Walkthrough for FF8 - Guide for Final Fantasy 8

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Table Of Contents:

1. Characters
2. Weapons
3. Magic
4. Status effects
5. Elemental Properties
6. GF (Guardian Force)
7. Medicine
8. SeeD 
9. Limit Breaks
10. Walkthrough
11. Other non game Related items

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Characters:

Squall: Squall Leonhart is one of the main characters of the game. Squall is a self 
dependant teenager, due to the fact that he was in an orphanage at birth. Because of 
this, he doesn't really make friends easily. As he meets new friends, his 
personality becomes more developed. Overall good character.

Quistis: Quistis Trepe Is one of squall's instructors. Due to this, She knows parts 
of Squall's personality, but the rest of it remains under a veil. Quistis trusts 
Everyone of her students. She is a SeeD, so she has direct contact with Cid. Overall 
good character. 

Selphie: Selphie Tillmit is a VERY hyperactive teenager. She first meets Squall 
running around, looking for her class that she inevitably misses. Selphie is a 
transfer student from Trabia garden, and her garden is nowhere the size of Balamb.
Overall good character.

Seifer: Seifer Almasy is like the evil side of Squall. He has no mercy for anyone, 
he is ruthless, and he is a bully. He always hangs out with Fujin and Raijin, so 
they know Seifer like the back of their hand. For unknown reasons, Seifer and Squall 
could never really get along. Seifer has been trying for a SeeD position for years, 
but never really get one. Overall poor character

Cid: Cid Kramer is the headmaster of Balamb Garden. He is kind, gentle and funny. He 
also plans out SeeD missons from his office for a price. (non playable character)

Rinoa: Rinoa Heartilly is the "Princess" of The forest owls, One of the rebel groups 
in timber. She has one of those love on first sights crush on both Squall and 
Seifer. She is a little hyperactive, but not as much as Selphie. Overall good 
character

Zell: Mr. Hot dog fanatic zell Dincht is a boxer. Somewhat short, strong, and 
reliable, Zell is an excellent person for everybody to be with. He is a little 
hyper, but not much. Overall great character

Irvine: Irvine "The Chick master" Kinneas, is a sharpshooter for galbadia. Sent on a 
mission with Squall's party to eliminate the sorceress, Irvine starts to like 
everybody faster and faster. Overall great character.

Edea: Edea Kramer is cid's wife. Posessed with sorceress powers, Ultimecia takes 
over Her body and turns her evil. Overall average character

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Weapons

Squall:
Gunblade
Shear trigger
Cutting trigger
Flame saber
Twin Lance
Punishment
Lionheart

Quistis:
Chain whip
Slaying tail
Red Scorpion
Save The Queen

Selphie:
Flail
Morning star
Crescent wish
Strange vision

Seifer: 
Gunblade

Rinoa:
Pinwheel
Valkyrie
Rising Sun
Cardinal
Shooting star

Zell:
Metal Knuckle
Maverick
Gauntlet
Ehergeiz

Irvine:
Shotgun
Ulysses
Bismarck
Exeter

Edea:
None

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Magic:
Fire
Fira 
Firaga
Thunder
Thundara 
Thundaga
Blizzard
Blizzara
Blizzaga
Cure
Cura
Curaga
Double
Triple
Pain
Meltdown
Esuna
Silence
Break
Berserk
Blind
Zombie
Meteor
Ultima
Flare
Aura
Life
Full-life
Water
Aero
Tornado
Quake
Scan
Poison
Confuse
Sleep
Protect
Shell
Reflect
Float
Demi
Drain
Haste
Slow
Stop
Death
Holy

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Status Effects: Bad
Poison: Poisons the character. Loses health for every command it makes. Antidote or 
Remedy to cure
Silnce: Silences the character. Cannot perform magic, draw, or GF abilities. Echo 
Screen or Remedy to cure
Berserk: Character goes berserk. Can only attack. Remedy to cure
Blind: Blinds the character. Decreases the chance for a successsful hit with the 
attack command. Eye Drops or Remedy to cure
Curse: Curses the character. Cannot use limit break. Holy Water or Remedy to cure
Zombie: Turns the character into a zombie. succumbs more to holy and curative magic. 
Holy Water or Remedy to cure
Confuse: Confuses the character. Randomly uses attacks on everybody. Remedy to cure
Death: Kills the character. Phoenix Down to revive
Sleep: makes the character go to sleep. Cannot attack. Remedy to cure.
Drain: Drains the character's HP.
Petrify: Petrifies the character. Soft or Remedy to cure
Vit. 0: Character's vitality drops to 0. Remedy to cure
Slow: Slows the character. Remedy to cure
Stop: Stop the character. Remedy to cure

Status effects: Good
Aura: creates aura around the character. Greater chance for limit break
Regen: Gives character health at regular intervals.
Haste: Hastens the character
Protect: Reduces damage from physical attacks
Shell: Reduces damage from phusical attacks
Reflect: Reflects magic
Double: cast 2 magic on one turn
Triple:cast 3 magic in one turn

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Elemental Properties:
Fire: Fire damage. works great on ice
Water: Water damage. Works great on fire
Ice: Ice damage. Works great on water
Holy: Holy damage. Works great on un-dead monsters
Earth: Earth Damage. Works great on heavy animals
Wind: Wind Damage. Works great on flying monsters
Poison: Poison damage.
Thunder: Thunder damage. works great on machines

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Guardian Force:

Quezacotl-Thunder storm: Thunder Damage to all enemies.
Shiva-Diamond dust: Ice damage on all enemies
Ifrit-Hell fire: Fire damage to all enemies
Siren-Silent Voice. Silence & damage to all enemies
Diablos-?-Dmaage in percentage to the enemy
Brothers-Brotherly Love: Earth damage to all enemies
Carbuncle-Ruby light: Casts protect, shell, and reflect on all party members
Leviathian-Tsunami: Water damage to all enemies
Pandemona-tornado zone: wind damage on all enemies
Cerberus-counter rockets: casts double and triple on allies
Alexander-holy judgement-Holy damage on all enemies
Doomtrain-runaway train: poison damage to all enemies
Bahamut-mega flare: non-elemental damage to all enemies
Cactuar-10,000 needles: damage in the 1,000 to enemy
tonberry-chef-s knife: attacks one enemy
Eden-eternal breath: tremendous non-elemental damage to all enemies

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Other commands

Devour: Eats opponent. some are good, some are bad 
Darkside: Converts some of your HP into extra attacking power.
Treatment: Recovers from all abnormal statuses
Recover: Recovers full health
Revive: Self Explanatory
Mad rush: Casts Berserk and haste on all party members
Doom: Casts doom on opponent. so many turns to live...
Mug: Steals items and does damage
Defend: Defends for next attack
Absorb: Absorbes some of the opponents health

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SeeD

The Gardens main source of income. SeeDs are trained to defeat the sorceress. SeeD 
members are paid a regular salary depending on their SeeD experience level. SeeD: 
The mercernary force of Balamb garden. It isn't easy to become a SeeD. You have to 
go through Rigirous training, and you have to go on a SeeD mission to Try your 
abilities in battle.

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Limit Breaks:

Squall: Renzokuken
Rough Divide: Squall runs and hits the opponent with an upward attack. basic
Fated circle: Squall jumps into the air, then releases a shockwave that damages all 
opponents. Earn betweenshear trigger and cutting trigger
Blasting zone: Squall shoots a beam out of his gunblade, which he uses to crush his 
foes. Earn Between Flame saber and Punishment 
Lionheart: Squall releases a flurry of attacks on a single enemy. Lionheart only!

Selphie: Slot
Full cure: cures all party members. common
Wall: casts protect and shell on party members. uncommon
Rapture: Gives the enemy wings. (LITTERALLY) Rare
The End: enemy is taken to a field of flowers, where it is put to rest. VERY RARE
magic: Selphie's magic that she can cast is not her own or the parties. If you see a 
magic that you like, use it.

Quistis: Blue magic
Laser eye: 1 enemy
Ultra waves: all enemies*
White wind:?*
Mighty guard: Random status effect on party*
Gatling gun: 1 enemy*
homing laser: 1 enemy*
degenerator: kills one enemy*
Bad breath: Status effects out the aft on the opponents.*
Ray bomb:?*
Acid: 1 enemy*
Shockwave Pulsar: all enemies*
LV?death: self explanatory*
Fire breath: all enemies*
Water breath: all enemies*
Micro Missles: one enemy*
electrocute: One enemy*

*=have to learn them through certain items

Irvine: Shot
Normal: One enemy
Shotgun: all enemy
Fast: rapid fire-single
Demolition: 3x stronger than normal-one
AP: armor piercing: one enemy
DarkStatus effec ammo-one
Fire: Self explanatory-one
Pulse: strong: one

Rinoa: combine
teach dog tricks

Zell: Duel
Releashes a flurry of attacks

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Walkthrough: This is the good stuff now. After the long cinema and a short breifing 
in class, get on your terminal and look around for the GF's Quezacotl and Shiva: 
your main GF's. When you leave the room, you should encounter selphie. Show her 
around the place, then meet Quistis outside the gate.