Final Fantasy VIII Riddles again

[Jiro]

If the Deep Sea Research Center is getting closer, I wonder if it might be Omega Weapon at the bottom, after going through all the steam valves etc.

[Night Fury]

If the Deep Sea Research Center is getting closer, I wonder if it might be Omega Weapon at the bottom, after going through all the steam valves etc.

Closer in the sense that it is to be fought...
It's not Omega

[maybee]

The Brothers in the Temple of the Unknown King ?

[Night Fury]

It is not the brothers, no.
Later in the game.

[maybee]

Is it the Iron Giant inside Ultimecia's Castle ?

[Gamblet]

Hmmm, Centra Ruins? Odin?

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Something about the riddle makes me think of the flood gate in Ultimecia's castle.

[Night Fury]

Some of you are getting closer....

[maybee]

Red Giant

[Night Fury]

Red Giant

Nope.

[maybee]

Is it inside Ultimeca's castle ?

[Night Fury]

Is it inside Ultimeca's castle ?

Yesss :greenie:

[Gamblet]

A body built of a populous state

Egypt?

Gargantua is in Ultimecia's castle and it looks like a mummy or something.

Am I on the right track? :D

[Night Fury]

A body built of a populous state

Egypt?

Gargantua is in Ultimecia's castle and it looks like a mummy or something.

Am I on the right track? :D

You're getting there but it's not Gargantua.

[Shinwa Tsuki]

The sphinx boss, it has two forms....Sphinxaur or Sphinxara.

[Night Fury]

The sphinx boss, it has two forms....Sphinxaur or Sphinxara.

Nope.
The last two lines are dead giveaways now, come on guys.

[Gamblet]

Tri-Point?

[Night Fury]

Tri-Point?

Nope~!

[CimminyCricket]

Tiamat?

[Night Fury]

Tiamat?

Nope.
Come on.
The last two lines.

[CimminyCricket]

Uh. Griever? He's inside Squall's head.

[Night Fury]

Uh. Griever? He's inside Squall's head.

Nope.

[CimminyCricket]

I think this thread should be closed.

[Night Fury]

I think this thread should be closed.

Why?

[Jiro]

Lockharted comes into chat. "I'm worried my riddle is too easy." You strumpet! I don't know what it is blocking your abilities but that maybe.

[Night Fury]

Lockharted comes into chat. "I'm worried my riddle is too easy." You strumpet! I don't know what it is blocking your abilities but that maybe.

"Strumpet" It's probably easy because I know the answer


Haha, come on you guys you're all so close!!!!!!!

[maybee]

Catoblepas

[Night Fury]

Catoblepas






It is Catoblepas!
Here is the breakdown

A body built of a populous state
In mythology, a Catoblepas has the body of a buffalo. Buffalo is a part of the state of New York... which is very well populated

I always look to the bottom of it
Again, from it's mythology it states the head of Catoblepas is so heavy it can only look down.

Step one is where the water runs
Because you need to do some stuff with the fountain to find him...

I am not of any value
You find him in the treasure room, but he is not a treasure

From inside I will judge
He holds the GF Alexander did you fail to acquire him earlier in the game. Alexander's move is 'Holy Judgement'

[Gamblet]

Aw, I was thinking of guessing either Catoblepas or Tri-Point, but in the end I went with Tri-Point. :lol:

[maybee]

Oh My gosh ! I got it ! :jess:

Riddle is up for grabs. New line.

[Jiro]

That was a great riddle Lockharted, even if you are a weirdo. :aimkiss:

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Look, look, look, as much as you want,
you'll never see me, not even once.
My brothers, you'll find on the inside,
But outside is where I reside.
An upside, however, I get full fast.
Your first visit won't always be your last.

What am I?

[Gamblet]

Hmm, makes me think of a draw point...

[Shinwa Tsuki]

I guess the Lifestream. The "get full fast" throws me off.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Sinwa, I think you're in the wrong Final Fantasy forum >.>

[Gamblet]

I guess the Lifestream. The "get full fast" throws me off.

+1 :lol:

By the way, was my guess close?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

It's close, yes.

[Jiro]

The draw points on the world map on islands closest to heaven and hell? The other dra-- wait no, scrap that, there's one in the tunnel on Balamb island too. Fuck where's that hidden drawpoint, shumi village? I can't remember. Don't give me a yes if my word vomit is accurate, I need to formulate this..

[Gamblet]

Hmm, Haste draw point in FH?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

No to Gamblet. I'll wait for Jiro to submit a final response.

[maybee]

Is it a hidden draw point ? Not the on Heaven and Hell just a hidden draw point ?

BTW thanks for bring the thread back to life FF IX Choco Boy I thought I killed it. :jess:

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Yup, you've got it Maybee. The hidden draw points.

You're up.

EDIT: Btw, ask anyone. You can usually rely on me to revive dead riddle threads. It's what I do.

[Jiro]

Good one FFIX Choco Boy! I thought you meant a specific hidden draw point for some reason xD

[Gamblet]

Good one FFIX Choco Boy! I thought you meant a specific hidden draw point for some reason xD

Same here! xD

[maybee]

Oh wow ! I didn't think that I would get it. :eek:

Again new line Riddles up for grabs.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

I vote to draft Jiro. That will keep us busy for about three weeks.

[Jiro]

I am sworn to protect you
Here, on the mountainside
But something is amiss!
And I'm a little rusty...

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Laguna's knight costume?

[Jiro]

It was all a reference to that scene regardless ;) You're up! So much for weeks :p

[Gamblet]

That was fast..

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Well, crap. I'm no good with FFVIII. Open round again, I guess.

[Shinwa Tsuki]

I'll take the riddle making turn.

People believe most of us to vile,
Yet we are often misunderstood,
Hiding in fear because of that,
A Knight helps us remember that we are human.

Terrible is our futurist cousin for her wish,
Angelic is our current cousin bravely standing,
Pleasant is the pseudo-mentor of our current cousin,
Our ancestor is the only male version we know today.

Do you know who our cousins are?
Can you guess what we are called?

The riddle has a theme which is the answer.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

The sorceresses? AFAIK, Adel is the only male sorcerer, and he was also the first, was he not? The futurist cousin would be Ultemecia, and the current, Rinoa (although I still say R=U). The pseudo-mentor would be Edea.

[Gamblet]

I can't think of anything else than sorceresses.

[Jiro]

Adel is a female, believe it or not. Hyne was the only male sorcerer as far as I remember!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Wait, is that what it is? Like I said, I'm not great with VIII. It's my least favorite FF >.>

[Dr. rydrum2112]

I'll take the riddle making turn.

People believe most of us to vile,
Yet we are often misunderstood,
Hiding in fear because of that,
A Knight helps us remember that we are human.

Terrible is our futurist cousin for her wish,
Angelic is our current cousin bravely standing,
Pleasant is the pseudo-mentor of our current cousin,
Our ancestor is the only male version we know today.

Do you know who our cousins are?
Can you guess what we are called?

The riddle has a theme which is the answer.

mumbas?

[Gamblet]

Adel is a female, believe it or not. Hyne was the only male sorcerer as far as I remember!

Oh yeah, forgot about that. *facepalm*

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Ahaha! ChocoBoy got the overall theme, and guessed (with Gamblet correcting) the cousins.

People believe most of us to vile,
This refers to the fact that the Sorceresses are "hunted" in the game, which in turn relates to the innate fear that the average person has.
Yet we are often misunderstood,
Most people misunderstand that Sorceresses are just as human as their are.
Hiding in fear because of that,
Sorceresses live in fear of being found out and subsequently killed from the innate fear that the other humans have.
A Knight helps us remember that we are human.
Edea and Rinoa are the only known Sorceresses with a Knight, it can be assumed that the other.

Terrible is our futurist cousin for her wish,
Ultemicia lives in the future.
Angelic is our current cousin bravely standing,
Rinoa is the current cousin, and the "angelic" part comes from her Angel Wing ability (and her pet bitch-dog, Angelo).
Pleasant is the pseudo-mentor of our current cousin,
Edea is pleasant, we can only assume that she will mentor Rinoa thus she is a pseudo-mentor.
Our ancestor is the only male version we know today.
Hyne is the only known male Sorceress (Sorcerer would be the correct version).

Do you know who our cousins are?
Rinoa (current), Edea (pseudo-mentor of current), Ultimicia (futurist cousin), and Hyne (only male version). Honestly, I did space out on Adel.
Can you guess what we are called?
Sorceresses is what they are known as in English, in Japan they are called "Witches".

Cousin is used broadly.

Edit: Knights are more then likely linked to the Sorceress romantically, however seeing as we only have two known proper Knights... .

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Two and one, two and three,
Need to set the target free.
Do it fast, do it well,
Then your higher ups can tell
You're the man for the job,
The only willing to deal with that snob.
But no matter what you do,
You have been fooled, too.

[Gamblet]

Two and one, two and three,
Need to set the target free.
Do it fast, do it well,
Then your higher ups can tell
You're the man for the job,
The only willing to deal with that snob.
But no matter what you do,
You have been fooled, too.

Hmmm, the President Deling's train mission?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Gamblet's got it.

[Gamblet]

Well, that was fast... My turn!

Mysterious ruins,
My health points are high.
Kill me repeatedly
and the reward is thine.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Tonberry?

[Dr. rydrum2112]

Tonberry?

yeah- I think tonberry king (the gf).

[Gamblet]

Yeah, it is Tonberry.

The riddle was quite easy, your turn. :D

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Choco Boy! You're up!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

What? I solved a riddle and didn't notice it? That's strange, I always check them. Must have been sleepy and missed it. No wonder the VIII riddles have been dead lately. :mad2: Sorry, guys.

Ten in total, nine are marked.
One man helps to get a start.
Sometimes easy, sometimes hard,
Always changing, never marred.
Reflections on reality,
Positions of dignity.
For best results, go early.
It will be worth it, surely.

[Gamblet]

Hmm, smells like SeeD exam.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Not the SeeD Exam.

[Gamblet]

A sidequest?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

You could call it that, but it's also integral to the story.

[Gamblet]

Ten in total, nine are marked.
One man helps to get a start.
Sometimes easy, sometimes hard,
Always changing, never marred.
Reflections on reality,
Positions of dignity.
For best results, go early.
It will be worth it, surely.

Hmm...

"For best results, go early.
It will be worth it, surely."
- Stay at low level I guess. Or visit the place as early as you can to make the reward worthwhile..

[FFIX Choco Boy]

It's a bit early for hints, but you're thinking along the right track.

[Gamblet]

Triple Triad sidequest?

[Shinwa Tsuki]

"Sometimes easy, sometimes hard,
Always changing, never marred."

This makes me think that the answer is a game, perhaps a side-quest?

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Gamblet's got it, Triple Triad.

Ten in total, nine are marked. - Ten cards are chosen in total, while only nine are "marked" on the grid, or played.
One man helps to get a start. - There is a guy who gives you a starter deck in Balamb Garden.
Sometimes easy, sometimes hard, - Obvious, some games are easier than others.
Always changing, never marred. - The rules are changing all the time when you get far enough into the game, but it's still recognizable as Triple Triad.
Reflections on reality, - Jack, Queen, King, Joker, Spade, Heart, Club, Diamond exist with real cards, and...
Positions of dignity. - All of the above are high ranking TT players of the world.
For best results, go early. - Meaning early in the game.
It will be worth it, surely. - Obvious.

[Gamblet]

Here we go:

Riding on my trusty steed,
you make me feel like I'm the best.
Obsessed by you,
I vow to protect.
I am your lapdog,
as I have dreamt all along.

