Curse (ability)

Curse is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It usually inflicts the status ailment of the same name, but occasionally inflicts other status ailments on the targets. Curse is often an enemy ability, but has made occasional appearances as a player attack.
==Overview==
Curse often inflicts the status ailment of the same name in most titles, lowering a target's stats in some fashion, or lowering their resistances to enemy attacks. The attack is often used by undead enemies, with its most prominent user being Scarmiglione from Final Fantasy IV in most appearances.
As a player ability, Curse is prominently used by Amarant Coral from Final Fantasy IX as part of his Flair command set. This version also appears as a recurring attack for the character in some of his spin-off appearances.
While several titles have featured another Curse ability, it often counts as a magic skill. This is reflected in the Japanese names for both the recurring spell and the unique ability - the spell version uses the recurring katakana character naming structure, being known as or ; the ability version's name derives from the Japanese noun for a curse, spelled in either kanji or hiragana characters as .
==Appearances==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
The signature move of Scarmiglione, Curse, inflicts the Curse status to all targets. Certain weapons can inflict Curse upon striking an enemy, and the 3D versions feature a Curse Augment.
==== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ====
=== Final Fantasy VIII ===
Curse is an enemy ability used by Vysage when Lefty and Righty are still alive. It inflicts Doom.
=== Final Fantasy IX ===
Curse is a part of Amarant's Flair skillset, which makes the target weak against a random element, negating an enemy's elemental absorption of that element, for a cost of 12 MP. It can be learned from the Mythril Claws or Kaiser Knuckles for 20 AP.
=== Final Fantasy XI ===
Curse is an enemy ability that afflicts all targets in an area of effect with a weaker Curse status that cuts maximum HP and MP by 25%. It is used by the Ghost family.
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
Curse is an enemy ability used by members of the bogy family. It inflicts damage on nearby enemies while also draining their MP.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy ===
Curse is the summon attack of Scarmiglione. It resets the opponents' bravery back to 0.
==== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ====
==== Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia ====
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
Curse is an exclusive support ability of Amarant (level 56 (4★)). It costs 15 MP and allows Amarant to decrease all of one enemy's element resistances (20%) for three turns.
== Gallery ==
FFIV Curse.png|Final Fantasy IV.
FFIVDS Curse2.png|Final Fantasy IV (DS).
FFIVDS Curse.png|Curse used by the party in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
Curse Dinozombie FFIV IOS.PNG|Final Fantasy IV (iOS).
TAY Wii Curse.jpg|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
FF4PSP TAY Enemy Ability Curse.png|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
FFVIII Curse.png|Final Fantasy VIII.
FFAB Curse N.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (N).
FFRK Curse.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
==Etymology==
Category:Status enemy abilities