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Chapter 30: Raiders of the Lost Airship
Welcome to another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI!

The last we left off, Celes, Sabin and Edgar ventured to see what has become of Kohlingen. Already I can tell the town is pretty bad off.


Another instance where you can talk to an NPC...


And remember the good old days. Sniff...


Monsters? Psh. You let those pushovers take you over? Shameful.


A mean guy looking for a weapon with an intimidating name. That sounds a lot like a certain ninja, doesn't it?


This old creep is asking if I wanna strip my characters nude in the middle of town! D: What a pervert!


Hey! Mr. Thou still lives! Would you like to find him? "No." But thou must!


Yeah, Edgar. Stepping on a girl's plants is no way into their heart.


See what you did, Edgar? See? D<


Time to visit the creepy old man who still has a preserved Rachel. -shudder- He gives us a slight hint about Locke, that's very vague. Don't worry though, in this LP, I'll show where to go!


Go in the bar cafe to find Setzer drowning his sorrows in beer ice cream.


Celes: I'd like a Fourth Amigo, por favor!


N'aw, come on, Setzer! Don't be a wimp! :<


Hey, you used to take pride in being a gambler. D:


And there he goes, on about the not so brave new world. That and it sucks that we have no airship.


Celes: You used to be cool before the apocalypse man, what happened?


And more Setzer angst brought to you by the man himself.


Celes: Get off up your lazy butt before I light a fire under it and help use save this "terrible" world! D<


And so he finally agrees to come with us! Yay for a fourth party member!


And what's better is that he knows where to find another set of wings! Now we're gettin' somewhere!


And that somewhere is here, not too far from Kohlingen. It's just a walk away.


Naturally, I check in the store to see what's for sale.


Awesome weapons on the Kohlingen shopping list, I have to say! Use that Capitalism, bby. ;D



There's never enough defense boosts. heart


With shopping out of the way, it's time to go onward!


It's advised to do this first though. Having a tent before entering a foreboding tomb is just a general good idea.



Setzer, what are you gonna do if you see your old girlfriend's ghost, besides scream and run for cover?


And how monsters got in her tomb, I don't know, and I don't wanna know.


And here's the first room of a rather spacious tomb that we're about to raid without the help of Lara Croft.


Encountering these guys is a pain, but with blitz, tools, and an extra attack turn, they go down with enough button mashing.



Go to the left fork, and get an awesome new suit of armor!


I prefer to equip this on Celes, but give it to whoever you want.



Here's another armor set, but guess what? Only the little artist girl can equip it! D: She's not here yet!


Oooo, a Genji Helmet! This is one of the game's best helms! heart I just love raiding this tomb.


Solve the puzzles and jump the turtles just like you did in that cave last chapter. It makes me wonder how these turtles ate though if no one's around to feed them. o.o



Save point! You know what I wanna do. ;D


Especially since this happens. gonk


This thing is very, very persistent. It seems to have boundless HP, and it absorbs some magic. Also, like the boss at the very beginning, when its ducked in its shell, do NOT attack, or it will give a nasty bite back.


When this battle is done and over, you get a Dragon Claw as a reward. Guess who can equip that? <3


Yep, another weapon for Sabin! Now he's even more powerful! I'm lovin' every minute of it. heart heart heart


This other treasure chest contained... a plant? o:


Actually, it's a weapon affective against humans. Gee thanks, game, I coulda used that when I fought the freakin' Imperial troopers in the first half!


She's under a humongous rose. That sucker's doin' pretty good without sunlight.


This boss is pretty tough. Pull out all your best on him, and even take some chances with Setzer's slots. You'll need all the extra damage possible.


Setzer's H-Bomb to the rescue! How he got an airship to drop explosives when he doesn't have one yet is beyond me, but hey, cool, the boss is dead!


And as Setzer goes down the stairs to where the new airship is, he starts remembering his old pal.


A little foreshadowing! How do characters always know when they're gonna bite it?


But of course, Setzer takes it as a challenge.



And Daryl's way ahead of our gambler! Ha. It kinda serves him right for being cocky.


A last glimpse of the World of Balance's sky as the two keep racing. Ain't it lovely?


And Daryl moves on to try and be something extraordinary. Don't we all wanna do something like that?



