The Aftermath

Navigate The Aftermath in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. Learn about GF Alexander, Junctions, card games, and key locations like Edea's House.

After the scene, head to the bridge. Our next destination is Edea's House near where we fought the enemy Garden, but there are few odds and ends you should take care of first.

First, it's time to deal with our new GF, Alexander. Have it learn Med Data, Med LV Up, High Mag-RF, Elem-Defx4, Elem-Atk-J, and Boost, in that order, followed by the remaining abilities.

Set up your Junctions as follows:

• Strength (Squall, Zell/Irvine): Quezacotl, Ifrit, Cerberus, Alexander
• Defense (Quistis, Irvine/Zell): Brothers, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Tonberry
• Magic (Selphie, Rinoa): Shiva, Siren, Diablos, Pandemona

Refinement Moment #10
Assuming you won the Leviathan Card from Card Magician Joker (and if you didn't, go do so), Card Mod it into three Doc's Code Items. Use one to teach Alexander its Med Data ability which will save you some time learning its abilities (you don't need to unlearn anything, Alexander learns it naturally, just make sure to set the next ability to learn). If you're wondering whether it's worth giving up the Card, yes, it is, the Leviathan Card isn't all that great as a playing card.

In addition, you should also Card Mod the Chubby Chocobo Card, assuming you bothered to pick it up as part of the Queen of Cards Quest. It mods into 100x LuvLuv G, which increases a character's compatibility with all GF's by 20 points each. If you're using your physicals to win it's not that important, but for you GF spammers out there, this is a godsend.

As you can guess, now is the time for...

Zell Love Scene #9
Pay one last visit to the Library with Zell in your party.

Naturally, it's also time for...

Ultima Drawing Session #4
Another chance to snag Ultima in Shumi Village. If your main Draw-er is getting full, give Ultima spells to someone else to reduce the number they're carrying to 85 (the maximum Draw is 15 at a time) and open up space in their inventory.

In addition, the following activities are now available:

• Still in Balamb Garden, head to the Training Center and take the path going left to find Weapons Mon Jul.
• This is the final advancement point for the Novice SeeD Candidates, if you're doing their quest.
• At this point, you can complete the Zell Love Quest by visiting Balamb.
• Now that it's Disc 3, now is an excellent time to complete the Dollet Bone Quest, because now the rewards won't be complete trash.

Any previously-available quests are still available as well, if you haven't completed them yet.

Edea's House

Edea's House is located on the western tip of Centra Continent.

Go inside the house proper for a scene. Grab the Timber Maniacs issue lying on the ground near the doorway, then follow Cid for a scene. Afterwards you can challenge Edea to a game of cards. She holds the Edea Card, but be warned: she is an excellent card player, and the Centra rules are completely unfavorable to you, with Random, Plus, and Same (the three most troublesome rules). Try to at least spread Open or abolish Random or Plus before going for the card (you can win the card once the rules are changed to your liking--Edea isn't going anywhere). Cid also has the Seifer Card, should you not have gotten it on Disc 1 or 2, but he now uses Centra's rules, not Balamb's.

To continue, keep talking to Edea until she stops saying new lines, then attempt to leave for a scene.

Perfect Game Alert #11
Be sure to talk to Edea until you see Adel's name in yellow, which unlocks the Esthar (1) and Esthar (2) entries in Tutorial. Also talk to Cid until he stops giving new lines to receive the Time Compression and The Great Hyne tutorial entries.

You'll find yourself back in Balamb Garden's cockpit. Feel free to explore if you want (there's nothing new for you to do however), then head for the Infirmary. Talk to Kadowaki, then approach Rinoa for...wait, now?