Dash ( ability ) Dash , also known as Sprint and Speedrush , is an ability in the " Final Fantasy " series . When used , the party can run faster . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . Sprint is learned by the Thief class , learned for 30 ABP . When equipped , the user can run twice as fast on the overhead map but not on the world map . In the iOS release Sprint will also work on the world map . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Sprint Shoes relic double the walking speed on the overhead map . Since all versions of " Final Fantasy VI " , except the SNES original , have the feature of holding down a button to dash , they are largely redundant in the later versions . The PlayStation version allows the effects to combine , granting very fast movement . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . When the Dash Materia is equipped , the will cause Zack to run at high speed rather than using the block command . Dash can be bought from the Happy Turtle shop for 5 , 000 gil , and found in Mission 6 - 1 - 3 , Mission 8 - 3 - 5 , and Mission 8 - 6 - 2 . " Final Fantasy XI " . The Thief ' s Flee ability lets them run faster . This is available to all Thieves starting at level 25 and can be used once every 5 minutes . Once activated , it will drastically increase the rate of speed a character can run . The player will increase in speed to about the same rate a chocobo can run in the game , but only for about 30 seconds . The run speed of Flee is just slightly faster than Chocobo Mazurka . Vaan learns Sprint on level 7 that increases his movement speed . Filo learns Glide on level 12 that increases her entire group ' s movement . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Sprint is a basic ability for every player character to let them run faster . Using Sprint will consume all the player ' s current TP and the duration of the sprint effect will be depended on the player ' s TP ( max 20 seconds ) . Flee is a ability exclusive to Vaan ' s job , the Sky Pirate and it increases Vaan ' s mobility , allowing him to move farther and jump higher . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Speedrush is an ability used by Queen , which allows her to quickly run up to a locked - on enemy and be in close range . Accelerate is a support ability learned by all characters and increases their movement speed both in and out of battle . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Various support abilities let characters quickly move around the arena . The nature of the dash including its speed and where the character moves depends on the exact type of Dash equipped : Free Air Dash lets the character dash towards their target , while Reverse Free Air Dash moves them away from their target . Air Dash dashes towards the target at a higher speed than Free Air Dash , but can only be used during Quickmove . Reverse Air Dash dashes the character away from their target during Quickmove . The strongest and most versatile Dash ability is Omni Air Dash , which has high speed and can be used to dash in any direction . However , except when targeting EX Cores the character will only move on the horizontal plane and cannot dash up or down . The ability Multi Air Slide functions similarly to Omni Air Dash - the character can quickly dash in any direction at high speed , but only once and only after they are at the peak of their jump . Multi Air Slide + lets the character dash twice . Tidus gains the ability Mirror Dash in his EX Mode , boosting his movement speed and deflecting minor projectiles while running . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " introduces the Ground Dash . In comparison to the various Air Dash abilities , Ground Dashes keep the character on the ground while moving , but they cannot Dash in the air . Omni Air Dash and Omni Ground Dash have upgraded variants with the " + " suffix , which allow the player to steer their character ' s direction with the analog stick while dashing . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Dash comes in three levels of power , and increases the character ' s speed during FMS after getting Good or better on 50 Triggers , the speed boost increasing for stronger levels of the ability . Bartz , Faris , Locke and Tidus learn all three levels of Dash at various levels . The Runner ' s Tome can be used to teach Dash Lv 1 to any party member . " Chocobo Racing " . Dash is an ability for Chocobo .