Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area)

Encounters: In Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area) – 9 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	The type of terrain where this encounter may be found Terrain	The higher the terrain's safety rating, the less often you will fight encounters there Safety	There are several encounter tables in a given area, each with its own encounters; you have a chance to fight an encounter of any given type, and this chance can be modified by certain materia; if no special encounter type is chosen, a Normal Battle will be fought; note that while this usually matches the encounter type, there are exceptions to this rule (e.g., a Back Attack in a Normal Battle slot or vice-versa); Chocobo Lure battles are only fought while on chocobo tracks with a Chocobo Lure materia equipped; only one Mystery Ninja encounter is available at any given time, based on the party's level, and only if Yuffie has not joined the party Slot Type	How common this encounter is for its slot type; each encounter is out of 256; for Chocobo Lure encounters, these values are for a Meet Chocobos value of 8, and increase proportionally for higher values to a maximum of ×4 at Meet Chocobos 32 Frequency	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
3 Cromwells	Any	48	Normal Battle	56	42	2,400	240	4,500 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	3 Cromwells
3 Manholes	Any	48	Normal Battle	48	35	2,700	240	9,000 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	3 Manholes
3 Manholes	Any	48	Normal Battle	44	35	2,700	240	9,000 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	3 Manholes
Behemoth	Any	48	Normal Battle	40	45	1,500	100	2,200 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Behemoth
2 Crazy Saws	Any	48	Normal Battle	36	44	1,600	160	2,600 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	2 Crazy Saws
Crazy Saw, Cromwell	Any	48	Normal Battle	32	42–44	1,600	160	2,800 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Crazy Saw, Cromwell
Cromwell	Any	48	Back Attack	8	42	800	80	1,500 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	Cromwell
2 Cromwells	Any	48	Back Attack	8	42	1,600	160	3,000 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	2 Cromwells
2 Cromwells	Any	48	Pincer Attack	16	42	1,600	160	3,000 gil	Pincer Attack	No	×1	2 Cromwells

Items of Interest: In Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area) – 2 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Details
Starlight Phone	Item	No	Open the chest on the west side of the middle platform
Elixir	Item	No	Open the chest on the east side of the middle platform

Monsters: Encountered in Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area) – 4 shown

Limited monsters never appear in random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
Cromwell	42	3,500	120	100	624	75	702	110	78%	104	79%	1%	70	6	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	800	80	1,500 gil	-	8-inch Cannon (4.7%)	-
Crazy Saw	44	3,900	340	116	911	96	840	100	80%	120	76%	10%	80	2	Weak: Lightning	Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury	800	80	1,300 gil	Mute Mask (41.2%)	Phoenix Down (14.1%), Elixir (12.1%)	Turbo Ether
Behemoth	45	7,000	400	140	1120	110	930	120	76%	200	60%	6%	120	20	-	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Petrify, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	1,500	100	2,200 gil	Phoenix Down (41.2%), War Gong (24.2%)	Stardust (14.1%)	-
Manhole	35	2,500	110	100	536	70	630	120	76%	110	78%	20%	90	8	-	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Slow, Darkness, Frog, Stop, Poison, Paralyzed, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	900	80	3,000 gil	-	X-Potion (14.1%)	-

Weapons: Found in Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area) – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Starlight Phone	Cait Sith	88	102%	31	⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Normal	Vitality +30	-	1 gil

Items: Found in Sector 8, Underground (Lower Area) – 1 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Elixir	Fully Restores HP/MP	100% HP/MP	Physical	One ally	Restorative	-	-	-	1 gil	Yes

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