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FINAL FANTASY VIII Guardian Force Boost/Compatibility
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Final Fantasy VIII Guardian Force Boast/Compatibility Version 4.0
For Sony PlayStation Only
By YEE SENG FU
E-Mail : ysf@pacific.net.sg
Date : 25th Dec'99
ICQ : 25076522
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Country : Singapore
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Introduction
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I know there are many Guardian Force faqs which covers about boost and
compatibility of G.F. I made this faq because i had something to add
on, which i didn't see it in any other faqs. I hope you will show me
your support and hopefully, this guide will be of some use to you.
Also, refer to Dan Orner's item guide faq.
There are quite a couples of good guardian force faq, one of which is
the japanese faq written by StevenBruck. I have also written quite a
couples of Final Fantasy VIII faq like the weapon guide on how to
beat Ultima/Omega weapon, a card list guide and a limit break guide.
Be sure to look at it and feel free to give me comments.
Update
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Version 1.0
-Added informations about Boost
-Added informations about Compatibility
-Added a list of compatibility items.
-Added a short list of how to obtain all the Guardian Force,
including the 16 main G.Fs, non-junctionable Guardian Forces like
Odin, Phoenix, and even some informations about the PocketStation
Guardian Force.
-Added informations about the redrawing of Guardian Force in the
final castle.
-Added song lyrics.
-Added a Credit section.
-Added copyright section.
-Corrected some spelling and grammatical mistakes.
-Based on the US version.
Version 2.0
-Added a Gilgamesh section dedicated to its attacks.
-Corrected some minor mistakes.
-Changes some of the japanese translation to the US version.
-Based on the US version.
Version 3.0
-Added some informations on Guardian Force's ability.
-Based on the US version.
Version 4.0
-Added a few more tips in the compatibility section.
-Added Final Fantasy VIII OST List
-Added Ragnarok Specifications in the exclusive features section.
-Added Balamb Train Specifications in the exclusive features section.
-Based on the US version.
Next Update:
Basically, these are all that i want to cover in this faq. All
the informations that are about Boost and Compatibility are found
in this faq. I don't think i have anything more to add. Also,
i have added in some informations about Gilgamesh attacks, which
i don't see it in other faqs, particularly the table list. Special
thanks to Kaze Yagami for most of the
informations and Dan Orner for the
compatibility item list. This faq will not be made possible without
the help of these two people.
Content
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i)Guardian Force
ii)Ability
iii)Boost
iv)Compatibility
v)List of Guardian Force
vi)List of Compatibility Item
vii)Redrawing of Guardian Force
viii)Gilgamesh
ix)Song Lyrics
x)Final Fantasy VIII OST List
xi)Exclusive Features
xii)Credit
xiii)Copyright Protected
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I)Guardian Force
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In the past, you simply summon a creature and shortly after, it would
appear on the battlefield and create a havoc. Now, there's a chance
that the creature might not appear. In Final Fantasy VIII, guardian
force are actually the creatures that you summoned to aid you in
battlefield. If you have played the previous Final Fantasties before,
you should remember of the Esper systems in Final Fantasy VI, the
summon materia in Final Fantasy VII. However, there are obviously some
noticeable differences. Guardian force are now more involved in
battlefield than before. Each Guardian Force has HP and can gain
experience to increase their levels. The noticeable changes are the
Guardian Force's Active Time Bar and the newly-innovative feature call
Boost. I will explain the two in great in-depth in the later sections.
Also, unlike Espers in Final Fantasy VI, Guardian Forces in Final
Fantasy VIII let the characters gain AP, known as Ability Point,
but they do not let characters learn magics, instead characters can
learn new commands like Revive, or new abilities that can strengthen
a Guardian Force or characters like sumMag + 20%, Str + 20%, HP + 20%,
and so on.
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II)Ability
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I don't intend to go too much details into this section. Guardian
Force's ability can be divided into Command, Junction, Guardian Force,
Character, Menu and Party. Command ability includes things like
'Recover', 'Revive' and each command ability requires one command
ability slot. Junction ability allows you to junction magics to
the respectives attributes. For example, HPJ allows you to junction a
magic to HP. Junction abilities do not need any ability slot. Guardian
Force abilities enhance a Guardian Force's power like boost, GF HP
+ 20%. Note that GF HP + 10%, and GF HP + 20% are cumulative, meaning
it will add up to GF HP + 30%. Character abilities allow your character
to equip special commands like mug or boost your characters' statistics
like HP + 20%. Note that HP + 10% and HP + 20% are cumulative. Menu
ability are mainly special commands which allow mainly for refining
purposes like Card Mod, Make Bullet ability. It also includes Call
Shop ability too. Note that Menu ability do not require any junction
slot. Party abilities include Encounter None, Move/Find and so on.
To learn an ability, simply point the cursor at that ability. For
every battle you fought, you will gain AP, which means Ability Point.
For example, Boost ability requires 10AP. Note that certain ability
will not appear immediately. You need to meet certain requirements
to learn it. For example, you need to learn HP + 10% first before
you can learn HP + 20%. Each Guardian Force can learn up to a maximum
of 22 abilities. If you want to learn a new ability, you must use
Amnesia Grass to make a Guardian Force 'forget' an ability. For
example, i want my Guardian Force to learn Revive command and i
do not want the Encounter None ability anymore. So, i use an Amnesia
Grass on Encounter None first to make one empty ability slot for
Revive command. Understand or do i make you more confuse? Note that
you can buy Amnesia Grass from certain shops like in Esthar and Timber
shops.
