Final Fantasy IV Walkthrough

35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US

Enemies:	RedGiant, Warlock, Kary, D.Bone, Ging Ryu, King Ryu, D. Fossil, Blue D., Red D., Tricker, Veteran, White D., Wyvern, Plague, Lunasaur
Treasures:	Ninja, Ribbon, Sage, FireLash, Dragon, Dragon, Dragon, Dragon, Artemis, Elixir, X-Potion, Stardust, Crystal, Protect, Crystal, Crystal, Crystal, Blizzard, Inferno, Au Apple, Fuma, Cabin, Minerva, Crystal, White, Murasame

I highly suggest that you level up some before undertaking this task. A good place to get experience is from the monsters in Bahamut's Cave. I'd suggest not undertaking this mission until Cecil and Kain are at level 60, Rosa has learned Holy, and Rydia has learned at least Flare, both learned at level 55 for the respective characters. When you're ready, head to the crystal towers where you first met FuSoYa. When you step on the square in the center of the crystal room, the eight crystals will send you to path to the moon's core.

As if you couldn't tell by the heroic music, this is the final dungeon. This is the road to Zemus. So soak it all in. All your efforts into this game will achieve fruition in no time. But don't think that it's a one-way passage. If for some reason you need to head back to the surface or to Earth, you can go through the spot where you entered and return, at least for the portion described in this chapter.

So, let's begin. Before you go too far, look for a hidden path in the immediate right after you come out the divot the transporter is in. Work your way around to find a treasure chest. Be careful as it's a monster-in-a-box. Fend off the fiends to get some armor for Edge. Once you find your way back, don't go on your way yet. Check the left wall for a hidden passage as well. This leads to a transporter. Go in it and you'll find yourself in front of a door. As you head in, you'll see a treasure chest that you can only get to through a hidden passage. You also should see a chest you can get to. This one is also a monster-in-a-box, so put up your dukes. You'll get a staff which only Rosa and Cecil can equip. Staves are never good for physical harm, but it improves magic power as well as casting Life1 when used as an item. You can't get to the hidden chest from that room, so just move onto the next transporter to the left. Head down until you find the door.

Inside, go right and up to the altar that has the sword hovering over it. This is the first of several optional bosses. And since they are optional, that makes them some of the hardest bosses that'll get thrown at you. If I tell you what's in it for you, then you can decide if fighting the boss is worth it. Upon successfully defeating this boss, you'll win a lovely Murasame. This item can be yours if the price is right—oh, I mean, if you survive.



Seeing as you haven't gone anywhere into the cave as you should be, it'd be a wise investment to cast Exit to save and recover HP and MP. When you finally make it back to the first room you entered, head down to find a doorway. Head down the hall and to the right where you enter a hidden passage. Go as right as you can then up. When you're adjacent to the floating chest, go left. It's not a direct path to the chest, so go down, left, up, then right when you're next to the chest. When you get its contents, head back to the hidden path and go farther up. When you reach the farthest you go, go left through the room and into the next section via the mini hidden passage. There's a chest next to the door. Grab it and head into the next room. You have several ways to go in this room: left, right, and down. Heading left leads you to a dead end. It looks like there should be a hidden passage along one of the walls, but there isn't. It's a bona fide dead end. A dead also awaits you to the right. The obvious choice is to go down. Before entering the next doorway, examine the wall to the right to find a hidden passage. Go up and to the right to reach the room. But wait, before going back, examine the corner to the right. Another hidden passage. Follow it to the next room. Here you'll find two treasure chests. Congratulations, you now have the complete Dragon armor collection. For best results, equip to Kain. Head back and go through the door. To the far right, you'll find a treasure chest. Head down the stairs to the next level. Head left into the room. In it, you'll find a useful item. Go back out, to the right, down the next set of stairs, and into the next door. Head up and to the left to move on. There's a treasure chest up and to the right when the paths intersect. Head back to the left. Grab the chest before heading into the next section (via the small divot in the wall). As you step out, it's a natural reaction to grab the chest. Be warned that this one is a monster-in-the-box. And it's a Behemoth battle, so it's a toughie. Just use the same Behemoth strategy you used when you fought the trio of Behemoths in Bahamut's cave. After the fight, head down the stairs to the next level.

You'll see another altar with another sword. You can't reach it yet, so go down the stairs. Next to the door, you'll find another treasure chest. But like many of the chests you have gotten so far, this one is a monster-in-the-box. The battle's hard, but this one is worth it. It's the first piece of Cecil's ultimate defense. Head into the room and up the alley. There's a hidden path to the treasure and onward to the right. As soon as you make it to the next body of the path, you'll have two doors to go through: up and down. The door at the bottom leads to a treasure. But as usual, it's guarded by monsters. Take him out and claim your prize. Head back in and then to the door on the upper side of the path. As you come out, you'll see a chest. And, what a surprise, it's guarded by monsters. Beat them down, take the contents, and then proceed to the room to the left. Go around the bend to get the chest before moving on. Surprisingly, this is one of the few very useful chests not guarded by monsters. Head through the doorway, then go get the treasure chest to the left. Surprise, surprise, this one is guarded by monsters. Once you give them a good old-fashioned beat down, you'll acquire the last piece of Cecil's ultimate armor. Head to the right, past the stairs and into the room where you find a treasure chest. Head back out and then down the stairs.

Grab the chests on either side of the floor. You'll then see two sets of stairs. The one on your left leads to a treasure chest. The one on the right leads onward. There is a secret path leading to some mighty fine items and equipment. The secret path is on the platform with the treasure chest. There is a small piece jutting out; this represents the beginning of the secret bridge. Hop over, head up to the black structure. There's a secret path leading to a secret transporter. When you find it, you should be on "B6". Claim the visible treasure, then head right to the transporter. You'll next be on a long staircase. Go through the next transporter and up the long flight of stairs again. This leads to a (monster-guarded) treasure chest. When you defeat the monster, head up the next flight of stairs to the next transporter. This leads to a hidden save point. Huzzah! Rest, save, and all that jazz. As you head out, you'll notice you'll be next to another altar with a sword sticking out of it. This is the best sword in the game. And, as such, you're going to have to fight for it.



Find your way back to the area where you first found the secret path, then head into the next room to move on. This is simple as it's a room with a treasure and a door. You know what to do: grab it and go. If only it were that simple. Like many before it, this chest is booby trapped. Beat down your oppressors, acquire your mighty fine reward, and then move on. As you enter the next room, you'll notice a long line of doors along a wall. The first room you come to reveals a save point. Halle-friggin'-lujah! Who couldn't use a rest every so often in a brutal dungeon like this? The rest of the doors all lead to some of the best equipment in the game. Thusly, they're all guarded by heavy hitting optional bosses. The next door down leads to Kain's best weapon in the game. However, the boss you must face is extremely difficult.



The third and final door along the wall contains two treasure chests containing a status effect nullifying helmet that anyone can equip. Before you can get to those chests, though, you're assaulted by yet another boss.



After having undertaking all the battles and claiming the sweet prizes, head onward to the right. Go up the path and down the next set of stairs into the door. When you enter, you'll be in the moon's core.

Chapters
1. Prelude to a Dark Knight	2. Towns and Townspeople	3. What Is This, Fog?	4. But There's No Mist Here
5. To the Oasis	6. The Natural Enemy of the Sage is the Octopus	7. Everyone Meet at Damcyan	8. More Lion than Ant
9. We Could Have Saved Time if Kaipo Had a Pharmacy	10. The Heroes, Derailed by Ice	11. Baron, the Empire Builder	12. A Place Where You're Not Liked
13. This Isn't Some Country Club Mountain	14. How Do You Like Me Now, Mysidia?	15. Persona Semi-Grata	16. It's Like They Don't Want Us Here
17. Everyone Here Got Ugly, Man	18. Can't See the Forest for the Troia	19. I Feel Naked Without My Plate Mail	20. Treasure Trove of Troia
21. We Think "Zot" is Onomatopoeia	22. Never Throw a Dwarf's Key	23. Stretching Through the Sky	24. Paladins Always Loot Castles
25. The High-Rent Side of the Tower	26. Breaking the Seal Voids Warranty	27. You'll Soon Hate Doors	28. Gotta Catch 'Em All
29. Cookware and the Modern Paladin	30. Legendary Sword	31. Legendary King	32. One of These Days, Rosa!
33. It Burns When I Fight Dragons	34. Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Et Cetera	35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US	36. Rotten to the Core