Midgar Sector 8 Underground

Screens: In Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 5 shown

Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
8th Street	-	-	-	-	-
Midgar, Sector 8	-	-	-	Right side of the street	-
Sector 8, Underground (Upper Area)	2 Cromwells (56) 3 Manholes (48) 3 Manholes (44) Behemoth (40) 2 Crazy Saws (36) Crazy Saw, Cromwell (32)	4	-	On the lower platform	-
Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area)	3 Cromwells (56) 3 Manholes (48) 3 Manholes (44) Behemoth (40) 2 Crazy Saws (36) Crazy Saw, Cromwell (32)	2	-	-	-
Sector 8, Underground (Duct)	-	-	-	-	-

Items of Interest: In Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 6 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Screen	Details
Elixir	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Upper Area)	Follow the upper path east, then open the chest on the west end
Megalixir	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Upper Area)	Follow the upper path east, then open the chest on the east end
Aegis Armlet	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Upper Area)	Open the chest at the top of the northwest ladder
Starlight Phone	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area)	Open the chest on the west side of the middle platform
Elixir	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area)	Open the chest on the east side of the middle platform
Max Ray	Item	No	Sector 8, Underground (Upper Area)	Open the chest on the top platform past the southeast tube in the lower area

Monsters: Encountered in Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 4 shown

Limited monsters never appear in random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
Behemoth	45	7,000	400	140	1120	110	930	120	76%	200	60%	6%	120	20	-	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,500	100	2,200 gil	Phoenix Down (41.2%), War Gong (24.2%)	Stardust (14.1%)	-
Crazy Saw	44	3,900	340	116	911	96	840	100	80%	120	76%	10%	80	2	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	800	80	1,300 gil	Mute Mask (41.2%)	Phoenix Down (14.1%), Elixir (12.1%)	Turbo Ether
Cromwell	42	3,500	120	100	624	75	702	110	78%	104	79%	1%	70	6	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	800	80	1,500 gil	-	8-inch Cannon (4.7%)	-
Manhole	35	2,500	110	100	536	70	630	120	76%	110	78%	20%	90	8	-	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Slow, Darkness, Frog, Stop, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	900	80	3,000 gil	-	X-Potion (14.1%)	-

Weapons: Found in Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 2 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Max Ray	Barret	97	98%	30	⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Long	-	-	1 gil
Starlight Phone	Cait Sith	88	102%	31	⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Normal	Vitality +30	-	1 gil

Armor: Found in Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 1 shown

Uncommon armor cannot be purchased in shops at the end of the game, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare armor can only be found at specific points during the game; starting armor cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Defense	Defense%	Magic def is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; a character's Spirit and bonuses from materia determine their Magic def Magic def	Magic def%	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Effects	Characters	Price	Value
Aegis Armlet	55	15%	86	50%	⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	-	All Characters	-	1 gil

Items: Found in Midgar Sector 8 Underground – 2 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Elixir	Fully Restores HP/MP	100% HP/MP	Physical	One ally	Restorative	-	-	-	1 gil	Yes
Megalixir	Fully restores all members HP/MP	100% HP/MP	Physical	All allies	Restorative	-	-	-	1 gil	Yes

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