After the boss gets wasted (he's not dead, though) your party and Cid
will escape on the Tiny Bronco. Although it gets damaged during your
flight, it can still be used to skim across shallow water and traverse
rivers (although you can't go up or down waterfalls). Here are the
airplane controls:
X Exit airplane
O Enter airplane
Select/Start World Map (press repeatedly to enlarge/hide map)
L1/R1 Rotate view (or return to side view if in overhead view)
L2/R2 Change view
You now have several options that are available to you: you can get
Aeris' Level 4 Limit Break manual (see section 8 for details) or go on
Yuffie's sub-quest (if you have her in your party, see section 6 for
further information). Even if you don't have Yuffie, you can purchase
some pretty good weapons and find some treasure chests lying around in
Wutai, so you may want to stop there anyways. You can even go back and
kill Midgar Zolom, if you've been itching to do so (you'll now have
enough HPs to learn the enemy skill 'Beta' from it without dying). In
any case, it would be a good idea to explore other areas and pick up
items you missed/buy stuff you couldn't afford before instead of
continuing on your quest just yet. I would suggest checking out Bone
Village, to the north, since you can pick up the powerful 'Summon Kjata'
materia there as well as buy some useful bracelets and items.
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3.19 betrayal
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Protect Vest, Choco Feather, Elixir.
Pilot the Tiny Bronco back to the Gold Saucer area. Go to the weapon
smith's house on the peninsula near the desert and talk to him--he'll
explain that you need the Keystone, which he no longer has. Get back in
Cid's airplane, and leave it on the shore by the desert. You need to
get to the Golden Saucer, so either walk or find a wild Chocobo and ride
it back to North Corel. Then take the ropeway up to the Gold Saucer.
Go to the Battle Square and look for an opening on the right side of the
room labled 'Dio's Show Room'. Inside, examine the glittering object on
top of the large stand; it's the Keystone. Dio, the big lug who threw
you out of the Gold Saucer before, will show up and offer you a
challenge: fight in the Battle Square and he'll give you the Keystone.
When you have a choice, pick the top option to accept or the bottom
option to temporarily decline. You'll now have to fight in the Battle
Square using only Cloud. Keep in mind that even if you lose the very
first battle, Dio will still give you the Keystone.
If you want to try and see if you can win all the battles, then keep
fighting. After each battle, the message 'GREAT!' will appear,
followed by two options. Choose the right option to stop fighting,
or the left option to continue fighting. If you choose to continue,
a jackpot-like device will appear. You can stop it from spinning
by pressing the O button, and whatever comes up when you press O will
take affect prior to the start of the next battle. Depending on what
you get, different things will happen to you, although certain
accessories can render you immune to some of the more debilitating
effects.
Furthermore, the status ailments that you are afflicted with as a
result of the jackpot stay with you from battle to battle, and you're
forced to stop the jackpot after each battle, so you could end up
being a poisoned, petrified frog in a few rounds, if you're not
careful. If you last through seven battles, then the fighting ends.
Refer to 'Having Fun' (Sec. 7.6) for a complete explanation of how the
Battle Square works, but keep in mind that although you will earn
Battle Points during the battle, they are reset to zero when the battle
ends since you end up in the Show Room (and the way things work you lose
all the Battle Points you earn if you leave the main room at any time).
Should you make it through all the battles, Dio will give you a Protect
Vest and a Choco Feather, in addition to the Keystone.
There's nothing else you need to do at the Gold Saucer now, but when
you try to leave, you'll discover that the ropeway that the sky lift
travels up and down is broken, leaving you stranded in the Saucer.
Cait Sith will either show up (or leave your party, if he's already
with you guys) and suggest that you all meet him at the Ghost Hotel.
At the Hotel, you and your allies will chat for awhile. In the next
scene, you'll find yourself in your room.
At this point in the game, a character will come into your room and ask
to go on a date with you. While it's usually Aeris, you can go on a
date with Tifa, Yuffie, or even Barret.
Chances are, your date will be with Aeris, because if you are nice to
her even once, you're stuck with her. I was trying to get Yuffie to go
with me and was mean to everyone but her, and I still got stuck with
Tifa. If anyone out there knows how to get Tifa or Barret consitently
and would like to share the method with me, I'd happily add it to the
FAQ. For now though, you can thank two resourceful contributors for this
step-by step guide to getting Yuffie as your date.
Keep in mind that it's based on the Japanese version of the game, so
the conversations/events may seem a little different. Also credit is
also given to the original writer of this guide, since it was translated
from Japanese into English:
THE GUIDE TO DATING YUFFIE
originally written by ????
translated by Case (coxon@netspace.net.au)
edited by Yasha (shinra_company@hotmail.com, vucht@eisa.net.au)
thanks to Mooncalf (McLeodM@msn.com)
Everyone likes Yuffie, the 14 year old ninja with spunk. Finally, you
can do the ultimate (clean) fantasy - you can date Yuffie! But then
half the fun of slaving through the guide is the fact that you can kick
dirt in Aeris and Tifa's face, call them worthless, irresponsible and
ugly, and they'll STILL like you in the end! So here we go:
DISCLAIMER
This was originally taken from a Japanese guide, but has been translated
and edited for the English version. Also credit is given to the
original writer of this guide, whomever he may be. The original writer,
translater and editor will not claim responsibility if you read through
this guide and it essentially destroys the first half of the game. I've
dated Yuffie, obviously, so it can be done, however, I suggest you play
the game 'straight' first, as some key parts are missed (Honey Bee Inn,
talk with Zack's parents). This is best followed when you play through
a second time.
GENERAL TIPS FOR DATING YUFFIE
Always try to have Red 13 and Barret in your party before getting
Yuffie. After getting Yuffie, make sure she's always the second
character, unless specified otherwise, (like when a character
insists on joining you). The third character can be anybody but one
of the girls (unless specified otherwise).
- When you talk to allies, always talk to Yuffie first.
- If you're in doubt when making choices, remember the object is of
getting Tifa/Aeris's favour of you down (that is, be nasty to them),
and getting Yuffie's favour of you up.
- Finally, make sure the Cover materia is always equipped on Cloud when
Yuffie's in your party, so that he can protect her.
- Below is what choices you need to make to date Yuffie - don't be
daunted by the number of instructions. And note that skipping out on
a minor choice or two is fine, but watch for the major ones. Good
luck dating Yuffie!
1. When you first meet Aeris after the bombing mission and she
asks, 'What happened?', tell her, 'Nothing has. Listen..'
2. Then 'Nevermind.'
3. When she asks if Cloud would like a flower, say 'Forget it.'
4. Talk to Jessie in the train a few times, then choose 'I'll be
waiting'.
5. In front of 7th Heaven, don't talk to Barret a second time.
6. When Tifa asks 'Did you fight with Barret?' say 'Not this time'.
7. Talk to Biggs. When he comments about the food, say 'Yeah, why not.'
8. Talk to Wedge, and choose to drink with him.
9. When you talk to Tifa at the bar, say 'I don't feel like talking.'
10. In the Avalanche hideout, after talking to Barret and then
talking to Tifa, choose '....sorry.'
11. Then, when Tifa asks, 'Did you sleep well?' say 'Barret's snoring
kept me up.'
12. When Barret asks about using materia, say 'Okay, I'll explain it.'
13. In Johnny's house, when you talk to his father a third time and he
asks about Cloud's hometown, say 'Who cares!' not 'Nibelheim..'
14. When you're in the train to attack the second mako reactor, Jessie
asks 'Do I look good in Shinra uniform?' say, 'Yeah..'
15. when falling from bridge, say to Tifa, 'I mightn't be able
to make it,' not 'I don't think I can hold on.'
16. When Aeris asks 'do you remember me?', say 'Never seen you before.'
17. When Aeris says 'I've got a lot of things to tell you,' don't
say 'Okay, I'll listen,' instead say, 'there's nothing to talk
about.
18. When Reno enters and Aeris says, 'Ignore him,' talk to Reno.
19. When Aeris is attacked, and she says 'Cloud, help me,' say,
'Wait a minute', and drop all the wrong barrels.
20. At Aeris's house, when Aeris asks if Tifa is your girlfriend, say,
'Yes, that's right'.
21. At the park, when Aeris says, 'I don't want to go home,' say
'I'll take you to 7th Heaven'.
22. Don't go to the Honey Inn in the wall market, and try to make
Aeris be chosen (only three dress-up items).
23. When in Don Corneo's house, say when you save Tifa, 'We've gotta
save Aeris!'
24. In the sewer after the boss, talk to Aeris then Tifa.
25. When you talk to Marlene at Aeris's house, and she asks,
'Is Aeris your girlfriend?' say 'I don't know.'
26. In front of the Shinra building, say, 'Let's bust on in!'
27. At the 61st floor, talk to the guy who has keycard to the 62nd
floor, and say first, 'Where's Aeris?' then, '....'.
28. At 68th floor, when you first save Aeris and you get to
choose who takes Aeris away, say 'Tifa, I'm counting on you.'
29. In jail, talk to Red XIII first,
30. then talk to Barret,
31. then talk to Aeris,
32. then talk to Tifa. When Tifa says, 'Can you get us out of
here,' don't choose 'Leave it to me,' choose 'It'll be difficult.'
33. And then go to sleep.
34. Before the bike race, in your party to fight that bulldozer boss,
have Red and Barret in your party.
35. Talk to Red first when you escape.
36. Then talk to Barret, and say 'I'm not sure.'
37. Then when talking to Tifa and Aeris, say 'The journey's going
to be dangerous, are you sure you still want to go?'
38. Now have Red and Barret in your party until past the Mithril cave.
39. In the Kalm flashblack, say you did go into Tifa's house.
40. Say you did go into Tifa's room,
41. Say you looked at Tifa's letter on desk
42. Say you read it.
43. Say you remember it very well.
44. Look at the drawers, and then say 'Yes, I really did look in your
drawers.'
45. After the flashback, when you talk to Barret about him wanting to
go off and fight now, say 'Is that all?'
46. After going through Mythril mine, go and get Yuffie straight
away (before going to Junon). It helps if you're at a high level,
and remember, this is based on luck, so use any Luck Sources you
may have.
47. In front of the Fort Condor, with PHS, make the members of the
party, Aeris and Tifa.
48. After going inside, talk to the sitting guy, say 'Not interested'
twice.
49. Go outside, and with PHS, make Yuffie and Red members. Then go
in, talk to the same guy and say, 'Well, lets do it.'
50. After someone says in Fort Condor, 'Are you going to rest?'
say 'I want to rest'.
51. In Junon, if you don't have any 'Tranquilizer', buy some.
52. In the cargo ship, talk to Yuffie, and she talks about
'Tranquilizers', say, 'I'll use it.'
53. When Aeris says, 'The Airship is wonderful, isn't it?' say
'I dunno,' not 'I'll let you on one day.'
54. Tifa says, 'I wish war'd disappear. Right, Cloud?', say 'I dunno.'
55. When you make up a party to fight first Jenova boss, use Yuffie
and Red.
56. When you go to Costa del Sol, go to the beach and say, 'Hey, look
at that girl in the bikini!', don't say, 'Hey that's Hojo!'
57. In the inn, talk to Aeris lying in her bed and when she says,
'What do you think of me?' say, 'Nothing much.'
58. Go house next to bar, talk to Tifa who's talking to Johnny,
when she says, 'Don't worry', say 'I'm not worried.'
59. Talk to the person on Corel path.
60. At the save point on the Correl railway, with PHS, make members
Tifa and Aeris.
61. Investigate the birds nest and say, 'Take the treasure.'
62. Straight away in North Correl, make a member change to Yuffie
and Red.
63. In the talk before going on Ropeway to Gold Saucer, choose
'Let's get on.'
64. In the Gold Saucer, just talk to Yuffie and make her a part
of the team.
65. In prison, because Barret must be in your party, make
the party with Barret and Yuffie.
66. After the escape from prison, make the party Yuffie and Cait Sith.
67. At Gongaga, when with Reno and Rude, don't say 'Get outta my way,'
say 'Sector 7?'
68. Listen to Scarlet and Tseng's conversation.
69. Go outside and change members to Aeris and Tifa.
70. Go to Zack's house, and when Aeris and Tifa leave you, ignore
them and leave.
71. After out of Gongaga, make the party Yuffie and Red.
72. At Cosmo Canyon, talk to Yuffie (she's in the materia shop,
surprise, surprise!)
73. In the Planetarium, put Yuffie and Cait Sith into the party.
74. When you're around the Cosmo Candle, talk in this order: Yuffie,
Barret, Aeris, Tifa, Red.
75. In Gi clan's cave, make the party as Yuffie and Red.
76. At Nibelheim, make Vincent part of your party, and then talk to
Sephiroth.
77. In the Rocket Town, when you get the Tiny Bronco, listen to
Yuffie when she says, 'Lets go to the west (to Wutai).'
78. At Wutai, Yuffie takes your materia. At this time, although
there'll be less members, do not replace Yuffie before she runs
off.
79. After the battle with the Shinra Soldiers, choose your party
between Vincent, Cait Sith, Cid, and Red.
80. At Wutai, when you've caught Yuffie, pull the left lever as she
says.
