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Chapter 2: Mt. Gagazet and Zanarkand

Story mode. Written for a first playthrough and kept free of spoilers — it will not tell you what happens here, only what the game is asking of you.

7 things here are lost permanently. Everything below is worth taking as you pass it. The completionist tab lists every one of them with the exact moment it stops being obtainable.

Mt. Gagazet: talk first

Kimahri is at the Mountain Gate. Talk to him twice. In the second conversation he asks what he should do about the restless young Ronso. Tell him “You have to figure this out on your own.”

The other Ronso around the gate, plus one guard in the cave further up, each have a worry to share. Talk to all of them. The calm, sensible answer is the right one every time — the reply that asks them to slow down and think about the consequences, or that agrees the elder is tired.

The teleport pad near the gate skips three empty stretches of trail. Use it unless you want the fights.

The climb

A Fem-Goon leads you up the mountain. Hold the climb button on rock faces.

At the top of the first ledges there is a chest on a floating platform to the right. Walk toward it — run and the platform drifts away. In the cave, a side path to the north has a second chest.

Out of the cave you reach a Save Sphere and the Fem-Goon heads off down the path. Don’t follow her. Climb the rock wall above the Save Sphere instead. The cliff route has two more chests (one on a floating platform — walk again) and a much better scene at the top.

The fight that follows is short. Two weak goons and a sniper first, then their leader alone. His single hits are heavy, so break his power and put Protect up, and he falls over in a few turns. You leave with everything you came for.

Zanarkand: the monkeys

The ruins are full of tourists and monkeys. Isaaru is in the corridor inside the dome; talk to him and he asks for help. The monkeys with hearts over their heads are lovesick. Pick one up and carry it to its partner. There are twelve couples spread through the ruins, from the approach to the Cloister down to the rooms beyond the old chamber. A wrong match can cost you a little gil.

Pair all twelve and go back to Isaaru for an accessory. It is a long, slightly silly errand, and it is worth finishing now.

There are sixteen chests on the way through: four on the approach to the dome, two past Isaaru, four in and around the Cloister, and six in the big round hall past the Chamber of the Fayth.

Worth doing on a first run

Scene: Kimahri's worriessceneKimahri is at the Mountain Gate. Talk to him, then talk to him again for a second conversation. Counts toward Story Completion.
Teleport pad to the Mountain PathreferenceThe pad near the gate skips the first three stretches of trail. They hold nothing but fights, which are worth taking only for experience and AP.
Mission: Spring into ActionsidequestStarts on the Mountain Path. A Fem-Goon leads you up the cliffs; hold the climb button to scale rock faces. Required.
ElixiritemOn a floating platform to the right, at the top of the first ledges. Walk toward it. Run and it drifts out of reach; leave and come back to reset it.
Hi-PotionitemIn the first cave, take the side path north (east at the first intersection) and climb the ledges. Then go back and out the west exit.
Scene: the long way to the hot springssceneOut of the cave there is a Save Sphere and the Fem-Goon walks off down the path. Don't follow her. Climb the rock wall above the Save Sphere to the highest ledge instead.
White CapeaccessoryCliff route only, so take it now. On the last floating platform, to the left at the top of the cliff. Walk, don't run.
Phoenix DownitemCliff route only. In the small alcove just east of the last platform, at the start of the next cave.
Syndicate Uniform (third of three)key-itemThrough the big hole at the top, the ledge gives way and the girls land in the hot spring. The uniform is waiting there.
Stonehewngarment-gridMission reward for winning the fight at the hot springs.
Bum Rushgarment-gridFor holding all three Syndicate Uniforms. If this was your third, it arrives as the mission wraps up.
Dispel TonicitemAt the junction on the upper level of the dome approach, take the right-hand path to its dead end.
Phoenix Down x2 (dome approach)itemTop left, past the dome, before the next area.
Hi-Potion x2 (dome approach)itemBefore the steps, after the top-left route.
Grenade x2itemA little past the Hi-Potion chest.
Scene: Isaaru's monkey troublesceneIsaaru is in the corridor inside the dome, on the way to the Cloister. Talk to him. Counts toward Story Completion and starts Operation: Monkey!
L-Bomb x2itemDown the passage past Isaaru.
RemedyitemSame passage, beyond the L-Bombs.
Lunar CurtainitemThe first chest in the Cloister of Trials.
Mana SpringitemThe second Cloister chest.
Light CurtainitemOne corner of the lift in the larger Cloister room.
1,000 gilitemThe opposite corner of the same lift.
Elixir x2 (Great Hall)itemThe big round hall past the Chamber of the Fayth holds six chests. This is the one worth the walk.
Phoenix Down x2 (Great Hall)item
Hi-Potion x2 (Great Hall)item
Remedy x3 (Great Hall)item
Remedy x2 (Great Hall)item
Ether x2 (Great Hall)item
Operation: Monkey!sidequestTwenty-four monkeys, twelve couples. Pick up a monkey with hearts over its head and carry it to its partner; the wrong partner may pinch some gil. All twelve couples are needed for a Chapter 5 scene that counts toward Story Completion. Chapter 3 is the last chance; do it now.
Soul of ThamasaaccessoryIsaaru's reward for pairing all twelve couples.

