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[[File:Evil Forest.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Evil Forest.]]
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|name=Evil Forest
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|release=FFIX
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{{q|Plants that attack people... I guess they don't call it Evil Forest for nothin'.|[[Tantalus Theater Troupe]]'s cymbalist}}
  
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The '''Evil Forest''' {{j|é­”ć®ę£®|Ma no Mori}} is a location in the game ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. It completely fills a vast valley just south of [[Alexandria]], with the Ceebell River running through it. It has a tendency to petrify often, and is inhabited by dangerous plants, probably resulting from [[Mist (Term)|Mist]].
  
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|romaji=Ma no Mori
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|image=Evil Forest.JPG
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|type=Forest
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|region=[[Mist Continent]]
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|items=*116 Gil
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Potion|Potion]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Ether|Ether]] X3
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX armor#Leather Hat|Leather Hat]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX armor#Rubber Helmet|Rubber Helmet]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX armor#Wrist|Wrist]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX armor#Bronze Gloves|Bronze Gloves]]
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{{collapsible text|header=Key items|content=
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Blank's Medicine|Blank's Medicine]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Continental Map|Continental Map]]
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*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Moogle's Flute|Moogle's Flute]]
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*Many found in [[#Shops|shops]]
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|enemies=*[[Dendrobium (Final Fantasy IX)|Dendrobium]]
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*[[Fang (Final Fantasy IX enemy)|Fang]]
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*[[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]]
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*[[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]]
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*[[Plant Brain]] (boss)
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*[[Prison Cage]] (boss)
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|quests=*Escaping the forest
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*[[#Mognet|Mognet]]
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{{Quote|Plants that attack people... I guess they don't call it Evil Forest for nothin'.|[[Tantalus Theater Troupe]]'s cymbalist}}
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The '''Evil Forest''' is a location in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. It is a vast [[forest]] which lies underneath the [[Mist (term)|Mist]] at the foot of the cliffs immediately south of [[Alexandria]], with the Ceebell River running through it. It has a tendency to petrify and is inhabited by dangerous plants and [[Monster (term)|monsters]] resulting from the Mist.
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The Evil Forest is visited once at the beginning of the game and [[Unrevisitable locations|cannot be entered again]]. Approaching the entrance to the forest results in a message that says "Petrified. Cannot enter.". If the player rides [[Choco]] over the forest, he will walk over it as if it was solid ground rather than a regular forest that is walked through.
   
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==Story==
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== Story ==
 
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When [[Tantalus Theater Troupe]] escapes Alexandria with [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Princess Garnet]] in the'' [[Prima Vista]]'', [[Brahne Raza Alexandros XVI|Queen Brahne]] downs it with [[Bomb (Final Fantasy IX)|cannonballs]]. Heavily damaged, the theatre ship crashlands in the Evil Forest.
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[[File:Blank3.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Blank, petrified in Evil Forest.]]
  
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When [[Tantalus Theater Troupe|Tantalus]] tried to escape Alexandria with [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Princess Garnet]] in the'' [[Prima Vista]]'', [[Brahne Raza Alexandros XVI|Queen Brahne]] fired [[Bomb (Final Fantasy IX)|cannonballs]] at the ship, shooting it down. It landed in the Evil Forest, and the passengers were scattered. Garnet and [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] were caught by a [[Prison Cage]], and [[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]] and [[Adelbert Steiner|Steiner]] tried to rescue them. They succeeded in rescuing Vivi, but not Garnet.
  
   
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[[File:Evil Forest FFIX Art 1.jpg|thumb|left|Concept artwork of a fallen Zidane in the Evil Forest.]]
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However, Steiner and Vivi contract a poison from the plant and return with Zidane to the Prima Vista crash site where [[Marcus]], [[Blank]], and [[Cinna]] are tending to the survivors. [[Tantalus Theater Troupe|Benero and Zenero]] hold an uncooperative Steiner prisoner, and Blank and Zidane help Vivi. Zidane wants to save Garnet, but his boss [[Baku (Final Fantasy IX)|Baku]] refuses to let him do it, saying that Tantalus needs to be safe before the princess.
  
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Many on board are scattered overboard and Garnet and the [[Black mage (Final Fantasy IX)|black mage]] [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] are caught by a monster called [[Prison Cage]]. [[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]], a member of Tantalus, and [[Adelbert Steiner|Steiner]], [[Knights of Pluto|a knight of Pluto]] and Garnet's bodyguard, attempt to rescue them.
   
