Esthar



"Esthar had been a political rival to Galbadia before the Sorceress War. When Galbadia won the Sorceress War, they would think that they have won the war and became a dominant nation in this world, but with OCS, Esthar kept themselves secret. Now Esthar's back from hell and is ready to take an extremely severe blow to their rival and put an end to this horrifying country once and for all. Are they sure about that?"

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Beginning of the End of Galbadia

Esthar is one of the main political powers in Final Fantasy VIII, and also the name of the nation's capital, Esthar City. Located on the large continent to the east of Galbadia, Esthar is Galbadia's major political rival and its territory spans the entire eastern continent. Esthar is technologically-advanced and is governed by a president. Esthar has, since the Sorceress War, been hidden from the world using a cloaking device, known as Optical Camouflage System, or OCS for short.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, they are first appeared in during the USRAC War even though they are the enemies to Galbadia.

After the USRAC War, it became a dominant nation in their world.