Final Fantasy Legend
World 1: The Mysterious Tower and the Statue of Hero
You start your adventure just outside of a small town. Note:
You're all alone, so don't do any fighting other than goblins, as
you can easily get killed. Also note: For beating this game I
would recommend a party of two humans and two mutants.
XLII. Anyway, When you're ready, head into town and talk to the people.
You'll notice a door here that you cannot open, and whenever you
try to do so it says, "Door is locked by magic of black." This is
for a little later in the game and you can't open it yet. Anyway,
explore the town and you will eventually find the guild. Here's
where you pick up your other party members. Once again I suggest
a party of two humans and two mutants, but of course it's your
choice, though I will be basing the boss strategies on the
assumption that you went with my party. If not, feel free to
experiment for yourself.
Anyway, after you've got everyone you want, it's time to go
out and make some money.
The Town of Hero
This town lies to the Southeast of what I will refer to as Base
town, (where you started). When you enter you'll see an
impressive-looking statue. Talk to it and one of your characters
will notice that something is missing. Talk to everyone in town
and you will slowly get the jist of the quest in this world. It
seems that there are a number of items which once adorned the
statue but have since been stolen by three kings who are fighting
for control of the world, which can only be attained through
acquisition of all three items. The King Items are: A sword, a
shield, and a suit of armor. Your quest is to find them all and
put them back on the statue. After investigating, fight around
town if you need cash, then go to the shops and outfit yourself
with whatever yu think you may need. Note: Do not give spells to
humans. For some weird reason, humans can be equipped with
spells but they do little or no damage when used by humans. Now
it's time to go to the castles and get the items. Note: I don't
remember the exact locations of all three castles, but the ones
which contain the Armor and Shield are near the town of hero. If
you go into a castle and the music changes, get out quick. You're
not ready for it yet. Here is the order in which I recommend
getting the King Items, (and I think you have to do it that way
anyway.)
Castle of Armor
Here, you will learn that the king wants to talk to you, so
head to the second floor of the castle. The king doesn't look so
well, and when you talk to him you learn why. It seems that he
was rejected by a girl he was in love with. So, head to South
Town to investigate.
South Town:
When you get here, talk to everyone and eventually you'll find
the girl. She'll tell you that the Bandit King threatened to
destroy the village if she didn't accept his proposal. Another
person in town will tell you that the bandit lives in a cave to
the west, so go there. Note: Remember to pick up a few bows and
some spells in Hero before coming here, you will need them.
Bandit Cave:
This dungeon's fairly easy, just explore it thoroughly and you'll
eventually find the boss, and hopefully collect some gold. Also,
you'll notice a door here that just won't open. Never fear! Come
back after defeating the boss and the treasures contained within
are yours.
Boss Battle: P-Frog HP: 82
This battle will be very easy. The only thing you should never do
is attack this boss with a handheld weapon such as a sword,
hammer or rapier. This results in a poison status. Fortunately,
though, This only lasts until the battle is over. Use bows, and
if you have any, use Fire and Ice magics, both work pretty well.
This guy will be gone in an instant.
LIV. After the battle the bandit pleads for you to spare him and then
runs off. Now you can go back there to that door you couldn't
open before and get some very useful items. Note: I think you
find a Strong and an Agility potion in two of the chests. Those
can only be used on humans, and permanently boost agility and
strength. I believe you'll also find a piece of armor in there as
well. If so, equip it on whomever can use it and get out of
there.
Castle of Armor
Go back to the king and he'll give you a reward, and yes, the
reward is the King Armor. For now, equip it on someone and get
ready to get the powerful King Sword, which unlike other weapons
in this game, has unlimittted uses.
Castle of Sword:
I myself don't remember where this castle is, but someone
in one of the towns will tell you where it is. Go there now.
Note: Remember when I said that in one of the castles the music
would change? This castle is the Castle of sword. This castle is
tough, since the monsters here get nastier. Now do you see why I
told you earlier that you weren't ready yet? Whatever you do, do
not talk to any of the guards you'll see, or you'll be attacked.
Be careful whom you fight. The Karateka can do a lot of damage
with its Kick attack, and they come in packs of 3 to 5. Fire
works well on them but it's hard to get in an attack on them, so
be careful. Eventually you will see the king, who tells you that
you must defeat him first if you want his sword.
Boss Battle: King Sword HP: 120
Note: The P-Frog and King Sword are considered bosses even though
the theme doesn't play.
