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FAQ/Walkthrough

by PeTeRL90

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                                VERSION Alice
                               FAQ/Walkthrough
                                By: PeTeRL90
                             Copyright: 2005-2007
                   E-mail: thebestskylight[at]gmail[dot]com
                         Date Started: June 14, 2005
                         Date Finished: June 15, 2005
                       Latest Update: October 25, 2005
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that it's not an advertisement.




===================
VERSION HISTORY
===================

Version 0.5 - June 14, 2005 - Started the walkthrough.  Finished the first
half of the game.

Version 1.0 - June 15, 2005 - Finished the main walkthrough.  Will add a
Sidequests section and some other sections soon.

Version 1.1 - June 22, 2005 - Finished the sidequests section.  May add a
Lottery Section.  Also added the Soundtrack, and added a list to the allowed
list.

Version 1.2 - August 30, 2005 - Added in some searchable areas (Ctrl+F and
type in the series of numbers and letter to find what you're looking for.),
added in a Lottery and Boss section, and added in how to do Margarete's
Confession.

Version 1.3 - October 7, 2005 - Added in a character skills section and fixed
a few typos.  Also added in a Final Thoughts section.

Version 1.4 - October 18, 2005 - Added in a Gravestones, Pit Fight, and FAQ
section.  Also added in something to the Margarete's Confession Sidequest.

Version 1.5 - October 25, 2005 - Re-did the header.






===================
TABLE OF CONTENTS
===================

1.) Introduction
2.) Legal Stuff
3.) Walkthrough
  a. Train                      (00A)
  b. Plains                     (00B)
  c. Graveyard                  (00C)
  d. Plains                     (00D)
  e. Zhaoyang Village           (00E)
  f. Fengtian                   (00F)
  g. Sewers                     (00G)
  h. Dalian                     (00H)
  i. Smuggler's Boat            (00I)
  j. Shanghai                   (00J)
  k. Temple Ruins               (00K)
  l. Shanghai                   (00L)
  m. Kuihai Tower               (00M)
  n. Prague                     (00N)
  o. Bistritz                   (00O)
  p. Blue Castle                (00P)
  q. Bistritz                   (00Q)
  r. Blue Castle                (00R)
  s. Prague                     (00S)
  t. Rouen                      (00T)
  u. London: Old Castle Street  (00U)
  v. London: Orphanage          (00V)
  w. London: Old Castle Street  (00W)
  x. London: Orphanage          (00X)
  y. Calios Mental Hospital     (00Y)
  z. Rouen                      (00Z)
 1a. Nemeton Monastery          (01A)
 1b. London: Old Castle Street  (01B)
 1c. Nemeton Monastery          (01C)
 1d. Neameto                    (01D)
4.) Sidequests
  a. Kowloon Fortess            (sqA)
  b. Good Ending                (sqB)
  c. Emigre Manuscript          (sqC)
  d. Codex of Lurie             (sqD)
  e. Book of Rituals            (sqE)
  f. Dollhouse                  (sqF)
  g. Margarete's Confession     (sqG)
  h. Blue Castle                (sqH)
  i. Cave Temple                (sqI)
  j. Ancient Ruins              (sqJ)
  k. Seraphic Radiance          (sqK)
5.) Bosses
6.) Soundtrack
7.) Lottery
  a. No. 15                     (L15)
  b. No. 14                     (L14)
  c. No. 13                     (L13)
  d. No. 12                     (L12)
  e. No. 11                     (L11)
  f. No. 10                     (L10)
  g. No. 09                     (L09)
  h. No. 08                     (L08)
  i. No. 07                     (L07)
  j. No. 06                     (L06)
  k. No. 05                     (L05)
  l. No. 04                     (L04)
  m. No. 03                     (L03)
  n. No. 02                     (L02)
  o. No. 01                     (L01)
  p. No. 00                     (L00)
8.) Character Skills
9.) Pit Fights
10.) Gravestones
11.) FAQ
12.) Final Thoughts
13.) Credits/Thanks






===================
1.) Introduction
===================

Howdy and welcome to my Shadow Hearts walkthrough.  After playing both Shadow
Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant, I can now claim that the Shadow Hearts
games are two of my favorites.  Sure, I probably say that about a lot of
games, but I mean it this time.  A dark plot, excellent character and battle
system, what more could you ask for?  Anyways, this is going to help you
through the game itself.  I'll add more sections, such as a sidequest section
once I complete the main walkthrough.






===================
2.) Legal Stuff
===================

The latest version of this guide will always be posted at GameFAQs first.

This FAQ is copyrighted by me, and may be used for personal use.  This FAQ may
NOT be used for any kind of profit, or be put in any kind of magazine.  I
write these on my spare time for free, and you shouldn't be able to get money
from ripping this, claiming it as your own, and selling it off.  You may NOT
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===================
3.) Walkthrough
===================

This guide is to help you complete Shadow Hearts.  Like I said in the intro
section, I'll add more sections once the main walkthrough is complete.

NOTE: There are possible spoilers, so read at your own risk.



==============O-------------O
TRAIN         |    (00A)    |
==============O-------------O

Watch one of the best cinematic openings.  Once you regain control, head down
and examine the two bodies lying on the ground for a Thera Leaf and Mana Leaf.
Keep going, and then watch a scene, and then a boss fight.


O--------------------O
|    ROGER BACON     |
|      HP: ----      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-Don't bother using your healing items here.  After a few turns, he'll use an
attack that does 999 damage.  Now would be a good time to get the basics of
the Judgment Ring, though.


Another scene occurs.  After it, you'll be on the world map.  Now would be a
good time to open up the menu, and look around in all the sections.  Look at
the Help section if you need to.  Also, at certain points of the game, there
will be the Yellow "New" symbol by the Help section, so go there when you see
that.

Make sure to save your game, and choose the only place you can go to right
now, the Plains.



==============O-------------O
PLAINS        |    (00B)    |
==============O-------------O

Watch the scene that happens here.  Once in control again, head south.  Keep
going down until you reach a fork, where another scene will occur.  Now you'll
be able to name your characters.  You can name them anything you want, but for
game purposes, I'm going to use the default names, Yuri and Alice.  Now head
down and to the left.

Watch the scene here, and go to the right and save your game.  Now if you go
northeast, you'll notice that you need a handle to work the thing in front of
you.  So head over to the other side, and go to either of the things, and
press X.

Here starts somewhat of a mini game.  You have to try to get the indicator in
the color area on the ring before time runs out.  To do this, keep pressing
X until it's over it, but as soon as you stop pressing X, the indicator will
start to roll back.  So keep pushing X until it's over the color area, then
keep alternating between tapping it and letting it go back a little and you
should get it on the first try.  You get a prize a bit later from it.

But now that we have the handle, head back to the other side, and go up past
the save point and insert the handle into the thing.  But this time, we get
a minigame that's the same as the Judgment Ring in battle.  So just hit the
color shaded areas until the indicator doesn't spin anymore.

Now head back down and watch a scene.  After the scene, a boss fight.


O--------------------O
|      FOX FACE      |
|      HP: ----      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-Another fight you can't win.  Don't waste your healing items.


Once you die, watch the scene here, and then you'll be at an awkward place.


==============O-------------O
GRAVEYARD     |    (00C)    |
==============O-------------O

That's right.  A graveyard inside of Yuri's mind.  However, the Graveyard
plays a vital role in the game, which will be mentioned shortly.  Go up to the
glowing green Gravestone, and examine it.  You'll now have to face a tiger
like creature.  He's not hard, and doesn't deserve a boss section.  Just keep
attacking him normally.  You shouldn't need to heal.

Once you beat it, on the victory screen, it'll say you got the soul of Raging
Tiger.  Now open up your menu, go to Equipment.  Choose Yuri, and go to Soul
and equip Raging Tiger in either of the open slots.

Now with that done, keep going left and you'll run into a converstaion with
4 floating masks.  Read the dialogue, and then you'll be in a fight with
something called an Evil 4.  Now's a good chance to use the Raging Tiger
fusion you just got.  Use it, and lay waste to the monster.

After it's dead, some more converstaion goes on between Yuri and the masks.
After it's done, head right to the exit and watch a scene.  Now you should
be back at the Plains.


==============O-------------O
PLAINS        |    (00D)    |
==============O-------------O

Watch the scene, and save your game once you regain control.  Also, if you
open up your menu, you should see the "New" symbol by the Help section.  Go
in, and it'll have the Malice section open.  Read this, as it's very important
and will be with you throughout the game.  It tells you what the Malice is,
how to empty it, and what happens if you don't empty it.

After you're done reading it, head to the left to exit this area.  You should
see a chest, and if you got the ring minigame done on the first try, a Leather
Belt will be in the chest.  If you got it on the second try or higher, then a
Thera or Mana Leaf will be in there.  If you got the Leather Belt, equip it
and keep following the path until you reach a fork.  Take the left path and
watch a scene.  Once in control, head for the gates you see, and pick up the
chest along the way.  Keep heading up to the gate, and watch a scene.  Now
head up to the gate, and we'll be in a new town.


==============  O-----------O
ZHAOYANG VILLAGE|   (00E)   |
==============  O-----------O

Welcome to Zhaoyang.  After the scene, hug along the left wall until you come
across and item on the ground.  Get it, and head up.  Talk with the
townspeople and once you reach the top of the screen, hug to the right until
you come across another item.  Now head up.  Save your game here, and go talk
to a man in a Sakkat.  He'll offer to sell you some items.  Buy a Bandana
and a Leather Belt for whoever, and buy a few Thera and Mana, and if you have
some spare money, some Pure Leaves while you're at it.  Now head up again
and you'll encounter another scene.  Once that's done, head back down and
enter the only house on the screen.

Watch the scene.  Then you'll soon be napping, and you'll see the two kids
come in and try to take a bite out of you.  You'll wake up, and throw some
insults back and forth, and get into a battle.  This battle doesn't need a
boss section.  Just fuse into Raging Tiger with Yuri, and go ballistic on
them.  If you need to heal, that's what Alice is for.  One the fight is done,
watch the scene and head out.  You'll get into random encounters now, so take
this time to get a level or two in.  Once ready, head up to where the shrine
was and you'll see Grandma Kitty.  Now we're on a Deer Hunt.  Head down to
the left of the well, and she'll disappear again.  Keep heading down and
you'll run into her again.  She'll disappear and run back down and you'll
be at the Gate again, but you'll gain a new party member, Zhuzhen.  Watch the
scene, and talk to Meiyuan who'll increase your weapons power and ring width.

Now head back up until you reach the house you were at.  If you need to, buy
a Tent and use it on the Save Point and save.  Now head into the house, and
watch the scene.  Now you'll have to go on a scavanger hunt to lure the Old
Kitty out.  We need a Torch and Metal Object.  Let's start with the Metal
Object.  Run down on screen and hug against the left until a Question Mark
appears above your head.  Press X and you'll have to do a ring test that's
like the one you use in battle.  Hit all the areas and you'll get the Metal
Object.  Now for the Torch.  Head down and search around Meiyuan to find the
Torch.  Once you get it, head back to the house, and watch the scene and
start a fight.


O--------------------O
|       FELNIUS      |
|      HP: 250       |
|    CLASS: WIND     |
|   DROPS: L. TICKET |
O--------------------O

-Pretty much a normal enemy, but has more HP than the ones you've fought so
far.  Transform Yuri into Raging Tiger, and start hacking and slashing.  Have
Zhuzhen cast Ogre Flamedance until his MP runs out, and then attack with him.
Don't waste a Mana Leaf here.  Alice will be your healer.  Her attacks aren't
really dangerous, but watch out for an attack that hits the entire party for
good damage.  Also, keep an eye on Alice's SP.  You may or may not have to
raise her SP, but regardless, keep a close eye on it.


After that's done, you'll get a Lottery Ticket.  Now head out of the house
and go save your game.  Make sure you're at full health.  Now head up to the
Shrine, examine it, and prepare for a fight.


O--------------------O
|   YAMARAJA: EARTH  |
|      HP: 300       |
|   CLASS: WATER     |
|   DROPS: S. BROOCH |
O--------------------O

-This boss may give you some trouble depending on what attacks he decides to
use.  The main attack you'll want to watch out for is Large Whirlpool.  It
hits for heavy damage, and causes Tight Ring, making your hit and strike areas
smaller.  Now for the battle, transform Yuri into Raging Tiger, have Zhuzhen
cast Ogre Flamedance, and then use only ONE Mana Leaf if he runs out.  Alice
will be busy curing.  And as always, make sure her SP doesn't run out.  You
get a Star Brooch for winning.


Yay.  You killed a god.  Don't you feel all fuzzy and warm inside?  Watch the
scene and then examine the shrine to get a Shell Bracelet.  Head back down and
save your game if you wish.  On the way down to the gate, you'll see the
Peddler.  Talk with him to get a Guild Card.  This will allow you to get
Discounts at shops and sell things for a higher price.  There are 5 cards in
total, and each card gives you a 10% discount, and 5% mark up.  Now head for
the gate and exit the village and watch the scene.


==============O-------------O
FENGTIAN      |    (00F)    |
==============O-------------O

Once in control, head to the right and talk with the Silent Peddler.  He'll
give you a Pedometer.  If you equip this someone in your current party (it
won't work if it's on someone not in your party), you'll gather steps.  After
a certain amount of steps, you'll be able to trade them in for an item.  I
recommend equipping it on Alice.  Anyways, once you're done with that, head
around and talk to the man on the left.  He'll reveal himself as a Lottery
Member.  The Lottery isn't really a sidequest, but you'll be able to get
priceless items later on in the game, so it's best not to waste all your
Lottery Tickets on one person.  Anyways, an easy trick with the lottery is
when the indicator is over the color of the item you want to win, press X and
the indicator will do a 360 and it'll land on that color.  Try to win the Jade
Lariat.  Or lose on purpose.  Trust me, you'll need a Tissue for late into the
game.  If you win the Jade Lariat, sell it for some money so you can upgrade
your weapons later.

Once you're done with the Lottery, go wake up Alice, and go left and exit.
On this screen, go into the little alley near you and open up the chest for a
Tent.  Now go back and go into the shop, and watch the scene.

Once in control, go talk to the item dealer and buy new weapons for Alice and
Yuri.  Also grab a couple of status healing items.  Once you're ready, go
save your game, and talk to Alice and tell her you're ready to go.  Now
watch the scene.  Before going down the sewers, examine the rubble to get a
Lottery Ticket.  Now head down for the sewers.


==============O-------------O
SEWERS        |    (00G)    |
==============O-------------O

Keep in mind an enemy down here can paralyze you.  Anyways, head across the
little bridge by you and go down the stairs to pick up an item.  Now go back
across the bridge and head up until you reach a new screen.  Then take a left
and keep following the path here until you run into a chest.  Now go back, and
then follow the other path right above the one you just came from.  Go to the
broken wall for a scene.  Once in control again, examine the wall again for
an item.  Now head back to the fork and you'll find that spy laying on the
ground.  After some talking, you'll have Malkovich, or rather, Margarete join
your party.

