Darkness is a status in Final Fantasy V. A character under darkness has their Hit Rate reduced to a quarter and cannot use the Aim ability. A playable character under darkness wears black glasses in their pixel sprites. Darkness persists after battle, until healed. Darkness persists even if KO'd and revived.
Abilities[]
| Ability | Curse (Dark Arts), Dark Burst (Combine), Dark Gas (Mix), Dark Sigh (Mix), Dark Shot (Mix), Leaf Swirl (Gaia), Open Fire, Sandstorm (Gaia), Skunk (Animals) |
|---|---|
| Spell | Flash (Blue Magic) |
| Weapon | Dark Bow |
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Curse | Randomly inflicts Toad, Mini, Poison, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, and Sap to one party member. Is often used as a counterattack. | Archeodemon, Neo Shinryu |
| Darkness Powder | Inflicts non-elemental damage and Darkness to one target. | Dragon Flower, Exoray |
| Flash | Inflicts Darkness to the party. | Headstone, Crew Dust, Ramuh, Neon, Gilgamesh, Necrophobe, Azulmagia, Orukat, Parthenope, Stone Mask |
| Grand Cross | Inflicts Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, and Sap to the entire party. | Enuo, Neo Exdeath |
| Needle | Inflicts Darkness and Silence to one target. | Cactus, Gatling, Gloom Widow, Hedgehog, Killer Bee, Silent Bee, Water Scorpion |
| Rainbow Wind | Inflicts Darkness, Silence, and Sap to one target. | Galajelly, Moss Fungus, Omega, Omega Mk.II, Phobos, Shadow Dancer |
| Tusk | Inflicts Darkness to one target. | Blind Wolf, Archeoaevis |
| Wring | Inflicts non-elemental damage as well as Darkness, Poison, and Paralyze to one target. | Assassin, Yojimbo |
Protection[]
| Armor | Bone Mail |
|---|---|
| Helmet | Ribbon |
| Accessory | Silver Specs |
Zombified party members are immune to darkness but are also considered defeated for Game Over purposes.
Healing[]
| Ability | Chakra, Cure Blindness (Mix), Eyedrop (Mix), Nightingale (Animals), Remedy (Mix) |
|---|---|
| Item | Eye Drops |
| Spell | Esuna |
Sleeping at an inn or using a healing pot also restore the party's status.
Enemies[]
Most bosses are immune to darkness, but the following are exceptions and thus susceptible. However, magic-using bosses will not be affected by darkness, anyway.
- Jura Aevis
- Leviathan
- Magissa
- Necrophobe
- Melusine (Elemental phases)
- Nereid
- Neo Exdeath
- Neo Shinryu
- Odin
- Omega
- Omniscient
- Pantera
- Phobos
- Purobolos
- Ramuh
- Sekhmet
- Shinryu
- Siren
- Triton
- Twintania (Charging)
- Tyrannosaur
- Wendigo
- Wing Raptor
The following enemies are immune to darkness: