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Pandemonium
Final Fantasy IX

Pandemonium

Complete the Pandemonium section in final fantasy ix Disc 3, including The Elevator ATE, Teleporter Maze, and boss battles against Silver Dragon and Garland.

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Complete the Pandemonium section in final fantasy ix Disc 3, including The Elevator ATE, Teleporter Maze, and boss battles against Silver Dragon and Garland.

Return to where you fought the Shell Dragon and continue west. In the first room, press the button at the top to activate a 30-second timer and cause pedestals to flash blue. Avoid the blue lights to prevent battles and allow a bridge to materialize in the next room. The best option is to avoid the middle portion to prevent having to restart the timer.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After crossing the bridge, you'll find an elevator control. To activate The Elevator ATE (Active Time Event), follow these steps:
  2. 2
    Set the Standard Heading to 0.
  3. 3
    Go into the room on the left and try to jump from all three accessible ledges; you will hit a force field.
  4. 4
    Return to the contraption and change the Heading to 2, then repeat the previous step.
  5. 5
    Return to the controls for a scene, then go back to the left room to activate The Elevator ATE. This ATE allows your sidelined members to control the elevator.
  6. 6
    Set the Heading to 3, then use the upper of the three spots upon entering this area to ride the elevator up.
  7. 7
    Run up the incline on the right and use the first platform there to ride the elevator to the top. Open the chest for 20,007 Gil.
  8. 8
    Take the elevator back down the same way you rode it to the top to reach the bottom tier.
  9. 9
    Switch to the other party and set the Heading to 4.
  10. 10
    As Zidane, use the first spot upon entering this area to go up one level.
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    Run all the way to the top, where you will use the left spot this time.
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    Choose to go up one floor. You will be in a large, circular room with two paths branching off the sides.
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    Stand on the end of the right path to be teleported to an area with blue and red teleporters.
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    Take the blue teleporter to your left and follow this path to the end to find a chest with a Carabini Mail.
  15. 15
    Return to the first set of teleporters and use the blue teleporter to the right of the red one. Open the chest for an Elixir.
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    Take the red teleporter to go back to the big, circular room.
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    Take the path at the bottom and use the teleporter here to arrive in a different part of the teleporter room.
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    Follow your way to the fork and use the southern of the two blue teleporters. This will take you to a chest on a higher ledge containing Battle Boots.
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    Double back to that fork and use the other blue teleporter to reach the moogle, Mozme.
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    Use Tents to heal the party and check Mognet to hand over a letter from Moorock.
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    Equip Locomotion and any gear that reduces wind damage. Save your game before taking the right exit.

BOSS - Silver Dragon

The Silver Dragon uses Aerial Slash and Twister, which deal wind damage. It also uses Claw attacks physically and Shockwave for physical damage to everyone. It is susceptible to Blind, Sleep, and Slow. Remember that Sleep is broken by physical attacks, so use magic while the target is asleep. The dragon is weak to wind and ice elements. Zidane should steal an Elixir, Dragon Mail, and Kaiser Knuckles at the start of the battle.

BOSS - Garland

Garland uses mainly non-elemental magic spells that hit single targets, such as Flare, Wave, and Psychokinesis, which can deal upwards of 1k+ damage. He also uses Stop, but equipping Locomotion will protect you from this status effect.

Tips
  • Activating The Elevator ATE should net you the Movie Critic trophy/achievement for viewing 79 Active Time Events.
  • Equip Locomotion to protect against Garland's Stop spell.
  • Protection from wind damage is helpful against the Silver Dragon.
  • 20,007 Gil
  • Carabini Mail
  • Elixir (x2)
  • Battle Boots
  • Dragon Mail (steal from Silver Dragon)
  • Kaiser Knuckles (steal from Silver Dragon)

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