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Ver ?? - - Later __________________________________________________________________________ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ================================= # Definition # Squall's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Rinoa's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Zell's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Quistis's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Irvine's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Selphie's Desperation - Requirements (必需品) # Credits _________________________________________________________________________ D E F I N I T I O N =================== Desperation Moves (必殺技) are inherited by all characters in FFVIII. Each have different moves and dmg incurred. Unlike the limit breaks from FFVII, the number of D.Moves your characters can have in FF8 depends on what weapons (武器) you are equipped. i.e The more powerful weapon you get, a new D.Move will be available to the character. To be able to use it, your character's hp must be critically low i.e yellow in colour (きいろい). Then to activate immediate D.Mov, keep pressing triangle on the controller until your normal attack mode has an arrow on it's right (>). | | _Command_________ |--> Attack (たたがう) > Special (必殺技) _________________ E.g Magic (まほう) _________________ G.F (守護神) _________________ Item (アイテム) _________________ You will eventually hear a 'ting' sound suggesting that the character's D.Mov is available. The Attack Cmd (たたがう) will have an (arrow >) next to it....the attack cmd will also flash to inform you that you can perform D.Mov. But don't overshoot while pressing the (triangle) button or else the D.Mov will reset and you have to trigger it again. Another way to enable your characters to perform the D.Movs without any hp criticals, cast Aura (オーラ) in placement of getting your characters suffer hp dmg. Aura (オーラ) cause your members to use D.Movs regardless or whether they have low hp or not. It's a good spell I say..but the result of the D.Mov dmg would not be as efficient and high as with the low hp. You may suffer 20-30% of D.Mov dmg reduction and less hits using Aura (オーラ). But if you really in need of a swift end to a pestering and breath taking battle, Aura is what you need ;). P.S Aura spell may be hard to collect so maybe u can use Aura stones (オーラストーン) also ........ So let's get on with what your characters can perform out of his Desperation !! hehe _________________________________________________________________________ S Q U A L L L E O N H A R T スコール . レオンハート ============================= The Main character of FFVIII. It's obvious his Desperation Attacks are the best accompanied with it's awesome hit damages. His end of heart is especially similar to Cloud's OmniSlash except it's more slashes and better visual enhancement. What can I say, it's definitely the best of all specials. Name of Special : Consecutive Sword/Blade (連続剣) Min/Max hits : 4/8 Time Duration : Nil Finishing Move : Varies Affects : Single/All Characteristics : Finishing Move is randomly picked New Moves is available when gunblade is upgraded. R1 trigger optional ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * You can choose to trigger the hit attacks yourself or let it be automatic as shown below. ______________________________ Renzokuken (Auto) | On | Off 連続剣オート処理 ______________________________ Trigger Bar | On | Off 連続剣バー表示 * If you want to manually control the special, a time bar will appear at the screen during the execution of the move. ______Here________________________________ - Trigger using the <<<<<| XX |<<<<<<< Trigger !! <<<<<<<<<<<< (R1) button _____|____|_______________________________ If you managed to trigger all the hits at the XX position, the word PERFECT !! would be shown. Else it will only show the no of hits you managed to trigger. * The finishing move will be performed randomly irregardless of whether you have all the perfect hits (R1) or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * There are a total of 4 finishing moves you can use. * The following types of gunblade you upgraded to will have that move available for use. NOTE - Each no from weapons match the respective no in specials which means only that weapon reveals a new special. I wanted to place all the chunk together instead of putting numbers but the jap fonts would mess up the whole alignment. Sheesh Weapons available (武器) ------------------------ (1) Revolver (リボルバー) (2) Keer