This is the Walkthrough for the Deep Sea Research Center Side Quest in the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVII). Read on for more information about objectives, items, and bosses within this section.
List of Contents
| Quest Location | Deep Sea Research Center |
|---|---|
| When Can You Access this Quest? | After gaining access to Ragnarok |
| Party members needed for the quest | Zell |
| Reward | Bahamut |
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | After you gain the Ragnarok, fly to the lower left side of the map to find a ruin. Land there to enter the Research Center. |
| 2 | Upon entering, proceed forward to see a huge capsule with a shining blue light. Apprach it when it is not bright to not encounter any enemies. |
| 3 | When you manage to get near it, answer "It is not our will to fight." |
| 4 | Fight a Ruby Dragon then when asked the 2nd question, answer "Never". |
| 5 | FIght another Ruby Dragon then answer the 3rd choice with "It's our nature." |
| 6 | Boss Battle Bahamut |
| 7 | Leave the Island, then come back with Zell to see a new path in the hole. |
| 8 | Examine the Terminal in front of the closed hatch to recieve some information about the Research Center. |
| 8 | Examine the machines on each floor, and when asked how much RSP you would like to use, keep answering 1 (Make sure Zell is in the party). |
| 9 | After reaching the bottom floor. Ask Zell to handle the machine. |
| 10 | Deep Sea Deposit Ruins |
| 11 | At the most bottom of the floor, do not use the machine in the center yet!. Equip the "Detect hidden draw point/ savepoint" GF ability first to find a save point in the left part of the area. |
| 12 | Use the machine in the center once you have prepared for the boss battle. |
| 13 | Boss Battle Ultima Weapon |
Just make sure you finish the fight quickly or junction some Confuse to your ST-DEF to avoid a team KO.
Easy battles, just junction some Thunder to your Elemental Defense to avoid the Grendel's Thunder Breath.
Behemoths are susceptible to Death so you can cast Death to them, or Junction Death to your ST-ATK.
Junction Fire Elemental Def to your characters. Ruby Dragons are also susceptible to Petrify, so junctioning Break to your ST-ATK is also a good choice.
It is necessary to Junction Blind into your ST-ATK. Iron Giants will hit for a ton of damage and will cast Mighty Guard after taking some damage, so use Dispel to remove the protective buffs.
| Item | Quantity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dispel | Random | Acquired upon descending the research center. |
| Esuna | Random | Obtained from the first steam room. |
| Triple | Random | Located at the bottom part of the Deep Sea Research Center. |
| Ultima | Random | Located at the bottom part of the Deep Sea Research Center. |
Descend the stairs and you will find a Dispel Draw Point on the first floor.
Keep on descending and you will eventually find a steam room. You will find an Esuna Draw Point right around the corner.
Coming from the second of bottom steam room, you will find the first draw point giving you Triple Magic.
From the Triple Draw Point, descend the stairs and you will enoucnter an Ultima Draw Point along the way.
Bahamut is the first boss in the deep sea reseach center. Bahamut has strong physical attacks and his traditional move Mega Flare. For more information about Bahamut, see the link below.
One of the super bosses in Final Fantasy 8. With an extremely high speed and a move that instantly kills a party member, this battle will end quickly in the enemy's favor if not handled properly. For more information about Ultima Weapon, see the link below.
| Laguna Dream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Dream 1: Deling |
Laguna Dream 2: Centra |
Laguna Dream 3: Winhill |
| Laguna Dream 4: Trabia Canyon |
Laguna Dream 5: Esthar |
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Deep Sea Research Center Side Quest
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