This battle can be very tough. I've never had him kill me off
before but he has come close on several occasions. Be careful, he
does a lot of damage with the very sword you need to get from
him. If you bought it in Hero, use sleep, which may not always
work but will make the battle a lot easier when it does. Once
he's asleep, you can whack him all you want. Fire works very
well, (in fact I seem to remember using only one blast on him and
taking him out). If you have no magic though, this battle will be
hell, let me warn you!
After the battle you will receive the very powerful King Sword.
Just watch how easily it takes out those monsters!
Castle of Shield:
This was that castle where the guards threw you out if you
entered earlier. They'll still do it, but now you'll notice that
the king is dead. The steward killed him and hopes to frame you!
Boss Battle: Skeleton and Asigaru2 HP: ???
This battle is pitifully easy. That King Sword will reduce the
biggest of baddies to dust.
After the battle you see the steward run away. Check the
first or second space on the wall to the right of the throne, (I
forgot which one specifically), and you'll see a secret door.
Enter and you can now bring the traitor to justice!
Boss Battle: Steward HP: ???
This battle is just too easy! Use the King Sword once and he'll
die.
After the battle you will receive the last King Item, the Shield.
Now let's be a good little adventurer and take these nifty little
toys back where they belong.
Aw, and I was hoping I could keep them. D'oh!
Town of Hero
Heal up at the inn if necessary, then walk up to the statue
and unequip the King Items. To replace them, double-click on each
one in the items menu and it will be put on the statue. After
they are all replaced you can get the Black sphere. Get it and
save your game.
Boss Battle: Gen-Bu HP: 150
Oh yeah! It's the first time you hear the true boss theme! Ain't
it great?
This battle is not going to be that tough. Gen-Bu uses
spells like Shell, (which will protect him against attacks to a
certain extent), and Gas, which will do about 20-40 damage to
characters other than zombies. He will also attack with tusk, so
be ready to heal if you feel you need to. Fire works very well,
causing about 108 damage on average.
LXXVII. After the battle Gen-Bu basically says that you'll meet
again and leaves.
Base Town:
You won't be coming back here for a very long while, so if
you need anything from any shops in any of the three towns of
this world, (HP, Strong, and Agility potions and such), now's the
time! Note: Actually you could come back a little later, but why
bother wait till later when the battle with Gen-Bu netted you a
whole 900 GP? I knew you'd see it my way. Anyway, go to that
locked door I told you about earlier and use the Black Sphere.
The seal will be broken and you can enter the mysterious tower.
Congratulations, you've completed the first world!
The Mysterious Tower
This place is complex, but there really are no puzzles you
have to solve, just walk around and pick up a treasure now and
then. I believe one of them contains a Colt gun, which will boost
your strength a bit when you start attacking with it. It does
quite a bit of damage. Anyway, the tower has a lot of little sub-
worlds, some of which even have a little quest to them. On this
level of the tower are two such worlds. You'll know when you've
reached the next world when you see a little dude who tells you
to look for the old man. You'll see him at times on your quest,
usually right before transitioning to another world.
World 2: The OceanCastle and the Blue Dragon
Here, people will start to tell you about how Sei-Ryu
banished Ryuo and such. One person will also mention that they
saw an island sailing like a ship. Both of these things are very
important, so remember them! If you want, and if you have the
cash, buy new armor and weapons and spells. You may also want to
buy some stat-boosting potions as well. Note on weapons: Don't
get the Coral Sword. I've never gotten good damage out of it, so
it's not worth it. Anyway, once your all buffed up as much as you
want, head out and start exploring. This world is divided into
islands, and many of these are connected to one another by caves.
You'll need to use these to get some of the equipment needed for
beating this world. Be careful of pirates in the caves, as they
will steal gold, and no, you won't get it back. It'll be as if
you killed the pirate without his ever having stolen from you.
Anyway, now you should be searching for your ship. Go from the
Port town through the North Cave and you should come out near
another cave entrance. Enter this cave and go through it. The
island you want is the top one on the west coast of where you
just came out of the cave. It may take a little while to find it,
but keep trying and you will.
After you get the island you can head to East Village and
upgrade, then it's time to head to Palm Tree Island. This Island
I believe is in the Southeast, but you can easily recognize it.
It's got a palm tree on it. Go to the center of the island and
press A while standing before the palm tree to find the Airseed.
Now the fun starts.
The Underwater Town and Castle
To find the entrance to the Underwater, Go to the whirlpool
located near the NW corner of this world. The town shouldn't be
too hard to find, and when you get there, talk to everyone for
some crucial info which you MUST remember. Also, this would be a
good time to buy whatever you may need. Now it's time to head to
the Sea Palace, which I believe is southeast of the Underwater
town, (but of course I could be wrong. It's been a while since
I've played this game.) Anyway, when you find the castle, explore
it thuroughly for some needed items, like the blue key. Don't let
the music fool you either, you can get attacked at random in here
just like any other area that isn't a town. Anyway, finally
you'll come to a room full of orbs. This is where the Red Orb is,
but which one is it? Remember what the person in the Underwater
village told you? You better! Go to the top right hand corner of
the room. The Red Orb is two down and two left.
Boss Battle: Sei-RyuHP: 633-650
This battle can be pretty tough. Sei-Ryu uses attacks like
Bite and Strict. Use spells, (I can't remember which ones
specifically, so you'll have to experiment.
After the battle you get the Red Sphere. Wait a minute,
weren't you supposed to get the Blue Sphere from the Blue Dragon?
As you can tell, this world's not over yet.
South Island and a mysterious riddle
The Island you want to get to is small and has a hut in the
middle of it. You have to navigate a kind of maze to reach it. Be
careful of the sandy patch on this island, it'll warp you back to
the beginning. Anyway, you will find the old man who will ask you
a riddle. "What can you get for two Long Swords, Three Gold
Helmets and four Potions?" Stop and think a moment here. Don't go
buying all that. What you have to do is add up the prices of two
Long Swords, three Gold Helmets and four Potions. I recommend
doing this separately to avoid getting confused. So, in effect,
what you do is add up the price of two Long Swords, then three
Gold Helmets and finally four Potions. Now add up the three
answers and you will come out with the price of a Battle Sword.
So go buy one. Once you have it go back to South Island and talk
to Ryuo, (that's the old man and also the guy Sei-Ryu banished),
and he will reward you with the Blue Sphere, and the Red one will
vanish from your inventory when you use it in the tower.
Congrats! Time for world 3!
World 3: Castle of Sky and the White Tiger
This world is a little complicated in that it's sort of
hard to find out where to go. I do remember this world mostly
though, so I'll be able to help you. Also notice that this world
has different music than the others!
First thing's first! When yu emerge from the tower head West to
the Sky town. The citizens will tell you about a hidden town and
a resistance movement against the fiend Byak-Ko, (who just
happens to need guardsmen. Before you go off on your adventure
though, (well, you probably know what to do), stock up on
goodies. Then save. After doing what you need to do, head into
the pub to buy a few beers! Yeah right. What you actually have to
do is talk to one of the guards, and a semi-boss fight will
ensue.
Semi-boss Battle: Mosquitos HP: ??
This battle is pretty easy. The Mosquitos will however, use the
Saw ability, so be a little careful.
After the battle you are sent to Byak-Ko.
Talk to the evil Fiend and he will hire you and give you
your first task, which is to find and capture Jeanne, one of the
daughters of the rebel leader. When you ask a simple question
about the girl, Byak-Ko gets mad and tells you just to get on
with it. He then gives you an airship! Woo-hoo! Now you can fly!
XCIX. Near the northeast corner of the World of Sky is a square cloud
That's your next destination. Land on the cloud and move
clockwise to enter the Hidden Town. By new stuff and talk to
people. They will tell you that Jeanne has a twin sister. Also,
people will tell that the white Sphere can only be retrieved if
the two girls are together. So if you don't need to boost HP or
Agility or Strength, Head back to the Floating Castle, which is
near the Southeast corner of this world. From the castle's top
right corner, go north to some trees. Leave your ship and enter
the forest. The Rebel Base is in the middle of this forest. In
the bottom right corner of the room, a guard will say it's under
control. Your characters get a bit pissed and attack. You will
have to fight a Garlic, Sabercat and P-Worm. This battle should
be pretty easy. Just use magic and weapons. After the fight, talk
to the girl. She asks you to save her sister Millie, so head back
to the Floating Castle.
Explore it thuroughly, because one of the chests contains a white key,
which you will need. Eventually you will come to a room where you must
fight a guard. After the easy fight you will find the girl. Talk to
her. Just as you get ready to leave, Byak-Ko appears and tells you that
he knew all along that you had defeated Gen-Bu and Sei-Ryu. Then Millie
betrays you and you are thrown in jail. Talk to the other inmates and
one will say he couldn't break the bars. So walk up to the bars and
press A a few times. You take care of it with no problems. Go to the
far east cell and then go north. Note: If you want, you can search the
bars of the far east cell for the Revenge Sword, but I've never gotten
good use out of it. Anyway, you will now fight an Imp to gain access to
the stairs out of here. After the battle take the stairs. After
escaping from jail, you will then have to do some exploring. Eventually
you'll see a locked door you can't open. Come back later. Actually, the
key is two floors above you. GO there and go in the door in the
northwest corner of the room. You will fight guards for the Jail Key.
