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Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth has 112 Manuscript Locations. The Manuscripts earn you 10 SP each which is used to upgrade your weapon level and unlock new skills.

Weapon Level 6 is the maximum. To see your weapon level, open the Pause Menu > Upgrade Weapons > click on a Weapon > it will show the Weapon Level in the bottom left corner and how many SP you need to the next level. The Weapon Level affects how many Sub-Cores you have available to choose weapon skills from (Pause Menu > Upgrade Weapons > Select a Weapon). A higher weapon level lets you select new skills, for example passive buffs or “Reprieve” which makes you survive deathblows with 1HP. These higher-level skills can be very helpful on hard difficulty.

The majority of Manuscripts is only obtainable on hard difficulty, which unlocks after beating the game for the first time. After your first playthrough you unlock Chapter Select and it shows how many Manuscripts you got left in each Chapter (Pause Menu > System > Chapter Selection > check book icon on each Chapter). You can also check your collected Manuscripts under Pause Menu > Inventory > Manuscripts. Side Quests can be reset and replayed on hard via Chapter Select.

Simply put: All Manuscripts are automatic rewards from defeating all bosses on hard and doing all side quests on hard. A few are rewards from Combat Simulator Challenges or bought from the 7 Moogle Emporiums throughout the game. Just do all of this and you’ll get all Manuscripts without going out of your way. You don’t need to worry about these during your first playthrough. Just clean them up after the story via Chapter Select in Chapter 13, they are all still accessible at that point. Then play through hard to get the rest.

Blue = Cloud
Maroon = Tifa
Orange = Barret
Pink = Aerith
Red = Red XIII
Green = Yuffie
Gray = Cait Sith

50 Easy / Normal Difficulty Manuscripts (1st Playthrough)

  1. Telluric Scriptures Vol. I – Chapter 2 – Reward from “Flowers from the Hill” Side Quest in Grasslands.
  2. The Art of Swordplay Vol. I – Chapter 2 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Prairie Moogle in Grasslands.
  3. Way of the Fist Vol. I – Chapter 2 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Prairie Moogle in Grasslands.
  4. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. I – Chapter 4 – Reward from “When Words Won’t Do” Side Quest in Junon Region.
  5. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. I – Chapter 4 – Bought from Junon Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Mariner Moogle in Junon
  6. Telluric Scriptures Vol. II – Chapter 4 – Bought from Junon Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Mariner Moogle in Junon
  7. The Art of Swordplay Vol. II – Chapter 7 – Reward from “Rendezvous in Costa del Sol” Side Quest in Corel Region.
  8. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. II – Chapter 7 – Bought from North Corel Moogle Emporium after Moogle Intel: Tropical Moogle in Corel Region
  9. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. I – Chapter 7 – Purchasable from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Tropical Moogle in Corel Region.
  10. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. II – Chapter 7 – Reward from “Of Robed Men and Ransoms” Side Quest in Corel Region.
  11. The Art of Swordplay Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Chocobo Square) for 100GP.
  12. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Speed Square) for 100GP.
  13. Way of the Fist Vol. II – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Battle Square) for 100GP.
  14. Telluric Scriptures Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Event Square) for 100GP.
  15. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Wonderment Square) for 100GP.
  16. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. II – Chapter 8 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Gold Saucer – Ghost Square) for 100GP.
  17. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Beat Two-Person Bout: Devil-May-Care Desperados at Musclehead Colosseum in Battle Square.
  18. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. IV – Chapter 8 – Beat Two-Person Bout: Ghoulish Delights at Musclehead Colosseum in Battle Square.
  19. Way of the Fist Vol. III – Chapter 8 – Reward from Beast Battleground “Prison Tourney: Chicken or the Egg-splosive”. This is accessible in The Dustbowl (Corel Prison), go down the ladder in the south-east corner of the Dustbowl area to reach this.
  20. Fortunes Untold Vol. I – Chapter 9 – Purchased from GP Exchange (Skywheel Square) for 100GP (available after unlocking Cait Sith).
  21. The Art of Swordplay Vol. IV – Chapter 9 – Purchasable from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Wasteland Moogle in Corel Region.
  22. Fortunes Untold Vol. II – Chapter 9 – Purchasable from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Wasteland Moogle in Corel Region.
  23. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. IV – Chapter 9 – Reward from “Teach Me, Great Warrior” Side Quest in Gongaga Region.
  24. Way of the Fist Vol. IV – Chapter 9 – Purchasable from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Woodland Moogle in Gongaga Region.
  25. Fortunes Untold Vol. III – Chapter 9 – Purchasable from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Woodland Moogle in Gongaga Region.
  26. Fortunes Untold Vol. IV – Chapter 10 – Reward from “From Whence Life Flows” Side Quest in Cosmo Canyon Region.
  27. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. VI – Chapter 10 – Reward from “Bonds of Trust” Side Quest in Cosmo Canyon (Chapter 10)
  28. Telluric Scriptures Vol. IV – Chapter 10 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Highlands Moogle in Cosmo Canyon Region.
  29. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. V – Chapter 10 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Highlands Moogle in Cosmo Canyon Region.
  30. Way of the Fist Vol. V – Chapter 11 – Reward from “My White-Haired Angel” Side Quest in Nibel Region.
  31. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. IV – Chapter 11 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Highland Moogle in Nibel Region.
  32. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. V – Chapter 11 – Bought from Moogle Emporium for 6 Moogle Medals after Moogle Intel: Highland Moogle in Nibel Region.
  33. Telluric Scriptures Vol. V – Chapter 12 – Win Two-Person Bout: Disorderly Peacekeepers at Musclehead Colosseum.
  34. Fortunes Untold Vol. V – Chapter 12 – Win Two-Person Bout: Popularity Contest at Musclehead Colosseum.
  35. The Art of Swordplay Vol. V – Chapter 12 – Win Six-Person Bouts: Gourmands Are We at Musclehead Colosseum.
  36. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. V – Chapter 12 – Win Six-Person Bouts: War of the Mascots at Musclehead Colosseum.
  37. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from “Hustle and Grind” Side Quest in Grasslands.
  38. Telluric Scriptures Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from “Beneath Still Waters” Side Quest in Junon Region.
  39. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from “Trouble in Paradise” Side Quest in Corel Region.
  40. Way of the Fist Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from the “Sand and Circuses” Side Quest in Corel Region.
  41. Fortunes Untold Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from “Woodland Vigil” Side Quest in Gongaga Region.
  42. The Art of Swordplay Vol. VI – Chapter 12 – Reward from “Lament of the Damned” Side Quest in Nibel Region.
  43. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XV – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Cloud vs. The Warriors in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  44. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Barret vs. The Colossi in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  45. Way of the Fist Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Tifa vs. The Martials in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  46. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Aerith vs. The Magi in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  47. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Red XIII vs. The Beasts in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  48. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Yuffie vs. The Wronged in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  49. Fortunes Untold Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: Cait Sith vs. The Abominable in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).
  50. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XVI – Chapter 13 – Legendary Bout: To Be a Hero in Chadley’s Combat Simulator (unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh).

62 Hard Difficulty Manuscripts (2nd Playthrough)

The following Manuscripts are from beating story/side quest/classified intel bosses in Hard mode.

  1. The Art of Swordplay Vol. VII – Chapter 1 – Beat Materia Guardian in Chapter 1 on Hard difficulty.
  2. The Art of Swordplay Vol. VIII – Chapter 2 – Beat Quetzalcoatl at Classified Intel: World Lacertilian of Yore in Grasslands on Hard difficulty.
  3. Telluric Scriptures Vol. VII – Chapter 2 – Beat the Mandrakes during the “Flowers From the Hill” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  4. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. VII – Chapter 2 – Beat White Terror during the “Livestock’s Bane” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  5. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VII – Chapter 2 – Beat the Noxicaps during the “Lifeline in Peril” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  6. Way of the Fist Vol. VII – Chapter 2 – Beat Midgardsormr in Chapter 2 on Hard difficulty.
  7. Telluric Scriptures Vol. VIII – Chapter 3 – Beat Rude & Elena in Chapter 3 on Hard difficulty.
  8. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. VIII – Chapter 3 – Beat Mythril Golem in Chapter 3 on Hard difficulty.
  9. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. IX – Chapter 4 – Beat Mindflayer at Classified Intel: The Whisperer in the Darkness in Junon Region on Hard difficulty.
  10. Way of the Fist Vol. IX – Chapter 4 – Beat the Ignilisks and Capparwires during the “Calling All Frogs” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  11. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VIII – Chapter 4 – Beat the Sandstorm Drakes during the “When Words Won’t Do” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  12. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. IX – Chapter 4 – Beat the White Mousses during the “The Hardest Sell” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  13. Way of the Fist Vol. VIII – Chapter 4 – Beat the Mystic Dragon during the “Dreaming of Blue Skies” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  14. Telluric Scriptures Vol IX – Chapter 4 – Beat Terror of the Deep in Chapter 4 on Hard difficulty.
  15. The Art of Swordplay Vol. IX – Chapter 4 – Beat Roche in Chapter 4 on Hard difficulty.
  16. The Art of Swordplay Vol. X – Chapter 5 – Beat Jenova Emergent in Chapter 5 on Hard difficulty.
  17. Way of the Fist Vol. X – Chapter 6 – Beat Grasptropod in Chapter 6 on Hard difficulty.
  18. Telluric Scriptures Vol. X – Chapter 7 – Beat the Barnaclaws during the “Rendezvous in Costa del Sol” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  19. Way of the Fist Vol. XI – Chapter 7 – Beat the 4 groups of Fiends during the “Bodybuilders in a Bind” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  20. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XI – Chapter 7 – Beat Custom Valkyrie in Chapter 7 on Hard difficulty.
  21. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. VII – Chapter 7 – Beat Gigatrice in Chapter 7 on Hard difficulty.
  22. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. X – Chapter 7 – Beat the Dark Claw during the “Of Robed Men and Ransoms” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  23. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XI – Chapter 8 – Beat Dyne in Chapter 8 on Hard difficulty.
  24. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. VIII – Chapter 8 – Beat Aruran Suppressor in Chapter 8 on Hard difficulty.
  25. Way of the Fist Vol. XII – Chapter 9 – Beat Tonberry King at Classified Intel: Heavy Lies the Crown in Corel Region on Hard difficulty.
  26. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. X – Chapter 9 – Beat the Gigant Bomb during the “Missing: Mr. Birdie” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  27. Fortunes Untold Vol. IX – Chapter 9 – Beat Specimen H1024 in Chapter 9 on Hard difficulty.
  28. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. X – Chapter 9 – Beat Crimson Mare Mk.II in Chapter 9 on Hard difficulty.
  29. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XII – Chapter 9 – Beat the Daggerwings during the “The Pursuit of Perfection” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  30. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XI – Chapter 9 – Beat the Levridron during the “O Chicken, Where Art Thou” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  31. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. IX – Chapter 9 – Beat the Mastodons during the “Teach Me, Great Warrior” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  32. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XI – Chapter 9 – Beat the Grandhorns and Gorgon Mane during the “The Spice of Life” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  33. Fortunes Untold Vol. VIII – Chapter 9 – Beat Great Malboro at Classified Intel: The Sultan of Stench in Gongaga Region on Hard difficulty.
