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'''Cut''' {{J|斬る|Kiru}} is a recurring attribute in the [[Final Fantasy series|''Final Fantasy'' series]].

==Appearances==
===''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''===
Cut is an attribute associated with several physical attacks, as well as weapons such as [[Cloud (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Cloud's]] and a variety of [[Barret (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Barret's]] weapons, as well as various [[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities|enemy attacks]] (mostly those that "cut", such as [[Aero Combatant]]'s Propeller Sword).

The [[Ziedrich (Final Fantasy VII)|Ziedrich]] armor is the only way to reduce the damage dealt by this attribute, aside from the [[Enemy Skill (Final Fantasy VII)|Enemy Skill]] [[Dragon Force (Final Fantasy VII)|Dragon Force]] and the item [[Hero Drink (Final Fantasy VII)|Hero Drink]]. Several of these attacks do not show the name when used by the enemy, since they are mostly used as physical attacks.

{{See|Shoot (element)|Shout (element)|Punch (element)|Hidden (Final Fantasy VII)|Hit (element)}}

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!style="width:20%"|Game Element
!style="width:20%"|Type
!style="width:20%"|User
!style="width:40%"|Effect
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![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Bonecutter|Bonecutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Bahba Velamyu (Final Fantasy VII)|Bahba Velamyu]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Butterfly Attack|Butterfly Attack]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Kimara Bug]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Club Sword|Club Sword]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Jumping (Final Fantasy VII)|Jumping]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Continu-claw|Continu-claw]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Frozen Nail]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Cutter|Cutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Dorky Face (Final Fantasy VII)|Dorky Face]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Dual Attack|Dual Attack]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Dragon Rider (Final Fantasy VII)|Dragon Rider]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Fight|Fight]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Ghost Ship (Final Fantasy VII)|Ghost Ship]], [[Goblin (Final Fantasy VII)|Goblin]], [[Mystery Ninja]], [[SOLDIER:2nd]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Gash|Gash]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Corvette]], [[Sword Dance (Final Fantasy VII)|Sword Dance]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Glasscutter|Glasscutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Razor Weed (Final Fantasy VII)|Razor Weed]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Guillotine|Guillotine]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Ghirofelgo]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Attack|Havoc Wing]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Safer∙Sephiroth]]
|Inflicts extreme Cut damage as well as Paralyze and Blind.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Head Hunting|Head Hunting]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Dragon Rider (Final Fantasy VII)|Dragon Rider]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Head Hunting 2|Head Hunting 2]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Dragon Rider (Final Fantasy VII)|Dragon Rider]]
|Inflicts major Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Heavy Sword|Heavy Sword]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Iron Man (Final Fantasy VII)|Iron Man]], [[Wolfmeister]]
|Inflicts major Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Jumping Blow|Jumping Blow]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Guardian (Final Fantasy VII)|Guardian]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Jumping Cutter|Jumping Cutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Bahba Velamyu (Final Fantasy VII)|Bahba Velamyu]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Keyclaw|Keyclaw]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Sample:H0512 (Final Fantasy VII)|Sample:H0512]], [[Materia Keeper (Final Fantasy VII)|Materia Keeper]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#King Teel|King Teel]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[King Behemoth (Final Fantasy VII)|King Behemoth]]
|Inflicts major Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Para Tail|Para Tail]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Parasite (Final Fantasy VII)|Parasite]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage and Sadness.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Propeller|Propeller]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Aero Combatant]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Propeller Sword|Propeller Sword]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Aero Combatant]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Quadra-cut|Quadra-cut]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[SOLDIER:2nd]], [[SOLDIER:1st]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage, but is never used by SOLDIER: 2nd, and is only used if SOLDIER: 1st's HP is 75% or less.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sawback|Sawback]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Corvette]], [[Sword Dance (Final Fantasy VII)|Sword Dance]]
|Inflicts Cut damage to party.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Scissors|Scissors]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Cripshay (Final Fantasy VII)|Cripshay]], [[Edgehead]]
|Inflicts minor Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sephiroth Shock|Sephiroth Shock]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Bizarro∙Sephiroth]]
|Inflicts major Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sham Seal|Sham Seal]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Wind Wing]]
|Inflicts moderate Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sickle|Sickle]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Grashtrike (Final Fantasy VII)|Grashtrike]], [[Head Hunter (Final Fantasy VII)|Head Hunter]], [[Whole Eater]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Speed Slash|Speed Slash]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Moth Slasher (Final Fantasy VII)|Moth Slasher]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Spider Attack|Spider Attack]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Kimara Bug]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Split|Split]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[SOLDIER:3rd]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Spinning Cut|Spinning Cut]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Corvette]], [[Sword Dance (Final Fantasy VII)|Sword Dance]]
|Inflicts Cut damage to party.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sword Attack|Sword Attack]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Eligor (Final Fantasy VII)|Eligor]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Swordblade|Swordblade]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Spencer (Final Fantasy VII)|Spencer]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Sword of Doom|Sword of Doom]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[SOLDIER:2nd]], [[SOLDIER:1st]]
|Inflicts major Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Upper Cutter|Upper Cutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Spencer (Final Fantasy VII)|Spencer]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|-
![[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Wing Cutter|Wing Cutter]]
|Enemy Attack
|[[Deenglow]], [[Lessaloploth]], [[Rapps]]
|Inflicts Cut damage.
|}

