Is it possible to force Ultimate Weapon to move to a different location without fighting him?

[Chimera]

I'm at the point in the story where Cloud and the gang are going to parachute into Midgar (disc 2), however, I decided to break from the story so I could take down Ultimate Weapon.

The problem is that he is stopped over Midgar, so when I fly the Highwind anywhere near him, it starts the event where everyone is going to start parachuting into Midgar instead of engaging Ultimate Weapon in battle.

I tried entering and exiting Kalm, but that didn't reset him.

Once he stops, is that where he will always be? Or can I force him to go to another location somehow?

[LilG]

You can usually force it to move by ramming into it several times, but if it's above Midgar I don't think you can make it move without triggering the event.

[dave4985]

Yeah, sounds like you might want to reload an earlier save and try then. Sucks, I know, but I don't think there's any way to get him to move once he's taken up station over a settlement except ramming him and engaging in combat. Since you can't do that over Midgar at that point...

Of course, you could play through Midgar and go after him afterwards, depending how far back your last save is. You don't get locked into the endgame point-of-no-return until you hit the very depths of the Northern Crater (the last couple of screens where Cloud gives his final speech to the party is the cutoff point. Anytime before that you can exit, it just gets more difficult the deeper in you go). You can leave the crater by going back up the rope ladder when you get to that scene, and come back later after doing the optional stuff. That's what I typically do.

[Chimera]

Originally posted by dave4985:

Yeah, sounds like you might want to reload an earlier save and try then. Sucks, I know, but I don't think there's any way to get him to move once he's taken up station over a settlement except ramming him and engaging in combat. Since you can't do that over Midgar at that point...

Of course, you could play through Midgar and go after him afterwards, depending how far back your last save is. You don't get locked into the endgame point-of-no-return until you hit the very depths of the Northern Crater (the last couple of screens where Cloud gives his final speech to the party is the cutoff point. Anytime before that you can exit, it just gets more difficult the deeper in you go). You can leave the crater by going back up the rope ladder when you get to that scene, and come back later after doing the optional stuff. That's what I typically do.

Thanks!

I may do that. I was wanting to knock out Ultimate Weapon first to get Cloud's Ultima Weapon and use it in the battle arena to get Omnislash, but I guess I can wait.

Gold Saucer is still accessible after the raid on Midgar, right?

[LilG]

Yeah the Gold Saucer is still accessible after Midgar.

[MOSLEY]

The only quest that has to be done before you return to Midgar is the Wutai side quest.

[dave4985]

Originally posted by Chimera:

Thanks!

I may do that. I was wanting to knock out Ultimate Weapon first to get Cloud's Ultima Weapon and use it in the battle arena to get Omnislash, but I guess I can wait.

Gold Saucer is still accessible after the raid on Midgar, right?

I'd recommend using Apocalypse or Ragnarok for the Battle Square, personally. Ultima may have a higher attack power, but it's based on your HP. Take a good couple of hits, or bad slot rolls, and your normal attack is nerfed badly. Apocalypse is the 3x materia growth sword you can get in the Forbidden Forest (SE of Cosmo Canyon, accessible with green chocobo), and Ragnarok is a win prize from the Proud Clod boss in Midgar. Both have very good attack power/accuracy, and are constantly so, unlike the Ultima Blade.