Final Fantasy VII Remake - Manuals Guide

In Final Fantasy VII Remake upgrading weapons is certainly important to get the better of your opponents, and it becomes even more so in Hard mode especially to unlock the most advanced and useful skills such as Safeguard from KO. To expand the weapons (of which you can find the complete list in our Weapons Guide) you will need XP (Expansion Points) that you will get at each Level Up, but once you reach the maximum level 50 obviously you will not get any more. The other XP can be accumulated from the various manuals scattered throughout the game.

Each character in Final Fantasy VII Remake can find 14 personal manuals, each of which will give us 10 XP. There are then 4 other manuals called Transcendence through which the characters will learn their second Limit Skill. Below is the complete list of manuals available in the game.

CLOUD

1. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 1: Purchasable for 5 Moguri medals (found in the Final Fantasy VII Remake adventure arc) from Moguya in the Sector 5 slum children's shelter.
2. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 2: Complete the "Fanatic Challenge for Cloud" on Hard Mode in the Arena.
3. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 3: in one of the secret rooms of Corneo from the Hidden Treasures mission in Chapter 14.
4. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 4: Defeat Lieutenant Gonga at the end of Chapter 2 on Hard mode.
5. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 5: Complete the mission "Mutant Colony" in Chapter 3 on Hard difficulty.
6. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 6: Defeat Roche in Chapter 4 on Hard mode.
7. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 7: Defeat Reno in Chapter 8 on Hard Mode.
8. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 8: Defeat The Boss in the “Price of Notoriety” mission in Chapter 9 on Hard difficulty.
9. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 9: Defeat the Modified Shredder in the “Sharp Revenge” mission in Chapter 9 on Hard mode.
10. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 10: Defeat the Pyros in the mission "An Explosive Body" in Chapter 9 on Hard mode.
11. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 11: Defeat the Bloodthirsty in Kylie's “Manolesta” mission in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
12. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 12: Defeat the H0512 Prototype in Chapter 16 on Hard mode.
13. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 13: Complete the “Cloud Class Challenge” in the VR Simulator on Hard mode.
14. The Art of the Sword - Vol. 14: Defeat Rufus in Chapter 17 on Hard mode.

• Transcendence - Tabula rasa: Complete the "Fierce Challenge for Cloud" in the Arena.

BARRET

1. Crossfire - Vol. 1: Purchasable for 5 Moguri medals (found in the Final Fantasy VII Remake adventure arc) from Moguya in the Sector 5 slum children's shelter.
2. Crossfire - Vol. 2: Complete the “Fanatic Challenge for Barret” on Hard in the Arena.
3. Crossfire - Vol. 3: Complete the mission "The Power of Music" in Chapter 14.
4. Crossfire - Vol. 4: Defeat the Vigilante Scorpio boss in Chapter 1 on Hard mode.
5. Crossfire - Vol. 5: Defeat the Autopanzer boss in Chapter 1 on Hard mode.
6. Crossfire - Vol. 6: Defeat the Overwatch boss in Chapter 7 on Hard mode.
7. Crossfire - Vol. 7: Defeat the bosses Reno and Rude in Chapter 12 on Hard mode.
8. Crossfire - Vol. 8: Defeat the boss Anonimus in Chapter 13 on Hard mode.
9. Crossfire - Vol. 9: Defeat the Tomberry in the “Henchmen at Work” mission in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
10. Crossfire - Vol. 10: Defeat the boss Protobehemoth in the “Roar from the Deep” mission in chapter 14 on Hard mode.
11. Crossfire - Vol. 11: Defeat the Striacerio in the mission “In search of the chocobos” in chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
12. Crossfire - Vol. 12: Defeat the Heli Bomber boss in Chapter 15 on Hard mode.
13. Crossfire - Vol. 13: Complete the “Class Challenge for Barret” in the VR Simulator on Hard mode.
14. Crossfire - Vol. 14: Defeat the boss Numen Praeco in chapter 18 on hard mode.

