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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Master Tonberry (''Final Fantasy VII'')}}
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{{FFVII Enemies
  
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{{infobox enemy
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| release = FFVII
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|name = Master Tonberry
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| japanese = マスタートンベリ
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| romaji = Masutā Tonberi
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| image =Master Tonberry FF7.png
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|location = [[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]
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|formations = true
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|aiscript = true
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'''Master Tonberry''' is an enemy in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in the [[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]. Unlike the [[Tonberry (Final Fantasy VII)|normal Tonberry]], a star floats over its head and its skin is blue instead of green.
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Its 44,444 HP alludes to the pronunciation of the number four in Japanese and Chinese, which spells and sounds the same as "death" (漢字 Chinese: 死 sǐ death；四 sì four；Japanese pronunciation: し shi).
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Master Tonberry has the highest HP of any normal enemy in the game.
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{{See|Master Tonberry}}
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==Stats==
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{{infobox enemy stats FFVII
 
| name = Master Tonberry
  
| name = Master Tonberry
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| location = [[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]
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| image = [[File:Master Tonberry FF7.png|100px]]
  
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| Location = [[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]
  
 
| level = 77
  
| level = 77
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| HP = 44,444
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| hp = 44444
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| MP = 100
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| mp = 100
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| Attack = 150
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| attack = 150
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| Def = 136
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| magic atk = 130
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| Magic = 130
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| defense = 68
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| MDef = 150
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| magic def = 75
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| Speed = 70
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| dexterity = 70
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| Evade = 1
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| defense% = 1
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| AP Awarded = 200
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| luck = 0
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| EXP = 6,000
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| exp = 6000
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| Gil = 6,800
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| ap = 200
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| Gravity = Absorb
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| gil = 6800
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| gravity = Absorb
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| japan = マスタートンベリ
  
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| death = Immune
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| romaji = Masutā Tonberi
  
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| sleep = Immune
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| Morph = [[List of Final Fantasy VII Accessories#Ribbon|Ribbon]]
  
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| confusion = Immune
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| Steal = [[List of Final Fantasy VII Items#Elixir|Elixir]]
  
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| silence = Immune
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| Drop = [[List of Final Fantasy VII Items#Megalixir|Megalixir]] (14.06%)
  
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| frog = Immune
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| Attacks = [[Karma (Ability)|Everyone's Grudge]], [[Chef's Knife|Knife]], Move, Move Left, Move Right
  
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| Enemy Skill = N/A
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| small = Immune
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| slow-numb = Immune
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| Status = [[Instant Death|Death]], [[Gradual Petrify (Status)|Slow Numb]], [[Berserk (Status)|Berserk]], [[Petrify (Status)|Petrify]], [[Sleep (Status)|Sleep]], [[Confuse (Status)|Confuse]], [[Toad (Status)|Frog]], [[Silence (Status)|Silence]], [[Mini (Status)|Small]], [[Control (Ability)|Manipulate]]
  
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| petrify = Immune
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| Other Information =
 
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| death-sentence = Immune
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| manipulate = Immune
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| berserk = Immune
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| drop 1 = [[Final Fantasy VII items#Megalixir|Megalixir]]
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| drop 1 rate = 8
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| steal 2 = [[Final Fantasy VII items#Elixir|Elixir]]
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| steal 2 rate = 32
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| morph = [[Final Fantasy VII accessories#Ribbon|Ribbon]]
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| abilities = [[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Everyone's Grudge|Everyone's Grudge]], [[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Knife|Knife]], ''[[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Move|Move]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Move Right|Move Right]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII enemy abilities#Move Left|Move Left]]''
 
}}
  
}}
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'''Master Tonberry''' is an enemy in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in the [[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]. Unlike the [[Tonberry (Final Fantasy VII)|normal Tonberry]], it is characterized by a star floating over its head, as well being blue instead of green.
  
   
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==Battle==
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==Formations==
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{|class="FFVII article-table" style="width:380px"
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Master Tonberry will counterattack, from any range, with [[Karma (Ability)|Everyone's Grudge]] when attacked twice consecutively by the player, which will cause damage equal to the number of kills a character has amassed, multiplied by 10. This attack inflicts fixed value and cannot be blocked or avoided.
  
