Noctis Lucis Caelum (Brave Exvius)

Noctis is a summonable vision and optional playable character in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. He serves as a character representative from Final Fantasy XV, and has been available for summoning since January 2017. He was released simultaneously in both the Global and Japan versions to celebrate the long-awaited release of Final Fantasy XV. Currently, he has one variant on both versions: "Crown Prince Noctis".
==Story==
== Gameplay ==
A 5-6★ Rare Summon, Noctis's job is listed as Prince, and his roles are Physical Damage and Support. Noctis's default attack is a 3-hit attack with the Engine Blade. He has no innate element or status ailment resistances. His Trust Master reward is the Ring of the Lucii accessory (which gives access to the Holy, Alterna and Death abilities), as well as ATK and MAG +30%, and raises the unit's Evasion by 25%.
Noctis was released near simultaneously on the Global and Japanese version of the game. However, at the time of his release in Global, he would have been far too powerful compared to what was available at that time. In order to balance things, minor changes were made to his Trust Master reward, his Limit Burst, and a few of his active and passive abilities compared to his Japanese counterpart. However, with the event The Frozen Cavern, some changes were made to make Noctis (and Ring of the Lucii) more like the Japanese version.
His awakening materials are the following: Calamity Gem x20, Calamity Writ x10, Prismatic Horn x10, Rainbow Bloom x5, Divine Crystal x5
=== Stats ===
Noctis's stats at his highest levels are as follows (with no passive abilities taken into account), along with the maximum amount of stat points that can be increased through pot-enhancements:
Rarity	Level	HP 	MP 	ATK 	DEF 	MAG 	SPR 	Drop Check
5★ 	80 	2920 (+300)	130 (+50) 	120 (+20)	104 (+20)	115 (+20)	101 (+20)	4
6★ 	100 	3824 (+450)	174 (+75) 	158 (+30)	120 (+30)	150 (+30)	136 (+30)	4
7★ 	120 	4971 (+600)	226 (+100)	202 (+50)	194 (+50)	195 (+50)	192 (+50)	4
=== Abilities ===
Noctis has four ability slots (5-6★), as well as affinity to both White and Black Magic (Lvl 7-8).
Rarity 5★ 	Rarity 5★ 	Rarity 5★
Ability 	Lv. Learned	
Blindside 	1 	
Power of Kings - Short Swords 	1 	
Fish 	12 	
Power of Kings - Swords 	20 	
Cover 	30 	
Power of Kings - Large Swords 	42 	
Link 	55 	
Power of Kings - Shields 	58 	
Power of Kings - Throwing Weapons	74 	
Point-Warp 	80 	
Rarity 6★ 	Rarity 6★ 	Rarity 6★
Ability 	Lv. Learned	
Parry 	1 	
Power of Kings - Guns 	4 	
Power of Kings - Katanas	15 	
Fire Flask 	30 	
Blizzard Flask 	30 	
Thunder Flask 	30 	
Damage Warp 	40 	
Warp Decoy 	52 	
Power of Kings - Spears 	60 	
Comeback 	70 	
Chosen King 	92 	
Warp Strike 	100 	
Rarity 7★ 	Rarity 7★ 	Rarity 7★
Ability 	Lv. Learned	
 	101 	
EVO MAG + 40% 	101 	
 	105 	
(CD) 	110 	
 	110 	
MAG +20% 	115 	
 	120 	
He has one conditional ability:
Ability 	Condition
Point-Blank Warp-Strike	Unlocked by Point-Warp, Warp Decoy, Warp Strike, Armiger (LB), Link +2, Fish +2
 	Unlocked by Point-Warp, Warp Decoy, Warp Strike, Armiger (LB), Link +2, Fish +2
 	Unlocked by Point-Warp, Warp Decoy, Warp Strike, Armiger (LB), Link +2, Fish +2
;Ability Awakening
Noctis has four traits that can be enhanced: Warp Strike, Link, Fish and Chosen King.
* Warp Strike, an attack that decreases a single enemy's ATK and DEF by 45%, ignoring DEF by 50%, for 3 turns. Upon awakanening, the damage modifier increases from 2.5 to 3. Warp Strike+2 further boosts the ATK/DEF break to 50% and also the usage of Point-Blank Warp-Strike from 2 to 3. It requires Power crysts as materials.
* Link, raises the party's ATK and MAG by 45% for 3 turns while its awakened version adds DEF and MAG to the boost. Link+2 increases the Limit gauge by 10 for Noctis and enables Point-Blank Warp-Strike for 2 turns. It requires Supports crysts as materials.
* Fish, by default increases the chance by 100% for Noctis to be targeted. Awakening the ability one time, raises the turn duration to 2. The second upgrade enables using Point-Blank Warp-Strike for 2 turns. It requires Guard crysts as materials.
* Chosen King, is a passive ability that boosts Noctis HP and MP by 30%. Through awakening, DEF and SPR are added with Chosen King+1 and ATK, MAG and Limit gauge fill rate by 50 % are added on its second version. It requires Support crysts as materials.
; Limit Burst
Armiger is Noctis's Limit Burst, and a damage and support-type ability. It is based off "Armiger Arsenal" from Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae, in which Noctis uses Aqesiro, Secace, Galatine and Rhongomyniad (the demo-only royal arms) in rapid succession and warps to strike the enemy.
Originally, Armiger was a 5-hit attack that dealt physical damage to a single enemy, while boosting the entire party's stats (ATK, DEF, MAG, SPR) by 40/59% (5★) or 50/74% (6★) for two turns. However, following Noctis' buff for the event The Frozen Cavern, Armiger has stronger modifiers and better buffs, while adding the effect of giving Noctis general damage mitigation for two turns, and enabling Noctis to use Point-Blank Warp-Strike for one turn. The damage mitigation effect will depend on Noctis' rarity: it will mitigate either by 20% (5★) or 30% (6★).
Tha damage modifier and how much stats will increase will depend on Noctis' LB level:
Rarity	Name 	Change in Effect	Change in Effect 	Cost
5★ 	Armiger	Base (Lv. 1) 	Damage dealt (9x); boosts stats by 80% 	24
5★ 	Armiger	Max (Lv. 20) 	Damage dealt (12.8x); boosts stats by 99% 	24
6★ 	Armiger	Base (Lv. 1) 	Damage dealt (10x); boosts stats by 100% 	30
6★ 	Armiger	Max (Lv. 25) 	Damage dealt (14.8x); boosts stats by 124%	30
7★ 	Armiger	Base (Lv. 1) 	Damage dealt (?x); boosts stats by ?% 	36
7★ 	Armiger	Max (Lv. 30) 	Damage dealt (?x); boosts stats by ?% 	36
=== Equipment ===
Noctis can equip the following weapon types: daggers, swords, greatswords, katanas, spears, throwing weapons and guns.
He can equip the following armor types: light shields, heavy shields, hats, clothes, light armor and robes.
He can equip accessories.
== Gallery ==
FFBE 616 Noctis.png|No. 616 Noctis (5★).
FFBE 617 Noctis.png|No. 617 Noctis (6★).
FFBE 1033 Noctis.png|No. 1033 Noctis (7★).
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FFBE Link.png|Link.
FFBE Armiger.png|Armiger.
== Crown Prince Noctis ==
Crown Prince Noctis is a 5-7★ Rare Summon and serves as Noctis' CG Limit Burst variant. His role is listed as Physical Attacker. He has been available since the release of the "Steyliff Grove" Exchange Event, released before according the schedule used in the Japanese version. Noteworthy he debuted in the Japanese Version as part of the same banner, whereas he is a permanent addition in the Global Version.
He has no innate element or status ailment resistances. His Trust Master Reward is named The Astrals' Protection which provides ATK+40%, MAG+45 and Limit Burst Damage +30%. His Super Trust Master Reward is the Ultima Blade (FFXV), which is a One-handed Sword, with 100 MP, 174 ATK, and the A Father's Bond (Crown Prince Noctis) effect, which boosts by his 50% Limit Burst damage.
Gameplay wise, Crown Prince Noctis is similar to his previous variant, although is heavily focused on high damage output. He has an affinity for enemy types boost killers unlike his previous appareance in which he has more versatile roles. He is able to afflict enemies with status ailments, break magic and spirit, while boosting his Limit Burst gauge. Crown Prince Noctis also can provide elemental resistances for the whole party, restore allies HP and MP to a low degree, similarly to his normal form and has some evasion abilities. He is capable of dealing massive Physical Damage to single and multiple enemies with a focus on the Dualhand build, by either dual casting or penta casting his abilities. Noteworthy from his previous form, Crown Prince Noctis places greater emphasis on boosting the damage of his Limit Burst, the Armiger Unleashed, to massive degrees, while instantly filling his LB Gauge. 
== Trivia ==
*Noctis' victory pose seems to be based on his bow to King Regis in the opening FMV of Final Fantasy XV and also used randomly after a battle in the main game.
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius