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[[File:Secret of Mana map Santas House.png|left]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Santas House.png|left]] | ||
When you're ready, take the lower left exit, and you'll find a clearing with a house. A reindeer with a bright red nose will be worried that the occupant of the home is missing. If you explore inside, you'll find a chest with a '''Spear | When you're ready, take the lower left exit, and you'll find a clearing with a house. A reindeer with a bright red nose will be worried that the occupant of the home is missing. If you explore inside, you'll find a chest with a '''Spear's Orb'''. | ||
Continue down to the next area. This section will resemble the one outside Todo Village. In addition to Howlers, there will be Pebblers along with a new enemy, a turtle with a spear known as a Shellblast. There are two exits from this area. One heading East leads to a Travel | Continue down to the next area. This section will resemble the one outside Todo Village. In addition to Howlers, there will be Pebblers along with a new enemy, a turtle with a spear known as a Shellblast. There are two exits from this area. One heading East leads to a Cannon Travel Center which can transport you back to Matango or Kakkara. The other, heading West, leads to the next section of the forest. This next section is very similar to the previous section, with an exit heading North. It also introduces a new enemy, a cloud known as LA Funk. As a cloud, it can't be hit with physical weapons, so you must use magic to damage them. They can freeze blasts of snow which can freeze you (turning you into a small snowman), and they can cast Acid Storm on you. Locate the North exit to proceed. | ||
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| [[File:Secret of Mana map Crystal Forest b.png]] | | [[File:Secret of Mana map Crystal Forest b.png]] | ||
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=== Tropics === | === Tropics === | ||
Success defeating the plant will earn you a '''Bow | Success defeating the plant will earn you a '''Bow's Orb''', and the path will open to the north. You'll arrive in what appears to be an unseasonably warm village. It turns out that this place is being used as a swanky resort for rich people who love the warmth in the middle of all the snow. In the middle of the town is a man guarding a stove. If you approach him, he'd gladly give you his shift guarding the stove. If you examine the stove, you'll hit it a bit and you'll hear something inside. Choose to open it, and Fire Elemental Salamando will pop out. In return for rescuing him, he'll teach you Fire magic. | ||
[[File:Secret of Mana map Crystal Forest d.png|right]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Crystal Forest d.png|right]] | ||
As a result of freeing Salamando, the resort will turn back to a frozen village. The men behind the resort scheme will abandon the place, along with all the visitors and occupants. At this point, it's not required, but it is highly recommended that you return to Todo Village for a couple of reasons. You will have an opportunity to save the game between here and the next boss fight, but you will not get to stay at an inn and restore your health and, more importantly, your magic points. You can only do that at Todo. Additionally, | As a result of freeing Salamando, the resort will turn back to a frozen village. The men behind the resort scheme will abandon the place, along with all the visitors and occupants. At this point, it's not required, but it is highly recommended that you return to Todo Village for a couple of reasons. You will have an opportunity to save the game between here and the next boss fight, but you will not get to stay at an inn and restore your health and, more importantly, your magic points. You can only do that at Todo. Additionally, Fire magic is very useful in the next section, so grinding just outside of Todo to increase both the Girl's and the Sprite's Salamando level to 3 is extremely helpful. Plus, you can visit Watts and upgrade your bow which, at level 4, causes confusion. | ||
When you're ready, head North out of the now-frozen resort, to the next section of the Crystal Forest. In this next section, you'll face Howlers, Shellblasts, and LA Funks. Consider trying some of your new Fire magic on the LA Funks. There are two exits from this section, and they both lead north. The left exit leads to a small clearing where you'll find Neko. Neko will offer to save your game, or sell you items. He has all of the great defensive items that are sold at Todo Village, but for much higher costs. The right exit leads to another clearing that travels straight up to a palace. | When you're ready, head North out of the now-frozen resort, to the next section of the Crystal Forest. In this next section, you'll face Howlers, Shellblasts, and LA Funks. Consider trying some of your new Fire magic on the LA Funks. There are two exits from this section, and they both lead north. The left exit leads to a small clearing where you'll find Neko. Neko will offer to save your game, or sell you items. He has all of the great defensive items that are sold at Todo Village, but for much higher costs. The right exit leads to another clearing that travels straight up to a palace. | ||
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[[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace b.png|left]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace b.png|left]] | ||
[[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace c.png|right]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace c.png|right]] | ||
The next room is occupied by two Shellblasts and an LA Funk. That path forks here, leading to a door on the right, and a door on the left. The door to the right doesn't lead to the exit, but it does lead to a treasure that's easy to miss out on if you don't explore everywhere. Passing through it, you'll reach a room where you must step on a nearby switch to extend the path. This path leads to another door up top. This door leads to a small room with the ghost enemies known as Spectres, which like to cast Freeze. Like LA Funks, they can't be damaged by physical weapons, only magic. They are weak to a type of magic you don't even have yet. Save your magic points, and simply examine the treasure chest in the room to obtain the '''Glove | The next room is occupied by two Shellblasts and an LA Funk. That path forks here, leading to a door on the right, and a door on the left. The door to the right doesn't lead to the exit, but it does lead to a treasure that's easy to miss out on if you don't explore everywhere. Passing through it, you'll reach a room where you must step on a nearby switch to extend the path. This path leads to another door up top. This door leads to a small room with the ghost enemies known as Spectres, which like to cast Freeze. Like LA Funks, they can't be damaged by physical weapons, only magic. They are weak to a type of magic you don't even have yet. Save your magic points, and simply examine the treasure chest in the room to obtain the '''Glove's Orb'''. Then return all the way down to the original room with the two doors. | ||
