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    Solo Character Initial Equipment No Materia








    K so I'm attempting this challenge. I'm doing pretty good right now. Here are my current stats...

    Take note that I started journaling this challenge at the fight of Scorpion Tail



    I defeated Scorpion Tail at level 7. Hp was, at the end of the battle, 124/ 316. I used my limits about 3 if not 2 times. I leveled up from the EXP. gained from this battle and my Hp total was 325. I found this match at a medium difficulty level. It was a little boring in fact to use all of my potions but one, if I re-call, and attacking. But after this, the whole challenge started to get more fun involved for some reason. Then when I got to the Train Graveyard I leveled up until I was level 10 with Cloud. Of course I wasted the other two's (Barret and Tifa) turns killing themsleves as it is a SOLO challenge. Then when I got to the Winding Tunnel (In your second mission) I earned my Cross Slash ability. I found this way too early but I accomplished something. That's always good. At the moment I'm about 20 minutes away from Air Buster and I can't wait to use Cross Slash on him. Good day

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    good luck. i think this challenge is just about possible to complete so good luck.
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    i think you're crazy, just think about this for a moment. when killing sephiroth, u will be using buster sword (= minimum damage) and even if u r at level 99, u won't have been able to use morph to get the stat sources. i wish you all the best of luck, i really do, but personally i think this cannot be done

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    Someone wrote a FAQ on it at Gamefaqs.com. Oh ya, they doesn't even have accessories too.

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    id love to attept this challenge but i no longer own disc 1 ;_; anyway good luck, i know you can do it

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    i think the 1st half maybe easy, but your going to run into alot of troubles beating sephiroth, but good luck it sounds intresting might even try it myself if i find the time
    No matter what happens, isn't it important to try?
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    No cloud, no squall shall hinder us...
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    This is it. This is your story. It all begins here...
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    Quote Originally Posted by d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x
    i think you're crazy, just think about this for a moment. when killing sephiroth, u will be using buster sword (= minimum damage) and even if u r at level 99, u won't have been able to use morph to get the stat sources. i wish you all the best of luck, i really do, but personally i think this cannot be done

    pffft he wouldn't attack sephy with the buster sword He'd use items surely. Gravity magic might work against him failing that, he'd stock up on items that cast mbarrier and barrier, plus level three elemental magic. I think the sephiroth battle would be a low difficulty battle
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    he's still allowed to use items that do magic attacks, those could be useful against sephy, also sttacks like omnislash will do amazing amounts of damage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian The Pink Shark
    he's still allowed to use items that do magic attacks, those could be useful against sephy, also sttacks like omnislash will do amazing amounts of damage.

    he wont get omnislash im sure. if he goes into the battle arena without any materia or items then a) he will het his arse kicked and b) he wont earn battle points for breaking his materia because he has none
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    Quote Originally Posted by shinangel2292
    pffft he wouldn't attack sephy with the buster sword He'd use items surely. Gravity magic might work against him failing that, he'd stock up on items that cast mbarrier and barrier, plus level three elemental magic. I think the sephiroth battle would be a low difficulty battle
    Nope, that's the right way to fight but it's not an easy fight. Doing 1500 a turn without a ribbon against supernove's not easy, it's pretty challenging (I say this not having done the challenge but having thought about it, looked at faqs and looked at the mechanics of fights I thought would be tough).

    Good luck with the challenge and keep us informed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shinangel2292
    he wont get omnislash im sure. if he goes into the battle arena without any materia or items then a) he will het his arse kicked and b) he wont earn battle points for breaking his materia because he has none
    Quote Originally Posted by Acid Angel 13*

    Getting Omnislash


    First, you need to level up, a lot. To stand a chance, you need to be
    at Lv70, at least. Before you go into the Battle Square, get 99 of
    each-Hi-Potion, X-Potion, Hyper, Remedy, each of the individual status
    cures (antidote, cornucopia, ect.) note that echo screens are
    pointless, S-mines, Fire Veils, and Swift Bolts. Also try to have
    plenty (10-20) Dragon Scales and M-Tentacles. These are extremely
    important as D.Scales basically cast Aqualung, which is brutally
    powerful against anything (Adamantiose, found on the beaches north of
    Wutai drop these), and M-Tentacles (and possibly Deadly Wastes) cause
    instant death to some of the more annoying foes you'll be up against.

    What you want to do is set Cid's limit to level 1 and use him. At
    Lv70 Cid OWNS the Battle Arena. Try to use Cid's brute strength and
    limits instead of items, and try to land the slots on what are usually
    the most debilitating handicaps (broken acc., broken materias...)
    Break your weapon or armor and you're pretty much done.

    Once Cid wins two complete sets (all 8 rounds), you should have about
    23,000 Battle points, if you scored good handicaps (Break All Materia
    on the last round will make BP skyrocket).

    At this point (23,000 BP), the game starts to be really cheap with
    its enemy choices. Switch to Cloud, using his L3 limit and abuse
    Finishing Touch. Fight as long as you can and always, ALWAYS, duck
    out after the 7th roud (if you get that far). NEVER fight the last
    battle, you'll end up agaist a Marlboro, Ochu, or that damned
    Ghost Ship... All 3 of these guys will eat you for lunch and
    you'll forfiet all your BP for that round, as well as any items you
    used. You'll be bringing down 2-4 thousand BP for each 7 round stint
    (usually), and you'll gradually get to 32,000.

    Is it worth it? Omnislash nails any group or single enemy 15 or 16
    times with a high critical rate and deals over 2000 damage per shot at
    Lv70. Thats 30,000 HP from a single target, plenty enough to
    slaughter Hojo in a single shot. So, I'd say, yeah, yeah it is.

    Notable enemies: The 8-Eyes (they look like Jell-o molds with
    eyeballs all over them) can absorb several hundred, or even thousand,
    HP from your charcter per turn, and they appear in sets of 2. But
    they are ridiculously weak to Bio; toss a M-Tentacle at them and they
    go bye bye.

    Jezemny (long haired girl in a one-piece) There's two versions of
    her; one appears with a group of Toxic Frogs and one with Wind Wing
    (a dragon type, looks like a miniature version of the Rapps boss).
    She can use Fascinate (confuse) on your guy, which is potentially
    fatal, especially when she pulls it every round. Luckily, she, too,
    is weak to Bio. (Note that Toxic Frogs ABSORB Bio, but they only take
    1 hit to wipe out. Deal with the tramp first).

    Tonberry. Rare, but will most certainly end you.

    Ghost Ship. Everybody hates this cheap bastard. For some reason,
    though, I came up against him in my first battle set with Cid, and it
    never used Gonnani against me.

    Serpent. My favorite. Simply fall back and defend until the idiot
    uses its stock of MP (this takes a while though). Use limits when
    you get them, and keep healing. Once its MP are gone, it just
    floats there and you can pound it at your leisure.

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    it's easier to get omnislash without materia anyway, you get a lot more points for breaking materia at the slots and without materia this wont hurt much

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    getting a broken weapon and no item would be a big No No though...
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    yeah that would suck quite a bit

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    Yeah, I'll prolly be level 99 when I get to sephy. And I'll try. And take an attempt after Ultima Shadow's steps on trying to beat Ruby Weapon this way. Thanks for the moral support...

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