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Paragon/Trema Strategy Guide

by RavenX2

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             F F X - 2    P A R A G O N / T R E M A    G U I D E
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.Introduction                G100
2.Who are Paragon and Trema?  G200
3.Battle Preparations         G300      
  a.Garment Grids             G315
  b.Abilities to Learn        G330
  c.The AP Trick              G345
  d.Acessories to Equip       G360
  e.Recap!                    G375
4.Paragon/Trema               G400
  a.Strategy 1                G425
  b.Strategy 2                G450
  c.Strategy 3                G475
5.Closing                     G500
6.Contacts                    G600
                 


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1. INTRODUCTION                                                           G100
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Hi, this is RAVENX2, and this is my first FFX-2 project. I have already read 
most of the other guides on this website, and in doing so have spotted many 
errors, and I thought I should make this guide to help others beat the two 
toughest bosses in the game: Paragon and Trema. So, without further ado, let 
the show begin!

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2. WHO ARE PARAGON AND TREMA?                                             G200
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Like I said earlier, Paragon and Trema are the two toughest bosses in the game.
Why? Because they have attacks which completely annihilate your party members
and have mind boggling amounts of HP. To reach these two insanely powerful 
foes, you must first beat Dark Shiva in Chapter 5 and then take the side quest
of traveling down 100 floors in Bevelle. This underground dungeon is called
\"Via Infinito\", which contains the most powerful enemies in the game. There is
already an FAQ on Via Infinito generously provided by Nightmare185, so go ahead
and refer to that if you need to, but in this guide, I will tell you how to 
beat the two bosses of it all.

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3.BATTLE PREPARATIONS                                                     G300
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So, you\'ve made it all the way down to the last floor, have you? Hopefully 
you saved it on Floor 99 instead of 100, right? If not, that\'s okay, because I 
have come up with three strategies that are flawless, regardless of where you 
saved it last. But first, you must be prepared for the upcoming battles. If you
haven\'t realized it yet, you face Paragon and Trema back-to-back, so you have 
to be prepared for BOTH battles before you start. All of your girls NEED to be 
Level 75+, because the higher the level, the easier it will be. 

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|NOTE: Before I being, I would like to go ahead and say that these battles    |
|would much easier if you allowed Girl 1 to be Yuna, Girl 2 to be Paine, and  |
|Girl 3 to be Rikku. The battles may turn out differently if you don\'t follow |
|as I state below.                                                            |
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A. Garment Grids          G315
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Next, go into the Garment Grids section of the Triangle Menu and scroll down to
the GG called \"Valiant Lustre\". If you don\'t have Valiant Lustre, then you can 
just suffise with another GG that raises Defense/Magic Defense(Valiant Lustre 
raises D/MD by 20 when equipped). Customize the GG by putting the following 
Dresspheres on it: Lady Luck, Dark Knight, Gunner, and Songstress.

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B. Abilities to Learn     G330
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Now that you have your GG customized, it\'s time to learn some last-minute 
abilities.

Girl 1: Equip the Songstress Dressphere and learn Magical Masque(you have to 
        obtain the Key Item \"Magical Dances Vol. II\" first) and Carnival Cancan

Girl 1-2: Equip the Alchemist Dressphere and learn whatever you want. There are
          no abilities needed for an Alchemist on S2/3. 

Girl 2: Equip the Gunner Dressphere and learn Trigger Happy Lvl.2 and Trigger 
        Happy Lvl. 3.

Girl 3(if going by Strategy 1): Equip the Dark Knight Dressphere and learn 
       whatever you want. There are no abilities needed for a DK on S1.

Girl 3-2(if going by Strategy 2 or 3): Equip the Lady Luck Dressphere and learn
       Attack Reels, Magic Reels, Item Reels, and finally Random Reels. 
       Learning \"Bribe\" is optional(it will allow you to perform Strategy 3).