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After saving Vivi, Steiner and the former contract a poison from the plant and return with Zidane to the ''Prima Vista'' crash site where Tantalus members [[Marcus]], [[Blank (Final Fantasy IX)|Blank]], and [[Cinna]] are tending to the survivors. [[Nero family|Benero and Zenero]] hold an uncooperative Steiner prisoner, and Blank and Zidane help Vivi. Zidane wants to save Garnet, but his boss [[Baku (Final Fantasy IX)|Baku]] refuses to let him do it, insisting that Tantalus takes priority.
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As a result, Zidane fights Baku for the right to leave Tantalus and rescue Garnet. He wins the fight, and Baku lets him go. Blank gives Zidane some medicine for her, and he sets off with Vivi and Steiner. Baku sends Blank after them with a [[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Continental Map|Continental Map]] soon after. Blank arrives just in time to help Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner rescue Garnet from the [[Plant Brain]].
  
   
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Zidane fights Baku for the right to leave Tantalus. Blank gives Zidane some medicine for Garnet, and Zidane sets off with Vivi and Steiner. Baku sends Blank after them with a [[Final Fantasy IX items#Continental Map|Continental Map]] soon after and Blank helps Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner rescue Garnet from the [[Plant Brain]].
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However, the defeat of the Plant Brain causes the whole forest to become unstable, and it begins to turn to stone. Zidane and his friends have to escape in seven minutes, while they are pursued by many [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]]s. Blank pushes Zidane away from the clutches of one of the monsters and gets petrified himself, along with the rest of the forest. Before his sacrifice, he throws a Continental Map at the last second. Zidane recovers with Steiner, Vivi, and Garnet, and they leave the next morning to head for the [[Ice Cavern (Final Fantasy IX)|Ice Cavern]].
  
   
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[[File:Blank3.JPG|thumb|right|Blank, petrified in Evil Forest.]]
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Later on in disc 2, Marcus retrieves the Supersoft from a Treno nobleman and returns to the forest to rescue Blank, who makes a full recovery.
  
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Plant Brain's defeat awakes the forest that begins to petrify, with everything from trees and branches to monsters turning to stone. Zidane and his friends make a quick escape while being pursued by [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spiders]]. As Zidane is about to be grabbed by one, Blank pushes him out of the way and gets caught himself. He throws the Continental Map to Zidane before being fully petrified, and the rest escape the forest. After spending the night they leave for the [[Ice Cavern (Final Fantasy IX)|Ice Cavern]].
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Baku orders Marcus to travel to [[Treno]] to source a Supersoft from a Treno nobleman. Marcus returns to the Evil Forest to rescue Blank, and the two make their way to Alexandria to assist Zidane in escaping [[Alexandria Castle|the castle]] with Garnet and Vivi. Blank makes a full recovery and captains the ''[[Blue Narciss]]'' for the party.
 
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==Locations==
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== Locations ==
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===Trail===
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=== Trail ===
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[[File:EvilForestTrail1.png|right|thumb|150px|The Entrance.]]
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===Riverbank===
  
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The party first enter the Evil Forest in search of [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Garnet]]. They find her captured by [[Prison Cage]] and are forced into battle, [[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]] will be automatically [[Trance (Final Fantasy IX)|tranced]] for this battle. After it's defeat the monster will retreat with Garnet still captured. While the rest of the party are talking the monster will come back and capture [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]], forcing the party into another battle. This time they manage to defeat the enemy, but before it dies it spews poison on them.
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=== Riverbank ===
 
[[File:EvilForestRiverbank.png|right|thumb|150px|The Riverbank.]]
  
[[File:EvilForestRiverbank.png|right|thumb|150px|The Riverbank.]]
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Zidane can examine the river.
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{{Quote|I wonder where this river goes...|Zidane}}
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===Spring===
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=== Spring ===
 
[[File:EvilForestSpring.png|right|thumb|150px|The Healing Spring.]]
  
[[File:EvilForestSpring.png|right|thumb|150px|The Healing Spring.]]
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When Zidane enters this area he startles a moogle who then hides in a tree trunk. The spring can be used to restore HP and MP.
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===Swamp===
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=== Swamp ===
 
[[File:EvilForestSwamp.png|right|thumb|150px|The Swamp.]]
  