Straight (キアストレート) Cutting Trigger (カッティングトリガー) FlameTan (フレイムタン) (3) Lance of Slit (ランスオブスリット) Crime & Penalty (クライム&ペナルティ) (4) Lion Heart (ライオンハート) | | | Techniques available (必殺技) --------------------------------- (1) Love Divide (ラフディバイド) (2) Fatal Circle (フェイテッドサークル) Nil Nil (3) Blasting Zone (ブラスティグゾーン) Nil (4) End of Heart (エソドオブハート) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== This part will discuss what are the materials to get to upgrade Squall's gunblade. This is necessary for the availability of the specials. But I won't bother to say where to scout for it duh. Note - You need to read Weapons Magazines (武器雑誌) which can be bought at certain shops to enable you to upgrade better weapons. e.g Monthly Weapons Magazine 1st Issue (月刊武器 創刊号) Weapon : Revolver (リボルバー) Materials required : 6x Magic Stone Fragment (魔石のかけら) 2x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : Keer Straight? (キアストレート) Materials required : 1x Iron Pipe (鉄パイプ) 4x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : Cutting Trigger (カッティングトリガー) Materials required : 1x Mesmerize Blade (メズマテイズの刃) 6x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : FlameTan (フレイムタン) Materials required : 1x Friend Killer Sword (味方殺しの剣) 1x Turtle Shell (カメのこうら) 4x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : Lance of Slit (ランスオブスリット) Materials required : 1x Eerie Dragon Bone (恐竜の骨) 2x Red Fang (赤い牙) 12x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : Crime & Penalty (クライム&ペナルティ) Materials required : 1x Kitchen Knife (ほうちょう) 2x Star Fragments (星々のかけら) 1x Turtle Shell (カメのこうら) 8x Screw (ネジ) Weapon : Lion Heart (ライオンハート) Materials required : 1x Adamantium (アダマンタイン) 4x Dragon Fang (竜の牙) 12x Wave Bullets (波動弾) _________________________________________________________________________ R I N O A H E A R T I L L Y リノア . ハーティリー ============================= The Main Female character of FFVIII. But compared to Squall, Rinoa's special techniques are just average. I don't particularly like her specials cos to me, they are nothing but just normal attacks... Maybe the only interesting part is her dog (Angelo) ^_^ Name of Special : Combine / Combind ???(コンバイン) Original Attk : 2 Advanced Attk : 6 Time Duration : Nil Affects : Single/All Characteristics : New Techniques are available through reading Pet Magazines ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rinoa's Specials | | _Command_________ |--> Attack (たたがう) > Angelo (Random Attacks) _________________ > ヴァリー (Angel - Final Special) Magic (まほう) _________________ G.F (守護神) _________________ Item (アイテム) _________________ ** During battle if Rinoa can perform D.Mov, you can choose Angelo which is random Angelo hit or there's another special D.Mov by Rinoa (ヴァリー) which can be obtained after the witch museum quest. Rinoa will hover in air with large wings and cast random extreme spells against the enemies ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Special - Angelo _______________________________________ Angelo Rush ------------------- > Initial Attack Angelo Recover ------------------- Angelo Rebirth ------------------- Angelo Search ------------------- Angelo Canon ------------------- > Initial Attack Angelo Strike ------------------- Invisible Moon ------------------- Wish Star ------------------- ________________________Exp_Bar________ The specials above are the ones which you will be allowed to perform during battle. However to have that move available, you need gain experience for that move. Those available ones will be highlighted will those N/V will be shaded grey. * Certain moves will be self-executed if Rinoa is under attacked for a long period of time. e.g Angelo Rush, Angelo Recover. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== Needless to say, Rinoa's specials can be obtained by read pet magazines. Below are the ones which gives additional specials. Pet News Vol.1 (ペット通信１号) -- Angelo Strike (Angeloストライク) Pet News Vol.2 (ペット通信２号) -- Angelo Recover (Angeloリカバー) Pet News Vol.3 (ペット通信３号) -- Invisible Moon (イソビジブルムーソ) Pet News Vol.4 (ペット通信４号) -- Angelo Rebirth (Angeloリバース) Pet News Vol.5 (ペット通信５号) -- Angelo Search (Angeloサーチ) Pet News Vol.6 (ペット通信６号) -- Wish Star (ウィンツュスター) _________________________________________________________________________ Z E L L D I N C H T ゼル . ティン ===================== Zell's special packs a devastating damage to any enemies which is one reason why I like his moves. Another reason is because it's interesting to do the moves. You have to complete a series of moves within a given time to be able to unleashed Zell's last move. Name of Special : Duel / Duer??