Floating Continent

Chapter 3 checklist

• Thamasa: Strago & Relm intro; burn down scenes; Esper attack
• Floating Continent entry via airship
• Full loot; Nerapa / Ultros / Typhon / Ultros stack as appears
• Boss AtmaWeapon / Atma
• Wait for Shadow on the airship escape (do not skip the timer)
• Survive Kefka’s Warring Triad disaster
• World of Ruin recruitment (Ch.4)

Thamasa

1. After Imperial chaos, fly to Thamasa (mages in hiding).
2. Inn scenes; Strago & Relm; house fire rescue (Shadow may help).
3. Gather party for the esper crisis; Kefka massacres the esper gathering.
4. General Leo’s stand; tragedy; Kefka ascends toward godhood.
5. Prepare best gear before the Floating Continent.

Floating Continent

1. Blackjack drops you on the continent. Save first.
2. Open every chest — some of Balance’s best gear lives here.
3. Boss sequences: Ultros & Typhon, then airship docking chaos.
4. AtmaWeapon: huge HP; use Runic (Celes) to eat magic; Bio/Flare if learned; keep healing.
5. Kefka moves the Warring Triad; the world unmakes itself.

Shadow’s timer — read this

• After the climax, you flee to the airship. A timer starts.
• Wait on the cliff / airship scene until Shadow appears and boards. If you jump early, Shadow is lost for the rest of the game in classic/PR behavior.
• Only jump when Shadow is safe or the game confirms he made it.
• This is the single most famous missable in FF VI.

World of Ruin begins

Celes wakes on Solitary Island a year later. Cid’s fish mini-game decides his life; either way you get a raft. Chapter 4 covers re-recruiting the world.