# 💎 Final Fantasy 1 - Week 13 **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [November 21, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626 "2025-11-21T14:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1 "2025-11-21T14:31:03Z")
# Final Fantasy 1 Beginner Club W13 | Week 13 | 2025-11-21T15:00:00Z | | --- | --- | | Previous week | [💎 Final Fantasy 1 - Week 12](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-12/72529) | | Next week | [💎 Final Fantasy 1 - Week 1](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%92%8E-final-fantasy-1-week-1/71289) | | Home Threads | [FFBC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-beginner-final-fantasy-club-bffc/70644) / [FF1BC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-beginner-club-home-thread/70671) | Vocabulary sheets, transcriptions etc.: > **[Final Fantasy I Club](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15XjBipDRDG2wle9a4AcNFSYSJBvvmQCWttfiIW_nw-E/edit?usp=sharing)** > > This Sheet is private ## Stopping point Finish the game. > **more details** > > The four crystals are now restored to their former glory, all that’s left is to hunt down the primeval Chaos at the root of all of this mess. > > If you want all the details, you can return to Crescent Lake and talk with the おじさん there, they have a big slab of lore dump waiting for you. At any rate, your ultimate target awaits in the Chaos Shrine, where it all started. > > If you haven’t already, don’t forget to deliver the Adamantite that you should have found in the Flying Fortress last week to the dwarves to forge Excalibur, one of the two best swords in the game. Note that it can only be used by Knights. > > Once all your preparations are done, you can enter the shrine and unlock its secrets. A long dungeon awaits you. The game will throw everything it has at you: the toughest enemies in the game (except for the DEATH MACHINE) lurk there, including some familiar bosses. Don’t forget to use your items to heal and conserve spells, it’s going to be a test of endurance. > > There’s some good treasure in there, but at this point you should already be kitted out so it probably won’t matter too much. There is one item worth singling out however: in the depths of the dungeon you can find the sword æ­Łćź—ăŸă•ă‚€ă­. It’s the strongest weapon in the game and can be equipped by _anybody_! ## Map ![shrine](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/7/7/4/774195f2b0685fc35789b897ebc985adcec3d363.png) ## Miscellaneous Read this after you’re done: > **Ending FMV** > > Your reward for beating the game is a long text crawl, which is a bit underwhelming by modern standards. Fortunately the Stranger of Paradise prequel has a fancier FMV that says basically the same thing. I have edited it a bit to remove all Stranger of Paradise-specific spoilers and posted it here: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pGSaV7d7j4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pGSaV7d7j4) > **Final boss** > > In most versions of the game (including the Pixel Remaster), the final boss has 20,000HP, meaning that the fight will last a while even with a high level party. > > In the original Famicom version however it only has 2,000HP, meaning that you can usually destroy him in two or three turns by using your strongest attacks. It’s a bit underwhelming, really. ## Participation _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ ## Final Fantasy Book Club Awards If you managed to finish this game, ăŠă‚ă§ăšă†ïŒ As a reward you get to click a bunch of polls: > **polls** > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > ## Now the fun stuff > > _Note that you don’t have to rank every entry every time if you don’t want to, you can just rank the top entries and ignore the others._ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ > > _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Akashelia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/akashelia/32/576782_2.png) [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/2 "2025-11-21T14:41:20Z")
> **Week 13** > > > [@simias](#): > > > > In most versions of the game (including the Pixel Remaster), the final boss has 20,000HP, meaning that the fight will last a while even with a high level party. > > That explains why I REALLY struggled with the last boss, and I was level 67, WTF. > Was about to heal my last effective healing item when he died :o > > ![2025102519062300-33D6D9AD3A8E8C31D7334FA908B05755](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/d/3/4/d345072be5a5eb13458959ad8c913249fb0a55b8.jpeg) > > Also the credit rolls screen was so long that my Nintendo switch went to sleep while playing them, oops
 > > Thanks for the video. I don’t think I knew the word “Verily”. And thanks for making this club happen and hosting it 😃 The polls look fun, going to have a look and vote now. ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/3 "2025-11-21T14:47:36Z")
> [@simias](#): > > This is the first time I play a game in Japanese VNs are not videogames, officially confirmed by @Akashelia > [@Akashelia](#): > > That explains why I REALLY struggled with the last boss, and I was level 67, WTF. Yeah that’s a common complaint with the PR version, they kept the increased HP of the other ports but you don’t have the bonus dungeons to level up more and get better equipment, so it’s not well balanced. The 2000HP of the original are pitiful though, I think something like 8k would be more reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/4 "2025-11-21T15:05:03Z")
By the way, the victory screenshot from the original version: > **rekt** > > ![end](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/5/7/1/571d0c45b657ef91b1a44c1651f30cfe985828fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Akashelia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/akashelia/32/576782_2.png) [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/5 "2025-11-21T15:08:40Z")
> [@simias](#): > > VNs are not videogames, officially confirmed by @Akashelia I would sooner put them in the same category as novels than in the category of video games! ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/6 "2025-11-21T15:41:06Z")
Uh, I seem to have removed one of my polls by mistake before posting, so I add it here: EDIT: Added in the top post instead ---
**Author:** ![Akashelia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/akashelia/32/576782_2.png) [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/7 "2025-11-21T15:42:42Z")
Can’t you edit it in? ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/8 "2025-11-21T15:43:18Z")
I’m always scared to mess with the polls
 It’s so fickle. ---
**Author:** ![Akashelia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/akashelia/32/576782_2.png) [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/9 "2025-11-21T15:44:05Z")
I don’t think you can mess it up. If you try to edit an existing one (with votes on it), it will just say that you can’t. But you can create a new poll next to the other ones. ---
**Author:** ![Shannon-8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shannon-8/32/305435_2.png) [@Shannon-8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shannon-8)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/10 "2025-11-21T16:36:51Z")
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIMIAS さん for hosting this club and DOING AN EXCELLENT FANTASTIC OUTSTANDING JOB with it Wow! It’s a _tough act to follow_! Me, I’m still away away back just after the first dungeon after the town, I think
 OMG I got sucked _hard_ into Stardew Valley and haven’t recovered, yet But I have my Switch with me at the moment, and plan to switch to FF1 on my Switch, soon
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**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/11 "2025-11-21T16:40:51Z")
Thank you, and looking forward to your progress updates in the various threads! ---
**Author:** ![JupiterJesus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jupiterjesus/32/795182_2.png) [@JupiterJesus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/JupiterJesus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/12 "2025-11-21T17:06:03Z")
Woof, this week was a long one for text, and I managed to get through everything but the ending (in the spreadsheet). I haven’t seen the ending in person, but if it is an auto-scroll like the intro was, the spreadsheet might be the only way some of us get to read it. ---
**Author:** ![Shannon-8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/shannon-8/32/305435_2.png) [@Shannon-8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Shannon-8)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/13 "2025-11-21T17:09:31Z")
Sooo true!! I was _very grateful_ to be able to read at my show place and absorb things that were said (And freedom to review whenever) ---
**Author:** ![JupiterJesus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jupiterjesus/32/795182_2.png) [@JupiterJesus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/JupiterJesus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/14 "2025-11-21T17:10:07Z")
So that’s how you spell Masamune. I still automatically say “Maza-moon” in my head since I played FF6 when I was 8, even though I know its wrong. Was it actually called that in the original game? Crazy that it’s been in the series since the start, AND it (probably?) wasn’t a D&D knockoff. ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/15 "2025-11-21T17:33:47Z")
Yes, but in katakana: ![Final Fantasy (Japan)-251121-173250](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/e/9/d/e9d438cbb6d4cba9c7cc2d199e1a72e6119433fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Akashelia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/akashelia/32/576782_2.png) [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/16 "2025-11-21T17:45:55Z")
While it is cool to have a æ­Łćź—, my favorite item of the game is the Ribbon. I still have nightmares of my first encounter with a Marbolo in FFX in the Calm lands, where I hadn’t saved my game for a while, and suddenly my party looked like this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/2/8/9/289682427c7719f0e1e79f0b87b9e8ca731714c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JupiterJesus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jupiterjesus/32/795182_2.png) [@JupiterJesus](https://community.wanikani.com/u/JupiterJesus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/17 "2025-11-21T17:59:47Z")
Yeah, those guys are real \*\*\*. Status effects aren’t really too dangerous in FFI, though. ---
**Author:** ![simias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/simias/32/791573_2.png) [@simias](https://community.wanikani.com/u/simias)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/18 "2025-11-21T18:09:42Z")
It’s true, aside from poison at the start. Surely status effects won’t become an extremely frustrating issue in FF2 ahah ---
**Author:** ![Daisoujou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/daisoujou/32/818333_2.png) [@Daisoujou](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Daisoujou)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/19 "2025-11-21T19:39:51Z")
As the one person to have voted so far that I’ve played a bunch of Japanese games, I can clarify that a bunch is equal to exactly 50 (this combines games and VNs so unlike @Akashelia I guess I am forced to say VNs are games 😇 ) > **['Games I Played in Japanese' a list of games by Daisoujou | Backloggd](https://backloggd.com/u/Daisoujou/list/games-i-played-in-japanese/)** > > Language learning is hard but Im managing Making an arbitrary distinction at my own discretion if the game contains a sufficient amount of language exposure to be included here Was cool to end my first 50 games this way with you all! Had a good time. The game was quite fun, slightly mixed feelings on my choice to do the pixel remaster but that’s ok. I’m very excited to see 2 and try it out on the Famicom for real. > **[Daisoujou's review of Final Fantasy | Backloggd](https://backloggd.com/u/Daisoujou/review/3649517/)** > > This is a complicated one. I've been playing FF1 for the past ~3 months in a little club of Japanese learners, moving at that sort of slow pace to keep it accessible for beginners. The options for how to play this are staggering and presented me with... The last boss can be beaten pretty quickly (I was level 45 or so?) if you have the forbidden knowledge that buffs can stack. I stumbled onto that info at some point and with the ć·šäșșăźć°æ‰‹ really the sky’s the limit. Looking forward to seeing 2 and being extremely frustrated by status effects. ---
**Author:** ![frequent4832](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/frequent4832/32/750610_2.png) [@frequent4832](https://community.wanikani.com/u/frequent4832)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626/20 "2025-11-21T19:44:58Z")
> **Ending spoilers** > > The ending crawl JUST. KEEPS. GOING. It’s slow enough that I could mostly sound it out fast enough (except for a few kunyomi I forgot) but way too fast for me to actually consider and internalize the meaning of most of it. Gonna have to reread it at my own pace in the spreadsheet. Thanks @simias for running the club! I’m definitely going to feel its absence over the next month and a half. Can’t wait for FF2! [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/final-fantasy-1-week-13/72626.md?page=2)