Now go back to that locked door. It leads into a storage room where you
can pick up some very useful stuff including a Death spell. Now go back
to the room where you got the Jail Key. GO north and into the door. GO
south and climb into the one glider that works. Now exit the Jail. You
should now be just to the west of where Byak-Ko's castle is, or was.
Now it's hovering over the Rebel Base, which has been destroyed. Head
into the Floating Castle. Then exit the castle right away and go into
the clearing where the Rebel Base used to be. Note: I would save my
game before leaving the castle. You will find Byak-Ko and the twins.
Byak-Ko will try to kill Millie, but Jeanne steps in and takes the
fatal thrust, and it's time to put an end to the White Tiger!
Boss Battle: Byak-Ko HP: 1000
This battle should be easy enough. Just use your most powerful attacks
and he'll be gone, and he'll be mighty pissed about it!
After the battle the two sisters say their farewells to one another,
and you will get the White Sphere. Now you can open the next door in
the tower! Note: If there's anything you didn't buy in this world that
you need you're pretty much screwed, because after the battle with
Byak-ko you will not have access to any of the towns.
World 4: World of Ruins
This is it, right? the final world? Wrong! Well, yes, it's the last
true world in the game. You'll come out of the tower in a cavern, and
you have to make your way to the surface. Here, the only thing you will
run into is Su-Zaku, your next fiend, and killing him will get you the
Red Sphere, right? Wrong! It's way too early, and that would be too
easy. Just run from him, as you probably can't kill him, (only the saw
will do it and you don't get anything for your troubles).
On the surface talk to people in the towns, and someone called So-cho
will challenge you.
Boss Battle: So-cho HP: N/A
Actually you don't get to kick his ass, and he's not really an enemy. A
girl will break up the fight and So-cho will give you his bike by way
of apology. This world's kinda hard, and I don't remember much about
it. Here's the basics.
Whatcha gotta do here is help build a machine that can nullify Su-
Zaku's forcefield. You need a Board, a Rom, and a piece of Plutonium.
The board is in the underground town of Ameyoko, so be careful of Su-
zaku. Note: The guy will only give you the board if you get the Rom.
That's in the hidden town of Akiba, and I don't remember where that is
exactly, and you have to find a secret door. When you doo find it, go
14 blocks north and 15 east, (I think that's it anyway), and you'll
find a secret door. Go in to find a Rom and a Revive. Then you can get
the Board. Then you have to talk to So-cho to go to the Power Plant.
Once there, Follow So-cho and he'll sacrifice himself to allow you to
get the Plutonium and the Band Helmet. However, just as you pick up the
Plutonium, a boss fight ensues.
Boss Battle: Machine HP: 1500-2000
Be careful of this guy, since if you don't know what you're doing he'll
knock you cold. Use fire and fire-based attacks, (don't use Saw, Death
or Stone, as the Saw will likely miss and the Machine has resistance to
Death or Stone.)
After the battle you can complete the Erase99. Also note two things.
First, the music has taken a change again. Second, everyone here is
dead. So now what's to be done? Well, here's whatcha do. Head to the
skyscraper, (I don't remember its exact location), and you'll be able
to collect some useful stuff, such as the Hyper Canon. When you feel
ready head to the train. You'll find SU-Zaku here, but don't talk to
the other guy. He'll tell you where Su-zaku is and then turn into an
Evil Eye. When you find Su-Zaku the item screen will come up and you
must use Erase99 to bring down the forcefield.
Boss Battle: Su-Zaku HP: 1500
This battle can be extremely disappointingly easy. Just use a Hyper on
him and he'll be gone. If you don't have Hyper, then just whack him.
He'll die eventually. Be careful, though, some of this guy's attacks
will hurt like hell.
After the battle Sakaya will give you the Red Sphere, and now you can
leave!
