Final Fantasy IV Trivia

[Outsider]

Funny, it's the only one that I remember without playing the game.

[Takara]

You'd figure we'd recall the titles of the other books with less complicated words. I had to spell-check to make sure I spelled 'buoyancy" right. :laughing:

[Outsider]

I can't blame you...

I had to check a dictionary when I first played the game to learn the meaning of buoyancy. And I had to check it again now, because after 10 years I forgot how to spell it.

[abrojtm]

Eek, sorry I didn't realize that I didn't post a question. *shakes head*

[Takara]

Okay, so I checked my rom save files because I'm too lazy to plug the SNES or the PSX, so here are the title of the books.

The Guide of World Birds
The History of Shipbuilding
Buoyancy and it's Principles

The exact titles may vary depending on the versions (I'm pretty certain the third book is called "Principles of Buoyancy" in the PSX version), but those are close enough, I'd say.

And since I'm positive my answer is acceptable, I'm going to post a new question.

What is the Attack Power of Edge's Murasame?

[Anarchys_Prize]

hi its been a while for me but i think its liek 67 isn't it??? lol i'll check again in like a couple of days, i'm at that point in the game again!

[Takara]

It's not 67.

[Outsider]

I have NO idea, so I'll just guess a number.

85.

[Anarchys_Prize]

if not 67... then maybe 65... its in the 60's... i'm almost sure of it!?!?!

[Takara]

Lower. :)

[Storm]

The attack power of the Murasame is 55.

[Takara]

Correct. Your turn, Storm.

[Storm]

What "weakness" does the Tricker have?

[Hinky the Pickle]

Lightning my good sir.

[Storm]

Correct. Your turn.

[Hinky the Pickle]

Asura has three faces... which one casts life on the party (to be more specific, what colour is it)?

[Storm]

Dark Grey.

[Hinky the Pickle]

You got it Storm. Your turn.

[Storm]

What is the quickest back to back boss fight in the entire game? ie. The fewest steps to get to the next boss.

[Dragoon Kain]

dark elf? since u cant win the first time til edward plays n then u go back to the map and thennnn fight him again :D

[Storm]

Okay, I need to be more clear about this:

1. The boss fights must be winnable.
2. You must participate in the boss fights.

[Hinky the Pickle]

I think it's in the Giant of Bab-il when you fight the four elements and then the CPU, attacker and defender immediately afterwards.

[Storm]

Close, but incorrect.

[Dragoon Kain]

Okay, I need to be more clear about this:

1. The boss fights must be winnable.
2. You must participate in the boss fights.

i was just joking lol :chuckle: :laugh:

[Takara]

I'm going to take a chance with the fight with Milon on top of Mount Ordeal. You fight him before crossing the bridge, and after crossing the bridge, you fight his Milon Z form.

[Storm]

Still incorrect, but closer.

[Dragoon Kain]

fighting the magus sisters n then the fight with valvalis or w/e that things name was

[Storm]

fighting the magus sisters n then the fight with valvalis or w/e that things name was

No. And that is actually more steps than the back to back Milon battles.

[Mo-Nercy]

Fighting the four elements a second time each, all one after the other in the Tower of Bab-il?

[Storm]

Fighting the four elements a second time each, all one after the other in the Tower of Bab-il?
Incorrect. The battle occurs in the Giant of Bab-il and that is classified as one boss fight.

[Takara]

Hmm. How about the fight between Lugae and Barnab in Bab-il, shortly followed by the fight against Lugae in his altered form whose name I forgot?

[Outsider]

Fighting K.Eblan and Q.Eblan to fight Rubicant.

[Storm]

Fighting K.Eblan and Q.Eblan to fight Rubicant.
The battle against K.Eblan and Q.Eblan isn't really a boss fight, although the boss music does play. There is hardly any threat of dying in that fight.


Hmm. How about the fight between Lugae and Barnab in Bab-il, shortly followed by the fight against Lugae in his altered form whose name I forgot?
I was actually thinking fighting Asura, then Leviathan, which requires one step to fight the next. However, fighting Dr.Lugae and Balnab followed by Lugaborg requires no steps.

You are correct, Takara.

NOTE: If Outsider had answered first, I may have given it to him.

[Takara]

Oh, I had totally forgotten about the Asura and Leviathan fights. Probably because I always go back to the room with the save point to save and rest between the fights. :p

Anyway...

Not counting the times you use a whistle, name all the locations where you can find a Big Chocobo.

[Outsider]

Well, Takara came up with a hard question... As usual...

Let's see...

Chocobo Forest near Baron
Chocobo Forest near Fabul
Chocobo Forest near Mt. Ordeals
Chocobo Forest near Toroia
Dwaves' Castle
The Big Whale

Hmmm... That's all I can remember now....

[Takara]

Correct Outsider.

[Outsider]

Actually, I'm wrong.. I forgot about the Big Chocobo you find in the Black Chocobo Forest.

Well, now that I said it, I think that I'm right. Hmmm...

I want to ask a difficult question, but I'm too lazy to check the game for the answer... Maybe next time. Here's an easy one:

Where do you find the Toadlady?

[thornwithin]

sylph cave

[Takara]

Heh, I assumed that by Chocobo Forest near Toroia you meant the one with the black chocobos. I keep forgetting there's another one south of Toroia.

[Outsider]

sylph cave
Your turn, the one whose name I'm too lazy to write, so instead of actually writing it, I decide to make a long speech to explain why the hell I did not write it in the first place.


Heh, I assumed that by Chocobo Forest near Toroia you meant the one with the black chocobos. I keep forgetting there's another one south of Toroia.
Funny, I would expect to forget that Chocobo Forest near Toroia, which I only found by accident, a long time ago. But I forgot that only Chocobo forest that I actually have to enter while playing the game.

[thornwithin]

What equipment does Kain have each of the 3 times he joins your party?

I'm about to leave town for 5 days, so i'm posting the answer in a spoiler tag. Try not to look until *after* you've posted, mmmkay?

Start of Game: "Spear" Spear, "Iron" everything else
Tower of Zot: "Wind" Spear, "Silver" everything else
Giant of Bab-Il: "Gugnir" Spear, "Samurai" everything else

[Zyrthofar]

Kain_1: Iron Helmet, Iron Armor, Iron Gauntlets, Iron Shield, Spear
Kain_2: Silver Helmet, Silver Armor, Silver Gauntlets, Silver Shield, Wind Spear
Kain_3: Samurai Helmet, Samurai Armor, Samurai Gauntlets, Samurai Shield, Gungnir Spear

I hope this question has not been asked before (I don't think so...)

What Hit Point range can the Dark Knight Cecil have at level 99? This doesn't count any usage of Silver/Gold Apples, which increases the character's HP.

A single HP count will suffice. Bonus points for anyone providing the exact range (minHP and maxHP), and more bonus points for providing the minimum XP required to reach level 99.

[Takara]

*stares at question*

Never bothered leveling Dark Knight Cecil that much...

*resumes blank stare*

[Zyrthofar]

pleaaaase! someone has to guess!! anything! :'(

[abrojtm]

7901

[Outsider]

9500

[Storm]

These types of questions are dull and uninteresting to answer.

[Zyrthofar]

The exact range is 4930 to 5472 HP... The dark knight has at least 9998916 XP at level 99.

Since Storm is so keen to break my fun (can *you* find any question that hasn't been asked? :P ), I think I will pass the question to abrojtm, who got the closest answer...

Go ahead, abrojtm!

PS. For everyone's fun, I include the PDF I made about level-ups... I hope Storm will not be too angry with me...

[abrojtm]

Hmm, I'll post a fairly simple one:
Q: Which town has the most beds in its Inn?

[Outsider]

Agart

[abrojtm]

Yup

[Outsider]

How many chocobos you can see in the Chocobo Forest near Baron?

[Storm]

The exact range is 4930 to 5472 HP... The dark knight has at least 9998916 XP at level 99.

Since Storm is so keen to break my fun (can *you* find any question that hasn't been asked? :P ), I think I will pass the question to abrojtm, who got the closest answer...

Go ahead, abrojtm!

PS. For everyone's fun, I include the PDF I made about level-ups... I hope Storm will not be too angry with me...

I'm not angry with you, nor do I want to break your fun. However, questions such as yours are so hard and time consuming to answer that nobody can even make a legitimate guess. The end result is this thread becomes very quiet for a few weeks, and ruins the flow that a good trivia thread should have.

[Zyrthofar]

Outsider: 3 yellow, 1 white, and 1 big chocobo. At some time during the game (probably very near the end), you can find a black chocobo there, too.

R: 5 or 6, depending on when in the game you are.

[abrojtm]

I have time to lose, so why not... :D


Battle theme for all normal battles.
Boss Battle Theme for most bosses.
Dreadful Fight for the 2nd fight with Milon (right after you cross the bridge on Mount Ordeal, the 1st one uses the normal boss theme), Kainazzo in Baron, Valvalis in Zot, Rubicant in the tower of Bab-Il, against the 4 fiends in the Giant, and when Mopu-san (FuSoYa) and Golbez fight Zeromus and lose.
Final Battle when Cecil and friends fight Zeromus (after Cecil uses the crystal on it).
Ring of Bomb when you fight Rydia in Mist and I think it's also used when you fight the three Dark Imps (I guess that's the name of the monster) in the tower before Yang destroys the Super Cannon.
Cry in Sorrow is used in the second half of the fight against Edge's parents when they recover consciousness, the first half is the normal boss music.
Melody of Lute is not used when Edward fights alone in Kaipo. He plays it before the water hags appears, but I think the music for the battle is the boss battle, actually. However, Melody of Lute is used when you fight the Dark Elf the second time (when Edward saves your life), until the Dark Elf turns into a dragon.
Golbez Clad in Dark is used when Tellah fights him in Zot, and when you fight him in the Dwarf Castle before Rydia arrives.
Dancing Calbrena is used when you fight the dolls and when you fight Lugae and Balnab, before Balnab exploses and Lugae transforms.
Sadness when you fight Kain in Fabul.
I'm not sure if that's the real name of the track, it's called "Run" on my playlist... Anyway, Run is used in one battle in Fabul when Edward gets hit by an arrow/trips right before you enter the Crystal room. It is also used against Evil Wall and, I think, when you fight Plague.
Cecil's Theme is used in the fights in the Intro when you fight Float Eyes and a Zu on the airship, but also when Cecil Battle his dark self on Mount Ordeal to become a paladin.
The Final Fantasy Theme is used when Cecil and his friends are revived by those that were left on the Blue Planet during the fight against Zeromus, until you use the Crystal on it.


I think that's pretty much all of them. Right? :eek:

Oh, and guh... now that I think of it, I'm not certain if the fights with the Fiends before the Giant actually used the Dreadful Fight music or the Boss one... Oh well.

Kind of off subject, but in the very beginning of the game, when you fight a Raven (Zuu) and the Float Eyes, a different song is playing :P

[Takara]

Check the list closely. I mentionned that on the second to last point. ;)

[Storm]

Kind of off subject, but in the very beginning of the game, when you fight a Raven (Zuu) and the Float Eyes, a different song is playing :P
Read Takara's second bullet from the bottom. She says the song is "Cecil's Theme", although I believe the exact name of the song that plays is "Red Wings". However, this tune should more appropriately be refered to as "Cecil's Theme", seeing as how it never plays when the Red Wings are shown at any point later on in the game.

[Takara]

Yeah, I didn't remember what the track was called exactly. It is called The Red Wings.

I always unofficially considered it Cecil's theme.

[Outsider]

Outsider: 3 yellow, 1 white, and 1 big chocobo. At some time during the game (probably very near the end), you can find a black chocobo there, too.

R: 5 or 6, depending on when in the game you are.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right about the 3 yellow, 1 white, and the Big Chocobo...

I didn't know about the black one though. But I'm too lazy to check it out, so go ahead.

[Zyrthofar]

*clears throat*

I might be tempted to ask for Kain's family name, but that would be too easy...

How many statuses (like sleep) can a character have outside combat? I mean the ones which have small pictures in the menu screen. And oh! I want names too ^-^.

Good luck!

[Storm]

Poison, Mini, Frog, Stone, Darkness, Curse, and Piggy.

That makes 7 status ailments you can carry outside of battle.

[abrojtm]

Ya..er...*looks around*. That's what I get for not reading the whole thing. You know what happens to people that assume. :(

[Zyrthofar]

You're missing two (one of them's the tricky one), and one is wrong.

[Halenite]

Sleep, Float, Piggy, Mini, Silence, Dark, Stone, and Frog.

[Zyrthofar]

Did a few posts get erased??? Storm had the right answer a couple of days ago (nov 26)... What happened?

[Storm]

Indeed, I did answer it correctly first. And with Zyrthofar as my witness, I now am entitled to ask the next question!

Name all bosses with a weakness to bolt.

[Zyrthofar]

Yeah! my program will come in handy! :D

Octomamm
Kainazzo
Odin
Leviathan


I admit I had a few problems with Kainazzo... my prog was telling me it was weak against ice, so I went into the game and did various tests. Kainazzo is weak vs lightning only when gathering the water... When in normal form or in its shell, it is weak vs ice. (my prog showed me weak vs ice because it only saw the first form... i'll have to change that)...

So I hope this information about Kainazzo was useful, and that I didn't forget any boss. ^-^

[thornwithin]

I'm pretty sure valvalis is weak against Bolt as well. Of course the first time you fight her, you have no black magic. But in the giant of bab-il, when "elements" switches to her form, it takes a lot of damage from Bolt.

[Zyrthofar]

Interresting point...
My prog tells me Valvalis' first form is not weak against anything. Right now, I'm too tired to check her tornado-form (2nd form), so I'll test that tomorrow morning...
So until I check that, nobody can win! lol...

[Storm]

Casting Bolt 3 on Valvalis will do 9999 damage. I accept that as a weakness.

[Zyrthofar]

Ok... The first time you encounter Valvalis, she is not weak against anything (you cannot even cast on her while in her tornado). Fire, Ice and Lightning does the same amount of damage.

The second time you encounter her, she is indeed weak vs lightning (x4, instead of x2... ouch!)

So right... another boss is added to the list...
*Octomamm, Kainazzo, Odin, Leviathan, Valvalis*

Storm has to choose whether thornwithin or I win :)

[Storm]

Zyrthofar, you listed the 5 bosses, so it's your turn.

[Zyrthofar]

An easy one: How does Edge names the hidden airship?
The answer is from FF4US... I have no idea what the airship is called in FF4Chronicles or FF4J... :/

[Storm]

I think it is called the Falcon.

[Zyrthofar]

:) good answer, Storm!

[Storm]

How many opportunities does Golbez personally have to kill Cecil? Also, you must describe the exact situation and the reason why Cecil is not killed.

[feioncastor]

How many opportunities does Golbez personally have to kill Cecil? Also, you must describe the exact situation and the reason why Cecil is not killed.

First, Golbez could've killed Cecil when they were in Fabul and Kain wounded Cecil very badly. I don't recall why Golbez didn't kill him... Hrm, funny.

Second, Golbez could've killed Cecil in the Tower of Zot, I believe, but Tellah Meteo'd him and wounded him really badly.

Well, I'm wrong. I know that I am wrong about that second one, or at least, I think I am....

Someone answer this one, now I'm curious.

Feion

[Storm]

There are still three instances missing.

[Zyrthofar]

I'll try my luck...

- In Fabul, just after Kain beats Cecil. Golbez thinks Cecil is not really important (yet), and decides to take his girlfriend hostage instead of killing him.

- In the Tower of Zot, before and after Tellah casts Meteo. Golbez senses something about Cecil... "Who are you?" He doesn't kill him, probably out of curiosity, or he is just following his heart.

- In the Castle of Dwarves, just before Rydia appears. Cecil and the others are pretty much helpless, but Rydia comes to the rescue just before the killing blow.

- In the Giant of Bab-Il, just before FuSoYa breaks the spell. He doesn't kill Cecil because he was stopped by the Lunarian, and because the curse was broken.

- At the end, when he and FuSoYa are about to battle Zemus (and after your fight against Zeromus). He doesn't kill Cecil because he isn't controlled by Zemus anymore.


Hmmm... I already have five, but I really wonder about the last two... Just in case, I'll really try my luck with (improbable) situations...

- We don't see him, but it was Golbez who breaks the bridge when the party leaves the Tower of Zot. Cecil doesn't die because Cid suddenly appears with an airship before a funny magma splash ;).

- Though we don't see him, maybe he's just behind the door ^-^... When leaving the Sealed Cave, when he speaks to Kain about stealing the crystal back. He doesn't kill Cecil because he's on the other side of the door :). lol

Take your pick... I hope I didn't forget anything...

[Storm]

One of your initial five is incorrect, and one of your additional two is correct.

[Zyrthofar]

Does that mean I won or that I have to retry?

- In Fabul, just after Kain beats Cecil. Golbez thinks Cecil is not really important (yet), and decides to take his girlfriend hostage instead of killing him.

- In the Tower of Zot, before and after Tellah casts Meteo. Golbez senses something about Cecil... "Who are you?" He doesn't kill him, probably out of curiosity, or he is just following his heart.

- In the Castle of Dwarves, just before Rydia appears. Cecil and the others are pretty much helpless, but Rydia comes to the rescue just before the killing blow.

- In the Giant of Bab-Il, just before FuSoYa breaks the spell. He doesn't kill Cecil because he was stopped by the Lunarian, and because the curse was broken.

- We don't see him, but it was Golbez who breaks the bridge when the party leaves the Tower of Zot. Cecil doesn't die because Cid suddenly appears with an airship before a funny magma splash .

[Storm]

Yep, you're correct, except Golbez breaks the bridge entering the Tower of Babil, not Zot. ;)

Your turn.

[Zyrthofar]

Lol, my bad! ^-^

What is the Delta Attack? ( a bit of precision, please :) )

[feioncastor]

Lol, my bad! ^-^

What is the Delta Attack? ( a bit of precision, please :) )


The Delta Attack is done by Cindy, Mindy and Sandy in the tower of Zot, also known as the Magus Sisters. It happens something like this: The youngest attacks, the fat one casts wall, and the tall one casts a spell on the walled one.

I'm probably way off, because I haven't gone through FFIV in a long time.

Feion

[Zyrthofar]

Almost, but the sequence is a bit wrong.

[Danger]

Again the Magus sisters. The tall one casts wall on the fat one "Here you go", the fat one attacks "Hurry up" and the small one yells delta attack and does a level two black magic spell on the fat ones wall (to hit you). The delta attack I suppose is the whole sequence, but the official screamed attack is only the level two magic.

I'm going to assume that's close enough, I've not been part of this thread yet so I hope this question hasn't been asked:

Name three summons you can only get through RANDOM battles (should be pretty easy).

[Zyrthofar]

Hey! You forgot the fat one casting "revive" (and possibly cure spells) :)
Anyway! Your answer's good, so.....

"Again the Magus Sisters"... can't help it... kinda fell in love with the tall one in FF10 :D

Imp (or Goblin), Bomb, Cockatrice (only in FF4J), and Mage (or Mind-Flayer)
Got 4! ;)

Unless I'm getting crazy, I probably got them right...

What is the Attack Sequence of Dragon Mist, and what is its Counterattack Sequence? btw, this is easier than it sounds... :)

*Mind drifting away*... If Dragon Mist wasn't linked with Rydia's mother, she woundn't have been killed, Rydia woundn't have joined the party, wouln't have been swallowed by Leviathan, and wouldn't have savec the party against Golbez in the Castle of Dwarves. IE Game Over without Rydia... Long live RYDIA!!! :D

[feioncastor]

*Mind drifting away*... If Dragon Mist wasn't linked with Rydia's mother, she woundn't have been killed, Rydia woundn't have joined the party, wouln't have been swallowed by Leviathan, and wouldn't have savec the party against Golbez in the Castle of Dwarves. IE Game Over without Rydia... Long live RYDIA!!! :D
Actually, by your whole deal there, it would be:

IE game over without the death of the Mist Dragon, or Dragon Mist as they say. Mist Dragon sounds better to me. My bad.

His attack sequence is insanely boring. He just does regular attacks, with no real sequence until he turns into mist, at which point, if you attack him, he counters with Cold Breath, I think it's called. Either Cold Breath or D. Breath or something like that.

Here's a good one:

If Darth Vader is to Golbez as Luke Skywalker is to Cecil, then Emporor Palpatine must be???

Feion

[Halenite]

Technically this a Spoiler so.
Zeromus

Q: What order do you fight the four fiends in the Babil Giant?

[Zyrthofar]

Woah! the thread is going fast!
What I wanted with the Dragon Mist question was something like this:

Attack Sequence: 3 attacks, then turns to mist (repeat)
Counterattack Sequence: If physically attacked and in second form, counter with ColdMist...

anyway...

The order of the four elements is: Milon, Rubicant, Kainazzo, Valvalis.
I'll wait for confirmation.

[Danger]

Wouldn't Darth be to Kyluka (spelling bad but... Cecils father)? I know too much Star Wars... Golbez could be to Leia!

The three summons I was thinking of were Imp, Mage, Bomb. Bomb by the way is a great bang for the buck and is zero cast time.

[Zyrthofar]

SPOILERS. well, anyway... if you haven't played through the game, what are you doing here?

Feioncastor was probably speaking of Darth Vader as the evil dude who gets good at the end, just like Golbez. Palpatine (Zemus) is the mastermind behind everything, controlling Vader (Golbez)...

[feioncastor]

Feioncastor was probably speaking of Darth Vader as the evil dude who gets good at the end, just like Golbez. Palpatine (Zemus) is the mastermind behind everything, controlling Vader (Golbez)...
Yes, precisely. You see, Cecil (Luke) is the good guy, trying to set things right. The bad guy Golbez (Vader) is related to Cecil (Luke) and when he realizes that he's being doing evil stuff, he turns against his master, Zemus (Palpatine). And good triumphs over evil.

Feion

[Zyrthofar]

Hmmm... Whose turn is it to ask a question? oh wait... mine...

Why would someone *not* want to wear the Adamant Armor?

[feioncastor]

Hmmm... Whose turn is it to ask a question? oh wait... mine...

Why would someone *not* want to wear the Adamant Armor?
Lower magic defense, right?

[Zyrthofar]

Wrong.

With Defense 100/10% and MagDefense 20/12%, this wonderful piece of armor has the first place for MagDefense Base, MagDefense Rate and Defense Base. 10% for Defense Rate is still good (~average).

The answer is a bit more subtle :)

[DarkMaelstrom]

uh, cuz it takes so friggin long to find, having to kill all those little damn pink puffs in one room over and over and over and over again...(ya its boring) iono if im right, just a guess

[Zyrthofar]

I meant, if you have the armor in your possession, why wouldn't you want to equip it?

And I think the pinkpuff experience fun and amusing... not! ;)

This is a pretty subtle answer, so one or two more guesses and I'll post the answer...

[Takara]

Hmm. I'm going to guess "because you'll need to choose which character to give it to".

*shrugs*

[Zyrthofar]

nah... :)

The answer was because the adamant armor gives the wearer immunity to every statuses (except berserk), which includes Float... Immunity to Float... woah... Yes, try it :)

So if you go to the Land of Summoned Monsters or the Sylph Cave with this armor, you either get a lot of damage, or take off the armor and cast Float.

Another good answer would be that it enters in conflict with the Cursed Ring, which gives Elemental Absorption to the selected elements. The Adamant Armor give Elemental Immunity to them. So lets say you are wearing the Dragoon Shield (Fire, Ice and Lightning bits) and the Cursed Ring (Absorb bit)... You are going to absorb Fire, Ice and Lightning. Wearing the Adamant Armor with them sets the Immune bit, so you end up getting no damage for Fire, Ice and Lightning, instead of absorbing the damage...

*sigh* I really hope these two little pieces of info about the Adamant Armor was interresting (any feedback? :))

I'll ask another question instead...
The little FloatEye (near Baron... yeah, the blue winged eyeball) has two kinds of attack. What are they?

[DarkMaelstrom]

wow i had absolutely no clue that it cancelled out float. I dont really care cuz i never use float, but thanks for lettin me kno =P

[Danger]

Attack and Defense? I got in a couple battles with the things and noticed one attacked more often than the other.... Also script doesn't seem to change when one is alone... Then again I am playing the original SNES version on a cartridge so it might have a dumbed down attack style.

[Zyrthofar]

My answer is from the original ff4us, too.

So, Danger officially has the first half of the answer: "Attack"
Indeed, Floateye doesn't have anything special when alone, and doesn't have any form of counterattack.

Easy hint: The second kind of attack happens after you cast a certain status-inflicting spell on it ;).

Danger: as for your observing of a floateye attacking faster than the other, i might have a hypothesis... When entering combat, each enemy is given a particular range to assign the Agility Ability (:S sounds wierd). In the case of the Floateye, the range is 1 to 3. Maybe one of them had 1 and the faster had 3... :) I don't know if that would be significant enough to notice any difference in speed, though...

[Takara]

I don't think anyone knows. I'm going to guess Attack and Float. Dunno, if you cast Dispel on the FloatEye, he might stop floating, so it has to recast the spell.

If it's not that, I have no clue.

[Zyrthofar]

:/
The answer was "Attack", and "Fatal". The second one is when the enemy is charmed -> it will cast Fatal (supposedly on a random enemy, but the two times I checked, it casted it on itself.)

It wasn't that tough... it was written in the strategy guide... oh well...

What different items can an Imp give when killed?

Hey Takara! Who was it on the picture you just changed?

[Takara]

Right now? It's Valvalis, the Fiend of Air. Previously, it was Fran, one of the main characters in Final Fantasy XII.

Anyway, as for this question, I'm going to guess it's only for regular Imps? If yes, then the spoils you can get for defeating a regular Imp is either a potion, a tent, an HrGlass1 (assuming you're not playing the easy-type version or the first NA release), or the Imp item, which will allow Rydia to learn the Imp summon when used.

[Zyrthofar]

:) That was a quick and good answer!
And thanks for giving the name "Fran"... I'm going to check that :)

Your turn!

[Takara]

My question should be easy, too groggy to come up with something good.

Which spells does the Black Mage in Baron try to use on you?

[Zyrthofar]

Sleep!

hmm... aren't you sleepy? lol



Question: The Larva has a counter when magically attacked... What is it?

[Takara]

That's only half of the answer. ;)

[Crazy the Clown]

Hmmm... Whose turn is it to ask a question? oh wait... mine...

Why would someone *not* want to wear the Adamant Armor?

My guess is because most people would never even see it. I managed to take Zeromus down without even seeing a single PinkPuff.

[Zyrthofar]

Takara: Well, well... there was something I didn't know about ff4 :)... In the beginning of the game, he tries to cast Sleep, and later tries Piggy, but ends up with casting Tiny.

Just in case, I'll wait for confirmation before reasking the Larva question.


Crazy the Clown: Check Post #350... The answer was there.

[Takara]

Correct! You can ask the question once more. :p

[Zyrthofar]

The Larva has a counter when magically attacked... What is it?

[Storm]

Meteo?

[Zyrthofar]

wt...? meteo???? lol

[Sepho]

Isn't it just called "Counter"? It raises its Magic Defense - or maybe I'm thinking of something else?

[Zyrthofar]

Probably something else...

You know, it's the small larva that dwells in the Misty Cave and in the Kaipo desert.......

[Takara]

Don't they counter with "Weak"? Or maybe I'm thinking of another monster that counters with that spell when hit with magic.

[Zyrthofar]

A monster that has 28HP countering with Weak? woah... must be the ultra-super-uber-hard game you're playing with ;)

I thought this was an easy question..... another wrong try and I'll give the answer...

[Takara]

Meh, I must have been thinking of the RocLarva or something, then. :o

[Doors]

I think it dies...
Thinking that the weakest magics do 50 damage and it has 26 hp well...

[feioncastor]

I think it dies...
Thinking that the weakest magics do 50 damage and it has 26 hp well...
Actually, the damage a magic does depends on many things, including the casters magic power, and the targets magic defense, so the weakest magic may sometimes do 50 damage, and other times perhaps a couple hundred, and it may even cure the target, or do no damage at all.

Feion

[Doors]

Ok its gonna take me 2 minutes to get to Rydia again with emulator and 1 minute to find the larva ok...
It casts Psych1 when attacked by cure

[Zyrthofar]

lol
good answer, Doors!

your turn.

[Doors]

Okay...

Q:Which characters actually die in the game(be sure to (/spoiler now ok?)

[Dragoon Kain]

i believe tellah is the only one who dies. maybe fusoya and golbez died when you fight zemus.

[Doors]

Have to count that as a right answer.
Your turn.

[Dragoon Kain]

im not good at making questions so next person who posts can have my turn

[Doors]

Okay...

Q:Who is Anna?

[Rase]

Tellahs Daughter/ Edwards Lover

[Doors]

correct
go ahead and ask.

[Zyrthofar]

I think we should wait another day or two for Dark_Paladin_Cecil to ask his question. If not, Doors will have to ask another one.

[Doors]

Who cares

I am not asking.

[Rase]

Sorry guys, was vacationing in Vegas for a week. :D

Anyway, here ya go:

During the battle against Zeromus, what characters return to revive your party and heali them? Which characters do what?

[Mage_of_Fire]

Hey, I'm right there!

ok, here goes...

Palom & Porom: revive Cain, Rosa, Rydia, and Edge

Edward & Tella: Heal Rosa and Rydia

Yang & Cid: Heal Edge and Cain

FoSoYa: Heal Cecil

Golbeze: Tell you to use crystal on Zeromus

heh, I am right at that point in the game. Zeromus is annoying... I'm only like level 55, so it's really hard right now and I'm taking a break. But, I digress.

so, a question hmmmm?

What is the most visible effect of bad breath?

[Zyrthofar]

I assume you are talking about FF4US's spell #111, Breath. If I am right, this disturbing spell causes Blind, Silence, Piggy, Tiny, Frog and Charm.

[Mage_of_Fire]

Yes I am. I encountered it in more than one place, but the most annoying was those Dino Bone thingys guarding the ribbon.

soooo, you gonna answer the question? Go look at the reciever after it's cast, the answer will be obvious.

[Zyrthofar]

The most visible effects are Toad, Confuse and Silence (we visually see the status on the character). Since those three were already included in my previous post, I'll wait for confirmation.

[Mage_of_Fire]

yes. fire away. Maybe I was a bit picky, but you got it so o well.

[Crazy the Clown]

Let's see, there's....
-Calbrina.(3 Cal dolls, 3 Brina dolls. They can merge to Calbrina if just one is alive.)
-Golbez. (And you won't be able to touch him until Rydia shows up, again, which'll be before Golbez can waste Cecil.)
EDIT: Balnab. (Dr. Lugae's Frankenstein-like powerhouse. If Dr. Lugae is incapacitated, he won't be oiled, which will cause him to explode.)
EDIT: Dr. Lugae. (The wacky scientist under Rubicant who created Balnab. He also wants to see you dead, more than a little bit.
-Trap Wall. (Take the Dark Crystal, and you gotta fight this one to keep it.)
-Ashura. (You gotta beat her if you want her help.)
-Leviathan. (You gotta beat him if you want his help.)

Seven.

I stand corrected.

[Zyrthofar]

Protections made of Mythril (or Silver in FF4US) give the wearer a bonus defense (half damage, I think) against a certain type of creature race. What race is this?

Crazy the Clown: W-What? :cool:

[Crazy the Clown]

I'm going with the undead.

Many believed that silver has a hand in taking them down a peg or two. And mythril is just a mythical form of silver. (Final Fantasy games call it, "mythril silver.")

[Zyrthofar]

normally, that would be ok with me, but in FF4, "undead" and "x" are two distinctive races, albeit very similar... A Mythril weapon would not have extra power versus a skeleton for example, but would hit 4x against "x"... Of course, "x" is what I am asking for ^-^

[Rase]

Zombies/Corpses?

[Zyrthofar]

Almost...
This is quite a tricky question, so I'll give the official list of creature types, but since I don't want to give you the answer directly, I'll only give the first 3 letters of each.

0 -> Dra***
1 -> Mac****
2 -> Rep****
3 -> Spi***
4 -> Gia**
5 -> Sli**
6 -> Mag*
7 -> Und***

[Rase]

Mage or Slime?

If not, can I just name them all? :)

[Takara]

Spirit?

[Doors]

Undead.

[Crazy the Clown]

This one's going to be kinda tricky.

How many of the characters are right-handed?
How many are left-handed?
How many are ambi?

[abrojtm]

There are only 7 creature types? Where do monsters like Bomb, Imp, Larva, DustMoth, Sahagin, etc. go?

I guess the answer must be spirit then.

[Zyrthofar]

Takara got it first :)

aborjtm: There are 8 creature types (0 counts) as far as the game is concerned. They use these creature types when determining damage. For example, the Mythirl Hammer is effective against machines and spirit, causing 4x as much damage as it would have against another enemy. The Crystal Armor is effective against Undead, so Cecil receives half the damage against them.

[Takara]

Meh, it's probably going to be easy.

Q. Which shield protects against petrify?

[Buster Sword Strike]

Ageis's sheild?

[Takara]

Correct. :) Your turn.

[Buster Sword Strike]

That was just a lucky guess, I haven't gotten very far in this game yet so someone else can take my turn.

[Zyrthofar]

You could have asked a simple question ^-^...

Well, I will take this burden off your shoulders, then...

Q. What XP/Level does the Paladin Cecil starts his carreer with? :eek:

[Rase]

Level 1.

[Zyrthofar]

With 0 XP! Good answer!

[Rase]

What are the Fiends names derived from?

