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Perfect Memory

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      E  n  d      o  f      t  h  e      M  i  l  l  e  n  n  i  u  m     
                         
     


+----------------+---------------------------------------+--------------+
| Version 0.5.0  |  Phantasy Star IV  -  Perfect Memory  |  Apr. 11 '95 |
+----------------+---------------------------------------+--------------+
|      On a Macintosh / PC with Windows, this looks best with any       |
|           monospaced fonts (Monoco 9pnt is good on a Mac).            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  This PM should be available via FTP courtest of GamePro's Andy Eddy. |
|            Site : ftp.netcom.com  /pub/vi/vidgames/faqs               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Compiled by :                                                         |
| Shidoshi (shidoshi@nfinity.com)- Pandora's Box Creations              |
|                                                                       |
| Insane amounts of help and info :                                     |
| Harley Quinn (n/a)                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| Combos list courtest of :                                             |
| Nathan Stehle (nstehle@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu)                              |       
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+



___[ Sections List ]_________________________________________[ SL001 ]___


[ SL001 ]    Sections List
[ PM002 ]    What is a Perfect Memory?
[ VH000 ]    Version History
[ PS000 ]    The Story of Phantasy Star
[ TM000 ]    Phantasy Star Timeline
[ CH000 ]    The Characters
[ TL000 ]    The Towns / Locations
[ WH000 ]    Where is...
[ HG000 ]    Jobs from the Hunter's Guild
[ TS000 ]    Tech / Skill Combinations
[ WL000 ]    Weapons List
[ CL000 ]    Creature List
[ QK000 ]    Quick FAQ
[ ST000 ]    Sound Test
[ CN000 ]    Connections to past Phantasy Star games
[ NM000 ]    Dezoris? Dezo? Dezolis?
[ MP000 ]    Map of Dezoris
[ AK000 ]    Acknowledgements



___[ What is a Perfect Memory? ]_____________________________[ PM002 ]___


This is in no way, shape, or form meant to be an FAQ. This is not a walk
through, this does not give every little tip on how to beat who/what, or 
anything else that FAQs specifically deal with. It may contain much of 
the same information, but is presented in a specifically different way.

So, I'm sure you're wondering...what is a Perfect Memory???

Alan R. Nepomucceno, in the _Ninja High School Perfect Memory_, said it 
best:

"  In the Anime world, a 'Perfect Memory' is a compilation of a popular
   animated show. Pictures from the animated episodes, the character and 
   mecha designs sheets, and numerous comments from the creator are
   brought together into a readable, 'album' format. In short, it is a
   reference book for the audience to look back upon long after the   
   original series did it's final signing off. "

While I can't exactly do that with a text file, that should give you an 
idea of the purpose of a Perfect Memory.


___[ Version History ]_______________________________________[ VH000 ]___

v0.2.0  -  First public release. MANY things till incomplete.
v0.5.0  -  More things starting to take shape, exsisting things cleaned
           up to look better. Getting closer to an actual release.
           
           * Sound Test Added
           * Weapon list added
           * Town list started

v0.7.0  -  Again, more things updated.

           * Creature list added
           * Town list finished
           * Story of PS section started


___[ The Story of Phantasy Star ]____________________________[ PS000 ]___

   Phantasy Star 1 :

   


___[ The Phantasy Star Timeline ]____________________________[ TM000 ]___

[ Harley Quinn's version ]

Lately, when I've actually had enough time to go through r.g.v.s, I've 
noticed way too many arguments about the PS timeline.  Since I STILL 
can't post shit (I have to subscribe first...), I'll just give you my 
thoughts on this timeline and maybe you can put it through the shredder.  

Okay, here goes:

Connection between PS and PS2 is perfect.  Obviously, Alis did not become 
queen of Algo.  If she did, she would either be a forgotten monarch 
(it happened many, many times), overthrown by the earth men, or Mother 
Brain could've purged all files on Alis Landale from history (ala 1984).  
The option of despotism is dipleasing and unrealistic, but Alis could've 
been a poor ruler with good intentions (but with the Gov. of Motavia at 
her side, it wouldn't have been likely).

Now the connection between PS2, PS3, and PS4 is a bit hazy.  Here's yet 
another HO:

PS 3 actually happened after PS2, obviously.  But at the end, one of the 
teams appears on Earth (which was overpolluted by us.  Think Battle Angel 
and you'll get my drift), except that Earth was barren and its people 
extinct.  Classic Star Trek answer everbody : Can you say time loop?  The 
Nei weapons were created during this time, then they appeared on Earth in 
the distant past (about 2000 years ago).  Then people from Earth spread 
the dark religion from PS to infect Lassic (pickles ;P).

To those who say PS3 took place in the future of PS4 because Wren is 
about 2000 years old, discount this.  Both Wrens are Wren-types, which 
means they were mass produced weapons of war.

As a final note, the Great War that happened on Algo was either:

#1. The Devastation War of PS3
#2. The war between team PS2 and the Earthlings actually extended to the 
    surface.
#3. An insane hypothesis: Orakio is another name for Rolf; Laya was an 
    Earthling.  Yes, it's insane.


___[ The Characters ]________________________________________[ CH000 ]___

Note : Names in ('s are the character's Japanese name.


