Walkthrough - Part Twenty - The Guru on Mt.Woe (12,000BC)
Now, head up the chain to the Mountain of Woe, one of the best places to learn spells and gain levels. If you see any rock-like creatures, attack them. They'll disable your techs but just batter them until they die or run away. If you do manage to kill them, you get 1000 experience and 100 tech points which is like mana from heaven! You may want to equip the Hit Ring on your strongest fighter as well to make sure they actually hit the darned thing. I'd also recommend having Lucca in your party here to help her on the way to learning Flare, her ultimate spell. It's really powerful, and in conjunction with Marle's Ice 2, it forms Antipode 3, my second favourite spell in the whole game. Finally, it's important to note that whenever there are Gargoyles in a fight here, kill them first since they have a move similar to the Nu's which takes your health down to one.
Head upwards and then across the chain to the left. Fight the Rubble there and then head down and through the passageway to get a Lode Helm. Return to the start and take the left turn this time and head straight up the chain. Go left to fight another Rubble and then go right. Cross the first chain you see, fight the Rubble and take the Lode Vest and Mid Tonic. Go back across the chain and head left to the chest in the top left corner. Take the Barrier and head right, going up the small incline. Follow it round to the left and then go straight up to get a Lapis. Then cross the chain to the right. Follow the path round to another chain and then go right to get another Barrier. Go southwest to fight another Rubble and then head up the incline to cross yet another chain. Take the Lapis, then head northeast and east. Head up to get yet another Barrier and then down to get a Full Ether. Return to where the Man Eaters are and try to go up the chain. Once you've killed them, continue up the chain, go straight up and then left to fight another Rubble. Head down, right and then down to get a Shield and a Shelter before heading up and around to the chain. Cross it and then save before climbing. Follow the path and pick up the Time Hat and Full Ether along the way until you reach the final chain. Climb it and once you reach the top, walk up to the giant crystal...
Boss: Giga Gaia (Left arm, right arm and core)
HP: 9500 (Core), 900 (Both arms)
Take out the right arm first (our right, not Giga Gaia's) and then the left. Then, hit it and hit it hard. This boss is a crying shame really. Just pummel it into the ground and put it out of its misery. Giga Gaia will revive the arms but at half strength so they're even easier to pick off now.
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