Chapter 4: Dawn of a New Era Walkthrough

A walkthrough for Chapter 4: Dawn of a New Era in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Read on for a detailed guide of Chapter 4, including item locations, rewards, bosses, as well as useful tips for completing this chapter!

Chapter 4: Dawn of a New Era Walkthrough

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Under Junon Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	The Fortress As you start going down the slope, pick up the materials along the way that you can gather to craft items such as consumables, accessories, and armor pieces.
1a	Your destination is The Fortress located on the far west, but you can roam the open area before you go and check some points of interest like the Fiend Sightings and Buried Treasures. There's also a side quest in Gabe's Ranch called Stuck in a Rut, which will allow you to fast travel back to the Grasslands region.
2	Under a Steel Sky Once you're at the marked point, go up the stairs and follow the path until you end up Under Junon. Rhonda will briefly introduce the town before you can pass through.
3	Fact Finding Continue heading northwest and interact with other party members as you go.
4	Turning In Head inside the inn and talk to the Innkeeper. While talking to the innkeeper, you will hear Priscilla asking for help outside.
4a	Priscilla will ask you to follow her to some monsters attacking a boat. You will pass by a Rest Area if you need to replenish HP and MP.
4b	Priscilla will lead you down to the docks where a cutscene with Yuffie will start.
5	Trouble Brewing After rescuing Yuffie, prepare for a boss fight and defeat the Terror of the Deep. ▶ Recommended Party for Terror of the Deep ▶︎ How to Beat Terror of the Deep
6	Twilight in a Sunless Town Proceed to the right side of the dock and pick up the HP Up Materia before returning to the inn. Once done, return to the inn and start checking on the others by knocking on their rooms. ┗ Jump to Chapter 4 Romance and Relationship Guide

Chapter 4 Romance and Relationship Guide

Character	Dialogue Choices	Results
Aerith	The church, right? You shoved a flower at me. Nope	◎ 〇 △
Barret	Your autograph Those Shinra bounties To join Avalanche	◎ △ 〇
Tifa	Only person from the village I remember is you. The general store kid? No. Sorry	◎ 〇 △
Red XIII	We'll manage Huh. Not good Don't worry, never thought you could	〇 △ ◎

◎ - Best Answer, 〇 - Good Answer, △ - Bad Answer

Romance and Relationship Guide

Infiltrating Junon Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	A Stranger's Voice Check in on Aerith to find out who she is talking to. Empress's Scepter: Enter her room and open the chest near her bed to obtain a new weapon. Lightning Materia: Proceed to the lounge upstairs to pick up the Lightning Materia.
1a	Well-Earned Rest Continue through the dialogues and rest for the night.
2	Priscilla's Plan Talk to Priscilla and begin the Dolphin Show minigame. ▶︎ Dolphin Show Minigame Guide and Rewards
2a	Enter the control room and start lowering the tanker into the cove.
3	Linking Up Exit the control room and regroup with the others.
3a	After boarding the ship, regroup with the party and pick up the chest containing a Hi-Ether at the end of the room.
3b	Go up to the Upper Level and proceed to the elevator to your left.
3c	Upon arriving at the Aerodrome Hangar, continue moving forward and use the next elevator to reach the City Center.
4	Out of the Civvies Proceed with Tifa and Aerith to grab some soldier uniforms. Survival Vest: Pick up the treasure chest near the lockers to obtain the Survival Vest.
5	Talk to the commander at the position shown to unlock an elevator which will take you to the next area.
6	The Seventh Infantry Locate at least 5 members of the 7th Infantry and talk to the female commander in red to start the Junon Parade minigame. ┗ Jump to All 7th Infantry Locations
7	Time to Pay, Shinra After the minigame, you'll be playing as Yuffie. At the end of the platforming segment, aim the trigger at Rufus's head and hit the Focus button when the circle is at the smallest possible point and the crosshair is directly over his head.

Locate the 7th Infantry

There are 10 different Soldiers scattered around Junon that can be recruited for the Parade. To progress the story, players only have to look for 5 Soldiers during Chapter 4. However, finding all 10 Soldiers will reward players with a Trophy.

	Map Location	Overworld Location
1	Passage near the sea	Soldier looking up at Sister Ray
2	Near the Rufus standee	Taking pictures with the Rufus standee
3	Weapons Shop, 1F	Soldier looking at the cannon model
4	The Glabrescent Bar	Follow Rude inside
5	Cecilia's Boutique	Inside the materia shop
6	Shopping Center, 3F	On Magnata
7	Junon Barracks, 3F	Soldiers in the common room
8	Junon Barracks, 4F	Soldiers in the conference room
9	Junon Branch Office, Warehouse	Soldiers in the Warehouse, 1F
10	Shinra Membership Bar	Soldier inside the bar

All 7th Infantry Locations

You Only Need 5 Members

Only 5 members are required, but finding all 10 members will earn you the 7th, Assemble! trophy, and unlock more possible formations to use in the Junon Parade minigame.

