After the opening FMV, go to the top of the room and get 47 gil & a potion, then light up the candle in the middle of the room. Now you can rename your character. I would leave him as the default name of Zidane. When you are done, you will fight a huge creature, which is Zidane's boss, Baku. After the battle, Baku will call all of you into the room to the right for a meeting where he will tell you the mission. He will ask a question, choose the second option, (see Hints & Tips for an alternative and secret scene). FMV will follow.

Now you will take control of Vivi, he is a black mage. From this starting point, go south to the next screen. There's a zombie card in the lower-left corner of the screen, a lizard card at the top corner (which is blocked by the statue) in the middle of the square and a sabakin card near the statue. Head west and go back to the starting point. Pick up the 2 potions on the left side of the street, then enter the house on the right. Get 9 gil under the bed in the 1st floor, fang card in the dresser on the 2nd floor and a potion under the table on the 1st floor. Go out of the house and head north to the next screen. Get 33 gil on the lower right corner of the screen, and a goblin card on the lower left corner, then enter the bar in the middle of the screen. Get a purin card on the lower-left corner of the screen (near the barrell), 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's an item shop on the upper right corner of the screen. Enter it and get 38 gil in the lower right corner of the screen, near the junk. Then talk to the shopkeeper, and buy any items (if you want to). Once your done, head north to Event Square.

Talk to the ticket man and he will tell you the ticket is a fake. But he will give you 3 cards, and he tells Vivi to find Jack, to learn more about the card game. Head west and enter the house on the right (combination workshop) and get the ether from the lower right hand corner. Exit this house and north to get the pheonix down from the left hand side near the gates. There are 3 girls skipping on the left (see Side Quests to find out more about this game). Head west to the next screen, and a mouse boy will show up and ask Vivi to help him. Choose the first option three times, then follow the mouse boy (or speak to the person that will walk through the alley as this is Jack). Enter the Bell Tower on the left and the mouse boy will ask you to climb the tower first. After that a moogle will fall down from the tower and hit Vivi. Once you can control Vivi again get the tent on the lower left and a potion on the lower right of the screen, then talk to the moogle, choose the first option to save your game.

Now climb up the bell tower and get 29 gil on the lower left corner, near the birds nest. Then head up and the mouse boy will ask your name. Follow the mouse boy to the upper right corner of the screen, then you will be back controlling Zidane again. After the opening sequence of the play, you will encounter a battle with King Rare, Defeat them and you will play a button pressing game which is a fight scene for the crowd. Once your done, choose the second option to finish the mini-game.

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Inside Alexandria Castle

Now Zidane and Blank have successfully sneaked into the castle, knock the guards out and take their armor, then you will be able to control Zidane again. Head up the stairs and here you will meet up with Princess Garnet for the first time in the game... Meanwhile, Zorn and Thorn will report to Queen Brahne that the princess is missing. The Queen tells Captain Steiner and General Beatrix to search for the princess.

After renaming your character (Steiner), head down from the stairs and you will meet up with soldier's number 2 and 3 who were stripped by Zidane and Blank. After the following sequence, head back to the room where the guards were knocked out and there is a pheonix down in the left corner of the screen and save your game by talking to the moogle. Once your done, go back to the previous room and head north to the next screen. There you will find soldier No. running along the corridor, talk to him, then head east to the next screen and find soldier No.. Head back to the previous room, go down the stairs and head out of the castle and talk to soldier No. near the fountain. Head west to the next screen and talk to soldier No. then head north and climb the tower.

Inside the tower you will meet up with soldier No., talk to him two times and he will give you an elixir (only if you have found all the other soldiers). Now climb up to the top of the tower. Outside the tower you will see Garnet being chased by Zidane on the opposite tower. The FMV will take over, then you can control Zidane again. Head east to the next screen, them follow the princess down the stairs. Here she will reveal herself as the real Princess Garnet and ask Zidane to kidnap her.

