Final Fantasy VII - How to get the full Enemy Skill Materia?

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As the title suggest, I would like to know how to fully grow a Enemy Skill Materia: I managed to get some E.S. but not every fight brings me one. There's a strategy to get 'em all?

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E Skill learns new skills by being subject to those skills in battle. So it's a matter of fighting the proper enemies, not enough battles. It's also impossible until the end of the game, due to one being in the last dungeon. There are 3 "problem" E Skills, as it were, that cause some frustration. 2 because they can be lost forever and one that's fairly luck based.

1. Chocobuckle, granted by level 16 Chocobos near the Chocobo Ranch. They'll only use the attack when low in health, and the only way to get them to it without them running away immediately is to use another Enemy Skill, Lv. 4 Suicide. Level 16 ones are the only ones that can be hit by the skill, anyway. However, it's never quite guaranteed that they'll use it, so it may take some time.
2. Trine, used by the bosses Materia Keeper and Godo, as well as Stilva, an enemy in a dungeon that can only be visitted once. So once you have beaten both bosses and gotten past that dungeon, it becomes impossible to learn the skill. So make sure that when you fight the bosses, you wait long enough for the skill to be used.
3. Pandora's Box, used by the Zombie Dragon enemy in the final dungeon. This one is interesting because in any save game, the skill can only be used once. So you need to make sure you have every Enemy Skill materia equipped at this point, because if you run into a Zombie Dragon and it uses Pandora's Box and you don't have it, you've just lost it forever.

Past those, the rest tend to be a simple matter of fighting the right enemies and waiting for the right attacks. There are some buff spells which will need you to use the Manipulate materia on the enemy, such as Dragon Force, Angel Whisper, and White Wind. If you see an enemy using one of these skills, then use Manipulate and force it on yourself if it's available. Past that, the rest is all a matter of getting your face beaten in.

General strategy is simple - always keep that Materia on at all times! Then you will not miss the one-times and you'll always catch it when the attack happens in normal scenarios, rather than having to hunt the skill down amidst all the rest of the late-game stuff you need to do.

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In Final Fantasy VII is there any way to save Aeris?

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In Final Fantasy VII is there any way to save Aeris?

I heard once you could bring her back to life.

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No. You can cheat with things like the game genie, but she cannot be "legally" brought back.

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Final Fantasy VII - How to get Ribbons?

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I know that I can morph Master Tonberry in order to get a Ribbon, but he is a very tough guy...

Do you know any other way to get Ribbons?

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Location of the Ribbons are as follows:
- Gaea's Cliff in a hidden passage (Disc 2)
- Temple of the Ancients in room V of the clock room (When accessible)
- By winning 10 Special Battles in the Gold Saucer at the battle square

Alternatively, you can get infinite more by morphing these enemies:
Master Tonberry (Northern Crater)
Ho-chu (Special Battle Square)

Also, it might be helpful to note that Yuffies ultimate weapon, The Conformer, does not take the morph damage reduction penalty, meaning she can still do 9999 damage with Morph. This allows Master Tonberries to be easily morphed.
It is also good to know that Master Tonberry can be located in the Nothern Crater Swamp area and has 44444 HP.

All information was taken from this guide.

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Do I lose materia and equipment when I lose a character?

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SPOILER: This question involves major plot points of the game.

Now that I know Aeris dies I don't want to give her any equipment or materia because I'm afraid of losing it ... except at this point in the game I'm forced to have her in my party and without equipment/materia she brings my party down.

So I wonder:

Is it possible in Final Fantasy 7 to lose equipment by giving it to a character who leaves/dies? If you can answer for Aeris only it's still much appreciated.

Answer

No, her materia is automatically returned to you. You do lose her weapon and armor, but you get to keep her accessory.

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What things are missable in disc 1 of Final Fantasy 7?

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We all know that a certain event happens at the end of disc 1 - but what things should I do before that event that won't be available after?

I can think of the following so far:

• all her limit breaks
• all her weapons
• maybe max stats(?)

Answer

I don't think there's much more you can do for her once you have her ultimate weapon and final limit break.

As for other missable items/materia, there's a guide on GameFAQs that details them.

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In Final Fantasy VII, what were the 1/35 Soldier items for?

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In Final Fantasy VII, you could collect items called 1/35 Soldier, but they never seemed to have any use.

This has bugged me for years. Are these items used for anything at all in the game?

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There is no use for the 1/35 Soldiers in FF7. But if you purchase the vacation home in Costa Del Sol, the soldiers will be up on display there.

Oh and if anyone cares, there are 12 in the set.

And for more info on items in ff7 http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_VII_Items is a great reference.

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Final Fantasy 7: Have I lost Yuffie?

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Just after leaving the Golden Saucer (and finishing the battle in the jail with Barret) I went over the river heading towards Cosmo Canyon and found Yuffie in a forest while riding in my buggy. After playing in the forest and going through the special encounter with her a few times (happened every 3 encounters) I got her to the point where I asked her to come with me. I choose the wrong option by trying to name her instead of saying "let's go", then she disappeared and said she'd never join me.

Since then I've tried to get the encounter again in the forest while in my buggy but after more than 30 tries she hasn't shown up. Have I lost Yuffie forever? Is there another place I need to find her now?

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You haven't lost her forever, but there are very specific places that she'll show up...if she isn't showing up in the one you've been encountering her in, maybe try one of the others?

Here's the wiki page with the locations (it also gives the correct answers):

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Yuffie#Acquiring_Yuffie

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What are primary uses and stat advantages of each character?

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In terms of base stats, what is the primary value of each team member (which one has the highest stats in what areas)? What does this mean in terms of use? (partial to magic vs might etc)

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The system is actually quite complex, so if you want a full understanding of it, I'm just going to refer you to TFergusson's Party Mechanics Guide, section 1.4 has all the details.

If you just want a general idea though, here's a table that I pulled out of that guide, summing up each character's "grade" in each stat. The numbers range from 0-29, and lower numbers represent larger gains.

             Str   Vit   Mag   Spr   Dex
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     Cloud     1     6     3     4    26
    Barret     5     2    18    14    29
      Tifa     6    18    16     9    25
     Aeris    23    20     0     1    28
       Red    12    11    13     9    23
    Yuffie    16    19    11    10    24
 Cait Sith    19    22     6     4    28
   Vincent    21    22     6     4    28
       Cid    11     7    17    15    27
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How to get Materia from Aeris' hair in the Forgotten Capital?

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What kind of Materia is falling from Aeris' hair while in the Forgotten Capital?

Is it possible to catch that materia? How?

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That is the White Materia, used for Holy, the most powerful White magic in the game.

It plays an important role in the plot so the plot summary is in the spoiler below. If you want more spoilers, the plot related to it can be hound here on the FF wiki

The White Materia is used to summon Holy. This is the only power capable of stopping Meteor, which was summoned by Sephiroth using the Black Materia. Aerith goes to the Forgotten Capital to pray to Holy, but is killed by Sephiroth. It turns out that she did successfully summon Holy, but Sephiroth is preventing it taking effect. You kill Sephiroth, Holy emerges, but Meteor is too close to be stopped by Holy alone. The Lifestream is used to push Meteor back, allowing Holy to destroy it.

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Is fury a negative status effect?

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The status effect "fury" seems to recharge my limit breaks at about double the normal speed. But I also saw that there are Items which will cure this effect. Is fury a bad status effect? Does it cause me to take more damage?

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It reduces your Attack %, which represents your accuracy.

If you use magic, don't cure, if your Attack % is high enough with it, don't cure, otherwise cure.

EDIT:

Did some research, and it reduced magic and physical attack accuracy by 30%, so always heal, unless you need to build up your limit break, you can cause this status by using a Hyper.

Clarification: Fury builds up your limit meter faster by increasing the amount it raises by per 1 point of damage, it may also increase damage, however this is contested. Forum discussing it

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