Bronze	7th, Assemble!
	Recruit all Midgar 7th Infantry units for the parade in Junon. ・All 7th Infantry Locations

How to Unlock All Trophies

Making an Escape Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Hue and Cry You'll be fighting as Cloud together with 5 Shinra soldiers. Fight through the enemies as you advance, using Fire on humans and Lightning on machines. Rune Blade: Make sure you pick up the Rune Blade, right next to the bench at the beginning of this objective. Tip: Try to keep all 5 soldiers alive for better rewards at the end of the chapter. Healing and Potions are effective on them. ┗ Jump to Keeping All 5 Soldiers Alive Bonus Reward
1a	Continue pressing forward and pick up the Revival Earrings upon arriving at Seaport Facilities - Section A.
2	At the end, defeat Roche. Be sure to bring Fire Materia and Ifrit. Precision Defense Materia and Item Economizer are also great to have. ▶︎ How to Beat Roche Tip: In the room directly after Roche, there are three chests containing 3,000 Gil, Armor-Piercing Grenades, and a couple of Phoenix Down, so be sure to open it.
3	Friends Await Continue following the path and regroup with the others to reach the end of the chapter.

Keeping All 5 Soldiers Alive Bonus Reward

If you manage to keep all 5 soldiers alive who are assisting your escape, you will be rewarded with the Speed Demon Keychain, a Stuffed Stamp, and an Elixir.

Chapter 4 Boss Strategy Guide

How to Beat Terror of the Deep

Terror of the Deep
Location	Chapter Unlocked
Junon Region	Dawn of a New Era
Weaknesses	Lesser Resistances
Lightning	Fire Stop Petrify
Greater Resistances	Immunities
Ice	Proportional Damage Berserk Slow Silence Sleep Stone Morphable Items
Absorbed Elements	When Triggered
None	None
Pressure Conditions
Inflicting enough damage on its head while it is in the water will pressure it and cause it to take to the air. Attacking the Water Cells it creates will pop them.

Found at the Docks in Under Junon

The Terror of the Deep can be found near the docks in Under Junon. It is a main story boss that you are required to defeat in order to progress the chapter.

Recommended Party Setup and Roles

Recommended Party Setup
Cloud	【Sub-DPS / Support】 ・Equip Cure to heal yourself and party ・Use Thunder to hit boss' weakness Recommended Level: 22
Red XIII	【DPS】 ・Block attacks to build up Vengeance ・Use airborne abilities to damage boss Recommended Level: 22
Barret	【DPS】 ・Provides consistent long range damage ・Use Focused Shot to build up Stagger Recommended Level: 22

Terror of the Deep Boss Fight Tips

• Use Magic on the Water Cells to instantly destroy them, instead of relying on regular attacks, which may require multiple hits.
• Summon Ramuh for consistent Thunder damage.
• Utilize ranged characters when facing flying enemies.

How to Beat Terror of the Deep

How to Beat Roche

Roche
Location	Chapter Unlocked
Junon Seaport Facilities - Section H	Dawn of a New Era
Weaknesses	Lesser Resistances
Fire	None
Greater Resistances	Immunities
None
Absorbed Elements	When Triggered
None
Pressure Conditions
Exploiting his elemental weakness can pressure him. If Rocher is pressured while riding walls, he will drop to the ground and counterattack. Inflicting enough damage while he is pressured will cause him to spin out.

Found at the Seaport Facilities - Section A

Roche can be found at the Seaport Facilities - Section A in Junon during Chapter 4.

Roche Boss Fight Tips

• Use Fire while Roche is dashing or circling around
• Perfect Block Roche's dash attack

How to Beat Roche

Chapter 4 Map and Obtainable Items

Maps

List of Maps
Under Junon - Settlement	Under Junon - Coastline	Inn - 2F
Aerodrome - Lower Level	Aerodrome	Main Street - City Center
Main Street - After Parade	Seaport Facilities - Section M	Seaport Facilities - Section D
Seaport Facilities - Section A	Seaport Facilities - Section H

Obtainable Items

Under Junon - Settlement
Empress's Scepter	Lightning	-
Under Junon - Coastline
HP Up	-	-
Aerodrome - Lower Level
Hi-Ether x1	-	-
Aerodrome
2,000 Gil	-	-
Main Street - City Center
Survival Vest	Celeris	-
Main Street - City Center (After Parade)
Rune Blade	-	-
Seaport Facilities - Section A
Revival Earrings	-	-
Seaport Facilities - Section H
Phoenix Down x2	3,000 Gil	Armor-Piercing Grenade x3

This list does not include the items that you get from destroying the wooden crates.

Materia List and How to Get All Materia

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