After Kina and Cheryl visit the fortune teller inFantasian: Neo Dimensionin Vence, Vam the Malevolent transports them to the Machine Realm, separating them from Leo. The two are then forced to make their way through the Junkyard, a massive heap of scrapped machines and other parts.

With only two party members, certain encounters in the Junkyard can be difficult, but we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ll take a look at how to make it through this area, including where to find the important chests and how to beat the Atomecha boss at the end.

The intro title for the Junkyard in the Machine Realm, with piles of metal and machine parts in the background.

Machine Realm - Junkyard Walkthrough

When you first enter the Junkyard, you may use the twoblack terminalsnext to the save crystal tobuy and sell items or weapons and armor. Make use of these if you need to stock up before continuing on through the path to the left.

Because Leo isn’t in the party, youwon’t be able to use the Dimengeon while exploring the Junkyard, so be ready to battle every random encounter that occurs.

Kina and Cheryl entering the Machine City by hiding inside a cargo box as it flies through the locked gate.

Before taking the curving path to the right,head to the left to find a chest containing a Heal Stone, then return back to the main path. At the crossroads,take the path to the right to find a ladder, then climb down and open thechest containing the ProtocolRing.

Before doing anything else,equip Cheryl with the Protocol Ring. This weapondeals increased damage to Machines, making it invaluable for this section of the game, as you’ll only encounter Machine enemies in the Junkyard.

Head back up the ladder and return to the fork, thentake the left path to continue onward. After the short scene where Kina and Cheryl discuss the guardian spirit that appeared to protect the Uzra, continue following the path until youfind anotherchest holding 5,000 gold. Keep headingto the leftafter looting this chest.

After another short scene,head up the ladder at the end of the pathto reach the second location in the Junkyard, the Machine City. Use the save crystal, then proceed forward to find the two robots from the beginning of the game.

Follow them until you’re blocked by a gate, then the Atomecha boss will apear.

Atomecha Boss Guide

The Atomecha isweak to lightning, andfully resists all status ailments. Additionally, it has aMissile PodandLaser Gunthat can be targeted separately, which are also weak to lightning. Below you can find each of the attacks the Atomecha will perform.

Neither Kina nor Cheryl have lightning-aspected magic, so the only way to take advantage of this weakness is to useLightning Fragments, which we recommend having Kina use. These will hit for 750 damage each.

Your first objective for this fight will be totake out the Missile Podto prevent the Atomecha from using itsDefense Down Missiles, which will greatly increase the damage your party takes. If you are hit with this attack, you can use Kina’s Resist to return your defense to normal.

With theProtocol Ringequipped,Cheryl’s Ice Strike will deal around 1,500 damage, allowing you to take out either the Missile Pod or Laser Gun in three turns.

Next, take out the Laser Gun, which willforce the boss to only use its basic Slam attack. However, you’ll also need to watch out forRoll Crusher, which deals around1,500 damage to the party. When the boss starts charging up this attack, be sure toheal everyone to at least 1,600 health.

With the Atomecha defeated, you can continue exploring the Machine City.

Machine City Walkthrough

To get past the locked gate, you’ll need to ride in one of the cargo boxes through the wall. Before that,head up the elevator, thentake the upper path to find a chest holding a Pezzottaite S, then headback down the pathanduse the second elevatorto go down a floor.

Here, head to the left to find a chest holding aPotion L, thencontinue back to the rightandinspect the cargo boxto get inside, then ride it to the other side of the gate. Head down, and you’ll find the robots from earlier.

Before you enter the secret base, you can find alocked Machine Chestto the right, but you won’t be able to open it just yet. Instead,head to the left of the Secret Baseand interact with thesparkling spotto get aMagic Crystal. Now, enter the Secret Base where you can continue on with the story.

Should You Choose Kina Or Cheryl?

Eventually, after Kina names the robots Prickle and Clicker, Cheryl will aks them which of them, between her and Kina, makes Prickle and Clicker’s “heart” beat faster. You are able to choose between the two, but its not obvious what this choice affects.

Whoever you choose will get the Robot Ba-Bump passive, which states that Prickle and Clicker will treat this character nicer. What this actually means is thatPrickle will prioritize this character when giving barriers automatically at the start of battle, but onlyafter Leo has been buffed, if he’s in the party.

The overall impact of this passive is relatively low, so choose whoever you prefer!