Fire Cavern



The Fire Cavern (火災の洞窟) is a location in Final Fantasy VIII. Located east of Balamb, the cavern is home to numerous fire-elemental monsters and serves as the home for the fire Guardian Force, Ifrit.

Balamb Garden uses the cavern as a testing ground for its students to see if they're ready for the SeeD exams.

The Fire Cavern is the first location the player is asked to visit and functions largely as a tutorial with Quistis guiding Squall through the trial. The cavern is never visited again in the game, nor does it hold any secrets or reason to return. Interestingly, despite this, it is still accessible on disc 4 after the Time Compression. All monsters within the Fire Cavern are always on level 5.

Monsters

 * Buel
 * Bomb
 * Red Bat
 * Ifrit (boss)

Layout
Upon approach the cavern entrance will be guarded by two Garden Faculty. The faculty are there to ensure the visitor has authorisation and, if during a prerequisite exam, has the necessary preparations completed and another faculty, such as a teacher, to assist them during the time within the cavern.
 * Cavern Entrance:

The cavern's internal environment is what one would expect from its name: The cavern is filled with magma, with only a small path in which to travel across, and fire-elemental monsters only. There is even a Fire draw point in the depths.
 * Cavern Depths:
 * Draw points - Fire

Located at the very back of the cavern, at the end of the pathway, is the lava pond where Ifrit dwells. Upon approach he will awaken and emerge from underneath the magma, ready to face whatever the challenger has to offer.
 * Ifrit's Dwelling:
 * Guardian Forces - Ifrit

Musical Themes
The Fire Cavern's theme is "Find Your Way" (Find Your Way), which is the standard dungeon music shared by other places in the game.

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