Can you beat FF6 with only Terra and no espers?

[@tantacles]

BOAT

[@newkingjames1757]

a BOAT only run could be very interesting....

[@xeartnexus3020]

Best I can do is a raft and octopus

[@giantpopeg9986]

Everybody look at me because I'm sailing away?

[@arumea5418]

The moment you said BOAT for Gau my brain autofilled "DON'T buy a BOAT" and then you denied me...

[@Quetzen]

BOAT ride faster on the Veldt.

[@TheMoogleKing93]

Bizarre that you would choose a minor character like Terra instead of the main character Mog, but I'll roll with it.

[@tantacles]

Ok ok ok this comment is based

[@845DarkKnight]

That is a lie. Locke is the main character. He is part of the game for the first 90%. He even has his own personal scenario. Opera. The reason Celes leaves. Stay tuned

[@TheMoogleKing93]

@@845DarkKnight Locke isn't even on the box art, Mog is. Also Mog is the MOST slam dancingest Moogle around; Locke has never even demonstrated slam dancing capabilities and isn't even a moogle.

[@845DarkKnight]

How do you know that locke isn't a MOG in a locke suit. Plus MOG gets killed off for a item

[@845DarkKnight]

Lol, this is fun. Keep it going

[@edale2]

Bigs and Wedge aren't destroyed. They're transported into the Chrono Trigger world, where they get a job at the game tent in the Millennial Fair 1000 AD. Yes, this is canon.

[@waltlock8805]

Then they port to a communications relay under attack by SEED.

[@noyoucantnoicantnowecantsostop]

SOURCE????

[@edale2]

@@noyoucantnoicantnowecantsostop Source: An interview with one of the devs from Chrono Trigger over a decade ago.

[@CrescentLegend]

I'm a simple man. I see FF6 content, I like the video.

[@eolley92290]

I'm a simple man I see a good comment I like it

[@tantacles]

SAME

[@frodofranz]

I'm a simple man. When I see opportunity for a comment chain, I take the opportunity.

[@JMartini810]

I'm a simple man.

[@seguuro]

I'm a Simple Mind

[@newkingjames1757]

This game is a masterpiece. Do every character.

[@mnm2317]

While this is a tall order (so many characters) this IS my favorite FF game (and top Fav game of all time).... I would love this :D

[@Deus69xxx1]

every character is essentially a clone in pretty much every meaningful way, outside of storyline and their specials. it's the only failing of the game, honestly. yes, some characters have slightly different stats (speed IS the worst) but once espers are unlocked, it no longer matters.

[@frodofranz]

soo...a normal playthrough. lol

[@mnm2317]

@@Deus69xxx1 initially I was going to agree but then I debate that since there were a lot of times that her "special" really came into play. At this point I would be happy with a final boss run or optional bosses with individual characters.

[@Deus69xxx1]

@@mnm2317 at a point, either atma weapon and genji glove precludes bothering to lose a turn to go esper, or your magic starts doing quad 9's without it. Espers and a couple certain relics max your ability to do mass damage without skills. At about the world of ruin auto attacks just win the game, unless fire 3 or something is needed.

[@gustavoaltamirano524]

2:44 B-but Chevrolet PU told me he's a treasure hunter! :(

[@UrielManX7]

Terra is the embodiment of the character arquetype I just can't say no to. Whenever I see a character that hasn't been given a chance to live their own lives even if they wanted to, I'm instantly a fan; I just want to see them succeed and be happy. Like Celes, or from other games, Lenneth from Valkyrie Profile, or Gwendolyn from Odin Sphere.

[@cryguy0000]

Haven't played FF6 yet but Terra definitely seems like a character I'd love and resonate with

[@Yeaster]

This was a gem. Green-haired Terra is FF6 for me

[@Yeaster]

@@TheShotgunShovel She was always blonde in Japan. Something about blonde hair being seen as exotic over there 😛

[@walteranurantha5014]

Man, Ultros is everywhere in FF6. First: He comes right at you on the raft. Second: He interrupts the Opera house play Third: He chases you finding the esper. And then the fourth time: Guardian copies your attack of your old foes and shapshifts as Ultros again! I think Ultros is Kefka's pet monster to track down Terra and her friends tbh.

[@CalebByRamen]

also when you go to the floating island for the first time. him and chupon.

