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Psyched Up

Aire, Yunita, and Jusqua psyched up.

Psyched Up (気合, Kiai?, lit. Fighting Spirit) is a gameplay feature that appears in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. Being psyched up indicates the player characters' level of enthusiasm during battle.

Mechanics[]

When characters are psyched up. they become surrounded by a yellow aura and their Strength, Intellect, Spirit are increased by 50%, and they gain extra AP at the start of that turn. When multiple characters become psyched up at the same time, there's an opportunity to have those characters team up to attack or cast identical spells. Correspondingly, when the heroes are feeling down they become surrounded by a blue aura and their stats decrease. Characters get psyched up randomly during battles, and they are only feeling sad in response to certain actions some enemies can inflict upon them during battle. Some enemies are also capable of cancelling out a character's psyched up status.

The Hero crown gets psyched up more often than other jobs. The Party Host crown learns abilities that focus on psyching up the party. The Lone Wolf accessory stops psyched characters from taking part in joint attacks. The Courage Ring makes the wearer get psyched up more frequently.

The following table shows how specific actions or status changes affect a character's psyched up level. When a character accumulates 100 points, said character is considered psyched up for that turn. The lowest value a character can have is -100. When this happens, said character's Strength, Intellect, and Spirit are reduced by 50%.

Actions Value
Character has less than 4 AP +15
Character takes damage -10
An ally is KO'd +50
Ally KO'd. 1 character left in party +20
An enemy undergoes a status change +10
Battle ends x0.8
A character boosts +30
A character uses an ability +20
Performing an action other than boost when Psyched Up Resets to 0
Attack enemy's weakness +25
Kill enemy +40
Enemy evades the character's attack -15
Avoid enemy's attack +10

List of Joint Attacks[]

Attack[]

Name Description Image
Two heroes combine forces Two psyched up character's combine an Attack. FFT4HoL Two Attacks
Three heroes combine forces Three psyched up character's combine an Attack. FFT4HoL Three Attacks
Four heroes combine forces Four psyched up character's combine an Attack. FFT4HoL Four Attacks

Black Magic[]

Even if multiple Desolator Tomes are hacked into the player's inventory and equipped on different character's battle command list, there will be no joint attacks with the Desolator spell if selected.

Name Characters Description Image
Strong Fire 2 Deals minor Fire-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Fire
Strong Fira 2 Deals moderate Fire-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Fira
Strong Firaga 2 Deals major Fire-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Firaga
Amazing Fire 3 Deals minor Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Fire
Amazing Fira 3 Deals moderate Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Fira
Amazing Firaga 3 Deals major Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Firaga
Prodigious Fire 4 Deals minor Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Fire
Prodigious Fira 4 Deals moderate Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Fira
Prodigious Firaga 4 Deals major Fire-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Firaga
Strong Blizzard 2 Deals minor Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Blizzard
Strong Blizzara 2 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Blizzara
Strong Blizzaga 2 Deals major Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Blizzaga
Amazing Blizzard 3 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Blizzard
Amazing Blizzara 3 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Blizzara
Amazing Blizzaga 3 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Blizzaga
Prodigious Blizzard 4 Deals minor Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Blizzard
Prodigious Blizzara 4 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Blizzara
Prodigious Blizzaga 4 Deals major Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Blizzaga
Strong Thunder 2 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Thunder
Strong Thundara 2 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Thundara
Strong Thundaga 2 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Thundaga
Amazing Thunder 3 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Thunder
Amazing Thundara 3 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Thundara
Amazing Thundaga 3 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Thundaga
Prodigious Thunder 4 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Thunder
Prodigious Thundara 4 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Thundara
Prodigious Thundaga 4 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Thundaga
Strong Aero 2 Deals minor Wind-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Aero
Strong Aerora 2 Deals moderate Wind-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Aerora
Strong Aeroga 2 Deals major Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Aeroga
Amazing Aero 3 Deals minor Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Aero
Amazing Aerora 3 Deals moderate Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Aerora
Amazing Aeroga 3 Deals major Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Aeroga
Prodigious Aero 4 Deals minor Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Aero
Prodigious Aerora 4 Deals moderate Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Aerora
Prodigious Aeroga 4 Deals major Wind-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Aeroga
Strong Quake 2 Deals minor Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Quake
Strong Quakra 2 Deals moderate Earth-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Quakra
Strong Quaga 2 Deals major Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Quaga
Amazing Quake 3 Deals minor Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Quake
Amazing Quakra 3 Deals moderate Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Quakra
Amazing Quaga 3 Deals major Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Quaga
Prodigious Quake 4 Deals minor Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Quake
Prodigious Quakra 4 Deals moderate Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Quakra
Prodigious Quaga 4 Deals major Earth-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Quaga
Strong Water 2 Deals minor Water-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Water
Strong Watera 2 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Watera
Strong Waterga 2 Deals major Water-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Waterga
Amazing Water 3 Deals minor Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Water
Amazing Watera 3 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Watera
Amazing Waterga 3 Deals major Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Waterga
Prodigious Water 4 Deals minor Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Water
Prodigious Watera 4 Deals moderate Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Watera
Prodigious Waterga 4 Deals major Water-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Waterga
Strong Banish 2 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Banish
Strong Banishra 2 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Banishra
Strong Banishga 2 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Banishga
Amazing Banish 3 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Banish
Amazing Banishra 3 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Banishra
Amazing Banishga 3 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Banishga
Prodigious Banish 4 Deals minor Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Banish
Prodigious Banishra 4 Deals moderate Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Banishra
Prodigious Banishga 4 Deals major Light-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Banishga
Strong Dark 2 Deals minor Dark-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Dark
Strong Darkra 2 Deals moderate Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Darkra
Strong Darkaga 2 Deals major Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Darkaga
Amazing Dark 3 Deals minor Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Dark
Amazing Darkra 3 Deals moderate Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Darkra
Amazing Darkaga 3 Deals major Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Darkaga
Prodigious Dark 4 Deals minor Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Dark
Prodigious Darkra 4 Deals moderate Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Darkra
Prodigious Darkaga 4 Deals major Dark-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Darkaga
Strong Leaf 2 Deals minor Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Strong Leaf
Strong Leafra 2 Deals moderate Non-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Leafra
Strong Leafaga 2 Deals major Non-elemental damage. FF4HoL Strong Leafaga
Amazing Leaf 3 Deals minor Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Leaf
Amazing Leafra 3 Deals moderate Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Leafra
Amazing Leafaga 3 Deals major Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Amazing Leafaga
Prodigious Leaf 4 Deals minor Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Leaf
Prodigious Leafra 4 Deals moderate Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Leafra
Prodigious Leafaga 4 Deals major Non-elemental damage. FFT4HoL Prodigious Leafaga

Dark Magic[]

Name Characters Description Image
Strong Drain 2 Deals minor Non-elemental damage and absorb HP. FF4HoL Strong Drain
Amazing Drain 3 Deals moderate Non-elemental damage and absorb HP. FF4HoL Amazing Drain
Prodigious Drain 4 Deals major Non-elemental damage and absorb HP. FF4HoL Prodigious Drain
Strong Suppress 2 Reduces foe's status. FF4HoL Strong Suppress
Amazing Suppress 3 Reduces foe's status. FF4HoL Amazing Suppress
Prodigious Suppress 4 Reduces foe's status. FF4HoL Prodigious Suppress
Strong Confuse 2 Inflicts confusion. FF4HoL Strong Confuse
Amazing Confuse 3 Inflicts confusion. FF4HoL Amazing Confuse
Prodigious Confuse 4 Inflicts confusion. FF4HoL Prodigious Confuse
Strong Flash 2 Inflicts blindness. FF4HoL Strong Flash
Amazing Flash 3 Inflicts blindness. FF4HoL Amazing Flash
Prodigious Flash 4 Inflicts blindness. FF4HoL Prodigious Flash
Strong Poison 2 Inflicts poison. FF4HoL Strong Poison
Amazing Poison 3 Inflicts poison. FF4HoL Amazing Poison
Prodigious Poison 4 Inflicts poison. FF4HoL Prodigious Poison
Strong Silence 2 Inflicts silence. FF4HoL Strong Silence
Amazing Silence 3 Inflicts silence. FF4HoL Amazing Silence
Prodigious Silence 4 Inflicts silence. FF4HoL Prodigious Silence
Strong Sleep 2 Inflicts sleep. FF4HoL Strong Sleep
Amazing Sleep 3 Inflicts sleep. FF4HoL Amazing Sleep
Prodigious Sleep 4 Inflicts sleep. FF4HoL Prodigious Sleep
Strong Curse 2 Inflicts curse. FF4HoL Strong Curse
Amazing Curse 3 Inflicts curse. FF4HoL Amazing Curse
Prodigious Curse 4 Inflicts curse. FF4HoL Prodigious Curse
Strong Break 2 Inflicts petrification. FF4HoL Strong Break
Amazing Break 3 Inflicts petrification. FF4HoL Amazing Break
Prodigious Break 4 Inflicts petrification. FF4HoL Prodigious Break
Strong Death 2 Inflicts sudden death. FF4HoL Strong Death
Amazing Death 3 Inflicts sudden death. FF4HoL Amazing Death
Prodigious Death 4 Inflicts sudden death. FF4HoL Prodigious Death

Etymology[]

"Psych up" means to get mentally ready for something.

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