Shoot (element)

Shoot , also known as Throw , is an elemental property of weapons in the Final Fantasy series. Shoot-type damage increases damage to airborne enemies like birds and other fliers. Bows and arrows are the most common type of Shoot-type weaponry.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy IV===
In the earlier versions, the weakness was known as Arrows, even though spears, boomerangs, and shuriken possess the elemental property. All aerial enemies are weak to the Throw element, and the following weapons have it. Enemies weak to the Throw element are immune to Quake, Titan, Gaia Drum, and Earthquake.
Game Element 	Type 	Effect
Boomerang 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Moonring Blade	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Rising Sun 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Crossbow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Great Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Killer Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Elven Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Yoichi Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Artemis Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Perseus Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Spear 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Wind Spear 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Flame Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Ice Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Gungnir 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Wyvern Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Holy Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Scrap Metal 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
Fuma Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
====Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-====
Game Element 	Type 	Effect
Flame Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Killer Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Yoichi Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
Fuma Shuriken	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
====Final Fantasy IV: The After Years====
Game Element 	Type 	Effect
Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Crossbow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Great Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Killer Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Elven Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Yoichi Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Artemis Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Perseus Bow 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Boomerang 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Metal Boomerang	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Chakram 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Wing Edge 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Moonring Blade 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Rising Sun 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Spear 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Javelin 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Trident 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Partisan 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Wind Spear 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Flame Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Ice Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Dragoon Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Obelisk 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Gungnir 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Wyvern Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Holy Lance 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element.
Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
Manji Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
Fuma Shuriken 	Weapon	Possesses the Throw element, used with the Throw command.
===Final Fantasy VII===
Shoot is a hidden attribute given mainly to projectile-type attacks. These include all of Vincent's and Yuffie's weapons, most of Barret's weapons, and Red XIII's Hairpin.
The damage can be blocked via the armor Ziedrich, the item Hero Drink, or the Enemy Skill Dragon Force.
Game Element 	Type 	User 	Effect
1000 Needles 	Enemy Attack	Cactuar, Cactuer 	Inflicts 1000 HP, but is never used by Cactuar.
AB Cannon 	Enemy Attack	Heli Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage as well as Sleep.
Abnormal Breath 	Enemy Attack	Dragon Zombie 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Poison.
Abnormal Shell 	Enemy Attack	Gun Carrier 	Minor non-elemental damage as well as Blind and Slow.
Aux Artillery 	Enemy Attack	Hundred Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Beak (2nd version) 	Enemy Attack	Hippogriff 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Beam Cannon 	Enemy Attack	Proud Clod 	Moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
Beam Gun 	Enemy Attack	Grunt, Special Combatant 	Non-elemental damage.
Big Bomber 	Enemy Attack	Air Buster 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Big Breath 	Enemy Attack	Allemagne 	Moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
Big Hand Clash 	Enemy Attack	Proud Clod 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can use twice in a row.
Bio Gas 	Enemy Attack	Helletic Hojo 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Poison.
Body Blow 	Enemy Attack	Mover 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Body Tail 	Enemy Attack	Dragon Zombie 	Major non-elemental damage to party.
Bone 	Enemy Attack	Dragon Zombie 	Major non-elemental damage and Paralyze.
C Cannon 	Enemy Attack	Heli Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Poison.
Cross Scissor 	Enemy Attack	Scissors 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Dark Dragon Breath 	Enemy Attack	Dark Dragon 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Blind to the party.
Dragon Cannon 	Enemy Attack	XCannon 	Moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
Dual Wing Fire 	Enemy Attack	Eagle Gun 	Moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
Erupt 	Enemy Attack	Hell House 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Finger Shot 	Enemy Attack	Golem 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Fire Roulette 	Enemy Attack	Roulette Cannon 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Only used as a counterattack, and not used when there are two KO'd party members.
Firing Line 	Enemy Attack	Heli Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage as well as Poison and Sleep to the party.
Guitar Slap 	Enemy Attack	Gighee 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Fury.
Grand Attack 	Enemy Attack	CMD.Grand Horn 	Minor non-elemental damage to the party.
Grand Sword 	Enemy Attack	Iron Man 	Major non-elemental damage to the party.
Grass Punch 	Enemy Attack	Mandragora 	Minor non-elemental counterattack against magic attacks.
Hand Grenade 	Enemy Attack	Grenade Combatant, Submarine Crew, Underwater MP, Captain 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Harrier Beam 	Enemy Attack	Senior Grunt 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Hell Bomber 	Enemy Attack	Hell House 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Hidden Artillery 	Enemy Attack	Hundred Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
High/Low Suit 	Enemy Attack	Christopher 	Inflicts Sadness or Fury. Fury version is never used due to a bug.
Kick 	Enemy Attack	Gargoyle 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Knee Blend 	Enemy Attack	Proud Clod 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can use twice in a row.
Knee Fire 	Enemy Attack	Proud Clod 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can use twice in a row.
L2 Confu 	Enemy Attack	Hippogriff 	Inflicts Confuse on target whose level is a multiple of 2.
L4 Death 	Enemy Attack	Gargoyle, Allemagne 	Inflicts Death on targets whose levels are a multiple of 4.
Laser (not the Enemy Skill)	Enemy Attack	Jenova∙BIRTH 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can be used up to 3 times, once on each party member, in one use.
Laser Cannon 	Enemy Attack	1st Ray, Laser Cannon 	Non-elemental damage.
Machine Gun 	Enemy Attack	MP, Attack Squad, Marine, Submarine Crew, Sweeper, Death Machine, Custom Sweeper, Proto Machinegun, Corneo's Lackey, Scotch, Grenade Combatant, Mighty Grunt, Machine Gun, Quick Machine Gun, Underwater MP, Captain	Non-elemental damage.
Main Artillery 	Enemy Attack	Hundred Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage to party.
Mono Laser 	Enemy Attack	Eligor 	Minor non-elemental damage. Uses once on each character per use.
Normal Shell 	Enemy Attack	Gun Carrier, Cromwell, Grosspanzer∙Small, Grosspanzer∙Mobile 	Moderate non-elemental damage against one or all party members.
Paralaser 	Enemy Attack	Laser Cannon 	Minor non-elemental damage and Paralyze.
Petrif-Eye 	Enemy Attack	Gighee 	Inflicts Petrify.
Poison Blow 	Enemy Attack	Velcher Task 	Inflicts Poison.
Rear Gun 	Enemy Attack	Air Buster 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Rifle 	Enemy Attack	Guard Scorpion, Crazy Saw 	Non-elemental damage.
Rocket Launcher 	Enemy Attack	Rocket Launcher 	Non-elemental damage.
Rock Breaker 	Enemy Attack	Manhole 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Rock Toss 	Enemy Attack	Mu, Trickplay 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Scissor Kick 	Enemy Attack	Scissors 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Scorpion Tail 	Enemy Attack	Guard Scorpion 	Non-elemental damage.
Seed Shot 	Enemy Attack	Search Crown, Flower Prong, Battery Cap 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Shotgun 	Enemy Attack	Rufus 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Shower 	Enemy Attack	Elfadunk 	Minor non-elemental damage and Sadness.
Single Wing Fire 	Enemy Attack	Eagle Gun 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Slow Dance 	Enemy Attack	Mandragora 	Minor non-elemental damage and Slow. Used as a counter to physical attacks.
Smoke Shot 	Enemy Attack	Sweeper, Custom Sweeper 	Non-elemental damage.
Spin Turn 	Enemy Attack	Death Dealer 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can be used twice in a row.
St. Elmo's Fire 	Enemy Attack	Ghost Ship 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Star 	Enemy Attack	Death Dealer 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can be used twice in a row.
Stardust March 	Enemy Attack	Christopher 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Stop Web 	Enemy Attack	Kimara Bug 	Inflicts Stop.
Sub Artillery 	Enemy Attack	Hundred Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage, but is never used.
Suffocation Song 	Enemy Attack	Christopher 	Inflicts Death.
Tail Laser 	Enemy Attack	Guard Scorpion, Jenova∙BIRTH 	Moderate non-elemental damage to the party.
Teardrop 	Enemy Attack	Allemagne 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Sadness. Only used as a random counter to physical attacks.
Triangle Attack 	Enemy Attack	Mover 	Moderate non-elemental damage.
Uppercut 	Enemy Attack	Crazy Saw 	Moderate non-elemental damage and Confuse.
Voice of Ages 	Enemy Attack	Gighee 	Inflicts moderate non-elemental damage and Silence. Only used as a counter to magic attacks.
Water Gun 	Enemy Attack	Sahagin 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Wave Artillery 	Enemy Attack	Hundred Gunner 	Moderate non-elemental damage to party.
W Laser 	Enemy Attack	Jenova∙BIRTH, Flower Prong 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can be used up to 3 times, once per character, in one use.
W Machine Gun 	Enemy Attack	Sweeper, Death Machine, Custom Sweeper, Proud Clod 	Non-elemental damage.
Wrist Laser 	Enemy Attack	Proud Clod 	Moderate non-elemental damage. Can use twice in a row.
Grenade 	Item 	N/A 	Minor non-elemental damage.
Shrapnel 	Item 	N/A 	Moderate non-elemental damage to all enemies.
Right arm 	Item 	N/A 	Major non-elemental damage to all enemies.
S-mine 	Item 	N/A 	Moderate non-elemental damage to one enemy.
8-inch Cannon 	Item 	N/A 	Major non-elemental damage to one enemy.
===Final Fantasy Mystic Quest===
The Shoot-elemental icon does not appear normally, but it is one of many equipment protection icons that can't be normally seen.
Game Element	Type 	User 	Effect
 	Weapon 	Tristam 	Shoot-elemental attack and can inflict Poison and Paralyze.
 	Weapon 	Phoebe 	Shoot-elemental attack and can inflict Blind.
 	Enemy Ability	Ninja, Shadow 	Shoot-elemental attack.
 	Enemy Ability	Centaur, Nightmare	Shoot-elemental attack.
 	Enemy Ability	Dark King 	Shoot-elemental attack to a single target and restores HP to the user.
Category:Recurring elements