False Swipe - "Down to 1 HP" Attacks

[HakuroDK]

Hey folks! So from Mercy Stroke to the new Mug ability, there are some abilities that ONLY work most effectively as the killing blow. And they are notoriously difficult to pull off, especially when in parties. Unfortunately, for light parties/full parties/alliances, I have no real solution.

For soloing, however, I think I might.

Essentially, give the following abilities to Marauder and Rogue:

Marauder:

Graviton Cleave
80TP
Inflicts damage with a potency of 180. (Read: 80 points higher than a standard ability, 20 points lower than a combo'd "Skull Sunder")
Additional Effect: Enemy HP cannot be reduced lower than 1 HP with this ability. Cancels "Auto-Attack" on use.

Rogue:

Demi Slicer
80TP
Inflicts damage with a potency of 140
Additional Effect: Enemy HP cannot be reduced lower than 1 HP with this ability. Cancels "Auto-Attack" on use.

This is probably a really stupid idea that's ultimately a waste of text, but hey.

[Itseotle]

.. or just make it so these "Deathblow" abilities apply a 2 second debuff to the target, and if target dies with debuff applied then the Deathblow effect executes.

[HakuroDK]

.. or just make it so these "Deathblow" abilities apply a 2 second debuff to the target, and if target dies with debuff applied then the Deathblow effect executes.

That works too.

[Teslo]

Actually both ideas are good. I like the debuff a little more though. The skills are a good idea if they have a really long cooldown. I'm talking like, two minutes or more. That way they can't be used in a regular rotation, but they'd be a nice little bonus when they were available.

[Ooshima]

False swipe is so Pokemon

For that mechanic, it would be interesting to see if any of the FCoB bosses will have it. Typically in Final Fantasy series, this horrendous skill used by bosses is called "Heartless Angel"

[TheRogueX]

Typically in Final Fantasy series, this horrendous skill used by bosses is called "Heartless Angel"

I think maybe one FF game has ever had a skill called that. MOST have had skills that reduce the party to 1 HP though.

[subteraneanbird]

I think maybe one FF game has ever had a skill called that. MOST have had skills that reduce the party to 1 HP though.

Nope.

[Ooshima]

I think maybe one FF game has ever had a skill called that. MOST have had skills that reduce the party to 1 HP though.

Well it first appeared in FFVI but it later became the signature move of Sephiroth. Bhunivelze in FFXIII have this skill too.

But yeah, maybe Louisiox will have such 1HP skill?

[TheRogueX]

Nope.

So.. 6 'FF' games have it (of which two games are from the FFVII series and 2 games are from the Dissidia series - so technically only 4 games, but then you realize that in 3 of those 6 games the character with the skill is SEPHIROTH, so only 3 unique bosses - also I'm not counting those other two mobile games... Oh, and also, the English version of FFVI called it 'Fallen One') and that means 'Typically' in FF series? Sorry, you still fail to be accurate. More games have a skill that does this that ISN'T called Heartless Angel than otherwise.

But yeah, maybe Louisiox will have such 1HP skill?

Why would he have it?

[aerolol]

FF 4, 5 and 6 had Tornado (or Weak on FF2 US and WWind on FF3 US) that left people with very low (lower than 10) HP.

I always thought Twintania twisters should be like this and not a one shot thing.
It would be a nice reference to SNES era of Final Fantasy and wouldnt make the fight any easier. A tank hit with this would be dead by the next plummet or auto-attack twintania does anyway.