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|region=[[Gongaga Area]], western continent, [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)|Gaia]] |
|region=[[Gongaga Area]], western continent, [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)|Gaia]] |
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+ | *Jungle path |
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+ | *Reactor wasteland |
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| − | *[[#Meltdown Reactor|Meltdown Reactor]] |
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| − | *[[#Village|Village]] |
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|residents=[[Zack Fair|Zack]]'s parents |
|residents=[[Zack Fair|Zack]]'s parents |
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* [[Titan (Final Fantasy VII)|Titan Materia]] (in the destroyed reactor) |
* [[Titan (Final Fantasy VII)|Titan Materia]] (in the destroyed reactor) |
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+ | * [[White M-phone]] (upper left house) |
| − | * [[Final Fantasy VII |
+ | * [[X-Potion (Final Fantasy VII)|X-Potion]] (in the [[inn]]) |
* [[Deathblow (Final Fantasy VII)|Deathblow]] Materia (on left hand path leading out of the village) |
* [[Deathblow (Final Fantasy VII)|Deathblow]] Materia (on left hand path leading out of the village) |
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|enemies= |
|enemies= |
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* [[Beachplug]] |
* [[Beachplug]] |
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* [[Flower Prong]] |
* [[Flower Prong]] |
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| − | * [[Gagighandi]] |
+ | * [[Gagighandi (Final Fantasy VII)|Gagighandi]] |
* [[Grand Horn (Final Fantasy VII)|Grand Horn]] |
* [[Grand Horn (Final Fantasy VII)|Grand Horn]] |
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* [[Grangalan (Final Fantasy VII)|Grangalan]] ([[Grangalan Jr. (Final Fantasy VII)|Grangalan Jr.]], ([[Grangalan Jr. Jr.]])) |
* [[Grangalan (Final Fantasy VII)|Grangalan]] ([[Grangalan Jr. (Final Fantasy VII)|Grangalan Jr.]], ([[Grangalan Jr. Jr.]])) |
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* [[Ultimate Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)|Ultimate Weapon]] (boss) |
* [[Ultimate Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)|Ultimate Weapon]] (boss) |
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|quests= |
|quests= |
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| + | *[[Gongaga, the Village of Sadness]] |
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| − | *[[#Part 1 events|Various part 1 events]] |
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| − | *[[Date mechanics]] |
+ | *[[Date mechanics (Final Fantasy VII)|Date mechanics]] |
| + | |field 1=Gongaga (Final Fantasy VII field) |
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| + | |field game 1=FFVII |
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| + | {{for|type=the [[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]] mission|M2: Monster Research Project#M2-2-5: Gongaga}} |
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| − | '''Gongaga''' is a foothill [[town]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', located south of [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]]. Due to a disaster, the town has been badly damaged. As a visitor enters, they will see a fork in the road; the left path leads to the town, and the right leads to the burned-out [[ |
+ | '''Gongaga''' is a foothill [[town]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'', and ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'', mentioned in ''[[Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-]]''. It is located in a jungle south of [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]] on the western continent of [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)|Gaia]], and is the home of the First Class [[SOLDIER]] [[Zack Fair]]. Due to a disaster, the town has been badly damaged. As a visitor enters the surrounding jungle, they will see a fork in the road; the left path leads to the town, and the right leads to the burned-out [[mako reactor]]. |
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| + | === Before ''Final Fantasy VII'' === |
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[[File:GongagaReactor.png|thumb|left|The destroyed Reactor in Gongaga.]] |
[[File:GongagaReactor.png|thumb|left|The destroyed Reactor in Gongaga.]] |
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| − | Gongaga was the hometown of |
+ | Gongaga was the hometown of [[Zack Fair]] and [[Katana (Male)|Balto]], both of whom were prominent swordsmen. The village was home to one of the [[Shinra Electric Power Company]]'s [[mako]] reactors. Due to its remote and rural location, the town pioneered online shopping through the use of the [[Worldwide Network]] in part to the town's main crafts trades market, Gongaga Trading, and the power supplied by the reactor. Three years before the events of the main game, due to cheap and substandard construction, the reactor exploded and killed most of the villagers. The survivors vote to outlaw the use of mako energy in the village and live with nature.{{cite|FFVII|script=Gongaga optional dialogue|name=Gongaga optional dialogue}} |
| + | After Zack and [[Cloud Strife]] escaped [[Nibelheim]] from their four-year imprisonment, they picked up a [[motorcycle]] from [[Cissnei]]. Taking random highways throughout the continent, trying to avoid the [[Turks]], the Shinra army, and the [[Copy technology#Genesis copies|Genesis copies]] who pursued them, Zack stumbled upon what remained of his hometown following the mako reactor explosion that occurred in his absense.{{cite|VIICC|name=VIICC}} |
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| ⚫ | Despite realizing the likelihood of a trap, Zack |
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| ⚫ | Despite realizing the likelihood of a trap, Zack entered the town out of concern for his parents, leaving Cloud in the motorcycle on the reactor outskirts. Cissnei intercepted Zack, as the Turks had sent her to Gongaga to wait for him. She let him go, but Zack did not, seeing an image of the late [[Angeal Hewley]]. Following this image, Zack encountered [[Genesis Rhapsodos|Genesis]] and [[Hollander]], who attempted to kidnap Cloud as they had deemed Zack's cells worthless for their pursuit of finding a cure for [[degradation]]. Zack battled and killed Hollander, then chased off Genesis before either were able to harm Cloud. The image of "Angeal" was revealed to be [[Lazard Deusericus|Lazard]], an [[Copy technology#Angeal copies|Angeal Copy]], who was protecting them from Genesis and Hollander.<ref name="VIICC"/> As revealed in ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'', Cissnei left the Turks and settled in Gongaga to help in its restoration. |
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| − | During ''Final Fantasy VII'', the player learns the Mako Reactor explosion killed most of the townsfolk. The explosion was said to be caused by the original [[Avalanche (group)|AVALANCHE]]. |
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| − | + | During "[[Gongaga, the Village of Sadness]]", Cloud's group arrived at the village outskirts and encountered the Turks, [[Reno]] and [[Rude]]. As there was no hint of anyone following them to tip off the Turks to their arrival, they believed there must be a traitor among them. Cloud refused to believe in a spy, trusting everyone. [[Cait Sith (Final Fantasy VII)|Cait Sith]] attempted to divert attention from himself, hoping that Cloud would not blame him just because he was the new member.{{cite|FFVII|script=Gongaga, the Village of Sadness|name=Gongaga, the Village of Sadness}} |
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| − | Later, the party overhears the first mention of the [[Huge Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|Huge Materia]] during a conversation between [[Scarlet]] and [[Tseng]]. The party can go to Zack's house and meet his parents, and if [[Aerith Gainsborough|Aeris]] is with the party, it is revealed she used to be Zack's girlfriend. If [[Tifa Lockhart|Tifa]] is in the party she runs out and asks Cloud about his decisions to join [[SOLDIER]] if Cloud chases her. |
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| − | {{endspoiler}} |
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| − | {{clear}} |
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| + | At the reactor grounds the party eavesdropped on a conversation between [[Scarlet (Final Fantasy VII)|Scarlet]] and [[Tseng]] from Shinra, who were there looking for [[Huge Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|Huge Materia]] Their quest unsuccessful, Scarlet deemed the reactor faulty to begin with and thus useless for their purposes. Cloud's party went into town visited Zack's house and met his parents. [[Aerith Gainsborough]] revealed to them that Zack was her first boyfriend, and lamented he was a "ladies' man" who must have found someone else. [[Tifa Lockhart]], meanwhile, denied ever knowing Zack when Cloud confronted her about acting strangely upon hearing a mention of him. She only compared Zack's attitude to Cloud when he left to join [[SOLDIER]], telling him she was proud.<ref name="Gongaga, the Village of Sadness"/> |
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| − | == Locations == |
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| − | [[File:GongagaLoc.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Location of Gongaga, indicated by crosshair.]] |
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| − | Gongaga is located to the South on [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)|Gaia's]] Western continent. In ''Final Fantasy VII'' Gongaga is the only major location that is not marked on the [[world map]] with a dot. |
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| + | After coming under [[Sephiroth]]'s influence in the [[Temple of the Ancients]], Cloud relinquished the [[Black Materia]] to his nemesis before his party members knocked him out for going out of control and attacking Aerith. Following this, in "[[Parting with Aeris]]", Cloud awoke at the Gongaga Inn with Tifa and [[Barret Wallace|Barret]] by his bedside, informing him that Aerith had disappeared. Aerith had told Cloud in a [[dream world|dream]] that she was going off alone to stop Sephiroth to protect Cloud from his influence, and so Cloud was not surprised to learn that she had left. When he told the others this, they urged him to go after her, as Aerith would be no match to Sephiroth alone. Cloud was unsure, disturbed by how Sephiroth had been able to control his actions, but the others brushed his worries aside and they left.{{cite|FFVII|script=Parting with Aeris}} |
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| − | ===Jungle Path=== |
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| − | ====Reactor Jungle Path==== |
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| − | ====Village Jungle Path==== |
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| − | ===Reactor Wasteland=== |
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| − | ===Meltdown Reactor=== |
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{{clear}} |
{{clear}} |
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| − | == |
+ | == Geography == |
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| − | === Part 1 events === |
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| + | Gongaga is located to the south on the western continent, directly south of the Gold Saucer. It is a foothill village located within a thick jungle, and comprises mostly small huts resembling tents. A visible graveyard nearby presumably exists in honor of those who died in the explosion, and some villagers mention that pieces of the reactor can still be found within the village.<ref name="Gongaga optional dialogue"/> |
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| − | The party can come to Gongaga as soon as they get the [[buggy]] from the [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]]. |
