Millennial Fair – Final Fantasy IX Sidequests

• The Pop Quiz
• The friendly animals
• Stellazzio Coins
• Jumping Rope
• Coffee Beans
• Mognet Central
• Tetra Master
• Blue Magic Guide
• Kupo Nuts
• Stiltzkin
• Treasure Hunter Rank
• Frog Hunter

The Pop Quiz (Top)

By Samuel Wrest

The pop quiz
Location: All forests on discs 1 to 4.

The friendly animals (Top)

The friendly animals are scattered throughout the world of Gaia, and can only be found in forests. The friendly animals will never attack you, but if you were to attack them, they will run away and you may not get to see them again. By giving the animals what they desire, you attain the item which you need to give to the next, and also acquire a lot of AP. Furthermore, by completing the sidequest, you enable Ozma (the hardest boss throughout the game) to have a certain weakness towards the element Shadow, thus making him easier to beat. Here is a guide on as to where you can find each friendly animal, and also what you get from doing so.

Brown Mu: - Location: Plains between the Ice–Cavern and Dali.
Item request(s) = 1 Ore
Rewards gained= 10AP, 1 potion and Eye Drops

White Ghost - Location: Forest around Treno
Item request(s) = 1 Ore
Rewards gained= 10Ap and Hi-potion.

Colour Ladybird - Location: Forest around Black Mage Village
Item request(s) = 2 Ores
Rewards gained= 20AP and 1 Ether

Green Yeti - Location: Big Forest outside of Madain Sari
Item request(s) = 2 Ores
Rewards gained= 20Ap and 1 Elixer

Green Nymph - Location: Forest near the Lifa tree
Item request(s) = 3 Ores
Rewards gained= 30Ap and 1 Emerald

Purple Jabberwock - Location: Forest directly east of Oeilvert
Item request(s) = Emerald
Rewards gained= 40AP and 1 Moonstone

Green feather Circle - Location: Lost Continent, Near a forest
Item request(s) = Moonstone
Rewards Gained= 30AP and 1 lapis Lazuli

Rainbow Garuda - Location: East forest on plateau above Gizamaluke’s Grotto
Item request(s) = Lapis Lazuli
Rewards gained= 40AP and 1 Diamond

Friendly Yan - Location: Vile Island (In the middle of the Sea)
Item request(s) = Item request(s) = Diamond
Rewards gained= 50AP and Rosetta Ring
Please note that you only acquire the item the Yan desires once you have given the other friendly animals what they need.)

Stellazzio Coins (Top)

Queen Stella in Treno is a collector of the Stellazzio coins, but requires someone to collect the precious coins for her. The Stellazzio coins are scattered throughout the world of Gaia in various places, and can often be rather tricky to get a hold of. For each Stellazzio coin you deliver to Queen Stella, she shall award you with various amounts of money and valuable items. Here are the locations of each Stellzzio coin and what Queen Stella rewards you with once you have delivered the respective coins to her, sorted in alphabetical order:

Aquarius - Location: Right hand chest in the entrance of Ipsen’s castle
Reward for retrieval = Phoenix Pinion

Aries - Location: Dali’s windmill
Reward for retrieval = 1000gil

Cancer - Location: Behind the Overturned Cart near the entrance of Burmecia
Reward for retrieval = 2000gil

Capricorn - Location: In the waters to the right in the entrance of Daggeuro
Reward for retrieval = Blood sword

Gemini - Location: Throw 10 Gil into the fountain at Treno’s entrance 13 consecutive times
Reward for retrieval = 5000gil

Leo - Location: Near the statue of Neptune that transports the party to Alexandria Harbour
Reward for retrieval = Elixir

Libra - Location: Right side of Madain Sari’s fountain
Reward for retrieval = 10,000 Gil

Pisces - Location: Chest inside the Invincible airship
Reward for retrieval = Black Belt

Scorpio - Location: Below the HP/MP restoring spring in Quan’s Dwelling
Reward for retrieval = 20,000Gil

Sagittarius - Location: Left of the Gysahl Pickle cart in Lindblum (during reconstruction)
Reward for retrieval = Rosetta Ring

Taurus - Location: Behind Treno’s item shop in the slums
Reward for retrieval = 30,000 Gil

Virgo - Location: In Black Mage Village’s Inn
Reward for retrieval = Robe of Lords

After collecting and delivering all 12 Stellazzio coins to Queen Stella, she feels that there is yet another Stellazzio coin to collect, and give you each Stellazzio coin back as clues on as to where the coin is. Well, you can try to figure out the riddle for yourself, or you can look below for the location of the last Stellazzio coin: Ophiuchus.

