Final Fantasy XIII-2

Walkthrough (Continued)

Be sure to throw Mog around in New Bodhum to get Gadot's Black Emblem, Lebreau's Black Tattoo, and the Sky Blue NORA Symbol. Head west down the tree and then head up into the northwest corner and use Moogle Hunt to uncover a Phoenix Blood. Now head for the broken pier and activate the distortion for a informative scene.

You now have access to the Advanced Moogle Hunt, so let's get some treasures. Head east along the shorline until just before you leave the Town Square area. There is a hidden Map of New Bodhum (700 AF) just above the large rock here. Continue all the way wast to the Breahfront and in the bottom right corner is the Cartesian Board and 600 CP. Southwest of NORA House by another set of rocks is the hidden Supply Sphere Access Code, Hope's Message, and 600 CP. Head to the southwest corner of New Bodhum and use Moogle Hunt. A treasure will appear that you will need to throw Mog to get with Laplacian Board and 600 CP. In the far northwest corner is Chocolina and directly west of NORA Housa is the Artefact of the Ark. Now use the Artefact on the gate on the pier.

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A Dying World [700 AF]

Now that we have Mog back, let's finish some stuff here.

You pop out in a new area called the Abyssal Fissue. Start throwing Mog around to get the following as you travel (the following is where I got them):

Abyssal Fissue

• White Guitar
• Long Gui's Shell

The Black Sands

• Silver Chocobo Figurine

The Border

• Chocobo Feather Pin

The Dead Sands

• Purple Chocobo Figurine

The Beaten Path

• Purple Chocobo Chick

The Farseers' Settlement

• Silver Chocobo Chick

Head northeast straight away and grab the 1,625 Gil. Facing south you should see a treasure floating in the cliffside. This contains the Omega Brand and 800 CP. Head south and use Mog to reveal the bridge and get access to The Black Sands.

Directly in front of you is a phased out Chaos Brand and 800 CP next to the annoying Chocobo. Head east and at the end of the train you will find a hidden treasure with Noel's Sacred Cross. Make sure to throw Mog around in The Black Sands until you get the Cactuarama monster crystal. Head northeast from here into the corner and get the Mana Booster x8. Now head all the way south to find a gate and throw Mog for Power Booster x9 in the tree. Now head nortehast a long way and you should find Chocolina. South of Chocolina is a hidden Platinum Casino Ticket by the tree. Now head east of Chocolina and reveal the bridge to The Border area.

There isn't anything in The Border area, but you may want to head north if you missed any of the three treasures in The Dead Sands area (the Golden Chocobo treasure is not marked).

Now head toward the settlement and go to the Oracle Drive. Where the distortion used to be you can now reveal a Wild Artefact and get a scene. There are only two areas left that need to be opened via a Wild Artefact, Oerba [400 AF] and Bresha Ruins [100 AF]. I will cover Bresha Ruins [100 AF] here and Oerba in the post-story section. In case you are wondering, the last Wild Artefact is the one bought from Serendipity.

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Bresha Ruins [100 AF]

You can unlock Bresha Ruins [100 AF] by using the gate in the southwest of The Black Sands in A Dying World [700 AF].

Immediately talk to the Government Agent and learn about bounty hunters. Head west and talk to Pat to accept the Fragment: Palladium Ring. Head into the tunnels next to Chocolina and follow it all the way north to a hidden Weapon Material. Now head south out the other tunnel and talk to the Professor just before the souther tunnels and accept the Fragment: Osmium Ring quest. Head into the tunnels next to him and follow it around east. You should see the phased out assistant and the far east end of the tunnels, so use Mog and talk to him. Grab the Monster Analysis Report and then head out of the tunnels to the north.

When you leave the tunnels, head east and and in the area with the Chocobo is the 'Eternity' Gate Seal. Continue all the way east and talk to Walter to accept the Fragment: Ruthenium Ring. Head into the area and reveal the Elixir and grab Serah's Chrystalis Arc from behind Raymond. Now talk to Raymond and answer the LT's with flattery and stuff that won't make him agressive. Doing this three times with get you the Ruthenium Ring and 1,000 CP.

Head west, avoiding the tunnels, and you should be back at the Professor. Turn in the quest for the Osmium Ring and 1,000 CP. Now head back to Lamentable Rest and turn in the quest for Palladium Ring and 1,000 CP.

You can now talk to Ronan in the Lamentable Rest to accept the Fragment: Rodium Ring quest. Let's head to the future and get that data now.

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Bresha Ruins [300 AF]

In the Lamentable Rest, talk to the stuffed animal to recieve the Old Device. Now return to [100 AF].

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Bresha Ruins [100 AF]

Turn in the Old Device to Ronan and recieve the Rhodium Ring and 1,000 CP. You can now access the northwest section of the map, so head there via the tunnel to the west. When you reach the split, head east toward the Atlas Control Room. In the southeast corner of this room is the 'Disaster' Gate Seal. Now talk to Porter in front of the crystal to accept the Fragment: Adamantite Ring quest.

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Yaschas Massif [100 AF]

Head to the command station in the Paddra Ruins and talk to Uma to recieve Thorne's Information.

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Yaschas Massif [110 AF]

Head to the dead end in the southeast section of the map, just south of the Paddra Ruins area, and reveal Thorne. He will give you the Control Device Password 1 and 300 CP.

Before you leave, you can probably take out the Ugallu.

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Ugallu

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Yaschas Massif [01X AF]

If you haven't beaten Gorgyra, do so now.

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Gorgyra

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Bresha Ruins [300 AF]

Head to the Atlas Control Room and talk to the Government Agent and then examine the crystal for some Temporal Rift Puzzles. When you complete it you will get the Control Device Password 2 and 400 CP.

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Bresha Ruins [100 AF]

Talk to Porter and you will recieve the Adamantite Ring and 1,000 CP.

Speak to Porter again for a scene and accept the Fragment: Kalavinka Fragment. Head for the waypoint to take on Kalavinka.

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Kalavinka

Beating Kalavinka nets you the Kalavinka Fragment, 4,500 CP, and the funny Toilet Paper Coupon.

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With Episode 5 done and all versions of Yaschas Massif 100% complete, you can head to the Mystic and get the following Fragment Skills:

• Monster Collection
• Anti-grav Jump
• Bargain Hunter
• Encounter Master
• Eyes of the Goddess
• Rolling in CP.

The only thing left to do now is head for Academia [500 AF], but first you should finish whatever you want/can before then. Here are some suggestions:

• Get any Adornments you may have passed up.
• Get as close to the ultimate Tameable Monsters you can. See Noteworthy Monsters.
• Use all your Crystarium.

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As soon you have control, grab the treasure box for the 'Determination' Gate Seal. Be aware that you can actually fall of this map, so pay attention to whats under your feet. Head north and jump over to the platform with Chocolina and activate the cactuar statue. Now, head right and grab the Phoenix Down before heading north and when the platforms switch so you can run across, head right. Wait here until you can go north and follow the path to a Phoenix Blood. Head north and activate the cactuar statue and then go back the way you came.

When you reach Chocolina's platform go west this time. Activate the cactuar statue when you come to it and then continue northwest. You should eventually come to a treasure with a Shaman's Mark. Now go back to the previous cactuar statue and head east over the timed platform. Here you can grab the Map of Academia (500 AF). Remember how I said to be aware of what is under your feet? Well, drop down the eastern gap to get to the area below you and get the Brawler's Wristband. Fall off the area so you can respawn at the last cactuar you touched and then head north. This time you want to make sure the platform is facing northeast so you can get to the waypoint.

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Pacos

After the fight you will activate a Chaos Block and change the position of the moving platforms, get the Amethyst and Luvulite Fragment, and 8,000 CP.

Instead of going anywhere, examine the Chaos Block and turn it blue. Now head west and south all the way back to Chocolina. Now go northeast and activate the cactuar statue here to set your spawn. Go back to Chocolina and change the Chaos Block to red. Fall off the map and you will respawn back at the cactuar you activated and could no longer get to without the spawn. Head north and across the L-shaped platform to another Chaos Block that you can turn blue. Go back to tha cactuar and take the L-shaped platform west and north to the middle area of the map.

Use the cactuar statue and then use the T-shaped platform to head west. Activate the Chaos Block here and turn it to blue and use the T-shaped platform to get to the east side and grab the 'Sisters' Gate Seal. Head east from here up the steps and activate the cactuar. Now go back all the way to the central platform with the high spawn rate and change the Chaos Block to blue. Fall off the map and go north, using the L-shaped platform to go west and the T-shaped platform to reach a stable area. From here, throw Mog north to grab the Vitality Booster x8. Continue west and wait for the T-shaped platform to go 180% so you can get to the waypoint.

Change the Chaos Block here to red and then wait for the L-shaped platform north of you to let you go west. Run along it and drop off the edge to get to a lower platform with a Royal Amulet. Fall of the map and this time take the L-shaped platform back east. Stand on the stable black and wait for the T-shaped platform to come around. Use this to go north and then west and north to another stable platform with a Proto-Behemoth.

Continue east to the checkpoint for a scene and then grab the 'Final Battle' Gate Seal. Make sure you are saved here, and then head east. Follow this to a moving L-shaped platform. You want to wait for it to let you go south and west to get to a set of stairs. Go down the stairs to the Chaos Block and reveal that part of the map, but don't use the block. Now wait for the L-shaped platform to face south and run off the edge and jump to the L-shaped moving platform below (make sure to use the Anti-Grav Jump to glide to it). Now run south to the stable platform. You should have all of the map uncovered except a platform to the northeast and the far north. Wait for the L-shaped platform to allow you to go east and then drop down to the lower platform to get reveal an Elixir. Now fall off the map and you should be and the end again.

Before you head north for the final battle, make sure you have a few of these REQUIRED paradigms ready:

• A paradigm with a SAB under your control. If you want an attack paradigm I'd go with SAB, RAV, MED or a defensive SAB, MED, SEN (if you like to control healing).
• A full attack paradigm that quickly raises the Chain Gauge, such as COM, RAV, RAV.

When you are ready head north to start the battle.

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Chaos Bahamut (Academia)

After the scenes, you will be in Valhalla where the fight continues.

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Caius Ballad (Valhalla)

After you defeat Caius there are still more battles to go.

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'Final Boss''

Watch the final scenes and when it is all over you will get the Paradox Scope, 30,000 CP, the 'Hope' Gate Seal, and unlock Valhalla [??? AF]].

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The first thing I suggest you do is check that you have all Gates and Fragments from everywhere except the following:

• Oerba [400 AF] (which I haven't opened)
• Serendipity
• The Archylte Steppe
• Academia [4XX AF]
• Oerba [300 AF] (Gate only)
• New Bodhum [700 AF]

Let's take care of some of these right now, but first head to the Mystic in Serendipity to get the Fragment Skills: Paradox Scope.

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New Bodhum [700 AF]

Make sure to turn on the Paradox Scope skill and then from the pier, head east and hug the wall until you see the fragment floating and examine it to get Serah's Message and 600 CP. Now head all the way west to find Noel's Message and 600 CP.

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Oerba [400 AF]

Spend time in Serendipity doing the Chocobo Racing, or simply turn in 75,000 gil, to get another Wild Artefact so you can access Oerba [400 AF] through the gate in Oerba [300 AF].

Like [300 AF], the majority of your time here is going to be Temporal Rift Puzzles. Head east and hop in your first one, a Tile Trail, which will get you Farewell Madeleine and 800 CP.

Head west around the building and down the other side to pop into another rift, this one a Crystal Bonds puzzle. When you finish, you recieve Selfish Pancake and 800 CP. Head toward the beach, but before taking the steps north, turn south and look to the top of the tree roots. Although hard to see, there is actually a treasure up there, so throw Mog and get the 'Hometown' Gate Seal.

Head down to The Ashensand now and hop in the portal next to the steps (this will usually only appear until everything else is complete, unless you are in post game). This is a Hands of Time puzzle and will net you Pink Parfait and 1,000 CP.

Nead west and go to the top floor of the schoolhouse now and use Mog in the north to reveal another rift. This is another Hands of Time puzzle and rewards you with the Teatime Mont Blanc and 800 CP.

Head back to the beach and go north to reveal the rest of The Ashensand. Dirctly north, at the maps edge, use Mog to reveal the Graviton Core Zeta and 500 CP. Now, follow the beach east to another rift. This Hands of Time will net you Beloved Cinnamon and another 800 CP.

Continue east and you will come across a phased out Platinum Casino Ticket. Continue along the beach and at the far east is a hidden Wild Chorus. Head to the Village Proper, where a rift awaits north or Chocolina. This is a Crystal Bonds puzzle and will get you the Bittersweet Chiffon and 800 CP.

Head south into the building near Chocolina and on the lower floor use Moogle Hunt to reveal a Crystal Bonds puzzle. This one will reward you with the Dishonest Mille-feuille and another 800 CP.

Head out of the building and around the back to get to the upper level and a Tile Trail puzzle. This is short and easy and will reward you with the final fragemnt, Tremulous Muffin and the last 800 CP.

Head up to the street level now and head all the way south to get the last treasure with Platinum Casino Ticket x2.

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Academia [400 AF]

Head for the Alley where Chocolina is and talk to Miss Horizon to accept the Fragment: Academic Rank: Paradox Professor. This quest requires you to visit most of the timelines and complete the following maps with 100%.

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There are fragments for turning your Paradox Scope skill on and doing things differently. Let's cover these next.

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Transcript: A Giant Mistake - 11,000 CP

This does not require the Paradix Scope to be on. Instead, close Bresha Ruins [005 AF] and play up until the point where you are suppose to weaken Atlas. Instead of weakening him, take him on full force and defeat him.

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Atlas (Unweakened)

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Transcript: Vanille's Truth - 10,000 CP

In order to get this fragment, you will need to beat Caius in Oerba [200 AF] with the Paradox Scope active. Activate it and then close the gate. Luckily, you will not need to redo all the rift puzzles, so just run to the schoolhouse roof and fight the beefed up Caius.

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Caius Ballad (Oerba w/ Paradox Scope)

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Transcript: Mog's Marvelous Flan Plan - 10,000 CP

Like Atlas, this does not require the Paradox Scope, instead you need to seal the gate of Sunleth Waterscape [300 AF] and head inside and beat the unweakened version of Royal Ripeness. You will need to fight it once for the story, and then head in again for the real fight.

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Royal Ripeness (Unweakened)

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Transcript: Test Subjects - 10,000 CP

Firstly, close the gate of Augusta Tower [200 AF] and make sure your Paradox Scope is active. Now make your way to the top floor and take on the ultimate Proto Fal'Cie Adam.

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Proto Fal'Cie Adam (w/ Paradox Scope)

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Transcript: The Future Is Hope - 3,000 CP

This is one of the easiest and quickest Paradox Endings to get. Make sure the Paradox Scope is active and then seal the gate of Academia [4XX AF]. Now follow the story, but when you turn in the five Graviton Cores, don't skip the cutscene. When given the option, choose to not accept the Vagabond Artefact.

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Transcript: Beneath a Timeless Sky - 10,000 CP

Considered the hardest Paradox Ending, you will need to have Serah almost maxed for this solo fight with Caius. This is also a pain in the butt to get to since your have to replay through Academia [4XX] to get to The Void Beyond. Start by sealing Academia [4XX AF] and then heading to Alyssa and turning in the five Graviton Cores. If your Paradox Scope is active, make sure to accept the Vagabond Artefact and then head for the gate. COntinue with the story until you are going to fight Caius.

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Caius Ballad (The Void Beyond w/ Paradox Scope)

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Transcript: Heir to Chaos - 10,000 CP

Entering the Academia [4XX AF] gate to The Void Beyond again without opening and closing the Academia gate will get you nowhere, so open Academia and close it again. Make sure your Paradox Scope is off this time and play through the events until you reach New Bodhum [700 AF]. You can safely turn on the Paradox Scope and make your way to A Dying World.

