_______________________________________________________________________ Final Fantasy VIII Tokushugi (Specials) FAQ ver 0.1 (c) Heero Yuy,1999. All Final Fantasy VIII related material (c) Squaresoft, 1999. ファイナル ファンタジー VIII (c) スクウェア. Author's address: kanketsu@usa.net ________________________________ *)Tokushugi/ Tokushu Waza/ Tokugi ________________________________________________ | | | Disclaimer: | | ------------- | | | | Feel free to distribute this FAQ, however in | | its current form. This FAQ (or any part of | | it) cannot be reproduced or altered by any | | means without sole permission from the author.| | Any form of plagiarism will be dealt with | | under full extent of the law. | |________________________________________________| *) Always check the "READ ME FIRST", please. Revision History: - ver 0.1 The beginning. 3/08/1999 _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ----- A L L A B O U T S P E C I A L S ---- 特殊技 の すべて ______________________________________________ Project : Tokushugi 0.1 Date : March 08, 1999 Written by : Heero Yuy Author's address : kanketsu@usa.net ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ------ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ----- ______________________________________________ Read Me First | Basic | Characters | Miscellaneous | Credits _____________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------- R E A D M E F I R S T ------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________ Important note: "Tokushugi" is a tentaive pronountiation. It might be "Tokushu-waza" or even "Tokugi". I'm not sure about it. If I had chosen to put the whole things in the walkthrough, its size would be too big to maintain. I realized it when dragged the bar on the right in order to find where the disc #3 starts. - I can keep focused on the related subject, never forced to go in details when I don't want to. - The walkthrough will be a "walkthrough". Basic, and simple to follow. - If you want the details, a summary of all the important things, these FAQs will come in handy. As a start, the Tokushugi will be nice since it has some real playing mechanics (unlike the Limit Breaks). Well, not really. I know the G.F.s would do better but Steven Bruck had already done a very good FAQ about and I don't want to trouble myself by create another one. I have a live, thank you. BTW, the next project might be the weapons. Wish me luck! _____________________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- B A S I C --------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________ What is "Tokushugi"? ______________________ The phrase was formed by three kanji letters: - 特 Toku : special. - 殊 Shu/ koto : particularly, especially, exceptionally. - 技 Gi/ Waza : skill, art. There is a popular phrase in Japanese games, "Hissatsu Waza" which means "art of deathblow" or in a simpler word: MOVE (refer on martial arts for this subject). Could it be "Tokushu-Waza"? Anyway, it is safe to use the term "special skills" or "special arts". As for me, I prefer the "special arts" ^^. __________________________ When, How can I use it ? __________________________ "In a pinch (tight situation)". It is said so. There are several conditions that meet the description above: - Your character's HP are too low (yellow). - Another party member is in trouble (dead, petrified, and the other horrible status ailments). Usually valids when it is two out of two, leaving your character alone. You can tell that you get the chance to unleash your special arts when a small triangle mark shows next to the "attack" command. BTW, the "jingle" sound is also different. Use this for your advantage (humans have quicker responses to sound stimuli, according to Ergonomics). There is another way to get it out: cast Aura, or use Aura Stone. BTW, you can trick the CPU by keep pushing the [triangle] button rapidly. Don't forget to stop when you hear something different. The lower your HP, the more likely you'll get your special arts available. Notes: From now on, I will call the technique as "Desperation". _____________________ How can I get it? _____________________ Unlike FF VII, that depends on WHO. Let's go for the characters, shall we? _____________________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------- C H A R A C T E R S --------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________ --- Squall Leonhart --- Rinoa Heartilly --- Zell Dinct --- Quitis Trepe --- Selphie Tilmitt --- Irvine Kineas --- Others _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________Squall Leonhart ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : 連続剣 | Since Squall is your main character and | have a role of a leader, his attack power Name : Consecutive Blade | is beyond excellent. Same as his special /Blade Combo | arts. | Renzokuken is by far the most lethal arts Feature : Timed button - | in Final Fantasy VIII. It delivers at tapping | least four slashes to a single opponent. | What's better is you can still enhance Min. number : 4 (four) | the damage by pushing the R1 button (and of slashes | you have to, in order to take the full | advantage of it). A bar will pop out: Max. number : Random | of slashes | [R1]! | ______/__________________________________ Finishing : Random | -- | X | <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< blows | ___|___|_________________________________ | \ \ How to get : Tune up Squall's | Missed! Number of hits a new F.B. gunblade | | If you're just lazy, just turn it to auto | from the main menu. | | Notes: whether there will be a finishing | blow or not at the end of attack | doesn't depend on how well you | perform the R1 button, apparently. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring Finishing Blows: You can get new finishing blows by customizing Squall's gunblade. Not every gunblade give you a new finishing blow, though. 日本語 English リボルバー ラフディバイド Rivolver > Love Divide キアストレート フェイテッドサークル ??? > Fated Circle カッティングトリガー Cutting Trigger > フレイムタン Flametan > ランスオブスリット ブラスティグゾーン ??? > Blasting Zone クライム&ペナルティ Crime & Penalty > ライオンハート Lionheart > ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________Rinoa Heartilly ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : コンバイン | Her special arts is nothing compared to | Squall's. However, it is still amusing Name : Combine | to acquire all of them. | To be honest, I don't really like Rinoa's | because it is random. But to think that Feature : N/A | there's someone who has the worst, I | guess Rinoa will do just fine... | Apparently, your controlable arts are Total number: 4 (four) | limited to only one: Angelo Cannon. You of attacks | can learn the others, but they will show | up in random. For example, the Angelo Additional : 4 (four) | Ricover will show up when Rinoa's in patterns | trouble. | You must learn the moves before you can | use them. After reading a new pet mag, | go to the main menu and then access the | status sub-menu. Push [circle] three How to get : Read the pet | times to see Angelo's moves. magazines | | Dog's portrait "Exp. bar" | __/__ / | | | bla bla bla -------------- | | | bla bla bla -------------- | | | >(arts' names) -------------- | |_____| / bla bla bla -------------- | / | The one you're learning | | All the experience will be stored in the | skill you're learning. Don't forget to | place the triangle mark and learn the | ohers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring New Techniques: Read the pet magazines. Simple, right? After you read it, check the status and choose the new technique. After some battles, the bar will be full. Skills Requirements Angelo Rush Initial attack Angelo Recover Pet Magazine vol.2 Angelo Rebirth Pet Magazine vol.4 Angelo Search Pet Magazine vol.5 Angelo Canon Initial attack Angelo Strike Pet Magazine vol.1 Invisible Moon Pet Magazine vol.3 Wish Star Pet Magazine vol.6 *) "Angelo" is the dog's name. ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________Zell Dinct ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : デュエル | Fans of Mash (Sabin) rejoice! The infamous | "Hissatsu Waza" has returned. Although the Name : Duel | inputs are more similar to Tekken than SF | (unlike FF VI, where the opposite rules^^) | it adds a lot to the gameplay. Feature : String button | combination | Sorry for saying this, but don't you think | "Duel" is somehow similar to Parappa the Max. time : ??? | Rapper's playing mechanics? limit | | The attack pattern will be like this: Min. time : ??? | limit | 1. A chain combo | 2. A message box containing 3 combinations | will pop up. | 3. At this point, enter the right button | combination. How to get : Read the Kakutou | Step #2 and #3 must be done BEFORE #1 Oh magazines | ended. | 4. Unleash the chosen art! | 5. Go to step #1; repeat until your time | is up. | | You can set the combo to auto but you will | not be able to control the time since the | CPU always performed it at a specific | rate of speed. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring New Techniques: The same as Rinoa. Differs only in the magazines' type. Skills Requirements Rush Punch Initial attack Hat Shock Initial attack Kakato Otoshi Initial attack Mach Kick Initial attack Dolphin Blow Kakutou Oh vol.1 Meteo Strike Kakutou Oh vol.2 Burning Rave Initial attack ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________Quistis Trepe ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : 青魔法 | She has a good library of precious spells. | Too bad you can't use them all the time. Name : Blue Magic | However, her spells are ranging from the | so-so ones to ultimate spells. The only Total no. : 16 (?) | drawback to this is the fact that you need of magics | certain items. And you know, items are | a little hard to find in FF VIII... How to get : Items | new magics | Variousity rules! | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring New Techniques: ??? ??? Electric Attack Level ? Death Dezonator Micromissile - (works pretty well against Tonberis) ??? Gatling Canon ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________Selphie Tilmitt ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : | I don't like her. Honest. All she has is | the ability to cast spells at no cost. Name : Slot | Good deal? Not really. She might come up | with something BIG (like Full Cure three | times) but I'm looking something better | for a "special arts"...come on, you know | what I mean. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring New Techniques: ??? ??? ??? ??? ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________Irvine Kineas ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 名 : | Good one. Push R1 as fast as you can | before you'd run out of time. Your target Name : Shot | is not limited. You can spread the bullet' | patterns using the D-Pad (change target, | in a simpler word). | Note that your bullet is limited, so | resupply before you go to major battles | like boss fights. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring New Techniques: Irvine's Shot depends on the ammunition type. The better the bullet, the greater the damage (in general). Hint : Use Efreet's ability to create some good bullets. Normal Shot ??? ??? Shot ??? Canistar Shot ??? ============================================================================= _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Others Laguna Loire : Desperado Kiroth Seagull : ??? Ward Zaback : ??? _____________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------- C R E D I T S ------------------------------ _____________________________________________________________________________ ------- Credits ------- Help....? _____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ Credits _________________ - Rolf (rcsw@ihug.co.nz) For remind me where I can find the Pet magazine vol.1. - Yu Shen Fu (ysf@pacific.net.sg) We discussed the "specials" and finally came up with the specials. I have to thank him for it. Thanks. - Yulius Leonard (leonard.yulius@mailcity.com) For telling me how to get the Kakutou Oh vol.3, Thanks. Still, you don't have to reveal any part of the ending. - And all the supportive ones! __________________ Help...? __________________ 1. Confirmation on the romanization of 特殊技. Make sure you have the proper literature. 2. Anything you know that I don't. _____________________________________________________________________________ That's all for now. Thanks for reading! _____________________________________________________________________________ Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam. ファイナル ファンタジー VIII (c) スクウェア. All Final Fantasy related material (c) Squaresoft. Final Fantasy VIII Tokushugi FAQ (c) Heero Yuy,1999.