FFIX Riddles v2.0

[Timster]

Heeeey! no one is guessing:(

:p If I give a hint, maybe there'll be more guesses:

HINT: it's not part of the main story...

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm surprised nobody's guessed Ozma. So I will.

It's the family reunion that gave me the idea.

[Timster]

nope it's not ozma....

[senecawolf]

wild guess, Puck? (don't ask he always tends to say "nice to meet ya")

[Timster]

no, if there were more guesses there would be hints but it's going rather slow...

[senecawolf]

That one bird lady that always asks for the Stelazzio coins?(sorry, can't remember her name).

[Timster]

It's not queen stella (think that's her name...)

Hint: don't focus too much on the last line, it's not a complete add-on but the other lines describe the answer better...

[Mercen-X]

My looks may be deceiving, there are plenty of people who fit that bill, I'll point out Kuja
but it doesn't matter,
because you'll only meet me once. well, you meet Kuja more than once, so he's out

After the family reunion,not before!, after Zidane finds out he and Kuja are brothers
is when you'll see me. maybe not visible before

My name is "dry fly annie", I have no idea
pleased to meet ya'! what this means

I unleash Garland upon you.

[Timster]

you can unleash garland as much as you want, it's still not correct...

[Yukki-Chan]

Could it maybe be one of the Fairy monsters you meet that you have to give items to? since you only see them once, its not part of the main storyline and their always happy to see you?

[Timster]

It COULD be, but then you would have to be more precise as to which friendly monster it is...

The riddle:

My looks may be deceiving,
but it doesn't matter,
because you'll only meet me once.

After the family reunion,not before!,
is when you'll see me.

My name is "dry fly annie",
pleased to meet ya'!

[Quindiana Jones]

Friendly Yan. Dry Fly Annie.

I can't think of a decent one right now, so this'll have to do.

To see the ID of the first of his kind,
the equestrian statue you must first find.

He is no fool with mighty sword,
for with cunning he defeated a mighty horde.

Now, though dead, he still lives on.
All but his memory are now gone.

[Timster]

HEY! he posted before i said that he had the correct answer, can you do that!?...

Anyway it is quite obvious when you came up with the answer for this riddle so he was probably right in doing so and giving us a new riddle right away...

Friendly Yan
My looks may be deceiving, it looks like a yan but isn't a real one
but it doesn't matter,
because you'll only meet me once. you'll only fight it once and even then ther's nothing to worry about since it won't attack you

After the family reunion,not before!,
is when you'll see me. you only fight it after you've met all the other friendly creatures otherwise it'll run away

My name is "dry fly annie", "dry fly annie" is an anagram for "friendly yan"
pleased to meet ya'! basically means that it's friendly

Alright you're up Quin 'n' Tonic...well you already are but still you all know what i mean...

[Rantz]

Hmm, is it any of the Cid Fabools? In Lindblum there is a statue of Cid Fabool I (the first of his kind) on a horse (equestrian).
I don't remember what the others did specifically, but I think Cid Fabool VIII (8, the previous regent) was the first one to invent an airship, so if you don't accept "one of the Cids" as an answer, "Cid Fabool VIII" is my guess.

[Quindiana Jones]

Cid Fabool 8 is incorrect. However, you said 1 so I'll give you it.


To see the ID of the first of his kind, - Just a little play on words. C the ID. Cid. LOL. And he's Cid I.
the equestrian statue you must first find. - He's the horse statue in Lindblum.

He is no fool with mighty sword,
for with cunning he defeated a mighty horde. - I like rhymes. Cid I won the first ever Festival of the Hunt, and became Regent.

Now, though dead, he still lives on.
All but his memory are now gone. - He's dead. There's a statue.

Rantz is up. Damn that one was easy. I promise an uber hard one next time. And sorry Tim. Didn't mean to butt in. Excellent riddle. :D

[Rantz]

Haha, ok. Well this was written in a hurry so I hope it's not too shabby :)

Your closest friend I might be
throughout your journey's course
though you can't always find me
when ruled by other force

Through me you power may grow
your mind may expand too
and although you might not know
I know you better than you do

So you can talk to me at will
or order me around
you'll find me on the small hill
with three lines on the ground

[Timster]

Eidolons? i think the reasoning speaks for itself...

[Rantz]

Nope, not eidolons. :)

[Woodinator]

err...i dont thik this is right but ill give it a shot..

is it experience points?

they're found throughout the journey...but you don't get them when inflicted with virus which could be "another force"...and the whole growing thing..yeah...after that i dont know how it would fit though >.>

[Rantz]

Nope, not experience points, although you're thinking on the right level of abstraction. ;)

[Timster]

Nope, not experience points, although you're thinking on the right level of abstraction. ;)

Then i'll guess ability points:p

[Rantz]

Haha, nope, not quite as close. :)

[Timster]

is it weapons?

[Rantz]

Nope. Hint: The answer is not a living creature.

[Krzych]

is it... trance?

[Quindiana Jones]

Nope. Hint: The answer is not a living creature.

Oh and there was Tim guessing at all those living things!!! Silly Tim! Weapons are ALIVE!

Damn you Rantz.

[Rantz]

is it... trance?
Nope!

Oh and there was Tim guessing at all those living things!!! Silly Tim! Weapons are ALIVE!

Damn you Rantz.
What ho? Thou darest mock me? :grr:

(I was just trying to shield from all those "is it vivi? or maybe kuja" guesses :p)

[Trance_Kuja]

This is a really random guess but is it the save feature, as in the book that the moogles carry?

[Rantz]

No. But the guess is not too random.

I don't want to be a pain about it, but if you give reasoning I can help you more than saying yes or no. :)

[Shadow_Wolf 6354]

Is it the battle system?you cant use it when berzerk or confused and there are a few others.your power and smarts get better while using it due to winning fights and getting more knowledge on what your enemies are weak to...........too much thought for a wrong answer huh?

When hell is full the dead shall walk the earth........*Mega pheonix down*
:shoot:

[Firenjar]

is it your stats?

[Rantz]

Neither Stats nor the Battle system is correct.

The last verse is probably the most important key to separate the answer from other things that may fit the riddle.

[Timster]

oh noooo this is going to be like rantz's previous riddle in the FF8 forums :(!!!!

EDIT::p...and seeing as I was the one who solved that riddle I might as well be the one who solves this one so I'll add a guess: items (like...in general, kind of like the item command)

[Rantz]

Haha, I don't think it will :) Besides, most guesses so far have been fairly close.

Not items.

[~Cloud Strife~]

"you'll find me on the small hill" Doesn't actually refer to a hill does it? =S

[Rantz]

Not a hill on the world map :freak:

[Quindiana Jones]

OMG HILL OF DESPAIR!

Has someone said the Crystal?

[Sain Cai]

Chocobo tracks?

[Rantz]

No one guessed The Crystal but it's wrong, as is Chocobo Tracks.

Hint: The answer is not part of the main storyline.

[Lynx]

is it abilitys?
if i remember correctly theyre the 3rd from the top in your battle menu. its abilitys defines what class you are so that would be knowing you betetr then you know. you cant control it when confused berserked or dead. also your abilitys could eb what helps you beat a battle so therefore my closest friend it might be. i can command or order around the abilitys as i please. also if it helps me win a battle it helps my power and mind expand.

[Rantz]

Wrong, but this part is good (only it's not about abilities):

i can command or order around the abilitys as i please.

The riddle:
Your closest friend I might be
throughout your journey's course
though you can't always find me
when ruled by other force

Through me you power may grow
your mind may expand too
and although you might not know
I know you better than you do

So you can talk to me at will
or order me around
you'll find me on the small hill
with three lines on the ground

Incorrect answers:
Eidolons
Experience points
Ability points
Weapons
Trance
Save feature
The battle system
The party's statistics
Items
The Crystal
Chocobo Tracks
Abilities
Magic
Magic stones
The "Attack" command
The Invincible
Choco
Chocobo's footprints
Moguo

Hints:
The answer is not a living creature.
The last verse is probably the most important key to separate the answer from other things that may fit the riddle.
"The small hill with three lines on the ground" is not a hill on the world map or in the field.
The answer is not part of the main storyline.
The riddle does not feature a "incredibly strange acronym" (:)) or any acronym at all, for that matter.
There is a real world reference in the riddle.

[Lynx]

magic? for all the same reasons.
except when im muted i cant use it or out of mp.

[ReloadPsi]

Is this an incredibly strange acronym again?

[Rantz]

No to both of you :)

[Sain Cai]

could it be the stones you use to allocate the magic/abilities with?

[Lynx]

the attack command?

[Rantz]

Neither Magic Stones nor the "Attack" command.

Hint: "The small hill with three lines on the ground" is not a hill in the field.

[Lynx]

the invincible?

[Rantz]

Getting colder.

[Lynx]

i have no idea need more hints!!!!!!!!!

[Rantz]

I've given plenty of hints already, almost 1 per 2 guesses :)
However, if you reason I can help more. You don't even need to post a guess, just tell me what you can make of the riddle. I'll point out where you're thinking right and where you're thinking wrong.

[ReloadPsi]

The chocobo itself?

[Rantz]

Nope. More abstract than that.

[BudSoda02]

It the chocobo footprint?

[abrojtm]

Is it the moogle that you use the whistle for? I forgot its name :(.

[Rantz]

His name is Moguo, but no, neither him nor Chocobo footprints.

Hint: There is a real world reference in the riddle.

[LoKuS]

chocograph?

[Rantz]

Nope. The guesses in the beginning were closer than they are now!

[DeStyle]

Briljant riddle!
I believe I solved it, it's the triangle button on
our PS'ses (I didn't even play it on a PS :P).


The riddle:
Your closest friend I might be
throughout your journey's course - Indicates that some people use it alot, the triangle button is used in battle to switch to your next character with ATB loaded. And in the map it is used to acces your char menu.

though you can't always find me
when ruled by other force - No triangle to be found while playing on PC.

Through me you power may grow - Battles get easier
your mind may expand too - This is 'cause of your strategic involvement.

and although you might not know
I know you better than you do - No meaning?

So you can talk to me at will - It's a button what's he gonna do 'bout it?
or order me around - I controll it's "movements".

you'll find me on the small hill
with three lines on the ground - The small hill being your button and a triangle laying on top of it, which consists of three lines.



W00t first post, helluva way to barge in here!
I'll go introduce myself tomorrow in the introduction
topic (if there is such topic anyways?).

P.S. Yeah my post's layout turned out crap, I got my reason.
I'm currently using windows' compatability keyboard mouse. Which
basicly comes down to controlling your mouse with the numpad.
Hence I'm renderred inable to "right click" and bold my sentences
for example.

[Rantz]

Very close, but no cookie :)

Your reasoning for the last verse is correct, so it shouldn't be hard to get it now.

[Lynx]

the menu that pops up when you hit triangle?

[Rantz]

Correct. Do you want to post reasoning, otherwise I'll post mine. Anyway, you're up.

