Lemina Bug Guides

The 'Lemina Bug' is a glitch found in Lunar Eternal Blue which allows you to obtain the inaccessible items in the game's item data, the most infamous of these being the weapon "Dark Scimitar". Now that it is possible to play Sega CD games on an emulator, it is much simpler to get these items via save state hacking, and you will not make Hiro's magic unusable in the process. However, if you want to get the items without emulation or save state manipulation, this is the only way to do it. Keep in mind that this is a glitch and thus that it has very chaotic results when used. You may get the items you want the first time you try it, or it may take a hundred tries.

The 'Lemina Bug' will only work in the North American version of Sega CD Lunar Eternal Blue. It is not in the original Japanese Mega CD Lunar EB, nor is it in in any Sega Saturn or Sony Playstation version of the game.

As players of Sega CD Lunar EB know, you gain Magic Experience Points in this game, and you can use those Magic EXP to power up your spells. Some spells, however, power up only as your characters gain ordinary EXP. The Lemina Bug activates when you use Magic EXP to power up spells which are not supposed to be powered up in this fashion - namely, Lemina's "Mystic" spells and Ronfar's "Soul" spells.

Normally the game will not allow you to power up those spells. However, there are a few points in the game at which you can power them up. Most of these instances involve Lemina leaving your party, and you will usually find yourself powering up Lemina's "Mystic" spells, hence the name 'Lemina Bug'.

When to Activate the Lemina Bug

The following are the conditions which must be met in order for a certain point in the game to be suitable for activating the 'Lemina Bug':

1) You must have at least 26756 Magic Experience points. This is because you must power up Lemina's "Mystic" spells or Ronfar's "Soul" spells to level 13, which requires exactly 26756 Magic EXP. In addition to this, you should have enough Magic EXP to power up Hiro's "Wind" spells one time. I'll explain why later. And, naturally, you should also have enough Magic EXP to be able to save your game a few times.

2) Someone whose magic can normally be powered up (Ronfar, Jean, Lemina, or Leo) must have left the party, and you set the Magic Experience Power up screen on their magic BEFORE they left. For example, if Lemina is about to leave your party, set the Magic Power Up screen to Lemina's Flame or Ice magic.

3) Lemina cannot be in the party. When the Magic Power Up screen is set to "Mystic", Lemina must not be in the party. However, after it's set to Mystic, Lemina can return.

4) Ruby is in the party. You need to give items to Ruby, so she needs to be with you.

The two best points in the game for 'Lemina Bug' activation are:

1) Taben's Peak - After Defeating the Blue Dragon Cult in the Meribian Sewers. When you return to Taben's Peak after saving the children from the sewers, Hiro and Ruby leave the party for a short time. Save the game *before* entering Nall's hideout. This is the best activation location of all.

2) Pentagulia - When you first arrive in Pentagulia, Ghaleon will appear. After he leaves, Ronfar, Jean, and Lemina will immediately leave the party. Save the game *before* stepping off the Dragonship Destiny, and thus before Ghaleon appears.

There are several other points in the game at which the 'Lemina Bug' may be activated, but most of them require you to fight a boss or otherwise play through several minutes of the game every time you want to attempt to use the glitch, and thus are not as good as the two listed above. They also may not work as well as the two locations listed above.

How to Activate the Lemina Bug

After you have reached a 'Lemina Bug' activation location and have saved your game right before it, here is what you must do to actually activate the glitch.

1) Open up the Magic Power Up menu.

2) Set the Magic Power up menu to the magic of a person who is about to leave the party. For any of the above three activation locations, Lemina's Flame or Ice magic will work.

3) Exit the Magic Power up menu without powering up magic.

4) Advance through the game to the point at which the character(s) leaves the party.

5) Move your party next to a doorway or other location which, if passed through, will cause a different screen to load. You want to be able to reload the screen immediately after making use of the glitch to help prevent the game from crashing. Many graphics glitches which appear on screen during 'Lemina Bug' utilization will disappear after you pass through a doorway.

6) Open up the Magic Power Up menu. It should be set to Lemina's Flame magic.

7) While at the Magic Power Up menu, press "Up" about 18 times, or until the magic being powered up changes from "Flame" to either "Mystic" (most likely) or "Soul" (possible, but unlikely).

8) Power Up Mystic/Soul just as you would any other spell. Various strange messages will appear on screen as you power up the spells, but just keep powering up Mystic/Soul to level 13.

9) After powering up Mystic/Soul to level 13, you will have created the 'Phantom inventory'. The 'Phantom inventory' is an invisible and highly unstable inventory which contains every item in the game, and it can now be found in place of Hiro's inventory.

10) Exit the Magic Power Up menu, but do not exit all menus. Just press "B" once to exit the Magic Power up menu.

11) Select Hiro in the main menu.

12) You want to get to Hiro's inventory, but there are several ways to do this. You should access Hiro's inventory by using the "RUBY" command. Thus you will be able to give items from the 'Phantom inventory' directly to Ruby. Attempting to give these items to anyone else will cause the game to crash.

13) Move the cursor around the 'Phantom inventory' and give items to Ruby.

I should note that after you power up Mystic/Soul to level 13, Hiro's magic will become completely unusable for the rest of the game. Sometimes it is possible to fix Hiro's magic by returning to the Magic Power Up screen after you obtain your items from the 'Phantom inventory', but it rarely works. After you're done with the 'Phantom inventory', return to the Magic Power Up screen. Try pressing "Up" a few times. If you are extremely lucky, Hiro's "Wind" magic will appear. Power it up once and Hiro's magic will be fixed. However, most likely, Hiro's "Wind" magic will not show up, and if you keep pressing "Up", the game will crash.

14) When done, exit all menus (or attempt to fix Hiro's magic, then exit all menus) and then move through the doorway that you are standing next to.

15) If you want, save your game. I recommend that you save it in a slot other than the one you just used, or else you will not be able to activate the glitch a second time at this activation location.

These are the basics for activating the 'Lemina Bug' and using it to get items from the 'Phantom inventory'. However, you probably will not get anything useful by just searching around the 'Phantom inventory'. There is something that you must do within the 'Phantom inventory' in order to change it and give you access to all of the items in the game.

How to Get the Inaccessible Items Using the Lemina Bug

At this point, you should have a saved game right before a 'Lemina Bug' activation point. You should also know how to create, access, and get items from the 'Phantom inventory'. If not, this next part will probably not make sense. If so, great.

Now you need to change the 'Phantom inventory' so that it allows you to access every item in the game. Fortunately this is not too complicated, although it is hard to explain.

1) Search around in the 'Phantom inventory'. Usually the best way to start out is by pressing "Right", and keep on moving to the "Right". Whenever you find an item, press the "C" button. Normally, "C" will turn an item description on or off. It will still have that effect, but now it will actually cause some items in the 'Phantom inventory' to reload.

2) Eventually, you should come across an item that changes when you press "C". Keep pressing "C", and see what happens.

3) When you find an item in the 'Phantom inventory' which changes when you press "C", one of two things will be true. One, it will change only between two different items (eg, King's Mail and Graceful Dress, or Ice Blade and Platinum Scimitar), or two, it will change between all of the Keys, Dragon Auras, and other event items found in the game.

In an attempt to avoid confusion, I will call the places which alternate between two items 'Binary clusters'. The places which alternate between all of the event items found in the game will now be called 'Event item clusters'. 'Event item clusters' will ALWAYS appear two spaces to the "Right" of 'Binary clusters'.

4) What you want to do is find a 'Binary cluster'. If you found an 'Event item cluster', press "Left" twice to get to where you need to be.

5) You should now have the cursor selecting a 'Binary cluster'. Now press "A" to give one of the 'Binary cluster' items (either one, it doesn't matter) to Ruby.

6) After you take an item from a 'Binary cluster', every 'Event item cluster' in the 'Phantom inventory' will change. They will all now give you access to ALL of the items in the game. So at this point, they will become 'All items clusters'.

7) Search through the 'Phantom inventory' to find the 'All items clusters'. You should have access to at least three of them.

If you are currently selecting an 'All items cluster', then another one should appear one space "Up" and six spaces "Right" from it, or, conversely, one space "Down" and six spaces "Left". Remember that 'Binary clusters' are ALWAYS two spaces to the "Left" of 'Event item clusters' and 'All items clusters'.

8) 'All items clusters' give you access to every item in the game, in addition to numerous glitched items which typically cause the game to crash. Keep on pressing "C" to cycle through the game's items. Eventually, the "Dark Scimitar" and other inaccessible items will appear. When they do, press "A" to give them to Ruby. You will most likely have to repeat the process many, many times to get any of these items.

The Inaccessible Items

These are the inaccessible items which you can get using the 'Lemina Bug'.

1) Battle Shadow. Weapon used by Hiro. Attack Power +80, # of Attacks +1. Sells for 4999 Silver.

2) Dark Scimitar. Weapon used by Hiro. Attack Power +140, Agility +10, MP-Using Critical Hit. The Dark Scimitar does not actually have a "Kill Attack". What it does is drain 26 MP from Hiro whenever he attacks normally and ensures that his attack is a Critical Hit, which normally only happens at random. Sells for 32767 Silver.

3) Goddess Dress. Armor used by Jean. Both 'Dancer' Jean and 'Karate' Jean may equip it. Defense +45, Agility +20, Counterattack. Sells for 22500 Silver.

4) Goddess Fan. Weapon used by Jean. Only 'Dancer' Jean may equip it. Attack Power +99, # of Attacks +1, Constant Bonus Damage, Confusion attack. Sells for 20000 Silver.

5) Grim Rapier. Weapon used by Leo. Attack Power +180, Dragon Damage (instant kill on non-bosses), Freeze Attack, +10 Agility, Lightning-type weapon (bonus damage on enemies weak against lightning). Sells for 32767 Silver.

6) Grim Saber. Weapon used by Hiro. Attack Power +190, Kill Attack. Sells for 32767 Silver.

7) Needles. Useless item. It has no icon and it cannot be used in any way.

8) Pick Axe. Weapon used by Ronfar. Attack Power +150, Surefire Attack (enemies cannot dodge an attack from this weapon) +1 Attacks, bonus damage on Zaback and Neo-Vane enemies. Sells for 22500 Silver.

9) Wind Sword. Weapon used by Hiro. Attack Power +150, # of Attacks +1. Sells for 32767 Silver.

The Effects of Powering up Mystic/Soul

The following is a complete chart of the effects of powering up Mystic/Soul spells. It is completely unnecessary to power up Mystic/Soul beyond level 13, but here is what happens in case you're curious.