Confuse (status)

Confusion is a common status ailment in the Final Fantasy series. A character that is confused goes crazy on the battlefield. Unable to distinguish friend from foe, he or she will sometimes attack his or her own allies. It is even possible for a confused character to target himself/herself with a spell while confused. In some cases, confused characters make erratic decisions in battle. Confusion can usually be cancelled by hitting the confused character with an attack (usually by having a mage whack him/her with a rod or staff).

Final Fantasy IV
Confusion makes a party member or enemy fight former allies. Confused party members break rank to face the party.

Final Fantasy VI
Confused party members have a spinning green circle over their heads. They also spin around in place.

Final Fantasy VII
Confused targets spin around in a circle and attack randomly.

Final Fantasy VIII
Confused targets spin around in place and attack targets randomly. The victim will make unusual battle choices.

Final Fantasy IX
Targets influenced by confusion spin and attack friends or foes randomly.

Final Fantasy X & X-2
Confusion victims are symbolized with two spinning stars over their head. The victim will attack friends or foes randomly. They also make poor judgments in battle (using a Phoenix Down on a live character for example).

Final Fantasy XII
Characters inflicted with Confuse randomly target members of the party.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Confused characters are shown randomly flailing their arms in the air. They will take very random actions, some of which make no sense at all. There are also cases where these random acts come at a player's chagrin (like a Ninja's throw Knight Sword command).