Once in control, head down, then across the little bridge, and then up and
then to the right.  Save your game.  Run past the ladder and then go north and
open the chest for the Type 94 Pistol for Margarete.  Equip it, and head back
to the ladder and climb it and watch a scene.  SOMETHING WENT BOOM!  Time to
see what it was.  Now go back to where the chest containing the Pistol was,
but take the path across from it this time and examine the Debris for the
Sealing Stone.  Head back to the save point and save, and put in the sealing
stone and fight a battle. This battle will take a little longer than usual, so
keep a close eye on Alice's SP.  Just fuse Yuri and fight like you usually
would.  Just make sure to stay healed too.  Once that's done, go back and save
your game and use a Tent if needed.  Now climb the ladder.

You'll be out of the sewers, and now you'll have to fight a few easy battles.
Once those are out of the way, watch the scene and you'll be in a boss fight.


O--------------------O
|      BEAST DOG     |
|      HP: 450       |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|    DROPS: SPIKES   |
O--------------------O

-Poor Fido.  He was so cute too.  Start off this battle with Yuri fusing as
usual, and then have Margarete cast Aqua Edge on Yuri and herself on her next
turn (if you don't need to heal) to do more damage.  Alice as usual will be
on healing duty, and as usual, keep an eye on her SP.  The one attack you
should really watch out for is Breath of Fire.  It'll do some good damage,
and since Maragarete is of the Water Property, it'll damage her more, so
don't be afraid to use one of her turns to heal as well.  Just keep attacking
with Yuri and heal as needed, and it should be over.


Watch the scene, and we take flight for Dalian.


==============O-------------O
DALIAN        |    (00H)    |
==============O-------------O

Once you regain control, go up onto the dock and run to the end of it and
open the chest.  Now head towards where a man is blocking the way into a mini
field type of thing.  Talk with him and agree to find his turtle.  Just start
pressing X as you run and you'll find it eventually.  Talk with him and he'll
give you an item depending on how long it took you to find his turtle.  It's
either a Lottery Ticket or a Thera Leaf as far as I know.  Anyways, head down
and go save your game.  If you go to the right, there's a chest by the old
lady.  It's kind of hard to see, but run around under the shack she's in and
you'll find it eventually.

Now go to the house to the left of the savepoint, and watch the scene.  Once
in control, head down the stairs into the weapon shop.  Now head back up and
into the room you saw that man die and search around until you spot an item.
Now exit the house and a scene will occur, with Alice getting zapped.

Once you're in the house, Sea Mother will begin telling a story.  If you wish
to just skip past this annoying part, hit Start and it'll skip it, but if
you wish to hear it, hear it out, but don't say I didn't warn you about it
being annoying.  Once in control, go up and talk to a man standing against
the wall and he'll sell you items.  Make sure to stock up on Thera Leaves, and
also get a good amount of Mana Leaves.  Once you're ready, head outside and
save your game.  Head back to where you first started, and examine the glowing
circle to engage in a boss fight.


O--------------------O
|    YAMARAJA: WIND  |
|      HP: 800       |
|     CLASS: EARTH   |
|  DROPS: S. OF LIFE |
O--------------------O

-First off, Physical Attacks are completely useless against this fight.  So
transform Yuri into this Darkness fusion, and use Dark Messenger.  Have
Margarete use Grenade and Zhuzhen use Ogre Flamedance.  Obviously without
Alice, you'll have to rely on using Thera Leaves for healing.  This boss
hits hard on one person, so you'll always want one person ready to heal.  Just
keep smacking him with special skills and he should be down for the count
soon.


Good news is, no more monsters do deal with.  So go back to where Alice is
and watch a scene.  Once the scene is over, and you can walk again, go speak
to the woman that's south and a little west of the save point to recieve a
Dried Fish.  Go back to Sea Mama (I just had to get that out once) and talk
with her, and she'll give you some hints.  Leave the house, and take 3 steps
to the left, and examine the ground.  Now you'll do a Ring Test.  How many
times you it determines the amount of Cash you get.  Hit it once for 500,
twice for 1,000, and thrice for 2,000.

Now head back to the docks, and talk to the man near Margarete.  Save on the
world map and choose Smuggler's Boat.


============== O------------O
SMUGGLER'S BOAT|    (00I)   |
============== O------------O

Poor Yuri.  He can fuse into Demons and beat down Gods, but he falls to his
knees from Sea Sickness.  Once in control, head out and talk with Margarete
for a slightly amusing scene.  Now keep following the path and examine the
door.  Now keep going and talk with Zhuzhen.  Now go back to the room where
you started out at and save your game and talk with Alice.  Soon Margarete
will rush in and tell you to come out.  Do so, but go into the room along the
way and grab the Lottery Ticket by the steering wheel.  Now keep going left
to see what's going on.  Soon you'll be back in your room.  Save and head back
up and go into the captains room and you'll enter a battle with normal
enemies.  Go back to the save point to fight another battle, and then go to
where Zhuzhen is to fight another battle.  Now head back to the save point,
put on any Anti-Paralysis accessories you may have, or go to the captains
room and buy some Paralysis curing items from Kato, and save your game.  Now
go talk to Zhuzhen for a fight.


O--------------------O
|       LI LI        |
|      HP: 550       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|DROPS: W. TIGER HAIR|
O--------------------O

-This battle can be very frustrating.  She can Paralyze you which she'll try
to do most, and she can also cast Dark Messenger which can kill you instantly.
Start off by fusing Yuri.  If you have his Light fusion, then use it.  If not,
then the strongest fusion (besides Darkness) that you have.  Have Alice cast
Holy Edge on Yuri and have Margarete use Grenades.  Just revive and heal as
needed and she should be gone.


Li Li collapses, and dies.  ....Or does she?


O--------------------O
|       LI LI        |
|      HP: 700       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|    DROPS: ----     |
O--------------------O

-This is like the previous fight, except she has more HP and can't use Dark
Messenger this time around.  As usual, Fuse Yuri and cast Holy Edge on him
with Alice.  If you run out MP with Margarete, then have Alice cast Holy Edge
on her too and attack with her.  You'll have to heal from time to time, but
other than that, a pretty simple fight.


Okay, now she's dead.  No more Hocus-Pocus stuff.  Once the scene is over,
you'll be on the world map.  Save your game and select Shanghai.


==============O-------------O
SHANGHAI      |    (00J)    |
==============O-------------O

First off, just incase you're wondering, this is a flashback of Zhuzhens.
Watch the scene, and then you'll be in a fight.  This fight is pathetic.
I won't include a strategy here since you pretty much can't lose.  Win,
and watch the rest of the scene.

You'll now have control of Zhuzhen.  Head down the stairs and save your game.
Exit the inn.  Head a little down and left and open the chest to recieve the
Pilgrim's Staff for Zhuzhen.  Wander around town, talking with the
townspeople.  At the very south of this screen, you'll find a Mana Seed hidden
beside a barrel.  Don't go down the stairs you see just yet.  We have some
things to find and win.  Go up a little from where you found the Mana Seed
and check between the person and the cart to find a Lottery Ticket.  Now head
all the way east to the next screen.

Move a little to the right to find an item, and then go down to find another
item.  There's a weapon seller here, so buy some new weapons and armor for
your party and whatnot, as well as the Casual Belt and Studded Cap.  Now head
for the southwest exit.  Look around all the barrels you find until you find
an item.  Now go into the boat and open the chest containing a Phoenix Tail.
Now go into the place where you stayed on the boat and a kid will be there.
He also happens to be a Lottery Member (A little kid that plays the lottery...
who knew.) Try to win the Star Card from him.  Once done, head all the way
back to the section of the map with the inn, and then go south from the inn
and go down the steps to the left.

Examine the barrels near you for a Lottery Ticket and go talk to the Bartender
to watch a scene.  Now you'll be in two easy fights, and then you'll be in a
boss fight you can't win.  Yuri will then run in, and now you have to win.


O--------------------O
|        WUGAI       |
|       HP: 300      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|     DROPS: ----    |
O--------------------O

-An extremely fight here.  Fuse into your strongest fusion, and lay waste.


Once he's gone, watch the scene.  Equip all the new stuff you bought and head
to the bar.  If you have the spare cash, and want to be stronger, upgrade your
weapons with Meiyuan.  If you go to the curtain near the bartender and push
X, you'll see a Pitfit Arena.  If you choose to do this, it costs 300 Cash and
you'll select one character to do your fighting.  Some of the enemies are
extremely tough at this point of the game since you're at a low level, but if
you win, you get 5000 Cash.  If you need the money, go ahead and try.

Once you have everything you need, exit town by going up from the inn, and
select Temple Ruins.


==============O-------------O
TEMPLE RUINS  |    (00K)    |
==============O-------------O

Once you enter, head straight up and examine the statue in front of you, and
Zhuzhen will leave your party.  Go back and then left to find Kawashima and
Kato.  Head down to the save point and open the chest.  Talk with Kato to buy
items if you need them, and then save your game.  Talk to Kawashima, and go
back to Zhuzhen and talk with him.  A stairway will open, so let us venture
down, shall we?

Head straight and you'll encounter a scene.  Now the really fun part is upon
us.  The kid will team up Yuri with Zhuzhen and Alice with Margarete.  Yuri
and Zhuzhen will be going first.  Make sure to clear your Malice first before
going down, because this is going to be a long trip.

Yuri and Zhuzhen won't be able to use items during battles, but they'll be
available on the map, so use that as your advantage.  Go through the door and
open the chest to obtain a Tent, and follow the path and use the warp portal.
Some of the chests here are empty, so take that into consideration.  Run past
the first chest you see (which is empty) and open the second one you see to
get a Bronze Arrowhead.

Head down a little and then go to the right and use the yellow warp portal.
You'll see Xiaofang.  You can buy items from him.  If you need anything, buy
from him.  Now head up and past the chest you see and open the next one which
has a TeaOfTheHealer.  Go to the left and open the chest for a Bronze Dagger.
Now go up, left, and then down for a Mana Seed.  Keep going down for a little
more and then to the left and you'll get a Bell Bracelet.  Go right, down,
and down again for a TalismanOfMercy.  Now keep going left until you reach a
chest that contains a W. Tiger Hair.  Now head northwest and you'll find a
red warp portal.  Take it to the next level.  Head north, save, and examine
the wall.  Choose to go for it, and a fight occurs.


O--------------------O
|        XIESHI      |
|       HP: 500      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|   DROPS: J. LARIAT |
O--------------------O

-If Zhuzhen is at a high enough level, he should have NourishingPotion.  If he
does, use that for healing purposes, but watch out, this boss can silence you,
so you'll want to waste him fast.  Transform Yuri into the strongest demon
you have and lay waste to him.  If he silences Zhuzhen and Yuri, take him out
as soon as possible.


One down, two to go.

Now it's Alice's and Margaretes turn, and as you guessed it, you can't use
special skills during battles, meaning you can't use Cure during fights, but
you can use it on the map.  Head through the door and open the chest for a
Tent.  Keep going and use the warp portal to get to the next level.  Head to
the left, and then go up at the fork to get a B. Tortoise Fang.  Head to the
southwest corner and use the warp portal.  Now go left and then down at the
first fork and keep going down until you reach a chest.  Open it to get a
Western Belt.  Keep going down and open the chest to find a Voodoo Doll.  Head
back up and then right to get a Thera Seed.  Now go down and then to the
right.  Ignore the chest, and go down and get the Silver Hourglass.  Now go
back up and then to the right and open the chest to get a Gold Hourglass.
Keep following the path until you find another chest.  Open it for a Witch's
Broth.  Go up and use the warp portal.  Follow the path, and save your game,
equip a couple of RosewoodBracelets, and examine the wall to start a fight.


O--------------------O
|       BAIGU        |
|      HP: 400       |
|    CLASS: LIGHT    |
|     DROPS: ----    |
O--------------------O

-If you equipped those RosewoodBracelets, you should be in good condition
since he can paralyze.  Just attack with Margarete and use healing items with
Alice, and keep a close on eye on Alice's SP.  I can't stress this enough.
Just keep attacking with Margarete and it should be gone in a few turns.


Alright, one more to go.

So we control Yuri and Zhuzhen again.  We still can't use items, but guess
what?  We can't use special skills now too!  HOORAY!  Save if you want and
head through the now open door.  Open the chest for a Tent and keep following
the path until you reach a fork.  Go right and then up to find a green warp
portal.  Take it.

Head up until you find a chest.  Open it to get a Thera Seed.  Head to the
right and then go up to find another chest with a Soul Benediction inside.
Now go right, right, and right again to find a Leonardo's Bear and then take
the warp portal.  Now go left, left, and then up for a chest containing
a Seal of Wisdom.  Now go down, left, down, and down again to find Xiaofang.
Talk with him to play the lottery and try to win the Flash Badge.  It will
come in handy pretty soon.  Now go up, up, left, and down to find a chest
containing a Pure Seed.  Keep following the path to get the Wood Token.  Go
back up to the fork and go left.  Open the chest for the Studded Cap and go
all the way down for the warp portal.  Save your game and use a Tent if you
have to and clear your Malice.  Make sure to equip the Flash Badge on Yuri.
Examine the wall for another fight,


O--------------------O
|       QINGGU       |
|      HP: 500       |
|    CLASS: WATER    |
|   DROPS: L. BEAR   |
O--------------------O

-If you have the Flash Badge on Yuri, you should have no problems winning this
fight.  You'll get two turns with Yuri, so you'll be able to do more damage.
The boss will slowly drain away at your health, but with the Flash Badge,
you'll waste him in no time.


After the fight, Xiaofang will appear and open the path to where you need
to go.  Before going through, shop from Xiaofang and buy two Leonardo's Bears.
You're going to need them for the upcoming battle.  Go save your game and
enter the door and watch the scene.  Soon you'll be warped out to the
entrance.  MAKE SURE TO EQUIP THE LEONARDO'S BEARS ON EVERYONE.  Now try to
leave, and our bestestest friend in the whole world, Wugai, will appear to try
to stop you.


O--------------------O
|     YAMARJA: WAR   |
|      HP: 800       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: R. PH. TALON|
O--------------------O

-If you didn't equip those Leonardo's Bears like I told you to, you might as
well just put down the controller and watch the Game Over screen pop up.
His first attack will always be Game of Death.  If you equipped them, then
let's continue.  This guy really isn't that hard, but you'll still need to
heal.  This is where Zhuzhen's NourishingPotion comes in handy.  Use that to
heal and fuse Yuri into the strongest fusion monster you have and attack with
Margarete.  Stay away from using Grenade since it just heals him.  Just wail
on him and heal when needed and he'll be gone in no time.


