The Chocobo's Air Garden is a location in Final Fantasy IX. Only accessible by golden Choco, the player must find a dark spot on the ground on the world map and use a Dead Pepper while flying over it. The Air Garden is the last location where Zidane can play Chocobo Hot and Cold. Final Fantasy 9 » Chocobo's Air Garden Chocobo's Air Garden is the very last 'Chocobo Forest' type area in the game. Floating in the sky, the only way to find this area is.

Contents.Concept and creation The main characters were based on the character class archetypes from previous games (for instance, Zidane is based on the Thief class while Steiner was based on the Fighter class.) The Final Fantasy series has used the same menu operated battle system in most of the games with a few minor adjustments. Each character in Final Fantasy IX has his/her own unique ability; these include summoning, black magic, white magic, blue magic and techniques such as 'Jump'.

The characters were designed after the creation of Final Fantasy IX 's plot, unlike its predecessors, and, which had its protagonists created before the story. Both Zidane and Vivi's size and age were less than that of the characters from the above-mentioned other titles. Zidane was one of the original three characters revealed, along with Vivi and Steiner.Original concepts and designs were created. The in-game version of each character was completed by Toshiyuki Itahana, Shunkou Murase and Shin Nagasawa. Main playable characters Zidane Tribal.

Main article:Zidane Tribal ( ジタン・トライバル, Jitan Toraibaru, ) is the main of Final Fantasy IX. At the age of sixteen, he becomes involved in a scheme to kidnap Princess Garnet XVII of Alexandria, organized by Regent Cid in order to distance the princess from her increasingly war-like adoptive mother, Queen Brahne. Zidane first encounters Garnet when she tries to sneak out of the palace, and, at her request, promises to do his best to kidnap her. He takes an instant liking to the princess and does not hesitate to flirt with her throughout the game. Zidane naturally adopts his role as party leader, and his personality draws many characters in the game.

Near the end of the game, the player learns that Zidane is a, created by Garland on the planet Terra to replace Kuja as a more powerful 'Angel of Death.' Jealous of his successor, Kuja cast Zidane down to Gaia, where he is found and adopted by Baku and his group of thieves, Tantalus.

At the end of the game, after the party is rescued from the Iifa Tree by Kuja, Zidane chooses to go back inside the collapsing structure to save his archrival. For nearly a year it is believed that he did not survive; however, he makes a dramatic reappearance on stage in Alexandria in the epilogue.Zidane has shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and a prehensile monkey-like tail. He was conceived and written by, while his appearance was designed by and re-interpreted by Toshiyuki Itahana. His womanizing aspect was designed. Sakaguchi described him as a person who 'likes girls and doesn't care for much', lacking any objective and being carefree, but a key character nonetheless.In addition to his original appearance, Zidane is the hero representing Final Fantasy IX in.

Along with the entire cast, Zidane reappears in the prequel. He also appears in as a playable character. He is also featured in the rhythm game as the main character representing Final Fantasy IX.

Zidane was featured amongst three other protagonists of the video game as figurines, including, and to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. Fps io games. He is voiced by in the Japanese versions and in the English versions.Vivi. Main article:Beatrix is a general as well as the head of the army of. Beatrix is famous for her sword, Save the Queen, and for her powerful ability, Seiken. Her Seiken abilities act as references to other games, particularly 's Climhazzard skill, which is one of 's. Meanwhile, Stock Break and Shock are similar to the Magic Knight abilities in, while her other ability, Thunder Slash may also be a reference to this game as it is similar to Lightning Stab.

Shock is also General Leo's special command in.Little is known about Beatrix's past, save that she grew up in a middle-class family in the city of. Visits to Alexandria led her to like the city. After her 16th birthday, she decided to move to Alexandria and join the all-female Alexandrian army. This led to years of battle and intense training allowing her to become a captain and, eventually, a general heading the Alexandrian Army. During this time, she became acquainted with the head of the Knights of Pluto, Captain.Beatrix loyally served as she waged war against the neighboring kingdoms. She initially served as an antagonist to Zidane and his companions, facing them in battle on three occasions. It is unclear whether Beatrix had ever questioned the Queen until immediately after the attack on Cleyra.

