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Final Fantasy VIII Monsters FAQ [English Version]
Final Version
By Scott Ong
E-mail: kangning@mbox5.singnet.com.sg
http://members.xoom.com/scottong
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Table of Contents
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I     Table of Contents
II    Revision History / List of Authorised sites
III   Author's Note
IV    Brief Introduction on Monsters
1.0   Credits
1.1   List of Abbreviations
1.2   Monster Besitary
1.2A Cards Page 1
1.2B Cards Page 2
1.2C Cards Page 3
1.2D Cards Page 4
1.2E Cards Page 5
1.2F Miscellaneous
1.3   Important Storylines ("SPOILERS!")
1.4   Strategies
1.4A Miscellaneous Strategies
1.4B Bosses Strategies
1.4C Weapons Strategies
1.5   Frequently Asked Questions
1.6   Ultimate Weapon Upgrading Guide
1.7   Contact the Author
1.8   Frequently Asked Questions
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Version Updates and authorised sources.
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-[Version 1.0]-
|---  - Initial release of Monster List Besitary.
- Complete entire Monster Besitary except some of Devour status.
and info section. Some combat strategies are not up yet.
- Added Strategies Section, and an enhanced combat strategy
against Omega. Plus a couple of brand new strategies.
-[Version 1.1]-
|---  - Added more strategies, including one more devastating one.
- Complete the scan ID information.
-[Version 1.2]-
|---  - Remove Area List section
- Added more information to the Omega Strategy
-[Version 1.3]-
|---  - More stuff regarding combat.
- Added a few more strategies.
-[Version 1.4]-
|---  I have started to use paragraphs instead of point form to
illustrate what has been added to the FAQ. I have added a few
more strategies regarding battle against Omega and other BOSSES.
A reader has also sent me a strategy that can allow you to defeat
the Elynole as it was just a piece of cake...
-[Version 1.5]-
|---  I have added some of the taste status [for Hexadragon] and made
some corrections about the FAQ. I have added another 5 questions
about FF8 [also frequently asked]. Therefore check out the
Frequently Asked Questions. I have updated some of the
strategies.
-[Final]-
|---  Finally, a final update has been made to one of my FAQs. I will
no longer accepting any more strategies. Clear up all typos and
errors.
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From the Author
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Why create this FAQ?
Why bother to create a mini-FAQ? Well, I have been recieving mails
about people saying that they have managed only download a portion of
the FAQ.. I can't really sent 500 KB over my mailbox for everyone.
That's why, I have decided to create a sub-FAQ. This will be the first
sub-FAQ. The detailed list of monsters really takes time, if you want
to use any part of the information, please give me credits. BTW, don't
read the spoilers section unless you have gotten the Ragnarok section.
Section 1.1 is a compulsory section as it gives information about the
abbreviations used in this FAQ.
Note for those whom want to contact me:
Write in with "Final Fantasy VIII" or "FF8" as your subject.
Write clearly what your problem/contribution are.
If it is regarding combat, tell me the GFs that you have found.
* I will not sent my FAQs to anyone who request through e-mail. It's
too tiring for me. (as my FF8 FAQs are a bit too huge)
NOTICE...
- Added some of "lost" strategies
- Added some of the Devour status for most monsters. [the remaining is
up to you guys to fill up. ^_^;]
-[Scott Ong]-
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A brief introduction about monsters...
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As in almost all RPGs (it stands for Role Playing Games for those whom
still do not know...), there is always good guys and the bad guys. I
have been serving the web and found that most sites tends to focus on
the characters more that the monsters. [of course, there are some
exceptions.] Monsters played a vital role in RPGs as they contribute
the fun for your battles. Here is basic facts about monsters in FF8.
- The monsters don't just disappear, in fact there are some "dying"
sequences... [e.g. Defeat the T-Rexaur does not causes it to
disappear instantly [except for ST-Atk-J with 100x Death], it will
groan and fall onto the ground [negative response: Yummy, we will be
having Dino meat for dinner.. :)]
- The monsters does not allow you to get fixed EXP. This is one big
problem, I have yet to solve. The monster does not give fixed EXP.
In fact, you can gain 1,000+ EXP from a monster that nabs you only
about 600 EXP (want to know how? read on..). The longer the battle,
the higher EXP you will received. The higher the Level of the
monster, the more EXP you will received. The last person to kill
a monster will normally gets the most EXP. However the AP, you could
gain from a monster is fixed. (well how about the most AP?, read
on..). Monsters at different levels nabs you different items. So take
note. AP allows GFs to learn new abilities such as Str +20%.
- Monsters do level up in FF8.. They will gain additional moves, like
for example the T-Rexaur will have a special attack that grab your
character and swing the character into the air. [which only appears
when the T-Rexaur is Level 100).
- There is no Morph Command. Well, you can't get additional items by
morphing monsters as there is no Morph Command in FF8. Instead they
have replaced with Rare Item Ability. There is no more Steal command
too, which has instantly replaced with the Mug Command.
