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The Beginning...

When the fight is over you and your friends will enter the conference room. Once you have all of the details, choose the second option to confirm your understanding, and another FMV will start.

Light the candle	Rename your character
Zidane's friends	Choose the 2nd option
First battle in the game	Meeting

Alexandria

Now you'll be in control of a Black Mage. Go south. In this large square, you can find a Zombie card in the lower left corner, a Lizard Man card at the top (obscured by the statue), and a Sahagin card in the middle of the square (next to the statue). Now, go back to the next block. Pick up two potions on the left side of the street, then enter the house on the right. Get 9 gil under the bed on the first floor, a Fang card in the dresser on the second floor, and a potion under the table on the first floor. Leave this house and head north to the next screen. Get 33 gil in the bushes on the lower right corner, and a Goblin card on the lower left corner, then enter the bar. Inside, get a Flan card on the lower left corner of the screen (near the barrel), 27 gil near the broken stairs, and a potion on the lower-right corner of the screen. Exit the bar and head west to the next screen. There, you'll find an item shop in the upper-right corner of the screen. Enter it and get 38 gil in the lower right corner of the screen, near the junk. Talk to the shopkeeper, but any necessary items, and head north to the main square.

Talk to the man in the ticket booth. Upon inspection, he will find out that your ticket is a fake and give you three cards (Goblin, Fang and Zombie) as consolation. Head to the shop on the right, grab an Elixir, then go back to the square and grab a Phoenix Pinion from the bridge near the gate.

A Phoenix Pinion!	Jump-rope game
Ticket master

There are 3 girls playing jump-rope in front of the inn, so play with them if you want, then head down the alley next to them. Keep going until a rat-kid appears and asks you to become his slave. Choose the first option three times, then follow him into the bell-tower. After being hit by a moogle during your attempt to climb up the ladder, circle the perimeter of the chapel to get a Tent and Potion. Finally, talk to the moogle, save your game (and talk about Mognet with it), then head up the ladder.

Bell Tower

You'll suddenly be a part of the play going on for Princess Garnet. After some brief dialogue, take out Baku (the King), Benero, and Zenero and the fight portion will be over. Some more dialogue, and you and Blank will run off in front of the crowds to perform a sword bit. Just do as he says and you'll be finished in no time (and if you do really well, you'll have extra cash in your pocket).

Zidane & Blank	Button pressing mini-game
Button pressing mini-game

Alexandria Castle

Inside the tower, you will meet the final soldier. Talk to him two times, and he'll give you an Elixir if you found all of the other soldiers. Climb up the rest of the tower and enjoy the FMV sequence. Once you have control of Zidane again, head east, then go down the stairs after Garnet. Finally, Princess Garnet asks Zidane to kidnap her.

Zidane catches up with big G	Garnet reveals herself
Garnet asks Zidane to kidnap her

Meanwhile, Vivi and Puck get chased by two soldiers, making Vivi eventually end up on stage. Vivi casts a fire spell in an attempt to ward off the guards, but accidentally reveals Garnet. Afterwards, you fight Steiner twice more, then an FMV appears that shows the Theater Ship crashing in Evil Forest.

The Evil Forest

Zidane in trance
Fight the monster!

After the battle, head back to the room before the stairs that lead to the room you just fought in and talk with Steiner (don't forget the ether!). Then, go to Vivi's room, persuade him to join your party, then return to the room that you fought Baku in and go south this time. After talking with Blank, grab the items then go outside. Buy items from Cinna if need be, grab the phoenix down in the upper-left corner of the screen, then save and head into the evil forest again.

Return to Evil Forest

After the battle, the party will notice the ground start to shake as a horde of enemies fly out of the ground and start chasing them. When you fight them, just use Vivi's Fire magic on all of them (L1) to beat them, then continue on. Eventually, an FMV will appear and you'll find yourself on the outskirts of the forest, camping. Eventually Dagger will wake up and they'll all fall asleep. The next morning, a moogle comes, teaches you a few things, and gives you a moogle flute. Finally, you make it to the world map!

Notice that on the world map, you can save your game by pressing the square button. When you're all accustomed to the controls (and leveled up a bit, if need be), head south until you reach a whitish-blue square, which is the Ice Cavern. Press X to enter.

Once the battle is over, go back to the previous screen and the others will wake up. Go back to the boss-battle screen, climb up the paths, and exit at the top. Outside, Garnet renames herself to Dagger, and you're on your way to Dali.

Village of Dali

Village of Dali	At the Inn

Once you're done buying new stuff, head out and go back to the Windmill and enter it. On the left side of the screen (across from the big closed door), grab the Aeris Stellazzio. You can't get to the treasure chests on the second floor yet, so head back to the Inn and talk with Dagger. After an FMV, leave the Inn and head back to where you first talked with Vivi. Once you hear him crying, go into the windmill and press X in front of the manhole cover, then go underground.

Grab 156 Gil from the treasure chest at the bottom, then head north to the next screen. Once you can control Zidane again, grab a Potion from underneath the storage-area, then grab Eyedrops from a chest just to the right of that area. In the next area, press X in front of the barrel to make a moogle pop out, and save your game. Climb the boxes to get an Ether from the chest, then kick the pulley to make a chest drop that has a Potion. Head north to the next screen, then grab a Leather Wrist and Iron Helm from the treasure chests there, and continue on. In the next area, Zidane and Dagger will stop when they hear Vivi's voice from the crates, and Zidane will help him out. Open the chest near the door to get 95 Gil, and open the door if you want to get a Phoenix Down, Phoenix Pinion and Potion. The only drawback of opening the door is that you'll have to fight random monsters from here on, so make your decision wisely.

Head east to the next screen, where you'll find a poor Chocobo trying to get to some gysahl greens. From there, go north. Once you have control of Steiner, head down the steps, grab 135 Gil from the farthest corner of the screen and a Hi-potion from a chest behind the cart. Go inside the old man's hut, talk with him about the cargo ship, then leave and go south. A scene will occur, and you'll finally be up against Black Waltz #2.

Once the battle is over, choose the first option to rest in the Inn and save your game. Once you're ready, go through the exit in the farm and a scene will occur with you getting on the airship. Once you have control of Zidane again, go through the hallway and up the ladder. After talking with Steiner at the top, equip Zidane with your best stuff for a boss battle, then go to the control room. Eventually, you'll fight Black Waltz #3.

Boss: Black Waltz #3
HP: 1128
Strategy: Vivi starts this battle out in Trance, so make sure to use double black magic on the Waltz, and use him to heal after he goes out of Trance. As usual, attack with Zidane and Steiner, and be sure to steal on occasion with Zidane.

With that boss all taken care of, you finally reach Lindblum.

Lindblum Grand Castle

The enemies here are pretty tough, but you'll receive about 150 exp each time you defeat them. Once you gain some levels (if you choose to), enter the place that has a lot of green just south of Lindblum to search Pinnacle Rocks. There's nothing much to do here but open two chests (which contain an Elixir and Phoenix Down), so when you're ready head back to Lindblum. Rest at the Inn before moving on, then enter the building right across the street from the Inn and hitch a ride to the Theater District on the air cab.

Once you arrive, leave the station and enter the house on the lower-right corner of the screen. Get the Ore from the chest, then exit and go north. Enter the house with the big clock on the top of it and another ATE will appear. Once you can control Zidane again, open the chests to receive 68 gil, 97 gil and 182 gil. Also, check the top of the ladder to receive the Mini-Burmecia. Exit the house, then go back to the air cab station again and head to the Castle. Once you arrive, head south to enter the castle, then go up the stairs and take the path just to the right of the fountain. Enter the room on the top level to talk with Steiner, and once he leaves open all of the chests and save your game. Exit the room, then go back to the room with the foutnain and attempt to go past the guard blocking the path to the elevator. He won't let you pass, so go back to the two-leveled room and talk with the sleeping guard at the bottom. Zidane will then pummel the guard and take his clothes to get past the elevator-guard.

Double-leveled room	Engine Room

Go back to the room with the fountain and go to the lift. Choose to go upstairs, and upon arriving take to the path to the left. Go through the engine room and up the stairs at the top to meet up with Dagger. After an FMV and a little bit of talking, move with telescope with the D-pad and scope out all locations that appear with a "!" when you hover over them.

Once you're done, Dagger will start singing again and you'll see what the rest of the party is doing. The next morning, after preparations for the Festival of the Hunt, save your game by talking to the moogle and head to the Theater District on the air cab. Now, get ready to fight!