You will again have a fight with Caius, but with Noel this time. This is a much easier battle than the one with Serah.

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Caius Ballad (A Dying World w/ Paradox Scope)

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The following is a checklist of what you need to do to get the 100% completion of the game.

• Finish The Archylte Steppe (See Archylte Steppe - (In-Depth) for more information.)
• Finish Serendipity (See Serendipity - (In-Depth) for more information.)
• Kill every enemy in the game at least once to complete Academia [4XX AF] Fragment: Academic Rank: Monster Professor

Once you have all 160 Fragments, activate the Paradox Scope and defeat the final boss for a Secret Ending.

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These are the special bonus rewards that players with a Final Fantasy XIII save or players who fulfill the trophy/achievement requirements.

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There are 5 fragments that you can get in Serendipity, but they are all hard ones.

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Firstly, you should obtain the Silver Chocobo before starting any racing to a large degree.

There are 4 things that determine your chocobo's overall quality in racing and those are Speed, Stamina, RP, and Abilities. In order to increase these abilities you will need to level up your chocobo in the Crystarium.

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In order to increase the chocobo's Speed, you will need Strength on the Crystarium. Note that anything above 800 Strength goes to waste, since there is a cap on just how fast the chocobo can be.

In order to increase the chocobo's Stamina, you will need Magic on the Crystarium. Once again, the cap is at 800 Magic.

Race Points are what govern how long you can race a chocobo in one sitting. In order to increase your chocobo's base RP, you will need to increase the HP in the Crystarium. Once again, there is a cap at 5,000 HP giving you a total of 600 RP.

Though the three above are required, abilities have the potential of helping the most overall. Although some chocobo's come with these abilities inheritantly, you can also infuse them as you desire.

You will need to infuse at least one of the following Passive Abilities from one of the sources.

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Chocobo Development

Firstly, obtain the Silver Chocobo by heading to Academia [4XX] and using the Improved Moogle Throw at the small platform below the projection of Cocooon.

Once you have that you will need to 31 Potent Orbs, 46 Potent Essences, and 23 Potent Crystals. You can farm these in the Clearwater Marshes of The Archylte Steepe.

Once you have maxed out your chocobo, you can easily dominate the lower division races. The only trouble will be the Fal'Cie cups. You should infuse the chocobo with the above mentioned skills, if you haven't already.

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Racing your Chocobo

With your Silver Chocobo in hand, it's time to head for the races. The following tips are assuming you have a maxed Silver Chocobo with all of the above and it is set to 'Stay at the back of the pack'.

• You can always recieve a Sprinting Start by pressing X/A just as the 1 fades from the screen.
• Watch the show and save up your boost for the final stretch.
• In the final turn of the races your chocobo will start to glow. This means the Blue Streak has taken effect and you can now use the Boost gauge at a decreased cost. If you have a full gauge, Boost straight away. If not, you should determine if you should wait a second or two. Don't wait too long though, as the Blue Streak effect wears off.

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Gambling Although you will almost always win in lower cups, the Fal'Cie cups are the most challenging and offer the best chance for suprise wins and loses.

• If your chocobo wins a race when it is in poor or terrible condition the reward is greatly increased (you can not do this with Health Nut applied).
• In Fal'Cie matches it is wise to bet on a close competitor, who is in great condition, as well as yourself.
• Betting on both your close competitors can be beneficial depending on the odds. If it is only costing you 300 to bet on yourself and 2 competitors and the lowest payout is 4.0 you will still make 100 coins. That being said, if the chocobo with the 8.0 payout wins, you would make 500 coins.
• If you are using Blue Streak and you see that one of the better paying out competitors might win, you can choose not to Boost in the hopes of getting a greater reward.

There are some chocobos out there ranked extremly high that are always a good bet.

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Race Titles

During a chocobos career, the time it has per set of RP, you can achieve certain feats to obtain Adornments. They are represented in the form of Titles that you achieve and they are as follows:

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Races & Rewards The following is a list of all the races and the rewards you can get from them. Note that some prizes are a one-time reward and are then replaced.

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