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Character Info

Squall:

Limit Break: Renzokuken
To use Squall's Renzokuken Limit Break, hit the trigger [R1] when you see the indicator at the bottom of the screen flash. You'll understand when you see it. When you hit the button at the right time, it registers as a hit. Also, sometimes a finishing move will be automatically executed after the normal part, which is random. This Limit Break can be very powerful if you raise Squall's Strength enough.

Finishing moves:

NAME	EFFECT	WEAPON
Rough Divide	Hits one enemy	Any
Fated Circle	Hits all enemies	Shear Trigger or stronger
Blasting Zone	Hits all enemies	Flame Saber or stronger
Lionheart	Hits one enemy many times	Lionheart

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Revolver	+0	255%	75	M-Stone Piece6 Screw2
Shear Trigger	+5	255%	150	Steel Pipe1 Screw4
Cutting Trigger	+12	255%	300	Mesmerize Blade1 Screw8
Flame Saber	+15	255%	450	Betrayal Sword1 Turtle Shell1 Screw*4
Twin Lance	+18	255%	600	Dino Bone1 Red Fang2 Screw*12
Punishment	+21	255%	750	Chef's Knife1 Star Fragment2 Turtle Shell1 Screw8
Lionheart	+31	255%	1500	Adamantine1 Dragon Fang4 Pulse Ammo*12

All of Squall's weapons will do a critical hit if you press the R1 button just as he hits the enemy.

Quistis:

Limit Break: Blue Magic
Quistis' Blue Magic abilities are the same as attacks used by certain enemies. In previous Final Fantasy games, Blue Magic spells were learned when the enemies used them against you; this time, however, you learn them by finding various items and using them. As with all FF games that have them, some of the Blue Magic spells are really useful and others are near worthless.

Blue Magic:

NAME	ITEM	EFFECT
Acid	Mystery Fluid	Various statuses on one enemy
Aqua Breath	Water Crystal	Water attack on all enemies
Bad Breath	Malboro Tentacle	Various statuses on all enemies
Degenerator	Black Hole	Kill one enemy*
Electrocute	Coral Fragment	Thunder damage on all enemies
Fire Breath	Inferno Fang	Fire damage on all enemies
Gatling Gun	Running Fire	Strong physical attack on one enemy
Homing Laser	Laser Cannon	Magic attack on one enemy
L? Death	Curse Spike	Kill enemies with certain levels
Laser Eye	none	Magic attack on one enemy
Mighty Guard	Barrier	Positive statuses on all allies
Micro Missiles	Missile	Damage based on enemy's current HP
Raybomb	Power Generator	Magic attack on all enemies
Shockwave Pulsar	Dark Matter	VERY strong attack on all enemies
Ultra Waves	Spider Web	Damages all enemies, may Berserk
White Wind	Whisper	Heals all allies**

* Degenerator always works, unless the enemy is immune to it. The only non-boss it doesn't work on are Tonberrys.
** White Wind heals by Quistis's [Max HP - Current HP]

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Chain Whip	+0	+0	75	M-Stone Piece2 Spider Web1
Slaying Tail	+3	+1	150	Magic Stone2 Sharp Spike1
Red Scorpion	+8	+2	300	Ochu Tentacle2 Dragon Skin2
Save the Queen	+13	+4	600	Malboro Tentacle2 Sharp Spike4 Energy Crystal*4

Zell

Limit Break: Duel
If you've played FF3, (6 in Japan) Zell's Duel attacks will probably remind you of Sabin's Blitzes. Both types of abilities are activated with specific button presses, though Zell's are probably a bit simpler. When you use this Limit Break, a window will appear on the bottom of the screen with a few of the moves you've learned. You can only use those moves, so quickly input the required buttons. After Zell executes the move, another window will appear. While the windows are onscreen, a timer will count down; when it runs out, no more Limit. Also, some moves are "finishers"; once you use them, the Duel will stop automatically. Those moves are marked with a "*" in the list. Learn to use Zell's moves effectively, and he can be quite a powerful character. Actually, the best way to use his Limit is probably to just use Punch Rush and Booya repeatedly, since you can do several of those per second... Zell starts with a few moves, and can learn more when you read Combat King magazines.

Duel moves:

NAME	BUTTONS	EFFECT
Punch Rush	O-X	Damage one enemy
Booya	R-L	Damage one enemy
Heel Drop	U-D	Damage one enemy
Mach Kick	L-L-O	Damage one enemy
Dolphin Blow	L1-R1-L1-R1	Damage one enemy
Meteor Strike	D-O-U-O	Damage based on target's current HP
Burning Rave*	D-D-D-D-O	Damage all enemies
Meteor Barret*	U-X-D-T-O	Damage one enemy
Different Beat*	T-S-X-O-U	Damage one enemy
My Final Heaven*	U-R-D-L-T	Damage all enemies

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Metal Knuckle	+0	+0	75	Fish Fin1 M-Stone Piece4
Maverick	+4	+1	150	Dragon Fin1 Spider Web1
Gauntlet	+11	+3	300	Dragon Skin1 Fury Fragment1
Ehrgeiz	+18	+5	600	Adamantine1 Dragon Skin4 Fury Fragment*1

Selphie

Limit Break: Slot
Selphie's Limit is a bit unusual. When you use it, the name of a spell and a number appear. The number indicates how many times that spell will be cast. If you don't like the result, choose "Do over" to get another one. Be warned, the battle will continue on while you're selecting slots... Most of the Slots are normal spells, but there are a few special ones. These ones are never cast multiple times, and will appear on Selphie's limit list in her status screen after you use them once.

