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A natural cavern overrun with everlasting ice.
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The Ice Cavern (氷の洞窟, Kōri no Dōkutsu?) is a location just west of the Ceebell River on the Mist Continent in Final Fantasy IX and connects the lowerworld near the Evil Forest to above the Mist, near Dali.
It is a short dungeon explored early in the game. As the title suggests, it is a cavern encased in ice, and many treasures can be found behind ice walls, which Vivi can melt with his Fire spell. The cavern is infested with monsters born from the Mist, and entering the wind currents billowing out of cracks in the ice walls will force the player into an encounter with Wyerds.
The ice in the cavern begins to melt later in the game. If the party tries to enter during the time they venture to Treno the first time, and any point after this, a villager from Dali will prevent them. Alternatively, if the player tries to get in from the cavern's base, a moogle will block the entrance.
Later, in Disc 4, like numerous other locations on Gaia, a root from the Iifa Tree prevents entry from both sides.
Story
Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, and Steiner travel through the Ice Cavern to reach the top of the Mist Continent to find a way above the Mist. Along the way, Vivi uses his magic to melt the ice, but when the party nears the end of the cavern, a spell puts the party to sleep. Zidane wakes up after hearing the sound of a bell and investigates the area alone. He is confronted by Black Waltz 1, an enhanced black mage who cast the spell, who then fights Zidane after summoning Sealion to assist him.
After defeating him, Zidane wakes up the rest of the party, unaware that Zorn and Thorn are spying on them from an icy upper ledge. At the top of the cave, Zidane informs Garnet that she cannot go wandering around as a princess. Garnet gives herself a new identity, "Dagger", after Zidane's weapon, and he teaches her how to act and speak casually, much to Steiner's dismay.
Locations
Ice Path
Icicle Field
Waterfall
Exit
Outside
Treasure
- Potion X2
- Ether
- Elixir
- Phoenix Down
- Tent
- Mage Masher
- Leather Wrist
Enemy formations
Other Appearances
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
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Musical Themes
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The theme that plays in the Ice Caverns is called "Ice Caverns".
Gallery
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Trivia
- The characters will say different things depending on which wall is the first one Vivi melts. If the first thing Vivi melts is the frozen moogle, there is a special conversation for that.
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