Breath of Fire 3

Breath of Fire 3

by Kaijam Jeffers
Contents:

Introduction
The Mansion
Windia
Momo's turf
The walkin' talkin' onion, Pecoros
Garr
Bait Training
Fairy Tear
Faery Village
The Volcano
Recollections
Out and Older
He's Back!!!
References
Letters


The Beginning
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Play through the opening scene as the dragon puppy and torch every
miner you see. You will end up in Rei and Teepo's house as a
normal kid. Save your game and explore the forest, you will meet
Babaderu. Talk to him and leave the forest. Go to the town just
south of the forest, a scene will commence. Now you will have
clothes and you can experience the normal fighting scene routine.
Go south and Babaderu will soon arrive. Go back to his house and
Rei will leave your party. Babaderu will want you to slice fire
wood just to see what you can do. Next, go to the question mark
area beside the forest( the question mark in a conversation
bubble). Go through this area and you will now be able to enter
the mountain. Enter the mountain and go to the house on top. You
will meet a boss. Then after that Rei will rejoin your party.
Ascend the mountain some more until you reach the cave. Enter the
cave and explore. Go to the cavern with the water and press the
examine button. You will jump in the water and ride down to the
bottom. By some time you will meet the boss again, defeat him and
descend the mountain.
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The Mansion
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Go back to the town and a scene will start. Watch the scene and
wait till it ends. Talk to the hooded guy and he will ask you if
you would enter the mansion. Agree and it will turn to night. Go
to the mansion and you will see a loose wall. Press the examine
button in this wall and Rei will eventually make it fall down.
Enter and a puzzle awaits. Your objective is to go through without
being caught. Sounds easy enough. The first guard will take bribe
and the second and third one will orient you some more. You will
have to walk pass the guy with the lamp. Simply hide behind the
wall and wait till he turns his back. Walk near him and when he
turns around walk through him. Don't go up the stairs, instead go
to the tower with the bell. Let Ryu hit the bell with his sword.
The guard will walk away and you could pass further. Battle the
dog and the chicken then proceed to the mansion door. A scene will
occur and Rei will leave your party once more. Walk in the house
until you will find Rei once more. One tip: look left, every path
you need to go to is in your left. Fight through until you battle
the big gene. Watch the scene and return to your house.
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Windia
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As you return, you will notice that your house has been burned
down by a couple of horses. Battle the horses and well. * I lost
in this battle I don't know if winning will affect the story* Lose
and you will wake up in Babaderu's house. Now you're alone. Go to
the nearby mountain to the east and as you reach the top a scene
will happen, the horses ( Balio and Santo as I read their names )
will take you to Windia, and now you can transform to a dragon.
Transforming to a dragon requires you to combine some gems called
Genes. You will find yourself in the dungeon and well. will fight
the horses for the second time around. After that Nina will join
along. Descend the castle dungeon to the catacombs. There you will
have a task to talk to all the tomb stones. They will ask you
something and you must answer the right answer. If not you will
fall and need to ascend to the main room and try again. The
answers are the green options ( this thing worked in the Japanese
version) then the last tombstone will ask you more questions and
the answers goes as follows: top, top, top, bottom, middle,
middle, middle. After answering the last stone, you will fall down
and end up in the town. Talk to the kids playing near the
fountain, they will want you to play hide and seek with them. They
are hidden in the town, no one is in a house. (1) Is hidden in the
upper level of town playing with an old man. (2) One is found
behind a tree. (3) One is behind the immunity centre. (4) One is
behind the house with a doghouse near it. (5) The last kid is
behind the house in the lower left side of town. After finding
them you will be able to get out of town. In the junction with the
windmill you will be caught, again , by the two horses. You will
be taken to the coliseum and then get out of that town.
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Momo's turf
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After you get out of the town go to the mountain in the east.
Ascend it and you will find yourself in Mason's house. Go through
the scene and you will be trapped in a room. The only chance to
escape is through the cart. Examine the controls and watch the
scene. You will now have the second gene of the game. Also look in
the question mark area directly at the bottom of where you end up.
Genes are frequently seen in places like these. Now, go to the
pyramid-like structure. Enter and shoot the large gem you see
inside. While the clock is ticking, exit through the back door and
shoot the four gems using Nina. The water will now go down. Get
the treasure and continue to go up the structure. In one room you
will meet Momo, your third character. Rest and save your game. In
the next room you will see a floor with red and black tiles. Talk
to the instructions and start the sub-game. Your objective is to
make all the tiles black and exit the floor panel. The door will
open and you will now have access to three treasures. Go out of
the room and then go up. You will be faced with four small cubes
and a large one. Talk to cube number 2 and 4 (the second one from
left to right). Now go up some more until you reach the room with
a large gem and a moving floor tile. Shoot the gem 5 times so that
you can step in the right path. Go up some more until you reach
the library. Examine the back of the silver desk and you will find
a switch and you're outta here!
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The walkin' talkin' onion, Pecoros
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First of all check out the area where the rocket crashed and you
will find yet another gene. Next go to the tea house, a scene will
happen, then leave. Now go to the Plant ( as in the factory type
of plant). Go and find the head cheese of this joint and talk to
him. Your next goal is to go to the cave to the west. Before going
in, you might as well check out the question mark area in the
north, no genes here just a strong sword that might come in handy.
Now go in the cave until you battle a weird looking boss, no
technique here but to heal time and time again, wait until his AP
is all gone, then beat him up. A scene will follow then you will
have Pecoros as a party member. Go back to the plant and rest in
the inn.
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Garr
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After sleeping a scene will follow then you will be in the
clutches of Balio and Santo, again. They will ask you who you want
to be in your party then let you compete in the tournament. Go to
the room beside the macho-guys and talk to the bunny. This is the
first part of the tournament: Ryu will fight three enemies
simultaneously one-on-one. Just concentrate on the fighters
themselves not the platform. After you beat the three, you are
free to do anything then you must take battle again with another
set of goons in another ring. This will take time but Emitai, your
enemy, is never too hard to beat. The trick is to concentrate on
Emitai himself and not his goblin companions. Beat him and his
goons will beat each other silly. The next match is with Garr,
find your room and face him one-on-one. If you can manage to
defeat him or not the story will still remain the same. He will
help you escape and as you do get out, save, and then go to the
bridge. A scene will follow as you will be faced by the three
thieves. Then Garr will join you in your final battle with the two
horses, this time they combine as one in the shape of, well,
Ultraman, a famous Japanese guy who uses a ray to beat the heck
out of giant monsters, only this time it's a horse. This will let
you experience the major pain you will feel in the later parts of
the game. Beat him and go through the bridge. Don't forget to
check out the house under the bridge and the ice gene beside it.
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Bait Training
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Before going back through, go back to Windia and enter the castle.
Watch some scenes and you'll get to control Nina. You'll need to
talk to the maid downstairs then find Honey, Momo's pet, in the
castle. He is found in the brewery where there are lots of
barrels. Just walk round the edges of the walls, he is found here:
         ----------------------------------------------------
        ||   stairs |
        |---------------------------------------|          |
        ||          |
        ||          |
        |      Honey  |          |
        |    --------------        |          |
        |    |            |        |          |
        |    |            |        |          |
        |    |            |        |          |
        |    |            |        |          |
        |       guard     |            |        |          |
        |          drunk  |            |        |          |
        |            dog  |            |       ramp        |
        |   stairs        |            |rat    ramp        |

