Time to rescue the real Princess Hilda from the Empire's arena. Gordon's in your party, the ship is ready, and the Coliseum sits in the desert on the eastern continent.
Sailing to the Coliseum
Board your ship and sail east. The Coliseum is on the eastern continent, surrounded by desert. You can't use the world map shortcut here; dock somewhere close and walk the rest of the way.
Desert encounters are rough. Chimeras throw Blaze at your whole party and Adamantoises soak up physical hits. Keep HP topped up between fights.
The Arena
Head inside the Coliseum and walk straight up toward the gate. The Emperor shows up and announces the entertainment. Your party is the main event. The gate opens and a Behemoth charges out.
But don't let the 2,000 HP scare you. The Behemoth is passive and won't punish you the way Chimeras did. Berserk on a party member with a strong weapon cuts the fight short. Just keep swinging.
After the fight, you head back to the gate. The Emperor has other plans.
Guards swarm your exhausted party and throw you into the cells below the arena. Trap.
The Cells
You wake up in a cell in the bottom right corner of the map. Walk to the iron gate and Paul shows up, the thief from Fynn. He knocks out the guard and frees you. Time to find Hilda.
The cells span two floors. B2 is where you start. All four chests are down here.
Chest 1 (Antidote). From your cell, go right to the end of the corridor and then up. This is a monster chest, so be ready for a fight. Dual Deads, Dual Heads, and Stalagmites can all appear as chest encounters in this area.
Chests 2, 3, and 4 (Ether, Elixir, Cottage). Double back toward your starting cell. Go up, take the first right, continue up, then right again and open the door. All three chests are inside this room. Grab them and leave.
Follow the path around toward the top right and take the stairs up to the next floor.
Finding Hilda. On the upper floor, follow the path until you can see three cells.
Gordon takes Hilda and leaves your party. Make for the stairs on the far left of this floor and walk back out the way you came in. Teleport doesn't work inside the Coliseum; you're leaving on foot.
Enemy Encounters
17
Stalagmite, Dual Heads, and Dual Deads are monster-in-a-box encounters in the cells. Behemoth is the story boss. The travel enemies (Antlion, Land Ray, Killer Fish, Buccaneer) are missable. They only appear on the desert and sea paths during this chapter.
Treasure Chests
4
All 4 chests are in the B2 cells after Paul's rescue. None are missable.
| Item | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
Antidote | B2, right corridor end (monster chest) | |
Ether | B2, inner room | |
Elixir | B2, inner room | |
Cottage | B2, inner room |