Cid (Final Fantasy IV party member)

Cid
(シド, Shido?)
Portraits
Sprites
Gameplay details
Type	Party member
Job class	Engineer
Unique abilities	Analyze, Upgrade
Weapon	Hammers, axes, bows (2D only)
Armor	Heavy armor, shields, helmets, armlets, gauntlets

Cid is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV. Cid can equip many weapons, primarily hammers and axes, has high physical stats, and has an Analyze ability to view the stats of an enemy (which scans one enemy in the 2D releases and all in the 3D releases). In the 3D release, Cid has an additional ability, Upgrade, which allows him to use an offensive item to add an elemental property to his attacks. Cid can equip little armor, and his magic stat is the weakest, gaining no MP.

Quests

Cid joins the party after the battle with Cagnazzo in Baron Castle, granting access to airship travel with the Enterprise. He leaves the party upon meeting King Giott in the Dwarven Castle and is no longer a required party member for the remainder of the story.

In the Advance and Complete Collection versions of the game, Cid can be swapped back into the party after the events at the Giant of Babil.

SD render.

Sprite sheet (PSP).

Stats

Cid is a physical fighter. He has high strength and stamina but poor speed and his magic stats are the worst in the game, gaining no MP in any version.

2D stats

Cid (2D)( data extracted from the PSP version.)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
20	788	0	21	9	24	5	5
30	1579	0	33	13	35	5	5
40	2627	0	46	16	45	5	5
50	3969	0	61	21	55	5	5
60	5394	0	71	25	65	5	5
70	6937	0	77	29	75	5	5
80	8532	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
90	9999	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm
99	9999	0	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm	rdm

Cid's level up possibilities.

Level up possibilities -Cid-( Data extracted from the PSP version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	-1	-1	0	0	-1
2	-1	0	0	0	-1
3	0	-1	0	-1	0
4	+1	+1	+1	+1	0
5	+2	0	+2	0	0
6	+2	+2	+2	0	0
7	+2	+2	0	0	+2
8	+3	0	+3	0	0

Pixel Remaster level up possibilities -Cid-( Data extracted from the PR version.)

Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0
4	+1	+1	+1	+1	0
5	+2	+2	+2	0	0
6	+2	+2	0	0	+2
7	+2	0	+2	0	0
8	+3	0	+3	0	0

3D stats

Cid (3D)

Level	HP	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
20	840	0	22	9	21	5	5
30	1301	0	31	13	29	5	5
40	1846	0	39	17	38	5	5
50	2488	0	48	21	46	5	5
60	3213	0	56	25	55	5	5
70	4039	0	64	29	63	5	5

Abilities

Cid using Analyze (DS).

Cid's ability is Analyze, also known as Peep and Scan, which functions identically to the White Magic spell Libra, displaying an enemy's HP, MP, level, and weaknesses. In the 3D release, Analyze scans all enemies when used. Cid has an additional ability in the 3D release called Upgrade, which allows him to use an attack item to add its elemental property to his normal attacks; for example, using a Bomb Fragment will make Cid's attack Fire-elemental.

There is an unused command found within the game's data, but it's only named in the original Japanese version, Airship (ひくうてい, Hikūtei?). The command is configured to target all enemies, but the command crashes the game when used. Given the name and positioning in the command list, it was intended for Cid.

Equipment

Cid may equip axes, bows and arrows, hammers, hats, helms, clothes, armors, gloves and rings. With the exception of the 3D release, Cid's hammers are two-handed weapons and thus he cannot equip shields while wielding one. In both versions Cid joins with a Wooden Hammer and a Prison Garb.

Weapons 2D & 3D

Axes	Bows	Arrows	Hammers
Dwarven Axe 2D 3D Ogrekiller 2D 3D Poison Axe 2D 3D Rune Axe 2D 3D Gigant Axe 2D	Bow 2D Power Bow 2D Great Bow 2D Killer Bow 2D Elven Bow 2D Yoichi Bow 2D Artemis Bow 2D	Medusa Arrow 2D Iron Arrow 2D Holy Arrow 2D Fire Arrow 2D Lightning Arrow 2D Ice Arrow 2D Blinding Arrow 2D Poison Arrow 2D Silencing Arrow 2D Angel Arrow 2D Yoichi Arrow 2D Artemis Arrow 2D	Wooden Hammer 2D 3D Mythril Hammer 2D 3D Gaia Hammer 2D 3D Thor's Hammer 2D Flare Sledgehammer 2D

Armor 2D & 3D

Shields	Head	Body	Arms
Iron Shield 2D 3D Mythril Shield 2D 3D Flame Shield 2D 3D Ice Shield 2D 3D Diamond Shield 2D 3D Aegis Shield 2D 3D Genji Shield 2D 3D Dragon Shield 2D 3D Hero's Shield 2D	Leather Cap 2D 3D Headband 2D 3D Feathered Cap 2D 3D Iron Helm 2D 3D Green Beret 2D 3D Mythril Helm 2D 3D Diamond Helm 2D 3D Black Cowl 2D 3D Genji Helm 2D 3D Dragon Helm 2D 3D Ribbon 2D 3D Glass Mask 2D 3D Grand Helm 2D	Clothing 2D 3D Prison Garb 2D 3D Leather Clothing 2D 3D Bard's Tunic 2D 3D Iron Armor 2D 3D Kenpogi 2D 3D Mythril Armor 2D 3D Flame Mail 2D 3D Ice Armor 2D 3D Diamond Armor 2D 3D Black Belt Gi 2D 3D Power Sash 2D 3D Genji Armor 2D 3D Dragon Mail 2D 3D Adamant Armor 2D 3D Grand Armor 2D Maximillian 2D	Cursed Ring 2D 3D Iron Gloves 2D 3D Ruby Ring 2D 3D Mythril Gloves 2D 3D Power Armlet 2D 3D Giant's Gloves 2D 3D Diamond Gloves 2D 3D Genji Gloves 2D 3D Dragon Gloves 2D 3D Protect Ring 2D 3D Crystal Ring 2D 3D