Angelo Cannon (Final Fantasy VIII)

Angelo Cannon is a Limit Break for Rinoa in Final Fantasy VIII that deals physical damage to all enemies, its power depending on Rinoa's Strength stat. It is her default Combine ability, available randomly when Rinoa is on low health or under Aura status.
Angelo Cannon launches Rinoa's dog, Angelo, from the firing mechanism on her arm, engulfing all enemies in a blast. Afterward, Rinoa rewards her pet with a dog biscuit.
==Mechanics==
Angelo Cannon is Rinoa's Crisis Level 1 Combine Limit Break, also used on higher Crisis Levels if other Combine abilities are not learned; Angelo will use the highest level skill that she knows and that is valid to use.
* Crisis Level 1: Angelo Cannon
* Crisis Level 2: Angelo Strike
* Crisis Level 3: Invincible Moon
* Crisis Level 4: Wishing Star
Crisis Level is a hidden calculation; the lower Rinoa's current HP, the more ailments she is afflicted with, and the more KO'd active party members she has, the higher the Crisis Level.
Angelo Cannon deals non-elemental physical damage to all enemies as per the following formula:
:Critical Determination
:Critical\% = (Luck + 1) / 256 \times 100
Where "Luck" is Rinoa's Luck stat. If the attack criticals, it will deal double damage.
:Base Damage Calculation
:Damage = Strength^2 / 16 + Strength
:Damage = Damage \times (265 - Target's~Vitality) / 256
:Damage = Damage \times 72 / 16
Where "Strength" is Rinoa's Strength stat and "Vitality" is the target's Vitality stat. For comparison, Angelo Cannon is 260% stronger than a normal use of Rinoa's Attack command.
All damage is randomized slightly:
:Damage = Damage \times ([0..32] + 240) / 256
If the target has Protect, damage is halved.
Angelo abilities are not available in the battles against Propagators.
==Use==
Angelo Cannon is Rinoa's default Limit Break, and one the player is expected to see often when using her Combine. It simply damages all enemies. It is weaker than Angelo Strike, the Crisis Level 2 Combine skill. As damage from Angelo Cannon, and most of her Combine abilities, are based on Rinoa's Strength stat, she is better off built toward Strength until she learns her ultimate Limit Breaks, Angel Wing and Wishing Star. However, when she joins the player, the party already has two superior physical attackers: Squall and Zell.
The boon of Rinoa's Angelo Cannon in comparison to Squall's Renzokuken and Zell's Duel is that it will always target all enemies, whereas Squall and Zell can only do that with finishing moves. Angelo Cannon can be the preferable outcome over the stronger Angelo Strike when fighting groups of enemies.
The player can aim to distribute their Guardian Forces for every Strength-focused character to have Str-J and Str+% abilities. The GFs that natively have Str-J are Shiva, Ifrit, Brothers, Pandemona, and Cerberus, but it can be added with Str-J Scroll, bought from pet shops (Timber pet shop requires Familiar).
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Category:Combine abilities in Final Fantasy VIII