Now that he's out of the way, it's time to head back to Shanghai.


==============O-------------O
SHANGHAI      |    (00L)    |
==============O-------------O

Back in Shanghai.  We must now prepare for the battle that awaits us.  Enter
the room next to you and watch the scene here.  Leave the inn and head for
the bar for another scene.  Now head all the way to the boat and open the
hatch to the the Yawang (*giggles* Wang...) Gate Key.  Head back for the inn
and enter the room next to yours.  Fight the battles and talk with Kawashima.
Now you'll be in a scene with Alice.  Choose the first three options to open
up a sidequest.  You can only do this now, but I'll put it in the sidequests
section whenever it's up.

You automatically enter Kuihai Tower after the scene with Alice.


==============O-------------O
KUIHAI TOWER  |    (00M)    |
==============O-------------O

There are two chests to the right and left of you when you enter.  Go open
them.  Now head for the entrance of the tower, and open the door to enter a
boss fight.


O--------------------O
|    YAMARJA: STONE  |
|      HP: 1800      |
|    CLASS: DARKNESS |
| DROPS: R. PH. TALON|
O--------------------O

-Not really a hard fight, but he hits hard, but only hits one character, so
just use NourishingPotion with Zhuzhen to heal and use Life Sucker (if you
have it) on him.  Fuse Yuri into your Fire Fusion and use the ability that
raises your strength, and attack with Margarete.  This battle isn't hard.  He
just has a lot of HP for this point of the game.


After that's out of the way, you'll pick up a item.  Now enter the tower. HOLY
CRAP ON A STICK BATMAN!  If this isn't a creepy tower, I don't know what is
(Well, I at least found it a little creepy.)  Anyways, head to the right and
up the stairs to find a Pure Extract.  At the top and to the left, examine
the thing and put the B. Tortoise VP on it.  Enter the door, open the chest
and get the B. Dragon VP.  Head back to the main hall, and head up the stairs
in the middle and around to get a Lottery Ticket from the chest.  Now enter
the room here as you go back around.  Examine the northwest area to find
the Erotic Book.  This isn't only for making you happy in your pants, but it
has a big use late into the game.  Examine the pedestal and get the R. Phoenix
VP.  Replace it with the B. Dragon VP and leave the room.

Head up the stairs on the left and insert the R. Phoenix VP on the pedestal
and enter the door.  Open the chest for the W. Tiger VP.  Head back to the
room where you got the Erotic Book and replace the B. Dragon VP and put the
W. Tiger VP on it.  Now go back to the main hall and put the B. Dragon VP on
the pedestal and save your game.  Head back up the left set of stairs and
go back to the room where you found the W. Tiger VP.  Now go up the stairs
and watch the scene, and we'll be in a fight.


O--------------------O
|     BADGER DEVIL   |
|      HP: 700       |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: S. OF LUCK |
O--------------------O

-Margarete should have Snipe by now.  Use it, hit the strike area, and the
thing is dead.  Easy as that.


Poor thing.  But we can't mourn the loss of our rabid deformed little animal
friend.  Now we must kill the big man himself.


O--------------------O
|       DEHUAI       |
|      HP: 1700      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|   DROPS: H. STAFF  |
O--------------------O

-Finally, the showdown.  And sadly, it isn't very hard.  He can inflict you
with Fast Ring, and can use Blaze, but other than that, he's not a threat.
Use Zhuzhen as your healer, and have Margarete put Aqua Edge on Yuri and
herself.  Fuse Yuri into the strongest monster you have and start wailing.
This battle shouldn't take very long since Yuri should be able to dish out
tons of damage.


Finally... it's over.  Or is it?  Watch the scene and he'll flee the scene.
Now you'll be able to form your party.  You can put Alice in if you want, but
I just kept Zhuzhen and Margarete in.  There are two soldiers here.  One is a
Lottery Member, the other sells itmes for you.  Play the Lottery if you wish,
and talk to the other one to shop.  You better buy 3 Mirrior Bracelets or else
you'll have no chance.  Equip them on your characters and put the Bell
Bracelet on Zhuzhen.  Climb the stairs and save your game.  Keep heading up
and watch the scene.


O--------------------O
| YAMARAJA: CALAMITY |
|      HP: 2200      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: FIFTH KEY  |
O--------------------O

-This is going to be a long fight with a lot of healing.  If you didn't equip
those Mirror Bracelets, this fight is going to be extremely hard and
extremely longer than it already is.    Start off by fusing Yuri into his
Fire Fusion and then using the skill that ups your attack power.  Have Zhuzhen
be your healer, and have Margarete attack.  Start wailing on him.  Pretty
soon, he'll start using Shockwave which hits your party for heavy damage, so
take this time to use Margarete as a healer as well.  Just keep attacking and
healing, and after a while, he'll fall.

Now watch the scene which gets amusing at the end (D'oh!  You'll understand it
once you've seen it.) and you'll get the option to save your game.  Do so and
that's the first half of the game right there.



-----------------------------SHADOW HEARTS------------------------------------


Choose Prague on the World Map.


==============O-------------O
PRAGUE        |    (00N)    |
==============O-------------O

Head North and talk with the sleeping Guard to play the Lottery.  Once you're
done, save your game and head all the way up.  Meiyuan is there, as is the
Silent Peddler.  Run around the left side and keep pressing X until you find
a chest with a Lottery Ticket. (If this item is wrong, please correct me.)
Head back down, and go to the right and then run down and keep pressing X
until you find another item.  Now down for the bar (the only place you can
enter) and Zhuzhen will have to take a tinkle.  Talk with the woman to
purchase some items and armor if you need it.  If you need the money, sell
some accessories you probably won't use, like the Voodoo Doll.  Trust me, you
don't need to use it, so sell it for some good money.

Zhuzhen will come out of the bathroom, so talk with him, and a man comes
rushing in.  Watch the scene, and head outside and all the way up to where
Meiyuan is.  You'll fight a easy battle, and you'll be back at the bar.
Go up to the table in the upper left corner for Priest's Wine.  Now exit the
bar and head down and exit Prague.

Select Bistritz on the world map.


==============O-------------O
BISTRITZ      |    (00O)    |
==============O-------------O

Once you enter, check around the stonewall for a Lottery Ticket.  Now head up
and examine the fence here for a Mana Seed.  Now head to the right to the next
section.  Head right until you see a house on the lower part of the screen.
Head for it, and say you're a friend of Terry's and you'll be in the house.

Watch the scene here.  Once in control again, head left and onto the next
screen and talk with the first person through the door to upgrade your weapons
and armor.  Now keep going and examine the house at the far left and go back
to the right and onto the other map section.  Talk with the people in the
houses, and go back to Terry's Shop.  You'll get the East Gate Key.  Before
leaving, examine the right side of the screen and keep pressing X until you
open a chest.  You'll get another Card good for discounts.  Now exit the shop
and exit the town via the gate to the right of the shop.

Select Blue Castle.


==============O-------------O
BLUE CASTLE   |    (00P)    |
==============O-------------O

Once in control, head to the left and examine until you find an item on the
ground.  Pick it up, since it's a Cosmic Bracelet.  Beware of the dogs out
here since they can paralyze you.  Head all the way up.  Once you reach the
next section, head up and then go down the stairs on the right to find Meiyuan
and a couple of chests containing a Thera Seed and a Star Swallow.  Now head
back up the stairs and go examine the big doors.  Try to leave, and they'll
open up.  Head inside.

Once in here, head up and save your game.  Now head left down the stairs, and
then down the straight path, up some more stairs.  Now head right, then down
some more stairs when you see them, and into the room.

What we have here is a little puzzle.  It's not really hard.  But first, head
up the stairs to the Casket, and run along the right side of the casket and
along the ledge until you come across a little open area.  A chest containing
a Lottery Ticket is in here.  Now head back to the caskets.  Each casket has
a name on it, and each one lights up.  All you have to do is light them in
alphabetical order, so the order to light them up is as follows;

Abel
Edgar
Frank
Helen
Leon
Maria
Robin
Steven

Once all of them are lit, the invisible character will walk in again.  Head
back to the save point, and head down the stairs on the right this time and
enter the door.  Examine the room, and then try to leave, and the invisible
man will appear again.  He'll then reveal himself as Keith Valentine (or
whatever you want to name him).  Now that we have a new traveling buddy, let's
exit the castle.

Select Bistritz on the world map.


==============O-------------O
BISTRITZ      |    (00Q)    |
==============O-------------O

Head for Terry's shop and watch the scene here.  Leave, and head to the screen
where the weapon shop and save point is.  Buy a new weapon and armor for Keith
and go save your game.  Then choose the Brownish door on the Mayor's house to
break in.  Watch the scene, and then we are entertained with our first boss
fight in the second half of the game.


O--------------------O
|      TINDALOS      |
|      HP: 2200      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: IRON CLOGS |
O--------------------O

-Not really a hard fight.  He just attacks one person most of the time, so
just cure with Alice.  You may need some time to get used to Keith's
Judgement Ring, but he has the largest strike areas out of anyone else, so you
can do a good amount of damage.  Use Keith's Bat Dance and Zhuzhen's most
powerful skill and he should be gone soon.


Well wasn't that disappointing.  Head out and go to Terry's shop, but before
going in, head to the house above it.  Play the Lottery.  Now head back to
Terry's shop and watch the scene.  Go back to the Mayor's house for another
scene.  Pick up the treasure chest in here which contains a Flash Badge.  Now
leave town, and head for Blue Castle.


==============O-------------O
BLUE CASTLE   |    (00R)    |
==============O-------------O

Head into the castle, and head for the save point and save.  Now go left and
keep going left and open the door you see.  This is pretty much a straight
foward place.  It's just a huge spiral going upwards.  Along the way, enter
the doors you see and the jail cells in them for items.  Once you reach the
top, equip some Leonardo's Bears, save your game, and open the door.

Yuri isn't in the mood for playing Poker.


O--------------------O
|         YURI       |
|      HP: 1500      |
|    CLASS: DARKNESS |
|    DROPS: ----     |
O--------------------O

-Yuri will hit a character three times on each of his turns, so keep Alice on
healing duty, and don't use any skills with Keith or Zhuzhen yet.  Once you
deal enough damage, Yuri will fuse into one of his Darkness Fusions and then
starts going ballistic on your ass.  His power increases, and he can use Dark
Messenger which can kill you instantly, but since you equipped those
Leonardo's Bears, it'll only do high damage.  Have Alice and Zhuzhen heal
while using Zhuzhen's Corpse Hand, and use Keith's Bat Dance for the best
damage you can dish out now.  Just keep at it, and heal whenever, and Yuri
will fall.


Now that's out of the way.  You'll now be in the Graveyard as Alice.  Go have
a talk with the Masks.  Sadly, they don't want to talk about if the Redsox
will repeat as world champions, but want to instead scold at you.  Once in
control again, head through the top gate and you'll see Yuri digging his own
grave.  Seriously.  He's really digging his own grave.  Soon, Fox Face comes
and Yuri regains his senses after Fox Face knocks Alice in last week.  Soon,
Yuri will fight back, and so begins another boss fight.


O--------------------O
|      FOX FACE      |
|      HP: 600       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: B. KNUCKLES |
O--------------------O

-You're gonna have to beat him this time.  Transform into Yuri's best Fire
Fusion and use the skill that raises your strength.  His normal attacks are
extremely weak now, but what makes this annoying, is that he can use his !!!
attack which brings you down to 1 HP, and he'll use it in consecutive turns.
Start wailing on him, and with your Str boost, you should only need a few
turns to lay waste to him.  Just make sure to heal if you need to.


The mask falls off to reveal who Fox Face really is.  Seems like Yuri just
beat himself up.  Or at least his weakness up.

After a bit, you'll be able to reform your party.  I went with Yuri, Alice,
and Keith.  Now exit the castle, save your game on the world map, and choose
Prague.


==============O-------------O
PRAGUE        |    (00S)    |
==============O-------------O

Head for the Bar and talk with the man at the top.  Soon Alice will be going
to the bathroom to find the lady that just went in there.  Just keep searching
everywhere where the question mark pops up, and then soon you'll be in a
fight.


O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|       HP: 700      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: M. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-You only have Alice for this fight, but it's still easy.  Just keep using
Blessed Light, heal when you have to, and she'll be gone in no time.


Well, that's gone.  Head out, and watch the scene, and form your party.
Before leaving, pick up a few Shell Bracelets.  Now exit town.

Select Rouen on the World Map.


==============O-------------O
ROUEN         |    (00T)    |
==============O-------------O

Once you etner town, talk with the townspeople, and check around the ground
near the woman near the entrance to find a Lottery Ticket.  Head for the inn
now, and watch the scene.

You'll be in the Graveyard now.  Go talk with the masks and then you'll have
control in the real world once again.  Go examine all the rooms and in one of
them, you'll see Alice missing.  Go back to the room you were in to see a
scene with Keith ahd Zhuzhen.  Now go down the stairs, and talk with the
Silent Peddler here to do some item shopping.  Head into the door behind the
stairs to find Meiyuan.  Now exit the inn, and go into the alleyway.  Talk
with the man here to play the Lottery.  Try to win the Accelerator and put
that on whoever has the Pedometer.  Also pick up the Huge Jug along the way.
Now continue down the alleyway to find Alice, and then Roger Bacon appears
along with Olga.  Margarete then jumps down, and you'll have to fight a normal
battle.  Bacon then disappears, and you'll be in the inn again.

Watch the talking, and then you'll have to hunt down Olga.  Before leaving
the inn, make sure to equip the Brass Knuckles on Yuri and Shell Bracelets
on everyone.  Head down the stairs and save your game.  Talk with the Peddler
if you need some items, then head out.  Go back down the alleyway and search
around where Bacon was standing to get a Lottery Ticket.  Head up the small
set of stairs, and do a Ring Test to get the door open.

Watch the scene in here with the Priest, and then Olga will appear.  Time to
kick some elderly ass.


O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|      HP: 3000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: SMALL JUG |
O--------------------O

-Nothing much here has changed, but she has an attack called Black Fog that
does moderate damage and poisons, but if you equipped those Shell Bracelets
like I told you to, this battle should go smoothly.  Transform Yuri into your
strongest Fire Fusion and then use the skill that ups your attack power.  Also
use it on Keith, and then when you get the chance, have Alice cast Holy Edge
on Yuri and Keith.  Yuri should be doing about 300-100-100 by now with those
add-ons.  Just heal with Alice and if needed, Keith, and keep wailing and
she'll float away.


Well, now that's gone, head back to the Church, examine the main piece in the
center and get a  Seal of Wisdom.  Head to the right and through the door
and enter the first Confessional door for a chest.  Now exit the church and
town all together.

Choose London, and then Old Castle Street on the World Map.


==============           O-------------O
LONDON: OLD CASTLE STREET|    (00U)    |
==============           O-------------O

Talk with the man on the left to get the Sun Card.  Now you have 4 Cards, and
need only one more.  Keep going up and talk with the drunk man to play the
Lottery.  If you haven't won a Tissue up to this point, do it now.  Keep going
up to watch a scene involving a kid and a man.  The man will run away and the
kid will thank you, and then pickpocket you.  England sure has a funny way
of thanking people.

Talk with the people in this area, and then head for the bar and the bar
owner will tell you stuff, and you'll be able to rename Halley if you wish.
Once that's over, behind the barkeeper to find a Mana Extract.  Now exit the
bar and head for the Hotel.  Watch the scene.

Exit the hotel and back to the bridge and then keep going up to find a broken
down house.  Go to the left of it to find a Shutter on the ground.  Examine
it and do a Ring Test to open it.  Climb down and head left to find some
Demon Earrings.  At the corner, you'll find a Lottery Ticket.  Head for the
save point and save your game, and go up the ladder.  On this floor, check
on the right side of the screen to find a Soul Benediction.  Now run up the
stairs to watch a scene.  Halley comes in, and you get your money back
(although some missing) and a very valuable Crucifix which you should equip
on either Yuri or Alice right away.  Examine the room to find a
TalismanOfPurity and a Warning Device.  Leave, and enter the house to the
right of the hideout.  After the scene, run across the left wall to find a
Lottery Ticket, Kirin Scale, and one other item I forgot.  Now leave the
town and save your game on the World Map.

Choose Orphanage on the World Map.


==============   O-------------O
LONDON: ORPHANAGE|    (00V)    |
==============   O-------------O

Head up to the door, and watch the scene.  After that, leave and head back for
Old Castle Street.


==============           O-------------O
LONDON: OLD CASTLE STREET|    (00W)    |
==============           O-------------O

Head back to the hideout, and you'll see all the kids are missing and you'll
notice they've been taken to the Orphanage.  Now you'll have to form a party
which has to include Halley, so stick Alice in for healing purposes.  Now
exit and return to the Orphanage.


==============   O-------------O
LONDON: ORPHANAGE|    (00X)    |
==============   O-------------O

First off, you may be asking why to take Alice with you since Halley has a
Heal skill.  Well, although Heal is more powerful, it takes much more MP than
Cure, and Halley doesn't have much MP to work with.  Anyways, once here,
enter, and you'll be encountered with a nice fight.


O--------------------O
|    NIGHT STALKER   |
|      HP: 2500      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
| DROPS: K. ROOM KEY |
O--------------------O

-His Physical attacks are strong, and he'll use a skill that ups his attack
power, so you'll want to be careful of that.  Fuse Yuri into the strongest
Fire Fusion you have and use the skill that ups your strength.  Then start
wailing on him.  Aqua Blade with Halley is a fine choice, so use that, and
he'll be down for the count in no time.


Once in control, head to the left and open the door to find Joshua and the
other kid.  Examine the room for a Seal of Luck, a Pure Extract, and a Monkey
Paw.  Now exit the room and head up the stairs and go into the room on the
left.  Examine everything in here, and keep in mind the date of the diary
entry, and also the day number, month number, and year number.  Examine the
Fireplace for a Lottery Ticket.  Now exit and head to the right side and put
in the passcode, which is 5375.

Examine the Fireplace here for Monk Earrings, and read everything in the room.
Head back to the main hall, and go down the stairs and save your game.  Make
sure to put on Mirror Bracelets, and then go to the door between the stairs
and put in the passcode, which is 3754.  Enter, and watch the scene.


O--------------------O
|        JACK        |
|      HP: 2500      |
|     CLASS: WATER   |
| DROPS: S. OF SPEED |
O--------------------O

-Just fuse Yuri into any strong fusion monster and lay waste.  Just make sure
to keep your HP up before killing him.


Jack falls down, and then another boss fight starts.


O--------------------O
|       MAMMON       |
|      HP: 3500      |
|     CLASS: EARTH   |
| DROPS: D. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-This is where those Mirror Bracelets will come in handy.  This boss can
petrify your party, so you'll be safe from that now.  Fuse Yuri into his most
powerful Fire Fusion, and use the attack that ups your attack power.  Have
Halley cast Wind Edge on Yuri, and have Alice do the healing.  With Yuri's
attack power upped and his attacks doing Wind Damage, he should be doing near
400 on the first hit, then near 200 on the second and third.  Having Halley
use Air Shot is also a great attack.  Once the boss is running low on health,
it'll heal itself for about 500 HP.  Yuri should be able to do almost twice
that damage, so that's nothing to worry about.  Just smack, heal, and it'll
die.


Now that's over with, watch the scene here, and then leave the town, and exit
the London portion of the map.  Make sure to save your game.

Select Calios Mental Hospital from the World Map.


==============        O-------------O
CALIOS MENTAL HOSPITAL|    (00Y)    |
==============        O-------------O

Once you enter here, you'll get into a fight with two enemies.  Waste them.
Check the inside of the guard tower for a chest containing a Laurel Slingshot.
Then go to the right for another chest containing a DemonWardNcklace.  Now
head for the hospital and open the big creepy doors.

You'll get into another fight with a couple of guards again.  Waste them.
Head up and pick up the Bronze Coin at the very end of the hall (the shiny
thing.)  Continue to the right to get on the next screen.  Fight two more
guards.  Head all the way down the hall and get the Lottery Ticket from the
chest.  Now head down, examine the chair and watch the scene.  Keep going
down to exit the room.  Now go left, fight two more guards, and examine their
bodies to find a Heart Key.  Also get the Silver Coin which is above him.  Go
put the coins in their respective fountains, save your game if you wish, and
head back to the beginning of the Hospital, but don't exit.

Examine all the doors here and open all the chests, one containing a Club Key.
Head back up into the next hallway and open the doors that can be opened here.
Get all the items in the rooms and pick up the Gold and Platnium Coins.  Head
back to the room where you found the Heart Key and put the remaining Coins in.
Save your game and equip Shell Bracelets on your characters again.  Head down
the stairs and examine the large door for a scene.


O--------------------O
|       RAUSAN       | 
|      HP: 3500      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: SPADE KEY  |
O--------------------O

-This really isn't a hard fight.  He relies on using skills that ups his
Special Defense, so use Yuri to do Physical Attacks.  Just heal when needed
and he should fall soon.


Once in control, return to the door that required that Spade Key and open it.
Open the chest that has the Dungeon Key, and rest on the bed if needed.
Examine the chest again for the Fire Gravestone.  Save your game and go back
to the large door.  Watch the scene.


O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|      HP: 4000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: W. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-This is the same fight as last time.  She just has more HP this time around.
Use Alice's Gospel skill to lessen the damage of Black Fog, and transform
Yuri into your best Fire Fusion and use the skill that ups your strength.
Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri and start attacking her.  You'll be doing
tons of damage.  Having Halley use Aqua Blade wouldn't hurt either.  Just heal
when needed, keep pounding her, and she should be gone in no time.


Once that's over, you'll be back in London.  Make sure to save your game.
Go into the room where the kids are, and talk to Joshua.  He'll give you the
Oath Grail.  This is a vital item in getting the Good Ending which can be
referred at in the Sidequests section.  Leave the hideout, and go to the
bridge for a scene with Halley, and watch Yuri knock him down.

Alice will then leave for Rouen by herself.


==============O-------------O
ROUEN         |    (00Z)    |
==============O-------------O

Head down the alleyway and into the back of the church.  Head for the second
confessional booth, and you'll have to do a Ring Test.  Once it's done, you'll
read the diary which reveals Roger Bacon as Cardinal Albert Simon.  Leave the
Confessional Booth and Albert will be standing outside, and then walk away.
Follow him for a lengthy, yet interesting scene.

You'll now be back in London.  Form a party with whoever (I went with Yuri,
Alice, and Keith.) and leave the town for the World Map.  Save your game, and
select Nemeton Monastery.


==============   O--------------O
NEMETON MONASTERY|    (01A)     |
==============   O--------------O

Follow the path and enter the huge house you see.  Go inside and go down
the stairs and run past the strange machine to the bookcase and examine the
end to find the Light Gravestone.  Now leave the house and take the path going
up.  On the next screen, keep going up and open the chest for a
Mant.OfNobility and enter the ruins.  You'll now see a scene with a rather
odd fellow, and you get the chance to name him, and after you do, he'll be
right in front of the screen (kinda creepy close up) prancing around saying
he's not a party member.  He'll then reveal himself as Roger Bacon.  That's
right.  The real Roger Bacon.

After the scene, examine the area until you find a TalismanOfPower.  Now go
back to the house and talk with Roger.  That strange machine you see is a
vending machine.  So go buy from it.  The weapons and armor here are quite
expensive.  Also, make sure to buy 3 Will Powers and any items you may need.
Now leave the house and return to the ruins.  Go down the stairs, and some
stairs will appear.  Go down them.

Talk with Roger and he'll open the huge door.  Talk with him again and he'll
fully heal you.  Now go save your game and go through the door.

Head down the stairs and keep going left.  Open the chest along the way
containing a Mauser Prototype.  When you come to a fork, go right and follow
the path until you run into a chest.  Close this chest, and go back to the
entrance.  Go right this and keep going right until you're in the room with
the chest again.  Open the chest on the upper part of the screen, and all the
chests will disappear.  Go to the pedestal with the colored sphere on it and
click it.  Now exit the room.

Head up at the fork and open the chest in here for a Silver Wolf Fang.
Explore up here for another chest that has a Mind's Eye in it.  Head back to
the first room and keep going left until you come to a fork.  Go left again
and then go up at the next fork you see and click on the Red colored sphere.
Open the chest here containing a HolyBook-Martyrs.  Now head southwest and
then go down, right, and then up.  Follow this path and click on the Green
Colored Sphere.  Return to the beginning, and go right and then up and open
the chest here containing a Coat of the Sage.  Now go down and to the right
and click on the Blue Colored Sphere again.

Now head to the room where you can the colored flame, and go right and open
the chest containing a Seal of Vitality.  Head back left, and then up and
right at the fork in this room and examine the fire pit for the
DestructionStone.  Now go back down, right, and right again.  Head up the
stairs and get the two treasure chests containing a Seal of Strength and a
Punk Jacket.  Go down and save your game and equip the Will Powers you bought
at Roger's house.  Go back up the stairs and through the door.

Watch the scene, and run up the stairs and watch the scene here.  Now we will
be in a fight.


O--------------------O
|     ALBERT SIMON   |
|      HP: 3000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-The most annoying thing about Albert is that he can drain at your SP with his
Holy Chest attack, but that's why we equiped those Will Powers.  Fuse Yuri
into your strongest Fire Fusion and use the skill that ups your attack power.
Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri.  Whoever your third party may be, have them
attack and then supply Alice with MP healing items when she runs low.  Wail
on Albert with Yuri.  After enough damage, the second part of the battle
unfolds.


O--------------------O
|        AMON        |
|      HP: 4000      |
|   CLASS: ----      | 
| DROPS: A. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-Hopefully Alice knows Arc, because it's going to come in handy for this
fight.  Amon will either cast Demon Rays on one character, doing severe damage
or he'll use an attack that hits your party for around 200-250 damage or so.
Have Alice cast Arc whenever needed, and recast Yuri's Attack up skill
whenever it runs out.  Have your third character switch between attacking,
using MP items on Alice when her MP runs out, and keeping Alice's SP and
possibly the third character's SP up.  Just keep at it and he'll fall.


If you got the DestructionStone like I pointed out in the walkthrough, then
you'll get the Amon Fusion.  Now watch the nifty cutscene here and watch Yuri
almost say a naughty word.

The good ending is available to get now.  Refer to the Good Ending section of
the sidequest section to get it.  For now, watch the scene.  Exit and return
to London: Old Castle Street.


==============           O-------------O
LONDON: OLD CASTLE STREET|    (01B)    |
==============           O-------------O

Head for the London Rat's Hideout and watch the scene with Halley. Once
that's over, head for the Nemeton Monastery again.


==============   O-------------O
NEMETON MONASTERY|    (01C)    |
==============   O-------------O

Go talk with Roger, and then Alice will be in the Graveyard.  If you did the
first part of the Good Ending, refer to that section now.  If not, then go to
the masks, and fight a battle against Atman in which you can't win.  Once you
regain control, talk with Roger, and you'll do a Ring Test.  You'll then be
transported to Neameto.


==============O-------------O
NEAMETO       |    (01D)    |
==============O-------------O

This is it, the final place in the game.  There are some sidequests available
now.  If you wish to do them, refer to the sidequest section.  You can exit
Neameto by using the yellow warp portal.  If you think you're ready, then let
us continue on.

Follow the path and take the second exit in this room and examine the red
barrier.  Head back and take the first exit this time and watch the scene.
Yuri will kick the wall and another barrier blocks him and Halley in, so
Alice, Keith, Zhuzhen, and Margarete are the only ones who you can control for
now.  Pick your party, and head back and take the second exit again.  Run
along the path and examine the triangle you see.  You'll now be in control of
Yuri.  So head to where the others are, and you'll be together again.

Take the right path when you get control again, and follow the path and you'll
encounter a fight.


O--------------------O
|     SOUL BLOCK     |
|     HP: 7000       |
|    CLASS: LIGHT    |
|  DROPS: MONKEY PAW |
O--------------------O

-Only magic attacks will hurt this boss, so fuse Yuri into Amon and have him
go crazy with Demon Rays.  Have Alice cast Blessed Light, or if you want to
get rid of him quickly, use Advent.  Have your third character use their best
skill and rinse and repeat.  Heal with Alice as needed and restore MP as
needed.  He'll fall fast.


After the fight, a blue, yellow, and pink circle will appear.  The blue allows
you to save your game (of course), the yellow lets you exit, and the pink lets
you change your party.  Do whatever you need to do.  Head northwest and open
the chest that has a Seal of Aura in it.  Then take the path going down to
get a Lottery Ticket.  Now go northeast and get the chest there that has
BrsrkrEarrings.  Now go southeast and walk over the green circle.  Go back
to where the triangle on the wall is, and take the left path this time for
a Crank Slingshot.  Go back to where you fought the boss and take the exit
on the right side.  Go right here and get the Seal of Vitality.  Then go back
and then go up and run over the blue circle.

Now head back to the boss room and take the right exit.  At the fork, take the
left path and open the two chests for a SilverThreadCoat and a Sage Staff.
Go back to the fork and take the right path this time and run over the red
circle.  Go back to the boss room, save your game, and take the exit on the
most left.  Take a right whenever you come to a fork and get the chests
containing a Rubber Suit and Monk Earrings.  Go back and follow the path up.
Before climbing the stairs, put on any Crucifixes or any Zodiac/Cosmic
Bracelets you have.  Now head up the stairs for a fight.


