Gekkou

Gekkou is the stalwart leader of the Eblan Four in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is a warmhearted, honorable man of few words.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Gekkou is a muscular ninja, wearing a red scarf with a black garb. He wears a steel band around his head and goes barefoot. Gekkou takes the guise of a monk during the ending credits, but never used it while undercover in Fabul.
===Personality===
Gekkou is loyal to Edge, especially his advice to survive, no matter what happens. He agrees with the Mysterious Girl, because her philosophy agrees with Edge's advice. She claims that honor is not something to die for just to get revenge, making Gekkou value his life more than giving it up after seeing Fabulian monks die to avenge their dead brothers killed by her.
==Story==
===Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-===
Gekkou is one of the people Edge talks to before heading to the Cave of Eblan. He guards the entrance to Eblan.
===Final Fantasy IV: The After Years===
When Eblan receives word of Baron stealing Crystals from the other nations, the Eblan Four become eager to assist Edge, and they are sent on missions to gather information. Gekkou travels to Fabul to investigate the impact crater of a meteorite that crashed near Mt. Hobs. At the base he sees a mysterious person engaging with the monks from Fabul, quickly defeating them. Gekkou ponders if he could save the monks, but, remembering his master's orders, regretfully retreats to bring the intel he has gathered, and buries the monks.
He reunites with Edge and the other Eblan Four within the Tower of Babil. After being forced to escape from the Mysterious Girl and Ifrit, they fall to the Underworld and into the Falcon.
In the Gathering Tale, Gekkou watches over Yang, Ursula, and the other incapacitated people below the Falcon's deck. After the Creator has been felled, Gekkou overlooks Ursula's training. Gekkou and the other Ninja Guard of Eblan renew their vows of loyalty to Edge awaiting for their next mission.
==Gameplay==
===Stats===
Gekkou has high HP, Strength and Stamina, surpassing many other fighters, but has low MP and Speed. His statistics and equipment make him comparable to Cid and Luca, though with better individual abilities and less versatility when it comes to armor and Bands.
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
10 	380 	32 	11 	9 	12 	5 	5
20 	887 	57 	21 	14 	22 	9 	8
30 	1558	90 	33 	19 	31 	13 	11
40 	2491	123	45 	24 	40 	18 	15
50 	3649	143	60 	28 	52 	20 	17
60 	4782	165	70 	32 	63 	23 	19
70 	6023	185	85 	37 	73 	26 	20
80 	6655	206	86 	40 	75 	28 	22
90 	7288	230	89 	42 	78 	28 	22
99 	7943	248	90 	44 	81 	30 	24
===Abilities===
Gekkou cannot dual wield weapons. His special ability, besides Ninjutsu, is Shuriken, a less versatile form of Throw. Gekkou can perform Band abilities with the other Eblan ninjas, as well as Yang due to his time undercover in Fabul.
Spell	Level Learned
 	Known
 	15
 	24
 	42
Band Abilities
Ability 	Members	MP	Effect
Blazing Moon Ring 	
*Gekkou (Shuriken)
*Edge (Ninjutsu)	7 	Attack a single enemy with a flaming body slam.
Explosive Kick 	
*Gekkou (Shuriken)
*Yang (Kick)	14	Flame damage to all enemies.
Phantom Lightflies 	
*Gekkou (Ninjutsu)
*Izayoi (Illusions)	9 	Restore HP and status of the party, grows stronger as casters have less HP.
Wheel of Elements 	
*Gekkou (Ninjutsu)
*Izayoi (Ninjutsu)
*Tsukinowa (Ninjutsu)
*Zangetsu (Ninjutsu)	15	Attack all enemies with fire, ice, lightning and wind
Ultimate Art: Advent of the Phoenix	
*Edge (Mug)
*Gekkou (Shuriken)
*Izayoi (Illusions)
*Tsukinowa (Steal)
*Zangetsu (Human Kite)	20	Create a flaming phoenix to damage all enemies equivalent to lost HP of party.
===Equipment===
Gekkou can equip the the same equipment as Edge, with the addition of axes and hammers instead of claws. Because he cannot dual wield, it is usually best to keep him equipped with an axe or hammer.
Gekkou starts with a Kodachi, a Leather Cap, a Foot Ninja Gear and Iron Gloves.
Weapons
Boomerangs	Daggers	Katanas	Axes	Hammers
*Boomerang
*Metal Boomerang
*Chakram
*Wing Edge
*Moonring Blade
*Rising Sun	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger	
*Kunai
*Kodachi
*Kogarasu
*Crimson Cherry
*Ashura
*Boltslicer
*Kotetsu
*Kiku-ichimonji
*Murasame
*Masamune
*Mutsunokami	
*Crescent Axe
*Battle Axe
*Tomahawk
*Dwarven Axe
*Ogrekiller
*Poison Axe
*Rune Axe
*Gigant Axe	
*Hammer
*Wooden Hammer
*Mythril Hammer
*Gaia Hammer
*Sledgehammer
*Thor's Hammer
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Adamant Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Green Beret
*Steel Headplate
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*White Tiger Mask
*Ribbon
*Genji Helm
*Red Cap
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*Foot Ninja Gear
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Silver Breastplate
*Mist Wrap
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Exorcist's Gown
*Power Sash
*Fire Scarf
*Genji Armor
*Red Jacket
*Brave Suit
*Black Garb
*Blue Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Iron Gloves
*Iron Armlet
*Power Armlet
*Talisman
*Hyper Wrist
*Silver Armlet
*Rune Armlet
*Mythril Gloves
*Diamond Armlet
*Bone Wrist
*Genji Gloves
*Giant's Gloves
*Protect Ring
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring v2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band v2
*Level Band
*Level Band v2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band v2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter v2
===Boss===
Gekkou is fought as a boss, along with the remaining Eblan Four, at the beginning of Edge's Tale, as part of a training session.
==Other appearances==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Gekkou Illust.png|Portrait.
PFF Gekkou.png|Sprite.
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Gekkou appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Fire-elemental Forward cards.
Gekkou TCG.png|Gekkou [3-004U] Chapter series card.
Gekkou 3-010R from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Gekkou [3-010R] Opus series card.
==Gallery==
TAY Leader of the Eblan Four.png|Gekkou (iOS).
TAY IOS Gekkou Babil.png|Gekkou at the Tower of Babil (iOS).
==Etymology==
Like the other Eblan Four, Gekkou's name is related to the moon. 
==Notes==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Category:Ninjas
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-