Ultimecia (boss)

Ultimecia is one of the final bosses in Final Fantasy VIII. Fought in her castle in the future, this battle will start with three random party members selected to fight her.
==Stats==
== Battle ==
Ultimecia will randomly select three characters to battle, and if any character is KOed and left alone for too long, she will absorb the character into time, permanently removing them from the battlefield and replacing them with a new character.
Ultimecia possesses a wide range of spells that can inflict various status effects, such as Maelstrom which reduces the party's HP by 66% and inflicts the Curse status. She can cast Double on herself. If a Guardian Force is summoned into battle, she will eliminate it immediately.
If the player uses a cheating device to invoke permanent invincibility on the party, Ultimecia will cast dispel on the party which can negate the cheat.
After defeating her first form, Ultimecia will summon Griever into battle.
=== Strategy ===
The player can junction the three characters they wish to use in battle with all the Guardian Forces and magic they will need, rather than junctioning all six. That way, Ultimecia can eliminate the unjunctioned characters without loss and bring in the prepared party. Alternatively, one can customize their GFs until all six characters can be equipped with the full range of desired abilities.
As Guardian Forces cannot be used, it is suggested the player use physical attacks, Limit Breaks, and Magic to defeat her. Darkside can be useful if the player does not reach the damage cap without it. The player may want to buff up the party with Haste, Protect, Shell, and Aura, as the effects will not expire when moving onto the next segment of the gauntlet.
== Gallery ==
Ultimecia uses Maelstrom from FFVIII Remastered.png|Maelstrom.
Ultimecia uses Stop from FFVIII Remastered.png|Stop.
Ultimecia uses Double from FFVIII Remastered.png|Double.
Ultimecia boss from FFVIII Remastered.png
FFVIII Absorbed Into Time.png|Absorbed into time...
== Related enemies ==
* Griever
* Ultimecia (Griever form)
* Ultimecia (Final form)
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Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy VIII