O--------------------O
|        HATE        |
|      HP: 7000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|    DROPS: S. KEY   |
O--------------------O

-His Hate Storm and Black Fog attacks will cause a good amount of status
effects on you, hence why I told you to equip any Crucifixes or Zodiac/Cosmic
Bracelets you had.  Transform Yuri into your strongest Fire Fusion and use the
attack that ups your attack power.  Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri and your
third character and go bananas.  You should be doing around 450-210-210 or so
by now with Yuri if you have his Strength up and Holy Edge on.  Alice should
be ready with Arc or Cure, and your third character should attack and use MP
restoring items on Alice.  This guy should fall fast.


Use a tent (I know you need to) and save your game.  Now follow the path up
and up the stairs and you'll be warped eventually.  Now watch the scene, and
let's get out of this puzzle.

Once in control, head down to get warped again.  Now go up and right and
you'll be warped again.  Now head up the stairs, then go down some stairs,
then up some stairs again and follow the path as it curves to the right to be
warped again.  Open the chest that has a TalismanOfPower, and keep going left.
Go up the stairs and open the chest that has the V-Blade-Blodauth in it.  Keep
heading up and you'll be warped by a chest.  Open it to get a Fifth Key.  Now
go left from the chest, and warp.  Before heading up the stairs, either put on
Crucifixes or Leonardo's Bears.  Now go up the stairs for another boss fight.


O--------------------O
|      SCAPEGOAT     |
|      HP: 7000      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
|   DROPS: CRUCIFIX  |
O--------------------O

-This guy can kill you instantly, so if you put on those Crucifixes or
Leonardo's Bears, you should be good to go.  This guy can hit your party hard,
so always have Alice on standby ready to use Arc or Cure.  Fuse Yuri into your
best Fire Fusion, and use the skill that ups your strength.  Have your third
character attack and use MP healing items on Alice.  If you're using Keith,
have him cast Earth Edge on Yuri for even more damage.  This battle will take
a lot out of you, but as long as Alice has Arc and enough MP for the entire
battle, you'll win.


Three more points will appear.  If you need to go buy any more items, now is
your chance.  If you're ready, use a Tent and save your game.  Equip Will
Powers on your characters, but keep your Crucifixes or any status preventing
accessories on, and head up the stairs to find Albert Simon.  It's showtime.


O--------------------O
|       MESSIAH      |
|      HP: 8000      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
|   DROPS: CRUCIFIX  |
|   DROPS: S. HAND   |
O--------------------O

NOTE: I recieved one on one playthrough, and the other on another.

-Albert still has Holy Chest, so if you equipped those Will Powers, you should
be good to go.  Transform Yuri into your best Fire Fusion and use the skill
that raises your strength.  If Keith is in your party, have him cast Earth
Edge to harden the damage done.  Two other things you should take note of here
are Albert's Status Abnormality attack, and his !!! attack which lowers one
character to 1 HP.  Have Alice always ready with Arc, because Cure won't be
enough for this battle.  Have your third character use MP healing items on
Alice if needed, and have Yuri pound on Albert.  Once he reaches low health,
he'll use Grace which will replenish 999 HP, but I've only seen him use it
once.  So just get him back down and lay waste to him.


What's the point of him dropping a Crucifix if you can't even equip it?  Form
your party for the final battle.  Watch the pretty scene here, and God will
reveal himself to you.  And so, the final battle begins.


O--------------------O
|      META GOD      |
|      HP: 12,000    |
|      CLASS: ----   |
|      DROPS: ----   |
O--------------------O

-God sure is creepy looking.  You should still have your Crucifixes equipped,
so you should be fine for the most part.  Now's the time to go all out with
any items you've been saving.  Don't bother fusing into a Fire Fusion this
time since it's a pain to recast the strength boosting attack.  Besides, he
can drain your MP with an attack of his.  Transform Yuri into Amon.  For some
good damage, have Yuri use a Star Swallow, a Silver Hand, and a Seventh Key to
do some massive damage.  You'll hit him 21 times, each for a Critical hit.
ALWAYS have Alice casting Arc since all of his attacks (except his Physical
attack) hits your entire party and they hit hard.  Have your third party
member heal her MP and attack whenever they can.  Using a Key to Success will
also do some massive damage if you can hit the Hit Areas all three times.  Use
all your strength boosting items on Yuri and use all your Third, Fifth, and
Seventh keys.  Hold nothing back.  Just keep Alice alive, keep her MP and SP
up, and use power boosting items with Yuri, and he'll be gone.


Now watch the ending, and choose to save your game.  Then whenever you reload
that file, you'll start a new game, but you'll have all your fusions from last
time, and all the monsters in your library.  You can also compare your current
score from your last one.

I hope you enjoyed Shadow Hearts.  Because I sure did.






===================
4.) Sidequests
===================

Here I'll list the sidequests in the game.


==============  O------------O
KOWLOON FORTRESS|    (sqA)   |
==============  o------------O

Note: If you wish to do this, then you must do so before beating Kuihai Tower.


Once you answer the first choice for all three options during the Alice scene,
head towards the boat and choose to set sail.  Enter Kowloon Fortress.

Once you enter here, there's a Peddler on the left that will sell you items
if you need them, and there's a Lottery Member on the right that has a Mind's
Eye if you can hit the red area.  Once you're done out here, head up.  Open
the chest to the left to get a Mana Root.  Keep going up and go up the stairs
on the right.  Keep following the path and enter the door and search around
the room for the Wugai Room Key.  Go to the right side of the room and climb
the ladder (it may be hard to see, so keep pressing X) and open the chest for
a Face Guard.

Head back to the main area, and then take the stairs going left this time.
Head up the stairs here and go through the door.  Check the left side of the
room for a Seal of the Soul.  Exit, and go down and right on the same screen
to find a chest containing a Thera Root.  Now keep going up the stairs and
open the chest containing a Pure Root.  Keep following the path until you
reach another chest that contains a Soul Benediction.  Keep going up the
stairs.  Equip Leonardo's Bears on your party, save your game, and enter the
door.  Watch Bacon appear with Wugai, and we'll be in a fight.


O--------------------O
|    CURSED PUPPET   |
|      HP: 900       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: S. OF WISDOM|
O--------------------O

-If you equipped the Leonardo's Bears, this fight should be easy.  He'll use
Game of Death from time to time, so you're protected from that.  He has one
attack that can hit your entire party, but Zhuzhen should have
NourishingPotion by now, so use that whenever you need to heal.  Fuse Yuri
into his fire fusion and use the skill that raises your attack, and start
pounding on him.  He should be dead in a few turns.


Watch the scene, and now exit the fortress.  Don't worry, no more random
encounters.  And one thing to note, you can't play the lottery with that man
anymore here, so don't bother.


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==============O-------------O
GOOD ENDING   |    (sqB)    |
==============O-------------O

To get the Good Ending, you must have done two things: Gotten the Oath Grail
from Joshua, and beaten Albert Simon and Amon.  Once you've done those two,
and haven't stepped foot into Neameto yet, get your Malice to the red point.
You'll start getting into random fights with the masks, but you have to beat
them in a certain order.  Grail, Gold, Staff, and Sword is the order you need
to beat them in.  Gold and Sword can only be hurt with magic attacks, so make
sure to have at least one magic user in your party when you attempt to fight
the masks.

Once you've beaten the masks, continue the game, and clear your Malice before
going back to Roger Bacon's house.  Once you get there, Alice will appear in
the graveyard.  Go examine the little tombstone in the lowerleft corner, and
go talk with the four masks.  Now talk with Atman, and Yuri should come in.
Now we have to fight Atman.


O--------------------O
|       ATMAN        |
|     HP: 50,000     |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|     DROPS: ----    |
O--------------------O

-If someone can please tell me Atman's HP, Class, and what he drops, I'd
really appreciate it.  Make sure Alice has a Will Power on, since Atman's
Eradication attack hurts Alice for about 300 HP and halves her SP, so having
one on will shorten this battle.  Just have Alice keep healing herself after
Eradication, and Yuri fuse into whatever and pound on him.  He'll fall in no
time.


Atman is dead, and the good ending is now set.  Now beat the game.


----------


==============   O-------------O
EMIGRE MANUSCRIPT|    (sqC)    |
==============   O-------------O

Go to the Orphanage, and go into the room where you fought Jack.  Talk to the
kid by the fence to play a game of Hide and Seek.  The first kid is behind the
lady in the room you're in.  Once you exit this room, you'll see a girl in red
but just save her for last.  Next head to the room on the lower part of the
floor.  Check inbetween the beds until you talk with a kid.  Now exit, and
go through the left door at the top of the stairs, and talk to the kid behind
the table.  Now exit, and talk to the girl in red, and return to the room you
started at, and talk with the kid that started the game.  He'll let you
through.  Climb up the stairs, and talk with the kid in the pot to get the
Emigre Manuscript.  Examine it and exit.

NOTE: The kid in the pot is also a lottery member.  His ring is invisible, so
equip a Pocket Watch.  His red prize is a Crucifix, so it's recommended to win
at least one.  You'll get a third soon.


---------


==============O-------------O
CODEX OF LURIE|    (sqD)    |
==============O-------------O

Head back to where you fought Albert Simon and Amon, and examine the ground
there to get it.  Once you get the book, and have set foot in Neameto, go talk
with Roger, and you'll do a Spin Ring 10.  It's pretty easy, but if you mess
up, you get as many chances as you need.  Whenever you get it, Roger will give
Yuri his best weapon.


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============== O-------------O
BOOK OF RITUALS|    (sqE)    |
============== O-------------O

Have Alice and Zhuzhen in your party, and head north from Roger's house to
the ruins, and watch the scene to get the Book of Rituals.  Examine it and
exit.


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==============O-------------O
DOLLHOUSE     |    (sqF)    |
==============O-------------O

The rest of the sidequests are active once you set foot in Neameto.  Once
you've done so, go to Prague and talk with the Bar Owner.  Head for the
bathroom and examine the last stall to give the man a Tissue.  Try to leave
the bar and he'll give you an Air Gravestone.  Now exit Prague, and re-enter
and go back to the Bar.  There should be a new man standing somewhere in the
bar, so talk with him.  Now exit Prague, and the Dollhouse should be opened.
Select it.

Follow the path and go through the door.  Examine the clock to find a Crank.
Head through the door to the right and examine the lower part of the screen
for a Lottery Ticket.  Now go through the door at the top.  Examine the left
side of the fountain to do a Ring Test to get the Storage Room key.  Once you
get it, head back towards the entrance (meaning out of the house) and go
left after you exit through the door.  Open the door here with the Storage
Room Key.  Turn on the Generator here and examine the room for a Silver Hand.
Go down the ladder and examine the wine bottles for a Slide Clip.  Head back
to where the Projector is, and put the clip in it.  Now head back outside, and
through the door you first took.

Save your game, and take the door to the right.  Examine the fireplace and
put the passcode in.  If you don't know it yet, it's 1224.  Now head back to
the room where you found the Slide Clip and go through the door at the
northeast part of the room.  Go down the stairs and open the huge metal door.
Examine around the room, and open the chest in the back to get a Crucifix.
This should be your third one, and they should be on your party.  Now try to
exit the room, and watch the scene.  Time for a fight.


O--------------------O
|     ORB CHAOS      |
|     HP: 7500       |
|     CLASS: HOLY    |
|DROPS: H. BOOK-FLESH|
O--------------------O

-I honestly don't see why people have trouble with this boss.  As long as you
have those Crucifixes on, you should be fine.  Alice should have Arc, so
using that whenever its needed will pretty much guarantee you a win.  Fuse
Yuri into his strongest Fusion and start wailing.  Just keep Alice's MP up and
this fight will be a cakewalk


Once it's dead, you'll get Alice's best weapon.  Now leave and head back to
Prague.  Go to the bar and examine the spot Ewan was standing at.


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==============        O--------------O
MARGARETE'S CONFESSION|    (sqG)     |
==============        O--------------O

I've recieved several e-mails containing on how to activate this, and they
all pretty much said the same thing:

In order to active Margarete's Confession, go back to Rouen before setting
foot into Neameto.  Go to the church and enter through the backdoor and
Margarete will ask you to listen to her through the Confessional booth.  After
it's all said and done, you'll recieve the Pearl Ring.

Author's Note: Upon further notes, it appears you need to have a party of
Yuri, Keith, and Margarete in order to activate this sidequest.  It can be
done right after you get the option of going to Neameto, but going in prevents
you from doing the sidequest.  I'm also guessing you need to do the Fighting
Couple Sidequest in order to activate this, but I'm not entirely sure on this.


---------


==============O-------------O
BLUE CASTLE   |    (sqH)    |
==============O-------------O

Make sure to have Keith in your party.  Go to Bistritz and go to Terry's
Shop and talk with Nina outside to get the Earth Gravestone.  Now exit the
town and re-enter and head back for the shop and enter it.  Talk with Nina.
Now go back to Blue Castle and to the room where you had to light up the
coffins.  Make sure to save your game first.  When ready, head to the big
coffin and talk with the Golden Bat to do battle.


O--------------------O
|      GOLDEN BAT    |
|      HP: 1200      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|DROPS: D.SWD-TYRVING|
O--------------------O

-By now, Keith should be able to hit for 200-100-100, and you have 5 turns
to knock off 1200 HP.  So basically, this battle is too easy.  Just waste it.


You get the DemonSwd-Tryving for winning.


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==============O-------------O
CAVE TEMPLE   |    (sqI)    |
==============O-------------O

If you examined the Emigre Manuscript, the Cave Temple should be open.  If
you can't find it, it's in the London Area.  Head for it.

Here are the directions (including items) after going through the door at the
start.


NORTH (Item, go back)
WEST
NORTH
WEST
SOUTH
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH (Item, go back)
WEST
NORTH
WEST
NORTH (from Save point)

Open the chest here for a Mant.OfShivering, and exit.  Examine the Emigre
Manuscript again and enter the Cave Temple again.

Now follow these directions after going through the first set of doors
(including items)


NORTH (Item, go back)
EAST
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
SOUTH
EAST
NORTH (Item, go back)
EAST
NORTH
EAST
NORTH (from Save point)

Save your game at the save point, and have your Crucifixes on.


O--------------------O
|     CHERUBIM       |
|     HP: 10,000     |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|DROPS: H. PEAK STAFF|
O--------------------O

-As long as Alice has Arc, this battle should be a cake walk.  Fuse Yuri into
the strongest fusion you have and go bonkers on him.  Your third character
should go bonkers and heal Alice's MP when needed.  Not much to say about this
fight really.  He just has a ton of HP, so it'll take awhile.


