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X               Exit airplane
O               Enter airplane
Select/Start    World Map  (press repeatedly to enlarge/hide map)
L1/R1           Rotate view  (or return to side view if in overhead view)
L2/R2           Change view


You now have several options that are available to you: you can get
Aeris' Level 4 Limit Break manual (see section 8 for details) or go on
Yuffie's sub-quest (if you have her in your party, see section 6 for further information).  Even if you don't have Yuffie, you can purchase some pretty good weapons and find some treasure chests lying around in
Wutai, so you may want to stop there anyways.  You can even go back and kill Midgar Zolom, if you've been itching to do so (you'll now have enough HPs to learn the enemy skill 'Beta' from it without dying). In any case, it would be a good idea to explore other areas and pick up items you missed/buy stuff you couldn't afford before instead of continuing on your quest just yet.  I would suggest checking out Bone
Village, to the north, since you can pick up the powerful 'Summon Kjata' materia there as well as buy some useful bracelets and items.


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3.19  betrayal
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA:  Protect Vest, Choco Feather, Elixir.

Pilot the Tiny Bronco back to the Gold Saucer area.  Go to the weapon smith's house on the peninsula near the desert and talk to him--he'll explain that you need the Keystone, which he no longer has.  Get back in
Cid's airplane, and leave it on the shore by the desert.  You need to get to the Golden Saucer, so either walk or find a wild Chocobo and ride it back to North Corel.  Then take the ropeway up to the Gold Saucer.
Go to the Battle Square and look for an opening on the right side of the room labled 'Dio's Show Room'.  Inside, examine the glittering object on top of the large stand; it's the Keystone.  Dio, the big lug who threw you out of the Gold Saucer before, will show up and offer you a challenge: fight in the Battle Square and he'll give you the Keystone.
When you have a choice, pick the top option to accept or the bottom option to temporarily decline.  You'll now have to fight in the Battle
Square using only Cloud.  Keep in mind that even if you lose the very first battle, Dio will still give you the Keystone.

If you want to try and see if you can win all the battles, then keep fighting.  After each battle, the message 'GREAT!' will appear, followed by two options.  Choose the right option to stop fighting, or the left option to continue fighting.  If you choose to continue, a jackpot-like device will appear.  You can stop it from spinning by pressing the O button, and whatever comes up when you press O will take affect prior to the start of the next battle.  Depending on what you get, different things will happen to you, although certain accessories can render you immune to some of the more debilitating effects.

Furthermore, the status ailments that you are afflicted with as a result of the jackpot stay with you from battle to battle, and you're forced to stop the jackpot after each battle, so you could end up being a poisoned, petrified frog in a few rounds, if you're not careful.  If you last through seven battles, then the fighting ends.

Refer to 'Having Fun' (Sec. 7.6) for a complete explanation of how the
Battle Square works, but keep in mind that although you will earn
Battle Points during the battle, they are reset to zero when the battle ends since you end up in the Show Room (and the way things work you lose all the Battle Points you earn if you leave the main room at any time).
Should you make it through all the battles, Dio will give you a Protect
Vest and a Choco Feather, in addition to the Keystone.

There's nothing else you need to do at the Gold Saucer now, but when you try to leave, you'll discover that the ropeway that the sky lift travels up and down is broken, leaving you stranded in the Saucer.
Cait Sith will either show up (or leave your party, if he's already with you guys) and suggest that you all meet him at the Ghost Hotel.
At the Hotel, you and your allies will chat for awhile.  In the next scene, you'll find yourself in your room.

At this point in the game, a character will come into your room and ask to go on a date with you.  While it's usually Aeris, you can go on a date with Tifa, Yuffie, or even Barret.

Chances are, your date will be with Aeris, because if you are nice to her even once, you're stuck with her.  I was trying to get Yuffie to go with me and was mean to everyone but her, and I still got stuck with
Tifa.  If anyone out there knows how to get Tifa or Barret consitently and would like to share the method with me, I'd happily add it to the
FAQ.  For now though, you can thank two resourceful contributors for this step-by step guide to getting Yuffie as your date.

Keep in mind that it's based on the Japanese version of the game, so the conversations/events may seem a little different.  Also credit is also given to the original writer of this guide, since it was translated from Japanese into English:

THE GUIDE TO DATING YUFFIE originally written by ???? translated by Case (coxon@netspace.net.au) edited by Yasha (shinra_company@hotmail.com, vucht@eisa.net.au) thanks to Mooncalf (McLeodM@msn.com)

Everyone likes Yuffie, the 14 year old ninja with spunk. Finally, you can do the ultimate (clean) fantasy - you can date Yuffie!  But then half the fun of slaving through the guide is the fact that you can kick dirt in Aeris and Tifa's face, call them worthless, irresponsible and ugly, and they'll STILL like you in the end! So here we go:

DISCLAIMER

This was originally taken from a Japanese guide, but has been translated and edited for the English version.  Also credit is given to the original writer of this guide, whomever he may be.  The original writer, translater and editor will not claim responsibility if you read through this guide and it essentially destroys the first half of the game.  I've dated Yuffie, obviously, so it can be done, however, I suggest you play the game 'straight' first, as some key parts are missed (Honey Bee Inn, talk with Zack's parents).  This is best followed when you play through a second time.

GENERAL TIPS FOR DATING YUFFIE

Always try to have Red 13 and Barret in your party before getting
Yuffie.  After getting Yuffie, make sure she's always the second character, unless specified otherwise, (like when a character insists on joining you).  The third character can be anybody but one of the girls (unless specified otherwise).

- When you talk to allies, always talk to Yuffie first.

- If you're in doubt when making choices, remember the object is of getting Tifa/Aeris's favour of you down (that is, be nasty to them), and getting Yuffie's favour of you up.

- Finally, make sure the Cover materia is always equipped on Cloud when
Yuffie's in your party, so that he can protect her.

- Below is what choices you need to make to date Yuffie - don't be daunted by the number of instructions.  And note that skipping out on a minor choice or two is fine, but watch for the major ones. Good luck dating Yuffie!

1.  When you first meet Aeris after the bombing mission and she asks, 'What happened?', tell her, 'Nothing has. Listen..'
2.  Then 'Nevermind.'
3.  When she asks if Cloud would like a flower, say 'Forget it.'
4.  Talk to Jessie in the train a few times, then choose 'I'll be waiting'.
5.  In front of 7th Heaven, don't talk to Barret a second time.
6.  When Tifa asks 'Did you fight with Barret?' say 'Not this time'.
7.  Talk to Biggs. When he comments about the food, say 'Yeah, why not.'
8.  Talk to Wedge, and choose to drink with him.
9.  When you talk to Tifa at the bar, say 'I don't feel like talking.'
10. In the Avalanche hideout, after talking to Barret and then talking to Tifa, choose '....sorry.'
11. Then, when Tifa asks, 'Did you sleep well?' say 'Barret's snoring kept me up.'
12. When Barret asks about using materia, say 'Okay, I'll explain it.'
13. In Johnny's house, when you talk to his father a third time and he asks about Cloud's hometown, say 'Who cares!' not 'Nibelheim..'
14. When you're in the train to attack the second mako reactor, Jessie asks 'Do I look good in Shinra uniform?' say, 'Yeah..'
15. when falling from bridge, say to Tifa, 'I mightn't be able to make it,' not 'I don't think I can hold on.'
16. When Aeris asks 'do you remember me?', say 'Never seen you before.'
17. When Aeris says 'I've got a lot of things to tell you,' don't say 'Okay, I'll listen,' instead say, 'there's nothing to talk about.
18. When Reno enters and Aeris says, 'Ignore him,' talk to Reno.
19. When Aeris is attacked, and she says 'Cloud, help me,' say,
'Wait a minute', and drop all the wrong barrels.
20. At Aeris's house, when Aeris asks if Tifa is your girlfriend, say,
'Yes, that's right'.
21. At the park, when Aeris says, 'I don't want to go home,' say
'I'll take you to 7th Heaven'.
22. Don't go to the Honey Inn in the wall market, and try to make
Aeris be chosen (only three dress-up items).
23. When in Don Corneo's house, say when you save Tifa, 'We've gotta save Aeris!'
24. In the sewer after the boss, talk to Aeris then Tifa.
25. When you talk to Marlene at Aeris's house, and she asks,
'Is Aeris your girlfriend?' say 'I don't know.'
26. In front of the Shinra building, say, 'Let's bust on in!'
27. At the 61st floor, talk to the guy who has keycard to the 62nd floor, and say first, 'Where's Aeris?' then, '....'.
28. At 68th floor, when you first save Aeris and you get to choose who takes Aeris away, say 'Tifa, I'm counting on you.'
29. In jail, talk to Red XIII first,
30. then talk to Barret,
31. then talk to Aeris,
32. then talk to Tifa. When Tifa says, 'Can you get us out of here,' don't choose 'Leave it to me,' choose 'It'll be difficult.'
33. And then go to sleep.
34. Before the bike race, in your party to fight that bulldozer boss, have Red and Barret in your party.
35. Talk to Red first when you escape.
36. Then talk to Barret, and say 'I'm not sure.'
37. Then when talking to Tifa and Aeris, say 'The journey's going to be dangerous, are you sure you still want to go?'
38. Now have Red and Barret in your party until past the Mithril cave.
39. In the Kalm flashblack, say you did go into Tifa's house.
40. Say you did go into Tifa's room,
41. Say you looked at Tifa's letter on desk
42. Say you read it.
43. Say you remember it very well.
44. Look at the drawers, and then say 'Yes, I really did look in your drawers.'
45. After the flashback, when you talk to Barret about him wanting to go off and fight now, say 'Is that all?'
46. After going through Mythril mine, go and get Yuffie straight away (before going to Junon). It helps if you're at a high level, and remember, this is based on luck, so use any Luck Sources you may have.
47. In front of the Fort Condor, with PHS, make the members of the party, Aeris and Tifa.
48. After going inside, talk to the sitting guy, say 'Not interested' twice.
49. Go outside, and with PHS, make Yuffie and Red members. Then go in, talk to the same guy and say, 'Well, lets do it.'
50. After someone says in Fort Condor, 'Are you going to rest?' say 'I want to rest'.
51. In Junon, if you don't have any 'Tranquilizer', buy some.
52. In the cargo ship, talk to Yuffie, and she talks about
'Tranquilizers', say, 'I'll use it.'
53. When Aeris says, 'The Airship is wonderful, isn't it?' say
'I dunno,' not 'I'll let you on one day.'
54. Tifa says, 'I wish war'd disappear. Right, Cloud?', say 'I dunno.'
55. When you make up a party to fight first Jenova boss, use Yuffie and Red.
56. When you go to Costa del Sol, go to the beach and say, 'Hey, look at that girl in the bikini!', don't say, 'Hey that's Hojo!'
57. In the inn, talk to Aeris lying in her bed and when she says,
'What do you think of me?' say, 'Nothing much.'
58. Go house next to bar, talk to Tifa who's talking to Johnny, when she says, 'Don't worry', say 'I'm not worried.'
59. Talk to the person on Corel path.
60. At the save point on the Correl railway, with PHS, make members
Tifa and Aeris.
61. Investigate the birds nest and say, 'Take the treasure.'
62. Straight away in North Correl, make a member change to Yuffie and Red.
63. In the talk before going on Ropeway to Gold Saucer, choose
'Let's get on.'
64. In the Gold Saucer, just talk to Yuffie and make her a part of the team.
65. In prison, because Barret must be in your party, make the party with Barret and Yuffie.
66. After the escape from prison, make the party Yuffie and Cait Sith.
67. At Gongaga, when with Reno and Rude, don't say 'Get outta my way,' say 'Sector 7?'
68. Listen to Scarlet and Tseng's conversation.
69. Go outside and change members to Aeris and Tifa.
70. Go to Zack's house, and when Aeris and Tifa leave you, ignore them and leave.
71. After out of Gongaga, make the party Yuffie and Red.
72. At Cosmo Canyon, talk to Yuffie (she's in the materia shop, surprise, surprise!)
73. In the Planetarium, put Yuffie and Cait Sith into the party.
74. When you're around the Cosmo Candle, talk in this order: Yuffie,
Barret, Aeris, Tifa, Red.
75. In Gi clan's cave, make the party as Yuffie and Red.
76. At Nibelheim, make Vincent part of your party, and then talk to
Sephiroth.
77. In the Rocket Town, when you get the Tiny Bronco, listen to
Yuffie when she says, 'Lets go to the west (to Wutai).'
78. At Wutai, Yuffie takes your materia. At this time, although there'll be less members, do not replace Yuffie before she runs off.
79. After the battle with the Shinra Soldiers, choose your party between Vincent, Cait Sith, Cid, and Red.
80. At Wutai, when you've caught Yuffie, pull the left lever as she says.
81. Finish the Wutai events.
82. Try and beat the Pagoda. I managed to beat the four-face boss by using the ???? enemy skill, maxing her with HP Plus materia and keeping Yuffie just high enough so that she survives if he uses
Beast Sword.
83. Then go to Gold Saucer, get the Keystone, and watch the date sequence begin!

Congratulations!  You should now date Yuffie!  And remember, say
SOMETHING! :)

PS. You can actually 'date' Barret also. I haven't done this, but some people in Japan have. If you want to try this, I can't help you, except to perhaps do everything in this guide that hurts Tifa and Aeris and don't pick up Yuffie until the last possible minute. (back to the FAQ)

It's likely that this guide could be used to date any character, if you replace Yuffie with (Aeris/Tifa/Barret) and make your choices accordingly, adjusting them for who you're trying to get.  Anyway, once the date sequnce starts up, here's what to do:

First, you'll go to the Event Square.  Since you're the 100th person to come here that day, you and Aeris will be offered a role in the upcoming play.  What you do here doesn't affect the game in any way, so just pick whatever options you'd like and watch one of the many humorous endings.  If I wrote it out, it would ruin the fun, so....
Next, you'll ride the gondola in the Round Square.  When your partner looks out the window, you can press left to look out, too, and see various FMV sequences showcasing the events at the Gold Saucer.

After the date is over, Cloud and his date will return to the Station
Square only to find Cait Sith sneaking around with the Keystone.  He'll run away when Cloud yells at him, and you have to chase him around various sections of the Gold Saucer.  (If you don't want to waste time doing that, then go to the Chocobo Square, enter it, and chase Cait
Sith back outside).  Eventually, Cait will stop at the steps outside of the Chocobo Square.  The Shinra helicopter shows up, and Cait will toss the Keystone up to Tseng.  When confronted by Cloud and your ally,
Cait reveals that he is in fact a spy for the Shinra.  He insists that he continues to travel with Cloud and his friends because he has taken
Marlene as a hostage back in Midgar.

Once Cait Sith leaves, you'll find yourself back in the Ghost Hotel.
Check the iron maiden for an Elixir (notice the sound it makes; it sounds just like Norstein Bekkler's laugh [the guy from Chrono
Trigger!]).  Leave the room to meet up with your allies again.  After a brief talk, Aeris will join your party, becoming a permanent member.
Pick another ally and then leave the Saucer, since the ropeway is now repaired.

Now that you're back at North Corel, leave and return where you parked the Tiny Bronco.  Look at the World Map.  See the tiny chain of islands near the bottom of the map?  Just to the right of them and to the left of Mideel and the Fort Condor is a large island.  If you go there, you'll see a large temple surrounded by a forest.  This is your next destination, so land the Tiny Bronco at the shore and head to the temple.


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ITEMS IN THIS AREA:  Trident, Mind Source, Silver Rifle, Turbo Ether x2,
Rocket Punch, Luck Plus materia, Morph materia,
Princess Guard, Ribbon, Trumpet Shell, Megalixir,
Nail Bat, Work Gloves, Dragon Armlet, Bahamut materia, Gigas Armlet.

At the top of the temple is a black creature, similar to the ones you met in Nibelheim.  If you talk to it, it floats into the air in a flash of light.  Inside the temple, you'll find the Turk, Tseng.  He was badly wounded by Sephiroth.  He gives you the Keystone so that you can go after his attacker; examine the dais in the center of the room and you'll be transported into the depths of the temple.

This area has a very confusing layout; it's a mass of stairs, walkways and passages.  There are chests everywhere, and a kooky old man in a blue robe is also running around down here.  From where you arrived, head up, then left, then up again and go down the stairs to the ground level.  There's an opening just above you; go in it, turn to the right, then climb down the vines clinging to the wall beneath you.  If you run underneath the long staircase nearby, you can reach a treasure chest that has a Trident inside of it.  From there, head right, go down the stairs, then turn and climb up the wall using the vines.  Head past the opening (which you can't enter at this point, anyway) and go up the stairs.  The old man will dash away; ignore him for now and climb up the vines to reach a platform.  There's a shiny pink item here (Mind Source).
Take it and go down the stairs, then enter the door to your left to find a room with a treasure chest and the old man.  Inside the chest is the
Silver Rifle.  Talk to the geezer twice and he'll offer his services to you:

- Purchase Items
- Restore HP and MP to maximum
- Save your game*
- Nothing

*  Choose the top option to decline or the bottom option to accept and save your game.

Outside, go back up the stairs and down the vines, but this time, head down and to the left.  You can pick up a green item here (Turbo Ether).
Then go down the long stairway.  At the bottom, climb down the smaller set of steps to your left, then work your way towards the southwest corner of the screen.  There's a small patch of vines here that you can climb down.  Be sure to open the nearby chest; there's a Rocket Punch inside of it.  Now, go down the stairs and walk northeast along the path to find some more vines and the old man, who scampers away when you get too close.  Climb up the vines, then go up the stairs next to you, go through the archway, turn east and go down the stairs, and climb up the long stretch of vines on the nearby wall.  Head left, underneath the staircase, and you can nab a purple materia (Luck Plus).

Now, go back the way you came (go right, down the vines, up the stairs and down and out through the archway so that you're back on the path that the old man was standing on, just above the vines).  Walk to the east until the path stops, then head south and turn east again to enter the nearby door.  As you enter, the old man will dash away.  There are huge hollow boulders that are rolling down this walkway.  To get past them, time your dashes so that the hollow part will be directly over you, causing Cloud to kneel as the boulder rolls over you.  Then keep going until you reach a side path that leads to a pool of water.  Grab the Morph materia near the pool, then continue along the walkway, avoiding the boulders.  Once you reach the end of the path, they'll disappear for good, but remember that if you get hit by a boulder, you'll be dragged all the way back to the beginning of the path (ouch!)  Alternately, you can wait until the boulders disappear and then go back and pick up the materia after the sequence with Sephiroth.

Once the boulders are gone, Aeris will sense a powerful prescence in the chamber and return to the pool.  Light will erupt from the surface of the pool, and you'll be able to see what I presume is a flashback of
Tseng and Elena (both Turks) running around in the shrine.  After Elena leaves, Sephiroth shows up and creates a double of himself.  While he busies himself with attacking Tseng, the laughing double flies up into the air.  After this sequence is over, Sephiroth's double will descend into the pool and then fly away.  When you return to the end of the passage, the old geezer will be waiting for you, and will once again offer his help:

- Restore HP and MP to maximum
- Save your game
- Nothing

When you're ready, go down the stairs.  There's a huge room here with twelve doors labeled I to XII.  In the center of the room is the ever- annoying talking clock.  In the Japanese version of FF7, this puzzle was very tricky and I had a whole section written on it.  But in the US version, it's a simple matter of moving the clock hands around; so I won't bother with it.  There are twelve passages (labeled I to XII), and you get to explore them by setting the clock to various positions.
Here's a list of what's in each passage:

I       -  When you open up the chest, you'll be attacked by monsters.  You won't get anything for beating them, either.

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TIPS:  JAMNESMY                                  LV: 24  HP: 800  MP: 80
TOXIC FROG                                LV: 26  HP: 500  MP: 100
TOXIC FROG                                LV: 26  HP: 500  MP: 100

The Poison Frogs are weak against Ice, so use cold-based attacks/spells on them.  Their attacks will turn you into a frog, but they attack so often that it's better for you to wait until they hit you again (turning you back into a human) instead of wasting a Maiden's Kiss or other restorative item.  The woman (Gemini Sumi) is weak against Poison, so use one of the Bio spells on her for good results.  The only point in fighting this battle is if you want to learn Frog Song from the frogs (providing you have a Enemy Skill materia equipped).
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II      -  This passage is blocked off by rocks.  You can't do anything here, so return and pick another path.

III     -  A treasure chest.  It contains monsters, too.
You won't get anything for defeating them.

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TIPS:  8 EYES                                    LV: 30  HP: 500  MP: 220
8 EYES                                    LV: 30  HP: 500  MP: 220

Both of these red, multi-eyed monsters are weak against Poison, so use the best Bio spell you've got, or simply attack to dispatch them.  If you've got Morph equipped, you can morph both of them into Magic Source items, which is really the only point in fighting this battle.  Although weak, either enemy can drain _lots_ of HP from you (around 1200-1400 points!)
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IIII    -  Shouldn't this be IV?  Anyway, there's a chest here, and Aeris's Ultimate Weapon, the
Princess Guard is inside.

V       -  This passage leads outside to the gold chest you could see but not normally reach.  Inside it is
a Ribbon.

VI      -  Read below to find out what to do here.

VII     -  There's a chest here.  A weapon for Cait Sith, the Trumpet Shell, is inside it.

VIII    -  You can get a Megalixir from the chest in this room.

IX      -  A passage blocked by fallen rock.

X       -  This is where you came in, bud!

XI      -  Yet another blocked passage.

XII     -  What a creepy room!  You'll be seeing more of it soon enough.

At some point, you should stand on the hour or minute hand and let the second hand approach.  When it passes over you, it will knock you down into the pit below.  When you land, you'll find yourself in a room with a treasure chest.  Before you can open it, you'll be ambushed by two monsters.

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BOSS TIPS: ANCIENT DRAGON                       LV: 34  HP: 2400  MP: 450
ANCIENT DRAGON                       LV: 34  HP: 2400  MP: 450 (weak against Gravity)

Using Demi or some Summon Materia will kill these dragons quickly.
Even physical attacks work well.  Either enemy can only attack for about

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