Ridorana Cataract (Final Fantasy XII)

The Ridorana Cataract is a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. It is a strange geographical location on the verge of a huge hole in the ocean.
==Sage Knowledge==
==Story==
After following Dr. Cid to Giruvegan to snatch the pieces of deifacted nethicite he holds, the party found Cid had tricked them and they were only met with the Occuria. The Occuria forged Ashe a sword to cut her own piece of nethicite from the Sun-Cryst and instructed her to find "a tower on the distant shore". After finding out from Reddas such location is found in Jagd Naldoa, the party modify their airship, Strahl, to be capable of flying through jagd and come to the Naldoan Sea, where they find the Ridorana Cataract on the edge of a deep waterfall.
The party leave Strahl and trek through the cataract to the base of the Pharos where they find a message left by the King Raithwall himself.
After Vaan has vanquished every tough Hunt mark Montblanc has given him, he is so impressed with his skills he sends Vaan to vanquish Yiazmat at the Ridorana Cataract Colosseum. After succeeding Montblanc tells Vaan why he founded Clan Centurio.
==Locations==
The Ridorana Cataract is located in the far east of Ivalice, in the Jagd Naldoa region. Since it is located in Jagd territory, it is impossible to reach by airship normally, and the tides surrounding it preclude normal ships from approaching. On the edge of the cataract is a small island with a tall tower called the Pharos, due to resembling a lighthouse. Other than that, not much is known about this region.
===Footfalls of the Past===
The westernmost location of the Cataract where the party arrives when they enter the place for the first time. A Save Crystal and the Strahl can be found here.
===Echoes from Time's Garden===
The Trophy Rare Game Abelisk can be encountered here.
===Colosseum===
A location similar to an amphitheatre in the south. The map of the Ridorana Cataract can be found here, also the fight with the Ultimate Mark, Yiazmat, takes place in the Colosseum.
===City of other Days===
The Rare Game Pallicant can be encountered here.
===Path of Hidden Blessing===
thumb|left|The Save Crystal at the Path of Hidden Blessing.
A path in the east containing another Save Crystal and leading to the Pharos.
==Treasures==
In the original version, the most common item treasures are Hi-Potions, Ethers and other common items. With the Diamond Armlet equipped, the common item treasure is a Knot of Rust and the rare item is a rare Mote. In the Echoes of the Times Garden, the treasure in the middle of the the east edge that can have the Opal Ring. The Colosseum has many treasures that spawn in the ruined hallways around the center. One treasure that spawns in the right dead-end in the south can have the Cloud Staff. The treasure near the southern entrance to the opening in the middle of the Colosseum can have the Penetrator Crossbow. Many treasures can spawn in the northeast of the City of Other Days and one of them can have the Ivory Pole.
In the Zodiac versions, the treasures are different. Echoes of Time's Garden can have armor pieces without the Diamond Armlet equipped, and the Colosseum can have weapons. The City of Other Days has two guaranteed accessories: Pheasant Netsuke and Gillie Boots.
===Echoes of Time's Garden===
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure 	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
1 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Chronos Tear 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
2 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
2 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Cleric's Robes 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
3 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
3 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
4 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
4 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Cura Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
5 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
5 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Gigas Chestplate 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
6 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
6 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	X-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
7 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
7 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Gigas Hat 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
8 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
8 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Celebrant's Miter	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
9 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
9 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Aeroga Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
1 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Balance Mote 	≤ 1,500 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Balance Mote
2 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
2 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	≤ 1,500 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Hastega Mote
3 	50% 	50% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
3 	50% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Opal Ring 	≤ 1,400 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Vanishga Mote
4 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
4 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Ether 	≤ 1,500 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Reflectga Mote
===Colosseum===
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
10 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
10 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Balance Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
11 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
11 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Cura Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
12 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
12 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
13 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
13 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Greataxe 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
14 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
14 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Holy Lance 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
15 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
15 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Ame-no-Murakumo	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
16 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
16 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Aeroga Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
17 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
17 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Yoichi Bow 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
18 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
18 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Save the Queen 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
19 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
19 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Remedy 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (C)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure 	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
5 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
5 	70% 	20% 	≤ 700 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Balance Mote 	≤ 1,500 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Balance Mote
6 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
6 	70% 	20% 	≤ 700 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Reflectga Mote
7 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
7 	70% 	20% 	≤ 700 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Hastega Mote
8 	40% 	50% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
8 	40% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Penetrator Crossbow	≤ 1,200 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Balance Mote
9 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
9 	70% 	20% 	≤ 700 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Hastega Mote
10 	45% 	50% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
10 	45% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Cloud Staff 	≤ 1,200 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Reflectga Mote
11 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
11 	70% 	20% 	≤ 700 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Ether 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Vanishga Mote
===City of Other Days===
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure 	Normal Treasure 	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
20 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Pheasant Netsuke	Pheasant Netsuke	Pheasant Netsuke 	Pheasant Netsuke
21 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
21 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
22 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
22 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Bio Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
23 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
23 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Balance Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
24 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
24 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Serum 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
25 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Gillie Boots 	Gillie Boots 	Gillie Boots 	Gillie Boots
26 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
26 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Cura Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
27 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
27 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Warp Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
28 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
28 	75% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Remedy 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
12 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
12 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	X-Potion 	≤ 1,800 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Hastega Mote
13 	60% 	80% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
13 	60% 	80% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Ivory Pole 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Reflectga Mote
14 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
14 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Ether 	≤ 1,800 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Balance Mote
15 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
15 	70% 	20% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Ether 	≤ 1,800 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Vanishga Mote
16 	70% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
16 	70% 	20% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	≤ 1,800 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Balance Mote
====Path of Hidden Blessing====
This chest only appears in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
29 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Sweep 	Sweep 	Sweep 	Sweep
==Quests==
===Rare Game===
Pallicant will appear in the City of Other Days area when all enemies in the area are defeated and the player leaves, then reenters.
To find the Abelisk the player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon, which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest. There is then a 30% chance that Abelisk will spawn in the Echoes from Time's Garden area of the Ridorana Cataract.
===Hunts===
Rikken in Balfonheim sends Vaan and party to hunt the Pylraster without knowing where to find it. It is found in Ridorana, right outside Pharos.
Yiazmat is the ultimate Elite Mark and the ultimate boss. Defeating Yiazmat takes at least an hour at high levels and player skill, but usually takes longer. Yiazmat has well over 50 million hit points. This astronomically high number is the main reason he takes so long to kill, since regular attacks break the damage limit only in the Zodiac versions. Yiazmat is found at the Colosseum at the Ridorana Cataract where the arena is covered in traps.
The player can accept the hunt for Yiazmat from Montblanc in Rabanastre after vanquishing the Hell Wyrm and all Rank VII Marks except Shadowseer.
==Enemies==
*Deathclaw
*Cassie
*Pallicant (Rare)
*Abelisk (Rare)
*Pylraster (Mark)
*Yiazmat (Ultimate Mark)
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Ridorana Cataract and accompanying Ridorana Lighthouse exist south of the country of Dalmasca. Legend says that it is an entrance to the Hell of Water. According to Jenomis cen Lexentale the cataract was formed from an explosion caused by a battle in the city of Goug that once stood on the island at the cataract's edge. The explosion disrupted the local aetheric flow, forming an extra-planal rift in the ocean.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call===
The Ridorana Cataract's Coliseum appears as the Battle Music Sequence for "Boss Battle".
==Musical themes==
The original background theme to Ridorana Cataract is called "A Moment's Rest" .
In The Zodiac Age, it is "Memories Eternal" , a new theme composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto.
==Map==
The map can be found in the northwest corner of the Colosseum.
Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information
==Gallery==
Pharos.jpg|The Strahl approaching Ridorana Cataract.
Pharos-FFXII-TZA.png
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XII