Ghost Ship (Final Fantasy VII)

The Ghost Ship is an enemy encountered in the Underwater Reactor in the tunnel below the sea with a glass ceiling. It can also be encountered on the final round of the Battle Square after the player has acquired the Highwind and Cloud has rejoined the party. When fought on the Battle Square, it has enhanced stats with double the normal HP and its Attack and Magic Attack are increased by 25%. Ghost Ship is notable for its morph item, which can be used for the Kalm traveler quest.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Ghost Ship
==Locations==
Junon Path 	Junon Path
Underwater Tunnel 	765
Underwater Reactor Entrance 	765
Battle Square (with Highwind available)	Battle Square (with Highwind available)
Group A - Battle 8 	765
Group B - Battle 8 	765
==Battle==
Ghost Ship can be morphed for the Guide Book as part of the Kalm traveler sidequest. This does not apply to to the original Japanese release, where the enemy has no Morph item.
The Ghost Ship is an undead enemy that has three attacks: a physical attack which may it use twice in one turn, a Fire attack called St. Elmo's Fire, and Goannai, which ejects a party member from battle. When fought in the Battle Square, this ability makes the Ghost Ship highly annoying, as Goannai cannot be blocked and will instantly end the player's challenge.
===Strategy===
The quickest way of getting the Guide Book is to hit the Ghost Ship with the Enemy Skill L4 Suicide, then to attack with Morph.
Because the Ghost Ship is an undead type enemy, skills and items that normally restore HP will damage the Ghost Ship instead. The Enemy Skill White Wind will deal damage equal to the user's current HP, and inflict multiple status ailments on the Ghost Ship, including petrify, defeating it instantly.
If faced on the final round of Battle Square, the player can also use a Smoke Bomb to exit without losing BP.
==AI script==
AI: Setup
{
:Count = Rnd(0..5)
:TempVar:GoannaiUses = 2
}
AI: Main
{
:If (Count == 0 or 1 or 2) Then
:{
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Fight> on Target
::If (1/3 Chance) Then
::{
:::Choose Random Opponent
:::Use <Fight> on Target
:::Count = 3
::} Else {
:::Count = Count + 1
::}
:} Else If (Count == 3) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Fight> on Target
::If (1/3 Chance) Then
::{
:::Choose Random Opponent
:::Use <Fight> on Target
::}
::Count = 4
:} Else If (Count == 4) Then {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use St. Elmos Fire on Target
::Count = 5
:} Else {
::If ((1/2 Chance) AND (TempVar:GoannaiUses > 0)) Then
::{
:::Choose Random Opponent with Highest HP
:::Use Goannai on Target
:::TempVar:GoannaiUses = TempVar:GoannaiUses - 1
::} Else {
:::Choose Random Opponent
:::Use <Fight> on Target
::}
::Count = 0
:}
}
==Behind the scenes==
Sephiroth is briefly a guest character in the player's party during a flashback sequence, but he cannot take damage. If one hacks Sephiroth into their party later and pits Sephiroth against the Ghost Ship, if the Ghost Ship uses Goannai on Sephiroth he will be unable to be ejected from battle, making him permanently stick to Ghost Ship's oar, prompting a Game Over.
==Gallery==
Ghost Ship Artwork.jpg|Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
FFVII Goannai.png|Goannai.
FFVII St. Elmos Fire.png|St. Elmo's Fire.
==Etymology==
 The ability St. Elmo's Fire is named after the electrical phenomenon that appears at sea during a thunderstorm.
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII