Ragnarok ( Final Fantasy VIII ) The primary airship of " Final Fantasy VIII " , the " Super - High - Mobility - Flying - Ship " Ragnarok , is the fastest vehicle controllable by the party . It is capable of autopilot flight , as the player can choose a location from the largest map view while on the world map and the ship will fly there . The " Ragnarok " contains two save points and three draw point s , and during endgame the Card Club group will be available to challenge onboard if the player completed the CC sidequest earlier . Finding the " Ragnarok " in the Steam version earns the achievement Ragnarok . Story . The Sorceress War . One of three known models of similar design , the " Ragnarok " was created by Esthar and used during the Sorceress War as its flagship . Seventeen years ago the ship , along with its two counterparts , was commissioned to move Adel ' s Tomb to outer space where Sorceress Adel could be watched over in stasis . It is unknown what happened between then and its rediscovery in space , nor is it known what happened to its two counterparts , but when Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly happen upon it , " Ragnarok " has been infested by monsters known as Propagators . It can be assumed the crew were killed , as there are notes left behind regarding these beasts , hinting at a history of " Propagator Infection " . Rediscovery . Floating in space , the " Ragnarok ' s " trajectory happens upon the entwined couple of Squall and Rinoa who had become stranded in space due to the Lunar Base ' s destruction . The teenagers board the craft through the top airlock and find the ship overrun with Propagators . They must defeat the Propagators of matching colors ( yellow , purple , green and red ) to kill them — if they kill the wrong colored Propagator , the Propagators will re - spawn throughout the ship . Squall and Rinoa clear the ship of the monsters and enter the control cabin . They establish communications with Esthar Airbase in lieu of the radio interference lifting , and , with the Airbase ' s help , pilot the ship back to the planet . The ship becomes the property of Squall ' s group and is instrumental in Rinoa ' s rescue from the Sorceress Memorial and in penetrating Lunatic Pandora ' s defenses . " Ragnarok " mysteriously survives time compression , appearing ready to fly in the Kashkabald Desert with the members of the Card Club inside if Squall challenged their ranks earlier . It is unknown what happens to the " Ragnarok " after the party defeats Ultimecia and the time compression spell breaks , reverting the timeline to normal , as the party returns to the Balamb Garden . The cockpit is the airship ' s control center located directly above the passenger room . It contains four crew positions : the pilot , co - pilot , comms station and the navigation systems . It is accessed via a lift from the passenger room . Accessed from the top deck directly below the control cabin , the passenger room can seat eight people and features a transparent canopy . The passenger room has a yellow Propagator . Squall and Rinoa can also find a note left by the ship ' s crew telling how to get rid of the Propagators . The elevator to the cockpit has a green Propagator guarding it . During endgame the player can find CC Joker here , who plays cards and operates a shop and a junk shop . He will appear even if the player didn ' t complete the CC quest . An access portal through the " roof " of the vehicle for space travel . It is presumably accessed through a decompression chamber ; one must wear a spacesuit before attempting to decompress and open the portal when in space . There is a yellow Propagator in the area and a save point where Squall and Rinoa first board the " Ragnarok " . Quistis can be challenged at a card game here during endgame if she is in Squall ' s party . The aisle spans the top deck leading between the lift to the control cabin , over the hangar , and into the airlock chamber . The hangar is the largest room shown in the " Ragnarok " . It houses a platform fixed into the floor that may be lowered for the cargo to be boarded . The top deck aisle travels over the hangar deck to the airlock chamber near the rear of the ship . A purple Propagator is fought at the bottom level of this room . The CC Diamond can be challenged here during endgame . The bottom level of the hangar leads to a room with a save point , a draw point and a green Propagator . CC Spade can be played here during endgame . The upper level of the hangar leads to the airlock chamber and the door to the passenger room is initially closed from this side . There is a red Propagator in this area . CC Club can be played here during endgame . The big door at the bottom of the hangar leads to an area with a red Propagator . There is a hidden draw point at the back of the room . CC Jack can be played here during endgame . The boarding ramp is the main access way for the ship ' s crew onto the vessel . It has a purple Propagator . During endgame Xu can be challenged here . Stats . To perform its agile maneuvers , the " Ragnarok ' s " fuselage is equipped with an array of jet propulsion nozzles . Sudden acceleration and turns are facilitated by eruptions in the large output mechanism of the rear fuselage , while the finer adjustments of direction and altitude control are moderated via the upper fuselage . A full crew includes the four positions of ship master , pilot , co - pilot ( doubles as radio operator ) , and gunner , though it is possible to transport up to ten additional personnel . Via coordination of data input with the Esthar Airbase , fully automated navigation is possible . " Ragnarok " bears weapons and Squall ' s group uses them to penetrate Lunatic Pandora ' s shields . Shop . During endgame , even if the player didn ' t complete the Card Club side quest , CC Joker will be onboard " Ragnarok " to sell items and offer weapon remodeling . Quests . Propagators . When Squall and Rinoa first board the starship it is infested with Propagators . There is one in every area . They are visible on the screen and coming to contact with one initiates a fixed encounter . The player can run from the Propagators to avoid a battle , but must defeat them to proceed in the story . The Propagators must be defeated in pairs ; once the player has killed one , they must kill another one of the same color or the original one they killed will be revived . From where the player starts they should head downstairs , and defeat the purple Propagator at