Note that this is the second visit to the Dark City Treno. The first visit is on Disc 2—check out the first Dark City Treno Walkthrough page if this is your first visit to Treno and if you are on Disc 2.

There are two Active Time Events for you to watch in Treno once you regain control of Zidane in Doctor Tot’s Tower. The first is called “Eiko Talks Life,” and the second is called “How He Ended Up Here.”

At the end of “How He Ended Up Here,” you will be presented with two options for Vivi—either to “stop by at home” or “stay in Treno.” Choose the option to have Vivi stay in Treno.

Select “Hippo’s Prize” as the next ATE if you had Vivi stay in Treno. Select the “Memories by the Water” ATE once you head down towards Bishop’s House area (near the entrance to the Stellazzio Queen’s Residence).

Head south and initiate the “City People” ATE when you’re near the Stadium to obtain a Chimera Armlet from the four-armed man who tried to rob Dagger during the first visit to Treno.

Travel to the Knight’s House to complete the next Monster Challenge. Check out the Knight’s House Monster Challenge guide in the Side Quests section for more information.

Your next battle is against a Catoblepas. Equip Zidane with his newest weapon, Angel Bless, or go and Synthesize one in the Synthesis Shop (you can purchase the raw materials at other item/weapon shops in town).

Equip him with the Beast Killer and Jelly abilities to increase your damage and prevent the petrification status effect, as well as the Coral Ring accessory. The Coral Ring will cause Catoblepas’ thunder-based abilities to heal Zidane.

The reward for successfully defeating Catoblepas is 15,000 gil.

Make sure that you travel back to the Queen’s House to trade in your most recent Stellazzios. From the entrance to Treno, travel to the left, down the stairs, and north. You should have the following to turn in:

• Libra for an Elixir
• Virgo for 10,000 gil
• Leo for a Black Belt

It’s time to leave Treno and take a quick detour back to the Village of Dali. Travel through the South Gate and use the map and screenshot below to help you find it.

The Village of Dali

Start by traveling back into the Item Shop to buy up 99 Wrist armor. Stocking up on armor now will be helpful for completing the Cotton Robe Synthesis Trick—check out the Tips and Tricks section for more information.

Head over to the Windmill afterward and take the pathway through to the left side and into the mayor’s house. Choose to “check the room,” and a prompt will appear on the screen with a list of areas you can check: the Desk, Ladder, Heater, Shelf, or you can Quit.

Check the Desk to pick up a Mini-Brahne. Keep selecting the option to search the Desk until the little boy says “Zzz…” and then search the Heater to find the Mayor’s Key. You can select Quit after that.

Climb up the ladder in the Windmill room up to the second floor to find a treasure chest that contains a Cachusha. There is another treasure chest on the lower side of the room, which contains an Elixir. Use the wooden platform near the ladder to reach it.

Climb back down the ladder and use the Mayor’s Key to open the doorway at the back of the room near the Chocobo. Taking this path will lead you out to the Chocobo’s Pen.

There is a hidden treasure chest on the right side of the screen that contains 30,000 gil. Examine the treasure chest a second time to find something hidden under the treasure box: the Burman Coffee. This coffee is the last one that you need for the Rare Coffee side quest.

Exit the Village of Dali and travel over to the Observatory close by. Speak to Morrid near the base of the stairs at the entrance to the Observatory to complete the Rare Coffees side quest.

Your reward for providing him with the rare coffees is the Mini Prima-Vista item, which is shipped to the Tantalus hideout back in Lindblum.

You also have another opportunity to complete the Ragtime Mouse side quest. You can find the Ragtime Mouse in the forested areas on the world map. You can complete this side quest at any time, though. Travel back to Treno to continue the story.

Treno

The last thing to do in Treno, which is entirely optional, is to swing by the Auction House. You can purchase an item called Dark Matter, which you can use to teach Dagger how to summon the Odin eidolon. Dark Matter typically sells for around 19,000 gil.

Check out the Treno Auction House guide in the Side Quests section for more information on the items that can be purchased and obtained through auctions.

The story continues at the Card Stadium. Speak to the Card Seller to the left of the entrance to the Stadium to register for the tournament. You need to win two games before you can challenge the Champion (the cutie in the sailor’s outfit). Check out the Tetra Master guide in the Side Quests section for more information about the card game.

As mentioned in both of the Achievement/Trophy alert windows above and below, you will need to leave the Card Stadium match after your first AND your second win to make three ATEs appear.

You can save after each match, so make sure that you save your game before you challenge the Champion. Successfully defeat her, and you will receive the Rebirth Ring as a prize.

The true Champion is revealed to be Reagent Cid in disguise. After winning the Card Tournament (hopefully), Eiko will come running out to inform Zidane of what’s going on in Alexandria…