  34. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XIV – Chapter 10 – Beat Gi Nattak in Chapter 10 on Hard difficulty.
  35. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XII – Chapter 10 – Beat Jabberwock at Classified Intel: The Wyvern Awoken in Cosmo Canyon Region on Hard difficulty.
  36. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XII – Chapter 10 – Beat the Threadspinner Chimeras during the “From Whence Life Flows” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  37. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XII – Chapter 10 – Beat all 3 Reapertails during the “Absence of a Sign” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  38. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XIII – Chapter 10 – Beat the Irasceros during the “Promises to Keep” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  39. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XII – Chapter 11 – Beat King Zu at Classified Intel: Avian Tyrant in Nibel Region on Hard difficulty.
  40. Way of the Fist Vol. XIII – Chapter 11 – Beat the Queen Bee during the “My White-Haired Angel” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  41. Fortunes Untold Vol. X – Chapter 11 – Beat Diabolic Variant in Chapter 11 on Hard difficulty.
  42. Fortunes Untold Vol. XI – Chapter 11 – Beat Yin & Yang in Chapter 11 on Hard difficulty.
  43. Fortunes Untold Vol. XII – Chapter 11 – Beat Forgotten Specimen in Chapter 11 on Hard difficulty.
  44. Fortunes Untold Vol. XIII – Chapter 11 – Beat Galian Beast in Chapter 11 on Hard difficulty.
  45. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XIII – Chapter 11 – Beat Roche in Chapter 11 on Hard difficulty.
  46. Fortunes Untold Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat Abzu in Chapter 12 on Hard difficulty.
  47. Fortunes Untold Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Rude & Elena in Chapter 12 on Hard difficulty.
  48. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat Rufus in Chapter 12 on Hard difficulty.
  49. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XIII – Chapter 12 – Beat the Hell Riders during the “Hustle and Grind” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  50. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XIII – Chapter 12 – Beat the Hell Rider II during the “Beneath Still Waters” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  51. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XIII – Chapter 12 – Beat the Sea Devil during the “Trouble in Paradise” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  52. Way of the Fist Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat the Joker during the “Sand and Circuses” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  53. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat the Gigantoad during the “Woodland Vigil” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  54. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XI – Chapter 12 – Beat the Gigaworm during the “Victim of Circumstance” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  55. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat the Dranabarga during the “Lament of the Damned” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  56. Fortunes Untold Vol. VII – Chapter 12 – Beat the Ironclad during the “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.
  57. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Red Dragon in Chapter 13 on Hard difficulty.
  58. Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Rude & Reno in Chapter 13 on Hard difficulty.
  59. Way of the Fist Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Tseng & Elena in Chapter 13 on Hard difficulty.
  60. Telluric Scriptures Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Demon Wall in Chapter 13 on Hard difficulty.
  61. Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XV – Chapter 12 – Beat Jenova Lifeclinger in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.
  62. The Art of Swordplay Vol. XIV – Chapter 12 – Beat Sephiroth Reborn in Chapter 14 on Hard difficulty.