the lower level of the hangar . The player can then head up and through the large door , and evade the red Propagator by running through the door on the left . This area is the boarding ramp where the player finds the second purple Propagator , and defeating it will defeat the purples for good . The player can then head back right and defeat the red Propagator they evaded the first time , then go back left and left once more , evade the green Propagator by the elevator , and go south to beat the second red Propagator . After dealing with the purples and the reds , the player can go back up to the green Propagator they ignored and beat it , then go south , down the stairs , and through the small door on the upper right to find the second green Propagator . This area also has a save point and a draw point . With only the yellow ones left , the player can find the first one by exiting the screen and going upstairs and then going south to the airlock where Squall and Rinoa first boarded the airship . The last one is found by going north twice and to the upper left , to the passengers ' room . After the Propagators are defeated the player can use the elevator in the middle , where a green Propagator used to stand , to reach the cockpit . Triple Triad . The player can win Squall ' s card from Laguna when he is onboard the " Ragnarok " , if the player didn ' t already win the card earlier . If the player challenges Laguna within the " Ragnarok " he will use Esthar region ' s rules . If the player salvages the ship from Kashkabald Desert during time compression and has completed the Card Club quest , the CC members will appear onboard " Ragnarok " . They will hold every rare card the player doesn ' t currently have in their card inventory ( apart from PuPu ) , in addition to the card levels they normally play . The player can modify their rare cards for items and then win them back from the CC group . Finding " Ragnarok " during time compression . During endgame , " Ragnarok " is found on Kashkabald Desert in Centra , but to get there the player must ride a chocobo . Using the portals outside Ultimecia Castle the player can get onto the world map and get a chocobo from the Forest of Solitude north of Centra Ruins , then run it across the continent to Kashkabald Desert . The player can also get a chocobo from the Chocobo Sanctuary in Grandidi Forest in Esthar region and ride it along the coast to Centra . As a vehicle . The " Ragnarok " becomes the party ' s airship after Squall and Rinoa have returned to the planet with it . Unlike the airships in many previous " Final Fantasy " games , " Ragnarok " can land on mountaintops and on snow and forest s . It can land on several locations directly : Fishermans Horizon , Esthar City and Deep Sea Research Center . The autopilot can be used in the largest map view while flying on the world map . The controls are the same as for mobile Balamb Garden : to go forward , to go back , to land and to go inside the cockpit . Directional buttons are used to steer and control altitude . " Ragnarok " is piloted by Selphie whenever she isn ' t in the player party . If Selphie is unavailable , " Ragnarok " is piloted by Zell , and if both are in the player party , Quistis takes the reins . Creation and development . There is a dummied piece of dialogue in the scene where Squall and Rinoa were onboard the " Ragnarok " where Rinoa tried to dissuade an assumed jealousy in Squall for her having dated Seifer in the past . When Squall did not catch on , Rinoa commented that Squall does not care about other people ' s pasts . Event planner Hiroki Chiba made the event where Squall and Rinoa are inside the " Ragnarok " when " Eyes on Me " plays . Chiba had to adjust it frame by frame so that everything would be in sync with the song . Other appearances . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . A " Ragnarok " - themed laser cannon appears as part of Laguna Loire ' s artillery . His EX Burst , Ultimate Ragnarok Cannon , fires a laser blast from the cannon , using his other weapons as a focus to charge up energy . Laguna ' s best exclusive weapon is the Ragnarok Pistol , another allusion to the " Ragnarok " airship . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The " Ragnarok " appears as both a regular Record and an event setting . Within the Classic Dungeons , the player must complete all series Records through Great Salt Lake ( VIII ) . It is also the final regular setting for the Broken Chains Challenge Event . Musical themes . When the " Ragnarok " is first boarded and the player must clear out the ship ' s " current tenants " , the " Residents " plays . During the scene with Squall and Rinoa in the cockpit " Eyes on Me " , the game ' s theme song , plays . " Ride On " plays when flying " Ragnarok " across the map . The tune is vaguely reminiscent of " Spreading Grand Wings " , the music played while riding a wind drake in " Final Fantasy V " , to which the ship itself bears a slight resemblance ( it also shares similarities with the airship theme of the same game ) . " Ride On " is the airship theme to " Ragnarok " and is played whenever the player launches the airship on the world map and will continue to play as the player explores its interior . Composed by Nobuo Uematsu , it is the second track on Disc 4 of the . An arrangement of " Ride On " appears in " " as the theme that accompanies the final credits . The theme also appears in its original form in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " as downloadable content . An 8 - bit arranged version is included on the " Final Fantasy VIII Chips " album . Merchandise . In the Japanese Guardian Force series of " Final Fantasy VIII " action figures , a piece of the " Ragnarok " is included with each figure . When all eight are collected , a full model figure of the ship can be assembled . In the English release the " Ragnarok " pieces were excluded . Etymology . In " Final Fantasy VIII " , " Ragnarok " is a pun on Laguna Loire ' s name , as the first three characters of his full name and that of the airship are the same in Japanese . The ship is called " Lagunamov " and " Lagunarock " in the Spanish and Italian versions respectively . The link is referred to even in the English translation when Laguna says , " I always wanted to ride that thing . Plus the name sounds so cool ! " The name can even be interpreted as " Laguna 6 " , because " roku " means " six " in Japanese , suggesting there may have been at least five other " Laguna " ships .