Final Fantasy VIII Remastered - Weapons
The weapon lines of Final Fantasy VIII, which are per-character rather than shared: Squall upgrades through seven gunblades built at the Junk Shop with materials and Weapons Monthly magazines, and every other party member has a single fixed weapon family that also upgrades the same way.
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolver | Gunblade | Squall's starting gunblade and the baseline of the line, a revolver-cylinder blade with no elemental property. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Starting weapon, no materials required | Squall's starting equipment |
| Shear Trigger | Gunblade | The first upgrade, built at the Junk Shop from Steel Pipes, Screws and a Weapons Monthly issue. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Steel Pipe x2, Screw x4, Weapons Monthly 1st issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Cutting Trigger | Gunblade | The mid-game gunblade, built from Mesmerize Blades and other monster drops. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Mesmerize Blade x2, Screw x8, Weapons Monthly 3rd issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Flame Saber | Gunblade | A fire-aspected gunblade that trades a little raw power for an elemental edge, useful against ice and plant enemies and less useful against fire-resistant bosses. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: Fire Upgrade Path: Betrayal Sword, Turtle Shell, Screw x4, Weapons Monthly 4th issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Twin Lance | Gunblade | A twin-barrelled gunblade built from Dinosaur Bone and other late-game materials, one of the strongest non-elemental options in the line. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Dinosaur Bone, Star Fragment x2, Screw x12, Weapons Monthly 6th issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Punisher | Gunblade | A heavy gunblade built around rare monster materials, sitting just below the ultimate weapon in raw attack. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Chef's Knife, Star Fragment x2, Screw x12, Weapons Monthly 7th issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Lion Heart | Gunblade | Squall's ultimate gunblade, built from Adamantine, Dragon Fangs and a Pulse Ammo chain, and the weapon that unlocks the Lion Heart finish on his Renzokuken limit break. | Wielder: Squall Leonhart Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Adamantine, Dragon Fang x4, Pulse Ammo x12, Weapons Monthly 8th issue | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Zell's Knuckle Line | Fist Weapon | Zell fights with knuckles and gauntlets that upgrade from Metal Knuckle through Maverick, Gauntlet, Adamantine and Dragon Skin to the ultimate Ehrgeiz. | Wielder: Zell Dincht Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Metal Knuckle to Ehrgeiz | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Rinoa's Blaster Edge | Thrown Weapon | Rinoa's weapon is a bladed disc fired on a tether and reeled back, upgraded along a line that runs from Pinwheel through Valkyrie and Rising Sun to its final form. | Wielder: Rinoa Heartilly Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Pinwheel to the final Blaster Edge | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Quistis's Whip Line | Whip | Quistis fights with whips upgraded from Chain Whip through Slavedriver and Red Scorpion to Save the Queen, a line built from Malboro Tentacles and other status-heavy monster drops. | Wielder: Quistis Trepe Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Chain Whip to Save the Queen | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Selphie's Nunchaku Line | Nunchaku | Selphie's nunchaku run from Flail through Morning Star and Crescent Wish to Strange Vision, built from blunt monster parts. | Wielder: Selphie Tilmitt Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Flail to Strange Vision | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Irvine's Rifle Line | Firearm | Irvine's rifles upgrade from Valiant through Ulysses and Exeter to Bismarck, and unlike melee weapons they hit at range from the back row without a damage penalty. | Wielder: Irvine Kinneas Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Valiant to Bismarck | Junk Shop weapon modification |
| Weapons Monthly Magazines | Upgrade System | The magazines scattered through the world that teach the Junk Shop how to build each weapon tier. | Wielder: All party members Attack Element: None Upgrade Path: Reading an issue unlocks the matching Junk Shop recipe | Found in towns, dungeons and shops across the world |
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