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Manhole is an enemy from Final Fantasy VII, fought in Sector 8 of Midgar during "Mako Cannon Rampage". When they hide underground, they cannot be targeted.

Stats[]

Battle[]

They attack in trios, but at the start of the fight two of them are lowered out of the battle, not counting as enemies. Thus, the Manhole is a very weak enemy as it has low HP and only attacks alone. It can prove annoying as Manholes often switch positions, preventing the player from completing attacks against them. When they switch positions, the descending Manhole's HP is transferred to the rising one. It uses Ice2 only in position B, and Fire2 only in position C.

Manholes are not immune to Berserk, but lack a set attack to use during this state. Because it attempts to use a non-existent attack with infinite MP cost when this happens, the game will constantly print the message "Manhole A/B/C's skill power is used up".

Formations[]

# Formation
822 Row 1: Manhole A, Manhole(Lid) A
Row 2: Manhole B, Manhole(Lid) B, Manhole C, Manhole(Lid) C
823 Row 1: Manhole A, Manhole(Lid) A
Row 2: Manhole B, Manhole(Lid) B, Manhole C, Manhole(Lid) C

Locations[]

Sector 8
Underground Upper 822, 823
Underground Lower 822, 823

AI script[]

Setup

Declare ActiveManhole = Manhole A

If (Self is Manhole B) Then

Manhole B's [402E] = 1

If (Self is Manhole C) Then

Manhole C's [402E] = 1

Turn
If ((Self is Manhole A) & (ActiveManhole == Manhole A)) Then
If (Count == 0) Then

Choose Random Opponent

Use Rockbreaker on Target

Count = 2

Else
3/4 Chance

Choose Self

Use <> on Target

Manhole A's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole B

Copy Manhole A's Stats to Manhole B

Manhole B's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

1/4 Chance

Choose Self

Use Vanish on Target

Manhole A's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole C

Copy Manhole A's Stats to Manhole C

Manhole C's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

If ((Self is Manhole B) & (ActiveManhole == Manhole B)) Then
If (Count == 0) Then

Choose Random Opponent

Use Rockbreaker on Target

Count = 2

Else If (Count == 1) Then

Choose All Opponents

Use Ice2 on Target

Count = 3

Else
3/8 Chance

Choose Self

Use <> on Target

Manhole B's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole C

Copy Manhole B's Stats to Manhole C

Manhole C's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

5/8 Chance

Choose Self

Use Vanish on Target

Manhole B's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole A

Copy Manhole B's Stats to Manhole A

Manhole A's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

If ((Self is Manhole C) & (ActiveManhole == Manhole C)) Then
If (Count == 0) Then

Choose Random Opponent

Use Rockbreaker on Target

Count = 2

Else If (Count == 1) Then

Choose All Opponents

Use Fire2 on Target

Count = 3

Else
3/8 Chance

Choose Self

Use <> on Target

Manhole C's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole C

Copy Manhole C's Stats to Manhole A

Manhole A's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

5/8 Chance

Choose Self

Use Vanish on Target

Manhole C's [402E] = 1

ActiveManhole = Manhole A

Copy Manhole C's Stats to Manhole B

Manhole B's [402E] = 0

Count = 0

Counter - General
If (Count == 2) Then

Count = 1

If (Manhole's MP < 22) Then

Count = 2

Counter - Death

Remove Manhole A

Remove Manhole B

Remove Manhole C

Gallery[]

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