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Beating the Ragtime Blues trophy in Final Fantasy IX

Beating the Ragtime Blues

Correctly answer all the questions in Ragtime Mouse's pop quiz.

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How to unlock the Beating the Ragtime Blues trophy

  • PlagueStallionPlagueStallion
    13 Jan 2018 16 Jan 2018 17 Aug 2019
    Ragtime Mouse is a special enemy you may encounter in forests throughout Gaia. When encountered he will be accompanied by an O and an X. He will ask you a true/ false question (hence the pop quiz) which you answer by attacking O for true and X for false. To win this trophy you must answer all 16 questions correctly and then encounter him for a 17th time.

    He will appear a maximum of four times before the events in Burmecia, six or more times before the battle at the Iifa Tree, six or more times before gaining the Invincible airship. After that he will appear indefinitely until you answer all questions.

    To get him to appear the best strategy is to enter a forest. Then tap the direction stick/ D-pad very lightly so that the forest isn't disturbed (but Zidane still moves). This will give you a good chance of getting into a battle with Ragtime.

    The questions and there answers:

    Chocobo Forest is located between Lindblum and South Gate. - True
    Lindblum Castle is larger than Alexandria Castle. - True
    Some Mus are friendly and don't attack. - True
    Theater Ship Prima Vista uses Mist as its source of energy. - True
    Berkmea cable cars have been running for eight years. - True
    Lindblum's air cabs operate around the clock. - True
    Treno's cafe, Card Carta, is members only. - True
    Bobo bird is a bird that brings you fortune. - False
    The 15th Lindblum War started in 1600. - False
    The Theater Ship Prima Vista was built in Artania Shipyards. - False
    "I Want To Be Your Canary" was written by Lord Afon. - False
    Fossil Roo is a tunnel that connects Treno and Alexandria. - False
    Only one desert exists in the entire world. - False
    Conde Petie is a village of Goblins. - False
    Prima Vista means love at first sight. - False

    After answering the above 15 which will appear randomly, the 16 th question will always be:

    You can defeat Ragtimer. - True

    You will then need to encounter him a 17th time when he will give you your results, he will then explode and you will receive a Protect Ring. The trophy will pop shortly after.
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    BrokenKnghtGreat solution. I would add for those having trouble getting him to appear - on disc 4 enter the invincible (all the way to the bridge) then exit back to the main world. Then do the trick of moving without rustling the leaves. I got him to appear far more consistently than using the rustling leaves trick alone.
    Posted by BrokenKnght on 24 Jul 19 at 14:08
    GyolaiThat tapping trick works great. I got 10 straight encounters by the Black Mage village on Disc 4. Took a bit of time for the encounter to trigger, but it was always the Ragtime Mouse. Thanks.
    Posted by Gyolai on 02 Feb 20 at 23:17
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