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Old 07-28-2006, 08:14 AM   #37
Zeromus_X
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Re: Final Fantasy IV faq by Zeromus_X

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You’ll be stopped by Edge’s parents. The King of Eblan calls out Edge’s name, and he is shocked to see them. Edge is surprised that they are alive, and they say that they must go, and want him to come with them. Edge asks where they are going, and they say that they must all go to hell. The party rushes in to help Edge.

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BOSS: K. Eblan (King Eblan), Q. Eblan (Queen Eblan)

K. Eblan (King Eblan):
HP:60,000
Experience and Gil: 0

Q. Eblan (Queen Eblan):
HP: 60,000
Experience and Gil: 0
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It seems that Edge’s parents have both been turned into monsters! Well, somehow...Just keep attacking them, and Edge will try talking to his parents. Their fire-based attacks aren’t anything to worry about, you won’t even need to heal. Eventually, Edge’s parents will snap out of it, and apologize to Edge. They’ll say they are no longer human, and don’t belong in this world. They tell Edge that they must go, and tell him Eblan is in good hands. They encourage him to be good to his people. Telling him they love him, they disappear.
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After that, Edge grieves, and the party is silent. However, there isn’t much time for remembrance, as the fiend of fire, Rubicant, teleports into the room. Edge curses at Rubicant, but Rubicant apologizes to Edge for his loss, saying that Dr. Lugae turned his parents into monsters. Rubicant says he only desires to fight fair. Edge gets even angrier, and Rubicant says he admires his spirit. But he warns that anger never bears true strength, and only blinds him. Edge tells him to shut up, and that he’ll show him the power of anger. Then, a message will pop up saying that Edge’s dormant powers have been awakened. Edge will then learn the Ninjutsu ‘Flood’ and ‘Blitz’.

Rubicant says that although it is interesting, nothing can penetrate his cloak of fire, even ice. The party then regroups, and you’ll have control again. You can go back to the Save Point now if you wish, but it isn’t necessary. Talk to Rubicant to continue. He’ll recover your party’s HP and MP (to ‘fight fair’, what a nice guy), and then your party will engage him.

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BOSS: Rubicant

HP: 34,000
Experience Points: 18,000
Gil: 7,000
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Yet another interesting fight, last of the four fiends aside. When Rubicant’s cloak is up, he absorbs all elemental attacks. (i.e., ice and fire based attacks will heal him, instead of hurt). He’ll also ‘heal’ himself with his own elemental attacks when his cloak is up. Have Kain Jump and have Cecil attack him for very good damage. With the ice weapons, Cecil and Kain should do good chunks of damage regardless. Edge should use Flood when Rubicant’s cloak is down, or simply attack when it is up. I just use him to use Lifes when one of my party members are hit with Scorch, however. Rydia should use Ice 2 when his cloak is down and Bio or Titan when it is up (or you could just use Bio or Titan regardless). Rosa should be healing of course. Rubicant’s two main attacks are Fire 2 to all party members (very, very weak, 50~ 100 damage), a double physical attack (he attacks twice), and Scorch, which is very powerful and can do upwards of 1~2,000 damage to a party member. Luckily, he doesn’t use this all the time. Immediately have Rosa revive and/or heal any party members hit by Scorch. Especially Cecil and Kain as they are your primary damage dealers. Although Rubicant is the last of the four devils, and has the most HP, he isn’t necessarily tough at all. Just keep up the attack, and restore as needed, and it’ll be over pretty quick. Just don’t mess up and accidently heal Rubicant with an elemental attack when his cape is up.
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Rubicant is impressed by the crew’s teamwork, praising them for being ‘five working as one’. He warns them that they will still never defeat his master, Golbez. He says farewell to the crew, and bursts into flames. Edge tells his parents that they can now rest in peace.

Just then, men from Eblan come rushing in to the room. Edge is surprised at the Chancellor of Eblan and other soldiers suddenly appearing. It seems they had wanted to assist Edge in fighting Rubicant, but well, it’s a bit too late now. Edge says that Cecil and the crew had helped him out. He then asks them who Golbez is. Kain tells him that he plans to gather all eight of the world’s crystals to somehow reach the moon. Edge asks them why, Kain replies that they don’t know other than that some great power resides there. Edge remarks that he must be the mastermind behind all this, and decides to continue on with the crew. The chancellor says that Eblan needs Edge, but Edge replies that that can wait, and they need to stop Golbez before it’s all too late. The chancellor gives up trying to persuade Edge, and tells the party to take care of him. The men from Eblan wish good fortune for Edge, and then rush out of the tower (makes you wonder how they made it past all the baddies...must be a powerful team, eh? ) Edge is all pumped up to face Golbez, and Rydia says that they still need to rescue the crystals.

What a remarkable idea! Continue up to the door Rubicant was guarding, and go through it. However, as the party tries entering the crystal chamber, they fall through a trap door.

Yay for deus ex machina! Better get used to it!

The party falls all the way down to the underworld floors again. Once you land, the party remarks at what a nasty drop it was. Right when you gain control again, head straight up to a chest with a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Then head down to the door to the next area.

In this next area, just follow the path to another door. Go through it, and then follow the path (that enclosure on the right look familiar? ), and then when you see an open area to your right with some stairs, climb the stairs to a chest with a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Then continue to the lower left corner of the open area, and follow the path to the door to the next floor.

As you enter the next floor, the group is astonished. It seems that this is a dock for an enemy airship. Edge says they should steal it to bust out of here. Rydia exclaims that that would be stealing. Edge says ‘who cares’, and jumps on board. Rosa says that it might be a trap. Edge is impressed with the airship, and decides to dub it ‘Falcon’, and asks Rydia what she thinks, to which she says ‘whatever’. Cecil says they have to get going, and Edge takes the wheel.

The airship, ‘Falcon’ then takes off. You’ll now be cruising around in the underworld. Unfortunately, the Falcon cannot go over the lava that is common in the underworld, restricting you to the one giant land mass where the Dwarf Castle and Tower of Babil are. There’s nothing to do in the Tower of Babil of course, since you’re in the underworld section, so the only place to go is the Dwarf Castle.
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