Final Fantasy 3/6j Single Character Challenge FAQ
                            Meeple Lard
                      Date: 7/11/05  Version: 4.0


Table of Contents:
FAQ History
Legal Stuff
1. Overview of the Game Itself
2. Introduction to the FAQ and the Challenge
3. Rules of the Challenge
4. General Tips for the SCC
5. Characters and all that stuff
6. Mini Walkthrough
7. More tips
8. Frequently Asked Questions
9. Credits


FAQ History:
Version 0.1:
 -Guide's First Creation, not much to say.
Version 0.2:
 -Started the Walkthrough
 -Made some Grammatical Corrections
 -Added the Myth about Morph in the Terra part of Section 5.
Version 0.3:
 -Grammatical Corrections here and there
 -A few mistakes made earlier fixed
 -Some other arbitrary changes
 -Added Rule 11 to the SCC
 -Changed some Boss Fight strategies
 -Added in a new tip for Gau (about rages NOT to use)
Version 0.4:
 -Changed Rule 11
 -Changed Some tips for the Sealed Cave
 -Continued on the Walkthrough
 -Added some more tips in section 7
 -Added a bit to the Frequently asked Questions
 -Changed a bit of Info about Locke
Version 0.5:
 -Huge Grammar Upgrade, thanks to some outside help (don't worry, you get
Credit later in FAQ)
 -Continued Walkthrough
 -Added the point about Cold Dust in the Escape from Floating Continent
Version 0.6:
 -Deleted the strategy Shadow Edge against Dadaluma (learned Throw ignores
Image status, so yeah, its important)
 -Updated Walkthrough some more
 -Added a few more questions and answers in section 8
Version 0.7:
 -Added the spell list for Terra and Celes
 -Added the strategy on how to beat Atma Weapon easily in Section 7
 -continuted Walkthrough
Version 0.8:
 -Added another comment to Celes' Physical prowess
 -Added some more Questions in section 8
 -Continued Walkthrough a bit
 -Redid Edgar's Strategies for beating Tentacles
 -Changed some strategies for beating Atma Weapon with Edgar and Cyan
 -Added comment about Marvel Shoes in WoB
Version 0.9:
 -Continued Walkthrough
 -Made some Grammer Corrections
Version 1.0:
 -Continued Walkthrough
 -Added True Gogo SCC and info about it
 -Changed a few strategies
 -Removed the Flame Shld Strategy
 -Edited some clauses on equipment
 -Added some more Q and A
Version 2.0:
 -Continued the Walkthrough
Version 2.5
 -Some grammatical and layout fixes
 -Continued the Walkthrough
 -Made some random corrections here and there
Version 3.0:
 -Finished the Walkthrough, every boss and section of the game has a
strategy for every character.  FAQ is essentially "Complete" besides the
random odds and ends that may come up later.  Some grammar changes made
here and there, as well as a few random content changes that are
negligible.

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1. Overview of the Game Itself
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Ok, some of you are wondering "WTF?  We all know what this game is; don't
bother with an overview of the game itself!"  True, this game doesn't need
much, but oh well, YOU CAN'T STOP ME!  Anyway, I've also done this in my
other 3 FAQs, all 3 of which were for games not released in the US, so
this is really just I being consistent with my other guides.  Anyway, this
game has 2 known names.  It's the 6th installment in the Final Fantasy
Series, one of the most famous Series of RPGs, and one of the most
successful of all time as well.  In the
US, it was the 3rd Final Fantasy game of the main series (Final Fantasy
Legends was really Saga, Final Fantasy Adventure was really the first
Seiken Densetsu Game (aka the Mana Series), and Final Fantasy Mystic
Quest was just a spin off using the same name) to be released here, and
thus, it was called "Final Fantasy 3."  Well, most people nowadays call it
FF6, since nearly everyone knows that it's really the 6th one, and to
avoid confusion from FF3j, the REAL FF3.  Anyway, this game was released
for the SNES originally (or SFC if you're thinking Japanese), and later,
re-released on the PSX (or PS1 if you rather) in "Final Fantasy
Anthologies" along with FF5 (The first time the game LEGALLY came to the
US, not including all those imports).

For those who don't know (and if you're planning on doing the challenge,
that means you've probably beaten the game already), FF6's background is
1000 years before the events in the game; a great war called the "War of
the Magi" occurred, which was a war between Humans and Espers, Magical
Semi Divine beings, so to speak.  In the end of the war, Civilization was
lost and destroyed, the World somewhat destroyed, and Man Kind forced to
Start over, along with the Espers creating their own world and living away
from the war stricken humans.  1000 years later, Man Kind and the World
have made a full recovery, and peace once again exists.  However, a
certain person named Gestahl discovers the secret behind Magic, a powerful
force which has not existed for 1000 years, and decides to use it to take
over the world.  Thus, another great war is about to ensue.

At one point, Narshe, a neutral coal mine city, discovers an Esper frozen
in their mines, and that gets the whole world's attention.  The Empire,
which Gestahl's force is referred to as, sends out an attack force using
of 3 warriors in Magitek Armor, a giant mechanical suit of armor infused
with magical energy.  2 of these were just normal soldiers, one of them
however was a mysterious young woman, whom we later learn is named Terra,
who apparently has extraordinary Magical Powers granted to her at birth,
and has already wiped out 50 of the best Magitek Knights (warriors of the
Empire infused with Magic) in under 3 minutes.  Long story short,
Vicks/Biggs (Depends version) and Wedge, the 2 soldiers, die, and Terra
gets knocked unconscious.  She wakes up with Amnesia, not knowing anything
what happened in an old man's house, and learns that she was being
controlled DIRECTLY through the use of the Slave Crown.  Basically, that's
the games intro; you should either know the rest of it, or if you don't
you'll find out through playing the game.  I don't want to get into those
boring "A game of magic, mystery, betrayal, friendship, etc." kind of BS,
so I'll just get to the point of this FAQ.

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2. Introduction to the FAQ and the Challenge
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If the name of the FAQ didn't give it away, then this is the right place
to go if you wish to learn about what this FAQ is about.  Anyway, the
Single Character Challenge (or SCC as it will be called from now on, for
simplistic purposes) is, as the name implies, playing the game all the way
through using only ONE character.  Basically, before you play, decide
which Character that's going to be, and then play the game using only
them.

Where did I come up with this idea?  Well, I was assessing all the
characters, and thought "Hmmm...I wonder how each character would stand on
their own using normal, maybe a bit above average, end game levels?" Also,
having done many SCCs in Seiken Densetsu 3, I decided I'd give it a shot,
with at least one Character.  Basically, the point of the SCC is to TRULY
show the characters strengths and weaknesses.  I notice a lot of people on
the Message Boards tend to like certain characters only cause they have
one cool attack.  The question is, can one attack really be THAT good to
merit a character being great? Well, of course, it depends on the attack.
Sure, if it's some attack that does High Damage and Heals the Character a
lot for little costs, then perhaps you got something going, but if it's
just some powerful attack gotten late in the game, chances are that
character is going to need some other forms of support.

Please Note that I am NOT certain if all SCCs are possible.  Some of them
definitely are, while others I am not quite sure.  As far as things can
appear, all SCCs with the exception of Umaro can be done in (relative)
entirety.
Basically, point is that when you can, play as that one character Solo the
entire game (remember, some points you can't use that character, but I'll
get to that later), and try to get by using only what they have.  Now,
onto the exact Rules!

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3. Rules of the Challenge
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This section describes the rules and such to follow an SCC.
Why do we need rules besides the general "Play as One Character" Rule.
Well, for starters, when you think about it, is it REALLY a challenge when
all characters have access to everything normally?  Every Character can,
more or less, just blast through the game if you teach them Ultima, Cure3,
Osmose, etc.  Not much of a challenge is it when all your characters do
9999 and can completely heal themselves w/out much problem?  Nor does is
it really make any SCC really different from the last, especially once you
reach the World of Ruin.  So, thus, there are a few extra rules besides
the obvious one.  These rules are subject to change in later versions.
These rules are also taking into account you're playing an UNPATCHED
version of the game.  Also, I realize some item names were changed from
the SNES version to the FFA version, so in case you're curious, I'm using
the SNES names, since I am A LOT more familiar with them.

1. Obviously, as has been stated before and is quite obvious by the
Challenge's name, you choose ONE character only, and play as that
character throughout the entire game alone.  This includes all the Side
Quests in the WoR.  However, due some relatively Obvious reasons, if
you're not playing as Terra or Celes, you don't have to do the Fanatics
Tower (unless you want to go to hell and beyond)  Also, due to the sheer
boredomness (if that is a word) and mass amount of Patience involved,
Terra and Celes don't HAVE to fight the Magi Master (Simply, don't get the
Gem Box, I know it sounds hard to give up, but believe me, you won't need
it), so get to the top floor, and go back down.

2. Espers and Magic Teaching Equipment are FORBIDDEN!  That's right, this
isn't just an SCC, but it's also a Natural Magic Game (NMG) as well.
However, unlike a normal natural magic game, there is some leeway
involved.  Terra and Celes are both learning spells upwards to level 99
and level 98 respectively.  Obviously, leveling up this far just to get
their best spells wouldn't be quite so fun, or worth it (Considering
you're already probably doing 9999 as it is), now would it?
For that reason, I'm allowing Terra and Celes to use Espers/Spell
Teaching Equipment to learn spells they normally learn naturally at
earlier Levels.  However, they can NOT use the equipment beyond teaching
the spell.  So for example, while you could use the Paladin Shld to teach
Terra Ultima, it is illegal to keep it on her for anytime Longer than
actually teaching it.  In Fact, if you DO equip it for teaching Ultima,
then you may ONLY equip it on a "Learning Ultima Side trip" or something,
not during the Main quest.  Same goes for Celes, and Gogo as well (might
bend the rules for True Gogo, though)
NOTE: Some spells that they don't normally learn will also be taught to
them as well.  This is unavoidable in some cases, like Trying to Teach
Terra Break (a spell she learns naturally) Shoat teaches it at a rate of
x5, fine, use it if you please.  HOWEVER, understand that Shoat Also
teaches Bio at a rate of x8, meaning she WILL learn Bio if you teach Break
in this fashion, a spell she normally doesn't learn.  If this is the case,
just refrain from using the spell altogether, so in this case, Terra may
know Bio, but act as if it's not there.

3. Related to the above Rule, due to the fact you're encouraged to do all
parts of the game, there is one part that, by law, is SCC impossible to do
Fairly.  That boss is Wrexsoul.  It would be a shame to have to ignore a
pretty big dungeon thanks to one impossible Boss.  For that sake, you can
do one of 2 things.  Either teach that Character X-zone, and then, just
use it then, and ONLY then (in other words, they should only learn X-zone
for that occasion), OR you can fight the battle normally, with all 3
characters.  I'd go with the Former, since it's easier, takes less time,
chances are your other characters aren't developed (you've been leveling
up only one, for crying out loud), and you're STILL beating him solo, but
you get the point.  Besides this fight, all other fights are conceivable
to do solo. Just the nature of the Wrexsoul fight makes it impossible.
NOTE: if there is some weird exception that when he possesses the last
living Character on the team, and that you only need to bring them down to
NEAR Fatal, then disregard this rule altogether, however, I don't believe
such a case exists.

4. There WILL be parts of the game when you can't do the SCC, such as
before you get Such character, or certain Character leaves temporarily
*Glares at the Shadow SCC* in that case, try to play the game normally,
and try to refrain from using Espers as well.  If things get too hard
(say, you're way too under leveled with those characters since you've been
using only one.  I realize that's happened in LLGs, so that shouldn't be
the case.  If it is, just refer to an LLG FAQ for tips), then I guess
either level up (try not to surpass the SCC character, so they don't get
any free levels), or you can use Espers, but not too excessively.
Basically, if you can't use the character, then play the game normally.
So in, say, a Celes SCC, the part of the when she leaves right after the
Magitek Factory, you are to play the game normally up until after the
whole Thamasa Sequence, which is when she rejoins; after that, it goes
back in progress.

5. There is no rule about having fun.  I don't believe in them; you do a
challenge because you want to.  You don't HAVE to have fun doing it. Thus,
there technically is no rule 5.  You don't HAVE to be obliged to have fun.
So don't feel pressured :P

6. Obviously, glitches and Game Shark are not allowed.  Though, I guess
Psycho Cyan CAN be allowed if it's solely for the purpose of getting back
to your SCC from your current Stall Point (explained later) ASAP, but no,
a Relm SCC is NOT allowed to do the Relm Sketch Glitch to get a whole lot
of ultimate Equipment early on, or any SCC for that matter -_-

7.  Try to refrain from using Elemental Rods as items.  These things pack
quite the punch, yes, but since any character can do them, and they are
powerful, it kind of defeats the purpose.  However, you can use Rods
you've found in a chest, so if you can have Locke in his SCC against Flame
Eater use ONE Ice Rod since there is one found in a chest prior to that.
However, any other Ice Rods used after that is forbidden.  I'm on the
fence about Rods found in battles, seeing as yes, they weren't just
bought, and you found them, on the other hand, someone CAN try to abuse
this, and fight a lot of battles till they have enough rods.  I'm leaning
towards No, but have not yet fully decided. For the same reason, Super
Balls should also be disused.  However, if it's a Shadow (or Gogo) SCC,
and you're buying a crap load of weapons for the sheer purpose of THROWING
them, then you CAN stock up on Rods in that way.  Using them as items are
forbidden if you buy them, but using them as blunt objects for Shadow to
impale his enemies with (does that even make any sense?) is a different
story.  Also, try to avoid using Elemental Shields too.  I'm not saying
they aren't allowed (There are only so many in the game), but they are
pretty darn powerful, and if anything, be used as a last resort.
Elemental Shields, if you didn't know already, cast level 3 Magic that
ignores Defenses, and does the best potential damage it can possibly do
(Same as with Rods and their respective spells (IE Fire Rod does Fire2
which ignores Defenses and Random Damage))

8. The SCC should be done at level below 60, preferably 50 max, but I'll
allow Leeway up to level 60.  If for some characters, you can't seem to do
it every way you've tried with a certain character (possible in a case
like Relm...), and the only way to win seems to level Up, then I GUESS you
can do so, but otherwise, think of the Level limit as 60. I know it sounds
pretty high, but remember, you ARE using one character; that means s/he
gets 4x EXP, and that means they level up pretty darn quickly (don't be
surprised to see "Setzer has gained a Level" every 3 battles in a Setzer
SCC; that's how much faster leveling up will be in some parts of the
game).  If you think you're getting too high leveled, remember, there
always is the option of Running away to avoid getting EXP.

9. Try to avoid being overly cheap.  I purposely avoid getting Illumina in
an SCC since, well, it's a REALLY powerful Weapon in so many ways. That's
just an example.  Try to avoid getting those 128% M. Block Set ups as
well.  This is more a personal Rule I follow; you don't have to do it, but
it adds to the enjoyment of the quest.  Also, though I said I don't use
Illumina, I never said anything about using Ragnorak :P (obviously, the
sword, NOT the Esper, unless its for Teaching Terra Ultima in her SCC)

10. Remember, this is about beating the game using abilities that are
unique to the characters.  That also means using Equipment only they can
use. Thus, for this reason, the Merit Award is excluded.  Come on, how
different can SCCs be when all characters are now immune to anything
blockable due to obscene M. Block?

11. Battle Speed Should be set no higher than 3.  Originally, I said you
should use Battle Speed 1, but then it occurred to me that the game starts
at Battle Speed 3 as a default (courtesy of NeoElfboy).  Well, I also
discovered Enemies are a bit too difficult at Battle Speed 1 in some SCCs
(I'm talking double turning LOCKE, the game's fastest character).  So it
make things easier, I'll let you choose between Battle Speed 1 to 3; only
go higher (numerically speaking) if you find things are too difficult.

Well, that about wraps up the rules.

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4. General Tips for the SCC
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This section is just giving Tips that will help pretty much all SCCs and
such.  So, don't think these strategies are intended for Edgar, and you're
doing his Brother Sabin's SCC, and thus, they are null, as they SHOULD be
helpful for pretty much all characters.

-You're using ONE character; make sure you choose wisely.  Don't use a
character that you don't know the ups and downs of, or don't use a
character just because "they are cool."  Do one you feel is possible and
within your power.

-Ribbons are your friends.  Nothing is worse than having one character
getting continuously spammed with dangerous Status effects, especially if
that Status effect happens to be Stone or Zombie.

-Remember, you CAN smack your allies.  If you have access to your SCC
character, but you are forced to use others in the process (Floating
Continent for example: you MUST use 3 characters there, otherwise, Setzer
yells at you), then just help the enemies kill them off one by one, and
then kill the enemies.  Remember, just because you have allies doesn't
mean you can't do things solo; playing with 1 live character and 3 wounded
ones is the same as playing with a party of 1 living character.

-Sleeping Bags are as good as tents.  Face it, if you have only one
character, what good will a Tent do that a Sleeping Bag won't?  Also, it's
encouraged NOT to use a tent, as if you're in one of those "Forced to use
Member" situations, where you kill your characters, you'll accidentally
resurrect them, thus meaning you gotta go back to your Treacherous ways of
killing your comrades.

-Safety Bits are your friends, as is the Memento Ring for those who can
use it.  Instant Death is not fun in general, but it's Game Over in an
SCC, for the most part.  Rather than praying for it to fail, just use a
Safety Bit and avoid the whole mess altogether.

-Evade is useless.  Remember this; equipping something for its Evade means
you're being stupid.  Likewise, M. Block is one of your best friends.
Cherish M. Block, get to know M. Block, maybe even Love it...ok, don't go
that far, but basically, when equipping things, if they raise M. Block,
that's a good idea to equip them.  No, I'm not being hypocritical towards
the rule I said don't use 128% M. Block. There's a fine Line between High
M. Block and 128%.  See, having 87% M. Block means your character is hard
to kill, having 128% M. Block means they are near invincible.  Quite a
difference, isn't it?  Also, this is NOT against the Bug Abuse Rule
either.  The Evade Bug is in all unpatched versions of FF6, and the Relm
Sketch Bug is not, just to give you an idea. Many other challenges have
accepted the Evade Bug as simply something to deal with, and play as if
it's normal (even though it's not), and this Challenge will be no
exception.

-For the sake of your sanity (Which is an overrated Concept as it is...),
don't even bother trying the Umaro SCC.  It's just, well, more like
watching the game play itself, and healing after battles, and in some
cases, I don't even think it's possible.  Even at level 99, things don't
see to be going too good for Umaro.

-Get your character's best equipment ASAP.  If it involves giving
something else up that's NORMALLY useful, don't worry, since you have ONE
character, if that useful thing was for ANOTHER character, is it really
going to change things?

-Make sure you have a few items reserved for those few areas you are
required to play normally.  This is pretty much more of a no-brainer than
anything thing else.

-Let's see, you should have made friends with the Ribbon, Safety Bit (or
Memento Ring), and M. Block.  That's still not enough; learn to like
Elemental Protection, especially Nulling and Absorbing them.  Nothing can
be more satisfying than watching the enemy successfully attack you, but
instead of being hurt, you either see Green Numbers, or a Big Fat 0 on
your character :P

-Keep characters in the back row.  Most characters have ways of attacking
long range anyway, so taking 1/2 damage is a nice commodity. If you find
your best method of fighting is using the "Fight" command, then in that
case, it MIGHT be better to fight head on.

-Moogle Charm.  This is useful in all SCCs, besides the Mog one.  Why?
Well, in Phoenix Cave AND in Kefka's Tower, you need to split into groups.
Well, instead of having to play normally with one Group, that's totally
underdeveloped and sucks, why not just use the Moogle Charm on Mog, and
avoid enemies altogether?  For Kefka's Tower, this will solve one team's
Problem, your best bet is to take somebody who can get the 128% M. Block
limit easily, and muscle through the rest of the Tower, running when they
can (that's a problem with Gt Behemoths, as they actually have to FIGHT
them now, and they know Meteor (PAIN!))

-It's suggested you do Kefka's Tower in multiple Runs.  To get the FULL
experience of the SCC, it would be wise to beat ALL the bosses in that
tower with that one character.  Obviously, since by nature of the tower,
you can't possibly fight all bosses in the tower with one group on ONE run
through, you'll have to do it in several.  As a good suggestion, start by
Doing Team 3.  Why?  Because that's the only one with a FORCED Boss Fight
BEFORE the Goddesses (the point where you can start switching and such)
This just saves a whole extra normally annoying run through, obviously.

-Sprint Shoes.  Really, just use these for those timed areas.  They aren't
needed, but they do help.

-Running Shoes.  Is it not annoying when an enemy consistently double
turns you?  These solve that problem, at least early on, cause later...

-Marvel Shoes are available.  Haste, Safe, Shell, and Regen, 4 Great
positive statuses all shoved onto ONE relic (as an added bonus indirect
bonus of Auto Haste, you're immune to Slow as well ^^).  This is also nice
in all those SCCs where characters lack ways of healing themselves.

-Be creative.  Some battles can be won if you do a few things unorthodox.
An example is in a Shadow SCC: try using Gaia Gear and throwing Gravity
Rods at yourself if the enemy keeps overpowering him. You'd be surprised
when you do such odd ball things as that :P (in this case, this is a great
form of healing for Shadow; just remember the sacrifice in defense)

-Leveling up.  This has obvious applications, and shouldn't really need to
be stated, ESPECIALLY since your character is gaining level 4x faster than
normal.  But I thought I might throw it in.

-When in doubt, RUN LIKE HELL!  Some battles are just plain not worth
fighting.  Then again, some battles are unavoidable (and those happen to
be the more annoying fights, unfortunately), better than running, if you
can afford it, Warp Stones (or Warp Spell in characters who know it), and
Smoke Bombs are even better, as they will get you out of there Faster, AND
make getting out of Pincer attacks easier.

-Wall Rings are good.  Since all but 2 SCCs (3 if you count Gau's) won't
be using Magic on themselves, EVER, Wall Rings should do nothing but be
helpful.  At least, in some parts of the game *Points to the battle with
Atma Weapon*.

-Don't bother uncursing the Cursed Shield.  Only Terra and Gogo, due to
these Rules, are allowed to use it, so unless you're playing as one of
them, don't even bother trying to uncurse it.  And even if you are playing
Terra or Gogo's SCC, its kind of grey on allowing it due to the shear
overpowering aspect, though for shear sake of teaching Terra Ultima, its
all good (meaning equip it til she learns Ultima, then unequip it
instantly)

-Raising the Dead.  Well, ok, it's really killing the undead, but remember
that pretty much all undead enemies are vulnerable to Fenix Downs and
Revifies, yielding instant death in both cases.  This can save time and
trouble in some boring and annoying fights, and potentially hard ones as
well.

More tips might come in later versions.  For now, this will do.

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5. Characters and all that stuff
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All right, now, which character to choose for an SCC?  Well, before that,
it's good to know their Ups and Downs, isn't it?  Especially when there
are restrictions placed on the characters.  Well, this part is to help you
out to find the right character to attempt the SCC with, discussing what
they have, what they don't have, tips on that character, etc. Lets get
started...

NOTE: I'm doing this in order of appearance, appearance meaning you either
get to play as them or name them, not just randomly being scene in a flash
back *looks at Celes in the Terra Flash Back early in the game* so don't
feel I'm discriminating against some characters (unless I happen to forget
them, in which case, yell at me, and I'll be sure to feel stupid and put
that character in)

NOTE2: I am purposely skipping Umaro, cause frankly, the only tips
involved are what Relics to give him, and level up like mad, not to
mention you must be EXTREMELY patient and Lucky to even think you wanna
try one.

NOTE3: With my Suggested Set Ups, I am totally disregarding 128% M. Block
set ups, cause frankly, it doesn't take a genius to figure out how to do
that.  Obviously, Merit Award set ups are excluded, as are Magic teaching
Equipment UNLESS they fall into one of those exceptions (already know the
spell, is Gogo, etc.)  Also note that a "/" means to swap between weapons
based off Situation, like with, say Locke, use the Valiant Knife if you
need damage or The Drainer if you need to Heal. Finally, a lot of set ups
say Hero Ring.  I am just putting that down even on characters that only
use Physical Fighting/Magic.  Why you may ask?  Simply Cause, it makes
life easier, and the Hero Ring will also avoid problems like "Wait, Such
and Such attack is Magical!  Earrings would be better!" seeing as Hero
Ring is literally a Fusion of Earrings and Atlas Armlet, nothing less
(Well, you can't sell it for as much, but you get the point)

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Terra
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Pros:
High Magic Power
Decent overall stats
Great Equipment
MAGIC!
The ability to use Morph.
The Minerva
The Paladin Shield (if you don't view it as overpowering)
And last but defiantly not least, ULTIMA!

Cons:
None that I can think of right now.  And I am not just being biased
towards Terra; you'll see WHY I say she's got no real cons.

SCC Difficulty Rating: Ridiculously Easy (and I am not kidding)

SCC Description:  All right, it figures that the main character (face it,
she is the closest thing to a main character) and the first one available
is also one of the best Self Supporting characters around. For starters,
though she'll probably be acting like a Mage in the SCC using mostly what
she has in her Magic Reserves, she won't at all suffer in equipment, and
if you need her to hold back on her MP, she does a nice job of converting
from Mage to Fighter in an instant. What's that?  You equipped the
Enhancer to boost her magic power, but she needs to go physical and you
need a stronger weapon?  Remember, you can swap equipment in battle, so
just take off the Enhancer, and put on, say the Atma Weapon :P  Amongst
other advantages Terra gets are healing, great offenses, and topping all
that off, ULTIMA!  You heard me, she gets Ultima!  Only character who's
allowed that might spell.

Tips for Terra:

-"Become one with your pyromaniac instincts!"  Basically, until 3/4's of
the way through the game, Terra's main offenses will come from her
magic supply, all of which, until later on, will be Fire Based.  Well,
there are a few areas *coughSealedCaveCough* where this can be a
problem, but overall, it's not.  There are a bunch of enemies who are
weak against Fire, and not as many as you'd expect who absorb it.  So
really, all you're going to be doing with Terra is randomly burning
enemies.

-"Tonics? Potions? What are those?" Well, you might be saying this later
 on anyway.  Terra has Cure and Cure2, which do a great amount of healing
 to last you the entire game, and even better, in battles, she has Drain,
 so you can attack AND heal on the same turn, let alone use, say, the
Wall Ring. Harvest your money for Tinctures, since healing Terra's
Magic will basically be all you need.

-"Your MP is MINE!"  In the WoR, if you need a faster method of
healing MP besides Tinctures, and your Elixir, Ether, and X-ether
stocks are running short, equip Terra with the Soul Sabre for a bit,
smack enemies, and heal your MP that way.  A nice way to save money
later on (not that you'll need it in the WoR, though).

-"Wait, what? Generic Storebought Weapons are more powerful than
Legendary Swords of DOOM?"  I know you're probably wondering what
I'm talking about, but I'm referring to the Enhancer and the Atma Weapon.
Yes, that buyable sword in Nikeah and South Figaro IS better than the
Atma Weapon, the one of the kind (practically speaking) Sword found in
the Sealed Cave with 255 Defense Ignoring Battle Power.  Since Terra
will be, for the most part, using her Strong Magic for offenses, it's
best to equip her with stuff that increases her Magic Power.  And she
gets a nice bonus to M. Block as well.  Should Terra need to go physical, that's
when you swap for the Atma Weapon, but in actuality,
I'd prefer to stay with...

-"Ragnarok."  Since I advise against using Illumina, due to its
overpoweringness (is that a word?), this Sword is easily Terra's best
Weapon.  Yielding the same Battle Power as the Atma Weapon, it comes
along with the same+7 to Magic Power from the Enhancer, as well as +3
to Speed, and +7 to Vigor (thus increasing its own power) and +7 to
Stamina (thus something you really don't care about), AND it also
boosts M. Block by 30%.  How does it fair as weapon being used
Physically?  Well, it does Sport games highest Attack power (255,
or at least boosts Terra's Attack that high.  This is rivaled only by
Illumina, Atma Weapon, and Imp Halberd on imps), has a 100% Chance
to do a critical hit for 10 MP, and randomly Casts Flare.  I'd say
this is a Sword you'll be keeping Terra with the entire game
(unless you think it's not fair to Ban Illumina, and use that anyway,
 in which case, that'll be the sword of choice obviously :P)

-"Usage of the Paladin Shield, if only for only 100 magic Points!"  Terra
can use the Paladin Shld, yes, BUT, only for the sole sake of learning
Ultima.  Should Terra use it for anytime afterwords during the actual
quest, you are breaking SCC standard rules.  Therefore, as a suggestion,
to speed up Learning Ultima in this method (Since you probably want the
Ragnorak Sword), equip the Shield, go Maranda's Desert, beat the **** out
of several Cactrots (Fastest Method is Atma Weapon + Sniper Sight Combo),
avoiding Hoovers (just so you don't over level, you know, cause Hoovers
give EXP and focused on one Character is...yeah)  Mind, you are not abusing
the Paladin Shield in anyway here, just learning Ultima (Cactrots have
nothing but Blow Fish, which is set damage that is unblockable and non
Elemental, making any defense against beyond Jump impossible)  Understand
how to use the Paladin Shield? Got Ultima? Good, now shove it in your
inventory as a War Trophy.
NOTE: On a more serious note, you probably don't NEED Ultima, its more
just novelty if anything else.  Morphed Fire3 hits 9999 nearly as good
damage for Bosses, and Terra's main selling point are Drain and
outstanding Lasting Power, as well as many Elemental Protections and
Evasion.  The fact that the Celes SCC (same basic idea, just no
Drain or Morph) is also easy more or less proves that Ultima is just excess.

