Final Fantasy VII Remake Battle Intel Reports

When you are running around with Tifa in Chapter 3, you will meet a Shinra Employee named Chadley. He is very interested in how you manouver in combat, and your strategies. He asks you to take the Assess Materia, and help him to gather intel on combat.
Though he is a underling of Professor Hojo, he is secretly working against Shinra. He will provide challenges for you to meet while fighting, and provide you with a reward (materia) for meeting the proper requirements.

Now right off the bat, you do not have to partake in any of Chadley's quests. BUT you will sorely regret it. Chadley's materia are some of the best in the game. On top of that, you will miss out on all but two of the Non-DLC summons available in Final Fantasy VII Remake. For folks who are saying they do not want to do side missions, and extra stuff.....Chadley is different. You get involved in a "ongoing" quest with Chadley. All you really have to do to obtain objectives is....battle. Chances are you can gain the first 4 intel and defeat Shiva before ever leaving Chapter 3. Even what has been done up to meeting Chadley is calculated into the missions. When you finish a intel requirement, you will be notified at the end of the battle, where you get your Exp and AP. Then when you meet Chadley again, everything you have done is turned in. So you do not actually have to hunt him down when you finish one.

Battle Intel Reports

Chadley appears in several different locations throughout the game. He will appear in:
Sector 7 - Chapter 3
Sector 5 - Chapter 8
Sector 6 - Chapter 9
Sector 5 & 6 Chapter 14
Shinra HQ: Recreation Area, Top Floor - Chapter 16

You can, with A LOT OF WORK, complete all of Chadley's intel missions in one play through. The most difficult to do is mastering all Magic Materia. This is mostly due to the 5000AP required to master the Revive Materia. But once you complete the first 19 missions, you will be allowed to battle Bahamut for his Summon Materia. Once you finish off Bahamut, you will unlock the Intelligence Agent trophy and be done with Chadley's battle intel missions...But that is not all Chadley has to offer. Check out the Shinra Combat Simulator for more information on what Chadley provides.
Below is a complete list of the intel missions, requirements to fulfill them, and the rewards.

Mission		Conditions	New Materia
1	Monster Bio Pt. 1	Assess 2 enemy types.	Auto-Cure Materia
2	Magic Elements Pt. 1	Hit enemies vulneranble to fire, ice, or lightning using the appropriate magic. (Number of attacks: 1 for each element)	Wind Materia
3	The Stagger Effect Pt. 1	Use unique abilities on staggered enemies and charge the ATB gauge 10 times.	First Strike Materia
4	The Stagger Effect Pt. 2	Stagger 15 enemy types.	ATB Boost Materia
5	Combat Sim: Shiva	Defeat Shiva.	Shiva Materia
6	Monster Bio Pt. 2	Assess 10 enemy types.	Steadfast Block Materia
7	Magic Elements Pt. 2	Exploit weaknesses of 15 enemy types.	Steal Materia
8	The Manipulation Technique	Defeat 2 or more enemies with a single attack.	Provoke Materia
9	Monster Variants Pt. 1	Defeat monsters of 3 unique varieties.	Synergy Materia
10	Combat Sim: Fat Chocobo	Defeat a fat chocobo.	Fat Chocobo Materia
11	Monster Bio Pt. 3	Assess 20 enemy types.	Item Master Materia
12	The Stagger Effect Pt. 3	Increase stagger damage bonus to 200%.	Parry Materia
13	Refocus Analysis	Trigger Refocus 2 times.	ATB Assist Materia
14	The Stagger Effect Pt. 4	Stagger 40 enemy types.	ATB Stagger Materia
15	Combat Sim: Leviathan	Defeat Leviathan.	Leviathan Materia
16	Monster Bio Pt. 4	Assess 30 enemy types.	Enemy Skill Materia
17	Weapon Abilities	Acquire all 16 weapon abilities.	Skill Master Materia
18	MP Consumption	Master all 12 types of magic materia.	MP Absorption Materia
19	Monster Variants Pt.2	Defeat monsters of 10 unique varieties.	HP Absorption Materia
20	Combat Sim: Bahamut	Defeat Bahamut.	Bahamut Materia

Materia Shop

As you complete intel reports, Chadley will sell you the materia he creates. You can buy up to 3 of the materia he creates. Each of the materia will begin with a 100 Gil price tag, going up to 5000 Gil for the final one. These are some of the most important materia in the entire game, a lot of them being absolute must have for Hard Mode.

Name Cost 1 Cost 2 Cost 3 Assess 1000 - - Wind 100 2000 5000 Synergy 100 - - HP Absorbtion 100 - 5000 MP Absorbtion 100 - - ATB Boost 100 - - Steal 100 - - Enemy Skill 100 - - Parry 100 2000 5000 First Strike 100 - 5000 Auto-Cure 100 - - Item Master 100 - 5000 ATB Stagger 100 2000 5000 ATB Assist 100 - - Provoke 100 - - Steadfast Block 100 2000 5000 Skill Master 100 2000 5000

VR Missions

As mentioned before, Chadley will give you the vast majority of your Summon Materia. These are unlocked by completing intel reports. Once one is unlocked, you can gain it by competing in a Combat


Simulator for Chadley. He will provide you a VR mask, and you will "Enter Combat Mode". Here you will face the respective Summon in battle. The earlier in the game you face Shiva and Fat Chocobo, the easier they will be to defeat in Classic, Easy, and Normal Mode. As the story progresses, these battles will become more difficult. Bahamut and Leviathan remain the same, no matter what part of the story fight them.

Shiva	Fat Chocobo	Leviathan	Bahamut
Finish Battle Report 5	Finish Battle Report 10	Finish Battle Report 15	Finish all 19 Battle Reports

Weapon Upgrade

Chadley also has the ability to reset your weapon upgrades for a rising price. This can be done at any location he is found at.