Final Fantasy VIII
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Forbidden

Forbidden inside the Tomb of the Unknown King

Where to Find It

  • Tomb of the Unknown King
  • Centra Ruins
  • Grandidi Forest and the Nortes and Sollet Mountains in Esthar
  • Winter Island in Trabia

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: 221Lv 10: 1,400Lv 20: 2,900Lv 30: 4,600Lv 100: 22,100
HP formulax² + 120x + 100 (x = enemy level)
AP4
Triple Triad CardForbidden Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Red Giant

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonImmune (no damage)
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyWeak (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.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeath100%
Poison Status IconPoisonImmune
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarknessImmune
Silence Status IconSilenceImmune
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleep70%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop20%
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrainImmune
Degenerator80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndImmune

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconZombieGreen Magick IconZombie
Green Magick IconBlind
Green Magick IconStop		Green Magick IconZombie
Green Magick IconBlind
Green Magick IconStop
Green Magick IconDeath
MugMiscellaneous Item IconDead Spirit x1Miscellaneous Item IconDead Spirit x2Miscellaneous Item IconDead Spirit x3
DropMiscellaneous Item IconBetrayal Sword x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconDead Spirit x1Miscellaneous Item IconDead Spirit x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconZombie Powder x3Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconZombie Powder x5
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconZombie Powder x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x3 or GF Item IconForce Armlet x1
Devour6,25% of MAX HP lost & Zombie status to Devourer6,25% of MAX HP lost & Zombie status to Devourer6,25% of MAX HP lost & Zombie status to Devourer

Attacks

  • “Death”: Instant KO on one character.
  • “Blind, Stop, Sleep, and Silence”: A rotating menu of status magic.

Strategy

It is undead: a Recovery Item IconPhoenix Down kills it instantly, and Green Magick IconHoly or Green Magick IconFire hit very hard. Guard against Green Magick IconDeath.