Gold Needle

Gold Needle , also known as Soft, is an item that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. It can be used to cure the Petrify status ailment, and in some games, it causes Instant Death to opponents based in stone.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Restores Petrification.
Buy 	Elfheim and beyond, except Melmond.
Cost 	800 G
Cost 	500 gil
=== Final Fantasy II ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Cures Petrify.
Buy 	All item shops
Find 	Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia
Cost 	2,500 G
Cost 	500 gil
=== Final Fantasy III ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Cures Petrification.
Buy 	Canaan and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release).
Find 	Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3)
Steal 	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Drop 	Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba
Cost 	300 gil
Cost 	100 gil
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Removes Petrify.
Buy 	All item shops
Find 	Mt. Hobs, Eblan, Cave of Eblan
Steal 	Basilisk (3D only), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (3D only), Needlehog (3D only), Sword Rat (2D only), Medusa (3D only), Gorgon (3D only)
Drop 	Basilisk (2D and 3D), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (2D and 3D), Helldiver (2D and 3D), Roc Baby (2D and 3D), Floating Eyeball (2D and 3D), Blood Eye (2D and 3D), Gatlinger (2D only), Hell Needle (2D and 3D), Sword Rat (2D and 3D), Hell Flapper (2D and 3D), Flying Eyes (2D and Eyewing Moth, Gorgon (3D only), Medusa (3D only)
Cost 	400 gil
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==== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ====
==== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ====
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Removes Petrify.
Buy 	All item shops
Find 	Baron (Kain), Sealed Cave x2 (Rydia), Troia Castle (Palom), Tower of Trials (Palom), Palom's Challenge Dungeon, Porom's Challenge Dungeon, Antlion's Den (Edward)
Drop 	Sword Rat, Floating Eye, Helldiver, Eyewing Moth, Cockatrice, Gatlinghog, Black Lizard, Needlehog, Hellflapper, Blood Eye, Basilisk, Gil Bird, Cliff Eagle, Sky Pupil, Navy Moth
Cost 	400 gil
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=== Final Fantasy V ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy 	Carwen and beyond.
Find 	North Mountain
Steal 	Cactus, Cockatrice, Sea Ibis, Gatling, Golem, Bandercoeurl, Orukat, Bone Dragon, Stone Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nereid, Phobos
Drop 	Adamantite Golem (Zefa Zone summon), Sea Ibis, Death Claw, Gatling, Hedgehog, Objet d'Art, Silent Bee, Catastrophe
Cost 	150 gil
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Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember.
In the Game Boy Advance and 2013 Matrix Software versions, Cannoneers can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on 1000 Needles. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.
=== Final Fantasy VI ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Restores Petrification.
Buy 	All item shops
Find 	[WoB] Figaro Castle - Chest,[WoB] South Figaro - Box, [WoB] Thamasa - Box
Steal 	Cactrot, Mind Candy, Bug
Drop 	Whisper, Lizard, Cactrot, Tusker, Mind Candy
Morph 	Guard, Soldier, Hazer, Rain Man, Dark Wind, Brawler, Whisper, Commander, Mesosaur, Beakor, Pterodon, HermitCrab, Hornet, CrassHoppr, Delta Bug, Trilobiter, Nautiloid, Exocite, Reach Frog, Lizard, ChickenLip, Vaporite, Flan, Humpty, Repo Man, Harvester, Figaliz, Aspik, Ghost, Crawler, Sand Ray, Areneid, Actaneon, Dark Side, Crawly, Bleary, Joker, Marshal, Trooper, Warlock, Iron Fist, Apparite, Vectaur, Wyvern, Cirpius, Sprinter, GloomShell, Mind Candy, WeedFeeder, Luridan, Primordite, Cephaler, Maliga, Gigan Toad, Geckorex, Cluck, Poplium, Eland, Deep Eye, GreaseMonk, NeckHunter, Parasite, Anemone,EarthGuard, Coelecite, Hipocampus, Spectre, Slurm, StillGoing, Parasoul, Pm Stalker, Wizard, Scrapper,Commando, Vindr, Kiwok, Rinn, Insecare, Psychot, Muus, Punisher, Gabbledegak, Scorpion, Lich, Bug, Sea Flower, Abolisher, 1st Class, Necromancr
Cost 	200 gil
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
Soft removes Petrify and Slow-numb statuses. It is bought from shops from Costa del Sol onward for 150 gil. It is stolen from Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk, Bloatfloat, and Needle Kiss, and drops from Cokatolis, Gagighandi, and Bagrisk. It can be morphed from a Cokatolis.
====Final Fantasy VII Rebirth====
=== Final Fantasy VIII ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy 	All item shops.
Find 	Dollet (complete dog sidequest before disc 3)
Refine	Cockatrice Pinion x1 - Soft x3 (ST Med-RF)Soft x1 - Break x3 (ST Mag-RF)
Cost 	100 gil
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=== Final Fantasy IX ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Stone and Gradual Petrify.
Buy 	Lindblum and onwards. Stiltzkin in Burmecia.
