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[[File:Pandemona-ffviii.png|right|250px|The GF Pandemona.]]
  
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|name=Pandemona
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'''Pandemona''' {{J|パンデモニウム|Pandemoniumu}} is a [[Wind (Element)|Wind]]-based [[Guardian Force]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. Pandemona can be [[draw]]n from [[Fujin (Boss)|Fujin]] during the fight in the [[Balamb Town|Balamb]] Hotel in disc 2. In the game's western versions, Pandemona can also be drawn from the boss in [[Ultimecia Castle]], [[Red Giant (Final Fantasy VIII)|Red Giant]], if the player failed to draw the GF from Fujin earlier in the game. Obtaining Pandemona in the [[Steam]] version earns the player the achievement [[List of Final Fantasy VIII Achievements#Pandemona|Pandemona]].
  
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|release=FFVIII
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|japanese=パンデモニウム
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|romaji=Pandemoniumu
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|lit=Pandemonium
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|image=Pandemona-ffviii.png
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|portrait=[[File:Pandemona.png]]
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|acquired=Draw from [[Fujin (boss)|Fujin]] or [[Red Giant (Final Fantasy VIII)|Red Giant]]
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|element=[[Wind (Final Fantasy VIII)|Wind]]
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|summonabilities=Tornado Zone
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|taughtabilities=[[Str-J|Str-J]], [[Spd-J|Spd-J]], [[Elem-Atk-J|Elem-Atk-J]], [[Elem-Def-J|Elem-Def-J]], [[Elem-Def-Jx2|Elem-Def-Jx2]]<hr/>[[Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)|Magic]], [[Summon (command)#Final Fantasy VIII|GF]], [[Draw (Final Fantasy VIII)|Draw]], [[Item]], [[Absorb (Final Fantasy VIII)|Absorb]]<hr/>[[Str+20%|Str+20%]], [[Str+40%|Str+40%]], [[Spd+20%|Spd+20%]], [[Spd+40%|Spd+40%]], [[Initiative (Final Fantasy VIII)|Initiative]], [[SumMag+10%|SumMag+10%]], [[SumMag+20%|SumMag+20%]], [[SumMag+30%|SumMag+30%]], [[GFHP+10%|GFHP+10%]], [[GFHP+20%|GFHP+20%]], [[GFHP+30%|GFHP+30%]], [[Boost (Final Fantasy VIII)|Boost]]
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|designer=[[Tetsuya Nomura]]
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}}
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'''Pandemona''' is a [[Wind (element)|Wind]]-based [[Guardian Force]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. It learns Speed and Strength [[Junction system|junctions]] and support abilities to enhance them. It is the first Guardian Force to learn Speed boosts naturally, and also the first to learn an ability that lets the junctioner act first in a [[Battle (term)|battle]] along with a command that lets the user absorb [[HP (stat)|HP]] from a target. It doesn't learn any [[refine]] abilities; the ability that refines Wind magic is learned by [[Quezacotl (Final Fantasy VIII)|Quezacotl]].
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==Profile==
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Pandemona is a pastel-colored creature. Its body is lavender with colorful aspects. It is bipedal and can suck in air and enemies via its "funnel" up front, storing the contents inside its tail that blows up like a balloon.
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==Obtained==
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[[File:Fujin-Raijin-Battle-FFVIII.png|thumb|The battle against [[Fujin (boss)|Fujin]] and [[Raijin (boss)|Raijin]].|left]]
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Pandemona is [[Draw (Final Fantasy VIII)|drawn]] from [[Fujin (boss)|Fujin]] during the fight in the [[Balamb Town|Balamb]] Hotel. After drawing Pandemona from her, Fujin stops using Wind magic. If missed, Pandemona can be drawn from [[Red Giant (Final Fantasy VIII)|Red Giant]] in [[Ultimecia Castle|the final dungeon]]. If the player misses both opportunities, Pandemona [[permanently missable content|cannot be obtained in that playthrough]]. Obtaining Pandemona in the [[Steam]] and ''Remastered'' versions earns the achievement [[Final Fantasy VIII achievements and trophies#Pandemona|Pandemona]].
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==Gameplay==
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==Battle==
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[[File:Pandemona "Tornado Zone" from FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered|thumb|left|335 px]]
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===Tornado Zone===
  
