| Aeon Quests | Jecht Spheres | Monster Arena | S.S. Liki |
This is acquired in the first area you see in Spira, Baaj Temple. Remember where you had to swim around and about got eaten by some fish-looking creature? Yep, that's where we're going.
Step 1: You have to have control of the airship. Pull up the map by talking to Cid. Choose Search. Go to approximately X = 14.168,
Y = 59.190. The Z coordinate will take care of itself. Leave the Search screen and go to List. Baaj Temple is now a choice, so go there.Step 2: Run all the way out to the end. There is a chest at the end of the little fork to the left. If you didn't get that when you were dropped in at the beginning of the game, go get it. At the end of the main path, you are to jump off the end. Okay, it tells you that O to dive and square to surface. Use the O to dive down and swim toward the statues at the back of the screen.
Step 3: BATTLE. This battle, for me, wasn't that challenging. It did take 2 tries to set the right equipment, but it was merely having all the wrong planning that made me have to give it a second go. After defeating that beast, go on to the statues.
Step 4: Go into the temple. The doors are back between the statues. Swim all the way back and run through the doors at the back of the screen outside of the water. You need to go to each of the statues and hit X to get the orbs to light. Each orb represents a temple you've been in and received the destruction sphere and used it to acquire the chest. (I always wonder why they looked like gargoyles rather than the aeons, but hey.) After all 6 of the orbs are lit, then go to the huge translucent symbol. It will open and you may enter to get Anima.
Spoilers: So, since you saw Seymour have Anima, do you know the connection with this aeon? Well, I'm not going to give you all the details, but by the end of all the lovely flash backs to Seymour as a child and listening to tales about his mother, I'm sure you can figure out the most of it!
For right now, I will direct you to Azure Edge's walkthrough at GameFAQ.
Alright the allusive Jecht Spheres. This is how we level up Auron's overdrives. Okay, how we learn them. And lots of information about Lord Braska's pilgrimage. Like, just how did Lord Braska get stuck with Jecht?
The locations of the Spheres:
*Note: Spheres cannot be collected until after the battle with Spherimorph.*
1. After defeating Spherimorph at Macalania Lake, automatically receive
2. Besaid Villiage, near the temple
3. S.S. Liki, leaving Besaid, in the cabin
4. Luca Stadium, in the basement near the locker room
5. Mi'ihen Highroad, go down to the Old Road and go all the way back almost to the previous area (as in leaving Mi'ihen), it's on the dead end on the right of the screen.
6. Mushroom Rock Road, Precipice, south of the rising platform
7. Moonflow, South Wharf, near the Shoopuf dock
8. Thunder Plains, south part, near a lightning rod on the right
9. Macalania Forest, South, right at entrance
10.Mt. Gagazet, Mountain Road, side road that dead-endsOh, maybe I should also note that Yuna's sphere doesn't count to this. (I've seen walkthroughs refer to it as Lord Braska's sphere before, buy why when Yuna's the one doing it, I haven't a clue.) So if you were hoping it would count, it won't. It's just lots of insight into our young heroine's mind.
For those who run Excel, I have a page to print out for a check
off list.
monsterarena.xls
For those who just want to look over what they need and what they will earn:
Besaid: Stamina Tonic x99
Dingo
Condor
Water Flan
Kilika: Poison Fang x99
Dinonix
Killer Bee
Yellow Element
Ragora
Mi'ihen Highroad: Soul Spring x99
Mi'ihen Fang
Ipiria
Floating Eye
White Element
Raldo
Vouivre
Bomb
Dual Horn
Mushroom-Rock Road: Candle of Life x99
Raptor
Gandarewa
Thunder Flan
Red Element
Lamashtu
Funguar
Garuda
Djose Highroad: Petrify Grenade x99
Garm
Simurgh
Bite Bug
Snow Flan
Bunyip
Basilisk
Ochu
Thunder Plains: Chocobo Wing x99
Melusina
Aerogue
Buer
Gold Element
Kusariqqu
Larva
Iron Giant
Qactuar
Macalania: Shining Gem x60
Snow Wolf
Iguion
Wasp
Evil Eye
Ice Flan
Blue Element
Murussu
Mafdet
Xiphos
Chimera
Bikanel Island: Shadow Gem x99
Sand Wolf
Alcyone
Mushussu
Zu
Sand Worm
Cactaur
Calm Lands: Farplane Wind x60
Skoll
Flame Flan
Nebiros
Shred
Coeurl
Anacondaur
Chimera Brain
Ogre
Malboro
Sunken Cave: Silver Hourglass x40
Yowie
Imp
Dark Element
Nidhogg
Thorn
Valaha
Epaaj
Ghost
Tonberry
Mount Gagazet: Blossom Crown
Bandersnatch
Ahriman
Dark Flan
Grenade
Grat
Grendel
Bashura
Mandragora
Behemoth
Splasher
Achelous
Maelspike
Note: If you capture 2 of the Splashers, Achelous, and Maelspikes you also get 30 Mega-Elixirs.
Inside Sin: Lunar Curtain x99
Exoray
Wraith
Gemini A (sword)
Gemini B (club)
Demonolith
Great Malboro
Barbatos
Adamantoise
Behemoth King
Omega Dungeon: Designer Wallet x60
Zaurus
Floating Death
Black Element
Halma
Puroboros
Spirit
Machea
Master Coerul
Master Tonberry
Varuna
Outside of the area captures, there are species captures as well:
Wolves: Chocobo Feather x99
You will need 3 each of the
following:
Dingo
Mi'ihen Fang
Garm
Snow Wolf
Sand Wolf
Skoll
Bandersnatch
Lizards: Stamina Spring x99
You will need 3 each of the
following:
Dinonix
Ipiria
Raptor
Melusina
Iguion
Yowie
Zaurus
Birds: Mega-Phoenix x99
You will need 4 each of the
following:
Condor
Simurgh
Alcyone
Insect: Mana Tonic x60
You will need 4 each of the
following:
Killer Bee
Bite Bug
Wasp
Nebiros
Imps: Mana Spring x99
You will need 4 each of the
following:
Gandarewa
Aerouge
Imp
Eyeballs: Stamina Tablet x60
You will need 4 each of the
following:
Floating Eye
Buer
Ahriman
Floating Death
Fungus: Healing Spring x99
You will need 5 each of the
following:
Funguar
Thorn
Exoray
Bombs: Turbo Ether x60
You will need 5 each of the
following:
Bomb
Grenade
Puroboros
Elements: Star Curtain x99
You will need 3 each of the
following:
Yellow Element
White Element
Red Element
Gold Element
Blue Element
Dark Element
Black Element
Armored Moles: Gold Hourglass x99
You will need 3 each of the
following:
Raldo
Bunyip
Murussu
Mafdet
Shred
Halma
Horned: Light Curtain x99
You will need 5 each of the
following:
Dual Horn
Valaha
Grendel
Iron Giants: Mana Tablet x60
You will need 10 each of the
following:
Iron Giant
Gemini A
Gemini B
Dragons: Purifying Salt x99
Flans: Twin Stars x60
Also if you capture one of everything you release Neslug and receive Winning Formula x99.
If you capture five of everything, you will receive Dark Matter x99 and release Ultima Buster.
If you capture 10 of everything and defeat all the monsters in the Monster Arena, you will receive Master Sphere x10 and release Nemesis.
Okay, there are two little things here.
1. Bird Count
The bird count is really easy, so maybe that's why I haven't seen it in any other walkthroughs. Just hop on the S.S. Liki at Luca Stadium and ride back to Kilika. Before going to the basement to rest, head up to the top deck and talk to the man sitting at the back. Keep talking until he asks if you've counted the birds. If you say no, he sends you off to count the birds for him. If you come back and give him the wrong number, he just asks if you're sure and sends you off to recount. If you get that number right, (11 for my game, have yet to get time to go back and make sure it isn't random), you get the Ace Wizard for Wakka.
[Magic +20%] [Magic +10%] [Magic +5%] [Magic +3%]
2. Jecht Shot
Did you miss the Jecht Shot when you were going through before? Well, when you go back to get the Bird Count, go for it again. You can still get that Jecht Shot to help you win blitz ball games for Wakka's overdrives and celestial weapons.
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