Final Fantasy VI Walkthrough

2.5: The Head of the Serpent Trench: Nikeah

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1.1: Prelude: The Attack on Narshe 1.2: Escape through the Mines 1.3: Adventuring School and the Road to Figaro 1.4: Figaro Castle 1.5: Through Figaro Cave 1.6: South Figaro and Off 1.7: Into the Mountain 1.8: The Returner's Hideout 1.9: Escape on the River 1.10: Scenario Terra 1.11: Scenario Sabin 1.12: Scenario Sabin: The Phantasms 1.13: Scenario Sabin: The Bar(r)en Falls 1.14: Scenario Sabin: The Wild Boy 1.15: Scenario Sabin: Over the Mountain and Through the Trench, to Nikeah We Go! 1.16: Scenario Locke: South Figaro and its Secret 1.17: Scenario Locke: A Cave more Dangerous 1.18: Reunited: Defend that Esper! 1.19: Respite at Narshe 1.20: Getting to Kohlingen (With an Optional Side Trip) 1.21: Kohlingen 1.22: Next Stop: Jidoor 1.23: Zozo 1.24: Back to Jidoor 1.25: The Opera House 1.26: The Blackjack to Albrook 1.27: Traveling on the Southern Continent 1.28: Optionally Delaying a Scary Trip to Vector 1.29: Vector, Seat of Power 1.30: Magitek Research Facility 1.31: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Pit 1.32: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Lab 1.33: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Magitek 1.34: Robotic Arms Want to Give You a Hug 1.35: Terra's Flashback 1.36: Airship Exploitation Part One 1.37: Allied Narshe 1.38: Rampage of the Millennium 1.39: The Imperial Palace 1.40: Departing from Albrook 1.41: Crescent Island and Thamasa 1.42: The Burning Mansion 1.43: The Espers Gather 1.44: Epilogue 1.45: Airship Exploitation II: More Airship, More Exploitation 1.46: Preparation for the Floating Continent 1.47: The Airborne Approach 1.48: The Floating Continent 1.49: The Floating Continent Continued: Evil Approaches 1.50: Kefka's Ascension and the Escape from the Floating Continent 2.1: Intermezzo; The Solitary Island 2.2: The World of Ruin 2.3: Tzen and the Light of Judgement 2.4: The Serpent Trench 2.5: The Head of the Serpent Trench: Nikeah 2.6: South Figaro: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers 2.7: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Cave of Figaro 2.8: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Figaro Castle and the Tentacles 2.9: Figaro Castle and the Road to Kohlingen 2.10: Daryl's Tomb 2.11: Angler Whelk and Dullahan 2.12: Airship Exploration: Visiting Maranda 2.13: Airship Exploration: Finding Duncan and Moving On 2.14: First Visit to the Fanatics Tower 2.15: Thamasa 2.16: Narshe 2.17: Narshe Snowfields 2.18: The Caves of Narshe 2.19: The Moogle Raid 2.20: Encountering Humbaba (1) 2.21: Following the Pigeon 2.22: Mount Zozo 2.23: The Nastiest Dragon and Cyan 2.24: The Veldt 2.25: The Cave on the Veldt 2.26: Back to Thamasa 2.27: Jidoor; Owzer's Mansion 2.28: Through the Secret Door 2.29: Team Thamasa 2.30: A Dragon in the Opera House 2.31: Gungho's Assignment 2.32: Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream 2.33: Ending Cyan's Dream 2.34: Into the Ancient Castle 2.35: Completing the Ancient Castle 2.36: The World Inside the Zone Eater 2.37: Phoenix Cave and the Red Dragon 2.38: Narshe Revisited for Treasure 2.39: Gau and His Father 2.40: Climbing the Fanatics Tower, For Real 2.41: The Top of the Fanatics Tower 2.42: Kefka's Tower 2.43: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent 2.44: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent, Continued 2.45: Kefka's Tower: The Source of All Magic 2.46: Kefka's Tower: The Goddesses 2.47: The Final Battle 3.1: Mission Briefing 3.2: The Seals of Ice, Wind and Earth 3.3: The Seals of Water and Fire 3.4: The Cloister of Trials and the Seal of Darkness 3.5: The Seal of Heaven 3.6: The Seal of Lightning and the Treasure Room 3.7: The Lord of Dragons 3.8: The Lord of Weapons

