Lightning ( ability ) Lightning ( or ) , sometimes called Thunderbolt , Thunder , Lit Flash , or Shock , is a recurring enemy ability in the series . It deals moderate Lightning - elemental damage to the party , and is commonly used by bosses . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Thunderbolt , originally called Thunder , inflicts moderate to massive Lightning - elemental damage to the party , and is used by Shinryu , Cerberus , Tiamat , and Blue Dragon . " Final Fantasy II " . Lightning inflicts Lightning - elemental damage to the party , and is mostly used by the powerful Lightning - elemental enemies such as Blue Dragon and Tiamat . Phrekyos can also use it if the player challenges him after learning 11 or more of the plot ' s Key Terms . " Final Fantasy III " . Thunder inflicts moderate Lightning - elemental damage to the party , and is used by , most famously , the Garuda , as well as Cerberus , Ahriman , the left Tentacle of Cloud of Darkness in the Nintendo DS version , Thor , Chimera Mage , and Haokah . " Final Fantasy IV " . Lightning , originally called Thunder , inflicts moderate Lightning - elemental damage and can target one or more characters . It is used by Tyrannosaurus , Ramuh , Lunar Ramuh , Barbariccia , Zeromus EG , and Geryon . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Lightning retains its same properties as from the previous game , and is used by Ramuh and Yellow Dragon . Thunderbolt is used by Ramuh and does damage equal to half of the target ' s max HP . Shock is a Ninjutsu ability , used by Edge and Zangetsu at the cost of 7 MP . It inflicts Lightning - elemental damage to all enemies . " Final Fantasy V " . Lightning is an enemy ability used by several enemies and bosses , including Bahamut , Ramuh , and Hydra . It inflicts major Lightning - elemental damage to the party equivalent to 1 / 4th of their maximum HP . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Hydra or Yellow Dragon . " Final Fantasy VI " . Lightning is an enemy ability used by Apparition , which deals medium physical damage . This is one of the few instances in which Lightning isn ' t Lightning - elemental . " Final Fantasy VII " . Lightning is an enemy ability used by the Thunderbird , which inflicts moderate Lightning - elemental damage to the entire party . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Lightning is an enemy - exclusive ability that inflicts minor to moderate Lightning elemental damage to one target , and is used by Asp , Mutadragon , Nidhogg , and Zahak . " Vagrant Story " . Lightning Bolt is an Air elemental spell which affects one body part . It is used by Ghost , Zombie Mage , Dark Eye , Imp , Crimson Blade , Djinn , Air Elemental , and Shadow . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Lightng is a magical attack that has 15 uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 9 . The damage formula for Lightng is the user ' s Mana x5 . The ability target ' s all enemies , and deals Thunder - elemental damage . This attack can be used by FengLung , Sei - Ryu , Wyrm , Minion , Odin , and TianLung . Lightning is used by the second and third forms of Chaos . When the ability is used it causes a sphere of dark lightning to attack all members of the opposing party , inflicting moderate Light - elemental damage .