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Hawkeye_1138
03-19-2008, 08:28 PM
Okay here is what is left for round one:
Fire Shrine vs Earth Shrine
Terra vs Gaia
Esto Gaza vs Chocobo’s Paradise
Dali vs Conde Petie
Chocobo’s Forest vs Desert Palace
Burmecia vs Cleyra
Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo
Alexandria vs Lindblum
Okay starting off
Fire Shrine vs Earth Shrine
Fire Shrine: Located on the Lost Continent. Zidane sends Amarant and Freya to place the (insert name of the mirror) there.
Encounter Malaris(spelling?)
Earth Shrine: Located on Outer Continent. Zidane and Quina go here together to place (insert name of the mirror) there.
Encounter and fight Lich.
Since you can’t do much exploring in these places and not a whole lot is known, this will be a short rumble and will end tomorrow.
Fight!
Prak
03-19-2008, 08:51 PM
The other thread is only on page 9. Making a new one is pretty silly, especially when Espanha is still going to be back eventually, whenever his ISP stops fucking with him.
Hawkeye_1138
03-19-2008, 08:59 PM
True, probably should waited a week or two or something…
Erebus Wraith
03-19-2008, 09:06 PM
Wait.. so are we continuing here or waiting?
If we are continuing then I pick Fire Shrine
Hawkeye_1138
03-19-2008, 09:08 PM
Sure
Erebus Wraith
03-19-2008, 09:21 PM
Sure
Lol to which one? Staying or waiting 😛
Hawkeye_1138
03-19-2008, 09:29 PM
Yes
Ceidwad
03-20-2008, 01:48 AM
Well, which?
I think we should have kept the old thread going. Espanha won’t be able to edit the first page of this one, if he ever gets back, that is. And personally, if it was my rumble, I’d be pretty annoyed about that.
I suggest we move back over to the old thread and close this one.
Agent0042
03-20-2008, 04:10 AM
I just locked the other one. I thought we had already waited for Espanha. He’s been gone for ages now. Still, anyway, fine, I’ll go ahead and reopen the other one. It should be open within no more than two to three minutes of this post. Please resume activity in that thread. In fact, go ahead and start posting votes for this current battle — I’m sure we can all figure it out.
Agent0042
03-31-2008, 09:44 PM
Version two rumble is back in effect. Hawkeye, I’ll leave it to you to sort out the appropriate updates.
Hawkeye_1138
03-31-2008, 09:55 PM
Okay here’s what is left for Round 1:
Dali vs Conde Petie
Chocobo’s Forest vs Desert Palace
Burmecia vs Cleyra
Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo
Alexandria vs Lindblum
Dali vs Conde Petie
Dali: Small farming village near South Gate in Alexandra territory. Has/had a black mage factory beneath the mill which cannot be accessed after fight with Black Mage 2. Plot developments here.
Random encounter: Python

Conde Petie: Town/village of dwarves on the Outer Continent. Their password is Lahi-ho. Or is Ralli-ho? Must get married here in order to reach Maden Sari and Iifa Tree. Cannot be accessed after disc 3.
Fight!
ROKI
03-31-2008, 10:02 PM
Dali
Rhyfelwyr
03-31-2008, 10:34 PM
Dali. Just a lot more fun and interesting. That, and Conde Petie was just annoyingly inane.
Agent0042
03-31-2008, 10:38 PM
Dealing with Conde Petie dwarves brings to mind pleasant feelings of FFV. Rally-kupo, everybody!
Conde Petie
Erebus Wraith
03-31-2008, 10:48 PM
Dali
i found it really interesting and also I really like the music.
Solaris
03-31-2008, 11:40 PM
Conde Petie. I found the marriage scene to be endearing.
fastidious percolator
04-01-2008, 12:19 AM
Dali. ^^
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-01-2008, 12:26 AM
Dali
I forget how to get into the mayors special room though now 🙁
KHF1990
04-01-2008, 02:18 AM
Dali
The peaceful, coozy atmosphere of a country village is always refreshing for me.
Harkus
04-01-2008, 10:42 AM
Dali
Conde Petit Rally Kupo ^_^
Hex Omega
04-01-2008, 04:36 PM
Dali, as it had a good contrast between the calm and serene exterior, and what was going on underground.
Harkus
04-01-2008, 04:46 PM
Dali had a really good story section within it.
Ceidwad
04-02-2008, 02:03 AM
Conde Petie Rally Kupo ^_^
Hawkeye_1138
04-02-2008, 08:15 PM
Dali: 9
Conde Petie: 4
Next round:
Chocobo’s Forest vs Desert Palace
Chocobo’s Forest: Located on Mist Continent. Place where you can get Choco and the first place you can play the Hot and Cold minigame. That’s really about it.
Desert Palace: The name says it all. Its a palace in the desert. Can only be accesed during story line when Zidane is sent to Oeilvert…Stupid fucking hedgehog-pie and the scales of balance. Namingway Card here. A weird sercurity system thingy. Bloodstones and annoying candles. That’s all I can really remember
Random Encounter: Torama

Fight!
Solaris
04-02-2008, 08:29 PM
Chocobo’s Forest. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace and I remember it taking me forever to get out of there.
Trance Moogle
04-02-2008, 08:55 PM
Chocobo’s Forest , For the awesome minigame
Harkus
04-02-2008, 09:05 PM
Desert Palace, the chocobo forest was too small.
Erebus Wraith
04-02-2008, 09:17 PM
Desert Palace
Rhyfelwyr
04-02-2008, 09:55 PM
Aye, Desert Palace. Despite the fun that was the minigame, I played through the game last on the two player mode, so had a few laughs at my housemates frustrating attempts to navigate his way through the Palace. That was until I realised I couldn’t remember the gargoyle statue thing myself.
Turx
04-03-2008, 01:04 AM
Desert Palace
Agent0042
04-03-2008, 01:42 AM
Hmm. You know… Desert Palace.
ROKI
04-03-2008, 04:52 AM
Chocobo’s Forest
Sobye
04-03-2008, 01:34 PM
Chocobo’s Forest. I got completely stuck in Desert Palace and I’ve hated the place since.
Ketevan
04-03-2008, 01:39 PM
Desert Palace
beat
04-03-2008, 09:10 PM
I hate Desert Palace.
Chocobo’s Forest plz.
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-03-2008, 09:27 PM
Desert Palace
Desert Palace I despised Chocobo Hot and Cold.
Hawkeye_1138
04-04-2008, 08:05 PM
Desert Palace: 8
Chocobo’s Forest: 5
Burmecia vs Cleyra
Burmecia: Realm of Eternal Rain. Kingdom of mice sacked by Alexandria and Black Mages. Survivors fled to Cleyra. Freya’s home. That’s all I can think of basically.
Cleyra: Another kingdom of mice with Burmecian ancestry. Left because of Burmecia’s love for war. Giant tree surrounded by a sandstorm. Also attacked by Alexandria for the summoning jewel of Odin. Destroyed completely by Odin after being summoned. Antlion resides here.
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-04-2008, 08:09 PM
Burmecia
Sobye
04-04-2008, 08:26 PM
Burmecia. I kept hoping they would rebuild it during the storyline so I could explore it thoroughly. Much like Kvatch in TES IV.
Trance Moogle
04-04-2008, 08:30 PM
Cleyra
Solaris
04-04-2008, 08:33 PM
Burmecia.
feralanima
04-04-2008, 08:55 PM
Cleyra
Ketevan
04-04-2008, 09:10 PM
Burmecia
Goren
04-04-2008, 10:14 PM
um?
Burmecia
Agent0042
04-04-2008, 10:49 PM
Cleyra
z.zetsumei
04-04-2008, 10:58 PM
Cleyra for lack of ghettos.
fastidious percolator
04-05-2008, 12:08 AM
Burmecia.
KHF1990
04-05-2008, 03:01 AM
Burmecia
Rhyfelwyr
04-05-2008, 01:09 PM
Cleyra
Harkus
04-05-2008, 06:40 PM
Cleyra was badass.
stuorstew
04-05-2008, 10:15 PM
Burmecia
Hex Omega
04-06-2008, 12:47 PM
Cleyra. It was moderatly interesting compared to Burmecia which basically had nothing in it.
Ceidwad
04-07-2008, 02:42 PM
I’m voting for Burmecia. I liked the music, which perfectly complimented the depressing feel of the city, which had just been utterly annihilated by Brahne’s gang. The old stone grey buildings and the rain just add to this, making it really atmospheric.
Erebus Wraith
04-07-2008, 04:22 PM
Cleyra
FinalFantasyGuyMartin
04-07-2008, 07:42 PM
DEFINATELY cleyra its kinda mysterious
Hawkeye_1138
04-07-2008, 08:02 PM
Cleyra: 10
Burmecia: 9
Close battle but Burmecia snuffs out at the end.
Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo
Black Mage Village: A settlement of the mass-produced black mages who became self aware and wanted to live their own life without killing. Don’t have actual names, just numbers (e.g. Mr. 288). Genomes are later brought here to adapt to life on Gaia. That’s about it.
Gargan Roo: Roots from the Iifa Tree. Also used as ancient method of transportation on Mist Continent using a gargant. Connects Alexander, Treno, and Pinnacle Rocks(?). Not really much else can be said since it can only be visited during story line.
Fight!
feralanima
04-07-2008, 08:56 PM
I liked both but I’m going with Black Mage Village.
Agent0042
04-07-2008, 09:04 PM
I, on the other hand, am not a huge fan of either, but I’ll go for Black Mage Village.
Erebus Wraith
04-07-2008, 09:20 PM
Black Mage Village
I agree with Agent. I didn’t like either but the BMV was better than Roo.
ROKI
04-07-2008, 10:56 PM
Black Mage Village. Hated Gargan Roo
Goren
04-07-2008, 11:27 PM
Black Mage Village
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-08-2008, 12:08 AM
Gargan Roo..cuz im a rebel
Ngrplz
04-08-2008, 05:03 AM
Black Mage Village coz toys with pointy hats!
stuorstew
04-08-2008, 07:37 AM
Gargan Roo
Solaris
04-08-2008, 12:23 PM
Gargan Roo.
Halo
04-08-2008, 01:07 PM
Gargan Roo was the most annoying part of the ff9 imo… so il go with Black Mages
Ketevan
04-08-2008, 04:59 PM
Gargan Roo
Sobye
04-08-2008, 06:09 PM
Black Mage Village. One of my favorite town environments in the game.
Harkus
04-08-2008, 07:18 PM
I hated gargan roo and loved black mage village so guess which i’m voting for lol.
Trance Moogle
04-08-2008, 09:17 PM
Black Mage Village
All the houses were Black Mage heads!
Hex Omega
04-09-2008, 05:44 PM
BMV, cos kick-ass music, and storyline.
Bad draw for Gargan Roo though.
Hawkeye_1138
04-09-2008, 08:36 PM
Black Mage Village: 12
Gargan Roo: 4
I agree with what MV says about that one being a bad draw. Places that aren’t highly as memorable are more than likely going to lose against a place that has a lot to do with the story line/can be visited more than once. I’ll try to make the next round less bias of a choice.
Last battle for this round:
Alexandria vs Lindblum
Alexandria: First place visited during the game. One of the four major kingdoms on Mist Continent. All female army led by Beatrix. Also the Knights of PLuto led by Steiner. Ruled by Brahne and later by Garnet/Dagger. Castle protected by Alexander during attack by Bahamut and Kuja.
Lindblum: One of the other four major kingdoms on Mist Continent. Ruled by Regent Cid Fabool IX. Attacked by Alexandria for fourth part of summoning jewel. Largest city in the game. Divided into four parts which can be reached by air cab. Yearley Festival of the Hunt is held here. Divided into four districts. I’ll save more information for when(if)it makes it onto the next round.
Fight!
Edit:
I will might let this rumble run till Monday if I don’t feel like updating Friday. So sorry for that delay in advance.
Now seriously Fight!
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-09-2008, 08:41 PM
Lindblum
Harkus
04-09-2008, 08:43 PM
Definately Lindblum
stuorstew
04-09-2008, 08:52 PM
Alexandria
Nightowl9910
04-09-2008, 08:53 PM
Much as I liked Alexandria, also has to be Lindblum for me
Erebus Wraith
04-09-2008, 09:05 PM
Lindblum I really enjoyed all the technology in the city.
feralanima
04-09-2008, 09:11 PM
Lindblum
Agent0042
04-09-2008, 09:44 PM
I prefer Lindlbum — home of Tantalus, home of some pretty technology, and also home of Cid.
Trance Moogle
04-09-2008, 09:49 PM
Lindblum
fastidious percolator
04-09-2008, 10:38 PM
Lindblum, loved it so much more than Alexandria as a whole.
KHF1990
04-10-2008, 12:15 AM
Lindblum. It looked like a wonderful, festive city of good technology where its reached at that level of not overstepping its boundaries at not becoming an huge urban eyesore.
Goren
04-10-2008, 01:04 AM
Limblum
Solaris
04-10-2008, 04:31 AM
Alexandria. Awesome looking castle and Alexander protecting it was an awesome FMV in the game.
Sobye
04-10-2008, 08:01 PM
Lindblum, although I enjoyed a lot of the story going on in Alexandria.
Turx
04-11-2008, 12:29 AM
Lind to the Blum
Hawkeye_1138
04-11-2008, 07:58 PM
Update: I will not be updating till Monday; busy writing research paper…
Ceidwad
04-11-2008, 08:27 PM
Alexandria
ROKI
04-11-2008, 10:21 PM
Alexandria
Hex Omega
04-12-2008, 02:01 PM
yikes, tough.
Lindblum, because i liked the city more. Alexandria is a little bland.
FreakyLoser
04-13-2008, 05:16 AM
I prefer Lindlbum — home of Tantalus, home of some pretty technology.
Ketevan
04-14-2008, 07:29 PM
Alexandria
Hawkeye_1138
04-14-2008, 08:43 PM
Let’s end this now.
Lindblum: 14
Alexandria: 6
That’s the end of Round 1. Here are the locations that made it on:
Treno
Mount Gulug
Wind Shrine
South Gate
Qu’s Marsh
Iifa Tree
Pandemonium
Memoria
Daguerreo
Ipsen’s Castle
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Evil Forest
Fire Shrine
Gaia
Esto Gaza
Dali
Desert Palace
Cleyra
Black Mage Village
Lindblum
I’ll come up with match-ups and post them when the forum stops acting retarded.
Rhyfelwyr
04-14-2008, 08:45 PM
Alexandria, the festival of the hunt greatly peeved me.
:/
Hawkeye_1138
04-14-2008, 09:08 PM
As for the late vote, I disregard since the outcome is still the same…
Okay, here’s the list I came up with. I tried to make it less bias/bad draws(though some still might be bad):
Treno vs. Lindblum
Mount Gulug vs. Black Mage Village
Wind Shrine vs. Fire Shrine
South Gate vs. Gaia
Qu’s Marsh vs. Cleyra
Iifa Tree vs. Desert Palace
Pandemonium vs. Dali
Memoria vs. Esto Gaza
Daguerreo vs. Evil Forest
Ipsen’s Castle vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Starting off Round 2:
Treno vs. Lindblum
Treno: Dagger: "I’ve always wanted to see the marvelous architecture of Treno. I can hardly wait!" This place is always in darkness, earning the name "Dark City". No real middle class. Mainly People who are very rich or who are very poor.
Lindblum: Largest city in game.
Theater District-

Home of Tantalus, Michael the artist, and the theater itself. Recent plays: Moogle Wannabe 2 starring Lowell Bridges.
Fight!
Solaris
04-14-2008, 09:11 PM
Treno.
Sobye
04-14-2008, 09:14 PM
Agh, that’s really hard. Treno cause awesome music.
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-14-2008, 09:31 PM
Lindblum
Agent0042
04-14-2008, 09:40 PM
I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I’m not a huge Treno fan.
Erebus Wraith
04-14-2008, 09:51 PM
I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I’m not a huge Treno fan.
stuorstew
04-14-2008, 10:59 PM
Treno
Ketevan
04-14-2008, 11:03 PM
I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I’m not a huge Treno fan.
Goren
04-14-2008, 11:29 PM
Linblum
Trance Moogle
04-15-2008, 09:05 PM
Treno
Ceidwad
04-16-2008, 01:40 AM
Going for Lindblum, as Treno’s music got on my nerves after spending a certain amount of time there.
ROKI
04-16-2008, 01:02 PM
Treno
Hex Omega
04-16-2008, 03:31 PM
Lindblum. Lindlbum > All.
fastidious percolator
04-16-2008, 06:17 PM
The thing about Treno is that it has a couple of interesting places in it, but it’s just nothing in comparison to Lindblum, as it’s even more fun just to wander around in Lindblum town.
Hawkeye_1138
04-16-2008, 08:21 PM
Lindblum: 9
Treno: 5
Lindblum pushes onto the semi-finals.
Mount Gulug vs. Black Mage Village
Mount Gulug:
No mortal has entered those depths ever since the entrance was mysteriously sealed."
???Bishop at Esto Gaza
An extinct volcano where an ancient race of mole people lived, but they too are extinct. Gee, I wonder why?
Black Mage Village:
Black Mage No. 288: Hello. Nice to see you again.
Vivi: Um… I wanted to ask you something.
Black Mage No. 288: What is it?
Vivi: I was wondering how many people have …stopped…moving.
Black Mage No. 288: You’re very kind to use our words. But you already
know what it means to live…and to die. You’re asking about our friends
who have ‘died,’ not ‘stopped.’
Vivi: Um…
Black Mage No. 288: Seven of our friends stopped functioning recently…
I think our life span is limited… I’ve suspected this ever since the
first one came to a stop. It varies a little, but most of us stop
moving one year after production.
Vivi: No…
Black Mage No. 288: I haven’t told anyone else about this. If I did,
they’d feel the same way I do.
Vivi: What do you feel?
Black Mage No. 288: I don’ t know… Fear? I don’t want to stop. And
maybe I want to run away from it all. But living in the village with
everyone fills me with joy. The joy of living with them far outweighs
the fear of death. Isn’t it the same for you? Traveling with your
friends gives your life meaning.
Vivi: I…
Not a whole lot else I can say about this place that already hasn’t been said. Except for the good weapons and armor you can buy/synthesize here on disc 4…
Fight!
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-16-2008, 08:36 PM
Mount Gulug
Goren
04-16-2008, 08:36 PM
I guess Black Mage Village
feralanima
04-16-2008, 08:44 PM
Black Mage Village
ROKI
04-16-2008, 08:50 PM
Mount Gulug loved the music
Ketevan
04-16-2008, 08:59 PM
Love the dialog during that scene at the Black Mage Village, but Mount Gulug for location.
Erebus Wraith
04-16-2008, 09:04 PM
Black Mage Village
Solaris
04-16-2008, 09:09 PM
Black Mage Village. I know I voted against it before, but it’s better than Mount Gulug.
stuorstew
04-16-2008, 09:57 PM
Mount Gulug
Agent0042
04-16-2008, 10:15 PM
I’m going with Mount Gulug. Too bad we never got to see the mole-people.
fastidious percolator
04-16-2008, 11:22 PM
Mount Gulug, for the few reasons that matter a lot. 😀 The music, dark location and a mole-people history!
Ceidwad
04-17-2008, 01:15 AM
Mount Gulug loved the music
Sobye
04-17-2008, 08:12 PM
Black Mage Village.
Nightowl9910
04-18-2008, 04:52 PM
Black Mage Village
Hawkeye_1138
04-18-2008, 08:01 PM
Black Mage Village: 8
Mount Gulug: 7
Another close battle but the mole people choke on their own volcanic ash in the end.
Wind Shrine vs. Fire Shrine
Wind Shrine:
Vivi: W-Wow, the wind is strong…
Zidane: It’s the wind shrine, so it’s protected by strong gusts… Be
careful not to get blown away!
Steiner: There is no need to worry! Master Vivi, just follow me.
Vivi: O-Okay…
Steiner: See? There is nothing to fear!
Vivi: Really?
Vivi got blown back from the wind.
Steiner: Master Vivi!
Zidane: You’re okay because you’re wearing armor.
Steiner: Let us move forward, master Vivi!
Fire Shrine:
Freya: Zidane! The heat is going to kill the engine if we get any
closer!
Zidane: Okay… When we get closer to the volcano, you two head for the
shrine’s entrance.
Amarant: …Why do I have to go with her?
Zidane: Oh, sorry. Did you wanna go with Eiko?
Amarant: ……
Fight!
Agent0042
04-18-2008, 08:03 PM
Tough — I guess I’ll go Fire Shrine because fire’s cool. 😀
Goren
04-18-2008, 08:03 PM
Fire Shrine
Solaris
04-18-2008, 08:04 PM
Wind Shrine. I really liked the whole Steiner-Vivi connection there.
Harkus
04-18-2008, 08:05 PM
Fire shrine
Sobye
04-18-2008, 08:22 PM
Er… neither is particularily good. But being a Fire-specced mage, i guess that’s where my vote lands.
feralanima
04-18-2008, 09:18 PM
Fire Shrine
Zidane: Oh, sorry. Did you wanna go with Eiko? classic 🙂
Rhyfelwyr
04-18-2008, 09:31 PM
Wind Shrine, Vivi and Steiner just make the scene so much more memorable.
stuorstew
04-18-2008, 10:14 PM
Fire Shrine
Erebus Wraith
04-18-2008, 11:02 PM
Fire Shrine
Ketevan
04-19-2008, 01:58 PM
Wind Shrine
Ceidwad
04-19-2008, 10:04 PM
Wind Shrine. Steiner/Vivi combo kicks serious ass.
Hawkeye_1138
04-21-2008, 06:06 PM
Fire Shrine: 7
Wind Shrine: 4
Wind Shrine doesn’t put out enough gust to blow away the pyromaniacs of the forum.
South Gate vs. Gaia
South Gate: Steiner smuggles Dagger here in a bag of gyshal pickles. Enough said.

Gaia: A planet roughly 6000 years old…which is young… didn’t feel like reading through the game script to find quotes about it.
Fight!
Agent0042
04-21-2008, 06:39 PM
I’ll go South Gate. I liked the music and overall atmosphere there — there were also some funny scenarios.
Solaris
04-21-2008, 06:51 PM
South Gate
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-21-2008, 07:06 PM
South Gate
stuorstew
04-21-2008, 07:17 PM
Pickle related hilarity and blossoming love between shop workers how could not vote for South Gate
feralanima
04-21-2008, 07:17 PM
South Gate
Ketevan
04-21-2008, 07:24 PM
South Gate
fastidious percolator
04-21-2008, 07:37 PM
South Gate. ^^
Erebus Wraith
04-21-2008, 09:03 PM
I’ll go South Gate. I liked the music and overall atmosphere there — there were also some funny scenarios.
Nightowl9910
04-21-2008, 11:09 PM
South Gate
South Gate Gotta love the idea of Pickle smuggling.
ROKI
04-22-2008, 01:45 PM
South Gate
RakeArmageddon
04-22-2008, 03:26 PM
South Gate
Hawkeye_1138
04-23-2008, 08:04 PM
South Gate: 12
Gaia: 1
Total domination over Gaia by South Gate.
Qu’s Marsh vs. Cleyra
Qu’s Marsh: Located at several places around the world and home of the Qu’s/Quina/Quale. Frog Catching mini-game, and the entrance to Fossil Roo.
Cleyra:
Zidane:I’ve always wondered why people call it the ”City of Illusion.”

The Ritual Dance- Performed at the Cathedral in order to pray for the strenghtening of the sandstorm that surrounds Cleyra and protects it from outside intrussion.
Fight!
