corel: huge materia
Special Note: Once Cid becomes party leader, some dialogue changes around the world in regards to the Huge Materia.
If they arrive at KALM...
RED-HEADED NPC
Hey, listen to this… Shin-Ra troops are on the move. According to the news, Rufus has come up with two plans. The first is to gather up Huge Materias and shoot them into space with a rocket. But is Huge Materia powerful enough to destroy Meteor?
If they arrive at JUNON…
At Lower Junon, entering Priscilla’s house…
PRISCILLA
Who’s there?
CID
We found Cloud!
Priscilla jumps once in the air…
PRISCILLA
Thank goodness he’s all right! He’s going to marry me someday, you know.
If Cid talks to Priscilla again…
He’s going to marry me someday.
If they go to Upper Junon…
The Shin-Ra Infantryman still stares out the window of the airport.
SHIN-RA INFANTRYMAN NPC
The Shin-Ra army is currently away on a mission hunting for Huge Materia at the reactors in Corel and Fort Condor. The Guernicas are out in force, too. I’m the only one not doing anything.
Outside on the airport landing, two Shin-Ra Guards stand.
AIRPORT GUARD 1 NPC
The president intends to gether up all the Huge Materia there is and then smash it into Meteor with a rocket! Now that’s what I call a president! Rufus is different from those who went before him. He’s embraced Shin-Ra’s scientific potential to protect the planet.
AIRPORT GUARD 2 NPC
Protect? Nah, I don’t think so. He doesn’t have a sense of duty or honour. For Rufus, it’s about winning and losing. It’s all just a game to him.
Heading back down and through the passageway under the lift, there will be a commander and numerous infantrymen running drills.
SHIN-RA COMMANDER
Our brothers in arms are currently executing ‘Operation Huge Materia Retrieval’ at the Corel and Fort Condor reactors. Once those missions are complete, the focus will shift to the Undersea Mako Reactor. Until then, it’s train, train, train!
If they arrive at GONGAGA…
On the way toward the village, there is a cemetery with Old Man NPC still visiting the grave and Red-haired Woman NPC walking up and down the pathway by the graves.
OLD MAN NPC
There’s nothing useful left in our Mako reactor, but I hear there’s still some Huge Materia left at Corel, Fort Condor, and Junon.
Shin-Ra’s been real busy retrieving them all. But what for?
RED-HAIRED WOMAN NPC
Seems Shin-Ra’s cooking up something big to take care of Meteor. I heard they’re going to use all those Huge Materias they’ve been collecting. But after what happened with the reactor, I wouldn’t trust them to run a bath.
If they arrive at COSMO CANYON…
Heading up to the observatory…
BUGENHAGEN
Is Shin-Ra planning to use materia… as a weapon? A materia is concentrated spiritual energy—a shard of the planet’s life. It is not to be used in that fashion. We must stop them. The planet is weak enough as it is.
If they arrive at THE FORGOTTEN CITY and Cid touches one of the glowing orbs inside the building...
CID
Whoa! It can't be the Ancients, can it? Hey, Ancients, I ain't got a clue what you're tryin' a say.
If Cid touches it again...
Whoooa! Not again! Who is it? Who's tryin' a peek into my mind? It can't be the Ancients, can it? Hey, Ancients, I ain't got a clue what you're tryin' a say.
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Once Cid and the party reach COREL…
WALKING MAN NPC
Some Shin-Ra soldiers rolled up sayin’ they’d come to retrieve a Huge Materia. Maybe they’re thinkin’ of bringin’ it here by coal train from the Corel Mako Reactor.
BIG MAN NPC
Some Shin-Ra soldiers went up to Mt Corel. They said they’re collecting Huge Materia to blow up Meteor! Do they really think that’ll work? I bet the reactor destroys everything long before Meteor arrives.
Cid and the others travel to the Corel Mako Reactor. Once they reach the reactor, two guards stand at the entrance. As Cid approaches them…
SOLDIER
It’s you!
They fight and defeat the two guards.
CID
Just in the nick of time!
A train whistle sounds.
BARRETT
Whoa!
NANAKI
Watch out!
YUFFIE
W-wait!
CAIT
W-wait? Huh?
VINCENT
!!
Cid and the others get out of the way as a train rolls out of the reactor and heads toward Corel.
CID
Whoa! Looks like they’re takin’ off with the Huge Materia in that train!
BARRETT
NO! Jackasses!
NANAKI
Did Shin-Ra really just beat us!?
YUFFIE
What are we going to do!? The materia!!
CAIT
Wha…? We’re no givin’ up, are we?
VINCENT
Should we not go in pursuit?
CID
Hey, hey! Don’t ya know who I am? …The one and only Cid—that’s who! I’ll handle this!
Cid and the others run into the reactor and another train whistle sounds.
Let’s dance!
A shorter train comes out of the reactor with Cid and the others on it.
BARRETT
You can drive this an’ all?
NANAKI
I’m glad you’re here, Cid! I never would have guessed you could drive a train as well!
YUFFIE
Not bad for an old codger… Who would have guessed you can drive this too!
CAIT
No bad. You can drive this, tae?
VINCENT
As I suspected. You are able to operate trains also.
CID
Actually, I ain’t got a clue!
BARRETT
WHAT!?
NANAKI
W-what!?
YUFFIE
You serious!?
CAIT
Och! What did ye juist say?
VINCENT
W-what…?
Cid grabs the train’s levers.
CID
Hey, don’t worry! See these hands? They only understand determination. Let’s see. There are two levers… left and right.
Cid moves the levers up and down.
I get it! All I have to do is alternate the levers up and down. Judgin’ from the enemy’s speed, I’d say they’re about 10 minutes from North Corel. We’re gonna have to fly! Hold on tight!!
NON-CHARACTER TEXTBOX
[Up arrow on D-pad] Left lever
[Triangle] Right lever
If Cid and the party fail to catch the other train…
CID
DAMMIT! Sorry! I couldn’t catch ‘em!
Cid and party walk into Corel, which has not been damaged since the train got away.
Sorry. I should never have let Shin-Ra make off with the Huge Materia so easily.
BARRETT
No use regrettin’ the past. It’s the future we gotta think of.
NANAKI
What are we going to do now though?
YUFFIE
No use bagging on yourself! It doesn’t suit you, old man!
CAIT
It’s no over yet! Let’s cheer up!
VINCENT
It is much too early to accept defeat.
If they catch up with the other train…
CID
Time to abandon ship!
Cid and the others jump to the other train and fight from car to car until they make it to the front where a Shin-Ra soldier grunt is driving the long train.
SOLDIER
What the…? Y-you!
CID
All right, hand over the Huge Materia nice ‘n’ quiet.
SOLDIER
Shi… Waaaaah!
Cid and party fight and defeat the soldier.
CID
You had guts takin’ on the great Cid! I won’t forget you…
BARRETT
Get on with it!!
NANAKI
It’s going to fast! We’ve got to stop it!
YUFFIE
Hey! The Huge Materia’s in trouble! …And so are we!
CAIT
What’re we gonnae dae? We killed the driver!
VINCENT
We need you to be the breaks, dear leader.
CID
Just shut up and sit tight! If this carries on, we’ll crash right into North Corel!!
Cid hops into the front train car to work the controls.
Well, if alternating the levers accelerates the train… …then moving them up and down simultaneously should deploy the brakes.
NON-CHARACTER TEXTBOX
Left lever up: [Up arrow on D-pad]
Left lever down: [Down arrow on D-pad]
Right lever up: [Triangle]
Right lever down: X
Cid tries running the levers.
BARRETT
It’s not workin’!
NANAKI
We’re going faster!
YUFFIE
Why the heck are we speeding up!?
CAIT
Hey, hold oan! This isnae right!
VINCENT
Sh-should we not be slowing down?
CID
Aw, crap. I got it back to front. Okay, watch this!
