Honestly, another victim of bad translation. JP Event was named 'Searching for Friends', which if you've played the game is the best damn song on an already amazing soundtrack.
"Then I guess that means I shall save the world as well. Lead on! I will copy your every move." - Gogo
"Ughaaa!" - Umaro
With the world in Ruin and Kefka sitting atop his tower, the surviving members of The Returners - led by former Imperial General Celes - seek out their lost comrades in an effort to take one more shot at Kefka in order to restore their ruined world.
Umaro, a sasquatch companion (with muscle) of their friend Mog, is recruited from deep within the hollow caves surrounding Narshe.
Additionally, the team finds an odd one sitting alone in the belly of a Zone Eater on the distant triangle island. Covered in layers from head to toe, they identify themselves as "Gogo, the famed mimic" and offers to join the team.
Event Start Date: September 21
Event Bonus Battle: September 25
Event End Date: October 5
This event does last for a while, so you can complete it at your leisure. Though the best spot to do so would be ASAP so it doesn't interfere with any of DjangoFest.
All information is taken from a mixture of Reddit/Spreadsheets/Kongpakbao Site and my own obviously expert analysis.
Most info for the event comes from this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...vt&sh=b7c2413e
Though the information provided is used as a guideline and not always taken directly from the thread. When necessary, additional thoughts on Cid Missions and battle strategies are added.
Notable Rewards:
Warring Flame - Samurai 5*. Four physical fire attacks. 50% crit rate if the user has some form of Retaliate active.
Smoldering Moon - Samurai 5*. Two ST physical fire attacks and grants retaliate to the user.
Ancestral Reflection - Ninja 5*. One ST physical dark attack and grants the user a physical blink (up to 2).
Shadow Embodied - Ninja 5*. 2-4 physcial dark attacks depending on number of blinks the user has. (0/1/2)
Berserker Ring - Accessory. Atk +15 and moderate thunder resistance.
New Characters Acquired:
Umaro - Combat 5, Monk 5, Shooter 5
Daryl - Black Magic 5, White Magic 5, Combat 5
Dress Spheres Acquired:
Adlai Stevenson
Old Characters Acquired:
Shadow
Cyan
Setzer
Gau
New Memory Crystals:
Umaro MC1/MC2
Daryl MC1/MC2
Old Memory Crystals
Shadow MC1/MC2
Cyan MC1/MC2
Setzer MC1/MC2
Gau MC1/MC2
New Record Materia:
Umaro RM1: Begin battle with berserk.
Umaro RM2: Moderate attack boost when equipping hammers.
Daryl RM1: 10% chance to gain Protect when being hit with a physical attack.
Daryl RM2: Moderate mind boost and begin battle with minor regen.
New Legend Materia
Shadow LM1: Art of Assassination - Small Ninja damage up.
Shadow LM2: Living for Battle - Moderate chance to doublecast Ninja abilities.
Cyan LM1: Journey for Vengeanse - Small Samurai damage up.
Cyan LM2: Stray Warrior - Moderate chance to doublecast Samurai abilities.
Setzer LM1: Led by a Flying Bird - Small SSupport damage up.
Setzer LM2: Fate Gamble - Moderate chance follow a damaging Support ability with 1x ST ranged physical hit that reduces targets Atk/Mag/Mnd by 30%.
Daryl LM1: Art of the Mime - Small damage increase to mimed abilities.
Daryl LM2: True Mimic - Scaling Atk/Mag boost based on number of times Mime is used.
New Record Sphere
Umaro - Physical Damage +9%
Daryl - Black/White/Physical damage +6%
Characters Needed for Battles
Complete 'Yeti's Cave (Classic)' with a party of FF6 heroes that includes Mog.
Cid Missions
Complete Ultimate++ fight with a party of FF6 heroes.
Relics
If you're good for Magicite coverage, this would be a good event to pull on. Setzer becomes the best debuffer in the game period, and Shadow becomes the dark version of Edge.
But you're probably not set for Magicite coverage, DjangoFest is *right there*, and the next FF6 banner is overall a lot better for realm synergy coverage AND magicite coverage. Everything you would want for Terra and Celes is on the next banner.
You could also just be a fan of Umaro and Cyan and want their toys. Noone would hold it against you.
Banner 1:
As mentioned, Shadow can become the real beast here (Umaro to come later).
His USB entry is 10 instant dark/non hits with a pseudo-EX mode that follows every dark ability with self quickcast. Additionally, when using Ninja abilities and Shadow has physical blink shadows on him, he will chase those Ninja uses with 1-2 hits of dark/non damage. Good pairing, unsurprisingly, is his instant BSB which grants him en-dark.
His SSB shows up that does offer him physical blink x2 for utility.
The man of the hour, Setzer. Overshadowed a bit by the timing of this event, but hes still THE debuffer of the game to this date. His USB is 10 hits of ranged physical pentabreak with a pseudo-EX mode that grants quickcast to Support abilities. The chase here is a single hit physical attack that applies Power/Magic/Armor/Mental Breakdown and can then chase his LM for another stackable Atk/Mag/Mnd break.
His BSB returns, offering a chance at double entry hits (14 total!) with Atk/Mag breakdown on entry. Additionally, you can nab both of his SSB's here as well.
The Yeti. Umaro. Fairly faithful to his use in game (Berserker, Blizzard Orb, etc). His BSB is 7 hits of ice/non entry with en-ice. Cmd1 is a 40% HP heal with noncharge x1 and his Cmd2 is 3x ST ice/non damage with Atk/Res bargain. Green Cherry SSB is a rage effect like Gau's (that overwrites Retaliate, Berserk, etc) where he will randomly choose from 1 of 4 actions. Powerful, but very random and a seeming tendency to use the "Attack" option more often.
Cautioun as Setzer and Shadow do have Death proc weapons here, and Umaro's SSB armor carries a fire resist.
Banner 2:
The good news is that Relm's USB returns here!
The bad news is that Gogo's mimicry is in practice a little difficult to control considering the games format. His BSB is a 8x ST entry that can be physical or magical with party Atk/Mag +30%. Cmd1 is mimic, which follows the same guidelines as Gogo V's mimic, and Cmd2 is 4 hits of physical or magical damage.
Gogo's SSB is equally underwhelming, carrying the same physical/magical split with AoE entry and party 40% medica w/esuna.
Cyan's USB is solid on an average at best character. 8x ST fire/non entry with High Retaliate and en-fire. But retaliate hits are always NAT. So theres that.
His BSB returns, offering a party crit fix at 50%.
Gau's BSB is a little tricky mechanically. 8x ST entry with Atk/Def bargain and shortcharge 3. Cmd1 is a random choice of 1x ST hit, 3x ST hits, or 3x AoE hits. Cmd2 is a %HP heal that can heal 1 person for 30% HP, 1 person for 70% HP, or the party for 30% HP. His Shiny Shiny Shiny SSB returns as well.
Honestly, the "trash" may be the best items on the banner. Mog's Earth Boost weapon SSB carries an Atk/Def breakdown and Sabin's SSB has a party HP% medica with esuna and a def boost.
Legend Materias:
Banner 1 - Shadow: Begin the fight with en-dark.
Banner 1 - Setzer: 30% duration boost for stat debuffs.
Banner 2 - Cyan: Begin the fight with en-fire.
Banner 2 - Daryl: 35% chance to add shortcharge to Mimic-ed abilities.
Relic Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...1h&sh=0e9becc8
http://ffrk.kongbakpao.com/event-130/