Rocket Town

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Rocket Town.

Rocket Town (ロケット村, Roketto-mura?) is a town north of Nibelheim in Final Fantasy VII built around the launch site of the Shinra No. 26 rocket, part of Shinra Electric Power Company's space program. Cid Highwind lives and works here. The town also features in Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- prequel.

Story

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Several years before the beginning of Final Fantasy VII the place was bustling with scientists due to the world's first rocket launch to outer space on the rocket Shinra No. 26; however, after Shera noticed a leak in one of the oxygen tanks, she stayed behind to fix it, while the rocket was about to launch. This forced Cid to abort the launch, crashing and damaging the rocket. Shinra abandoned the space project and Cid would blame the failure of his dreams on Shera and so treats her poorly.

Episode 15 of Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- claims AVALANCHE sabotaged the rocket's engines and reveals Rufus Shinra was the one who recommended the Space Program's cancellation, with the support of the entire Shinra Executive Staff.

Years later, Cloud Strife and his party come to Rocket Town in search of Sephiroth. They meet with Cid and learn President Rufus Shinra has come to Rocket Town. This fills Cid with hope the space program will be restarted, but Rufus only wants Cid's airplane, the Tiny Bronco. Cid betrays Shinra and fights his boss Palmer along with Cloud and the party. They use the Tiny Bronco to escape, but it is damaged, and after crashing down in the sea can only be used as a crude boat.

Rocket Town with Meteor overhead.

Once Sephiroth has unleashed the Meteor onto the Planet the party fights with Shinra over the Huge Materia Shinra plans to launch with Cid's rocket into space, right into the Meteor in hopes of destroying it. Cloud and his party desire the Huge Materia to fight against Sephiroth and they fight through the Turk Rude and enter the rocket's control room. Palmer gleefully tells them over radio the rocket is sent to automatic launch, and goes on to launch the party into outer space with the rocket.

The party escapes the rocket on an escape pod and Shinra No. 26 crashes into Meteor and creates a blinding explosion, but the Meteor is unaffected. Rocket Town is left without its landmark.

Spoilers end here.

Locations

Location of Rocket Town, indicated by crosshair.

Rocket Town is located to the North-West on Gaia's Western continent.

Couple's House

The couple of people who live at the house talk of being bored and desiring excitement. The residents are absent from the house and found at the base of the rocket for the Huge Materia event in Part 2 to see the excitement. After this event they return to their previous positions and the woman comments on how he has bored now the excitement is over, and the man comments on how the launch was not too exciting.

Comedian's House

The person living here claims its his job to make people over the world laugh. During the Huge Materia quest, if Cid is in the party he makes puns that hint at the goings on at the rocket including Rude's presence, Rufus's gathering of mechanics, and launching the rocket when loaded with Materia. The party do not enjoy the puns, and Cid kicks the "comedian" during this scene.

In the kitchen at the lower part of the house is a chest with a Power Source item.

Shanghai Inn

Shanghai Inn (上海亭, Shanhai tei?, lit. Shanghai Pavilion) is a two floor inn and bar.

The inn is referred to as "Shanghai Inn" in the menu and dialogue, though the sign at the bar counter reads "Shanhai-tei" in capital English characters, the romanization of the Japanese. The Japanese name is written on a hanging sign outside the inn, which also has "Inn" written on in English.

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Rooms.

Rocket Launching Pad

This area becomes completely inaccessible after the launch of the rocket.

Access Platform

The access platform is a path that leads to the door of the Shinra No. 26. The door is locked previous to talking to Cid, and at all times between the Northern Cave visit in Part 2 and the Huge Materia event. The door leads into one of the rocket's hallways.

The ladder down from the access platform leads down the base of the rocket's launching pad.

Rude and two of his soldiers are fought on the platform during the Huge Materia event.

Items Found

First Visit:

• Yoshiyuki (from the old man)
• Power Source
• Drill Arm

Second Visit:

• Huge Materia (from the rocket)
• Venus Gospel (from the old man after talking to him three times after the rocket has taken off)
• Fourth Bracelet (weapon shop)
• Guard Source (item shop)

Shops

Disc 1

Item Shop Item Cost Potion 50 gil Hi-Potion 300 gil Ether 1,500 gil Phoenix Down 300 gil Antidote 80 gil Eye drop 50 gil Hyper 100 gil Tranquilizer 100 gil Tent 500 gil Barrier 10,000 gil Exit 10,000 gil Time 6,000 gil

Weapon Shop Item Cost Shotgun 3,100 gil Gold Armlet 2,000 gil Power Wrist 7,500 gil Protect Vest 3,500 gil Earring 7,500 gil

Discs 2/3

Item Shop Item Cost Hi-Potion 300 gil Phoenix Down 300 gil Ether 1,500 gil Tent 500 gil Barrier 10,000 gil Exit 10,000 gil Time 6,000 gil Throw 10,000 gil Deathblow 10,000 gil Manipulate 10,000 gil

Weapon Shop Item Cost S-Mine 1,000 gil Gold Armlet 2,000 gil Edincoat 8,000 gil Power Wrist 7,500 gil Protect Vest 3,500 gil Earring 7,500 gil Talisman 4,000 gil Peace Ring 7,500 gil Safety Bit 7,500 gil

Enemy formations

Battle background.

In Town

Outside Rocket

• Attack Squad x2 (Boss)
• Attack Squad x2 (Boss)
• Senior Grunt, Attack Squad x2 (Boss)
• Turks:Rude, Attack Squad x2 (Boss)

Inside Rocket

• Senior Grunt (Boss)

World Map

Grass

• Nibel Wolf x3
• Velcher Task x2
• Nibel Wolf x2, Velcher Task
• Nibel Wolf x2, Velcher Task (Ambush)

Chocobo tracks

• Chocobo (L22), Valron x2
• Chocobo (L22), Kyuvilduns x2
• Chocobo (L22), Velcher Task, Kyuvilduns
• Chocobo (L22), Velcher Task x2

Forest

• Kyuvilduns x4
• Valron x3
• Velcher Task x2
• Velcher Task x2 (Back attack)
• Mystery Ninja

Beach

• Crown Lance x2
• Crown Lance x3
• Crown Lance
• Crown Lance x2 (Ambush)

Creation and development

Yuusuke Naora, the Art Director for Final Fantasy VII, has commented on working on the game thusly:

And even after I stopped working, my boss was still making stuff. On one of the posters hanging on the wall, he added an image of Hironobu Sakaguchi. (laughs) I should be upfront: there's many graphics that even I don’t know about hidden away in the game. Be sure to look closely at the walls inside the buildings. Who knows what surprising things you might discover. The Rocket Town especially has a variety of interesting things hidden away.

Yuusuke Naora

For example, there is a Thompson Sub-machine Gun and a lot of AK-47/Kalashnikov in the Weapon Shop. Another AK-47 is found in Cid's House.

Musical themes

Template:Listen The background music that plays in Rocket Town is "The Oppressed" (虐げられた民衆, Shiitagerareta Minshū?).

When visited on Disc 2 after Meteor is summoned, "On The Edge of Despair" plays.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Gallery

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Trivia

• When first speaking to Cid he will tell the party that the Shinra No. 26 tilts a little more every day. However, in the flashback, during the transition between the rocket tilting and present day, the rocket does not appear to have moved at all.
• If Cid is not in the party when approaching the Shinra No. 26, he will forcibly enter it.

References

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