close, but not quite it. any more guesses?

If nobody can get closer to what you wanted in 24 hours, then it's awarded to Enkidoh. And no further questions based on opinion please. I don't see how "two main reasons Ozma can beat an unprepared party" can be anything other than subjective.

one of the main reasons was ozma's meteor. it can easily kill an entire party. the other was curse, that does heavy damage and inflict many status ailments.

Other part might be Doomsday. You can easily turn it to your advantage by wearing pumice pieces and other armor that absorbs the shadow element, but if you're unprepared it can be devastating. Of course, the most accurate answer to this question is because Ozma is a difficult boss and would therefore be expected to make mincemeat out of an unprepared party. Give it to Enkidoh if my part is right, since, like Agent said, the answer to this one is really subjective.

Actually, I think aces just gave us what he was looking for. In any case, it goes to Enkidoh.

No prob. :)

One of Freya's Dragon Skill abilities is a reference to a character from a past FF game. Which FF game is this a reference to, who is the character in question and what does the ability do?

final fantasy tactics, reis, i think it casts regen on all party members

Correct! :D The ability is Reis's Wind by the way for those who were wondering.

Anyway, your go Aces. :)

there is one normal enemy that u can steal elixirs from. who is it?

It's Yan I believe.

yep. ur go.

Lets go with an easy one. When is the only time Zidane uses his tail?

on the first disc when zidane, steiner, vivi and garnet are goin to lindblum for the first time on the cargo ship, before the fight with the 3rd black waltz.

Your go Aces.

in Ipsen's Castle, what is the best weapon for Zidane to attack an enemy and why?

The Dagger, his starting weapon (of which one is found in the castle in case you sold it or synthed the original). This is because Ipsen's Castle reverses the damage you deal to enemies. In other words, strong weapons become very weak and vice versa. So using your starting weapons is the only way to progress.

Luckily though it's only like that to a certain point where things return to normal.

yep. ur go.

What happens if you give a Gimme Cat the item it asks for (an elixir)?

the item is actually a diamond, and he'll just flee without giving u anything in return.

Extra points for picking up on that error of mine. And yes, you got it right. :D

Your go.

whats the easiest way to kill a Grand Dragon?

Cast Level 5 Death on it.

yep. ur turn, agent.

Okay, this could be pretty easy, but who comes up with the name "Ipsen's Castle" to call the castle on the Forgotten Continent?

It was Cid's wife Hilda if I recall correctly.

Correct. Your go.

How is the damage of the Tonberry ability Everyone's Grudge calculated?

everyone's grudge is a final fantasy vii ability by tonberries and master tonberries. nuthin to do with final fantasy ix.

Wrong, Tonberries appear in Final Fantasy IX as well.

Although I can't remember exactly how the FFIX version works, usually in most FF games, 'Everyone's Grudge' deals damage in relation to how many enemies that character has defeated, so the more kills, the more damage it does. So I'm going to go with that. :)

And Aces, as Agent said the tonberry appears in numerous FF games too, including FFIX, as shown here: http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/espmon/tonberry.shtml

Incidentally, they also appear in FFXIII as well, but do not appear on that page because FF Compendium hasn't been updated since last year.

Close enough Enkidoh. Damage is calculated by raising 4 to the power of how many tonberries the player has killed.

Wrong, Tonberries appear in Final Fantasy IX as well.

i know they do, but i cant recall them havin that ability.

Well, as has been said, they do. Maybe you just didn't fight them once, I seem to recall that they only appear in one or two places and are a rather rare encounter.

i fought them before, just not in a long time. in ipsen's castle i believe. anyway, we wait on enkidoh's next question.

Okay, in Lindblum's Business District there is a market stall which has a name that is a reference to a past FF game. What is that shop's name and what FF game does the name come from?

i have no idea, but i think that shop got destroyed by the queen's eidolon in disc 2.

nobody knows the answer, enkidoh. go ahead and answer it then ask another question.

I'll just take a wild guess and say it's Kain's shop, referring to FFIV.

im going to say that there isnt one. i looked and there isnt any info on a particular store.

After searching, I think its the stand with the action figures thats named after one of the twins from FF4.

Impudent Urinal got it right - it's Parom's Action Figure Store - naturally taking it's name from Palom (as is well known, when writing in Romanji the Japanese don't distinguish between 'r' and 'l' sounds), one of the mage twins in FFIV.

Anyway, IU got it right so next question is his. :)

Impudent Urinal got it right - it's Parom's Action Figure Store - naturally taking it's name from Palom (as is well known, when writing in Romanji the Japanese don't distinguish between 'r' and 'l' sounds), one of the mage twins in FFIV.

Anyway, IU got it right so next question is his. :)

never knew that, even through a few playthroughs. kudos to u.

The mission to find the potions to cure Cid's transformation makes reference to what character from a previous game?

i think it's Reis from final fantasy tactics.

Nope. Try again.

I think it's Une- Une's Medicine.

I think the reference he's after is that I recall the name of the magical tome Minister Artania uses to find the cure for Cid's transformation is called the Book of Matoya - Matoya naturally being the blind witch in FFI who sends the Light Warriors on that wild-chocobo chase to find the crystal ball she uses to see.

Enkidoh has it.

One of Zidane's support abilities is unique and isn't used by any other character in the game. What is this ability and what does it do? (Hint: it's pretty much a reference to Zidane's personality ;)).

master thief, and it steals the rarer items first.

I think Enkidoh was looking for Protect Girls, perhaps?

no, Amarant learns that ability too, despite his personality.

FF1WAT got it right. I was indeed looking for Protect Girls (although you didn't mention what it actually does, it's pretty much self explanatory anyway ;)), which is appropriate given his 'lady's man' personality. ;)

Also, I just checked the FFIX strategy guide (even if it is the crappy Brady one), to look at Amarant's ability list and Protect Girls is not listed anywhere there. So I'm going to say it is indeed a unique ability for Zidane alone.

Anyway FF1, your go. :)

i want to mention that theres more than one unique ability for zidane. bandit and master thief are also unique abilities as zidane is the only character who can steal items from enemies.

Yeah, at first I thought your answer was right, but then I remembered the clue about Zidane's personality, and Protect Girls is the best one in the list for that. Anyway:

Anybody who's leveled up against Yans ought to know this one. With items available in the game, tell me a way to equip four characters such that Vivi can cast Doomsday and heal three of your characters and do no damage to one. If you list a way for the fourth to absorb the damage, I will feel sheepish, but you will still be correct.

two pumice pieces and two demon's armor absorb damage, i think egotist's armlet nulls the damage.

Not sure about the last part, but you got all four correct for the absorption. It would've been nice if I'd realized I could just buy demon's mail, but noooooooooo. Anyway, your go.

lol, ok. whats the name of the one area that has a reference to ff1?

That would be Mount Gulug, the Gulug Volcano, right?

yep. go ahead agent.

Hmm, okay, how about this-- name any three places where you can find Stiltzkin, other than Alexandria, and at least one of the items he sells you in each location.

i can recall the places, but not any of the items. been awhile since my last playthrough.

might as well answer it, agent. nobody knows the answer.

I'm gonna say Burmecia, Cleyra, and Fossil Roo, and say Phoenix pinion for all three.

Close enough. No Phoenix Pinion in Burmecia, but yes for the other two. Okay, your go.

I was so much not expecting to get that right that I didn't notice it was my question, but anyway, something simple:

Which character has the highest natural hit%?

zidane?

Crap, in my hurry to come up with a question quickly (and I was a bit drunk, too) I asked a question that I can't even find the answer to on the internet. If anybody ever finds it, let me know, but anecdotally Zidane seemed to land hits the most often, so I'll give it to you, Aces. Sorry about that!

its not a problem. anyway, tell me the number of all of the boss enemies u encounter at memoria. this includes the final bosses.

if theres no answer by the end of the day, i will answer it tomorrow.

question was not answered. the answer was 7. the four elemental bosses from ff1, hades, trance kuja and necron. next question goes to whoever.

I just want to point out Aces that you missed one boss in Memoria - Deathguise, fought just before entering the Crystal of Life to fight Trance Kuja. But anyway... ;)

I may as well ask a question given Aces opened it up to anyone:

With the exception of Trance Kuja, all the other bosses in Memoria/Crystal World reference past FF games in either name, design or general appearence. Not including the Elemental Fiends from FFI (Tiamat, Lich, Kraken and Kary/Maralith), which Aces already mentioned, what FF games do the remaining Memoria/Crystal World bosses reference?

oops, my bad.

i think deathguise is ff5. not sure about hades or necron.

Well, I'm pretty sure Necron is supposed to be a version of Neo-Exdeath. Dunno about Hades, though.

Deathguise - cowardly monster that attacked airship on world map in FFVI.
Hades - he had a shop in FFII but was hidden behind waterfall in one of the last dungeons
Necron - ? He's Necron. He comes out of nowhere to destroy stuff:)

Agent and Szczepan both got separate halves of the question right:

Deathguise is actually a mistranslation of Deathgaze, the monster that indeed attacks you at random while flying around in the Falcon airship in the World of Ruin in FFVI. It also appears as the Mark 'Visitor on Deck' - with Deathgaze randomly appearing while travelling, fittingly, on a passenger airship, in FFXII.
Necron apparently references both Neo X-death (as Agent mentioned - they share certain attacks) and Necrophobe (similar name and general appearance) in FFV.
Hades naturally appeared as a summon monster in FFVII (the materia was found in the Sunken Gelnika aeroplane in disc 2). However, I never knew about that FFII appearance so extra points to Szczepan for that bit of info! :D

Anyway, because you both got it right, I'll award the next question to either Agent or Szczepan, whoever wants to post first. :D

If Sz wants it, he can have it, otherwise I'll take it.

Your turn, Agent. I can't come up with anything good.

Okay, could be tough, but at Mount Gulug there are two messages from moles on bulletin boards. Name either of these moles.

Agent and Szczepan both got separate halves of the question right:

Deathguise is actually a mistranslation of Deathgaze, the monster that indeed attacks you at random while flying around in the Falcon airship in the World of Ruin in FFVI. It also appears as the Mark 'Visitor on Deck' - with Deathgaze randomly appearing while travelling, fittingly, on a passenger airship, in FFXII.
Necron apparently references both Neo X-death (as Agent mentioned - they share certain attacks) and Necrophobe (similar name and general appearance) in FFV.
Hades naturally appeared as a summon monster in FFVII (the materia was found in the Sunken Gelnika aeroplane in disc 2). However, I never knew about that FFII appearance so extra points to Szczepan for that bit of info! :D

Anyway, because you both got it right, I'll award the next question to either Agent or Szczepan, whoever wants to post first. :D

deathgaze also appears as the last boss in the last secret dungeon of the gba version of ff1.

tough question, agent. got no idea. is jet one of the names? not positive to be honest.

Nope. Hint-- one of them's a reasonably common name-- the kind of name that a real person might have. The other, not so much, though he does share his name with a character on Doctor Who.

i think the question was too hard, since u can only go to mt. gulg durin a story event and u cant reenter later.

Well, in any case, I'll open it as a free question, since it has been a while. The two names are Louie and Slaar.

ill take it. since we're on the mt. gulg section, theres a blue magic ability that can only be learned from a red dragon. name it.

Twister, but Quina can also learn it from an Abadon in Pandemonium and Tiamat in Memoria in case you missed it in Mount Gulug (it's the only spell that a Red Dragon is listed beside in Quina's Blue Magic list in the crappy Brady guide).

correct. go ahead, enkidoh.

In the aftermath of Alexandria's attack on Lindblum in disc 2, a loose-knit resistance group against the Alexandrian occupation is formed by Lindblum citizens. What is the name of this rebel group? (Hint: you can find out the name by speaking either to certain people or an Alexandrian soldier outside the Aircab Station in Lindblum's Business District).

vigilites or somethin like that. cant remember spellin.

Not quite, but it does start with with the word 'Vigil'. ;)

im stumped then.

The Vigilantes then, right?

Agent got it. It's the Vigilantes. Interestingly enough, they seemed to not last very long, as they are never mentioned again after that part of the game.

As for the question, even though Agent got the answer correct, to be fair to Aces I think he was also thinking of the same thing, but just couldn't get the right spelling.

Anyway, I'm going to award the next question to Agent so, it's your go. :D

Right, I'll try to come up with something not quite so hard as my last one, then...

Okay-- which jewel does Regent Cid say that Princess Garnet's jewel is similar too?

the falcon jewel

That's not quite right-- I need more specific.

falcon claw?

Yep, that's what I was looking for. Your go.

in duegerro, theres an old man who asks for the magical fingertip. when u bring it to him, what does he give u in return?

Excalibur if I recall

yep. go ahead with ur question.

What enemy chases you in Fossil Roo just before the encounter with Lani?

Armodullahan. Tough thing it is too (it's better to just run from the thing than fight it at that time, as you get no real benefit for killing it).

Go for it Enk

During the Mognet Central quest, what happened to the oil the moogles used to keep the mail handling machine running (the lack of which caused Mognet to grind to a halt)?

Artemicion used all of it to keep his fur shiny :)

Correct! :D Your go Szc :)

Ok, something different. Textures from FFIX.



Garnet and Beatrix (no more junkfood for you, Beatrix!!)

That was easy, right? Now guess those three:)

Double post:/ Sorry.

Eiko, Amarant and Zidane?

Sorry Agent, but none of it is correct... The ones at the top and the bottom are very misleading, however the middle one is not that hard - it's most distinguishable feature is visible ;)

btw None of this characters is playable.

i think the middle one is Doctor Tot. not sure about the other 2, though.

EDIT: is the first one the 4-armed man, Gilgamesh?

Correct! It's Gilgamesh and Doctor Tot:) Very good! You got 2 of 3, so you get the next question, aces.

btw The 3rd one is maybe too hardcore - only coat, small part of face and ear are visible. It's Sir Fratley.

after the end credits roll and u hear the prelude theme, whats the casino game that can be unlocked by puttin in a code?

I've unlocked a couple of times myself-- it's a basic game of blackjack.

thats the one. go ahead, agent.

Mrm... free question.

guess ill take it. at the beginning of the game, at the conference meetin on baku's airship, what happens when u pick the wrong choice "That's when i kidnap Queen Brahne, right?" 64 times?

Ruby comes in and yells at everyone for being late or something along those lines...

close enough. go ahead, hawk.

if hawk doesnt come up with question within the next few days, as the one who asked previously, im gonna declare it an open question.

Okay, it's been a week, so I might as well go ahead and ask a question then.

Name six regular monsters in FFIX which appear as summon monsters in other FF games (and the FF titles in which they're summons).

I like this question. I know cactuar was a summon in FF8 and in the Advance port of FF6. I'll have to think more.

Edit: Goblins were also a summon in FF4 as was Bomb.
Catoblepas is a summon in FF5.
Cerberus and Tonberry were also summons in FF8.

You've got most of them right (and even mentioned one I forgot about, on account of it being renamed as 'Shoat' in FFV - aka, Catoblepas, which was also a boss in FFVIII, so good call on that one :D). So that makes seven monsters not six.

There is still one more I'm looking for (hint: it's a monster that's a summon from FFXI, so a lot of people wouldn't know of it, that also looks like a (differently named) GF from FFVIII).

I have no idea so I had to look it up. Is it Garuda?

Yep, it's Garuda. :) Good work.

Your go IU. :)

kudos to u, enkidoh. that was a tough question. had almost no idea.

Name the 5 regular FF9 enemies that were bosses in Crystal Chronicles.

Malboro and Tonberry are two that I know of, but I can't be bothered looking through my FFCC strategy guide to find the rest. :p

EDIT: I seem to recall a Stroper is also found in FFCC as well.

Malboro is one.
Tonberry wasn't a boss.
I don't recall a stroper, bit it wasn't a boss even if there was.
So we're still lookin for 4 more.

That's right, I remember now - Armstrong, Dracozombie and Iron Giant are all bosses in FFCC.

I do remember there is a Lamia as one half of a boss too, but I don't think that particular one was actually named as such. So for the final one, I have no idea.

Good Enough. I'll give you the lamia which was the wife of the boss of Moschet Manor. Didn't even consider it.
The other one I was looking for was Antlion which makes less sense than Lamia since it starts as a boss in FF9 and is encountered again if you attempt to enter Desert Palace the wrong way.

Your Go Enk.

Ah, I did actually remember the Antlion too, but that's also a boss in FFIX (not to mention FFIV where it originated), and not a regular enemy so I thought it might have been a trick question. ;)

As for Stroper, you're right, they're not in FFCC - I was actually thinking of FFXI instead where they also appear (strangely they're just regular Malboro type enemies renamed in that game) which is the cause of my confusion. :p

Anyway, now for my question:

According to the statue in Lindblum's Industrial District, which Cid was the inventor of the Mist engine?

i remember seein the statue, but cant remember who made the mist engine. im gonna guess...Cid IV?

I"m going to try for Cid IX. Though I think aces might be right.

Sadly, neither are right (although Agent is close, so that's a hint ;)).

Cid IX's father Cid VIII...

Hawkeye got it. :D Well done.

Your go.

Shall I have a go? Where was Lowell Bridges originally from?

Treno?

I know he was in Lindblum before he ended up working at Ruby's theatrette in Alexandria though. Where he was working before however I have no idea (mainly because I haven't played the game in years :P).

Anyone? :)

Again easy one to kick it off again.

What is the name of the theme played when Freya does her Michael Flatley impression in Clerya?

Again easy one to kick it off again.

What is the name of the theme played when Freya does her Michael Flatley impression in Clerya?

Mine hasn't been answered yet... :(

Mine hasn't been answered yet... :(

My apologies, Aint he from Lindblum?

Well, the FF Wiki only mentions he came from Lindblum which is already known, so I have no idea what his original hometown is. So I'm going to take another wild guess and say Dali? If not, then I'm going to assume it's a trick question and just stick with Lindblum.

As for Baby Boink's question, the music track in question is called 'Eternal Harvest' on the FFIX OST. :)

He was born Lowell Bridges in Treno. You find out on the Moogle Suit. Surprised that's not on Wiki actually.

Heh, I actually got that right in my first post after you originally asked it, but you never said it was correct Johnny, so I assumed I was wrong. ;)

Anyway, good question. :D

Treno?

I know he was in Lindblum before he ended up working at Ruby's theatrette in Alexandria though. Where he was working before however I have no idea (mainly because I haven't played the game in years :P).

Damn I missed the first sentence of the post! Your turn then Enkidoh :)

Haha, I completely fluked that question. :p

What is the alias Amarant is referred to as during the boss fight against him in Madain Sari towards the end of disc 2?

Red Hair?

I think aces is right, otherwise I think it's Flaming Red.

Scarlet Hair

IU got it right.

It's Scarlet Hair (although technically 'Red Hair' means the same thing, I was looking for how it was actually stated in-game, so therefore 'Scarlet Hair' is the right answer).

Anyway, your go IU. :)

In honor of this necro thread, name the 8 undead enemies in ff9.

i can think of a few off the top of my head.

zombie, draco zombie, hecteyes, skeleton, wraith, ghost

thats all i got.

If Bosses are included then you also have Mistodon and Soul Cage iirc not 100% sure though. There is also the Whale Zombie? I think it was called.

I was including bosses. You got them all between the 2 of you so either one can go.

Aces its all yours.

ok. what do steiner and blank both have in common the most?

What kind of a question is that? It seems like it could have just about any answer. Um... their dashing good looks? Could you point us in the general area you're looking for?

Um... their dashing good looks?

That should be the correct answer imo! haha

The only other answer I can think of, as far as a serious answer, without more information, is their devotion to protecting people that they care about.

They both use broadswords?

They both use broadswords?

Damn it, he got there first :)

nope to all ur guesses. anyone else like to try?

They both fell for Eiko's love letter? It's a very open question with potentially multiple answers, similar to my FF8 question.

keep thinkin. the question mentioned what did they have in common the MOST. think long and hard. ill reveal the answer tomorrow if no one gets it. johnny, that answer is the closest but not the correct answer.

Its probably summat daft like they are both scared of Oglops or Gyshal pickles or how ever you spell it watch.

It had better be a doozy for him to claim that something about is inherently better than all of those other answers for something that is seemingly such an open-ended question.

It will probably be the most simple thing in the world!

They both have the letter "n" in their names :p

boink got it. the both of them hate oglops. boink's go.

See I told ya it had to be summat simple like Oglops. Right umm easy one as I prefer answering to asking.

What Enemy skill oes quina learn by eating IRONITE?

Angel's Snack

Well done its all yours can we have a slightly less open ended question please?

Or Not,

Well in that case easy one to tie you over.

Finish the title of the play,

"I want to be your ...."

canary. i wouldve asked one yesterday, but i wasnt able to get on.

ask one now :)

name the 3 places u fight beatrix at.

In Burmecia, just before the end of Disc 1. In Cleyra, and then she leaves with the jewel. Finally, in Alexandria Castle, before Zidane convinces her that what she is doing is wrong.

yep. go ahead, agent.

Okay, let's do one similar to the one that was done over in the VII section.

Name as many music pieces as you can on the soundtrack that feature a variation on "Melodies of Life." One point for each one. For two bonus points, tell me the name of the artist who performed both the English and Japanese versions of "Melodies of Life." For three bonus points, tell me the name of the fourth track on the "Melodies of Life" single release, the one that isn't a version of "Melodies of Life." For five bonus points each, name either of two games other than Final Fantasy IX in which a variation of "Melodies of Life" were featured.


This question is open for 48 hours or until all correct answers have been given.

Memories Erased In The Storm, Stolen Eyes, Song Of Memories, At The South Gate Border. i dont know any more than that.

The name of the singer I think (And this is cause I have it on my ipod is) Emiko Shiratori.

Just so you guys know, no answers will be provided from me until the 48 hour period is up or all correct answers have been posted. You may post as many or as few answers as you like at any time. If you think a particular answer for something is wrong, you may post your own answer.

Hehe, I think I can pretty much nail this question (Melodies of Life is one of my favourite songs ;)):


Name as many music pieces as you can on the soundtrack that feature a variation on "Melodies of Life." One point for each one.

Besides Melodies of Life and Final Fantasy (which is used as the theme for the end credits), there is also Memories Erased by a Storm (opening FMV theme), At South Gate Border (South Gate township theme), Behind the Door (FMV theme in the ending when Garnet rushes down to reunite with Zidane), Crossing Those Hills (world map theme in discs 1, 2 and 3), Eiko's Theme (has the underlying melody), Garnet's Theme (appears a number of times, usually involving Garnet in someway), Memories of That Day (slow, sombre variation used in cutscenes), Song of Memory (humming version used a number of places where Garnet and Eiko sing the song as part of the storyline), Stolen Eyes (slow variation used in a number of cutscenes), The Chosen Summoner (dark, spooky variation used when Alexander is beckoning to Garnet) and Two Hearts Not Captured (occurs during the play in the ending).

There's probably more included on the FFIX OST Plus album, but I don't have that CD, only the normal OST. Also the OST CD album includes a number of variations that didn't appear in the actual game itself: two versions used in the infamous Japanese FFIX Coca-cola TV ads, and an a Capella vocal version.

Also it's worth noting that The Place I'll Return to Someday and it's many variations sounds a little like Melodies of Life, but is actually a separate theme, so I didn't include it here.


For two bonus points, tell me the name of the artist who performed both the English and Japanese versions of "Melodies of Life."

Emiko Shiratori performed it in both Japanese and English in the original game and numerous live concerts, as Baby Boink correctly stated earlier, but the version performed recently in the Distant Worlds concert series was sung by Susan Calloway in English only.


For three bonus points, tell me the name of the fourth track on the "Melodies of Life" single release, the one that isn't a version of "Melodies of Life."

As I actually own the CD single that's easy. The track is called Galway, a nice Gaelic-themed track. :)


For five bonus points each, name either of two games other than Final Fantasy IX in which a variation of "Melodies of Life" were featured.

