Rage (Final Fantasy VI command)


 * For the Final Fantasy VI enemy ability, see: List of Final Fantasy VI Enemy Abilities

Rage is Gau's ability in Final Fantasy VI. This ability replaces his Fight command and allows Gau to use enemy attacks. The attacks he uses are dependent upon which enemy Gau Rages. Most regular enemies in the game have a Rage, as well as several bosses. When Gau Rages, control over him is lost either until he dies or for the remainder of the battle. Gau will have a 50% chance of either using a physical attack or an ability the enemy normally uses. It could be a special attack, a Magic spell, a Dance move, a Lore, or just an Enemy Skill that does not fit into a particular skillset. Gau also picks up the elemental resistances and weaknesses, status immunities, and innate statuses (such as Protect or Float) of the enemies he Rages. For example, if Gau decides to Rage the Bomb, he will absorb Fire and be under Float, because the Bomb absorbs fire and is floating. If Gau rages Magitek Armor, he will get the Protect status automatically.

Gau can only learn new Rages on the Veldt. Once an enemy is encountered (it does not have to be defeated), it will show up on the Veldt. Once Gau encounters a monster which the player wants to learn a Rage for, a special command that only appears on the Veldt, Leap, must be used. Gau leaves the battle and the battle ends there. Gau will randomly return at the end of another battle, and he will have learned the Rages of not only the enemy he Leapt onto, but also those that were defeated in the battle he came back on. Gau will not appear if there are four members in the party, or if the fight was a Back Attack, Pincer Attack, or Side Attack. He will also escape if he is hit by a party member while he is returning. Gau also can't leap if he's the only member in the party.

Several enemies that have Rages, Typhon, Siegfried, and Death Warden, do not appear on the Veldt in the game's SNES version. This is corrected for Death Warden in the GBA release; however, even in the updated release, Siegfried and Typhon will never appear on The Veldt, meaning players cannot obtain these two Rages without a cheat device.

Not all enemies appearing on The Veldt have Rages. The enemy Tonberries has a rage that was dummied out. Its rage can be obtained and added to Gau's Rage list, but it cannot be selected in battle. It, and the Proto Armor (which does not have a Rage), both appear on The Veldt anyway.

Bosses that have Rages include the Guard Leader, Hell's Rider, Behemoth King (Undead), and Holy Dragon.

Links

 * Rage Guide on GameFAQs by Djibriel - Includes info on how the Veldt works. An invaluable resource for those seeking information on Gau's Rages.