Slapper
Scan Description
“A member of Galbadia Garden’s demi-human ice-hockey club. Attacks with speed and team work.”
Where to Find It
- Galbadia 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: 44 | Lv 10: 240 | Lv 20: 590 | Lv 30: 1,080 | Lv 100: 8,430 |
| HP formula | 0.7x² + 14x + 30 (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 | Normal |
 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 | 70% |
 Poison | 80% |
 Petrify | 70% |
 Darkness | 80% |
 Silence | 80% |
 Berserk | 60% |
 Zombie | 70% |
 Sleep | 80% |
 Slow | 90% |
 Stop | 50% |
| Doom | 80% |
| Gradual Petrify | 70% |
 Confuse | 60% |
 Drain | 100% |
| 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 |  Blizzard | BlizzardBlizzaraWater | BlizzardBlizzaraBlizzagaWater |
| Mug |  Hi-Potion x2 | Hi-Potion x2 | Hi-Potion x2 |
| Drop | Hi-Potion x1 | Hi-Potion x1 | Hi-Potion x1 |
Drop (with  Rare Item) | Hi-Potion x1–2 | Hi-Potion x2 | Hi-Potion x1–2 |
| Devour | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured | Cannot be devoured |
Attacks
- “Formation M! Go!!!”: The team play: every surviving Slapper unloads Blizzara in sequence. The fewer left standing, the weaker the volley.
Strategy
Junction Ice to 
Elem-Def-J and their Blizzara volleys do nothing.