Final Fantasy VIII statuses

=== [[Silence (status)|Silence]] ===
[[File:FFVIII Silence Symbol.PNG|right]]
==== Visual ====
The afflicted has a speech bubble with "..." above their head.

==== Effect ====
Silence disables the [[Magic (command)#Final Fantasy VIII|Magic]], [[Draw (Final Fantasy VIII)|Draw]] and [[Summon (command)#Final Fantasy VIII|GF]] commands. [[Rinoa Heartilly|Rinoa]] is immune to this status during her [[#Angel Wing|Angel Wing]] Limit Break.

==== Duration ====
Remains until cured, even after battle.

==== ST-ATK-J ====
{|class="full-width article-table FFVIII"
|- class="a"
!style="width:150px"|Spell
!style="width:64px"|Rating
!status effects
|-
!class="b"|[[Silence (Final Fantasy VIII)|Silence]]
|style="text-align:center"|100%
|Silence
|-
!class="b"|[[Pain (Final Fantasy VIII)|Pain]]
|style="text-align:center"|100%
|Poison, Blind, Silence
|}

==== ST-DEF-J ====
{|class="full-width article-table FFVIII"
|- class="a"
!style="width:150px"|Spell
!style="width:64px"|Rating
!Status Defense Effects
|-
!class="b"|[[Esuna (Final Fantasy VIII)|Esuna]]
|style="text-align:center"|20%
|Poison, Petrify, Petrifying, Darkness, Silence, Berserk, Sleep, Slow, Stop, Confuse
|-
!class="b"|[[Reflect (Final Fantasy VIII)|Reflect]]
|style="text-align:center"|25%
|Poison, Petrify, Petrifying, Darkness, Silence, Berserk, Sleep, Slow, Stop, Confuse
|-
!class="b"|[[Pain (Final Fantasy VIII)|Pain]]
|style="text-align:center"|100%
|Poison, Darkness, Silence, Curse
|-
!class="b"|[[Silence (Final Fantasy VIII)|Silence]]
|style="text-align:center"|100%
|Silence
|}

==== Means of removal ====
{|class="full-width article-table FFVIII"
|- class="a"
!style="width:150px"|Game Element
!style="width:100px"|Type
!Effect
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Echo Screen|Echo Screen]]
|Item
|Cures Silence from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Remedy|Remedy]]
|Item
|Cures all ailments apart from Slow, Stop, Vit 0 and Doom from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Remedy+|Remedy+]]
|Item
|Cures all ailments from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Elixir|Elixir]]
|Item
|Restores full HP and cures all ailments from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Megalixir|Megalixir]]
|Item
|Restores full HP and cures all ailments from a all party members.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII items#Tent|Tent]]
|Item
|Revives, fully heals, and cures all status ailments from all party members. Can only be used on the field at a save point or on the world map.
|-
!class="b"|[[Esuna (ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Esuna]]
|Magic
|Cures all status ailments from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Treatment]]
|Command
|Cures all status ailments from a single target.
|-
!class="b"|[[Full-cure (Final Fantasy VIII)|Full-cure]]
|Slot
|Cures all status ailments from all party members.
|-
!class="b"|[[#Death / Sudden Death|Death]]
|Status
|If a unit dies Silence will be removed.
|-
!class="b"|Sleeping
|Game Element
|Sleeping at a hotel/Squall's dorm room/Zell's room in Balamb or using Owl's Tears in Timber fully recovers the current party.
|}

==== Means of infliction ====
{|class="full-width article-table FFVIII"
|- class="a"
!style="width:150px"|Game Element
!style="width:100px"|Type
!Effect
|-
!class="b"|[[Pain (ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Pain]]
|Magic
|Inflicts Poison, Blind, and Silence.
|-
!class="b"|[[Silence (ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Silence]]
|Magic
|Inflicts Silence.
|-
!class="b"|[[Blue Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)#Bad Breath|Bad Breath]]
|Blue Magic
|Inflicts Silence, Sleep, Berserk, Confuse, Slow, Slow Petrify, Blind, and Poison.
|-
!class="b"|[[Shot (Final Fantasy VIII)#Dark Shot|Dark Shot]]
|Shot
|Inflicts Poison, Blind, Silence, Sleep or Slow.
|-
!class="b"|[[Siren (Final Fantasy VIII)|Silent Voice]]
|Summon
|Inflicts non-elemental damage and Silence.
|-
!class="b"|[[Doomtrain|Runaway Train]]
|Summon
|Inflicts Poison-elemental damage as well as Sleep, Poison, Darkness, Silence, Slow, Stop, Berserk, Confuse, Doom, Petrifying, and Vit 0 to all enemies.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII enemy abilities#Disease Breath|Disease Breath]]
|Enemy Attack
|Inflicts non-elemental damage and Silence.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII enemy abilities#Melting Bubble|Melting Bubble]]
|Enemy Attack
|Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Silence.
|-
!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy VIII enemy abilities#Stare|Stare]]
|Enemy Attack
|Inflicts Silence, Poison, Blind, and Confuse.
|}