How this page was made

Researched across 6 community walkthroughs and written from scratch — no source’s wording appears here.

How we decide what to print

Completionist mode. Full spoilers, in play order, with every permanent loss called out before you reach it. 2 entries below are marked where our sources disagree with each other — we have not picked a winner for you.

7 things here are lost permanently. Point of no return: Kimahri's question and the Ronso conversations close with Chapter 2, and they decide the Trainer dressphere in Chapter 3 and Ronso scenes in Chapters 3 and 5. On the climb, following the Fem-Goon instead of scaling the cliff skips the extended hot springs scene (a Story Completion line) and walks you past two chests. Operation: Monkey! has one more chance in Chapter 3. Unopened chests carry forward until a later chapter replaces them. Everything is listed on the missables page.

Spoilers from here.

What this page decides:

Kimahri’s answer is your second and last chance at the Trainer dressphere, which he hands over on the mountain in Chapter 3.
The seven Ronso answers set the trust that shapes the Ronso scenes in Chapters 3 and 5.
The cliff route on the climb. Following the Fem-Goon skips the extended hot springs scene and walks you past two chests.
Operation: Monkey! gets one more chance in Chapter 3, and nothing after. Its Chapter 5 scene counts toward Story Completion.

Mt. Gagazet: the Mountain Gate

Talk to Kimahri twice. The second conversation is about the young Ronso and their anger at the Guado. Answer “You have to figure this out on your own.” That is the Trainer answer. Give it even if you answered right in Chapter 1: most guides say one right answer in either chapter is enough, but one wants both and one counts only this one.

Then the Ronso. Each has a worry and three replies; the one listed here builds trust, one is neutral and one loses it.

Woman beside Kimahri, worried about the elder’s burden — “He does seem very tired.”
Garik, who wants the youth to destroy the Guado — “What if the Guado retaliate?”
Male near the slope exit, on the Al Bhed’s own suffering — “Maybe the Guado really are to blame.”
Female on the right near the trail, “the Guado must die” — “And what of the Guado?”
Male near the trail, Garik will march — “Please, try to think about it some more.”
Green-haired male in red armour, left of the trail, the elder is weak — “Then… there won’t be anyone left to fight.”
Guard by the stairs in the mountain cave, on sphere hunters — “They should take better care of the mountain.”

The teleport pad by the gate jumps you to the Mountain Path. The three areas it skips have no chests.

Spring into Action

A Fem-Goon leads you up. Hold the climb button on rock walls.

Elixir — at the top of the first ledges, on the floating platform to the right. Walk. Running makes it drift away; leave the screen and return to reset it.
Hi-Potion — in the first cave, the side path north from the first intersection, up the ledges. Back out and take the west exit.

