List of GFs

This page displays all Guardian Forces (GFs) present in the game Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (FF8, FFVIII), as well as their stats and how to obtain them. Click on any GF to see more information about them.

List of Junctionable GFs (Click to Skip Ahead)
Quezacotl	Shiva	Ifrit
Siren	Brothers	Diablos
Diablos	Leviathan	Pandemona
Cerberus	Alexander	Doomtrain
Bahamut	Cactuar	Tonberry
Eden	-	-
List of Non-Junctionable GFs (Click to Skip Ahead)
Boko	Eden	Moomba
Phoenix	Odin	Gilgamesh

All Regular GFs (Junctionable)

Quezacotl

Quezacotl	How to Obtain
	Access the tutorial from your Study Panel in the 2nd Floor classroom of Balamb Garden.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Thunder damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Mag-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Quezacotl's Information and How to Obtain

Shiva

Shiva	How to Obtain
	Access the tutorial from your Study Panel in the 2nd Floor classroom of Balamb Garden.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Ice damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Spr-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Shiva's Information and How to Obtain

Ifrit

Ifrit	How to Obtain
	Defeat Ifrit, who is located in the innermost section of the Fire Cavern.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Fire damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Str-J	Elem-Atk-J
Magic	Draw
GF	Item

▶GF Ifrit's Information and How to Obtain

Siren

Siren	How to Obtain
	Drawn from Elvoret at the Dollet Communication Tower.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Silence and deals non-elemental damage to all enemies

Learned Abilities

Mag-J	ST-Atk-J
ST-Def-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Siren's Information and How to Obtain

Brothers

Brothers	How to Obtain
	Deafeat Minotaur and Sacred in between the Tomb of the Unknown King and the King’s coffin.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Earth damage to all enemies.(Has no effect on flying enemies.)

Learned Abilities

HP-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item	HP+20%

▶GF Brothers's Information and How to Obtain

Diablos

Diablos	How to Obtain
	Use the Magical Lamp to summon Diablos, and subsequently defeat him.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts fractional damage to all enemies equal to the enemy's max HP x Diablos Lvl(%).(Damage has a maximum value of 9,999.)

Learned Abilities

Mag-J	Ability x3
Magic	Draw
GF	Item

▶GF Diablos's Information and How to Obtain

Carbuncle

Carbuncle	How to Obtain
	Drawn from Iguions in Deling City.
	Summon Effect
	Casts Reflect on the party.

Learned Abilities

Vit-J	Ability x3
Magic	Draw
GF	Item

▶GF Carbuncle's Information and How to Obtain

Leviathan

Leviathan	How to Obtain
	Drawn from NORG in the Master Room (can be obtained later if missed here)
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Water damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Spr-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Leviathan's Information and How to Obtain

Pandemona

Pandemona	How to Obtain
	Drawn from Fujin during battle with Fujin and Raijin at the Hotel Front (can be obtained later if missed here).
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Wind damage to all enemies.(Has no effect on flying enemies.)

Learned Abilities

Str-J	Elem-Atk-J
Elem-Def-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Pandemona's Information and How to Obtain

Cerberus

Cerberus	How to Obtain
	Defeat Cerberus in the Galbadia Garden 1st floor hall during the Battle of the Gardens.
	Summon Effect
	Casts Double and Triple on the party.

Learned Abilities

Str-J	Hit-J
Ability x3	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Cerberus's Information and How to Obtain

Alexander

Alexander	How to Obtain
	Drawn from the second fight with Edea in Galbadia Garden
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Holy damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Spr-J	Elem-Def-Jx2
Ability x3	Magic
Draw	GF
Item

▶GF Alexander's Information and How to Obtain

Doomtrain

Doomtrain	How to Obtain
	Use the Solomon Ring after acquiring six Remedy+'s, six Steel Pipes, and six Malboro Tentacles (the location he is obtained at is Solomon Ring)
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Poison/ Petrifying/ Darkness/ Silence/ Berserk/ Sleep/ Slow/ Stop/ Confuse/ Vit 0/ Doom and deals Poison damage to all enemies.

