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Walkthrough

by vinheim

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                out my website and/or my Video Walkthroughs at:

                       --> http://vinheim.weebly.com <--
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                                       < ASCII art created by DomZ Ninja 2009 >

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                                 Soma  Bringer
                                FAQ/Walkthrough
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                                  Version 0.2
                             Last updated: 05/11/09
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                              Authored by: vinheim
                            Email: [email protected]
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-                     Homepage: http://vinheim.weebly.com                     -
--              Video Walkthroughs: http://youtube.com/vinheimk              --

-----       This document Copyright 2009 Alexander Paul Kleinheider       -----
---                     Soma Bringer 2008 Monolith Soft                     ---
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This  may  be not  be  reproduced under  any circumstances except for personal,
private use. It  may not  be placed  on  any  web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web
site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation
of copyright.

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                               Table of Contents
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 To navigate much easier through this guide, I added the search system, which
works just by following these simple steps:

- Highlight the "Section Code" of the section which you wish to go and copy it
  (CTRL+C).

- Press CTRL+F to bring up the search sub-menu.

- Paste (CTRL+V) the "Section Code" and press ENTER twice to be where you
  wanted to be. Just like magic!

 My Section Codes were made as precise as possible, and I also prefer this
method instead of having you scroll 30 min through this huge guide looking for
the section you want to go.

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~~~~~> Section <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Section Code <~~~~~~

1] Introduction..................................................[sx100]

       1.1] Contact Rules...................................[sx101]

2] Game Basics...................................................[sx200]

       2.1] Story...........................................[sx201]
       2.2] Controls........................................[sx202]

3] Characters....................................................[sx300]

4] Abbreviations.................................................[sx400]

5] In-depth Walkthrough..........................................[sx500]

    5.1] Prologue: The girl in the woods....................[sx501]
       5.1.1] Schildkrote..............................[sx502]
       5.1.2] Junel Forest.............................[sx503]

    5.2] Act 1: Uncovering..................................[sx504]
       5.2.1] Schildkrote..............................[sx505]
       5.2.2] Ancient City Amati.......................[sx506]

    5.3] [sx503]
    5.4] [sx504]
    5.5] [sx505]
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6] Latest Update............................................[sx600]

7] Closing..................................................[sx700]

       7.1] Credits....................................[sx701]
       7.2] Last Words.................................[sx702]

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 Hello all. This is my 15th Walkthrough so far, and I promise big things about
this one as well. Looks like this Walkthrough just popped out of nowhere. I had
no plans on doing this Walkthrough, but since there's no Walkthrough for this
game yet, I decided to give it a shot. I had no plans whatsoever of doing it,
but I bought a Flash Card for my DS (the TTDS to be precise), and I saw this
game while talking on AIM with Mr. Devin Morgan, also pretty known as DBM11085.

 I started watching this video in YouTube and immediately fell in love with it,
even though I never even heard of it. I also found a English Version of this
game (fan-translated, of course), so started playing this awesome game. If you,
by any chance, want the translated ROM (the site, that is. The ROM is zipped
and it's about 80 MB), check the Contact Rules below this section and mail me
so I can send you the link.


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 Any critiques, suggestions, spelling mistakes, contributions are welcome, so
please send them at the following e-mail:


                           --> [email protected] <--

 I always reply to all the mails I get, since feedback is the best reward of
all. Also, if you want to request to host this FAQ in your site, please ask
permission first, so I can always keep track of where my FAQ's are. The only
site that is allowed right now to host this FAQ is:

- www.gamefaqs.com
- www.supercheats.com
- www.neoseeker.com

 I also have MSN and AIM, but please, if you add me, do NOT start bombing me
with IM. If I have the time, I'll chat to you, since I'm always busy writing
FAQ's and making some research for my job and school, but please keep it
polite, 'k? Anyway, here they are:

MSN: [email protected]
AIM: vinh3im

 Ask politely and I'll add you. I don't have YIM, so start mailing me to make
one just so you can chat with me.


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 This section is still under construction (kinda) and since I DO NOT own an
original copy of the game, I'll have to figure it out on my own. Anyone who
wants to contribute, I'd be more than grateful.


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                      A great ring envelops the earth...
                     Beneath its warmth, the people are...
                        bathed in the power of Soma...
                                  Sleeping...
                                   Walking...
                                    Living...

                        On the continent of Bel Canto,
                         far from the south of Barnea,
                          I'm climbing the giant wall
                           that separates Bel Canto
                          from the rest of the world.

                        The wall looks at the same time
                        natural and man-made. If it was
                          made by humans, nobody knows
                            who created it or when.

                              But I am here now-
                            because I promised her.

                               Three years ago-
                           on our side of the world,
                            to the west of Trouvere,
                            the continent of Barnea
                           was attacked by mysterious
                            beings called Visitors.

                              Numerous cities were
                             destroyed by Visitors.
                              Everyone here lived
                               in constant fear.

                      The military organization Pharzuph
                     was created to suppress the Visitors.
                       Back then, I was an inexperienced
                           new recruit in Pharzuph.

                     I'll never forget that first mission
                         to investigate Junel Forest.
                                That's where...

                               Idea and I met...

                                                   - Soma Bringer in-game story


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   ~-~  Welt  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 A novice soldier from a frontier region. Lacks experience, but has a strong
sense of justice and a natural affinity with Soma.

   ~-~  Idea  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~



   ~-~  Einsatz  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 The captain. A cool and capable leader, but he is still kind and has great
concern for his subordinates' well-being.

   ~-~  Jadis  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 The vice captain. Has a frank attitude, and fearlessly shreds all enemies to
pieces. Adored by his fellow soldiers.

   ~-~  Millers  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 A fiery, headstrong female soldier. Bosses Welt around, but she's meddlesome
because she cares about her companions.

   ~-~  Cadenza  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 A kind and gentle male soldier who acts and speaks gracefully. Is very
curious, and knows a great deal about archaeology.

   ~-~  Forte  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 A cheerful female soldier who tends to lose her temper when Millers is around,
but quickly regains her composure.

   ~-~  Granada  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

 A quiet yet sensible female soldier with firm beliefs. Respects her longtime
friend Cadenza and quietly watches over him.

                                     - Soma Bringer In-Game Character Selection


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 A little list of abbreviations used throughout the FAQ.

=--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------=
N ------------------------------ North | W ------------------------------- West
S ------------------------------ South | E ------------------------------- East
NW ------------------------- Northwest | NE ------------------------- Northeast
SW ------------------------- Southwest | SE ------------------------- Southeast
HP ------------------------ Hit Points | SP ----------------------- Soma Points
XP ----------------- Experience Points | CP ------------------ Character Points
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Author notes:
  This is how it works:

- My lv.: I'll be displaying a recommended level for every area. Remember that
the levels are only a reference. Go at your own pace, with levels higher or
lower. I am not trying to force you people to play the game the way I played.

- Enemies: I'll be displaying the enemies that you will be encountering in that
area. Note that when I write "(B)" next to an Enemy's name (without the
quotation marks), it means that that Enemy is a Boss and "(SB)" stands for Sub
Boss.

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                            S O M A   B R I N G E R
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 Ok, dear readers, please pop in your Soma Bringer game into the DS' Slot 1,
tap on the first option of your DS and let the magic begin.

 You have 3 options at the beginning of the game, which are: Single Player (1st
option), Multiplayer (2nd option) and Options (3rd option). Select Single
player and you'll see 8 Empty Slots in which you can create a Save File. Pick
one and now you have to create your own character.

 In the touch screen appears a little description of each one, plus their
initial stats. Pick the one that matches your decision . Afterwards, there are
the Classes. There are 6 Classes to chose from and are: 1] Battlers, 2] Corps,
3] Darks, 4] Gunners, 5] Kampfs, 6] Somas. Pick the one that you like the most.

 Afterwards pick your weapon of choice and you'll be given 7 CP. Allocate them
wherever you deem necessary. Now chose the name (I always input the default
name of picked character) and let the magic finally start.

 Read through the scene, watch it and we'll be at the very first area.

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 Area #01 - Schildkrote                                                  sx502
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 - My lv: ---
 - Enemies: None
o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o

 You start in a ship and Welt (the red-haired character) fell asleep. He also
gets yelled by Millers. You're also introduced to the remaining members of the
team: Forte (little pink-haired girl), Cadenza (brown-haired dude dressed in
blue), Jadis (muscle guy), Einsatz (Sephiroth-looking dude) and Granada (red-
haired chick).

 Afterwards, Myrtle appears (dog-like character). He'll appear a lot during
this first dungeon and he'll teach you how to play the game (basics).


