Gau (Final Fantasy)

==Summary==
Gau is a wild boy who lives in the Veldt, and one of the protagonists in Final Fantasy VI. He joins the party when Sabin and Edgar first enter the Veldt and befriends him. It is revealed that after he was born, he was abandoned by his father in the Veldt and thus was raised by the various creatures that reside there.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | | At least 
Key: World of Balance | World of Ruin | Dissidia
Name: Gau
Origin: Final Fantasy VI
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Classification: Human 
Powers and Abilities
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Summoning (Can summon Espers to aid her), Electricity Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, (Several Espers teach magic of the Fire, Ice, and Thunder variety), Water Manipulation, Transmutation (Ragnarok turns enemies into items and imp spell turns enemies into imps), Resurrection (Via Phoenix), Hellfire Manipulation (Via Ifrit) Holy Manipulation (Via Alexander), Air Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Absorption, Invisibility, Afterimage Creation (Via Fenrir's Howling Moon), Healing, Durability Negation (Odin/Raiden's Zantetsuken instantly kills the enemy and opens a rift in Space-Time to take their remains), Attack Reflection (via Carbuncle), Information Analysis, Radiation Manipulation (via Megaflare, which is statedFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 5, page 270 numerous times to be a nuclear powerFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 5, page 271), Power Nullification, Regeneration, Time Manipulation, Teleportation, BFR, Death Manipulation, Statistics Amplification, Flight, Gravity Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation (Via Diabolos' Dark Messenger), Absolute Zero, (Via Shiva, her aura and ice are stated to reach absolute zero), Status Effect Inducement in the form of Sleep Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Morality Manipulation, Petrification,and Berserk Mode
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Attack Potency: Dwarf Star Level (Is able to take on Typhon, who is able to flip the Planet upside down with its power) | Low Multiverse level (Is able to take on and defeat Gilgamesh) | At least Multiverse level+ (Is comparable to the other Warriors of Materia and draws power from the gods of the cycle. Participated in the defeat of Shinryu)
Speed: Massively FTL (Is comparable to Mog, who can utilize Sun Bath, which is calced to being this fast) | Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with Gilgamesh) | Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with the other Warriors of Materia, was able to tag Shinryu)
Lifting Strength: Class K (Is comparable to Sabin, who suplexed a train) | At least Class P, likely higher (superior to Master Duncan, who during the Apocalypse was swallowed by a pair of fissures that opened in the ground and proceeded to pry them both back open upon closing) | Immeasurable (Is superior to the likes of Neo Exdeath and Enuo)
Striking Strength: Dwarf Star level | Low Multiverse level | At least Multiverse level+
Durability: Dwarf Star level (Able to take hits from Typhon) | Low Multiverse level (Can tank blows from Gilgamesh | At least Multiverse level+
Stamina: Very high fights through gauntlets of monsters regularly and defeated powerful beings like Kefka and Espers like Leviathan for prolonged periods.
Range: Extended Melee Range with weapons, Multiversal+ with magic (Magic as a whole is shown to affect omnipresent beings such as Exdeath when he's become one with the Void itself, which spans across the entire Final Fantasy Multiverse, can even banish foes into the Void with the Teleport ability)
Standard Equipment: A wide Variety of Magicites, Relics, Equipment that have a varying arsenal of abilities and resistances to use.
Intelligence: Below Average, but Gifted in combat intelligence. Has lived away from human civilization all his life and thus has a lack of knowledge on human customs and is overall more animalistic. Despite this, his skill in battle is extremely high to the point that he can effortlessly copy the fighting patterns, abilities and magics used by others just by observing them.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Firaga: Ignites the target in a fiery explosion.
*Blizzaga: Fires a giant shard of Ice that can split into smaller shards to home in on their target. Alternatively, can use multiple shards to revolve around themself.
*Thundaga: Calls down contracting Lightning Bolts around the foe. 
*Holy: Fires orbs of holy magic at the foe that home in on their location.
*Flare: Induces nuclear fusion in the target's location, causing a concentrated thermal explosion. 
*Meltdown: Releases ultra-hot flame that envelops everything. Alternatively, they can fire off an orb of superheated magic.
*Poison: Poisons the target.
*Bio: Fires a cloud of noxious gas to poison the target.
*Quake: Opens up a rift in the earth to swallow up their foes.
