Im not sure if its one for IX but anyway first question.

Kuja always ends his fights with what attack?

Final Heaven....

jk

Ultima?

Correct

Quiet simple one was Gilgamesh a summon in the game? What did he do?

Not a summon, he's the four-armed guy stalking you in Alexandria.

i think we need more obtuse questions for this thread, like what brand thong does kuja wear? lol

Not a summon, he's the four-armed guy stalking you in Alexandria.

Dude my memory is failing me first part is right but isn't he just hanging out in Daguerreo?

Dude my memory is failing me first part is right but isn't he just hanging out in Daguerreo?

The guy in Danguerreo is Gilgamesh. The other guy in Alexandria is somebody else, called Jack, and he teaches you how to play cards.

Gilgamesh is not a summon in FF IX, but was a summon in previous FFs.

I knew he was in the library, he's some sort of treasure hunter?
Ok Roki your turn.

The guy in Alexandria is Gilgamesh, going by an alias. If you'll note, he suggests that someday he might tell you his real name.

Yeah that's right. Because you also see him in Treno...TWICE!

Alright Zak. You have next question. Go go go!

What is dagger's real name?

It's Sarah isnt it.

Yeah. How do you put that spoiler thing there?

You use the tag [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] except you don't include the spaces inside the brackets.

Can someone else ask a question please. My brain is kinda numb right now.

Give the name of any single one of the mayor's books in Dali.

Screw you, Agent. Screw you.

Sorry, that's not one of them. Anyone got any other guesses?

"Malboro Mating Rituals"?

I remember them being weird, but it's been years. :/

No, sorry, not it.

All right, I'm giving 24 more hours and then if nobody has it, I guess it's open as a freebie.

Okay, the mayor's books are:

Positive Thinking
Learning Through Hardship
Makin' Crazy Money! Vol. 1


It's open to anyone that wants it, assuming anyone does. Might be better to just let this thread die-- it doesn't seem to be doing very well.

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

Its found on the destroyed shimmering islands.

Correct
Ok, it's your turn.

If Kratos doesn't have a question for us by 10 P.M. eastern, it's open.

Name 3 references to FF7 in the game.

You're not allowed to use summons, magic, trances or abilities etc... but non-generic in-game references are fine (I have about 5 in my head).

Ooh, I think I can get this...

- In the weapons store in Lindblum, there is a sword that looks like Cloud's Buster Sword. Zidane comments on it.

- The band-members of Tantalus play "Rufus's Welcoming March"

- In the ending, there is the phrase "No cloud, no squall"

Correct. You're up!

:) Excellent. Okays...

How about this-- name me any three of the six locations viewable from the telescope that Zidane and Dagger use in Lindblum's Grand Castle.

Difficult...I never really bothered looking much. But i know they see the chocobo forest so they must be looking North-ish.

Gonna guess Qu's marsh and West Gate.

North gate, South gate, Chocobo forest.

Sorry, neither has three correct. And I messed up-- there are only five total-- one of them is used twice.

okay i know, Qu's marsh, chocobo forest and petrified forest.

(and theirs south gate and north gate)

Sorry, you don't have at least three correct.

Alexandria, the Chocobo Forest, and... Qu's Marsh?

Two out of three correct. Alexandria is a large territory and is way too vague of an answer.

Okay, Alexandria Castle, Chocobo Forest, and Qu's Marsh?

I'm assuming based on your reply that Alexandria is the one used twice, eh. Well if Alexandria was my incorrect one, that is, because I definitely remember a quote relating to Alexandria in one of the telescope views.

Chocobos Forest, Qu's Marsh and Aerbs Mountains?

Shadow mage has it.

Wait, if Alexandria or Alexandria Castle isn't one, then where do they say "they're probably looking for us..."?

When Zidane observes the Aerbs Mountains, he notes that Alexandria is beyond them. "I bet they're looking for us."

Okay I won't take the question seeing as i only got one third of the question right. Where as Zak got two right.

considering i named 5, how is not at least 3 of them correct?
Petrified forest counts, isn't that exactly as its named? and zidane says "i hope blank is alright"?
maybe I'm slightly off in every case

sefiros, I don't know and I don't feel like checking right now, but I don't think you had three. Offhand, I believe the locations were Aerbs Mountains, Qu's Marsh, Chocobo Forest, one of the rivers and something else I can't recall at the moment.

Okay, seeing as Shadow doesn't wanna do it I guess I'll take it.

There's a total of four instances in the game where the "Theme of the Tantalus" is played, what are they?

Sorry, can't think of anything else.

- when marcus and blank get to Ruby's theater, downstairs from the alley you meet Alleyway Jack/Gilgamesh? in, and get scolded by ruby for being late.

- when Baku is wandering around at night in front of Alexandria Castle in the city of Alexandria and the river boat and crossing and stairs where Eiko dropped her love letter written by Dr. Tot.

-when Cinna refuses one of the Enero brothers his hammer in front of the Lindblum based Tantalus hideout.

- flashback when zidane is walking out of the Treno auction house and bumps into and meets for the first time Amarant as one of the guards.

????

in madain sari i think there's one too...it's a melody tune...

Sorry Arcanine, only one of those is correct. Another is close but not quite.

