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A natural cavern overrun with everlasting ice.
Book in Alexandria Library

The Ice Cavern is a location just west of the Ceebell River on the Mist Continent in Final Fantasy IX. It connects the lowerworld near the Evil Forest to above the Mist, near Dali.

It is a short dungeon explored early in the game. It is a cavern encased in ice, and many treasures can be found behind ice walls, which Vivi can melt with his Fire spell. The cavern is infested with monsters born from the Mist, and entering the wind currents billowing out of cracks in the ice walls will force the player into an encounter with Wyerds.

Later, the ice in the cavern begins to melt. If the party tries to enter during the time they venture to Treno the first time, and any point after this, a villager from Dali will prevent them. Alternatively, if the player tries to get in from the cavern's base, a moogle will block the entrance.

Later, in disc 4, like numerous other locations on Gaia, a root from the Iifa Tree prevents entry from both sides.

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Ice Cavern FFIX Art 1 — Artwork of the party in Ice Cavern.

Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, and Steiner travel through the Ice Cavern to reach the top of the Mist Continent to find a way above the Mist. Along the way, Vivi uses his magic to melt the ice, but when the party nears the end of the cavern a spell puts them to sleep. Zidane wakes up after hearing the sound of a bell and investigates the area. He is confronted by Black Waltz 1, an enhanced black mage who cast the spell, who then fights Zidane after summoning Sealion to assist him.

After defeating him, Zidane wakes up the rest of the party, unaware that Zorn and Thorn are spying on them from an icy upper ledge. At the top of the cave Zidane informs Garnet that she cannot go wandering around as a princess. Garnet gives herself a new identity, "Dagger", after Zidane's weapon, and he teaches her how to act and speak casually, much to Steiner's dismay.

Spoilers end here.

Locations

Entrance

A cave in the side of a mountain on the mist continent, a beautiful place covered in ice that is supposed to take travellers above the mist.

Ice Path

The first in the area yields a tent. Passing through the wind currents in these areas will result in an encounter with Wyerds.

On the second path screen there is a strange wall that Vivi can break with his magic, to reveal an Ether. Then there is a path behind the steps to a chest that contains a Potion.

The first chest contains a Phoenix Down. Then staying left, there is a wall that can be destroyed to open a path that loops around to a Leather Wrist.

The next area has two exits, the left leads to a cave with a moogle and the right leads to an exceptionally cold path.

Icicle Field

In the next area taking a right at the fork and going up the makeshift bridge, will yield a potion from the chest. Then the bridge can be broken by Vivi's magic to open the path to the chest containing Mage Masher (Final Fantasy IX). Taking a left at the next fork provides another wall that can be destroyed for an Elixir.

Cave

Vivi can use his fire magic to help free the moogle that is encased in ice, and reveals the ATE Teach Me, Mogster Lesson 2.

Ice Path

The party enter the area seemingly hit by a blizzard, but then one by one fall asleep. Zidane is then awoken by a noise and leaves to investigate.

Waterfall

Zidane encounters Black Waltz 1 who summons his ice giant Sealion. When defeated the blizzard disappears and the party wakes up.

Exit

The exit from the ice cavern.

Outside

IceCavernEvent — Outside the exit of the ice cavern.

Once outside the party see a village in the distance that Zidane thinks he's been too before. Before leaving, Zidane tells Garnet she will need a new identity not to be recognised. As Steiner and Zidane argue, Garnet finds a dagger on the floor and asks Zidane what it is called. At this point the player can rename her, the suggested name will be Dagger. They then work on her speech to make her sound more casual before leaving.

Items

FFIX Ice Cavern WM — The Ice Cavern on the World Map.

Quests

Mognet

Enemies

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

The Ice Cavern was the primary backdrop for the Challenge Event Princess of Alexandria - The Path to Escape. It later appeared in To the Holy Land and Show of Resolve as its own Record.

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Musical themes

"Ice Caverns"

The theme that plays in the Ice Caverns is called "Ice Caverns".

Gallery

Artwork

Backgrounds and Screenshots

Trivia

The characters will say different things depending on which wall is the first one Vivi melts. If the first thing Vivi melts is the frozen moogle, there is a special conversation for that.