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Seifer's point of view, speaking about Edea possessed by Ultemica. How far am I from the answer?

[Gamblet]

Seifer's point of view, speaking about Edea possessed by Ultemica. How far am I from the answer?

Almost.

[Night Fury]

Is it Seifer, the Knight?

[Gamblet]

Is it Seifer, the Knight?

Right you are.

"Riding on my trusty steed,"

A knight.

"you make me feel like I'm the best."

Seifer felt like a demigod when he was guarding Edea.

"Obsessed by you,
I vow to protect."

Self explanatory..

"I am your lapdog,"

Reference to the line Squall said to Seifer

"as I have dreamt all along."

It was Seifer's dream to become the Sorceress' Knight.

Your turn, Miss Lockharted.

[Night Fury]

Two not Eight
Will start the link
A scaled hide
Will make it clink
It shines in June
That is the key
The colour is like a Ruby
Beware for it will sting
A venomous jab
This is more than a fling

[maybee]

^ Ruby Dragon ???

[Night Fury]

Nope.
The last line is just filler to make it rhyme, it's not relevant to the riddle, btw.

[Gamblet]

Umm... Lunar Cry?

[Night Fury]

Nope!

[Karifean]

The Propagators?

[footem]

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Two not Eight
Will start the link
A scaled hide
Will make it clink
It shines in June
That is the key
The colour is like a Ruby
Beware for it will sting
A venomous jab
This is more than a fling

Is it the Scorpions Tail? Is that one of the weapons in Weapons Magazine monthly?
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[Shinwa Tsuki]

Something tells me the answer relates to Carbuncle, the carbuncle gemstone is or was often mistaken for a ruby.

[Night Fury]

Footem is closest.

Not propagators, not Carbuncle related.

[maybee]

Slaying Tail ?

[Night Fury]

Nope!

[Karifean]

Red Scorpion, then.

[Night Fury]

Two not Eight
2 x Ochu Tentacles - Tentacles - Octopus - Eight

Will start the link
Link like a chain

A scaled hide
Dragon skin is required

Will make it clink
Again, like a chain - whip

It shines in June
Weapons Mon June is the issue

That is the key
Was a reaaaaal giveaway there

The colour is like a Ruby
Ruby - Red

Beware for it will sting
Scorpions Sting

A venomous jab
They are also venomous creatures

This is more than a fling


Red Scorpion

[Karifean]

footem's reasoning + the "June" in line 5 really gave it away. Pretty sure they were thinking of the Red Scorpion as well.

Open round.

[footem]

Ah yes that was it! Welldone, you take the next one.

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Okay, who's going to be the riddler for the new round?

[Gamblet]

Anyone?

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Gifted with wings of white,
My Knight in black,
Often what I wear,
As blue as a clear sky.
Who am I?

[Gamblet]

Gifted with wings of white, -Rinoa
My Knight in black, - Squall
Often what I wear,
As blue as a clear sky. -Rinoa
Who am I? - Rinoa


Did I win?

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Hm... Yep.

Line 2 does refer to Squall, but it also refers to the fact that Rinoa is a Sorceress. Line 1 refers to Rinoa receiving the Sorceress abilities which manifest for Rinoa (or as visually so for the audience) as a pair of white wings spouting from Rinoa's back. Line 3-4 relates to Rinoa's iconic sky blue outfit (which also has a pair of white wings painted on the back).

[Gamblet]

Free round.

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Hm...

Edit: A minor adjustment.

I play with ivory and ebony,
A desire to sing — can I?
He inspires me to do so,
In the pub with his friends,
As he is watching me from his corner.
Years later, I write my song.
Now, I ask you this:
Who am I?
What is the name of my song?
Who is he?

[Sephiroth]

Julia Heartilly, Eyes on Me, Laguna Loire

[Shinwa Tsuki]

Yep.