Yes, that's what I was wondering. Now go back and answer my original question.

Yes, Rumplestiltzkin.

Has nobody really heard Rumplestiltzkin?

I remember that book from my childhood; very fond memories. I don't know the other one, I just thought I'd say that :D

Ok, I'll drop another hint. Rumplestiltzkin, the character after whom Stiltzkin is named, is the main character in a collection of fairy tales. The figures I'm asking for are two German guys who collected those fairy tales; Terry Gilliam did a movie about them.

I think I have an idea of which movie you're talking about. Would searching around on the Internet be allowed, in terms of trying to find the two people you're mentioned?

The Brothers Grimm? I enjoyed that movie.
Google leads me to Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Edit: Agent types faster than me.

No, you got it, and I think I misunderstood the question. In any case, the cat's out of the bag now, but let's wait for the confirmation.

Ja, die Antwort ist Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm.

Yes, the brothers Grimm was what I was looking for. And I apologize if the question was confusing; I really thought it'd be easier.

Well after that one, lets go with an easier question.
What is the name of the old man who lives on Observatory Mountain and what does he ask you to get for him?

That would be Morrid. And he asks for rare coffee I think, which there are several you can find throughout the game. The exact names elude me though.

EDIT: the coffee he asks for is Moccha Coffee, Kirman Coffee, and Burman Coffee, found at South Gate (the gate on the King Ed Plains with the healing spring in it), Madain Sari, and bought from Treno's Auction House after Garnet becomes Queen, respectively.

Correct, except the Burman coffee is found in Dali, not at the auction house.
But that wasn't part of my question, so your go Enkidoh.

No prob. :)

Now for my question.

At the start of the game, what is written on Vivi's fake ticket to the play that clearly gives away it's lack of authenticity? (hint, you can check this by selecting it in the key items list in the inventory)

I Want to be your Crow

That is correct!

Your question FF1WAT. ;)

Alright, I want you to name the three least expensive (mp-wise) skills that can do 9999 damage and tell me how much they cost.

Amarants Spare Change, Quina's Frog Drop, and Zidanes Theivery, and if I recall correctly they all cost 10mp or less.

Whoa, sorry, I've been busy and tired; completely forgot to check this. I hadn't thought of Spare Change since you have to pay money to use it, but since I DID say "mp-wise" your answer is correct. I was looking for Dragon's Crest, btw.

Awesome, I thought Freya had one too, but I couldn't recall since she wasn't one of my main characters to use.

Carbuncle performs Ruby Light when summoned, casting Reflect on your party, but will cast different spells depending on what accessory Eiko has equipped. So, my question is: What are these other accessories and what does Carbuncle cast? There are only three of them.

Emerald Light (casts Haste on the party) with an Emerald equipped, Pearl Light (casts Protect on the party) with a Moonstone equipped, and finally Diamond Light (casts Vanish on the party) with a Diamond equipped.

Incidentally, Fenrir also has a similar optional attack as well. :)

That would be correct, your go Enkidoh!

Fenrir does have it as well, but only has one other option with the Maiden Prayer equipped.

Okay.

Garnet's Odin Eidolon when summoned deals an instant death attack to an enemy or else misses entirely. However, there is a certain ability that only Garnet can learn which ensures Odin does damage if the 'instant death' attack misses when summoned. What is the name of this ability, what is the accessory that grants it, and what is the element that Odin's summon attack changes to?

The ability is Odin's Sword, the item is the Ancient Aroma and since I have no idea I'll just take a stab and guess it is non-elemental.

Correct in the first two cases, although the element I won't bother with because it's rather hidden (only by checking the description of Odin's listing in Garnet's spell menu with the Odin's Sword ability set on mentions it, which is Wind elemental).

Anyway, you basically got the question right so well done! Go ahead and post a question when you're ready. :D

The ability "Flee" can be learned from 4 weapons and one other item. What is the item?

Germina's Boots

And incidentally although they're an accessory in FFIX, they're footwear in FF Tactics. ;)

I know Enkidoh should go but hasn't so I'll just post a question

What does winning the Tetra Master tournament in Disc 3 give you?

It's traditional to wait for the correct answer to be confirmed before you post your question.

I thought it was, didn't the poster above me answer the question

It's been less than a day and the poster of the question hasn't confirmed the answer yet anyway. Wait your turn, please.

Enkidoh is correct. Let loose.

Thank you. ;)

Where are the only two places/times in the game that you can gain the Holy Lance weapon for Freya?

You can stal one from the Ark and buy one from Moonrock's mogshop. My sis said she got hers somewhere else though. :?:

Correct!

You can first steal one from Ark during the boss fight against it at the bottom of Oeilvert, but you can buy one for 11000 gil from the Mogshop in Bran Bal in case you missed it the first time.

