Tales Of Symphonia - Strategy Guide (Page 08)

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This fight is HARD.  He has the spells Judgment and Holy Lance, and those
will just eat you alive if you're not at a high enough level.  Hell, even if
at a high enough level, those attacks will still hurt.  You don't HAVE to have
Genis for this fight, but due to Mitho's high defense, it wouldn't hurt.  See,
Mithos loves to warp from one spot, and cast Judgment or any other kind of
spell to annoy the living hell out of you, and he'll do it often, too.  Use
a Sonic Sword Rain to interrupt his spell casting most of the time, though.
Another annoying this about this is that he goes into Overlimit a lot during
this fight.  I highly recommend having Raine in this fight.  If you've been
using her throughout the game, you should have gotten her best healing spells.
Mithos isn't done yet.  He has an attack called Retribution, which will put
status effects on your characters.  The main one seems to be Curse, so use
Panacea bottles to cure that and Paralysis if it happens, and use Miracle
Bottles if another kind of status effect that can't be cured with any other
item occurs.  He has a lot of HP too, so this fight can take awhile.  It took
me about 5 tries to beat him for the first time.  If you're having trouble
still, use an All-Divide to ease it up a bit.

He also uses Indignation Judgment, but that's only if you're fighting him on
Mania mode.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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Get ready.  No breaks.

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Mithos          0
0 HP: 60,000      0
0 TP: 1500        0
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This fight will be challenging, but it won't be as hard as the last one.  The
only thing you'll want to watch out for is Judgment and his physical attacks.
Use an All-Divide at the beginning of the battle if you think you won't be
able to handle him, and corner him.  See, Mithos is a great source for combos.
I got about three 80+ hit combos on him.  My highest was either 86 or 89.
Anyways, once you corner him, you should just wail away with your best combos
and techs and heal when necessary, and Mithos will be no more.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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You did it!  Now watch the ending you deserve after those hellish fights.

Once the credits are done, and a picture of all the characters you're using
comes up on the screen, press A and save your game in an open slot.  Now when
you go to load it, you'll be able to purchase little features from the GRADE
Shop like transferring over your Gald, and the most sought out, 10x Exp.  Hope
you enjoyed the game, because I sure as hell did.






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7.) Optional Gameplay (xxogxx)
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Author's Note: I'm aware I don't have every sidequest up yet, people.  Please
stop e-mailing me telling me that and stop trying to rush me to add everything
as soon as possible.

In most RPG's, we have optional things we can complete in the game.  Some of
the tings are rewarding, while others are non-rewarding, but people still do
them for a completed game.  So here's some optional gameplay for Tales of
Symphonia.


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VIRGINIA
===================

To do this sidequest that involves Genis' and Raine's mother, you need to be
on Disc 2 first, and once you start Disc 2, I recommend doing it ASAP before
you forget.  Once on the world map, fly around until you find a floating city.
This is Exire.  You'll always start out at a random point on Exire.  Go find
the elder's house, and talk with him, and he'll confuse Raine for her mother.
After some talking, go find a house with a lady in front that tells you not
to go in.  Well, forget her and just go in.  We'll see Virginia, Genis' and
Raine's mother.  Watch the rather disturbing scene.  After it, the Elder will
offer Virginia's diary to you.  Go to his house to read it and find out the
real reason why Genis and Raine were abandoned.  That's it.


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DINNER PARTY; Pt. I
===================

To activate the first part of this sidequest, you must beat the Latheon Gorge
first.  After doing so, go to Zelos' house, and talk with his butler to learn
about the Princess being kidnapped.  Now head for the castle, and after the
scene's done, head for the Grand Tethe'Alla Bridge.  Watch a scene, and then
when in control, head for the Gaoracchia Forest via the Mizuho side.  Once
there, watch the scenes, fight the simple battle, and gain a new title for
Zelos.  Now the first part is done.

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DINNER PARTY; Pt. II
===================

Now for the actual dinner party itself.  After getting the doctor in Flanior,
head back to Zelos' house (Zelos MUST be in your party) and you'll learn about
the dinner party.  It seems that your costume didn't show up.  Well, head for
the castle, and then after some talking, Lloyd will get the title 'Nobleman'
and the outfit he's wearing, which is personally my favorite Lloyd outfit.
Anyways, once you regain control, you'll be in the dinner party hall.  You'll
be given a choice of who's waiting for you on the balcony.  Whoever you pick
gets their costume, and then after you choose, talk with any three of your
party members to gain their costumes.  After you talk with the three, watch
the scene with the character on the balcony and that's it.


