Damage floor

Damage floors are a recurring feature in the Final Fantasy series, most prominent in early installments. They are often traps that damage the party's HP either by a minute amount each step, or by reducing them to critical HP. In most installments that they appear in, the player must pass through damage floors to progress in dungeons, though in some games, the player may press switches or use certain abilities to bypass damage floors.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy ===
The player is damaged when walking on lava in Mount Gulg, the Hellfire Chasm and the Whisperwind Cove, or on spikes in the Cavern of Ice, the Lifespring Grotto and the Whisperwind Cove. Random encounters do not occur on lava and spikes. Also, on a specific floor of the Hellfire Chasm, the player will constantly lose HP due to the surrounding heat, even while standing still; the constant damage, as well as the random encounters, will stop as long as the player remains on white tiles.
=== Final Fantasy II ===
In the Mysidian Tower, the player is damaged if they walk through lava or ice spikes, which is sometimes required to proceed in the dungeon. In the Cyclone, crossing electrified floors will damage the player, and in Jade Passage and Raqia, the player is slightly damaged by walking underneath the waterfalls. In the Leviathan, walking in the stomach acids will damage the player.
=== Final Fantasy III ===
In the 3D versions, the only damage floor is in the Molten Cave, where standing in the lava will constantly damage the party. In the Famicom version, this does not happen as the lava is just water colored red.
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
In the Sylph Cave and the Passage of the Eidolons, the player is damaged if they step on green tiles (for the Sylph Cave) or red tiles (for the Passage of the Eidolons). These tiles also appear in the Advance port in the Lunar Ruins. If the player casts Float on the party in the menu before crossing these tiles, they can avoid taking damage. If Teleport is cast while on a damage tile in the SNES version, and the characters are not floating, up to 2,100 damage will be inflicted on the party.
=== Final Fantasy V ===
On the North Mountain, stepping on the purple flowers will poison the player. The lava inside Castle Exdeath, the Great Sea Trench, and the Sealed Temple will damage the player if they walk on it. Getting stabbed by the large spikes in the Istory Falls will damage the player, while walking across the small spikes in the Pyramid of Moore will both damage and poison them.
Stepping on purple flowers, lava and small spikes is rendered harmless by having a Geomancer in the party (or just the Geomancer's Light Step passive ability on one party member), or by bestowing the party with Float in the menu.
=== Final Fantasy VI ===
The spikes in the Phoenix Cave deal 400 points of damage to the player's party every time they land on the player or the player walks on them; even petrified characters get hurt. The spikes will never KO a character, leaving them at 1 HP minimum. Damage can be avoided by stepping on the switches controlling the spikes.
In the Cave to the Sealed Gate, falling into the lava while on the moving platforms deals 8 points of damage to the party.
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
Only a few areas have floors or specific areas that damage the player. In the Cave of the Gi, running across the brown liquid in the third screen instead of walking will throw the player into a wall of spikes. In the Ancient Forest, stepping on a flytrap reduces the party's HP to 1. If a party member is at 0 HP when this happens, they will be revived with 1 HP.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
Jessie Rasberry warns the player of the red laser beam traps in Mako Reactor 1 during Chapter 1; walking into the beams when they are active deals damage. Similarly, walking into The Valkyrie's hail of bullets in the Collapsed Sector 7 Plate in Chapter 15 damages the party, who must take cover behind debris and navigate their way around.
=== Final Fantasy XII ===
The only hazards for on-foot travel are stationary traps, but the Firemane fought in the Garamsythe Waterway continually loses HP when it is standing in water, as if afflicted with Sap. This does not affect player characters.
Traps damage the players that step on them. There are various kinds of traps, some of which even heal the party, but most of the time, traps deal damage and/or negative status effects to anyone in range of a party member who triggers one. The player can cast Float to avoid traps, or wear Steel Poleyns / Winged Boots. Traps become visible with the Libra status.
=== Final Fantasy XV ===
The Disc of Cauthess in Duscae and the Rock of Ravatogh volcano in Cleigne feature burning ground that damages the party members who step on them. Daurell Caverns have poisonous pools that similarly damage those who walk upon them. Zegnautus Keep floods some of its hallways with poison gas, periodically dealing damage and inflicting Poison when walking through them.
=== Final Fantasy Type-0 ===
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates ===
=== Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time ===
=== Final Fantasy Adventure ===
The player will find the first damage floor in Kett, Glaive's Airship, Glaive Castle, Davias' Mansion, Cave of Ruins, Dime Tower, and Temple of Mana. These spikes will be sticking out of the floor. Stepping on them deals a good portion of damage to Sumo. There is also lava found within the Undersea Volcano. A third one, an energy field deals the most damage out of all damage floors. This one appears within Glaive's Airship, Glaive Castle, Cave of Ruins, and Dime Tower.