 
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C. The AP Trick           G345
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It may take a really long time to learn those abilities (especially Lady Luck),
so do the AP Trick. Equip the girl that needs the most AP to the \"Treasure 
Hunt\" GG, so she can use the Mug ability. Equip the other two girls to a GG 
that allowsthem to use Cure and other HP healing magics. Go into battle and 
have the first girl use Mug on an enemy. The second girl should use Cure/Cura/
Curaga on the party, and the third girl should use the same on the enemy the 
first girl mugged. This way, the battle never ends, causing you to get up to
99 AP. The better way to do this is to tape a quarter to the X button on the 
PS2 controller and make the three girls\' first option to be an ability 
(ex:pray). Fight an enemy that couldnever kill you, and just leave the game 
there for like 10-15 min., and when you come back, just kill the enemies and 
you\'ll recieve A LOT of AP. That should help a bit.(Note:For more AP Tricks,
go to the FAQ called \"Automatic AP Making FAQ\" by Collecting My Lesson).

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D. Accessories to Equip   G360
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Now that you have learned your abilities, you are almost ready to take on 
Paragon and Trema, but first you must equip the right accessories. Here are the 
accessories to equip for each girl and how to get them.

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Girl 1 (Songstress OR Alchemist)
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1.Shining Bracer-Auto-Protect
2.Crystal Bangle-Doubles max HP

-How to get Shining Bracer: Beat Garik Ronso, Bribe any Helm creature, open 
 chest that contains Cat Nip

-How to get Crystal Bangle: Kill an Oversouled Sand Worm (North Expanse of
 Bikanel Desert)

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Girl 2 (Gunner)
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If going by Strategy 1
1.Sprint Shoes-First Strike, User can cast Haste
2.Cat Nip-take off 9,999 damage when health is in yellow (SOS ????)

-How to get Sprint Shoes: Defeat a Tindolos(lizard creature), Steal from Dark 
 Ixion

-How to get Cat Nip: open chest after you beat Black Elemental on Floor 40

If going by Strategy 2 or 3
1.Shining Bracer-Auto-Protect
2.Cat Nip-take off 9,999 damage when health is in yellow (SOS ????)

-How to get Shining Bracer: Beat Garik Ronso, Bribe any Helm creature, open 
 chest that contains Cat Nip

-How to get Cat Nip: open chest after you beat Black Elemental on Floor 40

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Girl 3 (Lady Luck OR Dark Knight)
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If going by Strategy 1
1.Crystal Bangle-Doubles max HP.
2.Shining Bracer-Auto-Protect

-How to get Crystal Bangle: Kill an Oversouled Sand Worm (North Expanse of
 Bikanel Desert)

-How to get Shining Bracer: Beat Garik Ronso, Bribe any Helm creature, open 
 chest that contains Cat Nip

If going by Strategy 2 or 3
1.Sprint Shoes-First Strike, User can cast Haste
2.Crystal Bangle-Doubles max HP

-How to get Sprint Shoes: Defeat a Tindolos(lizard creature), Steal from Dark 
 Ixion

-How to get Crystal Bangle: Kill an Oversouled Sand Worm (North Expanse of
 Bikanel Desert)

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E. Recap                  G375
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That\'s a lot of information to take in, so just take your time and set it up
EXACTLY as I have stated. You are now ready to take on the ultimate bosses!

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4. PARAGON / TREMA                                                        G400 
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As you set up your accessories and such, did you notice how I organized it by 
Strategies? Well here are the strategies for Paragon and Trema that you should
be prepared for. When going into battle, make Girl 1 a Songstress, Girl 2 a 
Gunner, and Girl 3 a Lady Luck or Dark Knight. Make sure you have atleast 15
Mega Pheonixes, 10 or so Mega Potions and a couple of Megalixers. You may now
proceed.

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BOSS STATS
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PARAGON                     TREMA
HP:200,000                  HP:999,999
MP:9999                     MP:999
Level:99                    LEVEL:99
Immune:ALL                  Immune:ALL    


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A. Strategy 1             G425
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Before the battle starts, make sure Girl 3 is a Dark Knight with over 8,000 HP
(with Crystal Bangle)and Girl 2 is in yellow health. As soon as the battle 
starts, your Gunner\'s menu will pop up. Quickly scroll down to Trigger Happy
and fire away as fast as possible. Paragon will then kill a girl with a 
physical attack. The percentages are probably:

Yuna  68%
Rikku 17%
Paine 15%

If the gunner dies, revive her. If one of the other two girls die, revive them,
but NOT with the Gunner. It will be the Gunner\'s turn again. Fire away with
Trigger Happy to kill Paragon.

