Quistis Trepe/Gameplay

Quistis is a playable character in Final Fantasy VIII. She is a Blue Mage who wields a whip in battle. Her Limit Break is Blue Magic, in which she casts enemy abilities learnt by using special items. She is the first party member to join Squall.

Weapons
Quistis wields the whip as her default weapon. Through upgrades via junk shops, she can come to wield other variant models. It is thought that, when not in use, she wraps and stores the whip in a pouch behind her back. Depending on the particular whip she uses, Quistis's weapons can increase her attack power and hit accuracy as well as how much damage she does with her Limit Break.

There are four whip models available for Quistis:
 * Chain Whip – Initial model. Described in Weapons Monthly, March Issue.
 * Slaying Tail – Described in Weapons Monthly, May Issue.
 * Red Scorpion – Described in Weapons Monthly, June Issue.
 * Save the Queen– Described in Weapons Monthly, August Issue.

Limit Break
Blue Magic is Quistis's Limit Break and involves learning enemy abilities by using special items obtained in various ways (winning a battle, finishing a subquest, modifying from cards, etc). Once an item is used on Quistis, she will learn the Blue Magic ability permanently. Teaching every Blue Magic spell to Quistis in the Steam version earns the player the Blue Magic Master achievement.

Challenger
As the King of Balamb Garden's Card Club, Quistis is the final challenger to face in the CC Group side event. To get her to challenge Squall, the player must first defeat CC Heart (Xu) and head to the infirmary and talk with Dr. Kadowaki. After she mentions the King, the player must return to Squall's room and take a nap. When he wakes up, there is a chance of Quistis standing in Squall's room, decked in her SeeD uniform, ready to challenge him (it might take many tries, but the player can sleep over and over until she appears. It doesn't matter if Squall has other people in his party at this time).

Quistis has the rare Gilgamesh card. After being defeated in Squall's dorm room, she can be challenged on the Garden bridge. On disc 4, Quistis, along with the other CC members, can be challenged onboard the Ragnarok. To play Quistis the player must have her in the party and head to the Airlock, and then talk to her in that screen.