Fragments are little nuggets of information like frozen shards of time. You just have to touch them to fill your head with what's inside, kupo. You see, they are made of the same crystal that's inside the Oracle Drive. That's how they hold memories and stories and so much more.
Mog in Spinning Moonstone Fragment
Fragments are items displaced by paradoxes, a means of integrating the in-game menu into the storytelling process, and gameplay objectives from Final Fantasy XIII-2. They can be obtained by various means, e.g. progressing through the storyline, winning a certain battle, unveiling them with Mog'sMoogle Hunt ability from where they are hidden by time paradox, or through quests. The fragments are inscribed with tidbits of knowledge, folklore, and legends which can be viewed in the Fragment section of the menu. There are 160 fragments to collect in total, and there are several held in each time period.
Fragments are organized two ways, each with a set of sub-categories. Locations is a set organized by location, and thereby listing the missions in that location, which is more of an organization by a game mechanic. The Categories set is organized either by the source of the fragment texts, as with Great Mog Wisdom and the diaries from Lenora's Garage, or by their subject, as with the Paradox Ending texts. When specific sets of fragments are collected, Fragment Skills, such as Paradox Scope, can be unlocked by the Mystic in Serendipity.
Achievements can be unlocked in this way also, and new fragment missions. For example, the Crimson Memories fragment set, when collected, can unlock the Fragmented Trophy/Achievement and automatically creates a time distortion and a cutscene leading to the mission to kill Ugallu and gain its fragment. Collecting them can be a source of artefacts, which then can unlock more fragments. As an example, the full set of Graviton Core fragments are required to obtain the Vagabond Artefact and its accompanying paradox ending, itself a source of another fragment.
Collecting all 160 fragments earns the Defragmented Trophy/Achievement.
Find the two experimental drug capsules in the tunnels and return them to the Captain.
Ars Symphonica
Fate's Recollection
100
Use Moogle Hunt near the research desks by the cell to find a treasure sphere containing Personal Notes and return to Cordelia at Excavation Site.
Delicate Crystal
Great Mog Wisdom
200
Approach the Atlas Control Device and complete the Tile Trial Temporal Rift.
Atlas Fragment
Monster Bits
2,500
Defeat Atlas in his weakened state.
Vita Lyrica
Fate's Recollection
200
Find the key on Paradox Alpha's hand with Moogle Throw and talk to the guard Morris, by the cell. Unlock the gate in the cell and open the "out-of-phase" treasure sphere in the tunnel with Moogle Hunt.
Graviton Core Beta
Graviton Core
500
Hidden in a small grassy area next to the large flight of stairs in Echoes of the Past. Fly a Chocobo off the broken stone 'ramp' to reach.
Anima Miseria
Fate's Recollection
200
Obtain the quest from Jed in the Lamentable Rest area, then find a Silver Petal in Bresha Ruins -300 AF-.
Kalavinka Fragment
100 AF
Monster Bits
4,500
Speak to Porter and defeat Kalavinka (available after completing the Adamantite Ring quest).
Rhuthenium Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
1,000
Obtain quest from Walter in Echoes of the Past, then speak to Raymond three times.
Rhodium Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
1,000
Speak to Ronan in the Lamentable Rest area, then examine the carbuncle doll by the gravestone in Bresha Ruins -300 AF- (available after completing the Palladium, Osmium, and Rhuthenium Ring quests).
Palladium Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
1,000
Speak to Pat and use Advanced Moogle Hunt to reveal a treasure box in Echoes of the Past.
Osmium Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
1,000
Speak to the Professor in Echoes of the Past, then use Moogle Hunt to reveal the Assistant and obtain the Monster Analysis Report.
Adamantite Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
1,000
Speak to Porter, then obtain Control Device Passwords 1 and 2 from Yaschas Massif -110 AF- and Bresha Ruins -300 AF-.
Platinum Ring
300 AF
Bounty Hunter's Prize
400
Retrieve the recording device from where Ghast was fought using Moogle Hunt.
Mythril Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
400
Deliver the Commander's Report to the scientist.
Iridium Ring
Bounty Hunter's Prize
400
Speak to Lex in the Lamentable Rest (use Moogle Hunt), then find Brant.
Control Device Password 2
Fragment Items
400
Obtain the Adamantite Ring sidequest in Bresha Ruins -100 AF- and then speak to the Government Agent by the Atlas Control Device and solve the temporal rift.
Defeat a Feral Behemoth and obtain a behemoth fang.
Pathos Jewel
Fate's Recollection
300
Use Moogle Hunt and Moogle Throw on the fal'Cie statue.
Amur's Sphere
Fate's Recollection
300
Use Moogle Throw in Yaschas Massif -01X AF-, behind some crates.
Innocence's Sacred Sphere
Fate's Recollection
300
Throw Mog into the canyon in Yaschas Massif -110 AF- to open a treasure sphere containing the lost watch.
Sword of Lachesis
01X AF
Fate's Recollection
300
Retrieve the Fruit of Fenrir at the same location where quest is accepted from in Yaschas Massif -010 AF-.
Gorgyra Fragment
Monster Bits
500
Defeat the Cie'th Gorgyra in the southwest clearing of the Pass of Paddra.
Orb of Clotho
Fate's Recollection
300
Find the unbroken tablet in the Pass of Paddra field in Yaschas Massif -010 AF-.
Mirror of Atropos
Fate's Recollection
300
Find the three stars. Two are easy to find on the field, and the third can be obtained from a hole in the field with Moogle Throw.
Schwertleite's Flower
100 AF
Crimson Memories
300
Find the Comm Device in a treasure box floating on a large stone slab in the Pass of Paddra (use Moogle Hunt) and return it to the Ruby of Grief.
Helmwige's Nightshade
Crimson Memories
500
Collect the Picture Frame from a treasure box in dead end of the Pass of Paddra and return it to the Ruby of Grief.
Siegrune's Spiritbloom
Crimson Memories
500
Find the Bulb of Hope in the "out-of-phase" treasure box at command center and return it to the Ruby of Grief.
Rossweisse Skyblossom
Crimson Memories
500
Obtain the Sealed Tablet located in the treasure box below the ramp leading up to the giant head in the Paddraean Archaeopolis and return it to the Ruby of Grief.
Book of Shambala
Crimson Memories
500
Solve the temporal rift after completing the Ruby of Grief sidequests.
Book of Valhalla
Crimson Memories
500
Solve the temporal rift blocking the south Pass of Paddra gate.
Graviton Core Epsilon
Graviton Cores
500
Reveal the fragment with Moogle Hunt in the northwest of the Pass of Paddra.
Control Device Password 1
110 AF
Fragment Items
300
Start the Adamantite Ring sidequest in Bresha Ruins -100 AF- and obtain the Thorne's Information key item from Uma in Yaschas Massif -100 AF-. Talk to the "out-of-phase" man in dead end of the Pass of Paddra and answer "Thorne".
Ugallu Fragment
Monster Bits
2,000
Defeat Ugallu after obtaining the Book of Avalon and Book of Shambala (Yaschas Massif -100 AF-) fragments.
Waltraute's Flower
Crimson Memories
300
Find the technician and give him the Service Manual.
Gerhilde's Blossom
Crimson Memories
500
Find Millie in Pass of Paddra.
Ortlinde's Bloom
Crimson Memories
500
Find the terrorist's mark in a treasure sphere in the field.
Interact with the computer in northwest room on 50th Floor, speak to Alyssa's Duplicate, then use Moogle Throw in the room with Chocolina to get Paradox Agent Type A.
Enigma Codex
Academic Reward
400
Use Moogle Throw to reach the treasure box containing Paradox Agent Type B on 49th Floor, then interact with the computer on 50th Floor (complete Idea Circuit first).
Difference Engine
Academic Reward
400
On the outer walkway of the 49th Floor, use Moogle Throw to reach the treasure box hidden below the edge containing Paradox Agent Type C, then examine the computer on 50th Floor (first complete Enigma Codex).
Entropy Board
300 AF
Fragment Items
500
Select Live Trigger response "1237172" at the terminal on 15th Floor.
Transcript: Test Subjects
??? AF
Paradox Ending
10,000
Defeat Proto fal'Cie Adam with Paradox Scope activated.
Throw Mog into the well in the Farseers' Settlement.
Omega Brand
Oracle of Etro
800
Found in a treasure box in a rocky area west of the gate in the Abyssal Fissure area (Moogle Throw required).
Chaos Brand
Oracle of Etro
800
Inside treasure box south of the bridge between the Abyssal Fissure and Black Sands areas next to a chocobo.
Transcript: Heir to Chaos
??? AF
Paradox Ending
10,000
Close the Academia -4XX AF- gate and deactivate the Paradox Scope. Refuse Lightning's offer in New Bodhum, reactivate Paradox Scope, continue to A Dying World, and fight Caius.
Fragment Skills are additional skills you can unlock to enhance your characters and overall gameplay experience. After completing the required objectives, go to Serendipity and speak with the Mystic in the building tucked away in the southwest corner of the map.
Skill
Description
Requirement
Anti-grav Jump
Allows player to hover in the air for a limited time after jumping.
Complete Episode 5.
Bargain Hunter
Reduces cost of all items by 25%.
Complete Episode 5.
Battlemania
Increases the chance of rare monsters appearing in the field, including those that appear through distortions.
Obtain the Academic Rank: Paradox Professor fragment from Academia -400 AF-.
Chocobo Music
Allows the player to select a soundtrack of their choice whilst riding a chocobo.
Obtain all fragments from the Monster Bits and Bounty Hunter categories.
Increases or decreases the game's speed, including cutscenes.
Obtain all 160 fragments.
Encounter Master
Allows the player to increase or decrease the enemy spawn rate on the field. This does not affect the enemy spawn rate in Academia 500AF.
Obtain all fragments from the Yaschas Massif in all time periods.
Eyes of the Goddess
Allows the player to assume a degree of control of the game camera during certain cutscenes.
Obtain all fragments from New Bodhum -003 AF-, Bresha Ruins -005 AF-, Yaschas Massif -010 AF- and -01X AF-, Oerba -200 AF- and Sunleth Waterscape -300 AF- (excluding paradox endings).
Field Killer
Allows the player to defeat most enemies instantly by attacking them when they spawn in the field, but doing so gives no items, monster crystals, Gil or CP.
Obtain all fragments from the Academic Reward and Great Mog Wisdom categories.