*Tornado: Summons multiple tornadoes to assault their foe.
*Flood: Summons a stream of water at the target's location.
*Drain: Absorbs the target's life energy to heal themself. 
*Break: Petrifies the target, allowing them to break and shatter them at their leisure.
*Death: Reaps the target's soul and solidifies their blood, killing them instantly.
*Graviga: Conjures a dome of gravity over the foe, crushing them under the gravity and reducing 3/4s of their HP.
*Banish: Banishes the target to the void.
*Meteor: Hails down meteors that ignore defense.
*Ultima: Conjures the ultimate black magic, causing an expanding explosion that ignores defense.
*Libra: Scans the target to check their hp, mp and current weaknesses.
*Curaga: Heals themself and allies a large amount of HP
*Rasp: Damages the target mp, draining it.
*Silence: Silences the target preventing them from using abilities.
*Protect: Raises a magical shield around the target that doubles physical defense.
*Shell: Raises a magical shield around the target that doubles magical defense.
*Reflect: Places a barrier around the target that reflects magic back at the caster.
*Hastega: Manipulates time to speed up themself and allies.
*Slowga: Manipulates time to slow down their targets 
*Imp: Transforms the target into an imp.
*Float: Casts a spell that allows them to levitate in mid-air.
*Vanish: Casts a spell that allows them to become invisible.
*Teleport: Casts a spell that enables them to teleport.
*Quick: Stops time for everyone in their range.
*Sleep: Casts a spell to make their target fall asleep.
*Confuse: Casts a spell on their target that causes them to become unable to differentiate friend from foe and attack allies.
*Berserk: Casts a spell that can drive their target berserk. 
*Dispel: Cancels out the effects of abilities.
*Valor: Doubles the damage of the next attack of the target.
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*Critical: Strikes the foe with a powerful sword attack.
*Water Scroll: Unleashes a powerful AoE water ninjutsu.
*Lullaby: Casts a spell that puts the foe to sleep.
*Shock: Releases an burst of non-elemental magic that damages the foe and nullifies invisibility.
*Stone: Releases a non-elemental magic attack that can confuse opponents.
*Tsunami:' Uses water magic to summon a large tsunami to crash down on the opponent.
*Will-o'-the-Wisp: Burns the foe with fire elemental magic.
*Snare: Drops the opponent into a pitfall and instantly kills them.
*Poison: Inflicts poison on the opponent.
*Net: Immobolizes the enemy with a net.
*Megavolt: Unleashes wide area lightning magic.
*Snowstorm: Uses ice magic to create a snowstorm to damage opponents within a wide area.
*Cat Scratch: Slashes the opponent with sharp claws.
*Pounce: Lunges at the opponent to deal damage to them.
*Cyclonic: Summons a large cyclone that greatly reduces the health of those hit making them easier to defeat.
*Aqua Breath: Casts wide area water magic.
*Traveler: Deals damage to the opponent equal to how many steps Gau has taken.
*Sandstorm: Uses earth and wind magic and summons a sandstorm to deal damage.
*Northern Cross: Instantly freezes all opponents within range.
*Disaster: Casts a spell that inflicts Blind, Imp, Doom, Silence, Confuse and Float to one or more targets.
*Shamshir: Cuts the opponent's health down by half.
*Metal Cutter: Deals non elemental magic damage to one opponent.
*Entice: Uses magic to either confuse or charm opponents.
*Lifeshaver: Deals earth magic damage and restores health to Gau equal to the amount of damage dealt.
*Ink: Releases ink to blind the opponent.
*Sticky Goo: Releases a goo that sticks to the opponent and slows them down.
*Venomist: Releases wide range poison magic that inflicts poison to all targets.
*Tornado: Evokes scouring winds that reduce all enemies and allies to critical health levels.
*Magitek Laser: Releases a beam of lightning magic.
*Sonic Boom: Releases a sonic boom that does a certain amount of damage to the opponent and inflicts them with the Sap status.
*1000 Needles: Launches 1000 sharp needles at the opponent.
*Self-Destruct: Blows himself up to take the opponent out with him.
*Dischord: Halves the opponents power.
*Bad Breath: Releases a foul and poisonous mist that inflicts Blind, Poison, Sap, Imp, Silence, and Confuse.
*Digestive Fluid: Releases a fluid that inflicts sap on the opponent.
*Wind Slash: Cuts the opponent apart with blades of wind magic.
*White Wind: Heals himself or allies while removing any negative statuses.
*Cave In: Earth magic that reduces enemy health by 3/4 and inflicts sap.
*Blaster: Inflicts instant death on all targets.
*Revenge Blast: Unleashes a burst of non-elemental magic that deals damage equal to the difference between Gau's maximum health and his current health.
*Aero: Unleashes wind elemental magic.
*Rock Slide: Deals non-elemental damage on an opponent that cannot be blocked and ignores defenses.
*Flash Rain: Deals dual water and ice magic damage to all opponents in the area.
*Dread Gaze: Releases a power from his eyes that petrifies those he looks at.
*Mighty Guard: Casts both protect and shell at the same time.
*Overture: Makes the opponent take an attack in place of himself.
*Acid Rain: Rains down acid from the sky to deal damage and poison opponents.
*Leech: Drains the opponent's blood and inflicts the sap status.
*Flare Star: Unleashes and ungraded version of Flare.
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*Silver Spectacles: Silver Rimmed glasses that protect against blind
*Star Pendant: Star Shaped pendant with a jewel in the center that protects against poison.
*Jeweled Ring: A ring with a large gem that protects against petrify.
*Fairy Ring: Ring imbued with a fairy's magic that prevents poison and blind.
*Peace Ring: Ring that soothes the user's mind, protecting them from Berserk and Confuse
*Amulet: Protective Charm that prevents Zombification, Poison, and Blind
*White Cape: Flowing white cape that protects against Silence and Impification 
*Safety Bit: A small sphere that spins around the user's hand, that protects against petrification, zombification, and death.
*Memento Ring: A ring blessed by the love of a passed mother that protects against petrification, zombification, and instant death.
*Ribbon: A silk ribbon that protects against all status ailments, including Sleep and Sap.
*Protect Ring: A ring that automatically enchants protect on the user.
*Reflect Ring: A silver ring that automatically enchants Reflect on the user.
*Angel Wings: Rumored Angel Wings that automatically enchants float on the user.
*Angel Ring: Ring encrusted with Angel Wings that automatically enchants Regen on the user.
*Hermes Sandals: Winged Sandals that automatically enchant Haste on the user.
*Guard Bracelet: Bracelet that automatically enchants the user with Protect and Shell.
*Miracle Shoes: Marvelous Shoes that enchant a bevy of enhancements on the user such as Haste, Protect, Shell and Regen.
*Fake Mustache: A fake mustache that enables Relm to use Control.
*Soul of Thamasa: A gembox that enables dualcast, allowing the user to cast 2 separate spells at once.
*Dragoon Boots: Steel boots made for Dragoons enabling the user to use High Jump.
*Dragon Horn: Horn with the Spirit of the Dragon that enhances the user's jump ability.
* Mythril Glove: A glove made of mythril that casts protect automatically when the user's life is in danger.
* Barrier Ring: A ring enchanted with a version of Shell that automatically casts when the user's life is in danger.
* Princess Ring: A royal ring designed to cast Protect and Shell on the user when their life is in danger.
* Knight Code: A book with details on knighthood, allowing the user to cover allies in danger.
* Black Belt: A cloth belt that allows the wearer to automatically counter attacks.
* Gold Hairpin: A gold hairpin filled with magic, it halves the costs of all spells.
* Celestriad: A star shaped necklace that reduces all spell costs to 1.
* Lich Ring: Turns the user into an undead, allowing spells such as death to heal them but leaves them vulnerable to curative items and spells, and also reverses the effects of absorption abilities.
* Alarm Earring: Earrings that alert the wearer to ambushes and sneak attacks.
* Gigas Glove: Increases physical damage by 25% 
* Earring: Increases magic damage by 25%
* Hero's Ring: Increases all damage by 25%
* Sniper Eye: Scope that allows the user to avoid missing attacks.
* Growth Egg: An egg that increases the rate of development of the user.
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* Air Knife: Knife imbued with the power of wind.
* Assassin's Dagger: Dagger that can kill an enemy in one hit.
* Valiant Knife: Knife that increases in strength as the user weakens.
* Man-Eater: Knife that deals more damage against humans.
* Swordbreaker: Allows the user to automatically deflect attacks.
