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The Tower of Owen (オーエンの塔, Ōen no Tō?) is a location in Final Fantasy III that lies to the east of Gulgan Gulch and north of Castle Argus. It is the tower that supports the entire Floating Continent's levitation, and was built by Owen, an Ancient. The party is urged to visit the tower by the Gulgans and must be in Toad status in order to advance past the first room.

Story

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Tower of Owen - WM — The Tower of Owen on the World Map.

After visiting the Gulgan Gulch, the Warriors of the Light head to the Tower of Owen to the northeast. There they are forced to transform into toads to enter its depths. As they climb the tower, they are targeted by mysterious threats and mocked of. However Desch helps the Warriors by activating passages in the tower, which amazes even himself.

At the top, the Warriors meet the evil Medusa and defeat her. However, the Tower is at risk of being destroyed, but fortunately, Desch regains his memories and remembers he is the guardian of the tower. He immediately jumps into the furnace, saving the tower, and allowing the Warriors to continue with their mission.

Spoilers end here.

Treasure

Item	Location
Echo Herbs	Third Floor
Spark Dagger	Fifth Floor
Echo Herbs	Sixth floor
Bomb Fragment	Seventh Floor
Echo Herbs	Seventh Floor
Sonic Knuckles	Eighth Floor
Salamand Sword	Ninth Floor
Flame Mail	Ninth Floor
Zeus' Wrath	Ninth Floor

Encounters

Far Darrig
Blood Bat
Petit Mage
Pugman
Aughisky
Fury (rare encounter)
Medusa (boss)

Battle Background

Music

Template:Listen Tower of Owen has its own eponymous theme as a background music.

Gallery

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Trivia

In the Library at Saronia, several books contain the journal of Owen, the builder of the tower. The final book reveals that Desch is the son of Owen.
The geography of the area where the Tower of Owen is located is similar to the one of the Walse Tower from Final Fantasy V.

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 The '''Tower of Owen''' {{J|オーエンの塔|Ōen no Tō}} is a location in ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' that lies to the east of [[Gulgan Gulch]] and north of [[Castle Argus]]. It is the tower that supports the entire [[List of Final Fantasy III Locations#Floating Continent|Floating Continent]]'s levitation, and was built by Owen, an Ancient. The party is urged to visit the tower by the [[Gulgan]]s and must be in [[Toad (Status)|Toad]] status in order to advance past the first room.
 ==Story==
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+[[File:Tower of Owen - WM.jpg|thumb|left|The Tower of Owen on the World Map.]]
 After visiting the Gulgan Gulch, the [[Warriors of Light|Warriors of the Light]] head to the Tower of Owen to the northeast. There they are forced to transform into toads to enter its depths. As they climb the tower, they are targeted by mysterious threats and mocked of. However [[Desch]] helps the Warriors by activating passages in the tower, which amazes even himself.
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 ==Treasure==
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+!class="b"|[[List of Final Fantasy III Items#Echo Herbs|Echo Herbs]]
 |Seventh Floor
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-!class="FFIIIb"|[[List of Final Fantasy III Weapons#Sonic Knuckles|Sonic Knuckles]]
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 ==Gallery==
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 |File:FFIII NES - Tower of Owen first floor.gif|The first floor of the Tower of Owen (NES).
 |File:FFIII NES - Tower of Owen second floor.gif|The second floor of the Tower of Owen (NES).