Learned Abilities

Elem-Atk-J	ST-Atk-J
Magic	Draw
GF	Item

▶GF Doomtrain's Information and How to Obtain

Bahamut

Bahamut	How to Obtain
	Defeat two Ruby Dragons and Bahamut in the Deep Sea Research Center.
	Summon Effect
	Ignores the enemies' Spirit stat and deals non-elemental damage to all enemies

Learned Abilities

Ability x4	Magic
Draw	GF
Item	Str+60%
Mag+60%

▶GF Bahamut's Information and How to Obtain

Cactuar

Cactuar	How to Obtain
	Defeat the Jumbo Cactuar on Cactus Island.
	Summon Effect
	Ignores the enemies' Def stat and deals non-elemental damage to all enemies(The damage inflicted is equal to (Cactuar’s level +10) ÷ 11 rounded down and multiplied by 1000.)

Learned Abilities

Magic	Draw
GF	Item
HP Bonus	Str Bonus
Vit Bonus	Mag Bonus
Spr Bonus

▶GF Cactuar's Information and How to Obtain

Tonberry

Tonberry	How to Obtain
	Defeat the Tonberry King who appears randomly after defeating 20 Tonberries in Centra Ruins.
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts non-elemental damage to a single enemy.

Learned Abilities

Magic	Draw
GF	Item
LV Down	LV Up
Eva+30%	Luck+50%

▶GF Tonberry's Information and How to Obtain

Eden

Eden	How to Obtain
	Drawn from Ultima Weapon in the Deep Sea Research Center after obtaining Bahamut.
	Summon Effect
	Ignores the enemies' Spirit stat and deals non-elemental damage to all enemies(Damage has no maximum value.)

Learned Abilities

Spd-J	Eva-J
Hit-J	Magic
Draw	GF
Item	Devour

▶GF Eden's Information and How to Obtain

Miscellaneous GFs (Non-Junctionable)

Miscellaneous GFs cannot be junctioned from the menu after obtaining them. In battle, they will appear when a specific condition is met, rather than summ

Boko

Boko	How to Obtain
	Use the Chocobo Whistle and catch a Chocobo.
	Summoning Sequence
	Use Gysahl Greens during battle (if Boku is away in Chocobo World, it will be impossible to summon him).

Summon Effects

Summon Ability	Effect
ChocoFire	Inflicts Fire damage to all enemies.
ChocoFlare	Inflicts non-elemental damage to all enemies.
ChocoMeteor	Inflicts non-elemental damage to all enemies.
ChocoBocle	Inflicts non-elemental damage to all enemies. The amount of damage has no upper limit.

GF Boko's Information and How to Obtain

MiniMog

MiniMog	How to Obtain
	Meet with MiniMog in Chocobo World and use the Mog Amulet to teach the ability ability MiniMog to a GF.
	Summoning Sequence
	Use the MiniMog ability during battle. (if MiniMog is away in Chocobo World, it will be impossible to summon him).
	Summon Effect
	Revives and restores HP to all junctioned GFs.

GF MiniMog's Information and How to Obtain

Moomba

Moomba	How to Obtain
	Summoned by using the Friendship item.
	Summoning Sequence
	Use Friendship during battle.
	Summon Effect
	Reduces a single target's HP to 1

GF Moomba's Information and How to Obtain

Phoenix

Phoenix	How to Obtain
	Summoned by using a Phoenix Pinion in battle.
	Summoning Sequence
	1st Time: Use a Phoenix Pinion in battle. 2nd Time Onwards: Will appear randomly when your party have all been KO’d if you have a Phoenix Pinion (will cost 1 Phoenix Pinion)
	Summon Effect
	Inflicts Fire damage to all enemies. Also revives all KO'ed party members and restores 12.5% of their max HP.

GF Phoenix's Information and How to Obtain

Odin

Odin	How to Obtain
	Defeat Odin
	Summoning Sequence
	Randomly summoned at the start of battle.
	Summon Effect
	Instant KOs enemies. Does not appear against Tonberries or Catuars or in boss battles.

GF Odin's Information and How to Obtain

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh	How to Obtain
	Defeat Seifer for the fourth time after obtaining Odin OR acquire him after a fixed amount of time during the fourth battle with Seifer.
	Summoning Sequence
	Summoned randomly during battle.

Summon 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

GF Gilgamesh's Information and How to Obtain

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