???? (Final Fantasy VII)

???? is an attack spell that deals fixed damage in Final Fantasy VII. It is an enemy skill used by Jersey and Behemoth. ???? can be learned on the Enemy Skill Materia for the player to use. It can be immensely powerful and useful for no enemy can resist damage from it.
==Obtained==
If learning each enemy skill the earliest they are available, ???? is learned midway through mastering the Materia (i.e. 12th after Death Sentence and before Trine), from the enemy Jersey in the Mansion in Nibelheim. It is one of the rarer enemies in the mansion, but can be found in the room with the safe, as well as both rooms opposite it. The Jersey's arms determine if it is immune to magic or physical damage. In its lean-left form (left arm from the view of the player lowered, right arm raised), it is immune to magic and will attack with ???? and Spin Attack. Jersey begins battle in this form, but attacking it physically will lower its right arm. A bug in Jersey's AI means that when the right arm is lowered, attacking with magic will not lower its left arm as intended, thus to learn the Enemy Skill ????, the player should not attack Jersey until it casts it. The player may have to be patient, as there is a 1/6 chance of Jersey casting ????.
The other enemy that uses ???? is the Behemoth during the return to Midgar in late Part 2. It is easier to learn from the Behemoth, but is available much later into the game. It is worthwhile to take the time the first time through Nibelheim to get the ???? skill from Jersey, as it can be a useful skill to have for its potentially strong power and low MP cost.
==Use==
As the damage is the difference between the user's max and current HP, the best damage is achieved from a high HP character using the skill in low health. The player can further boost max HP with HP Plus Materia. The ability is physical-based and thus is affected by Cover.
???? can be useful at Gold Saucer's Battle Square in case the player ends up breaking their weapon. As it costs so little MP, it can be used often, so whenever the difference between the user's current HP and their max HP is higher than what their normal attack would do, ???? can be worthwhile.
As it deals fixed damage, ???? can be used against Ruby Weapon that resists damage from normal methods. Beginning the battle with two characters dead and one character with low HP, Ruby Weapon will plant its tentacles and the player should ignore them entirely. The tentacles cannot kill a character because they deal fractional damage. Once the tentacles emerge, the player should throw Dazers at Ruby Weapon, then begin reviving the others. One does not want to bring anyone to full HP, but rather keep their HP low for the ???? Enemy Skill to be effective. The party should attack Ruby Weapon with ????, and use Dazers when the Paralyzed status wears off. Once all characters are revived, the player can cast Big Guard or Haste. The key to this strategy is timing: if one throws Dazers at Ruby Weapon while it is in the Paralyzed status, they will miss. The only real concern with this strategy is that Ruby Weapon will wipe out the party with Ultima, but it tends to miss when Luck and Dexterity stats are high and Mystiles are equipped, as does Shadow Flare.
Category:Enemy Skills in Final Fantasy VII