Game:

Final Fantasy IX (2000)

Category:

Let's Play

Duration: 21:16

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Look familiar? This is where Baku and the gang were in an earlier ATE. At the right by the waterfall is an Ether, and in the foreground is a spring which refills HP and MP. Next to the spring is the Moccha Coffee, which is one of three needed to complete Morrid's coffee sidequest.

After you're finished at South Gate, go west to Gizamaluke's Grotto, which is north and slightly east of Qu's Marsh. Try to have Quina eat a Serpion before entering the grotto, because the Mighty Guard blue magic will be a big help to you there.

A tragic scene awaits your party in the grotto. After you regain control, walk to the right and speak with the wounded Burmecian soldier, who will give you a Gizamaluke Bell before he expires. Ring the bell at the door in front of you. After you do, the door will open and the bell will shatter. In the next room, you will see some familiar faces. The idiot twins are here, and they leave some Type A black mages to fight you. After fighting the second group of Type A enemies, you will receive another Gizamaluke Bell.

Go up the stairs, and use the bell on the left door. Go over the bridge and speak to the wounded soldier, who will give you another Gizamaluke Bell. Get the Bronze Vest hidden at the left side of the screen in the circular part of the path.

Return to the lower part of the room and use the bell on the door at the far right. Get the Mythril Gloves as you go up the stairs. Follow the stairs around, and find the Magus Hat hidden at the bottom. (Equip the hat on Vivi so he can learn Slow.) If you get in a battle with a Lamia, eat it to learn Level 3 Def-less, and then kill it as soon as possible, because they are tough. Go up the stairs to the central platform, where you will meet Mogmi, the moogle. Her brand new husband, Moguta, is trapped under a bell. She is frantic to find a way to get him out, and realizes Vivi has something that will help her. After Moguta is free and the newlyweds have left the room, open the chest for another Gizamaluke Bell.

Use the bell on the right door. Speak to Moguta, and tell him you like Kupo Nuts. Mogmi will let you rest, save, and use Mognet. Make sure you have plenty of Echo Screens. If you try to climb the vine at the back of the cavern, they will warn you of danger. It will take you to a remote forest in the Popos Heights, and you really aren't ready for it yet. As you start to leave, Moguta will stop you and give you the Holy Bell. (Whenever you get a Kupo Nut during the course of the game, bring it to Moguta, and he will give you a reward.)

Leave the cavern, and equip your best weapons and armor. Use the Holy Bell on the left door. A Burmecian soldier will tell you that Master Gizamaluke is being controlled by some clowns . . . wonder who? You must fight the giant serpent now. He is very tough, so be cautious. Steal the Elixir, Ice Staff, and Magus Hat from him before the battle ends. (The Ice Staff will allow Vivi to learn Blizzara, so it is very important.) The boss can inflict Silence, so use an Echo Screen on Vivi when he is silenced, or he will be virtually useless in this battle. Have Freya use her jump attack as much as possible, both to inflict heavy damage and to keep her away from the boss' dangerous attacks.

After the battle, Freya expresses her concern about the king. The game then switches its focus back to Dagger and Steiner.

Steiner manages to pass through South Gate with a bag of pickles without mishap, even though the guards are looking for a middle-aged man and a beautiful young girl who supposedly looks like Princess Garnet.

Get the Multina Racket from the chest in the lower left corner of the screen, and speak to the fellow working at the gate. Talk to Jobless Jeff in the center of the area, and then have a few words with Mary, who's standing in the entrance to the alley. When you start to enter the alley, a guard will stop you and leave your Gate Pass on the ground, as he doesn't want to get too close to the bag of pickles.

Now you can enter the alley and let the princess out of the bag. When you pass through the doorway at the alley's other end, you are in South Gate/Bohden Station. Get the Potion from the chest on the left. Equip both characters with better weapons and armor, and speak to Grimo the moogle. Check Mognet to get a letter for Nazna, and save the game. There is a shop to the right of the stairs, so you might want to stock up. Go up the stairs and board the cable car. After a brief scene, your attention is returned to the party at the grotto.

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