Final Fantasy VIII
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Esthar Soldier (Cyborg)

Cyborg Esthar Soldier standing guard

Where to Find It

  • Esthar City and the Lunatic Pandora
  • Lunar Base events

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 bracketsLow 1–19
Mid 20–29
High 30–100
HP by levelLv 1: 163Lv 10: 345Lv 20: 670Lv 30: 1,125Lv 100: 7,950
AP1
Triple Triad CardCannot be turned into a card and drops no card

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderWeak (bonus damage)
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonImmune (no damage)
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyNormal

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.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeathImmune
Poison Status IconPoisonImmune
Petrify Status IconPetrify1%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence100%
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop20%
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify10%
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrainImmune
DegeneratorImmune
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconFire
Green Magick IconThunder
Green Magick IconBlizzard		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconThundara
Green Magick IconBlizzara		Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconBlizzaga
MugRecovery Item IconPhoenix Down x1Recovery Item IconPhoenix Down x1–2Recovery Item IconPhoenix Down x2
DropRecovery Item IconPotion x2 or Recovery Item IconPhoenix Down x1Recovery Item IconPotion x2 or Recovery Item IconPhoenix Down x1Recovery Item IconPotion x2 or Recovery Item IconHi-Potion x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Group Item IconTent x1 or Group Item IconCottage x1Group Item IconTent x1 or Group Item IconCottage x1Group Item IconTent x1 or Group Item IconCottage x1
DevourCannot be devouredCannot be devouredCannot be devoured

Attacks

  • “Death”: Instant KO on one character.

Strategy

Green Magick IconThunder deals double damage, and Poison Status IconPoison and most statuses fail. Guard against its Green Magick IconDeath cast.