Xenosaga: Episode 1 Cheats

Xenosaga: Episode 1

In-game reset:
Hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2+ Start + Select during game play.

Skip scenes:
Whenever you are viewing a previously watched scene,press Start then press Triangle. You will then skipthe entire scene until you are in quest mode again.

Pause game play and you will be prompted if you want to resumeor skip the scene. This is useful when you have saved a game beforea scene and get killed afterwards.

Moving quickly and silently:
Tap R2 rapidly when walking around to can hoverquickly without making a sound.

Hint: Bravesoul:
Once you get the Bravesoul from the casino mini-game,you can extract the HP Stong skill from it. It makes your strengthincrease as your HP decreases in battle. You can extract it for500 points, but your skill level has to be at skill level 4. Youcan also do the same thing with the Double Buster, which you alsomust be at skill level 4. Note: You cannot extract from anythingthat another person has equipped.

Hint: Decoder #8:
When you visit the Dock Colony for the first time,a woman in front of the clinic tells you of a Fish Detector thather husband lost. Go to the Kukai Foundation's cleaning placeand inspect the tuxedo to find the Fish Detector. Talk to thegirl in the Iron Man bar, sitting at the lower left table. Shesays that she lost an important ring and asks you to find it.Go to the Private Beach and go in the water where the fish showup on the radar screen. Run up to every fish and press Circle.Sometimes you will get an item, and sometimes you will not. Youcan get a Med Kit, a Speed Stim, and the Engagement Ring. If youreturn to the beach on any return trips, the Med Kit, and SpeedStim will be there again. Give the ring back to the girl in thebar. She will give you the Decoder #8 to open the red door.

Hint: Hazardous Area Map:
On board the Elsa, you will see the pilot walking aroundin Hangar 1 (A.G.W.S. hangar), looking for a map. He does notgive any concrete details, except to look everywhere, and thatthe captain wants it. To get the map, speak with the captain onthe bridge. He will give it to you to take to the pilot.

Hint: Deadly Jr.:
Play poker in the casino long enough to buy the covetedBrave Soul. Then, either equip Jr. with it or have him extractand equip the skill. Jr. is ideal for the Brave Soul because hehas many physical attacks. All his normal attacks use his guns,and he has the all-powerful Angelic Requiem at his disposal, whichdoes physical damage to all enemies. Equip Jr. exclusively withtech attacks that do physical damage. Attacks such as Storm Waltz,Prelude to Battle, and Angelic Requiem are good, while Ether attackssuch as Mystic Nocturne and Moonlit Serenade should be avoided.Angelic Requiem should be in his HI slot, if available. Duringbattle, use a Hemlock on Jr. to hurt him badly, then immediatelyheal him for 150 to 300 points to keep him from dying too easily.Using Shion's Safety Level Ether is even better. Now that Jr.is thoroughly hurting, try attacking an enemy. Near the middleto end of the game, he can do over 500 to 700 damage with justhis normal attacks, and anywhere from 700 to 1200 with his Techattacks. As long as you can keep Jr. from taking too heavy a hit,or keep him protected with Safety Level, there should be few thingsthat can stand up to him for long.

Hint: MOMO's first transformation:
Go to the Cathedral Ship (inside the Gnosis). Whenyou get to the stairs to go up (not the ladder), have MOMO asyour lead character and search near the boxes. It should be there.

Hint: See Shion or MOMO in a swimsuit:
When you are saving the people at the Kouki foundation,there is a chest in the hotel. When you get it, it will say "Swimsuit".You can equip it to Shion or MOMO. This allows their TP rewardto increase by 25%. Also, when they are fighting they will bein a swimsuit. If you saw the intermission sequence where theyare at the foundation's beach, you will see MOMO and Shion ina bathing suit. That is how they will appear as when they fightwith the swimsuit equipped.

Also, the same item can be won by completing Mission 4 of theDriller Game. A third and final swimsuit is to be found by defeatingGreat Joe.

Note: Jr. and Chaos can also wear the swimsuit, and can be seenin swimming trunks.

Hint: Ziggy finding MOMO:
When Ziggy is finding MOMO, the soldiers in the firstroom of the Solitary Ruins are watching. Go to the wall in themiddle and turn back to the side. Do not do anything until thesoldier had passed you. The second Solitary Ruin is the same,only do not battle anyone in there if you want Ziggy to be alive;or try to escape then run really fast.