[@arthursnyder6935]

This may sound far fetched but the scene where Ultros interrupts the opera play may have been referenced in Mario and Luigi Partners in Time right before you fight the Shrooboid Brat though I could be wrong

[@r0tt3n-m3m0r1es]

Ultros also ends up getting a job at the Dragon's Neck Coliseum lol

[@kgrfirdjy]

I think it would have been hilarious to see Ultros and Siegfried join the party, complete with an upbeat side storyline as optional characters. I could see Siegfried using the skills from magitek machines (Tek Laser, etc...) & Ultros getting enemy skills Strago did not learn (Dread, Lifeshaver, etc...)

[@TARDISES]

17:09 Since rods in 6 work the same way they do in 5, IIRC - they can be "used" like an item once equipped to break them for magic, and otherwise boost their corresponding element when equipped - what I'd have suggested was you are allowed to buy a rod to use as a weapon, but you cannot break bought rods, only found ones like you went with using for the rest of the run. As that way you'd be able to buy a means of boosting damage when you need to, while still relying on natural magic.

[@dylansylvester4719]

iirc they also have a 25% chance to cast a -ra spell on attack

[@Lockirby2]

Rods in 6 do not boost elements like they do in 5.

[@kylenorman5534]

Ah yes, the notoriously stealthy Batmobile, with either it's giant flame thruster, it's loud engine, or it's ability to smash through buildings

[@JohnRambo1947-July-6th]

You barely finished the final boss off in time. That was epic. 😮

[@ryanchristian5024]

in time? Kefka has a time limit? What is it???

[@JohnRambo1947-July-6th]

@@ryanchristian5024In time before he died........

[@ryanchristian5024]

ya i saw the doom countdown i adent watched the video yet when i typed this@@JohnRambo1947-July-6th

[@daniels6276]

Absolutely love this game, honestly I think Relm is one of the best magic users in the game. I've gotten her magic resistance up to 99% many times and her magic damage is great.

[@BJGvideos]

For some reason Relm has the highest natural magic stat in the entire game

[@lordshadow19]

The natural magic, solo character challenge was a staple of the Final Fantasy VI board on gamefaqs years ago.

[@tantacles]

And like that board, my comments section ALSO has Veghester.

[@Hyreia]

An easy way to kill Tunnel Armor is to not gather the treasure the first time you go through the Figaro Cave. Then the second time through, one of the treasures becomes a Thunder Rod. You should be able to 1 hit KO it without level grinding. Granted, I haven't finished watching the video. Maybe you had plans with the treasure.

[@eternalepoch3134]

I was wondering if anyone else realized this.

[@davidklein8608]

What about a Gao only using his rages run? As an added challenge the rage ability is randomly determined each battle. Is the AI smart enough to beat the game for you?

[@Shirker12]

Goodness I love these runs. They're so much fun to watch, and your commentary is only getting better with each video. Not that it was ever bad. Anyways, thanks for another great video!

[@tantacles]

Thank you! I’m sure I’ll look back on this in a year and notice even more improvement!

[@themod0518]

Genji Glove and Offering. Enough said.

[@angiemay5747]

OMG my favorite game of all time I'm so stoked you're tackling this one!

[@TheMeteoDragoon]

Great job on the Video man. Thanks for remembering to suplex the train.

[@tantacles]

Trains are not cars. They are therefore not my friends. They therefore get smashed.

[@bradreed4414]

I’ve never even played ff6 yet and even I know that lol

[@gyrgon]

props on the Dark King boss fight theme near the end... also BOAT... and great video! (edited cos I got doom and dark mixed up)

[@tantacles]

I’m banning you for being too enthusiastic about boats Sorry not sorry

[@stilelits]

0:52 this was my exact logic for my last ff6 challenge run, except backwards...i made a point to never use terra at all unless the game forced her into the party, i made sure she died in every fight she was forced into withouth contributing meaningfully to the battle, AND none of the other characters were allowed to use any magic or espers. it's a fun playstyle, and i also enjoyed how it adds a layer of irony to, like, the entire storyline. (see also: doing a barret-only ff7 run)

[@ChippXelNaga]

Love how you have Chrono Trigger music in this.

