Edea is a boss in Final Fantasy VIII. She is fought twice; the first time at the end of the events in Deling City, and the second at the end of the Battle of the Gardens.
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#050
#081
First battle[]
Impudent SeeDs!
Edea
In the first battle against Edea, the player cannot easily get Game Over, but defeating her by reducing her health to 0 will grant the party some AP.
The outcomes are as follows:
- The SeeDs reduce Edea's HP to 0: the player receives AP and the cutscene begins
- Edea defeats Squall: she mocks him, the battle ends, the party will not receive AP, and the cutscene begins
- Edea reduces everyone's HP to critical: she mocks Squall, the battle ends, the party will not receive AP, and the cutscene begins
- Edea defeats everyone: Game Over
- The battle lasts for too long: Edea becomes bored, the battle ends, the party will not receive AP, and the cutscene begins
Astral Punch is Edea's physical attack.
Edea casts all three -"aga" level spells, easily dealing over 300 damage, and can cast Dispel to rid the party of any positive statuses. One can exploit this tendency by repeatedly summoning Carbuncle to bestow Reflect on the party, forcing Edea to either waste turns dispelling the Reflect shield, or to settle for using her Astral Punch physical attack, which is weak.
If the party has Mug, it is worth using it on Edea as she has no item drops.
If there are two party members and one is KO'd, Edea will not act. This can only be seen by obtaining a Bomb Spirit and using Kamikaze.
Second battle[]
Defeated... useless fool. Enough play. SeeDs must die!
Edea, after Seifer is defeated.
Edea uses Maelstrom.
Edea's spell list has increased drastically, focusing around the core spells of Blizzaga, Death, Silence, and Maelstrom, which halves every target's current HP and inflicts Curse, preventing the party from using Limit Breaks. On top of that, Edea will cast Reflect on herself and can still dispel any positive effects on the party. She is vulnerable to Sleep.
The player should junction Blizzaga and Firaga to Elem-Def-J and Death to ST-Def-J to take care of three of Edea's most powerful spells. Junctioning Pain to ST-Def-J will protect from Curse and Silence. If the player lacks enough Pain magic, they can junction Silence instead and equip the Draw command to draw-cast Esuna to rid of Curse, or use Siren's Treatment command. It is possible to make the party invincible with the right junctions by making Maelstrom the only way Edea can hurt the party, which can only halve HP, but never kill. If the party is protected from Curse, Maelstrom will make Limit Breaks easy to obtain. If not well protected, one should take care to keep HP up, as Edea uses Maelstrom frequently. The best spell for ST-Atk-J for this battle is Sleep.
Once the battle begins, the player should draw Alexander from her, and mug for a Royal Crown.
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