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| + | In the jungle surrounding Gongaga has a path through the trees, leading both to the town itself, as well as to a wasteland containing the remains of the mako reactor. The wasteland is barren with a wide space separating it from the jungle, and in its center are large piles of burning scrap that were never cleaned up following the reactor's explosion. |
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| − | If the party come here before obtaining the [[Keystone]], upon entering the [[Turks]] will be lying in wait and a boss battle will ensue against [[Turks:Reno]] and [[Turks:Rude]]. After the battle the party suspects a spy, but Cloud says he trusts everyone. |
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| − | The north exit leads to the reactor. If the party come here before obtaining the Keystone, approaching the reactor will trigger a cutscene showing [[Scarlet]] and [[Tseng]] searching for "[[Huge Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|Huge Materia]]", but they are out of luck. Just down and left of where the party hides is a regular Materia, [[Titan (Final Fantasy VII)|Titan]]. At this point in the game it's invisible, although it becomes visible after the party obtains an airship if it hasn't been picked up by that point. |
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| + | The mako reactor explosion killed most of the villagers, and the survivors voted to live without mako energy. They harbor great resentment for Shinra as a result. The villagers have a bleak outlook on life following the reactor's explosion, lamenting their lost loved ones in the explosion.<ref name="Gongaga optional dialogue"/> Many people who still live in the village are older people. |
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| − | The west exit leads to another room with the [[Deathblow (Final Fantasy VII)|Deathblow]] Materia. This and the Titan Materia do not become unavailable when the aforementioned events do. |
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| + | {{main|Gongaga (Final Fantasy VII field)}} |
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| + | Gongaga is an optional location. It can first be visited after "[[The Desert Prison]]" when the player has the [[buggy]]. Visiting it before "[[Secret Date]]" begins the optional chapter "[[Gongaga, the Village of Sadness]]". During this chapter, a short [[boss]] battle commences, unique [[Final Fantasy VII script|dialogue]] plays, and some rare items—including the [[Titan (Final Fantasy VII)|Titan Materia]] and [[Deathblow (Final Fantasy VII)|Deathblow]]—can be obtained. This also provides opportunity to speak to [[Tifa (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Tifa]] and [[Aeris (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Aeris]], boosting their [[Date mechanics (Final Fantasy VII)|date mechanics]] scores. If their current score with Cloud is high, they will also have unique dialogue.<ref name="Gongaga, the Village of Sadness"/> |
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| + | The party is returned to Gongaga automatically after the events at "[[Within the Temple of the Ancients]]". If the player picked up the [[Morph (Final Fantasy VII)|Morph Materia]] at the temple, they can now use it to morph the [[Heavy Tank]]s outside the reactor for [[Power Source]]s. |
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| − | There is a [[Final Fantasy VII dummied content|dummied]] scene here that could take place before the events at the [[Temple of the Ancients]], after talking to villagers, after observing the reactor, and if Barret were in the party, and the scene had not already been seen (to prevent repeats). Due to a programming error the flag for whether this scene has been viewed is set automatically in the [[Sector 5 slums church]] during story events, so this scene cannot be viewed in a normal playthrough. In the scene Barret speaks about Shinra doing things for money and using its power to control people, which is why he formed [[Avalanche (group)|AVALANCHE]]. Barret asks Cloud if he still plans to fight with them, and Cloud's answers would have affected Barret's [[Date mechanics|love point value]]. |
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| − | === |
+ | === ''Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-'' === |
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| − | {{Main|Date mechanics}} |
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| ⚫ | The village path leads farther, going into some houses on the outskirts, and eventually to a mountain-side path that ends in a cliff overlooking the village. The village and the remains of the reactor are all visible from the cliff. Zack visits the jungle near Gongaga near the end of the game, before heading to the [[Banora Underground|final dungeon]], and has a boss battle here against [[Hollander (boss)|Hollander]]. [[Shop (Crisis Core)#Gongaga Trading|Gongaga Trading shops]] can also be opened on the menu during [[Missions (Crisis Core)|Mission 2-3-1]]. |
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| − | If Aeris and Tifa are in the player's party during the first visit to Gongaga, they will walk out once the player enters Zack's parents' house. Talking to them afterwards earns the player affection points toward them that count toward determining Cloud's date at [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]], and a scene with Tifa at the end of disc 2. Ignoring them reduces the points. |
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| − | * [[Titan (Final Fantasy VII)|Titan Materia]] (in the destroyed reactor) |
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| − | * [[Final Fantasy VII weapons#White M-phone|White M-phone]] (upper left house) |
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| − | * [[Final Fantasy VII items#X-Potion|X-Potion]] (in the [[inn]]) |
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| − | * [[Deathblow (Final Fantasy VII)|Deathblow]] Materia (on left hand path leading out of the village) |
