FINAL FANTASY VIII - SCAN DATA ========== compiled by Maiji/Mary Huang The Ragbag @ http://humangray.com/rag DISCLAIMER Game data is created and owned by its developer/publisher. You are free to use the information provided in this transcript as inspiration/reference for your own projects. However, please do respect the fact that I did take the time to write down and type up everything, so if you found The Ragbag a useful resource, a credit and link would be very much appreciated! ========== WHAT IS THIS? The information that appears when you cast the Scan spell. The description changes depending on the situation, so some people appear more than once in several sections. This is a complete list divided as follows: - Characters - Squall's Party - Laguna's Party - Other - Bosses - People - Machines - Undead - Sorceresses - Sorceress-Generated - Guardian Forces - Weapons - Other - Monsters - Soldiers - Machines - Creatures - Other This compilation first appeared in my old FFVIII miscellany site "viii!", under the name "Project Libra". ^^ ========== ~~~~~~~~~~ CHARACTERS SQUALL'S PARTY Squall Uses a sword called a gunblade. Special skill is Renzokuken, using the gunblade. Silent, and a bit cold. Quistis Uses a whip. When in danger, uses monster skills she has learned. Her admirers in the Garden have formed a fan club. Zell Loves the hot dogs sold in the Garden cafeteria. Uses close combat fighting skills to defeat enemies with punches and kicks. Selphie A transfer student to Balamb Garden. Uses giant nunchaku and special magic. Irvine An expert marksman. Can use specialized bullets to attack enemies. Doesn't perform very well under pressure. Rinoa A member of the Timber resistance group, 'Forest Owls'. Uses her dog to make special attacks. Rinoa (junctioned to Adel) Rinoa being junctioned to Adel. Is immobile, because Adel is absorbing her powers. Can be released by defeating Adel. __________ LAGUNA'S PARTY Laguna An energetic man with a big heart. Uses a machine gun. Fires bursts at enemies to help party members in danger. Kiros Wears sharp blade called katal on both arms. His fighting style is also unique, like his weapon. Ward A big, powerful man. Uses the Harpoon, an unusually heavy weapon, and attacks by throwing it at the enemy. __________ OTHER Seifer One of the top fighters of the Garden. His temperament kept him from becoming a SeeD member. Uses a gunblade. Edea A sorceress. As a sorceress, she is well-versed in magic. Uses a special magic attack called Sorcery. __________ ~~~~~~~~~~ BOSSES PEOPLE Biggs A Galbadian Major. An officer who's not well-versed in combat. In charge of activating the Dollet Communication Tower. Forgetful and short-tempered. Biggs (D-District Prison) He was a major during the Dollet Communication Tower Operation, but was demoted after the operation failed. Hates SeeD. Wedge A Galbadian soldier assigned to the Dollet Communication Tower Operation. Always picked on by his superior, Biggs. Wedge (D-District Prison) Demoted along with Biggs for his part in the failure of the Dollet Communication Tower Operation. Unfortunately, still works under Biggs. Seifer After leaving the Garden, he decided to become a Sorceress' Knight under Edea. Uses fire magic in conjunction with sword attacks. Seifer (Galbadia Garden) Attacks with Edea to destroy SeeD. His sword skills have been refined, and he has gained more skills. Seifer (second round) Defeated once, and still trying to fight to save his pride. HP is lower due to the defeat, but skills are higher. Seifer (Lunatic Pandora) To retain his pride as Sorceress' Knight, he is determined to win. His skills are even more deadly. Raijin Looking for Ellone with Fujin. Good at physical attacks. Tries to act cool around other people. Raijin (Lunatic Pandora) Works with Fujin and Seifer. Still relies on his strength, but can now use support magic as well. Fujin Looking for Ellone under Seifer's command. Uses wind magic and attacks with Pinwheel. Fujin (Lunatic Pandora) Assisting Seifer inside Lunatic Pandora. Uses support magic, as well as attack magic. __________ MACHINES X-ATM092 Galbadia's unmanned mobile