Damn, it's been so long since I last played FFIX, but I do remember that theme played towards the end of disc 3, when Zidane is searching Alexandria for Garnet just before the launch of the Hilda Garde III airship.

There are of course other instances where it's played, but that's about the only one I remember.

Well Enkidoh, I was expecting people to post four as a guess, that's why I didn't tell Arcanine which one of his was correct, much like Agent didn't tell us in our guesses in the last question since it was a "list" question, but since I didn't specify that I will tell you that that is indeed one of them.

One of the ones that Arcanine posted is another (but I didn't say which one), and there are two more.

One of them is when they're in that forest area with the spring, when Cinna wants to make coffee.

Nope.

Sorry Arcanine, only one of those is correct. Another is close but not quite.


Nope.

Zak: and now you both must saw your right leg off from the shin down and put your head in a hornet's nest for your transgressions of forgetfulness.

aha...this is a good one..like when scotty warped Kirk, the captain and Spok back aboard the enterprise.....yeah.


- the South Gate bundt cake tardiness incident between Cinna and Baku?

Sorry, not one.

Okay, This is what I think:

-Rebuilding of Tantalus hideout with hammer incident.
-Scene in Alexandria when Tantalus try to 'cheer up' Zidane(start of disk 3)
-Scene when Steiner tells Tantalus abot how Dagger/Garnet is missing.
-???I dont know???Maybe the scene in Alexandria castle when you are dressed in a Knight of Pluto outfit searching to kidnap the Princess right at the start fo the game.

Only two of those are correct, Shadow... as for which two, you'll have to guess again...

I'll note that one of them that hasn't been mentioned yet is rather tricky and I'm not sure I expect anyone to get it.

tricky..as in it's a scene without a member of tantulus physically in it but could be mentioned by someone else in the scene?


- Rebuilding of Tantalus hideout with hammer incident.

- Scene in Alexandria when Tantalus try to 'cheer up' Zidane(start of disk 3)

it is kind of a slow tune, so dramatic scenes should be out? and I remember anyway that waiting in stolen knights of pluto outfits in the guard room during the kidnap Garnet scenes that it was silent like in the Tantalus ship (what's that things name? not Hilda Guard or Red Rose or Invincible...) board room when Baku asks you whether to kidnap Brahne or Garnet.

how 'bout:

- when its night time and Zidane and Garnet are in the bunk beds at Black Mage Village and Zidane tells her about his past? (about the beating and the blue skies or ocean having some instinctual effect on him which is because of Terra and Bran Bal and all.)

- when Baku's conferencing and deliberating if anyone is going to search for Garnet after the crash landing in Evil Forest

- when you're attacked by insanely huge axe wielding Lani in the underground passage to Outer Continent from Qu's Marsh

...Not when Garnet's changing at East Gate with Steiner in an alley?

No, not exactly, it does involve Tantalus.

And... you mentioned like, seven different scenes. It's preferred you guess four or less next time, seeing as there are only four and I haven't been telling anyone which of their guesses are correct, unless that was the only thing they guessed, like Enkidoh (so you should know that's one of them). Plus, it was hard to tell since you didn't denote everything with a line.

But anyway, all the scenes you mentioned above, only one is correct.

Does the first scene count when Tantalus are planning their scheme. Because the music there is the same tune but it is jus slower thats all.

Yeah, it's built on the same melody, but it's called "Strategy Conference".

I'm looking for one where it plays specifically the "Theme of the Tantalus". A lot of what's been guessed are scenes that play "We Are Theives!" which is a very similar variation.

-when Cinna refuses one of the Enero brothers his hammer in front of the Lindblum based Tantalus hideout.

-when Zidane is searching Alexandria for Garnet just before the launch of the Hilda Garde III airship.

-Alexandria when Tantalus try to 'cheer up' Zidane(start of disk 3)

-when Zidane catches up with Freya in a bar in Lindblum during Garnet's visit to Cid to stop Brahne from making war with anyone

:/

2 right, 2 wrong.

This has been kicking around for too long. Arcanine's question in 24 hours if nobody can do better.

-Alexandria when Tantalus 'cheer up' Zidane
-When Cinna Refuses to give his hammer to one of the Nero Bros.
-At the start when Tantalus discuss their plans.
-What about when Cinna is making 'coffee' after the team's escape from evil forest.

Only one of those is correct.

Agent, is it alright if I get a little more time on this one? I mean, some guesses were close...

I'll give this a shot :D

Judging by the order of the soundtrack, the first time "Theme of Tantalus" is played is when you're in control of Dagger and join up with Marcus to search for the Supersoft in Treno. That is near the start of disc 2 so then I'm guessing no parts in disc one had this theme played.

I'm guessing the next time you hear it is after Linblum is attacked and Tantalus begins to rebuild thier hideout shown in an ATE where Cinna doesn't want one of the Enero brothers to borrow his hammer.

Judging by the correct guesses here, another time its played is when Zidane searches for Dagger before the Hilda Garde 3 launch. Near when she gets her voice back I believe.

Another I believe is an ATE scene with the Enero brothers talking to each other in the synth shop in Alexandria.

Zak-- just so long as we get something going here soon.

I was thinking it was the one with the clavinet the whole time. No wonder I was so mixed up. Alright...

-When Cinna refuses to give up his hammer.
-When Zidane is searching for Garnet just before she cuts her hair.
-The reunion of the Enero brothers.
-An ATE in which Blank realizes he forgot to deliver Zidane a message.

I can't come up with anything better than this. Couldn't you have picked one that doesn't sound so much like another one? *grumbles in frustration*

Vorvel and FF1, each got two correct.

And Agent, okay... just so you know, though, before I had thought that it's if whoever asked the question or whoever got it right goes inactive it moves on. I guess I could give it up if no one gets it, but damn, I want someone to get this...

I'll give a small hint: Even though none of the guesses have gotten more than two correct at a time, a total of three of the correct ones have been said, the fourth hasn't. That should help narrow it down based on what's been guessed so far, if you're good at logic and deduction.

Is one of them an ATE in which Baku realizes he forgot to deliver Eiko's letter?

Negative.

perhaps one time its played is when cinna can't find his hammer. (I think that happened, I can't clearly remember.)

the only other part I can think of is where they go to Ruby's theatre in Alexandria disc 3. I think you're in control of Vivi and Blank invites you to go there.

hmm... But honestly I am sure its played during the first time you enter Treno with Dagger. k... what happens there. If its not in the time when you enter Treno and before you see kuja in the auction house, then it could only be somewhere near the southgate/railway thing near when you fight black waltz 3. I think you meet Cinna and Marcus there at the station.

wait wait wait... maybe its also played when Baku enters the castle in Alexandria and this is also where Eiko gets caught on the rail and the letter drops and gets Baku to give that letter to Zidane.

Or or or or or when after he drops the letter near the river and later on laughs when he can't seem to find it on him.

So I apparently have two... what about these?

You're really testing my memory and fan capabillity D: I no like you.

This time only ONE of the ones you just mentioned is correct.

so... I have three? o.oa

No. Your first post had two correct answers, the one you just made had only one, that doesn't necessarily mean you had three.

Oh I see. Then I'll try with four complete answers this time. :p

The scene where Cinna doesn't want one of the Enero brothers to borrow his hammer.

When Zidane searches for Dagger near after the events in Mt Gulug and before you set off on the Hilda Garde 3.

Maybe the scene when Marcus keeps correcting Baku for saying Dr. Tot's name wrong.

I'm recalling that its Eiko's theme playing when she drops the letter... so I'll have to go with the scene where Baku drops the letter near the canal and later on laughs when he can't seem to find it on him.

Quite the challenge. XD

Back to a total of two correct. Heh.

1.
so like..these are all at least the same one, not that you can mention if it's correct or not.


-Scene when Steiner tells Tantalus abot how Dagger/Garnet is missing.

-when Zidane is searching Alexandria for Garnet just before the launch of the Hilda Garde III airship.

-When Zidane searches for Dagger near after the events in Mt Gulug and before you set off on the Hilda Garde 3.

2.

are these the same?

-The scene where Cinna doesn't want one of the Enero brothers to borrow his hammer.

-perhaps one time its played is when cinna can't find his hammer. And then he argues with one of the enero bros. on a ladder about how lending his hammer is like lending your ____. and he can't find it because it's in the players inventory haha.

or he has the hammer and doesn't want to give it out?

either way its a scene eh.

3. (checked the previous posts it doesn't look like there's been three mentioned altogether..)

-
3.? - Judging by the order of the soundtrack, the first time "Theme of Tantalus" is played is when you're in control of Dagger and join up with Marcus to search for the Supersoft in Treno. That is near the start of disc 2 so then I'm guessing no parts in disc one had this theme played.

SAME AS 2.: I'm guessing the next time you hear it is after Linblum is attacked and Tantalus begins to rebuild thier hideout shown in an ATE where Cinna doesn't want one of the Enero brothers to borrow his hammer.

THIS IS SAME AS 1.: Judging by the correct guesses here, another time its played is when Zidane searches for Dagger before the Hilda Garde 3 launch. Near when she gets her voice back I believe.

4. Checked scripts online for ffix and there's actually one but the text is in french XP. But it is intelligible that it's right before Cinna wants to make coffee after exiting evil forest.

If this isn't it, then please just award it to whoever's the closest. Enough of this question.

1.
so like..these are all at least the same one, not that you can mention if it's correct or not.

I normally wouldn't, but I will in the end now since I'm being kicked off.




-Scene when Steiner tells Tantalus abot how Dagger/Garnet is missing.

-when Zidane is searching Alexandria for Garnet just before the launch of the Hilda Garde III airship.

-When Zidane searches for Dagger near after the events in Mt Gulug and before you set off on the Hilda Garde 3.

Those actually aren't all the same, the first is different from the other two it takes place in Lindblum. The other two are the same though.


2.

are these the same?

-The scene where Cinna doesn't want one of the Enero brothers to borrow his hammer.

-perhaps one time its played is when cinna can't find his hammer. And then he argues with one of the enero bros. on a ladder about how lending his hammer is like lending your ____. and he can't find it because it's in the players inventory haha.

or he has the hammer and doesn't want to give it out?

either way its a scene eh.


Yes they're the same.


3. (checked the previous posts it doesn't look like there's been three mentioned altogether..)

- (vorvel's quote)



Nice deduction there, the "SAME AS 2" is correct, and since your 1 is actually two different ones, his third answer is same as part of your "1". And yes, the Supersoft thing would be a new one so far so I'm taking it that's your "3".



4. Checked scripts online for ffix and there's actually one but the text is in french XP. But it is intelligible that it's right before Cinna wants to make coffee after exiting evil forest.

Okay.

So... seeing as your "1" covers two different things, that's actually a total of five guesses. But nice job, you're the first to mention a total of three correct. I'd love to keep this going, but I guess I will give it to you since Agent's kicking me off :P

But anyway, these were the answers I was looking for:

1. As most of you guessed, the hammer incident ATE in Lindblum.

2. An ATE in Lindblum where Steiner goes and tells Tantalus about Garnet being missing and asks for their help, also at the construction site (some of you got this).

3. Alexandria when Zidane is searching for Dagger right before she cuts her hair and the boarding of Hilda Garde 3. A lot of you got this one as well (Arcanine I don't know how you got that this was the same as the second one I listed, ones in Alexandria and one's an ATE in Lindblum).

So the above three were all mentioned a lot, but Arcanine was the first to mention all three at once. There is one more, though, which has not been guessed by anyone, and I'm not surprised as it is tricky! This is it:

4. During your third time in Lindblum, right before you get the Blue Narciss, at one point in the Business District there's a scene where Quina is eating the Gysahl pickles from the stand (this isn't it yet). Zidane ends up being forced to pay 100 gil for it. BUT, if Zidane doesn't have 100 gil (which would be absurd and unlikely to happen naturally, you'd have to purposely spend down to below 100 gil to do this), then someone else must suffer. If this happens, around when you leave Lindblum, you get to see an ATE called "Give Me My Money" where Baku has to pay for the pickles instead. Our very own "Theme of the Tantalus" is played during this elusive ATE.

I didn't know this ATE existed until my third playthrough where I was using walkthroughs and letting myself watch every scene in the game (of course I didn't save after having seen that ATE for obvious reasons). Did any of you who have been guessing know about it?

BTW, a lot of you kept guessing the gate coffee scene and the stuff in Alexandria at the start of Disc 3. What plays then is "We Are Thieves!" a variation of the Tantalus theme.

Anyway, go on Arcanine.

Oh Snap! That was a tricky(but good) one. Well Done Zak on picking that one up!

the question is..did Agent know??

poll:
I didn't know this ATE existed until my third playthrough where I was using walkthroughs and letting myself watch every scene in the game (of course I didn't save after having seen that ATE for obvious reasons). Did any of you who have been guessing know about it?



Not I. Don't have the game or system anymore and didn't do any extra stuff before losing access to it, or my only sister has it and is another thing she'll never tell me for the rest of my life.


question: without looking it up what is the name of the finger you need to acquire as part of the excalibur II quest?

simply because I don't know and forgot..

Finger? Well there's the Magical Fingertip for the regular Excalibur... if that's what you're thinking of. I think you just need to rush for Excalibur II.

Zak's right, you do not need any items for the second Excalibur.

Okay, for Excalibur I then, the guy you give it to in the library in daguerro, what's that guys name?

can't think of a more interesting and difficult but not technical question other than

-who got sick in Bran Bal: Dagger or Eiko and why?

or

-what species is the stellazio lady in Treno?

Dagger had a flashback and got sick, and Queen Stella is a duck. You only get one question, though, so it goes to Zak.

praise order...

yeah just forget about the finger/excalibur question then.

zaks turn.

Fine, okay, sorry I'm late, couldn't thing of anything better, so another music question (groans in the background) but this one is easier! I promise!

If you look at a list of the songs on the "Plus" soundtrack (I won't consider that cheating for this question), it's apparent that most of them are mainly for FMVs. There are a few exceptions, however, like some non-FMV scenes with dialogue, and such. So which one is not only not an FMV, but also not a scene, i.e. the background for an entire location, where you control? Specify the said location as well.

You may look at a list of them, and even listen if you want, just no youtube.

Shinra Parade Millenium version? It plays inside part of the theater ship only during an ATE.

That's indeed one of the exceptions. However, I specified I was looking for a place where you control. By that, I mean... walk around in, and stuff, not just press X to go between lines of dialogue. Sorry if that was unclear. But usually when I say a whole location, that should mean not a "scene" not part where you just press X and read dialogue, thought that was clear enough.

Oh, I thought the "not" carried over into the "where you control." I get it now. So is it Zidane and Dagger's song, then?

And where would that be? (It isn't)

Kuja's Theme - Millennium Version in the Desert Palace.

You got it, Melti!

Which ability takes the most stones to equip, and how many does it need?

Would it be 'Power Throw' at 19 stones?

It would indeed. ;) Your go.

Explain the connection and (the event that occurs) with the following:

Une's Mirror
Black Mage Village
Doga's Artefact
Phonograph

If you get Une's Mirror and Doga's Artifact, you go to the Black Mage Village. There, you examine the Phonograph. This lets you listen music from Final Fantasy III or something like that.

Correct! Your go.

Sorry! Can't think of one right now.

Soooooooooo....Free Question.

Which character does not have a weapon with the word 'Mythril' in it?

Vivi?

Correct, your play.

Alright, I've finally thought of one. Name all the members of the Knights of Pluto. Please place spoiler tags around answers. After a while if nobody gets it, I'll give it to whoever named the most.

