Final Fantasy IX Walkthrough - Evil Forest
Enter the forest, and head east to the next screen to find Vivi, and a
monster who has taken the Princess hostage. You'll begin a fight with
the Prison Cage enemy.
Prison Cage
Level: 06, HP: 513
Weak against: Fire, Spoils:
Phoenix Downs, Potion
AP: 03, Steal: Leather Wrist, Broadsword
This mini-boss battle isn't too hard, but it's up to you to keep the
Princess alive by healing her every so often with a Potion. Why?
Because the Prison Cage holds her hostage, and it'll use Absorb, which
takes HP from her, and uses it to heal itself. Try to heal her whenever
her HP drops below 20 HP. After enough damage, the Prison Cage will run
away, taking the Princess with it.
Watch the cut-scene, then fight another Prison Cage that holds Vivi
hostage. Use the same tactics as before, but this time, you shouldn't
have to heal Vivi, since he'll cast Fire on the Prison Cage, which will
make this fight a snap. The Prison Cage will poison Vivi and Steiner
before it dies, and you'll end up back in the Ship. When you regain
control of Zidane, check out the hidden chest near the globe for some
Bronze Gloves. Now head south of the Globe to activate a few A.T.E's:
The Escape: Steiner is trapped in a room (still), and he wishes to escape. He
tries to think of a way to get out, but alas, it doesn't work.
He still doesn't feel too good, so he sits down. As he does this,
he finds a ragged doll that says 'Princess Garnet, age 15', and
he freaks out, saying how could someone put her name on such a
ragged doll, and that the Princess is 16, not 15.
The Girl Who was Left Behind: This one shows a girl by the name of Ruby, who
is all alone way back at the Tavern in Alexandria.
She's wondering where "everybuddy" went, and she
doesn't know what to do now that nobody is around.
My Little Baby: This one shows Cinna outside of the crashed ship, and he's
looking for something. He curses a few times, and keeps looking
for his Garnet doll. He wonders how in the world he's supposed
to sleep now, and thinks that it probably caught fire in the
crash.
After watching these ATEs, you'll take control of Zidane once more. Run
down the stairs, and talk to the two people down here to learn about
Vivi, and the Evil Forest. Before checking up on Vivi, search the chest
to the left of the stairs to find a Wrist. Now run right, and enter the
door, and into the room where Vivi is sleeping. In here, check the
chest near the door for some Ether, then speak with Vivi. Now climb the
ladder of the bunk-bed, and you'll find 116 Gil at the top! Leave the
room.
Out here, watch the short flashback, then choose to save the Princess.
Speak with the person in red, then head through the door behind
him/her. In here, search the chest to find some more Ether, then head
down the stairs, and into the room with the 2 people. Search the
northwest part of the room to find a Rubber Helm. Now enter the eastern
door to speak with Baku, the boss. After speaking with him, search the
chest to find a Potion, then go back the way Baku left. Ignore him
momentarily, then head south and into the next room. Go right and
search the chest for a Leather Hat, then return to Baku, and fight him.
Baku
Level: N/A, HP: 500+, Weak against: N/A, Spoils: N/A
AP: N/A, Steal: Iron Helm
This is another mini-boss fight, and it isn't all that hard. Start off
by stealing an item from him (I got a Hi-Potion), then go off and begin
to actually attack him. Every few of his turns he'll trip, and give you
an extra attack. You shouldn't have to heal yourself in this fight,
since it's so easy.
After the fight, speak with the people around you, then head back up
the stairs, and enter the chamber where Steiner is. Talk to him, and
after you exit the room, re-enter it, and search the chest for an
Ether. Now head back to the room where Vivi lies. After the
conversation, return to where you fought Baku, then head south, and
into the room where you got the Leather Hat earlier. You will receive
Blank's Medicine after you meet up with Blank in this room, and he'll
give you this tip:
Don't forget to
set your _abilities_.
Leaving the band is your business,
but you better keep training!
Learning more abilities is
gonna make you even stronger.
Good luck,
Baku |
You'll end up back outside, where you can shop with Cinna:
Potion: 050 Gil
Phoenix Down: 150 Gil
Antidote: 050 Gil
Eye Drops: 050 Gil
Tent: 800 Gil
Now head south, and run to where you met up with Vivi in the Evil
Forest (where you first fought the Prison Cage enemy). This will
activate an A.T.E:
Orchestra in the Forest: This shows what is going on back at the Ship, with
the band and a conductor. They all want to liven the
place up, and make their music do the fighting against
the monsters. As they begin, Baku comes downstairs,
and says that he's gonna go take a look around, and
he'll be right back...
When the ATE ends, head north, and into the hole and run downwards. Now
run forward, and go east up the ramp, and into the next area with a
Moogle, and a spring. This will bring up an automatic ATE:
Do as I say, Not as I do: This one shows Blank and Baku talking to each other
on the ship. He gives Blank a map, and says it's gonna be a long trip back to Lindblum.
Drink out of the spring if you wish, to restore your HP and MP of your
entire party, and use the Moogle to save if you want. Now head east,
and onto the next screen. Now run north across a few screens, until you
reach the Princess, who is being held hostage by a giant, redish plant.
Plant Brain
Level: 07, HP: 533, Weak against: Fire, Spoils:
Phoenix Downs, Potion
AP: 05, Steal: Eye Drops, Iron Helm
Plant Brain isn't all that hard, but he can become tiresome eventually.
He uses attacks like Pollen, and Thunder which can cause damage to
either one individual, or the entire party. It's best to steal some Eye
Drops with Zidane first, then attack, and to use Sword Magic as Steiner
repeatily. Also, Black Magic (Fire) as Vivi works very well, but not
quite as well as Steiner's Sword Magic (Fire Sword) attacks. Beware
though, your chances of connecting with a physical attack is slim to
none, and slim just skipped town. ;) After enough damage, Blank will
enter the fight, and help you out, and finish off the Plant Brain.
When the fight ends, you'll find that the entire forest is chasing
after you. Along the way out, you'll be forced to fight off a few
plants, but it's not hard at all. Continue running forward until the
game takes over, and a kick-ass FMV starts. After the cut-scenes end, a
Moogle will enter, and start an automatic ATE:
"Teach me, Mogster!" Lesson 1: This ATE shows two Moogles near a swamp, and
the older brother (Mogster) will teach him
several neat things including:
· Help Menu
· Battles
Abilities
· Trance
Icon that appears over the head
· Save Moogles
· Nothing.
Learn all that you can (or need to learn), then return to the game.
Monty the Moogle will give you the Moogle's Flute. You'll exit out onto
the Mist Continent world map. Run forward, and head north (according to
your map), until you reach the Ice Cavern (the blue wall of ice near
the side of the cave). Enter it. |
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