First Anniversary, Part 1

“	Happy anniversary, MOBIUS FF! Celebrate the occasion by participating in the festivities! Meet old friends and new, revel in memories of the past, and share your dreams for the future.	„
	~ In Game Description

First Anniversary, Part 1 is a celebration of the first year for Mobius Final Fantasy. The region includes many of the characters and foes that have appeared in previous Mobius events since the beginning of the game, including Chocobos, Gilgamesh, PuPus and more.

Event Details[]

First appearance (First Anniversary, Part 1) -- August 2 to September 24, 2017
Second appearance (Anniversary Revival, Part 1) -- June 4 to July 31, 2018
Third appearance (Happy Anniversary, Part 1) -- March 27 to end of service, June 2020

How to Participate[]

Go to the Anniversary region spot on the World Map -- part of the red "specials" section. (You must have completed Chapter 1 to see this.)

Story[]

It's a celebration, complete with festival booths and fireworks. Echo claims it's all about Wol... which sounds a bit strange, given the number of other blanks that are there. Wol can't easily accept this. Since he's a blank, he has no idea if this is a birthday or anniversary... or for that matter, how old he is. But Echo does mention there are presents, which gets his attention. Echo confesses this is actually the Sacred Birth Festival - a chance to put away the past and start fresh, and make merry in the process.

Echo is in a reminiscing mood. She thinks back to the day the two of them first met. Wol, as usual, still wonders if that could have been avoided. Echo then announces that there are many special guests lined up for the festivities! First up: the PuPu. "All are welcomed in Palamecia", Echo says, "including alien invaders." But they come with a surprise: they're evolving, and learning how to speak Palamecian! Wol obligingly beats them up.

Next up is a reunion with Gilgamesh. Gilly has a great new retro idea: dialogue through text boxes. Just like the good old days! Wol won't play along, and a disappointed Gilgamesh turns out to be easy to defeat. Wol's prize is a new sword!

A little farther along the path, and Wol asks about the Prophecy. How detailed is it? "Funny," says Echo, "there a lot of things -- like Garland -- that aren't in the Prophecy at all." A bit of reminiscence of Garland's warning not to trust anyone, and Wol comments he's getting to understand Garland's point of view. He also wonders if Meia might be around, which sparks a bit of jealousy from Echo. Wol fails to see much difference between Meia and Echo when it comes to using him. Even Princess Sarah seems to play the perfect part of the damsel in distress... with no cracks to reveal anything beneath the façade.

Enough with Mister Gloomypants, cries Echo! We're here to have fun! And fun will be had with the Chocobos! They want to have a good time as well, and that means fighting. Wol obliges them, and the Chocobos have a grand time of it. After a final showdown, they offer Wol a spectacular ride, but he turns them down.

The festivities are nice, but Wol is curious about when it all started. As expected, nobody remembers. The point of the festival is to wash away the past, and people have done a great job washing it all away, even if that dooms them to repeat their actions over and over. That's why the Warrior of Light is so important, Echo says -- to give people hope that these cycles can be broken.

And the next step on that is praying at the Runic Temple. Wol doesn't see the point, since a warrior gets what he has by his strength, not by asking others for permission. Besides, it turns out the road to the Temple is filled with Abyssans and other fiends. Our hero doesn't see much choice in the matter, though Echo reminds him that he always has the option to stop...

The Abyssans don't provide much challenge. Neither does a final appearance at the Temple by Gilgamesh.

Inside the Temple, Moggy finally shows up, still decked out in finery from the Light of the Skies event. He reminds Wol that the Moogles have a special bond with him, which makes Wol remember the death of Mog in one of the previous Runic Temples. Moggy's also brought a friend up to the Temple: Princess Sarah. She can't sleep... which is a problem, since the night of the Festival apparently won't end until everyone is asleep, including Wol. He's not really sleepy either, and offers to take a walk with Sarah.

Continued in Part 2!

Event Map[]

“	Join the MOBIUS FF one-year anniversary celebrations! It's been a long journey, but there are still many lands to explore and lots of adventures to be had!	„
	~ World Map Description

There are 71 areas in total, including 10 locked routes and 39 treasure chests.

Section 1: The PuPus requires collecting PuPu Souls to unlock paths, similar to the PuPu Strikes Back! event.
Section 2: The Chocobos requires collecting a Chocobo Feather of each color, similar to the Chocobocalypse event.
Section 3: The Abyssans requires collecting Abyssan Materials, similar to the Solo Limit Break event.

The fiends found around the region will scale to match the difficulty of the player, so exact enemies in each area will vary widely. Enemies will also occasionally be replaced by Cactuars or Metal Cactuars, whose cards can be used for upgrading your abilities.

Completing the Runic Temple causes all of the bosses to regenerate around the map. The player must also defeat Gilgamesh 5 more times to gain access to the last area. Similar to the Battle Towers, Gilgamesh is progressively stronger in the course of his 10 battles.

Locations[]

Area	Stamina	Battles (later runs)	Lock requirements	Enemy notes (second run)	Reward	Reward 2020
Revelry Zone	3	3	Starting point.	Fire boss sighted.	Anniversary Echo x1	Anniversary Echo x1 2nd Anniversary Echo x1 Summon Ticket x1
Party Alley	4	3	-	Water boss sighted.	-
Dreamwood	4	4	-	Wind swarm sighted.	Phoenix Down x1 Summon Ticket x1	Elixir x2
Echoing Call	3	4	-	Fire swarm sighted.	-
Starfall Way	5	4	-	Wind swarm sighted.	-
Comet's Tail	6	4	-	Water swarm sighted.	Silver Opener x2	Gold Opener x1

PuPu's Blessings	5	3	-	PuPu sighted.	-
PuPu Outpost	7	3	-	PuPu sighted.	PuPu Soul x20
PuPu - Terrastar	6	3	-	PuPu sighted.	PuPu Soul x20
PuPu Meteor	8	5 4	-	UFO sighted. PuPu sighted.	-
PuPu - Ignistar	5	3	-	PuPu sighted.	Crystal x2
Pupu - Aquastar	6	3	-	PuPu sighted.	Phoenix Down x2
Pupu - Exostar	8	5 4	-	UFO sighted. PuPu sighted.	-
PuPu - Aerostar	5	3	-	PuPu sighted.	PuPu Soul x20
PuPu Secret Base	7	4	-	PuPu sighted.	PuPu Soul x50
PuPu - Luxstar	8	3	PuPu Soul x250	PuPu sighted.	Extranger★4	Gigantuar Bulb★3
PuPu - Noxstar	8	3	PuPu Soul x350	PuPu sighted.	Crystal x2
PuPu Showdown	9	4	PuPu Soul x500	UFO sighted. PuPu sighted.	Summon Ticket x1 PuPu Medal x1

Dimensional Rift	6	4 3	PuPu Medal x1	Unknown enemy sighted. Water boss sighted.	Muramasa x1 Phoenix Down x2
Flickerlight Hilltop	8	3	-	Water and earth swarm sighted.	-
Shinelight Path	5	4	-	Water and wind swarm sighted.	-
Wyrdwood	9	4	-	Wind boss sighted.	-
Distant Laughter	6	4	-	Fire swarm sighted.	Gigantuar ★4 x1	Mystic Tablet x5
Anniversary Ceremony	7	5 4	-	Gilgamesh awaits! Water and wind swarm sighted.	Magicite x100

Chocobos' Blessings	8	3	-	Mindlasher sighted.	-
Yellowbeak	6	5	-	Mantis sighted.	-
Gysahl Road	7	3	-	Fire Lizard sighted.	-
Sylkis Woods	9	4	-	Red Chocobos sighted.	Fire Seed x100,000	Fire x888,888
Tantal Shades	7	3	-	Adamantiny sighted.	-
Whispered Kweh	9	4	-	Blue Chocobos sighted.	Water Seed x100,000	Water x888,888
Eyes Brilliant Blue	7	4	Red Chocobo Feather x1 Blue Chocobo Feather x1	Metalmite sighted.	Phoenix Down x2
Boko's Chirp	8	3	-	Treantling sighted.	-
Curiel Lake	6	4	-	Green Chocobos sighted.	Wind Seed x100,000	Wind x888,888
Reagan Path	8	3	-	Metalmite sighted.	-
Krakka Valley	6	4	-	Yellow Chocobos sighted.	Earth Seed x100,000	Earth x888,888
Greenwing Gale	9	3	Green Chocobo Feather x1 Yellow Chocobo Feather x1	Malboro sighted.	Silver Opener x2	Gold Opener x1
Cieldalaes Caves	8	5	-	Gold Chocobos sighted.	Light Seed x100,000	Light x888,888
Mamook Weald	8	5	-	Silver Chocobos sighted.	Dark Seed x100,000	Dark x888,888
Red Claw Marks	7	3	Gold Chocobo Feather x1 Silver Chocobo Feather x1	Golem sighted.	Gigantuar ★4 x1	Mystic Tablet x5
Thavnairian Flow	13	4	-	Chocobo herd sighted. Death Claw sighted.	Ability Ticket x10	Mystic Tablet x3
Mimett Nebula	13	4	-	Chocobo herd sighted. Death Claw sighted.	Ability Ticket x10	Mystic Tablet x3
Chocobo Showdown	10	5	-	Chocobo herd sighted. Malboro sighted.	Summon Ticket x1 Chocobo Medal x1

Warriors' Gulch	8	3	Chocobo Medal x1	Light swarm sighted.	-
Reverie Rock	6	4	-	Light and dark swarm sighted.	-
Hushed Hill	8	5 4	-	Gilgamesh awaits! Dark swarm sighted.	Muramasa+ x1 Magicite x100
Pilgrim's Way	9	4	-	Light and dark swarm sighted.	-
Oblivion Gorge	7	4	-	Light and dark swarm sighted.	Ability Ticket x5	Ability Ticket x20
Sparring Path	7	4	-	Dark swarm sighted.	-

Bivouac Hill	9	3	-	Grudge Wrestler sighted.	Elixir x3
Abyssan Conscripts	7	3	-	Grudge Wrestler sighted.	-
Warrior's Landing	6	4	-	This area favors warriors. Fire Abyssan Buster sighted.	-
Warrior's Path	8	4	-	This area favors warriors. Water Abyssan Buster sighted.	-
Warrior's Basin	9	6 5	-	This area favors warriors. Abyssan army sighted. Wind and earth Abyssan Druids sighted.	Wind Pneuma★4 x1 Light Pneuma★4 x1
Mage's Landing	6	4	-	This area favors mages. Wind Abyssan Druid sighted.	-
Mage's Path	6	4	-	This area favors mages. Earth Abyssan Druid sighted.	-
Mage's Basin	9	6 5	-	This area favors mages. Abyssan army sighted. Fire and water Abyssan Druids sighted.	Fire Pneuma★4 x1 Dark Pneuma★4 x1
Ranger's Landing	6	4	-	This area favors rangers. Wind Abyssan Raider sighted.	-
Ranger's path	8	4	-	This area favors rangers. Fire Abyssan Raider sighted.	-
Ranger's Basin	9	6 5	-	This area favors rangers. Abyssan army sighted. Water and earth Abyssan Druids sighted.	Water Pneuma★4 x1 Earth Pneuma★4 x1

Illusory Trail	7	3	-	Grudge Wrestler sighted.	Mog Amulet x1	Growstar
Carnage Hill	8	3	-	Grudge Wrestler sighted.	-
Smoky Footpath	7	3	-	Grudge Wrestler sighted.	-
Abyssan Veterans	9	4 3	-	Gilgamesh awaits! Grudge Wrestler sighted.	Silver Opener x2	Gold Opener x1
Warrior's Ridge	10	5	-	This area favors warriors. Light Abyssan Buster sighted.	-
Warrior's Peak	14	6 5	-	This area favors warriors. Abyssan army sighted. Dark Abyssan Buster sighted.	Magicite x300
Mage's Ridge	10	5	-	This area favors mages. Light Abyssan Druid sighted.	-
Mage's Peak	14	6 5	-	This area favors mages. Abyssan army sighted. Dark Abyssan Druid sighted.	Magicite x300
Ranger's Ridge	10	5	-	This area favors rangers. Light Abyssan Raider sighted.	-
Ranger's Peak	14	6 5	-	This area favors rangers. Abyssan army sighted. Dark Abyssan Raider sighted.	Magicite x300

Runic Temple	9	4 3	Buster Longsword x888,888 Raider Blades x888,888 Druid Staff x888,888	Gilgamesh awaits! Can you best this master swordsman? Light swarm sighted.	Summon Ticket x2
Gilgamesh's Stash	11 7	4 3	Gilgamesh Mark x10	Gilgamesh awaits! Beware the cursed blade Muramasa!	Muramasa Bis x1

“	The Celebration Continues! The anniversary continues in Part 2! Fight Gilgamesh for an improved Muramasa blade, or go back and fully explore Part 1 areas!	„
	~ Completion tip

Key Items[]

PuPu Soul
PuPu Medal
Gilgamesh Mark
Red Chocobo Feather
Blue Chocobo Feather
Green Chocobo Feather
Yellow Chocobo Feather
Gold Chocobo Feather
Silver Chocobo Feather
Chocobo Medal
Buster Longsword
Raider Blades
Druid Staff

Prizes[]

Special prizes that can be picked up include:

Companion spirit: Anniversary Echo -- Echo dressed in cake, frosting and strawberries
Muramasa -- a new Ranger weapon, up through "bis" strength
Anniversary Tomes: Offense
EXP Feathers
Seed Feathers
Fractal cards ★3
Cactuar cards ★2, ★3
Metal Cactuar cards ★3, ★4

Memories[]

Many of the cutscenes in this region include replays of scenes from previous adventures / regions. These include:

part of the opening game intro
Echo's introduction, from Chapter 1: Blank Slate
Gilgamesh's introduction, from Gilgamesh's Challenge
Garland's warning + Kill the Heretic, from Chapter 1: Blank Slate
Meia's intro to the Ring of Braves
Talks with Sarah in the second crystal, from Chapter 2: Hope and Prophecy
Chocobo introduction, from Chocobocalypse
Mog's death, from Chapter 2: Hope and Prophecy

Fiends[]

normal Dust and Grudge fodder
Cactuars and Metal Cactuars
Gilgamesh
PuPus: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark
Light and Dark UFOs
Chocobos: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Gold, Silver
Abyssan Busters
Abyssan Druids
Abyssan Raiders

Note that although the Chocobos make a strong appearance, they do not drop Chocobo Cards -- only Feathers and Tomes.