Apojii Islands

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The Apojii Islands.

The Apojii Islands (ガラパス島 Garapas Island) are a small island archipelago in the Eastern Sea, as well as a village of the same name. It is one of several locations in Golden Sun: The Lost Age that become available once Felix's party sets sail on Piers' boat, and so it does not have to be visited at a predetermined point in the game.

The Archipelago

The Archipelago consists of numerous islands; only two are visitable.

Though the overworld map shows there to be many islands in the Apojii archipelago, only two can be visited: the northern one, which contains the village of the same name, and the southern (called Aqua Island), home to Aqua Rock. The islands rest on the edge of Gaia Falls, making it the easternmost location in Weyard. Unlike Prox, the residents of Apojii have little idea of the danger they are in.

Bestiary
Monster Name LVL HP ATK DEF AGI EXP Coins Weakness Drop Drop Rate
Alec Goblin 22 147 190 48 91 126 146 Smoke Bomb 1/32
Death Cap 22 117 159 19 90 48 56 Sleep Bomb 1/32
Dire Wolf 22 155 186 44 101 118 114 Weasel's Claw 1/32
Ghost Mage 22 161 168 43 86 80 110 Bramble Seed 1/16
Mad Vermin 22 131 164 22 67 55 80 Herb 1/32
Numb Ant 22 101 172 57 91 111 111 Bramble Seed 1/32
Ravager 22 189 185 47 60 90 95 Elixir 1/32
Undead 22 165 180 27 58 74 90 Antidote 1/16

Enemy Formations

  • Group 1: Mad Vermin x1, Dire Wolf x0-1
  • Group 2: Numb Ant x1, Death Cap x0-2
  • Group 3: Dire Wolf x1-2
  • Group 4: Dire Wolf x1, Numb Ant x0-2
  • Group 5: Alec Goblin x1, Ravager x0-1
  • Group 6: Alec Goblin x1, Dire Wolf x0-2
  • Group 7: Ghost Mage x1, Undead x0-1
  • Group 8: Undead x1, Numb Ant x0-2

The Village

For all NPC gossip, see Side Scripts.
The Apojii villagers live in an island paradise

There are two areas to Apojii Islands. The first area is the village itself, the second is alongside Gaia Falls, with nothing to find except a Bramble Seed and the Jupiter Djinni Haze (Haze cannot be reached without the Sand Psynergy). A river winds through the village, and in the center is a large blue teardrop-shaped rock called the Aqua Stone. A tradition in the village has men swim to Aqua Island when they come of age. Several villagers are curious about Aqua Rock and the moai statues that protect it and, as they suggest, the Aqua Stone is the key to Aqua Rock. By casting Douse on the Aqua Stone, the moai at the entrance to Aqua Rock move out of the way, allowing the party to explore Aqua Rock.

Vendors

The village's inn is the first building encountered upon entering the village and costs 14 coins per Adept.

General Store
Name Class Cost Effect
Great Sword Long Sword 7000 Attack +90
Armored Shell Armor 3600 Defense +30
Knight's Shield Shield 3000 Defense +28
Steel Helm Helm 3100 Defense +27
Guardian Circlet Circlet 3400 Defense +25
Herb Consumable Item 10 Restore 50 HP to one Adept
Nut Consumable Item 200 Restore 200 HP to one Adept
Antidote Consumable Item 20 Cures Poison and Venom from one Adept
Elixir Consumable Item 30 Removes Stun, Sleep, and Delusion from one Adept
Sacred Feather Consumable Item 70 Temporarily lowers monster encounter rate
Artifacts
Dragon Axe Axe 10300 Attack +100, Unleashes Heat Mirage
Angelic Ankh Staff 6400 Attack +83, Unleashes Life Leech
Water of Life Consumable Item 3000 Revives a fallen Adept

Collectibles

  • Bramble Seed: Found by using Cyclone on the easternmost weeds in the second area.
  • 32 Coins: Found in a barrel in the hut in the upper right part of the first area.
  • 182 Coins: Found in a jar to the left of the lower left house.
  • Herb: Found by using Cyclone on the weeds south of the Aqua Stone and north of the river.
  • Mint: Found by using Cyclone on the lower right weeds in the first area (near the entrance to the second area).

Trivia

  • The girl running the shop mentions a place called Garapas. This is a translation error: Garapas is the Japanese name for Apojii, and is presumably derived from the name of the Galapagos Islands.
  • Despite being near Aqua Rock, no one in Apojii seems to possess Psynergy. Like Kibombo though, there is a tradition of journeying to Aqua Rock as a coming-of-age ceremony.

Cultural references

Geographically, the Apojii Islands are the Weyard equivalent of the Galápagos Islands. The islands' Japanese name, Garapas, is further evidence of this connection. Seemingly, the world was cut just west of South America when modifying it into a flat planet for the sake of the series' map.

Their English name, instead of a real-world location, instead refers to how far away it is from the rest of Weyard; "Apojii" comes from the word "apogee", broadly meaning the climax or culmination of something, but usually more specifically referring to the point in the Moon's orbit where it's farthest from the Earth.

Towns and Villages
Golden Sun
ValeVaultBilibinKolimaImilXianAltinKalayTolbiLunpaSuhallaLalivero
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
DailaMadraAlhafraGarohMikasallaNaribweKibomboYallamApojii IslandsIzumoChampaLemuriaShaman VillageContigoLohoProx
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Lookout CabinPatcher's PlaceCarver's CampHarapaPassajKaochoAyuthayTe Rya VillageBelinskBorder TownPort RagoSaha TownKolima VillageHarun VillageYamata CityTonfonChampa Camp (and Champa)
Landmasses of Weyard
Continents
AngaraAttekaGondowanHesperiaIndraLemuriaNorthern ReachesOseniaTundaria
Islands
Atteka InletE Tundaria IsletN Osenia IsletSE Angara IsletSea of Time IsletSW Atteka IsletWest Indra IsletTreasure IsleApojii Islands