Items in this area:
Ether x2
Potion
Hi-Potion
Phoenix Down
Tent
Titanium Bangle
Board the train. When the timer appears after you talk to Tifa, go
through each train car until Tifa jumps off one of the cars and you and
Barett follow her. In the first car, if you talk to the bum, he'll give
you a Phoenix Down. In the second car, A man will give you a Hi-Potion.
In the third car, there is a man who will sometimes steal something from
you. You can get it back, but it takes time.
You'll end up in an underground railroad passageway. If you go south
(towards the 'front' of the screen), you'll go through the same screen
5-6 times before coming to two guards who you can fight. When the battle's
over, choose the bottom option to keep fighting or the top option to run
away. You can fight the same battle over and over, so when you get tired
of fighting, just pick the top option. An OK place to gain some experience,
gil, and AP, if you think you'll need it. Anyway, it's a lot faster to just
head north to where the green barrier is and go down the hatch to the west
(examine it and choose the top choice twice). Pick up the Ether in the
adjoining passage, climb down the two ladders, and talk to the Avalanche
member in this area. Then go up the ladder near him to reach a room where
Jesse is waiting for you. Take the Potion that's next to him and climb down
the ladder on the left end of the room to reach a chamber where you can find
a Tent, a Save Point, and Biggs.
Go up the ladder here to reach the Makoro Plant. The room you're in
should be familiar. Slide down the pipe and then work your way back to
the heart of the plant (where you set the bomb last time). At the reactor,
Cloud has a flashback of Tifa mourning for her father and swearing to get
even with Sephiroth, the culprit. After Cloud fiddles with the machinery,
go back to the large room and climb up the stairs and into the elevator.
This time, you'll ride it to a new floor. Grab the contents of the
treasure chest (Ether) and then head to the left where there are three
control panels. You'll need to hit your panel as the same time Barett
and Tifa hit theirs (using the O button), so give it a shot. Instead
of waiting for them to raise their arms, you'll have an easier time
if you time it to hit your panel just before they do. You can't use
the panels if you didn't go back to the heart of the power plant.
Afterwards, go through the opened gate (there's a Save Point here),
and head north.
In the T-shaped room, you'll be stopped by a group of guards, and then
meet the president of Shinra. After that, a helicopter and a hydrofoil-
like machine show up. The Shinra president leaves in the helicopter,
but the huge machine attacks you and your friends.
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BOSS TIPS: Air Buster LV: 15 HP: 1200 MP: 0
This machine turns to face (and attack) whomever hits him. So, if one of
your characters is low on life, have the person on the opposite side
attack to draw the boss' attention away. Be especially careful of his
shockwave pounce--it causes tons of damage (but also increases your
Limit meter quickly). Remember that even if his back is turned, he can
use a weak machine gun attack on you. Use potions and the Recovery
Materia to keep up your HPs and use Thunder as well as your Limit Break
attacks to take this machine out. You'll receive a Titanium Bangle if
you win the battle.
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After a dramatic finish, when Air Buster is defeated it explodes, leaving
Cloud Hanging from a jagged piece of metal. There's nothing the team can do
for Cloud now. When reactor explodes, Cloud plummets to the slums below.