blackbg4

blackbg4, better known as the south room, is one of the debug rooms. It has the most options out of every debug room, and is used in every PC category that uses wrong warping.

Debug options

Upon entering this room, all characters are unlocked in the PHS, including Cloud. Message speed is set to max, and all the characters are renamed with poorly localized versions of their names.

This room also has a special feature where the player can press switch (square) at any time to switch between "1P" and "2P" modes. Some characters have different menus depending on the current mode.

Cloud (center)

• ima... — Brings up a menu, allowing the player to rename a character. Whichever character is selected is added to the global party.
  • Renaming Yuffie sets her level to 98, and sets the flag at DC0AABx01 that determines if Yuffie has been recruited. It does NOT affect the flag that determines if the player can encounter Mystery Ninja.
  • Renaming Vincent sets the flag that removes him from the basement of Shinra Mansion.
• chocobo — Brings up a chocobo naming menu, then starts a chocobo race.
• jet — Starts a Speed Square game.
• yame — Closes the menu.

Young Tifa (lower middle)

Talking to this Tifa will change which disc the game is set to, which affects which FMVs play. If L1 is held when talking to her, it is set to disc 2. If R1 is held, it is set to disc 3. If nothing is held, it is set to disc 1.

After selecting any option in 1P mode, a Save Crystal is added to the player's inventory.

• 1P mode:
  • LAS3-1 — Sends the player to las3_1 in North Crater.
  • LAS3-2 — Sends the player to las3_2. Softlocks.
  • LAS3-3 — Sends the player to las3_3. Softlocks.
  • LAS4-0 — Sends the player to las4_0. If R1 is held, sets Game Moment to 1999, which equates to having just beaten Safer Sephiroth.
  • LAS4-1 — Sends the player to las4_1. Softlocks.
  • LAS4-2 — Sends the player to las4_2, starting into final descent.
  • LAS4-3 — Sends the player to las4_3.
  • LAS4-4 — Sends the player to las4_4, just before fighting Jenova∙SYNTHESIS.
  • LAS4-42 — Sends the player to las4_42. Does not update GameMoment, so the end sequence will not play out correctly after beating Safer Sephiroth.
  • ikisaki — Brings up a menu, allowing the player to choose which directions their party members should go in North Crater.
  • dokoitta? — Shows which directions each party member is going.
  • yame — Closes the menu.
• 2P mode:
  • hokora1 — Sends the player to the sleeping man's cave near Junon.
  • hokora2 — Sends the player to the blacksmith's house near Gold Saucer.
  • hokora3 — Sends the player to the Chocobo Sage's house. Softlocks.
  • hokora4 — Sends the player to Lucrecia's cave.
  • hokora5 — Sends the player to the Mime materia cave. Softlocks.
  • hokora6 — Sends the player to the HP<->MP materia cave. Softlocks.
  • hokora7 — Sends the player to the Quadra Magic materia cave.
  • hokora8 — Sends the player to the Knights of the Round materia cave. Softlocks.
  • yame — Closes the menu.

Young Tifa (lower right)

• ST check — Shows stats of owned chocobos.
• tukamaeta — Brings up a menu, allowing the player to place chocobos in the fenced area of Chocobo Farm.
  • owari — Closes the menu.
  • A — Adds a wonderful chocobo.
  • B — Adds a great chocobo.
  • C — Adds a good chocobo.
  • D — Adds a so-so chocobo.
  • E — Adds an average chocobo.
  • F — Adds a poor chocobo.
  • G — Adds a bad chocobo.
  • H — Adds a terrible chocobo.
• yasai to mi ippai — Gives the player a bunch of nuts and greens.
• magego bokujou — Sets GameMoment to 1008 and sends the player to the Chocobo Farm. Softlocks.
• yaoya — Brings up the vegetable store.
• yame — Closes the menu.

Yuffie (far left)

• 1P mode:
  • love...para ijiri — Brings up a menu, allowing the player to set each dateable character's love score to 240.
  • okane ippai — Gives the player a lot of gil.
  • okane nasi — Removes the player's gil.
  • g reset — Resets all variables to their default values.
  • dflname kaeru — Resets all characters' names to what they are set to upon entering the room.
  • GP ippai — Adds 10000 GP to the player's inventory. If R1 is held, this also sets BP to 65000.
  • member zenin — Adds all characters to the global party, and sets the flags for recruiting Yuffie and Vincent.
  • member yufi vin igai — Adds every character to the global party except for Yuffie and Vincent.
  • item iroiro — Gives the player the following (all materia is mastered):
    • One of each summon materia (plus two extra of Phoenix)
    • Three of each master materia
    • Three Final Attacks
    • Three HP Pluses
    • Three Long Ranges
    • Three Mega Alls
    • Three of each W- materia
    • 99 Megalixirs
    • 99 Speed Sources
    • 99 Power Sources
    • Every final Limit Break manual
    • One of every character's ultimate weapon, except Aerith's
    • One of every character's second-best weapon, except Aerith's
    • 9 Mystiles
    • 9 Ziedrichs
    • 9 Ribbons
    • 9 Sprint Shoes
  • yame — Closes the menu.
• 2P mode:
  • Same options as the Yuffie in startmap.

Turk Vincent (lower left)

• hajime — Forces Cloud and Cait Sith into the party, then sends the player to the first arrival at Corel Prison.
• sonchou — Forces Cloud and Cait Sith into the party, then sends the player to the main area of Corel Prison, just before Barret's flashback.
• dyne kessen — Forces Cloud and Barret into the party, then sends the player to the battle with Dyne.
• ueniikunone — Forces Cloud and Barret into the party, then sends the player to the scene with Mr. Coates after defeating Dyne.
• yame — Closes the menu.

Turk Vincent (far right)

• ie no nakada(R1 de mage) — Forces Cloud into the party and sends the player to Choco Bill's house. If L1 is held, GameMoment is set to 566. If R1 is held, GameMoment is set to 1008. If nothing is held, GameMoment is set to 341.
• soto(R1 de mage) — Forces Cloud into the party and sends the player to the outside area of Chocobo Farm. If R1 is held, GameMoment is set to 1008. If nothing is held, GameMoment is set to 341.
• bobou(R1 de mage) — Forces Cloud into the party and sends the player to the inside of Chocobo Farm. If R1 is held, GameMoment is set to 1008. If nothing is held, GameMoment is set to 341.
• (blank space) — Forces Cloud into the party and sends the player to part of Vincent's flashback. Softlocks.
• sittitai — Sends the player to the dead Midgar Zolom cutscene.
• yame — Closes the menu.
• (blank space) — Closes the menu.

Red dress Aerith (upper right)

Brings up a menu, allowing the player to set their party.

Use in runs

PC Any%/PC NG+

This debug room is used to warp to the final battle with Sephiroth. To do this, the player must speak to the lower middle Tifa, then while holding R1, select "LAS4-0."

All Bosses (Warps)

This debug room is used a total of three times in the run.

The first visit is the most menu-intensive part of the run, involving power leveling the party and setting up materia for the rest of the run. First, the player must speak with the center Cloud to rename Vincent, marking him as recruited and overwriting Sephiroth's character data. Then, they use the far left Yuffie to give themselves high-leveled equipment and materia, use FULL NAME to equip Barret, Vincent and Aerith with Plus Barrettes (which have double AP growth), then use them and BATTLE999 to farm AP. Then, depending on the route, the player may speak with the lower middle Tifa to set the game to disc 2. Finally, the player must speak with the lower left Vincent and choose "dyne kessen" to begin the battle with Dyne.

The second visit is used to set the game back to disc 1 after defeating Ruby Weapon. To do this, the player must first Yuffie Warp into the room using the far left Yuffie and BATTLE999. Then, they must speak with the lower middle Tifa to set the correct disc value. Finally, they must speak with the far right Vincent and select "soto" to set GameMoment to 341 and warp to the Chocobo Farm.

The final visit is to begin the final boss rush in North Crater. First, the player must wrong warp into this room using encounter 96. Then, after equipping Vincent for the boss rush, they must speak with the lower middle Tifa once again and select "LAS4-4."