Killer
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Killer abilities affect a certain monster type, causing massive damage to enemies of that type. These abilities have been around since the original Final Fantasy, though in the original and PS releases, it was bugged and did nothing. They are normally found on weapons. The following are all unnamed but appear on various weapons throughout the series:
- Ogre Killer
- Giant Killer
- Aquatic Killer
- Mage Killer
- Wolf Killer
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy
Though originally bugged in the NES and PS releases, these abilities were still dormant within several weapons and were later fixed in later releases of the game. The following abilities appear in the game:
- Ogre Killer - Ogrekiller
- Undead Killer - Light Axe, Sun Blade
- Dragon Killer - Wyrmkiller
- Mage Killer - Rune Blade
- Wolf Killer - Werebuster
- Aquatic Killer - Coral Sword
- Giant Killer - Great Sword
[edit] Final Fantasy II
- Ogre Killer - Ogrekiller
- Mage Killer - Rune Axe
- Were Killer - Werebuster
[edit] Final Fantasy III
- Divider Killer - All Katanas
[edit] Final Fantasy IV
- Flan Killer - Flandango, Blood Sword, Blood Lance
- Undead Killer - Ragnarok, Blood Sword, Blood Lance, Holy Arrow, Hand of the Gods, Sage's Staff
- Ghoul Killer - Ancient Sword, Mythril Sword, Holy Lance, Holy Arrow, Hand of the Gods, Mythril Hammer, Mythril Staff
- Aquatic Killer - Coral Sword
- Giant Killer - Blood Sword, Blood Lance, Ogrekiller, Angel Arrow, Perseus Arrow, Fairy Claw
- Dragon Killer - Wyvern Lance, Artemis's Arrow, Dragon's Whisker, Dragon Claw, Apollo's Harp
- Mage Killer - Rune Axe, Elven Bow, Mute Arrow, Mage Masher, Rune Staff
- Mech Killer - Thunder Arrow, all Hammers, Rod
- Bug Killer - Ice Rod
[edit] Final Fantasy V
- Giant Killer - Cleaver
- Aevis Killer - Aevis Killer
- Magic Beast Killer - Artemis' Bow
- Dragon Killer - Dragon Lance
[edit] Final Fantasy IX
The physical characters can equip various Killer abilities such as Maneater and Bird Killer. These do 2x damage to the type. The following is a list of abilities found in the game:
- Man Eater - 2x damage to Human types
- Dragon Killer - 2x damage to Dragon types
- Bird Killer - 2x damage to flying types
- Devil Killer - 2x damage to Demon types
- Beast Killer - 2x damage to Beast types
- Bug Killer - 2x damage to Bug types
- Stone Killer - 2x damage to Stone types
- Undead Killer - 2x damage to Undead types
[edit] Final Fantasy X-2
Gun Mage's Fiend Hunter abilities do 4x damage to monsters of a specific type. The following is a list of abilities found in the Fiend Hunter skill:
- Shell Cracker - 4x damage to 'Helm' types
- Anti-Aircraft - 4x damage to 'Birds' and 'Wasps' types
- Silver Bullet - 4x damage to 'Lupine' types
- Flan Eater - 4x damage to 'Flan' types
- Elementillery - 4x damage to 'Element' types
- Killasaurus - 4x damage to 'Reptile' types
- Drake Eater - 4x damage to 'Drake' types
- Dismantle - 4x damage to 'Machina' types
- Mech Destroyer - 4x damage to 'Mech' types
- Demon Muzzle - 4x damage to 'Imp' and 'Evil Eye' types.
[edit] Final Fantasy XI
Killer abilities cause increased damage and gives a chance to intimidate the creature. This effect is similar to paralyze. Most creatures in possess an appropriate killer effect versus creatures in an opposing ecosystem. Some ecosystems like beastmen and elementals are exempt from this.
- Beastmasters gain multiple Killer abilities, similar to wildlife.
- Blue Mages have access to multiple Killer abilities through Blue Magic Synergy.
- Dark Knights have Arcana Killer.
- Dragoons have Dragon Killer.
- Samurai have Demon Killer.
- Paladins have Undead Killer.
- Some equipment may grant other jobs these effects.
- Conversely, the Crimson Mail/Blood Mail gives players "dragon affinity" when worn, which has a downside of making them intimidated by anything with Dragon Killer.
- See also: Circle of Life.