Blutzen , Kohel, Dojebon, Weimar, Laudo, Brierecht(spelling?), Mullenkedheim, and Haagen

Edit: Also Steiner so you don't nip me on a technicality

You are correct. Your question.

How many points do you need to gain in Chocobo Hot & Cold to buy 1 of every item from Mene?

I'm terrible at math, but it should be a total of 24660 to buy one of each item from Meme. If it isn't, then lol fail.

5 out of 5 of those numbers were right.

Hmm. Why can't you use the eidolon Alexander? :p

Because Stone Cold said so?

Question awarded to Asamiya. :D

Stone Cold is Garland's nickname.

What is Zidane's last words before Garnet rushes through the audience and leaps into Zidane's arms? Roll credits..

Bring my beloved Dagger back to me!

Agent is correct. I'll ask one to revive this trivia.

How much health does Ozma have?

around 55.000 if memory serves me

55,535 to be precise, but close enough. Your turn.

Alright:

In the Ice Cavern in the beginning of the game, there were some ice walls that could be melted and had treasures inside. How many were there?

I believe there were 3, including the beam you can move down a level to receive the -Mage Masher-

I wasn't talking about the icicle that leads to the mage masher, just the Ice Walls. give me a number.(because i can't tell exactly how many you meant.)

there are 3 walls.

yep that's right. your turn.

During the Madain Sari segment of FF9, when Eiko is cooking for the party, what is the CORRECT amount of water to put in the cooking pot?

I believe it is 11.

11 what? Kiloliters?

Just eleven servings for eleven people. No unit of measurement is ever specified.

impudent urinal is correct

Which Tetra Master cards are also ships and what are their card numbers?

Ships, as in 'airships'? Or boats that float on water?

Because you weren't clear on this, I'm going to list both (due to there only being one actual 'boat' card):

Hilda Garde I (85), Hilda Garde III (82), Invincible (83), Red Rose (86), Viltgance (88), Theater Ship (Prima Vista) (87), Cargo Ship (84), Blue Narcissus (81) and Airship (FFV Airship) (100).

Technically, Ark (67) could also qualify as an 'airship' of sorts, but it's card is officially classed as an ediolon card, so I guess that doesn't count. ;)

I was referring to both ships.
I was trying to be sneaky hoping people would forget the classic airship card.

Anyways that is correct.

Okay, I guess it's up to me to ask a question then:

Near Lindblum, there is a stretch of coastline of the Mist Continent that has a unique effect. What is the name of this beach, what effect does it give and how do you get it?

It makes it dusk (sunset), then as you move closer to Treno, it becomes night time.

That's incorrect.

I'll give a clue: the beach I'm after is on the east coast of the Mist Continent, and does something to your characters if you fulfill a certain requirement. ;)

And the name of this location hints at what it actually does to your party in the right circumstances. ;)

Perhaps it has something to do with "healing shores" (I think thats what its called). So does it heal you?

Sorry, im not too sure on this one.

The Healing Shores - it heals your entire party for full HP/MP (and I think status, not sure on that) if you've gained Choco's restorative ability by previously having had him visit all the beaches in the world and pressing square.

Agent0042 got it. :D

And yes, I'm pretty sure it also restores negative status as well as HP and MP.

Anyway, it's Agent's turn. :)

Okay... when Amarant says to Zidane that he'd best remember that "He who hesitates is lost," what phrase does Zidane say that he prefers instead?

lol wow Agent you always ask the hardest questions! =P

That's not hard! It's one of the best quotes in the game!

Amarant: "He who hesitates is lost'. You best remember that."
Zidane: "Yeah, well, I always preferred 'my way or the highway."

Classic. ;)

Yeah, you got it, Enkidoh. Your question if you want it. Woulda responded sooner, but the server has apparently been acting up and I hadn't been able to get in.

No problem. I don't think anyone has been able to get into the site for the best part of a day, but ah well.

Now for my question (this should be an easy one):

Who was the original writer of the play 'I Want to be Your Canary'?

I love that Zidane quote btw!

Okay, this is hard . . . but I gotta give it my best effort since it's been so long for me playing the game.. Was it Dr. Tot? *Cringes as I anticipate a 'no'* :O

The original writer of the play 'I Want to be Your Canary' was Lord Avon.

Love the obvious allusion to Shakespeare, who, of course, was from Stratford upon Avon.

Feralanima got it. :D It was Lord Avon who was the play's original writer.

And a cookie to FF1withallthieves too for correctly mentioning the reference to Shakespeare. ;)

Go ahead a post a question when you're ready Feral. :D

Excluding Zidane, who are seven of the Tantalus members?

Ahh, Lord Avon! I knew it! And I call myself a fan :'(

Ahh, let's see, I think I know this one ;)

Blank, Cinna, Marcus, Baku, Zenero, Benero, Genero?

Update; WAIT, Genero's not a member :O It's Ruby, not Genero! PHEW..

While Genero is one of the Nero brothers he's not a Tantalus member.

You got it Centercore you're turn!