Hint: See Shion without her coat:
Immediate before the part where the Woglinde gets attacked,Shion goes to rest in her room. Notice that she takes off hercoat. When the intermission sequence ends, you have the optionto take a nap. Answer "No" and you can walk around asShion without her coat.

Hint: Shion's Giant Robot Ethers:
In the bottom of the Gear Shop in the Kukai Foundation,you can meet a strange professor who wants you to find parts sohe can build a giant robot. Finding the six different parts, consistingof two arms, two legs, a torso, and a head will reward you withfour different Ether attacks for Shion. These parts are locatedin the various Segment address rooms, which you find through exploring.The first attack is rewarded when you find both arms, and is calledthe Throni Blade. Next, you will find both legs which reward youwith the Ether attack called the Dominion Tank. The head is thenext item you can get, unlocking an attack called the SeraphimBird. Finally, you will find the body which combines with allthe other parts to create the summon of Erde Kaiser. This is themost powerful attack in the game, causing 9999 damage, but requirestwelve Skills slots it makes it the only Ether that Shion canuse.

Hint: Robot parts:

Torso 2: Dock Colony, Junk Store. Defeat the Arthra 26 seriesthat appears on the central floor of the second tower on SongOf Nephilim system. Destroy the fourth box in the location wherefive boxes are in a line.

Right leg 3: Kukai Foundation Cleaners 1F. The treasure box inBunnie's house in the Encephlon.

Right arm 7: Woglinde, front of Sergeant Major Swagger. Talk toSwaine on Woglinde during the Gnosis attack.

Left Leg 8: Elsa, corridor of the cargo bay. Before the Gnosisattack, talk to the woman in Ironman Bar in Kukai Foundation CitySector 26/27 to learn about the Engagement Ring. Search The WhiteTub on the second floor of the cleaners to obtain Fish Detector.Go to Gaignun's private beach and catch the fish that has theEngagement Ring. Return to the bar and give the ring back to thewoman.

Left arm 9: Inside Gnosis mothership, Research Lab 3F. The treasurebox guarded by Stribog (the long armed monster) inside the Gnosismothership.

Hint: Slide Deck Key:
When you are onboard the Elsa, before the ship is attacked,you can speak to the repair robot in the A.G.W.S. hangar. He mentionsthat he is the hardest worker, and that while he was cleaningone of the cabins he lost his key to the Slide Deck. The key canbe found on the couch in the lounge of Cabin 2 (the southern-mostcabin).

Hint: Keeping Shion safe during the Gnosis attack:
During the Gnosis attack on the Starship Woglinde atShion's second encounter with the Gnosis, as they chase her shemust run through the partition and quickly press the red switchon the other side to close it to stop the Gnosis from touchingher. As this is difficult to do, there is a second, easier option.Have Shion keep running. Ignore and pass both red switches. Gothrough the open door into the empty room a few steps furtherdown the hallway. Wait a few seconds in the room. The Gnosis willlose track of Shion. Then, give up and return to where they werebefore the chase. The coast will be clear and Shion can go safelyto her next stop.

Hint: Defeating Albedo:
There are two ways to defeat Albedo. First, you canbe very cheap and use the Erde Kaiser Ether to defeat him withShion. Or, you can be courageous and follow this strategy. Albedohas 7,400 HP, which is less than Proto Dora. Have Shion, Jr.,and Kos-Mos in your group. You will need Shion's Erde Kaiser forSophie Peithios, who has 16,000 HP. Albedo attacks like a rabiddog and uses Ethers to increase his speed. He also restores hishealth with devastating attacks. Using an AGW is not recommended,as he will drain more than 1,000 HP from it at a time. The followingare some of his moves and how to respond to them.

Demonic Gaze: This is Albedo's first and primary move, just toannoy you. He takes off about 700 HP, usually from Jr. Use MedicaRest on whoever is damaged. If you extracted Supreme Judgmentfrom Chaos, then use that to greatly lower his healing ability.This is how Albedo heals himself. He pounds the ground and a bluesphere rises from the ground. Remember to accumulate Boost orkeep using Boost1 and then unleash everything you have at once.Guard often to save up Boost for everyone, and do not let himhit you too much.

