Reraise (status)

Reraise (リレイズ), also known as Auto-Life, is a recurring beneficial status effect in the series, usually associated with the spell of the same name. Once a character reaches 0 HP with Reraise on them, they will automatically revive (without using any items or MP) with critical health. Reraise originates in Final Fantasy VI (called Life3 in the original English translation), and has since appeared in many other titles.

Final Fantasy VI
The Reraise status can only be granted by the spell Reraise (originally called Life 3 in the SNES and PS versions). It will automatically revive a fallen party member with barely any HP. There is no indication of a character having Reraise, as there is no visual changes to them. The status increases the attacker's hit rate on the affected target by 25%, apart from the versions affected by the Evade Bug.

Final Fantasy VII
Although not a status effect, a famous "Auto-Life trick" is to equip a reviving Materia (Life or Phoenix) with the Final Attack Support Materia; this will revive a fallen character as soon as they die, but they must have MP prior to their death for it to work.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Phoenix Downs have the same effect as Reraise. It places a feather over Zack's head that revives him when he gets knocked out. The status can also be obtained from a Shinra employee in the Shinra Headquarters lobby at any time, by drinking the Potion, or from the Phoenix summon.

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
Phoenix Downs, like in Crisis Core, act as Reraise when used and will revive Vincent if he is knocked out.

Final Fantasy IX
Auto-Life is a status effect that revives the user on 1 HP, which makes it quite useful when paired with Quina's Limit Glove.

The Auto-Life support ability grants one instance of Auto-Life at the beginning of each battle, and it costs 12 magic stones to equip. Auto-Life is learned for 130 Ability Points from the Rebirth Ring. Rebirth Ring can be synthesized with a Diamond and Anklet and 7,000 gil at Daguerreo, obtained from winning the Treno Card Tournament, obtained from the Chocograph 24, Forgotten Island, or stolen from Trance Kuja.

Quina can also cast the Blue Magic spell Auto-Life, and Amarant has the Flair ability, Aura, which grants Regen and Auto-Life to the target; when in Trance he can bestow the status to all of the party at once.

There is no visual changes to the character who has Auto-Life; a player can check if a character has the status through checking through the use of a White Magic spell, when all positive statuses should appear in the battle menu. Curiously, the Reraise support ability will revive Zombie characters, whereas every other revival method will fail.

Final Fantasy X
Auto-Life can only be granted via the spell Auto-Life or through the Mix ability Hyper Mighty G, and the party member will automatically revive once KOed with 25% of their max HP. A character with Auto-Life has a halo above their head. In the game's final battle against Yu Yevon and the possessed aeons, the party has a permanent Auto-Life status.

The HP recovered from Auto-Life is basically 25% of max HP, but it can be boosted by having the Auto-Life caster equipped the weapon with ability Magic Booster. The Magic Plus % abilities on the recipient's weapon can further increase the HP recovery.

In the best case, the recipient has max HP of 99,999, equipped weapon with Break Damage Limit, Magic +5%, Magic +10% and Magic +20%, the resultant HP recovery by Auto-Life will be:
 * $$99999\times25\%\times150\%\times\left(100\%+5\%+10\%+20\%\right)$$
 * $$=99999\times25\%\times150\%\times135\%$$
 * $$=99999\times50.625\%$$
 * $$=50624.49375$$

The actual amount will be 50,622 because the game rounds off decimal each time the max HP figure multiplied by the percentage. With Auto-Shell and Auto-Protect on the armor, it is possible to survive Penance's Tera-Graviton (reduce 75% of max HP) by the Left Arm, and attack by Right Arm after revived from Judgment Day.

There are several bosses that can remove Auto-Life status from a character: Th'uban, an optional boss in the Monster Arena, most of the Dark Aeons, and the Left Arm of Penance.

Generally the reviving animation is the same as Life, but the Auto-Life bestowed to the party members automatically during final battles is completely different, it begins with a little mermaid-like sprite descending to the fallen character.

Final Fantasy X-2
Auto-Life can only be granted via the spell of the same name, though the spell itself can only be used once the player goes through all colored gates on the Salvation Promised or Supreme Light Garment Grids. Auto-Life is also available from the Lady Luck's Magic Reels, in which gaining three Staves will cast Auto-Life on a random ally.

Final Fantasy XI

 * Gives the caster the option to Raise themselves, should they be KO'd.
 * Cannot be dispelled.
 * Takes effect after 10 seconds of being KO'd.
 * The Status Effect lasts for 1 hour.
 * Changing jobs cancels the Effect.
 * The strength of the effect varies depending on the grade of Reraise:
 * Reraise I restores 50% of lost Experience Points.
 * Reraise II restores 75% of lost Experience Points. If target player is level 50 or below, Reraise II is no different than Reraise I.
 * Reraise III restores 90% of lost Experience Points. If target player is level 50 or below, Reraise III is no different than Reraise I.

Status can be granted by:
 * Reraise
 * Reraise II
 * Reraise III
 * Goddess's Hymnus
 * Reraise Earring
 * Reraise Gorget
 * Scroll of Instant Reraise
 * Reraiser
 * Scapegoat
 * Charm Wand
 * Field Manual

Final Fantasy XIII
Although not a status, a Sentinel's Reprieve ability works similarly to Auto-Life: Whenever the Sentinel's HP is above critical and they receive an attack that should have reduced the Sentinel's HP to zero, they will remain alive with one HP. The only character who can't learn it is Sazh.

Final Fantasy XIII-2
Reraise makes an appearance in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Its image looks like a flower, a symbol of rebirth. It is not a Role ability can only be bestowed on the party by Cactuarama's Uplift Feral Link.

Caius frequently bestows himself with this status.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Reraise status will automatically revive a fallen unit after his CT count reaching 100% during the dying status, rendering the unit active right after his revival. (As well as being the first instance of not instantly reviving after being KOed.) The unit will revive with 1/10 of their maximum HP. If the recipient is Doomed, the Doom and Reraise statuses will nullify each other when the Doom counter reaches zero.

This status can be used via the White Magick spell of the same name or the reaction ability Dragonheart of the Dragoon class, triggered by any kind of damage.

Two accessories in the game also provide the Reraise status:
 * The Angel's Ring grants the wearer Reraise status once per battle and the perfume Chantage (which is only equippable by female human class) will offer unlimited Reraise status, rendering the wearer never to be crystallized or turned into a treasure box.

If an Undead character has Reraise (this can only be accomplished with Auto-Reraise), Reraise will have no effect other than to prevent you from seeing the Dead counter, and to block the 50% chance of auto-revival normally associated with Undead status.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Once KOed, the character will be revived automatically, as though they had the Life spell used on them. The Titania's Angel Whisper also grants Auto-Life while also healing HP, and the Defender's Aura will grant this as well as Regen. The Dragoon's Dragonheart reaction ability also grants them Auto-Life when they suffer a weapon attack.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The White Magick Reraise, the Blue Magick Angel Whisper, and the ability Aura of Defender, as well as the ability Nameless Song Hurdy, can grant Reraise status (though since Nameless Song randomly bestows buffs, it may take a few tries to get the Reraise status).

Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Second Chance ability of the Phoenix Pinion accessory converts a fighter's Bravery into HP when the fighter loses all of their HP. However, this is not a perfect Auto-Life, as it does not work if the fighter has no Bravery, nor if the opponent has the "No Chance" ability blocking Second Chance. Reraise is a status granted by the Phoenix summonstone. The user becomes immune to BRV Break for the duration of the summon. If the user's Bravery is reduced to zero (or below), it simply resets back to their base Bravery and the other fighter does not take the Stage Bravery pool.