Air Date: October 14, 2019
This is the final of a three video series where I go about collecting all of the accessories in the game. There might be a fourth video at some point if I manage to do a completionist run by getting the maximum of each item. The accessories can be obtained only once though. Most of the big boss battles will reward you with one of two possible one-time accessories depending on your current level. This means that you would need to go through the game at least twice to obtain all of the possible accessories. In this play through, I gather the grindstone accessory, rare drop from the ultimate chimera, and the remaining demon fist accessory from defeating Armstrong in the optional battle.
I start out at the save spot located at the top of the Hiessgart castle hub, tower of alchemists, with Edward at level 99 and Alphonse trailing at 91. From this final save spot, I hop onto the stationary platform traveling to the Castle Keep for the final boss battles.
I begin the battles by giving Edward and Alphonse a defense capsule. Now I go after the water or the flying chimera, depending on which one gets into my way the most. I hop on the transmuted cannon and wait until either get within close range before shooting them with the cannon ball. Once struck they will be stunned temporarily allowing Edward to deal several blows with his regular attacks. With the enhanced attack power, Edward was able to take down the water chimera in one volley dealing damage in the 280 ballpark. The flying chimera fell in a similar manner; taking two separate volleys of attacks to take over once he was down. Once I was down to the last chimera, I took the time to transmute and equip a boomerang as preparation for the Armstrong and mustang fight before ending the battle. I decided to use the cannon and the boomerang to take down the combat chimera. I got an elixir(X) as a reward since I obtained the unique accessory in the previous high-level accessory run.
The next battle will be with the ultimate chimera and Camilla. I mirrored the tactic of giving both brothers a defense capsule to aid in the battle and then equipped Edward with the lucky bag, since we will be going for the rare drop. The main goal was to efficiently dispatch the ultimate chimera three or so times and then have Alphonse use the crossbow to finish the fight. Afterwards we would check the central area of the battlefield for the rare drop, which appears as a crimson box with orange trim and a yellow insignia on the top. It can be a pain fighting through the series of battles repeatedly for a change of the rare drop to spawn but I managed to get the drop after only three restarts.
After successfully getting the rare drop, I show the item in my inventory along with its description. After this, I collect my boomerang for the Mustang and Armstrong optional battle and then collect the scattered features to continue the storyline. I also take the time to reequip Edward with the tall boots and give Alphonse the double-edged armor.
In this run, I decide to fight and defeat Armstrong and Mustang with the focus being on obtaining the remaining demon fist accessory to complete my collection. Rather than discussing strategy I will point interested viewers to the description found on my other videos where I fight the duo with the sole purpose of getting the glass samurai or the demon fist accessory first. I finish this battle with an A rank after a little under 24 minutes of battle to get the sun medal. I allow the ending to play through along with the epilogue. After all is said and done, I save my clear file in order to start the third play through, where I will get the remaining outstanding demon fist and grindstone accessories.
I allow the ending to play through along with the epilogue and then save my clear file. Since I forgot to showcase my complete accessory collection and items, I quickly start a new game plus and breeze through the beginning story. When I had control over the characters, I showcase the complete collection and then end the game. Next, I might do a completionist run and get the applicable items to 99.