

One of the Jecht Spheres Auron needs for his Bushido is located in Besaid Village. If Valefor's second Overdrive, Energy Blast, was not obtained before the Dark Aeons spawn, the player will have to defeat Dark Valefor to obtain it. The pre- and post- battle cutscenes use recycled dialogue from early parts of the game. At the entrance to Besaid Village, a summoner blocks the party's entry and summons Dark Valefor, who must be defeated to return to the village. If the player is going to challenge it before acquiring the airship, the player must walk all the way back to Besaid via Thunder Plains, cross the Moonflow on a shoopuf and take the ferry from Luca to Kilika and on to Besaid.

Though the player can't usually summon their own aeon against another copy of itself summoned by another summoner, the player can summon aeons against their Dark Aeon counterparts.ĭark Valefor is available after escaping Bevelle and after the scene of Tidus and Yuna's waterborne date. Thus, Elemental-Eater abilities have no effect. Some of the Dark Aeons' abilities are non-elemental, such as Dark Shiva's Diamond Dust and Dark Ixion's Thundaja. They drop weapons and armor with Break Damage Limit and Break HP Limit, along with other high-level auto-abilities, such as Ribbon.

They have supreme stats and are immune to status ailments. Returning to some of the previous locations is made impossible until the player defeats the Dark Aeon, which can make things tricky if the player did not obtain all items in these places yet, such as the hidden treasures in the Cloisters of Trials, the Sun Crest in Zanarkand Dome, or the second Overdrive for Valefor and the Jecht Sphere for Auron's Bushido in Besaid Village.Įach Dark Aeon boasts a high HP, with Dark Anima taking the honors with eight million. Once Yuna and her guardians escape Bevelle, Dark Aeons appear to halt their journey, some blocking access to previously friendly locations, while others wander in inconspicuous locations hoping the party would come across their path.