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| − | === Weapon Shop === |
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| − | !width="50%"|Cost |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Hardedge (Final Fantasy VII)|Hardedge]] |
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| − | |1,500 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Grand Glove (Final Fantasy VII)|Grand Glove]] |
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| − | |1,200 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Atomic Scissors (Final Fantasy VII)|Atomic Scissors]] |
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| − | |1,400 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Striking Staff (Final Fantasy VII)|Striking Staff]] |
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| − | |1,300 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII weapons#Diamond Pin|Diamond Pin]] |
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| − | |1,300 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII weapons#Boomerang|Boomerang]] |
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| − | |1,400 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Impaler|Impaler]] |
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| − | |500 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Shrivel|Shrivel]] |
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| − | |500 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Molotov|Molotov]] |
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| − | |400 |
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| − | === Item Shop === |
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| − | {|class="article-table FFVII" style="text-align:center" |
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| − | !width="50%"|Name |
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| − | !width="50%"|Cost |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Potion|Potion]] |
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| − | |50 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Hi-Potion|Hi-Potion]] |
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| − | |300 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]] |
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| − | |300 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Tent|Tent]] |
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| − | |500 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Maiden's Kiss|Maiden's Kiss]] |
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| − | |150 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Cornucopia|Cornucopia]] |
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| − | |150 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Soft|Soft]] |
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| − | |150 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Hyper|Hyper]] |
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| − | |100 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII items#Tranquilizer|Tranquilizer]] |
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| − | |100 |
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| − | === Accessory Shop === |
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| − | {|class="article-table FFVII" style="text-align:center" |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Headband|Headband]] |
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| − | |3,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Silver Glasses|Silver Glasses]] |
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| − | |3,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Star Pendant|Star Pendant]] |
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| − | |4,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Talisman|Talisman]] |
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| − | |4,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#White Cape|White Cape]] |
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| − | |5,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Fury Ring|Fury Ring]] |
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| − | |5,000 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Mystify (Final Fantasy VII)|Mystify]] |
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| − | |6,000 |
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| − | |6,000 |
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| − | |1,500 |
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| − | !class="b"|[[Transform (Final Fantasy VII)|Transform]] |
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| − | |5,000 |
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| − | == Enemies == |
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| − | === Reactor Jungle Path === |
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| − | *[18/64] [[Flower Prong]] |
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| − | *[17/64] [[Touch Me]] |
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| − | *[15/64] [[Kimara Bug]] x2 |
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| − | *[14/64] [[Kimara Bug]] |
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| − | *[8/64] [[Flower Prong]] (Side attack) |
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| − | *[[Turks:Reno]], [[Turks:Rude]] (Boss) |
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| − | === Village Jungle Path === |
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| − | [[File:Gongaga wilderness.png|thumb|Village Jungle Path.]] |
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| − | *[24/64] [[Kimara Bug]] |
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| − | *[22/64] [[Touch Me]] |
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| − | *[18/64] [[Kimara Bug]] x2 |
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| − | *[8/64] [[Touch Me]] x2 (Ambush) |
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| − | === Reactor Wasteland and Meltdown Reactor === |
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| − | [[File:Battlebg-ffvii-gongagareactor.png|right|thumb|Battle background for the reactor.]] |
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| − | *[64/64] [[Heavy Tank]] |
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| − | *[8/64] [[Heavy Tank]] (back attack) |
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== Musical themes == |
== Musical themes == |
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{{audio|filename=FFVII - Anxious Heart.ogg|title="Heart of Anxiety" from ''Final Fantasy VII''}} |
{{audio|filename=FFVII - Anxious Heart.ogg|title="Heart of Anxiety" from ''Final Fantasy VII''}} |
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| − | The background music in Gongaga Village, like in [[Nibelheim]], is "[[ |
+ | The background music in Gongaga Village, like in [[Nibelheim]], is "[[Anxiety (Final Fantasy VII)|Anxiety]]" {{J|不安な心|Fuan na Kokoro|Anxious Heart}}. |
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== Behind the scenes == |
== Behind the scenes == |
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| + | Gongaga was originally named "Anchorhead Village".{{cite|Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2|p=76}} |
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| − | Originally ''Final Fantasy VII'' was going to contain a traveling salesman as part of a sidequest, who would appear in Gongaga. The salesman would give two [[key item]]s to the player, one titled "Letter to a Daughter", and another, "Letter to a Wife". While cut from the final version, the script for the character was still written and translated and [[Final Fantasy VII dummied content|exists in the game's data]]. The salesman also says, "I came because I heard near this village was Materia strong enough to shake the earth", which would supply the player with knowledge of the Titan Materia's existence, and likely the reason the Materia was moved from [[Kalm]]. |
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| + | ''Final Fantasy VII'' has a [[Final Fantasy VII dummied content|dummied]] scene in the reactor wasteland that would have taken place during "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness", if [[Barret (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Barret]] was in the party. In the scene, Barret reminisces forming [[Avalanche (group)|Avalanche]] to fight back at Shinra for using its money and power to control people, and asks if Cloud plans to fight with them still. Cloud's answers would have affected Barret's date mechanics score. However, due to a programming error, the flag for whether the scene has been viewed is set automatically in the [[Sector 5 slums church]] during story events, so this scene cannot be viewed in a normal playthrough. |
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| − | The traveling salesman also has some unused lines in [[Rocket Town]], but only in the Japanese game. |
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| − | + | There is a deleted sidequest in ''Final Fantasy VII'' that would have started in Gongaga, involving a traveling salesman. The salesman would give two [[key item]]s to the player, one titled "Letter to a Daughter", and another, "Letter to a Wife". While cut from the final version, the script for the character was still written and translated and exists in the game's data. The lines were created to inform the player of the Titan Materia, and were removed because the staff had only five months to implement it.<ref>[[#GlitterBeri 2012|GlitterBeri 2012]]</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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Gongaga Reactor FFVII Art 2.jpg|Gongaga reactor concept art. |
Gongaga Reactor FFVII Art 2.jpg|Gongaga reactor concept art. |
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Gongaga Reactor FFVII Art 1.jpg|Gongaga reactor concept art. |
Gongaga Reactor FFVII Art 1.jpg|Gongaga reactor concept art. |
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| − | Gongaga residence.png|Residence. |
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| − | Gongaga reactor.png|Ruined reactor. |
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| − | Gongaga inn.png|Gongaga Inn. |
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| − | Zacks parents house.png|Zack's Parents' house. |
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| − | Gongaga wilderness2.png|Gongaga Wilderness (path to Gongaga). |
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FFRK Gongaga JP FFVII.png|The japanese dungeon image for ''Gongaga'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''. |
FFRK Gongaga JP FFVII.png|The japanese dungeon image for ''Gongaga'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''. |
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Zack-gongaga-cissnei.jpg|Gongaga Village. |
Zack-gongaga-cissnei.jpg|Gongaga Village. |
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Gongaga waterfall.jpg|Gongaga Waterfall. |
Gongaga waterfall.jpg|Gongaga Waterfall. |
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VIICC Gongaga Outskirts.jpg|Gongaga outskirts. |
VIICC Gongaga Outskirts.jpg|Gongaga outskirts. |
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VIICC Gongaga Abandoned Mako Reactor.jpg|The abandoned mako reactor in Gongaga. |
VIICC Gongaga Abandoned Mako Reactor.jpg|The abandoned mako reactor in Gongaga. |
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| + | == Citations == |
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| + | {{citations}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Gongaga is a foothill town in Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, mentioned in Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-. It is located in a jungle south of Gold Saucer on the western continent of Gaia, and is the home of the First Class SOLDIER Zack Fair. Due to a disaster, the town has been badly damaged. As a visitor enters the surrounding jungle, they will see a fork in the road; the left path leads to the town, and the right leads to the burned-out mako reactor.
