Tiamat (Final Fantasy VIII)
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| Final Fantasy VIII Boss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tiamat | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japanese | ティアマト | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Romaji | Tiamato | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ultimecia Castle - Clock Tower | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scan | Used to be a GF. Became a monster under Ultimecia's power. Its Dark Flare destroys all enemies. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Level | Level 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mug | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Drop | Status Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rare Drop | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Card | Cannot be carded | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draw | Flare, Eden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste | Couldn't Devour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attacks | (Claw Swipe), Dark Flare | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magic | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status Immunity | Aero | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Legend | * - Lvl 1 to 19 ^ - Lvl 20 to 29 " - Lvl 30 to 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tiamat is a boss in Final Fantasy VIII, encountered in the Clocktower of Ultimecia Castle in the final stages of the game. It is arguably the strongest of Ultimecia's Eight Minions. Tiamat looks very similar to Bahamut and uses a similar move. The Scan description indicates that Tiamat was once a GF but was turned evil under Ultimecia's power.
[edit] Battle
During the battle Tiamat will start to elevate higher into the air and begin counting down to its signature move: (D-A-R-K-F-L-A-R-E). This attack is an upgraded version of Bahamut's Mega Flare and deals heavy damage based on the characters Vitality stat. It is a Fire, Lightning and Ice elemental attack, which means characters need to increase their Fire, Lightning and Ice defense (such as junctioning Flare to Elem-Def) in order to reduce damage from Dark Flare.
In the American and European versions of the game, Eden can be drawn from Tiamat if the player did not draw the GF from Ultima Weapon before defeating it.
[edit] Triple Triad
| Tiamat | |||||
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| Level | 7 (Boss Card) | Element | none | |
| Refine | 1 refines into 10 Flare Stones | ||||
| Drop | n/a | ||||
| Card | Grendel, Hexadragon | ||||
| Win | n/a | ||||

