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Contents 1 Negative Effects 1.1 KO/Death 1.2 Berserk 1.3 Confuse 1.4 Darkness 1.5 Doom 1.6 Freeze 1.7 Gradual Petrify 1.8 Heat 1.9 Mini 1.10 Petrification 1.11 Poison 1.12 Silence 1.13 Sleep 1.14 Slow 1.15 Stop 1.16 Trouble 1.17 Venom 1.18 Virus 1.19 Zombie 2 Positive Effects 2.1 Auto-Life 2.2 Float 2.3 Haste 2.4 Protect 2.5 Reflect 2.6 Regen 2.7 Shell 2.8 Vanish

[edit] Negative Effects

[edit] KO/Death

• Occurs when character health reaches 0.
• Character lies stationary on floor.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured with a Phoenix Down (anytime) or Phoenix Pinion (in-battle only), Life/Full-Life white magic spells, and Amarant's Revive.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Berserk

• Character has red sparks above head, and is glowing red.
• Physical attack power increases, but character cannot be controlled.
• Cured with a Remedy or Gysahl Greens.

[edit] Confuse

• Character spins wildly on spot.
• Character cannot be controlled; will randomly attack friends and foes. Physical attack accuracy also decreases.
• Cured by a physical attack.
• Can be guarded against with the Clear Headed ability.

[edit] Darkness

• Character has a small black cloud in front of their face.
• Physical attack accuracy greatly decreases.
• Cured with Eye Drops, a Remedy, or the Esuna white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Bright Eyes ability.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Doom

• Character has a number above their head, slowly counting down from 10.
• Will inflict KO upon character when counter reaches 0.

[edit] Freeze

• Character appears blue-tinted, stationary, and surrounded by small blue icicles.
• Cannot participate in battle, and is immediately KOed if hit by a physical attack.
• Can be guarded against with the Body Temp ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

[edit] Gradual Petrify

• Character has a number above their head, slowly counting down from 10.
• Will inflict Petrification upon character when counter reaches 0.
• Cured by Soft or the Stona white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Jelly ability.

[edit] Heat

• Character glows orange.
• Character is immediately KOed if they take any action.
• Can be guarded against with the Body Temp ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

[edit] Mini

• Character is much smaller than usual.
• Physical attack and defence power greatly reduced.
• Cured by Remedy or the Esuna white magic spell.

[edit] Petrification

• Character appears to be stationary, and encased in stone.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by Soft or the Stona white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Jelly ability.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Poison

• Character has purple or green vapours above head.
• Character HP gradually decreases.
• Cured by Antidote, or either Panacea or Esuna white magic spells.
• Can be guarded against with the Antibody ability.

[edit] Silence

• Character has a small speech bubble containing two dots above their head.
• Character cannot use magic commands.
• Cured by Echo Screen or a Remedy, or the Esuna white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Loudmouth ability.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Sleep

• Character droops, and has ZZZs over their head.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by the white magic spell Esuna, or a physical attack (magic attacks do not wake the character).
• Can be guarded against by the Insomniac ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

[edit] Slow

• Character has a series of grey arrows pointing downwards above their head. ATB gauge for that character turns grey/black.
• Character's ATB gauge fills slower.
• Cured by a Remedy or white magic spells Haste and Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Auto-Haste ability.

[edit] Stop

• Character appears completely immobile. ATB gauge turns grey/black and does not fill.
• Character cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by a Remedy or the white magic spell Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Locomotion ability.

[edit] Trouble

• Character has a small crying face above their head.
• Half of any physical damage inflicted on that character will be dealt to all characters.
• Cured by an Annoyntment.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Venom

• Character droops, and has green and purple vapours rising from their head.
• HP and MP slowly depletes, and character cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by an Antidote or Remedy, and the white magic spells Panacea and Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Antibody ability.
• Persists after battle (character does not lose HP/MP outside of battle).

[edit] Virus

• No visible changes to character.
• Character does not gain EXP or AP after battle.
• Cured by a Vaccine.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Zombie

• Character turns varying shades of brown.
• Trance gauge immediately depleted to empty and does not fill, character does not gain EXP or AP after battle, and healing skills/some forms of damage have reverse effects (i.e. a Potion damages HP, an Ether damages MP, Regen acts like Poison, and Death fully heals HP).
• Cured by a Magic Tag.
• Persists after battle.

[edit] Positive Effects

[edit] Auto-Life

• No visible changes to character.
• Character will be resurrected with critical health immediately upon being KOed (one-time only).
• Cast by the blue magic spell Auto-Life, or Amarant's Aura skill.
• Can be obtained through Auto-Life ability.
• Only wears off when it activates.

[edit] Float

• Character hovers a short distance above ground.
• Character does not take any Earth damage, but takes more damage from Wind attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Float.
• Equipping Auto-Float will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

[edit] Haste

• Character has a series of green arrows pointing upwards above head, and ATB gauge turns yellow.
• ATB gauge fills faster.
• Cast by the white magic spell Haste, or Carbuncle's Emerald Light (equip an Emerald on Eiko).
• Equipping Auto-Haste will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a moderate time in battle, or when Slow or Stop is cast on that character.

[edit] Protect

• Character periodically glows blue.
• Character takes half damage from physical attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Protect, or the blue magic spell Mighty Guard. Eiko's Carbuncle summon may also cast this on all party members whenever it shows a full animation.
• Wears off after a short duration in battle.

[edit] Reflect

• Character has a series of red stars hovering in front of their faces.
• Any magic cast at that character will reflect back onto the caster.
• Cast by the white magic spell Reflect, or by Carbuncle (standard).
• Equipping Auto-Reflect will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

[edit] Regen

• No visible changes to character (apart from occasional green numbers popping up).
• Character periodically regains a small amount of health.
• Cast by the white magic spell Regen, Freya's Reis' Wind, or Amarant's Aura skill.
• Equipping Auto-Regen will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a moderate time in battle.

[edit] Shell

• Character periodically glows yellow.
• Character takes half damage from magic attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Shell, by the blue magic spell Mighty Guard, or by Carbuncle's Pearl Light (equip a Moonstone on Eiko).
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

[edit] Vanish

• Character's body is invisible (only weapons can be seen).
• Character cannot be hit by physical attacks.
• Cast by the blue magic spell Vanish, or by Carbuncle's Diamond Light (equip a Diamond on Eiko).
• Wears off after a short time in battle, or when character is hit by a magic attack.