attack weapon, AKA "Black Widow". Doesn't stop until it kills all enemies in its path. BGH251F2 Named Iron Clad for its defense capability. The main cannon is more powerful than X-ATM092's Rail Gun. BGH251F2 (Fisherman's Horizon) Out of control after being destroyed at the Missile Base. Can only fight for a short amount of time. Mobile Type 8 Its beam and laser attacks go far beyond the damage of any modern weapons. __________ UNDEAD Fake President President Deiling's double. Attacks in a strange way, but not very strong. However ... Gerogero A monster that posed as President Deiling. Attacks with its deformed arms and status attacks. Abadon A monster born of ancient bones deep in Great Salt Lake. It's assumed that it came to life after the Great Salt Lake dried up. __________ SORCERESSES Edea A powerful sorceress and ruler of Galbadia. Her sorceress powers may be the most powerful in the world. Edea (Galbadia Garden) A sorceress bent on conquering the world. Hired Galbadia Garden forces to destroy SeeD, which stands in her way. Adel Esthar's ruler before Laguna and company confined her. Released by Ultimecia, and gaining strength. Sorceress Sorceress from beyond time who appeared due to Time Compression. Uses magic, but is not very powerful. Ultimecia A sorceress trying to change the world by compressing time and taking power from all sorceresses. Ultimecia (junctioned to Griever) Ultimecia junctioned to Griever. A powerful monster that combines Ultimecia and Griever's forces. Ultimecia (final form) Ultimecia, transformed to absorb all time and space. Absorbing all existence as we speak. __________ SORCERESS-GENERATED Iguion A mutation of a gateway decoration. Uses Petrify attacks. Someone has given it the Reflect power. Sphinxaur Protects the hall of Ultimecia's Castle. Defeated many enemies whose abilities were sealed up. Sphinxara Sphinxaur's true form. Attack tactics change completely in this form. Summons other monsters and uses Doom. Tri-Point A living weapon Ultimecia made out of a dragon. Fire or ice are its weak points, but they change when attacked. Trauma Ultimecia gave partial life to this weapon of the future. Pulse Cannon destroys any enemies in its way. Droma Born from Trauma, a small support machine. Despite its small size, uses Pulse Cannon just like Trauma. Krysta Born of a jewel in Ultimecia's Castle. Responds quickly to attacks. Counter-attacks immediately. Red Giant A giant machine powered by magic. A high defense power makes it difficult to damage, except with magic or GF. Catoblepas Uses magic as well as physical attacks. Its skill with Thunder magic allows it to increase its damage. Griever In Squall's mind, the strongest GF. Through Ultimecia's power, continues fighting without vanishing. __________ GUARDIAN FORCES Ifrit Fire GF; uses fire magic. It's a strong opponent, but, as it is a part of Garden's exam, not impossible to defeat. Diablos A mysterious GF living in another dimension. Uses gravity attack to take away all HP from enemies with one hit. Sacred Earth GF in Tomb of the Unknown King. Recovers by power of the earth. Attacks with large steel orb. Minotaur Sacred's older brother. This Earth GF has healing ability, as long as his feet are on the ground. Cerberus A 3-headed demon-dog of hell. In Triple, each of the 3 heads uses different magic. The tail is also powerful. Odin A legendary GF that sleeps in a dungeon. Zantetsuken cuts anything that stands in its way. Tonberry King The king of the Tonberries. Appears to seek revenge for all defeated Tonberries. Jumbo Cactuar Some cactuars live long lives and grow huge. This Jumbo Cactuar is one of those. Bahamut Called the King of GF; its Mega Flare ignores all defense. Gives assistance freely to those who show their power. Tiamat Used to be a GF. Became a monster under Ultimecia's power. Its Dark Flare destroys all enemies. __________ WEAPONS Ultima Weapon The strongest possible monster. It's said to be impossible to defeat. Omega Weapon Stronger than Ultima Weapon, Omega Weapon is the strongest monster. It's bad luck to run into this monster. __________ OTHER Elvoret A monster that