Guide to the Shinra Strikes Back section of Final Fantasy VII, covering the boss fight against Aps, navigating the sewers, and exploring the Train Graveyard for items.
Walkthrough
- 1Boss Battle: Aps
- Equip Fire and Restore Materia for an easier fight.
- 2Use Fire spells to damage Aps (approx. 150 damage each).
- 3Use Cure if HP drops to around 100.
- 4Cloud's Cross-Slash Limit Break can paralyze Aps, but it's not essential.
- 5Aps's "Sewer Tsunami" attack damages all combatants (50-100 HP). If cast from behind Aps, he takes more damage (approx. 150); if cast from behind the party, he takes less (approx. 50).
- 6Aps's "Lick" ability deals minor damage and inflicts Sadness, slowing Limit Gauge fill rate.
- 7Sewer Navigation
- After defeating Aps, head south-east to stairs leading to a walkway.
- 8At the north-western end of the walkway, find a Potion.
- 9Backtrack and climb a ladder to another walkway.
- 10Follow it to another ladder back down into the water.
- 11Find stairs leading to a walkway with Steal Materia.
- 12Continue north-east and jump down a hole.
- 13Head down stairs and travel north-west through the waste.
- 14Scale a green brick structure to reach another walkway.
- 15Head south-east to find a ladder leading out of the sewers.
- 16Train Graveyard Exploration
- Surface in the Train Graveyard, east of the Sector 7 train station.
- 17Head east to find a Save Point.
- 18Use the Steal Materia to steal Ethers from Deenglow monsters (they can also drop Graviballs).
- 19Enter a nearby train on the north. Cross it and exit to find a Hi-Potion in an open barrel.
- 20Return to the Save Point, climb the ladder, and walk across the top of the train, grabbing another Hi-Potion.
- 21Cross to an adjacent train, jump on collapsed scaffolding, and follow it west to the ground.
- 22Head north, find a barrel containing an Echo Screen.
- 23Run under the scaffolding, board a train to the east, grab a Potion, and exit.
- 24Climb a ladder to the east, head north along the top of the train, and find a ladder back down.
- 25Continue north, enter another train, keep going north inside, and exit near the top. Grab a Potion on the ground.
- 26Head north, then west, then south to find a Potion.
- 27Make your way west, find a barrel with an Ether.
- 28Head north to a lit train. Enter it and Cloud will drive it forward, moving another train.
- 29Re-enter the driven train to move it again.
- 30Head north to find another train with a ladder to its roof, where a Hi-Potion can be found.
- 31Drive a smaller train north until it touches scaffolding.
- 32Climb the immobile train, leap onto the northern-most mobile train, and use the scaffolding to exit the Train Graveyard.
Tips
- Equipping Fire and Restore Materia makes the Aps fight significantly easier.
- Cloud's Cross-Slash Limit Break can paralyze Aps, but it's not a required strategy.
- The "Sewer Tsunami" attack can damage Aps himself, so position yourself to benefit from it.
- The Steal Materia found in the sewers is useful for acquiring items like Ethers and Graviballs from monsters in the Train Graveyard.
- Be aware that using Steal prevents you from getting the monster's normal drop.
- Graviballs can be useful for learning the Demi spell early.
- Pay attention to environmental cues, like the lit train, to identify interactive elements.
- Aps drops a Phoenix Down and 253 Gil.
- Items found include: Potion (x4), Steal Materia, Hi-Potion (x3), Echo Screen, Ether (x2).
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