Changes: Gold Needle

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This magick needle breaks the enchantments that turn flesh to stone.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description

Gold Needle (金の針, Kin no Hari?), also known as Soft, is an item that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. It can be used to cure the Petrify status ailment, and in some games, it causes Instant Death to opponents based in stone.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Cures stone.
Description

Gold Needle
Effect	Restores Petrification.
Buy	Elfheim and beyond, except Melmond.
Cost	800 G
Cost	500 gil

Final Fantasy II[]

Cures stone.
Description

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy	All item shops
Find	Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia
Cost	2,500 G
Cost	500 gil

Final Fantasy III[]

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Buy	Canaan and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release).
Find	Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3)
Steal	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Drop	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Cost	300 gil
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy IV[]

Cures Petrify
Description

Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrify.
Buy	All item shops
Find	Mt. Hobs, Eblan, Cave of Eblan
Steal	Basilisk (3D only), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (3D only), Needlehog (3D only), Sword Rat (2D only), Medusa (3D only), Gorgon (3D only)
Drop	Basilisk (2D and 3D), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (2D and 3D), Helldiver (2D and 3D), Fledgling Rukh (2D and 3D), Floating Eye (2D and 3D), Blood Eye (2D and 3D), Gatlinghog (2D only), Needlehog (2D and 3D), Sword Rat (2D and 3D), Hellflapper (2D and 3D), Eyewing Moth (2D and Eyewing Moth, Gorgon (3D only), Medusa (3D only)
Cost	400 gil

Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]

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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]

Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrify.
Buy	All item shops
Find	Baron (Kain), Sealed Cave x2 (Rydia), Troia Castle (Palom), Tower of Trials (Palom), Palom's Challenge Dungeon, Porom's Challenge Dungeon, Antlion's Den (Edward)
Drop	Sword Rat, Floating Eye, Helldiver, Eyewing Moth, Cockatrice, Gatlinghog, Black Lizard, Needlehog, Hellflapper, Blood Eye, Basilisk, Gil Bird, Cliff Eagle, Sky Pupil, Navy Moth
Cost	400 gil

Final Fantasy V[]

Removes petrification status.
Description

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy	Carwen and beyond.
Find	North Mountain
Steal	Cactus, Cockatrice, Sea Ibis, Gatling, Golem, Bandercoeurl, Orukat, Bone Dragon, Stone Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nereid, Phobos
Drop	Adamantite Golem (Zefa Zone summon), Sea Ibis, Death Claw, Gatling, Hedgehog, Objet d'Art, Silent Bee, Catastrophe
Cost	150 gil

Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember.

In the Game Boy Advance and 2013 Matrix Software versions, Cannoneers can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on 1000 Needles. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.

Final Fantasy VI[]

Cures petrification.
Description

Soft
Effect	Restores Petrification.
Buy	All item shops
Find	[WoB] Figaro Castle - Chest,[WoB] South Figaro - Box, [WoB] Thamasa - Box
Steal	Cactrot, Mind Candy, Bug
Drop	Whisper, Lizard, Cactrot, Tusker, Mind Candy
Morph	Guard, Soldier, Hazer, Rain Man, Dark Wind, Brawler, Whisper, Commander, Mesosaur, Beakor, Pterodon, HermitCrab, Hornet, CrassHoppr, Delta Bug, Trilobiter, Nautiloid, Exocite, Reach Frog, Lizard, ChickenLip, Vaporite, Flan, Humpty, Repo Man, Harvester, Figaliz, Aspik, Ghost, Crawler, Sand Ray, Areneid, Actaneon, Dark Side, Crawly, Bleary, Joker, Marshal, Trooper, Warlock, Iron Fist, Apparite, Vectaur, Wyvern, Cirpius, Sprinter, GloomShell, Mind Candy, WeedFeeder, Luridan, Primordite, Cephaler, Maliga, Gigan Toad, Geckorex, Cluck, Poplium, Eland, Deep Eye, GreaseMonk, NeckHunter, Parasite, Anemone,EarthGuard, Coelecite, Hipocampus, Spectre, Slurm, StillGoing, Parasoul, Pm Stalker, Wizard, Scrapper,Commando, Vindr, Kiwok, Rinn, Insecare, Psychot, Muus, Punisher, Gabbledegak, Scorpion, Lich, Bug, Sea Flower, Abolisher, 1st Class, Necromancr
Cost	200 gil

