Final Fantasy VIII Online - Guardian Forces

Guardian Forces
Select a Guardian Force profile.

Acquiring

You must collect a variety of items in a specific amount, along with the Solomon's Ring. Once all the necessary items are collected, simply use the ring from the item menu and you'll obtain Doomtrain.

Solomon's Ring
Solomon's Ring is the key to obtaining Doomtrain. It's located near the drawpoint at Tears' Point in the Esthar area.

Steel Pipe x6
Steal from Wendigos. They populate the wasteland surrounding Galbadia Garden.

Enemy	HP	AP
Wendigo	16k+	2

Wkn	Def	NoEf	Abs

Draw

Berserk, Protect

Battle Strategies

Wendigo's rely on physical attacks to do damage. Dispatch them easily with physical attacks, GF's, and any magic.

Win Items	Mug Items
Steel Pipe Steel Orb Strength Love Wendigo Jumbo Cactuar	Steel Pipe Wendigo

Malboro Tentacle x6
Steal from Malboros. They populate Esthar's Grandidi Forest, as well as the islands closest to heaven/hell.

Boss	HP	AP
Malboro	143k	12

Wkn	Def	NoEf	Abs

Draw

Bio, Demi, Quake

Battle Strategies

Junction as many status defenses as possible. Malboro's Bad Breath will inflict Pain, Sleep, Confuse, and Berserk on your entire party in one hit. You can cause considerable damage using GF's such as Shiva and Leviathan, as well as Meltdown and Demi magics.

You can also equip your party with the Mug and Initative abilities. This will allow your characters to 'strike first' and steal the item before it can inflict damage. Simply run away after acquring it and perform again to get the 6 you'll need.

Win Items	Mug Items
Malboro Tentacle Malboro	Malboro Tentacle Force Armlet Cursed Spike Malboro Tonberry King

Remedy+ (x6)
Purchase 60 Remedy's from any general item shop and refine them to Remedy+'s using the Med LV UP ability from Alexander.

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Runaway Train

Railroad crossing bells ring as a track of flames whisks under the enemy party. From afar, a massive train roars and gains speed. Doomtrain slams through all enemies, causing all status ailments and depleting vitality.

V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S

Level	1+	10+	28+	30+	40+	50+	60+	70+	80+	90+	100
MaxHP	N/A	N/A	2521	2696	3514	4350	5194	6046	6906	7774	8650
Atk Pwr	None	None	1931	2028	2509	2990	3471	3593	4434	4915	5396

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

Junction

Elem-Atk-J

Junction magic to elemental attack.

ST-Atk-J

Junction magic to status attack.

Elem-Defx4

Junction magic to four elemental defenses.

180

ST-Def-Jx4

Junction magic to four status defenses.

180

Magic

Allows the equipped character the ability to use stocked magic.

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.

Darkside

Allows the equipped character to use the Darkside command ability. Sacrifices 1/20th of the current HP and transfers it to strength.

100

Absorb

Allows the equipped character to absorb an enemy's HP during battle. Takes HP from the enemy to cure the commanding character, based on the experience level of the opponent.

Auto-Shell

Automatically casts Shell on the equipped character.

250

SumMag+10%

Increases GF attack power by 10%.

SumMag+20%

Increases GF attack power by 20%.

SumMag+30%

Increases GF attack power by 30%.

140

SumMag+40%

Increases GF attack power by 40%.

200

GFHP+10%

Increases GF total HP by 10%.

GFHP+20%

Increases GF total HP by 20%.

GFHP+30%

Increases GF total HP by 30%.

140

GFHP+40%

Increases GF total HP by 40%.

200

Boost

Increases damage infliction caused by the GF. Press select to enable the Boost function ability. Continue to press the square button to fade in the targetting red cross and increase attack power. Starting power is 75 and can be increased to a maximum of 250.

Junk Shop

Allows you to call a Junk Shop from the menu.

Forbid Med-RF

Allows you to refine forbidden magic from an item.

200

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

Doomtrain

Element	CCI	Amt
None	Status Guard	3

Defeat a Doomtrain in Win card game against the pub owner in Dollet during the Card Queen Quest. 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.