-"Brush off Vanity and Show Reality...Ultima!!!" Ok, sorry about the FFT
reference, but anyway, clearly one of Terra's BIGGEST advantages in the
SCC.  She has the best damage output of any character overall.  Ultima
should consistently hit 9999 against bosses, and does a good 5000 vs.
all enemies, at least.  Why is Terra allowed Ultima and nobody else?
Simply Put, Terra learns Ultima at level 99!  I'm not kidding, it's
true.  Level her up that high w/out Teaching Ultima if you please, and
you'll find out that she does.  So have fun using the Big Blue
Radioactive Energy Blast that does 9999 to any boss, as this is the only
SCC where it's legal.

-"Warp Speed ahead!"  Ok, stupid name, but you get the point.  Terra
naturally learns Warp -- USE IT!  Well, ok, let's just say it saves money
from Smoke Bombs and Warp Stones, and is a faster way of escaping
battles than running like a mad man (or woman in Terra's Case).

-"Its Elementary, my dear Wattson."  In some parts of the game, there
will be enemies weak vs. Ice and weak vs. Thunder.  Why is this good
knowledge for Terra?  Well, ok, sure, later on it's useless, but earlier,
Terra CAN apply these elements.  Equipping the Thunder Blade against
Thunder Weak enemies (Say every enemy bar Chupon in the whole AIF scene),
and Blizzard vs. enemies weak against Ice will sure prove to increase
damage significantly.

-"It's Morphing Time!"  Ok, I apologize for that random cheesy Power Ranger
Reference, but you get the point.  Basically, until Terra learns
Ultima, Morph should destroy nearly any boss she's up against.  Don't
use it TOO often, as it will never last enough otherwise.  However, if
you find she's not lasting long enough, head out and battle for some
"Magic Points" (the ones you find at the end of battle).  This will
increase her Morph time.  A Morphed Terra can easily Off Bosses within
only a few attacks, faster than Morph will Run out.  However, don't
disregard using Morph because of the...
NOTE:  The Myth about Morph.  Most people think Morph is pointless cause
it wastes a Turn of Terra's and thus, causes her to do nothing.  Really, these
people are wrong, paid attention to the turn order.  It's not
hard to make this misconception in a normal game, where when Terra
Morphs, another character's turn comes up, so it gives the Illusion that
Terra has to wait for another turn.  However, it does NOT reset Terra's
ATB gauge, and thus, gives her another Free Turn instantly after she
Morphs (Same applies for Revert, in case you're curious).  It's a lot
easier to notice in an SCC.  Try, in a normal game, make a party of only
Terra (gotta love how FF6 doesn't force you to make full teams), and use
Morph.  Interesting, she has got a turn IMMEDIATELY after Morph's
animation.  This isn't a Bug; it's a how Morph Works.

-"The Good old Minerva."  10% to M. Block, Boosts Magic Power by 4, and
some other stats minimally, immunity to Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Wind,
while having the other 4 elements, 1/4 increase in MP, and 2nd highest
Defensive value of Terra's Armor.  I think we can see why this is
useful :P

-"What's so mysterious about that Veil?"  Yes, that was a play on words.
Despite how relatively early you get it, the Mystery Veil is Terra's
Ultimate Helmet, EVEN in a Normal Game.  Don't believe me?  Check the
defense differences between it and other high end Helmets, and then
compare Bonuses.

-"Break! *Enemy turns to stone* That was quite unexpected..." Ok, sure the
name doesn't make much sense with the attack, but the Spell "Break" is
another asset Terra has.  It'll prove more useful than you think early
on as it's a nice way to instantly kill enemies right there and then. It
does lose use later on, but in the WoB, this is still a nice spell to
handle annoying enemies that just won't die, providing they aren't
immune.  I still prefer the enemy shattering than turning into stone
though ^^

Wow, that was a lot of tips on Terra.  As we can see, Terra is VERY
well set for an SCC.  She can do pretty much anything you want her to.
If you play your cards right (and they are easy to figure out as well),
you'll hardly believe you're even playing a challenge at all.  Probably
the easiest SCC out there.  What?  You hate Terra and think she sucks
completely?  Alright then, I challenge you to compare this SCC to the
Sabin or Cyan SCC, and tell me which is easier!  Thought so...

Ending Suggested Set Up:
NO Paladin Shield Set Up
Ragnarok/Soul Sabre
Aegis Shield
Mystery Veil
Minerva
Ribbon
Safety Bit/Gold Hairpin (if you're Bold, go for Economizer)/Gem Box

Paladin Shield Allowed Set Up:
Ragnarok/Soul Sabre
Paladin Shield (Duh!)
Mystery Veil
Genji Armor
Ribbon
Gem Box/Safety Bit/Gold Hairpin (if you're Bold, go for Economizer)

~~~~~
Locke
~~~~~

Pros:
Highest Speed
Decent Vigor
Good Overall Equipment
Easy Way to make Money w/out leveling up

Cons:
Low Magic Power (not that it matters much in his case)
Is Completely One dimensional in terms of his offense
Some of his better stuff can't be gotten till MUCH later.

SCC Difficulty Rating: Fair

SCC Description: Locke is basically forced to be a pure fighter by SCC
terms.  Thankfully, this isn't as bad as you'd expect, since one of
Locke's Strong points is his versatility in Weapons.  That's what his
SCC is all about, taking advantage of what he has.

Tips:

-"Faster than a Speeding Bullet!"  Ok, Locke's not that fast, but point
is, his speed is higher than the rest of the team, especially with all
his speed boosting equipment he can get.  This also helps him escape
from battles easier.

-"My name is Atma!"  Seeing as Locke is going all out Physical, it might
be a good idea in some areas to use the Atma Weapon.  This is probably
only helpful at later times because of a certain other weapon.

-"And the strike of the Knife was Valiantly cutting the monsters throat."
Ignoring that horribly lame hint title, this is why Atma Weapon is less
useful early on, at least early WoR. Valiant Knife probably will do more
damage, since it also ignores defenses, and gets a boost of power as well
when his HP is low.  Clearly a Weapon of Great use.  But then again, it's
still probably better using...

-"Ragnarok...AGAIN!"  Yes, the Doom of the Gods is probably overall Locke's
best Weapon to cut down enemies with, and Cut Down he can.  30% To M. Block,
Strong overall Stat Increases, high Damage, randomly Casts Flare, you
get the point.  Even if the damage out put is less than Atma Weapon or
Valiant Knife, the Stat bonuses are well worth the power loss.  But
against Regular enemies, you might wanna consider...

-"Wing Edges...of DOOM!!!"  Ah, good old Long Range Weapons, allowing
Locke for Maximum defenses with good overall offenses.  The increase
to Speed is really nice, as is the random instant death.
Just don't use this weapon on Undead Enemies.  This is a great weapon
that works well With Offering, a very suggested Relic for Locke mind you.
However, there's still the problem with his HP getting too low, but don't
worry, as there's the...

-"The Drainer" A sword almost everyone forgets.  This WILL be Locke's best
way of Healing late in the game, and he still hurts the enemy when he heals.
Don't be afraid of the Power loss, since remember, Surviving is more important
than damage in an SCC.  Then again, X-potions and Elixirs are still better
forms of healing, but those are limited supply, or...

-"Face it, you're a thief, damn it! I don't care WHAT Locke claims!"  This is
a great way to save money, and get a whole bunch of supplies and such w/out
having to make Locke get too excessively leveled where the game is no longer a
challenge.  This is pretty nifty throughout the entire game.  Why so late in
the game when Cactrots are available and Money w/out EXP is no longer a problem?
I'll tell you why, Locke can pillage Elixirs!  Don't forget Peepers,
and their buddies, Earth Guards, on the Solitary Island.  Locke can
grab Elixirs and Megalixirs from each one respectively, if you're fast
and lucky.  Don't worry if you're fighting too many, as 4 EXP isn't that
much when you're working with 10,000s.  Use this to increase Locke's
amount of healing, if you don't think the Drainer is working out.

-"Proof he's not a treasure a hunter..." lies in the fact that he can use
the Thief Knife and the Assassin.  Thief Knife is good for boosting
his M. Block AND Speed if you're just running from battles, and Assassin
is like a Poor Man's Wing Edge, well, ok, it's good until you get the
Wing Edge, but you get the point.  Remember these weapons, don't just
use a weapon  at face value, think about how else they can be useful.
Speaking of which...

-"Weaker Long Range Weapons are stronger than Strong Close Range
Weapons."  Well, considering Locke SHOULD be in the Back row most of the
game (since that way, you'll have more time to heal if need be),
Boomerangs and such will often do more than his high End Swords and
Knives.  Remember to take this into consideration.  Of course, if Locke
is going to fight in the Front Row, this whole entire tip is useless,
obsolete, and a piece of junk.

-"Use the Force, Luke...errr...I mean Locke!"  Well, it's armor anyway.  True,
he
can use the Genji Armor with its Stat Boosts and higher Defense, but the
Elemental
resistances, high Magic Defense and 30% M. Block are worth the trade off.
What's
better?  Taking Less damage, or getting hit less often?  I'd go with the Force
Armor.  Just remember, while Locke CAN use the Force Armor, he can't use the
Force Shield.

-"Elemental Science 101."  Locke can use the Air Lancet for Wind damage,
Thunder Blade for Thunder Damage, Blizzard for Ice Damage, and Flame
Sabre for Fire Damage.  Remember this when you're up against enemies, as
applying the right weapons should make things easier.  Well, ok, the
Air Lancet might be a bit piddling in Battle Power, but you can see
where I'm going.

-"Doesn't look like much of an Offering to me..."  Seeing as Locke is doing
nothing but Fighting, the Offering is one of his Best Relics to use.  I
brought this up earlier, but I'm advancing on it now.  Locke has a
bunch of Replacement Effect weapons, most notably a few instant Death
ones, and using the offering lets Locke have 4 chances of applying that
effect.  Even though Damage is only doubled, it's still something to
remember.  And even then, Double Damage is nice, especially for a
character that has no other means of doing damage.

-"Two Fisted Monkey Style!"  Tired of having to repeatedly Swap between
the Drainer and some other sword for Locke to do good damage?  Well,
why not equip the Genji Glove, put the Drainer in one hand, and another
good Sword in the other.  You deal Good damage AND heal on the same
turn.  Two good ways to go about this.  Equip the Drainer in the Top
Hand, and the Atma Weapon in the bottom hand.  Make sure in THAT order
for best effects.  Now, Locke will regain his health, and then attack
with Atma Weapon at Full power.  At lower levels, a better strategy
might be to use the Valiant Knife, however, REVERSE the order.  Why?
Well, you want Locke to hit with LOWER HP when you have the Valiant
Knife, seeing as it does more damage.  First hit will be a powered up
Valiant Knife, the other hit will be an HP restoring Drainer.  There is
a catch to this of course, the fact that Locke can't take nearly as
many hits as he could before between turns.  LikeWise, if enemies
can't take him down by the time he gets a turn, he should be fine, but
just remember that when up against enemies with Strong attacks.
NOTE: Thank you NeoElfboy for pointing out such set ups.


Ok, as we can See, Locke has a few problems here and there with regards
to his SCC.  He'll be totally reliant on his Weapons so make sure you
know what you're up against, and that you have all weapons you'll need
for Locke.  Picking the Right Weapon for Locke is crucial.  If you
don't, you may end up finding things MUCH harder than they should be.
This isn't exactly an SCC I can recommend on your first attempt, but it
is possible, just might take a while and some patience, seeing as Locke
lacks any big powerful forms of damage.  Despite being a Pure Fighter,
Locke's SCC, though not one of the Easiest, is much easier than you'd
expect.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
With No Genji Glove:
Ragnorak/Valiant Knife/Atma Weapon/Drainer/Wing Edge
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Force Armor
Ribbon
Safety Bit/Marvel Shoes/Offering

With Genji Glove, Mark 1:
Drainer
Atma Weapon
Red Cap
Force Armor
Ribbon
Genji Glove

With Genji Glove, Mark 2:
Valiant Knife
Drainer
Red Cap
Force Armor
Ribbon
Genji Glove

Unlimited "X-potion" Set Up:
Wing Edge
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Force Armor
Relic Ring
Ribbon
(To Figure out the scheme behind this set up)

~~~
Mog
~~~

Pros:
Decent Equipment
Dances can do some damage and heal
Pretty good Speed Rating
Snow Muffler
Moogle Charm

Cons:
Dances are Too Random
Weapons might be a bit weaker than you want
Snow Muffler isn't gotten till much later
Forces you to go through Kefka's Tower with 2 Underdeveloped Parties...
Ultimate Weapon can't be gotten till near the end of the game

SCC Difficulty Rating: Doable

SCC Description: Ok, Mog has some strong points, and some bad ones.
He'll have the highest defenses in the game, and has some neat tricks
to make him strong physically, as well as strong attacks in his dances.
Problems?  Dances are a bit random and they may end up being his down
fall.

Tips:

-"He's called a Slam Dancing Moogle for a reason..."  Mog's Dances do some
really nice damage, if applied properly, and they also can heal him.
Make sure you are familiar with his dances before using them.  Also,
remember, if Mog ends up not doing what you want him too, it could
potentially kill you.

-"And you thought Kain was a great Dragon Knight..."  This little
Moogle given the Dragoon Boots does some really nice damage overall,
and while jumping, he's temporarily invincible.  Just beware of the
"Launcher" attack, supposedly that glitches the game up and will
potentially **** Mog up, and the rest of the game, while he's aire
borne.

-"Wait, How does that make Mog better than Kain again?"  Can Kain use a piece
of Armor which raises his defenses up to Max, increases M. Block by 10%, gives
a REALLY nice boost to Mag Defense, and gives some elemental properties too?
Ok, fine, he can, in Adamant Armor, but that doesn't count!  So what does this
have to do with Mog?  Well, simply put, Mog has the Snow Muffler, possibly the
best armor in the game, and is actually SANE to get.  With this on, along with
a Steady Shield (Genji Shield is his best under these restrictions), and a good
Helmet allow Mog to take 0 Damage from all attacks, when in the back row, and
1 point of damage in front row.  Magic Attacks also get greatly reduced as well.
So while Mog is on the ground leading that one moment of
vulnerability, the enemies will start having problems trying to hurt him to
begin with. This is one Moogle they aren't killing very fast :P

-"Know your Terrain."  Just cause Mog has a 100% Success rate dance on a
certain field doesn't mean use it.  Some areas, such dances are
actually a BAD thing.  Take Dusk Requiem for example.  It does Elf Fire,
and Poison Frog, 2 things enemies in the Sealed Cave protect against.
I wouldn't use that move if I were you, especially since you lose TOTAL
control of Mog.

-"Remember the Fire Emblem Weapon Triangle; Lances > Sword!"  Despite
its lower Battle Power, Pearl Lance is overall better than the Gradeus.
The Increase in Magic doesn't mean much (seeing as it only helps his
dances w/ no Magic Around), but the random casting of Pearl offsets
the extra damage done by the Gradeus.

-"More Elemental Fun!" Besides the Pearl Lance and the Gradeus' Pearl
elemental aspect, Mog can also do water Elemental Damage with his
Trident.  This is good in areas where you don't want to risk using
Water Rondo, and failing.

-"Moogle Charm."  Enemies too hard for Mog in some areas?  No problem,
just avoid them altogether, and make up for much needed EXP in other
areas.  This can also be applied as a means of healing outside of
battle.  Use the Moogle Charm with the Tintabar, and Mog can run
around healing HP w/out worrying about being attacked.

