Final Fantasy VIII
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Gesper

Gesper malfunctioning at the Centra Excavation Site

Where to Find It

  • Centra Excavation Site (Laguna’s dream)
  • Lunatic Pandora Laboratory (Laguna’s dream)

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: 525Lv 10: 750Lv 20: 1,460Lv 30: 2,300Lv 100: 14,900
HP formula1.2x² + 24x + 500 (x = enemy level)
AP2
Triple Triad CardGesper Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Iguion

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonWeak (bonus 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 IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop50%
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuse60%
Drain Status IconDrain100%
Degenerator80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconShell
Green Magick IconProtect		Green Magick IconShell
Green Magick IconProtect
Green Magick IconFloat		Green Magick IconShell
Green Magick IconProtect
Green Magick IconConfuse
Green Magick IconFloat
MugMiscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x1Miscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x2Miscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x2
DropMiscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x4Miscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x2Miscellaneous Item IconBlack Hole x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Recovery Item IconRemedy x1Recovery Item IconRemedy x2Recovery Item IconRemedy x2–4
DevourRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HP

Attacks

  • “Degenerator”: Removes one combatant from existence, no damage numbers involved. Its most dangerous move by far, and it may aim it at its own side.

Strategy

Poison Status IconPoison deals double damage. Kill it before Degenerator comes up.