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{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Final Fantasy IX'' enemy types}} |
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| − | ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has numerous [[enemy type|enemy types]], which affect how [[Killer (ability)#Final Fantasy IX|Killer]] abilities damage their targets, among other things. Humanoids cannot be [[Eat (command)#Final Fantasy IX|eaten]], [[Undead]] are hurt by curatives and immune to [[Instant Death]], Stone types can be instantly killed with a [[List of Final Fantasy IX items#Soft|Soft]], slaying Dragon types boosts [[Freya Crescent]]'s [[Dragon's Crest]] attack, and Aerial enemies are immune to ground-based attacks. [[Heavy (term)|Heavy]] types (usually [[boss]]es) are immune to Instant Death and cannot be eaten, and [[Scan (ability)#Final Fantasy IX|Scan]] and [[fractional damage]] attacks always miss. |
+ | ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has numerous [[enemy type|enemy types]], which affect how [[Killer (ability)#Final Fantasy IX|Killer]] abilities damage their targets, among other things. Humanoids cannot be [[Eat (command)#Final Fantasy IX|eaten]], [[Undead]] are hurt by curatives and immune to [[Instant Death]], Stone types can be instantly killed with a [[List of Final Fantasy IX items#Soft|Soft]], slaying Dragon types boosts [[Freya Crescent]]'s [[Dragon's Crest (ability)|Dragon's Crest]] attack, and Aerial enemies are immune to ground-based attacks. [[Heavy (term)|Heavy]] types (usually [[boss]]es) are immune to Instant Death and cannot be eaten, and [[Scan (ability)#Final Fantasy IX|Scan]] and [[fractional damage]] attacks always miss. |
Some enemies, like [[Malboro (Final Fantasy IX)|Malboro]], don't belong in any enemy class. |
Some enemies, like [[Malboro (Final Fantasy IX)|Malboro]], don't belong in any enemy class. |
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{{See Also|Dragon (enemy)}} |
{{See Also|Dragon (enemy)}} |
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| − | The dragon class includes all big and small dragons, some of them bosses. Some of the strongest normal enemies belong in this class, like the [[Grand Dragon]]. Some of the dragons are aerial and the boss types are heavy, and one is an undead. Killing dragon type enemies powers up Freya's [[Dragon's Crest]] ability, and 100 kills is required to max it out at 9999 damage. [[List of Final Fantasy IX support abilities#Dragon Killer|Dragon Killer]] makes normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to dragons, but only Freya can learn it. |
+ | The dragon class includes all big and small dragons, some of them bosses. Some of the strongest normal enemies belong in this class, like the [[Grand Dragon]]. Some of the dragons are aerial and the boss types are heavy, and one is an undead. Killing dragon type enemies powers up Freya's [[Dragon's Crest (ability)|Dragon's Crest]] ability, and 100 kills is required to max it out at 9999 damage. [[List of Final Fantasy IX support abilities#Dragon Killer|Dragon Killer]] makes normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to dragons, but only Freya can learn it. |
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Revision as of 16:52, 3 July 2016
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Final Fantasy IX has numerous enemy types, which affect how Killer abilities damage their targets, among other things. Humanoids cannot be eaten, Undead are hurt by curatives and immune to Instant Death, Stone types can be instantly killed with a Soft, slaying Dragon types boosts Freya Crescent's Dragon's Crest attack, and Aerial enemies are immune to ground-based attacks. Heavy types (usually bosses) are immune to Instant Death and cannot be eaten, and Scan and fractional damage attacks always miss.
Some enemies, like Malboro, don't belong in any enemy class.
List of enemies
Enemy types
Humanoid
The humanoid class is mainly for special enemies and bosses and storyline characters fought as bosses tend to belong in this class, meaning they also belong in the 'heavy' class. The Alexandrian soldiers and Black Mage soldiers are humanoid, as well as the mirror versions of party members fought in Oeilvert. Man Eater makes normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to humanoids. Humanoids cannot be eaten with Quina Quen's special abilities.
Beast
The class includes canines and other more beastial enemies. This group doesn't contain any bosses, apart from the Zaghnol that could be considered a boss for the Festival of the Hunt. The beats class is in a way a miscellaneous class where enemies that belong in no other class go to, as only Torama (demon) and Zaghnol (heavy) belong in another class as well. The Beast Killer allows the equipper to deal x1.5 damage to beasts with normal attacks.
Demon
The demon class includes many magical enemies, many of them bosses. Many enemies that derive from real world mythologies belong to the demon class. Many are also in the aerial or heavy classes, although the demon class overlaps with all other enemy types apart from stone and dragon. The Demon Killer support ability has the wielder deal x1.5 damage to demons with normal attacks.
Dragon
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The dragon class includes all big and small dragons, some of them bosses. Some of the strongest normal enemies belong in this class, like the Grand Dragon. Some of the dragons are aerial and the boss types are heavy, and one is an undead. Killing dragon type enemies powers up Freya's Dragon's Crest ability, and 100 kills is required to max it out at 9999 damage. Dragon Killer makes normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to dragons, but only Freya can learn it.
Undead
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Undead class includes all zombie type enemies. There is only one boss, the Soulcage. Undeads take damage from curatives and can be instantly killed by revival items and spells. Undead Killer makes the equipper's normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to undead targets.
Stone
The stone class is the smallest class with only three enemies, none of them bosses. Stone types use petrifying attacks and can be instantly killed by using a Soft on them. Stone Killer makes the wielder's normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to stone enemies.
Insect
Insectoid enemies fall into this class and there is only one boss, the Deathguise. Many of them are also aerial, and one (Deathguise) is a demon. Bug Killer makes the wielder's normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to insects.
Aerial
Flying enemies are classified as aerial, and this group is numerous. Aerial enemies are immune to ground attacks but tend to be weak against Wind. Many bosses are aerial. Despite its ambiguous name, the Bird Killer makes normal attacks deal x1.5 damage to all aerial enemies, not just enemies that are actually birds.
Heavy
Template:See Also Heavy enemies are usually bosses. Heavy types are immune to Instant Death and cannot be eaten, and Scan and fractional damage attacks always miss. friendly enemies are heavy. There is no killer ability to boost damage against them.
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