That's basically the jist of what Mog has to offer.  It's not much, but
it's enough to get him by.  You might struggle a bit in the WoB, but
things get easier once the Snow Muffler is available.  Albeit, his
Offenses could be better, but Mog still might be able to last long
enough till the final show down with Kefka.
Ending Suggested Set Up:
*Aura Lance
Aegis Shield/Genji Shield  (this comes down to Preference)
Red Cap
Snow Muffler
Ribbon
Dragoon Boots

*Because of how late you get the Aura Lance, use the Pearl Lance here
instead for a while.
~~~~~
Edgar
~~~~~

Pros:
Tools
Great Equipment
Strong overall attacks
Effective from time you get him.

Cons:
Not as fast as you'd like
Tools are a bit lacking later in the game (but still do decent damage)
Lack of strong multi target attacks

SCC Difficulty Rating: Easy

SCC Description: Ok, the good old King is pretty set for an SCC.  Sure,
it's no walk in the park, but he still shouldn't have that many
Problems.  His tools combined with his Equipment allow him to hold his
own in many situations.

Tips:

-"Oh I'm a Lumberjack, and I'm OK, I sleep All Night and I work all day!"
Well, Edgar should be singing this when he chops the enemies down with
his Chain Saw like a mad man.  Due to his Chain Saw, his weapons are
near obsolete for Damage.

-"Let your Vampiric Tendencies Take you OVER!"  Not much to say here.
Wait, you don't understand the title?  Alright, Edgar's best form of
Healing will be the Drainer late in the game.  This should be a weapon
has equipped throughout most of the game, since really, his Weapons are
obsolete for Damage, the HP received from using the Drainer is far more
valuable.  However, there are a few other weapons I'd consider using,
such as the...

-"Pity it doesn't enhance...I'll shut up."  Sure, the Enhancer's +7 to
Magic Power only boosts the Flash and Bio Blaster's power, making it near
worthless, but the +20% to M. Block is still rather nice, wouldn't you say?
What?  It's not?  Ok, the only reason you would be saying that is
because of the...

-"More Ragnarok Goodness!"  Again, a really good Weapon for Edgar Overall.
30% to M. Block, boost to Speed, and +7 to Vigor make this weapon worth
using, as it increases his Defenses, the damage his tools do, and makes
him a bit quicker on his feet.  Once you get this, really, you should swap
between this fine sword and the Drainer, depending on situation.  Only
use the Drainer over this weapon if you are actually going to fight
with it...

-"The Force will be with you, Always!"  Well, ok, not always, only once
you get the Force Armor and equip it on Edgar.  This will allow Edgar
to survive Longer than if he had an armor with Higher Defense values,
since the Elemental Resistances combined with the high M. Block and
Magic Defense will prove useful.

-"Who here wants to be a mole?"  Well, against Bosses, Edgar might seem
like one.  It's probably better to use the Drill on bosses, though doing
less damage, it's more reliable than the Chain Saw, since the Chain Saw
randomly does instant Death, which of course, will fail against most
bosses, if not all, bosses.

-"TURN THAT RECORD OFF!"  Well, that's probably what the enemies are
saying when they hear the sound of Edgar's Noise Blaster blasting at
full volume, confusing the hell out of them.  Sure, enemies don't do
much in terms of attacking themselves, but at least they won't attack
you.  Personally, I think it's worth it.  Just beware of enemies with
Unfocusable attacks, like Chickenlips w/ Quake, as in a case like they,
they will still kill you with it.

-"Hoist the Anchor!  Captain I can't do it! I don't have the Power!"
Well, Edgar's Air Anchor doesn't need power, it simply needs to hit.
Once it hits the enemy, all Edgar has to do is sit there, and watch the
enemy do an action, and they are dead.  What can be more fun than
watching the enemies stupidly kill themselves?

-"Don't worry about the big green Gaseous Cloud hovering over us."
Sure, damage done by the Bio Blaster is a bit unimpressive, but
poisoning the enemies can make things easier, especially when
there are a few bosses who are vulnerable to it.  A good way to
start many battles, just make sure the enemy doesn't absorb poison
first.

-"I can't take money from the king!"  Remember Edgar can get Discounts at
Figaro and South Figaro from shops, so you can save a good deal of cash
by taking an extra trip to those shops, and buying things there, than
just going to the nearest shop.  Sure, this doesn't help much in
battle, but still is a nice little feature to have.

-"Red Cap".  This is probably Edgar's best helmet overall in an SCC.  The
increase to HP and Increase to Vigor and Speed will help him greatly in
travels solo to destroy Kefka.  Sure, it doesn't boost M. Block, but I
think it's a pretty nice piece of an equipment, wouldn't you say?

-"Grappler's Spirit? The ****?"  Though the Force Armor will almost always
be better, and lesser so, the Genji Armor (cause you'll be using the Force
Armor more), the Red Jacket isn't really all that great, but it does make
Edgar immune to Fire.  This is good for enemies like Red Dragon who use
a lot of Fire based spells.  Also, good if you know there's an enemy coming
up who knows something like Merton.  This might not be of all that much
use, true, but still remember its existence, as it CAN save your life
every now and then.

So, the good old (perverted) King of Figaro is pretty well set for an
SCC.  Having a decent form of healing (Which is also parasitic), nice
decent defense ignoring unblockable attacks, and a few decent status
Effects to throw at the enemies, he seems ready to take on Any
Challenge.  Well, ok, that's going too far, but you get the point.
Edgar is one of the easier SCCs (not the Easiest mind you) out there,
so if you like him a lot, he's a good choice for your First SCC.  Just
remember that Edgar is more than just Tools, and you should do fine.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Ragnorak/Drainer
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Genji Armor/Force Armor/Red Jacket
Ribbon
Hero Ring/Marvel Shoes

~~~~~
Sabin
~~~~~

Pros:
High Vigor
High Speed
Blitzes
Gets strong weapons early on
Can use some decent Multi Hitting attacks

Cons:
Magic power isn't as high as you'd want (most of his Blitzes are Magic
Reliant, so this is a bad thing)
Bum Rush can't be gotten till the WoR
Weapons lose use later on (Not such a big deal if he's doing nothing
but Bum Rushing)
Armor isn't too great
Lacks form of Healing himself outside of items

SCC Difficulty Rating: Hard, but conceivable.

SCC Description: Sabin will probably be breezing through the first
parts, what with killing enemies in one shot due to his strong early
game blitzes, and dealing high Damage to bosses, he's set, especially
with his High Speed for healing.  Later in the game, things become
increasingly harder, as though he gets Bum Rush, enemies will be doing
some high damage to Sabin, and without a decent way to heal, this could
be a problem.

Tips:

-"BLITZ!!!" Obviously, if you're choosing Sabin, this is the main reason.
Sabin should never need his physical attack, so just go nuts using
Blitz.  Be sure you don't mess them up, as that could potentially Screw
Sabin up.

-"A Magical Monk? BLASPHEMY!"  Sure, Sabin has higher Vigor, and he's set up
like a generic FF Monk, but the interesting thing is apart from Pummel and
Suplex, all his Blitzes are Magical.  Thus, it would be more worthwhile
equipping Sabin with things that raise his Magic Power instead of
things hat Raise his Vigor, as well as the fact that Earrings would be
more useful than Atlas Armlets (then again, with a Hero Ring, this
point is moot)

-"Potions, Potions, POTIONS!"  Lots of them will probably be needed.
Seeing as Sabin has absolutely no way of healing, such things will be needed
Badly.  Try to conserve X-potions and Elixirs as much as possible too.

-"Cure Ring and Marvel Shoes."  These are especially important for Sabin,
or any character who can't heal, seeing as they give Regen Status, that
MIGHT just be what Sabin needs to help him survive some fights.  Marvel
Shoes also give Safe, Shell and Haste, the 2 former lowering Damage,
and latter giving him turns faster.  Sabin MIGHT just make due to with
all of this.

-"If all else isn't fails...Level Up!"  Undoubtedly, this might be Sabin's
last option is too Level Up.  Seeing as Sabin will probably have to
take a strategy of "Kill Enemies before they kill you" since he doesn't
quite have the defenses or strats to employ to reduce Damage like many
other characters, as well as no decent way of healing, his only
possibility might be to Level up to maximize his Damage Potentials,
along with increasing his HP which, obviously, increases his chances of
Survival.

-"Don't Forget Magicite!"  I am referring to the Item, not the actual
things themselves.  This might be good for a last resort if Sabin's
dying as it is.  If you're lucky, you MIGHT just pull off something you
very much needed, like Palidoor (Which, IIRC, still allows Regen to
Work, so it's good for marvel Shoes), or something like Starlet or
Sraphim, 2 Espers that have healing.  This is a gamble, yes, but that's
why you use it as a last resort.  Obviously, you don't want to end up
summoning Crusader, thus killing you outright.  Golem is another Esper
you can pray it summons, seeing as at least THAT will allow Sabin to
avoid attacks.

-"Circlet vs. Red Cap."  This is a tough one to choose.  The Red Cap
increases HP by 1/4, and gives Sabin better Speed Boost (the Vigor and
Stamina Boosts aren't too helpful for Sabin)  Circlet, though,
increases Magic Power by a considerable amount over the Red Cap, thus
increasing Bum Rushes damage.  Which you find more useful is up to you,
but consider them both.  Then again, you may end up using...

-"Well, it does make him that much more spooney..."  Sabin lacks means
of Getting Decent M. Block rating, so he'll need whatever he can get.
If you find your problems are coming defensively, the Bard's Hat might
be your best Option for Sabin with regards to his Helmet.

-"Well, at least the item description makes sense here!" Red Jacket
is Sabin's Best Armor, bar none.  It increases all his stats (most
importantly, Magic Power and Speed), raises his defense highest
of any Armor he can equip, and gives him immunity vs. Fire.
Basically, get this Item ASAP!

-"Get Ready for an all out BUM RUSH!"  This is a bit obvious, but I'll
point it out.  Get Bum Rush ASAP!  Bum Rush can be obtained in the WoR
the INSTANT you get the Falcon.

What's this?  Why am I apparently being so mean to L337 Sabin?  Come on
now, do you really think ONE Strong attack would make things easy when
enemies have high HP and strong attacks, and when Sabin lacks any form
of innate Healing?  Point made.  Doing Damage isn't going to be a
problem for Sabin, heck, it never really is.  However, Surviving,
that'll be a problem.  Early on, Sabin can make do just fine, but by
the WoR, the concept of Pain will open up, cause good Equipment set ups
are needed, and Sabin's are VERY limited.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Tiger Fangs
Aegis Shield
Red Cap/Bard's Hat/Circlet
Red Jacket
Ribbon
Marvel Shoes/Hero Ring

~~~~~~
Shadow
~~~~~~

Pros:
High Overall Stats
Throwing Stuff Hurts
Nice Supply of Interesting Weapons with Interesting Effects
Can Apply Damage from ALL elements by throwing stuff in a rather decent
fashions
Decent Multi Target Damage
Interceptor
High Speed
Can completely shut out physical attackers

Cons:
Armor leaves a bit to be desired
Form of Healing involves sacrificing a lot of defense
VERY Expensive Character to play as
In the WoB, will Run away often after battles, in some parts.

SCC Difficulty Rating: Doable

SCC Description: Shadow won't have the easiest time in an SCC, but he
won't have the hardest time either.  Throwing stuff hurts, so if you
have a healthy supply of Ammunition for Shadow to throw, his damage is
well off.

Tips:

-"PULL!!!"  If you have extra money left, put it all into buying more
weapons for Shadow to throw.  If you can manage to do so, he should
never need his basic attack if you have enough weapons around.
However, the hard part IS affording them, but in the WoR when Cactrots
open up, such things are easier.  There are other things to throw
besides Stars and Skeans.  Throw a Falchion and you'd be surprised by
how much damage it does.

-"Use the power of the elements!"  Shadow is one of the few (if not the
only) character who can Apply All elements at once w/out giving up
anything.  How so?  Using Weapons that are elemental, that's how!  This
is a list of Suggested throwing stuff to use for Elemental Damage (In
other words, I am purposely not listing all possibilities):
Fire: Flame Sabre (buyable in Albrook, WoR)
Ice: Blizzard (Buyable in Albrook, WoR)
Thunder: Thunder Blade (Buyable in Albrook, WoR)
Pearl: Pearl Rod (Buyable in Thamasa, WoR)
Wind: Blossom (Buyable in Albrook, WoB)
Earth: Gravity Rod (Buyable in Thamasa, WoR)
Water: Trident (Buyable in Maranda, WoB)
Poison: Poison Rod (Buyable in Narshe (after you get Terra back), WoB)
NOTE: Some of these items can be found in more than one place besides
where I listed.   Just to let you know, so don't go E-mailing me that
"Gravity Rods are also found in Maranda!" cause I know that.
NOTE2: Notice how some of those Weapons are buyable ONLY in the WoB?
That means when you have the Chance, stock up on them, NOW!  Need Money
w/out Leveling Up?  Just spend a good while on the Veldt.  And use
Locke to steal some stuff to sell as well (Understand that Shadow is
NOT going to be in your team when you go out to hoard this stuff,
simply cause he's not available at any of those points)

-"Train Robbers of the Century...Shadow?"  Shadow use to be a thief,
remember?  Why does this matter?  Well, remember, he CAN use the Thief
Knife to gain a Boost to M. Block and be able to steal at random as
well.  A handy item from time to time if you ask me, especially if you
plan to use nothing but Throwing stuff.  The Boost to Speed and M.
Block will prove helpful at times.

-"He's called an Assassin for a reason, you know..."  Shadow's Assassin
and Striker are probably the 2 best weapons to use for the "Fight" command.
Why? They will randomly Kill enemies instantly.  Shadow throwing stuff
like a mad man will probably do more than him Slashing a guy's Throat out,
so why not try to just Kill the guy outright and hope it works?

-"Poking Yourself with a Stick heals you...interesting..."  You heard me,
Shadow has a means of Healing himself!  Gaia Gear, though weak
defensively, absorbs Earth.  Shadow can Throw Gravity Rods, which are
Earth Elemental, at himself (as strange as that sounds) to give him a
nice form of healing.  The advantage of this is that Shadow won't have
to rely on Conserving X-potions and Elixirs while using those feeble
250 HP recovering potions.  Bad news is it hurts him Defensively, as
Gaia Gear doesn't exactly have a very good Defense rating, at least
late in the game.

-"Quite maneuverable, aren't you?"  Of all the characters in the game,
Shadow has the Highest M. Block rating in the WoB.  With Thief Knife
and 2 White/Zephyr Capes, combined with a Bard's Hat, he can get an M.
Block of 49%, which is 1 point higher than Gau, who has 48%, but still,
for a WoB M. Block rating, that's pretty nice, wouldn't you say?  Sure,
Locke can get a High M. Block too, problem about Locke was that Locke
is a Pure "Fighter" while Shadow can just take his Weapon for Granted
and throw all the other stuff at the enemies till they are protruding
with Knives, Swords, Boomerangs, Spears, Rods, etc. (if that makes any
sense), not having to care about his weapon one bit at all, with
regards to its power :P

-"You can't hit what you can't see!"  When going into an area with a lot
of Physical Enemies, use the Invis Edge, and laugh at enemies trying to
kill Shadow.  If you fear there are instant Enemies, you might be
better off just throwing a Shadow Edge each fight to avoid them.  Just
remember Shadow Edges are very short lived compared to Invis Edge.