You get Zhuzhen's best weapon, the Holy Peak Staff for winning.


---------


==============O-------------O
ANICENT RUINS |    (sqJ)    |
==============O-------------O

Once you've examined the Book of Rituals, head back to the world map and
choose the Ancient Ruins.

This is a maze like the Cave Temple, but the directions this time are color
coded.  Once you enter the first room with colored flames, open the chest
containing Angel Earrings.  Now, the directions are as follows: (color wise)


RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
GREEN
LIGHT BLUE
BLUE
PURPLE

Now go down the stairs, and follow the path for the GoldThreadCoat.  Now exit
the Ruins, examine the Book of Rituals again, and go back in.

Go back to the first room with the colored flames.  The directions this time
are as follows:


PURPLE
BLUE
LIGHT BLUE
GREEN
YELLOW
ORANGE
RED

Save your game, and go down the stairs.


O--------------------O
|      SERAPHIM      |
|      HP: 4000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: VOLT SNIPE |
O--------------------O

-He hits hard, but his HP is low.  Having Alice use Arc is pretty much
mandatory.  Since his HP is low, and Yuri should be dealing massive damage,
this battle shouldn't take long.  Just make sure you have your Crucifixes on
and you should have no problems.


You get Halley's best weapon, the Volt Snipe, for winning.


---------


==============   O-------------O
SERAPHIC RADIANCE|    (sqK)    |
==============   O-------------O

In order to get the final fusion, you must have gotten all Fusions (including
Amon).  If you don't have all final fusions for each class, then the
Gravestones are at the following places:

Dark - In the room at Blue Castle where you fought Yuri.
Light - In Roger Bacon's house near the Bookcase.
Air - After giving the man a Tissue at the bathroom in the Bar at Prague.
Earth - Talk with Nina with Keith in your party once you've visited Neameto.
Water - Talk with a man wandering outside of Rouen and buy it for 10,000 Gold.
Fire - Examine the chest that had the final key at the Mental Hospital.

Once you get all of them, and have all the fusions, and you've beaten the
Cave Temple and Ancient Ruins, and got the Codex of Lurie, go to Roger's house
and speak with him to trade the Erotic Book for the Pulse Tract.  Examine
the Pulse Tract and head back to the Ancient Ruins.  The path this time is as
follows: (color coded)


YELLOW
RED
GREEN
PURPLE
BLUE
RED
LIGHT BLUE

Go down the stairs and open the chest for the Stone of Rebirth.  Examine it.
Now go to the world map, save your game, and enter the Graveyard.

First go speak with the masks to get the Seven-Eyed Mask, and then go through
the gate (where you fought Fox Face) and examine everywhere.  Now attempt to
leave.  Watch the scene with Yuri's dad, and now we will begin a fight.


O--------------------O
|      BEN HYUGA     |
|      HP: 2000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: VOLT SNIPE |
O--------------------O

-Attack and heal.  After enough damage, the real fun begins.


O--------------------O
|  SERAPHIC RADIANCE |
|      HP: 5000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|   DROPS: D. RING   |
O--------------------O

-Now is where things get challenging.  You're gonna need to be offensive, but
defensive at the same time.  What I did was fuse Yuri into the final Fire
Fusion and use Battle Cry and then attacked.  It hit him pretty hard, but
you'll find yourself only attacking about once every 3 turns or so.  Keep an
eye on your SP and HP.  You'll most likely need to use Thera Extracts.  If you
need any, they only cost 100 Steps, so get about 30-40, just to be safe if you
keep dying.  Also, make sure your Level is at least 53.  His normal attacks
hit hard, and he has an attack that hits you for 300+ damage and heals himself
for 100 damage.  With that said, this is not an easy battle, and quite
possibly the toughest battle in the game.  Just be patient, and attack
whenever you get the chance.  If you keep dying, get some Thera Extracts and
try using a Minds Eye for more damage.


After beating him, you'll get the Seraphic Radiance fusion.






===================
5.) Bosses
===================

The following is a list of all the bosses in the game, both storyline wise
and sidequest wise.

O--------------------O
|    ROGER BACON     |
|      HP: ----      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-Don't bother using your healing items here.  After a few turns, he'll use an
attack that does 999 damage.  Now would be a good time to get the basics of
the Judgment Ring, though.

-----

O--------------------O
|      FOX FACE      |
|      HP: ----      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-Another fight you can't win.  Don't waste your healing items.

-----

O--------------------O
|       FELNIUS      |
|      HP: 250       |
|    CLASS: WIND     |
|   DROPS: L. TICKET |
O--------------------O

-Pretty much a normal enemy, but has more HP than the ones you've fought so
far.  Transform Yuri into Raging Tiger, and start hacking and slashing.  Have
Zhuzhen cast Ogre Flamedance until his MP runs out, and then attack with him.
Don't waste a Mana Leaf here.  Alice will be your healer.  Her attacks aren't
really dangerous, but watch out for an attack that hits the entire party for
good damage.  Also, keep an eye on Alice's SP.  You may or may not have to
raise her SP, but regardless, keep a close eye on it.

-----

O--------------------O
|   YAMARAJA: EARTH  |
|      HP: 300       |
|   CLASS: WATER     |
|   DROPS: S. BROOCH |
O--------------------O

-This boss may give you some trouble depending on what attacks he decides to
use.  The main attack you'll want to watch out for is Large Whirlpool.  It
hits for heavy damage, and causes Tight Ring, making your hit and strike areas
smaller.  Now for the battle, transform Yuri into Raging Tiger, have Zhuzhen
cast Ogre Flamedance, and then use only ONE Mana Leaf if he runs out.  Alice
will be busy curing.  And as always, make sure her SP doesn't run out.  You
get a Star Brooch for winning.

-----

O--------------------O
|      BEAST DOG     |
|      HP: 450       |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|    DROPS: SPIKES   |
O--------------------O

-Poor Fido.  He was so cute too.  Start off this battle with Yuri fusing as
usual, and then have Margarete cast Aqua Edge on Yuri and herself on her next
turn (if you don't need to heal) to do more damage.  Alice as usual will be
on healing duty, and as usual, keep an eye on her SP.  The one attack you
should really watch out for is Breath of Fire.  It'll do some good damage,
and since Maragarete is of the Water Property, it'll damage her more, so
don't be afraid to use one of her turns to heal as well.  Just keep attacking
with Yuri and heal as needed, and it should be over.

-----

O--------------------O
|    YAMARAJA: WIND  |
|      HP: 800       |
|     CLASS: EARTH   |
|  DROPS: S. OF LIFE |
O--------------------O

-First off, Physical Attacks are completely useless against this fight.  So
transform Yuri into this Darkness fusion, and use Dark Messenger.  Have
Margarete use Grenade and Zhuzhen use Ogre Flamedance.  Obviously without
Alice, you'll have to rely on using Thera Leaves for healing.  This boss
hits hard on one person, so you'll always want one person ready to heal.  Just
keep smacking him with special skills and he should be down for the count
soon.

-----

O--------------------O
|       LI LI        |
|      HP: 550       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|DROPS: W. TIGER HAIR|
O--------------------O

-This battle can be very frustrating.  She can Paralyze you which she'll try
to do most, and she can also cast Dark Messenger which can kill you instantly.
Start off by fusing Yuri.  If you have his Light fusion, then use it.  If not,
then the strongest fusion (besides Darkness) that you have.  Have Alice cast
Holy Edge on Yuri and have Margarete use Grenades.  Just revive and heal as
needed and she should be gone.

-----

O--------------------O
|       LI LI        |
|      HP: 700       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|    DROPS: ----     |
O--------------------O

-This is like the previous fight, except she has more HP and can't use Dark
Messenger this time around.  As usual, Fuse Yuri and cast Holy Edge on him
with Alice.  If you run out MP with Margarete, then have Alice cast Holy Edge
on her too and attack with her.  You'll have to heal from time to time, but
other than that, a pretty simple fight.

-----

O--------------------O
|        XIESHI      |
|       HP: 500      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|   DROPS: J. LARIAT |
O--------------------O

-If Zhuzhen is at a high enough level, he should have NourishingPotion.  If he
does, use that for healing purposes, but watch out, this boss can silence you,
so you'll want to waste him fast.  Transform Yuri into the strongest demon
you have and lay waste to him.  If he silences Zhuzhen and Yuri, take him out
as soon as possible.

-----

O--------------------O
|       BAIGU        |
|      HP: 400       |
|    CLASS: LIGHT    |
|     DROPS: ----    |
O--------------------O

-If you equipped those RosewoodBracelets, you should be in good condition
since he can paralyze.  Just attack with Margarete and use healing items with
Alice, and keep a close on eye on Alice's SP.  I can't stress this enough.
Just keep attacking with Margarete and it should be gone in a few turns.

-----

O--------------------O
|       QINGGU       |
|      HP: 500       |
|    CLASS: WATER    |
|   DROPS: L. BEAR   |
O--------------------O

-If you have the Flash Badge on Yuri, you should have no problems winning this
fight.  You'll get two turns with Yuri, so you'll be able to do more damage.
The boss will slowly drain away at your health, but with the Flash Badge,
you'll waste him in no time.

-----

O--------------------O
|     YAMARJA: WAR   |
|      HP: 800       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: R. PH. TALON|
O--------------------O

-If you didn't equip those Leonardo's Bears like I told you to, you might as
well just put down the controller and watch the Game Over screen pop up.
His first attack will always be Game of Death.  If you equipped them, then
let's continue.  This guy really isn't that hard, but you'll still need to
heal.  This is where Zhuzhen's NourishingPotion comes in handy.  Use that to
heal and fuse Yuri into the strongest fusion monster you have and attack with
Margarete.  Stay away from using Grenade since it just heals him.  Just wail
on him and heal when needed and he'll be gone in no time.

-----

O--------------------O
|    YAMARJA: STONE  |
|      HP: 1800      |
|    CLASS: DARKNESS |
| DROPS: R. PH. TALON|
O--------------------O

-Not really a hard fight, but he hits hard, but only hits one character, so
just use NourishingPotion with Zhuzhen to heal and use Life Sucker (if you
have it) on him.  Fuse Yuri into your Fire Fusion and use the ability that
raises your strength, and attack with Margarete.  This battle isn't hard.  He
just has a lot of HP for this point of the game.

-----

O--------------------O
|     BADGER DEVIL   |
|      HP: 700       |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: S. OF LUCK |
O--------------------O

-Margarete should have Snipe by now.  Use it, hit the strike area, and the
thing is dead.  Easy as that.

-----

O--------------------O
|       DEHUAI       |
|      HP: 1700      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|   DROPS: H. STAFF  |
O--------------------O

-Finally, the showdown.  And sadly, it isn't very hard.  He can inflict you
with Fast Ring, and can use Blaze, but other than that, he's not a threat.
Use Zhuzhen as your healer, and have Margarete put Aqua Edge on Yuri and
herself.  Fuse Yuri into the strongest monster you have and start wailing.
This battle shouldn't take very long since Yuri should be able to dish out
tons of damage.

-----

O--------------------O
| YAMARAJA: CALAMITY |
|      HP: 2200      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: FIFTH KEY  |
O--------------------O

-This is going to be a long fight with a lot of healing.  If you didn't equip
those Mirror Bracelets, this fight is going to be extremely hard and
extremely longer than it already is.    Start off by fusing Yuri into his
Fire Fusion and then using the skill that ups your attack power.  Have Zhuzhen
be your healer, and have Margarete attack.  Start wailing on him.  Pretty
soon, he'll start using Shockwave which hits your party for heavy damage, so
take this time to use Margarete as a healer as well.  Just keep attacking and
healing, and after a while, he'll fall.

-----

O--------------------O
|      TINDALOS      |
|      HP: 2200      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: IRON CLOGS |
O--------------------O

-Not really a hard fight.  He just attacks one person most of the time, so
just cure with Alice.  You may need some time to get used to Keith's
Judgement Ring, but he has the largest strike areas out of anyone else, so you
can do a good amount of damage.  Use Keith's Bat Dance and Zhuzhen's most
powerful skill and he should be gone soon.

-----

O--------------------O
|         YURI       |
|      HP: 1500      |
|    CLASS: DARKNESS |
|    DROPS: ----     |
O--------------------O

-Yuri will hit a character three times on each of his turns, so keep Alice on
healing duty, and don't use any skills with Keith or Zhuzhen yet.  Once you
deal enough damage, Yuri will fuse into one of his Darkness Fusions and then
starts going ballistic on your ass.  His power increases, and he can use Dark
Messenger which can kill you instantly, but since you equipped those
Leonardo's Bears, it'll only do high damage.  Have Alice and Zhuzhen heal
while using Zhuzhen's Corpse Hand, and use Keith's Bat Dance for the best
damage you can dish out now.  Just keep at it, and heal whenever, and Yuri
will fall.

-----

O--------------------O
|      FOX FACE      |
|      HP: 600       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: B. KNUCKLES |
O--------------------O

-You're gonna have to beat him this time.  Transform into Yuri's best Fire
Fusion and use the skill that raises your strength.  His normal attacks are
extremely weak now, but what makes this annoying, is that he can use his !!!
attack which brings you down to 1 HP, and he'll use it in consecutive turns.
Start wailing on him, and with your Str boost, you should only need a few
turns to lay waste to him.  Just make sure to heal if you need to.

-----

O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|       HP: 700      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: M. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-You only have Alice for this fight, but it's still easy.  Just keep using
Blessed Light, heal when you have to, and she'll be gone in no time.

-----

O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|      HP: 3000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: SMALL JUG |
O--------------------O

-Nothing much here has changed, but she has an attack called Black Fog that
does moderate damage and poisons, but if you equipped those Shell Bracelets
like I told you to, this battle should go smoothly.  Transform Yuri into your
strongest Fire Fusion and then use the skill that ups your attack power.  Also
use it on Keith, and then when you get the chance, have Alice cast Holy Edge
on Yuri and Keith.  Yuri should be doing about 300-100-100 by now with those
add-ons.  Just heal with Alice and if needed, Keith, and keep wailing and
she'll float away.

-----

O--------------------O
|    NIGHT STALKER   |
|      HP: 2500      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
| DROPS: K. ROOM KEY |
O--------------------O

-His Physical attacks are strong, and he'll use a skill that ups his attack
power, so you'll want to be careful of that.  Fuse Yuri into the strongest
Fire Fusion you have and use the skill that ups your strength.  Then start
wailing on him.  Aqua Blade with Halley is a fine choice, so use that, and
he'll be down for the count in no time.

-----

O--------------------O
|        JACK        |
|      HP: 2500      |
|     CLASS: WATER   |
| DROPS: S. OF SPEED |
O--------------------O

-Just fuse Yuri into any strong fusion monster and lay waste.  Just make sure
to keep your HP up before killing him.

-----

O--------------------O
|       MAMMON       |
|      HP: 3500      |
|     CLASS: EARTH   |
| DROPS: D. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-This is where those Mirror Bracelets will come in handy.  This boss can
petrify your party, so you'll be safe from that now.  Fuse Yuri into his most
powerful Fire Fusion, and use the attack that ups your attack power.  Have
Halley cast Wind Edge on Yuri, and have Alice do the healing.  With Yuri's
attack power upped and his attacks doing Wind Damage, he should be doing near
400 on the first hit, then near 200 on the second and third.  Having Halley
use Air Shot is also a great attack.  Once the boss is running low on health,
it'll heal itself for about 500 HP.  Yuri should be able to do almost twice
that damage, so that's nothing to worry about.  Just smack, heal, and it'll
die.

-----

O--------------------O
|       RAUSAN       |
|      HP: 3500      |
|     CLASS: FIRE    |
|  DROPS: SPADE KEY  |
O--------------------O

-This really isn't a hard fight.  He relies on using skills that ups his
Special Defense, so use Yuri to do Physical Attacks.  Just heal when needed
and he should fall soon.

-----

O--------------------O
|        OLGA        |
|      HP: 4000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: W. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-This is the same fight as last time.  She just has more HP this time around.
Use Alice's Gospel skill to lessen the damage of Black Fog, and transform
Yuri into your best Fire Fusion and use the skill that ups your strength.
Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri and start attacking her.  You'll be doing
tons of damage.  Having Halley use Aqua Blade wouldn't hurt either.  Just heal
when needed, keep pounding her, and she should be gone in no time.

-----

O--------------------O
|     ALBERT SIMON   |
|      HP: 3000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|   DROPS: ----      |
O--------------------O

-The most annoying thing about Albert is that he can drain at your SP with his
Holy Chest attack, but that's why we equiped those Will Powers.  Fuse Yuri
into your strongest Fire Fusion and use the skill that ups your attack power.
Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri.  Whoever your third party may be, have them
attack and then supply Alice with MP healing items when she runs low.  Wail
on Albert with Yuri.  After enough damage, the second part of the battle
unfolds.

-----

O--------------------O
|        AMON        |
|      HP: 4000      |
|   CLASS: ----      |
| DROPS: A. EARRINGS |
O--------------------O

-Hopefully Alice knows Arc, because it's going to come in handy for this
fight.  Amon will either cast Demon Rays on one character, doing severe damage
or he'll use an attack that hits your party for around 200-250 damage or so.
Have Alice cast Arc whenever needed, and recast Yuri's Attack up skill
whenever it runs out.  Have your third character switch between attacking,
using MP items on Alice when her MP runs out, and keeping Alice's SP and
possibly the third character's SP up.  Just keep at it and he'll fall.

-----

O--------------------O
|     SOUL BLOCK     |
|     HP: 7000       |
|    CLASS: LIGHT    |
|  DROPS: MONKEY PAW |
O--------------------O

-Only magic attacks will hurt this boss, so fuse Yuri into Amon and have him
go crazy with Demon Rays.  Have Alice cast Blessed Light, or if you want to
get rid of him quickly, use Advent.  Have your third character use their best
skill and rinse and repeat.  Heal with Alice as needed and restore MP as
needed.  He'll fall fast.

-----

O--------------------O
|        HATE        |
|      HP: 7000      |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
|    DROPS: S. KEY   |
O--------------------O

-His Hate Storm and Black Fog attacks will cause a good amount of status
effects on you, hence why I told you to equip any Crucifixes or Zodiac/Cosmic
Bracelets you had.  Transform Yuri into your strongest Fire Fusion and use the
attack that ups your attack power.  Have Alice cast Holy Edge on Yuri and your
third character and go bananas.  You should be doing around 450-210-210 or so
by now with Yuri if you have his Strength up and Holy Edge on.  Alice should
be ready with Arc or Cure, and your third character should attack and use MP
restoring items on Alice.  This guy should fall fast.

-----

O--------------------O
|      SCAPEGOAT     |
|      HP: 7000      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
|   DROPS: CRUCIFIX  |
O--------------------O

-This guy can kill you instantly, so if you put on those Crucifixes or
Leonardo's Bears, you should be good to go.  This guy can hit your party hard,
so always have Alice on standby ready to use Arc or Cure.  Fuse Yuri into your
best Fire Fusion, and use the skill that ups your strength.  Have your third
character attack and use MP healing items on Alice.  If you're using Keith,
have him cast Earth Edge on Yuri for even more damage.  This battle will take
a lot out of you, but as long as Alice has Arc and enough MP for the entire
battle, you'll win.

-----

O--------------------O
|       MESSIAH      |
|      HP: 8000      |
|     CLASS: WIND    |
|   DROPS: CRUCIFIX  |
O--------------------O

-Albert still has Holy Chest, so if you equipped those Will Powers, you should
be good to go.  Transform Yuri into your best Fire Fusion and use the skill
that raises your strength.  If Keith is in your party, have him cast Earth
Edge to harden the damage done.  Two other things you should take note of here
are Albert's Status Abnormality attack, and his !!! attack which lowers one
character to 1 HP.  Have Alice always ready with Arc, because Cure won't be
enough for this battle.  Have your third character use MP healing items on
Alice if needed, and have Yuri pound on Albert.  Once he reaches low health,
he'll use Grace which will replenish 999 HP, but I've only seen him use it
once.  So just get him back down and lay waste to him.

-----

O--------------------O
|      META GOD      |
|      HP: 12,000    |
|      CLASS: ----   |
|      DROPS: ----   |
O--------------------O

-God sure is creepy looking.  You should still have your Crucifixes equipped,
so you should be fine for the most part.  Now's the time to go all out with
any items you've been saving.  Don't bother fusing into a Fire Fusion this
time since it's a pain to recast the strength boosting attack.  Besides, he
can drain your MP with an attack of his.  Transform Yuri into Amon.  For some
good damage, have Yuri use a Star Swallow, a Silver Hand, and a Seventh Key to
do some massive damage.  You'll hit him 21 times, each for a Critical hit.
ALWAYS have Alice casting Arc since all of his attacks (except his Physical
attack) hits your entire party and they hit hard.  Have your third party
member heal her MP and attack whenever they can.  Using a Key to Success will
also do some massive damage if you can hit the Hit Areas all three times.  Use
all your strength boosting items on Yuri and use all your Third, Fifth, and
Seventh keys.  Hold nothing back.  Just keep Alice alive, keep her MP and SP
up, and use power boosting items with Yuri, and he'll be gone.

==============
SIDEQUEST BOSSES
==============

-----

O--------------------O
|    CURSED PUPPET   |
|      HP: 900       |
|   CLASS: DARKNESS  |
| DROPS: S. OF WISDOM|
O--------------------O

-If you equipped the Leonardo's Bears, this fight should be easy.  He'll use
Game of Death from time to time, so you're protected from that.  He has one
attack that can hit your entire party, but Zhuzhen should have
NourishingPotion by now, so use that whenever you need to heal.  Fuse Yuri
into his fire fusion and use the skill that raises your attack, and start
pounding on him.  He should be dead in a few turns.

-----

O--------------------O
|       ATMAN        |
|     HP: 50,000     |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|     DROPS: ----    |
O--------------------O

-If someone can please tell me Atman's HP, Class, and what he drops, I'd
really appreciate it.  Make sure Alice has a Will Power on, since Atman's
Eradication attack hurts Alice for about 300 HP and halves her SP, so having
one on will shorten this battle.  Just have Alice keep healing herself after
Eradication, and Yuri fuse into whatever and pound on him.  He'll fall in no
time.

-----

O--------------------O
|     ORB CHAOS      |
|     HP: 7500       |
|     CLASS: HOLY    |
|DROPS: H. BOOK-FLESH|
O--------------------O

-I honestly don't see why people have trouble with this boss.  As long as you
have those Crucifixes on, you should be fine.  Alice should have Arc, so
using that whenever its needed will pretty much guarantee you a win.  Fuse
Yuri into his strongest Fusion and start wailing.  Just keep Alice's MP up and
this fight will be a cakewalk

-----

O--------------------O
|      GOLDEN BAT    |
|      HP: 1200      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|DROPS: D.SWD-TYRVING|
O--------------------O

-By now, Keith should be able to hit for 200-100-100, and you have 5 turns
to knock off 1200 HP.  So basically, this battle is too easy.  Just waste it.

-----

O--------------------O
|     CHERUBIM       |
|     HP: 10,000     |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|DROPS: H. PEAK STAFF|
O--------------------O

-As long as Alice has Arc, this battle should be a cake walk.  Fuse Yuri into
the strongest fusion you have and go bonkers on him.  Your third character
should go bonkers and heal Alice's MP when needed.  Not much to say about this
fight really.  He just has a ton of HP, so it'll take awhile.

-----

O--------------------O
|      SERAPHIM      |
|      HP: 4000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: VOLT SNIPE |
O--------------------O

-He hits hard, but his HP is low.  Having Alice use Arc is pretty much
mandatory.  Since his HP is low, and Yuri should be dealing massive damage,
this battle shouldn't take long.  Just make sure you have your Crucifixes on
and you should have no problems.

-----

O--------------------O
|      BEN HYUGA     |
|      HP: 2000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|  DROPS: VOLT SNIPE |
O--------------------O

-Attack and heal.  After enough damage, the real fun begins.

-----

O--------------------O
|  SERAPHIC RADIANCE |
|      HP: 5000      |
|     CLASS: ----    |
|   DROPS: D. RING   |
O--------------------O

-Now is where things get challenging.  You're gonna need to be offensive, but
defensive at the same time.  What I did was fuse Yuri into the final Fire
Fusion and use Battle Cry and then attacked.  It hit him pretty hard, but
you'll find yourself only attacking about once every 3 turns or so.  Keep an
eye on your SP and HP.  You'll most likely need to use Thera Extracts.  If you
need any, they only cost 100 Steps, so get about 30-40, just to be safe if you
keep dying.  Also, make sure your Level is at least 53.  His normal attacks
hit hard, and he has an attack that hits you for 300+ damage and heals himself
for 100 damage.  With that said, this is not an easy battle, and quite
possibly the toughest battle in the game.  Just be patient, and attack
whenever you get the chance.  If you keep dying, get some Thera Extracts and
try using a Minds Eye for more damage.






===================
6.) Soundtrack
===================

Here's the soundtrack for Shadow Hearts.  Personally, I think Shadow Hearts
has the best music in any game that I've played so far.

*=Something I recommend.
**=Something I recommend and is one of my favorites.


Disc 1
------
1.) Main Theme -ICARO- Song Of Spirit
2.) Wind Which Blows From The Dark I (*)
3.) Wind Which Blows From The Dark II (*)
4.) Brain Hopper
5.) Ghosts Jogging
6.) Sphere -qu- (*)
7.) Destruction - Noise of Fangs
8.) DOA (*)
9.) Blade (*)
10.) Army Mood
11.) Rice Field of Light
12.) Coffee with Bullet
13.) Asian Parfailt
14.) Heaven - Kunyang Kunyang
15.) Sea - Highnoon Fish
16.) Angel Heart
17.) Manufacture - Conveyorbelt for Killers (*)
18.) Swindler - Shanghai Mood
19.) syu-ka
20.) Profile
21.) Someone's Table
22.) Much Hatred Still Rankles
23.) Death - Zombie Party
24.) Blow Up
25.) ALICE (**)
26.) Misfortune - Psycho Temple
27.) China Ogre (**)
28.) Melt Down
29.) Sacrifice - Alice (**)
30.) Bloody Kitchens


Disc 2
------
1.) Atmosphere - Blow Up
2.) City
3.) God Knows Bad News
4.) Dirty Nails
5.) The Thorn of Mind
6.) Reckless
7.) Graveyard Moon
8.) Coffin Fetish
9.) nde - Near Death Experience (**)
10.) ssc - Special Short Cuts
11.) But-Dad-Dead-Bed
12.) Vitamin Metropolis
13.) Sweet Pillows
14.) Babysitter is Old Nurse
15.) Don't Cry My Vampire
16.) Ripper Ripper
17.) Castle of Silence
18.) Callback from Jesus
19.) Bacon's Juice
20.) Trip or Treat
21.) ICARO - Beated Ver
22.) Tanjou
23.) Nobody Knocks The Door
24.) Star Shape
25.) Middle of Nowhere (**)
26.) Demon's Gig (**)
27.) Sicking Fucking (**)
28.) Sign of Him (The Creation of God) (**)
29.) Imbroglio (**)
30.) Bate Me Bate Me
31.) Result
32.) Black Cat Floating in Bluesky (*)
33.) Shadow Hearts (**)
34.) Opening Demo Mix I
35.) Opening Demo Mix II
36.) True Voice






===================
7.) Lottery
===================

This section will cover all the lottery members in the game, the items they
have, their number, and their locations.  Some lottery members are only
playable once during the game, meaning once you get past the city they're in,
there's no playing their lottery again.  I'll mark these with **'s.

Also, make sure to save before every lottery so you can reset your game if
you don't get the item you want.  You won't waste tickets that way.

NOTE: You don't have to win what I recommend.  I just state what I think is
the best thing out of all the available items.


