Amarant (Final Fantasy IX gameplay)

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Amarant is a playable character in Final Fantasy IX. His special ability is Throw, which allows him to throw a weapon at an enemy to deal heavy damage. His skillset is Flair, which can be used for offense or defense. His victory pose is to sit cross-legged, arms folded, and head bowed. He will not pose until after the player clears the Ipsen's Castle dungeon as part of the story.

Blank is an early temporary character whose raw level (but not his statistical growth) is later inherited by Amarant should Blank's level be greater than the party average upon Amarant joining.

Amarant is also fought as a boss.

For playable appearances outside Final Fantasy IX, see Amarant Coral/Other appearances

Party member

Abilities

Support abilities

Amarant learns skills that enhance his physical fighting abilities, such as the HP-boost abilities, Killer abilities, Cover and counterattack skills. His Counter ability takes longer to learn compared to the other characters, however, all his weapons have Counter. Unusual among the physical fighters, he learns Return Magic and Healer. His unique skills are Power Throw and Power Up that power up his special skills Throw and Chakra.

Name	Learned From	AP
Auto-Reflect	Reflect Ring	85
Auto-Float	Venetia Shield, Feather Boots	35
Auto-Haste	Running Shoes	70
Auto-Regen	Brave Suit, Carabini Mail	35
Auto-Life	Rebirth Ring	140
HP+10%	Judo Uniform, Germinas Boots, Aquamarine	10
HP+20%	Mantra Band, Adaman Hat, Black Belt	40
Accuracy+	Power Wrist, Lapis Lazuli	30
Long Reach	Protect Ring	210
MP Attack	Red Hat, Battle Boots, Power Belt	60
Bird Killer	Adaman Hat, Yellow Scarf	10
Bug Killer	Mythril Armlet	10
Stone Killer	Adaman Vest, Power Vest	10
Undead Killer	N-Kai Armlet, Headgear, Ritual Hat	10
Devil Killer	Chain Plate, Demon's Vest	10
Beast Killer	Leather Wrist, Egoist's Armlet, Flash Hat, Black Belt, Moonstone	10
Man Eater	Bandana, Coronet, Coral Ring	10
Healer	Anklet, Garnet	40
Add Status	Bone Wrist, Chimera Armlet, Bracer, Twist Headband, Glass Buckle	20
Gamble Defense	Twist Headband, Adaman Hat, Power Vest	35
Power Throw	Bracer	125
Power Up	Golden Skullcap	30
High Tide	Jade Armlet, Dark Hat, Gaia Gear, Sapphire	60
Counter	Cat's Claws, Poison Knuckles, Mythril Claws, Scissor Fangs, Dragon's Claws, Tiger Fangs, Avenger, Kaiser Knuckles, Duel Claws, Ritual Hat, Power Vest, Anklet, Power Belt	240
Cover	Red Hat	90
Eye 4 Eye	Flash Hat, Ninja Gear	50
Body Temp	Jade Armlet, Madain's Ring, Fairy Earrings, Diamond	30
Alert	Ninja Gear, Germinas Boots	30
Level Up	Egoist's Armlet, Rosetta Ring, Fairy Earrings	50
Ability Up	Green Beret, Brigandine, Ribbon, Lapis Lazuli	80
Flee-Gil	Wrist, Desert Boots, Gold Choker	30
Insomniac	Bandana, Gaia Gear, Coral Ring	20
Antibody	Glass Armlet, Mantra Band, Survival Vest, Glass Buckle	25
Bright Eyes	Ritual Hat	25
Restore HP	Brave Suit, Promist Ring	75
Jelly	Dragon Wrist, Dark Hat, Circlet, Bronze Vest, Dragon Gear	15
Return Magic	Coronet, Brigandine	170
Auto-Potion	Mythril Vest, Demon's Vest, Running Shoes, Gold Choker	30
Locomotion	Anklet, Golden Skullcap, Survival Vest, Demon's Vest, Ninja Gear	20
Clear Headed	Green Beret, Circlet, Dark Gear, Magician Shoes	30

Flair

Amarant uses Revive, one of his Flairs.

Main article: Flair (Final Fantasy IX)

Amarant's skillset is Flair, which can be used for offense (raw damage or to inflict status ailments) or defense (healing HP/MP and revive) making him versatile in battle, and allowing him to switch between attack and support.

Throw

Amarant can throw weapons, Pinwheels, Rising Suns, and Wing Edges. He can also throw the unobtainable Save the Queen.