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ice Cavern (''Final Fantasy IX'')}}
-{{Expand|Adding a Locations section with images and brief descriptions of the areas within the whole location}}
+{{infobox location
-[[File:FFIX_Ice_Cavern_Title.png|thumb|250px|right|The exterior peaks of the Ice Cavern.]]
+|name=Ice Cavern
-{{Q|A natural cavern overrun with everlasting ice.|Book in Alexandria Library}}
+|release=FFIX
-The '''Ice Cavern''' {{j|氷の洞窟|Kōri no Dōkutsu}} is a location just west of the Ceebell River on the [[Mist Continent]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. It connects the lowerworld near the [[Evil Forest]] to above the [[Mist (Term)|Mist]], near [[Dali]].
+|japanese=氷の洞窟
+|romaji=Kōri no Dōkutsu
+|image=FFIX_Ice_Cavern_Title.png
+|type=[[Dungeon]]
+|region=[[Mist Continent]]
+|items=*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Potion|Potion]] x2
+*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Ether|Ether]]
+*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Elixir|Elixir]]
+*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
+*[[Final Fantasy IX items#Tent|Tent]]
+*[[Final Fantasy IX weapons#Mage Masher|Mage Masher]]
+*[[Final Fantasy IX armor#Leather Wrist|Leather Wrist]]
+|enemies=*[[Cave Imp]]
+*[[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]]
+*[[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]]
+*[[Black Waltz 1]], [[Sealion]] (boss)
+|quests=*Travelling above the mMist
+*[[#Mognet|Mognet]]
+}}
+{{Quote|A natural cavern overrun with everlasting ice.|Book in Alexandria Library}}
+The '''Ice Cavern''' is a location just west of the Ceebell River on the [[Mist Continent]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. It connects the lowerworld near the [[Evil Forest]] to above the [[Mist (term)|Mist]], near [[Dali]].
-It is a short dungeon explored early in the game. It is a cavern encased in ice, and many [[Treasure Chest (Object)|treasures]] can be found behind ice walls, which [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] can melt with his [[Fire (Ability)|Fire]] spell. The cavern is infested with [[Monster (Term)|monsters]] born from the Mist, and entering the wind currents billowing out of cracks in the ice walls will force the player into an encounter with [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerds]].
+It is a short dungeon explored early in the game. It is a cavern encased in ice, and many [[Treasure chest (object)|treasures]] can be found behind ice walls, which [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] can melt with his [[Fire (ability)|Fire]] spell. The cavern is infested with [[Monster (term)|monsters]] born from the Mist, and entering the wind currents billowing out of cracks in the ice walls will force the player into an encounter with [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerds]].
-Later, the ice in the cavern begins to melt. If the party tries to enter during the time they venture to [[Treno]] the first time, and any point after this, a villager from Dali will prevent them. Alternatively, if the player tries to get in from the cavern's base, a [[Moogle (Race)|moogle]] will block the entrance.
+Later, the ice in the cavern begins to melt. If the party tries to enter during the time they venture to [[Treno]] the first time, and any point after this, a villager from Dali will prevent them. Alternatively, if the player tries to get in from the cavern's base, a [[Moogle (race)|moogle]] will block the entrance.
-Later, in disc 4, like numerous other locations on [[Gaia (Final Fantasy IX)|Gaia]], a root from the [[Iifa Tree]] prevents entry from both sides.
+Later, in disc 4, like numerous other locations on [[Gaia (Final Fantasy IX)|Gaia]], a root from the [[Iifa Tree (Final Fantasy IX)|Iifa Tree]] prevents entry from both sides.
-==Story==
+== Story ==
 {{spoiler}}
 [[File:Ice Cavern FFIX Art 1.jpg|thumb|Artwork of the party in Ice Cavern.]]
-[[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]], [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Garnet]], Vivi, and [[Adelbert Steiner|Steiner]] travel through the Ice Cavern to reach the top of the Mist Continent to find a way above the Mist. Along the way, Vivi uses his [[Magic (Term)|magic]] to melt the ice, but when the party nears the end of the cavern a spell puts them to sleep. Zidane wakes up after hearing the sound of a bell and investigates the area. He is confronted by [[Black Waltz 1]], an enhanced [[Black Mage (Final Fantasy IX)|black mage]] who cast the spell, who then fights Zidane after summoning [[Sealion]] to assist him.
+[[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]], [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Garnet]], Vivi, and [[Adelbert Steiner|Steiner]] travel through the Ice Cavern to reach the top of the Mist Continent to find a way above the Mist. Along the way, Vivi uses his [[Magic (term)|magic]] to melt the ice, but when the party nears the end of the cavern a spell puts them to sleep. Zidane wakes up after hearing the sound of a bell and investigates the area. He is confronted by [[Black Waltz 1]], an enhanced [[Black mage (Final Fantasy IX)|black mage]] who cast the spell, who then fights Zidane after summoning [[Sealion]] to assist him.
 After defeating him, Zidane wakes up the rest of the party, unaware that [[Zorn and Thorn]] are spying on them from an icy upper ledge. At the top of the cave Zidane informs Garnet that she cannot go wandering around as a princess. Garnet gives herself a new identity, "Dagger", after Zidane's weapon, and he teaches her how to act and speak casually, much to Steiner's dismay.
 {{endspoiler}}
-==Locations==
+== Locations ==
-===Ice Path===
+=== Entrance ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernEntrance.png|right|thumb|The entrance.]]
-===Icicle Field===
+A cave in the side of a mountain on the mist continent, a beautiful place covered in ice that is supposed to take travellers above the mist.
-===Waterfall===
+{{clear}}
-===Exit===
-===Outside===
+=== Ice Path ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath1.png|right|thumb|The first of many paths.]]
+The first in the area yields a tent. Passing through the wind currents in these areas will result in an encounter with [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerds]].
+On the second path screen there is a strange wall that [[Vivi Ornitier|Vivi]] can break with his magic, to reveal an Ether. Then there is a path behind the steps to a chest that contains a Potion.
-==Treasure==
+The first chest contains a Phoenix Down. Then staying left, there is a wall that can be destroyed to open a path that loops around to a [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Leather Wrist|Leather Wrist]].
+The next area has two exits, the left leads to a cave with a moogle and the right leads to an exceptionally cold path.
+{{clear}}
+=== Icicle Field ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernIcicleField.png|right|thumb|The icicle field.]]
+In the next area taking a right at the fork and going up the makeshift bridge, will yield a potion from the chest. Then the bridge can be broken by Vivi's magic to open the path to the chest containing [[Mage Masher (Final Fantasy IX)]]. Taking a left at the next fork provides another wall that can be destroyed for an Elixir.
+{{clear}}
+=== Cave ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernCave.png|right|thumb|The cave.]]
+Vivi can use his fire magic to help free the moogle that is encased in ice, and reveals the [[Active Time Event|ATE]] Teach Me, Mogster Lesson 2.
+{{clear}}
+=== Ice Path ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath5.png|right|thumb|The party get hit by a blizzard.]]
+The party enter the area seemingly hit by a blizzard, but then one by one fall asleep. [[Zidane Tribal|Zidane]] is then awoken by a noise and leaves to investigate.
+{{clear}}
+=== Waterfall ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernWaterfall2.png|right|thumb|The waterfall.]]
+Zidane encounters [[Black Waltz 1]] who summons his ice giant [[Sealion]]. When defeated the blizzard disappears and the party wakes up.
+{{clear}}
+=== Exit ===
+[[File:FFIXIceCavernExit.png|right|thumb|The exit.]]
+The exit from the ice cavern.
+{{clear}}
+=== Outside ===
+[[File:IceCavernEvent.png|right|thumb|Outside the exit of the ice cavern.]]
+Once outside the party see a village in the distance that Zidane thinks he's been too before. Before leaving, Zidane tells [[Garnet Til Alexandros XVII|Garnet]] she will need a new identity not to be recognised. As [[Adelbert Steiner|Steiner]] and Zidane argue, Garnet finds a dagger on the floor and asks Zidane what it is called. At this point the player can rename her, the suggested name will be Dagger. They then work on her speech to make her sound more casual before leaving.