--------------
Building Loving Man**        O-------O
NO. 15                       | (L15) |
Location: Fengtian           O-------O
Prizes:
Jade Lariat [RED]
B. Tortoise Fang [YELLOW]
TalismanOfMercy [BLUE]
Pure Seed [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Tissues.  You'll need at least one if you want a Gravestone
later in the game.  Besides, all the other items are buyable at some point in
the game.
--------------

--------------
Filthy Samo**                O---------O
NO. 14                       |  (L14)  |
Location: Dalian's RestaurantO---------O
Prizes:
Pocket Watch [RED]
W. Tiger Hair [YELLOW]
TeaOfTheHealer [BLUE]
Pure Leaf [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Pocket Watch.  It can be pretty useful this early in the
game.
--------------

--------------
Kato**                      O--------O
NO. 13                      |  (L13) |
Location: Smuggler Boat     O--------O
Prizes:
Iron Clogs [RED]
B. Dragon Horn [YELLOW]
Witch's Broth [BLUE]
Pure Leaf [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Pure Leaf.  Can't have enough Pure Leaves.
--------------

--------------
Sharp Van**                                                O--------O
NO. 12                                                     |  (L12) |
Location: Smuggler's Boat (after it docks at Shanghai)     O--------O
Prizes:
Star Card [RED]
R. Phoenix Talon [YELLOW]
TeaOfTheHolyOne [BLUE]
Pure Seed [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Star Card.  Discounts are always good.
--------------

--------------
Master Xiaofang**           O--------O
NO. 11                      |  (L11) |
Location: Ni Wan Palace     O--------O
Prizes:
Flash Badge [RED]
Kirin Scale [YELLOW]
Priest's Wine [BLUE]
Pure Seed [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Flash Badge or Priest's Wine.  The Flash Badge is a good
accessory for the upcoming battle.
--------------

--------------
Invincible Nee**            O--------O
NO. 10                      |  (L10) |
Location: Kowloon Fortress  O--------O
Prizes:
Mind's Eye [RED]
Moon Swallow [YELLOW]
TalismanOfWisdom [BLUE]
Pure Seed [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Mind's Eye.  This will greatly boost Yuri's attack power.
--------------

--------------
Private Matsuura**          O--------O
NO. 09                      |  (L09) |
Location: Kuihai Tower      O--------O
Prizes:
Warlock Earrings [RED]
Star Swallow [YELLOW]
Soul Benediction [BLUE]
Pure Seed [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Star Swallow.  Comes in handy for some tough battles.
--------------

--------------
Guard Homas                 O--------O
NO. 08                      |  (L08) |
Location: Prague            O--------O
Prizes:
Brsrkr Earrings [RED]
Seal of Luck [YELLOW]
TalismanOfPurity [BLUE]
Thera Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Brsrkr Earrings.  Gives Yuri even more HP.
--------------

--------------
Hunter Warda                O--------O
NO. 07                      |  (L07) |
Location: Bistritz          O--------O
Prizes:
Oracle Earrings [RED]
Seal Of Life [YELLOW]
TeaOfTheHolyOne [BLUE]
Mana Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Oracle Earrings.  Extremely useful for Alice on she learns
Arc.
--------------

--------------
Hooked-Nose Robin           O--------O
NO. 06                      |  (L06) |
Location: Rouen             O--------O
Prizes:
Accelerator [RED]
Seal of Aura [YELLOW]
Alchemsts Water [BLUE]
Pure Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Accelerator.  Excellent for getting some of the higher
priced items.
--------------

--------------
Drunken Orro                         O--------O
NO. 05                               |  (L05) |
Location: London: Old Castle Street  O--------O
Prizes:
Priest Earrings [RED]
Seal of Speed [YELLOW]
Thera Extract [BLUE]
Thera Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Priest Earrings.  Excellent for Alice once she learns Arc.
--------------

--------------
Introverted Chopin                                       O-------O
NO. 04                                                   | (L04) |
Location: Calios Mental Hospital (after completeing it)  O-------O
Prizes:
Eternity Card [RED]
Seal of Force [YELLOW]
Mana Extract [BLUE]
Mana Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Eternity Card.  Discounts are always good.
--------------

--------------
Pot-Lover Macken            O--------O
NO. 03                      |  (L03) |
Location: Orphanage         O--------O
Prizes:
Crucifix [RED]
Seal of Wisdom [YELLOW]
Pure Extract [BLUE]
Pure Root [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Crucifix.  Like you didn't know I was going to say that.
--------------

--------------
Fake-Nose Man                                              O-------O
NO. 02                                                     | (L02) |
Location: Rouen (must have done Margarete's Confession)    O-------O
Prizes:
10 Gauge [RED]
Dice of Caesar [YELLOW]
Seal of Strength [BLUE]
Eye of Ouroboros [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: 10 Gauge.  Margarete's Ultimate weapon.
NOTE: Margarete must be in your party.
--------------

--------------
Keith (?)                   O--------O
NO. 01                      |  (L01) |
Location: Blue Castle       O--------O
Prizes:
Thief Earrings [RED]
Key to Success [YELLOW]
Seal of Vitality [BLUE]
FruitOfYggdrasil [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Key to Success.  Excellent for the final battle.
NOTE: Keith must not be in your party.
--------------

--------------
Roger Bacon                                        O--------O
NO. 00                                             |  (L00) |
Location: Nemeton Monastery (Roger's House)        O--------O
Prizes:
Cotton Underpants [RED]
Comet Mask [YELLOW]
Seal of the Soul [BLUE]
TalismanOfPower [GREEN]
Tissues [WHITE]
My Recommendation: Cotton Underpants.  Physical attacks are reduced 50%.
NOTE: You must play with all the other Lottery Members first.
--------------

The best way to land on the red sections, is when the indicator sweeps over
the red section, press X and it'll land in it.  Using a Pocket Watch will also
make Invisible Rings Visible.






===================
8.) Character Skills
===================

This section will list all of the skills each character can get during the
game.


O----------O
|   YURI   |
O----------O

NOTE: In order to get the third skill of the third fusions, Yuri must go
Berserk in that Fusions form.

--------------
EARTH FUSIONS
--------------

Raging Tiger - 16 SP
-Moon Howl - 18 MP
-Chi Shield - 15 MP
-Flying Stones - 20 MP

Mad Bull - 32 SP
-Howling - 32 MP
-Earth Guard - 27 MP
-Rockstorm - 36 MP

Lobo - 48 SP
-Shout - 64 MP
-Charge - 54 MP
-Strike - 72 MP


--------------
WATER FUSIONS
--------------

Man Dragon - 16 SP
-Rain Shower - 18 MP
-Illusion - 15 MP
-Flash Flood - 20 MP

Dragner - 32 SP
-Life Dew - 32 MP
Mirage - 27 MP
Ice Breath - 36 MP

Egil - 48 SP
-Holy Tears - 64 MP
-Iris - 54 MP
-Dragon Cry - 72 MP


--------------
FIRE FUSIONS
--------------

Inferno - 16 SP
-Moxibustion - 18 MP
-Fighting Spirit - 15 MP
-Fireball - 20 MP

Ifrit - 32 SP
-Warming - 32 MP
-Ignition - 27 MP
-Blaze - 36 MP

Forron - 48 SP
-First Fire - 64 MP
-Battle Cry - 54 MP
-Hellfire - 72 MP


--------------
WIND FUSIONS
--------------

Tornado - 16 SP
-Dancing Breeze - 18 MP
-Falcon - 15 MP
-Wind Shear - 20 MP

Icarus - 32 SP
-Calm - 32 MP
-Gale - 27 MP
-Lightning - 36 MP

Seravi - 48 SP
-Purifying Wind - 64 MP
-Accelerate - 54 MP
-Shock Barrage - 72 MP


--------------
LIGHT FUSIONS
--------------

Heaven's Fiend - 16 SP
-Sacred Remedy - 18 MP
-Wall of Resistance - 15 MP
-Exorcist Arrow - 20 MP

Baldo - 32 SP
-Grace - 32 MP
-Elder Sign - 27 MP
-Nove - 36 MP

Sandalphon - 48 SP
-Revive - 64 MP
-Sanctuary - 54 MP
-Pulse - 72 MP


--------------
DARK FUSIONS
--------------

Death Emperor - 16 SP
-Drain Wave - 1 MP
-Curse Attack - 15 MP
Dark Messenger - 20 MP

Charon - 32 SP
-Mind Assault - 1 MP
-Devil's Deal - 27 MP
-Nightmare - 36 MP

Czernoborg - 48 SP
-Spirit Pollution - 1 MP
-Release Magic - 54 MP
-Revelation - 72 MP


--------------
SPECIAL FUSIONS
--------------

Amon - 56 SP
-Mind/Body Revival - 65 MP
-Demon Rays - 86 MP
-The End - 100 MP

Seraphic Radiance - 64 SP
-For Everyone - 100 MP
-For Tomorrow - 120 MP
-For the Children - 200 MP

-----


O---------O
|  ALICE  |
O---------O

Cure - 6 MP
Holy Edge - 8 MP
Blessed Light - 22 MP
Wish - 15 MP
Gospel - 40 MP
Arc - 80 MP
Resurrection - 65 MP
Advent - 120 MP


-----


O---------O
| ZHUZHEN |
O---------O

Orge Flamedance - 15 MP
Scirocco Blast - 8 MP
Nourishing Potion - 35 MP
Life Sucker - 30 MP
Corpse Arm - 55 MP
Fury Serpent - 70 MP
Thunder Roar - 90 MP
Flames of Fudo - 120 MP


-----


O-----------O
| MARGARETE |
O-----------O

Grenade - 20 MP
Aqua Edge - 8 MP
Scout - 1 MP
Snipe - 38 MP
Pain Killer - 20 MP
On Switch - 65 MP
Bazooka - 95 MP
Diving Bomber - 120 MP


-----


O---------O
|  KEITH  |
O---------O

Drain Touch - 15 MP
Earth Edge - 8 MP
Bat Dance - 33 MP
Blood Sucker - 54 MP
Hecatoncheire - 70 MP
Apsaras - 80 MP
Larva - 96 MP
Gift - 120 MP


-----


O----------O
|  HALLEY  |
O----------O

Healing - 20 MP
Air Edge - 8 MP
Strong Earth - 40 MP
Aqua Blade - 50 MP
Air Shot - 60 MP
Black Hole - 75 MP
Reviver - 65 MP
Shock Max - 120 MP






===================
9.) Pit Fights
===================

Early on in the game, after Mr. Zhen reclaims ownership to the bar in
Shanghai, you'll be able to do a Pit Fight.  What a Pit Fight is when you
choose one character to fight 10 battles.  If you complete the 10 fights, you
earn a prize.

The first Pit Fight is really tough if you're not well prepared.  The only
person I've been able to win it with is Yuri.  In order to complete the first
Pit Fight, you'll need to do the following:

-Open up the Kowloon Fortress Sidequest.
-Win the Mind's Eye from the Lottery Member at Kowloon Fortress.
-Complete Kowloon Fortress to gain a couple of extra levels.

Once you've done those, return to Mr. Zhen to fight in the Pit Fight.  Make
sure to have the Mind's Eye equipped on Yuri, as well as a Pocket Watch.  If
luck is on your side, you won't run into any of the Wind Shears and you'll
pretty much come out of the Pit Fight unscathed.  If you happen to fight one,
Fusing into Raging Tiger and using Chi Shield is a good idea, and then use
Thera Seeds to heal yourself.  Three turns should be able to take it down.
If you win with Yuri, you get Anne's Cross.


For the second Pit Fight, any character can probably win if you stick a Mind's
Eye on the Physical Attackers.  The following characters recieve the following
prizes for completeing a Pit Fight:

Name        Prize
----        -----
Yuri        Seventh Key
Alice       Crucifix
Margarete   ??
Zhuzhen     Silver Hand
Keith       Belt of Thor
Halley      Metal Jacket






===================
10.) Gravestones
===================

Since I see this get asked so much on the messageboards, I decided to make
a section for the Gravestones.  You can start collecting them once you get
Yuri back from Blue Castle.  You can find each Gravestone at the following
locations:

Dark - Where you fought Yuri in Blue Castle.
Light - In Roger Bacon's house, near the Bookcase.
Air - After giving the man in the bar in Prague a Tissue.
Earth - Talk with Nina with Keith in your party to obtain it.
Water - Obtained from either buying it for 10,000 Gold or completeing the
Fighting Couple Sidequest.
Fire - In the chest where the final key is in the Mental Hospital.






===================
11.) FAQ
===================

Q: How do I get the higher level Fusions?
A: Beat enemies and you'll gather certain elemental souls.  If a element has
two stars under it, then enter the graveyard and fight the second Fusion Demon
in order to obtain it.  If there are three stars, you need the appropriate
Gravestone in order to achieve it.

Q: Where do I find [insert Gravestone here]?
A: The following Gravestones can be found at:

Dark - In the place where you fought Yuri in Blue Castle.
Light - In Roger Bacon's house, near the bookcase.
Air - After giving the man in Prague a Tissue in the Bar.
Earth - Talk with Nina with Keith in your party.
Water - Either purchase it for 10,000 Gold in Rouen, or get it from the
Fighting Couple Sidequest.
Fire - In the chest where you got the final key in the Mental Hospital.

Q: Fighting Couple Sidequest?
A: At a certain point in the game, head to Rouen and head for the inn and head
upstairs and you'll hear voices coming from the room you stayed at.  Enter and
talk with both people.  Now enter the church and enter the second confessional
booth and the man you talked with will come in.  Choose the second option and
once it's all done, go back to where you saw them and talk with the man to
recieve the Water Gravestone.

Q: Using a Mind's Eye is way too hard for me.  Any suggestions?
A: If you're aiming for the Strike Area, that's probably why.  The best way I
dealt with using a Mind's Eye, was keep in mind on which side of the middle
circle the hit areas were at.  It sounds complicated at first, but it helps
if you go to Acupuncture your weapon, you can get a good look at where the Hit
Areas are and study them so you know when to stop the Sweeping Indicator.

Q: I can't get Seraphic Radiance.  Why?
A: Chances are you don't have all the third level Fusions, or you don't have
Amon.

Q: I can't get the Lottery to start with Roger.  Why?
A: You most likely missed a Lottery Member in the Asia Section of the game.
However, you may have missed the Lottery Member in Blue Castle, as that one
is very easy to overlook.






===================
12.) Final Thoughts
===================

After playing through this game a few times, I came to love this game dearly.
I fell in love with the darkness and horror of the game, and enjoyed the
good amount of humor thrown in, as well as the romance.  Even though this game
isn't long at all (I was able to finish it in 17 hours on my last playthrough)
this game has kept me coming back to it over and over.

The cast of characters is another reason I fell in love with this game.  No
other game will pit you with a dark, creepy Harmonixer that joins up with a
sweet, innocent English girl and Exorcist.

The battle system is also great, introducing the Judgment Ring, which is one
of the best features that have been included in an RPG game.

And the music, which I also love.  The dark themed beats kept me playing just
to see what would happen next, if some creepy monster would jump out of
nowhere.

All in all, although the game is not perfect, this is my favorite game and
I've shown a few of my friends how great this game is, and they all agreed
with me.  I really enjoyed this game, and am looking forward to the future of
this franchise.


"As the warlock said in the end, even if another age of storms buffets the
world, I intend to go on living and fighting, for you who saved me from the
darkness, the one I love."

To my past girlfriend Naomie, who saved me from my personal darkness and
changed my life around when I met her.  Thank you, even though you'll probably
never read this.

Also, thanks to ariescelestial from the LiveJournal Shadow Hearts community
for giving me the above quote.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/shadow_hearts/






===================
13.) Credits/Thanks
===================

GameFAQs and any other site on my allowed list: For hosting this

Midway: For taking up an awesome, dark RPG game that eventually became my
favorite game.

http://www.rootsecure.net/?p=ascii_generator: For the ASCII.

My friend Sapphire_Fate: For getting me into the Shadow Hearts games.  Thanks
a bunch.

emi_senga: For giving me an estimate on Atman's HP (sorry for the non-response
and late update on it.)

ariescelestial: For giving me the quote in the Final Thoughts section.

The several e-mailers: For telling me how to activate Margarete's Confession.

The other FAQ Writers: For making walkthroughs that helped me whenever I got
stuck.

And a huge thank to you, the reader.