Fiend Arena

The Fiend Arena is a battle arena accessed through the Creature Creator, which in turn is accessed through the Celsius, available in Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission and the HD Remaster versions of Final Fantasy X-2.

Features[]

The Fiend Arena can be accessed at any point during the game by talking to Shinra on the Celsius. In its menu, the player can capture fiends, watch their Fiend Tale progress, manage them and finally, fight in the arena.

The arena features two modes: Tournament Cups and Battle Simulator. The former allows the Gullwings to participate in cups against different monster formations. The latter gives them a list to choose any formation they have encountered in the cups to fight at will. Losing a battle, be it in the cups or the Battle Simulator, will not result in a Game Over; the player is simply returned to the Fiend Arena menu. The only exception to this is the Fiend portal when faced for the first time.

Completing the storyline of captured creatures can award the player with accessories or unlock new enemy formations in the tournaments. The girls do not perform their victory poses in the Fiend Arena except in the Battle Simulator.

All Gun Mage Blue Bullet abilities can be learned in the Fiend Arena with the exception of Annihilator.

Tournament Cups[]

Tournaments are carried out in three- or four-round elimination. Depending on the cup, either 8 or 16 teams will be facing off against each other. After every match, no matter if the player wins or loses, they obtain a pod. If they already have 8 pods, they receive curative items instead.

Standard Cup[]

Standard 8-bracket tournament. If you can't win here...

Tournament information

Standard Cup is available from the very beginning. The monsters in this cup are not too tough, but they may overwhelm players that come here too early. The player will often end up facing off against the Amorphous Gel, accompanied by a Barbuta, a formation that can be somewhat difficult to defeat at low levels.

Winning Standard Cup for the first time awards the player with the Psychic dressphere. Beating it three times awards the Intrepid Garment Grid and unlocks Standard Cup: Hard. Other rewards include X-Potion x4, Ether x8, Titanium Bangle or Silver Bracer.

Standard Cup: Hard[]

Standard 8-bracket tournament. Stronger teams await!

Tournament information

Standard Cup: Hard is unlocked by beating Standard Cup three times. The monsters the Gullwings will face here are very different from the ones they faced in the first cup. A dangerous enemy that is frequently encountered here is the Rukh, which is capable of petrifying characters with its basic attack and has an immunity to magic. Also, the Dark Elemental often defeats its opponents, despite it not being an overly powerful enemy.

Winning Standard Cup: Hard once unlocks the Grand Cup. Rewards for beating this cup include several accessories that increase attributes by 20 or increase HP or MP by 60% like the Power Wrist, Tarot Card, Defense Veil, Mythril Gloves, Mythril Bangle, Gold Bracer and Talisman.

Grand Cup[]

A large scale 16-bracket tournament. Which team will survive this long battle?

Tournament information

Grand Cup is unlocked after beating Standard Cup: Hard a single time. The roster of enemies fought in this cup is largely identical to that of the Standard Cup: Hard. However, as the name states, this is a "large" cup, meaning the winner is decided through a four-round elimination system rather than three.

The first time the player wins this cup, they are awarded the Festivalist dressphere. After beating the cup three times, Grand Cup: Hard is unlocked. For placing first in this cup, the player is rewarded with small amounts of high-quality curative items such as Elixir, Remedy, Mega-Potion, or Mega Phoenix.

Grand Cup: Hard[]

A large scale 16-bracket tournament. Stronger teams await!

Tournament information

Grand Cup: Hard is unlocked by beating Grand Cup three times. At first, the monsters fought in this tournament are similar to the Large Cup's, but several strong formations are added to its roster as the player completes the storyline of specific creatures or by simply beating the cup a couple of times.

Beating the cup awards the player with the Abominable Garment Grid. During the first attempt, the final opponent will be a Chocobo. Winning the tournament unlocks the Chocobo Cup.