+{{clear}}
+== Items ==
 [[File:FFIX_Ice_Cavern_WM.png|thumb|The Ice Cavern on the World Map.]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Potion|Potion]] x2
+* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Potion|Potion]] x2
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Ether|Ether]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Ether|Ether]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Elixir|Elixir]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Elixir|Elixir]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Phoenix Down|Phoenix Down]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Items#Tent|Tent]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX items#Tent|Tent]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Weapons|Mage Masher]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX weapons#Mage Masher|Mage Masher]]
-*[[List of Final Fantasy IX Armor|Leather Wrist]]
+* [[Final Fantasy IX armor#Leather Wrist|Leather Wrist]]
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
-==Quests==
+== Quests ==
-===Mognet===
+=== Mognet ===
-{{See Also|Mognet (Final Fantasy IX)}}
+{{See|Mognet (Final Fantasy IX)}}
-There is a [[Moogle (Race)|moogle]] called Mois at the cavern who has a letter t deliver to Gumo in Dali. Later when Ice Cavern is blocked off, Mois moves to [[Qu's Marsh]], to the entrance to the [[Fossil Roo]].
+There is a [[Moogle (race)|moogle]] called Mois at the cavern who has a letter to deliver to Gumo in Dali. Later, when Ice Cavern is blocked off, Mois moves to [[Qu's Marsh]], to the entrance to the [[Fossil Roo]].
+{|class="half-width FFIX article-table" style="text-align:center"
-:{|width="50%" style="border: 1px black solid"
+!class="a"|Trapped In Ice!
-|- bgcolor="#FFD700"
+|-
-|style="text-align:center"|'''Trapped In Ice!'''
+|class="b"|
-|- bgcolor="#EEE8AA"
+From Mois to Gumo
-|
-:::From Mois to Gumo
-:::Yo! Man, I got totally iced up by some
+Yo! Man, I got totally iced up by some<br/>
-:::dude with wings on his back!
+dude with wings on his back!
-:::Stiltzkin passed me by without doin'
+Stiltzkin passed me by without doin'<br/>
-:::anything! Is he rude or what?
+anything! Is he rude or what?
-:::Of course, I couldn't say nothin', 'cause
+Of course, I couldn't say nothin', 'cause<br/>
-:::I was trapped in the ice!
+I was trapped in the ice!
 |}
-==Enemy Formations==
+== Enemies ==
 [[File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath1.png|thumb|200px|The interior of the cavern.]]
-*[[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]]
+* [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]]
-*[[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]] x2
+* [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]] x2
-*[[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]], [[Cave Imp]] x2
+* [[Wyerd (Final Fantasy IX)|Wyerd]], [[Cave Imp]] x2
-*[[Cave Imp]], [[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x2
+* [[Cave Imp]], [[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x2
-*[[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x3
+* [[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x3
-*[[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x4
+* [[Flan (Final Fantasy IX)|Flan]] x4
-*[[Black Waltz 1]], [[Sealion]] (boss)
+* [[Black Waltz 1]], [[Sealion]] (boss)
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
+== Other appearances ==
+=== ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' ===
+The Ice Cavern was the primary backdrop for the [[Challenge Event]] [[Princess of Alexandria - The Path to Escape]]. It later appeared in [[To the Holy Land]] and [[Show of Resolve]] as its own Record.
+{{Location section|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
-==Other Appearances==
-===''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''===
-{{sideicon|FFRK}}
-{{Locat-stub|Final Fantasy Record Keeper}}
-==Musical Themes==
+== Musical themes ==
-{{Listen|filename=FFIX_Ice_Caverns.ogg|songname= "Ice Caverns"}}
+{{audio|filename=FFIX_Ice_Caverns.ogg|title= "Ice Caverns"}}
 The theme that plays in the Ice Caverns is called "Ice Caverns".
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
+;Artwork
-{{Gallery|collapse=hide|title=Artwork|class=FFIX