Phoenix Flames (or something similar): Equip yourself with fireresistant garments to lower the damage. He is also not weak againstanything. He rises in the air and says "Taste the flamesof hell". Note: Use powerful Tech Attacks such as X-Buster,R-Blade, Storm Waltz, or Last Symphony. Also, use Rain Blade orSpell Ray.

Fallen Angel: This is the most powerful attack that Albedo has,wiping out about 900 Hp. He powers up and says "It's over!"Quickly heal your ally as much as possible. This attack can killyour warrior immediately.

Albedo also increases his speed with different Ethers as wellas his power. Hangs over and his back either swirls with a clockor with bluish purple mists. This is the best time to use a boostand attack him before he attacks you.

The easiest way to beat Albedo is to first get the Bravesoul fromthe casino passport. Next, equip the Bravesoul to KOS-MOS. Thenwhen the battle begins use KOS-MOS' R-Dragon and it will do 1000to 2000 damage, depending on how much HP remains. Then, you gotto do is put your strongest players in the fight and win.

Use KOS-MOS' R-Dragon and equip her with the Bravesoul or extractit. It seems that Albedo attacks the strongest player with theArmor Break and Fallen Angel attacks. If you are lucky, it willmiss and use the R-Dragon. The attack power will sometimes rangefrom 1000 to 2500.

Hint: Defeating Zolfo and the two Mecurio:
Since Zolfo will not attack until both Mecurio areout, take out the Mecurio as Zolfo will use his shields.. If youuse MOMO's Sleep Ether attack (to the right of life shot), itwill put one of the Mecurio to sleep. When it is Zolfo's turn,he will attack his own Mecurios and reprimand them for sleeping.This should hurt them for at least 100. Attack once or guard withZiggy. When you have the AP, attack the one that is awake (ifany). Zolfo becomes quite easy when they are both gone; just healand attack as usual.

Hint: Easy money:
Get the Casino Card from the Durandal's Casino (northand east of Shione's room on the Durandal). Then, play Poker.Start with 100 coins (900 bucks) and play level 1 until you getabout 200. Then, move straight to level 3 until you get about700. Then, play level 4. The way to always beat the house is asfollows. Always hold a pair or any other scoring combo. Afteryou win, always do double or nothing. If the number is greaterthan 7 bet low, if the number is 8 it is your choice, and if thenumber is 9 or above it is best to go low. After accumulatingabout 45000 coins, get 99 starter decks of cards and sell themfor 20,000. It takes a total of two hours to make about 100,000(and all the prizes and art.)

When you get the Casino passport from the casino on the Durandal,go into the passport and buy a amount of coins you can affordso you can play. Select Poker on the level 1 game and play thatuntil you get about 1,000 coins. Then, move up a level or two.When you get about 2,000 to 3,000 coins, go to level 4 for thebig money. When you get about 15,000 coins, buy 99 Recovery Setsfor about 9,900 coins, leaving your about 5,000 coins. Sell theitems that were in the Recovery Set for about 11,000. Then, repeatthe process. The Recovery Set contains a Med Kit, Ether Pack,Revive, And Cure-All. You should have 99 of each when you buythe 99 Recovery Sets.

Playing the slot machine can earn more coins than playing Poker.Take more than three minutes to play in Level 1, by betting onecoin only in one of the pay out lines. This is just for practicefor you to get used to the timing of when to press the Circle.Carefully look to notice of pattern of 7 repeating in each reel.There are two 7s sticking together in the first reel, one in thesecond reel, and three with one separated (for example, 77XX7X)in the third reel. Once you learn the pattern repeating in thereel and get used to it, try to get good timing with them. Trycounting a quick one, two, three, and four to get the 7. Whenyou can make three 7 in a rows -- good. You are now ready to getthe Special reel of Super 7. The pattern for Super 7 is as thesame as the ordinary 7, which is an advantage for you once youhave gotten used to the 7s. Now is the best opportunity once youget into the Nine reel, with only X and O. Its the easiest amongthe reels. Get all Os without any Xs to win more than 100,000coins. Trade all the coins and you will get A-05 as soon as possibleor any desired items.

After finishing the Encephalon stage, return there using the EVSand run into the spotlights. After defeating all the enemies onscreen, exit using the EVS and repeat the process. Every timeyou do this, you get 8,000 and precious stones which you can sellat the shop plate for some extra money. The enemies here alsogive good special points; make sure to end every battle with thepoints bonus icon.