After you talk to him, go to Nina's mom's room. Talk to her mom
then go to the balcony. Watch the scene, now you could enter the
bridge. Go to the question mark areas before anything else and
search for genes. Now head to the town of Rapalla talk to the guy
below the inn with the orange hair in the upper right table. Now
go to the port then talk to the guy in glasses, he'll ask you to
train him to fight the guy who is pestering his girlfriend. He'll
give you 1000 Zenny to buy him some armor. If you come back
without armor he'll pay you some more but this is the last draw.
Buy him some and equip it to him. You must train him until he can
fight the guy by himself. The training process is long but easy,
the more you attack the higher defense he will get, the more you
block the higher his attack will be. Just do it like this, the
first 7 times you fight watch for twenty rounds. When his attack
really hurts, block. The next 8 fights, block but when Beyeds
turns are almost gone attack him. Then for about 15 fights attack
him. After this he'll be a lean, mean, fighting machine. Let him
kill the bully, do not interfere. When he defeats him, Beyed will
return all the armour you bought for him. Then talk to the guy
down the inn again and you could go to the blocked path to your
left.
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Fairy Tear
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You can't go in the volcano just yet. First take the path to the
left of the shipyard. You'll come to a place with lots of barrels.
Go in and get the three treasure boxes which contain "flame
crysym". They are not the gene types of crysym but instead Momo's
weapon. There will be a room with a control panel and a place to
put in the "flame crysym". Put one of the crsyms then flip the
switch. There will be a wavy line going up and down in a graph,
and on its sides there are bars that light up when the line
touches it. Time the movement of the line as it touches the bars,
when the bars light up, that is the time when you should flip the
switch again. Actually the topmost bar is the only one you'll need
to light up. If done correctly a light will start to come out when
wrong, you should try again until all your flame genes are all
gone (don't worry if you run out of them there are plenty sold in
the town). Now when the light has emitted, divert the light so
that it goes up to the top floor by flicking the switches in the
other rooms. You will now battle the Gazer, a very easy boss,
nothing to worry about really. After you defeat him go up and get
the gene, flip the switch and watch the upcoming scene. The fairy
will give you a tiaria that will let you enter those rings of
flowers you see in the map. Exit.
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Faery Village
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Go to Fairy Land by entering the ring of flowers in the map. Get
in and go to the fairies' house. Watch the scene. They will want
you to defeat a so- called monster. Go to the docks then watch
some more scenes. Fight Irca and watch some more in the fairies'
house. They will give you the pass to get in the volcano. Now that
you are in here, let me teach you how to put up your own house. In
this part of the game talk to the main fairy and she'll let you
choose some stuff. Choose a worker then put that worker on the hoe
icon which means land. Let them flatten some land for your house,
then choose a worker and let them work in the bow and arrow icon,
which lets you have some more workers. After that you should start
working on the house icon which means to build your house. Do this
again and again until you have your dream house. When you have
your own house, you could choose if you want to make it a item
shop or a weaponry or something.
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The Volcano
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Before you enter the volcano, make your characters immune to fire
and confuse ailments so that they could walk freely in the
volcano. Enter the volcano until you see the lava pit. Before you
proceed get the gene you'll see first. Then an old man will block
your path. He is a boss with two worm goons. Concentrate on the
worms before you fight the old man himself. After you kill him you
could get out to the outer side.
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Recollections
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After you get out the first own you see is Garrs hometown. Don't
forget to bring him in there. Let him push the big boulder and
talk to his mentor. His mentor will tell him to go to the big
temple. Go there and descend it. There will be a place there where
large stones are scattered. Push them around so that they create a
path for you to walk on. Be careful not to break one or you will
have to repeat this again. Garr will want him and Ryu to be alone
in the bottom-most room so let them. Ryu will be forced to fight
Garr. Defeat him and watch some scenes unfold. Now you are about
half through the game.
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Out and Older
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Ryu now is older, yes! Watch some more scenes and join Garr in
escaping the mine shaft. There is a part where you should direct
the tracks to the blocked path then let Garr push the dynamite
cart to blow up the obstruction. After that you will face the
Dragon Zombie. If you are still immune to ailments, you're lucky,
because most of this boss' attacks are confuse and poison that
might be a real pain. Defeat him and you will receive the dark and
fusion genes. Escape then watch the scene. The next thing you must
do is to go to the forest.
He's Back!!! Go through the forest until you will be blocked by a
huge tiger. Battle him until he escapes. Walk through and go in
the mountain. Exit this place and go back to rei's house. There
you will find him, watch the scene. Go out and return to the
mansion, Nina will now rejoin your party. Watch some more scenes.
Go to the dark market ( it's the place near the mine where a
wooden compound surrounds a mountain). Talk to everybody, they
will tell you about a tiger. Go to the gate in the northern part
of this place. Watch the scene and rei will join you in the next
battle. Choose your third player and start the battle. Give rei
some revive item to let him fight. After you defeat the boss head
to Windia for a short stop.

