Paralysis

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FFIV Paralysis status — Yang under Paralyze in *Final Fantasy IV*.

When you're paralyzed, there's not much you can do to fight back. Still, the affliction heals over time, so try not to panic.

NPC in The 4 Heroes of Light

Paralysis (まひ, Mahi?), also known as Paralyze and Para, is a recurring negative status effect in the Final Fantasy series, which prohibits characters from taking action. It differs from Stop in that it does not last as long.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Paralysis prevents the afflicted unit from participating in battle. Player characters have a 25% chance of recovery at the end of each turn and the status does not last after battle. Enemies have a 9.8% chance of recovering each turn. The status can be caused through a variety of means on the party, such as physical attacks mainly from undead enemies like Lich, the spells Stun, Bind, and Stop, and skills such as Gaze.

Final Fantasy II[]

Paralyze prevents the afflicted unit from participating in battle. There is a chance of recovery at the end of each round and the status does not last after battle. It can be removed by the spell Basuna at level 5 or higher. This is the only status effect that is mentioned in the Bestiary if a particular enemy is weak against it.

Final Fantasy III[]

Paralysis can be caused by the level 4 Black Magic spell Shade and Ramuh's white effect and enemy ability Mind Blast. It is also inflicted by the weapons Ancient Sword and Earthen Bell, as well as the enemy ability Bad Breath. Paralysis can also be inflicted through the physical attacks of the enemies Ruinous Wave, Parademon, Barometz, Stroper, Roper, and Nemesis.

Final Fantasy IV[]

Paralyze prevents the character from participating in battle for a short period of time, but wears off. The status wears off faster with higher Spirit. Haste also speeds recovery, while Slow delays it. It wears off regardless after combat.

It is inflicted by the summon Mindflayer, the Ninjutsu Shadowbind, the magic Hold, the enemy ability Constrict and all of Rydia (Final Fantasy IV party member)'s whips. It can be removed with the spell Esuna.

Characters with metallic equipment while inside the Lodestone Cavern before the Dark Elf is defeated will be in a magnetized state during battle. This form of paralyze will remain for the remainder of the battle and cannot be cured; therefore characters under this form of paralysis are considered defeated. If all characters hold metallic equipment within Lodestone Cavern, the party will be annihilated and the game will be over as soon as a battle initiates.

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]

The Paralyze status prevents the character from participating in battle for a short period of time.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]

Paralyze can be inflicted through the White Magic spell Hold, the ability Pressure, and the enemy abilities Binding Glare, Blaster, and Slap.

Final Fantasy V[]

Main article: Paralyze (Final Fantasy V)

Paralyzed units cannot act nor evade, nor will they cover for other allies. The duration of paralyze depends on the attack setting it.

Paralyze is caused by the Dark Arts ability Chaos Drive and the Blue Magic spells Death Claw and Mind Blast. The Beastmaster's non-elemental whips can randomly paralyze enemies. Prior to the now defunct 2013 iOS version, the Samurai's Mineuchi ability does not paralyze opponents, due to a bug in game coding. This is fixed in the defunct mobile/Steam versions and Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster.

The player can immunize their party against paralyze with Hermes Sandals, Genji Gloves, and Genji Shield.

Final Fantasy VII[]

Main article: Paralyzed (Final Fantasy VII)

When a unit is paralyzed, they freeze on the spot and cannot act. Paralyzed lasts a shorter while than Stop and, unlike in Stop's case, the characters' Limit Break gauges do not fill when they are attacked while paralyzed.

Unusually, the superboss Ruby Weapon can be paralyzed. This is the basis of several strategies for defeating it.

In the 1996 demo release, it was Cloud's Limit Break Braver, rather than Cross-slash, that inflicted Paralyzed. This was changed in the later 1997 demo version.

Final Fantasy XI[]

Paralysis is an enfeebling effect that is caused by countless abilities and spells, most notably Paralyze. It frequently prevents attacks and spells that the paralyzed player or enemy attempts, resetting the recast times on halted abilities.

Final Fantasy XIV[]

Paralysis has a chance to stun the afflicted with each passing server tick, with ticks occurring every 3 seconds. Whilst stunned, the character may not move or perform any actions and any action that was being cast at the time of the stun will be interrupted. Each stun will last for about a second. The character may still be able to move and use actions between stuns.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]

While under paralysis, an affected unit is halted for one turn, and will thus be bypassed in the CTB queue. This status is marked by the appearance of a 🚫 above the victim.

Final Fantasy Tactics S[]

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Vagrant Story[]

Paralysis is a status effect that disables physical attacks as well as Break Arts. Ashley can cast it using the Grimoire Paralysie and later on the Sorcery Spell Stun Cloud. Ashley can also use his Chain ability Paralysis Pulse to inflict Paralysis on a single enemy. Two weapons, the Dagger and the Great Sword teach Shadoweave and Thunderwave respectively, which also causes Paralysis to a target. Stepping on the Paralysis Trap also inflicts the status.

It may be removed using the Grimoire Mollesse and later on the Shaman spell Restoration, or the Grimoire Purifier and later on the Shaman spell Clearance. Items that remove it include Yggdrasil's Tears and Panacea. The Cure Panel Trap also removed Paralysis among other status. Ashley can also use his Chain ability Ward to defend against Paralysis. Equipping the Dark Queen gem to a shield increases status evasion by 20%.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]

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Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]

A paralyzed character will not be able to have his/her turn, but a character can be released from it when enough time has passed. It can be removed with either a Heal Potion or the Heal spell.

Game Element	Type	Effect
Heal	White Magic	Can inflict Poison, Confusion, Sleep, Paralyze, or Petrify on a single enemy.
Cat Claw	Weapon	Can inflict Poison and Paralyze.
Charm Claw	Weapon	Can inflict Poison, Paralyze, Sleep, Confusion, and Blind.
Dragon Claw	Weapon	Can inflict Poison, Paralyze, Sleep, Confusion, Blind, Stone, and Silence.
Ninja Star	Weapon	Shoot-elemental weapon that can inflict Poison and Paralyze.
Bad Breath	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Paralyze.
Body Odor	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Paralyze.
Para-Breath	Enemy Ability	Non-elemental attack and can inflict Paralyze.
Para-Claw	Enemy Ability	Non-elemental attack and can inflict Paralyze.
Para-Needle	Enemy Ability	Non-elemental attack and can inflict Paralyze.
Para-Snake	Enemy Ability	Non-elemental attack and can inflict Paralyze.
Para-Stare	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Paralyze.
Para-Touch	Enemy Ability	Non-elemental attack and can inflict Paralyze.
Para Gas	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Paralyze.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

In Para status, a unit will be unable to act for one or more turns. It can be removed with the Shocker item, or may recover randomly.

Game Element	Type	Effect
King	Armor	Grants resistance to Fire, Ice, Elec, Poison, Stone, Para, Weapon, and Quake.
Arthur	Armor	Grants resistance to Stone and Para.
Dragon	Helmet	Grants resistance to Stone, Para, Weapon, and Quake.
Band	Helmet	Grants resistance to Fire, Ice, Elec, Poison, Stone, Para, Weapon, and Quake.
Aezis	Shield	Grants the party Stone, Para, Weapon, and Quake resistance with 100% success.
King	Shield	Grants the party Ice, Stone, Para resistance with 255% success.
ParaSkin	Enemy Ability	Counterattacks with Para.
ParaSkin	Enemy Ability	Counterattacks with Para.
P-Fangs	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para on one enemy.
Strict	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para on one enemy.
Kinesis	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para on enemy group.
All	Enemy Ability	Resists Fire, Ice, Elec, Pois, Ston, Para, Weapon, and Quake.
Change	Enemy Ability	Resists Ston, Para, and Weapon.
Par/Wp	Enemy Ability	Resists Para and Weapon.
Para	Enemy Ability	Resists Dead, Blin, Slep, Conf, Curs, and Para.

Final Fantasy Legend II[]

A unit that is paralyzed will not act in battle, losing their turns until they break out of paralysis.

Game Element	Type	Effect
StunGun	Gun	Inflicts Para to one enemy.
Whip	Whip	Inflicts Para to one enemy.
Blitz	Whip	Inflicts Para to one enemy.
Breath	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para; one enemy.
ParaNail	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para; one enemy.
Stunner	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para; one group.
Tie Up	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para; one enemy.
Wind Up	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para; one enemy.
ParaSkin	Enemy Ability	Wait for attack; inflicts Para on attacker.
Change	Enemy Ability	Strong against status change (combination of Poison, Para, Stone, and Weapon).
Pa/Po	Enemy Ability	Strong against status attacks (combination of Para and Poison).
Para	Enemy Ability	Strong against Para.

Final Fantasy Legend III[]

The paralyzed target cannot act. It can be removed by Heal, Para, Cycle, Relax, and Elixir.

Game Element	Type	Effect	Description
Para	Black Magic	Can inflict Para.	Can inflict Para or cure Para.
Cycle	Enemy Ability	Can inflict Para and Petri.	Can inflict Para and Petri.
Breath	Enemy Ability	Can inflict Para.	Attacks one enemy.
Bite	Enemy Ability	Can inflict Para.	Attacks one enemy.
Dk-Virus	Enemy Ability	Can inflict Mute, Pois, Para, Conf, Sleep, and Petri.	Inflicts two random statuses on all enemies at 100%.
ParaSkin	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para.	Automatically counterattacks by inflicting the Para status.
ParaNail	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para.	Paralyzes one enemy.
Paralyze	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para.	Paralyzes one enemy.
Gaze (1)	Enemy Ability	Inflicts Para.	Paralyzes one enemy.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]

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Bravely Default[]

While under paralysis, the victim cannot do anything. Affected characters do not gain BP. Paralysis randomly heals at the end of a turn.

Game Element	Type	Effect
Silence	Black Magic ability Enemy ability	Silence one target.
Paralyze Immunity	Ranger ability	Confer immunity to paralysis during battles.
Ancient Bow	Weapon	25% chance to cause Paralyze.
Earthing Rod	Accessory	Grants immunity to Paralyze.
Ribbon	Armor	Grants to wearer immunity to Poison, Blind, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Dread, Confuse, Charm, and Death.
Remedy	Item Compounding ability	Cures the target of poison, blind, silence, sleep, paralyze, dread, berserk, confuse, and charm.
Blaster	Enemy ability	Has a 50% chance of inflicting paralyze on each party member.
Megaton Press	Enemy ability	Very high earth physical damage to the entire party. Inflicts Paralyze.
Paralyzing Bite	Enemy ability	Medium physical damage, inflicts Paralyze.
Paralyzing Pollen	Enemy ability	Medium physical damage, 75% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Tail Shock	Enemy ability	Low physical thunder damage, inflicts paralyze.
Venomous Chomp	Enemy ability	Inflicts medium physical damage and Charm, Paralyze, Poison, Blind and Silence on one target.
Venomous Sting	Enemy ability	Inflicts high physical damage and Charm, Paralyze, Poison, Blind and Silence on one target.
Fairy Ward	Spiritism ability	Render all allies immune to poison, blind, silence, sleep, paralyze, dread, berserk, confuse, charm, doom, death, and stop for five turns.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]

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Final Fantasy Artniks Dive[]

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

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Final Fantasy Explorers[]

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

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King's Knight -Wrath of the Dark Dragon-[]

Paralysis causes the victim to freeze in place for several seconds as scrolling continues for the quest. During this time, the unit is enveloped in an electrical field. The effect can be triggered by enemy attacks, or by walking into the effect field of a paraflower. While not a required target, paraflowers can be shot away from a distance; the player needs to land 3-5 shots to destroy one.

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