Read this guide on Quest 15 "A Dynamite Body" walkthrough in Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7 Remake, FF7R). Including how to unlock the odd job 15, location, beating Bomb and reward!!!
Table Of Contents
Chapter 9 Odd Jobs Walkthroughs
| Both Routes | |
|---|---|
| Burning Thighs | |
| Route A | |
| The Party Never Stops | A Dynamite Body |
| Route B | |
| The Price of Thievery | Shears' Counterattack |
Quest 15: A Dynamite Body Overview
Quest Summary & rewards
| How To Unlock | Get Route A in Chapter 9 & complete Burning Thighs & The party Never Stops > Ch 9: The City That Never Sleeps Guide |
|---|---|
| Where To Start | After finishing the quest "The Party Never Stops", talk to Chocobo Sam |
| How To Complete | Beat Bombs at the colosseum |
| Reward | Arcane Scepter |
2 Routes Depending On Your Choices
Chapter 9 is unique in that 2 odd jobs routes exist based on your interactions with the NPCs. There are no differences in the rewards. The routes are as follows:
Ch. 9 Odd Job Routes
| Route A | "The Party Never Stops" & "A Dynamite Body" |
|---|---|
| Route B | "The Price of Thievery" & "Shears' Counterattack" |
Influenced By Prior Choices
Our team has tried, over various gameplay sessions, to figure out how the quest branching is determined, but were unable to find a conclusive answer, as there too many factors in play. It is even possible that choices from previous chapters might affect this.
That being said, in the chart below you can see two separate playthroughs we underwent where the routes diverged & the only difference was the massage we chose at Madam M's.
Route Divergence Example
| Event | A | B |
|---|---|---|
| Description of Tifa | She's a great fighter | She's a great fighter |
| Tout by the Hotel | Skip | Skip |
| Vagabond Johnny | No | No |
| Sam's Coin Flip | No deal | No deal |
| Madam M's Massage Course | 100G | 3000G |
| Aerith's Outfit | Looks comfortable | Looks comfortable |
| Johnny's Drink | Drank it | Drank it |
Get A Trophy For Clearing Both Routes
By clearing the quests in both of these routes, you can obtain a special trophy. Once you beat the game, you'll gain access to Chapter Selection, which you can use to attempt Chapter 9 over and over until you get the desired route.
Route Also Affects Cloud's Dress
Which route you go also affects what dress Cloud will be wearing later on in the story. Choose an alternating route to see all the variations in Cloud's dress!
Check Out All Cloud Dresses Guide Here!Quest 15: A Dynamite Body Walkthrough Guide
A Dynamite Body Procedure Chart
| 1 | Speak with Madam M at Wall Market to have Aerith change to unlock |
|---|---|
| 2 | Finish the quest "The Party Never Stops" |
| 3 | Talk to Chocobo Sam |
| 4 | Go to Colosseum and talk to the gatekeeper |
| 5 | Defeat Bombs |
How To Beat Bombs
Don't Attack During "Inflame"
Bombs swell and become bigger when you attack them during their "Inflame" condition. Stop your attacks for a while to prevent this, as swelled Bombs will deal more damage to you.
Attack While It's Using Fire Spells
You can fill up the stagger gauge by attacking while they use fire attacks. The bombs will become darker when while using fire spells! Dodge these attacks and counterattack.
Equip Fire + Warding Materia
If you're struggling to deal with their fire attacks, link Fire Materia and Elemental Materia together on your armor (not your weapon!). If your Elemental Materia is rank 2, you will be completely immune to fire damage, making this fight completely trivial.
Ice Is Not Their Weakness
Although you would think them to be weak against Ice attacks, they do not in fact have any weakness to Ice spells. Using Blizzard is not a particularly effective way to fight them.
Chapter 9 Odd Jobs Walkthroughs
| Burning Thighs | - |
| Route A | |
|---|---|
| The Party Never Stops | A Dynamite Body |
| Route B | |
| The Price of Thievery | Shears' Counterattack |
