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Soft in Final Fantasy VII.

This magick needle breaks the enchantments that turn flesh to stone.

Gold Needle (金の針, Kin no Hari?), also known as Soft, is an item that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. It can be used to cure the Petrify status ailment, and in some games, it causes Instant Death to opponents based in stone.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Cures stone.

Description
Gold Needle
Effect Restores Petrification.
Buy Elfheim and beyond, except Melmond.
Cost 800 G
500 gil

Final Fantasy II[]

Cures stone.

Description
Gold Needle
Effect Cures Petrify.
Buy All item shops
Find Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia
Cost 2,500 G
500 gil

Final Fantasy III[]

Gold Needle
Effect Cures Petrification.
Buy Canaan and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release).
Find Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3)
Steal Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Drop Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Cost 300 gil
100 gil

Final Fantasy IV[]

Cures Petrify

Description
Gold Needle
Effect Removes Petrify.
Buy All item shops
Find Mt. Hobs, Eblan, Cave of Eblan
Steal Basilisk (3D only), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (3D only), Needlehog (3D only), Sword Rat (2D only), Medusa (3D only), Gorgon (3D only)
Drop Basilisk (2D and 3D), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (2D and 3D), Helldiver (2D and 3D), Fledgling Rukh (2D and 3D), Floating Eye (2D and 3D), Blood Eye (2D and 3D), Gatlinghog (2D only), Needlehog (2D and 3D), Sword Rat (2D and 3D), Hellflapper (2D and 3D), Eyewing Moth (2D and Eyewing Moth, Gorgon (3D only), Medusa (3D only)
Cost 400 gil

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]

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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]

Gold Needle
Effect Removes Petrify.
Buy All item shops
Find Baron (Kain), Sealed Cave x2 (Rydia), Troia Castle (Palom), Tower of Trials (Palom), Palom's Challenge Dungeon, Porom's Challenge Dungeon, Antlion's Den (Edward)
Drop Sword Rat, Floating Eye, Helldiver, Eyewing Moth, Cockatrice, Gatlinghog, Black Lizard, Needlehog, Hellflapper, Blood Eye, Basilisk, Gil Bird, Cliff Eagle, Sky Pupil, Navy Moth
Cost 400 gil

Final Fantasy V[]

Removes petrification status.

Description
Soft
Effect Cures Petrify.
Buy Carwen and beyond.
Find North Mountain
Steal Cactus, Cockatrice, Sea Ibis, Gatling, Golem, Bandercoeurl, Orukat, Bone Dragon, Stone Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nereid, Phobos
Drop Adamantite Golem (Zefa Zone summon), Sea Ibis, Death Claw, Gatling, Hedgehog, Objet d'Art, Silent Bee, Catastrophe
Cost 150 gil

Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember.

In the Game Boy Advance and 2013 Matrix Software versions, Cannoneers can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on 1000 Needles. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.

Final Fantasy VI[]

Cures petrification.

Description
Soft
Effect Restores Petrification.
Buy All item shops
Find [WoB] Figaro Castle - Chest,[WoB] South Figaro - Box, [WoB] Thamasa - Box
Steal Cactrot, Mind Candy, Bug
Drop Whisper, Lizard, Cactrot, Tusker, Mind Candy
Morph Guard, Soldier, Hazer, Rain Man, Dark Wind, Brawler, Whisper, Commander, Mesosaur, Beakor, Pterodon, HermitCrab, Hornet, CrassHoppr, Delta Bug, Trilobiter, Nautiloid, Exocite, Reach Frog, Lizard, ChickenLip, Vaporite, Flan, Humpty, Repo Man, Harvester, Figaliz, Aspik, Ghost, Crawler, Sand Ray, Areneid, Actaneon, Dark Side, Crawly, Bleary, Joker, Marshal, Trooper, Warlock, Iron Fist, Apparite, Vectaur, Wyvern, Cirpius, Sprinter, GloomShell, Mind Candy, WeedFeeder, Luridan, Primordite, Cephaler, Maliga, Gigan Toad, Geckorex, Cluck, Poplium, Eland, Deep Eye, GreaseMonk, NeckHunter, Parasite, Anemone,EarthGuard, Coelecite, Hipocampus, Spectre, Slurm, StillGoing, Parasoul, Pm Stalker, Wizard, Scrapper,Commando, Vindr, Kiwok, Rinn, Insecare, Psychot, Muus, Punisher, Gabbledegak, Scorpion, Lich, Bug, Sea Flower, Abolisher, 1st Class, Necromancr
Cost 200 gil

Final Fantasy VII[]

Cures [Petrify]

Description
Soft
Effect Removes Stone.
Buy North Corel, Costa del Sol, Gold Saucer, Cosmo Canyon, Gongaga, Nibelheim, Mideel, Bone Village, Corel Prison
Steal Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk, Bloatfloat, Needle Kiss
Drop Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk
Morph Cokatolis
Cost 150 gil

Final Fantasy VIII[]

