Knocked Out Knocked Out , also known as Dead , Death , Disabled , Swoon , Wound , Wounded , Fatal , Fell , Killed Out , Killed Off , Stun , KO , KO ' d or KOed , is the condition a unit is in when they have run out of Hit Points . Whenever this occurs , the unit " faints " and is no longer able to aid in battle . In older games , the condition was called " Death " , but this is not to be confused with Instant Death . Being knocked out in battle is not to be confused with when a character actually dies in the game ' s story , where use of such aforementioned items and spells won ' t revive the character ; they are beyond the point of no return and cannot be saved . Attributes . When a character is knocked out , s / he would collapse and lie down on the ground , presumably in a state of total unconsciousness . This trend , starting in the original " Final Fantasy " continues on to " Final Fantasy XI " . Starting with " Final Fantasy XII " , knocked out characters would kneel down instead . In almost all " Final Fantasy " game series , KO would only result in a Game Over when all party members on screen are wiped out . This can also happen when the player has exhausted all available party members in titles where the characters can be switched in and out of battle . When a party member is knocked out in " Final Fantasy XII " , the game removes them from the field and players have to navigate to the main menu to select a new party member ; when a party leader dies , the gameplay freezes and prompts the player to designate a new party leader . However , in " Final Fantasy XIII " , the game is over whenever the designated party leader is knocked out even when other party members are still alive . In " The Final Fantasy Legend " series , the player may restart from the beginning of the fight after this loss , but in " Final Fantasy Legend II " , this power is explicitly granted by Odin , and is lost after he is defeated by the player on his request . In " Final Fantasy Tactics " , when a character is knocked out , a counter starts counting down from 3 to 0 . When the counter is set to 0 , the character will transform into a Crystal or a Treasure Chest , and the character can no longer be revived . If Ramza Beoulve becomes a crystal , the game is over even though the other party members are still alive . knocked out Guest units are protected from Permanent Death with stars floating above their heads . This particular feature was not continued in " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " and " ; " instead , Judges revive knocked out units at the end of a battle , and those characters gain no AP for that engagement . The exception to this occurs when a character is knocked out without a Judge present ( in a Jagd or certain instances in " " ) ; in this case , the character will actually die and be lost from the player ' s clan if not revived before the end of the battle . Interesting side note : because Dead cancels Blood Suck , and Dead is a lot easier to remove than Blood Suck is , killing a Blood Sucked unit is often the best way to deal with it if one doesn ' t have any Holy Water handy . In " Final Fantasy VI " , some enemies can be defeated by bringing down their MP to 0 . If Gau is using these monster ' s Rages , he too can be knocked out through his MP . Healing and Prevention . White Mage abilities such as Raise and Arise , the summon Phoenix , the Blue Magic Angel Whisper and the item Phoenix Down can revive a knocked out unit . Other job classes may have skills that revive units like the Sage ' s Raise or the White Monk ' s Revive . KO can be prevented by the use of items such as Potions and White Mage skills such as Cure and Cura that restore HP . Also , bestowing a unit with Auto - Life will automatically revive them in the case of a KO . Games with inn s allow the party to fully heal all characters , including " Final Fantasy X " save spheres . However , this does not occur in the original " Final Fantasy " and " Final Fantasy II " , as Sanctuaries are used to revive fallen characters . In the original " Final Fantasy " , a clergyman takes a fee for his services , though in " Final Fantasy II " the party prays directly and therefore it is free of charge . In " The Final Fantasy Legend " , characters must be revived at a House of Life for 100GP , but can only be revived three times unless they are the party leader . After their third death , the party member can only be brought back with a Revive ( 15 000 GP ) or must be replaced entirely at a Guild . After Battle . In most games , a character will remain incapacitated after the battle ' s end . However , in " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " , the character is brought back to life after battle with 1 HP remaining , and in " Final Fantasy XIII " and " Final Fantasy Tactics " all characters are fully healed after battle , although characters who are not lost forever are always fully healed after a battle in " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Application . Some skills inflict Instant Death regardless of current HP . Such moves include the Alchemist ' s Death or the Assassin ' s Last Breath . Bosses are usually immune to Instant Deaths , and the Undead may fully restore health if inflicted with it ( seeing as it is a Dark ability ) . The only way to prevent Instant Death is with equipment or support abilities that offer protection for it . This kind of KO is often called a status ailment , since an Instant Death attack does not actually inflict damage on the character . On Enemies . Knock Outs usually result in the award of EXP / AP to increase the power of units , which is why it is critical to keep units alive to score KOs to increase their abilities . In " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " , KOing a unit results in the awarding of one Judge Point . In " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " , enemies are given unique death animations , most particularly when magic is used , since they cannot be brought back to life like the player . Fire spells immolate the enemy before they die to trauma , Ice spells instantaneously freezes them in place , Thunder spells electrocute them , and Holy spells flash incinerates them on spot . Etymology . A ( also referred to as a K . O . ) is a strike that renders an opponent unable to continue fighting in several full - contact combat sports , such as boxing , kickboxing , Muay Thai , mixed martial arts , Karate and other sports involving striking .