Challenging it is entirely optional and the tangible rewards for defeating it are meager at best. When Gargantua surfaces, you can whittle away at its HP while side-stepping its counterattack by using attack Magic or you can pursue a more expeditious victory. Krysta's primary threat is its strong non-elemental counterattack. Ultimecia Castle. Level: 1 - 51 Sphinxara will pose a fleeting threat as it may afflict members of your party with status effects while you're temporarily unable to remove them. Eliminate the Dromas as they're born (you may wish to Mug them for Meteor Stones first). HP: 21,200 - 89,600. Head left, grab the key, and return to the Party Switch Point. Remove this ad ... Return to the dungeon near where you fought Red Giant and use the key to unlock a lever and pull it to drain some water. This means finding a way to negotiate the hazardous chandelier. Casting Meltdown on Red Giant will have no effect if you cast it using lower level characters, so make sure that Squall or another high-level party member casts it. Depress the lever on the lower level of the Grand Hall and switch back to your primary party. So unless you managed to evenly distribule your GFs to all 6 characters, you're bound to get somebody you don't want. Violence, Suggestive Themes, Mild Language, Animated Violence, Best Movie, TV and Comics of the Year Awards 2020, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. When you return to the room with the chandelier (and the hatch to the wine cellar) make your way through the doorway on the left. Examine the left side of the fountain in the courtyard to find the [Treasure Vault Key]. Each time Tri-Point receives such a hit, its weakness will switch to the other element. Find the Treasure Vault Key in the Courtyard, pick up the Armory Key on the bridge at the top of the Chapel steps, go to the Elevator Hall, and switch back to your primary party. If you are having trouble dealing with Krysta’s magic attacks you can cast Shell on your party members to dampen the amount of damage being done. The story focuses on Squall, a young anti-social soldier as he is drawn into a conflict against sorceresses, as well as his growing relationship with a young woman named Rinoa. Back at the front Hall and switch to your support party. ... Neoseeker Forums » Playstation Games » Final Fantasy VIII » Ultimecia's castle. Eden can be drawn here if you missed it in the Deep Sea Research Center. Once Sphinxara has collapsed, release the seal on one of several means to cure yourself or take a brief repose outside the castle to heal up and save. Go upstairs again and take the pathway off to the right and up the stairs instead of going through the main double doors (leading to the room with the chandelier). Keeping your party's HP at full strength (Though Tri-Point probably won't last that long). Walk across the arms of the clock and take the ladder on the other side down and then climb down the ladder at the center of the tower. Look closely along the left side of the passageway and you'll see a door situated near the center of the hall. In other words, “In the Garden Sleeps a Messenger”. Still no strategy for this boss either, just use attack until you have defeated it. The Floodgate Key is on the floor in a Storage Room accessible only via the primitive lift in the Elevator Hall. Cast it and the battle ends instantly. Don't panic should this happen. The player needs to open all coffins in the Treasure Room to summon the Catoblepas. You can use the green portals on the ground that are found throughout Ultimecia’s Castle to change between the two parties that you create. Follow up by using items, magic and/or commands with strong curative properties to inflict major damage or use revival techniques. Enter and be locked in. High quality Ultimecia gifts and merchandise. Junction Zombie to ST-Atk on one member of your party. Anyway, start with Tripled Aura and Shell, cast Meltdown then unleash more Limit Breaks. Follow up with a barrage of strong GF attacks (excepting Shiva and Brothers) and your semi-precious foe should have few if any chances to harm you. Make your way back to where your other party is located (in the grand hall, the room with the chandelier). When you use the key and enter the Treasure Room, you'll be confronted by a simple puzzle. Head to the Courtyard and follow the lamp-lit arches in the upper-right corner to see if you were successful. Register yourself as a member of Eyes on Final Fantasy in order to post, have less ads, be able to read more thread replies per page, and much much more. That happens after you beat Seifer at the end of Disc 3. Ultimecia Castle all bosses location guide step by step in detail. On the lower level, you'll find to the left of the staircase from left to right IGNUS, INANDANTIA and IUDICIUM and to the right of the staircase INTERVIGILIUM. Krysta has a very high Magic stat and when defeated will cast Ultima as a departing gesture. (right) Now, with the male party: Tri-Point patrols the Wine Cellar, safeguarding Ultimecia's stash of Cabernet and Pinot Noir. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Tiamat can be found on the balcony. Tiamat has only one attack called Dark Flare. In order to claim it you must first drain the aqueduct and in order to do that you must first get the key that unlocks the lever that operates the floodgate. It is unwise to face Ultimecia without releasing at least a few of your powers. Catoblepas has a high Magic stat and when defeated will cast Meteor. The solution to the puzzle is VIVIDARIUM (Garden), INTERVIGILIUM (Sleep) and VIATOR (Messenger). Take the far doors and switch to your support party. The Armory Key can be found lying on the wooden bridge spanning the gap between the Chapel and the Clock Tower. Attack continuously with all members of your party. Part 117: Part One Hundred and Seventeen: Ultimecia's Art Dungeon Part One Hundred and Seventeen: Ultimecia's Art Dungeon After Sphinx, Tri-Point, and Krysta, we've pretty much dealt with all the bosses in the front part of the castle and now it's time to move inwards. Images of the powerful Sorceress Ultimecia's personal magnificent flying faux-Victorian gothic palace known as the Ultimecia Castle from the 1999 science-fantasy RPG videogame Final Fantasy VIII. Each time you read one of the other paintings it will give you a word. The party that will be handling this next fight is Irvine, Rinoa, and Selphie. Head for the upper level of the Grand Hall, cross the chandelier sans plunge, and challenge Krysta on the other side of the doors. Carbuncle can be drawn here if you missed it from the Iguions. Despite Tiamat's garnering a place of esteem as the servant nearest the Master Room, this battle should prove the easiest of all. ... equip Water or Quake to Elem-Atk, then approach the monster to meet yet another boss minion! This is the final round and Ultemicia's face is gone. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Leap onto the pendulum as it comes closest to you and it'll deliver you safely to the opposite side. Alternatively, you can always wait until the very end of Final Fantasy 8 when you invade Ultimecia’s Castle and grab the fella from Tiamat in the Clocktower. With her limit break, do over the spells until "The End" pops up. Go back into the Clock Tower, ride the bell back to the other side of the platform and continue to the top. Gargantua will counter all attacks with a move called Counter Twist, so prepare yourself for this move if necessary by preemptively putting up some Protect magic. This is Omega. Locate the hatch door on the floor and open it to reveal the wine cellar. Choose all the Girls first so the guys weight can boost them up to the 2nd Floor to get the Floodgate key. The battle will begin as soon as you make contact with Tri-Point. Junction Thundaga to Elem-Def to absorb the damage. Repeatedly summon the Dark Messenger and/or use Cactuar's defense-ignoring attack and you'll soon bring the brute to its knees.