Final Fantasy 8 Weapons Upgrading


[ Squall Leonhart | Zell Dincht | Rinoa Heartilly | Selphie Tilmitt ]
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Rinoa Heartilly - Boomerang
Pinwheel    Price Attack
Point
Hit Attack Magazine Needed
-- Magic Stone Piece (x3) You will find these with ease at the beginning of the game. 100 0 98% 4 (April)
Valkyrie    200 +3 101% 5 (May)
-- Shear Feather (x1) Defeat the large purple birds found on the Galbadia grasslands.
Magic Stone (x1) Win/steal from card level 1-2 monster or use "card change" ability, change the card of "Guraddo", "Bueru" or "Doublehagaa".
Rising Sun    400 +7 103% 7 (July)
-- Saw Blade (x1) Steal or defeat the Beru Heru Meru Heru, found outside Galbadia Garden in the desert area. They sway while in battle, with a mask-blade.
Screw (x8) Steal or win from Geezards outside Deling City.
Cardinal    800 +13 104% 8 (Aug)
-- Cockatrice Pinion (x1) Defeat a Cockatrice (small peacock which has an electricity attack).
Mesmerize Blade (x1) Defeat the goat-like creatures with large blue-purple horns on the snowfields of Trabia.
Sharp Spike (x1) Steal from the Gurande Aaro (large spider with pointed tail), found in the area around the Centra Ruins and the forests near Edea's house. Alternative Methods: Defeat an Armadillo in the Tomb of the Nameless King or morph the card "Grand Mantis".
Shooting Star    1000 +17 107% Special Number
-- Windmill (x2) Steal from the purple bird-like structure found on the Galbadia grasslands.
Regen Ring (x1) Defeat or steal from Kuaaru (leopards with long whiskers), found on the snowfield in the Esthar area after getting the Ragnarok.
Force Armlet (x1) The only method known at the moment is to have Tonberry's 'Familiar' ability and Bahamut's 'Rare Item' ability. Make sure you have 'Call Item Shop' as well, so you can use it in the menu, and you should be able to buy a Force Armlet.
Energy Crystal (x2) Defeat the Erunooiru (a dull green Elviole-like structure), found at Esthar City area after getting the Ragnarok (low encounter rate). Be warned: if you steal from it, you get another item.


Selphie Tilmitt - Nunchaku
Flail Price Attack
Point
Hit Attack Magazine Needed
-- Magic Stone Piece (x2) You will find these with ease at the beginning of the game. 100 0 98% 3
Bomb Fragment (x1) Steal from the Bomb (red, floating spherical objects with small arms), found in the Fire Cavern.
Morning Star 200 +3 99% 4
-- Steel Orb (x2) Either defeat a GIM47N (yellow robots found during your adventure in Fisherman's Horizon), or a Uendigo (yellow-green Gorilla, found on the deserts of Galbadia).
Sharp Spike (x1) Steal from the Gurande Aaro (large spider with pointed tail), found in the area around the Centra Ruins and the forests near Edea's house. Alternative Methods: Defeat an Armadillo in the Tomb of the Nameless King or morph the card "Grand Mantis".
Crescent Wish 400 +8 101% 6
-- Inferno Fang (x1) Defeat a Ruby Dragon (V-shaped horn and red in colour, Laguna fought one in one of his scenarios), found on the Island Closest to Hell.
Life Ring (x1) Defeat a Mezumaraizu (very rare, sheep-like creatures with a blue crescent-shaped horn), found on the snowfields of Trabia. Alternatively, steal from the right hand of a Baiseeji Hanzu (only appears out of the ground with his head and hands), found outside WinHill town (low encounter rate).
Sharp Spike (x4) Steal from the Gurande Aaro (large spider with pointed tail), found in the area around the Centra Ruins and the forests near Edea's house. Alternative Methods: Defeat an Armadillo in the Tomb of the Nameless King or morph the card "Grand Mantis".
Strange Vision 1,000 +13 255% 8
-- Adamantine (x1) Defeat those large turtles found on the shores of that horn shaped island to the north of the Galbadian continent. Go right to the tip of the horn and into the shallow sea on foot...
Star Fragment (x3) Defeat the Iron Giant (large blue creatures with a huge sword). You can find him in the underground basement of the Deep-Sea Research Center, but I also found him in the red-rock open areas surrounding Esthar Capital.
Curse Spike (x2) Defeat or steal from a Torai Feisu (3 headed monster with purple skin), found in the basement of the Deep-Sea Research Centre. Alternatively, look out for Kuriipsu (black shadow with red eyes).


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