FINAL FANTASY VI achievement guide & roadmap

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Has Singleplayer?
Yes: Has Multiplayer?
No: Difficulty affects achievements?
No: Guide contributors

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Kind

Story: 12 Grind: 6 Objective: 4 All-the-things: 6

Missables?

Unmissable: 6 Missable: 4 Optional: 18

Glitched

Not glitched: 28

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28 achievements

Customer Appreciation

Thank you for purchasing the game!

92.1% Common

Thank you for purchasing the game!

Story Ummissable No glitches

This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Terra's Truth

You discovered the truth about Terra and her hidden power.

26.0% Uncommon

You discovered the truth about Terra and her hidden power.

Story Ummissable No glitches

This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Enough Already!

20.1% Uncommon

Story Ummissable No glitches

This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Washed Up on Solitary Island

You witnessed the World of Ruin event.

18.8% Uncommon

You witnessed the World of Ruin event.

Story Ummissable No glitches

This will unlock automatically as you progress through the story.

Quintessential Adventurer

16.8% Uncommon

Do-all-the-things Missable No glitches

This requires you to open up 80% of all treasure chests in the game. As there areas you can only visit once, you should always check every deadend and look for hidden passages, or use a guide.

Portrait Time!

You found and befriended Relm.

14.8% Uncommon

You found and befriended Relm.

Story Optional No glitches

This is for the second time you recruit her, in the World of Ruin.

Fast Friends, Kupo!

You found and befriended Mog.

14.6% Uncommon

You found and befriended Mog.

Story Optional No glitches

This is for the second time you recruit him, in the World of Ruin.

More Than King

You found and befriended Locke.

13.9% Uncommon

You found and befriended Locke.

Story Optional No glitches

This is for the second time you recruit him, in the World of Ruin.

Bone Carver

You found and befriended Umaro.

13.4% Uncommon

You found and befriended Umaro.

Story Optional No glitches

In the Belly of the Beast

You found and befriended Gogo.

12.6% Uncommon

You found and befriended Gogo.

Story Optional No glitches

Sword Master

You learned all of Cyan's "Bushido" commands.

12.5% Uncommon

You learned all of Cyan's "Bushido" commands.

Do-all-the-things Optional No glitches

Oblivion can be learned at Level 70 or by visiting Doma Castle in the World of Ruins with Cyan and completing his subquest there.

Fang (Level 1)
Sky (Level 6)
Tiger (Level 12)
Flurry (Level 15)
Dragon (Level 24)
Eclipse (Level 34)
Tempest (Level 44)
Oblivions (Level 70 or subquest)

Masterful Mastership!

You learned all of Sabin's "Blitz" commands.

10.2% Uncommon

You learned all of Sabin's "Blitz" commands.

Do-all-the-things Optional No glitches

The last Blitz, Phantom Rush, can be unlocked by either reaching Level 70 with Sabin or visiting Duncan's Cabin in the World of Ruins with him in the party.

Raging Fist (Level 1)
Aura Cannon (Level 3)
Meteor Strike (Level 10)
Rising Phoenix (Level 15)
Chakra (Level 23)
Razor Gale (Level 30)
Soul Spiral (Level 42)
Phantom Rush (Level 70)

Wish You Were Here

9.6% Rare

Objective Optional No glitches

You need to defeat Deathgaze, an invisible flying encounter in the sky, using the Falcon airship. It flees from time to time, making it necessary to find and fight it again. The damage you deal will carry over to the next battle(s). It drops the Esper Bahamut afterwards.

Hang on, Old Man!

You brought all the characters together.

9.4% Rare

You brought all the characters together.

Story Optional No glitches

This unlocks once you recruited every possible character in the World of Ruins, getting the respective character achievements along the way.

Balance Is Restored

8.4% Rare

Story Ummissable No glitches

Finish the game!

Fun to Save, Fun to Use

7.7% Rare

Grind Optional No glitches

The Slagworms and Cactuars in desert near Maranda are a good way to farm the necessary 1.000.000 Gil, as they drop 10.000 each. You can also save, sell all your stuff and reload once you have the achievement.

Mech Mania

You got all of Edgar's Tools.

7.0% Rare

You got all of Edgar's Tools.

Do-all-the-things Optional No glitches

Auto Crossbow
Noiseblaster (Buy: Figaro Castle, South Figaro)
Bioblaster (Buy: Figaro Castle, South Figaro)
Flash (Buy: Figaro Castle, after Narshe climax battle)
Drill (Buy: Figaro Castle, after Narshe climax battle)
Chainsaw (Find: Zozo)
Debilitator (Buy: Figaro Castle, World of Ruins)
Air Anchor (Find: Cultists' Tower)

Gateway to the Top

5.3% Rare

Grind Optional No glitches

You need to win 10 times at the Coliseum. This is done by betting (and therefore losing) an item. After winning the encounter you get another one, including some of the strongest and rarest items in the game! The encounter and the result depend on what item you bet.

Road to Carnage

You had all of Shadow's dreams.

4.9% Rare

You had all of Shadow's dreams.

Story Missable No glitches

Shadow needs to survive for this. Once recruited in the World of Ruins, sleep with him in the party at any inn. It gives you a chance of seeing one of his dreams. You need to see all 4 of them.

Wandering Gambler

You matched all the symbols on Setzer's "Slots."

3.4% Rare

You matched all the symbols on Setzer's "Slots."

Grind Optional No glitches

Use Auto-Battle to get the Slots, as you cannot change the outcome of the pre-determined slots. Save every time, as one Slot kills your entire party.

Master of Dragons

2.6% Rare

Objective Optional No glitches

You need to clear the Dragon's Den, an optional dungeon located on a small island north-west of the Coliseum. To enter it, you need to defeat 8 dragons first.

An Uncommon Wizard

You learned all of Strago's "Lore" commands.

1.8% Rare

You learned all of Strago's "Lore" commands.

Grind Missable No glitches

Strago is the blue mage of FF VI. He needs to get hit by the attack while alive. He does not need to survive the battle. I don't know how to fix it but Aqua Breath is miss spelt.

Congratulations!

1.7% Rare

Objective Optional No glitches

First, defeat Kaiser Dragon at the end of Dragon's Den. Return all the way back to the same place, to find Omega Weapon. Defeat it!

Testament

1.6% Rare

Objective Optional No glitches

You need to complete Dragon's Den first. Afterwards you need to find the large island west of Mobilz. The Soul Shrine consists of 128 waves of monsters - quicksaving between each wave is recommended!

King of the Beasts

You learned all of Gau's "Rage" commands.

1.4% Rare

You learned all of Gau's "Rage" commands.

Grind Missable No glitches

A Chance in a Pinch

You discovered all of the hidden "Blitz" commands.

1.2% Rare

You discovered all of the hidden "Blitz" commands.

Grind Optional No glitches

This refers to the desperation attacks of all 12 characters, a hidden mechanic in the game. Once a character is in critical health (yellow HP) and uses their default attack, there is a chance to use the desperation attack instead.

FINAL FANTASY VI Master

You unlocked all achievements.

0.9% Legendary

You unlocked all achievements.

Do-all-the-things Ummissable No glitches