SCENE 36 - WE'RE IN DEEP... DARKNESS

Location: Deep Darkness

Maps: Map 1

THINGS TO SEE AND DO:

- You can use the tropical bird with a phone on its head to make calls.
- Speak to the monkey near the bird to stay the night at the "inn".
- There's also a monkey who wants to learn how to teleport. Teach him and you'll get the Monkey's Love item.
- The deep part of the water here will slowly deplete your HP and hinder your mobility.
- The arms dealer here sells good items, particularly the Multi-Bottle Rocket. This can take out bosses like nothing.
- The world-wise businessman near the entrance can sell you things or help with status ailments.
- As usual, buy new equipment if you have the money on hand.
- There are five Magic Truffles hidden in Deep Darkness. Use the Piggy Nose, or consult the map to find them.

Before you head into the swamp, you'll want to make sure Jeff has the Heavy Bazooka. If you got the Broken Bazooka from the Fourside sewers, Jeff can fix it if his IQ is over 45. The Heavy Bazooka acts like a Super Bomb in battle, except it doesn't disappear after it's used. This is definitely a must-have item.

Now you'll come to the 'Darkness' part of Deep Darkness. Heading south of the Arms Dealer will bring you to an area that is completely shrouded in blackness. Use the Hawk Eye. It will disappear from your inventory, but in return, the rest of Deep Darkness will be permanently lit. Now you can traverse Deep Darkness and actually see where you're going!

Just south of the monkey village is an odd man (only his snorkel is visible) who will offer to let you withdraw cash from your ATM account, except that he'll also hit you with a 100% finance charge. Ouch. If you really need money to purchase Multi-Bottle Rockets or such, go ahead and get some from him. If you really don't want to pay the charge, you can just teleport somewhere and get money from an ATM, then teleport back.

You can have the businessman here heal you for free! Just tell him you'll pay later. Just be sure you don't ever choose "Cash" any time after that, or you'll have to pay off your tab! Telling him you'll pay later will also result in a neat extra line at the end of the game!

The enemies of Deep Darkness can be pretty numerous, so feel free to avoid them. Fortunately, they move very slow, so you won't have much trouble out-running them. The only enemies you may end up fighting are Pit Bull Slugs and Zap Eels, neither of which put up a good fight. Just use physical attacks and LifeUp when necessary. Again, try to stay out of the deep water as much as possible.

If you use the Piggy Nose, you can hunt down hidden Magic Truffles in Deep Darkness. They restore a lot of PP, so they're very nice items to have. Consult the map to see their exact locations.

The gift boxes here in the Deep Darkness have some excellent items, like a Rock Candy and an IQ Capsule. There's also a Souvenir Coin, which is the best "Other" equipment in the game for Ness and Jeff. So don't pass up these items!

After much trudging, you'll come across a pinkish enemy. He'll meet you halfway. This is Master Barf, Master Belch's more powerful reincarnation. This time around, he has no weaknesses for Fly Honey, so you'll just have to use physical attacks with Ness, PSI Freeze with Paula and Jeff's Heavy Bazooka. It should only take two or three rounds if you don't feel like doing the following...

As soon as the battle begins, however, have Jeff use a Multi-Bottle Rocket. Using only one of these will end the battle immediately. You'll know you've won when Poo suddenly descends from the sky and rejoins your party. When this happens, he'll use his newly acquired power, PSI Starstorm Alpha. This attack will destroy Master Barf for good, and end the battle.

When you defeat Master Barf, you'll win the Casey Bat. It's really strong, but it misses 75% of the time. So if you value your sanity, DO NOT EQUIP THE CASEY BAT! Don't sell it or throw it away though -- it can still be of use later on, especially if you're a 1/128 item hunter.

With Poo back in your party, continue through the rest of Deep Darkness. There isn't much farther to go. You'll know that you've made it when you see a cave entrance in the upper left corner of the map. Welcome to Tenda Village.

ITEMS LOCATED HERE:

Banana	Description: When eaten, you recover about 25 HP.
	Buy Price: $5 Sell Price: $2	HP Recovered: ~24 Poo HP Recovered: ~6 Goes well with the Carton of cream.
Beef Jerky	Description: Recipe for making jerky. Obtain some type of meat, slice it into pieces about half of an inch thick. Hang the pieces on a laundry line or something like it and leave out in the sun for maybe 6 months... Well, that's what my recipe says. When eaten, you recover about 150 HP.
	Buy Price: $70 Sell Price: $35	HP Recovered: ~150 Poo HP Recovered: ~6 Goes well with the Ketchup Packet.
Cup of Lifenoodles	Description: Revives a friend who is unconscious. In addition, it also works well on poison, nausea, colds, sunstroke, falling asleep, uncontrollable crying, and feeling strange. This is effective when you have paralysis, or you have been diamondized.
	Buy Price: $178 Sell Price: $89
IQ Capsule	Description: It increases your IQ when taken.
	Buy Price: $38 Sell Price: $19
Magic Truffle	Description: A dream-like delicacy that is said to grow at the base of trees in wet, muddy places. It restores about 80 PP.
	Buy Price: $298 Sell Price: $149	PP Recover: ~80 Goes well with the Ketchup Packet.
Monkey's Love	Description: A gift from a monkey. It can be used during battle.
	Not For Sale
Rock Candy	Description: When you eat this, it will increase either Speed, Guts, Vitality, IQ, or Luck.
	Buy Price: $38 Sell Price: $19	Goes well with the Sugar Packet.
Souvenir Coin	Description: Must be equipped as "other." Increases your Defense and Luck.
	Buy Price: $6000 Sell Price: $3000	Defense +80 Luck +35