Optional!:The Global Hide and Seek Game.

This even is not too important, its just for fun! Remember those
kids who asked you for a hide and seek game around Windia? Go to
where you found them then talk to the slim guy. Now you'll play a
hide and seek game around the world! For every one you find you
will get a clue to where the next one might be. No need to get
them in order. The boys you could get immediately, the girls need
some time. Here are their locations: THE GUYS: The slim guy is
found in the mines near the big green dragon head behind a post.
If you don't know where the dragon head is, its in B2 of the mine.
The fat guy is right there in Windia, in the tombs area, he's
behind the upper left tomb. =The girls could be found after the
scene where Nina will be banished from Windia. Read on the next 2
parts then do this: THE GIRLS: the one in the skirt is found at
the back of the bridge that you will open. Press R2 then look at
the back, she's there sitting. The one in the shorts is in the
junk yard, behind the lower most house in the whole town. = The
only use for these guys are they could let you enter Windia after
you are banished. They are also masters that raise attack power,
defence power, charm and luck.(I guess, but I'm sure they're
masters)
XIV. Crysym Gas!!!

Back to the normal routine of the game. Go back to the Plant and
find Momo. When she rejoins your party, go to the Wise Tree where
Pecoros is then get him and go back to Plant. Be sure Pecoros is
with you. Let Pecoros push the stones you will see to the "x"
marked spots in the ground. Get some running ground then push the
rock to the glass window of the greenhouse. Do the same to the
other one. Now it's time to get Momo in your party, blow up the
furnace in the place with two chimneys. A secret passage will be
revealed. Descend with Momo still in your party. Go to the main
computer room and let Momo talk to the computer marked "1". Momo
will do the rest. Your job is to find the possible passkey to the
other computers. The passkey to number two is found in the room
with red lights. It is in the figure that looks like Pecoros. The
second one is in a book. As door 3 opens you will face a worm
boss. This one will take time because it will be difficult to hit
it. Go and find the fourth one which is in a piece of paper. The
computer will let you choose from some numbers on which is the
right passkey. Guess the right one. Now enter door 4 and fight a
boss. This one is tough yet you could get through. Flip the switch
then get out of there. Watch the scene.
Banished

One of the most shortest scenes, done to get the pass to the
bridge.(it is also boring, before the Miria scene later.) Go to
Windia, watch some more scenes. Go to the castle, let Nina talk to
the guard, then watch some more. Talk to Nina' s mother then go to
the kitchen. Watch some more. Go down to the locked door. Watch
some more. Go back to the locked door, open it then. watch some
more. Go to the teleporter and you're outta here.
Geist and Daisy (Gaisuto and Deisu are their Japanese names!)

Go back to Garrs hometown then talk to his mentor again. Go to the
temple again, climb the ladder to the very top where a stone is
found, watch the scene. Go to the room where there is a naked lady
in a pyramid. Watch the events. After that go to the volcano in
the room where there is a black wall. Let Ryu touch the wall and
watch the scenes. Go to the Tide Palace then watch go through then
go to the town. Go and save your game, meet Gaisuto in his house
then answer some questions. Ryu will be left to fight him one on
one. Go in between the two flame stands then fight him. Kill the
two lamps first because they help him get healed. After that go to
the junkyard.
The Mid Sea

Watch some scenes in the southern exit of the junkyard. Beyed will
let you pass then go to the docks. Bring Momo then let her talk to
Beyed. Watch some scenes, you will need to get some parts for the
boat so get them. Go back to the junkyard then talk to the guy
with spiked hair. Then go to the cave in the north. Go in and make
sure Garr is in your party. Let him talk to the chief and they'll
start a pulling event. In this event you'll need to notice which
flag is raised. Whenever the red flag is raised, rapidly tap the O
button. After this you'll fight the Anglerfish. Then don't forget
to pick up the parts lying around the beach and the gene too. Go
in the tower then find the other parts. Bring the parts to Momo,
watch the scene. Walk around town and do what you want when you
return Beyed will give you the boat with the bully as your
captain. Go to the edge of the sea then a scene will follow. Then
go to the town near the sea shore ( I think its name is Patch or
some thing).
SUSHI !!!

