Walkthrough:Kingdom Hearts II/Olympus Coliseum

Olympus Coliseum

First Trip

Upon entering this world, Sora, Donald and Goofy will be in the Underworld, wondering where the Coliseum is. Donald spots it, and they start to head there when they hear a woman scream. She is being attacked by three Rapid Dogs. They soon run off. You now have control of the party. There is a Moogle Shop and a save point here, so you now have a chance to save the game and cash in your Synthisis items.

Talk to the woman. She will introduce herself as Megera, but everyone calls her Meg. She is concerned for Hercules (whom she calls Wonderboy), because he keeps on fighting monsters sent by Hades without getting much rest. Meg wants to go and convince Hades to let Herc have a break. However, Sora insisted that he would go in her place, not wanting her to get hurt along the way.

Now, you must enter the cavern in front of you. Many Heartless will attack you, and sometimes, rocks will fall from the ceiling. Currently, you cannot use your Drive Forms. At one point, you'll encounter a member of Organisation XIII running down the tunnel. Soon, you'll reach a room with a Moogle Shop and a save point, where the Organisation XIII member will cowardly run past the party and into a portal.

After you enter the next area, a cutscene with Pete and Hades will play, in which Hades is upset that Hercules has "made mince meat out of every fighter" that was sent to battle him. Pete then says that Hades should pick someone who is already dead and "save him the trouble". This gives Hades an idea...

Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy take a look around, both looking cowardly. Sora, however, simpally demands Hades to show up. Now you must head up the paths shown, fighting the Heartless along the way. By time you reach Hades' chamber, a cutscene will show Hades reviving a warrior... who refuses to work for him. Hades then attacks him just as the party shows up. A battle with Hades begins, but it only lasts a few seconds, so don't do much attacking. Suddenly, the trio relise that they are cursed. The warrior then tells them to go, despite Sora protesting that he's gotta talk to Hades, who pretends to ignore him.

As they run out of the room, the warrior, Auron, joins the party. He cannot be swapped out, at this point. Now, you must head for the exit. Each bridge will be sealed off until all the Heartless are defeated, along with the exit at the end. Attack only the Heartless, since Hades will be immune to all attacks. When you reach the exit and go through it, a cutscene will begin, in which Auron will introduce himself. Use this time to save the game, since there will be a boss battle coming up.

During escape, Hades will lock a giant door and will send Cerberus to attack the party. In the cutscene before the battle, the party reaches the closed door, and Donald spots it's Keyhole. Just as Sora begins to unlock it, Cerberus appears and Auron attacks him, allowing Sora to open the door. However, rather than joining Donald and Goofy, Sora returns to Auron and they proceed to fight Cerberus.

After defeating Cerberus, Sora and Auron run through the door. Sora then joins Donald and Goofy with making funny faces to taunt Cerberus just as the door shuts. Auron then leaves the party, and his current location is unknown.