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Chapter 4: CommSpheres and the Thunder Plains concert

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.

47 things here are lost permanently, and 2 more you can get another of later. 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.

Chapter 4 is short and strange. Almost the whole map is closed. What you can do is watch, through the CommSpheres Shinra set up last chapter, what everyone in Spira is up to. It is optional, it is slow, and it is most of the chapter’s worth. Do it.

Back on the Celsius

Follow Paine up to the deck and talk to her. On the way back, the engine room has four chests again, and the cabin is open: rest in it. Then go to the bridge for a conversation and an Al Bhed Primer. Shinra has two new spheres for you in his Treasure Spheres menu; watch them.

Save before you start the CommSpheres.

Watching the CommSpheres

Talk to Shinra and choose to view the CommSpheres. The first round has four places with something to see. Turn the camera when nothing seems to be happening — somebody usually walks into frame if you look the right way, and some scenes only play if you wait.

After those four, talk to Buddy, then to Paine on the bridge.

Shinra then has a second, much bigger round. Most places play a different scene every time you view them, so keep coming back until a place repeats itself or goes offline. Zoom in on doorways and faces. Some scenes need a long silence before the important line. The hot springs on Mt. Gagazet alone run to about fifteen.

One place needs you: Rin on the Mi’ihen Highroad is investigating, and you help by switching cameras and calling him over when you spot something. Save before you start that one. Pay attention to what you see.

Finish this round before you take the next job. The CommSpheres move on once you do.

The Moonflow

Talk to Buddy and agree to the Moonflow. Tobli is running from people he owes money. Follow the road to the dock, double back when he races past, cross the river on the shoopuf and chase him up the far bank. A garment grid is the reward.

The rehearsal

Back on the airship, a short rhythm minigame. Your score decides the prize, and the top one is excellent. Stay in step with Rikku. Save first if you want to retry.

Then watch the CommSpheres once more. A third, shorter round is waiting.

The Thunder Plains

There are six chests out on the plains. Then the job: fiends are bothering the audience, and a new cave has opened on the east side. Follow the arrow on the mini-map. Some paths only go one way. Grab the chests as you go.

The boss in the north end is weak to ice and ignores magic. Hit it physically — with ice if you can — and keep healing.

After the concert

When the show is over and you are back on the bridge, do not talk to Shinra yet. Take the lift down to the engine room first. Someone is waiting there with something you need.

Then talk to Shinra. That ends the chapter.