Go to the Cathedral Ship after you get MOMO's Dark Scepter tech.This allows you to change Gnosis into gems that you can sell.Fairies give Sapphires (1000), Cerberuses give Rubies (1500),and Unicorns give Emeralds (2000). You can make 5000 G in onefight. Make sure to boost MOMO's speed so that she gets a lotof turns.

The easiest way to earn money is to play at the slots in the casino.At first you may think it is difficult to get money because ofthe timing needed to land in good slots. However, it is not difficult.First, make about 50,000 to 100,000 coins playing level 4 poker.Then, bet the maximum amount of coins on each slot (there arefive), and start spinning. Having a controller with an auto-firefeature will help, but is not necessary. Keep pressing the spinbutton until you reach a new reel with the Super 7s. The onlyicons you need to be able to match up at all in slots are theSuper 7s. The Super 7 reels come out randomly when you line upthree "New Reel" icons. Once at the Super 7 reel, matchup three Super 7s to go on to the Nine reel. This reel has nineseparate horizontally scrolling reels that have only "X"and "O". if you hit an "O", all of your winningsso far (shown on the lower right corner of the screen) will double.If you manage to hit all nine "O"s you will have gaineda money multiplier of 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2, or 512. Playing at levelone slots and hitting all nine "O"s can net you over100,000 coins if you were lucky. Playing at level 4 slots willresult in much more. If you lined up three Super 7 icons, youwill gain around 1,300,000 coins. If you lined up five Super 7icons, you will gain about 2,700,000 coins. The limit for theamount of coins you can hold is just 9,999,999. Playing at thelevel 4 slots, you can reach this limit in under an hour of constantplaying. Get this, every coin that you earn past 9,999,999 ismultiplied by about 8 and turned instantly into G. For example,with about 8,700,000 wing 2,700,000. 1,299,999 of them are usedto reach the 9,999,999 ceiling. The other 1,400,001 coins areconverted into 8,800,000 G.

Hint: Easy Tech, Skill, and Ether points:
Use the following trick in the very beginning of thegame for easy Tech, Skill, and Ether points. However, it can onlybe done with Shion. Go to the Gear hanger. Talk to the man thatis working on a Gear. He will ask if you want to do a simulation.Say "Yes" and go into battle Winning this battle willearn you 16 to 180 points depending on if you got a x2, x4, orx10.

One of the best places to gain ability points and gold is in theEVS in the Encephalon in the beginning. Here you will fight theenemies in the searchlights, which consist of four Dirlewangersand one Kubel. Each battle rewards 1,600 gold and several dozenTech, Skill, and Ether points. The real trick is to use an attackwhich hits the entire group on a turn when the character has thebonus points icon in the Event Slot. The problem is getting thaticon in an order will you can have it on one of your charactersinstead of the enemy. Try weakening the enemies so that they willall die in one hit, and wait a few turns to see if someone willboost and change the Event Slot order. If about four turns passby, then try killing a Dirlewanger or two to change the order.If you can successfully kill them all in one hit, you can getabout 60 Tech and Skill points, and about 40 Ether points, withthe 2x effect. The big payoff is when you hit them all on a 4xor 10x, which rewards 100 to 200 points; even better if you haveability increasing items or skills equipped. Clearing the areatwo to three times rewards about 8,000 gold and 1,000 Tech andSkill points, and 500 Ether points, depending on your luck.

Go to the Cathedral Ship, then go to the mall (just after thesecond save point). Go to the room on the lower level with thetwo Unicorn battles. One of the battles will be against a Unicornand two Ogres, and the other against a Unicorn and two Cerberuses.You can use the following trick for both battles. During eitherof these fights, kill one Cerberus or Ogre on the Bonus Pointturn, but only one. Wait for the Unicorn's turn; defend or weakenthe other Cerberus or Ogre until then. Once its turn comes, hewill revive the Cerberus or Ogre you just killed. Then, kill anotherCerberus or Ogre on the Bonus Point turn (only one, again). Onthe Unicorn's turn, the Cerberus or Ogre will be revived again.Keep doing this repeatedly. If the Unicorn does not revive theCerberus or Ogre, then you cannot do the trick any more for therest of the battle. Just kill the last Cerberus or Ogre and theUnicorn (preferably on the Boost Point turn). By the end of thefight, you have a chance of accumulating anywhere between 50 to500 Tech Points, Skill Points, and/or Ether Points, dependingon how many multipliers you get and of what caliber they are.

