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Fire is an element in Final Fantasy VIII, opposed to Ice. Its Guardian Force is Ifrit. Though some abilities like Burning Rave, Flare, and Ruby Dragon's Breath have fiery animations, they are not actually Fire-elemental even if F Mag-RF does make Flares.

Abilities[]

Limit Break Fire Breath (Blue Magic), Flame Shot (Shot)
Spell Fire, Fira, Firaga (Magic, Slot, Angel Wing)
Summons Boko (ChocoFire), Ifrit, Phoenix
Support ability Elem-Atk-J with Fire (0.5%)/Fira (0.8%)/Firaga (1% per spell) junctioned

Enemy abilities[]

Ability Description Enemy
Dark Flare Inflicts Fire damage to the party. Tiamat
Fira Inflicts Fire damage to one target. Buel, Edea (2nd), G-Soldier, Geezard, Hexadragon, Jelleye, Left Orb, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (1st, 2nd, 3rd), Sorceress (A)
Firaga Inflicts Fire damage to one target. Buel, Edea (1st), Hexadragon, Imp, Jelleye, Ruby Dragon, Seifer (2nd & 4th), Sphinxaur
Fire Inflicts Fire damage to one target. Bomb, Buel, Elvoret, Funguar, G-Soldier, Geezard, Ifrit, Jelleye, Sorceress (A), Wedge
Magma Breath Inflicts Fire damage and Petrifying to one target. Iguion
Melt-Eye Inflicts Fire damage to one target. Used below 33% Max HP. Hexadragon

Protection[]

The player can protect against Fire damage with Elem-Def-J by junctioning some of the following spells: Ultima, Full-life, Shell, Life, Protect, and Flare, and Fire, Fira, and Firaga. Out of these, Firaga gives the best protection (1.5% per spell) and Shell and Protect give the lowest (0.2%). The maximum protection is 100% absorption (200% of an element in Elem-Def-J).

Enemies[]

400% Tri-Point
250% Snow Lion, Tri-Face
200% Blood Soul, Forbidden, Malboro, Oilboyle, Abadon, Gerogero
150% Caterchipillar, Glacial Eye, Ochu
130% Grat
80% Fastitocalon, Fastitocalon-F
50% Anacondaur, Helix, Tiamat
0% Iguion, Left Orb, Right Orb
-100% Bomb, Hexadragon, Ruby Dragon, Ifrit, Omega Weapon
Varies Blobra