Mideel is a field map in Final Fantasy VII located in the Mideel Area, a southern island on the world map. The town cannot be visited until the Highwind is obtained, at which point it is the destination for "A Shocking Reunion", in which Tifa is party leader. The town is later visited for "Searching for the You of That Day", with Cid as party leader, after which it will be permanently transformed. There are a number of rare items to obtain around the town in addition to these visits.
Layout[]
Location of Mideel, indicated by crosshair.
Mideel is located to the south on the world map.
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Weapon Store[]
Weapon Shop.
Item Store[]
Item Shop.
Materia Store[]
Armor Shop.
Accessory Store[]
Residence.
Referred to as "Mideel, House1" in the menu.
Clinic[]
Clinic.
Old Man's House[]
Residence.
Quests[]
Main scenario[]
Mideel is first visited during "A Shocking Reunion" by a party led by Tifa. Traveling to the town and finding Cloud causes Cid to take over as party leader and leads to "Struggle for the Huge Materia". After this quest, Cid's party must return for "Searching for the You of That Day". Here, a battle with Ultimate Weapon takes place.
Level grinding[]
A good early level grinding spot is by taking the Tiny Bronco to one of the Mideel Area islands to fight enemies in grassland, dirt and beach areas designed to be fought part way through the later parts of the game.
Curse Ring[]
The player can find a Curse Ring in town before it is destroyed. Examining the back door of the Weapon Shop makes a key available to be picked up just outside the Accessory Shop; the "Beat-Up Useless Old Key" is on the wooden pathway adjacent to the shop where a screechy sound effect plays when stepping on it. The pathway is behind the silver-haired old woman in purple clothing (she mentions a kid who got a green stone from a Chocobo). Using the key on the back door of the Weapons Shop, and choosing "Tell them the truth!", earns a Curse Ring.
White chocobo's treasure[]
The white chocobo.
A small white chocobo follows the busy shopper found in all the shops (except the accessory shop) before Mideel's destruction and on the ledge on the very left side of village post-destruction. Giving it Mimett Greens (can be bought from the Chocobo Farm) and scratching it behind its ears nets the Contain Materia. After the player obtains the Contain Materia, the white chocobos will not give away any more items.
Items[]
- Elixir (in house with Cid as leader)
- Curse Ring (cross the bridge, find key around house, use it on door in Weapons Shop, and tell the guy the truth. Must be done before town is destroyed)
- Contain Materia (feed the white chocobo Mimett Greens, then scratch behind its ears)
Shops[]
Before the town's destruction the player can find a crazed consumer in all the shops (except the accessory shop). Post-destruction (after the mandatory battle against Ultimate Weapon) the other shops lose most of their stock, but the previous crazed consumer will sell the party the previously available weapon shop stock at the same price, and after viewing either the Materia store (young girl) or Item store (man) she will also sell offer the item and weapon stock.
Before destruction[]
Item Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Potion | 50 gil |
| Hi-Potion | 300 gil |
| Ether | 1,500 gil |
| Phoenix Down | 300 gil |
| Antidote | 80 gil |
| Eye drop | 50 gil |
| Hyper | 100 gil |
| Tranquilizer | 100 gil |
| Tent | 500 gil |
Accessory Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Amulet | 10,000 gil |
| Fire Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Ice Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Bolt Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Fairy Ring | 7,000 gil |
| Jem Ring | 7,500 gil |
| White Cape | 5,000 gil |
Weapon Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Glove | 16,000 gil |
| A∙M Cannon | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Comb | 17,000 gil |
| Crystal Cross | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal M-phone | 18,000 gil |
| Partisan | 18,000 gil |
| Winchester | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Bangle | 4,800 gil |
| Wizard Bracelet | 12,000 gil |
After destruction[]
Item Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Potion | 50 gil |
| Phoenix Down | 300 gil |
| Tent | 500 gil |
Accessory Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Amulet | 10,000 gil |
| Fire Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Ice Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Bolt Ring | 8,000 gil |
| Fairy Ring | 7,000 gil |
| Jem Ring | 7,500 gil |
| White Cape | 5,000 gil |
Crazed Consumer's Materia Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| HP Plus | 8,000 gil |
| MP Plus | 8,000 gil |
| Transform | 5,000 gil |
| Gravity | 8,000 gil |
| Destruct | 9,000 gil |
Crazed Consumer's Weapon Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Glove | 16,000 gil |
| A∙M Cannon | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Comb | 17,000 gil |
| Crystal Cross | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal M-phone | 18,000 gil |
| Partisan | 18,000 gil |
| Winchester | 18,000 gil |
| Crystal Bangle | 4,800 gil |
| Wizard Bracelet | 12,000 gil |
Crazed Consumer's Item Shop[]
| Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Hi-Potion | 300 gil |
| Phoenix Down | 300 gil |
| Ether | 1,500 gil |
| Hyper | 100 gil |
| Tranquilizer | 100 gil |
| Remedy | 1,000 gil |
| Tent | 500 gil |
Enemies[]
- In town
- Ultimate Weapon (boss)
- Skies above Mideel
- Ultimate Weapon (boss)
Musical themes[]
"Provincial Town" plays in Mideel.
Behind the scenes[]
When spoken to in "A Shocking Reunion", Cloud will mutter about Xenogears,[1] another RPG that was in development at the same time as Final Fantasy VII.
Cloud's rescue in Mideel was originally planned to be even longer. After washing up on the shore of Mideel with Tifa following "Searching for the You of That Day", Cloud would have been unconscious and Tifa would have had to revive him with CPR. During this stage Cloud would have a vision of being experimented by Professor Hojo in Nibelheim, and of his escape with Zack.[2] This vision scene is viewed in the game's final version by entering the Mansion basement after "Searching for the You of That Day".