Well, I do know an arrangement of the non-vocal Crossing Those Hills variation appears in Dissidia Final Fantasy, as the backing track for Zidane's 'Destiny Glory IX' stage map, remixed by Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito (it also appears in Dissidia's end credits, appropriately during images of Zidane dueling Kuja), and I think it also appears in Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon as well, but as I've never played the later game I'm unsure.

Phew! :)

i think enkidoh nailed it right on the nose, agent.

Not going to end it until every available answer has been posted, or the 48 hours is up. Though, yeah, he's almost certainly won it.

Enkidoh wins by sheer volume of correct answers. Your go, Enkidoh.

I loved that question by the way Agent. It really got me thinking. :D

Therefore, in keeping with the spirit of Agent's question, this one also has extra credit.

Firstly, for a point each, name all, or as much of, the in-game variations of the opening demo theme The Place I'll Return to Someday as possible. This includes FMV themes as well as normal background themes.

As well, an extra point each is awarded to each arranged version mentioned as well, including the name of the CD it appears on.

Plus, for an extra fifty points, name the special unreleased version that only appears on a certain CD version of FFIX's OST, including the track's title, the album's name and publisher of the CD.

Go to it! ;)

Oeilvert, Ipsen's Heritage, Four Medallions, and Terra are all versions of The Place I'll Return to Someday.
That's all I got. 4 points for me.

I'm just gonna say now that I wouldn't be able to come up with anything else - I'm not as familiar with the Original Soundtrack Plus as a I wish I was, at least not yet.

All these soundtrack/practical questions are way above me can I say :)

Enkidoh, if we don't hear from you within the next 48 hours, the question is released to impudent urinal.

I'm sorry for the late reply Agent - I was just waiting to see if anyone else wanted to have a go, but yeah, Impudent Urinal basically got it right, although there was at least one more version used in the OST (which is also my favourite variation) - A Transient Past, the spooky chanting version that plays in the room in Oeilvert with the metal faces that reveal Terra's past.

As for the arranged versions, the ones I know of are the orchestral arrangement that is part of a medley with Melodies of Life in the More Friends and Distant Worlds concert albums, and the Piano Collections version for solo piano.

Finally, the answer to the bonus question is FU-RU-SA-TO (translated as Distant Homeland), which appears as a bonus track on the US released FFIX - Music From the Final Fantasy IX Video Game ~ Uematsu's Best Selection single disc OST album released by Tokyopop in 2000. It's similar to the the OST version, but not exactly, meaning this version is probably an early version Uematsu composed but altered for the actual game. Still a good track though. :)

Anyway, it's your go IU.

The four enemies encountered during the Festival of the Hunt have one thing in common in their stats. What is it?

u dont get money and experience points from them?

In their stats. Try again.

They're all the same level?

they have the same defense?

Good try Agent, but only 3 of the 4 are level 5.
Different defense, try again.

this question too confusin. for me, at least. my last guess is they have no mp.

They all have mp. I thought this question was rather straightforward. Also reviewing it there are actually 2 things in their stats that all 4 have in common. Name either one.

no one is gonna get this question i dont think. we need more simplier questions.

Not without resorting to using a guidebook anyway, which I just did.

Looking at the FFIX guide's bestiary (you know, the crappy Brady Games one), there were only 3 enemies listed as appearing in the Festival of the Hunt though - Fang, Mu and Zaghnol, although I know that is actually wrong - IU is right in that there are indeed 4 enemies that appear, as I also remember distinctly Trick Sparrows appearing as well.

So, looking at the Bestiary, the only re-occurring number in their stats besides level and the big zero next to EXP/Gil which Aces already mentioned is their MP is all the same, except for the Zaghnol. So, I admit I have no idea what stat it is these enemies all share (the bestiary in the guide book doesn't list stats like strength etc).

Well since Enk couldn't pull it out, I guess I'll cave.
They all have Magic Defense of 10 and they are all immune to Vanish of all things.

Free question.

ok, two-part question here. u have to get both parts right for it to be official. now, while we're on the subject of the hunt, tell me how much time u have for the contest and tell me the correct name of the theme played durin the hunt.

I believe it's 12 minutes and "Hunter's Chance."

yep. go ahead, agent.