(デュエル) Min/Max hits : Dependent on user's reflexes (hehe) Time Duration : Random Finishing Move : Manual No of Moves : Random (Series Execution) Affects : Single Characteristics : New Techniques are available through reading Fighting Magazines Specials done by Button triggering and auto feature optional ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Choose to perform the moves yourself or let it be automated. _____________________________ Duel (Auto) | On | Off デュエル自動机能 * Specials Zell can performed during battle when in critical or Aura (オーラ) usage condition. ___________________________________________________________________ Rush Fist (ラッツュパンチ) > O, X Head Shock (ヘツドツヨツク) > Fwd, Bk Heal Drop (かかと落レ) > Up, Dwn Mach Kick (マツハキツク) > Bk, Bk, O Dolphin Blow (ドルフイソブロウ) > L1, R1, L1, R1 Meteo Strike (メテオストライク) > Dwn, O, Up, O Burning Rave (バーニソグレイヴ) > Dwn, Dwn, Dwn, Dwn, O Meteo Blast (メテオバレツト) > Up, X, Dwn, Triangle, O Different Beat (ディファレソトビート) > Triangle, Square, X, O, Up Final Heaven (俺式ファイナルヘブソ) > Up, Fwd, Dwn, Bk, Triangle ___________________________________________________________________ * Abbreviations Used ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Execution of the numbers of moves depend on how fast you can tweak the controller in a given set of time. ____________ ___________ -- -- -- -- | | |__| ---> | | | | | | | | | | | | -- -- 45 -- -- 00 (series combo will stop) * For example you are allowed to finish all the given combos within in this case 8 secs. You can select what moves to perform in each set of combos but will eventually come to the finishing special of the last set. ____________________________________________ Mach Kick Bk, Bk, O e.g Just an example ____________________________________________ of chain combos Burning Rave Dwn, Dwn, Dwn, Dwn, O in each set to ____________________________________________ enter. Different Beat Triangle, Square, X, O, Up * Message box containing 3 combos. PS Choose either one move and proceed to the next set of combos till the final special. If you miss or entered the move wrongly, the time will be wasted and you probably miss the final move. Do the combos fast to continue the chain reaction or else Zell will just stand there ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== The concept is the same as Rinoa's. Just collect magazines for Zell. They can be bought as certain shops or you can find them at some areas if I'm not wrong. KOF Mag 001 (格闘王００１) -- Dolphin Blow (ドルフイソブロウ) KOF Mag 002 (格闘王００２) -- Meteo Strike (メテオストライク) KOF Mag 003 (格闘王００３) -- Meteo Blast (メテオバレツト) KOF Mag 004 (格闘王００４) -- Different Beat (ディファレソトビート) KOF Mag 005 (格闘王００５) -- Final Heaven (俺式ファイナルヘブソ) _________________________________________________________________________ I R V I N E K I N N E A S アーヴァイン . キニアス ============================= Irvine's desperation is even more deadlier than Zell Dincht in my opinion. This is especially true if you use those powerful bullets. Irvine usually takes only a couple of shots to eliminate his opponents except bosses lol. His special by far is the most interesting way to achieve and perform. Name of Special : Shot (ツヨツト) Min/Max Hits : Dependent on user's reflexes Shots Release : R1 trigger Time Duration : Dependent on type of bullets Affects : Single/All Characteristics : New Bullets are available through buying and changing materials into bullets using Ifrit's bullet ability ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * During Battle, if you are able to use special, the diagram below would appear when you select the D.Mov option. Special___ |ツヨツト ______________>>__Special P1______>>__Special P2_ XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 * The special will expand and list out the type of bullets you have and it's amount. There are a total of 8 bullets you can have and this range from P1 to P2 (2 pages total to select your bullets). * XXX is the name of the bullet type and the 99 is actually the amount you can have in maximum. * The better the weapon Irvine has, the more efficient is the bullets. So get yourself Irvine's ultimate gun (エグゼクター). Remember, there's a time limit for his limit special ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== * You need the following bullets/arsenal to enable new specials. 