Cúchulainn (Final Fantasy XII)

Cúchulainn the Impure is an optional level two Esper in Final Fantasy XII. He is associated with the element of Poison and fought in the Garamsythe Waterway under Rabanastre, perhaps attracted by the surrounding sewage (or the cause of it).
Cúchulainn's license costs 50 LP, and he requires two Mist Charges to summon.
==Profile==
Cúchulainn is associated with the Poison and the zodiac sign Scorpio, the Scorpion, shown by his poisonous nature. From his power of poison, his color sign is dark green. He is also referred to as the Vrishchika Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology. To strengthen his relation to the Scorpio sign, he is given an enormous tail hidden inside his body.
Cúchulainn is based on a Lucavi from Final Fantasy Tactics. Cúchulainn returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as a Rank 2 Melee Water summon, unlike the other Final Fantasy XII Espers who are Rank 3.
==Obtained==
The player must complete the Wraith and White Mousse Hunts to get the control of the sluice gates in the Garamsythe Waterway. From the first central area, with the save crystal, the player should see four sluice gate switches: 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th area.
The steps to accessing the area where the player can find Cúchulainn are as follows:
#In the Central Waterway Control, the player must activate the sluice gates No. 3 and No. 10.
#The player must move to the No. 10 Channel into the No. 3 Cloaca Spur. In the south end, one must activate the No. 1 South Waterway Control switch.
#The player must return to deactivate the No. 3 and 10 sluice gates, then activate the No. 4 and 11 sluice gates.
#The player must move to the No. 11 Channel into the No. 4 Cloaca Spur. In the south end, they must activate the No. 1 North Waterway Control switch.
#Finally, the player must return to the Central Waterway Control, and turn off the No. 11 switch, and turn on the No. 3 panel.
Now only sluice gates No. 3 and No. 4 should be on and the player can access the middle of No. 1 Cloaca where Cúchulainn is fought. It is recommended to save the game before engaging him.
After being fought as a boss, Cúchulainn's license can be purchased on the License Board for 50 LP.
===Unlocked abilities in Zodiac versions===
Esper licenses sometimes unlock licenses that could not otherwise be reached. Cúchulainn's license will appear on all boards, but once chosen by a character, will disappear from all other boards. In The Zodiac Age version, the player can choose two license boards for each playable character, and activated licenses are activated on both boards if present.
Cúchulainn allows access to the following licenses on these boards:
*Foebreaker: Shades of Black
*Shikari: White Magick 12 (Protectga, Shellga)
*Knight: Battle Lore
*Machinist: Magick Lore
*Red Battlemage: Black Magick 9, 10 (Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga, Sleepga)
*Bushi: Stamp
*Uhlan: Wither
*White Mage: Libra
==Battle==
Cúchulainn costs two Mist Charges to summon, and cannot receive Bubble status.
===Abilities===
320px|right|Blight
;Malaise
A non-elemental attack that functions like Drain.
;Blight
A non-elemental attack, and Cúchulainn's ultimate attack. When he is readying Blight, Cúchulainn is surrounded by a sickly yellow-green aura. Cúchulainn is transported to a forest. He gives a belly laugh, jumps into the air and a red tail (stinger) shoots out of his back and plants itself into the ground, pumping poison into the earth and damaging the enemy.
;Other
In the Zodiac versions, Cúchulainn gains Bio, and depending on which character his license is given, Cúchulainn unlocks new abilities for the user: Libra for the White Mage, Wither for the Uhlan, a Magick Lore augment to the Machinist, Black Magicks spells Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga and Sleepga for the Red Battlemage, a Battle Lore augment for the Knight, the Shades of Black Technick for the Foebreaker, Stamp for the Bushi and the White Magicks Protectga and Shellga for the Shikari.
