Eiko Carol/Gameplay

Eiko is a playable character in Final Fantasy IX. She is capable of casting Wht Mag and summoning eidolons. She wields flutes and rackets in battle. She has the most Wht Mag spells and her summons' attacks change depending on what Add-on she has equipped. She is more of a supportive party member (and thus best-suited for the back row), although she learns Holy, the ultimate offensive Wht Mag spell, later in the game. Eiko is likely to be the party leader for Desert Palace, although the player has the option to take her to Oeilvert instead. Eiko also has two victory poses, depending on whether she is wielding a flute or a racket. When she equips a flute she will dance happily while playing it. When she equips a racket, she will hug it close and jump into the air.

For playable appearances outside Final Fantasy IX, see Eiko Carol/Other appearances

Party member

Abilities

Support abilities

Eiko learns abilities that enhance her skills as a White Mage and Summoner; Boost powers up her eidolons, and Concentrate her magic, and Half MP halves the MP cost of her spells and eidolons. Eiko is the only character to learn both MP+10% and MP+20%. Eiko is the first of the party to learn Auto-Regen. Her unique ability is Guardian Mog, which heals her from status ailments that usually carry over at the end of the battle.

Name	Learned From	AP
Auto-Reflect	Reflect Ring	70
Auto-Float	Feather Boots	25
Auto-Haste	Running Shoes	65
Auto-Life	Rebirth Ring	100
Auto-Regen	Golem's Flute, Golden Hairpin, Light Robe, Angel Earrings, Maiden Prayer	35
Auto-Potion	Magician Robe, White Robe, Demon Armor, Mythril Vest, Extension, Gold Choker, Running Shoes	30
Antibody	Mantra Band, Glass Armlet, Survival Vest, Glass Buckle	20
Body Temp	Holy Mitre, Jade Armlet, Fairy Earrings, Madain's Ring, Diamond	20
Clear Headed	Circlet, Green Beret, Lamia's Tiara, Magic Armlet, Dark Gear, Magician Shoes	15
Guardian Mog	Madain's Ring, Ribbon	30
Insomniac	Bandana, Holy Mitre, Gaia Gear, Magician Cloak, Coral Ring	25
Jelly	Circlet, Dark Hat, Dragon Wrist, Bronze Vest, Dark Gear	35
Locomotion	Black Hood, Golden Skullcap, Demon's Vest, Survival Vest, Anklet	15
Loudmouth	Golden Hairpin, Mage's Hat, Silk Robe, White Robe, Pearl Rouge	15
Ability Up	Green Beret, Silk Robe, Cachusha, Ribbon, Lapis Lazuli	55
Level Up	Egoist's Armlet, Extension, Fairy Earrings, Pearl Rouge, Rosetta Ring	65
Boost	Pumice Piece	150
Concentrate	Robe of Lords, Rosetta Ring	90
Healer	Anklet, Garnet	20
Half MP	Light Robe, Protect Ring	120
MP+10%	Magician Robe, Magician Cloak, Extension, Magician Shoes, Emerald	15
MP+20%	Angel Earrings	50
High Tide	Dark Hat, Jade Armlet, Gaia Gear, Minerva's Plate, Sapphire	30
Reflect-Null	Robe of Lords, Pearl Rouge	55

Wht Mag

Eiko casts Reflect, a White Magic spell.

Main article: Wht Mag (Final Fantasy IX)

Eiko's stock of White Magic is larger than Dagger's. She can use unique spells like Jewel, which extracts an Ore from an enemy, and Might, which increases a unit's attack power. She is the only main character who can use the powerful Holy spell (a temporary playable character, Beatrix can also use the spell).

Eidolons

Main article: Eidolon (Final Fantasy IX) § Eiko's summons

Eiko can summon four eidolons: Fenrir, Phoenix, Carbuncle, and Madeen. Equipping various add-ons allows her to change the eidolons' summon abilities.

If Zidane and Dagger are in the party when Eiko summons an eidolon for the first time, they will exchange a dialogue mid-battle. Zidane will say "Dagger, was that an eidolon?", and Dagger will reply "I think so. Eiko can use magic too?" This resets everyone's turn regardless whether an action has been chosen or not.

Trance

Eiko's Trance ability is Dbl Wht. It allows Eiko to cast two spells in succession.

Stats

Main article: Final Fantasy IX stats

Eiko has the lowest physical stats, but her initial stats will be the same as Marcus's when he leaves the party, meaning that if the player bothers to level up Marcus early on Eiko can potentially get the highest HP and MP of any character. This is known as the Marcus/Eiko stat bug.

Equipment

Main articles: Final Fantasy IX weapons § Flutes, or Final Fantasy IX weapons § Rackets

Eiko's equipment draw consists of female-exclusive equipment, mage robes, flutes, and rackets. When Eiko is equipped with a flute, her spellcasting sound effect is slightly different than the other characters'. As she appears to play the flute as her spellcasting animation, it appears she uses music to control her magic.

Quests

Eiko's cooking

Dinner at Madain Sari.

During the party's first visit to Madain Sari, Eiko prepares a meal of rock-fisted potato stew and barbecued fish. She assigns the tasks of fishing, digging for potatoes, and helping her in the kitchen to three of her moogle friends. While fishing, one of the moogles catches Quina, who had taken the bait instead. Quina offers to help Eiko with her cooking and, depending on the player's choices, the dinner will either be a success or a disaster.

The correct choices for the successful dinner are:

• Eiko must cook enough food for 11 people.
• The oglop should not go into the food.
• Eiko should ask for Quina's help.

The better the food is, the longer the dinnertime conversation will be. If the meal turns out excellently, Eiko will explain how summoners communicate with eidolons through their horns.

Jump rope

Eiko can play the jump rope minigame in a reconstructed Alexandria on disc 3 if she is in the party and the player visits the chapel. The minigame is identical whether the player uses Eiko or Vivi to play.