[@victorizawa]

I absolutely love the way you pronounced Narshe ❤

[@wknight8111]

"As we all know, Horses are the least intelligent of all cars" that one had me LOLing out loud. Kudos.

[@Kami7YT]

Loved the GRIND SOME MORE line 😃 Amazing run as always ^^

[@wilso572]

I look forward to your videos every time.

[@ry2950]

Great video. This run sounded brutal.

[@josephwetmore8904]

Your note at 20:30 said to skip to 1:21:00 and the video is 31:52. I can’t skip the spoilers accurately! Ack!!!

[@tantacles]

Sorry! I think I meant skip to 21:00

[@lyrohe]

I love the fact you use FFMQ music in these videos. I love that OST.

[@tantacles]

Always. Amazing OST.

[@jaimereupert4247]

It's part of my playlist. The entire soundtrack. ❤

[@concealit4800]

Started watching ur videos a few weeks ago awesome content

[@kefkaspawn79]

Fantastic Video ❤ The fact that you beat Kefka with a zero counter 🎉and that you gave Kefka the love he deserves. I picture him drowning babies in Doma while forcing their heads into the poison water with his boot 😂 Great main baddie and of course the reason for my handle. 😊

[@tantacles]

Thank you!

[@rho421]

ok but I LOVE when suddenly I notice there's Diddy Kong music playing

[@hanibully]

I'm 4 minutes in and I love all the car references. I heard you say "edCAR" and I knew you were going to name the monk "Punch Buggy"!

[@tantacles]

Thank you! Definitely one of my favorite naming themes! But you’ll love the ff8 selphie only 100% naming theme, I bet…

[@ysmahelyfilho9998]

22:04 Hey, that's not Roys Royce! That's the magic sealbelt

[@mnm2317]

The final attack was CLUTCH! I wondered how that fight would go, lvl 70... makes sense lol

[@ubergoober25]

What is the piano piece at 4:26 ? Been trying to find it forever :(

[@thesterlingstudies]

I really love this idea for a challenge and love your cars and truck references; hope you can do a possible challenge with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

[@rpproductions6241]

Yay, a new Tantacles video!! 🎉

[@Phytoon]

I'm a big fan of the car puns. Really got me gassed up.

[@tantacles]

Im FUMING at this comment

[@josephsheranda]

8:20 "Uniquely irredeemable enemy." Yes! By this measure, Kefka is the most evil villain in the entirety of FF. Most people think Sephiroth is the most evil. However, Sephiroth had one redeeming virtue: He was prepared to destroy the world for the sake of his "mother" in the form of Jenova. Kefka on the other hand, wanted to destroy everything including himself for the sake of destruction. His final speech is a declaration to make a monument to non-existence. He's the Joker on steroids, true chaotic evil incarnate.

[@emperor_prime2011]

It's nice to see, that suplexing the train still works in the remaster. Imagine it was a bus. xD

[@allanturmaine5496]

I took a break so you could build up content. I'm excited to see what you've built up!

[@lewis9s]

Now I’m looking forward to seeing you beat Final Fantasy V with only Bartz.

[@frodofranz]

Banon on the boat yelling AHHH PRIUS as he is being taken away by cultists yelling "Cogedle"

[@familhagaudir8561]

Nice editing, really adds to the charm of the video.

[@pot_of_greed2414]

Always wanted to play FF VI but the version I had gotten was in Japanese and never even gotten pass the prologue. Now I'm impressed how truly difficult these ancient relics is the real MMORPG with evolution of bosses ...

[@tantacles]

Grab the pixel remasters! I have a link in the descriddlydoo so you can buy them. 😀

[@varoclaw2320]

God, i love your videos..is this the only content you make? No complaining, i just want more =)

[@tantacles]

Many more runs planned and not just solos.

