___________.__ .__ \_ _____/|__| ____ _____ | | | __) | | / \ \__ \ | | | \ | || | \ / __ \_| |__ \___ / |__||___| /(____ /|____/ \/ \/ \/ ___________ __ \_ _____/_____ ____ _/ |_ _____ ______ ___.__. | __) \__ \ / \ \ __\\__ \ / ___/< | | | \ / __ \_| | \ | | / __ \_ \___ \ \___ | \___ / (____ /|___| / |__| (____ //____ > / ____| \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ ___________ _______ \__ ___/ ___.__.______ ____ \ _ \ | | < | |\____ \ _/ __ \ ______ / /_\ \ | | \___ || |_> >\ ___/ /_____/ \ \_/ \ |____| / ____|| __/ \___ > \_____ / \/ |__| \/ \/ Final Fantasy Type-0 FAQ/Walkthrough By: Matthew Hall aka GuitaristMatt Email: unlocktheguitar@live.com 2-11-2014 Version 0.10 Copyright 2014 Matthew Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents I. Introduction [1.00.00] II. Controls [2.00.00] III. Main Characters [3.00.00] -Common Ability Information [3.00.01] - Ace [3.01.00] - Deuce [3.02.00] - Trey [3.03.00] - Cater [3.04.00] - Cinque [3.05.00] - Sice [3.06.00] - Seven [3.07.00] - Eight [3.08.00] - Nine [3.09.00] - Jack [3.10.00] - King [3.11.00] - Queen [3.12.00] - Machina [3.13.00] - Rem [3.14.00] IV. Walkthrough [4.00.00] - Chapter 1 [4.01.00] - Suzaku Gate [4.01.01] - Byakko Flagship [4.01.02] - Chapter 2 [4.02.00] V. Sidequests [5.00.00] VI. Chocobos [6.00.00] VII. Version History [7.00.00] VIII. End statement [8.00.00] IX. FAQs (Emails) [9.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction [1.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi there. Thank you for picking up this guide. This is the first guide that I've written, so feedback would be great. I'm hoping to make this as spoiler free as possible (even if that means making up some stupid jokes). At the time of this writing, the game is only available in Japanese, so this is based off of the Japanese version of the game. Now, to introduce you to the world within Final Fantasy Type-0. It is set in the middle of three warring nations. Each has a different set of abilities at it's command, and each are powerful. Type-0 brings a new style of gameplay to Final Fantasy, and a vast world to the PSP. It's an action role-playing game or ARPG. Good luck out there, and have fun! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controls [2.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The controls through most of the game are exactly the same, but there are some differences on the world map and the occasional mech/chocobo. |=======================================================| |----BUTTON----|----On the Field----|----On the Menu----| |==============|====================|===================| | Analog Stick | Moves Character | Unused | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | D-Pad | Moves Camera | Changes selection | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | X | Defensive skill | Goes back | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | Circle | Command 1 | Select | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | Square | Command 2 | Changes map | | Square + X | Summon | | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | Triangle | Basic attack | Map Legend | | Triangle + O | Special Equipment | | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | L | Field options | Change page left | | L+R | Draw Weapon | | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | R | Reset camera | Change page right | | R (Hold) | Lock on | | | R+D-Pad | Change target | | | R+O/Tri/SQ | Absorb Phantoma | | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| | Start | Open menu | Close menu | |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |Select | Use equipment | Unused | |=======================================================| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Characters [3.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For this section you will get a break down of stats at level 99 for each character, a list of abilities, and a description of each character. Abilities that are denoted with a - can only be accessed after buying the ability noted before it. For each character there is a recommended skill level for using that character. It should be noted that the AI will be skilled with any character, and that these recommendations are for you to use as your lead character or back-ups for whatever the situation requires. Common Ability Information [3.00.01] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a quick run-down on what each of the different common abilites do. This is also pretty much a quick time saver for me, and an easy way to keep information organized and easy to read for you. Speed Up: Increases the character's movement speed. Twin Magic: Enables two magic spells to be equipped concurrently. -Ra/-Ga Magic Cancel: Cast -Ra/-Ga class spells when cancelling with magic. Triple Evasion: Allows you to evade three successive times. Infinite Evasion: Allows you to evade an infinite number of times. Evasion Guard: Increases the period of invincibility while evading. Libra: View the foe's status by locking on. Evasion Cancel: Enables various actions to be cancelled into evasion. Action Cancel: Allows you to cancel various actions into an attack or evade. Snipe Mode: Zoom in and aim at faraway enemies. Ace [3.01.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ace uses a deck of cards to defeat his enemies. Depending on the ability used, these cards can teleport him from place to place around the battlefield, restore health, cause status effects, or just deal damage. He is an all-rounder with low HP. Recommended for beginners. HP----------------- 916 MP----------------- 609 Attack------------- 154 Defense------------ 70 Fire Magic--------- 99 Ice Magic---------- 101 Lightning Magic---- 102 Defense Magic------ 103 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Evasion Cancel Melee Attack: Enables a close-range attack with up + Triangle -Melee Attack Lv.2 -Magic Cancel S-1 Charge Hit: Charge an attack by holding down + Triangle -Charge Hit Lv. 2 Normal Attack EX: Add a combo finisher to normal attacks -Magic Cancel S-2 Open Deck: Draw cards, invoking various effects Attack Deck: Draw cards, has a high chance of attack cards Support Deck: Draw cards, has a high chance of support cards Life Deck: Draw cards, has a high chance of HP regen Spirit Deck: Draw cards, has a high chance of MP regen Trap Card: Places a mine on the ground -TC Time Ext -TC AG Reduction Laser Cannon: Fire a photon laser in front of you -Enhanced LC -LC Time Ext -LC AG Reduction Tri-Laser: Fire a laser in three directions -TL AG Reduction Teleport Card: Teleport to thrown card's position. -TP Power Up -Enhanced TP -TP AG Reduction Deuce [3.02.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deuce uses a magical flute with a varying abilities, like Ace, and is very good at being a support character. She has some of the lowest stats of the group, but she has the best abilities. (Asclepiuz says...) "Great supporting skills; Concerto grants aura and protect (and trance?) to your party members, White Serenade heals the whole party, Dissonance Sonata stuns enemies. She's also good offensively because her attack is multi-hitting, and it is considered a magical attack so she can hurt stuff like flans." A character that can be used as a back up healer. Recommended for advanced players. HP----------------- 757 MP----------------- 731 Attack------------- 146 Defense------------ 66 Fire Magic--------- 105 Ice Magic---------- 97 Lightning Magic---- 90 Defense Magic------ 108 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Melee Attack: Enables a close-range attack with up + Triangle -Melee Attack Lv.2 -Magic Cancel Sonic Field: Place a sound orb in front of you with down + Triangle -Sonic Field EX Performance EX: Increase attack damage -Performance EX2 Concerto: A song that empowers allies -Con Guard -Con AG Reduction FF Concerto: A song that makes allies specialize in attack -FF AG Reduction Black Requiem: A song that damages foes -Req Guard -Req Power Up -Req AG Reduction Dissonant Sonata: A song that deals high stun damage to foes -Son Guard -Son Effect Up -Son AG Reduction White Serenade: A song that replenishes the HP of all allies -Ser Guard -Ser Recovery Up -Ser AG Reduction Crescendo: A song that increases the attack damage of basic attacks -Enhanced Cres Trey [3.03.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Ace was a class, like warrior or mage, Trey would be his ranged advance class. Trey uses a bow and arrows to take out his targets. He specializes in ranged damage. His weakness is close-combat. Keep a Blizzaga BOM on him. Best ranged character. Recommended for anybody. HP----------------- 996 MP----------------- 706 Attack------------- 161 Defense------------ 80 Fire Magic--------- 96 Ice Magic---------- 108 Lightning Magic---- 93 Defense Magic------ 100 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Charge Shot: Fire a charged shot by holding Triangle -Charge Lv.4 -Charge Lv.5 -Charge Lv.MAX -Magic Cancel Arrow Shower: Fire several arrows simultaneously -AS Power Up -AS AG Reduction Freeze Shot: Fire arrows that inflict Stop -FS Time Ext -FS AG Reduction Burst Area: Drop a magic sigil, absorbing HP and causing Kill-Sight to foes Grand Delta: Absorb more HP from foes in the magic sigil and inflict Kill-Sight Dynamite Arrow: Launch a timed explosive at the enemy -DA Power Up -DA AG Reduction Snipe Mode -SM AG Reduction Hit & Shield: Materialize a fire-element wall and perform a melee attack -HS Power Up -HS Time Ext -HS AG Reduction Concentration: Temporarily increase attack damage -C Effect Up -C Time Ext Cater [3.04.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cater uses a magical type of shot gun. It's ammo would be magical bullets as well. These bullets are used to deal mostly status effects to the enemy. Cater has the lowest attack and second lowest health of the group. If you want a character that can deal out some status effects then you should be looking at Seven. Being ranged does give her a defensive bonus though. Recommended for players who prefer ranged, but mainly a back-up character for Seven or Trey who outperform her in both status and damage dealing attacks. HP----------------- 877 MP----------------- 658 Attack------------- 144 Defense------------ 72 Fire Magic--------- 102 Ice Magic---------- 101 Lightning Magic---- 101 Defense Magic------ 101 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Action Cancel Charge Shot: Draw your weapon and don't fire to charge shots -Magic Cancel -Enhanced Charge Blast Bullet: Shoot an explosive magic bullet with up + Triangle -Enhanced BB Normal Shot EX: Increases the attack damage of normal attacks Attribute Bullet: Endow bullets with various attributes -AB Power Up -Ice Bullet: Enables Ice-element bullets by pressing up. --Enhanced IB -Thunder Bullet: Enables Thunder-element bullets by pressing down. --TB Power Up Mine Bullet: Place an explosive bullet on the ground -MB Power Up -MB AG Reduction Weakening Bullet: Fire a bullet that lowers the foe's defense -WB Effect Up -WB AG Reduction Stop Bullet: Fire a bullet that inflicts sleep. -SB Time Ext -SB AG Reduction Snipe Mode -SM AG reduction Poison Bullet: Spray poison smoke. -PB Time Ext -PB AG Reduction Cinque [3.05.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cinque use a large mace to deal a lot of damage. With a heavy weapon, you also have a slow character. She also has the second highest defense making her a great tank to plow through enemies with. (Asclepiuz says...) "Great defensive stats and hits hard, but has a very sluggish attack animation. Hitting break/kill sights is pretty hard with her. Full Swing kinda fixes this, though. She also can stun enemies with Earthquake." Cinque is the damage dealer of the game, but she is also quite slow. Recommended for beginner to mid-level players. HP----------------- 1415 MP----------------- 560 Attack------------- 166 Defense------------ 89 Fire Magic--------- 99 Ice Magic---------- 97 Lightning Magic---- 92 Defense Magic------ 104 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Charge Hit: Charge by holding down + Triangle -Charge Lv.2 -Charge Lv.3 -Magic Cancel S-1: Enables Magic Cancel when attacking with Charge Hit at Max Magic Cancel S-2: Enables Magic Cancel after the second normal attack Earthquake: Smashes the ground to deal high stun damage to nearby foes -EQ Effect Up -EQ Effect EX -EQ Guard Earth Impulse: Smashes the ground to deal high stun damage in a straight line -EI Effect Up Full Swing: Increase this attack's damage by holding the button. -FS Charge -FS Charge EX -Enhanced FS Battle Cry: Increases damage dealt with next attack -BC Effect Up -BC AG Reduction Hurricane Mace: Spinning attack that knocks back foes -Enhanced HM Cyclone Mace: Weak attack with high chance to knock back foes -CM Guard Revenge Blast: HP absorbing attack; damage depends on remaining HP -Enhanced RB Sice [3.06.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sice is a pretty unique character. She uses a scythe and specializes in dark magic that gains bonuses by defeating enemies. She is fast and just deals out tons of damage. She also, can use Psycho Vortex and Black Hole to draw enemies into one place or immobilize them so that she can continue to dish out damage. She has average stats, but makes up for it with that speed. Sice can be tough to use, but is ultimately worth it for dealing out damage. Recommended for average players. HP----------------- 1295 MP----------------- 536 Attack------------- 154 Defense------------ 84 Fire Magic--------- 97 Ice Magic---------- 98 Lightning Magic---- 106 Defense Magic------ 102 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Normal Attack EX: Increases normal attack's number of combo hits -Normal Attack EX2 -Normal Attack EX3 Magic Cancel S-1: Enables Magic Cancel after the fourth normal attack Mobile Attack: Attack performed by pressing in any direction + Triangle -Magic Cancel S-2: Can Magic Cancel while moving forward -Magic Cancel S-3: Can Magic Cancel while moving backward *Absorb Malice: Increase damage by collecting malice from defeated foes -Enhanced AM -Enhanced AM II -Absorb Malic EX: Reduces malice lost upon taking damage Dark Nebula: Attack foes in front of you with gained malice -DN Add Effect -DN AG Reduction Dark Zone: Attack surrounding foes with gained malice -DZ Add Effect: Adds HP Drain effect -DZ AG Reduction Dark Nemesis: Attack with gained malice; chance of instant kill. Poison Wall: Attack foes by errecting a wall of poison. -PW AG Reduction Psycho Vortex: Unleash a wind-element tornado that follows the target -PV Power Up -PV Time Ext -PV AG Reduction Black Hole: Draw foes into one place -BH AG Reduction *Malice is a special energy unit that only Sice can pick up after gaining the absorb malice ability. Seven [4.07.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seven uses a whip and a slew of elemental attacks. She can drain MP to dish out constant healing when you need it while dealing damage at the same time. She will also stop enemies in their tracks with her Bondage Whip ability so that your damage dealing characters can get in there and deal it out. Also, one of the few characters that are good with magic. (Asclepiuz says...) "Fast, and her attacks have a small-medium range" Great support character for average to advanced players. HP----------------- 1255 MP----------------- 621 Attack------------- 160 Defense------------ 77 Fire Magic--------- 104 Ice Magic---------- 110 Lightning Magic---- 92 Defense Magic------ 107 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel -Ga Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Magic Cancel Frontal Blow: Enables a long-reaching attack with up + Triangle -Frontal Blow Lv.2 -Frontal Blow Lv.3 Wide Attack: Enables a wide-ranged attack with down + Triangle -Wide Attack Lv.2 -Wide Attack Lv.3 Stun Finisher: Enables a strong whip attack against stunned foes Catch: Brings the enemy to you, or you to a large enemy -CA Effect Ext: Stun caught enemies with thunder by pressing up and attack -CA AG Reduction Overhead Strike: Extend whip to pierce foes from the sky -OHS Power Up Elemental Whip: Default fire elemental attack -EW Fire Up -EW Add Ice: Ice attack by holding up while attacking -EW Ice Up -EW Add Thunder: Thunder attack by holding down while attacking Bondage Whip: Attack and bind the foe -BW Time Ext -BW AG Reduction Drain Whip: Attack and drain HP -DW Power Up Aspir Whip: Attack and drain MP -AW Power Up Eight [3.08.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eight uses his fists to beat down enemies quickly and aggressively. The more he punches, the more damage he will deal out. He is exclusively a close- range character, so you should equip a longer range magic on him (cold type). He is a fairly simple character. Eight is a great character to use as your main character, and is recommended for those that are beginning to average level players. HP----------------- 1335 MP----------------- 438 Attack------------- 162 Defense------------ 85 Fire Magic--------- 98 Ice Magic---------- 105 Lightning Magic---- 100 Defense Magic------ 94 Abilities --------- Speed Up Twin Magic Ra Magic Cancel Triple Evasion -Infinite Evasion Evasion Guard Libra Special Evasion: Enables a special evasion with left/right + Triangle Back Attack: Attacking certain foes from behind results in high crit chance Magic Cancel S-1: Allows you to cancel magic after a normal attack Down Counter: Can counter a hit when knocked down by pressing triangle Backhand Blow: A high stun attack by pressing down + Triangle -Magic Cancel S-2: Allows you to cancel with magic after Backhand Blow Gale Form: Easy to use attack style. (Yes that's the description) -Gale EX: Enables a special strike with down + attack -Gale EX2 Raging Fire Form: A different kind of offensive form -Raging Fire EX: Enables a special strike with down + attack -Raging Fire EX2 Thunderclap Form -Thunderclap EX: Enables a special strike with down + attack -Theunderclap EX2 Raging Fist: Slowly approach the foe and unleash a powerful attack. -RF Power Up -RF Guard: Become invincible during Raging Fist Go-All-Out: A powerful attack that leaves you with 1 HP. Lightspeed Fist: Very fast but weak attack. -Lightspeed EX: Approach the foe instantly when you use this attack -Lightspeed EX2: Extends the range of the instantaneous movement. Last Stand: Gain Haste and Aura, but places Kill-Sight on self. -LS AG Reduction Phantom Rush: Always dodge foe attacks when in effect -PR AG Reduction Nine [3.09.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walkthrough [4.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For this walkthrough, I will go over strategies for bosses, techniques on the battlefield, places to go and see, as well as any items that I've found you can pick up along the way. I will try to keep it as spoiler free as possible as well. While I guide you through the game, my main party is Ace at lead and Sice and Seven at backup. If I change from that for a strategy, I will let you know. Do remember that this is the Japanese version of the game; at the time of this writing a patch has not been released, and Square Enix have not localized the game in English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1: War, 3 Hours that Changed the World [4.01.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once you start a new game, you are asked if you would like to transfer any data from the demo. If you played the demo, go ahead and select yes. If you have not played the demo, you may want to download it. The demo is the only way to get the alternate Summer Outfit for each character. Start watching the cutscenes after this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzaku Gate [4.01.01] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now that you are in-game, you gain the item Life Bracelet. Life Bracelet is basically infinite Phoenix Downs (revives the player). Then you have the option of turning the tutorials on or off. If you're reading this section, then you probably want tutorials on. You start with Ace, Nine, and Queen. They are level 6, 6, and 7. Ace is the all-rounder type character who with his magical cards can heal you, deal damage or deal some status effects. Nine is the tank of the group. He has the highest defense and health of the game. Queen, on the other hand, specializes in lightning magic and not much else. If you are a fan of that, go ahead and use her the rest of the game, but I will be dropping her off at the nearest point. Choose your character by holding L+left or right on the D-Pad. Ace is the recommended character because he has ranged attack, and can cast Wall to protect himself. Then, head straight forward into the start of the game. [If you disabled tutorials you can skip this section] The game doesn't explicitly tell you what all of the different markings in combat do until later in the game, so I will give you a quick run-down. From left to right and top to bottom, you have your player-character (PC) name, his or her level, and then your party characters' names. Below those you have health in blue, and ability points in yellow. If you have played previous Final Fantasy titles, you know that ability points are for abilities and that you usually have something different for magic abilities called an MP bar. In this game, the MP bar and AP bar are shared. Lastly, on the far right you have an item icon, and the number of that item you have left. In this case you start with 5 potions that you can press select to use. While fighting, you may notice a yellow stylized circle around the enemy; this is called break sight. If you hit the enemy while they are under break sight, you will do a critical hit. If the circle is red, then the enemy is under kill sight. This means that you can land an automatic kill. [End section] You can rush through the enemies in this area, but I recommend that you try out all of the characters, and their skills while you are here. Use the barriers and use Ace's charge attack (Analog down + Triangle) to get in a few kills. Queen will heal you if your health starts to get low. If you are dying a lot, then you may want to try to stay defensive and use the dodge ability with the X button. Once you head up the stairs, you will come across the leader. Focus on him. Use Ace's charge ability and when he is about to attack send those cards out. Right before he attacks he goes into break sight so that you can deal more damage. Dodge those rockets too. Once you have defeated him, run over to the other soldiers and press Circle for some extra goods. Don't head through the gate yet. Head up the stairs on the right and there will be a potion on the ground. Touch the blue marker on the ground (the Healing Sygil) to restore everyone's HP/MP. Now, head on into Elevator Square. Defeat the enemies quickly and a cutscene will play. Lock onto the enemy so that you can properly see it, and dodge the attacks for about a minute. Up on the second level there is a burning flag and a giant gear. In between them is a [Memory Tag]. These are dog-tags that you find throughout the game and can trade for items. Go to the third level, touch the button, and head up to Tusky Bridge. Immediately to your right, behind the barricade, there is a high potion. Head straight, defeating enemies, and switch to Nine or Ace at the end (if you haven't already). There are 5 enemies. Two to the right, out of reach by the railing, that you'll have to use magic or Ace's cards to kill, one blocking the exit, and the last ones to the left at another set of balconies. Another cutscene will play, and you will be in Rubrum Square. Ignore the big guy up ahead, he is an NPC, and save. In the back right, their is a body with another Memory Tag. Now, head down the stairs and exit to the Airship Landing Zone. Go right to avoid the mech that is shooting missiles at you. There are soldiers behind the crates that will sneak up on you, so be careful. When you dispatch them, head towards the landing pad and you will be ambushed by 3 more soldiers. Take out the one who decided to sneak out from behind the storage crates on the left, then put up a wall to take out the other two. Hit the switch, and you can now go take out that pesky mech and a few more soldiers. Lt. Ernesto is your first mini boss. He will shoot missiles at you from afar and if you get close, then he will use his machine guns and try to jump on you. It is best to stay in the middle, use Ace's cards, and use teleport dash to get away from the missiles. If you take out the two soldiers with him, you'll have an easier time and take less damage. Queen or Ace are best to deal with those two. With two break sights, you should get a kill sight, and be able to take him out. Head up the elevator lift thing to the Byakko Flagship. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byakko Flagship [4.01.02] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About halfway up the elevator, Ace will say something, and then a few Imperial soldiers will join you. Unfortunately, they aren't there to visit. Kill them, and wait for more action. When the elevator stops, immediately put up a wall and take out the enemies here. Easy. Move on to the next area. You are out in the open, so put up another wall, and take out the rocket launcher on the balcony to the right. You can then easily take out the soldiers behind the barrier. Stay to the left, and you'll run into more enemies (are you surprised?). Continue going up the ramp, and then head right. Take out the soldier there and get behind cover. Defeat the next rocket launcher, on another balcony, and then go for 2nd Lt. Van Damme. Now you can go over to the last soldier and capture him for some stuff. Head on over to the power generator press Circle, and prepare for escape (and a short cutscene). Touch the sygil, and fight off the soldiers and Major Zurian. There is no real strategy here, but to stay alive. When you're done, it will fade to white, and you'll see another cutscene. After the scene, you'll be back on ground. To the right, there are metal storage crates that form a ramp. Head up them and onto the broken road. At the end there will be an Ether on the ground. Continue along the path for another short cutscene. Your Life Bracelet broke! You see the big guy from before, and some of your allies partying it up. Touch the sygil and head over to save the game. While you are there, equip the bronze bangle to Ace from your inventory. You may want to remove his Ice accessory and replace it with the Gauntlet. If you explore the menu a little, you may notice the Upgrade option. This uses the skill points that you've gotten from playing the game. Here it is called AP. I had 8AP for Ace, so I went and got the Life Deck ability to replace Open Deck. Now, with all of these upgrades, Ace should be a little more useful. The other option would be to go for his Combo Finisher ability and then get his Melee Attack ability for 6AP total. These give him his much needed (at this point) close range defense. Head through the gate for a cutscene or 2. When the cutscene ends run towards the fountain, and stay to the right. Stay out of range of machine gun fire, and avoid the rockets. Remember you don't have infinite respawns anymore, so be sure to use your dodge commands. Keep the same strategy for the second Nimrod. Before you leave, go to the door and search the rubble for a High Potion. There is another dead body near where you came in. He is carrying a Memory Tag. You may now leave, and watch another cutscene. Here you get an introduction to Summons. You also lose two of your party members, and gain two others. Seven and Jack join your team. Seven uses a whip and elemental attacks that will deal some status effects, while Jack uses a katana. Jack has a very different strategy than the other characters in the game. If you have your weapon drawn he won't run like other characters, and he has defensive attacks. Instead of dealing small bits of damage with each quick attack like other characters, Jack will use a single powerful attack. He is a great character for people who like to hang back and stay on the defensive. After the tutorial, you gain control of Odin and his horse Sleipnir. Boss ---- You have a lot of health, so you can do whatever you want, but, when you're ready, go ahead and lock on and hold down Circle. You will see a blue percentage. This indicates the chance of a one-hit kill. It's best to just wait the 20 seconds for it to reach 100% for an easy win against this boss. Back in control of the party, go ahead and smack the boss around until he loses his remaining health. Pillars of light will come down and take out 90% of your health. If you get hit try your best to avoid until you are healed. The only defense is your ability to dodge, so you should wait patiently charging up your cards until you can launch them for a break sight. After much dodging and explosions, you will have defeated your first boss! ---- Now for some cutscenes, and your mission results. To get S rank, you need an A in each category. Along with the mission results you will get some money and usually an item. There will be another cutscene and Chapter 1 will be complete as soon as you walk into the building to your left, watch a cutscene and save. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2: Raise the Vermilion Banner [4.02.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidequests [5.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocobos [6.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This guide is about breeding, catching, and taking good care of your chocobo. -Handling your Chocobo- What is a chocobo? A chocobo is your life partner on the world map in Final Fantasy Type-0. Where you go, they travel with you in your backpack. To pull them out, go to the world map and press Square and X at the same time. Like all things, your chocobo does not last forever. To catch more, you can breed them, or you can catch them on the world map. To catch them on the world map, simply walk around until you spot the creature, then run up and press Circle. The chocobo will be immediately added to your count. If you can't get to the chocobo fast enough though, it will be scared off to respawn at a later time. Certain characters are faster when running around, and will improve your ability to catch them. -Breeding a Chocobo- To breed chocobo, you need to head to the Chocobo Ranch. You can get there from the school. When you arrive, speak to the breader and he will start you off with 10 female chocobo, and 10 male chocobo. If you speak with him further, you will be allowed to breed chocobo. He will ask which two chocobo (one male and one female) you would like to breed, and if you would like to provide some extra food for them. Providing greens for your chocobo are optional, but will improve breeding results. After you finish, wait 6 in-game hours and you'll have some new baby chickobos! (Haha, sorry) -Improving the Outcome- There are 16 different types of chocobo you can breed, and some of them require extra pampering to breed properly. To do this you can provide 'Greens' to the breeder. You can save and then, after checking your offspring, reload to get a different result if you don't quite like yours. Here is a chart of the greens, and what their special abilities are: |===============================================================| |------Green------|-What it does--------------------------------| |=================|=============================================| | Gysahl Greens | Increases the chance of breeding a different| | | type of chocobo | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Karakka Greens | Further increases the chance of breeding a | | | different type of chocobo | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Tantal Greens | Increases the chance of the chocobos' | | | quality being influenced by the father | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Basana Greens | Increases the chance of the chocobos' | | | quality being influenced by the mother | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Kurieh Greens | Increases the number of chocobo born | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Mimett Greens | Increases the chance to breed a higher | | | quality chocobo | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Reigen Greens | Further increases the chance to breed a high| | | quality chocobo | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Sylkis Greens | Gives the best chance of breeding a high | | | quality chocobo | |-----------------|---------------------------------------------| | Gyzahl Greens | Further increases the number of chocobo born| |===============================================================| -Chocobo Chart- |=======================================================================| |Chocobo Type|--------Traits--------|-------Obtain-------|Optional Green| |============|======================|====================|==============| | Chocobo | Base | Togores Region | None | | | | Chocobo + Chocobo | | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Military | +Defense | Chocobo + Chocobo | Gysahl | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Attack | +Attack | Military + Chocobo | Gysahl | | | | Military + Military| Gysahl | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Assault | ++Attack | Attack + Attack | Gysahl | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Kamikaze | +++Attack | Attack + Attack | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Dash | +Speed -Defense | Yuhanra Region | None | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Turbo | ++Speed -Defense | Chocobo + Dash | Basana | | | | Dash + Dash | None | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Sonic | +Speed +Defense | Turbo + Turbo | Gysahl | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Supersonic | ++Speed +Defense | Sonic + Sonic | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Avoiding | -Attack +Avoid | Berito Desert | None | | | |Supersonc+Supersonc | Mimett | | | | Sonic + Kamikaze | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Mikawashi | -Attack ++Avoid | Insuma Coast | None | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Hidden | +Avoid +Defense |Mikawashi+Mikawashi | Mimett | | | | Mikawashi + Attack | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Stealth | +Attack +Avoid |Mikawashi+Mikawashi | Reigen | | | +Defense | Hidden + Hidden | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Knight | +Attack +Defense |Supersonic+Kamikaze | Reigen | | | |Kamikaze + Kamikaze | Mimett | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Ninja | +Speed +Attack +Avoid| Stealth + Stealth | Reigen | | | | Stealth + Kamikaze | | |------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------| | Master | +Everything | Ninja + Ninja | Sylkis | | | | Knight + Ninja | Sylkis | |=======================================================================| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History [7.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/11/2014 Started working on the FAQ 2/12/2014 Finished chocobo section Finished Chapter 1 3/26/2014 Finished abilities and stats for each character Added a bunch of emails and FAQs 6/10/2014 Did some work, and uploading to GameFAQs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End Statement [8.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First, I need to credit gerodelrieux (methynya), CarlosJAM (ing.carlosjam), Heartless141, furygods, nirvash530 (redd530), lelouchzx (Tsuna-Decimo), 5orans (crystalsekai), Tavania (wereswan), TheHikoriOne, Dunan, gfoster2 (Ultimasamune), davirost (KaibaFr77), shujinkgo, randomemail000, maxdarksol, toynanaka, DullahanEX, casker_, Acom007, nateriver02, Knightofthewind, DragonMaster105, MagiusNecros, kkusagami, Boomer642, kouli, calamityflare, Asclepiuz, and everyone at Operation Doom Train. These people made the guide, and the information contained here-within possible. Thank you Square Enix for a great game that has lasted me many an hour. Thank you to Team SN for all of their help reviewing this guide with me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQs and Emails [9.00.00] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. I can't beat XXX RTS (real-time strategy) mission. Please help me! A. Try to use a chocobo (I recommend the Sonic Chocobo). Chocobos can help you effortlessly traverse the battlefield to save YYY town or ZZZ base that is being attacked. Q. I can't beat XXX chapter! Help! A. Level your party up. When you go to sleep at night (I really hope you are getting good rest) go to the Arena and select sleep training. Q. What Playstation Vita control configuration do you recommend? A. Put the camera on the right stick ASAP. The bottom left of the touch screen should be set to your item that is accessed with select. The Vita 1000 (the big glass one) has a difficult to use start button, so I usually set the bottom right corner of the touch screen to start. Q. I heard that there are extra uniforms for the Class-0 team. How do I get those? A. You have to play the demo of the game and transfer your save file after collecting them as in-game items. There is a different set of uniforms that you can buy in-game as well. Q. I saw my friend playing as Kurasame. How do I do that? A. This is a software hack that I will not be covering because it can damage your save file. Use it at your own risk. Q. What is the best team? A. This question comes up a lot. There is no best team, but there are multiple good teams that you can use. It depends on your play-style. This is my recommendation though if your really want to know: I recommend that you have one healer (Rem) Someone that can deal ranged damage/ or status effects (Trey/Seven/King etc) Your favorite character. Yes, YOUR FAVORITE. It's about having fun, and you can win with almost any set-up. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. The following sites are allowed to use my guide: GameFAQs.com