Golden Sun Comprehensive FAQ/Walkthrough

By: Ikillkenny (Mike Bentley) with a Djinn Guide by Baby M

3) Monster List

Here is a very small, but growing monster list by Nova Mage written for this FAQ. This will be the next section that I myself will work on, so it will get much large pretty quickly. Note: Nova Mage has discontinued working on this section and if you have experience writing FAQs please e-mail me your resume if you'd like to help. My e-mail is i.kill.kenny@home.com.

Enemy		Exp.	    Gold	Item			Found

Vermin		2	2	Herb			Vale
Bat			1	1	Herb			Vale
Wild Mushroom	1	2	none			Vale
Slime			2	2	none			Sol Sanctum
Amaze			3	3	Oil Drop		Sol Sanctum
Zombie		7	8	none			World Map: Vale
Thieves		66	110	Bandits Sword	Vault
Skeleton		10	11	none			Goma Cave
Will Head		9	10	none			Goma Cave
Ghost			9	9	Oil Drop		Goma Cave
Rat Soldier		15	14	none			World Map: Bilbin
Rat			14	17	none			World Map: Bilbin
Ooze			26	40	none			Bilbin Cave
Troll			37	42	none			Bilbin Cave
Ghoul			34	42	none			Bilbin Cave
Gnome			34	40	none			Bilbin Cave
Drone Bee		19	25	none			Bilbin Cave
Mauler		37	45	none			World Map: Imil
Lizard Man		54	67	none			Mercury Lighthouse

4) Item List

The item list is a currently incomplete list of all of the items in the game.
Please the top of this FAQ for how to contribute items that I have missed on this Item List.

Format:
ITEM: Type: Details: Location
Key: (C) = Cursed; _ = Blank; (R) = Random Battle;

Weapons/Armor
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GAIA BALDE: Long Sword: Unleashes Tital Blade: Venus Lighthouse
WARRIOR HELM: Helm: Earth power, Critical Hits: Crossbone Island
VAMBRACE: Gloves: Boost Attack: ???
STEEL ARMOR: Armor: _ : Later Shops
CLERIC'S RING: Ring: Removes a curse's effects: Crossbone Island
(C) MURAMASA: Long Sword: Unleases Demon Fire: Crossbone Island
IRON SHIELD: Shield: _ : Later Shops
(C) DEMON MAIL: Armor: Drops Wind Resistance: Crossbone Island
RUNNING SHIRT: Shirt: Boosts Agility: Later Shop???
GREAT SWORD: Long Sword: _ : Later Shop???
KNIGHT'S HELM: Helm: _ : Later Shop?
EARTH SHIELD: Shield: Use to restore 150 HP: ???
(C) WICKED MASE: Mace: Unleashes Poison Death: Crossbone Island
DRAGON SCALES: Armor: Resists Water & Fire: Venus Lighthouse
MYSTERY BLADE: Light Clade: Unleashed Life Nourish: Crossbone Island
GAUNTLETS: Gloves: _ : Later Shop
JERKIN: Robe: _ : Later Shop
BATTLE RAPIER: Light Blade: _ : ?
PLATINUM CIRCLET: Circlet: _ : Later Shop???
LURE CAP: Cap: Increases random battles when equipped: Babi (Win Collosso)
FAIRY RING: Ring: Acts like an Elixer in battle: ???
JEWELED CROWN: Crown: Boosts Luck: Venus Lighthouse (R) ???
ZODIAC WAND: Staff: Unleashes Shining Star: Venus Lighthouse (R)
WAR MACE: Mace: _ : ???
NINJA GARB: Clothing: Boosts Agility; resists Wind: Crossbone Island ???
(C) DEMON AXE: Axe: Unleashes Poison Cloud: Crossbone Island
ORACLE'S ROBE: Robe: Resists Water; boosts HP recovery: Later Shop???
STORM GEAR: Clothing: Resists Water, Fire & Wind: Later Shop???

Here's some further information on item drops in Venus Lighthouse and a few surronding areas from BlackMaurader from the GameFAQs.com message board:

-The Prophet's Hat is dropped by Dread Hounds in Altmiller Cave (This one is outdated by the time you get to the Venus Lighthouse though).
-The Feathered Robe is dropped by Wild Gryphons in the Venus Lighthouse, this one is GOOD. Get two, one for Ivan and the other for Mia, if you can.
-The Blessed Mace is dropped in Venus Lighthouse, I don't know who drops it though... it's by an enemy on the top floors (where the music changes) though.
-The Aura Gloves are dropped by Magicores in the Suhalla Desert... I have no clue if these are good or not, since I'm looking for them now.
-The Giant Axe is dropped by Earth Golems (this is only what I heard from one source, I do not vouch for it's accuracy), and it's special is supposed to be good.
-The Kukuichimonji Sword is dropped by Fenrirs on the top floors of the Venus Lightouse.
-Spiked Armors are dropped by Boulder Beasts at the top floors of the Venus Lighthouse, they're not all that good since, although they do increase attack, it's usually not enough to make up for the defense loss compared to other items.
-Finally, Grand Golems in the Venus Lighthouse top floors drop Zodiac Wands. I don't have these either.