lives in the abandoned Dellet Communication Tower. No one knows where it came from. Granaldo A large, insect-type monster that is a survivor of some ancient race. Uses its large spikes and tail to attack. Raldo May look slow due to its stone-like body, but is actually quite fast. May appear in numbers. Oilboyle This creature lives underground. Its slimy body is full of oil. Attacks by spitting oil. Propagator A monster living in the spaceship Ragnarok. Very violent in nature, it attacks anything that moves within the ship. __________ ~~~~~~~~~~ MONSTERS SOLDIERS Command Leader (Missile Base) Galbadia Missile Base security leader. Stronger than regular Galbadian soldiers. Command Soldier (Missile Base) Galbadia Missile Base security soldiers. Paid a little better than regular Galbadian soldiers. Elite Soldier An officer acting together with Galbadian soldiers. Defeat him quickly, before he uses recovery magic on the other soldiers. Esthar Soldier (Human - Laguna dream sequences) Esthar soldier who uses both gun and sword. Shotgun attack can cause major damage. Not a strong enemy. Esthar Soldier (Cyborg - Laguna dream sequences) A cyborg in the form of an Esthar soldier but far stronger. It only uses physical attacks. Galbadian Soldier Galbadian soldier that uses magic with a sword. Strong enough, but nowhere as strong as any SeeD member. Guard (D-District Prison) Prison security guard. A Galbadian soldier trained in sleep magic to capture escapees. Paratrooper (Garden vs. Galbadia attack) Soldier assigned to Galbadia Garden. Specializes in sneak attacks. Much stronger than regular Galbadian soldiers. __________ MACHINES Elastoid (Laguna dream sequences) Anti-personnel weapon made in Esthar. Floats with an anti-gravity engine. Attacks with its 4 pliable metallic legs. Gesper (Laguna dream sequences) Esthar's defective anti-personnel weapon. Attacks enemies and allies alike. Degenerator destroys opponents. G1M47N An older type of Galbadian weapon. Has a laser cannon, but mostly punches using the steel orbs on both hands. G1M52A A machine made by Galbadia to support soldiers. Attacks with magic and missiles. The most advanced models used. SAM08G A living weapon made by Galbadia. Carries a 155mm cannon on both shoulders and a 60mm Vulcan body as a weapon. __________ CREATURES Abyss Worm A head protruding from the earth. Only a part of the body is exposed. Uses Earthquake when attacked by enemies. Adamantoise Its high defense ability makes it difficult to defeat. Owns rare items that make it worth the effort. Anacondaur A large venemous snake that uses squeeze attacks. Use caution when its HP is low; it spits poisonous fluid. Armadodo Its hard shell is difficult to damage physically. The legs are small compared to the body and it falls easily when attacked with force. Behemoth Uses powerful magic such as Meteor. A strong enemy that's hard to defeat. Belhelmel Has a rotating blade around its face. Its battle tactics change when its face changes. Bite Bug A bug monster that flies. Stay calm and attack precisely. It's not a very strong enemy. Blitz Becomes electrified when attacked with Thunder. Attacking it while electrified causes thunder damage. Blobra A half-liquid creature resistant to physical attacks. Elemental weaknesses differ with each one that appears. Blood Soul Floats with gas that fills its body. Looks weak, but its status-changing attacks may prove otherwise. Blue Dragon A dragon that walks on 2 legs. Atacks with breath that causes status changes and drops a rare item called Fury Fragment. Bomb A monster powered by fire. Usually calm, but still a dangerous monster that becomes gigantic or explodes when attacked. Buel Very strong against magic. Any magic attacks are almost completely ineffective. However, very weak against physical attacks. Cactuar A speedy cactus of the desert. Damage always amounts to 1,000 with its special skill, 1,000 Needles. Caterchipillar Moves fast to attack, despite its clumsy appearance. Also uses an attack called Ultra Waves that damages all enemies. Chimera A monster with 4 heads that use magic, physical attacks, status changes, and