The Hallucination is an optional "dungeon" that the party is sent to when the magico Bane of Sanity blasts the party with Mindtwisting Spores. Packed with bizarre enemies, a nonsensical layout, and a looping map, it easily qualifies as one of the most unique areas in the game.
Layout
Entering the Dungeon
You cannot enter the Hallucination until you've been sent there by the magico Bane of Sanity. Please see the Temporary Prison article for instructions on doing so.
After "losing" to Bane of Sanity, the party will find itself trapped in a shared hallucination of twisted platforms floating in the sky, packed with random and absurd enemies. The terrain here is a mishmash of random tiles, and the map loops on all sides, making it very difficult to keep track of where you've been or where you're heading. It's entirely possible to simply wander randomly until you find your way out, but there is a system to this place; following these instructions will let you find everything of importance in the dungeon while taking the shortest path.
Wendy - From the starting position, go left, left, right, and down to meet with Wendy. Speaking with her grants Eric the hidden Wendy's Help status effect, making them immune to mental status effects while in this dungeon.
Romantic Incinerator - Natalie can receive a new fire whip while here. From Wendy, go right, right again, and then take the top path to find a tower of flame. Investigate it to acquire the Romantic Incinerator, a significant upgrade over Pure Love's Lace.
The Magico, Bane of Sanity - If you're done fighting butts and bears and sexy tomatoes, it's time to fight the boss. From the tower of flame, go right, up, left, left, and down to reach the magico's hiding place. See the Bane of Sanity page for details on fighting it.
Enemies
- Flying Pirate Booty
- Pretty Colours
- Sexy Tomato
- Upside-down LAZOR BEAR
- Bane of Sanity
- Magico boss. Initially named Unknown Magico, this boss fights you in multiple phases, using mental and some physical attacks during the first two fight phases, and tries to confuse party members. Can only weakly attack during the final phase.
- Losing at any point in the Hallucination results in the Mind Broken Game Over.
- Losing during the final phase yields no reward.
- Winning during all 3 phases provides the Insanity Core.
Treasure
- Romantic Incinerator (Flames)
Trivia
Each of the enemies is inspired by the fears, ideas, memories, and wishes of two respective characters:
- Flying Pirate Booty comes from Veronica and, less so, Eric(a).
- Pretty Colours come from Natalie and, less so, Alice.
- Sexy Tomato comes from Eric(a) and, less so, Veronica.
- Upside-down LAZOR BEAR comes from Alice and, less so, Natalie.