But if you don't get it then you've lost it forever. I've checked the strategy guide and I'm pretty much 100% sure you can't get it anywhere else.

Go ahead and post a question when you're ready. :)

Ha, I barely know much about this game since I haven't played it in forever. Here's a freebie for y'all.

Well, if no one else wants to ask one, then I'll go ahead and post a question. :)

What is the special ability that allows both Garnet and Eiko's eidolons to use their full summon animations every time the eidolon is summoned, and what is the accessory that grants it?

The ability would be Boost, and I believe you learn it from a Pumice Piece.

That would be.... correct! :)

Incidentally, Boost traditionally is a Monk ability that increases physical attack power, so it's use here for Eidolons (and in FFVIII for GFs) is quite ironic. ;)

Anyway, you got it so go ahead and post a question when you want.

Alrighty then, since we're on abilities. Quina's blue magic spell Doom is learned only by two monsters in the game, who are these two monsters?

It can be learned from a Veteran in Ipsen's Castle and an Ash in Memoria.

Yup, your go!

BTW, I love your user name, gives me a good giggle everytime I see it :)

I'll stick with this abilities theme. Which of Quina's blue magic abilities can be learned from only one monster?

Also If you like the name you owe Sarah some kudos. Send her a cookie or something.

That would be 1,000 Needles learned from the Cactaur.


I'm not really good at knowing people by their actual names here on the forum, so I don't know who Sarah is.

Sarah is the head honcho, the top brass and main founder of the site.

1,000 needles is one of them. There is one more.

Frog Drop from Gigan Toad

Wow, don't I feel like an ass now, I didn't realize you ment her, I thought the name was the persons actual name and not the user name since they usually differ.

I thought only Goblins can give Goblin Punch...

I thought only Goblins can give Goblin Punch...

I would be inclined to agree with you. If memory serves me correctly that is the case. Anyone got any info to confirm or dispute this? (now I really want to know for sure...)

I checked and there's Goblin, but there's also the Goblin Mage and you can get it from either.

Oh, right.

EDIT: I thought the Goblin Mages give Magic Hammer...

Well, I've checked anyway and it looks like Melti is right about Frog Drop.

Melti is correct.

I'll let feralanima take this one for being half right as well. ;o

Thanks Melti <3

Your first time through Maidain Sari Eiko will cook for the group, she tells a few moogles to help. What moogles are supposed to do what? (This is like Garnet telling the Pluto Knights orders in the correct order.)

Mocha fishes, Momatose digs for potatoes and Chimomo helps in the kitchen.

Maybe.

I dunno, I asked my little sis for this one. :?

Well, since the only answer give is not correct, the answer is: Chimomo fishes, Momatose digs for potatoes and Mocha helps in the kitchen.

Free question to whoever wants it.

I know I'm doubleposting, but are we going to keep this going?

Okay, this is probably easy, but when your party first visits the Iifa Tree, Zidane is repelled by the seal and then you are given three options of things to try. What are the three options?

Touch / body slam / leave it alone...I think :p

Nope, 'fraid that's not it.

Pound, Kick, Rest?

Nope, afraid that's not it either.

Poke, Body Slam, and Ask Eiko for help. Poke can be done as many times as you want, but Body Slam causes him to give up and ask Eiko, and Ask Eiko skips that and removes the seal.

Yep, you got it. Those are the choices offered. Your go.

Thanks to auto-regen, long summon animations became somewhat of a positive thing in the later parts of FFIX, prompting many players to summon Ark during the final boss fight and see all their characters heal completely without having to spend a turn on curative magic. But, what is the SECOND longest summon animation in the game?

Madeen

It ended up being really close, but I'm pretty sure you're right. Leviathan was almost the same length. Your go.

Eiko and Garnet have a lot of the same magic, they do have some varying ones. Which one of the two girls has more variety of spells?

Well, I'll have to say Eiko has the greater variety of White Magic, as Garnet is more a Summoner. Even with Summons, despite Eiko only having four Eidolons to learn, several have optional attacks (by equipping certain accessories). Eiko also gets more unique White Magic spells than Garnet too. ;)

So I'm going to say Eiko.

That would be correct!

They share most white magic. Garnet has four extra while Eiko has 8 different extra white magic skills.

After rereading my own post, I realized that I should have specified that i ment White Magic, and not summons and magic. Either way, you are correct, whenever you're ready have at it.

According to engineers at the Lindblum Airship docks, what is the main cause of the problem with the Hilda Garde II airship?

The steam engine is unstable?

Correct. :) Although I was after a more specific answer, you basically got it right (during a cutscene one of the engineers tells Cid that "it's no good. We can't stabilize the engine. It won't run for more than 5 minutes at a time.").

Anyway, you got it more or less so next question is over to you FF1WAT. :)

Many of us know Cinna as the member of Tantalus with a horrendous physical attack. But the name "Cinna" makes an appearance in a famous play by Shakespeare; can you name it?

Note: I apologize if the academic turn my questions have taken is unfavorable; I'm pretty drunk right now, so I can't come up with anything else.

The only thing I can think of is A Midsummer Night's Dream. Because I'm almost certain that the name "Puck" originates from that one, so maybe that's the case with "Cinna" also.

It's lucky that I briefly studied Julius Caesar last year ;)

Julius Caesar is correct. Your go, Harkus.

Okay, In the french version Zidane was renamed due to having the same name as the most famous french football player Zinedine Zidane. What was Zidane called in the french version of the game?

Headbutt King? (joke answer because I have no idea)

Surprisingly no. I know, it's a tough one, I'm sorry.

Zitan?

That's what I remember seeing his name written as in romanji in a screenshot of a Japanese version of the game. So it's probably wrong. :p

Nope, 'fraid not.

Djidane. I was curious in the past and checked ;P I wouldn't dare to play FFIX in french (however, i got Suikoden II in french for literally few cents, but it was an occassion I couldn't resist:D).

Correct! Your go.

Ok. What is the prize for winning a race with Lv.99 Hippaul?

dont you just stop getting prizes at lv80? Athlete Queen item at 80, and vivi gets a mention in a mognet letter

Correct, we don't even get a silly potion for nearly breaking our fingers:/ Your turn.

awesome i won? yay!

okey this is an easy one, the residents of Black Mage village hatch a baby chocobo from an egg, what do they name the baby chocobo??

That's real easy - Bobby Corwen. :)

Which is quite odd considering they only name each other numbers, yet they give a proper name to a chocobo. Ah well. :D

of corse it is!

i like how they gave it a full name, and even insist on calling him by full name, not just 'bobby'.

your turn

Okay.

Hidden in that baby chocobo's name is a reference to FFV. What is that reference?

Curses... I know this is one of those questions I use to know... but now *mindblank* :D

Bo bby Co rwen

I thought that was obvious :D

Got it in one. I thought that was a clever reference myself. ;)

Anyway, your go. :)

Ok, thanks:) Question about Lani. Before we meet/fight her in Fossil Roo, we can find 2 proves of her presence. Give me those 2 proves.

Both are in Lindblum. One is a complaint she lodged at the inn about a moogle keeping her awake and the other is at the restaurant (where you first run into Freya) about how the food sucked.

Good job:) So there are 3 proves actually. I did not remember the one in restaurant and was thinking about Lani's participation in Hunt Festival.
Anyway, I asked for 2 proves and you got them right, so it's your turn now.

Bo bby Co rwen

HAH i never noticed that before! Yeah, Boco... also the baby chocobo on ff8 too ;)

Good job:) So there are 3 proves actually. I did not remember the one in restaurant and was thinking about Lani's participation in Hunt Festival.
Anyway, I asked for 2 proves and you got them right, so it's your turn now.
Doesn't her appearance before Queen Brahne also count as definite proof?

Sticking with Lani after she is defeated she hangs around in Madain Sari, but she jumps away when you approach her. How do you make her stick around to talk to her.

Bonus points if you know what she says.

Have anyone except Dagger and Amarant in your party, then she tells you something about the secret of the eidolon wall and finding Daggers real name.

Your go, Feral.

Doesn't her appearance before Queen Brahne also count as definite proof?

But that is a scene that can't be missed, unless somebody is not paying attention what's going on. Not hidden in any way. Sorry if my question was not completely clear.

Once you're on the fourth disc there are places that are no longer accessable. There are seven of them excluding Shimmering Island and Terra, name them.

ice cavern,
gizamalukes grotto,
observatory,
north gate,
south gate,
mountain pass,
petrified forest

just guessing here...

A few of those are correct. I didn't think of Evil Forest but that one is unaccessable once you defeat that big ass plant boss. I'm looking for ones that you can go to before you leave to Terra via Shimmering Island, but no longer can't once you return and are on disc 4.

Dang this is a good one. I might have to bust the game out again to be sure, but I'll take a stab at it.

Morrid's Tower
Pinnacle Rocks
Conde Petie
Conde Petie Mountain Path
Esto Gaza
Madain Sari
Ice Cavern

Getting warmer, but not quite there either :)

Oilvert
Conde Petie
Conde Petie Mountain Path
Esto Gaza
Morrid Tower
all the gates

Ice Cavern and Pinnacke Rocks are only one time visit, I think. Madain Sari and Gizamaluke Groto are available on cd4

The one's I'm looking for are the places that are blocked by the Iifa Tree's roots when you return from Terra.

ice cavern,
gizamalukes grotto,
observatory,
north gate,
south gate,
mountain pass,

fossil roo!

