Cid: Oh, shut up and help me remodel the Evil Forest page!
	Please expand this article into a full one. This can be done by Adding a Locations section with images and brief descriptions of the areas within the whole location. This request can be discussed on the associated discussion page.

"Plants that attack people... I guess they don't call it Evil Forest for nothin'."

—Tantalus Theater Troupe's cymbalist

The Evil Forest (魔の森, Ma no Mori^?) is a location in the game Final Fantasy IX. It completely fills a vast valley just south of Alexandria, with the Ceebell River running through it. It has a tendency to petrify often, and is inhabited by dangerous plants, probably resulting from Mist.

StoryEdit

When Tantalus tried to escape Alexandria with Princess Garnet in the Prima Vista, Queen Brahne fired cannonballs at the ship, shooting it down. It landed in the Evil Forest, and the passengers were scattered. Garnet and Vivi were caught by a Prison Cage, and Zidane and Steiner tried to rescue them. They succeeded in rescuing Vivi, but not Garnet.

However, Steiner and Vivi contract a poison from the plant and return with Zidane to the Prima Vista crash site where Marcus, Blank, and Cinna are tending to the survivors. Benero and Zenero hold an uncooperative Steiner prisoner, and Blank and Zidane help Vivi. Zidane wants to save Garnet, but his boss Baku refuses to let him do it, saying that Tantalus needs to be safe before the princess.

As a result, Zidane fights Baku for the right to leave Tantalus and rescue Garnet. He wins the fight, and Baku lets him go. Blank gives Zidane some medicine for her, and he sets off with Vivi and Steiner. Baku sends Blank after them with a Continental Map soon after. Blank arrives just in time to help Zidane, Vivi, and Steiner rescue Garnet from the Plant Brain.

However, this causes the whole forest to become unstable, and it begins to turn to stone. Zidane and his friends have to escape in seven minutes, while they are pursued by many Plant Spiders. Blank pushes Zidane away from the clutches of one of the monsters and gets petrified himself, along with the rest of the forest. Before his sacrifice, he throws the map at the last second. Zidane recovers with Steiner, Vivi, and Garnet, and they leave the next morning to head for the Ice Cavern.

Later on, Marcus retrieves the Supersoft and returns to the forest to rescue Blank, who makes a full recovery.

TreasureEdit

• 116 Gil
• Potion
• Ether X3
• Phoenix Down
• Leather Hat
• Rubber Helmet
• Wrist
• Bronze Gloves

Key ItemsEdit

• Blank's Medicine
• Continental Map
• Moogle's Flute

Shop ListEdit

Cinna runs an item shop outside the Prima Vista.

Monster FormationsEdit

• Goblin
• Goblin X2
• Goblin, Fang
• Fang
• Fang X2
• Dendrobium
• Plant Spider X2
• Plant Spider X3
• Plant Spider X4
• Prison Cage (boss)
• Baku (boss)
• Plant Brain (boss)

Musical ThemesEdit

{{{image}}}
"Awakened Forest"
Trouble with the audio sample?

The theme that plays in the Evil Forest is called "Awakened Forest." In an ATE, the Prima Vista band plays a version of "Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony" from Final Fantasy VII.

GalleryEdit

Artwork
Artwork. Artwork. Artwork. Artwork of the sealed Evil Forest. Concept artwork of a fallen Zidane in the Evil Forest. Concept art of a character and a creature in the Evil Forest. Concept art of a crashed Prima Vista. Healing Spring artwork.

Backgrounds and Screenshots

Camp site outside the forest. Evil Forest on the world map. The crash site of the Prima Vista. A section of the Evil Forest. A section of the Evil Forest. A section of the Evil Forest. A section of the forest near the river. A healing spring in the Evil Forest. A swampy section of the forest. A section of the Evil Forest. The area where Plant Brain resides. A section of the Evil Forest. A section of the Evil Forest. The petrified entrance to the Evil Forest. A battle background in the Evil Forest. A battle background in the Evil Forest. A battle background in the Evil Forest. A battle background in the Evil Forest, when fighting the Plant Brain.