Final Fantasy VII[]

Cures [Petrify]
Description

Soft
Effect	Removes Stone.
Buy	North Corel, Costa del Sol, Gold Saucer, Cosmo Canyon, Gongaga, Nibelheim, Mideel, Bone Village, Corel Prison
Steal	Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk, Bloatfloat, Needle Kiss
Drop	Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk
Morph	Cokatolis
Cost	150 gil

Final Fantasy VIII[]

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy	All item shops.
Find	Dollet (complete dog sidequest before disc 3)
Refine	Cockatrice Pinion x1 - Soft x3 (ST Med-RF) Soft x1 - Break x3 (ST Mag-RF)
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy IX[]

Main article: Soft (Final Fantasy IX)

Soft
Effect	Cures Stone and Gradual Petrify.
Buy	Lindblum and onwards. Stiltzkin in Burmecia.
Find	Burmecia (x2), Chocobo Hot and Cold, Abandoned Lagoon chocograph
Steal	Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror)
Drop	Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie
Cost	100 gil

Princess Garnet and Steiner have to help Marcus and Baku retrieve a rare key item called Supersoft from Doctor Tot in Treno. They need this item to rescue their petrified "brother", Blank, who is trapped in Evil Forest.

All "Stone" type enemies can be killed instantly by using a Soft on them, displaying the message "became too soft to live" before vanishing. No EXP will be awarded for an enemy killed in this manner, but AP will still be given.

Final Fantasy X[]

Cures petrification.
Description

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy	Djose Temple and beyond
Find	Mushroom Rock Road (after Djose Temple (x4)), Home (Living Quarters; pick second option on second row)
Steal	Cave Iguion, Dinonix, Iguion, Ipiria, Melusine, Raptor, Yowie
Bribe	Mushussu
Other	Prize: Blitzball - Tournament (2nd Place (x4)) Gift: Mi'ihen Highroad (South - "Don't kick the blitzball" (x3))
Cost	Varies, starting at 50 gil

Final Fantasy X-2[]

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy	All stores
Find	Mi'ihen Highroad (chapter 1/2/3/5)
Steal	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Drop	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Cost	50 gil

Final Fantasy XII[]

Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Petrification.
Buy	Rabanastre, Lowtown Merchants, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Old Archades, Archades, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Leviathan, Balfonheim, Phon Coast
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy XIV[]

The properties of this solid-gold needle include curing petrification and pricking fingers.
Item Description

A Gold Needle will remove Petrification from a targeted party member within 5y, but cannot be used to remove the status from oneself. They can be purchased from vendors in Bozja, Eureka, Zadnor, and Norvrandt, and can be crafted by an Alchemist. Not all instances of Petrification are eligible for removal, but as Petrification cannot be removed by Esuna, this item is the only way to remove the status (when possible) before the debuff naturally expires.

Final Fantasy XV[]

A medical instrument that increases blood circulation and disples tension from the body. Cures petrification.
Description

Gold Needle cures Stone status from a party member. It can be bought from shops and found in outpost areas. Stone wears off quickly and makes one invulnerable for its duration, and thus players can simply wait out the status rather than use items to cure it. The Melusine battle is on a timer, however, and thus a stock of Gold Needles can come handy for that battle.

Final Fantasy Tactics[]

Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.
Description

Gold Needle
Also called	Soft (PS)
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Buy	All shops, (after battle at Mandalia Plains (visit Eagrose Castle after).
Find	Use Treasure Hunter in Araguay Woods, Golgollada Gallows and Mining Town of Gollund.
Drop	Cuar, Cocatoris
Cost	100 gil

The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist job for 250 JP.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]

Drink this potion to soften stony skin.
Description

Soft
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Buy	All shops
Cost	100 gil

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Gold Needle
Effect	Removes Stone.
Buy	All shops.
Cost	100 gil

A Ranger can use a Gold Needle with Mirror Item to turn targets to stone.

Final Fantasy Dimensions[]

Gold Needle
Effect	Cures Stone status.
Buy	All shops
Cost	80 gil

Final Fantasy Adventure[]

Soft (Gold Needles in Adventures of Mana) can be bought in bundles of 3 for 90 GP and removes the Ston (Petrify) status.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 uses.

Final Fantasy Legend II[]

Soft has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 uses, and also increases a Robot's HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals Ston from one target.

Final Fantasy Legend III[]

Soft heals the Petri status. It can be bought for 200 GP in Cirrus, Darius, Dharm, Donmac, Elan (Past and Future), Floatland Town, Knaya, Muu (Past, Present, and Future), and New Dharm.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]

Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at Urbeth and Invidia.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

A curious needle of gold with the power to restore life to those turned to stone. Purified by white mages, the holy essence enters the body through the skin, dissolving the curse of petrification from within. While many speak of the glorious feeling of joints and muscles loosening, it has proven ineffective against common shoulder tightness and back pain.
Description

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Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances[]

Captain N: The Game Master[]

After Matoya stoned Lana, Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

The concept for this item could originate from acupuncture (needle therapy). However, the original intent as shown by the early artwork is clearly a sewing needle, rather than an acupuncture needle. Gold-plated needles intended for cloth are reputed to have a smooth glide both through the cloth and when threading, which may be intended as a means of piercing the stone.

