure you saved, make sure you reequip the 3 of you with HP and MP
healing items, and then do what you chose.
If you choose to "Go from Zero to HERO!" you get a
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BOSS FIGHT: Cerberus
HP: 600HP
EXP GAINED: 200 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: Inferno Band, Hero License, Ability Sonic Blade.
Let Donald and Goofy do most of the damage until they get K.O.'d. Watch out for
Cerberus's bites, they do alot of damage. Dodge Roll around and jump at the
heads. Use Thunder magic to cause a lot of damage. Cerberus shoots meteors out
of it's mouths, so be sure to Dodge Roll or jump over them. A good tactic is to
get behind Cerberus and then try to jump onto it's right heal and then onto
it's back. Run up it's back and then Lock-On and strike the heads. When
Cerberus rears up and slams it's paws on the ground be sure to jump the second
before the paws hit. When Cerberus shoots dark energy into the ground, Dodge
Roll around to avoid the energy pillars that crash out of the ground or jump
onto it's back.
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Once that's over, go back inside, save and then leave. Wait, is that... Cloud
on the steps there by the exit...?
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Now, leave for real this time.
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If you want, head back to Traverse Town. Personally, I always take a trip back
to Traverse Town and make one run through the 2nd District, Hotel, Gizmo Shop,
and 3rd District for some XP. If you go to the Item Shop, you can buy some new
weapons for Donald and Goofy. This is also a good chance to level up. Whatever
you do, the next level is...
3.6 DEEP JUNGLE
My Level: 17
NOTE: DURING THIS LEVEL, SABOR, THE LEOPARD, WILL RANDOMLY APPEAR AT TIMES. AS
FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO SET PATERN FOR HIS APPEARENCES OTHER THAN THEY TEND
TO HAPPEN AFTER A CUTSCENE. I AM PUTTING IN WHERE I HAVE SEEN HIM APPEAR. YOU
MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY SEE HIM AT THE SAME SPOT THAT I DO.
What's this!? You and Donald fight over the controls for the Gummi-Ship, you
want to check out the jungle for Riku and Kairi, but he doesn't think that the
King is there. The Gummi-Ship crash lands on Deep Jungle.
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BOSS FIGHT: Sabor
HP: 90 HP
EXP GAINED: 15 XP
ITEMS DROPPED/WON: None.
Again, Fire magic is your best friend. Lock on and shoot the fire till your MPs
run out, then switch to sword hits. When you build your MP back up, use Fire
again. Sabor likes to jump around and then follow up with a claw swipe or two.
So, just stay on the ground during the jump and then Dodge Roll away.
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First thing you want to do is change Tarzan's preferences to what I recommended
earlier. (HP and MP items used only in an emergancy.) Then, if you want to,
(This is what I usually do.) steal all of Tarzan's items and accessories. but,
you don't have to, it's just fun and gets you some neat stuff sometimes. Now,
just jump off the same way Tarzan did. Now, you have a chance to save the game,