Soul Blazer FAQ/Walkthrough

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Introduction

Welcome to another one of my FAQs. This particular FAQ covers Soul Blazer, perhaps one of the best lesser-known games on the SNES. It was released in 1992 by Quintet and Enix. Quintet is a developer long-gone to us now, although Enix is perhaps one people are more familiar with, having merged with the famed creators of the Final Fantasy, Seiken Densetsu, and Kingdom Hearts series (among numerous others) -- Square, then becoming Square Enix!

Soul Blazer is definitely one of my favorite games on the SNES, especially for its music, but also for its excellent action-RPG style of gameplay. It was not a game without its flaws, I suppose, primarily centered around length for me. Still, it was a great game in 1992 and is now, over two decades later. It was later succeeded by The Illusion of Gaia/Time on the SNES in 1994, and Terranigma in 1996 on the SNES, but only in Europe and Japan. All of these are great games, which I suppose is odd for me to say, given that they're all older than me! =P And yet, they're all some of my favorites.

And so, that is how I feel about this game. Thanks for listening to my ramblin'; hope you enjoy!

Walkthrough

In the Beginning...

Sectional Flowchart

• Up Above...
• Trial Room
• Up Above... - Some Final Notes

Up Above...

Begin by walking left onto the blue portal - you use the D-Pad to move around.

Trial Room

You will need to equip a weapon to fight, too. Press the X Button to open the menu, then use the D-Pad as needed to navigate the cursors to "Wep.". Press the B Button twice to equip the Sword of Life. Now you're ready to fight! Press the Y Button to exit the menu.

Now, to the southeast, you'll probably see that pinkish glowing portal, right? That is a "Monster Lair", the number of which (in the area) can be found by pressing the Start Button. Within, obviously, are monsters. You need to defeat them to get whatever is under the portal - it could be anything, but it usually either revives someone somewhere or allows you to go forward. Anyways, to beat monsters...

Well, in the field, you will need to press the B Button to do simple slash with your sword. That's about all you do can do in this game. You are also able to use the L/R Buttons to thrust your sword; basically just stick it out there and poke enemies with it. The latter is primarily useful for boss battles and to also use swords above your power level. Begin by beating the simplistic humanoids nearby.

Once you've defeated them, as will with all monster lairs, the monster lair nearby will lose its shield, revealing a green switch. Step on it and something will happen - in this case, a man appears nearby. Go to him and speak with him (B Button) to receive a brief speech and the Soul of Magician.

At the same time, you also get the Flame Ball Magic. Magic can only be equipped one spell at a time, and in a similar manner to your weapons. Unlike most RPGs, you do not use MP in this game; rather, gems are used. Gems are golden spheres dropped by most enemies, and they will accumulate in the top-right counter on the screen. To use magic in the field, press the Y Button - however, it will cost you gems and, if you lack enough gems, nothing will happen. There are a few exceptions as to when gems are lessened or not even needed, though. Do note, also, that gems will be lost in whole if your health (the blue bar at the top) falls to zero, except if you have the Strange Bottle equipped.

More on that later. *phew!* Use the blue square to the southwest to leave the area.

Up Above... - Some Final Notes

As you can probably see, there are four paths leading from the central peak here. When you come here, your health is fully restored. This is important because you will come here twice in each dungeon - it's not forced, but very much intelligent unless you're a TASer. The northern square will allow you to save your adventure, as well as move on later in the game. The other three squares, in clockwise order, bring you near the boss, to the town you're reviving, and to around the midpoint of the dungeon.

Additionally, when you play the game, you will notice that you will gain EXP., as per the top-left corner of the screen. As you get more and more EXP., you'll level up - this results in your Strength, Defense, and HP being augmented (positively, of course). This is a necessary act as you move through the game, especially at the end when you need a certain weapon, and also for non-TASers, because enemies will get stronger. Grinding is usually not actually needed in the game, though, but it's something to note.

I think that's about it. When you're ready, walk onto the southern tile and you'll progress into the main game itself...

Grass Valley

Sectional Flowchart

• Grass Valley - Arrival
• Underground Castle - Part 1
• Grass Valley - The Elevator
• Underground Castle - Part 2
• Grass Valley - Lisa
• Underground Castle - Part 3
• Grass Valley - Leo's Painting
• Leo's Painting - Part 1
• Grass Valley - Boss Preparation
• Leo's Painting - Part 2
• The Rest of Grass Valley

Grass Valley - Arrival

Whatever. Go inside.

Underground Castle - Part 1

Cross the bridge to the north of there. Some Walking Bushes will leave the monster lair there, so be sure to kill them - they mostly just move around, so it's not going to be a problem. The lair's switch will reveal a chest you can open for a Medical Herb, so grab it and head west. You'll briefly encounter some of those Blue Liquid enemies here; they mostly just run around, too.

Further west, you'll see a monster lair nearby. First go up the stairs to its west and defeat the Torch there - the enemies below won't be able to get you for some reason, then you can also attack them from up here and be completely safe. ^_^ Trigger the switch beneath the monster lair to open a path to the blue jewel nearby. Examine it and speak with the fairy within to earn a free 30 EXP.! If you want, you can return to Grass Valley, but I'll continue on. Go north and across the bridge there.

There, defeat the Blue Liquids and the Green Humanoids, then trigger the swtich that was beneath the monster lair to allow yourself to go further north. Go east and south along the path to find another monster lair, again spewing out the Green Humanoids. Still naught to worry over, though. -_- The switch beneath the lair will release the tool shop's owner. We can use that later, perhaps. ;) Continue along the path and defeat the three Torches. North of the second, you'll find a chest inside which you'll find 12 Gems! (What an odd number...)

Continue along the path northward and you'll find some Walking Bushes within a monster lair. Defeat them and trigger the switch beneath it to release a tulip. (Remember, you can speak to all beings, so they're basically all equally important. Still, a flower...) Cross the bridge to the east, which happens to also be a conveyor belt. (You can recross it, but it'll be rather slow.)

On the other side, you'll soon come into contact with a monster lair, this one containing Yellow Humanoids, which are marginally more poowerful than the green variety. Still, not much to worry over - trigger the switch beneath the lair to release the bridge guard (and the bridge). Go south and down the stairs from there. You'll find a Torch and a Fly monster lair nearby. They're not all too difficult to deal with, though magic may be a bit helpful here. The switch beneath the monster lair will release the Dream Rod's chest, an item we'll use later to stalk pe -- I mean, watch people's dreams.

If you want to, you can kill the Green Humanoids across the gap to the south with some magic. Either way, go north and back upstairs, then east and south. Work your way across the conveyor belt and defeat the Green Humanoids to the west if didn't earlier. (You can, and probably should, kill the nearby Walking Bushes with some magic.) Trigger the switch from the Green Humanoid lair to open up the Walking Bush lair; the switch beneath it will release some ivy.

Go west and south and defeat the Yellow Humanoids lurking in the monster lair near the end of the conveyor belt. The switch beneath the lair will make a useful shortcut back to the start of the dungeon. Continue south and downstairs. There, you will have some Blue Liquids laying around, and a Yellow Humanoid monster lair. Finish off both and trigger the switch beneath the latter to release the water mill keeper.

We kind of need him right now, in fact, to progress. So go back to that recently-opened shortcut, cross the conveyor belt, then go downstairs and west and back outside.

Grass Valley - The Elevator

Go into the next house to the right and the woman within will yield a Medical Herb if you lack one. This is not a "treasure", so to speak - most towns have these odd kinds of people with infinite stashes of herbs. Continue on east and speak with the bridge guard, who will admit the pointlessness in guarding the bridge, thereby allowing you to pass. ... Really? It took 'till just NOW to notice this? Too many Medical Herbs, I suppose.

Carry on. In the next house, speak with the man trying to turn the wheel nearby. He'll move aside to let you do it; step in front of the wheel and say "Yes". Turns out the ... well, needless to say, idiot could not turn the wheel the correct way. Call it trolling everybody but the main player, but you have got to wonder whether reviving these guys is worth the effort. Anyways, turning the wheel will let the elevator back in the Underground Castle work.

Back outside, go pretty much due south and climb the ivy down into the cavern there. Within, you'll find two chests (Iron Armor, 50 Gems), in addition to finding a blue jewel. Speak with the fairy within for a simple 80 EXP.

That will be it for now. Equip the Iron Armor you just got and speak with the tool shop owner for a Medical Herb if you lack, then return into the Underground Castle.

Underground Castle - Part 2

Backtrack to the point we last visited: the Yellow Humanoid monster lair where Blue Liquids also were. The monster lair was to the east of the shortcut conveyor belt east of the entrance. Once there, get on the elevator to the east and ride it. Defeat the Walking Bushes coming from the nearby monster lair, then use the switch beneath that lair to release an old man. Continue east to the next area.

Here, go into the small alcove to the north to find another monster lair spawning Walking Bushes. Defeat these easy enemies to find a switch that triggers the release of a goat. Go north across the bridge and you'll find an area with two Torches and two monster lairs spawning Green Humanoids. First go destroy the former with some magic real quick, then go into the small gap in the logs, then thrust your sword (L/R) for a few moments to kill off the humanoids. Yeah... Anyways, use the monster lairs to release Lisa and a tulip, then go northeast and further along the path.

Defeat the Blue Liquids you come across, then go south and you'll see an enclosed around with a monster lair spawning Walking Bushes. Either defeat them from afar with some magic, or use the southern archway to get them in "cut the weeds", as it were. The switch under the lair releases an architect. Go southwest and down the stairs here.

Defeat the three Blue Liquids and the Torch nearby - nothing to worry over - then go east and across the conveyor belt. (Ignore the northbound path for the moment.) At the end of the path, go north and you'll find some monster lairs - one spawning Green Humanoids, and one spawning Yellow. Eh, nothing much here - use the resultant switches to release the son of the owner of the tool shop and some ivy.

Remember that northbound conveyor belt we skipped over? Go back to it and head all of the way north (ignore the eastbound path), then head east at the corner to see a room to the south. Go there and defeat the Flies spawned by the monster lair. Trigger the switch beneath there to make another monster lair appear; since these Flies appear all at once, magic may be more ideal. This will happen again with the next two monster lairs that appear, in the end releasing a ... goat. Whoop.

Get back on the conveyor belt and keep a-ridin'. At the end of the path, defeat the nearby Blue Liquids, then go west and defeat the Green Humanoids spawned by the monster lair. The switch triggers the release of a Fly monster lair; the Flies' monster lair will then trigger the release of a tulip back in Grass Valley. Go west and defeat some more Green Humanoids in that lair to find a switch making a convenient shortcut back to the start of this area.

Ignore that for the moment and head south, then east. Work your way against the conveyor belt, defeating a Torch on the way and another at the end. Go along the other path nearby and defeat the Torches and the Yellow Humanoids there. Use the latter lair's switch to release an old man. After this, speak with the fairy in the blue gem nearby to return to Grass Valley.

Grass Valley - Lisa

Anyways, go back up into the main village and enter the tool shop. Speak with the woman on the left to get another Medical Herb if you need it, then speak with her son nearby. He'll offer you some goat food for a billion dollars (and the tax, too!?). Strange, though - the closest thing we have to money are Gems, and that maxes at 999,999... Well, whatever - either way, the kid fails to get on Forbe's list of the richest people in the world, and you get free goat food for whatever reason. Now to just feed my g-- Oh, right. (Note that this is not listed as a "treasure" as it is infinitely available, like those Medical Herbs.)

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Go ahead and heal up in the house to the west if you need to, then go east and across the bridge. I suppose it is a bit late to mention this, but at the nearby goat pen, in the southeast corner, you'll find a Medical Herb. You don't get told this until later, but, eh, they're free anyways. Position yourself like in the nearby screenshot and you'll find it. You can also speak with the northern goat nearby; if you hand over the Goat Food, you'll learn that enter the painting in the house atop the hill, you must touch it with something owned by the artist. Interesting...

For now, go into the next house to the east. There, you'll find Lisa, entangled in the depths of a dream. (And snoring.) Equip the Dream Rod in the items menu, then speak with her to enter her dream. In Lisa's dream, speak with her, trigger the switch nearby, then speak with her again. You'll then leave - and Lisa will immediately disobey her father and demand you leave her house. XD

After having a few seconds to think about it, she'll rescind her rash comment earlier and ask you listen to her story. Speak with her, listen, and you'll be told basically to go find her father's paintbrush. Yes, it's the last thing of her father's she has, and she hides it in the Underground Castle - such intelligence in the world!

Well, return to the Underground Castle.

Underground Castle - Part 3

Interesting... A paintbrush owned by the Dr. Leo mentioned in the introductory story, so that means -- *muffled*

Anyways, go back outside now.

Grass Valley - Leo's Painting

She'll simply then ask you to search for her father. It'll be a while before we find him... Anyways, go up the stairs in the hill to the north. Within the house, equip Leo's Brush, then approach the painting in the northwestern corner of the house to be whooshed into it.

Leo's Painting - Part 1

You'll find a ton of Green Torches nearby. You can probably take them out rather easily with magic, given the size of their group. The lair nearby will then become a switch, which you can use to go northward. There, you'll see two carpet-style conveyor belts. Use the one on the left to go quickly to the monster lair, which spawns spear-throwing Yellow Knights. You can easily get rid of them by standing on the "tile" southwest of the lair itself and mashing the B Button a bunch.

Use the switch under the lair to open a path forward - use the conveyor on the right, then go north along the path to the right. At the end of the path, you'll see a monster lair spawning more Yellow Knights. Use the same method to beat them and trigger the switch, thereby releasing a lonely goat, then head north to the next area.

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In the next area, you'll deal with two Purple Bird monster lairs. However, it seems they're less competent than the other enemies - if you stand at the crossroads just to the north of where you enter (like in the nearby screenshot), you'll basically be immune and can attack at will, though you'll probably miss some Gems. The lairs will open a path forward and also release some ivy when their switches are triggered.

Go along the northern eastbound path to reach a chest. Open it to grab a Medical Herb. There, go east along the stone, non-moving paths (unless you some spike fetish) and you'll encounter some of the Monster Blocks. They just jump around and are easily beaten; use the lair that was beneath them to open the path forward. Quickly just hold Right on the D-Pad to cross the conveyor belts nearby, then approach the next monster lair.

Defeat the Yellow Knights spawned from within and use the switch underneath their lair to open the path forward. There is another lair nearby for that metal thing going nearby... Which is indestructible. Well, for the moment anyways - any monster with the "metal" attribute, as outlined above, will not be defeatable until you get the Zantetsu Sword later in the game. Don't worry, we devote a section to beating the crap out of them. >:) For now, simply go up the newly-opened staircase.

In this third area, defeat the spawned Yellow Knights (the southwestern "tile" strategy still works, but beware the Metal Crawlers). Use the switch under the Knights' lair to release a goat. Then cross the conveyor belt to the east and, on the other side, defeat the Monster Blocks. Use the switch under their lair to release a boy. Go north from there and deal with the Purple Birds' lair to release a tulip.

Go along the conveyors' path now (south at the east/south fork), then west and north, all of the way into the next area. (That monster lair you pass is for the Metal Crawlers in the area.)

In this area with the large conveyor belt, ride along to the first alcove on the right. There, carefully cross into it, being wary of the Metal Crawlers, then defeat the Yellow Knights in their lair on the other side. The switch beneath it will spawn a portal that can return you to the Master for healing. Go ahead and use it for such, but we'll continue up 'till the point we have all but a boss left.

Continue north along the conveyor belt until the alcove on the left opens up. You can easily deal with the many Green Torches there - face south and press the Y Button when the soul surrounding you is in line with them - you'll take out most of them in a single blast! The switch beneath their lair will release a boy.

Continue riding along the conveyor belt to the end of the path. There, you'll see two monster lairs, although one is meant for the Metal Crawlers. Defeat the Yellow Knights spawned from the other lair and use the switch beneath it to open the path forward.

Note that this new path will take you to a boss fight. For now, simply work your way against the conveyor belt back to the portal to the Master, then return to Grass Valley. We still have some work to do...

Grass Valley - Boss Preparation

Now head to the southeastern portion of town. Climb down the vine and move on past the house and you'll see a tulip. It is asleep, so, if you want, you can use the Dream Rod on it. There's no point to this, however. Instead, face it from the east, then use L/R and the D-Pad to move it. On the spot that it was on, you'll find the Clubhouse Pass.

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Equip this item and head to the northwestern portion of town and speak with the boy there. He'll permit you inside; first move out of the way, then get into the cave. Once inside the cave, simply go along the path back outside. There, you can walk on the tile pictured to find a Strange Bottle. A Strange Bottle is an item that will prevent the loss of your Gems upon your death, if you equip it. I suppose it has some use over the die-and-reset-without-saving thingy.

Okay, I think that's it. When you have gotten a Medical Herb, return to Leo's Painting via the Master - go to the west side's portal, then, up above, go into the right hole.

Leo's Painting - Part 2

The Rest of Grass Valley

Back in Grass Valley, go ahead and into the northwesternmost house, the chief's house. Speak with the chief upstairs. He'll say that Leo came to him in his dreams, requesting that you be given the Brown Stone Leo gave the chief before he left. The chief will hand over the Brown Stone and, suddenly, the area darkens. The Master will speak, telling you that the Brown Stone is one of a set of keys to the World of Evil, Deathtoll's domain - you must now return to the Master!

Or not. Whatever you feel like.

In reality, all that's left to do is to get a Medical Herb from the tool shop, then return to the Master. Once there, you are told that the Brown Stone is one of six stones in the world. (Yup, not a lot of rocks on this third rock from the sun, eh?) When all six of the stones have been gathered, the barrier around the World of Evil opens up.

The next Stone is in the GreenWood. To get there, simply step on the golden tile nearby and opt to "Move", then follow the arrow down to the GreenWood.

The GreenWood

Sectional Flowchart

• Woods of GreenWood - Arrival
• Lostside, A Marsh - Part 1 (to the end of the Water Shrine)
• Woods of GreenWood - The Soul of Light
• Lostside, A Marsh - Part 2
• Woods of GreenWood - Ice Armor (ice, ice, baby -- *shot*)
• Lostside, A Marsh - Part 3
• Woods of GreenWood - Leaves of GreenWood
• Lostside, A Marsh - Part 4
• Woods of GreenWood - Boss Preparation
• Lostside, A Marsh - Boss
• Woods of GreenWood - Conclusion

Woods of GreenWood - Arrival

Lostside, A Marsh - Part 1

Go north of there and you'll see two westbound bridges. Use the northern one and defeat the two Water Lizards near the bridge's start and end as you go. At the end, defeat the Mud Men in the monster lair so you can complete a bridge later on. Go along the other bridge now and you'll soon see a north/east fork. Go north and defeat the Mud Men in that monster lair; you may also want to defeat the Water Lizards along the eastern shore of this island. The aforementioned monster lair will release a dog.

Defeat the Water Lizards nearby again if you want, then go south and east when first possible. Defeat the Walking Plants in their monster lair at the end of the path, then use the switch beneath that lair to open the path into the Water Shrine.

In this area, go around and north. Deal with the Mud Men and the Water Lizard; after beating the former, you can use the switch beneath the monster lair to spawn a bridge. Cross it and defeat the Walking Plants spawned by the lair on the other side; there are some Water Lizards here, too. The aforementioned lair will release a bird. Anyways, go east and along the path; near the end, a Water Lizard will leap out of the water.

Defeat it, then go east and along the northbound path. You'll fight two Water Lizards on your way to the Walking Plants' monster lair. Defeat them - they tend to be already spawned, so magic may be ideal - then use the switch to remove the nearby waterfall. Continue west and you'll reach a chest containing 150 Gems! Backtrack east and south to the southeastern corner now and head to the west.

As you bypass the hexagonal configuration of statues, you'll reach a Mud Men monster lair. Do defeat them in the same manner as ever, but also beware of the spears that poke out of the floor at random. Anyways, that lair will spawn a blue fairy gem; speak with the fairy within to earn 180 EXP.! Don't go back to GreenWood, though. Open the chest to the west for a Medical Herb, then go north of there and conquer the Mud Men to release a mole. (Nope, his name ain't Monty.) This mole will offer to help you by lighting up the dark areas when you return. You don't need him right now, though, so go west and downstairs.

Here, continue to the west, then go south. Defeat the Walking Plants and use the switch beneath their lair to reveal a path to a chest. Open said chest to obtain some Delicious Seeds. Return to where the previous lair was, then go north and defeat the Mud Men there. That lair reveals a Walking Plant lair to the eaat, which you can deal with to release a crocodile. Crikey! ... >_>

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Head north back in the main hall to find, lo and behold, another monster lair, also spawning some Mud Men. It reveals a hidden path going eastward; if you just head due east from the hall and stand on the stand-out tile (like in the nearby screenshot), you'll find a Strange Bottle. Nice, I suppose. Anyhow, return into the main hall and go north and east along the rather featureless path. As you pass by the statues, the fourth one in the line will reveal himself to be a monster; beat him and use the spawned lair to release a squirrel back in GreenWood.

Continue along the path and you'll soon reach a room with more statues. There, the northwesternmost one is a monster, and so is the third monster (from the top) in the eastern row. Defeating them will reveal a lair; use that switch to release another mole. Exit this room to the south and keep a-goin' along the path.

You'll soon see a side path to the south; ignore it and go along the next southbound path. Defeat the Mud Men spawned by the lair at the end and you will be able to use the lair to make a chest at the end of the first path. Open the chest and you'll find 50 Gems! Continue along the path in the main hall to find some stairs going back ... well, upstairs.

In this room, to the east, you'll find a bunch of spears poking up from the floor, like before. Eh. The main feature here is the monster lair, which will spawn a Stone Statue monster or two for you to beat; the switch beneath the lair will end up releasing a deer. Go up the stairs to the northeast now. Go west and deal with the Water Lizard and the Mud Men monster lair; use the latter to make a convenient shortcut back to the start of the Water Shrine.

Go north, west, and south to the chest. Defeat the Water Lizard guarding it, then open the chest for 50 Gems! Now, backtrack to GreenWood, for we may as well grab a few things before continuing forward.

Woods of GreenWood - The Soul of Light

This sword adds one more point to your Strength than the Sword of Life and can paralyze metal monsters if you attack them with it; however, you need to be Level 5+ to use it. And you should already be at that level if you're not speed-running, so you ought to be fine. If not, grind.

Back outside, head southwest and you'll see the crocodile and two holes in the ground. If you speak with the crocodile and say "Yes", you'll be permitted to walk over him, although it's not needed at this time. Go into the hole just north of him and speak with the mole at the end of the path; he will join you as the Soul of Light, who will help you to see in the dark areas we'll later see in Lostside.

Lostside, A Marsh - Part 2

Go back north and west to where the Mud Men lair once was, then continue west. On this island, you'll see a Purple Flower; it's little to worry about, so just snip him and move on. To the east will be a bridge; partway across, you'll fight a Water Lizard. Defeat him and the Walking Plants to the east to create a bridge into the Fire Shrine. Enter you must.

Begin by opening up the nearby chest to find a useful Nothing! The ultimate item of the game, so early? ... I'm joking, of course - literally nothing is in the chest, because it will be replaced later and I guess Quintet didn't want anyone to feel left out. (Yet, Terranigma goes without a U.S. release.) >_> Anyways, you can probably see the Lizard Men monster lair just east of this "room" - defeat 'em and you'll release the staircase that replaces the aforementioned chest. OMG, we lost so much!

Anyways, also note that there are more Metal Scorpions on this floor. Just FYI. Go south and you'll soon see another monster lair, this one for the Ghost Heads; it will release a dog in the GreenWood graveyard. (He's alive and well, don't worry. =P) Go west and south and along the path to another Lizard Men lair; defeat them to release another crocodile. Now, from that monster lair, go north, then east, then beeline northward for a bit. You'll soon run into another Lizard Men lair that releases a squirrel. Now go south, east, south, east, and north, then down the southeastern staircase.

When you arrive here on B2F, go west and along the path. You'll soon find a monster lair containing easy-to-beat Fire Men; defeat them to release a mole. Cross the bridge to the south (when darkened, so as to avoid damage) and defeat the Ghost Heads on the other side. Then use the lair to release a squirrel. Go east and along either path, then south. To the west, you'll probably see another fire bridge. Cross it, using the side ledges to the north (as pictured, despite me not really needing to do so lol; you can skip one at a time, by the way) to avoid being made into delicious Soul Blazed barbeque.

At the end of the path, defeat the Lizard Men in their lair, then use siad lair to release a Fairy Gem. Recross the bridge, then go south and west to the Fairy Gem. She will end up giving you the Light Arrow Magic, a useful magic spell requiring 8 Gems per cast that'll shoot arrows of light due north, east, south, and west (from the magic ball around you, of course). After this, she'll offer to return you to GreenWood. Accept her offer, as we need to gain the Ice Armor.

Woods of GreenWood - Ice Armor

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Also, you can speak with the dog sitting at the table to the south and follow and speak with him as you do. Eventually, he'll wander off to the north. If you stand where I am in this screenshot, you'll find that this tile is apparently dedicated to an outhouse. The dog will hint that there is some armor to the north, though.

Go south of there and into the mole house west of the one you arrive at. As you go along, feel free to speak with the mole on the way, who requests you bring something that once belonged to Monmo first. Continue along the path to the end and outside. There, you'll see a squirrel and a stump, and sometimes a bird. The squirrel is funnily circling the tree to find the snoring - the tree stump he is circling is actually asleep. XD Equip the Dream Rod and speak with the stump.

When you enter the dream, go to the right and trigger the monster lair switch. As you can probably guess, this is a dreamed-up GreenWood. (To the curious, "Walk Through Walls"-type cheat codes don't do anything interesting here, not even allowing you to enter the various structures.) To the west of where you entered is a bird, the spirit of the tree stump. He'll basically exit you from the dream when you speak with him; after having triggered the monster lair, leave.

Back in reality, go back through the monster hole, north to the Master's Shrine's tree, then east. Go along the path through the flowers you recently opened and west to the chest, which contains the Ice Armor! This will add an additional point to your Defense, and also allow you to cross the fire bridges in Lostside's Fire Shrine without damage! Equip it.

Now, return to the Master's Shrine nearby and use the portal on the left to get to the northern exterior of the Water Shrine.

Lostside, A Marsh - Part 3

When you arrive on that platform, head west past the Metal Scorpions to find a chest containing 100 Gems. Go back east, then north. Continue north at the north/west fork, then head west to find a Lizard Men lair. Defeat it and you'll be able to release a bird back in GreenWood. Go south and west and continue along the path. As you go along, you'll find two monster lairs - one with Fire Men releasing a mole, and one with Lizard Men releasing a deer.

At the end of the bridge, go east and you'll find a chest yielding 60 Gems. Then go up the stairs to the west. Then up again, ya go.

Go east here and defeat the Fire Men to open up the lair, creating a shortcut back through the Fire Shrine if you ever need it. Further east, you'll see some stairs. Go on down and you'll find a monster lair. Defeat the Ghost Heads inside to be able to release a squirrel. Go back upstairs, west, and north and outside.

... Well, only if you want. There's no point in going until you get the Leaves of GreenWood. So, yeah, backtrack to GreenWood.

Woods of GreenWood - Leaves of GreenWood

Anyways, use the monster lair nearby and speak with Turbo's ghost. Then go ahead and speak with the bird again to leave the dream. Outside the dream, the bird will tell you that only residents of GreenWood are able to ride the rafts connecting the Fire and Light Shrines in the marsh, but maybe if you have something of GreenWood... You settle for the leaves of GreenWood buried in Turbo's grave, as if they aren't prolifically available from the local flora.

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... Whatever. Go back across the crocodiles and into the eastern hole. Go along to the end of the path and walk onto Turbo's skeleton to find the Leaves of GreenWood. ... I still don't find this exactly right, but whatever I suppose. Also, random note to make this whole thing a bit more colorful: there is a dummied chest to the far north if you use a Walk-Through-Walls code, as pictured. It won't do anything though.

That's about it, I suppose. Return to Lostside and backtrack along to the end of the Fire Shrine.

Lostside, A Marsh - Part 4

Go north and ride the next raft. Defeat the nearby Purple Flower, then ride the raft. Then get off briefly and ride it again and you'll find yourself next to a Fairy Gem. Speak with the fairy inside to gain 150 EXP.! Then go back on the raft to the Light Shrine entrance. Enter.

Go east and north and defeat the Lizard Men within the lair to open the barrier to the east. Go there and defeat the Ghost Heads to open the barrier to the north. Go north and west, defeat the Lizard Men, then use the lair to open a path northward. Go due north to the Lizard Men and beat 'em; this will open barriers to the west and east. At the end of the latter's path, you'll find an unresponsive monster lair, which corresponds to the Spirit Ball, so you cannot open it. Instead, head west.

At the end of the path, you'll deal with some Fire Men, whose lair will remove the other barriers around it. Go west and deal with the Lizard Men to open the barrier to the north. Go along to the end of the path to deal with some more so you can open barriers to the north and south. Go north to the corner and east, then deal with the Fire Men there to release a squirrel. Go back west and south; deal with the Fire Men south of the old lair to open another barrier to the south. Here is another seemingly-inactive barrier. However, you can deal with the Ghost Heads owning it by getting up next to the laser barrier or using magic; whichever you prefer. The switch will open the path to the next floor.

Continue south and west, past the Spirit Ball, to find two mosnter lairs - they're little to worry over, containing Lizard Men to the north and Fire Men to the south. Beat them as you will; do note that you should activate the northern one first to prevent enemy regeneration (unless you want some extra EXP.). The northern switch will release a portal to the Master's Shrine, whereas the one to the south will release a mole. Feel free to heal up in the Master's Shrine, but we have a bit more to do until the boss prep section.

Go west and north and defeat the Ghost Heads to open the path ahead. And that's actually about it. The remaining monster lair in the area (northwest corner) is caused by the Spirit Balls, like before. So, yeah, let's return to GreenWood via the Master's Shrine (southern portal).

Woods of GreenWood - Boss Preparation

 • Trial Number   = n
 • Prior Repeats  = n-1
 • Probability    = 1 in (6^n)
 • Percent Chance = 1 ÷ 6^n

Speak with her and then go down the hole. You can speak with the other mole nearby to get some background on this; apparently, Monmo is still captured by evil creatures or something. I dunno, it's confusing. However, I guess Monmo left you that chest to the south containing the Mole's Ribbon.

Exit the mole hole and go into the one just east of there. Go along to the mole halfway along the path and equip the Mole's Ribbon, then speak with him. The ghostly mole will then take the ribbon in surprise before fading off to the afterlife. Speak with the mole further south for a little background and to earn the Shield Bracelet, an item halving the damage enemies deal out to you!!

Next, go back outside and speak with the deer on the western island past the crocodile. Follow him to the tree, which he'll headbutt, releasing a Fairy Gem. Speak with the fairy within to learn of the Master's Emblems. These Master's Emblems number 8, marked with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H - they're special, rare, hard-to-find artifacts; if you collect them all, you can earn the Magic Bell, which nullifies the need to use Gems for magic! O_O

In fact, we can find one right now! Go into the easternmost tree hollow - you know, the one north of the theater where you got the Psycho Sword? Speak with the northeastern squirrel in there to receive the Master's Emblem C!

Phew! Anyways, return to the Master's Shrine after grabbing a Medical Herb from the theater and use the portal on the right to hit the Light Shrine.

Lostside, A Marsh - Boss

Woods of GreenWood - Conclusion

Once you exit, you will be told that Turbo, the late dog of Dr. Leo's, buried the Green Stone near the roots of the Guardian; you quickly then retrieve it. Erm... I suppose that's it. Grab a Medical Herb from the Woodstin-Trio's theater if you want, then return to the Master's Shrine. Get on the golden tile and opt to mvoe eastward to St. Elle's.

St. Elles

Sectional Flowchart

• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Arrival
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 1 (Southerta)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Bubble Armor
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 2 (Seabed of St. Elles and Southerta, Revisited)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Mermaid Statue
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 3 (Seabed of St. Elles and Shore Reef of Rockbird)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Another Mermaid Statue
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 4 (Seabed of St. Elles and Durean)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - The Thunder Ring
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 5 (Seabed of St. Elles and Blester)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Path Opening
• St. Elles Dungeons - Part 6 (Seabed of St. Elles)
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Boss Preparation
• St. Elles Dungeons - Boss
• St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Conclusion

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Arrival

To begin finding the Bubble Armor, you need to reach Southerta. This place can be reached by going south, to the Master's Shrine, and through the west portal.

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 1

In the clearing to the west are some of those Walking Trees. They're pretty easy to deal with, and can be one-hit-killed with the Light Arrow magic at Level 8 - which is ideal as they like to line up rather conveniently. Use the switch beneath the lair to release a dolphin. Continue along the path northward from there and progress along it as it rounds to the south. You'll encounter several Apes and a few Purple Fish on the way - Light Arrow magic continues to prevail in its usefulness here.

At the end, use the lair's switch to respawn a bridge to the south - you may even get a Purple Fish to lay down on it uselessly, like a Magikarp. =P Go north and along the narrow path to its end where you'll see a monster lair nearby. Defeat the Apes as they come one by one and use their lair's switch to spawn a northbound bridge. Defeat the Walking Trees there and use the switch to release a mermaid.

Go back around to where you first went north, then head east; the southbound bridge is only a shortcut. As you head along, look out for that Tornadic Eagle; it's a bit of a douche due to its speed. Again, I recommend magic here, but simply stabbing it will suffice. Go to the east and southeast to find some Walking Trees. Beat them and use their lair to release a chest. Walk around to it to get a Medical Herb.

^sr10|"I got a rock..." ~ Charlie Brown

Return to where you fought the eagle and head south. As you do, look out for a dull gray rock - it will be next to a reddish rock. This dull gray rock - a Monster Rock - is easy enough to beat, but hard to find to the unattentive. You can see the picture nearby to get the idea, hopefully. Beat this and you'll release two more monster lairs, each spawning Apes. While still standing on the lair, you can simply launch Light Arrow magic from the gap between the lairs to knock out the Apes pretty easily. Both lairs will release mermaids, by the way.

Head south, east, north, west, and north to the Monster Rocks' lair, defeating said rocks on the way - they're easier to spot now, I hope. =P The lair for the Rocks will simply remove some trees to the north. Nearby should be the lair of the Tornadic Eagle you beat earlier; it will remove trees to the northwest. Go along the shortcut to the newly-opened path and, once past the isthmus, head east along the shoreline. You'll deal with some persistent Purple Fish on the way.

At the end of the path, you'll find some Walking Trees, the contents of their lair probably spawned in full. Blast them, preferably with Light Arrow magic, then use their lair. This will remove a lot of the trees nearby, revealing another lair and some Monster Rocks. Defeat those around this island - about four - to open up the nearby lair. Step on it and you'll get rid of the water nearby, allowing some Apes to rise. Defeat them quickly, then stand on their lair to release a mermaid.

That's it. Simply backtrack to the Master's Shrine and exit to the south.

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Bubble Armor

When you return, there's not a lot to do, really. You can speak with some of the various creatures you released, but not much is revealed. Tip-wise, it is noted that the coals on Durean pierce even the Ice Armor, and that there once were four mermaid statues in the Seabed Sanctuary - nothing that couldn't be figured out by reading further ahead.

Of note, south of the Master's Shrine's portal, you will see a house. Creep along to its northeast corner, then south until you see something like the screenshot nearby. Now, why would I do this? Well, walk westward of the area where I am standing you'll find a treasure chest! Within the chest are the Mermaid's Tears, an item we'll use later. (I don't see how water could not intermix with water underwater, but... Ah, forget it.)

Return now to the front of the house and enter it the proper way. Within, you'll find a mermaid at the southern portion. Speak with her to earn the Bubble Armor! This armor will allow you to walk freely underwater.

(Do note that this mermaid will be able to heal you.)

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 2

While there is much to explore in this area, for now we'll focus on our goal. Go west and north and up the stairs to...

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Mermaid Statue

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 3

At the bottom of the next set of stairs, head east and north onto another platform. Head southeast from there and beat the Sea Urchin and the Jellyfish; the monster lair beneath the latter will release a mermaid. (Do note that these Jellyfish have an odd tendency to go off-screen, never to be seen again. Just return to the Seabed Sanctuary and return here and be faster about killing them.)

Then go west and north and beat up some Yellow Seahorses - their IQ is as low as their health, so you'll be fine. Their lair, though, spawns a lair of Jellyfish across the way - a bit more harmful. You can take them down with magic, or let their fast tackles carry them over to you so you can mash them with your sword. Whatever you feel like. Go north, east, and south to the lair afterwards to trigger it, which makes a simplistic shortcut back to the previous lair. *sigh* Go south, east, and up the stairs.

In the dried-up pools to the east are two chests: one with 60 Gems and one with a Medical Herb. In the other dried-up pool are any once-swimming Purple Fish in addition to the Apes' monster lair. Quickly dispatch them and use their lair to dry up the water further to the west. Approach it from the north side and defeat the Walking Tree lair on the rim. This will dry up some water to the north with an Ape lair; we'll deal with it later. For now, walk into the dried-up crater and defeat the Monster Rocks, then use their lair to release another mermaid.

Go north and deal with the Apes' lair - magic is very effective here, due to their tendency to group up. The lair will release yet another mermaid. Go northeast from the crater and defeat the Monster Rocks near that lair to open it up. (The one across the gap is still in reach of your sword's slice and magic.) The lair will dry up the water to the west. Go around the pool clockwise, into it, and along the path. Along the way, you'll be assaulted by a Tornadic Eagle from the lair; defeat it and continue along to the lair to release a Fairy Gem.

Speak with the fairy within to receive 200 EXP., but do not leave just yet. Head to the northeastern corner of the island and defeat the Apes' lair there. The switch beneath it will trigger the water nearby to dry up; go into the crater. At the very southern tip is another Ape lair. These will be released very quickly as you approach, so magic is best here - you can probably get 'em all in one fell swoop! Afterwards, get out of the waterless pool and head south.

Defeat the three Monster Rocks in the crater there and use the lair to dry up more water to the west - that reveals a lair as well. Get in there and beat ever more Monster Rocks. The lair there will trigger the release of four more. The two in the northeast/southwest corners will not really affect you, but they will release a number of Walking Trees that are easily eliminated with magic. The Apes nearby are also best done in with magic.

After finishing off the monsters, trigger all four lairs to open up the aforementioned "trapped" lairs and to release a mermaid statue and an angelfish. There is no longer any reason to remain here, so go to the northwest corner and use the Fairy Gem to return to the Seabed Sanctuary.

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Another Mermaid Statue

That's about it. Go north of the mermaid's house and speak with the statue on the left to have the path to the island of Durean opened to you. Durean is a bit of a hot spot for volcanic activity, so we gotta go there now for some arbitrary reason. Head south from the mermaid's crib.

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 4

Defeat the Sea Urchin and any straggling enemies, then use the lair to make a shortcut back to the start. Go back south and west and along the path to soon meet up with another Sea Urchin. Continue north and upstairs, then head along the next path south. You'll soon encounter a Jellyfish lair and a Yellow Seahorse lair; deal with them both as appropriate, although you can't reach the former for now. The latter, though, will release a dolphin.

Head west, north, downstairs, and east. As you approach the abandoned Jellyfish lair, deal with the Manta Rays assaulting you from the north. Afterwards, trigger the Jellyfishes' lair to make a shortcut back to the start (and actually now the only path, given that the bridge you just used broke up =P).

Head north and along the path onto the platform. Use the Mantas' lair to produce some stairs to the south in addition to a Fairy Gem nearby. Take your 250 EXP. from the latter, then go west and north onto the volcanic island.

Anyways, head north and west to find the Apes' monster lair. Defeat them and trigger the switch beneath to end up releasing a dolphin - but not just any dolphin: Lue, Dr. Leo's old pet! He's apparently trapped somewhere, but we can't help as of yet. Continue west and north along the shoreline to find another monster lair with Apes. This one will make an island to the west. On it is another monster lair you can reach containing a couple of Tornadic Eagles.

Use the lair to release a mermaid, then proceed northward, defeating some Monster Rocks on the way. Head east to the monster lair and you'll find one or two more on the ground level near it; the lair will release a mermaid, the third of that dancing trio from before. Continue clockwise around the island and you'll meet up with a Tornadic Eagle lair on the eastern shore. Beat them and you'll trigger the release of two Ape lairs. Like the last time this happened, you can stand slightly aloof from the midpoint of them (the old lair) and thrust your sword, or use the Light Arrow magic.

Each lair will make a path to an island nearest it - north lair to north island, south lair to south island. The latter has a chest on it containing the Strange Bottle. The former of these has an Ape lair on it which will release another mermaid, plus its house. (I wonder where all of the mermen are?)

Continue south along the shore to the near end of the ground-level path and you'll find another monster lair, this one containing two Tornadic Eagles. Given the open space, you'll probably win. =P The lair itself will open up a path to the west and one upstairs; use the latter.

On the second floor, go north. You will end up crossing some hot coals, so do so rather quickly - not even the Ice Armor helps here! (It's better than meeting with some Metal Apes; you'll live.) Near the end of the path are some Monster Rocks. Beat the one near the chest first so you can grab the Critical Sword! You need to be Level 11 to use this sword, which is capable of dealing extra-powerful hits, and boosts your Strength by one more point than the Psycho Sword you've been using.

Defeat the Monster Rocks in whole if you haven't yet and use their lair to make another path upstairs. Ignore it for now and head west. You can easily see the Apes' lair in the coals, right? Stand near but not on the coals and slice them down as they come to get by at least nearly unscathed. The lair itself will release a mermaid. Go around the coals and west to find another bunching of Monster Rocks; their lair will release a dolphin trying to rescue Lue.

Backtrack to the most-recently-opened upbound staircase (northeast corner of the island's second floor) and go on up. Head south and deal with the Tornadic Eagles as they come - they have an odd tendency to miss here. Continue around clockwise to the Apes' lair; they'll make stairs going up and down here.

Further to the north is another bed of coals. This one also has a monster lair from the Apes on it. However, the lair is so big that you almost have to stand on it to beat the Apes. Almost. You can stand near the southern edge and they'll come to you. Preferably you'll just wait 'till later, but whatever you want... The lair does release a mermaid statue, so you had better deal with it now or later.

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Head to the south-central part of the island and head upstairs. Go the long way around to the Tornadic Eagles' old lair (north, east, south) and use it to make a staircase to the top of the island. Approach the lone rock there and equip the Mermaid's Tears; this will extinguish the fire on the island and stop the rain of fireballs.

If you didn't get that mermaid statue released, go downstairs twice, west, north, and beat those Apes. Otherwise, leave - the Metal Ape lair will have to wait until we get the Zantetsu Sword...

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - The Thunder Ring

Anyways, go north and west at the intersection. Head to the wall and south, then east into the home, kinda like when you grabbed the Mermaid's Tears. Within is a mermaid who will give you the Magic Flair spell. It allows you to charge up an attack for 8 Gems. Personally, I prefer the Light Arrow - the Magic Flair is best only for bosses, if that, really.

Then go back west and speak with the dolphin, who will tell you to get on his nose. Approach him from the north heading south and he'll soon take you to a treasure chest; it contains the Black Pear -- I mean the Big Pearl! Sorry, no Pirates of the Caribbean references where they'd be appropriate. =P Ride back to the mainland in a similar manner. Then head north and east.

Speak with the mermaid blocking the portal; unlike her partner, she'll ask if you have seen the mermaids' queen, instead of assuming otherwise. Regardless of whether you say "yes" or "no", she'll move aside, possibly letting you know the queen's appearance and letting you know that Lue the dolphin is trapped ahead! Go into the portal.

On the other side, head east and into the southern alcove - apparently Lue's friend is a numbskull, for the wall has been opened! Speak with Lue to learn that the Blue Stone given to him by Dr. Leo is an odd stone that amplifies that person's benign or malign mentality. The queen has the stone and imprisoned Lue. Obviously that leaves the queen as bad, although it's a problem never dealt with. >_> Anyways, Lue will hand over the Thunder Ring, an item we'll use rather happily on the Blester. >:)

'Kay, that's about it. Return into the southern household and speak with the mermaid, as usual, to heal. Continue south and outside.

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 5

Head east along the northern wall until you pass a narrow hall into a more open area. Just north of there is a powerful water current. (And, yes, they're showing extra water underwater, a la the cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants. Logic is illogical in the realm of 16 bits, I supose.) The current will push you westward regardless of what you do - you can only slow it by holding Right on the D-Pad.

You can also go into some alcoves to the south by holding Down on the D-Pad. The first one has a Jellyfish lair that releases an angelfish. The second alcove is one with a Yellow Seahorse lair (i.e. aquatic lambs to the slaughter) that releases a Fairy Gem that hands over 300 EXP.! Continue along the underwater water current to the western ledge.

As you head north and east along the path, you'll encounter four Hermit Crabs. Beat them and the fifth one that is just east of the Blester's staircase to open up their lair, which opens up the pathway to the Blester. Get on up there.

Upon your arrival, immediately equip the Thunder Ring! It will be necessary to deal with some of the stuff here. ;)

Begin by heading to the northeast and you'll see a monster lair. To note, there is another to the northeast of it, and another due east of there. Each of them contain Apes. Now, your lucky is come - you don't have to fight them! All you have to do is equip the Thunder Ring and get near the yellow pyramid in the center of this trio, zapping any enemy nearby to death - even if they are metal enemies! Anyways, the three lairs' switches will release a mermaid, an angelfish, and a northbound bridge to the rest of the area.

Cross it and head west to find a small stone labyrinth. Within it are two monster lairs. One has Monster Rocks, the lair being to the northwest, and another contains Tornadic Eagles. The latter is a bit difficult because of the tight space, so I recommend handling the Monster Rocks first; their lair will disperse a lot of the rocks. The Tornadic Eagles' lair will release a dolphin. Go east and do basically the same thing (with the Monster Rock lair at the south) to soon release a mermaid from the Eagles' lair.

Head back to the crossroads now and north to the five pyramids. From there, head west and you'll find a lair of Metal Apes. Lure them over to the pyramids so you can zap them to death and release a mermaid statue. Now head further east and use the Tornadic Eagles' lair to release a Fairy Gem; use her to return to the Seabed Sanctuary.

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Path Opening

That's the only thing we should have to do here, asusming you've followed the guide insofar. In the northeastern corner of the sanctuary, you'll find a mermaid's house; within is a mermaid (surprise) that will give out Medical Kelp. Well, Medical Herbs. Whatever. I kind of like her response when you already have one - "Medical Herbs are rare", yet she has no problem giving them away infinitely.

Also head to where you rescued Lue - the western portal, remember? In the southwest corner there is a napping dolphin. Equip the Dream Rod and speak with the dude to enter his dream; you'll appear in the western portion of the northwestern seabed. Go south and speak with the dolphin with the Big Pearl item equipped (found in section St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - The Thunder Ring) and use the switch that was beneath him to open the path to this rather "secret" cave we'll plunder later on. >:)

(To the curious, you can gaze around the seabed with a walk-through-walls cheat. None of the entrances/exits actually work, but even monster lairs you beat before remain unbeaten. The current in the northeast corner is nonfunctional, and the chest in the south-central portion is not usable from this area. Darn.)

Once you're ejected from the dream, go back outside and return to the southern mermaid house. Speak with the stationary mermaid at the southern end to heal up, then go south and outside.

St. Elles Dungeons - Part 6

As you arrive, you'll find a bunch of Manta Rays flying at you - a good excuse to equip the Light Arrow magic and shoot 'em. Go north and west to their lair, which removes some of the blockade to the south. Head east past the three-way for now into the rocky area. Head to its southeastern portion to find a chest containing the Power Bracelet. Equipping it isn't such a bad idea, as it'll double the damage you deal.

Return now to the entrance to the area and head west. Defeat the Hermit Crabs and the Sea Urchin there, then use their lair to release an angelfish. Go east, north past the flowers, and west to the narrow valley in the reef. Go along it to the next area.

Go west and defeat the Sea Urchins, then the Jellyfish, the latter of whom will yield a portal to the Master's Shrine from their lair. Use it and return to the Sanctuary.

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Boss Preparation

Next, head into the northwestern house. The dolphin, Servas, there is sleeping. Equip the Dream Rod and speak with him. You'll arrive on the Ghost Ship sometime before it fully sank. Go along the path to Servas and his father, prior to their reincarnation. Speak with the former and he'll note a 1-Gem treasure he placed. It's ... something, I guess.

That's about it. Be sure you have the best equipment -- Critical Sword, Bubble Armor, Power Bracelet -- on, then use the portal to return to the Seabed via the east portal.

St. Elles Dungeons - Boss

When you enter the area, head north. As you do so, be careful. The torches around here are indestructible - attacks merely will stem their efforts for a few seconds. Also look out for Purple Worms coming up from below. Head north, downstairs, east, north, west, and south to the chest; open it for 1 Gem.

Go north, upstairs, downstairs, north, east, south and upstairs, south and downstairs, east, north, downstairs, north, and upstairs to meet with the boss.

St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Conclusion

Once you've returned to the Seabed Sanctuary, head due north of the portal and into the queen's palace. Speak with her and she'll give you the Blue Stone. Afterwards, she'll bid you leave, so return to the Master's Shrine. (Grab a Medical Herb from the northeastern house on the way if you used yours already.) There, ask the Master to let you move north onto the mountain, our next destination.

The Mountain of Souls

Sectional Flowchart

• Soul of Mountain House - Arrival
• Mountain of Souls - Part 1
• Soul of Mountain House - Mushroom Shoes
• Mountain of Souls - Part 2
• Soul of Mountain House - To Laynole and Lune!
• Mountain of Souls - Part 3
• Soul of Mountain House - Boss Preparation
• Mountain of Souls - Boss
• Soul of Mountain House - Conclusion

Soul of Mountain House - Arrival

Mountain of Souls - Part 1

~ North Slope ~

Go east and down the ramp. At the bottom, you may be able to simply face east and hold L/R to defeat the Yetis; if not, eh. Anyways, use their lair to net yourself 40 Gems, then go back up the ramp, then further along upstairs. There, you can stand what some games would consider "two tiles" east of the lair to easily beat up the bats; their lair will let you up another level. Go west and beat the Undead Caribou as you go (they're noticeably weak to thrusts if you can dodge the spinning head in time). The lair at the end will simply make a southbound shortcut. Instead, go west and downstairs to that newly-spawned Cave Bat lair from before; you can use it to release the rare mushroom free from Mario's tight fists.

Go back upstairs and east to the ramp, then ignore it (poor ramp) and go upstairs to the north. A bunch of Green Lizards will be spawned from the monster lair to the east; I found standing two tiles north of it, as it were, basically immunized me from damage. Hm... Anyways, the ramp creates a really pointless shortcut back down, as if the few steps to the stairs were a marathon. Go east, upstairs, and north into the next area.

At the top, head east and defeat the bats while avoiding the snowballs. In doing so, you'll allow yourself to get 50 Gems, a Medical Herb, and a ... nothing? (Also, a Magic Armor you'll want to equip.) Ascend the next ramp and defeat the Cave Bats at the top to be able to release a boy. Anyways, head east and into the next cave to reach the next area.

~ Top of Snow Mountain ~

Once on the ice, you'll automatically go south. Upon hitting the wall, head east, north, east, north, east, south, west, then north onto the ramp. Defeat the Undead Caribou nearby, plus some more and some Yetis and Green Lizards (remember, they are easily camouflaged when burrowing) to the southwest - I preferred to use the Light Arrow magic for a lot of damage there. After, use the lairs. The northwestern one will release a boy promising to give you the Mushroom Shoes when speaking with him. The other will make a shortcut to the start, plus a Fairy Gem that can take you back to the Soul of Mountain House while also giving you 300 EXP. Anyhow, return now to the Soul of Mountain House.

Soul of Mountain House - Mushroom Shoes

Mountain of Souls - Part 2

On the other side, destroy the nearby icy ... thing, then go far to the west and down the westernmost slope. Be careful on the way down; another Ice Crystal is on the way down there, plus a Cave Bat lair at the bottom. Ignore the path to the south nearby and just go back to the top of these slopes and into the third one. Deal with the Cave Bat lair partway down, which is tough since you need to use some rhythm of pressing Up on the D-Pad to work against the incline. This lair will release a girl while the one at the bottom of the slope just makes paths to the east and west. Go into the easternmost slope and deal with the Ice Crystal and Bats as you go; this lair makes another lair appear.

Go back down the westernmost slope and through the southbound path you created. Defeat the Purple Wizards at the bottom to release a snail, then work against the slope while going east through the passageway. Ascend to the top of the slope and go beat those Purple Wizards to release a mushroom. Head next to the bottom of the slope. There, you'll see another Ice Crystal. Ignore it. Rather, you see those nubs of wall next to the doorway? Walk up against them, then go east - you won't be damaged by the Ice Crystal - and through the stairwell. This way, you won't risk being hurt by an explosion.

~ Ice Field of Laynole ~

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Return to the other side and go east and south to a Purple Wizard lair. Beat them and use the lair to open up some ice nearby. Go along it (with Mushroom Shoes equipped) to reach a lair with some Purple Wizards and another with Cave Bats to release a Grandpa and a snail, respectively. Return to the ice "puzzle" entrance and go west to beat up some Cave Bats. This opens up an area to the south. Ignore it briefly and look to the east. Like in the nearby screenshot, there is another ice bridge to cross. On the other side, you'll find some Red Wizards to beat, with their lair yielding a Grandpa.

Go back across the ice bridge and defeat the Cave Bats to the west if you haven't yet. Then go across the newly formed bridge to the south and head west and north. Defeat the Green Blobs to make a bridge to the north with a portal to the Master's Shrine. Feel free to use it to heal yourself, then go south and defeat the Cave Bats (beware the Ice Crystals!!) to release a Grandpa. That is it for now; use the Master's Shrine portal to return to the Soul of Mountain House.

Soul of Mountain House - To Laynole and Lune!

Mountain of Souls - Part 3

~ Ice Field of Laynole ~

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Then go back east; there is another ice bridge to the east of the lair you can use, like in the screenshot to the left. Beat the Cave Bats in their lair on the other side and a chest will be generated containing the Rotator magic spell. Cross the ice bridges to the south to return to where you fought the Green Blobs, then use the icy slope to the east. Walk along to the bottom of it, then go through the stair well into the next area.

Go along the path around the lake to the Purple Wizards' lair and the next Ice Maker. Defeat them all and use the lair to get rid of the waterfall, also making a lair downstairs and to the west. Beat those lizards to release the snail Nome. Go south and west to beat up some Green Blobs, then use their lair to head downstairs. Defeat the Red Wizards at the bottom to remove the waterfall to the west. Defeat the Ice Maker past the river, then go back upstairs.

At the top of the stairs, go west and you'll reach another lair, this one full of Cave Bats. Beat them to create a path to the island in the middle of the lake. Beat the Ice Maker and Green Blobs there and you'll release a Fairy Gem. Speak with the fairy within for 400 EXP. Go back to the lair where you removed the waterfall, then go east and south to the next area.

>_> Anyways, go west and north along the path that was originally there. Beat the Cave Bats at the second "clearing" and go east along the new path to beat some Red Wizards, then south for some Purple Wizards. Go back to where you fought the Cave Bats and south to fight some Green Blobs at the newly-produced monster lair to release a Grandma. From there, go back to the Cave Bat lair and west. Defeat the Purple Wizards and Green Blobs, preferably through magic to get rid of the Ice Maker to the west as well.

Use the lairs to make new paths and head north. Defeat the Cave Bats to make a portal back to the Master's Shrine if you need to heal, then go south and beat the Red Wizards. This will produce another lair on the "clearing" to the east. Beat the Cave Bats there and you can release a Grandma. Now, we can head due north if you want to proceed with beating our boss; see Mountain of Souls - Boss if you want the details. Otherwise, use the Master's Shrine portal to return to the Soul of Mountain House for some final prep.

Soul of Mountain House - Boss Preparation

After, upon your return, go south of the portal to the lake, then west and north to the prison. Speak with the mushroom in the westernmost cell while the Dream Rod is equipped to enter its dream. There, you can press a switch to make a path to an island, then simply walk left out of the dream after speaking with the mushroom. (Trust me, this has more use than meets the eye.) The other residents of the cells will be spoken to later, in due time.

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If you head back to that area from the dream, you'll notice a path to the west of the first clearing. There, beat Cave Bats to release a snail back in the Soul of Mountain House. Then go east and stand on the northernmost point of the island, like in the first screenshot listed in this section, for the Master's Emblem F. Now, return to the Soul of Mountain House.

Once you're done there, proceed back to the Master's Shrine portal (if you walked; otherwise, you're there). To the south is a bit of a lump in the wall. Because of the recent releasing of the snail that resides in the small room to the south, there is a hidden path between the orange light and the left corner; the general path is revealed in the screenshot to the left if that doesn't help you much. Speak with the snail within to get the Master's Emblem E!

That just about sums it up. Once you're done grabbin' Master's Emblems (should have C, D, E, and F by now), and have snatched a Medical Herb from the Seabed Palace in St. Elles, go back to the Mountain of Souls. Be sure to use the eastern portal after saving.

Mountain of Souls - Boss

Soul of Mountain House - Conclusion

Speak with the king to be thanked for saving him and to receive an apology for the misdeeds done to Dr. Leo's pet snail Nome. He requests you go speak with Nome, who is in the prison to the east, although you have walk the long way around. The prison cells are opened now. The boy in the center cell will note that Dr. Leo's lab to the southeast has metal monsters, basically. The snail, Nome, can be spoken with to receive the Silver Stone and to open up the next leg of our quest. Head to the Master's Shrine and move east (actually southeast) to the desert where Dr. Leo's lab is.

Dr. Leo's Lab

Sectional Flowchart

• Leo's Laboratory - Arrival
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 1 (Basement, Part 1)
• Leo's Laboratory - Zantetsu Sword
• Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 2 (Basement, Part 2)
• Leo's Laboratory - Town Model 1
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 3 (First Town Model)
• Leo's Laboratory - Soul of Detection
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 4 (First Town Model, Continued)
• Leo's Laboratory - Town Model 2
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 5 (Second Town Model)
• Leo's Laboratory - Boss Preparations
• Laboratory Dungeon - Part 6 & Boss (Power Plant)
• Leo's Laboratory - Conclusion

Leo's Laboratory - Arrival

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 1

Return to the previous Sweeper Bot lair and go west and south to find another, this one releasing a plant. Backtrack to the forking pipe near the first lair you defeated and head east. Defeat the Sweeper bots there to release a great door. This will give us the ability to access the Zantetsu Sword, so go back to the main lab so we can get it.

Leo's Laboratory - Zantetsu Sword

Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters

In this first area, you'll find some Metal Crawlers to the east. You can simply stand to their east and thrust your sword at them; they only will rotate around those individual blocks. Head far to the north to find four more such Crawlers; doing so will release some ivy back in Grass Valley. Go into the next area to the south and defeat the Metal Crawlers prowling about there; once they're done with, you can release some ivy via the northwestern monster lair.

Continue south another area, then defeat the Metal Crawler to the west. After doing so, go to the far east via the carpet (beware the spikes!) to reach the opened lair. Use it to release a chest containing Tornado magic. This will empty out the metal enemies of Grass Valley; you can now return to the main village there.

~ Grass Valley ~

Now, in the southeasatern corner of town is the really small house. Northwest of there is some ivy to climb; do so and head west to find the Master's Emblem A. That finishes off Grass Valley in whole, so use the Master to reach GreenWood.

Here, equip the Ice Armor (remember the flaming bridges) and go along the path from before, defeating a few more Metal Scorpions to open a lair north of the end of the path, releasing a bird. That'll do it. Ascend the nearby staircase and use the Fairy Gem to return to GreenWood, then continue along to St. Elles.

Return to the main palace and speak with the northern mermaid in the entrance building to receive the Red-Hot Stick. The Red-Hot Stick is one of three items mentioned by various NPCs in the game that can be used to summon the Phoenix, something we'll have to do later. For now, though, we're done screwing around with the metal monsters. Return to Dr. Leo's Laboratory and return to the first basement, the first dungeon you encounter there,

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 2

You'll soon make two appear, one a Sweeper Bot lair and the other with some Mini Race Cars; use them to release a cat and a great door respectively. Go north and west to find another lair spawning some of those Mini Race Cars. Use it to make a path to the north, but first go west and destroy the Mini Helicopters for a shortcut back south. Go east and north, then west. Beat up some more Mini Race Cars and use that lair to release a chest of drawers. Then go east and down a floor.

Walk into the southeastern pipe and beat the Mini Bulldozers as you reach the T junction to release a mouse. Go west from the T junction and south from the next to deal with some Mini Race Cars; once done with, use their lair to remove some pipes to the south. Go back to the first of these T junctions and south and west along the path. As you finally reach another monster lair, turn west and head south, demolishing the Mini Bulldozers as you go. The first four will make a shortcut back to the start; the next group release some Mini Helicopters. Defeat them and use the nearby Fairy Gem for 300 EXP., then go north along the westernmost path.

Past the fiery paths is a green platform where you'll be assaulted by Mini Helicopters from the east. Defeat them and use their lair to make a path to the upper floor of the main laboratory. Defeat the Sweeper Bots further north, then use their lair to assault the Mini Bulldozers further to the north. Their lair releases a great door. Now, go ahead and deal with the Mini Race Cars - you may need to cross the fire pit to the west - and a gap will be bridged. Defeat the Mini Helicopters and Sweeper Bots on the other side to release a town model, make a shortcut back to the start, and to spawn a shrine to the Master. Use the latter.

Leo's Laboratory - Town Model 1

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Here, go along the only path to soon reach a door in the southwest corner. Go through it and north, ignoring the town model in favor of the suffering cat. Speak to him with the Dream Rod equipped; after the scene, you'll receive a Door Key. Go back to the first floor with it equipped. Enter the room north of the one with the shrine portal, then exit to the southwest (just run into the door; don't use B). Speak with the chest of drawers nearby to receive the Mystic Armor.

While it doesn't halve Gem consumption like your current Magic Armor, it boosts Defense by one and increases the length of the invulnerability period after being hit. It's mostly your choice; heavy magic users will want to stick with the Magic Armor for a while. Anyhow, once you're done with that, get on the chest's right side. Face north and hold R, then move left to push aside the chest of drawers, finding the Master's Emblem G in the process!

That's pretty much it for now. Go back to the second floor and head into the room just south of the one with the cat. Examine the structure there and you can enter the first of two town models.

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 3

On the other side, continue north and east at the second fork. Defeat the Toy Soldiers that march on towards you, then use the lair to spawn two lairs to the west. (Two soldiers appear on the plateaus further south for the western lair's opening.) Use the lairs to release two mice, then go north of the original lair and west to a Toy Soldier lair spawning a plant. Go back to the north/east fork and head south and onto the western plateau. Go north and defeat the Toy Calvary to release a chest of drawers.

Then return again to the north/east fork and go north. In the open field, go east and make battle with the Calvary to spawn a bridge to the southeast. Go back down the stairs from this plateau and east along the first path you reach and across the bridge. On the other side, you will find a number of invisible-ish enemies (disabling BG#2 on an emulator deals with that, but otherwise...). We can deal with this nuisance momentarily, worry not.

Go south and into the field to the east with the trees. Blast around with the Light Arrow magic to avoid being hurt by the invisible enemies (they can be hurt) as well as the Toy Soldiers to release a great door. Now, we can go get the Soul of Detection, which will allow us to see them. You don't have to get it, but it's highly recommended. If you dare to not to, go to Laboratory Dungeon - Part 4 for the continued walkthrough.

Leo's Laboratory - Soul of Detection

So, yes, back to town!

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 4

Head north to the T junction where the bridge lies to the west and some house/plateaus to the east. Go east quickly to dodge the Catapults (or you can smack it with magic). On the other side, go north and defeat the Spike Launcher, then get on the nearby plateau and defeat the Toy Soldiers; the lair will spawn a Fairy Gem you can use to get 300 EXP. Then cross the bridge west of that plateau and defeat the Catapults - if you get just north of them, you can thrust them to death. >:) The lair itself makes two treasures appear on the plateau to the south: 80 Gems and a Medical Herb.

Go back east across the bridge, then south - use magic to defeat the Toy Soldiers on the unreachable plateaus. The lair itself will make some Catapults appear - as before, quickly get just north of them to thrust your sword deep into their wooden ... something. I dunno. Use the lairs to release some stairs and a mouse. Continue south to the next portion of the area.

Here in Mr. Roger's neighborhood, defeat the Spike Launchers to the south, then the Toy Calvary further west to make a shortcut near the entrance to the area. Go up the stairs to the north and defeat all of the Toy Soldiers you can - you will need to use magic for some. After use the lairs to open up some buildings, another lair to release a model of a town (yup, there's two!), and open the chest for 50 Gems.

That's it - leave the town model in ruins so you can return to the real 16-bit world.

Leo's Laboratory - Town Model 2

Do you remember that room east of the room of the town models? In that room, go to the north to find a "devout mouse". =/ Whatever the case, speaking with the holy mouse will make him move away from the ... I think it's a table? ... to fully heal your HP! Not as good as Medical Herb, but something's better than nothing, most of the time.

However, that's about it - if you need a Medical Herb for now, you still need to backtrack to the Seabed Palace. -_- Back in the room with the town models, examine the eastern one for our next trek.

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 5

Return to the paved path and go north. Once past the bridge, go west into the lawn there and north. Defeat the Toy Calvary to make another lair appear. (Beware the purple water nearby - it's not good for you!!) Beat the next set of Toy Soldiers to release another plant (lots of cats, mice, and plants - Dr. Leo knew much of variation). Backtrack to the paved road from before and go north and east. Defeat the five Catapults along the three paths on the lawn, then use the monster lair to remove some of the buildings nearby.

Defeat the Toy Soldiers to the east and use that lair to release a chest of drawers, then go north onto the paved road and east across the bridge. On the other side, continue along the path to the next bridge. You can go south along the shoreline to another monster lair with Toy Soldiers, this one removing buildings to the west. Get the two visible chests for a Medical Herb and a Strange Bottle, then defeat the Toy Soldiers and Spike Launchers further west to make a bridge southward with the monstair lair.

Go back east to that river and north and across the bridge. Go north and defeat some of those Toy Soldiers, then go west for some more battlin'. Use the lair at the end to release a cat. Go back to the buildings to the east, then head south. It's actually rather vacant here, so continue south and across the bridge. Defeat the group of Catapults on the eastern plateau to release some stairs near the entrance of the laboratory.

As for the town model, continue west into the grassy industrial area and defeat the Spike Launchers. Defeat the Toy Calvary in the northwest corner and you can make a set of stairs going down. Use it and return to the laboratory through the exit to the south.

Leo's Laboratory - Boss Preparations

Go back to the ground floor and enter the kitchen. Equip the (Actinidia) Leaves and speak with a cat, then make both follow you southeast and outside the kitchen into the hall. Then speak with the mouse in the northwestern corner of the kitchen to be able to enter that back area. There, go north and east to speak with a mouse to earn the Spark Bomb spell. Exit off to the southeast and you can speak with the plant outside to get Medical Herbs (one is the max, sorry).

That's about it - backtrack into the main kitchen and exit to the southeast. Enter the room with the portal to the Master's Shrine and go there to heal and save if wanted. Then, in the main lab, exit via the staircase nearby.

Laboratory Dungeon - Part 6 & Boss

As you enter the Power Plant, go down the stairs and head east to the group of pipes. There, you may find a few Ball Worms as you approach; defeat them and others further ahead, but beware the swinging spiked flails like those pictured nearby. They are in a few places throughout this area, are indestructible, and will poke holes in you. Obviously painful. Anyways, use the lair nearby (after beating the Ball Worms spawned from it) to make a path south to a chest containing Light Armor, which nulls damage taken from weak monsters. Okay. (It also has a 2-point Defense boost over the Mystic Armor, and 3 points over the Magic Armor.)

Go back north and east to the next pitted green platform. Defeat the Mini Helicopters that attack you, then go north and east. Defeat the Mini Bulldozers while dodging the flails in the pipe dream, as it were. Use to the two lairs to complete some paths; use one of those to go south and deal with some Sweeper Bots. Use their lair to continue south. (If you fear fire damage, cross the fire pit using Ice Armor.)

On the other side, you can beat three of the four Mini Bulldozers there while they lunge forward. Ignore the fourth and go north and around to said dozer; demolish it. Then use the lair to bring about another with Mini Helicopters, then another with Ball Worms. That one will release a doll back in the lab. Go back west and get on the green platform, then go south- (or north-)west to the pipes. Go along this linear path for a bit.

Dodge the two pairs of flails as you go, then beat up the Mini Helicopters to make a Fairy Gem appear back to the east. You can backtrack to it for 300 EXP. Continue along the path and you'll reach some pipes. Go south and west a little to fight some Mini Helicopters.

Use their lair to open up a portal to the Master; go there if you need to heal. That's all there really is to do, unless you also need a Medical Herb from the plant in the lab kitchen - there are no more enemies other than the boss going forward, so be prepared.

In the dungeon, go far to the west, then north and east to find the stairs leading your boss, the Tin Doll.

Leo's Laboratory - Conclusion

When you re-eneter the laboratory, head up to the small attic (where the Herb-storage chest was, remember?). Speak with the doll and you'll receive the Purple Stone - just one to go! Our next destination is Magridd Castle - use the Master to head north to...

King Magridd's Castle

Sectional Flowchart

• Castle of King Magridd - Arrival
• Castle Dungeon - Part 1 (The Torture Chamber)
• Sidequest: Defeating the Spirit Monsters
• Castle Dungeon - Part 2 (The Torture Chamber, continued; Basement B2F)
• Castle of King Magridd - Elemental Mail
• Castle Dungeon - Part 3 (The Castle Basement B3F)
• Castle of King Magridd - Platinum Card
• Castle Dungeon - Part 4 (The Left Tower)
• Castle of King Magridd - Soul of Reality
• Castle Dungeon - Part 5 (The Left Tower, continued)
• Castle of King Magridd - VIP Card
• Castle Dungeon - Part 6 (The Right Tower)
• Castle of King Magridd - Boss Preparations
• Castle Dungeon - Boss
• Castle of King Magridd - Conclusion

Castle of King Magridd - Arrival

Castle Dungeon - Part 1

Head north and upstairs, then east. Shatter the Skeleton Soldiers' ranks to be able to release another (human) soldier. Continue east from there to a south/west fork. Go east and kill the lone Skeleton Soldier to release a chest; open it for the Spirit Sword! Also go north and run into the fallen skeleton to get a Harp String.

With your newfound Spirit Sword in hand, you can now defeat Spirit-type enemies - ghostly fiends you couldn't affect before with your swords. Similarly to how we earned the Zantetsu Sword in Dr. Leo's lab and went out on a spree of wanton murder, so will we here - besides, you have to do it at some point. If you want to get it over with, go into the next section. If you want to continue through this dungeon conquest first, go to the Castle Dungeon - Part 2.

Sidequest: Defeating the Spirit Monsters

Use the stairs in the southwest corner of the central sector of this floor to go up. Defeat all of the Spirit Balls roaming there, then use the lair in the northeast corner to release the Flame Pillar magic spell! And t-t-t-t-t-that's all, folks. Return to GreenWood via whatever means you prefer.

~ GreenWood ~

(Side note: Do you see the screenshot on the right side of the "sneaking up" one nearby? Look more carefully - see how that's not where you find the bird? It's actually possible to sneak up behind the bird through the tree if you use a walk-through-walls code - either flip RAM address 0x008A24 to DD, or use the GameGenie code 2264-6FD4. Whichever suits your fancy. There's no real purpose to it other than mind-blowing the observant with the second screenshot, and if you don't like chasing that bird around.)

As it is, though, that finishes up our spirit-slaying quest. Get back into the Torture Chamber. Now. Come on, it won't hurt ... you at least. >:)

Castle Dungeon - Part 2

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That collage of screenshots above here is referenced multiple times below; it's better than staggering the text in a haphazard manner. They are referred to by number.

Collect the Medical Herb from the chest in the small room here (it's hidden; use screenshot #1 above), then continue west. Head along this forked path, but just go southward pretty much. The first fork has two Green Snakes you can beat with a well-timed Light Arrow. There are also some Wraithes nearby who you can beat to release another soldier. Further south is a lair of Skeleton Soldiers to beat. They release two lairs of Wraithes - I simply moved north a bit and thrusted my sword into their ... whatever suffices for these ghosts' digestive systems. >_>

Further south, in the next clearing, go east and grab the Strange Bottle (hidden; see screenshot #2 above). Exit off to the southeast and go along the path into another clearing. You won't know it until you get the Soul of Reality later ... or are observant now. See that opened chest in screenshot #3 above? If you end up walking due north of the hallway, you'll run into this chest, gaining 100 Gems in the process. Just to the north of it and west a little is another northbound hall, hidden except with the Soul of Reality and the nearby screenshot. Follow it to the end and you can fight some Bouncing Balls to make a Fairy Gem appear.

Now use it to exit the dungeon briefly so we can get a new piece of armor. 'Cuz I like you.

Castle of King Magridd - Elemental Mail

That's about it - all we came for is the Elemental Armor ... but you'll thank me. Head to the Basement of the Castle area we just left (in other words, B2F) and use the southwestern stairs to reach the next floor.

Castle Dungeon - Part 3

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Now continue northward and you'll find an area with five spikes - they won't hurt you if you have the Elemental Armor equipped, which we found in the previous section. There is something special here, though, other than them. Imagine if the area were divided into tiles about as wide as those spike pits. Get on the row of "tiles" west of the westernmost spikes and go due north to find the invisible Master's Emblem B! You wouldn't otherwise be able to find this without the Soul of Reality. ;) Use the nearby screenshot if you need further aid. (What is up with the translators not being able to spell "receive" anyways?)

Head east from there and defeat the lone Skeleton Soldier covering the monster lair. Use said lair and a bunch of spikes will appear. (Of course, Elemental Armor = no worries.) Defeat the Wraithes coming from the newly-spawned monster lair as well to spawn a portal to the Master's Shrine to the southwest. Use it if you need to heal, then head east and south to another spiky area. There, you'll find several Skeleton Soldiers laying on the floor; get in the center of them and blast 'em with the Light Arrow. Then use their lair to spawn a lair of Wraithes, which releases a soldier back in the castle town.

Continue south and you'll have to deal with some of those Bouncing Balls. After, four large spike pits and four Wraithes are spawned; compel them with the power of the Master to release a singer. After, go south and west to an open area. Defeat the Bouncing Balls here; magic may be better to use, so you can end up dodging the fire-blasting statues. This removes the barrier to the west. Before you activate the lair, you may want to consider simply lining up the magic orb around you over the trio of Green Snakes to the west and using the Light Arrow magic - this should kill them dead for a free 1,800 EXP., basically.

Once the barrier is removed, go west and north. As you do, you'll have to deal with some more spears while also dodging a few Bouncing Balls - slay 'em. Pop 'em. Whatever. The end result is freeing a soldier - not in the castle town, though. (If you're interested, you can walk into the wall to the west. Go south of the southern spear and line up with the second greenish pillar reached. Go north, in line with the next wall "tile" and head west. There's nothing there but a shortcut to the start though.)

Go north and deal with the pair of Bouncing Ball lairs to release a soldier and remove the walls to the north. After, you can use the Master's Shrine to return outside. Of course, if you want to grind on what few Green Snakes remain in the dungeon, go west and south of there and back upstairs.

Castle of King Magridd - Platinum Card

So, the point of this? Head to the northwestern corner of the castle town. Equip the Platinum Card and you will be allowed inside the Left Tower, our next dungeon.

Castle Dungeon - Part 4

From there, go east for some bloody Red Knight action to release a soldier, then go west for more of the same. This opens a path southward; use it, beat some Chess Knights, then go further south for some Purple Knights. (Lotta Knights here.) Then go east and beat the Chess Knights for the end of the first floor and a quick exit outside. Use it so we can go get something we need pretty badly right now.

Castle of King Magridd - Soul of Reality

Once this is done with, return into the Left Tower (or go searching through the Castle Basement if you didn't get those hidden chests).

Castle Dungeon - Part 5

Castle of King Magridd - VIP Card

Castle Dungeon - Part 6

After, speak with Dr. Leo and Lisa. Then go back to the previous area and use the portal to the Master's Shrine to return into the town. We need to prepare for what's ahead.

Castle of King Magridd - Boss Preparations

The Magic Bell requires that you get all eight of the Master's Emblems, labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. You should have gotten all of them if you've followed the walkthrough insofar. Once such has been done, return to GreenWood and head west of the great tree. A Fairy Gem should already have fallen; if not, speak with the deer near it, or the one on the island to the south twice. Then speak with the Fairy to receive the Magic Bell. The Magic Bell is a mystical item that, once equipped, allows you to use magic spells without any Gems. While that seem relatively useless right now in comparison to the Power Bracelet, having it for the final boss will make things infinitely easier if you haven't been save-spamming to save Gems that are lost when dying.

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Return to the castle town in our current area. There, enter the house the Queen was in (the one due south of the Right Tower) and stand to the west of the stool, like in the nearby screenshot. There, you will receive the Invulnerable Bracelet ... or, rather, the Super Bracelet. It raises your Strength and Defense by 2 points. Whether it is useful depends on your playing style. If you prefer a balanced increase, this is good. If you prefer the doubled Defense or doubled Strength, then stick with the Shield/Power Bracelets, because the doubling effect is only inferior to the 2-point boost is only good for unequipped players on Levels 1 ~ 6, depending on how you look at it.

In the house to the south of there, you can speak with the woman at the counter to receive Medical Herbs. Be sure to get one. After that, use the portal to the Master's Shrine in the castle to go back to the Right Tower (right portal).

Castle Dungeon - Boss

Castle of King Magridd - Conclusion

There, exit the castle to the south, then go into the main entrance to the west. Speak with King Magridd and he will apologize for his misdeeds and hand you the Black Stone, asking you to go to the World of Evil and defeat Deathtoll. We shall do so. Go back into the Master's Shrine and you can now move to the World of Evil.

The World of Evil

Sectional Flowchart

• The World of Evil - The Red-Hot Ball
• Summoning the Phoenix!
• The World of Evil - Into the Dazzling Space
• Final Boss Preparations
• The Final Clash!

The World of Evil - The Red-Hot Ball

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Go up the middle of the northbound paths. There, some Fireflies will attack. There is a particular spot you can stand and remain invulnerable, due to the AI's lack of "I" and how the flies are limited to flying at 45/90 degree angles. If you imagine the game as divided into tiles, like in the Final Fantasy series, you can stand one tile west and three south of the east lair and not be hit. (Alternatively, you can line up with the second line in the walls south of the lairs and just west of the east lair, or look at the screenshot. Regardless, you no get hit, but must use magic to beat the Flies due to your position. Since you won't be hit or using physical strikes, you can use the Magic Bell or Magic Armor in this instance to lessen Gem consumption.) The lairs will open a path northward, so use it.

Quickly U-turn west and south once past the arrowhead-like arrangement of pillars to reach 200 Gems, then U-turn into the other alcove for a Medical Herb. Now, get back to the point of the arrowhead structure and go to the west (or east) wall and north along it and the narrow path you soon reach. You'll soon find a northbound path taking you to a duo of monster lairs; these have Purple Bulls and Fireflies. Thrusting with magic shots tends to be best here. Use the lairs to open up the path northward.

You'll then bump into another pair of lairs. One is residence to a bunch of Fireflies; the other, you must open by using magic to beat the Purple Bull to the southeast and to the northwest. While one lair ends up opening up a path northward, the other opens up a portal to the Master's Shrien to the east. But you can't reach it! Ah, yes, you must think outside the box. Return back to the start and use the portal that got you here, then exit via the other active portal to reach the new one. If you head south, you can earn the Red-Hot Ball.

This means one thing...

Summoning the Phoenix!

• The Red-Hot Stick: For this, you need to use the Zantetsu Sword on the island of Durean in the St. Elles area. Remember, the watery place? There are metal apes there you could not defeat on your first trip there; they will spawn a mermaid yielding this treasure. See Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters for further details.

• The Red-Hot Mirror: For this item, you need to get the Spirit Sword, which you should already have. Go to the Light Shrine in Lostside (head to the GreenWood Master's Shrine, exit to the east) and defeat all of the Spirit Balls (the flaming things that were invulnerable on your first trip) on the lower floor where the portal spawned you at. Then use the lair in the northwestern corner of the floor to release a bird in GreenWood. Meet it at the far west side of the area and it'll fly off. Run along the northern edge of the area until you are east of the theater and you'll see the bird to the south. Carefully get close to it and press the B Button to speak with it and earn the mirror. See Sidequest: Defeating the Spirit Monsters if you need more.

• The Red-Hot Ball: This item is found in the first area of the World of Evil. See the previous sub-section, The World of Evil - The Red-Hot Ball, for further details.

No better time like the present. You'll practically need those to progress anyways, the Soul Blade for sure and the Soul Armor would be really recommended if it weren't for the Phoenix thingie.

The World of Evil - Into the Dazzling Space

Past the wall, continue north and through the narrow gaps into the square enclosure. Careful, though - there are Wall Tiles rotating around here that you can't yet beat, so get in the gaps between them and defeat the Fireflies with magic. Use the lairs to open small alcoves to the east and west in the fire walls of the World of Evil; we'll use them later.

First get out of the enclosure and go west. Wait for a wall tile to come bouncing by. Once it does, quickly move up into the first alcove to the north. Wait for the tile to pass heading south and get into the next alcove. Repeat and you'll get in the open; be sure to go east to dodge the tiles. Repeat this heading southward on the east side; if you do, you'll get the best armor, the Soul Armor! It is virtually required to survive the Dazzling Space, so you better equip it now. Return back north and use the warp north of the clearing to reach the Dazzling Space.

That taken care of, dodge the wall tiles around here and go north and out of this enclosure, then go west to a north/south fork. Go south and you can get 100 Gems. Then head north, dodging the Wall Tiles similar to how you did in the previous area. (You will definitely want to ride on the tail end of it as it passes by; there is little room for error.) You'll soon reach an enclosure where you will fight some Fireflies; use their lair to open a path northward.

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But, first, go east and southward, dodging the Wall Tiles again. At the end of this path, you will obtain the Soul Blade! You will need to be Level 24 to swing it, although you can thrust it with the L/R Button regardless of level. ;) With it equipped and swingable, you can also use the Phoenix spell (if you have the Soul Armor equipped, but I doubt you would've survived long enough without it anyways). Enjoy splattering the Wall Tiles for 4,000 EXP. apiece with it! (Or thrusting. It's a good way to grind up EXP. regardless.) If you do start using the Phoenix spell now, be sure to equip the Magic Bell so you don't lose too many Gems.

Remember where you fought those Fireflies earlier? Go north of there now and northeast. Defeat the Purple Bulls spawned by the lair to make a portal to the Master's Shrine. The path to Deathtoll is just to the west of there. So...

If you want to get some info on recommendations and the like (or just to double-check what you've got) for the final boss, see the next sub-section. But if you're willing to risk it, go ahead to The Final Clash!.

Final Boss Preparations

Grinding is done easily in the Dazzling Space area, near the warp where you enter from the second area of the World of Evil. There, basically use the Soul Blade - use L/R to thrust if you're not yet Level 24 - to defeat the nearby Wall Tiles, or the Phoenix spell. When it comes to the latter, you will want to use the Magic Bell, found by getting all eight of the Master's Emblems, each covered in this guide at some point. So, here are the approximations when un-equipped...

For the record, here's the approximate math for the previously mentioned grinding trick. It assumes my usual completion time - Soul Blade swinging with the Phoenix kills three Wall Tiles for 4,000 EXP. each (12,000 total) in five seconds.

• Sword: Soul Blade
• Armor: Soul Armor
• Magic: Phoenix (second half is the only requirement, though)

Therefore, I recommend either carrying into the battle the Magic Bell or a Strange Bottle. If you use the former, keep it equipped when you run very low on Gems. If you use the latter, equip it when your HP is low and you lack Medical Herbs. Do bring a Medical Herb for HP healing, and also bring along the Power Bracelet to boost your attack power. So, priority-wise...

• Power Bracelet - Always if reasonable
• Magic Bell - Switch to this when Gem count runs low
• Medical Herb - Switch to this when HP runs low
• Strange Bottle - Switch to this when HP runs low and you lack a Medical Herb

The Final Clash!

Sidequests

This section is not entirely what you'd call a full-fledged walkthrough for the individual sidequests, mainly because they're all covered in the walkthrough, what few there are. Rather, this is meant to be used moreso as a reference section - here, you can find links detailing where you can go to to find the details associated with the certain optional major tasks you can deal with.

• Defeating Metal Monsters: With having the Zantetsu Sword from Dr. Leo's Laboratory as a prerequisite, part of this is required as far as obtaining the Red-Hot Stick goes. Other parts of it are optional. See Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters for more.

• Defeating Spirit Monsters: This sidequest requires the Spirit Sword from the Castle of King Magridd. This is pretty much only used to get the Red-Hot Mirror, but nonetheless go to Sidequest: Defeating the Spirit Monsters for more.

• The Master's Eight Emblems: In various areas across the game are a number of emblems labeled with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. These eight emblems can be exchanged to earn the Magic Bell, an item that prevents the Gem consumption associated with using magic spells - a valuable tool for the final boss! The emblems and sections...
  • Master's Emblem A: See Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters
  • Master's Emblem B: See Castle Dungeon - Part 3
  • Master's Emblem C: See Woods of GreenWood - Boss Preparation
  • Master's Emblem D: See St. Elles Dungeons - Part 6
  • Master's Emblem E: See Soul of Mountain House - Boss Preparation
  • Master's Emblem F: See Soul of Mountain House - Boss Preparation
  • Master's Emblem G: See Leo's Laboratory - Town Model 1
  • Master's Emblem H: See Castle of King Magridd - Boss Preparations
  • The Magic Bell: See Castle of King Magridd - Boss Preparations

Enemy Bestiary

Throughout the course of Soul Blazer, you'll encounter a varying number of enemies. Most of them are unique to each of the dungeons you find, but there are a few exceptions in this game. The enemies in this game will provide the main trial for you to overcome on your quest to bring back all of the souls of the world from Deathtoll.

The purpose of this section is to list the enemies, some basic stats on them, and where they appear, just for reference's sake. Listed are the following:

• Monster Description: Few enemies actually have official names, so I do a brief description.
• Max HP: Basically how much health the monster has, per it's health meter at the top of the screen.
• EXP. Earned: How much EXP. the monster yields upon defeat; it's used to level you up.
• Main Attacks: What the monster mostly does, offensively.
• Metal?: If it is metal, it is immune unless attacked with the Zantetsu Sword, usually.
• Spirit?: If it is a spirit, it is immune unless attacked with the Spirit Sword.
• Location: Where the monster can be found. Links are not used so as to maintain Walkthrough regularity and make the table look relatively decent, but it should be pretty obvious for the areas you have been in.

Items Listings

Normal/Key Items

These items are found on a 10x4 grid in the pause menu of the game. These items generally consist of those you can use or equip, like the Herbs and Bracelets, or special ones that you need to progress, like the Red-Hot items or the Master's Emblems. Below are those items.

Weaponry

Here, you will find details associated with the eight weapons in this game, which are listed in the order of their Strength (almost exactly in the order you can find them). Detailed are the following:

• Minimum Level: There is a minimum level you need to be at to swing each weapon (B Button); thrusts (L/R) don't fall under this though.
• Strength +/-: The change in Strength - offensive power - that occurs.
• Other Effects: Anything special of this weapon?
• Location: This links to the section of the Walkthrough where you can find this weapon.

Body Armor

Of course, if any warrior is to go into battle, he needs not just swords but armor - even a Soul Blazer won't last long when impaled on another's blade! This section is designed similarly, albeit more obviously, than the previous - to tell you the details of this game's armor and where to find them as far as the Walkthrough is concerned.

Souls

While not quite the items, the souls that join your party are nonetheless important beings that are a little bit optional to obtain, albeit quite helpful as well. Recruiting them can be key to your survival, so here they are!

• Soul of Magician:
  • Location: Trial Room
  • Description: This guy will allow you cast the most-crappy magic of this game for the cost of Gems. He also ends up being the little orb of light surrounding you. For numerous reasons, he is required to be gotten, so get used to it.

• Soul of Light:
  • Location: Woods of GreenWood - The Soul of Light
  • Description: Lights up the darker area of the Light Shrine, the only place that is actually dark enough to warrant the use of this. He is completely optional. If you have a map (see the FAQs page for some of mine) or can use an emulator (disable BG#2), you will be fine.

• Soul of Shield:
  • Location: St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - Another Mermaid Statue
  • Description: This guy basically protects you from the magma bombs on Durean in St. Elles, another one-shot guy. Also optional, but a bit more useful as he does protect you from damage.

• Soul of Detection:
  • Location: Leo's Laboratory - Soul of Detection
  • Description: Yet another one-trick pony, this guy will reveal invisible enemies to you. These invisible enemies are only found in the Town Models in Dr. Leo's Laboratory, but even then their presence is easy enough to note. Those enemies and this soul are completely optional thusly. His effect can be usually substituted by disabling BG#2 in an emulator.

• Soul of Reality:
  • Location: Castle of King Magridd - Soul of Reality
  • Description: One of the only really useful souls (albeit obsoleted by other means), he can reveal passages hidden in the Castle of King Magridd (there aren't any elsewhere) as your orb of light circles over them. The end result of this can be found still through using my maps on the FAQs page or by disabling BG#2 (usually) in an emulator. Finding those hidden passages, as I recall, were required a little - and there is that invisible chest with the Master's Emblem in it...

Magic Listings

Traditional to most RPGs, the main character of Soul Blazer is able to cast magic. Able to extend far beyond the reach - and sometimes the power - of his sword, he able to attacks enemies far away in unique manners. However, this comes at a cost. There are a number of Gems found in the game, almost all dropped by enemies - they are the MP of this game. If you don't have enough (without the Magic Bell), you cannot cast magic. Nevertheless, it is a useful tool that you will be forced to make use of to finish the game. Below are the details associated with all of the magic.

• Flame Ball Spell:
  • Gems Used: 4 Gems (2 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Trial Room
  • Description: If you press the Y Button, a fireball will shoot out of the orb of light surrounding you. The direction of the fireball is determined by your facing.

• Light Arrow Spell:
  • Gems Used: 8 Gems (4 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Lostside, A Marsh - Part 2
  • Description: Press the Y Button to shoot four arrows of light from the orb of light around you: they go due north, due east, due south, and due west. This will probably be the optimal magic for most of the game, at least in my opinion.

• Magic Flair Spell:
  • Gems Used: 8 Gems (4 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: St. Elles/Seabed Sanctuary - The Thunder Ring
  • Description: You can hold and release the Y Button to cause an explosion surrounding the orb of light around you. The longer you hold the Y Button before release, the more powerful it is but the more likely you are to be hit. There are three levels of charge.

• Rotator Spell:
  • Gems Used: 1 Gem (1 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell) - this is per burst
  • Location: Mountain of Souls - Part 3
  • Description: Just press the Y Button to release a bit of light behind the orb of light around the character; holding down Y will make this constant and a rapid loss of Gems.

• Spark Bomb Spell:
  • Gems Used: 8 Gems (4 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Leo's Laboratory - Boss Preparations
  • Description: Lays down four bombs in a semicircle around you - first at the point where the orb is when you press Y, then in intervals of sixty degrees until the fourth is laid down 180 degrees (opposite on the circle) from the first. They will explode shortly thereafter.

• Flame Pillar:
  • Gems Used: 20 Gems (10 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Sidequest: Defeating the Spirit Monsters
  • Description: This is basically the Spark Bomb spell. However, instead of bombs, there are fire pillars that last for 5 ~ 8 seconds and damage any enemy that touches them.

• Tornado Spell:
  • Gems Used: 8 Gems (4 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Sidequest: Defeating Metal Monsters
  • Description: Summons a randomly-moving tornado that cannot be controlled; only one is allowed on-screen at a time.

• Phoenix Spell:
  • Gems Used: 2 Gems (1 with Magic Armor, 0 with Magic Bell)
  • Location: Summoning the Phoenix!
  • Description: The Phoenix is not summoned through normal means for battle usage. Instead of pressing the Y Button, you swing your sword. Note, however, that both the Soul Armor and Soul Blade must be equipped at Level 24 or above for this to work. Once you press the B Button, the Phoenix will fly infinitely in one direction rapidly, hitting everything in its path while going through it. This is the spell that must be used to kill Deathtoll in the final fight.

Level Up Details

Stat Changes

We'll be covering two things when it comes to this section. First we'll deal with the actual stat changes. As you defeat enemies, you'll earn EXP., and earning enough will bring you to the next level. This act is required to use some of the more powerful weaponry in the game and, of course, to end up boosting your power to fight the stronger enemies as you proceed through the game. This game is not statistically complex, though.

• Level: A general ranking of your power, it maxes at 50.

• Max HP: How much health you have, shown at the top of the screen. There are fifty units in that bar; as it goes into newer colors, you won't see the HP go down until it returns to dark blue. However, each color adds ten more HP total, up to white. This maxes out at 100 around Level 47; growth generally follows a pattern of (Level * 2 + 6).

• Strength: Your offensive power, it is further augmented with good swords. The unequipped Strength maxes at 13 around Level 24 (25 with the Soul Blade and 50 with the Power Bracelet). The growth follows a pattern of (Level/2 + 1), where the division is truncated first if needed.

• Defense: Your resistance to damage, it is further helped with good armor. The unequipped Defense maxes at 12 around Level 25 (24 with the Soul Armor, and 48 with the Shield Bracelet). As for its growth, it follows a pattern of (Level/2 - 1), with the division being rounded up first if needed. (Defense will not go below zero for example.)

• Experience Points: EXP., it is earned from beating enemies. Measured are the current EXP. level and the amount to reach the next level. There is no regular growth pattern, unusually. The value maxes at 99,999,999 (Level 50). It is a four-byte stat located at 0x7E1B78 in the RAM. (That's about the only RAM address I know right now. It's a bit complicated in that each byte has to be altered to read in decimal the desired output on the screen in hexadecimal. Like if I want 99, I alter the byte to 153.)

Level Grinding

Okay, so this is one of the few games I've played - perhaps the only as of this date? - that requires you to have a certain level by the game's end. In this case, you must be at least Level 24 because you need to wield the Soul Blade so you can use the Phoenix spell. That is normally attainable by game's end. However, that also means beating every enemy in the game usually at least once, not necessarily something everyone wants to do. Thusly, there are two main methods I'll mention for how to grind for EXP.

As a note, this has a lot of math. To help you out, the "Quick Method" is about 24,000 times faster than the "Slow Method". No joke.

Credits

In no particular order...

• GameFAQs, Neoseeker, and Supercheats:
  • For being the most amazing FAQ-hosting sites I know.

• CJayC, SBAllen, and Devin Morgan:
  • General sucking up to the GameFAQs admins. =P

• Hoogovens:
  • The alternate Demon Falcon strategy.

• Quintet and Enix:
  • For this excellent game and series!

• Me (KeyBlade999):
  • For making this FAQ. =P

• You, the reader:
  • For hopefully enjoying this FAQ.

Version History

• v0.10:
  • The general prologue to the game is complete.
  • Time: 12:41 AM 6/1/2013.

• v0.15:
  • Grass Valley in the Walkthrough, and parallel content, is completed. 'Bout to get into some serious mapping now...
  • Time: 1:16 AM 6/2/2013.

• v0.20:
  • Not a lot in-FAQ done tonight, just done through Woods of GreenWood - The Soul of Light. However, I did spend most of the time mapping the external area for Lostside.
  • Time: 2:50 AM 6/3/2013.

• v0.25:
  • Walkthrough progress only through Fire Shrine; done mapping the Light Shrine.
  • Time: 2:55 AM 6/5/2013.

• v0.30:
  • Walkthrough complete through The GreenWood; St. Elles preformatting done; mapped Southerta as well.
  • Time: 1:56 AM 6/6/2013.

• v0.35:
  • I had a few other FAQs - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and some NES/GB/SMS ones - to do first, and I also mapped the entirety of the St. Elles dungeons. The walkthrough is done up to Durean in St. Elles.
  • Time: 3:45 AM 6/23/2013.

• v0.45:
  • St. Elles is done in whole.
  • Time: 4:36 AM 6/25/2013.

• v0.50:
  • Mostly been busy with a lot of new 3DS releases (Crash City Mayhem, Project X Zone, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) over the past few months; hence the wanton neglect on this thing. >_> I mapped out the whole of the [[Mountain of Souls]]'s areas and got to the Mushroom Shoes bit in the actual walkthrough.
  • Time: 1:09 AM 8/25/2013.

• v0.60:
  • The Mountain of Souls's section is complete, with some preformatting for Dr. Leo's Lab.
  • Time: 12:33 AM 8/26/2013.

• v0.65:
  • Dr. Leo's Lab is mapped in whole; ready for Laboratory Dungeon - Part 3 (the first town model) in the walkthrough.
  • Time: 11:39 PM 8/29/2013.

• v0.75:
  • Finished up Dr. Leo's Lab; preformatted for King Magridd's Castle.
  • Time: 12:47 AM 8/31/2013.

• v0.80:
  • Mapped out all of King Magridd's Castle; finished the Spirit-hunting sidequest partway along.
  • Time: 2:02 AM 9/2/2013.

• v0.90:
  • Ready to start The World of Evil! >:)
  • Time: 1:03 AM 9/3/2013.

• Final:
  • Looks like it's all done. And only after three months! >_>
  • Time: 3:20 AM 9/5/2013.

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