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As you progress throughFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, you’ll encounter a multitude of side quests, each with its own unique charm. While some are more serious, requiring you to defeat menacing fiends or monsters that threaten the people, others involve simpler tasks like making soup, collecting chickens, or even just casually taking pictures of the stars.
With the Absence Of A Sign side quest, you’ll engage in the latter activity. The members of the Planetology Assembly will task you with taking specific pictures for them. If Snaps didn’t fulfill your photography desires, then these individuals just might.
How To Begin Absence Of A Sign
During your time in the Cosmo Canyon region,as you near the end of Chapter 10 before leaving for Nibelheim, new side quests become available on the Community Noticeboard. One of these quests isAbsence Of A Sign.
Once youaccept the quest from the board, head to thePlanetology Assembly and speak to its members. They will task you withtaking some photographs for them.
Where To Find All The Celestial Phenomena Locations
For this quest, you’ll receivethree marked locations on the mapindicating where you need to photograph the Celestial Phenomena.
You should take these picturesaccording to the notes provided by the quest-givers, which you can refer to when you’re about to photograph each location.
Celestial Phenomena Location #1
In order to find thefirst Celestial Phenomena location, return to where you initially landed using the aircraft with Cid whenyou first arrived at Cosmo Canyon. There will bea pathway leading up to the location.
Upon reaching it, you’ll encounter an enemy,the Reapertail, thatyou must defeatbefore you can take the pictures you need.
For this fight, it’s recommended tohave Barret and Yuffie in your party. Barret can serve as a tank, while Yuffie can exploit the enemy’s weakness with her Elemental Ninjutsu.
The Reapertail isweak to Ice, so using Ice magic will pressure it. However,when it’s pressured,its weakness will change to Fire, making itmore susceptible to physical attacksrather than magic.
Begin byusing Yuffie’s Ice Ninjutsuto pressure the enemy, thenunleash physical attacks with your party members to stagger itand deal significant damage quickly. After defeating the Reapertail, you’ll be able to photograph the Celestial Phenomena.
Take out your camera using the up button on the d-pad and aim forat least 80 percent accuracy.
ensure thatthe numbers in the middle of the camera menu are green, and you’re able to alsorefer to the notes using the left button on the d-pad to position the shot correctly.
Once everything is aligned,take the picture with R2and proceed to the next location.
Celestial Phenomena Location #2
For the second Celestial Phenomena,head south from your current location. you’re able to reach it byusing the ledge on the left side leading up to the location. Once again, you’llencounter the Reapertailat the top before you can take the picture. Deal with it quickly and prepare your camera.
The process remains the same: take out your camera,refer to the note to position the shot correctly, andonce the indicators turn green,take the picture. After obtaining your second picture, it’s time to move on to the last one.
you may also take a picture of Aerith here to capture the moment if you wish, butit’s not required for the mission.
Celestial Phenomena Location #3
The final Celestial Phenomena is situated inthe middle of the desert, and reaching it can be a bit tricky. Begin byheading towards Gliding Range No. 16 - 124 m located to the south, anduse your Chocobo to traverse to the other side.
If you’ve already completedActivation Intel 6 tower,you can simply fast travel to it.
Once you reach the tower,make your way northwhere you’ll encounter anair pressure mechanism that will lift you to the top. At the summit,you’ll once again need to defeat the Reapertailto get your final picture.
Now, for the quest, take out your camera and refer to the note to position the shot correctly.Once the indicators turn green,snap that picture.
If you took the picture of Aerith earlier, you’ll trigger a cute cutscene.
With all three pictures in hand,return to the Planetology Assemblyand report to Caesar to claim your rewards. You’ll receivea deck of tarot cardsaccessoryalong with the usualEXP and Party EXP.
