Lightning (Final Fantasy VII element)

Lightning is an element in Final Fantasy VII, and is one of the first three available elements to the player, as Cloud begins with the Lightning Materia. Many mechanical and aquatic enemies are weak to Lightning attacks.
 
==Abilities==
Items 	Bolt Plume, Dragon Fang, Swift Bolt
Limit Break	Death Gigas (Livewire)
Materia 	Elemental + Lightning/Ramuh in a linked slot on a character's weapon.
Spell 	Bolt, Bolt2, Bolt3, Magic Breath (also Fire- and Ice-elemental, Trine
Summons 	Kujata (multi-elemental), Ramuh, Typhon (multi-elemental)
==Enemy abilities==
Ability 	Description 	Enemy
Bolt 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. 	Dark Nation, Crown Lance, Lost Number (magic version)
Bolt2 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. 	SOLDIER:3rd, Lost Number (magic version), Yang, Garuda, Grimguard (first form), Turks:Rude (not against Tifa, Unknown 3
Bolt3 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. 	Christopher, Bizarro∙Sephiroth
Bolt Ball 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Vlakorados
Electric Burst 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Edgehead
Electro-mag Rod	Lightning-elemental physical damage and Paralyzed to one enemy. Also used as a counter to Lightning-elemental attacks.	Turks:Reno
Electroprod 	Lightning-elemental physical damage to one enemy. 	Turks:Reno
Electroprod 2 	Lightning-elemental physical damage to one enemy. 	Turks:Reno
Left Breath 2 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Schizo (Left)
Lightning 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Thunderbird
Magic Breath 	Fire/Ice/Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Parasite, Stilva
Mako Gun 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Palmer
Right Breath 2 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Schizo (Right)
Scissor Spark 	Lightning-elemental physical damage to one enemy. 	Castanets
Swift Bolt 	Lightning-elemental physical damage to one or all enemies. 	Mystery Ninja
Thunder Kiss 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Needle Kiss
Thunderball 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Ultimate Weapon
Thunderbolt 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to one enemy. 	Zemzelett
Trine 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Godo, Materia Keeper, Stilva
Wide Grazer 	Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. 	Ice Golem
==Protection==
The following methods allows the player to protect against Lightning-elemental damage:
Accessory 	Bolt Ring, Tetra Elemental
Armor 	Bolt Armlet, Dragon Armlet, Escort Guard, Ziedrich
Materia 	Elemental + Lightning/Ramuh in a linked slot on a character's armor
Spell 	Shield
Limit Break	Great Gospel
==Enemies==
Weak	Halve 	Nullify 	Absorb
1st Ray, Blugu, Crazy Saw, Cromwell, Custom Sweeper, Eagle Gun, Grosspanzer∙Big, 
Grosspanzer∙Mobile, Grosspanzer∙Small, Gun Carrier, Hammer Blaster, Laser Cannon, Machine Gun, Moth Slasher, Proto Machinegun, Quick Machine Gun, Rocket Launcher, Roulette Cannon, Shadow Maker, Sweeper, XCannon, Air Buster, Carry Armor, Diamond Weapon, Emerald Weapon, Guard Scorpion, Heli Gunner, Hundred Gunner, Left Arm (Carry Armor), Motor Ball, Right Arm (Carry Armor)	Deenglow, Mover, Sample:H0512, Turks:Reno (1st)	Cactuar, Dark Dragon, Guard System, Needle Kiss, Warning Board	Crown Lance, Edgehead, Garuda, Thunderbird, Unknown 3, Ruby Weapon, Turks:Reno (Final)
==Use==
Lightning is a strong element, as most machine enemies are weak to it and are quite rampant during both times the player visits Midgar. In addition, very few enemies resist the element much, like Ice, making it a good element for fighting enemies with. For a powerful group-cast spell, the player will want to obtain the Trine spell from Materia Keeper at Mt. Nibel, or use Bolt2, Bolt3, Ramuh, and Swift Bolt for groups of enemies. The player may wish to try Magic Breath, Kujata, and Typhon, but will have to beware in case the enemy resists any of the other elements of these attacks.
In regards to protection, Lightning is not used by many enemies, so it is not an element to worry about protecting against except when fighting against Turks:Reno.
Category:Elements in Final Fantasy VII