Geddoe Chapter 1

The chapter opens here, and you'll be introduced to the Twelfth Unit from Harmonia: Geddoe, Ace, Queen, Joker, and Jacques. In the cutscene, Ace explains the group's assignment, and that a place they need to go is Great Hollow. When you exit the Inn and gain control of Geddoe, there isn't much happening in Vinay del Zexay, so leave and go to Zexen Forest.

A short way in, you'll meet Fred and Rico briefly. There is a corpse in Zexen Forest that you can search for an item if you haven't already with another character. Other than that, there isn't much to do.

Stopping at Brass Castle is a good idea, because it enables Geddoe's group to get some training on their skills, and to buy some items. When you're done, head to the Yaza Plains.

As is the case when you're usually coming through here; nothing important is going on. Go straight to get to Great Hollow.

At the entrance, Ace, who doesn't seem to be the most charismatic member of the group, tries diplomacy with suspicious Lizards, until Geddoe steps in and does the talking. Impressed with Geddoe's good manners, Shiba lets you in and takes Geddoe to see Chief Zepon. After the cutscene, explore Great Hollow a bit. To go on with the story, head to the southeast door on the ground floor. There will be a brief cutscene where Lizards mention an intruder. Follow them into the caverns, and they'll notice and attack you, thinking you are the intruders. After two rounds, this fight is automatically ended by Shiba, who breaks up the fight, telling the Lizards they had the wrong people. After a brief discussion with Shiba, he joins your group. Go outside to find Chris and a group of Zexen knights, as well as a few dead Lizards in front of them. The knights quickly provoke you into a fight.

Boss Battle: Chris and five Zexen knights

Shiba does incredible damage with physical attacks and can take a lot of punishment, so use him as a meat shield. Use Ace, Queen, and Joker to attack as well, and use their special moves as well. Have Geddoe use lightning magic, while Jacques strikes from a distance. This battle isn't the easiest, but it isn't the hardest, either. Just keep your health up and you should be okay. YOou don't have to win this fight, but you'll get more experience if you do.

The knights leave after the battle, regardless of the outcome. You'll get news of trouble near Zepon's room. Run back into Great Hollow to Chief Zepon's chamber to learn some bad news. The Lizard Clan immediately sets out for war. Geddoe decides to see the Chief of the Karaya Clan, Lucia.

Just head on through both areas, and buy some items if you haven't done so already.

It's very strongly advised that you save here, but other than that, just go through to the village.

As you approach the entrance, you'll get into another fight accidentally, this time with Aila and Karayan fighters. Fortunately, Jimba stops the fight this time and invites you in. Explore the village a bit if you need to. When you're ready, head to Lucia's hut (the largest one). Geddoe will go inside and speak with Jimba, and Jacques seems to suddenly wander off, leaving Ace, Queen, and Joker in Karaya. Queen opts to stay in the village, while Ace and Joker decide to get something to eat. Controlling Ace, head to the entrance of the village to see Aila arguing with a strange woman. The woman disappears, but Aila seems to know where she has gone, and chases after her.

Follow Aila eastward in Plain Amur, and eventually you'll find the woman again. With her are two equally mysterious men. After a few cutscenes, the scene switches back to Geddoe and Queen.

Karaya Clan Village is burning, as a result of a Zexen attack. Geddoe meets with Queen to see Borus and several knights slaughtering Karayans. If Geddoe chooses "Let's not get involved", nothing will happen, but if he chooses "I have an inkling" get ready for a tough battle with Borus.

Boss Battle: Borus and two Zexen knights

This is an extremely hard fight. Borus can cause you some major hurt, and the Zexen knights aren't slouches, either. Fortunately, there is a neat strategy to winning this. Use Queen's Ripple ability on Borus and the other knights, while at the same time, charge up Geddoe's Soaring Bolt ability. Geddoe's attack should kill both knights and do heavy damage to Borus. Now, heal Queen and continue attacking Borus until he falls. Hopefully, Borus won't get a critical hit and both Geddoe and Queen will survive.

There will be a brief cutscene where Geddoe and Queen reunite with Ace and Joker, who have Aila with them. Jacques shows up as well, back from hunting a rabbit for dinner. Aila, meanwhile, stares at the burning Karaya Clan Village. The next morning, the mercenaries set out for Caleria, and Aila, who has nowhere else to go, joins you.

There isn't much going on here, but you'll encounter some new monsters. Take the right fork if you want to proceed, but there's some treasure and some herbs to be found, so do some exploring and some leveling up if you need to. At the save point by the waterfall, make sure you save. Once you go to the next area, you'll see an enormous monster. You should be able to guess what's next.

Boss Battle: Twin Snake (three parts: Left head, right head, and body)

As long as either head is alive, it unleashes lethal spells on your entire party. Both heads together can be even more brutal. Aila has an Earth Rune and a Shield Rune, so use them on the party to increase their defense. Use moves that can hit all three parts of the boss at once (Geddoe's Lightning Rune and Joker's Fire Rune are excellent for this fight) to kill both heads faster. Keep your health up, and once the heads are destroyed, the body does very little damage by itself, and it should be damaged at least slightly.

After the battle, collect the treasure from the chest where the Twin Snake was, and follow the right path to get to Caleria, the Arabian style city of Harmonia. Buy some items and sharpen your characters' weapons with the money you acquired from the Twin Snake. Save at the Inn, and at the Trader, you may encounter Mike (see the 108 stars page). When you go to the North section of town, Ace will go file reports on the mercenary unit. Go to the Inn to trigger a few cutscenes. You'll also meet Duke, Elaine, Gau, and Nicholas, the 14th Unit from Harmonia. Duke is Geddoe's professional rival. Eventually, the chapter ends.

Continue to Geddoe Chapter 2