81. Finish the Wutai events.
82. Try and beat the Pagoda. I managed to beat the four-face boss by
using the ???? enemy skill, maxing her with HP Plus materia and
keeping Yuffie just high enough so that she survives if he uses
Beast Sword.
83. Then go to Gold Saucer, get the Keystone, and watch the date
sequence begin!
Congratulations! You should now date Yuffie! And remember, say
SOMETHING! :)
PS. You can actually 'date' Barret also. I haven't done this, but some
people in Japan have. If you want to try this, I can't help you, except
to perhaps do everything in this guide that hurts Tifa and Aeris and
don't pick up Yuffie until the last possible minute.
(back to the FAQ)
It's likely that this guide could be used to date any character, if
you replace Yuffie with (Aeris/Tifa/Barret) and make your choices
accordingly, adjusting them for who you're trying to get. Anyway, once
the date sequnce starts up, here's what to do:
First, you'll go to the Event Square. Since you're the 100th person
to come here that day, you and Aeris will be offered a role in the
upcoming play. What you do here doesn't affect the game in any way,
so just pick whatever options you'd like and watch one of the many
humorous endings. If I wrote it out, it would ruin the fun, so....
Next, you'll ride the gondola in the Round Square. When your partner
looks out the window, you can press left to look out, too, and see
various FMV sequences showcasing the events at the Gold Saucer.
After the date is over, Cloud and his date will return to the Station
Square only to find Cait Sith sneaking around with the Keystone. He'll
run away when Cloud yells at him, and you have to chase him around
various sections of the Gold Saucer. (If you don't want to waste time
doing that, then go to the Chocobo Square, enter it, and chase Cait
Sith back outside). Eventually, Cait will stop at the steps outside
of the Chocobo Square. The Shinra helicopter shows up, and Cait will
toss the Keystone up to Tseng. When confronted by Cloud and your ally,
Cait reveals that he is in fact a spy for the Shinra. He insists that
he continues to travel with Cloud and his friends because he has taken
Marlene as a hostage back in Midgar.
Once Cait Sith leaves, you'll find yourself back in the Ghost Hotel.
Check the iron maiden for an Elixir (notice the sound it makes; it
sounds just like Norstein Bekkler's laugh [the guy from Chrono
Trigger!]). Leave the room to meet up with your allies again. After
a brief talk, Aeris will join your party, becoming a permanent member.
Pick another ally and then leave the Saucer, since the ropeway is now
repaired.
Now that you're back at North Corel, leave and return where you parked
the Tiny Bronco. Look at the World Map. See the tiny chain of islands
near the bottom of the map? Just to the right of them and to the left
of Mideel and the Fort Condor is a large island. If you go there, you'll
see a large temple surrounded by a forest. This is your next
destination, so land the Tiny Bronco at the shore and head to the temple.
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3.20 the temple of the ancients
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Trident, Mind Source, Silver Rifle, Turbo Ether x2,
Rocket Punch, Luck Plus materia, Morph materia,
Princess Guard, Ribbon, Trumpet Shell, Megalixir,
Nail Bat, Work Gloves, Dragon Armlet, Bahamut
materia, Gigas Armlet.
At the top of the temple is a black creature, similar to the ones you
met in Nibelheim. If you talk to it, it floats into the air in a flash
of light. Inside the temple, you'll find the Turk, Tseng. He was badly
wounded by Sephiroth. He gives you the Keystone so that you can go after
his attacker; examine the dais in the center of the room and you'll be
transported into the depths of the temple.
This area has a very confusing layout; it's a mass of stairs, walkways
and passages. There are chests everywhere, and a kooky old man in a
blue robe is also running around down here. From where you arrived,
head up, then left, then up again and go down the stairs to the ground
level. There's an opening just above you; go in it, turn to the right,
then climb down the vines clinging to the wall beneath you. If you
run underneath the long staircase nearby, you can reach a treasure chest
that has a Trident inside of it. From there, head right, go down the
stairs, then turn and climb up the wall using the vines. Head past the
opening (which you can't enter at this point, anyway) and go up the
stairs. The old man will dash away; ignore him for now and climb up the
vines to reach a platform. There's a shiny pink item here (Mind Source).
Take it and go down the stairs, then enter the door to your left to find
a room with a treasure chest and the old man. Inside the chest is the
Silver Rifle. Talk to the geezer twice and he'll offer his services
to you:
- Purchase Items
- Restore HP and MP to maximum
- Save your game*
- Nothing
* Choose the top option to decline or the bottom option to accept and
save your game.
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