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Pandemona's attack, Tornado Zone, is a [[Wind (element)|Wind]]-elemental attack against all opponents. The majority of [[Final Fantasy VIII enemies|enemies]] have a weakness against Wind. Pandemona's summon time is 22.8s, which, according to the ''[[Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania]]'', allows the player to [[Boost (Final Fantasy VIII)|boost]] its damage to around 240% of normal damage using a regular [[PlayStation]] controller.
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{{Video|class=FFVIIIa|title=Tornado Zone|RlMkxliWqGY|align=right}}
  
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Pandemona's attack, Tornado Zone {{J|暴風圏突入|Bōfūken Totsunyū}}, is a [[Wind (Element)|Wind]]-elemental attack against all opponents. It is considered a welcome addition, as the majority of [[List of Final Fantasy VIII Enemies|enemies]] in ''Final Fantasy VIII'' have a weakness against Wind. Pandemona's summon time is 22.8s, which, according to the ''[[Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania]]'', allows the player to [[boost (Ability)|boost]] its damage to around 240% of normal damage using a regular [[PlayStation]] controller.
  
   
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Its damage is calculated as follows:<ref name="ffviii">[http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936 ''Final Fantasy VIII'' Battle Mechanics FAQ]</ref>
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Its damage is calculated as follows:<ref name="ffviii">{{Refwebsite| page url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/58936| page name = Final Fantasy VIII – Battle Mechanics FAQ by ForteGSOmega| site url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com| site name = GameFAQs| access time = 16:35, August 03, 2019 (UTC)}}</ref>
 
:<math>Damage = 65 * Level / 10 + 46 + 14</math>
  
:<math>Damage = 65 * Level / 10 + 46 + 14</math>
 
:<math>Damage = Damage * (265 - TargetSpr) / 8 </math>
  
:<math>Damage = Damage * (265 - TargetSpr) / 8 </math>
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:<math>Damage = Damage * (900 - ElemDef) / 100:</math>
  
:<math>Damage = Damage * (900 - ElemDef) / 100:</math>
   
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Elemental Defense starts at 800 (0%), 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it. If an enemy is shown to be weak against an [[Element (Term)|element]], its Elemental Defense is below 800. If damage becomes negative (due to high Elemental Defense), the target is healed by that amount.
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Elemental Defense starts at 800 (0%), 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it. If an enemy is shown to be weak against an [[Element (term)|element]], its Elemental Defense is below 800. If damage becomes negative (due to high Elemental Defense), the target is healed by that amount.
   
 
===Compatibility===
  
===Compatibility===
 
A Guardian Force's [[Guardian Force#Charge Time and Compatibility|compatibility]] determines how fast the summon attack can be executed. Compatibility is raised by summoning Pandemona, casting [[Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)|magic]] that has affinity with Pandemona, and by using its compatibility items. The compatibility is lowered by summoning other GFs and using other GFs' compatibility items.
  
A Guardian Force's [[Guardian Force#Charge Time and Compatibility|compatibility]] determines how fast the summon attack can be executed. Compatibility is raised by summoning Pandemona, casting [[Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)|magic]] that has affinity with Pandemona, and by using its compatibility items. The compatibility is lowered by summoning other GFs and using other GFs' compatibility items.
   
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{|class="full-width FFVIII article-table"
 
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!width="100%" colspan="3"|[[Guardian Force#Charge Time and Compatibility|Compatibility Chart]]
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!width="100%" colspan="3"|[[Guardian Force#Charge time and compatibility|Compatibility Chart]]
 
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!class="b" width="25%"|Summon Effect
  
!class="b" width="25%"|Summon Effect
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|Pandemona +20, Brothers -10, Every other GF -1.6
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|Pandemona +20, [[Brothers]] -10, Every other GF -1.6
 
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!class="b"|Compatibility Items
  
!class="b"|Compatibility Items
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|[[List of Final Fantasy VIII Items#Shear Feather|Shear Feather]] +1.6, [[List of Final Fantasy VIII Items#Windmill|Windmill]] +3.2, LuvLuv G +20.2
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|[[Shear Feather (Final Fantasy VIII)|Shear Feather]] +1.6, [[Windmill (Final Fantasy VIII)|Windmill]] +3.2, [[LuvLuv G (Final Fantasy VIII)|LuvLuv G]] +20.2
 
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!class="b"|Casting Magic
  
!class="b"|Casting Magic
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|[[Tornado (Ability)|Tornado]] +1, [[Aero]] +0.6, [[Apocalypse (Ability)|Apocalypse]] +0.2, [[Ultima (Ability)|Ultima]] +0.2, [[Water (Ability)|Water]] -0.8
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|[[Tornado (Final Fantasy VIII)|Tornado]] +1, [[Aero (Final Fantasy VIII)|Aero]] +0.6, [[Apocalypse (Final Fantasy VIII)|Apocalypse]] +0.2, [[Ultima (Final Fantasy VIII)|Ultima]] +0.2, [[Water (Final Fantasy VIII)|Water]] -0.8
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|}
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The below values are the base compatibility values with all [[Final Fantasy VIII characters|playable characters]] at the start of the game. Even if [[Seifer Almasy/Gameplay|Seifer]] cannot junction Pandemona in a normal playthrough, a default compatibility value still exists for him.
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{|class="FFVIII article-table half-width" style="text-align:center"
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|-class="a"
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!style="width:60%"|Party member
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!style="width:40%"|Compatibility
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!class="b"|[[Squall Leonhart/Gameplay|Squall]]
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|570
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!class="b"|[[Quistis Trepe/Gameplay|Quistis]]
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|560
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!class="b"|[[Zell Dincht/Gameplay|Zell]]
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|570
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!class="b"|[[Selphie Tilmitt/Gameplay|Selphie]]
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|620
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!class="b"|[[Rinoa Heartilly/Gameplay|Rinoa]]
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|640
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!class="b"|[[Irvine Kinneas/Gameplay|Irvine]]
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|540
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!class="b"|[[Seifer Almasy/Gameplay|Seifer]]
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|320
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!class="b"|[[Edea Kramer/Gameplay|Edea]]
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|729
 
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===Stats===
  
===Stats===
 
The following table represents Pandemona's base [[stats]]:
  
The following table represents Pandemona's base [[stats]]:
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{|class="half-width FFVIII article-table" style="text-align:center"
 
|-class="a"
  
|-class="a"
 
!Level
  
!Level
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===Abilities===
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==Abilities==
 
Abilities learned naturally by Pandemona are listed below:
  
Abilities learned naturally by Pandemona are listed below:
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{|class="full-width FFVIII table"
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{|class="FFVIII article-table"
 
|-class="a"
  
|-class="a"
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!width="100px"|Ability
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!style="width:150px"|Ability
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!width="30px"|AP
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!style="width:50px"|AP
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!Prerequisite
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!width="100px"|Ability
  
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!width="30px"|AP
  
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!width="90px"|Prerequisite
  
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] Str-J
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] [[Str-J|Str-J]]
 
|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] Str+40%
  
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|120
  
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|Str+20%
  
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] Spd-J
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] [[Spd-J|Spd-J]]
 
|120
  
|120
 
|None
  
|None
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] Spd+20%
  
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] [[Elem-Atk-J|Elem-Atk-J]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] [[Elem-Def-J|Elem-Def-J]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] [[Elem-Def-Jx2|Elem-Def-Jx2]]
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|130
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|None
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)|Magic]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Summon (command)#Final Fantasy VIII|GF]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Draw (Final Fantasy VIII)|Draw]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Item#Final Fantasy VIII|Item]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Absorb (Final Fantasy VIII)|Absorb]]
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|80
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|None
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{|class="FFVIII article-table"
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|-class="a"
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!style="width:150px"|Ability
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!style="width:50px"|AP
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!Prerequisite
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[Str+20%|Str+20%]]
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|60
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|None
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[Str+40%|Str+40%]]
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|120
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|Str+20%
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[Spd+20%|Spd+20%]]
 
|150
  
|150
 
|Spd-J
  
|Spd-J
 
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[Spd+40%|Spd+40%]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] Spd+40%
  
 
|200
  
|200
 
|Spd+20%
  
|Spd+20%
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] Elem-Def-J
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[Initiative (Final Fantasy VIII)|Initiative]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] [[First Strike (Ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Initiative]]
  
 
|160
  
|160
 
|None
  
|None
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Junction ability icon.png]] Elem-Def-Jx2
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[SumMag+10%|SumMag+10%]]
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|130
  
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|None
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] SumMag+10%
  
 
|40
  
|40
 
|None
  
|None
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Magic (Command)#Final Fantasy VIII|Magic]]
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[SumMag+20%|SumMag+20%]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] SumMag+20%
  
 
|70
  
|70
 
|SumMag+10%
  
|SumMag+10%
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Summon (Command)#Final Fantasy VIII|GF]]
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[SumMag+30%|SumMag+30%]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] SumMag+30%
  
 
|140
  
|140
 
|SumMag+20%
  
|SumMag+20%
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Draw]]
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[GFHP+10%|GFHP+10%]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] GFHP+10%
  
 
|40
  
|40
 
|None
  
|None
 
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Item#Final Fantasy VIII|Item]]
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[GFHP+20%|GFHP+20%]]
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|colspan=2|(Already learned)
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] GFHP+20%
  
 
|70
  
|70
 
|GFHP+10%
  
|GFHP+10%
 
|-
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Command ability icon.png]] [[Drain (Ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Absorb]]
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[GFHP+30%|GFHP+30%]]
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|80
  
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|None
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] GFHP+30%
  
 
|140
  
|140
 
|GFHP+20%
  
|GFHP+20%
 
|-
  
|-
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII Character ability icon.png]] Str+20%
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!class="b" style="text-align:left"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[Boost (Final Fantasy VIII)|Boost]]
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|60
  
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|None
  
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!class="b"|[[File:FFVIII GF ability icon.png]] [[Boost (Ability)#Final Fantasy VIII|Boost]]
  
 
|10
  
|10
 
|None
  
|None
 
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==[[Triple Triad (Final Fantasy VIII)|Triple Triad]]==
  
==[[Triple Triad (Final Fantasy VIII)|Triple Triad]]==
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{{FFVIII Card
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{{Card FFVIII
 
| name = Pandemona
  
| name = Pandemona
 
| image = [[File:TTPandemona.png]]
  
| image = [[File:TTPandemona.png]]
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| element = Wind
  
| element = Wind
 
| refineM = 1
  
| refineM = 1
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| result = 100 [[List of Final Fantasy VIII Items#Windmill|Windmills]]
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| result = 100 [[Windmill (Final Fantasy VIII)|Windmills]]
 
| drop = N/A
  
| drop = N/A
 
| card = N/A
  
| card = N/A
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}}
   
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==Other Appearances==
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==Other appearances==
 
===''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]''===
  
===''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]''===
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[[File:FFT0 Pandemonium Concept Art.png|right|thumb|Artwork.]]
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{{sideicon|Type0}}
  
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Pandemona, along with [[Typhon]] and [[Phoenix (Summon)|Phoenix]], was apparently considered to be a summon in ''Final Fantasy Type-0'' but it was discarded.
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Pandemona, along with [[Typhon]] and [[Phoenix (summon)|Phoenix]], was considered to be a [[Eidolon (Type-0)|summon in ''Final Fantasy Type-0'']] but was discarded.
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{{clear}}
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===''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia]]''===
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[[File:Dffoo_pandemona.png|thumb]]
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{{Summon section|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia}}
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{{clear}}
   
 
===''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''===
  
===''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''===
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{{Summon section|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
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{{sideicon|PFF}}
  
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{{Summon-stub|Pictlogica Final Fantasy}}
  
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===''[[Mobius Final Fantasy]]''===
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[[File:MFF Pandemona FFVIII.jpg|right|150px]]
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{{Section|Mobius Final Fantasy}}
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{{clear}}
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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{{Gallery|class=FFVIIIa
  
