Berserk (Final Fantasy VI status)

Berserk is a status in Final Fantasy VI. A character affected with berserk will attack enemies uncontrollably with a physical damage bonus of +50% and have red skin on their battle sprite. Affected enemies will always use normal physical attacks. The affected character(s) can use Attack or any of the following commands if available: Attack, Mug, Jump, Rage, or Magitek. Attack appears twice; the first is always available, for instance where it allows the character(s) without the command to use it, and increases the odds for everyone else.

Any commands entered, but has yet to be executed before the status is inflicted will continue normally, with the damage bonus taking effect if applicable. Berserk is cured at the end of battle.

Gau (and Gogo, due to his/her ability to use Rage), once having chosen a monster from the Rage list, become uncontrollable for the rest of the battle, similar to berserk status. Adding berserk status to the Rage status does not seem to affect behavior as the character will continue to use whatever abilities the Rage makes available, but berserk still provides the damage bonus. Mog also becomes uncontrollable e after successfully dancing and adding berserk status to the Dance status appears to have no effect. Umaro already auto-attacks every turn, but he can still become berserked, which will make him unable to use Tackle or Slam instead of Attack.

If a character is inflicted with the berserk status while riding a magitek armor, they randomly attack with Fire Beam, Ice Beam, or Thunder Beam on a random enemy. This can be a problem if some of the enemies absorb elements.

Abilities[]

Spell	Berserk

Enemy abilities[]

Ability	Description	Enemy
Berserk	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Level 50 Magic, Abaddon, Flan Princess
Diabolic Whistle	Randomly inflicts Darkness, Poison, Imp, Doom, Berserk, Confuse, Sap, and Slow to the party.	Glutturn (X-Ether), Pandora, Phantom Train, Malboro Menace
Frenzy	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Baalzephon
Mega Berserk	Inflicts Berserk to the party.	Satellite, Glutturn (X-Ether), Flan Princess
Mesmerize	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Grenade
Mind Blast	Inflicts Darkness, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Doom, Silence, Berserk, Confuse, Sap, Sleep, Slow, or Stop on four random targets.	Ultima Weapon, Kaiser Dragon, Omega Weapon
Mindprick	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Cactuar
Wing Snap	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Nettlehopper, Land Grillon, Grasswyrm

Protection[]

Relic	Peace Ring, Ribbon

In addition, the Cursed Shield will inflict berserk on the wearer.

Healing[]

Abilities	Raccoon (Dance), Soul Spiral (Blitz), Tapir (Dance; see Tapir bug)
Spell	Dispel (Magic), Transfusion (Lore)

Enemies[]

The following are immune to berserk:

The following enemies have berserk automatically applied to them:

Zaghrem

All bosses are immune to berserk, except the following: