Learn how to acquire the powerful Bahamut Guardian Force in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. This guide covers the Deep Sea Research Center, boss strategies, and rewards.
Walkthrough
- 1Land at the Deep Sea Research Center. Follow the walkway inside.
- 2Advance towards the pulsing blue cylinder. Only move when the light is off to avoid random enemy encounters.
- 3When you reach the cylinder, you will fight two Ruby Dragons. Use LV Down to weaken them and mitigate XP gains.
- 4Continue towards the cylinder when it's not pulsing. A voice will ask you questions.
- 5Respond with: _It’s not our will to fight_, then _Never_.
- 6After these responses, you will fight another Ruby Dragon. If your party is low-level with good spells junctioned, this fight should be manageable. You can use LV Up to draw Flare and Meteor, or LV Down to avoid XP.
- 7For the third question, scroll down to find the hidden answer: _It’s our nature…_.
- 8This will trigger the boss fight against Bahamut.
Boss - Bahamut
- Lv: 1-100
- HP: 18,000 (Lv10), 26,000 (Lv20), 34,000 (Lv30), 90,000 (Lv100)
- Weaknesses: None
- Resistances: Gravity (immune), Poison (half damage), Thunder (immune), Water (immune), Wind (immune)
- Status Resistances: Immune to most; Darkness 50%, Haste 0%, Reflect 0%, Regen 0%, Slow 10%, The End 0%
- EXP: –
- AP: 40
- Draw: Curaga, Dispel, Flare, Full-Life
- Mug: Hyper Wrist
- Drop: Hyper Wrist
Strategy:
- Bahamut's Mega Flare attack can deal significant damage even at low levels.
- Bahamut uses Thundaga and Tornado, which can be resisted or immunized against.
- Inflicting Darkness has a 50% chance, but is not highly effective due to Bahamut's spell-based offense.
- Bahamut is vulnerable to Slow. Consider junctioning Slow to your Status Attack.
- Use the Aura spell on a character with a strong, multi-hit limit break (Irvine, Squall, or Zell).
- Bahamut should be defeated with one or two limit breaks, especially with a high Strength score.
- You can draw stocks of Full-Life from Bahamut.
- 40 AP
- Hyper Wrist
- Bahamut Card
- Bahamut Guardian Force
After defeating Bahamut, a hole will open in the floor, allowing you to descend further into the facility.
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