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Da-chao Statue is an optional field map in Final Fantasy VII. It is a mountain located adjacent to Wutai, and can only be found in Wutai and not entered on the world map. The statue is visited during the optional chapter "Homecoming of a Miserable Daughter", which occurs only if Yuffie was recruited by the player. In addition to being visited during the chapter, the Leviathan Scales are used to unlock an item found here.

Layout[]

Base[]

Initial screen.

Right Hand[]

The leftmost hand from the entrance, which is a right hand.

Right Side[]

Lower junction.

Left Hand[]

The rightmost hand from the entrance, which is a left hand.

Left Side[]

Upper junction.

Town Overlook[]

Topmost hand.

Face[]

Boss fight.

Cave[]

Fire cave

Cave.

There is a cave on the mountain covered in flames. On the first visit the player can find Cid's Dragoon Lance in the cave, but the flames block the path further.

After the Huge Materia quest in Underwater Reactor ("Clash in the Deep Sea") the player finds the Leviathan Scales (here referred to in dialogue as "The Scale of the Sea God", which can be used to quell the fires in the cave to find Steal as well Materia and Oritsuru weapon for Yuffie.

Quests[]

At the end of the first quest of "Homecoming of a Miserable Daughter", the party must find Yuffie on the Da-chao Statue. This culminates with a battle against Rapps, which must be complete without Materia.

Items[]

All three items are found within the cave. The Dragoon Lance can be obtained at any time, but the remaining items can only be obtained after the Leviathan Scales are first obtained.

Encounters[]

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Main battle background.

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Rapps boss battle background.

Encounters Areas
Base
Right Hand
Right Side
Left Hand
Left Side
Town Overlook
Face

Musical themes[]

"Wutai" plays in the Da-chao Statue. "Don of the Slums" plays when Don Corneo makes an appearance in Wutai.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

Da Zhao Temple is a Buddhist monastery in the city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia in north-west China.

Notes[]

  1. Bizarre Bug B is covered by Foulander
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