Uploaded April 2009 | Updated September 2026, 1 day 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
What happened between Jenova Life and Schizo: I was literally forced to learn Bad Breath because of the RNG's stubbornness (it forced me to fight a Malboro every single time outside the first save point), but thankfully I have two Ribbons and he goes down to two Aqualungs. Because of this, I had to be lenient and let Cloud get hit during those Icicle Battles (they go down easy; since they're weak to gravity you can kill them with Laser, but it's better to use Beta and kill the bats so you can get 3000 EXP). Also, I learned Magic Breath which only requires that one party member take damage (I chose Red XIII).
Onto the battle. With minimal elemental protection, Schizo is one of the hardest bosses in this challenge. I wasn't expecting any better than having just Cloud survive, but he still can't take too many ice/fire breaths.
Note that there are weapons that give higher magic boosts available at the start of Disk 2 (like the Gold M-Phone), but you need to go ALL the way back to Costa Del Sol to get them, and I was feeling lazy and believed I wouldn't need them anyway. Thankfully I was right.
Cloud: Enhance Sword, Bronze Bangle, Bolt Ring
Cait Sith: Silver M-Phone, Silver Armlet, Fire Ring
Cid: Mast Ax, Gold Armlet, Earring
Music: Unreal Tournament - Save Me
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
What happened between Jenova Life and Schizo: I was literally forced to learn Bad Breath because of the RNG's stubbornness (it forced me to fight a Malboro every single time outside the first save point), but thankfully I have two Ribbons and he goes down to two Aqualungs. Because of this, I had to be lenient and let Cloud get hit during those Icicle Battles (they go down easy; since they're weak to gravity you can kill them with Laser, but it's better to use Beta and kill the bats so you can get 3000 EXP). Also, I learned Magic Breath which only requires that one party member take damage (I chose Red XIII).
Onto the battle. With minimal elemental protection, Schizo is one of the hardest bosses in this challenge. I wasn't expecting any better than having just Cloud survive, but he still can't take too many ice/fire breaths.
Note that there are weapons that give higher magic boosts available at the start of Disk 2 (like the Gold M-Phone), but you need to go ALL the way back to Costa Del Sol to get them, and I was feeling lazy and believed I wouldn't need them anyway. Thankfully I was right.
Cloud: Enhance Sword, Bronze Bangle, Bolt Ring
Cait Sith: Silver M-Phone, Silver Armlet, Fire Ring
Cid: Mast Ax, Gold Armlet, Earring
Music: Unreal Tournament - Save Me