- Random Draw List. Well, the Draw Command allows you to draw magic
from the monsters and stock it for your own usage (which means no more
MP!). The draw list is random... for example:
Bite Bug
Level 1 ~ 15    Draw: Fire, Scan
Level 16 ~ 35   Draw: Fira, Scan
Level 36 ~ 100  Draw: Firaga, Scan
Ruby Dragon
Level 1 ~ 15    Draw: Fire, Aero
Level 16 ~ 35   Draw: Fira, Aero
Level 36 ~ 100  Draw: Firaga, Tornado, Flare, Meteor
- Cash (Gil) Problem. A lot of e-mails I have received asked me how to
get gil as they can't get gil by defeating monsters. Yeah, that's
true! You can only get gil by walking through your SeeD Level. That's
the way that SeeDs get their salaries. Need to take tests [*sigh*,
school is already killing me, yet still need to take SeeD test..].
There is an alternate way but you must have some cash inside your
inventory before you can do so.
- Some monsters return from the previous FF Series. For example, Bomb
has return from FF Tactics and Tonberry has return from FF VII. Well,
as for characters, there seems to be no methods have been proven
correct. Besides the methods that I have found, are a bit too
impossible.
- Don't expect monster's HP to be so restrained... Yeah it is true. For
example the Ruby Dragon has massive amount of HP (89,100 HP!) at a
level 100! Well now you can expect of the BOSSES in the later game.
FF8's Difficulty arises from here..
- There are three basic status of fighting and here they are:
1 Chance for first strike! - All your character's ATB will be at its
maximum.
2 Struck First! - All monsters will have their command first.
3 Back Attacked! - 1) Your characters will have their backs facing the
monsters.. Monsters will have their command first.
Equip GF Cerberus' Alert to prevent this.
2) Your characters will be facing the monsters' back,
well don't be fooled by the Imp ^_^; Initative
fall into your character's hands.
- Most monsters have cards except for certain monsters such as GIM-52A
(purple robots found D-District Prison), Raldo (remember those stone
like monsters that you face at the training center where you encounter
Ellone for the 2nd time?) and others. There are only a few to emulate
anyway ^_^;
- The bird's nest story from FF VII is back.. During Obel Lake's Quest,
you need to look for the stones right? There is one stone that is
found inside the nest which leads to an instant battle against the
Thrustaevis. For FF VII, you will face a giant ostrich at Corel Mt.
which is the mother of the chicks and get you 10x Phoenix Downs. I
have finally solved the Obel Lake and I will reveal in Part II and
also the walkthrough
- Not all precious items can be gotten from monsters. For example, to
get Glow Curtain, you can't get it by defeating monsters. Instead,
you can get this by converting 100x Malboro's Tentacle into through
Eden's GF Abl Med-RF. But you wonder how I get 100x Malboro
Tentacle? Malboro are so tough.. therefore this FAQ comes handy.
This is another reason why I make this FAQ.
- Conditions for Game Over (these words may seem....)
- All character's HP drop to 0.
- All characters are under Petrify status.
- When a monster is being pertified, you will recieved 0 EXP but still
recieves its AP. The most EXP you can get, are from the monsters found
in the Island closest to Hell/Heaven. The least EXP are from the
Cactaurs and Level 1 monsters (through Lv Down).
- You can get a ripped part of the EXP gained if you wounded the monster
in the battle from running away [hold R2 and L2]. You can also get some
items if the battle consist of more than one enemy and you have
defeated the monster. Example: Vysage usually appears with Lefty and
Righty. If you defeat Vysage and run away, you will get the items [
Lightweights or Wizard Stones].
- There are draw points on the World of FF8 and it is your interest to
get them all. Most of the quests such as the Obel Lake Mystery and
Elabeak Peninsula Mystery can only be done on the World Map. I would
also like to express my thanks to those whom have helped me in solving
the mystery.
- More battle combats.. You can get to do all sorts of new commands such
as Revive [which is equalvent to Full-life], Recover [which is
equalvent to Full-cure], Devour [instant death attack against one foe
and may gain bonuses/damage] and much more. So it will be your
interest to test them out...
- List of Status Ailments in Battles
I think it will be necessary to mentioned them..
Sleep      A "ZZZ" appears on the character, ATB stops moving.
Doom       A red counter of 24 seconds [basketball?], when it drops to
zero, the character will be instantly killed.
Petrify    A white counter of 20 seconds, when it drops to zero, the
character will be petrified [turned into stone..] and will
be unusable if not cured.
Confuse    The character will be turning around in circles.. ATB still
moves as normal, but auto-attack commands will be selected.
May does damage to oneself, enemy and even allies.
Silence    A speech bubble with "....". Character is unable to use
Magic, GF and Draw Command. GF-type Commands (Recover,
Treatment, Revive, etc) will still be usable.
Darkness   A black cloud surrounds the head of a character. Hit rate
reduce by half.
Zombie     The colour of the character turns dull green except for the
weapons. Becomes undead [recieved damage from healing
elements.]
