Nibelheim

FINAL FANTASY VII guide · Investigating Cloud and Sephiroth's past

Cloud and the party arrive in Nibelheim during the present day, only to discover the town completely rebuilt and populated by strange cloaked figures who deny the fire ever happened. The party must search the town and the Shinra Mansion to learn the truth about Cloud's and Sephiroth's shared past and follow Sephiroth's trail toward Mt. Nibel.

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Odin Summon Materia: Dropped by Lost Number inside the Shinra Mansion safe

Items

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Vincent Valentine recruitment: Unlock the safe: Twin Viper, Silver M-phone, Platinum FistsInside a chest in the Shinra MansionEnemy Launcher: Inside a chest on the upper floor of the Shinra MansionKey to the Basement: Found inside the opened safe in the Shinra MansionDestruct Materia: Thrown at Cloud by Sephiroth in the basement library

Secrets

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Tifa's Piano and Final Limit Break: Playing the correct melody on Tifa's piano later in the game (with Tifa in the party during Disc 2 or 3) awards her ultimate Limit Break manual, Final Heaven, and an Elemental Materia.

Enemies

Lost Number

Weak to Poison (physical half) / Magic attacks depending on form

Boss fought by opening the Shinra Mansion safe; splits forms depending on whether physical or magic attacks dealt the final blow of phase one.

Jersey

Can become completely immune to either physical or magical attacks depending on its stance.

Dorky Face

Casts curses that inflict Silence or inflict sudden status ailments.

Shops and people

Nibelheim Item Shop: Potions, Hi-Potions, Phoenix Downs, Tents, and basic status curatives

Tips

When inputting the combination for the Shinra Mansion safe, you have a strict 20-second time limit and you must stop exactly on each number without overshooting, or the safe will fail to open.
Talk to every black-cloaked person in town, as several of them will give you free items such as Potions, Ethers, or Luck Sources.

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