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 [[File:Soft FF7.png|right|120px|Soft in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.]]
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+{{Quote|This magick needle breaks the enchantments that turn flesh to stone.|''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]'' description}}
-'''Gold Needle''' {{j|金の針|Kin no Hari}}, also known as '''Soft''', is an item that appears in various games in the series. It can be used to cure the [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]] status ailment, and in some games, it causes [[Instant Death]] to opponents based in stone.
+'''Gold Needle''' {{j|金の針|Kin no Hari}}, also known as '''Soft''', is an item that appears in various games in the [[Final Fantasy series|''Final Fantasy'' series]]. It can be used to cure the [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]] status ailment, and in some games, it causes [[Instant Death]] to opponents based in stone.
 == Appearances ==
 === ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures stone.|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures stone.|Description}}
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+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Restores Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |[[Elfheim]] and beyond, except [[Melmond]].
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |800 G
 |-
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures stone.|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures stone.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFII article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All item shops
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |[[Castle Deist]], [[Cave of Mysidia]]
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |2,500 G
 |-
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' ===
 {|class="full-width FFIII article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
-|[[Canaan]] and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release).
+|[[Canaan (Final Fantasy III)|Canaan]] and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release).
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3)
 |-
-!class="b"|Steal
+!Steal
 |Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
 |Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |300 gil
 |-
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures Petrify|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures Petrify|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFIV article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Removes [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All item shops
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |[[Mt. Hobs]], [[Eblan]], [[Cave of Eblan]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Steal
+!Steal
-|[[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Basilisk]], [[Gatlinghog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Gatlinghog]], [[Needlehog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Needlehog]], [[Sword Rat (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Sword Rat]]
+|[[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Basilisk]] (3D only), [[Black Lizard (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Black Lizard]] (3D only), [[Cockatrice (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Cockatrice]] (3D only), [[Needlehog (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Needlehog]] (3D only), [[Sword Rat (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Sword Rat]] (2D only), [[Medusa (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Medusa]] (3D only), [[Gorgon (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Gorgon]] (3D only)
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
-|[[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Basilisk]], [[Cockatrice (Final Fantasy IV enemy)|Cockatrice]], [[Helldiver (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Helldiver]], [[Floating Eye (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Floating Eye]], [[Gatlinghog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Gatlinghog]], [[Blood Eye (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Blood Eye]], [[Fledgling Rukh (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Fledgling Rukh]], [[Hellflapper (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Hellflapper]], [[Eyewing Moth (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Eyewing Moth]], [[Needlehog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Needlehog]], [[Sword Rat (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Sword Rat]]
