Victim of Circumstance is a side quest in Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Victim of Circumstance Side Mission (Odd Job). It’s also know as the Traveler’s Request. It requires you to pursue an underground worm then defeat it.
Victim of Circumstance becomes available after starting Chapter 12.
Side Quest: Victim of Circumstance
Chapter: 12
Area: Cosmo Canyon Region, or check the Noticeboard in Cosmo Canyon.
Quest Giver: Zhijie
Requirement: Start Chapter 12, then check the Noticeboard in Cosmo Canyon or speak to Zhijie who is underneath the car in Cosmo Canyon Region.
Reward: Magnify Materia, Yuffie Relationship Strengthened, 10 Party EXP, Player EXP (scaled to your level)
Mission Info: Was headed to the airstrip when I had a run-in with one hell of a fiend. Led it on a merry chase until my baby’s engine gave up the ghost, and now I’m stranded here. I can fix her, but so long as that bastard’s still around, I doubt I’ll get far regardles. If anyone can come and bail me out, I’d be in your debt.
Objectives:
- Purchase a vibrodetector from a Moogle Emporium
- Track Down the Fiend
Starting Location: Victim of Circumstance (The Traveler’s Request)
Purchase a Vibrodetector from a Moogle Emporium
Firstly, you need to visit a Moogle Vendor, which can be found in any of the regions at the ‘Moogle Intel’ map marker. The one in Cosmo Canyon can be found here:
If not done already, you’ll need to complete the minigame where you capture Moogles in order to unlock the vendor. Then, purchase the Vibrodetector for 3 Moogle Medals.
Track Down the Fiend
To use the Vibrodetector, press 
and you will see a light beam. The shorter the light beam is and thus the greater the vibration, the closer the fiend is. Two concentric blue circles will appear when you are approaching it (running in the right direction), red circles will appear when you are straying.
If you want to skip this part, just go straight to the fiend’s location about 450m south-east of the question location. The fiend is located a few meters directly south of Activation Intel 3 (where the pin is on map):
The fiend will then relocate, you have to chase it all the way to the north-east corner of the desert. It’s north of Phenomenon Intel 2 and west of Activation Intel 5. You can skip straight to the location. After approaching, you’ll have to defeat two Desert Sahagins and a Stone Golem:
Then, you’ll have to go back south-east, directly north of Activation Intel 3:
This time, you get to fight the Gigaworm. It is weak to Ice and becomes pressured after crippling its stomach after swallowing a rock. Try and avoid its Swallow attack by rolling out the way, otherwise characters will temporarily disappear from the fight.
After defeating it, Zhijie will automatically drive up and complete the quest.
For all other Side Quest Walkthroughs, check out our complete Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth Walkthrough.
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