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YUAN'S RING
===================

This has no reward, but like I said, those who want a complete game should do
it.  After beating down Rodyle at the Remote Island Ranch, head to Hima to
find Yuan looking for something.  Once he leaves, head for Tethe'alla and go
to the Fooji Mountains and climb to the top to find Yuan once again.  Now once
you beat the Latheon Gorge, head to the Palmacosta Human Ranch to find Yuan
one last time.  Talk with him to give him back his ring that he dropped in
Hima before going to the Tower of Salvation, and you'll learn that Yuan and
Martel were engaged.  That's it.


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THE BOYS [AND GIRLS] OF SUMMER
===================

Once you get the doctor in Flanior, head for Altamira and talk with the woman
outside of the hotel.  She'll ask you to find her four girls.  Agree to it,
and start the hunting.  Head for the amusement park first, and talk with the
girl, Beth, near the entrance.  Talk with her one more time, then head back to
the woman.  Talk with her, then go back to Beth and talk with her again and
she'll return.  Now head back to the hotel and go inside it.  Go to the second
floor, and talk to Diana (near the billboard) with Zelos.  (Kratos also works
for her.)  Now head back out, and go to the beach.  Head down to the furthest
part of the beach until you spot a kid near water.  Talk with her, and then
head for the drink stand and talk with the last girl.  Head back to the woman,
talk with her, and then enter the hotel and talk with the receptionist.  Now
Lloyd will have his bathing suit costume.  You'll then get a list of your
current characters.  Whoever you pick gets theirs, and the two people with the
highest relationships with Lloyd will get the other two.  Now head to the
beach and enjoy the scenes.  That's it.


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DUEL OF VENGENCE
===================

After getting the doctor in Flanior, and having all eight characters in your
party, head to Mizuho to learn about the whereabouts of Kuchinawa.  You'll
be in the chiefs house.  Watch some talking, and when given the choice, choose
the second option.  Once you regain control, whenever you're ready, go talk
with Orochi, and you'll set off to duel with Kuchinawa.  Once there, get ready
to fight,

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Kuchinawa       0
0 HP: 10,000      0
0 TP: 60          0
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You should be at least in the mid 60's to mid 70's for this fight.  Kuchinawa
has some strong attacks, so you'll want to guard often, and attack carefully.
I found the best time to attack, is when he backflips into the air and throws
down some blades.  When you see him backflip, quickly run in Kuchinawa's
direction so you avoid the blades, and then when he lands, give him a few
quick hits and back off.  His most used attack though is his Raiden attack,
which is similiar to Genis'/Kratos'/Zelos' Lightning attack, so you can't
guard against it.  All in all, keep your distance away from him, and when you
get the chance, attack him.  You'll need some patience for this battle.

Be warned.  If you lose this fight, you can't fight him again, so make sure to
beat him.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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Once you win, Kuchinawa will turn a dagger on himself.  When given the option,
choose to save him.  Even if you choose not to, Sheena will save him anyways.
So the only consequence is having Sheena's relationship with you go down a
bit.  Anyways, watch some talking, and then you'll be back in Mizuho.  Go to
Orochi and talk with him, and he'll tell you that he heard sounds from the
chief.  Head inside, and talk with Tiga.  Once in control, head for the Temple
of Lightning, and go to where you found Volt.  Watch a scene with the chief,
and then you'll be back in Mizuho.  Go to the chief's house, and then watch
a small scene.  Once outside, they'll tell you that they'll want to keep
Sheena overnight, so looks like you'll be camping.  Talk with any of your
three characters here, then you'll go to sleep.  Once you awaken, you'll be
in Mizuho and you'll see Sheena with a new outfit.  That's it.


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NIFLHEIM
===================

In order to reach Niflheim, the underworld, you first must have the Sacred
Stone from Vinheim.  Once you have it, head to Heimdall, and head to the
section where the Elder's House is, and talk with the elf wandering around.
He'll tell you about a book and it being cursed and whatnot.  Once in control,
head to Sybak, and enter the Library, and examine a book sticking out.  You'll
be given a choice to go in or stay out.  Before going in, make sure you're at
least Level 75 or so.  If you think you're ready, go on in.

Your life in this dungeon is based on something called Soulfire.  You can see
how much you have left by glancing at the top left part of your screen.  You
start out with 100, and it starts to decrease once you begin the dungeon.
However, there are ways to increase your Soulfire.  The main one is defeating
the enemies you run across.  Depending on the length of your battles, will
determine how much your Soulfire will increase, or maybe even decrease.  The
other thing, and most vital one, is lighting Fire pots you run across.  You'll
gain 30 Soulfire for each one you light, and as an added bonus, once you light
one, examine it.  You can either get stat boosts, items, extra soulfire, and
sometimes a chance to exit the dungeon.  Also make sure not to miss when you
shoot your Sorcerer's Ring though, since shooting your Sorcerer's Ring
decreases your Soulfire by 10.  And also, the layout of each floor is totally
random, so you'll have to find the Fire pots and warp pads yourself.

Sometimes in order for a warp pad to appear, you'll have to defeat a certain
enemy, or all enemies on the floor, which can be a good thing, since defeating
enemies means more Soulfire, or less, depending on what you fight.  Before
reaching the few final floors (There are 15), make sure to have at least 900
Soulfire, since you need that much to burn the book down. So in other words,
light all Fire pots and kill all the enemies you need to in order to get that
high.  But it's really easy.  I had 1,900 or so when I reached the final
floor.

You may notice the world 'Stratum' at above the word Soulfire.  What exactly
is a Stratum?  After every fifth floor, you'll be in a small, circular room.
Once you warp from that room, you'll be in the next stratum.  There's 3 in
all.

Also, you may notice that the color of the floor is sometimes different.
These colors indicate on what you need to do to make the warp pad appear, if
needed.  If the floor is red, you need to defeat all the enemies on this floor
if you want to make the warp pad is.  If it's green, bridges will be
automatically made, and enemies will reappear if you kill them.  If it's
blue, you'll need to make your own bridges by shooting pillars near the ledges
and enemies will also reappear if you defeat them.

You can get several bonuses on each floor, wether it's more Exp earned after
battles, or more Gald after battles to gaining HP and TP by walking.  There's
also negative affects too.  Once I find out all of the bonuses, both positive
and negative, I'll make out a list.

Also on some floors, you'll be able to choose which effect you want.  Your
soulfire increases pending on the effect you choose.  The choices and soulfire
increase are as follows;

-=-No menu use [+50]
-=-Choose a single character to battle [+120]
-=-Randomly select single character to battle [+180]
-=-Randomly select single character to battle and no menu use [+240]
-=-No effect [+0]

I'd recommend going with No menu use, since by the end of the dungeon, you
should have more than enough Soulfire to burn the book.  Or if you want a
challenge, choose to randomly select a character without menu use or just
randomly selecting a character.

Also, when you light a Fire pot, you may notice that the flames are different
colors.  Red flames give you items, Green flames give you temporary stat
boosts and a chance to exit the dungeon sometimes, and the Blue flames heal
your HP, TP, or fully heal you, and sometimes an increase in Soulfire.  Once I
find out the items that are up for grabs, I'll make a list of them.

Once you reach Floor 10, you'll have to do battle with the Hell Knight.

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Hell Knight     0
0 HP: 88,000      0
0 TP: 9800        0
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This guy isn't terribly hard, but since his freakin' sword stretches from the
North Pole to the South Pole, he'll be able to hit your spellcasters, so
you'll want to keep a close eye on Raine's and if you're using him, Genis'
HP.  His HP may say 80,000, but he'll go down a lot faster if all your melee
fighters gang up on him.  Just keep wailing on him with your best combos and
techs, and keep an eye on everybodies HP and TP and he should die.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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Now continue your journey to the bottom.  Once you reach the 15th floor,
you'll do battle with the boss, Living Armor.

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Living Armor    0
0 HP: 120,000     0
0 TP: 0           0
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If you scan him, you may notice that his TP says 0, but don't be fooled.  He
can cast spells with no casting time whatsoever, meaning you'll most likely
be hit with his spells.  The main one he used on me was Dreaded Wave.
Anyways, try your best to corner him and wail away on him, since he easily
staggers.  His 120,000 HP is a lot, meaning he'll go into Overlimit a lot.
It's very frustrating when he goes into Overlimit, since he broke up my Combos
when I got into the 60's everytime.  Anywho, once he's in Overlimit, STAY AWAY
FROM HIM, because he will hurt you.  Keep Raine's Revitalize on a C-Stick
shortcut and use it when needed, and corner him and use your best combos and
techs and he should fall soon.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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Now you'll be given a choice to burn the book.  If you have 900+ Soulfire,
and if you want to be rid of the book for good, do it.  If you want to keep
it alive, and go back through the floors again to gain some more levels, then
don't burn it.  Once you burn it, it's gone for good, and that ends this
sidequest.


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MAIDEN RAINE
===================

To get one another of Raine's alternate costumes, after getting the Doctor in
Flanior, and with Zelos in your party, head for Asgard and go to where you
fought the Windmaster and talk with the Mayor.  You'll perform the dance again
and get the Maiden title and costume for Raine.


