Final Fantasy XII Hints & Cheats

Unlockables

Unlockable Fishing Spots

Once the Fishing mini-game began, you can only fish in the Lower Reaches fishing spot. However, you can unlock more fishing spots when get to certain requirements. typeUnlockables

How to Unlock	Unlockable
Get 5 perfect fishing in the Lower Reaches	Middle Reaches
Get 5 perfect fishing in the Middle Reaches	Upper Reaches
Fish up Cactoid Bond in the Upper Reaches with Matamune	Secret Reaches
Fish up Cactoid Crest un the Secret Reaches	Master Den
Get 9 perfect fishing in the Master Den	Taikou Chest (treasure)

Sky Pirate's Den Figurines

typeUnlockables

How to Unlock	Unlockable
Awarded for stealing 50 times from enemies.	Vaan
Awarded for having the average party level over 50.	Ashe
Awarded for attacking 300 times.	Balthier
Awarded for using magic 200 times.	Fran
Awarded for killing 500 foes.	Basch
Awarded for getting 100,000 gil.	Penelo
Awarded for using techniques 100 times.	Vayne
Awarded for attaining (monster) chain level 50.	Montblanc
Awarded for using/spending 1,000,000 gil.	Gurdy
Awarded for walking 50,000 steps.	Chocobo
Awarded for selling 1000 loot.	Migelo
Awarded for completing every map.	Dalan
Awarded for earning 500,000 clan points.	Reks
Awarded for initiating every fusion technique.	Gabranth
Awarded for completing the hunt catalog.	Ba'Gamnan
Awarded for obtaining every character's techniques.	Vossler
Awarded for obtaining every character's magics.	Crystal
Awarded for obtaining every esper.	Belias
Awarded for defeating the monster, Trickster.	Trickster
Awarded for defeating the monster, King Behemoth.	King Behemoth
Awarded for defeating the monster, Gilgamesh.	Gilgamesh
Awarded for defeating the esper, Zodiac.	Zodiac
Awarded for defeating the monster, Yazmat.	Yazmat
Awarded for defeating the monster, Carrot.	Carrot
Awarded for defeating the monster, Fafnir.	Fafnir
Awarded for defeating the monster, Devil Dragon.	Hell Wyrm
Awarded for defeating the esper, Ultima.	Ultima
Awarded for defeating the monster, Death Gaze.	DeathGaze
Awarded for mastering all character's license board.	Rasler
Unlock and buy all Monographs and Canopic Jar, also create and buy several Bazaar items to unlock.	Mimic?

Secrets

Zodiac Spear
The most powerful weapon in the game has a trick to it that those who have to open EVERY treasure chest would miss out on. There are 4 places with treasure chests that must NOT be opened in order for the Zodiac Spear to appear:
1) Treasure chest in Lowtown, outside of Old Dalan's place
2) When sneaking into the palace (Before getting the Goddess Tear), there are several chests in the Cellar. Do not open the two chests in the southeast corner.
3) All treasure chests in the Confiscatory (the place where you get your weapons and armor back after being captured)
4) In the Phon Coast, later in the game, there is an island with 16 chests all near each other. The 4th chest that must NOT be opened is among these, so it is best to leave them all alone. They only contain Gil anyway.
If you've left all these treasures be, you'll find the Zodiac Spear in the Necrohol of Nabudis. It sports a whopping +150 attack and, like all spears, +8 Evasion. typeSecrets

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type	Name	File Size
Other	Kill Chain Guide by ZariusCorten	38K
Other	Technick Guide by Kami_Kaze_Hi	66K
Other	Missables FAQ by Split Infinity	39K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Split Infinity	4163K
Other	Powerleveling Guide by ulillillia	177K
Other	Low Level Challenge FAQ by JustStep25	78K
Save State Hacking Guide	Save State Hacking Guide by maiorano84	101K
Other	Gambit System FAQ by wrp103	85K
Other	Jelly Auto-Leveling Guide by Cuzit	48K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by anarcho_selmiak and Lagoona	1218K
Other	Enemy Drop Guide by wrp103	361K
Other	Barheim Passage Map by anarcho_selmiak	126K
Other	Gambit Strategy Guide by The_Real_Dealer	137K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by HEMJEMEEM	515K
Patch Codes	Patch Codes by Trigin	309K
Other	Soundtrack FAQ by jimbob1192	98K
Walkthrough	Walkthrough by Rincat	205K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Berserker	1444K
Other	Ultimate Equipment FAQ by bcs4981	210K
Other	Bestiary Transcript by Mookiethebold	341K
Other	Quickening Guide by Genzen	31K
Other	Weather Guide by Split Infinity	33K
Other	Shop Guide by Split Infinity	214K
Other	Game Script by Asch The Hated	303K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by zukowskc	275K
Other	Bazaar Goods/Loots FAQ by sephirosuy	227K
Other	80 Rare Monster List by sephirosuy	49K
Other	Henne Mines Map by Lagoona	58K
Other	No Rare Game Tournesol Guide by EbeneezerAl	33K
Other	Cerobi Steppe Treasure Locations by sephirosuy	122K
Other	Giruvegan Great Crystal Map by Lucleonhart	84K
Other	Negalmuur Auto-Leveling Guide by xRestless	22K
Other	Weapons Analysis by Arthellinus	116K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x	241K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x	49K
Other	Power Walkthrough by Arthellinus	66K
Other	World Map (West) by Crazyreyn	127K
Other	World Map (East) by Crazyreyn	64K
Other	World Map (South) by Crazyreyn	162K
Other	World Map (North) by Crazyreyn	100K
Other	Esper Guide by aldoteng	136K
Other	Tournesol Guide by KoE_Hades	34K
Other	Gilgamesh Guide by sephirosuy	22K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by sephirosuy	1124K
Other	Armors/Helms FAQ by sephirosuy	113K
Other	Dewdrop Pebble Locations by sephirosuy	17K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Shotgunnova	749K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Gray Fox	1664K
Boss FAQ	Boss FAQ by King_Brandon	379K
Other	Weapons FAQ by Commander_Greil	59K
Other	Game Mechanics FAQ by maltzsan	389K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by SOng	2160K
Other	The Pharos at Ridorana - Subterra Map by Lucleonhart	50K
Other	Rare Monster 61-80 Locations Map by sephirosuy	97K
Other	Rare Monster 21-40 Locations Map by sephirosuy	106K
Other	Licence Board FAQ by __Scion__	62K
Other	Rare Monster 41-60 Locations Map by sephirosuy	105K
Other	Crystal Grande Upper Layer Map by sephirosuy	157K
Other	Rare Monster 01-20 Locations Map by sephirosuy	94K
Other	Sandsea Ogir-Yensa Map by vick330	27K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by Eragon0318	152K
Other	Zertinan Caverns Map by faerieskater	93K
Other	Accessories FAQ by sephirosuy	31K
Other	Ability List by sephirosuy	31K
Other	Fishing Guide by Ishamaelxx	18K
Other	Ridorana - Subterra Map by sephirosuy	68K
Other	Giruvean Great Crystal Map by stelarfox	29K
Other	Enforced Class System Challenge FAQ by atma6	92K
Other	English Song Lyrics FAQ by Typh	12K
Other	Henne Mines Secret Areas by sephirosuy	74K
Other	Loot/Bazaar Goods FAQ by FeuFeu	89K
Other	Game Script by piecemealcranky	252K
Other	Mark Hunting Guide by waynec02	17K
Other	Grimoire FAQ by iyqyqr	9K
Other	License Grid by Lloyd1337	226K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by DROSS	242K
Other	License Grid Translation by enjirube	255K
Other	Nabudis Map by sephirosuy	36K
Other	Story Transcript/Translation by sigel_x	313K
FAQ/Walkthrough	FAQ/Walkthrough by EChang	181K
Other	Giruvegan Teleport Map by MFTrueno	24K
Other	Gambit System FAQ by kilz3m	41K
Other	Story Translation by spookychee	234K
Other	Magic List by Nemesis_Quistis	14K
Other	License Board List by Kouli	12K
Other	Basic License/Gambit Build Guide by Master LL	39K
Other	Song Lyrics by Edwin.C	1K