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Cid is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII and the last mandatory party member to join. He roughly fits the description of a Dragoon, a traditional Final Fantasy job class, due to his use of a spear, jump-themed repertoire, high attack/defense stats and middling-low magic stats. He is a strong melee fighter. Many of Cid's spears have double AP growth, and one even has triple AP growth, making him very useful for leveling Materia.

Battle[]

Cid Victory Pose

Victory pose.

Cid wields spears and lances and uses jump attacks in his Limit Breaks. His victory pose is to bend down and then take a smoke.

Stats[]

Cid has high defensive stats, but low Magic stats and MP.

When he joins the party his starting level is decided by the following formula:

  • [average party level + 3]
LV Exp HP MP Strength Dexterity Vitality Magic Spirit Luck +
2 6 234 - 248 16 - 20 12 - 14 6 - 8 12 - 14 11 - 13 10 - 12 14 - 16
3 33 254 - 271 25 - 26 12 - 16 6 - 10 12 - 16 11 - 15 10 - 14 14 - 17
4 95 274 - 294 29 - 31 13 - 18 6 - 11 13 - 18 12 - 17 11 - 16 14 - 18
5 205 297 - 317 35 - 37 14 - 19 7 - 12 14 - 20 13 - 18 12 - 17 14 - 19
6 377 320 - 340 39 - 42 15 - 20 8 - 13 15 - 21 14 - 19 13 - 18 14 - 19
7 625 340 - 363 44 - 47 16 - 21 8 - 14 16 - 22 15 - 20 14 - 20 14 - 20
8 963 363 - 386 50 - 53 17 - 22 9 - 15 17 - 23 16 - 21 15 - 21 14 - 20
9 1404 383 - 409 55 - 58 18 - 23 10 - 16 18 - 24 17 - 23 16 - 22 14 - 20
11 2652 426 - 455 65 - 69 20 - 26 11 - 18 20 - 27 19 - 25 18 - 24 14 - 20
12 3639 461 - 490 73 - 78 21 - 27 12 - 19 22 - 29 20 - 26 20 - 26 14 - 20
13 4675 500 - 534 80 - 85 22 - 28 13 - 20 23 - 30 21 - 27 21 - 28 14 - 21
14 5891 544 - 578 88 - 93 23 - 29 14 - 21 24 - 31 22 - 29 22 - 29 14 - 21
15 7302 583 - 622 94 - 100 24 - 31 14 - 21 26 - 33 23 - 30 24 - 31 14 - 21
16 8922 627 - 666 102 - 108 25 - 32 15 - 22 27 - 34 24 - 31 25 - 32 14 - 21
17 10765 666 - 710 108 - 115 26 - 33 16 - 23 28 - 35 25 - 32 26 - 33 14 - 21
18 12845 710 - 754 116 - 123 27 - 34 16 - 23 30 - 37 26 - 33 27 - 34 14 - 21
19 15177 749 - 798 123 - 130 28 - 35 17 - 24 31 - 38 27 - 34 29 - 36 14 - 21
21 20656 832 - 886 137 - 145 31 - 38 18 - 25 34 - 41 30 - 37 31 - 38 14 - 21
22 24827 912 - 966 146 - 156 33 - 40 19 - 26 35 - 42 31 - 38 33 - 40 14 - 21
23 28457 977 - 1046 154 - 164 34 - 41 20 - 27 36 - 43 32 - 39 34 - 41 14 - 21
24 32424 1050 - 1119 163 - 173 35 - 42 21 - 28 38 - 45 33 - 40 36 - 43 14 - 21
25 36744 1115 - 1192 171 - 181 36 - 43 21 - 28 39 - 46 34 - 41 37 - 44 15 - 22
26 41431 1188 - 1265 178 - 189 37 - 44 22 - 29 40 - 47 35 - 42 38 - 45 15 - 22
27 46501 1253 - 1338 187 - 198 39 - 46 23 - 30 42 - 49 36 - 43 39 - 46 15 - 22
28 51968 1326 - 1411 194 - 206 40 - 47 23 - 30 43 - 50 37 - 44 40 - 47 15 - 22
29 57848 1391 - 1484 202 - 214 41 - 48 24 - 31 44 - 51 38 - 45 42 - 49 15 - 22
31 70905 1529 - 1630 218 - 231 43 - 50 25 - 32 47 - 54 40 - 47 44 - 51 15 - 22
32 78112 1668 - 1769 226 - 240 45 - 52 26 - 33 48 - 55 41 - 48 45 - 52 15 - 22
33 85792 1775 - 1886 235 - 249 46 - 53 27 - 34 49 - 56 42 - 49 46 - 53 15 - 22
34 93959 1882 - 2003 242 - 257 47 - 54 27 - 34 50 - 57 44 - 51 47 - 54 15 - 22
35 102629 1989 - 2110 251 - 266 48 - 55 28 - 35 51 - 58 45 - 52 48 - 55 15 - 22
36 111816 2085 - 2217 259 - 275 49 - 56 29 - 36 52 - 59 46 - 53 49 - 56 15 - 22
37 121536 2192 - 2324 267 - 283 50 - 57 29 - 36 53 - 60 47 - 54 50 - 57 15 - 22
38 131803 2288 - 2431 275 - 292 51 - 58 30 - 37 54 - 61 48 - 55 52 - 59 15 - 22
39 142633 2395 - 2538 284 - 301 52 - 59 31 - 38 55 - 62 49 - 56 53 - 60 15 - 22
41 166040 2587 - 2752 300 - 318 54 - 61 32 - 39 57 - 64 51 - 58 55 - 62 15 - 22
42 181023 2712 - 2889 309 - 327 55 - 62 33 - 40 58 - 65 52 - 59 56 - 63 16 - 23
43 194429 2837 - 3026 319 - 338 56 - 63 34 - 41 59 - 66 53 - 60 57 - 64 16 - 23
44 208481 2962 - 3151 327 - 347 57 - 64 35 - 42 60 - 67 54 - 61 58 - 65 16 - 23
45 223194 3087 - 3276 337 - 358 58 - 65 36 - 43 61 - 68 55 - 62 59 - 66 16 - 23
46 238584 3199 - 3401 345 - 367 59 - 66 36 - 43 62 - 69 56 - 63 60 - 67 16 - 23
47 254665 3311 - 3526 354 - 376 60 - 67 37 - 44 63 - 70 57 - 64 61 - 68 16 - 23
48 271453 3436 - 3651 363 - 386 61 - 68 38 - 45 64 - 71 58 - 65 62 - 69 16 - 23
49 288963 3548 - 3776 372 - 395 62 - 69 38 - 45 65 - 72 59 - 66 63 - 70 16 - 23
51 326210 3785 - 4026 390 - 414 64 - 71 40 - 47 67 - 74 61 - 68 64 - 71 17 - 24
52 345977 3914 - 4155 400 - 425 65 - 72 41 - 48 67 - 74 61 - 68 65 - 72 17 - 24
53 366527 4030 - 4284 411 - 436 66 - 73 41 - 48 68 - 75 62 - 69 66 - 73 17 - 24
54 387875 4159 - 4413 420 - 446 66 - 73 42 - 49 68 - 75 62 - 69 66 - 73 17 - 24
55 410036 4275 - 4542 429 - 457 67 - 74 42 - 49 69 - 76 63 - 70 67 - 74 17 - 24
56 433026 4404 - 4671 439 - 467 67 - 74 43 - 50 70 - 77 63 - 70 68 - 75 17 - 24
57 456859 4520 - 4800 449 - 477 68 - 75 44 - 51 70 - 77 64 - 71 68 - 75 17 - 24
58 481551 4649 - 4929 460 - 488 68 - 75 44 - 51 71 - 78 64 - 71 69 - 76 17 - 24
59 507117 4765 - 5058 469 - 498 68 - 75 45 - 52 72 - 79 65 - 72 70 - 77 17 - 24
61 560932 5010 - 5316 488 - 519 69 - 76 46 - 53 73 - 80 66 - 73 71 - 78 18 - 25
62 596961 5113 - 5430 497 - 528 70 - 77 46 - 53 73 - 80 67 - 74 71 - 78 18 - 25
63 626559 5216 - 5544 506 - 537 71 - 78 46 - 53 73 - 80 67 - 74 71 - 78 18 - 25
