Final Fantasy VI FAQ

Though we've tried our best to cover everything you need to know in the guides and data sections, there are a few things which didn't fit neatly into them, or aren't particularly easy to search for in their sections. Such information ends up here, in the FAQ.

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Contents

• General Questions
  • What's the best version of this game?
  • This man at the auction keeps outbidding my party for the imp robots, model airships, and chocobos! How much money do I need to win?
  • Where's this frightful dragon the people in the Cave on the Veldt were talking about? Is this one of the eight legendary dragons?
  • How does the Ultima Weapon work?
  • I'm missing the Stoneblade. What does it do and where can I get it?
  • I'm missing the Lightbringer. What does it do and where can I get it?
  • Does the Cursed Ring actually do anything helpful?  Can it be changed the way the Cursed Shield can be changed to a Paladin's Shield?  Where/How do I find one?
  • How do I get the Bahamut esper?
• Gameplay Questions
  • I can't get past the first Blitz battle because my input fails! What do I do?
  • How do I get the Air Anchor?
  • Can I attack four times like General Leo?
  • How do I get Gogo?
  • What's an effective way of climbing the Fanatics' Tower?
  • OK, the Fanatics' Tower wasn't so bad... but now how do I defeat the boss there?
  • How do I beat Wrexsoul?
  • Where are the eight legendary dragons located?
  • How can I fight the Blue Dragon/change Odin to Raiden?
  • OK, then, fine, but how do I get to the Ancient Castle?
• Plot Questions
  • Is there any way to revive General Leo? Or maybe I could loot his corpse?
  • Where is Shadow in the second half of the game?
  • Is Shadow Relm's father?
  • How do I face the Hidon?
  • Who the devil is Gogo, anyway?
  • Why does Magic disappear from the world? Why, then, does Terra stay?

General Questions

What's the best version of this game?

The best one is the one you can get your hands on and play. There's no truly bad version. In modern days, though, the Pixel Remaster is probably the way to go. It doesn't have the additional dungeons added for the Advance version, but it's got the original content with the more modern translation, and while some of the graphics changed from the original, they're not hard to get used to and look especially good if it's the only version you've played.

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This man at the auction keeps outbidding my party for the imp robots, model airships, and chocobos! How much money do I need to win?

You can't buy them, even if you have more money than he bids. These are just amusing filler items in the auction house. Oh, and by the way, those model airships aren't for rebuilding the BlackJack. The fraction in the name describes the scale of the airship, not the fact that it is a fractional piece of a real airship. And where would you build it anyway?

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Where's this frightful dragon the people in the Cave on the Veldt were talking about? Is this one of the eight legendary dragons?

Nope. It's really a mistranslation in early versions of the game, confusing "dragons" with "dinosaurs". It actually refers to the the forest north of there, kinda shaped like a dinosaur head, where you fight Tyrannosaurs and Brachiosaurs in the forest there. It's really the same misunderstanding that led the earliest archeologists to exclaim that dinosaur fossils were the remnants of dragons who once walked the earth.

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How does the Ultima Weapon work?

The damage it does is based upon your current HP. The higher the HP is of the person equipping it, the more damage it will do. As an aside, the Valiant Knife is set up to work in the opposite way, but without the cool lightsaber effects.

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I'm missing the Stoneblade. What does it do and where can I get it?

The Stoneblade is a sword that randomly casts Break on enemies. It can only be found in the Magitek Research Facility in the room with all the broken test tubes, just before you meet Number 024. Search the test tube in the bottom left. Not a particularly powerful sword, but you can't get it anywhere else.

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I'm missing the Lightbringer. What does it do and where can I get it?

The Lightbringer sword is the most powerful sword in the base game. Along with giving major bonuses to many of your stats, it has a high attack value and randomly casts Holy on its victims, and it will use some of your MP to increase physical damage and has high critical. However, to get this legendary weapon, you must bet the Ragnarok sword at the Colosseum.

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Does the Cursed Ring actually do anything helpful?  Can it be changed the way the Cursed Shield can be changed to a Paladin's Shield?  Where/How do I find one?

The Cursed Ring does not work the way the Cursed Shield does. It will forever stay Cursed and aside from being a way to learn Banish, there isn't much going for it. If you want one, you can get it at the Colosseum (but we wouldn't recommend it!), and also from Metamorphing.

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How do I get the Bahamut esper?

To get the Bahamut esper, you must defeat Deathgaze, who randomly attacks you as you fly around in the airship. Although he escapes, he doesn't recover his HP in between battles, so as long as you keep at it, he'll eventually go down. Make sure that you don't defeat him with instant-death spells or you won't get the prize. We have an in-depth guide specific to this question.

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Gameplay Questions

I can't get past the first Blitz battle because my input fails! What do I do?

Often people get confused on when they're supposed to enter the blitz input when they're first starting. To get it right, cursor down to blitz, push your confirm button once, then enter the input for your blitz. Then hit confirm again, and Sabin should unleash the blitz. Like most things, it gets easier the more you do it! As an aside, when you have to use a diagonal for a blitz, you can also use one of the two directions that make up that diagonal. Thus, if you have to hit down-left, say for Bum Rush, you can hit either down OR left instead and it will still work. This is very handy for those with an input device that doesn't like diagonals.

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How do I get the Air Anchor?

There are two ways to get one in the Colosseum, and another in the Fanatics' Tower, by entering the first treasure room. Stand to the right of the first treasure chest and hit your Confirm button. You'll hear a noise, and if you exit the room, you'll see another room one floor below. In that room is the Air Anchor. Of course, you really never need more than one.

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Can I attack four times like General Leo?

You need the Master's Scroll Relic, which can be obtained by defeating Samurai Soul, a Monster-in-a-box in the Ancient Castle. If you want an even deadlier combination, equip the Master's Scroll along with the Genji Glove to attack eight times in one turn.

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How do I get Gogo?

To get Gogo, you must be in the World of Ruin. Climb in the airship and head to a small triangle-shaped island in the northeast region of the world map. Once there, get into a random encounter with a Zone Eater. This enemy will suck in your party one by one, and if he engulfs all of your party members, you'll find yourself in a secret dungeon. Complete this dungeon and you'll find Gogo waiting for you at the end. Refer to the walkthrough for help with the dungeon.

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What's an effective way of climbing the Fanatics' Tower?

One effective way of climbing the tower is to bring along Mog and equip the Molulu's Charm. This will of course get rid of all random encounters that you might experience on the climb. Another way is to teach every party member Ultima and give them Celestriads, though by the time you do this the whole tower would probably not be very hard.

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OK, the Fanatics' Tower wasn't so bad... but now how do I defeat the boss there?

It may seem easy, and he may be easy... at least until you defeat him. Upon his death, the Magic Master will unleash a powerful Ultima blast that will decimate all but the highest-leveled characters. The best way to counter this is to cast Reraise on every or even just one party member, so they have Auto-Life status. Raising HP to a high level can increase the odds of survival too, but not as safely as Auto-Life.

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How do I beat Wrexsoul?

There are two methods of defeating Wrexsoul. The first is to kill your own possessed party members and then attack WrexsoulWrexsoul when he pops back out. The second is to use Banish and hope that it takes both of his Soul Savers with it.

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Where are the eight legendary dragons located?

Refer to this list of walkthrough links:
Earth Dragon - Opera House
Storm Dragon - Mt. Zozo
Ice Dragon - Narshe Snowfields
Blue Dragon - Ancient Castle
Red Dragon - Phoenix Cave
Holy Dragon - Fanatics' Tower
Gold Dragon - Kefka's Tower
Skull Dragon - Kefka's Tower

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How can I fight the Blue Dragon/change Odin to Raiden?

To fight the Blue Dragon, stand in front of the right throne in the ancient castle and take five steps south. You should be standing on the third set of stairs from the throne. If you hit the confirm button, you'll hear a noise. Head to the right, where the Queen's diary was, and there will be a new set of stairs. If you go down the stairs, you can fight the Blue Dragon, and also convert your Odin magicite to Raiden. Be warned, though, that you cannot change Raiden back to Odin.

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OK, then, fine, but how do I get to the Ancient Castle?

In the World of Ruin, take Figaro Castle for a ride under the sand, either from Figaro or Kohlingen. About halfway through the trip, the castle will stop and the castle engineer will mention that it's as though they've bumped into something. Choose the option to go explore and head to the prison. In the far right cell, a new door will have opened, leading to a path that will take you to the Ancient Castle.

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Plot Questions

Is there any way to revive General Leo? Or maybe I could loot his corpse?

Okay, first, that's weird. Second, though the CoN's rumor mill may suggest otherwise, Leo cannot be revived without the use of a cheating device, and even then, there's no sequence or plot that says he's been revived. The game has just been altered to let him into your party.

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Where is Shadow in the second half of the game?

He can first be found in the Cave on the Veldt. After that, he will be in Thamasa for a time, but later you'll have to bet the Ichigeki at the Colosseum to get him back in your party. If you instead found Relm in the cave on the Veldt, then you won't find Shadow again.

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Is Shadow Relm's father?

Refer to the dream sequences for the best look at this. Evidence that suggests this is that Shadow did indeed have a child and a girlfriend in a town which bears an uncanny resemblance to Thamasa, after inadvertently becoming stranded there. Additionally, Shadow's dog Interceptor, normally intolerant of humans, takes a liking to Relm. Also in Thamasa, asking around further implies that Shadow is related to the young artist. Though the game never implicitly explains this, the inferences are enough to draw the conclusion. If you require something so blatant as an in-game revelation, brush up on your literacy skills elsewhere, I guess.

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How do I face the Hidon?

First, you must be in the second half of the game, and you must have also recruited back Relm and Strago and have them in your active party when returning to Thamasa. This more or less starts with chapter 2.27 of the walkthrough, so complete those portions first. Relm will comment that it's good to be back, and run off. She'll then come back and tell Strago that an old friend of his, Gungho, has been injured. Gungho will explain to Strago that when he tried to fight their old nemesis, Hidon, he was injured. Strago decides to fight the Hidon from there. By the way, you can fight it more than once if you want!

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Who the devil is Gogo, anyway?

Gogo's a mimic. They can mimic in battle the last action used by a character, or, by going to Gogo's status screen, you can equip three battle commands from any you have access to - this includes Magic and Item, or, more spectacularly, special commands like Tools, Blitz, and Lore. While rumors persist that Gogo is another character brought back from the dead - Gestahl, Leo, or Daryl, for instance - it's far more likely that the mimic was intended to be the very same as from Final Fantasy V - we just didn't know it at the time because we didn't get to play that game until after this one.

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Why does Magic disappear from the world? Why, then, does Terra stay?

There are many different theories to this. The typical reading, from a perspective of plot, is that magic is bound to the human world by the statues of the warring triad. When Kefka moves them out of alignment and absorbs their power, he becomes another binding himself. When Kefka and the triad are destroyed, that binding is broken and magical things are pulled back into the world where they belong. As a half-human, Terra can survive this due to her connections to the world of the humans, developed over the course of the plot.

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