Party: The full party on deck; Cloud, Barret and Tifa fixed for the boss.
Key unlocks: The tournament’s cards and the Assess Materia Earring, Kaiser Knuckles for Tifa, and the first synergy abilities the game insists on.
Watch for: Forfeiting the tournament is allowed and costs you the Card Royalty trophy until chapter select. The optional match with Red XIII is a relationship point.
1. On board
A cruise with a card tournament in the middle of it.
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The cabins
Chests in economy class: the second room on the left and the third on the right hold antidotes.
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Round one to four
Wize 3.0 on the sundeck; then Tifa, Aerith and Barret around the ship; Madam M and Andrea; Chadley in the Royal Lounge.
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The final
Regina on the sundeck. Winning is the Card Royalty trophy, the Shinra-8 Trophy for Johnny, cards and the Assess Materia Earring.
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Red XIII, optional
A bonus match. Beating him is a relationship point; skipping it is a small loss.
2. Below deck
Rest, then the ship comes apart.
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Sleep in economy
The rest is the trigger.
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The deck, then the hold
Fiends on deck, then Necrotic and Demonic entities down through Cargo Hold 1F.
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Kaiser Knuckles
By the stairs in the hold: Tifa’s weapon and a Mega-Potion.
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Jenova Emergent
Cloud, Barret and Tifa, no choice. No elemental weakness; it resists Stop and is immune to Berserk, Slow and Petrify — and the head and shoulders open as targets once it is pressured. The fight is built to make you use a synergy ability. The chapter ends on the kill.
3. Bosses
- Jenova Emergent: Stop. Parts open under pressure; synergy abilities are the lesson.
4. Before you leave
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 16 September 2026 against the guides of Game8 and PowerPyx. What is still unverified is the only thing reading cannot settle — nobody here has played it.