Karma ( ability ) Karma , also known as Everyone ' s Grudge , Ultimate Grudge , or simply Grudge , is a recurring enemy ability in the series . It is the Tonberry ' s special attack , which usually deals non - elemental damage which is directly proportional to the number of enemies the targeted character has defeated . It is often used as a counter - attack when the Tonberry is too far away from the player to attack physically . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VII " . Everyone ' s Grudge is used by the Master Tonberry if it is attacked twice before it takes a step . It deals unavoidable non - elemental damage to the second character that attacked it , equal to the number of enemies they have killed x10 . The regular Tonberry , found only in the Battle Square of the Gold Saucer , uses a similar attack , called Time Damage , as its counter attack against three consecutive attacks since its last turn , which deals damage equal to ( hours played ) x100 + minutes played . The attack is rarely seen due to its low hit points and the speed advantage necessary to land the attacks in the available time with a single character . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Karma attack is used by the Tonberry family of enemies . It has a longer casting time than most spells . It does damage depending on the number of enemies Zack has killed . Should the player encounter many Tonberry enemies at once , it is likely that the Tonberry enemies will successively cast Karma , which will be fatal since it can deal thousands of damage at once . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Everyone ' s Grudge is used by the Tonberry as a random counterattack to any attack , and it deals damage to the target equal to the number of monsters the target has killed x20 . It is used as a counter to the second attack on it before it takes its first step of that battle . If a character hit by this attack has killed 500 or more monsters , then it is an instant KO on them . " Final Fantasy IX " . Everyone ' s Grudge is used by Tonberry , and does damage to the entire party equal to 4 to the power of the amount of Tonberries the player has killed . It is used by a tonberry behind another tonberry , making them extremely dangerous if the player is not careful . " Final Fantasy X " . Karma is used by the Tonberry family , including Tonberry , Master Tonberry , and Don Tonberry . When used by Tonberry or Master Tonberry , it inflicts unavoidable damage equal to the number of enemies the target has killed x10 . When used by Don Tonberry , it inflicts damage equal to the number of enemies x100 instead . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Karma is only used by Mega Tonberry , which deals damage equal to half of their remaining HP and MP and inflicts Petrify , Poison , and Confusion . Also , Karma ignores Confusion immunity . " Final Fantasy XI " . Tonberry Ability . Everyone ' s Grudge is an ability used by most of the members of the Tonberry family . An even stronger version of this attack exists , called Everyone ' s Rancor , and is used exclusively by Tonberry Notorious Monster s . Both attacks are considered magical damage and are influenced by an invisible modifier known as " The Tonberries ' Rancor " . Everyone ' s Grudge is 5x the total value of a player ' s accumulated Tonberry Rancor , with Everyone ' s Rancor raising the modifier to 50x . Tonberry Rancor is accumulative and can reach a point where it becomes impossible to survive getting hit by one of these attacks . Blue Magic Spell . Blue Mages can learn a Blue Magic spell named Everyone ' s Grudge from Tonberries . This spell functions quite differently from the Tonberry ability . Tonberry Rancor is irrelevant ; the Blue Magic version is simply a single - target magic spell dealing dark - element damage . It has very long range for a Blue Magic spell , on par with Cannonball , Regurgitation , and Blazing Bound . Everyone ' s Grudge costs 4 Blue Magic Points to set , grants INT + 2 MND + 2 STR - 1 VIT - 1 when set , and creates the Gilfinder trait when set alongside Charged Whisker . Quest . Everyone ' s Grudge is also the name of a repeatable quest that allows players to completely purge themselves of the Tonberries ' Rancor . Karma is the special attack of the Tonberry , and deals non - elemental damage based on the number of defeated enemy and ally units . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Grudge returns once again as Tonberry ' s signature skill . Its damage is this time calculated through how much damage each character has individually dealt to the Tonberry , but works more as a support ability in its first few stages , increasing the power of Tonberry ' s Knife ability . After a certain point it will use Deep - Seated Grudge , resetting its chain gauge and fully healing itself while dealing heavy area damage to the party . It is often considered incredibly difficult to defeat a Tonberry after this due to the Tonberry increasing in strength continuously as the level of its Grudge increases from Deep - Seated Grudge into Serious Grudge , Vehement Grudge , Unfathomable Grudge , until the final Grudge move , Ultimate Grudge . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . When Tonberry is recruited into the party , his Feral Link is Ultimate Grudge . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Everyone ' s Grudge is an attack used by the Tonberry King , the last boss in the Wanderer ' s Palace . It deals heavy damage to the character with the highest enmity . Its attack power is proportional to the number of Rancor stacks the Tonberry King has . The Tonberry King receives a Rancor stack whenever a regular Tonberry is killed during the boss fight , and Rancor is reset after every use of Everyone ' s Grudge . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Archaeodaemon is the only enemy that can use Karma . It does high damage equal to user ' s max HP - current HP . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Karma is an ability used by a Tonberry . It deals damage for each unit the target has KOed . Karma is an ability used by a Tonberry . It deals damage depending on how many monsters the target had defeated , which is then multiplied by 10 . It also has 100 % accuracy . Tonberries would usually acquire a target before using it . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Karma is an ability used by the summon Tonberry . After a prolonged period of time , Karma removes the opponent ' s bravery equal to the amount of HP the summoner has lost since the start of the battle . Etymology . With the Karma ability , party members who have defeated many enemies will receive bad karma , and this is reflected when they receive more damage than others when the ability is used on them .