Critical (Final Fantasy VI status)

Critical is a status in Final Fantasy VI. The status was called Near Fatal in the versions prior to the Advance release. Party members kneel down and gain critical status when their HP is below 1/8 of Max HP. The Critical status can triggers some equipment special effects and gives a small chance of using the character's Desperation Attack instead of attacking with his/her equipped weapon when using the Attack command. 
==Mechanics==
Characters in critical state have a chance to perform their unique Desperation Attack. Attackers will have a 25% penalty to hit rate against those in critical state apart from the game versions affected by the Evade bug.
The Knight's Code relic makes the character cover critical party members from physical attacks. If multiple characters are equipped with Knight's Code, they will all cover the critical character.
The Valiant Knife is stronger when Locke is in critical health.
The Ultima Weapon is weaker when the user is critical, turning the blade into a light object when attacking.
The enemy spell Heartless Angel (Fallen One) reduces all party members' HP to 1.
The status can be acquired by Strago and Gogo when not low on HP by using Rippler (see Rippler bug for more information).
==Abilities==
Spell 	Tornado (Magic)
Summon	Diabolos
==Enemy abilities==
Ability 	Description 	Enemy
Tornado 	Reduces all enemies and allies HP by 15/16.	Level 60 Magic, Level 90 Magic, Master Tonberry, Rest, Ultima Weapon, Storm Dragon (Dragon's Den), Kaiser Dragon, Omega Weapon
Heartless Angel	Reduces HP to 1 	Kefka, Fiend Dragon, Relm (Sketch Black Dragon), Holy Dragon (Dragons' Den), Kaiser Dragon, Omega Weapon, Glutturn
==Protection==
The player cannot protect against attacks that put the user into critical state.
==Enemies==
The following are immune to actions that put the target into critical:
*Abaddon
*Adamankary
*Ahriman
*Al Jabr
*Amduscias
*Armodullahan
*Armored Weapon
*Baalzephon
*Birthday Suit
*Blade Dancer
*Brachiosaur
*Cactuar
*Cancer
*Chaos Dragon
*Cherry
*Chimera
*Coco
*Covert
*Crystal Dragon
*Dark Force
*Death Rider
*Demon Knight
*Desert Hare
*Devoahan
*Dragon
*Dragon Aevis
*Dropper
*Enuo
*Fiend Dragon
*Gamma
*Garm
*Glutturn
*Gorgimera
*Great Dragon
*Greater Mantis
*Illuyankas
*Imperial Elite
*Intangir
*Io
*Kamui
*Level 10 Magic
*Level 70 Magic
*Level 90 Magic
*Lizard
*Luna Wolf
*Lunatys
*Magic Dragon
*Magic Urn
*Magna Roader (Red)
*Malboro
*Marchosias
*Maximera
*Medusa Chicken
*Merchant
*Misty
*Mousse
*Mover
*Muud Suud
*Naude
*Ninja
*Ouroboros
*Prometheus
*Purusa
*Rafflesia
*Rukh
*Satellite
*Scorpion
*Shambling Corpse
*Sorath
*Sprinter
*Still Life
*Test Rider
*Tonberries
*Tyrannosaur
*Tzakmaqiel
*Vampire Thorn
*Vector Chimera
*Vector Lythos
*Vilia
*Wartpuck
*Yojimbo
*Zokka
*Zone Eater
*Zurvan
All bosses are immune to actions that put them into critical except the following:
*Behemoth King (Undead)
*Chadarnook
*Dark Behemoth
*Erebus (Bottom Center & Bottom Left & Upper Right)
*Guard Leader
*Hell's Rider
*Hidon
*Inferno
*Ketu
*Machine
*Magitek Armor
*Master Tonberry
*Phantom Train
*Rahu
*Rhizopas
*Siegfried (Colosseum)
*Soul Saver
*Tentacle (Upper Left)
*Ultros
==Gallery==
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FF6SNES Gau CriticalHP.gif|
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FF6SNES Mog CriticalHP.gif|
FF6SNES Relm CriticalHP.gif|
FF6SNES Gogo CriticalHP.gif|
FF6SNES Shadow CriticalHP.gif|
FF6SNES Umaro CriticalHP.gif|
FF6SNES Banon CriticalHP.gif|
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Category:Status effects in Final Fantasy VI