Trema then comes and beats the snot out of Paragon and has a little chat with
the girls. He asks Yuna to show him her true power and then he fights you. Right
at the start of the battle, Trema does a trio punching attack and uses 
Thundering Wave on the third person. The Dark Knight will survive, but the 
others will most likely die. Quickly use a Mega Pheonix and press Triangle on 
the pop up menus until it gets to the Gunner. Use Trigger Happy and hit R1 as 
fast as you can. Then have the Songstress use Magical Masque. Trema will then
either do the trio attack again (use a Mega Potion with the Gunner afterwards) 
or will use Flare/Demi. If he uses magic on you, it will all be IMMUNE to you,
due to the Magical Masque dance. Now is your time to get in yet another Trigger
Happy. Trema will then keep either pummeling you physically, or will be using
strong magic attacks (eventually Ultima), but with Magical Masque, you\'re safe.
Just stick to this exact plan and the battle will be over shortly. Whenever you
have a chance, use a Megalixer or the Songstress\'s Carnival Cancan to make your
party last longer. When you win, you\'ll recieve the best item in the game-\"Iron
Duke\"-which boosts all of the equipped party member\'s stats by 100.

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A. Strategy 2             G450
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Before the battle starts, make sure Girl 1 is an Alchemist and Girl 3 is a Lady
Luck. At the start of the battle, Girl 3\'s menu will pop up. As fast as you 
know how, go down to Gamble and to Random Slots. As soon as you enter Wait Mode
(it says in the top right corner), you\'re safe for a minute. Take your time and
line up 3 7\'s in the slots. The trick to doing this is pressing start every 
time you see a 7 and press X to get it in the 3rd (we\'re talking vertical) 
column. So, line up 3 7\'s and then it\'s all luck from there. If you can 
ACTUALLY pull it off, Girl 3 will first charge up her bar thing to use a 
Potion, then will charge up again (see what I mean? so much time to get 
killed!)to use the ultimate move in the game-\"CONGRATS!\". Coins will fall from
the sky like crazy and Paragon will just run away, as well as giving you the 
best Mixing Item in the game-Dark Matter. Not to mention you\'ll get like 50,000
gil! Pretty sweet, huh? But can you actually pull it off w/o dying?

Trema then comes and beats the snot out of Paragon and has a little chat with
the girls. He asks Yuna to show him her true power and then he fights you. 
Right at the start of the battle, Trema does a trio punching attack and uses 
Thundering Wave on the third person. Your girls will practically be dead, so
quickly use a Mega Potion or Mega Pheonix (depends on if you\'re dead or not)
with the Gunner to heal everyody perfectly. Then make it Girl 3\'s turn (press 
Triangle if you need to) and make her change into a Dark Knight. Then quickly
have your GIrl 1 Alchemist Mix your new Dark Matter with a Holy Water to make
\"Miracle Drink\", which will make your characters invincible for a couple of
turns! Now\'s your chance to make the Gunner use Trigger Happy! Have Girl 3 cast
Haste on the Gunner so she can strike more often. Now, it\'s just up to the 
Gunner and Trigger Happy to win this battle. When you win, you\'ll recieve the
best item in the game-\"Iron Duke\"-which boosts all of the equipped party 
member\'s stats by 100.

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A. Strategy 3             G475
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You can\'t exactly call this another strategy, but it\'ll do. Basically, do 
Strategy 2, but instead of using the Random Reels, use Bribe. This is a LOT
safer and is MUCH easier to pull off than \"CONGRATS!\". The only problem...you
have to have A MILLION GIL to do it. Gathering a million gil may sound quite
challenging, but remember-you have Random Slots, which means you can go out
into the Calm Lands and encounter 3 or so monsters-which means 12,000ish gil 
per monster for pulling of \"CONGRATS!\"!!!

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5. CLOSING                                                                G500
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Thank you for taking the time to read my FAQ. I will be making other guides in
the future, so look out for my name. This is RAVENX2 speaking...Peace out!

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6. CONTACTS                                                               G600
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If you find any error in this guide, or if you have any questions, comments, or
you just wanna say hi, my e-mail is:

raven42902004 (at) yahoo (dot) com

<[email protected]>

Thanks again.
-RAVENX2