Riot Blade (ability)

Riot Blade is a recurring attack in the Final Fantasy series, originally Terra Branford's trademark Desperation Attack. When performed, the user fires four crescent-shaped blades of energy at opponents.

Final Fantasy VI
Riot Blade is Terra's Desperation Attack, and as such she has a 1/16 chance to use it automatically when performing the Fight command at critical health. Riot Blade attacks one enemy to deal magic damage, and has 142 power.

Final Fantasy XIV
Riot Blade is a Gladiator ability that delivers a ranged attack with a chance to decrease defense when executed from behind the target.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Riot Blade is Terra's EX Burst. Terra attacks the opponent with Blizzara, then charges energy into her arms. The player must rapidly tap and  to fill two power gauges within an unspecified time limit. At full power, Terra spins and fires four blades at the opponent. Failure to fill the gauges will result in Terra firing fewer blades with a less dramatic execution.

Riot Blade is notably one of the most powerful EX Bursts in the game, outclassed only by Cloud's Omnislash and Tidus's Blitz Ace in Dissidia.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Riot Blade returns as Terra's EX Burst with unchanged effects.

In Dissidia 012, the newcomers' EX Bursts, mainly Gilgamesh's Strongest Sword and Tifa's Final Heaven outclass Terra's EX Burst. However, Cloud, Tidus and Tifa only have full power for their EX Bursts under certain conditions, while Riot Blade's power is fixed.

Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Riot Blade is the ability that is used by Terra during battle.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Riot Blade is an ability usable by one of Terra's cards, depicting her Amano artwork. For the discard of another Terra card, Dulling Terra and paying two Ice CP, Riot Blade does 6000 damage to a Forward of the player's choice, then search their deck for an Eidolon card and place it in their hand.