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========================================SPLITINFINITYPRESENTS=======================================MyYouTubechannel:www.youtube.com/user/SplitPlaythruCome!Subscribetomyvideosforbettergames'experience!Nameofgame:FinalFantasyVIII/[PAL]Typeofguide:CompleteWalkthrough/FAQPlatform:PlaystationVersion:HawtEdea,releasedon27thFebruary2011Author:DamirKolar(SplitInfinity)Copyrightedto:(c)DamirKolar(SplitInfinity)AllrightsreservedMadein:MSWord,CourierNew,FontSize10,Chrs/Line79Bestviewed:MSWord,CourierNew,FontSize10,Chrs/Line79TripleTriad:db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/final_fantasy_viii_cards_d.txtIfyoulikethisguide,besuretodropmeanemailandtellmeaboutit.Theonlythingthisguidecannotdoisplaythegameforyou.==============================================================================================================================================================01.)LATESTUPDATESG0100==============================================================================================================================================================

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SECTIONNUMBERANDNAME|CODE|WHATISITABOUT?01.)LatestUpdates|G0100|Readwhatwasaddedinlastupdate.02.)LegalInformation|G0200|Copyrightprotectionandlegalinfo.03.)TableofContents|G0300|Sectionsofthisguide.04.)Introduction|G0400|Abitaboutmyselfandthisguide.05.)Abbreviations|G0500|Whatdoabbreviatedwordsstandfor...?06.)ChartExplanation|G0600|Understandingthecharts'sections.07.)StatusEffects|G0700|Bitsandpiecesonstatuseffects.08.)Walkthrough|G0800|Guidefromstarttofinish.SeedMission#01|SM#01|SeeDexam,FireCavernportionSeedMission#02|SM#02|SeeDexam,DolletportionSeedMission#03|SM#03|OfficiallybecomeSeeDSeedMission#04|SM#04|AttendtheinaugurationpartySeedMission#05|SM#05|Squall'sfirstmissionasofficialSeeDSeedMission#06|SM#06|AnnounceTimber'sindependenceSeedMission#07|SM#07|ReachGalbadiaGardenSeedMission#08|SM#08|AssassinationattemptSeedMission#09|SM#09|EscapefromcaptivitySeedMission#10|SM#10|PreventthemissilelaunchSeedMission#11|SM#11|SaveBalambGardenSeedMission#12|SM#12|ExploreFishermansHorizonSeedMission#13|SM#13|ReturntoBalambSeedMission#14|SM#14|ExamineTrabiaGarden'ssituationSeedMission#15|SM#15|BattleoftheGardensSeedMission#16|SM#16|TraveltoEdea'sHouseSeedMission#17|SM#17|FindWhiteSeeDshipSeedMission#18|SM#18|MakewaytoEstharSeedMission#19|SM#19A|FindElloneSeedMission#20|SM#20|BoardLoonyPandaSeedMission#19|SM#19B|FindEllone,continuedSeedMission#21|SM#21|HelpforRinoaSeedMission#22|SM#22|RescueRinoaSeedMission#23|SM#23|"Defeat"LoonyPandaSeedMission#24|SM#24|Defeatthe"Mastermind"09.)Bestiary|G0900|Meetthebunchknownasmonsters.10.)JunctionEffects|G1000|Effectsofjunctioningmagic.11.)CardsInformation|G1100|Infooncardsvalues,itemsgained,etc.



12.)CharacterAnalysis|G1200|Evaluationofplayablecharacters.13.)LimitBreaks|G1300|Detailsonlimitbreaks.14.)GuardianForces|G1400|StuffaboutGFs,andmore.15.)Abilities|G1500|DetailsonGF,menu,etc.abilities.16.)Magic|G1600|Informationonmagicspells.17.)RefinementCharts|G1700|Whatrefinesintowhat?Wondernomore.18.)Items|G1800|Craploadofitems,handfulofEdea.19.)SeeDTestAnswers|G1900|Getthenextrankfastandpainless.20.)Shops|G2000|Itemsandtheirprices.21.)WeaponRemodeling|G2100|Howandwhatisneededtoupgradeweapons.22.)StatMaxing|G2200|BeefupStr,HP,Spr...tomaximumvalues.23.)Information|G2300|BriefcontentsofInformationsubmenus.24.)PastRevisions|G2400|Historyofthisguideresideshere...25.)Credits|G2500|Allwhocontributed...Thankyou.26.)ContactInfo|G2600|Findouthowtoreachme.

==============================================================================================================================================================04.)INTRODUCTIONG0400==============================================================================================================================================================

Hello!IamDamirKolarandIwelcomeyoutomynewproject.FinalFantasyVIIIwasoneofmyfavoritegamesbackintheyeoldePSXtime,andI'veplayeditalot,probablyevenmorethanFFX.Anyway,aftersomeponderingIdecidedtofinallygiveinandmakeaguideforthisgame.

Areyouready?PowerupyourPSX,openthedisctray,popinFFVIIICD,closethedisctray,waitforsomelogostoappear,hitStartorActionbutton,andthenselectNewGame.

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Thankyouforreadingthisguide.Ihopeitmeetsyourexpectationsincompletingthegamefullyinordertoprovidemaximumenjoyment.

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Iwillbeusingsomeabbreviations.



ACattackclass(magic)APAbilityPointsAURAuraBERBerserkccainroughestimateschrsinglecharacterchrsmultiplecharactersCONConfusecrosscrossroadsDARDarknessDGNDegeneratorDOODoomDOUDoubleDRADrainEeastespespeciallyEVAEvasionstatEXPExperiencepointsFLOFloatGFGuardianForceHASHasteHIThit(accuracy)statisticHPHitPointsINVInvincibleKODeathLBLimitBreakLUCKluckstatisticMAGmagicstatisticNnorthnanotapplicableNEnortheastNSnothingspecialNWnorthwestPETPetrifyingPOIPoisonPROProtectPTRPetrifyREFReflectREGRegenrephyregularphysicalattackSsouthSEsoutheastSHEShellSILSilenceSLESleepSLOSlowSPDspeedstatisticSPNSavePointSPRspiritstatisticSTOStopSTRstrengthstatSWsouthwestTRITripleVI0itality0VITvitalitystatisticVSversusWwestZOMZombie



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Here'sanexplanationofvariouspartsoffoe'sentry.

#01Firstit'sthenameofthefoe.#02"LVRANGE"Tellsyouatwhichpossiblelevelscanthisfoebeencountered.Lowestlevelis1,andhighestis100.#03"HPRANGE"TellsyouaboutlowestandhighestamountofHPenemycanhaveatlv1(oritslowestlevel)andlv100(oritshighestlevel).ExceptionsapplyforexampleIfrit,whowillalwaysbelv6with1068HP.#04"AP"TellsyouamountofAPyougainwhenfoeisdefeated.#05"Commoncard:"tellsyouaboutacardforwhichyouhave15/16chancetoobtain,ifafoecanbecarded.Generally,bossfoescannotbecarded."Rarecard:"tellsyouaboutacardforwhichyouhave1/16chancetoobtain,ifafoecanbecarded.Generally,bossfoescannotbecarded.#06"LVUD"standsfor"LevelUp/Down"(Tonberry'sabilitycommand)."yes"meansthatthefoecanbeleveledup/down*1"no"meansthatthefoecannotbeleveleduporleveleddown*1#07"ELEMENTALAFFINITIES"dealswithfoe'svulnerabilitiesto9elements.Thoseare:fire,ice,thunder,earth,poison,wind,water,holy,andgravity.

"immune"meansthatfoeisimmunetodamagefromthiselement"magmiss"meansthatattackswithearthelementwillmiss"yes"meansthatfoeissusceptibletogravitydamage"no"meansthatfoeisimmunetogravitydamage"x0,1"~"x0,9"meansthatfoetakesreduceddamagefromthiselement"x1"meansthatfoetakesnormaldamagefromthiselement"x1,1"~"x7"meansthatfoetakesincreaseddamagefromthiselement"x(0,1)"~"x(1)"meansthatfoetakesabsorbsdamagefromthiselementasHPrecovery#08"BASICSTATISTICS"ealswithinfoonfoe'sprimarystats(HP,STR,etc.)"EXP"standsfor"ExperiencePoints""HP"standsfor"HitPoints""Strength"selfexplanatory"Vitality"selfexplanatory"Magic"selfexplanatory"Spirit"selfexplanatory"Speed"selfexplanatory"Evasion"selfexplanatory""novalueforstatisticisprovided#09"STATUSAFFINITIES"dealwithfoe'svulnerabilitiestostatuschanges."KO"Death|"POI"Poison|"PTR"Petrify"DAR"Darkness|"SIL"Silence|"BER"Berserk"ZOM"Zombie|"SLE"Sleep|"HAS"Haste



"SLO"Slow|"STO"Stop|"REG"Regen"REF"Reflect|"DOO"Doom|"PET"Petrifying"FLO"Float|"CON"Confuse|"DRA"Drain"DGN"Degenerator|"PRO"Protect|"SHE"Shell"AUR"Aura|"INV"Invincible|"DOU"Double"TRI"Triple|"VI0"Vitality0|"TheEnd"TheEnd*2

""meansthatfoeisimmuneandcannotbeaffected"0"~"90"meansthatfoeissusceptible,butithassomeresistance(thelowerthenumberis,thehigherfoe'sresistanceis)"100"meansthatfoeisalwayssusceptible"yes"meansthatfoeissusceptibleto"TheEnd""no"meansthatfoeisimmuneto"TheEnd"#10"DRAWABLEMAGIC"tellsyouinfoonwhichmagicscanbedrawnfromafoeatanyofitslevels.#11"DEVOURTASTE"tellsyouinfoabouteffectsofsuccessful"Devour"performedontheenemyatanyofitslevels.Generally,bossfoesandhuman/humanoidfoescannotbedevoured.*3#12"MUGGEDITEMS"tellsyouinfoaboutitemsyoucanobtainfromafoeatanyofitslevelsusing"Mug"command.

