The Cobra, also known as the ASP, is an enemy in Final Fantasy. Its attacks cause Poison, so it may be troublesome for some players who do not have enough Antidotes in stock.
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Formations[]
Concept artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
- Pixel remaster
| Number | Enemies | Can flee? | Musical theme | Location | Rate/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 043 | Cobra x2 | Battle | Elfheim-Matoya's Cave-Mount Duergar-Western Keep region | 60 | |
| Western Cavern of Ice region | 100 | ||||
| 044 | Cobra x1 | Battle | Dummied | ||
| 393 | Cobra x7 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B2 | 70 | |
| 394 | Cobra x5 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B1 | 50 | |
| Cavern of Earth B2 | 50 | ||||
| 395 | Cobra x3 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B1 | 70 |
- Other releases
| Number | Enemies | Maximum | Can flee? | Ambush% | Musical theme | Location | Rate/64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 013 | Cobra x1-2 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Western Cavern of Ice region | 12 | |
| Elfheim-Lifespring Grotto-Melmond-Mount Duergar-Western Keep region | 12 | ||||||
| Matoya's Cave region | 12 | ||||||
| 141 | Cobra x3-7 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Cavern of Earth B1 | 12 | |
| Cavern of Earth B2 | 12 |
AI script[]
| Action | Probability | |
|---|---|---|
| PR | Other releases | |
| Attack | 96.15% | 100% |
| Flee | 3.85% | Morale check |
- Morale check
| # Fear | Morale | Max level 50 | Max level 99 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | ||
| 0 | 107 | 14 | 39 | 100% | 28 | 78 | 100% |
| 1 | 67 | 1 | 19 | 100% | 1 | 38 | 100% |
| 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Etymology[]
A cobra is a venomous snake from the family Elapidae native to the desert regions of Asia and Africa. Cobras are most easily recognized by the flap of skin that surrounds their heads in a hood-like shape. Cobra is also the Portuguese word for "snake."
In the original NES release of Final Fantasy, the Cobra was named the Asp. Asp is an archaic term used to describe poisonous snakes found in Egypt around the Nile River delta, most likely describing the Egyptian Cobra. The name Cobra was used in that translation to refer to the monster usually known as the Anaconda.