Beatrix was finally convinced to defy the Queen during and company's rescue of in Alexandria. Along with and Steiner, Beatrix remained behind to allow the rest of the party to escape. What happened to the three remains a mystery until late in the game.After the Queen's death, Beatrix was again seen in Alexandria, this time serving under the newly crowned Garnet. Around this time, there was a complex miscommunication about a love letter made by to Zidane, presented in the style of a, which ultimately resulted in a romance between Steiner and Beatrix.During 's attack on Alexandria, she and Steiner defended the city. However, she went missing due to the chaos caused by the,. Once again, the focus of the plot does not reveal the precise details of what happened to her. It is later revealed that she had in fact survived and remained in Alexandria to help rebuild the city.General Beatrix later appears captaining the Red Rose flying with the airships of Lindblum in order to protect the Invincible as it entered Memoria.

Following Necron's defeat, Beatrix appears to renounce her position as a knight and head of the Alexandrian army, until she is later confronted by Steiner, who pleads with her to stay so that they may 'protect the queen together,' at which point they officially begin their relationship. She is shown in the final sequence of the game holding the Save the Queen high in the air with Steiner.Regent Cid Fabool IX. ^ FINAL FANTASY IX English game manual, Published by Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., 2000. Retrieved 2010-08-05.

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Regent Cid: 'I once promised your father, that should anything happen, I would protect you. We've known about the disturbances in Alexandria for some time. But had we acted directly, it would've started a war. So, I asked Baku for help.

He and I go way back. The play was the perfect cover to enter Alexandria and get you out. No one would suspect Lindblum was behind it. We were forced to take action, because we knew Alexandria would never seek our help.

I'm relieved we were able to get you here.' . Hooded Girl: 'As you have no doubt suspected.the truth is that. I am actually. Princess Garnet Til Alexandros, heir to the throne of Alexandria. I have a favor I wish to ask of you.

I wish to be kidnapped.right away.' . Zidane: 'Alright then, Your Highness! I shall hereby do my best to kidnap you!' .

Zidane: So.Kuja is just an angel of death who sends souls to the Tree of Iifa. / Garland: Yes, my angel of death.

But only until you came of age. / Zidane: What do you mean!? / Garland: His soul is not eternal.

I was going to create you next, after all. Garland: 'When you received the gift of life in Bran Bal, Kuja could not bear it. He could not bear to see a Genome with more power than his own; he felt threatened. Kuja discarded you. He dropped you onto Gaia, the world he would destroy.' Retrieved 2010-08-05. Gantayat, Anoop (September 14, 2010).

Archived from on 2010-09-18. Retrieved September 14, 2010. December 26, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012. Archived from on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-05-03. Vivi: Leave me alone!

/ Knight 1: Stop! / Knight 2: Come back here! / Vivi: Don't come any closer! / Garnet: Ow! / Baku: Zidane! / Zidane: Princess Garnet!

Let's get outta here! (Final Fantasy IX). Vivi.Zidane. Those.black mages and I. Are we.the same.? (Final Fantasy IX). Black Mage No.

288: Seven of our friends stopped functioning recently. I think our life span is limited.

I've suspected this ever since the first one came to a stop. It varies a little, but most of us stop moving one year after production. (Final Fantasy IX). Vivi: A-Am I gonna stop pretty soon, too? / Black Mage No. 288: I don't know.

Kuja said the prototype built before us would last longer. / Vivi: But.I am gonna stop eventually. / Black Mage No. (Final Fantasy IX). November 12, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

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Retrieved April 11, 2019 – via YouTube. Amarant: Some call me the Flaming Amarant. ( Final Fantasy IX). Lani: What are you tryin' to do, Red!? I thought you're supposed to be the number one bandit! ( Final Fantasy IX).