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III)Boost
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Boost is actually a Guardian Force's ability to increase its
destructive effect. It was known as "Ouen" in the japanese version,
which meant either "assistance, support, help or aid" but was changed
to "boost" in the US version. As the name implies, boost can be used
to increase your Guardian Force's power. But before you can do that,
you need to learn the ability first, which cost 10AP. However, note
that not all Guardian Force has this ability. I will now explain
everything more detail with the help of some diagrams.
When the Guardian Force animation begins, hold select and you should
notice this:
Legend
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__
|__| Represents the Square button
75-255 Represents the number.
F Represents the pointer/cursor.
X F Represents when the cross appears and overlaps the cursor.
Step 1: Step 2: In step two, tap Square as fast as
__ __ you can go, and the number will rise
|__| 75 F |__| 100 F by 1 for every Square button you press.
Note that you have to hold Select all the
time.
Step 3: In step three, a cross will appear and
__ overlap the cursor sometimes. When this
|__| 200 X F happens, you must stop tapping Square
button because should you do so, the number
will revert to 75 again and you will have
to start all over again.
Step 4: In step four, you have reach the maximum
__ number. No matter how you tap Square, it
|__| 250 F will not exceed 250. This indicates the
strongest strength.
The number actually represents the percentage of the power of the G.F.
You begin as 75% of the power. 75 is at the minimum strength and 250
is at the maximum strength.
Some pointers you should take note of:
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a)Note that when the cross appears, keep on holding Select and when
the cross disappears again, this is the time to tap Square again.
b)The time taken for you tap Square button varies differently with
other Guardian Force. For example, G.F Eden gives you a lot of
time (since the G.F animation is incredible long), and you can
easily tap up to 250 while some probably allows you to tap up
to 180 to 220.
Turbo Cheat-Contributed By Jimmy Khoo, FreedSoul
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As you know, it's impossible for you to reach 250 when summoning
G.Fs ike Brothers, Shiva, Siren and so on. There's actually a very
easy way for you to reach 250 in less than 10 seconds. The only way
is to use a turbo controller, with the Square button set to turbo.
In this way, all you need is to hold Square and the number will
rise rapidly. Each Square button you press when set to turbo, will
probably rise about 4 to 9. so, can you imagine how fast it is when
you hold Square? Also, be sure to know when the cross will appear.
Even if you have a turbo controller, if you press Square when the
cross appears, the number will revert to 75.
Ifrit may cause up to 5000HP when you tap up to 140, for example. But,
with a Turbo Controller, you can tap up to 255, and can easily cause
up to 9999HP.
Challenge the Max without Turbo-Contributed By Kaze Yagami
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The table below shows the max % and max time given that you have
for every Guardian Force. The list also shows the name of Guardian
Force who has this ability and for those which do not have are
ignored in the list. Note that these are only approximate values.
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|Name of Guardian Force |Time (Seconds) |Boost (%) |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Quezacotl |13.3s |180% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Shiva |12.9s |180% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Ifrit |13.0s |180% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Siren |17.6s |200% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Brothers |19.3s |220% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Leviathan |21.4s |230% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Pandemona |22.8s |240% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Alexander |22.1s |230% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Doomtrain |22.9s |240% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Bahamut |22.1s |230% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Tonberry |14.0s |190% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
|Eden |72.6s |250% |
|__________________________|_______________|_______________|
__________________________
|Name of Guardian Force | The table on the left shows the
|__________________________| list of Guardian Force who do
|Diablo | not have any boost ability,
|__________________________| meaning you cannnot tap Square
|Carbuncle | when summoning them to increase
|__________________________| their strength.
|Cerberus |
|__________________________|
|Cactuar |
|__________________________|
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IV)Compatibility
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Unlike the past, when a summoner summons a creature, his or her HP
and active time bar are being replaced by that of the summoned
creature. Only when the Guardian Force's Active Time Bar ends, the
Guardian Force will then appear and create havoc. Before i go into
the details, there are some points that i think you should take
note of:
a)While summoning a Guardian Force, the summoners' HP and ATB are
being replaced by that of the creature's. The creature will only
appear until the Guardian Force's Active Time Bar countdown ends.
b)While summoning a Guardian Force, the summoners' HP and ATB are
being replaced by that of the creature's. Any attack on the summoner
will go to the summoned creature, meaning that the summoned creature
will recieve the damage, not the summoner.
c)Status attacks go to the summoner, not the Guardian Force during
the course of summoning. For example, while summoning, when the
summoner is being attacked by a silence spell or being silenced,
the cancelling of summon will automatically be in effect.
d)During the time while summoning, when the Guardian Force's HP
reaches zero, the cancelling of summon will automatically be in
effect as your Guardian Force is now dead.
e)During the course of summoning, if you use a cure spell on the
summoner, the cure spell will heal only the summoner, not the
Guardian Force.
f)There are certain items that heal a Guardian Force outside battle.
