Huntin' Du'Cate

Huntin' Du'Cate
Appearance	Legend of Mana (1999)
Japanese	獣王LoM Kemono-ōLoM Beast KingLoM
Cactus Diary entry	Entry 8
Character(s)	Hamson Lilipea Skippie Sotherbee
Location(s)	Jungle
Boss(es)	Du'Cate
Reward	500 Lucre Sand Rose Artifact Ancient Tablet Artifact
Prerequisite(s)	Medallion Artifact
Quest(s) unlocked	The Murmuring Forest

“Today my master saw a really big tree-hanging monkey and a really BIG red animal with really BIG attitude. Why can't they be like me?”

—Cactus Diaries, entry 8

Huntin' Du'Cate is a quest in Legend of Mana.

Premise

While exploring the Jungle, the protagonist overhears Sotherbee, Skippie, and Hamson, discussing about catching a Du'Cate's tail for a considerable sum of money, effectively clearing out their debts. Sotherbee clarifies that Skippie's debt would only go down from 10,000,000 lucre to 9,980,000, making the sly little man think that the anthropomorphic dog has deceieved him and Hamson. The tiny canine rectifies his acolyte that they must pay for all the objects they broke. The duo leave Sotherbee by running off deeper inside the lush jungle. Interacting with the dog will inform the main character that he will reward 20,000 lucre for each Du'Cate tail he/she brings him. Moments later, a lilipea dashes around Sotherbee, the latter shouting that each of them are worth 100,000 lucre and that the protagonist should try catching them. The little fellow scurries away before anyone can claim their prey, however. Further down the road, a mysterious penguin casts a spell on the main character so they can progress further into the jungle. After a while, the hero reunites with Hamson and Skippie, the latter having found a big animal that could be worth a lot of money. The beast is revealed to be Rosiotti, the Jungle's guardian. He tells the protagonist that Du'Cate has been causing trouble around lately and that he might be easier to catch with a partner. The main character teams up with Skippie and Hamson, eventually cornering the humongous ape. The hero is then tasked to defeat the beast and sucessfully returns the tail back to Sotherbee, who give his thanks by rewarding him/her 500 lucre, and the Sand Rose and Ancient Tablet Artifacts.

Solution

Talk to Sotherbee to begin the quest. Go Right, and optionally, return immediately to try to catch the Lilipea. You can't catch it, but you can follow it to find the path to Greenwood Gardens, which is obscured by foliage and hard to see. Skippie also provides a clue to the path, as he mentions it while he darts away from it.

When you reach Greenwood Gardens, defeat the monsters there, and Selkie will arrive. Selkie casts a spell which removes a wall elsewhere in the jungle. There, Hamson observes that a new path has opened; follow him to the Forested Ruins. Talk to Skippie, then talk to Rosiotti on the throne.

Using Rosiotti's advice to work with others, continue wandering around until you encounter Skippie and Hamson. Talk to them and agree to help them separately--if you suggest including each other, they will refuse.

Once you have Skippie and Hamson unwittingly working together, follow them generally rightward and go up when you can't go right. If you see Skippie and Hamson on the same screen, running one after the other to the right, you're on the right track. Follow them to the right into Du'Cate's territory. Eventually you'll reach a clearing with the Du'Cate, a giant bear-monkey hybrid thing.

The Du'Cate fight is relatively straightforward as he can be kept stunlocked with most weapons by simply continuously attacking at a moderate pace.

Fight and defeat Du’Cate, and Sotherbee offers you a 500 Lucre reward. Regardless of your choice, you also get the Sand Rose and/or Ancient Tablet AFs.

References

• https://legendofmana.info/walkthrough/events/huntin-ducate/
• https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/256525-legend-of-mana/faqs/8001
• https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/256525-legend-of-mana/faqs/5093