Goren
04-23-2008, 08:06 PM
I guess Cleyra
Solaris
04-23-2008, 08:24 PM
Qu’s Marsh. I was gonna go for Cleyra, but I didn’t really like the place to begin with and I enjoyed Fossil Roo much more…
fastidious percolator
04-23-2008, 09:01 PM
Qu’s March indeed.
Erebus Wraith
04-23-2008, 09:02 PM
Cleyra
stuorstew
04-23-2008, 10:47 PM
Qu’s Marsh
Agent0042
04-23-2008, 10:53 PM
Tough choice, I think I’ll go with the general momentum of Qu’s Marsh.
Ceidwad
04-24-2008, 12:59 AM
I think I prefer Cleyra here slightly, although neither location is a particular favourite of mine.
Ketevan
04-24-2008, 11:22 AM
Cleyra
ROKI
04-24-2008, 01:20 PM
Cleyra
feralanima
04-24-2008, 09:07 PM
Qu’s Marsh I enjoyed the frog catching game.
Abaris
04-24-2008, 10:19 PM
Qu’s Marsh. Frog catching, Fossil Roo; rocks \m/
Turx
04-24-2008, 11:12 PM
Cleyra
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-24-2008, 11:20 PM
Qu’s Marsh
FreakyLoser
04-25-2008, 03:57 AM
Cleyra
Hex Omega
04-25-2008, 06:56 PM
Cleyra, Quina and anyone like him got on my nerves.
Sobye
04-25-2008, 08:18 PM
Cleyra.
Hawkeye_1138
04-28-2008, 08:06 PM
Sorry for the delay…
Cleyra: 10
Qu’s Marsh: 7
Close towards the middle, but Quina chokes on his/her frogs in the end…fucking fatass.
Iifa Tree vs. Desert Palace
Iifa Tree: Planted by Garland long time ago to filter souls to Terra(which are filtered by SoulCage). Referred to as the "Sanctuary" by the dwarves.
Desert Palace:
Kuja: Welcome to my humble abode.
Zidane: Just cut the chase and tell me what the hell you want!
Kuja: My, we’re upset, aren’t we? Well, this is your errand… I want you
to go somewhere and bring something back for me.
Zidane: So, tell me what it is already, you demon!
Kuja: I’d watch my mouth if I were you. Surely, you haven’t forgotten
that I hold your friends’ lives in my hands.
Zidane: Grr!
Kuja: I’m going to send you to a place called Oeilvert.
Zidane: Where that?
Kuja: Oeilvert is south of the Seaways Canyon on the Forgotten
Continent. It isn’t really my kind of place.
Zidane: What do you mean by that?
Kuja: You see, there’s an anti-magic barrier around the place. And I
want to send you because you’re too stupid to use magic. Once there, I
want you to retrieve the Gulug Stone for me. What do you say? Isn’t it
a simple task? I’ll even send you on my luxury cruise ship, so you
won’t have to worry about transportation. Perhaps it’s too much for
you. I’d better send you with three of your friends just to be safe.
Besides, nobody likes to fight against himself.
Zidane: ???
Kuja: Heheh, nevermind. Speak their names when you’ve chosen your
partners.
Zidane: I want Freya, Steiner, and Amarant.
Kuja: Fine. I shall summon them. Freya… Steiner… Amarant… Step through
the door. Proceed to the center of the platform.
Kuja: Spare me the emotional reunion scene, please. Now, go stand with
your friends.
Zidane: You’d better keep your promise, Kuja!
Kuja: Of course. You needn’t worry one bit… Khehehe… What a bunch of idiots.
Sorry if that’s a lot of reading…
Fight!
Goren
04-28-2008, 08:09 PM
Desert Palace
Iifa tree had a easy boss…
edit: Oh shi- didn’t see the spelling, yeah I knew it was Iifa tree.
Hawkeye_1138
04-28-2008, 08:26 PM
For future reference, it is Iifa Tree. Not Lifa Tree…The next person who spells it like that will be shot on sight.
Sorry for that angry outburst and I will go back to loving most of you again…
Turx
04-28-2008, 08:41 PM
Desert Palace
I mean, you’re entering Kuja’s "humble abode". Ya can’t beat that. Especially against a place with a boss u can beat with one item.
Ketevan
04-28-2008, 08:45 PM
The Iifa Tree was a bit of a letdown. The location was okay but I prefer Desert Palace out of the two.
feralanima
04-28-2008, 09:02 PM
Desert Palace as well
Solaris
04-28-2008, 09:07 PM
Iifa Tree. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace. The first time I played it took me forever to get out of there. Also, I like the music for the Iifa Tree and how the stories centers around it.
stuorstew
04-28-2008, 09:28 PM
Iifa Tree
beat
04-28-2008, 11:17 PM
Iifa Tree
Wasn’t annoying like the Desert Palace and tune was much more enjoyable.
ROKI
04-28-2008, 11:39 PM
Iifa Tree. The Desert Palace was one of those places I got stuck in my first playthrough, and I hate it ever since!
RikkuYunaRinoa
04-28-2008, 11:46 PM
Desert Palace
Erebus Wraith
04-28-2008, 11:46 PM
Iifa Tree
Agent0042
04-29-2008, 04:28 AM
For future reference, it is Iifa Tree. Not Lifa Tree…The next person who spells it like that will be shot on sight.
Sorry for that angry outburst and I will go back to loving most of you again…
Heh. I feel that. I’ve always hated it when I’ve seen it spelled "Lifa."
And my vote… hmm, tough choice. I’d say Iifa Tree had more plot significance and was also much more atmospheric / interesting.
Trance Moogle
04-29-2008, 09:10 PM
Desert Palace
Every evil villain should have their own secret hidden palace
Hex Omega
04-29-2008, 10:33 PM
Iifa Tree. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace. The first time I played it took me forever to get out of there. Also, I like the music for the Iifa Tree and how the stories centers around it.
Ngrplz
04-29-2008, 10:59 PM
Iifa Tree.
Ceidwad
04-30-2008, 02:33 PM
Desert Palace. The boss at the end was easy but less so than the ‘just use Phoenix Down/Elixir’ Soulcage. Also, I just found the Desert Palace more atmospheric, and by drawing from the Blood Stones in Kuja’s place you can get loads of useful items.
fastidious percolator
04-30-2008, 05:32 PM
I always loved both places simply for what they are: a gigantic tree used as a device by Terra, and a pretty cool hidden palace!
But I really tend to vote now for Desert Palace, ’cause I actually never found it an irritating area, while Iifa Tree’s backgroundtune was too annoying. ~_~
Hawkeye_1138
04-30-2008, 08:04 PM
Iifa Tree: 9
Desert Palace: 8
Extremely close call…
Pandemonium vs. Dali
Pandemonium: Garland’s strong-hold near Bran-Bal.
Zidane: So…Kuja is just an angel of death who sends souls to the Tree
of Iifa.
Garland: Yes, my angel of death. But only until you came of age.
Zidane: What do you mean!?
Garland: His soul is not eternal… I was going to create you next, after
all.
Zidane: You mean you won’t need Kuja’s soul once I grow stronger than
him?
Garland: Precisely… Soon, that time will come.
Zidane: …
Garland: Well…now you should be fully aware of the meaning of your
existence… !?
Zidane: Yeah, I’m aware of all the laughter, all the tears I’ve shared
with the people I grew up with on Gaia.
Garland: Forget all that. You are destined to live among the stars for
all eternity. You have the power, the position, and the motive to do
it.
Zidane: I wouldn’t want that kind of power…if I only had a place to
call home… My brothers in Tantalus, Vivi, Freya, Amarant, Quina,
Steiner, Eiko, and…Dagger… My home is with them in Gaia! If you say I
have a motive, then it’s to punish all of you who brought pain to my
friends! I’ll destroy Terra! That’s reason enough for my birth here as
a Genome!
Garland: Regrettable… I thought your soul would be perfect for a new
angel of death…
Zidane: I AM the new angel of death! Yours!!!
Garland: Don’t you know what it means to meet your maker?
