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Johnny's Saga of the Seaside Inn — required for platinum

Multi-stage Costa del Sol side quest. Steal the Tonberry King's crown when it drops or you'll redo the boss fight.

“The Saga of the Seaside Inn is a long side quest with a lot of different parts but it's vital and required if you want to platinum the game. Start the first time you enter Costa del Sol when you encounter Johnny. You'll search for materials dropped by Johnny's clones, then go on a wild goose chase for items to fix Johnny's boiler. Once you get to the stage where you need a Tonberry King's crown, you must progress the story to access the southern part of the Coral region, do World Intel to unlock classified Intel, then fight the Tonberry King — when you pressure him his crown drops on the floor; steal it with one of your characters. This unlocks Johnny's Treasure Trove, 88 collectibles required for platinuming the game.”

Johnny's Saga of the Seaside Inn

The Saga of the Seaside Inn is Johnny's multi-part Costa del Sol side quest. It is required for platinum because completing it unlocks Johnny's Treasure Trove — an 88-item collectibles tracker tied to multiple trophies.

Quest checklist

  1. First visit to Costa del Sol — encounter Johnny at the rundown inn. He asks for help.
  2. Stage 1 — Johnny's clones. Find dropped materials around town.
  3. Stage 2 — fix the boiler. Wild goose chase for parts; follow the markers.
  4. Stage 3 — Tonberry King's crown. This is the missable step.

The Tonberry King step (read carefully)

  1. Progress the main story until you can access the southern Coral region (post-Costa del Sol main beat).
  2. Do enough World Intel in the south Coral region to unlock the classified Intel — that fight is the Tonberry King.
  3. Engage the Tonberry King. Pressure him.
  4. When pressured, his crown drops on the floor.
  5. Steal it with any character (the Steal command). This can take multiple attempts — the crown can be missed.
  6. After you've grabbed the crown, finish the fight normally.

What completion unlocks

  • Johnny's Treasure Trove — 88 collectibles tracker. Required for multiple platinum-tier trophies.
  • Completion of the side quest itself counts toward the side-quest trophy.

Don't skip Costa del Sol

You can technically finish FF7 Rebirth's main story without doing this. Platinum is impossible without it. If you intend a 100% run, do it on first visit.

If stuck: if the crown didn't drop or you killed the Tonberry King without stealing it, the quest moves on but the trove is locked. Reload an earlier save before the boss fight or you'll need a NG+ pass.