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Taejin's Tower (テージンタワー, Tējin Tawā^?) is a location on Gran Pulse in Final Fantasy XIII.

DatalogEdit

See also: Datalog/Locales (Final Fantasy XIII).

This towering spire was built by the fal'Cie in ages past. While the purpose of the structure is unclear, its original height suggests that the mighty beings sought to pierce even the heavens in their insatiable quest for expansion.

No matter the reason for its construction, the tower now lies in ruin, its great spine snapped, and its crumbling interior serving as a lair for the fal'Cie Dahaka.

StoryEdit

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Taejin's Tower is an ancient structure built by the fal'Cie for purposes unknown before serving as home to the fal'Cie Dahaka. What once towered the Pulse sky is now broken and crumbling, however most of its machinations are still functioning, including the living statues called Menhirrim imprisoned by Dahaka.

The party ventures through the tower on their way to Oerba and must take on a series of missions from the resident statues, whose powers are held in check by the monsters inhabiting the tower. Completing these missions allows the statues to spin the tower's segments into alignment, opening the path upward.

As they approach the top, the fal'Cie Dahaka approaches the party, but is beaten back by the now-freed statues. At the tower's apex, the wounded fal'Cie attacks directly beginning the area's major boss fight.

Later, Bhakti's bonus tip #10 explains the player can climb to the top of the tower and ride the elevator back down all seven flights, which allows the player to find a hidden 7th tier and help to engage against an Undying Cie'th.

Spoilers end here.

ZonesEdit

The Palisades
The Tyrant's Gate
Ground Tier
Second Tier
Third Tier
Fourth Tier
Fifth Tier
Sixth Tier
The Cloven Spire (Apex)
Seventh Tier

TreasureEdit

Item	Location
Sinister Fang x20	The Palisades
Chipped Fang x12	Ground Tier
4721 Gil	Ground Tier
Sparkbane Brooch	Ground Tier
Spark Plug x5	Second Tier
Simurgh	Third Tier
Metal Armband x2	Third Tier
Glass Orb x2	Fourth Tier
Gale Ring	Fourth Tier
Rainbow Anklet x2	Fourth Tier
Ancient Bone x9	Fifth Tier
Librascope	Fifth Tier
Tear of Woe x4	Sixth Tier
Unsetting Sun	Sixth Tier
Clay Ring	Sixth Tier
Tear of Remorse x8	Sixth Tier
Frostbane Brooch x2	The Cloven Spire
Ethersol	The Cloven Spire
Collector's Catalog	Seventh Tier

Enemy FormationsEdit

The PalisadesEdit

Mánagarmr (Two separate encounters)
Amphisbaena
Amphisbaena, Mánagarmr
Goblin Chieftain, Goblin x 2, Munchkin, Munchkin Maestro (Mark 20)
Juggernaut (Mark 29)

The Tyrant's GateEdit

Mánagarmr x 2

Ground TierEdit

Mánagarmr x 2
Mánagarmr (Two separate encounters)
Mithridates (Mark 27)

Second TierEdit

Pulsework Gladiator x 3
Mánagarmr
Pulsework Gladiator x 4
Mánagarmr, Pulsework Gladiator x 2
Pulsework Gladiator x 5
Gelatitan (Mark 21)
Ambling Bellows, Cryptos x 2 (Mark 22)
Gurangatch (Mark 23)

Third TierEdit

Mánagarmr x 2
Pulsework Gladiator x 2

Fourth TierEdit

Varcolaci x 2
Yaksha x 2

Fifth TierEdit

Yakshini x 2
Yakshini, Yaksha x 2
Pulsework Gladiator x 5
Tyrant, Centaurion Blade
Mushussu, Yakshini x 2 (Mark 24)
Vetala (Mark 25)

Sixth TierEdit

Vampire (Three separate encounters)
Varcolaci
Chonchon x 4
Varcolaci x 2
Vampire, Chonchon x 3
Vampire x 3
Penanggalan, Chonchon x 4

Seventh TierEdit

Yaksha x 2, Yakshini x 2

The Cloven SpireEdit

Amphisbaena, Mánagarmr
Amphisbaena
Pulsework Gladiator x 5
Gelatitan x 3 (Mark 60)
Dahaka (Boss)

MusicEdit

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"Taejin's Tower"

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The first background theme heard at Taejin's Tower is "The Vestige," the background theme heard at the Pulse Vestige. It is calm and mysterious, which suits the sight of the tower's palisades. Inside, Taejin's Tower's eponymous theme starts playing, and features a strange tune, reminiscent of electronics, mirroring the tower's mysterious structure and machinery. On the "Taejin's Tower" theme, Mina, who performs the vocals for many background themes in the game, performed a traditional Ainu instrument called the mukkuri.^[1]