Zidane: Shut up! I’ve heard enough of your crap! I’m taking you out,
right here, right now!
Garland: Foolishness… The body becomes a vessel, which greets a new
soul…
Zidane: (feeling strange) What’s happening!?
Garland: He’s too good to make into a regular Genome… But I have no
choice.
Dali:

Steiner: I am not here to drink coffee! Tell me when the cargo ship
will arrive, or else the Alexandrian royal family will appropriate this
properly.
Morrid: And then what?
Steiner: I order you to tell me when the cargo ship will arrive! Tell
meeeee!!!
Morrid: You’re not a very creative interrogator.
Steiner: I am just trying to do what is right!
Morrid: Who decides right or wrong? You?
Steiner: Anyone can tell right from wrong.
Morrid: Ha ha ha… Still as green as a pickle.
Steiner: When will the cargo ship arrive!?
Morrid: It’s already here. They should be loading it now.
Steiner: Why couldn’t you tell me sooner!? Thank you!
Fight!
stuorstew
04-30-2008, 08:14 PM
Dali a town that apart for the underground slave ring seemed like a nice place to live
Ketevan
04-30-2008, 08:22 PM
Dali certainly.
Goren
04-30-2008, 08:29 PM
hmm…. Dali small but it had a good feel to it
Erebus Wraith
04-30-2008, 09:24 PM
Dali for sure. I really loved that town
Solaris
04-30-2008, 09:39 PM
Pandemonium. As pretty annoying the place was, it’s a lot more wicked than Dali.
Agent0042
04-30-2008, 09:56 PM
Pandemonium, it was Garland’s spooky castle and I never got too attached to Dali.
ROKI
04-30-2008, 10:42 PM
Dali
beat
04-30-2008, 10:54 PM
Pandemonium. No sneaky villagers there.
Hex Omega
04-30-2008, 11:14 PM
Dali. Pandemonium kind of bored me and the looping theme tune drove me up the wall.
Ngrplz
04-30-2008, 11:19 PM
Dali because peaceful yet secretive 🙂
Turx
05-01-2008, 02:05 AM
Pandemonium, but it was close….i love both places.
Trance Moogle
05-01-2008, 09:08 PM
Pandemonium
Ceidwad
05-02-2008, 11:37 AM
I don’t really remember Pandemonium that well, so it probably wasn’t that interesting to me. Dali.
RikkuYunaRinoa
05-02-2008, 05:21 PM
Dali
Sobye
05-02-2008, 05:44 PM
Dali > all.
Hawkeye_1138
05-02-2008, 08:10 PM
Dali: 11
Pandemonium: 5
Memoria vs. Esto Gaza
Memoria:After the destruction of Terra at the hands of Kuja, it appeared above the Iifa Tree. It is made from the memories of Zidane and his friends. The four Chaos guardians, Maliris, Tiamat, Kraken and Lich fight the party once more here. However, not only is the memories of Zidane’s party here, but the very memories of Gaia itself. Throughout all of Memoria, various bits of history in Gaia’s past are examined. Including the time when the planet was covered in water, to present events like the incidents in Alexandria. Throughout the Dungeon, Garland’s voice can be heard, guiding the Party to their destination. The secret boss Hades can be fought here, who is the Master Synthesist.
Esto Gaza:
Bishop: What do you beggars want? You are in a holy place. Keep the
noise down. Hmph! Just like the other pointy-hats! No manners at all.
Zidane: Hey, mister, what did you just say? Have you seen some guys
that look like my friend here?
Bishop: How dare you address me so! I am the priest of Esto Gaza, the
holy place in which you stand. Mind your tongue, child. Are you in
league with that brazen crew?
Zidane: Tell me where they went! Was there a little girl with them? My
friend’s life is in danger! Tell me what you know, now!
Bishop: All life is equal. The living will return to the stars. Through
the Path of Souls of the Shimmering Island.
Zidane: What are you talking about? Didn’t the black mages have a girl
with them?
Dagger: …
Bishop: I just watched them. Besides, they didn’t do anything wrong.
Bishop: They barged in, hundreds of them! So, that was the dreaded
black mage army… They headed straight for Mount Gulug without even
looking at me.
Zidane: Mount Gulug?
Bishop: An enormous volcano that went extinct in the days of old.
Legend has it that a race of great moles once lived within the caverns.
But that was very long ago. No mortal has entered those depths ever
since the entrance was mysteriously sealed.
Bishop: They passed through here and went straight to Mount Gulug.
Zidane: And? What about the girl?
Bishop: Oh, yes. One of the black mages carried a little girl, too.
Vivi: That’s gotta be Eiko!
Zidane: Well, now we know! We gotta get to Mount Gulug!
Vivi: I’m going, too! I think everyone will understand.
Zidane: Yeah. They can’t let Kuja control them forever!
Fight!
Agent0042
05-02-2008, 08:11 PM
I don’t really care all that much for Esto Gaza. Memoria for me.
Ketevan
05-02-2008, 08:32 PM
Memoria. One of my favourite locations.
stuorstew
05-02-2008, 08:48 PM
Memoria. Just some fun boss fights
Erebus Wraith
05-02-2008, 09:12 PM
Memoria
Sobye
05-02-2008, 09:14 PM
Memoria.
Solaris
05-02-2008, 10:40 PM
Esto Gaza. Memoria was a bit tough on me.
Denny
05-02-2008, 11:54 PM
Esto Gaza
Ceidwad
05-02-2008, 11:55 PM
I liked Esto Gaza. Memoria was just the token unworldly place that seems to crop up in every FF towards the end.
FreakyLoser
05-03-2008, 06:54 AM
Memoria. Just some fun boss fights
feralanima
05-03-2008, 02:55 PM
Memoria
ROKI
05-04-2008, 01:49 PM
Memoria
Turx
05-05-2008, 12:27 AM
Esto Gaza
KHF1990
05-05-2008, 02:31 AM
Memoria
Hex Omega
05-05-2008, 11:49 AM
Obviously Memoria.
Esto Gaza was neat and all but Memoria is the conclusion to the game and the story.
Hawkeye_1138
05-05-2008, 08:10 PM
Memoria: 11
Esto Gaza: 4
Daguerreo vs. Evil Forest
Daguerreo: Optional area in the game. Indoor library with water. Couple of side-quests/hidden here. Excalibur, Gilgamesh/Master treasure hunter being the pre-dominant ones.
Evil Forest:
Tantalus’ Cymbalist:Plants that attack people… I guess they don’t call it Evil Forest for nothin’.
Forest that petrifies off and on. Prima Vista shot down here. Can only be accessed during story line. Marcus comes back later to save Blank with the Supersoft, who was petrified the first time around…
Fight!
Goren
05-05-2008, 08:22 PM
Daguerreo
Sobye
05-05-2008, 08:24 PM
Errr, difficult. Evil Forest is home of one of my favorite story movements, but I really love the design of Daguerreo. So.
Hawkeye_1138
05-05-2008, 08:29 PM
Sew what?
stuorstew
05-05-2008, 08:31 PM
Dageuerro as I always feel sad for Blank at the end of Evil Forest
Ketevan
05-05-2008, 09:14 PM
One for Evil Forest.
ROKI
05-05-2008, 10:03 PM
Go Go Evil Forest
Solaris
05-05-2008, 11:26 PM
Daguerreo
Erebus Wraith
05-05-2008, 11:29 PM
Daguerreo was cool but i really liked the Evil Forest
Turx
05-05-2008, 11:50 PM
Go Go Evil Forest
Also, I love the Power Rangers referance.
Ngrplz
05-06-2008, 12:25 AM
Evil Forest
Agent0042
05-06-2008, 02:22 AM
Daguerreo, just barely. It’s a good battle.