Atanyfoe'sgivenlevel,youcanstealoneoffouravailableitemsfromthefoe.Yourbasechanceforsuccessfullymuggingafoecanbeaslowas[0/256](nothingtosteal)orashighas[255/256].

Thisisalsoveryimportanttoknow:youmustadd[Spd/2]tothedifficultynumberforthemugcolumn(Spd=themugger'sSpd,notthetarget's!).

Let'sdividethesefouravailableitemsintofourslots:A,B,C,D.Uponconsideringbasechanceforsuccessfullymuggingafoe,youhave...[178/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotA[51/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotB[15/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotC[12/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotD

Theorderofitemslistedinfoe's"MuggedItems"sectionreflectstheorderoftheslots,thatisfirstitemlistedisfromslotA,andsoon.

Remember,youcanonlystealoncefromthefoe!Andifyousuccessfullymugafoe,thenthefoewillnotdropanyitemspostbattle.

Ifyou'reusingRareItemability,itchangesthechancesofsuccessfullymugginganitemintothefollowing...[128/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotA[114/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotB[14/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotC[0/256]chancetomuganitemfromslotD#13"DROPPEDITEMS"tellsyouinfoaboutitemsyoucanobtainfromafoeatanyofitslevelsafterthebattleisfinished."Carddrop:"tellsyouaboutpossiblecardyoucanreceiveafterdefeatingafoe.Foe'slevelsdon'tmatterinthiscase.

Atanyfoe'sgivenlevel,youhaveachancetoobtainoneoffouravailableitemsfromthefoe.Yourbasechancetosuccessfullygetanitemfromafoecanbeaslowas[0/256](nothingtodrop)orashighas[255/256].

Let'sdividethesefouravailableitemsintofourslots:A,B,C,D.Upon



consideringbasechanceforanitemtobedropped,youhave...[178/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotA[51/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotB[15/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotC[12/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotD

Theorderofitemslistedinfoe's"DroppedItems"sectionreflectstheorderoftheslots,thatisfirstitemlistedisfromslotA,andsoon.

Remember,youcanonlygetoneitemfromonefoe!Andifyousuccessfullymuggedafoe,thenthefoewillnotdropanyitemspostbattle.

Regardingcarddrops,unlessthedropis100%fixed,youhave[1/16]chanceofobtainingthecardaspostbattlespoils.

Ifyou'reusingRareItemability,itchangesthechancesofsuccessfullyobtaininganitemintothefollowing...[128/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotA[114/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotB[14/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotC[0/256]chancetoobtainanitemfromslotD#14"SCAN"tellsyouaboutinfoonthefoewhichappearswhenfoeisscannedwith"Scan"magic.

"[FlyMonster]"denotesaflyingfoe;assuchitisimmunetoattacksalignedwithearthelement."[UndeadMonster]"denotesanundeadfoe;assuchitisvulnerabletohealingitemsandspells,andcanbeinstadefeatedwithLifemagicsorPhoenixDowns.#15"ATTACKLIST"tellsyouaboutalltheskillsthefoecanuseinsomeway.#16"NOTES"tellsyouaboutinterestinginfo,whichdoesn'tfitanywhereelse.#17*1Generally,bossfoescannotbeleveledup/downinsuchmanner.

*2"TheEnd"isaspecialstatus,availableonlythruSelphie'sSlots.Whencast,TheEndinstantlydefeatsanyandallfoes,exceptthoseclassifiedasundead.Incasefoehasmultipleforms,"TheEnd"reducestheHPofcurrentformto0(zero),takingyoustraighttothenextform.

*3Whenyouperform"Devour"command,severalthingscanhappen:"Couldn'tDevour!">foecannotbedevoured"Delicious!">restoresMAXHP"Refreshing!">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities"Tastesawful!!!">12,5%ofMAXHPlost,inflictsPoison"Shouldn'thave...eaten...it">75%ofMAXHPlost,inflictsPoison,Darkness,Silence,Sleep,SlowandCurse"Can'tseeanything">6,25%ofMAXHPlost,inflictsDarkness"Tastesokay...">restores50%MAXHP"Nogood!">nothingischanged



"It'srotten...">6,25%ofMAXHPlost,inflictsZombie"Tastesfunny...">inflictsStone"Barf...bwahhh!!!">50%ofMAXHPlost,inflictsPoison"Increasedmorale">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesSprby1"Lightonmyfeet!">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesSpdby1"Allsystemsgo!">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesMAXHPby10"Gainedstrength">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesStrby1"Feelhealthier">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesVitby1"Clearhead!">restoresMAXHP,healsstatusabnormalities,raisesMagby1

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Thegameisfulloffunstatuseffectsyoucanplayaroundwith.

Harmfulstatuseffects:KO,Death,Poison,Petrify,Darkness,Silence,Zombie,Sleep,Berserk,Slow,Stop,Curse,Doom,Petrifying,Confuse,Vit0,Drain,Zantetsuken,Rapture,TheEnd,Degenerator

Goodstatuseffects:Haste,Regen,Protect,Shell,Reflect,Aura,Invincible,Float,Double,Triple,Defend,AngelWing

=======================================MEANINGSOFABBREVIATIONSINSTATUSCHARTS=======================================STATUSnameofstatusEFFeffectsofstatusDURdurationofstatusCURhowcanthestatusbecured/removedLOSisstatusgoneiftargetgetsKOedorturnedtoStonePREhowtopreventthestatusINFmagicandequipmentthatinflictsthestatusVISvisualnotificationofthestatus=======================================HARMFULSTATUSEFFECTS=======================================PoisonEFF|5%~9%oftarget'sMAXHPislostforeachactiontargetmakes.DUR|Permanent.Italsopersistsafterbattle.CUR|Antidote,Elixir,Megalixir,Remedy,Remedy+,Tent,Cottage,|Esuna,Treatment,certainDevoureffects.LOS|KO,Petrify.PRE|[Holy,Esuna,Reflect,Bio,orPain]onSDJ,Ribbon,Invincible.INF|Bio,Pain,RunawayTrain,Acid,BadBreath,DarkShot,certain|Devoureffects.



LOS|PRE|INF|VIS|Targetislyingontheground,unabletoact.ATBbarisempty.DrainEFF|DrainsHPfromtarget,addingittocaster'sHPpool.|BecarefulwhendrainingUndeadfoes,orfoesunderZombiestatus,|asyou'llloseHPinstead.DUR|CUR|LOS|PRE|[Holy,Dispel,orDrain]onSDJ,Invincible.INF|Drain,Absorb.VIS|ZantetsukenEFF|Instantlydefeatsalltargets.|Exceptionsarebossfoes,Tonberry,Grat,Cactuar,Vysage,Lefty,|Righty,PuPu,UFO?,andESoldier(cyborg).|IfGilgameshappearsinbattlesagainstoneofthosefoesand|attemptstouseZantetsuken,statuswillmiss.DUR|CUR|LOS|PRE|INF|Zantetsuken.VIS|Targetgetsslicedinhalf,thenbattleends.RaptureEFF|Instantlydefeatsallenemies.|Exceptionsarebossfoes,Tonberry,Grat,Cactuar,Vysage,Lefty,|Righty,PuPu,UFO?,andESoldier(cyborg).DUR|CUR|LOS|PRE|INF|Rapture.VIS|Apairofwingsappearsbehindenemy,andcarriesenemyaway.DegeneratorEFF|Instantlydefeatstarget.|Exceptionsarebossfoes,Tonberry,Grat,Cactuar,Vysage,Lefty,|Righty,PuPu,UFO?,andESoldier(cyborg).DUR|CUR|LOS|PRE|INF|Degenerator.VIS|Aftersomeflashyfireworkstargetiscarriedintonothingness.TheEndEFF|Instantlydefeatsallenemies.|Exceptionsareundeadfoes,andtargetsunderZombiestatus.|Ifyou'refacingafoewithmorethanoneform,thenTheEnd|reducestheHPofcurrentformtozero(0),causingthefoeto|enternextformimmediately.DUR|CUR|LOS|PRE|



AngelWingEFF|ExclusivetoRinoaonly.DuringAngelWingmode,controlofRinoa|islost;shewillbecastingoffensivemagicfromhermagicstock.|Amountofavailablemagicdoes*not*decrease,anddamagecaused|isfivetimesgreaterthanusual.Ifshehasnostockedmagic,she|willusephysicalattacksagainstherfoes.DuringAngelWing|mode,RinoaisimmunetoSilence,BerserkandConfuse.DUR|Timelapse,battleend.CUR|LOS|KO,Petrify.PRE|INF|AngelWing.VIS|PairofwingsappearonRinoa'sback,andthenit'spartytime.

Andfortheend,someusefulthingstoknow...ChrwithAutoReflectabilityisimpossibletorevivewithLifemagic.YoumustusePhoenixDownorReviveability.RinoainAngelWingstatusisimmunetoBerserk,SilenceandConfusestatuses.Slowstatusslowsdownexpirationrateofallstatusescurrentlyactiveontarget.Ontheotherhand,Hastestatusspeedsupexpirationrateofallstatusescurrentlyactiveontarget.WhilechrisunderStoporSleepstatus,chr'sEvaratingiszero(0).BerserkandZombiestatusesincreaseattackpowerofchraffected.ZombifiedchrisimmunetoDeathspells,andisnotafraidofDoom.Zombiedchrreceivesdoubledamagefromattacksalignedwithholyelement.Haste,SlowandStopcannotcoexistatthesametime.Forexample,ifyoucastHasteontargetunderSlow,SlowstatusisreplacedbyHaste.AuraandCursecannotcoexistatthesametime.IfanattackcarriesBerserk,Confuseand/orSleepstatuses,thenConfuse"takesprecedense"overBerserk;andSleep"takesprecedence"overConfuseandBerserkDespiteitsname,Vit0statusreducesbothVitalityandSpirittozero(0),thusmakingMeltdownmagicanexcellentopeningmoveinanyprolongedconfrontation.Asaddedbonusthere'snoenemyinthegamethat'simmunetothestatus.Drainingundeadorzombifiedfoeswillcauseyoudamageinstead.Thinkthatyou'reinvinciblewhenHerotalks?UseDarksidecommandandyou'llbesleepingwiththefishiessoonerthanyouthought.Kamikaze!Zantetsuken,RaptureandDegeneratorwillfailagainst:bossclassfoes,Tonberry,Grat,Cactuar,Vysage,Lefty,Righty,PuPu,UFO?,andESoldier(cyborg).TheEndinstantlydefeatsanyenemyinthegame,exceptundeadorzombifiedfoes.Ifthebosshasmultipleforms,TheEndreducesHPofcurrentformtozero(0),triggeringthebattlewithnextformimmediately.Ifyou'resufferingfrombadstatus,tossaHeroorHolyWartoremovethem.Hey,whoneedsinvincibilityfortoughbosses...AutoHasteabilitymakesyouimmunetoSlowandStop.UsingDrainonStAtkJisgreatwhencoupledwithDarkside.RibbonistheonlywayofprotectingyourselfagainstVit0status.PetrifyingandDoomcounterscanbe"fiddledwith"bysettingthesliderforBattleSpeedunderconfig.Thefasterthesetting,thesmallerthecounterwhenitbeginsticking.ZombifyingachrwithDoomcounterremovesDoom.Protect,Shell,Aura,Double,Triple,andVit0statuscanbeappliedtoanythinginthegame.



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==================================FOREWORD===================================Theprimaryaimofthisguideistogetyouthruthegamefrombeginningtillgrandfinaleinthemostcomfortablewaypossible.SomeofthesuggestionsImakethroughouttheguidewillrequireyoutospendsomequalitygamingtimewithenemiesorsuch,buttrustmewhenIsaythatit'llpayoffbigtimeintheend.

Andnow...enjoyFinalFantasyVIII!YourstrulyDamirKolar==================================FOREWORD===================================

HINT:SomepeopletakegreatprideinobtainingahighSeeDrankatstartofgamebycompletingtheSeeDfieldexam.Don'tworryaboutthatstuff,asthere'splentychancestoobtainmoneyinothermeans.

HINT:You'llencounterlotsofdrawpointsinthecourseofgame.Exceptinthreecases(Ultimadrawpoint,IslandClosesttoHell,IslandClosesttoHeaven),drawingmagicsfromthemisuseless,asit'sfarbettertodrawmagicfromenemiesorgettingitbyrefining.

HINT:RegardingEXPandAPitiswisetoknowthefollowing:If*you*aredead,petrified,orlevel100,youwillnotgainEXP.YourGFswillstillgainEXP(unlessthey'redeadorlevel100)andAP(unlessthey'redeadorarenotcurrentlyworkingonanability).Ifyourunaway,yougainnoAP,andyougainapercentageoftheEXPyouwould'vegottenfromtheenemy,equaltothepercentageofitshealththatyou'vetakenaway(forexample,fightsomethingthatgives200EXPandhas1000HP,knockitdownto800HPandrun,andyouget20%of200=40EXPfortakingoff20%ofitshealth).Ifyoupetrifyanenemy,it'sjustlikerunningawayfromit:noAP,percentageofEXPbasedondamagedone.Ifyoucardanenemy,yougetAP,anddonotgetEXP.Ifyoudevouranenemy,yougetAP,anddonotgetEXP.Iftheenemydoesn'tgiveEXPinthefirstplace(Tonberry,mostbosses),thenyouwon'tgetEXPfromit,butwillstillgetAP.

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Afterintroductorysequence,you'llfindthemainprotagonistlyinginbed.WhenKadowakiasksyouaquestion,answerhoweveryoulike.

ThenyougetthechoiceofnamingSquall.EnterdasupersexybombshellthatisQuistisss!Yahoo!WhenyouappearinacorridorwithQuistis,holddownonanalogstick.

[BGardenClassroom]

Squallbeginsatlv7,withRevolverweapon,andyourcurrentfundsare5000

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gil.Youhave6xPotion,4xPhoenixDown,2xRemedy,and5xTent.

NewGuardianForceQuezacotl!NewGuardianForceShiva!

AfterQuistyfinishestalking,haveSquallexaminethedeskinfrontofhim.Choose"Turnonthepowerand...",thenselectTutorialandyouwillobtaintwoGFs:QUEZACOTL(1/16)andSHIVA(2/16).YoucannowselectTutorialfromthemainmenu,broughtupwithCircle.

Ifyou'reanewplayer,thenmakesureyoureadeverythingintheconsole(especiallysincethisgameisquitedifferentinsometermsofgameplay);anythingelseofrulesvalueisavailableintheInfosectionofgame'smainmenu.

Whenyouviewedeverythingyouwanted,backoutwithTriangleandchoose"I'mdone.".

GorightandtalktoQuistyshetellsyouabitaboutFireCavern,advisesyoutoexaminestudypanel(whichwealreadydid),andsetsyouupforadatewithher...no,wait.Shejustsaysshe'llbewaitingatthefrontgate.Eh,closeenough,andwiththatshe'sgone.

[BGarden2FHallway]

Walkdownuntilsomeonebumpsintoyou.Pick"Areyouok?",then"Sure."togiveheratourofthegarden.Iadviseyoutoagreetoittogetaroundabitquickerandalsotofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelayout.Walkrightintotheelevatorscreen.

TripleTriadyourfirstcards

Talktotheguyinfrontoftheelevatorhe'llgiveyou7cards(Geezard,Funguar,RedBat,Gayla,Gesper,FastitocalonF,andCaterchipillar).

QuistytheBombshellDegenerator

OneofthemisGespercard.OnceQuezoknowsCardMod,modthecardintoBlackHoleanduseitonQuististolearnoneofmostusedBlueMagicsthruthegameDegenerator.

YoucanchallengeotherpeopletocardgamesbystandingnexttothemandpressingSquaretobringupapromptaboutplayingTripleTriad.Noteveryoneisaplayer,though.

Entertheelevatornow.

[BGardenHall]

Walktothelefttofindgarden'sdirectory,andSquallwillexplainwhereeverythingis,andwhat'sthefunctionofthatpartofgarden.NsectiondormsNEsectionparkinglotEsectiontrainingcenter

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TripleTriadBeginner'stipsTripleTriadHowrarecardsworkTripleTriadMiniMogcard

DefinitelycheckouttheexcellentTripleTriadwalkthrubySister:db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/final_fantasy_viii_cards_d.txt

Ifyou'reanewplayer,butwouldstillliketotryyourmettleinTripleTriad,Iadviseyouwaitabituntilyougainsomestrongercards.Youprobablydon'tknowyethowthisminigameisplayedandyourcarddeckisn'tthatgreat.WhileTripleTriadisveryrewardinginthelongrun,itwouldbebothersomeifyougaveuponitduetoearlyminigameexperience,shouldyouloseoften.

AgoodchanceforfirsttimeTripleTriadplayerstoactivelyengageincardplayingisafterFireCavern.YourhandwillbecomestrongerbyhavingacoupleofBombcardsandIfritcard.

Butjustforlaterreferencechallengethesmallboyrunningaroundinthegarden,asheholdsaMinimogcard.

YoushouldnevermodMinimogcard.Itisararecardwhichalsoactsaprerequisiteforobtainingotherrarecardlaterinthegame(CardQueenquest,tobespecific).IfyouevermodMinimogcardbeforestartingCardQueenquest,thanthewholequestwillbeclosedoff.

Alloflv8,lv9,andlv10cardscanbeobtainedondisc4.YoujustneedtofulfillspecificconditioncompletingCCGroupquestbytheendofdisc3.

TheonlycardwhichistrulyuniqueisPuPucardalthoughit'slv5card,itcountsasrarecard.

CardQueenquest,CCGroupquest,anddetailsonPuPuareallexplainedlaterinthewalkthru.

[BGardenCafeteria]

SidequestCafeteriaLady

Talktotheleftladybehindthecounter,pick"I'lllendanear...",thenpick"I'lllendanear...".

Walktoupperrightofthescreentoenteranothersection.

TripleTriadQuistiscard

ChallengeTrepie#1andaftersomecardbattleswalkawaywithQuistiscard.



QuistytheBombshellBadBreath

FromTrepie#1inCafeteriaget4xMalborocard.ModthemintoMalboroTentacleandlaterusethisitemonQuistisforhertolearnBadBreath.

TripleTriadAdviceongettingstrongcards

Ifyouneedsomequickstrongcards,gotoFirecaveandCardsomeBombs.

MostofregularenemieswillgiveuptwodifferentcardswhendefeatedbyusingCardcommandinbattle.InourBombexampleBombusuallyturnsintoBombcard,butrarelyyoumayreceiveKrystacard.

[BGardenLibrary]

MagazinesOccultFanI

UponenteringexaminetheshelvestofindOCCULTFANI(1/4).That'sitfornow,sonowtakeahiketofrontgate.

[BGardenFrontGate]

KeepwalkingSuntilyoubumpintoQuisty.Ifyoudidn'tgetthetwoGFsfromyourstudydesk,she'llgivethemtoyounow.Exittoworldmap.

===============================================================================WORLDMAP===============================================================================

AdviceHowlevelingupaffectsyouandyourenemies

FirstthingthatIneedtoclearup:Youdon'thavetostrictlyfollowmyadviseoflevelingwhenIsaysothroughouttheguide.Decidetodosoonyourowndiscretion.

Yourfightingparty'saverageleveldirectlyaffectsenemies'levels.It'sprobablybesttosaythatenemiescomesinthreelevelsoftoughness.

Calculatedlevelisrandomlyeither4/5or6/5oftheaveragelevelofyouractive(usually3)partymembers.Ifthecalculatedlevelisgreaterthantheenemy'smaxlevelwhichis100forallrandomenemiesandmostoptionalbosses,butusuallysignificantlylessforplotbossesthenthemaxlevelisusedinstead.

Exceptionstothisruleareasfollows:>FireCavernislv5>LoonyPandaonsecondvisitislv1>IslandClosesttoHellislv100>IslandClosesttoHeavenislv100>DeepSeaadds15tocalculatedlevelbeforeapplyingthemax>finaldungeonisentirelyrandom>OmegaWeaponinPSversionisalwayslv100



>OmegaWeaponinPCversionhasnormalcalc

Lv1~19enemyisusuallythewimpiestversionithaslowstats,somemediocremagictodraw,andusuallydoesn'tgiveanygooditems.

Lv20~29enemyisbetterithashigherstats,bettermagictodraw,andit'sholdingbetteritemsaswell.However,someofitsattacksmaychangeandassuchitbecomestoughertodefeat.Treadwithcaution.

Lv30~100enemyisbestofitskin.Ithasthehigheststats,bestmagictodrawandoftentimesbestitemstoboot.Becarefulofsuchenemyagainsomeofitsattacksmaychangeanditisusuallyquitetoughtodefeat.

Quistisjoinsatlv8,withweaponChainWhip.Rawr!

GuardianForcesAdviceonlearningabilities

HaveQuezolearnalljunctionabilitiesitcurrentlyhas,thenmoveontoCard,CardMod,El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2.IthinkthatMedMagRFisuseless.

HaveShivalearnalljunctionabilitiesshecurrentlyhas,thenmoveontoDoom(ShivamustreachLv10),El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2.

TIP:ForquickAPfightFastitocalonFsonRinaulcoast,you'reguaranteedtoreceive6APfromeveryfightwiththem.

JunctioningAdviceongettingsomegoodmagic

Somegoodmagiccanbeobtainedfromtheenemieswhichstandatyourdisposalnowbuttoabletodoso,youmustgainafewlevelsforenemiestostarthavingbettermagicintheirdrawlist.>GratSilence,Berserk,Confuse,Sleep>TRexaurQuake,Firaga>FastitocalonFWater>CaterchipillarCuraga,Slow,Stop,Thundaga>GlacialEyeBlizzaga

YoucanalreadyhaveTornadospellaswell,butyoumustgetAbyssWormcardfirst.Ifyoudon'twantthisspellnow,moveonbutTornadoisagreatspellfornowtojunctiontoStrorMag.

SqualltheLionheartDragonFangsforLionHeartgunblade

GetfirstingredientforthisweaponbydefeatingLv20Lv30TRexaur.DragonFangsareararedrop,butit'sworthit.

FireCavernisEfromBalamb.

===============================================================================FIRECAVERN===============================================================================

[FireCavern]



ProceedNfortwotutorials(oneonjunctioningmagicandoneonusingthegunblade)andtalktooneofGardenFaculties,thenpick"Yes.".

TutorialscanbeskippedwithTrianglebutton,andthenreseenintheInfomenu.Whileit'sgoodforyoutoreadthem,itdoesn'thurttoknowthatyoucanskip'emandread'emlater.

Choosewhatevertimesyoudesire,itdoesn'tmatterforme.SowhatifyourSeeDrankwillhurt?Youcanraiseitlaterthruothermeans.

Thecaveitselfisstraightforward.Proceedtotheendforfirstbossbattleofthegame.

HERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!IFRITHERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!LVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD6|1068|20|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx(1)|x2|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion6|1068|37|44|9|183|3|0STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF||||||||||||TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL6|Fire,Cure,Scan|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL6|hasnothingDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:IfritL6|3xGReturner,4xGReturner,5xGReturner,6xGReturnerSCANFireGF;usesfiremagic.It'sastrongopponent,butasitisapartofGarden'sexam,notimpossibletodefeat.ATTACKLIST01.FireSEFireclassMACMHigherSpr,FireclassmagiconEDJ02.(Jumpandpunch)SEnonamePACMHigherVitPREPARATION

I.RECOMMENDEDJUNCTIONINGOFAVAILABLEGFS

SquallShivaQuistisQuezo

II.RECOMMENDEDJUNCTIONABILITIES

1.HPQuezoHealingclass2.StrShivaAnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)3.VitQuezo,ShivaHealingclass4.MagQuezo



AnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)5.SprShivaHealingclass6.El.Att.JQuezo,ShivaIceclass7.El.Def.JQuezo,ShivaFireclass8.El.Def.Jx2Quezo,ShivaFireclass

III.RECOMMENDEDCOMMANDABILITIES

SquallSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3ItemAnySlot4DrawAny

QuistisSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3ItemAnySlot4DrawAny

IV.RECOMMENDEDCHARACTERABILITIES

SquallSlot1Vit+??%ShivaSlot2Spr+??%Shiva

QuistisSlot1Mag+20%QuezoSlot2Mag+40%Quezo

STRATEGYIfritonlyknowstwoattackseithercastingFireorjumpingintheairandthenpunchingonemember(highprobabilityofsucceedinginlandingacriticalstrike).EliminateFirethreatbyjunctioningFire/Fira/FiragatoEl.Def.J.AsfarasIfrit'sPAgoes,havesomethingonVitJtoreducethedamage.

Youmaychoosetotoyaroundwithhimabit.TryvariousBluemagictobeusedonhimUltraWaves,BadBreath,FireBreath.ToobadnostatuscanbeinflictedonIfritI'dliketoseehimsmackhimself.

OnelastthingIknowthatdefeatingIfritisamajorpartofSeeDexam,butIMOyoushouldn'treallybebotheredwiththat.Justkillhimwithwhatevertimeristhereontheclockanddon'tpayanyattentionastowhatyourgradesaregoingtobe.

SummonShivatoattackIfrit...Ifrit:'TheyhaveShiva!?'

JustbeforeIfritdoeshisfirstphysicalattack...Ifrit:'Impudenthumans!'

Inmiddleofthebattle...Ifrit:'Hm!Notbadforahuman.'

WasteIfritbyyourself...Ifrit:'Formetolosetoahuman...''Verywell,Iwilljoinyou.'



WasteIfritbyShiva...Ifrit:'Ugh,IunderestimatedShiva.''Verywell,Iwilljoinyou.'CONGRATULATIONS!YOUAREVICTORIOUS!

NewGuardianForceIfrit!GuardianForcesAdviceonlearningabilities

You'veobtainedIFRIT(3/16).

AbsolutelyhaveIfritlearnStr+??%abilitiesandStrBonusabilityASAP!!!ThenmoveontoEl.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2,FireMagRF,AmmoRF.Finally,screwMadRush,it'suseless.

TripleTriadIfritcard

InadditiontoitemgoodiesyoualsobaggedIfritcard.Bytheway,sinceIfritcardisaprerequisiteforobtainingotherrarecardlaterinthegame,Iadviseyoudon'tmodit.

BacktrackoutofFireCavernandreturntoBalambGarden.

=======================================SEEDMISSION#02SEEDEXAM,DOLLETPORTIONSM#02=======================================

===============================================================================BALAMBGARDEN===============================================================================

[BGardenFrontGate]

QuistiswillgiveyouatutorialonGF,andrequestthatyouassemblein1FLobbylater.

[BGardenHall]

ExaminethedirectoryandchooseDormitorytobewarpedthere.

[BGardenDormitoryDouble]

Gointoyourroom,examinethebedandchoose"Getchanged."tochangetheuniforms,thenreturntothefrontofdirectory.

Zell'slimitbreakswillbeexplainedinatutorial.

[BGardenHall]

Afterthesceneshavefinished,moveanywheretoadvance.

===============================================================================WORLDMAP===============================================================================



GettoBalamb(WfromBalambGarden)withthecar.

===============================================================================BALAMB===============================================================================

[BalambHarbor]

Balambhasitemshop,junkshop,carrental,hotelfacility.

There'snopointingettingtothetownearlierinthegame,sincethere'snotmuchyoucandohere.Andthere'snothingmuchyoucandoatthispointaswell,sogototheboatandboardit.

Youcanlistentomissionexplanationorignoreitcompletely,uptoyou.Whenprompted,youcantalktoQuisty,SeiferorZell.AfteryouadressZell,choose"......Ok.",thenwalkoutside.

===============================================================================DOLLET===============================================================================

[DolletLapinBeach]

WearetosecureCentralSquare.Chaaarge!

Lv8Zell,equippedwithMetalKnuckle,andlv9Seifer,equippedwithHyperion,joinyourparty.

WARNINGSeiferistemporarypartymember.

IfyouneedtotakemagicfromQuisty,use"All"commandinMagicsubmenutowithdrawallofheracquiredmagicatonceandgiveittotargetmember.

[DolletTownSquare]

Walkupthestairsforeventbattle,saveyourgameatSPN,thenwalkunderthearchintonextsection.

ScreenwithlotsofhoseswalkN.

ScreenwithabridgeabovetheroadwalkNforanothereventbattle,thenfurtherNstill.

ScreenwithNautilusshopwalkNyetagain.

Screenwithafountaineventbattleissues,thenexaminetheareaforanyremainingopposition(there'ssomemoresoldiersinNEpartofthescreenbehindsomecars).Afteryoukilleverybody,gotalktoSeifer,waitforabouthalfaminuteandyou'llhearruckusinthebackground.WhenscreenchangesPOV,talktoSeiferandthenfollowhim.

Screenwithabridgerandombattlescannowbefought,sobeaware!




Thisisawonderfulopportunitytostockuponsomegoodspells!>AnacondaurBio>EliteSoldierDispel,Fire/Thunder/Iceclassspells>GSoldierCure/Cura/Curaga

[DolletMountainHideout]

Proceedupforeventbattle,thenkeepgoinguntilSeiferleaves.Don'tjumpdownthecliff,insteadwalkaroundforachanceatsomemorebattles.

IfSeiferdrewanymagicandhadanythingjunctioned,allofthatstufftransfersuntoSelphie.

WhenyoumakeitsoSelphie,choose"Yeah,Iguessso.",thenlv8SelphiewithFlailjoinsyourparty.Enterthecommstower.