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Artwork.JPG|Artwork.
+<gallery>Ice-Cavern-Artwork.JPG|Artwork.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Artwork2.JPG|Artwork.
+Ice-Cavern-Artwork2.JPG|Artwork.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Artwork3.JPG|Artwork.
+Ice-Cavern-Artwork3.JPG|Artwork.
-|File:Ice Cavern FFIX Art 2.jpg|Artwork.
+Ice Cavern FFIX Art 2.jpg|Artwork.
-|File:Final-Fantasy-IX-Locstion-Concept-Art.JPG|Artwork.
+Final-Fantasy-IX-Locstion-Concept-Art.JPG|Artwork.
-|File:Ice Cavern FFIX Art 3.jpg|Artwork of a Black Waltz in the Ice Cavern.
+Ice Cavern FFIX Art 3.jpg|Artwork of a Black Waltz in the Ice Cavern.
-|File:Ice Cavern Exit FFIX Art.jpg|Artwork of the exit.
+Ice Cavern Exit FFIX Art.jpg|Artwork of the exit.
-|File:Ice Cavern CG FFIX Art.jpg|CG concept artwork of the Ice Cavern.
+Ice Cavern CG FFIX Art.jpg|CG concept artwork of the Ice Cavern.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Early-Render.JPG|An early render of an area.
+Ice-Cavern-Early-Render.JPG|An early render of an area.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Early-Render2.JPG|An early render of an area.
+Ice-Cavern-Early-Render2.JPG|An early render of an area.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Early-Render3.JPG|An early render of an area.
+Ice-Cavern-Early-Render3.JPG|An early render of an area.
+</gallery>
-}}
-{{Gallery|collapse=hide|title=Backgrounds and Screenshots|class=FFIX
+;Backgrounds and Screenshots
-|File:FFIXIceCavernEntrance.png|The entrance to the Ice Cavern.
+<gallery>FFIXIceCavernEntrance.png|The entrance to the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath2.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernIcePath2.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernIcicleField.png|An icicle field inside the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernIcicleField.png|An icicle field inside the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath3.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernIcePath3.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath4.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernIcePath4.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernCave.png|A cave inside the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernCave.png|A cave inside the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernIcePath5.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
+FFIXIceCavernIcePath5.png|A section of the path through the Ice Cavern.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernWaterfall3.png|The top of the Ice Cavern's waterfall.
+FFIXIceCavernWaterfall3.png|The top of the Ice Cavern's waterfall.
-|File:FFIXIceCavernExit.png|The exit of the Ice Cavern, leading out from the Mist.
+FFIXIceCavernExit.png|The exit of the Ice Cavern, leading out from the Mist.
-|File:IceCavern1-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
+IceCavern1-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
-|File:IceCavern2-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
+IceCavern2-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
-|File:IceCavern3-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
+IceCavern3-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern.
-|File:IceCavern4-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern, when fighting Black Waltz 1 and Sealion.
+IceCavern4-ffix-battlebg.png|A battle background in Ice Cavern, when fighting Black Waltz 1 and Sealion.
-|File:Ice-Cavern-Hidden-Treasures.png|Vivi revealing hidden treasures.
+Ice-Cavern-Hidden-Treasures.png|Vivi revealing hidden treasures.
+Moogle-in-Ice-Cavern-FFIX.png|Moogle saved from the ice.
-}}
+</gallery>
+== Trivia ==
+* The characters will say different things depending on which wall is the first one Vivi melts. If the first thing Vivi melts is the frozen moogle, there is a special conversation for that.
+{{navbox setting FFIX}}
-==Trivia==
-*The characters will say different things depending on which wall is the first one Vivi melts. If the first thing Vivi melts is the frozen moogle, there is a special conversation for that.
-{{FFIX}}
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 [[es:Caverna del Hielo (Final Fantasy IX)]]
 [[it:Grotta di ghiaccio]]
-[[Category:Final Fantasy IX Locations]]
+[[Category:Locations in Final Fantasy IX]]
 [[Category:Caves]]