Ragnarok (Final Fantasy VI summon)

Ragnarok is an esper in Final Fantasy VI. It can be acquired as either a magicite or as the Ragnarok sword, depending on the player's choice. As a magicite, Ragnarok can be summoned to use the Metamorphose ability, which can be used to obtain rare items from enemies. Moreover, the magicite can be used to learn the Ultima spell, the most powerful spell in the game.
Ragnarok is a recurring sword in the Final Fantasy series and usually one of the more powerful ones available, but Final Fantasy VI is the main instance of it appearing as a summon.
==History==
The Ragnarok came into the possession of the owner of the weapons shop in Narshe in the World of Ruin. When the party came to Narshe and met with him, he showed them the magicite and commented that he could give it to them as is, or melt it down and forge it into a sword blade. The party was given the option of which they preferred.
==Characteristics==
Unlike most espers, the Ragnarok does not appear as a living creature. Instead, it is a sword that appears metallic, and takes the shape of a claymore. It has golden guards and a dark gray and red grip.
==Gameplay==
===Obtained===
Ragnarok can be obtained as a magicite (or weapon) from Narshe in the World of Ruin, when Locke is in the party. Locke can enter the weapon's shop, where the shop owner offers to give the party the magicite, or melt it down as a weapon.
The option of which to take—the sword or the magicite—comes with numerous pros and cons. The sword is a powerful weapon and can be bet at Dragon's Neck Coliseum to obtain the Lightbringer, the most powerful weapon in the game, even more powerful than the character-exclusive "ultimate weapons" obtained in Dragons' Den in the Game Boy Advance and discontinued mobile and Steam releases. The magicite meanwhile is the only one to teach Ultima, the most powerful spell, and its summon ability allows the player to farm other rare items, some of which cannot be farmed in any other way.
The importance of the choice is diminished in versions with the Dragons' Den (namely, the Advance version and versions based on it), which allow the player to save their game after defeating the final boss. The Ragnarok can be stolen from Lady in the final battle, and thus can be farmed, so the magicite can be the more appealing choice. However, the player will still have to play through the rest of the game without the sword.
===Summon===
Ragnarok costs 6 MP to summon and uses Metamorphose (Metamorph in the Super NES and PlayStation translations), which transforms an enemy into one of four items. There are 32 possible "sets" of items an enemy can be morphed into (though sets 12, 13, 15 and 26 through 31 are unused), and a separate chance for the success rate of Metamorphose that is different for each enemy. Assuming the ability hits, which item the enemy is turned into among the four possible choices is random, with a 1/4 chance for each of the four possibilities.
ID	Item slot 1 	Item slot 2 	Item slot 3 	Item slot 4 	Enemies
 	Antidote 	Green Cherry 	Eye Drops 	Gold Needle 	Default item set, containing most enemies. It includes most enemies not meant to be able to morph, such as bosses and those that only appear in the World of Balance.
 	Tent 	Phoenix Down 	Teleport Stone 	Holy Water 	Anguiform, Aspidochelon, Borghese, Brainpan, Demon Knight, Devoahan, General, Greater Mantis, Imperial Elite, Kamui, Killer Mantis, Lenergia, Misfit, Oceanus, Rukh, Sandhorse, Suriander, Templar, Twinscythe, Vulture, Wartpuck
 	Dried Meat 	Dried Meat 	Dried Meat 	Dried Meat 	Adamankary, Belmodar, Bloodfang, Bogy, Brachiosaur, Briareus, Chaos Dragon, Chippirabbit, Desert Hare, Destroyer, Don, Fidor, Garm, Goetia, Gold Bear, Gorgias, Hunting Hound, Illuyankas, Knotty, Leaf Bunny, Lukhavi, Mu, Mugbear, Murussu, Paraladia, Peeper, Primeval Dragon, Purusa, Silver Lobo, Sorath, Stunner, Tyrannosaur, Vector Hound, Weredragon, Wererat, Wild Rat
 	Remedy 	Remedy 	Remedy 	Remedy 	Black Dragon, Cloudwraith, Crusher, Death Warden, Exoray, Fossil Dragon, Great Malboro, Level 50 Magic, Mahadeva, Malboro, Mandrake, Mover, Ouroboros, Outcast, Rafflesia, Shambling Corpse, Skeletal Horror, Trillium, Tumbleweed, Vampire Thorn, Zombie Dragon
 	Mythril Sword	Mythril Helm 	Mythril Mail 	Heavy Shield 	Belzecue, Chaser, Death Machine, Dropper, Duel Armor, Fortis, Heavy Armor, InnoSent, Junk, Magna Roader (Purple & Red & Brown), Metal Hitman, Onion Dasher, Onion Knight, Pluto Armor, Satellite, Schmidt, Sky Armor, Trapper, Magitek Armor
 	Golden Spear 	Golden Shield 	Golden Helm 	Golden Armor 	Armored Weapon, Gamma, Io, Magna Roader (Yellow), Spitfire, Hell's Rider
 	Crystal Sword	Crystal Shield	Crystal Helm 	Crystal Mail 	Platinum Dragon, Proto Armor, Blue Dragon (Ancient Castle), Earth Dragon (Opera House), Gold Dragon (Kefka's Tower), Ice Dragon (Narshe Cliffs), Red Dragon (Phoenix Cave), Skull Dragon (Kefka's Tower), Storm Dragon (Mt. Zozo)
 	Reed Cloak 	Saucer 	Tortoise Shield 	Impartisan 	Cactuar, Tonberries, Tonberry
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Organyx 	Gigantos, Glasya Labolas, Hill Gigas, Muud Suud
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Miracle Shoes 	Amduscias, Blade Dancer, Veil Dancer
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Tintinnabulum 	Coeurl Cat, Lycaon, Stray Cat
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Megalixir 	Intangir, Magic Urn
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	X-Potion 	Unused
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	X-Ether 	Unused
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Elixir 	Apocrypha, Behemoth, Cruller, Dark Force, Devil, Dragon, Enuo, Fiend Dragon, Great Behemoth, Landworm, Level 70 Magic, Slagworm, Still Life
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Gauntlet 	Unused
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Genji Glove 	Samurai, Yojimbo
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Safety Bit 	Baalzephon, Clymenus, Level 60 Magic, Level 90 Magic, Lunatys
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Growth Egg 	Galypdes, Marchosias, Vasegiatta
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Ribbon 	Cherry, Coco, Level 80 Magic, Misty, Pandora
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Flame Shield 	Balloon, Bomb, Chimera, Grenade
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Ice Shield 	Gorgimera, Test Rider
 	Potion 	Potion 	Potion 	Thunder Shield	Dante, Vector Chimera
 	Cursed Ring 	Cursed Ring 	Thornlet 	Lich Ring 	Ahriman, Daedalus, Behemoth King (Undead)
 	Angel Ring 	Angel Ring 	Safety Bit 	Guard Bracelet	Alluring Rider, Holy Dragon (Cultists' Tower), Typhon (Coliseum)
 	Viper Darts 	Viper Darts 	Assassin's Dagger	Ichigeki 	Covert, Ninja, Outsider
 	Dagger 	Dagger 	Dagger 	Dagger 	Unused
===Magicite===
Ragnarok is the only esper to teach the Ultima spell. The only other way to learn it is from the Paladin's Shield.
* Ultima x1
==Gallery==
FFVI Metamorphese.png|Metamorphose (GBA).
Metaphorph from FFVI 2014.jpg|Metamorphose (2014 mobile/Steam).
==Etymology==
Ragnarok is a recurring sword in the series. 
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