Ophiuchus - Location: Collect all 12, then search where Scorpio was found
Reward for retrieval = Cinna’s Hammer

Jumping Rope (Top)

When in Alexandria, you will encounter 3 girls jumping rope. The location of the girls differs before and after Alexandria was destroyed, but the aim of the game always remains the same. Vivi and Eiko are the only playable characters who are able to participate in this little side quest and therefore they must be present in your team in order for you to play. The speed of the rope increases as you get further in the amount of jumps you make, but as does the prize. Here is a list of what you attain for certain amount of jumps:

20 jumps: 10 gil
50 jumps: Cactrot Card
100 jumps: Genji Card
200 jumps: Alexander Card
300 jumps: Cat Paw Racket
1000 jumps: King Of Skipping Title

Coffee Beans (Top)

When you first visit the old man in the watch tower of Dali, he will explain to you that he loves to drink coffee but there are three brands of coffee, which are very rare, that he has yet to taste. If you collect each of these coffee’s from around the land, he will award you with the Prima Vista figure. You have to complete this before disc 4, as the old man will die by that time. Here is a list of each brand of coffee and where they can be found:

Mocha: South gate close to Chocobo Forest. Check to your right once there.
Killiman: The kitchen of Madain Sari.
Bullman: In Disc 3, before going to the card tournament in Treno, visit Dali once more and search the Mayor’s room for the key to open the locked door behind the windmill.

Mognet Central (Top)

In order to solve the mystery of Mognet Central, you must have paid attention and delivered each and everyone of the letters given to you by the Moogles throughout the course of FFIX. If you have failed to do that, there is no time limit for you to do so, so don’t worry; the only thing that changes as you travel further into the game is that of the Moogles location. Once you have done this and have moved on to Disc 3 of the game, travel to Alexandria and speak to Kupo, and he will give a little hint of Mognet central as well as a letter for you to deliver to his pal Atla. Atla can be found at Bermecia and he will give you a letter to give to Mogryo, whom can be found in Black Mage Village. Mogryo will ask you to deliver a letter to Kumool, whom can be found in Ipsen’s castle. Kumool will ask you to deliver a letter to Mois, whom can be found in the Ice Cavern before Disc 4 and Fossil Roo during Disc 4. However, the only way to enter Fossil Roo is to have Quina present in your party, so make sure to put her in and go to the Qu’s Marsh near Lindblum’s Dragon gate. Mois will ask you to deliver a letter to Noggy, whom can be found in Daguerreo. Finally, Noggy will ask you to deliver a latter to Kupo, whom is still in Alexandria.

Note: If you have any trouble locating any of the other Moogles, please feel free to send me an email and I will happily help you out.

Once done, Kupo will realise the problem faced in Mognet Central and will ask of you to locate an item called Superslick; he also says that an inhabitant of Alexandria holds this very rare item. That inhabitant is no other than your old friend Ruby, and she is more than happy to give it to you.

Now, travel to the island north of the Outer Continent once Choco has become a Gold Chocobo, where you will find none other than Mognet Central. The reason you need Choco to be a Gold Chocobo is due to there being a crack on the mountain, meaning Choco has to dig his way in by the means of feeding him a Dead Pepper.

Once inside Mognet Central, give the Superslick to Artemicion and Mognet Central will be up and running once again. You will get yourself a Protect Ring, Artemicion and the number of letters you have successfully delivered throughout the course of the game, finally bringing the Moogle side quest to a stop.

Tetra Master (Top)

1: Goblin – Buy it from the card stadium (Disc3)
2: Fang – Buy it from the card stadium (Disc3)
3: skeleton – Buy it from the card stadium (Disc3)
4: Flan – buy it from the card stadium (Disc3)
5: Zaghnol – Defeat a Carve Spider
6: Lizard man – Defeat a Lizard Man
7: Zombie – Defeat a Fighting Zombie
8: Bomb – Find Tom’s kitten (Alexandria, Disc1) and talk to him once done.
9: Ironite – Hippauls treasure, Disc1 (Ring the bell at Alexandria’s steeple)
10: Sahagin – Defeat a Sahagin
11: Yeti – Defeat a Yeti
12: Mimic – Win from an “beginner” levelled player
13: Wyerd – Win from an “beginner” levelled player
14: Mandragora – Defeat a Mandragora
15: Crawler – Defeat a Crawler
16: Sand Scorpion – Defeat a Sand Scorpion
17: Nymph – After fighting Nymph
18: Sand Golem – Win from an “average” levelled player
19: Zuu – Defeat a Zuu
20: Dragonfly – Defeat a Dragonfly
21: Carrion Worm – Defeat a Carrior Worm
22: Cerberus – Defeat a Cerberus
23: Antlion – Win from an “average” levelled player
24: Cactuar – Get 50 Jumps in the Jumping Rope side quest
25: Gimme Cat – Defeat a Gimme Cat
26: Ragtimer – Win from an “average” levelled player
27: Hedgehog Pie – Win from an “average” levelled player
28: Ralvuimahgo – Win from an “average” levelled player
29: Ochu – Defeat a Ochu
30: Troll – Defeat a Troll
31: Blazer Beetle – Win from an “average” levelled player
32: Abomination – Win from an “average” levelled player
33: Zemzelett – Win from an “average” levelled player
34: Stroper – Win from an “average” levelled player
35: Tantarian – Win from an “average” levelled player
36: Grand Dragon – Defeat a Grand Dragon
37: Feather Circle – Win from an “average” levelled player
38: Hecteyes – Defeat a Hecteyes
39: Ogre – Defeat a Ogre
40: Armstrong – Defeat a Armstrong
41: Ash – Defeat Ash
42: Wraith – Win from an “good” levelled player
43: Gargoyle – Win from an “good” levelled player
44: Vepal – Defeat a Vepal
45: Grimlock – Win from Straight Shooter Shak (card stadium, Disc4)
46: Tonberry – Win from Straight Shooter Shak (card stadium, Disc4)
47: Veteran – Win from Straight Shooter Shak (card stadium, Disc4)
48: Garuda – Win from Straight Shooter Shak (card stadium, Disc4)
49: Marlboro – Win from Marlboro Master Joe (card stadium, Disc4)
50: Mover – Win from the card masters at Memoria
51: Abadon – Win from Beast Master Gilbert (Card Stadium, Disc4)
52: Behemoth – Win from Beast Master Gilbert (Card Stadium, Disc4)
53: Iron Man – Win from Beast Master Gilbert (Card Stadium, Disc4)
54: nova dragon – Win from the card masters at Memoria
55: Ozma – Defeat Ozma
56: Hades – Win from the card masters at Memoria
57: Holy – Win from Magic Master Thalisa (Card Stadium, Disc4)
58: Meteor – Win from Magic Master Thalisa (Card Stadium, Disc4)
59:Flare – Win from Magic Master Thalisa (Card Stadium, Disc4)
60: Shiva – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
61: Ifrit – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
62: Ramuh – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
63: Atomos – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
64: Odin – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
65: Leviathan – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
66: Bahamut – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
67 :Ark – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
68: Fenrir – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
69: Madeen – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
70: Alexander – Win from Eidelon Master Leyra (Card Stadium, Disc4)
71: Excalibur – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
72: Ultima weapon – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
73: Masamume – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
74: Elixir – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
75: Dark Matter – Win from the card masters at Memoria
76: Ribbon – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
77: Tiger Racket – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
78: Save The Queen – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
79: Genji – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
80: Mithril Sword – Win from Weapon Master Hunt (Card Stadium, Disc4)
81: Blue Narcis – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
82: Hilda Garde 3 – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
83: Invincible – Dig up the treasure by using a dead pepper where schimmering island used to be (Disc 4)
84: Cargo Ship – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
85: Hilda Garde 1 – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
86: Red Rose – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
87: Theater Ship – Win from the four–armed man in Daguerro
88: Viltgance – Buy it from Mene (Moogle in Ancient Forest) with 1800 digging points.
89: Chocobo – Win from Fat Chocobo
90: Fat Chocobo – Given by Fat Chocobo once you have collected each and every piece of treasure accessible by Chocobo’s
91: Mog – Win from the card masters at Memoria
92: Frog – Win from the card masters at Memoria
93: Oglop – Win from the champion (Erin) at the card game tournament (Disc 3)
94: Alexandria – Talk to the girl running around at the market
95: Lindblum – Search the pile of rumble at the market in Linblum (after queen Brahne’s attack, Disc 2)
96: Two Moons – Win from the card masters at Memoria 97: Gargant – Defeat a Dragonzombie
98: Namingway – Search Kuja’s room in the Desert Palace
99: Boco – Win from the card masters at Memoria
100: Airship– Use dead pepper on the crack at the lost continent

Kupo Nuts (Top)

When you first travel to Gizamaluke’s Grotto in Disc 1, you will meet a newly wed couple of Moogles, the male of which absolutely loves Kupo Nuts. The first time you give him a Kupo Nut, which is inevitably in Disc 1, he will award you with a Gizamaluke’s bell. Once the attack on Linblum has taken place, you can give the Moogle another Kupo Nut in order to receive an Elixer. If you deliver another within Disc 3, you will be rewarded with an Extension. Finally, once you deliver a Kupo Nut within Disc 4, you will be rewarded with the Aloha T–Shirt. The Aloha T–Shirt isn’t anything special for battle, but is more special in it’s style. Any spare Kupo Nuts delivered will be rewarded with Tents, Ether’s or Phoenix Pinion’s

Stiltzkin (Top)

Stiltzkin, a renowned Moogle who travels the land, can always be found with other Moogles throughout your time on the planet. He will frequently appear as you proceed through the game, but he doesn’t stay in one place for too long. When you do find him, he will always have a certain deal for you; sometimes you may have to talk to him several times before he actually makes the deal. The deals he makes are very good, giving you useful items for good prices. Although he tells you that your buying these items will help him through his journey, no matter whether you do or don’t matters not; he will always re–appear in the next destination of the game. Here is a list of each item he sells you, at what price, and where he sells you it:

Treno’s Weapon Shop Monsters (Top)

The weapons shop of Treno is not just for selling weapons, but is also a place where one can battle powerful monsters in order to attain special prizes. One character from your party can take up this challenge 4 times in total; once in Disc 2, two in Disc 3, and once in Disc 4. The later the disc, the harder the monster, and the better the prize. Here is a guide on each monsters statistics, some help to beat each, what disc they appear and the item you receive for defeating them.

Griffen, Disc 2
HP: 1, 470
MP: 602
Level: 16
Weaknesses: Bird Killer, Wind
Item gained for defeat: Tonberry Card
Make sure you have the “Bird Killer” ability equipped, and also make sure you have the “Auto–Potion” ability equipped, as you won’t want to be wasting turns healing. The Griffen should fall in a few turns, but if you want to ensure victory, simply chuck a tent on the monster in order to inflict all status effects upon it, rendering it virtually harmless.
Catoblepas, Disc 3
HP: 3, 727
MP: 1, 069
Level: 32
Weaknesses: Best Killer
Item gained for defeat: 15000 Gil
Have the “Beast Killer” ability equipped in order to have the damage inflicted upon this beast increase significantly, and the abilities “Jelly” and “Auto–Float” will decrease the damage of Catoblepas’s attacks to a great extent. Just like last time, if you chuck a tent on this beast, it will inflict every negative status effect available upon Catoblepas, making it an easy opponent.
Amdusias, Disc 3
HP: 6, 578
MP: 1, 568
Level: 42
Weaknesses: Devil Killer, Bird Killer, Wind
Item gained for defeat: Running Shoes
Naturally, you should equip the “Devil Killer” and “Bird Killer” abilities to increase the damage inflicted upon this beast, and have the “Antibody” ability equipped in order to prevent the Poison status effect. Amdusias will cast Level 4 Holy, so make sure the character you choose does not have a level which is a multiple of 4. Once on the ground, Amdusias will only cast magic attacks, while when it is in the air, it will only use physical attacks, so it may be useful for you to have the “Auto–reflect” ability equipped in order to render it’s magic attacks useless. However, if you do so, make sure you have the “Auto–Regen” or “Auto–Potion” abilities equipped. And just like the previous battles, chucking a tent on this beast will inflict every negative status effect available upon him, so after doing so, this battle shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Behemoth, Disc 4
HP: 24, 123
MP: 3, 338
Level: 71
Weaknesses: Ice, Beast Killer
Item gained for defeat: Circlet
By far the most difficult of the monsters in the Treno Weapon Shop. There is a 25% chance that after you physically attack Behemoth, it will counter with Meteor, so you are best off using a magic user, not a physical attacker. Perhaps the easiest and best way to defeat this ferocious beast is to face it with Quina, and have him/her cast the Blue Magic ability, “Roulette” , for a chance to defeat him instantly. If the Roulette drops on you, simply face the beast again and repeat this method, as losing costs you nothing. If you are determined to defeat this monster fair and square, use either Eiko or Vivi. If Eiko, cast her most powerful Summons and her White magic ability, “Holy”. Once in trance, have her double cast Holy for significant damage. If Vivi, cast his most powerful spells and once in Trance, double cast his most powerful spells.

