Jenova∙LIFE, referred to as Jenova Life in the BradyGames guide, is a boss in Final Fantasy VII and the last boss of Part 1. The "JENOVA" music does not play in the battle, rather "Aerith's Theme" continues playing from the previous scene. This is one of the few battles in the game to not trigger a victory pose.
If the player did not talk to the Innkeeper about the situation of the town during Cloud Strife's telling of the Nibelheim Incident back in Kalm, defeating Jenova∙LIFE will trigger the "ghost" event to occur the next time the player visits the church in the slums.
Jenova∙LIFE drops the Wizard Bracelet armor and has the Aqualung enemy skill for the player to learn.
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Stats[edit | edit source]
Formations[edit | edit source]
| # | Formation |
|---|---|
| 671 | Jenova▪LIFE |
Locations[edit | edit source]
| Forgotten City | |
|---|---|
| Water Altar | 671 (event) |
Battle[edit | edit source]
Blue Flame.
Jenova∙LIFE attacks with Blue Light, Blue Flame, and uses Reflect for defense, and always uses as it as a counterattack after being hit with Magic Hammer or any magical attack. Her Blue Light attack may be used twice in one turn. All of her attacks consume MP and are Water-based.
Players should bring the Enemy Skill Materia in this battle to learn Jenova∙LIFE's Aqualung ability.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
Casting Magic Hammer will quickly prevent Jenova from using her most damaging attacks, but each time Magic Hammer is used on her, she will cast Reflect. Reflect is easily disabled with DeBarrier. As she only has 300 MP, three cycles of DeBarrier and Magic Hammer will render her unable to fight. However, simply equipping a Water Ring will make the battle impossible to lose. The player can also link Leviathan with Elemental to someone's armor.
Non-reflectable spells and summons are useful, such as Comet, Beta, Bahamut, Kujata, Odin, and Titan. For other offense, Quake2 or Quake3 are good, as well as each character's best Limit Breaks. Casting Haste or Big Guard on the party would speed up the process.
The player can inflict Paralysis with Cloud's Cross-slash or Dazers won from Boundfat around Corel Valley, Corel Valley Cave, and the Forgotten City.
AI script[edit | edit source]
AI: Setup {
- Count = Rnd(0..3)
- SpclChance = 5
} AI: Main {
- If (Count == 0 or 1) Then
- {
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Blue Light on Target
- If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
- {
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Blue Light on Target
- }
- Count = Count + 1
- } Else If (Count == 2) Then {
- Choose Random Opponent
- Use Blue Flame on Target
- If (Rnd(1..SpclChance) == 1) Then
- {
- Count = 3
- } Else {
- Count = 0
- }
- } Else {
- Choose All Opponents
- Use Aqualung on Target
- Count = 0
- }
} AI: Counter - General {
- If (Jenova*LIFE's HP <= 25% of Jenova*LIFE's Max HP) Then
- {
- SpclChance = 2
- } Else If (Jenova*LIFE's HP <= 50% of Jenova*LIFE's Max HP) Then {
- SpclChance = 3
- } Else If (Jenova*LIFE's HP <= 75% of Jenova*LIFE's Max HP) Then {
- SpclChance = 4
- } Else {
- SpclChance = 5
- }
} AI: Counter - Magical {
- If ((Jenova*LIFE doesn't have Reflect Status)
- AND (Jenova*LIFE's MP >= 30)) Then
- {
- Choose Self
- Use Reflect on Target
- }
}
Other appearances[edit | edit source]
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[edit | edit source]
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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[edit | edit source]
A party fighting Jenova∙LIFE in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
Jenova∙LIFE appeared as an enemy during an event called "Calamity From the Skies". Jenova∙LIFE only used its Blue Light ability from its original appearance, which covered the screen with a blue tint and forms blue clouds around the party that exploded and caused damage.
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Etymology[edit | edit source]
The dot (・) is an interpunct used in Japanese to indicate that a full proper noun is two separate words. It appears in Final Fantasy VII in the boss names of Jenova's parts and Sephiroth's boss forms.
The names of Jenova∙BIRTH, Jenova∙LIFE, and Jenova∙DEATH may allude to Saṃsāra, the repeating cycle of birth, life, and death in Buddhism.