Out of the cave is a Save Sphere and the Fem-Goon trots off down the path. Do not follow her. Two sources say this costs the extended hot springs scene and its Story Completion line; one says the route does not matter. The cliff is strictly better, so climb the rock wall above the Save Sphere:

White Cape — on the last floating platform, left at the top. Walk again.
Phoenix Down — the small alcove just east of that platform.

Go through the large hole at the top. The ledge gives way and the girls drop into the hot spring, where the Syndicate Uniform is waiting. The Fem-Goons run for help.

Ormi

Two Fem-Goons and a Viper Sniper first, which barely register. Then Ormi on his own. His Attack and Pirouette Pitch each hit one person for 200–400, and Concussive Shock hits the party for about 200 and ignores defence. Power Break plus Protect drops the single hits to around 50–75. Darkness Dance also blunts him. A Songstress or a fast grid stops him getting his charged attacks off.

Steal: X-Potion (common), Elixir (rare)
Drop: Beaded Brooch

Rewards: Stonehewn, and Bum Rush for holding all three Syndicate Uniforms. With the set complete, the mansion in Guadosalam is next.

Zanarkand Ruins

Chests

On the approach to the dome:

Dispel Tonic — at the junction on the upper level, right-hand path to the dead end.
Phoenix Down x2 — top left, past the dome.
Hi-Potion x2 — before the steps, after the top-left route.
Grenade x2 — a little further on.

Past Isaaru, down the passage: L-Bomb x2, then Remedy.

The Cloister of Trials: Lunar Curtain (first chest), Mana Spring (second), and Light Curtain and 1,000 gil at opposite corners of the lift in the larger room.

The big round hall past the Chamber of the Fayth: Elixir x2, Phoenix Down x2, Hi-Potion x2, Remedy x3, Remedy x2, Ether x2.

Isaaru and Operation: Monkey!

Isaaru is in the corridor inside the dome. Talking to him is a Story Completion line and starts the job: pair twelve couples of monkeys. Pick up the monkey with hearts over its head and present it to its partner. A wrong partner may steal some gil.

The ruins split into six stretches: (1) the path to the Cloister, (2) the upper Cloister room before the lift, (3) the lower Cloister, (4) the Chamber of the Fayth, (5) the round hall past it, and (6) the room at the far end, where Yunalesca once waited.

Lovesick monkey	Found in	Partner	Found in
Birch	6	Sequoia	4
Spring	5	Autumn	2
Dusky	1	Dawn	6
Rosemary	5	Thyme	3
Terran	3	Skye	6
Minni	5	Maxx	3
Summer	4	Winter	1
Peke	3	Valli	4
Canis	5	Felina	1
Arroh	3	Quivrr	1
Golde	4	Sylva	1
Luna	1	Sol	5

Report back to Isaaru for the Soul of Thamasa. Finishing here also queues the Chapter 5 Zanarkand scene that 100% needs. If you run out of patience, Chapter 3 is the last chance.

Everything in this area

Mountain Gate

Scene: Kimahri's worriesMissablesceneKimahri is at the Mountain Gate. Talk to him, then talk to him again for a second conversation. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.
Kimahri's answer: "You have to figure this out on your own."MissableSources disagreesidequestPick the middle option in his second conversation. This is the last of the two chances at the right answer; Kimahri gives the Trainer dressphere on the mountain in Chapter 3. Give it even if you answered right in Chapter 1.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Sources disagree: Sources split on the Trainer condition. Most say one right answer to Kimahri, in Chapter 1 or Chapter 2, is enough; one says it takes the right answer in both chapters; one counts only the Chapter 2 answer. Answer right both times and the question never matters.
Ronso conversations (seven)MissablesidequestEach Ronso has a worry and three replies; one builds trust. Woman beside Kimahri: "He does seem very tired." Garik: "What if the Guado retaliate?" Male near the slope exit: "Maybe the Guado really are to blame." Female on the right near the trail: "And what of the Guado?" Male near the trail: "Please, try to think about it some more." Green- haired male in red armour, left of the trail: "Then... there won't be anyone left to fight." Guard by the stairs in the mountain cave: "They should take better care of the mountain." Trust changes Ronso scenes in Chapters 3 and 5.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.
Teleport pad to the Mountain PathreferenceThe pad near the gate skips the first three stretches of trail. They hold nothing but fights, which are worth taking only for experience and AP.