-"Invoke the power of the Scrolls!"  If not for any other reason, Throw
Skeans at enemies to do some decent Multi Target damage.  This is
pretty much Shadow's only way to hurt many enemies at once.

-"Don't Keep what you don't need, SELL SELL SELL!"  Shadow is by far the
most expensive character in the SCC, let alone the entire game, to make
effective.  Keep ONLY what you need, which means stuff for Shadow, and
stuff for Characters you're going to play as when you can't use Shadow.
This more just a way to save time and boredomness.

-"Imp Halberds...HURT!"  Keep this in mind if you get a bunch of them.
Even though they are rare, they WILL hurt hell, heck, only Ultima
probably will do more impressive damage than Throwing Imp Halberds in
an SCC.  Why does it work this way?  Cause Throwing stuff takes things
as Face Value, doesn't take into account that "Imp Halberds are only
that strong when character is an Imp"  So hoarding some Imp Halberds
isn't such a bad idea, just don't get TOO leveled up, so it'd be better
to steal them via Thief Knife, if you can.

Shadow is pretty multisided in his SCC.  Sometimes, he'll be breezing
through, other times, he might struggle a bit.  He'll be a lot of fun
once you finish getting all your stuff, problem is, hoarding all the
money to do so can take eons longer than getting even the Paladin
Shield.  I do not advise you attempt this SCC unless you have a lot of
patience and time, cause you'll need that when getting money to buy all
those weapons such form Shadow to throw, which is by far his best means
of offensive attacks.

Ending Suggested Set Ups:
Thief Knife/Striker
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Genji Armor
Ribbon
Marvel Shoes/Hero Ring

~~~~
Cyan
~~~~

Pros:
Dispatch is decent quick defense ignoring Damage
High Physical Stats
Good Armor
Ability to use Tempest and Scimitar

Cons:
Apart from Tempest and Scimitar, his weapons suck
Crap Speed
His GOOD Sword Techs take too long too use
Dispatch isn't as strong as you'd like at some points
Lack of fast efficient Healing

SCC Difficulty Rating: Very Hard

SCC Description: Cyan is defiantly not going to be an Easy SCC, I can
tell you that.  His Sword Techs, had they charged faster, would be
useful, but seeing as they take forever get up there, and the enemy is
smacking Cyan in the process, it's not that advisable.  Worse yet, he
can't heal himself besides Empower, his level 5 Sword Tech.

Tips:

-"Tempest Break!"  This is Cyan's overall best weapon (...pretend
the word "Break" isn't there <_<; ).  Why?  It's his only means
of doing good and efficient Multi Target Damage to enemies, even
if Elemental.  Sure, he could use one of his Sword Techs and possibly
do more, but the time it takes isn't quite worth it, especially when
you don't have any characters to take control of.

-"Scimitar".  Cyan's other good weapon.  This weapon is noteworthy only
cause it works well with the Offering, randomly killing enemies with
each attack.  Though it only works 1/4 attacks, it's still better than
nothing.

-"The Force is Stong with this one!"  Since Cyan can't do much
offensively, take a lot of consideration into his Defenses.  Raising M.
Block is very helpful, thus the Force Armor will prove to be a valuable
piece of equipment for Cyan, as not only does it raise M. Block by 30%,
but also increases Mag. Def. Greatly, and makes your character
resistant to a several elements as well.

-"Sword Techs ignore Swords, never would have guessed it."  Believe it or
not, upgrading Weapons for Cyan will not increase the damage done by
his Sword Techs.  They all have set battle powers, so you can save
money to opt for Items, and equip potentially more useful Weapons like
the Tempest or Scimitar.

-"Retort MIGHT come in handy."  This is the only Sword Tech I'd consider
using beyond Dispatch.  This takes time, yet, but at least it's short
enough time to bare.  Against enemies who fight physically this can
prove good for high damage over Dispatch.

-"Psycho Cyan does not work."  Sorry, but since Cyan cannot Imp Himself,
nor get himself Killed after Retort and being Imped and revive himself,
you ain't getting out of certain hard fights the easy way, I'm afraid.

-"Level, Level, Level!"  This will probably be Cyan's best option in some
cases.  He'll probably be some of the few characters who'll need to go
beyond the Level Limit, just do to his inefficiency.  Again, I
encourage you to try WITH the Limit First, and only go beyond if all
else failed.

-"What's so Marvelous about those shoes?"  Well, they (The Marvel Shoes)
will allow Cyan to Last Longer, via Protect, Shell and Regen, and to an
extent, make up for his low speed.  Now we have the problem of beating
the Doom Dragon at the coliseum with Cyan, just pray he succeeds, I
guess I can allow you to use a Flame Shield for THAT one area.

Simply Put, Cyan Sucks in an SCC.  His damage out put isn't too great
for what he can use, he's slow, the moves that would be good take too
long (and that's really important in an SCC when you don't have
Allies), and he can't heal to boot.  This SCC is truly one I'd stay
away from unless you want a REAL challenge.

Ending Suggested Set Ups:
Tempest/Scimitar
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Force Armor
Ribbon
Hero Ring/Offering

~~~
Gau
~~~

Pros:
Versatility beyond belief
Snow Muffler
Great Starting Stats
Can become nearly impossible to kill under right Set Up

Cons:
Choosing Wrong Rage in battle WILL kill you
Making Gau nearly invincible means battles will take forever
Can be a pain to raise.
Can't use Weapons to boost his effectiveness

NOTE: Obviously, due to how you raise Gau on the Veldt, you'll need to
bring in at least ONE ally.  For this matter, building up Gau, I'll
allow you to break standard SCC rules, but once you leave the Veldt (or
if you're on the Veldt for reasons other than Rages), then the rules
apply again.

SCC Difficulty Rating: Doable

SCC Description:  Ok, simply Put, Gau's SCC will probably fluctuate a
lot between Easy and Hard.  The SCC can be a lot of fun what with it
just being Select Rage, and watch Gau due all the work.  Then again, it
can be frustrating if you choose the Wrong Rage, or if Gau is not doing
the Special Attack you want him too.  This is probably one of the more
fun and interesting SCCs to do.

Tips:

-"Snow Muffler."  Gau can use this, be sure to pick one up during your
ventures.  With Highest Defense rating and +10% to M. Block, this has
obvious uses, and then there's the elemental Features :P

-"Control your Temper!"  Well, ok, Rages aren't exactly Temper but you
get the point.  Anyway, be sure you choose the Right Rage.  That's
really all there is to the Gau SCC, along with Proper Set Ups.
Choosing the Right Rage will make battles a breeze, but choosing the
wrong Rage can make them last forever, or potentially kill him.  Here's
a list of some decent rages to get:

Stray Cat: Uses Cat Scratch, despite how early you get it, this is the
strongest Physical Attack that Gau can use, IIRC, along with perhaps
his Strongest Attack.

Chicken Lip: Combined with Gaia Gear (Means no Snow Muffler), this
becomes a somewhat effective way for Gau to deal Damage AND heal
himself, due to Quake.  Just remember that it won't work on flying
enemies.

Magic Pot: This is the ultimate in Defensive Rages.  First, it casts
Cure3, which has obvious uses.  Next, it makes Gau absorb all 8
Elements and be immune to every single possible status effect in the
game!  Combined with Gau's potentially maxed out Defense, that makes
Gau nearly Unkillable!  What's the Flaw?  Still Stuck with his
relatively weak Physical Attack to do damage, which he'll only use 50%
of the time, and he's still vulnerable to enemies with Defense Ignoring
Non elemental attacks.

Wooly: Basically, this is kind of a bit of Stray Cat and Magic Pot.
Comes with several elemental Absorptions/Immunities, as well a bunch of
status immunities as well, and it casts Ice3, letting Gau not only
become quite durable, but deal some pretty Decent Damage in the
process.

Retainer: This is just more or less a novelty Rage (especially since
you get it really late), as it does General Leo's Shock!  Just note
that Shock isn't the greatest of attacks, but it's still something that
might be fun to play with.

Rhodox: Casts Snare, which is an instant Death attack, which is a good
thing.  Just make sure all enemies in the battle aren't immune to
instant Death when using this, and make sure you're not up against any
boss either (this will be an insured Failure otherwise)

Templar: A good overall Rage early on.  Casts Fire2, and gives Gau the
Safe the Status.  Pretty nice, if you ask me.

Overmind: Undead Rage, making it good against enemies who use instant
death spells (as now they heal him!) or enemies that use a lot of
Draining attacks (he reverses them), and it uses Elf Fire, a pretty
nifty attack.

Dark Side: Another Undead Rage, this one uses Ice2, which will help you
get through most of the early parts of the game

Hazer: Just for completion purposes, this is how you use Bolt2 early
on.  This is still a good rage for bosses like Number 128 who are weak
to thunder, then again, so is...

Aspek: Uses Giga Volt, which is stronger than Bolt2, a great spell for
blasting through the Magitek Factory, where nearly all enemies are weak
against Thunder!

Goblin: Casts Bolt3, auto Reflect, need I say more?

And etc. etc.  Gau has a lot of Rages, just experiment with them, or
use a FAQ, and see which ones will be useful and such.

-"Killing Yourself gets you nowhere."  Here's a few rages that you should
NEVER use, under NO circumstance:

Intangir: Uses Pep Up, which kills character and heals the target.
Obviously, this is useless in an SCC.

Balloon:  Sure, the float and absorption to Fire Aspects are nice...until
you remember that you are also prone to use Exploder anytime soon, which
will kill off Gau right there and then, making it a game over.

-"For once, the Ribbon is not a necessity!"  Not to say it won't be
useful, just saying that Gau doesn't need the Ribbon as much as
other characters, since he has other ways of getting around Status
effects (Magic Pot Rage anyone?)

-"Hero Rings will prove useful."  Since Gau is constantly switching
between a Physical Position and Magical Position fighter based off what
Rages you let him use, instead of having to switch between.  Sure, for
most characters, a Hero Ring helps, but it's especially nice for Gau,
since it boosts all his Rages potency (even ones that use Step Mine or
the Like, it still boosts his Physical Attack when he uses it)

-"Those Darn Shoes won't leave me alone!"  Well, ok, so you've given Gau
maxed out Defenses making him immune to Physical Attacks, are using the
Magic Pot Rage to make him immune to all elemental damage and status
magic, seems there's but one thing missing...Positive Status'!  Marvel
Shoes will allow those few Non Elemental Non Defense Ignoring Spells to
do less damage, has Regen so he's healing even when Attacking (which
happens only 50% of the time), and now his Speed is boosted as well!
Just cause I used Magic Pot Rage, as an Example doesn't mean it's not
useful for other Rages.  Heck, it's a great Relic for Rages that don't
use Healing abilities, simply because it gives Regen and Positive Status
effects.  Just don't use an Undead Rage, though, as that will hurt him,
not much albeit, but on a compounded level, it can change the overall
out come.

-"Know your Enemy."  This is especially vital for Gau.  Again, with Gau,
unless you're using Items for whatever reason, your first action is the
last one you give to him battle.  That's not meant to sound negative, I
mean that once you tell him to Rage, you lose TOTAL control of him, and
there's no turning back until battle is over.  Make sure you know
exactly what you're up against, and you know exactly what kind of Rage you
want for them.

-"Remember, meeting the enemy is enough convince them to join the Veldt."
Find an enemy you want to learn the Rage of, but they are just too hard
to beat right now?  Simple, as long as you encounter the enemy you
they'll appear on the Veldt, so don't worry about not being able to beat
him.  Now if you can't run from that fight (one of those "Can't Run
Away" battles), then you've got problems, and I'm sorry, but you'll just
have to Muscle is out, or Die trying.

-"WTF?  Terra with a Mystery Veil still can't dodge attacks as well as
Gau?"  Yep, it's true.  Gau has the highest natural M. Block in the game,
with a whopping 18%, beating Mog by 6% (this is only Permanent
Characters) In the WoB, he can get the 2nd highest M. Block Rating at
48%, which is just 1% behind Shadow (who had help from a Thief Knife)
This leads Gau to last longer in the WoB as well.

-"He should have AT Least asked the monsters to be his master."  Sorry,
but Gau wasn't smart enough to figure out how to use any weapons outside
of the Imp Halberd.  It's not that he needs it though, but just something
to remember.

-"No Blasphemous Actions!"  I know you're wondering "WTF is he on?"  Well
this is a reference to a certain set up called "Wind God Gau" Which
involves Equipping Gau with a Tempest through use of the Merit Award,
and having him use Stray Cat Rage.  This not only increases damage done
by Cat Scratch (which does 4x physical damage), but also can be used to
do 4x damage w/ Wind Slash to ALL enemies on occasion.  Now, I would
allow such a cheap combo like this, but there is one major problem: It
requires use of the Merit Award.  That alone should be obvious why it's
banned.  However, some people who use that combo often might end up
using it with the Gau SCC, when it goes against the Guide Lines.

-"When in doubt, Magic Urn Out."  If you're unsure of what Rage to use in a
fight, use Magic Urn.  Chances are you'll live with maxed defense and
total Elemental and Status Immunity, along with random castings of Cure3.
This is not a guaranteed win, but it's the closest thing you can get, and
its always a safe bet go bye, unless the enemy is capable of killing Gau
in one shot.

As we can see, the Gau SCC can be really fun and really frustrating.
This little Kid has a lot of neat tricks up his sleeve; too bad you
don't have exact control over him.  The Gau SCC, by far, involves the
Most Insight of ANY SCC this game has.  This is only cause while other
characters can remedy some problems by quickly doing another action, Gau
is stuck with that one command you told him to do the entire battle.
This is not necessarily a hard rage, but make sure you know a good deal
of what you're up against in this game, and you know what Rages to use
when.  If you don't know enough about Rages, well, there are always
FAQs, but it's best to have the Knowledge on hand or whatever the
expression is.  Gau simply has the most variety of any FF6
Character...well, besides Gogo of course, just cause he has all of Gau's
Rages and a bunch of other skills.  But Gogo doesn't have the Snow
Muffler or Gau's stats to work with, now does he :P

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Nothing
Genji Shield/Aegis Shield
Red Cap/Circlet/Genji Helmet
Snow Muffler
Hero Ring/Marvel Shoes/Ribbon/Offering
Any one of the 3 not chosen from the above

~~~~~
Celes
~~~~~

Pros:
Ability to use Magic
Great Equipment
Decent Overall Stats
Can work well as Fighter or Mage
Minerva
Can use Imp Equipment

Cons:
Magic Isn't as Strong or useful as you sometimes want it to be
Runic lacks any form of Practical Use in such situations

SCC Difficulty Rating: Easy

SCC Description: Celes is kind of a Variation of the Terra SCC, in a
sense, only harder.  Though, considering how easy the Terra SCC is,
that's not saying much.  Celes shares everything Terra has in terms of
equipment, bar a few minor things here and there (Cotton Robe...)  Her
spells are mostly supportive, but she does have a few Attack Spells thrown
in so
she can manage.

