Quickening (ability)

Quickenings are Limit Breaks in the game Final Fantasy XII. A Quickening can only be used if a character's MP gauge is full, and hence has a Mist Charge. Quickenings are divided into three levels, with each level being more powerful than the previous and needing more Mist Charges. When a character uses a Quickening, the player has a specific amount of time to press a button which will allow another character or the same character to perform another Quickening. This can lead to large Quickening chains. If the chain is big enough, a finishing move will be performed which is variable on the number and type of Quickenings performed.