* Gladius: Knife imbued with Holy magic.
* Rune Blade: Sword that uses the user's MP to increase critical damage.
* Flametounge: Sword imbued with flames that can cast Fire Magic.
* Icebrand: Sword imbued with ice that can cast Blizzard Magic.
* Thunder Blade: Sword imbued with lightning that can cast Thunder Magic.
* Stoneblade: Sword imbued with break that can cast Break Magic.
* Blood Sword: Sword that absorbs life from it's target.
* Soul Sabre: Sword imbued with death and can cast death magic and allows the user to absorb the targets MP.
* Zantetsuken: Sword allowing the user to dispose of the target in one hit and rend dimensions in a single Slash.
* Ragnarok: Sword imbued with Flare that can cast Flare Magic.
* Apocalypse: Sword that consumes MP to allow the user to deal critical damage.
* Lightbringer: Sword imbued with Holy Magic that allows the user to cast Holy.
* Ultima Weapon: A legendary sword that ignores defense and increases in response to how healthy the user is.
* Trident: A three pronged spear imbued with water.
* Holy Lance: A lance imbued with Holy that can cast Holy Magic.
* Sakura: A ninja blade imbued with the power of wind.
* Ichigeki: A ninja blade imbued with death that can kill an enemy in one hit.
* Kagenui: Ninja blade capable of casting stop on an enemy.
* Kazekiri: A katana that is imbued with wind, enabling them to use the wind slash.
* Murasame: A katana that allows the user to automatically reflect attacks.
* Mutsunokami: A katana that allows the user to automatically reflect attacks.
* Flame Rod: A rod imbued with flames allowing the user to cast Fire Magic.
* Ice Rod: A rod imbued with ice allowing the user to cast Ice Magic.
* Thunder Rod: A rod imbued with thunder allowing the user to cast Thunder Magic.
* Poison Rod: A rod imbued with poison allowing the user to cast Poison Magic.
* Gravity Rod: A rod imbued with gravity allowing the user to cast Gravity Magic.
* Holy Rod: A rod imbued with holy allowing the user to cast Holy Magic.
* Healing Rod: A rod imbued with cure allowing the user to cast Cure Magic.
* Kaiser Knuckle: Spiked Knuckles imbued with Holy energy.
* Venom Claws: Claws imbued with poison allowing the user to cast Poison Magic.
* Burning Fist: Fists imbued with flames, allowing the user to cast Fire Magic.
* Dragon Claws: Claws infused with Holy power.
* Godhand: Legendary Gauntlets imbued with Holy Might.
* Scorpion Tail: Flail shaped like a Scorpion Tail and imbued with Bio Magic.
* Wing Edge: Boomerang imbued with death.
* Viper Darts:Darts imbued with death magic.
* Death Tarot: Deck of Cards capable of casting death magic.
* Angel Brush: Brush made from an angel's quill capable of inflicting confuse.
* Force Shield: Shield that only defends against magic, grants resistance to fire, ice, lightning, wind, earth and water magic, also teaches Shell to the user and passively grants it.
* Flame Shield: A shield containing fire magic that nullifies Ice and absorbs fire magic, alongside teaching the user fira and granting them access to Firaga.
* Ice Shield: Shield containing Ice Magic, that absorbs Ice and nullifies fire while allowing the user to learn Blizzara and cast Blizzaga.
* Thunder Shield: Shield containing thunder magic allowing the user to absorb thunder while nullifying wind. It is also resistance to both ice and fire, and teaches Thundara while also casting Thundaga.
* Aegis Shield: Allows the user to repel magic attacks.
* Paladin's Shield: A paladins shield that allows the user to absorb fire, ice, lightning and holy while nullifying wind, water, poison and earth. Also teaches Ultima to the user.
* Tortoise Shield: A turtle shield that absorbs water and teaches imp.
* Mirage Vest: Vest that creates illusionary images of the wearer.
* Gaia Gear: Armor that enables the user to absorb earth magic.
* Red Jacket: Armor that nullifies fire damage.
* Tabby Suit: Cat suit that negates poison damage.
* Chocobo Suit: A chocobo suit that allows the user to negate poison.
* Moogle Suit: Negates poison and lets the user look like a moogle.
* Force Armor: Armor that resists fire, ice, lightning, wind, and earth.
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==Notable Matchups==
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