One of the best places to earn Tech Points is the Encephlecon.Get caught in one of the searchlights, and the warning sign willappear. Take them out with X-Buster, Mystic Nocturne, Angel Blow,Angel Requiem, Meteor Shot, Executioner, etc. They should allbe defeated in about two or three consecutive moves. Use the sametactics for the other searchlights. You must use the EVS platformto return and get back. Avoid using your AGWS unless you wantto spend 100G every time you are low on health. Use any Ethersyou want. Use the EVS at the Dock Colony up the small flight ofstairs. That way, you can quickly return to the Dock Clinic andrestore HP and EP. You should earn about 30 to 60 Tech Pointsevery battle, since there are four soldiers and one helicopter.Before the Song of Nephilum is a good time to level up. Get Ziggyto level 26 and enought Tech Points to set it in the HI slot.Get X-Buster on the high slot as well (KOS-MOS). Before the Songof Nephilum, you should have Throni Blade, Dominion Tank, andthe head Ether. You will get the body later in the game. Whenfacing Albedo in Proto Merkabah, you must have Erde Kaiser, otherwiseit is nearly impossible.

Hint: Easy leveling:
Enter a battle where you know the character you wishto level up is capable of taking on the enemy(s). It may be helpfulto move that character into the back row before the battle begins,as you want the other two characters in the front to intentionallybe killed. When this is done, move your character to be leveledup back into the front row and defeat the enemies. By doing this,you do not have to share the EXP, Tech, Skill, or Ether points.

The best place to gain levels (not Tech points) is to fight thesemi-secret boss, Din Gareth. He is the orange AGWS. piloted byAce Pilot. He has about 8500 HP, but if you have AG-05 and aregood you can defeat him. Go into the fight with two HGG-AG5s.Go back to the U-TIC ship, and then to the room with the segmentaddress in it. It is the room where when you tried to enter itbefore; the door would alarm and you would have to fight a battle.Or, go into the large area with the three plants at the upperleft of the screen then go into the room at the upper right ofthe screen. There should be a soldier in there, but he will notattack you. You have to approach him. Go in with the person thatyou want to level up with Master's Pendant and have him or herset to pilot the AG-05. Also remember to have Guard Recovery,possibly Auxiliary Armor B or A, and/or Fast Circuit 25 (whichmight be obtainable by stealing from Din Gareth). Guard Recoveryis insane in the AG-05 (600 HP for guarding). For some reason,Shion cannot be in the AG-05 before the Ace Pilot gets killedor else you get Meld Gareth, the green AGWS. Have the person withAG-05 start with a good amount of health (over 300+ recommended),then have them defend. Have one other person kill Ace Pilot (heonly has 360 HP), and have the other either defend or use Hemlockon himself or herself, or on the person who just attacked. DinGareth should be out already. Get the person you want into AG-05and place him or her in the middle of the back row. Din Garethshould be killing off one or both of the people not in AGWS rightnow. Do not worry, as this is expected. If Din Gareth is not killingoff your people, unequip them of their armor next time. Have AG-05do the guard, then the W-ACT routine (does about 1500 damage)until you whittle away Din Gareth's 8,500 HP. The guarding isto keep you from dying. This should not be a problem because ofyour Guard Recovery. If the person you wanted to level up hadMaster's Pendant equipped, then they will get 10,000 EXP pointsafter the battle. If he or she had Master's Pendant and EXP +25, then they should get 12,000 EXP. Within twenty minutes, youcan gain about four levels. If you landed on Special Points Up,you might only get about 130 Tech points each battle, which isnot really worth it compared to the experience. Staggering forStat Points can be difficult here; make a note of this for thenext section. As for KOS-MOS and Ziggy level ups, the people outsideof the party during the battle still gain experience. They willget 75% of Din Gareth's base of 8,000 EXP. Since KOS-MOS and Ziggycannot pilot AGWS, just put them outside of the party and fightDin Gareth with the person of the lowest level in the AGWS. Donot have the same two people accompany the person in the AG-05for more than one or two battles unless you really do not wantthem to level up or do not want to waste Hemlocks.

Note: You must have taught Boost 1 to at least one character amongstthose you are training, and one character must have a Tech Attackat [HI] level and must hit everyone (i.e. Angelic Requim- Jr.)for this trick. When training at the Encephalon area against thesearchlights, use the following steps to increase your experiencegains. During the battle, look at the current slot event on yourfirst character's move. If s/he is currently on an ExperienceBonus round, have them attack and attempt to kill all the enemiesimmediately. If not (either it is not an Experience Round or theyare too weak to one-hit kill them all), there are two options.Have him/her attack the Helicopter in the middle, as it has 800HP whereas the soldiers only have 380 HP; or Get him/her castBoost 1 on your character with the [HI] hit-all tech (Jr.'s AngelRequiem works extremely well). Choose the first option if thischaracter does not know Boost 1 or the second option if s/he does.If this character is not the one with Boost 1, continue as usualuntil the character with Boost 1 has their turn, and casts iton your [HI] Tech-attack character. Next, watch the Event Reel.It follows this pattern: No Event, Critical Hit Bonus, Boost GaugeBonus, Experience Bonus. Watch the events until the current fighterhas a "Boost Gauge Bonus" event. When this happens,boost in your strong character immediately (during their turn),so that an enemy does not boost before you do. Your strong characterwill then boost into an Experience Bonus round. Have them usetheir moves to wipe out all the enemies, and get a x2, x4 or (ifyou are lucky) a x10 multiplier. Note: If your character doesnot kill all the enemies on that round, cast Boost 1 on him/heragain, then boost him/her into the next experience round. If youalways kill during an Experience increasing round, you will getTech Points a lot faster.

Note: Having Erde Kaiser makes the following trick much easier.In the hallway before the final Boss, go into a battle, and intentionallyallow your two other characters to get killed and kee[ Shion alive.Try to use Erde Kaiser on a bonus slot. When you win, you willget about 14,000 to 15,000 EXP points and a large amount of Tech,Ether, and Skill points. The characters who are not in the partywill still get a decent amount of EXP points. It helps to havethe accessory that have you start battles with 1 boost. Also,having the Masters Pendant helps, as you will get 25% more EXP.

Hint: Easy items:
You need MOMO and her skill "Prayer" as wellas "Sheep Beam" to do this trick. After you get setup by the U-TIC organization, you will make your way to KOS-MOS'memory "hard-drive". The characters that you have areZiggy, MOMO, and Jr. Get into a battle with the A.G.W.S. enemyunits that are around. Have MOMO in the back row and put the A.G.W.S.'sto sleep. Remain there and cast "Prayer" repeatedly,The items it gives you are completely random. At this point inthe game you have probably found about one Medic Pack MAX andone Ether Pack MAX. This trick will allow you to get your party99 of each, along with all the other items such as Medic PackS/DX and Ether Pack S/DX.

Hint: Play level 10 cards without level1 first:
You can play level 10 cards without ever botheringto play the level 1 card first. For example, you can play a level10 Shion without ever having a level 1 Shion in your deck. Thecatch is, you must first miss out on the special rewards of thelevel 1 card and you cannot play the card straight to the battlefield,but instead must put it in the standby area then place it on thebattlefield on the next turn. For example, to play a level 10Shion, you have to satisfy its requirement for three human cards.However, if you have a level 1 Shion card on the field already,you can replace it with the level 10, even if the requirementsare not met. Even if you miss out on these two effects, simplyplaying the level 10 can be well-worth it. It takes the same numberof turns, and uses less cards. You do not have to waste slotsin your 40-card deck for the level 1 cards, and the enemy willnot have a hint at what you are doing (they may expect it whenthey see the level 1 card). Also, the rewards from level 1 cardsare not always very valuable. For example, you may still needto satisfy the card requirements (like level 10 Momo) and getno special effects except instantly playing it on the field, byreplacing the old card. The choice is yours.

Hint: Fast sneaking:
If you do not want to alert the enemies with your loudfootsteps, you can walk by pressing R2. Additionally, ifyou want to save time, repeatedly press R2 while movingbehind or out of the range of the enemies' view.

