Q. How come Midori didn't take her ring back?
A. "You don't give it back to until her later, on Disc 2."

Q. I can barely even touch Calamity! What am I doing wrong?
A. "You need the upgraded Gear equipment from Ol' Man Bal to beat him. Without it, you don't have a chance."

Q. What do I have to do to learn Gear Deathblows?
A. You'll get them automatically when you learn character Deathblows.

Q. Why does it says "Episode V" at the end?
A. "It's referring to the five different incaranations of Fei and Elly. Their present incarnations are the fifth ones, so it's "Episode V" of the Xenogears saga. No, it's not a reference to Star Wars or Star Trek, and you didn't miss four games."

Q. How do I beat Ramsus and Miang in Bledavik?
A. See the corresponding walkthrough section.

Q. What's the secret to defeating Redrum?
A. "Have Citan cast Renki, then Suiseii to boost everyone's fire defense. Then just attack him."

Q. How do I use Billy's guns?
A. See the Guns and Ammo section.

Q. WHERE ARE THE @#$%*&IN' STONES?
A. "The Dawn Stone is located across from the palace, search the city wall. The Dusk Stone is in the hands of a doll in the war memorial. The Dark Stone is in the fountain in the plaza, jump up on top and use the Spider Web to fish. Oh, and your sedatives are in the mail."

Q. How do I beat the boss of the second Anima Dungeon?
A. "When he turns red, you can just run away to avoid the explosion, but then you won't get the Trader Card. If you want the card, equip items to boost your Response, and charge up to Infinity Attack Level. As soon as he turns red, pound him."

Q. Help, I don't understand the story at all. What's going on?
A. First of all, if you haven't beaten the game yet, keep in mind that a lot of things aren't supposed to make sense right away... they're revealed later on. If you've beaten the game and are still confused, check out the Storyline section.

Q. What is that voice saying during the boss music?
A. "Everyone has their own interpretation, but I personally think it sounds like "A CAT scan of Homer Simpson set to music."

Q. Is it true that Ramsus is a secret character?
A. "Nope. Woulda been cool, though."

Q. Okay, if he isn't a secret character, then where is he at the end of the game?
A. "He went to the Minus World, along with Palmer, Jane Maxwell, and Bubbles and Gingerelle."

Q. Why does everyone call Citan "Hyuga"?
A. "Hyuga is his real name, from Solaris."

Q. What does Hammer say to Elly in Nortune?
A. "You never find out. It couldn't have been anything too important, though."

Q. What's that big black fishbowl thing?
A. "I think it's the Soylent System. Since you don't actually get to go there in the game, though, it's kinda hard to tell."

Q. I keep hearing conflicting reports... was there anything changed in the English release?
A. "A few of the religious references were censored (the Ethos -- er, the -Ethos- was actually called 'the Church' in the Japanese version, and the Eldridge was Noah's Ark), and Elly's breasts were covered up with a lens flare in the ending. The only gameplay change was the pointless removal of the Dual Shock features -- WHY???."

Q. Who's that guy at the end with the computer?
A. "It's just some guy from Shevat."

Q. What's up with Regrs?
A. "Regrs, if you didn't know, is Elly's Omnigear. You never actually get to use it; it just shows up in one automated "battle" scene. I don't know why they bothered to give it to her in the present game, but the code to use it in a battle actually exists, which means you were intended to control it at one time. No, there's no way to get it; don't bother looking."

Q. Do you know why I stopped the car?
A. "You forgot to close the door!"