• Transcendence - Catastrophe: Complete the "Fierce Challenge for Barret" in the Arena.

TIFA

1. The Way of Power - Vol. 1: Purchasable for 5 Moguri medals (found in the Final Fantasy VII Remake adventure arc) from Moguya in the Sector 5 slum children's shelter.
2. The Way of Power - Vol. 2: Complete the “Fanatic Challenge for Tifa” in the Arena on Hard mode.
3. The Way of Power - Vol. 3: Beat Anyan in the “Uncertainty” mission in Chapter 14.
4. The Way of Power - Vol. 4: Complete the mission "The Stray Hound" in Chapter 3 on Hard difficulty.
5. The Way of Power - Vol. 5: Defeat the Mysterious Entity in Chapter 4 on Hard mode.
6. The Way of Power - Vol. 6: Found in a chest in the vent in place of the Chocomoguri Materia in Hard mode
7. The Way of Power - Vol. 7: Defeat the boss Absodon in Chapter 10 on Hard mode.
8. The Way of Power - Vol. 8: Defeat the boss Eligor in Chapter 11 on Hard mode.
9. The Way of Power - Vol. 9: Defeat the boss Absodon and Absodini in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
10. The Way of Power - Vol. 10: Defeat the Ghosts in the Missing Children mission in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
11. The Way of Power - Vol. 11: Defeat the Mutant Malortids in the quest “In Search of Chocobos” in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
12. The Way of Power - Vol. 12: Defeat Prince Sahagin in the “Hidden Treasures” mission in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
13. The Way of Power - Vol. 13: Complete the “Class Challenge for Tifa” in the VR Simulator on Hard mode.
14. The Way of Power - Vol. 14: Defeat the boss Jenova Pulse in Chapter 17 on Hard mode.

• Transcendence - Dolphin Shot: Complete the “Fierce Challenge for Tifa” in the Arena.

AERITH

1. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 1: Purchasable for 5 Moguri medals (found in the Final Fantasy VII Remake adventure arc) from Moguya in the Sector 5 slum children's shelter.
2. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 2: Complete the “Fanatic Challenge for Aerith” in Arena in Chapter 9 on Hard difficulty.
3. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 3: Complete the mission "The Secret Medicine" in Chapter 14.
4. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 4: Defeat the Rude boss in Chapter 8 on Hard mode.
5. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 5: Defeat the Trivelliris in the “Mad Machines” mission in Chapter 8 on Hard mode.
6. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 6: Defeat the Boggy Ruler in the “Little Scout” mission in Chapter 8 on Hard mode.
7. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 7: Defeat the Smogger in the mission "The Angel of the Underworld" in Chapter 8 on Hard difficulty.
8. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 8: Defeat the Venomancers in the mission "Remembering Who Is No More" in Chapter 8 on Hard Mode.
9. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 9: Defeat the Infernal House boss in Chapter 9 on Hard mode.
10. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 10: Defeat the boss Geist in Chapter 11 on Hard mode.
11. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 11: Complete the “Class Challenge for Aerith” in the VR Simulator on Hard mode.
12. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 12: Defeat the Sinuolamio boss in Chapter 17 on Hard mode.
13. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 13: Defeat the M-100 Turret boss in Chapter 17 on Hard mode.
14. The Mysteries of the Planet - Vol. 14: To get the last of the manuals, defeat Sephiroth in Chapter 18 on Hard mode.

• Transcendence - Protection of the planet: Complete the “Fierce Challenge for Aerith” in the Arena in Chapter 9.

Upgrading all the weapons with the manuals will significantly help you to face the most difficult challenges of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and especially if you intend to complete the game 100% do not hesitate to use our Trophy Guide.

► Final Fantasy VII Remake is an Action-RPG type game developed and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 4, the video game was released on 10/04/2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake is a game to own at all costs: we decided to evaluate it with a 92%, if you are interested in learning more you can read the Final Fantasy VII Remake Review