Final Fantasy VIII Enemy
Malboro モルボル (Moruboru)? #083 ← #084 → #085 Statistics Level HP Level HP 1 1,410 100 146,000 STR MAG STR MAG 26 4 158 251 VIT SPR VIT SPR 10 8 22 20 SPD EVA SPD EVA 4 0 18 6 EXP AP EXP AP 220 12 4,180 12 Statistics Level HP 1 1,410 STR MAG 26 4 VIT SPR 10 8 SPD EVA 4 0 EXP AP 220 12 Elemental affinities 200% 100% 150% 100% 100% 0% -100% 100% Status resistance Death Poison Petrify Blind Silence Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Berserk Zombie Sleep Haste Slow Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Stop Regen Reflect Doom Petrifying Immune Immune 0% Immune 0% Float Drain Confuse Eject Ground Immune 0% Immune 20% 0% Card Devour Gravity LVMod The End 0% Immune 0% 0% 0% Location Island Closest to Heaven Island Closest to Hell Esthar - Grandidi Forest, Abadan Plains, Sollet Mountains, Nortes Mountains, West Coast, Great Salt Lake Ultimecia Castle - Clock Mechanism Room, Wine Cellar Scan Uses Bad Breath, which causes all status abnormalities. Be ready with status defenses before fighting. Card Malboro (93.7%) Tonberry King (6.3%) Mug (25%) {{{Mug 1}}} (69.5%) {{{Mug 2}}} (19.9%) {{{Mug 3}}} (5.9%) {{{Mug 4}}} (4.7%) Item Drop (99%) {{{Drop 1}}} (69.5%) {{{Drop 2}}} (19.9%) {{{Drop 3}}} (5.9%) {{{Drop 4}}} (4.7%) {{{Drop 1}}} (50%) {{{Drop 2}}} (44.5%) {{{Drop 3}}} (5.5%) Card Drop (3.5%) Malboro Draw {{{Draw}}} Devour Couldn't Devour! Abilities {{{Attacks}}} Other information {{{Other Information}}}		Malboro モルボル (Moruboru)? #083 ← #084 → #085 Statistics Level HP Level HP 1 1,410 19 26,970 STR MAG STR MAG 26 4 51 50 VIT SPR VIT SPR 10 8 12 10 SPD EVA SPD EVA 4 0 6 1 EXP AP EXP AP 220 12 940 12 Statistics Level HP 1 1,410 STR MAG 26 4 VIT SPR 10 8 SPD EVA 4 0 EXP AP 220 12 Elemental affinities 200% 100% 150% 100% 100% 0% -100% 100% Status resistance Death Poison Petrify Blind Silence Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Berserk Zombie Sleep Haste Slow Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Stop Regen Reflect Doom Petrifying Immune Immune 0% Immune 0% Float Drain Confuse Eject Ground Immune 0% Immune 20% 0% Card Devour Gravity LVMod The End 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Location Island Closest to Heaven Island Closest to Hell Esthar - Grandidi Forest, Abadan Plains, Sollet Mountains, Nortes Mountains, West Coast, Great Salt Lake Ultimecia Castle - Clock Mechanism Room, Wine Cellar Scan Uses Bad Breath, which causes all status abnormalities. Be ready with status defenses before fighting. Card Malboro (93.7%) Tonberry King (6.3%) Mug (25%) Malboro Tentacle (89.5%) Malboro Tentacle x2 (10.5%) Item Drop (99%) Malboro Tentacle (69.5%) Curse Spike x2 (19.9%) Curse Spike x3 (5.9%) Curse Spike x4 (4.7%) Malboro Tentacle (50%) Curse Spike x2 (44.5%) Curse Spike x3 (5.5%) Card Drop (3.5%) Malboro Draw Bio Devour Shouldn't have...eaten...it Abilities Bad Breath, Dissolving Acid, Eerie Sound Wave Other information None Malboro モルボル (Moruboru)? #083 ← #084 → #085 Statistics Level HP Level HP 20 28,400 29 41,310 STR MAG STR MAG 53 52 65 75 VIT SPR VIT SPR 12 10 13 11 SPD EVA SPD EVA 7 1 8 2 EXP AP EXP AP 980 12 1,340 12 Statistics Level HP 20 28,400 STR MAG 53 52 VIT SPR 12 10 SPD EVA 7 1 EXP AP 980 12 Elemental affinities 200% 100% 150% 100% 100% 0% -100% 100% Status resistance Death Poison Petrify Blind Silence Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Berserk Zombie Sleep Haste Slow Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Stop Regen Reflect Doom Petrifying Immune Immune 0% Immune 0% Float Drain Confuse Eject Ground Immune 0% Immune 20% 0% Card Devour Gravity LVMod The End 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Location Island Closest to Heaven Island Closest to Hell Esthar - Grandidi Forest, Abadan Plains, Sollet Mountains, Nortes Mountains, West Coast, Great Salt Lake Ultimecia Castle - Clock Mechanism Room, Wine Cellar Scan Uses Bad Breath, which causes all status abnormalities. Be ready with status defenses before fighting. Card Malboro (93.7%) Tonberry King (6.3%) Mug (25%) Malboro Tentacle (69.5%) Malboro Tentacle x2 (19.9%) Malboro Tentacle x3 (5.9%) Malboro Tentacle x4 (4.7%) Item Drop (99%) Malboro Tentacle x2 (69.5%) Curse Spike x3 (19.9%) Curse Spike x4 (5.9%) Curse Spike x5 (4.7%) Malboro Tentacle x2 (50%) Curse Spike x3 (44.5%) Curse Spike x4 (5.5%) Card Drop (3.5%) Malboro Draw Bio Demi Devour Shouldn't have...eaten...it Abilities Bad Breath, Dissolving Acid, Eerie Sound Wave Other information None Malboro モルボル (Moruboru)? #083 ← #084 → #085 Statistics Level HP Level HP 30 42,750 100 146,000 STR MAG STR MAG 67 78 158 251 VIT SPR VIT SPR 13 11 22 20 SPD EVA SPD EVA 8 2 18 6 EXP AP EXP AP 1,380 12 4,180 12 Statistics Level HP 30 42,750 STR MAG 67 78 VIT SPR 13 11 SPD EVA 8 2 EXP AP 1,380 12 Elemental affinities 200% 100% 150% 100% 100% 0% -100% 100% Status resistance Death Poison Petrify Blind Silence Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Berserk Zombie Sleep Haste Slow Immune Immune Immune Immune Immune Stop Regen Reflect Doom Petrifying Immune Immune 0% Immune 0% Float Drain Confuse Eject Ground Immune 0% Immune 20% 0% Card Devour Gravity LVMod The End 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Location Island Closest to Heaven Island Closest to Hell Esthar - Grandidi Forest, Abadan Plains, Sollet Mountains, Nortes Mountains, West Coast, Great Salt Lake Ultimecia Castle - Clock Mechanism Room, Wine Cellar Scan Uses Bad Breath, which causes all status abnormalities. Be ready with status defenses before fighting. Card Malboro (93.7%) Tonberry King (6.3%) Mug (25%) Malboro Tentacle x2 (89.5%) Malboro Tentacle x4 (10.5%) Item Drop (99%) Malboro Tentacle x8 (69.5%) Curse Spike x10 (19.9%) Hypno Crown (5.9%) Hypno Crown x2 (4.7%) Malboro Tentacle x8 (50%) Curse Spike x10 (44.5%) Hypno Crown (5.5%) Card Drop (3.5%) Malboro Draw Bio Demi Quake Devour Increased Morale Abilities Bad Breath, Dissolving Acid, Eerie Sound Wave Other information None

