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Mirage in Final Fantasy IV.
Creates illusion of one's self to confuse the enemy.
Description
Mirage (ぶんしん, Bunshin?, lit. Clone), also known as Image, Twin, Target Dummy, and Mirror (かげぶんしん, Kagebunshin?), is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It is a Ninjutsu spell, and acts similar to the spell Blink, creating two illusory copies of the caster to render them immune to the next two physical attacks targeted at them, each attack instead dispelling one of the copies.
Contents
- 1 Appearance
- 2 Gallery
- 3 Etymology
Appearance[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
Mirage is an ability for Edge (level 38). It casts Blink on user. It has a casting time of 0 and costs 6 MP to cast.
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
Mirage creates illusion of one's self to confuse the enemy. It is learned by Edge (level 38). It costs 6 MP.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Mirage causes the user becomes immune to physical attacks for a time. It can be learned by Edge (level 32) and Tsukinowa (default).
Final Fantasy V[]
Create illusions to absorb two direct physical attacks.
Description
Image is the job level 2 command ability for the Ninja. Image create two copies of the user to dodge attacks. Due to a minor glitch, once one of the copies has vanished, using Image a second time will create a third copy, allowing the user to dodge three attacks.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Shadow Scroll (かげぶんしん, Kage Bunshin?) acts as a substitute for the command. Throwing the Shadow Edge is one of only three ways to gain Image status, the other two being the Fenrir summon and the Mirage Vest. It can be bought for 400 gil in various shops.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
The Ninja's Target Dummy ability creates two copies of the character that work as decoys, letting the character evade enemies' attacks.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Creates an image of self to avoid two physical attacks.
Description
Mirage is the level 17 ability of the Ninja class, requiring 475 AP to learn. At the cost of 6 MP, the user will be granted Blink status, enabling them to avoid the next two physical attacks aimed at them.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
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Mirror increases the user's Agl by 10.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy[]
Mirage is a Reactive ability, and one bearing levels to determine the strength of the ability. It is activated by receiving a "Bad" or "Miss" on a trigger, helping the player avoid damage up to 3 times per stage. The level 1 ability has a 20% chance of avoiding damage, and the level 2 ability has a 50% chance. The level 1 version is learned by the Onion Knight (level 1 and Vaan (level 5), and the level 2 version is learned by the Onion Knight (level 10).
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call[]
Mirage (Lv1) is a reactive ability that costs 3 CP to equip. It is activated by receiving BAD or MISS on a Trigger. It helps the player avoid damage with 20% success and works up to 3 times per stage. It is learned by Onion Knight (level 15), Edge (default), Faris (default), Tifa (level 10), Seifer (level 5), Vaan (level 15), Balthier (default), Benjamin (level 35), and Tifa #2 (level 5).
Mirage (Lv2) is a reactive ability that costs 5 CP to equip. It is activated by receiving BAD or MISS on a Trigger. It helps the player avoid damage with 50% success and works up to 3 times per stage. It is learned by Edge (level 40), Faris (level 30), Seifer (level 40), Vaan (level 60), Balthier (level 35), Benjamin (level 65), and Tifa #2 (level 45).
Mirage (Lv3) is a reactive ability that costs that costs 7 CP to equip. It is activated by receiving BAD or MISS on a Trigger. It helps the player avoid damage with 80% success and works up to 3 times per stage. It is learned by Edge (level 85), Faris (level 70), Seifer (level 75), Balthier (level 70), and Tifa #2 (level 85).
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival[]
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This section about an ability in Final Fantasy Record Keeper is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
Caster can dodge two attacks
Description
This section about an ability in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.Gallery[]
This gallery is incomplete and requires Final Fantasy VI (iOS), Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy added. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by uploading images.Etymology[]
Mirages are naturally-occurring, optical phenomena in which light rays are bent to produce displaced images of distant objects. The word "mirage" is of French origin and derived from the Latin mirari, which means "to look at" or "to wonder at".