Berserk    Character becomes red hot. ATB moves normally but as it
reaches the character's turn, the character does an auto-
attack to one.
Poison     A green cloud appears. ATB moves normally but as you
excute a command, the HP drops by a small portion.
To counter these, I guess you should all know by now.. if not, feel
free to contact me.
- In the previous FF series, FF7 and FFT, there are not much emphasis on
the Elemental Arts. In fact, now they have possess a greater
importance as it allows your character to boost to its optimum
attacking power. In my own opinion, I think that Elem-Atk-J can be
very damaging if you know how to use it. Like I managed to does 9999
HP to the Jumbo Cactaur each time.. Refer to the strategies for more
details.
- One more thing to clear.. You will not necessary get Level 2 Magic
such as Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, etc. If you are just a border line
levels such as 20+. The best level to get the Magic is to attain at
least 25 for Level 2 Magic. [as you see, the draw list differs as it
based on the monster's level.] As Level 3 Magic, Level 40 would be
recommended even though you could get the strongest magic at Level 35.
- If you spot your time counter turning red, don't worry as this shows
that you have accumulated over 100 hours of gameplay.
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Frequently asked questions [related to battle combat.]
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Summoning Woes...
Why does the Odin does not appeared?
The rate that the Odin appears are random, which means it will begin at
the start of the battle. I guess the higher is your luck, the more
appearance that Odin will made. When you get Gilgamesh, this guy can
appear even in between battles... But pray that he will not use his
Excuilpur ^_^; I myself believe that Death Spirit increases
compability with GF Odin.
Is there a way to make the Phoenix appear without using the Phoenix
Pinion?
No.. Sadly to say, this great GF from FF7 [for those whom have played
FF7 before, Phoenix is really your saviour from those Weapons.] can only
be summoned using Phoenix Pinions. To get Phoenix Pinions, refer to the
strategies sections below. Phoenix Pinions can be used through the item
command. It's possible when all characters are dead and at least one
character has the Item command, along with at least 1x Phoenix Pinion,
the Phoenix will be summoned automatically.
When do I know when tap Square during Boost?
Practically, you need intution... You must feel when it is needed... As
you see the Square tap for long period, the cross will eventually appear
and that's the time to stop. It is a skill that can't be teached. You
need to try it out yourself.
Why sometimes the summon period for a certain GF is so slow and the
others are so fast?
This is due to the compatibility rating. The higher the compitability,
the faster the GF will be summoned. Note that you can build up the
compatibiliy by using GF compatibility items. [refer to Part II]. The
best compatibility item is the LuvLuv G which can obtained throughout
your journey or through Card Mod-RF.. Oops forget the card ^_^; Refer to
Part II.
Limit Break Woes..
How do I use Limit Breaks?
Typically for all characters [including Laguna, Edea, Ward, Kiros and
Seifer], you need to get to critical status. Critical status means the
character has low HP. Let's say Squall as an example...
Situation 1-------------------------------------------------------------
In this situation, it is impossible to use Limit Breaks, unless.....
Squall's HP: 9999 / 9999 --> no Limit Break
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Situation 2-------------------------------------------------------------
For this situation, there is a slight probability that you will not
excute a Limit Break. Just tap Circle and you will see a golden blinking
triangle on the right of the Attack/Mug Command. Next push Right and you
will see the name of the character's Limit Break!
Squall's HP:  880 / 9999 --> Limit Break! [880 is less than 10% of his
maximum HP.]
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Situation 3-------------------------------------------------------------
No matter what HP you have, using Aura spell or Aura Stone [Aura spells
can drawn from draw points found at the Island closest to Hell/Heaven,
whereas Aura Stones can be gotten through Card Mod-RF or your battles
against the Propagator at Ragnarok.] The character will be shinning
yellow and you will be able use Limit Break easily.
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How do I get Squall's new Limit Breaks?
Basically, you need to tune your weapons and he will get new Limit
Breaks. To tune weapons, refer to Part II. You will see the word,
"Renzoukuken" replacing the "Attack/Mug". To inflcit more damage, tap
R1 when you see the light shine within the box. Refer to Part II. As
for Lion Heart for every time excution, it's impossible. [well, what
are the Limit Breaks used for.] I guess Squall will only excute Lion
Heart when his HP is low as 5% of his max HP and other members are low
in HP. I guess it depends on Luck.
How do I get Zell's new Limit Breaks?
Get Combat King magazines. These magazines allow you to have new Limit
Break [or sub-Limit Breaks.]. Zell's combat can be chained unlike other
characters. Refer to Part II. For those whom want to save trouble, you
can have Auto Duel. You see the word "Duel" replacing the "Attack/Mug"
How do I get Quistis' new Limit Breaks?
This is the toughest among all characters... you need to find items
called Blue Magic Items and these items allows Quistis to learn new
Limit Breaks. It works practically like the Enemy Skill Materia in FF7,
but you get it by using items dropped or mug from enemies. Refer to
Part II for more information. You will see the word "Blue Magic"
replacing the "Attack/Mug" command.
How do I get Selphie's new Limit Breaks?
Getting hers is a bit unique. You can acquired during battles. While she
is critical status, you will be able to select spells. Out 1 of 10
chances, you make get rare spells such Full-cure, Rapture, Wall and The
End [for The End, it seems to me about 1 out of 20 chances or worse..]
There is a trick in getting her Limit Break. Just follow the steps:
1) First of all get Selphie to critical status
2) Tap Circle to change turns, have the next member use a magic and
meantime return Selphie and have her excute her Limit Break.
3) Before the other member cast the spell, open the Playstation lid
immediately!
4) The character whom is casting the spell looks freezed.. in her/his
casting pose. Now happy select your spells!
5) After finished selecting your desired spells, choose to cast.
6) Close the Playstation Lid and the freezed member will start to
cast the spell! And it is followed by Selphie casting her Limit
Break!
How do I get Irvine's new Limit Breaks?
I believed that you must get the corresponding shotgun for the
corresponding Ammo. Which means, not only you need to get Ammo, you
must tune up his Shotgun. I am not so sure about this.. need some
testing. To get new Ammo, make full use of Ifrit's Ammo-RF.
How do I get Rinoa's new Limit Breaks?
This works the same as Zell, but you must get Pet Pals magazines
instead. Just simply open the magazine and switched to the Status
Screen, press Square and it will brought up the Limit Break Manuals.
There you will find the bars next to the Limit Breaks. Just simply
select the bar that you wished to filled. Next get back to the field
[cities or the World Map] and walk around [use Diablo's Enc-None,
note this may decrease your SeeD ranking..]. The bar will start to fill
up. Rinoa has a high tendency in using Angelo Cannon or Angelo Strike
instead the Wishing Star.. I think that, the more danger Rinoa is in,
the higher the rate that she will execute the Wishing Star. I am not
sure whether it works if you drive on a car or a Chocobo that the bar
will fill up or not.. Anyway, Rinoa must be in your party. As she was
being repeatedly hit, Angelo will appear using Angelo Rush or
something else. She can get the new skill called Angel Wings while at
Ragnarok in Disc 3. Angel Wings prevent you to use her as the computer
picks the spells [even it's not found in her inventory, same applies
to Selphie.]. Angel Wings cast all attacking magic except for support
and recovery magic [except for Dispel].
How do I get Limit Breaks for other characters?
Typically, they don't have as you see only a small box appears at the
left hand corner of the screen. As for Seifer, if you could recruit him,
he could used other Limit Breaks such as Demon Slice and Bloodfest...
Well, if anyone on Earth knows how to use him after the Dollet Mission,
it will be nice if you could share with everyone in the world.
Combat Woes..
In my case, Squall can only does a merely 200 HP damage with his Flame
Saber, and his strength stats are only 40+, is there a way to improve
it?
Yes! Through Junctioning. Listen up everyone, the key difference from
FF8 along with other RPGs is this system. In FF7, you can get higher
attacking power, by getting better weapons or accessories. But in FF8,
the Junction System has replaces all these... Well, the weapons can only
give a merely +10 Str points at most. To get boost up Str, you need to
get a Junction Ability called Str-J, this ability allows you to junction
magic to boost up the character, also customize them. The Junctions
works according to its corresponding abilities. Like to boost up HP,
you need to get HP-J
Can I rearrange my characters? I don't want Squall to stand in the
middle...
This is just a small section that I have missed since the first time
playing.. You can rearrange your members! That's right. Just simply
press X on the character's name and move the cursor to another
character and you can perform a simple exchange.
How to equip commands?
This is one of the section that getting on my nerves. Just read the
Basic Tutorial section at Part I [NA]!
How do I steal from a monster?
Use Mug Command [200 AP learnt from Diablos or Bahamut], remember that
you must equip it under the abilities. Refer to Basic Tutorial of Part
I.
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Credits (people tends not to scroll the bottom page... ^_^;)
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Hmm, I have make a minor/special change for my style in FAQ writing..
Yeah, if you are observant, those fancy layout ^_^;. I have intend to
shift the credits page here:
GameFAQs - CJayC for working hard on updating GameFAQs! Thanks for make
the site possible where we FAQ writers can post our FAQs on it.
Staff of The Round Island - thanks pals for helping out in maintaining
my site. Occasionally please visit it and support it! Special Thanks to
Ad B, Holy Griffon, Yashiro Leonhart, Rini, Rubulmdragon, Hojo and
Joseph.
Markweb Jimenez (markweb_3t@yahoo.com) - Thanks for updating my FAQs.
(even though you spoiled the word wrap and make those silly English
errors.. for Part II). Thanks for helping out on the site too. Anyway
it has been fixed. But I would still like to thank him for updating
Part II.
Steven Bruck (Stevenbruck@bigfoot.com) - for being helping me out in
the translations for the Japanese version.
Heero Yuy (kantsetu@usa.net) - thanks for helping me out in the item
list translations for the Japanese version.