After the following sequence, Cinna will show up and open a secret passage into the engine room. Even though Steiner and the soldier have also found the secret passage, the soldier will block up the entrance. Now head to the next screen, where Steiner will meet up with you and you will have to fight him. After the battle, Steiner will break up Blanks armor and release lots of oglops. Zidane and Garnet use this chance to run away, but Steiner gives chase and all three of them end up on the stage.

Meanwhile, Vivi and the mouse boy will get chased by the soldiers and end up on the stage aswell. Vivi will cast a fire spell to attack the guards, but the spell sets fire to garnets hood. After the following sequences, you will encounter a battle with Steiner twice. Once this is over, the FMV will take over and you will see the airship crash into the forest.

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The Evil Forest

You can talk to the moogle and save your game here. Now head to the next screen and enter the evil forest. Here you will encounter a random battle, which is a good way to gain some levels for Zidane.Why? because if you fight the enemies here when Vivi & Steiner join the party, the EXP is shared between 3 ( even 4 when Garnet joins), so this is a good time for just Zidane to gain a few levels. Since each goblin or Fang you kill, you will receive about 26 points. After you have gained 3 or 4 levels (you can gain more if you want to), save your game and head back into the evil forest and go to the upper right hand corner of the screen. Then you will meet up with Steiner, Vivi and Garnet, who is trapped inside a monster cage, and you will encounter a battle.

Zidane will start the battle in Trance mode, and notice that the monster absorbs Garnets hp each 2 or 3 turns, so don't forget to use a potion on Garnet. After the battle, the monster will run away with Garnet and another monster will show up and grab Vivi. Now you will encounter the same battle as before accept Zidane will not start in Trance mode, and Vivi will keep casting Fire on the monster, Vivi and Steiner get poisoned and all of you will be carried back to the ship.

Once you are able to control you character, you are back aboard the airship. After checking out the ATE's, go down stairs and open the chest on the left. Head right to the next screen and get the ether (next to the door) and 116 gil on the top of the bed. Talk with Vivi, then get out where Zidane will have a flashback of his first meeting with Garnet. Now head west to the next screen and get the ether. You can't enter Steiner's room at the moment, so go downstairs. Open the treasure chest in the upper left corner of the screen, then go to the room on the right and talk to Baku. After Baku leaves the room, get the potion inside the treasure chest and go back to the previous room. Talk to Baku and choose the first option and you will encounter a battle with him. After the battle, head back to Steiner's and Vivi's rooms. They will join your party ( don't forget to take the ether from the room where Steiner was). Then, return to where you fought Baku, and head down. Blank will show up and give Zidane, Blanks antidote. Head out of the ship and save your game. Notice that you can buy items from Cinna (buy some eye drops about 2 or 3 as you will need them later). Get pheonix down in the upper left hand corner of the screen and when you're ready to go, head east, back into the Evil Forest.

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Return to Evil Forest

Head to the next screen where you saw Garnet being taken away by the monster, and head north. In the next screen, take the right path and go to the next screen. There you will reach a small spring, and a moogle hiding inside the tree stump. You can restore your HP/MP by drinking the water from the spring. Save your game, now you can gain some levels for Steiner and Vivi, then go back here to heal your party. When your done save your game, and head east. Follow the path until you reach the cave, Inside the cave you will find Garnet and an encounter with a BOSS.

Boss: Plant Brain. - HP =1850

This boss is weak against Fire, so be sure to cast Vivi's Fire magic and Steiner's Fire sword combination. After a few turns,Blank will show up and help you. Then continue the battle as usual and you should win easily.

On your way out from the forest you will be chased by a horde of spiders, If you encounter these spiders just use Vivi's Fire magic (pressing L1) and they will be killed. Now head south to the next screen, and you will see another cool FMV sequence. That night all of your party will camp on the outskirts of the forest which has now been petrified. After some talking when Garnet wakes up, they will sleep leaving Steiner on guard. In the morning a moogle named Monty will arrive and he will give you a Moogle flute for you to summon a moogle anytime as long as you are on the world map (by pressing the square button).(for an interesting insight into this moogle as he will get angry if you call him for nothing, see Hints & Tips). Now head south to the Ice Cavern.

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Ice Cavern

In the first screen of the cave, open the treasure chest, then head north to the next screen. Walk around the ledge and open the chest to receive the potion and then examine the wall on the right. Vivi will automatically cast fire to melt the wall and open the chest behind it. Head up to the next screen, get the potion inside the treasure chest, then head down and let Vivi cast fire on the pillar, causing it to fall to get the Mage masher. There's another meltable wall on the upper left corner of the screen. Examine it and receive an Elixir. Now head to the next screen, open the chest on the right and get the pheonix down. Examine and melt the wall on the left side of the screen and get the Leather Wrist, then head to the next screen. Here you will reach an intersection. First, choose the left path and examine the frozen moogle and save your game.Now go back to the intersection and this time go right. Here all your party members will get frozen, after a few minutes Zidane will wake up and hears a bell. Head to the next screen and you will encounter a Boss Battle.

Boss: Black Waltz 1, Sealion (BlackWaltz HP=400, Sealion HP=500)

First kill the Black Waltz 1 or he will be able to cast a heal spell on the Sealion. After killing BlackWaltz 1, keep attacking the sealion until you win the battle. If Zidane is in trance mode, quickly use the "Tidal Flame" skill and this will cause 300hp damage to the both of them.

Once the battle is over, go back to the previous screen and the others will now awake. Go to the next screen and climb up the top of the cave and exit the cave. Outside, you will be able to rename Garnet. Now you will return to the World Map. Head to the village of Dali.

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Village of Dali

Once the party arrives, all of them will automatically enter the inn on the right. Inside the inn you will talk until Vivi falls asleep. The next morning, get the antidote in the lower right of the screen and a potion in the chest on the left. Watch a few ATE's then head out from the inn and enter the house opposite (Weapon Shop). Here you will chat to Garnet, talk to the man at the counter and you will be able to buy Weapons and Armor for the first time in the game.

Once you're done, head outside and go north and talk to Vivi, after speaking to him, Vivi will be kidnapped. Enter the windmill and get the Aries coin behind the sawmill, there is also 2 treasure chests on the second floor nut you cannot get them yet. Head back to the inn and save, Vivi has not come back so you decide to look for him. Go to the place where you saw him before and you will hear a noise coming from underground.Enter the windmill and open the manhole cover and enter.

Get the treasure chest on the first screen of the basement to receive 156 gil, then head north to the next screen, after following the sequence, you will be able to control your characters again and get the potion in the chest inside the room and along the path there is a chest with and eyedrop inside. Now head north to the next screen. In the next screen there is a moogle hiding inside the barrel, Save your game, then climb up the boxes, open the chest to receive an ether. Also kick the handle of the pulley to drop a chest containing a potion. Now head to the next screen. Open the treasure chest in the middle of the screen to receive Leather wrist, and then climb up the boxes on the right and open the chest to receive an Iron Helm. Head north to the next screen. Here Garnet and Zidane will stop and hear Vivi's voice from the crates and Zidane will let him out. Now open the treasure chest at the top of the screen to receive 95 gil. You can also enter the door over there, but if you do this, from now on you will encounter battles, so think about it. Enter the door (only if you want to) and get the pheonix down, pheonix pinion and the potion from the chests and then go back to the previous room and head east to the next screen. Here you will find a poor chocobo running trying to reach the Gyshai greens, now head north to the next screen. After the sequence, you will be controlling Steiner, Head down the stairs and get the 135 gil inside the treasure chest then head south to the next screen. Here you will see a cargo ship in the open, Steiner will examine the barrel only to find all of your party members. You will now encounter a boss battle:

Boss:Black Waltz #2 (HP=1200)

Don't use Vivi's black magic, instead keep attacking him with your normal attacks. Use Steiners Fire sword attack. Use Garnet for healing and you will win the battle.

Once the battle is over, choose the 1st option to rest at the inn and save your game. Once your done, head back to the airship and enter. Once inside you regain control of Zidane, enter the door ahead. Inside the room you will find out that the airship is manned entirely by black mages. Now head up the stairs. There you will find Steiner sprawled on the deck, talk to him then enter the control room and get ready for another Boss.

Boss:Black Waltz #3 (HP=1100)

This one is a little tougher, without Garnet in your party use Vivi to heal everybody (using potion or HI-potion) and keep attacking him until you win the battle

Once the battle is over, he will go off and try to destroy the airship. After the FMV the party will reach Lindblum.

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Lindblum Grand Castle

Once you arrive in Lindblum, you will be taken to meet Regent Cid. Head south to the next screen and enter the lift. After talking, finally you will meet up with Cid. Zidane will head for the bar in Lindblum town. There you will meet up with Freija Crescent (Zidanes old friend). The next morning, Vivi will show up and after a discussion he will leave, Talk to the moogle in the next room and save your game.

Now head down the stairs to the first floor of the inn, Get 163 gil from the lower left corner of the screen. Head outside and watch the ATE, then head north and enter the house in the middle of the screen. Open the treasure chest to receive a hi-potion and echo grass. Exit the house and head north to the next screen (the path on the left). Enter the church and climb up the ladder and open the treasure chest. Exit the church, head south to the previous screen and then go right, this leads you to central square. Here you can find Items, Weapons and a Combination shop.So buy anything you like and when you're done head back to the inn and save your game, then exit the inn. Now you may want to head south to the world map to raise Zidane's levels in battle. Head east from the inn to the Aircab station, enter the air cab and choose the first option. Once you arrive, head out from the station and enter the house on the lower right of the screen and open the treasure chest. Exit the house and head north west to the next screen. Enter the clocktower, there are alot of chests in here so collect them all and the one on the bed. Head out from the clocktower and head back to the station and into the aircab. Choose the third option, once you arrive head south to the next screen and head into the castle. Go upstairs, head right then south to the next screen. From here (main hall, with the fountain), head east to the next screen, then head north and enter the rest room. Go left and you will meet up with Steiner. Once he leaves , open all the treasure chests, then talk to the moogle and save your game. Now head out from the rest room and go back to the main hall, there you will hear a song, talk to the soldier near the lift, then go back to the previous screen and talk to the guard in the lower left corner of the screen. Zidane will take his uniform and lock him inside the cabinet.

Now go back to the main hall and enter the lift. Choose to go upstairs and once you arrive take the left path that leads to the engine room. Go upstairs and outside to the viewing tower, head up and you will meet up with Garnet. After the scene, you can move the telescope by using the D-pad buttons, and you must find all of the "!" areas on the map.(HINT: centre, upper right, lower right, upper left, lower left and at the top of the screen)

Once you've finished, Garnet will start singing again and there will be other events with Steiner,Vivi, Freija and Cid in Lindblum. After that screen it will return to Garnet and Zidane. In the morning save your game and head out of the rest room and go to the main hall. Head north and on the next screen go left and go downstairs then head right to the outside of the castle. Now enter the aircab on the left and go to the start of the hunting tournament. Also you will see Garnet and Steiner at the top of the bridge, both of them will cheer for Vivi, instead of Zidane.

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The Hunting Tournament

Here's a list of the enemies that can be found in the streets of Lindblum Town.

Entertainment Area:

1.Outside Aircab station (1x Trick Sparrow and 1x Muu)

2.Near the big clock (1x Trick Sparrow)

3. In the screen south from the big clock (1xFang)

Commercial/Shopping Area

1.Outside the aircab station, near the inn (!x Trick Sparrow, 1x Muu)

2.In the left side of the screen at the shopping area (1x Fang)

3. Outside the church (1x Fang, 1xTrick Sparrow)

4. Boss (in the main square at the shopping area, near the fountain)

Boss: HP 1500

Use Freya's jump move on every turn. If you do this the boss cannot hurt freya.

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After the battle, you will be taken to the throne room and during the discussion a wounded Bermecian soldier will arrive. freya and Vivi will join your party with Zidane, but Garnet cant come since the party fears for her safety. So Garnet puts sleeping powder into all the food and they all fall asleep apart from Garnet and Steiner. When you awake Garnet & Steiner have disappeared, head back to the rest room and save your game.

