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                       A N   U N O F F I C I A L
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                              Version: 2.2
                        System: Sony PlayStation
                 Author: Cephiroth (cephiroth@yahoo.com)

Author's Notes:
Hello, and welcome to version 2.2 of "An Unofficial Final Fantasy VIII
Walkthrough", which covers both the U.S and Japanese releases of this
epic RPG. Well, it's been quite a while since this guide began as a
tiny FAQ for the trial edition of FF VIII in July of 1998, and I think
it's time I called it quits. As such, this revision will be the last;
I'll like to thank everyone who wrote in.

I recommend that you view this document in a font with a fixed width
such as courier, as the layout for this FAQ has been optimized in using
the courier font.


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R e v i s i o n     H i s t o r y
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{Japanese Trial Version}
- Version 0.1 -  (24th July, 1998)
- Version 0.2 -  (31st July, 1998)

{Japanese Version}
- Version 0.3 -  (16th April, 1999)
- Version 0.4 -  (13th June, 1999)
- Version 1.0 -  (23rd June, 1999)
- Version 1.1 -  (26th June, 1999)
- Version 1.2 -  (3rd July, 1999)
- Version 1.3 -  (10th July, 1999)
- Version 1.4 -  (24th July, 1999)
- Version 1.5 -  (30th July, 1999)
- Version 1.6 -  (8th August, 1999)
- Version 1.7 -  (15th August, 1999)
- Version 1.8 -  (22nd August, 1999)

{U.S. Version}
- Version 1.9 -  (12th September, 1999)
- Version 2.0 -  (9th October, 1999)
- Version 2.1 -  (24th October, 1999)

- Version 2.2 -  (21st November, 1999)
Well, I did state that version 2.1 was going to be the final revision,
but there were some e-mails wanting me to add more stuff to this guide;
The 'Card Queen' side quest is now included; look for it in Disc Three
of the Walkthrough section, under 'Miscellaneous Updates Part 3' (event
5n). Each individual event in the Walkthrough section has also been
classified, and the Appendix section has yet again been expanded to
include a Shopping List.

If there's nothing else to add, then version 2.2 will see this FAQ
achieving full completion.

The newest revision of this FAQ can be found at the following site:
http://www.gamefaqs.com.


Disclaimer:
This FAQ is intended for private and personal use, and can only be re
-produced electronically if you contact me via e-mail first. This FAQ
cannot be used for profitable purposes. All copyrights and trademarks
that are not specifically mentioned in this FAQ are acknowledged. No
parts of this FAQ may be altered in any way; please give credit where
it is due. Permission is not granted for anyone to update this guide.

"Final Fantasy VIII" (c) 1999 Squaresoft
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc.
"An Unofficial Final Fantasy VIII Walkthrough" (c) Cephiroth 1998-1999.


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T a b l e   o f   C o n t e n t s
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I.    Cast
II.   Basic System
III.  Menu Tutorial
IV.   Battle Tutorial
V.    Card Battle
VI.   SeeD Ranking 
VII.  Full Walkthrough

      -Disc One-
      1. SeeD
      2. Assassination

      -Disc Two-
      3. Edea the Sorceress

      -Disc Three-
      4. Esthar
      5. Lovers

      -Disc Four-
      6. Time Compression

VIII. Appendix

      a. G.F Locations
      b. Magazine Locations
      c. Blue Magic Lists
      d. Weapon Remodeling Lists
      e. Rare Card Locations
      f. Shopping Lists
      g. EXP and AP Havens

IX.   Credits

Unless otherwise stated, names in the Japanese version are bracketed.
Also, the contents for chapters 1 to 6 in the Walkthrough section are
only displayed after a new chapter is introduced.


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I. C A S T
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[Introduction]
A graduate from the world famous military school, Garden, Squall meets
a mysterious young girl at a campus party. Her carefree nature gradually
influences Squall, a cold-hearted young man who rejects the presence of
others. In a sudden twist of fate, the nation of Galbadia declares war
on the entire world... standing by the Galbadian President as he makes
his speech is a sorceress, a symbol long forgotten from the memories of
the people...


[Characters]
Final Fantasy VIII offers a wide cast of characters who play various 
roles in this epic saga. Appearing in no particular order:

Squall Leonhart
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Height: 177 cm (5'8")
Blood type: AB
Birthdate: August 23rd
Weapon: Gunblade

The main character of ff 8, Squall is a short-spoken and emotionless 
young man. A student of Balamb Garden, he's an introvert with little 
concern for his comrades; few can actually claim to understand him. A 
cold and mysterious guy.