[[File:EvilForestSwamp.png|right|thumb|150px|The Swamp.]]
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Running through the swamp will show a cinematic sequence of the [[Plant Brain]] in it's nest.
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===Nest===
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=== Nest ===
 
[[File:EvilForestPlantBrainArea.png|right|thumb|150px|Plant Brain's nest.]]
  
[[File:EvilForestPlantBrainArea.png|right|thumb|150px|Plant Brain's nest.]]
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The party encounter the plant brain and must defeat it to rescue Garnet, [[Blank (Final Fantasy IX)|Blank]] will join mid-battle to help the team. After the battle Zidane gives Garnet some medicine before [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spiders]] appear and the party have to flee.
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{{clear}}
   
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===Trail===
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=== Trail ===
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[[File:EvilForestTrail6.png|right|thumb|150px|The Trail.]]
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The party are trapped and attacked by four plant spiders.
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===Exit===
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=== Exit ===
 
[[File:EvilForestPetrifiedEntrance.png|right|thumb|150px|The petrified exit.]]
  
[[File:EvilForestPetrifiedEntrance.png|right|thumb|150px|The petrified exit.]]
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The exit is petrified when the party escapes.
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{{clear}}
   
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==Treasure==
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== Items ==
 
[[File:Evil Forest Swamp by Forero and Team.jpg|thumb|right|A swamp in the Evil Forest.]]
  
[[File:Evil Forest Swamp by Forero and Team.jpg|thumb|right|A swamp in the Evil Forest.]]
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*116 Gil
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* 116 Gil
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*[[Potion (Item)|Potion]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Potion|Potion]]
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*[[Ether]] X3
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* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Ether|Ether]] X3
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*[[Phoenix Down]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Armor|Leather Hat]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Leather Hat|Leather Hat]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Armor|Rubber Helmet]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Rubber Helmet|Rubber Helmet]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Armor|Wrist]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Wrist|Wrist]]
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*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Armor|Bronze Gloves]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Bronze Gloves|Bronze Gloves]]
   
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===Key Items===
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=== Key items ===
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*Blank's Medicine
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* Blank's Medicine
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*Continental Map
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* Continental Map
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*Moogle's Flute
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* Moogle's Flute
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{{clear}}
   
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==Shops==
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== Quests ==
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=== Mognet ===
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[[Cinna]] runs an item shop outside the ''Prima Vista''.
  
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{{See|Mognet (Final Fantasy IX)}}
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Near the crash site is a [[moogle (race)|moogle]] named Mosco who has a letter for Zidane:
   
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{|class="table" width="75%" " style="text-align:center"
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{|class="half-width FFIX article-table" style="text-align:center"
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!class="a"|How Ya Doin'?
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!width="25%"|Item
 
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!width="50%"|Price (gil)
 
 
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|class="FFIXb"|'''Potion||50
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|class="b"|
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From Ruby to Zidane
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Zidane! Are you alright?<br/>
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I'm doin' good.
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I met an interesting stranger<br/>
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in Alexandria today!
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I'll tell you more soon.
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P.S.<br/>
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Tell the boys in Tantalus<br/>
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I said "Hi!"
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|}
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The letter the party delivers from Kupo in Alexandria Chapel to Monty at the Evil Forest springs:
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{|class="half-width FFIX article-table" style="text-align:center"
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!class="a"|Prince on a White Horse
 
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|class="FFIXb"|'''Phoenix Down||150
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|class="b"|
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From Kupo to Monty
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I think Queen Brahne is up to something...<br/>
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but I suspect Princess Garnet even more!<br/>
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Kupo!
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She might leave soon...<br/>
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with a prince on a white horse...
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Maybe it's just my imagination...
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Monty has another letter with him:
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{|class="half-width FFIX article-table" style="text-align:center"
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!class="a"|Stiltzkin on Ice
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|-
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From Stiltzkin to Monty
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I'm in a very cold place right now<br/>
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It's really strange, it wasn't<br/>
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like this last time I came here...
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But I guess this is why I travel:<br/>
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to encounter the unexpected.<br/>
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Anyway, I'm gonna get outta here<br/>
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before I get trapped in ice!
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Monty escapes the forest to [[Pinnacle Rocks]] as the forest petrifies. Mosh from Alexandria sends him a letter to ensure he is alright.
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{|class="half-width FFIX article-table" style="text-align:center"
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!class="a"|Escaping Evil Forest
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From Mosh to Monty
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Monty! Were you able to escape Evil Forest? Kupo!
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I think this continent is heading for<br/>
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some serious disaster! It might be<br/>
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too late by the time we realize it.
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== Shops ==
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[[Cinna]] runs an item [[shop]] outside the ''Prima Vista''.
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|-class="a"
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|-
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy IX items#Potion|Potion]]
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|50
 
