Cover (Final Fantasy VII)

Cover is an Independent Materia in Final Fantasy VII. When equipped, it provides a chance to intercept single-target physical attacks made against an ally (regardless of their HP), and take damage in place of them. This chance increases as the Materia levels up, from 20% up to a maximum of 100%.
==Obtained==
Cover is found in the garden outside Aerith's house in Midgar Sector 5 Slum. Later, it can be bought for 1,000 gil in Wall Market after the fall of Sector 7 from "Aeris's Secret" onward. Outside of this, the player can obtain more Cover Materia by mastering it.
==Stats==
Level	AP required	Effect
1 	0 	20% chance of intercepting attacks on an ally.
2 	2000 	40% chance of intercepting attacks on an ally.
3 	10000 	60% chance of intercepting attacks on an ally.
4 	25000 	80% chance of intercepting attacks on an ally.
5 	40000 	100% chance of intercepting attacks on an ally.
The Cover Materia stack with no coded maximum. Overflow occurs at every 256%, reducing percentage back to 0.
==Use==
Cover provides a chance for the user to intercept a single-target physical attack against an ally, taking damage in place of them, regardless of their HP. It is therefore best given to characters with the best durability, with high HP and defensive stats. Equipping the Materia also provides a +1 boost to Vitality, slightly increasing their resistance to physical attacks. A character in the back row covering for an ally still takes half damage from attacks, even if covering for an ally who is in the front row.
Cover is very effective when equipping alongside Counter Attack. This means that a character equipping both will receive more physical attacks and counter each of them with their own attack, considerably increasing physical damage output. This can be useful when given to characters with a high Strength stat: Cloud, Barret, Tifa, or Cid. It is also useful on characters whose Limit Breaks the player wants to grind for.
The frog type enemies' physical attacks are not covered for if they are inflicting or toggling the Frog status. The character with the Cover Materia can't cover under status ailments that lose the control of the character, such as Stop or Sleep or Berserk. Characters with Small or Darkness also cannot cover. Enemy attacks that use visible projectile animations (attacks that merely cause hit graphics do not count) are also impossible to cover, such as flying sickle attacks.
If more than one character has a Cover Materia, the covering character is chosen at random.
==Other media==
The Bodyguard synergy skill in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth may be inspired by the Cover Materia from Final Fantasy VII. Using Bodyguard makes the player's partner defend them while the player moves about the field, rendering the partner immobile for a short time. Tifa, Aerith, and Cait Sith can initiate Bodyguard, Aerith having the most partners for this ability.
==Gallery==
FFVII Aerith Cover.png|Aeris covering.
FFVII Cait Sith Cover.png|Cait Sith covering.
FFVII Cid Cover.png|Cid covering.
FFVII Red XIII Cover.png|Red XIII covering.
FFVII Vincent Cover.png|Vincent covering.
FFVII Cover.png|Yuffie covering.
Category:Independent Materia in Final Fantasy VII