This is the Side Mission Guide for Azure Memories: The Stymied in Stranger of Paradise. Read on to learn about the mission rewards, enemies, and a detailed walkthrough.

Azure Memories: The Stymied Overview

Basic Information

Azure Memories: The Stymied
Mission Level	58
How to Unlock	Unlocked by collecting a Purple Orb from the quest: Memories of Earth
First Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x4)
Repeating Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x6)

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.

How to Unlock Azure Memories: The Stymied

Azure Memories: The Stymied is unlocked by collecting a Purple Orb from the quest: Memories of Earth

How to Unlock
Continue the mission until you reach the third Cube in the Aspirant's Hallway. Afterwards, proceed to the entrace ahead (instead of going down the stairs). Once you enter, drop down in the opening inside.
Inside is a series of moving walls that you need to break. There are 3 moving trap walls , each one having higher HP compared to the other walls in the game, so make sure that you are prepared to hit them hard.
After breaking the last wall, drop down to another opening and enter a room with a staircase. Before going up, look to the left and you'll find a breakable wall to destroy.
After breaking the wall, you wil be able to retrieve the memory to unlock Azure Memories: The Stymied

Memories of Earth Walkthrough and Rewards

Azure Memories: The Stymied Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Clear the area The objective of this sidequest is quite simple: Kill a Marlboro. Once the mission starts, you will see a couple of Chaos Goblins and Fire Elementals. Proceed to the next area.
2	・Clear the area Progress further into the cave and you'll see a couple of Grenades and Flans. Proceed to the next area
3	・Take the left wing After clearing the are with the grenades, go straight down the path until you hit a fork in the road. Take a left
4	・Retrieve Trial Key ・Go back to fork in the road After taking the left turn, you will see a chest at the end being guarded by a couple of Chaos Goblins. Make quick work of these goblins and get the key from the chest.
5	・Take the right wing ・Eleminate the Gigas and Goblins Once yu get the Trial Key, go back up the hall and take the right turn from before. The gate to the Marlboro is just past the enemies.
6	・Open door with Trial Key ・Eliminate the Marlboro After opening the locked gate, the Marlboro will be right outside. Kill it to complete the mission.

Tips and Strategies

Fighting Mobs Optional

You can simply run past the enemies in this mission, focusing only on getting the Trial Key and going to the last area. The only thing you will miss out on is potential loot drops from enemies.

Potential Shard Farming Mission

The mission itself takes less than 5 minutes. You can use this to farm anima shards efficiently in a short span of time.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Related Guides

List of All Main Quests (Story Walkthrough)

All Side Missions

Mission	Mission Level
Azure Memories: The Betrayer	8
Azure Memories: The Believer	15
Azure Memories: The Overconfident	22
Indigo Memories: The Damned	29
Bound by Crimson Memories	32
Scarlet Memories: The Savior	37
Scarlet Memories: The Erudite	45
Indigo Memories: The Humiliated	50
Indigo Memories: The Trapped	54
Azure Memories: The Stymied	58
Indigo Memories: The Deceived	58
Azure Memories: The Sacrifice	66
Coral Memories: The Greedy	68
Ebon Memories: The Tragic Cynic	82
Ebon Memories: The Truthseeker	84
Ebon Memories: The Yearner	84
Ebon Memories: The Power-Hungry	88
Azure Memories: The Rebel	92
Scarlet Memories: The Fallen	104
Coral Memories: The Avenger	106
Indigo Memories: The Stabbed	120
Ebon Memories: The Soul Seeker	123
Ebon Memories: The Warrior	130
Ebon Memories: The Guided	135