Final Fantasy IX

Friendly Monsters

Friendly (or at least not hostile) Monsters

At random times during your fighting while traveling, you’ll hear different music start to play. This is your not-so-subtle cue that it’s time to NOT-FIGHT a monster. If some guy shows up with an ‘X’ on one side and an ‘O’ on the other, see the Ragtime Section. Otherwise, you’ll want to be sure to give these guys what they ask for, and - in return - you’ll get some great AP (making it totally worth it) but also some bonus stuff. You can fight them in any order you want, but I recommend fighting them in the order below, and I’ll be sure to have markers in the standard walkthrough to show you when you can do them first.

All but the last one can be done in any order, but some give things that the next one asks for. By defeating these guys, you’ll gain MASSIVE AP. Also, if you get them all (and the last one must come last) you’ll be able to land physical attacks against Ozma, the ultimate bad guy. See the Chocobo Section for more information on Ozma.

Don't Miss: If you run across an enemy called a Gimme Cat who asks for a Diamond, don't give him one. He doesn't have the nice music playing when he shows up, and he's most definitely not nice. If you give him a Diamond, he'll run away with it and you're hosed. Friendly monster? More like Fiendly monster.

Disc 1: Ice Cavern to Dali

Mu First chance: Ice Cavern to Dali

You'll first have the opportunity to find this guy when you are heading from the top of the Ice Cavern down toward Dali Village on Disc 1. Just fight some monsters in the area until he shows up. If you have trouble finding this guy, run back and forth between the Ice Cavern and the town of Dali.

Dialogue: "Thanks! Tell Mr. Ghost I said 'hi!'"
Give: 1 Ore
Reward: 10 AP and a Potion

Disc 2: Treno Detour

Mr. Ghost First chance: Quan's Dwelling detour

If you take the detour past Treno at the beginning of Disc 2 and opt to go visit Quan's Dwelling, where Vivi grew up, you'll be able to find this guy in the plains area between Treno and Quan's Dwelling. If you're having trouble finding him, wander around the small green patch just outside Quan's Dwelling. He's sometimes called White Ghost or Blue Ghost.

Dialogue: "Much appreciated! Please give my best regards to Ladybug."
Give: 1 Ore
Reward: 10 AP, 0 EXP, 0 Gil, and a Hi-Potion

First Outer Continent Visit

Friendly Ladybug First chance: after Fossil Roo

When you first come out onto the Outer Continent, wrap around under the bridge and go walk around near the marsh. You'll be able to find Friendly Ladybug, sometimes called Colorful Ladybug. This guy has a blue face, a green body, moth wings (the heck?) and, of course, a red bow!

Dialogue: "I want some Ore." / "Alright! Tell Yeti I said hello. Thanks!"
Give: 2 Ore
Reward: 0 EXP, 20 AP, 0 Gil, and an Ether

Yeti First chance: Conde Petie Mountain Path

When you first leave the Conde Petie Mountain Path, heading for Madain Sari, you can bypass the village and head west toward the edge of the peninsula. Head to the forest that's hidden there behind a small mountain range. He's ugly and kinda greenish, thus he is sometimes called Green Yeti.

Dialogue: "Give me some Ore!!!" / "Thanks. Say hello to Nymph for me."
Give: 2 Ore
Reward: 0 EXP, 20 AP, 0 Gil, and an Elixir

Nymph Recommended: after Madain Sari

Sometimes called the Green Nymph, you can find this monster as soon as you've made it past Conde Petie. Since you have to go this way after you leave Madain Sari, I usually recommend people not come here until you have to do so in the course of the game. When you come to the fork in the road at the end of the Conde Petie Mountain Path, take the left fork and wander around the forest near the exit. It took 5 random encounters before I found her.

Dialogue: "I wish I had some Ore..." / "Wow, thank you! Give some to Jabberwock, too, okay?"
Give: 3 Ore
Reward: 0 EXP, 30 AP, 0 Gil, and an Emerald

Forgotten and Lost Continent Cleanup

Don't Miss: Beginning with Jabberwock, these guys want non-ore gems. Some of these gems are rare and hard to come by. So don't (for example) convert the Moonstone you get from Jabberwock unless you already have a spare to give Feather Circle.

Jabberwock First chance: Forgotten Continent

Also called Purple Jabberwock, this guy looks odd. When you first get to the Forgotten Continent, wander around in the forest east of Oeilvert. You'll need to use your mountain chocobo to get there. There are two forests here, a large one and a small one. Find the small one and run around in it.

Dialogue: "Emerald...." / "........" / "Feather Circle..."
Give: 1 Emerald
Reward: 0 EXP, 40 AP, 0 Gil, and a Moonstone

Feather Circle First chance: Lost Continent

This guy is also called Green Feather Circle. Find your way to the Lost Continent, the icy one, and wander around the chocobo tracks. That's where I found him, anyway; he might be everywhere, but I didn't meet him anywhere else.

Dialogue: "Can you give me a Moonstone?" / "Thank you. Have you met Garuda?"
Give: 1 Moonstone
Reward: 0 EXP, 30 AP, 0 Gil, and a Lapis Lazuli

Garuda Recommended: after Feather Circle

To find Garuda, sometimes called Rainbow Garuda or Toucan Sam, head to Popos Heights at the top of Gizamaluke's Grotto. That's right! Our favorite level-up place is also the place to meet this Friendly Monster. Just wander around the other forest. Meaning, not the one that you go into to get back down into Gizamaluke's Grotto. If all your guys have Reflect enabled, it makes fighting things here a lot easier.

Dialogue: "Lapis Lazuli!" / "Urrrrgh!" / "URGH! URGH! Urgh?"
That's helpful isn't it?
Give: 1 Lapis Lazuli
Reward: 0 EXP, 40 AP, 0 Gil, and a Diamond

After Choco Learns Fly

Friendly Yan Final friendly monster: Vile Island

AKA: Yellow Yan or Friendly Yan. I'll assume you have a chocobo with Fly ability, because if you don't, you can't get here. Fly to Vile Island, the island that you went to for the Fairy Island Chocograph, the one with the huge mountain just north of the center of the map. This is VERY dangerous, so save before you do anything. Run around in the forest and pray that you run into the Friendly Yan with the friendly music. If you think your guys are buff, and I DO mean buff, go ahead and fight in random battles. Otherwise, equip Flee Gil and run from every battle. I DID run into Friendly Yan eventually, so I was happy for that.

Dialogue: "Give me a Diamond." / "Thanks a lot! Now you can reach the round guy!"
Give: 1 Diamond
Reward: 0 EXP, 50 AP, 0 Gil, 1 Rosetta Ring, 1 Elixir Card, and physical attacks can reach Ozma