Wave Cannon ( ability ) Wave Cannon , also known as Surge Beam , Surge Cannon , Beam Cannon , Particle Beam , Cannon Wave Artillery , and FlareWave , is a recurring enemy ability in the series . It typically deals large amounts of damage to the entire party . It is most often associated with the Cloud of Darkness and Omega as their signature attacks . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Only appearing in the " Dawn of Souls " and " 20th Anniversary " versions , Wave Cannon is used by Omega , and inflicts massive non - elemental damage to the entire party . " Final Fantasy III " . The Cloud of Darkness uses Particle Beam ( FlareWave in the NES version ) . It deals massive non - elemental damage to the entire party . " Final Fantasy V " . Wave Cannon , previously known as Beam Cannon , first appears in this game as an attack used by Soul Cannon , which deals damage to the entire party equal to half of each individual character ' s maximum HP as well as inflicting Sap . The superboss Omega has access to this attack as well , as does Omega Mk . II in the Game Boy Advance remake . " Final Fantasy VI " . Wave Cannon , used by Air Force , Io , Gamma , Demon , Kaiser Dragon , and Omega Weapon , inflicts major Lightning - elemental damage to the party . It has a power of 110 with a hit rate of 150 , and it cost 20 MP for the enemy to use . It is only used by Air Force after it has finished its countdown for it . " Final Fantasy VII " . Wave Artillery is an enemy ability used by Hundred Gunner which inflicts non - elemental physical damage to the party and is only used during its third form . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Wave Cannon is used by Manasvin Warmech . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Omega can use Wave Cannon . " " . Wave Cannon is an ability used by Omega . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Cannon is one of the main weapons / abilities on the " Talon " that can be chosen ; it attacks all enemies at the beginning of battle . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Cloud of Darkness uses various Particle Beam attacks with different designations , such as " [ 0 - Form ] Particle Beam " , as her HP attacks . Her EX Burst is " Ultra Particle Beam " . Wave Cannon is the summon ability of the Omega summonstone . It continuously halves the opponent ' s Bravery approximately every two seconds for thirteen seconds . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Cloud of Darkness retains all of her Particle Beam attacks from the first game , though their exact properties have been re - balanced . The Omega summonstone returns with the same effect , still under the name " Wave Cannon " . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Wave Cannon is the enemy ability that is used by Cloud of Darkness and Omega during battle . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . One of the cards can use Ultra Particle Beam . For the discard of another Cloud of Darkness card and the payment of any amount of Water CP the player chooses , the ability decreases the power of all the opponent ' s Forwards by 1000 times the amount of CP paid , until the end of the turn . The same card also has a less powerful ability similar to Ultra Particle Beam , Dulling the Cloud of Darkness and paying any amount of CP to decrease the power of a single forward by 1000 times the CP paid .