Raijin ( Final Fantasy VIII ) Raijin is a character from " Final Fantasy VIII " . He plays the role of Seifer ' s lackey and is fought against as a boss . He , Fujin , and their leader Seifer , make up the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee . Profile . Appearance . Raijin is a muscular , dark - skinned 18 year - old with short black hair and dark brown eyes . He wears a blue vest and long , baggy black pants tied with a red belt and black boots . He has white bands around his forearms and wears a large yellow beaded necklace . In " Kingdom Hearts II " , Raijin wears a modern outfit as opposed to his primary outfit in the original and appears similar to a hip hopper . He wears an orange tank top with black designs on his shoulders , black trousers with two red linings and a number 8 embedded at the left side and yellow and white sneakers with black soles . He also wears blue bands with white outlines and wears a chain necklace with a lightning pendant rather than his yellow beaded necklace . Personality . Fujin tends to kick him when he talks out of line or does something stupid , which is often . He also seems to have a fondness for insects , as he has checked out several books on insects from the Balamb Garden library . He tends to add " ya know ? " to the end of his sentences . Story . Not much is known of Raijin ' s past . He was enrolled at Balamb Garden where he , Fujin and Seifer Almasy met and formed the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee . Rarely seen apart , the three usually bully their fellow students through punishment and detention . Their friendship is such that , when Seifer breaks out of the disciplinary room and goes rogue , Fujin and Raijin embark to find him despite the Garden already sending Quistis to do just that . Headmaster Cid gives Fujin and Raijin instructions to deliver new orders for Squall ' s party to Galbadia Garden ' s Headmaster . At Galbadia Garden , they do as they were asked and run across Squall Leonhart who informs the pair that Seifer has been executed for actions against the Galbadian president , but the two don ' t believe Seifer would go down so easily . The two are next seen back in Balamb Garden and help Squall evacuate the students because of the missile threat . After that , the pair go missing and it is unknown when exactly they reunite with Seifer but , as Seifer has become Sorceress Edea ' s Knight , Fujin and Raijin became generals of the Galbadia n army to support him . Assisting in the search for Ellone the two encounter Squall again in Balamb Town during a Galbadian - induced lock - down whereupon Squall defeats them , but lets them leave peacefully . Fujin and Raijin are once again encountered in Galbadia Garden during the Battle of the Gardens , but choose not to fight Squall and his friends . Some time afterward , after Sorceress Edea ' s defeat , the two once again assist Seifer as he embarks on resurrecting the Lunatic Pandora . However , even as they do , the two begin to admit that Seifer is no longer the friend they once knew , and when Squall once again arrives to stop the three , they allow Squall to confront Seifer where Fujin makes an emotional plea for him to stop what he is doing . In response , Seifer claims it is too late to go back , and wishes them a good life , before he fights Squall one last time . After Squall and his party go into the future to defeat Ultimecia , Fujin and Raijin are seen fishing together with Seifer ; having returned to being the friend they remember him being . Raijin is the only one who catches a fish , angering Seifer , who has caught nothing . Fujin , however , boots Raijin into the sea , which makes Seifer laugh . Gameplay . Boss . Raijin is fought three times . The first and second battle , however , use the same stats , albeit he uses only one attack in the first battle , he attacks with a battle staff . Other appearances . Raijin has appeared in the following games throughout the " Final Fantasy " series : Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Raijin has made guest appearances in the following non - " Final Fantasy " games :