[DeStyle]

Ah damn, Lynx you cookie stealer :P.

I was so darn close! I shall solve thy (err. thou in plural right?)
riddles and make one of my own.

[Lynx]

Ah damn, Lynx you cookie stealer :P.

I was so darn close! I shall solve thy (err. thou in plural right?)
riddles and make one of my own.

haha my bad i didnt mean to steal it from you but it was all thanks to you that i got it and for that i will let you have my turn and create a ffIx riddle of your own. beside sim not very good at createing riddles not too good at cracking them either and this riddle had me going for awhile.

so DeStyle your up.


my reasoning would be

Your closest friend I might be
throughout your journey's course - your menu is everything in the game.

though you can't always find me
when ruled by other force - idk i guess because you cant use it in battle?

Through me you power may grow - in your menu is your status and experience.
your mind may expand too - stratagy?

and although you might not know
I know you better than you do - well your menu tells you everything if you dont check it then you dont know.

So you can talk to me at will - i can open it when i want.
or order me around - I controll how often i open the menu.

you'll find me on the small hill - the controller.
with three lines on the ground - triangle.

[Rantz]

You got some of the reasoning down, but not all of it:

Your closest friend I might be
throughout your journey's course - The menu is one of the few things that sticks with you from beginning to end.
though you can't always find me
when ruled by other force - When the player watches a cutscene ("ruled by other force"), you can't open the menu.

Through me you power may grow
your mind may expand too - The menu can be used for raising stats ("power", "mind"), and optimizing your characters overall.
and although you might not know
I know you better than you do - I bet you don't remember all of your characters' stats, abilities, statuses, equipment and whatnot. The menu does. :)

So you can talk to me at will
or order me around - Basically references the last verse.
you'll find me on the small hill
with three lines on the ground - This is the triangle button on your PlayStation controller, which is used to access the menu.

Cheers :)

[LoKuS]

Damn, that was a hard one. lol

[Lynx]

umm anyone can go and make another riddle feel free to take ym turn.

[Timster]

i will! haven't had one in a while

The riddle:

Adorned and beautified,
but not weak.
I am a part of something.

I fight those who occupy,
just like i did,
in the balkans with Tito.

Should be pretty easy...

[Lynx]

beatrix???

shes adorned and beautified ;)

[ReloadPsi]

Alexander.

It's adorned and beautified in that it mostly appears in cutscenes and is basically a showpiece for a rather neat FMV.
Not weak, as he owns Bahamut rather nicely.
A part of something, namely Alexandria castle.

I fight those who occupy, again, Bahamut (and Kuja, indirectly)
Just like I did
In the Balkans with Tito; a real life Alexander became Alexander I of Yugoslavia after a tussle in the Balkans.

[Timster]

nope it's not beatrix.

and it's not alexander either, but excellent reasoning (it's not correct but still) i didn't even think of anything like that, and it really does fit in nice

but still wrong...

[DeStyle]

Your riddle is a little too inspecific for
me to solve :'(. I just don't think those
few lines you have give enough information.

I would like it if you gave hints or
lengthened the riddle a bit.

Anyways, I'm clueless really.

[ReloadPsi]

Man, what a familiar feeling... like that time I guessed Fury Brand on FF7 riddles where the right answer was HP<->MP but still matched it up correctly to all the lines. Heh heh, oh well.

Couldn't be Dagger/Princess Garnet then, could it?

[Timster]

no correct answer so far.

Hint: contains many outside references...

[DeStyle]

Many outside references?

Wow maybe there's more to the riddle than I thought..:p
I've had a couple of false leads (where I thought I was on
track but wasn't). Anyways, I'm now puzzled with the very
first word; "Adorned". That is not your average vocabulary,
and it means practically the same as beautified.
So I'm thinking there's more to it and whaddaya know?
In several item descriptions the producers used the
word "adorned", but there the lead stops.

*psst, Is "adorned" a clue or do you have 1337 english skillz?


The balkans with Tito part doesn´t make much sense to me.
Balkans seems to be some kind of Turkish for "rock" or
"mountain" but still the Tito part doesn't ring a bell. I have
searched the whole internet for FF IX and anything related
to Tito or any mangled up combination of those letters.

The other sentences are really not specific enough to
start a search for.

[Timster]

you're approaching the riddle in the right way except that you got every conclusion wrong:p so to start off:
adorned isn't there because i'm trying to use "difficult" (in lack of a better word) words, and it's not an outside reference, but you may be on to something but i don't really know what you're thinking about and you said that they were false leads so i'm not sure on what you're thinking about...
as for the balkan=rock/mountain theory you're waaaaay off...

The riddle:

Adorned and beautified,
but not weak.

I am a part of something. this line is an independent part and it's easier if you consider it to be, before it was with the first paragraph so... think of it as independent...

I fight those who occupy,
just like i did,
in the balkans with Tito.

That's as many hints as i'll give for now, after a couple of guesses you'll get more hints, but that'll do for now.

[qwertysaur]

the falcons claw

[Timster]

not the falcons claw

[DeStyle]

It's so G'damn hard!

Could you please explain a bit on the Tito part?
Since, by now, I'm pretty sure there's no mention
of "tito" in FF IX, closest is Dhr. Tot. OH WAIT A MINUTE!
Didn't Eiko call him Toti? Or little princess Garnet?
Probably another false lead? Is this Tito an anagram?

Hmm you could also mean that I must add Tito to balkans.
Which forms balkanstito, which could be an anagram.
Blak station?
Balk station?
Blanks .....
Tot is a blank? (lol?:P)

the whole last sentence makes for:
Thinkable within toast
or
Thinkable with station.
Probably nothing (anagrams are bad for me).

[Timster]

there has been no correct answer so far and BTW the riddle contains no anagrams.

[DeStyle]

Hmm, maybe I got it.

Is it the stardust rod?

It's "adorned with beautifull stars".
I guess you could say it isn't weak.
It's a part of madain's ring.

It has elemental defence versus shadow. I guess
you could say shadow "occupies". And in general users
of shadow magic have bad intentions.

The tito and balkan part I still can't match to this answer.

Or it's Zorn.
He wears Partisan and Stardust Rod (which both are "adorned" in their descriptions).
He is healthier than Thorn, and not weak.
He's a part of Meltigemini.
That's where I get stuck.

[Timster]

no guess correct so far... although DeStyle seems to be on the right track...

[Darthwedge]

is it a weapon of some kind like Save The Queen or Excalibur?

[Timster]

is it a weapon of some kind like Save The Queen or Excalibur?

it is in history if that's what you mean but if it's famous you're talking of then not so much (it's spoken of sometimes but not like say excalibur)... although it's safe to say it's a weapon since many have probably figured that out already...

[abrojtm]

DeStyle was close when he said Zorn.

The answer is Partisan. Reasoning available upon request.

[DeStyle]

And why is it Partisan then?

I'm oh so curious what you made out of the
balkan/tito part.

[Timster]

abrojtm is correct! (if you want to you can post your reasoning too but i'll post mine anyways)

Adorned and beautified, it's description is " spear adorned with beautiful gems" or something like that...
but not weak. it's not the weakest spear (javelin is weaker, maybe mythril spear too... but at least javelin i'm sure of)

I am a part of something. if you look up partisan in a dictionary (or wikipedia would probably be good too) it's meaning is to be a part of something (i think it's origins are greek or latin but i don't remember which...

I fight those who occupy,
just like i did,
in the balkans with Tito. same as before look it up on wikipedia (it's by far the easiest way to understand), VERY LONG story made VERY SHORT, Tito was a leader in Former Yugoslavia (hence Balkan Peninsula "balkans"), and during the 2nd world war he made a resitance faction (later it became an entire army) to fight the germans occupying Yugoslavia, which was called the partisan army, and another meaning of the word "partisan" is someone who's a part of a faction or resistance movement... but enough of that... look it up if you want to know more, as said wikipedia should sum it up quite well...

so abrojtm is up now...

[abrojtm]

Maybe they seem useless to you,
But they're useful to me!
I use them to create many great things,
So I want three!
Maybe you've seen a sasquatch?
You could search near a big tree!

[Lynx]

is it a diamond?

yetis want diamonds.

[Ace14]

ore?

[abrojtm]

Nope. You're trying to figure out who "I" am, just in case that was confusing at all.

[Timster]

is it hades?

the three items could be the pumice pieces and cinnas hammer

[Quindiana Jones]

As a guess: Morrid. It's almost definitely wrong, I just got the idea from his love of coffee. Three beans and lots of coffee. :D

[Ace14]

Is it that traveling moogle? Slitzken I think?

[abrojtm]

None of the above :D

[Timster]

the green nymph? she's near the lifa tree, which is definitely big enough so...

and doesn't she want like three ore or something like that? and you meet the friendly yeti before her (if you encounter every friendly monster through the course of the game) which could be the sasquatch thingy...

[DeStyle]

Yeah I think thats correct.

Doesn´t she say something like "Did you see my friend yeti?"
when you encounter her?

[Timster]

yup think so... not to sound overly confident but i think i got it...

[abrojtm]

Right-o!
The ore is used in lots of syntheses, so thats why it uses them to make lots of things. She wants three, and you see her after Yeti (sasquatch).

[DeStyle]

Well, in the riddle you make believe that
the "I" person makes the stuff. That's kind of foul.
Nice riddle nonetheless :D!

[abrojtm]

How do we know that the Nymph isn't using the Ore to make stuff?

[DeStyle]

How do we know that she is?

Ores can be used by synths but there is no indication
that Nymphs can use ores to make other stuff.
You can't give too much hints like that, since it
can put people in an entirely wrong direction.

[Timster]

someone can take my turn, i had the riddle before this one so it's good if we have some change...

[DeStyle]

Ok, I'll have this one then.
This be my first riddle, so don't expect much of it.
It turned out way too easy :P.


A black horse you can make me ride,
From the moment you reach the night.
If you hope to get me at that point in possesion,
Work! I am not earn't in one training session.

Only one time I can inflict great pain,
But with a blade there's more to gain.

The pointy use will always kill,
But you need luck, or it will fail.
At first that use might seem too skilled,
No need to worry, chiefs won't be killed.

I am no plane, not a Dino either, the guessing has begun,
No more hints I will give, doing that would ruin the fun.



The last paragraph is mostly a filler line don't
look at it for too long.

[Quindiana Jones]

Odin.


A black horse you can make me ride,
From the moment you reach the night.
If you hope to get me at that point in possesion,
Work! I am not earn't in one training session. - Odin rides a big black horse in the sky, and he has, like, 50 AP to be learnt or summat.

Only one time I can inflict great pain,
But with a blade there's more to gain. - One hit kill. "Odin's Sword" skill makes him do damage if he misses.

The pointy use will always kill,
But you need luck, or it will fail.
At first that use might seem too skilled,
No need to worry, chiefs won't be killed. - He misses lots, and will always miss if you try him on a boss.

I am no plane, not a Dino either, the guessing has begun,
No more hints I will give, doing that would ruin the fun. - blah blah blah. ;)

[Timster]

yeah i think quin got it

and you can get him before dali if you train garnet enough referring to the traing session

trhe pointy use is his spear probably, yeah if this is wrong i wil have no idea at all...

damn quin you beat me... aaw well you snooze you lose..

[DeStyle]

Correct! (told ya it was easy :P), the answer is Odin/Dark Matter.

A black horse you can make me ride,
From the moment you reach the night. - You can buy Dark Matter once you reach Treno, where it is always night.

If you hope to get me at that point in possesion,
Work! I am not earn't in one training session. - The sommun Odin
costs alot of AP, but the Dark Matter also costs alot of gp's.

Only one time I can inflict great pain, - Dark Matter can be used once to inflict 9999 damage to any opponent.
But with a blade there's more to gain. - But if you equip it on "Dagger" she will learn the Odin summon.

The pointy use will always kill, - If Dagger uses her summon it will result in the Death status (thus killing).
But you need luck, or it will fail. - It works with chance percentages.

At first that use might seem too skilled, - Well, people may think it's overpowered.
No need to worry, chiefs won't be killed. - But Odin will never
instakill bosses.


I am no plane, not a Dino either, the guessing has begun,
No more hints I will give, doing that would ruin the fun.
Those two sentences are just to end the riddle.
I had to put in an anagram though (Dino).
[/quote]

Quin, you're up!





and you can get him before dali if you train garnet enough referring to the traing session

Huh? I thought you got one for beating Ozma and one at Treno auction house?

[Quindiana Jones]

Garnet has all her summons at the start, they just take a lot of MP.

Good riddle by the way, and interesting reasons. :D

Umm...I'll just think of something off the top here.

Death to all! High ye shall be!
This game we play, it truly suits me!
My blade be sharp, my mind be quick.
Kill as they come, no time to pick!

If I do best, I'll get my prize.
I'll take out the thing with the greatest size!
Get back, you rat, I need no help!
I will surely win if I take out this whelp!

Hints will be given if I think anyone's really struggling.

[Yukki-Chan]

Its the festival of the hunt right?

Death to all! High ye shall be!
This game we play, it truly suits me!
My blade be sharp, my mind be quick.
Kill as they come, no time to pick! - You need to accumulate points quickly so you can't be picky

If I do best, I'll get my prize. - you get a prize for winning at the end
I'll take out the thing with the greatest size! -The Zanghol or something? Since you have to fight it at the end
Get back, you rat, I need no help! - Referance to Freya
I will surely win if I take out this whelp!-If you take out Freya then you'll land the killing blow instead of her allowing you to win if you have enough points and also ejecting Freya from the competition.

[Quindiana Jones]

Spot on.

[Yukki-Chan]

Ah Brilliant X3 I got one, heres mine I hope its not too easy :D

North, East, South, West,
and directions that lie between.

I'll seize your forces in chains,
and make them my own,
Come and get them if you can!

Common or Regal,
Rich or Poor,
Strong or Weak in body and heart,
all have a chance,
though only half will win the war,
unless both in victory we ward off forces loss.

[qwertysaur]

Alexander?

[Lynx]

hmm might have something to do with Garland and the invincible but sinc ei cant guess twice in the same post ill go with...

Garland


and if theyre both worng tell me now before i look even more stupid and guess invincible :p

[Yukki-Chan]

Its not Garland, Alexander or the invincible,
a few more guesses and I'll give a hint

[Darthwedge]

Is it Kuja?

[DeStyle]

I'm thinking about the event in Cleyra.

When the alexandrian mages invade and Zidane
has to help the villagers escape by leading them
to several directions. I'm in a hurry so I can't reason
it right now.

[Yukki-Chan]

It's not Kuja or the event in Cleyra

for a hint concentrate on the first and last two lines, as for the middle verse theres a key word in it that'll give you a bigger clue to the answer.

[Timster]

i think it has something to do with the black mages and their lifespan which is limited and that kuja seizes them by saying he could make it longer and the north south east.. is probably when trying to find their village....

[Yukki-Chan]

Good try but not quite its nothing to do with the black mages. The compass points don't refer to the world map but its something to focus on. Think where else you might use them. I'll give a bigger hint if no one gets it in a few more posts.

[Woodinator]

Is it tetramaster?

North, East, South, West,
and directions that lie between. the cards can attack in all these directions...

I'll seize your forces in chains,
and make them my own,
Come and get them if you can! -when you beat a card it becomes yours


Common or Regal,
Rich or Poor,
Strong or Weak in body and heart,
all have a chance,
though only half will win the war,
unless both in victory we ward off forces loss. -err...idk i guess everyone can play the card game and only one person will win the war unless equal cards are owned and its a draw

[Yukki-Chan]

*Ding Ding* WINNER well done Woodinator ^_^ Your up. All reasoning is correct so I have nothing to add.

[Woodinator]

ok..i tried to make this a little easy cause im leaving for Florida tomorrow XD

Give me you're broken and poor
and all who are threatened by death.

Although enveloped by a maelstrom of Earth's fury,
We will be protected from those that wish harm.

High we tower into the sky, a symbol of hope to all,
A baobab in a desolate land

[Ace14]

Cleyra?

[Woodinator]

yup thats it...your turn

[Ace14]

Yay! Somebody else can take my turn.

[Darthwedge]

Ill take it. forgive me if my riddle is crap and/or easy.:)

My purpous is to end all.
Life should not exist.
Your will is nothing.
The grandcross is only the begining...........

More hints as guesses come in.

[Ace14]

necron?

[Darthwedge]

i really do suck at this game. yes your right. why cause most are his lines while grand cross is one of his attacks. your turn

[DeStyle]

Necron is a bit of an obvious character
to riddle about. If you've played FF IX to the
end you know that you had to face the end itself.

Also words like "purpose" gives alot of indication on what
kind of person we're talking about. Leaving only a select few
left (Garland, Necron, Kuja perhaps).

Don't bother I suck too we'll get better.

[Darthwedge]

let me think of another..........oh i got one
I may not be strong, but my servant will kill you!
Im the brother of another, what am i?

[Ace14]

Kuja?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Hmm...this seemed to have died quite a ways back...wonder if I can get it going again, one last time:

Formed from another
different color and different terrain
my passage lies lower than before
my maker a man of many reputations

[Ace14]

Zidane?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Nope, that is a nice try though. :)

[Deusa]

chocobo?...im probably wrong.....

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

No, it is not a chocobo. You're at least thinking of some of the passages but they don't all fit to your answer.

[ReloadPsi]

Garland Terra

[The Unknown Guru]

A black mage.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Neither Terra not a black mage. Wow, I might've actually made an alright riddle for once.

[leader of mortals]

The twin moons?

[The Unknown Guru]

Ah! The Iifa Tree?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

The twins moon and the Iifa Tree are incorrect.

[BG-57]

Sounds like a place named after a person, so I'll guess Gizamaluke's Grotto.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

It is not Gizamaluke's Grotto. And since you bring up place it is not a location either. There's one hint so far.

[leader of mortals]

eildolons(summons, if my spelling is too crappy) bad guess I know

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Yes, eidolons is incorrect.

[The Unknown Guru]

This is tough. Mikoto?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

No, it is not Mikoto. Some reasonings would be nice so I could tell you where you are misinterpretting.

[Ace14]

I'll guess Kuja

Formed from another- I think he was made because of Zidane, he was farmed from him...I don't really remeber haven't played in forever.
different color and different terrain- hmm...He has different colored hair? lol He was different then Zidane in many ways.
my passage lies lower than before- hmm...dunno
my maker a man of many reputations- Garland is well known and he made Kuja

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Sorry to say none of these interpretations are accurate as to the true answer, and it was the other way around. Zidane was made after Kuja, but he wasn't made off of Kuja though.

[licence]

Excalibur 2?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

No, it is not a weapon.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

Formed from another - Both alike but with different names. Your guess they are formed from one another?
different color and different terrain - The two variations of it are of different colour
my passage lies lower than before - Boss1 attacked en route North to Alexandra, Boss 2 attacks en route south to Treno?
my maker a man of many reputations - Formed of the Mist? Or are you talking about Gargant Roo?

Ralvuhrava/Ralvuimago?

[Ace14]

Sorry to say none of these interpretations are accurate as to the true answer, and it was the other way around. Zidane was made after Kuja, but he wasn't made off of Kuja though.

haha told you I haven't played in a while. :D

[The Unknown Guru]

Ok, here's what I'm thinking:

Formed from another - is this part of the next line or does it mean its own thing?
different color and different terrain - in all likelihood refers to Terra
my passage lies lower than before - ???
my maker a man of many reputations - means that the person or object in question was created by somebody. Kuja is a "man" (hehe, couldn't resist) of "many reputations", but I can't remember if he created anything but the black mages (which I've already tried).

EDIT: After reading this, Bran Bal comes to mind, but the answer isn't a place >.<

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Formed from another - Both alike but with different names. Your guess they are formed from one another?
different color and different terrain - The two variations of it are of different colour
my passage lies lower than before - Boss1 attacked en route North to Alexandra, Boss 2 attacks en route south to Treno?
my maker a man of many reputations - Formed of the Mist? Or are you talking about Gargant Roo?

Ralvuhrava/Ralvuimago?

The answer was formed another, not from each other.
Correct.
Your answer is incorrect which makes this interpretation incorrect as well.
No, I am speaking of a person.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Ok, here's what I'm thinking:

Formed from another - is this part of the next line or does it mean its own thing?
different color and different terrain - in all likelihood refers to Terra
my passage lies lower than before - ???
my maker a man of many reputations - means that the person or object in question was created by somebody. Kuja is a "man" (hehe, couldn't resist) of "many reputations", but I can't remember if he created anything but the black mages (which I've already tried).

EDIT: After reading this, Bran Bal comes to mind, but the answer isn't a place >.<

It means its own thing.
Does not refer to Terra.
lol, toughy, isn't it?
Kuja is not the man in that line however.

[The Unknown Guru]

Is it Soulcage?

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

It's one of the Hilda Garde's. I'll say Hilda Garde in general

[Ace14]

Oh is it the Hilda Garde 3?

Formed from another- It was made from the boat ship.
(Forgot its name)
different color and different terrain- the boat is blue and the ship is black, the hilda garde travels through air the boat through water.
my passage lies lower than before- hmm...I don't know.
my maker a man of many reputations- Cid the ruler of lindblum!

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

You're really close but it is not Hilda Garde or Hilda Garde 3.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

Hilda Garde 2, then which is what I meant by Hilda Garde in general

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Neither is it Hilda Garde 2.

[Darthwedge]

oh i got it. Is it the Blue Narciss? Or however you spell it.....

[Ace14]

Oh yeah! That would make sense wouldn't it, especially if all those other ships were wrong.

[Darthwedge]

This is my logic.

Formed from another - Couldn't really understand what to do here.

different color and different terrain - Its Blue and on water

my passage lies lower than before - Lower and before here refers to on the sea

my maker a man of many reputations -Cid

[Ace14]

I think the boat was made from the previous hilda garde ship.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Correct! The answer is Blue Narciss. Here is the reasoning:

Formed from another - The Blue Narciss was made from the Hilda Garde 2.

different color and different terrain - It is blue other than the gray of the hilda garde 2, and instead of going by air it goes by sea.

my passage lies lower than before - sea is lower than the sky

my maker a man of many reputations -Cid. reputations was not literal in this but figurative as he had the reputation/form of an oglop, a frog, and his normal self.

[Darthwedge]

Yay, well here is my riddle.


Time Changes Many,

The Changes run deep.

Defeated not once but twice, by these worms.

My final Fury, goes beyond the grave.

[leader of mortals]

kuja?

[Darthwedge]

Nope, to people who are guessing: please give your reasoning.

[Ace14]

Umm those two big worms in gargant roo...or is it one worm just looks different? Rava... something.

Time Changes Many- The worm changed when you came back to gargant roo.

The Changes run deep- Gargant roo is deep underground?

Defeated not once but twice, by these worms- You have to defeat the wroms? Or the gargant became afraid of it twice?

My final Fury, goes beyond the grave- The worm chases you to pinicle rocks even after you defeat it in battle.

[The Unknown Guru]

Black Waltz #3.

Time changes many - He's... quite a bit different the second time you fight him.
The changes run deep - Like, completely haywire.
Defeated not once, but twice by these worms - You fight him twice and he hates you.
My final fury goes beyond the grave - After you beat him, he takes control of an airship and tries to ram you. Also, you fight him again on the way to Treno.

[Ace14]

Oh yeah that would make more sense than mine. :D

[Darthwedge]

Actually, its Ace thats right. Lol.

Reasoning:

Time Changes Many, - He is differn't looking and thinking the second time you fight him.

The Changes run deep. - Underground

Defeated not once but twice, by these worms. - Worms is the big here, the first time you fight him he is a worm thing. Second is you beat it twice.

My final Fury, goes beyond the grave. - He chases you to the pinacle rocks which contributes to a series of events that leads dagger to go emo. Lol, your up Ace.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Ace, you were correct on the riddle. Do you have a riddle of your own to post or do you pass?

EDIT: It appears Ace has not arrived to make a riddle, so the floor is open for any.

[Ace14]

Oh haha I'm really sorry, I didn't expect I would get it right. Anyone can take my turn.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

He sits there, waiting
His Quasi-swampy enviornment around him
Something more than heightened knowledge he has to share
But everything isn't that easy

Ok, this one should be pretty simple I think, compared to my last one.

[leader of mortals]

I want to say ragtime mouse

[Ace14]

Quale?

[Halenite]

Mogster

Free floor if I'm right.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Neither of those are correct.

[Halenite]

Regent Cid?

He sits there, waiting (self-explanatory)

His Quasi-swampy enviornment around him (Lindblum is surrounded by Mist)

Something more than heightened knowledge he has to share (he has knowledge about airships, hence the heightened knowledge)

But everything isn't that easy (he can almost never give you the information he has, you always have to do something to help him out first)

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

It is not Regent Cid either.

[Washington is next]

The chocobo in chocobo's dreamworld.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

It is not fat chocobo. Few more guesses till hints come out.

[Eiko Guy]

The moogle who has a little brother who aska a whole lot of questions.
He teaches players a lot of things about how the game works. NO idea the name but I hope you understand who I'm trying to say.

Appear's in Ate's

He sits there, waiting- is only seen in that one place
His Quasi-swampy enviornment around him- that place is a swamp
Something more than heightened knowledge he has to share-Teaches you things and I believ he gives you a hint on how to get to the 2nd continent
But everything isn't that easy-isn't easy to get through it either way.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

It is not the wise moogle in the swamp. I think it would help if you learned the definition of the prefix quasi-.

[animegrandpa]

is it blank?

Quasi- resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Not Blank.

[Ace14]

Taharka?

[The Unknown Guru]

Hades?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Neither Taharka nor Hades.

Hint: You must gather parts of something to attain what he gives you.

I couldn't think of anything more cryptic than that so it's a giveaway now.

[abrojtm]

It's not Morrid is it?

[Eiko Guy]

ozma?

[animegrandpa]

ark?

[Washington is next]

Ramuh.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Washington is correct: Ramuh is the answer.

Explanation:

He sits there, waiting - He's been waiting for someone worthy of him
His Quasi-swampy enviornment around him - The area(I forget what it's called, Pinnacle something) is somewhat swamp like due to the mossy and wet environment.
Something more than heightened knowledge he has to share - he gives you the power to summon him
But everything isn't that easy - you had to collect pieces of a story and put them in order.

[Washington is next]

My riddle:
I wait for adventurers who seek a stone
In an abandoned realm
To summon me you must obtain
A second piece

k

[Eiko Guy]

Ark.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Odin?

[Washington is next]

Ark.
correct sorry about lateless.
Anyone who wants to post a riddle do!

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Alright eiko guy, it is your turn to post a riddle unless, of course, if you don't have one.

EDIT: Since eiko guy has not posted a riddle in the past few days, it is now open for anyone to post one. But just to save on time I think I'll do one since I'm already here:

Enervating all enemies
Coming from the transparent sea
Gales he creates
A paragon seizing the power

[Ace14]

Leviathan?

[The Unknown Guru]

Garland?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Not Leviathan or Garland. XD

[Ace14]

Bahamut?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Yep. The riddle was easy, I know, I just wanted more people to get back here. XD

[Ace14]

Bad at riddles, someone else take it.

[The Unknown Guru]

>.< How'd I miss that one?

I'll try this. I'm pretty sure this isn't gonna be very good, but here goes.

Fiendish we are,
and weak we are not.
Strong we are,
but we served one who is greater.

Beat once we were,
but die we did not.
Remembered we were,
and guard a greater secret we did.

Yoda, we are not. :tongue:

[Ace14]

Zorn and Thorn?

[The Unknown Guru]

Nope. The riddle says theyre strong. XD

[Ace14]

They were kinda strong. >.> Chaos guardians?

[Eiko Guy]

kinda wish someone pm'd me that i had got it right >.>

[Slicksword45]

Hmmm.... It's someone strong, Not Zorn and Thorn, and there is probley more then one...?

The 4 gaurdians is my guess :D

[The Unknown Guru]

Yeah, it's the Chaos/Elemental Fiends/Guardians/whatever they're called. Ace can go.

[Ace14]

Someone else can go :)

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Well Eiko Guy it is your responsibility to check up here and see if you did or not, sorry. As for the next riddle, I'm stumped right now. Hope somebody else can think of one.

[Darth Tjador]

You will win this by getting a certain amount of points.Ech monster is worth a certain amount of points. Every man for himself!!!!

[Eiko Guy]

the monster hunt in lindblum?

[Darth Tjador]

yup yay!!!!!!!ur turn!

[Eiko Guy]

For now I'm gone
BUt never forgotten
Once used for protection
But no longer so
I am never seen while im alive
But I still move but with help from my master.

What am I?

[Washington is next]

Mog

[Darth Tjador]

dang nabit i always lose my answer cuz im not fast enough.rrrrr...

[Ace14]

How were you not fast enough? This riddle has been going on for like 7 days when washington actually gave an answer.

[Darth Tjador]

i ws busy gosh u got to be so mean!(starts to sob):cry:

[Eiko Guy]

Noone is right thankfully
Sorry about being gone for a week. Must stay more vigilant.

[The Unknown Guru]

Ark?

Bad, but all I can think of.

[Ace14]

Alexander?

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

Hmm, a bit tough, isn't it?...*shrugs* Oh well, at least the thread is still going. ^^

[Eiko Guy]

none ^.^

Couple more guesses and Ill hint.

[Darth Tjador]

is it a fiend or something like that....?

[Ace14]

The boat ship thing? The narcaciss or something like that.

[Darth Tjador]

is it protect magic lol itss probably wrong!

[Eiko Guy]

NO to everything if you ask more questions or post reasong i can help you.

[The Unknown Guru]

For now I'm gone - self-explanatory
BUt never forgotten - It's probably more literal than this, but this line makes me want to think it's in Memoria.
Once used for protection - also self-explanatory
But no longer so - taken control of, maybe?
I am never seen while im alive - was once living; implies that it is undead or created somehow
But I still move but with help from my master. - further pushes in the direction of undead or machine.

The problem is, I don't know about any significant undead in the game other than Soulcage, but he doesn't seem to fit the second or the last line. (is it Soulcage?)

I'm probably way off on the second line, but that's the kind of thing I would use in one of my riddles, so it's just how I think.

[Eiko Guy]

hehehehahah nonoe have even cracked my riddle at all.

Hmm a hint. It gets replaced before the game ends.

[ReloadPsi]

The Hilda Garde II, but probably not.

[Eiko Guy]

Sadly not. Reasoning is hereby asked for please. You're not getting anywhere and maybe if you look at why you chose your answer you can find a better answer.

[animegrandpa]

the blue narcissis?

[Eiko Guy]

nope. If you try to ad reasoning i can tell you where youve gone wrong.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

What happened here? Did everyone give up? D: Sure hope not and everyone just forgot to check back. >.<

[Ace14]

Eidolons?

For now I'm gone
But never forgotten- The summons are taken from Dagger but you get them back eventually
Once used for protection- They were mean't to protect...
But no longer so- Queen Fatty uses them to kill and destroy
I am never seen while im alive- They're dead? I don't know, look at Ramuh he's a ghost :D
But I still move but with help from my master- Dagger control them

[Aerith's Knight]

the invincible?

For now I'm gone
But never forgotten- you can see the destruction
Once used for protection- that old guy used it on madain sahari for his protection
But no longer so- started annahilating towns
I am never seen while im alive- its an eye, dunno if its an eidolon
But I still move but with help from my master- with kuja, old guy or zidane

or maybe mist?

For now I'm gone
But never forgotten- when its gone everyone forgets about it
Once used for protection- borders and for the airships that gaurd lindblum
But no longer so- all over the place so monsters everywhere
I am never seen while im alive- souls.. so you dont see where they come from
But I still move but with help from my master- kuja here

[Eiko Guy]

neither
ace 14 dont say the answer now that you know please.

[Aerith's Knight]

so its an eidolon?

[Ace14]

Nah it isn't, he told me the answer

[Aerith's Knight]

phoenix pinion?

for reasons you can imagine yourself

[sillybuttons™]

Ooooh I'm glad this thread was revived, I love the riddles.:D
Anyhoo my guess is Mog.:mog:

[Ace14]

Might as well say it for eiko guy, it's neither of those. :D Sorry I just wanted say that eiko. :p