Cave of Shadows

Cave of Shadows
(暗黒の洞窟, Ankoku no Doukutsu?, lit. Cave of Darkness)
Background information
Type	Cave
Region	Surface World
Affiliation(s)	Xande
Gameplay details
Items	Black Musk Dark Claws Kotetsu Tranquilizer Lilith's Kiss Genji Gloves Kiku-Ichimonji Genji Shield Genji Helm Genji Armor
Enemies	Chronos Death Claw Gaap Haniel Hellish Horse Silenus Valefor Vassago Hecatoncheir (boss)
Quests	Destroying sentinel statues

The Cave of Shadows, also known as the Cave of Darkness, is a location in Final Fantasy III found on the largest continent on the Overworld and home to the Fang of Earth. The player must navigate through a maze of mountain ranges with the Invincible to reach the cave. The separate rooms in the cave are a maze of hidden paths.

Story

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After obtaining the Invincible at the Ancient Ruins, Unei tasks the Warriors of the Light with the retrieval of the Fang of Earth, the last fang needed to destroy the sentinel statues Xande summoned in order to halt any attempt to access the Ancients' Maze and the Crystal Tower, from the Cave of Shadows.

After reaching the bottom of the Cave, the party meets Hecatoncheir.

Spoilers end here.

Items

The Cave of Shadows on the World Map.

Item	Location
Black Musk	First area
Dark Claws	First area
Kotetsu	Dying Dark Knight
Tranquilizer	Second area
Lilith's Kiss	Second area
Genji Gloves	Fourth area
Kiku-Ichimonji	Sixth area
Genji Shield	Seventh area
Genji Helm	Eighth area
Genji Armor	Ninth area

Enemies

Most of the monsters in the Cave of Shadows will use Divide or Multiply if attacked with any weapon other than a katana wielded by a Dark Knight or a Ninja. They can also be attacked with magic. Enemies similar to this will not multiply or divide if they are killed in one hit.

• Death Claw
• Hellish Horse
• Gaap
• Silenus
• Chronos
• Valefor
• Haniel
• Vassago
• Hecatoncheir (boss)

Battle Background

Musical themes

"Castle Hein" from Final Fantasy III (DS)

"Castle Hein" is the background theme of this dungeon.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Gallery

Cave of Shadows on the world map (NES).

First floor (NES).

Second floor (NES).

Third floor (NES).

Fourth floor (NES).

Room with hidden treasure at fourth floor (NES).

Room with hidden staircase to fifth floor (NES).

Fifth floor (NES).

Sixth floor (NES).

Seventh floor (NES).

Eighth floor (NES).

Bottom floor (NES).

The Japanese dungeon image for Cave of Shadows in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.