KHF1990
05-06-2008, 10:39 AM
Daguerreo. Loved the unique design of that place very much, who would expect to find a gigantic library in a mountain cave.
fastidious percolator
05-07-2008, 07:55 PM
Another one for Evil Forest. (*^-‘)b
Hawkeye_1138
05-07-2008, 08:01 PM
Daguerreo: 7
Evil Forest: 6
Daguerreo barley pulls through. Now the final battle in this round…
Ipsen’s Castle vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ipsen’s Castle:
"Ipsen and his good friend Colin worked at a tavern in Treno. One day, Ipsen got a letter. The letter was so wet from rain that most of the writing was illegible. The only part he could read said ‘Come back home.’. Nowadays, we have airships and stuff, but back then, it was really hard to travel. He didn’t know why he had to go back, but he got some time off, gathered his things, and set out on his journey home. He walked a thousand leagues through the Mist. Sometimes he was attacked by vicious monsters, but he made it, because his friend Colin was by his side. And then, after much time on the road… He had to ask Colin something:
"Why did you come with me?"
"Only because I wanted to go with you"
Gizamaluke’s Grotto:
Freya: No…!
Freya: Come on! Get up! (to the other dead guard) Dammit! Say
something!
Zidane: Oh, man…
Freya: The black mages! Who are they!?
Vivi: U-Um…
Zidane: It’s okay. You didn’t do anything.
Freya: Vivi, aren’t they your– !!! The king might be in danger! Come
on!
Zidane: I sure hope Dagger didn’t come here… Let’s go.
Zorn: Who is that?
Thorn: That, I don’t know.
Zorn: I know I have seen him somewhere before.
Thorn: Somewhere before? I have not seen him. I know.
Zorn: I guess it is not important. Let’s kill him.
Thorn: Yes, kill him, shall we?
Thorn: HEEE! Savage monsters, they are!
Zorn: Run away!
Fight!
RikkuYunaRinoa
05-07-2008, 08:14 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ketevan
05-07-2008, 08:17 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
stuorstew
05-07-2008, 08:20 PM
Ipsen’s Castle
Solaris
05-07-2008, 08:46 PM
Ispen’s Castle.
Erebus Wraith
05-07-2008, 08:57 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ngrplz
05-07-2008, 08:59 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Trance Moogle
05-07-2008, 09:23 PM
Ipsen’s Castle
Agent0042
05-07-2008, 09:40 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto — that castle mostly just annoyed me.
Gizamalukes Grotto Loved the Mog under the Bell.
ROKI
05-08-2008, 05:51 PM
Gizamalukes Grotto. It has the Kupo Nut side quest, as well as a direct access to the Grand Dragons from early in the game. Also, I loved the dark mood it has, and the music.
fastidious percolator
05-08-2008, 06:46 PM
Ipsen’s Castle! I simply LOVE upside-downed places like that.
Turx
05-08-2008, 09:00 PM
Ipsen’s Castle
Ceidwad
05-08-2008, 09:13 PM
Ipsen’s Castle.
arthurgolden
05-08-2008, 09:18 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Nightowl9910
05-08-2008, 11:06 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Hawkeye_1138
05-09-2008, 08:02 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto: 10
Ipsen’s Castle: 6
And that brings a conclusion to Round 2 of this rumble. Here are the locations pushing onto Round 3/Semi-Finals:
Lindblum
Black Mage Village
Fire Shrine
South Gate
Cleyra
Iifa Tree
Dali
Memoria
Daguerreo
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Thread is now open to rebutle for the weekend. Also taking early suggestions for the next rumble.
Agent0042
05-10-2008, 01:31 AM
Fire Shrine is so totally doomed, I’m thinking, but I guess we’ll find out.
I agree I dont think its gonna get much further.
Hawkeye_1138
05-12-2008, 08:25 PM
I’ll try to match it up with a contender who won’t completely slaughter it. But with the list I have, its hard not to…
Here’s what I came up with, the list pretty much matched up itself in order. it might suck but…
Lindblum vs. Black Mage Village
Fire Shrine vs. South Gate ( I tried, it was this or the Grotto.)
Cleyra vs. Iifa Tree
Dali vs. Memoria
Daguerreo vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Starting off Round 3/Semi-finals:
Lindblum vs. Black Mage Village
Lindblum:
The Business District

The Business District is one of the largest commercial areas in Gaia. Amongst its many shops is the synthesis shop. You can buy almost anything you want here. Along with shops, it’s also home to Lindblum’s inn. Down the main street is the Hunter’s Gate.
Black Mage Village:
Vivi: …Looks like nobody’s here.
Zidane: Where did they go?
Vivi: I’m gonna go look around.
Vivi: Where is everyone!?
Black Mage No. 288: They went away with Kuja… Two other guys stayed behind. They’re probably at the chocobo shack…
Vivi: Why!? Why did they go with him!?
Black Mage No. 288: They learned about our lifespan… We can live only
for a given amount of time. Kuja said he knew how to extend our life
spans, so everyone followed him…
Vivi: He’s lying! I bet he’s lying! Look what he’s done to us. He’s
been using us, treating us like puppets.
Black Mage No. 288: …Maybe we are just puppets, created to serve
humans.
Vivi: !
Zidane: Come on. That’s nonsense.
Vivi: …Where did they go?
Black Mage No. 288: …I can’t tell you that. I can’t betray them.
Vivi: Then why didn’t you go with them?
Black Mage No. 288: ……
Fight!
Ceidwad
05-12-2008, 08:29 PM
Black Mage Village.
Goren
05-12-2008, 08:30 PM
Lindblum gets my vote
Solaris
05-12-2008, 08:57 PM
Black Mage Village
stuorstew
05-12-2008, 09:37 PM
Lindblum
Denny
05-12-2008, 09:42 PM
Black Mage Village.
Nightowl9910
05-12-2008, 09:46 PM
Black Mage Village
Erebus Wraith
05-12-2008, 09:52 PM
Black Mage Village
RikkuYunaRinoa
05-12-2008, 09:54 PM
Lindblum
Draven
05-12-2008, 10:07 PM
Black Mage Village
ROKI
05-12-2008, 10:13 PM
Lindblum
Ketevan
05-12-2008, 10:55 PM
Lindblum
Agent0042
05-12-2008, 11:17 PM
Easily Lindblum. Awesome, place. Love it! Crappy hotel, though — that moogle kept me up all night! 😀
Ngrplz
05-13-2008, 12:51 AM
Lindblum
KHF1990
05-13-2008, 09:38 AM
Black Mage Village. Regardless how funny Lani’s review in the Innkeeper’s log earlier on in the game was.
Lindblum just slightly though.
feralanima
05-13-2008, 03:02 PM
Lindblum, had more and better stuff to do and explore although the village had better music.
FreakyLoser
05-14-2008, 02:33 AM
I’m going to say Lindblum even though I like both.
Hawkeye_1138
05-14-2008, 07:53 PM
Lindblum: 10
Black Mage Village: 7
Fire Shrine vs. South Gate
Fire Shrine:
Fire Guard: Yes, we are the guardians of Terra. Filled with the power
of Terra itself…
Freya: What is Terra!?
Fire Guard: We did not become guardians to chat with mortals… We derive pleasure from ending your worthless lives…
Amarant: Just to prove how powerful you are…
Fire Guard: So you understand. But will that knowledge help you?
Amarant: Foolish.
Fire Guard: What?
Amarant: Picking fights with strangers in a place like this… I used to
know someone like that. He was a loser… He refused to find beneficial
ways to use his power. Instead, he’d seek out people to fight…
Freya: Amarant…
Fire Guard: What…are you talking about?
Freya: We’ll show you what he means!
Fire Guard: Interesting…but you’ll regret this!
South Gate:
Dagger: Oh, finally! Some fresh air! What a horrible smell… It gave me
a terrible headache. (Maybe I’ll get changed while he’s on look out.)
Steiner: Let’s see…
Continue looking
Go over to the other side
(Choose your own option)
Fight!
Solaris
05-14-2008, 07:58 PM
South Gate!
stuorstew
05-14-2008, 09:05 PM
South Gate
Turx
05-14-2008, 09:13 PM
Fire Shrine, cuz i wanna be a punk!
HA!
Agent0042
05-14-2008, 11:09 PM
South Gate because I have no particular interest in being a punk and South Gate is cool.