===''[[Lightning Saga]]''===
Cut is an attack property in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', and ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]'' related to the action of interrupting an opponent. It is the disruptive capability of an ability measured against the opponent's "Keep" value.

Each ability has a Cut and Keep value associated with it ranging from 0 to 100. Cut determines how likely an ability is to interrupt another, while Keep determines how difficult it is for an ability to be interrupted. All party members and enemies have a base Keep value when idle; party members have a Keep value of 5, and most enemy attacks have a Cut value greater than 5. If the ability used to hit a target has higher Cut than the their current Keep, the ability will interrupt the target. This can cancel their action or simply delay them from initiating the action during the hit. Physical abilities tend to have higher Cut and Keep than magical abilities.

For [[Stagger (Final Fantasy XIII)|staggered]] opponents, their base Keep value and all of their actions with a Keep of 89 or less are reduced to 0, making them easily interruptible. Some enemies may have their base Keep reduced, but will maintain the Keep of some or all of their abilities. These enemies can be thwarted by keeping them stunlocked, either by constantly attacking them or keeping them [[Launch (ability)|launched]] in the air. Some bosses also retain their normal Keep values when staggered.

In ''Final Fantasy XIII'', the [[Vigilance (status)|Vigilance]] status increases the Cut and Keep of all actions by 10, while [[Curse (status)|Curse]] reduces them by 20. Vigilance will not raise Keep above 89, and will not boost the Keep of a move that is already above 89. Curse will not reduce the values below 0, or affect any Keep values above 89. In ''Final Fantasy XIII-2'', Vigilance and Curse merely increase and decrease Keep by 20. The Immovable and Pressure [[Final Fantasy XIII-2 passive abilities|passive abilities]] increase Keep and Cut respectively by 5/10/15, depending on rank. In ''Lightning Returns'', Vigilance increases Keep by 25, Curse reduces it by 15, and the stagger effect Cursed reduces it by 25. The Defender and Undaunted [[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII auto-abilities|auto-abilities]] will also increase Keep by 5/10/15 depending on ability level, the latter when facing three or more enemies, while Hard Hitter increases Cut.

In ''Lightning Returns'', [[Lightning (Lightning Returns party member)|Lightning's]] Keep while idle is 10, still low enough to be interrupted by most attacks. Keep when using [[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII items|items]] and [[Energy Points|EP]] abilities is 90 and 100 respectively, and she will take 90% less damage from attacks during the animation. Cut values of attacks are doubled when the damage numbers are a golden color (when net damage multipliers exceed 200%). By applying a combination of effects, such as [[Imperil (status)|Imperil]], [[Deprotect (status)|Deprotect]], and [[Enfire (status)|Enfire]], it is possible to max out the Cut value of attacks to 100. Because staggering enemies works differently than in the previous entries to the saga, they do not have reduced Keep after being staggered. Enemies inside [[Chaos infusion]]s also have 20 more Keep.

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