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!style="width:10%"|#
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!style="width:90%"|Formation
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|-
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!class="b"|{{LA|Final Fantasy VII enemy formations#872|872}}
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|Master Tonberry
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|-
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!class="b"|{{LA|Final Fantasy VII enemy formations#891|891}}
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|Master Tonberry
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!class="b"|{{LA|Final Fantasy VII enemy formations#896|896}}
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|Master Tonberry
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|}
   
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==Locations==
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It gradually moves forward until it is in front of a character and then uses [[Chef's Knife|Knife]] to instantly [[Instant Death|KO]] them. Knife can be prevented by equipping the [[List of Final Fantasy VII Accessories#Safety Bit|Safety Bit]] accessory, which protects the wearer against Sudden Death.
  
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{|class="article-table" style="width:380px;text-align:left"
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|-
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!colspan="2" class="no-table"|[[Northern Cave (Final Fantasy VII)|Northern Cave]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Red Passage
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|[[#872|872]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Horizontal Fork
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|[[#872|872]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Vertical Fork
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|[[#896|896]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Water Crossing
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|[[#891|891]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Water Path
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|[[#891|891]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Light Cavity
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|[[#896|896]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Rocky Descent
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|[[#896|896]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Above Mako Stream
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|[[#896|896]]
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|-
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|style="width:50%"|Mako Stream
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|[[#896|896]]
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|}
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==Battle==
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Each time a Master Tonberry gets a turn, it walks two steps towards the party. It may randomly change its direction. Once a party member is within its [[Chef's Knife|Knife]]'s reach, it inflicts [[Instant Death|instant death]]. The [[Death Force (ability)|Death Force]] spell and the [[Safety Bit (Final Fantasy VII)|Safety Bit]] accessory can render party members immune to this attack for the duration of the battle. The [[Resist (Final Fantasy VII)|Resist]] spell also grants temporary immunity: the knife's attack dispels Resist instead of causing instant death.
   
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Between Master Tonberry's turns, the party (taken as a whole) may attack it once undeterred. Any additional attacks between Master Tonberry's turns is retaliated with an unstoppable counterattack called [[Karma (ability)|Everyone's Grudge]], which deals damage equal to the number of kills the target character has amassed, multiplied by 10. This attack inflicts [[fixed damage]] and cannot be blocked, but can be avoided by inflicting [[Stop (status)|Stop]] or [[Paralysis#Final Fantasy VII|Paralysis]] status ailments on Master Tonberry.
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It can be [[Poach#Final Fantasy VII|morphed]] into a [[List of Final Fantasy VII Accessories#Ribbon|Ribbon]], one of the best and rarest [[Accessory|accessories]] in the game. The player cannot use [[Libra (Ability)|Sense]] on it.
  
   
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Master Tonberry can be [[Morph (Final Fantasy VII)|morphed]] into a [[Ribbon (Final Fantasy VII)|Ribbon]], one of the best and rarest [[Accessory|accessories]] in the game. The player cannot use [[Sense (Final Fantasy VII)|Sense]] on it.
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The party can withstand one of any Tonberry Knife attacks via the spell [[Magic (Final Fantasy VII)#Resist|Resist]]. This only works one time as the attack dealt by the Tonberry will dispel the effect. Since the character the Tonberry attacks is random, one can wait until it is only one step away as Tonberries tends to attack whoever is in front of them prior to the last step taken before the "Knife" attack occurs.
  
   
 
===Strategy===
  
===Strategy===
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One of the easiest strategies involves opening the battle by casting Death Force on each party member, and then only attacking the Master Tonberry once between its turns to avoid the Everyone's Grudge counterattack. This strategy renders Master Tonberry harmless, but is time-consuming. To speed the battle up, one can:
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One of the easiest strategies is to only attack it up to twice per turn to prevent it from countering with Everyone's Grudge until it has taken a step. At the start of the fight, using [[Bio (Ability)|Bio]] spells (or even better, [[Bad Breath]]) will help as [[Poison (Status)|Poison]] will help dealing damage. [[List of Final Fantasy VII Items#Dazers|Dazers]] inflict [[Paralysis]] on the target and [[Stop (Ability)|Stop]] works. The player can link the [[Summon Materia (Final Fantasy VII)#Choco/Mog|Choco/Mog]] or [[Summon Materia (Final Fantasy VII)#Hades|Hades]] Materia to the [[Support Materia (Final Fantasy VII)#Added Effect|Added Effect]] Materia on a weapon to allow for both damage and possible status effects.
  