64 657120 5319 - 5658 514 - 546 71 - 78 46 - 53 73 - 80 67 - 74 72 - 79 18 - 25
65 688659 5433 - 5772 523 - 555 72 - 79 47 - 54 74 - 81 68 - 75 72 - 79 18 - 25
66 721191 5536 - 5886 531 - 564 72 - 79 47 - 54 74 - 81 68 - 75 73 - 80 18 - 25
67 754732 5650 - 6000 540 - 573 72 - 79 47 - 54 75 - 82 69 - 76 73 - 80 18 - 25
68 789297 5753 - 6114 548 - 582 73 - 80 48 - 55 75 - 82 69 - 76 73 - 80 18 - 25
69 824901 5867 - 6228 557 - 591 73 - 80 48 - 55 76 - 83 69 - 76 74 - 81 18 - 25
71 899290 6084 - 6456 573 - 608 74 - 81 48 - 55 77 - 84 70 - 77 75 - 82 18 - 25
72 938105 6187 - 6570 581 - 617 74 - 81 49 - 56 78 - 85 71 - 78 75 - 82 18 - 25
73 978021 6301 - 6684 590 - 626 75 - 82 49 - 56 78 - 85 71 - 78 75 - 82 18 - 25
74 1019054 6404 - 6798 598 - 635 75 - 82 49 - 56 79 - 86 71 - 78 76 - 83 18 - 25
75 1061219 6518 - 6912 607 - 644 76 - 83 50 - 57 80 - 87 72 - 79 76 - 83 19 - 26
76 1104531 6621 - 7026 615 - 653 76 - 83 50 - 57 80 - 87 72 - 79 77 - 84 19 - 26
77 1149006 6735 - 7140 624 - 662 76 - 83 50 - 57 81 - 88 73 - 80 77 - 84 19 - 26
78 1194659 6838 - 7254 632 - 671 77 - 84 50 - 57 81 - 88 73 - 80 77 - 84 19 - 26
79 1241505 6952 - 7368 641 - 680 77 - 84 51 - 58 82 - 89 73 - 80 78 - 85 19 - 26
81 1338840 7169 - 7596 657 - 697 78 - 85 51 - 58 83 - 90 74 - 81 79 - 86 19 - 26
82 1389359 7252 - 7689 664 - 704 78 - 85 51 - 58 84 - 91 75 - 82 79 - 86 20 - 27
83 1441133 7335 - 7782 671 - 711 79 - 86 51 - 58 85 - 92 75 - 82 79 - 86 20 - 27
84 1494178 7418 - 7875 678 - 718 79 - 86 51 - 58 85 - 92 76 - 83 80 - 87 20 - 27
85 1548509 7501 - 7968 685 - 725 80 - 87 52 - 59 85 - 92 76 - 83 80 - 87 20 - 27
86 1604141 7584 - 8061 691 - 732 80 - 87 52 - 59 86 - 93 76 - 83 80 - 87 20 - 27
87 1661090 7667 - 8154 698 - 739 80 - 87 52 - 59 86 - 93 76 - 83 80 - 87 20 - 27
88 1719371 7750 - 8247 705 - 746 81 - 88 52 - 59 86 - 93 77 - 84 81 - 88 20 - 27
89 1778999 7833 - 8340 711 - 753 81 - 88 52 - 59 87 - 94 77 - 84 81 - 88 20 - 27
91 1902360 7999 - 8526 723 - 766 82 - 89 53 - 60 87 - 94 77 - 84 81 - 88 20 - 27
92 1966123 8082 - 8619 730 - 773 82 - 89 53 - 60 88 - 95 78 - 85 82 - 89 20 - 27
93 2031295 8165 - 8712 737 - 780 83 - 90 53 - 60 88 - 95 78 - 85 82 - 89 20 - 27
94 2097892 8248 - 8805 743 - 787 83 - 90 53 - 60 88 - 95 78 - 85 82 - 89 20 - 27
95 2165929 8331 - 8898 750 - 794 84 - 91 54 - 61 89 - 96 78 - 85 82 - 89 20 - 27
96 2235421 8424 - 8991 757 - 801 84 - 91 54 - 61 89 - 96 79 - 86 83 - 90 20 - 27
97 2306384 8507 - 9084 763 - 808 84 - 91 54 - 61 89 - 96 79 - 86 83 - 90 20 - 27
98 2378833 8600 - 9177 770 - 815 85 - 92 54 - 61 90 - 97 79 - 86 83 - 90 20 - 27
99 2452783 8683 - 9270 776 - 822 85 - 92 54 - 61 90 - 97 79 - 86 83 - 90 20 - 27

