Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums > Final Fantasy: The Quickening > Final Fantasy X > Little problem here...

[Dr. Acula]

I'm busy trying to get Anima right now, but there's a teeny-weeny bit of a problem...
When I decided to go get the destruction treasure out of Besaid Temple, I found a lovely little friend of mine called Dark Valefor outside Besaid. Then I decided to go get the one in Macalania Temple instead. To my surprise, another friend of mine, Dark Shiva, decided to stand outside the temple and attack me for no reason.
To get inside the temple and get destruction treasures, do I have to kill these guys?
I have the PAL version, if it helps.

[McLovin']

I don't have this version but I assume you do and I have heard that they are hard.

[RubyLapiz]

Yes you have to kill them. And yes sadly there are more.

Um, celestial weapons?

[Hambone]

Yup. Man I'm jealous. I want to fight the dark aeons but I don't have FFX Int!

[Dr. Acula]

Hmm... damn... I think I can beat Dark Valefor, but it's my buddy Dark Shiva I'll have a problem with...
Maybe I just won't get Anima and just go finish the game. I'm such a quitter.

[Nifleheim7]

I think you have 3 choices:
1.Go to the monsters arena,do the don tonberry trick for some serious and quick level up,and get the celestial weapons.
2.Zanmato.
3.Forget Anima.

[Sword]

Anima is by far the best Aeon in the game. Luckily the only one I missed was the one in Besaid so I beat Dark Valefor easy enough. If you want to have a chance with Dark Shiva You'll need the celestial weapons and Wakka's attack reels (try and get 12 hits every time). The Quick Hit skill may came in handy too. OH! Also: I think Dark Shiva can inflict death i think that can penetrate Deathproof. Ribbon is the only way to avoid that. Although I'm not sure about the ribbon thing, it was so long ago, it may be able to penetrate that too.

[Firo Volondé]

Short answer, yes. Though you can just kill them with Zanmato easily enough.