Ketevan
05-14-2008, 11:19 PM
South Gate
RikkuYunaRinoa
05-14-2008, 11:31 PM
South Gate
bye bye fire shrine
Ngrplz
05-15-2008, 01:00 AM
South Gate
Erebus Wraith
05-15-2008, 02:08 AM
South Gate
Ceidwad
05-15-2008, 02:50 PM
South Gate. I particularly enjoy the part of the game that takes you through it with Steiner, Garnet and Marcus, so it’s a no-brainer really.
Draven
05-15-2008, 03:36 PM
South Gate
ROKI
05-15-2008, 06:16 PM
Fire Shrine
Harkus
05-15-2008, 07:05 PM
South Gate by far.
Trance Moogle
05-16-2008, 07:54 PM
Fire Shrine
Hawkeye_1138
05-16-2008, 08:14 PM
South Gate: 10
Fire Shrine: 3
Fire Shrine is ousted.
Cleyra vs. Iifa Tree
Cleyra:
Quina:There no munchies here, sand taste good though.
The Cathedral : Place of worship where the Cleyrans pray to the sandstorm and perform their ritual dances of strengthening.

Iifa Tree:

SoulCage/Necron Speculation:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj48/Hawkeye_1138/FFIX-Soulcage.gif
"Soulcage, right before being fought, states that he has "seen the end of my thousand-year-life, and it is not now. You cannot defeat me", and after the battle, he supposedly dies. It is later revealed by Garland that it was merely an illusion, or the "back door" of the true beast. Soulcage’s job was to halt the flow of souls in Gaia, making ressurection and birth impossible, and ending all life on Gaia. This was so that Gaia could become the new Terra, by absorbing Gaia’s spirit energy. However, Trance Kuja destroys Terra, leaving all of the souls assimilated into the Iifa Tree dormant.
That having been said, it is speculated that Soulcage actually transforms into the game’s final boss, Necron, by absorbing all of dead souls from both Gaia and Terra, becoming a demi-god of death. Further evidence of this is that Necron is fought in Memoria, a dungeon located directly above the Iifa Tree, where Soulcage was first fought. Also, after Terra is destroyed, the Mist reappears on Gaia, and only Soulcage is capable of producing it; proof that he did not actually die in Disc 2."
Retrieved from "http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Soulcage"
Fight!
RikkuYunaRinoa
05-16-2008, 08:28 PM
Cleyra
Arcanine
05-16-2008, 08:34 PM
Iifa Tree
Solaris
05-16-2008, 08:53 PM
Iifa Tree.
stuorstew
05-16-2008, 09:41 PM
Iifa Tree
Erebus Wraith
05-17-2008, 12:12 AM
Iifa Tree
Agent0042
05-17-2008, 02:21 AM
I’m surprised that Soulcage theorizing hasn’t been deleted off Wikipedia as "original research" or "fancruft" or some other such thing.
I’m going with Iifa Tree.
Ketevan
05-17-2008, 09:12 AM
Cleyra
ROKI
05-17-2008, 10:00 AM
Cleyra
arthurgolden
05-17-2008, 10:26 PM
Iifa Tree
feralanima
05-17-2008, 11:42 PM
Cleyra
Ceidwad
05-18-2008, 02:33 AM
Cleyra. I never particularly liked the Iifa Tree, to be totally honest.
FreakyLoser
05-18-2008, 02:43 AM
Iifa Tree b/c there was more to do there.
Hawkeye_1138
05-19-2008, 08:20 PM
Iifa Tree: 7
Cleyra: 5
Next round,
Dali vs. Memoria
Nothin about these places that have been said before. I would type something but I’ve got a killer headache and don’t want to type a whole lot right now.
Fight!
ROKI
05-19-2008, 08:23 PM
Memoria
Turx
05-19-2008, 08:48 PM
Dali
Memoria fails my Memoria.
stuorstew
05-19-2008, 08:56 PM
This is a tough choice but I will go with Memoria
Ketevan
05-19-2008, 09:20 PM
Dali is pleasant but Memoria is more intriguing.
Goren
05-19-2008, 09:25 PM
Dali
arthurgolden
05-19-2008, 09:28 PM
Memoria
Erebus Wraith
05-19-2008, 11:47 PM
Dali
Agent0042
05-20-2008, 01:19 AM
Haven’t voted for Dali before, not voting for it now. Maybe this will be the round in which it gets knocked out. Memoria
Solaris
05-20-2008, 02:20 AM
Memoria.
Ceidwad
05-20-2008, 12:54 PM
Memoria.
Draven
05-20-2008, 04:52 PM
Memoria.
Denny
05-20-2008, 11:22 PM
Dali
FreakyLoser
05-21-2008, 05:42 AM
Memoria
Hawkeye_1138
05-21-2008, 08:51 PM
Memoria: 9
Dali: 4
I was expecting a closer battle but oh well.
Final go-around:
Daguerreo vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Daguerreo: Library with water. Enough been said already.
Gizamaluke’s Grotto:
Burmecian Soldier: Freya… Please be careful… Master Gizamaluke has gone mad. He’s being controlled by some strange clowns.
—
Freya: What happened to Master Gizamaluke…? We must hurry! His Majesty is in danger!
I don’t know when I’ll be able to update this next, probably Tuesday.
Fight!
Trance Moogle
05-21-2008, 10:16 PM
Daguerreo
Ketevan
05-21-2008, 10:20 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
ROKI
05-21-2008, 10:30 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ngrplz
05-21-2008, 11:02 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Erebus Wraith
05-21-2008, 11:03 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto, no contest in my eyes
Ceidwad
05-21-2008, 11:30 PM
Daguerreo.
Solaris
05-22-2008, 12:10 AM
Daguerreo
arthurgolden
05-22-2008, 04:17 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Agent0042
05-22-2008, 04:22 AM
Close… Gizamaluke’s Grotto
stuorstew
05-22-2008, 07:27 AM
Daguerreo
Hex Omega
05-22-2008, 07:36 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto. Daguerreo was basically filler and GG was where you could (try) level up quite a lot early on if you were lucky enough to somehow survive(took me many reloads).
FreakyLoser
05-23-2008, 05:00 AM
Daguerreo because it’s a library. : )
feralanima
05-25-2008, 03:00 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto, no contest in my eyes
Hawkeye_1138
05-25-2008, 08:00 PM
Ending this now.
Gizamaluke’s Grotto: 8
Daguerreo: 5
Okay, here are the candidates for the quarter finals:
Lindblum
South Gate
Iifa Tree
Memoria
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
There’s five there, so elimantaion round. Vote for one of the locations listed above that you don’t want to see in the next round.
Fight!
Ketevan
05-25-2008, 08:02 PM
Iifa Tree. Never appealed to me much.
arthurgolden
05-25-2008, 09:03 PM
Lindblum
ROKI
05-25-2008, 10:07 PM
Iifa Tree
Agent0042
05-25-2008, 10:56 PM
I’d also have to eliminate Iifa Tree.
Ngrplz
05-26-2008, 02:10 AM
South Gate
impudent urinal
05-26-2008, 04:00 AM
Iifa Tree
Solaris
05-26-2008, 05:42 AM
Lindblum.
stuorstew
05-26-2008, 08:40 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Harkus
05-26-2008, 01:25 PM
Lifa Tree
Ceidwad
05-26-2008, 04:55 PM
Iifa Tree
Erebus Wraith
05-26-2008, 05:18 PM
South Gate
Turx
05-26-2008, 10:42 PM
Iifa Tree
feralanima
05-26-2008, 10:48 PM
South Gate
Hex Omega
05-27-2008, 06:43 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Hawkeye_1138
05-29-2008, 08:08 PM
Iifa Tree draws the short straw.
Finals:
Lindblum vs. South Gate
Memoria vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Starting round:
Lindblum vs. South Gate
Nothing needs to be said about either of these places…if you object than sayeth something.
Fight!