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Chaz ( Rudy ) Ashley       Profession :  Hunter         |
| Race       :  Human                      Age        :  16             |
| Hometown   :  ??                         Hair       :  Blonde         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Chaz was a child of the streets, headed for a rough future until the  |
| hunter Alys Brangwin took him under her wing. Chaz is a first rate    |
| swordsman with a quick temper and a keen eye.                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Earth (1)  Crosscut (6)   Airslash (13)   Rayblade (27)  Explode (35) |  
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Res (1)    Tsu (4)    Hinas (8)    Ryuka (9)    Anti (11)    Zan (12) |
| Rimpa (14)    Gires (16)    Githu (17)    Brose (21)    Gizan (23)    |
| Rever (24)    Nathu (31)    Nares (36)    Nazan (37)    Megid (find)  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Alys ( Lyla ) Brangwin     Profession :  Hunter         |
| Race       :  Human                      Age        :  ??             |
| Hometown   :  Aeido                      Hair       :  Brown          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Alys's prowess as a hunter has made her famous throughout Motavia.    |
| Not much is known about her past, but bits of it seem to keep popping |
| up at odd moments... much to her embarrassment. She is most           |
| proficient with thrown weapons such as boomerangs and slicers.        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Vortex (7)                  Moonshade (10)                 Death (13) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Foi / Saner / Shift (7)           Zan (8)                  Gifoi (14) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Hahn                       Profession :  Scholar        |
| Race       :  Human                      Age        :  24             |
| Hometown   :  Krup                       Hair       :  Brown          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Hahn hails from the village of Krup and is the son of an armorer.     |
| Bored with the monotonous work of forging weapons and determined to   |
| make his mark in the world, he greatly upset his father by going off  |
| to study at Motavia Academy. While physical fighting is not one of    |
| his specialties, Hahn has a wide rangs of Techniques to rely.         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Vision ((1))   Astral ((??/before 42))   Eliminate ((??/before 42))         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Gelun ((1))    Res ((1))    Wat ((3))    Anti ((6]     Doran ((7))     Zan ((9)) |   
| Vol ((10))      Gires ((11))     Rimpa ((12))     Rimit ((13))     Savol ((??)) |
| Giwat ((??))    Gizan ((??))     Nares ((??))     Nawat ((??))     Nazan ((??)) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Rika ( Fal )               Profession :  Biomonster     |
| Race       :  Numan                      Age        :  1              |
| Hometown   :  Birth Valley               Hair       :  Red            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Rika is a biological construction created by one of the last          |
| functioning computers on Motavia. Though she may be a little naive (a |
| lifetime spent inside an underground computer complex doesn't offer   |
| much by the way of life experience), she's a good warrior to have on  |   
| your side in a scrap. Her favorite weapon is the Claw.                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Illusion (1)     Dblslash (4)       Eliminate (12)       Disrupt (17) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Res (1)      Saner (8)      Deban (14)       Shift (19)      Sar (20) | 
| Gisar (28)                   Nares (33)                    Nasar (40) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Rune ( Slay ) Walsh        Profession :  Esper Wizard   |
| Race       :  Human                      Age        :  ??             |
| Hometown   :  Esper Mansion              Hair       :  Blue           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Rune is an old friend of Alys, though how they first met remains a    |
| mystery. How Alys managed to put up with him is a bigger mystery      |
| still. He's powerful and arrogant, and wields a type of power rarely  |
| seen on Motavia anymore : true magic.                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Flaeli / Hewn (17)            Diem (24)                   Tandle (27) |  
| Efress (29)                  Negatis (32)                 Legeon (35) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Arows / Foi / Gra / Hians / Ryuka / Wat (17)               Giwat (18) |   
| Gifoi (19)           Seals (20)         Rever (21)         Gigra (23) |   
| Nafoi (25)                    Nawat (26)                   Nagra (30) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Wren ( Fuoren )        Profession :  Systems Controller |
| Race       :  Android                Age        :  998                |
| Hometown   :  Zelan Satellite        Hair       :  Black              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Wren offers a cool, objective counterpoint to some of the hotter      |
| tempers blazing within the group. He'll provide information and       |
| insight into your quest. He is the system controller on the Kuran     |
| satellite, and feels a sense of responsibility to the problems going  | 
| on with the system computers.                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Barrier / Flare / Recover / Spark (20)                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| n/a                                                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Upgrades                                                              |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Burst Rocket             | Weapons Plant on Dezo                      |
| Hyper Jammer             | Kuran                                      |
| Posibolt                 | Vahal Fortress                             |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Demi                   Profession :  Systems Controller |
| Race       :  Android                Age        :  324                |
| Hometown   :  Nurvus                 Hair       :  Green              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Demi was created as a systems controller for the climate stations     |
| built on Motavia. She is the only one who can interface with Nurvus,  | 
| but has been captured by Zio.                                         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Barrier / Medic Power / Recover / Spark / Stasisbm (12)               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| n/a                                                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Upgrades                                                              |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Phononmezer              | Plate System on Motavia                    |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Gryz ( Pyke )              Profession :  Soldier        |
| Race       :  Motavian                   Age        :  19             |
| Hometown   :  Molcum                     Fur        :  Blue           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Gryz lives to avenge his parents, who were killed when the dark       |
| wizard Zio destroyed the village of Molcum. The only other surviving  |
| member of his family is his little sister, who remains in the village |
| of Tonoe. Gryz relies on brute strength and his skill with the axe.   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Crash (6)                  War Cry (14)                 Sweeping (25) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Brose (6)                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Raja                       Profession :  Priest         |
| Race       :  Dezorian                   Age        :  85             |
| Hometown   :  Temple Ryuon               Hair       :  ??             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Raja is a sarcastic old priest who protected the Temple of Ryuon      |
| until someone had the nerve to land a large spaceship on it. His      |
| healing skills will be handy to have around when the fighting gets    |
| intense.                                                              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ataraxia / Blessing / Holyword / Miracle / St.Fire  (25)              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Anti / Arows / Gires / Res / Rever / Rimit / Rimpa / Sar / Seals (25) |
| Gisar (28)                 Nares (27)            Regen (??/before 42) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name       :  Kyra Tierney                 Profession :  Esper        |
| Race       :  Human                        Age        :  18           |
| Hometown   :  Esper Mansion                Hair       :  Blue         |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Kyra is a very powerful Esper who befriends your group. Quick         |
| tempered and tomboyish, she has taken it upon herself to try to reach | 
| the Gorubek Tower.                                                    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Skills                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Flaeli / Hewn / Medice / Telele (27)                       Warla (29) |
| Bindwa (35)                                               Tandle (39) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Techniques                                                            |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Anti / Arows / Gifoi / Gires / Gra / Res / Rimpa (27)      Gigra (30) |
| Nafoi (33)                    Nares (36)                   Nagra (40) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+


