Uploaded May 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Rules of the challenge (beginning once you reach the world map):
No materia except Enemy Skill
No attacks/limits
No items
No non-mandatory inns
Initial Armor
Start the challenge at level 15
You can't use ???? in random encounters
Bet you thought you'd never see 9999 damage in this challenge, huh? Well, Goblin Punch has this neat little feature where if you're the same level as your enemy, you'll punch him in the kidney for 8x damage. For this reason, I grinded Cloud until he was level 61 (same level as Jenova Synthesis) by using a combination of Trines, Aqualungs, and Goblin Punches on the enemies in Mideel. Now, I could've made it so that Cloud was level 61 after this fight, which lets him use this against Bizarro Sephiroth instead, but that would mean lower levels for the party and Jenova Synthesis has more health anyway.
The great thing about this battle is that when set up properly, it requires very little luck. All I need to dodge is Cait Sith losing Sadness and I'm golden.
Cloud: Ragnarok, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Barret: Missing Score, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Cait Sith: HP Shout, Silver Armlet, Power Wrist
Music: Earthworm Jim 2 - (Lorenzen's Soil)
Rules of the challenge (beginning once you reach the world map):
No materia except Enemy Skill
No attacks/limits
No items
No non-mandatory inns
Initial Armor
Start the challenge at level 15
You can't use ???? in random encounters
Bet you thought you'd never see 9999 damage in this challenge, huh? Well, Goblin Punch has this neat little feature where if you're the same level as your enemy, you'll punch him in the kidney for 8x damage. For this reason, I grinded Cloud until he was level 61 (same level as Jenova Synthesis) by using a combination of Trines, Aqualungs, and Goblin Punches on the enemies in Mideel. Now, I could've made it so that Cloud was level 61 after this fight, which lets him use this against Bizarro Sephiroth instead, but that would mean lower levels for the party and Jenova Synthesis has more health anyway.
The great thing about this battle is that when set up properly, it requires very little luck. All I need to dodge is Cait Sith losing Sadness and I'm golden.
Cloud: Ragnarok, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Barret: Missing Score, Bronze Bangle, Ribbon
Cait Sith: HP Shout, Silver Armlet, Power Wrist
Music: Earthworm Jim 2 - (Lorenzen's Soil)
