Edea (Final Fantasy VIII gameplay)

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Edea appears as a boss and a temporarily playable character in Final Fantasy VIII. She has no equippable weapon. Her Limit Break is Ice Strike, which hurls large icicles at the target, and is unaffected by her Crisis Level.

For playable appearances outside Final Fantasy VIII, see Edea Kramer/Other appearances

Party member

Edea is a temporary playable character, controllable during the party's trek across the Great Salt Lake and during the time Lunatic Pandora attacks Esthar City. She must equip Guardian Forces to use magic in battle, but has no equippable weapon and can use the Attack command without one.

Edea's physical weapon is the "None". Physically weak, None is further hampered by its inability to be upgraded. Edea has potent Magic and Spirit scores, and has good compatibility with every Guardian Force (see below). Edea has low HP, Strength, and Vitality, and her Speed and Luck are none too great either. She is the epitome of the traditional Black Mage class, excelling at magic, but little else.

Edea leaves the party after the player either fails to board the Lunatic Pandora with Zell's party, or when they are ejected from the Pandora by Mobile Type 8. Edea's magic stock is lost when she leaves, but her Guardian Forces are unequipped.

Her intro pose is to cross her arms onto her chest before opening them up. A distinct sound can be heard before she opens her arms out. Her victory pose is to raise her arms, then close her hands together and bow.

Limit Break

Edea preparing Ice Strike.

Her Limit Break, while powerful, is limited, as it only deals damage to one target. Her Limit Break is Ice Strike that hurls several large icicles at the target. Edea's Limit Break's strength is unaffected by Crisis Level and its attack power is 120.

This Limit Break is also seen at the end of the parade in Deling City where she uses it on Squall with near-lethal effects. Ice Strike is a subset of Edea's skillset called Sorcery (魔導, Madō?).

Stats

LV	HP	Str	Vit	Mag	Spr	Spd	Luck
1	209	0	0	11	8	16	10
10	566	6	2	18	14	18	11
20	954	12	5	25	20	19	11
30	1334	18	7	31	25	21	12
40	1707	23	10	36	30	22	12
50	2071	27	12	41	34	24	13
60	2428	31	14	45	37	25	13
70	2777	34	16	48	40	27	14
80	3119	37	17	51	42	28	14
90	3452	39	18	54	44	30	15
100	3777	41	20	55	45	31	15

Compatibility

Template:See Also The below values are the base compatibility values at the start of the game. She has the highest compatibility with Guardian Forces, perhaps because she joins the party so late while the others have had time to boost their compatibilities, and because she is a sorceress.

GF	Compatibility
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Shiva	Template:Var
Ifrit	Template:Var
Siren	Template:Var
Brothers	Template:Var
Diablos	Template:Var
Carbuncle	Template:Var
Leviathan	Template:Var
Pandemona	Template:Var
Cerberus	Template:Var
Alexander	Template:Var
Doomtrain	Template:Var
Bahamut	Template:Var
Cactuar	Template:Var
Tonberry	Template:Var
Eden	Template:Var

Boss

Main article: Edea (boss)

Edea is fought twice: the first time at the the parade, and the second in Galbadia Garden. Before fighting Edea the first time Squall faces off against his rival, Seifer, alone. After defeating him, Rinoa and Irvine arrive to help Squall, and Edea takes the stage. The battle is scripted and can't end in a Game Over, but if the player defeats Edea they get battle rewards.

When confronting Edea for the second time at Galbadia Garden, the party must again defeat Seifer before they can touch her. During this second confrontation, the party can draw the Guardian Force Alexander from her.

Triple Triad

Edea carries her own Triple Triad card. It is one of the best cards in the game, but Edea is arguably the best card player in the world, having smart AI. The difficulty of winning the card from her is compounded by her being playable at the Centra region that uses all the rules of the game.

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