Centra Ruins The Centra Ruins is an optional location on the Centra continent in " Final Fantasy VIII " . It is dominated by an octahedral frame and is a remaining structure from the ancient Centra civilization . The ruins look ancient , but are riddled with technology . Throughout the structure there are blue and red wires , which power the apparatus inside the structure . However , some devices work as if controlled by magic . It is unknown what purpose the ruins once served . The ruins are the home of Tonberries as well as the Guardian Force Odin . The first level of the ruins has a statue , said to be of a sorceress and a knight , and a hidden draw point . This area also appears on Selphie ' s Sir Laguna ' s Page after the player visits the area ; it is the only section added to the Sir Laguna ' s Page where the player doesn ' t have to read a Timber Maniacs magazine to get it . This area is full of Tonberries , making a good area to fight in to get the Tonberry Guardian Force . After taking a lift up , the player comes to a screen with ladders leading up . The left one leads to the control room , and the ladder on the right allows access to a draw point . After taking a light up to the second level and climbing two flights of ladders , the player can find a room with a glowing blue sphere . Activating the mechanism erects stairs in the area below , allowing the player access deeper into the ruins . The statue after taking the stairs up from the ladders has only one eye when the player reaches the screen the first time . The player must take the eye out and leave the statue eyeless . Later , when returning with two eyes , putting both on the statue activates a mechanism that lets the player input a code that opens the door below , leading to Odin ' s chamber . Odin is found in the locked chamber within the ruins , ready to face his challengers . Odin will not attack , but if the player runs out of time during the battle Odin will slice the party with Zantetsuken . Location . The Centra Ruins , located within the destroyed continent of Centra , is near Mount Yorn to the south - east of the Centra Crater . Quests . Sir Laguna ' s Page . The Centra Ruins will appear on Selphie ' s Sir Laguna ' s Page page after the player visits the area . This is the only section added to page where the player doesn ' t read a Timber Maniacs magazine to unlock it . Completing the ruins within time limit . Upon entering the ruins , a timer begins . The party must find a series of red gemstones and place them in the eyes of statues to acquire the secret code to access the room where Odin is fought ; if they cannot do this before the timer ends , they must start over . The quest is easier with the Enc - None ability equipped ( learned by Diablos ) . Proceeding up into the ruins , there are two gargoyles ; one at the entrance leading to Odin , and one on top of the ruins . The entrance to Odin is locked and a five - digit code must be entered . The player must climb above to the second gargoyle and retrieve the code and two gems to be placed on the first gargoyle . The player then enters the code once the gems have been placed on the first gargoyle , and the entrance is opened . If the timer runs out before the party encounters Odin , it simply vanishes , and the player can no longer encounter Odin without exiting and returning to the Centra Ruins . Odin . Reaching Odin ' s room allows the party to challenge him . The timer keeps ticking by during the battle against Odin , so to get more time the player can exit after opening the door to Odin ' s chamber and the timer will begin from the start upon reentering the ruins . Odin will not attack , but will annihilate the party with Zantetsuken if they run out of time . Odin has many good spells to draw . Defeating Odin within the time limit recruits him as a pseudo - Guardian Force . He cannot be junctioned , but will appear randomly to vanquish random opponents . Tonberry King . The Tonberry King appears randomly once 18 to 24 Tonberries have been killed . A good area for this is the first area of the ruins as Tonberries are the only encounter there . A quick way to kill the Tonberries is to bring Irvine on critical health and use his Armor Shot to kill the Tonberry in one turn ; other Limit Breaks can also be used , but Irvine ' s is faster than most others ' , as Quistis ' s Degenerator has no effect on Tonberries . The player does not need to kill all Tonberries in one go ; they can exit the ruins to save or do other things to return later . Tonberries drop Chef ' s Knives that refine into AP Ammo . After enough Tonberries have been killed the King steps in to battle the party . Players may want to face Tonberry King once the party is on average above Lv30 to be able to draw the valuable Full - Life from him . Defeating Tonberry King earns the player Tonberry as a Guardian Force . Musical themes . The Centra Ruins ' theme is " Find Your Way " , the standard dungeon music shared by other locations in the game .