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy IX items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
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|class="FFIXb"|'''Antidote||50
  
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|150
 
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy IX items#Antidote|Antidote]]
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|class="FFIXb"|'''Eye Drops||50
  
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|50
 
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy IX items#Eye Drops|Eye Drops]]
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|class="FFIXb"|'''Tent||800
  
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|50
 
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!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy IX items#Tent|Tent]]
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|800
 
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==Enemy Formations==
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== Enemies ==
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[[File:EvilForest1-ffix-battlebg.png|150px|thumb|A battle background in the Evil Forest.]]
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[[File:EvilForest1-ffix-battlebg.png|thumb|A battle background in the Evil Forest.]]
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*[[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]]
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* [[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]]
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*[[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]] x2
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* [[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]] x2
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*[[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]], [[Fang (Final Fantasy IX Enemy)|Fang]]
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* [[Goblin (Final Fantasy IX)|Goblin]], [[Fang (Final Fantasy IX enemy)|Fang]]
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*[[Fang (Final Fantasy IX Enemy)|Fang]]
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* [[Fang (Final Fantasy IX enemy)|Fang]]
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*[[Fang (Final Fantasy IX Enemy)|Fang]] x2
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* [[Fang (Final Fantasy IX enemy)|Fang]] x2
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*[[Dendrobium (Final Fantasy IX)|Dendrobium]]
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* [[Dendrobium (Final Fantasy IX)|Dendrobium]]
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*[[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x2
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* [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x2
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*[[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x3
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* [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x3
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*[[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x4
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* [[Plant Spider (Final Fantasy IX)|Plant Spider]] x4
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*[[Prison Cage]] (Boss)
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* [[Prison Cage]] (Boss)
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*[[Plant Brain]] (Boss)
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* [[Plant Brain]] (Boss)
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== Other appearances ==
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=== ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' ===
   
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==Other Appearances==
  
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===''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''===
  
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{{sideicon|FFRK}}
  
 
[[File:FFRK Evil Forest FFIX.png|right|150px]]
  
[[File:FFRK Evil Forest FFIX.png|right|150px]]
 
Garnet has been taken captive, and Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner must make their way through the Evil Forest to find her.
  
Garnet has been taken captive, and Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner must make their way through the Evil Forest to find her.
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{{Locat-stub|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
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{{Location section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
   
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==Musical Themes==
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== Musical themes ==
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{{Listen|filename=FFIX_Awakened_Forest.ogg|songname= "Awakened Forest"}}
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{{audio|filename=FFIX_Awakened_Forest.ogg|title= "Awakened Forest"}}
 
The theme that plays in the Evil Forest is called "Awakened Forest". In an ATE, the ''[[Prima Vista]]'' band plays a version of "Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony" from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.
  
The theme that plays in the Evil Forest is called "Awakened Forest". In an ATE, the ''[[Prima Vista]]'' band plays a version of "Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony" from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.
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==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
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;Artwork
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{{Gallery|title=Artwork|class=FFIXa|collapse=hide
  
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|File:Evil-Forest-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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<gallery>Evil-Forest-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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|File:Evil-Forest2-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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Evil-Forest2-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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|File:Evil-Forest3-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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Evil-Forest3-FFIX.JPG|Artwork.
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|File:Evil-Forest-Sealed-FFIX.JPG|Artwork of the sealed Evil Forest.
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Evil-Forest-Sealed-FFIX.JPG|Artwork of the sealed Evil Forest.
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|File:Evil Forest FFIX Art 1.jpg|Concept artwork of a fallen Zidane in the Evil Forest.
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Evil Forest FFIX Art 2.jpg|Concept art of a character and a creature in the Evil Forest.
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|File:Evil Forest FFIX Art 2.jpg|Concept art of a character and a creature in the Evil Forest.
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Evil Forest FFIX Art 3.jpg|Concept art of a crashed ''Prima Vista''.
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|File:Evil Forest FFIX Art 3.jpg|Concept art of a crashed ''Prima Vista''.
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Evil Forest FFIX Art 4.jpg|Healing Spring artwork.
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|File:Evil Forest FFIX Art 4.jpg|Healing Spring artwork.
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Evil Forest Fountain by Alberto Forero.jpg|Healing Spring artwork.
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|File:Evil Forest Fountain by Alberto Forero.jpg|Healing Spring artwork.
  
