Acrophies (Final Fantasy VII)

Acrophies is an enemy in Final Fantasy VII, fought in the Corel Valley and in the fourth round of the Battle Square after the player acquires the Highwind and Cloud Strife rejoins the party. When fought on the Battle Square its stats are enhanced with double the normal HP and its Attack and Magic Attack are increased by 25%.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Acrophies
==Locations==
Corel Valley Cave 	Corel Valley Cave
Climb 	668
Snow Fields Exit 	668
Battle Square (with Highwind available)	Battle Square (with Highwind available)
Group A - Battle 4 	668
==Battle==
Acrophies's attacks are not all that powerful by the time the party encounters it, and it does not have a large amount of HP. The main reason for battling this unusual-looking foe is the opportunity to steal a relatively rare and valuable Water Ring.
A back attack landed on Acrophies will deal eight-times normal damage, as opposed to the regular twice normal damage. This is for the benefit of the Acrophies, however, since its Huge Tidal Wave will hit the back of Acrophies, who will then absorb the water-elemental damage eightfold.
Acrophies has in its arsenal one of the game's rarest abilities, the Isogin Smog, which inflicts the Darkness status to the player party, but will only be used by Acrophies if the entire party is already under the Darkness status. If Acrophies uses this attack more than once, it might crash the player's game. Since Acrophies has no other abilities that induce the Darkness status, the Ink item will have to be used on all party members to see this attack naturally.
==AI script==
AI: Main
{
:TempVar:ChosenAtt = <Big Red Clipper>
:If (Acrophies' HP <= 25% of Acrophies' Max HP) Then
:{
::1/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Isogin Smog
::3/8 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Huge Tidal Wave
::3/8 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = <Big Red Clipper>
:} Else If (Acrophies' HP <= 50% of Acrophies' Max HP) Then {
::1/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Isogin Smog
::1/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Huge Tidal Wave
::1/2 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = <Big Red Clipper>
:} Else If (Acrophies' HP <= 75% of Acrophies' Max HP) Then {
::1/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Isogin Smog
::1/8 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Huge Tidal Wave
::5/8 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = <Big Red Clipper>
:} Else {
::1/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = Isogin Smog
::3/4 Chance: TempVar:ChosenAtt = <Big Red Clipper>
:}
:If (TempVar:ChosenAtt == <Big Red Clipper>) Then
:{
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Big Red Clipper> on Target
:} Else If (TempVar:ChosenAtt == Isogin Smog) Then {
::If (At Least One Opponent doesn't have Darkness) Then
::{
:::Choose Random Opponent
:::Use <Big Red Clipper> on Target
::} Else {
:::Choose All Opponents
:::Use Isogin Smog on Target
::}
:} Else If (TempVar:ChosenAtt == Huge Tidal Wave) Then {
::Choose All Opponents
::Use Huge Tidal Wave on Target
:}
}
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
The Acrophies appears as an enemy in numerous Final Fantasy VII dungeons. It can be a minor nuisance against physical parties because it can use Isogin Smog to inflict Blind on the party, but is otherwise unnotable.
==Gallery==
FFVII Huge Tidal Wave.png|Huge Tidal Wave.
FFVII Isogin Smog.png|Isogin Smog.
==Etymology==
One possible localization of the enemy's name is "Acrophis", which would be a portmanteau of "acropora" and "ophis". This would be appropriate given its snake arm.
it:Acropho (Final Fantasy VII)
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII