Cinque (Type-0 party member)

Cinque is a playable character in Final Fantasy Type-0. Wielding a mace, she has a high Strength stat and deals large damage. Her Earth-based abilities allow her to simultaneously Stun and damage enemies within a certain radius, making short work of them. She can charge up her attacks, making her an even greater force to be reckoned with.
Cinque is not a beginner-friendly character. Her strength comes with the cost of slow movement speed when using her weapon, but she is reasonably quick while not attacking, in contrast to Jack, who also has high strength but attacks quickly and moves slowly. Just as Cinque would be clumsy and often regaining energy due to her heavy weapon, she can be vulnerable to fast enemies and incoming attacks. Although she can damage enemies near her, she can still suffer damage due to the slowness of her regular attack, which cannot be cancelled. It requires timing for Cinque to be able to dodge, attack in the right direction, and finish off enemies, whether by Killsight or her own strength. She can be equipped with fast magic to let her hit Killsights easier.
It is advisable to try Cinque after getting used to the active gameplay. Her command abilities will be useful, whether they inflict Stun, increase her attack power, or allow her to charge up an attack while moving around the field. She is restricted to close range attacks, but her strength will make her useful against enemies with high HP, like magitek armor.
==Stats==
Level 	HP 	MP 	Strength	Defense	Flame Magic	Ice Magic	Lightning Magic	Defense Magic
8 	391 	237	72 	67 	54 	52 	47 	59
10 	427 	244	74 	67 	55 	53 	48 	60
20 	597 	280	84 	70 	60 	58 	53 	65
30 	753 	316	94 	72 	65 	63 	58 	70
40 	893 	352	104 	75 	70 	68 	63 	75
50 	1019	388	114 	77 	75 	73 	68 	80
60 	1128	424	124 	80 	80 	78 	73 	85
70 	1224	460	134 	82 	85 	83 	78 	90
80 	1304	495	144 	85 	90 	88 	83 	95
90 	1369	531	154 	87 	95 	93 	88 	100
99 	1415	560	163 	89 	99 	97 	92 	104
Ranking:	3rd 	9th	2nd 	2nd 	9th 	11th 	10th 	5th
==Abilities==
Payback consists of two short-range hits that function well at healing, but leave Cinque vulnerable.
Mace Cyclone and Whirling Mace are similar, with the former being slightly stronger and knocking enemies farther away. Cheerleader can be used in conjunction with either, due to it only lasting for one attack string.
Ability	Effect 	Obtained 	AP
() 	Increase movement speed. 	Level 16 	2
() 	Equip two spells at once. 	Level 29 	28
() 	Cast level II finishing magic. 	Learn Quick Draw. 	30
() 	Cast level III finishing magic. 	Level 72Learn Quick Draw II.	42
() 	Execute up to three dodges in succession. 	Level 15 	2
() 	Execute any number of dodges in succession. 	Learn Triple Slip. 	3
() 	Window for dodging increases. 	Level 9 	5
() 	Check status of locked-on targets. 	Default 	Default
() 	Perform a charged attack with left analog stick down + normal attack. 	Default 	2
() 	Increase maximum charge level. 	Learn Focus. 	4
() 	Further increase maximum charge level. 	Learn Charge II. 	6
() 	Cast finishing magic after a max-level charged attack. 	Level 55Learn Charge III. 	12
() 	Cast finishing magic after two consecutive normal attacks. 	Learn Quick Draw. 	30
 	Attack the ground to damage surrounding enemies and possibly inflict Stun. 	Default 	Default
() 	Increase stun rate of Earthquake. 	Default 	3
() 	Further increase stun rate of Earthquake. 	Learn Magnitude 7.0. 	3
() 	Prevent flinching during Earthquake. 	Learn Magnitude 10.0. 	5
() 	Attack the ground to damage enemies in a straight line and possibly inflict Stun.	Level 14 	3
() 	Increase stun rate of Gaia Pulse. 	Learn Gaia Pulse. 	5
() 	Strike opponents after building power by holding down the ability button. 	Level 13 	2
() 	Increase maximum charge level of Homerun Swing. 	Learn Homerun Swing. 	2
() 	Further increase maximum charge level of Homerun Swing. 	Learn Windup Boost. 	3
() 	Increase critical hit rate of Homerun Swing. 	Learn Windup Boost II. 	5
() 	Psych self up to inflict more damage with the next attack. 	Level 17 	2
() 	Increase effect of Cheerleader. 	Learn Cheerleader. 	3
() 	Reduce AG cost of Cheerleader. 	Learn Cheerleader. 	5
() 	Spin around to strike and knock back enemies. 	Level 9 	2
() 	Increase critical hit rate of Whirling Mace. 	Learn Whirling Mace. 	3
 	Spin around to strike and send enemies flying. 	Level 20 	3
() 	Prevent flinching during Mace Cyclone. 	Learn Mace Cyclone. 	5
() 	Damage enemies and drain more HP when user's HP is low. 	Level 11 	2
() 	Increase critical hit rate of Payback. 	Learn Payback. 	4
Cinque in Battle2.jpg|Focus (PSP).
Cinque in Battle4.jpg|Earthquake (PSP).
Earthquake-Type-0-HD.png|Earthquake (HD).
FF Type-0 - Cinque_Full_Swing.jpg|Homerun Swing (PSP).
Type 0 Cinque In Battle.jpg|Homerun Swing (HD).
Mace-Cyclone-Type-0-HD.png|Mace Cyclone (HD).
==Equipment==
Cinque's exclusive accessory is the Moogle Plushie, which boosts her Strength and Defense by 50.
*Mace
*Skull Crusher
*Shock Hammer
*Seismic Shaker
*Buster Hammer
*Battle Mace
*Ogre Hammer
*Ares' Mace
*Mythril Mace
*Wildfire Mace
*Hoarfrost Mace
*Voltaic Mace
*Gigas Hammer
*Lucky Mallet
*Seraphim Mace
*Thor's Hammer (ultimate weapon)
==Support Personnel==
Some Support Personnel in Final Fantasy Type-0 HD appear as Cinque: Yoshifumi Naoi (Bassist for Bump of Chicken), Rei Motora (Character Modeler), Rie Honda (Battle Animator), and Yumi Katsuyama (Publicity Staff).
==Quotes==
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy Type-0