The Laser Cannon is an enemy in Final Fantasy VII fought in the Shinra Bldg..
Stats[]
Formations[]
| # | Formation |
|---|---|
| 432 | Warning Board, Machine Gun, Laser Cannon |
| 433 | Row 1: Warning Board A, Machine Gun A, Laser Cannon A Row 2: Warning Board B, Machine Gun B, Laser Cannon B |
| 434 | Row 1: Warning Board A, Machine Gun A, Laser Cannon A Row 2: Warning Board B, Machine Gun B, Laser Cannon B (Back Attack) |
| 435 | Row 1: Warning Board A, Machine Gun A, Laser Cannon A Row 2: Warning Board B, Machine Gun B, Laser Cannon B (Back Attack) |
Locations[]
| Shinra Bldg. (before Jenova escapes) | |
|---|---|
| 67f. | 432, 432 |
| 68f. | 433, 433 |
Battle[]
Laser Cannon always appears with the Warning Board. It is basically a powered-up 1st Ray and attacks with lasers. Both its Laser Attack and Paralaser have the same attack power. Its Paralaser attack has a low hit rate, but when it hits a character it may inflict Paralyzed.
Laser Cannon (as well as Machine Gun) starts the battle as invisible, meaning it cannot be targeted, but its AI script will still run as normal. Once Warning Board has signaled its warning, it will declare WBGroup:Active = 1 (see Warning Board's AI script for more details). Whichever out of the Laser Cannon and the Machine Gun gets to their turn first, that will be the first weapon to appear out of the Warning Board. Once either weapon retreats, it is no longer determined by which weapon's turn comes first for them to appear, but rather the AI of the weapon in question; if the Laser Cannon retreated, there is a 50% chance of it reappearing on the next turn, and a 50% chance of the Machine Gun appearing on its next turn (assuming it is still alive).
Strategy[]
It can be killed by casting Bolt, as it is weak to electricity, but with its low HP, that may not even be needed.
AI script[]
Declare Attack
Declare Self:SwitchTurn == 0
Attack = 0
Make Self Visible
Use Appear
Attack = 1
Make Self Visible
Use Appear
Self:SwitchTurn = 0
Use Laser Cannon on random opponent
Attack = 1
Use Vanish
Make Self Invisible
Machine Gun:SwitchTurn = 1
Use Vanish
Make Self Invisible
Use Laser Cannon on random opponent
Use Paralaser on random opponent without Paralysed
Use Paralaser on random opponent
Use Laser Cannon on random opponent
Use Paralaser on random opponent without Paralysed
Use Laser Cannon on random opponent
Other appearances[]
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Laser Cannon from Final Fantasy VII appears as an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Laser Cannon from Final Fantasy VII appears as an enemy in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.