Soft
Effect Cures Petrify.
Buy All item shops.
Find Dollet (complete dog sidequest before disc 3)
Refine Cockatrice Pinion x1 - Soft x3 (ST Med-RF)
Soft x1 - Break x3 (ST Mag-RF)
Cost 100 gil

Final Fantasy IX[]

Soft
Effect Cures Stone and Gradual Petrify.
Buy Lindblum and onwards. Stiltzkin in Burmecia.
Find Burmecia (x2), Chocobo Hot and Cold, Abandoned Lagoon chocograph
Steal Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror)
Drop Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie
Cost 100 gil

Princess Garnet and Steiner have to help Marcus and Baku retrieve a rare key item called Supersoft from Doctor Tot in Treno. They need this item to rescue their petrified "brother", Blank, who is trapped in Evil Forest.

All "Stone" type enemies can be killed instantly by using a Soft on them, displaying the message "became too soft to live" before vanishing. No EXP will be awarded for an enemy killed in this manner, but AP will still be given.

Final Fantasy X[]

Cures petrification.

Description
Soft
Effect Cures Petrify.
Buy Djose Temple and beyond
Find Mushroom Rock Road (after Djose Temple (x4)), Home (Living Quarters; pick second option on second row)
Steal Cave Iguion, Dinonix, Iguion, Ipiria, Melusine, Raptor, Yowie
Bribe Mushussu
Other Prize: Blitzball - Tournament (2nd Place (x4))
Gift: Mi'ihen Highroad (South - "Don't kick the blitzball" (x3))
Cost Varies, starting at 50 gil

Final Fantasy X-2[]

Soft
Effect Cures Petrify.
Buy All stores
Find Mi'ihen Highroad (chapter 1/2/3/5)
Steal Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Drop Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Cost 50 gil

Final Fantasy XII[]

Gold Needle
Effect Removes Petrification.
Buy Rabanastre, Lowtown Merchants, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Old Archades, Archades, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Leviathan, Balfonheim, Phon Coast
Cost 100 gil

Final Fantasy XIV[]

The properties of this solid-gold needle include curing petrification and pricking fingers.

Item Description

A Gold Needle will remove Petrification from a targeted party member within 5y, but cannot be used to remove the status from oneself. They can be purchased from vendors in Bozja, Eureka, Zadnor, and Norvrandt, and can be crafted by an Alchemist. Not all instances of Petrification are eligible for removal, but as Petrification cannot be removed by Esuna, this item is the only way to remove the status (when possible) before the debuff naturally expires.

Final Fantasy XV[]

A medical instrument that increases blood circulation and disples tension from the body. Cures petrification.

Description

Gold Needle cures Stone status from a party member. It can be bought from shops and found in outpost areas. Stone wears off quickly and makes one invulnerable for its duration, and thus players can simply wait out the status rather than use items to cure it. The Melusine battle is on a timer, however, and thus a stock of Gold Needles can come handy for that battle.

Final Fantasy Tactics[]

Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.

Description
Gold Needle
Also called Soft (PS)
Effect Cures Petrification.
Buy All shops, (after battle at Mandalia Plains (visit Eagrose Castle after).
Find Use Treasure Hunter in Araguay Woods, Golgollada Gallows and Mining Town of Gollund.
Drop Cuar, Cocatoris
Cost 100 gil

The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist job for 250 JP.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]

Drink this potion to soften stony skin.

Description
Soft
Effect Cures Petrification.
Buy All shops
Cost 100 gil

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Gold Needle
Effect Removes Stone.
Buy All shops.
Cost 100 gil

A Ranger can use a Gold Needle with Mirror Item to turn targets to stone.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

Gold Needle
Effect Cures Stone status.
Buy All shops
Cost 80 gil

Final Fantasy Adventure[]

Soft (Gold Needles in Adventures of Mana) can be bought in bundles of 3 for 90 GP and removes the Ston (Petrify) status.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 uses.

Final Fantasy Legend II[]

Soft has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 uses, and also increases a Robot's HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals Ston from one target.

Final Fantasy Legend III[]

Soft heals the Petri status. It can be bought for 200 GP in Cirrus, Darius, Dharm, Donmac, Elan (Past and Future), Floatland Town, Knaya, Muu (Past, Present, and Future), and New Dharm.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]

Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at Urbeth and Invidia.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

A curious needle of gold with the power to restore life to those turned to stone. Purified by white mages, the holy essence enters the body through the skin, dissolving the curse of petrification from within. While many speak of the glorious feeling of joints and muscles loosening, it has proven ineffective against common shoulder tightness and back pain.

Description
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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Captain N: The Game Master[]

Captain N - Soft

After Matoya stoned Lana, Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

The concept for this item could originate from acupuncture (needle therapy). However, the original intent as shown by the early artwork is clearly a sewing needle, rather than an acupuncture needle. Gold-plated needles intended for cloth are reputed to have a smooth glide both through the cloth and when threading, which may be intended as a means of piercing the stone.

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