Mt. Corel

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Mt. Corel is a location in Final Fantasy VII. It is a mountain that divides the area around Costa del Sol from the rest of the western continent. The town of North Corel in the Gold Saucer Area is located just at the foot of the mountain. There is also a mako reactor on the mountain. The mountain can be traveled via long abandoned stretches of an abandoned railroad system.

Mt. Corel has enemy formations with as much as five enemies (the maximum in one encounter), making it a desirable place to unlock a new level in Limit Breaks.

Story[edit | edit source]

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Cloud and his party cross the mountain during their search for Sephiroth. Later, Shinra Electric Power Company tries to transport a Huge Materia out of the Mt. Corel Reactor, only to have their coal train captured by the party, temporarily led by Cid Highwind. Depending on the player's actions, the town of North Corel can be saved or destroyed.

Mt. Corel is also seen in a flashback sequence when Barret tells the story how he lost his friend Dyne and what happened to his hometown.

Spoilers end here.

Locations[edit | edit source]

East[edit | edit source]

Mountain Road

Road to the Reactor

Corel Reactor[edit | edit source]

West[edit | edit source]

Valley

Bridge start.

Railway

Rollercoaster tracks.

Railway Support

River

Waterside tracks.

Nest

Hole

Bridge

Final bridge.

Quests[edit | edit source]

Pitfalls[edit | edit source]

Throughout the rail bridges there are various holes in the structure, although in three of these the player will fall over the holes the first time they step on them. Holding and or during the fall, players may find an item while climbing back up. However, if the player presses repeatedly, they can avoid falling into the hole.

The player can grab a Wizard Staff when falling and holding and , and the Star Pendant when holding and . Both are available to get before passing beyond the third atmospheric wall in the Whirlwind Maze.

Cokatolis Nest[edit | edit source]

The player can find a bird nest by climbing up the side of a railway track after crossing the upper bridge where bird sounds are heard, and choose to "Take the treasure" or "Leave it where it is". If the player chooses to take the treasure, they have to fight a Cokatolis and then receive 10 Phoenix Downs. Choosing not to means these items are lost forever.

This is available before the conversation initial of Barret with the people in North Corel.

Mt. Corel Huge Materia[edit | edit source]

Main article: Coal Train § Mt. Corel Huge Materia

This Huge Materia quest starts outside the Corel Reactor section of Mt. Core. It can be undertaken after dropping off Tifa at Mideel when Cid as the party leader. It may be done either before or after the Fort Condor Reactor Huge Materia quest.

Two Shinra soldiers outside the reactor will be encountered as a pair of Attack Squad enemies. After this the coal train carrying Huge Materia exits the reactor, and Cid gets another coal train to follow it.

Items[edit | edit source]

On the train tracks themselves the player can find:

In a cave to the left of the screen that is right before entering the screen to the rope bridge, the player can find the following items:

Near the Mako Reactor the player can battle Bagnadranas and steal the Diamond Pin weapon for Red XIII and morph them into Guard Sources, rare items that raise a character's Vitality stat.

Enemies[edit | edit source]

The river screen is an excellent place to level up Limit Breaks.

Mountain Road, and Road to the Reactor[edit | edit source]

[24/64] Needle Kiss x3
[22/64] Search Crown x3, Needle Kiss*(Covered by Search Crown B)
[18/64] Needle Kiss, Search Crown, Bagnadrana
[8/64] Needle Kiss x3 (Back attack)

Corel Reactor[edit | edit source]

[18/64] Bloatfloat x3
[17/64] Bagnadrana x2
[15/64] Bloatfloat x4
[14/64] Bloatfloat x2, Bagnadrana
Attack Squad x2 (Boss) [only in Corel Huge Materia]

Valley[edit | edit source]

[18/64] Bomb
[17/64] Bomb x2
[15/64] Cokatolis, Bloatfloat x2
[14/64] Cokatolis x2

Railway[edit | edit source]

[64/64] Needle Kiss x3, Cokatolis*(Covered by Needle Kiss B)
[4/64] Cokatolis (Back attack)
[4/64] Needle Kiss x5 (Ambush)

River[edit | edit source]

[24/64] Search Crown x5
[22/64] Needle Kiss x2, Bagnadrana
[18/64] Search Crown x3, Needle Kiss x2
[8/64] Search Crown x5 (Side attack)
Cokatolis (Boss)

Bridge[edit | edit source]

[64/64] Bomb
[12/64] Cokatolis x3 (Ambush)

Musical themes[edit | edit source]

"Dear to the Heart" from Final Fantasy VII

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Unlike most areas that enemies frequent, the background music of Mt. Corel is "Dear to the Heart" (想いを胸に, Omoi o Mune Ni?), except at the Corel Reactor, where "Mako Reactor" (魔晄炉, Makō Ro?) plays.

Other appearances[edit | edit source]

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[edit | edit source]

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Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The bridge scene contains an unused scene of the party members admiring the view. The Mt. Corel portion of the game has also been released as a demo for the PC version of Final Fantasy VII.