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Pandemona (パンデモニウム, Pandemoniumu?) (French: Zephyr; Spanish: Eolo; Italian: Pandemon) is a Wind-based Guardian Force appearing only in Final Fantasy VIII.
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Obtaining Pandemona
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Pandemona can be drawn from Fujin during the fight in the Balamb Hotel in disc 2.
In the game's western versions, Pandemona can also be drawn from the boss in Ultimecia Castle, Red Giant, if the player failed to draw the GF from Fujin earlier in the game.
Tornado ZoneEdit
Pandemona's attack, Tornado Zone (暴風圏突入, Bōfūken Totsunyū), is a Wind-elemental attack against all opponents. It is considered a welcome addition, as the majority of enemies in Final Fantasy VIII have a weakness against Wind attacks. Pandemona's summon time is 22.8s, which, according to the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania, allows the player to boost its damage to around 240% of normal damage using a regular PlayStation controller. Its damage is calculated as follows:[1]
- Damage = 65 * Level / 10 + 46 + 14
- Damage = Damage * (265 − TargetSpr) / 8
- Damage = Damage * 46 / 256
- Damage = Damage * Boost / 100
- Damage = Damage * (100 + SummonMagBonus) / 100
- Damage = Damage * (900 − ElemDef) / 100:
Elemental Defense starts at 800 (0%), 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it. If an enemy is shown to be weak against an element, its Elemental Defense is below 800. If damage becomes negative (due to high Elemental Defense), the target is healed by that amount.
CompatibilityEdit
A Guardian Force's compatibility determines how fast the summon attack can be executed. Compatibility is raised by summoning Pandemona, casting magic that has affinity with Pandemona and by using its compatibility items. The compatibility is lowered by summoning other GFs and using other GFs' compatibility items.
| Compatibility Chart | ||
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| Summon Effect | Pandemona +20, Brothers -10, Every other GF -1.6 | |
| Compatibility Items | Shear Feather +1.6, Windmill +3.2, LuvLuvG +20.2 | |
| Casting Magic | Tornado +1, Aero +0.6, Apocalypse +0.2, Ultima +0.2, Water -0.8 | |
AbilitiesEdit
Abilities learned naturally by Pandemona are listed below:
| Ability | AP | Prerequisite | Ability | AP | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Str-J
| (Already learned) |  Str+40%
| 120 | Str+20% | |
| Spd-J
| 120 | None | Spd+20%
| 150 | Spd-J |
| Elem-Atk-J
| (Already learned) | Spd+40%
| 200 | Spd+20% | |
| Elem-Def-J
| (Already learned) | Initiative
| 160 | None | |
| Elem-Def-Jx2
| 130 | None |  SumMag+10%
| 40 | None |
 Magic
| (Already learned) | SumMag+20%
| 70 | SumMag+10% | |
| GF
| (Already learned) | SumMag+30%
| 140 | SumMag+20% | |
| Draw
| (Already learned) | GFHP+10%
| 40 | None | |
| Item
| (Already learned) | GFHP+20%
| 70 | GFHP+10% | |
| Absorb
| 80 | None | GFHP+30%
| 140 | GFHP+20% |
| Str+20%
| 60 | None | Boost
| 10 | None |
Triple TriadEdit
| Pandemona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Element | Wind |
| Refine | 1 refines into 100 Windmills | |
| Drop | N/A | |
| Card | N/A | |
| Level 9 (GF Card) | Win | Balamb Hotel Owner after Balamb Garden has become mobile. |
Other AppearancesEdit
Final Fantasy Type-0Edit
Added by Toto88Pandemona, along with Typhon and Phoenix, was apparently considered to be a summon in Final Fantasy Type-0 but for some reasons it was discarded.
EtymologyEdit
Pandemona comes from the word "Pandemonium" (its name in the original Japanese release)- Pandæmonium is the capital of Hell in Paradise Lost, an epic poem by John Milton: from Greek pan- (+ Late Latin daemonium), demon (from Greek daimonion, from daimon, lesser god, demon. Moreover, in modern language, pandemonium means "wild confusion; uproar", or a "very noisy place" and thus being comparable and coadunative with the characteristics of a tornado.
See also: Final Fantasy II dungeon Pandaemonium. The game's debug menu, only accessible via cheating device, calls Pandemona "Pandemonium," but the name is over the character limit, resulting in the shortened version in the English release.
Pandemona could also be a possible reference to the Emperor from Final Fantasy II, who took control of both Pandaemonium and the Cyclone.
GalleryEdit
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Tornado Zone
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Tornado Zone
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Tornado Zone
