Final Fantasy X: Hidden Aeons

Despite Yojimbo's gorgeous summons and uber-cool samurai style, fans don't like him because he charges for his services. However (a) you need him to get Yuna's Celestial Weapon and (b) His Zanmato Overdrive kills ANYTHING.

WHERE TO GET YOJIMBO: NW side of the Calm Lands, there's a canyon underneath the second bridge. Go down there and enter cave.

SUNKEN CAVERN TIP: Throw your aeons at Magic Pots to get items and fill their overdrives. If the explosion kills your aeon, level up Yuna or boost its stats before tackling Yojimbo.

FIGHTING YOJIMBO: If you're having trouble, remember: 1) Rikku's Al Bhed potions cure damage + poison, 2) Haste is always useful 3) bring in aeons, especially if Yojimbo's Overdrive is about to go off.
Also, he gives you no AP, Steal, or Drop, so don't waste time trying to Overkill or Mug him.

AFTER DEFEATING YOJIMBO: First go left and right on the platform to get goodies; you'll get tossed back to the cave entrance after the cutscene.

HIRING YOJIMBO: You probably won't have enough gil the first time here, but:

1. Say "to defeat the most powerful of enemies."
2. Offer half his asking price plus one.
3. Again, half his asking price plus one.
4. This is his third and final offer. He'll usually accept ~205,000 gil, sometimes slightly lower.
5. If you have TONS of gil, offer him triple his price, and he'll give you 2 Teleport Spheres.

GETTING GIL FOR YOJIMBO: You'll pick up plenty of gil while completing Auron's Celestial Weapon Quest. Later, Rikku's Gillionaire weapon + mimics in Omega Dungeon are a gil mine.

USING YOJIMBO: Rather than stealing someone's excellent work, I refer you to Azure Edge's Yojimbo FAQ. The key things to remember are (a) Treat Yojimbo well, and his chance of Zanmato increases (b) Never pay less than 1000, and his compatibility level (and chance for Zanmato) will rise (c) Don't use him as a damage shield; his compatibility drops if he's killed.

BREAKING YOJIMBO'S DAMAGE LIMIT: Power up Auron's Masamune with the Mars Crest. (See Celestial Weapons Guide for details).

Comments: Yojimbo is a Stolen Fayth. Where did he come from? Perhaps Baaj Temple (but if so, wow that's a long way to move a statue), or Remiem Temple. He is clearly a homage to a legendary mercenary samarai in a classic Japanese film:

Anima is such a fascinating and poorly-understood character that I've written a whole Anima FAQ exploring how to beat her, how to get her, her backstory and symbolism. (Yes, it's a she).

But right now, you just want to get her, right?

I give complete step-by-step details there, but basically,

• Open each Cloister of Trial's chest revealed by a Destruction Sphere.
• That includes Zanarkand. Don't worry about Bevelle; it's automatic.
• You can't get Anima until you return to the airship
• Search the map for an island under the clouds (tip: W of Luca, S of Bikanel)
• Fight nasty boss with Stone Punch (Break + Shatter)
• Enter temple and solve mini-cloister.
• Any missing spheres mean you need to go back to a Cloister and find its special item.

Her Pain attack comes with Break Damage Limit, and her Overdrive, Oblivion, is nasty.

As their cartoonish style suggests, these three are vintage Final Fantasy, dating back to Final Fantasy IV. They've even been Gummi Ships in Kingdom Hearts!

They're independent-minded, but they're the most powerful summons in the game. My guess is they were Belgemine's Final Aeon. They come with Break Damage Limit. Mindy's Passado does 15x99,999 HP damage, once you max Yuna's stats!

How to Get the Magus Sisters:

• Get all the other aeons.
  
• Collect 1 each of all the Gagazet fiends for the Monster Arena and receive the Blossom Crown.
  
• Hop a Chocobo in the Calm Lands to Lady Belgemine's secret lair and defeat her aeons through Bahamut. Prize: Flower Sceptre.
  
• Proceed to the back of the temple and say hello!
• Be sure to enter the Chamber of the Fayth later to see their fayth -- their human forms.

FIGHTING TIP: The Magus Sisters have minds of their own, but if you pick "Do as you will", Sandy will cast Reflect on Cindy. After that, any "Do as you will" on Mindy's turn causes her to cast Black Magic that bounces off Cindy onto the enemies (thus negating any Reflect they're wearing).

Their Overdrive, Delta Attack, has been around since FFIV, although it was originally the above-mentioned strategy, and is now a much flashier and more devastating coordinated attack.

P.S. I really don't understand the anatomy of Cindy in their fayth statue.