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MAXWELL
===================

To get Maxwell, you first must have the Derris-Emblem.  Now head for Exire,
and for the Elders house.  Don't go in the door, however.  Go right from the
door (while on the higher ground still), and then run along the side and
you'll find a path behind the Elder's house.  Follow the path, and read the
tombstone.  Equip the correct accessories it tells you to equip, and get
ready.

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Maxwell         0
0 HP: 60,000      0
0 TP: 800         0
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This guy is pretty difficult, regardless his looks.  He has spells Genis has,
and has the all powerful, Meteor Storm.  Whenever he casts it, hold down the
block button and hope that you survive it, because it does critical damage,
even when blocking.    After it's done, heal if needed, and unleash your best
combos and techs, and keep blocking against Meteor Storm, and he'll be no
more.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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METEOR STORM
===================

To get Meteor Storm for Genis, first get the Derris-Emblem, and then head
for Heimdall and head for the park to watch a scene.  After it, Genis will
have learned Meteor Storm, and have gotten his best TP increasing title,
Mana Master.


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MASKED ZELOS
===================

To get a costume for Zelos, after talking with Seles, head for Meltokio and
attempt to enter Zelos' mansion, and you'll stumble onto a scene.  Watch it,
and when it's all done with, Zelos will have a new costume.


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DREAM HOTTY... TRAVELLER PRESEA
===================

In order to gain a costume for Presea, after being the Latheon Gorge, head for
Altamira and head for the President's Office.  Talk with George, and you'll
learn that the company needs a new mascot.  Presea will be it, and after it's
done, she'll gain the Dream Traveller title and costume.


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THE GENIUS CAT, GENIS
===================

After getting the doctor in Flanior, head over to the slums in Meltokio.
You'll see a boy running after a Katz.  Soon the Katz will lose him and go
somewhere.  Head for the item shop and speak with the Katz.  He'll tell you
about a man named Noah.  Now exit Meltokio, get on your Rhearids and head for
Sylvarant.  Head for the northwest island on your map and enter Katz Village.
Talk with the elder Katz (head up the stairs and look for a purple Katz going
around in circles.) and talk with him.  He'll give Genis a Katz costume.  Now
head back to Tethe'alla and back to Meltokio.  Head back to the slums and talk
with Noah, and he'll disappear.  Now Genis will have a Katz costume.


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COLETTE THE MAID
===================

After getting the doctor in Flanior, head over to Meltokio and go inside the
castle.  Wander around until you see two maids by a set of stairs. Talk with
them to learn that one of them won't be able to clean, so Colette volunteers
to help out.  Watch the scenes, and once it's over, you get her ugly green
maid costume.


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CLARA
===================

Anytime after starting disc 2, go to Izoold, and go towards the beach to
encounter a scene with those warriors from Hima and Clara.  You'll use the
Unicorn horn on her, and she'll return to normal.


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CHEF REGAL
===================

After getting the Derris-Emblem, head back to Meltokio and head towards the
castle but don't go in it.  On the left side of the stairs near the castle,
you'll see two wonder chefs.  Talk with one of them to start a scene.  Watch
some more scenes, and after it's all done, Regal will have a chef outfit.






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8.) Darkness Weapons (xxdwxx)
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Darkness Weapons, or known otherwise as Devil Arms, are weapons that grow
stronger as you use them.  Most people like to think that they are the
strongest weapons in the game.  I wouldn't know, since in my opinion, I think
it's pretty cheap to use them and deal 6,000+ damage to the final boss.  But
anywho, here's a list for you collectors.

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LLOYD
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To obtain Lloyd's Darkness Weapon, the Nebilim, simply talk with Abyssion in
Flanior once you enter it for the first time.


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COLETTE
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To obtain Colette's Darkness Weapon, head for the Toize Valley Mine, and do
you remember that grey spinning block in the mine?  Head down to the shattered
pieces of it and examine it to get the Evil Eye.


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RAINE
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To obtain Raine's Darkness Weapon, talk with Abyssion in Flanior after
gathering eight of the nine, and then head for Hakonesia Peak and talk with
Koton (the old man in the little hut) and get Raine's Darkness Weapon, the
Heart of Chaos, from him.


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GENIS
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To obtain Genis' Darkness Weapon, after getting all but Raine's Darkness
Weapon, go to Altamira and spend the night in the inn and choose to stay up
for the nighttime.  Now head to where the amusent park is during the day, and
keep following the path until you see a man leaning over a railing.  Talk
with him to get Genis' weapon, the Disaster.


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KRATOS/ZELOS
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To get the first Darkness Weapon for these two, head for the Gaoracchia Forest
and enter from the Mizuho side.  Head up and left and keep going until you
see some vines covering a chest.  Get rid of the vines to claim the Fafnir.