Now take the left door, and take on the Blue Drop (or Drops) guarding the switch on the left side. Once you activate it, return to the main path, and fight your way past a Shellblast to reach the door above. You'll arrive in a small room with three Spectres and two switches. The left switch does nothing, but the right one makes a door appear in the back. Step through it, and you'll arrive in another small room with another new enemy. The machinal floating Weepy Eye can be harmed with weapons, so clear it away before climbing the stairs behind it. | Now take the left door, and take on the Blue Drop (or Drops) guarding the switch on the left side. Once you activate it, return to the main path, and fight your way past a Shellblast to reach the door above. You'll arrive in a small room with three Spectres and two switches. The left switch does nothing, but the right one makes a door appear in the back. Step through it, and you'll arrive in another small room with another new enemy. The machinal floating Weepy Eye can be harmed with weapons, so clear it away before climbing the stairs behind it. | ||
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[[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace d.png|left]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace d.png|left]] | ||
[[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace e.png|right]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace e.png|right]] | ||
You'll arrive in what resembles a library. It contains Spectres, and another new enemy: animated tomes known as Mystic Books. This room is actually a small maze that you must navigate in order to reach the exit in the upper right corner. To do that, you must find the openings between the rows, and even slip past a set of bookshelves that appear to block off the rest of the hallway, but in fact do not. Along the bottom, you will notice two bookshelves that look like they touch the wall below, but you can actually slip beneath them to reach the doorway on the | You'll arrive in what resembles a library. It contains Spectres, and another new enemy: animated tomes known as Mystic Books. This room is actually a small maze that you must navigate in order to reach the exit in the upper right corner. To do that, you must find the openings between the rows, and even slip past a set of bookshelves that appear to block off the rest of the hallway, but in fact do not. Along the bottom, you will notice two bookshelves that look like they touch the wall below, but you can actually slip beneath them to reach the doorway on the right-hand side. From there, travel up to reach the door at the top. | ||
When you enter the next room, some bookshelves will slide together behind you, blocking your escape. You'll encounter a set of Mystic Books in here. These enemies like to defend themselves by casting Lucid Barrier, and they can absorb your health by casting Energy Absorb. Remove them, and examine the switches at the top of the room. No matter what you press, you'll trigger a trap door, and be forced to fall to the floor below. | When you enter the next room, some bookshelves will slide together behind you, blocking your escape. You'll encounter a set of Mystic Books in here. These enemies like to defend themselves by casting Lucid Barrier, and they can absorb your health by casting Energy Absorb. Remove them, and examine the switches at the top of the room. No matter what you press, you'll trigger a trap door, and be forced to fall to the floor below. | ||
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[[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace f.png|left]] | [[File:Secret of Mana map Ice Palace f.png|left]] | ||
After you defeat all three, you will be returned to the library. A doorway beyond the switches will have | After you defeat all three, you will be returned to the library. A doorway beyond the switches will have opened up (as well as the bookshelves that blocked your escape below.) Head through, and fight your way past a Blue Drop to reach the top of the room. You'll need to use the whip twice to cross the gaps to the right side of the room, where you'll drop back down. Ignore the LA Funk and the Spectre that occupy the room, and head past another Blue Drop to reach the middle of the room where you'll find a teleport tile. | ||
Standing on the tile will send you to a small room with three Weepy Eyes. Fight your way through them and open the door above. You'll reach a throne room, and you'll hear a voice command " | Standing on the tile will send you to a small room with three Weepy Eyes. Fight your way through them and open the door above. You'll reach a throne room, and you'll hear a voice command "Be gone!" At this point, you're giving the choice to obey or disobey. If you choose Yes, you'll be forced to retreat to the room below. If you choose No, the next boss battle will begin. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
=== Boss: Frost Gigas === | === Boss: Frost Gigas === | ||
[[File:Secret of Mana boss Frost Gigas.png|right]] | [[File:Secret of Mana boss Frost Gigas.png|right]] | ||
The Frost Gigas is an icy giant with a lot of Undine's attack magic at its disposal. After taking some damage, it has a tendency to break apart into ice | The Frost Gigas is an icy giant with a lot of Undine's attack magic at its disposal. After taking some damage, it has a tendency to break apart into ice crystals which float around the room before gathering together at some other location and recombining into the Frost Gigas. It likes to give itself an advantage by casting Frost Saber on your party, making your weapons less effective against it. With Frost in its name, it should come as no surprise that it is weak against Salamando's magic. Both the Girl and the Sprite are capable of attacking with Fire magic, so take advantage of that fact and have them both bombard the Frost Gigas with magic. If you took the time to get Salamando to level 3 for both characters, you should be able to destroy the Frost Gigas with only a few spells. Even if you haven't, casting Flame Saber is a good idea to counter the effect of Frost Saber to do more damage against the giant. | ||
Upon defeating the Frost Gigas, you'll earn a '''Boomerang | Upon defeating the Frost Gigas, you'll earn a '''Boomerang's Orb'''. You'll return to the throne room to find a man dressed in red standing there. The reindeer you spoke with outside the house will come running in to ask if the man, Santa Clause, is alright. It seems he turned into the Frost Gigas because kids didn't believe in him, due to the fading of mana. He looked for a mana seed to grow a giant Christmas tree, but the seed turned him into a monster. He will then give you the '''Fire Seed'''. You are then transported to the entrance of the Ice Palace. | ||
Your next destination is to head back to Kakkara Desert (assuming you visited there first | Your next destination is to head back to Kakkara Desert (assuming you visited there first, otherwise you must now visit it for the first time). Before you visit the Cannon Travel Center below Santa Claus' house, you may wish to head back to Todo Village to rest and save the game, and upgrade your weapons. When you're ready, visit the Cannon Travel Center and blast off to Kakkara. | ||
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