===============================================================================DOLLETCOMMTOWER===============================================================================

AfterSeiferscaresofffewbastards,enterthruthedoor.There'saSPNneartheelevatorsousethechancetosave.

=======================================WARNINGMISSABLETHINGCOMINGUP!GUARDIANFORCESIREN=======================================

JunctioningAdviceongettinglotsofAP

Nextbossesaheadareanexcellentchancetogainover500APyep,youheardmeright,overfivehundred(!)AP.Soitwouldbeinyourbestinteresttogainafewlevelswhileyou'rearoundthisareatobeabletodrawhighestclassspells(Firaga,Thundaga,Blizzaga,Curagaetc.).

Thereareatleastfourreasonswhyit'sagoodideathatyoudoso:a)Likelinessofyoureceivingbetteritemsincreases(usedforrefining,gettingmagic,weaponsupgradingetc.etc.)b)Bossesdolevelupasyoudo,buttheyhavealevelblock,ietheycannotexceedacertainlevel,forexampleIfrithecan'texceedLv6whenyoufighthim(thisdoesn'tapplyforsomebossbattles,tho'you'llbewarnedofsuchbattles)c)Higherandbetterspellsforyoutodraw,thusimprovingyourjunctionsd)HavingmoreGFabilitieslearned,furthermoremakingyourgameplayeasier

Whenyouthinkyou'reready,boardtheliftandpick"Goup.".

HERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!ROUND1:BIGGS&WEDGEROUND2:ELVORETHERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!

BIGGSLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~10|467~705|4|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|yes



BASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|467|6|31|8|45|6|210|705|18|37|17|49|7|3STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF||||||||||||TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~10|Fire,Thunder,Blizzard,Esuna|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~10|3xElixir,3xElixir,3xElixir,3xElixirDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~10|2xElixir,2xElixir,2xElixir,2xElixirSCANAGalbadianMajor.ActivatedtheDolletCommunicationTower.Veryshorttempered.ATTACKLIST01.(MachineGunfire)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.(Armcharge)SEnonamePA,counterSPusedsometimesifBiggsisphysicallyormagicallyattackedCMHigherVit,Protect,don'tattackBiggs03.CureSAHealingclassmagicCMKillBiggsfirstbeforeWedge04.ThunderSEThunderclassMACMHigherSpr,Shell,Reflect,ThunderclassmagiconEDJ

WEDGELVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~10|416~640|4|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|x1|immune*1|x1|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|416|7|23|3|33|5|110|640|14|29|11|37|6|2STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF||||||||||||TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~10|Fire,Thunder,Blizzard,Cure|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~10|3xCottage,3xCottage,3xCottage,3xCottageDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~10|2xCottage,2xCottage,2xCottage,2xCottageSCANAGalbadiansoldierassignedtoDolletCommunicationtower.Alwayspickedonbyhissuperior,MajorBiggs.ATTACKLIST01.(Swordswipe)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.FireSEFireclassMACMHigherSpr,Shell,Reflect,FireclassmagiconEDJ



NOTES*1AccordingtoUltimania,inJapaneseversionWedgetakesnormaldamagefromattackswithpoisonelement.

ELVORETLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~11|1563~3523|10|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|magmiss|immune|x1|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|1563|17|2|10|127|8|010|3300|27|4|27|130|10|111|3523|28|4|28|130|10|1STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF|||60|||||100|90||100|100TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||100||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~11|Thunder,Cure,Double,Siren|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~11|6xGReturner,6xGReturner,6xGReturner,6xGReturnerDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~11|3xGReturner,4xGReturner,5xGReturner,6xGReturner*1SCANAmonsterthatlivesintheabandonedDolletCommunicationTower.Nooneknowswhereitcamefrom.[FlyMonster]ATTACKLIST01.(Armswipe)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.FireSEFireclassMACMHigherSpr,Shell,Reflect,FireclassmagiconEDJ03.ThunderSEThunderclassMACMHigherSpr,Shell,Reflect,ThunderclassmagiconEDJ04.StormBreathAENoelementclassMAAPusedeverythreeturnsCMHigherSpr,ShellNOTES*1Fixeddrop:WeaponsMonMar(WeaponsMonthly,MarchIssue)PREPARATION


SquallIfritSelphieShivaZellQuezo


1.HPQuezo,IfritHealingclass2.StrShiva,IfritAnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)3.VitQuezo,ShivaHealingclass4.MagQuezoAnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)



5.SprShivaHealingclass6.El.Att.JQuezo,Shiva,Ifrit*no*Poisonclass7.El.Def.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritFireclassORThunderclass8.El.Def.Jx2Quezo,Shiva,IfritFireclassANDThunderclass


SquallSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3DrawAnySlot4ItemAny

SelphieSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3DrawAnySlot4ItemAny

ZellSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3DrawAnySlot4ItemAny


SquallSlot1Str+20%IfritSlot2Str+40%Ifrit

SelphieSlot1Vit+40%ShivaSlot2Spr+40%Shiva

ZellSlot1Mag+20%QuezoSlot2Mag+40%Quezo

STRATEGYBiggs:'Preparefortheworst,youbrats!'

StartbydrawingEsunas.DONOTattackBiggsyet!Hisattacksareweakandhismagicwillhealyou(didyouremembertoputcorrectmagiconEl.Def.J?).Ifbyanychanceyougetseriouslyhurt,healyourself.AfterafewturnsWedgewilljoininthefun.

Wedge:'MajorBiggs...''Haveyoufinishedtherepairs,sir?''Whatistheenemydoinghere!?'Biggs:'WEDGE!Wherewereyou!?''Nopayforyouthismonth!'Wedge:'...Should'vestayedhome!'

Nowthatthey'retwoenemiestodealwith,whatshouldyoudo?ContinuedrawingEsunasuntileachmemberhas100xEsunastocked(nomoreneedforstupidRemedies).Thenkicktheirassesintooblivionbyphysicalattacks(Biggsmay



counterattack).IfyoudecidetoplasterWedgefirst...

Wedge:'Major!We'redoomed!'Biggs:'Stopyourwhining!'

BiggswillnowstartusingCureeitheronhimselforWedge.Ok,enoughfun,depleteeitherone'sHPto0tomeettherealboss...

Biggs:'Whatthe...!?'Wedge:'Ahhhhhh!'

Anddependingonwhatmembersarealive,theysaythefollowing...

Zell:'Whatthehellisit?'Squall:'Whatthe...!?'Selphie:'Huh?Whatisit?'

Elvoretentersthescene.FirststartbydrawingSiren!50%ofthebattleisnowpastyou.OtherimportantspelltogetholdofisDouble(foryoumagicusers),butyouphysicaluserscansafelyskipit.

Elvoretisaboringboss...hisattackpatternisalwaysthesamefortwoturnshewilleitherphysicallyattacksomebodyorcastoneoftwospells(Fire,Thunder).EverythirdturnElvoretwilluseStormBreath.Despiteit'snamethisattackisnotThunderbased,itisnonelemental,thereforeonlywaytodecreasethedamageisbyhavinghigherSprorbyShellstatus.Don'thaveanymembersindoubledigitHPandyouwillbefine.

UsethisopportunityforSelphie'sSlotslimit!TrytogetheruseFullCure,Wall,Rapture.TheEndishighlyimprobabletoshowup,butitcanbedone.

Elvoret'sHPissomewhatofamediumsize.Acoupleofgoodstrongphysicalattacks(StrJbyShivaandIfrit)willtakehimdown.CONGRATULATIONS!YOUAREVICTORIOUS!

NewGuardianForceSiren!GuardianForcesAdviceonlearningabilities

You'veobtainedSIREN(4/16).

Ifyoustillhaven'thadQuezo,ShivaandIfritlearntheirimportantjunctionabilities(ieHPJ,StrJetc.),nowisthegoodtimetodoso.>QuezoCard,CardMod,El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2(screwMedMagRF,it'suseless)>ShivaDoom(ShivamustreachLv10),El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2>IfritStr+??%,StrBonus,FireRF,AmmoRF>SirenFirsthaveherlearnSt.Def.Jx2,thenLMagRF,thenSTMagRF,thenToolRF,thenMag+??%,thenMagBonus,thenMoveFind,thenTreatment(gainedatlevel12)

MagazinesWeaponsMonthlyMarch

You'vereceivedWEAPONSMONTHLY,MARCHISSUE(1/7),amagazinewhichdiscussesaboutitemsyouneedinordertoupgradechrs'weapons.

Youwon'tgetmuchtimetoslackoff,since30minutestimelimitwillbegin



countingdown.

Godowntheelevatorbychoosing"Godown.",andsaveatthenearbysavepoint.Killingnextbossishardandtedious,butnotimpossible.TherearetwohugerewardsifyoudokillthisbossbossdropsaveryusefulitemandhugeamountofAP.

Whenyouthinkyou'reready,exitthetower.There'sanastysurprisewaitingforyou...

HERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!XATM092HERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!

XATM092LVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~11*1|5072~5872*2|50*3|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1,5|x1|immune|x1|x1|x1|noBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|5072|13|50|2|12|8|010|5770|22|51|9|15|9|011|5872||||||STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF||||||||||||TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~11|Fire,Blizzard,Cure,Protect|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~11|2xElixir,2xElixir,2xElixir,2xElixirDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~11|OrihalconORPowerWristORHypnoCrownORForceArmlet*4SCANGalbadia'smobileattackweapon,AKA'BlackWidow'.Doesn'tstopuntilitkillsallenemiesinitspath.ATTACKLIST01.(Legpunch)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.ArmCrushSEPACMHigherVit,Protect03.ClashAEPACMHigherVit,Protect04.RayBombAENoelementclassMAAPusedeveryfiveturnsCMHigherSpr,Shell

Special'moves':01.(Knockeddown)nonamebossmoveSPusedwhenbossloses20%ofHP;bosswilldroptothefloor,unabletoattackanylonger02.Repairing20%,40%,60%,80%SPyouwillseethesepercentagespopuponceyoustrikedownXATM092onceitis100%complete,XATM092'sHPisrestoredtofullandyouhavetoknockitdownagainNOTES



*1AccordingtoUltimania,inJapaneseversionXATM092'shighestlevelislv10.*2AccordingtoUltimania,inJapaneseversionXATM092'SHPrangeis5072~5770HP.*3Ifyouescapefrombattleafterknockingitdownbydepleting20%ofboss'HP,youwillreceive0(zero)AP.Youhavetodepleteallofboss'HPatleastonceinordertogain50AP.*4Oneoftheseitemsisawardedwhenbossblowsup.PREPARATION


SquallIfritSelphieShiva,SirenZellQuezo


1.HPQuezo,IfritHealingclass2.StrShiva,IfritAnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)3.VitQuezo,ShivaHealingclass4.MagQuezo,SirenAnyAC(bestQuakeorTornado)5.SprShivaHealingclass6.El.Att.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritThunderclass,*no*Poisonclass7.El.Def.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded8.El.Def.Jx2Quezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded9.St.Att.JSirenNomagicneeded10.St.Def.JSirenNomagicneeded11.St.Def.Jx2SirenNomagicneeded








SquallSlot1Str+20%IfritSlot2Str+40%Ifrit

SelphieSlot1Vit+40%ShivaSlot2Spr+40%Shiva

ZellSlot1Mag+20%QuezoSlot2Mag+40%Quezo

STRATEGYBATTLEPROCEDUREWITHNOAPIfyoustilldon'thaverelevantjunctionabilities,you'regonnahavetofightabitlonger.ItreallyhelpsifyouputThunderclassmagiconEl.Att.Jofatleastonemember.Beingabletoinflicthigherdamageonthebosswillproveasamajoradvantagetoyourmembersinthisandinupcomingfights,sowhynottrytoexploittheseadvantagesrightnowaswell?XATM092isagoodtestbunnytodoso.:)

(Knockdown)BlackWidowbeforeitisabletoattackforthefifthtime.Ifyoudon'tsucceed,you'llgetRayBombed.KeepyourHPabove300.Black's(legpunch)andArmCrusharelaunchedagainstsingleallyandtheydon'tdealobsceneamountsofdamage,ifyouhavedecentVitJ.Clashattacksallmembers,sokeepyourHPabove300anyway.YoucanDrawandcastProtectonyourmembers(BlackWidowcarriesProtect(stocksomeifyouwish)goodspellforVitJ,butyoushouldhavebetterspellsalready).Right,soyou'vegothim(knockeddown)?

Zell:'Let'sgetthehellouttahere!'Squall:'Alright,withdraw!'Selphie:'Hurrytotherendezvous!'*PressL2andR2toescape.*

Dosoandyou'reoutofharmswayfornow.Butifyoufailtoescape...Zell:'Huh?Isitrepairingitself?'Squall:'Aselfrepairmechanism...?'Selphie:'Nomore!'

Ohwell,you'llhavetotakeitdownagain.Butthistime,DOholddownescapebuttons!Onnextscreenaftertheconversatonends,rundown.OnnextscreenHOLDleft!XATM092willjustbarelymissyou.OnnextscreenWALKdownthepath,don'trun!Ifyoudo,you'llhavetofightBlackWidowagain.Nextscreenruntothelowerright.OnthebridgethereisapossibilityforXATM092nottocatchyoubyhavingtodovariousturnsleftandrightuntilyougetlost.;)Ohwell,justfighthimagain,Isay.Nowwe'renearthefountain.Savethedamndogornot...Runpastthecar.DoNOThideinthepub.Onemorescreenandwe'reoutofharmsway.Gooo,Quistis!

BATTLEPROCEDUREWITHMANYAPYou'llneedSquallwithmuchohighStrJandThundagaonEl.Att.Jincriticalstatus(justsothathe'sabletopulloffRenzokuken).ThundagaisfortheeventifyoudecidenottouseRenzos.

Strike1WhenBlackWidowcatchesyoudownthereinthedumps,strikeitdowndownwithyourpoweredSquall.ImanagetodrainawayallXATM092'sHPinasingleRenzokuken.Thenjustattackhimphysicallyoncemoreto(knockdown)andthenescape.50AP!



Strike2WhenZellcomments'Ithoughtwealreadybustedthatthingup.',bustitupagainforanother50AP>St.Def.Jx2isnowlearned.SwitchtoLMagRF!

Strike3OnthescreenwhereSelphiejumpeddownthecliff,bustupthestupidrobotforthirdtime.New50AP.SwitchtoSTMedRF!

Strike4RUNdownthepathforfourthbustinguptheannoyingrobot.Another50AP!SwitchtoToolRF!

Strike5OnthescreenwhereyoufoughtfirstAnacondaur,meetupwithrobotforthefifthtimeforanother50AP!SwitchtoMag+20%!

Strike6andonwardFighttherobotonthebridgeoverandover.Pleasenotethatyoucan'taccessthemenuforthetimethatyouspendrunningaroundonthebridge.BUTyoucan'kill'therobotasmanytimesasyouwishonthebridge(eachdefeatwillbring50APdefeatBlackWidowfortwelvetimesandSirenwilllearnallherGFHP+??%andSumMag+??%abilitiesbeforemovingon).Incaseyoudon'twanttodothat,runtothefountainscreenandswitchtoMag+40%!Thendefeatthespiderforanother50APheretolearnatleastabitofAPneededforthatparticularability.Lasttimeyoucanfightthethingisinfrontofthepub,whichisalsowhenyoushouldkillitpermanently!DepleteitsHPto0for6orsotimesinthatparticularfighttofinallyseethatdamnannoyanceblowup!Last50APforyouandaverygooditem.

Result:AlmosteveryabilityofyourfourGFssofarhasbeenlearned!CONGRATULATIONS!YOUAREVICTORIOUS!

=======================================SEEDMISSION#03OFFICIALLYBECOMESEEDSM#03=======================================

===============================================================================BALAMB===============================================================================

[BalambHarbor]


Stilldon'thaveEl.Att.JandEl.Def.Jabilitieslearned?Nowit'sthesecondtolasttimetodoyouwhilsttheenemiesarestilleasy.Trytobeefyourselfupfortheupcomingbattles.There'sanoptionalbosscomingup,thathastwogreatmagicsforyou.I'llmentionhimlater.Fornow,concentrateongainingafewlevelsandcollectingwhateverloosemagicyoumayhavemissed.

Again,infoonwhatorderI'drecommendyoutohaveyourGFslearntheirabilities.ThisisthelasttimeI'llbementioningthesefour.FromnextstrategysectiononwardonlynewlyacquiredGFswillbementioned.>QuezoCard,CardMod,El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2(screwMedMagRF,it'suseless)>ShivaDoom(ShivamustreachLv10),El.Att.J,El.Def.J,El.Def.Jx2>IfritStr+??%,StrBonus,FireRF,AmmoRF>SirenFirsthaveherlearnSt.Def.Jx2,LMagRF,STMagRF,ToolRF,Mag+??%,MagBonus,MoveFind,Treatment(gainedatlevel12)

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Seifertakesthecar,soyouhavetowalktoBGarden.Ohwell.

[BalambTownSquare]

Enterthehotel.

[BalambHotel]

Walkupstairsintooneofhotel'srooms.

MagazinesTimberManiacs

ExaminethetabletotherightofSPNtofindanissueofTIMBERMANIACS(1/12).ByreadingthisissuethecopyofTimberManiacsattrainstationdisappears(orincaseyou'dreadstation'scopyfirst,thenhotel'scopywoulddisappear).

GetoutofthehotelandenterZell'shouse(it'sonthescreenwithThunderdrawpoint).

[BalambTheDincht's]

TripleTriadZellcard

GetZell'scardfromMaDincht.Thiswilladdavaluableassettoyourcardplayinghand(Ifrit,MiniMog,Quistis).Ifyou'llattempttogetitlaterinthegame,knowthatZellhastobeyourparty,otherwiseMaDinchtwon'tplayZell'scard.

That'sitforsightseeing,returntoBGarden.

===============================================================================BALAMBGARDEN===============================================================================

[BGardenFrontGate]

AfterthescenewalkNtogarden'sdirectory.

[BGardenHall]

AfterdebrieftalktoXu,QuistyandCid.Choose"Feltgood."whenprompted,thenexitthescreentowardsthelibraryforascenewithSeifer.Upyours,bastard...Afterwardstryexitinganywhereforanannouncementtoassembleon2FHallway.

=======================================WARNINGMISSABLETHINGCOMINGUP!BATTLEMETER=======================================

FewpeoplemailedmethatI'mmistakenonBattleMeter'smissability.Aslongasyoudon'tgetonthetrainforyournextmission,youcanreturntoCid'sofficeandtalktohimtogetBattleMeter.

[BGarden2FHallway]

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TalktoRaijin,Fujin,Zell,andoneguyinthebackground,thenpatientlywaitforGardenFacultytoshowup.

[BGardenHeadmaster'sOffice]

Whenyou'redismissed,makesuretotalktoCidtoreceiveBATTLEMETER.Ifyoudon'tcollectitnow,byebyeBattleMeter.

[BGarden2FHallway]

Walktotheleftformorescenes.

You'llreceiveyourSeeDreportandyourinitialrankwillbeannounced.Youarepaidasalaryatregularintervals,andsalaryisdeterminedbySeeDrank.Yourrankgoesupaccordingtoyouractionsinbattle,butsomeactionscauseittogodownaswell.

=======================================SEEDMISSION#04ATTENDTHEINAUGURATIONPARTYSM#04=======================================


Enteryourroomandexaminethebed,thenpick"Getchanged.",gobackoutsideandtalktoSelphieforaratherlengthyscene.

Choose"Yeah,Iguessso."attheprompt(hey,whosaysit'sgoingtohappenanyway?)...hey,whodabombshell?

[BGardenBallroom]

Oh,Quistyhasarrivedtowhipme.Thatdirtygirl...Leavethescreen.


Enteryourroomandexaminethebed,thenpick"Getchanged.",gobackoutsideandheadfortrainingcenter.