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;Backgrounds and Screenshots
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<gallery>Camp-Site-FFIX.JPG|Camp site outside the forest.
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{{Gallery|title=Backgrounds and Screenshots|class=FFIXa|collapse=hide
  
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FFIX Evil Forest WM.png|Evil Forest on the world map.
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|File:Camp-Site-FFIX.JPG|Camp site outside the forest.
  
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PrimaVistaCrashSite.png|The crash site of the ''Prima Vista''.
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|File:FFIX Evil Forest WM.png|Evil Forest on the world map.
  
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|File:PrimaVistaCrashSite.png|The crash site of the ''Prima Vista''.
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EvilForestTrail1.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail1.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestTrail2.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail2.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestTrail3.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail3.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestTrail4.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail4.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestTrail5.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail5.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestTrail6.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestTrail6.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestEvent.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForestEvent.png|A section of the Evil Forest.
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EvilForest2-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForest2-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest.
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EvilForest3-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest.
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|File:EvilForest3-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest.
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EvilForestPlantBrain-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest, when fighting the Plant Brain.
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Escape-from-the-Evil-Forest.png|Escaping from the forest.
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|File:EvilForestPlantBrain-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in the Evil Forest, when fighting the Plant Brain.
  
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Evil-Forest-Camp-FFIX.png|Camp outside the forest.
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== Trivia ==
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* In endgame, there is an [[Iifa Tree (Final Fantasy IX)|Iifa]] root blocking the entrance even though the Evil Forest is already inaccessible without it.
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* In the Japanese version of the game, upon defeating the Plant Brain, Monty makes it more specific that he has been living in the Evil Forest for 20 years and never saw anyone escape during that time.
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{{navbox setting FFIX}}
   
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{{FFIX}}
  
   
 
[[de:Verwunschener Wald (FFIX)]]
  
[[de:Verwunschener Wald (FFIX)]]
 
[[es:Bosque Maldito]]
  
[[es:Bosque Maldito]]
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[[Category:Locations in Final Fantasy IX]]
 
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Plants that attack people... I guess they don't call it Evil Forest for nothin'.

Tantalus Theater Troupe's cymbalist

The Evil Forest is a location in Final Fantasy IX. It is a vast forest which lies underneath the Mist at the foot of the cliffs immediately south of Alexandria, with the Ceebell River running through it. It has a tendency to petrify and is inhabited by dangerous plants and monsters resulting from the Mist.

The Evil Forest is visited once at the beginning of the game and cannot be entered again. Approaching the entrance to the forest results in a message that says "Petrified. Cannot enter.". If the player rides Choco over the forest, he will walk over it as if it was solid ground rather than a regular forest that is walked through.

Story

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When Tantalus Theater Troupe escapes Alexandria with Princess Garnet in the Prima Vista, Queen Brahne downs it with cannonballs. Heavily damaged, the theatre ship crashlands in the Evil Forest.

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Concept artwork of a fallen Zidane in the Evil Forest.

Many on board are scattered overboard and Garnet and the black mage Vivi are caught by a monster called Prison Cage. Zidane, a member of Tantalus, and Steiner, a knight of Pluto and Garnet's bodyguard, attempt to rescue them.

After saving Vivi, Steiner and the former contract a poison from the plant and return with Zidane to the Prima Vista crash site where Tantalus members Marcus, Blank, and Cinna are tending to the survivors. Benero and Zenero hold an uncooperative Steiner prisoner, and Blank and Zidane help Vivi. Zidane wants to save Garnet, but his boss Baku refuses to let him do it, insisting that Tantalus takes priority.

Zidane fights Baku for the right to leave Tantalus. Blank gives Zidane some medicine for Garnet, and Zidane sets off with Vivi and Steiner. Baku sends Blank after them with a Continental Map soon after and Blank helps Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner rescue Garnet from the Plant Brain.

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Blank, petrified in Evil Forest.

Plant Brain's defeat awakes the forest that begins to petrify, with everything from trees and branches to monsters turning to stone. Zidane and his friends make a quick escape while being pursued by Plant Spiders. As Zidane is about to be grabbed by one, Blank pushes him out of the way and gets caught himself. He throws the Continental Map to Zidane before being fully petrified, and the rest escape the forest. After spending the night they leave for the Ice Cavern.

Baku orders Marcus to travel to Treno to source a Supersoft from a Treno nobleman. Marcus returns to the Evil Forest to rescue Blank, and the two make their way to Alexandria to assist Zidane in escaping the castle with Garnet and Vivi. Blank makes a full recovery and captains the Blue Narciss for the party.

Spoilers end here.

Locations

Trail

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The Entrance.

The party first enter the Evil Forest in search of Garnet. They find her captured by Prison Cage and are forced into battle, Zidane will be automatically tranced for this battle. After it's defeat the monster will retreat with Garnet still captured. While the rest of the party are talking the monster will come back and capture Vivi, forcing the party into another battle. This time they manage to defeat the enemy, but before it dies it spews poison on them.

Riverbank

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The Riverbank.

Zidane can examine the river.

I wonder where this river goes...

Zidane


Spring

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The Healing Spring.

When Zidane enters this area he startles a moogle who then hides in a tree trunk. The spring can be used to restore HP and MP.

Swamp

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The Swamp.

Running through the swamp will show a cinematic sequence of the Plant Brain in it's nest.

Nest

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Plant Brain's nest.

The party encounter the plant brain and must defeat it to rescue Garnet, Blank will join mid-battle to help the team. After the battle Zidane gives Garnet some medicine before Plant Spiders appear and the party have to flee.

Trail

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The Trail.

The party are trapped and attacked by four plant spiders.

Exit

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The petrified exit.

The exit is petrified when the party escapes.

Items

Evil Forest Swamp by Forero and Team

A swamp in the Evil Forest.

Key items

  • Blank's Medicine
  • Continental Map
  • Moogle's Flute


Quests

Mognet

See also: Mognet (Final Fantasy IX)

Near the crash site is a moogle named Mosco who has a letter for Zidane:

How Ya Doin'?

From Ruby to Zidane

Zidane! Are you alright?
I'm doin' good.

I met an interesting stranger
in Alexandria today!

I'll tell you more soon.

P.S.
Tell the boys in Tantalus
I said "Hi!"

The letter the party delivers from Kupo in Alexandria Chapel to Monty at the Evil Forest springs:

Prince on a White Horse

From Kupo to Monty

I think Queen Brahne is up to something...
but I suspect Princess Garnet even more!
Kupo!

She might leave soon...
with a prince on a white horse...

Maybe it's just my imagination...

Monty has another letter with him:

Stiltzkin on Ice

From Stiltzkin to Monty

I'm in a very cold place right now
It's really strange, it wasn't
like this last time I came here...

But I guess this is why I travel:
to encounter the unexpected.
Anyway, I'm gonna get outta here
before I get trapped in ice!

Monty escapes the forest to Pinnacle Rocks as the forest petrifies. Mosh from Alexandria sends him a letter to ensure he is alright.

Escaping Evil Forest

From Mosh to Monty

Monty! Were you able to escape Evil Forest? Kupo!

I think this continent is heading for
some serious disaster! It might be
too late by the time we realize it.

Shops

Cinna runs an item shop outside the Prima Vista.

Item Price (gil)
Potion 50
Phoenix Down 150
Antidote 50
Eye Drops 50
Tent 800

Enemies

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A battle background in the Evil Forest.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Garnet has been taken captive, and Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner must make their way through the Evil Forest to find her.

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Musical themes

"Awakened Forest"
Music

The theme that plays in the Evil Forest is called "Awakened Forest". In an ATE, the Prima Vista band plays a version of "Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony" from Final Fantasy VII.

Gallery

Artwork
Backgrounds and Screenshots

Trivia

  • In endgame, there is an Iifa root blocking the entrance even though the Evil Forest is already inaccessible without it.
  • In the Japanese version of the game, upon defeating the Plant Brain, Monty makes it more specific that he has been living in the Evil Forest for 20 years and never saw anyone escape during that time.
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Mist Continent Alexandria - Alexandria Castle - Evil Forest - Ice Cavern - Dali - Observatory Mountain - Lindblum - Lindblum Castle - Gizamaluke's Grotto - Burmecia - Aerbs Mountains - Treno - Gargan Roo - Cleyra - Cleyra's Trunk - Pinnacle Rocks - Fossil Roo - Chocobo's Forest - Quan's Dwelling
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