Onirim is a solitaire card game. You must work against the game to gather the eight oneiric doors before the deck runs out. You can obtain door cards either by playing cards of the same color three. Onirim is a solo/cooperative card game in which you navigate the landscape of dreams themselves. By playing or discarding Location cards, you search for oneiric doors that will lead you from the dream labyrinth. Playing three Location cards of the same color in a row reveals a door. Onirim is a solitaire card game. You must work against the game to gather the eight oneiric doors before the deck runs out. You can obtain door cards either by playing cards of the same color three turns in a row.

^ Zidane: Funny how you put that in past tense. All due to my wonderful influence. / Amarant: Pshhh. What do you want me to do? ( Final Fantasy IX).

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Amarant: I tried to kill you. Why are you letting me go? ( Final Fantasy IX).

Amarant: 'Very well. I'll find out what makes you so strong.' ( Final Fantasy IX). Amarant: I'm sayin' working alone beats working in a team any day, and I'm gonna prove it. Hilda said there's some key here to break the seal, am I right? ( Final Fantasy IX).

Amarant: We don't have anything to do with each other anymore. You don't have anything to gain from this. I don't understand you. I don't understand the way you think.

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You will meet up with a Moogle named Mene as soon as you enter the forest. Mene will ask you if you would like to ride Choco, the Chocobo, in order to travel through the area without running into any monsters. He will provide you with which you can use to call Choco any time you are near a set of Chocobo footprints on the world map.Leave the Chocobo’s Forest and travel to the Chocobo footprints just outside of the forest (to the east) and then select and use the Gysahl Greens out of your item inventory.Riding Choco the Chocobo is a nice and easy way to get around the world map, but for now you should return to the Chocobo’s Forest with Choco. Walk over to Mene and ask him “What’s the big secret?” to have him expand on what he had said to Zidane earlier. He will explain that Choco has the ability to seek out treasures and items hidden underground.

Choose to pay the 60 gil when prompted in order to play “Chocobo Hot & Cold”. The points you receive for each item are as follows: ItemPoints150 gil00 gil22500 gil444488100 gil85,000 gil810/1,000 gil16161 gil16Stone with Patterns20/25The best strategy for digging up items and Chocographs during the Chocobo Hot & Cold side quest is to move around in the center of each of the areas so you can cover as much of an area as possible. Chocobo’s Forest is the easiest location to hunt in (until you receive the Mountain Ability).Uncovering Chocographs with your Chocobo will give you access to new abilities that allow Choco to traverse new terrain and will give you access to new Chocobo Hot & Cold zones.

This includes the Chocobo’s Lagoon and the Chocobo’s Air Garden. Chocobo’s Lagoon. Exit the area and check the mini-map to find a new area to the southwest identified as Chocobo’s Lagoon. You are too far away to reach it now, so hop back into the Blue Narciss (leaving Choco behind) and sail over to the Lagoon. You can’t actually reach it at this point though and will require a Chocobo with the Reef Ability (after obtaining Chocograph #4) in order to reach it. Travel to the island to the west of it, call a Chocobo using and then travel over to the lagoon. The pathway is a little bit difficult so use the video below to assist you.

Chocobo’s Air GardenThe first thing you need to do to reach the Chocobo’s Air Garden is obtain the Sky Ability allowing you Chocobo to fly. You can do this by obtaining the proper (click on the link for more information) and Chocograph pieces.The hints to reaching the Air Garden can be found on the Chocograph Pieces that you dug up in the Chocobo’s Forest and Chocobo’s Lagoon. To view the Chocograph Pieces, enter the menu screen and check the “Key” tab in the Items section. Select each of the Chocographs to read the hints. There are five different spots that you can search but only one will have a shadow allowing you to reach the Chocobo’s Air Garden.