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Characters

Cloud Strife
Barret Wallace
Tifa Lockhart
Aeris Gainsborough
Red XIII
Cait Sith
Cid Highwind
Yuffie Kisaragi
Vincent Valentine

Cid Highwind

Character Profile

Age

Birthdate

February 22nd

Height

5'8"

Birthplace

Unknown

Job

Pilot

Weapon

Spear

A tough-talking pilot from Rocket Town, Cid still dreams of going into space after Shinra's failed space program left him grounded. Beneath his abrasive manner, he is brave, mechanically skilled, and willing to throw himself into danger for the party.

Limit Breaks

Boost Jump

Damages one enemy for 3.25x normal damage.

Initial Limit Break

Dynamite

Damages all enemies for 2.25x normal damage.

Use Boost Jump 7 times

Hyper Jump

Damages one enemy for 3.5x normal damage and can inflict Death.

Cid kills 60 enemies

Dragon

Damages one enemy for 1.25x normal damage.

Use Hyper Jump 6 times

Dragon Dive

Hits random enemies 6 times for 1.4375x normal damage per hit and can inflict Death.

Cid kills 136 enemies

Big Brawl

Hits random enemies 8 times for 1.125x normal damage per hit.

Use Dragon Dive 5 times

Highwind

Hits random enemies 18 times for 0.6875x normal damage per hit.

To obtain Highwind, once you have the submarine, enter the Sunken Gelnika on the ocean floor south of the Costa del Sol area. Search the cargo room inside the aircraft to find the Highwind manual in a chest. Cid must already know all six of his Level 1 through Level 3 Limit Breaks before the manual can be used.

Weapons

Dragoon Lance

A long spear modeled after dragoon weapons.

6,200 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	66	100%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +07

Acquire

Da-chao Statue

Da-chao StatueMountain/statue area behind Wutai.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Flayer

A sharp polearm made for flaying strikes.

15,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	100	100%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +20

Acquire

Gold Saucer

Gold SaucerMassive amusement complex above the desert.

Purchase

Grow Lance

A lance designed to develop with use.

16,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	78	102%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +31

Acquire

Shinra Building Return

Shinra Building ReturnOptional revisit during Midgar raid.

Purchase

Javelin

A throwing spear balanced for accurate strikes.

7,500 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	62	104%	Double	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +12

Acquire

Gaea's Cliff

Gaea's CliffFrozen mountain climb toward the Northern Crater.

Purchase

Mast Ax

A heavy polearm with an axe-like head.

13,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	64	99%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +15

Acquire

Purchase

Icicle Inn

Icicle InnSnowy village containing information about Professor Gast and Ifalna.

Mop

A plain household mop used as a weapon.

3,200 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	68	118%	None	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +03

Acquire

Temple of the Ancients

Temple of the AncientsAncient Cetra temple containing the Black Materia.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Partisan

A sturdy partisan made for disciplined strikes.

19,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	78	100%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +17

Acquire

Purchase

Mideel

MideelLifestream-rich island town where Cloud is found.

Scimitar

A curved blade mounted on a long shaft.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	86	102%	Triple	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +20

Acquire

Junon Underwater Reactor

Junon Underwater ReactorShinra underwater reactor beneath Junon.

Purchase

Slash Lance

A slashing lance with a broad cutting edge.

6,500 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	56	98%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +10

Acquire

Purchase

Wutai

WutaiYuffie's homeland on the western continent.

Spear

A basic spear with a simple point.

1,200 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	44	97%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +08

Acquire

Initially equipped by Cid

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Spirit Lance

A lance imbued with spiritual force.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	92	112%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +43; Spirit: +20

Acquire

Sunken Gelnika

Sunken GelnikaCrashed Shinra aircraft underwater.

Purchase

Trident

A three-pronged spear for balanced thrusts.

7,500 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	60	105%	Normal	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +12

Acquire

Temple of the Ancients

Temple of the AncientsAncient Cetra temple containing the Black Materia.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Venus Gospel

A legendary spear named for a promise of victory.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	97	103%	None	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +42; damage scales with current MP

Acquire

Rocket Town

Rocket TownTown built around Shinra No. 26 and Cid's failed space program.

Purchase

Viper Halberd

A halberd with a serpent-like design.

7,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	58	102%	Double	Cid

Equipping Effect

Magic: +13

Acquire

Forgotten Capital / City of the Ancients

Forgotten Capital / City of the AncientsAncient Cetra city where Aeris/Aerith prays for Holy.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Weapon Properties

Weapon Name & Description

The weapon's name and a brief summary of its characteristics, capabilities, or special properties.

Price

The amount of Gil required to purchase the weapon from a shop.

Materia Slots

The number and arrangement of Materia slots available on the weapon. Connected slots allow compatible Materia to be paired with Support Materia.

Attack (ATK)

The weapon's Attack value, which contributes to the damage dealt by the character's physical attacks.

Attack %

The weapon's accuracy value, which contributes to the character's chance of successfully hitting an enemy with a physical attack.

Growth

The rate at which Materia equipped in the weapon gains AP. Weapons may provide Normal, Double, Triple, or No Growth.

Character

The character who can equip and use the weapon.

Equipping Effect

Any additional attribute changes, bonuses, or special effects applied while the weapon is equipped.

Acquire

Locations, events, enemies, or other methods through which the weapon can be obtained.

Purchase

Shops or locations where the weapon can be purchased.

Equipping Effects

Max HP

Changes the character's maximum HP by the listed percentage. Higher maximum HP allows the character to withstand more damage before being KO'd.

Max MP

Changes the character's maximum MP by the listed percentage, affecting how much MP is available for casting magic and using other MP-consuming abilities.

Strength (STR)

Affects the character's Attack stat and the damage dealt by most physical attacks.

Vitality (VIT)

Affects the character's Defense stat and reduces damage received from physical attacks.

Magic (MAG)

Affects the power of offensive magic, restorative magic, and other abilities that use magical damage or healing formulas.

Spirit (SPR)

Affects the character's Magic Defense and reduces damage received from magical attacks. In the original PlayStation version, armor Magic Defense is bugged and its listed MDef value is not added during battle. Spirit itself still functions normally.

Dexterity (DEX)

Affects how quickly the character's ATB gauge fills. It also increases physical evasion and contributes to the accuracy of physical attacks.

Luck (LCK)

Affects critical-hit chance and the game's special lucky hit and lucky evade calculations.

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