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To get Vincent you need to first go to Nibelhiem and yea. Go to the Shinra mansion and go to the location of the safe. The safe's combo is -->37, <--10, -->59, --> 97. Right after you opened it.. be prepared to fight Lost Number (boss)

<-- Lost Number comes in 3 forms. First he begins with this form. If you hit Lost Number with mostly blows then you'll get..... that one over there ----------------->

After you beat Lost number.. go get the Key, Cosmo Memory, and Odin materia, then get Vincent in the basement. Talk to Vincent until his final decision is to sleep and you can no longer get him outta the coffin anymore. Then head outside and he'll ask if you're gonna kick Hojo's @$$ or somthing. Then he'll join you.

In my opinion, I think beating Emeral is the best way to start out. Oh wait, actually, getting the Underwater materia is the best way to start out. To get the Underwater materia you'll havta go the Unerwater Reactor in Junon. Go to the tunnel and at the end of it try to find the enemy called Ghost Ship. Once you've found him, morph him into a Guide Book to trade the Kalm Traveler for the Underwater Materia. The Underwater materia takes off the 20 minutes limit of beating Emerald. So... once you got it, equip it to Cloud and defeat Emerald! Oh becareful, Emerald is capable of doing a 9999 attack called Air Tan Storm. You'll either live or die. 50/50 chance.

Now to beat Emerald. Theres really nothing to guide you on. Your motivation is, after you defeat Emerald, you'll get some kind of a rare item called Earth Harp. Go back to the Kalm Traveler and trade it for Master Summon, Master Magic, and Master Command.
Useful Materia, 4x cut (Mastered) on all 3 members, Final Attack (Mastered) +Revive (Mastered) on all members, Quadra Magic (Mastered) +Knights of the Round (Mastered), and Enemy Skill w/ Angel Whisper, White Wind, Big Guard on all 3 members

Once you've defeated Emerald and traded the Earth Harp for your items, you'll want to beat Ruby too ne? Well you'll need help here. First K.O. two members in your party and for the one still standing, equip him/ her with All+Revive. Once you've done so, enter battle with Ruby. OK! When you enter battle, DO NOT revive your characters UNTIL Ruby buries her claws. Because at the very begining of ther battle, she does "quicksand". That reduces your members (she always sinks 2 members if they're alive).. Then hurry up and revive your members with Life2 and once revived, aim for her torso. BE AWARE that Ruby will do her quicksand thingy twice.