Doom (Final Fantasy VIII)

Doom is a command ability in Final Fantasy VIII used to inflict the status of the same name to a target; if successful, the enemy will die after a 16-second countdown expires.
It is also an enemy ability used by Griever and Sphinxara.
==Obtained==
Doom is learned by the GF Shiva for 60 AP after she reaches Level 10. Shiva is the starter GF available since the beginning.
If the player removes Doom with Amnesia Greens, there is no way to get it back.
==Mechanics==
Doom attempts to place a countdown onto a target, which will be killed after the timer expires after 16 seconds on default Battle Speed setting. The afflicted has red numbers above their head. Doom will never work on undead enemies or bosses, and various other enemies may also be immune or highly resistant. Enemies' resistance to Doom is a separate stat from their resistance to instant Death.
If the character with Doom command gets confused, they will never use Doom in this state.
==Use==
Doom is not particularly useful, as using Death would be the superior instant death method, especially when junctioned to ST-ATK-J. The player may simply kill targets faster than the Doom counter expires, as well. Doom could be available early on, however, if the player were to level up Shiva and then gain 60 AP. The player could then potentially use it to fell a T-Rexaur, though it has high resistance to it.
Category:Command abilities in Final Fantasy VIII