Paratrooper

Scan Description

“Soldier assigned to Galbadia Garden. Specializes in sneak attacks. Much stronger than regular soldiers.”

Where to Find It

Aboard Balamb 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: 607	Lv 10: 705	Lv 20: 880	Lv 30: 1,125	Lv 100: 4,800	Lv 100: 100
HP formula	0.35x² + 7x + 600 (x = enemy level)
AP	3
Triple Triad Card	Cannot be turned into a card and drops no card

Elemental Affinities

Element	Effect
Fire	Normal
Ice	Normal
Thunder	Normal
Earth	Normal
Poison	Weak (bonus damage)
Wind	Normal
Water	Normal
Holy	Normal

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?
Death	100%
Poison	100%
Petrify	100%
Darkness	80%
Silence	100%
Berserk	100%
Zombie	100%
Sleep	100%
Slow	90%
Stop	50%
Doom	80%
Gradual Petrify	100%
Confuse	Immune
Drain	35%
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	Aero Water Esuna	Aero Water Esuna	Aero Water Esuna
Mug	Remedy x1	Remedy x1	Remedy x1
Drop	Potion x1 or Phoenix Down x1	Hi-Potion x1 or Phoenix Down x1	Hi-Potion x1 or Phoenix Down x1
Drop (with Rare Item)	Remedy x1	Remedy x1	Remedy x1
Devour	Cannot be devoured	Cannot be devoured	Cannot be devoured

Attacks

“Demi”: Shaves a quarter of the target’s current HP; painful but never lethal.
“Remedy”: Used on itself or allies to strip your status effects.

Strategy

Weak to Poison. Focus them down before their Remedies undo your status effects.