===Gambit information===
;Zodiac
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds	Blight
2 	Foe: undead 	Attack
3 	Foe: nearest visible 	Malaise
4 	Self: HP < 100% 	Curaja
;Original
Priority	Condition 	Action
1 	Remaining time < 10 seconds and HP = 100%	Blight
2 	Foe: undead 	Attack
3 	Foe: character HP < 100% 	Malaise
4 	Foe: nearest visible 	Attack
5 	Self: HP < 100% 	Curaja
===Stats===
Cúchulainn takes half damage from every element.
Stat 	FFXII	Zodiac
Attack 	83 	83
Defense 	47 	47
Magick Defense	31 	50
;Zodiac
In The Zodiac Age, the HP values are tripled.
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	3,480-3,481	230-234	36 	47 	26 	26
10 	3,682-3,717	284-324	41 	52 	28 	28
20 	4,050-4,149	364-464	47 	58 	31 	30
30 	4,522-4,707	446-608	53 	61 	34 	33
40 	4,969-5,238	546-788	59 	70 	36 	35
50 	5,683-6,082	632-940	65 	76 	39 	37
60 	6,313-6,829	712-999	71 	83 	42 	40
70 	6,670-7,249	832-999	77 	88 	45 	42
80 	7,083-7,735	832-999	82 	93 	47 	4
90 	7,645-8,401	872-999	94 	99 	53 	49
99 	8,280-9,154	890-999	94 	99 	53 	49
;Original
Level	Max HP 	Max MP 	Strength	Magic	Vitality	Speed
1 	2,320-2,321	23-25 	51 	46 	26 	26
10 	2,455-2,478	50-70 	56 	51 	28 	28
20 	2,700-2,766	90-140 	62 	57 	30 	30
30 	3,015-3,138	131-212	68 	63 	33 	33
40 	3,313-3,490	181-302	74 	69 	35 	35
50 	3,789-4,055	224-378	80 	75 	37 	37
60 	4,209-4,553	264-448	86 	81 	40 	40
70 	4,447-4,833	294-498	92 	87 	42 	42
80 	4,722-5,157	324-548	97 	92 	44 	44
90 	5,097-5,601	344-578	99 	98 	47 	47
99 	5,520-6,103	353-587	99 	99 	49 	49
===Actions===
;Zodiac
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	2 	Single 	30	Physical	None 	83
Curaja 	10 	Circle 10	23	Magick 	None 	120
Bio 	10 	Circle 8 	23	Magick 	None 	87
Malaise	12 	Single 	15	Magick 	None 	90
Blight 	12 	Circle 10	0 	Magick 	None 	150
;Original
Name 	Range	Target 	 	Type 	Element	Power
Attack 	2 	Single 	30	Physical	None 	83
Curaja 	10 	Circle 10	30	Magick 	None 	145
Malaise	12 	Single 	16	Magick 	None 	90
Blight 	12 	Circle 8 	35	Magick 	None 	150
===Status effects===
*Reflect
*Shell
*Libra
*Protect
*Bravery
===Augments===
*Ignore Vitality (Zodiac only)
*Ignore Reflect
*Counter
*Counter+
*Full-HP ATK+
*Ignore Weather & Landscape
==Boss==
Cúchulainn is a boss fought in the middle of the Garamsythe Waterway. Cúchulainn is also fought in the Zodiac versions' Trial Mode at stage 42 along with four Foobars. The battle's special attribute is that health is constantly drained from all active party members. Cúchulainn routinely casts Bio and Malaise and uses Impure to inflict Disable and Immobilize. He also casts Invert, inverting the target's HP and MP.
==Gallery==
CuchulainnUOmega.jpg|Concept art.
Cúchulainn Glyph Art.jpg|Glyph.
Cúchulainn Glyph.jpg|Seal.
Blight.jpg|Blight.
FFXII Blight.png|Blight.
Cuchulainn-FFXII-TZA.png
==Etymology==
It is also referred to as the Vrishchika Ascendant, which is the Sanskrit name of its zodiac sign as used in Jyotish (Hindu) astrology.
Category:Espers in Final Fantasy XII