[BGardenHallway]

You'llbumpintoQuisty,who'llgiveatutorialonstatusjunctions.Continueonwardtotrainingcenter.

[BGardenTrainingCenter]

Takeleftorrightpath,itdoesn'tmatter.WhenyoureachascreenwithSPN,takethenearbyexitformorescenes.Afterwardsattempttoleavethetraininggrounds,butnotbeforesolvingsomeone'strouble.

HERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!GRANALDO,3xRALDOHERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!

GRANALDOLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~100*1|1314~9700*2|5|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|yesELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTY



x1|x1|x1|magmiss|x1|x2|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:40(+10)LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|1314|2|3|2|3|10|010|1510|14|26|20|22|11|220|1860|26|51|40|43|13|330|2350|39|76|60|64|14|540|2980|51|101|79|86|15|750|3750|63|126|98|107|16|860|4660|74|151|117|128|18|1070|5710|86|176|135|149|19|1280|6900|97|201|153|171|20|1390|8230|108|226|170|192|21|15100|9700|118|251|188|213|23|17STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF10|40||||||40|100|90|10|100|100TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI040||||100|80|100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~19|Sleep,Blind,Shell|Couldn'tDevour!L20~29|Sleep,Blind,Shell|Couldn'tDevour!L30~100|Sleep,Confuse,Shell,Pain|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~19|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneL20~29|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneL30~100|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~19|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneL20~29|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneL30~100|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneSCANAlargeinsecttypemonsterthatisasurvivorofsomeancientrace.Usesitslargespikesandtailtoattack.[FlyMonster]ATTACKLIST01.(Raldobowlingball)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.(Raldoairraid)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect03.(Clawswipe)SEnonamePASPusedwhennoRaldosareleftCMHigherVit,ProtectNOTES*1Granaldo'shighestLVwhenfoughtinTrainingCenterislv11.*2Granaldo'shighestHPwhenfoughtinTrainingCenteris1538HP.

RALDOLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~100*1|111~6700*2|3|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|yesELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:40(+10)LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|111|2|32|2|57|30|010|265|8|54|22|74|32|020|540|16|78|43|94|33|130|925|23|102|65|113|35|140|1420|30|12|86|132|37|1



50|2025|37|149|107|151|38|260|2740|44|173|128|171|40|270|3565|51|197|149|190|42|280|4500|58|220|170|209|43|390|5545|65|244|191|228|45|3100|6700|72|268|212|248|47|3STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF20|40||60|||||100|90|10|100|100TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI040||||100|80|100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~19|Fire,Thunder,Protect|Couldn'tDevour!L20~29|Fira,Thundara,Protect|Couldn'tDevour!L30~100|Firaga,Thundaga,Protect|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~19|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneL20~29|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneL30~100|8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStone,8xWizardStoneDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~19|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneL20~29|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneL30~100|4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStone,4xWizardStoneSCANMaylookslowduetoitsstonelikebody,butitisactuallyquitefast.Mayappearinnumbers.ATTACKLIST01.(Clawswipe)SEnonamePASPusedwhenGranaldoiskilledCMHigherVit,ProtectNOTES*1Raldo'shighestLVwhenfoughtinBGarden'TrainingCenterislv11.*2Raldo'shighestLVwhenfoughtinBGarden'TrainingCenteris287HP.PREPARATION


SquallIfrit,SirenQuistisShiva,Quezo


1.HPQuezo,IfritHealingclass2.StrShiva,IfritAnyAC(bestQuake)3.VitQuezo,ShivaHealingclass4.MagQuezo,SirenAnyAC(bestQuake)5.SprShivaHealingclass6.El.Att.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritWindclass7.El.Def.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded8.El.Def.Jx2Quezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded9.St.Att.JSirenSleep



10.St.Def.JSirenNomagicneeded11.St.Def.Jx2SirenNomagicneeded



QuistisSlot1AttackN/ASlot2MagicAnySlot3DrawAnySlot4ItemAny


SquallSlot1Mag+??%SirenSlot2Str+??%Ifrit

QuistisSlot1Mag+40%QuezoSlot2Vit+40%Shiva

STRATEGYWhatarelief.Aneasybattle.AftergettingannoyedtodeathbyrunningintoXATM092overandoverthisissomethingtoeaseoffyourmind.StartbyDrawingandcastingSleeponGranaldo(memberwithhighMagJ)orattackingGranaldowithmemberthathasSleeponSt.Att.J.Thiseliminatesanyandallattacks.

SoDrawthedesiredspells,puttingGranaldotosleepasnecessary.Tofurtheraddinsulttotheboss/es,theycanallbeDegeneratedandinflictedwithvariousstatuses.CONGRATULATIONS!YOUAREVICTORIOUS!

Returntoyourdorm.

[BGardenHall]

You'llbumpintoZellontheway,whomentionsgettingthenewroom.ContinueNforascene.

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[BGardenDormitorySingle]

SaveyourprogressatSPN.

MagazinesWeaponsMonthlyApril

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ExaminethetableinyourroomtocollectWEAPONSMONTHLY,APRILISSUE(2/7).NowleaveforFrontGate.

=======================================WARNINGMISSABLETHINGCOMINGUP!MAGICALLAMP=======================================WARNINGMISSABLETHINGCOMINGUP!GUARDIANFORCEDIABLOS=======================================

[BGardenFrontGate]

Duringthebriefingremembertheansweryouneedtogive"Buttheowlsarestillaround."

MakesuretotalktoCidbeforeleavingthescreen,andyougetMAGICALLAMP.Youneedtosaveyourgamebeforeusingthisitem,elseyoumayreceiveGameOver.EvenifyouforgettotalktoCid,he'llgiveyouthelamponceyouattempttoleavethescreendownwards.However,ifyouleavethescreenbygoingupwardstowardsBalambGarden,CidwilldisappearfromthisscreenandyoucanwaveDiablosgoodbye.

NeversellMagicalLamp!Ifyoudo,youcankissDiablosgoodbye.


Stilldon'thaveEl.Att.JandEl.Def.Jabilitieslearned?Nowit'sthelasttimetodoitwhilsttheenemiesarestilleasy.Nextbossfightisanoptionaloneandyoucansafelyskipit,buttherearegoodieshiddenthereifyoudofightthisboss...achancetoget300xHoliesand300xFlaresanewpowerfulcardtobeaddedtoyourinventory4xHeroitemawaitsyourvictory

OptionalBossDiablos

Whenyourgameissaved,useMagicalLampandgobananas.

HERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!DIABLOSHERECOMESANEWCHALLENGER!

DIABLOSLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~100|1600~80800|20|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|magmiss|x1|x1,5|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|1600|17|51|5|77|15|010|8800|57|56|28|90|20|120|16800|102|62|52|105|25|230|24800|146|68|76|120|30|240|32800|190|75|100|135|34|450|40800|234|81|122|150|39|460|48800|255|87|144|165|44|5



70|56800|255|93|166|180|48|680|64800|255|100|187|195|53|790|72800|255|106|207|210|58|8100|80800|255|112|226|225|62|7STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF|||50|||||100|90||100|100TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||50||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~19|Cure,Demi|Couldn'tDevour!L20~29|Cura,Demi|Couldn'tDevour!L30~100|Curaga,Demi,Holy,Flare|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~19|hasnothingL20~29|hasnothingL30~100|hasnothingDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:DiablosL1~19|8xGReturner,8xGReturner,8xGReturner,8xGReturnerL20~29|8xGReturner,8xGReturner,8xGReturner,8xGReturnerL30~100|4xHero,4xHero,4xHero,4xHeroSCANAmysteriousGFlivinginanotherdimension.UsesapowerfulgravityattackcalledGravija.[FlyMonster]ATTACKLIST01.(Charge)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect,Defend02.DemiSEGravityclassMAEFtearsoff25%ofcurrentHPCMShell,Reflect,Defend03.GravijaAEGravityclassMAEFtearsoff75%ofcurrentHPCMShell,Defend04.CuragaSEHealingclassmagic,counterSPusedifchrcastsDemionDiablosfromthatchr'smagicstockCMNonePREPARATION


SquallIfritSelphieShiva,QuezoZellSiren


1.HPQuezo,IfritHealingclass2.StrShiva,IfritAnyAC(bestQuake)3.VitQuezo,ShivaHealingclass4.MagQuezo,SirenAnyAC(bestQuake)5.SprShivaHealingclass6.El.Att.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritWindclass7.El.Def.JQuezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded



8.El.Def.Jx2Quezo,Shiva,IfritNomagicneeded9.St.Att.JSirenBlind10.St.Def.JSirenNomagicneeded11.St.Def.Jx2SirenNomagicneeded






SquallSlot1Mag+20%IfritSlot2Str+40%Ifrit

SelphieSlot1Mag+20%QuezoSlot2Mag+40%Quezo

ZellSlot1Mag+20%SirenSlot2Mag+40%Siren

STRATEGYDiablos:'Whodaresdisturbmysleep?'

Let'sseehere.Diabloshasonlyoneattackthatcankillyouandthatishisphysicalattack.Howcanwefixthat?UseZell(orwhoeveryouputSirenon)toattackDiablosuntilhe'sblinded.Diablosblinded+noneofhisotherattackscankillyou=victory!

ButfirststartDrawingHoliesandFlares!RemembertobeefupMagJbeforethebattlewithDiabloscommencesorelseyou'llbeDrawing4orlessFlaresperturn...ornoneatall,ifMagJistoolow.

IfamembergetsKOed(rarechance,butitcanhappen),revivehim/herwithPhoenixDown.Onceagain,DemiandGravijaattacks*cannot*killyouinanywaypossible.ScrewDemispellwecangetitthrurefininglatereasier.

Onceeachmemberofthepartyhas100xHolyand100xFlare,unleashyourlimitbreakswhichhavebeenachingtobeusedforquitesometimenow.



Diablos:'Toomuchsleep...Tooweak...'CONGRATULATIONS!YOUAREVICTORIOUS!