Examples are Pet House, G-Potion, G-Hi-Potion, G-Mega-Potion,
G-Returner and so on. Items like Pet-House, G-Potion can be
easily bought from most shops.
g)If you have a PocketStation, you can play the mini-game and use
Mog's Amulet to learn Mini-Mog command. It is a Guardian Force
command, meaning you need to use Amnesia Greens to make a Guardian
Force forget an ability. Just equip Mini-Mog command and use it
during battle to summon Mini-Mog, which will fully recover all
of your Guardian Forces' HP. Note that Mog's Amulet can only
be obtained from the PocketStation and thus Mini-Mog summon is
exclusive to only those who has PocketStation. However, the draw
back is that it will take you (100 x Party's Average level)gils
per summon.
h)The maximum amount of HP damage all Guardian Force can cause is
up to 9999HP, with the exception of Guardian Force, Eden, which
can exceed the 9999HP limit and up to 20,000 to 50,000HP damage.
i)The damage caused by Cactuar depends on the Guardian Force,
Cactuar's level. The higher the level Guardian Force, Cactuar is,
the more damage it will cause. For example, if Guardian Force,
Cactuar is at level between 50 to 59, it will cost 5000 HP of
damage. If between 90 to 99, it will cost 9000 HP of damage.
Max damage occurs at level 100. This is a sure-cause damage,
regardless of how good your enemies' defense may be. You must
train your Cactuar well to take advantage of it, if not it will
be wasteful. Note that Cactuar doesn't have any Boost.
j)Doomtrain attacks enemies with status ailments like poison, berserk
and so on. If you have played Final Fantasy VI before, you may
realise that Doomtrain is indeed a resemblance to a boss in FFVI
and that boss is of course, the Phantom Train.
k)There are certain special Guardian Forces which do not have HP,
levels and experiences. Examples are Odin, Gilgamesh, Phoenix,
Chocobo, Mini-Mog, and Moomba.
l)There are certain Guardian Forces which appear randomly. Examples
are Odin, Gilgamesh and Phoenix. [Only when you have used Phoenix
Pinion at least once]
m)There are certain Guardian Forces which you need items to summon.
Examples are Chocobo [Gysahl Greens], Phoenix [Phoenix Pinion] and
Moomba [Proof Of Friendship].
n)Moomba, Mini-Mog and chocobo's new attacks can only be obtained
if you have PocketStation and you must play the chocobo world
mini-game.
o)Mini-Mog summon can be learned if you have the Mini-Mog command by
using Mog's Amulet.
p)It's better to equip a Guardian Force with a higher compatibility
than one with a lower compatibility. You wouldn't want to take
your time to summon a Guardian Force.
Basically, these are the main pointers that you should take note of.
Compatibility
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How fast or slow Guardian Force's Active Time Bar countdown ends
depends on the compatibility. Compatibility is known as affection
rating for the Japanese version. Honestly speaking, i prefer the
name, 'affection rating' more than the name, 'compatibility.'
'Affection rating' has the effect of how the Guardian Force feels
and reacts to a particular character. Anyway, the name, 'Compatibility'
works pretty well as well.
Q1)What is Compatibility?
Compatibility ranges from 0 to 1000. The higher the number, the
fastest the Guardian Force's Active Time Bar countdown will be.
1000, being the fastest and 0, being the slowest. It is meaningless
to summon a Guardian Force with very low compatibility and you have
to wait for a long time for it to appear. By the time, it appears,
it may have been dead or recieved any damage. Who knows?
Q2)How do i know the characters' compatibility with other Guardian
Force?
You can view it in your status screen. You should see something
like this below:
Red
|---------------|
The bar gauge ________________________
when completely =>|_______________|________|
red, shows the 658<=The compatibility
maximum compatibility. number.
Q3)How do i raise compatibility?
Refer to below.
Difference in Compatibility-Contributed By Kaze Yagami
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Below shows a table for the approximate values of time taken for
different compatibility.
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|Compatibility (0 to 1000) |Time (Seconds) |
|__________________________|_______________|
|Compatibility 0 |About 16.8s |
|__________________________|_______________|
|Compatibility 500 |About 10.2s |
|__________________________|_______________|
|Compatibility 1000 |About 2.8s |
|__________________________|_______________|
Raising Compatibility and Demerits-Contributed By Kaze Yagami
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Below shows the table of how to increase and decrease your
compatibility.
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|Method |Compatibility Up |Amount|Demerit |
|____________|__________________|______|____________________________|
|Summoning |The Guardian | |Other Guardian Forces' |
|a Guardian |Force that is | |compatibility drop by 1~2. |
|Force |summoned raises | |____________________________|
|____________|compatibility | |Guardian Force of opposing |
|Refer to |with the summoner.| 20 |nature drops by 10. |
|a) for a | | |____________________________|
|special | | |Refer to b) for a special |
|condition. | | |condition. |
|____________|__________________|______|____________________________|
|Using |The respective | |Guardian Force of opposing |
|specific |Guardian Force's | |nature drops by 1~2. |
|magic. |compatibility | 1~3 |____________________________|
|Mainly |raises with the | |Refer to c) for more details|
|elemental. |spell caster. | |about it. |
|____________|__________________|______|____________________________|
|Using |The respective | |Other Guardian Forces' |
|specific |Guardian Force's | |compatibility drop by 1~2. |
|items. |compatibility | 1~3 |____________________________|
|Mainly com- |raises. | |Refer to the list of |
|patibility | | |compatibility items for more|
|items. | | |details. |
|____________|__________________|______|____________________________|
|Using |All Guardian | | |
|LuvLuvG |Force's | | |
| |compatibility | 20 |------------NIL-------------|
| |raises. | | |
|____________|__________________|______|____________________________|
a)If battle ends before Guardian Force is summoned or when a character
is silenced while summoning, resulting the cancelling of summon to
automatically be in effect, there will be no change in the
compatibility for all Guardian Force.
