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M A G A Z I N E   I T E M S
These items are provide gaming information in terms
         of acquiring new Limit Breaks, weapon upgrading along
         with mysterious scopes issues.
AmmoAttackBooks and MagazinesGroupJunkMedicineGuardian Force
This can be further broken down into the following groups - Weapon Monthly, Combat Issues, Pet Vol Issues and Occult Fans.

Explanation:
Name The name of the item
Function What the item does?
Getting It Methods on getting the item
' Find it at the location
' Defeat the enemy
' Must have Tonberry's Familiar Ability.

Weapon Monthly Magazine
There are a total of 7 issues. Each magazine provides you with information on weapons and the ingredients /materials that are required to upgrade the weapon. All the magazines can be obtained easily via purchase or questing except for the final issue - Weapon Monthly 1st Issue.

You can view the magazines via the Item Menu by selecting the item like using Potions. Upon viewing the pages of the magazine, you will automatically unlock the weapons and it will be available for upgrading. The upgrading information will be available at Junk Shops. You need to obtained the required materials and gain access to a Junk Shop for the upgrading.

Please note that it is not compulsory for you get this magazines in order for the upgrading information to appear on the Junk Shop. The data will also appear as long as you have the minimum ingredients for the upgrading. This explains why people are able to obtain the best weapon - Lion Heart in Disc 1 and Disc 2.

Name Getting It:
Weapon Monthly 1st Dream Sequence #5'. Esthar Book Shop'
Weapon Monthly March Elvoret'; Esthar Book Shop
Weapon Monthly April Squall's Desk after Graduation Party'; Esthar Book Shop
Weapon Monthly May Deling Sewers; before Rinoa met Edea'; Esthar Book Shop
Weapon Monthly June BGH521F2'; Esthar Book Shop
Weapon Monthly July Balamb Garden Training Center in Disc 3'; Esthar Book Shop
Weapon Monthly August Trabia Garden- gargoyle area '; Esthar Book Shop

Combat King Issues
These issues provide you with information about Zell's Limit Breaks. It also gives you some information on how the move is derived and the button combinations to execute the technique. Do not miss any one of them.

Name Getting it
Combat King 001 D-District Prison 1F - before rescue Squall ';Esthar Book Shop
Combat King 002 Fujin and Raijin [Disc 2] ';Esthar Book Shop
Combat King 003 Balamb Hotel. Zell's Love Quest'; Esthar Book Shop
Combat King 004 Esthar soldier at Airstation during Lunatic Pandora'; Esthar Book Shop'
Combat King 005 Inside Lunatic Pandora - Elevator 03*'; Esthar Book Shop'

* You must choose to trigger all the traps at Laguna's visit to the Centra Evacuation Site.

Pet Pals Issue
A Pet Pals Issue allows Rinoa to train Angelo with a new trick - thus gaining a new Combine technique for her Limit Breaks. You will automatically unlock them once you have viewed the magazine. But Angelo has not learn the trick yet.

Activates Rinoa's status screen. You will find a screen with a series of gauge indicators found next to every single Limit Break. The gauge builds up as you walk on the terrain. The gauge builds faster when you have encounter less random battles.

Name Getting it
Pet Pals Vol. 1 Zell - Trip to Timber'; Esthar Book Shop
Pet Pals Vol. 2 Rinoa's Room - after Mission Briefing for Trains'; Esthar Book Shop
Pet Pals Vol. 3 Timber Pet Shop
Pet Pals Vol. 4 Timber Pet Shop
Pet Pals Vol. 5 Esthar Book Store
Pet Pals Vol. 6 Esthar Book Store

Occult Fan Issue
Occult Fan Issues are used to provide you with hints on solving the UFO sighting incident, getting GF Doomtrain and a couple of mysterious items. These items are meant for collection purposes. They provides hints to people in get GF Doomtrain.

Name Getting it
Occult Fan I - World's Mysterious Magazine Scoop Issue Find at the Balamb Garden Library in Disc 1 before departing for Fire Cavern.
Occult Fan II - World's Mysterious Magazine Photo Issue Find at Card Master's place of Dollet in Disc 2. You need to defeat him once in order to access the room.
Occult Fan III - World's Mysterious Magazine Magic Issue After Balamb Garden has crashed into FH, make your way down the stairs. Move towards left and you will find Master Fisherman - Disc 2. Talk to him and say that the Garden is responsible for the Incident.
Occult Fan IV - World's Mysterious Magazine Report Issue After navigating Esthar in Disc 3 for a while, head back to Esthar Presidential meeting and you find an assistant complaining about Professor Odine and leaves the magazine there for you to collect.

Refinement Menu
There are no item refinement menus that allow you to get these items.
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