Limit Break: Renzokuken
Squall launches into an array of slashes, and sometimes finishes off 
his 'Renzokuken' with a spectacular blow, which varies accordingly to 
the type of Gunblade he's carrying.

During his Limit Break sequence, a Special gauge will appear; hit R1
when the moving yellow beacon enters the 2nd to left bracket for double
damage. His finishing blow appears at RANDOM, so don't worry too much
about it. Squall acquires up to 4 finishing blows in the entire game.
Literally translated, Renzokuken means Sequential Blade.

 -SPECIAL------------------------------------------------
 |       | Press  |                      # Moving #     |
 |       | 'R1'   |                <---  # yellow #     |
 |       | here   |                      # beacon #     |
 --------------------------------------------------------

You can choose to set this feature on 'Auto' in Squall's status screen.

<Finishing Blows>

 Rough Divide: Squall charges at a single enemy and performs an
               upward slice.
 Available to: All Gunblades.

 Fated Circle: Squall releases an energy wave while in mid-air with
               his Gunblade, which targets all enemies.
 Available to: Shear Trigger Gunblade upwards.

Blasting Zone: Squall's Gunblade forms a gigantic beam pillar that
               smashes all opponents.
 Available to: Flame Saber Gunblade upwards.

   Lion Heart: Squall slashes a single target 18 times, doing heavy
               damage with each cut. The Lion Heart move was termed
               'End of Heart' in the Japanese version.
 Available to: Lionheart Gunblade.

As you upgrade his Gunblade, more finishing moves are opened up.
Lion Heart's probably the strongest attack in the entire game. Refer
to the Appendix section for a list detailing weapon remodeling.


Rinoa Heartilly
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Height: 163 cm (5'4")
Blood type: Unknown
Birthdate: March 3rd
Weapon: Blaster Edge

Final Fantasy 8's female lead, Rinoa, is both angelic and bubbly. She 
loves to speak her mind, and has the habit of acting on impulse. Rinoa 
and Squall met during one of SeeD's inauguration parties.

Limit Breaks: Combine / Angel Wing (Varly)
Rinoa summons Angelo, her pet dog. She's capable of dealing out 
several unique attacks. Angelo learns new tricks when Rinoa reads 'Pet
Pals'. The respective skill then appears in Rinoa's 'Specials' window. 

Learning a new skill is done by highlighting it with the arrow; the 
more steps Rinoa takes, the more the bar fills up. A trick is 
considered to be learnt when the bar is fully filled, and a ring will
sound to indicate this. For a complete listing of Pet Pals locations,
refer to the Appendix section.

<Angelo's Tricks>

Angelo Rush: Random counter-attack, Angelo charges at a single foe.
             (Learnt Trick)
Angelo Recover: Randomly restores HP to a weakened party member.
                (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 2)
Angelo Reverse: Randomly restores a KO'ed party member.
                (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 4)
Angelo Search: Randomly finds items on the battlefield.
               (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 5)
Angelo Cannon: Resultant explosion hits all enemies.
               (Learnt Trick)
Angelo Strike: Sends a single target crashing onto the ground.
               (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 1)
Invincible Moon: Puts entire party in Invincible status.
                 (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 3)
Wishing Star: Shooting stars devastate all foes several times.
              (Learnt in Pet Pals Vol. 6)

Angel Wing will only become available in Disc Three; in this mode Rinoa
is controlled by the computer and can only cast random spells, all of
which hit for maximum results.


Seifer Almasy
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Blood type: O
Birthdate: December 22nd
Weapon: Gunblade

Seifer is gifted with natural fighting abilities, but his eagerness for 
victory and impatience makes him one of Balamb Garden's problematic 
students. He is aware of Squall's capability, and views him fiercely as 
a rival.

Limit Break: Fire Cross (Shimatsusuken)
Seifer casts a spell on the enemy, then gathers energy upon his Gun 
-blade before unleashing multiple energy arcs which home in on their 
targets, leaving spectacular green trails behind them.


Zell Dincht
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Height: 168 cm (5'5")
Blood type: B
Birthdate: March 17th
Weapon: Gloves

Young and brash Zell aspires to be just like his grandfather, a famous 
military figure. His ambitions made him enter Balamb Garden at the age 
of 13. Zell doesn't give in without a fight, however his actions make 
him appear somewhat immature and rash.

Limit Break: Duel
Zell displays his hand-to-hand prowess with a dazzling combo of skills.
All of them are performed SF-style under a timer. Zell gains new skills
via collecting issues of 'Combat King'. He may also learn some of his
special moves when he reaches higher levels.

When the window appears, enter the commands quickly in the given time
period and a new window should appear. Trigger any one of the moves
within, and keep at it until you see his finishing move command flashing
in the window. Perform that to end a successful 'Duel'. This feature
can be set on 'Auto' in Zell's status screen.

<Duel Moves>

Rush Punch: O , X  (Learnt)
Booya: Right , Left  (Learnt)
Heel Drop: Up , Down  (Learnt)
Mach Kick: Left , Left , O  (Learnt)
Dolphin Blow: L1 , R1 , L1 , R1  (CK 001)
Meteor Strike: Down , O , Up , O  (CK 002)
%Burning Rave: Down , Down , Down , Down , O  (Learnt)
%Meteor Barret: Up , X , Down , T , O  (CK 003)
%Different Beat: T , S , X , O , Up  (CK 004)
%My Final Heaven: Up , Right , Down , Left , T  (CK 005)

'%' denotes finishing moves. Regardless of the amount of time left,
once such a move is performed, Zell is forced to end 'Duel' pre
-maturely. Try to fit in a few more normal moves before that if you
can. For a complete listing of Combat King locations, refer to the
Appendix section.

<Finishing Moves Strings>

%Burning Rave: Rush Punch, Mach Kick, Rush Punch, Heel Drop OR Meteor
               Strike, Burning Rave
%Burning Rave: Booya, Heel Drop, Meteor Strike, Booya, Burning Rave

%Meteor Barret: Rush Punch, Dolphin Blow, Meteor Barret
%Meteor Barret: Booya, Meteor Strike, Dolphin Blow, Rush Punch, Mach
                Kick, Meteor Barret
%Meteor Barret: Booya, Heel Drop, Mach Kick, Heel Drop, Booya, Rush
                Punch, Mach Kick, Meteor Barret

%Different Beat: Rush Punch, Booya, Meteor Strike, Booya, Different
                 Beat
%Different Beat: Booya, Heel Drop, Mach Kick, Heel Drop, Booya,
                 Different Beat

%My Final Heaven: Rush Punch, Booya, Heel Drop, Meteor Strike, My
                  Final Heaven
%My Final Heaven: Booya, Heel Drop, Mach Kick, Rush Punch, My Final
                  Heaven


Quistis Trepe
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Height: 172 cm (5'6")
Blood type: A
Birthdate: October 4th
Weapon: Chain Whip

Orphaned at the age of 5, Quistis joined Garden at 10 and officially 
became a member of SeeD when she reached 15. She's a good mentor 
towards Squall. Quistis is one who's not used to setbacks, and demands 
only the best from herself.

Limit Break: Blue Magic (Enemy Skills)
Quistis draws from her massive collection of enemy skills to unleash 
upon her opponents. Unlike the rest, Quistis learns new skills via 
special items dropped by (or stolen from) her defeated opponents.
Use these items on Quistis in your inventory screen.

<Blue Magic>

Laser Eye: A laser beam hits a single target.
Ultra Waves: Sonic waves affect all targets, causing damage and Berserk
             conditions.
Electrocute: A lightning bolt fries all targets.
LV?Death: Randomly kills foes bearing a certain level.
Degenerator: Wipes out a single target.
Aqua Breath: Gigantic water bubbles drown all targets.
Micro Missile: Cuts a single enemy's HP to half.
Acid: Causes all types of status maladies to a single opponent.
Gatling Gun: Fires multiple rounds at a single target.
Fire Breath: Engulfs all foes in a fire flood.
Bad Breath: Causes all types of status maladies to all opponents.
White Wind: Restores HP to all members. Magnitude is determined by
            caster's present HP.
Homing Laser: A powerful laser beam hits a single target.
Mighty Guard: Endows all members with Protect, Shell, Haste, Regen
              and Float.
Ray-Bomb: Resultant explosion smashes all enemies.
Shockwave Pulsar: The strongest Blue Magic, causes devastating damage
                  to all foes.

For a complete listing of all Blue Magic locations, refer to the
Appendix section.


Irvine Kinneas
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Height: 185 cm (6'0")
Blood type: A
Birthdate: November 24th
Weapon: Shot Gun

Irvine is full of confidence of himself and his shooting skills are 
matched by none. He hails from Galbadia Garden, and calls himself 
'Garden's Elite Sharpshooter'. Easy-going and humourous, Irvine's 
also a big flirt.

Limit Break: Shot
Irvine selects from his collection of special ammo and unleashes it 
upon his opponents. Hit R1 repeatedly to fire his gun. Bullets are
purchased from stores, obtained from enemies or received via 'Ammo
Refinement' and 'Card Mod.' menu abilities. Each type of ammunition
has its own unique element.

<Ammunition>

Normal Ammo: Standard damage to single target.
             (1 Screw = 8 Normal Ammo)
Shotgun Ammo: Standard damage to all targets.
Fast Ammo: Low damage to all targets. Extremely quick firing rate.
           (1 Normal Ammo or Shotgun Ammo = 1 or 2 Fast Ammo 
            respectively)
Fire Ammo: Moderate to high fire-typed damage to all targets.
           (1 Fuel, 1 Bomb Fragment or 1 Red Fang = 10, 20 or 40
            Fire Ammo respectively)
Dark Ammo: Standard status-changing damage to single target.
           (1 Poison Powder or 1 Venom Fang = 10 or 20 Dark Ammo
            respectively)
Demolition Ammo: Heavy damage to single target. Slow firing rate.
                 (1 Missile, 1 Running Fire or 1 Cactus Thorn = 20,
                  40 or 40 Demolition Ammo respectively)
AP Ammo: Heavy damage to single target. Average firing rate.
         (1 Sharp Spike or 1 Chef's Knife = 10 or 20 AP Ammo
          respectively)
Pulse Ammo: Maximum damage to single target. Average firing rate.
            (1 Laser Cannon, 1 Energy Crystal or 1 Power Generator
             = 5, 10 or 20 Pulse Ammo respectively)

When the blue bar in the bottom right corner depletes, 'Shot' ends.
You can also end it prematurely by pressing the cancel button. This
helps when the enemy's already dead, which is indicated when your
shots start doing zero damage.


Selphie Tilmitt
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Height: 157 cm (5'2")
Blood type: B
Birthdate: July 16th
Weapon: Nunchaku

A student of Trabia Garden, Selphie is known to be responsible yet 
naive in her thinking. She's playful and child-like, but overall 
Selphie's comfortable to be with.

Limit Break: Slot
Selphie casts a random spell from her slot machine. When this window 
appears, the 1st option, 'Do Over' lets you scroll through the spells
randomly; the 2nd, 'Cast' makes Selphie cast it, often with doubled
or tripled results. Remember that time runs while you're selecting
spells, so be quick.

<Exclusive Spells>

Full-Cure: Completely restores all members' HPs.
Wall: Endows party members with Protect and Shell.
Rapture: Takes the target away from battle. Useless against bosses
         and flying monsters.
The End: Eliminates practically any enemy (including bosses!). Useless
         against undeads and the final boss. 'The End' appears very
         rarely.

Your chances of using a rare spell increases when Selphie's HP is low,
and when she has a high Luck rating.


Fujin 
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Height: Unknown
Blood type: Unknown
Birthdate: Unknown
Weapon: Pin Wheel

Tomboyish, emotionless and quiet, Fujin exhibits a tough demeanour 
equaling that of any man. She also has a habit of speaking entirely 
in short, curt sentences.


Raijin
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Blood type: Unknown
Birthdate: Unknown
Weapon: Staff

Loud-spoken, rash and unrefined, Raijin is the exact opposite of his
sister. Both of them work under Seifer in Balamb Garden in the
Disciplinary Committee.


Laguna Loire
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Height: 181 cm (5'9")
Blood type: B
Birthdate: March 1st
Weapon: Machine Gun

A man with a strong sense of justice, Laguna believes in protecting 
the weak. Formerly a soldier, he's now a journalist with Timber Maniacs, 
having decided to trade in his sword for a pen. Optimistic and cheerful, 
Laguna is very much a people's person.

Limit Break: Desperado
Laguna hurls a grenade at the enemy, leaps and latches onto a rope 
while opening continuous fire with his Machine Gun, and ends his Limit 
Break with the detonation of the grenade, throwing the enemy sky-high.
Causes damage to all targets.


Ward Zabac
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Height: 217 cm (7'0")
Blood type: A
Birthdate: February 25th
Weapon: Harpoon

Tough-talking and ominous, Ward sports a scar (which seems to be all 
the rage nowadays in ff 8) and a big, mean harpoon. Not someone you'll 
want to agitate. He's pretty at ease with his pals, Laguna and Kiros 
though.

Limit Br