Below is a chart of all the Limit Breaks in Final Fantasy VII, organized by character. Characters are listed alphabetically.
Aeris' Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Healing Wind |
n/a |
Recovers one-half of each characters HP Max |
1 |
Seal Evil |
Use "Healing Wind" 8 times |
Casts Stop and Silence on all enemies. |
2 |
Breath of the Earth |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
All status conditions including positive ones dispelled |
2 |
Fury Brand |
Use "Breath of the Earth" 8 times |
All party members' limit gauges are full except Aeris's |
3 |
Planet Protector |
Inflict the killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
All party members invulnerable for a limited amount of time |
3 |
Pulse of Life |
Use "Planet Protector" 8 times |
Completely refills HP and MP of all characters, even dead ones |
4 |
Great Gospel |
Use "Great Gospel" item |
Totally refills all HP and MP, all party members invulnerable for limited amount of time |
Barrett's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Heavy Shot |
n/a |
Hits one enemy for moderate damage |
1 |
Mind Break |
Use "Heavy Shot" 8 times |
Foe's MP reduced to 0, ineffective against some bosses |
2 |
Grenade Bomb |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
Moderate damage to all enemies |
2 |
Hammer Blow |
Use "Grenade Bomb" 8 times |
Kills one enemy instantly; ineffective on bosses and some enemies |
3 |
Satellite Beam |
Inflict the killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
Moderate to heavy damage to all targets |
3 |
Anger Max |
Use "Satellite Beam" 8 times |
Fires 18 rounds at random, light damage each |
4 |
Catastrophe |
Use "Catastrophe" item |
Hits at random 20 times, light damage each |
Cait Sith's Level 2 limit break has many possible outcomes, as it is a slot machine. All outcomes are listed.
Cait Sith's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Lucky Dice |
n/a |
Throws two to six dice, totals added up, multiplied by 100,200, 300, or 400, and enemy takes that much damage |
2 |
Toy Box |
losing spin |
Item at random dropped from toy box onto a single foe |
2 |
Toy Soldiers |
Three crowns |
Small army of toy soldiers attack all enemies for fairly heavy damage |
2 |
Mog Dance |
Three stars |
Entire party refilled to HP and MP max |
2 |
Lucky Gal |
Three hearts |
All regular attacks will be critical hits for the rest of the battle |
2 |
Random Summon Spell |
Three bars |
One summon spell automatically cast, costs no MP |
2 |
Combine |
Three Cait Siths |
All three party members jump into Cait Sith's suit and create mega-character whose HP is equal to HP total of all three
members added together. Attacks do a lot of damage |
2 |
All Over |
Cait Sith's face |
All enemies are killed regardless of whether or not they can resist instant death |
2 |
Joker Death |
Left and center parts of Cait Sith's face, right-hand slot is Bar |
All party members die instantly. Can't be prevented. |
Cid's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Boost Jump |
n/a |
Hits one enemy, moderate damage |
1 |
Dynamite |
Use "Boost Jump" 8 times |
Hit all enemies, light damage each |
2 |
Hyper Jump |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
Hits all enemies, moderate damage |
2 |
Dragon |
Use "Hyper Jump" 8 times |
Single enemy is struck for light damage; Cid gains an amount of HP and MP equal to that enemy's current MP |
3 |
Dragon Dive |
Inflict the killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
Strikes six times at random for light damage |
3 |
Big Brawl |
Use Dragon Dive 8 times |
Hits at random 8 times for light damage |
4 |
Highwind |
Use "Highwind" item |
Strikes randomly 18 times for light damage |
Cloud's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Braver |
n/a |
Focuses energy into sword and attacks for moderate damage to single target |
1 |
Cross Slash |
Use "Braver" 8 times |
Slightly more damage than Braver; paralysis condition |
2 |
Blade Beam |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
Blasts one enemy with energy for moderate damage; other enemies take damage equal to 1/4 of that amount |
2 |
Climhazzard |
Use "Blade Beam" 8 times |
Heavy damage to one enemy |
3 |
Meteorain |
Inflict the killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
Six meteors hit enemies at random for light damage |
3 |
Finishing Touch |
Use "Meteorain" 8 times |
Creates a giant tornado which kills all normal enemies instantly; moderate damage to each target against bosses |
4 |
Omnislash |
Use "Omnislash" Item |
Hits fifteen times, random targeting, for moderate damage each |
Red-XIII's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Sled Fang |
n/a |
Moderate damage to one target |
2 |
Lunatic High |
Use "Sled Fang" 8 times |
Casts Haste on party, raises odds of dodging by 50% |
2 |
Blood Fang |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
Hits one enemy for light damage; his HP/MP are refilled by amount equal to enemy's MP |
2 |
Stardust Ray |
Use "Blood Fang" 8 times |
Strikes ten times, light damage each, random targets |
3 |
Howling Moon |
Inflict the killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
Casts Haste and Berserk on himself, attack power goes up |
3 |
Earth Rave |
Use "Howling Moon" 8 times |
Attacks five times randomly for moderate damage |
4 |
Cosmo Memory |
Use "Cosmo Memory" item |
Hits all enemies for major damage |
Tifa's Limit Breaks work a little differently than everyone else's. They are all cumulative. I have therefore not given
effects, as basically they are all just powerful attacks.
