Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII/Shinra Soldiers

• Name: The enemy's name. Occasionally repeated if the same enemy has different parameters during seperate encounters.
• Location: The areas and missions the enemy inhabits. A ★ before the location indicates that the enemy appears as part of a boss-style fight that Zack cannot flee.
• Attributes: These are used to calculate damage and defense. For physical attacks, the aggressor's ATK checks against the defender's VIT; for magical assaults, attacker MAG is checked against defender SPR. While familiarty with how the game handles damage isn't necessary, the formulas help show how to give damage the biggest boost. The game uses three main formulas to calculate damage. One of these formulas is checked first, then the result is multiplied by the Materia Growth Coefficient. Work from left to right in the formulas, rounding down at any *.
  • ATK (or MAG 1): Used for physical attacks, limit breaks, and summons. For physical attacks and skills, use aggressor's ATK and defender's VIT; for limit breaks and summons, use aggressors's MAG and defender's SPR.
    • Coefficient A: (ATK x 1.25)*
    • Coefficient B: [(Aggressor's Level x2 + ATK) x 0.625]*
    • Stamina Coefficient: [(260 - VIT)/255]*
    • Damage: (Coefficient A x Coefficient B/4 + ATK)* x Base power of ability/16* x [Random number between 240-271]/256* Stamina Coefficient
  • MAG 2: Used for a vast majority of the game's magic attacks. Use aggressor's MAG and defender's SPR.
    • Spirit Coefficient: [(260 - SPR)/255]*
    • Damage: (Base power of spell + Aggressor's Level) x Base power of spell/24* x (MAG + 20) x (Random number between 240-271)/256* x Spirit Coefficient
  • MAG 3: Used to determine effects of healing spells
    • Random Coefficient: (Random number between 240-271)/256*
    • Healing: (Level + MAG) x (Base power of spell x 1.5)* x Random Coefficient
  • Materia Growth Coefficient: Upon finding the result of either ATK/MAG 1, MAG 2 or MAG 3, it's time to use the MGC to get the final damage/healing figure.Multiply the first result by the MGC to the actual total. Growth per level is listed in the Materia & Abilities chapter.
    • Materia Growth Coefficient: (Growth per level x materia level + 128)/128
• EXP/SP/Gil: Although the stat is transparent to the player, enemies do award EXP upon defeat. Lucky 777 will only appear during Modulating Phase when Zack's accumulated sufficient EXP. SOLDIER Points and gil are also awarded after battle. Equip the Precious Watch or Heike Soul to double the amount of gil dropped.
• Effects: Some enemies come equipped with a beneficial effect like Endure, Null Physical, or Regan. Be mindful of these foes, who are usually more powerful than other enemies.
• Elemental Attributes: Fire, Ice, and Thunder spells will strike different foes in different ways. The results are listed here.

Absorb	Foe is particularly strong to this element; will absorb damage as HP.
X	Null effect; ability will be guarded, causing no damage.
Half	Enemy has a strong resistance; 50% of normal damage will be dealt.
-	Most common entry; ability will do 100% of normal damage.
Weak	This is the enemy's weak point; ability will do 200% of normal damage.

• Status Resistance: The likelihood that crippling status effects work on a given enemy are shown here. An "X" in any given field indicates that a status effect will not work. On the other hand, a number indicates that enemy's resistance rating to a given effect. Gravity is straightforward-it will either work, or it won't(indicated by "0" or "X"). For other status effects, the game uses a formula to determine the percentage chance that an effect will work. Base effect power is located in the ability tables below. Zack's own resistance to all effects is 0.
  • Base effect power + aggressor's level x2 - (defender's resistance + defenders level x2)
  • Base effect rating receives a bonus of (Effect growth per level x materia's level)
• Recovery: When enemies perform actions, they are forced to wait before acting again. This number represents their waiting period in seconds.
• Stagger: All attacks have a stagger rating and a simple formula is used to determine whether a heavy stagger takes place on contact. Criticals add +1to an action's stagger rating.

1 or less	Heavy Stagger
3-3	Light Stagger
4-5	Brief Stun
6 or greater	No effect

• Interrupt: Whether the enemy can have its actions interrupted by your strikes or not.
• Float: A "0" in this field indicates an enemy floats off the ground, thus giving it the ability to avoid the powerful Quake spell.
• Spoils: The rewards from a battle, whether upon completion or by use of the Steal and Mug materia. Rare drops are indicated with a ★. Use the Mog's Amulet, Brigand's Gloves, Jeweled Ring, and Heike Soul items to improve the quality and quantity of looted items.

Sentry

Locations: ★Midgar Streets, the Mission: ★ M1-1-1 "Shinra's Basic Training"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
3	210	2	3	2	1	1	3	1	1	0	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7s	4	0	X

Drop	N/A
Steal	N/A

Storm Trooper

Locations: Missions: M1-2-1 "Challenge from Security", M1-2-2 "Second Challenge", M1-2-3 "Third Challenge"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
8	538	3	16	3	2	2	5	8	8	20	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion
Steal	Potion

Grenade Combatant

Location: ★Nibelheim, ★M1-1-2 "Shinra's Advanced Training"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
23	2840	4	20	3	2	3	7	133	12	30	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion, ★Potion x2
Steal	Potion, ★Potion x2

Chief Petty Officer

Location: ★M1-1-3 "50 Shinra Troops"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
26	3759	6	21	2	2	4	9	48	12	30	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion, ★Potion x2
Steal	Potion, ★Potion x2

Special Ops Officer

Location: ★M1-1-4 "100 Shinra Troops"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
27	5460	8	26	2	3	5	10	56	16	40	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion, ★Potion x2
Steal	Potion, ★Potion x2

Combatant

Location: ★M1-1-5 "200 Shinra Troops"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
28	5928	10	30	2	3	6	10	63	16	50	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion, ★Potion x2
Steal	Potion, ★Potion x2

Guard

Location: ★M1-1-6 "1000 Shinra Troops"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
30	7180	12	34	2	4	8	13	93	20	60	-

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8s	4	0	X

Drop	Potion, ★Potion x2
Steal	Potion, ★Potion x2

Mock Soldier B

Location: M9-6-5 "Life Form of Energy"

Stats

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	Exp	SP	Gil	Effect
80	92500	5280	142	195	202	36	1	2518	300	0	Wall, Regen, Criticals, 0 MP Cost

Status

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Poison	Silence	Stun	Stop	Gravity	Death	Blast Wave	Zantetsuken	Recovery	Stagger	Interrupt	Float
-	-	-	X	X	X	X	0	X		0	0.7s	4	X	X

Drop	Guard Stone, ★Mind Stone
Steal	Phoenix Down