Final Fantasy IX Any%

The run begins!

Config Menu
- Cursor -> Memory
- Battle Camera -> Fixed
- Movement -> Run
- Battle Speed -> Fast
- Field Message -> Fast

Approach the candle and light it

Masked Man
- Start by pressing L2 to open the enemy target window.
- Steal until you get the Mage Masher (6.25%)
- Harakiri

After 13 text boxes, select the second option

Alexandria

Go straight until you speak to the clerk
Head left into the alleyway to meet Puck
In the steeple, pick up TENT to the left of the entrance (near puck)
Follow Puck across the rooftops

King Leo
- Attack the two Nero brothers first with Zidane, Blank or Marcus
- Attack King Leo with all four after Neros are dead
  - Cinna holds ATB so that Blank - Marcus - Zidane attack

100 Nobles are not required, but welcomed

Menu (After Nobles)
- Equipment
  - Zidane: Optimize (Mage Masher)

Go up the stairs to queue Garnet cutscene
With Steiner, go outside castle and climb the left tower
As Zidane, chase Garnet until you get to fight Steiner

Steiner 1 (HP: 169)
- Attack twice with Zidane
  - If the first attack does 84 dmg or less, add attack with Blank or Cinna

Enjoy the plot twist

Steiner 2 and 3
- Harakiri (except Garnet)

Crash Site

Mash text until you control Zidane
Exit down through tree, go right through next screen and up to start the Prison Cage Fight
- One enka will shorten next boss fight

Prison Cage
- Zidane: Free Energy and then Attack
- Steiner: Attack

Prison Cage 2
- Steal broadsword with Zidane (not mandatory)
- Attack

After text: Go down and head into the right room
Pick up ETHER and then speak to Vivi
Leave the room and the exit left
Pick up ETHER and then run down the stairs
Speak twice with Baku

Baku
- Attack

Talk to Steiner, go back to his room so that you can pick up ETHER
Run back to Vivi’s room and exit theatre ship

Plant Brain (916 HP)
- Suicide Zidane as quickly as possible (use Fire if Zidane misses)
- Once Blank arrives
  - Steiner: Fire Sword
  - Vivi: Fire
  - Blank: Attack

We need to make a quick menu before Blank leaves the party

Menu
- Items
  - Phoenix Down and Potion on Zidane
  - Eye drops on Steiner and Blank
- Equipment
  - Blank: Broadsword, Silk Shirt, Leather Hat
  - Zidane: Optimize (Silk Shirt)
  - Steiner: Optimize (Iron Sword)
- Abilities
  - Steiner: Bird Killer, Bug Killer

Mandatory fight with Plant Spiders
- Get as much exp to Zidane as possible by suiciding other characters
Mash text until you get out

Ice Cavern

After the dialogue, jump onto the left ledge and grab the TENT chest
You will need Zidane to be lvl 4 by the end

Black Waltz 1 (229 + 474 HP)
- FIRST - Kill the Black Waltz with three attacks
- SECOND - Health, three hits, heal, finish this fight (2-3 attacks)
  - Heal if HP < 37

Climb and exit Ice Caverns
- It is ok if you have some encounters here. Lvling up Steiner is nice.

Dali

After mashing text, leave the inn. Head north and exit, then enter cafeteria twice and speak to Vivi
Go to shop and speak to Garnet

Item Shop
- Buy
  - 1 Leather Wrist
  - 3-4 Wrists
  - 3 Feather Hats
  - 1 Iron Sword (if not stolen from Blank)
    - Then Optimize/Bird Killer/Bug Killer on Steiner

Go back into the inn, Speak to Garnet
Leave the inn and head back to Vivi
Enter the windmill and approach the manhole cover
Straight all rooms, do menu as soon as you have Vivi in the team

Menu (with Vivi)
- Equipment
  - Dagger: Feather Hat
  - Zidane: Leather Wrist, Leather Shirt
  - Vivi: Silk Shirt

As Steiner, go down and pick the two hidden items
Enter Morrid’s house and speak to him
Leave the area, and chose the second option when Steiner approaches the barrel

Black Waltz 2 (1030 HP)
- FIRST
  - Zidane: Attack x2
  - Steiner: Fire Sword
- SECOND: Kill targeted character to skip 50% HP Counter
- End combat

During the dialogue after you have defeaded Black Waltz 2, it is possible to softlock the game if you are fast enough
Climb airship, speak to Steiner and enter the cabin

