Vampire (ability)

Vampire and Absorb are similar abilities whose difference is that the former often inflicts Sap to the target. These two abilities also resemble the Drain spell as they both drain the target's HP.
Vampire has been called Blood Suck, Blood Feast, Bloodfeast, Raid, Leech, Red Feast, Absorb, and Blood Drain. Absorb has been called Leech, Suction and Lifefont.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy IV===
Bloodfeast (also called Vampire and Blood Suck) drains the target's HP and inflicts Sap. It is used by Bloody Bat (2D and 3D), Vampiress (Miss Vamp and 3D), Abyss Worm (Abyss Worm and 3D), Apparition (2D only), Blood Eye (2D and 3D), Cave Bat (2D and 3D), Echidna (2D only), Gigas Worm (2D only), Left Arm (2D and 3D), Right Arm (2D and 3D), Succubus (Draculady and 3D), and Evil Bat (2D and 3D).
Absorb has been called Suction and Lifefont (3D version) before, it restores HP equal to 1/3 of the user's current HP. It is used by Black Knight (2D and 3D), Warrior (2D and 3D), Succubus (Draculady and 3D), and Zeromus EG.
====Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-====
Bloodfeast is used by Cave Bat, Blood Bats, Vampire Bat, and Vampiress. It drains the target's HP and inflicts Sap
Absorb is an ability used by Black Knight which restores HP equal to 1/3 of the user's current HP.
====Final Fantasy IV: The After Years====
Bloodfeast is an enemy ability used by the Blood Bats, Vampiress, and Blood Eye. It drains the target's HP and keeps doing it afterward. Calca can use the ability Bloodfeast with his Jive command.
===Final Fantasy V===
Vampire (Red Feast in Anthology) is a Blue Magic spell that costs 2 MP to cast. It acts as a mix between Drain and ????. The formula for how much damage Vampire deals is:
:(Caster's Max HP - Current HP)/2
Vampire can be used without having to obtain the spell by catching and then releasing a Steel Bat, Blood Slime, Dark Aspic, Mercury Bat, or Shadow.
===Final Fantasy VI===
Leech (Raid in previous releases) is used by several monsters, which is no different in visual effect than the Drain black magic spell the party can use. Its Spell Power is 40 and its Hit Rate is 100, and the damage is inverted if the target is Undead. It cost 20 MP for the enemy to use. Mandrake, Figaro Lizard, Hidon, Apparition, and Crawler.
Blood Feast (Red Feast in previous versions) is the special attack of Number 128. It is a low-powered physical attacks that deals damage to one target and heal the user's HP.
===Final Fantasy VII===
The enemy ability Absorb is a physical attack used by Twin Brain and Chekhov that inflicts damage to its target, which its user then receives back in HP.
Blood Suck is used by Black Bat, Evilhead, and Rilfsak. It deals minor non-elemental damage and drains HP from the target.
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
Leech is an enemy ability used by Heliopora Terpsicolt, Sea Terpsicolt, Shankhalopod, and Shoalopod.
===Final Fantasy VIII===
Vampire is an enemy ability used by the Grat and the Glacial Eye, which deals and absorbs a small amount of HP.
The ability Absorb is learned through the GFs Pandemona and Doomtrain, and is a command ability usable by the party. It provides the same effect as the spell Drain, albeit roughly half as powerful, but is not affected by Shell.
===Final Fantasy IX===
Absorb is an enemy ability used by Hecteyes, Prison Cage, Seeker Bat, and Malboro. The abilities Absorb More and Absorb Even More are used exclusively by Seeker Bat.
===Final Fantasy X===
Absorb is an enemy ability used solely by Yunalesca in her first form. It drains an amount of health equal to half of a target's maximum HP and restores her own HP.
====Final Fantasy X-2====
Absorb is an enemy ability that many enemies uses in the Fiend Arena in the International and HD Remaster versions, as well as Vegnagun (leg), Baralai, and Black Elemental. It absorbs 3/16 of a target's remaining HP and MP.
===Final Fantasy XI===
Blood Drain is a Blue Mage skill learned from Giant Bats. It Drains an enemy's HP for 10 MP. It is ineffective against undead enemies. It costs 2 Blue Magic Points to set. When set, it grants HP -5 and MP +5. It takes 4 seconds to cast and can be recast every 90 seconds.