After beating this cup three times, multiple dangerous formations are added to block early access to the Youth League Tournament and, subsequently, the Mascot dressphere and the Farplane Cup. The player is guaranteed to encounter one or both of the following two "stonewall" participants every time following their third victory: Tonberry the Ripper (Mega Tonberry) and/or Shady Duo (Black Elemental + Mushroom Cloud). These enemies are very strong (especially Mega Tonberry who can easily instantly kill a character with a single attack) and can wipe out most parties. At this point, the player is generally forced to wait until Chapter 5 when stronger fiends become available for capture after making progress in Via Infinito, or until the Mascot dressphere is obtained, although it is still possible to beat them in Chapter 1 with heavy grinding, strong luck, or both. It is also possible, but rare, that both Shady Duo and Tonberry the Ripper appear in the bottom half of the tournament brackets on the fourth attempt, where they will be beaten by Areg & Arroja. Having a Tonberry with the Adamantite accessory equipped and the Fireworks ability learned is recommended, which can be obtained by doing the Machina Panzer sidequest below and consuming 10 L-Bombs on the creature in question.

When completing the cup for the fourth time, the last team the player faces will be two Cactuars and beating them unlocks the Cactuar Cup. Finally, beating the cup six times unlocks the Youth League Tournament.

Subsequent wins can award Tetra Gloves, Tetra Guards, Black Rings, and Megalixirs.

Chocobo Cup[]

A chocobo tournament. Don't be fooled by their cuteness!

Tournament information

Chocobo Cup is unlocked after beating Grand Cup: Hard once. The player can only participate in this cup if they have a Chocobo in their active battling party. Chocobos can be captured by setting up S-pods either in Luca, on the Mi'ihen Highroad or the Calm Lands.

In this cup, players have to face off against enemy teams that always include a Chocobo. They are paired up with strong enemies like the Anything Eater. Winning it awards the player useful accessories like Regal Crown, Champion Belt, Rabite's Foot, or Minerva's Plate.

Cactuar Cup[]

A cactuar tournament. Be wary of their quickness and sharp needles!

Tournament information

Cactuar Cup is unlocked by beating Grand Cup: Hard three times. The player must have a Cactuar in their party to enter. Cactuars can only be captured in Chapter 5 after unlocking the Cactuar Hollow by setting up an S-pod in Bikanel.

Just like in the Chocobo Cup, enemy teams always include a Cactuar. Most monsters they are paired up with are giant fiends from the Cactuar Dungeon. At times, they will also fight the Jumbo Cactuar and unlike in the dungeon or the Via Infinito, he will actually attack the party here. Winning this cup awards the player accessories that greatly increase attributes like Power Gloves, Crystal Gloves, Oath Veil or Pixie Dust.

Youth League Tournament[]

A Youth League-sponsored tournament. Participants from all over Spira will be there!

Tournament information

Youth League Tournament is unlocked by beating Grand Cup: Hard six times. In this cup, the player will fight various NPCs, including Lucil, Elma, Yaibal, Nooj, Gippal, Baralai, Lulu, Kimahri, Garik, accompanied by two Ronso Youths and the duo of Brother and Buddy. Most enemies can appear either solo or in a team with some other enemies; for example Nooj, Gippal and Baralai will occasionally appear as a team (Ex-Crimson Squad). If the player completes the storyline of all six of Leblanc's Goons, the Weak Squad (consisting of Goon Red, Goon Black, and Goon Purple) can also be fought here after the player has scored enough victories.

As a reward for beating it for the first time, the player is awarded a copy of the Mascot dressphere. For subsequent victories, awards include accessories like Defense Bracer, Speed Bracer, Tetra Bracelet or Shmooth Shailing.

Aeon Cup[]

A tournament of Aeons released through the power of the Fayth.

Tournament information

Aeon Cup is unlocked by capturing and transforming eight specific creatures into aeons.

In this cup, the player will exclusively battle aeons. Shiva, Anima, Yojimbo and the Magus Sisters are identical to their storyline counterparts, including AP earned upon defeating them. The others, on the other hand, are much stronger here than they were during the mandatory fights. The most dangerous foe is Bahamut, who has over 100,000 HP and very dangerous attacks, including Shin-Zantetsu.

