Mission 49: Collect hearts

Mission 49 Collect hearts Day(s): 152-156
Ally: Xigbar
Rank	Badges		Chests
Rookie	Unity Badge		8
Heart factor	Munny factor		EXP factor
x3.95	x11.85		1.88
Clear Bonuses		Random Bonuses
Cure Bronze Gear Component A (100% completion)		Elixir Recipe (10%) Gear Component A (10%) Bronze (10%) Hi-Potion (20%) Potion (15%) Ether (15%) None (20%)

In this optional mission, Roxas heads back to Beast's Castle with Xigbar for a round of heart collection.

Accessing the Mission

This mission becomes available after scoring 50 or more points in the Grandstander minigame during Mission 37: Vacation and speaking to Luxord in the Gray Area between Day 153 and Day 155.

If the mission is not unlocked at this time, it will still become available as a Holo-Mission along with Missions 45-48.

Mission Goal

Collect hearts.

Mission Walkthrough

As with all heart collection missions, the Mission Gauge advances every time you defeat an Emblem Heartless, reaching 100% completion when every Heartless is defeated. Thorough exploration is the key to full completion.

Bring along as many casts of magic as possible, especially Fire to take out the Icy Cubes and Snowy Crystals. Blizzard and Aero magic will be helpful against the Snapper Dogs and Bully Dogs you will encounter. Also take Ethers and Hi-Ethers to extend your casting ability.

The first Heartless are located near the center of the Entrance Hall, just southwest of the starting point. From there, exit south to the Courtyard, where the next Heartless can be found in the center. After defeating those, exit south to the Bridge, where you can find the next group of Heartless and a chest. Return to the Courtyard when you're finished.

From the Courtyard, head for the Entrance Hall Upper Level by way of the secret passage to the left of the stairs. Fully explore the area to find four groups of Heartless to defeat. Afterwards, take the northmost exit to the upper level of the Ballroom, where you can find the Unity Badge. Descend to the main floor to find another group of Heartless in the center of the floor, as well as a Cymbal Monkey in a chest near the middle of the room.

After clearing the Ballroom, return to the Entrance Hall, and then head to the East Wing. Here you will find another group of Heartless and a chest. Return to the Entrance Hall, and go to the West Hall. Defeat the next Heartless along the way towards the north. Enter the Undercroft through the northwest door, and defeat the large group of Icy Cubes in the center of the floor. Afterwards, continue into the Secret Passage, where there are four groupings of Heartless to defeat.

Upon exiting the Secret Passage, head to the West Wing to find the final Heartless in the mission. Once you are finished, collect all remaining chests and RTC.

Enemies

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  Sergeant

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  Soldier

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  Bad Dog

• SnapperDog.png

  Snapper Dog

• Bully Dog.png

  Bully Dog

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  Cymbal Monkey

• Icy Cube.png

  Icy Cube

• Snowy Crystal.png

  Snowy Crystal

Treasures

Type	Items Found	Locations	Notes
Regular	Potion	Entrance Hall	Eastern Wall
	Potion	Undercroft	Southwest corner
	Hi-Potion	Ballroom	Far north, by the glass doors
Synthesis	Cure Recipe	Bridge	Far south, at the end of the bridge
	Thunder Recipe	The East Wing	At the end of the hallway
	Elixir Recipe	The West Hall	In the alcove to the left of the first staircase
	Bronze	The West Wing	To the right of the entrance
	Gear Component A	Undercroft	Southeast corner
Badges	Unity Badge	Ballroom	On the top level, northeast corner (accessable from Entrance Hall Upper Level)

Video

Video walkthrough here.