Omega Weapon (Final Fantasy VIII)

=== Strategy ===
The party's [[Guardian Force]]s should be divided in a way that everyone gets a status defense junction, and then junction 100 Deaths to status defense to immunize the party against Omega's LV5 Death. [[Cactuar (Final Fantasy VIII summon)|Cactuar]] and [[Brothers]] have the Defend command that should be given to two party members. [[Speed (stat)|Speed]] is important, thus it's a good idea to junction for high Speed with [[Triple (Final Fantasy VIII)|Triple]] or [[Tornado (Final Fantasy VIII)|Tornado]].

The player can move useful items, such as [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Megalixir|Megalixirs]] and [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Holy War|Holy Wars]], to the top of the inventory list, and do the same with [[Meltdown (Final Fantasy VIII)|Meltdown]] and [[Aura (Final Fantasy VIII)|Aura]] for [[Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)|Magic]]. It is imperative to junction the party's HP to 9,999 to survive Megiddo Flame. Omega Weapon absorbs all elements, so the player must ensure nothing is junctioned to elemental attack. [[Auto-Haste]] is useful, and [[Auto-Protect]] is also good, if there is space left.

Using Holy Wars/Heroes to nullify Omega Weapon's attacks is a good idea, but before using the item, the player should cast Aura on the party to allow the use of [[Limit Break (Final Fantasy VIII)|Limit Breaks]], as Invincibility prevents the party from receiving any buffs for the duration of the effect. There is also no indicator when the effect is about to expire, so the player must still remain vigilant.

*[[Squall Leonhart/Gameplay|Squall]]'s [[Strength]] capped at 255, and the [[Break (status)|Vit 0]] status inflicted upon Omega, Squall's [[Renzokuken]] swings approach the 9,999 damage cap; an 8-count Renzokuken round followed by the [[Lion Heart (ability)|Lion Heart]] finisher will incur 26 swings, or about 259,000 damage.
*[[Irvine Kinneas/Gameplay|Irvine]]'s [[Shot (Final Fantasy VIII)#Quick Shot|Quick Shot]] will, under the same circumstances, inflict 1,800-4,000 points of damage per shot, which, during the longest [[Shot (Final Fantasy VIII)|Shot]] rounds, can allow over 50 shots to be fired.
*[[Rinoa Heartilly/Gameplay|Rinoa]] using [[Meteor (Final Fantasy VIII)|Meteor]] under the effect of her [[Angel Wing (Limit)|Angel Wing]] Limit Break with capped [[Magic Power|Magic]] stat at 255, will inflict about 6,600-7,500 damage per meteorite strike (there are 10 total in a single cast of the spell); however, manipulating her spell list in this manner prevents her from junctioning 100 Death spells to her Status Defense.
*[[Zell Dincht/Gameplay|Zell]]'s "[[Duel#Strategy|Armageddon Fist]]" tactic can chip away at Omega handily, perhaps to inflict more damage than even Squall.
*[[Quistis Trepe/Gameplay|Quistis]] can use [[Shockwave Pulsar]] to [[Break Damage Limit|break the damage limit]] and use [[White Wind]] to heal.
*[[Selphie Tilmitt/Gameplay|Selphie]] can end the fight immediately with her spell [[The End (Final Fantasy VIII)|The End]]. If the player [[Summon (command)#Final Fantasy VIII|summons]] [[Eden (summon)|Eden]], they have plenty of time to go through Selphie's [[Slot (Final Fantasy VIII)|Slot]], but The End remains rare. The way the mechanics work, Selphie has a chance to get The End until level 40. She then loses the ability to roll The End until she is at level 80. Both [[Crisis Level]] and her level affect the chance.

In general, any attack that can hit multiple times can do massive accumulative damage. Once the Holy War's invincibility wears off, the party can use another. The player can obtain 10 Holy Wars from [[Final Fantasy VIII Triple Triad cards#Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh card]], more than enough to last the entire battle with Omega Weapon.

Another useful item is the Megalixir, and as many as eight of them can be [[Mug#Final Fantasy VIII|mugged]] from [[Rinoa (boss)|Rinoa]] during the [[Adel (boss)|Adel battle]]. Otherwise, one can [[refine]] them from [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Hi-Potion|Hi-Potions]] → [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Hi-Potion+|Hi-Potion+]] → [[Final Fantasy VIII items#X-Potion|X-Potions]] → [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Mega-Potion|Mega-Potions]] → [[Final Fantasy VIII items#Elixir|Elixirs]] → Megalixirs, but this requires a lot of [[gil]]; or one can refine the [[Final Fantasy VIII Triple Triad cards#Bahamut|Bahamut card]] into 100 Megalixirs.