You do have the only one that nobody mentioned, but impudent urinal and Szczepan have the majority correct.

North Gate
South Gate
Esto Gaza
Morrid's Tower
Oeilvert
Pinnacle Rocks
Fossil Roo

Gonna have to get a checklist going if this isnt right.

i was playing this not long ago, i should know it!

ice cavern,
observatory mountain,
north gate,
south gate,
mountain pass,
fossil roo,
pinnacle rocks?

Oeilvert
Conde Petie
Conde Petie Mountain Path
Esto Gaza
Morrid Tower
all the gates
Fossil Roo
Kuja's Desert Palace?

Here are some hints: Conde Petie and the Mountain Path I have labled as one, and I actually don't have any of the gates so don't even bother with them. So, with that, the last three posts: Szczepan got 5 right; superlusher got 5; and impudent urinal got 5. Also, all of the places are within the those three posts too. Hope that helps.

Esto Gaza
Morrid's Tower
Oeilvert
Pinnacle Rocks
Fossil Roo
Conde Petie
Ice Cavern?

That would be correct! You're go!

Well I hate too follow a good one like that but anyway; In the Auction house most items on the block are unique and can only be bought a limited number of times, but 4 have an unlimited amount. What are they?

I haven't played the game in so long . . . but would one of them be Phoenix Pinion?

Pearl Rouge lipstick for sure , I think. Others... Glass Buckle? Maybe Anklet?

Dark Matter I think is one as well.

Pearl Rouge is one. 3 to go.

Can I get a hint? Is one an ore, like Peridot?

Hmm, if my memory doesn't fail me they were all accessories? However, I don't remember which ones exactly. One of the earrings (Fairy or Angel)? Extension? Maiden Ring?

Hint: 3 are accessories, one is armor.

Again we've eliminated Pearl Rouge.

You were close there Szczepan so I'll give you Madain's ring.

2 to go.

This one remaining accessory would be, either Reflect Ring or Promist Ring. As for the armor, robe? Glutton Robe? Magician Robe? Light Robe? If it's not robe, then I have no idea what it is...

Pearl Rouge
Madain's Ring
Magician Robe
Fairy Earrings which I just now saw in your post. My bad.
Ball's in your court Szczepan.

Yes!! It took me some time, but finally a success:). Thanks impudent urinal. Ok, my question.

Name all the locations on the world map, that have a Terran origin ( were not a part of Gaia before Terra-Gaia Fusion ). That might be a tricky one, I think :) I've counted 10 of them.
Hint: 6 of them can be accessed only once on CD3.

Iifa Tree
Shimmering Island
The Wind Shrine
Earth Shrine
Water Shrine
Fire Shrine
Ipsen's Castle (where you get all the mirrors for the shrines)
Oeilvert (the room with all the faces)
Black Mage Village (since they are based from Garland's genomes) ???
Kuja's Castle since he's Terran ???

I would say Memoria, but you said before the fusion, so.

Nice! You've got 9 correct at your first try. However, Black Mage Village is not one of those locations. It is a very young structure, founded by those black mages, who awakened their conciousness and escaped from Kuja. While there is still one remaining location which is much, much older and was originally part of Terra before the fusion (according to FFIX Ultimania). Just give me name of that one location and question is yours, feralanima.

can i make a guess and maybe steal the win?

edit: actually no, thatd be unfair, ignore :)

I've looked through the entire strategy guide and I cannot find anything else on Gaia that could possibly have originated on Terra other than what is mentioned. I did consider Fossil Roo, due to the bizarre ruins that it contains, but that's probably just me grasping at straws. :p

Also, despite what some claim, the Ultimania guides aren't nearly as accurate or canon as they're made out to be, so I wouldn't use anything listed in it for the purposes of this thread.

im gonna make my guess anyway, Mount Gulug?

Tough question, not a clue. Alexandria???? lol

I did consider Fossil Roo, due to the bizarre ruins that it contains, but that's probably just me grasping at straws. :p

I was thinking the same thing, along with Mount Gulug, but as you said, just grasping at straws!

Esto Gaza maybe???

:D Yes, it's Esto Gaza/Mount Gulug. Mount Gulug is the ancient terran structure, while Esto Gaza connects it with the world map. Me counting it as a one, made it a bit troublesome to guess, but it was necessary to match the question;) Ok, feralanima had 90% on his first try, so that generally was a formality. Plus, he was the only person to put Esto Gaza and Mount Gulug together in one post. Superlasher you came up with Gulug earlier, but... well, you said it yourself one post earlier;) Hope, you won't be unsatisfied...

