Thunderstorm (ability)

Thunder Storm in Final Fantasy VIII.

Thunderstorm (サンダーストーム, Sandā Sutōmu?), also known as Thunder Storm and Thunder, is a recurring attack in the Final Fantasy series. It is usually an attack usable by various summons and often does Lightning-elemental damage, or Ice-elemental damage, but sometimes does Wind-elemental damage as well.

Appearances

Final Fantasy III

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm is an ability used by Ramuh. It does Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm is a Band ability usable by combining Rydia's Black Magic command with Palom's. It does dual Ice and Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies.

Final Fantasy V

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm, also known as Thunder in the Anthology release, is the attack of the summon Syldra. It does Wind-elemental damage to all enemies.

Final Fantasy VIII

Template:Sideicon Thunder Storm is the attack of Quezacotl. It does Lightning-elemental damage to all enemies. Quezacotl's summon time is 13.3s, which, according to the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania, allows the player to boost its damage to around 180% of normal damage using a regular PlayStation controller.

Its damage is calculated as follows:

$Damage = 60 * Level / 10 + 44$

$Damage = Damage * (265 - TargetSpr) / 8$

$Damage = Damage * 44 / 256$

$Damage = Damage * Boost / 100$

$Damage = Damage * (100 + SummonMagBonus) / 100$

$Damage = Damage * (900 - ElemDef) / 100:$

Elemental Defense starts at 800 (0%), 900 nullifies damage and 1000 absorbs it. If an enemy is shown to be weak against an element, its Elemental Defense is below 800. If damage becomes negative (due to high Elemental Defense), the target is healed by that amount.

Final Fantasy XI

Template:Sideicon There are two abilities known as Thunderstorm.

Blood Pact: Rage

Template:FFXI Spell Thunderstorm is a Merit Blood Pact: Rage for Ramuh, available to Summoners levels 75 and above who have purchased the ability using Merit Points. It deals massive Lightning damage to a single target, and its damage is increased by Ramuh's current TP. Placing additional merits in Thunderstorm grants a 40 TP bonus when to its power when used.

White Magic

Template:FFXI Spell The White Magic spell known as Thunderstorm is an enhancing spell granting the target the bonuses of lightning weather.

• Provides the single lightning weather effect, not the double lightning weather effect. This will stack if the zone currently has thundery weather, giving effect of double lightning weather. This will have no effect during a true thunderstorm (double lightning weather).
• Thundery weather has a chance (33% to 50%) to give Lightning spells a 10% power boost and a corresponding penalty to Water spells. If the Rairin Obi is equipped, the weather bonus will always be applied.
• Ionohelix will always gain the full effect of this weather.
• If the caster has the Merit Job Trait Stormsurge, then this spell will also increase the target's DEX by +3 (to a maximum of +7 with full merits).

Final Fantasy XII

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Final Fantasy XIII-2

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm is Feral Link for Wyvern. It deals Lightning-elemental damage to enemies within radius of the thunderstorm.

Final Fantasy XIV

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Final Fantasy Legends: Toki no Suishō

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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm is used by the Summonstone Syldra. It cancels the opponent's ongoing summon effects.

Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015)

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Template:Sideicon Thunderstorm is a Legend ability used by Faris.

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Final Fantasy Artniks

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales

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Non-Final Fantasy Appearances

Kingdom Hearts series

In Birth by Sleep, Thunderstorm appears as a Shotlock. It fires several volleys of electric blasts at enemies.

Gallery

Final Fantasy III (NES).

Final Fantasy III (3D).

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WiiWare).

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (PSP).

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (iOS).

Final Fantasy V (GBA).

Final Fantasy V (iOS).

Final Fantasy XI (Scholar's Thunderstorm).

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Syldra's ability).

Party version in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015).

Single target version in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015).

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Feral Link).

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (Summon).

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R).

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R+).

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR) [FFV].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR+) [FFV].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR Legend) [FFV].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR+ Legend) [FFV].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR) [FFVIII].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR Legend) [FFV].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR Legend) [FFVIII].

Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A thunderstorm is a form of turbulent weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder. Thunderstorms occur in association with a type of cloud known as a cumulonimbus.

[view · edit · purge]Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending on the distance and nature of the lightning, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble (brontide).

References

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