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If you’re getting tired of the main quest, the minigames inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthare a great distraction. Many side quests even focus on getting a high score in a minigame to please your client. While most high-score challenges can be a bit troublesome, none compare to the Can’t Stop Won’t Stop side quest.
This side quest is a brutal competition against Shinra’s Middle Manager. To complete this quest, you’ll need to beat your opponent’s high score in several Gold Saucer minigames. For the final bout, you’ll face off directly against Shinra’s lapdog to see who’s the ultimate party animal.
How To Begin Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, isunlocked after completing every side quest.You’ll have the opportunity to complete the last round of side questsonce you reach Costa del Sol in Chapter 12.
Your client for this quest is the Ultimate Party Animal. He’slocated at the entrance of the Gold Saucer, where he reveals himself as Shinra’s Middle Manager.
After chatting with the manager, you’ll have tocomplete the UPA Challenge in four of the Gold Saucer’s minigames.you may tackle these challenges in any order. Once you complete every challenge,you’ll move on to the final two challenges.
As of writing,this quest is bugged and can’t be completed.After completing the G-Bike minigame, you will not be able to progress,even after beating the high score.However,a fix for this issue is expected to come with the next patch.
The UPA Challenge here isa series of five three-person battlesagainst extremely powerful enemies. For this challenge,you want a diverse partyto deal with a variety of enemies.
Bring a tanklike Barret or Red XIII,an agile characterlike Tifa or Yuffie, thenthe last slot is up to you.Cloud is a solid choice andAerith is great for exploiting elemental weaknesses.
Items can’t be used during boutsat the Musclehead Colosseum.Make sure your chosen party has Healing and Raise Materiato keep everyone healthy.
UPA Challenge Round One
The first battle is against aGargantuar and a Gigantuar. These giant Cactuars haveno weaknessesbutbecome pressured after using Needle Rain.
Every time the Gargantuar and Gigantuar use Needle Rain,the potency of 1,000 Needles is increased.The 10,000 Needles abilitycan instantly kill a party member that’s not blocking.
As these enemies zip around the battlefield,use ranged attacks and magic to keep up the damage.Once the Gargantuar and Gigantuar close the distance to attack,switch over to your melee-focused party members and build the ATB gauge.
When Needle Rain is used,expend your ATB to stagger the enemyand eliminate them.
UPA Challenge Round Two
The second fight is againstten Tonberries.
Evading the Chef’s Knife ability is the only way to pressure a Tonberry,as they haveno weaknesses.
Failure to dodge Chef’s Knife will cause Instant Death, regardless of your current health.
If you try to use ranged attacks, a Tonberrywill use Scourge to restrain you.After Scourge, they’llteleport to you and use Chef’s Knife.
To get past this battle, you’ll need yourentire party equipped with the Safety Bitaccessory. ASafety Bit grants immunity to Instant Death, Slow, and Petrify. The accessory can becrafted with the following recipe:
2x Ruby
2x Sapphire
With Safety Bits equipped, you’re free to cut loose.Switch over to your agile party member and attempt to dodge Chef’s Knifeas much as possible to pressure Tonberries.
If those Tonberries are still giving you trouble,consider bringing Enemy Skill Materiato inflict status ailments. TheRancid Breath Enemy Skill is capable of inflicting multiple status ailmentson several enemies at once.
Tonberries are onlyimmune to Morphable Item, so forget about that Morph Materia.
UPA Challenge Round Three
The third round has you fighting against anEmber Zu. This enemy isweak to Iceandbecomes pressured after you exploit its weakness.This enemy is essentially a weaker version of the King Zu Fiend from the Nibel Region.
Ranged attacks and Ice magic are enoughto bring this enemy down.
Yuffie’s Ice Ninjustu is great for quickly pressuring the Ember Zu, allowing your party members to fill the stagger gauge with strong abilities.
UPA Challenge Round Four
The fourth battle is againsttwo Jokers and a Gigantoad. The Jokers areweak to Windandbecome pressured after evading their Soul Sucker ability.
The Gigantoad isweak to Iceandbecomes pressured after inflicting enough damage on their tongue.
The Jokers are quick, use unblockable attacks, and buff themselves with their Destiny ability, so you’ll want toeliminate them first.
Yuffie canuse Brumal Form to easily dodge, then counter with Windstormto pressure Jokers.
At low health, a Joker will go berserk, so do your best to eliminate them with strong attacks after staggering them.
While fighting the Jokers, yourother party members should deal with the Gigantoad.Your tank should beequipped with Provoke Materiato keep the Gigantoad at bay.
The Gigantoad uses multiple abilities that briefly expose their tongue,allowing Barret and Aerith to get some attacks in.After a while, the Gigantoadwill become tired and expose their tongue.Keep wailing on their tongue to stagger them, then go in for the kill.