Worth doing on a first run

Scene: back aboard the CelsiussceneThe rescue and the bridge scenes that open the chapter, then Rikku stopping Yuna in the hallway. Plays automatically.
Scene: Paine on the decksceneFollow Paine up to the deck and talk to her. Counts toward Story Completion.
Hi-Potion x8 (engine room)itemOne of the four engine-room chests, restocked for this chapter.
Phoenix Down x7 (engine room)item
Remedy x6 (engine room)item
Turbo Ether x3 (engine room)item
Rest in the Celsius cabin (Chapter 4)progressionWorth nothing on its own. A Chapter 5 scene plays only if Yuna has rested in the cabin in every chapter.
Al Bhed Primer (bridge)collectibleHanded over during the bridge conversation with Buddy, Paine and Rikku.
CommSphere: Besaid: WakkascenePan right to Wakka's house and wait for him to come out. "Hey, Yuna. How you been, huh?" Counts toward Story Completion.
CommSphere: Kilika Port: DonasceneDona shows the CommSphere round the port. "Well, that's Kilika Port for you." Counts toward Story Completion.
CommSphere: Mushroom Rock Road: YaibalsceneYouth League route. Yaibal mentions trouble brewing in Bevelle. Counts toward Story Completion.
CommSphere: Bevelle: MarodascenePan toward the entrance gate and wait; if nobody comes after a couple of minutes, turn away and back. Maroda says he is running reconnaissance on New Yevon. Counts toward Story Completion.
Scene: Paine and the Hymn of the FaythsceneAfter the first four CommSpheres, talk to Buddy, then to Paine on the bridge until she brings up the Hymn of the Fayth. Counts toward Story Completion.
Mission: Where's Tobli?sceneTalk to Buddy and pick "You bet". Tobli is dodging debt collectors: follow the road to the dock, double back when he speeds past, cross on the shoopuf and chase him up the north bank to Guadosalam. Counts toward Story Completion.
Black Tabardgarment-gridMission reward.
Scene: the concert rehearsalsceneBack on the Celsius. A short rhythm minigame. Counts toward Story Completion whatever you score.
Rehearsal prize (Shmooth Shailing at 150+)accessory0–49 Pearl Necklace, 50–99 Safety Bit, 100–149 Sublimator, 150 or more Shmooth Shailing. Shmooth Shailing blocks nearly every status, but leaves the wearer permanently slowed unless something gives Auto-Haste. Staying in step with Rikku is what scores. Save first.
Echo Screen x6 (Thunder Plains south)item
X-Potion (Thunder Plains south)item
Glass Buckle (Thunder Plains south)accessory
Phoenix Down x4 (Thunder Plains north)item
Petrify Grenade x2 (Thunder Plains north)item
Turbo Ether (Thunder Plains north)item
Mission: Concert Clean-upsceneA Hypello reports fiends attacking the audience. A new cave has opened on the east side of the plains; follow the red arrow. Some paths are one-way and the boss is in the north. The mission ends when you walk out. Counts toward Story Completion.
X-Potion (Fiend Haunt)itemPast the first east/west fork.
Haste Bangle (Fiend Haunt)accessoryNorth side.
Phoenix Down x2 (Fiend Haunt)itemDead end past a gap between platforms.
Elixir (Fiend Haunt)itemSmall clearing.
Black Ring (Fiend Haunt)accessoryIn the boss's chamber, after the fight.
Scene: the crowd, and ToblisceneListen to the argument in the crowd, then talk to Tobli and choose "On with the show!".
Scene: Leblanc in the engine roomscene**Do not talk to Shinra yet.** Take the lift to the engine room, where Leblanc, Ormi and Logos are waiting.
Crimson Sphere 5key-itemLeblanc hands it over in the engine room. All ten Crimson Spheres are needed for an optional Chapter 5 dungeon. There is no other copy.
Talk to Shinra: end of Chapter 4progressionHe plays the new sphere and the chapter ends. Only after the engine room.

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. 3 entries below are marked where our sources disagree with each other — we have not picked a winner for you.

47 things here are lost permanently, and 2 more you can get another of later. Point of no return: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert ends Chapter 4. It closes every CommSphere scene in all three waves, the Paine scene on the bridge (lost even earlier, when you start the Moonflow mission), the Chapter 4 cabin rest, the rehearsal prize, and Leblanc's engine-room scene with Crimson Sphere 5 — without which the Den of Woe never opens. Visit the engine room first. Everything is listed on the missables page.

Spoilers from here.

Chapter 4 runs from 59.6% to 75.6%, and roughly half of that sixteen percent is optional CommSphere viewing. None of it comes back. Two rules carry the chapter:

Exhaust each CommSphere wave before the next story beat. Wave 1 and wave 2 come before the Moonflow mission; wave 3 comes after the rehearsal.
After the concert, go to the engine room before you talk to Shinra. Talking to Shinra ends the chapter, and Leblanc’s Crimson Sphere 5 goes with it. Without that sphere the Den of Woe never opens.

Save at the Celsius Save Sphere before every wave, so a skipped scene costs you a reload and not the scene.

The Celsius

The opening scenes play by themselves. Then:

Talk to Paine on the deck. A Story Completion line.
Engine room chests, restocked: Hi-Potion x8, Phoenix Down x7, Remedy x6, Turbo Ether x3.
Rest in the cabin. Worth nothing now; a Chapter 5 scene needs a rest in every chapter.
Bridge conversation with Buddy, Paine and Rikku, and at least one Al Bhed Primer.
Crimson Records 2 and 3 from Shinra’s Treasure Spheres menu. Baralai’s “Ammo!” and his question about “Operation Mi’ihen” are the tracked lines.

Wave 1

Four places have something:

Besaid — pan right to Wakka’s house and wait for him.
Kilika Port — Dona’s tour of the port.
Mushroom Rock Road — Yaibal on trouble in Bevelle. Youth League route only; on New Yevon the sphere goes into the sea.
Bevelle — Maroda by the gate. If nobody shows after a couple of minutes, turn the camera away and back.

Then talk to Buddy, and to Paine until she brings up the Hymn of the Fayth. That Paine scene is lost the moment you start the Moonflow mission.

Wave 2

Shinra’s second round, the big one, and about 4.4% on its own. Places cycle through a fixed sequence of scenes; keep viewing until a place repeats or goes offline. The lines that count:

Besaid (7 views): Yuna and Wakka, “Is it time?” (third scene, stay until he leaves), and Beclem scolding the Aurochs (sixth). The seventh — a ball knocking the sphere offline — ends Besaid for this wave, so see the sixth first.
Kilika Temple: zoom in on the entrance for Barthello. He breaks the sphere afterwards.
Luca: Shelinda’s third interview, with an Al Bhed man about the blitzball season.
Djose: the Al Bhed “holding the fort” scene, and an Al Bhed Primer after it. Keep viewing until the pair strip the sphere for parts; a second primer comes out of this CommSphere’s run too.
Guadosalam: Ormi saying Leblanc went looking for Nooj. Stay until he leaves.
Thunder Plains: pan right to catch the chocobo in Shinra’s ChocoPorter test.
Macalania Woods entrance: Bayra, Donga and Pukutak.
Macalania Travel Agency: zoom in on the door for O’aka.
Bikanel excavation camp: pan left for Nhadala.
Chocobo Ranch: view it until Clasko is talking to a chocobo. This needs a chocobo caught in Chapter 3. Without one he talks to himself and the line never fires.
Mt. Gagazet gate: wait for Kimahri to walk over and hear about the concert.
Hot springs — about fifteen scenes, eight that count: Tobli tripping out of the water, Buddy’s massage (pan right), O’aka practising, Isaaru with Maroda and Pacce, Lucil and Elma on Clasko, Maechen and the monkey (pan around, wait past his “Pity.”), Nhadala with Rin and Cid, and Dona alone. Several of these need you to sit through a long silence after the last line. Leave too early and the scene does not count.
Mi’ihen Highroad: Rin’s investigation, worth two lines. Save first. Zoom in on the Travel Agency door and offer to help. R2/RT switches cameras; Circle /B calls Rin. Call him to each clue as it happens — footprints by the ruins, markings by the Newroad crowd, the wounded man at the hover crash, the chocobo eater passing the agency, the woman at the console, the man on the roof. The evidence should point at Rikku. You do not get to name anyone in Chapter 5: Rin announces a culprit the game picks from what you did on the Highroad in Chapters 1 to 3 and the calls you make here. Rikku, the Chocobo Eater or Calli gives Episode Complete; Rin himself or the Prophet gives Episode Concluded. Only Rikku pays Ragnarok.

Wave 2 closes when you take the Moonflow mission, so finish it here.

The Moonflow: Where’s Tobli?

Talk to Buddy and pick “You bet”. Tobli is dodging debt collectors. Walk the south bank to the dock and the Save Sphere bench, turn back when he scooters past, cross on the shoopuf, and chase him west along the north bank until the last collector gives up near Guadosalam. Black Tabard is the reward.

If your Publicity campaign is under 400, the Moonflow is the only place left to campaign before Chapter 5. Talk to the people along both banks. One account also has an old woman just outside Guadosalam who still listens; the others do not mention her, so try her on your way past.

The rehearsal

A short rhythm game aboard the Celsius. It counts for Story Completion whatever you score. The prize is set by your score, and you get one:

Score	Prize
0–49	Pearl Necklace
50–99	Safety Bit
100–149	Sublimator
150+	Shmooth Shailing

Shmooth Shailing is a Ribbon and more — it blocks even Death — paid for with permanent Slow unless the wearer also has Auto-Haste. Syncing with Rikku is where the points come from. Save before you start.

Wave 3

Shorter, about 2.4%:

Besaid: Beclem recalled to headquarters (zoom in on him) and Lulu and Wakka at their tent (pan right). Beclem’s goodbye is the scene the Chapter 5 Besaid episode needs for “Episode Complete”.
Kilika Port: Dona’s failed apology, and Dona tying the sphere to a balloon.
Kilika Temple: Barthello (zoom in).
Mushroom Rock Road: Lucil (“no intention of starting a war”) and Yaibal being told to sneak out.
Moonflow: Elma and the shoopuf that won’t take her chocobo (pan left).
Guadosalam: Ormi on the concert.
Macalania Travel Agency: O’aka swearing he’d have sold tickets.
Zanarkand: Isaaru hearing about the concert, and later Isaaru on the ground doubting himself (pan left).

Luca cycles five random scenes that count for nothing; Djose, Bevelle and the Thunder Plains have nothing worth the time.

You should be at 71.6% now.

Thunder Plains: Concert Clean-up

Surface chests first: Echo Screen x6, X-Potion, Glass Buckle in the south half; Phoenix Down x4, Petrify Grenade x2, Turbo Ether in the north.

The Fiend Haunt opens on the east side. Head west first; some paths are one-way and the boss is in the north. Chests: X-Potion past the first fork, Haste Bangle on the north side, Phoenix Down x2 at a dead end past a platform gap, Elixir in a small clearing, and Black Ring in the boss chamber after the fight. The mission completes when you walk out.

Zalamander

HP	Weak	Immune	Steal	Drop
12,850	Ice	Magic	Sublimator	Crimson Ring

Magic does nothing, so bring physical damage with ice on it: Ice Brand from a Warrior, Arctic Winds, an Icy Gleam. Flame Breath is about 300 fire to everyone — NulBlaze Rings cancel it. Tail Smash takes a quarter of max HP and delays. Mighty Guard or Protect and Shell first, then Darkness Dance. If you are on New Game+ and it Oversouls, it gains heavier tail attacks and a rare Freezerburn steal. Beating it unlocks the “Dousing the Fire” trophy or achievement.

The concert, and the engine room

Listen to the crowd arguing, talk to Tobli, choose “On with the show!” and watch. Back aboard, follow Rikku and Paine to the bridge for Maechen.

Now the engine room, not Shinra. Take the lift down. Leblanc, Ormi and Logos are waiting, and Leblanc gives you Crimson Sphere 5 with a line that counts for Story Completion. Then go up and talk to Shinra, who plays the new sphere and closes the chapter at 75.6%.

What talking to Shinra closes

Every CommSphere scene in all three waves.
Paine’s Hymn scene (already gone if you took the Moonflow job first).
Leblanc’s scene and Crimson Sphere 5.
The Chapter 4 cabin rest.
The rehearsal prize.
Publicity top-ups.

Everything in this area

The Celsius

Scene: back aboard the CelsiussceneThe rescue and the bridge scenes that open the chapter, then Rikku stopping Yuna in the hallway. Plays automatically.
Scene: Paine on the deckMissablesceneFollow Paine up to the deck and talk to her. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
Hi-Potion x8 (engine room)itemOne of the four engine-room chests, restocked for this chapter.
Phoenix Down x7 (engine room)item
Remedy x6 (engine room)item
Turbo Ether x3 (engine room)item
Rest in the Celsius cabin (Chapter 4)MissableprogressionWorth nothing on its own. A Chapter 5 scene plays only if Yuna has rested in the cabin in every chapter.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
Al Bhed Primer (bridge)Copy missableSources disagreecollectibleHanded over during the bridge conversation with Buddy, Paine and Rikku.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.Get another: Missed primers can be dug up in the Bikanel Desert, up to the final battle.Sources disagree: Walkthroughs disagree on whether the bridge scene hands over one primer or several.
Scene: Crimson Record 2MissablesceneShinra, Treasure Spheres menu. The tracked line is Baralai's "Ammo!".Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
Scene: Crimson Record 3MissablesceneShinra, Treasure Spheres menu. The tracked line is Baralai asking what you make of "Operation Mi'ihen".Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.

CommSpheres: wave 1

CommSphere: Besaid: WakkaMissablescenePan right to Wakka's house and wait for him to come out. "Hey, Yuna. How you been, huh?" Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Kilika Port: DonaMissablesceneDona shows the CommSphere round the port. "Well, that's Kilika Port for you." Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Mushroom Rock Road: YaibalMissablesceneYouth League route. Yaibal mentions trouble brewing in Bevelle. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Bevelle: MarodaMissablescenePan toward the entrance gate and wait; if nobody comes after a couple of minutes, turn away and back. Maroda says he is running reconnaissance on New Yevon. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
Scene: Paine and the Hymn of the FaythMissablesceneAfter the first four CommSpheres, talk to Buddy, then to Paine on the bridge until she brings up the Hymn of the Fayth. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Starting the Moonflow mission. Talk to Paine before you go.

CommSpheres: wave 2

CommSphere: Besaid: "Is it time?"MissablesceneThird Besaid scene: Yuna and Wakka talk about the baby. Stay until Wakka leaves. Keep viewing Besaid; the scenes play in order. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Besaid: Beclem scolds the teamMissablesceneSixth Besaid scene. Watch it before the ball knocks the sphere offline, which ends Besaid for this wave. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Kilika Temple: BarthelloMissablesceneZoom in on the temple entrance. He breaks the sphere afterwards. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Luca: Shelinda's Al Bhed interviewMissablesceneKeep viewing Luca; the third interview, with an Al Bhed man about the blitzball season, is the one that counts. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Mi'ihen Highroad: Rin's investigationMissablesceneSave first. Zoom in on the Travel Agency door and offer Rin your help, then work through the cameras calling Rin at each clue. Worth two Story Completion lines. Gather the evidence that points to Rikku; the verdict comes in Chapter 5.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Djose: holding the fortMissablesceneAn Al Bhed man says they are holding the fort. A primer follows. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Guadosalam: OrmiMissablesceneHe says Leblanc left to look for Nooj. Stay until he leaves. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Thunder Plains: the ChocoPorterMissablescenePan right to spot the chocobo during Shinra's test. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Macalania Woods: the three musiciansMissablesceneBayra, Donga and Pukutak at the woods entrance. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Macalania Woods: O'akaMissablesceneZoom in on the Travel Agency door. "Hello! O'aka, at your service!" Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Bikanel: NhadalaMissablescenePan left at the excavation camp. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Chocobo Ranch: Clasko and his chocoboMissablesceneView the Ranch several times until Clasko is talking to a chocobo. Only plays if you caught one in Chapter 3. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Mt. Gagazet: Yuna tells KimahriMissablesceneWait at the Mountain Gate until Kimahri walks over. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: TobliMissablesceneHe leaves the water and trips. The hot springs run about fifteen scenes in a fixed rotation; eight of them count, and several need you to wait out a long silence. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: Buddy's massageMissablescenePan right. A short bridge scene follows when you exit. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: O'akaMissablesceneHe practises his pitch. "Welcome to O'aka's!" Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: Isaaru, Maroda and PacceMissablesceneLeave only after a long silence. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: Lucil and ElmaMissablesceneThey talk about Clasko. Leave only after a long silence. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: MaechenMissablescenePan around. Wait a moment after his last line, "Pity." Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: Nhadala, Rin and CidMissablesceneLeave after the dialogue ends. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
CommSphere: Hot springs: DonaMissablescene"My, my, my, my…" Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4. Watch it before you take the Moonflow mission: the CommSpheres move on to a new wave after it.
Al Bhed Primers (Djose CommSphere)Copy missableSources disagreecollectibleKeep viewing Djose until the pair take the sphere apart for parts.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.Get another: Missed primers can be dug up in the Bikanel Desert, up to the final battle.Sources disagree: One walkthrough gives two primers from the Djose CommSphere (the holding- the-fort scene and a later scene where a woman forgets a password); another credits one from Djose and one from Macalania.

The Moonflow

Mission: Where's Tobli?sceneTalk to Buddy and pick "You bet". Tobli is dodging debt collectors: follow the road to the dock, double back when he speeds past, cross on the shoopuf and chase him up the north bank to Guadosalam. Counts toward Story Completion.
Black Tabardgarment-gridMission reward.
Publicity top-upMissableSources disagreeprogressionIf your company is still under 400 Publicity points, the people along the Moonflow roads are the last you can campaign to before Chapter 5.Lost after: Finishing the Moonflow mission.Sources disagree: One account adds an old woman just outside Guadosalam to the Chapter 4 top-up; the others list the Moonflow only.

