Final Fantasy VI（Super Famicom）
World and side trips
Organizes unlocked travel, return visits before and after the world's ruin, recruitment prerequisites, and equipment/magicite affected by choices.
Scope: Japanese Super Famicom release (April 2, 1994) / GBA additions and Pixel Remaster changes noted separately / Content checked: October 2, 2026
Unlocked travel methods and destinations
| Stage | Travel method | Next objective |
|---|---|---|
| Escape from Figaro | Chocobo and walking | South Figaro Cave → Mount Kolts |
| 3 scenarios | River, train, falls and ship | Finish each scenario and reunite in Narshe |
| Search for Tina | Figaro Castle traveling underground | Emerge on the Kohlingen side and head to Zozo |
| After the opera | Scripted travel aboard the Blackjack | Cross to Imperial territory |
| After the Magitek Research Facility | Pilot the airship yourself | Side trips for Mog, auctions, Seraphim and more |
| After the Sealed Gate | Airship temporarily unavailable | Vector banquet → Albrook ship |
| After the world's ruin | Raft, walking, ship and Figaro Castle | Find Setzer in Kohlingen |
| After Darill's Tomb | Falcon | Recruit companions and head to Kefka's Tower |
Recruitment conditions after obtaining the Falcon
Once free exploration begins, recruit companions whose prerequisites you meet. This is one example route that conveniently links recruitment conditions, not the only correct order.
- Return to Mobliz for Tina and the Narshe settlement for Mog. Bringing Mog to Valigarmanda and the yeti also lets you recruit Umaro.
- Use Maranda's letter and Rust-Rid to reach Mount Zozo and recruit Cayenne. Continue into Doma Castle's dream if needed.
- Go to the Veldt with 3 or fewer to bring Gau back. If your save rescued Shadow, continue through the cave and Coliseum.
- Bring Relm back in Jidoor, then take her to recover Stragos at the Cultists' Tower. Prepare magic before tackling the summit.
- Build enough strength for 2 parties and enter Phoenix Cave. Once Locke returns, you can enter Narshe's locked houses.
- Use Zone Eater's swallowing attack on Triangle Island to recruit Gogo. Finally, prepare 3 parties and head to Kefka's Tower.
- Changing this order will not recruit Shadow if the rescue prerequisite was not met.
Major side trips to check before the world's ruin
| Location | Action | Reward / condition |
|---|---|---|
| Zozo | Set the northern clock to 6:10:50 | Chainsaw |
| Narshe | Follow the thief and rescue Mog | Early Mog recruitment and preparation for Water Harmony |
| Nikeah → Baren Falls → Serpent Trench | Bring Mog and complete an underwater battle | Water Harmony |
| Jidoor auction house | Bring funds to the auction | Golem 20000 / Zona Seeker 10000 gil |
| Tzen | Speak to the person in the northeastern tree's shade | Seraphim (3000 gil before the world's ruin) |
| Cave to the Sealed Gate | Open a small room with switches and collect the chest | Ultima Weapon, the weapon |
| Imperial Observation Post | Return after the banquet evaluation opens the armory | Armory chests |
Major side trips to check after the world's ruin
| Location | Required companion / prerequisite | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| Solitary Island beach | After obtaining the Falcon | Quetzalli |
| Duncan's house | Mash | Dream Dance |
| Narshe weapon shop | Locke | Choice between Ragnarok magicite and the Ragnarok sword |
| The old man's house in Narshe | Open the door with Locke | Cursed Shield |
| Moogle settlement | After Mog joins | Molulu's Charm |
| Ancient Castle | Stop while Figaro Castle is moving | Odin, Raiden, Master's Scroll and Blue Dragon |
| Doma Castle | Stay with a party of 4 including Cayenne | Learn Bushido and obtain Alexander |
| Thamasa → Ebot's Rock | Village event with Stragos and Relm | Hidon and Grand Trine |
| Opera House | Use the stagehands' switch to reach the stage | Earth Dragon |
| While flying the airship | Encounter Deathgaze | Bahamut |
- This is not a recreation of the game's terrain as a map. Choose destinations using their entrances and unlock conditions.
Acquisitions affected by choices
| Location | Choice A | Choice B | Check before deciding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Returners' Hideout | Agree to help Banon immediately → Gauntlet | Refuse and speak to the soldier / refuse 3 times → Genji Gloves | Choose two-handed wielding or dual wielding to suit your current equipment. |
| Narshe before the world's ruin | Rescue Mog | Rescue the thief for the Gold Hairpin | Choose Mog if collecting SFC Water Harmony. |
| Narshe after the world's ruin | Ragnarok magicite | Ragnarok sword | Ultima can also be learned from the Hero's Shield. For the sword, also check its Coliseum exchange option. |
| Ancient Castle | Keep using Odin | Examine the princess to transform it into Raiden | Have you finished the Speed +1 growth and Meteor learning you need? |
Chests and containers with changing contents
| Location | What to check |
|---|---|
| Narshe Mines | Early Sleeping Bag and Phoenix Down chests later change into a Guard Bracelet and Elixir. |
| Moogle settlement | Leaving the Rune Blade chest unopened changes it into a Ribbon. |
| South Figaro Cave | Some chests change contents between the opening, Locke's scenario and the ruined world. |
| Outdoors in South Figaro | Some crates and barrels change contents after the world's ruin. |
- If you lack necessary healing items, collecting them now is an option. You need not endure a party wipe solely to leave a chest unopened.
- This is not a coordinate list for every container. Record which chests you left and check them when returning to the same location.