How to use this walkthrough
- Edition: Pixel Remaster based on SNES FF IV — not the 3D remake with Augments.
- Fixed cast: Roles never change except Cecil Dark Knight → Paladin. Party of five rotates by story.
- Strip gear always: When someone leaves (Edward, Tellah, Yang, Cid, Palom/Porom, FuSoYa…), unequip them the moment the game lets you before the cutscene if possible — chapters flag every major exit.
- Rows: Casters and archers back row; melee front. ATB gauges punish slow menus — decide before the bar fills.
- 100% for PR: Story clear, best practical gear (including Pink Tail → Adamant Armor if you grind it), all character side treasures you can still get, Zeromus dead. No Lunar Ruins.
ATB tip: Pause-equivalent habits help: queue Cure early on Rosa, Jump Kain before boss multi-hits, and do not let Rydia sit in front row.
From Dark Knight to the moon
Chapter 1
Baron to Fabul
Mist, Kaipo, Antlion, Mt. Hobs, Fabul siege — Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Tellah, Edward, Yang.
Open → Chapter 2Mysidia to Zot
Leviathan split, Paladin trial, twins, Magnetic Cave, Tower of Zot, Rosa rescued.
Open → Chapter 3Dwarves & Babil
Underworld, Tower of Babil, Sealed Cave, Crystal raids, Edge joins.
Open → Chapter 4Giant of Babel
Surface cleanup, Baron throne, Giant of Babel, FuSoYa, path to the moon.
Open → Chapter 5The Moon
Lunar Path, Bahamut, Lunar Subterrane, final gear before Zeromus.
Open → Chapter 6Zeromus & 100%
Crystal, Zeromus tactics, Pink Tail / Adamant Armor, master checklist.
Open →Who finishes the game
Cecil Kain Rosa Rydia Edge — the classic PR finale party. Everyone else is temporary; strip them before they vanish.