The rehearsal

Scene: the concert rehearsalMissablesceneBack on the Celsius. A short rhythm minigame. Counts toward Story Completion whatever you score.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
Rehearsal prize (Shmooth Shailing at 150+)Missableaccessory0–49 Pearl Necklace, 50–99 Safety Bit, 100–149 Sublimator, 150 or more Shmooth Shailing. Shmooth Shailing blocks nearly every status, but leaves the wearer permanently slowed unless something gives Auto-Haste. Staying in step with Rikku is what scores. Save first.Lost after: Finishing the rehearsal. You get one prize, set by your score.

CommSpheres: wave 3

CommSphere: Besaid: Beclem recalledMissablesceneZoom in on Beclem. He has been called back to headquarters. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Besaid: Lulu and WakkaMissablescenePan right to their tent. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Kilika Port: Dona's apologyMissablesceneShe rehearses an apology and gives up on it. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Kilika Port: the balloonMissablesceneDona ties the sphere to a balloon for the temple. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Kilika Temple: BarthelloMissablesceneZoom in on Barthello. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Mushroom Rock Road: LucilMissablesceneYouth League route. "The League has no intention of starting a war." Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Mushroom Rock Road: YaibalMissablesceneYuna tells him to sneak out to the concert. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Moonflow: ElmaMissablescenePan left to Elma, who cannot get her chocobo onto the shoopuf. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Guadosalam: Ormi on the concertMissablesceneHis first scene this wave. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Macalania Woods: O'aka's ticketsMissablesceneHe swears he would have sold tickets. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Zanarkand: Isaaru hears the newsMissablescene"The Hypello told me the news. You're having a concert?" Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.
CommSphere: Zanarkand: Isaaru's doubtsMissablesceneThird Zanarkand scene. Pan left to find him on the ground. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge after the concert, which ends Chapter 4.

Thunder Plains

Echo Screen x6 (Thunder Plains south)item
X-Potion (Thunder Plains south)item
Glass Buckle (Thunder Plains south)accessory
Phoenix Down x4 (Thunder Plains north)item
Petrify Grenade x2 (Thunder Plains north)item
Turbo Ether (Thunder Plains north)item
Mission: Concert Clean-upsceneA Hypello reports fiends attacking the audience. A new cave has opened on the east side of the plains; follow the red arrow. Some paths are one-way and the boss is in the north. The mission ends when you walk out. Counts toward Story Completion.
X-Potion (Fiend Haunt)itemPast the first east/west fork.
Haste Bangle (Fiend Haunt)accessoryNorth side.
Phoenix Down x2 (Fiend Haunt)itemDead end past a gap between platforms.
Elixir (Fiend Haunt)itemSmall clearing.
Black Ring (Fiend Haunt)accessoryIn the boss's chamber, after the fight.
Zalamanderboss12,850 HP. Weak to ice, immune to magic: hit it physically with Ice Brand, Arctic Winds or an Icy Gleam. Steal Sublimator; drops Crimson Ring. Flame Breath hits everyone for about 300 fire (NulBlaze Ring stops it); Tail Smash takes a quarter of max HP and delays. Darkness Dance helps.

The concert

Scene: the crowd, and ToblisceneListen to the argument in the crowd, then talk to Tobli and choose "On with the show!".
Scene: the concertscenePlays automatically.
Scene: Maechen on the bridgesceneStarts automatically when you follow Rikku and Paine to the bridge.
Scene: Leblanc in the engine roomMissablescene**Do not talk to Shinra yet.** Take the lift to the engine room, where Leblanc, Ormi and Logos are waiting.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge before visiting the engine room.
Crimson Sphere 5Missablekey-itemLeblanc hands it over in the engine room. All ten Crimson Spheres are needed for an optional Chapter 5 dungeon. There is no other copy.Lost after: Talking to Shinra on the bridge before visiting the engine room.
Talk to Shinra: end of Chapter 4progressionHe plays the new sphere and the chapter ends. Only after the engine room.

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