The Final Fantasy VIII Collaboration Event is a three-month-long celebration in Mobius Final Fantasy presented as a content crossover with Final Fantasy VIII. Events take characters from FFVIII -- notably Squall, Rinoa and Ultimecia -- and set them in a new adventure with the Mobius main characters.
The events stretch across multiple event regions, multiplayer campaigns in the Ring of Braves, batches of summoned Heroes and Abilities, new Jobs, and many extra rewards and gifts.
Story Event: The Sleeping Lion[]
| “ | A powerful spell has been cast over Palamecia from a far distant universe, warping the very fabric of time and space… | „ |
| ~ from the MFF Twitter feed |
Players are rewarded the Squall job and the Revolver weapon as soon as they enter the first region, so that they can play through the storyline as Squall. This, or the elite Squall Leonhart Ultimate Hero are required to play through the first chapter.
This storyline also makes extensive use of the Draw System for game enhancements, similar to the magic system in Final Fantasy VIII. The Draw System is also used in the later Ranked event, The Transient Sorceress.
| Original Event | 2nd appearance | Regions opened | Storyline | |
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Episode 1, Part 1 
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Aug 1, 2019 | Mar 27, 2020 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 1, Part 1 (Balamb Garden) | Pass the SeeD exam with your fellow cadets! |
Episode 1, Part 2 
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Aug 8, 2019 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 1, Part 2 | An unfamiliar warrior stands in the world reflected within the rune. | |
Episode 2, Part 1 
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Aug 15, 2019 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 2, Part 1 | Sever the fate that binds you to the evil sorceress once and for all. | |
Episode 2, Part 2 
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Sep 2, 2019 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 2, Part 2 | The dream they saw in the ephemeral Garden was a forgotten tale the SeeDs had lost... | |
Episode 3, Part 1 
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Sep 9, 2019 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 3, Part 1 | The SeeDs are sprouting against Ultimecia! | |
Episode 3, Part 2 
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Sep 16, 2019 | The Sleeping Lion, Episode 3, Part 2 | The conclusion. | |
Nov 15, 2019 |
end of service, June 30, 2020 | All regions closed |
Collaboration Event: August - October 2019[]
Squall is here in Palamecia, along with Galbadia Garden... and there's a lot of fighting to do!
Gifts[]
This event first occurred at the same time as the 3rd Anniversary Campaign, which gave a HUGE number of gifts, so FFVIII-related gifts were few.
On first login during the campaign, players are automatically awarded the Rinoa Companion Spirit.
Boosted Greater Summon, featuring Squall & Seifer!? []
These cards were added through the Boosted Greater Summon batch 1, Aug 1 - 15, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and appears as fully-enhanced ★4 card during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards are offered as normal ★3 cards summoned at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
As part of the 3rd Anniversary Campaign, each Summon would also include one Anniversary card, in a "box-type" offer.
There was also a small chance of gaining one of these new Jobs:
And a rare chance of collecting the new Supreme Card:
Scroll cards for these were available in the Item Exchange at ★3 Ability levels from August 1-22.
FFVIII G.F. Limited Greater Summon 1[]
Offered up as a special Limited Summon for four days, from Aug 15-19, 2018. These cards drop at about the same ratio as expected for a standard Greater Summons. Unlike the usual summons, these cards will NOT be offered again, except during special revival events.
Limited Greater Summon news page
Boosted Greater Summon, featuring Ultimecia!? []
These cards were added through the Boosted Greater Summon batch 2, Aug 16 - Sep 1, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and appears as fully-enhanced ★4 card during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards are offered as normal ★3 cards summoned at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
There is also a small chance of gaining one of these new Jobs:
And a rare chance of collecting the new EX Ability card:
Scroll cards for these were available in the Item Exchange at ★3 Ability levels from August 16-Sep 7.
FFVIII G.F. Limited Greater Summon 2[]
Offered up as a special Limited Summon for four days, from Aug 15-19, 2018. These cards drop at about the same ratio as expected for a standard Greater Summons. Unlike the usual summons, these cards will NOT be offered again, except during special revival events.
Limited Greater Summon news page
Multiplayer Event: Squall Leonhart challenge[]
Squall (Sicarius) has landed in the Ring of Braves, and is looking for a fight! Team up with your fellow players from Aug 1 - Sep 1, and take him out.
A Defeat Squall campaign is also running for the first two weeks. All players will gain valuable items if the community at large can defeat him up to 300,000 times.
Squall Leonhart Quests news page
Boosted Greater Summon, featuring Reisender[]
These cards were added through the Boosted Greater Summon batch 1, Sep 1 - 16, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and appears as fully-enhanced ★4 card during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards are offered as normal ★3 cards summoned at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
Besides an unrelated new EX Job card, this batch offered a rare chance of collecting the new Supreme Card:
Scroll cards for these were available in the Item Exchange at ★3 Ability levels from September 1-23.
Multiplayer Event: Ultimecia challenge[]
Ultimecia (Sicarius) has escaped to Ring of Braves. Stop her before she can wreak any more havok! Team up with your fellow players from Aug 1 - Sep 1, and defeat her for some great defensive skills.
A Defeat Ultimecia campaign is also running for the first two weeks. All players will gain valuable items if the community at large can defeat her up to 300,000 times.
Boosted Greater Summon, featuring Wahrsager[]
These cards were added through the Boosted Greater Summon batch 1, Sep 16 - Oct 1, 2019. Each of these cards has a high chance of dropping in the summon, and appears as fully-enhanced ★4 card during this time. After the conclusion of the event, these cards are offered as normal ★3 cards summoned at the normal rate. All of these should be purchasable in the Ability Shop in a few months.
Scroll cards for these were available in the Item Exchange at ★3 Ability levels from Sep 16 - Oct 8.
Ranked Event: The Transient Sorceress[]
The September Ranked Event, running from Sep 23 - Oct 1, features Ultimecia (Sicarius) as the main foe. This event will be using the Draw System from The Sleeping Lion event, so be sure to get through as much of the storyline as you can before this event hits!
Other info[]
Music Tracks[]
Various bits of music used around the game, from the original Final Fantasy VIII Soundtrack:
- Act 2 world music -- FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC
- Ring of Braves -- The Stage is Set
- Squall Multiplayer battle -- Don't be Afraid
- Ultimecia Multiplayer battle -- The Extreme