Anyway, feralanima is next.





Also, despite what some claim, the Ultimania guides aren't nearly as accurate or canon as they're made out to be, so I wouldn't use anything listed in it for the purposes of this thread.

That maybe so, but they have the official blessing of Square Enix, so shouldn't be overlooked either;)

That's actually false though - Mount Gulug is mentioned in the game as being nothing more than an extinct volcano which is why the moles (tonberries?) were mining there. Although having said that though, it does explain why Zorn and Thorn took Eiko there to extract the eidolons from her, kind of. :p

That's actually false though - Mount Gulug is mentioned in the game as being nothing more than an extinct volcano which is why the moles (tonberries?) were mining there. Although having said that though, it does explain why Zorn and Thorn took Eiko there to extract the eidolons from her, kind of.

but the entrance to the gulug caves is opened by the gulug stone which you find in oeilvert.

That doesn't mean anything though. The strategy guide just said that Mount Gulug had been 'sealed for many hundreds of years'. Whoever sealed it could have simply used that stone from Oeilvert for the job.

Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it. :p

It's been some time since I've played FFIX, so my memories might not be fresh , especially now when I am writing this (it's almost 2 am), so sorry if i will make no sense.

Mount Gulug is mentioned in the game as being nothing more than an extinct volcano which is why the moles (tonberries?) were mining there.

Well, we have to remember that people living on surface of Gaia have no idea of Garland's conspiracy or even Terra's existence, so for them it would naturally be just an old, extinct volcano... Unless it was said by Kuja... hmm I don't remember that..


That doesn't mean anything though. The strategy guide just said that Mount Gulug had been 'sealed for many hundreds of years'. Whoever sealed it could have simply used that stone from Oeilvert for the job.

If it's Terran origin location then it would make sense that Garland didn't want Gaians snooping around there...
Well, if Gulug is not one of Terra's remnants on Gaia, then who would have any interest in sealing it with a heavily guarded item kept in Oeilvert- another Terran structure? The other question, why did Kuja went with all this trouble to send Zidane and the rest to get Gulug Stone , if the only thing they did there was a failed extraction of Eidolons from Eiko... Couldn't they perform it in Desert Palace when party was captured? But still, it's just an assumption, as games does not answer those questions... (I think)

With all the friendly monsters you encounter, you have to give them something, typically an ore or two. There is an island with nothing but Yan's on it (great for leveling). There is friendly Yan monster, but it will not appear until you have met what condition, and what is it he asks from you?







Ok, feralanima had 90% on his first try, so that generally was a formality. Plus, he was the only person to put Esto Gaza and Mount Gulug together in one post.

She, actually, but I won't hold it against you :)

Yan will run away if you haven't given jewels to the previous 9 friendly monsters.
Yan asks for a diamond.

Correct, you're go!

Other than the AP and occasional accessory, there are 2 other advantages to completing the friendly monsters sidequest. What are they?

One is being able to reach Ozma with physical attacks, the other is... not having to waste time while you're fighting yans to level up whenever the friendly yan appears? (pretty sure the second is not what you're looking for, but technically correct!)

That's one down.
Hint: the other one also has to do with Ozma.

I seem to remember hearing something about that Ozma changes his attack pattern if you've completed the Friendly Monsters quest, namely, he doesn't use some of his most powerful attacks.

But that's probably just a false rumour and is therefore most likely wrong. :p

Nope, but keep thinking Ozma.

Is it just that Mene doesn't give you a warning about it before you fight Ozma? I'm just stabbing in the dark now.

I think I recall reading about this-- is it that Ozma's Doomsday attack no longer heals him, but instead causes him damage?

Close enough there Agent. Finishing the quest makes Ozma vulnerable to physical attacks and Shadow elemental which he would otherwise absorb.
Take it away either Agent or FF1, whichever wants it.

I'm gonna let FF1WithAllThieves have it, if he wants it.

Alright, since I dropped the ball and let this thread sleep for a while, I'll try and jumpstart it with an easy one:

From which game originates the airship on the "airship" card?

Edit: a bonus of a million points to whoever says what mortal combat character looks like the guy who designed that airship.

The Airship from FFV I think it was meant to be from (that's probably wrong though :p).

As for the bonus question, I have no idea.

Alright, since I dropped the ball and let this thread sleep for a while, I'll try and jumpstart it with an easy one:

From which game originates the airship on the "airship" card?

Edit: a bonus of a million points to whoever says what mortal combat character looks like the guy who designed that airship.

Final Fantasy 4

Bonus Question: Noob Saibot?