[Zyrthofar]

Milon: A demon of Malebolge
Kainazzo: Sea of Mystery (or something like that)
Valvalis: I have absolutely no idea...
Rubicant: Ruby---? (or something like a demon of canto 22)


*If* you meant the original japanese names, they are the following:
Milon -> スカルミリョーネ (Scarmilione)
Kainazzo/Cagnazzo -> カイナッツォ (Kainazzo)
Valvalis -> バルバリシャ (Valvalisha)
Rubicant -> ルビカンテ (Rubicante)

[abrojtm]

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the latter list was derived from Dante's Inferno.

[Zyrthofar]

I didn't know about Dante's Inferno (from the Divine Comedy), but I just read that the 4 emperors from FF4 are names from the book. I gotta buy it! :)

After some searching, I found out the names:
Scarmiglione (canto 21)
Cagnazzo (canto 21 and 22)
Rubicante (canto 21 and 22)
Barbariccia (canto 21 and 22)

If this is the right answer, abrojtm had it first. I only divulged my findings in case someone would be interrested, and for informal/educational purposes ;).

[Rase]

Yep, it's [i]Dantes Inferno.


The Four Fiends in this game are all demons who show up in Dante's Inferno. In the story, Dante and the Roman poet Virgil make a journey through the nine circles of Hell. The book was written around the beginning of the 14th century, and the story takes place on Good Friday, 1300. Three of the Fiends' names are misspelled in the American version...
Milon, or Scarmiglion in FF4j, is one of the demons in Malebolge, the eighth circle of Hell. His name was probably shortened to 'Milon' because of space limitations.
Rubicante is another demon in Canto XXII. His name means "he who grows red"; appropriate for the Fire Fiend.
Kainazzo, a. k. a. Cagnazzo is another demon from the same circle. It means, roughly, 'the big Kain'. Another coincidental explanation (I thought of this long ago and assumed it to be true ^^;) is the Japanese kanji 'kai' (sea) + 'nazo' (mystery). That's coincidental though. Alex Scott adds that Cagnazzo actually means "Dog Nose."
Valvalis, a. k. a. Barbariccia: (In Japanese, 'b' and 'v' sometimes aren't distinguished, like 'r' and 'l'.) Barbariccia is the leader of the ten demons that Virgil and Dante meet when exploring Hell

And from Chase: Calcabrina was one of the demons featured in Dante's Divine Comedy.

[nords2]

Yep, it's [i]Dantes Inferno.

I guess you learn something new every day. That's pretty neat too. Go! Go! useless knowledge.

[Zyrthofar]

bah! that's what makes an FF4 fan! (learning *everything* about the game)

[abrojtm]

Yay, since I suck at asking questions, I'll just throw in an easy one:

Q: How many prince/princesses do you meet through the course of the game?

[Zyrthofar]

Easy question???

Let's see...
- Edward/Gilbert (prince of Damcyan)

Hemmmm... well....
- Is Luca the daughter of King Giott?? (If so, she's a princess)

Baron, no... Fabul, no...

Oh wait! Edge! He's the rightful heir of Eblana!... That makes three...

Mysidia, no... Sylph cave, ... duh? Cecil and Yang have no royal blood and ascend to the throne directly... I don't think FuSoYa really exists.

Golbez is the prince of darkness? nah... won't work...



I only think of three (Gilbert, Edge and Luca), but since I must miss two dozen princes/princesses, I'll wait...

[abrojtm]

Those are the only three I was thinking either, unless I'm horribly, horribly mistaken. I thought of putting in the question "Barbaricca is the Princess of Wind doesn't count", but I didn't think anyone would put that. Nevertheless, it's your go.

[Rase]

Luca! That's the stupid princesses name! Doh!

[Zyrthofar]

Hmmmm...

What statuses does the Ribbons protect against? (or which ones does it *not* protect against?)

Hint: Ribbon grants immunity to 11 statuses (I'll accept 9). 5 Statuses are not hindered by Ribbon.

[feioncastor]

The five that are not hindered are:

Curse, Death/swoon/KO/Smakked, Confuse, Charm, Beserk

So how far off am I? Let's see what it does protect against:

Poison, blind, mute, piggy, toad, And that's all I can think of. It's late...

Feion

[Zyrthofar]

Ribbon protects against swoon (magical death, for example), and curse.
Confuse and charm is the same thing ^-^.

[feioncastor]

Ribbon protects against swoon (magical death, for example), and curse.

No, I meant like dying cause you get hit for 2000 when your max HP is only 1000. Ribbons dont' protect against that.

Feion

[Zyrthofar]

:D

That would be one helluvan item if it would prevent the wearer from dying! :)

But since a physical death is not a "status" (as in status-inflicting weapon), the physical death is not counted in the list.

[abrojtm]

It doesn't protect against Float, Regen, Wall, Haste, or Blink...?

[Zyrthofar]

Aaaaaw... technically, you're right, but...

- I may be wrong, but I don't recall anything able to regenerate something (maybe in the monster's spells?).

- In FF4, Haste and Slow are not considered "statuses". They merely change the speed of the character (or enemy), which is a byte separated from the inflicted status bytes.

- Wall and Blink cannot be associated with weapons/armors. That means that "Count", (Jumping), (TwinCasting), (Charging), (Parrying), (Egg), "Stop", "Paralyze", (Weak), (Covered), "Blink", "Barrier", "Wall", (HP Leaking), and (Hiding) cannot be inflicted upon a character/enemy by using a weapon, nor can the character/enemy be immune against them by wearing an armor/protection. Normal spells cannot inflict them either - special spells using different subroutines are used for "Stop", "Blink", "Barrier", (HP Leaking), ......

So that leaves 16 statuses. That includes "Hold", which (somehow) is different from "Paralyze" in FF4.


So if you check this post with feioncastor's, the answer will be easy.

