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Gilgamesh (GF) Abilities and How to Obtain

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This page is about the GF Gilgamesh from the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII). Read on to see this GF’s Abilities, Stats, the effect of their Summon Ability, and how to obtain Gilgamesh.

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Gilgamesh (GF): Basic Information

Basic Data

Junctionable or
Non-Junctionable		 Exp. Required to Lv Up
Non-Junctionable 500

Summon Ability and Effects

Summon Ability Effect
Zantetsuken Instant KOs enemies. Does not appear against Tonberries or Catuars.
Masamune Inflicts non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Excalibur Inflicts non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Excalipoor Deals 1 point of damage to all enemies regardless of defense

Boko / Gilgamesh cannot be boosted

How to Summon

Summoned randomly during battle.

How to Obtain Gilgamesh (GF)

Obtained by ◯◯

Defeat Seifer for the fourth time after obtaining Odin OR acquire him after a fixed amount of time during the fourth battle with Seifer.

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QuezacotlQuezacotl ShivaShiva IfritIfrit
SirenSiren BrothersBrothers DiablosDiablos
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BahamutBahamut CactuarCactuar TonberryTonberry
EdenEden - -
Non-Junctionable GFs
BokoBoko MiniMogMiniMog Currently UnavailableMoomba
PhoenixPhoenix OdinOdin GilgameshGilgamesh

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