b)Eden is a special case because when Guardian Force, Eden is summoned,
compatibility with Eden raises by 2, while the remaining Guardian
Force will be raise by 1.
c)If you use a fire spell, Ifrit, being a fire elemental Guardian
Force will increase its compatibility, while on the other hand,
Guardian Force are opposing nature like Shiva will decrease its
compatibility. Note that the same concept applies to summoning
of Guardian Force as well. For example, if you summoned Ifrit, then
Shiva's compatibility will drop by 10.
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V)List Of Guardian Force
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Below shows a table, listing all the Guardian Force and how you
can obtain them.
Guardian Force (Junctionable)
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|Name Of Guardian Force |Location of Guardian Force |Disc|
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Quezacotl |In the lecture room. Examine the laptop | |
| |in Squall's seat and read the Guardian |1~3 |
| |Force tutorial with the beside it.| |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Shiva |In the lecture room. Examine the laptop | |
| |in Squall's seat and read the Guardian |1~3 |
| |Force tutorial with the beside it.| |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Ifrit |Defeat Guardian Force, Ifrit at the Fire| |
| |Cavern. | 1 |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Siren |Draw from Elvoret during the Dollet | |
| |Mission. Elvoret will appear and fight | 1 |
| |you after defeating Biggs and Wedge. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Brothers |Defeat Guardian Force, Brothers at Tomb | |
| |Unknown King. The two brothers are | 1 |
| |Sacred and Minotaur. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Diablos |Use the magical lamp given by Headmaster| |
| |Cid and click on it at the item | |
| |inventory to have a fight with Diablos. |1~4 |
| |Defeat Guardian Force, Diablos. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Carbuncle |Draw from Iguion, one of the two lizards| |
| |summoned by Sorceress Edea in Deling | |
| |City, Presidential Residence. Deling | 1 |
| |City is the capital of Galbadia. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Leviathan |Draw from Norg in the basement of | |
| |Balamb Garden. | 2 |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Pandemona |Draw from Fujin at Balamb Hotel. You | |
| |will first fight Rajin outside the | |
| |Balamb Hotel, followed by a combined | 2 |
| |team of Rajin and Fujin inside the | |
| |Balamb Hotel. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Cerberus |Defeat Guardian Force, Cerberus at the | |
| |main hall of Galbadia Garden. Cerberus | 2 |
| |is the monster whom has triple heads. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Alexander |Draw from Sorceress Edea at Galbadia | |
| |Garden, immediately after you fought | 2 |
| |with Seifer the second time. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Doomtrain |Have 1x Solomon's Ring, 6x Steel Pipe, | |
| |6x Remedy +, 6x Malboro Tentacles, then | |
| |in the item inventory, click on the | |
| |Solomon's Ring. Note that you must get |2~4 |
| |solomon's Ring at Tear Point before | |
| |going to the Lunar Base. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Bahamut |Defeat Guardian Force, Bahamut in Deep | |
| |Sea Research Center. (Deep Sea Research | |
| |Centre) It can be found in the southwest| |
| |of the World Map and can only be access | |
| |by Ragnarok. Choose the first option, |3~4 |
| |the second option to fight Ruby Dragons | |
| |respectively. Next, choose the third | |
| |option, which is hidden to fight | |
| |Bahamut. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Cactuar |Defeat Guardian Force, Cactuar at | |
| |Cactuar Island near Centra Region. You | |
| |should notice a tiny cactus sticking | |
| |out of a small island. It can only be |3~4 |
| |access by the Ragnarok. Go near it to | |
| |enter a fight. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Tonberry |Defeat 20 Tonberries inside Centra Ruin.| |
| |Once you have defeated the 20th Tonberry| |
| |, Tonberry King will appear and fight |2~4 |
| |you. Note that the fight is continuous. | |
| |Defeat Guardian Force, Tonberry King. | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
|Eden |Draw from Ultima Weapon at Deep Sea | |
| |Deposit, which is the underground base- | |
| |ment of Deep Sea Research Center. (Deep | |
| |Sea Research Centre) You must first | |
| |obtain Guardian Force, Bahamut before |3~4 |
| |you can enter the basement to fight | |
| |Ultima weapon to draw Eden. [Refer to my| |
| |weapon guide faq for ways to beat Ultima| |
| |weapon.] | |
|_______________________|________________________________________|____|
Note:Should you miss any Guardian Force, especially those which need
to be draw, the only way is to get them by redrawing them in
disc four at the final castle. Refer to the [Redrawing of
Guardian Force] section for more details. Note that this is
only applicable to the US version.
