Ancient Forest The Ancient Forest is a hidden location in " Final Fantasy VII " located on a plateau just south east of Cosmo Canyon . The only way to get there is by a green , black , or gold chocobo . When the Ultimate Weapon is defeated , it leaves a crater that allows the player to reach the forest by foot . The Ancient Forest is a large logic puzzle involving the use of plant pods and the placement of frogs and flies to progress . It contains many rare items and enemies . An unusual feature to the forest is that if the player gets stuck or lost , they can press to instantly return to the entrance . The enemies around have an annoyingly high evade , so using weapons with 255 % accuracy helps . If the player brings Vincent , they can find one such weapon for him in the forest . Quests . Navigating the forest . By walking cautiously towards the carnivorous flower while pressing [ OK ] the player gets the Supershot ST for Vincent . If the player gets too close , the flower snaps and reduces the party ' s HP , although it cannot kill them . The best way to get across the hanging plants is to grab two flies and leave them somewhere nearby , and then get another fly . The player can then set the flies in the plants in a row to get across . On the other side there is a Spring Gun Clip behind the tree for Red XIII . In order to get the Slash - All Materia from the carnivorous flower the player must put the beehive into it . The flowers with pink " tongues " can be used to jump across , and a fly is needed to shut the hanging plant . Up on a little ledge the player should find a frog and two hanging plants , one on each side . The player should take the frog and put it in the left plant and jump on top of it . The plant will spit out the frog sending the player on a higher ledge where they can get the beehive . Using the frog again in the plant on the right side lets the player proceed to the next area . The treasure on the tree trunk cannot be reached yet . After putting flies in the two hanging plants and using the " tongue " flower , the player can reach the treetops . Up in the treetops the player can find a way back to the Second Area by going left , so they can get the Minerva Band , an armor only female party members can use . After going back up to the treetops the player can find the Typhon Materia on the right side , going across using the " tongue " flowers . The player should then backtrack along the " tongue " flowers and find another way back down , by going around down the tree trunk . This exit can be easier to spot when using the game ' s feature that marks all exits with a red triangle . Climbing down the tree on the left part of the area , the player should grab a fly , and put it into the first of the two hanging plants on the right . Because one of them is already closed , the player can go across and reach the beehive , which can be used to close the carnivorous flower nearby . The player should then take the remaining fly and use it on the hanging plant on the left side of the carnivorous flower to get across . There is one more fly on the left , and putting it into the tree hole lures out a frog who comes out to eat the fly . The player should take the frog and cross the gap again to the right . If the plant has already digested the fly used to cross the gap the last time , the frog can be used in the plant . The last move is to put the frog in the plant on the right used to reach the beehive , and hop on it . If the player is facing right when the plant spits the frog out , and they will be sent flying near the exit to the fourth area . There is an Elixir and the Apocalypse weapon for Cloud on the way out . Creation and development . Dummied dialogue suggests a person in Bone Village gives details on the puzzles in Ancient Forest . The dialogue would allow the player to find information about Pitcher Plants ( which carry insects and launch the character ) , " Big Eaters " ( not translated in the English version , shut and damage the player when ran over ) , and Inchworms ( the pink bouncy rope - like things that can be jumped onto ) . A dialogue - option for Scent Balls ( which neutralize Big Eaters ) exists , but no dialogue for its explanation exists in the data . There is a cave visible in the Corel Valley forest exit area that has a vine leading up to it , but the cave does not have exit data , and the vine has no climb data . It is indicated it was originally the exit of the Ancient Forest due to the dummied dialogue from Bone Village , an unrelated location , but also the order of the fields in - game , which are almost entirely in visit - order , that place the Ancient Forest fields after the Sleeping Forest fields ( which are after the Bone Village fields ) . The enemy Ho - chu that is only encountered on the Battle Square in the final game , may have been intended to be a special encounter in the Ancient Forest . If hacked into the game , the Ancient Forest version of the battle cannot be escaped from , and thus Ho - chu was probably meant as a special encounter . Musical themes . The background music for the Ancient Forest is " In Search of the Man in Black " . The first in - game appearance of this composition is in the Mythril Mine .