BARRETT
HEY!
NANAKI
Aaaaargh!
YUFFIE
You’re screwing it up, you old codger!
CAIT
Naaaaaw!
VINCENT
…!
CID
SHIIIIIIIT!!
If Cid and the party got on the second train, but couldn’t stop it before the timer ran out…
CID
Holy shit! We’re gonna crash into North Corel! The train crashes through Corel. The next morning, Cid is sleeping at the inn and rolls off of the bed. The innkeeper runs over.
INNKEEPER NPC
You all right? Some of us carried you guys here to hide you from Shin-Ra. How much more of our village will those savages destroy before they’re satisfied!?
If Cid talks to the innkeeper again…
Isn’t there anyone brave enough to stick it to Shin-Ra?
Cid and the others walk outside and observe the damage.
CID
Holy cow! Just look at this place! An’ all ‘cause I couldn’t stop a train!
BARRETT
I’ve done it again. How will I… ever make up for all this?
NANAKI
I… I will never forgive Shin-Ra!
YUFFIE
If this happened to my hometown, I’d feel horrible…
CAIT
This is all our fault.
VINCENT
What an appalling sight.
If the party has been to Fort Condor before arriving in Corel, then this dialogue between Cid and party gets added…
CID
Shin-Ra’s bound to be on high alert. I mean, we’ve been in their face at every turn. We don’t have to be too hasty. Right now, I’m more worried about HIM than anythin’ else.
BARRETT
Cloud…
NANAKI
You mean Cloud?
YUFFIE
Cloud?
CAIT
Cloud…
VINCENT
Cloud…
CID
Yeah, but I’m also wonderin’ how Tifa’s holdin’ up. Maybe we should go to Midhir and check on ‘em?
If Cid and party continue to explore Corel…
YELLOW HARDHAT NPC
Hey, what’s with this world? I mean, look at the Gold Saucer for one thing—it closed down. Does no-one want to have fun anymore?
Inside of the shambled house, Old Woman NPC who used to live in the tent and a little girl have joined House Old Man NPC and House Ponytailed Woman NPC…
HOUSE OLD MAN NPC
This place is a shambles. And with Meteor heading our way…
House Old Man NPC and Old Woman NPC, who is sitting next to him, turn to face eachother.
OLD WOMAN NPC
All we have left is our love for one another.
HOUSE PONYTAILED WOMAN NPC
Is Meteor really going to crash down on us? I’m too young to die. I still have to remarry! This is a memento of my husband, but I want you to have it. Please do something about Meteor.
Obtained Catastrophe!
LITTLE GIRL NPC
What’s Meteor?
Going down the ramp, all of the shops were destroyed by the train except for one. The small tent has been destroyed as well, but the big one is still standing.
WEAPONS MERCHANT
My shop was spared!
Big Man NPC, Man NPC, and Walking Man NPC all stand among the wreckage.
BIG MAN NPC
We’ve lost everything again. Now we’ll have to start all over from square one. No…
square none.
WALKING MAN NPC
Special Note: At the moment, he’s actually sitting down, not walking.
What did we do to deserve this? Well, I guess there’s no point moaning about it. We have to get back on our feet.
MAN NPC
While you guys lay unconscious, Shin-Ra troops made off with the Huge Materia.
Tent Old Man NPC is standing outside of his tent, looking at the train wreck.
TENT OLD MAN NPC
Hm… So, where’s the next station?
Inside the large tent…
TENT PONYTAILED WOMAN NPC
Seeing that train after all this time got silly, old Grandad all excited! Back outside, Little Boy NPC is inside one of the wrecked train cars.
LITTLE BOY NPC
I found a glowing rock in the well. I’ll sell it to you for 50,000 gil!
CID
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Buy it
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Don’t buy it
LITTLE BOY NPC (Buy it)
Obtained Ultima materia!
Yay! My new house is finished!!
If Cid does not have enough money…
You don’t have enough money! Don’t think you can get away with it just ‘cause I’m a kid!!
LITTLE BOY NPC (Don’t buy it)
Aw! I need someone to buy this rock off me. Pleaaase!
If they stop the train on time, Cid and the others will walk into an unharmed Corel. Obtained Key Item Huge Materia!
Old Woman NPC stands at her small tent entrance.
OLD WOMAN NPC
That was so brave! I’m really impressed!
WALKING MAN NPC
Special Note: Same guy as before, but he’s not actually walking right now.
You guys are amazing!
As Cid and the others head further into Corel, two men walk down the ramp and approach them. Little Boy NPC walks up to the edge of the higher elevated area and watches them from above.
BIG MAN NPC
Are you the ones that stopped the train? Shin-Ra was about to destroy our lives all over again.
If Barrett is not in the party…
MAN NPC
It may be a scrap heap, but it’s still our home.
If Barrett is one of the party members…
MAN NPC
It may be a scrap heap, but it’s still our home. Right, Barrett?
BARRETT
O-of course! We were all born and raised in the mines. No matter how tough life gets, our hearts will always burn bright red, like coal!
BIG MAN NPC
To hell with Meteor! We’re coal miners, ain’t we? We’ll dig a tunnel and hide from it! Oh, yeah, I almost forgot…
He turns to face Little Boy NPC on the higher elevation area.
Hey, kid, weren’t you going to give these people something to say thank you?
LITTLE BOY NPC
I fished this rock out of the well. It looks awesome, doesn’t it?
Obtained Ultima materia!
Little Boy NPC takes a couple of steps back.
MAN NPC
Must’ve been a horrific battle. You have cuts and bruises all over. I already talked to the guy running the inn. You can rest up there for free today.
Cid and the others spend the night and wake up the next day inside the inn. Back outside…
If the party has been to Fort Condor before arriving in Corel, then this dialogue between Cid and party gets added…
CID
Shin-Ra’s bound to be on high alert. I mean, we’ve been in their face at every turn. We don’t have to be too hasty. Right now, I’m more worried about HIM than anythin’ else.
BARRETT
Cloud…
NANAKI
You mean Cloud?
YUFFIE
Cloud?
CAIT
Cloud…
VINCENT
Cloud…
CID
Yeah, but I’m also wonderin’ how Tifa’s holdin’ up. Maybe we should go to Midhir and check on ‘em?
If Cid and party continue to explore Corel…
YELLOW HARDHAT NPC
Hey, what’s with this world? I mean, look at the Gold Saucer for one thing—it closed down. Does no-one want to have fun anymore?
Inside of the shambled house…
HOUSE OLD MAN NPC
I wanted to live a little longer, but with Meteor heading our way…
HOUSE PONYTAILED WOMAN NPC
Is Meteor really going to crash down on us? I’m too young to die. I still have to remarry! This is a memento of my husband, but I want you to have it. Please do something about Meteor.
Obtained Catastrophe!
LITTLE GIRL NPC
What’s Meteor?
Back outside and down the ramp…
WALKING MAN NPC
Whenever I look up into the sky, I see Meteor staring right back at me. If you’re gonna come crashing down, then get on with it, ‘cause I’m gonna kick the crap outta ya!!
Inside the smaller tent…
OLD WOMAN NPC
You saved our lives. Not that we have much longer to live now anyway.
LITTLE BOY NPC
When I grow up, I’m gonna collect glowing rocks from all over the world!
Inside the larger tent…
TENT OLD MAN NPC
Whatever you do, don’t fall in love with trains!
TENT PONYTAILED WOMAN NPC
With Meteor on its way, I guess it doesn’t matter where we move to now.
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Back on the Highwind…
CID
Where to next? Fort Condor?
BARRETT
Hm? Well, Mr Leader, where to next?
NANAKI
I’m going to do my best for Cloud and Tifa… …and Aerith, too!
VINCENT
Do not expect anything from me outside of combat. I know no words of gratitude. But, then, you do not look like one who relies on the kindness of others.