There are also numerous Cactuar statues lying about the
area, some of which you should have activated on your previous visit to the
area. The large green statues that summon the Gigantuar monsters have thus far
been left untouched, however, so now is as good a time as any to hunt the three
statues down. Upon activating a statue, one of the creatures will spawn onto
the field. At this point, be sure to get a Preemptive Strike for even more
damage. There is one Gigantuar statue smack in the middle of the Stonestump
Wastelands area, and the others lie in the Clearwater Marshes area. The first
sits right on the border of the Stomestump Wastelands and the Clearwater
Marshes, behind a ridge to the north of the area. The second is by a hill on
the far southern entrance to the Clearwater Marshes area. The catch is that the
first of these can only be found while it is sunny, while the second can only
be found when it is raining. You’ll have to use Moogle Hunt to reveal both of them.
Defeating the three Gigantuars will open up the Gate located
in the Grave Ridge area, which will spirit you away to Vile Peaks 200AF. This
is another really cool area to explore for those who have already exhausted
most of the game’s content. You will also receive the Gigantuar’s Monster
Crystal, giving you command over one of the creatures, and 1,200 experience
points for every one of the giants you kill.
Monster hunters will also want to be on the lookout for the
Metal Gigantuar, a much rarer version of the monster you just battled. In any
weather except for stormy, go to the Clearwater Marshes area and search for a
Spacetime Distortion. You should be able to find it in the trench that divides
the Clearwater Marshes area from the Stonestump Wastelands area. The Metal
Gigantuar like to use the 10,000 Needles attack, which is basically a death
sentence for your party. It won’t use it at first, though, so you will have a
little bit of time to defeat it before the attack is unleashed. By this point
you should be strong enough for your attacks to basically negate the metal
armor, so just focus on using an offensive Paradigm to bring the Metal
Gigantuar down before it can use 10,000 Needles. You will receive 4,000
experience points and you may even receive some powerful items to upgrade your
monsters in the Crystarium.
Article Series
This article is part 28 of a 56 part series. Other articles in this series are shown below:
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 1: New Bodhum
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 2: Bresha Ruins
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 3: Yaschas Massif
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 4: Oerba
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 5: Sunleth Waterscape
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 6: The Archlyte Steppe
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 7: Return to Sunleth Waterscape
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 8: Academia
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 9: Serendipity
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 10: Augusta Tower 300AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 11: Augusta Tower 200AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 12: Academia 4XXAF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 13: The Graviton Cores
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 14: The Void Beyond
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 15: Return to New Bodhum
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 16: A Dying World
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 17: New Bodhum 700AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 18: Academia 500AF Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 19: Academia 500AF Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 20: Chaos Bahamut and Caius Ballad
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Walkthrough Part 21: Final Boss Battle
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 1: New Bodhum & Bresha Ruins
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 2: Yaschas Massif 10AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 3: Oerba
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 4: Yaschas Massif (01XAF)
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 5: Sunleth Waterscape
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 6: The Archlyte Steppe Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 7: The Archlyte Steppe Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 8: The Archlyte Steppe Part 3
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 9: The Archlyte Steppe Part 4
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 10: The Archlyte Steppe Part 5
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 11: The Archlyte Steppe Part 6
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 12: Bresha Ruins 300AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 14: Yaschas Massif 110AF Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 15: Yaschas Massif 110AF Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 16: Academia 400AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 17: Yaschas Massif 100AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 18: Sunleth Waterscape
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 19: Augusta Tower 200AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 20: Academia 4XX AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 21: Quiz Answers: Grand Avenue Square
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 22: Quiz Answers: New Town Southwest
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 23: Quiz Answers: New Town North
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 24: Quiz Answers: Entrance
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 25: Captain Cryptic Answers Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 26: Captain Cryptic's Answers Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 27: Vile Peaks 200AF Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 28: Vile Peaks 10AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 29: Vile Peaks 200AF Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 30: Oerba 300AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 31: Oerba 400AF Part 1
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 32: Oerba 400AF Part 2
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 33: The Void Beyond ???AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 34: The Void Beyond: New Bodhum & New Bodhum 700AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 35: A Dying World 700AF
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 End-Game Walkthrough Part 36: Bresha Ruins 100AF & Academia 500AF
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