The amount of damage Throw does is based on the following formula:

$Base = Thrown Weapon's Atk Pwr * 2 - Target's Defence$

$Bonus = Str ... [(Lv + Str) / 8 + Str$

$Damage = Base * Bonus$

Throw will do 1 damage if Amarant is in Mini status, and half damage if hitting a target with Protect. The bonus is 50% greater if the target is an aerial enemy, or if Amarant is equipped with the Power Throw ability.

Trance

In Trance, Flair becomes Elan. It is identical to his Flair abilities, but affects all targets.

Equipment

Main article: List of Final Fantasy IX weapons § Claws

In battle he uses various Knuckles, claws and fist weaponry combined with lethal martial arts.

Stats

Amarant's stat growth with no equipment modifiers is as follows:

Level	HP	MP	Speed	Strength	Magic	Spirit	Magic Stone	+
1	110	26	22	22	13	15	18
2	138	26	22	22	13	15
3	175	29	22	23	14	15
4	208	30	22	23	14	15
5	243	31	22	23	14	15
6	292	35	22	24	15	16
7	333	36	22	24	15	16
8	391	40	22	25	16	16
9	437	41	22	25	16	16
10	485	42	23	25	16	16	23
11	552	47	23	26	17	16
12	598	48	23	26	17	17
13	666	52	23	27	18	17
14	709	54	23	27	18	17
15	750	55	23	27	18	17
16	818	59	23	28	19	17
17	856	60	23	28	19	18
18	924	65	23	29	20	18
19	963	66	23	29	20	18
20	1005	68	24	29	20	18	29
21	1086	72	24	30	21	18
22	1134	74	24	30	21	18
23	1223	79	24	31	22	19
24	1278	81	24	31	22	19
25	1335	83	24	31	22	19
26	1440	89	24	32	23	19
27	1504	91	24	32	23	19
28	1619	98	24	33	24	20
29	1690	100	24	33	24	20
30	1764	103	25	33	24	20	34
31	1897	110	25	34	25	20
32	1978	113	25	34	25	20
33	2063	116	25	34	25	20
34	2213	124	25	35	26	21
35	2298	127	25	35	26	21
36	2443	135	25	36	27	21
37	2518	137	25	36	27	21
38	2587	140	25	36	27	21
39	2724	147	25	37	28	22
40	2783	149	26	37	28	22	40
41	2913	157	26	38	29	22
42	2962	158	26	38	29	22
43	3008	160	26	38	29	22
44	3130	167	26	39	30	22
45	3171	169	26	39	30	23
46	3291	176	26	40	31	23
47	3326	177	26	40	31	23
48	3358	178	26	40	31	23
49	3471	185	26	41	32	23
50	3498	186	27	41	32	24	45
51	3606	192	27	42	33	24
52	3626	193	27	42	33	24
53	3640	193	27	42	33	24
54	3735	199	27	43	34	24
55	3743	200	27	43	34	24
56	3837	206	27	44	35	25
57	3843	206	27	44	35	25
58	3849	207	27	44	35	25
59	3941	213	27	45	36	25
60	3944	213	28	45	36	25	51
61	4035	220	28	46	37	26
62	4036	220	28	46	37	26
63	4037	220	28	46	37	26
64	4126	227	28	47	38	26
65	4127	227	28	47	38	26
66	4128	228	28	47	38	26
67	4217	234	28	48	39	27
68	4218	234	28	48	39	27
69	4307	241	28	49	40	27
70	4308	241	29	49	40	27	57
71	4309	242	29	49	40	27
72	4398	248	29	50	41	28
73	4399	248	29	50	41	28
74	4488	255	29	51	42	28
75	4489	255	29	51	42	28
76	4490	256	29	51	42	28
77	4579	262	29	52	43	28
78	4580	263	29	52	43	29
79	4669	269	29	53	44	29
80	4670	270	30	53	44	29	62
81	4671	270	30	53	44	29
82	4760	277	30	54	45	29
83	4761	277	30	54	45	30
84	4851	284	30	55	46	30
85	4852	284	30	55	46	30
86	4853	285	30	55	46	30
87	4942	291	30	56	47	30
88	4943	292	30	56	47	30
89	5033	299	30	57	48	31
90	5034	299	31	57	48	31	68
91	5035	300	31	57	48	31
92	5124	306	31	58	49	31
93	5126	307	31	58	49	31
94	5215	314	31	59	50	32
95	5216	314	31	59	50	32
96	5217	315	31	59	50	32
97	5307	321	31	60	51	32
98	5308	322	31	60	51	32
99	5428	327	31	60	51	32	72

Boss

Main article: Scarlet Hair (boss)

Zidane fights Amarant as a boss under the name Scarlet Hair in Madain Sari. After being defeated, Zidane invites him to the party.