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Space Race
Final Fantasy VII

Space Race

Guide to defeating Rude in Final Fantasy VII, including strategy, stealing the Ziedrich, and obtaining the Huge Materia and Bahamut ZERO Materia.

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Guide to defeating Rude in Final Fantasy VII, including strategy, stealing the Ziedrich, and obtaining the Huge Materia and Bahamut ZERO Materia.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Boss Battle: Rude
    • Rude has 9000 HP.
  2. 2
    Steal the Ziedrich accessory from Rude.
  3. 3
    Defeat the two Attack Squad soldiers protecting Rude.
  4. 4
    Rude uses attacks like "Grand Spark" (deals over 400 damage), MBarrier, and Cure2. His physical attacks deal around 600 damage.
  5. 5
    After the fight, enter the rocket.
  6. 6
    A Senior Grunt will challenge you; defeat him.
  7. 7
    Head into the cockpit. Cid volunteers to pilot the rocket.
  8. 8
    After some dialogue, Palmer appears.
  9. 9
    Cid reveals he wants to go into space.
  10. 10
    Head east and climb a ladder to reach the Huge Materia.
  11. 11
    Enter the passcode: Playstation: [Circle], [Square], [X], [X] / PC: [OK], [Switch], [Cancel], [Cancel]
  12. 12
    Return to the cockpit and exit south to the hallway.
  13. 13
    Continue south, climb down a ladder, and run past tanks to reach the escape pod.
  14. 14
    After the rocket launch, return to Rocket Town.
  15. 15
    Talk to the old man by the item shop three times to receive Cid's ultimate weapon, the Venus Gospel.
  16. 16
    Make your way to Cosmo Canyon and talk to Bugenhagen.
  17. 17
    Interact with the blue Huge Materia. If you have the Bahamut Materia and Neo Bahamut Materia, you will receive the Bahamut ZERO Materia.
Tips
  • If you have all four Huge Materia, you can interact with the blue piece to obtain the Bahamut ZERO Materia.
  • Mastering all Materia of one color (Green, Red, or Yellow) and interacting with the Huge Materia of the same color will yield a Master Materia (Magic, Summon, or Command respectively).
  • Ziedrich (steal from Rude)
  • Huge Materia
  • Venus Gospel (Cid's ultimate weapon)
  • Bahamut ZERO Materia
  • Master Materia (Magic, Summon, or Command)

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