+|Basilisk ([[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), [[Black Lizard (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Black Lizard]] (3D only), Cockatrice ([[Cockatrice (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Cockatrice (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Helldiver ([[Helldiver (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Helldiver (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Fledgling Rukh ([[Fledgling Rukh (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Fledgling Rukh (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Floating Eye ([[Floating Eye (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Floating Eye (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Blood Eye ([[Blood Eye (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Blood Eye (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), [[Gatlinghog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|Gatlinghog]] (2D only), Needlehog ([[Needlehog (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Needlehog (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Sword Rat ([[Sword Rat (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Sword Rat (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Hellflapper ([[Hellflapper (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Hellflapper (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|3D]]), Eyewing Moth ([[Eyewing Moth (Final Fantasy IV 2D)|2D]] and [[Eyewing Moth (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Eyewing Moth]], [[Gorgon (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Gorgon]] (3D only), [[Medusa (Final Fantasy IV 3D)|Medusa]] (3D only)
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |400 gil
 |-
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 ==== ''[[Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-]]'' ====
+{{Item section|Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-}}
-{{Item-stub|Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-}}
 ==== ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]'' ====
 {|class="full-width IVTAY article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Removes [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All item shops
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |Baron (Kain), Sealed Cave x2 (Rydia), Troia Castle (Palom), Tower of Trials (Palom), Palom's Challenge Dungeon, Porom's Challenge Dungeon, Antlion's Den (Edward)
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
 |[[Sword Rat (The After Years)|Sword Rat]], [[Floating Eye (The After Years)|Floating Eye]], [[Helldiver (The After Years)|Helldiver]], [[Eyewing Moth (The After Years)|Eyewing Moth]], [[Cockatrice (The After Years)|Cockatrice]], [[Gatlinghog (The After Years)|Gatlinghog]], [[Black Lizard (The After Years)|Black Lizard]], [[Needlehog (The After Years)|Needlehog]], [[Hellflapper (The After Years)|Hellflapper]], [[Blood Eye (The After Years)|Blood Eye]], [[Basilisk (The After Years)|Basilisk]], [[Gil Bird]], [[Cliff Eagle]], [[Sky Pupil]], [[Navy Moth]]
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |400 gil
 |-
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Removes petrification status.|Description}}
-{{Q|Removes petrification status.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFV article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures Petrify.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |[[Carwen]] and beyond.
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
-|North Mountain
+|[[North Mountain]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Steal
+![[Steal (Final Fantasy V)|Steal]]
+|[[Cactus (Final Fantasy V)|Cactus]], [[Cockatrice (Final Fantasy V)|Cockatrice]], [[Sea Ibis (Final Fantasy V)|Sea Ibis]], [[Gatling (Final Fantasy V)|Gatling]], [[Golem (Final Fantasy V boss)|Golem]], [[Bandercoeurl (Final Fantasy V)|Bandercoeurl]], [[Orukat (Final Fantasy V)|Orukat]], [[Bone Dragon (Final Fantasy V)|Bone Dragon]], [[Stone Mask]], [[Stone Golem (Final Fantasy V)|Stone Golem]], [[Triton]], [[Nereid (Final Fantasy V)|Nereid]], [[Phobos]]
-|Cactus, Cockataur, Cybis, Gatlings, Golem, Hypnot, Oculus, Skelasuar, Stoned Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nergade, Phobos
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
+|[[Adamantite Golem (Final Fantasy V)|Adamantite Golem]] (Zefa Zone summon), [[Sea Ibis (Final Fantasy V)|Sea Ibis]], [[Death Claw (Final Fantasy V enemy)|Death Claw]], [[Gatling (Final Fantasy V)|Gatling]], [[Hedgehog (Final Fantasy V)|Hedgehog]], [[Objet d'Art (Final Fantasy V)|Objet d'Art]], [[Silent Bee]], [[Catastrophe (Final Fantasy V)|Catastrophe]]
-|Adamngolem (Zefa Zone summon), Cybis, Death Claw, Gatlings, Hedgehog, Rock Statue, Silent Bee, Catastroph
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |150 gil
 |}
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 Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember.
-In the Game Boy Advance version, [[Cannoneer (Final Fantasy V)|Cannoneers]] can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on [[1000 Needles]]. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.
+In the Game Boy Advance and 2013 Matrix Software versions, [[Cannoneer (Final Fantasy V)|Cannoneers]] can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on [[1000 Needles]]. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.
 === ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures petrification.|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures petrification.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFVI article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Restores Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All item shops
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
-|[WoB] Figaro Castle - Chest,[WoB] South Figaro - Box, [WoB] Thamasa - Box
+|[WoB] [[Figaro Castle]] - Chest,[WoB] [[South Figaro]] - Box, [WoB] [[Thamasa]] - Box
 |-
+![[Steal (Final Fantasy VI)|Steal]]
-!class="b"|Steal
 |Cactrot, Mind Candy, Bug
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
 |Whisper, Lizard, Cactrot, Tusker, Mind Candy
 |-
-!class="b"|Morph
+!Morph
 |Guard, Soldier, Hazer, Rain Man, Dark Wind, Brawler, Whisper, Commander, Mesosaur, Beakor, Pterodon, HermitCrab, Hornet, CrassHoppr, Delta Bug, Trilobiter, Nautiloid, Exocite, Reach Frog, Lizard, ChickenLip, Vaporite, Flan, Humpty, Repo Man, Harvester, Figaliz, Aspik, Ghost, Crawler, Sand Ray, Areneid, Actaneon, Dark Side, Crawly, Bleary, Joker, Marshal, Trooper, Warlock, Iron Fist, Apparite, Vectaur, Wyvern, Cirpius, Sprinter, GloomShell, Mind Candy, WeedFeeder, Luridan, Primordite, Cephaler, Maliga, Gigan Toad, Geckorex, Cluck, Poplium, Eland, Deep Eye, GreaseMonk, NeckHunter, Parasite, Anemone,EarthGuard, Coelecite, Hipocampus, Spectre, Slurm, StillGoing, Parasoul, Pm Stalker, Wizard, Scrapper,Commando, Vindr, Kiwok, Rinn, Insecare, Psychot, Muus, Punisher, Gabbledegak, Scorpion, Lich, Bug, Sea Flower, Abolisher, 1st Class, Necromancr
 |-
-!class="b"|Cost
+!Cost
 |200 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures [Petrify]|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures [Petrify]|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFVII article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Removes Stone.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
-|[[North Corel]], [[Costa del Sol (Final Fantasy VII)|Costa del Sol]], [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]], [[Cosmo Canyon]], [[Gongaga]], [[Nibelheim]], [[Mideel]], [[Bone Village]], [[Corel Prison]]
+|[[North Corel (field)|North Corel]], [[Costa del Sol (Final Fantasy VII field)|Costa del Sol]], [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII field)|Gold Saucer]], [[Cosmo Canyon (Final Fantasy VII field)|Cosmo Canyon]], [[Gongaga (Final Fantasy VII field)|Gongaga]], [[Nibelheim (Final Fantasy VII field)|Nibelheim]], [[Mideel (field)|Mideel]], [[Bone Village (field)|Bone Village]], [[Corel Prison (Final Fantasy VII field)|Corel Prison]]
 |-
+![[Steal (Final Fantasy VII ability)|Steal]]
-!class="b"|Steal
+|[[Cokatolis]], [[Gagighandi (Final Fantasy VII)|Gagighandi]], [[Bagrisk]], [[Bloatfloat (Final Fantasy VII)|Bloatfloat]], [[Needle Kiss (Final Fantasy VII)|Needle Kiss]]
-|Cocatolis, Gagihandi, Bagyrisk, Bloatfloat, Needle Kiss
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
+|Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk
-|Cocatolis, Gagihandi, Bagyrisk
 |-
+![[Morph (Final Fantasy VII ability)|Morph]]
-!class="b"|Morph
+|Cokatolis
-|Cocatolis
 |-
-!class="b"|Cost
+!Cost
 |150 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' ===
 {|class="full-width FFVIII article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
-|Cures Petrify.
+|Cures [[Petrify (Final Fantasy VIII)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
-|All item shops.
+|All item [[Final Fantasy VIII shops|shops]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
-|Dollet (complete dog sidequest before disc 3)
+|[[Dollet]] (complete dog sidequest before disc 3)
 |-
-!class="b"|Refine
+!Refine
-|Cockatrice Pinion x1 - Soft x3 ([[Refine#ST Med-RF|ST Med-RF]])
+|[[Cockatrice Pinion (Final Fantasy VIII)|Cockatrice Pinion]] x1 - [[Soft (Final Fantasy VIII)|Soft]] x3 ([[ST Med-RF]])<br/>Soft x1 - [[Break (Final Fantasy VIII)|Break]] x3 ([[ST Mag-RF]])
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' ===
+{{Main|Soft (Final Fantasy IX)}}
-{{Q|Cures Petrify and Gradual Petrify.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFIX article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
-|Cures Stone.
+|Cures Stone and Gradual Petrify.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
-|[[Lindblum (Final Fantasy IX)|Lindblum]] and onwards.
+|[[Lindblum (Final Fantasy IX)|Lindblum]] and onwards. [[Stiltzkin]] in [[Burmecia]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
+|[[Burmecia]] (x2), [[Chocobo Hot and Cold]], [[Chocograph#Abandoned Lagoon|Abandoned Lagoon]] [[chocograph]]
-|Burmecia (x2)
 |-
+![[Steal (Final Fantasy IX)|Steal]]
-!class="b"|Steal
-|Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror)
+|[[Agares]], [[Amarant (Mirror)]], [[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IX)|Basilisk]], [[Catoblepas (Final Fantasy IX)|Catoblepas]], [[Dagger (Mirror)]], [[Eiko (Mirror)]], [[Epitaph (Final Fantasy IX)|Epitaph]], [[Freya (Mirror)]], [[Ironite (Final Fantasy IX)|Ironite]], [[Quina (Mirror)]], [[Steiner (Mirror)]], [[Stroper (Final Fantasy IX)|Stroper]], [[Vivi (Mirror)]], [[Zidane (Mirror)]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