Tips:

-"Winter Wonderland Fun!"  Well, ok, not really, but Celes can just Ice2
most things to death in the WoB, and later in the WoR, use Ice3 when
Tritoch is available (or when she levels that high)  Ice3 will probably
be her strongest spell throughout the game to use on bosses, with
possible exceptions of...

-"Flare!"  Yes, that nice little spell Bahamut Teaches and the Atma Weapon
likes to blast you with.  This is another strong Spell in Celes'
Arsenal.  Which is better between it and Ice3 depends on Enemies Magic
Defense though, but also, this is good on enemies strong to Ice element
as well.

-"She wouldn't be that pure hearted if she couldn't hold pearls."  Well,
why hold pearls when you can turn them into purifying bombs at your
enemy?  Those enemies who don't like light will hate Celes when she
blasts them with the spell Pearl.  Probably her 3rd strongest Spell in
terms of Raw Damage, but in some cases, does more.

-"Meteor DOOM!"  Random reference to Brigandine, but anyway, Summoning
Meteors on your enemy to totally blast the **** out of them is Celes'
best means of taking out groups of enemies.  Celes learns the spell
Meteor naturally.  It's kind of useless on Bosses (Especially cause
of Flare), but seeing as it does Defense Ignoring Unblockable,
Unreflectable, Non Elemental, Non Focused (in that it ignores
Multiple Targets), it's an Ideal Spell to kill mass hordes of Demons
trying to take advantage of this young Beauty.

-"Your Soul is MINE!"  This applies to Celes in 2 cases.  For starters,
Celes' main offenses are her magic, which are overall more powerful than
her Physical attacks, you'll be using A LOT of MP.  Tinctures won't help
much in fights where Celes Is running low, and sometimes, you can't wait
til the end of Fight to restore.  Soul Sabre fixes that Problem, just
smack enemy with it, and her MP should be refilled in no time.  Then
there's the added bonus of randomly casting doom.  What's the other way
Celes uses her Enemies to her advantage?  Why, the Soul Sabre's
counterpart, the Drainer!  This is Celes' best form of healing, no
questions asked.  Early on, Cure will get her a while, true, but face
it, can you really do much healing battle with a Basic Level 1 she's
known since the beginning of the game?  Thought not.  She doesn't learn
any healing beyond Cure, so the Drainer's effectiveness jumps a few
Points.

-"Pretending to be Athena, is she?"  Celes can use the Minerva, which is
always a plus.  All those elemental Advantages and 1/4 Extra MP,
combined with 10% M. Block and high defense ratings make it overall her
best Armor (in these cases anyway), not to mention those stat increases
as well, especially to Magic.  It's especially useful using the Ice
Shield + Ice3 strategy for healing, since it nulls out the Ice Shields
One Weakness: Wind.  What do I mean by the title of this point?  Well,
Minerva is the Roman Equivalent of Athena, so you do the math.  What?
Stupid name still?  Bah, you're no fun...

-"Long Live the Enhancer!"  Like with Terra and Edgar, Celes should make
full use of this sword's specialties.  Well, at least long enough until...

-"The Doom of the Gods has arrived!"  Ragnarok, like with Terra and Edgar,
will be the best Sword Overall for Celes.  If you don't need healing for
MP or HP, then this Sword's Stat Bonus' will serve you well.  Also does
nice high damage too, what with its 100% Critical hit rate (at cost of
some MP), highest Attack Power, and randomly casting Flare, with its +7
to Vigor no less.

-"I'm out of 'witty' comments for Elemental weapons ;_;"  Like With Terra,
Celes can apply several elements early on using proper weapons.  The Thunder
Blade for Thunder, and Flame Sabre for Fire.  Always nice to have these
around, at least til Celes' non elemental magic comes around
(in which case, this stuff is obsolete)

-"Stupid Veil and its Mystery!"  Yep, that Mystery Veil comes back and
appears Celes' best Helmet overall, despite being gotten only half way
through the game, like with Terra, it'll prove to be Celes' best helmet
overall.

-"Just remember, Mages don't use swords, they use Rods!"  Well, that's
great, cause Celes isn't a Mage.  Remember that Celes can do some damage
physically, she's not just restricted to her magic.  True, her Magic
hurts more than her physical attacks, but she can still conserve some MP
with fighting Physically!  Celes is an all around balanced Character, so
take advantage of that.  I've heard actually that Celes can just pound her
way physically through most of her SCC, actually, using the right set up
(Genji Glove + Ragnorak + Atma Weapon I heard is generally effective),
without much difficulty.

-"I just want you to remember, Magitek Knights don't die, they just fade
away!"  Ok, like with Shadow, Celes can become impervious to any and all
physical attacks, at the cost of opening herself up to all possible
Magic attacks.  She learns Vanish, which is a nice handy spell.  What's
even better is she learns beserk, so enemies who have Magic that are
vulnerable to it can be forced to fight Physically, then Celes
disappears, now what are they going to do?  I'll tell you what, die a
painful and gruesome death while they are busy swinging at Air :P

-"Target Locked on, Scanning Area!"  Celes Learns Scan; this ability has
obvious uses, namely, being able to see how much more of your enemy is
left until they die.  Or it's good against Dullahan to see how much more MP
he has left until he's out, or whatever, it's a nice little convenience, if
nothing else.

-"How can I make Runic Useful in an SCC?"  Well, one method could be to
use the Black Belt.  Celes can just sit there with Runic absorbing every
spell thrown at her, and if the enemy attacks physically, she smacks
them back.  This does have a problem if Celes needs to break the trend
when she needs to heal, but it can prove effective in some fights where
Runic is normally helpful.


Overall, a Celes SCC shouldn't cause too many problems.  There may be a
fight or 2 that is a bit annoying, and aren't necessarily easy, but
nothing too Serious.  She's pretty well set with good Magic, Great
Equipment, and a few methods of Healing.  She's a good SCC for a
beginner.  If you like Celes, then you'll be satisfied with her
performance in an SCC.  Don't like Celes and think she sucks?  Too Bad,
she's still easier than most of the other characters' SCCs :P

Ending Suggested Set Ups:
Normal Celes:
Ragnorak/Drainer/Soul Sabre
Aegis Shield/Ice Shield
Mystery Veil
Minerva
Ribbon
Hero Ring/Gold Hairpin (Economizer if you're Bold)

Celes as some weird Green Turtle Thingy (aka an Imp):
Imp Halberd
Tortoise Shield
Titanium
Imp Armor
Dragoon Boots
Dragon Horn


~~~~~~
Setzer
~~~~~~

Pros:
Fixed Dice
Good Armor
Instant Death Weapons
Slots can be helpful at times

Cons:
Weapons early on Suck
Slots bring up mostly Crap
Speed could be a bit better
No decent form of consistent healing (I laugh at Lagomorph)
GP Rain is weak

SCC Difficulty Rating: Fair

SCC Description: More or less, Setzer's SCC will be "Kill enemies before
they kill you" Strategy.  His main flaws are his lack of good healing
(he can be lucky and pull up Starlet or Sraphim on 3 Bars during slots),
and the fact that early on, he doesn't have many offenses.  If you get
him past the first few parts of the game, then the rest should all be
alright, not necessarily easy, but not all that hard either.

Tips:

-"That darn cheater!"  Fixed Dice is Setzer's Best Weapon hands down.
Ignores defenses and does high damage, the latter of which Setzer
generally never does otherwise.  Basically, as soon as you get the
Airship, head to Kefka's Tower, and grab the Fixed Dice, and get out of
there.  It might be hard with an under leveled Character vs. Strong
enemies (Especially the Gt Behemoth whom you cannot run from), but the
rewards are well worth it.

-"Offer up your half of the sum to the Gods."  Fixed Dice are NOT affected
by Offering in terms of Half Damage!  That means they CAN do do
potentially 4x damage at lower levels (as oppose to the usual 2x)
Setzer should equip this relic to maximize his Offenses, seeing as there
is no other reason NOT to use it.

-"Bulls Eye!"  Trump and Doom Darts instantly Kill, and Trump's Effect is
compatable with the Offering.  These are 2 good weapons to take into
consideration if you're up against large Hordes of enemies, and don't
wanna risk getting Low Rolls on the Fixed Dice.

-"Since when can Han Solo use the force?"  Well, he couldn't, but the FF6
character that can be identified with him, kind of, can use the "Force"
Well, ok, it's the Force Armor, but still, you get the point.

-"Wanna try your luck?"  Sure, Setzer's Slots are Free, but then again,
that's only taking money into account.  Taking the fact that they are
Random and half the time don't do much (Lagomorph's 2 Digit Healing...),
they should only be used as a Last Resort.  Some places, though, this
might be Setzer's only method of succeeding.

-"No Cheap Tricks!"  Sorry, but using Save States to keep trying slots til
you get something good is not allowed.  Defeats the Purpose of Slots,
does it not?

-"What do you expect, HE'S THROWING MONEY!"  GP Rain is expensive, weak,
and wastes a relic Slot.  Obviously, don't bother with the Coin Toss
Relic, unless you have too much money you don't know what to do with and
you're up against a bunch of weak enemies.

Alright, short and simple, Setzer is probably going to have to be all
out Physical this game, since Slots are a bit too random to be worth
using, and GP Rain, simply put, sucks.  If you can get the Offering and
Fixed Dice early, then you should be set for a good deal of the game,
but getting up there is the hard part.  Harder than, say, Celes, but
probably easier than Mog or Locke.  Just note that later on, this SCC
might get INCREDIBLY boring, since, well, it's just the same "Find Enemy,
use X-fight + Fixed Dice, do repeat til enemy dies" thing over and over
again, not to say it's not an effective strategy, but can get tedious and
boring after a while.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Fixed Dice/Trump/Doom Darts
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Force Armor
Offering
Ribbon

~~~~~~
Strago
~~~~~~

Pros:
Lores have a lot of variety
Attacks are fairly impressive
Decent M. Block Equipment
Can Heal Himself in different ways

Cons:
Weak Physical Attack
The Good Lores aren't found til later
Slow

SCC Difficulty Rating: Fair

SCC Description: Strago has a lot of Variety, so try to take advantage
of that by getting his Lores to use it with.  A lot of Lores don't do
much, but there are a few ones that are worth using.  Though his attacks
aren't as strong as you'd like, he does have his Fair Share of healing.
He is a bit MP Reliant though.

Tips:

-"Strago vs. Hidon, rivalry match at Ebots Rock, SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!"
If the name didn't give it away, basically as soon as possible FIGHT
HIDON!  Why?  He knows Grand Train, Strago's strongest Lore, thus his
strongest attack.  Just make sure he can survive Grand Train in the
beginning though.

-"Life's Refreshing Breeze, Heal from the sky!"  Ok, another cheesey FFT
reference, I know <_<; but anyway, Strago's Pearl Wind is a nice way of
Healing...as long as his HP is high, other wise, it's Utter Crap.  But if
that's the case, then...

-"More Masochism as a way of healing."  Strago at Low HP thus making Pearl
Wind Useless is in trouble, right?  Well, not really, the Heal Rod can
be a nice substitute, as smacking yourself with that is good healing.
Normally, I find this weapon useless, but when you have One Character
with Limited healing otherwise, it's a pretty decent weapon, and a good
form of healing.

-"Strago Magus, the Magus Rod, Coincidence?"  Despite the fact that it's
not Strago's Strongest Weapon, it's probably his overall best.  It raises
Magic Power +7, which is nice seeing as Strago should be treated as a
Mage, and raises M. Block by 30%, which is also nice, for obvious
reasons.  You can get this either by beating the Dirt Dragon, or by
betting one of your Heal Rods (There are 2, don't worry) at the
Coloseum.  Try to get this ASAP.

-"Elemental Fury!"  Strago can apply a lot of elements with a combo of his
Weapons and Spells.  Clean Sweep for Water, Aero for Wind, Fire Rods for
Fire, Ice Rods for Ice, Thunder Rods for Thunder, Poison Rods for
Poison, Pearl Rods for Pearl (as well as the unreliable Level ? Pearl),
and Gravity Rods for Earth.  Sure, most of this obsolete when you have
Grand Train, but still good to know.

-"Don't want to know what he is eating..."  Sour Mouth is an interesting
attack and can be fun to play around with, so try it out on a few
enemies.

-"Watch your Steps!"  Greasemonks when confused use Step Mine, which is a
good spell early on with its Set damage.  Though, it can still cost a
lot.

-"Behemoth Suit."  Strago's best Armor, raises Defense by the highest
amount (3rd overall, beaten only by the Snow Muffler and Imp Armor (When
on an Imp)), nice Magic Defense boost, and gives +6 to All stats!  I
think we can see WHY this is a good armor.  What's more, it's really easy
to get as well (and if you didn't wait for Shadow, you'll have it by the
time you get him back :P)

-"If I go down I'm taking you With me...and getting a game over in the
process."  Exploder, for obvious Reasons, is pointless, as even if it
will do good damage, what good is damage when you kill yourself, and
don't have Life3 for back up?  Like wise, Pep Up is useless as well, for
similar reasons.

-"Strago isn't the gambler, Setzer is!"  So don't go ahead and start
playing "Roullete" with the enemy, unless you think you're REALLY lucky.

-"Strago isn't a Fighter either, he's a piddling old Man."  Thus,
equipping weapons like the Gradeus are pointless, since Strago should
NEVER be fighting.  He's got a versatile and Decent Skill set, USE IT!

-"This old man finds nothing spoony about Bards."  Hence, it's not a bad
idea to equip him with a Bard's Hat.  The Boost to MP and Magic Block
are both nice, especially since Strago is pretty MP intensive.  Then
again, there's also the...

-"Circlet."  Boosts all stats, especially Magic Power.  This is good if
you plan on beefing up Strago's offenses, but then again, there's still
...

-"Wit this Cap, I dub you the FF1 Red Mage!".  Ok, fine, the Red Cap
does little to make Strago like the FF1 Red Mage, beyond hypothetical
appearance, but lets not get into that.  It Boosts HP and gives him a
nice Speed Upgrade along with Decent Defense, this should be pretty
obvious why it'd be useful.

The Strago SCC is pretty standard.  You have Offenses, some decent
Healing, and some good equipment to choose from.  Again, this is not the
easiest SCC, but it's by no means the hardest.  Also, since it can be a
pain to Learn Lores, I guess you can be allowed to use characters like
Gau or Relm to help Strago Learn Lores, but ONLY for that purpose,
otherwise, send their asses back to the Air Ship, NOW!

