Temple of the Ancients
Cloud and the party insert the Keystone at the altar to gain access to the labyrinthine Temple of the Ancients. They must navigate a series of puzzles and defeat powerful guardians to reach the core where the Black Materia resides. Upon solving the temple's final puzzle, the structure collapses, permanently locking out the area.
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Secrets
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Enemies
Common reptile enemy found crawling through the maze pathways
Inflicts Sleep and Frog status on party members
Powerful random encounter capable of dealing heavy Fire damage with Southern Cross
Boss fought in the mural room that uses heavy physical strikes and Red Dragon Breath
Boss guarding the exit of the mural room that uses devastating physical attacks like Demon's Rush and Cave-In
Shops and people
- Ancient Spirit: Restores party HP/MP and saves your game inside the labyrinth
Tips
- Equipping Aerith with healing Materia is very helpful here, as this is the final dungeon where she is permanently in your party.
- Cast Slow and use Sadness status via Tranquilizers before the Demon's Gate fight to mitigate its heavy physical damage.
- Time your movements carefully past the rolling boulders in the curved corridor by ducking into the semicircular recesses.
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