___[ The Towns / Locations ]_________________________________[ TL000 ]___

Town : Piata
Plnt : Motavia
Info : Acedemic town, based around the Motavian Academy.

+----------------+
| Tool Shop      |
+----------------+------+
| Monomate       |   20 |
+----------------+------+


Town : Mile
Plnt : Motavia
Info : A small town sitting on the edge of a giant area of quicksand.

+----------------+
| Tool Shop      |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Monomate       |   20 | Antidote       |   10 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+  
| Weapon Shop    |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Dagger         |   40 | Hunt-knife     |  120 | Stel-Sword     |  280 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Boomerang      |   80 | Slahser        |  160 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+
| Armor          |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Lthr-Helm      |   80 | Lthr-Crown     |   90 | Lthr-Band      |   70 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Lthrshield     |  140 |  
+----------------+------+

Town : Zema
Plnt : Motavia
Info : 

+----------------+
| Tool Shop      |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Monomate       |   20 | Antidote       |   10 | Cure-Paral     |  120 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Telepipe       |  130 | Escapipe       |   70 | 
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+  
| Weapon Shop    |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Hunt-knife     |  120 | Stel-sword     |  280 | Slasher        |  160 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Borad Axe      | 1000 | 
+----------------+------+
+----------------+
| Armor Shop     |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Circlet        |  100 | Crbn-suit      |  550 | Grpt-suit      | 1200 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Crbnshield     |  220 | Grptshield     |  900 | 
+----------------+------+----------------+------+


Town : Krup
Plnt : Motavia
Info : Quiet, peaceful village build upon a series of islands in an 
       oasis.

+----------------+
| Tool Shop      |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Monomate       |   20 | Antidote       |   10 | Cure-Paral     |  120 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Telepipe       |  130 | Escapipe       |   70 | 
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+
| Armor Shop     |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Circlet        |  100 | Crbn-suit      |  550 | Crbn-crown     |  150 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Crbnshield     |  220 | Crbn-helm      |  200 | 
+----------------+------+----------------+------+

Town : Tonoe
Plnt : Motavia
Info :

+----------------+
| Tool Shop      |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Monomate       |   20 | Antidote       |   10 | Cure-Paral     |  120 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Telepipe       |  130 | Escapipe       |   70 | 
+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+
| Weapon Shop    |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Hunt-knife     |  120 | TitnDagger     |  240 | Stel-sword     |  280 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Titn-sword     |  560 | Slasher        |  160 | Titnslasher    |  360 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
+----------------+
| Armor Shop     |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Circlet        |  100 | Titn-helm      |  570 | Crbn-suit      |  550 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+
| Titn-mail      | 1120 | Crbnshield     |  220 | Titnshield     |  600 |
+----------------+------+----------------+------+----------------+------+




___[ Where is... ]___________________________________________[ WH000 ]___

+------------------------------------------+------------------------+---+
| What                                     | Where                  | P |
+------------------------------------------+------------------------+---+
| Alys's grave ........................... | Krup                   | M |
| Alys's home ............................ | Aiedo                  | M |
| Alys's location when she's ill ......... | Krup                   | M |
| Climate Control ........................ | NorthEast of Zosa      | D |
| Entrance to Birth Valley / Seed ........ | Zema                   | M |
| Hahn's Father's Shop ................... | Krup                   | M |
| Hunter's Guild ......................... | Aiedo                  | M |
| Landea Tower ........................... | South of Termi         | M |
| Nurvus ................................. | Under Zio's Fortress   | M |
| Plate System Complex ................... | North of Monsen        | M |
| Prison ................................. | Aiedo                  | M |
| Psycho Wand ............................ | Landea Tower           | M |
| Raja's location when he's ill .......... | Meese                  | D |
| Sand Worm Ranch ........................ | Mile                   | M |
| School where Hahn's fiance teaches ..... | Krup                   | M |
| Soldier's Temple ....................... | East of Krup           | M |
| Spaceship wreckage on Motavia .......... | NorthWest of Nalya     | M |
| Specialty Shop ......................... | Termi                  | M |
| Statue of Alis ......................... | Termi                  | M |
| Vahal Fort ............................. | NorthEast Motavia      | M |
| Weapons Plant .......................... | SouthWest of Jut       | D |
| Dezorian Penguines ..................... | Zosa                   | D |
| Zio's Fortress ......................... | SouthEast of Kadary    | M |
+------------------------------------------+------------------------+---+

___[ Jobs from the Hunter's Guild ]__________________________[ HG000 ]___


+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 01 | The Ranch Farmer                          | Reward : 5000mst     |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    The farmer in Mile has a problem - his Sandworm has gotten a bit big 
    to handle anymore. Head there, and kill it off, simple as that.

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 02 | Tinkerbell's Dog                          | Reward : 2000mst     |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    You might remember seeing the fat little dog just hanging out in
    Krup. This is indeed 'Rocky', the lost dog that you're asked to
    find. In order to be sure he'll come with you, have some shortbread
    with you (available from the cake shop in Aeido). 

    You'll find Rocky in one of three places: In Krup (where he use to
    be?), in Monson (near a fence), or in Termi (near Alis's statue). If
    you don't find him in one, check the other two. And if he won't come
    with you, and you have shortbread, find him in one of the other two
    places and try again. He'll keep looping through these three towns
    until you finally can get him. (be sure to talk to him twice in order
    to get him to come with you)

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 03 | Missing Student                           | Reward : 3000mst     |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    A family in Piata are worried about their daughter who had run off to
    join the religious following of Zio - so, naturally, you'll find her
    in the temple in the middle of Kadary. But she is quite underfed, and
    can't make the journey. Head to Termi, and buy her a Perolymate from
    the specialty shop.

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 04 | Fissure of Fear                           | Reward : ?           |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    The mother living in Monson has seen her worst fear come true - her
    child went off and fell into the crack in the earth in front of their
    home. Head to Monson, fall into the crack, and kill the giant slug to
    rescue the young boy.

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 05 | Stain in Life                             | Reward : 50,000mst   |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    Go to Uzo to talk to the parents of the girls who are locked up in
    the prison. Their bail is 50,000, the exact amount of the reward. So,
    basically, you'll pay to get them free, and then get your money back,
    so you don't lose anything, but you don't gain either.

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 06 | Dying Boy                                 | Reward : ?           |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    This has to do with the boy who thinks he's sick in the town of x. If
    you talk to his parents, they'll tell you he's actually fine, he just
    thinks he is dying. Buy a Sword of Alis from the specialty shop in
    Termi, and take it back and show it to him.

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 07 | Man w/ Twist                              | Reward : None        |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    Go down to x to investigate the bird problem. To the ne is their
    cave, where you'll find a big bird which is their leader. While 
    fighting him, the guy who hired you will run in and stop the fight.    

+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 08 | The Silver Soldier                        | Reward : ?           |
+----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------+

    Okay, I have no idea about this one. Supposedly, it has to do with
    the complex far to the North on Motavia. The problem is, at some
    point in the game, something can trigger it being taken off of your
    job list - this is what happened to me.

    [ from Harley Quinn ]

    The Silver Soldier mission must be taken before you find the Elysdeon 
    or else Demi will take care of the problem itself when you come back 
    (this is the reason she couldn't join your party in the first place).  
    The Silver Soldier mission is great for testing out your anti-mech 
    combos, such as Circuit Breaker and Conductive Thunder.


___[ Tech/Skill Combinations ]_______________________________[ TS000 ]___

Special thanx to Nathan Stehle (nstehle@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) for his work on 
the combos list.

Here are the combos I have compiled from the net thus far:

  Name             Method
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Firestorm      | ( )Foi + ( )Zan*  /  Flaeli + ( )Zan / ( )Foi + Hewn |
|                | Flaeli + Hewn                                        |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Blizzard       | ( )Wat + ( )Zan *   /   ( )Wat + Hewn                |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Triblaster     | Tsu + Foi + Wat *                                    |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Lethal Image   | Death + Illusion *                                   |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| GrandCross     | Crosscut + Efess (reverse?) *                        |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| BlackHole      | Negatis + Gigra (Gra or Nagra?) *                    |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| SilenceWave    | Phonon + Airslash                                    |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ParadinBlow    | Rayblade + Astral*                                   |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ShootingStar   | Burstroc + Nafoi (Foi?  Gifoi?)                      |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ?              | Elemantal (Hahn) + Rayblade                          |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Holocaust      | Savol + Diem (Vol does not work) *                   |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| CircuitBreaker | Hijammer + Tandle *                                  |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Destruction    | Deban + Legeon + Megid + Posibolt *                  |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| PurifyLight    | Holyword + Efess *                                   |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ConductThunder | Wat + Tandle                                         |
+----------------+------------------------------------------------------+


Order _does_ matter in some instances, but I'm not sure about all of 
them. Firestrom for example, chance of execution is better if the fire 
spell goes first.  Triblaster works quite well, even later in the game, 
but the higher order Tsu, Foi and Wat do not seem to combine to make a 
more powerful Triblatser like the Foi and Zan spells do.  Agility of you 
party matters, so if you cast Saner the round before, your combo will 
have the best chance of executing.  That may not be the most productive, 
but if needed, it's there. If there is another way to guarantee a combo 
going (macros are not a sure bet), I am unaware of it.  If the enemies 
attack you before your party goes, that can cause a disruption and a 
failed combo attempt.

The ones marked with '*' are the ones I have gotten to work as shown, 
although not 100%.



Shidoshi's Macro 'o Doom  (aka the God Macro)

If you're having trouble defeating a certain boss, try this macro. It's 
what finally got me by those annoying three priests in the Air Castle, 
and in two turns at that.

( in this order )

Chaz  :  Crosscut
Rune  :  Efress
Wren  :  Burstroc
Kyra  :  Nafoi
Rika  :  ( )Sar

If all works, you should do the Grand Cross, inflicting a nice amount of 
damage to all enemies, followed up by the Shooting Star, which again hits 
all enemies for a nice sum, and Rika ends it by healing all humanoids in 
your party.



___[ Weapon list ]___________________________________________[ WL000 ]___


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SWORDS ( Chaz )                                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Name              | Atk | Def | Special                               |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Alis Sword        |  1  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Ceramic Sword     |  43 |  7  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Elysdeon          | 127 |  25 | Holyword                              |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Flame Sword       |  85 |  15 | Flaeli                                |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Guardian Sword    | 122 |  22 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Sword    | 103 |  19 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laser Sword       |  58 |  10 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Plasma Sword      |  70 |  12 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Shadow Blade      |  50 |  -5 | -5 Agl/-10 Def (Taken from Shadow)    |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Steel Sword       |  14 |  2  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Titanium Sword    |  29 |  5  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| AXES ( Gryz )                                                         |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Broad Axe         |  32 |  14 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Defeat Axe        | 120 |  40 | Bindwa (Tkn fm Chaos Brngrs in Edge)  |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Axe      | 109 |  40 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laser Axe         |  45 |  25 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Struggle Axe      |  38 |  20 |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Titanium Axe      |  26 |  8  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| STAVES & RODS ( Rune & Raja )                                         |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Dream Rod         |  30 |  4  | Bindwa                                |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Force Cane        |  26 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Guardian Rod      |  32 |  0  | Sar (Gisar)                           |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Rod      |  26 |  0  | Effess                                |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Psycho-wand       |  11 |  0  | Cancel magical dfs, + 4 Mtl           |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Silver Rod        |  18 |  0  | + 2 Mtl                               |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Wooden Cane       |  4  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SLASHERS ( Alys & Kyra )                                              |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Boomerang         |  1  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Slasher  |  30 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laser Slasher     |  12 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Moon Slasher      |  42 |  0  | Moonshade                             |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Slasher           |  4  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Titanium Slasher  |  9  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CLAWS ( Rika )                                                        |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Claw              |  12 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Genocyber Claw    |  53 |  0  | Diem                                  |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Guardian Claw     |  60 |  3  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Claw     |  51 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laser Claw        |  25 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Plasma Claw       |  32 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Saber Claw        |  18 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Silver Tusk       |  42 |  2  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Thunder Claw      |  39 |  0  | Tandle (one target only)              |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| GUNS & CANNONS ( Wren & Demi )   * - denotes Wren-only weapon         |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Impacter          |  31 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Napalm Shot *     |  76 |  0  | (Fire-based weapon)                   |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Photon Eraser *   | 125 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Plasma Launcher * | 105 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Plasma Rifle *    |  73 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Pulse Laser *     |  39 |  0  | Hits all enemies on the screen (?)    |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Pulse Vulcan *    |  58 |  0  | Ditto for this one.                   |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Sonic Buster      | 121 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Stun Shot         |  44 |  0  | Bindwa                                |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Wave Shot         |  61 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| DAGGERS & KNIVES ( Chaz and Hahn )                                    |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Ceramic Knife     |  14 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Dagger            |  3  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Hunting Knife     |  5  |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laconian Dagger   |  39 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Laser Knife       |  21 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Mahlay Dagger     |  60 |  10 | Nafoi ( Usable by Hahn only )         |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Plasma Dagger     |  25 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Titanium Dagger   |  10 |  0  |                                       |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+
| Tornado Dagger    |     |     | Hewn ( one target only )              |
+-------------------+-----+-----+---------------------------------------+