Sung Kato (ssj3kato@hotmail.com) - for being a great pal in terms of
gameplay and strategies. Thanks pal!
Akuma2000 - for his strategy against Bahamut and Jumbo Cactaur.
r_ronjah - for the strategy on the Doomtrain and The Murderer. BTW,
thanks for the infinite gil cheat [not gameshark] but it is already
mentioned FF8 Japanese Part II under Hidden Stuff.
Prasetia Gunawan - for his cheap strategy on gaining EXP and AP.
Bloodchylde
Thanks for the note for when to tap Square for Shiva's boost. It's kinda
handy.
BoBaFeT & Sephiroth
For one of the most powerful and useful strategy against the Ultima
Weapon!
For telling me a strategy against the Omega Weapon. Quite helpful.
Shawn Nicholas
For his strategy against Sorceress Edea at Disc 2
Joshua Banker Rock Hill, SC
For contributing a strategy to defeat Ultemicia. It was pretty
unbelievable that Ultimecia has over one million HP when your characters
are at level 100!
Dan
Thanks for telling me that you can draw Reflect from Iron Giant.
Omega 2003
Thanks for the strategy against GF Diablos.
oDiN  for his strategy against the Omega
without using Aura!
borayar@home.com for his valuable strategies on getting rare items such
as Dark Matter and Accelerator!
SnowBall87@aol.com for his strategies on Omega and a mini-power up
and junction guide!
MuxerMan@aol.com for a strategy that can pumped up your characters by
40 levels in a day. I have tested this myself and it really works!
Fong Liu  for the strategy to allow Squall
having easy Limit Breaks
Vox Necros  for his strategy to force
Elynoles to easy defeat!
Jason Kennedy (leeann1013@juno.com)
Thanks for your foolproof strategy on fighting Adel with Squall under
level 50.
GFMoomba (GFMoomba@aol.com)
Thanks for correcting me for information regarding Bombs.
Donald Choi (hidden - owner does not want to disclose his e-mail)
Thanks for telling me the taste of Hexadragons.
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Want to contribute? Just e-mail me something relevant will do (that are
not found in Part II (JP and US version), of course ^_^; this FAQ..).
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List of Abbreviations
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Okay.. let's get to work.. I will first start off to tell everyone that
be expected of a lot of abbreviations [it will be very tedious to type
out every word..]. Here is the legend:
Legend
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Key          Defination
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Name       - Name of monster
LV         - Level of a monster from its minimum level to maximum level
HP         - monsters' minimum HP to maximum HP
Taste      - the effect by using Devour command to that monster [Eden]
Refreshing/Delicious/All systems go!/Increased morale -
Gained HP, Bonus, fix status ailments.
Awful/Barf-Bwahh... - lost HP + abnormal status according
to the monster
No Taste - typically applies to all mechanical beasts.
AP         - AP point gained to that monster [this is very important..]
Steal      - Item you will steal from that monster by using Mug command
ability
Drop (')   - Item that you will find after battle
Rare Item  - Item that you can find when equiped with Rare Item.
Attack (^) - list of monster's attack
Draw (*)   - magic you can draw/gained to that monster by using Draw.
Descri.    - description, what monster look like or similar to
Where      - the locations of the monsters.
Card       - using the card command.
NOTE       - my battle strategies ^_^;
Info       - the list of words that I noted while scanning...
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^ Notes on the attack list
Monster also get new attacks when they level up same as your characters.
One major difference from FF8 between other RPGs, is that the monster
too also get Level Ups and have more HP at a higher level. Usually the
key factor that causes this will be Squall's Level. To fix this, uses
Tonberry's LV Down. At lower levels, you will see the monster using that
tactic. Attacks are being enclosed in the brackets are names that I
think of it myself. [quite creative, huh?]. The monster also uses
spells, just BOSSES, some of them even use Blue Magic Items...
' Notes on Item Drop
You can get better items by equiped the Party Ability, Rare Item which
can be obtained from GF Bahamut. Most of the time, you will get GF
items than Junk Items with this ability equiped. So make full use of
this. You can less better items, if you perform LV Down or LV Up.
Below is a slight scenario..
Bite Bug
Level 1 ~ 10    M-Stone Piece [draw list: Fire, Scan]
Level 11 ~ 25   Magic Stone   [draw list: Fira, Scan]
Level 26 ~ 100  Wizard Stone  [draw list: Firaga, Scan]
NOTE: Rare Item does not mean that you will get the item always.
Without Rare Item, you can also get rare items. The Rare Item only
helps to increase the success rate. Piss.. really have a hard time to
get the Devour status..
One more thing about this.. You can only get items from a monster if
you did not use the Mug Command. So it is like a double-edged sword..
* Notes about the Draw List
Here is the explaination. As you see, whenever monsters level up, you
will get new spells such as Firaga, Tornado, Curaga, etc. This spells
can be obtained from strong foes. For those whom want to take a short
cut, you can get them by using the Tonberry's LV Up and you will get
new spells. Refer to Guardian Force Section found in Part II for more
details.
