Instructions
Storyline Espers
Travel to the Tomb of Raithwall during the game's main storyline and work your way to the end of the area. You will encounter Belias the Gigas. Defeat Belias to obtain his power.
Go to the Stillshrine of Miriam during the game's main storyline and navigate to the end of the area. You will encounter Mateus the Corrupt. Beat Mateus to obtain him.
Journey to Giruvegan during the game's main storyline. The esper, Shemhazai the Whisperer, is found near the end of this area. Kill Shemhazai in order to obtain her.
Find the esper Hashmal on the 90th floor of the Pharos Lighthouse during the game's main storyline. Fight and defeat him to obtain his power.
Fight Cid at the top of the Pharos Lighthouse during the game's main storyline. He is accompanied by the esper, Famfrit the Darkening Cloud. Defeat them both in order to obtain Famfrit.
Optional Espers
Go to the Athroza Quicksand area of Zertinan Caverns to encounter Adrammelech the Wroth. Defeat him to obtain his power.
Obtain the Sluice Gate Key for the Garamsythe Waterway area by completing the "Lost in Pudding" hunt. Travel to the Waterway junction, close gates #3 and
, then walk down pathway #3. Use the #1 South Waterway pedestal. Return to the junction and open gates #3 and
, then open #4 and. Travel down the #4 path, operate the #1 North Waterway pedestal and return to the junction. Open gateand close #3. Walk down path #1 to fight Cuchulainn the Impure. Defeat him to obtain his power.
Complete the "Waterway Haunting" and "Lost in Pudding" hunts and the optional Nabreus' Medal quest. Travel to the Necrohol of Nabudis. Defeat the bosses, Fury and Humbaba, then proceed to fight the esper, Chaos. Defeat Chaos to obtain his power.
Finish the "Dalmasca's Desert Bloom" hunt and the "Pursuit of Cure" and "Cactuar Family" quests. Open the Barheim Passage located in the Dalmasca Estersand. Travel to Terminus No. 7 and locate a bridge that can be knocked down by pressing "X." Zalera the Death Seraph will appear. Defeat him to obtain his power.
Obtain the "Stone of the Condemner" from the acolyte near the Hall of Light in Mt. Bur-Omisace after Archadia has attacked the area. Use the stone in the Ward of Measure area in the Stillshrine of Miriam. Zeromus the Condemner will appear. Defeat him to obtain his power.
Speak to the Learned Man and the caravan member located near the merchant in the Babbling Vale area of Mosphoran Highwaste, then follow the newly opened path. Activate the Shrine of the South Wind in Babbling Vale South. Go northeast to the Rays of Ashen Light area, feed the chocobo some gysahl greens in order to ride it. Make your way to Babbling Vale West and touch the Shrine of the West Wind. Knock over the nearby rock and head back into the town area, then activate the Shrine of the Northeast Wind. A path will open leading to Exodus the Judge-sal. Beat him to gain his power.
Travel to the Great Crystal area in Giruvegan and find Way Stone VIII. Head through the Scorpio Gate, then use Way Stone IX. Navigate the area, activating the Sagittarius, Gemini, Capricorn, Libra and Virgo stones to pass through each stone's corresponding pair of doors. You should end up at Way Stone XVI, where you must take the center bridge to find Ultima the High Seraph. Defeat her to gain her power.
Speak to Yugelo the Geomancer in the Jahara village after you've obtained at least 10 of the available 13 espers. Yugelo opens a path in the Ore Separation area of the Henne Mines. Follow the path to fight Zodiark. Finish him to gain his power.