YESSSSSSSSS!! *Does victory dance while FF victory theme plays*

Alright, let's see here.. Okay, here's one: if Final Fantasy IX's world map were BACKWARDS, what location would be furthest WEST? ;)

Either Quan's Dwelling or Mognet Central I think, but I'm too lazy to dig out my FFIX helpguide and check. :p

Heh, I'll give ya that one since you said it ;) Yep, it's Quan's Dwelling :D Nice job! Alright Enkidoh, go to the head of the class!

Hehe. ^^

In FFIX, what popular traditional FF mage Job class only appears in the form of NPCs and not as the stated Job of a player character?

Red Mage. I'm like 99% sure.

That's correct Smarty. :D

Red Mages only appear as NPCs wandering around Alexandria, Treno and Lindblum (they're even identified as such in the dialogue box if you speak to them). Interestingly, they appear to be Burmecian too, but I digress.

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

Alright:
In Burmecia, the first time, you save one man from a falling statue. Later in the game you meet him again with his family. When and where do you meet him again?("When" as in before or after what.)

You meet him and his family in the theater District in Lindblum right after the attack on Alexandria and the whole Alexander summon scene.

yeah that's right. T'was too easy. I couldn't think of anything better at the time.

Anyway your turn.

Alright, since my mind is still in Lindblum:
There are three items you have to find that's supposed to make Cid turn back into a human. What are these three items?
Bonus points to anyone who knows the ratio they're supposed to be mixed too!

It was Beautiful potion, Strange potion and Unusual potion. I believe the ratio was 5:3:2. Maybe... Been awhile since last playthrough.

Unusual potion, Beautiful potion and Strange potion with a ratio of 5:2:3 repectively.
But you got the three potions right, so your turn!

Alright then... I'll follow your lead with an easy one. Where and from whom do you receive the aforementioned potions?

If memory serves me you get one from Cinna( I think the Unusual potion) one from some artist(I think the Strange Potion) and the beautiful potion(this one i'm sure) from a lady in the business district (i think) whose store was destroyed.

Your go Smarty.

What rewards do you get for the Gemini and Scorpio Stellazios?
(I only remember them cuz I was so happy when I got the rewards lol).

you do realise that there's no real specific order, right? she just takes whatever stellazio you have with you at the time.

The rewards you get, depend on when you give each stellazio to Queen Stella. Rewards range from gil (1,000g - 30,000g), to items like Phoenix Pinion, Rosetta Ring, Black Belt etc. The last item you can get from her is a Hammer I think... which allows you to witness an extra scene when you finish the game.

you do realise that there's no real specific order, right? she just takes whatever stellazio you have with you at the time.

I did not realise that...
Anyway I'm giving the question to Xiahou Dun because he listed all the rewards.

Name the four items needed to obtain Excalibur; the four NPC's who you sell them to; what item you need to buy from the Treno Auction house and who you have to give that item to receive the weapon.

The rewards you get, depend on when you give each stellazio to Queen Stella. Rewards range from gil (1,000g - 30,000g), to items like Phoenix Pinion, Rosetta Ring, Black Belt etc. The last item you can get from her is a Hammer I think... which allows you to witness an extra scene when you finish the game.

You forgot Steiners auto-level weapon, Blood Sword! (That could be in the etc. though:))

You forgot Steiners auto-level weapon, Blood Sword! (That could be in the etc. though:))

I didn't add that in my answer, as I was just adding various items etc which do come from the Queen Stella/Stellazio event.

You need to buy and re-sell the Rats Tail, Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror, and Lions Heart, then go to Diugerro and talk to the scholar, he asks for the Magical Fingertip, return to the Treno auction house and purchase it. Then trade it to the scholar for the Excalibur.

Close, but not fully correct.

It's the Griffin's Heart, but 7alentine can have the question. I'm about not about to poach it when he got everything else right.

The question I asked was one with multiple questions in it, aka a trick question of sorts.


Name the four items needed to obtain Excalibur; the four NPC's who you sell them to; what item you need to buy from the Treno Auction house and who you have to give that item to receive the weapon.

I'll break it down so it's easy for people to read.

Name the four items needed to obtain Excalibur
Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror, Griffin's Heart, Rat Tail

the four NPC's who you sell them to
All in Treno:
Doga's Artifact to the Scholar in the Synthesis shop, Une's Mirror to the Nobleman outside the Cafe Carta, Griffin's Heart to the Adventurer outside the Cafe Carta, Rat Tail to the Adventurer outside the Cafe Carta

what item you need to buy from the Treno Auction house
the Magical Fingertip at the Treno Auction

And finally
who you have to give that item to receive the weapon
Old Man outside of the inn in Daguerreo

Then the Old Man will give you the Excalibur.

That was the answer I was wanting. Give the question to whoever you want

See, I didn't even try because I knew the basics of the answers, but as far as the specific people, I go for those by trial and error (except for the last one-- that I know offhand), so I couldn't have gotten the specifics. I say give it to 7alentine, he got most of the details.

Seems a bit... no, I won't say anything else, as it could be construed as starting an arguement and tbh I can't be bothered. Like I said at the end of my last post, give the question to whoever wants it. I couldn't care less, just when a question is asked which does ask for specifics, not generalizations, it'd be nice if it was answered with the specifics in mind.

My question did ask for specifics, not a broad generalization but w/e, can't be bothered going into detail about why I asked the question the way I did etc etc etc.

Free question to next poster imo.

well i'll ask one then.

