Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - DMW List and progression

DMW (Digital Mind Wave) is what represents the random limit break system in this game. It consists of the roulete type of images which needs to align, and addionally there are numbers that can align afterwards. Getting tripple 7 can raise your level, your materia, give different temp. buffs in the battle etc. When you align 2 of the same images, sometimes it will also initiate a animation which will show some lore and raise the completion % of a single DMW Image. You need to collect them all, and get to that 100% for Genji Armor and the DMW Master trophy. Summons only have 1 animation, while characters have more (Genesis has only 2, but the rest have 6). You can skip the memories when they start - it will still count. You can initiate the same ones all over again, thus making this a bit tedious.

You can open the DMW from your Inventory and check the progress on the screen there. Many will be revealed while you play the story, but I'm sure a lot more will stay hidden at the point when you beat the game. When you tackle all 300 missions that is where you'll probably complete all of the memories. Or you can play some easy missions like 1-1-1 and with auto-regen Faerie Ring accessory just leave the fight overnight.

Raising chances of getting an DMW Image limit

There are several stores in the game which will allow you to buy purple DMW-related Materia, which when equipped will increase the chance of rolling that specific character’s limit break. You can stack multiple for one character to increase it even higher.

DMW Materia for Sephiroth, Angeal, Tseng, Cloud, Aerith and Cissnei can be purchased from Research Dept. QMC+ (found inside a chest in Gongaga in Chapter 9). This is missable, so make sure you get it. If you follow my chapter topics you will get that. DMW Materia for Genesis can be purchased from Online Shop Shade, which is a reward from completing Mission 9-5-4: Abnormal Power.

Lucky Stars materia is great if you can spare a materia slot to increase your chances of limit breaks in general as you play. If you want to grind any character's DMW, the best way to do this is to equip 2 Lucky Stars materia, and 4 materia for the character you are trying to get. Then, like mentioned, load up some easy mission like Mission 1-1-1 and just leave the game overnight (while having some auto-regen accessory like Faerie Ring on Zack).

You will need to complete the current fight you are in for memories to register, and also complete the mission, be aware of that! If you die in a fight after getting a new memory, or abort a mission without completing it, you will lose those memories (which sucks!)

If the trophy doesn’t unlock immediately, manually open the "DMW" menu from your Inventory for it to pop.

DMW Image Locations

Character DMW Images

Sephiroth – Octaslash
Ability: Deals damage to one enemy.
Unlocked by: Automatically at the beginning of the game.

Angeal – Rush Assault
Ability: Stuns and deals physical defense-ignoring damage to up to three enemies.
Unlocked by: Automatically at the beginning of the game.

Tseng – Air Strike
Ability: Deals damage to all enemies present.
Unlocked by: Automatically at the beginning of Chapter 2.

Cloud – Meteor Shots
Ability: Deals damage to all enemies present.
Unlocked by: Automatically as you progress through Modeo Ravine in Chapter 5.

Aerith – Healing Wave
Ability: Becomes invincible and cures Poison, Silence, and Curse. HP / MP / AP equal to max amount is restored.
Unlocked by: Automatically at the beginning of the game.

Cissnei – Lucky Stars
Ability: Activates Critical and raises the Limit Gauge level. Level increase is equal to the level for “Lucky Stars”.
Unlocked by: Automatically after meeting Cissnei during the assault on Shinra in Chapter 3.

Genesis – Apocalypse
Ability: Deals damage to all enemies present.
Unlocked by: Automatically after fighting Genesis in Chapter 5.

Summon DMW Images

DMW Image: Phoenix – Rebirth Flame (Missable!)
Ability: Deals magic defense-ignoring damage to all enemies present and activates Raise.
Unlocked by: In Nibelheim in Chapter 8, speak to the boy with the orange exclamation mark in the town square. He will give you the first of seven wonders to investigate. Interact with the water tower in the middle of the town and you will acquire Phoenix.

DMW Image: Ifrit (Hellfire)
Ability: Deals magic defense-ignoring damage to all enemies present.
Complete Mission 8-1-1: Rematch with Ifrit

DMW Image: Bahamut (Megaflare)
Ability: Deals magic defense-ignoring damage to all enemies present.
Complete Mission 8-1-4: Rematch with Bahamut

DMW Image: Odin (Zantetsuken)
Ability: Deaks Death effect to all enemies present.
Complete Mission 8-1-6: Mystery Materia

DMW Image: Chocobo (Chocobo Stomp)
Ability: Deals physical defense-ignoring damage to all enemies present.
Complete Mission 8-4-1: Suspicious Mail 1

DMW Image: Caith Sith (Courage Boost!)
Ability: Cures Poison and Silence, and activates Barrier, MBarrier, Endure, MP & AP Cost Zero, and Null Physical/Magic.
Complete Mission 8-4-3: Suspicious Mail 3

DMW Image: Moogle (Moogle Power)
Ability: Raises the level of all equipped materia and activates Regen. Level increase is equal to the level for “Moogle Power.”
Complete Mission 8-4-4: Suspicious Mail 4

DMW Image – Bahamut Fury (Exaflare)
Ability: Deals magic defense-ignoring damage to all enemies present.
Complete Mission 8-5-6: Treasure Info 6

DMW Image: Kactuar (1,000 Needles)
Ability: Deals damage to all enemies present.
Defeat the Kactuar roaming around in Mission 3-1-3: Eliminate the Copies to unlock the 10-1 missions. Then complete Mission 10-1-3: Cactuar Found?

DMW Image: Tonberry (Murderous Thrust)
Ability: Deals physical defense-ignoring damage to one enemy.
Defeat the Tonberry enemy roaming around in Mission 6-1-5: Buried in the Caverns to unlock the 10-2 missions. Then complete Mission 10-2-3: Master Tonberry.

DMW Image: Magic Pot (Item Mugger)
Ability: Obtain certain materia or items.
In Mission 10-2-3: Master Tonberry, you can encounter the Magic Pot. Preare Jump, Fira, Gravity and Assault Twister materias before trying, and then fight this enemy. Use them on the enemy as per request to get this DMW Image.