... Unfortunately, poor Setzer is waiting alone. :<


Dude, what a waste of airship! She should be flyin' like Daryl wanted it to be! D:


And Edgar, being the engineering fanboy he is delivers one like that he's surprised this is the real airship.



"It's about time this old bird stops collecting dust ya know!"


One dramatic emergence scene later, and our party has themselves an airship again! =D Also, a more hopeful song plays on the overworld!


Oh yeah, you know that I can with an airship at my disposal. biggrin


AIR RAID! I'm lovin' this. <3


And this time, he'll be good and dead, there will be no second chances! D<


For what is an airship Captain without his crew? Let's go find the others!


Well said, Edgar. Very well said.



"Birds are flying, that totally doesn't happen every day! On its tail!"


When Setzer asks why, this is Celes's response.

Of course, rather than follow Celes's feeling, it's time to back track! In the next chapter, we find out what's happened to Mobliz, Terra's fate, as well as finding a new Esper and Sabin's ultimate technique!

Chapter 32: Love Letters and a Lonely Swordsman
And welcome back to another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI!

Where we last left our heroes, they were getting back on track to follow that path that bird went, because oh my gosh, birds don't fly every day, am I right? biggrin


And it's taken us to Maranda, the little town that used to be under Imperial rule.


This sounds like it leads to treasure! I wonder what it is? =O


Tell me where he's headed! There's only one swordsman that I know has a "heart full of chaos."


Don't worry. A hit or two out of Sabin's blitz techniques, and ol' Cyan will snap out of his blue phrase.


If you don't know that Cyan's been here by now, then you have some serious problems picking up NPC hints.



Maranda has some nice new gear for our heroes. Def boost are always welcome. heart



Why would I wanna go there if Cyan was just... here? ;-; Please don't make me go to Zozo and talk to the only honest person there, please?


|||OTL Things are very expensive here! Ooh, but they sell Shadow's skeans! He must be comin' back pretty soon!


Haven't you heard? That dude kicked the bucket when the town got fried by Kefka's new toy! D:


Oh, wow! Look at all the flowers Lola's getting though! Someone must really, really like her! :3


But he's... gone. D:



Read the letter? Sure, why not? We just love peering into the personal lives of NPC's.



Funny, it looked more like they were all hiding in a cave from the scary monsters to me.


Celes: How can this girl not recognize this isn't her sweetheart's handwriting? :/
Edgar: What's even worse is Cyan taking advantage of a widow! D<



Sure, let's see where this paper trail is starting.


And there goes the birdie. It's time to follow it again, and not confuse it with other, everyday birds.


One flight later, and here we are!


Land Setzer's bird, and let's go see where we ended up! <3


Noooooo. Did it really have to be this place? It could have been Kefka's lair itself and it would have been better! gonk


This guy is so drunk/high/both he doesn't even know where he is. Psh, what a loser.


Mt. Zozo? Is that where you guys go up and train to be dishonest thieves?


Remember that door that was rusted shut when you first came here? Well, the only honest Zozo citizen is gonna help us un-rust it! heart


Your answer is "yes", naturally.



Yay! Treasure time, treasure time! Sorry, I can't contain my excitement!


And here we are at Mt. Zozo. A good new cave exploration is always healthy for the RPG'ers soul.


A helm for our little artist, who still isn't with us yet! She's coming back to get a lot of presents from me! heart



Oooh, elemental shields! Equip these babies to absorb elements (fire, thunder or ice).


The best shield of the game! heart Isn't it cool to get the good gear before you charge head long into the last level?


OMG, I love this relic!


And here's why. Half MP consumption = magic spam! biggrin


Oooh, shiny save point! Tent time, if you need it.


Press the button, come on, you know you want to!


You'll encounter the Wind Dragon after it comes out of the treasure chest and starts going berserk. I used the vanish > doom trick, but you can fight the good fight if you so desire.


It gives you a sweet piece of armor that's resistant to magic. :3


In case you wanna go after them, there's 7 more dragons to defeat. For now though, it's time to go onward!


Celes reads Cyan's letter. It seems like he's gonna finally stop playing pretend. It's about time! D< (This isn't the whole letter, but the beginning.)


Oh dear, I wonder what secret stash our lonely swordsman was hiding. o:


Yeah, man, we're all totally alive, now get the heck away from that cliff before you aren't anymore.


