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The Metrostile: Chapter 7 Palumpolum
Final Fantasy XIII

The Metrostile: Chapter 7 Palumpolum

Follow our Final Fantasy XIII Palumpolum walkthrough to defeat Corps Tranquifex, Falco Velocycle, and more. Find all items and learn optimal Crystarium upgrades.

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Follow our Final Fantasy XIII Palumpolum walkthrough to defeat Corps Tranquifex, Falco Velocycle, and more. Find all items and learn optimal Crystarium upgrades.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Spend time in the Crystarium, focusing on unlocking Overwhelm, Thundara, and Blizzard for Lightning, and Thundara and Watera for Hope.
  2. 2
    Unlock Smite for Lightning in the Commando role.
  3. 3
    Complete the role level rings above the three Role Level crystals for Hope, then work on the uppermost rings of the Medic and Synergist roles.
  4. 4
    Ensure your Paradigms are unchanged and equip accessories.
  5. 5
    Fight the Corps Tranquifex soldiers ahead.
  6. 6
    Take out the trio of Corps Tranquifex soldiers.
  7. 7
    Follow the path north to a dead end and collect 3x Fiber-optic Cables from a Sphere.
  8. 8
    Return to the battle scene and drop down to the steel pipe to the north.
  9. 9
    Run along the pipe until you can turn left and find 3x Holy Waters.
  10. 10
    Jump off the pipe and kill the soldiers in the complex.
  11. 11
    Proceed up some stairs.
  12. 12
    Watch out for the Falco Velocycle; switch to Dualcasting at around 40% Chain Gauge to accelerate its Stagger process.
  13. 13
    Follow the path through more steel piping into a larger area.
  14. 14
    Turn back, then right, to collect a Librascope from a Sphere.
  15. 15
    Follow the path to a scene.
  16. 16
    Flick the switch on the right to activate a moving platform and ride it to the other side.
Tips
  • Corps Tranquifex are weak to Lightning, but water damage is halved. They are easily Staggered.
  • Corps Pacifex are weak to Lightning.
  • Falco Velocycle has halved physical and magical damage resistance but is weak to Lightning.
  • Flanitors heal allies with the Rescue ability.
  • Lucidons have massive damage resistance until Staggered and are immune to status ailments.
  • Orions attack very fast and are weak to Ice and Water.
  • PSICOM Bombardiers have high Strength and HP.
  • PSICOM Scavengers have above-average HP.
  • PSICOM Predators inflict the Curse status ailment.
  • PSICOM Warlords have high HP, dodge regularly, and use dangerous attacks after Activate Manadrive.

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