Ochu Tentacle Guide

Ochu Tentacle is a Miscellaneous item found in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (FF8, FFVIII) it is used in weapon crafting and refine recipes. Ochu Tentacle is typically obtained as a drop or steal from the Ochu enemy in Final Fantasy VIII. It can also be obtained in a few other ways, which are shown below.

The Ochu Tentacle is used as an upgrade material for Quistis’s Red Scorpion weapon. It can also be refined into various items and magic including; Blind Magic and the Eye Drop Item.

How to Find Ochu Tentacle in the Early Game

In order to obtain Ochu Tentacle as early as possible, you’ll need to use the Card Mod ability on the Ochu Card, which are relatively easy cards to obtain if you play plenty of card games.

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Weapons that Require Ochu Tentacle

WEAPON NAME:	CHARACTER:	MAGAZINE:	COMPONENTS:
Red Scorpion	Quistis	Weapons Mon June (can be purchased in the Esthar Book Store, can also be found in the Galbadia Missile Base after defeating BGH251F2.)	Ochu Tentacle x2 Dragon Skin x2

Weapons requiring the Ochu Tentacle material to create in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII)

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How to find Ochu Tentacle as a Drop

The Ochu Tentacle can be obtained as a drop from the Ochu enemy at all levels. You’ll find the locations of these enemies below:

Monster:	Location:	Map Area:
Ochu	Timber	Yaulny Canyon (forests) Obel Lake Forest
	Esthar	Grandidi Forest
	Island Closest to Heaven	–
	Trabia	Hawkwind Plains (forests)

A list of all locations and areas that contain the Ochu enemies in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII)

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How to Steal an Ochu Tentacle (Mug Ability)

Ochu Tentacle can also be obtained as a steal, using the Mug ability, against the Ochu enemy fought in the above-listed locations.

ENEMY	LEVELS	CHANCE TO MUG	ITEMS
Ochu	1-19	25%	Ochu Tentacle x2
	20-29	25%	Ochu Tentacle x4
	30+	25%	Ochu Tentacle x8

Chances to Mug the Ochu Tentacle item from enemies.

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Refine Formula Containing Ochu Tentacle

Ochu Tentacle is used in Refine abilities to create other items, it’s also possible to obtain Ochu Tentacle as a result of the Refine abilities.

Refine Formula’s Producing Ochu Tentacle

REFINE ABILITY:	ITEM REQUIRED:	RESULT:
Card Mod	Ochu Card x1	Ochu Tentacle x1

Refine Formula in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII) that produces the Ochu Tentacle material.

Refine Formula’s Requiring Ochu Tentacle

REFINE ABILITY:	ITEM REQUIRED:	RESULT:
ST Mag-RF	Ochu Tentacle x1	Blind Magic x30
ST Med-RF	Ochu Tentacle x1	Eye Drops x3

Refine Formula in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII) that requires the Ochu Tentacle material.

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