[@Lockirby2]

Some tips if you're curious on how some things could be done better (not meant to be a critique, exactly; I know that you are probably playing through this game for the first time in a while). I'm more familiar with the SNES version, so some things might be different/broken in the PR, but I suspect that most of this is accurate: It's definitely still possible to win without Magic, though it would require more grinding in some areas. It wouldn't have been obnoxiously grindy even. The Megalodoths only use Blizzard if Terra's level is 5 or more. So if you fought fewer battles earlier, you could have avoided fudging the rules there. Damage from Fireball is only cut in half regardless of your number of party members. The reason why you've probably never died from Fireball before is because the Lesser Lopros can't use it until its third turn, and you've almost certainly won the fight by then with a full party. If you open up one of the chests in South Figaro cave just before fighting Tunnel Armour (i.e., not on your first trip through the cave), there will be a Thunder Rod in there, and according to your rules you would have been allowed to use it. Tossing that at Tunnel Armour would be a one-hit-KO, so you wouldn't have needed to grind at all. Kefka @ Narshe could be beaten at a lower level than you're giving it credit for. There's a Barrier Ring hidden in the Imperial Camp that will cast Shell on you at low HP. If you equip that and let yourself get knocked to low HP briefly, you can keep Shell through the entire fight and tank those Blizzaras much more easily. Kefka can't cast Blizzara twice in a row, so the only real danger is casting Fire on yourself in confusion multiple times (even that could be worked around with perfect play for a nearly guaranteed victory). Veil Dancer only casts level 2 spells if it's alone, so killing it first would have likely saved you in the battle you displayed. Number 024 is vulnerable to Imp, so that fight could have been made a bit easier. He still hits pretty hard while Imped, but with Protect as well it's probably still nicer that dealing the the Wallchange/healing. The Cure Ring is pretty busted in the PR from what I've seen. If you bought one at the auction house, you probably wouldn't have needed to grind for Cura before Air Force. Auto-Regen + Auto-Reflect likely would have taken care of Phunbaba 1 and Dullahan as well. Inferno only uses Meteor if the arms are killed, so that's the main reason why you won when you stopped killing the arms. That said, the Minerva Bustier makes you immune to Inferno's elemental attacks, so if you obtained that first and combined it with a shield that actually has defense the fight would have been pretty easy. Higher defenses (i.e., swapping out the Force Shield) would have been a good idea to deal with Guardian's Tentacle, Doom's attacks, and Kefka's attacks too. Trance does nothing to help against physical attacks like Tentacle. Also, the Lightbringer hits for full damage from the back row, so if you weren't in the back row (I think you weren't?), you should have been. With the right setup, you'd be taking a fraction of the physical damage you're taking in the video. You can even swap out the Force Shield mid-battle for Doom/Kefka to avoid losing its benefits during the parts where you'd want them. I wonder if the Safety Bit protects against Sleep's Calmness death counter in this version or if you just got lucky and evaded it.

[@tantacles]

This is awesome! I love learning new things about the game.

[@GodammmitKalcour]

Here I was thinking you were a Doctor, not a Mechanic.

[@mercurius_5962]

I wasn't sure about the car thing at first but your commitment to the bit won me over

[@tantacles]

Beep beep

[@marcosviniciusrocha3115]

That was amazing. Good job man.

[@tasselhoff1293]

Awesome! Always loved Terra and liked seeing her get some love. Ever try running these playthroughs with the FF6: ultima edition hack? Its much much harder then the original game. Good vid man!

[@choffman138]

So ... no ... no you can't beat ff6 with only Terra. Lol, this was a fun watch and I'll definitely be checking out more of your videos!

[@tantacles]

Thanks!

[@FireWyvren]

You should check out Worlds Collide the randomizer if you haven't already!

[@josephsheranda]

I am impressed. I always loved Terra as the second-most OP character in the game ( I rank Sabin slightly higher ) but I never thought she could win all by herself in less than 25 hours no less. Well done.

[@apthehagg2241]

“Botta bing, botta bus” YOU BOUGHT A BUS?!? ARE YOU OKAY? BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP!

[@mindlessmeat4055]

I absolutely love this game. It is my favorite of all the final fantasies

[@Bazzlieo]

The Pixel Remaster font is the real final boss

[@kylemundy8871]

@Bazzlieo I don't mind it. It's clean. I just don't like that the text box is massive and they use 10% of the space. It doesn't feel polished

[@andrewsebree4333]

Edward: "Wait, an octopus who's weak to fire? That doesn't make any sense!" Ultros: "I'm an octopus who lives in a river and pervs on unsuspecting women and THAT'S your problem with me?!"

[@RoderickEtheria]

And why would Edward have any problem with him perving on unsuspecting women?