The Festival of the Hunt
Here are all the enemis that can be found on the streets of Lindblum:

Theater District:
1. Outside Air cab station :: 1x Trick Sparrow, 1x Mu
2. Near the big clock :: 1x Trick Sparrow
3. In the screen south from the big clock :: 1x Fang

Business District:
1. Outside the air cab station, near the inn :: 1x Trick Sparrow, 1x Mu
2. In the left side of the screen, at the shopping area :: 1x Fang
3. Outside the Church :: 1x Fang, 1x Trick Sparrow
4. In the main square at the shopping area, near the fountain :: Boss

Industrial District:
1. Outside air cab station :: 1x Fang walking around the statue
2. Near the staircase :: 1x Mu
3. Outside the house on the next screen :: 1x Mu

Leave the air cab terminal and quickly kill all the enemies in this area (1x Mu moving around the old man and 1x Trick Sparrow in the upper-left-hand corner). Once they're both dead, head north and fight another trick sparrow. Now, head down the steps and wait a few seconds for the Fang to appear, then kill that and return to the air cab. Take the cab to the Business District, then leave that terminal and kill the Trick Sparrow in the path. Head north to the next screen, fight the Fang, then go to the Church area and kill a Fang and a Trick Sparrow. Once you're done, head to the shopping area and fight the Zaghnol with Freya.

Boss: Zaghnol
HP: 1189
Strategy: Use Freya's Jump skill every turn. When you do this, the boss can't hurt Freya, so concentrate on attacking and healing with Zidane. Whether you win with or without Freya alive, you'll get 65 hunting points and will win automatically.

After the battle, you'll be taken to the throne room of the castle where you'll meet Cid. If you win the tournament, you'll receive 5000 gil and the Master Hunter award. After a little talk, a wounded Burmecian soldier comes in and begs for assistance by the Regent, then dies. Freya, Zidane and Vivi decide to go to Burmecia, so Cid offers to give them lunch while the Dragon Gate opens. Dagger slips sleeping weed into everyone's food then slips away with Steiner.

Once you've got control of Zidane again, go back to the guest room and save your game, then head to the lift and go to the bottom floor. Go on the vehicle to the right, grab the item in the chest in the upper-left-hand-corner, then jump on the car to the left. When you arrive, save your game, buy some items (especially potions and tents, since Dagger is gone now) from the merchant there, and head out to the world map.

On the world map, head north until you reach a structure that's sticking out of the ground and enter it. Go through the bushes at the end of the plank-bridge, then grab a frog and give it to the mysterious creature. After a little talk, Quina will join your party. Now, head back to the world map.

From just outside Qu's Marsh, head east, cross the bridge and enter "Chocobo's Forest". Once you enter, a moogle named Mene talks to you and eventually gives you Ghysal Greens to call Choco from the world map (while standing on chocobo footprints). Leave the forest, stand on the tracks and use your greens to call Choco. Now, head back over the bridge and towards the mountains to reach Gizamaluke's Grotto.

Gizamaluke's Grotto

Gizamaluke's Grotto Screenshots

The moogle will explain that her husband got stuck underneath a bell during their honeymoon. Agree to have Vivi give her the kupo nut, and open the chest after they leave. Use the bell from the chest to open the door on the right, and talk with the moogles to save your game. While you're getting ready to leave (to the south! Don't go up the vines), one of the moogles will give you a bell. Use this bell to open the door to the left of the platform in the previous room. Equip yourself for battle, and go on in.

Boss: Gizamaluke
HP: 3175
Strategy: This battle can be very tough, especially if you're at a low level, so gain some levels before the battle if need be. During the battle, use Freya's Jump skill, attack with Zidane, use magic with Vivi and heal/use Mighty Guard (if you have it) with Quina.

South Gate

Burmecia: Realm of Eternal Rain

Use the bell on the door	Kuja, Beatrix and Queen Brahne

Head into the two rooms to get some items for Freya and Vivi, and save your game in the room on the right. You can also buy items from the moogle with the new Mogshop, so use this opportunity to stock up on potions or whatever else you might need. Finally, head back to the courtyard and head north to the palace. After a few scenes, you'll fight Beatrix.

Boss: Beatrix
HP: 3630
Strategy: Just hit her for about 1500 damage (or don't attack her and do whatever, it doesn't matter) and she'll reduce everybody's HP to 1 to end the battle.

After the battle, another FMV will show up and you'll be at the end of disc 1! Don't forget to save your game.

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