Guardian Force (Non-Junctionable)
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Below shows the list of guardian force which cannot be junction and
has no ability for you to learn. Note that these Guardian Forces,
as listed below do not have any compatibility or Guardian Force's
Active Time Bar and will appear immediately once summon.
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|Name of Guardian Force |Location |Miscellaneous Info |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Phoenix |Collect all 5 stones|Use the item, Phoenix |
|[Disc Two to Three] |, naming Blue, Wind,|Pinion once during a |
| |Life, Shadow, Water |battle, and Guardian |
| |in Shumi Tribe. You |Force, Phoenix will |
| |will get Phoenix |appear when your party |
| |Pinion. [Refer to |gets wiped out randomly.|
| |other faqs for more |________________________|
| |information.] |Phoenix will cast life |
| | |on your party, reviving |
| | |all dead allies to 12.5%|
| | |of their total HP. |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Chocobo |Catch a chocobo in |Use Gysahl Greens to |
|[Disc Two to Four] |any chocobo forest, |summon Boko, the chocobo|
| |and you will get to |to battle. |
| |choose a name for |________________________|
| |the chocobo. From |Play chocobo mini-game |
| |then on, you will |on PocketStation to |
| |get to play the |learn new attacks for |
| |chocobo minigame in |Boko, the chocobo. |
| |PocketStation. |________________________|
| | |The initial attack is |
| | |ChocoFire. These three |
| | |attacks can only be |
| | |learnt, if you play the |
| | |'Odekake chocobo' in the|
| | |PocketStation. The three|
| | |attacks are ChocoFlare, |
| | |ChocoMeteor and Choco- |
| | |Buckle. |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Odin |In Centra Ruin and |Odin will appear random-|
|[Disc Two to Four] |you have to solve |at the beginning of the |
| |the puzzle under 20 |battle and using Zante- |
| |minutes. [Refer to |suken, slicing all |
| |other faqs for more |enemies apart, causing |
| |informations.] |instant victory. |
| | |________________________|
| | |If he does not appear at|
| | |the beginning of the |
| | |battle, it means that he|
| | |will not appear for the |
| | |remaining half of the |
| | |battle. |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Gilgamesh |Appears only if you |Gilgamesh will appear |
|[Disc Three] |have Odin already |randomly anytime, even |
|[Must have Odin first] |when fighting |at the beginning or |
| |against Seifer at |middle of the fight. He |
| |end of disc three at|will choose one sword |
| |Lunatic Pandora. |out of four and uses an |
| | |attack randomly. His |
| | |four attacks are Zantet-|
| | |suken, Excalibur, Exca- |
| | |lipur, Masamune. * |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Mini-Mog |Can be obtained from|Use Mog's Amulet to |
|[PocketStation |PocketStation only. |learn Mini-Mog ability. |
| Exclusive] | |You must use Amnesia |
| | |Grass on a Guardian |
| | |Force to make it forget |
| | |one ability. Then, use |
| | |Mog's Amulet on that |
| | |Guardian Force and equip|
| | |the Mini-Mog command. |
| | |When using Mini-Mog |
| | |command, it summons a |
| | |Mini-Mog to battle, and |
| | |it will fully recover |
| | |all of your Guardian |
| | |Forces' HP. However, the|
| | |drawback is that it cost|
| | |you (100 x Party's |
| | |average level)gils per |
| | |summon. |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
|Moomba |Can be obtained from|Use Proof of Friendship |
|[PocketStation |PocketStation only. |to summon Moomba during |
| Exclusive] | |battle. |
|_______________________|____________________|________________________|
Note:Words marked with * are those which are using the japanese names.
I have forgotten the names used in the US version. When i have
found out the names, i will change it immediately. Right now,
I am using the japanese names for Gilgamesh's attacks. If you
know the correct translation, feel free to e-mail me at
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VI)List of Compatibility Item
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Compatibility List-Contributed by Dan Orner
==================
Please refer to Dan Orner's item list faq for more informations on
other items. The list is obtained from him, and organised by me. The
original content is not altered.
____________________________________________________________________
|Guardian Force |Name of Item |Effect |Source |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Quezacotl |Dynamo Stone | + 3 |Mug/Defeat Blitz/Elastoid. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Defeat Creeps/Cockatrice. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Blitz (L4 card) is |
| | | |converted into 1x Dynamo |
| | | |Stone. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Quezacotl (L8 card) is |
| | | |converted to 100x Dynamo |
| | | |Stones. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Shiva |Arctic Wind | + 1 |1x Glacial Eye (L2 card) is |
| | | |converted into 1x Arctic Wind.|
| |_____________|_______|______________________________|
| |North Wind | + 3 |1x Snow Lion (L3 card) is con-|
| | | |verted into 1x North Wind. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Shiva (L8 card) is convert-|
| | | |into 100x North Winds. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Ifrit |Bomb Fragment| + 1 |Mug/Defeat Bomb. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Bomb (L4 card) is converted|
| | | |into 1x Bomb Fragment. |
| |_____________|_______|______________________________|
| |Red Fang | + 3 |Defeat Hexadragon. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Defeat Chimera (rare) |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Siren |Silence | + 3 |Defeat/Steal Grat/Funguar. |
| |Powder | | |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Brothers |Dino Bone | + 3 |Mug/Defeat T-Rexaur. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Defeat Armadodo. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Armadodo (L3 card) is con- |
| | | |verted into 1x Dino Bone. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |2x T-Rexaurs (L4 card) is con-|
| | | |verted into 1x Dino Bone. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Sacred (L8 card) is convert|
| | | |-verted into 100x Dino Bone. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Diablos |Steel Orb | + 3 |Defeat Wendigo. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Mug GIM47N. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Wendigo (L4 card) is con- |
| | | |verted into 1x Steel Orb. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Carbuncle |Dragon Skin | + 3 |Defeat Anacondaur. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Mug Anacondaur. (Rare) |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Defeat Blue Dragon at Island |
| | | |of Hell. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Leviathan |Fish Fin | + 2 |Defeat/Mug Fastitocalon-F. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Pandemona |Shear Feather| + 1 |Mug/Defeat Thrustaevus. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Thrustaevus (L2 card) is |
| | | |converted into 1x Shear |
| | | |Feather. |
| |_____________|_______|______________________________|
| |Windmill | + 3 |Defeat Abyss Worm. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Mug/Defeat Thrustaevus at a |
| | | |higher level. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Abyss Worm (L3 card) is con|
| | | |-verted into 1x Windmill. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Pandemona card (L9 card) is|
| | | |converted into 100x Windmill. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Cerberus |Dragon Fin | + 3 |Defeat Grendel. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Grendel (L2 card) is con- |
| | | |verted into 1x Dragon Fin. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Alexander |Moon Stone | + 3 |Defeat Imp. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Mug/Defeat Elnoyle. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Doomtrain |Poison Powder| + 1 |Defeat Grat. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Mug/Defeat Imp. |
| |_____________|_______|______________________________|
| |Venom Fang | + 3 |Mug/Defeat Anacondaur. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Anacondaur (L2 card) is con|
| | | |-verted into 1x Venom Fang. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Bahamut |Shaman Stone | + 3 |Refine 1x Dark Matter/Hungry |
| | | |Cookpot/Rosetta Stone/Mog |
| | | |Amulet into 1x Shaman Stone |
| | | |each using Siren's Tool-RF. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Cactuar |Cactus Thorn | + 3 |Mug/Defeat Cactuar. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Cactuar (L3 card) is con- |
| | | |verted into 1x Cactus Thorn. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Jumbo Cactuar (L7 card) is |
| | | |converted into 1x Cactus |
| | | |Thorn. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Tonberry |Chef's Knife | + 3 |Mug/Defeat Tonberry. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Tonberry (L3 card) is con- |
| | | |verted into 1x Chef's Knife. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |1x Tonberry King (L5 card) is |
| | | |converted into 1x Chef's |
| | | |Knife. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|Eden |----NIL------|--NIL--|-------------NIL--------------|
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
|ALL Guardian |LuvLuvG | |1x Chubby Chocobo (L8 card) is|
| Force | | +20 |converted into 100x LuvLuvGs. |
| | | |______________________________|
| | | |Refine 1x Shaman Stone into 1x|
| | | |LuvLuvG. |
|_______________|_____________|_______|______________________________|
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VII)Redrawing Of Guardian Force
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This method does not apply to the japanese version. Square knew that
there will definitely be some who has forgotten to draw the Guardian
Force. Now, luckily to US gamers, for those who has forgotten, you can
redraw the Guardian Force that you miss at the final castle in
Ultimesia Castle. You can draw the missing Guardian Force from the
enemies inside Ultimecia Castle, especially those mini sub-bosses.
However, i am not pretty sure and i have not tried it before as by the
time i have reached disc 4, i have already gotten all the Guardian
Forces. This method has been confirmed by many people. Try it at your
own risk!!! Of course, it is more preferred if you can get all the
Guardian Force, without going through this redrawing. This is because
when you redraw, you will have to retrain your new Guardian Force's
level, abilities from the start, which is simply a waste of time
since you can get it and train it earlier. It will be even nice if
more people can tell me about this redrawing of Guardian Force.
Proper credits will be given to the contributors.
Credit:??? for telling me about the redrawing of Guardian Force. Sorry,
i have lost your e-mail. I got a shock when he told me about
this redrawing. Later on, i confirmed it with Kaze Yagami and
he told me that this is just a newly-added feature to the US
version.
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VIII)Gilgamesh
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I noticed that other faqs do not have much details about Gilgamesh's
attacks so this will be an exclusive section dedicated to Gilgamesh.
_______________________________________________________________
|History |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|Gilgamesh made his first appearance in Final Fantasy V. For |
|those who has played and familiar with Final Fantasy V, you |
|should know that Gilgamesh was banished to 'Cleft of Dimension.|
|How or why he appears again in Final Fantasy VIII remains a |
|mystery. |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|Location |You must have gotten Odin first before fighting |
| |against Seifer at the end of disc 3 in Lunatic |
| |Pandora. Now, wait for a while, and enjoy the event! |
|_________|_____________________________________________________|
|Tips |Don't attack Seifer as Gilgamesh will appear soon. |
| |Instead, keep drawing Aura spells from Seifer. |
|_________|_____________________________________________________|
|Attack |Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Excalipur and Masamune |
|_________|_____________________________________________________|
|General Information about Gilgamesh |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|Like Odin, Gilgamesh cannot be junction to a character, neither|
|does he have any ability for you to learn. However, like Odin, |
|he will appear randomly during battle. Unlike Odin, it can |
|appear in the beginning, middle of the fight, whereas Odin can |
|only appear in the beginning of the fight, if not, Odin will |
|not appear for the remaining half of the battle. As Gilgamesh |
|is summoned, you will notice that there are four swords descend|
|-ing down together with Gilgamesh. Each of these four swords |
|represents an attack-Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Excalipur and |
|Masamune. He will choose any of the four swords randomly and |
|that sword choosen will use that particular attack. |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|Name Of Attack |Effect and Special Note |
|_______________|_______________________________________________|
|Zantetsuken |This attack is inherited from Guardian Force, |
| |Odin. It will slice all enemies apart, causing |
| |instant victory. However, Zantetsuken does not |
| |work against bosses. |
|_______________|_______________________________________________|
|Excalibur |Strong damage against all enemies. [Refer to |
| |the table below for more details.] |
|_______________|_______________________________________________|
|Excalipur |It is a fake version of the sword, Excalibur as|
| |it does only 1 HP damage to all enemies. |
|_______________|_______________________________________________|
|Masamune |Strong damage against all enemies and is more |
| |stronger than Excalibur. [Refer to the table |
| |below for more details.] |
|_______________|_______________________________________________|
|Below shows a table, listing out the attacks, damage, levels of|
|the swords, Excalibur and Masamune. |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|Listing-Contributed By Kaze Yagami |
|_______________________________________________________________|
|The attack level of Guardian Force, Gilgamesh depends on the |
|average level of the party member, similarly to Guardian Force,|
|Phoenix. The higher your luck is, the chances of Odin/Gilgamesh|
|appearing will be higher. |
|_______________________________________________________________|
| Attack Level | Masamune | Excalibur |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 1 | 2625 | 1000 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 10 | 3750 | 1562 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 20 | 5000 | 2187 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 30 | 6250 | 2812 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 40 | 7500 | 3437 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 50 | 8750 | 4062 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 60 | 9999 | 4687 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 70 | 9999 | 5312 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 80 | 9999 | 5937 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 90 | 9999 | 6562 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
| 100 | 9999 | 7187 |
|___________________|____________________|______________________|
|Note|The values are subjected to variables as different enemies|
| |have different defenses. However, the variations are very |
| |neligible. |
|____|__________________________________________________________|
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IX)Song Lyrics
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Below are the lyrics for Eyes On Me and Liberi Fatali.
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Eyes On Me
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Composer:Nobuo Uematsu
Vocalist:Faye Wong
Whenever sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever said my words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar
My last night here for you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly placed your eyes on me
Oh, did you ever know?
That I had mine on you
*Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer
So let me come to you
Close as I wanna be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
Did you ever know
That I had mine on you
Darling, so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if you're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you're not dreaming
*Repeat
Credit:Thanks to Heero Yuy for allowing me to publish the lyrics
in my faq.
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Liberi Fatali
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Excitate vos e somno, liberi mei.
Cunae non sunt.
Excitate vos e somno, liberi fatali.
Somnus non eat.
Surgite.
Invenite hortum veritatis.
Ardente veritate
Urite mala mundi.
Ardente veritate
Incendite tenebras mundi.
Valete, liberi,
Diebus fatalibus.
Children of Fate
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Wake up, my children,
The cradles are gone.
Wake up, Children of Fate,
The peaceful sleep is over.
Rise up
Search for the Garden of Truth
With fiery truth
Burn off all the deceit of the world
With fiery truth
Light up the dark world.
Goodbye, children,
The next moment of meeting is the moment of fate.
Credit:Thanks to kaze Yagami for correcting the mistakes in the
lyrics, as well as doing the translation for Liberi Fatali.
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X)Final Fantasy VIII OST List
=======================================================================
Are you a fan of Nobuo Uematsu? Final Fantasy VIII Original Sound
Track has been released. With a total of 74 tracks that are spread
across four CDs, fans of Nobuo Uematsu shouldn't miss it. I will
now list the name of the tracks below.
Disc 1
======
01.Liberi Fatali
02.Balamb Garden
03.Blue Fields
04.Don't Be Afraid
05.The Winner
06.Find Your Way
07.SeeD
08.The Landing
09.Starting Up
10.Force Your Way
11.The Loser
12.Never Look Back
13.Dead End
14.Breezy
15.Shuffie or Boogie
16.Waltz for the Moon
17.Tell Me
18.Fear
19.The Man with the Machine Gun
20.Julia
21.Roses and Wine
22.Junction
23.Timber Owls
Disc 2
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01.My Mind
02.The Mission
03.Martial Law
04.Cactus Jack (Galbadian Anthem)
05.Only a Plank Between One and Perdition
06.Succession of Witches
07.Galbadia Garden
08.Unrest
09.Under Her Control
10.The Stage is Set
11.A sacrifice
12.Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec
13.Intruders
14.Premonition
15.Wounded
16.Fragments of Memories
17.Jailed
18.Rivals
19.Ami
Disc 3
======
01.The Spy
02.Retaliation
03.Movin'
04.Blue Sky
05.Drifting
06.Heresy
07.Fisherman's Horizon
08.Odeka Ke Chocobo
09.Where I Belong
10.The Oath
11.Slide Show Part1
12.Slide Show Part2
13.Love Grows
14.The Salt Flats
15.Trust Me
16.Silence and Motion
17.Dance with the Balamb-fish
18.Tears of the moon
19.Residents
20.Eyes On Me
Disc 4
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01.Mods de Chocobo
02.Ride On
03.Truth
04.Lunatic Pandora
05.Compression of Time
06.The Castle
07.The Legendary Beast
08.Maybe I'm a Lion
09.The Extreme
10.The Successor
11.Ending Theme
12.Overture
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XI)Exclusive Features
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To show my thanks to everyone who has been reading this faq, i thought
it will be nice of me to share some informations with you and these
informations are exclusive and can only be found in my faq(s) only.
A special thanks to Kaze Yagami for the contributions again. So,
wonder what's the information about? Well, it isn't going to be of
much help to you in the game but... Are you excited by the idea of
riding a train, seeing various train stations that are scattered
throughout the Balamb and Galbadia continent? How fast can the train
move? Wow, Ragnarok is back. It was once an esper/sword in Final
Fantasy VI. How did it become an airship? With such a cool name,
are you dying for a ride? Back to the main topic. This section
will feature all specifications of Balamb Train and Ragnarok. I
will start with Balamb Train first.
~~~Balamb Train Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~
----------------------------------------------------------
Trains are used to move from city to city. It is a gray train with
curvaceousness. You can see railways in Balamb and Galbadia Continent
One of the trains is double-decked while another one looks very old
shaped like a steam locomotive. There is even a special train for SeeD
cadet's exclusive use.
DATA
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Name :TEMPEST (TTS-II with turbo shaft engine)
Length :144 metres (Estimated the length of 6 cars)
Width :4.3 metres
Height :6.1 metres
Maximum speed:260 kilometres per hour (Km/h)
Weight :313 tonnes
Capacity :360 passenger
~~~Ragnarok Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~
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~Super High Mobility Flying Ship "RAGNAROK"~
Made of red body, with the word 'ESTHAR' visible on the body,
Ragnarok was made more than twenty years ago. It was highly regarded
as one of the strongest flying ships. It was reportedly made secretly
in an unknown country. There are at least 2 or more such flying ships
of the same kind, with different markings.
DATA
----
Highest Output:3450t
Lowest Output:2850t
Total Length:108m
Total Height:54m (Landing)
65m (Cruising)
Total Weight:2,850 ton (Without Propellant, Charge and Occupants)
3,134 ton (1/3 Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant)
3,450 ton (Full Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant)
Total Wingspan:77m
Main Weapon :609mm Electron Particle Beam x 1
Sub Weapon :152mm multi-barrel Laser x 2
Main Engine :Reaction-Type 12-Level Compressor Turbine
(Power output 22500kg) x 2
Sub Engine :Reaction-Type 6-Level Compressor Turbine
(Power output 24800kg) x 4
Occupant :4 crews
(Navigator, wireless operator, cannoneer, and a cox)
=>Able to carry more than 10 occupants.
Top Speed :11.8km/s, 708km/min, 42480km/h
=>Second cosmic velocity;can launch a rocket into space.
How? Do you like it? Are you interested about the specifications of
these vehicles? Hopefully, you don't think it as a waste of time.
I spent the time to type everything out. Hey, come on! Some
appreciation, please? Thanks! The specifications look really cool, in
my personal opinion but it is true in the game or in real life, i
honestly don't know. What do you think?
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XII)Credit
=======================================================================
Myself
-For typing, and almost everything you see here.
Kaze Yagami
-For providing most of the informations about Compatibility.
-For providing most of the informations about Boast.
-For providing the table list for Gilgamesh's attacks.
-For confirming and telling me about the redrawing of Guardian
Force.
-For the Ragnarok Specifications in the exclusive features.
-For the Balamb Train Specifications in the exclusive features.
Dan Orner
-For allowing me to use his compatibility item list.
_For correcting some minor errors for me.
-For writing an excellent item list guide. Refer to his for
complete item guide.
StevenBruck
-For telling me how to get Guardian Force, Doomtrain.
-For writing a good Guardian Force japanese faq.
Heero Yuy
-For telling me how to get Guardian Force, Eden. Without him, i
will not have gotten the last Guardian Force in the japanese
version.
-For allowing me to publish eyes on me lyrics.
???
-For telling me first about the redrawing of Guardian Force.
-Sorry for losing your contact. If you happen to read this faq,
please contact me and i will give you credit.
Jimmy Khoo, FreedSoul
-For telling me about the boast cheat by using a Turbo Controller.
Kyle Demers
-For correcting my spelling mistakes. It should be 'Boost' and not
'boast'. And, it should again be 'Ultimecia Castle', not 'Ultimesia
Castle.' Special thanks to him for telling me my mistakes.
Everyone
-For reading this faq.
SquareSoft
-For making an excellent Final Fantasy game.
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