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Castle Exnine is a dungeon located at The Ends of Grymoire in World of Final Fantasy and is the final dungeon. It is reached by using the Teleport Device beneath the castle itself at The Ends of Grymoire. It is visited in Chapter 21, "Chaos in Grymoire".
Story[]
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A powerful threshold encompasses the entire castle. If the player's entire party falls in any battle in this dungeon, they will not be transported back to Nine Wood Hills, and will receive a Game Over.
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The player traverses the castle by climbing up and down the giant cubical crystals in the rooms, in the same manner as some structures in The Sunken Temple. Pulling up the map does not show anything, but the souls swimming through the pipes connected to the crystals may help guide the player in the right direction. Several areas contain Save Crystals and purple Warp Crystals that will take the player back to the castle's entrance.
Eventually, the player will come across dead ends in some areas, but the areas will always have the Carbuncle that accompanied the three Heralds. Defeating it makes pathways materialize, and allow the player to proceed further through the castle.
Locations[]
- Ordeal 1
Contains a Teleport Device the takes the player back out to The Ends of Grymoire. A Save Crystal is also here.
- Ordeal 2
- Ordeal 3
- Ordeal 4
A Save Crystal is found here, as well as a Warp Crystal that transports the player back to Ordeal 1. There is a dead end, and the Carbuncle that must be defeated to make a pathway appear.
- Ordeal 5
- Ordeal 6
- Ordeal 7
A Save Crystal is found here, as well as another Warp Crystal that transports the player back to Ordeal 1. There is another dead end, and the Carbuncle that must be defeated to make a pathway appear.
- Ordeal 8
A Puzzle Switch is found here and activating it rearranges the crystal platforms to form a pathway to the Carbuncle. While the fight is optional, defeating it creates a pathway to more treasure.
- Ordeal 9
- Ordeal 10
A Warp Crystal is here, and is used to transport the player back to Ordeal 1. The Carbuncle is fought twice here, and each battle creates a pathway. A Save Crystal is found at the very top, as well as the door leading to Ordeal 11.
- Ordeal 11
The castle's rooftop and is where the storyline's bosses are fought. After clearing the Postscript and acquiring the first secret ending, the player will find another Warp Crystal, this time leading to another area: the Secret Ordeal.
- Secret Ordeal
A secret area with no random encounters. At the end of this area is an Elasmos.
Maps[]
Items[]
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 Mega Phoenix
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| Turbo Ether x2
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| Phoenix Pinion
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| Ordeal 3 | ||
| Elixir
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| Remedy x2
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| X-Potion
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| Mega-Ether
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| Ordeal 4 | ||
| Mega Phoenix
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| Protect Stone x3
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| Remedy+
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| Ordeal 5 | ||
| Wobblestopper x6
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| Ordeal 7 | ||
| Megalixir
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| Hi-Potion x9
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| Ordeal 8 | ||
| Hi-Ether x6
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| Phoenix Pinion x2
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| Shell Stone x3
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| Turbo Ether x2
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| Mega-Ether
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| Megalixir x3
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| Haste Stone x2
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| Mega-Potion x2
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| Mega Phoenix x2
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| Ordeal 10 | ||
| Carbuncle Memento | 
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Automatically drops from Carbuncle in its last battle. |
| Secret Ordeal | ||
| Elasmos Memento | 
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Defeat or imprism Elasmos. |
Enemies[]
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| Entom Guard | 2,938 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 25 | Use fire attacks |
| Magna Roader (Purple) | 2,639 | 50 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Goblin | 2,466 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Purple) (Purple) | 5,105 | 75 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Magna Roader (Yellow) | 2,528 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Yellow) (Yellow) | 4,994 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Magna Roader (Red) | 2,343 | 50 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Goblin Guard | 3,186 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | Bestow protect |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Red) (Red) | 5,529 | 75 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -75 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Death Searcher | 1,397 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Reflect magic back |
| Magitek Armor A | 6,123 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deal a lot of damage at once |
| Kuza Beast | 8,905 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | -50 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | Land a counterattack |
| Mythril Giant | 7,128 | 0 | 0 | -50 | -25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -25 | -25 | 25 | -50 | -25 | 50 | 0 | Use magical enhancements |
| Mythril Giant StackDeath Searcher, Mythril Giant | 8,525 | 25 | 25 | -100 | 0 | -25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | -25 | 50 | 25 | — |
| Carbuncle | 5,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 75 | Unimprismable |
| Magitek Armor A StackDeath Searcher, Magitek Armor A | 7,520 | 25 | 50 | -75 | 50 | -75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — |
| Magitek Armor A StackGoblin, Magitek Armor A (2) | 8,589 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Cactuar | 1,901 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 25 | -25 | Inflict slow |
| Korrigan | 1,799 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -25 | -25 | Inflict sleep |
| Kuza Beast StackDeath Searcher, Kuza Beast | 8,315 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 25 | — |
| Kuza Beast StackKorrigan, Goblin, Kuza Beast (2) | 11,183 | -25 | 0 | 50 | -25 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | — |
| Minotaur | 7,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 50 | 50 | 25 | -50 | Inflict confusion |
| Squidraken | 2,541 | -50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | Reflect magic back |
| Minotaur StackSquidraken, Minotaur | 9,768 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -50 | 75 | 50 | 25 | -75 | — |
| Sea Worm | 7,011 | 25 | 0 | -100 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | -25 | Reduce HP |
| Magitek Armor A StackSquidraken, Magitek Armor A (3) | 8,664 | -50 | 75 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | — |
| Behemonster | 39,642 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 75 | Use physical attacks |
| Yurugu | 2,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -50 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Inflict oblivion |
| Minotaur StackYurugu, Minotaur (2) | 9,542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 0 | -25 | -50 | -50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Sea Worm StackYurugu, Squidraken, Sea Worm | 11,867 | -25 | -50 | -100 | 0 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -50 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Carbuncle (2) | 9,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Knight in the Golden Mask | 23,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Plumed Knight | 22,930 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| King of Bahamut | 23,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Elasmos | 33,740 | 0 | -100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | Deal a lot of damage at once |
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| Entom Guard | 7,317 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 25 | Use fire attacks |
| Magna Roader (Purple) | 6,301 | 50 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Goblin | 6,142 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Purple) (Purple) | 12,443 | 75 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Magna Roader (Yellow) | 6,160 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Yellow) (Yellow) | 12,302 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Magna Roader (Red) | 5,774 | 50 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 0 | Reduce HP |
| Goblin Guard | 7,846 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | Bestow protect |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Red) (Red) | 13,620 | 75 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -75 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -50 | 25 | 50 | 25 | -75 | 50 | 0 | — |
| Death Searcher | 3,480 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Reflect magic back |
| Magitek Armor A | 14,463 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deal a lot of damage at once |
| Kuza Beast | 16,347 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 25 | -50 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | Land a counterattack |
| Mythril Giant | 17,016 | 0 | 0 | -50 | -25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -25 | -25 | 25 | -50 | -25 | 50 | 0 | Use magical enhancements |
| Mythril Giant StackDeath Searcher, Mythril Giant | 20,496 | 25 | 25 | -100 | 0 | -25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -50 | 25 | -50 | -25 | 50 | 25 | — |
| Carbuncle | 13,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 75 | Unimprismable |
| Magitek Armor A StackDeath Searcher, Magitek Armor A | 17,943 | 25 | 50 | -75 | 50 | -75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — |
| Magitek Armor A StackGoblin, Magitek Armor A (2) | 20,605 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -50 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Cactuar | 4,491 | -25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 25 | -25 | Inflict slow |
| Korrigan | 4,296 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 25 | -25 | -25 | Inflict sleep |
| Kuza Beast StackDeath Searcher, Kuza Beast | 19,827 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 25 | — |
| Kuza Beast StackKorrigan, Goblin, Kuza Beast (2) | 26,785 | -25 | 0 | 50 | -25 | 25 | 25 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -25 | — |
| Minotaur | 16,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -25 | 50 | 50 | 25 | -50 | Inflict confusion |
| Squidraken | 5,827 | -50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | Reflect magic back |
| Minotaur StackSquidraken, Minotaur | 22,396 | -50 | 50 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -50 | 75 | 50 | 25 | -75 | — |
| Sea Worm | 16,074 | 25 | 0 | -100 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 25 | 25 | -25 | Reduce HP |
| Magitek Armor A StackSquidraken, Magitek Armor A (3) | 20,290 | -50 | 75 | -25 | 25 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -25 | — |
| Behemonster | 89,985 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 75 | Use physical attacks |
| Yurugu | 5,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | -50 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Inflict oblivion |
| Minotaur StackYurugu, Minotaur (2) | 21,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 50 | 50 | -50 | 0 | -25 | -50 | -50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Sea Worm StackYurugu, Squidraken, Sea Worm | 27,157 | -25 | -50 | -100 | 0 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -25 | -50 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | — |
| Carbuncle (2) | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Knight in the Golden Mask | 54,681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Plumed Knight | 54,140 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| King of Bahamut | 55,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | Unimprismable |
| Elasmos | 51,330 | 0 | -100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | Deal a lot of damage at once |
Formations[]
| Enemies | Notes |
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| Ordeal 1 | |
| Entom Guard x2, Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Purple) | Threshold battle. |
| Entom Guard x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Goblin, Entom Guard x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 2 | |
| Entom Guard x3, Magna Roader (Yellow) | Threshold battle. |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Purple), Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Yellow) | Threshold battle. |
| Magna Roader (Purple), Magna Roader (Yellow) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 3 | |
| Magna Roader (Purple), Magna Roader (Yellow), Magna Roader (Red) | Threshold battle. |
| Entom Guard x2, Magna Roader StackGoblin Guard, Magna Roader (Red) | Threshold battle. |
| Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Purple), Magna Roader StackGoblin, Magna Roader (Yellow), Magna Roader StackGoblin Guard, Magna Roader (Red) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 4 | |
| Death Searcher, Magitek Armor A x3 | Threshold battle. |
| Death Searcher x2, Kuza Beast | Threshold battle. |
| Mythril Giant StackDeath Searcher, Mythril Giant x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Carbuncle (Boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 5 | |
| Magitek Armor A StackDeath Searcher, Magitek Armor A, Magitek Armor A, Mythril Giant | Threshold battle. |
| Cactuar | Threshold battle. |
| Magitek Armor A StackGoblin, Magitek Armor A x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 6 | |
| Death Searcher, Kuza Beast StackDeath Searcher, Kuza Beast | Threshold battle. |
| Kuza Beast StackKorrigan, Goblin, Kuza Beast | Threshold battle. |
| Death Searcher x2, Korrigan x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 7 | |
| Minotaur x3 | Threshold battle. |
| Minotaur StackSquidraken, Minotaur x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Sea Worm x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Carbuncle (Boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 8 | |
| Magitek Armor A StackSquidraken, Magitek Armor A | Threshold battle. |
| Squidraken, Magitek Armor A StackSquidraken, Magitek Armor A | Threshold battle. |
| Squidraken, Magitek Armor A StackSquidraken, Magitek Armor A x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Behemonster | Threshold battle. |
| Carbuncle (Optional boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 9 | |
| Yurugu x2 | Threshold battle. |
| Sea Worm StackYurugu, Squidraken, Sea Worm, Minotaur StackYurugu, Minotaur | Threshold battle. |
| Behemonster | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 10 | |
| Carbuncle (Boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Carbuncle (2) (Boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Ordeal 11 | |
| Plumed Knight, Knight in the Golden Mask (Bosses) | Threshold battle. |
| King of Bahamut (Boss) | Threshold battle. |
| Secret Ordeal | |
| Elasmos | Threshold battle. Fixed encounter. |
Musical themes[]
"Castle Melody"
"Castle Melody" is the background theme that plays in Castle Exnine.
Trivia[]
- The interior of Castle Exnine resembles the form that the metal Bismuth takes when it crystallizes.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)
- Areas of this dungeon are used in bonus dungeons: Ordeal 6 appears as the third room of EX Dungeon C, while the Secret Ordeal is used as the boss room of the final route in the Maxima version exclusive Hidden Dungeon.
Spoilers end here.
Gallery[]
Battle (Ordeals 1-7).
Another battle (Ordeals 8-9).
Boss battle (Ordeal 11).