When you arrive at that town buy some supply then talk to the
people in the topmost house in the right side. This is the mayor's
house and the mayor is a little out of hand. So talk to the old
man and the woman and they'll tell you to go back to the house
under the bridge where you battled the big horse. Go there and
talk to the lady. She'll tell you that you'll need some
ingredients to give to the mayor. And the location of the
ingredients are as follows: The first one is a fish, you'll catch
this in the fishpond near the bridge itself. There are only three
kinds of fishes you could catch here, one is the fish you want
then a pink puffer fish. You'll only need one. ( fish ) The second
is in the bridge itself. Bring Pecoros along with you then let him
bump the tree beside the house. You'll only need one. (fruit ) The
third is in the tea house. Bring Garr along then let him talk to
the hooded guy/lady near the well. A sub-game will commence, you
will need to pull the bucket to get the third ingredient. ( water
) The fourth one is in the forest where you fought Lei. There is a
weird looking grass then cut it. ( grass ) After getting the
ingredients, go back to Patch then talk to the old man with the
mayor you will have to make the sushi and the proper amounts are:
1 of the fish 8 pieces of the fruit 2 drops of the water 4 pieces
of the grass then watch a scene. The mayor will give you
something. Now go to an island in the east, it will appear as a
question mark area. You must move fast because the clock is
ticking. Go to the shining dot in the west, a scene will start.
The Black Ship

The house you get to is the sea hermit( I think)'s home. It will
teach you on how you will enter the black ship to sail in the
ocean. He will say that you must bump the rear of the ship with
yours. Do so after the scene. When you get in the black ship, you
will reach a room with very long conveyer belts leading nowhere,
and a platform. There is also a computer that will ask you what
program you would like. Pick every one, one by one, then get the
key and other stuff. Now proceed to the room with the crane. You
must lead the crane towards the bright coloured boxes. Press the
command button to move from west to east. Then stop when you want
to. Press the button again and let it move from bottom to top.
When you stop the crane will pick up the crate under it. It will
make a path for you to go to. Make sure you have Momo in your
party after this. Let her talk to the computer at the top floor.
She'll tell you to switch the switch you see near the bedrooms.
Notice the counter, wait till it reaches a good number for you to
get back to Momo, just make sure that it counts to 100 before you
get there.(it will not stop ticking until you talk to Momo) When
you've done it correctly, a scene will start. Watch the long
scene. Now you must confront two monster bosses. Lightning spells
work here best. After that, watch the scene.
Port A

You will arrive at Conveyer Yard. Buy the stuff you need because
you will need them. Nothing is to be done here so leave
immediately. Go to the colony in the north. Make sure you bring
Momo again there. Go to the room with the teleporter, you will
find a bag there, get it. Find the ledge above the mirror in the
ground. Jump down this ledge then examine the switch. You must
move the mirrors so that they direct the laser in the right spot.
After doing so, go back and teleport out of here. You'll find your
self in the ship with the locked door. Follow Honey then watch the
scene. Choose your ideal party then go in. Fight your way down
until you reach four switches and a tablet. Talk to the tablet and
let the switches down. Switch the switches this way: Right, Down,
Up. Now you will be able to pass the right way.( if I'm wrong, you
find the combination because I sorta forgot about it. Just
remember that only the three mentioned switches are needed.)
You'll know if it's right when all then beams are raised. Go up
then you will arrive at a room with three platforms. You must find
a way to step in the centre platform which is a switch to open the
door. Go in until you find the satellite dish. Direct the dish so
that it gets a perfect signal. When you find the right signal, Ryu
will react with a question mark, if wrong some sweat drops. Go and
teleport to the Dragon Town.
Dragon Town

When you arrive at Dragon Town, a scene will start. After the
scene, pick your choice party then go and buy stuff, save, and
immunise your party to fire and lightning because trust me, you'll
need it. Go down the well, you'll see the mural showing the
characters in BOF1. There is also an old man named Bono. Let all
the members of your party talk to him then let Ryu talk to him
again. He will turn to a giant dragon, of course fight him. If you
took my advise and got yourself immunised you'll be a shoo-in.
After you beat him, you'll receive the infinity gene. Save your
game then watch the scene before you get out. Go and bring Momo to
the Factory. Get in and switch off the laser door. Go to the room
where you control a robot to flip the switches. Control the robot
by letting it follow your every movement and switch the switches.
Find your way up the compound where you are blocked by a locked
door. Let Momo shoot the switch box to get out. Get out!
The Search for the Oasis

Watch the scene then, talk to the guy, know what you could
understand you'll need to cross the desert and find the Oasis by
following stars. This is how to do it: Examine the jug of water in
the guy's camp and get some. Rule#1: only walk at night Rule#2:
don't forget rule # 1 get out of the camp, you'll be wandering
aimlessly in the desert follow the "fake North Star", the lower
red star. follow the star only at night drink one of the water
when necessary only one drink will replenish your whole party camp
when the note says it's morning follow the star until you see the
town when the town disappears, follow the North Star you'll
eventually fight a boss After beating the boss watch the scene.
Nina will be sick. You will have to kill the strange looking camel
with you. Watch some more and you'll arrive at Oasis. Watch the
scene, buy your stuff and prepare yourself, for you are
approaching the last part of the game.
XXIII. Miria's Station

Bring Momo with you so she could open the gates in the high tech
place north of Oasis. When the door is open choose the best party
members you have and brace yourself. Go up to Miria's Station.
Find your way through the complicated maze of passages. You'll
eventually meet the Hybrid Chimera. The best technique in this
boss is...PRAY! This boss is tough because it will make everyone
in your party stop. After that excruciating fight go down and pick
up the weapons, especially the dragon armor and the cannon. Rest
and save before something happens!!! Now, go to the opposite path
on which you fought the chimera. You will be blocked by a moving
plant. Equip the cannon you got from the bottom of the cage of the
chimera and use it on the plant.( Of Course, Momo should be the
one to shoot it if you don't know.) Get in and bring rei along.
Let him open the doors until you reach Eden. There a scene will
happen, Teepo is there!! He will reveal that he too is part of the
dragon clan and just turned to a dragon when their house burned
down. Watch the whole thing until.
The Way of The Dragon

You will be transported to a training ground for the dragon's
heart sort of scenario. On the first one a scene with Nina will
start. All you have to do here is to watch then after the scene,
turn back and walk around the dragon statue. Then you'll be
transported to the next level. There a scene with rei will start.
After that walk around and earn those levels. Ignore the treasure
chest for now. Talk to the statue at the middle of two tablets.
Wait. . Momo will soon arrive. Watch the scene with Momo. Now talk
to the tablets so paths would light up. Walk towards the treasure
and you will fall down. Get the treasure down there and leave
through the path that Momo made. Now you'll be transported to the
maze. Find your way until you see Garr. Watch the scene then, find
your way still until you see Pecoros. Watch some more then you'll
face the Hell Rider. After defeating this boss you'll watch a
scene before fighting the Dragon Lord, Teepo! He is tough in a
sense that he can do more than the Chimera, but after the Chimera
he is easy. Get the key card A and go down. Save, breathe easy,
immunise your whole party, get ready for the final battle with
Miria!
FINALE: THE FINAL BATTLE

Use the keycard to open the door near the save point. Descend this
perilous path to the depths of nowhere to fight Miria. There is a
part here where you will need to fight some of the past bosses of
the game( the bad part is that you'll need to fight the giant
horse again but this time there are three of them!). You don't
need to fight all of them but they can give some valuable
experience points. Descend some more until you reach Miria's turf.
This is a LONG, EXCRUCIATING, SCENE, but when the time comes that
Miria would want you to choose your way: -answer the top option
then enjoy the worse ending in BOF history -answer the bottom
choice and you'll come face to face with Miria. Of course, after
you defeat Miria, you're done!