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Northswain's Glow (北斗骨砕斬, Hokuto Kossaizan?, lit. North Dipper Bone Smashing Slayer), also localized as Nordswain's Glow, is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It is Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca's trademark Quickening, first appearing as her level 1 Quickening in Final Fantasy XII.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy XII[]

Nordswain's Glow (Northswain's Glow prior to The Zodiac Age) is Ashe's level 1 Quickening. It deals damage equal to a random number between 1 and 90 multiplied by Ashe's Strength, and costs one Mist Charge to execute.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]

Northswain's Glow is Ashe's default skill.

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade[]

Northswain's Glow is Ashe's STR-classified ability. It has 680 Attack, 670 Defense, and Normal growth.

Final Fantasy Artniks[]

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Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]

Northswain's Glow is the ability that is used by Ashe during battle.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

Northswain's Glow is a Unique Soul Break for Ashe. It deals non-elemental magic damage to all enemies, and slightly heals all allies. It can be learned by equipping Ashe with the Rune Blade (XII). It costs one Soul Gauge to perform and takes 10000 to learn.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]

Northswain's Glow is an active ability exclusive to Ashe learned by her 5★ variant at level 80. It deals magic damage (2.3x) to all enemies and cures all status ailments to all allies.

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Etymology[]

Hokuto is Japanese for "North Star" and refers to the constellation Big Dipper, which is associated with the celestial palace of the heavens and death in Eastern cultures. Northswain is a compound word, meaning "northern cart", referring to the same asterism.

The attack's Japanese name has a similar naming convention to Kenshiro's from the 1980s manga Fist of the North Star.

The attack shares thematic similarities with Northswain's Strike, an ability from Final Fantasy Tactics.

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