Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback

Sprite (World of Ruin)

Area Kefka's Tower

Connections Imperial Prison, Outside, Pipe Output

World Ruin

Terrain Dance Dusk Requium

Use Warp? Yes

Treasures Minerva

Monsters Brontaur, Evil Oscar

Average Encounter

LV 53, 6,900 Exp, 2,985 GP, 4.0 Magic Points

This path connects party 2's Outside starting area with the Imperial Prison. It also the return route from the Pipe Junction via the Pipe Output.

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Treasures: Found in Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 1 shown

Treasure	Notes	If certain conditions apply to this treasure becoming available, or if the contents of the treasure change at different points during the game, the details are shown here Conditions
Minerva	In chest (group 2)	-

Encounter Groups: For Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 1 shown

Condition	Encounters	The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group Avg. Exp.	The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group Avg. GP	The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group Avg. Mag. Pts.	The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level
-	3 Evil Oscars (6/16) 2 Brontaurs (10/16)	6,900	2,985	4.0	50–56

Encounters: In Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 2 shown

World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt Veldt Group	Exp.	GP	Magic Points	The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level	Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear during this encounter Monsters
2 Brontaurs	36	6,000	2,400	4	50	12	2 Brontaurs
3 Evil Oscars	42	8,400	3,960	4	56	18	3 Evil Oscars

Monsters: Encountered in Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 2 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Brontaur	10,050	12,850	50	3,000	1,200	Weak pt: Ice	Wail	Battle ×5	35	35	12	15	543	2,715	130	98%	0	110	113%	0	100	Dried Meat (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled
Evil Oscar	7,000	500	56	2,800	1,320	Absorb HP: Ice, Thunder, Water, Wind, Earth, Pearl, Poison Weak pt: Fire	Demon Kiss	Wound	30	29	6	13	635	-	115	109%	0	105	117%	0	100	Warp Stone (7/8)	-	-	Prevent: Dark, Mute

Maps: Connected to Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 3 shown

Area	World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin Name	World	The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here Encounters	The number of treasures found on this map Treasures	The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria Dance	The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times Inn Price	The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times Chocobo Price	Save Point	Recovery Spring	Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map Warp?
Kefka's Tower	Outside	Ruin	Brontaur, Evil Oscar (5/16) 4 Vectaurs (5/16) GtBehemoth, Evil Oscar, Vectaur (6/16)	8	Earth Blues	-	-	-	-	Yes
Kefka's Tower	Pipe Output	Ruin	3 Evil Oscars (6/16) 2 Brontaurs (10/16)	1	Dusk Requium	-	-	-	-	Yes
Kefka's Tower	Imperial Prison	Ruin	2 Retainers, Dark Force (6/16) Hemophyte, Retainer (10/16)	-	Love Sonata	-	-		-	Yes

Armors: Found or Sold in Kefka's Tower Outside Switchback – 1 shown

Rare armor can be stolen from monsters; unique armor is usually found as treasure; strange armor can be won in the colosseum; ultimate armor is the most powerful in the game; starting armor is owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found Namex	Type	Defense	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Description	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Price	Value	If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors Item Use	The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper Learned	The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item Elements	The status effects removed by this item Statuses	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Armor)Minerva	Armor	88	-	70	10	Raises MP by 1/4	+1	+2	+1	+4	-	1 GP	-	-	50% Dmg: Water, Earth, Pearl, Poison No Effect: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Wind	-	Te Ce

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