Fire Cross Fire Cross is Seifer Almasy ' s Limit Break set in " Final Fantasy VIII " . Whereas the player is only able to use one skill , No Mercy , Seifer uses his other skills in the boss battles against him . Uniquely , Seifer is the only playable character who can execute his Limit Break below 84 % of his max HP , whereas the others need to be in HP Critical health . Seifer begins his Limit Break by casting a fire spell ( single / multiple enemies , depending on the skill ) and then attacking the stunned foe with a sword technique . This reflects back to the game ' s opening movie where Seifer casts a fire spell against Squall before delivering the scarring slice . The fire spell is only an animation and isn ' t actually an elemental attack , nor does it expend any spells from Seifer ' s magic stock while he is a controllable character . " Final Fantasy VIII ' s " in - game information section tells that Seifer attacks with Fire Cross using chi . List of Fire Cross Abilities . No Mercy . No Mercy , is the only skill the player can use . Seifer casts a fire spell onto all enemies , spins his gunblade around and starts focusing energy into it , and , in an upward slash - motion , launches circular blades of energy at his foe . The blasts fly through the enemies and continue towards the sky , dealing exploding damage on the foes . His Limit Break ' s strength is unaffected by the Crisis Level and is treated like a regular physical attack with the attack power of 80 . Demon Slice . Demon Slice is used during the boss battle against the lone Seifer in Galbadia Garden before the end of disc 2 . When at low HP , Seifer starts his skill by casting a fire spell on one enemy ( most notably Squall in the boss battle ) , takes on a stance and starts spinning , forming a whirlwind around himself . His gunblade works like a circular saw ' s blade as he twirls with a distinctive speed . He approaches the enemy as a tempest , slicing the target multiple times , finally lifting his enemy up in the air and delivering a blow that sends the foe head - first down to the ground . Bloodfest . Bloodfest is used in the last battle against Seifer in the Lunatic Pandora before the end of disc 3 . He will use it when at low HP . In the beginning of the skill , Seifer attacks all of his enemies with fire spells , jumps high in the air and swings his gunblade twice , vertically and horizontally , forming a fiery cross on the ground beneath his adversaries ' feet . The cross explodes , a hole opens up in the ground and the enemies fall into it . They keep falling through an underworld - like space before suddenly falling back to the ground , heavily damaged . Zantetsuken Reverse . Zantetsuken Reverse is not an official Limit Break from Seifer ' s Fire Cross skill . The same battle in which Seifer uses Bloodfest features Seifer slicing Odin in half . If the player party has acquired Odin before entering the final Lunatic Pandora event , he will appear to confront Seifer . Odin unleashes Zantetsuken , but Seifer manages to reverse the blow by pointing his gunblade at the approaching Odin who is cut in half . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Seifer ' s special attacks appear in " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Seifer uses his Fire Cross skills in " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . One of Seifer ' s cards is able to use No Mercy . For a cost of three Thunder CP , Dulling Seifer and discarding another Seifer card , No Mercy Breaks all Forwards with a cost of 2 or less .