If there’s a missing animal out in the world, Cloud will find it guaranteed. Here’s how to complete Missing: Mr. Birdie in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7).
How to Find Mr. Birdie in Missing: Mr. Birdie in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (FF7)
Once you’ve won that Chocobo race and saved Yuffie, Tifa, and Aerith from bandits, you’ll be given free rein of the Corel region. And with that comes a slew of new quests, including Missing: Mr. Birdie. you may pick this quest up from any community board in the Corel Region. So, head to the Dustbowl or North Corel community board to get it.
I recommendNorth Corelbecause that’s where this quest kicks off. Once you have the quest in hand, head to the Lookout and make a beelinefor the gate near the Corel tavern. Here, you’ll find three children who are our quest givers.
They want you to find Cloud Jr., who’s the little bird you saw at the coal mine before you made it to North Corel. You’ll need to makebird trapsand set them near three birdhouses scattered around the Corel Region.
To make a bird trap, you’ll need to first findfour Lifespringsin the Corel Region in order to unlock theDeserted Village Excavation Zone.
Once you do that, make a beeline to the Deserted Village near the borderlands, where you may then dig up the Bird Trap using your Chocobo.
The Bird Trap can be found in the middle of the village, near theopen space to the left of the main path.
You’ll need to fight a Sandspitter to get to it. Sandspitters are weak toBlizzard,and dodging them when they emerge will pressure them. Once the Sandspitter is dead, you can press up on your D-Pad while on Chocobo to reveal the artifacts’s locationjust to the right of the blue tarp. Then, press down on your D-Pad to dig up the treasure, which will be the bird trap. There’s also a Karmic Cowl and Armor Upgrades in the area.
The Bird Trap can be crafted using five sprigs of Sage, three handfuls of Mist Seeds, and three sprigs of Marjoram. To craft the Bird Trap, open your Item Transmuter menu and tab over to the Key Items menu to the far right. You’ll need to makethree Bird Trapsin total. Once you have all three bird traps, we can start hitting those bird houses.
We’ll knock out theclosest Old Republic Birdhousefirst, which is just to the south of the Gold Saucer. You’ll see a tree with red bark and a cage hanging from its branch. Interact with the cage by pressing the triangle button and Cloud will put the Bird Trap inside.
Next, we’ll tackle the birdhouse in themiddle of the map. Simply walk up the hill through the water or use your buggy to make your way across. The red tree will be at the top of the hill. Place your trap within.
Now, there’s just one trap left to place, and it’s to the veryfar south of the map. Set the trap. Make your way back to the first trap, to the south of the Golden Saucer. From a distance, you’ll be able to see that there are fiends near it. So, get ready to fight.
The enemies you’ll be fighting areCyclone Drakes, which you’re likely already pretty familiar with. Cyclone Drakes are weak to Aero and have a wind shield that will trigger tornadoes if hit from the front. However, if you hit the Cyclone Drake from behind, the Drake’s shield aura will weaken without triggering tornadoes. Once the aura shield is completely gone, it will be pressured.
Make your way to thesecond trap, which requires you to ride your buggy through the water. This time, you’ll find Cactrot at the tree. Cactrots are fast and have no weaknesses. But they can be hit when using attacks of their own and can be pressured by using ATB commands.
Now we’ll need to return to thethird trap. This time, Cloud Jr. is here, and of course, he’s in trouble. A Gigant Bomb has its eyes set on the Bird Trap, too. Gigant Bomb isimmune to Aero, willabsorb Fire, and isweak to Blizzard. But to pressure it, you’ll want to inflict enough ice damage when it uses Inflame. But beware, once its HP gets low, it will self-destruct with the moveMassive Explosion. Don’t be in its blast radius or, alternatively, burst it down with a Limit or ATB command to kill it before it can use its grand finale.
With Cloud Jr. safe and sound, return to the children to ensure he got home alright. And he is! They’ll then give you your reward:
Daphne Fama
A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms
