Sacrifice (Final Fantasy IX)

Sacrifice is a Skill in Final Fantasy IX used by Zidane to KO himself and draining all his MP for a cost of 32 MP to replenish the rest of the party's HP and MP.
==Obtained==
Sacrifice is learned for 55 AP from Exploda and Masamune. Exploda is synthesized for a cost of 1000 gil from a Mythril Dagger and a Mage Masher in Lindblum, Black Mage Village, Alexandria, and Treno (after returning from the Outer Continent). It is also found in Madain Sari. Masamune is an endgame weapon, synthesized in Daguerreo after the party has the Invincible with 16,000 gil, a Zorlin Shape and an Orichalcon, and stolen from the Maliris.
==Mechanics== 
Sacrifice drains Zidane of all of his HP and MP, KO'ing him, to restore the HP and MP of all party members currently alive. Zidane must have at least 32 MP to use it. If Zidane is killed by Doom amid the skill's animation, Sacrifice will fail.
When Zidane has Sacrifice available, he can also use Meo Twister while in Trance.
==Use==
Sacrifice is a niche skill, as most of the time it is more important to keep Zidane in the battle than to restore health and mana to the rest of the party. However, if Zidane is on his way out already, such as with Doom, Gradual Petrify, or with Mini or Zombie and about to be KO'd anyway due to low health (as it does not matter how much health Zidane has when he uses Sacrifice, it will still fully restore everyone else), using his last turn for Sacrifice may be worthwhile. Afterward, the player can simply revive him. However, if Zidane is under an expiration timer from Doom or Gradual Petrify, it cannot run out during his cast animation for Sacrifice or it will not work.
Sacrifice could also be used to restore MP to a mage-filled party, especially if the battle calls for magic use rather than physical prowess, and afterward, Zidane can be brought back with Life or Full-Life. However, this is hardly turn-efficient, taking one turn from Zidane, and then another to revive him, missing out on another Zidane turn while he is in the process of being KO'd and being revived. If the party lacks MP-healing items (and Chakra and Lancer), Sacrifice may be the only way to replenish MP mid-battle.
If the party has access to Auto-Life and potentially Auto-Regen on Zidane, then the turn loss from using Sacrifice is mitigated, as he will be instantly brought back to life and begins to automatically replenish his HP while at it.
Sacrifice can be used to replenish the team while they have Reflect. Sacrifice could be seen as the closest equalavent Final Fantasy IX has for a Megalixir.
==Etymology and symbolism==
The Japanese name of the ability contains the name of the series's Warp spell .
Red rose petals scatter from Zidane as he sacrifices his life. This refers to cherry blossom symbolism in Japanese culture, falling pink petals often used to symbolize the transient and fleeting nature of life.
Category:Skills in Final Fantasy IX