Pilot the Highwind to the Junon Area and head into Under Junon. Talk to the Shinra Soldier on the far side of town and give him 10 Gil to ride the elevator up to Junon. Head for the path that separates Upper and Lower Junon and take the elevator in the near-left corner. When you step out, you'll notice a snarling dog guarding a corridor to the right. There's nothing you can do with it for now, but take note of it for future reference. Follow the path to the Underwater Reactor and proceed to the submarine dock*. Defeat Carry Armor and open the chest at the end of the pier to the left to find the BATTLE TRUMPET. Open the chest near the stairs to find the SCIMITAR and open the chest at the end of the pier to find the LEVIATHAN SCALES. Weed-whack you way through the Shinra troops to board the submarine and make your way to the bridge. Fight the crew or take them prisoner, take your place at the helm. Track and sink the red Leader Sub within the 10-minute time limit* and you'll receive the Shinra Sub. Before heading for the Junon Airport, jump back in the Sub and motor south. You'll find the Leader Sub resting in its watery grave against the southern perimeter of the ocean floor. Examine it and you'll find another HUGE MATERIA.
STRATEGY |
Carry Armor: Carry Armor is weak against Lightning; equip the [Lightning-element (Lightning or Ramuh)]-[Elemental] combo in your weapons to strengthen your attacks. Carry Armor has a powerful attack called Lapis Laser that targets your entire party. Begin by using Big Guard and casting Regen on everyone to protect yourself. When you start to attack, focus all your attention on the main body. When you it goes, the whole machine will go. The only thing you really have to be concerned about is its ability to pick up members of your party, taking them out of the battle. Worse than that is the fact that damaging Carry Armor in this situation will also harm your captured comrade. The only thing you can do is assault the offending arm (using attacks that hit a single target) and hope you destroy it before your teammate dies. [GOD'S HAND] |
*NOTES
En route:
In the glass tunnel leading to the reactor, you'll face creatures called Ghost Ships. Make sure you morph at least one of them into a GUIDE BOOK. The item is useless on its own, but if you take it to the Mourner of Kalm you can trade it for the UNDERWATER MATERIA. If you're having trouble, use L4 Suicide first then use Morph. You can steal SHINRA ALPHA armor from Underwater MPs and the Captain inside the Shinra Submarine (if you choose to fight him). Shinra Submarine Battle: This battle should be startlingly easy. All you need to do is accelerate [T] and fall in behind the red sub. When you get in close and establish a lock (the target box will be red), launch all four torpedoes [S] at once. Two or three salvos should be all you need to destroy the Leader Sub. Ignore the yellow subs completely unless you're fired upon, in which case you should accelerate and dive or surface to evade the oncoming torpedoes. If you lose track of the red sub, check your long-range sonar [R1] to re-acquire it. Don't be too surprised if it takes less than 40 seconds to complete the mission.
If, by some miracle (like you develop an insurmountable compulsion to tag mines repeatedly), you fail to sink the Leader Sub, you won't be able to get the Huge Materia but you will have a second chance to acquire a submarine. After you come to at the Under Junon Dolphin Offing, head back into Junon and ride the elevator to the path to the Underwater Reactor. Talk to the Submarine Crew huddled near the snarling dog and defeat them. Talk to the dog and chase it through the Submarine Dock and into the sub. Deal with the cowering crew as you please and the red Shinra Sub will be yours.
OPTIONAL QUESTS:
Wutai (Da-chao Statue Fire Cavern), Midgar & Nibelheim, Chocobo Breeding, Ancient Forest, Materia Caves, Gelnika, The Waterfall Cave |
