Diablos (Final Fantasy VIII boss)

Diablos is an optional boss in Final Fantasy VIII. The player summons Diablos into battle by using the Magical Lamp, and fights it in order to acquire it as a Guardian Force. If careless, the player can lose the chance to obtain the Diablos GF by selling the Magical Lamp.

Magical Lamp
Just after graduating as SeeDs, the party is given a mission; Headmaster Cid briefs the party on the Timber operation. Afterward, Cid gives Squall the Magical Lamp. The lamp's description advises saving before use. Upon rubbing the lamp, the current party members are immediately transported to to an alternate dimension where Diablos must be fought. Diablos can be fought with either Squall's or Laguna's party, as the Magical Lamp may be used at any point in the game.

Battle
Ironically, given that Diablos is a Gravity-based enemy, he himself is vulnerable to Gravity. Diablos will also cast Curaga on a party member that casts Demi from their spell stock, instead of just draw-casting it. Diablos's attacks are also Gravity-based, and while they do a high amount of damage they cannot kill the party. The Diablos adversary is susceptible to Blind and Slow; while blinded, he still has a chance, albeit small, to hit.

Diablos's level is the average level of the party that fights him. If fighting Diablos when he is level 30 or below, Demi and Cura magic can be drawn from him; if level 30 or above, Holy and Flare magic can be drawn, as well as Demi, and Curaga replaces Cura. The easiest strategy to defeat Diablos as soon as Magical Lamp is available is to inflict him with Blind and then let him drain the party's HP with his gravity attacks. The party should have some Blind spells in stock from a draw point in Dollet Communications Tower, and Blind can also come up in Selphie's Slots. Once the party is in low health they can unleash a chain of Limit Breaks to quickly finish Diablos off. The party's magic stat is probably too low to effectively draw Demi from Diablos as soon as he becomes available.

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Diabolos (FFVIII)