The Underground Waterway, also known as Watery Pass, is a cave in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. It is a cave filled with water that connects Kaipo and Damcyan. There are two halves of the cave. The southern part contains an underground river, and the northern part contains an underground waterfall and lake. The exit to the lake is frequented by octopus-like monsters.
Story[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
Cecil Harvey and Rydia pass through this cave to search for the Sand Pearl. Tellah also passes through this cave so he can reach Damcyan because his daughter, Anna, ran there with Edward Chris von Muir, who was disguised as a Bard. Tellah failed to defeat the Octomammoth at the end of the cave on his own, so he returned to the southern part of the cave.
Tellah meets up with Cecil and Rydia and they join forces to get through the cave. They take a stop at a Special Field, and Tellah uses his Tent to rest. That night, Tellah tells Cecil that Rydia reminds him of his daughter, Anna. They discuss their pasts and how Rydia, a Summoner of Mist, could improve her powers. At the end of the cave the three of them defeat the Octomammoth, granting passage to Damcyan.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Several years later, Palom and Porom explore the waterway as training for Palom's quest to become a sage. At the end of the falls the two defeat the Cooler Mammoth, and Porom realizes Palom only wished to come here to challenge the monster Tellah fought before. She lectures him on how sages ought to use their magic, and the two return to Mysidia.
When the Red Moon returns and a meteor impacts near Mt. Hobs, Edward, Harley and a trio of guards from Damcyan traverse the waterway via hidden passages that let them climb back up the falls. The five head to Kaipo to catch a ship to Baron, but Edward heads back alone to the Antlion's Den when Harley falls ill and needs a Sand Pearl to treat her fever. On his way back Edward is accosted by bandits and washes down the falls to surface at the bottom.
After Edward arrives at Baron and returns to Damcyan, Ceodore Harvey and the Hooded Man travel through the waterway to reach Damcyan after seeing the Red Wings flying towards the castle.
Locations[]
The Octomammoth blocking the passage.
- Hidden Chamber
Located near the entrance, there is a descending staircase to the small lake area. There is a secret passage inside the big waterfall, and some treasures can be found inside.
- Secret Passages
At Underground Waterway B2 North, there are two secret passages, one after the long corridor on the left side of the entrance and the other one near the exit for Underground Lake N. Both pass through the wall and lead to the southeast side of the area where there is a treasure.
- Exit to Damcyan
It is found in the Underground Lake's B1, the last floor of the twin underground dungeons. An Octomammoth blocks the rest of the passage, which is the exit that leads to Damcyan. The party must defeat the Octomammoth.
Items[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
- 2D
- 2,320 accumulated gil
- Potion x2
- Hi-Potion
- X-Potion (secret)
- Ether x2
- Dry Ether (secret)
- Elixir
- Remedy x2
- Tent
- Maiden's Kiss
- Phoenix Down (secret)
- Bomb Fragment
- Antarctic Wind
- Bronze Hourglass
- Hermes Sandals
- Shadowblade
- Ice Rod
- Feather Cap
- Hades Helmet
- Hades Armor
- Hades Gloves
- Iron Ring
- 3D
- 580 accumulated gil
- Potion x3
- HI-Potion
- Ether x3
- Dry Ether
- Phoenix Down
- Maiden's Kiss
- Tent
- Bomb Fragment
- Zeus's Wrath
- Bronze Hourglass
- Hermes Sandals
- Shadowblade
- Ice Rod
- Feathered Cap
- Hades Helm
- Hades Armor
- Hades Gloves
- Map completion: Eye Drop x5, Antidote x5, Tent x3, Potion x5, Zeus's Wrath x3, Ether
The After Years[]
- Edward's Tale
