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Chapter 16 Desert Despair More...

ITEMS TO GET: Extra Ar+3

   Meanwhile, Fei's team is attacking the Kefeinzel. You get to play a nifty little mini-game where you have to fly west (up) through the desert, dodging enemy Gears and mines. The Gears are kinda difficult to dodge; try to lure them to one side and then dart by. Don't worry if you run into them, you just have to fight them, and they're really weak. The mines and gunfire are easy to dodge, though they barely do any damage to you anyway ^_^. If you do need healing, hit Square to bring up the menu. Note that you *do* have to keep moving forward, not just staying in place (although the ground moves below you, you're still in the same position relative to the enemies).

   After you fly along for a while, you'll see a scene with Vanderkaum on the Kefeinzel, and then the mini-game resumes. Dodge through the row of mines and then turn north. Loop around in front of the destroyer and turn back south. You'll get a message from Falkon, and then you'll have to fight the Kefeinzel's main gun.

   This fight is really, really, easy. Just attack the Main Gun with Deathblows and ignore the Small Guns (since they can't even hurt you). The Main Gun will count down (ah, yes, where would an RPG be without a boss that counted down to some powerful attack?) and eventually fire, but it's not even that strong, and you can probably destroy it before it even gets to fire anyway. Honestly, if you can't win this fight, you need help.

   It's not over yet, though -- Vanderkaum will emerge in his Gear, the Dora, and Fei and two Deurmods fight it. This is a tough battle, so watch out. Vanderkaum will pick up the two Deurmods in his claws, rendering them unusable, and then use them to attack Fei. He'll eventually drop them, doing a lot of damage to the Deurmods. Just attack with X button attacks until Weltall reaches attack level 2, then use Hagan. After a few more hits, you should get a message that says "Head cover broken" and the Dora's defense will drop drastically (the Deurmods can now actually damage it). Just pound it then until it's defeated. You'll receive an Extra Ar+3 when you win.

   There's now a lot of scenes, in which a lot of stuff happens (I'm trying not to spoil too much in the walkthrough). When it comes time for Bart to fight, you can't win, so just attack until you get wasted. Afterwards, there will be a brief FMV sequence, and you'll finally get a chance to save your game. Do so, then de-equip Bart of any good equipment he's got on. Then there's a few more brief scenes introducing Sigmund, the Kaiser (emperor) of Kislev.


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