Breath (ability)

Breath is a recurring enemy ability in the series. It is a set of abilities, namely those with "Breath" in the name, that deals various effects, such as elemental damage or statuses, to one or all party members (usually being all party members). Some common Breath attacks are Big Breath, Dark Breath, and Zombie Breath.

Final Fantasy III
Breath inflicts Paralyze to one character.

Final Fantasy IV
Bad Breath, originally called Breath, used by Malboro, Great Malboro, and Lunasaur, inflicts various statuses to one character. Dark Breath is the special attack of the Dark Dragon, which inflicts moderate non-elemental damage to the party.

Final Fantasy V
Poison Breath inflicts major non-elemental damage as well as the Poison status to the party. Zombie Breath, used by various dragons, inflicts Zombie as well as major non-elemental damage to the party.

Final Fantasy VI
Breath is an enemy ability, found only in the Advance version and used by Hexadragon, which inflicts Petrify. Humbaba Breath, used exclusively the second time by Humbaba, blows 2 characters out of the battle. Last Breath is the most powerful attack in the game, used by Kaiser Dragon, which deals 800% physical damage to the party.

Final Fantasy VII
List of Breath attacks:


 * Abnormal Breath inflicts Confusion on a single party member, and is used by Unknown 2 and Dragon Zombie.
 * Big Breath, used by Allemagne, inflicts moderate non-elemental damage to one party member.
 * Blue Dragon Breath inflicts moderate Ice elemental damage to the party, and is used by the Blue Dragon.
 * Cold Breath inflicts Ice elemental damage to one character
 * Dark Dragon Breath inflicts moderate non-elemental damage to the entire party.
 * Double Breath, used by Schizo, inflicts Fire and Ice elemental damage to the party, while Left Breath inflicts Ice elemental damage and Right Breath inflicts Fire elemental damage. Left Breath 2 and Right Breath 2 are the same as their normal counterparts, except they target the entire party.
 * Funny Breath, used only by Dorky Face, inflicts Confusion on the party.
 * Poison Breath inflicts Poison to the entire party.
 * Red Dragon Breath inflicts moderate Fire elemental damage to the party, and is used by Red Dragon
 * Rider Breath, normally used as a counter to magic attacks by Dragon Rider, inflicts moderate non-elemental damage to a target.
 * Shady Breath, used by Sample:H0512, inflicts Poison on the entire party
 * Viper Breath, used by Serpent, inflicts Ice and Water elemental damage to one party member.

Final Fantasy VIII
List of Breath attacks:


 * Breath is an enemy ability used by few enemies, which deals non-elemental damage to the party. When used by Grendel, it inflicts Lightning elemental damage as well. When used by Ruby Dragon, it will never be used if one or more party members are Ko'ed. When used by Hexadragon, it only targets one party member.
 * Breath of Death, used by Blood Soul, deals non-elemental damage to one party member.
 * Disease Breath, also used only by Blood Soul, inflicts non-elemental damage and Silence on a party member.
 * Ice Breath, used by Snow Lion, inflicts Ice elemental damage to the party.
 * Magma Breath, used solely by the Iguion, inflicts Fire elemental damage as well as Gradual Petrify to the party.
 * Storm Breath, used by Elnoyle and Elvoret, inflicts non-elemental damage to the party, and is used every 6th turn.

Final Fantasy IX
List of Breath attacks:


 * Aero Breath, used by Worm Hydra, inflicts random, non-elemental damage to the party based on a percentage of the target's HP.
 * Cold Breath, used by Chimera and Worm Hydra, inflicts Freeze on a character.
 * Venom Breath, used by Chimera, Worm Hydra, Grand Dragon, and Whale Zombie, inflicts Venom on one party member.
 * Zombie Breath, used by Dracozombie, inflicts moderate non-elemental damage and Zombie on a single party member.

Final Fantasy X
List of Breath attacks:


 * Breath, used by Adamantoise and Demonolith, inflicts major Fire elemental damage to the party, as well as Petrify (this only being with Demonolith's version)
 * Fire Breath is another Ronso Rage, which inflicts Fire elemental damage to all enemies.
 * Flame Breath, used by Lamashtu, Mushussu, Nidhogg, and Vouivre, inflicts moderate Fire elemental damage to the party.
 * Ice Breath, used by Fafnir, inflicts Ice elemental damage to the party.
 * Lightning Breath, used by Fafnir, inflicts Lightning elemental damage to the party.
 * Mana Breath is an extremely powerful, non-elemental attack that inflicts severe damage to one party member, and is used only by Sanctuary Keeper.
 * Poison Breath, used by Evrae, inflicts moderate non-elemental damage as well as Poison to the entire party.
 * Putrid Breath, used only by Malboro Menace, inflicts almost all statuses in the game to the party.
 * Thunder Breath, used by Kusariqqu, inflicts moderate Lightning elemental damage to the party.

Final Fantasy X-2
List of Breath attacks:


 * Adamant Breath, used only by Adamantoise and Adamantortoise, inflicts Fire elemental damage to the party equal to 5/8 of their max HP.
 * Bated Breath, used by Azi Dahaka, inflicts major non-elemental damage as well as removing stat and positive bonuses from all party members.
 * Bloody Breath, the special attack of Tawrich, inflicts moderate non-elemental damage as well as Poison, Blind, Silence, and Confusion to a single party member.
 * Breath is the specialty attack of the Drake species. When used by Bolt Drake, it inflicts Lightning elemental damage to the party. When used by Spine Drake, it inflicts Ice elemental damage to the party. When used by Lesser Drake and Greater Drake, it inflicts Fire elemental damage to the party.
 * Breath of the Gorgon, the specialty attack of Oversouled Adamantoise and Adamantortoise, inflicts damage equal to 1/2 of remaining HP as well as Petrify to the party.
 * Flame Breath, used by Claret Dragon, Zalamander, and Flame Dragon, inflicts moderate to major Fire elemental damage to the party.
 * Really Bad Breath, used by Great Malboro, inflicts nearly all negative statuses to the party.
 * Stone Breath is a Blue Bullet, used by the Doomstone species, inflicts Petrify to the entire party.

Final Fantasy XI
Most breath attacks deal damage in a cone in front of the user, though some are single target. Notably, the strength of breath attacks is tied to the user's HP - the lower it gets, the weaker the breath attack.

List of breath attacks:


 * Acid Breath, water-elemental breath attack plus strength down, used by Doomed
 * Aqua Breath, water-elemental breath attack, used by Adamantoise
 * Bad Breath, earth-elemental breath attack plus Slow, Poison, Silence, Paralyze, Weight, Bind and Blind, used by Malboros and Blue Mages
 * Choke Breath, wind-elemental breath attack that paralyzes and silences, used by hippogryphs
 * Cold Breath, ice-elemental breath attack, used by scorpions
 * Dragon Breath, fire-elemental breath attack, used by generic wyrm HNMs
 * Earth Breath, earth-elemental breath attack, used by Adamantoise
 * Extremely Bad Breath, instant death, used by certain Malboro NMs
 * Flame Breath, fire-elemental breath attack, used by dragons
 * Fossilizing Breath, earth-elemental breath attack plus petrification, used by Khimaira
 * Foul Breath, fire-elemental breath attack plus disease, used by raptors in desert regions
 * Heat Breath, fire-elemental breath attack, used by manticores and Blue Mages
 * Lead Breath, earth-elemental breath attack plus petrification, used by quadav effigies
 * Methane Breath, fire-elemental breath attack, used by undead hounds
 * Numbing Breath, ice-elemental breath attack plus paralyze, used by scorpions
 * Petribreath, earth-elemental breath attack plus petrification, used by rams
 * Plague Breath, water-elemental breath attack plus poison, used by lizards
 * Poison Breath, water-elemental breath attack plus poison, used by crawlers, hounds, dragons, and Blue Mages
 * Radiant Breath, light-elemental breath attack plus slow and silence, used by wyverns and Blue Mages
 * Sand Breath, earth-elemental breath attack plus blind, used by leeches
 * Splash Breath, water-elemental breath attack, used by pugils
 * Sulphurous Breath, fire-elemental breath attack, used by Cerberus
 * Wind Breath, wind-elemental breath attack, used by dragons

Final Fantasy XII
List of Breath attacks:


 * Breath, used mostly by Dragons, inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Sap.
 * Breath of Life, used by Mimic Queen, restores HP to the user.
 * Cloying Breath, used mostly by the enemies that use Bad Breath, inflicts only Sleep and Slow on all targets in range.
 * Ember Breath inflicts Fire elemental damage, and is used by Chimera Brain and Gorgimera.
 * Flame Breath, used by Rogue Tomato, inflicts Fire elemental damage to whoever is in range.
 * Poison Breath, used by Aeronite and Dheed, inflicts non-elemental damage and Poison to anyone in range.
 * Putrid Breath inflicts nearly all negative statuses in the game to anyone in range.
 * Stone Breath, used mainly by the Wyrm genus, inflicts non-elemental damage and Petrify.
 * White Breath, used by Behemoth King, Fafnir, and Yiazmat, inflicts Ice elemental damage and Stop.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
List of Breath attacks:


 * There are two Firebreaths: a ranged attack that deal moderate fire damage over a large area, and that is used by Fire Drakes, and a flying attack that deal light fire damage and is used by the Wyvern.
 * Frostbreath, used by Ice Drakes, deals moderate Water damage over a large area.
 * Petrobreath, used by Earth Drakes, deals moderate Earth damage over a large area.
 * Plasmabreath, used by Thunder Drakes, deals moderate Lightning damage over a large area.

Final Fantasy Tactics
List of Breath attacks:


 * Breath Fire, used by the Minotaur, is a Fire-elemental attack that deals damage to one character.
 * Fire Breath, used by Dragons, deals Fire-elemental damage, and is a slightly ranged attack, going two squares ahead.
 * Ice Breath, used by Dragons, deals Ice-elemental damage, is a slightly ranged attack, going two squares ahead.
 * Thunder Breath, used by Dragons, deals Lightning-elemental damage, is a slightly ranged attack, going two squares ahead.
 * Tri-Breath, used by Hydras, deals non-elemental damage to random squares three times, and has a range of two squares in four directions, and an effect three square around the target.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
List of Breath attacks:


 * Fire Breath, used by Dualhead Hydra, is a Fire elemental attack that hits both characters.
 * Para-Breath, used by the Dualhead Hydra and the Twinhead Wyvern, deals non-elemental damage and Paralyze.
 * Poison Breath, used by the Dualhead Hydra and the Twinhead Wyvern, deals non-elemental damage and Poison to all characters.