___[ Creature List ]_________________________________________[ CL000 ]___

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /-\ = between locations                        * = creature is a boss |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Name              |   HP  |  Location (first meet)    |   EP  |   M   |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Xanaflque         |    16 | Mot Academy Basement      |     3 |     2 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Zoran Bult        |    25 | Mot Academy Basement      |     4 |     3 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Igglanova       * |   300 | Mot Acad Basement         |    63 |    58 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Monsterfly        |    20 | Piata /-\ Birth Valley    |     9 |     8 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Crawler           |    25 | Piata /-\ Birth Valley    |    16 |    15 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Mini Worm         |    25 | Piata /-\ Birth Valley    |    12 |    13 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Flattrplnt        |    32 | Birth Valley              |    15 |    30 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sand Newt         |    41 | -)) Molcum                 |    31 |    40 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Locusta           |    68 | -)) Krup                   |    19 |    21 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Carrion Cr        |    35 | Valley Maze               |    21 |    48 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Blob              |    19 | Valley Maze               |    14 |    40 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Toadstool         |    64 | Tonoe Storage Basement    |    16 |    40 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Abe Frog          |    70 | Tonoe Storage Basement    |    26 |    80 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Ciceflague        |    40 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |    28 |    44 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Arm Drone         |    68 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |    42 |    93 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Ismounos          |    90 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |    36 |    71 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sensor Bit        |    40 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |    33 |    64 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Neowhistle        |    48 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |    54 |   128 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Guilgenova      * |   312 | Bio-Plant (Birth Valley)  |   123 |   388 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Scorpirus         |   150 | Mile /-\ Zio's Fort       |    51 |   121 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Infantworm        |    50 | Mile /-\ Zio's Fort       |    33 |    63 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sand Worm       * |  1489 | Mile                      |  8387 |  1200 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Warren286         |    95 | Ship Wreckage             |    43 |   128 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Whistle           |    50 | Ship Wreckage             |    43 |    92 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Tracer            |    99 | Ship Wreckage             |    51 |   267 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Zol Slug          |    50 | Aiedo /-\ Kadary Passage  |    42 |    91 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Meta Slug         |   239 | Aiedo /-\ Kadary Passage  |   400 |   241 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Speard            |   100 | Aiedo /-\ Kadary Passage  |    62 |    91 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Shadowsabr        |   110 | Zio's Fort                |   105 |    61 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Tech User         |    80 | Kadary /-\ Zio's Fort     |    78 |    85 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Ripper            |   112 | Zio's Fort                |    99 |    51 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Juza            * |  1523 | Zio's Fort                |  1716 |   800 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Desrtleach        |  1040 | Landrover                 |   187 |     1 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Forced Fly        |   135 | Landrover                 |    55 |     2 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Grasshound        |   320 | Landrover                 |    89 |     7 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Caterpillr        |   195 | N of Monsen               |   123 |   152 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Depcen            |   155 | N of Monsen               |   243 |   163 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Infantworm        |    64 | N of Monsen               |    31 |    73 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Fanbite           |   261 | N of Monsen               |   165 |    78 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Seeker            |   130 | Plate System              |   117 |   192 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Gunner Bit        |    70 | Plate System              |    80 |    72 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Worker Pod        |   100 | Plate System              |   116 |    72 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Loader            |   172 | Plate System              |   130 |   112 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Slave             |   180 | Plate System              |   123 |   105 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Centaur           |   190 | Ladea Tower               |   196 |    78 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Haunt             |  Spcl | Ladea Tower               |   102 |    77 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| * Haunt gets 1 HP per character that attacks him                      |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Fly Screamer      |   134 | Ladea Tower               |   103 |    96 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Gy-Laguiah      * |  2580 | Ladea Tower               |  2000 |  1224 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Floatmine         |   150 | Nurvus                    |   120 |    60 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Techmaster        |   120 | Nurvus                    |   149 |   278 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Zio's Guard       |   145 | Nurvus                    |   142 |   107 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Tarantella        |    98 | Nurvus                    |   182 |   300 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Balduel           |   260 | Nurvus                    |   193 |    85 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Blauzen           |   230 | Nurvus                    |   215 |   350 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Tower             |   340 | Nurvus                    |   216 |   128 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Greneris          |   360 | Nurvus                    |   372 |     1 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Zio             * |     ? | Nurvus                    |  6499 |     1 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Jr. Ooze          |    88 | Fissure of Fear           |   108 |   130 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Fract Ooze      * |  1999 | Fissure of Fear           |  8447 |   855 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Chaossorcr        |   480 | -)) Kuran                  |  4595 |  1200 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Rajaco            |   250 | N of Ryuon                |   272 |   156 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Helex             |    90 | N of Ryuon                |   218 |   281 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Dezo Owl          |   130 | N of Ryuon                |   225 |   416 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Mistralgec        |   136 | N of Ryuon                |   195 |   208 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Snow Mole         |    80 | N or Ryuon                |   211 |   321 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Snow Slug         |   221 | Hanger                    |   243 |   156 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Gerotlux          |   180 | Hanger                    |   326 |   312 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sat. Minion       |    95 | Kuran Station             |   269 |   175 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Commndball        |   295 | Kuran Station             |   440 |   331 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+
| Siren386          |   145 | Kuran Station             |   288 |   200 |
+-------------------+-------+---------------------------+-------+-------+






___[ Quick FAQ ]_____________________________________________[ QK000 ]___


* How do I get rid of the gate in Nurvus / beat Zio?

  In both cases, use the Psycho Wand. The wand will rid you of the gate,
  and will make it so that you can hurt Zio.


* Is Alys really Alis?

  Nope. Just another wonderful name change by SOA to make things
  confusing, and to make us all wonder if Alys is suppose to be, in some
  way, connected to our beloved Alis.

* Are Wren from PSIII and Wren from PSIV the same android?

  No.

  Taken from a post by  (x@x.x)

  ...First off, I have never seen it mentioned exactly how old Wren was
  in PS III. Secondly, they are not even the same robot. SOA shortened   
  the names. In Japanese, PS III's Wren is "Shiren", while PS IV's Wren  
  is "Fuoren". They are both art of the same series of robots (as is 
  Siren), just as Miue and Miun are two similar robots from the same  
  series. But they definately are NOT the same robot.

* Are the Nei weapons in PSIV?