Goren
05-29-2008, 08:13 PM
Lindblum
stuorstew
05-29-2008, 08:33 PM
South Gate
ROKI
05-29-2008, 08:59 PM
South Gate
Ngrplz
05-29-2008, 10:04 PM
Lindblum
Ketevan
05-29-2008, 10:34 PM
Lindblum
arthurgolden
05-29-2008, 10:43 PM
South Gate
Ceidwad
05-29-2008, 11:12 PM
South Gate
Erebus Wraith
05-30-2008, 12:24 AM
Lindblum
Hex Omega
05-30-2008, 02:04 PM
Lindblum, obviously.
J. Peterman
05-30-2008, 06:03 PM
Lindblum, obviously.
Harkus
05-30-2008, 07:40 PM
Lindblum
Agent0042
05-31-2008, 01:34 AM
It’s going to have to be Lindblum for me, though South Gate is great. I would vote for either in the final against either of the potential opponents.
feralanima
05-31-2008, 05:12 PM
Lindblum
Hawkeye_1138
06-02-2008, 07:56 PM
Lindblum: 9
South Gate: 4
Tough break.
Next round:
Memoria vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Again saying nothing…
Also, this is my last week of school, and I probably won’t be at a place with internet access on a regular basis over the course of the summer until school resumes again. So if the updates are sparce, that’s the reason why.
Though if someone would rather take over in my absence, that’s fine. PM me if you’re interested.
Enough talk. Fight!
Goren
06-02-2008, 07:58 PM
Memoria
arthurgolden
06-02-2008, 08:42 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
stuorstew
06-02-2008, 09:01 PM
Memoria
ROKI
06-02-2008, 10:34 PM
Memoria
Agent0042
06-02-2008, 11:23 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto, though this is essentially a cannon-fodder battle for me…
feralanima
06-03-2008, 08:49 AM
Oh, this is a hard one, I love them both, but I think I’ll have to go with Gizamaluke’s Grotto for this one, more memories of that place, kinda ironic.
Turx
06-03-2008, 09:29 PM
Memoria
Ketevan
06-03-2008, 09:45 PM
Memoria
RikkuYunaRinoa
06-04-2008, 12:39 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ngrplz
06-04-2008, 04:11 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ceidwad
06-04-2008, 10:26 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Hex Omega
06-04-2008, 12:46 PM
Memoria
Hawkeye_1138
06-04-2008, 06:11 PM
Memoria: 6
Gizamaluke’s Grotto: 6
We have a tie. Since I havn’t voted, I’ll do the tie-breaker. I choose Gizamaluke’s Grotto. So the final round is:
Lindblum vs. Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Nothing needs to be said.
Fight!
Goren
06-04-2008, 06:13 PM
Lindblum
Ketevan
06-04-2008, 06:22 PM
Lindblum
arthurgolden
06-04-2008, 11:35 PM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Ngrplz
06-04-2008, 11:47 PM
Lindblum
Erebus Wraith
06-05-2008, 12:04 AM
Lindblum
ROKI
06-05-2008, 09:44 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Hex Omega
06-05-2008, 12:37 PM
Lindblum, to finally crush GG.
stuorstew
06-05-2008, 01:14 PM
Lindblum
Turx
06-05-2008, 08:44 PM
Lindblum!
impudent urinal
06-05-2008, 08:53 PM
Lindblum ftw!
Agent0042
06-05-2008, 10:30 PM
Lindblum, obviously and easily. The clear and deserving favorite throughout.
Gizamaluke’s Grotto, superior music.
Ceidwad
06-06-2008, 04:21 PM
Lindblum, I guess. I’m kind of disappointed with the finalists.
feralanima
06-07-2008, 08:16 PM
Lindblum
FreakyLoser
06-08-2008, 06:15 AM
Gizamaluke’s Grotto I thought it was more interesting than Lindblum.
fastidious percolator
06-08-2008, 12:46 PM
I’m surprised the Grotto got through to the final, but it’s nothing in comparison with Lindblum!
Hawkeye_1138
06-08-2008, 09:09 PM
And Lindblum finally destroys Gizamaluke’s Grotto 12 to 5. And that concludes this rumble. Again looking for someone to take over (if anyone is interested at all) to take over. But this will probably be one of the few times I’m on again in the coming weeks so I don’t really care who takes over.
Sayonara.
I’ll do it if no one else wants to… hah, it’s become a hobby. lol
I might have to cut one of them loose in August when I go back to school, three seems like overkill during that time. Now it would be no problem though.
Though… I remember that Cookie has been eager to do one for a while.
RikkuYunaRinoa
06-23-2008, 09:19 AM
Its not so much me being eager as it is me wanting to keep them going. I think they add a nice addition the the time i spend on here. Nevertheless, i still think it will be fun to run it. So if its up for grabs then I’ll be glad to take a crack at running it? 🙂
I’m okay with it, but make sure it’s well organized. I’d also wait to hear from Agent or something if it’s the first time.
RikkuYunaRinoa
06-23-2008, 08:53 PM
Actually, Id like to take my name out of the list please. I don’t think id have the time or energy to work on it. My mates are back from Uni now. And after work if I’m planning on going out, which is usually the case, i don’t think id be arsed about working on it. So count me out please.
Okay… heh, anyone else want it before I take it? I’m giving it a week before I claim it.
Agent0042
06-24-2008, 12:46 AM
Zak, I suppose it’s fine with me if you want to take on this one if you’re feeling up to it. You’re running — what, two others?
Calum could do it too if he wants. Does he really have any interest in this one, though? Doesn’t look to me like he even votes in it.
He just said in the above two posts that he isn’t.
But I’m still gonna wait a little.
Agent0042
06-24-2008, 04:42 AM
Gah, peoplequitchangingyourusernames I can’t keep track anymore! Right, yeah, okay, so he’s now Farha. "Got it memorized?" as Axel from KHII would say. I’ll remember.
Zak, that’s cool. Given the outage, I guess people are kinda still settling back in, so a bit of a break couldn’t hurt.
Okay well…
I don’t know if you’ll want me to start a new thread or not, but for now I’ll let you guys nominate the subject. I haven’t an idea what’s been over done and what’s not, so I’ll leave it up to you guys.
lol as usual I vote Music though it’s probably not gonna win.
FreakyLoser
06-25-2008, 09:27 AM
Music or Characters. Either is fine with me.
arthurgolden
06-25-2008, 11:22 AM
I always like music battles, and IX deserves one (if it hasn’t been done already or recently)
Hex Omega
06-25-2008, 03:37 PM
music is being done in the General FF, so characters.
Ceidwad
06-25-2008, 03:37 PM
Characters this time. We have enough music rumbles.
If characters is done, is it okay if I do NPCs? Seeing as there are 8 PCs… they’d kinda have an advantage.
Hex Omega
06-25-2008, 07:42 PM
obviously NPC’s gotta be in there.
feralanima
06-25-2008, 08:11 PM
Characters this time. We have enough music rumbles.
RikkuYunaRinoa
06-25-2008, 08:22 PM
Music
Some awesome tracks on the OST for this game.
FreakyLoser
06-25-2008, 08:33 PM
If characters is done, is it okay if I do NPCs? Seeing as there are 8 PCs… they’d kinda have an advantage.
It’s fine with me. I typically like NPC’s better.
Agent0042
06-26-2008, 03:29 AM
NPCs and you could start a new thread if you want, if it will help you manage it.
Hawkeye_1138
06-26-2008, 08:22 AM
I’m fine with anything, except music.
Alright then NPCs it will be. That means no Cinna, Blank, Marcus or Beatrix I suppose? I’ll start the thread after I get a list together. I’ll try not to forget any while at the same time keep a nice round even number.
Agent0042
06-26-2008, 04:31 PM
No Cinna, Blank, Marcus or Beatrix will just make it more interesting, so I’m fine with that.
If we’re lucky I’ll somehow come up with 32…
Okay Agent I’m starting a new thread soon so can someone close this one.
Agent0042
06-28-2008, 01:31 AM
This is only closed for the time being to keep things running smoothly. It’s being done with the understanding that it can be reopened eventually and that once Hawkeye comes back, he can start running it again.