Fans of the original Final Fantasy 7 will be familiar with the iconic Junon Parade, where Cloud must masquerade as a Shinra Soldier to get safely through Junon. This returns inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwith all the pomp and circumstance you’ve come to expect from the series.
However, with Junon much larger than before and Cloud needing to round up his fellow Infantry members, you might be struggling to both find the members and get that perfect formation you need to earn the President’s Commendation. This guide will cover just about everything you need to know about the Junon Parade and how to ace it.
How To Find Every Member Of The Seventh Infantry
Having thoroughly impressed his commanding officer, Cloud is made Captain of the Seventh Infantry and must round them all up in time for the Junon Parade.They are scattered across the city of Junon, and you need to do some thorough searching to find them all.
Thoughonly five are required to perform the parade, you should gather up all tento ensure you have as many options as possible when it comes to creating the perfect formation.
The images above show each ofthe Soldiers' locations, though we will also provide written directions to help you find them.
With each and every soldier recruited, you should have five Security Officers, two Grenadiers, two Riot Troopers, and a Flametrooper.
How To Make The Correct Formation
There are four formations in total that can be performed, each representing a class of soldier. They areShiva Formation, Ramuh Formation, Ifrit Formation, and Bahamut Formation. To create the ideal formation, you will not need the use of any Security Officers.
A fun fact - the initial tutorial teaching you about formations has the perfect formation already formed in reserve.
To create the perfect formation,align two Riot Troopers, two Grenadiers, and a Flametrooper. The order is irrelevant as long as the pairs of two are linked. With this, you will have to perform Three-Star Ramuh, Shiva, and Ifrit Formations during the parade.
How To Complete The Parade Itself
The parade is relatively simple and extremely reminiscent of the Honeybee Inn dance scene from Final Fantasy 7 Remake. It requires you to follow the button prompts on the screen by either pressing, holding, or rapidly tapping the displayed button.
The button presses are as follows:
Some of these button presses can be precise, so do your best tofollow along with the camera as it changes rapidly, and the button and color combination can change suddenly.
Between each formation, a viewer score will be displayed, indicating how many liked and disliked it.A score of at least 100,000is required to get the optional ‘Stealing The Show’ trophy andsome additional awards, so feel free to restart if you don’t feel like you’re on track to get that score.
Keep your eyes on the flying sparkthroughout the performance rather than the parade itself, as otherwise, you are liable to miss the buttons as soon as they appear.
Combined with the speed of the camera and sudden angle shifts, it can be easy to become disoriented, somake sure to memorize the colors of each icon. If you’re still struggling, you’re able to view the video above for a winning performance of every Three Star Formation.
Afew mistakes are still allowedto receive both thePresident’s Commendationandthe optional Exemplary Performance award.
