Wind Slash (ability)

Wind Slash , also known as Kamaitachi, Flying Sickle, and Gale Cut, is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It has appeared as both an attack the player can use and an attack for enemies. It generally does Wind-elemental damage to all targets.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy===
Wind Slash is an attack exclusive to the boss Gilgamesh from the Dawn of Souls port and versions based on this port. It does moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
===Final Fantasy III===
Wind Slash is usable by Geomancers with the Terrain command. It does Wind-elemental damage to a single target.
There is a 50% chance of it being used in forest and land terrain on the world map, Dragon's Peak, Castle Sasune, Bahamut's boss fight, Crystal Tower, Dragon Spire, Castle Hein, Goldor Manor, Tower of Owen (except Floor 1), sky terrain, and Ur.
There is a 23% chance of it being used in World of Darkness.
There is a 20% chance of it being used in deserts, Altar Cave, Mythril Mines, Sealed Cave, Tozus Tunnel, Cave of the Circle, Ancient Ruins, Falgabard, Bahamut's Lair, Cave of Shadows, Doga's Grotto, Ancients' Maze, sea and underneath sea, Nepto Shrine, Tower of Owen 1F, Saronia Catacombs, Sunken Shrine, ???, Cave of Tides, Amur Sewers, Lake Dohr, Falgabard Waterfall, Temple of Time, Subterranean Lake, Molten Cave, Southwest Saronia, and Eureka.
===Final Fantasy V===
Wind Slash is usable by Geomancers with the Gaia command. It does wind-elemental damage to all enemies. The Wind Slash weapon has the Wind Slash ability as an Added Ability that activates 12% of the time when attacking with it. Some enemies also use Wind Slash.
The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Harvester, Spizzner, or Nix.
===Final Fantasy VI===
Wind Slash is an attack for Mog when he uses the Wind Rhapsody or Desert Lullaby Dances. It does -elemental damage to all enemies and hits both sides in a pincer attack, has 48 spell power, and is unblockable. The Kazekiri has a chance of casting Wind Slash when the holder attacks; casting Wind Slash from the Kazekiri as an Added Ability replaces the weapon's attack rather than being cast in addition to it, and will not be disabled by the Master's Scroll.
Some enemies use Wind Slash and there is also a weaker version of the attack called Gale Cut.
===Final Fantasy VII===
Flying Sickle is an enemy ability used by SOLDIER:3rd, Flapbeat, and Frozen Nail. It deals magic Wind damage to one opponent at the cost of 8 MP.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
 Wind Slash is an enemy ability used by the 3-C SOLDIER Operator, which deals magic wind damage. The enemy slashes at the air multiple times, hurling long-range slices of wind.
===Final Fantasy IX===
High Wind is an enemy ability used by Abadon. It inflicts moderate non-elemental physical damage to the party.
===Final Fantasy XI===
Kamaitachi is an enemy ability that deals heavy damage to players in an area of effect with an additional Knockback and total dispel effect. It is used by Tzee Xicu the Manifest, Soo Luma the Ascended, and Laa Vaqu the Sutler.
===Final Fantasy XIII===
Wind Slash is an enemy ability used by Edimmu, Nelapsi, Pijavica, and Varcolaci. It deals Wind magical damage to the entire party.
====Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII====
Wind Slash unleashes an Aeroga spell that does physical damage. It is available to the Blue Mage garb. It has an ATB cost of 40, Multiplier of 3.50, Stagger Power of A, Stagger Time of E, and a Combo of 1.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
Gale Cut (かまいたち) is an enemy ability used by Byblos, which summons a stationary environmental hazard. When touched by a player, the player gets instantly hit by Vacuum Blade (真空刃), which deals magical damage and causes knockback.
Wind Slash (かまいたち) is an enemy ability used by Slashing Wind (カマイタチ), an untargettable enemy summoned by Gowrow after the beast uses Ripper Slash. It deals magical damage, causes knockback, and applies infirmity.
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
Wind Slash is a skill that can be learned by the Geomancer job. A Geomancer standing on either the Book, Tree, Brick, Bridge, Furnishings, Iron Plate, Moss, or Coffin terrain tile will use Wind Slash to deal Wind-elemental damage with a chance of inflicting Disable to any enemy units within five squares. It costs 150 JP to learn.
===Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift===
Wind Slash is part of the Parivir's Flair skillset. It does Wind-elemental damage to a enemy within four squares and is learned for 200 AP from the Murasame.
===Final Fantasy Tactics S===
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
===Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy===
Gilgamesh can use Wind Slash as a Bravery attack where he fires a burst of wind at his opponent.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
====Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia====
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
===World of Final Fantasy===
Wind Slash is an active, wind-elemental magic ability that inflicts magical wind damage on all targets for 3 AP. It can be used by Gilgamesh.
==Gallery==
FFI PSP Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy (PSP).
FFIIIDS Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
FFIII iOS Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy III (iOS).
Wind Slash-FFVA.png|Final Fantasy V.
FFVI Dance Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy VI (GBA).
FFVI iOS Gale Cut.png|Gale Cut in Final Fantasy VI (iOS).
Flying Sickle.png|Final Fantasy VII.
High Wind.png|Final Fantasy IX.
Wind Slash from LRFFXIII.jpg|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
FFT Kamaitachi.png|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFTA2 Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.
Gilgamesh WindSlash.jpeg|Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
DFF2015 Geomancer Wind Slash.png|Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
PFF Wind Slash EA.png|Enemy version in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
PFF Job Change! (Ingus) - Wind Slash.png|Premium Skill version in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.
FFAB Wind Slash SR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR).
FFAB Wind Slash SR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR+).
FFAB Wind Slash - Gilgamesh UR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR).
FFAB Wind Slash (F) Legend R.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R Legend).
FFAB Wind Slash (M) Legend R.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R Legend).
FFAB Wind Slash (F) Legend R+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R+ Legend).
FFAB Wind Slash (M) Legend R+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (R+ Legend).
FFAB Wind Slash - Luneth Legend SR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR Legend) (FFIII).
FFAB Wind Slash - Arc Legend SR.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR Legend) (FFIII).
FFAB Wind Slash - Luneth Legend SR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR+ Legend) (FFIII).
FFAB Wind Slash - Arc Legend SR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SR+ Legend) (FFIII).
FFAB Wind Slash - Mog Legend UR+.png|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UR+ Legend) [FFVI].
FFRK Wind Slash Icon.png|Icon in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK Wind Slash.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK Wind Slash EA.png|Enemy version in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK Wind Slash EA 2.png|Second enemy version in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
FFRK High Wind.png|High Wind in Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIX].
FFBE Wind Slash Ability.png|Player version in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
FFBE Wind Slash.png|Enemy version in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
==Etymology==
In the Japanese version, Wind Slash is called Kamaitachi. 
Category:Elemental enemy abilities
Category:Recurring terrain abilities