Ashura's Lair
After all that you probably are thinking that now you can proceed right
to the final battle, right? Wrong, but not by very much. Ya gotta go
find Ashura. This part's the hardest, as there's a secret teleporter
hidden in a pillar somewhere, (I think that's where it is but I don't
remember). It'll take you to the top of the tower. When you do find the
right one, then you have to navigate carefully or Ashura will knock you
down the tower. You have to approach from the side. There are also a
few important items in the tower, so make sure you find them. One is
just in a treasure chest and it's the Glass Sword. It's invaluable. The
other is the 'XCalibur sword, and it's in the keeping of an old man in
a house in this part of the tower, who'll die after giving yu the
sword. It's not the best though, so you don't have to get it. Anyway,
when you reach the lair of Ashura get ready for a difficult battle.
Boss Battle: Ashura HP: 3000
This is not going to be an easy fight unless you're very strong. Don't
use the Hyper Cannon, as it won't affect him. The Glass Sword and the
'Xcalibr sword work well, and if you have Flare you can also use that
to cause a goodly amount of damage to him. I don't know of anyone with
resistance to Flare.
After the battle you can go up the stairs, only to fall down to the
Tower Base. Dammit! Don't worry, it's where you need to be. And check
out those weapons! Buy some missiles for a couple of your characters.
Note: If you've been using Changelings, (monsters), up to this point I
strongly recommend retiring them and getting some humans or mutants
depending on what you have. If you already have two humans get a couple
mutants or two more humans. I earlier recommended a party of two humans
and two mutants. Anyway, I'd change my party so they can use weapons,
as I've never found a changeling ability that works well on the final
boss. When you're ready, head to the place where the Black door was at
the beginning of your quest. Now it's a Four Color door, and the
spheres you collected in your travels will combine together to form the
key to this door. Note: Go to the Item screen and click on one of the
spheres a couple times to get it to work. They will combine into one,
open the door, and then vanish from your inventory. Don't worry,
though, you don't need 'em anymore.
The Final Battle
SO now I get to go to the final battle, right? Right! There are four
other bosses along the way, but they're just the four fiends again.
Kick their butts as you see fit, (but hold onto the Glass Sword and
Missiles, as they are needed for the last battle). This tower is
infested with strong monsters. Fight only if you want to boost your
mutants' HP and stuff. And if you need to do anything in the town, do
it before you undertake this tower, since once you enter the final room
there's no turning back. If you need help facing any of the revived
fiends, check out my boss guide. At any rate, you've made it! It's the
end of the game! Congrats! Anyway, there's a little orb in the final
area when you get there. Press A on this orb to refill HP. Do it until
you're all full. Then head to the guy in black. If you don't wanna
fight your way up that tower again but think you might have trouble
with this guy for any reason, save, keeping in mind that if you ever
want to leave the only way to do so is by using a Door, which you can
buy in shops, or the Teleport ability, (which mutants don't get). Did
you get the Masamune earlier? I think SU-Zaku2 was guarding it. Equip
it on a human. Equip the Glass Sword on your other human if you haven't
already, and if it's still got some uses. Then give the Missiles to the
Mutants. If they can't use them you may need to trade some stuff.
Anyway, just make sure you have two characters equipped with the Glass
and Masamune swords, and two characters equipped with a few Missiles
each. When you feel you're ready, talk to the man in black. It's the
creator. He tells you that you have been playing a game he created to
test the courage and determination of mortals. You get a little pissed
about it and a battle ensues.
Final Battle: Creator HP: 6000
This is it, the last battle! It's gonna be one hell of a tough fight,
too! Dream on. It's disappointingly easy unless you're not fitted with
all the items I recommended, or if you tried to use changelings. Just
keep on him with the swords and missiles and he'll die in about 6-12 or
so rounds. Careful, though, Creator does have some attacks which will
confuse characters. This, (as any RP-gamer will tell you), will cause
the affected party member to attack his/her comrades. Creator also has
one attack which has no name and is guaranteed to take out at least one
character. Just keep attacking unless absolutely necessary. This should
not, however, be a tough battle. Note: Alcahest (alcahest@club-internet.fr
recently sent this hint. You can defeat the Creator if a mutant is equipped
with the Saw. This is a rather unreliable weapon because it has a regretable
tendency to miss on most of its attacks, but when it hits it is fatal. Give
this a try and let me know if it works.
Note: The following information will spoil the end of the game for you,
but no one's forcing you to read ahead, now are they?
Ending: After the battle with creator, the party stands looking at the
next door. They speculate as to whether there's another world beyond
the door, but then the lead character decides it's time to go home to
their world. Then it shows scenes with your party in each of the worlds
talking with the bosses of each world. Then it shows the creator at the
inn in Base Town, and you realize that he was the little dude who kept
appearing to you each time you were about to enter a new world. Just as
the ending music finishes playing, it says, "We'll see you again."