Sheesh, you're sure easy to convince.


Yeah, I read every single one of them and I would want to read more! rofl


He tries to hide all the flowers, but misses one. Celes compliments their beauty (but probably would want some from Locke and not Cyan.)



Here's a hint drop for Gau, and where he's at (of course). We'll find him later!


In the treasure chest are useless items. :/ I bet the book of secrets was actually Cyan's secret stash of pr0n. -shot-


With nothing else to do in Mt. Zozo (thank God), let's warp outta here!


Time to switch party members! heart For the next chapter, we'll want Cyan in the group.


And I put him in the lead, because surprise! It's time to visit Doma Castle once again!

In the next chapter, we see a very bad turn for the worse when we stop by the free inn within Cyan's home and end up inside his soul!

Chapter 34: Paintings come to Life!
Welcome to another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI (at last!)

Before we find a painter, it's time for a little side-tracking. Make sure you only have three party members. I benched who was over-leveled (naturally), which includes those who didn't venture in Cyan's dark soul (including the swordsman himself.)


When you go to the Veldt with only three people, a familiar face shows up! (You'll know the Veldt by its music when you land the airship.)



He'll say his same ol' lines from when he comes back from monster-huntin' for new Rages, and make the trio a quartet.


With his recruitment out of the way, we take the crew via airship to our next destination, Jidoor! It looks they're doin' pretty well, even in the "end of the world."


And they're still the westernmost town on the map! =D


As if we don't know this already.


Hm, a talented artist (and magician?) Just who does that sound like, guys?


And just what dirty little secrets did the richest man in town have to offer? I'd sure like to find out. ;D


And so, our adventure starts! Go into Owser's mansion, and let's do some raiding treasure hunting! Rich guys are loaded with treasure. c: ... Man, it sure is dark in here.



Of course I'm gonna read it! This will lead to loads and loads of treasure! heart ... right?


This dude just spent all his wealth on a painting. Ha ha. .. Wait, that's bad, that means he won't have any treasure left! D:


You could display it in my inventory. I'd be happy to hold it for you until I get to the next town to pawn it off. rofl


Ain't this turning out to be a page turner? :3


Why there would be any artist from there is beyond me. Besides con artists, there are probably plenty in Zozo.


It's sure not bright and cheery in here anymore. D:


Another turning of the pages. =O


Locke: Screw you! D< If you don't like my stick figures, GTFO!



It's just something horrible like a monster, honest.


Oooh, ominous! I wonder if we'll find the rich guy dead or something. That would be creepy. -shudder-


Turn on this lamp, and shed a little light on the subject. Otherwise, something will keep pushing you down the stairs. You might have to hold down your "A" button to switch it on.


Random Encounters. Don't you just adore them?


Celes goes to look at a painting of a chair, and it creepily gets her inside of it! D:

Then you end up in a basement with no light in sight...


But treasure are abound! I knew that the rich guy was a hoarder!


Take he leftmost door to avoid an endless loop back to the beginning.


Holy smokes, flying treasure chests! I didn't get them because the enemies are too tough for my level-up squad, but if you're up for a challenge, be my guest.


Behind the armor painting is a door. =O Who saw that comin'?


Dang, he's alive, and he's asking me to "help the painting?" What. Also... there she is! I knew it was Relm when the hint said "gifted artist."


Of course, the whole "strange noises" pointed to that.


Then how do you even know that the monster is there, hm?


Relm: But I wanna use my magic! I mighta gone rusty like the old man after not using it for a year. :<


That monster has one screwed up name and an even more screwed up laugh. I don't know what's worse.


Oh yeah?! We'll just see about that! Put up your dukes and do your worst!



Okay, I was wrong about the laugh and the name. The appearance has to be the worst of all. gonk

After boiling the monster alive with fire magic (something I figured a monster in "paper" is weak against...)


Another defeated boss, thanks to the Celes Crew! 8D


Yeah, really! It's gone for real, because the Celes Crew kills bugs monsters dead.


Okay, that's a little bit too much obsession over a painting, isn't it?

Conversation goes on about how he got the idea for the painting, and then... gasp! A glowing stone is mentioned.

All business, we ask where it is.


Score! Time to get some sweet, sweet shiny treasure. heart


Mmm-hm, I knew that. ;D


Oooh, Starlet, I wonder what kind of magic she has!


CURE 3! OMG. It's a slow learning rate, but still, cure 3! =D


Relm: I have to go torch a certain god-clown first, kthxbai!


Not yet, Relm. We still have more party members to reclaim!


And so the Falcon flies again! See this tower? Don't go in it yet. This is Kefka's tower, and it will eat you alive unless you have the right magic and/or levels.

For now though, that's a wrap!

In the next chapter, we find Gramps, as well as a ninja and his faithful dog.

Chapter 36: Flight of the Phoenix

Welcome to another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI! Where we last left our heroes, they had no hint drops in sight, but never to worry! With Google-fu, I discovered where a treasure hunter was hiding! See the little patch of green in the mountains? Land in it!


And like the good adventurers we are, we dive headlong into danger, mayhem, and excitement.


Our party is split into two groups. Split healers, strong-arms, all-attackers, etc. You'll need perfect Zen balance here, everyone.


And like all group missions, you can switch groups to help the other one out.


Edgar: This is a drill. I repeat! This is a DRILL! 8D


There will be a lot of switch-pressing so that the respective groups can move on. I was wandering for hours trying to get the right order. A guide is highly recommended. x.x



Note: Locke was here. And he's trollin' you every step of the way with these empty treasures.


A treasure with a trap is an even bigger trololol.


Cool, save point! Finally this cave looks less in the trolling mood, lulz.


Locke: -trollface-
Celes: @#$% !!!!




More freaking path navigation! Ugh.


Jumpy jump the stepping stones! heart


gonk NOT AGAIN!!!


After navigating the most switch-laden cave of ALL HISTORY, here's your boss. You'll face him with your first group, if I recall. Slam him with ice-based or strong physical attacks.


-does a 21 gun salute- Alas, poor Sabin! You are gone, but not forgotten!
Sabin: Use a Phoenix down on me, I'm only MOSTLY dead! D<


For your trouble, you get yet another destructive katana! Woo! We're on a roll! heart


Wee, a treasure chest that's not empty! This relic is if you want auto-jump, if I recall, but I hate losing control of my characters.



Woo! A nice relic for one of your ladies. They are immune to all status effects! (It makes me wonder if this very accessory traditional to FF is the origins of Mary-Sue, the Flawless Girl Wonder.)


And finally, both groups reunite, and press the switches at once! Where might this lead?


To our main man, of course! =D Who else could this lead to besides Locke? C:


Edgar: Of course I'm safe! Otherwise the ladies would miss me. ;D
Setzer: ... Restoring life? So... like zombies and stuff? D:
Shadow: ...............



Because this is a RPG, and every legend is based on facts.


Edgar: But... but... D: Ain't I your best friend or something, man?
Celes: And I'm your love interest now! D:



Okay, Locke, we get it. You have reasons to angst, but shouldn't we be using that magicite to stomp a certain Clown into oblivion? heart


Timeskippy time! ;D


Man, the Magicite's too broken to fix Locke's problem. It's a real shame too. I was looking forward to the day he doesn't angst about it.



What's this? She opened her eyes! O: It's a miracle!


Locke: But you just came back... D: -angsts forever more-
Edgar: Need some booze? 8D



Sniff... sniff. Hold on, I need a tissue. :C


And so, there she goes. It's been nice knowing her, really. Now move on, Locke, for srs.


Even Rachel tells him to move on. If that ain't a big clue bat, I don't know what is.



And now she disappears, gone forever. It's kinda sad, but a relief to see Locke's past settled.


And with her life the Phoenix is restored, joining your collection of Espers! Awesome.



That's the spirit! Let's go kick some honeybuns! heart


Then Locke meets Celes, showing a whole list of treasure.


Oh, so he's not so stingy after all, to keep all those things he swiped from the chests to himself! Rad.


Don't we all?


Here's the hint drop of where to go next. That old frozen Esper still isn't thawed out? Well, I'm gonna get him for myself then!



Equip Locke with some of your best gear! He deserves it after returning from his treasure hunting with an Esper in hand! 8D


And with Locke on the airship with his new oath, let's explore Narshe, finding out just how bad the monster problem was, the single moogle left and a sasquatch!

Chapter 38: Odin, the Atom Splitter
Welcome to another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI!


Where we last left our heroes, they were going to explore the first of our legendary treasure sites: The Ancient Castle between Figaro and Kohlingen!



Talk to the old man, and go underground. When you get the message, it's time to stop this time and explore. ;D


Step into the empty prison cell and...


Voila! You're in a cave! The encounters here are quite ugly too.


Magic restores. You know by now I love them. heart



Oooh, there's a Wing Edge, a nice new weapon for Locke! He can do more damage, and deal it from the back row! 8D


Here's a new weapon for Setzer too! :3 It can deal a death blow at random.


Aaahhh! It's a freakin' Tonberry! gonk They're the crazy stalker-murderers of the FF world that just get closer... closer...and... -shudder- closer...


If you've got vanish-X Zone though, use it and get this nice weapon in return for fighting it. ;D



Go down a flight of stairs, and find a save point! Consider this your one chance to refresh before going headlong into another adventure.


As for the encounters, they're the same in this ancient courtyard as they are in the cave. They're really nothing special if you're already used to fighting them.


Cue flashback...? What's this here for? o: Like us, these guys can use Espers too.


How Locke knows about that, I'm not sure. o: Maybe it's another of the ol' grandma stories.


Looks like Odin's one of the last ones standing. He's a pretty tough guy, huh? c:


Yeah, sure, make the Esper do all the work. >.> I can see this tactic hasn't changed much over the years.


This War of the Magi looks like it's pretty widespread! Now, we're seeing the damage done first hand.


Odin: Come on, suckers! Make my day!



Atom Edge! With his powerful swipe, Odin ends up the first one to split the atom and... anyone made up of it. Brutal, huh?



And yes, the legend's gotta be true. This is RPG land we're dwelling in, ya know.


This is a staff that randomly deals a death blow. Equip it to either Strago or Relm.


Before going straight ahead to Odin, it's time to get side-tracked! Why, you ask?


Treasure, that's why! Unfortunately this one's guarded...


And this guy is tough too! That Gale Cut is nothing to laugh at, and always ended up halving my HP. D:


That's it. No more honor from me. You're vanished, and it's time for you to enter the X-Zone, chump. D<


Ain't that a nice shot of the monster-in-a-box getting swallowed by the big black hole? heart



You get some rather nice rewards too, if I do say so myself.


X-Fight is where your character gets to deal quadruple the damage by attacking four times! How's that for game-breaking? 8D


When you talk to Odin, you have to go around and collect all his magicite pieces. They're not hard, just poke around the castle for a while.


And while we're at it, why not take a peek at the departed Queen's diary? She won't be around to mind it. ;D


Oh, come off it. Maduin set "screw you" to the rules and made Terra, so all is forgiven.


That and Odin's Atom Edge is a pretty hot way to beat enemies, oh baby. redface


I'm pretty sure she wanted to give him so much more too. wink

If you find the Queen, then she'll turn Odin into Raiden. Since I wanna keep him the way it is though, it's time to go back to Figaro Castle!



And that wraps up the Ancient Castle! In so many ways, it's time to continue our journey.

When we get back on the airship, we proceed to the next chapter, where we settle an old score Strago has with a monster in Ebot's Rock!

Chapter 40: In the Throat of the Beast

And at long last, here is yet another update of Let's Play Final Fantasy VI!


Where we last left our ensemble of Kefka-fightin' heroes, we were headed to the triangular island in the north to see if we can find ourselves a Zone Eater.


You know I love my save screens by now. heart My new party, ready to go on a whirlwind dungeon adventure!

I forgot to screencap it, but when you encounter the Zone Eater, use defense until it engulfs all your party members. It will not be a game over.


You'll end up in a dungeon! You can jump the bridges by pressin' the A button but watch out for the guys in green.


They push you down if you bump into them, the jerks. D<


At least the treasure here is worthwhile. The other chest contained an Ether, baby. ;D


The Red Jacket is armor for either Edgar or Sabin. Since Eddy's got his nice lookin' crown, I'll give his twin the Red Jacket for those sweet, sweet stat boosts. heart


Jumping the bridges and avoiding the green guys, we find another nice suit of armor! Woo!


And Celes is quite the best right now! 8D


With a little hammer here and a little engineering there, Edgar fits Celes's old diamond armor to himself. It's really best not to ask how.


It's more than obvious who this treasure is for! Someone not in my party... wonderful.


What a silly name for an item.


Oh ho ho! I like the effects though, it will make it SO much easier to get Lore for Strago now. heart


These are your Random Encounters. Freakin' Ninjas are the worst with their edges. Make sure your party has plenty of cures to go around, because them edges don't play nice.


It helps if you learned Phoenix's magic too like Celes just did. :3


A save point? This is a sign of things to come...


Treasure amongst a falling ceiling!


Oooh, Terra will love this little baby when I give it to her. =D


Now get here in the safe spot. If you get crushed, it's game over and you gotta snatch those treasures again.


This path is easy, just press a switch, jump on top of the chests to open up one for a Thunder Shield!


Oooh, there's a guy all alone in a cave! Could this be a boss battle?


Nope, it's our final character introduction!


Here he... ... she... it... someone... is. I'm not sure who they are, but for the record, I'll just call them Gogo! c:


Simu...wha..?


Oh, s/he's a mime! Why didn't they just say that in the first place?


This ability can be cool when you use it in action! heart

And with Gogo recruited, I use Celes's warp spell to get the heck out of dodge.

Next time, in LP FF VI...

Will I take on the Tower of Fanatics? Or shall I storm Kefka's Tower itself? Find out in the next update!

Chapter 42: Dancing Mad

At long last, it's time to charge head long into the final battle against Kefka. I've gone through so much to get to this point, and I'm amazed that our heroes have come to take on the god-clown up in the sky. With tools, blitz, magic, stealing, ninja-star throwing and some good old fashioned A button spamming, it's time to fight through the tower and face the final boss!


Let's start our air raid! -loads up the Falcon full of bombs- We'll blow Kefka to high heavens! >D


Oh yeah, let's go give him the what-for! heart



Ain't it obvious what's gonna happen if we destroy magic? We're gonna lose all our awesome powers that I spent over 20 hours worth of game play trying to grind for! gonk


That's a good question. I hope that there's none of that "she'll die if we make magic disappear" kind of dramatic business. I won't have that when I'm ready to smash a certain someone.


And here we are, splitting up into groups for the last time. Try and balance all the strengths equally, so you don't end up with lop-sided teams. And since I believe in girl power, the teams are all lead by the ladies of FF VI. ;D


Oh yeah, I forgot that Kefka's shielding himself with the stone goddesses that he secretly feels for more than just magic.


And right off the bat, we snatch some treasure! heart That's right, time to plunder everything our enemy has! >D The Coronet increases the success rate for Relm's skill, Control.


Don't be fooled by these guys. There's 4 of them all lined up in a row. Don't you love how 2-D graphics can be sneaky?


Setzer's "ultimate weapon", but the bat power is so low and it all depends on chance. I don't like chance weapons that much...



Lady-only armor that make Celes (and her stats) look twice as good. ;D heart


And here's a new toy for our mysterious ninja.


What's that?! It looks like a monster...


Didn't I smash you on the Floating Continent during the halfway point of the game?! scream


Some level 3 magic spam send him packing though.


Huzzah! The first save point of the chapter! Things are making progress from here!


Team Celes encounters a dragon! Would you like to fight? Y/Y ... YES.


Use anything but thunder on this sucker and you'll have it beat in no time flat.


Look at the sweet drop it gave you! heart


Another ribbon, to make your ladies impervious to status effects! FF sure likes its females, huh?


Terra: -shudder- This place gives me the creeps. It strangely reminds me of those tanks they had all those espers in...



Nice treasures for Relm. They're both very good pieces of armor to equip.


Another Gauntlet? Well, I sure don't have enough of those! [/sarcasm]


You can't ever have enough Hero Rings either! ;D


Team Relm encounters another boss! Is it just me, or are they getting uglier and uglier?


Nuke it with Ultima! Show no mercy!


Phew, that was a heated battle. Thankfully Relm had the MP to keep spamming Ultima until the fight was over.


Nicest treasure EVER.


Another "optional" dragon fight. Let's go poke the Skull Dragon until it roars! 8D



The Fenix down trick did not work. It took a lot of long fighting, heal spamming and general luck for me to get to the end of this fight, and have this nice little item at the end.


Terra: How come Shadow gets all the nice toys? I want something! D:


Here's yet another boss. This is just a tower full of bosses!