Gilgamesh makes an appearance in this game under what alias?

Alleyway Jack

wow i was thinking Four-Armed Man, but Alleyway Jack works too! well done

What is Quina's last name, and it's motto/tagline?

Quina's last name is Quen, and the official 'motto' for he/she/it, is "I do what I want! You got problem?"

Sounds to me like he/she/it has a real problem with authority, but I digress. :p

Enkidoh's correct. Next question is yours.

Oki.

According to the information on the Eidolon Wall in Madain Sari, how many different forms has Shiva assumed?

She has assumed three forms: a young girl, a grown woman and a snow fairy.

Correct. According to the Eidolon Wall, with Shiva's changing appearance the summoners theorized that the eidolons adapt their forms to the myths and legends current to that time, rather than myths and stories originating from the eidolons.

Anyway, Feral got it. Go ahead and post a question when you're ready. :)

noones asking a question so i'll go ahead, how many times must you re-act the fight scene to get 100% of the nobles happy with your play?

I don't recall that being possible (?). Highest I've ever heard of is 99 with a flawless instant speed game. You can get a high score on whatever try you want, it should just depend on your skill in the scene.

I could be wrong. I hated that scene.

No it's very much possible to get all 100 of them satisfied with the play. I just didn't know that you had to do it a particular number of times.

I guesss I'll take a wild guess. I say 3-4 sounds about right.

Really? I got 100% the other day. It wasn't that hard, and I don't have the best reaction times either.

I'm going to say 4, because that's the amount of times I did it before perfect. In which case Smarty has it ^^;

Really? I spent an hour once, including at least two or three times that I seemed to be flawless. I probably did it at least 10 times, yet the highest I got was high 80s... Meh.

haha incorrect, you only need to do it once, its the battle beforehand that boosts it to 100%

someone else's go

Okay, here's my question (which only the really hardcore would probably know, but anyway)

What is the secret 'easter egg' that is unlockable after completing FFIX (after the ending and credits), and how do you access it?

You can play Blackjack by entering R2, L1, R2, R2, Up, X, Right, Circle, Down, Triangle, L2, R1, R2, L1, Square, square and Start.

Correct. :)

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

What was the name of the famous adventurer and his companion? And What was the question and answer in their story Zidane told?

I love this cutscene :3

Ipsen and his good friend Colin.

Ipsen: "Why did you come?"

Colin: "Only because I wanted to go with you"

Correct Q-tip.

ok :3

How many frogs does one have to catch to be rewarded with:
1. The Silver Fork?
2. The Bistro Fork?
3. The Gastro Fork?

i'm pretty sure the Silver Fork is like 23 or something, then the Bistro Fork was 10 more, so i'll say 33, then the Gastro Fork is 99 =]

Correct :3

When defeating the crystal version of Tiamat found in the crystal world before fighting Kuja for the last time, how much EXP (per person) would 3 team members receive if they all the 'Level Up' bonus equipped?

I'm going to go with it being a trick question and say 0 because I seem to recall that none of the crystal forms of those bosses gave any EXP whatsoever. Unless Tiamat was an exception...

I didn't think any bosses in IX gave exp? I may be confusing it with another FF though.

Right on, and though I don't think, technically, the boss music plays when you fight the crystal forms, I still don't think they give any EXP.

lol Agent you got it, your turn

Okay, this could be a toughie (I only found about it myself recently), but let's give it a try-- when you first visit the trunk of Cleyra, there is a treasure chest that you simply cannot reach. It's only possible to obtain the contents of this treasure chest (which contains a Silk Robe) by completing certain events in town. So what do you have to do to get this treasure chest?

Don't you have to save Puck? Although I think that's mandatory, but it could lead back to the treasure. But I don't know.

Actually, by the time you've saved Puck, it's already too late to trigger the event that gets you this. Though, in a certain way, you're actually kinda close with that answer. Not gonna say more than that at this point, though.

I may be thinking of a different game, but can't you save a kid or two from falling? (it's similar to Kilika in FFX, where you can save a kid from falling, then go back and get a treasure). That's pretty much all I got, I really need to play this again.

Yeh that is a hard one i think.. It would have to have something to do with saving, or letting people die.

im going to say you use the ATE where Puck is running up the trunk?

It's the one where Quina goes in search of food and you have to save 'em. "No Munchies" or something like that the ATE is called.

It does have to do with Quina, but there's more to it then that.

First you have to watch No Yummy-Yummies and There A Mushroom! ATE's, in order to find Quina near the sand whirpool ( where later there will be Antlion boss fight ). Quina will jump into it thinking it's an ice cream and Zidane will jump right after to save her/him. Thanks to this they will land in an area that was unaccessible before with two chests - Silk Robe and Magician Shoes (hidden). That's all, i think.

You got it! You got even more than I asked with the info about the hidden chest. Your go.

I'm not tossing out accusations, Szczepan, but that's a lot of very specific stuff to recall. I don't mean to suggest that you couldn't possibly have remembered all of that (I remembered that you had to watch the ATEs and then jump in the quicksand, but you beat me to the punch) but is it fully clear to everybody here that you aren't allowed to look up the answers? Szczepan, I will trust you if you say you weren't cheating.

