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Added by Drake ClawfangSupernova (スーパーノヴァ, Sūpānova?), sometimes referred to as Nova, is a recurring enemy ability. It generally deals a large amount of non-elemental magic damage to all opponents. The same spell is also used by several enemies as a powerful move intended to finish off the player party.
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Appearances
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Final Fantasy VIIEdit
Super Nova is a powerful attack used by Safer∙Sephiroth. Its animation in the original Japanese version was short, but was greatly extended in the world-wide release. The extended Super Nova animation is the longest in the game, showing the destruction of most of the planets (Saturn, despite losing it rings is spared from destruction, as well as Uranus, Neptune and Mars) in the solar system by use of a comet that originated from outside the Milky Way.
It inflicts massive damage and status effects, but cannot actually kill a target as it does Gravity-based damage reducing the player's HP by 15/16th of their current HP, and may cause Confusion, Silence, and Slow. The attack can be used more than once by Safer∙Sephiroth and accompanies every use of the move Pale Horse.
In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, it is told Super Nova is Sephiroth's Limit Break, as said by a Sephiroth fan in the Sector 6 park.
Final Fantasy XEdit
Nova deals massive non-elemental damage. It can be learned by Kimahri as a Ronso Rage Overdrive by using Lancet on the Omega Weapon in the Omega Ruins or Nemesis in Monster Arena.
Rikku can also mix Sunburst which shares its animation with Nova and deals 9,999 points of damage to the enemy party twice.
Nemesis can also use a version of the spell called Armageddon which instantly kills the party as it deals 99,999 points of damage.
Final Fantasy X-2Edit
Supernova inflicts a large amount of non-elemental magic damage on all of target party for 70 MP. It's a Blue Bullet that can be learned while wearing the Gun Mage dressphere and can be learned from Ultima Weapon.
Final Fantasy XIEdit
Supernova is an ability used by Shinryu. Aside from inflicting magical damage in an area of effect, it also inflicts Doom on players caught in range.
Dissidia Final Fantasy/Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit
- "Ruination to all."
- —Sephiroth
Super Nova is Sephiroth's EX Burst. Its animation is similar to its Final Fantasy VII incarnation, although the animation is much shorter. It consists of Sephiroth posing while the mathematical formula used in the original attack is shown.
If the player completes the EX Burst correctly the enemy is thrown into the expanding sun. Scenes like the comet appearing, the solar system being destroyed, and the sun exploding are not present. If the player fails to fill the bar entirely, Sephiroth simply performs an exploding slash with his katana. Super Nova is labeled as a Limit Break in this game.
Final Fantasy All the BravestEdit
Supernova is the enemy ability that is used by Safer Sephiroth during battle.
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Super Nova explained in Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega.
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Super Nova explained in Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega.
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EtymologyEdit
A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months.
TriviaEdit
Added by JBed- The equations used at the start of Sephiroth's Super Nova are of no coincidence and are genuine equations used in Astrophysics. They are as follows:
- The first two equations calculate the sun's and planet's potential attractive forces, however it incorrectly uses gamma instead of lambda. The third equation calculates the Earth's potential attractive forces and the fourth misstates that the asteroid is working on a two-dimensional level, as it is the equation for the area of a circle, all to direct the energy used to cause the supernova. However, it should be noted that the sun cannot actually supernova, being too small to explode in such a fashion.
- Ptolemy's diagram of the celestial spheres, also known as the classical planets, or the "Seven Heavens", is used in the Super Nova animation. Since there are seven, this can be seen as another allusion the game has to the number seven.