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|File:Pandemona FFVIII Art.png|Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
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Pandemona FFVIII Art.png|Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
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|File:FFVIIIPandemonium.jpg|Pandemona model render.
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FFVIIIPandemonium.jpg|Pandemona model render.
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|File:Tornado Zone.png|Tornado Zone.
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Pandemona2.png|Tornado Zone.
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|File:Pandemona1.png|Tornado Zone.
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Pandemona1.png|Tornado Zone.
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|File:Pandemona2.png|Tornado Zone.
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Tornado Zone.png|Tornado Zone.
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|File:Pandemonatype-0.jpg|Pandemona as it was set to appear in ''Final Fantasy Type-0''.
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Pandemonatype-0.jpg|Pandemona as it was set to appear in ''Final Fantasy Type-0''.
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|File:PFF Pandemona Sprite.png|''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''.
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PFF Pandemona Icon.png|Icon in ''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''.
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PFF Pandemona Sprite.png|''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''.
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</gallery>
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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{{Etym|Pandaemonium}}
  
{{Etym|Pandaemonium}}
   
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The word's meaning of any loud, chaotic thing, refers to Pandemona's use of a tornado. His use of a bag to unleash his wind powers is more in reference to {{w|Fūjin}}, the Japanese {{w|kami}} of wind who also used a bag filled with wind; gaining the summon from the [[Fujin (Final Fantasy VIII)|character of the same name]] hints to this reference.
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The word's meaning of any loud, chaotic thing, refers to Pandemona's use of a tornado. His use of a bag to unleash his wind powers is more in reference to [[wikipedia:Fūjin|Fūjin]], the Japanese ''[[wikipedia:kami|kami]]'' of wind who also used a bag filled with wind; gaining the summon from the [[Fujin (Final Fantasy VIII)|character of the same name]] hints to this.
   
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The game's debug menu, only accessible via cheating device, calls Pandemona "Pandemonium," but as the name is over the character limit the shortened version is used in the English release.
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The [[Debug Room (Final Fantasy VIII)|game's debug menu]], only accessible via cheating device, calls Pandemona "Pandemonium," but as the name exceeds the character limit the shortened version is used in the English release.
   
 
Pandemona is called Zephyr in the French version, Eolo in the Spanish version, and Pandemon in the Italian version.
  
Pandemona is called Zephyr in the French version, Eolo in the Spanish version, and Pandemon in the Italian version.
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{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}
   
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{{navbox summons}}
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[[de:Pandemona]]
  
[[de:Pandemona]]
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[[Category:Guardian Forces in Final Fantasy VIII]]

Revision as of 21:02, 13 August 2020

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Pandemona is a Wind-based Guardian Force in Final Fantasy VIII. It learns Speed and Strength junctions and support abilities to enhance them. It is the first Guardian Force to learn Speed boosts naturally, and also the first to learn an ability that lets the junctioner act first in a battle along with a command that lets the user absorb HP from a target. It doesn't learn any refine abilities; the ability that refines Wind magic is learned by Quezacotl.

Profile

Pandemona is a pastel-colored creature. Its body is lavender with colorful aspects. It is bipedal and can suck in air and enemies via its "funnel" up front, storing the contents inside its tail that blows up like a balloon.

Obtained

Fujin-Raijin-Battle-FFVIII

The battle against Fujin and Raijin.

Pandemona is drawn from Fujin during the fight in the Balamb Hotel. After drawing Pandemona from her, Fujin stops using Wind magic. If missed, Pandemona can be drawn from Red Giant in the final dungeon. If the player misses both opportunities, Pandemona cannot be obtained in that playthrough. Obtaining Pandemona in the Steam and Remastered versions earns the achievement Pandemona.

Battle

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Pandemona "Tornado Zone" from FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered

Pandemona's attack, Tornado Zone, is a Wind-elemental attack against all opponents. The majority of enemies have a weakness against Wind. Pandemona's summon time is 22.8s, which, according to the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania, allows the player to boost its damage to around 240% of normal damage using a regular PlayStation controller.

Its damage is calculated as follows:[1]

Elemental Defense starts at 800 (0%), 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it. If an enemy is shown to be weak against an element, its Elemental Defense is below 800. If damage becomes negative (due to high Elemental Defense), the target is healed by that amount.

