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Final Fantasy VIII Boss
Griever
Statistics HP (Level 1) HP (Level 65) 16,750 115,950 AP 0
Elemental affinities - - - - - Misses - -
Japanese	グリーヴァ
Romaji	Gurīva
Location	Ultimecia Castle (Master Room)
Scan	In Squall's mind, the strongest GF. Through Ultimecia's power, continues fighting without vanishing.
HP Formula	1550(Lv) + 15200
Mug	None
Common Drop	None
Rare Drop	None
Draw	Bio, Quake, Tornado
Card	None
Taste	None
Abilities	Absorbed into time..., Doom, Draw, Flare, Gravija, Pain, Shockwave Pulsar, Triple
Status Immunity	N/A
Other Information	Flying enemy

Griever is a boss in Final Fantasy VIII. It is battled in one of the phases of the final battle, summoned by Ultimecia as her Guardian Force. Squall also has a ring and a necklace called Griever, and his gunblade has an image of Griever carved on its blade.

Appearance

Griever resembles a giant, anthropomorphic lion-like creature with a pair of wings, crimson blade-like protrusions on his arms and horns on his head. His skin is deep purple with crimson patterns. He has white hair or fur on his head and parts of his body, and his wings are bat-like yet have white feathers instead of leathery membrane.

This character would later be used as a template for the design of the Ronso clan in Final Fantasy X.

Battle

Griever is fought during the second phase of the final boss battle, and later merges with Ultimecia in the third phase creating a hybrid. His main attack in his original form is Shockwave Pulsar, which is also one of the limit breaks that Quistis can learn.

The music that plays during the battle with Griever is titled "The Legendary Beast". The music that plays during the battle with the hybrid is titled "Maybe I'm a Lion".

Naming

Griever is his default name, as he will be called whatever the player named Squall's ring when he gives it to Rinoa, to reflect that he is part of Squall's mind.

Trivia

Squall's Griever emblem.

Ultimecia calls Griever the ultimate GF, though whether or not he is an actual GF is a matter of debate. Due to the unclear origin of some of the other GFs, and the fact that they can be drawn from other characters or monsters, it could be debated that Griever counts as a GF even though he is apparently drawn from Squall's subconscious mind. It should be noted that just because he is not usable by Squall and other playable characters does not mean that it's not a GF, as Selphie refers to an unknown GF she junctioned as a young girl before joining the player party.

Related enemies

• Ultimecia (First form)
• Ultimecia (Griever Form)
• Ultimecia (Final Boss) (Last form)