Meteor (ability)

For the Final Fantasy VI enemy ability, please see Final Fantasy VI enemy spells.

Meteor, also known as Meteo, is a recurring spell from the series. It usually causes non-elemental magic damage to all opponents. Sometimes, however, it does a random number of attacks on random opponents for random damage.

It was an important plot device in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy III
Meteor is a level eight black magic obtainable from the magic shop in Eureka. It deals random damage to it's target. It is usable by the Magus and Sage classes only.

Final Fantasy IV
Tellah learns Meteo in an attempt to avenge his daughter Anna, and uses it on Golbez. But the spell took away almost his entire lifeforce, due to old age. Tellah dies shortly after he finished his last words. Palom, Porom and Rydia can learn to cast Meteo later on.

There is also a more powerful version called Double Meteo, which requires two casters. Originall cast by FuSoYa and Golbez, Palom and Porom can also cast it if they're equipped with the Twin Stars.

Final Fantasy V
Meteo is a Level 6 Time Magic spell. It attacks four times with randomly chosen targets and damage.

Final Fantasy VI
Meteor can be learned from Odin and Crusader. A monster spell named Meteo also exist with different graphic, strength, and hit rate (it essentially hits a lot harder than Meteor, but has a chance to miss).

Final Fantasy VII
Meteor is summoned with the Black Materia by Sephiroth. With it, he hopes to scar the planet so badly that a great amount of Spirit Energy will gather to heal the wound. He would then place himself in the center of the wound to absorb the Spirit Energy and become a "God".

Final Fantasy VIII
Meteor deals low amounts of damage, at ten separate intervals, which are divided between targets at random. The result can be anywhere from negligible to devastating. It can be drawn from a number of high level monsters, and refined from items using the Forbidden Magic Refine ability.

Final Fantasy IX
Vivi can cast Meteor. It has a chance of doing extreme damage, or nothing at all.

Final Fantasy X-2
The Dark Knight can learn the ability Black Sky, which deals 10 random hits to all enemies. It uses similar animation to the Meteor spell.

Final Fantasy XI
Meteor is not a spell in Final Fantasy XI to players; however, it is a spell available to HNMs such as the Behemoth family and also Absolute Virtue. Also there is a lesser version Meteorite available to players in the form of a Blood Pact from Carbuncle.

Final Fantasy XII
Meteor is the name of Exodus' ultimate attack. It deals random damage to all enemies in range, with a possibility of doing 30000 damage.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Time Mages and Hashmal can cast Meteor. It cannot be calclulated and has a long charge time.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Alchemists can cast Meteor.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Meteor is a Wizard Magic spell that Benjamin can use. It deals earth damage despite it's animation of raining fire. It is found in the last dungeon.