NewGuardianForceDiablos!GuardianForcesAdviceonlearningabilitiesTripleTriadDiabloscard

You'veobtainedDIABLOS(5/16).

Here'stheadvisedorderoflearningDiablos'sabilitiesTimeMagRF,STMagRF,HPJ,Mug,Darkside,EncHalf,EncNone,HitJ,HP+20%,HP+40%,HP+80%.

DefeatingthebossalsonabbedyouDiabloscard.Congrats.

TripleTriadSeifercardJunctioningAdviceongettingsomegoodmagic

GobackintoBalambGardenandenterHeadmaster'sOffice.ChallengeCidtoacardgameandtrytowinSeifercardfromhim.

CardModQuistiscardinto3xSamanthaSoul.Refine1xSamanthaSoulinto60xTriplewithDiablos'TimeMagRF.TriplesareexcellentboostersforStrandMag.

IfyoualreadyhaveSiren'sLMagRF,checkyouritemsabit.1xSawBladerefinesinto10xDeath,1xChef'sKniferefinesinto30xDeath,1xTentrefinesinto10xCuraga,1xMesmerizeBladerefinesinto20xRegenandsoon...WheredidIgetalltheseitemsfrom?Cardplaying,ofcourse.Onemorereasonwhyyoushoulddevotesometimetocardplaying.

Ifbyachanceyou'veacquiredsomeCurseSpikesfromTriFacecards1xCurseSpikerefinesinto10xPain.PainisagreatmagictojunctiontoSt.Def.J.

HaveanyGaylacards?CardModtheminto1xMysteryFluidper1xGaylacard.1xMysteryFluidrefinesinto10xMeltdown,bestmagicforVitJ.

OK,fromBGardenmakeittoBalamb.

===============================================================================BALAMB===============================================================================

[BalambTownSquare]

Headfortrainstation.Nexttotheentranceyou'llfindCardQueen,whichwillbeofimportancelaterinthegame.You'llneed3000giltobuyatrainticket.

[BalambStationYard]

Enterthetrainandwe'redeparting.



===============================================================================TRAINFROMBALAMBTOTIMBER===============================================================================

[Train]

Enterthesidedoor,thenwaltzintoSeeDcabin.ApproachZellforalengthyscene.

MagazinesPetPalsVol.1

DuringthesceneyouautoobtainPETPALSVOL.1(1/6).

Whenprompted,choose"Nottoomuch.".

Stuffhappens...

===============================================================================TIMBERFOREST===============================================================================

[TimberForest]

Mymy,whoaretheunusualpartymembers?LagunahasSquall'sstats,WardhasSelphie'sstats,andKiroshasZell'sstats(sameappliesforjunctions).

1stscreenwalkN.

2ndscreenkeepwalkingN.

3rdscreenstillgoN.

4thscreenscene,thenyouautoadvanceforward.

5thscreenhopintothevanandwe'reouttahere.

===============================================================================DELINGCITY===============================================================================

[DelingCityCitySquare]

GoN.


[DelingCityGateway]

ProceedNunderthegatewayuntilscreenshifts.Yourpathfurtherwillbeblockedbyacar,butthere'sahardtoseedoornearby.

Onceinsidethearch,usetheladdednearthedoortodescendintothesewers.



[DelingCitySewer]

FightRedBatsthereandDrawDrainsfromthem(willproveusefulforfuturefights).ThereisalsoaverysmallareainthesewerswhereyoucanrunintoCreeps.DrawLifesfromthismonster(willproveusefulforfuturefights).

Onceyou'resatisfiedwiththeamountofmagicyoudrew,returntothefirstscreenwhereLagunaandcompanygotoutoftheirmilitarycar.

[DelingCityCitySquare]

WalkEnowintonextscreen.

Amilitarycarwillpassby,continueon.

Onthisscreenyou'llfindGalbadiahotelenterit.

[DelingCityHotel]

Takethestairsleadingdown(nearreception)toenterclubsection.

[DelingCityClub]

Talktothewaitressandpickthirdoptionwhenpromptedforsomehilariousresponses.Finallychoose"Let'stakealoadoff."toadvancethestory.

Whenincontrol,walkuptothepianoformorescenes,thenreturntoyourtable,andfinishbygoingupstairs.

[DelingCityHotel]

Talktowomanatreceptionandask"WhichisJulia'sroom?".

WhileinJulia'sroom,everysooftenyou'llhavetomoveLagunaclosetoJuliainordertostrikeaconversation.

===============================================================================TRAINFROMBALAMBTOTIMBER===============================================================================

[Train]

Aaandwe'rebackintheskinsoffamiliarchrs.

===============================================================================TIMBER===============================================================================

[TimberCitySquare]

TimberhasPetShop,JunkShop,hotelfacility.

Unfortunatelythereisn'tmuchwe'llbeabletodoatthemoment.Assoonasyoutakethestairs,someonewilltalktoyou.Respondwith"ButtheOwlsarestillaround.",thenleavethescreenatthebottomtoprogressthestory.

[TimberForestOwl'sBase]



AftertheintroductionSquallhastofetchsomebody.

TripleTriadAngelocard

ChallengeWattstoacardgameandmakesureyouwinhisAngelocard!Thiscardmodsinto100xElixir.

Find'theprincess'bygoingNallthewaytothe3rdtraincar.Entertheroomtofindthatsomebodysleepingonabed.Nice...

Lv11RinoawithweaponPinwheelwilljoinyourparty,andRinoa'slimitbreakswillalsobeexplainedinatutorial.

Walktothefrontofthetraincar,thenfollowZell.

Watchthelongexplanationofkidnappingplan,andfallasleep.Don'tworryaboutsmalldetails,justleaveeverythingtome.

Goto2ndtraincartosaveyourgameatSPN.

MagazinesPetPalsVol.2

Returnto3rdtraincar(whereyougotRinoa)andexaminethefoldedbedtorecoverPETPALSVOL.2(2/6).

Backtofrontofthetrain,talktoWattsandchoose"Yeah."tobeginthekidnappingattempt.

[TimberTrain]

1stscreenwalkleftovertoRinoa.Onceshefinishestalking,5minutestimelimitwillstartcountingdown.GettotheedgeoftraincarandpressXtojump.

2ndscreenwalkleftovertotheothers.Don'tworryaboutsensorsbelow,they'rebusted.

3rdscreenwalkleftovertoRinoa.

4thscreenyou'llhavetouncouplethiscar."1"isrepresentedas"Circle","2"as"X","3"as"Square"and"4"as"Triangle"onyourgamepad.SoifRinoarelaysacode"1433",you'llhavetopress"Circle","Triangle","Square",and"Square"buttons,inthatorder.Understood?L1isusedtolooktoyourlefttocheckuponguards'positions.Choose"Yeah."toproceedwithuncouplingenterthreecodesandyou'redonewiththispart.Don'ttrytoenterallcodesoneafteranother,sinceyoumaybespottedbyaguardifaguardisapproachingSquall'sposition,pressUpondpadtoavoidbeingspotted.Whenallcodesareentered,Squallclimbsbackupautomaticallyheadabitrighttotheothers.

5thscreenalmostsamethingason4thscreen,butthistimeR1isnowusedtolooktoyourright(andZellandSelphiearen'taroundtohelpyouaswell),andyouhavetoenterfivecodes.Choose"Yeah."attheprompttoproceedenterfivecodesandyou'redonewiththispart.Don'ttrytoenterallcodesoneafteranother,sinceyoumaybespottedbyaguardifaguardisapproachingSquall'sposition,pressUpondpadtoavoidbeingspotted.Afterfivecodesareenteredsuccessfully,Squallclimbstotheroofheada



bitleftovertoRinoa.

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Gosaveyourgame,thenaddressRinoaandchoose"Yeah."toconfrontthepersonyoukidnapped.

HERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!ROUND1:FAKEPRESIDENTROUND2:GEROGEROHERECOMENEWCHALLENGERS!

FAKEPRESIDENTLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~12|52~778|0|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|x1|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|52|5|46|26|51|6|010|610|23|50|37|55|8|112|778|27|51|40|57|8|1STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF||||||||100|90|||TheEnd:yesDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI0||||||100|100|100||100|100|100DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~12|Cure|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~12|hasnothingDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~12|noneSCANPresidentDeling'sdouble.Attacksinastrangeway,butnotverystrong.However...ATTACKLIST01.(Headbash)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect

GEROGEROLVRANGE|HPRANGE|AP|Commoncard:Can'tturnintoacard!|LVUD1~12|350~3650|20|Rarecard:Can'tturnintoacard!|noELEMENTALAFFINITIESFIRE|ICE|THNDR|EARTH|POISN|WIND|WATER|HOLY|GRVTYx2|x1|x1|x2|immune|x1|x1|x3|yesBASICSTATISTICSEXP:0LV|HP|Strength|Vitality|Magic|Spirit|Speed|Evasion1|350|35|17|61|36|9|510|3050|41|35|75|40|19|612|3650|43|39|78|41|21|6STATUSAFFINITIESKO|POI|PTR|DAR|SIL|BER|ZOM|SLE|HAS|SLO|STO|REG|REF100||||||||100|90||100|100TheEnd:noDOO|PET|FLO|CON|DRA|DGN|PRO|SHE|AUR|INV|DOU|TRI|VI080||||||100|100|100||100|100|100



DRAWABLEMAGIC|DEVOURTASTEL1~12|Esuna,Double,Berserk,Zombie|Couldn'tDevour!MUGGEDITEMSL1~12|2xPhoenixDown,2xPhoenixDown,2xPhoenixDown,2xPhoenixDownDROPPEDITEMSCarddrop:noneL1~12|8xZombiePowder,8xZombiePowder,8xZombiePowder,8xZombiePowderSCANAmonsterthatposedasPresidentDeling.Attackswithitsdeformedarmsandstatusattacks.[UndeadMonster]ATTACKLIST01.(Armsmash)SEnonamePACMHigherVit,Protect02.Silence

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