Find 	Burmecia (x2), Chocobo Hot and Cold, Abandoned Lagoon chocograph
Steal 	Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror)
Drop 	Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie
Cost 	100 gil
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Princess Garnet and Steiner have to help Marcus and Baku retrieve a rare key item called Supersoft from Doctor Tot in Treno. They need this item to rescue their petrified "brother", Blank, who is trapped in Evil Forest.
All "Stone" type enemies can be killed instantly by using a Soft on them, displaying the message "became too soft to live" before vanishing. No EXP will be awarded for an enemy killed in this manner, but AP will still be given.
=== Final Fantasy X ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy 	Djose Temple and beyond
Find 	Mushroom Rock Road (after Djose Temple (x4)), Home (Living Quarters; pick second option on second row)
Steal 	Cave Iguion, Dinonix, Iguion, Ipiria, Melusine, Raptor, Yowie
Bribe 	Mushussu
Other 	Prize: Blitzball - Tournament (2nd Place (x4))Gift: Mi'ihen Highroad (South - "Don't kick the blitzball" (x3))
Cost 	Varies, starting at 50 gil
==== Final Fantasy X-2 ====
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Petrify.
Buy 	All stores
Find 	Mi'ihen Highroad (chapter 1/2/3/5)
Steal 	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Drop 	Gucumatz, Kukulcan
Cost 	50 gil
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Removes Petrify and Stone.
Buy 	Rabanastre, Lowtown Merchants, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Old Archades, Archades, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Leviathan, Balfonheim, Phon Coast
Cost 	100 gil
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
A Gold Needle will remove Petrification from a targeted party member within 5y, but cannot be used to remove the status from oneself. They can be purchased from vendors in Bozja, Eureka, Zadnor, and Norvrandt, and can be crafted by an Alchemist. Not all instances of Petrification are eligible for removal, but as Petrification cannot be removed by Esuna, this item is the only way to remove the status (when possible) before the debuff naturally expires.
=== Final Fantasy XV ===
Gold Needle cures Stone status from a party member. It can be bought from shops and found in outpost areas. Stone wears off quickly and makes one invulnerable for its duration, and thus players can simply wait out the status rather than use items to cure it. The Melusine battle is on a timer, however, and thus a stock of Gold Needles can come handy for that battle.
=== Final Fantasy Tactics ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Also called	Soft (PS)
Effect 	Cures Petrification.
Buy 	All shops, (after battle at Mandalia Plains (visit Eagrose Castle after).
Find 	Use Treasure Hunter in Araguay Woods, Golgollada Gallows and Mining Town of Gollund.
Drop 	Cuar, Cocatoris
Cost 	100 gil
Cost 	
The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist job for 250 JP.
=== Final Fantasy Tactics Advance ===
Soft 	Soft
Effect	Cures Petrification.
Buy 	All shops
Cost 	100 gil
Cost 	
==== Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift ====
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Removes Stone.
Buy 	All shops.
Cost 	100 gil
Cost 	
A Ranger can use a Gold Needle with Mirror Item to turn targets to stone.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions ===
Gold Needle	Gold Needle
Effect 	Cures Stone status.
Buy 	All shops
Cost 	80 gil
Cost 	
=== Final Fantasy Adventure ===
Soft (Gold Needles in Adventures of Mana) can be bought in bundles of 3 for 90 GP and removes the Ston (Petrify) status.
=== The Final Fantasy Legend ===
Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 uses.
=== Final Fantasy Legend II ===
Soft has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 uses, and also increases a Robot's HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals Ston from one target.
=== Final Fantasy Legend III ===
Soft heals the Petri status. It can be bought for 200 GP in Cirrus, Darius, Dharm, Donmac, Elan (Past and Future), Floatland Town, Knaya, Muu (Past, Present, and Future), and New Dharm.
=== Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ===
Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at Urbeth and Invidia.
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
== Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances ==
=== Captain N: The Game Master ===
After Matoya stoned Lana, Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.
== Gallery ==
Soft Potion.png|Final Fantasy.
Gold Needle FFI Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy.
Gold Needle FFIII Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy III.
FFIIIDS Gold Needle.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
Soft.jpg|Final Fantasy V.
FFVI Gold Needle Artwork.jpg|Official art from Final Fantasy VI.
FFVII Soft.png|Final Fantasy VII.
FFVIII Soft.png|Final Fantasy VIII.
FFIX Soft.png|Final Fantasy IX.
FFIX Soft Icon.png|Soft icon in Final Fantasy IX.
FFIX Soft Item Attack.png|Soft killing target in Final Fantasy IX.
FFX Soft.png|Final Fantasy X.
FFX-2 Gold Needle.png|Final Fantasy X-2.
FFXII Gold Needle.png|Final Fantasy XII.
FFT Gold Needle.gif|Final Fantasy Tactics
FFT Soft.png|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFTA Soft.PNG|Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
FFTA Soft Use.png|Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
FFTA2 Gold Needle Use.png|Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
FFT4HoL Gold Needle Icon.png|Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
FFBE Gold Needle.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
== Etymology ==
The concept for this item could originate from acupuncture (needle therapy). However, the original intent as shown by the early artwork is clearly a sewing needle, rather than an acupuncture needle. Gold-plated needles intended for cloth are reputed to have a smooth glide both through the cloth and when threading, which may be intended as a means of piercing the stone.
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