Crisis Core: Reunion

Chapter 1: Embrace Your Dreams Quest Walkthrough

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Embrace Your Dreams is the first chapter of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion's main story. Read on for a detailed walkthrough that includes rewards, maps, tips for completion, and more!

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Prologue Betrayal?

Quest Objectives

1 Read the tutorial emails
2 Examine the mission board
3 Complete the basic combat training mission
4 Discover the supply pod and equip the "Bronze Bangle"
5 Speak to Angeal
6 Climb Mt. Tamblin with Angeal
7 Storm the Fort
Fort Tamblin Guide
8 Defeat Vajradhara Tai and Vajradhara Wu
How to Beat Vajradhara Tai and Wu
9 Defeat the unkown enemies
10 Chase after Angeal and defeat Ifrit
How to Beat Ifrit

Maps and Rewards

Mt. Tamblin

Mountain Path
Near Fort

Fort Tamblin

Corridor
Courtyard
Arena
Animal Trail

Chest Items from Fort Tamblin

Corridor Chests
1 Soma Soma 2 Potion Potion
3 - 4 Ether Ether
5 Hi-Potion Hi-Potion 6 Ether Ether
Courtyard Chests
1 Hi-Potion Hi-Potion 2 Earrings

Tips and Strategies

Fort Tamblin: How to Get All 16 Stars

A, B, C, F, H, I, J, M Enemies spawn upon arrival.
D, K, N Rotating walls. Interact with them to spawn enemies
E, L Examine one of the revolving walls to spawn enemies.
G Enemies spawn when you interact with the chest before it (3).
O Defeating this enemy group will end the run. Only clear them if you've gone through the first 15 groups first.

An additional enemy group spawns as soon as you open chest #3 on the map. Totals to 16 groups.

Players can clear out Fort Tamblin of all enemies as they storm inside. Sword icons will appear on the left side of the screen as soon as they enter the fort. These Refer to how many enemy groups are present within. Eliminate them out to receive specific rewards in the end.

There are 16 sword icons total — 5 of which are hidden and can be unlocked by interactive with specific structures and objects.

Fort Tamblin Reward List

Groups Cleared Rewards
10 or less Elixir Elixir
11-13 Bulletproof Vest Bulletproof Vest
14-15 Elixir Elixir
16 Fire Armlet Fire Armlet

Chapter 1 Boss Guides

Vajradhara Tai and Vajradhara Wu

Vajradhara Wu HP MP SP
2900
22
80
Fire Res. Ice Res. Thunder Res.
- - -
Drops
Potion
Potion x2 (Rare)
Stealable Items
Potion
Vajradhara Tai HP MP SP
2900
22
80
Fire Res. Ice Res. Thunder Res.
- - -
Drops
Potion
Potion x2 (Rare)
Stealable Items
Potion

Red numbers only apply when playing Crisis Core on Hard.

Position Behind Them At All Times

Players fight Wu and Tai at the same time inside a very small platform. Fortunately, most of their attacks are directed towards their front. Position behind them at all times and focus your damage one of them first to open up the area as fast as possible.

How to Beat Vajradhara Wu and Vajradhara Tai: Boss Fight Strategy Guide

Ifrit

Ifrit (Story) HP MP SP
6720
403
180
Fire Res. Ice Res. Thunder Res.
Absorb Weak -
Drops
Hi-Potion
Wrist Band (Rare)
Stealable Items
Potion
ATK Up (Rare)

Red numbers only apply when playing Crisis Core on Hard.

Utilize Ifrit's Weaknesses

Ifrit is extremely weak to Ice Attacks. Utilize spells such as Blizzard throughout the fight to effectively chip away at its HP. You can also get the Fire Armlet that boosts your resistance to Ifrit's Fire Attacks by clearing all 16 enemy groups inside Fort Tamblin before this fight.

How to Beat Ifrit: Boss Fight Strategy Guide

Chapter 1 Missions

Mission Rewards
Shinra Basic Training
Elixir Elixir

Chapter 1 Enemies

Enemy HP Weakness
Crescent Unit Lux
1055 None
Foulander
482 None
Ifrit (Story)
Boss
6720 Ice
Vajradhara Tai
Boss
2900 None
Vajradhara Wu
Boss
2900 None
Wutai Private
178 None
Wutai Sergeant
575 None

Crisis Core: Reunion Related Guides

Crisis Core - Story Walkthrough
Complete Story Walkthrough: All Chapters

Ch. Story Quest Ch. Story Quest
0 Prologue 5 Where Are You?
1 Embrace Your Dreams 6 Protect Your Honor
2 Betrayal? 7 Departure
3 Monster 8 See You Soon
4 An Angel's Dream 9 Escape the Nightmare
10 Heroes

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