There are a lot of answers in all the trivia threads that sound like they'd be found in a walkthrough somewhere. It's the negative side of a trivia thread. It's hard to proove if someone looked up their answer or not, but I learned to just not care anymore, if they want to take the time to look it up just so they can ask some obscure question, let them.

Also, I got it right. How specific do you want me to be at all without being a cheating bastard? I only remebered because I played through that part like three days ago.

You got the name of the ATE's wrong and you didn't mention anything about fighting Antlion (or any mob). You weren't correct.

Owen, relax man, next time give a little more detail and you'll be fine. But for now its Szcezepan's turn

Ok, now something different. In japanese ver of the game there is an attack called Jihad. It's not a completely new attack, but just a different name for a one, known from english version under different name. It was changed during translation, probably because of controversial background of that word. Jihad can be understood as a holy war against enemies of Islam. It is a word, that fundamentalists use as an excuse for terrorism. Just give me a name of that attack in english ver.
Hint - this attack is dangerous, if you don't know what you are doing:)

btw

I did indeed, took a peek into guide for exact names of those 2 ATE's. It's been years since I've re-played FFIX, so it's impossible for me to remember name of every ATE in the game. As for the scene with Quina jumping into a whirpool after eating a (hallucinogenic:) ) mushroom - well...it's hard not to remember it;P If I did broke rules here, I apologize. You can ignore my question, if you think i cheated.

I've never played any Japanese version, but an attack that I can think of that is deadly, even to yourself if you don't protect yourself, would be Vivi's Doomsday. I had used it without equiping something to protect my party against darkness once, big mistake on my part!

Szcz -- no, you're all right. I didn't even care about the specific names of the ATEs, just the particular sequence of events, so as long as you knew about that without checking the guides (which you did) you were fine.

Ok, now something different. In japanese ver of the game there is an attack called Jihad. It's not a completely new attack, but just a different name for a one, known from english version under different name. It was changed during translation, probably because of controversial background of that word. Jihad can be understood as a holy war against enemies of Islam. It is a word, that fundamentalists use as an excuse for terrorism. Just give me a name of that attack in english ver.
Hint - this attack is dangerous, if you don't know what you are doing:)


I think what you're referring to is the Crusader Esper in FFVI (which randomly attacks either the enemy or your party), as it was called 'Jihad' in the Japanese original. Incidentally, it was also the origin of the 'Holy War' items in FFVIII (that give you limited invincibility).

But as this is the FFIX section, I digress (as I have no idea what attack in FFIX was called this in the Japanese version).

@feralanima
Correct! Vivi's (and Ozma's) Doomsday was known as Jihad in japanese version. It went faster than i thought:) Perhaps hint was too obvious. You're next, feralanima.

@Agent0042
Thanks:)

@Enkidoh
That's true. Both Crusader and Doomsday are known under the same name in the original ver. btw Name "Crusader" is closer to original intent than "Doomsday", I think

Szczepan, thank you for your honesty and willingness to clarify how you came up with your answer. The names of the ATEs were, in fact, the reason I thought it was odd that you remembered it exactly, and it makes perfect sense that you looked only those up. As Agent said, you didn't really do anything wrong.

Alrighty then! Right after you get out of Evil forest you can walk over to North Gate and a woman will give you potions, but upon entering, the group asks where they are, what is the other name for North Gate?

Devil's Arch? I remember the line of dialogue in which it's mentioned, but I just can't think of the name for sure.

No, not quite. It is an Arch, but Devil's isn't it.

I think it starts with a 'b', but I'm not sure. Boden's Arch?

I admit, I'm grasping at straws here, so it's most likely wrong. :p

Getting closer, Bohden Arch is one of the South Gate archs.

This is the first question I've seen that's stumped everybody so well that I would call a good question. Well done, feralanima.

It's been so long that I played FFIX that I can no longer remember the individual names for those gates - the crappy Brady strategy guide was no help in that regard either, fittingly.

I could fire-up an old save on my PS2 to find the answer but I'm too lazy. :p

I could fire-up an old save on my PS2 to find the answer but I'm too lazy. :p

I thought that's what someone was doing since it was taking awhile for anyone to get it!


Thank you FF1, does this mean I have to give the answer now since no one is getting it?

I think now would be a good time to, yeah, but it's up to you.

The other name for that South Gate is Melda Arch. Bohden Arch (North Gate) was the closest answer given, so Enkidoh can ask the next question, if not then whoever wants it.

Okay. :)

What is the popular dessert sold at South Gate's Summit Station (which Cinna apparently loves to eat?).

South Gate Bundt Cake. I remember really wanting to eat one.

Correct! :D

I can't even remember how to unlock that hidden ATE event anymore either. It's a funny scene regardless. :D

Anyway, go ahead and post a question when you're ready.

I remember-- after Doctor Tot directs you to the secret entrance to Gargan Roo, just have Dagger exit the tower and then it will become available.

Alright, I have a somewhat academic question:

What two literary figures are the source of the name of the moogle that travels the world throughout FFIX?

I know its Stiltzkin, but I never knew his name was based on anything.

I never knew his name was based on anything either.

-derp-

I'll give a hint, then. The guy he was named after was supposed to have a name that was really hard to guess. He also could weave straw into gold or something.

Yes, Rumplestiltzkin.

Has nobody really heard Rumplestiltzkin?