Solitary Island

FINAL FANTASY VI guide · Celes awakens from a one-year coma and leaves on a raft after Cid falls ill.

After the world is shattered, Celes awakens in an isolated cabin where an ailing Cid has kept watch over her for an entire year. The player must gather fish from the southern beach to feed him, influencing whether he survives or perishes. Once his storyline resolves, Celes discovers a hidden raft to escape the island and sail toward the mainland.

Items

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Quetzalli: washed up on the southern beach when revisiting the island by airship

Secrets

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Saving Cid's life | feed him only the fastest-swimming fish at the beach until his dialogue confirms full recovery, avoiding slower fish

Enemies

Peeper

Weak to Ice, WaterSteal / drop Elixir

Appears on the island's plains and rapidly dies on its own without needing to be struck

Land Ray

Weak to WaterSteal / drop Megalixir

Lurks in the small desert patch and gradually depletes its own health until defeat

Black Dragon

Weak to Fire, HolySteal / drop Holy Water

A dangerous undead monster in the desert that casts Sandstorm and inflicts Zombie, but falls instantly to a Phoenix Down

Tips

If no fast fish appear in the water when attempting to save Cid, talking to him inside the house refreshes the fish swimming along the shore.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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