Guardian Forces
Select a Guardian Force profile.




 Acquiring

To acquire Quezacotl, logon to the study panel in the Balamb Garden homeroom. Select the tutorial to receive both Shiva and Quezacotl.

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 Thunder Storm

Dark thundering clouds blast powerful lightning at the ground, summoning Quezacotl. As the massive bird arises from the earth, he creates a large energy field around the enemy. A channel of intense electrical energy is blasted upon the enemy.

 V I T A L   S T A T I S T I C S

Level
 		3+
 		10+
 		20+
 		30+
 		40+
 		50+
 		60+
 		70+
 		80+
 		90+
 		100
MaxHP
 		300
 		754
 		1266
 		1786
 		2314
 		2850
 		3394
 		3949
 		4506
 		5074
 		5650
Atk Pwr
 		275
 		572
 		902
 		1232
 		1562
 		1892
 		2222
 		2552
 		2882
 		3212
 		3542

 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.

50

Mag-J
Junction magic to magic.


Elem-Atk-J
Junction magic to elemental attack.

160

Elem-Def-J
Junction magic to elemental defense.

100

Elem-Defx2
Junction magic to two elemental defenses.

130

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.


Card
Allows the equipped character to change the opponent into a card. With a low success rate, it works only if the enemy is near-death.

40

Mag+20%
Increases the equipped characters magic by 20%.

60

Mag+40%
Increases the equipped characters magic by 40%.

120

SumMag+10%
Increases GF attack power by 10%.

40

SumMag+20%
Increases GF attack power by 20%.

70

SumMag+30%
Increases GF attack power by 30%.

140

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

40

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

70

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.

10

T Mag-RF
Allows you to make thunder-based magic.

30

Mid Mag-RF
Allows you to upgrade low-level magic into middle-level magic (ex: Fire to Fira).

60

Card Mod
Allows you to make items from cards.

80


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


Quezacotl
2
4
9
9
 Element
 		 CCI
 		 Amt
Thunder
 		Dynamo Stone
 		100
Defeat a Quezacotl in Win card game against the Mayor of Fisherman's Horizon. 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.