Good news: since abrojtm's answer was technically right, if he begins his next post with "I love FF4", he will win. Of course, he can choose to continue... ^-^

Good luck everyone! (long post, I know)

[turnitup5000db]

Hey, does anyone know what tellahs last name was? Did he even HAVE one? Ditto for the twins. I'm just curious.

[Zyrthofar]

According to the FF4 Settei Shiryou Hen (one of four books released in japan), they don't have last names. Rydia doesn't have any official family name, though "Drake" seems to be popular among fans :).

And btw, abrojtm, you can ask the next question...

[Takara]

Drake? What the... Some fans can be so weird. :confused:

Thought Rydia of Mist was actually her official name.

[Zyrthofar]

Well, Rydia of Mist is like saying Zyrthofar Blackcloak of Moaning-Plains, or, say, Jesus of Nazareth... Oh well...
I too consider Rydia of Mist to be the official name, but if I have to give her a family name, I would go with the current tendencies ^-^.

FuSoYa's family name is BouTaYa, but since I just made that up, consider it a joke of ill taste :S...

Helen of Troy, too, lost her family name to be remembered through the ages by the place she was from. That's sad, imho.
I think Joan's family name really was "of Arc" (D'Arc, in french)... anyone knows for sure?

[Storm]

Let's keep this thread going, please.

[abrojtm]

People didn't inherit surnames until long after the death of Jesus. If they did have a "surname" it was basically their father's name shortened or changed slightly.

[Zyrthofar]

abrojtm... you still have to ask the next question.

[Curbie]

What's the next question? *lol* I didn't read every single page of this, but it seems very interesting! I can't wait to get a question right and ask a question! *lol* I'll probably ask a question that's already been asked. Hmm....*ponders* :D

[Zyrthofar]

I think since it's been a month there's no question, we can let Curbie try... That would most likely ressucitate the forum :)

[Curbie]

:D Sweet! Here goes the next question! When fighting the Tricker, and after he's cast scan on himself to show you his weakness...how does he attack you after you've attacked him by the "weakness"? In other words...he scans himself showing that he's weak against "Lit-1, Lit-2 & Lit-3". After you've casted any lighting spell against him, how does he retalliate by attack?

[Siegurd]

by casting Lit/Bolt 3 on every team member of yours every combat round he can, after saying something to the likes of haha you fell for it.

[Curbie]

Yeah, that's correct. Your question Siegurd.

[Siegurd]

alright, here's an easy one:

What are the four alternate summons you can get for Rydia, and how early in the game is it possible to get them? (not Bahamut, etc).

[Halenite]

Imp: Start of Kain as soon as you leave Baron
Bomb: Mt. Fabul (I believe)
Cocat: I wanna say Fabul area.
Mage: Cave NE of Toroia (can't remember name)

[Siegurd]

yes!

[Curbie]

A new question???

[I Don't Need A Name]

i dont no if this has been asked but im jusk keeping the thread alive
What are the names and elements of the 4 fiend elements

[My name is...something..?]

I believe their names were Scarmiglion(earth),Cagnozio(water),
Valvalica(wind), and Rubicante(fire)

Some of the names may not be spelt right but I think the names are right.

[vireblaze]

If your talking about Final Fantasy IV, then they are Milon (Earth), Cagnazzio (Water), Valvalica (Wind), and Rubicant (Fire)

[I Don't Need A Name]

the wind one is actualy Valvalis but ill give it to ya

[nihowma buffet]

i thought it was barbariccia. :tongue:

[Halenite]

The original name was barbaricca. In FFII US it was mistranslated.

[Sasquatch]

Did they mistranslate in FFIV (Chronicles) too, or was it right, or did they just go with it because they had already named her in the US?

[Masamune·1600]

All four names, it's worth noting, were extracted from Dante's Divine Comedy, but as to the previous question:

FFIV (Chronicles version) did indeed call them Milon, Cagnazzo, Valvalis, and Rubicant. The names as they appear in Dante's work were used in the SoC dungeons in FFI: DoS.

[mihalis]

Okay, since my last queston was slightly off topic and received no response (I apologize), here's an FF4 trivia question:

In the underworld, there is a bug which may allow you to skip one boss. Which boss is it, and how is it done?

[Sasquatch]

(I know it's not FF4 trivia, but I had to ask this one!)

Then why ask it? I thought this was a FFIV trivia thread?

[Hexarar]

Use warp in the throne room of Dwarf Castle after you have beaten calbrena. That will take you to crystal room of crystal cave (if that is what it's called). Pick up the crystal and leave. You'll be back to dwarf castle throne room. Go to the crystal cave. Kain will grab the crystal and go.

[Zyrthofar]

*whispers* psst ace-eye! :greenie: You forgot to answer the name of the boss. Say "Evil Wall"...


:fphap: <-- Genma Saotome

[Persocom.Rydia]

Did this post offically die? I was having fun learning and reading everything! :p

[Zeromus_X]

It was over a year ago, so I'd say so.

Since we've already gone and revived it, I guess I'll think of a question (Unless the mods close it anyway.)

What weapon for Rydia is dropped by Dragons in the Core of the Moon? :cat:

[Evastio]

Dragon's Whisker (GBA Version) or Dragon Whip in the other versions.

In the GBA Version, what does Tokita say if Porom is the only girl in your team?
(This should be easy)

[Zeromus_X]

"An all-male party? I'm not too excited about that...
But if it means I get to see Rosa and *Lydia, I'll go!"

T. Tokita has joined your party!

"Please take me with you! I don't like it here!"

*I renamed Rydia Lydia. And I named Kain Cain. Haha.:cat:

Okay...Well, I'm not good at thinking up questions...someone else think of one...:cat:

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Q: Why don't you make a new thread instead of bringing up a dead one?