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* Attack Master Tonberry with [[Double Cut (Final Fantasy VII)|Double Cut]], since it counts as one attack but inflicts the damage of two.
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* Cast [[Bio (Final Fantasy VII)|Bio]] spells (or even better, [[Bad Breath]]) at the start of the battle to inflict [[Poison (status)|Poison]]. Once the poison has damaged Master Tonberry 32 times, it will have 28 HP left. This will enable the player to morph it into the highly valued Ribbon. However, as players cannot see Master Tonberry's HP, they have to manually count the number of times poison has damaged it.
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* Disable Master Tonberry and attack it as many times as possible while the effect lasts.
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** [[Final Fantasy VII items#Dazers|Dazers]] can cause [[Paralysis#Final Fantasy VII|Paralysis]].
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** The [[Stop (Final Fantasy VII)|Stop]] spell from [[Time (Final Fantasy VII)|Time Materia]] can inflict the Stop status ailment. In addition, [[Freeze (Final Fantasy VII)|Freeze]] has a chance of causing Stop.
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** Linking the [[Choco/Mog (Final Fantasy VII)|Choco/Mog]] or the [[Hades (Final Fantasy VII)|Hades]] Materia to the [[Added Effect (Final Fantasy VII)|Added Effect]] Materia on a weapon allows for both damage and possible status effects.
   
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==AI Script==
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==AI script==
 
AI: Setup
  
AI: Setup
 
{
  
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}
  
}
   
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==Other Appearances==
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==Other appearances==
 
===''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''===
  
===''[[Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]''===
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[[File:PFF Master Tonberry.png|right|60px]]
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{{sideicon|PFF}}
  
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[[File:PFF Master Tonberry.png|left|60px]]
  
 
Master Tonberry from from ''Final Fantasy VII'' appears as an enemy in ''Pictlogica Final Fantasy''.
  
Master Tonberry from from ''Final Fantasy VII'' appears as an enemy in ''Pictlogica Final Fantasy''.
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==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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{{Gallery
  
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|File:FFVII Knife.png|Knife.
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FFVII Knife.png|Knife.
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|File:FFVII Everyone's Grudge.png|Everyone's Grudge.
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FFVII Everyone's Grudge.png|Everyone's Grudge.
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</gallery>
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==Trivia==
  
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*Master Tonberry has 44,444 HP. This alludes to the pronunciation of the number "4" in Japanese, which spells the same as "death".
  
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*Master Tonberry has the highest HP of any normal enemy in the game.
  
   
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==Related Enemies==
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==Related enemies==
 
*[[Tonberry (Final Fantasy VII)|Tonberry]]
  
*[[Tonberry (Final Fantasy VII)|Tonberry]]
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[[Category:Final Fantasy VII Enemies]]
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[[Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII]]

Revision as of 04:03, 2 June 2020

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Master Tonberry is an enemy in Final Fantasy VII in the Northern Cave. Unlike the normal Tonberry, a star floats over its head and its skin is blue instead of green.

Its 44,444 HP alludes to the pronunciation of the number four in Japanese and Chinese, which spells and sounds the same as "death" (漢字 Chinese: 死 sǐ death；四 sì four；Japanese pronunciation: し shi).

Master Tonberry has the highest HP of any normal enemy in the game.

See also: Master Tonberry

Stats

Formations

# Formation
872 Master Tonberry
891 Master Tonberry
896 Master Tonberry

Locations

Northern Cave
Red Passage 872
Horizontal Fork 872
Vertical Fork 896
Water Crossing 891
Water Path 891
Light Cavity 896
Rocky Descent 896
Above Mako Stream 896
Mako Stream 896

Battle

Each time a Master Tonberry gets a turn, it walks two steps towards the party. It may randomly change its direction. Once a party member is within its Knife's reach, it inflicts instant death. The Death Force spell and the Safety Bit accessory can render party members immune to this attack for the duration of the battle. The Resist spell also grants temporary immunity: the knife's attack dispels Resist instead of causing instant death.