  No. At least, not that has been found by anyone. So it looks like
  they're not.

* Is Dr. Lubetz REALLY Dr. Luveno from PS1?

  Seems that way. The statue in the main hall of Motavia Academy has 
  plaque on it saying he's a sceintist who is from 2,000 years ago.


___[ Sound Test ]____________________________________________[ ST000 ]___

(from x@x.x)

After beating the game, go to the screen where you pick new game, 
continue, etc. Hold the 'b' button down, and a sound test will appear.


___[ Connections to past Phantasy Star games ]_______________[ CN000 ]___


Warning  :  This section contains some spoilers for PS4. Read at your own 
risk.


[ People ]

*   Rika is the finished version of the Numan, the type of creations Nei
    and Neifirst were. (PS2)
*   Rune is the (5th?) incarnate of Lutz, a very powerful Esper - 
    Noah (PS1) was an earlier one.
*   Tyler village is named after the space pirate Tyler. (PS2)
*   Lassic is back. (PS1)
*   The Alshline is actually Alsulin, the potion Myau had. (PS1)
*   Dr. Lubetz is actully Dr. Luveno (PS1)


[ Places ]

*   Gumbious Tower is the new name for the Corona Tower. (PS1)
*   Termi is a village honoring Alis Landale (PS1) - there's a statue of 
    her and Myau there.
*   Lassic's floating castle is back. (PS1)
*   Ryuon (Temple in PS4, village in PS2)
*   Zosa (PS2)
*   Esper Mansion (PS2)


[ Misc ]

*   You can get a Landrover, Ice Digger, and Hovercraft - similar to PSI.
*   Some of the music is taken from previous PS games (for example, when
    going to Lassic's castle, the music is the same).
*   The music that plays when the dancers come out in Aeido is from
    Fantasy Zone.
*   Whistle (PSII)
*   The cute and cudly Sandworms. (one of the neatest creatures from PSI)
*   Those oh-so-tasty shortcakes! (PSI)



___[ Dezoris? Dezo? Dezolis? ]_______________________________[ NM000 ]___


It's obvious that either the people at Sega of America don't do their 
research and check out their older games, or there's some major confusion 
somewhere. SOA can't decide what they want to call certain things - in 
one game it's one name, in another a different.

It pretty much goes by when you started playing Phantasy Star. If you 
were one who has played from the original (like me), you'll more than 
likely go by the names that were used in PS1. If you're newer, you might 
go by the names from PS4. PS2's names shouldn't even be considered, as 
they were just four letter versions of the names. (there's something 
about PS games and only using four letters...)

The problem seems to be, most of the time, the conversion of either l or 
r. For those who don't know much about Japanese, there is no actual L in 
their language ... so this poses a problem when translating certain names 
into English. (but, then why didn't they just pick one version and stick 
with it?!?)

+--------+---------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
| What   | PS1           | PS2           | PS3          | PS4           |
+--------+---------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
| System | Algol         | Algo          |              | Algol         |
| Planet | Palma         | Palm          |              | Parma         |
| Planet | Motavia       | Mota          |              | Motavia       |
| Planet | Dezoris       | Dezo          |              | Dezolis       |
| Person | Lassic        |               |              | Lashiec       |
| Being  | Dark Falz     | Dark Force    | Dark Force   | Dark Force    |
| Item   | Alsulin       |               |              | Alshline      |
| Person | Dr. Luveno    |               |              | Dr. Lubetz    |
+--------+---------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+


[ from Motoki (x@x.x)


Let's see, where do I start? Well, for one things, as you know, many of
the names were shortened or changed. Also, the characters had last names
which is not mentioned at all in the US games, except when they refer to
Alis as "Alis Landale" in PS IV (they needed to do that to explain why
the ship is called the Landale ^_^). I only actually played the Japanese
version to part III, but I'm somewhat familiar with the names for parts
I and IV too. Part II though, the only name I'm familiar with is Rudger
(or Rudogaa as it would be pronounced in Japanese), which was shortened 
to Rudo in the English version. In part one, Alis was shortened from
Alyssa/Alisa in the Japanese version (hence the Alisa III is the ship in
PS III; SOA should have called it the Alis III to be consistant as the
connection may have been lost on some people due to the name changes),
Myau probably should have been spelled Meow, since I think the Japanese
had his name be the katakana for the English word "meow" (another thing
that was lost in the English translation, though Myau COULD be pronounced
the same as meow I suppose). Odin, as far as I know was still Odin. Then
we come to the esper character known as Noah in PS I, and as Lutz/Roots
(depending on how you romanize it) in Japanese, as well as being known as
Lutz in PS II and IV. This IMO is the signle biggest screwup that SOA
made in the PS games. Because they did not change this characters name in
PS II to match the name change they made to him in PS I, a major part of
the story, that you meet and are aided by a character from PS I, is lost.

