Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

A Desperate Struggle Walkthrough and Rewards

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: March 27, 2022 09:23 PM

★ Game8's Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Wiki is now live!

Final Fantasy Origin - A Desperate Struggle Walkthrough

This is the Main Mission Guide for A Desperate Struggle in Stranger of Paradise. Read on to learn about the mission rewards, enemies, and a detailed walkthrough.

Previous Main Mission	Next Main Mission
-	Illusion at Journey's End

List of Contents

A Desperate Struggle Overview
A Desperate Struggle Walkthrough
Tips and Strategies
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Related Guides

A Desperate Struggle Overview

Basic Information

A Desperate Struggle
Mission Level	1
First Completion Rewards	・None
Repeating Completion Rewards	・None

Certain rewards are only eligible in non-story difficulties. Quantities of items such as Anima Shards also vary depending on which difficulty you're on.

A Desperate Struggle Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Fight Tiamat In the very beginning of the mission, you will fight Tiamat. This is an introduction to the basic combat and movement controls. Dodge Tiamat's attacks and find openings where you can deal damage until you can deplete its Break Gauge and use a Soul Burst.
2	・Reclaim Your Memories of Combat ・Start Tutorial 1: Basic Controls ・Defeat the Goblin After fighting Tiamat, you will need to go through tutorial objectives. Move and interact with the shining orb nearby to activate the first tutorial. Use your Normal Attack and Ability, and then Guard and Evade the Goblin's attacks to defeat it.
3	・Start Tutorial 2: Soul Burst ・Deplete Goblin's Break Gauge ・Use Soul Burst on Goblin The next tutorial is for the Soul Burst. Use your abilities and attacks to deplete the Break Gauge to defeat the Goblin using the Soul Burst.
4	・Start Tutorial 3: Soul Shield ・Use the Shield and Trigger an Attack ・Defeat the Goblin Use your Soul Shield to block the Goblin's attack, and immediately counterattack after it gets staggered.
5	・Start Tutorial 4: Instant Abilities ・Use Soul Shield to Absorb the Attack ・Defeat the Goblin The Goblin will launch a ranged attack that you can block and absorb using the Soul Shield. Use that attack and defeat the Goblin.
6	・Start Tutorial 5: Lightbringer ・Activate Lightbringer ・Defeat the Goblins Use the Lightbringer, and kill all Goblins to complete the objective. After this, you can leave the area and complete the mission.

Previous Main Mission	Next Main Mission
-	Illusion at Journey's End

Tips and Strategies

Tutorial Mission

This mission is an introduction to the game's mechanics and combat system. This will help you become more familiar with how combat works and get you ready for the next mission.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Related Guides

Story Walkthrough Partial Banner.png

List of All Main Quests (Story Walkthrough)

All Main Missions

No.	Mission	Mission Level
1	A Desperate Struggle	1
2	Illusion at Journey's End	5
3	The Journey Begins	12
4	Audience with the Dark Elf	19
5	Natural Distortion	26
6	A Familiar Place	33
7	Memories of Wind	40
8	Memories of Poison	46
9	Memories of Fire	50
10	Phantoms of the Past	46
11	Memories of Earth	50
12	To Remember	62
13	Memories of Water	74
14	The False Warriors	74
15	Schemes of the Past	88
16	Remembering Home	100
17	The Suffering of Fools	112
18	Strangers of Paradise	120
19	Warriors of Calamity	118

Comment

See more comments (4 Comments)

Author

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Walkthrough Team

This article was created by Game8's elite team of writers and gamers.

We at Game8 thank you for your support.

In order for us to make the best articles possible, share your corrections, opinions, and thoughts about 「A Desperate Struggle Walkthrough and Rewards | Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin」 with us!

When reporting a problem, please be as specific as possible in providing details such as what conditions the problem occurred under and what kind of effects it had.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google