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This is the Jumbo Cactuar Side Quest Walkthrough for the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVII). Read on for more information about objectives, items, and bosses within this section.

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Jumbo Cactuar Side Quest Walkthrough

Side Quest Information

Quest Location Cactuar Island
When Can You Access this Quest? After gaining access to Ragnarok
Reward GF Cactuar

Objectives

Objective
1 Once you have access to Ragnarok, head to Cactuar Island, the small island on the eastern most area of Centra.
2 You will see a little cactuar on the map popping around. Chase it to initiate battle.
3 Boss Battle Jumbo Cactuar

Jumbo Cactuar Boss Battle

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The world map may have led you to believe he was tiny, but you'd have been mistaken. This Cactuar has a move called 10,000 needles that can kill a party member in one move, even at 9999 HP. For more information about Jumbo Cactuar, see the link below.

How to Beat Jumbo Cactuar

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Main Story Chapters

Main Party
Chap. 1:
Balamb Garden		 Chap. 2:
Dollet Exam		 Chap. 3:
Training Center
Chap. 4:
Timber		 Chap. 5:
Galbadia		 Chap. 6:
Tomb of The Unknown King
Chap. 7:
Deling City		 Chap. 8:
D-District Prison		 Chap. 9:
Galbadia Missile Base
Chap. 10:
Balamb Garden Rebellion		 Chap. 11:
Fisherman's Horizon		 Chap. 12:
Balamb Town
Chap. 13:
Trabia Garden		 Chap. 14:
Balamb VS Galbadia		 Chap. 15:
Orphanage
Chap. 16:
White Seed Ship		 Chap. 17:
Great Salt Lake		 Chap. 18:
Esthar
Chap. 19:
Lunar Base		 Chap. 20:
Ragnarok		 Chap. 21:
Lunatic Pandora
Chap. 22:
Ultimecia Castle
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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