Now head out of the rest room and go to the main hall. Enter the lift then go down and enter the vehicle on the right, open the treasure chest, then enter the vehicle on the left and choose the 2nd option. Now you will arrive in a room with a moogle (save your game) then talk to the guy in the pirates uniform to buy some items (buy healing items). Now head north from here to reach a place called Qu's Marsh. All you need to do here is catch a frog, then give it to Quina. Later the party will talk to Quina and after another frog shows up, the party will follow Quina to his/her house. Choose the first option and Quina will join you, Now head out of Qu's Marsh and back to the WorldMap.

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Gizamaluke's Grotto

From here, head east across the bridge and enter a place called "Chocobo Forest"(see Side Quests). Head west cross the bridge again then head north from Qu's marsh and enter a place called "Gizamaluke's Grotto".

Once you arrive, head east across the bridge, talk to the man on the right and you will receive a bell from him. Use the bell to open the door on the north and enter it. In the next screen you will meet up with Zorn & Thorn again, and they will call the Black mages to kill you. After the battle, they will run away. Now defeat the black mage that is walking around in the north and you will receive another bell. Use it on the door on the top right. In the next screen walk around the stairs ( there' s an item about half way along the stairs, watchout for the "!") and don't forget to get the Pointed Hat from beneath the bridge.

There will be a moogle examining ahuge bell in the canter of the screen. After talking to it open the chest and use the bell to open the door on the right hand side, talk to the moogle and save your game.Talk to the other moogle to receive the gold bell and go to the door on the left and enter, here you will encounter a boss battle:

Boss: Gizamaluke (HP= 3000)

This battle can be very tough, specially if you're in a low level, so I suggest you to gain some levels before going into battle. Use freya jump skill as usual and let Vivi and Zidane heal the party with potions.

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South Gate

After the battle, the screen will fade for a second and then you will be able to control Steiner and Garnet again. Talk to the guard in the north and after a conversation they will let Steiner pass through. Here talk to everyone, then head to the upper right corner of the screen. A guard will show up and he will ask you for the gate pass. After he leaves the screen pick up the gate pass then continue to the next screen. After some talking you will be able to control Garnet aswell. Get the potion inside the treasure chest near the moogle on the left, then save your game. There's an item shop to the right. Buy any items you want, then talk to the man in the north and pick the top option 2 times. After the train leaves, the screen will go back to Zidane & the party again. Enter the door to the north and you'll be back to world map. From here head north to Burmecia Kingdom.

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Burmecian Kingdom

Once you arrive head north to the next screen. Here you will meet up with Zorn & Thorn again, and you will encounter a battle with 2 black mages. After the battle, enter the house on the right. Here open the treasure chest behind the stairs and go upstairs, do not open the treasure chest on the left as it is a monster. Now head left to the next screen. There's a locked door in the north but you cant open it yet so head left to the next screen. Go over the platform in the center and it will collapse. Now go back outside and enter the house on the left. Open the treasure chest on the lower left and right corners of the screen and go upstairs, Ignore the treasure chest here as it is another monster and head right into the next screen. Head right and choose the top option to jump across the balcony, Get the bell in the upper right corner of the screen, then go back to the locked door you went past earlier and use the bell to unlock it. After some talk, head north to the next screen and here enter the door in the north and after the next sequence you will be back outside.

Now enter the door on the upper ;left corner of the screen, open 2 treasure chests then head north to the next screen. Enter the door on the left and receive the weapon for freya. Now go outside and enter the door on the right, save your game and but items from the moogle (buy 99 potions if you can). Once you are finished shopping, go outside and head north to the next screen, after talking with Freya, choose the 2nd option and in the next screen the party will overhear the conversation between Queen Brahne and General Beatrix. After that Kuja will show up and you will have to battle Beatrix.

Boss: Beatrix (HP=????)

Just hit her with about 1500HP worth of damage and she will attack and reduce your parties HP to 1.

After the battle, watch the FMV and that is the end of disc 1.

Save your game!!! End of Disc 1

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