Earth Mallet (Final Fantasy VII)

Earth Mallet is a battle item in Final Fantasy VII that casts Quake3 on all enemies. It is the Earth-elemental version of the Fire Veil, Ice Crystal, Swift Bolt, and M-Tentacles. It is a missable item.
==Obtained==
Drop	Gigas
Earth Mallet is an extremely rare item, only be obtained from the Gigas enemy at the Whirlwind Maze, and once the player finishes the dungeon, they can no longer obtain the item. If the player does not obtain at least one before finishing the dungeon, the item is permanently missed.
==Mechanics==
Unlike when casting the spell Quake3, using the Earth Mallet does not take the user's stats into account in determining damage. The final damage is calculated as :Damage = [2560 \times (512 - Target's~Magic~Defense) / 512]
The damage is then modified as per the enemy's resistance to Earth-elemental damage; i.e. double if the enemy is weak to Earth, half of they resist, miss if they nullify Earth, or healing if they absorb Earth.
Battle items bypass target's Reflect status.
Final Fantasy VII does not have a "flying" state like some other entries to the Final Fantasy series, but most flying enemies have their Earth affinity set to Immune. Usually when an element is used on an enemy that is immune, it does 0 damage, but in the case of Earth, it will miss. Earth will miss Earth-immune enemies even if they are grounded (this also applies to when player's own characters are immune to Earth).
==Use==
Earth Mallet has moderate use during the time the player can obtain it, as it may deal more damage than the player might be able to at that point in time, especially if they hit the enemies' elemental weaknesses. For challenge runs where Materia is not usable, the Earth Mallet can see a fair more amount of use.
In the Battle Square, the Earth Mallet may prove to be useful if the player no longer has access to their Materia. However, the downside of Earth damage over other elements is that it does not hit flying enemies. 
Category:Items in Final Fantasy VII