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Seifer is a temporary party member and a boss in Final Fantasy VIII. He wields a gunblade in battle and can deal increased damage with a trigger button the same as Squall can. Seifer is playable for the first portion of the Siege of Dollet during the SeeD exam. All the magic in his stock (but not his EXP) is passed onto Selphie after he leaves.

Seifer has an affinity to fire, as every time he uses his Limit Break, he starts off by casting a fire spell at his target in similar fashion as seen in the game's opening FMV. However, it is merely part of the animation and thus not the same as casting Fire with the Magic command. Fire spells are also drawn from Seifer during the encounters with him as a boss.

As with other playable characters in the game, a Triple Triad card based on Seifer can be obtained.

Party member[]

Seifer gunblade trigger from FFVIII Remastered

Seifer's attack triggered with R1.

Seifer joins the player's party in Dollet as part of the SeeD exam by talking to him before heading into the town. He is not "subservient" to the player's lead character like party members in any other time, and runs off ahead to do his own thing rather than following the player. He still appears in battle alongside Squall and Zell. After crossing the bridge, the party walks along a mountain path where a set encounter against an Anacondaur occurs; Seifer gives the tutorial on the character dealing the killing blow to the enemy getting bonus EXP from battles, and tells the others to leave the kill for him. However, nothing happens differently if Squall or Zell deals the finishing blow. Once the player gets to the top where Seifer tells Squall about his life goals, he unceremoniously leaves the party by running on ahead and is replaced by Selphie, who inherits Seifer's magic stocks and junctions, but not his EXP.

Seifer's intro pose is to hold his Hyperion upwards in front of his face before slowly lowering it into his battle stance. His victory pose is to swing his gunblade, then hold it with both hands and lower it in front of his face, identical to how he often poses outside of battle.

Weapon[]

Seifer's gunblade, Hyperion.

Seifer wields a gunblade. His particular model is Hyperion, featuring a pistol handle based on the Beretta M9, rather than the revolver handles favored by Squall. Seifer holds it with one hand, whereas Squall holds his gunblade two-handed. Pressing the R1 trigger button when Seifer strikes will boost his damage by 50% (he never deals a random critical hit like the party members who do not wield gunblades). Hyperion provides 12 Strength. Like Squall, Seifer never misses with his physical attack.

Limit Break[]

No Mercy from FFVIII Remastered

No Mercy.

Seifer's Limit Break is Fire Cross. No Mercy is the only one that the player can use during the time Seifer is a guest party member. Unlike the other player characters, Seifer can use his Limit Break without having to be in critical health. This reflects Seifer's ability to later use his special moves against the party as a boss even before being in low health. His Limit Break is unaffected by Crisis Level.

Stats[]

Seifer Almasy stats from FFVIII Remastered

During his stint as a guest party member, the player can use the junction system to boost his stats.

LVHPStrVitMagSprSpdLuck
233543351512
339543461612
445554471612
551565571612
657476681712
763486781713
869387791713
9752978101813
118711199111813
1293011910111913
13989121010121913
141048131011121913
151107131112132013
161165141212142013
171224151213142013
181283151313152113
191341161314152113
211458171415162214
221517181516172214
231575191516172214
241633191617182314
251691201718182314
261749211718192314
271807211819192414
281865221819202414
291923221820202414
312038242021212414
322095242021212414
332153252122222514
342210252122222514
352267262223232515
362325262223232615
372382272224232615
382439272324242615
392496282325242715
412610292426252715
422666302526252815
432723302527262815
442780312527262815
452836312628262915
462893322628272915
472949322729272915
483005322729283015
493061332729283016
513173342830293116
523229342931293116
533285352931293116
543341352932303216
553397363032303216
563453363032303216
573508363033313316
583564373133313316
593619373134313316
613730383234323316
623785383235323316
633840393235323417
643895393335333417
653950403336333417
664005403336333517
674059403337333517
684114403437343517
694169413437343617
714278413438343617
724332423538353717
734387423538353717
744441423539353717
754495433639353817
764549433639353817
774603433640353818
784657433640363918
794711443640363918
814818443741364018
824872443741364018
834925453741364018
844979453741374118
855032453742374118
865085453842374118
875139453842374218
885192463842374218
895245463842374218
915351463843374219
925404463943384219
935456463943384319
945509473943384319
955562473944384319
965614473944384419
975667473944384419
985719473944384419
995771473944384519
1005823483945384519

Guardian Forces[]

Seifer summons a GF from FFVIII Remastered

Seifer summons a GF.

During the time Seifer is a guest party member, the player can equip him with Guardian Forcess and magic for the junction system. They are better off prioritizing Squall and Zell's junctions, however, as there are no bosses or other tough enemies while Seifer is present, and he will soon leave the party and pass on his junctions to Selphie, who benefits from a magic-focused build for her Limit Break. Squall and Zell could thus equip Ifrit and Shiva, who have STR-J, and Seifer could have Quezacotl who has Mag-J, which will be passed onto Selphie when she replaces Seifer in the party. However, his Limit Break is physical, and he is likely the one who can use his the most frequently; it will be weak without a STR-J junction, but the enemies encountered at this point are also not hard to defeat with simple attacks. If the player gives him the magic-focused set-up, they could use Seifer for drawing magic while Squall and Zell handle the enemies with normal attacks.

After he leaves the party, he is never shown having a GF again, though he can still use magic.

The below values are the base compatibility values at the start of the game. Seifer only gets the opportunity to use the first three GFs, and so most of his compatibility values do not matter. Therefore they have the arbitrary pattern of decreasing by 20 instead of logically determined values.

GF Compatibility
Quezacotl 500
Shiva 480
Ifrit 460
Siren 440
Brothers 400
Diablos 380
Carbuncle 360
Leviathan 340
Pandemona 320
Cerberus 300
Alexander 280
Doomtrain 260
Bahamut 240
Cactuar 220
Tonberry 200
Eden 180

Boss[]

Seifer casts Firaga as a boss from FFVIII Remastered

Seifer prepares Firaga.

Seifer is fought as a boss four times in the story. He uses Fire-based attacks and gains new Limit Breaks every time he is encountered. If the party has Odin, a cutscene will occur the last time Seifer is faced. Seifer is the only enemy to have the rare spell Aura available for drawing.

Triple Triad[]

TTSeifer

Seifer is a Level 10 Player Card in Triple Triad used for playing the minigame and for turning into 3 Diamond Armors with Quezacotl's Card Mod. The card can be won off Headmaster Cid in Balamb Garden or Edea's House.

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