Mideel (field)

Mideel is a field map in Final Fantasy VII located in the Mideel Area, a southern island on the world map. The town cannot be visited until the Highwind is obtained, at which point it is the destination for "A Shocking Reunion", in which Tifa is party leader. The town is later visited for "Searching for the You of That Day", with Cid as party leader, after which it will be permanently transformed. There are a number of rare items to obtain around the town in addition to these visits.
== Layout ==
Mideel is located to the south on the world map.
=== Town ===
=== Weapon Store ===
=== Item Store ===
=== Materia Store ===
=== Accessory Store ===
Referred to as "Mideel, House1" in the menu.
=== Clinic ===
=== Old Man's House ===
== Quests ==
=== Main scenario ===
* A Shocking Reunion
* Searching for the You of That Day
Mideel is first visited during "A Shocking Reunion" by a party led by Tifa. Traveling to the town and finding Cloud causes Cid to take over as party leader and leads to "Struggle for the Huge Materia". After this quest, Cid's party must return for "Searching for the You of That Day". Here, a battle with Ultimate Weapon takes place.
=== Level grinding ===
A good early level grinding spot is by taking the Tiny Bronco to one of the Mideel Area islands to fight enemies in grassland, dirt and beach areas designed to be fought part way through the later parts of the game.
=== Curse Ring ===
The player can find a Curse Ring in town before it is destroyed. Examining the back door of the Weapon Shop makes a key available to be picked up just outside the Accessory Shop; the "Beat-Up Useless Old Key" is on the wooden pathway adjacent to the shop where a screechy sound effect plays when stepping on it. The pathway is behind the silver-haired old woman in purple clothing (she mentions a kid who got a green stone from a Chocobo). Using the key on the back door of the Weapons Shop, and choosing "Tell them the truth!", earns a Curse Ring.
=== White chocobo's treasure ===
A small white chocobo follows the busy shopper found in all the shops (except the accessory shop) before Mideel's destruction and on the ledge on the very left side of village post-destruction. Giving it Mimett Greens (can be bought from the Chocobo Farm) and scratching it behind its ears nets the Contain Materia. After the player obtains the Contain Materia, the white chocobos will not give away any more items.
== Items ==
* Elixir (in house with Cid as leader)
* Curse Ring (cross the bridge, find key around house, use it on door in Weapons Shop, and tell the guy the truth. Must be done before town is destroyed)
* Contain Materia (feed the white chocobo Mimett Greens, then scratch behind its ears)
== Shops ==
Before the town's destruction the player can find a crazed consumer in all the shops (except the accessory shop). Post-destruction (after the mandatory battle against Ultimate Weapon) the other shops lose most of their stock, but the previous crazed consumer will sell the party the previously available weapon shop stock at the same price, and after viewing either the Materia store (young girl) or Item store (man) she will also sell offer the item and weapon stock.
=== Before destruction ===
==== Item Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Hi-Potion 	300 gil
Ether 	1,500 gil
Phoenix Down	300 gil
Antidote 	80 gil
Eye drop 	50 gil
Hyper 	100 gil
Tranquilizer	100 gil
Tent 	500 gil
==== Accessory Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Amulet 	10,000 gil
Fire Ring 	8,000 gil
Ice Ring 	8,000 gil
Bolt Ring 	8,000 gil
Fairy Ring	7,000 gil
Jem Ring 	7,500 gil
White Cape	5,000 gil
==== Weapon Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Crystal Sword 	18,000 gil
Crystal Glove 	16,000 gil
A∙M Cannon 	18,000 gil
Crystal Comb 	17,000 gil
Crystal Cross 	18,000 gil
Crystal M-phone	18,000 gil
Partisan 	18,000 gil
Winchester 	18,000 gil
Crystal Bangle 	4,800 gil
Wizard Bracelet	12,000 gil
==== Materia Shop ====
Name 	Cost
HP Plus 	8,000 gil
MP Plus 	8,000 gil
Transform	5,000 gil
Gravity 	8,000 gil
Destruct 	9,000 gil
=== After destruction ===
==== Item Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	300 gil
Tent 	500 gil
==== Materia Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Fire 	600 gil
Ice 	600 gil
Lightning	600 gil
Restore 	750 gil
==== Accessory Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Amulet 	10,000 gil
Fire Ring 	8,000 gil
Ice Ring 	8,000 gil
Bolt Ring 	8,000 gil
Fairy Ring	7,000 gil
Jem Ring 	7,500 gil
White Cape	5,000 gil
==== Crazed Consumer's Materia Shop ====
Name 	Cost
HP Plus 	8,000 gil
MP Plus 	8,000 gil
Transform	5,000 gil
Gravity 	8,000 gil
Destruct 	9,000 gil
==== Crazed Consumer's Weapon Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Crystal Sword 	18,000 gil
Crystal Glove 	16,000 gil
A∙M Cannon 	18,000 gil
Crystal Comb 	17,000 gil
Crystal Cross 	18,000 gil
Crystal M-phone	18,000 gil
Partisan 	18,000 gil
Winchester 	18,000 gil
Crystal Bangle 	4,800 gil
Wizard Bracelet	12,000 gil
==== Crazed Consumer's Item Shop ====
Name 	Cost
Hi-Potion 	300 gil
Phoenix Down	300 gil
Ether 	1,500 gil
Hyper 	100 gil
Tranquilizer	100 gil
Remedy 	1,000 gil
Tent 	500 gil
== Enemies ==
;In town
* Ultimate Weapon (boss)
;Skies above Mideel
* Ultimate Weapon (boss)
== Musical themes ==
"Provincial Town" plays in Mideel.
==Behind the scenes==
When spoken to in "A Shocking Reunion", Cloud will mutter about Xenogears, another RPG that was in development at the same time as Final Fantasy VII.
Cloud's rescue in Mideel was originally planned to be even longer. After washing up on the shore of Mideel with Tifa following "Searching for the You of That Day", Cloud would have been unconscious and Tifa would have had to revive him with CPR. During this stage Cloud would have a vision of being experimented by Professor Hojo in Nibelheim, and of his escape with Zack. This vision scene is viewed in the game's final version by entering the Mansion basement after "Searching for the You of That Day".
== Citations ==
Category:Field gameplay in Final Fantasy VII