Smoke (ability)

Smoke , also known as Smoke Bomb, Smoke Screen, and Dustb, is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. It is a type of Ninjutsu magic, and is sometimes an item. When used it allows the party to instantly escape from battle, and less commonly inflicts Blind on enemies.
== Appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
Smoke is a Ninjutsu spell usable by Edge (level 33). It has a casting time of 0, costs 5 MP (10 MP originally). In the GBA version, a glitch may cause the Smoke particle effect to not appear on all characters, though the ability has succeeded.
==== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ====
Smoke is a Ninjutsu spell known initially by Edge. It allows the party to escape from random battles at the cost of 10 MP.
==== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ====
Smoke allows party to escape instantly except in boss fights for 7 MP. It can be learned by Edge (default) and Tsukinowa (level 33).
=== Final Fantasy V ===
Ninjas have Smoke (also called Dustb) which is a Level One command ability that instantly has the party escape from battle. It requires 10 AP to learn.
=== Final Fantasy XI ===
The Ninja can use Kurayami: Ichi and Kurayami: Ni, which inflict Blind on enemies to reduce their accuracy. As a reference to the Smoke Bomb item, the item required to use the two abilities is a Sairui-ran, which bears an approximate meaning of an egg-shaped tear gas bomb.
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
Smoke Screen is an ability learned by Ninjas after completing the level 52 job quest "The Impossible Girl". It creates a wall of smoke, reducing enmity generation of a single party member for 20 seconds. It can be cast to targets 25 yalms away. Smoke Screen has an instant cast time and an independent recast time of 180 seconds.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions ===
Smoke Bomb is the level 13 ability of the Ninja class, requiring 325 AP to learn. At the cost of 10 MP, the user will force the party to flee from any fleeable battle.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia ===
Smoke Screen is a support ability for Edge. It grants Edge Evasion Up V and gains BRV based on ATK.
=== Final Fantasy Artniks ===
=== Final Fantasy Brave Exvius ===
== Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances ==
=== Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring ===
Smoke Bomb is Yuffie's special ability, used by pressing the jump button and hitting the Special button afterwards. Yuffie will jump into the air and throw a smoke bomb at the opponent, knocking the opponent down while making the opponent vulnerable to attacks for a short period of time.
== Gallery ==
FFIV SNES Smoke.png|Final Fantasy IV (SNES).
FFIV GBA Smoke.png|Final Fantasy IV (GBA).
FFIVDS Smoke.png|Final Fantasy IV (DS).
Smoke FFIV ios.PNG|Final Fantasy IV (iOS).
Edge using Smoke from FF4 Pixel Remaster.jpg|Final Fantasy IV (Pixel Remaster).
TAY Wii Smoke.jpg|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
Nin Smoke PSP TAY.png|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
Smoke.png|Final Fantasy V.
FFXIV Smoke Screen.png|Final Fantasy XIV.
FFD-Smoke-Bomb Ninjutsu.PNG|Final Fantasy Dimensions.
DFFOO Smoke.jpg|Player version in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia.
DFFOO Smoke.png|Enemy version in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia.
Ehrgeiz Smoke Bomb.png|Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring.
== Etymology ==
The ability's existence is based on the common depiction of ninjas in fiction, where they often use explosive powders to create bursts of smoke to distract and blind their enemies.
Category:Offensive items
Category:Recurring Ninjutsu