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1.1: Prelude: The Attack on Narshe 1.2: Escape through the Mines 1.3: Adventuring School and the Road to Figaro 1.4: Figaro Castle 1.5: Through Figaro Cave 1.6: South Figaro and Off 1.7: Into the Mountain 1.8: The Returner's Hideout 1.9: Escape on the River 1.10: Scenario Terra 1.11: Scenario Sabin 1.12: Scenario Sabin: The Phantasms 1.13: Scenario Sabin: The Bar(r)en Falls 1.14: Scenario Sabin: The Wild Boy 1.15: Scenario Sabin: Over the Mountain and Through the Trench, to Nikeah We Go! 1.16: Scenario Locke: South Figaro and its Secret 1.17: Scenario Locke: A Cave more Dangerous 1.18: Reunited: Defend that Esper! 1.19: Respite at Narshe 1.20: Getting to Kohlingen (With an Optional Side Trip) 1.21: Kohlingen 1.22: Next Stop: Jidoor 1.23: Zozo 1.24: Back to Jidoor 1.25: The Opera House 1.26: The Blackjack to Albrook 1.27: Traveling on the Southern Continent 1.28: Optionally Delaying a Scary Trip to Vector 1.29: Vector, Seat of Power 1.30: Magitek Research Facility 1.31: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Pit 1.32: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Lab 1.33: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Magitek 1.34: Robotic Arms Want to Give You a Hug 1.35: Terra's Flashback 1.36: Airship Exploitation Part One 1.37: Allied Narshe 1.38: Rampage of the Millennium 1.39: The Imperial Palace 1.40: Departing from Albrook 1.41: Crescent Island and Thamasa 1.42: The Burning Mansion 1.43: The Espers Gather 1.44: Epilogue 1.45: Airship Exploitation II: More Airship, More Exploitation 1.46: Preparation for the Floating Continent 1.47: The Airborne Approach 1.48: The Floating Continent 1.49: The Floating Continent Continued: Evil Approaches 1.50: Kefka's Ascension and the Escape from the Floating Continent 2.1: Intermezzo; The Solitary Island 2.2: The World of Ruin 2.3: Tzen and the Light of Judgement 2.4: The Serpent Trench 2.5: The Head of the Serpent Trench: Nikeah 2.6: South Figaro: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers 2.7: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Cave of Figaro 2.8: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Figaro Castle and the Tentacles 2.9: Figaro Castle and the Road to Kohlingen 2.10: Daryl's Tomb 2.11: Angler Whelk and Dullahan 2.12: Airship Exploration: Visiting Maranda 2.13: Airship Exploration: Finding Duncan and Moving On 2.14: First Visit to the Fanatics Tower 2.15: Thamasa 2.16: Narshe 2.17: Narshe Snowfields 2.18: The Caves of Narshe 2.19: The Moogle Raid 2.20: Encountering Humbaba (1) 2.21: Following the Pigeon 2.22: Mount Zozo 2.23: The Nastiest Dragon and Cyan 2.24: The Veldt 2.25: The Cave on the Veldt 2.26: Back to Thamasa 2.27: Jidoor; Owzer's Mansion 2.28: Through the Secret Door 2.29: Team Thamasa 2.30: A Dragon in the Opera House 2.31: Gungho's Assignment 2.32: Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream 2.33: Ending Cyan's Dream 2.34: Into the Ancient Castle 2.35: Completing the Ancient Castle 2.36: The World Inside the Zone Eater 2.37: Phoenix Cave and the Red Dragon 2.38: Narshe Revisited for Treasure 2.39: Gau and His Father 2.40: Climbing the Fanatics Tower, For Real 2.41: The Top of the Fanatics Tower 2.42: Kefka's Tower 2.43: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent 2.44: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent, Continued 2.45: Kefka's Tower: The Source of All Magic 2.46: Kefka's Tower: The Goddesses 2.47: The Final Battle 3.1: Mission Briefing 3.2: The Seals of Ice, Wind and Earth 3.3: The Seals of Water and Fire 3.4: The Cloister of Trials and the Seal of Darkness 3.5: The Seal of Heaven 3.6: The Seal of Lightning and the Treasure Room 3.7: The Lord of Dragons 3.8: The Lord of Weapons

Party: Celes, Optional: Sabin

Welcome to Nikeah! This city is pretty much the least important town there is, and some mock it for the useless northern part where only the inn is located. Truly, Nikeah is not the best-looking town you've come across so far, but the in-game equivalent of total blasted doomsday just happened; I don't think it's fair for us to judge its less-then-perfect aesthetics right now.

Weapon Shop: You probably already have at least one Rune Blade (either from grabbing the chest in the Moogle Cave or from Stealing it from Number 024 back in the day), but they are actually for sale now. Don't buy them; even with their MP-driven auto-critical they are not as strong as a normal blow from the great new weapon that's also for sale: the Enhancer. Grab three. What does the Enhancer do? It gives a +7 bonus to your Magic Power, which is very nice. I suggest you grab three and put two of them on Celes with a Genji Glove. The Enhancer really is a great weapon, and could be considered a weapon you want to keep equipped until the very end of the game in certain scenarios.

Armor Shop: Entirely new items for sale in this Armor Shop! Victory galore. I'd grab one Diamond Shield, but don't equip it on Celes as her dual Enhancers will be much nicer. Ignore the Diamond Helm entirely; there are better helmets out there still (Mystery Veil, Priest's Miter, Green Beret). Grab one Diamond Vest and give it to Sabin. There'll be something nicer for Celes in a short while and Diamond equipment is crazy expensive (who would've guessed, huh).

Relic Shop: "You took one look at me and thought I was a loser, right? You're obligated to buy from me now!" Oddest sentence of the entire game, if you ask me. Anyway, his merchandise isn't very special, except for the fact he has Prayer Beads for sale, whose only use lies in saving them up for the next Mardi Gras. Also, Angel Rings are for sale; they were 20000 GP in the Auction House, so it's a relative bargain here. Angel Rings still suck though, and you could've gotten all the Angel Rings you ever wanted back on the Floating Continent. Other items for sale that previously weren't include Zephyr Cloaks (useless: White Capes are better, period), Gale Hairpins (one is enough), and Princess Rings (Cute, a trigger-spell-when-near-fatal Relic, but hardly useful).

Item Shop: Stock up if you want.

The word on the street is that Figaro Castle has had an accident and that the South Figaro ferry is about to leave. However, if you talk to the captain of the ship, hoping for a lift, he tells you the ship belongs to the Crimson Robbers, the thieves that escaped the cells of Figaro Castle when it had the accident. They're in the Cafe.

In the Cafe, talking to all of them reveals their story. Stuck in jail, they had the fortune of being freed by sandworms. Their boss perished, but their new leader Gerad will lead them into Figaro Castle to get their booty back. The thieves all leave the Cafe, but on-board they are still waiting for Gerad, who's still somewhere in town.

When you walk into town, you'll see the lost king of Figaro! However, he insists he is Gerad, the cunning leader of the Crimson Robbers. It seems the fact 'Gerad' is an anagram of 'Edgar' must be mere coincidence. Follow him every time he tries to walk off, and eventually you'll sneak onto the ferry.

Note: A lot of people find it strange that Sabin doesn't specifically react to this semi-Edgar. One could blame the fact Sabin isn't a mandatory character at this point, but few know there actually is a line for Sabin at this point built into the game, it just isn't ever referenced.

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1.1: Prelude: The Attack on Narshe 1.2: Escape through the Mines 1.3: Adventuring School and the Road to Figaro 1.4: Figaro Castle 1.5: Through Figaro Cave 1.6: South Figaro and Off 1.7: Into the Mountain 1.8: The Returner's Hideout 1.9: Escape on the River 1.10: Scenario Terra 1.11: Scenario Sabin 1.12: Scenario Sabin: The Phantasms 1.13: Scenario Sabin: The Bar(r)en Falls 1.14: Scenario Sabin: The Wild Boy 1.15: Scenario Sabin: Over the Mountain and Through the Trench, to Nikeah We Go! 1.16: Scenario Locke: South Figaro and its Secret 1.17: Scenario Locke: A Cave more Dangerous 1.18: Reunited: Defend that Esper! 1.19: Respite at Narshe 1.20: Getting to Kohlingen (With an Optional Side Trip) 1.21: Kohlingen 1.22: Next Stop: Jidoor 1.23: Zozo 1.24: Back to Jidoor 1.25: The Opera House 1.26: The Blackjack to Albrook 1.27: Traveling on the Southern Continent 1.28: Optionally Delaying a Scary Trip to Vector 1.29: Vector, Seat of Power 1.30: Magitek Research Facility 1.31: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Pit 1.32: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Lab 1.33: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Magitek 1.34: Robotic Arms Want to Give You a Hug 1.35: Terra's Flashback 1.36: Airship Exploitation Part One 1.37: Allied Narshe 1.38: Rampage of the Millennium 1.39: The Imperial Palace 1.40: Departing from Albrook 1.41: Crescent Island and Thamasa 1.42: The Burning Mansion 1.43: The Espers Gather 1.44: Epilogue 1.45: Airship Exploitation II: More Airship, More Exploitation 1.46: Preparation for the Floating Continent 1.47: The Airborne Approach 1.48: The Floating Continent 1.49: The Floating Continent Continued: Evil Approaches 1.50: Kefka's Ascension and the Escape from the Floating Continent 2.1: Intermezzo; The Solitary Island 2.2: The World of Ruin 2.3: Tzen and the Light of Judgement 2.4: The Serpent Trench 2.5: The Head of the Serpent Trench: Nikeah 2.6: South Figaro: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers 2.7: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Cave of Figaro 2.8: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Figaro Castle and the Tentacles 2.9: Figaro Castle and the Road to Kohlingen 2.10: Daryl's Tomb 2.11: Angler Whelk and Dullahan 2.12: Airship Exploration: Visiting Maranda 2.13: Airship Exploration: Finding Duncan and Moving On 2.14: First Visit to the Fanatics Tower 2.15: Thamasa 2.16: Narshe 2.17: Narshe Snowfields 2.18: The Caves of Narshe 2.19: The Moogle Raid 2.20: Encountering Humbaba (1) 2.21: Following the Pigeon 2.22: Mount Zozo 2.23: The Nastiest Dragon and Cyan 2.24: The Veldt 2.25: The Cave on the Veldt 2.26: Back to Thamasa 2.27: Jidoor; Owzer's Mansion 2.28: Through the Secret Door 2.29: Team Thamasa 2.30: A Dragon in the Opera House 2.31: Gungho's Assignment 2.32: Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream 2.33: Ending Cyan's Dream 2.34: Into the Ancient Castle 2.35: Completing the Ancient Castle 2.36: The World Inside the Zone Eater 2.37: Phoenix Cave and the Red Dragon 2.38: Narshe Revisited for Treasure 2.39: Gau and His Father 2.40: Climbing the Fanatics Tower, For Real 2.41: The Top of the Fanatics Tower 2.42: Kefka's Tower 2.43: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent 2.44: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent, Continued 2.45: Kefka's Tower: The Source of All Magic 2.46: Kefka's Tower: The Goddesses 2.47: The Final Battle 3.1: Mission Briefing 3.2: The Seals of Ice, Wind and Earth 3.3: The Seals of Water and Fire 3.4: The Cloister of Trials and the Seal of Darkness 3.5: The Seal of Heaven 3.6: The Seal of Lightning and the Treasure Room 3.7: The Lord of Dragons 3.8: The Lord of Weapons

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1.1: Prelude: The Attack on Narshe 1.2: Escape through the Mines 1.3: Adventuring School and the Road to Figaro 1.4: Figaro Castle 1.5: Through Figaro Cave 1.6: South Figaro and Off 1.7: Into the Mountain 1.8: The Returner's Hideout 1.9: Escape on the River 1.10: Scenario Terra 1.11: Scenario Sabin 1.12: Scenario Sabin: The Phantasms 1.13: Scenario Sabin: The Bar(r)en Falls 1.14: Scenario Sabin: The Wild Boy 1.15: Scenario Sabin: Over the Mountain and Through the Trench, to Nikeah We Go! 1.16: Scenario Locke: South Figaro and its Secret 1.17: Scenario Locke: A Cave more Dangerous 1.18: Reunited: Defend that Esper! 1.19: Respite at Narshe 1.20: Getting to Kohlingen (With an Optional Side Trip) 1.21: Kohlingen 1.22: Next Stop: Jidoor 1.23: Zozo 1.24: Back to Jidoor 1.25: The Opera House 1.26: The Blackjack to Albrook 1.27: Traveling on the Southern Continent 1.28: Optionally Delaying a Scary Trip to Vector 1.29: Vector, Seat of Power 1.30: Magitek Research Facility 1.31: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Pit 1.32: Imperial Magitek Research Facility: The Lab 1.33: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Magitek 1.34: Robotic Arms Want to Give You a Hug 1.35: Terra's Flashback 1.36: Airship Exploitation Part One 1.37: Allied Narshe 1.38: Rampage of the Millennium 1.39: The Imperial Palace 1.40: Departing from Albrook 1.41: Crescent Island and Thamasa 1.42: The Burning Mansion 1.43: The Espers Gather 1.44: Epilogue 1.45: Airship Exploitation II: More Airship, More Exploitation 1.46: Preparation for the Floating Continent 1.47: The Airborne Approach 1.48: The Floating Continent 1.49: The Floating Continent Continued: Evil Approaches 1.50: Kefka's Ascension and the Escape from the Floating Continent 2.1: Intermezzo; The Solitary Island 2.2: The World of Ruin 2.3: Tzen and the Light of Judgement 2.4: The Serpent Trench 2.5: The Head of the Serpent Trench: Nikeah 2.6: South Figaro: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers 2.7: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Cave of Figaro 2.8: Pursuing the Crimson Robbers: Figaro Castle and the Tentacles 2.9: Figaro Castle and the Road to Kohlingen 2.10: Daryl's Tomb 2.11: Angler Whelk and Dullahan 2.12: Airship Exploration: Visiting Maranda 2.13: Airship Exploration: Finding Duncan and Moving On 2.14: First Visit to the Fanatics Tower 2.15: Thamasa 2.16: Narshe 2.17: Narshe Snowfields 2.18: The Caves of Narshe 2.19: The Moogle Raid 2.20: Encountering Humbaba (1) 2.21: Following the Pigeon 2.22: Mount Zozo 2.23: The Nastiest Dragon and Cyan 2.24: The Veldt 2.25: The Cave on the Veldt 2.26: Back to Thamasa 2.27: Jidoor; Owzer's Mansion 2.28: Through the Secret Door 2.29: Team Thamasa 2.30: A Dragon in the Opera House 2.31: Gungho's Assignment 2.32: Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream 2.33: Ending Cyan's Dream 2.34: Into the Ancient Castle 2.35: Completing the Ancient Castle 2.36: The World Inside the Zone Eater 2.37: Phoenix Cave and the Red Dragon 2.38: Narshe Revisited for Treasure 2.39: Gau and His Father 2.40: Climbing the Fanatics Tower, For Real 2.41: The Top of the Fanatics Tower 2.42: Kefka's Tower 2.43: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent 2.44: Kefka's Tower: Continued Ascent, Continued 2.45: Kefka's Tower: The Source of All Magic 2.46: Kefka's Tower: The Goddesses 2.47: The Final Battle 3.1: Mission Briefing 3.2: The Seals of Ice, Wind and Earth 3.3: The Seals of Water and Fire 3.4: The Cloister of Trials and the Seal of Darkness 3.5: The Seal of Heaven 3.6: The Seal of Lightning and the Treasure Room 3.7: The Lord of Dragons 3.8: The Lord of Weapons