Creeps
Scan Description
“Has a flat black body like a shadow. Said to be a living creature. Sometimes kills its opponent when it dies.”
Where to Find It
- Deling City Sewers
- Grandidi Forest in Esthar
- Galbadia Garden, during the Battle of the Gardens
Vital Statistics
Like nearly every enemy in Final Fantasy VIII, this enemy’s level rises with your party’s average level, and its rewards change across three level brackets. Check out the Character and Enemy Leveling page for the full explanation of how enemy levels work.
| Level brackets | Low 1–19 Mid 20–29 High 30–100 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP by level | Lv 1: 210 | Lv 10: 350 | Lv 20: 600 | Lv 30: 950 | Lv 100: 6,200 |
| HP formula | 0.5x² + 10x + 200 (x = enemy level) | ||||
| AP | 2 | ||||
| Triple Triad Card | ![]() | ||||
| Rarely turns into Sphinxara | |||||
Elemental Affinities
| Element | Effect |
|---|---|
| Normal | |
| Normal | |
| Immune (no damage) | |
| Normal | |
| Normal | |
| Normal | |
| Normal | |
| Weak (bonus damage) |
Status Vulnerabilities
Percentages are the base chance for the status to land before level and junction modifiers; the higher the number, the easier it is to inflict.
| Status | Works? |
|---|---|
| 60% | |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| 40% | |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| 80% | |
| 90% | |
| Immune | |
| Doom | 80% |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| Immune | |
| Degenerator | 80% |
| Vit 0 (Meltdown) | 100% |
| The End | Works |
Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level
| Low (1–19) | Mid (20–29) | High (30–100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | |||
| Mug | |||
| Drop | |||
| Drop (with | |||
| Devour | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured |
Attacks
Strategy
Thunder heals it and
Holy hurts it most. Keep HP up for its dying
Thundaga.