=== Final Fantasy Legend II ===
The player will come across lava right at the entrance to the Undersea Volcano on the overworld map, as well on the inside. The party will take 1 points of damage for every step they take on the lava. Inside the volcano, it is filled with lava as well.
=== Final Fantasy Legend III ===
There are two forms of damaging floors in the game, the first the player encounters is in the form of lava in both the Crevasse and Mt. Goht. The second is in the form of electricity in Xagor's Castle. If the player walks into these two specific floors, the party will take 2 points of damage for every step they take on these floors.
=== Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light ===
When inside the Cetus, walking into the puddles of stomach acid damages the party. In Mount Gulg, the player will have their HP damaged when walking on lava.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008) ===
The Pandaemonium (Ω) stage has floors that change in color from gray to red and black. Red and black floors will shoot out spikes that can damage opponents on or just above the floor, adding the Brave stolen to the stage's Brave pool.
== Gallery ==
FFI Lava Damage Floor NES.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy (NES).
FFI Ice Spikes NES.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy (NES).
FFI Damage Floor GBA.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy (GBA).
FFI Ice Spikes GBA.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy (GBA).
FFI PSP Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy (PSP).
FFI PSP Ice Spikes Damage Floor.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy (PSP).
FFII NES Leviathan Damage Floor.png|Leviathan damage floor in Final Fantasy II (NES).
FFII NES Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy II (NES).
FFII NES Ice Damage Floor.png|Ice damage floor in Final Fantasy II (NES).
FFII NES Waterfall.png|Waterfall in Final Fantasy II (NES).
FFII Cyclone Damage Floor PS.png|Lightning damage floor in the Cyclone in Final Fantasy II (PS).
FFII Leviathan Damage Floor PS.png|Stomach acid in Final Fantasy II (PS).
FFII Lava Damage Floor PS.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy II (PS).
FFII Ice Spikes PS.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy II (PS).
FFII Cyclone Damage Floor.png|Lightning damage floor in the Cyclone in Final Fantasy II (GBA).
FFII Ice Damage Floor.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy II (GBA).
FFII Leviathan Damage Floor.png|Stomach acid in Final Fantasy II (GBA).
FFII Waterfall Damage Floor.png|Waterfall in Final Fantasy II (GBA).
FFII PSP Acid Damage Floor.png|Stomach acid in Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FFII PSP Electric Floor Damage Floor.png|Lightning damage floor in Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FFII PSP Ice Spikes Damage Floor.png|Ice spikes in Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FFII PSP Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FFII PSP Waterfall Damage Floor.png|Waterfall damage in Final Fantasy II (PSP).
FFIIIDS Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava damage floor in Final Fantasy III (DS).
FFIV SNES Acid Damage Floor.png|Acid in the Sylph Cave in Final Fantasy IV (SNES).
FFIV SNES Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy IV (SNES).
FFIV Sylph Cave Damage Floor.png|Acid in the Sylph Cave in Final Fantasy IV (GBA).
FFIV Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy IV (GBA).
FFIVDS Sylph Cave Damage Floor.png|Acid in the Sylph Cave in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
FFIVDS Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
FFIV PSP Sylph Cave Damage Floor.png|Acid in the Sylph Cave in Final Fantasy IV (PSP).
FFIV PSP Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy IV (PSP).
FFV SNES Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy V (SNES).
FFV Spike Trap GBA.png|Spike floor in Final Fantasy V (GBA).
FFV Lava Damage Floor GBA.png|Lava in Final Fantasy V (GBA).
FFV Flower Trap.png|Flower traps in Final Fantasy V (GBA).
FFVI Spike Trap GBA.png|Spike floor in Final Fantasy VI.
FFA Damage Floor.png|Spike floor in Final Fantasy Adventure.
FFA Lava Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy Adventure.
FFA Energy Field.png|Energy Field in Final Fantasy Adventure.
FFLII Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy Legend II.
FFLIII Lava Damage Floor.png|Lava in Final Fantasy Legend III.
FFLIII Electric Damage Floor.png|Electricity in Final Fantasy Legend III.
RoF Damage Floor.png|Poison floor in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates.
RoF Fire Damage Floor.png|Fire floor in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates.
RoF Ice Damage Floor.png|Ice floor in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates.
EoT Fire Damage Floor.png|Damage floor in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.
Category:Recurring gameplay components