Walkthrough: Cairo

&lt;&lt;Cafe | Dio's Manor&gt;&gt;

''"At last, Cairo... Dio's mansion could be right in front of you for all we know. Do be careful. I hear there's a knowledgeable man who's often seen around the hotel. If you stop by often enough, you may be able to find him." -''Steel's initial progress report

''"So you've found Dio's mansion at long last. The time for the final battle is drawing near... I'd stock up on items in town as much as you can. I have no advice left to give. From this point forward, the only 'reality' is that which you've seen with your own eyes..." -''Steel's progress report after the battle against Pet Shop

''"There's probably a lot you'd like to ask... But from this point forward, even I have no clue what will happen. From now on, the only 'reality' is that which you've seen with your own eyes... All I can do is offer whatever support I can muster from the sidelines. Good luck!" -''Steel's progress report after talking with Berlin and Alicia.

Party Members
If you choose to return to town after defeating Pet Shop instead of going straight for Dio, all party members will be inside the hotel.

Merchant (top)
The following shops only appear on certain days:

Mat Merchant (days 42~43)
The following items are for sale in the marketplace only after locating Dio's mansion and returning to Cairo:

Events

 * Hol Horse & Boingo

After defeating D'arby, you'll be presented with a choice of continuing your search or stopping by the hotel first. Returning to the hotel will skip this optional event entirely - continue gathering information to watch it.

If you went on the manga route, you simply have to find and defeat Hol Horse within 2 minutes. If 2 minutes pass before the battle ends, the events will continue as per the story without a Game Over, but you will miss out on the substantial 3000EXP. Defeating him within the time limit will also yield +1FP to all party members except Iggy and Kakyoin.

If you went on the submarine route, you'll have a choice of either attacking him by surprise or attempting to persuade him. Attacking him will start the battle as usual and give you +2 bad karma - you'll still get the FP. Persuading him will lower your bad karma by 2, but also lower the party's FP by 1 each (3 for Polnareff). Whether or not you persuade him has no bearing on the story, but is essential to triggering a small event that occurs while fighting Dio and one particular hidden ending. After reaching Cairo, leave and enter the hotel 10 times to proceed with the story. You'll get +1FP for whoever is in your party at the time. You'll watch an event with Iggy and Pet Shop, followed by a battle. Defeating him will skip to the meet-up with Kakyoin. Running will take you to a sewer, where you must avoid Pet Shop's ice projectiles while fleeing to the exit. If Pet Shop catches you, it will start another battle. Taking too much damage from the icicles or successfully reaching the exit will continue the chain of events from the original story - keep in mind that there is a chest containing an Experience Tablet near the exit, so it's worth tracking down no matter how you plan to defeat Pet Shop. Just keep moving to the right and when you hit a wall move up then left.
 * VS Pet Shop

After the event ends, Iggy will be able to be directly controlled in battles regardless of his FP. Requirements: Iggy's FP is 10 or more
 * To Iggy's Rescue

If you reach the exit with the required amount of FP, instead of simply continuing the event as normal, the protagonist will come to Iggy's rescue and join the battle. You will get +3FP with Iggy, and he won't sustain life-threatening injuries, though it won't affect the outcome of the story or his stats in battle. Once the Pet Shop battle is over, Iggy will lead you to the location of Dio's mansion. You can head in immediately and proceed to Dio's Manor, or head back to Cairo and prepare. It is recommended you do this, as there are a number of things in the city only available after you return: Requirements: Dio's mansion has been found
 * Finding the Mansion
 * 1) New shops - see the section above.
 * 2) New enemies: The Evil Ripple User now appears, with an EXP yield of 3000 (the highest in the game for a normal encounter) which makes them even better for grinding than Overdrives.
 * 3) If you convinced Hol Horse, a Mysterious Man can be found in the bar northwest of the map. He can be recruited with 30,000G.
 * 4) The Rolling Stone Maze can be accessed through Emporio's Room.
 * 5) The boss rush can be fought - see The Scribe Ani below.
 * 6) A different ending route can be accessed, which is necessary for the Dark, Sacrifice, Unrest, and Succession endings. See Final Battle Retake below.
 * The Scribe Ani

In the southeastern part of town, near the hospital, there's a skull-faced man in robes who only appears after the Pet Shop event. Talking to him will start (without warning, so save before speaking to him) a boss rush against powered-up versions of the 15 Tarot Stands from the story, in a row, without the chance for recovery in-between fights. You will get no money from this battle, but you will get EXP and dropped items. You will also get a Phantom Blood after each battle.

Additionally, you'll get a random (1/22) bonus after the boss rush:


 * Full recovery to the entire party as well as stat bonuses and exp to Alicia and Berlin
 * Secret Book Vol. 2
 * Secret Book Vol. 9
 * Doraecat Comics
 * Stat bonuses for the entire party
 * 10000 or 5000 or 3000 EXP bonus for the entire party
 * Toxicant
 * 10000 EXP bonus for the Crusaders not including the one in your party
 * Scrap of papyrus
 * 50000G
 * Badge of Honor
 * Deep Pass Water
 * One of each status up items
 * +1FP with the Crusader in your party and 5000 exp for those not in your party

You can activate the boss rush as many times as you like by re-entering and leaving the hotel.

Note: The Scribe Ani is a character from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Genesis of Universe light novel.

Requirements: Dio's Mansion has been found, total sum of entire party's FP is over 50
 * Final Battle Retake

Stay in the hotel with the above conditions fulfilled, and your character can choose whether to go to bed early or stay awake. Head to bed to trigger a sequence of battles and events leading to one of the Everybody Lives endings - see Ending Guide for more details. Be aware that with the exception of one ending that's only accessible after beating the game at least 3 times, none of these endings will allow access to the Developer's Room and New Game + features. In the northern part of Cairo, there's a church for an evil cult that worships a dark god. Unlike the other churches in the game, which will randomly lower bad karma for a 100G donation, this church will raise your bad karma to 10 for 100,000G. You can also check your bad karma here, which is useful if you're going for a secret ending that requires it. If it's 5 or above, you'll see transparent demons, and if it's 10 or above, you'll be able to see them clearly and speak to them. Beware if you attempt to give a donation without enough G, as the nun will simply take all the money you currently have and kick you out, without giving you bad karma.
 * Church of the Dark Lord