Beating this cup awards the player with one of several stat-raising accessories. If the player manages to win three times, they obtain the Peerless Garment Grid, one of the best Garment Grids in the game. For subsequent victories, they can obtain Kaiser Knuckles, Crystal Ball, Crystal Bangle, or Rune Bracer.

Fiend portal / Fiend World Cup[]

A tournament teeming with denizens of the fiend world. Defeat Omega Weapon in a death match!

Fiend portal tournament information

A tournament teeming with denizens of the fiend world. Death match format at all times!

Tournament information

A tournament teeming with denizens of the fiend world. Defeat Shinra in a death match!

Almighty Shinra Cup tournament information

The Fiend portal can only be unlocked through a sidequest involving the capturing and releasing of several specific creatures. After it is completed once, the name changes to Fiend World Cup.

In the Fiend World Cup, the Gullwings face demonic enemies, including Doomstones, Spellspinners, and Imps. Aranea, Humbaba, and the deadly Mega Tonberry also frequently appear. Another enemy to watch out for is Aeshma, a Spellspinner who is immune to physical attacks, which can spell certain defeat for parties that rely solely on physical attacks. Shadow Envoy, Abyssal Judge, and Moonflow Guardian are all teams the player should watch out for as they have at least one Aeshma present. Unlike other cups, as the Fiend World Cup operates on a deathmatch format, the player's HP and MP are not restored between rounds and upon starting the tournament, so they must start and continue fighting with whatever they have left. It is a four-round elimination tournament instead of the usual three.

When the player participates in the Fiend World Cup for the very first time, it is named the Fiend portal, and the final opponent is Omega Weapon. Losing to any team results in a Game Over with a unique scene where the Celsius explodes. After winning, the player is given a choice to recruit either Ultima Weapon or Omega Weapon. Since Ultima Weapon was recruited to unlock the Fiend Portal in the first place, choosing Omega Weapon is recommended.

If the player indeed chooses Omega Weapon, completing his Fiend Tale causes the creation of Almighty Shinra, who then hijacks the Fiend World Cup and turns it into Almighty Shinra's Cup. It is identical to the Fiend World Cup except that Almighty Shinra is always the final opponent and beating him gives the player an opportunity to recruit him.

After beating Omega Weapon and Almighty Shinra, they occasionally appear in the Fiend World Cup. They usually beat any computer-controlled team they face, so the player will most likely have to fight them. If the player has unlocked this cup and then starts a New Game Plus, Omega Weapon and Almighty Shinra will not appear again until the player watches the former's fiend tale ending again and beats Almighty Shinra again.

Winning the Fiend World Cup awards the player with outstanding accessories. Possible rewards include the AP Egg, Soul of Thamasa, Adamantite, and Gold Hairpin.

Farplane Cup[]

A tournament that brings back residents of the Farplane.
Perhaps you will see some familiar faces...?

Tournament information

Farplane Cup is the final and most difficult tournament of the Fiend Arena. It is unlocked by beating every other cup, other than the Almighty Shinra Cup, at least once.

In Farplane Cup, the Gullwings face the game's most powerful enemies and superbosses, including the Black Elemental and Mushroom Cloud duo, Concherer, Elder Drake, Insect Matriarch, Azi Dahaka, Paragon, Trema, and Major Numerus. Trema usually defeats any team he faces and therefore has to be fought almost every time, although he may lose to enemies like Paragon and Concherer. At times, the player may also encounter characters from Final Fantasy X: Tidus, Auron, and Seymour. If these characters are beaten during the cup and the Gullwings win the cup afterwards, they are given the choice to recruit them. If they choose to recruit them and then release them later, Seymour and Auron can be re-recruited. Releasing Tidus, however, should only be done from the Creature History menu — releasing him by replacing him with another fiend triggers a glitch that prevents the player from re-recruiting him.

The most dangerous foe in this tournament is Major Numerus, the strongest superboss of the game and unique to the Farplane Cup. He only shows up after the player has already beaten the cup multiple times and if he appears, the player has a high chance of fighting him—although it is possible that he loses to enemies like Trema or Paragon. Although rare, it is also possible that either the Concherer or, even more rarely, the Elder Drake beats him.

Winning the Farplane Cup awards the player with one of the rarest and most valuable accessories in the game. The possible rewards are: Ragnarok, Force of Nature, Key to Success, and Iron Duke. Participating in the Farplane Cup and defeating Major Numerus through the battle simulator are the only ways to obtain multiple Iron Dukes in one playthrough.

Battle Simulator[]

The Battle Simulator allows one to fight the fiends they have encountered through the various tournaments. Losing these battles never leads to a Game Over (although the Game Over theme will still play if a tournament is lost), and various strong enemies can be repeatedly fought (such as Concherer, Paragon, Trema, etc.) for their drops (e.g. Dark Matter).

Some teams can only be encountered by observing a fiend's Fiend Tale. See the Creature Creator article to see where to capture the corresponding fiends.

Most of the fiends encountered in the Fiend Arena, when Oversouled, count towards Shinra's Bestiary, allowing the Battle Simulator to be a helpful tool to cause a fiend to Oversoul (see the Oversouled article for specifics). However, if a fiend has different abilities and stats from the version encountered in the main story, then it will not count towards Shinra's Bestiary but can be repeatedly fought to bring about an Oversouled version which can then be fought in the main story.

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Impressions	N/A	Coyote, Flan Azul	8	30
Crazy Divers	N/A	Sahagin x2	6	14
Kilika Wanderers	N/A	Red Elemental x2, Death Dauber	74	12
Team Bow Wow	N/A	Quadricorn, Wild Wolf	14	25
Thunderstorms	N/A	Bicocette, Lesser Drake	112	56
Private Eyes	N/A	Ahriman, Fly Eye	26	40
Djose Outlaws	N/A	Coyote, Red Elemental x3	87	85
The Highway Star	N/A	Gecko, Nashorn, White Elemental	83	66
Evil Flowers	N/A	Purpurea x2	28	36
Rogue Chimera	N/A	Protochimera	80	120
Nightmare Begins	N/A	Bully Cap x2, Wild Wolf x2	72	52	Blue Bullet: White Wind
Voltage Brothers	N/A	Lesser Drake, Bolt Drake	182	152
Invincibles	N/A	Hrimthurs x2	148	88
Calm Land Blasters	N/A	Coeurl x2, Wild Wolf	58	72	Blue Bullets: Blaster, White Wind
Fat Bomb	N/A	Stalwart	122	100
Icicle Sisters	N/A	Haizhe x2	96	44	Blue Bullets: Absorb, Mighty Guard

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Shell Squad	Standard Cup	Bicocette x3	132	54
Elementrio	Standard Cup	White Elemental, Gold Elemental, Red Elemental	96	91
Squishy Brothers	Standard Cup	Flan Palido x3	72	90
Machinegunners	Standard Cup	Leucophylla, Viper Sniper	220	106	Blue Bullet: Seed Cannon
Forest Watch	Standard Cup	Amorphous Gel, Barbuta	522	413
No Fear	Standard Cup	YAC-13, Machina Hunter	143	55
Heavy Metal	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Gemini	275	153
Ugly Jam	Standard Cup	Flan Amarillo x2, Haizhe	212	106	Blue Bullets: Absorb, Mighty Guard
Flying Circus	Standard Cup	Peregrine x2, Vespa	325	166
No Tears	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Scout Machina, Guard Machina	365	88
Flan Flan Flan	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Flan Amarillo, Flan Blanco x2	278	186
Moonfang	Standard Cup	Canis Major x2, Lupus	504	124
Terrible Sky	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Rukh	1220	530	The screen information incorrectly shows a Zu enemy instead
Hitmen	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Queen Coeurl, Assassin Bee	246	378	Blue Bullets: Blaster, White Wind
No Apologies	Grand Cup	YAC-62 x2	510	188
Funky Divas	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Gucumatz, Mycotoxin	622	256	Blue Bullets: Heaven's Cataract, White Wind

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Empty Heart	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Iron Giant	380	280	Unlocked by completing Iron Giant's Fiend Tale
Silver Brothers	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	White Fang x2	310	140	Unlocked by completing White Fang's Fiend Tale
Lizard Squad	Grand Cup	Greater Drake, Archaeothyris x2	696	360
Black Chandelier	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Dark Elemental	670	410
Boom Squad	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Detonator, Grim Gaze	376	228
Roughneck	Grand Cup: Hard	Zalamander	1200	930
No Limit	Standard Cup: Hard	Machina Striker	1400	400
Fisticuff Twins	Grand Cup	Gigas, Bascinet	1094	290	Gigas is incorrectly named "Ogre" in the menu screen
Bad Boys	Grand Cup	Rhyos, Aculeate	827	382
Queen Bee	Grand Cup: Hard	Wasp Queen	230	98
Underwater Gang	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Sahagin Prince x2	370	210
Total Eclipse	Grand Cup: Hard	Flan Azabache	380	98	Blue Bullet: Absorb
No Mercy	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Machina Panzer	1050	10000	Good for grinding gil *(3x gillionaire (Lady Luck dress sphere), Nab Gil (Horn of Plenty GG), selling Oath Veil steal (Treasure Hunter GG), selling Crystal Bangle drop = 80,000 + 2,500 + 2,000 + 2,000 = 86,500 per battle, which go pretty quickly)
Redstar & Darkstar	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Flan Rojo, Tindalos	1220	220
Dragon King Jr.	Grand Cup: Hard	Zalamander	1600	1300	Unlocked by completing Zalamander's Fiend Tale
Brigade Newcomer	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup, Grand Cup: Hard	Stalwart	390	265	Unlocked by completing Stalwart's Fiend Tale. Blue Bullet: Storm Cannon

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Sleepy Sneaky	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Shell Shocker	1500	1280	Unlocked by completing Shell Shocker's Fiend Tale
Zanarkand Guard	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Guardian Beast	880	490	Unlocked by completing Guardian Beast's Fiend Tale
Clear Aqua Squad	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup, Grand Cup: Hard	Haizhe, Deep Haizhe	466	167	Unlocked by completing both Haizhe's and Deep Haizhe's Fiend Tale. Blue Bullets: Absorb, Mighty Guard
Superpants	Standard Cup: Hard	Hrimthurs	385	97	Unlocked by completing Hrimthur's Fiend Tale
Ushie Family	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Protochimera	210	510	Unlocked by completing Protochimera's Fiend Tale. Blue Bullets: Absorb
Iron Stomach	Grand Cup: Hard	Chocobo Eater	780	1000	Unlocked by completing Chocobo Eater's Fiend Tale
Hard Rock	Grand Cup: Hard	YSLS-99	480	1000	Unlocked by completing YSLS-99's Fiend Tale
Raging River	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup	Dinictus, Sahagin Prince	372	193
Big Justice	Grand Cup: Hard	Heavy Sallet	380	110
Omega Weapon	Fiend World Cup	Omega Weapon	1650	5000	Unlocked by completing Ultima Weapon's Fiend Tale
Dragon King	Grand Cup: Hard	Claret Dragon	1280	780
Ancient Power	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Adamantortoise	1780	1000
Soul Quake	Grand Cup: Hard	Earth Worm	1130	6000
Hellbreeders	Standard Cup: Hard, Grand Cup: Hard	Gug, Tindalos x2	2930	1230	Good team for grinding EXP
Elephant Eater	Grand Cup: Hard, Fiend World Cup	Humbaba	1800	550
Tonberry the Ripper	Grand Cup: Hard, Fiend World Cup	Mega Tonberry	1280	600	Blue Bullet: Cry in the Night

