Final Fantasy VIII
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Righty

Righty, the giant right hand, ready to slap

Where to Find It

  • Alongside Vysage: the Great Salt Lake, Winhill Bluffs, and Shenand Hills

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: 1,821Lv 10: 2,100Lv 20: 2,600Lv 30: 3,300Lv 100: 13,800
HP formulax² + 20x + 1800 (x = enemy level)
AP3
Triple Triad CardVysage Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardDoes not work on this enemy; the card only appears as a post-battle drop

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
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 IconDeathImmune
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrain100%
DegeneratorImmune
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 IconShell
Green Magick IconProtect
MugMiscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x4GF Item IconRune Armlet x1
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x3–5
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x6 or GF Item IconRune Armlet x1Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x6 or GF Item IconRune Armlet x1GF Item IconRune Armlet x1–2
DevourCannot be devouredCannot be devouredCannot be devoured

Attacks

  • “Shake wildly”: The wind-up version: always a critical hit.

Strategy

Green Magick IconHoly deals double damage, and Green Magick IconBlind blanks its physical-only offense.