Rydia is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. She retains her ability to cast Black Magic and summon Eidolons, and has many Band abilities with other characters. She has high magical stats, but her HP is one of the lowest of the party. Rydia has powerful abilities in her summons, and decent physical attack power, though she is weaker than Golbez. Though Rydia is a powerful Black Mage, she falls short of Palom's stats. She also lacks Leonora's White Magic.
Quests[]
Main game[]
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The Eidolon Chocobo can be missed if the player does not pick it up inside the Chocobo Forest during the Gathering's Tale: The Moon's Gravity. It is located on the island in the middle of the ocean between Troia and Kaipo.
Many Eidolons can be permanently missed if killed during their battles.
If Rydia has recovered Leviathan and Asura as summons, Bahamut will turn on the Mysterious Girl and destroy her before returning to Rydia, but if not, Bahamut must be slain and will not be available to be summoned.
Several items are only obtainable in Challenge Dungeons; once the final section of the game is started, anything that is not imported from those is permanently lost.
Rydia's Challenge Dungeon[]
Rydia's Challenge Dungeon.
Rydia's Challenge Dungeon is a three floor cave. Many doors are actually Trap Doors, while several walls are Demon Walls and cause doorways or staircases to appear when defeated. The first two floors are mazes of doors, while the third floor consists of several platforms that are connected by ropes. On each platform only one of the ropes can be climbed safely, the other two trigger a scripted encounter. The dungeon is accessed by speaking to Challengingway in Agart. During some plays of the dungeon, certain doors will be locked. Though the player will always be able to reach the end, some side passages with treasure may be blocked off.
Stats[]
Rydia's MP and Intelligence are high, but her HP is among the lowest. Compared to Palom, Rydia's stats are inferior in all areas except for Speed and Spirit.
Rydia is also a guest in Porom's Tale, she begins at level 15 and caps at level 20.
| Level | HP | MP | Strength | Speed | Stamina | Intelligence | Spirit |
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| 15 | 330 | 175 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 14 |
| 20 | 490 | 217 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 18 |
| 30 | 911 | 302 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 27 |
| 40 | 1412 | 412 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 36 |
| 50 | 2007 | 537 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 53 | 40 |
| 60 | 2794 | 643 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 59 | 47 |
| 70 | 3422 | 722 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 65 | 64 |
| 80 | 3667 | 779 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 67 | 57 |
| 90 | 3748 | 824 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 70 | 59 |
| 99 | 3955 | 863 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 73 | 60 |
Abilities[]
Rydia and Edge performing the Broken Heart Band.
Rydia retains her Black Magic, and her Summon abilities, but cannot summon anything as she loses her Eidolons at the start of her tale. With the exception of the Eidolons dropped by enemies, she cannot relearn them until The Gathering chapter, where the player must explore the world and defeat them. This is excluding Leviathan, Asura and Bahamut, who are fought and reacquired in the True Moon. The Chocobo Eidolon is also found in the Chocobo's Forest on an island west of Kaipo during The Gathering. Depending on the player's actions during the fights, it is possible Rydia may not relearn all her summons.
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| Ability | Members | MP | Effect |
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| Lightning Brain Buster |
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7 | Send a head-busting lightning-charged strike towards an enemy. |
| Thunderstorm[note 1] |
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25 | A magical ice and lightning attack that targets all enemies. In the 3D version, this band does carry over from Porom's Tale to the Final Tale. |
| Broken Heart |
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25 | Attack all enemies with emotion-charged arrows. |
| Inferno |
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40 | Create a tornado of flame to attack all enemies. |
| Thunder Wave |
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20 | Blows away all enemies with the power of lightning. |
| Iron Flash |
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40 | Cecil borrows the power of Odin to cut through all enemies. |
| Holy Burst |
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55 | Holy magical attack on all enemies. |
| Mirage Song |
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35 | Call Mist Dragon to cast Blink on entire party. |
| Sylph Protection |
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17 | Rydia calls Sylphs to drain enemies of strength and power up Yang. Casts Haste, Protect and Shell on Yang, and heals HP equal to total damage done to enemies. Can be used even if the Sylphs summon has not been recovered. |
| Tri-disaster |
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20 | Cast a succession of powerful black magic. |
| Flare Tornado |
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15 | Create a flaming whirlwind that strikes all enemies. |
| Wild Whip |
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4 | Three fighters whip a single enemy repeatedly. |
| Call Me Queen |
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11 | Whip and turn the enemy into a Pig. |
| Final Fantasy |
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75 | Attack all enemies and heal party with a powerful combination. |
| Infinity |
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60 | Five fighters combine to cast powerful magic on enemies. |
| Temptation |
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19 | Surprise one enemy with an attack. |
- ↑ Will not carry over from Porom's Tale and must be relearned during the Final Tale
Equipment[]
Rydia may equip rods, bows and arrows, daggers, whips, hats, clothes, robes, armlets and rings. In her own Tale, she starts with a Whip, a Leather Cap, Leather Clothing and an Iron Armlet. As a guest in Porom's Tale, she joins with the same equipment.
| Bows | Arrows | Daggers | Rods | Whips |
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