[@levthelion71810]

Fun fact: You can get the Minerva Bustier earlier by betting the Regal Gown (that you get from Darill's Tomb) in the collesium

[@Aries_Aria]

Biggs and Wedge. Its pretty simple. You just have them run away. Its easier. Its what Speedrunners do for Pixel Remaster, then Bio Blast after. Terra starts with Fire Beam, then you run away with Biggs/Wedge after Terra takes action until Biggs/Wedge run you reset if Terra accidently runs

[@tantacles]

This changes everything! Thank you for this! Is there any way to have them run away specifically?

[@Aries_Aria]

@@tantacles if their ATB gauge is full its easier, as I said, if Terra runs away, you just reset

[@zanitzeuken]

Terra was extremely useful on the Phantom Train.

[@ryanolson303]

Gonna be honest, your suffering is my pleasure, thank you for the video. Keep up the good hard work.

[@roymerkel8008]

At start. I started this run on steam using Bannon (read that as "hack him into the starting party") of all people and can say that they nerfed the Wooley Mamoths in the Steam version so this run is more doable. Issue is I didn't know how to record at the time, and you have to CONSTANTLY shift people (read that as "hack the game's memory") in and out of the party to prevent soft locks on steam (and in the case of Bannon, everytime they want to bring in a new guest or change the party, you have to save his stats into notepad, and hack him back in -- so needless to say, I got as far as the Returner's Layer and called it a day, maybe I'll revisit in the future sometime.)

[@roymerkel8008]

We'll see if this version is more friendly of having unexpected people in the party, or if you end up doing the customary ruleset which is minimum battles when the challange character isn't available.

[@tantacles]

Omg bannon only… Guess you said a little prayer

[@roymerkel8008]

Also, not Boat! Bo-At (Spongebob reference 😉) EDIT: or was it Phinneas and Ferb... Meh... Matter

[@roymerkel8008]

Ironically Celest and Terra are the easiest solos (along with Gogo if you don't mind cheating), so... yeah... tunnel armor is tougher then I remember (of course I always beat it using the recommended strategy so that may be why...)

[@roymerkel8008]

RE: rods. In general for these runs rod breaking is disallowed, but seeing as you're using a more casual moveset, I think it's a descent compromise to allow rod breaking (and shield breaking later on), so long as you didn't go out of your way to find them. For that matter some runs are improbable (not impossible, improbable) without them: case in point Horse (or Rhelm as she's also known), she CAN solo the game, but pretty sure you'll be entirely hairless from head to tail before you finish from pullilng all the hair pulling you'll do if you don't use occasional rod breaks.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Anyone with an Action Replay cartridge for the SNES would have found out pretty sharpish that Terra and Celes learn Ultima and Meteor spells respectively naturally.

[@augustowagneroliveira2385]

Wasn't expecting castle philips song, lagoon has a great ost but never really heard anyone using any of it on a video.

[@tantacles]

One of my favorites!

[@dbsummit]

these dad jokes are top tier

[@bobseesall]

If only it was April. You could do a totally legit Leo solo run.

[@policavosn3469]

Wait, is it just me, or the first goddess you fight 27:13 , is the base for Yunalesca? Like, hair that turns into a giant head of a monster that the boss is stepping on? 😂

[@m9105826]

Big missed opportunity not grinding on the raft

[@zoltantasato-farkas4919]

I like how you used Chronotrigger music in the background for this FF6 video. 😂

[@tantacles]

They knew what they were doing with that OST!

[@EternalPrimate]

The music from the plains outside Narshe is the greatest OST music ever!!

[@boydwgrossii]

An easier way to beat TunnelArmor is to skip the treasures on the way, pick them up on the way back in and get the rod and use it. I forget which one it is but it kills in one hit:

[@osurpless]

Thunder Rod.

[@r0tt3n-m3m0r1es]

The part with the Lesser Lopros reminded me of when I tried to play through FFVI without weapons or abilities and I was stuck on the raft for about a week because of the Lesser Lopros. I was scared I'd have to restart the run because I had already defeated Ultros as well as finished Locke and Sabin's routes. I did eventually make it through!

[@ShadowyoshiThe2nd]

When Celes and Locke go through the cave before Tunnel Armor, if you didn't pick up the chests' contents on the first run through, one of the chests will now contain a Thunder Rod. Celes can then break it on Tunnel Armor's head (which is allowed by this ruleset) and win without having to level.

[@tantacles]

Realistically I probably picked it up on the first run through the cave. XD

[@ShadowyoshiThe2nd]

@@tantacles Yeah probably, when it wasn't a Thunder Rod. Don't know if you're aware, but some chests hold different items depending on when you open them. The chest that has a Thunder Rod when you pick it up with Celes in that point of the game has just some random consumable if you open it with Terra/Edgar/Locke when they go through the cave after fighting the MTek Armors.

[@JGeMcL]

One time, god Kefka wiped out everyone except Umaro. Just so happened to have the safety bit and the blizzard orb mashing him immune to most of the attacks. Umaro auto battled god by himself and won.

[@AnowonTRS]

For fiture runs to save on griding theres a chest in figaro cave that if you ignore it until Celes/Locke go throigh it, it changes to a thinder rod that 1 shots tunnel armor.

[@whitemeteocrazy256]

The same choices I would pick in scenarios.

[@UncleRay420]

what is the background music at 1:27 I need to know please

[@tantacles]

So before that is DK64 boss music. After that is sad music from Pokemon XY.

[@TheLeviathan1293]

3:30 Pleeze don't tell me you're about to get stunned to death.

[@tantacles]

Well…

[@TheLeviathan1293]

@@tantacles It's happened to me lol

[@adstheflareon8770]

You should do chrono trigger runs with only one character, that would be fun

[@tantacles]

Definitely planned.

[@hammerstix5791]

That'd be fun but I can see it being incredibly difficult

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

Can you beat Chrono Trigger with only Crono.... wait a century....

[@kain1799]

I mean other then the mandatory parts where shes not available and thr final dungeon. Sure why not? Especially if you're playing a version where you can turn off encounters to makes some late game stuff easier.

[@tantacles]

Turn off encounters? NEVER

[@djinsanity3575]

Wow that was a lot. Good show

[@thegreatwalrus153]

Doesnt that ragnorak sword teach you ultima magic?

[@tantacles]

Nope - only the esper. If you turn it into a sword it teaches you nothing

[@thegreatwalrus153]

@@tantacles maybe it was the paladin shield

[@BJGvideos]

Love this game so much.

[@JamSac]

Ahhh I need to play this game!

[@tantacles]

Top 3 final fantasy. Gagged them a bit for sure.

[@draikx3]

I wasn't expecting auto battle to be the solution to this run. ..... I'll see myself out.

[@LightTribe88]

One of my all time favorite games!

[@HaKilly]

Now Terra is truly "One-Woman Army"

[@Valientlink]

Books on the A button at the Lete River is what my brother and I would do back in the SNES days. Left it on overnight and had already reached level 50. Ofc, easy mode now though with emulators due to autofire and being able to speed up. Level 99 would take like an hour on ZSNES lol, especially since it runs games faster by default and its speed up is faster than other SNES emu

[@short0811]

YOU let Batmobile DIE???!! Big sad bro... big sad.

[@tantacles]

It wasn’t his time.

[@short0811]

Well, he probably would have left anyway.@@tantacles

[@o-shawnspecific80]

My challenge run is always the same with FF VI. Can I get to the Espers without leveling. Areas with notable difficulty in not leveling are the battle in Narshe against Kefka and the dual cranes on the airship. Gets really tough sometimes on randomizer runs

[@bengisu1998]

can someone tell me the song at 28:21 ?

[@tantacles]

That’s a song from Phoenix Wright.

[@bengisu1998]

@tantacles thank you so much!! great video, had a lot of fun while watching it 😀

[@paladin8052]

When Rolls Royce's wife and son died, they became Rolls Royce Phantoms

[@cherokeefit4248]

I played this game too many times to want to play this game but this game is a true gem.

[@Guylock]

Doesn't Narshe caves have random encounters? Perfect area to grind solo before fighting Ymir...

[@RoderickEtheria]

Shouldn't you cover how you plan to prevent anybody else from fighting in battles without Terra before you Locke into the run?

[@tantacles]

😂

[@atmaweapon2803]

This video is a poetic work of art, a Shakespearean sonnet for the modren age. Yes I said modren, because I am fancy.

[@srookjapan]

1044 break the rod you find in the cave to win the Tunnel Armor battle?

[@tantacles]

I missed it. 😭😭😭