Situation #1
Fire* - this denotes that you can draw.. (it is not 100% accurate, it is
just an estimation.)
-> Fire from Level 1 ~15 Monsters
-> Fira from Level 16 ~ 35 Monsters
-> Firaga from Level 36 and above Monsters
Situation #2
[Death] - this denotes that you will get this new spell as the monster
has gain its level.
[Death]- you can draw Death from the monster from Level 16
onwards, but can't below Level 16.
{Death}- you can draw Death from the monster from Level 36
onwards, but can't below Level 36.
Situation #3
{Scan -> Dispel}- this denotes a spell replacement..
[Scan -> Dispel]- you will draw Dispel instead of Scan from
a monster that is Level 16 onwards, but could only draw Scan
from the same monster below Level 16.
{Scan -> Dispel}- you will draw Dispel instead of Scan from
a monster that is Level 36 onwards, but could only draw Scan
from the same monster below Level 16.
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Monster Besitary
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Clear with the abbreviations? I will tell you guys to read the list
first before.. If you don't.. don't expect get help from me! It will be
very frustrating and you will be provoking a volcano...
Most of these monsters can be encounter mostly inside Ultimecia Castle
at disc 4 in random, except for monster on the list at the last part.
So, Let's start our hunting or knowing the monster... ^_^; as the
saying "Knowing one foe, half the battle is already won." Okay on with
List. I have arranged in form of cards... enjoy the list!
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GEEZARD   LV.1-100   HP: 120-2,000     Taste: Awful         AP: 1
Steal/Drop: Screw, Magic Stone, M-Stone Piece, Wizard Stone, Geezard
Card
Rare Item : Healing Water, Screw
Card      : Geezard Card
Attack    : Bad Breath, (Bite), (Swipe)
Draw      : Cure, [Cura], Thunder, [Thundara]
Descri.   : Red-grey color ugly face stay mostly in grassy land in
western continent [Galbadia.] Usually appears in pairs or
single.
Where     : Dollet - Hasberry Plains
Galbadia - Great Plains of Galbadia, Montersou Plateau,
Shenard Hills
Timber - Vaulny Canyon, Nanchuket Island, Mandy Beach
Missile Base
D-District Prison
B-Garden (NORG's Anger)
NOTE      : If you need one for this, you ought to be shot ^_^; Ideal
for storing Cura in middle stages. It's Bad Breath does
damage against all allies plus inflicit the Sleep Status.
You can easily killed it with ST-Atk-J junctioned Death.
Info      : Lives in humid places. It sneaks and lurks on humans that
passes by. Uses status attack when fully grown.
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FUNGAUR  LV.1-100    HP: 200-2,200     Taste: Delicious     AP:1
Steal/Drop: Sleep Powder, Magic Stone, Silence Powder, Fungaur Card,
M-Stone, Wizard Stone.
Rare Item:  Wizard Stone, Sleep Powder
Card      : Fungaur Card, Biggs & Wedge Card
Attack    : Confuse, Sleep, Fire*, Rip Laser
Draw      : Sleep, Scan, Silence, [Confuse]
Descri.   : Large orange mushroom with 2 large eye it shrunk itself if
defeated. Usually appears in large numbers, especially in
forests.
Where     : Dollet- Hasberry Plains [forests]
Galbadia- Great Plains of Galbadia
Timber - Vaulny Canyon, Nanchuket Island, Mandy Beach
Esthar- Grandidi Forest
Laguna Dream Seqeunce #1
NOTE      : If you need one for this, you ought to be shot ^_^; It is
weak against physical attacks. The Rip Laser does a small
amount damage compared to its magic.
Info      : A giant walking mushroom. Uses status change attacks with
damage attacks.
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BITE BUG  LV.1-100   HP:200-2600       Taste: Okay           AP:1
Steal/Drop: Magic Stone, Wizard Stone, M-Stone Pieces, Bite Bug Card
Rare Item : Wizard Stone
Card      : Bite Bug Card, Elvoret Card
Attack    : Poison Needle, Fire, Fira, (Bite), (Embeded Fire attack)
Draw      : Fira*, Scan
Descri.   : Big blue insect like a bee or a fly
Where     : Balamb- Accauld Plains
Trabia- Winter Island (you will find the Shumi Tribe)
Trabia- Bika Snowfields
Great Plain of Esthar (before Lunar Cry Incident)
Trabia Canyon
Laguna's Dream Sequence #3 at Winhill.
Balamb Garden (NORG's Anger)
Esthar- Morded Plains
NOTE      : The bitebug is weak against Ice/Wind elements. Junction
Blizzard*/Aero/Tornado to inflicit more damage. Fly
Monster. Indeal monster for storing Scan. It's Poison
Needle causes Poison, so take note.
Info      : A bug monster that files, stay calm and attack. It's not a
very strong enemy.
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RED BAT   LV.1-100   HP:150-2,000+     Taste: Taste Okay      AP:1
Steal/Drop: Vampire Fang, Magic Stone, M-Stone Piece, Wizard Stone,
Red Bat Card.
