Dr . Odine Dr . Odine is a non - player character in " Final Fantasy VIII " . He is a scientist working for Esthar . He wears a ludicrously big collar and speaks with a smarmy , German - like accent . He will do anything for his research , often demonstrating a lack of moral empathy for the ramifications of his inventions . As a result he has provided scientific knowledge for both sides of the conflict . Story . Dr . Odine began his career as a monster researcher . Along the way , he discovered the beings known as Guardian Force s . With the cooperation of a sorceress , Dr . Odine became the first sorceress researcher , devising a mechanism that would enable ordinary human beings to use Para - Magic , a form of magic less powerful than Limit Breaks and sorceress power . Para - magic saw an extensive use in Balamb Garden , which combined it with the power of Guardian Forces . During the Sorceress War , he was hired by Sorceress Adel and eventually received information about Ellone and her abilities . When she was abducted , Odine was allowed to study her and he was also charged with the building and study of the Lunatic Pandora . When Laguna , Kiros , and Ward set out to rescue Ellone , they were able to convince Odine to help them trap Adel in a containment seal . It is unknown exactly what Odine did during the intervening years between the mutiny against Adel and Squall ' s arrival to Esthar , however , it can be presumed he had a hand in designing the city ' s camouflage grid and might be in part responsible for the experiments that created the Great Salt Lake . When Squall Leonhart and his companions arrive in Esthar City Edea Kramer , then one of Squall ' s companions , seeks Odine in regards to his expertise in sorceress power . Later on Odine is called for assistance in a plan to disrupt Sorceress Ultimecia ' s attempts to achieve time compression . Inventions . Odine Items . Odine has created items believed to hold a sorceress ' power at bay . One of these items is the Odine Bangle , which Rinoa acquires from her father , Fury Caraway . She attempts to use it on Sorceress Edea , but fails to put it on the sorceress and is almost sacrificed to a pair of Iguions as punishment . Junction Machine Ellone . Though it is never revealed how the machine works or what it looks like Odine claims that he has studied Ellone ' s brainwave patterns and successfully imitated it into a machine . Going by this , it can be assumed that the Junction Machine Ellone is a kind of mental Time travel ing device . This machine would later be improved upon in the future , when Ultimecia would use it to send her consciousness to the past to possess other sorceresses . Dr . Odine is proud that his machine is used in the future , even if it is for nefarious purposes . Junction system . The Junction system is a device that allows a person to replicate the powers of a sorceress via the storage and control of magical powers and Guardian Forces . The system itself is capable of storing 32 different forms of para - magic with a stock of 100 units of each form . The system acts as a type of filter , filtering out magic ( known as Drawing ) from a being or entity and storing it ready to be used or junctioned by the user . This allows the user to possess superhuman abilities such as increased speed and strength , as well as being able to use magic as a weapon . Various Junction systems are seen in wide use in the military . Gameplay . Triple Triad . Dr . Odine possesses a rare Triple Triad card of Ward Zabac . The card can be won from him in Esthar ' s Presidential Residence .