Sealed Cave (Final Fantasy IV)

The Sealed Cave, also known as Sealed Cavern, is a location in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years situated in the Underworld, and the location of the last Dark Crystal.
The cave's gate is sealed, and only a necklace held by Luca, the princess of the dwarves, can open it. The cave's passages are bewitched to reveal Trap Doors whenever an intruder attempts to open a door and a wall attempts to trap intruders who have retrieved the Crystal.
The SNES and PS versions of Final Fantasy IV contain a Sealed Cave glitch that allows the player to skip the cave completely.
== Story ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
thumb|right|Kain being enthralled.
Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Rosa, and Edge arrive at the cave with the necklace and open the door. After they obtain the Crystal they are ambushed by the Demon Wall as they exit the cave. Golbez reaches out with his mind and bewitches Kain into stealing the Crystal and bringing it to him.
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
A year later monsters are reported to be swarming out of the Sealed Cave. Cecil, Cid, Palom and Porom travel to the cave to investigate and find Rydia collapsed in the Crystal Room. She awakens as they approach and says nothing but to urge them to go to the Tower of Babil.
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
Rydia, with the help of Luca and her dolls, Calca and Brina, go to the Sealed Cave to retrieve the Dark Crystal to protect it from the Mysterious Girl. Their attempts are futile as she appears when they attempt to leave the cave with the Crystal and takes it from them, incapacitating Calca and Brina in the process.
== Locations ==
thumb|left|The last Dark Crystal.
;Crystal Chamber
It is accessible from B5's north exit, and holds the last Dark Crystal. After the party obtains it, they must get out of the cave. In the 3D versions, the party must escape by foot, as the Teleport and Warp spells will not work inside the cave. In the 2D versions, only the Teleport spell is deactivated.
thumb|left|The Demon Wall closes in.
;B5
After the party obtains the last Dark Crystal, the Demon Wall will close in on them just as they exit the crystal chamber. The party has to defeat the Demon Wall in B5 to get out of the cave.
== Items ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
thumb|The Sealed Cavern on the World Map.
* 5,000 accumulated gil
* Hi-Potion x2
* X-Potion
* Ether x3
* Hi-Ether
* Elixir
* Phoenix Down x2
* Ninja Star
* Light Sword
* Kotetsu x2
* Black Hood
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
* Phoenix Down x5
* Elixir x3
* Ether x3
* Light Curtain
* Maiden's Kiss
* Dry Ether x3
* Hi-Potion x2
* Shuriken
* Alarm Clock
* Antidote
* Fuma Shuriken
* X-Potion
* Gaia Hammer
* Power Armlet
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
* Potion x3
* Echo Herbs
* Ether x2
* Tent
* Mage's Clothes
* Gold Needle x2
* Phoenix Down x2
* Battle Axe
* Zeus's Wrath
* Bomb Fragment
* Bomb Crank
* Hi-Potion x2
* Bronze Hourglass
* Cottage
* Kokkol Ore x2
* Horned Armor
* Dry Ether
== Enemies ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
;2D version
* Nagaraja x2
* Evil Bat x3
* Evil Bat x4
* Evil Bat x6
* Miss Vamp, Evil Bat x3
* Miss Vamp, Evil Bat x6
* Miss Vamp x2, Evil Bat x3
* Screamer x2
* Screamer, Nagaraja
* Screamer x2, Nagaraja
* Chimera Brain, Screamer
* Yellow Dragon*
* Trap Door
* Demon Wall (Boss)
- * - Summoned by the last Trap Door when weakened in B5 before the Crystal Room.
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
;Outside
* Caterpillar x4
* Hellflapper x2, Caterpillar x2
* Hellflapper x2
* Blood Flower, Hellflapper x2
* Blood Flower x2
* Blood Flower, Hellflapper x2, Caterpillar x2
* Blood Flower, Tunneler
* Blood Flower, Tunneler x2
;Inside
* Blood Bat x4
* Naga x2
* Vampire Bat x3
* Vampiress, Vampire Bat x3
* Vampiress, Blood Bat x6
* Storm Anima x2
* Storm Anima, Naga
* Naga, Storm Anima x2
* Vampiress x2, Blood Bat x3
* Storm Anima, Chimera
* Trap Door
* Demon Wall (Boss)
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
;B1
* Blood Flower x2
* Cave Bat x3
* Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
* Ettin Snake, Needlehog x2
* Lilith
* Trap Door
;B2
* Blood Flower x2
* Cait Sith x2
* Cave Bat x3
* Lilith x2
* Purple Bavarois, Red Mousse, Yellow Jelly
* Trap Door
;B3
* Blood Bat x2, Cave Bat x2
* Cait Sith, Needlehog x3
* Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
* Lilith x2
* Purple Bavarois, Red Mousse, Yellow Jelly
* Trap Door
;B4
* Blood Bat x2, Cave Bat x2
* Cait Sith, Needlehog x3
* Domovoi x2, Goblin Captain
* Ogre
* Purple Bavarois x3
* Trap Door
;B5
* Blood Bat x3
* Cait Sith, Needlehog x3
* Domovoi x2, Goblin Captain
* Ogre
* Purple Bavarois x3
* Trap Door
* Demon Wall (Boss)
== Musical themes ==
The background music for inside the Sealed Cave is the Final Fantasy IV dungeon theme, "Into the Darkness".
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
== Gallery ==
FFIV PSP Sealed Cave WM.png|Sealed Cave on the world map (PSP).
FFIV PSP Sealed Cave.png|Sealed Cave (PSP).
Sealed_Cave_FFIV_DS_Battle.PNG|Battle (DS).
FFIV_Battle_Background_Sealed_Cave_SNES.png|Battle background (SNES).
FFIV Cave Background GBA.png|Battle background (GBA).
FFIV PSP Sealed Cave Battle.png|Battle background (PSP).
FFIViOS Sealed Cave Battle Background.png|Battle background (iOS).
IV Interlude Rydia Sealed Cave.png|Rydia found in the crystal room in the Sealed Cave in Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-.
TAY IOS Sealed Cave.png|Sealed Cave in The After Years (iOS).
Sealedcave.PNG|The Sealed Cave.
TAY Wii Sealed Cave WM.jpg|Sealed Cave on the world map in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
TAY Wii Sealed Cave.jpg|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
FFRK Sealed Cave JP FFIV.png|Japanese dungeon image for Sealed Cave in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
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