Secrets in FF7!

Some interesting secrets in Final Fantasy 7!

There are TWO secret characters, but you'll probably know them already. However, I have been asked to explain how to get them in your party, so I will. First Yuffie, a young ninja woman. You can get her in various parts of the world, but I recommend that you get her ASAP, which is near Junon. Walk around in the large woods near Junon until you encounter a "mystical ninja." This is Yuffie (DUH) and when you win the fight from her, you go to a special screen. WARNING! Do not enter the savepoint in here, and do not access your menu, as this will take your eyes of Yuffie, and she will steal Gil from you and disappear. Now, walk straight to her and talk to her. Say the second option, then the first, then the second, the first and finally the second. She will now join your party. I don't give the exact option-words, as it is possible to get Yuffie while you are with Cid. If you are with Cid, the conversation goes completely different, but the options remain the same. Yuffie can be found in many places all over the world, but only in woods. The most regular places are Junon, Gongaga and Goblin Island, all in the woods. Second, there is Vincent. Vincent sleeps in the ShinRa mansion, in Nibelheim. You must first get the code for the safe. I will not explain all the codes, I will only give the answers. Go to the safe, and hit O to start opening. Now, go right ways to 36, then back left to 10, right to 59 and right to 97. Hit O at each numer and the safe will open. You will now have to fight a boss, and depending on when you open the safe, this one may be strong or weak. He has got two halfs, one is resistant to Magical attacks, the other one to fysical attacks. When you kill him, you get Red 13's Limit break manual, the summon Odin and there is (still in the safe) a key to the basement. Now take the key and go downstairs to the basement. On the screen before the library there is a door in the upper wall. You can now open it. Walk up to the center coffin and talk to Vincent. When able, pick the first option. He goes back to sleep. Open the coffin again and say the second option. He goes back to sleep. Leave and try to go upstairs. He joins you.
Vincent has a little subquest, in which you need a mountain, black or gold chocobo, or the submarine. Go on Disc 2, with Vincent in your party, to the waterfall South-East of Nibelheim. Enter the cave and talk to Lucrecia. If you go again on Disc 3 you get the Death Penalty and Chaos. If you go here the first time on Disc 3 you can talk to Lucrecia, but you won't be able to get the two items anymore.
Yuffie also has a little subquest. Go to Wutai, and have Yuffie in you party. Go to the southern part of the Western Continent. Once you get on the Western Continent, head north. Yuffie will take off with most of, if not all of your Materia. She leaves you to fight some guards. Follow her north and work your way up to Wutai. Take the path up to the bridge. Cross it, and another one. Now head south and east, follow the path here, under the bridge you just crossed, to another bridge. Keep heading north to Wutai. Enter the town. You see Yuffie run away. Head to the northwest, where the large pagoda is in the distance. Enter the house on the right. Go right down the hall, then keep going until you reach a room with a sleeping guy. He is Yuffie's father. Talk to him a couple of times, until he stands up. Yuffie goes running. Search wall in the next room and it opens. You can get a Hairpin. Also, the room by the entrance, while acting as an Inn, also has a secret passage. Examine the wall for the Magic Shuriken. Go back to town and enter the bar. Talk to the Turks. Go to the Materia Shop and get the chest, which has an MP Absorb Materia. Yuffie comes and takes it. Go to the house near the entrance to town. Talk to the old man here, then search the paper divider by the wall. Yuffie goes running again. Now go back by the bar and hit large pot (the one that is squirming). Yuffie has nowhere to run. Follow her to her house.
The Turks are notified that Don Corneo is in town, but don't care. Once in Yuffie's basement, read the Turtle's Paradise Flyer No. 6. Go into the room and talk to Yuffie. She traps your friends in a cage. Let them out, then exit the house. Go back by the area with the pagoda and ring the large bell on the left. Enter the secret passage that it opens. Don Corneo, that guy from Wall Market, takes Yuffie and Elena. Get the two chests for a Swift Bolt and an Elixir. Follow Don Corneo up the stairs. You end up at Yuffie's father's house. Fight the guards, but Don Corneo gets away. Go outside and talk to Reno and Rude. You and them join up. Go back to the town, then go back to the large statue on the mountain to the east. Climb up it, and when you have a choice of paths, go up. Go past the giant head, and around to the left. Talk to Rude. Go into the cave and get the Dragoon Lance. Go back out and down. You talk to Corneo. He calls a boss.
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RAPPS
If you don't have any Materia, attack like crazy. If you do have some left,
use it! Fire doesn't work so good here. Use items to keep yourself alive.
Also use items like Grenade and Swift Bolt to attack.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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3200 33 20000 Peace Ring
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After the fight, you talk to Don Corneo. Answer however you want. Reno and Rude then kill Don Corneo. You go back to town and settle with Yuffie. Then you exit to the World Map. Enter Wutai again and go to the house on the right (the one with all of the cats inside). Go up the stairs and get the HP Absorb Materia. Now go back to the large Pagoda with Yuffie in your party. You can fight everyone here to win a cool item. Yuffies fights alone, and if she dies, she has to fight all of them over again. Here are the five bosses: (for Japanese people, they all sound Russian...)
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GORKY
This is not a hard fight. Physical attacks should ensure you victory.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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1500 50 0 X-Potion
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SHAKE
Another easy fight. Use Barrier and Haste here (or cast Big Guard) and use physical attacks.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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2200 50 0 Turbo Ether
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CHEKHOV
You can start using low-level magic here. Also, keep your HP near max,
and equip a Ribbon so as not to become paralyzed.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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2900 50 0 Ice Ring
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STANIV
This guy has more HP, but is still easy. Clobber him with level 3 magic, and physical attacks.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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3600 50 0 Ether
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Godo
This guy is really hard. Depending on which face is towards you, he will use different attacks. Once his HP gets low, he will Cure himself for over 1000 HP. So, you have to hit him with something powerful, like Ultima. Use your strongest attacks and Summons here. Big Guard is definitely a must.
EXP AP GIL ITEM
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5000 60 40000 All Creation
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After defeating all five of the bosses, you get the Summon Leviathan Materia.
There are a lot of enemies which have interesting items when you morph them. Here are some useful ones.
-Midgar Zolom: Strange, tough, hard to get but he has an X-potion for you.
-[no name yet]: Found in Gongaga, in the exploded reactor, this enemy has a Power Source for you!
-All the enemies in the Sunken Airplane are morphed into all the Sources!
-Tonberry, in Crater: This guy has like 40000 HP, but he will give you a Ribbon! He has a little star above his head!
-[no name yet]: Found in the Ancient Forest, in the trees up above. One enemy here gives you Wizard Bracelets!
[I had some more, but I will add them later.]
Mideel, the Curse Ring: Go to Mideel, before it gets destroyed.
Knock on the back door inside the weapon shop. Then go out and to the house on the left. Run around behind it. When you hear the metallic noise, hit O to find a "Beat-up Useless Old Key". Go back to the door you knocked on and tell the weapon shop owner the truth. You get the Curse Ring.

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