Vampire (Final Fantasy V)

Vampire, also known as Red Feast, is a Blue Magic spell in Final Fantasy V. The spell drains HP from an enemy and restores it to the user, based on how much HP the user is currently missing.
The spell can also be used by catching and then releasing a Steel Bat, Blood Slime, Dark Aspic, Mercury Bat, or Shadow.
==Obtained==
The earliest Vampire can be obtained from the Steel Bat in Pirates' Hideout.
It can later be learned from Blood Slime, Abductor (#270), Zombie Dragon, Enkidu, Dark Aspic, Python, Mercury Bat, Achelon, Dechirer, and Shadow. Achelon, Dechirer, and Shadow require an Ether used on them for them to use the ability, and Control must be used as they do not use the ability normally.
==Mechanics==
Vampire's damage is calculated in the following formula:
:(\text{Caster's Max HP} - \text{Current HP})/2
In the GBA version, Vampire will attempt to drain all missing HP instead of just half. Vampire is also bugged in the GBA version so that casting it on oneself restores the user's HP to full. In the defunct iOS/Android/Steam versions, the spell always fails against Heavy targets, which include most bosses.
==Use==
Vampire has a very low MP cost, and will restore half the caster's missing HP, making it a very efficient healing ability. Vampire will do little damage in comparison to most weapons and abilities, as the party's damage will always scale up to be much larger than their HP. As such, Vampire can be used in situations to heal, but should not be used as a main offensive ability.
Vampire is similar to ???? in that it works based on the caster's missing HP. The difference is that ???? does twice as much damage as Vampire, but does not heal. Which should be used is situational; Vampire can be used in longer fights to heal up, while ???? can be used to end them.
Using Vampire on Azulmagia teaches him the spell and he will begin to use it against the party.
==Gallery==
BloodSuck-ff5-snes.jpg|Super Famicom.
Vampire-FF5-GBA.png|GBA.
FFV iOS Vampire.png|2013.
==Etymology==
Category:Blue Magic in Final Fantasy V