1 General/Normal Bullets (通常弾) 2 Spread Bullets (散弾) 3 Darkness Bullets (暗黒弾) 4 Flame Bullets (火炎弾) 5 Destruction Bullets (破壊弾) 6 Speed Bullets (速射弾) 7 Armor Bullets (徹甲弾) 8 Wave Bullets (波動弾) _________________________________________________________________________ Q U I S T I S T R E P E キスティス . トゥリープ ========================= Quistis's special move is a variety of enemy skills. Remember the materia enemy skill from FFVII ? I bet you still have some recollection. Quistis's move is quite similar to it except it's damage is a lot more incredible and better visual and sound effects. Some skills are returning from FFVII like Angel Whisper, Mighty Guard, Level Death and most element attacks are quite similar to the ones in FFVII. Name of Special : Green Magic (青魔法) Min/Max Hits : Random Time Duration : Nil Affects : Single/All Characteristics : New Enemy Skills are learned by stealing or getting materials from specific monsters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Similar to Irvine's special, if you are able to use special at the battle, the diagram below would appear when you select the D.Mov option. Special__ |青魔法 ____________>>_Special P1_____>>_Special P2_ | XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 | XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 | XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 | XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 | ____________ ____________ | |__>>_Special P3_____>>_Special P4_ XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 XXXXXXX 99 ____________ ____________ * There are altogether 4 pages of enemy skills for you to choose from. Each have different uses and some are meant for certain enemies (status differ). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Names and order of enemy skills Limit Skills________________________ Laser Eye | Super Vibration Thunder Strike | Level ?? Death Detonator | Aqua Breath Homing Missile | Boiling Liquid Gattling Gun | Fire Breath Bad Breath | White Whisper Laser Canon | Mighty Guard Shockwave Phaser | Ray Bomb ____________________________________ * You may experience distortion while looking at the JIS info. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== Get the raw materials gained by stealing or winning it from certain monsters. I will be listing the types of monster you can retrieve later. _________________________________________________________________________ S E L P H I E T I L M I T T セルフィ . ティルルミット ============================= Selphie's special is by far the worse of all. I was quite disappointed when I realized how inferior Selphie's skills is to others. Even Kiros and other's special is better than her. Except the fact that she is able to cast several times of spells like fire 3 on the enemies, she seems incapable of inflicting any 'Serious' damage. Perhaps the only thing good about her skills is her "Wall" , "Full Cure" spells, "The End" spells etc. Name of Special : wa-ro ??(ウォール) Min/Max Hits : Random Time Duration : Nil Affects : Single/All Characteristics : Spells in Selphie's inventory are used randomly during battle other ultimate spells are also available ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Below is an example of what selphie's special battle options would look like. You can select the spells listed in the box. Usually you can find a certain ultimate spell in it. Special__ |Slot ?? (スロツト) __________________>>_Special____ Spell １回 Select (やクなおレ) Execute (はなつ) ____________ * Below are the ultimate spells which Selphie will execute outside of her spells inventory. This is the only thing worth using Selphie in my opinion. Wall (?E ?H ?[ ??) The End (ジ エ ン ド) Full Cure (フ ラ ケ ア) ????????? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R E Q U I R E M E N T S ======================== This is dependent on the spells stocked in Selphie's inventory. I will add something to this area later. _________________________________________________________________________ C R E D I T S ============= - Thanks to Steven Bruck (Stevenbruck@bigfoot.com) for his help on some (JIS) items and minor details - Thanks to ScottOng (kangning@mbox5.singnet.com.sg) for his faq info on weapons necessities. - Gamefaqs for publishing this FAQ (www.gamefaqs.com) - MySelf for taking time to note down those (JIS) words/info from FFVIII. - Everyone who takes time to read my faq. Thanks to Square for making such a great game for us to enjoy. Other Faqs under me includes PSX games like Parasite Eve, FFVIII etc. More will be done in future. __________________________________________________________________________ F I N A L F A N T A S Y F F V I I I ファイナル ファンタジー VIII C O P Y R I G H T (c) 1 9 9 8 - 1 9 9 9 - E N D -