Blood Drain is also an enemy ability used by the Giant Bat family.
===Final Fantasy XII===
Leech is an enemy Technick that restores the user's HP equal to the damage caused while ignoring the target's defense. It is used by Garchimacera, Mimic, Zombie (Female), Mimeo, Vampyr, Bug, Pandora, Seeker, Gargoyle, Thunderbug, Redmaw, Ghoul, Abysteel, Imp, Pit Fiend, Gargoyle Baron, Buer, Banshee, Elvoret, Bloodwing, Aerieel, Anubys, Killbug, Ithuno, Larva Eater, Arioch, Drowned, Velelu, and Phyllo.
====Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings====
Leech is a melee type ability that deals light non-elemental damage and drains the target's HP. It is used by Vampyr.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Blood Drain is an enemy ability used by members of the bat and chigoe families. It inflicts damage and restores a portion to the user. It is one of the earliest spells that can be learned by s, and restores MP to the Blue Mage rather than HP. Learning it is required to unlock the quest .
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
Vampire (Blood Suck on the PS) can be used by Messam Elmdore, the undead form of Zalbaag Beoulve, and Vampire Cat when an ally with the Beastmaster ability is standing next to it. The ability has a 100% hit rate, and will drain 25% of a target's HP. It has a 25% chance of inflicting the Vampire status effect.
===Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift===
Vampire is an enemy ability used by the Bloody Orb enemy, which deals non-elemental damage to a target and absorbs HP.
===Final Fantasy Legend II===
Absorb is a magical attack that has 15 uses, it also increases a Robot's HP by 9. The damage formula for Absorb is the user's Mana x6. It absorbs 25% of the damage, but cannot absorb from Para protected enemies. This attack can be used by Cicada, DarkRose, Gloom, Kusanagi, Madame, Moaner, Mosquito, and Swallow.
===Final Fantasy Legend III===
Absorb is an ability that drains the HP from a single enemy and adds it to its own. The ability can be used by Gargoyle and Liz King. Character's who have transformed into these monsters will have access to this ability.
===Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light===
Bloodfeast is an enemy ability used by the Blood Bat and Vampire Bat enemies. The ability deals non-elemental damage to a target and absorbs their HP.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
Bloodfeast is an enemy ability used by Steel Bats and Blood Bats. It deals damage to a target and absorbs the damage dealt as HP.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Artniks Dive===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Explorers===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
===World of Final Fantasy===
Leech is an active ability that uses dark power to absorb HP from a single target for 3 AP. It can be used by Werebat.
It is also an enemy ability used by Werebat and Vampire Prime.
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===Bravely Default===
Blood Thirst is a Vampirism ability learned by Vampires at job level 3. It allows the character to absorb from one target an amount of HP equal to the damage dealt by a normal attack.
==Gallery==
FFIV Vampire.png|Vampire in Final Fantasy IV.
FFIVDS Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
FFIVDS Lifefont.png|Lifefont in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
Bloodbat Bloodfeast ffiv ios.PNG|Final Fantasy IV (iOS).
FFIV TAY Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
FF4PSP Enemy Ability Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy IV (PSP).
FF4PSP TAY Enemy Ability Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
BloodSuck-ff5-snes.jpg|Blood Suck in Final Fantasy V (SNES).
Vampire-FF5-GBA.png|Vampire in Final Fantasy V(GBA).
FFVI Blood Feast.png|Blood Feast in Final Fantasy VI.
FFVI Leech.png|Leech in Final Fantasy VI.
FFVII Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy VII.
FFVIII Vampire.png|Vampire in Final Fantasy VIII.
FFVIII Drain.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy VIII.
FFIX Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy IX.
FFX Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy X.
Absorb in FFX-2.jpg|Absorb in Final Fantasy X-2.
RW Leech.png|Leech in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.
BLU using Blood Drain from FFXIV.png|Blood Drain in Final Fantasy XIV.
FFT Blood Suck.png|Vampire in Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFTA2 Vampire.png|Vampire in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
FFLII Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy Legend II.
FFLIII Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy Legend III.
FF4HoL Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
FFD Bloodfeast.PNG|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy Dimensions.
PFF Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Vampire EA.png|Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFRK Absorb.png|Absorb in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK Bloodfeast.png|Bloodfeast in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFBE Bloodfeast.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
==Etymology==
Category:Status enemy abilities
Category:Recurring command abilities