Either I didn't screencap this battle very well, or he just fell all too quickly to my Bolt 3. ;D


Another save point ahoy! Time to pitch the tent and return the HP/MP.


Holy shi- what is THAT?! That looks like a scary boss if I've ever seen one!

[All right, from this point on, things got a little dicey IRL. I lost my flash drive that had my original FF VI file (and FML, I just found it yesterday), so I'm playing on a new file in the next few screencaps with max stats and levels, and all magic. The show must go on though, right?]


On the new file, I got this after fighting the Skull Dragon.



And a very, very nice Esper after I defeated all the dragons! heart


Oh my, I don't remember facing this boss on my other file! This is one of the Three statues. Using Gem Box and Economizer, Terra Double Ultima-s him into oblivion.


Good night, sweet prince.


This the second of the Goddess Statue bosses. She's almost as revealing as Siren. o.o;

Locke: -nosebleed-
Celes: -smack-
Mog: Kupo?
Sabin: Guys, come on, focus on the battle! -bum rush-


More Ultimas, Bum Rushes and general attacks from Mog, and she's gone.


From that boss we got Cyan's ultimate Katana! With Offering, he's become a physical attack BEAST.


Unfortunately, magic is still around. There must be something else we haven't done...


I should have known that it wasn't going to be that easy! All the magic is inside the God-mode sorcerer Kefka! Well, more reason to pummel him I guess! heart



The last save point of the game (unless you abuse save states like every good emulator player, but who needs that when this will be the biggest, baddest free-for-all of all time?) Always good to pitch that tent too. c:


Three switches are pressed (I've had just about enough switch-pressing that I didn't screen cap for your sanity and mine.) and three lights come to beam us up! Has the phony god finally accepted our challenge?


The whole crew's here! It's time for this showdown to begin!


Sabin: Is it a Blu-Ray video of us kicking you into the galaxy? heart


Because immortality is so overrated, yo.


And she didn't have to find it by giving into girl game character cliches of finding "the one!"


As opposed to celebrating the dead, as he was before. -shudder-


Cyan: And I've learned to have two sugars in my soul! 8D I'm no longer emo!


Those aren't mysterious, Shadow! I dare say you've grown.


"And I will also guarantee engineering and ladies for all!"


Sabin: And no, fangirls, not like that either. stare


"I have a love interest! My life is officially complete."


"Her magic stat will put yours to shame, sir."


"I guess I'll stop being foul-mouthed and funny for a moment to say something cute."


Setzer: You can never take my wings away from me again! D<


You forgot to say kupo!


Aww, Gau, that's sweet. C:


All: And you sound like a video game villain! ...Oh wait.


Not if I do the non-magical trick of pulverizing you first!


Do your worst, Final Boss! I'll come back 10 times more!


Character order is important. The first four are the ones who are your starting party. Then when they fall in battle, the others take their place (not that it will be happening here!) I wish we could have 5 members a party, I'd so put Edgar in and let him have his glory at the final boss too. D:


Hideous, ugly first form. It's a standard for every FF boss ever.


Of course you know my "strategy" by now. Use the tactical nukes to your hearts' content, this is the last battle! 8D


Tch! This first form is tough to survive more than one round of Terra's double-Ultima Surprise! I hate Quake.


Second form: engage. This is one of the most troublesome spells ever too. D<


Sparkly lights! Actually, I don't even know what this attack is doing it, but I think the jerk tried healing himself before I took the damage away via Bum Rush and Double Ultima.


Holy CRAP. Here's the real final boss! You know it's real because it says "Kefka" in the boss window!



My hope and dreams lead to your defeat, Kefka! You better believe it! Even if you don't, you're doomed anyway!


We'll see about that!


Because you know that I'm going to nuke you again with Ultima like I did your other two hideous forms. heart


I've... done it... after everything, I've finally done it! I've beat the final boss! Three cheers for me! Hip hip, hooray! x 3


Oh crap, it's too early to celebrate! Time for an obligatory escape scene from the final dungeon!

Will our heroes escape Kefka's crumbling tower? Is Terra going to survive in a non-magical world? Am I just awesome for my comeback, or what? Find out all these answers in the real final chapter, the Let's Play Final Fantasy VI Epilogue!