Zu (Final Fantasy X)

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Final Fantasy X Enemy
Zu
Statistics HP (Overkill) MP 18,000 (1,432) 50 Strength Magic Defense 37 35 20 M. Defense Agility Accuracy 20 20 0 Evasion Luck 0 15 AP (Overkill) Gil 1,200 (1,800) 1,200
Elemental affinities Fire Lightning Water Ice Holy - - - - -
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Location	Bikanel
Common Steal	Smoke Bomb x3
Rare Steal	Smoke Bomb x4
Common Drop	Power Sphere x2, Al-Bhed Potion x2
Rare Drop	Power Sphere x2, Al-Bhed Potion x3
Weapon Drop	Piercing, Darktouch, Strength +3%, Magic +3%
Armor Drop	Dark Ward
Bribe	Skill Sphere
Abilities	Physical attack, Charging, Sonic Boom
Ronso Rage	N/A
Resistant to	Silence (20), Darkness (95), Poison (25)
Immune to	Sleep, Petrification, Zombie, Threaten, Death, Provoke
Other Information	The first Zu encounter only has 12,000 HP (12,000 for Overkill), 32 Strength, 30 Magic, and has a Darkness resistance of 20.

"How can a bird grow so big!?"

—Tidus

This enemy is found at the Bikanel Desert. This is the first enemy you encounter after arriving there. Its wings will glow and on its next turn it will use Sonic Boom, which hits all party members. While it may look intimidating due to its large size and somewhat powerful attacks, inflicting Darkness on it will make the battle against it much easier. When a Zu drops below half of its maximum health, it will fall, landing on the ground. This renders its Sonic Boom significantly less likely to occur. It does, though, give all Zus an annoying trait: They cannot be slain in one hit, unless from Death, abilities, and attacks that add Death, or Zanamto, while airborne. It will always survive with 1 HP if it was airborne before the attack came.

The equipment it can drop can have 2-3 slots (1-3 having abilities), with weapons containing either Piercing, Str +5%, or Mag +5%, as well as Darktouch. For armor, it is also 2-3 slots but with only one ability, Dark Ward.

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[edit] Final Fantasy X-2

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