Name at least four out of the six moogles in Madain Sari.

The only one I can remember is Morrison sadly. It's been so long since I played FFIX (like, ten years).

I guess you could also include Mog as well, although she hides out in Eiko's bag I think so she probably wouldn't count.

The only one I can remember is Morrison sadly. It's been so long since I played FFIX (like, ten years).

I guess you could also include Mog as well, although she hides out in Eiko's bag I think so she probably wouldn't count.

We've already established that it's not Eiko's bag! ;)

Only 1 i can remember is Momatose. i found more. Chimomo, Mocha, and Moco.

You got it, aces. And, actually, Mog does count - I was wondering if anyone would catch that, but yes, I was counting her as part of the six, if you don't count her - it's only five.

ill make it a free question to whomever wants it.

There's only four enemies that can use Curaga on themselves, what are they?

Ozma, Trance Kuja...thats all i got.

Spot on for those two but there's two more. :)

I'm going to say the Hill Gigas and Garland. If by some chance I'm right, we can go to a tie-breaker.

Doesn't Necron cast it?
Pretty sure he does.

Hillgigars is right, Garland is wrong, Necron is right. So Aces got 2, Agent got 1 and IU got 1. So the question goes to Aces. :)

name the monster Quina can eat to learn LV 5 Death at the earliest time.

From either a Stroper or Dracozombie at the Ifia Tree at the end of disc 2.

I think the Stroper would probably be the easier of the two to eat though, as they have less HP from what I remember. :)

At the remains of Shimmering Island on Disc 4, you need an oceanic chocobo and a dead pepper. :)

sry i havent been on lately. rough week for me so far. anyway, enkidoh got it. enkidoh's question.

Damn, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you're okay Aces.

What is the only time in the game where a radio transmission is shown to occur in Gaia? (at odds with Gaia's neo-medieval setting).

no problem, enkidoh...it has gotten better.

anyway, i dunno the answer to the question, yet.

Is it when the party is at Oeilvert and they receive a communication from Kuja?

that cant be it. Kuja is tendin to the other 4 party members while Zidane and party r at Oelivert. Zidane and party head back to the ship after that quest.

I believe when you first enter Memoria and all the airships show up to fight the dragons that radio transmissions occur between the ships. Could be wrong though.

Almost. Right setting, but the time is not exactly correct.

Anymore guesses? :)

Ah yes. I remember. It is between the airships, but after you defeat Necron and the ship lands to pick you up.

I'll accept that. :)

It was a message between Mikoto onboard the Red Rose and Regent Cid on the Hilda Garde III - Mikoto's message box clearly shows it coming from a loudspeaker on the Hilda Garde III's bridge, and given the fact she mentions she's onboard another airship could only mean it's a wireless (radio) message.

Anyway, it's your go IU. :)

When looking for the potions to cure Cid, the items descriptions refer to what character from a previous FF?

I guess I'll take it.
Where is Zidane's ultima weapon found... (fairly easy)
upon arriving back from Terra, dark blue / gold chocobo (not flying), use a Dead Pepper at the exact spot where the dot for the Shimmering Island was.

You're out of date, 7alentine.

When looking for the potions to cure Cid, the items descriptions refer to what character from a previous FF?

That's easy. They refer to the Book of Matoya, obviously referencing Matoya the blind witch from FFI. ;)

You're out of date, 7alentine.

haha right you are, I'd read the wrong page, my bad.

Go Enk go

Where is the only time and place in the game where you can fight Mimics? (monsters that pretend to be a harmless treasure chest)

haha i just got finished with that part actually, Burmecia towards the end of Disk 1.

Yup, that's correct.

Your go 7alentine. :)

how many Chocographs can be found BEFORE the end of Disk 1?

9?

sorry its kind of an ambiguous question...

How many chocograph treasures can you dig up? Not during Chocobo Hot & Cold, but actually exploring the world map and digging up the treasure?

And no, its not 9

5?

correct, your turn

alrighty, there is one thing u should not do before u fight the 3 boss battles at the end of pandemonium on disc 3. what is it?

equip aloha shirt and straw hat?