Final Fantasy VIII action figures

Three sets of figures were made for Final Fantasy VIII. The Extra Soldier series made by Bandai included eight of the characters from the main cast. The figures were first sold individually and later collected into two box sets, featuring three figures that were never before released: Edea, Moomba, and Angelo. Each figure was roughly 6.5 '' (16cm) tall with limited articulations and high level of details.

The Guardian Force and Monster Collection lines followed, made by ArtFX and distributed by Kotobukiya. Each figure in the Guardian Force series featured a bonus piece of the ship Ragnarok, which could be assembled once all eight figures were collected. The entire Guardian Force set also had a limited edition clear counterpart released. The Ragnarok pieces in these editions were clear as well.

All of the figures from these three series, even the clear Guardian Force figures, were later distributed in America. The only difference in the American release was that the boxes/blister cards were translated, recolored, and the Ragnarok pieces were not included.

Extra Soldier Series 1

 * Squall:
 * Rinoa:
 * Zell:
 * Irvine:
 * Quistis:
 * Selphie:
 * Seifer:
 * Laguna:

Extra Soldier Collection Volume 1
Squall, Selphie, Zell, and Edea.

Extra Soldier Collection Volume 2
Seifer, Laguna, Rinoa, Moomba, and Angelo.

Guardian Force Series 2
Each Japanese figure included a segment of a Ragnarok figure that could be assembled with the collection of all eight Guardian Force figures. The English release did not include these pieces.
 * Ifrit: Included Toneberry figure.
 * Shiva: Included Minimog and Carbuncle figures.
 * Odin & Slepnir:
 * Cerberus: Included Angelo figure.
 * Siren: Included Harp and Cactuar figure.
 * Diablos:
 * Bahamut:
 * Gilgamesh:

Monster Collection Series 3

 * Iron Giant:
 * Forbidden:
 * Odin: An alternate version of Odin & Horse without the horse.
 * Tiamat:
 * Ultima Weapon: The Largest monster of the entire series, nearly 50cm long. Includes sword as well as a pair of legs for the top humanoiod half of Ultima weapon to seperate from the "beast" part, something not shown in the game.  Highly sought after and extremely rare, can go for up to $200 on action sites like Ebay.
 * Omega Weapon: A repaint of the Ultima Weapon mold with Omega Weapon's colors, much like in the game. Does not include a sword, and color aside is otherwise the same as the Ultima Weapon toy.  Apparently while rare is not AS rare as Ultima Weapon, showing up more frequently on Ebay...