Parasite (Final Fantasy VII)

Parasite is an enemy found in the Northern Cave in Final Fantasy VII. It attacks in groups and can be manipulated to learn two skills for the Enemy Skill Materia: L5 Death and Magic Breath.
==Stats==
==Formations==
#	Formation
 	Parasite A, Parasite B
 	Row 1: Parasite ARow 2: Parasite B, Parasite C
 	Parasite A, Parasite B (Back Attack)
 	Pollensalta, Parasite A, Parasite B
 	Parasite A, Parasite B, Parasite C
==Locations==
Northern Cave 	Northern Cave
Spiral Descent 	873
Winding Descent 	873, 875 (Back Attack)
Platform Descent	873, 874, 875 (Back Attack)
Red Passage 	873, 874, 875 (Back Attack)
Horizontal Fork 	873, 874, 875 (Back Attack)
Spiral Upper 	878, 879
Spiral Lower 	878, 879
Hatchery 	878, 879
Spine 	878, 879
==Battle==
The Parasite has the enemy skills L5 Death, which kills any character whose level is a multiple of five, and Magic Breath; however, it is not programmed to use them in battle, so the Manipulate skill is needed to learn them with the Enemy skill Materia. Parasites attack in groups and pose a moderate threat. It is weak to Holy and status ailments. Its Para Tail attack always inflicts Sadness on one character. Its Magic Extinguish attack always inflicts Silence on a party member, and only it use as a 100% counter-attack against magical attacks.
===Strategy===
The party can summon Alexander to defeat all Parasites at once, exploiting their weakness to Holy. Alternatively, using Bad Breath cripples them. Parasites are not immune to Magic Breath, so manipulating them into casting it on themselves can make for a MP-free win.
Parasites will never use its L5 Death or Magic Breath, so for the player to learn these E.Skills, they must manipulate the Parasite and force it to use them. The player should ensure the characters' levels are not a multiple of five, or use Death Force, and that they have protection from either Fire, Ice, or Lightning.
==AI script==
AI: Main
{
:If (At Least One Opponent doesn't have Sadness Status) Then
:{
::Choose Random Opponent without Sadness Status
::Use Para Tail on Target
:} Else {
::Choose Random Opponent
::Use <Head Attack> on Target
:}
}
AI: Counter - Magical
{
:Choose Parasite's Last Attacker (Magical)
:If (Target doesn't have Silence Status) Then
:{
::Use Magic Extinguish on Target
:}
}
==Gallery==
FFVII Magic Extinguish.png|Magic Extinguish.
FFVII Para Tail.png|Para Tail.
==Etymology==
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy VII