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Lindblum
Final Fantasy IX

Lindblum

A comprehensive walkthrough for exploring Lindblum in Final Fantasy IX, covering item locations, synthesis shop strategies, and key events like ATEs and character interactions.

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A comprehensive walkthrough for exploring Lindblum in Final Fantasy IX, covering item locations, synthesis shop strategies, and key events like ATEs and character interactions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Speak with the moogle Moodon in the inn for a letter.
  2. 2
    Collect 163 Gil from the bottom left corner of the inn.
  3. 3
    View the ATE "Small-Town Knight in a Big City" as you exit the inn.
  4. 4
    Head upstairs and enter the building north of the Steiner scene to find an Echo Screen and a Hi-Potion.
  5. 5
    Go up the alleyway to the right of the previous building and find a Tent under the trees.
  6. 6
    Enter the church at the end of the street, climb the ladder behind the altar, and find a Leather Plate by moving right.
  7. 7
    Return to the inn area and exit northeast to the Square (shops).
  8. 8
    In the Square, find Silver Gloves on a table in the upper left before synthesizing.
  9. 9
    Use the synthesis shop to craft powerful weapons like the Butterfly Sword and The Ogre.
  10. 10
    Purchase Steepled Hats from the equipment shop.
  11. 11
    Synthesize Cotton Robes (1,000 Gil each).
  12. 12
    Sell Cotton Robes to shops for a profit of 610 Gil each. Keep two for Dagger and Vivi.
  13. 13
    Purchase Glass Armlets and Leather Wrists to make Glass Buckles (accessory, teaches Antibody).
  14. 14
    Return to the inn street and go through the opposite doorway to trigger the ATE "Vivi’s Shopping", receiving a Kupo Nut.
  15. 15
    Take the air cab to the Industrial District.
  16. 16
    In the Industrial District, go to the left railing after climbing stairs to find a Leather Wrist.
  17. 17
    Head up the stairs in the back to the pub; find a Bronze Vest to the right of the pub's doorway.
  18. 18
    Continue north of the pub and enter the building at the end of the street. Find a Mimic Card and a Steepled Hat on the second floor.
  19. 19
    Take the air cab to the Theater District.
  20. 20
    Exit the station and view the ATE "Steam Engine".
  21. 21
    Find 127 Gil in the greenery in the foreground.
  22. 22
    Enter the building to the right of the greenery and loot a chest for Ore.
  23. 23
    Go west of the artist's studio and down the stairs to reach the area with Lowell's fan club.
  24. 24
    Speak to the chairman (in purple) to trigger an event.
  25. 25
    Chase the moogle-costumed person up the stairs into the artist's studio.
  26. 26
    Speak to Lowell to receive an Autograph and find the Moogle Suit.
  27. 27
    Go to the Tantalus hideout, enter for a scene, and trigger the ATE "What can I do?".
  28. 28
    Open three chests inside Tantalus hideout: 97 Gil, 68 Gil, and 282 Gil.
  29. 29
    Check the bed on the left.
Tips
  • Ensure Zidane has learned the Bandit ability from the Mythril Dagger before synthesizing to increase steal success rate.
  • The Cotton Robe synthesis and sell-back method is a good way to earn money early in the game.
  • Keep two Cotton Robes as they can be equipped by Dagger and Vivi.
  • Glass Buckles are useful accessories that teach Antibody to all characters.
  • The items obtained in the Industrial and Theater Districts (Mimic Card, Steepled Hat, Autograph, Moogle Suit) are optional but can be useful or provide lore.
  • Items: Gil (163, 127, 97, 68, 282), Echo Screen, Hi-Potion, Tent, Leather Plate, Silver Gloves, Bronze Vest, Mimic Card, Steepled Hat, Ore, Kupo Nut, Autograph, Moogle Suit.
  • Abilities Taught: Antibody (via Glass Buckles).
  • Weapons: Butterfly Sword, The Ogre (via Synthesis).

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