-|Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie
+|[[Armstrong (Final Fantasy IX)|Armstrong]], [[Basilisk (Final Fantasy IX)|Basilisk]], [[Catoblepas (Final Fantasy IX)|Catoblepas]], [[Ironite (Final Fantasy IX)|Ironite]], [[Zombie (Final Fantasy IX)|Zombie]]
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
@@ Line 265: / Line 253: @@
 === ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Cures petrification.|Description}}
-{{Q|Cures petrification.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFX article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |[[Djose Temple]] and beyond
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |[[Mushroom Rock Road]] (after [[Djose Temple]] (x4)), [[Home]] (Living Quarters; pick second option on second row)
 |-
-!class="b"|Steal
+!Steal
 |[[Cave Iguion]], [[Dinonix (Final Fantasy X)|Dinonix]], [[Iguion (Final Fantasy X)|Iguion]], [[Ipiria]], [[Melusine (Final Fantasy X)|Melusine]], [[Raptor (Final Fantasy X)|Raptor]], [[Yowie (Final Fantasy X)|Yowie]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Bribe
+!Bribe
 |[[Mushussu (Final Fantasy X)|Mushussu]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Other
+!Other
 |'''Prize:''' [[Blitzball (minigame)|Blitzball]] - Tournament (2nd Place (x4))<br/>'''Gift:''' [[Mi'ihen Highroad]] (South - "Don't kick the blitzball" (x3))
 |-
-!class="b"|Cost
+!Cost
 |Varies, starting at 50 gil
 |}
 ==== ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' ====
 {|class="full-width X2 article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All stores
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |[[Mi'ihen Highroad]] (chapter 1/2/3/5)
 |-
-!class="b"|Steal
+!Steal
 |[[Gucumatz]], [[Kukulcan (Final Fantasy X-2)|Kukulcan]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
 |[[Gucumatz]], [[Kukulcan (Final Fantasy X-2)|Kukulcan]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Cost
+!Cost
 |50 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' ===
 {|class="full-width FFXII article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Removes Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
-|[[Rabanastre#Migelo's Sundries|Rabanastre]], [[Rabanastre#Traveling Merchants|Lowtown Merchants]], [[Nalbina Fortress#Portentous Provisions|Nalbina]], [[Bhujerba#Street Vendors|Bhujerba]], [[Jahara#Items|Jahara]], [[Eruyt Village#Items|Eruyt]], [[Mt Bur-Omisace#Items|Mt Bur-Omisace]], [[Mosphoran Highwaste#Items|Mosphoran Highwaste]], [[Old Archades#Stranded Merchant|Old Archades]], [[Archades#Granch's Requisites|Archades]], [[Nam-Yensa Sandsea#Items|Nam-Yensa Sandsea]], ''[[Dreadnought Leviathan#Items|Leviathan]]'', [[Balfonheim Port#The Leapin' Bangaa|Balfonheim]], [[Phon Coast#Items|Phon Coast]]
+|[[Rabanastre (Final Fantasy XII)#Migelo's Sundries|Rabanastre]], [[Rabanastre (Final Fantasy XII)#Traveling Merchants|Lowtown Merchants]], [[Nalbina Fortress#Portentous Provisions|Nalbina]], [[Bhujerba#Street Vendors|Bhujerba]], [[Jahara#Items|Jahara]], [[Eruyt Village#Items|Eruyt]], [[Mt Bur-Omisace#Items|Mt Bur-Omisace]], [[Mosphoran Highwaste#Items|Mosphoran Highwaste]], [[Old Archades#Stranded Merchant|Old Archades]], [[Archades#Granch's Requisites|Archades]], [[Nam-Yensa Sandsea#Items|Nam-Yensa Sandsea]], ''[[Dreadnought Leviathan#Items|Leviathan]]'', [[Balfonheim Port#The Leapin' Bangaa|Balfonheim]], [[Phon Coast#Items|Phon Coast]]
 |-
-!class="b"|Cost
+!Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' ===
+{{Quote|The properties of this solid-gold needle include curing petrification and pricking fingers.|Item Description}}A Gold Needle will remove [[Petrify (status)|Petrification]] from a targeted party member within 5y, but cannot be used to remove the status from oneself. They can be purchased from vendors in [[Bozja]], [[The Forbidden Land, Eureka (Final Fantasy XIV)|Eureka]], [[Zadnor]], and [[Norvrandt]], and can be crafted by an [[Alchemist (Final Fantasy XIV)|Alchemist]]. Not all instances of Petrification are eligible for removal, but as Petrification cannot be removed by [[Esuna (ability)|Esuna]], this item is the only way to remove the status (when possible) before the debuff naturally expires.
-{{Item-stub|Final Fantasy XIV}}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' ===
+{{Quote|A medical instrument that increases blood circulation and disples tension from the body. Cures petrification.|Description}}
-{{Q|A medical instrument that increases blood circulation and disples tension from the body. Cures petrification.|Description}}
 [[Final Fantasy XV items#Gold Needle|Gold Needle]] cures [[Final Fantasy XV statuses#Stone|Stone]] status from a party member. It can be bought from [[Final Fantasy XV shops|shops]] and found in outpost areas. Stone wears off quickly and makes one invulnerable for its duration, and thus players can simply wait out the status rather than use items to cure it. The [[Melusine (Final Fantasy XV)|Melusine]] battle is on a timer, however, and thus a stock of Gold Needles can come handy for that battle.
