Final
Fantasy 8: Centra Ruins Side Quest-Tonberry King
by
Andy Banh <ultimaweapon2k@netscape.net>
Last
Updated: 5/14/00
Unpublished
Work Copyright 2000-02 Andy Banh
Note:
This guide is not to be used anywhere except at the Final Fantasy Chamber:
http://ffchamber.cjb.net/
The
Tonberry King quest isn't that difficult at all, it takes patience.
Your goal is to kill 18+ Tonberries until the King appears,
and
you must defeat the King to get him as a Guardian Force. This is
a GF you should get, because of its abilities. You
can
start to do this quest Disc 2 or Disc 3. Getting the King in Disc
2 gives you an advantage over enemies, but you might not be that strong
yet. To get the Tonberry King, go to the Centra Ruins.
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Contents
1.
Introduction
2.
Getting the GF Tonberry King (Disc 2 strategy)
3.
Getting the GF Tonberry King (Disc 3 strategy)
4.
Credits/Contacting Info
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The Tonberries weren't very fun to battle in Final Fantasy 7, but their
back. Remember how terrible the Tonberries were? They had lots
of HP and the Chef's Knife attack, killing a character in one hit.
Well, if you are going to get the GF Tonberry King, you'll have to go through
lots of Tonberries. I have a couple of strategies on how to get the
Tonberry King. I think the best time to get the Tonberry King is
near the end of Disc 2. Your party members will have to be strong,
or you have to wait until Disc 3, when it gets a lot easier.
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First of all, you must locate the Centra Ruins, which is in the Centra
Continent. It is the crystal looking structure in the middle of the
desert. Simply land your ship(Ragnarok or Balamb Garden) and walk
into the structure. Now, you have to fight 18+ Tonberries in order
to make the Tonberry King appear. Before walking into battle, equip
Ultima spells or any strong spells to everyone's strength. Equip
another high stock of strong spells to all your characters HP. Then
remodel any weak weapons. Equip your GFs. Now junction Death
to everyone's Status Defense. If you have the Auto-Haste ability
already, equip it on Squall, or Auto-Initiative. In the Centra
Ruins, you will see stairs in the second screen. Go up the stairs
and you see a fountain in the middle of the screen. Just walk around
this area until you run into a Tonberry(Most enemies in this screen are
Tonberries). Have Squall's HP get in the yellow range. Then
attack with the Renozukuken limit break whenever availible. If it
is not availible, press D to do over the turn. Squall may be able
to finish off one Tonberry with his limit break and a random finisher like
Rough Divide, Fated Circle, or Blasting Zone. If not, simply summon
your most powerful GF that is compatible with a character to finish off
the battle. If you have Diablos, summon it to kill off the Tonberries
and drain their HP. You should kill about 10+ Tonberries in 30 Minutes.
This is a good rate, eventually the Tonberry King will come out and avenge
the Tonberries right after a battle with a Tonberry. If a party member
dies during battle, use a Phoenix Down or Life Spell to revive them and
use Cura or Curaga to fully heal them. When the Tonberry King appears,
be ready. Make sure Squall's limit is availble and his HP is in the
yellow range, but not too low.
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Tonberry
King | HP: 2500 - 250,000 | EXP: 0 |
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No statuses affect the Tonberry King, but it doesn't really matter much
in this battle. Start the battle by having Squall weaken the Tonberry
King with a couple of limit breaks. Follow up with Guardian Forces
like Ifrit, Shiva, Pandemona, and Quezacotl, but not Diablos! The
Tonberry King starts attacking with the "Junk" damage, which can hurt your
party members quite a bit. Simply cast Triple on everyone and then
Protect. If anyone gets hurt critically, use a Hi-Potion, Cura, or
Curaga spell. Keep attacking with your GFs, and limit breaks and
eventually the Tonberry King apoligizes and joins your party. The
Tonberry King is a fair GF, but its abilities are awesome. Try to
teach it the Haggle, Call Shop abilities once ready. The LV Up and
LV Down abilities are also great, if you need certian items. Congratulations
on getting this Guardian Force.
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It is very easy to get the Tonberry King towards the end of Disc 3 before
you enter Lunatic Pandora. If you have GFs like Bahamut, Eden, and
Jumbo Cactuar, this becomes easy. It even becomes much easier if
Squall has his Lionheart weapon, Quistis has most of her limit breaks,
and Irvine has a big supply of ammo. If you have many spells and
a big stock of Ultima, Flare, Meteor, Regen, Curaga, Holy, Quake, and all
the strong spells, you won't need to use them. Use them to junction
to HP, Strength, and defense. Start your quest by junctioning Death
to everyone's status defense. Go into the Centra Ruins and onto the
screen with the fountain. Now its time to kick 18+ Tonberries'
asses in order to get to the Tonberry King. Let Squall's HP hang
low, so Renozukuken becomes availble and does devastating damage.
Run around, until you run into a Tonberry. Have Squall equiped with
the Auto-Haste and Initiative abilities. This way, battles finish
faster. At the beginning of every battle, Squall should already be
able to attack. Use the limit break instantly. It will probably
kill the Tonberries right away, and if it doesn't simply attack until the
Tonberry falls. Battles will end in one move if Squall does Renozukuken
and then a finisher. Zell's limit breaks are also useful, but you
need to be fast. Irvine's limits are also awesome and useful, but
use ammo like Dark Ammo, Fire Ammo, Fast Ammo, AP Ammo, and Normal Ammo.
All other ammo aren't that useful. If the Tonberries counterattack
Squall, he may be K.O.'ed. Just use a Life spell on him and continue
your pattern. Your other party members should have at least 2000
HP during the whole battle. After defeating 18+ Tonberries,
the Tonberry King will appear after your previous battle with a Tonberry.
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Tonberry
King | HP: 2500-250,000 | EXP: 0 |
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This is very easy, have Eden, Bahamut, and Cactuar equiped to Irvine, not
Zell or Squall. Then have Squall at the beginning of battle use his
limit break. If Lionheart is the finisher, you have this battle won
already! If not, don't worry, it will still be easy. Use Squall
and Zell's limit breaks until the Tonberry King falls. Have Irvine(or
Third Party member) heal when needed. Don't let their HP fall below
2000! If no healing is needed, summon Eden and the battle will be
finished under 5 minutes. Congratulations, you have got the GF Tonberry
King on your side! Good Job!!!
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Credits
"The
Official Final Fantasy VIII Strategy Guide" by David Cassidy- Gave
me the stats of the Tonberry King.
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Please send your questions, suggestions, or corrections into me by e-mail.
If any errors that are needed to be corrected on this page, please tell
me. Thanks for your help!!!
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