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 Area #02 - Junel Forest                                                 sx503
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 - My lv: ---
 - Enemies: Beldragora, Heavy Tail, Timber Wolf, Visitor, Air Element,
            High Visitor (B)
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 From where you first have control of yourself, go NE to the next area.

 Junel Forest 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Proceed N and you'll see some enemies. These are Beldragoras, a basic enemy.
After you defeat them, proceed N.

 Junel Forest 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Myrtle appears and now tells you that enemies are starting to appear. I would
have never guessed that... anyway, there are always 3 chests NE of Myrtle, so
open them up, take the items and proceed N to Junel Forest 3.

 Junel Forest 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 There are 3 enemies in the central area, plus a new enemy, the Heavy Tail.
These red squirrel-like enemies take more hits to die, but not practically
hard. Now simply make your way N to reach the next area.

 Junel Forest 4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 A scene triggers here automatically. Afterwards, Myrtle appears once again and
teaches you how to use the Pocket Mode, which is basically how to use items
while battling without opening the menu. Being that there's nothing more to do
here, proceed N to the next area.

 Junel Forest 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 This area is way larger than the previous areas. Proceed W from the fork and
you'll find a chest. Return to the entrance and go NE to find a chest over
here. Now go N from the entrance to reach the next area.

 Junel Forest 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Another scene triggers. A wolf-like enemy was possessed by a Visitor. What's a
Visitor?... you'll see in a bit. Forte prepares a Soma Cage, so we can finally
use Abilities in battle. Also, Myrtle appears after the scene to teach you how
to use Abilities.

 Use your CP and AP well and equip your Abilities. Afterwards, proceed N to the
next area.

 Junel Forest 7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Another large-ass area. Go NE to find Timber Wolf, the enemy that appeared in
the previous scene. Fight your way to the SW corner of the area to find a
chest. Proceed to the N side of the area to find a Visitor, that possesses an
enemy.

 Kill that enemy and if there's no other enemy nearby, it'll be right there,
waiting for you to kill it. Go to the NW corner of the area to find a chest.
There's another chest as you proceed E to the next area.

 Junel Forest 8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Large area again! From the entrance, go W until you get to a chest. Now go N
to the next area. There's nothing else here, but kill all the enemies in the
area before proceeding.

 Junel Forest 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Another tutorial is at hand. This time is about Breaks. Now simply talk to
Myrtle, heal up your characters and proceed N to the Junel Cocoon.

 Junel Cocoon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Last area of this Forest... finally! Save your game before examining the Red
Square in the map. Now do so to trigger a scene and a Boss Fight!

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   ~-~  BOSS: High Visitor  ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Strategy: This battle is rather easy, being that is the first Boss Fight of the
game. Make good use of the Breaks and just keep on attacking while you use
Abilities nonstop. His attacks are strong, making breaks rather frequent, so
keep your guard up at all times. Use Life Bottles as you need and if you ever
run out of SP, don't think twice about using a Soma Crystal.

==-------======-------====-=-====---=====---===========----====-=======---=====

 Open the chest left by the boss, take the items and examine the corps to have
the scene continue. A NAKED GIRL IS SHOWN! XD


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 Area #03 - Schildkrote                                                  sx505
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 - My lv: 3
 - Enemies: None
o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o

 Watch the scene that continues, and the chick found in the Junel Forest
regains consciousness. She'll tell you that her name is Idea. She's quite cute
though. She'll tag alone, so that's nice. Now we get to explore the
Schildkrote.

 Go through the S exit (not the one on the W) to get to the Midship. Let's
check the upper area first, shall we? The first 3 doors lead to the Workshop.
Enter the first one to find Myrtle. He has the same options as before. Move
left to find Blik, a yellow robot. He lets you remodel weapons and armor using
Orbs. Sweet... but we don't have Orbs yet!

 Further left is Nie, who is the shop owner of the ship. He sells you Orbs, but
the price is way too high, and you'll get some in a bit. Back in the Midship
area, to NW door leads to Cabin 2, in which there's nothing. On the bottom part
there are only 2 doors. The one on the left leads to Cabin 1, where Idea is.
The middle door takes you outside the ship, so do so.


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 Area #04 - Ancient City Amati                                           sx506
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 - My lv: 3
 - Enemies: None
o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o

 When you get to the Ropeway Section, talk to the weird looking guy named Tim
A. He has some basic info for you, just in case you wanna learn more about the
gameplay. Since the Cart doesn't work, just go up the stairs to reach Amati
Streets and trigger a scene with some Ordital Soldiers.

