SHEEX'S Secret of Mana Walkthrough
OK, here's the final (?) version of this walkthrough. It looks much better
now. I hope you'll enjoy it ;)
The Rusty Sword
New Allies
Magic
The Great Forest
Fire and Ice
The Empire
"Flight Bound for the Unknown!"
The Legend
Lost Continent
PureLand
The Mana Fortress
THE RUSTY SWORD
After you fall down the waterfall, you land in a strange lake. Go
down a bit, you should see a sword buried in a stone. Go on the other side
of the stream. Randi realizes that he needs something to cut through the
bushes. Get the rusty sword....
Now, you must learn how to use the sword. You'll find some rabites
in the Forest Off Limits. They're very easy to kill.
Talk to everyone in Potos. It seems thatt he village is being
attacked by the monsters. Talk to the elder in front of his house.. He tells
you that your sword is the legendary Mana Sword. Villagers realize that you
are the fault of village's trouble =( Sudenly, the earthquake comes, and the
first boss attacks.
It's easy to kill becouse you just can't die!! If your HP is at 0,
strange man will revive you. When you beat Mantis Ant, he will pull you up.
He tells you a bit more about your sword. It must be re-energized, and only
you are able to do it...The trouble begins....
The elder banishes you from the village -_- Go to the Water Palace,
like Jema told you. If you wish to use Cannon TRavel (on the right of the
village, right after you exit it) , you can fly to the Water Palace for
free. If you want to walk, find Neko's place, to the west. You can't enter
Pandora (to the south) yet. Talk to the soldiers near the Palace. Then,
enter it.
Jema's waiting for you in front of the Water Palace. Go to the stage
room, you'll meet Luka (isn't Square obsessed with this name? ). She's a 200
yearls ols sage who guards the Water Mana Seeds. Listen to everything she
says very carefully...You find out about the Empire and its plans, the
legendary Fortress, dwarfs in Gaia's Naivel, trouble in Pandora, etc..
You'll seal the Mana Seed of Water (go to the status window, you'll notice
that you have 1 Mana Power ) , and get another weapon, the Spear. When you
leave the Palace and try to reach cannon Travel or Pandora, you'll probobly
get captured by the goblins. A blonde girl shall save you....
NEW ALLIES
Now, you should go to Gaia's Naivel. There are many things you can
do. They're listed below:
If you want a new party member, go to Pandora's Castle. You'll find
the girl who rescued you from the goblins. She's looking for her boyfriend,
Dyluck, and wants you to help her. Her name is Purim. If you let her join
you (you don't really have a choice ) , you'll get a new party member, and a
new weapon (gloves). If you go to Gaia's Naivel with Purim, she'll abandon
you. So...
a) Get Purim in Pandora, abandon her in Gaia's Naivel. You'll get Popoie
(look below). Then go to the haunted forest, and kill 2 werewolves to get
Purim in your team (again).
b) Don't get Purim in Pandora (just leave the castle alone), get Popoie in
Gaia's Naivel, then go back to Pandora for Purim ;)
c) Get Purim in Pandora, don't enter Gaia's Naivel , go to the Haunted
Forest instead. You'll find 2 statues blocking your way. You can't get rid
of them without an axe. Now, you can come back to Gaia's Naivel, and Purim
won't leave you alone =)
d)Get Popoie in Gaia's Naivel, and go to the Haunted Forest for Purim
(you'll have to fight the werewolves).
e) Don't get anyone, and go to the Hanuted Forest. You'll have to fight the
werewolves by yourself :( They can be a pain... If you manage how to beat
them, Purim will join you (pretty funny scene ^_^ ). Then , come back to
Gaia's Naivel for Popoie.
Gaia's Naivel is your first serious dungeon. Kid-goblins and blats
are easy to kill ;) Drops can be tough, but they give you a lot of exp and
gold. The cave isn't long. It has a "secret" (not really...) room with the
Magic Rope guarded by 2 goblins. To get through the cave...
a) - You begin in the cave with 2 blats. Get out of there, go north (like
you have a choice...) . You'll find the stairs leading deeper into Gaia's
Naivel.
b) Another room is filled with lava. Ge left, fight goblins in the corridor,
and activate the switch skull ( strike it with your sword) . Go back. Lava
is gone ;)
c) Go down. To get the Magic Rope, go left and enter the room with 2 goblins
guarding a chest. Magic Rope is inside.
d) Time to go even deeper. Next room is filled with water. Follow a small
path that leads south. If you go east, you'll find nothing but trouble. Kill
some goblins on your way, and you'll find yourself on the other side of the
lake. Stones blocking your way can be removed ( the Axe ). Hit the switch
skull, then go downstairs. You've found the Dwarf Village! =)
Talk to the dwarfs, sleep in the inn, buy some armor. See the
Sprite's show (then go behind the stage to get your money back), see Watts.
Make sure you've saved your games, becouse Tropicallo, your first serious
enemy boss attacks!
It's easy to beat, especially if you have Purim in your party ;)
Charge your sword to lv.1, and slash it! It'll die very fast. Popoie will
join you after the battle. You'll also get 3 new weapons - Boomerang, Bow
and arrows, and an Axe. Learn how to use them, then get Purim (if you
haven't already ) in Pandora's castle.. Then, go to the Haunted Forest.
Haunted Forest is pretty long. You should find Neko att he
beginning. Go right, then go downstairs. Kill Eye-Spy , then activate the
teleporter. Go back, get rid of the statues ( hit them with the Axe ), and
continue your journey.
Elinee's castle is HARD!. Very good armor is a must... Werewolves
will kick your a$$ many times. Find Neko in the prison, and buy everything -
4 Cups if Wishes, Chocolates, Candys, even Royal Jams.. You'll fight the
hardest (?) boss of the game...
After a while , you'll reach Elinee, the witch. She doesn't like
kids, does she? Here, you hear about mysterious Thanatos in the ruins south
of Pandora...Then, Spikey Tiger attacks! Dude can be very tough. You need 2
characters alive all the time. When Spikey engulfs you with his spells,
switch players (select), and use Medical Herb on the engulfed character.
Bow is very useful against this boss. Charing weapons doesn't really make
sense. There's no strategy that'll make Spikey easy..He's always gonna be
tough :|
When you defeat him, Elinee turns to a normal elderly lady with ni
magic powerf left. Sge gives you another Mana weapon, the Whip (my fav
weapon ^^ ). Save your game, then exit the castle. Nice scene takes place,
and Luka calls you to the Water Palace...
MAGIC
You're told to go to Undine's cave, behind the Water Palace. It
shouldn't be too much trouble. The boss is really easy. Move away from him -
you must be far enough to avoid his attacks, and close enough to be able to
hit him with your whip. Just continue hitting him every time your whip
reaches 100%. He'll use Cure Water 3 times.
You meet Undine, the Water Elemental of Mana. She gives her magic
powers to Popie and Purim. Popie can use Freeze, Acid Storm and Energy
Absorb. Purim can use Cure Water, Remedy and Ice Saber. Raise your magic to
lv. 1 (just keep casting a spell to raise a level ), and head for the
Underground Palace.
More trouble. The Palace is short, but it's full of very nasty
enemies. Don't waste your time trying to kill them.. In the middle of the
palace, you'll find a gap. You'll have to use your whip to cross it. Fight
your way to the stage room..
Gnome won't let you in. Suddenly Fire Gigas attacks! If you have
Undine's battle magic on level 1, he's a whimp. Just keep casting Freeze on
him, and heal with Cure Water when he changes to fire balls. After the
battle (funny scene ^_^ ), Gnome gives you his magic powers. Raise Gnome's
level, and head for Pandora's ruins....
There's a blue-haired girl walking around near the ruins. Talk to
her. When she disappears, "check the ruins down there". There are many
spooky enemies inside. But they CAN be killed. I hate that place, you keep
getting poisened, slow down, etc. The ruins aren't really a dungeon, they're
just a loong corridor full of monsters. After a long while, you'll reach
Thanatos.
He's EEEEVIL!!! =( After the scene, you'll encounter Wall Face. If
you have Earth Slide at lv.2, use it 3 times on the middlen eye, and you'll
kill it!! Really easy ^^
Happiness returns to Pandora! Go to the castle, and talk with the
king. He'll open his secret treasure room for you. Some energy orbs, and
money. Grab the treasures, and go back to the Water Palace. Water seed's
been stolen!!!
Use Watt's shortcut to get to the Dwarf Village. Talk to Jema, and
enter the hole...Weird music, ain't it? You find yourself in the Underground
Ship, with some idiots who got the Water seed! They plan to conquer the
world using their robot, Kilroy. You'll have to fight him (du-uh). Earth
Slide works well, but weapons even better. He can moogle you, so be ready
with Medical Herbs. It'll be easy to kill anyway.
Bring the Water Seed to Luka's place. Get yourself a Fearie Walnut
before you enter the Palace. Monsters in the Palace give you a lot of exp
and gold, so hang around there for a while to gain some levels. You'll meet
Geshtar, from the Empire, in the stage room. Oh-oh, trouble! Doesn't mater
if you run away from Geshtar or give him the seed. You'll fight Jaberwocky
anyway. His attacks can be painful.. Use Cure Water often, and keep casting
Earth Slide on him. He'll eventually die ;)
Now, you can finally get out of this place! Talk to Jema and Luca,
recover the seal on the seed, and talk to the Cannon Man near Potos. He'll
take you to the Upper Land forests!
THE GREAT FOREST
You land in a strange forest, full of moogles. Popoie loses his
memory (again?!). If you go south, you'll find Neko. Upper Land consists of
4 seasons - Winter (where the moogles are ), Spring (where Neko is ), Summer
(near the Cannon Travel Center) and Fall (where the owls are ). Go to the
Summer, and enter the Moogle Village (west of the entrance to the Fall ) .
There are 3 Pebblers inside. Defeat them, then try to leave. Moogles are
back! =) Save your game, and "walk the seasons from Spring to Winter"!
Simply, walk from Spring, through Summer, Fall and Winter (DON'T
turn back ). When you get to Spring (again ^_^ ), the gate to the Wind
Palace will open.
Popie's village has been abandoned, and you have to fight Spring
Beak. 3 Earth Slides will finish him! After the battle, you can enter the
Palace.. You'll hear a sad story, and receive Sylphid's magics.
On the west of the Spring, there's a crystal orb. Cast Air-Blast on
the crystal to get rid of it. Now, THIS is the GREAT forest :) It's really
huge... Brace yourself, and try to reach Matango, the mushroom kingdom!
These mushrooms are friendly to you, so talk to them. Watts is
inside, so you can reforge your weapons. Talk to the king. He tells you
something about a white dragon on the east of the Fung Castle. You also get
a new energy orb.
Okay, here's what you do in the cave:
a) Before you enter the White Cave, you'll have to pass a large rooms with
Steam Crabs etc. It's a great place to raise Sylphid's magic (it should be
on lv.3 by now). You can also get some Fearie Walnuts over there!
b) The cave is filled with KImono Birds, Pebblers, and Nemesis Owls. They
all fear Gnome, so Earth Slide will be extremely usefull (as usual). Soon,
you'll have to cross a gap using your whip.
c) Go downstairs. Cross another gap, and go downstairs (again ^^ )
d) Go to the left (if you go to the right , music will change to Matango
music , but you'll find nothing ).
e) You're on a loong track full of monsters. When you find large rocks
blocking your way, go upstairs and find the Crystal Orb. Earth Slide will
trigger it. The rocks are gone.
f) Go deeper into the cave, and you'll find the Great Viper. Use Thunderbolt
( see? told ya you should have it on lv.3 ^^ ), and you'll kill it rather
quickly. Find the White Dragon. Her parents were beaten by the viper. Poor
baby can't even fly! =(
Truffle wants to take care of Flammie until she grows stronger. He
also tells you that Cannon Travel in the Great Forest is reopened. Well?
FIRE AND ICE
Now, you can either go to Kakkara desert, or the Ice Country. I suggest
going to Kakkara first.
NN?!? Now what? Where are you? I guess the Cannon Man had a bad
day... You better find a town fast! Finding anything in the desert is really
boring.. You never know where to go... If you're lucky, you'll find the
Sandship!!!
You end up as a slave in the engine room. No way out.. Talk to Sergo
the pirate TWO times, he'll help you run away. Now, you
must find the rest of your allies ( it always reminds me the BlackBird from
Chrono Trigger ^_^ ). Popoie's eaten all the food, so they'll be glad to
have him out of there!! ;) The soldier on the top of the ship can save your
game. To find a girl, you must find a "hidden" door. It's in the southern
part of the ship.
You got your party back, but the Empire attacks!!! You'll have to
face Geshtar again. Mech Rider can be easily defeated with weapons (Sword
on lv.3 ) or magic (Earth Slide, Thunderbolt). The ship is destroyed, but
the Empire runs away.
Talk to one of the soldiers, and tell him you want to leave. Go
north to Kakkara village. Save your game, buy new armor, etc. Then use
Cannon Travel to get to the Ice Country (going to the Fire Palace now is no
use. You'll need Salamando's magic ).
Aye, you WILL need a GOOD armor. Enemies in the Crystal Forest are
very tough (for your level... ), but they also give you good stuff. In the
middle of the forest, you'll find Santa's hut, but it's deserted. Only the
Spear Orb is inside.. At the end of the Crystal Forest, you'll have to fight
Boreal Face.
This boss is tough. No magic will efect him, his attacks are very
dangerous, and it's hard to hit. If you're desperate to use magic,
Thunderbolt on lv.3 will do 80-90HP damage.... Charging your sword is the
best way to defeat him. And remember to cure very often. Do watch out for
his 20MP, he can cast Burst lv.4 on your entire party , 2 times in a row...
You're in the "Hidden Paradise"!! But what's with this music? The
Scorpion Army again... Talk to the "boy" near the bucket in the middle of
the village. Then, release Salamando! He's cool, isn't he? =D Now you can
use the power of FIRE!
Now, I suggest going back to Todo, and raisng Salamando's magic to
lv.3 (Ok, it's a MUST ). Then, head for the Ice Palace.
North of the Hidden Paradise you'll find the Frosty Forest. Neko's
on the left ( SAVE! ), Ice Palace's on the right.
Ice Palace (cool music ) - Not a dungeon, but indeed, a tough place
full of tough enemies... When you get to the crossroad, you can go right for
an energy orb. Don't try to kill the enemies in the magic library, their
magic attacks are horrible! Run for your life, until you get to the first
enemy boss.
I wouldn't use magic on them (you'll need it later). just charge
your sword on lv.4 for BIG damage ;) Try not to wake the thrird monster if
you didn't kill the first ones yet.
Now, fight your way to the Frost Gigas. His magic is very strong,
but so is yours :) Keep casting Fireball on him, and he'll be doomed! =P
After you defeat him, you got the Fire Seed back (finally). Now, head for
Kakkara and the Fire Palace!
Now, you'll need Undine's magic on lv.3.. K, the directions are
right here!
a) Cast Exploder on the crystal. Go upstairs.cast Fire Ball on another
crystal.
b) Go upstairs (again?) . Then go down (kill everything that moves, except
your allies) and...Go upstairs!
c) Keep going, until you can go downstairs. Trigger the switch...this place
is familiar to you, isn`t it? Go downstairs, use your bow to cross the gap.
d) Cast Freeze on the crystal. Trigger the switch. Only two lamps are on
fire, right? Try to go between them. you have to face minotaur!
His magic is very strong (lv.7 ), but he doesn't have too much HPs.
Thunderbolt will come in handy in this battle! Whatever you do, try to stay
away from him, or he'll knock you down. You've finally put the Fire Seeds
back where it belongs...Return to Kakkara.
"THE EMPIRE"
Kakkra's Cannon Travel can now take you to the Empire! You land in
the Empire's southtown (my fav SoM town BTW ^^ ) Don't buy any new armor yet
(wait 'til you get to Northtown ). Talk to Mara, old fat lady who looks
really weird.. She'll give you the password to the sewers leading to
Northtown.
Northtown is the capital of the Empire, city full of your enemys.
You also meet the resistance, led by Krissie. She tells you about the
situation in the town, and about the ruins to the north..Could Thanatos be
involved? Buy GOOD armor, and check out the ruins...
VERY VERY tough. Once again, great armor is a must... I wouldn't
waste time and HP by trying to kill the monsters. They're awfully tough. The
ruins are long, but not very complicated. If you're lucky, you'll get to
Doom Wall (looks familiar...). Defeat it in the same way you defeat the last
one. Earth Slide. Then, enjoy the scene...
Another enemy boss, Vampire, attacks. He won't be THAT easy. His
attacks can be a pain, and he's got 2500 HP =( Earth Slide will work very
well here (again. This spell just rukes) .Use Cure water very often. After
you defeat him, the monsters, Thanatos and Dyluck are gone....
Go back to Northtown, and go to the Resistance Base. Krissie say
that the emperor wants peace! Could it be true?? Follow Krissie to the
Palace (it's on the north ). And..you're trapped! Talk to the imperial
soldier to get out of the cell. You'll have to fight Metal Mantis.
It uses no magic, but its beams are nasty. The can frost you, engulf
you, poison you, etc. But it doesn't have too much HPs. Earth Slide and
Thunderbolt will work nice :) After the battle, you'll have to find your
way to the Emperor (again). Monsters aren't so hard (Embermen give you hell
of EVERYTHING - exp, gp, gold, etc. keep killing them for 30 minutes, and
you'll gain about 10 levels and 50000GP!!!!!!!!! ) .. Remember to visit the
right wing of the castle to get some energy orbs. Then, enter the main part
of the building. When you have a choice to go left or right, go left (if you
go right, you'll get to the living room, but nobody's there). You'll reach
the room with many switches on the floor. Use the right switch, it'll take
you on the left =P . Just before the next switch on the floor, there's a
small (hardly visible ) switch on the wall. Activate it, and the floor
switch will let you pass!
You'll find the Emperor, Fanha, Sheex and Geshtar in the next room.
Geshtar will ask the Emperor for "one more chance". Another Mech Rider
attacks. Nothing has changed... Weapons and magic will work very well ;)
After you destroy him, Geshtar is about to burn the whole place. But..
Truffle saves the day!!!
"FLIGHT BOUND FOR THE UNKNOWN!"
Now, you can use Flammie!!!! He can travel all over the world very quickly,
and he can take you wherever you want.
Take Truffle back to Matango, he'll tell you about the Palace of
Darkness in the Lofty Moutnains. Mandala is a very old village... There's
nothing interesting in the temple to the north (you can explore the videos
inside, they have recorder some events from the Mana Fortress war ). If you
go down the mountain , you'll find the Palace of Darkness. Let me guide you
through...
a) Go right
b) Break the spikes on the right
c) Go down, left and up, you find a switch, activate it.
d) Go down for another switch. Now there's no barrier at the beginning.Don't
go back there yet.
e) Go downstairs, enter the corridor. It's pretty long and dark! Buu!!!
f)Go upstairs, use your whip, press the switch
g) Come back using Magic Rope. You're at the beginning. Go left, up, cut the
spikes on the left, enter the room.
h) Press all switches and follow the light.
The boss is a little tough. It'll use dark magic on you. Its normal
attacks are painful as well. But Fireball will finish him....After the
battle, Shade will give his powers to Popoie. NEVER use Evil Gate. It really
sux, and costs 8MP. Dark Force is pretty good spell though.
If you need some money, hang around the mountain, it's a good place
to earn GP.
Head for the Gold City. They have some GOOD armor over there. In the
city itself, you'll find nothing interesting (Watts owns a shop here ^^ ).
There's a guy walking around on the city-wall. Talk to him, he'll tell you
about how Tasnican spy stole the key to the Gold Tower. Well, who's the
only Tasnican spy we know? Mara! Fly to Southtown and get the key from her,
then go back to the tower..which really is..The Light Palace!
Again, good armor needed. Beast Zombies are pretty good for exp ;P
But they're tough too... The tower isn't a dungeon or anything, just a
tower ^^ Soon, you'll have to fight Blue Spikey. No magic and no weapons
will really work. The only way to kill him is to keep casting Earth Slide
(or Thunderbolt). It won't work too good (80-90 damage), but still, it's the
ONLY way to beat him... Save your game, then fight another boss, Gorgon
Bull. Beware of his magics! He uses Earth Slide on lv 8.. :( Kill him using
Thunderbolt. After you defeat him, you find Lumina. Purim receives her
powers. Lucent Beam works great on undead monsters!
Raise your new spells to lv.4 or 5, then go to the Moon Palace. To
get inside, you must land on that little green spot near the Sky of
Wanders. Karon will take you to the Moon Palace. Very sad and empty place..
No boss here,so don't be afraid. All you have to do is to find the crystal
orb (man, it's my favorite place in the game, no doubt ). Lumina's magic
shall trigger it. You meet Luna, she gives her powers to Popoie & Purim.
THE LEGEND
After you raise Luna's spells (should be fun ), fly to Tasnica
Castle. Jema will be waiting for you inside. He tells you about the
imperial spy in the castle (like you wouldn't figure that out by talking to
the people..."where is the spy?"). King is waiting for you in the throne
room...But..NN?? Dark Stalker attacks you. It's ver yeasy to defeat.
Actually one Lucent Beam will kill it! (watch out though, his attacks are
strong. Wouldn't risk attacking him with weapons ). After the battle king
is back to normal, and gives you the sword orb! Talk to Jema (important),
he tells you that you should see Sage Joch to learn real courage.
Go back to Mandala, and climb up the mountain. Enemys should be
easy for you now ;) This time, Sage Joch WILL see you. You must take the
test of courage... The cave is really tough. Field enemys cast lv.7
magic!!!!! Run like hell until you reach a room with your shadows..The real
test begins now....
This battle can be hard, but if you cast Lucid Barrier on
yourselves, shadows won't be able to hurt you at all! Randi's shadow is the
hardest, and has a lot of HP too. You might want to know that if one of your
allies die, their shadow will die too! So a nice way to do this, is to let
Randi and Popie die, then kill Purim's shadow. =P If you win the battle, you
pass the test. Jek turns out to be Joch, and tells you that you should
immediatly fly to the Tree Palace. The hidden continent is about to
raise........
THE LOST CONTINENT
As you enter the Palace, you find The Emperor, Sheex and Fanha
inside. It turns out that Sheex was the spy in Tasnica. Now, he wants
revenge.... He can be very tough. If your Shade's magic isn't on a good
level, you won't be able to dispel his Wall. Sheex's magic is very strong,
his normal attacks are even worse. :( Earth Slide works pretty good, but
once again, watch out for his Wall...
After the battle, go upstairs. Thanatos has already sealed the Tree
seed.. Dryad appears and warns you that the hidden continent will rise any
minute. Dryad isn't in a good mood, but fortunatly, he joins you....The Lost
Continent is rising..
Now, you'll have to find your way to the Underground City.
a). Talk to Jema, then go left and downstairs, to the lake.
b). Enter the city, and get the boomerang orb in the treasure chest.
c). Use the axe to cut down the spikes blocking your way. Don't go left, go
up. When you're at the top, go left(duh). Fall down the waterfall, and hit
the switch (on the left side of the waterfall) with your axe. Water will
dispappear. You'll get to another waterfall, hit the switch on the LEFT(the
other ones are fake).
d). Now, you will fight Hydra. Use Exploder a lot, and it will eventually
die. After you defeat it, Fanha wants to get her revenge on you, she's
really pissed about you killing Sheex =) and stuff.. But Vandole says they
have no time for "these kids". They leave.
e). Another part of the city begins, it's one of the game's toughest
moments, Or it is the toughest? Go downstairs, enter the middle door, step
on the left escalator and go down(won't work with a barrel).Enter the
hidden door on the left side, and press the switch. The barrier downstairs
shall disappear.
f) You find the resistance base, but no save point :( Krissie will heal
you(if she's not there,exit and enter the base again), and Watts will do
his job.
g). Go to the end of a corridor, then to the left to find another escalator.
Go on the right to press the switch, a barrier in the large room is gone.
Don't worry about that barrier near the switch, it's important later.
h) Another long corridor full of monsters. When you're done, you see 4
yellow dots on the floor. Step right in the middle of the area they show,
you'll get rid of a barrier.
i) One more corridor. Find 4 light switches and activate'em in the following
order:Red - blue- yellow - green. Go down.
j) You shall find a place with 2 Kimono Wizards. REMEMBER. Press the switch
BEFORE you go down, otherwise you'll have to go through the entire city
over again :(
k) Go up. Remember? The old barrier from #g is gone!!!
l) You find the..SUBWAY!!!!!!! The ancient civilization was just like
ours.. I hope WE will not go through the war of the Mana Fortress,oh
well..=) Subway is full of old good Ghouls, they shall be very easy for you
right now.. This is the easiest part of the city. Exit the subway, and find
old pals, the Scorpion Army! THE UNDERGROUND CITY IS OVER!!! Did I explain
it well enough? ^^
Talk to Jema. He tells you about the shortcut to the Grand Palace.
Go on the right, then downstairs. Enter the Grand Palace...
a). Go forward, don't go upstairs. Remember to have Wall on yourself all the
time. At least try. Then go right for the water crystal and left for the
crystal of earth. Go back...
b). Go upstairs. "Whip the gaps", you'll land on the left part, get the
crystal of wind. Go down, then far right for Salamando's orb.
c). Just a little on the left , and down for a "secret" passage. Left for
the light crystal. get the sword orb, then right for the crystal of
darkness...
d). Go left (upstairs), and trigger the switch on the wall, and the barrier
is gone. Go upstairs.
e). Left, downstairs and you shall get to the stairs. Press the green
switch on the left , and another one, then whip yourself down to the last,
Luna's crystal of moon!
f). Go on the right side, which looks exactly the same as the one you've
just been to. Go upstairs and you find yourlsef back in the Tree Palace
with Sanp Dragon!!!!!
g). One of the easiest bosses I know. He's actually easier than one of Heck
Hounds. Couple of fire spells will kill him :)
The end ^^
The Emperor's in the stage room...But..He's dead!!! Enter the door
behind the stage. It turns out that Fanha and Thanatos got rid of the
Emperor.. Time to beat Fanha....
She won't be hard. Earth Slide works just great. She can pygmize
you, so make sure you got the Midge Mallet. Save your game, and prepare for
the final showdown with Geshtar...... THIS battle will be very tough.
Geshtar casts Wall on the time, so magic will be useless. Charge your
weapons, and attack him. You'll probobly need 4 Cups of Wishes, Fearie
Walnuts,etc. Geshtar has about 4500HP..
You've failed..The Mana Fortress has been activated by Thanatos.
Talk to Jema, he tells you about the Mana Tree in...
PURELAND
PureLand is a strange white island on the west of the Ice Country.
The enemies over there are the hardest in the game, so you'll need very
good armor. Go behind the Tree Palace, Neko has some good (and expensive )
stuff. PureLand is a very cool place, but dangerous too.... Mushglooms are
the worst enemies ever (maybe besides Master Ninjas ) . Your spells should
be on lv.6 or 7 by now. You'll need Sylphid, Gnome, Undine and Salamando.
The first boss in PureLand is such a pain! His magic is extremely
powerful (Earrth Slide lv.8 ) , his normal attacks, such as Baloon Ring can
take off more than 600HP :( Thunderbolt will take care of him...
You'll reach the First Gate of PureLand. Save your game, then fight
the Snow Dragon. Pretty easy, use Fire magic, or dragon weapons
(Dragonbuster, Dragonlance, and such ^_^ ). Go back, and pass through the
gate.
The next part of PureLand ,will be a spooky cave full of Ice Thugs
and such. There's Axe Beak in the middle of the cave. He can be easily
defeated. Undine will work nice :) Exit the cave, and find the Second Gate.
Bump off the Red Dragon in his cave, and get to the Third Part of the Mana
Valley (nice name, isn't it? ^^ )
Thunder Gigas has a lot of HP and strong magic, but just like the
other gigases, he has a weakness :) Keep casting Gnome on the dude, and
you'll win. The last boss in the forest is Blue Dragon. He fears Gnome, so
use Earth Slide...Then..Pass through the gate... To find the Mana Tree
(it's one of my favrites scenes in Square games... gotta love it! ^^ )..
THE MANA FORTRESS
The final dungeon. Not realy a dungeon, but ya know what I mean ;)
Enemies are hard, and there's lots of them.. No save points..No escape
(Flammie won't go in there, Magic Rope won't work )... The first part will
be full of Tsunamis. Pass the room with Tsunamis, another one with Fiend
Head and DarkStalkers, and another one with Heck Hounds (I wonder if it was
Hell Hound in J version... ) . You'll have to press the switch (Tsunamis
will attacks you ), then cross the gap. After a while, you'll get to the
point where 2 Turtlances are walking around. You can either go left, or use
a whip to cross the gaps. The first option is a looong dead end. Cross the
gaps, you'll find yourself in a weird room full of blue spikes (not Blue
Spikeys =) ) . Cut them off with the Axe. Do NOT press the switch in the
middle. Soon, you'll find Buffy, the Vampire.
Defeat him in the same way you defeat the last one, but use Lumina's
magic. If it's on sucky level, use Earth Slide. He's a whimp ;) The next
part of the Fortress will be harder. Exit the room with Buffy, and go
LEFT. It's a nice shortcut ^^ Fight your way to another
boss, Lime Slime... Now, REMEMBER, cast Wall on everybody before you start
a fight!!! His magic is really nasty. You'll need Shade on lv.6 or 7. Just
keep casting Dark Force. It'll grow bigger and bigger. It has 5000HP but is
quite easy to kill.
The third part of the Fortress is the longest, and the hardest.
Also, full of the hardest enemies in the game, Master Ninjas. They can kill
you with one hit =( Keep away from them. Terminators are also tough, but can
be killed with one Dark Force ;) After a long, tiresome journey through the
dungeon, you'll eventually reach the end. When you get to a big, empty room,
heal everybody, cast Wall, Lucid barrier, Light Saber, Moon Power and
such...
Thanatos and Dyluck are in the next room. The sorcerer is about to
steal Dyluck's body..He's very weak.. "Enjoy" the scene, and face Thanatos
as..Dark Lich... Ah, he looks cool, doesn't he? Too bad he's so easy. Some
of his attacks are dangerous, but Wall will save you from most of them.
Watch out for his beams. If he's underground, NEVER EVER touch his hands,
your character will die immediatly. Lucent Beam will work perfect. Earth
Slide is not bad either. Thanatos has 6666HP (coincidence? ^^ ).
After you defeat him, there's another cool, hard to understand
scene.. The Mana Beast shows up. Like the Mana Tree said, it's not evil,
but has a little control over its rage. If the heroes decide to kill it
using the Mana SWord, Mana will disappear forever. If they don't kill it,
the world will be destroyed.. It's a hard decision.....
The final battle:
Okay, here's what you must do. The only way to defeat the Mana Beast, is to
smash it with the Mana Sword. To restore the sword, Popoie and Purim must
cast Mana Magic on the hero (hand him the sword first ). However, Mana Magic
expires quickly. The Mana Sword is green. If it's not green, that means
Mana Magic expired. Just cast it again, and again, and again. The Beast can
be hurt only when it's in front of you. DO NOT charge your sword, just hit
the beast every time the sword reaches 100 %. To avoid its attacks, use Cure
water 2-3 seconds before it hits you. Using Moon Powers on Randi will help a
lot.. Well, 'tis is it! CONGRATULATIONS!!! =) =) ^^ ;)
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