- Porom's Tale
Enemies[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
- 2D
- South
- Killer Fish x3
- Vile Shell x3, Water Bug
- Killer Fish x2, Vile Shell x2
- Gigantoad x3
- Zombie x4
- Middle
- Killer Fish x3
- Killer Fish x2, Vile Shell x2, Water Bug x2
- Red Mousse x4
- Zombie x4
- Sahagin x4, Tiny Mage x2
- Alligator
- Killer Fish x2, Alligator
- Gigantoad x2, Toadgre
- Toadgre x3
- North
- Killer Fish x2, Vile Shell x2, Water Bug x2
- Red Mousse x4
- Zombie x6
- Sahagin x4, Tiny Mage x2
- Tiny Mage x4
- Tiny Mage x6
- Alligator x2
- Killer Fish x2, Alligator
- Gigantoad x2, Toadgre
- Toadgre x3
- Octomammoth (boss)
- 3D
- South
- Middle
- North
- Red Mousse x4
- Zombie x5
- Alligator x3
- Toadgre, Gigantoad x2
- Octomammoth (boss)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
- Edward's Tale
- Underground Lake / Behind the Falls
- B1F - BF2 (North)
- B3F, B2F, South Entrance
- Porom's Tale
- South Entrance
- Gigantoad x3
- Fangshell x3, Amoeba
- Killer Fish x2, Yellow Jelly
- Zombie x2, Ghoul
- B2F (South)
- Ghoul x2, Zombie x2
- Yellow Jelly x2, Toadgre
- Killer Fish x2, Yellow Jelly
- Gigantoad x3
- B3F
- B2F (North)
- B1F (North)
- Underground Lake B2F
- Underground Lake B1F
- Alligator x2
- Splasher, Fangshell x2, Amoeba
- Tiny Mage x4
- Tiny Mage, Sahagin x4
- Cooler Mammoth, Cooler Leech x4 (Boss)
- Kain's Tale
- South Entrance
- Mizuchi x2
- Blaze Toad x3
- Blaze Toad x2, Toadgre x2
- Sahagin Knight x3
- Fell Turtle
- Blood Bat x2
- Mizuchi, Blood Bat x2
- B2F (South)
- Mizuchi x2
- Blaze Toad x2, Toadgre x2
- Mizuchi, Sahagin Knight
- Fell Turtle, Blood Bat x2
- Blood Bat x2
- Mizuchi, Blood Bat x2
- B3F
- Mizuchi, Blood Bat x2
- Blaze Toad x2, Mizuchi
- Mizuchi, Sahagin Knight, Blaze Toad
- Fell Turtle, Blood Bat x2
- Blood Bat x3
- Fell Turtle
- Sahagin Knight x4
- Flaygator
- B2F (North)
- Mizuchi, Blaze Toad, Sahagin Knight
- Flaygator
- Sahagin Knight x3, Blaze Toad
- Mizuchi, Blaze Toad x2
- Fell Turtle, Sahagin Knight x2
- Blood Bat x3
- Mizuchi, Blood Bat x2
- B1F (North)
- Mizuchi, Blaze Toad, Sahagin Knight
- Flaygator
- Fell Turtle x2
- Sahagin Knight x3, Blaze Toad
- Mizuchi x3
- Fell Turtle, Blood Bat x2
- Blood Bat x3
- Fell Turtle, Sahagin Knight x2
- Underground Lake B2F
- Mizuchi, Blaze Toad, Sahagin Knight
- Flaygator
- Fell Turtle x2
- Sahagin Knight x3, Blaze Toad
- Mizuchi x3
- Fell Turtle, Blood Bat x2
- Flaygator, Blaze Toad x2
- Blaze Toad x4
- Underground Lake B1F
- Mizuchi, Blaze Toad, Sahagin
- Flaygator x2
- Flaygator, Blaze Toad x2
- Gigas Gator x2, Flaygator
- Blaze Toad x4
- Sahagin Knight x3, Blaze Toad
- Mizuchi x3
- Fell Turtle, Blood Bat x2
- Fell Turtle, Blaze Toad x2
- Octo-Kraken, Octo-Leech x4 (Boss)
Musical themes[]
The background music that plays inside the Underground Waterway is the Final Fantasy IV generic dungeon theme, "Into the Darkness".
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Painting image.
Cecil finds his beloved Rosa in Kaipo, only to learn she languishes with the deadly Desert Fever. He sets out for Damcyan to find a cure.
Description
Underground Waterway is unlocked by completing Mist Cave in the Final Fantasy IV realm. Completion of this dungeon unlocks Antlion's Den in the Final Fantasy IV realm.
- Classic Rewards
| Completion Type | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Completion Reward | Gil | 700 |
| Mastery Reward | Minor Power Orb | 5 |
| Stamina Shard | 1 | |
| First Time Completion | Mythril | 1 |
| Stamina Shard | 5 |
- Elite Rewards
| Completion Type | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Completion Reward | Gil | 3,500 |
| Mastery Reward | Light Rod (III) | 1 |
| Stamina Sahrd | 1 | |
| First Time Completion | Mythril | 1 |
| Stamina Shard | 1 |
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