In the End, There Is Omega

In the End, There Is Omega

Quest giver

Cid

Location

The Interdimensional Rift (X:20.7, Y:24.6)

Quest line

Omega (Raid)

Level

70

Experience

 0

Gil

 7,500

Previous quest

And Like Fire Was His Mane

Next quest

To Kweh under Distant Skies

Patch

4.4

“

Cid is waiting for Omega to make its next move.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

• 
  Alphascape V3.0

Steps

• Speak with Cid.
• Look for Cid in Rhalgr's Reach.
• Speak with Cid.
• Speak with Cid in the Interdimensional Rift.
• Use the Duty Finder to enter Alphascape V3.0.

Journal

• Omega has recognized your prowess, and seeks to conclude its experiments with a direct confrontation. With the final battle looming before you, Cid requests that you allow him time to make a few important preparations. After making some adjustments at the base camp terminals and offering a few encouraging words to Alpha, the engineer suggests you all exit the rift. There is yet more to be done.

• You gather briefly at the lip of the Yawn, and Cid explains the need to run his new device through a final inspection. Alpha seems concerned about Cid's state of mind, and you feel compelled to follow the chocobo back to Rhalgr's Reach to check on the engineer.

• From the shadows of a pillar, you witness Cid talk through his misgivings with a bemused Nero. After a lengthy and seemingly cathartic exchange, it seems the chief is now ready for what may come...

• Cid proclaims his device complete, and bids you join him once more within the rift. You assume a tireless Ironworks hand stands by to assist with your descent into the Yawn.

• Cid unveils the Ironworks' latest invention: the Omega Jammer. Using the control module, you should be able to disable the machine's weaponry with a targeted burst of concentrated lightning. You pray the jammer will provide the advantage you need, as you prepare to activate the relocation device and face Omega itself in the arena beyond!
  ※Alphascape V3.0 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Cid: Your move, Omega...

Omega: <blip> Shutdown initiated. All core experiments and supplemental testing concluded.

Omega: Discarding test worlds. System resources rerouting to primary operations.

Omega: Congratulations, Alpha group. As the last surviving test subjects, you have removed every challenger on your path to reach me.

Omega: I, too, am eager to meet you in battle. The margin of error I observed between my simulations and your practical performance against Midgardsormr necessitates direct and immediate analysis.

Omega: <blip> Confrontation imminent. Prepare for unmitigated hostilities, then activate the relocation device to enter the arena.

Cid: ...This is it, then.

Cid: Omega's power might seem overwhelming, but trust in old Cid! I have a fair idea of where its weakness lies.

Cid: And I've been working on something to exploit that vulnerability -- I just need a little more time to prepare.

Cid: First things first, we make a few adjustments here... like so...

Cid: Ah, Alpha. Do you have any of those tricks and tools left over?

Cid: I want us to have as many options as possible, so let's lay our cards on the table... as it were.

Cid: What do we have here? Some sort of gem... A couple of stones...

Cid: And one single card. This makes things bigger, does it? Or is it smaller...?

Cid: Right. 'Twas foolish of me to even ask. We'd best leave you in charge of when and how to use your special tools.

Cid: Ah yes, I almost forgot...

Player: I'm sure you'll do fine! / Don't worry -- we'll win this, I promise! / You can always claw things if you run out of tricks!

Cid: Here, you should carry this as well. I've filled an empty bottle with the “invisibility water” from the kettle.

Cid: It might just prove useful in the right situation.

Cid: Listen to me, Alpha. Up until now, Omega has poked and prodded us from one mad experiment to the next, and honestly, we have no idea of what might happen in there.

Cid: But between us, I believe we have the knowledge and the skills to prevail. If you see a chance to make a difference, I want you take it. All you need is faith in yourself... and a little courage to see it through.

Cid: Right, Jessie should have that device put together by now. Let's head outside, shall we?

At the Yawn

Alpha: Kweh?

Cid: I'll head straight back to Rhalgr's Reach and collect my new toy.

Cid: I do still need to run through a final inspection, so feel free to rest in town in the meantime. We'll discuss strategy the moment I'm finished!

Alpha: Kweh... Kweh-kweh!

System: Alpha seems concerned for Cid's well-being. You have a feeling he wants you to follow him...

At Rhalgr's Reach

Alpha: Kweh!

???: You're looking a bit shaky there, old friend.

Cid: Nero. They let you out of bed, did they?

Nero: After studying the data collected from the battle between Omega and Shinryu, one is led to a certain conclusion.

Nero: Of all the primal's attacks, Shinryu's burst of lightning was the one thing that pierced the machine's defenses. Omega, it would seem, is vulnerable to electrical energy.

Cid: ...Aye. All the available evidence supports such a theory. 'Tis likely an intrinsic weakness that even Omega itself cannot fully compensate for.

Cid: Yet be that as it may, I imagine it can still shrug off shocks generated by ordinary means. We'll need to hit it with a truly gargantuan blast of energy...

Nero: And so you made that. You based it on Midas's design, didn't you? The plans for the lunar transmitter...

Cid: When my father was establishing a connection between the transmitter and Dalamud, he invented a method for accumulating and converting energy on a vast scale.

Cid: Too vast, as it turned out. But the technology which leveled an entire town may be exactly the tool we need for the task at hand.

Cid: I've made my own improvements, and triple-checked the calculations. On parchment, the idea is sound. And Jessie has done a fine job assembling the parts.

Nero: I fail to see the problem. What are you afraid of, Garlond?

Cid: ...I don't know. The device should give us the edge we need, 'tis just...

Cid: Whenever I look at it, I'm taken back to those dark days after the incident.

Cid: I remember bodies, melted by searing heat. I remember the bereaved, and feel the weight of their silent accusations. I remember the Empire's remorseless response.

Cid: We turned outwards in search of answers, but the inventions we created to ensure our future were used instead to destroy lives. To wage war.

Cid: And that's why I fled. I came to Eorzea, and swore to only employ technology for benevolent ends.

Cid: ...But naught is ever so straightforward. Every connection I have forged with the people of this realm reminds me of that fact.

Cid: Often the act of living itself is a never-ending struggle against a world determined to oppose you.

Cid: You can have the best of intentions, and still cause hurt to yourself or others. But 'tis in confronting these wounds that we learn the better path. How to grasp those moments of true contentment...

Nero: ...What drivel. You never used to bother with all this tedious introspection. Feeling our mortality, are we?

Cid: Mayhap I am. I had no such hesitation when I was student -- it was all bright and shiny innovation on the double, and later consequences be damned.

Cid: Now, though... I don't mind thinking through the outcomes, and taking the time to produce just one rigorously tested and carefully designed invention.

Cid: 'Tis a reflection, I think, of just how much there is in this world I care about now aside from myself.

Nero: Ugh, I don't understand you at all!

Nero: But I suppose, if anything, Omega and its unfettered testing methods represent the student you once were.

Nero: And if you insist that your present self is the better one, then you'd best prove it with that device of yours.

Cid: ...I suppose I must.

Cid: Although 'tis hardly fair to compare my youth to Omega's solitary existence. I always had the second-best student in class pushing me to excel.

Cid: I seem to recall a twinge of irritation any time he would outscore me on an exam...

Nero: ...I've been out of bed too long. I had better go and lie down before I fall over. Or vomit.

Before Heading Back

Jessie: The chief seems to be on top of things. All that's left now is to bring your combined talents against Omega. I have complete confidence in you, [Player]!

Alpha: Kwe-kweh!

Cid: First Alpha, and now you. Come to check on my progress, have you?

Cid: Well, I'm happy to report that everything is set and ready to go! Once you're finished with restocking and repairing or whatever it is you adventurers do, then we can head back to the rift and confirm our strategy.

At the Rift

Alpha: Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!

Cid: Apologies for the delay, but I think you'll agree the Ironworks' latest invention was worth the wait.

Cid: This is the control module for something I've dubbed the “Omega Jammer.” It will allow you to generate a colossal burst of lightning at any point of your choosing.

Cid: The effect won't disable Omega itself, of course, but it should be strong enough to knock out its armaments.

Cid: I'll remain here and operate the main body of the device. I want to do everything in my power as an engineer to ensure that you emerge the victor. It all comes down to this!

Cid: You can use the jammer's lightning bursts to incapacitate Omega's weaponry. A veteran like you should have no trouble turning that advantage into victory!