Changes: Lunar Subterrane

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Template:Images The Lunar Subterrane is the final dungeon in Final Fantasy IV. It's a massive cave complex, filled with strong monsters. It can only be accessed from Crystal Palace once the Giant of Babil has been destroyed.

The caverns contain a great deal of hidden passages and strong monsters, including dragons. As the final dungeon, the strongest equipment pieces in the game exist here for the SNES and PlayStation versions. There are also many monsters hidden in treasure chests, and at the bottom of the cavern lay several sealed relics guarded by minions of Zemus. Eventually, the caverns leads to an area where the floor consists mainly of shiny tiles. The walls are still made of rock. This area is titled the Lunar Core in the Advance version of the game, but is part of the Lunar Subterrane in all other versions. In the Easytype version that was only released in Japan, there's a save point on one of the last floors in the subterrane. In reference to this, The After Years brings it back, but has replaced it with a healing tile.

The area is infested with semi-boss monsters as random encounters, such as Behemoths and Red Dragons. Lower levels also contain Zemus's Malice, Zemus's Breath, and Deathmasks, enemies unique to this area. The boss Ogopogo also lurks here guarding the strongest weapon for Edge.

The upper areas of the core are connected via stairways, but lower areas are connected via teleporters. In the deepest area the party can find Zemus. Presumably there also exists an even deeper area where the Lunarians are sleeping.

Story

Final Fantasy IV

Template:Spoilers Cecil and his friends descend the Lunar Subterrane after destroying the Giant of Babil, following Fusoya and Golbez, who head for the core in order to defeat Zemus.

Lunar core 2 — The heroes confront Zemus in the Lunar Core

After going through several battles in the subterrane, the heroes finally meet Zemus, Golbez, and Fusoya, who are battling as they arrive. Golbez and Fusoya are able to defeat the evil Lunarian, but his hatred is revived as Zeromus, who defeats his opponents. Only with the help of the blessings of his friends Cecil gets back on foot and uses the Crystal that Golbez gave to him, which in turn gives a physical body to Zeromus and thus allows it to be defeated.

After Zeromus' death, Golbez and Fusoya head to the sleeping room deep within the Moon, while Cecil and his friends return to their planet. Template:Endspoilers

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

The Lunar Subterrane reappears in the Lunarian's Tale in The After Years. It is first visited by Golbez at the start of the tale. He goes through it starting on the bottom floor to reach the Crystal Palace, where he reunites with Fusoya. Both of them later return to it in pursuit of the Mysterious Girl. They fight Zeromus's Malice there. The player later returns in the final tale while heading to the Depths.

Treasures

Final Crystal Room FFIV — The Crystal Room portal to the Lunar Subterrane

Final Fantasy IV

Subterrane

Black Garb
Fire Whip
Sage's Staff
Dragon Mail
Dragon Shield
Dragon Gloves
Dragon Helmet
Artemis Arrows X10
Artemis Bow
Elixer
X-Potion
Crystal Mail
Crystal Shield
Crystal Gloves
Crystal Helmet
Stardust Wand
White Robe
Protect Ring X2
Minerva's Plate
Fuma Shuriken
Golden Apple
Cabin
Murasame (won after defeating White Dragon)
Ragnarok (Crystal Sword) (won after defeating Dark Bahamut)
Holy Lance (White Spear) (won after defeating Plague)
Ribbon X2 (in the room after defeating Lunasaur)

Core

Fuma Shuriken X3
Elixir
Whistle
Masamune (won from Ogopogo)

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Decoy
Genji Armor
X-Potion x6
Cottage x3
Genji Shield
Dry Ether x2
Remedy x2
Ether x6
White Fang x1
Lustrous Sword
Red Fang x2
Blue Fang x2
Silver Hourglass
Genji Glove
Unicorn Horn x2
Genji Helm
Hi-Potion
Blood Lance
Fuma Shuriken x3
Gaia Drum
Final Outfit
Murasame
Stardust Rod
Protect Ring
Dragon Shield
Dragon Mail
Sage's Staff
Sage's Robe
Dragon Helm
Gungnir
Dragon Gloves
Fire Scarf
Red Cap
Godhand
Yoichi Bow
Yoichi Arrows
Moonring Blade
Poison Axe
White Tiger Mask
Lunar Curtain x2
Mystic Whip
Minerva Bustier
Excalibur

Music

The background music that plays inside the subterranean areas is "The Red Wings".

The background music that plays inside the moon's core is called "Giant's Dungeon", the same as the Giant of Babil's.

Enemy formations

Final Fantasy IV

Subterrane

SNES	PS	GBA
Warlock
Warlock X3
Warlock, Kary
Warlock, Kary X2
Red Giant
Red Giant X2
Warlock, Kary, Red Giant
Warlock X2, Red Giant
D. Bone
Warlock, D. Bone
Ging-Ryu
King-Ryu
Blue D.
Blue D. X2
Ging-Ryu, Red Giant
Fatal Eye
King-Ryu, Ging-Ryu
Tricker
D. Fossil
Pink Puff (in a single room)
Pale Dim (Boss)
Wyvern (Boss)
Plague Horror (Boss)
D. Lunar x2 (Boss)

Nintendo DS

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Lunar Core

Floor 1

SNES	PS	GBA	DS
Behemoth	Behemoth	Behemoth	Behemoth
Red D.	Red D.	Red Dragon	Red Dragon
EvilMask	EvilMask	Wicked Mask	Deathmask
Ogopogo (Boss)	Ogopogo (Boss)	Ogopogo (Boss)	Ogopogo (Boss)

Floor 2

SNES	PS	GBA
Red D., Behemoth	Red D., Behemoth	Red Dragon, Behemoth
Red D. x2	Red D. x2	Red Dragon x2
Behemoth x2	Behemoth x2	Behemoth x2
Red D. x3	Red D. x3	Red Dragon x3
EvilMask x2	EvilMask x2	Wicked Mask x2

Nintendo DS

Floor 3

SNES	PS	GBA	DS
Mind	Mind	Zemus's Mind	Zemus's Malice
Breath	Breath	Zemus's Breath	Zemus's Breath

Floor 4

SNES	PS	GBA	DS
Zemus (Script)
Zeromus (Script)
Zeromus (Boss)

Other Appearances

Dissidia Final Fantasy

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The Lunar Subterrane

The Lunar Subterrane is the representative arena of Final Fantasy IV. Firion battles Jecht here, and Terra begins her storyline here as well. Cecil and Bartz fight Golbez here in their respective story lines.

The Lunar Subterrane is a very large arena dominated by high cliffs and lines on the ground player can skate along. The Crystal Palace and Lunar Whale can be seen on the background. Also, in the ending, the Moon appears as the camera turns to Cecil when he returns to his original world. The Lunar Subterrane's alternate stage features more destroyable cliffs and background elements than the default stage.

Interestingly, while being named The Lunar Subterrane, the stage is clearly the Lunar Surface.

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 The caverns contain a great deal of hidden passages and strong monsters, including dragons. As the final dungeon, the strongest equipment pieces in the game exist here for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[PlayStation]] versions. There are also many monsters hidden in treasure chests, and at the bottom of the cavern lay several sealed relics guarded by minions of [[Zemus]]. Eventually, the caverns leads to an area where the floor consists mainly of shiny tiles. The walls are still made of rock. This area is titled the '''Lunar Core''' in the ''[[Finest Fantasy for Advance|Advance]]'' version of the game, but is part of the Lunar Subterrane in all other versions. In the Easytype version that was only released in Japan, there's a save point on one of the last floors in the subterrane. In reference to this, ''The After Years'' brings it back, but has replaced it with a healing tile.
-The area is infested with demi-boss monsters as random encounters, such as [[Behemoth (Final Fantasy IV)|Behemoths]] and [[Red Dragon (Final Fantasy IV)|Red Dragons]]. Lower levels also contain [[Zemus's Malice]], [[Zemus's Breath]], and [[Deathmask (Final Fantasy IV)|Deathmasks]], enemies unique to this area. The boss [[Ogopogo]] also lurks here guarding the strongest weapon for [[Edge (Final Fantasy IV)|Edge]].
+The area is infested with semi-boss monsters as random encounters, such as [[Behemoth (Final Fantasy IV)|Behemoths]] and [[Red Dragon (Final Fantasy IV)|Red Dragons]]. Lower levels also contain [[Zemus's Malice]], [[Zemus's Breath]], and [[Deathmask (Final Fantasy IV)|Deathmasks]], enemies unique to this area. The boss [[Ogopogo]] also lurks here guarding the strongest weapon for [[Edge (Final Fantasy IV)|Edge]].
 The upper areas of the core are connected via stairways, but lower areas are connected via teleporters. In the deepest area the party can find [[Zemus]]. Presumably there also exists an even deeper area where the [[Lunarian]]s are sleeping.