Treasure Hunter Rank (Top)

When you speak with the four–armed man in Daguerro, he will tell you your current Treasure Hunter Rank. His true identity, as well as the “Rank S award” Key Item will be given to you once your treasure hunter rank has reached the “S” level, but that is no easy task.
In order for your treasure hunter rank to increase, you obviously have to collect more treasure. Your treasure hunter rank is judged as follows:
1. You gain one point for every chest, searched field icon, item gained in event sequence, and item purchased at the Treno Auction House. However, the “Magical Fingertip” and “Pearl Rogue” do not count.
2. You gain two points for every treasure chest found on the World Map while riding Choco.
Once you have reached the “S” rank, talk to the four–armed man once more, and he will be intimidated and run away. Follow him to the entrance of Daguerro and he will award you with his true identity and the “Rank S award” Key Item.

Renaming Characters

The very rare, precious, and powerful card, Namingway, can be obtained by defeating Mario during the card tournament in Treno, or by finding it in Kuja’s room in the Desert Palace (you will find it near the stack of books)
Once you have the Namingway card, travel to Dagurerro and examine the block just next to the Medicine Shop. Next, speak to the man near the bookshelves and he will inform you that he can’t find the book he desires. Move to the right side of the room and you will find the book he wants. After doing so, speak to him again and he will move to the right side of the room in order to obtain this book. You will now be able to use the stairs leading to the mid–section of Daguerro.
Talk to the man on this level and allow him see the Namingway card, and after doing so, he will let you re–name any of your characters to however you see fit.

Frog Catching

Through the course of the game, you will continuously come across Q’s Marsh’s; the place in which Quina originates from. If Quina is present in your party, each time you enter the pond area of a Q’s Marsh, she/he will ask to hunt for frogs. The game is pretty straight forward; you simply have to run to the frog before it jumps back into the pond.
As you capture more frogs, two things occur, the first of which is the fact that Quina’s Blue Magic ability, “Frog Drop”, will increase in the amount of damage it inflicts. The method for this is simple: Quina’s level is multiplied by the amount of frogs she has caught. For example, if Quina is at level 25 and has caught 50 frogs, her “Frog Drop” technique will inflict 1250 each time. This becomes extremely useful as you level Quina up, and as you catch more frogs.
The second of these two occurrences is Quina’s teacher, Quale, appearing every once in a while to award you with a special item for your efforts. Here is a guide on how many frogs you have to catch in order to earn specific items:

Once you catch 99 frogs, Quina’s master, Quale, will challenge your party to a battle:
Quale
HP: 65, 535
MP: 3, 680
Level: 76
Weaknesses: Man Eater, Thunder
Strong VS: Water
Experience gained: 65, 535
AP gained: 10
Gil gained: 10, 800
Card gained: Grand Dragon
Items available by Zidane’s “steal” ability: Elixer, Ninja Gear, Glutton’s Robe, Lord of Robes
The ideal way to tackle this challenge is to have Vivi, Steiner, and Freya present in your party. Make sure Zidane, Steiner, and Freya all have the “Man Eater” ability equipped, and have them attack Quale physically, while have Vivi concentrate on Thunder spells. If your characters are well trained and have high HP levels, this battle shouldn’t be much of a problem, as Quale’s attacks aren’t actually that powerful, but his/her’s HP level is the largest within the game. To keep your characters alive and well, have Freya cast Reis’s in order for your characters HP to stay up, but if you concentrate on attacking after doing so, you shouldn’t have a problem in this battle.
Once beaten, the frog catching side quest will be totally over. A tip for catching frogs is to always leave a male and female frog in order for more frogs to grow faster, or you could leave a male, female and a golden frog in order for them to grow as fast as possible. However, the golden frogs only appear rarely.

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