(FF8) Final Fantasy VIII : How To Get All Summons (GF) Guide

Guardian Force (GF) is the name for the Summons in this game, they are powerful entities in which you can summon to aid you in your journey.
Each one has its own unique abilities and they can also learn valuable abilities for the player too including the ability to modify cards, increase the character’s strength and much more! They are very valuable and shouldn’t be ignored or left unequipped.

However, many of the summons are not exactly easy to figure out their location and some even require certain tasks to be completed before being able to get them. Below is a list of how to get each one and more!

**SUMMON:** Alexander
**ELEMENT:** Holy
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Drawn from Edea during Disc 2

**SUMMON:** Bahamut
**ELEMENT:** Mega Flare
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Beat him in the Deep Sea Research Centre

**SUMMON:** Brothers
**ELEMENT:** Earth
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Defeat them in the Tomb Of The Unknown King

**SUMMON:** Jumbo Cactuar
**ELEMENT:** 1,000 Needles
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Defeat him on Cactuar Island

**SUMMON:** Carbuncle
**ELEMENT:** Reflect
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Drawn from the Iguions during disc 1

**SUMMON:** Cerberus
**ELEMENT:** Double / Triple
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Found in Galbadia Garden during disc 1

**SUMMON:** Diabolos
**ELEMENT:** Demi/Gravity
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Headmaster Cid will give the team a **Magical Lamp**, use this Lamp to activate a fight against Diabolos. Beat him to obtain him

**SUMMON:** Doomtrain
**ELEMENT:** Random Status Effects
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Doomtrain needs to be created using the Solomon Ring

**Items Needed:**

x1 Solomon Ring – Acquired automatically at Tear’s Point.
x6 Marlboro Tentacles – Kill, mug or refine cards for these. Marlboro has these
x6 Steel Pipes – Kill, mug or refine cards. Wendigo has these.
x6 Remedy+ – Using Alexander’s Med Lv Up ability, you can turn regular Remedies into Remedy+

**SUMMON:** Eden
**ELEMENT:** Eternal Breath
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Eden is located at the Deep Sea Research Centre

**SUMMON:** Ifrit
**ELEMENT:** Fire
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Automatically during the Fire Cavern

**SUMMON:** Leviathan
**ELEMENT:** Water
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Drawn from Master Norg during disc 2

**SUMMON:** Pandemona
**ELEMENT:** Wind
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Drawn from Raijin/Fujin during disc 2

**SUMMON:** Quezacoatl
**ELEMENT:** Lightning
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** At Squall’s computer at the start of the game

**SUMMON:** Shiva
**ELEMENT:** Ice
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** At Squall’s computer at the start of the game

**SUMMON:** Siren
**ELEMENT:** Silence effect
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Drawn from Elvoret during disc 1

**SUMMON:** Tonberry
**ELEMENT:** Chef’s Knife
**HOW TO ACQUIRE:** Kill 20 small Tonberries to trigger this one. You will only find him at the Centra Ruins (South West of the map)

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