Special Slots: Full Cure - Restores HP and status to all allies
Wall - Casts Protect and Shell on all allies
Rapture - Kill one enemy. Doesn't work on bosses.
The End - Kill all enemies. Even works on bosses.
Percent* - Drops enemies' HP to critical levels.
Catastrophe* - Heavy damage on all enemies.

*Percent and Catastrophe cannot be obtained normally. You need GameShark codes to use them.

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Flail	+0	+0	75	M-Stone Piece2 Bomb Fragment1
Morning Star	+3	+1	150	Steel Orb2 Sharp Spike2
Crescent Wish	+8	+2	300	Inferno Fang1 Life Ring1 Sharp Spike*4
Strange Vision	+13	255%	600	Adamantine1 Star Fragment3 Curse Spike*2

Rinoa

Limit Break: Combine
Rinoa is the only character with two different Limit Breaks. The first Limit Break involves her calling on her dog, Angelo, (you can change his name) for help. The second is Angel Wing, which puts her in a special status. See below for more details on each.

Angelo abilities:

Angelo starts with the Angelo Rush and Angelo Cannon abilities. His other abilities are obtained by reading the various Pet Pals magazines. After reading the magazine, go to Rinoa's status screen and look at her Limit Breaks. Choose the ability you want to learn, then walk around with Rinoa in your party. After a while, you'll hear a noise; this indicates that you've learned the ability.

Angelo's abilities are of two types. The first type are the actual Limit Breaks. When Rinoa gets a Limit Break in battle, select "Angelo" from the list and one of the Angelo abilities you have will be chosen at random, then used. The abilities used this way are Angelo Strike, Angelo Cannon, Invincible Moon, and Wishing Star.

The second type of Angelo abilities are used randomly during a battle. These abilities are Angelo Rush, Angelo Recover, Angelo Reverse, and Angelo Search. Angelo Rush is only used when Rinoa is attacked; Angelo Recover can be used anytime when a character is in critical condition; Angelo Reverse can be used anytime a character is knocked out; and Angelo Search can be used any time whatsoever.

The effects of the Angelo abilities are:

Angelo Cannon - Attacks all enemies
Angelo Strike - Attacks one enemy
Invincible Moon - Makes all allies temporalily invincible
Wishing Star - Repeatedly attacks all enemies
Angelo Rush - Attacks enemy when Rinoa is hit
Angelo Recover - Heals a character in critical condition
Angelo Reverse - Revives a dead character
Angelo Search - Looks for items during a battle

Angel Wing:

Rinoa's Angel Wing Limit Break can only be used after a certain point in the story. This Limit Break puts her in a special status similar to Berserk; Rinoa is uncontrollable, and will only cast spells. However, the effects of the spells are greatly increased. From what I've heard, Rinoa can only cast spells in her stock, but she doesn't actually use up the spells. I haven't used this much.

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Pinwheel	+0	+0	75	M-Stone Piece*3
Valkyrie	+3	+2	150	Shear Feather1 Magic Stone1
Rising Sun	+7	+4	300	Saw Blade1 Screw8
Cardinal	+13	+5	600	Cockatrice Pinion1 Mesmerize Blade1 Sharp Spike*1
Shooting Star	+17	+8	750	Windmill2 Regen Ring1 Force Armlet1 Energy Crystal2

Irvine

Limit Break: Shot
Irvine's Limit Break allows him to shoot special kinds of ammo. This is what Ifrit's Ammo-RF ability is used for. When you activate this Limit, first choose a type of ammo, then a time meter and an ammo indicator will appear at the bottom of the screen. Their functions should be fairly obvious; the time meter gets shorter and shorter, and when it runs out, you can't shoot anymore. The ammo indicator indicates how much of the specified ammo you have left; if it runs out, you can't shoot. Hit the R1 button to shoot. If an enemy takes 0 damage from a shot, it's dead, so don't bother shooting it anymore.

Shot:

NAME	AMMO	EFFECT
Normal Shot	Normal	Physical attack on one enemy
Scatter Shot	Shotgun	Physical attack on all enemies
Dark Shot	Dark	Status ailments on one enemy
Flame Shot	Fire	Fire attack on all enemies
Canister Shot	Demolition	Strong attack on one enemy
Quick Shot	Fast	Weak, but very fast, attack on one enemy
Armor Shot	AP	Defense-ignoring attack on one enemy
Hyper Shot	Pulse	Powerful attack on one enemy

Weapons:

NAME	POWER	HIT%	COST	ITEMS
Valiant	+0	+0	75	Steel Pipe1 Screw4
Ulysses	+3	+3	150	Steel Pipe1 Bomb Fragment1 Screw*2
Bismarck	+8	+5	300	Steel Pipe2 Dynamo Stone4 Screw*8
Exeter	+13	+10	600	Dino Bone2 Moon Stone1 Star Fragment2 Screw18

Other characters: For all other characters, the Limit Breaks are used in exactly the same
way. They only have one Limit Break. They all only have one weapon as well.

Seifer

Limit Break: Fire Cross
No Mercy - Hits all enemies

Weapon: Hyperion

Laguna

Limit Break: Limit
Desperado - Hits all enemies

Weapon: Machine Gun

Ward

Limit Break: Limit
Massive Anchor - Hits all enemies

Weapon: Harpoon

Kiros

Limit Break: Limit
Blood Pain - Repeatedly hits one enemy

Weapon: Katal

Edea

Limit Break: Sorcery
Ice Strike - Hits one enemy

Weapon: None