Tifa's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
1 |
Beat Rush |
n/a |
1 |
Somersault |
Use "Beat Rush" 8 times |
2 |
Water Kick |
Inflict the killing blow on 80 enemies |
2 |
Meteodrive |
Use "Water Kick" 8 times |
3 |
Dolphin Blow |
Kill a total of 160 enemies |
3 |
Meteor Strike |
Use "Dolphin Blow" 8 times |
4 |
Final Heaven |
Use the "Final Heaven" item |
Vincent's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Galian Beast |
n/a |
Increased speed, increased evade, 30% higher HP max. Berserk Dance almost always hits for light damage. Beast Flair inflicts
heavy fire damage. |
2 |
Death Gigas |
Inflict killing blow on 60 enemies |
Increased defense, double HP, but slow and weak vs. magic. Uses Gigadunk (physical attack) and Live Spark (lightning-typed
damage) |
3 |
Hell Masker |
Inflict killing blow on a total of 120 enemies |
Strong physical defense, weak offense. Splatter Combo hits five times, for about the same total damage as Gigadunk. Nightmare
inflicts Sleep, Poison, Confuse, Silence, Frog, and Mini |
4 |
Chaos |
Use "Chaos" Item |
Very strong physical and magic defense and powerful offense. Chaos Saber is like Gigadunk but targets all enemies. Satan
Impact does massive typeless damage and sometimes kills instantly |
Yuffie's Limit Breaks |
Level |
Name |
How to Get It |
Effect |
1 |
Greased Lightning |
n/a |
Hits one enemy, light damage |
1 |
Clear Tranquil |
Use "Greased Lightning" 8 times |
Each ally is healed by amount equal to 50% of their HP max |
2 |
Landscaper |
Inflict killing blow on 80 enemies |
Moderate damage to all enemies |
2 |
Bloodfest |
Use "Landscaper" 8 times |
Hits ten times at random, light damage each |
3 |
Gauntlet |
Inflict killing blow on a total of 160 enemies |
Heavy damage to all enemies |
3 |
Doom of the Living |
Use "Gauntlet" 8 times |
Hits 15 times at random for light damage each |
4 |
All Creation |
Use "All Creation" item |
Hits all enemies, very heavy damage |
Everyone's fourth-level limit break is learned by using an item. These items can be found in the following locations:
Limit Break Items |
Person |
Item |
Where Found |
Cloud |
Omnislash |
Purchase with Battle Points in Gold Saucer's Battle Square |
Tifa |
Final Heaven |
Play Do Re Mi Ti La Do Re Mi So Fa Do Re Mi on the piano in her room in Nibelheim |
Aeris |
Great Gospel |
Get the Mythril from the old man sleeping in the cave near Junon, then give it to the Blacksmith near Gongaga. Open the
smaller box to get the item. |
Barrett |
Catastrophe |
Get it in North Corel after the train event |
Red-XIII |
Cosmo Memory |
Defeat Lost Number in the safe in the Shin-Ra Mansion |
Cid |
Highwind |
Find it in the Downed Shin-Ra Plane |
Yuffie |
All Creation |
Defeat the five bosses in Wutai Pagoda |
Cait Sith |
n/a |
n/a |
Vincent |
Chaos |
Enter Lucretsia's Cave (near the downed Shin-Ra plane) on Disc 2 and again on Disc 3. |
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