Techchild is correct about the game, so, your question. As for the bonus:

http://www.uffsite.net/ff4/images/CidProf.gif

http://www.freewebs.com/mkclanhomepage/kabal%202.bmp

403 Forbidden on the first link-- I don't think it wants you hotlinking the image.

Hmm, that's odd. Everywhere I checked online stated that it was actually FFV's airship listed on the Airship card (particularly FF Compendium, but that site has listed inaccurate info in the past (the reference is listed at http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/incross.shtml#ff9 ):


Other cards are Boco (a chocobo from FF5) and Airship (the airship from FF5). .

I do seem to recall reading in a magazine that stated it was also FF5's airship listed on that card too.

But anyway, I didn't mean to be stubborn on this, just I wanted to find out for sure which FF game it actually originated from. :)

EDIT: I've just compared the sprite from the Airship card with the airship sprites from FFIV, and they indeed do not resemble FFIX's card. Unfortunately I lack the sprite for FFV's airship, so I can't finalize the comparison, but I'l leave it up to the reader to make their own judgements. ;)

I believe I have the answer to the mystery, which, had you not pointed it out, I would never have noticed in the first place. The reason I assumed the airship to be from Final Fantasy IX is twofold; one, I'm pretty sure the official strategy guide (which, I regret, I possess) says that the airship card depicts the airship from final fantasy IV (and if not, the picture in the guide looks like it,) and two, the airship from final fantasy V that is pictured on the Airship card, which, I now am convinced, DOES come from FFV, is a combination of the shape/size of the SECOND airship you get in FFIV, at the bottom of the tower of Babil, and the color scheme of the Enterprise, which is the first airship you get in FFIV. So, even though under these circumstances I would give Techchild credit for noticing that, since Enkidoh answered first and got what I now know to be the actual correct answer, Enkidoh is now awarded the question.

Also, since the picture plan didn't seem to work out too well, I'll just tell you; the answer to the bonus is that Cid Pollendina (who I originally thought designed the correct airship before Enkidoh demonstrated otherwise) looks an awful lot like Kabal in his field menu picture.

No problem FF1. :) And I didn't mean to steal Techchild's thunder either. I just wanted to clarify it.

Anyway:

This is a real easy question, but anyhoo - what optional boss takes it's name of a major character from Frank L Baum's famous 'Oz' series of novels? (there's a big hint that should be obvious right there. :p)

Ozma Weapon?

More or less correct. It's Ozma, not 'Ozma Weapon' though. But you got it anyway. Ozma takes it's name from Princess Ozma, the lost ruler of the land of Oz in Baum's famous stories. She doesn't appear in the first book (and film) though.

Anyway, you got it more or less right so you can have the next question. :)

The word 'Seiken' (Beatrix's skill name) roughly translates to what in English Proper??

Holy Sword:)

Holy Sword:)

wrong:)

:confused: Really? Ken means sword for sure, so maybe you wanted to hear divine or celestial sword?:)

I guess I'll take it.
Where is Zidane's ultima weapon found... (fairly easy)

I'm pretty sure you can make it by synthesizing 2 Orichalcum blades..

Well that was confusing. I think Tech just outed himself as retarded or a bot.

Seiken = Holy Sword

Your go Szczepan.

Well that was confusing. I think Tech just outed himself as retarded or a bot.

Seiken = Holy Sword

Your go Szczepan.

No, It translates as Skillful or Divine Sword. Not Holy, so this questions yours.

Well, unless I am mistaken, the English words 'holy' and 'divine' practically mean the same thing - relating to a supreme or celestial being. So he's technically right. :)

Well, unless I am mistaken, the English words 'holy' and 'divine' practically mean the same thing - relating to a supreme or celestial being. So he's technically right. :)

If you insist...

Ok, I can't come up with anything good, so this:D
Recognise all the characters on this picture. Easy, because the author was pretty skillful:)

Puck, Vivi, Beatrix, Garnet/Dagger/Sarah, Steiner, Zidane, Kuja, Baku, Eiko, Amarant, Quinna, Marcus, Brahne Doll, Stiltzkin, Ruby, Cinna, Zorn, Thorn, Brahne, Garnet Doll, Cid Fabool (Oglop), Blank, Mikoto, frog, Zenero, Bernero, Freya, Choco, Mene

Good, though I think that moogle with a furry chest (heh) is Mog, not Mene. But I won't be picky:) Your turn Hawkeye.

Uhhhh, pass...

Ok, so free question it is, for anyone who wants it.

Actually Szczepan, I think I can name all of those characters. :)

Starting from top left and working around from left to right and right to left: Zorn and Thorn, Queen Brahne, Regent Cid in his oglop form, Cinna with his Princess Garnet doll, Kuja, the Nero brothers Benero and Zenero, Baku with the dragon mask, Ruby, Marcus, Mikoto, Quina with a frog, Blank, Amarant, Garnet, Zidane, Steiner, Mog, Bobby Corwen the chocobo, Stiltskin, Eiko, Vivi, Freya, Puck, and Beatrix. There's also a Queen Brahne doll right in the bottom right corner and what appears to be a PS2 at the bottom of the image. :D

*feels like a complete geek for knowing all those characters* :p

I think it's too big to be Bobby Corwen

Well, it could be any random, nameless chocobo as well;) Anyway, Enkidoh feel free to ask next question:)

Okay. :)

This is more a musical question, but ah well. Excluding usual FF tracks that appear in every FF game (like the Victory Fanfare and the variations of the Chocobo Theme), how many pieces from past FF games did Nobuo Uematsu remix for FFIX, what are their titles, and from what FF games were they from?

Well I guess no one has any idea. Kudos on that Enkidoh. Haven't had a stumper like that since Zak's extremely specific ATE one. Seems to be par for the course on musical trivia.

I only know of Mount Gulug which is from FF 1.

Gulug Volcano from FFI at Mount Gulug is indeed one - you're halfway there. :D

Hint: one of the remaining two is a reasonably well-known piece from a PSX era game, the other is a more obscure track from a NES-era FF. But that's probably giving it away. ;)

I wan't to say The Extreme from VIII... had a familiar sound to IX.

That's not correct Asamiya, although that's an interesting comparison of The Final Battle with FFVIII's The Extreme.

Sadly it's not the answer I'm looking for I'm sorry. :)

I dunno if it's ok for me to answer, when I was asking question recently... but whatever:)
FFVII Rufus Welcoming Parade after Prima Vista crash and FFIII Pavilon of Une and Doga in Black Mage Village.

Got it in one Szczepan. :D Well done!

Your question. :)

Thanks:)

Before Thorn and Zorn extracted Eidolons from Garnet, she was capable of summoning some of them on CD 1 and 2. However, that required some serious grinding for the best ones, because they required extremely high ammount of MP (much more than the ones learned/relearned later).

Q: Name all the Eidolons she was able to summon before extraction and give me ammount of MP, the most expensive one required (approximate ammount will be enough).

From what I can recall (I'm too lazy to load up FFIX on my PS2 to check ;)), she has in her summon list Shiva, Ifrit, Atomos and Bahamut. I think she has Odin too, but I'm not too positive.

As for the MP cost, I have no idea (I presume Bahamut would be the most expensive one in MP cost to summon though).

MP cost for Bahamut, before extraction was was 4 times higher than normally - 224MPO_o

Anyway, Your turn Enkidoh:)

Cool. :)

In Tetra Master, how many 'magic spell' type cards are not Eidolons, and what are the spell names?

3? Holy, Meteor and Flare?

Got it in one. Well done. :D

Your go.

Other than the standard tent, ether or phoenix pinion, what 3 prizes does Moguta give you in exchange for Kupo nuts?
Bonus for knowing the condition that makes each appear.

Aloha T-shirts, Sandals and Straw Hats I think (Hawaiian gear that was a nod to Square's now defunct Hawaiian division which co-developed the game). I can't remember the requirements to getting that equipment though.

One is an Aloha t-shirt.
2 to go.
Kudos on that extra piece of trivia though.

Well, I have no idea then. It's been ages since I last played through FFIX (still waiting for it to come to PSN so I can play it again on my PSP ;)), so I can no longer remember exactly what it was.

And the stupid Brady guide book (the terrible one which is practically an advert for the Playonline network) was no help in that regard either. So I fold. :p

It's been over two weeks so why don't you wind the question up IU? :D

First Kupo nut on disc 2 gives an Elixir, 1st nut on disc 3 gives an Extension and 1st nut on disc 4 gets the Aloha t-shirt.

Take it away whomever.

Okay, here's one:

Which of Freya's weapons is a reference to a popular character from a past FF game, and where do you find it?

Kain's Lance near the entrance to Memoria.

Correct! :D

Your go Szczepan. :)

Ok, thanks Enkidoh:)

We all know about the Soul Cage, which can be eliminated within few seconds, after using phoenix down on him. There is another similar case with some other boss in the game, but it has nothing to do with using curative items/magic on it.
Which boss is it and what is it's Achilles' heel?

Those who have played Excalibur II game, should know this.

I'm not sure about a boss, but I know that the Epitaph enemies encountered in Oeilvert are easily destroyed by simply using a Gold Needle on them (which cures Petrify). Because these enemies are in a permanent state of Petrification, using such an item destroys them (you get the message 'too soft to live' when you use one on them).

I can't remember any boss which has this particular weakness though.

Ditto to what Enkidoh said, with the addendum that Oeilvert would not have been bearable in the least without that trick. Those @#$%@ clones that do 9999 to their counterparts are REALLY ANNOYING.

taharka (ipsens castle) can be killed instantly with the heat status.

I thought this would've died out I think it would go on for almost a year.

Alexander is correct:) One Mustard Bomb and Taharka is history. Your turn.

The Viltgance is seen twice in the game, where and when is it seen.

I know it's one of the Tetra Master cards you can get.

The Viltgance can be seen flying around Lindblum Castle during the FMV sequence when Zidane and company arrive on the Cargo Ship in disc 1. It's also seen during the attack against Kuja's silver dragons over the Iifa Tree on disc 4 where it joins the rest of the Lindblum Airforce.

There is kind of another appearance (well, an identical class of ship), which is destroyed by the Black Mage soldiers during Alexandria's attack on Lindblum in disc 2, but because that ship is obliterated, it's obviously not the Viltgance itself and just another airship of the same class.

Correct.

Cool. :)

Here's an easy one: what happens if you ever use a Tent in battle (on either yourself or an enemy)?

You have a random chance of either healing or bestowing a number of negative status effects on the targeted party.

Though you never inflict doom, death or petrify in this manner.

Correct! :D

It's a handy trick to use particularly at the start of tough boss fights, as if it heals the enemy it's no big deal when they're already at full HP. :D

Anyway Techchild, it's your go.

lets keep these alive! its been a while without a question, no complaints if i just ask one?

if Freya wins the festival of the hunt, what item do you get?

a coral ring

i believe it is.

go for it Theninja354!

ok. now im not sure if this has been asked before since im new to this thread, but...what is garnet's/dagger's real name in the game?

Princess Garnet Til Alexandros

Ninja354, you're right, it was already asked on the first page of this thread. But because you're new we'll let it slide this time. ;)

And the answer is of course Sarah, which is actually a reference to FFI.

thank u.

ok, seein that no one has asked a question in awhile, ill go ahead and ask another. whats the one normal enemy in a random encounter where u get the most gil from and how much do u get?

I'll take a stab and guess Grand Dragon which gives like 2600 gil.

sorry, not it. any more guesses? if nobody answers within the next 24 hours, i will post the answer then.

wow, a tough question. I'm not even sure of the name of the monster but I think it's Yew(?)

EDIT: Yan

Is it Gimme Cat?

Gimme Cat is correct. you get 5000 gil from it while a single yan gives out 4400+. your go, impundent urinal.

A certain glitch affects Steiner's Thunder Slash causing it to almost always miss. It also affects one other ability. Which is it and what does it do?

i believe its Iai Strike. it KO's one enemy.

You're correct, but I should have been more clear in that I wanted what the glitch does to Iai Strike not what the ability itself does.
Anyway, It ups the accuracy to 30% making it way more effective then it should be.
Your go.

the behemoth or the chimera. which of these monsters gives out more experience points?

50/50 chance- behemoth?

50/50 chance- chimera? :D

Behemoth gives more EXP: 53 168 to the Chimera's 42 785.

But then, I did kind of cheat by referring to my strategy guide book for that info so disregard my answer. :p

Well, then Harkus wins, obviously. Honestly, Behemoth's what I would have guessed too, had I taken the first guess-- it just makes more sense, instinctively.

behemoth is correct. harkus' go.

agent or enkidoh, if harkus doesnt get a question in by 6pm eastern tomorrow, either of u can have the next question.

I think I'll give an easier one, they've been really hard.

What is the one point in the game where you can enter the Mayors house in Dali to get the Mayors key?

on disc 3, during the card tournament in treno.

Yep. Your go.

this should be easy. whats the only card that will let u change a name when u talk to someone in duegurro? sry if i misspelled the name.

easy, its Nammingway!

yep. ur turn.

in the friendly creatures quest, what do you recieve from the friendly yan on vile isle after meeting its criteria?

Diamond and 50 AP I think, then he tells you to see the fat one?

not a diamond, cause the yan asks for a diamond. he also says u can reach the round one. i cant remember the item u get from him, though...elixir?

you give him a diamond and recieve an accessory of some kind...

it was a Rosetta Ring.

That is correct! Go for it aces

my mind is drawin a blank right now. someone else can have the next one.

what is one of the two main reasons ozma can beat an unprepared party?

Mainly because he cannot be reached by physical attacks so you can only damage him with magic, and he has a high magic defense too so spells do nowhere near as much damage as they should.

The only way to remove this is by completing the Friendly Monsters quest which removes his magic defense (and makes him vulnerable against Shadow elemental magic, like Ark) and also allows him to take damage from physical attacks, making it much easier.

As well, he has the nasty 'Level 5 Death' attack which kills any character with a level which is a multiple of 5 (like 50, 55 etc). So you need to protect yourself against Instant Death if your party is a level with a multiple of 5.