How to Obtain Doomtrain in Final Fantasy VIII

Last Updated: February 8, 2018

Doomtrain is a special and optional summon that only appears exclusively on Final Fantasy VIII. To get Doomtrain, you need to summon this particular GF, or Guardian Force, instead of acquiring it through battle or story-related progress. Learn more on how to acquire Doomtrain by proceed to part 1.

Part 1

Part 1 of 5:

Obtain the Solomon Ring

1
Go to Esthar. Once you get to disc 3 (where you gain access to the airship, Ragnarok), you'll need to make your way to Esthar using the airship.
2
Head for Tears' Point. You'll find it near the lower-right corner of the map. It's the same place you went to after leaving Edea with Zell.

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3
Enter Tears' point and walk down the long pathway. You need to get to the last area where there are square boxes of different colors (orange to blue) protruding from the ground.
4
Examine the area near the statue that's parallel to the path you walked on. You should find the Solomon Ring underneath it.

Part 2

Part 2 of 5:

Gathering Six Pieces of Steel Pipes

1
Board the Ragnarok and take it to Galbadia Garden. Do NOT enter Galbadia though; instead, head for the mountain regions that surround it.
2
Leave the airship and proceed to circle around the place. You may or may not get it the first time, but you’re looking for an enemy called the Wendigo.
3
Use the ability "Steal" on the Wendigo once it appears. It carries a lot of Steel Pipes. You may need to take on as little as 2 battles to as much as 5 battles, depending on your luck in getting Steel Pipes from them.
- Be careful with the Wendigos, especially if you’re a lazy level grinder; they're pretty strong.
4
Complete a set of 6 Steel Pipes, then go back to the airship.

Part 3

Part 3 of 5:

Gathering Six Malboro Tentacles

1
Take the airship back to Esthar. This time, head up the upper-right corner of the map.
2
Land the airship at Grandidi's Forest. This is where the Chocobo Forest is located. Head out the airship after landing.
3
Run around the area and wait for a Marlboro to pop up. They generally will be the only ones to drop Marlboro Tentacles, as the name implies.
4
Steal or loot the tentacles from the Malboros. It’s recommended that you try to steal from them just to be sure you get at least some Tentacles as they sometimes don't drop the item.
5
Head back to the airship once you've collected all 6 pieces of Malboro Tentacles.

Part 4

Part 4 of 5:

Creating 6 Pieces of Remedy+

1
Head to a town or garden. It doesn't matter which as long as there's a shop that sells remedies.
2
Purchase 60 pieces of Remedies from any general item store shop of your choice. Be sure to have some Gil as it will be pretty expensive to purchase 60 pieces.
3
Open up your menu and use Alexander's ability called "Med LV up." This will allow you to upgrade or refine health items, which, of course, includes Remedies.
4
Choose to create 6 pieces of Remedy+. You'll need 10 pieces of Remedy to be able to refine it into Remedy+.
- Once you have 6 pieces of remedy+, you're ready to summon Doomtrain.

Part 5

Part 5 of 5:

Summoning Doomtrain

1
Open your inventory one last time and navigate to your item menu.
2
Use the Solomon Ring. A message box will pop up in your menu.
3
Choose a name for Doomtrain, and you'll now be able to use it in battle as a GF.