Guardian Forces
Select a Guardian Force profile.




 Acquiring

After Edea makes her speach in Deling City, two creatures will melt from stone on an adjacent building, jump onto the ground, and leap behind rooftop where the speach took place. These lizard-like creatures are hounding over Rinoa during the witch parade with Squall and Irvine in the party.

Boss

HP

AP

Iguion

1268

20

Wkn
 		Def
 		NoEf
 		Abs


Draw
Esuna, Petrify, Cure, [GF]Carbuncle
Battle Strategies
Draw Carbuncle first, then dispatch these two lizards with total ease. Their attacks aren't that powerful, though they may try to petrify you. They can be easily taken out with one GF or a few physical attacks.
Win Items
 		Mug Items
G-Returner
 		G-Returner


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 Ruby Light

A small hole forms in the ground as a tiny creature peers out. Carbuncle leaps into the air as his shiny red ruby comes to life, casting Reflect on the entire party. He flips back into the hole and lets the battle resume.

 V I T A L   S T A T I S T I C S

Level
 		1+
 		16+
 		20+
 		30+
 		40+
 		50+
 		60+
 		70+
 		80+
 		90+
 		100
MaxHP
 		N/A
 		1120
 		1326
 		2086
 		2714
 		3350
 		3994
 		4646
 		5306
 		5974
 		6650
Atk Pwr
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None
 		None

 G U A R D I A N   F O R C E   A B I L I T I E S

 Junction

Display in ascending order based on the 'Junction' field.Display in descending order based on the 'Junction' field.
 AP

Display in ascending order based on the 'AP' field.Display in descending order based on the 'AP' field.

HP-J
Junction magic to HP.

50

Vit-J
Junction magic to vitality.


Mag-J
Junction magic to magic.

50

ST-Atk-J
Junction magic to status attack.

160

ST-Def-J
Junction magic to status defense.

100

ST-Def-Jx2
Junction magic to two status defenses.

130

Abilityx3
Allows the equipped character to junction 3 abilities.


Magic
Allows the equipped character the ability to use stocked magic.


GF
Allows the equipped character to summon a Guardian Force.


Draw
Allows the equipped character to draw magic from an enemy.


Item
Allows the equipped character to use an item.


HP+20%
Increases the equipped characters HP by 20%.

60

HP+40%
Increases the equipped characters HP by 40%.

120

Vit+20%
Increases the equipped characters vitality by 20%.

60

Vit+40%
Increases the equipped characters vitality by 40%.

120

Vit Bonus
Increases the equipped characters vitality statistic by 1 each level up.

100

Counter
Causes the character to automatically counter attack when attacked.

200

Auto-Reflect
Automatically reflects all standard magic.

150

GFHP+10%
Increases GF total HP by 10%.

40

GFHP+20%
Increases GF total HP by 20%.

70

GFHP+30%
Increases GF total HP by 30%.

140

Recov Med-RF
Allows you to refine recovery magic from items.

30


 G U A R D I A N   F O R C E   C A R D


Carbuncle
8
4
4
A
 Element
 		 CCI
 		 Amt
None
 		Glow Curtain
 		3
Defeat a Carbuncle in Participate in the Balamb Garden CC Card Quest. Win card again against Heart to receive the card. in battle.

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A B I L I T Y   P R O P E R T I E S
 Guardian Force abilities in Final Fantasy VIII are either innate or command activated, depending on the type of ability. There are four ability categories: junction, command, GF, and character abilities. Guardian forces learn abilities by acquiring AP from enemies defeated in battle. Certain abilities can grow to become new abilities once their AP requirements have been met.
Junction
 		Junctions magic to a statistic, such as strength or speed.
Command
 		Ability is an action command, available during battle.
Character
 		Ability is equipped to the character's statistic.
GF
 		Ability is equipped to the GF's statistic.
Ability
 		Ability is a menu command, available from the game menu.
Party
 		Ability is equipped to the entire party.

Junction*
 		AP*
Ability that can be junctioned to the Guardian force.
 		AP requirement to learn the ability. Abilities indicated as Complete are already learned and available for use when obtaining the GF.

* field can be sorted in ascending or descending order.




G U A R D I A N   F O R C E   P R O P E R T I E S
 Select a Final Fantasy VIII Guardian Force from the GF selection menu for a complete and comprehensive profile, including GF bio, ability list, vital by-level statistics, and acquiring properties. Non-junctional Guardian Forces include innate ability and acquiring properties.
GF Profile
 		Ability List*
 		Acquring Properties
General information about the GF, including attack name, elemental/status properties, and vital statistics.
 		GF Ability list featuring all available supported abilities, their AP requirements, and descriptions.
 		Detailed method of acquring the GF, including boss/GF battle strategy guides for where a battle is required.

* information fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order.




V I T A L   S T A T I S T I C   P R O P E R T I E S
 Vital statistics of a GF aren't much different from that of a character. As experience and AP is collected from battles, Guardian Forces also gain strength and HP.
Level
 		MaxHP
 		Atk Pwr
Experience level of the Guardian Force. Certain GF's start at a level beyond 1 when acquired. Values defined at N/A or None indicate the GF isn't available at this level.
 		Maximum HP of the GF at its corresponding level.
 		The effectiveness of the Guardian Force's attack. This value is independent and does not effect the character which has the GF equipped in any way.




C A R D   P R O P E R T I E S
 Cards can be acquired typically by defeating enemies, mugging them, completeing subquests, and battling characters to a game of Triple Triad throughout the entire world. Rules vary, based on where you've played and what your opponent may desire to play under.
Card
 		Name*
 		Top*
 		Lft*
Image of what the card looks like.
 		Name of the card.
 		Top numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the bottom of a card above, this card is stronger.
 		Left numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the right of a card to the left, this card is stronger.
Rgt*
 		Btm*
 		Element
 		CCI
Right numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the left of a card to the right, this card is stronger.
 		Bottom numerical value of the card. If this value is greater than the top of a card below, this card is stronger.
 		Elemental value of the card. When battling another card, elemental variants can either improve or hinder the overall strength during battle.
 		What the card can be turned into using the Card Mod refinement ability from Quezacotl.
Amt
 		Acquire
The amount of resulting CCI items that can be refined from a single card. Values shown with an equal sign (for example 10=1) indicates it takes 10 cards to refine to 1 CCI item.
 		Method of obtaining the card via battle, card battle, or side quest.

* information fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order.