In PS III the characters last names represent (for the most part) what
village they are from. Rhys is Kane Sa Lik (Sa Reek? Sa Liku? Sa Riku?
I'm not exactly sure how that name is meant to be romanized, but Riku/Lik
is the original Japanese name for the village you start out in, Landen in
the US version.). Lena is known as Lena De Satera. Now the robots, I
don't know where the hell SOA got this Cyborg crap from. That term was
NEVER used in the Japanese version. The word "cyborg" implies the being
is at least part organic, which the robots in PS III are not. In the
Japanese version, android is used to refer to the robots who can
physically pass for humans, and simply robots for those that cannot.
Mieu, (while I suppose that is a valid romanization, I perfer Miyu) is an
android. Likewise is her `sister' Miun/Miyun. Now Wren, as I have stated
previous on the newsgroup, is known as Shiren in PS III, not to be
confused with PS IV's Wren who is Fuoren, they look similar as they are
from the same series of robots, but they have noticiable differences. For
example, Shiren is a fairly short robot, you'll notice he's shorter than
most of the other characters in PS III, but Fuoren is very tall, taller
than all the other characters in PS IV. Also, Fuoren has a more
human-like face where Shiren has a more robot-like one, and Fuoren has a
red sphere in his torso that Shiren does not. Siren is also known as
Siren in the US version. Is is the robot that is similar to Wren, but
with red hair, the last boss of Ayn's generation. Lyle is Lyle La Mira,
though I can't figure out why he's named that since I never came across a
village named Mira and he's supposedly the prince of Shusoran, perhaps
Mira is an old name for Shusoran, I'm not sure. Maia is Marina Lu Cille
in the Japanese version (of course, "Cille" can be romanized many ways,
Seal, Ciru, Seelu, etc.). Ayn is Ayn Lu Cille, Thea is Lan La Mira and
Sari is Lynn De Satera respectively in the Japanese versions. Lets's see,
Lune is Lune Kay (Kei?) Ecille (Eseal?) and his sister was Luisa Kay 
Ecille (I assmune Ecille is either a city that no longer exits or an old 
name for Cille since Lune and Alair (Luisa) had been frozen for 1,000 
years). Ryan is known as Dan in the Japanese version. I can't recall 
right now what village he was from, I think it might have been Cille (as 
there were few Layan villages left by the time PS III takes place) I 
can't swear to that though. Laya (the younger sister of the original one 
who joins your party) I can't seem to remeber her last name either, 
sorry. :( Ayn and Thea (Lan), their son Sean is Shin in Japanese, Rhys 
(Kane) and Lena's son Nial is Lane Sa Lik, Lane and Luisa's son is Luin 
Kay Ecille, Lane and Laya's son is I *THINK* Fuin, but I'm not 100% on 
that. I am certain though that their daughter was named Laya too. This 
kinda of ticked me off when SOA called her Gwyn because all the female 
offspring in that line are suppsed to be named Laya. It's some sort of 
tradition. I can't seem to recall what the name of the son of Ayn and 
Sari (Lynn) is right now, I know it definately wasn't Crys though, 
because all the sons names ended in -in (the `een' sound).




___[ Map of Dezoris ]________________________________________[ MP000 ]___

  
            ^^^^^^
          ^^^^^^^^^^                                       ^^
       ^^^^    ^^^^^^^^^^^            ^^^                ^^^^^^
        ^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^
       ^^  ^   ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  J ^^^^^
       ^  ^^^ ^^^^^^^ G ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^A ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^ ^^
      ^^  ^^^ ^ ^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I ^^^^^^
          ^^^    ^^^^^  ^^^^           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^ @@
          @@@      ^^    ^            ^^^^^^^      ^^       ^^^^^^^^^^@@
   @      @@@      ^  ^    B          ^ H                 ^^^^^^^^^   @@
   @    @@@@@  ^^^   ^^   ^^^^   ^^                        ^^^^^^^^^  @@@
  @@@@@@@@@@  ^^^  ^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^                     ^^^     @@@@
  @@  @@@@@  ^^^  ^^^    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  K          ^^^^  L      @  
@@@        ^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^                  @@@@@
      @@@  E      ^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      M    ^^^^^^^^           ^^^@@@@@
      @@@  F  ^      ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^      N         ^^^^^      ^^^^^^^^@@@@
    @@@@    ^^^            ^^^^^^^^^                 ^^      ^^^^^   ^ @@@
  @@@@@   ^^^^^      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^            ^^^     ^^^^     ^  @@
   @@@^^  ^^^^^  C   ^^^^^^^^^^^ P ^^^^^        ^^^^^^^     ^^^^          
     ^^^  ^^^^^      ^^^^^^^^^^^         ^^^      ^^^    ^^^^^^
    ^^^^^^^^^^^  D   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^            ^^^^     
      ^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
           ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  ^ = Mountains                                            @ = Fissure |
+---+-------------------+---+-------------------+---+-------------------+
| A | ClimCenter        | B | Zosa              | C | Ryuon             |
| D | Raja Temple       | E | Tyler             | F | Spaceport         |
| G | Meow Valley       | H | Reshel            | I | Deadly Forest     |
| J | Gorubek Tower     | K | Meese             | L | Esper Mansion     |
| M | Gumbious Temple   | N | Jut               | P | Weaponsplant      |
+---+-------------------+---+-------------------+---+-------------------+

___[ Acknowledgements ]______________________________________[ AK000 ]___


Thank you to the following people :

Harley Quinn .............................. for all his help with this PM
Nathan .................................... for the use of his combo list
Motoki ....................................... for the info he gave me on 
                                                  the names of characters
PSIV Official Player's Guide........................for the creature info
Sega of America ............ (grudingly) for their long awaited, although
                                                 bad, translation of PSIV
Alis Landale...............for being the damn-cool heroine that she is =)


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