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Magus Rod/Heal Rod
Aegis Shield
Red Cap/Circlet/Bard's Hat
Behemoth Suit
Ribbon
Hero Ring/Gold Hairpin (or Economizer if you're bold)

~~~~
Relm
~~~~

Pros:
High M. Block
Good Speed
Cat Hood
Healing

Cons:
Weak
No Forms of healing
Almost a pure fighter with little to no power
Sketches and Control are too unreliable

SCC Difficulty Rating: Very Hard

SCC Description: I can't suggest this SCC, sorry.  It's doable, maybe,
but would involve a lot of pain and stress in the process.  Sure, she
can heal, but that's about it.  She has the games highest Magic Power,
and doesn't have anything to use it with.  Stay Away from this one,
unless you want a good challenge.

Tips:

-"Heal Rod."  Relm WILL need this.  There's no way she will off enemies
fast enough not to use this.  Thus, make sure you always have this
available.

-"Aww...look at the cute little kitty."  The Best Helmet in the game overall,
the Cat Hood, is restricted to Relm and Relm alone.  Try to grab this if you
can.  It isn't going to be easy fighting in the Coloseum with Relm, but it
still should be something you try to get.

-"Gradeus."  Since Relm is doing mostly Fighting, Battle Power is pretty
important, and this has her highest.

-"Draw a portrait, you take the persons soul."  Ok, try sketching a whole
bunch of enemies, and even some bosses.  You might be surprised with
your results.  Don't expect anything that amazing (though, Sketching
Kefka does lead to a weak (by its standards) Ultima), though.

-"Randomly Spell Casting Weapons."  Weapons like Pearl Rod and such should
be taken into account.  Why?  Cause they randomly cast spells, probably
the only way Relm can use her High Magic power.  This will allow Relm to
do some OK damage, but then again, it is a bit random, and Random =
Unreliable.

-"Behemoth Suit."  Not much to say, boosts her stats the best of any
Armor, and has highest defense value, but seeing as this is Relm, you
might be better off with...

-"Tao Robe."  Weaker than Behemoth Suit, nor does it have the Stat
Upgrades, but it does Boost M. Block.  Seeing as Relm can't kill enemies
very fast, her best bet is to out last them.  M. Block is probably the
way to go.

-"Magus Rod."  Mostly for its 30% M. Block, if nothing else.

-"Don't bother with Control."  It doesn't work on bosses, and it wastes a
relic Slot.  Better off with Sketch, in actuality (Just pray a glitch
doesn't occur)

-"How far do you expect to get when you smack people with Brushes?"  Well,
come on, think realistically Relm!  Don't bother equipping ANY brushes,
they aren't anything useful.

-"Level Level LEVEL SOME MORE!"  Relm will be one of these SCCs where High
Levels might be in order, and she might need to break the Level Limit to
succeed, due to her very Crappy Damage.

Not much to say, Relm as an SCC sucks!  Normally, she's just plain an
Underrated character, with uses that are not so obvious, but in an SCC,
well, w/out Magic, she doesn't have much going for her.  Can't really
recommend you do this one.  Similar to Cyan, this is an SCC that'll be
more of a pain than it's worth, and will require lots of leveling.

Ending Suggested Set Ups:
Magus Rod/Gradeus/Pearl Rod/Heal Rod
Aegis Shield
Cat Hood
Tao Robe/Behemoth Suit
Ribbon
Hero Ring/White Cape

~~~~~~~~~~~
Skills Gogo
~~~~~~~~~~~

Pros:
Can do anything but Magic and Morph (remember, one character only, that
means NO Terra or Celes in your team)

Cons:
Subpar stats and Equipment
Can't be started til VERY late in the game (though, that's not Gogo's
problem, that's yours for choosing this SCC :P)

SCC Difficulty Rating: Easy

SCC Description: Gogo is basically Strago w/ lower stats, and swapping
Suits for a whole lot of new abilities.  Want Blitz?  Go for it.  Want
Tools?  Give it to him.  Gogo SCC will basically be a combo of a several
other characters SCCs, and for obvious reasons.

Tips:

-"The Apprentice out does the Master."  Well, in the case of Bum Rush,
Gogo's *IS* Stronger than Sabin's!  How does this work?  Bum Rush is
based off Magic, Gogo has a lot of Magic Boosting Equipment, Sabin does
not.  Sabin's base Magic Power (Which some people claim is high...) is only
2 points more than Gogo's base.  Do the Math.

-"Remember to apply FIGHT to him."  Since Gogo can use the Heal Rod, this
is not necessarily a bad idea.

-"Mimicing things are better than using them."  At least in the case of
using something like Grand Train which Costs MP, Mimicing it means you
get a few Free Castings of it in the Proccess :P  Or with Bum Rush, you
won't have to worry ever again about pulling the command off.  Best yet,
if you please, have Gogo use, say, Quadra Slice, and what do you know,
he can mimic it, AND he will have to wait ONLY for the initial one to
charge!  I think you get the point, don't underestimate Mimic.

-"Make sure Gogo is set up properly."  This is obvious, similar to Gau,
only not as crucial, since at least you MAY be able get away with a bad
set Up, chances are Gau will die if you choose the wrong Rage.

-"Building up other characters a bit is allowed."  Why?  Only if it's for
the sake of having Gogo use more skills, I think I'll allow you to spend
time on the Veldt, or wherever, to have characters learn new abilities
(this mostly applies to Strago w/ Lores, Mog w/ Dances and Gau w/ Rages)
However, Gogo may never use the Magic command, so don't bother building
up Terra or Celes.  Also, note this includes Teaching a Character X-zone
so Gogo can use it for the Wrex Soul Battle.

-"A lot of what can be said for Gogo has been said before on another
Character."  Thus, a good tip would be to read up on other characters, at
least their NON equipment aspects, unless that Character is Strago, and
try applying them to Gogo.  Chances are if they work for the character,
they'll work for Gogo, as long as they aren't Magic, Morph, or based off
Equipment.

-"Remember, Gogo can't uncurse the Cursed Shield."  Due to this, I advise
that he shouldn't use the Paladin Shield (especially if Terra's not
using it either, though that's open to your decision, I chose not to)
However, if you plan to use the Paladin Shield, you have use at least
one NON Gogo (or Umaro) Character for that matter.  And considering I say
the Shield itself is invalid for Terra's already...

Yes, Taking Versatility to The Extremes, I thinks it's obvious WHY Gogo
should do well in an SCC.  Sure, his stats suck, but he still has a
better Bum Rush than Sabin.  Only reason I suggest not doing it is
because it'll take a while to start.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Magus Rod/Heal Rod/Gradeus
Aegis Shld
Red Cap
Tao Robe
Ribbon
Marvel Shoes/Hero Ring

*IMPORTANT NOTE*
My FAQ assumes you are being lenient with Gogo, and allowing him any
skills he wants, no matter how they are acquired, EXCEPT for Magic since
that requires Terra and/or Celes be in your team, which kills the charm
of being alone in an SCC (Sometimes, its unavoidable to use characters,
but when possible, you are to not use them.)  So yeah, even though Strago
technically must learn the Lores, or Gau the Rages, I'm assuming you are
taking a bit of an optional stall point to go out and learn those (should
be noted that Grand Train is fairly worthless for Gogo in an SCC; Throw
and Bum Rush do more damage, and don't cost MP, so the whole keeping
Strago alive long enough vs. Hidon is nothing something to worry about.)
Should you want to be more restrictive, strategies for Gogo will change
of course, such as allowing Gogo only skills he can get without other
characters learning them (This leaves Tools, Sketch/Control, Slots/GP Rain,
Steal/Capture, Throw, Runic, and of course, Mimic, Fight and Item.)  Just
noting it here for people who might complain about Gogo getting too much
in his SCC.  If you want to restrict him in some manner that's not
"True Gogo", be my guest.  Just noting I'm assuming rather lenient
restrictions for Gogo.

~~~~~~~~~
True Gogo
~~~~~~~~~

Pros:
Decent M. Block
Healing

Cons:
Crap Stats
Low Defense
Horrid Magic Defense
Nothing resembling decent Offense
Just about Worst at everything

SCC Difficulty Rating: VERY STUPIDLY HARD!

SCC Description: A True Gogo SCC is forcing Gogo to use nothing but Fight,
Mimic and Item.  Why those?  Well, Mimic your stuck with, and Fight/Item are
both generic Commands that Gogo should be allowed to use (and his SCC is
IMPOSSIBLE without Item) Anyway, simply put, of the conceivably doable
SCCs, True Gogo is the single Hardest of them all.  Those familiar with
the FFT SCCs can probably guessed why I named it "True Gogo", but for those
who don't know, this was spawned from the FFT "True Calculator SCC" which
was a similar Concept (Can't use Math Skill, in a nutshell), which was
deemed the hardest SCC around, and was not completed until relatively recently.
True Gogo is the equivalent of that, I feel.  This SCC will
make Relm and Cyan's look bareable, if your curious.

Tips:

-"Your Life and Blood comes from smacking yourself."  The Heal Rod is Gogo's
friend.  He likes having unlimited healing, so to speak.  You will be
using this A LOT.

-"Go Go M. Block!"  Gogo has low defense no matter how you try to tweak him,
so opt for M. Block, so you have a better chance of living since enemies
will miss him. Hence, Magus Rod, despite its low power, is Gogo's best
weapon, especially since Gogo will never do good damage outside of Man
Eater vs. Human Targets, and an Elemental Rod kicking in its Spell.

-"Some laws might have to be disregarded."  Some of the basic Laws MUST
stay, mind you, such as no Merit Award, and such, BUT the M. Block basis
one probably can be withheld, if this is just too hard for Gogo to get
around w/out having his 126% M. Block to rely on.

-"You can still do the Fanatics Tower, remember."  Yes, Mimic still works
there, I suggest doing it AT LEAST as far as the Safety Bit so Gogo can be
immune to Instant Death w/out sacrificing healing (at least, from X-
potions and Revivifies)

-"SAVE SAVE SAVE!" True Gogo SCC will defiantly require the most amounts of
Resets of ANY SCC by far.  Simply put, it's the hardest SCC around, with
no Exception.  If you beat a hard boss, do not do anything until you save!
I swear, you don't wanna have to fight one of the Goddesses that you had
to struggle like hell to beat, do you?

-"If I were you, I'd have some sanity insurance."  This is only cause this
SCC will drive you nuts how often you will probably die in comparison to
the others.

Simply put, the ONLY reason to do a True Gogo SCC is if you really want a
hard but possibly doable challenge.  It requires a lot of Luck, PERFECT
equipment set ups, and lots of time.  You'll probably be strayed from it
time and time again.  I would NOT touch a True Gogo SCC w/out doing Relm's
first, considering her's is basically an easier variation of this (she's
better at just about everything)  This SCC will cause pain and suffering,
unless you level up to 99 ASAP, and doing that alone w/out breaking SCC
rules can be hard itself.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Following the rules...
Magus Rod
Aegis Shield
Red Cap
Tao Robe
Marvel Shoes (Gogo NEEDS defense badly)
Ribbon

Tweaking some rules....
Magus Rod
Force Shield
Bard's Hat/Red Cap
Tao Robe
Marvel Shoes/White Cape
Ribbon/White Cape

~~~~~
Umaro
~~~~~

Pros:
High Strength
Tackle Hurts
Rage Ring
Blizzard Orb

Cons:
Can't be controlled
Middlish Weapon
No Versatility
Can't use Item Command

SCC Difficulty Rating: Is this even possible?

SCC Description: Literally, the only thing you'll be doing with Umaro is
changing his Relics around.  Not a very fun SCC, is it?  At least with
Gau, you CAN choose what kind of random Actions he has.

Tips:

-"The only tip I can give about the Umaro SCC."  DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS SCC!
IT'LL DRIVE YOU INSANE, AND CHANCES ARE, IT'S NIGH IMPOSSIBLE! Heck, you're
hardly even playing the SCC!

Umm, yes, you get the point.  Don't do this SCC, even if your life
depended on it.  At least Cyan and Relm have a chance of succeeding,
Umaro does not.  If you want a really hard SCC, choose the True Gogo SCC.

Ending Suggested Set Up:
Bone Club
--------
--------
Snow Muffler
Rage Ring
Offering
(Heck it doesn't Matter WHAT you give him; he's screwed as is)

Ok, that's all the characters, their Pros, Cons, what they have, tips
for them, etc.  So, you know what each character has, you should be able
to make your decision.  Choose your character, and enter the world of
SCCs...ok, that line sucked, but you get the point.

-------------------
6. Mini Walkthrough
-------------------

Ok, this is to help people get past some hard parts of the game, bosses,
etc.  I'll list it based off characters and such.  It's best you just
read on and you'll understand as things go on.
Things you should know:
*NAME* = SCC Start or Continue Point
<Name> = SCC Stall Point
#Name# = Section of game name thingy.  Just there to help for
organization.
%Name% = Boss Fight.  Again, for Organization.

Also, during any Characters Stall Points, just assume "Play as Normal."
It's hard enough having to get specific for each character, but then have
to say "For those who are at a stall point, yadda yadda yadda" is just
plain annoying, see?  So again, just refer to an LLG FAQ or something if
you're up to a stall point.

Ok, so lets go!

#Narshe#
*Terra*

Terra: Well, the advantage of choosing the Terra SCC is you start right
off the bat.  The disadvantage is you start right off the bat.  First
things first, get rid of those 2 jokers, Vicks and Wedge.  2 Ways to Do
this.  Either the fast way, which is have Terra blast them with Fire
Spells til they die.  Or you can conserve MP by having Terra keep using
Heal Force, and let Vicks and Wedge stand there until they are killed
Normally.  Either way is fine, use the 2nd only if you feel you can't
live with the MP Loss, as it will take a while.  To get past here, use
Terra's Bio Blast.  Should kill all enemies on Screen.  If she needs
healing, use Heal Force.

%Whelk%

Terra: Joke fight, really.  Just spam the head with Tek Missile, and
when he goes into his shell, use Heal Force.  You should be able to use
One Tek Missile per each time his head appears.  3 Tek Missiles should
do the trick.  If you're REALLY bold, try and take out the Shell's 50,000
HP.  This is easier than it sounds, just takes a while, and you gotta be
REALLY careful about HP, but after a certain point, he'll run out of MP,
so megavolt isn't a problem.  Why kill the shell?  You get a Tincture,
which is more valuable for Terra than a Potion.

#The Mines#

Before you head out of Arvis' house, pick up the Elixir, this will be
good for any SCC, for obvious reasons.

Terra: This part of the game is no different from any other game, even a
normal play through, so this part goes without saying.


#Save Terra!#
<Terra>
*Locke*
*Mog*

First things first.  Unless you're doing a Mog SCC, Unequip Mog.  This
gives you a free Mithril Pike and Mithril Shield.  The Pike is
worthless, really, but good for getting a bit of extra money (only Edgar
can use it, and he always does more damage with Tools), but the Shield
is the best you'll have throughout the whole WoB, at least until Gold
Shields are available to those who can use them.

Locke: First, Equip him with that Mithril Shield you stole from Mog.
Next, get into a fight, and kill off all the Moogles.  If that's too
hard, kill the Vommamoth, AND THEN the Moogles.  Now, go fight Marshall.
If you want, try and steal his Mithril Knife and equip it on Locke.  It
will make things a bit easier for him.  This isn't exactly easy, so if
things are a bit too hard, I guess you can play this part normal.