Hint: Eliminate enemy power-ups:
Quite often the enemy (especially Bosses) will usespells on themselves that wreak havoc on your party. There arespells that increase speed and attack power, cause a 50% chanceof healing instead of being hurt, and charge up power just beforean attack. Use a spell such as Refresh or an item like Cure-Allon the enemy to clear all their statuses (good or bad) and wipeout the threat. Be careful; this also wipes out any bad statuseffects that you have put on them.

Hint: Fighting Din Gareth before Song of Niphilim:
In order to fight Din Gareth before the Song of Niphliim,you must have access to the U-TIC battleship in the EVS system.First, fight Meld Gareth about fifty times. After you defeat himenough times, you will be able to fight Din Gareth. Note: Unlessyou have really trained hard, it can be difficult to defeat eitherone of these enemies this early in the game.

Hint: Defeating Din Garreth:
Once you have completed the Song of Nephilim and return,you can fight another version of the Ace Pilots Gear called DinGareth. To do this, you have to kill the Ace Pilot while you haveonly one or less Gear in battle. Otherwise, it will just be anotherMeld Gareth. Din Gareth is roughly twice as hard as its counterpart, giving twice as much experience and slightly higher abilitypoints, and a Fast Circuit 25 as the rare item.

Hint: Defeating Great Joe:
This Great Joe Boss also appeared in Xenogears.You can fight him as soon as you have control of Junior in theDurandal. Have Junior in the lead and destroy the walls in thetop right room in the residential area. Great Joe will appearand challenge you to a fight. Great Joe is not too tough, as longas you have access to Shion's Medica All spell to deal with GreatJoe's Soul Crusher, which does a few hundred damage to each character.Keep you character's HP high as you whittle down Great Joe's 9999HP. Upon killing him, you will get Junior's tech attack Soul Rhapsodyand the ability to summon Great Joe in battle.

Hint: Defeating Meld Garreth:
The first optional Boss type of enemy appears soonas you have access to the U-TIC Battle ship in the EVS. The Bossstarts the same Ace Pilot that you saw when Junior goes throughthe first time. The Ace Pilot has 360 HP and as soon as you takethat much off, he boards his Gear called Meld Gareth. If you areat fairly low levels and do not have properly equipped Gears,this fight is bad news. Meld Gareth has 5500 HP and can case asmuch as 300 points of damage to each character with its missileattacks. Meld Gareth also is extremely fast, usually getting aturn after two of your characters attack. Early in the game, thebest way to kill it is to have three characters in Gears withgatling guns and flame throwers for the W-Attack, as well as FrameRestores to survive its constant barrage. If you manage to killit, you will receive 1333 experience points per character, 1000gold, and either A Frame Repair Z ( common), or a B-Max Circuit(rare), as well as decent amounts for all three types of abilitypoints.

Hint: Defeating Minita:
If you are not properly prepared, she can be one ofthe hardest Bosses in the game. Minita is first available whenthe Kukai Foundation is under attack by the Gnosis, and residesin Sector 26 above the Iron Man Bar. To get to her, you have tofirst lower the overhang above the entrance to the Iron Man Bar.Next, go to Our Treasure Inn, climb to the second floor, and exitto the catwalk. Go to the right until you find a pile of junk,which can be destroyed to reveal an Ether Upgrade S. Once there,jump off the side and work your way across the overhangs untilyou can enter the archway. Before going in, arrange your partywith all female characters and have a battle formation with Shionbehind Kos-Mos, and MOMO in the front to the side. If possible,use tech points on Kos-Mos to allow her to use her R-Cannon eachturn, and whichever of MOMO's long range attacks you use, becauseMinita is flying in the air. Having Chaos's Healing Dew on Shionis good, because the higher healing of Medica is not recommendedfor this battle. Also, put Attack Poison Guards on everyone sothat you will not waste turns to cure it. Also, Minita can lockCircle with her attacks, making it impossible to do a techattack until that character is healed. If you choose to use malecharacters, you will have things considerably difficult becauseMinita does not like men. She will counterattack and use her Bibo'ssummon far more often when they attack. Minita has 7777 HP andher main attacks are Dark Star, which hits for around 300 HP andcan knock party members back. Her other attacks are the two formsof Bibo which she summons to either hit the entire party for onequarter of their current hp, or the far worse one which takesall but one character's current HP and adds it to Minita's health.To combat this. try to keep your characters HP at about 400 sothat they can survive Minita's Dark Star attack, and limit herability to drain large amounts of HP from your characters. Thisbattle is also hindered by the fact you cannot use AGWS, and Shion'srobot attacks almost always miss. When Shion has a free turn,try to use her Queen's Kiss to steal Minita's rare item calledthe Craft Apron, which is very valuable. The best strategy isto constantly use Kos-Mos' and MOMO's long range tech attacksand have Shion heal the characters to keep them alive, but nothigher then 500 HP. Due to the evasion of Minita, you will missfrequently and do low damage when you hit. Keep at it for a while,and as long as Minita drains less HP than the damage you inflict,she will die sooner or later giving MOMO her Dark Scepter attack.

Hint: Destroying objects:
After receiving an e-mail about the "vapourizerplug-in". press Square on an object with target todestroy them. When multiple objects are nearby, you can switchtargets by pressing L1 or R1.

Hint: Robot:
Head 1: Kukai Foundation Roof Of Our Treasure (inn).Talk to the Tom in the dock colony's weapon shop to learn aboutthe Pink Bug. Then, talk to the Pink Bug in Kings Warehouse onKukai Foundation City Sector 26/27. Select "Great Story",then check the planter in Durandal's. Next, check the planterin Durandal's observatory.

Hint: AWGS at Dock Colony:
Aside from the three standard ones you get with Shion,Junior, and Chaos join your crew, you can also actually buy threeother AWGS units at the Dock Colony. They are a category in theshop "Talk to Me". Each one can equip its own specificweapons bought at the same place. The best one is a Super HeavyWeight that starts with 6000 FHP. However, these units are notcheap. They are priced from the weakest at 50,000g, to the mediumat 80,000g, to the strongest at 300,000g.

Hint: HP Strong skill:
Once you have the Bravesoul from the Casino mini-gamefor 15,000 points, you can extract the HP Strong skill from itfor each of your party members. However, your skill level hasto be level 4 and you must have 500 points to extract it. Thesame can be done for the Double Buster as well.

Hint: Card game:
Place a Zohar Emulator and a Gnosis card on the battlefield,with any Mech, Human, Realian, etc. cards you want to boost. Duringthe block phase (not the event phase) in the enemy's turn, discardthe card to give your Gnosis +2 attack on your next turn. Makesure your other cards will not suffer or die from enemy attacksthat the Zohar was supposed to block. When your move phase comesup, have your Gnosis card trade places with another battle cardon the battlefield. The card will receive a +2 on its attack,and the Gnosis card loses it and returns to its old attack power.Next, trade them back to their original places, and the Gnosiscard regains its +2 attack, and the other card keeps its own +2.You can now repeat the process for the other two battle cards,giving all the cards on the battlefield a +2 attack. The effectwill last for one turn (as the Zohar Emulator card says); makegood use of it. This will also work on any attack type, includingspread, piercing, homing, etc. Note: Be careful not to move aGnosis card onto a blank spot or the standby area, or it may loseits +2 attack permanently.

Hint: Playing mini-games:
To play mini-games, you must have the game passport.You can get them by talking to certain people in the game. Onceyou have the passport, go to a save point with "EVS"above it. Once there, you go to the menu and select key-item.Choose the game passport you want to play and press Action.

Hint: Game completion data:
Once you complete Xenosaga: Episode 1, afterthe ending credits roll, the game will ask if you want to save.Answer "Yes" and the game completion data will be saved.Although you cannot load this saved game data with the Episode1 game disc, do not delete it. It is likely that this game completiondata will be used to load your characters stats into Xenosaga:Episode 2.

Hint: General tips:
Whenever possible, fight. You will never know whena Boss is lurking around the corner. Utilize all of your T, E,and S points. Upgrade each attack accordingly and level up yourcharacters. Also save your items (such as medkits and ethers).Whenever possible, evolve your Ethers. One of the most powerfulcharacter encountered using is KOS-MOS. She levels up quickly,and when she receives weapons and such she becomes more powerful.Note: In certain parts, KOS-MOS will not be a playble character.Keep your characters at even odds. The game is very unpredictable.Also take advantage of "Booster", as a lot of timesyou will DIE. All enemies possess the same abilities as you do.Whenever possible, stock up on Medkits and also upgrade your AGWS's.

To make ensure that you do not get stuck at a hard level, fightas much as you can near a rest area and level up. Remember, youcan also train with the phone device when the save point has ablue icon on top