Spring into Action

Mission: Spring into ActionsidequestStarts on the Mountain Path. A Fem-Goon leads you up the cliffs; hold the climb button to scale rock faces. Required.
ElixiritemOn a floating platform to the right, at the top of the first ledges. Walk toward it. Run and it drifts out of reach; leave and come back to reset it.
Hi-PotionitemIn the first cave, take the side path north (east at the first intersection) and climb the ledges. Then go back and out the west exit.
Scene: the long way to the hot springsMissableSources disagreesceneOut of the cave there is a Save Sphere and the Fem-Goon walks off down the path. Don't follow her. Climb the rock wall above the Save Sphere to the highest ledge instead.Lost after: Following the Fem-Goon down the path past the Save Sphere instead of climbing the cliff above it.Sources disagree: Two sources say the cliff route's extended hot springs scene counts toward Story Completion; one says the choice of route makes no difference. Take the cliff either way.
White CapeaccessoryCliff route only, so take it now. On the last floating platform, to the left at the top of the cliff. Walk, don't run.
Phoenix DownitemCliff route only. In the small alcove just east of the last platform, at the start of the next cave.
Syndicate Uniform (third of three)key-itemThrough the big hole at the top, the ledge gives way and the girls land in the hot spring. The uniform is waiting there.
Boss: OrmibossAfter two Fem-Goons and a Viper Sniper, Ormi alone. His punches and Pirouette Pitch hit one person for 200–400; Concussive Shock hits everyone for about 200 and ignores defence. Power Break and Protect cut the single hits to a fraction; Darkness works too. Steal: X-Potion (common), Elixir (rare). Drops a Beaded Brooch.
Stonehewngarment-gridMission reward for winning the fight at the hot springs.
Bum Rushgarment-gridFor holding all three Syndicate Uniforms. If this was your third, it arrives as the mission wraps up.

Zanarkand Ruins

Dispel TonicitemAt the junction on the upper level of the dome approach, take the right-hand path to its dead end.
Phoenix Down x2 (dome approach)itemTop left, past the dome, before the next area.
Hi-Potion x2 (dome approach)itemBefore the steps, after the top-left route.
Grenade x2itemA little past the Hi-Potion chest.
Scene: Isaaru's monkey troubleMissablesceneIsaaru is in the corridor inside the dome, on the way to the Cloister. Talk to him. Counts toward Story Completion and starts Operation: Monkey!Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.
L-Bomb x2itemDown the passage past Isaaru.
RemedyitemSame passage, beyond the L-Bombs.
Lunar CurtainitemThe first chest in the Cloister of Trials.
Mana SpringitemThe second Cloister chest.
Light CurtainitemOne corner of the lift in the larger Cloister room.
1,000 gilitemThe opposite corner of the same lift.
Elixir x2 (Great Hall)itemThe big round hall past the Chamber of the Fayth holds six chests. This is the one worth the walk.
Phoenix Down x2 (Great Hall)item
Hi-Potion x2 (Great Hall)item
Remedy x3 (Great Hall)item
Remedy x2 (Great Hall)item
Ether x2 (Great Hall)item
Operation: Monkey!MissablesidequestTwenty-four monkeys, twelve couples. Pick up a monkey with hearts over its head and carry it to its partner; the wrong partner may pinch some gil. All twelve couples are needed for a Chapter 5 scene that counts toward Story Completion. Chapter 3 is the last chance; do it now.Lost after: The end of Chapter 3.
Soul of ThamasaMissableaccessoryIsaaru's reward for pairing all twelve couples.Lost after: The end of Chapter 3.

How this page was made

Researched across 8 community walkthroughs and written from scratch — no source’s wording appears here. 2 are marked where sources disagree with each other — we have not picked a winner for you.

How we decide what to print