Angelo Reverse

Angelo Reverse is an Angelo ability for Rinoa in Final Fantasy VIII. It is one of four passive Angelo abilities not used via the Limit Break Combine command. It randomly summons Rinoa's dog, Angelo, to revive a fallen party member during battle.
==Obtain==
Angelo Reverse is learned from Pet Pals Vol. 4, bought in Timber Pet Shop for 1,000 gil. After reading the magazine, the player must walk ~250 steps with Rinoa in the party to learn the ability. The ability to learn is set in Rinoa's Status menu. The fastest way to accumulate steps is by driving a car when the party has fuel, or riding a chocobo on the world map, but chocobos are not yet available when Pet Pals Vol. 4 is first available for purchase. A sound will chime when Rinoa masters the skill.
==Mechanics==
The game has a hidden "Dead Time" timer that counts down from 200 when no one acts (just like the ATB bar only fills when nothing else is happening). After the timer reaches 0 (after 13.3~ seconds), the following things will be checked in this order:
:if (12 >= [0..255]) Gilgamesh is summoned (5.1%)
::else if (8 >= [0..255] Angelo Recover is used (3.3%)
:::else if (2 >= [0..255] Angelo Reverse is used (1%)
::::else if (8 >= [0..255] Angelo Search is used (3.2%)
If the player does not have the skill, its check is skipped. Angelo Recover and Reverse only trigger if their conditions are met; Angelo Recover will trigger if there is an ally with less than 25% of their max HP, and Angelo Reverse will trigger if there is a KO'd ally.
Angelo Reverse revives a random fallen ally at 12.5% of their maximum health; this is the same effect as using a Phoenix Down, but no item is used from the inventory.
Angelo abilities are not available in the battles against Propagators. Angelo Reverse will not have any effect in the final dungeon until the Resurrect seal has been removed.
==Use==
Angelo Reverse is available to learn early on, soon after Rinoa joins the party. It is up to the player to decide which Angelo ability they want to master first, though Reverse is a good candidate for the first one as it is learned fairly quick and is generally beneficial. After learning it, Angelo Reverse is active in every battle where Rinoa is in the battle party, except against Propagators.
Angelo Reverse gives a random free revive without using up a turn. It is an excellent ability to have learned as it can rescue the player from a Game Over, and if the player also has Phoenix, they can have two forms of safeguard. Angelo's passive abilities make Rinoa a useful party member to have overall in tough encounters, such as against bosses. In the final battles KO'd party members may be ejected if not revived in time, and Angelo Reverse can help prevent it.
After Angelo revives a party member, the player can either heal them out of critical status or let them stay on low health for Limit Breaks to activate.
==Notes==
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===Citations===
Category:Combine abilities in Final Fantasy VIII