their original skill, Aqua Breath. Cockatrice Petrifies enemies with its stare. Uses thunder by flapping its wings. Uses Electrocute when fully grown. Creeps Has a flat black body like a shadow. Said to be a living creature. Kills its opponent when it dies. Death Claw A monster with 4 sharp claws. Attacks with sheer power, but also uses gas attacks. Elnoyle A powerful monster. Uses magic, but also uses Tail Needle, which causes heavy damage. Fastitocalon A fish that swims in the ground. Only the fin can be seen. One theory says that it may be a shark. Fastitocalon-F A fish that swims in the ground. Only the fin can be seen. One theory says that it may be a shark. Forbidden Undead soldier. Not afraid of death. Its death blow kills enemies with one hit. Funguar A giant walking mushroom. Uses status change attacks with damage attacks. Use caution when fighting this monster. Gayla Makes enemies fall asleep, then attacks. Sometimes spits fluid which removes an enemy's strength while asleep. Geezard Lives in humid places. It sneaks-attacks humans that pass by. Uses status attack when fully grown. Glacial Eye A floating monster that uses ice magic. When running low on HP, uses Vampire to suck HP from opponents. Grand Mantis Used to live in water, but now lives above ground. Skewers enemies with its large claw and causes major damage. Grat Its body is mainly a digestive bag. Digests enemies by catching them in its vine. Uses a gas attack that causes Sleep. Grendel A smaller type of dragon, sometimes appears in groups of 2. May be more dangerous than other dragons. Hexadragon A type of mutated dragon born with six eyes. Uses fire magic and special breath attacks. Imp A devilish-looking monster with wings. Uses powerful magic despite its small size. Iron Giant Hard to damage due to the steel armor. Doesn't use magic, but its sword causes significant damage. Jelleye Changes tactics as the battle progresses. Its magic also changes from fire to ice, to thunder, etc. Lefty A large left hand protruding from the earth. At higher level, sometimes cures party members with status abnormalities. Malboro Uses Bad Breath, which causes status abnormalities. Be ready with status defences before fighting. Mesmerize Has a large blade for a horn. This blade has a healing effect when used as an item or to make magic. Ochu Likes to live in forests. Attacks not only with its tentacles, but also status-change attacks. Red Bat A type of bat with a huge mouth. Lurks in dark places. Dives quickly from the air to bite its target. Righty A large right hand protruding from the earth. Can't use magic. Uses its strength to attack with force. Ruby Dragon Strong and smart dragon. If enemies are using Reflect, it casts Reflect on itself to mirror the attack. Snow Lion A large monster living in the northern snow fields. Takes time to defeat because of its high HP. Uses Ice Breath when angry. Thrustaevis A flying monster found on the Galbadia continent. Usually swoops down to attack enemies, but also bites and causes wind gusts when in danger. Tonberry Mysterious being living in dungeons. Walks slowly towards the enemy and kills that enemy with the Chef's Knife. Torama Uses multiple magic attacks when sitting down. Even more powerful when it stands up to use its blaster attacks. T-Rexaur Alive since the beginning of time, its power and HP are very high. It's better to run if you encounter one. Tri-Face A monster with 3 heads. The 2 heads on the side are not real, but they bite and spit poison as if they were. Turtapod Attacks with magic and sharp claws. When attacked it may change to defense mode in order to protect itself from damage. Vysage A monster shaped like a face. Uses support magic when attacking with Righty and Lefty together. Wendigo A strong monster, but not good at using magic. Uses powerful physical attacks Relying on its strength instead. __________ OTHER Slapper A member of Galbadia Garden's demi-human ice-hockey club. Attacks with speed and teamwork. UFO Unidentified flying object from outer space. PuPu An alien from another planet. Someone destroyed its UFO, and the alien is in need of help.