InFinal Fantasy 8, thesummonsare called Guardian Forces (GFs).
These later GFs are more like pseudo-GFs.
Only three GFs are story-related and cannot be missed, with the others all being optional.
Quezacotl
Quezacotl is one of the story-related GFs and it cannot be missed.
It uses a lightning-based attack called Thunder Storm.
As far as summons go, Quezacotl is fairly weak when compared to other GFs.
Shiva also has the I Mag-RF ability, which allows players to refine various items into Ice/Water magic.
He also has the Ammo-RF ability that can refine items into ammunition for Irvine.
While she seems rather weak from this point of view, some of her abilities are super helpful.
Brothers
The Brothers GF is made up of two minotaur brothers named Sacred and Minotaur.
They can be found in the Tomb of the Unknown King.
Players must defeat them in battle to make it receive them as a GF.
Their Brotherly Love attack is earth-based and does not affect flying enemies.
Enc-Half/None is useful for those wanting to reduce/remove random enemy encounters.
ST Mag-RF and Time Mag-RF allow the refining of certain items into Status and Time magic respectively.
Carbuncle
Carbuncle can be obtained by drawing it during the battle with the Iguions in Deling City.
Carbuncle’s Ruby Light attack casts Reflect on the entire party.
Leviathan uses Tsunami, a water-based attack that can also kick enemies out of the battlefield.
It uses a wind-based move called Tornado Zone.
Cerberus’s Counter Rockets move casts Double and Triple on all party members.
Cerberus also has the Alert ability, which stops the party from being susceptible to back attacks.
It’s Holy Judgment attack is holy based and so it is perfect against undead enemies.
High Mag-RF also allows the player to refine certain items into high-level magic.
Doomtrain’s Runaway Train attack deals poison-based damage and additionally inflicts a slew of status ailments on all enemies.
Doomtrain shares the Darkside and Absorb abilities with Diablos and Pandemona, and also has Auto-Shell as an ability.
Additionally, this GF has the Junk Shop ability, which allows players to upgrade weapons from their menu.
You have to approach the pillar when it is not flashing and answer the questions asked of you correctly.
Answering incorrectly will kick you back to the beginning of the room.
Bahamut’s Mega Flare attack deals massive non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Forbid Mag-RF also means that players can refine certain items into forbidden magic.
Tonberry
The Tonberry GF can be obtained by defeating the secretTonberry King boss.
Tonberry’s Chef’s Knife ability only deals minor non-elemental damage, but it does have some useful abilities.
LV Down and LV Up decreases or increases the power of enemies with adjusted bonuses.
It also shares the Auto-Potion, Initiative, and Move-HP Up abilities with other GFs.
Eden’s Eternal Breath attack can deal over 9,999 points of damage.
This causes a rift from which Gilgamesh appears, and from then on Odin is replaced by Gilgamesh.
Unlike Odin, Gilgamesh appears during battles and not at the beginning.
It can then be summoned by using Gysahl Greens during battle.
Moomba (Pseudo-GF)
Moomba was obtained via Chocobo World on the game’s original release.
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