Between Master Tonberry's turns, the party (taken as a whole) may attack it once undeterred. Any additional attacks between Master Tonberry's turns is retaliated with an unstoppable counterattack called Everyone's Grudge, which deals damage equal to the number of kills the target character has amassed, multiplied by 10. This attack inflicts fixed damage and cannot be blocked, but can be avoided by inflicting Stop or Paralysis status ailments on Master Tonberry.

Master Tonberry can be morphed into a Ribbon, one of the best and rarest accessories in the game. The player cannot use Sense on it.

Strategy

One of the easiest strategies involves opening the battle by casting Death Force on each party member, and then only attacking the Master Tonberry once between its turns to avoid the Everyone's Grudge counterattack. This strategy renders Master Tonberry harmless, but is time-consuming. To speed the battle up, one can:

  • Attack Master Tonberry with Double Cut, since it counts as one attack but inflicts the damage of two.
  • Cast Bio spells (or even better, Bad Breath) at the start of the battle to inflict Poison. Once the poison has damaged Master Tonberry 32 times, it will have 28 HP left. This will enable the player to morph it into the highly valued Ribbon. However, as players cannot see Master Tonberry's HP, they have to manually count the number of times poison has damaged it.
  • Disable Master Tonberry and attack it as many times as possible while the effect lasts.

AI script

AI: Setup {

TempVar:LRPos = 1

} AI: Main {

TempVar:DontMove = 0
TempVar:HitCounter = 0
TempVar:RightTarget = 1st Opponent
TempVar:MiddleTarget = 2nd Opponent
TempVar:LeftTarget:= 3rd Opponent
If (TempVar:LRPos == 0) Then
{
If (TempVar:Distance == 0) Then
{
Nothing
} Else If (TempVar:Distance == 1 or 2) Then {
Choose Self
If (3/8 Chance) Then
{
Use <Move Left> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos + 1
}
} Else {
If ((TempVar:RightTarget doesn't have Death Status)
& (1/2 Chance)) Then
{
Choose TempVar:RightTarget
Use Knife on Target
TempVar:Distance = 0
TempVar:LRPos = 1
} Else {
Choose Self
Use <Move Left> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos + 1
}
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
} Else If (TempVar:LRPos == 1) Then {
If (TempVar:Distance == 0) Then
{
Nothing
} Else If (TempVar:Distance == 1) Then {
Choose Self
1/4 Chance:
{
Use <Move Right> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos - 1
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
1/4 Chance:
{
Use <Move Left> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos + 1
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
1/2 Chance: Nothing
} Else If (TempVar:Distance == 2) Then {
Choose Self
3/8 Chance:
{
Use <Move Right> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos - 1
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
3/8 Chance:
{
Use <Move Left> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos + 1
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
1/4 Chance: Nothing
} Else {
If (TempVar:MiddleTarget doesn't have Death Status)
& (1/2 Chance) Then
{
Choose TempVar:MiddleTarget
Use Knife on Target
TempVar:Distance = 0
TempVar:LRPos = 1
} Else {
Choose Self
If (1/2 Chance) Then
{
Use <Move Right> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos - 1
} Else {
Use <Move Left> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos + 1
}
}
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
} Else {
If (TempVar:Distance == 0) Then
{
Nothing
} Else If (TempVar:Distance == 1 or 2) Then {
Choose Self
If (3/8 Chance) Then
{
Use <Move Right> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos - 1
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
} Else {
If ((TempVar:LeftTarget doesn't have Death Status)
& (1/2 Chance)) Then
{
Choose TempVar:LeftTarget
Use Knife on Target
TempVar:Distance = 0
TempVar:LRPos = 1
} Else {
Choose Self
Use <Move Right> on Target
TempVar:LRPos = TempVar:LRPos - 1
}
TempVar:DontMove = 1
}
}
If (TempVar:DontMove == 0) Then
{
Use <Move> on Target
TempVar:Distance = TempVar:Distance + 1
}

} AI: Counter - General {

TempVar:HitCounter = TempVar:HitCounter + 1
If (TempVar:HitCounter == 2) Then
{
TempVar:HitCounter = 0
Choose Tonberry's Last Attacker (General)
Use Everyone's Grudge on Target
}

}

Other appearances

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

PFF Master Tonberry

Master Tonberry from from Final Fantasy VII appears as an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.

Gallery

Related enemies

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