See also: Malboro.

Malboro is a monster in Final Fantasy VIII fought on the Great Plains of Esthar before Lunar Cry, in Grandidi Forest and on the Islands Closest to Heaven and Hell. It is one of the game's toughest opponents, and at LV100 has more HP than any other regular enemy.

More often than not, the Malboro will begin the fight with Bad Breath, which can defeat the party if they have no effective status defenses. Other attacks include Eerie Sound Wave, which damages all party members, and Dissolving Acid, which will deplete 37.5% of a party member's current HP. Malboros are important enemies for the Malboro Tentacle items used not only to teach Quistis the Bad Breath skill, but also to acquire the Doomtrain GF and for several weapon upgrades.

StrategyEdit

Among the best defenses against a Malboro, when a character has equipped a GF with the StatDefx4 ability, is junctioning Pain, Confuse, Berserk, and Sleep negating nearly all the Malboro's status abnormalities, leaving only Slow and Slow Petrify. One can also replace Berserk with Breaks and allow the berserked character quickly hit away at Malboro's HP. If the player hasn't got enough of above mentioned spells, they should at least junction Sleep, Berserk and Confuse, which still leaves a character available to cure the party; Selphie's Full Cure Limit Break is a quick way to cure all of the party from status effects, though Siren's Treatment command, Remedies and Esuna are good as well.

Equipping a character with Initiative will give a character the chance to have a turn before the Malboro can use its Bad Breath. Having Quistis in critical status and ready with Degenerator will instantly defeat any Malboro. Malboros never appear in a group, only alone. If the party is at a low level, the player may wish to use the Tonberry GF's Level Up ability to ensure a better chance of Malboro Tentacle drops. The earliest it is possible to encounter a Malboro is in Esthar's Grandidi Forest area, which may be reached via chocobo.

Because of Malboro's high HP Demi works well against it dealing easy 9999 damage. The spell can be drawn from Malboro making draw-casting a good strategy.

Triple TriadEdit

Malboro
	Element	Poison
	Refine	4 refine into 1 Malboro Tentacle
	Drop	Malboro
	Card	Malboro
Level 5 (Monster Card)	Win	N/A

GalleryEdit

Eerie Sound Wave

Dissolving Acid

Malboro in Ultimecia Castle