Meteor Strike Meteor Strike , also known as Suplex and Meteordrive , is an ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . It has appeared as both an ability used by Ifrit and as a powerful technique for Monks that involves picking up enemies and slamming them to the ground . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . Meteor Strike , known as Suplex in SNES and PlayStation versions , is a Blitz Sabin can use . If used on a single enemy its Battle power is 180 , making it potentially the strongest Blitz technique . However , if there are more than one enemy present , the power of Meteor Strike is halved despite it only affecting one enemy . Some enemies are unaffected by Meteor Strike , however the Phantom Train is vulnerable to Sabin ' s Meteor Strike . The ability is called Suplex in the older translations . A suplex is a throw which usually involves arching / bridging either overhead or twisting to the side , so the opponent is slammed to the mat back - first . Sabin ' s ability to suplex a train has become an inside joke among fans . " Final Fantasy VII " . Meteor Strike is Tifa ' s sixth Limit Break . It does 1 . 875 times normal damage to a single enemy , and the damage can be doubled if Tifa ' s slot reels are stopped correctly . Tifa uses Meteordrive at the climax of her fight with Loz in the Sector 5 Church , rushing him along the ground and flinging him into the air , and then leaping up after him to throw him to the ground . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Zell ' s Limit Break Duel can use Meteor Strike . Meteor Strike does more damage the more HP the target has , making it effective against powerful enemies . It is learned from Combat King 002 . It can be used before being unlocked by inputting the correct button combination , but will not appear as an option . Zell can also use Meteor Barret , but it functions differently and has a different animation . " Final Fantasy X " . Ifrit can use Meteor Strike to attack for moderate non - elemental damage . Its damage is considered neither physical or magical , instead falling into " special " damage category . This means it will be unaffected by Protect or Shell . Using it delays Ifrit ' s next turn . Belgemine ' s Ifrit and Isaaru ' s Ifrit , Grothia , both can use Meteor Strike . The boss Dark Ifrit can also uses a version of Meteor Strike , which delays the target and breaks the damage limit . Dark Ifrit ' s Meteor Strike is magical unlike most special attacks , and hits 20 , 310 to 22 , 933 damage with no magical buffs or other protections in place . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . The boss Ifrit uses Meteor Strike when fought in Kilika Temple during Chapter 3 . It inflicts moderate non - elemental damage . " Final Fantasy XI " . Meteor Strike is a for Ifrit , purchased with three Merit Points after a Summoner has reached level 75 or higher . Meteor Strike deals massive fire magic damage to an enemy . Damage varies with Ifrit ' s TP . Meteor Strike , along with the other Merit Blood Pacts , has a noticeably longer range then most other Blood Pacts , meaning these Blood Pacts are less likely to interrupt due to distance from a target . Spending additional Merit Points on this ability will increase its TP Bonus by 40 for each merit , increasing its power . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Meteor Strike is a command for the Ifrit - Class Eidolons Ifrit , Firebrand and Vulcan . The Eidolon hurls a sphere of flames at enemies , dealing fire - type damage . Ignis uses an upgraded version , called " Meteor Mash . " " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Meteor Strike is a HP attack used by Tifa and a Bravery attack used by Yuna . Tifa ' s Meteor Strike consists of a charge attack where she grabs the opponent and leaps into the air to throw them to the ground . Tifa learns Meteor Strike at Level 36 , and it requires 30 CP to equip and 130 AP to master . Yuna ' s Meteor Strike summons Ifrit to perform a fiery two - hit claw attack that knocks the opponent back . It costs 30 CP to equip and 80 AP to master . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . A summoning stone for Tifa ' s Meteor Strike is present in this game . " World of Final Fantasy " . Tifa uses Meteor Strike against the stack of Tonberry , Cactuar Conductor , and Moogle in the intervention " A Duo of Three " where she smashes her fist at the ground in front of her enemy , the impact breaking her opponents ' stack . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . Meteor Strike is an ability used by Tifa . Other media . During the battle in " Dead Fantasy II " , Tifa uses her Meteor Strike towards Kasumi and a reference to the same move she uses against Loz in the movie , " Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children " . She later used this ability against Hitomi as her move is similar to a German back suplex before she blasts her with three of her Materia magic . In ScrewAttack ! ' s Yang VS Tifa | DEATH BATTLE ! , Tifa performs Meteor Strike as part of her Limit Break chain . Etymology . A is an offensive move used in both professional and amateur wrestling . A suplex is a throw that involves lifting the opponent and bridging or rolling to slam the opponent on their back .