The Midgar section of Final Fantasy VII was relatively linear. As Final Fantasy VII Remake expands the Midgar section to the length of a full game, the developers decided to add sidequests in order to fill out the runtime.

Players will run into a wannabe Shinra researcher named Chadley in Chapter 3 who will periodically appear during the less busy segments of the story. Chadley will give Cloud quests to do, which involve completing Battle Reports. The requirements for some of the Battle Reports can be tricky, which is why we’ve created a helpful guide that outlines all of Chadley’s quests in Final Fantasy VII Remake. 

Battle Report 1

Use the Assess ability on two enemies.

Reward: Auto-Cure Materia

Battle Report 2

Hit an enemy’s elemental weakness with the corresponding spell. This has to be done with fire, ice, and lightning spells, so the player needs the correct Materia for each element. The Assess ability can tell the player when an enemy is weak to an element.

Reward: Wind Materia

Battle Report 3

Hit a staggered enemy with abilities and charge the ATB gauge without using attacks on ten separate occasions.

Reward: First Strike Materia

Battle Report 4

Stagger fifteen different types of enemies.

Reward: ATB Boost Materia

Battle Report 5

Defeat Shiva. This will unlock automatically when Chadley introduces VR Missions.

Reward: The Shiva Materia

Battle Report 6

Use the Assess ability on ten different types of enemies.

Reward: Steadfast Block Materia

Battle Report 7

Use magic to hit the elemental weaknesses of fifteen different types of enemies. This is the same as Battle Report 2, but it’s based on the number of enemy types.

Reward: Steal Materia

Battle Report 8

Defeat more than one enemy in a single attack. Cloud’s Punisher mode has attacks with a lot more range than his operator mode, so this is the optimal way of completing this report as quickly as possible.

Reward: Provoke Materia

Battle Report 9

Defeat three different unique monsters. This is an easy one to complete and should happen automatically, as you will encounter many of these throughout the game.

Reward: Synergy Materia

Battle Report 10

Defeat the Fat Chocobo VR Mission.

Reward: The Fat Chocobo Materia

Battle Report 11

Use the Assess ability on twenty different types of enemies.

Reward: Item Master Materia

Battle Report 12

Reach 200% on the stagger meter in a battle. The easiest way to do this is to challenge one of the VR Mission bosses and repeatedly use Tifa’s Unbridled Strength ability with two full ATB bars and using her triangle button attacks. It’s best to do this just as the boss goes into its stagger mode.

Reward: Parry Materia

Battle Report 13

Use the Refocus Limit Break. Aerith will have the Refocus Materia when she joins the party. Equip the Refocus Materia on a party member and use it when they fill up the Limit Break meter.

Reward: ATB Assist Materia

Battle Report 14

Stagger forty different types of enemy. This one should be unlocked gradually over the course of the game.

Reward: ATB Stagger Materia

Battle Report 15

Complete the Leviathan VR Mission.

Reward: The Leviathan Materia

Battle Report 16

Use the Assess ability on thirty different types of enemy.

Reward: Enemy Skill Materia

Battle Report 17

Find all sixteen weapons that are not given to the player over the course of the story and acquire their unique abilities.

Reward: Skill Master Materia

Battle Report 18

Master the Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Cleansing, Revival, Healing, Poison, Barrier, Binding, Subversion, and Time Materia. These can be found or purchased throughout the game and they will become mastered if the player has them equipped during battles.

Reward: MP Absorbption Materia

Battle Report 19

Defeat ten unique enemies. This should be unlocked over the course of the game.

Reward: HP Absorbption Materia

Battle Report 20

Complete the Bahamut VR Mission.

Reward: The Bahamut Materia

Final Fantasy VII Remake is available now for PlayStation 4.