Below are the side quests/odd jobs in Chapter 8 of Final Fantasy VII Remake! *NOTE: These side quests will become available after saving the two children.
The Mysterious Moogle Merchant
Obtained: Speak with Moggie the Moogle who is wearing a Moogle outfit at the hideout
Objective: Purchase membership
After speaking with Moggie, you will need to buy a Moogle Membership Card for 1 Moogle Medal to complete the quest.
Kids on Patrol
Obtained: Speak with Ms. Folia at the Leaf House
Objective: Retrieve 5 children wearing swords on their backs
- First child – At the entrance of Center District near the road to Station Way
- Second child – Near the entrance to the Children’s Secret Hideout
- Third child – In front of the Weapons Shop
- Fourth child – In a break in a tunnel south of the school past the Community Center
- Fifth child – In front of the Community Center
After finding the 5 children, head back to the school and speak with Ms. Folia. This will trigger a cutscene resulting in Cloud taking a job at a discounted price. Make your way to the Children’s Secret Hideout and follow the path to the end of Specter Street to encounter the Hedgehog Pie King and his loyal subjects. Defeat the enemies to complete the quest.
Weapons on a Rampage
Obtained: Speak with the Scared Man on Station Way
Objective: Defeat 5 Shinra Weapons
Travel to Nuts ‘n’ Bolts Hills northeast of Center District. Make your way through the area to a dead end in the Scrapyard Back Alley to find a group of 3 Mark II Monodrives. Defeat them then head to large open area in Twilight Valley to find the second group of 2 Mark II Monodrives. Once all of the enemies have been defeated, return to the Scared Man and speak with him to complete the quest.
A Verified Hero
Obtained: Automatically after completing the Kids on Patrol side quest
Objective: Participate in the game!
Speak with Sarah in the Children’s Secret Hideout and agree to play Wack-a-Box. The goal of this game is to destroy as many boxes as you can! The target score is 10,000 points. Play the game once to complete the quest. *NOTE: There are two trophies involving this mini-game. For the Crate Annihilator trophy, you will need to get 30,000 points in one round of Whack-a-Box. For the Whack-a-Box Wunderkind trophy, you will need to complete all hard difficulty Whack-a-Box challenges.
The Angel of the Slums
Obtained: Given by Oates in the Children’s Secret Hideout after completing most of the other side quests
Objective: Collect information on the slums’ Guardian Angel
Speak with Damon who is standing in front of the community center then head inside the community center and speak to Mireille who is standing next to the door. Afterwards, head back and speak with Damon to trigger a cutscene. Travel to Lookout Point in the northeastern part of the map to find the Chromogger. It’s weakness is electric so give it all you got and defeat it! Once the battle is over, search the table in the fighting area to find the Guardian Angel’s calling card. After you collect the card, return to Damon and speak with him to complete the quest.
Paying Respects
Obtained: Automatically after completing the Weapons on a Rampage side quest
Objective: Visit the graveyard
Speak with the Old Man outside the Weapons Shop. Buy the graveyard key off of Moggie for 1 Moogle Medal then proceed to the graveyard locate along Nuts ‘n’ Bolts Hills. Use the key to unlock the door then defeat the monsters inside. Be forewarned that they will poison you and are weak to ice!! Once you defeat them, return to the Old Man and speak with him to complete the quest.