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.|Description}}
-{{Q|Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFT article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Also called
+! style="width:100px"|Also called
 |Soft (PS)
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All shops, (after battle at [[Mandalia Plains]] (visit [[Eagrose Castle]] after).
 |-
-!class="b"|Find
+!Find
 |Use [[Treasure Hunter (ability)|Treasure Hunter]] in [[Araguay Woods]], [[Golgollada Gallows]] and [[Mining Town of Gollund]].
 |-
-!class="b"|Drop
+!Drop
 |Cuar, Cocatoris
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
@@ Line 372: / Line 353: @@
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' ===
+{{Quote|Drink this potion to soften stony skin.|Description}}
-{{Q|Drink this potion to soften stony skin.|Description}}
 {|class="full-width FFTA article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Soft
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures Petrification.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All shops
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
 ==== ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]'' ====
 {|class="full-width FFTA2 article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Removes Stone.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All shops.
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |100 gil
 |}
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 === ''[[Final Fantasy Dimensions]]'' ===
 {|class="full-width FFD article-table"
+|-
-|-class="a"
 !colspan="2"|Gold Needle
 |-
-!class="b" style="width:100px"|Effect
+! style="width:100px"|Effect
 |Cures Stone status.
 |-
-!class="b"|Buy
+!Buy
 |All shops
 |-
-!class="b" rowspan="2"|Cost
+! rowspan="2"|Cost
 |80 gil
 |}
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' ===
+Soft (Gold Needles in ''Adventures of Mana'') can be bought in bundles of 3 for 90 GP and removes the Ston (Petrify) status.
-Soft can be bought for 90 GP and remove the Ston status, it has 3 [[Use (stat)|uses]].
 === ''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'' ===
 Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 [[Use (stat)|uses]].
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Legend II]]'' ===
+Soft has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 [[Use (stat)|uses]], and also increases a [[Robot (Legend series)|Robot's]] HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals [[Petrify (status)|Ston]] from one target.
-The item is called Soft and it has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 [[Use (stat)|uses]], and also increases a [[Robot (Legend series)|Robot's]] HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals [[Petrify (status)|Ston]] from one target.
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Legend III]]'' ===
+Soft heals the [[Petrify (status)|Petri]] status. It can be bought for 200 GP in [[Cirrus]], [[Darius]], [[Dharm]], [[Donmac]], [[Elan (Legend III)|Elan]] (Past and Future), [[Floatland Town]], [[Knaya]], [[Muu]] (Past, Present, and Future), and [[New Dharm]].
-Soft heals the [[Petrify (status)|Petri]] status. It can be bought for 200 GP in the following locations: [[Cirrus]], [[Darius]], [[Dharm]], [[Donmac]], [[Elan (Legend III)|Elan]] (Past and Future), [[Floatland Town]], [[Knaya]], [[Muu]] (Past, Present, and Future), and [[New Dharm]].
 === ''[[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]]'' ===
+Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at [[Urbeth]] and [[Invidia (The 4 Heroes of Light)|Invidia]].
-Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at [[Urbeth]] and [[Invidia]].
 === ''[[Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]'' ===
+{{Quote|A curious needle of gold with the power to restore life to those turned to stone. Purified by white mages, the holy essence enters the body through the skin, dissolving the curse of petrification from within. While many speak of the glorious feeling of joints and muscles loosening, it has proven ineffective against common shoulder tightness and back pain.|Description}}
+{{Item section|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius}}
-{{Q|A curious needle of gold with the power to restore life to those turned to stone. Purified by white mages, the holy essence enters the body through the skin, dissolving the curse of petrification from within. While many speak of the glorious feeling of joints and muscles loosening, it has proven ineffective against common shoulder tightness and back pain.|Description}}
-{{Item-stub|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius}}
 == Non-''Final Fantasy'' guest appearances ==
 === ''[[wikipedia:Captain N: The Game Master|Captain N: The Game Master]]'' ===
 [[File:Captain N - Soft.png|150px|right]]
-After Matoya stoned Lana. Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana that pours on her. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.
+After Matoya stoned Lana, Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 == Gallery ==
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