Rare Item : Vampire Fang, Wizard Stone
Card      : Red Bat Card, X-ATM092 Card
Attack    : Vampire, (Bite), Ultra Sound
Draw      : Thunder*, Scan, [Drain]
Descri.   : A red & black bat (vampires..)
Where     : Balamb -Fire Cavern
Centra- Centra Ruins,
Deling City- Sewers,
Galbadia -Tomb of the Unknown King
NOTE      : Weak against Wind, so junction Aero/Tornado to inflicit
more damage, an ideal monster for storing up Drain [you
can also use Drain on it.] The Ultra Sound does damage to
all and Vampire drains ally's HP. Fly Monster.
Info      : A type of bat with huge mouth lurks in dark places, dives
quietly from the air to its target.
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BLOBRA    LV.1-100   HP:350-3,840      Taste: Delicious       AP:3
Steal/Drop : Rune Armlet, Wizard Stone, Magic Stone, Blobra Card
Rare Item  : Rune Armlet, Wizard Stone
Card       : Blobra Card, Granaldo Card
Attack     : Sticky Tap, Cure*, Slow, Shell, (Lengthen punch)
Draw       : Shell, [Blind], [Protect], [Confuse]
Descri.    : A blue blob with a big mouth and eyes
Where      : Tomb of the Unknown King [weak against Earth]
Centra Ruins [weak against Holy]
B-Garden- MD System [weak against Fire]
NOTE       : Indeed this is a very special monster. It's weakness
lies on which type of area you find it. For example at
the Tomb of Unknown King, it is -very- weak against
Earth. It works differently for those you find at Centra
Ruins. It is weak against Holy.
Info       : A half-liquid creature resistant to physical attack.
Elemental weakness different with each one that it
appears.
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GAYLA     LV.1-100   HP:150-13,000     Taste: Delicious       AP: 2
Steal/Drop: Mystery Liquid, Wizard Stone, Magic Stone, Gayla Card
Rare Item : Mystery Liquid, Wizard Stone
Card      : Gayla Card, Gerogero Card
Attacks   : Hypnotize, Sleep, Gastric Fluid, (Tail Whip), (head bang)
Draw      : Sleep, Thunder*, {Meltdown}
Descri.   : Black & white stingray floating like a kite [more like a
sting ray to me.]
Where     : Trabia Winter Island - where you find the Shumi Village
Trabia- Trabia Crater, Thor Peninsula, Bika Snowfields
Esthar City (before Lunar Cry Incident)
Trabia Canyon
NOTE      : This monster has one of Quistis' Blue Magic Item called
the Mystery Liquid which allows her to learn "Acid".
Ideal monster for stocking up Meltdown. Fly Monster. The
Hypnotize causes Sleep, so take note. It's Gastric Fluid
does a handy sum of damage against one ally.
Info      : Puts enemies to sleep with the ttacks. Splits fluid which
removes enemy's strength.
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GESPER    LV.1-100   HP:200-4000       Taste: n/a           AP: 2
Steal/Drop: Black Hole, Wizard Stone, Magic Stone, Gesper Card
Rare Item : n/a
Card      : Gesper Card, Iguion Card
Attack    : Degenerator, Telekinesis, Protect, Blind, Curaga, (Punch)
Draw      : Shell, Protect, [Float], {Dispel}
Descri.   : Blue & Gray like a hunchback mechanical monster [quite an
Esthar old model..]
Where     : Centra-Excavation Site (Laguna's Dream Sequence #2)
Lunatic Pandora's Research Center (Laguna's Dream
Sequence #4.)
NOTE      : This beast is rather damaging.. if you wait for a long
time. It's Degenerator removes the character from the
battlefield [which seldom misses] and you can't revive
that character. It's telekinesis lifts up your
character.. [circus?]. Weak against Poison.
Info      : Esthar's defective weapon. Attacks enemies and allies
alike. Degenerator destroys opponent.
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FASTITOCALON-F  LV.1-100   HP:300-8,200+     Taste: Okay      AP:3
Steal/Drop : Water Crystal, Fish Fin, M-Stone Pieces, Fastitcocalon-F
Card, Magic Stone, Wizard Stone
Rare Item  : Water Crystal, Fish Fin
Card       : Fastitocalon-F Card, Tonberry King Card
Attack     : (Bite), (Whip), Blizzard*, (Hide)
Draw       : Blizzard*, Scan, [Water], Sleep
Descri.    : Huge orange colored fighting fish with an attitude
Where      : mostly in the shoreline in any continent.
NOTE       : Weak against Fire, Nullifies Water. Junction Fire* to
Elem-Atk-J. Always appears in groups of three. Defense
is extremely high when underground. Can force it appear
by inflicit sufficient damage. Summon GF Ifrit and you
will have no woes..
Info       : A fish that swins in the ground only fin can be seen. One
theory says that it may be a shark....
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BLOOD SOUL   LV.1-100   HP:650-6,500      Taste: it's rotten   AP:1
Steal/Drop : Zombie Powder, Wizard Stone, Healing Water, Blood Soul
Card, Magic Stone, M-Stone Piece
Rare Item  : Healing Water, Zombie Powder
Card       : Blood Soul Card, Abadon Card
Attack     : Berserk, Blind, Silence, Zombie, (Bite), Disease Breath,
Breath of Death, Curaga.
Draw       : Zombie, [Float -> Blind], [Silence -> Sleep], [Dispel]
Descri.    : small brown shape like a jelly fish only floating
Where      : Winhill - Winhill bluffs, Humphrey Archipelago.
Esthar- Grandidi forest
Deep Sea Research Center,
B-Garden MD System (NORG's Anger)
Galbadia Missile Base
D-District Prison.
Galbadia- Montersou Plateau, Shenard Hills,
Lallapahooza Canyon
NOTE       : This monster can causes a series of damage [status
related] to your characters. It is very weak against
Holy. Undead monster. Use Revive or Life for an instant
victory. Don't use Drain at it... Weak against Fire.
Info       : Floats with gas that fills its body. Looks weak but its
status changing attacks may prove otherwise.
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CATERCHIPILLAR  LV.1-100    HP:730-7,360     Taste: Delicious   AP:2
Steal/Drop: Spider Web, Magic Stone, Wizard Stone, M-Stone Piece,
Caterchipillar Card.
Rare Item : Spider Web
Card      : Caterchipillar Card, Trauma Card
Attack    : (Tail Whip), (bite), Ultra Waves, Sticky Web
Draw      : Thunder*, Cure*, [Slow], {Stop}
Descri.   : A giant caterpillar
Where     : Balamb- Accuald Plain's forests,
Trabia- forests, near mountains.
Esthar- Grandid Forest
Winhill - Laguna's Dream Sequence #3
NOTE      : Strong against Earth Attacks, Weak against Fire/Ice.
This monster allows you to nab a blue magic item [
Spider Web]. It's Ultra Waves does damage to all
characters.. It's Sticky Web causes Slow/Stop Status.
Info      : Use an attack called Ultra Waves that damages all
enemies
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COCKATRICE LV.1-100   HP:520-5,200     Taste: Delicious     AP: 2
Steal/Drop : Cockatrice Pinion, Coral Fragment, Magic Stone,
Cockatrice Card, Dynamo Stone
Rare Item  : Dynamo Stone, Cockatrice Pinion
Card       : Cockatrice Card, Oilboyle Card
Attack     : (Forward Kick), (Upward Kick), Petrify Stare, Break,
Electric Discharge, Electrocute.
Draw       : Thunder*, {Break}
Descri.    : An average peacock with an antenna ^_^;
Where      : Timber- Vaunly Canyon, Shenard Hill
Esthar- Grandidi Forest,
Esthar- Nortes Mountains, Sollet Mountains.
Galbadia- Lallapahooza Canyon
NOTE       : Thunder/Poison does not work on it. It has a petrifying
ability. So be on your guard. Junction Thunder* to your
character's Elem-Def-J. It allows you to get Corel
Fragment [a Blue Magic Item] Weak against Wind.
Info       : Petrifies enemies with its tail. Uses thunder by flapping
its wing. Uses Electrocute when fully grown.
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GRAT      LV.1-100     HP:300-5,600    Taste: Taste Awful     AP:2
Steal/Drop: Silence Powder, Magic Stone, Sleep Powder, Grat Card
Rare Item : Wizard Stone
Card      : Grat Card, Shumi Tribe Card
Attack    : (Tentacle beat), Vampire, Gastric Juice, Sleep, Silence,
Sleeping Gas.
Draw      : Sleep, Silence, [Berserk], [Confuse]
Descri.   : Looks like a man-eater with a long tentacles
Where     : Balamb Garden Training Center
Balamb Garden (NORG's Anger).
NOTE      : Pretty weak.. but considered along with its other attacks.
It can does a series of damage. An ideal monster for
storing up status spells. It's gastric juice causes
Poison against 1 ally. It's Sleeping gas causes Sleep
Status on all characters.
Info      : It's body is mosty a digestive bag. Digset enemy by
catching with its vine. Use a gas attack that causes
Sleep.
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BUEL      LV.1-100   HP:50-1,840       Taste: Tastes Okay       AP:1
Steal/Drop: Magic Stone, Buel Card, M-Stone Piece, Wizard Stone
Rare Item : Death Spirit, Wizard Stone
Card      : Buel Card, Krysta Card
Attack    : Thunder*, Reflect, Blizzard*, Fire*, Death, (Spin attack)
Draw      : Thunder*, Blizzard*, Fire*, {Death}
Descri.   : Like a kite with a face which rotates vertically.
Where     : Balamb- Fire Cavern
Galbadia- Tomb of Unknown King,
Centra- Centra Ruins
Deep Sea Research Center. (during Bahamut's Quest)
NOTE      : It is extremely weak against physical damage. Make sure
you have Death junctioned to ST-Def-J. Weak vs. Wind/Holy.