Mog: Ok, before taking on Marshal, Make sure Mog learns Dusk Requim.
Learned it?  Good, now just use that on him, and Mog should teach the
Marshal what it means to take on a Moogle.  Of course, you gotta kill
Mog's Allies in a previous Battle, but oh well, that should go without
saying.  Not all that hard.  Oh yeah, stick him in the Back Row.  He has
no reason to be in the front, since his Dances are not effected by Row,
so might as well get a 50% Boost to defense, right?

*Terra*
<Mog>

Ok, at this point, it's pretty obvious.  If you're playing as Terra, kill
Locke.  If you're playing as Locke, kill Terra.  And then venture to
Figaro.

#Figaro#

*Edgar*

Ok, first things first.  Do NOT Buy Tools.  There's no point.  That is,
unless, you're doing an Edgar SCC.  In that acse, Buying tools is useful.
Just don't buy an Auto Cross Bow, as you'll get one instantly through
the story, though the game doesn't tell you.  Now, whoever your SCC
character is, put them in the FRONT Row.  That way, when the battle
begins, they'll be placed in the Back Row since it's a back attack.
When you get to control Edgar during the 2 sections he speaks to Kefka,
unequip him.  This will net you a free Mithril Blade for Terra and
Locke.  If you're doing an Edgar SCC, obviously, Don't unequip.  Take this
time to stock up on some Tonics, Sleeping Bags (NOT Tents), and other
useful items.  Also, if you're doing a Locke SCC, DO NOT SAVE during the
section you play as Terra alone here.  If that's the case, you might
potentially have a hard time to beat Magitek Armors, w/out the ability
to Level Locke up, if it resorts to that.


%Magitek Armors%

Terra: All right, this is a pain, first off, have the Armors kill Locke
and Edgar.  You should have had Locke and Edgar Unequipped so it's not
all bad.  But then there's a problem of having Terra survive long
enough.  Their Physical attacks aren't a problem, Tek Laser is.  Just
blast away with Fire and healing with Cure or just use Items, and
eventually, you'll win.  If this fight is too hard, have Terra level up
a bit, then try again.

Locke: This is like Terra's only harder, cause you lack the offenses.
Just fight, heal, and pray they don't use Tek Laser too much.  If worst
comes to worst, Level Locke Up.  Yes, I know, Locke has the hard battles
early in the game, but that's your fault for choosing his.

Edgar: ...*Yawn*  These guys are vulnerable to Confuse.  Wait, Noise
Blaster Causes Confuse...To BOTH!  Use it, and then spam them with Bio
Blaster.  This fight is pretty easy, and the only difference is that
Edgar's the only target, but when enemies are confused, does that change
much?  Also, it'll probably be best that Terra and Locke Kill
themselves, so we don't have Edgar waiting for his ATB gauge to raise up
to full while he gets spammed with 2 Tek lasers.

#South Figaro Cave#

Alright, just don't pick anything up here. Get the items later.  Trust
me, you'll be happy when you have a Thunder Rod handy to blast an enemy
with.  Nothing else to say otherwise.  So just rush the cave, in
otherwords.

#South Figaro#

Pillage this place for everything it's worth.  Then, go buy the best
equipment for Each Character.  Pretty much obvious what to do here.  Oh
yeah, be sure to pick up those Running Shoes and Hyper Wrist in the
Basement, and Equip them on whoever.  Extra Power and Speed is always
handy.

#Mt. Koltz#

Terra: Just fry everything here with Fire, or run.  Annoying?  Yes, but
who said it was going to be easy?  I said the Terra SCC is a joke?  Oh
yes, I did.  Well, you'll see why later.

Locke: Fight, A LOT!  Make sure you grab the Guardian, and Atlas Armlet,
and equip Both (Atlas Armlet tends to give larger boosts to Damage than
Hyper Wrist) If you can, steal a Bandana from a Brawler, and Equip it.

Edgar: Same old, same Old.  Auto Crossbow, Noise Blaster, etc.  His
usual tools frenzy, nothing special.

%Vargas%

Terra: This fight looks hard, and believe me...it's not!  Terra in the
back
Row should be able to survive attacks, just watch out for Gale Cuts.
Kill the 2 Ipoohs with Fire Spells.   When they're gone, the fight goes
down hill.  Just keep HP high, and you'll be fine.

Locke: Fight the 2 Ipoohs til they die.  Heal when necessary.  Nothing
much I can say here.  You did remember to grab that Guardian and Running
Shoes, right?  Those speed boosts will help, and Guardian's power
(hopefully being Augmented by the Hyper Wrist or Atlas Armlet) should be
able to Carry Locke.  Having too many problems?  Solution: Level Up!

Edgar: Auto Crossbow until Ipooh's Die.  Bio Blaster Vargas til he dies.
Keep HP high so Edgar doesn't die.  I shouldn't really have to say this.

Sabin: Well, this is normal.  Just Use Pummel, duh.  If you don't know
how to do Pummel...why are you even doing an SCC to begin with?

#Returners Hideout#

Alright, not much to say here.  Make sure you get the Air Lancet (if it's
not a Locke SCC, at least it's more selling money), and the White Cape.
Stocking up on some items can't hurt either.  Don't bother with Eye
Drops, since well, blind status does nothing really worth caring about.
When you get control of Terra, I suggest getting the Genji Glove from
Bannon, as it's far more useful than the Gauntlet.  Besides that, do what
you feel.

#Lete River#
<Locke>

First things first, kill off all characters besides Bannon and your SCC
character.  I know some people are curious how to treat Bannon.  Well,
since he MUST be alive (or it's a game over), you might as well treat
him normally, so basically it's a normal game with just Bannon having
one sole body guard instead of 3.  If you want, Level Bannon up some to
make things easier.  Kill off your SCC Character, go outside the
Returner's Base, and have Bannon beat those enemies solo to gain EXP
w/out leveling your other characters up.  Besides that, there isn't much
to say.  Oh yeah, it's best NOT to save at the 2nd save point.  Why?
Because if you're Underleveled, and you end up needing some more levels,
you can't apply the Lete River trick.

Terra: Have Bannon do nothing but Health.  Terra can either Fight or
cast Fire on enemies, your choice.  Battles might take longer than you'd
want, but isn't too hard.  Just beware of 2 Pterodans, though, it's
probably best to Run from those, since 2 Fire Ball spells isn't fun.

Edgar: While Terra might not find it fun fighting 2 Pterodans, Edgar
simply laughs at them.  Well, ok, he first busts out his record player
(aka the Noiseblaster), confuses them, and then laughs at them.  Though
it does less damage, it's better to use the Bio Blaster, since it won't
null out Confuse.  Just watch as those Pterodans blast themselves with
Fireballs :P

Sabin: Ok, if you happen to be high enough leveled to use Fire Dance,
then do so.  If not, then just use the Typical Aura Bolts and Pummels.
Also might be a good idea to avoid dual Pterodan fights.

%Ultros%

Terra: Ok, it's best to have Terra "Defend" until he hits her with his
Tentacle, as one smack of a Tentacle MIGHT kill her, though in the Back
Row, it shouldn't.  Afterwords, blast away with Fire Spells like there's
no tomorrow, and likewise, have Bannon keep using Health.  After a
bunch of "Ouch!  Seafood Soup!" lines, Ultros will be beaten.

Edgar: Alright, just spam Auto Crossbow (does more than Bio Blaster
against him) like there's no tomorrow, keeping his HP high with Health.

Sabin: Have Bannon use Health while Sabin just goes along and Aura Bolts
the crap out of the guy.  10 Aura Bolts should be enough to waste this
Octopus.  If you have it already, use Fire Dance instead, since Ultros
is weak to Fire.  Do the math.

#Scenario Split Sequence#

Ok, there isn't much to say here.  I will recommend that you go in the
order of Terra, followed by Sabin, concluding with Locke.  There are
several reasons for this.  For starters, doing Terra first gets you more
Rages for the Veldt (and useful ones like Dark Side), so it's good for a
Gau SCC, as well as gets you a Rune Edge, which even in an SCC where it's
useless (any Non Terra, Edgar, or Celes one, in otherwords), nets you a
good 3750 GP, good for spending in Nikeah.  That's more or less the
reason to go to Sabin's Scenario next.  Stock up on Supplies.  What?
You don't know what Celes will be able to Equip for Her SCC?  Well,
actually you will, just not directly.  See, lets remember, Celes'
Equipment is IDENTICAL to Terra's, so just check if Terra can equip it.
If Terra can use it, then Celes can equip it, if not, then don't bother,
it's that simple.  Why Locke's last?  Well, with underdeveloped Locke and
Celes, TunnelArmr is a pain, so you want to be as prepared as possible.
Also, if you're doing a Locke or Celes SCC, this will get them the edge in
Equipment needed to beat this Tough SCC Boss.  You DO NOT have to do it
in this order, but that's the way the FAQ is going to be formulated.

#Lete River 2 and Narshe#
<Sabin>

Nothing Special here.  I mean it, all it is playing this area with ONE
less Character, since you have 3 characters, one dies, and Bannon must
live, as does your SCC character.  Just get into a fight with a Dark
Side during the Trailing the Light puzzle thingy, as Dark Sides are a
nice Rage for Gau, who's good for Stall Points, or just if you're doing
his SCC.  Also, make sure you remember that Rune Edge near the Moogle
Village.  For Terra and Celes, this is the best weapon they will have
for a while (Even though only SLIGHTLY stronger than the Regal Cutlass,
its critical hit rate is 100%, at cost of some MP), and for other
characters, it sells for a surprisingly high amount early in the game.
Trust me, that's more valuable than a Ribbon, especially considering you
only need 1 Ribbon at most, and there are plenty throughout the game.

#Sabin's Scenario#
*Sabin*
*Shadow*
<Terra>
<Edgar>

Alright, if doing the Shadow SCC, just grab Shadow, and start your Money
spending spree NOW!  If not, then unequip Shadow of everything he has.
Ninja Gear is the best Armor for Sabin, Locke, and Gau throughout most
of the WoB, and otherwise, it's good for a bit of extra Cash.  Don't
forget to stock up on items at the Traveling Merchant.

#Imperial Base Camp and Doma#
*Cyan*

Not much to say here, basically, play this through.  Telstar might be a
pain, so I'll give Tips to beat him:

Sabin: it's best not to blitz him, since that provokes a Megazerk Counter
attack, causing Sabin to go Beserk, which we know is not fun.  Well,
equip a Black Belt and Atlas Armlet on Sabin to increase how much damage
he does, and to give him Counter attacks too.

Shadow: Throw Shurikens like a mad man.  Hope Interceptor Blocks
attacks.  Atlas Armlet and Running Shoes allow for more Damage and
Faster Turns.  Obviously, heal when necessary with Items.

After you beat Telstar, and relinquished his Green Beret, grab the
Barrier Ring.  This is a VERY Crucial Relic, I might add, if only useful
for ONE fight, trust me, it's worth getting.  After that, just continue
this as normal, besides the obvious "Play as one person aspect"  When
your team Jumps into Magitek Armors, just use a similar strategy as
suggested in the Terra SCC: Let the enemies kill off your team while
your SCC Character Heal Forces til they are alive.  Takes a while?  Yes,
but oh well, you don't want to cheat, do you?

#Phantom Forest and Train#

Nothing much to say here.  Well, just make sure you grab all items
possible, stock up on stuff, etc.  The usual Treasure Pillaging.
However, just remember, in the forest, there's a Chance Shadow CAN
leave, so it's best to avoid those fights by running in a Shadow SCC.
Shadow never leaves on the Train, though, so don't worry.  Also, getting
ghosts (the "?????" characters) is NOT allowed (unless this is a stall
point), for pretty obvious reasons.  Phantom Train can be beaten using a
Fenix Down in one shot, but if you want to take him down honorably, then
follow these Guide Lines:

Sabin: Just Aura Bolt like a mad man, and heal when necessary.

Shadow: Throw Shurikens like no tomorrow, and hope Interceptor joins in
and helps speed up the battle.

Cyan: Dispatch like crazy.  Or if you want to try, use Retort, and hope
that pulls through.  Heal when necessary as well.

#Barren Falls#
<Shadow>

Ok, every enemy here dies in one shot, so it's not hard.  Before entering
here, it's suggested you fight at least ONE fight with a Stray Cat,
ESPECIALLY if you plan to do a Gau SCC.  Besides that, there's nothing
to worry about besides Rizopas.  Rizopas isn't a hard fight, let me
point out, just has El Nino, that can kill you if caught off guard.
Several Strings of Aura Bolts or Dispatches (depends which SCC) will
take him down fast.

#Veldt#
*Gau*

Ok, nothing much to say here besides the usual Stock up on Items, grab
Gau, etc.  However, if you're doing a Gau SCC, pick up as many rages as
possible.  Rages to look out for are Stray Cat, Marshall, Dark Side,
Templar, Overmind, Rhodox, Ghost, Hazer, Pterodan and Vaporite.  Got all
those Rages?  Good.  Now, get as much money as you think you'll need,
and head to Nikeah, as normal, through the Serpant Trench.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!  For the Sabin and Cyan SCC, understand that BOTH must
be alive for Gau to arrive your first time on the Veldt.  Otherwise, he
won't come if either of them are Dead.  Thus, play the Veldt normally
(aka keeping both characters alive) until Gau comes, then Kill the
others off.  Don't go spending 2 hours on the Veldt searching for Gau
alone with Sabin while Cyan is feeding the worms, since Gau isn't
attracted to Dead People, or so It would appear :P

#Nikeah#

Nothing much to say here, just stock up on strong Weapons and armor.
What to get?  Well, here's what you should have by Narhse.  Why am I
telling you this now?  Well, once you finish this area, if you have
forgotten anything, sorry, you can't turn back, so this is a check list
for later, good to take care of now while you still can.

Terra:
Rune Edge: Found in Narshe
Mithril Shield: Unequip from Mog in the Save Terra Sequence
Green Beret: Gotten from Telstar, or from the Serpant Trench Cave 2
Silk Armor: Buy in Nikeah
OR
Iron Armor: Find one in South Figaro (or buy one in Nikeah or Mobliz,
but that costs Money)

Locke:
Air Lancet: One found in Returner's Hideout, other found from Stealing
from TunnelArmr (Common.  Rare is Bioblaster)
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Ninja Gear: Unequip this from Shadow

Edgar:
*Mithril Pike: Unequip from Mog in Narshe, or just buy one in Nikeah
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Iron Armor: See Terra

Sabin:
*Mithril Claw: Buy at Nikeah or Mobliz.  If you're Lucky, you might have
swapped it from Vargas as a Rare Steal (Common is a Tonic)
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Ninja Gear: See Locke

Cyan:
*Kotetsu: Buy in Nikeah or Mobliz
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Iron Armor: See Terra

Gau:
Nothing: Ummm...no comment
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Ninja Gear: See Locke

Celes:
Rune Edge: See Terra
Mithril Shield: See Terra
Green Beret: See Terra
Silk Robe: See Terra
OR
Iron Armor: See Terra

*Weapon mentioned for completion purposes, and simply suggest