UPA Challenge Round Five
The final round has you go up against anIronclad. This enemy isweak to Electricityandbecomes staggered after using its Sharpen ability.
If the Ironcladisn’t staggered after using Sharpen, it will unleash a powerful attack.
Wait until it uses Sharpen, then use your ATBto perform abilities that fill the stagger gauge. Once staggered,go all out with abilitiesto take this fight.
How To Beat The UPA In The Chocobo Races
This UPA Challenge is arace against the party animal himself.Shinra’s Middle Managerrides a speedy Mecha Chocoboin thistwo-lap race.
When choosing a Chocobo for this race,go for Selena, the Nibel Region’s Chocobo.Selena’s high-Speed stat allows you to keep up with the Mecha Chocobo. Selena’s speed can be enhanced even furtherwith the Mystical gear from Cosmo Canyon.
Selena’s ability, Chocobubble, willfire off a projectile that hones in on opponentsand stuns them.Use Chocobubble if you ever fall behindto get back in the lead.
TheMystical Neckwrapwill evenincrease you’re speed if you’re in first place, ensuring that you’ll finish in first.
How To Beat The UPA’s Score In Galactic Saviors
This challenge requires you tobeat the high score of 50,000 points in Galactic Saviors.Your score is influenced by thenumber of defeated enemies,time leftin the minigame,items in your inventory, and youroverall performance.
To beat the UPA’s score, focus onquickly destroying enemies and steering clear of their attacks.
Thetime bonus and performance bonus can easily double your scorewhen the minigame ends. Theinventory bonusdepends on how manyRestorative Chargesyou have,but they only add 1,000 points each.
Save your Proton Bombs for large enemieswith giant health bars. you’re able to easily dispatch these foes with Proton Bombs anddodge their attacks by performing a Barrel Roll.Perfectly dodging an attackwill reward additional points.
How To Beat The UPA’s Score In G-Bike
This challenge requires you tobeat the high score of 32,000 pointsin G-Bike.
Your score isinfluenced by the types of defeated enemiesandPoint Panels obtained. Since time doesn’t influence your score, don’t hesitate toslow down when necessaryto collect Point Panels and dodge attacks.
You’ll get most of your points from defeating enemies,Standard Units reward 500 points and Elite Units grant 600 points.
verify no enemy escapes, and you’ll easily accumulate a high enough score.
Save your Spinning Slash and Nitrous Boost for the huge wave of enemiesthat appear, then mow them down with your abilities.
Point Panels only reward 50 points each, but there are plenty to collect,andthey restore your health.
Briefly tap L2 to brake and readjust yourselfto evade attacks or move towards a Point Panel.
How To Beat The UPA’s Score In Queen’s Blood
This challenge is unlocked after beating the first four challenges. This is a one-on-onematch of Queen’s Bloodagainst Shinra’s Middle Manager.
The Ultimate Party Animal usesa deck that focuses on enhancing other cards to boost their power.
One way to counter this deck is byusing cards that enfeeble enemy cards, reducing their power as much as possible. If building your own deck is too daunting,the Aftermath prebuilt deck is a good choice.
The Aftermath deck featuresmany cards that can replace allied cards.Use these cards to enhance allied cards orenfeeble the enemy when they’re within range.
Continuereplacing weaker cards with cards of higher powerto ensure victory.
The Ultimate Party Animal card isplaced at the center of this match and can’t be destroyed.This card’s special effect willtake the loser of a lane’s score and add it to the victor’s at the end of the match.
How To Beat The UPA In 3D Brawler
After beating Shinra’s Middle Manager in Queen’s Blood, you’ll move on to3D Brawler for the final challenge.Carefully studying each of the UPA’s attacks is the only way to win this battle.
Attacks with theleft hand are dodged with the right stick, while attacks with theright hand are dodged with the left stick.
When the UPAthrows his arm up and bends backward,you’lldodge by pushing upon the corresponding stick.
When the UPAwinds up his arm and crouches, you’ll dodge by pushing downon the corresponding stick.
When the UPAthrows his arm back diagonally, dodge by pushing to the left or right, depending on which hand the punch comes from.
Dodge by pushinginto the direction where the punch is comingfrom.
You canpause the moment the UPA begins to prepare an attackto determine how you can dodge. However, you mustbe quick to dodge after resumingthe match. If you attempt to dodge too late,you’ll end up blocking an attack instead.
The UPA is vulnerable after he strikes a pose,and a blue aura appears.Throw a punch at the arm that’s lowered; trying to punch him at the arm that’s raised will cause him to dodge.
After you land a punch, the UPA will glow red andunleash a flurry of four punches.Dodging all punches successfullywill leave the UPA vulnerable, allowing you to attack again.