Black Waltz 3 (1128 HP)
- Be as quick as possible
  - Zidane: Attack
  - Steiner: Fire Sword
  - Vivi: Double Fire
  - Zidane: Steal (Steepled Hat, Linen Cuirass or Silver Gloves)
  - Steiner: Fire Sword
  - Vivi: Double Fire

Lindblum

Dialogue, elevator, dialogue
More dialogue with Freya
Exit the inn and go to Weapon shop

Weapon Shop
- Sell
  - All ethers, phoenix pinions, eye drops
  - Also sell Silver Gloves or Linen Cuirass if stolen
- Buy
  - 2 Mage Mashers
  - 1 Glass Armlet
  - 6 Steepled Hats (5 if stolen from BW3)
  - 1 Headgear
  - 1 Iron Helm
  - 1 Leather Plate

Then to the synth shop

Synth shop
- 1 Ogre
- 4 Cotton Robes
- 2 Yellow Scavers IMPORTANT

Go to Theathe District -> theatre hideout
Back to Lindblum Castle
- Speak to Steiner on Garnet’s room
- Head back to elevator
- Steal clothes from soldier in the lower room
- Back to elevator and go to rooftop
Harakiri during the festival of the hunt
Elevator and bottom floor

Shop Menu (Dragon’s Gate)
- Sell
  - All Cotton Robes
- Buy
  - 21 Potions
  - 15 Phoenix Downs

Pick up hidden TENT
Exit and Sutter Step to the Chocobo’s Forest
- Be aware that encounters are now possible on forests

Chocobo’s Forest

Get Choco back to the forest
Buy 4 or 5 Gysahl Greens
Exist and ride chocobo to Gizamaluke’s grotto

Gizamaluke’s Grotto

Get bell from the dying Burmecian Rat
Open door and menu BEFORE entering

Menu (before getting inside)
- Equipment
  - Freya: Optimize (Iron Helm, Yellow Scarf)
  - Zidane:
    - Optimize (The Ogre, Headgear, Glass Armlet, Leather Plate, Yellow Scarf)
    - Coral Ring
- Abilities:
  - Zidane: Undead Killer, Man Eater
  - Freya: Bird Killer, Level Up
- Front row Freya

Black Mage fight 1 & 2
- Attack with Zidane

Get the bell drop from the second fight

Menu (after fight)
- Equipment
  - Zidane:
    - Optimize (The Ogre, Headgear, Glass Armlet, Leather Plate, Yellow Scarf)
    - Mage Masher
- Abilities:
  - Zidane: Bird Killer

Head through main central door and queue bell’s dialogue
Pick up bell chest and go to the right door
Speak to the furthest moogle and then exist
Head to the left door and then do menu

Menu (before getting inside)
- Equipment
  - Zidane:
    - Optimize (The Ogre, Headgear, Glass Armlet, Leather Plate, Yellow Scarf)
    - Leather Wrist
  - Vivi: Glass Armlet

Gizamaluke (3175 HP)
- FIRST - Throw tents for 50% chance to cause darkness / silence
- SECOND - Attack with Zidane and Freya. Vivi heals.
- If tents do not work, use Zidane’s skill Sould Blade and be more defensive.

South Gate

Pick up MULTINA RACKET on the left (hidden) chest
Speak to
- Elephant man
- Young mand to the right
- Woman
Go to the alley, pick up pass and continue until you board the train (sit on the back right seat)

World Map

Menu
- Equipment
  - Zidane: Dagger, Coral Ring, Leather Shirt
- Abilities
  - Zidane: Man Eater, Protect Girls

Burmecia

Go straight and do menu just before fight with BM

Menu (before fight with BM)
- Equipment
  - Zidane: The Ogre

You can finish fight with Zidane’s attacks

Menu (before fight with BM)
- Equipment
  - Zidane: Mage Masher, Leather Hat
- Back row Zidane

Head up the right stairs in the door, up the next set of stairs, and left at the top
Go left to the next room and be careful
- WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE BY HOLDING CANCEL DOWN
- Pick up Germinas Boots
Back to entrance and the left door. You will repeat the same path but from the other side.
Go to the window and jump to the other side.
Speak to dying burmecian and pick up bell behind bell
Now back to entrance and right stairs. This time, we will go throught the big door
Dialogue, then go up, and up into the building for a cutscene
After, go up the right steps, go into the right door to break the screen up and exit
Go left into the door, then up through the door at the top center
At the fountain, go right and into the top right door to break the screen and exit
Go left and up the bridge to a cutscene
When given options–Select the 2nd Option to “Leave Her Alone” and mash until you begin the Beatrix Fight

Beatrix
- Revive characters until cutscene on turn 10