 When you regain control, go N to find another Tim, but this time he's D.
Myrtle is also up here, as well as 2 shops. Move to the NW corner of the area
and you'll see a black triangle on the floor. Approach it to trigger a little
tutorial with Myrtle about what these things are. These gates transport you
from any other gate you've activated. Remember, white are activated and black
are still locked.

 With the shops, the one on the left is the Item and Armor shop, while the one
on the right sells Weapons. Now go N up the stairs to reach Rinel Temple.
Locate the red square in the map and talk to this person, the Rinel Temple
Priest. A scene will trigger in which you're told about the Apocrypha. We can
now change party members. Sweet, but you need to talk to Myrtle first.

 In my party, I'm using Granada (in my main file I'm using Einsatz) and joined
by Forte and Einsatz. Also, the ropeway is finish, so you can get to the bottom
in a blink of an eye. Anyway, from where we were left after the scene, go NE
all the way to the Rinel Tree.

 Talk to the little kid and accept the quest he has for you. He wants some
Spring Water from the Poluru Inlet to save his mom. Now go to the Gate in Amati
Streets and go down the stairs to the SW. Now simply follow the path to get to
Lota Plains.


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 Area #05 - Lota Plains                                                  sx507
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 - My lv: 3
 - Enemies: Beldragora, Heavy Tail, Gravelagora, Giant Imp (SB)
o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o

 Lota Plains
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 This area is rather large, but there's not much we can do. There are 2 paths
to follow. The one to the E is blocked by Einsatz, so simply kill all the
Beldragoras and Heavy Tails and proceed to the N.

 Lota Plains N
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 This area is straight, simply kill all the enemies and proceed to the next
area.

 Gavon Cave Entrance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 There is a Green Pillar to the right of the entrance, which recovers all HP,
but don't use it yet. Instead, go to the center part of the area to be ambushed
by several Gravelagoras and a Giant Imp. Kill the small enemies first, then
focus all your attacks on the Giant Imp. Make very good use of your Breaks to
deal a hell lot of damage to it.

 Now use the Green Pillar and proceed N, activate the Gate and speak to the
people there.


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= Version 0.2 (May 11th, 2009)
  - Completed the Walkthrough up to the start of Act 1.


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1. People

- Darth Nemesis: For the English Patch. You're awesome man!

- DomZ Ninja: For making the top ASCII for me. Thanks man! You're THE man!

- Psycho_Penguin, Gbness, Mighty Oracle, Super Slash, PeTeRL90, Truly
Dexterous, warfreak, IceQueenZer0, BSulpher, Da Hui, DBM11085, Snow Dragon: All
those who I consider online friends. These guys are really cool and I always
have a blast talking to them on AIM, MSN and the FCBS. They all inspire me in
writing more and more FAQ's. Note that all these fellows are FAQ writers as
myself, so I thank them too for supporting me in my FAQing.

- Gabriel, Raul and Eduardo: Just for being my best friends and always being
                             there for me, in the good and bad moments.

- You: For having the patience of reading through the whole guide.


2. Internet sites

- www.gamefaqs.com: For hosting my guide.
- www.supercheats.com: For hosting my guide.
- www.neoseeker.com: For hosting my guide.
- http://www.freewebs.com/domz_ninja/asciiart.htm: DomZ Ninja's ASCII site.
  Take a look at all the amazing ASCII's he's done.


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 A FAQ that is still in progress but soon will be completed and it'll totally
kick ass. A little list of my FAQ's, so make sure to check them out whenever
you are stuck with any of the following games.

1. Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
2. Jericho (360)
3. Tales of Legendia (PS2) [In progress]
4. Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
5. Devil May Cry (PS2)
6. Tales of the Abyss Enemy Database (PS2)
7. Jericho Monster List (360)
8. Jericho Achievements (360)
9. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) [In progress]. Co-writing the guide with
                  another good friend of mine, Steve "Psycho_Penguin" McFadden.
10. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) [In progress]
11. Lloyd Irving Character FAQ (GCN) [In progress]
12. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (PS2) [In progress]
13. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition (PS2) [In progress]
                             (will be updated at the same time as the original)
14. Pokemon Platinum (DS) [In progress]. Co-writing the guide with
                                                                Sephiria_Maedm.
15. Soma Bringer (DS) [In progress]
16. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

 Please check these games if you have any doubts in one future. So, with all
this said and done, I bid you farewell!

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