Equipment[]

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Venus Gospel, Cid's ultimate weapon.

Cid's initial weapon is the basic Spear, which has four linked Materia slots. Cid's spears are strong and many boast numerous Materia slots coupled with double AP growth. One of them, the Scimitar, is one of mere two equipment pieces in the game to give triple AP growth. His Scimitar only has two Materia slots and is thus desirable to grow one or two Materia rapidly, but if the player is looking for efficient Materia growth in the long run, a weapon that gives eight normal Materia growth will level more Materia at once.

The most efficient weapon for Materia growth is Cid's Javelin that has five Materia slots with double AP growth. If the player is looking for the most efficient Materia growth, they should have Cid in the party with his Javelin and Cloud equipped with the Apocalypse.

His ultimate weapon, the Venus Gospel, grows stronger as his MP is closer to full.

Limit Breaks[]

FFVII Limit Break Cid Dragondive

Cid's Dragon Dive.

Cid's Limit Breaks often hit multiple enemies or hit multiple times. Two of his Limit Breaks, Hyper Jump and Dragon Dive, have 20% and 28% chance to inflict instant death, respectively. His strongest Limit Break, Highwind, could potentially do 9999 x 18 damage, a feat only Barret's Ungarmax can match—even Cloud's famous Omnislash cannot inflict as much damage. Cid learns his Limit Breaks fairly quickly and his Limit Breaks use his physical strength to determine their power.


Materia[]

Because Cid's Limits are multi-hit abilities that depend on his physical damage, and because of his higher Strength stat, Cid is best built towards physical damage. This means he is ideal for equipping Command and Independent Materia. However, many of Cid's weapons double (or even triple) his AP growth, meaning Cid can equip many Magic and Summon Materia with the purpose of leveling them up.

Quests[]

As party member[]

Cid joins the party in Rocket Town during "A Sleeping Village Dreaming of Outer Space", after which he becomes a permanent member of the party. Cid is a required member of the party during the Huge Materia quest in Rocket Town just prior to the Turks:Rude battle outside the Shinra No. 26 during "Toward the Sea of Stars".

As party leader[]

In act 3, "Turmoil", after Tifa finds Cloud in Mideel, Tifa leaves the party, and Cid becomes the party leader for two "Struggle for the Huge Materia" missions. Cid can complete a variety of sidequests, but has slightly different dialogue to Cloud and Tifa.

Interactions[]

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Chocobo Racing minigame model.

Cid has some dummied interactions available before he can be recruited. If Cid was in the party when first entering the Mythril Mine, he would "step out of Cloud" as if for dialogue, but nothing happens. If Cid was in the party when first entering Nibelheim, he could be surprised the town still stands and wonder if Cloud has been lying to them about its destruction years ago.

When Cid is the party leader, the player can still do various sidequests, such as recruit Yuffie (she calls Cid a "cranky-legged old man") and do the Wutai sidequests, and recruit Vincent (Cid explains he used to be a Shinra engineer to Vincent). The player can also get some unique dialogue if collecting the out-of-reach Megalixir in the Kalm inn as Cid, or when inspecting the glowing lights in Forgotten Capital as him. The player can do the Chocobo breeding sidequest as Cid, but racing is not yet available.

When returning to Midgar to obtain the Premium Heart from the Item Store in Wall Market, a unique scene occurs if Cid is in the party along with Tifa where he fixes the broken machine, while Tifa expresses concern and scolds him.

Just prior to going to space, a unique scene plays out if Cid is in the party and speaks to the "comedian" in Rocket Town.

If Cid is in the party when the player plays the Snow Game or Chocobo racing when the Highwind is available, he may ask to play in Cloud's stead; if Tifa is also in the party, she takes precedence.

Near the end of the game, Cloud can talk to Cid aboard the Highwind, who mentions he went to see LOVELESS and fell asleep, being awoken in time for the final act, and quotes from the final scene.[1]

Citations[]

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