History[]
Before Final Fantasy VII[]
The destroyed Reactor in Gongaga.
Gongaga was the hometown of Zack Fair and Balto, both of whom were prominent swordsmen. The village was home to one of the Shinra Electric Power Company's mako reactors. Due to its remote and rural location, the town pioneered online shopping through the use of the Worldwide Network in part to the town's main crafts trades market, Gongaga Trading, and the power supplied by the reactor. Three years before the events of the main game, due to cheap and substandard construction, the reactor exploded and killed most of the villagers. The survivors vote to outlaw the use of mako energy in the village and live with nature.[1]
After Zack and Cloud Strife escaped Nibelheim from their four-year imprisonment, they picked up a motorcycle from Cissnei. Taking random highways throughout the continent, trying to avoid the Turks, the Shinra army, and the Genesis copies who pursued them, Zack stumbled upon what remained of his hometown following the mako reactor explosion that occurred in his absense.[2]
Despite realizing the likelihood of a trap, Zack entered the town out of concern for his parents, leaving Cloud in the motorcycle on the reactor outskirts. Cissnei intercepted Zack, as the Turks had sent her to Gongaga to wait for him. She let him go, but Zack did not, seeing an image of the late Angeal Hewley. Following this image, Zack encountered Genesis and Hollander, who attempted to kidnap Cloud as they had deemed Zack's cells worthless for their pursuit of finding a cure for degradation. Zack battled and killed Hollander, then chased off Genesis before either were able to harm Cloud. The image of "Angeal" was revealed to be Lazard, an Angeal Copy, who was protecting them from Genesis and Hollander.[2] As revealed in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Cissnei left the Turks and settled in Gongaga to help in its restoration.
Final Fantasy VII[]
During "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness", Cloud's group arrived at the village outskirts and encountered the Turks, Reno and Rude. As there was no hint of anyone following them to tip off the Turks to their arrival, they believed there must be a traitor among them. Cloud refused to believe in a spy, trusting everyone. Cait Sith attempted to divert attention from himself, hoping that Cloud would not blame him just because he was the new member.[3]
At the reactor grounds the party eavesdropped on a conversation between Scarlet and Tseng from Shinra, who were there looking for Huge Materia Their quest unsuccessful, Scarlet deemed the reactor faulty to begin with and thus useless for their purposes. Cloud's party went into town visited Zack's house and met his parents. Aerith Gainsborough revealed to them that Zack was her first boyfriend, and lamented he was a "ladies' man" who must have found someone else. Tifa Lockhart, meanwhile, denied ever knowing Zack when Cloud confronted her about acting strangely upon hearing a mention of him. She only compared Zack's attitude to Cloud when he left to join SOLDIER, telling him she was proud.[3]
After coming under Sephiroth's influence in the Temple of the Ancients, Cloud relinquished the Black Materia to his nemesis before his party members knocked him out for going out of control and attacking Aerith. Following this, in "Parting with Aeris", Cloud awoke at the Gongaga Inn with Tifa and Barret by his bedside, informing him that Aerith had disappeared. Aerith had told Cloud in a dream that she was going off alone to stop Sephiroth to protect Cloud from his influence, and so Cloud was not surprised to learn that she had left. When he told the others this, they urged him to go after her, as Aerith would be no match to Sephiroth alone. Cloud was unsure, disturbed by how Sephiroth had been able to control his actions, but the others brushed his worries aside and they left.[4]
Geography[]
Gongaga is located to the south on the western continent, directly south of the Gold Saucer. It is a foothill village located within a thick jungle, and comprises mostly small huts resembling tents. A visible graveyard nearby presumably exists in honor of those who died in the explosion, and some villagers mention that pieces of the reactor can still be found within the village.[1]
In the jungle surrounding Gongaga has a path through the trees, leading both to the town itself, as well as to a wasteland containing the remains of the mako reactor. The wasteland is barren with a wide space separating it from the jungle, and in its center are large piles of burning scrap that were never cleaned up following the reactor's explosion.
