The Lunar Subterrane in the DS version of Final Fantasy IV.
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. Crystal equipment, the game's strongest, exist here for Cecil in 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 game's Advance version, 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
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Final Fantasy IV
The Lunar Core, deep within the Lunar Subterrane, in the DS remake.
The heroes confront Zemus in the Lunar Core
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.
After going through several battles in the subterrane, the heroes finally meet Zemus, Golbez, and Fusoya, who are battling. 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 Golbez gave him, which in turn gives Zeromus a physical body and thus allows it to be defeated.
After Zeromus's death, Golbez and Fusoya head to the sleeping room deep within the Moon, while Cecil and his friends return to their planet.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The Lunar Subterrane reappears in the Lunarian's Tale in The After Years. Golbez first visits the place at the tale's start. He goes through it starting on the bottom floor to reach the Crystal Palace, where he reunites with Fusoya. Both later return 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.
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Treasures
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 (won from Behemoth)
- 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
- Enemies/formations in bold are boss battles
- Enemies/formations in italics are scripted battles
Final Fantasy IV
Lunar Subterrane / Underground / Subterrain
Lunar Core
Floor 1
| SNES | J2e | PS | GBA | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behemoth | ||||
| Red D. | Red Dragon | Red D. | Red Dragon | |
| EvilMask | Phase | EvilMask | Wicked Mask | Deathmask |
| Ogopogo | Tidarithian | Ogopogo | ||
Floor 2
The Lunar Core
| SNES | J2e | PS | GBA | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red D., Behemoth | Red Dragon, Behemoth | Red D., Behemoth | Red Dragon, Behemoth | |
| Red D. x2 | Red Dragon x2 | Red D. x2 | Red Dragon x2 | |
| Behemoth x2 | ||||
| Red D. x3 | Red Dragon x3 | Red D. x3 | Red Dragon x3 | |
| EvilMask x2 | Phase x2 | EvilMask x2 | Wicked Mask x2 | Deathmask x2 |
Floor 3
| SNES | J2e | PS | GBA | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mind | Zemus Mind | Mind | Zemus's Mind | Zemus's Malice |
| Breath | ZemusBreth | Breath | Zemus's Breath | |
Floor 4
| SNES | J2e | PS | GBA | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemus | ||||
| Zeromus | ||||
| Zeromus | ||||
Gallery
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Other Appearances
Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Lunar Subterrane
The Lunar Subterrane is the representative arena of Final Fantasy IV. Firion battles Jecht here, and this is also where Terra and Zidane begin their storylines. Cecil and Bartz fight Golbez here in their respective storylines.
The Lunar Subterrane is a large arena with a multi-leveled landscape full of cliffs and pits. Quickmove bars extend from the center of the arena outward in three directions, allowing characters to cross the arena quickly. The Crystal Palace and Lunar Whale can be seen on the stage's background, as well as the Earth. The arena's Ω form features more destroyable cliffs than the default stage, and some sections of ground can be destroyed as well.
Interestingly, while being named The Lunar Subterrane, the stage is clearly the Lunar Surface. The Japanese version of Dissidia names the stage "Moon Canyon," a clearer reflection of its appearance.
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