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  1. Hi,

    If the sub quest gives a manuscript in the hard difficulty, does it mean that sub quest needs to be re-cleared even though 1st playthrough already cleared that sub quest?

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  2. So i came across this after checking out the Brutal and Legendary VR missions, they feel and seem impossible to me, (i don’t know how you do it, but you are insane and need more of your help haha) is it going to be a massive change getting most of these before trying to do the VR missions again?

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    • It’s probably worth getting them for Cloud due to his duo Legendary missions, but otherwise it’s probably not a huge difference.

  3. For the Hard Mode quests, can I just load up Chapter 13 on Hard Mode and clear all of the quests or do I need to do that specific chapter noted above?

    I loaded it up and it certainly LOOKS like I can, was wondering if that’s what you’d do or just do a Hard Mode run and do the side quests as you go. Thanks and looking forward to the rest of this game.

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    • Yeah you can load up Chapter 13 and reset the side quests, do as many as you like for their manuscripts, swap to another chapter and come back and do whatever.

  4. Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XII – Chapter 10 – Beat the Threadspinner Chimeras during the “Absence of a Sign” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.

    Is this an error because I’ve done this quest in hard mode and never fought the creatures mentioned above.

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  5. I have a question about Cait Sith’s Vol 7 Manuscript in Chapter 12 Can’t Stop Won’t Stop side quest in Hard Mode. Do I have to replay every single side mission again in order to replay this mission in Hard Mode or is there some other way to do it? Thank you. Also just wondering if you’ll be making a video about all the manuscript locations?

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    • Try restoring all completed quest and then reset chapter 12 quest only. So you only need to complete 5 quest before finishing all side quest

    • Yes sir, I wish I would’ve known that before. I actually had to reset ALL side quests again to reset it. I put it on easy until all were done so it could open during ch12 or 13. Then I couldn’t believe it – my personal best was still recorded but you have to beat UPA games again! It actually was a lot quicker this time around (took me days the first time just from rage quitting). I mean, I barely made rank 1 when I first got to the saucer with some mini games and didn’t even bother with some like the galactic starshooter. Then I had to get the best rank for that dark materia. On hard I was like are you kidding me. UPA is even a higher target score on expert but I managed. F that guy though with 3d brawler added as an extra final game. The easiest was museum colleseum but when I had to do it all again on hard mode – a cait Sith manuscript reward out of all things – it was the fights that were the toughest. Currently I’m stuck

  6. Hi,

    I beat Ember Zu during the Can’t Stop Won’t Stop quest, but I did not receive a manuscript. Is this an error?

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    • Looks like I might have some kind of bug with the Can’t Stop Won’t Stop quest on Hard Mode. I beat Ember Zu but did not receive the manuscript, so I started working my way through the entire quest, doing all of the events(Queens Blood, G-Bike, Chocobo Race etc…). But When I came back to the Musclehead Colosseum the Shinra Middle Manager is not there. The quest icon is, but he isn’t.

    • OK, Middle Manager returned. Fortunes Untold Vol. VII comes from completing all of the Musclehead Colosseum fights.

    • I should probably elaborate on that. You receive the manuscript when Ironclad dies at the end of the Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Musclehead Colosseum match.

  7. “Fortunes Untold Vol. VII – Chapter 12 – Beat the Ember Zu during the “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” Side Quest on Hard difficulty.”

    I got it after the final round against the Ironclad and not on 3rd round against the Ember Zu.

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  8. Is it possible to select chapter 13, set it to hard mode, reset all quests and clear everything on the worldmap (battle intel etc.) and then just do the whole story in hard mode without caring about the quests again?

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  9. So if I completed side quests and jobs in normal modes there is manuscripts to obtain in hard mode jobs?

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