Compatibility

A Guardian Force's compatibility determines how fast the summon attack can be executed. Compatibility is raised by summoning Pandemona, casting magic that has affinity with Pandemona, and by using its compatibility items. The compatibility is lowered by summoning other GFs and using other GFs' compatibility items.

Compatibility Chart
Summon Effect Pandemona +20, Brothers -10, Every other GF -1.6
Compatibility Items Shear Feather +1.6, Windmill +3.2, LuvLuv G +20.2
Casting Magic Tornado +1, Aero +0.6, Apocalypse +0.2, Ultima +0.2, Water -0.8

The below values are the base compatibility values with all playable characters at the start of the game. Even if Seifer cannot junction Pandemona in a normal playthrough, a default compatibility value still exists for him.

Party member Compatibility
Squall 570
Quistis 560
Zell 570
Selphie 620
Rinoa 640
Irvine 540
Seifer 320
Edea 729

Stats

The following table represents Pandemona's base stats:

Level HP Attack Power
19 1,442 1,052
20 1,506 1,092
30 2,146 1,466
40 2,794 1,840
50 3,450 2,213
60 4,114 2,587
70 4,786 2,961
80 5,466 3,335
90 6,154 3,708
100 6,850 4,082

Abilities

Abilities learned naturally by Pandemona are listed below:

Ability AP Prerequisite
FFVIII Junction ability icon Str-J (Already learned)
FFVIII Junction ability icon Spd-J 120 None
FFVIII Junction ability icon Elem-Atk-J (Already learned)
FFVIII Junction ability icon Elem-Def-J (Already learned)
FFVIII Junction ability icon Elem-Def-Jx2 130 None
FFVIII Command ability icon Magic (Already learned)
FFVIII Command ability icon GF (Already learned)
FFVIII Command ability icon Draw (Already learned)
FFVIII Command ability icon Item (Already learned)
FFVIII Command ability icon Absorb 80 None
Ability AP Prerequisite
FFVIII Character ability icon Str+20% 60 None
FFVIII Character ability icon Str+40% 120 Str+20%
FFVIII Character ability icon Spd+20% 150 Spd-J
FFVIII Character ability icon Spd+40% 200 Spd+20%
FFVIII Character ability icon Initiative 160 None
FFVIII GF ability icon SumMag+10% 40 None
FFVIII GF ability icon SumMag+20% 70 SumMag+10%
FFVIII GF ability icon SumMag+30% 140 SumMag+20%
FFVIII GF ability icon GFHP+10% 40 None
FFVIII GF ability icon GFHP+20% 70 GFHP+10%
FFVIII GF ability icon GFHP+30% 140 GFHP+20%
FFVIII GF ability icon Boost 10 None

Triple Triad

Pandemona Card
TTPandemona Element Wind
Refine 1 refines into 100 Windmills
Drop N/A
Card N/A
Level 9 (GF Card) Win Balamb Hotel Owner after Balamb Garden has become mobile.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Type-0

FFT0 Pandemonium Concept Art

Artwork.

Pandemona, along with Typhon and Phoenix, was considered to be a summon in Final Fantasy Type-0 but was discarded.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

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Etymology

Pandemona comes from the word "Pandemonium," the GF's name in the original Japanese release.

Pandæmonium comprises the Greek words pan, "all", and daimonion, "demon"; it can roughly be translated as "all demons". Pandæmonium is the castle of Lucifer and the capital of Hell in John Milton's Paradise Lost, and the word was invented by him. The word has also come to mean any wild disorder or chaos in English.

The word's meaning of any loud, chaotic thing, refers to Pandemona's use of a tornado. His use of a bag to unleash his wind powers is more in reference to Fūjin, the Japanese kami of wind who also used a bag filled with wind; gaining the summon from the character of the same name hints to this.

The game's debug menu, only accessible via cheating device, calls Pandemona "Pandemonium," but as the name exceeds the character limit the shortened version is used in the English release.

Pandemona is called Zephyr in the French version, Eolo in the Spanish version, and Pandemon in the Italian version.

References

  1. ↑ Final Fantasy VIII – Battle Mechanics FAQ by ForteGSOmega (Accessed: August 03, 2019) at GameFAQs
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