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Lady Tarantula	Grand Cup: Hard, Fiend World Cup	Aranea	710	800
Shady Duo	Grand Cup: Hard, Farplane Cup	Mushroom Cloud, Black Elemental	1870	700	Blue Bullet: Absorb
Peacekeeper	Grand Cup: Hard	Battlesnake x3	540	600	Unlocked by completing Battlesnake's Fiend Tale
Stowaways	Grand Cup: Hard	Barbuta, Vertigo	459	250	Unlocked by completing Vertigo's Fiend Tale
Ark Legend	Grand Cup: Hard	Adamantoise, Aquila	1780	980	Unlocked by completing Aquila's Fiend Tale. Falcon is incorrectly named "Aquila" in the menu screen.
Sharp Order	Grand Cup: Hard	Barong	530	780	Unlocked by completing Barong's Fiend Tale
Lonely Tentacles	Grand Cup, Grand Cup: Hard	Tentacles	430	850	Unlocked by completing Tentacles' Fiend Tale
Calm Avengers	Grand Cup: Hard	Balivarha, Spine Drake	1032	1738	Unlocked by completing Balivarha's Fiend Tale. Blue Bullet: Fire Breath
Papa Eaters	Grand Cup: Hard	Critical Bug, Hug Bug	1620	1080	Unlocked by completing Hug Bug's Fiend Tale
God Wife	Grand Cup, Grand Cup: Hard	Lacerta, Great Malboro	2000	1600	Unlocked by completing Lacerta's Fiend Tale. Blue Bullet: Bad Breath
Wild Bird	Grand Cup: Hard, Chocobo Cup	Chocobo	320	400
Fortune Alliance	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Armet x2	546	548
Beauty of Nature	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Cephalotus	533	462	Blue Bullet: Seed Cannon
Fish & Chips	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Dinictus	507	488
Chocobo & Pals	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Creeper, Hexapod	760	560
Gysahl Hunters	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo x2	640	800

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Note: Cactuars all teach the Blue Bullet ability 1000 Needles.

Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Today's Friends	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Anything Eater	1920	2300
3rd Chocobo Unit	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo, Machina Soldier x2	1500	1040
Chocobo Kings	Chocobo Cup	Chocobo x3	1800	2400
Areg & Arroja	Grand Cup: Hard, Cactuar Cup	Cactuar x2	2002	2004
Team Islaya	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, Great Haunt	1121	1212
Team Lobeira	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, Elder Zurvan	1141	1182
Chiapa & Friends	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, Sahagin Chief	1301	1107
Erio & Brother	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, King Takouba	1486	1302
Mushroom Toumeya	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, Big Bully Cap	1181	1050
Frailea Gang	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar x3	3003	3006	Good team for grinding EXP
Bartschella's Love	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar, Volcano	1881	1332
Jumbo Cactuar	Cactuar Cup	Cactuar x2, Jumbo Cactuar	2852	2224
Ronso Hardliners	Youth League Cup	Garik Ronso, Ronso Youth x2	1740	590
Elma	Youth League Cup	Elma	1100	800
Yaibal	Youth League Cup	Yaibal	1000	380
Lucil	Youth League Cup	Lucil	1200	400

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Kimahri	Youth League Cup	Kimahri	1500	600
Lulu	Youth League Cup	Lulu	1500	2000
Baralai	Youth League Cup	Baralai	1400	1000	Blue Bullets: Absorb, Drill Shot
Nooj	Youth League Cup	Nooj	1500	1200
Gippal	Youth League Cup	Gippal	1400	1000	Blue Bullet: Mortar
Gullwing Guys	Youth League Cup	Brother, Buddy	2700	950
Lucil Squad	Youth League Cup	Elma, Lucil, Yaibal	3300	1580
Old Guard	Youth League Cup	Kimahri, Lulu	3000	2600
Ex-Crimson Squad	Youth League Cup	Nooj, Gippal, Baralai	4300	3200	Blue Bullets: Absorb, Drill Shot, Mortar
Weak Squad	Youth League Cup	Scarlet Goon, Ebony Goon, Violet Goon	4200	5300	Unlocked by completing all six Goon Fiend Tales.(Re-watch all six Fiend Tales to unlock the team again in New Game+)
Return to Nothing	Fiend World Cup	Aka Manah x2	2060	1340
Silent Prophet	Fiend World Cup	Jahi x2	2400	1240	Blue Bullet: Absorb
Curse Lifter	Fiend World Cup	Monolith, Arast	2300	790	Blue Bullet: Stone Breath
Shadow Envoy	Fiend World Cup	Aeshma x2	3200	1600
Dark Seal	Fiend World Cup	Monolith x2	2840	920	Blue Bullet: Stone Breath
Lost in the Dark	Fiend World Cup	Arast, Varan x2	1700	810

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Chaos Vessel	Fiend World Cup	Dolmen x3	3390	960	Blue Bullet: Stone Breath. Good team for grinding EXP
Underworld Spirit	Fiend World Cup	Lich, Arast	1610	660
Fiend World Cleric	Fiend World Cup	Arast x3	2640	990
Abyssal Judge	Fiend World Cup	Aeshma, Arast	2480	1130
Moonflow Guardian	Fiend World Cup	Monolith, Aeshma	3020	1260	Blue Bullet: Stone Breath
Eternal Prison	Fiend World Cup	Epitaph	1200	330	Blue Bullet: Stone Breath
Almighty Shinra	Fiend World Cup	Almighty Shinra	3000	3000	Unlocked by completing Omega Weapon's Fiend Tale (re-watch Fiend Tale to force him to appear again)
Seymour	Farplane Cup	Seymour	1300	1000
????	Farplane Cup	Tidus	1500	750
Auron	Farplane Cup	Auron	1600	900
Abyss Crawler	Farplane Cup	Insect Matriarch	1200	1000
Fire Dragon God	Farplane Cup	Elder Drake	1300	550
Hell's Gatekeeper	Farplane Cup	Azi Dahaka	1570	1300
Slimy Boss	Farplane Cup	Concherer	1440	1200
Master of Spira	Farplane Cup	Paragon	1800	3000	Blue Bullet: Supernova
Outer Plane Envoy	Farplane Cup	Major Numerus	24000	20000

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Team Name	Appears In	Enemies	EXP	Gil	Notes
Shiva	Aeon Cup	Shiva	1350	2000	Unlocked by completing Flan Blanco's Fiend Tale. Awards 15 AP when defeated
Anima	Aeon Cup	Anima	1130	2000	Unlocked by completing Aranea's Fiend Tale. Awards 15 AP when defeated
Magus	Aeon Cup	Sandy, Cindy, Mindy	2100	3000	Unlocked by completing Jumbo Cactuar's Fiend Tale. Awards 24 AP when defeated
Yojimbo	Aeon Cup	Yojimbo	1000	1500	Unlocked by completing Critical Bug's Fiend Tale. Awards 15 AP when defeated
Valefor	Aeon Cup	Valefor	1800	1000	Unlocked by completing Mycotoxin's Fiend Tale
Ifrit	Aeon Cup	Ifrit	1900	1300	Unlocked by completing Flame Dragon's Fiend Tale
Ixion	Aeon Cup	Ixion	2000	1600	Unlocked by completing Machina Striker's Fiend Tale
Bahamut	Aeon Cup	Bahamut	2500	2000	Unlocked by completing Azi Dahaka's Fiend Tale
Trema	Farplane Cup	Trema	2000	3000

Quests[]

Several sidequests are tied to the Fiend Arena and completing them often offers great rewards.

Sphere Break Elites[]

By completing the storyline of Varan, the player unlocks the Besaid Aurochs' locker room in Luca. Here, they can face the three best Sphere Break players in the game with Quota values upwards of 500. Defeating the elites will award the player some rare accessories—Enterprise, Invincible, and Ragnarok, respectively.

Machina Panzer[]

If the player captures and completes the Fiend Tale for Killer Hound, who can be captured by setting up an S-pod in Bikanel, they are instructed to look for a machina in the Zanarkand Ruins. Now they can capture the YSLS-Zero there by using an SP-pod (choose Defender as species). Completing its storyline activates a mission.

The player is told to look for a 1000-year-old machina. That machina is the Machina Panzer, found by setting up an L-pod in the Thunder Plains. Completing the Fiend Tale for Machina Panzer awards the player with the Adamantite accessory.

Aeon Cup[]

See Creature Creator for how to capture necessary fiends.

To unlock Aeon Cup, the player must find and transform several fiends. The fiends can be transformed by increasing their Story Levels by 4 after capturing and then releasing them. Doing so will release one of the eight aeons and unlock them in the Battle Simulator. If the player finds all of them, Aeon Cup is unlocked.

• Mycotoxin turns into Valefor.
• Flame Dragon turns into Ifrit.
• Machina Striker turns into Ixion.
• Flan Blanco turns into Shiva.
• Azi Dahaka turns into Bahamut.
• Aranea turns into Anima.
• Critical Bug turns into Yojimbo.
• Jumbo Cactuar turns into the Magus Sisters.

If the player manages to unlock the cup and then beat it three times, they obtain the Peerless Garment Grid.

Fiend World Cup and Almighty Shinra[]

Unlocking the Fiend World Cup is quite complicated. The sidequest can only be started in Chapter 3 and completed in Chapter 5. The Fiend Tales of many creatures must be completed in succession. All these creatures receive a Fiend Tale Complete at Story Level 3 except for Ultima Weapon and Almighty Shinra.

1. To begin, the player must capture Daeva. This can only be done after Chapter 2.
2. Completing Daeva's tale makes him transform into Aka Manah, who is then automatically recruited.
3. Completing Aka Manah's tale makes him turn into Aeshma.
4. Completing Aeshma's tale makes him transform into Jahi.
5. After completing Jahi's tale, it's Mission Time! Before disappearing, Jahi cryptically tasks Shinra with capturing a traitorous fiend.
6. At this point, the player can capture Tomb. Completing Tomb's tale makes it possible to capture Dolmen in Chapter 5.
7. Once the player has completed Dolmen's tale and has descended into the Farplane Abyss at least once (defeating Shiva and then returning to the Celsius is sufficient enough for this), Monolith becomes available for capture.
8. Completing Monolith's tale releases Ultima Weapon, who is then automatically recruited.
9. Upon completing the tale of Ultima Weapon, Omega Weapon is unleashed, and the Fiend portal tournament opens up. Unlike most other tournaments, losing this tournament results in a Game Over. Winning the tournament's final battle against Omega Weapon will give you a choice of either re-recruiting Ultima Weapon or recruiting Omega Weapon; choose the latter to continue. The Fiend portal will also become the Fiend World Cup, which is the standard version of that tournament.
10. Completing the Fiend Tale for Omega Weapon will transform Shinra into Almighty Shinra. The Fiend World Cup changes once more to the Almighty Shinra Cup, with Almighty Shinra as its final opponent. Defeating him gives the player the option to recruit him, at which point the tournament reverts to the Fiend World Cup.
11. Completing the tale of Almighty Shinra and then releasing him awards the player with the extremely powerful Last Resort Garment Grid. To re-recruit Shinra, simply watch Omega Weapon's ending in the Bestiary. Almighty Shinra's Cup will return, and Shinra can be fought and recruited once more.

Musical themes[]

"Flash Over" is played as the normal tournament music. During the Aeon Cup, the aeon battle theme titled "Aeons" plays instead of the normal tournament music. During the Fiend World Cup, the typical tournament theme is substituted with "Clash". During Farplane Cup, "Their Resting Place" plays instead.

Other appearances[]

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