There isn’t exactly a ton to do in Academia 400AF from a
side quests perspective, but it is still a mandatory visit if you plan on
collecting all of the Fragments. The first Fragment here is one that you should
already be working on, if you are a total completionist that is. The Academic
Rank: Paradox Professor quest will reward you with the Academic Rank: Paradox
Professor Fragment. You will also get the Battlemania Fragment Skill in Serendipity,
which makes rare monsters spawn more often. You will have to explore 100% of
ten different Historia Crux locations, often including multiple versions of the
area in the timeline.
The Graviton Core Delta is also located in Academia 400AF,
but you should have obtained this already for story purposes. If not, just head
down towards the bottom of the ramp by Chocolina in the New Town area to
discover it.
Optional side quests and Graviton Cores are all well and
good, but the main attraction in Academia 400AF is the optional boss Geiseric.
To find this creature, go to the New Town area and head to the east.
Boss Battle: Geiseric
This battle should be a fast one, as Geiseric will use Geiseric’s
Fist to help himself out if the battle wears on for too long. Cast Protect on
your party and Deshell on Geiseric and then immediately switch to an offensive
Paradigm. When you see notification on the screen that Geiseric is about to use
his Percussive Blow ability, immediately switch to the Tortoise Paradigm to
withstand the attack before switching back to attack the enemy more. You may
also wish to heal a little bit using the Discretion Paradigm.
The second time that Geiseric uses Percussive Blow,
higher-leveled parties may not wish to switch back to Tortoise, as this second
attack is slightly less powerful. You can simply heal yourself while continuing
to attack using a mixed Paradigm such as Diversity. Switch from this Paradigm
to the Cerberus Paradigm once you have fully healed and cast Ruin repeatedly,
as the boss is weak against these attacks. Once the Chain Gauge is starting to
get higher, use the Tri-Disaster Paradigm (three Ravagers) to drive it up
quickly and stagger Geiseric. Use your most powerful attacks to bring the beast
down relatively quickly.
You will receive 1,000 experience points and 5,000 gil for
defeating Geiseric.
Article Series
This article is part 36 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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