Society[]
The mako reactor explosion killed most of the villagers, and the survivors voted to live without mako energy. They harbor great resentment for Shinra as a result. The villagers have a bleak outlook on life following the reactor's explosion, lamenting their lost loved ones in the explosion.[1] Many people who still live in the village are older people.
Gameplay[]
Final Fantasy VII[]
Gongaga is an optional location. It can first be visited after "The Desert Prison" when the player has the buggy. Visiting it before "Secret Date" begins the optional chapter "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness". During this chapter, a short boss battle commences, unique dialogue plays, and some rare items—including the Titan Materia and Deathblow—can be obtained. This also provides opportunity to speak to Tifa and Aeris, boosting their date mechanics scores. If their current score with Cloud is high, they will also have unique dialogue.[3]
The party is returned to Gongaga automatically after the events at "Within the Temple of the Ancients". If the player picked up the Morph Materia at the temple, they can now use it to morph the Heavy Tanks outside the reactor for Power Sources.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
An area in Gongaga.
The village path leads farther, going into some houses on the outskirts, and eventually to a mountain-side path that ends in a cliff overlooking the village. The village and the remains of the reactor are all visible from the cliff. Zack visits the jungle near Gongaga near the end of the game, before heading to the final dungeon, and has a boss battle here against Hollander. Gongaga Trading shops can also be opened on the menu during Mission 2-3-1.
Musical themes[]
The background music in Gongaga Village, like in Nibelheim, is "Anxiety" (不安な心, Fuan na Kokoro?, lit. Anxious Heart).
Other appearances[]
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Behind the scenes[]
Gongaga was originally named "Anchorhead Village".[5]
Final Fantasy VII has a dummied scene in the reactor wasteland that would have taken place during "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness", if Barret was in the party. In the scene, Barret reminisces forming Avalanche to fight back at Shinra for using its money and power to control people, and asks if Cloud plans to fight with them still. Cloud's answers would have affected Barret's date mechanics score. However, due to a programming error, the flag for whether the scene has been viewed is set automatically in the Sector 5 slums church during story events, so this scene cannot be viewed in a normal playthrough.
There is a deleted sidequest in Final Fantasy VII that would have started in Gongaga, involving a traveling salesman. The salesman would give two key items to the player, one titled "Letter to a Daughter", and another, "Letter to a Wife". While cut from the final version, the script for the character was still written and translated and exists in the game's data. The lines were created to inform the player of the Titan Materia, and were removed because the staff had only five months to implement it.[6]
Gallery[]
- Final Fantasy VII
- Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Final Fantasy VII script § "Gongaga optional dialogue"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Final Fantasy VII script § "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness"
- ↑ Final Fantasy VII script § "Parting with Aeris"
- ↑ Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2, p. 76
- ↑ GlitterBeri 2012
References[]
- Square Co., Ltd. (1997). Final Fantasy VII [Game]. Square Co., Ltd.. PlayStation.
- Square Enix (2004). Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- [Game]. Square Enix. NTT DoCoMo FOMA 900i Series.
- Square Enix (2008). Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- [Game]. Square Enix. PlayStation Portable.
- GlitterBerri (2012, August 19). "Letter to a Staffer - the Mystery of the Travelling Salesman". From GlitterBerri's Game Translations. Accessed July 8, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017.
- Square Enix (2018). Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2 [Book]. Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-5067-0662-7.