Tiamat (Final Fantasy VIII)

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Final Fantasy VIII Boss
Tiamat
Statistics HP min HP max 21,200 89,600 AP 30
Elemental affinities Resistant Resistant - - Immune - - -
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
	Level	7 (Boss Card)	Element	none
	Refine	1 refines into 10 Flare Stones
	Drop	n/a
	Card	Grendel, Hexadragon
	Win	n/a