Purple Pain

Purple Pain is a weapon for Tifa in Final Fantasy VII Remake. They provide the ability True Strike, which launchs a close range strike that increases stagger bonus damage.
Purple Pain provides Tifa with great durability boosts, including increases to her HP. It also provides boosts to her critical hit rate, which makes it one of her best weapons for dealing physical damage. 
==Obtained==
The weapon can be acquired during "Acquiring the Keycard" in Chapter 16, "The Belly of the Beast", while controlling Tifa. After climbing a set of platforms to reach a ledge, before using the ladder to a higher level, instead use the handlebars to cross the gap to one platform, then cross a second set of handlebars to reach the purple treasure chest on the left side of the room from the map view , where the Purple Pain is found.
==Upgrades==
===Materia slots===
Materia slotspurchased	MinimumWeapon Level	Slots
0 	1 	
1 	4 	
2 	5 	
3 	6 	
4 	6 	
===Skills===
Purple Pain Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 10	Purple Pain Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 10	Purple Pain Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 10
Max HP Up 	Max HP +250 	Increases maximum HP.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Critical Hit Rate Up 	Critical Hit Rate 10% Boost 	Increases probability of landing a critical hit.
Critical Damage Up 	Critical Hit Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by critical hits.
Desperate Physical Defense 	Physical Defense +10 with Low HP 	Increases defense when HP is 25% or lower.
Desperate Magic Defense 	Magic Defense +10 with Low HP 	Increases magic defense when HP is 25% or lower.
Purple Pain Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Purple Pain Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Purple Pain Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12
Enhanced Attack 	Attack Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by basic attacks.
Enhanced Techniques 	Unbridled Strength Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by Whirling Uppercut / Omnistrike / Rise and Fall.
Concentration 	Concentration Activation 70% 	Adds a fixed chance that Tifa may enter battle with an increased chi level.
Desperate Striker 	Critical Hit Rate 50% Boost with Low HP 	Significantly increases probability of landing a critical hit when HP is 25% or lower.
Desperate Limit Breaks 	Limit Break 5% Boost with Low HP 	Increases the rate at which the limit gauge fills when HP is 25% or lower.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Purple Pain Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 13	Purple Pain Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 13	Purple Pain Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 13
ATK Up 	Attack Power +15 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +12 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +300 	Increases maximum HP.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +300 	Increases maximum HP.
Speed Up 	Speed +6 	Increases speed attribute.
Critical Damage Up 	Critical Hit Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by critical hits.
Ability Critical Hit Rate Up 	Weapon Ability Critical Hit Rate 10% Boost 	Increases probability of landing a critical hit with an ability.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Purple Pain Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Purple Pain Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Purple Pain Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
ATK Up 	Attack Power +16 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +13 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +300 	Increases maximum HP.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +300 	Increases maximum HP.
Enhanced Limit Breaks 	Limit Break Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by limit breaks.
Reprieve 	Avoid Incapacitation once per battle. 	Survive an otherwise fatal attack with 1 HP. Can only activate once per battle.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
==Use==
Purple Pain provides Tifa the highest HP increase, making it best for durability. It also greatly increases her critical hit rate, which can improve her physical damage output to make it more on par with or above and in spite of a lower . The weapon provides a +10% boost to Tifa's Unbridled Strength martial attacks, a 70% chance to begin the battle with an advanced chi level without needing to use Unbridled Strength, and a boost to her limit break damage, both 5% when she is critical, and 5% normally. Another great ability for her durability is Reprieve, at Weapon Level 6, which allows her to survive otherwise fatal attacks at 1 HP.
Purple Pain provides a decent boost, which is higher than some weapons, but lower than or . Its main flaw in this regard is, though it provides an abundance of materia slots, only one pair of these slots is linked before Weapon Level 6. Instead, Tifa should equip with this weapon to further takes advantage of its provided attributes. For instance, if Tifa equips with Purple Pain, it can further increase her HP pool and put her more on par with Cloud or Barret. If given several , Tifa can increase her critical hit rate even further, allowing her to deal immense damage.
The best use for Purple Pain is to increase Tifa's durability, mitigating one of her key weaknesses (a low HP pool), as well as the critical hit rate improvement. Tifa's agility means that she survives based on avoiding damage, but improving her durability can be extremely helpful against bosses that are harder to dodge or deal high amounts of burst damage. In cases where durability is desired for Tifa, Purple Pain is her best option, and when relying on critical hits to deal immense damage, Purple Pain can be an excellent choice for her. However, Feathered Gloves or Metal Knuckles do not rely on a critical hit rate, and can be more broadly useful.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Gallery==
Purple Pain artwork for Final Fantasy VII Remake.png|Concept art.
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII Remake