Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth Meridian Ocean All World Intel Locations

Meridian Ocean contains 4 World Intel Locations (Regional Data) in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This walkthrough will guide you to all the world intel collectibles in Meridian Ocean Region. Nothing is missable, everything can still be completed via Chapter Select which is unlocked after the story. If collecting via Chapter Select it’s best to do everything in Chapter 13 because you have access to everything in the open world at this point. Finding 100% all World Intel in all regions is mandatory for the trophy “Materia Completionist” to develop all of Chadley’s Materia.

Meridian Ocean Overview: 4 Total

• Phenomenon Intel (Protorelics): 4

The intel in Meridian Ocean region is available from the start of Chapter 13, after collecting all previous 24 Phenomenon Intel (Protorelics) in all regions. Then you get a call from Chadley and he tells you that a new area appeared. This new area is the Gilgamesh Island, where you’ll face the superboss called “Gilgamesh” who is the final Protorelic. Doing the Protorelics 2-4 on Gilgamesh Island to open the gate to Protorelic 1, which will trigger the Gilgamesh fight. It’s highly recommended being Level 70 for this, so it’s best to clean up all other Side Quests and Minigames first to level up. You can also grind levels at the Musclehead Colosseum in the Gold Saucer, after the story you will gain access to higher level fights there.

World Intel Overview:

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth World Intel Guide

Meridian Ocean World Intel (Regional Data)

#1 – Phenomenon Intel 1: Gilgamesh Gardens
This is the big gate leading to the palace on Gilgamesh Island. It only opens up after completing Phenomenon Intel 2-4. Then you can go inside, go through the building to the right to find Gilgamesh sitting in the garden. Then you must defeat him. He’s Level 70. If you are Level 70 yourself and play on easy difficulty this shouldn’t be a problem (can grind levels in Musclehead Colosseum in the Gold Saucer). He only deals physical damage so cast barrier on all characters to take half damage, use a Heal Materia to cast Regen on everyone, then deal damage as Cloud and keep everyone’s ATB & Limit Breaks ready for when Gilgamesh gets staggered.

#2 – Phenomenon Intel 2: The Bladesman of Legend
Found in the south-east of the island. You will fight Titan and Bahamut Arisen. You must have unlocked both of their Summon Materia from Chadley’s Combat Simulator (having done so in their lowest power version is enough).

#3 – Phenomenon Intel 3: The Genji Armaments
Found in the south-west of the island. You will fight Phoenix and Kujata. You must have unlocked both of their Summon Materia from Chadley’s Combat Simulator (having done so in their lowest power version is enough). Defeat Kujata to break the tether to Phoenix, then Phoenix will revive Kujata. Then kill Phoenix to stop him from reviving Kujata, and finally kill Kujata once more.

#4 – Phenomenon Intel 4: Shrine of the Full Moon
Found in the north the island. You will fight Alexander and Odin. You must have unlocked both of their Summon Materia from Chadley’s Combat Simulator (having done so in their lowest power version is enough). This is the hardest fight you will have encountered yet, especially because of Odin’s Zantetsuken which will instantly kill your entire team. Take out Odin first. A team of Cloud, Yuffie, Tifa will work well here. Play mainly as Yuffie, playing at range makes it easy to dodge Odin’s attacks (Yuffie is agile and good at dodging). Start by casting Haste (Time Materia) on Yuffie to recharge ATB faster. The way Odin’s Zantetsuken works is that there’s a hidden scale between him getting weakened when you hit him with lots of ATB Abilities, or him using Zantetsuken if he lands too many hits. You need to evade almost all his attacks, and keep hitting him constantly with ranged ATB Abilities to swing the hidden scale towards weakening him, and keeping him from using Zantetsuken. As Yuffie, equip her weapon “Fuma Shuriken” (found at the end of Chapter 13), and equip her weapon ability “Purification”. It’s a Ranged ATB ability that’s quick to perform and absorbs HP and MP from Odin. By spamming this on him it should keep him from using Zantetsuken if you can avoid being hit. Equip everyone on your team with a Revival Earring, these can be bought infinitely from vending machines, for example from the one in Cosmo Canyon at Kamaria’s Ranch. These will autorevive you when your HP goes to 0. Additionally, have Phoenix as your summoning materia, you can use his Reraise to give yourself an autorevive. Also equip Cloud’s weapon “Umbral Blade” and its weapon ability “Reprieve”, this lets you survive a death blow with 1 HP (the weapon is found in Chapter 8). You will also want the Materia “Reraise” which you can craft at Chadley at any of his spawn locations (for example in Cosmo Canyon at Kamaria’s Ranch). This Materia lets you cast an autorevive on a character, which lets you survive Zantetsuken. Equip all 3 characters with Revive Materia, which are also bought from the vending machine in Cosmo Canyon at Kamaria’s Ranch. The first Zantetsuken you’ll survive thanks to the Revival Earrings, but keep in mind these are 1 use only and will break upon death. Then you must cast the Reraise Materia to survive. Yuffie’s Purification weapon ability will drain MP so you can constantly cast Reraise on everyone. Put a Magnify Materia next to Reraise in a connected weapon/armor slot so that the effect is applied to the entire party with 1 use. You should definitely be Level 70 and play on easy difficulty for this fight. It’s best to keep this until after the story and do it via Chapter Select, after having reached Level 70 (can grind levels in Musclehead Colosseum in Gold Saucer).

That’s 100% of the Regional Data World Intel you can find in Meridian Ocean in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. If you collected all other World Intel then you should now develop all possible Materia at Chadley for  Materia Completionist.

For more Collectible Guides, check out the complete Final Fantasy VII Rebirth World Intel Guide.