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KRATOS/ZELOS
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To claim the other Darkness Weapon, head for Triet, and talk with a man near
the stands and he'll tell you about a huge worm.  Head up one screen and talk
with the person standing next to the dog.  Now head out, and go northwest to
find a skit point.  Touch it to start a battle.  Beat him to get the Soul
Eater.


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SHEENA
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For Sheena's,  go to Altessa's House after beating the Temple of Earth and
talk with the Gnomelette.  Now head back for the Temple of Earth, and go into
the room with the Dragon, and go past him to find the other Gnomelettes.
They'll move.  Head up the ramp and claim the Gates of Hell.


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PRESEA
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For Presea's, head for Latheon Gorge.  Go to the second screen here, and go
up the first hill, and then left to find the Diablos.


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REGAL
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To find Regal's, during your first visit to Welgaia, head through the northern
most door after warping up from the jail cells, and go through the left door.
Open the chest for the Apocalypse.

Once you gather them all, head for the Temple of Darkness and head down to
where you fought Shadow.  This will trigger a scene with Abyssion, and then
you'll be in a fight.

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BOSS FIGHT
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0 Abyssion        0
0 HP: 120,000     0
0 TP: 2250        0
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This is the toughest boss fight in the game.  You should be above Level 70 if
you plan on fighting him.  He also has the most HP of any boss in the game
[120,000 HP] so this fight is going to take awhile, especially if you use an
All-Divide.  Speaking of, it would be wise to use one if you don't think
you'll be able to handle him.  Now for the fight itself, it's HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED to have Raine and Genis for this fight.  The fourth character is
your choice, but I picked Presea for more power.  Abyssion has a quick casting
time, meaning he can cast really really fast, so you'll want to be on your
toes for attacking and dodging.  His physical attacks are also strong, so you
must guard against those, and to top it all off, you won't be able to make him
stagger most of the time.  The most important thing is NOT TO LET HIM CORNER
YOU.  If he corners you, you're pretty much screwed.  So do your best to get
behind him whenever you can and try to keep him away from Raine and Genis so
he doesn't corner them.   You should have a full stock of Lemon Gels,
Pineapple Gels, Life Bottles, and if needed, Miracle Gels.  Use your best
combos and techs on him, and make sure to heal when needed, and after a lot of
fighting, and some luck, he'll fall.

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END BOSS FIGHT
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Watch some more scenes and that's the end of Abyssion.






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9.) Tech/Magic List (xxtmxx)
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|||||HUGE thanks to A I e x for letting me use this;||||

- Terminology:

Basic Tech: Character learns by level no matter what
S Techs: Must be S type.  Learns at level and after a certain amount of
     uses of a previous skill
T Techs: Must be S type.  Learns at level and after a certain amount of
     uses of a previous skill
Advanced Techs: More than just a level requirement, also a previous
     usage requirement.  Not specifically T/S.
Special Techs: Not gained in battle

o--------------o
| Lloyd Irving |--------------------\
o--------------o

Basic Techs:
- Demon Fang
- Tiger Blade
- Sword Rain
- Sonic Thrust
- Tempest

S Techs:
- Demonic Circle
- Fierce Demon Fang
- Heavy Tiger Blade
- Twin Tiger Blade
- Sonic Sword Rain
- Super Sonic Thrust
- Psi Tempest
- Hunting Beast

T Techs:
- Double Demon Fang
- Demonic Chaos
- Tiger Rage
- S.Rain Alpha
- S.Rain Beta
- Hurricane Thrust
- Omega Tempest
- Raging Beast

Advanced Techs:
- Demonic Tiger Blade
- Demonic Thrust
- Raining Tiger Blade
- Tempest Thrust
- Tempest Beast
- Beast Sword Rain
- Rising Falcon

Special Techs:
- Guardian

o----------------o
| Colette Brunel |--------------------\
o----------------o

Basic Techs:
- Ray Thrust
- Pow Hammer
- Ring Whirlwind
- Item Thief

S Techs:
- Ray Satellite
- Triple Ray Satellite
- Para Ball
- Torrential Para Ball
- Whirlwind Rush

T Techs:
- Dual Ray Thrust
- Triple Ray Thrust
- Pow Pow Hammer
- Hammer Rain
- Ring Cyclone

Advanced Techs:
- Item Rover
- Grand Chariot
- Stardust Cross
- Toss Hammer
- Ice Hammer

Special Techs:
- Angel Feathers
- Holy Song
- Judgment
- Sacrifice
- Damage Guard