Then and Now

Mission Prerequisites

• Level: 58.
• Affinity: Elma (4 Hearts).
• Complete Chapter 12.
• Explore 90% of Primordia.
• Complete the “We Were Soldiers” affinity mission.
• Required Members: Elma, Lin.
• Restricted Members: Doug, Lao.

Mission Walkthrough

With peace having been achieved, Team Elma is naturally restless. Therefore, Elma hand-crafts her own special mission for them.

New Affinity Mission: Then and Now

Elma has requested your help for a special task. It’s not really the kind of thing you can turn down…

Objective 1

Head to Primordia’s Fallshorn Isle on a clear evening.

Observe the heartwarming cutscene, but also get ready for an unexpected boss battle!

Objective 2

Defeat the demise ictus on Fallshorn Isle.

Demise Ictus

Lv. 60: Boss

This mission is actually a wake-up call that postgame-specific material will be a cut above in terms of challenge. That said, given where you currently are in the game, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be coming into this battle with four characters close to this boss’s level and at least three Skells armed to the teeth.

Such a combination actually makes this boss rather easy, and there are no special strategies to speak of for beating it other than to abuse Bind at every opportunity. Enjoy your victory when it arrives, however—this is merely the calm before the storm.

Objective 3

Head to the Keegan Ridge in Oblivia and find the Reclaimers.

Objective 4

Defeat two gleaming sphinxes in Oblivia’s Keegan Ridge.

Gleaming Sphinx x2

Lv. 80: Boss

You’re going to want at least two level 50 Skells on your party and two other Skells at least at level 30. Armor them up to the gills and give them the most powerful single-targeting weapons possible, including G-Busters. Get all of your party members to level 60 if you can. If you have at least this minimum amount of power going in, then you stand a good chance.

Concentrate all of your party’s fire on one sphinx at a time no matter what. Also, stay away from area-of-effect attacks. This is because there are other indigens in the area who can whittle you down while you’re trying to take out these monsters as quickly as you can. Instead, concentrate on debuffs, buffs, and just plain hitting hard.